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D.C. Mayor Bowser, a political figure both lauded and criticized for her shepherding of the District during a period of economic development, spikes in homicide and widening inequality, will serve another four-year term as city executive. On Tuesday night, Bowser won re-election with more
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After months of political intrigue and jockeying resembling a political reality television show, D.C. Councilmembers Anita Bonds (D) and Elissa Silverman (I) retained their seats in an At-large council race that highlighted significant local issues and revealed deep-seated racial and political schisms. Shortly before the D.C. Board of Elections declared her a winner, Silverman, reluctant to relish in her victory, made known her commitment to continuing her progressive streak, mending fences with political rivals and addressing the concerns of the District’s most vulnerable residents. “We’re making sure that we take care of families, implement paid family leave and close our achievement gaps in the schools,” said Silverman while celebrating with campaign staff and supporters at Tabard Inn in Northwest. On Tuesday night, she gained nearly 27 percent of the vote compared to Reeder’s 15 percent. “We need the right strategies to [help residents] overcome poverty and reduce health disparities. This race brought up the need to have challenging conversations about people feeling left out of the prosperity. I’m interested in work-
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Predictions Fall Short for Black Gubernatorial Candidates Gillum, Jealous Lose with Honor; Abrams May Gain Runoff By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer In a televised interview early Tuesday, former talk show host Melissa Harris-Perry said Democratic gubernatorial candidates Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (Fla.) and Stacey Abrams (Ga.) will change the way Democrats campaign in the south for decades to come. In saying so, Harris-Perry was clear that would be the case regardless of the outcome. Still, despite inspiring campaigns that brought out celebrities
like Oprah Winfrey, P. Diddy and former President Barack Obama, both Gillum and Abrams fell short of making history. Unofficial projections show that Republican Ron DeSantis edged Gillum by a razor-thin margin. Abrams lost to Georgia Republican Jack Kemp in a race that wasn’t as close as many anticipated. “Gillum and Abrams, no matter what, they have changed the idea that Democrats should not be fighting for these seats in the
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5Mayor Muriel Bowser cast her vote early Tuesday morning and greeted supporters late in the evening as she declared victory for a second mayoral term in the District of Columbia. / Photo by Roy Lewis
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sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are Walkers runners23-yearwho want to see the Festival of Lights When L.Y.and Marlow's domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, early can do told so Nov. p.m., at the sixth annual “Trot for a old daughter her 17, the 6father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families event atthreatened Watkins Regionals Park in Upper Marlboro. ofTurkey” her daughter her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicParticipants to walk or runstory, a 3.1-mile trailpersonal and see pain the to life, and the pay life $30 of their child, her own tim, a domestic violence assessmore than 30-year light show that officially opens to the public she knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further Nov. 23. not only secures those who register a done. 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Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicshared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow Holding ence at the District Heights Sears Also presentCorp. at theannounced event waslast month said. it will close nearly 200 Kmart and Sears stores nationwide. Two of those locations are also in Prince Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would like toGeorge’s see a Sears at Bowie Town Center in Bowie and a Kmart at on May 7 at the District Heights County: wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed toRivertowne raise in Oxon Hill. Both stores are expected Municipal Center. The sympo- Commons who wasShopping sentencedCenter to six consecawareness among children toinclose the end the year. Meanwhile, Corp. Oct. 31She it will sium was sponsored by the near utive life of terms without parole Target public andannounced private schools. the 85,000-square-foot Oxon Hill and hire Family and Youth Services move by ainto Maryland jury for his role inKmart feelsbuilding children in need to be educatto 75 employees. It will be the Targetdomestic in Prince George’s along Center of the city of District up the Beltway Sniper attacks in fourth ed about violence. Heights and the National Hook- with storesMildred in Forestville, Lanhamisand Bowie. Another Target storepasstands 2002. Muhammad “We have to stop being Up of Black Women. in the Montgomery five in Northern Virginia, to the founder of County After theand Trauma, sive-aggressive withaccording poor chilMarlow has written a book, company. an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a “Target survivorsis committed of domesticto investing violence inMarlow D.C. bysaid. reimagining existing stores story about four generations of andand their children. hasRobert workedSexton, to break opening new stores throughout theMarlow market,” Target domestic violence. The book is group“Ivice livedpresident in fear for sixin years. Six theadding cycle of abuse in her family, said a statement, that the Greater Washinginspired by her own experiences, tonyears fear is aapriority long time. It is and is confident the policies she Areainremains for Target. and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that her mother and her daughter. of,” she said. process. She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to excerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to can not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. During a press conference Monday, Nov. 5, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poli(D-DC) (right) announced a lawsuit filed by DC Appleseed and 11 D.C. resiwon the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” dents against the U.S. seeking voting rights in the House and Senate. Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached how strongly residents feel about full and equal voting “I“Nothing was justshows 16-years-old whenD.C.mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net rights engagement multiple strategies: today’s pending my eyethan firstour blackened andin my “Before you get lawsuit, to 'I'mour going D.C. statehood bill and the more than a dozen bills I have introduced, lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal such WI asElaine legislative autonomy, to round out Davis-Nickens, presi- and complete the Home Rule Act, that Congress should do right now,” she said. “At the heart of this lawsuit is the condent of the National Hook-Up residents for more than two centuries that the founders, offidence Black D.C. Women, said have therehad is no who went toinwar thedomestic slogan of no taxation without representation, never consistency the on way intendedissues their own nation’s capital violence are dealt with by to be an exception.” “Congress can give the District representation in the Senate and House, as it has done, for example, for Americans living overseas; that the 2015 decision holding by the U.S. Supreme Court that marriage is a fundamental right opens the way to the District’s argument that the vote too is a fundamental right; and that court cases that have found gerrymandering violates the First Amendment freedom of association necessarily mean that total denial of the vote to D.C. residents also violates freedom of association.” “The day before the election is the right day to take fresh action with a seminal lawsuit to claim our congressional rights,” Norton declared.
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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and Historic Black Alexandria Church Faces Bomb Threat implore them to change our Alfred Street Baptist Church, an historic place of worship in Alexandria whose founding occurred during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, found itself on red will notThestop until alert after a suspiciouslaws. package wasIcalled in to police. potential bomb threat took place during evening services on Saturday, Nov. 3. these policies arereferred passed. The church stands in the city’s oldest Black neighborhood, to as the Bot-
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toms, according to the National Park Service’s website. The police, unable to locate L.Y.Patrick Marlow the threat, temporarily closed the area surrounding the church, South Street between Prince and Wilkes streets, for several hours. Paul Trantham Justin Fairfax, lieutenant governor of Virginia, released a statement early Sunday. “I condemn these cowardly and evil acts in the strongest possible terms,” he wrote. “I have worshipped at Alfred Street many times and I look forward to doing so many more times in the future. Hate will lose, as it must lose.” 4 / May 15 - 21, 2008 The Washington Informer / www.washingtoninformer.com John E. DeFreitas, Shevry Lassiter, Roy Lewis,CIRCULATION Jr., Mark Mahonny
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For longtime D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, serving in the minority in the House of Representatives certainly has had its disadvantages. And with President Donald Trump in the White House and the GOP having a stronghold in the House and Senate, life hasn’t been a picnic. “We have strong division between Democrats and Republicans that’s been heating up for some time,” said Norton, the legendary Democrat who is the overwhelming favorite to win a 15th term in Congress. “But not in my lifetime has anyone not only divided but tried his best to divide [like Trump has].” Norton, who first took office 27 years ago, is the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. She serves on two committees — the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Before her congressional service, President Jimmy Carter appointed Norton to serve as the first woman to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She came to Congress in 1990 as a national figure who had been a civil rights and feminist leader, tenured professor of law and board member at three Fortune 500 companies. The congresswoman has been named one of the 100 most important American women in one survey and one of the most powerful women in Washington in another. “I think the country hasn’t been this divided since the Civil War and only then was there good reason because one side wanted slavery and the other did not,” Norton said. “There’s no good reason for that now. We sim-
ply need good leadership.” For three decades, Norton has served mostly in the minority but has been driven to push through important legislation and to sit on committees and subcommittees in the House. “I’m very proud of the bills that I’ve been able to get through,” she said, specifically pointing to her 1999 game-changing D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program, in which thousands of city high school graduates receive a $10,000 grant to attend state colleges that extend beyond the District. The federal government provides $40 million annually to the program. “We’ve doubled college attendance and it’s a one-of-a-kind thing that no one else has except for D.C.,” Norton said. “I was able to get it as people moved out of the District during the horrific years of the 1990s and we have students from all 8 wards going to college in all 50 states.” Norton said the midterm elections are critical to everyone around the country, but in many ways crucial for District residents. “My primary message is for District residents to help me in my efforts to take back the House because the Democrats are in a very good position now to control the House,” she said. “I will be a committee or sub-committee chair if that happens and I ask that everyone look at what I’ve been able to do while serving in the minority and just imagine what I can accomplish serving in the majority.” One of those accomplishments could be the long sought-after statehood for the nation’s capital that Norton has fought so gallantly for which would represent full congressional voting representation and full democracy for those living in the District. “We have made considerable progress but remember the Republicans control the House, the Senate and the presidency,” Norton said. “I’ve spent the last few years getting every
Democrat in the House to sponsor statehood and more than half of the Democrats in the Senate. “I will have a strategy question as to whether to ask for a vote on statehood because we only have Democratic support and not yet enough votes,” she said. “Still, we are making considerable progress and if the Democrats win the House, the District wins statehood.” Norton has also led efforts to mandate that federal government agencies
spend some of their multibillion-dollar advertising budget with Blackowned newspapers. “I was pleased that the Black Press came to me and educated me on this issue and, as a result, I said I know what I needed to do,” she said. “I knew that I had to get the Government Accountability Office report which is a very compelling report if you can get it. I did get it and the results were paltry with only 16 percent of federal contracts that went to news-
papers that were owned by minorities and women.” Norton said she will further address the discrepancy in the coming new year. “I will be requesting from all the appropriations in next year’s appropriations to require that each government agency include advertising data in their budget requests,” she said. “This will alert them that Congress is looking to see if they are advertising with the Black Press.” WI
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a gang of self-righteous hypocrites. Politicians often two-step or promenade around the issue in the heat of the election cycle, either demanding justice for all or desperately clinging to the status quo’s reliance on legislation that should have been overturned long ago. But for all their perfervid posturing and piety, most return to maintaining palpable silence, routinely dropping the ball after being comfortably ensconced in their seats of familiarity. Truth be told, many victory speeches would never have been delivered as celebrated victors would have instead been trounced by their opponents if returning citizens, particularly those of color – had been allowed to cast their vote without today’s restrictive, unwarranted, antiquated, prejudicial laws that rule our states and therefore our nation. Consider that in 1976, 1.17 million people were disenfranchised due to a felony conviction. In 1996, that number had risen to 3.34 million, rising further to 5.85 million in 2010. Florida accounts for more than a quarter of the nation’s disenfranchised population (27 percent) – something that may change if 60 percent of the state’s voters chose to approve ballot question Amendment 4 that would invoke the automatic restoration of voting rights for those who have completed their sentences including parole or probation, excluding those convicted of murder or rape. Maybe it’s just a “Black thing” – a “thing” that still endorses and allows the discrimination of the ancestors of this country’s former slaves – today’s African-American population – substantiated by statistics like the following: one-in-13 African Americans of voting age is disenfranchised – a rate four times greater than
that of non-Blacks. Sorry, but if you’re Black and live in Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee or the “commonwealth” of Virginia, the cards are stacked against you with African Americans being denied the right to vote at rates of 21, 26, 21 and 22 percent, respectively. Going into Tuesday’s elections, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky and Virginia laws did not allow convicted felons from retaining their right to vote until and unless a state officer or board restored voting rights. Consider the following example which illustrates and confirms the powerful impact that human whim and subjectivity still loom large over the issue of voting rights. In 2011, Florida Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet set a five-year minimum waiting period before former felons could even apply for the restoration of their civil rights. Since then, 30,000 have applied, 10,000 have pending cases and a paltry 3,000 have had their rights restored. I don’t mean to burst your bubble but the pledge upon which our country was so proudly founded, “one nation, under God, indivisible with justice for all,” has lost its luster. As a Black man in America, I can only call it which it is – an empty, meaningless slogan replete with words of rhetorical brilliance but void of any semblance of truth. The real deal in the U.S.A. is this: with relative ease and little reluctance, we continue to allow millions of Americans, mostly Blacks, to be sentenced as lifelong, second-class citizens because of mistakes they made in the past – mistakes for which they have since served their time and for which they’ve presumably made efforts to atone. God bless America. God have mercy on America. WI
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AROUND THE REGION Bowser Keeps Promise: Closes Doors of D.C. General As More Families Face Homelessness, Will Her Plan Work? By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins After 17 years serving as a major hub for homeless families seeking shelter, D.C. General recently shuttered its doors – part of the Bowser administration’s plan to move occupants to smaller, more apartment-style units in closer proximity to services and amenities throughout the District. D.C. General drew significant attention following the disappearance in 2014 of Relisha Rudd, an eight-year-old girl living there with her mother. The investigation into her disappearance shed light on an open-air drug market and other conditions unfit for children. “We should not have used D.C. General on the scale we did,” said DC Department of Human Services [DHS] Director Laura Zeilinger. “After the city closed D.C. Village, there was a greater need for emer-
gency shelter than we could accommodate in the year-long program, which is how D.C. General ended up growing to the point it was accommodating 270 families, including hundreds of children. That’s not a great way to serve families experiencing the trauma of homelessness,” she added. D.C. has one of the highest proportions of homeless families per 10,000 families, according to data from the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Since 2015, D.C. has provided year-round shelter access for families in precarious housing situations but that hasn’t stopped the 21 percent spike in familial homelessness within the last year. In the four years since Bowser made it one of her campaign promises to shut down D.C. General and replace it with smaller shelters, DHS and other parties have facilitated a process that has moved hundreds of families into support-
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ive housing. The transition has taken place as construction began on smaller facilities. Those citywide projects have resulted in 80 units of short-term family housing with more set to be completed before 2020. In May, D.C. General stopped accepting new families. Between the months of July and October, DHS moved 100 families into housing, per data the D.C. Council mandated the agency submit. Last week, the last of the families occupying D.C. General left the grounds. The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, the contractor that ran the shelter, also phased out its staff. In addressing the greater issue of some families not being able to secure affordable, permanent housing, Zeilinger says DHS has worked with other key players to meet families halfway in their search for appropriate housing and not be penalized for doing so.
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“A lot of our work has been with property owners and managers to figure out how to bridge the gap between the criteria to rent and the situation that families who need a fresh start are facing,” Zeilinger said. “We wanted to make sure that families could access hous-
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Larry Hogan Wins Re-Election in Md.
By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill
BALTIMORE – In a historic election within a Democratic stronghold, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan retained his set Tuesday to become the first Republican re-elected in 64 years. According to unofficial results with 1,947 of out 1,991 percent of precincts reporting, Hogan received about 1.2 million votes compared to 893,606 for Democratic challenger and former NAACP president Ben Jealous. “This is absolutely amazing,” Ho-
gan said to a joyous crowd at The Westin Hotel in Annapolis. “They said it was impossible. They said it couldn’t be done in Maryland, but thanks to all of you we just went out and did it.” In various television ads, Hogan pushed an everyman persona and outlined how working with fellow Democrats will continue to improve Maryland politically and socially. A few ads poked fun at Jealous such as one titled “What’s Ben Jealous Running for?” It used clips to show Jealous misspeaking at various campaign events and in a radio interview with President Barack Obama and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam
with confused looks. The Jealous campaign immediately chided Hogan for picking on Jealous’s stutter. Campaign finance reports show Hogan received support from contributors such as a combined $15,875 from Ted Lerner, owner of the Washington Nationals, and his wife, Annette and their son, Mark. Another $6,000 came from Thomas Bozzuto, chairman and founder of the Bozzuto Group real estate firm headquartered in Greenbelt. Jessica Bronfein, whose husband, Michael Bronfein, oversees a medical cannabis company, chose to donate to Hogan although the couple have supported prominent state Democrats in the past. As for Jealous, he received support from high-profile politicians, celebrities, unions and progressive groups to push an agenda for higher teacher salaries, reform the criminal justice system and boost small businesses. Although Hogan showed double-digit leads in various polls, Jealous and his supporters constantly reminded voters with the theme, “Polls don’t vote, people do.” Voters went to the ballot box and chose Hogan. “Looking at the diversity in this room [and] spirit among all the organizers throughout this room from wall-to-wall, it looks like a Jealous family reunion,” Jealous said from the Hippodrome Theater in downtown Baltimore as he sought to become the
5 Governor Larry Hogan (R) wins a second term in the State of Maryland defeating Ben Jealous during the midterm elections held on Tuesday, Nov. 7. / Photo courtesy of WBAL.com.
state’s first Black governor. “I campaigned in this race as a movement leader and I’ll go out of this race as a movement leader.” Political science professor Todd Eberly said in an interview last month Jealous would need Democratic jurisdictions such as Prince George’s and Montgomery counties and Baltimore City for a chance to win. According to unofficial results, Jealous received nearly 199,000 votes in Prince George’s County, compared
to 80,287 for Hogan. The vote showed a closer result in Montgomery County with 192,435 for Jealous and 157,822 for Hogan. Although Jealous more than doubled Hogan in Baltimore City, Hogan won the three main counties in the Baltimore region: Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Howard. The state showed more than 661,000 people casted ballots during
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Alsobrooks Wins County Executive Seat in Prince George’s
By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill
Angela Alsobrooks, the first female prosecutor and youngest state’s attorney ever elected in Prince George’s County, will become the jurisdiction’s first woman to lead as county executive. Alsobrooks ran unopposed for the position in Tuesday’s general election after Republican Jerry Mathis dropped out of the race to support Alsobrooks. In the Democratic primary this summer, the 47-year-old prosecutor defeated eight other candidates who sought the nomination with about 62 percent of the vote. Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 10 to 1 in the county. Alsobrooks, who still received 257,319 votes out of 266 of 288 precincts reporting unofficially, will replace current County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, who’s term-limited. “To be the top executive of a county as dynamic as Prince George’s County is a huge under-
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taking and I am so humbled that Prince Georgians trust me to lead,” Alsobrooks said. “I’m anxious to do a great job and I understand what that entails because I know more than anyone what it requires to be a countywide elected official.” Alsobrooks has been the face of the fight against domestic violence in the county, often assisting victims affected in various cases. She said her work in the office compares to constituent services she’ll partake in the county such as improving the school system, advocating for improved health care and expand county tax base. “We’ve done so much of that in the prosecutor’s office. It is such a customer-oriented profession,” she said. “We encounter citizens every day and at their lowest point. I am very well accustomed to interacting with Prince Georgians.” Another Black woman, former state delegate Aisha Braveboy, will replace her in the state’s attorney’s office. According to unofficial results with 266 out of 288 precincts reporting in the county’s election office, Braveboy received 249,966 votes.
Although no other candidates were on the ballot, attorney Bruce Johnson’s write-in campaign received 3,303 votes. Meanwhile, Prince George’s County Councilman Mel Franklin (D-District 9) of Upper Marlboro and Calvin Hawkins were the top two vote-getters to fill the at-large seats on the council. Franklin, who will become the longest-serving council member once he’s sworn in next month, received 204,332 votes, according to unofficial results. Hawkins, the former senior adviser to Baker, received nearly 194,621 votes. Felicia Folarin, the lone Republican candidate, received 35,377 votes. Two years ago, voters approved to expand the council from nine members to 11 with the two at-large seats won Tuesday by Franklin and Hawkins. Franklin will be replaced by Sydney Harrison, clerk of the county’s circuit court. Harrison received 34,901 votes to top Tamara Davis Brown, who ran a write-in campaign. Similar to Johnson, it shows “write-in” with 3,947 votes recorded out of 38 of 43 pre-
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cincts reporting. In the two school board races, Belinda Queen stood ahead with 13,600 votes in District 6. Vice Chairwoman Carolyn Boston with 11,947 votes, according to unofficial results from 26 out of 34 precincts. The winner will oversee an area that encompasses Largo High School, Walker Middle School and Doswell E. Brooks Elementary. Meanwhile, voters who reside in the southern part of the county decided to retain Sonya Williams to represent District 9, which encompasses schools such as Gwynn Park High School, James Madison Middle School and Waldon Woods Elementary. Williams received 24,194 votes, while her opponent, social studies teacher Arun Puracken, garnered 12,413 votes, according to unofficial results with 39 of 44 precincts reporting. Voters also overwhelmingly voted in favor of all 11 questions on the ballot. Five focused on charter referendums to borrow nearly $400 million on construction and renovation projects for public works and transportation, library system, public safety, commu-
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nity college and county buildings. Another question focused on a county council member’s residency. An at-large member and one of the nine who represent a district must “have been a qualified voter of Prince George’s County for at least one year immediately preceding his or her primary election.” WI
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Metro Board Split on Budget Proposal By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld proposed Thursday a $3.4 billion fiscal 2020 budget that includes a $2 weekend flat fare for rail, expanded rush-hour service, eight-car trains systemwide and, perhaps most importantly, no fare increases. “When we look at successful systems around the world, they provide a high quality of service,” Wiedefeld said to reporters after the board of directors’ Finance and Capital Committee session. “We have to start moving back in that direction.” During the session at the agency’s headquarters in northwest D.C., Wiedefeld laid out several new initiatives: • Expanding rush-hour train service for an additional 30 minutes in the morning until 10 a.m. and an additional 90 minutes in the evening until 8:30 p.m. • Extending Yellow Line service to Greenbelt. The line currently reverses course at Mt. Vernon Square during rush hour and Fort Totten in D.C. at all times. • Running all Red Line trains to Glenmont in Silver Spring. As for bus service, prices for a seven-day bus pass would decrease from $17.50 to $15 and unlimited rides would be permitted for all visitor passes and the agency’s SelectPass products. Historically, the agency has increased fares every two years. Riders have complained in recent years about unreliable and infrequent service. “What I heard today was no fare increase and an increase in services. There’s are things that I think are good for the region,” alternate board member Malcolm Augustine, who represents Prince George’s County, said after the committee meeting. “A [fare increase] is not good for the system. We’re trying to regain trust [and] trying to get people to come back.” His Maryland colleague, Michael Goldman, did suggest a fare increase in order to pay for the proposed improvements, estimated to cost $20 million a year. “It’s like the Whole Foods rule: if you’re getting a better, quality product, [then] you should be willing to pay more,” Goldman said. “People go to Whole Foods, and for organic tomatoes they’re willing to pay a lit-
tle more than Jersey tomatoes.” D.C. Councilman and Metro board chairman Jack Evans immediately shot down a fare increase proposal, especially in the District where Metro “is a necessity.” “I don’t have to go to Whole Foods,” Evans said. “I go to Safeway because I don’t want to pay more.” Other parts of the budget include $1.4 billion in capital projects to upgrade track and rail infrastructure, purchase of new buses and other improvements. The board may authorize a public hearing on the budget Dec. 13. In the meantime, some board members want Wiedefeld to supply more information on his proposals. “I appreciate that people look at the service-level changes that have been proposed are prepared to fully endorse them. I am not,” said board member Christian Dorsey, who represents Arlington County, Virginia. “We’re going to have to go to work on this. We’re going to have to roll up our sleeves and really make some interesting trade-offs to do the detailed work to analyze this very effectively.” The budget proposal also would include money to purchase a 150,000-square-foot office building in Southwest across the street from the L’Enfant Plaza station as Metro’s new headquarters. The station serves five of the six Metrorail lines, the Virginia Railway Express and several bus lines. Nina Albert, the agency’s managing director of real estate, said the current location at the Jackson Graham Building in Northwest hasn’t been renovated since it opened in 1974. The purchase would save Metro $130 million over 20 years and reduce the total office footprint by 100,000 square feet. The agency would also open regional offices in Maryland and Virginia. Albert said the building opened in 1964 and once housed NASA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but is currently vacant. A developer purchased the building in 2006 for $59 million, but Metro may spend less than that to purchase it, she said. Because negotiations remain ongoing to purchase the building this month, no prices were disclosed last week. “It’s a good deal for Metro,” she said. “Because this is in the heart of the transit system, it makes … sense for Metro to be located there.” WI
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5 Riders exit a Red Line train at the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station in Northwest on Nov. 2. /Photo by William J. Ford
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NOTICE OF SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER MEETINGS AND NOVEMBER ELECTION Dear Member: Please note the following General Membership meetings of the NAACP 7023 Branch, for the purpose of election of officers and at-large members of the executive committee. 1. On September 20, 2018 UFCW 400 8400 Corporate Drive, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20785 at 7:00p.m. there will be an election of the Nominating Committee (between 5-15 members). All members whose memberships are current as of 30 days prior to the meeting date may be elected to the Nominating Committee (not more than 2 being officers of the unit). 2. On October 18, 2018 UFCW 400 8400 Corporate Drive, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20785 at 7:00p.m. There will be a report of the Nominating Committee, receipt of Nominations by Petition, and election of the Election Supervisory Committee. All members whose memberships are current as of April 1st of the election year may be nominated for office or as an at-large member of the Executive Committee. In order to sign a nominating petition, or be elected to the Election Supervisory Committee, a member must be current as of 30 days prior to the October meeting. 3. On November 17 2018, the election of officers and at-large members of the Executive Committee will take place at PGC NAACP Headquarters: 9201 Basil Court, Suite 115, Upper Marlboro, MD. 20774. Polls will open from 10:00a.m to 4:00p.m. In order to vote in a Branch election, one must be a member in good standing of the Branch 30 days prior to the election. A form of identification is required. Should a run-off election be necessary that election shall occur on the following date at time certain (at least 1 hour) at this location, Run-off elections shall be conducted not less than ten (10) days after the original election. We look forward to your participating in these activities. Amity Pope, Secretary
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A recent central office reorganization within the PGCPS system will yield twice as much additional school support as the original goal. The $2.4 million in savings surpassed interim schools chief Dr. Monica Goldson’s $1 million goal and will result in $800,000 in school supply reimbursements for classroom teachers. Beginning at the end of the first quarter and continuing through Jan. 25, teachers can apply for up to $100 in reimbursement. “I firmly believe if we support our educators and staff, they will meet the needs of our students,” Goldson said. “I am pleased to use additional resources and support in ways that will positively impact the children we serve.” Educators, administrators, support staff and bus drivers will receive additional support:
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Weeklong Series of Events Showcases Best in D.C. By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir No matter what one’s race, religion or political affiliation, something that all people have in common remains the desire to enjoy a good meal. And to showcase some entrepreneurial spirit, ingenuity and delicacies guaranteed to make even the most discriminating diner lick their fingers and salivate, the Washington DC Metropolitan Area participated in DMV Black Restaurant Week, Nov. 4 – 11. The weeklong event brought Black restaurant owners, managers,
chefs, caterers, thought leaders and financiers into one room to discuss options for entrepreneurial ventures and continuing education. In the words of the planning committee, because D.C. has developed into a global city, Black restaurants week were connected with allied partners. Perhaps most important, the week not only promoted restaurants, but sought ways to give greater awareness about existing restaurants and close the knowledge gap that currently exists for many Black restaurant owners. With the week drawing to a close, the showcase events remains a conference and panel discussion
5 The co-founders of Black Restaurant Week: Furard Tate (l-r), Erinn Tucker and Andra Johnson. /Photo courtesy Keon Green (KTG Works)
on Saturday, Nov. 13 featuring Black-owned food trucks and an awards brunch on Sunday, Nov. 14 spotlighting owners, managers, politicians, tastemakers and non-profit organizations who will be recognized for their laudable efforts at blazing new inroads while supporting local businesses and the community 365 days a year. And for the record, with the right business plan and outreach to the community, these hopeful business tycoons can make considerable profits. Consider that sales at food-service and drinking establishments rose 1.3 percent in July 2018 to $61.6 billion, according to the US Department of Commerce. Furard Tate, co-founder for the week of celebration, education and mentorship said providing greater resources for Black entrepreneurs served as the impetus for the fledgling event. “We felt the need to establish a Black Restaurant Week in D.C. to bring awareness to how many Black-owned restaurants there are in the area and to direct owners to the resources available to help ensure their business is successful,” he said. “It is also our aim to direct current and prospective restaurant owners to local resources that will
help them to grow their businesses and to provide them with management tools and information related to best practices.” “We are very proud to have the support of several D.C. government agencies, as well as the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) that agreed to offer a free one-year membership to all of our participants and to offer best practices from their members who are industry leaders. However, we believe city officials need to do more to assist existing businesses, as opposed to focusing on efforts to bring in new businesses. Impact starts at home.” “Patrons provide a powerful force behind the success of any business, be it a restaurant, barbershop, hair salon or a fashion outlet. It was important for us to bring awareness to Black-owned restaurants, but we know many restaurants in the area are hurting. We want them all to succeed. “The week ends with a conference at UDC where we will help consumers to understand the cohesive impact they have when they support a local or a Black-owned business. Also, UDC offers a master’s and PhD programs and other degrees related to the hospitality
industry.” “As the owner of Inspire Hospitality, I recently launched Love Muffin a continental breakfast catering company that offers workforce development and training for young people to help move them into permanent jobs. It is about people reaching out and collaborating that makes things happen. Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes, also chairperson for Washington Informer Charities, explained her decision to serve as a sponsor for the week’s many informative and engaging events. “The adage, ‘Information is power,’ reflects why the Washington Informer Charities (WIC) agreed to support Black Restaurant Week,” she said. “WIC is a non-profit that focuses on literacy. Restaurant owners need relevant information and resources to ensure their success, and they need to be literate about the rules and regulations that control how they do business.” “We are to be a part of this awareness effort because we know how important it is to have a vibrant and diverse community of restaurants in every community across D.C. and surrounding areas,” she added. WI
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Infusion of Capital to Facilitate Revitalization in Wards, 7 and 8 By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia Wells Fargo and District community leaders this week announced a $1.6 billion investment in the nation’s capital – particularly in Wards 7 and 8 that’s has a high African-American population. The announcement, which occurred at THEARC in Southeast, D.C., was heralded as an effort to unlock more economic opportunity across the city. Officials at the financial giant said it has created the “Where We Live program,” in collaboration with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and other local organizations. The program will triple Wells Fargo’s community giving and concentrate resources on the big-
gest needs identified by community leaders including affordable housing, small business growth and job skills, officials said in a news release. “Communities succeed when we all work together,” said Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan. “The ‘Where We Live’ program is rooted in two things – investments that help people live, work and thrive, and a deep understanding that neighborhoods need long-term partners,” Sloan said. “It builds on Wells Fargo’s legacy of empowering residents and small businesses in our nation’s capital for the past 100 years, and our desire to create a compelling community investment model that can revitalize neighborhoods across U.S,” he said. The initiative is “an important step by Wells Fargo to expand its investment in the District, and to listen and work more close-
ly with community groups,” said John Taylor, President and Founder of NCRC. “Expanding access to mortgage and small business loans is essential to closing the wealth gap. Lenders need to listen and focus on the needs of the communities where they do business. It’s heartening to see Wells Fargo strengthen its commitment to do just that.” Wells Fargo developed “Where We Live” to harness the power of its broad lending and community investment capabilities for greater impact, with emphasis in Ward 7 and Ward 8, officials said. The company worked with NCRC – an advocacy organization championing fairness in banking, housing and business – as well as local housing, small business and nonprofits leaders to design “WhereT:9.5” We Live.”
5 John A. Allen – Region Bank President, Wells Fargo, Greater Washington, DC. / Photo courtesy of Wells Fargo
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Three precincts in Gwinnett County had some of the most severe difficulties, causing them to stay open past the normal 7 p.m. closing time, the newspaper reported. The Annistown Elementary precinct remained open until 9:25 p.m. because of extensive issues with the electronic ExpressPoll system, which is used to check in voters before they’re issued voting access cards. Anderson-Livsey Elementary and Harbins Elementary precincts also stayed open late. Three more precincts in Fulton County also stayed open as late as 10 p.m. because of extreme lines, missing registration information and a shortage of provisional ballots. Those precincts were located at Pittman Park Recreation Center, Booker T. Washington High and the Archer Auditorium at Morehouse College. The Rev. Jesse Jackson got involved at the Pittman Park Rec-
5 Stacey Abrams (righrt) and Rep John Lewis speak to a voter. /Photo by Mike McCoy
reation Center precinct in Fulton County, encouraging voters to remain in line after they had waited for hours. Only three voting machines were initially available before five more were sent out later. “It’s a classic example of voter suppression, denying people easy access to exercise their right to vote,” Jackson said, according to the newspaper. Both races – Florida and Georgia – turned ugly early. In Georgia, Kemp was accused of suppressing minority voters. In Florida, DeSantis had faced
charges of racism after he urged voters “not to monkey this up” by voting for Gillum during a Fox News appearance. Reports also emerged about how a contributor to his campaign reportedly used a racial slur to describe Obama in a now deleted tweet. DeSantis denounced the language used by the donor. President Trump, who supported DeSantis, accused Gillum of being a “thief.” Gillum was plagued with accusations of corruption after reports
emerged suggesting he may have accepted a ticket to the play Hamilton from an undercover FBI agent pretending to be an out of town developer. Gillum repeatedly denied doing anything untoward, according to Tallahassee television station WEAR. “When I got there after work, got my ticket, we went in and saw it, assumed my brother paid for it. So far as I know, that was the deal,” Gillum said in a Facebook video. WI
Abrams’ Path to Governor’s Mansion Lined by Forgotten Blocs By Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer From the moment she began her Georgia gubernatorial campaign in June 2017, Stacey Abrams knew what needed to be done. She wanted to talk to people who had become disillusioned with voting or had never voted at all, groups of potential voters that had not been acknowledged by candidates in the past. She went to rural areas where candidates usually did not go and election polling was not frequently done. Her consistent message about the need for education, health care coverage and jobs resonated with her targets. To connect with those voters, Abrams went to each of the 159 Georgia counties. “From the beginning of my campaign, I never pivoted from that message about education, health care and jobs,” Abrams said the weekend before the election. “They are the core of progress.”
The Abrams campaign organized in tandem with the Democratic Party of Georgia to mount a robust field game at an unprecedented scale for a statewide campaign. The digital component included a strong social media effort on a range of platforms with many social media postings including live-streamed events. A diverse group of campaign volunteers “on the ground” included a range of racial, gender, age, economic, LGBTQ, religious, urban and rural differences. That enthusiastic volunteer presence allowed Abrams to reach out to a broad group of voters. “We were able to speak with more Georgians, specifically those who have often been left out by traditional campaigns,” an Abrams campaign spokesperson said. “Our field operation worked closely with the digital team to ensure all Georgians could see the great work being done to amplify Abrams’ message.” Abrams also was prepared to tackle voter suppression challenges. She worked on voter rights
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issues as minority leader in the Georgia legislature. With the eroding of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Abrams said she knew that purging would begin on the Georgia voter rolls. “That was wrong. He knew the state was changing,” Abrams said of Brian Kemp, the Republican gubernatorial nominee. “What Brian Kemp said in 2014, was that too many minorities were being registered and that Republicans should be afraid.” Not frequently discussed during the Georgia governor’s political race was that Abram’s running mate also is female. A win for Sarah Riggs Amico, the Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, means the first time the top two positions in a state are held by women. Amico — is White and a former Republican —and Abrams provide a markedly different look for state leadership compared to the two White men that headed the Republican ticket in Georgia. “She was a first-time candidate and a business owner,” Abrams said of Amico. “She grew her busi-
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ness from 100 to 3,500 employees in less than a decade and she pays for worker health insurance at 100 percent.” Again, this female team targeted several key targets in the Abrams campaign strategy including women voters, business owners and the need for health care coverage. During her first 30 days in office, Abrams said she will push forward on Medicaid expansion, a goal she emphasized on the campaign trail. “That is the crux of how we save rural Georgia,” she said. “It’s critical for how we save women’s lives.” WI
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By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer If three is a charm, then the National Museum of African Art’s third annual Arts Awards and Gala forecasted many visionary promises for the mainstream acceptance and celebration of African art. It also gave a prominent spotlight to members of the DMV’s burgeoning African diaspora population, which within it, holds its own stars and celebrities. This year, the awardees were Angolan photographer Edson Chagas, futuristic multimedia Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu and philanthropic organization the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It also provided an opportunity to hear from new museum director Gus Casely-Hayford who took over the helm last year and attended the previous awards ceremony poised to take charge. “This has been a wonderful year of great successes,” Casely-Hayford said in his introductory comments. “Of magnificent programs that have carried us from the Swahili Coast to Senegal. This is a special place, and I will do all that is in my power to repay your hard work, your loyalty, your support and your generosity,” he added, noting that he lost his mother two months into his tenure, yet felt supported by the Smithsonian Institution and his employees, whom he referred to as “family.” The awards were hosted by WTTG-TV (Channel 5) anchor Maureen Umeh, who was born in Nigeria. Just having returned from Ghana mere hours before the Friday evening soiree, she sported a classic Ankara outfit made specifically for the occasion. The reception also once again provided a chance to showcase the area’s unique blend of African diaspora cuisine, this year featuring hors d’oeuvres and a three-course dinner by Kith and Kin Restaurant founder and chef, Kwame Onwuachi. The chef’s unique blend of flavors and influences from his roots in Nigeria, Jamaica and New Orleans, provided a hearty array of dishes using tropical ingredients from gooseberry piri piri salad, to red velvet cake with malted chocolate ice cream and sorrel sauce. But the crux of the evening belonged to the awardees, all who commented on the sheer weight of the exquisite sculptural prize. In addition to the acceptance of the awards, the elegant evening event featured a conversation between the museum director and Touria El Glaoui,
founding director of the contemporary African art fair 1:54. El Glaoui, daughter of Moroccan artist Hassan El Glaoui, was included among the 100 most powerful women in Africa by Forbes magazine in 2016. The art fair provides high visibility to the continent’s robust contemporary artists whose work is often not displayed as prominently in Western institutions. The following day after the awards, patrons of the museum were able to hear the two artists, Mutu and Chagas along with the New York Times art critic, Holland Cotter, in a conversation moderated by the museum’s curator Karen Milbourne. In a bold move by a contemporary African artist trained in the West, Chagas moved his entire atelier back to his native Luanda from a career in Lisbon, Portugal, London and New York. “A lot of the young kids were coming back to Angola from Portugal,” he said. “Because of the situation of the war, my parents preferred that I go to Portugal to study. I didn’t have much of a relationship with African art there, so I started doing photography. That’s what started my relationship with photography,” he added. “I started actually as a photojournalist, and that work took me to London. It made me take an introspective look at my own history.” Mutu is somewhat of a superstar in the New York and global contemporary art scene, having solo exhibitions in international institutions. Using media such as sculpture, which she studied as an art student, Mutu has branched out to embrace performance, film, drawing and painting in her expansive career. Her piece, “Tree Woman” made from organic found materials, is part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of African Art along with drawings on paper. She also had a prominent piece in the recent blockbuster exhibit at the museum, “The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists.” Mutu also reestablished a studio in her hometown of Nairobi, Kenya, in addition to her New York studio. She referred to both locations as the legs on which her artwork stands. “In some ways, everything I have done has mimicked the country I was born in,” she said. “I was born in Nairobi in the ‘70s, and that time was a rather idyllic and optimistic time in Kenya. There was so much happening in our country. It gave the
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impression that it was the perfect example of the African country. “In the ‘80s, things started to change and the president became quite authoritarian and dictatorial,” Mutu continued. “That was the point that the education system changed from the British colonial system to an African system. “I entered into my teen years in a Kenyan system that was bad for all the right reasons,” she said. “But it was coming from a good place, from the country. I went to Wales in my late teens, though. It is that point that I realized all these art classes I had done were quite pedantic and boring, I did have a teacher who taught me that art is about everything. We could incorporate everything in the sphere of life into the art, which blew my mind.” Mutu’s work using materials in-
5 Director Augustus Casely-Hayford and Johnetta Betsch Cole at the African Art Awards on October 26 in the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. /Photo by Brigette Squire
spired by her home, such as Kenyan tea, volcanic red soil and other culturally significant materials, will figure heavily in the upcoming initiative by the museum showcasing
works by contemporary African women artists. An exhibit of their works will be on view in the spring of 2019. WI
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The African National Congress, South Africa’s governing party, is at odds about the status of its integrity commission rulings, with some members arguing that the structure is used to settle factional scores. The matter was among the dominant subjects at last weekend’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting, following the ruling that ANC leaders implicated in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal must step aside from their positions, the Johannesburg-based City Press reported Nov. 4. There are fears — particularly among those aligned to former South African President Jacob Zuma — that the commission could be used as a purging instrument by those who won last year’s Nasrec elective conference. But even some allies of President Cyril Ramaphosa are uncomfortable about the commission being given too much power. The integrity commission was established after the 2012 Mangaung conference to protect the ANC’s image “by ensuring … that urgent action is taken to deal with public officials, leaders and members of the ANC who face damaging allegations of improper conduct.” But it has been hamstrung by the fact that its decisions must be ratified by the NEC. ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule said that the commission’s work and preparations for next year’s general election top the NEC meeting’s agenda. He lashed out at ANC members who individually criticized the commission: “We are the national executive committee. I don’t have a [personal] view. My view will be the view of the collective.” While the ANC is under pressure to show Limpopo voters that it takes the looting at VBS seriously, it faces a big problem in that deputy provincial chairperson Florence Radzilani and provincial treasurer Danny Msiza are implicated in advocate Terry Motau’s Great Bank Heist report. While Msiza allegedly pressurized municipalities to place deposits in VBS illegally, Radzilani received cash from the bank. Last week, Cosatu in Limpopo staged protests at some municipalities that lost millions of rands in VBS. A provincial shutdown is planned for Wednesday to try to force the ANC to take action. The ANC’s problems are exacerbated by the fact that Luthuli House also received millions in donations from VBS. Party leaders initially denied this, but later admitted it and pledged to pay back some of the money. Critics of the integrity commission, which is led by former Robben Islander George Mashamba, accuse it of encroaching on the turf of formal disciplinary structures by recommending that leaders step aside. Msiza wrote to Magashule and the ANC top six last week, asking that the commission’s report not be discussed at the weekend NEC meeting because he had yet to tell his side of the story. “I am baffled and deeply hurt by the subversion of due process by the integrity commission. The net effect of this gross injustice is that I have been persecuted and found guilty in the court of public opinion. … I have been judged in absence and presumed guilty and now the onus is on me to prove my innocence,” Msiza wrote. ANC insiders say the national working committee should have discussed the matter on Monday, but Magashule left it off the agenda. Msiza’s supporters lobbied NEC members to have the integrity commission report reversed, expecting Magashule to take their side because he was among those who disagreed that the commission’s decisions should be binding. Msiza’s sympathizers are saying the commission should have called him, while his opponents argue he should have voluntarily presented himself to it. ANC NEC member Mathole Motshekga said the commission’s recommendations were “vague.”
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Director of Labour John Pinder recently expressed concern about a potential health care shutdown as the looming threat of strikes by senior physicians and nurses continues. “I don’t think no government or no country could afford to have its health care providers bringing industrial actions against the employer or the government, so that certainly would be a great concern to anybody,” said Pinder, the former president of the Bahamas Public Service Union, the Nassau Guardian reported. “I would hope that we would be able to get these matters resolved favorably and there will be no reason for industrial actions. “It’s very important for the nurses and doctors to be in the health care system,” he said. “They’re very, very important and the sad thing about it [is] they can hold the country hostage, especially the Bahamas, simply because there is more demand for nurses than supply.” Neither the nurses nor the senior physicians have ruled out the possibility of industrial action amid negotiations with the Public Hospitals Authority, which announced late last month that nurses scheduled to work between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. will be paid $1.75 per hour in addition to their base pay. The senior physicians voted last month to take industrial action as a result of poor working conditions, a lack of health insurance, and a lack of raises for 10 years. The Bahamas Nurses Union has protested a new shift system twice in recent days because it finds the proposed $1.75 premium insulting. It also said that the system will not provide sufficient rest periods. WI
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HEALTH Surge in District Homicides Motivates Coalition to Action By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins In the wake of an unprecedented homicide rate in the District whose numbers have already eclipsed last year’s 12-month total, a group comprised of law enforcement officials, clergy, activists and entrepreneurs have teamed up, sharing resources and experience in efforts to halt violent crime east of the Anacostia River. The group of more than a dozen leaders recently gathered for the second time at a local business to discuss police-community relations, the need for
culturally-competent curriculum and job training with subsequent employment opportunities for youth. “There have always been folks close to the both good and bad things happening in the community who were able to interact with officers, so we could let each other know when help was needed,” said Seventh District Commander Andre Wright, Metropolitan Police Department [MPD], a participant in the ongoing discussions. Wright, a former member of MPD’s youth division, spoke about the success of restorative justice strategies that have allowed young offenders to meet
their victims and atone for their mistakes. During the Friday meeting, he committed to facilitating sensitivity training for officers patrolling Anacostia, Naylor Gardens, Washington Highlands and other areas of Ward 8. “The church elders knew when to involve police assistance,” Wright added. “This [type of relationship] always existed before it had a name. With each iteration and evolution of organizing and policing strategies, it will
Marshall Academy Students Take Aim at Gun Violence Youth and SE Partners to Screen, Discuss PSA Video on Nov. 8th Pathways 2 Power, a student-led activist group from Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School in Southeast, will screen a video public service announcement [PSA] they created in efforts to speak out against gun violence. The group, consisting of the school’s seniors and recent graduates, partnered with GroundMedia, a DCbased strategic creative studio in Southeast that has worked with Disney and National Geographic to develop the video. Their goal: to shed light on gun violence issues in the District and to building a space for conversations about gun violence among students and community leaders. The film
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will be used as a platform to motivate youth citywide to join the movement and find their own voices. The PSA has been shown during DC Council hearings, on local television (DCC) and will be aired at film festivals and events following the release. The screening, followed by a question and answer period, takes place on Thursday, Nov. 8, 5 – 6:30 p.m. at Ben’s Chili Bowl, 1213 U Street NW. Participants and guests will include: Pathways 2 Power students, filmmaker David Rochkind of GroundMedia, DC government officials and members of the local media. To join the conversation, follow Pathways 2 Power on Twitter @P2PDC. WI
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take us coming together in the new age to communicate.” D.C.’s homicide rate increased by 42 percent in October after police officers found a man shot dead on Alabama Avenue in Southeast on the night before Halloween. The incident marked the 138th murder to occur in the District this year. Over the summer, people of various ages, including Makiyah Wilson, 10, and Travis Barksdale, 25, lost their lives in cases that sparked public outrage. In August, Cease Fire Don’t Smoke the Brothers and Sisters, a Northwest-based grassroots organization comprised of returning citizens and violence interrupters, marked the beginning of a six-month moratorium on gun violence with its annual event at Upshur Park in Northwest. Nearly three months later, more than 40 homicides have occurred, even as other forms of violent crime decreased. Much of the recent discussion had been around how to approach youth, particularly those who often interact with the criminal justice system. Participants said they want to improve relations between youth, police officers and business owners, noting that youth immersed in the streets with the influence to prevent homicides often do not feel connected to the wider community. “We can’t tell business owners to give jobs but if you give food, you can solve the problem,” said William Weaver, an outreach worker affiliated with the National Association for the Advancement of Returning Cit-
izens, responding to an inquiry about truants who loiter in front of stores. Weaver said he and a colleague recently mediated a conflict between police officers and youth who routinely congregate along Martin Luther King Avenue, Jr. in Congress Heights after school. He suggested that collaborative youth engagement of similar nature should be employed more often so that young people feel more comfortable listening and respecting elders. “Kids will take their guns home and go to school,” Weaver continued as he stressed the need for more after-school activities on school grounds. “This is what we’re teaching with this approach. We’re trying to implement it and build relationships. If we don’t start bringing back some of the programs onto school grounds, we will lose any real means to communicate.” Some people, like Pastor R. Joyce Scott of Temple of Praise in Southeast, say they have a personal stake in curbing violence in Ward 8. Scott lost one grandson to the streets and had another severely injured. Those experiences, she says, have compelled her to directly connect with her neighbors, many of whom have similar stories. “There’s nothing like mothers who are fed up. They are a piece in that puzzle,” Scott said. “We all know each other in this community. The structure we’re making would have a trickle-down effect. You need a unified front with the churches, activists and police. It takes teamwork to make the dream work.” WI
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Blunders That Could Eat Away at Your Social Security WI Staff Report/ Money Talk News So, it pays to understand how the system works and how to maximize your Social Security checks. The following are some of the biggest and most costly mistakes you could make when navigating Social Security — and how to avoid making them.
1. TAKING SOCIAL SECURITY EARLY
It’s tempting to start taking Social Security before you reach what the federal government calls your “full retirement age.” But you’ll wind up with a smaller check each month. Technically, you should receive the same total amount of benefits over the span of your retirement no matter the age at which you claimed benefits. The Social Security system is designed to be neutral in this regard. Still, claiming early can be risky because once you claim benefits, you will be stuck with the same size check for life. The amount of a per-
son’s monthly benefit typically will never increase except for inflation adjustments. If you’re the main breadwinner in your family, you may want to think twice about starting your Social Security benefit early since your spouse may receive that smaller benefit amount one day. Jeffrey A. Drayton of Jeffrey A. Drayton Financial Planning and Wealth Management in Maple Grove, Minnesota, shares the following advice. “When one of you dies, the surviving spouse will get to keep whichever benefit is larger. If yours is the larger benefit, do you really want to reduce it? Doing so means that you might be reducing this lifelong annuity that gets adjusted for inflation permanently not just for yourself but also your spouse.”
2. CLAIMING BENEFITS AND CONTINUING TO WORK
If you claim Social Security before reaching full retirement age and continue working, you might have to pay penalties against your
Social Security benefit. It depends on how much money you earn. One solution is to wait until full retirement age to claim Social Security. There is no penalty for working while taking benefits after your full retirement age, regardless of how much income you earn.
3. NOT CHECKING YOUR EARNINGS RECORD
The amount of your retirement benefit is based on your top 35 years of earnings. So, if there’s an error in your Social Security earnings record, the amount of your monthly check could suffer for it. For example, if an employer fails to correctly report your earnings for even one year, your monthly benefit upon retiring could be around $100 less, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). That amounts to a loss of tens of thousands of dollars over the course of your retirement. While employers are responsible for reporting your earnings, you are responsible for checking your earnings record, as only you can
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confirm the information is accurate. To review your earnings record, log into your mySocialSecurity account, or first create an account if you have yet to do so. You’ll want to check each year. The SSA explains: “Sooner is definitely better when it comes to identifying and reporting problems with your earnings record. As time passes, you may no longer have past tax
documents and some employers may no longer be in business or able to provide past payroll information.”
4. MAKING AN ISOLATED DECISION
A Social Security decision is just one piece of a retirement income puzzle. But it can impact how you
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draw down other retirement income sources — such as a pension, 401(k) or cash savings. It can also impact the amount of retirement income you lose to federal or state taxes. Failing to consider these other retirement funding factors when making Social Security decisions — as well as rushing to those decisions — can therefore cost you a big chunk of your nest egg. You would be wise to find a reputable benefit option comparison tool or work with a financial planner who can help you evaluate options in the context of your broader financial picture.
5. FAILING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT QUALIFIES YOU FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
Social Security retirement benefits are not a guarantee. You must qualify for them by paying Social Security taxes during your working years or be married to someone who qualifies for benefits. In fact, the qualification rules are complicated. The short answer most people give is that you need to work for at least 10 years. However, it is based on a system of credits and quarters, and there are different types of qualifications for different types of benefits.” The bottom line? Know your qualification status and, if you’re
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6. NOT KNOWING THE SOCIAL SECURITY RULES REGARDING DIVORCE
You may be eligible to claim a spousal benefit based on your ex-spouse’s earnings record after a divorce. So, failing to realize this can cost you a lot. Generally, the person entitled to the smaller benefit amount may be eligible for this type of spousal benefit — provided they were married for at least 10 years, haven’t remarried and meet a few other requirements.
7. NOT ACCOUNTING FOR DEPENDENT BENEFITS
If you still have dependent children when you claim Social Security retirement benefits, they may be eligible to receive benefits, too. An eligible child can receive up to 50 percent of your full retirement benefit amount each month, according to the SSA. Your family would receive that amount on top of your own benefit amount. Payments to your dependents would not decrease your benefit. So, understanding the benefits that your dependents might be eligible for can help you maximize your family’s collective benefit amount. WI
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can sail no longer—only drift until the next breeze blows. When there is no fire from the piston, the motor won’t turn over because the fuel tank is emptied. You stop still, motionless, numb…Crash! Left alone in the wilderness of an unfamiliar, hazed, desolate, and airless space in time, you realize the pain in your reality— Mom is Gone. She’ll never return. She’s Gone. Leaving me with a list of things to do and nothing more. Gone. With no instructions, game plan, or road map to guide me through this terrible abyss. Gone. Never to be able to comfort her, speak to her, give her loving embraces with Laura Newland a soothing confidence in my ability DC Office on Aging to take care of her. Gone. With no Executive Director warmth in consolation or words of November is Alzheimer’s Disease wisdom; no sternness of motivation; Awareness and Caregivers Month! no admonition leading me to resolve Last year at this time, our very own conquering all my fears, doubts, Aurora Delespin-Jones wrote a guest self-destructive thoughts, motives, column on her personal experiences and behaviors that would keep me as a family caregiver. We received from achieving my dreams. Gone. I crashed on Monday, Decemsuch great feedback from readers, ber 6, 2015. My Mom passed Frithat I asked her to follow-up this day, November 27—the day after year with the next chapter of her story. Thank you to those who felt com- Thanksgiving. All that was left was pelled to share your stories with us. her bed and oxygen tank still in the I’m incredibly grateful to Aurora for same place as it was eight months her work in reaching out to our city’s ago, when Mom entered hospice. caregivers. The passion she conveys It had been more than a week since shows up in the work she does each making my first call to the nurse and every day here at DCOA. To about having these items removed. our caregivers, thank you for all that I told the nurse the bed was beginyou do to keep our families and com- ning to bother me emotionally and mentally. munities together. And I needed the obstacles to my healing removed. I needed a release GUEST from that state of petrified paralyCOLUMNIST sis so I could be put back together AURORA DELESPIN again—brand new, bigger, better, stronger, wiser, more knowledgeable, JONES, DEPUTY more sensitive, and kinder to myself. DIRECTOR, D.C. OFI needed a release to be able to FICE ON AGING share a God-given gift to help others It’s hard to believe it’s been a who care long, hard, sacrificially, and year since I last wrote to readers genuinely for those they love, and in recognition and celebration of help them to better understand their National Caregivers Month! I’m future journey through the lenses of happy for the opportunity, and my precious hours caring for Mom. so grateful that many of you let So I wrote my pain on the pages of a me know that my article helped journal and began to frame a journey you. And with this opportunity to to healing by recording my past. engage you again, I would like to 1. During this season, write your share with you my experience of feelings. Capture your frustrations “Release!” in hopes that you ap- and express your efforts to yourself. proach the holiday season with a Go back and read the raw recordings commitment to letting go and liv- periodically. ing well! For those who have lost, 2. Focus then on your progress— and those who keep on giving, I no matter how small—and bullet celebrate you! them as steps or tips for someone When I set out on the jour- else’s benefit. ney to care for me after caring for 3. Create a resource list for supMom, I discovered why airplanes, plies, supports or other needed reautomobiles, and engines of all sources you found. types, shapes, and sizes suddenly 4. Share with other caregivers who stop, give out, and crash when the may need relief. needle points to ‘E’—you can go 5. Embrace their feedback, espeno further. cially their praises of you! When the wind ceases, you Do this often and before you WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
know it, you will tune in to yourself and begin to map a plan to let go, and to celebrate the strength, capacity and power within you to sustain in the journey—or to release and live well! Remember Aging is living and thriving! During this month let us help you. The DC Office on Aging is here to assist in any way we can to help you on your journey. Contact us on 202-724-5626. Today we honor our most precious resource—caregivers!
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EDUCATION Timberland Donates Footwear to Hundreds of Students By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Yolondo Coleman knew he would receive a fresh new pair of Timberlands boots when he walked inside the gymnasium on Halloween, but he didn’t know the exact color and texture. When the fifth-grade student at District Heights Elementary opened the box, removed the paper and touched the boot’s brown leather material the same size as his age, he couldn’t stop smiling. “They feel good. I know some people can’t afford these, so this is cool,” Yolondo, 11, said as he walked and looked down at his new boots. “These will go with my [Halloween] costume. I’m going as a brown dog.” Yolondo and his 399 classmates each received a free pair of boots in
all shapes, sizes and colors donated by Timberland. The shoe company partnered with Soles4Souls and the National Shoe Retailers Association as part of a community service initiative. Members with the association, a nonprofit organization which represents independent shoe store owners in the United States and Canada, began its annual two-day leadership conference afterward at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor. According to the Timberland website, estimated prices for youth-size Timberland boots range between $60 and $100. For men’s sizes, none are cheaper than $90. “Timberland has been doing community service for over 25 years. It’s just part of our core values as a company,” said William Rowley, Timberland’s director of
5 A sign representing a new Wells Fargo program. /Courtesy photo
WELLS FARGO from Page 17 neighborhood revitalization, among other community needs. The bank’s new commitment includes: A five-year, $16 million philanthropic commitment more than triples Wells Fargo’s local giving, with a specific focus on Ward 7 and Ward 8. This philanthropy includes $4 million for
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Community Development Financial Institutions to grow the small business community and $6 million for nonprofit housing initiatives like down payment assistance and development of affordable rental properties. As part of “Where We Live,” four organizations are among the first to receive funding. DC Central Kitchen will receive $150,000 and Wells Fargo
5 Prince George’s County Public Schools interim CEO Monica Goldson (right) laces up an ice-blue Timberland boot for Brylin Hutchins, 5. Timberland donated 400 pairs of boots to every student at District Heights Elementary on Oct. 31. /Photo by William J. Ford
sales. “When you do things like this for kids, it’s a thrill for us.” Students lined up patiently inside the gymnasium at Forestville High School to wait their turn to sit down and try on their new shoes. A few gazed at them. Some rubbed them. Smaller children needed some assistance to lace them up, so they received assistance from dozens of
volunteers that included Prince George’s County Public Schools interim CEO Monica Goldson. District Heights Elementary became the school chosen based on free and reduced meals and a Title 1 school, which are designated for children from low-income families. “Our kids appreciate it and it’s coming at a time right before
will sponsor a class of trainees and support the kitchen’s youth job training center and retail café in Ward 8, where residents can learn job skills and real-life work experience. The project focuses on empowering youth who have become disconnected from work and school to pursue promising hospitality careers. SOME [So Others May Eat], will receive $100,000. Homeless families enter this housing program with little income and minimal financial management knowledge. Residents will work with on-site case managers to create plans that outline financial, professional and personal objectives. Goals include increasing savings, reducing debt, securing and maintaining employment or completing job training. The Washington Area Community Investment Fund will receive $125,000. The nonprofit community loan fund’s mission is to increase equity and economic opportunity in underserved communities by investing
knowledge, social, and financial capital in low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs. Finally, MANNA, Inc., the affordable housing nonprofit that helps low-and-moderate-income families secure high-quality housing, will receive $125,000 as part of the initiative. Wells Fargo support includes development funding for MANNA’s Hunter Place project in Southeast Washington and homebuyer counseling. Further, Wells Fargo said its pledging to maintain or grow market leader commitments in home lending, small business lending and community lending and investment over five years and, to that end, are providing loans and equity investments totaling more than $1.5 billion. “For example, the Parkway Overlook development in Ward 8 is one of the early ‘Where We Live’ projects to tap $90 million in lending and equity investments from Wells Fargo to convert an abandoned housing complex into 220 affordable rental units,” officials said in a news release. WI
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Christmas,” Goldson said. “This is one less item that parents have to worry about purchasing. It’s a quality shoe that will take them through the winter months and it’s a fashionable shoe, so our kids will enjoy wearing them.” Each student changed from their shoes, placed them inside a black Timberland bag and sported boots in a variety of colors. Triniti Johnson, 6, and her other first-grade classmates proudly posed for pictures in their shoes. “These are cute,” Triniti said as she stared at her lavender boots. Students and staff are currently housed at the bigger Forestville High School while work to remove mold and other renovations are taken place at District Heights Elementary. It’s one of the few traditional neighborhood schools in the county where every student walked to school. Now they are bused from District Heights to Forestville. Not only did students receive boots and some Halloween treats Wednesday, District Heights teachers and staff also got a Dansko gift card. It’s an added benefit for everyone to walk in new, comfortable shoes inside a bigger building, Latanya Anderson, a second-grade teacher. “Once we get upstairs, they are going to compare their shoes and just look at them,” said Anderson, who’s taught at District Heights for five years. “Today is just so special. I love being with children and making a difference in their lives.” WI
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MAYOR PICKS EDUCATION DEPUTY
Paul Kihn has been nominated by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to serve as acting deputy mayor for education. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education develops and implements Bowser’s vision for academic excellence and works to create a high-quality education continuum from birth to 24 (from early childhood to K-12 to post-secondary and the workforce).
TEACHER RETENTION
The DC State Board of Education has been working to compile information on teacher retention in the city for several years, including commissioning a report by researcher Mary Levy. At SBOE’s Oct. 24 public meeting, more than 15 witnesses shared their experience on this issue. Meanwhile, SBOE continues its work on teacher retention, working to identify better ways to collect and use data so that the needs of all teachers are met.
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While most high school students would be preparing for their driving test, Ezechinyere Njoku, who was a senior last year at Benjamin Banneker High School in Northwest, spent his time building an electric car in preparation for the annual Washington DC Electric Vehicle Grand Prix. As president of the Banneker Electric Car Club, Ezechinyere worked with a team to build a one-person electric vehicle that competed to cover the longest distance in the allotted hour. During his time at Banneker, Ezechinyere also made time to give back to his Ward 4 community through his involvement in the George Ferris Jr. Clubhouse 6 chapter of the Boys & Girls Club. His dedication earned him a nomination for National Youth of the Year. However, it was when an after-school teacher provided him with a copy of the book “Gifted Hands” that Ezechinyere was inspired to become a neurosurgeon, a path that he chose to pursue this fall at Bucknell University as a Posse Scholar. Ezechinyere expressed interested in exploring how people think and how they are shaped into becoming the people they are. “I really want to get down to the molecular level about how we cognitively think” he said. I want to know it all,” he said.
“As a multilingual and multicultural family, a Spanish language and cultural immersion education was important to us,” said Sherrell Pyatt Harrison, patent of a student attending the school. “However, none of our neighborhood schools offer these options. We are fortunate to have had the choice to attend the Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS.”
‘BLUE RIBBON’ SCHOOL
KIPP DC Promise Academy Public Charter School, which aims to prepare students for college by providing them with the tools to become critical thinkers, has been named one of the 349 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools. The award is based on a school’s overall academic performance and progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. “Our staff’s hard work year after year has resulted in incredible achievements for our kids,” said Principal Erin Huseby. “I am so proud that Promise is not only one of the best schools in Washington, D.C., but one of the best schools in the country.” WI
5 At LAMB, students excel academically while demonstrating respect for self, others and the environment. / Courtesy of LAMB PCS
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EDITORIAL Midterm Elections Reaffirm the Vital Role of the Local Press On the eve of the 2018 midterm elections, the District’s longtime, well-respected radio talk-show host, Kojo Nnamdi, dedicated his daily noontime program to a provocative discussion about the ongoing relevance and importance of the local press in today’s society. He and his three panelists, each representing various local media outlets or publications, all agreed that the work done by local reporters, photographers, editors and publishers who represent community-based newspapers provide something that’s often omitted by mainstream media, print, web-based or television – practical information and vignettes reflecting day-to-day occurrences and other relevant items that sometimes only have significance for those who live in the neighborhoods in which local press serve as beat reporters. As for the recent midterm elections, we were reminded that in many cases, the role of vetting potential candidates, which includes revealing their background, history and sharing the essentials of their political platform, winds up being the only way that millions of Americans are given the chance to objectively know the differences between the individuals on the ballot – from judges and governors to school board members and mayors. Further, reporters from the local press tend to know more about the communities whose streets they routinely walk than anyone from the mainstream. They know the leaders of various small towns in the U.S. on a first-name basis. They understand the groups and voices who raise doubts, criticize the status quo and suggest alternative programs that might otherwise be ignored and dismissed if not for the commitment of community-based journalists. Even more and as one panelist suggested, as America moves closer and closer toward a more polarized existence – one in which citizens live in increasing isolation instead of relationship – the local press helps communities from opposite sides of the fence, the river and the bridge get to know more about one another – facilitating the evolution of former strangers into friends. But there’s more that should be said. In many instances, those tear-jerking features about mothers who have lost children to violence, grandparents who have accepted the responsibility of raising their children’s children because those parents reside within the walls of a thriving prison industrial complex and little-known initiatives led by ordinary people that facilitate the transformation of troubled youth from the hood into extraordinary citizens are the kind that can only be investigated and reported by local reporters who have gained the trust of the community. As the Black-owned, local newspaper for citizens East of the River, as well as those who work or play in Prince George’s County and other parts of the District, Maryland and Virginia, The Washington Informer has accepted the challenge to bring our best, to tell the truth and share stories that would otherwise remain forgotten for almost 55 years. And we’re not done yet – not by a long shot. WI
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Museum Exhibit a Golden Opportunity
I saw the full-page ad in last week’s Informer about Black Restaurant Week and I’m glad I did. I never heard of Black Restaurant Week but I will most definitely be supporting my brothers and sisters with their establishments. I encourage everyone to participate so it can get bigger and better. If we can put money in the pockets of others with no problem, we can do the same for our own.
I really enjoyed the story “Senegalese Gold on Exhibit at National Museum of African Art.” The Informer is truly a gem to bring our community these types of stories that, yes, us Black people care about too. I personally love museums and art and I love history. With these pieces, it hits every mark for me and I can’t wait to make my way down and visit.
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work equally and equitably for every voter in every state? Despite the losses by Black candidates in Florida, Georgia and Maryland, NAACP President Derrick Johnson said Tuesday demonstrated a “remarkable wave of grassroots activism that swept across the country.” Not only did Black voters turn out in mass, but or-
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ganizations such as the NAACP, the National Coalition for Black Voter Participation, Black faith organizations and committed individuals volunteered at the polls and monitored the election process that proved to still be broken, particularly in communities of color. So what’s next? The year 2020. Voter education, regis-
tration and participation will be critical when both the presidential election and the 2020 Census take place. It will be the year when all Americans will have to decide whether to be counted or to be counted out at the polls and in their homes. It will be the year that voters determine the future for the next generation. WI
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
By Julianne Malveaux
Hate and Horror — When Does it Stop?
As strange as it seems, I now view the Bush years with nostalgia. Both Big Bush (POTUS 41) and his son Shrub (POTUS 43) incurred the ire of Democrats, with Shrub’s Supreme Court-complicit theft of the 2000 election prompting anger and protests. Both Bushes,
perhaps because of their love of country, comported themselves as gentlemen despite the protests. In the face of Democratic anger, they exuded civility. And why not? Each won his election, each loved the country, neither had to be mean or hateful to Democrats, people of color, immigrants, Jewish people, the LGBTQ community or anyone else. While they did not budge on their ideology, neither painted their political opponents as enemies.
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Fast-forward. Now we have a president who lost the popular vote by 3 million. He bullied his way into the Republican nomination, doing the kind of name-calling that we’d put a 5-year-old on a timeout for. And he has blustered his way into the presidency with the same invective, hate, anger, and crowd-pleasing tirades that marked his campaign. Even when he attempts to be decent, which means merely reading from the teleprompter language
someone else has drafted, he has to stop, mid-comment, to pat himself on the back and remind us that he is “being good.” Really! A 70-year-old man trumpets that he is “being good” and he expects applause. The tragedy of Trump is that his Republican allies have not condemned his nonsense because they see political gains in his “leadership.” Motivated by 45, Cesar Sayoc has “allegedly” mailed at least 15 pipe bombs to
Democratic political figures that Trump has criticized. Instead of doing the decent thing (like calling his predecessors, Presidents Obama and Clinton, to pledge to use federal resources to get to the bottom of this madness), he spent time speculating that perhaps this was a Democratic setup. Even when Sayoc, with a van emblazoned with Trump paraphernalia and anti-CNN propa-
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By E. Faye Williams
The Time Has Come
Several of us had just begun our RESPECT US campaign against the degradation of women, especially Black women. We face it on a daily basis. We hear well-known leaders defend the behavior. We just heard of a rapper insulting a woman. Never mind that this was the first lady of the United States who was being insulted. No matter what we think of her, she doesn’t deserve to be humiliated simply because she happens to be married to a
person who appears to not be well. The first lady is obviously under duress. You see the fear in her eyes whenever she’s in the presence of her husband. I can’t help but feel sorry for her. Being a survivor of domestic violence, I can often detect the symptoms of an abused woman. I don’t think she deserves to be treated like her husband. While he is deserving of every criticism about him, she’s not responsible for his lewd, racist, ignorant behavior. On the same day, I read a story about a woman in line at a store being yelled at and loudly referred to as a bitch — a word
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often used by gangsta rappers to refer to Black women who don’t deserve to be called such a name. Yet, many radio stations playing to audiences aimed at the Black community, paid for by many of the corporations with which we spend our dollars without seeing the connection of the filth to the dollars being used to denigrate us. Well, many of us have had enough. Along with Bob Law, president of the National Black Leadership Alliance, Rabena Rasuli of Clear the Airwaves, and the National Congress of Black Women, the organization for which I serve as national president, many others have again
begun to do something about it. We’re monitoring radio stations and the companies advertising on them. We’ve decided to take action. We ask everyone to join us in limiting the money we spend at McDonald’s, Subway restaurants, Adidas, J.C. Penney and Kohl’s until we can report that these companies are no longer making it possible for the filthiest music to be promoted — even during hours little children are listening. These companies are some of the main advertisers on urban radio stations directed at the Black Community. On the other hand, they spend
little or nothing on radio that has conscious or positive music. We urge them to spend money where Melba Moore, Aretha Franklin, John Legend, the new Common and people who deserve to be heard by promoting good things can be heard more often. Our Respect Us campaign is simple. Don’t buy products from the companies mentioned until they withdraw their support from the offending stations and companies. Begin withdrawing your support until they change the filth they pay for in our com-
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By Marian Wright Edelman
Reclaiming Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Children continue to be terrorized by the daily reality that there is no safe space in our gun-saturated country. They are filled with fear they will be killed in a school shooting, on the streets of their neighborhoods and even in the sacred places where they and their families worship. A Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. And now
the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where worshipers had gathered on Saturday morning for Shabbat services and for a bris to celebrate the birth of a new child. The Anti-Defamation League said they believe the tragedy at the Tree of Life is the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history. This horrifying hate crime comes as our country is experiencing an historic increase in anti-Semitic violence, vandalism and harassment, including a sharp rise in reported hate incidents in schools. The tragic escalation of dangerous
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intolerance and bigotry that condones and incites violence is no secret and no surprise in America right now. At a vigil the night after the Tree of Life murders, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers received thunderous applause when he begged leaders to “stop the words of hate.” Our children and grandchildren desperately need leaders who are actually capable of doing that and of working instead to create the safer, kinder, more just nation and future they deserve. This was made even clearer to me when I learned that the
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terrorist attack in Squirrel Hill happened so close to the home of Fred Rogers, our beloved Mr. Rogers who shared his neighborhood with us and our children. His life’s mission was to make every child feel loved, valued, appreciated, and welcome in his neighborhood. As soon as the shootings happened many people remembered the words of comfort Mr. Rogers gave to children confronted with terrifying events: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially
in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” What would Mr. Rogers tell our children about today’s epidemic of hatred and bigotry, stoked by some political leaders at the highest levels, and fueled by our inability to protect our children and all our citizens from guns everywhere?! He once said, “Imagine what our real neighbors would be like if
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By Morgan A. Owens
Let Your Voice be Heard I was in my early 20s, he was a guy I was casually dating. He wanted me to engage in activity that I wasn’t comfortable with. I pulled away and he grabbed me by the wrist. I wasn’t sure if he was joking or not when he mentioned he could, “break my wrist if he wanted to.” I did nothing. I was in my early 20s, he was my superior. He made sexually suggestive comments to me on the job. I laughed it off because I thought maybe he was just flirting with me. I did not flirt back but felt obliged to let it continue. I didn’t want it to. I thought maybe I brought it on for being
attractive. If I told anyone they would just say, “He’s just being a man.” I accepted it. I was in middle school, he was my crush. A friend and myself decided to three-way call him and ask if he ‘liked’ me. He told my friend he thought I was cute, but I would be more attractive if I wasn’t “fat.” She asked me if I was okay, I said I was. I wasn’t okay, I said nothing about it for decades. Why did I accept these things? In my mind now, I am angered that I did not have the courage, self-respect, or self-love to let my voice be heard. We are in crucial
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times where even as a young Black millennial woman, our voices are often stifled or unheard simply because others think we shouldn’t have a voice, so why try? At an early age, my crush made me aware of my body. If my body didn’t look how it was, I would be more desirable. When really my body type shouldn’t define my worth. I was worried the man I was dating wouldn’t want to date me anymore and I would be alone. What’s so wrong with standing on your own two feet until you find someone who values and respects you as a partner. I was worried I might lose my
job if I rocked the boat and complained about my superior making me uncomfortable. I didn’t want to be viewed as “that girl” who complained. She shouldn’t wear all that makeup to work or her dress shouldn’t have been that short. Just because of how I looked or what I wore made it acceptable for me to feel uncomfortable in a working environment? I should just accept the fact that I had it coming to me? No. But this is the common thought trending in America today. “Why would someone just now report this or speak out?” Most likely because they didn’t
want to feel judged, ridiculed and told they had it coming to them. We are often our own worst barriers. Is it due to societal conceptions or our own thoughts? Either way, we need to learn it’s not a “right” or “privilege” to speak up, it’s a given. We see our counterparts, even our men, speak up and tell their truths, only to be applauded and praised. When we as women do it, we are being “emotional” or “overreacting” or even lying. I spent over a decade being in relationships that took a toll on
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By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
We Must Not be Bystanders When Darkness Descends
These are dark times. Thirteen pipe bombs were sent to two former presidents and other political and cultural leaders. In Kentucky, a White man shot and killed two elderly African-Americans at random in a Kroger grocery store, after failing to force his way into a Black church. In Pittsburgh, in what is believed to be the deadliest attack
on the Jewish community in U.S. history, a gunman walked into the Tree of Life synagogue and massacred 11 during Sabbath services. What time is it? In Isaiah, chapter 21, verse 11-12, the watchman in his tower is asked: “Watchman, what from the night?” The inquiry comes from an occupier and oppressor of the Israelites. The watchman replies: “The morning cometh, and also the night.” What time is it? Is it dusk moving toward midnight, or dawn
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moving to the day? We are not bystanders in this drama. It will not be an act of nature that decides, nor a matter of fate. What is clear is that seeds of violence have been strewn across this country. Hatreds that lay fallow have been roused. Divisions have been sharpened. Rain comes from the top, never bottom up. The president rouses fears of an invasion of an alien caravan coming this way. He invents the claim that terrorists have infiltrated the caravan. He lies that Democrats are to
blame for not fixing our laws, although he torpedoed a bipartisan reform bill. He ignores the fact that these are people seeking asylum, who will gain entry only after their applications are reviewed and accepted. His appeals to fear are echoed and augmented by allies for partisan purpose. Their cynicism is clear. “It doesn’t matter if it’s 100 percent accurate. This is the play,” an administration official told the Daily Beast. Furious, the murderer in Pitts-
burgh, who raged about a Jewish humanitarian group that helps resettle immigrants in America, arms himself with an assault rifle and three handguns and assaults the synagogue. The president says the answer is to arm synagogues and churches and schools. Sowing division is not an accident; it is a strategy. President Barack Obama attacked as illegitimate with the lie about his birth certificate. Neo-Nazi rioters in Charlottesville, Va. — chant-
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By Askia Muhammad
Being a James Baldwin Kind of Negro
Author James Baldwin declared: “I am not your Negro.” Which begs the question in my mind then: “Whose Negro am I?” A half-century ago, Baldwin said: “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” That’s me, all right. Dark glasses, surly behavior, lack of acknowledgement of — let alone appreciation for — the enormous
progress made by Negroes in my own lifetime…a couple even by me, raging, ungrateful. More than a half-century before that, W.E.B. DuBois said it this way: “One feels his two-ness — an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.” Now that’s also me, head, heart and hands. That’s the kind of Negro I am. In the brilliant film “I Am Not Your Negro” by Raoul Peck,
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Baldwin says it another way: for the average Negro, there’s no life or place imaginable that could be worse than what we have already endured here, in what Brother Malcolm X referred to as “the wilderness of North America.” What Baldwin tells us is to wake up. We’ve been going to the movies, rooting for the settlers against the Indians — the Redskins — when all the time, the Indians are us! Just as it was when there was backlash against the civil rights movement — the backdrop of this film and Baldwin’s life—just
as it was a half-century before the civil rights movement, when eugenics and the Confederacy, the Ku Klux Klan, and violent retrenchment were seen as part of the acceptable discourse of the day; today we see hate speech “normalized” in the highest offices of the land, and that normalization has given the green light once again to violent, murderous extremists who storm schools, and churches and synagogues, killing innocent people in the name of racial superiority. In the film, folks are astounded to see “Charlottesville all over the
country.” Baldwin was/is right on time, even 50 years ago. In the film, Baldwin says: “I can’t be a pessimist because I am alive. The question you gotta ask yourself — the question the white population has to ask itself — is why was it necessary to have a Negro in the first place. Because I’m not a nigger, I’m a man. But if you think I’m a nigger, it means you need it. And you gotta find out why. The future of the country depends on that.”
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LIFESTYLE Annual Walk on Mall Aims to End D.C.’s Homeless Conundrum youth experiencing homelessness. Within the LGBTQ community, conflicts present at elevated rates compared to heterosexual people. Low self-esteem, maltreatment at home or in school, temptation to try drugs, and rejection can often lead to homelessness. “There are still people who are not enlightened and tolerant,” said Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh. “They send their kids out of whatever home they are in so they
By Brigette Squire Special to The Informer A wave of orange washed over the Lincoln Memorial last weekend, as the Friendship Place organization held its annual Friendship Walks event to build awareness for homelessness in the D.C. region. This year’s 1.5-mile walk focused on LGBTQ youth. According to a True Colors Fund study, LGBTQ youth comprise 40 percent of all
Hundreds gather on the Lincoln Memorial steps to participate in the 1.5-mile Friendship Walks event for homelessness around the National Mall on Nov. 3. /Photos by Brigette Squire
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trained to the sensitive needs of the community. Encouragement to rebuild, job placement, and they provide funding for housing. They have case management solutions, medical and psychiatric consultations, work on addictions and on building families of choice. “It’s is a very serious thing that we have any youth homeless on the street,” said Jean-Michel Giraud, Friendship Place president and CEO. “We have a LGTBQ work group and our approach is very compassionate and personable. We connect the youth with one another and if possible with their families again.” Sexual assault, abuse and trafficking are also factors that contribute to homelessness. “One of our programs is a street outreach program that works with youth from ages 17-24 and is District-wide,” said Alan Banks, who works in community engagement. “Our participants are rebuilding their lives and that empowers them.” Jasmine Zanders Young sought out programs but, due to her sexual orientation, does not qualify for benefits geared towards families. “About three months ago I was homeless,” she said. “I have been with the program for little over a year now. I was in a shelter called Freddy House because I was a foster kid and I didn’t really have a family to go to. I met Miss Stephanie at Friendship Place and she gave me a chance to get on my feet and I took it. I feel better about life. I’m more positive.”
According to the Joyful Heart Foundation, In intimate partner violence cases, a perpetrator may capitalize on these fears to gain further power over the survivor. “I was in an abusive relationship with another female,” Young said. “I stayed because I felt as though I finally had a home. I finally had somewhere to lay my head. I kept it even though it wasn’t healthy. One day I got up the strength to leave but it left me in debt and back on the streets.” In 2018, Friendship Place served 300 youth and housed 60 youth. They passed out 250 hygiene kits and continue their outreach programs Monday through Saturday 1 p.m.- 9 p.m. “We got a little bit more funding and we are ready to take on the work,” said Antwan Gillis, who works in the street outreach program. Based on affinity, Friendship Place links youth with partners such as Casa Ruby, SMYAL, HIPS, and Sasha Bruce Youthwork. The Virginia Williams Family Resource Center serves the District’s homeless. Help is available 24 hours a day, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. - noon at 920-A Rhode Island NE. A broad national effort is needed to fund the research, and raise awareness of the problems among LGBTQ and homelessness. Leaders need to develop policy changes through which homelessness in youth populations can be eliminated. wi
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Reality TV Star Monique Samuels Reveals Her Inner Persona
Podcast Returns, Asks if Romance Can Bloom With Children in Tow?
Land of Kouture Fashion Event Sunday, November 11, 2018 4 PM – 8 PM
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By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir The name, face and feminine mystique of Monique Samuels may be well-known and recognized due, in part, to her enigmatic role as a member of the cadre of women featured on Bravo’s hit show “The Real Housewives of the Potomac,” which recently began filming episodes for the show’s fourth year. But as she prepares to kick-off the second season of her “Not for Lazy Moms” podcast, taped live for the first time, at AMP by Strathmore on Thursday, Nov. 8, viewers may be surprised to see how multi-faceted and talented this mother of two, pregnant with her third, and the wife and helpmate of former Washington Redskins All-Pro Chris Samuels really is, when allowed to write the script and unveil her inner self. “I’m excited about the chance to tape the podcast live but what’s really great is the decision we made to turn the evening into a date for the couples who attend,” said Samuels who wears a variety of other hats including entrepreneur, speaker, media personality, writer and philanthropist and co-hosts the podcast with her husband, longtime D.C. radio host and brand new mother, Aly Jacobs, as well as a close friend and confirmed bachelor affectionately known as “Cousin Hank.” “In our first season, we dealt with the family in general, how to maintain oneself and balance the rest too – being a mom or dad and building relationships,” she said. “This time, we wanted couples, single or married, to have a good time, celebrate each other and share insights, success stories, about how they’ve maneuvered what has become increasingly common: couples who enter a relationship and bring ‘bonus children’ as part of the package.” She notes that she enjoys the freedom that the podcast provides, allowing her to select the stories and subjects that will be covered – something she doesn’t get to do with Housewives. “I’m the editor for the podcast so I get to choose the direction,” she said. “But it’s not just me. I share my perspective but I’m careful to involve the other co-hosts who have their own unique views. We want to help our listeners. We want them to get something good out of listening how those in similar situations have handled things. Sometimes people
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need reassurance. Other times, they confirm the fact that the way they’re moving along is best for them, their home and their family.” Samuels recalls one friend who will be a guest for the taping, who said she’d never marry anyone with children – now she’s a wife and mother of “bonus children.” Another friend Samuels points out, also a cast member on the “Housewives” reality show, is raising a ‘bonus child’ in ways that make it impossible to discern that the young man is not the couple’s biological. “I want people to come out and look cute, look sharp, mix and mingle, have a great time,” she said pointing to confirmed plans for a soiree following the conclusion of the show’s live taping and premier episode of the season. “A lot of people say I carry myself like I can do it all – I guess I believe the same thing too especially with my motto being ‘if you can perceive it, you can achieve it,’” she added. “I founded my media company, Not for Lazy Moms, because I wanted to establish and bring together an online community for other resourceful women – women who also want it all and do it all. The website actually became the inspiration for the podcast.” She says the podcast, which
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brings greater illumination to her website, will cover topics that many couples tend to avoid: being your own health advocate; early potty training; parenting jealousy; maintaining your sex life after having children; and other issues relevant to being more effective parents. “Some folks wonder what it’s like to be married to a professional athlete, I suppose because they think it’s glamourous or something like that. But his being in the NFL had nothing to do with what attracted me to Chris,” she said. “We dated for more than six years before we married so we’d established a rhythm. We worked together. I managed his businesses while he was still in the league – learning skills that would benefit me later. But his job was just that for him – his job – not something that he used to define himself. That’s what I always loved and marveled about him. And I believe that the way we’ve worked as a team will help others who are in the process of building their own families – their own teams for life.” For more information about Monique or the second season premiere of her podcast (doors open at 6 p.m. with taping beginning at 7:30 p.m., visit www.notforlazymoms.com, or reach her via Instagram or Facebook at mrsmoniquesamuels. WI
Kira’s Kouture Boutique Presents Land of Kouture: The Evolution of K.K.B. Kira’s Kouture Boutique is an online store and mobile boutique established by mother/daughter duo, Cynthia Green and Shakira Johnson. Throughout the past 6 years, the K.K.B. brand has continued to grow and flourish. Kira’s Kouture boutique first introduced their collection of hand-picked purses in 2012. As the brand continued to expand they later added statement jewelry and stylish accessories .Today, K.K.B. has evolved into a full service boutique servicing Women, Men and Children. This November, K.K.B. will celebrate their 6th Anniversary by hosting their annual fall fashion event Land of Kouture: The Evolution of K.K.B. This year’s event will premiere K.K.B’s newest collection of Kouture Clothing, Custom Purses and Custom Accessories. Land of Kouture is the ultimate Fall Fashion Experience featuring Fashion, Art, Entertainment and Elegance. Meet the masterminds behind the K.K.B. brand Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 4p.m.-8p.m. at Grey Rock Mansion located 400 Grey Rock Road Pikesville, MD 21208. You are invited to attend this exclusive red carpet event. A portion of all proceeds will benefit the House of Ruth in Maryland in support of survivors of Domestic Violence and SheRose Awards in support of survivors of sexual abuse. special guest performances include Dr. Chelsey Green, World Renowned Violinist and Fearless Dance Empire an inner city youth dance group from Baltimore, MD. The runway at Land of Kouture: The Evolution of K.K.B. will feature DMV’s elite Fashion Designers and Creatives including: Alek Risimnic Couture, Elena Siri Custom Creations, Star Couture, Tightfisted Fashion, Stylishly Vintage and Kira’s Kouture Boutique. This event is sponsored by: Tightfisted Fashion, Deity Hair Studio, SaraSara Cosmetics, Women in Business International, Dreadz and Headz, Diva By Cindy, F.A.M.E Design Program, Hair Inc and Ellis Elliments. Visit Kira’s Kouture Boutique online www.KirasKoutureBoutique.com.
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Baldwin’s ‘Beale Street’ Comes to Big Screen
5 Moderator Michele Norris led a post premiere discussion about the making of “If Beale Street Could Talk” with Director Barry Jenkins, Stephan James, Kiki Layne, and Regina King on October 27 in the IMAX theater of the National Air and Space Museum in Southwest. /Photo by Brigette Squire
By Brigette Squire Special to The Informer In his novel “If Beale Street Could Talk,” famed author James Baldwin tells the tale of two lovers, written from the perspective of a teenage girl in Harlem, New York. Following his Oscar-winning work on “Moonlight,” director Barry Jenkins delivers a romantic big-screen adaptation of Baldwin’s 1974 work. At an Oct. 27 premiere screening at the National Air and Space Museum in Southwest, hundreds gathered to view the film, which evokes the blues while intertwining passion and sadness. The film is a bold and elegant celebration of young black love in the face of police corruption. The leads — Canadian actor Stephan
James, who plays 22-year-old Alonzo “Fonny” Hunt, and newcomer, Kiki Layne, who stars as 19-year-old Tish Rivers — received a standing ovation alongside Jenkins after credits rolled in the IMAX Theater. Layne brings Tish to life, capturing all her pain and hope with unfailing love. Jenkins differentiates between the narrative, dialogue and action through deliberate angles, extended flashbacks and a variety of close-ups. “The first two minutes of the film took my breath away, and it made me go ‘wow, young girls need to see their fathers loving on them like that and their man loving on them like this.’ It is really important to see,” said actress Regina King, who gives a dazzling turn as Sharon Rivers, the movie’s matriarch King also lauded the work of Baldwin, calling the late novelist and social critic “the Shakespeare of our time.”In the film, Tish must break the news that she’s
expecting Fonny’s baby. Not only are the lovers unwed, Fonny is behind bars for allegedly raping a young Puerto Rican woman from across town whom he claims he has never met. James’ performance conjured memories of Kalief Browder, a 22-year-old Black man who committed suicide in 2015 after being imprisoned for three years as a teen in New York’s Rikers Island jail on a theft charge for which he was never convicted. Browder’s case provoked President Obama to end to the practice of placing inmates between the ages of 16 and 21 in solitary confinement in New York City federal prisons. “There are so many themes that resonate today even though Baldwin wrote the words in 1974,” James said. “It’s important to be a part of retelling a story like this so people don’t forget and we continue to spark conversation.” The movie will be in select theaters on Nov. 30. WI
Dr. Janette Hoston Harris, City Historian, Dies at 79 By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
Dr. Janette Hoston Harris, D.C. historian and fierce freedom fighter, died Friday, Nov. 2 in her District home. She was 79. Harris was one of six Southern University students arrested in 1960 for attempting to desegregate an all-White lunch counter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The group was subsequently expelled from the university and, by order of the governor, prohibited from attending any college in the state. “The Southern University family expresses our deepest sympathies to the loved ones of Dr. Harris,” Ray L. Belton, president of the Southern University System and chancellor of the Baton Rouge campus, said in a statement to Baton Rouge television station WBRZ. “While a student here, she bravely participated in one of the most prolific sit-ins here in Baton Rouge as part of this nation’s civil rights movement,” Belton said. “For this and her many contributions nationally, we will always salute her.” She later graduated from Central State University in Ohio, then went on to receive her mas-
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ter’s degree and doctorate from Howard University. “Our city and our nation have lost a trailblazer, a champion for civil rights, and a woman of many firsts,” said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. “When we talk about standing on the shoulders of those who came before us, we are referring to the likes of Dr. Janette Hoston Harris. Dr. Harris fought, sacrificed, and paved the way for women and generations of people of color. She was a courageous leader who helped define history, and served as an inspiration to all who she encountered.” WI
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Tributes Pour in for Jazz Trumpeter Roy Hargrove By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer The music world paid tribute to Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, who died in New York on Friday, Nov. 2 at the age of 49. In a somber tweet, Erykah Badu posted a large symbol of a heart next to Hargrove’s name while songstress Anita Baker praised the jazz icon as “Tonal, Melodic, from BeBop to Hiphop. Soulful, brilliant, young master.” Born Oct. 16, 1969, in Waco, Texas, Hargrove manifested signs of musical aptitude as a young child, and after borrowing an old Bundy cornet, was instructed from the elementary grades through junior high school by teacher Dean Hill, according to an online biography. Hargrove soon became familiar with the recordings of Maynard Ferguson, Clifford Brown
and Freddie Hubbard, and in the spring of 1987, he met the man who would galvanize his dreams of a professional career: trumpet superstar Wynton Marsalis. When Marsalis made an unannounced visit to the Dallas Arts Magnet, Hargrove’s school, he was so impressed by the young man’s musical talents that he immediately arranged special studies for him. He also recommended the assistance of manager-producer Larry Clothier, and as a result Hargrove had the opportunity to travel to New York, Europe and Japan. He soon became a member of the New York jazz community. After graduating from High School in June 1988, Roy spent the Summer in Europe, where he had the opportunity to play in several major Festivals, sharing the stage with musical luminaries as Clifford Jordan, Jerome Richardson or Tete Montoliu. That fall, he entered
college at the Berklee School of Music on various scholarships, including one from Down Beat magazine, which had selected him as best jazz soloist of the year. In 1990, Roy moved to New York, where he enrolled in the New School’s Jazz and Contemporary Music program. Eventually, Hargrove would go on to win a Grammy for best Latin jazz album for 1998’s “Habana,” and again in 2002 for best jazz instrumental album with “Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall,” with co-leaders Herbie Hancock and Michael Brecker. “He is literally the one man horn section I hear in my head when I think about music,” Questlove, drummer for hiphop group and “The Tonight Show” house band The Roots, wrote on Instagram. “Love to the immortal timeless genius that will forever be Roy Hargrove y’all.” WI
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The Newseum’s Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute (RFC) announced a threeyear partnership with the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology of Virginia Union University (STVU) to create a national education program for religious and civic leaders on Thursday, Oct. 25. The project, “Educating for Religious Leadership in a Pluralistic Society,” focuses on seminaries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to prepare them for the challenges and opportunities of religious, cultural and racial diversity. The project is being funded by a grant to STVU from the Luce Fund for Theological Education. The first program in a series of public events of the partnership was held Monday, Oct. 29 Newseum’s Knight Conference Center. The event, titled “Race, Religious Freedom and the Politics of Belonging,” was a panel discussion that highlighted the complex issues around the politics of race and religious freedom in the United States. The event began with remarks and remembrance by Kristen Farrington, RFC’s director, and Sabrina Dent, director of recruitment at the RFC, on the fatal shootings of two African Americans at a Kroger grocery store in Jefferson, Ky. and the eleven congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh by white supremacists. Corey D.B. Walker, vice president of Virginia Union University and the 10th dean of the Samuel
early voting, a 116 percent increase from four years ago when about 307,650 people voted early, according to unofficial results from the state Board of Elections. Historically, Eberly has said Democrats turn out for early voting. In this year’s election, Hogan received 38,570 more voters than Jealous. This year, voters Prince George’s recorded the second-highest total behind Montgomery County at 102,604 voters, or 18 percent of those registered. Although Democrats outnumber Republicans 10 to 1 in Prince George’s, Betty Wyatt chose Hogan. “I’m willing to give him another [four-year] term,” said Wyatt while
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The project, “Educating for Religious Leadership in a Pluralistic Society,” focuses on seminaries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to prepare them for the challenges and opportunities of religious, cultural and racial diversity. DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, was the moderator during the panel discussion. On the panel were Suzan Johnson Cook, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom and an instructor at the Freedom Forum Institute; Yolanda Pierce, professor and dean of the Howard University School of Divinity; and Brad Braxton, director of the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The discussion began with Cook telling the audience her experience as a Black woman working on the challenges of religious freedom issues abroad and interacting with white conservative evangelicals. Pierce provided the theological education perspective on how the story of the American experience is told, be aware of how diverse the
story is and who is included and how is excluded. Braxton shared the experience of people visiting the museum, the presentation of materials in the exhibits, the emotional effect it has on them as a wake-up call about history and explained the truncated narrative of African Americans and religious freedom. The partnership brings together the RCF with 10 HBCUs including Howard University School of Divinity, Hood Theological Seminary, Interdenominational Theological Center, Payne Theological Seminary and Shaw University Divinity School. In January, they will offer a weeklong intensive course, “African Americans and Religious Freedom,” that is designed for graduate students in seminary to be engaged in the politics of race and religious freedom in public life. WI
standing beside her husband, Freddie Wyatt, after they voted at Capitol Heights Elementary on Tuesday. David Harris, a community activist in Baltimore who voted for Jealous, said Hogan needs to pay more attention to his city. “It just can’t be about the surrounding counties. It needs to be about the city, too,” Harris said at the Hippodrome Theater. “The heart of Maryland is in the city. We can build our city up, we can stop crime and we can be able to build our community up in a way that everybody benefits.”
About 1.7 million, or 89 percent, voted in favor of “Question 1” to require the state ‘s six casinos to supplement public education. According to the questions approved on the ballot, the amounts would spread this way: • $125 million would be allocated in fiscal year 2020; • $250 million in fiscal year 2012; • $375 million in fiscal year 2022; and • 100 percent of commercial gaming revenues in fiscal year 2023 and beyond. About 1.3 million, or 67 percent, of voters approved the second statewide question to authorize the General Assembly to enact legislation “for qualified voters” to register and vote on the same day at a polling precinct. WI
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Luenell Releases New Comedy Album; God’s Chosen Ends Five-Year Hiatus By Eunice Moseley Special to The Informer Comedian/actress Luenell has become the current Queen of Comedy, the one to go to for a female comedian that will bring a powerful fan base. As she said, lots of people want to come out to hear her but can’t, so a live album is the next best thing to being there. “I already had one out, it went gold,” she said while discussing the release of her second live-comedy album, “I Only Drink at Work.” “It was time to get another project out there, so it was the thing to do.” A very humble artist, Luenell shied away from the title of Queen of Comedy that I gave her, saying, “The original queen of comedy for me is Mo’Nique … and a whole bunch of wonderful comedians that people adore.” Well, Luenell is adorable in her own right. Her wit is quick and her attention to detail makes her content superb. That style of comedy has garnered her acting roles in many films such as the “Hotel Transylvania” and “Taken” movie franchises. She also appears in the film “A Star is Born” starring Lady Gaga and in Netflix’s “Dolemite Is My Name,” which stars Eddie Murphy in the title role. Luenell was also tabbed to host the second annual LOL Comedy Honors at New York City’s Gotham Hall on Nov. 1, though the ceremony was indefinitely postponed. The event, which honored her last year, was scheduled to feature appearances by comedic giants Nick Cannon, Chris Rock, Tra-
cy Morgan, Dave Chappelle, Paul Mooney and Earthquake. “I’ve been on tour for a couple of years. I put it out there that I’d love to host and they said, ‘Oh, that’ll be great,’” Luenell said of the hosting gig.
Contemporary gospel trio God’s Chosen, also known as GC3, recently released a self-titled album on Dream Gospel/Capitol Christian Music Group that reached #11 on the Billboard Current Gospel Albums Chart. Sarah Benibo, Zabrina Anderson and NiKeisha Whittier, who make up God’s Chosen, have been singing the gospel in a contemporary way since before high school. The group’s latest release is its first in five years. The new album’s lead single, “Even in the Valley,” was produced by John Strandell, whose vocals can be heard elsewhere on the 10-song project on the cut “I Want You.” “From 2013 to this album … I’ve learned … it’s not about putting a song out, but about what we are trying to say,” Benibo said. The “God’s Chosen” album inspires, not only with its words but its superb music. Producers on the project include John Strandell, Levi “Too” King (James Fortune) and Ayron Lewis (Kirk Franklin). “Songs like ‘Whatever It Takes’ means worship God no matter what and … ‘Even in the Valley’ means bless God at all times,” Benibo said about the album’s content. “It’s what we embody as a group.”
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The girls grew up in the church and attended school together, but went to different colleges. As they matured, their lives took different paths, as well, but the common path they still had was spreading the gospel through song. When asked about what message they hope listeners get from the album, Anderson said, “Be encouraged through the songs on the album. These are from our personal experiences. Be moved, be encouraged.” Whittier added, “Trust God no matter what. In five years we dealt with a lot of things like should we still be singing. You have to trust God. If he gave you a purpose … proceed with trust.” WI 4 (Top) Comedian/actress Luenell /Courtesy photo 4 Contemporary gospel trio God’s Chosen /Courtesy photo
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Veterans Day: Facts, Figures and Unsung Black Soldiers By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir Some may consider next Monday, Nov. 12, as an unavoidable nuisance with America’s banks closed, postal service interrupted and all local, state and national officials temporarily shutting their doors – all marking the nation’s annual observance of Veterans Day (observed the Monday closest to Nov. 11). Veterans Day’s origins harkens back to Nov. 11, 1919 – the first anniversary of the end of World War I then referred to as “Armistice Day.” Later, in 1926, Congress passed a resolution marking the date as an annual observance before it became a national holiday beginning in 1938. One important distinction and unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans – alive or dead – while expressing particular gratitude to living veterans who have served their country honorably during either war or in times of peace.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954. The celebration of Veterans Day moved to the fourth Monday in October in 1968 when Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Bill, becoming effective in 1971. Then, in 1975, President Gerald Ford returned Veterans Day to November 11, due to the important historical significance of the date. Great Britain, France, Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans of World War I and World
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War II on or near November 11: Canada has Remembrance Day; Britain has Remembrance Sunday (the second Sunday of November). In Europe, Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries it’s common to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. every November 11.
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Men and women in the military who serve and protect the country hail from all walks of life – parents, children, grandparents, friends, neighbors and coworkers – all being an important part of their respective communities. Facts about the veteran population of the U.S. include: • 16.1 million living veterans served during at least one war. • 5.2 million veterans served in peacetime. • 2 million veterans are women. • 7 million veterans served during the Vietnam War. • 5.5 million veterans served during the Persian Gulf War. • Of the 16 million Americans who served during World War II, about 558,000 remain alive. • 2 million veterans served during the Korean War. • 6 million veterans served in peacetime. • As of 2014, 2.9 million veterans received compensation for service-connected disabilities. • As of 2014, 3 states have more than 1 million veterans among their population: California (1.8 million), Florida (1.6 million) and Texas (1.7 million). • The VA health care system had 54 hospitals in 1930, since then it has expanded to include
171 medical centers; more than 350 outpatient, community, and outreach clinics; 126 nursing home care units; and 35 live-in care facilities for injured or disabled vets.
LECTURE TO FEATURE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACKS IN WWII
On Saturday, Nov. 10, the Alexandria Black History Museum will present “Come Out Fighting: How the Original Black Panthers and Other African Americans Helped to Defeat the Axis and Win World War II. The illustrated presentation by author, lecturer and historian of the African diaspora, C.R. Gibbs, will describe the inspiring story of the nation’s first African-American armored unit. Organized during the second World War, the unit rose above racism at home and skepticism on the battlefield to become one of the most hard-hitting, courageous outfits in the U.S. Army. They risked their lives and fought for the good they believed would once peace returned. Gibbs will also provide a comprehensive view of several untold stories of other Black men and women who fought in World War II. C.R. Gibbs, the author/co-author of six books and a respected lecturer on a variety of historical topics, has worked with Smithsonian Institution museums and is a D.C. Humanities Council scholar. For information call 703-7464994. The lecture, free to the public, begins at 11 a.m. at the Lyceum, 201 S. Washington Street, Alexandria. WI
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LIFESTYLE Wanda Sykes Shares Her Perspective for Laugh By Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer From politics to family, comedienne Wanda Sykes delivered a funny take on life to a packed audience at Strathmore in North Bethesda. Sykes riffed about life with her French wife and their two children, particularly the vast cultural divide. For instance, Americans may consider Vicks VapoRub a comforting salve used to open nasal passages, while an unsuspecting French person may think they are being burned. After referencing the “Me Too” and the “Time’s Up” movements, Sykes questioned why a woman would debase herself through a competition like “The Bachelorette.” Sykes painted an alternative selection scenario the ladies could go through with the prized bachelor that was a bit graphic but delivered the comic goods. Yes, she reinforced to the audience, “’The Bachelorette’ was stupid.” Sykes also shared how being Black informs practically her
entire perspective on life. In her youth, she said, the phrase “I’m not playing with you” had a threatening connotation — which she had to keep in mind when one of her children gleefully kept kicking a balloon toward her. The revelation was a funny “ah-ha” moment. Sykes even touched on her own health and aging struggles, espousing how happy she was not to be experiencing hot flashes during her performance as she is going through menopause at age 54. On a personal note, she spoke of how she cannot do hormone replacement therapy because she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011. Because of estrogen loss, hormone replacement is often used for women going through menopause, but that wasn’t an option for Sykes, since adding estrogen can stimulate growth in cancerous cells. She entertained the audience with her menopausal challenges, as she relayed being told hot flashes can continue for up to 15 years while humorously lamenting her weight gain and
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facial hair growth. With the estrogen loss, Sykes realized her thinking process had changed, and some things she no longer cared about as much, which she quipped was the result of the small amount of testosterone that women have overtaking her lack of estrogen. Many women in the audience could relate, while men got a few facts. Sykes, who grew up in the area in Anne Arundel County, unsurprisingly homed in on the current White House administration, telling the Trump voters in the audience that attending her show was their second mis-
take. The lead-in to her piercing commentary was surprise guest Dave Chappelle, who hit the campaign trail for his longtime family friend and Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ben Jealous. Chappelle, Sykes and Jealous used the opportunity to encourage people to vote. On top of the laughs, it was a bonus message for the appreciative audience. WI 4 Wanda Sykes /Photo by Roger Erickson through Strathmore
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The Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Foundation, a prestigious literary organization, honored late choreopoet Ntozake Shange with the coveted North Star Award at its recent annual ceremony in D.C., just days before her death. Shange, author of the classic choreopoem “For Colored Girls who Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” was not able to attend the Hurston/Wright Merit and Legacy Awards ceremony at Washington Plaza Hotel on Oct. 19 because of health problems that had plagued her over the past several years. Her sister accepted the award on her behalf. Shange died Oct. 27, days after her 70th birthday. “In 1976, I was 26 when ‘For Colored Girls’ came out,” said Marita Golden, who founded the organization along with Clyde McElvene in 1990 and is the author of many bestsellers including “Migrations of the Heart,” “Long Distance Life” and “Do Remember Me.” “Ntozake Shange showed me how. I saw Black writers push the door open, and Ntozake Shange opened the door wide enough for other Black women writers whose tongues were on fire to come through too.” It was a night of camaraderie, mutual support and appreciation for all writers, even if they did not take home the highest prize in their categories. According to several of the nominees, Hurston/Wright is a place where Black writers are recognized as such by their peers. Ladee Hubbard, who won the highest honor of the Debut Novel
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5Ntozake Shange receives the North Star Award from the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation. /Photo courtesy of Stephanie Williams
Legacy Award for her novel “The Talented Ribkins” had already received the Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence earlier this year, but, as she said, “I took a workshop at Hurston/Wright, so to be recognized and be standing here is incredible.” Her book was inspired by W.E.B. DuBois’ classic “The Souls of Black Folk,” where he introduced the concept of the “Talented Tenth.” Hubbard used it as a launching board for her tale rooted in African-American history and the supernatural. Historian Tiya Miles won the Legacy Award for Non-Fiction for her book “The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits” which sheds light on the little-known history of slavery in Detroit, which also enslaved Native Americans initially. “I’m so filled up, so inspired to be among so many great writers,” she said. “When I was 15 years old, I got into ABC [A Better Chance, a program for underprivileged students] to go to a boarding school in Massachusetts. I found a book in the school library, ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ and I realized I was not alone,” Miles said of Hurston’s iconic novel. Congolese novelist Alain Mabanckou won the prize for fiction with his novel “Black Moses,” although he was not present to receive the honor. But other nominees, such as Kenyan writer Peter Kimani, whose “Dance of the Jakaranda” did not win, traveled from Africa for the privilege
of attending the awards and presenting his work at the pre-awards reading held the night before at Politic and Prose bookstore. The Madam C.J. Walker Award went to Charles Henry Rowell, bestowed on him by U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus Natasha Tretheway. The award was given to him for his literary journal Callaloo, which was often the first to recognize and publish the works of Black writers. “Callaloo is the first journal to publish my work 20 years ago,” Tretheway said, beaming from ear to ear. “One day I got a phone call and Rowell was on the line. He wanted to publish my poem ‘Flounder,’ which was about being mixed race on the Gulf Cost of Mississippi. That phone call from Rowell gave me the permission to be exactly who I was meant to be! He also published an early version of ‘Native Guard,’” which won the poet the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2007. Rowell accepted the prize graciously, noting the struggles that it entailed to keep publishing the journal. “I wanted to return to the South,” said Rowell, an Auburn, Alabama, native. “I went back to Southern University where I founded Callaloo. I thought, why not do something for Southern writers and that’s what Callaloo was. It has evolved to include writers from across the diaspora. This award is for me to hold in trust for all those writers.” For the full version of this story, go to washingtoninformer.com. WI
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ARIES It’s all about change this week as energetic Uranus moves back into your sign and remains here until March next year. This lively energy could see you taking steps to break free of anything that continues to limit you. The midweek new moon in Scorpio can be an opportunity to make a fresh start regarding finances, deep soul bonds, and emotional issues. This might be a chance to let go of something that has been on your mind for a while. Lucky Numbers: 17, 22, 46
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TAURUS Luscious Venus continues her retrograde phase in your lifestyle sector and later aligns with feisty Mars, so a relationship that seemed to have stalled could show signs of progress. There are options for social events, such as art exhibitions, concerts, or other cultural offerings. These could be empowering and may kick-start ideas about expressing your own creative talents. Lucky Numbers: 8, 9, 48 GEMINI On Tuesday, electric Uranus moves back into your social sector where it remains until early March. This restless energy could inspire you to explore ideas, opportunities, and even relationships that might make a difference in your life. This can be an exciting time, but avoid making impulsive moves. Lucky Numbers: 5, 11, 29
My Love Story By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Just wait. Two words that are impossible to hear, especially if you have big plans. Hold on, don’t veer off-course, work the plan, hard as it may be. Just wait. As in “My Love Story” by Tina Turner, good things really do come to those who do. If you’ve come to this book solely because of the name of the author, you probably don’t need to be told about her early adult life. Even so, it bears repeating: Anna Mae Bullock was born in November 1939, on a farm near a tiny Tennessee town. Hers was a difficult childhood; her mother, who mostly rejected Anna Mae, tired of her marriage and abandoned it when Anna Mae was 11 years old. Two years later, Anna Mae’s father abandoned the family, too, so Anna Mae moved to St. Louis to live with her estranged mother. She took one important thing with her. “Even as a little girl,” says Turner, “I knew I could sing. … I was born with that talent. My voice was my gift and I knew how to use it.” Because her sister was old enough to go to St. Louis clubs, Anna Mae managed to tag along and that was where she met Ike Turner, a womanizer who ignored Anna Mae until he heard her sing. Not long afterward, he started paying her to be onstage and they became friends. He was “ugly,” she was “skinny and all voice,” but they were a team until they started sleeping together, she became pregnant, they got married-not-married, and the fighting began. Ike seemed to feel as though he owned Turner; for sure, he owned her name, since he’d registered it as a trademark. He told her what to do and where to be, didn’t trust her, beat her, slept with other women and didn’t bother to hide it. She endured it, waiting for things to get better, until one hot July night, she fought back, and she ran… Admittedly, a story you (sort-of) already know makes up the bulk of this book. If you’ve come to it for the promise of the title, you’ll read about “My Love Story” in the first 18 pages. So why pick it up, then? Wait. There are a few rock-your-world moments inside author Tina Turner’s memoir, things she says she’s never admitted before, memories she’d rather not revisit, nuggets that were rumors ‘til now. These come wrapped in steely pulses of determination and power, all saucy and flippant but studded with soft notes of pain as Turner also tells about illness, family, personal losses and missed opportunities. But wait: this isn’t a poor-me tale. Though Turner writes (with Deborah Davis and Dominik Wichmann) about challenges, gratefulness beams between sentences. So do words of inspiration, so-whatever humor, and that wonderful romance. Wait. That love story you’re promised? It’s a perfect bow atop a not-anywhere-near-perfect life, and for readers who want a memoir with a minimum of gratuitous name-dropping, but heavy on sassitude and triumph, “My Love Story” tells it right. So why wait? WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
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CANCER The week begins with a dreamy aspect that can inspire you to get away from the daily grind and do something different. This urge could coincide with the new moon midweek, and it might be the push you need to book that vacation or workshop. Anything that allows you to access a more magical state of mind and being could work wonders for you. Lucky Numbers: 1, 40, 59 LEO Sultry Venus is presently slowing down in your sector of communication prior to turning direct next week. As she does so, she aligns with feisty Mars over the days ahead, which could inspire greater communication between you and another. If you haven’t spoken in some time, this could be very good news indeed. Lucky Numbers: 4, 44, 56 VIRGO The energizing influence of Uranus changes as it shifts back into Aries and a more sensitive zone of your chart on Tuesday, and it will remain here until March 2019. The coming months can be a chance to free yourself from experiences or situations that seem to be holding you back. Don’t make any rash moves, though. Make key changes in baby steps. Lucky Numbers: 1, 17, 54 LIBRA On Tuesday, restless Uranus moves back into your sector of relating and remains here until early March 2019. This can bring opportunities to free up a partnership or other bond, especially if it has become stuck in a rut. This is an invitation to let change into your love life and friendships, not in an impulsive way but by introducing new ideas and activities gradually over the coming months. Lucky Numbers: 26, 33, 53 SCORPIO You could feel dreamy and complacent during the first half of the week. With a new moon in your sign linking to ethereal Neptune, imaginative ideas could show up and inspire you to get into creative mode. Romance could be in the cards, too. Whether you’re newly in love or with a long-term partner, you can have a wonderful time. Lucky Numbers: 9, 12, 47 SAGITTARIUS The big news this week is that upbeat Jupiter, your guardian planet, moves into your sign for just over a year, and here it will perform at its best. Your natural desire to explore new places, study subjects of interest, and reach for fresh opportunities can be fully exploited. If you have a desire to travel, this is an opportunity to go for it. Lucky Numbers: 24, 38, 39 CAPRICORN You and another might seem to get on so well that you can almost read their thoughts and feel their emotions. With the sun in your friendship sector forging a positive angle to spiritual Neptune, you find it easy to pick up the vibes wherever you are. However, because you might be more sensitive, this could be overwhelming at times. Give yourself a chance to unwind by taking some time alone to find your center. Lucky Numbers: 4, 22, 37 AQUARIUS Innovative Uranus moves back into your sector of talk and thought on Tuesday and remains here until early March 2019. Its presence here could encourage you to explore new interests. Encounters could bring information and ideas that capture your attention and lead to you connecting with a goal or opportunity. Lucky Numbers: 8, 10, 45 PISCES You could feel a strong desire to escape to somewhere exotic where you can forget about your worries and cares. With the sun aligning with elusive Neptune on Monday and tying in with the new moon midweek, you could be stirred into action. If you haven’t yet had a vacation, this might be the time you book it. If you happen to be on holiday already, make the most of it to deeply relax and recharge your batteries. Lucky Numbers: 12, 16, 30
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SPORTS Falcons Manhandle Redskins at FedEx
5 Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper goes airborne to make a reception while defended by Washington Redskins safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix during Atlanta’s 38-14 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday. Nov. 4. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
5 Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson pulls in a touchdown pass over by Atlanta Falcons cornerback Isaiah Oliver during Atlanta’s 38-14 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Nov. 4. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 6 Washington Redskins running back Kapri Bibbs is pursued by Atlanta Falcons linebacker Bruce Carter (55) and and safety Kemal Ishmael (36) during Atlanta’s 38-14 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Nov. 4. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 5Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson attempts to run through an arm tackle by Atlanta Falcons safety Sharrod Neasman during Atlanta’s 38-14 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Nov. 4. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 6Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman gets past Washington Redskins cornerback Greg Stroman during Atlanta’s 38-14 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Nov. 4. /Photo by John E. de Freitas
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SPORTS Howard Tops FAMU, Rebounds from Homecoming Loss By Howard University Department of Athletics After a tough homecoming loss, coach Mike London and Howard University rebounded Saturday with a 31-23 victory over conference leader Florida A&M University (FAMU) at Greene Stadium. With the win, HU (4-4, 4-2 MEAC) gave the Rattlers (6-3, 5-1 MEAC) their first conference loss of the season while keeping their own Celebration Bowl hopes alive. “It’s huge,” London said after the game. “In this conference, you better bring your ‘A’ game every Saturday. It was disappointing last week, but to beat the number one team at our place, [and] celebrate with our fans and players, it’s really special. “I’m proud of this team,” London continued. “[We] lost all our linebackers except one, our best corner [Bryan Cook] was out, and [we were] playing a true freshman on their best receiver [Chad Hunter]. I’m out there holding my breath and those guys are out there play-
ing. [It’s] true to the next guy up mentality.” Despite giving up nearly 450 total yards offensively to the Rattlers, Howard’s defense made stops down the stretch and held FAMU to only six points after intermission. “The defense was put in some uphill positions, but they were able to respond back,” London said. “They did a phenomenal job. This is one of the games that all three elements had to contribute. This win was truly a team effort.” Offensively, the Bison racked up 420 total yards, including 247 on the ground. Sophomore tailback Dedrick Parson led the way with a game-high 149 yards and a TD. “He’s been like that all year,” London said of Parson’s performance. “He’s had some phenomenal games for us. It’s refreshing to see a young man [with] that never says die and never quit attitude. [It] is the epitome of what effort is and hanging in there. I’m so proud of him.” HU capitalized on all four chances inside the red zone, including three touchdowns. FAMU took the early lead,
5 Howard University sophomore running back Dedrick Parson scores a TD in the win over Florida A&M, 31-23. /Photo courtesy of Howard University
7-0, but a pair of touchdown passes from second-year quarterback Caylin Newton and a 11yard touchdown run by Parson gave HU a 21-10 advantage after one. After FAMU trimmed the margin before halftime, 21-17, Howard pushed the lead back to double digits with a 1-yard QB sneak over the top by Newton.
Early in the fourth, FAMU made it a one-possession game again with a 15-yard TD pass from Ryan Stanley to Xavier Smith to cut the lead to 28-23. But Howard freshman kicker Faraji Joseph (Greensboro, N.C.) hit a 24-yard field goal to complete the scoring, and the Bison defense held on down the stretch.
Junior wideouts Kyle Anthony and Jequez Ezzard each scored a touchdown for HU, while safety Tye Freeland (Petersburg, Va.) led the defense with nine tackles (eight solo), a forced fumble and an interception. On Nov. 10, Howard will play its final road game of the regular season at Norfolk State. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. WI
Go-Go Falls Short in G League Debut
5 Capital City Go-Go guard Tiwian Kendley looks to make a midair pass during a 107-105 loss to the Greensboro Swarm at St. Elizabeths East Entertainment & Sports Arena in Southeast on Saturday, Nov. 3. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 5 4 Capital City Go-Go guard Tiwian Kendley looks to pass to a teammate while guarded by Greensboro Swarm forward Sam Thompson during Greensboro’s 107-105 win at St. Elizabeths East Entertainment & Sports Arena in Southeast on Saturday, Nov. 3. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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5Mayor Muriel Bowser and hundreds participate in the epic 17th Street High Heel Race on October 30, a tradition in the District of Columbia for more than 30 years. /Photo by Brigette Squire
5Preston Nguyen, JP, William Baker, participate in the epic 17th Street High Heel October 30, in the Dupont Circle community. /Photo by Brigette Squire
fall colors The changing color of the leaves is a sure sign that winter is soon approaching. /Photos by Roy Lewis
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voted against the repeal of Initiative 77, a voter-approved ballot measure that Bowser and other elected officials had been on record denouncing as detrimental to the local economy. Had the law remained intact, tipped workers’ minimum wage would’ve risen gradually to $15 per hour. Her other stances, however, haven’t been quite so popular. Efforts to cut funding for the Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Program and cap spending on the newly-constructed Entertainment & Sports Arena on St. Elizabeths east campus sparked fury among longtime D.C. residents who questioned Silverman’s interest in eastof-the-river communities. But some people like Mark Clack, a Northeast resident and Silverman supporter, said she’ll take those hard-learned lessons into her next term. “The history of race relations in D.C. have held people back from supporting Elissa Silverman because there’s a perception that she doesn’t understand the city’s history and the community’s desire to share prosperity east of the Anacostia River,” Clack said. “Those things can’t be put on a budget spread sheet. You have to be willing to talk to people and compromise and I expect to see more of that from her.”
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ness mavens gathered at a house in an upper Northwest enclave to raise funds for the woman they said would increase Black female representation on the council. At that private event, Bowser explicitly said she wanted a D.C. Council colleague who could work with others and wouldn’t let outside influences dictate her legislative agenda. She would express this desire a few more times on the campaign trail. Days later, Bowser hosted a get-out-the-vote rally at Ivy City Smokehouse in Northeast with Reeder and Bonds, a fellow Democrat who won more than 44 percent of the vote on Tuesday. Bowser’s support brought in an infusion of campaign funds for Reeder, as outlined in a recent campaign finance report that showed Reeder’s campaign raising more than two times that of Silverman in less than three weeks. Bowser’s endorsement of Reeder raised concerns that Reeder would act on the mayor’s behalf from the council once elected. Reeder supporters have pushed back against that assertion, characterizing Reeder as an independently-minded bridge builder and touting her more than 20 years of experience working in D.C. communities, including stints at the Far Southeast Collaborative and DC Community Prevention Partnership. In 2015, Reeder, a Ward 1 resident, and Jauhar Abraham opened Cheers at The Big Chair, a sitdown restaurant on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in Southeast that employs Ward 8 residents, some of whom are returning citizens. On the campaign trail, she highlighted vocational training for high school students, boosting the capacity of local businesses, increasing affordable housing and ensuring seniors age in place as legislative priorities. Efforts to shed light on those issues continued on Tuesday night. In her concession speech, a teary-eyed yet cheerful Reeder gave little indication that she would let up on advocating for D.C. residents while serving in a capacity to be determined. “We’ve got to heal the city,” Reeder said to campaign staff and supporters on the main stage at Ivy City Smokehouse in Northeast. “What you told me to say got heard. People’s lives got changed by the fact that we stood together and fought. It’s time for us to build more leaders. Don’t let them take over this city. This is just the beginning. I will push someone else.” WI
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12 Things That Make Men Rich, Pt. 2
with Lyndia Grant How many of you’ve heard of the research completed by Napoleon Hill, more than 20 years, to learn what makes one successful and another one not? Well, during this research, Hill utilized biblical principles, in addition to interviewing the wealthiest men in the country. During his research, he discovered that no matter which successful person he interviewed, 12 principles continued to come forth. It is written in his book, “Think and Grow Rich.” This article is written to tell you what those 12 things are. Be advised that money is at the bottom of the list. Many people see success as only associated with money, but according to Hill’s research, that is one way, but the least important way of all. In this column, I’m sharing three of the 12 principles with you. The first way that makes men rich is for them to have a positive mental attitude. You cannot achieve anything if you don’t have faith and believe you can do it, even though you don’t see any possible way. When you Mt. Zion Baptist Church Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold”
walk around thinking negative thoughts all of the time, it is of the devil. Scripture reminds us, “God didn’t give us a spirit of fear.” Therefore, we must be of good courage, and when things are looking bad, repeat scriptures such as “God wouldn’t see his seed begging bread.” Perfect example; for 30 years, I never gave up on my dream! I kept telling my family and friends that one day my life is going to change! I will get a telephone call, and my life will never be the same! It happened just as I said. Scripture reminds us, “life and death are in the power of the tongue.” Speak life! The second thing that makes men rich is sound physical health. What does he mean by sound? Well, he means that you are taking good care of yourself, eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, not eating meats with antibiotics in them, exercising regularly and utilizing your body daily. When you do these things, your energy level will be at its peak, then you will feel like achieving those things that have been set before you. If you smoke, quit! If you drink, stop immediately. If you eat too much food, make a lifestyle change and quit eating so much! The third principle is harmony in human relations: Don’t expect to accomplish your goals in a manner where all will be pleased if there are people fighting with each other on your committee, board or team. In my sorority, our motto is “Peace and Harmony.” That may sound simple, but folks must
learn to disagree without being disagreeable. Do you have people in your life who throw temper tantrums like little kids when they don’t get their way? Do they tend to stop speaking to you until they can calm down? Not a good thing to do, not if you want to continue to travel the road to success. Plus, Scripture reminds us, “Love God first, and love your neighbor as yourself.” When one has fear, they tend not to try to do very much. They’re afraid to go outside for fear that a plane might fall down on them. Some fear germs, others fear failure, and, believe it or not, there are some people who fear success. They are afraid that friends and family will only love their money or fame and won’t really love them, so they would rather remain a regular, everyday citizen. This is a three-part article. Look for more next week. WI Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest 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 www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.
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Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
John F. Johnson Reverend Dr. 1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday “Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com
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RELIGION 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
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
Blessed Word of Life Church
Church of Living Waters
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor
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
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Rev. Dr. Alice Greene Interim Pastor
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office 202-638-1803 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
www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org
“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantdc.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
“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax
Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45am 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
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00am Worship Service: 10:00am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45pm Thur. Bible Study: 7:15pm
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 Reverend Gerald H. Hesson Interim 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
“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
E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Twelfth Street Christian Church
Turning Hearts Church
4275 4th Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20034 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445
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
Crusader 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 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. David McIntosh-Peters 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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Administration No. 2018 ADM 001143
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000172
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001171
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001212
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001214
William G. Bradley, Jr. Decedent
Teresa W. Hawkins Decedent
Colline Silvera 7731 Belle Point Dr. Greenbelt, MD 20770 Attorney
Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney
Ernesto Del Aguila, Sr. Decedent
Naomi C. Millet Decedent
Shirley Shadricks Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
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Luis Enrique Del Aguila, whose address is 3107 34th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008-3308, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ernesto Del Aguila, Sr. who died on October 8, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 4/25/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 4/25/2019, 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.
Phillip A. Millet, whose address is 9803 Angora Drive, Cheltenham, MD 20623, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Naomi C. Millet who died on January 24, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 4/25/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 4/25/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 10/25/2018
Date of first publication: 10/25/2018
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 001149
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001181
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001172
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001193
Administration No. 2018 ADM 1183
Ronald Lloyd Lucas Decedent
Dorothy D. Williams Decedent
Rodney E. Cunningham Decedent
Betty Jean Leonard Decedent
Angelica Del Aguila Decedent
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Brenda M. G. Lucas, whose address is 3914 23rd Parkway #11, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ronald Lloyd Lucas who died on February 26, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/1/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/1/2019, 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.
Donald L. Williams, whose address is 314 Tamerack Ct, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dorothy D. Williams who died on August 1, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/1/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/1/2019, 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.
Jacqueline Whitehead and Gregory Leonard, whose address is 4715 First Street, SW, #103, Washington, DC 20032, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Betty Jean Leonard who died on October 15, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/1/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/1/2019, 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.
Howard Ernest Del Aguila, whose address is 43312 Vestals Place, Leesburg, VA 20176, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Angelica Del Aguila who died on March 23, 2011 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/1/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/1/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 11/1/2018
Date of first publication: 11/1/2018
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Howard Ernest Del Aguila Personal Representative
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James Priest and Ellianna Shadricks, whose address is 1608 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Shirley Shadricks who died on October 10, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/1/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/1/2019, 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.
William George Bradley, III, whose address is 1824 Varnum St., NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William G. Bradley, Jr. who died on July 30, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 4/25/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 4/25/2019, 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.
Lawrence W. Buck, Jr., whose address is 1112 Chaplin Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Teresa W. Hawkins who died on September 29, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/1/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/1/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 10/25/2018
Date of first publication: 11/01/2019
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Lawrence W. Buck, Jr. Personal Representative
James Priest Ellianna Shadricks Personal Representative
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Date of first publication: 11/1/2018
Joyce C. Freeman, whose address is 31 Elder Drive, Palm Coast, FL 32164, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Rodney E. Cunningham who died on August 26, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/1/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/1/2019, 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.
Donald L. Williams Personal Representative
Date of first publication: 11/1/2018
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 001216
Administration No. 2017 ADM 1339
Administration No. 2018 ADM 1215
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001246
George S. Ware aka George Stanley Ware Decedent
George Dounias Decedent
Willie Lee Murphy Decedent
Ruby L. Downs Decedent
Larry C. Williams, Esq. 7600 George Avenue, NW #405 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney
Andrew McGuire, Esq. 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE Washington, DC 20020 Attorney
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Darrell S. Parker Attorney at Law 1822 11th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney
Janet G. Mitchell, whose address is 58 Pembroke Drive, Mendham, New Jersey 07945, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of George S. Ware aka George Stanley Ware who died on September 12, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/1/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/1/2019, 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.
Andrew Dounias and George A. Dounias, whose addresses are 3425A Marigold Pl., Waldorf, MD 20602 and 42890 Redfield Street, Asburn, VA 20147 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of George Dounias who died on July 23, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/1/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/1/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 11/1/2018
Date of first publication: 11/1/2018
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Andrew Dounias George A. Dounias Personal Representative
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Harriet Murphy, whose address is 7402 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Willie Lee Murphy who died on September 23, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/8/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/8/2019, 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 Mark C. Downs & Jennifer D. Creque, whose addresses are 3921 Ingomar Street, NW Washington, DC 20015 & 4949 Collingtons Bnty Dr. Bowie, MD 20720, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Ruby L. Downs who died on October 2, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/8/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/8/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 11/8/2018 Mark C. Downs Jennifer D. Creque Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 1209
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001239
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001251
Administration Number 2018 ADM 1276
Norman Edward McLean Decedent
Minnie L. Henderson aka Minnie Lee Henderson Decedent
Dorothy Lee Coley Decedent
Estate of Nizam A. Karriem
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Dorothy M. Smith, whose address is 1361 Coral Place, Hampton, VA 23666, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Norman Edward McLean, who died on August 3, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/8/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/8/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 11/8/2018 Dorothy M. Smith Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Curtis L. Henderson, whose address is 8708 Ethans Glen Terr., Jacksonville, FL. 32256, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Minnie L. Henderson aka Minnie Lee Henderson who died on September 27, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/8/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 5/8/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 11/8/2018 Curtis L. Henderson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY
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NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS April Coley, whose address is 12004 Berrybrook Terrace, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dorothy Lee Coley who died on August 13, 2018 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 8/8/2019. 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 8/8/2019, 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 is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Fatima Karriem and Mikal Huda Ba’th for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative Date of first publication: 11/8/2018
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The end of a week when hate prevailed was the occasion of the worst crime of that week. Robert Gregory Bowers, 46, entered the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and massacred 11 people. The oldest was a Holocaust survivor in her 90s, the youngest, a pair of disabled brothers in their 50s. Bowers has now pleaded not guilty to 44 counts of murder, attempted murder and hate crimes. Our hateful president, despite community pleading, insisted on visiting Pittsburgh for a photo op (he says to pay his respects). It is futile to think that a man who uses hateful rhetoric as his stock in trade will back down,
“The week of Oct. 22 may have been one of the saddest weeks in our nation’s recent history. It is unfortunate because of the hate spewed and the lives lost, but also because of the delayed news coverage of the Jacksontown massacres of two Black people at a Kroger’s store.”
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even as it is clear that the rhetoric is working. It is pointless to think that Republicans will call him to task because they are gaining too much from his hate. It is fruitless to think that some of the Republican White men in power — Sen. Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Lindsey Graham and others — will talk to White men like Gregory Bush, Robert Gregory Bowers and Cesar Sayoc — to explain why their actions are unacceptable. The new reality is that we have an unchecked leader who spews hate and his loyal army follows with hateful actions, whether it is assaulting people who come to his rallies, chanting ugliness, or sending bombs and killing people. The week of Oct. 22 may have been one of the saddest weeks in our nation’s recent history. It is unfortunate because of the hate spewed and the lives lost, but also because of the delayed news coverage of the Jacksontown massacres of two Black people at a Kroger’s store. Initially, the media failed to connect the dots, leaving many Black people ready to shout, again, Black Lives Matter. Hate is hate is hate is hate, and we have to resist it all! Republicans of conscience, where are you. WI
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The future of the country depends on that. What touches me most deeply in this film, is something Baldwin said, that I think pretty much defined his dual roles, activist, writer. Of a famous meeting at the time of a North Carolina school integration incident which Robert F. Kennedy had with a number of Black writers, Baldwin said: “…some of us should have been there with her…” the president should have been there with her, so that when the haters spit on her, they would be spitting on the entire nation. I learned that Baldwin lived by that creed, when someone needed to be there… When I came to Washington, 41 years ago after the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter, I was working for the Chicago Daily Defender newspaper, and they got me an office in the National Press Building that had
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I spent most of my life hiding my voice, afraid of being seen. I urge you all, to stand up and be heard. Even if it seems that no one is listening, they are. Never be afraid to speak your truth, no matter how painful or embarrassing. Your truth could be someone else’s truth who is too apprehensive to speak out. It could be what they need to speak out about, too. WI
This is the test of leadership. It is now that leaders must appeal to the better angels of our nature. It is now that leaders must bring us together and remind us of our common bonds. Clearly, as president, Trump has neither the intention nor the capacity to do that. He has profited from division and has no reason to change course. This is a time for others to lead, for citizens to act to bring us together. Captive in Egypt, Israelis
were asked to make brick without straw, a cruel impossibility. Under slavery and segregation, Blacks were asked to embrace democracy without the vote, a cruel impossibility. Now, however, we can vote. We can speak. We can act. We can choose to build walls or to build bridges with our voices, our votes and our marching feet. Today we feel the darkness, the hard cold of hatred and division. Will we be a thermometer and simply record this environment or act like a thermostat and alter these conditions? Will we choose to descend further toward midnight, or choose to force the dawn? Ultimately, we will decide, by what we do and what we choose not to do, by how we vote or whether we choose not to vote, by whether we come together or whether we allow our fears to drive us apart. Now is the time to act. WI
formerly been occupied by Alex Haley, co-author of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” and author of the immortal classic “Roots.” Haley had departed hastily … uh-hum. Not all of his receipts had cleared from the pending project when he left Washington, under the cover of darkness, owing the Press Club a considerable amount of back rent. Happily, when he returned with record-breaking TV viewing and book sales, Emmys, a Pulitzer, he was able settle his accounts and be celebrated, and in the process I got to meet him. Later, in an interview, Alex Haley told me that in his home, on the same shelf with his Special Pulitzer Prize, his Emmy Award and the other top honors his work had received; he had a can of tuna, a dime, a nickel and three pennies. That can of tuna and 18 cents and a rapidly fading sense of hope that his dream of being a successful writer in Har-
lem were all he had left, he said. He had written to all the major Negro writers in Harlem, introducing himself as a retired Coast Guard chief petty officer, journalist, who desperately wanted advice, referrals, encouragement, anything at all he could get from them to help him hold on to his dream. No one had written him back, and as another new month — and another rent payment — drew near, Haley contemplated his desperate status, with no prospects and only 18 cents and a can of tuna. And then he said there was a knock on his door. It was James Baldwin himself, coming to visit the newcomer, the nobody. Alex Haley’s life immediately changed for the better, he said. It’s as though James Baldwin always lived the words: “…some one of us had to be there…” I’m so grateful that James Baldwin was there for us. WI
“The seeds of anger and hate are blowing in the wind. No wall, no boundary, no law can contain them. What we do know, as the Bible teaches, is that we will reap what we sow.”
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