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Comedian Surprises Patrons, Staff at Chase Bank in Southeast Celebrated comedian and actor Kevin Hart made a surprise visit at a local bank where he stressed the importance of African Americans becoming more financially literate as a means of living a better life and achieving their goals. Hart spoke at the Chase Bank branch at the Skyland Town Cen-
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At long last, Congress has finally passed the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and President Joe Biden said he will sign the bill with lawmakers present at a formal ceremony whose date will be announced soon. The White House called the measure, formally known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness.
“For far too long, Washington policymakers have celebrated ‘infrastructure week’ without ever agreeing to build infrastructure,” The White House said in a statement. “The President promised to work across the aisle to deliver results and rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. After the President put forward his plan to do exactly that and then negotiated a deal with Members of Congress from both parties, this historic legislation is moving to his desk for signature.” After Congress repeatedly failed to reach a consensus on the president’s
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The nation and world paused at high noon on Friday, Nov. 5 for the homegoing service of an American statesman, politician, soldier and devoted patriarch, General Colin L. Powell, who died from complications due to COVID-19, Oct. 18 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda.
Powell, 84, who died Oct. 18 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, embodied the spirited quest for the “American dream,” becoming the nation’s first Black national security adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state during a career which spanned nearly 40 years. His funeral service, held at the Washington National Cathedral in
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Photo Book Documenting Spike Lee’s Career Coming Soon A new photography book chronicling Spike Lee’s decades-long career is on the way. “SPIKE” is a visual celebration of the remarkable life and career of Academy Award-winning filmmaker and cultural icon Spike Lee, said its publisher, Chronicle Books. The definitive monograph includes never-before-seen photographs from his films, commercials and music videos, along with personal photos and quotes. “’SPIKE’ is the ultimate tribute to one of the most powerful voices in contemporary cinema and is a musthave for every Spike Lee fan,” Chronicle Books said. Known for his culturally iconic films like “Do The Right Thing,” “Mo’ Better Blues,” “School Daze” and many others, the photos document how it all came together. The book is authored by the filmmaker’s younger brother, David Lee, who has been the set photographer for all of
Spike’s films since his first feature film, “She’s Gotta Have It,” in 1986. “This Book Revisits All Da Werk I’ve Put In To Build My Body Of Work. Film Is A Visual Art Form And That Sense Of My Storytelling Has Been Somewhat Overlooked. Why Now? After All These Years? FOLKS BE FORGETTING,” Spike Lee said in a statement. The book will be released Nov. 17. WI
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan formally appointed Faye Martin Howell to the House of Delegates. The appointment announced Thursday, Nov. 4, allows Martin Howell to represent Prince George’s County’s 24th legislative district that includes District
Heights, Glenarden and Largo. She fills the vacancy of former Del. Erek Barron, who left to become Maryland’s first Black U.S. attorney for the state. Martin Howell, a retired employee with the federal Environmental Protect Agency, received a recommendation to fill Barron’s seat from the county’s Democratic Central Committee. Martin Howell served as the committee’s treasurer. The committee voted Oct. 28 to submit her name to Hogan who had 15 days to choose her or someone else from the same political party. WI
Bowser Announces Nearly $9 Million in Food Access Funds On Nov. 8, as she kicked off DMV Black Restaurant Week, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced nearly $9 million in grants through the Food Access Fund to provide funding to food businesses to open new locations in Wards 7 and 8. Bowser included the $58 million initiative in her Fair Shot Budget with the goal of eradicating food deserts and creating employment opportunities and economic vibrancy. “We have an incredible amount of entrepreneurial talent and creativity in DC, especially in our restaurant and foodservice industries – it’s just not equally distributed or equally funded. The Food Access Grants are going to change that,” she said. “With this $58 million fund, we can bring DC favorites like HalfSmoke that currently operate in some of our most popular corridors on the west side of the city and support them in opening new locations in Wards 7 and 8. We can also support popular spots that
are already in Wards 7 and 8, like MLK Deli, and make sure they have the resources necessary to expand and reach more Washingtonians.” The Food Access Fund recipients include: DCity Smokehouse that will open a new location in Anacostia in Ward 8; Fresh Food Factory, a grocery store that will open a new location in Kenilworth in Ward 7; HalfSmoke, that will open two new locations at Skyland Town Center and Downtown Minnesota Ave in Ward 7; Highland Café that will open a new location in the Penn Branch neighborhood of Ward 7; MLK Deli, that will open a new location in Deanwood in Ward 7; Roots 657 Café, that will open a new location at Skyland in Ward 7; Sala Thai, that will open a location in the Hill East neighborhood of Ward 7; and Sweet Tooth, that will open a location in Anacostia in Ward 8. Bowser also proclaimed November 7-14 as DMV Black Restaurant Week and encouraged the community to support Black-owned restaurants and foodservice providers “Our region is a melting pot of black culture from all around the world and we are going to celebrate the black makers of food, beverages and music from the Diaspora that is found right here,” said Furard Tate, co-founder, DMV Black Restaurant Week. For additional information on all grant funding opportunities, visit obviouslydc.com. WI
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Increased Attention Prompts Response from Howard University Administration Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer As the Blackburn Takeover approaches 30 days, organizers said they’ve entered negotiations with Howard University [HU] administrators about reinstating board of trustee affiliate positions, addressing housing issues, increasing HU President Wayne A.I. Frederick’s engagement and providing amnesty for student protesters. Amid these discussions, legions of students, alumni, activists, politicians and entertainers continue to converge on HU’s campus around the clock in support of the more than 150 students who have made the Blackburn University Center ground zero.
“There’s been support stretching as far as California and Ghana. Al Jazeera is even making a documentary about this,” said Aniyah Vines, an HU senior and Blackburn Takeover member who represents The Live Movement, a national student network that advocates for the advancement of historically Black colleges and universities. Since the night of Oct. 12, when students first occupied Blackburn, Vines and others have kept onlookers, supporters and detractors abreast of developments via The Live Movement’s Instagram page. Through social media, she said they’ve been able to control the narrative, highlighting the dismal housing conditions that inspired the Blackburn Takeover.
“This is showing students that they have the right to protest and hold the administration accountable. Any college can do this,” Vines said. “We’re a group of organizers who [formed] this foundation to make sure we don’t succumb to mistreatment. We’re supported by the student code of conduct that [shows] we have the right to protest.” On Saturday, entertainment mogul Yandy Smith co-hosted an Instagram livestream with the Blackburn Takeover student protesters that attracted thousands of views across the globe. By that time, student protesters revealed that they rejected HU administration’s suggestion to reinstate student, faculty, and alumni positions on the board of trustees to a level different than what had initially been the case.
5 Tents set up in front of the Blackburn Center on the campus of Howard University. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
One day prior, Debbie Allen, a veteran actress-dancer-producer and sister of HU Dean of the College of Fine Arts Phylicia Rashad, spoke to students and expressed her support for the Blackburn Takeover. Her comments occurred amidst a day during
which alumni and faculty members also joined in, speaking from bullhorns and gathering in front of Blackburn and HU’s Administration building demanding greater financial
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The mayor expressed confidence in the direction in which leaders of D.C. public schools continue to follow. “When I came on the D.C. Council as a Ward 4 representative in 2007, control of the schools had just changed into the mayor’s hands,” she said. “And people in my ward didn’t let their children go to the neighborhood schools. My constituents were spending thousands of dollars on private schools because they felt that the D.C. schools weren’t good enough for their children. That has changed for the better.” “Banneker students used to go to building that was a former middle school,” the mayor said, comparing it to the newly-built facility. “It’s a school where 99% of its students attend college. We wanted to put them in a better place and we did.” On a personal level, Bowser said she’s researched schools in Ward 4 for her three-year-old daughter, Miranda Elizabeth Bowser. “There are 12 schools that my daughter can attend in Ward 4 and I am comfortable with all of them,” she said. “I am not stressed about the school my daughter will attend and I am hap-
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Bowser said she realizes living in the District has become more expensive for residents but said housing exists for anyone who wants to live in the city. “We are on target to build 36,000 affordable housing units by 2025,” Bowser said. “I want to make sure that every resident will be able to live where they want in the District. When people look at D.C., they see the U Street area and say they want to live there because of the amenities, such as access to Metro, grocery stores and good schools. My job is to make sure that every neighborhood, especially those east of the Anacostia River, has the same amenities so people will say, ‘hey, I want to live there.’”
THE DIFFICULT TASK OF BETTER PUBLIC SAFETY
The mayor said she understands residents’ frustration with the city’s escalating homicide rate.
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department statistics as of Nov. 8 reveal a 12% increase from last year in homicides as well as an overall increase in violent crime from 2020 at 2%. “D.C. residents have a right to feel and be safe,” she said. “We are taking a measured, comprehensive approach to fighting crime. We need more police, not defunding the police. The council needs to put more funds into the police department, not less.” Bowser also praised the Building Blocks DC program that targets 150 of the city’s most dangerous blocks with social services for residents and lawbreakers. Additionally, she said more resources should go into the Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement [ONSE] to prevent conflicts at the street level. “We have 58 new violence interrupters in ONSE,” she said. “We are also looking into providing housing vouchers for those who are violence interrupters so they can live in the neighborhoods in which they serve.” WI @JamesDCWrighter
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WORDS TO LIVE BY “Our own history should remind us that the union of democratic principle and practice is always a work in progress. When the founding fathers said, ‘We the people,’ they did not mean the people in this room. Our ancestors were three-fifths of a man.”
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statement before the National Association of Black Journalists convention [Aug. 8, 2003]. First African-American woman and second Black (after Colin Powell) to serve as secretary of state, born Nov. 14, 1954.
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HBO Film Spotlights Journey of Two D.C. Sisters to Find Black, Missing People Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer The case of Tamika Huston, a 24-year-old Black woman who went missing from her Spartanburg, South Carolina home on May 27, 2004, captivated Derrica Wilson and her sister-in-law, Natalie. Derrica and Natalie noticed how Huston's aunt, Rebkah Howard, fought fiercely to find her. Howard went to law enforcement and then pitched the story to television outlets and shows like "America's Most Wanted" and "Dateline NBC." She also pleaded with major newspapers including USA Today. The media, however, focused its attention on the so-called “Runaway Bride” Jennifer Wilbanks, and Laci Peterson, whose husband Scott would eventually be charged and convicted of her murder. The Wilson sisters noticed what had become the norm for mainstream media when it came to the plight of missing women and girls of color: there was little to no media coverage. In response, Derrica and Natalie
started the nonprofit Black and Missing Foundation in 2008, dedicated to bringing awareness to missing persons of color and to provide vital resources and tools to their families and friends. The foundation's goal: to educate the minority community on personal safety. The recent case of Gabby Petito, a white woman who went missing in Wyoming and who would later be found dead, again illustrated the media’s bias in coverage of individuals who disappear. Some contend that when Blacks go missing, there’s little to no coverage. However,when someone white goes missing, particularly a perceived beautiful white woman, the media goes into overdrive. But change appears to be on the horizon as HBO plans to highlight the mission of the Black and Missing Foundation. The four-part documentary series,”BLACK AND MISSING,” created by Emmy winner Geeta Gandbhir and award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien, chronicles the Wilson sisters as they fight an uphill bat-
tle to increase awareness to the Black missing persons cases that routinely receive short shrift both by law enforcement and national media. Three years in the making, the series takes on new urgency given the renewed national conversation on “missing white woman syndrome.” “BLACK AND MISSING” debuts in back-to-back episodes on Nov. 23. The final two episodes air back-toback on Nov. 24. The series will debut on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. “Haunted by these stories of vanished loved ones and driven by the need for attention and assistance for these forgotten women, former law enforcement officer Derrica and public relations expert Natalie operate a grassroots organization that raises awareness in communities, alerts media outlets to the plight of thousands of women and children and urges police departments to allocate more resources to this scourge,” HBO said in a news release. Cases of missing Black people remain unresolved four times longer than those of white people.
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5 Natalie Wilson (pictured) and her sister-in-law, Derrica Wilson, are both featured in a new HBO documentary, “BLACK AND MISSING.” (Photo courtesy HBO)
BLACK AND MISSING “pulls back the curtain to explore how systemic behaviors and attitudes stem from centuries of deeply rooted racism,” the producers stated. The series also exposes the stark disparity in the media coverage of white and Black missing persons. “This intimate look at Derrica and Natalie’s personal crusade to locate missing Black people also highlights stories of hope and closure as the Black and Missing Foundation contributes to the resolution of several high-profile
missing persons cases,” the producers said. “By keeping these stories and the missing in the news media, Derrica and Natalie put increased pressure on police departments to keep cases open and active.” “[The documentary] includes wrenching testimony from the families and loved ones of missing women, from activists and volunteers with their own stories of loss to law officers and historians with first-hand experience in this field,” they said. WI
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Prince George’s Children Receiving Shots in Arms William J. Ford WI Staff Writer
With a baby Yoda mask covering his nose and mouth, six-yearold Emmanuel Jones sat calmly in a chair after he received a COVID-19 vaccine in his left arm on Monday. Minutes later, his five-yearold sister Miracle Epps, wearing a pink Paw Patrol mask, blinked only once as she waited and then got her shot in the arm. The children’s guardian, Doris Jackson of Brandywine, said they earned a trip to McDonald’s. “Yes!” Miracle yelled with glee before leaving a clinic at Judge Syl-
vania Woods Elementary School in Glenarden. Jackson and her children became three of the first to visit a clinic where children ages 5 to 11 can join the nationwide effort to receive the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that received federal approval last week. The Prince George’s County Health Department will oversee clinics housed at 37 elementary and 15 high schools. About 300 people pre-registered for Monday’s clinic in Glenarden. Children who received the first dose at one of the elementary or high schools may return three weeks later to get the second and final dose.
5 Miracle Epps, 5, receives a COVID-19 vaccine Nov. 8 at a clinic inside Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary in Glenarden. Her brother, Emmanuel Jones, 6, (left), looks at his sister after he got a shot in the arm. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Availability for the first doses at the high schools are scheduled through Nov 24 and the second dose by Dec. 15. Appointments can be made for the first dose at one of the elementary schools until Dec. 23 and a second dose by Jan. 13. Health officials said the clinics aren’t just focused on the younger children. Residents 12 and older who remain unvaccinated can receive a
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5 A look at a proposed congressional map drawn by an independent, nonpartisan group appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan. Hogan signed an order for the Maryland General Assembly to hold a special session Dec. 6 to review and approve a new congressional map. (Screen shot: Courtesy of Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission)
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William J. Ford WI Staff Writer The Maryland General Assembly will hold a special session Dec. 6 to approve a new congressional map that currently has seven out of eight Democrats representing the state in Congress. While lawmakers discuss whether to draw new boundaries, a nine-member panel appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan submitted proposed congressional and legislative maps Nov. 5, which it claims to be without partisan gerrymandering. Hogan said it marked the first time since 1790 that the state has had a Republican governor in office during a redistricting cycle. He criticized how “political power brokers” have conducted the redistricting process behind closed doors “rigging the system
shot in the arm at clinics housed at the schools and at the Wayne K. Curry Sports and Learning Center in Landover. Although appointments are encouraged, walk-ins will still be accepted. Brian Marr of Landover brought his 10-year-old daughter, Brena, to Judge Sylvania Woods to receive a vaccine. He’s even more pleased she got the vaccine after contracting COVID-19 twice.
to eliminate competition . . . ” “This is exactly the kind of formula that leaves people to doubt whether their democracy is truly working for them which is why this time we want to make sure the people of Maryland are drawing the lines and not the politicians or the party bosses,” he said alongside some members of the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission in Annapolis. “The citizens will actually get to pick their representatives.” Retired judge Alexander Williams, Jr., a registered Democrat from Prince George’s County who served on the commission, said more than 4,100 people logged onto four statewide and eight regional meetings held virtually. In addition, the commission reviewed 86 maps submitted by residents. “We didn’t agree on everything but we came up with what we think would be reasonable maps that were
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Brena, who’s enrolled in the fifth-grade at Cora Rice Elementary in Landover, said she experienced a slight loss in her “taste buds.” She credits her mother in reviving her back to health with medicine, wearing a mask in the house and sharing healthy doses of love. As for the vaccine shot in the arm, she said, “It didn’t hurt like I thought it would.” “I wanted her to be protected as much as possible,” Brena’s father said. “I’m satisfied with her getting it.”
‘A VERY BIG DEAL’
Children in the 5 to 11 age group represent about 515,000 in the state of Maryland. About 180,000 doses are expected to be distributed throughout the state in the next several weeks. Dr. George Askew said Thursday the county’s Health Department received more than 10,000 doses so far which are now ready to be administered to those children. It’s also important for Prince George’s children to receive vaccines because the majority Black jurisdiction continues to lead the state with the most confirmed cases. As of Thursday, county data shows 101,125 confirmed cases. As of Monday, a county map shows the three lowest vaccination rates based on zip code data include 20748 (Temple Hill, 62%);
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Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Attend Forum with Prince George’s NAACP By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Seven of the nine Democratic candidates seeking the nomination for Maryland governor participated in forums stretched over a two-day period on topics such as health care, education and the environment. Each candidate seeking to distinguish themselves in the sessions hosted by the Prince George’s County NAACP branch agreed the state should supply universal pre-kindergarten, invest more in mental health services and provide paid family and medical leave. But one main focus: ensure those listening Thursday, Nov. 4 and Monday, Nov. 8 highlighted how they would help Prince George’s, the state’s biggest majority Black jurisdiction and home to the most registered Democrats. “We’ve got to make sure everything from grant capital that ‘s coming to our small businesses to how
we’re adjusting to procurement reform [happens],” author and former nonprofit executive Wes Moore said Monday. “All these elements need to be in place if we’re going to create true economic pathways for our small and micro-businesses and other businesses within Prince George’s County.” Besides Moore, former Prince George’s Executive Rushern L. Baker III, former President Barack Obama administration official Ashwani Jain and Baltimore entrepreneur Mike Rosenbaum joined in Monday’s discussion. When asked about how each candidate would address accountability in law enforcement. Jain said, if elected next year, would eliminate school resource officers and police from school buildings, end the cash bail system and require the state to end for-profit prison contracts. “I don’t think it’s extreme to demand accountability,” he said. “It
does not diminish whatever work is being done, but we demand accountability in every other field and our criminal justice system should 5 Ashwani Jain be no different.” Rosenbaum, who created two software companies called Catalyte and Arena, said government agencies must recognize law enforcement jobs are difficult and must hire the right people. In addition, “we need the ability to fire people quickly when someone isn’t good. Until we do that, we will still have bad cops on the streets.
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SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES REQUIRE BOLD LEADERSHIP Democrat Wes Moore for Governor. Wes Moore is running for Governor to Expand Economic Opportunity by:
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Increasing wages, providing more job training opportunities, and closing the wealth gap.
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Wes Moore believes that no matter where you start in life, we all deserve a pathway to success.
“My childhood was defined by trauma, loss, and financial insecurity. But thanks to the support of my mother, I went on to graduate from Johns Hopkins, earn a Rhodes Scholarship, and lead soldiers in combat in Afghanistan as a Captain in the U.S. Army. I built a successful business in Maryland and most recently was CEO of one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty nonprofits. Of the many titles I’ve held over the years, I’m most proud of: son, husband, and father. My wife Dawn and I are raising our children right here in Maryland where I was born. Together, we will turn this moment into a movement. Join us.”
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BUSINESS Advocates: Racial Undertones Color Federal Response to Prevailing Conditions in D.C. Jail Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer Since the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, nearly 40 white defendants have been in D.C. Jail awaiting trial alongside hundreds of mostly Black, District residents. The gravity of their case, and motions they filed detailing poor medical care, assaults and isolation, have shed a national spotlight on dismal conditions which local activists and criminal justice advocates have protested against for years. That’s why when a surprise inspection by the U.S. Marshals Service [USMS] put into motion the transfer of 400 defendants to a federal facility in Pennsylvania, some, like The Rev. Graylan Hagler, couldn’t help but explore the racial implications of this situation. “The Jan. 6 rioter [Thomas Sibeck] basically went to court and said it was a toxic environment and the court ruled in his favor. We’ve been arguing this all along,” Hagler said. In the aftermath of his detainment at Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in 2018, Graylan has organized for better jail conditions, even joining a task force dedicated to that cause. On Wednesday, Nov. 10, he counted among dozens of public witnesses scheduled to speak before D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) and the D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety at an oversight hearing about the conditions at D.C. Jail. Hagler, who recounted speaking with Allen about this issue, said elected officials must direct funding to revitalizing the jails, not entertain the possibility of public-private partnerships. “The conditions that Black and
brown people are subjected to are not acceptable,” he said. “What happened is people were shocked by the optics that a white rioter from the January 6 insurrection would be released because of toxic conditions in the jail, while Black and brown people were still subjected to the same toxicity. "
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A report from the USMS sent to D.C. Department of Corrections Director Quincy Booth immediately following its inspection cited smells of marijuana and body odor throughout the facility, cold food, sewage, decisions by prison officials to shut off water to inmates as punishment, and other incidents of mistreatment by staff members. These findings, and the subsequent decision to transfer 400 defendants to a federal institution, compelled comments from D.C. Councilmember Trayon White (D-Ward 8) about complaints he has heard from his constituents about jail conditions. Arthur Spitzer of the American Civil Liberties Union - DC, which filed a lawsuit against D.C. Jail, in conjunction with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia during the pandemic, made similar allusions. On social media, Tony Lewis, Jr. and other returning citizens advocates explained how the mass transfer of inmates further splintered families and demonstrated the District’s lack of autonomy in criminal justice matters. The alleged Jan. 6 insurrectionists didn’t count among the 400 defendants transferred to U.S. Penitentiary Lewisburg. Had it not been for his attorneys,
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ANC Commissioner Joel Castón (SMD 7F07) would not have been able to enjoy similar privileges. Castón, whose constituency includes D.C. Jail, Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter and a new apartment complex, spent days attempting to reverse the order of his transfer to the federal penitentiary. His efforts proved successful on Tuesday when, in their argument, Castón’s attorneys mentioned his upcoming appearance before the D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety and noted that the USMS’ report didn’t speak poorly of D.C. Jail’s Correctional Treatment Facility, where Caston lived. As he reflected on his close call, Caston also noted the federal government’s infringement on District affairs. “The fact that an outside force can tell D.C. what to do with its own residents highlights the need for statehood,” Caston said. “People are speaking on the behalf of constituents who don’t want to be transferred. Their ties are severed from families and they can’t fight their cases.” Last week, on the day following the USMS’ visit, U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA14) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX1) visited D.C. Jail and subsequently delivered a letter to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) which requested better transparency and oversight of the facility. At a news conference last Wednesday, Bowser said she instructed Chris Geldart, her deputy mayor for public safety, to delve deeper into the USMS report.
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A CLARION CALL FOR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS
Meanwhile, calls have increased for more tangible, long-term solutions, particularly those mentioned in a report compiled by the District’s Task Force on Jails and Justice. The report, released earlier this year, outlined 80 recommendations, including the construction of a new facility for District inmates currently in the federal prison system and alternatives to D.C. Jail for criminal defendants fighting specific charges. According to the report, fulfilling those goals would ensure the transfer of nearly 4,800 inmates from federal penitentiaries to serve the rest of their sentences in the District within a decade. It would also address issues of racial inequities highlighted during the pandemic.
A D.C. Jail employee who spoke on the condition of anonymity bemoaned what they described as inhumane treatment experienced by inmates since the start of the pandemic. They said despite the gradual shift to normalcy in the outside world, little has changed for inmates who remain mired in an environment not conducive to their development. “The inmates are not fully back to their regular schedule so they’re being restricted to the time they can come out,” the employee said. “They’re forcing them into vaccinations too to do certain things, like go to religious services. The programming has gotten terrible since COVID-19. They’re not doing anything with the funds [but just] buying more technology and tablets. But there’s no programming.” WI @SamPKCollins
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“The financial journey never stops,” Hart said. “You need access to information in order to be financially independent. It won’t be given to you. You have to go out and find it.” In a 2021 edition of WealthyGorilla.com, Hart counts as the 14th richest comedian in the
world with an estimated worth of $200 million. Since launching his career in 2001, Hart has performed stand-up comedy shows in person and on television, starred in two Jumanji films and launched the Laugh Out Loud Network, a subscription video streaming service in partnership with Lionsgate. Hart said he became wealthy by becoming educated in the best
ways to save his money, investing his funds in a deliberate manner and learning about financial markets and commercial tools. The comedian said his road to financial prosperity came with plenty of bumps. “There were times when I was upside down financially,” he said. “I didn’t understand the world of taxes and I would put my money
The Only Thing Constant is Change Aimee D. Griffin, Esq. As I celebrate another milestone birthday I take the time to reflect on the years that have passed. In my personal life I have experienced change. To death, in my family, I have lost a child, a mother, a stepfather, a surrogate mom and two aunts who helped to grow me. I have lost a husband to divorce and was found by another. I have lost a stepdaughter and her children due to difference in core values. I have two amazing biological children, who now have spouses. One has continued to grow close and one who has gained distance as a result of the marriage. I have two grandchildren who are growing in leaps and bounds that I rarely see but love unconditionally. As a business owner, I have just celebrated 10 years of being The Griffin Firm PLLC, another milestone. The Griffin Firm is an estate and business planning firm that is a ministry serving to provide community development. We work to strengthen families and communities working through one family at a time. The experience has had constant change. The pandemic is one of the newest catalyst for change. We have opened and closed offices due to expansion that worked and expansion that didn’t work. People have joined the firm who have inspired and expanded the operation and the thinking. Team members separated from the firm because the culture and the mission was not theirs. As my father has instilled in me, “Difficulty is no excuse for surrender”. We will continue to meet and adopt new team members as we continue to fulfill our mission and purpose. As a community member, I have had to learn and accept that it is not by default that I am an active participant. As we live through this pandemic which forces social or antisocial distancing, I have been compelled to realize the importance for me to stay connected. I have been compelled to think about how I must look at the ways in which to connect. As I enter this next chapter of my life, I am compelled to press toward the mark of the high call. As I come out of this pandemic I know that there is a new standard to be established. I am compelled to know that we cannot put old wine in new wine skins. I have been challenged to reach for a higher calling, a higher standard, a higher purpose. Our main office location is moving to a higher floor in the building. While this was planned as a result of the growth of the company, I believe that the timing is consistent with God’s message to us that we can’t put old wine in new wine skins and we must elevate our practice and our thinking. I know we are not all celebrating a traditional milestone birthday, but we are all coming out of a cocoon of the pandemic. We should not believe that we will return to the same world that we left in March 2020. We should not want to emerge in the same way. I know that I have been changed. As The Griffin Firm is innovating to serve our community in a greater way, I urge each of you to review the transformation that you have experienced as well as the transformation you would like to compel. Your life and legacy is not by default but by direction.
in the wrong things. It took me time to learn that it was better if I used an LLC to house my earnings instead of getting a straight paycheck for my work.” Hart said he practices thriftiness by “living off a quarter.” “Out of every dollar, I live off of a quarter,” he said. “Taxes take up 40 to 45 cents and the other portion goes to paying bills and other obligations. The rest, a quarter, is what I live off of. I also try to put something to the side.” In pointing out the importance of financial literacy, Hart relayed a story about the time he missed out on a chance to make millions of dollars more than a decade ago. “An investor and friend of mine told me of an opportunity to invest in a new company called Uber,” he said. “The investor told me it was a company that paid people to use their own cars to pick up and take other people places. I told him it would never work and he was crazy. Now, Uber is worth billions of dollars. I often think of how much money I would have if I had invested in Uber.” The comedian appeared to be flabbergasted when told that 20%
of Blacks in the District don’t have a bank account. “That is not the fault of the people but the banks,” he said. “The banks should be reaching out to the community. That’s why I am glad Chase is taking the step in the direction of connecting to people. Black people have to learn why banking is important and how to make money work for them.” Hart said despite the coronavirus pandemic and the economic recession, budding entrepreneurs should open their businesses now. “COVID hit and hurt a lot of people including myself,” he said. “But this is a good time to start a business. Interest rates are low. There are opportunities now available to people that were not available before the pandemic hit.” Hart also encouraged the gathering to be persistent in reaching their goals. “You are going to hear ‘no’ a lot more than ‘yes,’” he said. “But it isn’t about the ‘no’-- it’s about the ‘yes.’ ‘No’ should motivate you to do more. One ‘no’ doesn’t stop a show, ”he said. WI @JamesDCWrighter
Aimee D. Griffin, Esq., The Griffin Firm, PLLC http://yourestateplanningattorney.com (855) 574-8481 5335 Wisconsin Ave NW Suite 440 Washington DC 20015 4041 Powder Mill Drive Suite 215 Beltsville MD 20705 100 International Drive 23rd Floor Baltimore MD 21202 4601 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 1200 Arlington, VA 22203 5 Comedian-entrepreneur Kevin Hart talks to residents and business owners at a Chase Bank branch in Southeast. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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NATIONAL Democrats Face Prospect of Losing Long-standing Black Voter Base Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer The catastrophic election night losses by Democrats, particularly in Virginia, can be traced to its leaders’ failure at the federal level to pass meaningful legislation. After failed promises on major legislation to protect African-American citizens and voters such as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement and the George Floyd Justice in Policing acts, Democrats find themselves on the receiving end of the ire of the Black community. The party’s mostly convoluted messaging on immigration and critical race theory have also turned voters off, according to numerous individuals interviewed. Underscoring it all remains the indisputable fact that Democrats have once again taken the Black vote for granted. Voters have highlighted the party’s poor advertising record with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade association of more than 230 African American-owned newspapers and media companies in the U.S. “It is abundantly clear that Black voters did not matter to the Democratic party or its candidates,” said Jean Patterson Boone, the publisher of the NNPA-member Richmond Free Press in Virginia. Boone added that election ads amounted to two full pages in just two editions this year. “That happened only after the Free Press spoke directly to the candidate for governor,” Boone asserted. Her fellow NNPA member publications in Virginia did not fare much better.
“None of the Democratic candidates in Virginia reached out to place any ads,” stated Marlene Jones, the publisher of The Legacy Newspaper that serves Richmond and Hampton Roads. “The Democrats seem to take the Black vote and the Black Press for granted. Most of the Black populace is most likely to vote Democratic but you have to get them excited about your candidacy so they can turn out for you,” she said. The Norfolk-based New Journal & Guide has a history of groundbreaking reporting but of the tens of millions in ad dollars spent on the Virginia elections, publisher Brenda Andrews said she was mostly overlooked. “The issue is that Democrats don’t see the value that Black newspapers bring as harbingers of their messages and positive press in the Black community,” Andrews declared. “So, they budget their campaigns to advertise on radio or social media outlets and get a free ride on the stories, pictures and visibility given to them by our
The party’s mostly convoluted messaging on immigration and critical race theory have also turned voters off, according to numerous individuals interviewed.
5 Democrats’ dismal advertising record with the Black Press has raised alarms about their overall commitment to Black America. (Photo courtesy NNPA)
papers which serve the population they depend on for votes.” In Virginia, candidates from both parties got their messages out early and often by digging deep into their pocketbooks. By March, Republican Glenn Youngkin, who defeated the heavily-favored Democrat Terry McAuliffe for governor, had already spent over $2 million in television and radio advertising. Youngkin used more than $50 million on television, radio and digital ads during the election cycle. McAuliffe’s campaign spent over $31 million on television and radio ads and more than $6 million on digital ads. In Minneapolis, where a white police officer murdered George Floyd, a Black man, key races included the mayor, city council and an initiative to revamp the police department. Candidates and special interest groups related to legislation in Minneapolis spent over $6 million in the city alone but bypassed the Black Press. “I sent emails to all of the candidates and I even spoke with several of them but none of them advertised. Not even the Black candidates,” said Tracey Williams-Dillard, the publisher of the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder. In Ohio, where key state and city races occurred, candidates spent more than $20 million but did little with the Black Press. “We did not receive any ads and not even a phone call inquiring,” Sandra Stewart, the publisher, and Myron Stewart, the editor of The Toledo Journal, wrote in an email.
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Publishers of the Cleveland Call & Post and Columbus Call & Post also reported that candidates ignored advertising opportunities with their publications. In Georgia, candidates in Atlanta’s hotly contested mayoral race spent more than $6 million. While nationally, both parties have failed to place ads with Black-owned newspapers and media companies, local candidates did conduct business
with the Black Press. “We did get some advertising from the local mayor’s race … we are getting some attention from the Black Republicans who are putting a headquarters [in Atlanta],” remarked James Washington of the Atlanta Voice. In New Jersey, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and his Republican
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NATIONAL Oyé Palaver Hut Brings African Culture, Conflict Resolution East of the River Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
5 Vera Oyé Yaa-Anna, founder and executive producer of Oyé Palaver Hut. (Courtesy photo)
For nearly 30 years, Vera Oyé Yaa-Anna has conducted arts programming for children living in each ward of the District. But she’s expressed an affinity for Black youth living east of the Anacostia River who’ve taken to her hands-on instruction about African food, arts and culture. As young people continue to climb out of a pandemic and quarantine period that has exacerbated trauma, Yaa-Anna has increased her focus on conflict resolution and self-expression with the palaver hut, a West African tradition that compels individuals to discuss their problems and come to a mutually beneficial solution.
“When we have any situation, you have to discuss things. We must be able to find out the problem,” said Yaa-Anna, founder and executive producer of Oyé Palaver Hut, a cultural arts organization that prioritizes health and wellness through storytelling and culinary arts. Yaa-Anna, a native of Liberia who goes by Auntie Oyé, launched Oyé Palaver Hut as a family-friendly theatrical company in Los Angeles upon her arrival to the U.S. in 1993. Years later, after moving to the District, Oyé Palaver Hut continued to provide both entertainment and a curriculum which exposed children to various African cultures. The nonprofit currently provides year-round programming to 75 young people, many of whom live in Woodland Terrace in Southeast.
The inspiration for the conflict resolution portion of the programming, Yaa-Anna said, arose out of a desire to help students learn how to share the microphone and other materials they clamored for during weekly activities with Oyé Palaver Hut. “One child gets up and starts to explain how they feel and come up with solutions,” she said. “You have to remember that children are thinkers. We have to give them the tools to make their environment safe for learning.” Earlier this year, the D.C. Policy Center collected data showing that isolation and increased economic hardship during the pandemic further primed young people for socio-
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20747 (District Heights, 64.1%); and 20746 (Suitland, 64.7%). All three communities are located inside the Beltway. The same map shows three of the highest vaccine rates are in the zip codes of 20769 (Glenn Dale, 99.1%); 20707 (Laurel, 95.4%); and 20781 (Hyattsville, 94.3%). The zip code data is based on residents ages 12 and older who have received as least one dose of the vaccine. That’s why Askew, a pediatrician and the county’s deputy chief administrative officer for health, human services and education, said children in Prince George’s being able to receive a vaccine “is a very big deal.” He said vaccine clinics will soon be available at some of the county’s local libraries, especially with many of libraries and schools within walking distance of residential neighborhoods. He also offered some advice for parents: call your child’s pediatrician, call a local CVS pharmacy or
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5 Gianna Piazza, 7, snuggles beside her mother as she receives a COVID-19 vaccine in her right arm Nov. 8 at a clinic at Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary School in Glenarden. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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“We’re going to . . . places where folks are comfortable going to [so] they can get vaccinated.” WI @jabariwill
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emotional challenges. In anticipation of months of unresolved trauma spilling into the classroom, Yaa-Anna participated in workshops about trauma-informed instruction. The palaver hut, a circular clay structure from which Oyé Palaver Hut received its name, served as a place in West African villages for visitors to frequent and engage in dialogue during the 18th and 19th centuries. Among many West Africans today, particularly those living in Liberia, the word palaver colloquially refers to a small quarrel or disagreement. Other aspects of West African culture Yaa-Anna shows young people involve food and folklore. Cooking demonstrations expose students to different crops and information about their dietary significance. At any moment, Yaa-Anna can also be found engaging her young audience with a story as veteran West African drummer Joe Ngwa sets the mood with the vibrations of the djembe. In recent years, Yaa-Anna has
doled out trivia questions about West Africa and the District while organizing trips to Mr. Henry’s Restaurant along Pennsylvania Avenue in Southeast. The trivia questions have since been converted into flash cards bearing Yaa-Anna’s image. Charmaine Jackson, a supervisor at Exodus Treatment Center in Southeast, said Yaa-Anna’s offerings have broadened the horizons of children who participate in her programming during the school year and summer. Jackson said Yaa-Anna inspired her to launch a trash collection program that has grown in popularity among young people in the community. “Some of our children think that Southeast is the world,” Jackson said. “Auntie Oyé has been a great asset to our program and our children love her to death. The most valuable lesson she taught our children is to value yourself. It doesn’t matter where you’re coming from. It’s about where you’re going.” WI @SamPKCollins
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West African Leaders Meet Over Coup-hit Guinea, Mali
An extraordinary summit of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) opened Sunday, Nov. 7, in Accra, Ghana, “devoted to the examination of political developments in the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Mali,” Ecowas said in a statement, The Maravi Post reported. “During this extraordinary summit, the Heads of State will take stock of the situation in the two member states and will engage in discussions on the subject,” the statement said. Taking part in the summit are the president of Ghana and current chairman of ECOWAS, Nana Akufo-Addo, as well as his counterparts: Macky Sall of Senegal; Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire; Mohamed Bazoum of Niger; and the ECOWAS mediator, Goodluck Jonathan. The other leaders of the member countries will join the proceedings in the afternoon. One of the main issues to be discussed during this extraordinary summit is the respect of deadlines set for the holding of presidential elections that should lead to civilian rule in both Bamako and Conakry. In both countries, the military that seized power dissolved the government and institutions and abolished the constitution. In the aftermath of the coup in Guinea on Sept. 5, 2021, ECOWAS announced targeted sanctions against the perpetrators of the putsch and called for elections within six months, calling for a “very short” transition. ECOWAS also decided to freeze the financial assets of the country’s new leaders and their family members and to impose travel bans on them. The sub-regional organization suspended Guinea from its membership and sent a mission to Conakry to meet with the head of the junta, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, as well as Alpha Condé, who was overthrown and arrested on Sept. 5. With regard to Mali, ECOWAS imposed mainly economic sanctions and suspended the country from the organization following the Aug. 18, 2020 putsch. These sanctions were lifted following the commitment of the military led by Colonel Assimi Goïta to a transition of 18 months maximum starting in September 2020. They had scheduled elections for Feb. 27, 2022. At an extraordinary summit on September 16 in Accra, the sub-regional organization demanded that the Malian military “strictly respect the transition timetable” towards the restoration of civilian rule. WI
caribbean now Bahamas Appoints Leslia Miller-Brice Ambassador to CARICOM The Government of The Bahamas has appointed Leslia Miller-Brice, member of Parliament for Seabreeze, as Bahamas Ambassador to the Caribbean Community [CARICOM], a grouping of 20 countries – 15 member states and five associate members – stretching from The Bahamas in the north to Suriname and Guyana in South America. As a voting bloc, the 15-member states have tremendous influence in the Organization of American States [OAS]. Miller-Brice is one of seven Progressive Liberal Party [PLP] women candidates elected to the House of Assembly in the September 16 general election in The Bahamas. All seven were appointed to important positions in the new government, headed by Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis. In addition to Miller-Brice’s appointment as Ambassador to CARICOM, Bamboo Town MP Patricia Deveaux is Speaker of the House; Golden Gates MP Lisa Rahming is Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development; Pia Glover-Rolle is Minister of State for the Public Service; Englerston MP Glenys Hanna-Martin is Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training; Pineridge MP Ginger Moxey is Minister for Grand Bahama; and Elizabeth MP Jobeth Coleby-Davis is Minister of Minister of Transport and Housing. WI
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us at 202-724-5626. We can help connect you to available services and provide a listening ear if you just want to talk. Last year, the public health emergency prevented us from hosting you at the Mayor’s Annual Holiday Celebration, and we missed you! This year, we’re planning a big reunion because we could all use some joy and celebration. If you want to attend the holiday celebration (and trust me, you won’t want to miss it!), make sure you’re fully vaccinated. If you haven’t gotten vaccinated yet, this is a perfect time to get the shot! Call us if you need help figuring
out where to get vaccinated. We can even help you get there! You can also call 1-855-363-0333, and we’ll come to your home to vaccinate you. For those of you who are fully vaccinated, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about whether it’s time for a booster shot. And don’t forget your flu shot while you’re at it!
This year’s celebration will be at the Convention Center, so hold December 15th, and get ready to have some fun! With everyone vaccinated and masked, we can keep each other safe. I can’t wait to see you there. More details to come!
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This year’s celebration will be at the Convention Center, so hold December 15th, and get ready to have some fun! With everyone vaccinated and masked, we can keep each other safe. I can’t wait to see you there.
Happy Caregiver Month! Whatever you plan on doing to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, I hope you take a moment to thank the caregivers who are the backbone of our community. Thanks to caregivers, people are able to live safely in the community they know and love. If you are a caregiver, Thank You. When we celebrated our Centenarians this September, I realized that all the centenarians we visited in the community shared something in common— they all had incredible support and active social lives. They spoke often with their friends and family, and their caregivers would visit them often. From what I’ve seen, the secret to longevity is love. The centenarians love their communities, and their caregivers (usually family members) love having them as part of their communities. I know that no matter how much you love the person you’re caring for, caregiving can be hard, isolating, and constant. But you’re not alone. You deserve a break. You deserve to treat yourself. If you’re a caregiver who is not already connected to a community of support, call WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM / THE WASHINGTON INFORMER
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HEALTH Kamala Harris Tours NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Vice President Stresses its Importance in Battling Today's Climate Crisis William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Vice President Kamala Harris toured NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt to advocate the Biden administration’s continued efforts to battle climate change. The vice president not only saw the first image from NASAs new Landsat satellite overseeing the Great Lakes in Detroit and Windsor, Canada, but also operated a robotic arm inside the agency’s Robotics Operation Center. Harris’s visit on Friday, Nov. 5, came just days after President Joe
Biden attended a climate summit with other world leaders in Glasgow, Scotland. “I want to thank you for all you do to keep elevating the discourse and the imagination and the spirit of what works here in the U.S. You really do inspire people all over the world,” she said before dozens of NASA employees. Agency administrators and scientists showcased advanced technology to highlight how satellite images from outer space help improve the environment on Earth. Dr. Christian Braneon, a research scientist at NASA, conducted a video presentation to show
5 Vice President Kamala Harris (center) tours NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Robotics Operation Center in Greenbelt on Nov. 5. Next to Harris’s right, Dennis Andrucyk, director of the center. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) (left) also joined the tour. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
how the satellite data can track and follow hurricanes, tornadoes and other potential inclement weather patterns. “This gives us insights into why the storm rapidly intensifies before [it hits the mainland] and . . . gives us a better understanding of how storms occur and change,” he said. Braneon, who’s also principal investigator of the agency’s climate change research initiative, complimented a project conducted by the New York City Council to assess which parts of the city are hotter and cooler. He said that helped to
5 Vice President Kamala Harris (center) tours NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Robotics Operation Center in Greenbelt on Nov. 5. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland)(left) also joined the tour. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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distinguish where to plant trees and place cooling centers during the summer. Officials with NASA, the nation’s biggest space exploration operation housed in Prince George’s County, presented information on some of the agency’s latest projects including: Landsat 9 – A series of satellites which provide data on forests, farms, urban areas and freshwater systems to address agriculture planning, drought and water use. The U.S. Geological Survey also works on this mission. OSAM-1 (On-orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing) – A robotic spacecraft to be equipped with tools to extend satellite lifespans and refuel Landsat satellites. GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) – A series of satellites providing continuous coverage 23,000 miles above Earth to assess and track weather patterns and storms. NASA has partnered with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Before Harris left, she announced she will chair a National Space Council meeting Dec. 1 to outline a comprehensive agenda for the nation’s space priorities to include civilian and military efforts, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and space economy. “I believe it is incumbent upon all of us to seize all ways space can
help us solve our biggest challenges, including that of the climate crisis,” she said. “I truly believe space activity is climate action. Space activity is education. Space activity is about our security and our strength. When it comes to our space activity, there is limitless potential.” Late Friday night, the House voted 228 to 206 to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. According to the White House, it will direct billions to address climate change including $65 billion to rebuild an electric grid and $21 million to clean Superfund and brownfield sites. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland), who led the effort to pass the measure, said in a statement the bill provides $238 million to restore the Chesapeake Bay, about $150 million over the next eight years for Metro and $63 million toward electric vehicles and expansion of an electric charging system in Maryland. “For far too long our infrastructure has been allowed to fall into disrepair, posing harm to the communities that rely on it,” Hoyer said. “With this historic legislation – one of two pieces of the president’s larger Build Back Better agenda – we can have an infrastructure system that is more competitive, more revitalized and more climate-conscious for the future of all Marylanders.” WI @jabariwill
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It’s National Diabetes Month: Here’s What You Need to Know Natalie C. Hockaday WI Staff Writer November serves as National Diabetes Awareness month and gives focus to a disease which impacts 122 million Americans and affects various demographics and populations. “Awareness of the epidemic of diabetes is critical to stopping the rise in cases across this country. Diabetes is the most common chronic underlying condition, as well as the most expensive chronic condition in the U.S.,” said Dr. Robert Gabbay, Chief Scientist and Medical Officer for the American Diabetes Association [ADA]. Black, Hispacin/Latino, Indigenous, Asian American and Pacific Islander populations are at a higher risk of developing diabetes. Those who have a parent or siblings with diabetes, are overweight, physically inactive, have high blood pressure or take medicine for it, have low HDL cholesterol and/or high triglycerides, had diabetes during pregnancy or have been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome all have higher chances of having diabetes according to Dr. Gabbay. Dr. Gabbay said awareness of the diabetes epidemic remains important when trying to stop cases from increasing throughout the country. “Even more concerning, 88 million Americans have prediabetes and are unaware that they have this condition. The time to take a big step up and fight this disease is now before more Americans fall victim,” Dr. Gabbay said. Prediabetes is a condition where a person has high blood sugar levels
but are not high enough that they are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes according to the CDC. Prediabetes is a result of cells in the body which do not respond well to insulin that your body naturally makes which eventually leads the pancreas not being able to handle or keep up with all the insulin developing in the body. This leads blood sugar levels to rise and can lead to type two diabetes according to the CDC. According to the ADA, their research suggests that the estimated total cost of diagnosed diabetes rose to around 327 billion dollars in 2017, which is a 26 percent increase from 2012. Further results in their research indicated that of the 327 billion dollar cost, 237 billion dollars of that was of direct medical costs and $90 billion dollars was in reduced productivity. The goal is to “bend the curve on the number of individuals affected by complications with diabetes,” Dr. Gabbay said. He further explained how diabetes continues to be the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, amputations and greatly increases chances of cardiovascular disease and stroke. “Providing knowledge, tools and actionable information to both clinicians that care for people living with diabetes as well as people affected by diabetes, we aim to improve health outcomes. We know that by ensuring that people with diabetes manage a goal for glucose (measured by A1c), blood pressure and cholesterol by screening for early complications, we can dramatically bend the curve of complications,” he said. The ADA has set up events throughout the month of Novem-
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educating those who may be at risk. The second week focuses on early detection to prevent serious complications from occurring. The third week focuses on diabetes management and how those diagnosed with the disease can still lead a healthier life with dieting, exercising and education. The
last week of the program focuses on highlighting and celebrating small wins on the journey of learning and managing the disease. More information about ADA’s initiatives for National Diabetes month can be found on their website https:// www.diabetes.org. WI
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HEALTH African-American Women Face Greater Maternal Health Disparities Natalie C. Hockaday WI Staff Writer One disparity that disproportionately affects Black women remains maternal health. In fact, that cohort of women remain more likely to experience mortality during or after childbirth. According to the Centers for Disease Control [CDC], “Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women.” However, in many cases these deaths can be prevented. But due to implicit bias, underlying chronic conditions, structural racism and insufficient care, Black women disproportionately experience pregnancy-related deaths more often, according to the CDC. It’s important to detect early signs of possible pregnancy throughout the term. Several warning signs that the CDC lists include: dizziness/ fainting, changes in vision, extreme swelling in hands or face, a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher, trouble breathing, chest pain or fast breathing, severe nausea and throwing up, severe pain in the belly that doesn’t go away and slowing or stopping of the baby’s movement. Other warning signs include: headaches that won’t go away or
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get worse, vaginal bleeding or leaking of fluid during pregnancy, thoughts of harming yourself or the baby, vaginal bleeding or discharge after pregnancy, severe swelling, pain or redness in arms or legs or being overwhelmingly tired. It is advised that documentation of symptoms or any changes which occur during the pregnancy be noted and reported during each appointment with your physician. In a 2018 study written by Elizabeth A. Howell, “Reducing Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,” the author posits that one solution in reducing the disparity is to improve educational opportunities for hospital staff that lead to more effective communication, particularly with women of other ethnic groups. She also said it’s important for health care providers to examine and understand some of the disparities that may be taking place within their own hospitals and healthcare systems. With about 700 deaths occurring from pregnancy-related complications and 50,000 experiencing pregnancy-related complications, the disparities among Black women with their maternity health continue to be of mounting concern both for women and for their health providers. WI
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REDISTRICTING from Page 12 transparent and independent and we think are fair,” he said. “We are truly proud of the accomplishment of the commission.” The redistricting process conducted every 10 years remains based on U.S. Census data which reflects changes in the population. But some political insiders have viewed the state as one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation with limited GOP representation on Capitol Hill. Rep. Andy Harris (R-Maryland) remains the sole GOP member in the federal delegation. And although his 1st district along the Eastern Shore remains heavily conservative, former Del. Heather Mizeur seeks the Democratic nomination to challenge Harris in next year’s general election. RepresentUs, an anti-gerrymandering group, published a report in May
and called this year’s cycle in Maryland “extreme.” A nonprofit group called Fair Maps Maryland insists lawmakers review and accept the commission’s maps. Hogan can submit the maps but the Democratic-controlled legislature doesn’t have to approve them. A legislative advisory group led by House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson continue to hold in-person and virtual meetings statewide. Fellow Democrats on the group include Senate President Pro Tem Melony Griffith (D-District 25) of Upper Marlboro and House Majority Leader Eric Luedtke of Montgomery County. The two Republicans in the group include House Majority Leader Jason Buckel of Allegany County and Senate Majority Leader Bryan Simonaire of Anne Arundel County. Karl Aro, who has 32 years of redis-
tricting experience and former executive director of the non-partisan Department of Legislative Services, will serve as the chair of the commission. The advisory group released four proposed congressional maps Tuesday, Nov. 9 that seeks to redraw the state’s eight congressional districts. Aro said in a statement the maps represent “a starting point for an approach that was grounded in testimony the commission heard.” The group will hold a statewide session online to review the maps at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15 and a final redistricting meeting Thursday, Nov. 18 focusing on Harford and Cecil counties. Locally, Prince George’s County Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 16 on two proposed redistricting maps and has until Nov. 30 to approve a formal map slated to remain in place until 2030. WI @jabariwill
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Emergency Telecommunications Centers are a Vital Part of a Lifesaving System Policies around Tele-CPR ensure high standard of care for the safety and well-being of DC Residents Roxana Hoveyda American Heart Association Each year an estimated 350,000 sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) events occur in the United States in an out-of-hospital environment. In 2020 DC Fire and EMS reported 964 SCAs in DC with only a 4.7% survival rate. An SCA occurs when the heart’s electrical system abruptly malfunctions, and the heart suddenly stops beating normally. It can happen to anyone, at any time. Almost all of these events result in a call for help to 911. Without quick intervention in the form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation, death from SCA is certain. Telecommunicators, such as 911 call takers, are true first responders and a critical link in the cardiac arrest chain of survival. A properly trained telecommunicator can make the difference between life and death because when CPR begins prior to the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, the person in cardiac arrest chance of survival increases by 2 to 3 times. Emergency response times can vary depending on where one lives, raising important equity considerations. For example, in under-resourced Wards 7 and 8 in DC, response times are typically higher than in other areas of the District, increasing the need for strong T-CPR policies to save more lives of those most at risk for heart-related emergencies.
American Heart Association, Greater Washington Region. In Washington, DC in 2020, DC Fire and EMS reported only 94 instances of bystander CPR, where a bystander initiates compressions, and begins lifesaving CPR until Fire and EMS arrives. A quality T-CPR program would help those bystanders quickly learn what to do over the phone by trained 911 call takers.
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Implementing a quality program in T-CPR and achieving adherence to the performance standards outlined in the policy can save countless lives. This is a critical step in having a strong Chain of Survival that can improve chances of survival
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T-CPR policies focus on the provision of CPR instruction for cardiac arrests as the standard of care. The policies require ongoing training for 911 call takers and continuous quality improvement and testing to ensure that they can effectively teach a caller how to perform CPR over the phone. This is essential to expanding the chain of survival and increasing the likelihood of survival until EMS arrives. The American Heart Association (AHA) supports the implementation of a quality program in T-CPR because achieving adherence to these programs could save countless lives. “Telecommunicators are key to ensuring the highest standards of care are in place for the safety and well-being of all DC residents in every ward,” said Owen Billman, President, Blake Real Estate and chair of the Board of Directors for the
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EDUCATION American Psychological Association Apologizes for Contributing to Racial Harm Acknowledges How it Helped Fuel Racist Ideologies against Non-Whites Sarafina Wright WI Contributing Writer The American Psychological Association [APA] apologized to people of color in a written resolution detailing how it failed in its role by contributing to systemic inequities, racism, racial discrimination and denigration of people of color through the discipline of psychology. The APA said this apology comes as part of the nation’s historic reckoning on racism where U.S. corporations and organizations acknowledge and atone for their harmful and discriminatory actions toward non-whites. “APA is profoundly sorry, accepts responsibility for, and owns
the actions and inactions of APA itself, the discipline of psychology and individual psychologists who stood as leaders for the organization and field,” the body said in a statement. The APA’s Council of Representatives unanimously adopted the resolution on Oct. 29. The APA has attempted to apologize to people of color several times, including indigenous people. Still, it never materialized until now because many in the past refused to take responsibility. The apology comes with the commitment to assess the harms and forge a path toward “healing and reconciliation.” The initiative started in February with the APA commissioning
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historical research by the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology at the University of Akron, which included existing historical records and narratives, oral histories and the lived experiences of communities of color. The APA said the narrative that emerged from the listening sessions, surveys and historical findings made the impact of wellknown and lesser-known actions abundantly clear. “It leaves us, as APA leaders, with profound regret and deep remorse for the long-term impact of our failures as an association, a discipline and as individual psychologists,” the APA said. “We know too well that history can repeat itself, that the past informs the present and that many harms will continue to be perpetuated absent purposeful intervention.” Since its origins in the mid-19th
century, psychology has contributed to the dispossession and exploitation of communities of color through acts of commission and omission, said the APA’s resolution. This early history of psychology, rooted in oppressive psychological science to protect whiteness, white people and white epistemologies, reflected the social and political landscape of the U.S. at that time. Psychology developed under these conditions helped to create, express and sustain them, continues to bear their indelible imprint and often continues to publish research that conforms with white racial hierarchy, the resolution said. It continued that the APA was established by white male leadership, many of whom contributed to scientific inquiry and methods that perpetuated systemic racial
oppression, including promoting the ideas of early 20th-century eugenics. Eugenics is defined as racial differences and hierarchies being biologically based and fixed and was used to support segregation, sterilization and anti-marriage laws. The resolution said psychologists created, sustained and promulgated ideas of human hierarchy through the construction, study and interpretation of racial difference and therefore contributed to the financial wealth gap and social class disparities experienced by many communities of color. At the same Oct. 29 meeting, the Council of Representatives adopted two other resolutions, one delineating the APA’s and psychology’s role going forward in dismantling systemic racism in
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY LETTER OF SOLICITATION (LOS) SOLICITATION NO.: 0001-2022 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICERS The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) requires Administrative Hearing Officers for Administrative Hearings in response to residential housing grievances.. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS will be available beginning Monday, November 8, 2021 on DCHA’s website at www.dchousing.org under “Business” and “Solicitation”. SEALED PROPOSAL RESPONSES ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 11:00 AM. Email Lolita Washington, Contract Specialist at lwashing@dchousing.org with copy to business@dchousing.org for additional information.
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5 Strathmore presents its Artists-in-Residence in a group concert on Nov. 17 at AMP in Rockville. From left: Tap dancer Gerson Lanza, cellist Titilayo Ayangade, jazz pianist James Fernando, jazz flutist & vocalist Alex Hamburger, jazz saxophonist Langston Hughes II and singer-songwriter Taisha Estrada. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Strathmore Steadfast in Role as Training Ground for Developing Artists
Dance, Music Performances on Display, Nov. 17 in North Bethesda-Based Venue Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer Strathmore presents nearly 400 accessible and affordable events every year. In the 2021-22 events calendar, Strathmore includes teas, exhibits and performances from Béla Fleck, Johnny Mathis, Ledisi and Gipsy Kings. But Strathmore also serves as a training ground for young talent getting eager to begin their careers through the Artist-in-Residence [AIR] program, housed at their North Bethesda multi-complex arts center. On Nov. 17, “Fresh Air” will feature this year’s six Artists-in-Residents where their talent will be on display at AMP in Rockville -- Strathmore’s “listening room” space in the Pike and Rose complex located on Old Georgetown Road and Rockville Pike. The AIR program runs from September to June and pairs artists with mentors. Through professional development seminars, the young artists learn the rubrics of the entertainment career. Betty Scott has served as the program’s coordinator since it began in 2005. “Up to 100 artists have come through the program,” said Scott, a retired elementary school teacher. “They meet before the formal start of their year to network, then
perform an amazing jam.” The 2022 AIR participants include: cellist Titilayo Ayangade; singer-songwriter Taisha Estrada; jazz pianist James Fernando; jazz flutist & vocalist Alex Hamburger; jazz saxophonist Langston Hughes II; and tap dancer Gerson Lanza. One Strathmore supporter sponsors each artist who will perform both with their colleagues and in solo performances. New works are commissioned from each artist during their residency with a world premiere production scheduled for the final concert signaling the end of the 2022 AIR year. “One of our mentors, percussionist Victor Provost, said he discussed the financing of independent schooling, appropriate venues, approaching and dealing with record labels and other funding opportunities,” Scott said. “We want to make sure the mentor is someone who understands the sensibility of the genre that artists and residents are trying to build on.” The application process, now open for the next group of Artists-in-Residence, requires applicants to reside in the Washington, D.C. area and be between 16 and 32 years old. To see the full Strathmore schedule or to purchase tickets for “Fresh Air” at AMP on Nov. 17, visit the website https://www.strathmore.org. WI
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Thank You Veterans, For Your Service
If there is only one word to describe a military veteran, it would be “sacrifice.” Few professions require one to put their life on the line in service to others as millions of men and women have done on behalf of this country other than military service. On Veterans Day, November 11, saying “Thank You” is the very least any American will do or say to express appreciation for the sacrifices so many have made and to acknowledge them for their service. But for a military draft, most veterans joined the military voluntarily. In many cases, it was a family legacy of service that reached across generations. In others, it was a call to serve with benefits, including opportunities to travel, learn a skill or pursue a profession, purchase a home, or seek refuge from a life seemingly without a future. Some say the military is a place where a man can learn to become a man or where a woman can break barriers and destroy stereotypes. But it’s all in the name of service defined by a military pledge “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” For Black Americans, the commitment to support and defend the country was often met by hostile treatment within the service and by those they confronted when they returned. Yet, since the beginning of U.S. military history, Black Americans have proven their loyalty. In 1776, Crispus Attucks, a Black man, was the first to be killed in the American Revolutionary War, fighting for America’s independence from Britain. Thousands of Black people followed and they fought on both sides for freedom, a right they didn’t themselves possess. From then until now, Blacks have served in every conflict and war in which the U.S. has engaged. We remember some of them as the First Rhode Island Regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (featured in the film “Glory”), the Buffalo Soldiers, the 369th Infantry Regiment Harlem Hellfighters and the Tuskegee Airman, to name a few. And, we honor great Black military leaders including Doris “Dorie” Miller, Generals Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Hazel Johnson-Brown, General Colin Powell and U.S. Navy Admiral Michelle J. Howard. Today, Lloyd Austin III, a four-star general, serves as the first Black person in U.S. history to be named the U.S. Secretary of Defense. He is responsible for overseeing all of the nation’s armed forces, including over one million future veterans, nearly 12 percent of whom are Black. On Veterans Day, we honor you. We celebrate your service and we strongly urge the U.S. government to do better by you to ensure your service and sacrifice were not in vain. WI
Leaders Should Be Held Accountable for their Actions – Even Former Presidents
As the House select committee continues to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, it appears that those who were cloistered within the inner sanctums of the White House or nearby “war rooms” may soon be compelled to come forward and tell the truth. Following a slew of newly-issued subpoenas to several former Trump Administration officials and allies, including Michael Flynn, former national security adviser, attorney John Eastman, ex-campaign manager William Stepien and former Trump spokesman Jason Miller, the panel has made it clear that it wants to see hidden records and hear testimony related to the day of the attack and the weeks that followed. Trump has attempted to invoke presidential immunity in his efforts to thwart the investigation. And while a federal judge has denied Trump’s claim, the former president says he will appeal the decision – all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary. That is certainly within his rights but Americans deserve to know the truth – the whole truth and nothing but the truth. While America’s roots go back to jolly old England, we are not a nation of kings and queens. Further, while former presidents retain certain privileges and the respect afforded any who has once held the office of commander in chief, they have since returned to the common citizenry. They are no longer the president of the United States. As the committee’s chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said in a recent statement, “In the days before the January 6th attack, the former president's closest allies and advisors drove a campaign of misinformation about the election and planned ways to stop the count of Electoral College votes.” “The Select Committee needs to know every detail about their efforts to overturn the election, including who they were talking to in the White House and in Congress, what connections they had with rallies that escalated into a riot and who paid for it all,” the statement said. We agree with Rep. Thompson’s assertion and remain anxious to not only hear what really happened but support any actions that will prevent such “backroom schemes” from ever becoming actualized again. WI
TO THE EDITOR Respect to the Rev. Jesse Jackson for joining the student protests at Howard. It’s a good thing for the older generations and the young to come together. But since Jackson’s fall, I think his support will be best at home. Greg McDaniels Washington, DC
To answer your question: Are the armed forces still a viable career option for Black? The short answer is yes. However, a plan, strategy and goal are essential as with any career path. Also, risk over reward has to be assessed. Some people have to weigh whether they can deal with the dark side of “protecting” the United States by any means because ultimately, that’s the job. Julius Fleming Washington, DC
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
Charlene Crowell
Record $1.7 Trillion of Student Debt Drowns HBCU Borrowers
As the cost of a college education continues to rise, an estimated 45 million consumers collectively owe a record $1.7 trillion in student debt, according to the Federal Reserve — a $905 billion increase in just the past decade. For Black America, the struggle to gain a college education is an even more daunting challenge. While historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) continue to provide value-priced higher education
compared to non-HBCU institutions, financing college often means students and families alike taking on loans that can take decades to retire. An Oct. 28 virtual panel of student debt experts and cancellation advocates discussed how the ongoing student debt crisis has generally affected Black borrowers nationwide, and particularly Black borrowers at HBCUs. Co-convened by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), and funded by a grant from the Lumina Foundation, the forum emphasized the need for across-the-board student loan can-
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cellation, as well as increased HBCU funding. “We were taught early on if you go to college, you do well, you can have a great life, only to find ourselves in a debt cycle that many will not be able to get out of,” said Derrick Johnson, a panel participant and president of the NAACP. “Almost half of Black graduates owe more on their undergraduate student loans four years after graduation than they did when they received their diplomas.” Rep. Alma Adams concurred. “Not only do they have less wealth to borrow on to pay back loans because of the racial wealth gap,
but the underfunding of HBCUs compound the financial challenges which result in higher debt for students who attend these schools,” Adams said. The North Carolina congresswoman speaks from experience. An HBCU graduate and professor for 40 years before joining Congress, Adams is also the founder and chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus. Since its inception in 2015, this bipartisan and bicameral caucus has procured $1.3 billion for HBCUs to rebuild campus infrastructure, and $40 million in HBCU scholarships for land grant colleges
through the Farm Bill. For the estimated 300,000 HBCU students attending one of the 101 accredited campuses spread across 19 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, these funds help but do not fulfill the escalating costs of securing a college degree. Among these students, 80% are Black, 70% are from low-income families and 41% are the first generation of their family to attend college, according to UNCF. As a result, many HBCU students and their parents often need
fled their homes, leaving doors and windows opened and gathered in Jerusalem, whose population of 175 swelled to some 600. All this was witnessed by a number of men who left telling descriptions. A local white man, writing from Jerusalem on August 24, said 'the oldest inhabitants of our country have never experienced such a distressing time, as we have had since Sunday night last. … Every house, room, and corner in this place (Jerusalem) is full of women and chil-
dren driven from home who had to take to the woods until they can get to this place…" Five days later, a committee of citizens told President Andrew Jackson in a letter of appeal that a federal military presence was necessary…" 3) "The only whites spared on that day were poor whites who owned no slaves. Governor John Floyd said later that the insurgents 'spared but one family and that
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A. Peter Bailey
Don’t Forget Nat Turner on Veterans Day
When dealing with Veterans Day in this country, it's very important for serious Black folks to commemorate Nat Turner, one of our most heroic warriors in the battle against white supremacy/ racism. In 1831, when Brother Nat led an insurrection in Southampton County, Virginia, against the enslavement of African men,
women and children, enslaving President Andrew Jackson sent in federal troops to help put down that insurrection. Great journalist/historian Lerone Bennett Jr. provides much valuable, knowledge-expanding information about Brother Nat in his book "Great Moments in Black History." The following excerpts are from that book: 1) "It was perhaps inevitable that this strange and brilliant slave should turn to religion, which was,
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in a manner of speaking, the only politics open to slaves. Indeed, there is no more remarkable chapter in the history of slavery than the story of how Nat Turner seized the weapon of Christianity and turned its sharp edge against slaveholding Christians…" 2) "Meanwhile, the situation grew ever so much more complicated. All labor and commerce in Southampton ground to halt. And vast stretches of the countryside were abandoned. Many whites
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Marc H. Morial
Reform the Filibuster and End the Assault on Voting Rights Now
"It's not that the filibuster itself is inherently racist, but it has been the favorite tool of racists. It is the preferred choice of Southern conservatives, in whatever era and whatever party, who are trying to slow down civil rights and trying to deny equal protection for African Americans." — Princeton University historian Kevin M. Kruse
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Unlike the right to vote, there is nothing sacred about the filibuster. It's not in the Constitution. It never was part of Framers' vision for the Senate and is not enshrined in any law. For the first 141 years of our nation's history, Senate rules did not provide for a process to end debate and force a vote on a measure. "Filibuster," derived from the Spanish filibustero — a pirate or plunder-
er — first was used in the 1850s to describe efforts to prevent Senate action on a bill. It wasn't until 1917 that the Senate adopted a rule to allow a twothirds majority to end a filibuster, a process known as cloture. In 1975 the Senate reduced the number of votes required for cloture from twothirds to three-fifths, or 60 of 100 senators. Over the past half-century, the Senate has carved out more than 160
exemptions from the filibuster, many of which are in common use, on matters involving trade, foreign policy, defense, budget reconciliation, judicial confirmations, and health care. But not voting rights. In fact, the primary use of the filibuster in the 20th Century was to block civil rights legislation. It's time to dispense with the filibuster — at the very least, with regard to voting rights. Republicans this week blocked
the Senate from taking action on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It was their fourth filibuster of voting rights legislation this year and its second in just two weeks. Just a single Republican senator, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, was willing to allow the Senate even to begin debating the bill. The 117th Congress will be remembered for overseeing the sys-
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
Marian Wright Edelman
God Help Us to End Poverty Now — Beginning With Our 11.6 Million Poor Children
With Congress expected to vote on the Build Back Better Act imminently, I pray God will help our leaders and all of us find the will, courage and common sense to end poverty in our time, beginning right now with passage of this transformative package for children and families. God help us to end poverty in our time.
The poverty of having a child with too little to eat and no place to sleep, no air, sunlight and space to breathe, bask, and grow. The poverty of watching your child suffer and get sicker and sicker and not knowing what to do or how to get help because you don't have a car or health insurance. The poverty of working your fingers to the bone every day taking care of somebody else's children and neglecting your own and still being unable to pay your bills. The poverty of having a job which does not let you afford a stable place
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to live and being terrified you'll become homeless and lose your children to foster care. The poverty of losing your job because you cannot find reliable child care or transportation to work. The poverty of working all your life caring for your children and others and having to start all over again caring for the grandchildren you love. The poverty of earning a college degree, having children, and taking home $300 a week if you're lucky. The poverty of loneliness and isolation and alienation — having no
one to call or visit, tell you where to get help, assist you in getting it, or care if you're living or dead. The poverty of having too much and sharing too little and having the burden of nothing to carry. The poverty of convenient blindness and deafness and indifference to others, of emptiness and enslavement to things, drugs, power, violence and fleeting fame. The poverty of low aim and paltry purpose, weak will and tiny vision, big meetings and small actions, loud talk and sullen grudging service. The poverty of believing in noth-
ing, standing for nothing, sharing nothing, sacrificing nothing, struggling for nothing. The poverty of pride and ingratitude for God's gifts of life and children and family and freedom and country and not wanting for others what you want for yourself. The poverty of greed for more and more and more, ignoring, blaming, and exploiting the needy, and taking from the weak to please the nonneedy and strong. The poverty of addiction to drugs,
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Ben Jealous
Lesson for Democrats in Virginia Defeat: Give Voters Something to Vote For
Election Day in Virginia was a major defeat for the Democratic Party. It could signal a much bigger disaster in 2022 if Democratic officials do not learn the right lessons and do not deliver on the promises they have made to voters. Every election is complicated. There is no single explanation for Republican Glenn Youngkin's upset victory. But there are plenty of
warning signs. Going into the election, it was clear that there was an enthusiasm gap. In other words, Youngkin's Republican supporters were more excited about voting than former Gov. Terry McAuliffe's Democratic backers. One big reason was the feeling that Democrats pulled out all the stops last year to elect President Joe Biden and give Democrats majority control in Congress — but that hasn't led to passage of a jobs and infrastructure bill or voting rights protections.
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In fact, the day after the Virginia election, Republican senators used filibuster rules to block debate on a voting rights bill for the fourth time this year. At the same time, Republican state legislators are putting more voting restrictions in place and creating more corrupt partisan redistricting plans that will give them far more power than they have earned — often at the expense of Black voters. That's why religious and civil rights leaders have been getting arrested at the White House in growing numbers while
demanding that President Biden do more to lead Senate Democrats in dismantling the Republican blockade on voting rights and democracy protection legislation. But that hasn't happened yet. That failure to get things done helps explain why Democratic voters in Virginia were less fired up about the election than Republicans. There were other things at work. McAuliffe made a clumsy statement about parental involvement in education that Youngkin's campaign and supporters exploited in
dishonest ways. That was cynical, and some might say, typical, campaign politics. It probably helped Youngkin win more suburban and urban votes. And that points to another warning sign. Youngkin was apparently able to drive a lot of independents and white women into his camp by embracing what is a national rightwing political strategy: to inflame fear and anger among parents over the supposed threat of "critical race
the Minister. Before there was a vegan menu to be found in Washington, Ujamaa Shule served vegan meals, even meat substitutes, at its many gala events, including anniversary celebrations at Howard University's Blackburn Center. But this push to remove significant Black cultural institutions in the Shaw neighborhood is not new. A couple of Black churches whose members had moved away from the neighborhood felt enormous
pressure when their new gentrifying neighbors got city officials to strictly enforce parking codes against the cars of the worshipers on Sundays. Two congregations sold and moved to "Ward 9" — neighboring Prince George's County, Maryland. Others, namely Shiloh Baptist Church and the Universal House of Prayer for All People have resisted massive efforts to root them out as the demographics of the neighborhood
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Askia Muhammad
Free Ujamaa Shule!
Free Ujamaa Shule! Free Ujamaa School! Ujamaa Shule is perhaps the oldest independent Black school in the country but it faces daily challenges in 2021 — including harassment by D.C. city officials, some believe — to drive the legendary African-centered school out of the centrally located Shaw neighborhood. It's the
latest episode of the gentrification chronicle, with an anti-Black Power twist. The Ujamaa School needs and deserves a strong show of support and solidarity. "Ujamaa" is the Ki-Swahili name for the fourth of the Nguzo Saba, the Seven Principles, upon which Kwanzaa is based. Ujamaa means "cooperative economics." "Shule," the Swahili word for school, was founded in 1968 by Baba Senzengakulu El Zulu and has been located at 8th and Q streets in northwest
D.C. for more than four decades. The school is a living historic monument. It should remain at 8th and Q NW! There was a time in Washington when the only public place where Kwanzaa celebrations were held was at Ujamaa Shule. There was a time, even before Minister Louis Farrakhan was well into his rebuilding of the Nation of Islam, when the only place he could speak was at Ujamaa Shule, even before Union Temple Baptist Church opened its pulpit to
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The Prophetic Gil Scott-Heron Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Legacy of Heralded ‘Early Influencer’ Carried on by his Son, Rumal D. Kevin McNeir WI Senior Writer Gil Scott Heron, a prophetic genius who inspired a burgeoning generation of rap artists and musicians with his signature recording, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” recently joined the 2021 class of inductees at the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Scott-Heron, who died in 2011, forged an impressive career as a poet, musician and author after releasing his first album in 1970. During the induction ceremony, held Oct. 30 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, he posthumously joined other artists in the “Early Influencer” category, including Kraftwerk and Charley Patton. His son, Rumal Rackley, who serves as the administrator of his father’s estate, shared his sentiments. “We are thrilled by this honor,” Rackley said. “The ‘Early Influencer’ category reflects what Gil Scott-Heron’s work has meant and continues to mean to the music industry since his earliest days. His artistic blending of poetry and music were the precursor to rap. His crucial voice of protest deeply influenced Black music across genres, especially hip-hop.” “He’s most famous for the iconic political protest song, ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,’ which became an anthem for activists for equality and police reform in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. In addition, his poem, ‘Whitey on the Moon,’ recorded in 1970 and written to pan the excessive expense of the 1969 moon landing, trended on social media this summer during media coverage of the ‘billionaires space race.’” Rackley also reflected on his father’s impressive canon of work. “His body of work spans 50 years and the poetic words he spoke to promote peace and justice are as relevant today as they were back then,” Rackley said. Indeed, Scott-Heron’s music and words remain in high demand including the use of “Whit-
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ey on the Moon” in the 2021 Emmy-nominated episode of the HBO blockbuster “Lovecraft Country.” Questlove also employed Scott-Heron’s work in the trailer for last summer’s blockbuster which he produced, “Summer of Soul ( . . . Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised).” In addition, the prophetic genius and wordsmith won a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 while “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” secured a place in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014. He’s also featured in several exhibits at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. In October, relatives, close associates and New York Park Service officials celebrated the ribbon-cutting and dedication of the newly-named Gil Scott-Heron Amphitheater in St. Mary’s Park in the Bronx. “There’s a buzz that’s still in my heart and throughout the city of Cleveland,” Rackley said. “There are signs and billboards everywhere that pay tribute to his name, his life and his work. There are even a few murals in the Bronx that honor folks like James Bald-
win and Maya Angelou, among others. So, he’s in great company. Our family is honored that he has been given such recognition – and it’s well-deserved.” To be eligible, artists must have released their first record 25 years prior to induction. Other factors considered by an international voting body of more than 1,200 artists, current living inductees, historians and members of the music industry include: an artist’s musical influence on other artists; length and depth of career and the body of work; and innovation and superiority in style and technique. Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go’s, JAY-Z, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren were inducted in the Performer category; LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads in the Musical Excellence category; and Clarence Avant for the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The show will air on HBO on November 20 and on additional HBO networks and Sirius XM Radio. For more information on Gil Scott-Heron’s life, contributions and continuing influence, visit gilscottherononline.com or @gilscottheron on Instagram. WI @mcneirdk
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2021 Elections Proved Connection GOP is Making with America's Black Voters
Black Republican candidates who made history Tuesday night winning their state-wide and local elections across the country,” RNC National Spokesman Paris Dennard said. “Republican trailblazer Winsome Sears defied the odds to Stacy M. Brown included two women of color. While Democrats held on in become the first Black woman WI Senior Writer New Jersey with Gov. Phil Murphy elected to serve as Virginia’s LieuDuring the decisive victories retaining his seat, winning by a ra- tenant Governor. On the local scored by Republicans on the re- zor-thin margin against Republican level, Black Republicans like A.C. cent Election Day, significant shifts Jack Ciattarelli, the GOP still made Cordoza (VA-91), Donald Douglas occurred among crucial voting significant gains in the Garden (KY,SD-22) and Jalen Johnson (Albany City Commission-II) highgroups, which have only added to State. Overall, Republicans flipped light the growth and diversity of the the misery of Democrats. GOP at all levels,” said Dennard, Notably, Black voters showed four New Jersey counties. While some point out that the who also serves as the RNC’s direcup for Republicans in Virginia and electorate in Virginia has become tor of Black Media Affairs. elsewhere. With Youngkin’s victory, DenGlenn Youngkin, the GOP both older and whiter than during nard noted that Black Virginians candidate who defeated heavily-fa- last year’s presidential election, have a new governor “that supports many said the inroads the GOP vored Democrat Terry McAuliffe for governor, garnered 13 percent of made this year remain indisputable. school choice and is committed to And although Black voters didn’t supporting HBCUs in his budgets.” the Black vote and did better over“The RNC remains committed all than former President Donald turn out to the degree they did to expanding our party, supporting Trump in every county in Virginia. for the 2020 Presidential election, our Black Republican leaders and In the Commonwealth’s Lt. the progress made by Republicans having meaningful engagement could serve as a precursor for what Governor’s race, Republican Winsome Sears earned 17 percent lies ahead in the 2022 midterm through our RNC Black CommuQ4 AMTRAK PRINT 1_Washington Informer (outlines).pdf 1 7/7/21 10:33 PM Dennard said. WI nity Centers,” of the Black vote in her victory elections. @StacyBrownMedia “Congratulations to all of the against Democrat Hala Ayala that
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Baritone Will Liverman Returns to Area Stage After Met Triumph
'Spanish Inspirations' to be Staged at Wolf Trap with Chamber Music Society Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer
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Washington-area residents are in for a treat as Will Liverman returns to the area to perform during the Chamber Music at The Barns series at Wolf Trap on Friday, Nov. 12. The program, "Spanish Inspirations," serves as a collaboration with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Liverman’s performance in “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” opened the Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 season. It marked the first performance by a Black composer at the Met, showcasing Terence Blanchard’s adaptation from the autobiography of New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow. "I'm still processing the whole experience. It's put me on a platform. It was an incredible experience because for the first time, we, the front-facing artists, were able to work directly with the people on the other side of the table," Liverman said, referring to working with Blanchard, filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, who wrote the libretto from Blow's book and with co-directors James Robinson and Camille A. Brown. Liverman, the 2020 recipient of the Washington National Opera and John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts’ Marian Anderson Vocal Award, has remained busy in his short career and counts as an in-demand performer with dates confirmed across the U.S. Earlier this year, he released "Dreams of a New Day," a program of American art songs by Black composers on Cedille Records. The album showcases the works of composers such as Margaret Bonds and Harry Burleigh and marks the premier of Shawn Okpebholo's "Two Black Churches" from poems about the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1963 and the 2015 shooting at Emanuel African Meth-
odist Episcopal Church in Charleston. In collaboration with DJ/recording artist K-Rico, Liverman created "Factotum," an interpretation of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," set in a present-day Black barbershop in Chicago. Liverman and K-Rico mix operatic singing with hip-hop, gospel, funk, neo-soul and R&B music. A short behind-the-scenes documentary, "Creating The Factotum," explores the new work’s development process. "It's just a celebration of being Black," Liverman said. "That's the barbershop experience that we decided to let live in the opera world." After performances in several workshops, it will premiere at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. In the meantime, see Liverman's "Spanish Inspirations" at The Barns of Wolf Trap on Nov. 12. For ticket information, visit Wolf Trap at https://www. wolftrap.org. WI
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My Best Hope for a Healthy Start Imani Bowden I had my baby with Community of Hope. It could not have been better. When I found out I was pregnant, I knew I wanted a natural birth and asked my first doctor. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel like that practice provided personalized care and didn’t feel much support. I was introduced to Community of Hope by my partner’s mentor and had not heard of them before. I didn’t know what a midwife was or that midwives could deliver babies like doctors do. After talking with the midwives who answered my questions, I ended up switching care providers around 20 weeks. Besides appointments with midwives, Community of Hope has other helpful resources I used. The ‘Ride for Moms’ program, which gave me free Uber rides to and from appointments, was so helpful because I do not drive. I also enjoyed the CenteringPregnancy® program, which provides group prenatal care and education. There were a lot of things that my partner and I didn’t know—like how long the milk would last in the refrigerator versus freezer. It was also nice to chat with other moms, especially during COVID. I don’t think I would have connected to others the same way at a doctor’s office. When I went into labor and my contractions were really close together, my midwife and doula were calm and knowledgeable. They had me try different positions to help the baby move down faster. I’m happy I was at the birth center because I had more freedom to let my body do what felt natural to do. At one point, I was considering getting the epidural, but they kept assuring me that my baby was coming and that I could really have what I wanted—a natural birth. When she was finally born, I felt instant relief and exhaustion! Holding her for the first time and feeling happy, I realized she came out of me. Here I was thinking I couldn’t do it or make it through, and I did. If it wasn’t for the midwives and my doula motivating me through it, I might have given up. It was a long experience, but I’m very grateful for how it happened. At my follow up visit the next day, I was connected with the lactation specialists. I needed them to help get my milk supply up. I struggled with breastfeeding in the beginning, and the lactation specialist provided reassurance that everything was normal. It was definitely what I needed after delivery to make sure we were off to the best healthy start. I want other parents to know that they can choose different options for their prenatal care and birth; that people don’t have to go with traditional care. I felt an immense feeling of safety and comfortability when I got to Community of Hope, and I think it is a great option for all moms. Having a team around you that truly cares is important when you are pregnant. I want to have another baby with them! Community of Hope offers the best hope for a healthy start for families. This federal program is available for DC residents and aims to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy, and to reduce racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse pregnancy outcomes. It is offered specifically to families who live in Wards 5, 7, and 8. Families in these areas are often long-term residents of DC who have lived here for generations and are rooted in the community. Highlights of the services include midwives and OB providers, doula services, connections to home visiting, free rides to appointments, 24-hour medical advice, care coordination, health education, CenteringPregnancy sessions, breastfeeding support, and parenting classes including support services for partners and fathers. They have room for your family. Do what I did, call 202.540.9857 to secure a Healthy Start for your baby and family today.
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CHERRY BLOSSOMS FESTIVAL RETURNS Preview held on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at the Hamilton in Northwest. Lea Craigie-Marshall was introduced as the official artist of the 2022 Cherry Blossom Festival. The opening ceremony and Pink Tie Party will take place on March 22. The kite festival will take place March 26 and Petal Palooza is April 16. The Cherry Blossom parade will be held April 9.
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With Infrastructure Windfall Possible, D.C. Can Avoid Mistakes of the Past Kimberly Cataudella Reporter, Center for Public Integrity (CPI) Washington, D.C., could receive more than $2.5 billion in funding for highway and mass transit improvements under President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which passed Friday. A long history of D.C. infrastructure investments that have been spent on projects that accelerated gentrification and widened inequality for Black neighborhoods has some scholars, organizers and activists worried about how this money will be spent. Public transportation, broadband infrastructure and bridge repairs are among the needs listed in a White House fact sheet about how the spending might help the District through fiscal year 2026. “Over the life of the bill, the District is expected to receive over $1.3 billion for Federal Highway Administration programs,” said Sharon E. Nichols, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's director of communications. “For transit expenses, D.C. is expected to receive over $1.2 billion.” Norton’s office said because the
District lacks statehood and has no representation in the Senate, where the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was drafted, “the people of the District were shut out of the discussion on a crucial piece of legislation.”
INFRASTRUCTURE EXECUTION CAN WORSEN INEQUITY
Organizers identify two main issues with the way infrastructure dollars are spent. Christina Peay is the vice president of philanthropy and communications at Housing Up, a nonprofit organization in D.C. that develops affordable housing and offers services to homeless and low-income families. When infrastructure money is approved, she said, nonprofits, advocates and organizers usually see two trends: 1. Lawmakers often don’t spend enough time asking communities about their needs. 2. The money is rarely used in its entirety. “We need things like regular bus lines, bus rapid transit, reliable transportation from homes to workplaces, to places like childcare, eldercare, healthcare,” said Michael Bader, associate director of the Metropolitan Policy Center and a public administration professor at
5 Over the life of President Biden’s $1 trillion Infrastructure bill, “the District is expected to receive over $1.3 billion for Federal Highway Administration programs,” said Sharon E. Nichols, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's director of communications. (WI File Photo)
The portion of money given to D.C. from the $1 trillion plan may not cover everything on the District’s wish list – and some projects in the plan might take a back seat because something more pressing or unforeseen came up in the meantime
5 The historic Barry Farm public housing neighborhood was demolished to make room for a new mixed-use, mixed income community in Southeast. (WI File Photo)
5 An example of inequitable infrastructure implementation in the District is the Barry Farm public housing redevelopment plan. (WI File Photo)
American University. “Resources are needed to ensure residents who have been neglected by the government – like residents of Wards 7 and 8 – can live their daily lives.” One of the most notorious examples of inequitable infrastructure implementation in the District is the Barry Farm redevelopment. In 1867, the federal government purchased a 375-acre site in Anacostia for the settlement of African Americans after the Civil War. In 1941, the government seized a 34acre section of the community’s land to build Barry Farm Dwellings, a public housing development for African Americans, per a report from the D.C. Policy Center. “Barry Farm Dwellings, once made up of 444 housing units, is now a ghost town of boarded-up buildings,” the Washington Post wrote in January 2020 when reporting that buildings on the property were set to be replaced with a residential and retail complex.
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That plan included 1,400 units, including replacements for public housing and 100 additional units off-site for former tenants. Residents wanted new buildings before the existing ones were torn down, but that request was not honored, the Post wrote. By early 2019, the city began requiring residents to relocate. Natalia Vanegas, deputy communications director for the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development, said their human capital providers maintain constant communication and connection with former residents.
HOW DOES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING WORK?
The portion of money given to D.C. from the $1 trillion plan may not cover everything on the District’s wish list – and some projects
in the plan might take a back seat because something more pressing or unforeseen came up in the meantime. But that’s still to be determined, said Marccus Hendricks, an infrastructure scholar and professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Infrastructure spending supported by local dollars, public and private, can end up flowing to areas where gentrification is happening, Hendricks said. Sometimes, private companies and developers can choose to fund infrastructure investments. “Even when you see the investment in neighborhoods, it raises the tax base, raises the property values,” he said. “Then people get priced out, and you see gentrification happen before your eyes.” By recognizing what communities already have and value, infrastructure dollars can be better spent to accommodate — rather than uproot and change — a neighborhood, said Bobby Boone, a longtime community retail strategist and founder of &Access, a group that provides equitable solutions for under-resourced communities. This doesn’t mean neighborhoods will have a more vibrant commercial base if they have a higher density of multifamily units, Boone said. Infrastructure dollars should be spent to promote incremental growth, not to change the community entirely so it can look like the others.
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What do you want to be when you grow up? Have you ever thought about being a carpenter? ave you ever sat in a chair or opened a cupboard or closet and wondered how it was made? If so, you can thank a carpenter! A carpenter is a person who works mainly with wood. They can make cabinets, build houses, make furniture, or do other things with wood throughout your home.
Carpenters have a saying: Measure twice. Cut once. What do you think this saying means?
If you like making things and working with your hands, a career as a carpenter might be a good job for you. The pay is very good. And since there is a shortage of skilled carpenters, there are many job opportunities for people who want to learn this craft.
Talk about it with a family member. Is it a saying that can be helpful outside of being a carpenter?
A hammer is a tool for pounding metal nails into objects such as wood. It has a long handle, and a metal head with a flat end for hitting nails. Carpenters use nails to hold pieces of wood and other things together. Sometimes a nail is used as a peg to hang things.
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Do you know a carpenter? Ask them about their job.
How do I become a carpenter? Carpenters learn their trade by working in an apprenticeship training program. It takes about four years to learn what is needed to pass the carpenter test. Some people learn enough to pass the test through work experience.
Carpenters Need to Be Good at Measuring Whether you are building a doghouse, a bird house, or any kind of building, you need each side to be the same height.
Circle the things below that you think carpenters make. Then, check your answers by doing the math problems below each picture. The ones with even-numbered answers are things made by carpenters.
Practice Measuring with the Newspaper! Get a ruler or tape measure and start looking through the newspaper. Find five pictures and measure how tall they are (height) and how wide.
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Being a carpenter is a really great job:
Join two pieces of wood with screws. Paint a doghouse. Make a temporary fix to a ripped tent.
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Are there more hammers or screwdrivers on this page?
Carpenters get to help people. The pay is very good. Carpenters touch most everybody’s lives. There is a shortage of carpenters so there are many job openings.
Nail or Nail?
The word nail has more than one meaning. Our fingers and toes have nails. And a nail is a tool used to build things. In both cases, the word is spelled the same, but has different meanings. These are called homonyms. Look through the newspaper for five words that have more than one meaning. Standards Link: Language Arts: Identify homonyms.
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wi book review "Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture" By Zeba Blay c.2021, St. Martin's Press $16.99 260 pages Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer You used to like to skip. Filled with delight, you danced down the sidewalk, not minding at all who was watching. Back then, your body moved with exuberance, your legs took you everywhere fast, you jumped and rolled and reached and it was joyful. So what happened between then and now that keeps you from that happiness? As in the new book "Carefree Black Girls" by Zeba Blay, you became a Black woman. Over the course of the past few years, Zeba Blay says she's felt as though she was "spiraling," emotionally. Outside forces, politics, racial issues, violence, misogyny affected her so strongly that she became reclusive and, she says, "attempted to take my own life, twice." As a writer, she "constantly, maybe even obsessively" thinks "about what it means to be a Black woman" today. What she came to realize about the subject is something that many people don't understand: "Black women are everything." They are celebrated, emulated in fashion and song; they are teachers, influencers, designers, trendsetters, activists, and sometimes, their stories aren't told or are told in ways that are wrong. Despite, for instance, that Lizzo is obviously comfortable in her own body, too many people still openly fat-shame her and other Black women for their size. The old trope about Black women being "freaks" goes back to slavery and today, it's harming relationships. Black girls' experience is stereotyped, and Black women have such a reputation of being "strong" that some are afraid of showing vulnerability. Black women aren't just judged on the color of their skin, they're judged by the darkness and lightness of it, and if this sounds angry, well, that's another subject: why are "angry Black women" so stereotyped? Either way, for many Black women, it's like walking on eggshells, always "acutely aware of the confinements of [an] existence … that others do not have …" Take a good look at the subtitle of "Carefree Black Girls." See the indication of a "celebration"? If that's what you're looking for — a confetti-and-cake gala about the achievements of Black women — you're going to be disappointed. Nope, there's some fêting of African American women in this book but mostly, author Zeba Blay (who is credited for first using the hashtag #carefreeblackgirls) writes about the many ways that a Black woman can be perceived negatively or even in ways that are harmful. There's no celebration in that, as Blay shows. Using her own experiences as guide rails, she points out many of the ways society fails to give Black women the respect they deserve, instead heaping on criticism or worse, often when they're just living their lives. Alas, Blay doesn't offer much that can be done to counter this, although her list of "moments when I felt truly free" may give some hints. But will readers just be frustrated by then? It's possible; although achievements are mentioned and portraits of influential Black women are included, the "celebration" is smaller than you might expect. You may love "Carefree Black Girls" or it may be something you'll decide to skip. WI
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ARIES You'll be feeling more playful, energized and driven to express what's in your heart and take the steps necessary to make your wildest fantasies a reality. You'll want to set your intentions related to making your home life more secure and comfortable. Carve out time to tune in to your intuition and get in touch with your innate needs. Then planting the seeds for change can lead to a positive shift. Lucky Numbers: 1, 2, 23 TAURUS Have animated conversations with colleagues, brainstorm big-picture ideas and soak up tons of information. Your brain will be buzzing! You'll do well to take a step back to think about how you can put newly acquired knowledge to use to advance your skill set and career. Later in the week, the cosmos inspires you to get out of your comfort zone when it comes to matters of the heart. Lucky Numbers: 10, 11, 27 GEMINI At the start of the week, you're zeroed in on your financial picture. Later in the week, you might need to go back to the drawing board to learn more about a relationship, job, or wellness routine. Though you may be frustrated if your efforts to move forward are stalled, tweaking and revising your plan now sets you up for even more success in the long term. Lucky Numbers: 7, 30, 57 CANCER Dream about ways you might reinvent yourself to more effectively hit personal goals. Once you know where you want to go from here, trust yourself to take action. You need to revisit cash-flow and investment plans. Keeping a close watch on your bank accounts would be wise. Getting more organized and focused in these ways can lay the groundwork for bolstered financial wellness. Lucky Numbers: 17, 24, 44 LEO Early in the week, you get a burst of energy to tackle major, ambitious personal goals. Later in the week, you're required to take a step back and think about the image and needs you've been identifying with internally and projecting outwardly. If you want to sharpen your approach to day-to-day and long-term objectives, this is an ideal time to reflect and get organized. Lucky Numbers: 20, 35, 54 VIRGO At the start of the week, you could be on the brink of a breakthrough related to a group project on the job. Leaning into opportunities to collaborate pave the road to well-deserved success. Later in the week, you might feel like you've lost momentum when it comes to working toward personal goals. Listening to your inner voice now can help you make even wiser moves down the road. Lucky Numbers: 12, 35, 46 LIBRA Reflect on the ways you want to take your hustle to the next level. You could be recognized for your work ethic. You'd do well to spend time envisioning your ideal career path from this point and then making moves to manifest it. Friends and colleagues from the past could resurface out of the blue. Passionate conversations could lead to a winning joint venture. Lucky Numbers: 27, 30, 35 SCORPIO As the week begins, you're more inclined to make bold calls to get ahead on the job. You'll have even more energy and drive now to sign up for challenging projects, make presentations and pitch your most ambitious ideas. Higher-ups will take note! Later in the week, you might feel less enthused or downright aggravated by your regular, everyday responsibilities. You're itching to broaden your horizons and experience something unusual, which can teach you a lot about your big-picture outlook on life. Lucky Numbers: 5, 6, 17 SAGITTARIUS Deepen your connection to your partner or a potential significant other. Take advantage of this intense energy by tuning in to your heart and reflecting on your most deep-rooted desires and then sharing them openly. Later in the week, you could be inspired to make a daring move and shake up your approach to hitting your professional goals. You'd do well to base your decision on your emotional needs and your gut instincts. Lucky Numbers: 9, 20, 22 CAPRICORN At the start of the week, you could find yourself yearning for more physical affection. Being assertive about what you want and need can set you up for deserved fulfillment. Later in the week, you may find yourself reflecting on the importance of maintaining your closest connection to a significant other, a colleague, or a dear friend. Ask yourself questions about how well you collaborate one-on-one and your ability to lean on someone else and consider how you can improve in these areas. Lucky Numbers: 15, 25, 54 AQUARIUS Sweeping changes to your health and exercise routine could be at the front of your mind. You could be itching to overhaul your clean eating plan, learn more about a fitness program, or talk to a health care provider about a new game plan for an ongoing concern. Later in the week, the cosmos requires you to turn your attention to an emotional issue from the past that has yet to be healed. Lucky Numbers: 14, 18, 29 PISCES You're driven to be your own advocate and ask hard-hitting questions to get ahead of any health concerns. You'll also want to push yourself in your workouts or learn more about clean eating. As long as one of these possible routines feels right in your gut, go ahead and embrace it! Later in the week, you'll be compelled to express what's in your heart, perhaps in a creative way. You'll find that by striving to be especially present, joyful and fun-loving now, you can learn a sweet, valuable lesson. Lucky Numbers: 4, 7, 12
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SPORTS Wizards Continue Winning Ways 3 Daniel Gafford (21) soars for an easy layup
during the Washington Wizards win over the Milwaukee Bucks 101 - 94 at Capital One Arena in Northwest on Nov. 7. (Abdullah Konte/ The Washington Informer) (Far Left) Bradley Beal (3) drives the lane for a layup during the Washington Wizards win over the Milwaukee Bucks 101 - 94 at Capital One Arena in Northwest on Nov. 7. (Abdullah Konte/ The Washington Informer)
Terrapins fail to deliver 4 Nick Cross (3) tackles a receiver
during the Maryland Terrapin’s loss against the Penn State Nittany Lions 31-14 at Capital One Field in College Park on Nov. 6. (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)
(Above Right) Taulia Tagovailoa (3) throws the football downfield during the Maryland Terrapin’s loss against the Penn State Nittany Lions 31-14 at Capital One Field in College Park on Nov. 6. (Abdullah Konte, The Washington Informer) (Below Right) Challen Faamatau (29) runs for a first down during the Maryland Terrapin’s loss against the Penn State Nittany Lions 31-14 at Capital One Field in College Park on Nov. 6. (Abdullah Konte, The Washington Informer)
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5 President Joe Biden and his wife, first lady Dr. Jill Biden, former President Barack Obama and his wife Michele, former President George Bush and his wife Laura, along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attend the funeral of Gen. Colin Powell at the Washington National Cathedral in Northwest on Nov. 5. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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Northwest, attracted both the powerful and powerless, including family, friends, colleagues and even perfect strangers, who filled the pews of the regal house of prayer and worship. Streamed live for the millions of well-wishers unable to attend, both in the U.S. and abroad, Powell’s funeral epitomized his penchant for and unique ability to successfully assemble seemingly different kinds of people in a singular setting where, for a brief moment in time, the differences mattered far less than the similarities. The music equally reflected a diverse array of genres, from fanfares delivered on pipe organ or by a military ensemble to hallowed hymns and songs of praise sung acapella by a celestial choir or a solo voice as exemplified in the baritone splendor of Wintley Phipps. The many dignitaries who attended in support of the Powell family included President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, two former presidents, Barack Obama and George W. Bush, both accompanied by their wives, and former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton whose husband, former president Bill Clinton, could not attend due to illness.
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE GENERAL
During the reflections shared by those who knew him best, Richard Armitage, a former diplomat, government official and U.S. Navy officer, began the testimonials providing insight into the life of his comrade, fellow
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veteran and friend for four decades. “When I once asked ‘CP’ what trait he valued most within a leader, he replied, someone whose troops would follow them anywhere – if for no other reason than their curiosity to see where they were going,” Armitage said. “But he also emphasized the importance of treating people with a little more kindness than we may think they deserve because we never know what’s going on in their lives.” Armitage shared several anecdotes which illustrated Powell’s humor, insatiable curiosity and how comfortable he felt in his own skin. The first memory harkened back to a celebratory afternoon during which Powell held court with the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters. While Powell and the athletes playfully passed a basketball around the room, Armitage said he recalled that whenever his friend received the ball, he would fumble it before dropping it to the ground. When one of the Globetrotters inquired why, Powell, reflecting on his youth, said, “While you were out shooting hoops, I was out stealing hubcaps.” Another vignette revealed a lesson which Armitage said he will never forget. Powell, who often enjoyed sneaking away from his security detail, once surprised a parking attendant at the Pentagon and asked him what factors led to determining who among the many visitors to the facility would be relegated to front versus back row seating. The attendant said those who treated him or his coworkers with dignity, greeting them warmly and engaging
in friendly conversation, would be given the best seats available. However, those who barely acknowledged them, sometimes not even letting their windows down to speak, would find themselves in the back. “It was a nugget and an enlightening moment for me,” Armitage said. “It helped me understand how each person had equal value in Colin’s eyes, no matter who they were or what they did.” “And while we had very different tastes in music, we did share one common love for Caribbean music,” he said. “Also, Colin loved the church – its ceremony, liturgy and the high hymns. We talked almost every day, usually early in the morning except on Sundays and our conversation would always be the same.” “He’d say he’d been at church earlier and was in the state of grace. I would reply, if he was not in a state of grace, who among us is. This was our routine for 40 years and I will miss him and the times which we shared together,” Armitage said. Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright began her remarks saying, “my heart is sad because I have lost a friend.” She pointed to the many differences that existed between her and Powell, illustrating how those distinctions ultimately led to the forging of a close relationship over the course of 25 years. “Under his glossy exterior, he was one of the most gentle people I’ve ever met,” she said. “His virtues rested on the Homeric including honesty, dignity, loyalty and a commitment to his
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RELIGION the religion corner WITH LYNDIA GRANT
Living With Type 2 Diabetes
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. — Hosea 4:6 This article is from a seven-part series written by me in 2003. Since its publication, the series has made its way around the world. It is posted in Africa, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, Europe and Asia; it is translated into different languages, and it appears all across America. It is the story of the life and suffering of my mother, told in order to help somebody, so her living would not be in vain. This week, the Lord told me to share this article with my readers again. Those of you who have read this column faithfully know of the devastation faced by me and my family as my mother suffered for 12 years with diabetes and all of the other implications it brings to the human body. My campaign for diabetes prevention and education, established under the name Fannie Estelle Hill Grant, started after the loss of my mother, who succumbed to Type 2 diabetes on Christmas Day in 2000. I noticed a fire burning in the diabetes health arena, in the African-American community in particular, and it is still burning out of control. Hopefully, this campaign will help put out the fire. Mother was a 73-year-old wife and mother of nine, a homemaker who loved her family very much and believed in preparing wonderful home-cooked meals for the family. She enjoyed cooking, cleaning
and washing clothes, and although Mother suffered many additionshe raised nine children of her own, al strokes. During one of them, she always had room for other she lost the use of her tongue and needy children. couldn’t speak. Her kidneys failed, In our early years during the requiring dialysis for the last two 1960s, Mother was the wife of our years of her life. She had high blood sharecropper father in North Caro- pressure for many years, and both of lina, but they moved the family to her legs were amputated above her Washington, D.C., in 1965, and knees. for more than 30 years, the WashWe wanted to know more about ington metropolitan area was home. the disease that took our mother in The family learned of Mother’s such a brutal fashion. There was so Type 2 diabetes after a major stroke much pain and suffering prior to her she had in 1989. She lived only 12 death. Mother Grant was a Chrisyears after the diagnosis. I and my tian, an evangelist who preached the sisters pledged to begin the educa- gospel in churches throughout the tional prevention campaign while D.C. area, and everyone loved her we visited with and cared for our and called her Ma. mother during her last year of life. As her oldest daughter, I promMother and father moved back to ised to educate millions of people North Carolina, where she enjoyed regarding the causes and prevenher later years in a very peaceful way. tions of Type 2 diabetes. By sharing We purchased her with the general a new home, took public, I feel a lot over the mortgage better now, beMother and payments, and she cause my mother’s father moved was happy. Mothliving shall not be er Grant enjoyed in vain. back to North living on the 226Come back Carolina, where acre farm near next week for the Kinston, which next part of this she enjoyed her had been in the series on diabetes later years in family for genera— a topic I plan tions. She enjoyed to cover for all of a very walking around November, which peaceful way. the farm, followis recognized as ing my father as National Diabetes he worked. Month. WI
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Adams Inspirational A.M.E. Church Dr. E. Gail Anderson Holness / Senior Pastor Rev. Ali Gail Holness-Roland / Assistant & Youth Pastor 12801 Old Fort Road • Ft. Washington, MD 20744 Office (301) 292.6323 • FAX (301) 292.2164 Service and Times Sunday Worship 10:15 am Sunday Church School 11:00 am Youth Sunday every 4th Sunday Prayer Call @ Noon every Tuesday & Thursday 978.990.5166 code: 6166047# Virtual Bible Study Wednesday Facebook & Zoom 7:00 pm “A Growing Church for a Coming Christ” www.adamsinspirationalamec.org
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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor
9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 / Fax: 301-499-8724
700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849
Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 AM 7 10:00 AM Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 PM
Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00 AM 5th Sundays: 9:30 AM 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 PM
Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
Blessed Word of Life Church
Church of Living Waters
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464 Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
St. Stephen Baptist 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 Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00 AM Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30 AM 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00 AM Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30 PM Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00 AM “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Reverend William Young IV Pastor
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) / (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45 AM Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 AM Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday , 12:30 PM Mid-Day Bible Study Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 PM Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30 AM
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office / 202-638-1803 fax
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30 PM
Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am 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.covenantdc.org
www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org
Campbell AME Church
Twelfth Street Christian Church
Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 AM Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 PM “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address : Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion every Sunday: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 PM Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org / Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher 421 Alabama Ave. SE Washington, DC 20032 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School: 10:15 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11;15 AM Children’s Church: 11:15 AM Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: gr8luv4u2@gmail.com
www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org
800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 AM Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00 PM Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00 PM Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org / “God is Love”
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: 8:00 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 6:00 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
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661 Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Sunday Church School: 9:20 AM Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 PM Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45 PM Thur. Bible Study: 7:15 PM
Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW / Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold” www.mtzbcdc.org
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901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423
1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005
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“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Reverend Dr. Paris L Smith, Sr. Senior Pastor
Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00 PM Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00 PM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10 AM
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“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org / E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 AM
Crusader Baptist Church
Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday “Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com
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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor 7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471 Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 AM Service 11:00 AM Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com
Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School 10:15 a.m. – Worship Service Wed. Noon: Dea. Robert Owens Bible Study 7 PM Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Sunday, Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission: Zion shall: Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, And Exalt our Savior. (Acts 2: 41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 PM Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon
All Nations Baptist Church Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591 Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education / School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
Israel Baptist Church
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor 2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 AM Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 PM “Where Jesus is the King”
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office / (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 / Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 / Fax (202) 483-4009
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00 AM & 10:45 AM Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30 PM Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00 PM www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor
Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org
5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:45 AM Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 PM Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 PM Bible Study: Tuesday at 10:30 AM
Mount Moriah Baptist Church Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Holy Communion: First Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30 PM Motto: "Faith On The Hill"
Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 PM Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 PM Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 PM 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
Eastern Community Baptist Church Damion M. Briggs Pastor
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor
1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964
8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240
13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 AM and 10:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 AM & 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:30 AM Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 PM Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 PM Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 PM
Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM
Rehoboth Baptist Church
Reverend Peter R. Blue Sr. Pastor
Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor
2001 Brooks Drive District Heights MD. 20744 240.838.7074
621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112
Service and Times Sunday Worship Experience: 10:15am Sunday School: 9:00am Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Noontime Bible Study: Tuesday @ 12:00pm Prayer Meeting/Bible Study: Tuesday @7:00pm Theme: "Building On A Firm Foundation"
Service and Times Sunday Service: 10:00 AM Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 AM 1st Sunday Baptism: 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10:00 AM Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting: 7:45 PM
Email: revprbstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org
Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”
“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958
Shiloh Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 AM Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 PM Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 PM Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 PM Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
4504 Gault Place, N.E. / Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service : 11:00 AM The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Prayer & Praise Services: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: 7:30 PM Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries: 10:30 AM A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Christ Embassy DC
Dr. Joseph D. Turner / Senior Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 8:00 AM Worship Service: 11:00 AM New Member’s Class: 9:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00 AM Church School: 9:45 AM Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00 PM Saturday Bible Study: 11:00 AM Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00 AM “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
Peace Baptist Church
Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Friday Evening Service: 7:00 PM ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class: 8:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Service: 12:00 PM “The Loving Church of the living lord “
Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 PM Prayer Service Bible Study
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor
9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288
602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595
2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30AM & 10:30 AM Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 PM. Wednesday 12 Noon
www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org
Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 AM Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 AM and 10:55 AM Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 AM Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 PM
All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.
Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org
Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor
Email Address: admin@pbc712.org
Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest
Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jerryl V. Moody Pastor-Elect
Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org
St. Matthews Baptist Church
Emmanuel Baptist Church
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
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Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 AM Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 AM Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30AM Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 PM Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 PM Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “
Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.
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domestic agenda and following the catastrophic losses in the November election, Democrats found themselves in a desperate situation, sorely in need of a landmark victory. The White House said the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will rebuild America’s roads, bridges and rails, expand access to clean drinking water, ensure every American has access to high-speed internet, tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice and invest in communities that have too often been left behind. “The legislation will help ease inflationary pressures and strengthen supply chains by making long overdue improvements for our nation’s ports, airports, rail and roads,” Biden said. “It will drive the creation of good-paying union jobs and grow the economy sustainably and equitably so that everyone gets ahead for decades to come. Combined with the President’s Build Back Framework, it will add on average 1.5 million jobs per year for the next 10 years.” Biden asserted that the bill will make historic investments in environmental clean-up and remediation “and build up our resilience for the next superstorms, droughts, wildfires and hurricanes that cost us billions of dollars in damage each year.” “I’m also proud that a rule was voted on that will allow for passage of my Build Back Better Act in the House of Representatives the week of November 15,” President Biden continued. The Build Back Better Act will be a once-in-a-generation investment in our people, the White House stated. “It will lower bills for healthcare, childcare, elder care, prescription drugs and preschool. And middle-class families get a tax cut,” President Biden insisted. “This bill is also fiscally responsible, fully paid for and doesn’t raise the deficit. It does so by making sure the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations begin to pay their fair share and doesn’t raise taxes a single cent on anyone making less than $400,000 per year,” he said.
HOW THE PLAN WILL IMPACT THE D.C. AREA
A report released by the Biden administration said that while 45,000 bridges and 173,000 miles of U.S. highways and major roads remain in need of repair, similar problematic conditions currently exist in Maryland, Virginia and the District with more than 800 bridges and 4,700 miles of highway collectively
5 The Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority is slated to receive $150 million through 2030 for infrastructure in the District of Columbia. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
deemed in poor condition. But how will the Greater Washington Area benefit from the infrastructure bill? Consider the following. The Commonwealth of Virginia will reportedly receive $7 billion for highway programs, $537 million for bridge replacement and repairs and $1.2 billion to improve public transportation. Funds will also be earmarked towards modernizing Amtrak's Northeast Corridor which will allow for rail expansion projects and fortify the Virginia Long Bridge. According to a report released by the Biden administration earlier this year, Virginia has 577 bridges and 2,124 miles of highway in poor condition. On Saturday, Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner said the Commonwealth will receive at least $100 million to expand broadband, including providing access to around half a million Virginians who currently do not have service. They also said Virginia will receive more than $100 million over five years to help expand the charging network for electric vehicles. In the District, federal funds will include $150 million a year through 2030 for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority but more specific details on the number of D.C. projects that will benefit from the package remained unknown as of Saturday, Nov. 6. However, in the same Biden administration report compiled earlier this year, researchers determined that in the District, eight bridges and 402 miles of highway remain in poor condition. On Nov. 6, Governor Larry Hogan released a statement which said Maryland will receive $6 billion as part of the infrastructure package
with $238 million for Chesapeake Bay restoration and conservation. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) released an info sheet over the weekend which said the state will get $4.1 billion for highway programs and over $400 million for bridge replacement and repairs. In addition, Maryland will receive $1.7 billion over five years to improve public transportation and $63 million to expand the network of car charging stations for electric vehicles. As for the need to expand broadband coverage, the state will receive at least $100 million toward related improvements, helping an estimated 148,000 Marylanders who currently lack service. Maryland will also receive $7.9 million over five years to protect against wildfires and $15.9 million to protect against cyberattacks. In addition, the Maryland Democratic Party noted that the state will receive $158 million over five years to improve its airports. According to the aforementioned Biden administration report, Maryland has 273 bridges and 2,201 miles of highway currently in poor condition. In the coming weeks, both Virginia and Maryland will need to determine what percentage of the funds allotted for their respective states will go to specific counties including Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland. Next up for Congress will be Biden's “Build Back Better” social infrastructure bill which several members of Congress have said they will refrain from giving their support until they receive a financial analysis from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office which should be ready for their review in the next few weeks. WI
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POWELL from Page 44 words. He sought to instill those characteristics in his soldiers, colleagues and staff as well as students and youth he met along the way.” “He relished the opportunity to connect with those from other generations and believed the time was always right to reach out to someone who sought to reach up and better themselves and their life. As for our relationship, it grew from one of mutual respect to one of mutual affection,” she said.
POWELL’S SON SHARES LASTING THOUGHTS
The Rev. Stuart Kenworthy, the canon of the Episcopal Diocese of Wash-
ries I have is holding my dad’s hand. I was in an intensive care unit after a very bad accident and when I woke up, he was sitting next to me. I was in a lot of pain and remember that as he squeezed my hand, I felt an instant sense of peace.” “On the last night of his life, I walked into his hospital room – he could neither see nor speak. Still, I wanted him to be at peace. I took hold of that hand which had signed treaties and war orders and which he used to jester with while telling stories. That hand which left a deep imprint on the lives of presidents, prime ministers, soldiers, friends and young people. I held that hand like he had taken mine decades before and which gave me a sense of peace, hoping to do the same.” “I’m often asked if I believe we are still making the kinds of people who were like my dad. I think the answer is up to us. His journey, as he said in his autobiography, was an American journey. My dad was a great lion with a big heart. And I, we, will miss him terribly,” he said, his voice breaking with emotion as he left the podium. WI Staff Writer James Wright contributed to this story. WI @mcneirdk
ington, delivered the homily, saying, “Colin was a man of discernable gifts” and “Colin knew the Lord.” However, among the powerful and emotionally-charged reflections about Powell would be those shared by the general’s son, Michael K. Powell, who spoke on behalf of his sisters and mother. “My dad had a passion for people, all people – from the hotdog vendor or janitor to a student – and he treated them just like any world leader,” he said. “I don’t think we should try to emulate his ‘resume virtues’ but as for his character and the example he set as a human being, we can seek to emulate that. We can choose to be good. Not just do good but be good and like him, live in obedience to some transcendent trust.” “One of the most powerful memo-
“I don’t think we should try to emulate his ‘resume virtues’ but as for his character and the example he set as a human being, we can seek to emulate that. We can choose to be good." 5 Alma Powell, the wife of the late Gen. Colin Powell, at the funeral for her husband at Washington National Cathedral in Northwest on Nov. 5. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
BLACKBURN from Page 5 transparency and even Dr. Frederick’s resignation. During his State of the University address Nov. 5, Dr. Frederick alluded to the ongoing protest and acknowledged students’ complaints about the growth of mold in dormitories. In his nearly two-hour presentation and dialogue with students, faculty members and alumni, he said the university has six percent of its living space available for housing insecure students who reach out to administrators. He also said 41 dorm spaces have been reported for fungi growth and HU administration has endeavored to rectify the situation through its “hyper care” program. The initiative calls for senior officials to consistently visit dorms, speak to students and immediately tackle problems. “We’re lacking in preventative maintenance. This is one of the areas we’ve fallen short on,” he said. “While we have housing partners responsible for this, they are housing Howard students. We’re always riding with [our partners] to make sure they’re doing what they’re supposed to do.” HU announced the hyper care program on Oct. 25 following homecoming weekend during which student protesters alleged assault by campus
police officers and threats from administrators who promised disciplinary action against Black Greek letter organizations that participated in Blackburn Takeover activities. Since the protest began, students have maintained that the university has done more to stall or discredit their cause than address their concerns. For instance, they recalled seeing sprinklers outside of Blackburn spraying water on tents shortly after students erected them. Last week, following requests for heated blankets and hot food, The Live Movement’s Instagram account provided details about inconsistent electricity and heat inside Blackburn. These circumstances compelled some people, like Channing Hill, to question the intention of Dr. Freder-
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ick’s address. On Friday, hours before he was scheduled to speak, Channing and others delivered what they described as an authentic report of their activities and how the university community has received them. “They call us violent [but] this is the true state of the university address that’s representative of every student who walks across this campus,” said Channing, president of HU NAACP. “To say that we’re unsupported by alumni, faculty and our fellow students is false. To say we’re a small, childish minority is false. The only thing President Frederick needs to send is a letter of resignation. Howard is in a state of crisis.” WI @SamPKCollins
Since the protest began, students have maintained that the university has done more to stall or discredit their cause than address their concerns. For instance, they recalled seeing sprinklers outside of Blackburn spraying water on tents shortly after students erected them.
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James R. Gibson Decedent
Louis A. Ford Decedent
Clemmont E. Vontress Decedent
Maggie B. Dews Decedent
James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Ave., NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney
Frederick D. Cooke, Jr. 1250 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney
Cheryl Chapman Henderson 4920 Niagara Road Suite 200 College Park, MD 20740 Attorney
Sehon Virginia Newman Grigsby aka Sehon Grigsby Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Patricia Z. Davis, whose address is 4317 Gorman Terrace SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James R. Gibson who died on February 22, 2021 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 4/28/2022. 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 4/28/2022, 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: 10/28/2021 Patricia Z. Davis Personal Representative
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bruce D. Bradford, whose address is 2800 17th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Louis A. Ford who died on June 6, 2020 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 4/28/2022. 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 4/28/2022, 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: 10/28/2021 Bruce D. Bradford Personal Representative
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Julius Terrell 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney
Calvin E. Woodland, whose address is 102 Meridian Blvd, Bear DE 19701, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Clemmont E. Vontress who died on April 10, 2021 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 4/28/2022. 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 4/28/2022, 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.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sehon Grigsby Edwards, whose address is 1517 Upshur St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Sehon Virginia Newman Grigsby aka Sehon Grigsby who died on May 11, 2021 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 4/28/2022. 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 4/28/2022, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Patricia L. Baker, whose address is 3971 Clay Place NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Maggie B. Dews who died on 4/30/2021 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 4/28/2022. 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 4/28/2022, 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: 10/28/2021 Patricia L. Baker Personal Representative
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Thelma A. Jones aka Thelma Arnetta Jones Decedent
William F. Madden Decedent
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Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW #700 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
Julius P. Terrell 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW #400 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney
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Ian Madden, whose address is 6585 McCallum Blvd., Apt 304, Dallas TX 75252, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William F. Madden who died on April 9, 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 4/28/2022. 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 4/28/2022, 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.
Kwame Brown, whose address is 646 Chalcedony Lane, Glen Burnie, MD 21060, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joanne Brown who died on 2/9/2021 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 4/28/2022. 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 4/28/2022, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ilai Reuel Moreno, whose address is 3400 27th Avenue, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Diego Efrain Moreno aka Efrain Moreno who died on December 25, 2020 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 April 28, 2022. 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 April 28, 2022, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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Kelvin T. Jones, whose address is 2000 Rosedale St., NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Thelma A. Jones aka Thelma Arnetta Jones who died on April 13, 2021 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 4/28/2022. 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 4/28/2022, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
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
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
2021 ADM 1158
2021 ADM 001229
2021 ADM 000961
2002 ADM 1710
2021 ADM 1242
Joseph S. Winstead, Jr. Decedent
John Paul Smith Decedent
Mark Steven Slinkard Decedent
Bernice Mills aka Bernice C. Mills Decedent
Robert Howard Evans Decedent
Colline Silvera Robinson Kirlew & Associate PC 7731 Belle Point Drive Greenbelt, MD 20770 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Pamela Holmes, whose address is 2763 31st Place, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joseph S. Winstead, Jr. who died on 8/16/2021 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 4/28/2022. 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 4/28/2022, 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: 10/28/2021
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq., whose address is 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW #700, Washington, DC 20015, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John Paul Smith who died on April 17, 2000 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 April 28, 2022. 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 April 28, 2022, 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: October 28, 2021 Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq. Personal Representative
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David C. Gardner, Esq. 600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 308 Rockville, MD 20852 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Shannon Hopkins, whose address is 36579 Wildwood Avenue, Frankford, DE 19945, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mark Steven Slinkard who died on May 28, 2021 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 5/4/2022. 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 5/4/2022, 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: 11/4/2021 Shannon Hopkins Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY
Steve Larson Jackson, Esq. 1629 K Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Marion B. Mills, whose address is 647 E Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Bernice Mills aka Bernice C. Mills who died on August 19, 2002 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 5/4/2022. 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 5/4/2022, 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: 11/4/2021 Marion B. Mills Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY
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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
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2021 NRT 000038
2021 NRT 000040
2021 ADM 969
Louise Lewis Hopkins Name of Deceased Settlor
ELAINE CHAMBERS © ", having reached the age of majority,
Angela Jupiter aka Angela Marie Jupiter Decedent
Mary W. Marshall Name of Deceased Settlor NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF REVOCABLE TRUST
NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF REVOCABLE TRUST
Mary W. Marshall whose address was 1719 Otis Street NE, Washington, DC 20018 created a revocable trust on August 21, 2006, which remained in existence on the date of death on May 16, 2021, and Lawrence M. Marshall Jr., whose address is 12106 Wimbleton Street, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, is the currently acting trustee, hereinafter the Trustee. Communications to the Trust should be mailed or directed to Lawrence M. Marshall Jr. TR at 12106 Wimbleton Street, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Louise Lewis Hopkins whose address was 1207 Randolph Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017 created a revocable trust on April 20, 2015, which remained in existence on the date of death on July 4, 2016, and Peter D. Antonoplos, whose address is 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, is the currently acting trustee, hereinafter the Trustee. Communications to the Trust should be mailed or directed to Valerie Edwards at 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036.
The Trust is subject to claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors, costs of administration of the settlor’s estate, the expense of the deceased settlor’s funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent the deceased settlor’s residuary probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs, expenses, and allowances.
The Trust is subject to claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors, costs of administration of the settlor’s estate, the expense of the deceased settlor’s funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent the deceased settlor’s residuary probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs, expenses, and allowances.
Claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors are barred as against the Trustee and the trust property unless presented to the Trustee at the address provided herein on or before May 4, 2022 (6 month after the date of the first publication of this notice.) An action to contest the validity of this trust must be commenced by the earliest of (1), May 16, 2022 (One year from date of death of deceased settlor) (2) May 4, 2022, (6 months from the date of first publication of this notice) or (3) Ninety days after the Trustee sends the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust’s existence, of the Trustee’s name and address, and of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding.
Claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors are barred as against the Trustee and the trust property unless presented to the Trustee at the address provided herein on or before May 4, 2022 (6 month after the date of the first publication of this notice.) An action to contest the validity of this trust must be commenced by the earliest of (1) July 4, 2017, (One year from date of death of deceased settlor) (2) May 4, 2022, (6 months from the date of first publication of this notice) or (3) Ninety days after the Trustee sends the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust’s existence, of the Trustee’s name and address, and of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding.
The Trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust before the expiration of the time within which an action must be commenced unless the Trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust or the Trustee has received notice from a potential contestant who thereafter commences a judicial proceeding within sixty days after notification.
The Trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust before the expiration of the time within which an action must be commenced unless the Trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust or the Trustee has received notice from a potential contestant who thereafter commences a judicial proceeding within sixty days after notification.
This Notice must be mailed postmarked within 15 days of its first publication to each heir and qualified beneficiary of the trust and any other person who would be an interested person within the meaning of D.C. Code 20-101(d).
This Notice must be mailed postmarked within 15 days of its first publication to each heir and qualified beneficiary of the trust and any other person who would be an interested person within the meaning of D.C. Code 20-101(d).
Date of First Publication: 11/4/2021
Date of First Publication: 11/4/2021
Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality. Notice of White Flag ELAINE CHAMBERS © ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, heir of: " CHAMBERS, GALE ELAINE © ", corp. sole Dba.: " GALE being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal
intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as an: American National, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare
permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to the united States of
America, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, and all natural laws governing We
the People, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: " Native American Choctaw Blackfoot ". I am
that I am: " GALE ELAINE CHAMBERS © ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: " empress gale- elaine :chambers © ". Notice
of White Flag Surrender: as " hors de combat ", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of yhwh's covenant: Law of the People, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND
(HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title: This order is to
preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights,
title, and interest, in the property, Re: OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: OFFICE OF VITAL STATISTICS: 1967010700 , " GALE
ELAINE CHAMBERS © ", is as a special deposit order conveyed to "Royal Legacy Trust © ". All property of the same issue and
amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: " empress gale- elaine :chambers
© ", nom deguerre: "GALE ELAINE CHAMBERS © ", as a special
deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used
Nakia V. Gray 800 Maine Ave. SE, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20020 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Debra Yarbrough, whose address is 132 Economy Eight Box 510, Labadieville LA, 70372, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Angela Jupiter aka Angela Marie Jupiter who died on January 31, 2020 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 5/4/2022. 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 5/4/2022, 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: 11/4/2021 Debra Yarbrough Personal Representative
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Patricia A. Weth 3419 Fiddlers Green Falls Church, VA 22044 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS James A. Evans, whose address is 2140 Deer Rapids Rd., Strasberg VA 22657, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Robert Howard Evans who died on July 29, 2021 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 5/4/2022. 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 5/4/2022, 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: 11/4/2021 James A. Evans Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer
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HARM from Page 26 the U.S. and the other pledging to work to advance health equity in psychology. The former directs APA’s CEO to develop a long-term plan for achieving the goals identified in the resolution. Then, the CEO will present the project to the Council by August 2022. “For the first time, APA and American psychology are system-
ha, the operations director of the new campaigning company Sole Strategies. “Each election cycle, countless promises are made on how they will positively impact the Black community. Yet, each cycle, after the elections are completed, those promises are packed up and saved for the next term with politicians fulfilling none of them,” Wells-Onyioha said. “This further proves how Democrats use the Black community to win and how they aren’t dedicated to cultivating real relationships within the community. Putting their money where their mouth is and spending [dollars] with Black media could help them to be seen in a slightly more positive light,” Wells-Onyioha said. Lazarus Jackson, the editor in chief of Modern Home Safety, said his family taught him to vote Democrat. “They seemed to be the party that acknowledged that the system was disproportionately unbalanced,” Jackson said. “I believe the Democratic Party thrives on identity politics which inherently forces people to clique up and naturally adopt a ‘us versus them’ mentality.” “I’ve never liked the Republicans’ stance on race but now that I’m older, I understand the only way to prosper is to get into the game of being a capitalist where race doesn’t control your actions. So, I will vote for Donald Trump in 2024 and I believe a wave of other Black voters will join me,” he said. WI @StacyBrownMedia atically and intentionally examining, acknowledging and charting a path forward to address their roles in perpetuating racism,” said APA President Dr. Jennifer F. Kelly. “These resolutions are just the first steps in a long process of reconciliation and healing. This important work will set the path for us to make real change and guide the association and psychology moving forward,” she said. WI
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CANDIDATES from Page 13 We’ll still have problems.” Moore, who’s also an Army veteran, said the state should scale, fund and “celebrate” work being done locally such as Prince George’s State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy operating a public integrity unit and pursuing police officer misconduct cases with 11 open indictments against police. Baker said the work to revamp the police department in Prince George’s took place after a consent decrease ended in 2004 because of excessive force complaints. For instance, he said officers received implicit bias training and other reform measures. “The governor’s office working with the local county executives and legislatures to actually give real police reform is what we need to do,” said Baker, who served as county executive from 2010 to 2018. Janna Parker of Temple Hills challenged Baker on that notion Monday, especially after the county settled a suit in July for $2.3 million with Black and Latino officers who accused the police department of racial and discriminatory practices. Some of the supervisors including former Police Chief Hank Stawinski worked while Baker served as county executive. “The reality is Baker's policies around the school system and police have further damaged both of those institutions and the residents he was elected to serve,” Parker wrote in the Zoom’s chat section. “We are all very aware of his record as a county executive in this county. If you're going to run on that as your experience, then you're going to own every bit of what your tenure put the residents of this county through…” Near the end of the more than 90-minute session, Baker did receive support from Ava Richardson who wrote, “Mr. Baker, I would like to volunteer to help with your campaign. Praying that you win.” John King Jr., former U.S. education secretary in the Obama administration, didn’t participate Monday because he teaches an undergraduate course on education policy at the University of Maryland in College Park. The Prince George’s NAACP branch would like for the candidates to return before the June 28 primary. “I know we went a little late [Monday], but we have to be informed,” said Linda Thomas Thornton, president of the county NAACP. “This is not the last time. Hopefully you’ll come back and talk with us on different topics.” WI @jabariwill
CROWELL from Page 30 a combination of student loans, Pell Grants, and jobs to offset limited family contributions to college educations. As students increase job hours as part of financial aid packages, the amount of time required to complete a traditional four-year degree is also increasing. Today, most students – 60% — earn their baccalaureate degrees in six years. Only 39% graduate in the traditional four years. And the longer it takes to graduate, the number of loans and their indebtedness increase as well. Pell Grants, a needs-based federal program designed to serve low-income students and their families, has also failed to keep pace with rising college costs. The maximum annual Pell Grant award for the 2020-2021 school year is $6,345; due to the program’s sliding scale that takes family income, size, and contributions into account, this aid can be as low as $639. In the 20192020 academic year, approximately 6.9 million students received a Pell
BAILEY from Page 30 was one so wretched as so to be in all respects upon a par with them.' The same point was made by one of the rebels who said later in his confession that 'Capt. Nat in passing a house where some very poor people lived said he would not kill them because they thought no better of themselves than they did of the negroes.' Some whites escaped Nat's dragnet by hiding in holes or
MORIAL from Page 30 tematic dismantling of American democracy and the desecration of our most sacred constitutional right. The racially discriminatory voter suppression that has run rampant through the states is unconscionable; the Senate's abject failure to contain it is unforgivable. For most of the 56 years since the
Grant that averaged $4,117. While this amount of financial assistance is helpful, the actual annual cost of college surpasses the financial capabilities of most Black Americans. For the 2020-2021 academic year, the annual average cost of attending a moderately-priced, in-state public four-year institution is $26,820. For out-of-state students attending the same college, the annual cost jumps to $43,280, and the average cost of attending a private, four-year college is even higher at $54,880. By comparison, the annual average cost of attending an HBCU is 28% less than that of a non-HBCU institution, according to UNCF. Average public HBCU tuition and fees for the same academic year are $7,195 for state residents and $14,966 for out-of-state students. At private HBCUs, like Howard University, Morehouse and Spelman Colleges, annual costs run higher, but are still less than $30,000. When median family incomes are compared by race, the ability to finance a college education shows stark differences. In 2020, Black median
family income was $57,480, while that of white families was $96,170, according to the College Board, a nonprofit institution that since 1900 has been dedicated to promoting excellence and equity through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools. In response to these and other educational concerns, a growing chorus of stakeholders are calling for federal student loan forgiveness to alleviate decades-long debt and give all college graduates the opportunity to build wealth. Graduates from many HBCUs earn starting salaries in excess of $50,000. Further, for STEM graduates, starting salaries can bring more
than $60,000. At face value, these salaries seem sufficient to begin a career — until the cost of student loan repayment takes several hundred dollars each month away from net earnings. “HBCUs are known for their culture, homecomings, but more importantly, they produce the world’s greatest and top black doctors, lawyers, engineers and STEM graduates,” said Jaylon Herbin, panel moderator and a CRL Outreach Associate. “Without our HBCUs, Black America would not be what it is today. We must continue to leverage the support and funding for HBCUs, so that the graduates that they produce are not burdened by student debt.” WI
secret places in the homes…" 4) "It was done on Friday, November 11, 1831. Nat was taken from Southampton Jail to a field near the courthouse. Oblivious to the world he was about to leave, Nat walked with head held high to the tree marked for the hanging. 'Not a limb trembled,' one witness said. Another witness said 'he betrayed no emotion but appeared to be utterly reckless in the awful fate that awaited him and even hurried
his executioner in the performance of his duty! Precisely at 12 0'clock he was launched into the eternity.' When Nat was safely dead, his body was dismembered and souvenirs, including wallets, were made from the skin. But this was not, by any means, the end of the affair. Before mounting the gallows, Nat made one last prophecy, saying there would be a storm after his execution and the sun would refuse to shine. And as a matter of fact,
there was a storm in Southampton on that day. But Nat spoke a parable and parables should not be taken literally. The storm he saw came in the generation of crisis that was the ultimate result of his act. And that crisis ended — Did Nat see it? — in the rivers of blood that veiled the American sun during the great war that ended slavery." That's why we must commemorate Brother Nat Turner on Veterans Day, November 11, 2021. WI
passage of the Voting Rights Act, protecting access to the ballot box was a bipartisan issue. The original bill passed the House and Senate with the support of overwhelming majorities of both Democrats and Republicans. Since then, Congress has reauthorized the special provisions of the Act five times, each time with bipartisan majorities and each time signed by a Republican Presi-
dent. The most recent reauthorization in 2006 passed the Senate unanimously, including the votes of nine current members of the Senate who have consistently blocked debate on voting rights this year: Richard Shelby of Alabama, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John Thune of South Dakota and John Cornyn of Texas. Sen. Cornyn this week defended his vote citing "huge improvements and advances made in minority voting strength." Texas recently enacted one of the nation's most restrictive voting laws that specifically target voting methods popular among voters of color and adopted new voting maps that dilute the voting power of
diverse communities. More than 250 new laws in 45 states enacted since the 2020 election will make it harder for 55 million Americans to vote. Even more concerning are the initiatives to subvert elections entirely by stripping local election officials of their authority and granting partisan politicians the power to overturn election results. These are not "huge improvements." They are a shameful erosion of democratic principles and a stain on our nation's soul. This must end. It must end now. The National Urban League implores every senator to examine his or her heart, to hear the voices of the martyrs who bled and died to claim the right to vote, and to be guided by the better angels of their nature. WI
For most of the 56 years since the passage of the Voting Rights Act, protecting access to the ballot box was a bipartisan issue.
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theory." Critical race theory is an academic field that examines the existence and impact of structural racism. Right-wing groups and politicians have turned it into a political weapon by claiming that school boards and teachers are part of a Marxist plot to destroy America by making white kids feel guilty about American history and current inequality. Youngkin, who talked about "unity" on the campaign trail, ran with this divisive strategy, promising to ban "critical race theory" from Virginia's schools "on day one." Youngkin's success points to multiple dangers ahead. For Virginians, his victory and Republicans' takeover of the House of Delegates means that advances in voting rights, access to health
ASKIA from Page 31 changed from Black to white. Shiloh actually won a concession, getting the National Park Service to agree to restore the Carter G. Woodson Home, which is adjacent to the church and had been in disrepair for many, many decades. There's even now a Woodson statue in the block. But Ujamaa serves a narrow, but vital niche of the Black cultural landscape, one which has driven the dominant culture into recognizing Kwanzaa and Juneteenth, and the surge for reparations — reparative justice — for Black oppression in the U.S. But the unvarnished Africanized truth that is taught at Ujamaa, doesn't win very many powerful allies for such an institution in an increasingly "multicultural" society. Baba Zulu, as he is affectionately known, brings the flame he lit as a young Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
God help us end poverty in our time in all its faces and places, young and old, rural, urban, suburban and small town too, and in every color of humans You have made everywhere.
gether and raise our voices to end poverty on Your earth in all its guises — inside and out — physical and spiritual, so that all our and Your
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care, and common-sense gun regulation that were made under Democratic leadership in recent years are threatened with reversal. Youngkin told activists that once he was elected he could go "on offense" against reproductive choice. And for the rest of us, the outcome in Virginia means that Youngkin's playbook will be used by more politicians to bring us far-right politics disguised with a cheery smile and rhetoric about protecting children — a strategy that has long been used to smear the LGBTQ community and is now being turned against honest teaching about the racism in our past and present. If too many voters fall for that — or too many of us stay away out of frustration over the lack of progress — we will give more power to the same politicians who are devis-
ing new ways to keep Black people away from the ballot box and leave us underrepresented in the halls of power. We can't let the 2022 elections be dominated by bogus culture war issues drummed up by right-wing politicians. They must be about making economic opportunity, health care, and quality education available to all Americans, no matter their color or where they live. They must be about protecting our democracy and right to vote. The Virginia campaign showed us that campaigning against the lingering threat of Donald Trump is not enough to win an election in which he's not on the ballot. Failing to make the case that electing Democrats will make people's lives better will leave the door open for next year's campaigns to become about something else. WI
organizer in Mississippi in the early 1960s to his zealous work propagating African-centered education to children K-12. The sad truth is that Black Consciousness education is mislabeled and targeted for its unapologetic message of Black pride and its frank condemnation of the wicked white people the world over, and especially in Africa, who have colonized, brutalized, murdered and enslaved Black people by the millions, for centuries. So, if you imagine that commercial gentrifiers don't want a Black church to stand in the way of their "flipping" houses and streets from Black to white, you'd better believe they do not want a militant, conspicuous, Black cultural institution founded by a man named Zulu, with great big ol' African Ankhs on its doorsills, thriving on their street! They expect Black folks to bend to cater to the new arrivals, like
one neighborhood business which changed its name from "Fish in Da Hood," to "Fish in the Neighborhood," so as to not appear to be ghetto-ish, even in its signage. And sadly, city officials are hungry for that kind of acceptance from the new residents, who will never truly respect or appreciate the treasures of D.C. like Ujamaa School, and may even conspire to drive another Black institution out of the city, for the delight of commercial developers and speculators. But if you are interested in strengthening the educational and cultural bonds among Africans in the United States, the Caribbean, and the Continent, then you should look at and support Ujamaa Shule. If you wish to see a strong, independent Black educational institution that produces well-taught leaders, then check out Ujamaa Shule! They've got a GoFundMe page on the "El Zulu" Facebook page. WI
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