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By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, 84, the erstwhile leader of the Nation of Islam and a devoted scholar whose fiery speeches reflect his many hours of study and quiet reflection, delivered his first speech to Donald Trump and the country’s government since the business mogul turned politician took over as president of the U.S.

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5 Organizations in the DMV celebrate the season of giving by preparing and serving meals throughout the area. Volunteers with Children of Mine Youth Center, Inc., Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and Martha’s Table partnered together on Saturday, Nov. 18 to serve Thanksgiving dinner at the Panorama Room in Southeast. More photos on Page 34. /Photo by Roy Lewis

DCHFA Hosts Free Thanksgiving Meal All Welcome at 815 Florida Ave. NW

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For the first time ever, DC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) will open its doors on Thanksgiving Day to distribute 200 dinners to at-risk, homeless families and individuals in need of a meal. From noon to 4 p.m., dinner will be served by DCHFA staff members and their families to ensure that others in the community are fed for the holiday. “As a Washingtonian, I felt an obligation to share my time and the agency’s services with the people in the communi-

ty around us beyond DCHFA’s role in housing,” said Todd A. Lee, DCHFA executive director/CEO. “The celebration of Thanksgiving is centered on the Thanksgiving Day meal. For the first time the Agency will be open on Thanksgiving Day for members of our community to receive Thanksgiving dinner.” The agency will provide 200 meals on a first-come, first-served basis where residents can choose to eat there or take their meal home. “We have conducted outreach to local organizations that serve at-risk and homeless residents to inform their constituents

that DCHFA is a place where they can come for dinner on Thanksgiving Day,” Lee said. The agency insists that all are welcome to sliced roasted turkey, honey baked ham, Southern-style herb stuffing, whipped garlic potatoes, green beans almondine and steamed mixed vegetables, cornbread, buttered rolls and baked pies. “We want the community to know that meals will be available and to spread the word to anyone that they know is in need of a meal on Thanksgiving,” Lee said. “All are welcome.” WI

Attorney General Jeff Sessions was grilled last week by the House Judiciary Committee regarding the Russians’ role in interfering with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But some of the toughest questions weren’t exactly about WikiLeaks, Donald Trump or Russian President Vladimir Putin. They were about Sessions’ history of alleged racism and the current administration’s lack of diversity, specifically the lack of black staff and nominees. When Sessions suggested that the Department of Justice does focus on diversity and inclusion, Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, appeared bemused. “How is it that the Justice Department is fostering diversity when 91 percent of its judicial nominees have been white men?” Richmond asked Sessions during a question-and-answer portion of the attorney general’s Nov. 14 hearing before the House committee on Capitol Hill. “I’m not aware of the numbers,” Sessions retorted. “You should look for quality candidates, and diversity is a matter that has significance,” he said. Undaunted, Richmond then replied by asking Sessions just how many African-Americans were on his senior staff.

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By Tatyana Hopkins WI Staff Writer D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) has officially put his hat in the ring for the 2018 election, kicking off his re-election campaign with tons of support. Nearly 100 people gathered Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the second-floor bar of Ivy City Smokehouse for the kickoff of his campaign to show support for his re-election efforts. In attendance were a number of former and current D.C. officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, who was born in the Ward 5 neighborhood of Michigan Park and enthusiastically expressed her support for McDuffie. “I know what it takes to be a successful ward council member, and that is focusing on policies and laws, but also taking care of your community, and I want to tell you that your council member is doing all of those things,” Bowser said to the Ward 5 supporters. “I look forward to working with [McDuffie] four more years.” Other officials who attended the kickoff event included Council members Robert White Jr. (D-At Large), David Grosso (I-At Large) and former Council members LaRuby May (D-Ward 8), Kwame Brown (D-At Large), Harry Thomas Jr. (D-Ward 5) and Bill Lightfoot (I-At Large). McDuffie, first elected to the council in a 2012 special election following a failed 2010 bid for the seat, nears the end of his first full term after overwhelmingly winning the seat in the 2014 general election. “About a week ago, we did something very special in Virginia and we have a chance to do that in D.C.,” said McDuffie’s childhood friend and Virginia Lt. Gov.-elect Justin Fairfax, who became the only the second African-American to win the post earlier this month. “I can’t think of a better, more powerful more example of the American dream than my friend, Kenyan McDuffie,” Fairfax said. “He is someone who exemplifies what is possible when we create opportunity, when we allow people to get a high-quality education, when we provide people with advancements opportunities. “Kenyan has always stood up for every single person to make sure that they get the same shot that he was blessed to have,” Fairfax said.

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McDuffie said he and Fairfax grew up in the Ward 5 Stronghold neighborhood where they often witnessed violent crime. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School, he sold ice cream at the zoo and then worked as a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service for four years before enrolling in college and later law school. “Growing up in Stronghold, I didn’t always think there was a bright future for me,” McDuffie said. “I ran so that those kids in Langston Carver Terrance, Brentwood, and Edgewood could understand that with a little hard work and support, that they could change their outcomes.” McDuffie previously chaired the Council’s judiciary committee where he passed juvenile justice reform that ended the use of solitary confinement, life sentences and arbitrary shackling of juveniles in court. He passed legislation that bans the use of criminal backgrounds checks in housing and unfair credit checks in em-

ployment, and the NEAR Act which establishes the use of public health methods in the District’s criminal justice system. Since 2013, he has held his second-in-command post in the Council as the Chairman Pro Tempore. He also currently chairs the Council’s Committee on Business and Economic Development, where he said he is working to continue the growth of the District’s economy and create opportunities for small businesses to get a fair chance to take part in the growth, as well as oust businesses who have been “bad neighbors” to his constituents. “The legislative wins have been good, and we’ve made some progress in Ward 5,” McDuffie said. “Along major corridors like Rhode Island Avenue, North Capital Street and New York Avenue, we’ve seen new retail priority areas, new main streets, new clean teams.” He stands against two challengers, Amone Banks and Gayle Carley, in the June 19 primary election. WI

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I went to D.C. a few years back to protest the Keystone XL pipeline, because we all knew this day would come. I met some incredible people, and exercised my First Amendment rights, and it was a beautiful experience. To say that I am disgusted would be trivializing the manmade disaster that we now have to suffer through. It is so exhausting to have to sit through another round of pass the blame until another dirty energy executive decides to kill another natural wonder. And it is once again the Native population who will have to deal with the worst of this. This spill is dangerously close to treaty land, and all they can do is hope that TransCanada can clean this up without further ecological impact.

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Joining Fraternities Should Not Result in Deadly Encounters Back at my alma mater, the University of Michigan [UM], parties and pledging activities at most of the school’s fraternities have been temporarily suspended, joining other colleges across the U.S. who are seeking to put a halt on frat excesses that have led to sexual misconduct, alcohol and drug abuse and yes, even deaths. UM’s Interfraternity Council, the overseer of 27 chapters on the campus, has put a hold on all social events including parties and mixers, as well as pledging activities for an indefinite period. The suspension falls on the heels of the recent deaths of two pledges at Florida State University and Penn State University, respectively. However, UM’s four predominantly-Black fraternities remain free to continue hosting social events as they are part of a different overseer, the National Pan-Hellenic Council. I guess I have to say I’m glad since I pledged and crossed the burning sands of Alpha Phi Alpha on April 7, 1979 becoming a proud member of the nation’s

oldest Greek letter organization in my freshman year. Did hazing go on during my 93 days on line? It most certainly did. In fact, after one particularly “strenuous session,” I remember calling home to speak to my father because I had had enough. Ironically, my dad, who had never pledged, told me that if they’d put their hands on me, I had better see things through to the end. “Don’t give them the satisfaction of abusing you and then give up, getting nothing more for your troubles than a bruised behind,” he told me. And so, I stuck it out, losing a few pounds, suffering from sleep deprivation, being forced to cut off my beard and mustache and yielding my treasured freedom for three long months. But when I put that black and gold T-shirt on and was taught the secret handshake and other brothers-only rituals, I believed then, and now, that it was worth the struggle. Of course, many of the antics and expectations of the pledge

process have changed since then and for the better. Pledge periods are required to be much shorter, striking young men with paddles has been banned and forcing the excessive consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited. Still, brothers can become a bit overzealous when new pledges are under their control. But after facing lawsuits and suspensions in the past because of injuries or deaths that occurred during the pledge process, the Alphas, as well as the nation’s other Black fraternities and sororities, have realized that brotherhood and sisterhood should not include potentially life-threatening activities. We used to look at some of the white frats on the yard in total astonishment, unable to fathom why getting drunk to the point of passing out seemed to be such a routine activity. But the beat went on – for the white frats at least. Perhaps we’re finally seeing a day where white privilege can no longer be invoked to excuse stupidity. To that, all I can say is, it’s about time. WI

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UMC Board Votes to Temporarily Keep Veritas By Tatyana Hopkins WI Staff Writer The United Medical Center (UMC) board voted Monday, Nov. 20 to keep its current operator on a month-to-month basis after the D.C. Council voted earlier this month to disapprove an extension of their contract. Veritas of Washington LLC will keep its job as the operator of the Southeast hospital, the only one owned by the city, for up to 60 days as part of a plan approved by UMC’s board. The plan also calls for the board to eventually hire a new firm to take over the hospital’s operations through September. The council moved on Nov. 8 to disapprove a $3.6 million, one-year extension for Veritas amid allegations that the company had undermined the quality of patient care, leaving the hospital in jeopardy of shuttering. The current Veritas contract expires No. 30. The board had until Dec. 1 to decide whether it would hire its own C-Suite to run the hospital or locate another firm to manage its operations and prevent closure. “The hearing [to disapprove the Veritas contract] didn’t start a clock around planning for the future, it just put a timer on what we were doing without consideration of things that were already moving forward,” said board Chair LaRuby May. “We are very clear about what the end objectives are, and we are talking through any possible way to get there.” May said the board’s ultimate goal is to have a “sustainable and successful hospital” that supports itself financially and offers patients care comparable to any hospital in the region. She said the hospital has traditionally had problems and that the board, on which she has served since April, “is focused on addressing them with a level of urgency.” “That’s what we were doing before this vote and that’s what we will do now that the vote is over, and what we will do when the people on the dais that made the vote stop thinking about us because we’re not in the paper anymore,” May

“The hearing [to disapprove the Veritas contract] didn’t start a clock around planning for the future, it just put a timer on what we were doing without consideration of things that were already moving forward.”

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LARUBY MAY said. The hospital’s upcoming budget is currently being redeveloped to account for new charges, including its current negotiations with George Washington Medical Faculty Associates to run its emergency department and inpatient units, procuring a new management firm and developing a plan for its obstetrics ward, for which a 90-day extension has been requested following a 90-day license restriction on the ward imposed by the city’s health department. City officials and board members have said they expect the hospital to need additional subsidies. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was confident the board would make decisions that could keep the hospital open beyond the term of the current Veritas contract and ensured that the city would provide needed resources following the disapproval of the contract extension. “The District will be willing to support [the UMC board] with whatever their needs are to make sure we have hospital operations at the conclusion of the [current Veritas] contract,” Bowser said. WI

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FARRAKHAN from Page 1 The message, delivered at the Watergate Hotel in Northwest, included Farrakhan’s take on a plethora of political and social issues as well as several questions aimed at the country’s leaders as they relate to the current Administration’s pending and current strategies both at home and abroad. His message also shared his concerns about the future of America and how, under Trump, it will unfold on the global stage. Farrakhan also weighed in on the domestic challenges that continue to face the nation. The provocative head of the Muslim religious group, a position to which he was appointed by the founder and former leader of the Nation, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, spoke to an audience of well over 500 at the historic Watergate Hotel in Northwest on Thursday, Nov. 16. And while he has faced significant health problems over the past few years, the Minister appeared refreshed, revived and ready to handle the task at hand, speaking for well over two hours without interruption. Much of his speech centered on the state of the Black male in America as well as the status of Muslims both

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in the U.S. and abroad. The statistics and data he shared came, in part, from research gleaned and recently published by Wesley Muhammad, Ph.D. in his book, “Understanding the Assault on The Black Man, Black Manhood and Black Masculinity.” The author asserts that the assault on Black males is intentional and integral to the white man’s strategy of domination. Further, the author and Farrakhan both contend that this assault – both on the manhood and masculinity of Black males, has been a well-entrenched strategy first undertaken during slavery which has continued through today – all part of what he refers to as a “Global Project.” “We must recognize that the masquerade is over. They walled us off in South Africa with apartheid. Christianity, under the Pope, has long been walled off from the poor. Even Trump wants to build a wall. But that’s not the answer,” Farrakhan said. “It’s ironic that the president can meet with his enemies but we, as American citizens, cannot meet with those who are enemies of the U.S. without being labeled in negative terms. I’m almost 85 and have had to face threats of death time and time again. But what have I ever done ex-

cept speak the truth and refuse to lie down?” “Many of you do not know me. Many of you are afraid of me because you fear that I may hurt you as you rise in power with the white man. It was President Ronald Reagan who said the answer to the problem facing America could be found between the pages of the Bible. Americans, Muslims and Christians alike, can ill-afford to continue to embrace the foolishness to which we’ve grown accustomed.” Farrakhan then shared what he described as a seminal moment in his life – an encounter with his deceased teacher, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, which took place 32 years ago. “It took me this long to understand the few words he shared with me,” he said. “In short, it was a clear warning about the plans of white America for the Black community, Black male youth in particular. That plan is genocide against Blacks and it’s been carried about by the past six presidents, beginning with Richard Nixon, excluding Barack Obama. We’re the target of their war games and I’m dropping this in Mr. Trump’s lap because he’s the last one. And yes, T:9.5”

that list even includes Bill Clinton, ‘Slick Willy,’ under whom we caught even more hell all while he wanted us to believe that he was one of us, that he was our ‘brother.’” “In 1877, America launched the great betrayal and ended Reconstruction. The nation’s leaders made an agreement with other whites, ushering in folks like night riders and the Ku Klux Klan and putting us back on the plantation – but as sharecroppers instead of slaves.” “Until my teacher showed me the truth, I never realized that there was a war going on in which we were the primary focus. In 1967, in the midst of the Black Power and Civil Rights Movements, whites became quite concerned because we were becoming more powerful, gaining rights that should have already been ours. Black youth were rising up. Some whites thought we, that is Blacks in the U.S. and those in Africa, Muslims specifically, needed to be separated. Reagan, who never loved us, would have had us exterminated, if he could have pulled it off.” “We have long been a misused population. Muslims didn’t attack the U.S. on 9/11. The country needed something to unite its people after

the Bush-Gore election fiasco. The aftermath of that presidential race had many people walking down Pennsylvania Avenue saying, ‘hail to the thief’—not ‘hail to the chief.’ September 11th was the answer – the method used to unite the country once more.” “The crime bill initiated by ‘Tricky Dick’ and ‘Slick Willy’ was directed against Blacks. That’s why the laws were different for those who used cocaine versus crack. And crack was genetically engineered so that those who used it would become addicted easily. Then they simply locked us up and increased prison populations with mostly Blacks.” “It’s all up to Trump now. Blacks have been perceived as a problem since we arrived here. When he calls out ‘fake news,’ he’s actually on to something. The mainstream media has long been in cahoots with our nation’s leaders. So, it’s not all that bad that Trump seeks to bust up a lot of the generations-old policies and institutions of the U.S. But what else will Trump do?” “When he met earlier this summer with his chiefs of staff, he also had his generals present. Why do you

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Church Plans to Fight Medical Cannabis Dispensary By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Connect Church runs a summer camp, cares for children during school holidays and most importantly, seeks to save souls. The community church in Camp Springs that also hosts senior programs prepares for a battle where its potential neighbor could open a medical cannabis dispensary. “Our issue is not with medical marijuana. Our issue is location,” said James Love Sr., pastor of Connect Church that’s been in Camp Springs for at least six years. “We

would be open to a dialogue, but were not giving that opportunity. Many people didn’t know about it until last month.” The main concern from Love and several residents with the Camp Springs Civic Association stems from zoning. Prince George’s County Council approved to permit a dispensary to open 300 feet or further from residential properties and at least 500 feet from schools, day care centers and parks. The council’s vote allows JOVA Wellness Center of Lanham to operate on Allentown Way occupied by several businesses that include a beauty salon, barber shop

and checking cashing operation. Across the state from JOVA stands the two-story Susan Denison Mona Center that opened last month to offer medical, dental and legal services and meals. A representative from JOVA didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. JOVA remains among 120 dispensaries that received pre-approval from the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, but it’s unclear when full approval would be granted. Some of that entails more analysis of JOVAs business plans, pass an inspection and more background checks of its finances. According to a document obtained by The Washington Informer, the company will hire an armored car service to transport $5,000 of cash or more to a bank. Although patients would be allowed to make transactions via a debit card, cannabis remains illegal under federal law and therefore a strictly cash business. JOVA will hire “two trained and licensed security guards from a reputable company to ensure that if a problem arises, the situation will be handled in a way that protects patients and staff.” Meanwhile, thehe church seeks to operate a day care center. Love said it could take several months to go through the legal process. It’s unclear whether the church would be able to receive consent

from the county since the state already pre-approved JOVA’s application. County Councilman Todd Turner (D-District 4) of Bowie explained at the council’s last legislative meeting of the year on Nov. 14 that the state regulates the medical cannabis operations. The county has control of business locations through zoning. Two dispensaries are allowed in each of the state’s 47 senatorial districts. “We are not in a position to say ‘no’ to these [businesses],” said Turner, one of three council members who voted against the zoning measure. “We need to engage th Several Camp Springs residents such as Joy Alford said the cannabis industry isn’t a viable business. “Camp Springs does not need — nor the majority of Camp Springs want — this,” said Alford, who’s lived in the neighborhood for 35 years. “It is a safety issue for our children and our elders. It’s a safety issue for everyone. The majority of people that might use this will not be from Camp Springs.” Crystal Hughes, owner of Allure Beauty Concierge in Camp Springs, supports medical cannabis so much she not only uses the product as a cream to rub on her back, she also received state approval to help register others who

need it. “This is something people need,” said Hughes, who resides in Baltimore and uses a walker to move around. “People have to drive in D.C., Waldorf, or Baltimore to get [medical cannabis] from Camp Springs. Why not have it there?” The state commission, which approves companies to receive grower, processor and dispensary licenses, lists how cannabis helps those who suffer from ailments such as Besides the medical aspect, County Councilwoman Deni Taveras (D-District 2) of Adelphi gave another reason she approved the legislation with four of her colleagues. “We need to support our minority-owned business in this field,” she said. “We can at least get some redemption … in how we’ve been treated.” WI

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Residents, Officials Praise New Suitland Project By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill For those who resided in Prince George’s County more than 20 years ago, Suitland’s reputation was a crime-ridden neighborhood with some aging apartment complexes where fights, shootings and other incidents often occurred. Today, a $400 million residential and commercial project has come to fruition in what officials said took 20 years to complete. “I’ve seen this area when it was really awful,” said Paula Anderson, who moved to Suitland in 1989. “To actually see this [project] come about is really encouraging.” Anderson joined dozens of residents, county and state officials who celebrated the project at a groundbreaking Thursday, Nov. 16. The Towne Square at Suitland Federal Center will incorporate nearly 1,000 residential units with construction of 219 townhouses as the first phase next year. A six-story senior apartment complex for those 62 and older will include a cyber café, yoga garden, a 24-hour fitness center and a room for a visiting physician and nurses. The project, managed by L.A. Bolden Co. of Northwest and Mission First Housing Group of Baltimore, plan to open the building in two years. The 1 million-square-foot development will also encompass several businesses and a 50,000-square-foot performing arts center, which could run various programs in conjunction with Suitland High School less than a mile away. In addition, the project plans to create 1,200 construction jobs for a project managed by the county’s Redevelopment Authority. During about an hour of remarks from eight people, one particular name surfaced: the late Wayne K. Curry, former county executive who first pushed for investment into Suitland. “Wayne saw long before other people did that if you could revitalize this community … this is the culmination of what it’s going to be,” said Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L.

5 Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and District 7 County Councilmember Karen Toles speak during the groundbreaking of the $400 million residential and commercial project site which is the future home of Suitland Towne Square at Suitland Federal Center on Thurs., November 16. /Photo by Mark Mahoney

Baker III. “Housing prices will rise up. This is just the beginning of it.” Baker admitted it’s risky with the county acting as a developer responsible to construct sidewalks, trees and utilities onto the site. “What we care about as a government is the quality of life in the community and we can take a bigger risk,” said Baker, whose children graduated from Suitland High School. “As soon as we did that and see other projects around the county come, then the interests from the outside came in. It is risky because you are putting county tax dollars on the line [and] taking the brunt of it if it doesn’t go through.” The project also has some personal connection for County Councilwoman Karen Toles (D-District 7) of Suitland. Toles, who created the name of the site, had a message for people with a negative perceptive of Suitland. “You don’t get to decide how our community is going to be perceived. We get to do that,” she said. “The Towne Square at Suitland Federal Center is saying, ‘Our doors are open to the community.’”

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While some residents and officials praised the project, several businesses in Suitland must relocate. At least seven businesses who leased units along Suitland Road got sold to the county by former property owner, Kevin

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Sills, president of Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Investments of Manassas, Virginia. He did not return a phone call or email for comment. The merchants received notices from the Redevelopment Authority last month to inform them they had 30 days to move, according to their attorney Dena Mas’sié. However, the merchants negotiated to remain in Suitland rent-free until Jan. 5 to find other locations to operate in the county. Mas’sié said in an email the same day as the groundbreaking her clients became deceived by Sills for not notifying them sooner about a potential sale of the property. “Many of the business were making financial improvements to their leased property, buying new equipment and making financial decisions based on the expectation of a stream of revenue from their businesses,” she said. As for the overall project, Mas’sié said the merchants appreciate new development into Suitland. Her clients include A Touch of Heaven Printing, Claros Braiding and Barber and Skulling Ink Tattoo. One of the other businesses, The Perfume Chick Galleria, will relocate on Branch Avenue in Temple Hills, according to a flier. “Many of the businesses having to relocate are legitimate contributors to the community,” she said. “It would have been perfect if their business futures could have been incorporated in the new development plans for Suitland.” WI

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BUSINESS Public Hearings Set on Washington Gas Acquisition DR Barnes WI Contributing Writer The D.C. Public Service Commission will hold public hearings next week to receive input from Washington Gas customers regarding an estimated $6.4 billion buyout of its parent company WGL Holdings by AltaGas, a Canadian energy company. Washington Gas was not for sale, according to company officials, but when approached by AltaGas, a proposed merger presented an opportunity for Washington Gas to offer greater power and utility options for its 1.1 million cus-

tomers throughout the DC area. If the merger is approved, Washington Gas will remain the same stand-alone utility company, explained Brian Edwards, WG director of communications and spokesman. The name will not change, the current executive team will remain in tack and approximately 65 new positions will be added. With the AltaGas buyout, Edwards said, “We see the opportunity to become a stronger company by partnering with a complimentary company that has very similar values, beliefs and commitments.” Once the merger is approved, Washington Gas shareholders will receive $88.25 per share for WGL

company stocks, and WG customers can expect a one-time $50 rate credit. None of the costs associated with the buyout will be passed on to the customers, Edwards said. WGL officials don’t anticipate a lengthy buyout process, unlike the recent merger between Pepco and Exelon that lasted nearly two years. The Office of the People’s Counsel, however, has gone on record opposing the merger and citing “several serious deficiencies in the company’s application.” In a recent press release, People’s Counsel Sandra Mattavous-Frye urged the Public Service Commission to reject the merger application concluding that it “would not be in the public interest and will not provide benefits to ratepayers that exceed the considerable costs that will result.” Washington Gas and AltaGas executives spent several weeks meeting with community leaders, business owners, non-profit leaders and ANC commissioners in all eight wards in an effort to inform them about the merger and to address any questions or concerns residents may have. Edwards said Washington Gas executives are proud to partner with a company that shares its commitment to increase investments and support for the community. Among its commitments, WGL and AltaGas have agreed to increase energy efficient improvements in the homes of low-income residents to the tune of $2.2 million; to invest $1.5 million in the Washington Area Fuel Fund

5 Carol Mumin, a Ward 6 resident and member of the Washington Gas Consumer Advisory Panel. /Photo courtesy Washington Gas

(WAFF) administered by Washington Gas; to contribute $1.2 million in charitable contributions and local community support per year in the DC area over the next 10 years; and to increase Washington Gas supplier diversity commitments over the next 10 years from 25 to 35 percent. Washington Gas also commits to invest in workforce development and training programs to meet the growing demand for jobs in the energy sector and has committed to a new public safety program. The hearings will take place on: Monday, November 27, 6:30 p.m. Anacostia Library/Ora Glover

Community Room, 1800 Good Hope Road, SE; Tuesday, November 28, 6:30 p.m., Trinity University/O’Connor Auditorium, 125 Michigan Avenue, NE; Wednesday, November 29, 10:00 a.m., Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia 1325 G Street, NW, Suite 800; Thursday, November 30, 6:30 p.m., and Greater Washington Urban League/Pepco Community Room 2901 14th Street NW. To testify or to learn more about the community hearings call 202626-5150 or send an email to psc-commissionsecretary@dc.gov. WI

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by William Reed Henry Thomas is a prime example of the Black American success story. A recent recipient of the Hank Aaron Champion for Justice honor, Thomas is man of note as a legendary civil rights activist and entrepreneur. Thomas was one of the original Freedom Riders who traveled on Greyhound and Trailways through the South in 1961 to protest racial segregation, and hold demonstrations along the way. An all-American hero, he was one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commit-

tee (SNCC) and participated in multiple Freedom Rides. In 1965, he served in the Vietnam War as a medic. He was injured in battle and subsequently received a Purple Heart. He is featured in the National Park Service’s Walk of Fame as well as a McDonald’s 365Black Awards honoree. Born Aug. 29, 1941, in Jacksonville, Florida, Thomas grew up sitting in white seats on local buses. Thomas attended Howard University in D.C., where he became an active member of the SNCC. After the Freedom Rides and the Vietnam War Hank Thomas moved to Atlanta, which he thought was the best place for Black middle-class at the time. Here, he became an entrepreneur, opening up a laundromat. First he became the franchisee of a Burger King and two Dairy Queens, and eventually franchisee of six McDonald’s restaurant. He currently owns four Marriott Hotels, two Fairfield Inns and two

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TownePlace Suites operations. He is president of the Hayon Group Inc., which owns three McDonald’s franchises in Atlanta, and is the president of Victoria Hospitality Properties Inc., which runs the four Marriott Hotels. Thomas has served on the boards of the APEX Museum, the Butler Street YMCA, the 100 Black Men of DeKalb and a Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Piney Woods School (an African-American boarding school) in Jackson, MS, a life member of the NAACP and an active fundraiser for the UNCF. It’s worth noting that it’s a family business. Thomas is married to Yvonne Thomas who serves as Secretary of Victoria Hospitality Properties and Secretary and CFO of Hayon Group, Inc. Over a hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation, African-Americans in Southern states still inhabited a starkly unequal world of disenfranchisement, seg-

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regation and various forms of oppression, including race-inspired violence. “Jim Crow” laws at the local and state levels barred them from classrooms and bathrooms, from theaters and train cars, from juries and legislatures. Many leaders rose within the African-American community during the Civil Rights era. They risked — and sometimes lost — their lives in the name of freedom and equality. The civil rights movement was a long series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The movement has had a lasting impact on American society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights. When will blacks realize that they will live better pursuing business over politics? While most civil rights leaders became politicians, Thomas sets an excellent example of a black in business. The business of business is business and the

goal of business is to earn a profit in the provision of goods and services. The business of government is service — well-managed, one hopes, and not wasteful, but never at a profit. There is no such thing as government money. Governments have no money; they have only what they take from citizens, either in taxes or inflation. And if government accrues profit it can only have done so by taxing too much or eroding the value of the citizens’ income and savings — in either case doing harm, not good, to the people. In the U.S., existing small businesses comprise 99 percent of all employer firms, employ nearly half of the workforce, and account for more than 60 percent of the private sector’s net new jobs. Small-business owners such as Thomas drive innovation, build communities and better the quality of life for citizens. We need more such leaders. WI

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5 Basketball legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving speaks out against the flaws in the U.S. criminal justice system in Philadelphia Monday, Nov. 13 during the “Rally For Meek.” Rapper Meek Mill recently caused an uproar from celebrities, politicians and activists when he was sentenced to 2-4 years in prison for a probation violation on a case from 10 years ago. Members of the Philadelphia Eagles, musicians, athletes and social justice groups called for a review of the case and the harsh sentence. /Photo by Micheal A. McCoy

5 Rapper and record label executive Rick Ross speaks on behalf of his artist Robert “Meek Mill” Williams on Monday, Nov. 13 in Philadelphia during the “Rally For Meek.” Rapper Meek Mill recently caused an uproar from celebrities, politicians and activists when he was sentenced to 2-4 years in prison for a probation violation on a case from 10 years ago. Members of the Philadelphia Eagles, musicians, athletes and social justice groups called for a review of the case and the harsh sentence. /Photo by Micheal A. McCoy

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NATIONAL Rainbow PUSH Exec Discusses Legacy of Jesse Jackson, Sr. By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer Standing on the pillars of strength, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. along with the entire Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC), an organization started by the civil rights activist to help continue to progress the lives of Black people through policy, education and equality, recently held its 10th annual Media and Teleco Symposium.

field of technology and communications, Bishop Steven Smith, inaugural executive director of the RPC Media and Telecommunications Project, sat down with The Washington Informer for an in-depth interview on the future and goals of Blacks in media and the overall progress of the organization: WASHINGTON INFORMER: Thank you so much for doing this interview. You’re looking rather dapper, I might add.

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Thank you so much, the pleasure is all mine. WI: So tell me, it has been 10 years, you’ve been here from the start, talk to me about what this means to you. SMITH: Ten years has been an awesome experience — and a major learning curve (laughs). First of all, I’m a history major, so when I first started I knew very little about media and telecom.

But to see how our conversations have expanded from talking about media ownership and just gaining access to cell phones for our people — to now discussing 3G, 4G, 5G, types of different devices and access to broad bands has been tremendous. … We’re in the middle of what I call the new civil rights movement — a digital equity, and to know that I am now a part of history is amazing. WI: That’s very interesting. Talk about that a little more “the new civil rights movement,” what do you mean by that? SMITH: So [Rev. Jackson] calls it the fourth move, or the fourth shift, in the civil rights movement. At one time we were talking about going from being slaves to being free, to gaining access to voting rights, and now were are talking about gaining access to media, technology, Wi-Fi … equity in those arenas. We’re living in a new world now and in some degree society has tried to cut us out of existing and advancing in that world and so the fight is now for that.

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The nation’s first Black president, Barack Obama, was unarguably a superbly talented speaker. But he also had a certain look, a style, a presence, a “swag” that begged to be captured by the camera. And as a real treat for those who respect and appreciate Obama’s service to America, the museum of African American History and Culture presented former chief White House photographer, Pete Souza, who recently published a collection of photographs of the president. “Obama: An Intimate Portrait. The coffee table book has already garnered critical acclaim for Souza’s ability to capture the president in such a wide variety of looks and settings. We have seen a large percentage of the photos already, as the former president’s Administration artfully released images through social feeds, wire services, newspapers – even cable news insets. Over 400 people attended the public event including members of the media. Copies of the book were available for sale and signing courtesy of Smithsonian Enterprises. /WI File Photo

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WI: You know it’s interesting that you say that, because when I’m out and about in any city, I do notice that the more affluent areas usually have better wifi service and faster speeds versus lower income regions. Talk about some of the major advances that have come out of these symposiums. SMITH: Bringing attention to these issues. I think many of the communities that have been shut out don’t even know it, that

this is going on, despite a lot of it being intentional. We’ve been so used to the traditional world. Newspapers and radios are still necessary; however, new media ventures do exist and we have to make sure that we are a part of that. WI: This may be a question for the reverend, but how did you even know 10 years previously that this was even going to be an issue? SMITH: That is more of a Reverend question, but I will say that even though this project is 10 years old, our media and telecom project emerged out of our wall street project and of course RPC is big on economic justice, so out of that birthed different projects. WI: That’s very impressive. What’s next for RPC? SMITH: For the media and telecom project, we are actually taking on a new initiative that we are planning to openly announce very soon. In 2018 we will open our own digital advocacy center in the Washington, D.C., area. It will have a policy side to it, a digital tech side and advocacy to ensure the that the word is out on what is really happening in our communities and to really galvanize this push. WI: Sounds like a winner. Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us. SMITH: As always, my pleasure. WI

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Study Identifies Stores with Best Black Friday Deals By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Black Friday shopping has emerged as one of the country’s most treasured holiday traditions. But there’s always a bit of hassle involved: Shoppers have to fight their drowsiness and stand in endless lines at stores — all in the name of savings. That tradition is changing, however, according to WalletHub, the D.C.-based personal finance website. Black Friday sales started earlier, weeks ahead of the actual shopping holiday at some stores. And many retailers are offering even steeper price cuts or other discount promotions, both in store and online, just to stay ahead of their competitors, WalletHub experts said. Analysts for the website have surveyed nearly 10,000 deals from 35 of the biggest retailers’ 2017 Black Friday ad scans, listing the stores that offer the largest advertised discounts in various categories like appliances and jewelry. For those seeking computers and phones, the top five places to shop are Stage, Shopko, J.C. Penney, Guitar Center and Dollar General. For consumer electronics, Stage again was tops, followed by Belk, True Value, Shopko, and Fred Meyer. The top five for apparel and accessories were Shopko, Stage, J.C. Penney, Sears and Belk. Kohl’s was tops for jewelry, followed by Shopko, Sears, J.C. Penney and Stage. Walmart landed in the top spot for books, movies and music, followed by Target, Kmart, Best Buy and Amazon. For video game lovers, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Fred Meyer and Shopko made up the top five. Kohl’s has the highest overall discount rate at 66.32 percent, whereas Bass Pro Shops has the lowest at

20.83 percent. The overall average discount for Black Friday is 37 percent. Consumers should aim for this discount amount or higher to avoid Black-Friday traps, WalletHub experts said. The apparel and accessories category has the biggest share of discounted items, 28.03 percent of all offers, whereas the consumer packaged goods category has the smallest at 1.62 percent. “Black Friday deals are designed to get customers in the door so that they will buy other products while they are there,” said Susan Mudambi, a research professor of marketing in the Fox School of Business at Temple University and WalletHub expert. “A common consumer trap is to think, ‘I saved $100 on this bargain, so I have $100 of free money to spend in the store.’” Savvy consumers focus not on how much they save by buying a Black Friday offer, instead they examine the deals before entering the store and set a shopping budget and then question every item as to

whether they really need it, she said. Thanks to the digital environment, shoppers can now check weeks ahead all the Black Friday offers of major retailers, which should help decide which offers are worth the effort, said Maria Petrescu, an associate professor of Marketing at Nova Southeastern University and a WalletHub expert. “After doing your homework regarding price, availability and timeframe of the promotion make a decision regarding which products you really need,” Petrescu said. “If you think that one of the door-buster products, that are two to three per store, is something that will help you with your holiday budget and a real must-have, then make sure you are among the first ones there to either get a number, or to spend a few hours in line before the store opens. In this case, plan to shop your other products from the same store.” It used to be that people shopped for clothing on Black Friday and electronics on Cyber Monday, said Diana Haytko, a Marguerite and

Guy Howard professor of business and professor of marketing in the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University. “Now, it’s a free-for-all.” Haytko said. “Consumers can find nearly

anything they want being offered as a bargain throughout the holidays, if they are willing to look hard and be patient. Oddly enough, the best deals last year were on Thanksgiving.” WI

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Tips for African-Themed Thanksgiving Thinking about celebrating Thanksgiving in the spirit of Africa or just hanging around some African friends? Then try these sample traditional menu items and be the cultural “it” boy or girl for the evening: • Angolans live for their fish soup or caldeirada de peixe and calulu, dried fish with vegetables. • Attiéké is a traditional couscous made from ground cassava roots and dubbed one of Ivory Coast’s prized possessions. • Senegalese fish and rice or thiéboudienne is a national dish. • South Africans chow down on Chakalaka, a simple, spicy dish of onions, tomatoes and often beans. • Ethiopians and Eritreans pair their injera or bread with wat (stew or curry that may be prepared with chicken, beef, lamb, a variety of vegetables and spice mixtures) of all kinds. Keep staples such as meat, fish, rice, stew, vegetables and sauce in mind, and your audience will never forget you. With so many delicacies to choose from, pick wisely and from the heart and remember the African proverb: “Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.”

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HEALTH GOP Tax Plan Hits Obamacare Hard By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer After repeatedly failing in their attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have developed another plan to destroy the health care law by including it in their controversial tax reform plan. Senate Republicans have introduced a repeal of the individual mandate, a key piece of Obamacare that requires nearly all Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty. If the GOP succeeds in getting rid of it, the Congressional Budget Office said about 4 million fewer people would be covered in the first year the repeal would take effect, and that would rise to 13 million by 2027. Premiums would also rise by about 10 percent in most years of the decade, according to the CBO. Over 600,000 consumers signed up for plans on the law’s exchanges during the first week of enrollment, according to an ABC News report citing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. On average, roughly 150,000 people signed up each day during the first week of enrollment, compared to 84,000 last year. More than 9 million people in total signed up for health coverage on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges last year, ABC reported. “It’s by far the biggest start to open enrollment,” said Lori Lodes, co-founder of Get America Covered, an outreach program aimed at getting the word out that people can still enroll, despite cuts and confusion over the law’s future. “There’s still a big question as to what’s happening now, what will happen next week, and can we continue to raise awareness

so people know to take action before Dec. 15,” she said. Health care advocates expressed concerns about enrollment numbers prior to the start date on Nov. 1. Health and Human Services slashed advertising and outreach dollars by 90 percent, shortened the enrollment period and introduced website outages from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. each Sunday during enrollment. There have also been debates over repealing and replacing Obamacare and stabilizing the individual markets. And at the White House, President Donald Trump stopped funding cost-sharing subsidies and declared Obamacare “dead.” In the absence of sabotage, the Center for American Progress (CAP) projected a total of 12.2 million people would selected plans for 2018, consisting of about 8.1 million re-enrollees and 4.1 million new enrollees. CAP officials said they believe this is a conservative estimate given that within days of Trump taking office, the new administration cut off HealthCare.gov advertising and signaled its intent to repeal the ACA. Midway through last year’s open enrollment period, enrollment was surpassing the

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previous year’s levels. Locally, the DC Health Link ramped up efforts this month to enroll residents, and in Maryland, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker urged residents who are uninsured or underinsured to take advantage of the enrollment period. Republicans are pushing to finalize and pass tax reform after Thanksgiving. “Ripping health care from people at the same time as jacking up their taxes,” Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) shouted at his Republican lawmakers during a hearing this month after learning of their latest plot to destroy Obamacare. “In addition to being a giveaway to the super-rich and big corporations, it now appears that the congressional Republican tax scheme will also sabotage our nation’s health care system. “In order to finance tax giveaways to the wealthiest and biggest corporations, congressional Republicans are willing to raise taxes on many middle class families, eliminate vital deductions for [residents] and bring our health care system crashing down. It’s wrong and I will fight against it,” he said. WI

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New Lung Cancer Drug Should Help Patients Live Longer By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

In the District of Columbia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 310 new cases of lung cancer this year and 220 deaths. Further, 40 people per 100,000 in the District get lung cancer, making it the top cause of cancer death in the nation’s capital. It’s also a leading cause of cancer deaths among African-Americans in D.C., with 7 out of 10 black men more likely to be diagnosed with lung and bronchus cancer than any other group and 8 out of 10 more likely to die from the

disease than others. In Maryland, 60.3 people per 100,000 get lung cancer, while that number increases in Baltimore City to 79.5 per 100,000, according to health experts. And those figures are just for white residents. “Unfortunately, when it comes to African-Americans, it’s higher,” said Dr. Kashif Ali of the Maryland Oncology Hematology Center and local expert in immuno-oncology. Approximately 67.6 African-American residents per 100,000 citizens get lung cancer, Ali said, quoting statistics. That number rises to 81.5 per 100,000

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in Baltimore City. “Genetics is part of it and so is the socio-economic status,” Ali said. “The lack of education in certain communities contributes to it as well. But, over the past couple of years the general incidence have dropped because of education and getting people more educated about the risk of smoking, the benefits of cancer screenings, going to the doctor and catching things early.” Still, health experts need to do more in communities of color to educate them on the risks of lung cancer, Ali said. Now, health officials have cited new developments in immuno-oncology — an innovative area of research that seeks to help the body’s own immune system fight cancer — that offers hope to patients diagnosed with lung cancer. Recent information presented by researchers has revealed that patients with lung cancer who are treated with the drug, Opdivo — a type of medicine that uses immuno-oncology to help the body fight cancer — are now living for three years after diagnosis. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced the three-year overall survival data from two pivotal randomized studies called CheckMate -017 and CheckMate -057. Those studies evaluated Opdivo versus the chemotherapy drug Docetaxel in patients with previously treated metastatic nonsmall-cell lung cancer — the most common type of lung cancer. In CheckMate -017, 16 percent of patients treated with Opdivo were alive at three years versus the 6 percent treated with

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Docetaxel. In CheckMate -057, 18 percent of patients treated with Opdivo were alive at three years versus 9 percent who took Docetaxel. “One of the things we learned over the past few years is that the immune system has the natural ability to fight cancer,” Ali said. “In general, our bodies develop cells that look like cancers on a daily basis and it’s the type of cell that’s called the T-cell that fights it off.” In order to avoid being attacked by the immune system, healthy cells are disguised with molecules that turn T-cells off whenever they come near. As normal cells transition into a cancerous state, some pick up the ability to coat themselves in these so-called checkpoint molecules, allowing them to put the brakes on even a robust immune system attack, according to one published report. “If we can activate that ability of immune system to fight off cancers we can do it a lot better and with less side effects compared to

other treatments we’ve had in the past which were mostly focused on chemotherapy,” Ali said. “There are a few drugs that have come out, Opdivo being the one mentioned in the studies and the way this drug works is the way some of the immune therapy drugs work and what happens is that the cancer cells growing in your body become very smart and they figure out a way to trick the immune system by making a block so when the T-cells come and attack they become inactivated,” he said. The blocks then prevent the immune system from killing off the cancer cells. Opdivo removes that block from cancer cells preventing T-cells from becoming inactivated, Ali said. “The nice thing about this drug is that it’s actually using your own immune system to fight this cancer instead of introducing toxins like chemotherapy which generally leads to a lot more side effects,” he said. WI

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Alpha Custom Tailor and Cleaners: Serving Ward 8 Family Business Specializes in Alterations and Custom-made By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer One family that has been altering, tailoring and custom-making clothes for over four decades wants East of the River residents to know they’re open for business. Charlie Young, his wife and two brothers own and operate Alpha Custom Tailor and Cleaners located at Penn Branch Shopping Center in Southeast – a location they opened two years. “We are a family business that includes two brothers -- two master tailors who have been hard at work for over 40 years,” Young said. “We’re also a cleaners, shoe repair and we do custom-made suits, shirts, jackets and coats.” Young believes that his shop serves a population of the District that often goes overlooked with little to none businesses who provide quality alteration and tailoring services. “In this area [Ward 8], I don’t think has many alteration shops so we like to have a working relationship working and continue building our customer base,” he said. “Customers love it. They come once and then they tell other people. We get a lot of our customers from word of mouth.” “I like this area and would like to continue doing business here. There are some nice, friendly peo-

ple who live here but there are still a lot of folks who are unfamiliar with us.” Young said the first year in business at the Penn Branch Shopping Center went well that is, until the six-month mark when the adjoining parking lot closed. The construction negatively impacted business in the Hillcrest, Penn Branch, Dupont Park and Randle Highlands community – many even believed that the shop had closed. “During the first year that the parking lot closed business had been steadily growing but by the sixth or seventh month it stopped,” he said. “Even now, many people still think we’re closed and that’s made things a bit tough. But it’s getting better.” Born in South Korea, Young and his family came to the U.S. in 1980, settling in Virginia. A few years later they started their business where the two brothers continued honing the skills they’d learned during their youth. Young’s wife works alongside the siblings providing a majority of the alterations. Meanwhile, his brother works as the master tailor with Young handling the tasks of business manager and front-end customer service. The dry cleaning, alterations and tailor shop is currently offering specials of $8 hem, $10 waist

and $18 waist and hem. Open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday - Friday and 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday, Young said his family enterprise has adopted new ways to better serve their customers. “We didn’t have a website until very recently and just two weeks ago we set up a Google account too,” he said. For customers who can’t physically make it to the shop, Young has an answer for that as well. “For the older generation in this area, if they don’t have a ride to pick up their belongings we offer delivery service,” he said. Young encourages potential patrons in Ward 8 to give the business a try. “Customers love us because trends change year by year so people need to reform or update their look,” he said. “We help those who may gain or lose weight and need their clothes tailored.” When asked his secret for success, Young shared a simple answer. “I like tailoring,” he noted.

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PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson took time last month to recognize DCPS’ principals for their dedication and commitment to ensuring a quality edu-

Warren King, an 8th-grader at John Hayden Johnson Middle School in Southeast, was honored this fall by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine for the self-improvement he’s shown while dealing with the death of his mother two years ago. Warren, 13, an honor roll student, has also been a role model to other students and volunteers in his community, school officials said.

For his efforts, Warren received the “Right Direction Award” and a copy of “Slugg: A Boy’s Life in the Age of Mass Incarceration.” He is among 34 youth who received the annual award, now in its third year.

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“While we have begun to see positive results from our efforts, we know there is a long way to go before we truly bring equal global access to all of our students. We continue to learn from our colleagues, educators, families, and students and are consistently adapting our approach, from engaging world language teachers each summer to revising curriculum, to making our eligibility criteria for DCPS Study Abroad more inclusive of students on non-traditional learning pathways. Looking ahead, we are excited to engage in the intersection between social-emotional learning and global education, and to connect our work to DCPS’ new strategic plan.” — #DCPSGoesGlobal via Education Week

MEETING NEW EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OSSE’s

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nounced plans on Nov. 17 to give early childhood educators more time to meet the city’s new education requirements for those who work in child development centers. The extension will apply to teachers, assistant teachers, expanded home caregivers and associate home caregivers. Teachers and expanded home caregivers will receive an extension earning an associate degree in early childhood education or any associate degree with at least 24 semester credit hours in early childhood. As part of the extension, OSSE has partnered with Trinity University to create a first-of-its-kind initiative that begins in January. At that time, Trinity will host classes for several groups of students earning their associate degree in early childhood education at local child development centers. Middle School Investments As the 2017-18 school year continues, each DCPS middle school student will have the option to participate in at least one extracurricular program. New offerings include coding clubs, lacrosse, wrestling, rugby, archery and hockey, as well as wheelchair track and field and unified basketball for students with disabilities.

5 Chancellor Antwan Wilson (center) recently congratulated DCPS administrators during Principal Appreciation Month. /Courtesy of DCPS

Building on recommendations from the Algebra Task Force, all DCPS middle schools are also offering algebra, and through the addition of engineering and computer science electives, more students will have access to robust STEM courses before reaching high school. These electives are being supported by the addition of 750 new computers. WI

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EDITORIAL Jesse Jackson Keeps Hope Alive We love the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. We’ve declared it in The Washington Informer in the past and we declare it again today. We appreciate his passion for freedom, justice and equality for all. We admire his life-long dedication and unrelenting fight for the enfranchisement of all. We support his work to open up employment opportunities for all. We stay encouraged by his adage to all youth declaring, “I am somebody!” We have supported his efforts to secure a level playing field with equitable rules that make the game of business fair and just for all. We have been among the beneficiaries of his efforts to abolish inequities practiced by a wide range of corporate entities and we will continue to amplify his creed to all to “Keep Hope Alive.” We know Rev. Jackson has his critics. We’ve even taken on some of them but nothing has swayed us from our appreciation for his leadership and vision. Most important, we remain grateful for the immeasurable and incomparable sacrifices he has made on behalf of all people, regardless of race, social class, sexual orientation or economic status. Sadly, over the past two years, it has become quite evident that Rev. Jackson is not his former self. It has become clear that something is awry with his health. His slurred speech, slow gait and stiff body movements say more about his condition than his age, 76. Nonetheless, within the last 30 days, he helped to transport a FedEx planeload of relief supplies to the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico; held his annual Rainbow Push Global Auto Summit in Detroit and hosted his annual Rainbow Push Media and Telecom Summit in DC where he was joined by the Motion Picture Association of America in presenting a $5,000 donation to the students of the Richard Wright Public Charter School in DC. Just last week, Rev. Jackson cleared the air by sharing the news about his health. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease – “a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system.” We know he is a fighter. We know he has deep faith. We know as he goes through this storm that he will continue to do what he can for others. “This diagnosis is personal but it is more than that,” he said. “It is an opportunity for me to use my voice to help in finding a cure for a disease that afflicts 7 to 10 million worldwide.” We know it’s too much to ask Rev. Jackson to take time for himself. It’s not in his DNA. “I steadfastly affirm that I would rather wear out than rust out,” Jackson wrote. So, let’s keep him and his family in our prayers. WI

We Owe Our Lives to Black Cops Who Risk Theirs The recent murder of an 18-year police veteran in Baltimore should not go without our pausing to honor his service to the Black community. Sean Suiter, who earlier in his career patrolled one of the city’s most dangerous areas, West Baltimore, had been doing his job along with his partner – investigating the December 2016 triple shooting of three young men who had been left to die in a boarded-up house. After approaching what reports describe as a “suspicious man,” the individual pulled out a gun and fired once, with the bullet striking Suiter in the head. Suiter, 43, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, Nov. 16, one day after being shot. The U.S. Navy veteran who grew up in the District, later marrying and moving his wife and their five children to Pennsylvania, becomes another tragic example of the violence that has overtaken Charm City. With his yet-unsolved murder, the detective, husband, father and friend becomes Baltimore’s 309th homicide of the year. The city’s police commissioner, Kevin Davis, says the search continues for the gunman whom he described as a “heartless, ruthless, WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

TO THE EDITOR D.C. Gets Same Ol’ Thing Every Election

Reed’s Papa John’s Criticism on Target

Here we are, coming up on an election in D.C. this June 19. The article in your most recent edition, titled “At-Large Candidates Look Across the River” by Tatyana Hopkins, highlights the candidates running for the two at-large seats on the D.C. City Council. Ms. Hopkins gives us a nice overview of those candidates, and I appreciate the information. In my opinion, however, there is nothing that makes any one of them stand out. We who live in D.C. are always presented with the same pie-in-the-sky ideals that these candidates say they are going to work toward if they are elected. They all want better public schools, more housing options for low-income residents, and more business opportunities in Ward 8. The voting public wants these things, too, but no candidate has really explained how he or she plans to make a significant difference in any of those areas. We keep hearing the same rhetoric over and over again, but we see few positive or measurable results. Maybe that’s why a lot of people just say “ho-hum” on Election Day and decide to stay home.

I read The Informer regularly, and one of my favorite sections is the Business Exchange by William Reed. I just love reading his take on certain issues. As a Black man my views usually are so opposite of his, and reading his column gives me food for thought. But when I read his column this week, “What Has Papa John’s Done for You?” I thought, Wow, for once we agree! I think if you are a Black person, you should not buy or eat Papa John’s pizza. If the CEO of Papa John’s Pizza, Mr. Schnatter, a so-called Christian, thinks his business is being hurt by the protest of NFL players for the killing of unarmed Black men, wait until he sees his numbers after Black people stop eating his pizza. He can say all he wants about respecting the flag and our troops, but we know he is just playing into the whole thing that Trump put out there about “firing those SOB’s.” So if Mr. Reed is saying let’s stop eating Papa John’s pizza, I say let’s stop eating Papa John’s pizza.

Anita Fordham Washington, D.C. soulless killer.” Maryland Gov. Hogan has added to a posted reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailant, increasing the amount to $169,000. And while officials have only a vague description of the Black man who murdered Suiter, the search goes on with a slew of officers heavily combing the streets.

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Someone knows something. Someone has bragged about killing a cop. Someone needs to help the police get this murderer off of the streets. Meanwhile, five children must now face their futures without their father. Police officers risk their lives everyday so that we are safer. They intervene during instances in which citizens are in

danger, or have been harmed or fear for their lives and the lives of those they love. We owe much to the men and women in blue who swear an oath to “protect and serve.” We pray for Detective Suiter’s family and hope that the coward who took his life will be caught and punished for his crime. WI

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By Julianne Malveaux

Watch Your Mouth: Dental Care in the Black Community From the time I was a little girl, to just a day or so ago, someone has always told me to watch my mouth. Why? My mouth runs and sometimes it runs unplugged. I’ve been known to flim flam folks with flattery or eviscerate them with evil, sometimes moving from one to the other with just a shrug of my shoulders. But my “mouth-watching” is not the

kind of mouth-watching I’m writing about in this column. I’m writing about the healthy mouth-watching that is critical to our health. Nearly a hundred folks gathered at the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) headquarters at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in D.C. to hear two dynamic women talk about dental health. Dr. Diane Earle, the managing dental director at Kool Smiles, in Lancaster, Texas, talked about dental health and its importance. Your mouth, she said,

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is the gateway to your body, so it is important for you to take care of it by getting regular checkups, taking care of your mouth and, especially, ensuring that children have early dental care as soon as they have even a single tooth. She was joined by healthy living expert Debra Peek Haynes, who is passionate about the way we eat and how what we eat can transform our lives. These two women held an audience for an hour, focusing on the many ways we can improve our lives so that we can

better resist these oppressive political times. There was talk of the ways we can eat better, exercise better, and live better, with both Dr. Earle and Mrs. Haynes presenting as great examples of healthy living. Dr. Earle, for example, said she had never had a cavity in her life. Deb Haynes (whose husband, the Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, has expertly pastored Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas) shared the ways she used healthy eating to turn her health around after a diagnosis of infertility. I

was thrilled to bring the women together and to moderate a discussion that had significant meaning for our community. NCNW, under the transformative leadership of Attorney Janice Mathis (who led Rainbow PUSH’s Atlanta office until she came to Washington), is the only space owned by Black people on Pennsylvania Avenue. It is close enough to the “People’s House” at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue that one might walk there, which perhaps

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By Uni Blake

NAACP Report on Air Pollution Misses the Mark

The health of African-American communities is a genuine cause for concern in our country, but attacking the natural gas and oil industry is the wrong approach and detracts from the real work that should be done to reduce disparately high rates of disease among African-Americans. Let’s be clear — the natural gas and oil industry is:

• Committed to the health and safety of the communities where it operates and to its workers. • Leading the way on reducing U.S. greenhouse gas and other air emissions. • Supporting millions of well-paying jobs — one of the most important factors in the well-being of Americans. Recently, I read a NAACP paper that accused the natural gas and oil industry of emissions that disproportionately burden African-American communities. As a scientist,

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my overall observation is that the paper fails to demonstrate a causal relationship between natural gas activity and the health disparities, reported or predicted, within the African-American community. Rather, scholarly research attributes those health disparities to other factors that have nothing to do with natural gas and oil operations — such as genetics, indoor allergens and unequal access to preventative care. The objective should be to address the underlying socio-economic factors that con-

tribute to the disparities, and one of the best vehicles is via the good jobs the natural gas and oil industry supports. More specifically, the paper misleads on the information associated with asthma and cancer prevalence by conflating industry-associated emissions, hazards and risks. When we review health data from the states where energy development is occurring, we see a different outcome. For example, the latest Pennsylvania Department of Health data shows asthma hospitalizations

among African-Americans have decreased significantly at a time of increased natural gas production in the state. Let’s look at some facts: • Thanks to increased use of clean and abundant natural gas, carbon dioxide emissions from power generation have fallen 25 percent since 2005, and emissions from energy use across the entire economy are at their lowest levels in nearly 25 years. The use of domestic natural

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By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr

Trump’s Assault on Barack Obama’s Legacy Will Fail Donald Trump defines his administration as against all things Obama. Beneath the current president’s insults and outrages, his lies and antics is a remarkably consistent attempt to undo his predecessor’s entire legacy. With Republicans in total control of the White House and the Congress, Trump can dismantle much of what Barack Obama accomplished, but he will ultimately fail to overturn his legacy. Obama had the right moral compass; Trump’s reaction will not be sustained.

Consider the contrast: Obama passed health care reform, enabling 20 million more people to afford health insurance. The centerpiece of his Affordable Care Act was the expansion of Medicaid to cover more than 10 million low-wage workers and their families. Trump and Republicans still vow to repeal Obamacare. Their plan and their budgets seek harsh cuts in Medicaid and Medicare. Trump continues to invent ways to undermine Obamacare administratively. He may do damage, but he will not succeed. After Obama, Americans have come to accept that affordable health care is a right, not a privilege. In Maine

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last Tuesday, voters overwhelmingly voted to extend Medicaid, despite the passionate opposition of the state’s Trump-lite governor. On health care, Obama was on the right side of history; Trump gets it wrong. Obama helped create the Paris climate agreement, getting virtually every country in the world to agree to the necessity of addressing global warming. His climate policies helped accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. Trump denies the reality of climate change, and he pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Accord and has systematically reversed Obama’s policies. The damage Trump will do is incalculable, but

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he will fail. Even the Pentagon understands that climate change is a real and present danger. Obama was on the right side of science; Trump gets it wrong. Obama inherited an economy that was losing 800,000 jobs a month, as financial speculation had blown up the global economy. He saved the auto industry, bailed out and tightened regulation of the banks, passed the largest stimulus plan in our history, and — with the help of the Federal Reserve — saved the economy, cutting unemployment by more than half and setting a record for consecutive months of private sector growth. Trump is systematically deregulating the banks and corpo-

rations, and slashing vital public investment and services. He benefits from the momentum of the Obama economy, but as his plans take hold we will witness a return to bobbles and busts as the financial casino heats up. Obama saved the economy; Trump is putting it back at risk. Obama declared that inequality had reached unsustainable extremes. He let some of the Bush tax cuts for the rich expire and imposed higher taxes on the wealthy to help pay for health care. He called for raising the minimum wage and pushed to enforce worker protections and labor laws.

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Why America May Go to Hell I hope you will speak up loudly and do whatever else is necessary to stop Congress’ hugely unjust Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that rewards billionaires at the expense of poor babies and corporations at the expense of vulnerable children. Millions of America’s children today are suffering from hunger, homelessness and hopelessness. Nearly 13.2 million children are poor — almost one in five. About 70 percent of them

are children of color who will be a majority of our children by 2020. More than 1.2 million are homeless. About 14.8 million children struggle against hunger in food insecure households. Despite progress and coverage of 95 percent of all children thanks in large part to Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 3.3 million children lack the health coverage they need to survive and thrive. Millions of young children need quality early childhood programs during their critical years of early brain development but only 5 percent

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of eligible infants and toddlers are enrolled in Early Head Start and Head Start serves only 46 percent of eligible 3- and 4-year-olds. The majority of all our public school fourth- and eighth-graders cannot read at grade level; over 70 percent of Latino and 80 percent of Black children cannot read at grade level in fourth or eighth grades. Every 47 seconds a child is abused or neglected and the number of children in foster care is increasing rapidly in some parts of our country from out-of-control opioid use. And what are our callous and morally blind and money greedy political leaders doing to address grim child

survival needs in our wealthy nation? Making it worse by seeking to enact tax cuts for billionaires and millionaires and powerful corporations, hugely increasing the national deficit, and imposing emasculating and deep cuts in essential lifegiving investments for children and families. Both the House and Senate are working hard to move millions and millions of low- and middle-income children and families backwards and to line the pockets and fill the coffers of powerful special interests. The Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1) approved by the House of Representatives and the version of

the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that will be voted on in the Senate after Thanksgiving are massively expensive and morally indefensible new giveaways to the wealthiest households and most powerful corporations at the expense of vulnerable children and low- and middle-income families. Countless children will pay for these cruel tax cuts with cuts in their health care, nutrition, child care, education, housing and other survival needs. Congressional Republican claims that these massive tax cuts will help the middle class are lies. The Joint

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By Charlene Crowell

Payday Lenders Try to Run Around Laws “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is a well-known adage. In recent weeks, it seems that phrase could also be an apt description of the unrelenting efforts of predatory payday lenders to sell their wares. Across the country, 15 states as well as in the District of Columbia, with varying geographies, economies and demographics have en-

acted strong rate cap limits. In each locale, these actions were taken to curb the harmful consequences of payday lenders’ 300 percent or higher interest rate loans. When voters or legislatures approve rate caps, these lenders seek loopholes to evade state requirements. Changing products from payday to car-title loans is one way. Others pose as “loan brokers” or “mortgage lenders” lenders” to avoid regulation of payday lending. Even at the federal level and on the heels of a still-new rule by the Con-

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sumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), payday lenders and their supporters are now pressing for legislation to continue and expand triple-digit lending on small-dollar loans. The same deception that hides the real cost of predatory, consumer loans is reflected in the title of pending legislation in both the House of Representatives and in the Senate. The Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299 and S. 1624) would allow payday lenders, high-cost online lenders

and other predatory lenders to partner with banks to make loans that surpass existing state interest rate limits. This legislative scheme would legalize payday lenders to charge triple-digit interest rates despite state laws banning them. Some term this financial switch as innovation for “fintech,” a recently coined term that smacks of the 21st century’s tech focus. But in everyday terms, these actions are a renewed effort for an old scheme known as “rent-a-bank.” If the bill is enacted, states that

have annually saved an estimated $2.2 billion each year by banning triple-digit interest would have to face the return of past debt trap lending. Additionally, and in 34 states where a $2,000, two-year installment loan with interest higher than 36 percent is illegal today, would enable predatory lenders to charged unlimited rates on these longer-term loans. One more item to note: these measures are advancing with bipar-

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By Askia Muhammad

Farrakhan Wants Trump, White America, to ‘Repent’

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan wants White America to “repent.” To be precise, he said at the Watergate Hotel on Nov. 16, he wants white folks to “repent for all of the evils that America has done to us, to the peoples of the world.” It was the Muslim Minister’s first major message to President Donald J. Trump. “Mr. President, you won’t make America great again, not in our time,” Farrakhan said. “She became great killing Native Americans. She became great enslaving us, bringing

us from Africa into America to work the cotton fields. You’re not going to get that opportunity back anymore.” Now, all that may very well be true, but the standard playbook for winning influence with The Donald is to lavish praise and pageantry on him — in the words of Al Johnson, an old friend in Chicago, you have to “grease him down” in order to get the best results. The Minister would have none of that: “America needs to reflect on her sins! And who is bold enough, strong enough to say to America: ‘You have been wrong for a long, long time and it is time now for you to actually see yourself as God sees you!’ “This is a final warning to the government and the people of the Unit-

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ed States of America,” he said. “It’s written in the Bible, and I say this to our president: It is written that every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess.” The Trump presidency is indeed part of the Divine Order, he continued. “God has him here!” the Nation of Islam leader said, referring to Trump. “What did you say, Farrakhan? Do you think God is not interested in who is president of the United States of America?! Especially when it’s the time of evil?” There is a very compelling argument to be made that the greatness of the United States of America was built in wickedness: by the forced labor of millions of enslaved Africans,

and that even the rich land itself was stolen from the indigenous First Nations people, who were slaughtered, their survivors then penned up on reservations. “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever,” said Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and author of the Declaration of Independence. As far as U.S. presidents go, Trump doesn’t fit the image of past leaders. He’s an anomaly. You can’t make him what you desire him to be so you can say, “That’s my president.” He wasn’t made that way. He most certainly was not. Trump is literally, a reflection of the American people. In my view it is highly unlikely

that White America — neither following Trump’s lead, nor in rebellion against him — will voluntarily do justice by Black People in America. For example, today there are hospitals throughout this country where desperately sick white patients recently have refused medical treatment from anyone but a white physician. In the rural South, poor, elderly whites starve to death every single winter when they refuse to accept relief aid, coming from a black person. “I am here from my teacher, not out of hate but out of hope that maybe what I say to this 45th president of the United States of America might

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LIFESTYLE ‘Four Women’ – A Poignant Tale of Civil Rights Activism Play Showcases Life of Nina Simone in East Coast Debut at Arena Stage By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir Playwright Christina Ham’s inspiring musical, now featured at the Arena Stage, explores the life and music of the iconic singer Nina Simone as she embraced her role as a civil rights activist following the tragic bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. Readers may recall the horrendous attack which left four little Black girls, while preparing for Sunday School and church service, dead after their place of worship was targeted by white supremacists. The stellar production, “Nina Simone: Four Women,”

breathes new life into the saga of the talented entertainer, often referred to as the “High Priestess of Soul,” and runs through Dec. 24 in the Kreeger Theater at the Mead Center for American Theater. Its four-member cast of women brings phenomenal performances to the stage that will leave audiences emotionally-spent and spiritually moved. Ham uses Simone’s song “Four Women” as the foundation of her work which looks at the evolution of the singer/ songwriter from a reluctant sidelines supporter to a vocal, unabashed supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement that

5 Three Black men who saw the production, James Toney (L to R), Joe Paul and David Greer, said that the truths they’ve learned have been tantamount to a life-altering experience. /Photo by D. Kevin McNeir

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6 Harriett D. Foy (Nina Simone) in “Nina Simone: Four Women,” now running at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. /Photo by C. Stanley Photography.

he led until his untimely death. “The bombing of the [church] came at a cataclysmic time not only in the fight for civil rights but also in Ms. Simone’s battle to figure out who she was going to be as an artist.” Ham said. “[The play] attempts to capture that struggle as she pens what she considered to be her first civil rights song, ‘Mississippi Goddam,’ as well as other related songs, ‘Young, Gifted and Black,’ ‘Old Jim Crow,’ ‘Four Women’ and ‘Go Limp.’” For this writer, as I reflected on my youth during the 60s and early 70s and the impact songs like Simone’s ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ had on my development as a Black male in America, the play evoked fears, challenges and tears which I thought had been long resolved. And while I didn’t feel “ugly all of the time” as Simone, superbly portrayed by Harriet D. Foy, is known to often say, I can often recall feeling both invisible and ignored, wondering if this “land of the free and home of the brave” truly had a place for me that I could call my own. Two African-American siblings who attended the play spoke from the heart about how the show impacted them. “It was a compelling depiction of what took place at 16th Street Baptist Church but it also showed how you don’t need a lot of scenery or costume changes to tell a really powerful story,” said Joanne Dowdell, 59, a resident in Northwest. “It brought back so many memories – some good and some quite painful.” “It’s a story that’s not often told. And when it is, it’s not thoroughly or properly shared

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5 (L to R) Toni L. Martin (Sephronia), Harriett D. Foy (Nina Simone), Felicia Curry (Sweet Thing) and Theresa Cunningham (Sarah) in “Nina Simone: Four Women,” running through December 24 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. /Photo by C. Stanley Photography.

– certainly not in the schools I attended. My parents told me about the bombing because they understood that Blacks must continue to revisit this tragic act if for no other reason than because we live it over and over again. We’re still living it today,” said Kevin Dowdell, 56, a resident of Frederick. “I recently saw a PBS documentary on Nina Simone that featured a cousin of ours, also a musical child prodigy like Simone, whose father was one of the creators behind the Fisk Jubilee Singers, so I knew what to expect from this play. But it was even more powerful than I had expected and the performers were outstanding.” Along with Foy, an actress who seemed to be almost born for the role of Nina Simone, Felicia Curry (Sweet Thing), Theresa Cunningham (Aunt Sarah) and Toni Martin (Sephronia) co-star in the play which also includes pianist Darius Smith who tickles the ivory as Simone’s younger brother Sam Waymon. Martin, who lives in New York City where she continues to pursue her dreams, said she discovered newfound strength as she prepared for her role. “I am now less afraid of my own voice and more confident about my ability to speak truth as an artist,” she said. “Now, more than ever before, we cannot let any form of injustice go

unnoticed or unaddressed. We should not fear talking about what makes us feel good and brings us joy. Each of us has a story to tell – I now realize that I must share mine.” Three Black men who gathered at the play’s conclusion reflected on how it touched them. “Hearing the names of those four little girls was really powerful and moving,” said Joe Paul, 38, a Florida State University graduate who lives in Southwest. “The four actresses were so in harmony. I realized how we far too often underestimate women, their points of view and the struggles they endure each day. I had to take a step back so I could see them in their own shoes. It made me appreciate all the women in my life.” James Toney, 56, a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas now residing in Virginia Beach, said he could almost feel the souls of the characters while watching the play. “I remember having teachers in school who had us learn the words to Young, Gifted and Black’ and it wasn’t an option,” Toney said. “For the first time, I truly understand the struggles that Black women have been forced to endure. I don’t believe I appreciated that before or the untold sacrifices

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Play Humorously Details Comic’s Struggle to Prominence By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer A tale of one tortured soul to another, “Nothing to Lose,” a play written by Felonious Munk, chronicles the hardships of the comedian’s life and transforms his journey into a hilarious work of art. Running at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Northwest, in partnership with the Second City, from Nov. 11 through Dec. 31, the show centers on Munk, a Chicago man who escaped his drug-dealing and criminal past to become a well-received standup comic, TV personality, husband and father. Directed by Anthony LeBlanc, the play takes place inside of a prison, where a Black man recounts the incidents of his life that single-handedly contributed to his way of crime, womanizing and dark behavior, through animated, dramatic yet humorous scenes. Growing up with a single mother who was only 19 when she gave birth, Munk describes his life of hardships as a boy and eventually his life of success as a man, going from a six-year sen-

FOUR WOMEN from Page 28 they have made and continue to make for their families – for those whom they love.” David Greer, 47, grew up in rural Kentucky under the influence of his grandparents before matriculating at the University of Chicago and eventually moving to the District. “When the Ku Klux Klan would march by, we’d pull our blinds down. As a little boy, I thought it was out of respect. Years later, I realized that we did it out of fear. The play reminded me that even though things are different, the struggle for real equal rights for Blacks in America continues.” “This is my second time seeing the play but I had to see it again. The frankness of this work, the perfect vocalization of the actresses – they made me proud to be a Black man. It may sound silly but I’ve even begun to let my hair grow lon-

tence inside of a state prison to a six-figure job in corporate America. “Some of The Second City’s most innovative work has happened right here at Woolly,” said Howard Shalwitz, Woolly Mammoth’s artistic director. “And ‘Nothing to Lose’ charts yet another new path, building an extended narrative around the life of one provocative comedian, Felonious Monk. His surprising story — told with a little help from his friends — is not merely funny, but an energizing reminder of the freedom that comes from seeking an authentic life.” An audience member from a recent performance, Vivian Warren of northwest D.C., lauded the show’s ability to maintain a bit of levity amid the dark subject matter. “It wasn’t over the top, so I was able to still feel and receive the message, but it wasn’t also too sad to the point where I left the theatre feeling like a horrible person,” Warren said. “I don’t think there is enough content on just what goes on in jail, or the things that lead people to get there, and definitely aren’t enough people telling their story.” WI ger. I guess I wanted to let my hair down, huh?” An acting student now honing his craft at the District’s American University said he checked out the play at the behest of his teacher. “I know Toni [Martin] because we are both products of the same acting program here in D.C.,” said Anthony Mensah, 20, a native of Milwaukee who hopes to become a performing artist. “I was aware of the music but not the activism of Nina Simone. I have learned so much and even though the play may not be 100 percent accurate in terms of the history, its impact on me and the connections I’ve been able to make to both the past and present challenges of the African American community have been something I will never forget.” For tickets or more information, visit www.arenastage.org WI

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Smithsonian Thrust into Native American Slavery Dispute By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer When the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in southwest D.C. invited members of the Creek Nation for its celebration of American Indian Heritage Month, officials could not have foreseen the consternation it would cause because of the tainted history of that tribe. “I’m a Creek citizen, Native American and my family were slaves,” said Eli Grayson, who said while celebrating certain tribes is fine, the Smithsonian should also consider their history. “There were five civilized trials of Cherokee Creek Nation and they were called civilized because they owned African slaves and when the Civil War broke out, they allied with the U.S. Confederacy to protect their slave economies,” said Grayson a member of the Mus-

cogee Nation Hall of Fame and an advocate for the Creek Freedmen — emancipated African-Americans who were slaves of the Creek Nation of Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes. They were emancipated after the Civil War and by a new treaty signed in 1866 between the United States and the Creek Nation, they were adopted as tribal citizens with full rights of Indians. However, the battle has continued today, hundreds of years later. “The Tribe is now saying we don’t want you to be citizens anymore,” Grayson said. “These tribes are kicking people out, saying, ‘You are black, you don’t have Indian blood,’ but they weren’t saying that when they took slaves.” In August, a federal judge ruled that the descendants of former slaves held within the Cherokee Nation were entitled to tribal citizenship. It’s a feud that reportedly

5 Eli Grayson, a Creek Indian, is disappointed the Smithsonian didn’t include the history of slavery in its celebration of Native Americans. /Courtesy of Eli Grayson via YouTube

stretched across three U.S. presidential administrations. Judge Thomas F. Hogan said a treaty signed in 1866 guarantees citizenship to the former slaves — known as freedmen — and, by extension, their descendants. “The history, negotiations, and practical construction of the 1866

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treaty suggest no other result,” Hogan wrote in his 78-page ruling in August. “Consequently, the Cherokee Freedmen’s right to citizenship in the Cherokee Nation is directly proportional to native Cherokees’ right to citizenship,” the judge said. The decision isn’t the first time a court ru A published report said that, in 2006, the Cherokee Nation’s highest court arrived at the same interpretation and the tribe started processing citizenship applications for freedmen, eventually enrolling about 2,800 descendants. But tribal citizens — motivated by the chief at the time — went to the polls and amended their constitution in a way that prevented more Freedmen from enrolling. They also cleared the way for those already enrolled to be ousted. The significance lies in the own-

ership of profitable Indian casinos and federal programs, which Grayson said has motivated the tribes in their quest to keep slave descendants from claiming citizenship. “This should be included in the Smithsonian, this is what someone should be asking because this history shouldn’t be ignored,” Grayson said. Smithsonian officials said they simply are observing the heritage of all Native Americans and the celebration isn’t about slavery and oppression. Experts, meanwhile, said the Creek Nation probably had much less to do with slavery than what’s been suggested. “One of the overarching American policies toward Native Amer-

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LIFESTYLE Chandler – Thomas Wedding Announcement The marriage of Sharon Marie Chandler, daughter of the late Clarence “Herb” and Esther Marie Chandler (both of Beltsville, MD, previously Philadelphia) to Ronald “Ronn” Thomas, son of the late James Arthur Thomas (Baltimore) and Doris Wood Jefferson (Philadelphia), took place on October 14, 2017 at the Villa in Beltsville. The bride served as the 7th Past National President of SWING PHI SWING; the groom was the 4th Past National President of GROOVE PHI GROOVE Social Fellowships, Inc.The two organizations are brother/sister fraternal fellowships formed during the 60’s at historically black colleges at the height of the Black Power and Civil Rights movements. The Rev. Dr.Thomas Herb Hagin, also a member of GROOVE PHI GROOVE, officiated the ceremony.The bride was escorted and presented by her godson, Bernard Hudson III of Willow Grove, PA.The maid of honor, Sherdina Williams of Cleveland, was Sharon’s Hampton Institute line sister and roommate. Sharon’s daughter and SWING Sister,Alycia Wright, served as bridesmaid and her granddaughter, Chelsea Wright, 13, as junior bridesmaid. The best man was Todd A. Smith of Conyers, GA, the groom’s friend since their freshman year at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte; his GROOVE brother Gary Partlowe, the groom’s friend since the 10th grade at Olney High School in North Philly, served as the groomsman; Malik Drake, 15, of Danville,VA, was junior groomsman. The bride’s college Swing sister and friend, Brenda Torrence of Lorton,VA served as mistress of ceremony.The bride’s brother, Fred Chandler and the groom’s aunt,Joline Towles, were acknowledged as elders of the two families.The photographer,James Lawrence Drake, is also the father of junior groomsman Malik. Musical entertainment was provided by saxophonist, soloist and deejay Kenneth Sykes of Philadelphia.The bride’s hair and makeup were done by stylist Nora Patton.The bride wore a champagne-colored V-neck taffeta floor-length princess gown with matching shawl for the ceremony.The groom’s black tux was designed by Giorgio Bissoni.The groom, brides escort and groomsmen’s ties, cummerbunds and pocket squares were designed and created by Beau Ties, LTD. of Vermont. Invitations, programs and other graphics were designed by the bride. The wedding ceremony included traditional Christian,Yoruba and African-American rituals including: the four elements (sour, bitter, hot and sweet), exchanging of the vows and rings and the ceremonial “Jumping of the Broom”. The celebration continued with a sumptuous cocktail reception, after which the new couple spent their first night of marriage in the bridal suite at the Perralynna Inn, a bed and breakfast in Columbia, MD.The honeymoon continued at Universal Studios and Disney World in Orlando where Sharon also marked her 60th birthday (Oct.16), dining at the world’s largest Hard Rock Café, also at Universal Studios – one of Ronn’s favorite places. Sharon and Ronn share a history of over 40 years but their romantic encounter first began about nine years ago. They share a mutual passion for philanthropy and volunteerism and have long supported the NAACP-Pennsylvania Branch, the Association for the Study of African-American Life & History and the Alzheimer’s Association.The Vanguard Challenge Fund, Inc., an organization they co-founded four years ago to recognize and support grassroots efforts dedicated to community service, will host its 3rd Annual Vanguard Reception in Uncasville, CT in July 2018. Ronn says, “The wedding was a way for us to celebrate our love for each other, acknowledge our SWING/GROOVE family and honor our ancestors. GROOVES, SWINGS, family and friends joined the couple from near and far, including Detroit, Charleston, Newark, Charlotte, Bridgeport, Raleigh and Wilmington. They begin their new life together in Laurel, MD. FARRAKHAN from Page 11 need generals on hand unless you have plans to start a war? Why have the sperm counts of Black men been continually declining? Is it because of something that’s in the food we eat in our communities or the in the weed that so many Blacks regularly smoke? And are we seeing a rise in Black homosexuals because of choice or because such tendencies can be chemically induced?” “We had a chance to get the country back on track with Obama. But like Jonah, he was a reluctant prophet. Even more, he realized that he could not follow in the evil footsteps of his

predecessors.” “As for Trump, he’s made it clear that he has no problem taking oil from other countries and that he’ll ‘bomb the heal out of ‘em.’ His trip to Asia was about securing greater power and wealth for the U.S., not forming alliances. Trump is real. We see who he is. He tells us who he is. No, he’s not like those other presidents who were more like vampires with two faces – one shown during the day and another displayed at night. “I have no animosity toward anyone. I am not an anti-Semite as some have accused me. But if being your friend means I have to deny the truth, then we cannot be friends. Blacks have

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but one option. We must tell the truth to this changing America. She is going down fast. American thirsts after North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries because of their vast amounts of rich minerals and oil.” “As for his slogan that he rode through the election, Trump cannot make America great again – not in our time. She became great by stealing land from the Native Americans, enslaving Africans. But greatness cannot be sustained through thievery. It comes through humility, love of our brothers and sisters and respect for Allah.” “America is in trouble. We cannot sit by and watch it go down the drain,” he said. WI

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Cops Play Against Anacostia Youth in Turkey Bowl

Flag Football Opens the Door to Conversation and Much More By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer

To their surprise, youth from the Anacostia community in Southeast faced some unlikely challengers in their annual flag football game: D.C. police officers. The adolescents and a few willing officers came together for a Turkey Bowl and Thanksgiving Dinner on Friday, Nov. 17 at Anacostia Park to begin a dialogue that will improve the perception of police. “Today was a great first step in the right direction,” said Andrea Counts, executive director of The House DC, a community organization geared toward children. “We got to connect

with Code 3, which is an organization of police officers who wants to build a relationship with the community. They came out for flag football and dinner. “We want to make sure we get some workshops going, training, make sure we educate the cops on the community as well as them educating us on what they do and who they are,” Count said In its 18th year, The House DC serves as safe space for kids yearround in the Anacostia community with programs, after-school care, dinner and Christian-based life skills. Some of the teens from the The House DC had suspicions they were playing against cops, but they

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couldn’t be sure. “We look just like them,” said Detective King Watts, a 28-year MPD veteran and native Washingtonian said. “A lot of times when they think of police they think of negative stuff, they don’t think we do the same things they do, or participate in the same sports they do. This is a way to show them we are just like they are.” The youth defeated the police in flag football, then during dinner the officers revealed their identities. “When they found out it was police officers, they did think it was pretty cool that they came out to play with them,” Counts said. “They were excited and they are looking forward to doing more things in the future with them.” DeQuwan Smith, youth outreach manager at The House DC, said the idea of concealing the officers’ identity was to prevent any preconceived notions. “We wanted to conceal their identities because we didn’t want anyone to get discouraged,” he said. “You know how one person will say, “I ain’t playing with them,” and then the rest will want to follow. I think this has definitely brought a different outlook

5 Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department volunteered to play flag football with youth from the community on Nov. 17 at Anacostia Park in Southeast to help improve police-community relations. /Photo by Roy Lewis

that they are people just trying to do their job. “The police get a pretty bad rap with the recent events going on in the community so we’re trying to give them the chance, and they want a chance to get closer to our youth and get over the fear that everybody seems to have,” Smith said. Kevin Copeland, D.C. area coordinator for Code 3, said that his organization will do more than just bring the community and police together. “This is the first of a series of things we are going to do so that we can iron out some of our differences,” he said. “We want to get you

guys back in school if you’re not in school. If you’re looking for apprenticeships programs, GED, job readiness, Code 3 will help, but we need your help as well. “I’m a retired detective, 28 years on the police department and I’m back in the community working from a different perspective — I’m helping, I’m providing and I’m giving,” Copeland said to the youth at the dinner. “If you tell me you need something from the program, we are going to get that in the program to make this thing bigger and better.” WI

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ARIES New adventures beckon encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and explore new terrain. There could be some intense moments and opportunities for passion, especially early in the week. The weekend could see you pursuing fresh opportunities that are very enjoyable. Lucky Numbers: 7, 29, 48

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TAURUS There’s an intense focus on your sector of change and transformation, especially once the sun moves in on Tuesday. This emphasis could see you exploring issues that may have been holding you back for some time. It’s an opportunity to dig deep and release negative feelings from the past that are getting in the way of progress. Lucky Numbers: 32, 37, 42

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GEMINI Take stock of your relationships and how you might improve them. It’s also an opportunity to discuss issues that have been pushed to one side because you’ve been too busy. But those in-depth conversations might need to wait until after Thanksgiving, as you could be having too much fun. A positive aspect between interactive Mercury and innovative Uranus on Saturday suggests that one get-together could be particularly lively and memorable. Lucky Numbers: 3, 6, 8 CANCER You might want to finalize any preparations for Thanksgiving and get organized in general. Overall, the coming four weeks can be a chance to design an eating and fitness program that can see you through the holiday season. If you don’t want to put on too many pounds, give this some thought. It can help you stay on track. On a social note, romance could sizzle. Lucky Numbers: 14, 35, 46

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LEO You could be hosting the Thanksgiving event this week, and if so, the planetary picture suggests it should be a positive, upbeat experience. However, with the illuminating sun entering your leisure sector, don’t forget to spend time doing things you enjoy. The coming weeks look quite dynamic, encouraging you to showcase your skills in a variety of ways. Lucky Numbers: 5, 7, 11

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer The rift sometimes seems Grand Canyon-wide. Blue on one side, red on the other with contentious policies, belief systems, and political stances in between. Can we ever move forward as a country, while also recapturing that which made us one? Read “What Unites Us” by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner, and see what could work again. As you might expect, newsman Dan Rather travels a lot. Because much of it happens on off-hours, he has time to ponder what he sees — which is often silence and “wide open spaces” from an airplane window. That makes him think: “Who are we? Where are we going?” “Today we are a divided country,” says Rather, with “elected officials pounding their chests” on the subject of patriotism and indicating that their version is the only correct one. What we need, he says, is to separate patriotism and nationalism. We need to ensure that every eligible American votes. That’s something Rather learned from his father as a child, and it was underscored when he was a young reporter on location. In addition to encouraging our fellow countrymen to vote, we need to ensure that they can vote freely. There’s a reason our forefathers included an amendment to the Constitution about the press and it’s “even more relevant now than ever.” But the press is in crisis today and it’s up to us to remember that its job is to “ask hard questions and refuse to be deterred” and to hold “powerful institutions… accountable for their actions…” We must preserve our rights to dissent. We must remember that America is more than just “white, Protestant, straight, nondisabled men.” We need empathy for the poor and mindfulness that “the vast majority of us are only a few generations removed from another land.” We need education, science, the arts, environmentalism; we need “audacity” and to “think boldly…” “I remind myself…” says Rather, “that we have been through big challenges in the past, that it often seems darkest in the present. Our government is there to serve us, not the other way around.” Part lecture-from-your-uncle, part history, part shake-your-fist-and-yell-YES!, and part illustrative biography, authors Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner have some serious things to say to American readers but gentle anecdotes scattered throughout tend to soften their tone. There’s a lot in here that you heard back in high school, but plenty to poke your thoughts, too. What’s very interesting isn’t what they say, though — it’s what they don’t say. While well-known political names are used in this book — they are, in fact, dropped with impunity — they’re conspicuously absent in the scolding. The authors seem pointed in their observations, but no finger-pointing allowed; astute readers won’t have any problem taking whatever hints are here. If you’re a fan of Rather’s Facebook page, you could argue that this book steps more to one political side than the other but, really, both sides will find things to think about in the authors’ words. If you want to know “What Unites Us,” this book has it all together. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

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VIRGO Home and family events are very much in focus this week. You may be welcoming people from far and wide, or you might decide to travel and enjoy homey comforts somewhere else on the globe. With adventurous Jupiter in your sector of everyday travel, you might feel the world is at your feet and it’s an easy hop from one destination to the next. Expect the unexpected over the weekend, however. Lucky Numbers: 17, 45, 51 LIBRA You may feel a lot more courageous about sharing your feelings. And this could be a good thing if it seems like others are being too persuasive or even a bit controlling. If you’re strong, they’ll soon back off. This aspect brings the potential to transform a situation with a heart-to-heart talk. You’ll relish one encounter over the weekend. Lucky Numbers: 6, 13, 24 SCORPIO As the cheery sun enters your financial zone, it encourages you to shine a spotlight on your affairs and perhaps create a budget for the coming weeks. Another, deeper transit between convivial Venus and fervent Pluto hints that an encounter with someone who shares your values and ideas could seem almost fated. Watch this space, as a potential romance may be about to blossom. Lucky Numbers: 27, 34, 43 SAGITTARIUS Tuesday brings a new dawn as the illuminating sun glides into your sign for a four-week stay. You may find that your vitality begins to perk up and you now can enjoy being completely yourself. The coming weeks can be an opportunity to kick-start projects that you’ve been dreaming up recently. It’s also a very life affirming time during which expressing yourself can feel really good. Lucky Numbers: 10, 24, 25 CAPRICORN From Tuesday, you’ll be entering a yearly phase in which the cosmos encourages you to relax and unwind. You will likely be busy, too, so it is prudent to take time out so you can reflect on your priorities and release unwanted emotional baggage. There’s also a sizzle in the air, as an intense link between Venus and Pluto brings the potential for romance or perhaps an intimate friendship. Your social life continues buoyant, so there’s certainly plenty of fun to be had. Lucky Numbers: 13, 14, 23 AQUARIUS Your social life will be enhanced by the presence of the sun in this sector on Tuesday, increasing your options for fun and getting into the holiday spirit. There is also a more focused aspect encouraging you to listen to your intuitive nudges and pay attention to signs and coincidences that could help you with your career and ambitions. Following such guidance could help you take advantage of an opportunity that you might otherwise have missed. Over the weekend, a friend may surprise you. Lucky Numbers: 5, 21, 25 PISCES You could find yourself in the spotlight as of Tuesday, when the sun moves into your sector of goals and ambitions. The coming four weeks could see you aiming high and eager to make progress with your plans. As this is also Thanksgiving week, you might choose to travel this year and enjoy this time with friends and family who are some distance away. This should be something you’ll relish. Lucky Numbers: 22, 35, 52

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1 Volunteers at Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro give out groceries for Thanksgiving at an event hosted by Men Aiming Higher on Saturday, Nov. 18. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter 2 Marthaâ€™s Table partnered with Children of Mine Youth Center, Inc. to feed residents at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Southeast on Saturday, Nov. 18. / Photo by Roy Lewis 3 Young community volunteers place food in boxes for families in need for distribution during Project Giveback held at Barry Farms Recreation Center on Saturday, Nov. 18. /Photo by Demetrious Kinney 4 Members of Men Aiming Higher and a few of their mentees handed out a turkey and groceries for preparing a Thanksgiving meal to residents at an event held in Upper Marlboro, Md., on Saturday, Nov. 18. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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SPORTS Wizards Comeback Falls Short Ending Four-Game Win Streak By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill The Washington Wizards scored just 29 first-half points, shot just 38 percent for the game and John Wall was shut out until the fourth quarter. Yet the Wizards had a chance to tie or take the lead on its final possession, but a Bradley Beal jumper with 0.2 seconds left was off-target, allowing the Miami Heat to escape D.C. with a 91-88 victory Friday. Down by as many as 25 points in the first half, the Wizards nearly pulled off an improbable comeback, largely thanks to Beal’s 22 points and seven rebounds in the

second half. But afterwards, his mind was on the last shot. “I felt like it was a good look,” said Beal, who finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds. “I’m still debating if I should have shot the three, or went to my step-back. That’s a shot I make every day. I’ll have another opportunity to be in that situation again and it will be a different result.” The Wizards scored a season-low in total points against a team it defeated 102-93 on Wednesday in South Florida. The Wizards, which entered Friday on a four-game winning streak and ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring, went 0-13 from

5Washington Wizards power forward Markieff Morris defends Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow in the third quarter of the Heat’s 91-88 victory at Capital One Arena in Northwest on Nov. 17. /Photo by John De Freitas three-point range and scored two fast-break points in the first half. In the second half, the team’s defensive intensity picked up, holding the Heat to only two fast-break points and forcing 17 turnovers.

“We didn’t make shots and we got down on ourselves,” head coach Scott Brooks said about the team’s first half performance. “We made shots in the second half. Offensively, you can’t let the game change how you play.”

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Dion Waiters during Miami’s 91-88 win at Capital One Arena in Northwest on Nov. 17. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

3Washington Wizards forward Mike Scott attempts a jump shot over Miami Heat forward Kelly Olynyk in the first quarter of the Heat’s 91-88 victory at Capital One Arena in Northwest on Nov. 17. /Photo by John De Freitas

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Heat center Hassan Whiteside controlled the paint with 22 points and 16 rebounds. He only missed two shots with nearly all of them within 5 feet from the rim. “Hassan came to play,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He getting better each week of this season, just in terms of learning how to impact winning for this basketball team.” As for Wall, he said after the game fluid built up in his left knee that “held him back.” He said it happened for a second time this season, but he still finished Friday’s game with eight points and eight assists. Wizards big man Jason Smith brought the team some much needed energy off the bench late in the third to help the team outscore Miami 28-16 in the quarter. “We are tired of putting ourselves in those kind of situations,” said Smith, who scored five points in nearly 10 minutes of action. “We know it is about competing out there. In the first, we can’t dig ourselves a hole and expect to climb out of it, especially on our home floor. We will look at a lot of film and move forward.” The Wizards won’t return to Capital One Arena until Saturday, Nov. 25 against the Portland Trail Blazers after a three-game road trip. WI

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SPORTS Ewing Returns to College Home Court New Head Coach Starts Season with 3-0 Record

Georgetown University recently pulled off a coup of sorts, hiring one of its most celebrated basketball players, the NBA great Patrick Ewing, 55, as the head coach for the men’s basketball team, the Hoyas. It’s been a highly-touted homecoming for the Georgetown former great and four-year starter for the team, who with Ewing at center and John Thompson as the head coach, captured the NCAA championship trophy in 1984 – the culmination of an impressive three appearances in the title game during Ewing’s college basketball career. And while Ewing admits that the teams they’ve played thus far haven’t been ranked among the country’s elite squads, he’s still pleased that his team remains undefeated with a 3-0 record. Still, with wins over Mount St. Mary’s, Maryland Eastern Shore and Jacksonville, he’s already revealed a glimpse of how he plans to direct the team throughout the course of the year. We can’t wait to see how the rest of the season unfolds. Go Hoyas! By D. Kevin McNeir, WI Editor

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Turkey Bowl Game Commences on Thanksgiving By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill The District’s anticipated Turkey Bowl high school championship football game will continue its Thanksgiving Day tradition, but without a few players. Football players at H.D. Woodson will miss 18 of their teammates as result of a brawl that ensued Nov. 11 against Eastern High. The 18 Woodson players involved in the brawl were suspended for the Thanksgiving game against Ballou, while Eastern’s seven players will miss one game next season since Eastern didn’t qualify for the playoffs. “This is unfortunate,” D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson told WRC-TV (Channel 4). “This is not something I wanted to be standing here talking about. I was really excited and I’m still excited to watch the game. At the same time, it’s important to uphold safety and student behavior.”

In a Nov. 15 letter to the H.D. Woodson community from Diana Parente, executive director of D.C.’s Interscholastic Athletic Association, said game tapes identified those involved in the fracas. “Extracurricular activities are an important part of the high school experience and are a learning tool for all students,” Parente said. “The DCIAA wants to ensure that the players who did not engage in the physical altercation are able to play … while also holding our student athletes to the highest standard when it comes to personal conduct.” DCPS spokeswoman Janae Hinson said the Woodson head coach and principal weren’t available for comment. Meanwhile, Wilson implemented a “social emotional learning” program within the DCPS five-year strategic plan to promote and incorporate mental and emotional stability to learn more effectively. According to the SEL guidelines, students and adults ad-

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students utilize to empathize with others and solve conflicts through peaceful means. Wilson said in a July op-ed in the Hechinger Report, an independent online publication with a focus on education, social and emotional learning are to learning in today’s society. He said the district saw a nearly 50 percent

decline in suspensions. “A school focused on social, emotional and academic development looks and feels fundamentally different from one that isn’t,” Wilson said. “There are places where every student has opportunities to speak and be acknowledged.” WI

Wilson mentioned in a September schoolwide newsletter about how it works at Luke C. Moore High School in Northeast. Students are matched with personal responsibility coaches (PRC) are teachers and other staff who serve as mentors. They meet with students twice a week to discuss an array of topics such as academic and personal challenges, discuss what courses to take and check in on students from an emotional and social perspective. The SEL program at Lafayette Elementary in Northwest has a “peace classroom,” which

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“I don’t have a senior staff member at this time that’s an African-American,” Sessions said. But Richmond wasn’t finished. He then asked Sessions about the number of U.S. attorneys who have been nominated or confirmed and how many were black. “Just one, in Alabama, and he has been confirmed,” Sessions said. The attorney general has been accused of being racist and CNN reported that an earlier Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony during hearings in March and May 1986 that Sessions had made racist remarks and called the NAACP and the ACLU “un-American.” Sessions this week is testifying about Trump’s campaign ties to Russia. The attorney general insisted to lawmakers that he didn’t mislead Congress in earlier appearances about the president’s contacts with Russian officials. He was asked about the latest developments in the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in the election in which Trump surprisingly defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton. Lawmakers asked about a Trump campaign adviser’s guilty plea to misleading investigators. They focused on then-campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos’ attempts to coordinate a meeting between Trump and Putin and his presence at a March 2016 meeting also attended by Sessions. But for Richmond and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the hearing presented a rare opportunity to call a Trump appointee on the carpet for their views and their brutal record with African-Americans and other minorities. “For a lot of people who objectively look from the back like I do and many people where I live, the question is whether we are going towards inclusion and diversity or going back,” Richmond said. Earlier this year, Richmond opposed Session’s appointment to the attorney general’s office, citing his history of bias. Allegations of racially insensitive comments had previously cost Sessions as seat as a federal judge in 1986. He also drew questions about his knowledge of a 12-page FBI report about “black extremists” groups that was written in August by the federal law enforcement agency and made its way around the internet. The FBI’s report claimed that

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black extremists groups have increasingly targeted law enforcement, specifically after the police killings of African-Americans such as Michael Brown, who was shot to death in 2014 by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. “If the attorney general can’t name one organization that’s a ‘black identify extremist’ group, we’re faced with one reality — the FBI and the Department of Justice are reverting back to a time when citizens were surveilled based on the color of their skin and their level of activism exercising their First Amendment Right,” said California Democratic Rep. Karen Bass. Bass also confronted Sessions on the FBI report, expressing concerns over what she said were unfair labeling of protesters. “Do you believe there is a movement of African-Americans that identify themselves as black identity extremists, and what does that movement do?” She asked Sessions. The attorney general claimed he hadn’t seen the FBI report. “I’m aware that there are groups that do have an extraordinary commitment to their racial identity, and some have transformed themselves even into violent activists,” Session said. Bass later questioned Sessions on whether there were similar re-

ports on neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan, to which he said he wasn’t aware if the FBI had set out to perform similar reports or gather such intelligence on those groups. Sessions also refused to answer whether he classified Black Lives Matter as an extremist group. However, ABC News pointed out that in 2015 during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sessions said he believed “community-based policing is a great thing,” but “it is clear that police officers all over America are concerned” about legal actions taken against police officers and police departments by the Justice Department under then-President Barack Obama. “I do think it’s a real problem when we have Black Lives Matter making statements that are really radical, that are absolutely false,” Sessions said at the time. According to Sessions, officials within the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division failed to criticize statements made by Black Lives Matter such as “pigs in a blanket, fry ‘em like bacon.” “I asked Jeff Sessions to name one black identity extremist group,” Bass said after the hearing. “He couldn’t. I asked him to name one white supremacist group that had targeted cops. His memory failed until I reminded him. It’s ridiculous.” WI

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sounds be heard, for our race has been emancipated, enfranchised and are now educating, and have the gospel preached to them,” he said. In 1863, Lincoln signed the proclamation of a national Thanksgiving Day, unifying the various regional practices that had already been taking place throughout the nation. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. Some slaves saw the holidays as an opportunity to escape. They took advantage of relaxed work schedules and the holiday travels of slaveholders, who were too far away to stop them. While some slaveholders treated the holiday as any other workday, there have been numerous recordings of a variety of holiday traditions, including the suspension of work for celebration and family visits, since many slaves had spouses, children and family members who were owned by different masters and lived on other properties. Slaves often requested passes to travel and visit family during this time. Some slaves used the passes to explain their presence on the road and delay the discovery of their escape, though their masters’ expectation was they would soon return from their “family visit.” This year, as you celebrate with your loved ones for a spe-

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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Reverend John W. Davis Pastor

The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest

5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089

Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958 Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist

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.

www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org

“A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold”

All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724

Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m. Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”

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

Church of Living Waters

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Crusader Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

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

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

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

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

Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: faithdefender@verizon.net

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

Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 am “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org

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

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

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 Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor

Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

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

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

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Turning Hearts Church

4275 4th Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20034 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church

All Nations Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

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

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

Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

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

St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon

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

Israel Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office • (202) 678-0885 – Fax “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

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: "Faith On The Hill"

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Interim Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

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

Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Rev. Joan E. Buchanan Executive Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30am Worship Service: 11:00am New Member’s Class: 9:45am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00am Church School: 9:45am Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am

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

Christ Embassy DC

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

“Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

Peace Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday 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

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

“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address: admin@pbc712.org

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor

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

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

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

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

9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288

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

Service and Times Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m. Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.

Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 a.m. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m. Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 12 Noon

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD

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

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Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org

Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30 a.m. Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 p.m. Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “

Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001167

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001263

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001236

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001255

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001247 Mary E. Davis Decedent

Myrtle Lee Burton Decedent

Dorothy Mae Scott Decedent

William Thompson Decedent

Michael W. Craig, Sr. Decedent

Peggy A. Miller, Esq. 5130 7th Street, NE Washington, DC 20011-2625 Attorney

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

Twanda S. Shephard and Dallas D. Scott, whose addresses are 3348 Clay Place NE, Washington, DC 20019 and 614 S. Madison St., Hinsdale, IL 60521, was appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Dorothy Mae Scott who died on August 28, 2017 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 May 9, 2018. 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 May 9, 2018, 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.

Beverly A. Thompson, whose address is 5406 Blaine Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William Thompson who died on September 10, 2017 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 May 9, 2018. 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 May 9, 2018, 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.

Peggy A. Miller, Esq. 5130 7th Street, NE Washington, DC 20011-2625 Attorney

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

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

Date of first publication: November 9, 2017

Beverly A. Thompson Personal Representative

Michael W. Craig, Jr., whose address is 13921 Bishops Bequest Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-6969, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Michael W. Craig, Sr. who died on September 18, 2017 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 May 16, 2018. 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 May 16, 2018, 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.

Juanita Evans, whose address is 1602 Massachusetts Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mary E. Davis who died on November 18, 2010 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 16, 2018. 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 May 16, 2018, 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: November 16, 2017

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Charles Burton, whose address is 7503 Old Chapel Dr., Bowie, MD 20715, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Myrtle Lee Burton who died on April 24, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 9, 2018. 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 May 9, 2018, 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: November 9, 2017 Charles Burton Personal Representative

Twanda S. Shephard Dallas D. Scott Personal Representatives

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

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001294

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001041

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001237

Administration Number 2017 ADM 001283

Administration No. 2017 ADM 1219

Oscar Johnson Decedent

Clara A. French Decedent

Rhawn Frazier Anderson Decedent

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

Estate of Dorothy M. Kelly Deceased

Matilda Johnson Urquhart, whose address is 242 Madison Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Oscar Johnson who died on November 16, 1991 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 16, 2018. 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 May 16, 2018, 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.

Gloria Lawrence, whose address is 896 Southern Avenue, Apt. 308, SE, Washington, DC 20032, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Clara A. French who died on May 17, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 9, 2018. 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 May 9, 2018, 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.

Estate of Bruce Darby Deceased NOTICE OF PETITION FOR STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Edgar Darby for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a complaint in accordance with Superior Court, Probate Division Rule 107 is filed in this Court within thirty days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court will take the action hereinafter set forth. Upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of the witnesses to the will, the Court will enter an order admitting the will to probate and appointing one or more personal representatives. In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, the Court will enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate and appointing one or more personal representatives. Date of first publication: November 16, 2017 Edgar Darby 5 Segres Road Kingstree, SC 29556 Petitioner/Attorney TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

Date of first publication: November 16, 2017 Matilda Johnson Urquhart Personal Representative

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Date of first publication: November 9, 2017 Gloria Lawrence Personal Representative

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NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Gemma Antoine-Belton for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint a supervised personal representative. Date of first publication: November 16, 2017 Gemma Antoine-Belton 1101 L Street, NW, #806 Washington, DC 20005 Petitioner/Attorney TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

Aimee D. Griffin 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Maurice Scales, whose address is 2818 Spriggs Request Way, Mitchellville, MD 20721, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Rhawn Frazier Anderson who died on May 12, 2011 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 May 9, 2018. 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 May 9, 2018, 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: November 9, 2017 Maurice Scales Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2017 ADM 001239

Administration No. 2017 ADM 000802

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001248

Sara Isabella Banks Decedent Samuel C. Hamilton 8601 Georgia Ave., Suite 608 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michael L. Banks, whose address is 16601 Medinah Court, Silver Spring, MD 20905, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Sara Isabella Banks who died on November 18, 2001 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 16, 2018. 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 May 16, 2018, 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: November 16, 2017 Michael L. Banks Personal Representative

Robert McDevitt aka Robert Michael McDevitt Decedent

Isaac R. McClain, Jr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Earlene Smith McClain, whose address is 122 33rd Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Isaac R. McClain, Jr. who died on March 2, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 16, 2018. 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 May 16, 2018, 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: November 16, 2017

Larry C. Williams, Esq. 7600 Georgia Avenue, NW, Suite 405 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Geraldine H. Sharkey, whose address is 31 Alrick Road, Apt. #1, Quincy, MA 02169, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Robert McDevitt aka Robert Michael McDevitt who died on March 12, 2016 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 16, 2018. 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 May 16, 2018, 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: November 16, 2017

Earlene Smith McClain Personal Representative

Geraldine H. Sharkey Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2017 ADM 001241

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001273

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001244

Alfreda Hyson Decedent

John Washington Decedent

Juan C. Mackie aka Juan Coronado Mackie Decedent

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

Gretchyn G. Meinken, Esq. 616 N. Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney

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

Charmisa Adams, whose address is 2904 26th St., NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Alfreda Hyson who died on August 24, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 9, 2018. 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 May 9, 2018, 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 Vancine M. Washington, whose address is 240 M Street SW, Apt. E408, Washington, DC 20024, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John Washington who died on January 8, 1993 without a Will. 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 May 16, 2018. 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 May 16, 2018, 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: November 9, 2017

Date of first publication: November 16, 2017

Charmisa Adams Personal Representative

Vancine M. Washington Personal Representative

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Joseph W. Mackie, Jr., whose address is 2914 S Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Juan C. Mackie aka Juan Coronado Mackie who died on March 11, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 16, 2018. 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 May 16, 2018, 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: November 16, 2017

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icans was and is acculturation, assimilation — kinder and gentler versions of conquest and genocide,” said Richard Monette, a professor of law at the University of Wisconsin and the director of the Great Lakes Indian Law Center. “By either carrot or stick, Native Americans were persuaded to adopt the norms and values of those around them,” Monette said. “If the Creek or Cherokee Nations had adopted the norms and values of Pennsylvania rather than Georgia, they may not have adapted to slavery, but they also certainly would not have mitigated the ire of their immediate neighbors.” Also, Creek and Cherokee Nations weren’t struggling to survive as a people, as they clearly were already nations, the professor said.

“Rather, they were struggling to survive … with a territory with well-defined boundaries and, as a result, it’s not necessarily that the actual Creek and Cherokee people owned slaves, but rather, as a matter of acceptance, they allowed it in their territories,” Monette said. He argued that the record appeared to show that few, if any, fullblood Creeks and Cherokees held slaves, particularly those maintaining Creek and Cherokee cultures. “Those full-blooded Creek and Cherokees that interacted socially with slaves or African-Americans had a far greater tendency to start families with them,” Monette said. However, Grayson stated his claim. “The condition of surrender when the Creeks sided with the Confederacy was that the Africans they held in slavery would become

members of the tribes. You became a Creek citizen after the war,” he said. The court’s ruling also reaffirmed Grayson and others claim. “I am filled with joy that my people, the Freedmen, will continue to be citizens, as our ancestors have, in the Cherokee Nation,” Marilyn Vann, the president of the Descendants of the Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association, said in a statement. “I look forward to the healing within our proud and amazing people.” Vann’s attorney, Jon Velie, added that the court victory was a win for Native Americans. “The federal courts have enforced both treaty rights of citizenship while maintaining Tribes and elected officials rights to determine citizenship and self-determination pursuant to law,” Velie said. WI

Earle Hyman, ‘Cosby Show’ Actor, Dies at 91 Earle Hyman, a veteran stage actor best known for his role as Russell Huxtable, the father of Cliff Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died. He was 91. A first cousin of the late songstress Phyllis Hyman, Earle Hyman appeared often on Broadway and received a Tony nomination for featured actor in a play for his performance as Oscar in the original 1980 production of Edward Albee’s “The Lady From Dubuque.” Appearing on numerous stages throughout the U.S. and Europe during his career, Hyman also played Othello hundreds of times, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Earle Hyman brought love, dignity and integrity to Grandpa Huxtable,” Bill Cosby said in a statement late Sunday to The Washington Informer. “Thank you Earle, you live forever.” Born on Oct. 11, 1926 in Rocky Mount, N.C., Hyman was the son of schoolteachers with Native American and African-American roots, accorading to his biography. Later raised in New York City’s Brooklyn borough, Hyman began his film career with an uncredited appearance in the Oscar best-picture winner “The Lost Weekend” in 1945. One year earlier, he made his Broadway debut in “Anna Lucasta” and he appeared over the years on the Great White Way in “The Merchant of Venice,” in the original production of “No Time for Sergeants” and as the title character in the Nigeria-set “Mister Johnson.” He also appeared twice in “Saint Joan” and in “Waiting for Godot” as part of an acclaimed all-black production in 1957, THR reported. Hyman also guest-starred on many TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s,

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including “Camera Three,” “East Side/West Side” and “The Defenders,” and he appeared on the big screen in the war film “The Bamboo Prison” in 1954 and in the crime drama “Fighting Back” in 1982. An admirer of Ibsen, he took a vacation to Oslo in 1957, eventually became fluent in Norwegian and owned property in that country. “The only place I’m a star in the true sense of the word is Norway,” Hyman told the Los Angeles Times in 1988. “There they come to see me and hope the play is all right. I’m the only foreign actor and only black actor who performs in both Norwegian languages.” Animation fans know him as the baritone voice of the aggressive Panthro, a member of the “ThunderCats,” where he worked on 125 episodes of that cartoon series in the 1980s, THR reported. But for many fans, it was his portrayal of Russell Huxtable that brought him international acclaim. He worked on the groundbreaking show for about 40 episodes along with actress Clarice Taylor, who portrayed his wife Anna. “You know, we always took care of [Hyman and Taylor], even when they didn’t appear or weren’t working, we made sure we paid them,” Cosby told The Informer earlier this year. Taylor died in 2011 at the age of 93. It was a 1986 episode that crowned Hyman and Taylor as “America’s Grandparents.” The famed episode, titled “Happy Anniversary,” centered on the Huxtable family celebrating Russell and Anna’s 49th wedding anniversary. In it, perhaps the most memorable scene of the show’s nine-year run was the family performing and lip-sync-

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ing to Ray Charles’ hit song, “The Night Time is the Right Time.” “That’s the one episode that was the moved love, most seen. People just loved it,” Hyman said in 2009. “It just shot off the charts. We just had a ball, and the atmosphere just went over into a kind of reality and we were no longer Clarice and Earle, we were really Anna and Russell Huxtable.” TV Guide would later vote it as the 54th greatest TV episode of all time. WI

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JACKSON from Page 26 Trump sides with the plutocrats. His tax plan would lower taxes on the rich, eliminate taxes on massive estates, allow investors to continue paying at lower tax rates than their secretaries, and perversely expand incentives for multinationals to move jobs and report profits in tax havens abroad. Inequality continued to get worse under Obama, but he understood the threat. Trump gets this wrong. Obama taught us that the war on terror, like all wars, must eventually come to an end. He sought to close Guantanamo and to get the U.S. out of Iraq and Afghanistan. He resisted immense pressure to escalate in Syria and Ukraine. He signed a nuclear treaty that required Iran to dismantle its potential nuclear weapons program. Trump campaigned against the wars, but since becoming president he has escalated across the board in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq while embracing Saudi Ara-

sands of our current employees are African-Americans, a number that is projected to grow significantly in the future. • Natural gas and oil companies are invested in the communities where they operate. Our employees live, work and raise families in these communities. In short, the natural gas and oil industry demonstrates its commitment, every day, to ensuring the protection of human health, safety and the environment for all Americans while providing millions of American families the benefits of affordable, reliable energy. Our industry is a leader in reducing emissions and is committed to continuing that progress in the future through the use of data, new technologies and equipment — each reflecting our companies’ desire to strengthen the communities where they operate. WI

bia’s massive war crimes in Yemen. He pledges to tear up the Iranian accord despite the urgings of his advisers. Obama understood the importance of law and diplomacy. Trump gets this wrong. Obama sought to bring Americans together, across lines of race, religion and region. He built a rainbow coalition that won a majority of the popular vote twice. He celebrated the recognition of LGBTQ rights and defended voting rights. Trump has consistently sought to drive us apart, practicing a racebait politics that appeals to our fears. He won office despite losing the popular vote. His Justice Department turns a blind eye to efforts to suppress the vote. He gets this wrong. Obama’s administration was remarkably free of corruption. His family was a model that parents could point to across the country. Unlike every modern president of both parties, Trump refuses to release his tax returns. His adminis-

tration has been marked by scandal and conflicts of interest from day one. Agency after agency has had its mission subverted from the top. Barack Obama was not a perfect president. He faced entrenched partisan obstruction from day one. But in stormy weather and treacherous crosswinds, his moral compass pointed us in the right direction. Dr. Martin Luther King taught us that the “arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” He knew, however, that justice is not inevitable. Its advance comes from the struggle, work and sacrifice of citizens of conscience. And that is why Trump’s misdirection will fail — not simply because it is wrong but because Americans in large numbers are not willing to go backwards. It is easy to lose faith. The damage that is being done at home and abroad is immense, but as the old gospel song teaches, “We’ve come too far, we can’t turn back now.” WI

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only increase with full implementation of the final rule. • Methane emissions from natural gas systems are down 16 percent since 1990, according to the EPA — a time period in which natural gas production has increased more than 50 percent. While not a direct public health concern, methane is an important greenhouse gas that the industry is working to reduce even more. • The industry is committed to making continuous improvements in the environmental performance of its operations and products, spending more than $320 billion on these improvements since 1990. Between 1990 and 2015, U.S. refiners alone spent $160.1 billion on improving their facilities. • The natural gas and oil industry supports 10.3 million jobs across the country — jobs that pay for health care, good nutrition, livable homes and more. Tens of thou-

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percent will be hit hard, but Congress doesn’t seem to care. The Senate has a version of the legislation, and the two houses will have to come up with compromise legislation, but both the House and the Senate agree that corporations should pay less tax. At NCNW, we talked about Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and her Action for Dental Health Act (HR 2422). The bipartisan legislation, co-sponsored with Republican Indiana dentist and Congressman Mike Simpson, would make dental care more accessible, but with issues like these having low pri-

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EDELMAN from Page 27 Congressional Committee on Taxation says more than two thirds of the nearly $1.5 trillion cost of the House bill would go to the wealthiest families and businesses. Families with annual incomes under $75,000 would (on average) see a tax increase in ten years, while families making more than $1 million would see a tax cut. Although the House and Senate bills include an increase in the maximum Child Tax Credit, both socalled improvements deny benefits for children in low-income working families. Under the House bill, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates one in three families would be excluded entirely or only partially benefit from the increase — 10 million children in families that work for low pay would be excluded entirely and roughly 13 million more children in working families would receive only a portion of the increase. And more than three million low-income children, many U.S. citizens, in hardworking immigrant families currently benefiting from the tax credit will lose it entirely with the new requirement that all families file their income taxes with a Social Security number rather than the Individual Taxpayer Identification number many taxpaying immigrant families now use. The House-approved bill also would eliminate a number of existing credits that currently help children and families at the bottom and in the middle of the income range. It ends tax credits or deductions for employ-

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tisan support. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the lead sponsor of that chamber’s version, has Sens. Gary Peters (Michigan), Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) and Steve Daines (Montana) as his co-sponsors. On the House side, Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina has the help of two Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members, Reps. Greg Meeks of New York and Gwen Moore of Wisconsin. Right now, both New York and Pennsylvania have rate caps prevent triple-digit rate lending. It is therefore curious why bill co-sponsors would strip their own state law protections. In other home states of

ASKIA from Page 27 have an effect to get him off the course that he is on,” Farrakhan said, referring to the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, who led the Nation of Islam until 1975. “America is a great nation but America needs to reflect on her sins,”

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ers offering child care to working parents; high cost medical treatment for children and adults with severe medical needs; reimbursement for public school teachers who purchase supplies for their classrooms out of their own pockets; student loan interest and other higher education assistance; and help to find jobs. Charitable contributions that help service programs for vulnerable children and families will likely decrease as the percentage of taxpayers who itemize deductions is expected to decline because of changes in the House bill to eligibility for the standard deduction. It gets worse. Senate Republicans announced this week that they will use their tax bill to continue their cruel efforts to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s individual mandate requiring most Americans to purchase health care or pay a penalty as they file their tax returns. This will “save” $338 billion for the rich and leave millions of children and families without health insurance beginning in 2019 and 13 million children and adults without health insurance over the next ten years while raising premiums for millions more. Savings from the mandate’s repeal will threaten treatment and be used to pay for tax cuts of nearly $100,000 a year for the very top 0.1 percent of the income scale. A broad group of health care providers and insurance companies oppose the harms it will cause. Finally, it is critical to understand that the massive and morally obscene tax cuts in the House and Senate bills will require huge budget cuts in safety net programs for vulnerable children

and adults. The $1.5 trillion 10-year deficit both bills will allow will undermine the health and well-being of millions of children and is just Part I of theft from the minds and bodies and spirits and hopes of children. In Part II we will see additional huge cuts in Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, child care and Head Start, education, Pell grants and other crucial child investments likely to be proposed to pay for welfare for non-needy billionaires and corporate tax cuts. The 2018 budgets proposed by President Trump and those approved by the Senate and the House provide a multilane highway roadmap to eviscerate the basic survival and development needs of millions of babies, children and youths hungering for hope. Although polls reflect public skepticism about these unjust tax cuts for the very non-needy rich, Congressional Republicans and the President are recklessly zooming full speed ahead. Every American who believes in fairness must stand up and stop their indefensible massive giveaways to the least needy and richest among us at the expense of the most needy and vulnerable young and old. A recent CBS poll showed 70 percent said Congress should address other issues before passing a tax bill. Over the Thanksgiving recess and for as long as it takes, make sure your voices are strongly heard by the morally bankrupt leaders who have lost any semblance of our nation’s purported commitment to just opportunity for all. WI

these legislators, payday loan interest rates are some of the highest in the country. For example, in Wisconsin the average payday interest rate is 574 percent; in Michigan, the average interest is 369 percent. This bill would expand this type of predatory lending in their states, rather than reining it in. On Nov. 15, the House bill passed out of its assigned committee with a split among CBC members serving on the House Financial Services. While Reps. Maxine Waters (California), Al Green (Texas) and Keith Ellison (Minnesota) opposed the bill, Lacy Clay and Emanuel Cleaver (both of Missouri) joined Meeks and Moore in its support. It is noteworthy that in Missou-

ri, the average payday loan interest rate is 443 percent. For civil rights advocates, the committee vote was disturbing. “The potential costs and damage to consumers is significant, especially for borrowers of color, as research shows that payday lenders disproportionately target communities of color and trap consumers in unsustainable cycles of borrowing and re-borrowing high-cost loans,” said Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. “Under these arrangements, banks effectively ‘rent’ their federal charter powers to non-banks lenders, in exchange for a fee associated with each loan.” WI

Farrakhan said. But Americans, led by Trump seem to want to wallow in self-deception, tempered with contempt for others, not to mention an overriding sense of greed and entitlement. Can America repent for her sins? I suppose anything is possible. Or will the United States have to

be brought to its knees by plagues and chastisements of biblical proportions in order to convince these recalcitrant people that they owe anything beside the back of their hand, to black people, to any of the world’s dispossessed whom they robbed in order to get their wealth? We’ll have to wait and see. WI

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PLUS, FURNITURE, MATTRESS & AREA RUG SUPER BUYS NOW-CYBER MONDAY

10 OFF

20 OFF

MACY’S CARD/SAVINGS PASS DOESN’T APPLY TO DOORBUSTERS

YOUR PURCHASE OF $25 OR MORE ON SELECT SALE IN STORE AND SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE ONLINE: CLOTHING & HOME ITEMS. USE YOUR MACY’S CARD OR THIS PASS 11/22 3PM-CLOSING, 11/23 5PM-2AM, 11/24 6AM-1PM & 11/25 8AM-1PM. ONLINE ALL DAY MACYS.COM PROMO CODE: HURRY25 See macys.com/deals for online exclusions

YOUR PURCHASE OF $50 OR MORE ON SELECT SALE IN STORE AND SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE ONLINE: CLOTHING & HOME ITEMS. USE YOUR MACY’S CARD OR THIS PASS 11/22 3PM-CLOSING, 11/23 5PM-2AM, 11/24 6AM-1PM, 11/25 8AM-1PM. ONLINE ALL DAY. MACYS.COM PROMO CODE: HURRY50 See macys.com/deals for online exclusions

EXCLUDES ALL: Deals of the Day, Doorbusters, Everyday Values (EDV), Last Act, Macy’s Backstage, specials, Super Buys, athletic clothing/shoes/accessories, baby gear, watches, cosmetics/fragrances, designer handbags, designer jewelry/watches, designer sportswear, electrics/electronics, furniture/mattresses, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, select licensed depts., previous purchases, restaurants, rugs, services, smart watches/jewelry, special orders, special purchases, select tech accessories, toys, 3Doodler, American Rug Craftsmen, Anova, Apple Products, Ashley Graham, Avec Les Filles clothing, Barbour, Brahmin, Breville, Briggs & Riley, Brooks Brothers Red Fleece, COACH, Demeyere, Destination Maternity, Dyson, Eileen Fisher SYSTEM, Fitbit, Frye, Global Cutlery, Hanky Panky, Jack Spade, Judith Leiber, Karastan, kate spade new york, Kenneth Cole men’s shoes, Kiehl’s, KitchenAid Pro Line, Le Creuset, Levi’s, littleBits, Locker Room by Lids, Marc Jacobs, select Michael Kors/Michael Michael Kors, Michele watches, Miyabi, Movado Bold, Natori, Nike swim, Original Penguin, Panache, Rimowa, Rudsak, Sam Edelman, Shun, Spanx, Staub, Stuart Weitzman, S’well, Tempur-Pedic mattresses, The North Face, Theory, Tommy John, Tory Burch, Tumi, UGG®, Uttermost, Vans, Vitamix, Wacoal, Wolford & Wüsthof; PLUS, ONLINE ONLY: kids’ shoes, Allen Edmonds, Birkenstock, Hurley, Johnston & Murphy, Merrell, RVCA & Tommy Bahama. Cannot be combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer except opening a new Macy’s account. Purchase must be $25 or $50 or more, exclusive of tax and delivery fees.

MACY’S CARD/SAVINGS PASS DOESN’T APPLY TO DOORBUSTERS

EXTRA

EXCLUDES ALL: Deals of the Day, Doorbusters, Everyday Values (EDV), Last Act, Macy’s Backstage, specials, Super Buys, athletic clothing/shoes/accessories, baby gear, watches, cosmetics/fragrances, designer handbags, designer jewelry/ watches, designer sportswear, electrics/electronics, furniture/mattresses, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, select licensed depts., previous purchases, restaurants, rugs, services, smart watches/jewelry, special orders, special purchases, select tech accessories, toys, 3Doodler, American Rug Craftsmen, Anova, Apple Products, Ashley Graham, Avec Les Filles clothing, Barbour, Brahmin, Breville, Briggs & Riley, Brooks Brothers Red Fleece, COACH, Demeyere, Destination Maternity, Dyson, Eileen Fisher SYSTEM, Fitbit, Frye, Global Cutlery, Hanky Panky, Jack Spade, Judith Leiber, Karastan, kate spade new york, Kenneth Cole men’s shoes, Kiehl’s, KitchenAid Pro Line, Le Creuset, Levi’s, littleBits, Locker Room by Lids, Marc Jacobs, select Michael Kors/ SELECT SALE IN STORE AND SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE ONLINE: CLOTHING & Michael Michael Kors, Michele watches, Miyabi, Movado Bold, Natori, Nike swim, Original Penguin, Panache, Rimowa, Rudsak, ACCESSORIES. EXTRA 15% OFF SELECT SALE IN STORE AND SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE ONLINE: JEWELRY, SHOES, COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, LINGERIE, SWIM Sam Edelman, Shun, Spanx, Staub, Stuart Weitzman, S’well, TempurPedic mattresses, The North Face, Theory, Tommy John, Tory Burch, FOR HER; MEN’S SUIT SEPARATES & SPORT COATS AND HOME ITEMS. USE YOUR Tumi, UGG®, Uttermost, Vans, Vitamix, Wacoal, Wolford & Wüsthof; PLUS, MACY’S CARD OR THIS PASS 11/22-11/25/17. MACYS.COM PROMO CODE: HURRY ONLINE ONLY: kids’ shoes, Allen Edmonds, Birkenstock, Hurley, Johnston See macys.com/deals for online exclusions & Murphy, Merrell, RVCA & Tommy Bahama. Cannot be combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer except opening a new Macy’s account. Extra savings % applied to reduced prices.

20 OFF %

BLACK FRIDAY PRICES IN EFFECT 11/22-11/25/17. Merchandise will be on sale at these & other sale prices through 1/2/2018, except as noted.

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*Minimum purchase for all offers is $1799. If you elect to finance, no interest will be charged on the promomotional purchase and 50 equal monthly payments equaling 1/50th of the total financed amount will be required. Financing subject to credit approval. See store for details.

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