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and Interruption Town Hall meeting at THEARC in Southeast, Racine said elected officials, public servants and others in the community must come together in understanding what they need to do to reduce violence. “Sadly, all too often in our city we hear about stories like this all the time,” he said July 19. “My colleague talked to this grandmother the other day

The NAACP held its 108th annual convention and this year’s theme, ‘Strong and Immovable,’ highlighted how President Donald Trump’s policies will ruin communities of color. Since the convention officially began Saturday, July 22, members and supporters of the civil rights organization passionately and unapologetically slammed Trump’s proposals on criminal justice, education and voting. The Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the NAACP Detroit branch, called Trump’s voter fraud commission “a scam.” “If you want to fix something, Mr. Trump, about our election [process], let’s start with the people on your own commission,” Anthony said while hundreds in the audience clapped and yelled inside the Baltimore Convention Center on Monday, July 24. “And above all, get the Russians the Hell out of our national election. I apologize. I’m from the city of Detroit and sometimes when I think about all this stuff, I get the inner-city blues.” The NAACP also took care of its own business this week by appointing Derrick Johnson as interim CEO and president of the organization. Johnson, of Jackson, Mississippi, served as the vice chairman on the group’s national board of directors and president

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Programs operating subsidies and grants to who applied reads Marlow's bookthat willprovide tion Act and mandatory counselstart the Saving Promise cam- build through scholarships and fellowships “get endowments it.” She said and she assist “putsstudents the ing for batterers. paign. caseremained in such at a way, average we are going year’s to eradialso their the enacted levels, but“Ifover the ever upcoming budget “It seems to be a vicious cycle request. person can get it.”the Sheprogram said at the cate domestic violence,towe must for However, that makes capital available HBCUs that won't turn my family renovations end of theand day, the adhered book will at request both sides of athe coin. cut repairs to the look budget and saw $39,000 loose,” Marlow said. Marlow from help its people begin a dia- We need to address both the viccurrent leveltoofhave funding. shared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said. Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in Press by Secretary decided to resign amid public and private schools. She siumWhite was House sponsored the Sean utiveSpicer life terms without parole a transition in the communications office. Sarah Huckabee SandFamily and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educaters, daughter Arkansas the Gov.Beltway Mike Huckabee, will replace Center of the of cityformer of District Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. Spicerand andthe hadNational been handling the press Muhammad duties and meetHeights Hook- more 2002.of Mildred is “We have to stop being pasUping of with Blackthe Women. White House press the corps. The White also an- sive-aggressive with poor chilfounder of AfterHouse the Trauma, Marlow has writtenScaramucci a book, asancommunications nounced Anthony director. organization that helps Hours the dren about domestic violence,” “Color Butterfly,” which is a survivors domestic violence after Me he announced his decision to resign, of Spicer appeared on the Marlow said. story generations of July and21their Foxabout News four Channel on Friday, withchildren. conservative talk show Marlow has worked to break domestic violence. TheSpicer book chastised is “I the livedmedia, in fearcalled for sixsome years.of Sixthe the cycle of abuse in her family, host, Sean Hannity. inspired by her ownLive” experiences, in fear a long time. It is and is confident the policies she “Saturday Night skits “overyears the line” andis “mean” and praised and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that President Donald Trump as a “gracious individual” and “always her mother and her daughter. of,” she said. thinking of others.” Trump posted a tweet about Spicer as “a won- process. She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to derful from person tookshe tremendous abusewho fromwant the Fake News Meexcerpts herwho book, still people to help a Congress and implore them to – but his future is bright!” 5 Sean candianot believe the words came domestic violence victim must change ourSpicer laws,”/Courtesy Marlowphoto said. from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliwon the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net a background featuring the return of Arizona Republican my eye first blackened and my “BeforeAmid you get to 'I'm going Sen. John McClain to Capitol WI Hill and with protestors shouting, lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal “Kill the bill,” and “Shame,” GOP Senators voted on Tuesday to Elaine Davis-Nickens, presiadvance their mission to repeal the Affordable Care Act. dent of the National Hook-Up of Black Women, said there is no Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald consistency in the way domestic Trump implored fellow Republicans to live up to their long-time violence issues are dealt with by campaign pledge to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s signature piece of legislation. “For the last seven years, Republicans have been united in standing up for Obamacare’s victims,” President Donald Trump said. The necessary 50 of 52 GOP senators cast a yes vote while all 50 Democrats voted no. Vice President Mike Pence issued the tie-breaker. 5 Senator John McCain /Courtesy photo

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AROUND THE REGION Shadow Delegation Brings Statehood Endeavors to Light By Tatyana Hopkins WI Staff Writer

Since its inception in 1991, the District’s shadow delegation to Congress has been charged with the singular goal of lobbying for full voting privileges for the District of Columbia. Comprised of three members, Rep. Franklin Garcia and Senators Paul Strauss and Michael D. Brown, the delegation has toiled for statehood without the typical privileges of members of Congress: voting power, an office on the Hill and pay. The New Columbia Statehood Commission voted Thursday, July 20, to allocate $40,000 in funds from previous years to support two full-employees for the three separate offices housed in the city’s John A. Wilson building in Northwest. “I get $75,000 to pay salaries, travel expenses and everything else. It’s time to take this delegation seriously,” said Brown, who urged for increased funding comparing his office funding to the Council’s. Statehood initiatives operate through two programs: the Office of the Statehood Delegation comprised of the delegation and the New Columbia Statehood Commission, a five-person panel including the delegation, and co-chairs Mayor Muriel Bowser and City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, charged with advocating for statehood and soliciting donations. The 2014 measure that established the commission also established a New Columbia Statehood Fund to collect public and private contributions to the cause that included annual income tax check-offs that used to be given to the delegation. Appropriations for the fund are a part of the city’s annual budget process controlled by the mayor and the city council. After the delegation’s office director gets paid, other funds go back into the statehood account. Statehood initiatives received almost $234,000 in the proposed 2018 budget, just a slight decrease in the $234,300 enacted. The central offices of members of council were allocated $775,000 in the upcoming year’s budget, an increase from the $599,000 currently given to most offices. “Puerto Rico is sending in its delegation: three former gover-

nors, a former president of the Senate and a member of the Baseball Hall of fame. This is going to be some completion for us,” Brown said. “I was good in little league [baseball], but I can’t compete with the Hall of Famer,” he joked. Puerto Rico held a referendum June 11 where citizens voted overwhelmingly to become a state, with 97 percent of the vote, over maintaining its current territorial status, becoming independent, or developing a free association. He called the Puerto Rican delegation “heavy duty” and said in order for the District’s delegation to vie for statehood to be competitive, more money and authority remain necessary. “It doesn’t matter what we pass here because when it goes before the council, [they] can and will change it,” Brown referred to a 3-2 vote held by the commission that kept the delegation in the Tennessee Plan, but the council moved against it in a later vote.” Garcia echoed Brown’s sentiments. “There is some legitimacy to what [Brown] said,” Garcia said. “It’s incredibly vital to increase funding for the delegation.” He called the limited funding and lack of salary “challenging,” saying he often has to leave his fulltime job in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, to meet with other members of Congress to discuss statehood. He also expressed concerns about the council’s tendency to “undo” action items passed by the commission that often makes him feel “accountable” to the mayor and council rather than independent. When discussion came up about changing the commission’s name, it lacked the statutory authority to do it. “I would note that in the history of Home Rule, until this commission was established, the public never saw the [delegation], the mayor, and the chairman of the council sitting together,” Mendelson said. Strauss said the commission must help create unity between the delegation and executive and legislative branches. “Here we all sit equally and all have an equal right to participate and vote,” he said. “Every office wants more money. I think the underlying consensus is we have a job to do.” WI

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After serving nine years in prison for a botched Las Vegas robbery 10 years ago, football legend O.J. Simpson was recently granted parole on a 33-year sentence. Did he deserve to be paroled? GWEN STANFORD / WASHINGTON, D.C.

He shouldn't have been in prison. He has been in the news for over 20 years behind two dead White people. Whites have killed Blacks well over 500 years, which they feel they have done society a favor. Get over it and leave this man alone. Your concern should be this man we have as our president.

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They awarded him back his belongings that he was convicted of trying to retrieve. He didn't have a gun, somebody else did, but he got 9 to 33 years for it. Meanwhile, where is George Zimmerman?

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Why?! People continue to talk about O.J. as if he's the only person that they feel that didn't get the justice he deserved. Countless police officers are walking around free, when there was overwhelming evidence to convict them. I don't know if O.J. is guilty or not, but I do know many Americans are guilty of hypocrisy. They pick and choose what they want to care about, then the media brainwashes you into what they want you to think about. WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

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The World According to Dominic ‘O.J.’s Finally Free but Should This Black Man Really Care?’ It seemed like déjà vu as an army of reporters, TV trucks and interested bystanders camped out a few days, anxious to see if the man who once “ran through airports” before later leading California police in an unbelievable, televised chase in his white Ford Bronco along a busy state highway would be granted parole after serving nine years in a Nevada prison for armed robbery. But now the decision’s been made: O.J. Simpson, 70, gray and somewhat gaunt, will be a free man in just a few months, avoiding what could have been up to two decades more behind bars. Already the public has begun to take bets on whether he’ll be able to keep his nose clean and follow the terms of his parole or whether it won’t take long for him to return to his former brazen ways and take a misstep that will put him back in prison to finish out the remainder of his 33-year sentence. I was teaching high school students as an instructor of religion and philosophy at an

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all-boys Catholic school in Motown in 1995 at my alma mater, the University of Detroit Jesuit High, when The Juice, due to the brilliant defense employed by his attorney, Johnnie Cochran, was found not guilty in the murder of his estranged wife, Nicole and her friend, Ronald Goldman. I remember the school erupting in a cacophony of shouts, some in support, some in shock, when the verdict was read. But what I most remember was how the division between our students was clearly delineated by race. That bothered me tremendously then. Simpson’s guilt or innocence didn’t seem to matter to a lot of Americans back then, it seemed. Not as much as his skin color. But when he leaves his Nevada jail cell this fall, I wonder if he’ll maintain his alleged humility, if he’ll continue to embrace his so-called newfound love for Christ and if he will use the life skills he professes to have learned during his years behind bars for good in what is now the

“winter” of his life. Of course, there’s something else that continues to gnaw at me: how Simpson had very little to do with the Black community back in the day and how he liked to proclaim that he wasn’t even Black – that he was somehow more than that – more than me or anyone else of color. He liked saying he was simply “O.J.” Maybe that’s why, I haven’t used more than a miniscule amount of my brain cells in contemplating whether he’d be paroled and if so, what the future might hold for him. Yes, my heart’s warmed that he will soon be able to move on with his life, hold his three adult children in his arms and embrace his friends who have remained in his corner for so many years, but I’m not sure why it should matter all that much to me. In truth, it doesn’t. He could shock us all and finally reclaim his long-lost “Black card.” He could show us a new O.J. Maybe. But, I wouldn’t bet on it. WI

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NAACP from Page 1 for the Mississippi State Conference of NAACP. Jackson said about 52 percent of blacks in the United States reside in the South, which also has some of the most damaging voter laws. “This is a crucial time for the NAACP,” Johnson said. “People have the audacity to ask if we’re relevant because we are not demonstrating in the streets… We’re going to be here. We exist in a way in which no other organization can show up.” One of the group’s future plans focuses on the 2018 midterm elections. Led by the NAACP’s D.C. branch, attendees picked up copies to highlight when U.S. senators and governors are up for re-election. Hundreds of colorful 2015-16 legislative report cards sprawled across a table to show how Congressional officials voted on topics relevant to the NAACP such as assistance to Flint, Michigan, sanctuary cities and paid sick leave. In Maryland, Rep. Andy Harris received the only failing grade among all eight representatives and the two in the Senate. Action alerts also got distributed for people to pressure Congressional officials to retain the Affordable Care Act and the Federal Election Assistance Commission, which helps oversee election processes in state and local races and also provides implementation of technology. The Rev. William Barber, for-

mer president of the NAACP’s North Carolina state conference, gave fiery remarks on how it took the group six years to fight the state against voter suppression. “Some told us not to fight. Many black people told us you can’t win, but we knew the constitution,” he said. “When you fight, you have to make a way. I would rather fight and lose, than not fight at all.” Barber’s remarks came at a luncheon that featured former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder presented his speech a bit more reserved, but the few hundred people still listened at the luncheon named after Clarence M. Mitchell Jr., a chief lobbyist for the organization who died in 1984. Holder touched on a variety of topics, but mainly focused on the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate voter fraud that will decrease representation from minorities and young adults. “Some Republicans have decided that if you can’t beat them, change the rules,” he said. “History will be harsh on these efforts. Too many actions are shameful…and un-American.” Holder, who worked under former President Barack Obama, suggested states open more polling sites and not just have primary and general elections held only on a Tuesday. That way, he said, more people are giving the chance to vote. “Only, we the people, can bring about meaningful change. So, speak up. Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Don’t worry about being the subject of a tweet.”

Peggy Holmes, a member of the NAACP’s branch in Akron, Ohio, said Holder’s remarks emphasize the necessity for her chapter to hold voter registration drives and other community events. “We’re trying to get our people aware on the local level…to benefit our black community,” Holmes, 78, said. “With Trump in office, people better pay attention.” The convention also had a schedule for high school and college students that included its 39th annual Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics, or ACT-SO, program to participate in projects focused on science, business, humanities and performing and visual arts. Tavian Moore, 17, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, noticed certain job opportunities aren’t provided for blacks similar to when they sought equal work more

5 Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was a featured speaker at the NAACP Annual Convention in Baltimore. /Photo by Roy Lewis than 50 years ago. “A lot of people look back at the 60s and 70s as the catalyst of the civil rights movement. I’ve come to the conclusion we are still fighting battles our grandparents fought,” said Moore,

who plans to attend community college in the fall and then transfer to Michigan State University. “My hope is we don’t relapse and fall back into that cycle…That’s why I’m here to make sure it doesn’t happen.” WI

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Prince George’s County residents received an update on two major projects in Largo: the new $543 million regional medical center and revitalization of the Capital Centre Boulevard. Officials announced a ground-

breaking on the hospital complex near the Largo Town Center Metro station will take place in November. Also, the boulevard would be renamed Indigo with property owner to work on negotiations with businesses such as Trader Joe’s, Bed Bath and Beyond and T.J. Maxx. Another aspect would be moving some of the government op-

5 Several hundred people attend a community session July 22 to hear updates on a Prince George’s County development project in the Largo area that includes the groundbreaking for a new hospital in November. /Photo by William J. Ford

erations such as the county executive office to Largo. “The reality is Largo sits in the center of Prince George’s County,” said County Council Chairman Derrick Davis (D-District 6) of Upper Marlboro. “I want

5 A rendering to showcase a future downtown area in Largo that would change from the Capital Centre Boulevard to Indigo, renamed for its location next to the Blue and Silver lines at the Largo Town Center Metro station. /Photo by William J. Ford

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to prepare you. There will more traffic, people. [A] 24-hour environment is happening. If we don’t grow, we die.” Several hundred people attended a community session Saturday, July 22 to hear officials explain why a new state-ofthe-art medical center became one of the most vital projects in recent county history, especially to service residents in Prince George’s and three counties in Southern Maryland. One main reason stems from thousands of residents who seek treatment in neighboring jurisdictions in the District, Northern Virginia and Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties. Brad Seamon, a board member with Dimensions Healthcare Systems and former top aide to the county executive, said his father-in-law got rushed to Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly a few years ago after not responded to his wife. After he became stabilized for a day or two, Seamon said his father-in-law’s insurance company directed him to receive additional services at Holy Cross Hospital in neighboring Montgomery County. At least five years ago, he said about 75 percent of Montgomery County residents received health care treatment at places within the county. In Prince George’s, he said that figure stood at 40 percent. “Prince George’s County residents need to get their health care in Prince George’s County,” he said. The 11-story hospital in

Largo plans to house cancer and trauma centers, behavioral health services, a neonatal intensive care unit and serve to teach those in the medical profession. It will replace the more than 70-year-old Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly managed by Dimensions. A future use for the property hasn’t been determined. Last month, Dimensions’ board of directors approved an agreement last week to have the nonprofit company become an affiliate of the University of Maryland Medical System. This incorporates another step for the University of Maryland Medical System to become sole owner of the medical center. Officials have said the center would bring in millions of dollars in tax revenue and thousands of jobs. In addition, plans to renovate Capital Centre Boulevard that may resemble One Loundon, a mixed-used development in Ashburn, Virginia, said Craig Friedson, development manager for Retail Properties of America which owns the boulevard. “I love the hospital and I think we need it,” said Loretta Shaw of Lake Arbor. “The hospital does look good, but if the staff is nasty, then it won’t matter.” Mallory Johnson of District Heights has followed the hospital project for years and can’t wait for it to open. “I didn’t know the groundbreaking was going on in November. That’s beautiful,” he said. “There’s no other place to go other than Prince George’s [Hospital]. To have a new hospital coming is great.” WI

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY HOMELESS from Page 1 facility will offer short-term housing with on-site services to help stabilize and transition homeless individuals to permanent homes of their own, said DHS Director Laura Zeilinger. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Relisha’s disappearance sparked a recurring theme she heard from residents during her campaign for mayor in 2014. “Our city should not be proud of the conditions at D.C. General, or the fact that we had made an old hospital a place for families to live,” Bowser said at the groundbreaking. “We were all resolved that a little girl named Relisha Rudd should be doing the things that little girl’s do.” Relisha has never been found. Police believe she got kidnapped by a janitor who worked at the shelter where she lived with her family inside the former D.C. General Hospital. Khalil Tatum killed his wife and then himself shortly after Relisha disappeared. The first new facility for homeless families will be in Ward 4. In the coming weeks, work will begin on similar projects in Wards 7 and 8. Construction is set to begin on new buildings within a few months in Wards 3, 5 and 6. The number of homeless families in the District has declined 22 percent in the last year and down more than 10 percent overall, according to a news release from the mayor’s office. D.C. General, which houses a few hundred of families, was never intended to serve as the city’s main family shelter and was opened to provide emergency housing during a bout of cold weather. But the facility’s population has grown despite a lack of family bathrooms, broken elevators and problems with the heating and cooling systems, according to WTOP. This week, Councilman David Grosso (I-At Large) introduced legislation to end discrimination against people experiencing

"Our city should not be proud of the conditions at D.C. General, or the fact that we had made an old hospital a place for families to live." MAYOR BOWSER homelessness in the District. “Discrimination against people experiencing homelessness perpetuates the very problem of homelessness,” Grosso said in a news release. The Michael A. Stoops Anti-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2017 amends the Human Rights Act of 1977 to add homelessness as a protected class to help eradicate discrimination for individuals experiencing homelessness in employment, in places of public accommodation, in educational institutions, in public service, and in housing and commercial space. The legislation is named to honor the life and legacy of Stoops, a long-time advocate for the rights of individuals experiencing homelessness and a tireless warrior for overcoming income inequality. He helped found the NCH, protested to pressure Congress to pass federal legislation to combat homelessness, and co-founded the North American Street Newspaper Association. “If we want to put people on the path to stable housing, we must end discrimination that creates another barrier in the way of people seeking to improve their situation,” Grasso said. WI

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BUSINESS District’s Photo Traffic Enforcement Program Aims for Safer Streets By Tatyana Hopkins WI Staff Writer While about 2.1 million speed camera tickets were issued last year in the Washington, DC region, four out of nine were actually issued in the District. The District also issued nearly one million speed camera tickets last year, collecting close to $100 million in revenue, both record-breaking figures according to a AAA Mid-Atlantic report. The leap in speed camera ticketing and revenue has left some questioning whether the practice really makes the streets safer. “A police presence would have more of a direct impact on safety [than speed cameras],” said the Rev. Dr. Robert L.

Screen, chaplain for the Fort Washington Medical Center, just off the Indian Head Highway. He often advocates for safer roads, writing lawmakers and police about road policies. Of the city’s nearly 3 million tickets, parking fines accounted for 1.5 million, photo enforcements accounted for 1.2 million, and officers for the Metropolitan Police Department wrote 77,000 tickets. The city’s Automated Traffic Enforcement program, also known as photo enforcement, is led by MPD with support from the District Department of Transportation, and includes red-light and speed cameras. Screen said photo enforcement

serves as a passive way to enforce traffic laws and may not affect the behavior of someone willing to pay a fee – in the form of a speed camera ticket -- to get to where they need to be. “When you get pulled over, [the experience] has a psychological impact on behavior,” Screen said. “All [the cameras] are doing is making money.” Screen said he fears that the revenue produced by the speed cameras will become “organic” in the budget, and never be cut back on even if they do not improve safety conditions. Since the District’s speed cameras were put to use in 2007, the city has collected $536 million in revenue from the program and has meted out about 5.4 million speed camera tickets. This means nearly 20 percent of all such tickets were issued in 2016, where 994,163 speed camera tickets were doled out and $99.1 million was collected. AAA Mid-Atlantic’s Manager of Public and Government Affairs John Townsend II said D.C. officials have been “more systematic” about rotating the city’s nearly 150 speed cameras, but to increase revenue, instead of safety benefits. “This program is not about safety; it’s about money,” Townsend said, pointing out that just a few of the city’s cameras generate a significant portion of speed camera-ticketing revenue. Townsend, who said the city’s efforts at touting safer streets and having record-breaking violation enforcements seems “counter-intuitive,” added that MPD cited speed as con-

New Juicing Business Seeks to Transform Lives By Alexa Imani Spencer WI Intern A growing movement toward holistic health in the Black community has prompted young entrepreneurs like D.C.’s Jalisa “Jah” Godwin to step up to the plate creating more access to fresh foods.

5 Jalisa “Jah” Goodwin has launched her juicing business in Southeast. /Photo courtesy of Malcolm Malachi Banks/Facebook

With her newly-established business, “Juice By Jah,” Goodwin has joined the campaign as a business owner – juicing, packaging, and distributing freshly-made fruit and vegetable juices from her kitchen in Southeast D.C. “I know that my neighbors and the people in my community don’t have access to fresh food,” said Godwin. “[Therefore,] I’m providing something that, for one, isn’t readily available -- and two, to empower people to interact with things that they wouldn’t necessarily choose.” As a resident of Ward 8 – an area designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a food desert – Goodwin and her community struggle to access fresh fruits and vegetables. For instance, there’s just one full-service grocery store to accommodate the ward’s 70,000 residents, compared to an abundance of fast food restaurants and carry-outs, and corner stores that overwhelm the neighborhood.

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According to researchers at Vanderbilt University and the University of Chicago Medical Center, juicing protects against several health issues prevalent in the Black community, such as Alzheimer's and high blood pressure. “Making fresh food and making juice accessible to Black communities, that’s the goal,” Goodwin said. “Bringing wellness and health to the Black community.” While some residents engage in urban gardening and shop at local farmers markets to combat food insecurity, others like Goodwin are launching businesses that focus on health advocacy. On any given day in D.C., Goodwin can be seen on a bike delivering her homemade juices. She frequents areas in Southeast that include Anacostia Park, Folger Park (on Black Joy Sunday), and Community College Preparatory Academy. Operating on a request-to-request basis, customers can order anytime from a variety of uniquely-named

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5 The ticket on the window of a car on a downtown D.C. street in Northwest, July 21. /Photo by Roy Lewis

tributing factor in only 2.8 percent of the city’s crashes in the year before the leap in tickets. “There’s a big gap between what people are doing and what people are getting in trouble for,” Townsend said. “We are using data, education, engineering and enforcement to achieve the goals of ‘Vision Zero,’ DC Department of Transportation spokesperson Michelle Phipps-Evans pointed out as part of an initiative to have zero traffic deaths by 2024. In 2016, DDOT performed before-and-after crash analyses at 48 locations equipped with red-light cameras and 118 locations equipped with speed cameras. Comparing crash data collected up to three years before installation with crash data collected up to three

years after installation of the cameras, helped DDOT to “identify significant safety benefits where speed and red-light cameras are deployed.” The study locations saw an overall 16 percent reduction in total crashes where speed cameras were deployed, going from 3,442 crashes to 2,888, and a 26 percent reduction in redlight camera locations. Speed camera locations where 10 fatalities occurred before installation, recorded two incidents afterward that resulted in an 80 percent reduction. “We support our enforcement partners such as the Metropolitan Police Department, which enforces the city's speeding laws and red-light cameras, and which have been proven to reduce crashes,” Phipps-Evans said. WI

juices. Detroit Red, a strawberry-red grape-apple-bell pepper mix named after Malcolm X, and The Inkwell, a mango-orange-pineapple-ginger mix named after a 1990s’ film, are two of her most popular juices. David Glover, a long-time friend and classmate of Goodwin, as well as a supportive customer, recognizes the health benefits of adopting a plantbased lifestyle. “Juicing, healthy living, and veganism are beneficial to the Black community,” said Glover. “Our community doesn’t always have access to the best healthcare and the best resources, so it’s paramount that we focus on getting healthy, nutritious food -- whether it’s juice or vegetables,” Glover said. Juice By Jah lists among a small community of Black-owned businesses in Ward 8 that have embraced the plant-based movement, including Turning Natural in Southeast, and Secrets of Nature in Southwest. Some customers consider the presence of Black-owned businesses significant amid a rapidly changing DC. James June, a mentee of Goodwin, raised the importance of Black-

owned businesses in the face of a declining Black population. A loyal customer, he appreciates both the taste of the juices and establishment of the business, itself. “The significance [of Juice By Jah] is maintaining our communities, because a lot of the Black population has shrunk in DC,” June said. “It highlights that we’re still creating, we’re still making businesses. The Chocolate City isn’t taken over. We’re still existing. We’re still thriving. There’s still change happening.” In the future, Goodwin plans to expand the presence of Juice By Jah. Her vision is to incorporate more pop-up shops, community events, and workshops. Goodwin explained that the motivation behind her business is not the money, but rather the transformative impact it has on the minds and bodies of her community. To make a purchase at Juice by Jah or for more information, contact Jalisa “Jah” Goodwin on instagram: @juicebyjah, Facebook: Juice By Jah, or via email at jragoodwin@gmail.com. wi

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NATIONAL The 1967 Detroit Riot: Fifty Years Later

Congressman and City News Anchor Recall the Mayhem By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir July 23, 1967 began as a typical, hot summer day in Detroit, then one of the largest cities in America. But that’s where most similarities ended. One singular event, the unwarranted police raid of a well-frequented Black, after-hours speakeasy, the Algiers Motel located on the city’s Westside, resulting in the deaths of three African-American men and

the brutal beatings of nine others, seven Black men and two white women, would serve as the catalyst for five days of revolt, looting, burning and chaos. The film, “Detroit,” scheduled for release on Friday, Aug. 4 nationwide, promises to tell “the unknown story” of the event that led to the 1967 Detroit Riot (also known as the 12th Street Riot) – one of the bloodiest non-military uprisings in U.S. history. But two Black trailblazers, a then-second-term member of

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Congress and a well-respected radio host who would later become one of the city’s top TV news anchors, say because they were there and on the streets, they know the real deal. “Life for Blacks back then, even in the North, was one impacted by segregation,” said Democratic Congressman John Conyers, Jr., 88, who has served in the House representing Michigan’s 13th Congressional District since 1965. “Shortly after the Detroit police raided the bar, word spread of excessive force against Black patrons as they were being arrested.” “Few of us were surprised. Blacks were fed up with instances of police brutality, the unwavering cycle of poverty and inadequate housing and poor education could no longer continue. I went out into the streets, jumped on a car and used a bullhorn, attempting to persuade people to put an end to the violence and destruction. But people were just too angry. Frustrations had built up; people were outraged,” said

Conyers, who noted that before the smoke had cleared, the uprising, following on the heels of the riots in Newark that began on July 14, 1967, would result in 43 deaths, 500 injuries and the arrest of over 7,000. “The jails became so packed that the police began using Belle Isle (an island adjacent to downtown Detroit) to detain prisoners,” he said. “Many people had already started to move out of Detroit, a lot going to the suburbs. Today, I would say that race relations have improved significantly. When Coleman Young, the city’s first Black mayor (term: 1974 – 1994), decided to throw his name in the ring, folks called him ‘crazy.’ But he led a surging group of men and women determined to rebuild our city.” “We’ve since had our first Black police chief and added thousands of Blacks to the police department, the City Council and other offices of power. We’ve healed in so many ways from the wounds we suffered five decades

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ago. But we haven’t eliminated segregation.” “We still have a long way to go to eliminate the burden that comes with being Black in Detroit and throughout America. Blacks refuse to allow ongoing discrimination today. Still, I remain an ardent advocate of Dr. King who always maintained that while protest was a viable, necessary response to oppression, that it had be operated within the confines of non-violence,” Conyers said. Retired FOX 2 staple and news anchor Al Allen, 71, said he and his family had just enjoyed a daytrip to Canada on July 23, 1967 when upon their return, they saw smoke rising from the city as they crossed the Ambassador Bridge which links Detroit to Canada. Allen called it “unbelievable.” “Newark had just happened and Blacks were on edge. In Detroit, the new highways had divided once proud communities, wiping out businesses and destroying homes. Police felt like they were above the law and could do whatever they wanted,” Allen said. “We didn’t need to hear about stories like Emmett Till. Many of us had come from the South hop-

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Teens from African Robotics Team Go Missing in D.C. Six teenagers specially selected from the Burundi robotics team, who had come to the District to compete in an international competition, have been reported missing. Though the whereabouts surrounding these students aren't exactly clear. Two of the students have been reported seen crossing the border to Canada from various news sources leaving officials to rule out “foul play.” “The proper reports have been submitted to the police who are investigating the case,” FIRST Global Challenge spokesman Jose P. Escotto said in a statement. The four males and two girls from the East African country did compete in the opening July 16 event for the very FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition held at Constitution Hall in Northwest, but haven’t been at any others. Canadian immigration officials haven’t commented on 5 Six teens from the FIRST Global Challenge whether the teens have sought asylum from their home coun- Robotics Team has been reported as missing in D.C. /Photo courtesy of africansuccess.org try Burundi.

Photos of Nigeria's President Surface After 80 Days of Isolation

5 Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari was recently seen having lunch with senior members of the country's ruling party All Progressives Congress in London. / Photo courtesy of www. metro-uk.com

Battling an undisclosed illness, photos of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari have recently surfaced. Eighty days since departing from the country to the United Kingdom on medical leave, photos got released of the president having lunch with a senior member of his ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). “The president sends his best wishes to all Nigerians. He will be back to Nigeria as soon as his doctors give the goahead,” his office tweeted. Despite recent allegations that the president died, his political party tells citizens to rest assure that Buhari’s on the mend despite this being the second time this year that he has taken medical leave. “By our visit to London…the merchants of lies have been put out of business and Nigerians will not buy the garbage they have been selling. All those who look up to fake news can find better use for their time,” said Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha.

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HEALTH More Americans Diagnosed with Diabetes By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes slightly increased, but had a slight decline in the black community. According to a report released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 23 million people in the country had diabetes and another 7.2 million undiagnosed. Another 84 million had prediabetes, a person whose sugar level rises higher than normal that doesn’t constitute as full-blown diabetes. However, prediabetes can lead to type 2 diabetes which

occurs when the body can’t make enough insulin. The figures represent about 9 percent of the U.S. population and an increase of more than one million new cases in those ages 18 and older. Those who are American Indian/Alaska Native didn’t get recorded in the report from three years ago, but registered as the highest ethnicity at 15 percent in the newest document at http:// bit.ly/2tnbN35. The report notes that 12.7 percent of Blacks got diagnosed with diabetes in 2015, the latest year recorded. The percentage shows a slight decrease from a 2014 CDC report where 13.4 percent had the

disease and the highest among all races. Magon M. Saunders, a program development consultant for the CDC and licensed dietitian, said in an email Friday, July 21 that Blacks have been diagnosed twice as likely as whites to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. “We also know that social determinants of health, or the conditions in the places where people live, learn, work and play affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes,” she said in the email. “For instance, poverty may limit access to adequate healthcare, health education and participation in local diabetes prevention programs, nutritious foods, and safe, walkable communities – which can all play a role in impacting a person’s ability to learn their risk for prediabetes and take steps to try to prevent it from developing into type 2 diabetes.” The report highlights how diabetes became the seventh leading cause of death in the country in 2015. Some of the contribution factors included smoking, obesity, lack of exercise and high blood pressure. Health officials have said diabetes can often be managed through physical activity, diet and the appropriate use of insulin and other medications to control blood sugar levels. However, those with diabetes are at increased risk of health complications such as vision loss, heart disease and ampu-

5 Poor nutrition is one of the causes of diabetes. /Courtesy photo tation of toes, feet, or legs. The food bank serviced near“Knowing better doesn’t always ly 138,000 people in Prince translate to doing better,” Saun- George’s County, or about 16 ders said. “As a dietitian, I have percent of the population in fiscal met clients from all backgrounds year 2016. The figure ranked the and learned that unless a person is highest of all the jurisdictions in intrinsically motivated to change the region. their eating habits, information With a limited number of alone will never change their be- grocery stores in certain neighhavior.” borhoods called “food desserts,” The CDC report didn’t delve the Prince George’s Economic into the economics in accessibil- Development Corp. continues to ity and purchasing healthy food, seek suitable land for companies but various nonprofit organiza- to provide affordable and healthy tions such as Capitol Area Food food options in underserved comBank conduct healthy food drives munities. throughout the Washington MetDIABETES Page 36 ropolitan Area.

Black Nonprofit Seeks to Enlighten Women on Fibroids By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer

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At least 80 percent of Black woman can develop uterine fibroids by the age of 50. That figure from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development became the impetus of why a Black nonprofit, the White Dress Project, helped push to make Fibroid Awareness Month in July in Maryland and 15 other states. “Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths on the female uterus that can cause sterilization and the need for hysterectomies in women,” said Jennifer Branison, a member of WDP. “There is such a stigma associated with fibroids. Many women young and old suffer every day in silence and seem to rarely discuss this issue with other members of their family.” The organization began in 2014 by Tanika Gray and pushed for legislation to get approved in her home state of Georgia, according to

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http://www.thewhitedressproject. com. Studies show fibroids usually occur in women of color at childbearing age. A woman can gain weight and symptoms include menstrual cycles that last more than a week, difficult pregnancies and abdominal pain. Based on a Black Women’s Health study by Boston University, Rae Oglesby said discrimination may be the biggest culprit. “We have what we call ‘Index for Us,’ which is our first health index of Black women,” said Oglesby, spokeswoman for the Black Women’s Health Imperative of Southeast. “It seems that for women who have faced discrimination and the stress that it causes puts women of color at higher rates of fibroids.” Despite conflicting attributors to the high rate fibroids in comparison to the 70 percent of white women who will reportedly struggle with fibroids, WDP vice chair Rashetta Fairnot said every woman should look into their family lin-

eage and share personal experiences and information. “While dealing with my own battle with Fibroids I was stunned to learn that many people in my family, including my mother had dealt with fibroids before, but never spoke about it,” Fairnot said. “We have to take charge of our health and be our own advocates and start asking real questions with other women most importantly including family members and health professionals and get real answers.” In attempt to share further insight and raise monetary funds for the cause, the WDP also recently held an interactive discussion July 13 in Northwest. The “A Night in White” event highlighted educational tools and treatment options for those suffering with fibroids and medical professionals also addressed female health questions and concerns. Though more research remains on preventative measures and possible treatments, Branison says talking to fibroid survivors can be key. “You’re not alone in this fight and we want all women to know that,” she said. WI

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VIOLENCE from Page 1 where the grandson had like almost become a parent to her.” Racine, the city’s chief legal officer, claimed his office has studied what works in other communities around the country to reduce violence. For instance, he said Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore conducted mediation programs in four of the city’s worst neighborhoods that reduced violence up to 56 percent. The report labeled “Evaluation of Baltimore Safe Streets” program got released in 2012. In Chicago, he said a similar program was conducted that showed violence reduced by 73 percent. However, crime increased in other parts of the city where resources were not deployed. Donahue said the Act calls on the D.C. government to fund non-profits to provide a range of services including a the facilitation of a work release program for DC Jail inmates, as well as directing intervention services provided by social workers operating in hospital emergency rooms. “If you want to get to the root of violence in neighborhoods, [then] you have to have a lot more people in the kitchen than just the police department,” he said. Donahue said the social work aspect has been in operation for a year at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Northwest and soon after at the Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly, Maryland. Howard University and George Washington University hospitals in

HEALTH the District are also getting on board. “The NEAR Act is a law passed unanimously by the council, signed by the mayor and funded over the past few months with money that will kick in on October 1,” he said. “The NEAR Act it was born out of the city thinking of how to respond to what was then an increase in homicides,” Donahue explained. Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, co-host of the town hall, introduced the Safe Way Home Act of 2017, that will operate in tandem with the NEAR Act. White said $750,000 would be available for nonprofit organizations that apply to use for after school programs, mentoring and other programs for youth. “There has been a divestment in youth intervention in D.C. and as a result we see the violence, so today we are trying to empower people in their own community and in schools,” White said. “This bill is designed to put money in non-profit communities for those who do the work on the ground and in the trenches.” Some people in the audience got restless with all the statistics and money and demanded action. “Just by virtue of being here what you're saying is there has been enough violence and you don't want to tolerate it anymore,” Racine said. “It’s important to have a critical mass of people to be vocal every time violence occurs to say this is completely and totally unacceptable.” WI

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EDUCATION ESSA Defends Critical Role of Federal Government, Recent Hearing Confirms By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer The Every Student Succeeds Act that passed in 2015 had its vital status confirmed during a hearing on Capitol Hill last week. The Committee on Education and the Workforce Democrats held a hearing on the implementation of ESSA, the long-awaited replacement for No Child Left Behind, and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act [ESEA] to ensure educational opportunity for historically disadvantaged students. “The law contains important requirements – requirements Republicans and Democrats all agreed to when we voted for ESSA – and those requirements must be meaningful,” Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia District 3 said July 18. “ESSA is not – and never has been – a free for all, and it is the responsibility of the Department of Education, as articulated

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by Congress in ESSA, to carefully scrutinize the quality of state plans.” “When evaluating a state’s plan, the Department must provide consistent feedback, and remain mindful of the law's equity guardrails, and that means rejecting plans that fail to close persistent achievement gaps,” he added. When Congress passed ESSA, it ensured the civil rights legacy of the original education act through its inclusion of strong federal guardrails to maintain high standards and promote educational opportunity. Phillip Lovell, the vice president of Policy Development and Government Relations at the Alliance for Excellent Education, served as the Democratic witness. Lovell testified on how ESSA

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preserves the critical role of the federal government in ensuring every child receives an equal education. “ESSA is fundamentally a civil rights law with many federal requirements designed to promote educational equity and prepare all students for postsecondary education and the workforce,” Lovell said. “ESSA provides states with significant flexibility when it comes to how they achieve equity and excellence, but ESSA is not a blank check. Both states and the department must implement and enforce all of ESSAs equity-focused requirements.” Lovell also highlighted how the proposed cuts in President Trump’s budget and those in the Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services and

Education subcommittee will jeopardize the implementation of ESSA. “Cuts proposed by the Trump administration and House Labor-H committee will undermine the law before states have the chance to implement it,” Lovell said. “ESSA provides states with flexibility and responsibility. But responsibility without resources will not lead to results. By freezing funding for Title I, under-funding Title IV, Part A, and proposing to eliminate or reduce funding for professional development, literacy, and after school programs.” “On top of proposed cuts to Medicaid that jeopardize the services schools provide to the nation’s most vulnerable children— states are being handcuffed at the exact moment they have supposedly been given freedom,” he added. WI

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Denise Rolark Barnes

PHOTO EDITOR Dejah Greene

LAYOUT EDITOR

Dominiqua S. Eldridge Sarafina Wright

Snacks and the City CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jade James-Gist

The RAMMYs are back! The highly rated awards honors the best in the food industry such as best bar program, casual eats, restaurant and chef of the year.

Le Dîner en Blanc will close the summer with its trendy all white dinner open to anyone in the city where the location is disclosed moments before.

Happy National Ice Cream Month

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Our first ever ‘Food Issue’ is perfect for July with it being National Ice Cream month, and a plethora of food events on the calendar in the District.

Also, look forward to Summer Restaurant Week in early August where you can sample the very best the city has to offer for a reasonable price.

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Vanilla Still Reigns as America’s Favorite

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On page 3 in the ‘Hottest Food Affairs of the Summer’ we detail not only the best food events, but why they are the best events D.C. has to offer, period.

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Hottest Food Affairs of the Summer By Sarafina Wright WI Bridge Editor

Photo courtesy of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington [RAMW].

Rammys 2017:

Presented by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington [RAMW], The RAMMY Awards Gala honors the exceptional ability and accomplishments of the hard-working individuals and organizations of the region’s restaurants and foodservice community. Named the #1 Food & Restaurant event by BizBash Magazine since 2008, The RAMMYS celebrate one of Metropolitan Washington’s greatest assets: its restaurants! The winners will be announced at the 35th Annual RAMMY Awards Gala on Sunday, July 30, 2017, at the Walter E. Washington Photo courtesy of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington [RAMW]. Convention Center.

Metropolitan Washington Summer Restaurant Week:

Summer Restaurant Week, presented by RAMW, makes its return to the greater Washington region from Monday, August 14 through Sunday, August 20. 250 restaurants in DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia will offer multi-course $35 dinner, Fourth annual Le Diner en Blanc - Kigali held at Amahoro $22 lunch, and – returning for Summer Stadium on August 15th, 2015. Guests from Rwanda, the Restaurant Week - $22 brunch menus, East African region and several countries around the making it easier than ever for diners to Photos courtesy of Le Dîner en Blanc. world gathered to celebrate. discover new favorite restaurants or revisit their everlasting favorites. For the fourth year in a row, the city of Washington, DC hosts Le Dîner en Blanc. On Saturday, August 26 from 6-10 p.m., the annual affair promises another unforgettable evening Restaurant Week is also a perfect time to of elegance, beauty and magic, as it takes over a secret, public location, revealed only minutes try something new, whether it be an exotic prior to the commencement of the event. Celebrity Chef Mike Isabella will serve as the official cuisine, or a hot new spot across town. chef for the dinner. Last year, Diner en Blanc DC sold out in minutes to 3,500 foodies, fashion New restaurants participating include: • Alta Strada Mosaic District [Fairfax, VA] and cultural enthusiasts.

Le Dîner en Blanc:

Guests bring their own gourmet feast, and all-white table, chairs and table setting. For those looking for a more ready-made option, attendees can rent a table and chairs from Rentals to Remember and order a professionally prepared picnic basket. Over the course of the evening, 4,000 guests will eat and celebrate amid live music, entertainment and dancing.

• Arroz [Mt Vernon Triangle] • City Perch Kitchen + Bar [Bethesda, MD] • Espita Mezcaleria [Shaw] • Haikan [Shaw] • Sally’s Middle Name [H Street Corridor]

Registration for this unique event happens in three stages: Phase 1 is for members who attended the previous year; Phase 2 is for new members who are referred by Phase 1 attendees; and Phase 3 is for people who signed up on the waiting list. Those interested can sign up at washington.dinerenblanc.com/register. 3 | WI BRIDGE

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Happy National Ice Cream Month Vanilla Still Reigns as America’s Favorite

By Sarafina Wright WI Bridge Editor

With July being National Ice Cream Month, Americans have answered once again with their favorite ice cream of choice. As expected vanilla ice cream reigned supreme once again as America's favorite, and chocolatefilled flavors dominated the top five bestselling ice cream according to a recent survey of ice cream makers and retailers across the United States. “Vanilla has long been the best-selling ice cream flavor not only because it is creamy and delicious, but also because of its ability to enhance so many other desserts and treats,” Cary Frye, IDFA vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs said. “It tastes great topped by whipped cream and fudge sauce in a sundae, with root beer in a float or atop a warm slice of apple pie.” Conducted by the International Dairy Foods Association [IDFA] and the National Ice Cream Retailers Association the survey showed America's top five flavors are: vanilla, chocolate, Cookies N' Cream, Mint Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. When asked to name their most daring and creative flavors, the respondents listed less traditional options including Lemon Poppyseed Muffin, Black Sesame and a bourbon and caffeine spiked concoction called Exhausted Parent. From neighborhood scoop shops to national brands, the ice cream industry in the United States contributes more than $39.0 billion to the national economy and creates more than 188,000 jobs nationally. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by a full 90 percent of the nation's population. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with “appropriate ceremonies and activities.” Check us out on Instagram @washinformerbridge to see what our top picks for ice cream flavors are!

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Cheap Date: 5 Spots Under $25 By Jade James Gist WI Bridge Contributor

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Whatever happened to a cheap date? Whether you’re entertaining guests or taking a friend out on the town, you have no reason to break the bank. Spending upwards of $40 a person for ambience, food, and well-crafted drinks is for special occasions. For a fun night out, we’ve gathered five places to visit where you can get the mood, the drink, and the snacks for a reasonable price of $25 per person.

Keren Restaurant and Coffee Shop 1780 Florida Ave. NW

Keren is a cheap, home-cooked tasty date night – a rare find in an increasingly expensive D.C. This cozy, 5-star rated Eritrean restaurant is located just below Adams Morgan and on a Friday night near closing, the place might have one table left just for you. Going dutch would cost you both about $15 for their sharable plates and a drink each (try the Keren Special, a vegetarian combo). A casual but festive atmosphere, this no-frills Eritrean café will let you feel at home with their lovingly flavored meats, greens, cabbage, and lentils and warm service.

Cusbah South Asian Spice Bar 1128 H St. NE

With an adorably lit patio, tasty Indian fare, and cheap cocktails, Cusbah is a shoe-in for the 5 under $25 list. Take in an evening with a friend and enjoy reasonably priced and wonderfully flavorful Indian food. Appetizers like chicken tikka or a samosa or two will run you less than $15 and fill you up with leftovers to spare. Pair that with two of their $7 cocktails (an organic martini or Agra-mango Lahssi), and you’ll just hit the $25 mark. Take in the night on the patio just off of H street.

Copycat Co. 1110 H St. NE

Copycat Co. offers a unique dining experience and a great place to take guests or a fun date. The downstairs houses delicious and cheap Chinese street food, which mixes surprisingly well with the well-crafted cocktails in the darker, cozier lounge upstairs. Feel free to sit in the casual restaurant setting, but you’ll miss out on a full bar and outdoor patio upstairs where you can order both food and drinks. If you're incredibly hungry, throw out the budget and order one of everything off the menu for $29. You can’t go wrong: Chinese snack foods like dumplings, bao, and meat skewers are surprisingly perfect bar food. Try a few on their own and spend no more than $1.50 or $4 per item.

At Copycat Co, it’s easy to have a pleasant evening, enjoy a fancy drink and a tasty snack or two for less than 25 bucks. An added bonus: free goldfish to snack on while you wait!

Taqueria Nacional 1409 T St. NW

At this rustic taco joint, $25 can get you and your date four authentic tacos and two housemade frozen margaritas. But if you want to raise the bar, you can each get two frozen drinks and four tacos for $25 each. The open seating and warmly lit, bustling patio gives a casual, Mexican cantina air just off of 14th street. Easily pre - or post-game the bar scene at this cheap and tasty spot.

Dangerously Delicious Pies

Food Truck and Restaurant Location Store: 1339 H St. NE Truck: 675 I St. NW This tiny, hip bakery serves sweet and savory pies and quiches with vegetarian/vegan options. Catch the food truck near Chinatown or visit them in-store on H street. Their date night special is one of the best deals around: Two generous slices of pie – one savory and one sweet – a salad, and two drinks for $22. Voted best pie in D.C. seven years in a row!

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Snacks and the City JULY 2017 | VOL 3, ISSUE 7

By Jade James Gist WI Bridge Contributor

Ever been enjoying the city and want just a little taste of something? Not a whole meal, but just a tasty flavor. No matter where the mood strikes, there’s a snack waiting for you. Spend no more than $5 to satisfy a snack attack when you’re out and about. Turning Natural:

$2 for a tasty vegan spinach or veggie patty turnover

Whole Foods:

Any location – $3 for 2 green tea, mint, vanilla or chocolate Japanese mochi ice cream

Taqueria Nacional: $5 for 2 veggie tacos

Union station fruit stands:

$3 for a HUGE bag of cherries

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Ruby Scoops:

$5 for locally sourced, build-toorder ice cream sandwiches

Hill Country BBQ:

$3 or $6 for generous sides of cheddar mac and cheese, German hot potatoes, sweet potato mash, green bean casserole, or collard greens w smoked bacon. For desserts, try their Cowboy Brownie, chocolate chunk cookie, or original PB&J cupcake for less than $5 each.

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By Jade James Gist WI Bridge Contributor

Our capital is known for being a cultural melting pot, so it didn’t take long to find diverse, tasty and relatively affordable eateries. What exactly constitutes healthy? Some think anything vegetarian fits the bill. For others, only juice cleanses and vegan meals make the cut. But most would agree that still maintaining a balance is key – eat food; not too much; mostly plants, as Michael Pollan famously said. Certain cuisines fall into this category easily: Mediterranean, Peruvian and Eritrean/ Ethiopian. They tend to naturally focus on plants and leaner meats. Using their regions’ distinctive palette and seasoning brings out the brightness and vibrant flavors of plants and whole foods on the plate. So when you don't want to think too hard, but you still want to be good to you body, here are some of the District’s restaurants that offer under-the-radar nutrition.

Bowl-conscious: CAVA, Roti, Merzi, Chipotle, Little Beet, Protein Bar

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Any one of these fast casual, customizable bowl restaurants can suit a health-conscious customer. CAVA or Merzi, for the heart-healthy, Mediterranean eater; Little Beet for East Asian fusion; and Chopt and Chipotle for a taste of the Americas.

Heart and soul-healthy vegan food is served all day at this comfy tearoom, including miso and red pepper soups, energy bowls, detox salads, savory samosas, and BLTs. For treats, try their peanut butter-base everything cookie or the most tender apple zucchini bread you’ve ever had.

Tips: When in doubt, stay away from empty and filling items like rice, tortilla bread, corn, croutons, coated nuts, and dairy toppings (like non-yogurt creamy dressings, sour cream, and cheese).

DC Dosa

Everything in moderation – choose one of these toppings instead of three. A salad bowl, lentils, quinoa or extra beans provides more nutrients and keep you fuller and more satisfied than rice can throughout your day.

DC Dosa uses the original and authentic South Indian dosa recipe handed down by the owner’s family. Dosas are a hearty, healthy, naturally vegan, and gluten free meal, which consists of rice and lentil-based crepes stuffed with a variety of savory fillings. Savory curried potatoes, eggplant or spicy chickpeas fill the immensely popular Indian street food staple. Dosas are seemingly simple to prepare, but they require technique and a well-developed palate to be done right.

Calabash Tea Bar & Café 1847 7th St. NW

Stressful day? Tired of the fast-paced D.C. bustle? When you step into Calabash, you will not be asked which healing tea blends, pourover coffee, herbal tonics, or kombucha you want. They will instead ask how you want to feel. Hippy-dippy for some, but Calabash’s music, décor, and hospitable hands-on owner, you’ll feel instantly transported to another place.

Union Market, Northeast, DC These Indian crepes can fill you up without weighing you down.

Huacatay

2314 4th St. NE

Located right off of Rhode Island and 4th St. NE, Huacatay serves consistently delicious and tender rotisserie chicken with flavorsome vegetable sides like green beans with onions and black beans. Easily add two sides to the roasted half-chicken for a $6 meal. A whole roasted chicken can easily last you 3 or 4 days! Buy local, healthy and affordable at Huacatay.

Turning Natural 1380 H St. NE

This Black-owned juice bar opened last year in the District and joins a slew of new vegan offerings. Choose from a variety of organic vegan smoothies, juices, and wellness shots or take a shot at a 3, 5, or 7 day juice cleanse. But if you’re still eating solid food, Turning Natural has a plentiful vegan menu to choose from: warm spinach or veggie patties, salad bar, black bean burgers, waffles and acai or pitatya bowls. If you want to do your body right, you can’t go wrong at Turning Natural.

This family owned Peruvian rotisserie spot is a welcome addition to the relatively bare food landscape of Edgewood in Northeast, DC.

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EDITORIAL Stop Paintball Antics Before They Become ‘Deadly Attacks’ Activities originally developed for youth intended for playing in a safe and controlled environment have once again been shanghaied by unknown adults, presumably under 30, and transported into the streets of the District. This time the afore mentioned “game” is paintball shooting with “targets” being randomly chosen along the streets of D.C. and splashed with multi-colored paint balls flying at such high velocities that the most recent 11 victims all suffered severe pain and injuries, some so severe that they required medical treatment in local hospitals. Luckily, no one was seriously injured – at least not this time. Police say they still don’t know who’s responsible but they do have a description of the car driven by the lamebrains who thought attacking innocent folks in Wards 7 and 8 would make for a great night on the town. Fun on the town? Tell that to the unfortunate person who came close to losing an eye or to the man who was struck so hard, and so unexpectedly, that he found himself being hurdled to the floor. A YouTube video taken earlier this summer shows dozens of people shooting at one another at the Benning Terrace complex, again in Southeast – some shooting from the rooftop – others camping out in vehicles on the street from which they took aim at their pals. Whether they knew it or not, or if they even cared, those who participated were all violating District laws which prohibit the use of air rifles, blow guns or any similar items in any public area of D.C. Some witnesses at these paintball attacks say they first believed that someone was shooting off a real weapon like a handgun or even a rifle. They couldn’t be sure. We fear that one day, the wrong person will be struck in these games of cat and mouse – and will retaliate. But the weapon they employ will have actual bullets. Residents can only beat the odds for so long before a few days or weeks of pain become lifelong agony. What’s so fun about that? We need to see an immediate end to this stupidity. WI

Jim Vance: “The Blessings Never Stop Flowing” There is no place in this city where residents young or old are not discussing the loss of television broadcast giant Jim Vance. The news of his passing on Saturday, July 22 created shock and sadness for many Washingtonians who had the pleasure of watching him every weekday on NBC4’s evening news for the past 45 years. Vance, who was 75, announced on the air in May that he was being treated for cancer, and his gaunt appearance at the unveiling of the newly painted mural that bears his image on the side of Ben’s Chili Bowl, revealed the toll his illness was taking on his body. But Vance has always been open and honest about his circumstances, including that day when he shared the fact that none of his pants in his wardrobe fit him anymore. “But that’s alright,” he said, with his finger pointing to the sky, “the blessings never stop flowing.” When Vance first appeared on the air, it was the beginning of a new era for Blacks in broadcast news. His mere appearance made viewers stop to watch because they believed he, like so many others that followed, was about to report on something that was of particular importance and relevance to their lives. He affirmed the generation that preceded him by demonstrating that their efforts to knock down doors previously closed to men and women of color was not in vain; and he inspired a generation that followed him by making sure the doors stayed open and that WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

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Classic Would Still Be an ‘Event’

As a loyal reader of the Washington Informer, it’s a delight to see the quality of reporting, writing, and amount of news and information the paper provides each week. However, I have to admit that while I don’t usually read the column by Aimee D. Griffin, for some reason her column, “Breach of Fiduciary Duty,” in the July 13 edition caught my eye. It was filled with so much important information I needed to know, and as a result, I will never bypass her column again. All I can say is “thank you,” as that particular column was truly a Godsend!

The article, “Nation’s Football Classic Cancelled,” by Tatyana Hopkins in the July 13 edition shows just how gentrified D.C. has become. The folks at Events DC should be ashamed of themselves for cancelling the football game. Although they always knew the Classic wouldn’t be a big revenue-generating situation, it was an “event” that was important to the schools involved, as well as to their alumni and community. So, what will Events DC be giving us to replace the game? Maybe a bike race around RFK? Candice Williams Washington, DC

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opportunities would continue to exist for them. His body of work on air and in the community proved “the blessings never stop flowing.” An NBC4 reporter asked Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes if

Jim Vance’s death means the end of an era. She said “No, not yet, not now.” Vance’s obituary suggests that he wanted to make sure of that by requesting those who want to honor his life and legacy make donations to the Great-

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er Washington Urban League Jim Vance Scholarship benefitting at-risk students in Ward 8. This will ensure the era continues because, as he would say, “the blessings never stop flowing.” R.I.P. Jim Vance. WI

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnists

By Austin Cooper

A Presidency Born of White Privilege He has been president for six months. Hell, it feels like six years. Every evening, there is breaking news about the administration. Since last January, I have been wondering why I find President Donald Trump so offensive. What is at the root of my negative feelings about this president? I never felt this was about the previous eight occupants of the Oval Office since I started fol-

lowing national politics -- Presidents Nixon through Obama. It goes beyond his offensive and long-standing behavior towards women, the disabled and others. I have concluded that white privilege is at the core of the issue. It is an annoying sense of white privilege that is thrown in my face each I see the president. Despite having been only married once, being a good father with top academic credentials and service in elective office, President Obama was repeatedly subjected to racism by many, including some GOP members

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of Congress. Sen. Mitch McConnell and Representative Joe Wilson immediately come to mind. In 1980, President Ronald Reagan launched his campaign at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Mississippi. It was not too far from where the remains of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner were discovered in1964. That insensitive act showed African Americans that we would not be a priority in his administration. We were right. Despite hurtful policies to minorities, he

publicly spoke kindly of others. He had grace and class. As an African American, I grew up being taught to be twice as good as others. Since becoming an adult, I have experienced this philosophy firsthand. This is true for all African Americans. The average breaks, passes or second chances given to whites are not given to me. I do not, for example, have the luxury of bad-mouthing law enforcement because I am having a bad day. A visceral hatred of President Barack Obama by many contributed greatly to the election of

President Trump. Indeed, it fueled his candidacy early on and throughout the campaign. If an African American had not occupied the White House, Donald Trump would still be hosting The Apprentice, making business deals and inappropriately grabbing women. Nor would his candidacy have ever been taken seriously had a President Hillary Clinton been leaving office. America has lowered its standards as a nation by electing him

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By the Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony

1967 Should be Commemorated, Not Celebrated

The talk in the city of Detroit by some in the business community or elsewhere concerning the upcoming commemoration of the 1967 rebellion raises a serious question of whether everyone understands the difference between celebration and commemoration. Celebration is the act of marking one’s pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in a typical social activity. Commemoration is expressed

in a ceremony that is intended to remember an event or person from the past, or serves as a memorial or a reminder of things that have occurred. In 1967, forty-three lives were lost in Detroit, thousands suffered injuries and about 4,000 people were arrested. Firefighters made 1,682 runs, and damage estimates rose beyond $200 million. The citizens of Detroit were at odds with the social and political conditions in this community. While there is nothing celebratory about people dying, businesses burning, or lives being torn asunder, there is some-

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thing to be said about coming together in spite of differences, to build a new foundation on which people could feel they matter, and that institutions could change in positive commemoration. In 1967, Detroiters felt that the police department was an army of occupation. The Detroit Free Press even conducted a survey in which residents of Detroit indicated that “police brutality was the number 1 problem” encountered. The Kerner Commission reporting on civil disorder in 1968 indicated, “45 percent of police working in black

neighborhoods were “extremely anti-Negro,” and an additional 34 percent were “prejudiced.” Ninety-three percent of the police force was still White in a city where more than 30 percent of the residents were African American. In 1967, very few African Americans were members of Detroit’s fire department. Even Rosa Parks, living in the city, said during an interview in 1964: “I don’t feel a great deal of difference here than in Alabama. Housing segregation is just as bad and seems more noticeable in the larger cities.”

Sidney Fine, of the University of Michigan, indicated in his report, “Violence in the Model City,” that African Americans were upset with social conditions in Detroit. Fine included as its causes: “policing, housing, employment, spatial segregation within the city, mistreatment by merchants, too few recreation facilities, poor quality education, access to medical services, and the poverty index in the city of Detroit.” There was no police review board, and no regular promotion of local citizens to

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By Ramona Edelin, Ph.D.

Civil Rights: A Revolution Unfinished This month in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, landmark legislation that placed discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender or national origin outside the law. The federal government prohibited unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, employment and public accommodations. While enforcement powers were initially weak, these were strengthened

in later years. Incredibly, there were 83 days of deliberations before the Senate roll-call: 27 against, 73 for. Some 12 years after President Dwight Eisenhower had pledged to make segregation illegal in the District of Columbia in his first State of the Union address, the Act made good on his promise, previously stymied because the votes were not there. Our schools were desegregated, along with everything from public restrooms to lunch counters. That city is almost unimaginable to most of its current residents —

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the supposed capital of the “free” world, in which racial discrimination was written into law. And yet inequalities persisted and resources continued to elude the city’s African-American population. Both desegregation and Home Rule failed to prevent the traditional public schools system from declining to the point of virtual collapse in the mid-1990s. Alongside and related to the lack of access to a quality public education for urban youth, good jobs and housing continued to elude many underserved neighborhoods.

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Improvements aside, these inequalities persist, even in 2017. Today, disparities in the quality of public education across the District are in sharp focus. A report issued by the District government five years ago estimated that an astonishing additional 40,000 quality seats were needed to adequately serve D.C.’s student population —nearly half of total enrollment—with the need most acute in the city’s disadvantaged communities. This lack of access to a high-quality public education leaves its mark on those who pass through the

system, preventing access to society’s opportunities and rewards in adult life. Slowly but surely, however, the city has stepped up to the plate with a series of reforms designed to bring the promise of civil rights in terms of equality of opportunity to all of our residents. In education, this has meant the introduction of public charter schools in 1996; the assumption of mayoral control over the traditional public school system in 2007; and federal government

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By James Clingman

Reciprocity in the Marketplace We hear a great deal of discussion about the percentage of money Blacks spend with Black businesses versus how much we spend with White businesses—and others as well. It is said that more than 90 percent of Black dollars are spent at nonBlack businesses. Obviously, that leaves about 10 percent for our businesses. What are we getting for that 90 percent? Blacks must drastically change our spending habits and/or leverage what we do spend.

The average annual revenue (sales) for Black owned businesses without employees is $58,000 and for those with paid employees it is $948,000, both of which are much lower than other socalled “Minority Groups.” A report published by the U.S. Small Business Administration, titled, “Minority Business Ownership: Data from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners” by Michael McManus, Regulatory Economist, had this to say about sales disparities: “Evaluating disparities using per-firm sales average shows the stark difference between minority and nonminority firms. It also

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highlights key variations between minority groups. For example, [Black]-owned firms average about $58,000 in sales per firm, while Hispanic firms generate two and a half times this amount; Asian-owned firms, 6 times as much; and nonminority-owned firms over 9 times this amount.” One can reasonably extrapolate a couple of things from that point: Black businesses must grow to the point of being able to hire employees; and Black businesses need a great deal more support—from Black consumers as well as other consumers—to reach parity. One other point of consider-

ation is the industry in which we choose to start a business. The report states, “While the number of minority-owned businesses is growing rapidly, disproportionate amounts are in the lowest 20 industries in terms of sales. In aggregate almost 58.9 percent of all African American-owned businesses are in the 20 lowest sales-generating industries…” Finally, as I have cited many times, of the more than 2.6 million Black businesses only 111,000 have employees. Do the math and see why we must grow our businesses in order to make them more viable in the market-

place. In order to have more of our $1.2 trillion flowing through Black businesses we must have larger ones in more profitable industries. Make sense? Now here’s the rub against us as consumers of Black products and services from Black entrepreneurs. Paradoxically, while we must have more sustained growth and we must venture into more scalable business ventures, many Black consumers are buying from other groups and some are even refusing to do business with Black firms, for one reason or another. Add that reality to the fact

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By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

The 'Voter Fraud' Commission Itself is Fraudulent There’s a branch in philosophy called epistemology that deals with the theory of knowledge. How do we know what we know? How do we know what is true? What is believable? And what are the criteria we use to tell whether something is true or not? Considering his constant refrain of “fake news,” maybe President

Donald Trump should enroll in such a course. Why? Because he’s focusing on issues and creating entities that don’t correspond to real problems. Trump is guilty of not knowing the different between real problems and fake problems. For example, consumer fraud is real, yet Trump is attempting to gut or eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By contrast, voter

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fraud is virtually nonexistent, according to all credible studies, but he has put together a so-called Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity to find it. How should we judge whether his voter fraud commission is legitimate or not? Using reason is a good way to start. First, consider motive. What’s the purpose of establishing the commission?

Trump has argued that our statebased election systems are full of voter fraud. He believes it’s why he lost the popular vote. However, Republican and Democratic secretaries of state, those who oversee the election process, have disputed his claim by affirming their voter registration rolls are sound, elections are fairly run and vote counts are accurate. As a result of his view, many believe the commission was established

to “prove” that Trump is right, that he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million votes because there were up to 5 million illegal votes cast for Clinton. Second, look at actions. The commission’s first act was to send a letter to all 50 secretaries of state, plus the District of Columbia, requesting voter data on every American, including

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By Askia Muhammad

Trump Aware of Multiple Wrongs He’s Done The incumbent president of the United States (POTUS #45) is immune to criticism. There are no words — even gospel true words, with the smoking gun in his hand — that can be said about “The Donald,” which will lay him low. He boasted about his “gifts,” promising that he could shoot someone on live TV in the middle of New York’s Fifth Avenue, and not lose a single vote. He’s correct. He is well beyond “insufferable.” This man’s conduct in office is beneath primitive. He is an uncouth bully, sexual predator, inveterate liar, and hopeless narcissist.

He is guilty of unimaginable sins he isn’t even suspected of yet, and he certainly knows each and every one of them. That’s why he gets nervous when investigators start digging into some of his nefarious schemes in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe. He’s “shown himself to be a colossal oaf, incompetent, he is not capable of running the government,” Dr. David Bositis, a political scientist and statistician, told me. Forty-five is, “manifestly unfit to hold a job on a city council,” David Cay Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and founder of DCReport.org, said in an appearance on “Democracy

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Now!” “As the pressures of this job have come upon him, you’ve seen him behave in increasingly erratic ways. They are going to get worse. You’ll notice that he trashes people one day, praises them the next, then trashes them again. “And let’s remember, we were told six months in, there’d be so much winning, Americans will be saying, ‘It’s so much! It’s so much winning! We just can’t stand it! Please, stop!’” That speech was in May 2016. The promise has been made again and again but remains far from fulfilled. But just maybe, 45 has done no wrong in office. He’s as pure as the driven snow. His bizarre behavior is

all about toying with the American people and their information media representatives, by pretending to obsess about matters that are of no consequence at all — like possible bribes in the form of exaggerated prices paid for condos and offices in Trump real estate properties. That could be an elaborate ruse. Ha. Ha. But on the other side…45 “has now denigrated his own attorney general, because his own attorney general didn’t act to protect him from his own wrongdoing. And what we’re going to see, going forward, is more of Donald blaming everyone else,” Johnston said. The Donald knows where the treasures are buried, or he’s just

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making this all up. It’s “fake news.” It’s part of a “witch hunt” by liberal news outlets, which have been out to get this president from the beginning of his candidacy. He’s not going to get any “better” in office and he’s certainly not going away. With his unshakeable 36 percent support, he stands a far better chance of being reelected rather than impeached. I don’t think he pictures himself in his own mind as ever again, not being POTUS, as long as he lives. He is capable of declaring martial law, suspending the Constitution, suspending elections. Who would stop him? In the midst

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LIFESTYLE Meet DC’s Newest Rap Star, Chaz French By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Rapper Chaz French, a D.C.

native and Motown recording artist, rightfully celebrated his debut album in the city that made him.

Right before his album release party, the rapper sat down at Ben’s Chili Bowl and spoke candidly about his career, influences, fatherhood and what separates D.C. from any other city.

WHO IS CHAZ FRENCH?

First, I’m a father of two, from Washington, DC. I grew up all over from Maryland, Virginia, D.C. I’ve even lived in Texas for some time. So, I've been around a lot. I’ve gone through a lot of heartache and struggle, but at the end, I turned it into something positive. The other side of Chaz French is the artist, the rapper, the musician. I’m also a son, a brother. Ultimately, I’m just a person out here trying to make a way and show people that anything is possible.

WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING A D.C. ARTIST?

I feel like we are in a great position. There are new kids from here who really have a lot going for themselves. They have a story and a dream and it’s beautiful. A lot of us are signed now, so to have a record deal and be from D.C. and be a part of this wave and culture where we are right now…it’s amazing.

HOW HAS WASHINGTON, D.C. INFLUENCED YOUR MUSIC?

I’ve been away from here too, so I feel like when I was gone and living in other areas outside of the DMV it made me appreciate the area more. I would go elsewhere and see different cultures and I realized that no matter where I go. I'm always D.C.

HOW IS D.C. UNIQUE?

I think we just have a raw story and our presentation is like no

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Informer at Ben's Chili Bowl in Northwest before meeting some of his supporters to celebrate the release of his new project, "True Colors." /Photo by Shevry Lassiter other from style to art to the way we talk to the way we dress. Here you gon’ get it 100. We are some of the most passionate people ever.

WHY DID YOU PEN A LETTER TO YOUNG FATHERS ON FATHER’S DAY?

Being a father was the number one inspiration for that. And growing up with the situation I had with my dad. As far as him being incarcerated and not being able to be around as much as I would've liked him to. All in all, I’ve learned from that experience as well. It was just me speaking from experience.

WHAT HAS MADE YOU A SUCCESS?

I just stayed true and I trusted the people who were around me and didn't let my pride or ego get the best of me, you know sometimes you can. That’s every human, we have moments of that, but I feel like I stuck to what I knew, stuck to my script and told stories the way I wanted to and also keeping God first. The number one goal is to stick to what you believe in, don't settle, don't compromise. The end goal is to let your plan and God’s plan ultimately match one day. WI To watch the rest of Chaz French’s interview, visit www. washingtoninformer.com.

DMV's Own Anthony Brown Takes us to Church With New CD, Concert Anthony Brown & group therAPy take center stage on Friday, July 28 when the urban ensemble will lead an evening of praise and worship featuring songs from Brown's newest CD, "A Long Way from Sunday." The release also takes place worldwide on July 28. The multi-award winning ensemble will be featured at the Warner Theatre in Northwest with showtime beginning at 8 p.m. Brown continues to build an impressive fanbase and numerous accolades due to his previous two projects, most notably "Everyday Jesus;" with his third CD, Anthony Brown and group therAPy do not disappoint. Look for our interview with Brother Anthony and a review of the concert on our website and in the next edition of The Washington Informer. WI

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Annual Summer Spirit Festival Returns for Two Days August 5th through 6th part two of a two-part series By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir Last minute preparations continue for D.C.’s Summer Spirit Festival – an annual two-day concert (Aug. 5 – 6) billed by its promoters as an event that offers “great music for beautiful people.” Two local favorites, DJ Kool and EU featuring Sugar Bear, say they’re anxious to take to the stage of the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia so they can get the party started.

RAPPER DJ KOOL: DISTRICT PIONEER OF HIP-HOP

DJ Kool has seen it all since he first began working local clubs in the late 70s where he mixed the music and rapped lyrical messages that helped people, as one old school song says, “forget about their troubles and their 9-to-5s and just sail along.” The native Washingtonian, now living in Maryland, grew up in Southeast and says he’s always worn several hats – singing a little, rapping, serving as the MC and DJ – but always being the “hype man.” “As the club DJ it’s all about the party, ‘raise your hands in the air,’ and I was determined to rock the place back then,” said DJ Kool who returns for the second year to the festival.

“I’d say I do a lot of things well and have always been musically inclined but rapping is really my thing,” he said. “I’m the first hip-hop artist to come out of the DMV and the first whose music went international with sales that earned me gold and platinum awards. Sometimes I wish I could have gotten the backing of a major label so even more people could have seen me on stage. But I’m not complaining. My song ‘Let Me Clear My Throat’ has been on the Billboard charts every year since we dropped it in 1996 and that makes me pretty proud,” said DJ Kool, aka John Bowman, whose greatest success came in the 90s. He says he can’t imagine what road he may have chosen had he not found his niche in hip-hop but says he’d probably have become an instrumentalist. “I often thought about hooking up with one of the local go-go bands as the keyboardist, in fact when I was young, I actually dreamed about joining Parliament,” he said. “I really liked Herbie Hancock too. But after I heard Melle Mel, that’s Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, I was so inspired that I knew that being an MC and rapping was my destiny.” DJ Kool says he had a “blast” last year at the festival where he performed both days with the super-talented all-female go-go band Bella Donna and personal

LIFESTYLE friends who hail from Philly, The Roots. And he’s ready for even more fun this year. “I just want to follow in the footsteps of my mentor, Arthur “Maniac McCloud,” who remains a D.C. legend and the finest DJ I’ve ever known,” he said. “D.C. has some great talent and always had. I count myself blessed to be among that family.”

SUGAR BEAR, EU AND ‘DA BUTT’ . . . OWWW!

When Experience Unlimited [EU], fronted by lead singer/bassist “Sugar Bear” Elliott, teamed up with the legendary filmmaker Spike Lee in the now-classic movie “School Daze,” America caught on to what folks in the DMV already knew about the go-go/funk band – that the group had phenomenal skills and the ability to make anyone want to dance. And while they’ve often been referred to as a “one-hit wonder,” Sugar Bear says such descriptions of the band, who reached their height of popularity in the 80s and early 90s, breaking charts worldwide with their memorable classic “Da Butt,” continue to make him “proud.” “Ethel Knight, a woman who watched me when I was little, said I looked like the bear on the cereal box – that’s how I got my nickname and it just stuck,” Sugar Bear said. “Our band always wanted to be large and in charge. ‘Da Butt’ helped make that happen. And what was so amazing is we went from zero to #1 in one week. Our lives changed forever.

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Some of our members have gone on but the spirit of EU remains,” said founding member Sugar Bear. He says go-go is something that belongs to D.C. “I’ve always loved rock music and it’s been part of our sound,” he said. “But go-go is our own creation here in the District. Chicago has house music and there’s the unique sound from the Dirty South. But we have gogo and people are just drawn to it. It doesn’t often get the kind of national exposure it deserves, other than ‘Da Butt’ or the music of Chuck Brown but we’ve never let that stop us.” “Donnie Simpson broke the song on local radio and in just a few days we went from rags to riches. I had to literally quit my job. Back then there weren’t cell phones but we did have pagers.

After the song hit the airwaves, mine began to explode. I’ve never looked back,” Sugar Bear exclaimed. He notes that in 2018, he and EU will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their mega-hit single. “Can you believe it’s still being played in medium and light rotation? We’ve had a few other top songs – none, of course, like ‘Da Butt,’” he said. “It’s great that we’re still being mentioned and that our music’s still being played. And for the record, I’d rather have one big hit than none, at all.” “We can’t wait to hit the stage at the Summer Spirit Festival – we’re known as the party band. People will know that we’re in the house – guaranteed,” Sugar Bear said. WI

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ARIES If the week starts on an awkward note, don’t let it stop you. Someone may refuse to listen to your suggestions, but they may come around to your way of thinking if you can be patient. Even so, creative ideas can flow, and you may find the coming days helpful for kick-starting a new project or business enterprise. Cultural activities could also inspire you.

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TAURUS If the week starts on an awkward note, don’t let it stop you. Someone may refuse to listen to your suggestions, but they may come around to your way of thinking if you can be patient. Even so, creative ideas can flow, and you may find the coming days helpful for kick-starting a new project or business enterprise. Cultural activities could also inspire you. GEMINI The focus on your sector of communication could inspire you to share your message with the world. The coming week is a great chance to make new connections that might help you accomplish your goal. Early on, though, a disagreement could lead to feelings of reticence unless you’re willing to reach out and resolve this quickly. In the main, you have a way with words and should have no difficulty in sorting out any issues that might arise. CANCER Your financial picture looks fairly dynamic this week and going forward.

You might be inspired to follow a plan that helps you increase your income, whether that means finding a new job, starting a business, or asking for a raise. The more creative you can be about your financial picture, the more satisfying it will become.

Called to Rise

LEO You’ll be in your element this week with both the Sun and Mars inspiring you to

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Your life is entirely wrapped up in your job. You never aimed for that to happen, but it’s okay: what you do for a living has become your passion and therefore, you do it well. Life and work balance for you, but in the new book “Called to Rise” by David O. Brown, you’ll see the balance tip. Little David Brown never wanted to be a police officer. Not at first. He really wanted to become a lawyer like on Perry Mason. Working in a courtroom, putting criminals away seemed like the best job ever and so, after Brown graduated from high school, he headed for the University of Texas at Austin to reach his dream. At the end of his sophomore year, though, that dream changed when crack cocaine came to his hometown of Dallas. He’d never seen such destruction, so he quit college in favor of a different method of putting “villains” away: Brown became a cop. It was a comfortable job that came easy for him. His rookie year was spent “enforcing the law in a place where I knew, or at least knew of, just about everybody.” He made friends on the force and started working his way up the internal ladder. Meanwhile, over those years, he got divorced, lost his best friend to violence and his father to illness, raised a son, learned to lean on God for help, and met the love of his life. The job, of course, was another love. Always yearning for more responsibility and better job positions, Brown leaped from department to department, worked a regular beat, was in charge of 9-1-1 and dispatch, and served with the Dallas SWAT team. He learned first-hand that community policing worked like no other method of crime-fighting. He reached for the top. And then, just after he became one of the nation’s few African American Chiefs of Police, Brown was handed his biggest challenge ever. Aside from the fact that this book is overloaded to distraction with clichés and a bit too much chest-thumping, “Called to Rise” isn’t too bad. Readers who love true crime, or memoirs, will enjoy that the author writes about his passion for law enforcement, how he formed his hard, anti-drug stance while just a youth, and how it shaped the way he works. And yet, you’re asked to swallow a lot in those pages. However, it sometimes feels like the righteousness is forced. Later, that tone softens when Brown admits that his son’s death changed the way he perceived the people he was sworn to protect. He’s introspective there, with less foot-stomping, as he also weighs in on racial issues, and how police and citizens can come together for a “more thoughtful” discussion on that subject. Overall, “Called to Rise” is mostly good. It has moments of eye-rolling, but it’s also quite inspiring and yes, it’s worth reading. If you love police/detective memoirs, it’s a book to get wrapped up in. WI

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great things. This and coming weeks could see you taking dynamic action in the direction of your dreams and enjoying the process immensely. Later this week, Mercury enters your financial zone, which can be an opportunity to get organized, especially if you’ve lost track of your money.

VIRGO You are in that phase of the year when the cosmos encourages you to step back and take time out to reflect on your life. Although you continue to be busy, making time for yourself could be the key to success over the weeks and months ahead. Seeing things in perspective and considering your priorities can be very helpful in planning future goals. LIBRA Your social scene looks particularly lively this week and in coming weeks, with plenty to keep you busy. You’ll very much enjoy mixing and mingling with friends and meeting new people. However, early in the week you might find it difficult to take on board someone’s suggestion if it seems unrealistic. Talking things through can encourage a compromise. SCORPIO You could find yourself in the spotlight this week and in coming weeks. The Sun and Mars in your sector of ambitions are encouraging you to showcase your skills and abilities and let others know what you can do. But you’ll also be in a dynamic frame of mind and willing to push for what you want. SAGITARIUS With a focus on your sector of far horizons, you may enjoy this and coming weeks very much. The stellar backdrop encourages you to indulge to the max your love of travel and new experiences. If you haven’t been away in a while, the coming days could see you booking a vacation, heading out for a trip, or perhaps enjoying a walk on a hiking trail. CAPRICORN If you’re viewing life more intensely, this might be because the Sun and Mars have just entered a more emotional sector of your chart. Your attention may be drawn to financial matters and how you can make your money work harder for you. You could also be aware of deeper currents that encourage you to work through issues that have been on the back burner for some time. AQUARIUS If you’re viewing life more intensely, this might be because the Sun and Mars have just entered a more emotional sector of your chart. Your attention may be drawn to financial matters and how you can make your money work harder for you. You could also be aware of deeper currents that encourage you to work through issues that have been on the back burner for some time. PISCES You may be ready to implement certain lifestyle changes as the Sun and Mars enter your wellness sector. These stirring energies can inspire you to commit to a diet or exercise routine that leaves you looking and feeling much better. The key to feeling good may lie in taking a closer look at your everyday routines and doing away with those that no longer work for you.

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SPORTS Minor Football League Seeks to Develop Future NFL Players By Martell Pegues WI Contributing Writer The National Football League will receive a key factor in player development that most other professional sports franchises have: a minor league. Minor League Football (MFL) plans to begin next year and host 32 teams across the country. MFL CEO and Founder Richard Myles Sr., a native Washingtonian and former NFL player with the New England Patriots, finalized the expansion of the minor league after the completion of a national feasibility study of all

American cities that would bring economic development. Most recently Myles, Chief Strategy Officer Mel Forbes and Senior Vice President Dave Garnett arranged a meeting in New York City with NFL officials to discuss the merger of the two entities as a feeder program to the NFL. “The MFL gives people the opportunity to own a professional franchise. We also offer opportunities from players to go from the field to the front office,” Myles said. From a demographic standpoint, the minor league will place

5 (Left to Right) Mel Forbes, chief strategy officer of the Minor Football League; Richard Myles, Sr., CEO

and founder of the MFL; and Dave Garnett, senior vice president of the MFL. /Courtesy photo teams in regions where economic development is needed. The MFL is divided into 4 divisions based upon geographic location, NorthEast, South, Mid-Atlantic and West. Six of the MFL franchises are in the D.C area that seek to provide opportunities for employment and economic growth. In their expansion, the MFL will create the “No Thugs, No Drugs” initiative with children and their conflict resolution programs are funded through the Maryland and D.C governments.

Otto Porter: D.C. is My Hometown

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill

After working with special needs students at a basketball clinic at the Verizon Center in Northwest, Otto

Porter Jr. gave his first public comments since he decided last week to remain with the Washington Wizards. Porter, 24, also remains one of the few NBA players who’s literally lived in two Metropolitan regions to play

5 Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter, Jr., right, talks about

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high school, college and professional basketball: St. Louis and D.C. “I’m so excited to be back. This is my hometown. This is where I grew up outside [from] Missouri,” said Porter, who played at Georgetown University in the District for two years. “Being back with the guys, keeping that chemistry [and] keeping that small core, we can only go up from here.” Wizards owner Ted Leonsis, who sat beside before during a nearly 15-minute press conference July 19, said continuity works versus spending money on people you don’t know. Porter, the third overall pick by the Wizards in the 2013 draft, agreed to a max offer of four years and $106.5 million. “I would rather give players that we know that we think have upside long-term, big deals than roll the dice,” Leonsis said. “The organization knows Otto and we know he’s at his best when…he’s himself.” Leonsis said one goal would be for the team would be to achieve a 50win season, especially with the core of Porter, shooting guard Bradley Beal, 24, and All-Star point guard John Wall, 26. “We’re going to keep Otto Porter.

Historically, Minor Football League has been in existence since 1993 with the Washington Chiefs as their inaugural team. Minor league officials hope the league would provide former college players a second chance at redemption, local children are offered more role models and minorities are given the fighting chance to own a professional franchise. “There’s a need for minor league football. A lot of players come out of college needing a few extra years to prepare for the NFL that col-

leges cannot provide,” Myles said. “The NBA has it, the MLB has it and now the NFL needs it.” A key component to the success of the MFL will be their stake at “affordable entertainment” by providing effective, low cost ways to attend and generate revenue. “We operate in the summer when nothing else is going on, June through August when very little baseball and no NFL is played,” Myles said. “By using bigtime high school and moderate college stadiums, the cost of attendance won’t be high.” WI

We’re going to keep Bradley Beal. We’re going to keep John Wall,” Leonsis said. “We feel really good about keeping this core together. I like the way we’re positioned [with] the players and the chemistry that we have.” A part of that mission got completed Friday, July 21 as Wall announced through a video posted via Twitter on “Uninterrupted” he will remain in the District. According to various reports, Wall signed a fouryear deal worth $170 million and remain with the team for at least another five years. “Resigned with the Wizards, man. Signed my extension,” Wall said in the video. “I love being in D.C. I love the organization. I love my teammates. I love the amazing fans. Just had to think it out with my family and friends. We made a decision. I’m happy I’m coming back.” As for Porter, he averaged a career-high 13 points per game and ranked fifth in the NBA (second in the Eastern Conference) in threepoint shooting at 43 percent. His offensive efficiency ranked second in the league behind DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers. With him on the floor, the Wizards ranked number one in the league in forcing turnovers. The 6-8 small forward said he still

has room for improvement such as defending bigger players, his midrange jumper and “keeping my ballhandling tight.” Although Porter signed a major contract, Wizards personnel and his head coach Scott Brooks just wants him to just continue his work ethic and remain a team-oriented player. “He defends. He rebounds. He passes and is one of the best shooters in the league,” Brooks said. “He’s only going to get better. I’m glad that we have him long term because he’s going to be a big part of our success going forward.”

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Before Porter faced the media, he conducted a basketball clinic for special needs students from McKinley Middle School-ESY of Northeast and those with Dreams for Kids DC. Some of the children such as Desmond Burton shot free throw shots, dribbled, passed and took pictures with Porter. Burton, who turned 13 on Friday, July 21, also received a white Otto Porter Jr. t-shirt and a picture of Porter he autographed after the clinic. “I think I lived all of it,” Desmond said with a smile. WI

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RELIGION

Legendary Anchor Jim Vance Dies Following Battle with Cancer WI Staff Report Legendary DC broadcaster Jim Vance died Saturday, July 22 after his battle with cancer. He was 75. The announcement of Vance's death got posted on the NBC-4 website by President and General Manager Jackie Bradford. “For more than 45 years, Jim Vance was not only the soul of NBC4, but of the entire Washington area,” Bradford wrote. “His smooth voice, brilliant mind and unforgettable laugh leaves each of us with a tremendous void. Vance always celebrated the good and acknowledged the parts of life that didn’t go so well. That made him a great man.” Vance joined the station in 1969

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and became an anchor in 1972. He also received “Washingtonian of the Year” in 1976 by Washingtonian Magazine. According to NBC Washington, Vance won 17 Emmy Awards. He also got inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in 2007. Vance informed viewers this year he would undergo treatment for cancer. Last month, a mural got showcased on the wall of Ben's Chili Bowl in Northwest that honored music stars and local legends that included Vance. “To everyone in the Washington area who is heartbroken today, please know we grieve right along with you,” Bradford said. “Jim

loved his job, his family and Washington with all his heart, and we will cherish the legacy he has left us forever.” WI

“For more than 45 years, Jim Vance was not only the soul of NBC4, but of the entire Washington area.” JACKIE BRADFORD / General Manager

2 Live Crew Co-Founder Dead at 53

Gertrude Davis Brown

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Gertrude Davis Brown, age 90, was received by God the evening of July 13, 2017 at 9:09 p.m. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Chief Petty Officer Julius Frances Brown, Sr., two children, Cynthia Violet Dancy and Julius Francis Brown, Jr., and one grandson Lakieben Brown. Mrs. Brown is survived by her two daughters Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson (Rev. Jesse L, Sr.) and Constance Delores Ward; one daughter-in-law Mrs. Brenda Brown; 10 grandchildren; and over 25 great-grandchildren; and the many friends and neighbors with whom she shared her life. Funeral services were held Monday, July 24, 2017, 11 a.m., at Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard University. Internment was Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 3 p.m., at Arlington National Cemetery. Services were entrusted to Marshall-March Funeral Homes, 4217 Ninth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20011.

Fresh Kid Ice, co-founder of the controversial hip-hop group, 2 Live Crew, died Thursday, July 20 at the age of 53. According to various reports, the rapper of Asian descent formerly known as Christopher Wong Won died of a “medical condition,” but the group’s manager, DJ Debo, declined to elaborate. Wong Won did suffer two strokes with the latest in 2010. Fellow 2 Live Crew member and record producer Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell posted his condolences to Won’s family.

“My condolence[s] goes out the family Chris Wong Won Fresh Kid Ice of the 2 Live Crew who just passed away. People we lost a legend.” Although hip hop originated in New York City, 2 Live Crew’s Miami bass melodies and sexually explicit lyrics made it a mainstay in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. The group’s first major hit, “Me So Horny,” reached no. 26 on the Billboard’s Top 100 chart. The song off the group’s third album, “As Nasty as They Wanna Be,” reached platinum status with more than one million copies sold.

In 1990, the album also became the first ever to be marked as obscene. The trip of Wong Won, Campbell and Mark “Brother Marquis” Ross almost went to jail for performing at a club in Hollywood, Florida. The group’s fourth album, “Banned in the USA,” reached double platinum status and become the first album to receive a “parental advisory” sticker. As for Won, he released his first solo album in 1992, “The Chinaman” and another 12 years later, “Freaky Chinese” that featured Miami artist, Flo Rida, before he reached superstar status. Won was born in Trinidad and Tobago with his family both of Trinidadian and Chinese descent. One of his last projects came in January after he released a compilation, “Breaking Glass Ceilings,” in January on his Chinaman Records label. WI

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In March 2017, Burge Garner released her first independent album, “Gratitude,” an intimate collection of original songs. Her gift for songwriting has been influenced by her intimate connection with God, and song after song, listeners get to experience a connection with Burge Garner’s music. While attending a Bible institute lecture at her church, Burge Garner and her classmates were instructed to write a prayer of thanksgiving or a song. Burge Garner’s response to the assignment resulted in her first written song. She said God whispered the words to her in a dream. “Faith” is a song devoted to one of Burge Garner’s sisters because of her steadfastness and unwavering faith while battling an aggressive illness. Another favored song is “Good Morning, Holy Spirit,” composed during Burge Garner’s early morning “me time” with God. Meanwhile, the songwriter has easily gained new fans and received many accolades for the album, with her listeners heartily sharing with her sentiments such as, “I’m blessed by your music ... your music speaks to me ... has helped me through .... and “I don’t have a favorite a song, all of the songs are my favorite.” Burge Garner and her husband, Albert Garner, live outside just outside of D.C. in Maryland, where Burge Garner is a dedicated member of the music ministry at the First Baptist Church of Glen Arden.

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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Reverend John W. Davis Pastor

The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724

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

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

Church of Living Waters

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Crusader Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

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

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

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

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

4275 4th Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20034 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 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 Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: faithdefender@verizon.net

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

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

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

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

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

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

Twelfth Street Christian Church Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 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

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

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 Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office - (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family”

623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 Fax (202) 483-4009

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm

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

www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of " Joy Apostolic Faith

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Matthews

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288

1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lpumconthegrow@gmail.com www.lpumcdc.org

5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

MemorialRev. Joan E. Buchanan

Executive Pastor

Baptist Church

2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304

Rev. Joan E. Buchanan Service and Times Executive Early PastorWorship Service:

7:30am Worship Service: 11:00am New Member’s Class: 9:45am 1st Sunday, 11:00am ServiceHoly andCommunion: Times Church School: 9:45am Early Worship Service: 7:30am Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer,11:00am Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Worship Service: Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, New Member’s Class: 9:45am Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. st 1 Sunday, 11:00am The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42Holy Communion: “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a 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.

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

Church School: Multitude 9:45am of Souls to Christ”

Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study

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

Mount Moriah 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

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

New Commandment Baptist Church

Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am

Peace Baptist Church

Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am

“Empowered to Love and Challenged

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell

to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

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

712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship Service: 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School: 9:30am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service: 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible: 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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

“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. 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

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

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

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

Administration No. 2017 ADM 810

Administration No. 2017 ADM 740

Administration No. 2017 ADM 750

Administration No. 2017 ADM 813

Administration No. 2017 ADM 596

William Tait Wilson Decedent

Ruth V. Hamm-Gadson aka Ruth Valerie HammGadson Decedent

Shebra D. Simms aka Shebra Denise Simms Decedent

Bonnie McLendon Decedent

Teresa H. Giral Decedent

Attorney

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

Attorney

Kisha L. Woolen, Esquire Tobin O’Connor & Ewing 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW #700 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS William D. Wilson, whose address is 121 North Rockburn Street, York, PA 17402, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William Tait Wilson who died on March 30, 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 (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 20, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 20, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: July 20, 2017 William D. Wilson Personal Representative

Attorney

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

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Francis Eugene Gadson, whose address is 5623 Eads Street, NE Washington, DC 20019 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ruth V. Hamm-Gadson aka Ruth Valerie HammGadson who died on May 4, 2017 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 13, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 13, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: July 13, 2017 Francis Eugene Gadson Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017 ADM 817 Phillip Ferrell, Sr. Decedent Edward G. Varrone, Esq. 910 17th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sylvia Ferrell, whose address is 324 Todd Place, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Phillip Ferrell, Sr. who died on March 26, 2008 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 20, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 20, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

Inga M. Simms, whose address is 8239 Canning Terrace, Greenbelt MD 20770 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shebra D. Simms aka Shebra Denise Simms who died on January 24, 2017 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 13, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 13, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: July 13, 2017

Date of first publication: July 20, 2017

Inga M. Simms Personal Representative

LaTanya McLendon Kokeeta McLendon Personal Representatives

Teresa Maria Giral Personal Representative

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LaTanya McLendon and Kokeeta McLendon, whose addresses are 1707 W Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Bonnie McLendon who died on May 9, 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 (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 20, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 20, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

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Teresa Maria Giral, whose address is 5813 Macarthur Blvd, NW Washington, DC 20016 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Teresa H. Giral who died on February 24, 2017 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 20, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 20, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017 ADM 793 Hattie Dennis Decedent Aimee D. Griffin, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Yolanda Valentine, whose address is 212 Scarlett Lane, Harker Height, TX 76548, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Hattie Dennis who died on March 27, 2017 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 20, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 20, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: July 20, 2017 Yolanda Valentine Personal Representative

Date of first publication: July 20, 2017

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Administration No. 2017 ADM 794

Administration No. 2017 ADM 775

Administration No. 2017 ADM 808

Jean Francine Talley Decedent

Clara Mae Smith Decedent

Stella Lee Staton Decedent

Aimee D. Griffin 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney

Attorney

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

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Akeena Talley, whose address is 30 Sandstone Court, Unit 1, Annapolis, MD 21403, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of jean Francine Talley who died on June 23, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 20, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 20, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: July 20, 2017 Akeena Talley Personal Representative

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Annie Lillian Reynolds, whose address is 5622 9th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Clara Mae Smith who died on April 25, 2017 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 20, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 20, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: July 20, 2017 Annie Lillian Reynolds Personal Representative

Latonya A. Morgan, whose address is 1019 Kenyon Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Stella Lee Staton who died on September 8, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 20, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 20, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: July 20, 2017 LaTonya A. Morgan Personal Representative

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

Administration No. 2017 ADM 818

Administration Number 2017 ADM 854

Administration No. 2017 ADM 769

Bertrand S. Thomas Decedent

Estate of Nellie W. Abner Deceased

Donna Darlene Sewell-Smith Decedent

Edward G. Varrone, Esq. 910 17th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bonnie Howard, whose address is 7300 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Bertrand S. Thomas who died on January 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 27, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 27, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: July 27, 2017

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Latanya Abner for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. Admit to probate the will date March 16, 2010 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses. Date of first publication: July 27, 2017 Donnell McNeal 1300 Mercantile Lane, Suite 136F Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Attorney TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Anthony M. Smith, whose address is4500 Alabama Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Donna Darlene Sewell-Smith who died on March 16, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 27, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 27, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: July 27, 2017 Anthony M. Smith Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2017 ADM 798

Foreign No. 2017 FEP 79

Mary L. McKinney Decedent

January 11, 2012 Date of Death

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

Geneva Laverne Daughtry Name of Decedent

Date of first publication: July 27, 2017 Renardia Daughtry Personal Representative

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that other groups do not support our businesses to any great degree, which could be due in part to the industries we select, and Black business is stuck on a treadmill, expending a lot of energy without moving forward, multiplying but never growing. Top all of this off with the fact that we hold our entrepreneurs to a higher standard than we hold others. We want reciprocity from them, and we want them to “give back,” which is quite reasonable and appropriate. However, we do not demand the same level of reciprocity from the other businesses that we support virtually every day. Don’t agree? Then tell me,

JACKSON from Page 23 such sensitive personal information as home address, party affiliation, age, voting history, military status, criminal record (if any) and partial Social Security numbers. Most states refused to comply, objecting to sending it over non-secure connections without the ability to protect it. Others had concerns about centralizing such information, and there was no clearly stated purpose of how the information would be used. Some feared the commission would use “crosscheck,” a system with a history of carelessly matching voters’ names between states and deleting one as a duplicate. The Justice Department also sent a letter demanding to know how states were going to “clean up” their voting lists — code for deleting voters, a practice used in the past in racially discriminatory ways. Third, look at the commission’s composition, its members’ histories and their orientation with respect to voting rights. Currently there are 10 members, six Republicans and four Democrats. Vice President Mike Pence is the chair and Kansas Secre-

ASKIA from Page 23 of an international security “emergency?” Although a majority of the population (some 58 percent) “strongly oppose” the president’s policies, 45

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tary of State Kris Kobach is the cochair. The commission’s members make up a rogues’ gallery and a dream team of voter suppression. Prior to becoming vice president, Mike Pence was governor of Indiana and used “voter fraud” to support a statewide crackdown on registering African Americans. Pence supported the 2005 Supreme Court decision that found an Indiana voter ID law constitutional. He supports Trump’s false claim that millions voted illegally. Kobach is known as the “King of Voter Suppression,” a reputation he has earned by disenfranchising one in seven Kansans and by spreading his crosscheck system to states nationwide. Another Republican commission member, Ohio’s former Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, shortchanged African-American voting sites of an adequate number of voting machines, resulting in long lines. He also tried to disenfranchise voters by insisting that all voter registration forms be rejected if they were submitted on paper thinner than a postcard. He was the subject of 14 lawsuits regarding election irregularities.

Republican commission member Hans von Spakovsky was a Justice Department official in the Civil Rights Division under President George W. Bush and strongly argued against reauthorizing the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Connie Lawson, Indiana’s secretary of state, is proud of having co-written her state’s voter ID law that spread nationwide, even though the law has since suffered federal judicial defeats in Texas and Wisconsin (2011), and in North Carolina and North Dakota (2013). Finally, while the commission’s goals have not been clearly stated, it seems obvious the real purpose of the commission is twofold: to validate Trump’s claim he would have won the popular vote in 2016 if not for illegal voters, and to lay the groundwork for nationalizing voter suppression legislation, making it more difficult for people of color, women, workers, young people, seniors and the disabled — traditional Democratic constituencies — to vote. Conclusion? The fraud commission is fraudulent. WI

is virtually invincible with his guilty heart and his will to win at all costs. He is the “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” and then some. Of course, there is great merit in Constitutional guarantees against self-incrimination, and as long as

that’s the rule, 45 will be on top. He can (and I believe will) pardon the figures around him in this current probe of Russian meddling. That is so his son-in-law Jared Kushner and former campaign officials Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn, will be under no pressure to “flip” and testify against the POTUS in order to save their own skin from prosecution. If all these manifestly-guilty cops can walk away free after murdering innocent, unarmed Black folks who were no threats to themselves or anyone else, then The Donald will never even face charges for any of his wickedness in office. Sorry to be the one to break the news. WI

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We must use collective leverage that can be given or withdrawn at a moment’s notice, and work with organizations such the Collective Banking Group of Maryland, http://bit.ly/2v60PiZ and its local chapters. If we are going to spend tremendous sums of money with White owned, Indian owned, Chinese owned, and Arabic owned businesses, then it’s up to us to initiate and negotiate reciprocal agreements that benefit both groups. One side of that equation is already complete: We benefit them. Since we inevitably will keep spending our money with them, don’t you think we should complete the equation by getting some benefit ourselves? WI

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where is the balance of our $1.2 “trillion” annual income when we deduct the $188 “billion” in annual revenues earned by Black businesses, not all of which comes from Black consumers? Let’s face it, Black consumers could never spend all of our $1.2 trillion with Black owned businesses; we do not have enough businesses for that ideal to become a reality. We can certainly increase the amount we currently spend, but until we establish and grow more businesses, which will take at least a generation if we concentrate on it, we will continue to spend vast sums of money with businesses other than our own. So why are we not seeking reciprocity from them?

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