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Holder Remains Committed to His Mission By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc One day after announcing his resignation, Attorney General Eric Holder came to the friendly confines of the Congressional Black Caucus, where he reiterated the Department of Justice’s intention to continue “acting aggressively to ensure that every American can exercise his or her right to participate in the democratic process, unencumbered by unnecessary restrictions that discourage, discriminate, or disenfranchise.” Holder, 63, the nation’s 82nd and first black attorney general, leaves the Obama administration after almost six years. “I woke up this morning, and I was still the attorney general,” he joked. “Although my time at the Justice Department will draw to a close in the coming months – once my successor has been nominated and confirmed – I want you to know that my commitment to this work will never waver. And in the meantime, there remains a great deal to be done. I have no intention of letting up or slowing down. … I am proud, as ever, to stand with so many dedicated public

servants, devoted advocates and passionate leaders of our ongoing fight for equal rights and equal justice.” The audience, which gave Holder a standing ovation as he stepped to the podium, later applauded loudly and cheered upon hearing his full-blooded support of D.C. statehood. “We will continue this fight until all Americans have equal access to the ballot box – no matter who they are or where they live … until all Americans share the same opportunities for engagement in the democratic process,” said Holder, keynote speaker at a Friday CBC panel on voting rights. “And we will continue to look to groups like the CBC for leadership to advance the Voting Rights Act amendments – and continue your efforts until all Americans can make their voices heard in the halls of the federal government – including the more than 600,000 taxpayers who, like me, live in the District of Columbia and still have no voting representation in Congress. It is long past time for every citizen to be afforded his or her full responsibilities and full rights.” Mayor Vincent Gray (D)

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praised Holder for making a strong statement in support of D.C voting rights. “Like all the residents of the nation’s capital, Mr. Holder is keenly aware of the injustice we suffer daily,” said Gray, 71. “I hope that members of Congress will take note that the top justice and civil rights enforcer in the nation recognizes that the time for District taxpayers to be treated as full Americans is long overdue.”

As news of Holder’s resignation spread, historians and political pundits began to contemplate his complicated legacy. He will be remembered for criticizing the incarceration of individuals serving long prison terms for nonviolent drug offenses and for his work to secure their release; for his support for changing mandatory minimum drug sentences; for seeking parity in sentencing for indi-

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viduals convicted of possessing crack cocaine and the powder form; and for his unvarnished criticism of the U.S. on issues of race, which included calling America “a nation of cowards” for its unwillingness to confront its racist past. Most backers praise Holder for protecting voting rights and seeking to stamp out police

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– In recognition of The Washington Informer’s 50th Anniversary on October 16, 2014, we are looking back at some of the newsworthy events we covered in the D.C. area over the past 50 years. Washington Bullets and Washington Capitals owner Abe Pollin smiles expectantly as he witnesses D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly sign financing legislation in 1994 that allowed the sports mogul and his wife, Irene, to build a 20,000 seat, $150 million sports arena in Chinatown in downtown Washington, now known as the Verizon Center. Participating in the signing ceremony were Council members Jim Nathanson (D-Ward 3), left rear, and Harry Thomas, Sr. (D-Ward 5). The legislation fulfilled Pollin’s pledge to move his teams from Prince George’s County where they played at USAir Arena, formerly the Capital Centre, in Landover, Md. The Verizon Center is also home to the Washington Mystics and the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team and is located on a street renamed Abe Pollin Way, in his honor. / WI ARCHIVES

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law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicstory, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assesspush forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further said about Marlow. training for law enforcement Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life Protecwho reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counsel“get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiperson can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the viclogue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow Also present at the event was said. Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatthe Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasthe founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilan organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. and their children. Marlow has worked to break “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, years in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that of,” she said. process. Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to people who want to help a Congress and implore them to domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. Ariel Ventura his they son spent some quality time together at Generation be careful ofand how go into “I will not stop until these poliHope’s annuallife, Valentine’s Day party in February 2014. Ventura joined the victim's and understand cies are passed.” Generation accompanying wife,Jones a Generation Hope that she Hope may this be year in after “survival Tia his Carol can be reached scholar, / Photo courtesy of Brittany mode”.to workshops and events for a year. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net Shepard “Before you get to 'I'm going to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI attending workshops and Northeast. When he’s not in class, Yuevents with his wife, a scholar since early 2013. Last month, suf helps run an after-school the Alexandria, Virginia, resi- athletics program at Sacred dent started classes at North- Heart Bilingual Charter School ern Virginia Community Col- in Northwest and recruits lolege after five years out of the cal students for Youth in Action, a leadership program at classroom. “I took resources like this the Latin American Youth for granted back then,” said Center in Northwest. While Ventura, 24. “I’ve seen Gen- some issues, like unforeseen eration Hope do great things financial aid cuts, often arise, firsthand. My wife’s really he has shown little sign of close with her mentor; it’s a slowing down. “I’ve definitely changed match made in heaven. After I get my degree in business since last year,” said Yusuf, administration, I want to get a 19. “Now, I take advantage certification in auto body de- of more opportunities and sign so I can manage my own leadership roles. I want to be more supportive to my famcar shop.” Yusuf, the father of a ily and move up to the next 1-year-old daughter, consid- level in school and my career. me, I L.Y.for Marlow ers Generation Hope a tool in When things get bad keep going because I know the charting a clear path to a bachelor’s degree and a career in good will come. In the end, I’ll music production. The South- reap the rewards.” Bill Craig, Yusuf ’s sponsor, east resident recently started spoke highly about the teen his first semester at the University of the District of CoSee FATHERS on Page 9 lumbia Community College in

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Tennis Center’s Expansion Moves Into High Gear By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc The scaffolding, construction workers, backhoes and cherry pickers at the Southeast Tennis & Learning Center signal the more visible parts of $18 million in renovations and remodeling. City officials, residents, community members and other guests attended a “topping-off ” ceremony at the Mississippi Avenue, SE facility on Sept. 18 to celebrate near completion of the renovation and expansion and to get a firstlook at the progress. “I’m very excited. It’s amazing,” said Cora Masters Barry following the ceremony. “We provide another first-rate opportunity for our children to develop in a multidimensional way. We have kids going off to college and a couple on the pro circuit but that’s not our goal. Our goal is to develop multidimensional children, not tennis dummies, but well-rounded children.” “I remember (U.S. Tennis Association First Vice Presi-

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OCT. 2 1902 - Alvin Coffey died. He was born a slave in 1822 in Kentucky and wrote about his journey to California at the start of the Gold Rush in his account, “Book of Reminiscences.” He was inducted into the California Society of Pioneers and was a member for more than 15 years prior to his death. He’s the only African-American to achieve that distinction. 1967 - Thurgood Marshall was sworn in, becoming the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. 1986 - The U.S. Senate imposed economic sanctions on the white minority government in South Africa. Reagan angered Blacks and progressive whites by favoring a policy he referred to as “constructive engagement” with the racist South African regime. 1989 - The comic strip “Jumpstart” premiered in newspapers across the country. Created by 26-year-old Rob Armstrong, he was the youngest African-American to be in syndication.

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OCT. 3 1856 - Journalist and fiery advocate for Black rights T. Thomas Fortune is born in Marianna, Jackson County, Florida. He was an orator, journalist and militant civil rights advocate. He attended school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. but later moved to New York City where he founded The New York Age newspaper. 1956 - Nat King Cole became the first Black performer to host his own TV show. The first show aired on November 5. 1968 - The play, “The Great White Hope,” starring James Earl Jones debuted on Broadway. 1979 - Frank Robinson became the manager of the Cleveland Indians and the first Black manager in MLB. 1989 - Art Shell became the first African-American NFL head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders. 1995 - O. J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

OCT. 4 1864 - What was to become the nation’s first Black daily newspaper began publishing on this day in New Orleans, Louisiana. The New Orleans Tribune began distribution while slavery still existed. The newspaper was founded by Dr. Louis C. Reudanez and began as a tri-weekly but soon became a daily published in both French and English. 1927 - C. Delores Tucker was born. She was a politician and civil rights activist best known for her participation in the Civil Rights Movement and her stance against gangsta rap music. She died in 2005 at the age of 78. 1963 - A.C. Green was born. He is a retired NBA player who played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history. 1969 - Howard Lee and Charles Evers became the first Black mayors of Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Fayette, Mississippi, respectively. Evers was the brother of civil rights legend Medgar Evers who was murdered by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith on June 12, 1963. 1988 - Bill and Camille Cosby made a $20 million gift to Spelman College in Atlanta. OCT. 5 1867 - The first Black mayor of any American city takes office. His name was Monroe Baker. The prominent businessman was appointed mayor of St. Martin, Louisiana two years after the end of slavery. 2001 - Barry Bonds surpassed Mark McGuire’s single-season home run total with his milestone 71st and 72nd home runs. OCT. 6 1917 - Activist Fannie Lou Hamer is born in Montgomery County, Mississippi. Famous quote: “All my life I’ve been sick and tired. Now I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.” She died in 1977 at the age of 59. 1991 - The Scott Joplin House

OCT. 7 1821 - One of the most prominent Blacks in the Underground Railroad, William Still, is born in Burlington County, New Jersey. 1897 - The founder of the Nation of Islam Elijah Muhammad is born Elijah Poole in Sandersville, Georgia as one of 13 children. Muhammad would build his religious sect into the largest independent Black separatist organization in America. 1993 - Toni Morrison became the first African-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. 2009 - The founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl Ben Ali died. He was 82 years old. OCT. 8 1901 - The Harlem Branch of the YMCA was established. 1941 - National Black political leader and two-time Democratic candidate for president of the United States Jesse Jackson was born on this day in Greenville, South Carolina. 1989 - Chuck Berry received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the same day that the legend’s movie/biography, “Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll,” premiered. 1992 - The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Derek Walcott, a writer and poet. 2004 - Wangari Maathai, an ecologist and political activist from Kenya became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. WI

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ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION LAST WEEK AFTER SERVING IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOR SIX YEARS. WHAT IS HOLDER’S LEGACY?

MICHAEL KELLY Washington, D.C. I think his legacy will be one that will highlight his commitment to social justice and advancing the rights of people of color. Eric Holder, as the top cop in the United States, really re-established – in my opinion – the appropriate role of law enforcement in civil rights-related issues.

LINDA BORST KOLKO Takoma Park, Maryland He will certainly be remembered for being the first African-American attorney general. But I also think he will be remembered for trying to get us, as Americans, to address a lot of the racial discrimination problems in this country. I was very proud of his participation [in] addressing what really is going on in Ferguson, Missouri. He’s also been able to get some amazing settlements from British Petroleum [BP] for their role in the oil spill, and he’s gotten some great settlements from the banks. He’s had a very contentious Congress working against him. I’m proud to say that he was my attorney general.

STUART WASHINGTON Washington, D.C. Overall, I think Eric Holder will be remembered for being a good attorney general. He tried to make sure that equal rights were upheld. I think he was targeted by Republican extremists on certain issues, but I don’t think that will taint his legacy. He will be remembered for doing the best he could, under the circumstances.

DAVID RAY Washington, D.C. I think Eric Holder will be most remembered for his work surrounding voting rights. He stood up and fought against the efforts from certain states that tried to restrict people’s right to vote. He will also certainly be remembered for stepping up around issues like the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. But overall, longterm voting rights will be what I feel speaks most to his legacy.

JAMILA THOMPSON Silver Spring, Maryland I think that we are at a time where it’s difficult for us as a nation to discuss the issues and problems with race on a public level. Hopefully, years from now, Eric Holder will be remembered for his openness and honesty when speaking on racial issues from Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown. I think people will come to respect and appreciate what Holder did to address these issues, over time.

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AROUND THE REGION HOLDER continued from Page 1 abuse and harassment, but he’s also been criticized for providing the legal justification for the National Security Agency’s intrusion into the lives of citizens and for the failed “Fast and Furious” program, which led to weapons ending up in the hands of a Mexican drug cartel and to the death of a border patrol agent. Holder has also been castigated for legally sanctioning drone strikes that have killed large numbers of innocents. And he’s been hammered for the Justice Department’s unwillingness to prosecute banking executives and the Wall Street types whose greed and mismanagement triggered the financial crisis and economic meltdown from which the country has still not fully recovered. For Republicans who didn’t want to attack President Barack Obama directly, Holder has served as a convenient whipping boy as well as a lightning rod for those deeply opposed to Obama and his policies. However, those at the CBC legislative weekend lauded Holder. “His legacy is one of justice. I’m clearly disappointed that he’s leaving,” said Ohio Democrat and outgoing CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudge. “He had a stellar term no matter what anybody says. He lived the life he wants everyone to live, and he understood the setbacks and the challenges we face. He’s a very reasonable man

who understood that we cannot incarcerate our way out of our problems. He’s very pragmatic, worked hard for the people and labored tirelessly to bring humanity to the law.” Fudge’s colleague South Carolina Rep. James E. Clyburn agreed. “He really tried to step down at the end of the last term, but he was waiting for the opportune time,” said Clyburn, assistant Democratic leader of the House. “I knew that he’d be leaving, but I didn’t know it would be [Thursday]. He’s a straight-up guy. Most historians will view him as the person who made service in this office more relevant in these difficult times in which we live. I admire his commitment.” But Kymone Freeman expressed dismay at Holder’s timing. “This is absolutely the worst time for him to step down. He just launched the investigation of the Ferguson Police Department,” said Freeman, co-founder and program director of WE ACT Radio, WPWC 1480 AM. “He went off the reservation on Ferguson, so the powers that be wanted to get rid of him. They don’t fire people; they just get their resignation.” After the Aug. 9 shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson, Obama dispatched Holder to Ferguson, Missouri, to meet with federal investigators. The Justice Department also opened an independent investigation.

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At the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest, Holder discussed the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2013 to gut a vital section of the Civil Rights Act. “As you know, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 – which President Lyndon Johnson signed into law to codify vital and long-overdue protections for all Americans. In the decades since then, thanks to leaders like you, our nation has made remarkable, once-unimaginable progress in expanding economic opportunity, overturning legal discrimination, and expanding access to the ballot box for every eligible citizen.

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“All of this progress is laudable – and all of it is worth celebrating. Yet there can be no question, as we gather today, that a great deal of work remains to be done, not only to defend those advances but to expand on the progress of our forebears – and to continue the march they began.” Hours after the Supreme Court ruled in the Shelby County v. Holder case in June last year, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot and North Carolina officials announced their intention to implement laws that would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of citizens under the guise of attempting to prevent voter fraud. The Justice Department is

monitoring states, filing amicus briefs and fighting voter suppression efforts in states including Texas, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Ohio. These efforts gain added currency as the November midterm elections draw near. Holder said a group including the Justice Department, civil rights organizations and U.S. attorneys will be dispatched as federal election monitors to polling places around the country. “We will never waver and never rest in our determination to ensure the integrity and impartiality of this vital process, despite the myriad challenges that lie before us and the long march that still stretches out ahead,” he said. WI

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FATHERS continued from Page 4 father’s resilience and clear thinking in tough situations. Craig, a retired educator and 1977 graduate of Lewis’ alma mater, The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, said he has supported Generation Hope as a contributor and volunteer since first reading about the nonprofit in an alumni publication last year. “We’re making sure Joseph has a game plan so he can transfer to a four-year school,” said Craig, 59. “My greatest challenge is helping him meet the demands of four classes, two jobs and fatherhood.

When kids feel loved, it makes a difference in their lives and the emotional commitment from Mrs. Barry and the staff at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, these kids will realize that they can grow up and do whatever they want to do.” Children attending the center play tennis, improve their academics, and during the school year do homework and get tutoring afterschool from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. six days a week, said Coach Alvin Fludd. “This center represents an

outlet for education through tennis,” said Fludd, a coach at the center for almost 12 years and father of Alvin, Jr., who played at the center, received a full scholarship to Hampton University and graduated this year. “We’re getting our kids out of here and exposing them to other venues. We have a wall in here and our kids are ‘A’ students and on the Dean’s List, all through tennis.” Teenager Taylor “Woodie” McKnight said he’s excited about the center’s future. WI

Overall, Joseph’s a remarkable guy. When things get tough, he solves problems instead of complaining about it being unfair,” said Craig who lives in Richmond, Virginia. James, the father of a 2-year-old daughter, said he often chats with his sponsor, a computer science professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, about internships. The aspiring cybersecurity specialist expressed plans to revamp his

resume and pursue new opportunities during the academic year. “Now I’m connected with someone who’s in the computer science field,” said James, 18, a Northern Virginia Community College student. “In the next five years, I hope to be done with my bachelor’s degree and get a place for my family. If I want to excel, I have to get a solid education,” said James, a Centreville, Virginia, resident. WI

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By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer To survive in American politics, a person needs to have tough skin, a determined attitude and the ability to communicate with just about everyone. That’s how one mayoral candidate aiming for victory in the District’s upcoming election describes herself and how she hopes others view her as well. “Since the media likes to refer to me as the ‘perennial candidate’ and because this is my fifth time running for mayor, I’ll go ahead and accept that label – as long as that means that by definition I can be described as one who has lasted, remained the same and found ways to endure,” said Carol Schwartz, a resident of Northwest who announced her intention to run for mayor in early June. Schwartz realizes that the odds may not be in her favor, particularly since a recent Washington Post poll shows her in third place, behind Muriel Bowser and David Catania. However, she said she hopes that voters will remember the more than 40 years of service that she’s given to her community. “I miss serving, and I’m good at it,” she said. “I’ve been away from politics for almost six years, but when I was on the city council, I made the concerns of D.C.’s residents my job. “I think people have a good feeling about me – they’ve seen me roll up my sleeves before and work on their behalf. I’ve earned their trust and respect, especially our more vulnerable populations – those who live on the fringe of poverty and often feel ignored,” said Schwartz, a former Republican who changed her party affiliation to independent in late 2013. The native Texan brings an air of confidence to the table and has little problem listing her legislative achievements. And, when criticized for claiming success for legislation she allegedly had little or nothing to do with, she simply says, “Go back and check my record for yourself.” The last time Schwartz ran for mayor was in 2002 – 12 years ago. In fact, she ran twice against the extremely popular Marion Barry. She points to several issues that have mattered and still do matter to her: supporting public educaThe Washington Informer

Mayoral candidate Carol Schwartz recently stopped by the offices of The Washington Informer to explain why she believes she’s the best person to run the District of Columbia. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter.

tion with more dollars and adding more instructional time, increasing city services, lowering taxes, adding more affordable housing units in the District, and providing more services for the “intellectually disabled.” She contends that the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008, legislation that guaranteed workers the right to paid sick days, remains one of her “proudest moments.” But it also cost her the seat she once held on the D.C. Council because she acted in concert with Democrats. “It was the right thing to do, and I would do it all over again because it helped those who needed assistance the most,” she said. “It wasn’t about being anti-business – it was about being pro-workers – pro-people.” Schwartz’s criticism of her two opponents can be summed up in just a few words: “thin legislation records and inadequate people skills.” “I actually get along with people – I like people and can go on Capitol Hill and be respected – akin to a woman of great character like Eleanor Holmes Norton,” Schwartz said. “[Norton’s] been working on behalf of securing full voting rights for District residents, and I’m in support of that too.” Schwartz, often seen crisscrossing the city behind the wheel of

her vintage mustard yellow Mustang convertible, has a penchant for waving at citizens, asking them to consider voting for her in her Southern drawl and then engaging them in frank conversation. “I’m reintroducing myself, and many older residents say they prayed for me to come back,” she said. “Leaving politics was my choice because my family had to come first. But I never stopped working for this city or its citizens.” “More than anything, I want to make sure we celebrate and encourage the diversity that makes D.C. unique. That’s why I fell in love with this city almost five decades ago. Some candidates may target certain groups – that’s not me – I want everyone to feel that there’s room for them in the District and that you’re welcome here no matter what your income,” Schwartz said. One man stopped Schwartz while she made her rounds asking for voter support. “I’m glad to see you out on the streets talking to people – I’ve seen you on the news but never expected you’d come to my neighborhood,” said Darniel Hughes. “I’d like to volunteer for your campaign, I want to help you win, and I plan to tell my friends about you too,” said Hughes, a resident of Southeast.

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Alexandria “Alexx” Herndon, 16, chats with former Gwynn Park High School assistant principal George Thayer. /Courtesy Photo

SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITORS Thirteen students from schools around the county have been named semifinalists in the 2015 National Achievement Scholarship program. “Our students continue to make us proud,” said Kevin M. Maxwell, schools CEO. “Congratulations to all of these students and I wish them well in the next round of the competition.” Students who will join the national competition for 800 Achievement Scholarship awards totaling more than $2.5 million are: Lauren A. Anderson, Bowie High School Pendo M. Abbo; Hilary A. Bediako; Briana S. Chambers; Ivie E. Ebhojiaye; Kanan Mehta; Kameron X. Sheppard; and Carl P. Graham, Roosevelt High School Eugene R. Green, Oxon Hill

High School Obichi Onwukwe, Parkdale High School Jacquelyn E. Chin and Reina N. Lipscomb, Charles H. Flowers High School Dakotah E. Horace, Largo High School TEACHER WINS BIG Lee Hawkins, a fifth-grade social studies and science teacher at Longfields Elementary School in Forestville, Maryland, became the second Maryland teacher to recently win big on the “Wheel of Fortune” TV game show. Hawkins won $23,800 on Sept. 18 during the show’s “Teacher Contestant Week,” and on the night before, Sarah Manchester, a teacher from Takoma Park Middle School in Takoma Park, Maryland, won $1 million STRIVING FOR GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT Students at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School in Laurel, Maryland, will be learning more about the world around them as a result of the school’s anticipated authorization in the summer of 2016 as an International Baccalaureate World School. Authorization is granted by International Baccalaureate, a worldwide educational organization. Students at Eisenhower will gain an academic edge once their school receives the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme designation, for which it applied in April. The more rigorous academic curriculum stresses deeper analysis as well as making connections across subject areas.

STUDENT RECEIVES SUPPORT Alexandria “Alexx” Herndon, who’s been diagnosed with a form of cancer that develops in teenagers, and her family have expressed gratitude surrounding the support she’s received from her peers, teachers and administrators at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Maryland. Alexx, 16, had hoped to join the cheerleading squad in 2012 during her freshman year, but her knee gave out during a tryout and the swelling would not subside. To celebrate Alexx’s dedication to remaining a full-time student, the student body and parent-teacher association members organized a community cookout Sept. 24, which about 300 of Alexx’s classmates attended. ENTEROVIRUS IN MARYLAND With the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that more than 200 people in more than 30 states have tested positive for the enterovirus, Maryland health officials, who have also been on alert, recently disclosed the state’s first case. “We are monitoring severe respiratory illness in hospitals,” said Lucy Wilson of the Maryland Department of Health. “[We’re] also monitoring emergency room visits and school absenteeism. … What we want people to know, especially parents, is that if they have a child with asthma, that Enterovirus D-68 is in Maryland.” WI

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Baker Walks to End Alzheimer’s By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer It’s been two years since Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III announced that his wife Christa, 54, suffers from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Although Baker stressed that his wife’s illness would not impede his duties to lead the county and that she would continue her role as first lady, he said there would be times when she’d need to be in more familiar surroundings. “Alzheimer’s disease has impacted my wife, my family, and our lives,” Baker, 55, said in a statement last week as hundreds of county residents prepared to participate in the Saturday “Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Prince George’s County” at the Bowie Baysox Stadium in Bowie, Maryland. “However, we are simply among millions of families around the nation and thousands of residents in Prince George’s County who are dealing with the emotional, financial and life-changing consequences of this disease,” said Baker, the father of three adult children. “Like all families fighting Alzheimer’s, we are so thankful and fortunate for the Alzheimer’s Association, its supporters and events such as the National Walk to End Alzheimer’s campaign.” While an Alzheimer’s walk hadn’t been held in the county for the past two years, Saturday’s event far surpassed organizers’ expectations. The organizers aimed to raise $16,000, but the 63 teams and 580 walkers who participated raised more than $65,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association of the National Capital Area, which is based in Fairfax, Virginia. “They actually accomplished 408 percent of their goal, which blew everyone out of the water,” said Jennie Nevin, an assistant spokeswoman for Rushern Baker’s office. She added that the county executive attended the event with his wife. “During the Walk, which included [a segment called] ‘The Promise Garden’ where participants are given flowers of different colors [based on] their experience with Alzheimer’s patients, Mr. Baker received the

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III, whose wife, Christa Baker, has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, participated in a recent walk to combat the disease. Baker plans to participate in a similar event in the District later this month. /Courtesy Photo

flowers for caring for someone with the disease and for being a champion of [its eradication],” said Nevin. A summit held last month in the District at the National Museum of Women in the Arts titled “Out of the Shadows” revealed that two-thirds of all persons afflicted with Alzheimer’s are women and that two-thirds of their caregivers are women. Participants also learned that the burden of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s continues to be misunderstood, as most caregivers are also struggling to raise families, face economic consequences and wonder if they’ll fall prey to the disease themselves. “Alzheimer’s, which is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills, is not an embarrassment; it’s an emergency,” said Jill Lesser, a caregiver to her mother and board member of Northwest-based US Against Alzheimer’s, which organized the summit. To that end, Meryl Comer, president and CEO of the New York City-based Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative, sheds light on being an Alzheimer’s caregiver in her new book, “Slow Dancing with a Stranger.” “I think most people are worried about their own risk if they have seen Alzheimer’s in their family,” Comer wrote. “When I walk up the steps to retrieve

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something and pause to try to remember what it was, I fear that I have begun to slip. … I have cared for my husband, Harvey, who was diagnosed with early- onset Alzheimer’s at age 58 for almost 20 years. I refuse to complain, because I just see pain everywhere.” According to the Alzheimer’s website alz.org, warning signs of the disease, which affects a reported 36 million people worldwide, include memory loss that disrupts daily life, challenges in planning or solving problems, confusion with time or place, and problems in speaking or writing. And, although Baker learned of her illness at age 48, most people aren’t diagnosed with Alzheimer’s until they become elderly. The county executive, who acknowledged being devastated over his wife’s diagnosis, said in an interview that it’s been hard dealing with her memory loss. “I’ll go home, and I’ll tell her about my day. But I don’t get the answer back,” said Baker. “I may get a nod. If I’m really lucky, I’ll get ‘OK, honey.’” The county executive encourages residents and supporters to join him on Oct. 25 for Team Baker at the National Walk to End Alzheimer’s on the National Mall in the District. “I encourage all Prince Georgians to join [us on that day],” said Baker. “Together, we will [end] ALZ!” WI

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Gun Law in Judge’s Hands By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc D.C. officials will be waiting anxiously to learn if U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Scullin Jr. signs off on an emergency bill that allows residents to carry concealed firearms in public. Despite reservations about such a measure, council members voted unanimously on Sept. 23 for a bill that had everyone involved in drafting the legislation walking a tightrope between the desire to pass legal muster and still maintain strict regulations surrounding gun possession in public. “I will act now, but I’m deeply disappointed that D.C. may be a place where we carry a gun. We don’t need any more guns on the street,” said Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh the morning of the vote. “The judge said

we can’t have an absolute prohibition, but it’s still an unclear situation. I would like to see us look at this more closely. I want some clarity.” Ward 7 Council member Yvette Alexander expressed similar misgivings before the vote. “We don’t need guns. What’s the rationale to carry?” she asked. “Guns are not a good idea. There’s no other reason than public safety. We’re worried because we lack the ability to appeal. I think, at the advice of the D.C. attorney general, we will pass this legislation, but we want to make it very tight.” “This bill won’t be substantially different. We’ll probably tighten the rules. I’m worried about the mental health component of the law. We need to screen for that. People may not know they have mental health issues.” Some council members said

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City officials hope that a new emergency gun law passed last week persuades the federal judge in the case to support it. Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) is one of several council members who reluctantly voted for the measure. /Courtesy Photo

invalidating the District’s ban on carrying handguns outside the home, and supporters say it seeks to amend the District’s laws to better ensure the safety of residents while comporting with the court’s ruling. “I would like to thank the Council for not only approving this bill, but also for working so closely and collaboratively with my administration to ensure we drafted the best legislation possible to ensure public safety while also comporting with the courts’ prevailing interpretation of the Second Amendment,” Gray, 71, said. “While I would prefer that we did not have to change our laws to allow the carrying of concealed weapons by civilians, this bill ensures that we will be able to meet the requirements of the Constitution while maintaining the maximum amount of safeguards possible to protect our residents, visitors, workers and public-safety officers.” Gray said the joint team of city and administration staff worked diligently to set up a li-

censing process that will provide a means for “responsible and suitable” firearm owners who can show they have a legitimate need for it to obtain a permit to carry a weapon in public in a concealed manner. At the same time, he added, the legislation will ensure that the carrying of firearms remains prohibited or limited at sensitive locations and occasions in the District. Under the legislation, sensitive locations would include government buildings, public transportation, premises where alcohol is sold and served, and schools and universities, as well as circumstances where the protection of public officials, visiting dignitaries and demonstrators is paramount. It’s widely expected that lawyers for the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit will ask to appear before Scullin to argue that the emergency legislation should be dismissed. WI

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President Obama delivered the keynote address at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards Dinner on Sept. 27 in Northwest Washington. /Photo by Roy Lewis

The 44th Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference culminated Sept. 27 with the yearly Phoenix Awards Dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest Washington, celebrating the accomplishments of African-American lawmakers and honoring several black trailblazers. The dinner is the annual highlight of the four-day conference, which is sponsored by the nonprofit and nonpartisan Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. The conference each year features a number of networking opportunities, meetings and panels with speakers prominent in fields ranging from business to civil rights to education to law enforcement. A favorite feature of the Phoenix Awards Dinner is the traditional roll call of the Congressional Black Caucus members.

For the second year in a row, President Barack Obama delivered the keynote address. After drawing thunderous applause when he entered with first lady Michelle Obama, the president paid “special tribute” to U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. He announced Sept. 25 that Holder is stepping down. “Tonight, I want to begin by paying special tribute to a man with whom all of you have worked closely, someone who served his country for nearly 40 years as a prosecutor, as a judge, and as Attorney General of the United States: Mr. Eric Holder,” Obama said. Holder stood as he received a standing ovation. “Throughout his long career in public service, Eric has built a powerful legacy of making sure that equal justice under the law actually means something; that it applies to everybody – regardless of race, or gender, or religion, or color, creed, disability, sexual orientation. He has been a great friend of mine. He has been a faithful servant of

the American people. We will miss him badly.” Obama used the occasion to address the unrest that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by police Officer Darren Wilson. He greeted Brown’s parents, who were in the audience, and referenced Holder’s trip to the anguish-plagued town to meet with residents and police in the wake of the August 9 incident. Holder’s Department of Justice is investigating. “The anger and the emotion that followed his death awakened our nation once again to the reality that people in this room have long understood, which is, in too many communities around the country, a gulf of mistrust exists between local residents and law enforcement,” Obama said. “Too many young men of color feel targeted by law enforcement, guilty of walking

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Slavery in the Nation’s Capital

By William Reed Washington, D.C., has always been a mecca for Blacks. But the nation’s capital has always had a complicated past and ideals that ran on parallel tracks. The District of Columbia, while serving as a hub for abolitionists, had thousands of enslaved Africans in its population as the city’s elite made copious amounts of money off slavery and the slave trade. In the early days of this city,

the White House, U.S. Capitol building and private and public projects were built and completed primarily on the backs of enslaved Africans. In 1800, Blacks comprised 25 percent of the city’s population, and politicians in the District, in a move to solidify slavery as an institution and to more fully enforce racial segregation, passed the first of several “Black Codes” in 1808. Slavery finally ended in 1862 after President Abraham Lincoln signed the DC Compensated Emancipation Act, which historians say marked an important legal and symbolic victory that requires recompense. D.C. has always been considered a politically sophisticated enclave. Anti-slavery newspapers were an import-

ant aspect of the abolition movement. The National Era newspaper, for example, was founded in Washington by the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. From 1851 through 1852, Gamaliel Bailey, a well-known White anti-slavery journalist, serialized Harriet Beecher Stowe’s popular novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The renowned Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery in Maryland, published the anti-slavery North Star newspaper in Rochester, New York, from December 1847 until June 1851. In his later years, Douglass was an important District resident. Appointed marshal for the District of Columbia, in 1878, Douglass purchased a 20-room Victorian home overlooking the city, which was named Cedar Hill.

In the 1960s, Blacks in Washington gained and began to leverage political power. Currently, Black Washingtonians comprise the wealthiest concentration of Blacks in the world. From Douglass to now, the city has attracted Blacks of vision and participants in enterprise. In October 1964, Calvin Rolark founded The Washington Informer newspaper. The 1968 riots caused the city’s population to become majority Black. As Blacks started to wield power in the District, Rolark and his newspaper rose to prominence. Rolark served as a role model for Blacks in the Washington area and as a power broker in both the private and public sectors. “If it is to be, it’s up to me” is a quote Rolark often used about self-reliance. As

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members of America’s Black press, people such as Rolark have been vitally important to African-Americans’ progress. Forerunners for justice and economic uplift in Black communities, publishers such as Rolark demonstrated leadership in vision, values, charisma and intelligence toward the benefit of Blacks. Rolark proved to be a pacesetter for enterprise and information in D.C. As founder of the United Black Fund of America, Rolark headed one of the nation’s largest black charitable fundraising organizations that provided money for Washington inner-city social service organizations and community projects. Rolark is respected by many in the District for his political lobbying as well as his emphasis on “accountability.” He taught that “accountability starts with you.” Rolark died three years after Eleanor Holmes Norton was first elected as the District’s delegate to Congress. Since she assumed office in 1991, Norton has offered a D.C. statehood bill at the start of each Congress. Statehood for D.C. is a political movement that advocates making the District a U.S. state. The bill would formally create the state of New Columbia, giving it two senators and one House member. The state would not have control over federal buildings or territory within its borders. Going forward, it’s important that future leaders in D.C. follow in the traditions that have gone before them. Blacks in D.C. can set the standard for the country and be the venue where legacies of slavery are resolved. The people of the nation’s capital should join the push for congressional passage of the statehood resolution, as well as that of H.R. 40 so that forms of compensation can be provided to descendants of slaves in consideration of their ancestors’ coerced and uncompensated labor. WI William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and is available for projects via baileygroup.org.

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Corinthian Colleges Told to Pay Up By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A college education is supposed to open the doors to lifelong careers and entry into America’s middle class. Yet students who enrolled at one of the more than 100 Corinthian College campuses across the country had college experiences characterized by predatory lending, illegal debt collections, and one-day “career” jobs. Corinthian Colleges operate schools under the names of Heald College, Everest and WyoTech. On Sept. 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against the for-profit Corinthian Colleges, seeking $569 million in forgiveness of loans. An estimated 130,000 private loans students were entered into from July 21, 2011, to the present. March 2013 enrollments totaled about 74,000 students for all of its campuses. “We believe Corinthian lured in consumers with lies about their job prospects upon graduation, sold high-cost loans to pay for that false hope, and then harassed students for overdue debts while they were still in school,” said Richard Cordray, CFPB director. CFPB alleges that Corinthian used bogus advertising targeted to low-income students who were often the first generation of their families to attend college. Exploiting their limited exposure to the world of higher education, ads promised job prospects and careers that never happened. Further, its tuition costs were so high that an associate degree came with a price tag ranging from $33,000 to $43,000. The costs for a bachelor’s degree ran higher, from $60,000 to $75,000. To cover tuition and fees, students were financially forced into the college’s “Genesis loans,” which were created in concert with investment banks and financial institutions. These loans were much more expensive than federal loans. In July 2011, the Genesis loan interest

rate was about 15 percent, with an additional loan origination fee of 6 percent. At the same time, federal student interest rates ranged from 3 to 7 percent, depending upon the type of loan, and had either low or no charges for origination. Corinthian needed its loan program in order to comply with a federal law that required no more than 90 percent of an institution’s funding to come from federal sources. The lawsuit alleges that Corinthian knew that most students would default. Worst of all, loan repayment on most of the private-label loans began as soon as students started classes. By comparison, federal loan repayments typically begin six months after students either graduate or drop out of school. CFPB found that more than 60 percent of Corinthian students defaulted on their loans within three years. To encourage strong collection rates, CFPB alleges, Corinthian paid its staff bonuses on how well they got students to keep their loan payments current. Informing instructors about overdue debts, meetings with the campus president and pulling students from class were only three of the tactics used to shame students. If students became late on loan payments, they were denied computer access, prevented from buying books, blocked from signing up for classes and even faced withheld diplomas until repayments became current. CFPB said even more abuses were inflicted on Corinthian students who managed to graduate. Although the schools directed students to their “career services office,” only a job postings list was provided. In other instances, Corinthian paid legitimate employers to hire its graduates on a temporary basis and then counted these jobs as part of the school’s “career” placement – even if the job lasted only a day. The legal action taken by CFPB is not the only one Co-

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By Charlene Crowell rinthian Colleges faces. This June, the Department of Education increased its financial oversight after Corinthian failed to address concerns about its practices, including falsifying job placement data used in marketing claims to prospective students and allegations of altered grades and attendance. The department also imposed a 21-day waiting period before Corinthian could draw down federal student aid revenues tied to enrollment. A few weeks later in July, the Department of Education appointed a monitor empowered to have full and complete access to Corinthian personnel and budgets. Additionally, Corinthian is being investigated by 20 state attorneys general and received a federal grand jury subpoena in Florida and another from Georgia. The Peach State is examining the colleges’ job placement, attendance and graduation, while the Sunshine State wants to know more about employee misconduct and student aid funds. “This action by the CFPB should further encourage the Department of Education to take strong steps to hold for-profit college companies to meaningful accountability standards in the forthcoming ‘gainful employment’ rule,” said Maura Dundon, a senior policy analyst with the Center for Responsible Lending. “Students continue to be placed at risk by practices such as those documented in the Corinthian complaint. The time to act – on behalf of hopeful students across the country – is now.” A Web-based resource from Student Loan Borrower Assistance is available for current or former Corinthian students to better understand refunds, discharge rights and more. WI.

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Breast Cancer: An Enemy to Black Women High Rate Found Among African-Americans By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer

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Prior to making it a routine to walk across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge for exercise, Kimberly Curtis recognized the importance of a healthy lifestyle. A professional nurse who lives in Northeast, Curtis, 46, received the news in May that she had breast cancer. “I had my annual mammogram in early April and then a repeat mammogram on April 22. I was diagnosed on May 22, and I had my daughter with me because I had insisted that my husband not go because I just knew I was fine,” she said. Like so many others, Curtis said she’d initially been in shock about her diagnosis. After all, she said, there’s no family history of breast cancer, and, as a health professional, Curtis had always been prepared to

help others. “I am the registered nurse who provides care, support, empathy and service, and now having to be on the receiving end was difficult,” she said. “I remember breaking down, crying and wondering what to do [next].” Having already signed up for the 2015 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer DC, Curtis said she’s doing well today, and she’s become proactive in the battle against the disease. Each year, more than 220,000 women and 2,100 men in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. Aside from skin cancer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta lists breast cancer as the most common cancer in women regardless of race or ethnicity. It’s also the second

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HEALTH CANCER continued from Page 18 most-common cause of death among most races, including blacks and whites, and it’s the most common cause of cancer death among Latino women. District residents are now seeking treatment for advanced breast cancer at rates that nearly double the national average, said officials at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Northwest. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off around the country, local health officials and advocates have focused additional efforts on black women, particularly those in Ward 5, where physicians have found that 97 percent of patients with advanced breast cancer are African-Americans with health insurance coverage. “This noteworthy finding exposes a new type of health disparity and is a key reason MedStar Washington Hospital Center was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Avon Foundation for Women,” said hospital spokeswoman Sylvia T. Ballinger. Out of 1,764 women who were treated for breast cancer at MedStar over a five-year period ending in 2011, 311 of them – or 18 percent – had stage three or four breast cancer. Of those patients, 86 percent were black women, and 169 – or 54 percent – lived in the District. The hospital’s data also revealed that 68 women live in Ward 5, which has the highest breast cancer mortality rate of the District’s eight wards. “It’s striking that women who have health insurance are presenting late with a disease that is preventable,” said Elmer E. Huerta, director of the Cancer Preventorium at the hospital’s Cancer Institute. “This grant from Avon will allow us to promote breast health education and increase access and timeliness of patient care,” Huerta said. Earlier this year, cancer specialists at the hospital found that black women frequently present with biologically less-favorable subtypes of breast cancer. “It’s important that research continues to address these issues comprehensively, from the biology of the disease to

the development of optimal treatment and access to health care,” said Raquel Nunes, a medical oncologist at the Washington Cancer Institute in Northwest. “This work is particularly meaningful for us because it complements our interest in health disparities and highlights the enthusiastic participation of African-Americans in breast cancer research,” Nunes said. Ballinger said the hospital’s findings support prior research that has looked at the biologic characteristics of breast cancer in African-American women. She said cancer specialists will continue to follow the patients in the research study over the next five years to evaluate their survival with treatment according to their gene profile. “The grant will allow us to focus on the needs of our immediate community and work to decrease the late diagnoses and high mortality African-American women experience from this disease,” said Sandra M. Swain, medical director of the Washington Cancer Institute. Swain said the American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms for women age 40 and older. National statistics show that breast cancer death rates have declined partly due to early detection through screenings and increased awareness. MedStar will continue to have representatives knock on doors in Ward 5 to take important surveys that can lead to better awareness and timely treatment of breast cancer patients, Ballinger said. “We need people to understand that when they knock, please open. Sort of like census. We will ask if they’ve been screened lately and, if so, how long ago did it take place,” Ballinger said. “If they haven’t been screened, we will set them up with an appointment. It’s really critical that people answer their door to do this five-minute survey. This is about following through on what we’ve found in our data.” For Curtis, the road hasn’t been easy. However, she’s been able to find needed support from family and friends, she said. In addition to the Avon Walk, Curtis also donates time and resources to aid cancer research and survival and to encourage proactive techniques

Kimberly Curtis, a registered nurse who lives in Northeast, received a diagnosis of breast cancer in May. She said support from family and friends has been very helpful, and she urges everyone to be proactive in helping to fight the disease. /Courtesy Photo

that can help fight the disease. “It is important to perform self breast exams and follow through with annual mammograms,” she said. “Know what your family history is when it comes to health related issues, and remember to push past the fear of the unknown in order to prevent any possible problems.” For more information about breast cancer, talk to your primary care physician or visit the websites of several support organizations such as Susan G. Komen, the National Breast Cancer Coalition, and the District of Columbia Department of Health. To support Curtis or other participants in the Avon Walk, visit www.avonwalk.org/ washington-dc. WI

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$18.9 Million Tech Prep Cuts the Ribbon STEM-based School Brings New Options to Ward 8

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer Reading, writing and arithmetic have served as the foundation for a solid education. However, with recent advances in technology, students need greater options like robotics, engineering and advanced sciences if they are to succeed in college and be competitive in the global job market. “Tech Prep is different from other schools in the Ward 8 community in very specific ways: we’re one school with two campuses that spans grades 6-12, which is increasingly rare in D.C.; and we are a Friendship school – that brand means Tech Prep’s [mission] is to replicate the success that the Friendship Collegiate Academy has had in getting [children] to and through college,” said Doranna Tindle, principal, Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy [often called Tech Prep] in Southeast. The newly-completed $18.9 million school’s leaders welcomed city officials, educators and parents to a special ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 24, to mark the official opening of

the campus. “I believe the ribbon cutting in years to come will be looked at as a sign and symbol of the transformation of this community,” said Tindle, a second-generation Washingtonian now beginning her third year at the school. “Education is truly the most important tool of transformation. Having a K-12 campus in the heart of a historically-marginalized neighborhood is a bold statement of belief in the brilliance and potential of children in this community. It was an honor to have Mayor Vincent Gray and other dignitaries gather to acknowledge the significance of this moment.” This year, Tech Prep will hold its first graduation for eager 12th graders, some of whom have been at the school since the sixth grade. One enthusiastic senior said she remembers the days of taking courses in portable classrooms and other buildings while construction continued. “I’ve had some tremendous opportunities like our trip last year to Mississippi where we retraced the steps of the Freedom Riders,” said Trayona Lawrence, 17. “I’ve been

Joseph Adams, Jr., a 15-year-old sophomore, and Trayona Lawrence, a 17-year-old senior, discussed academics in the hallway of the recently-opened Friendship Tech Prep Academy in Southeast. /Photo by Nancy Shia

here since the school opened and to be a member of the first graduating class is a real honor. It’s been a long time coming – from classes in the gym and in trailers – and I’m glad I stayed.” The school stands on the grounds where an abandoned McDonald’s once stood. Before being completed, students often met in a former

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Boys and Girls Club building, located behind Tech Prep that has since been converted into a gymnasium. Amenities of the school include: state-ofthe-art classrooms including a robotics lab; a rooftop greenhouse; chemistry and biology labs; and a SMART (science, math and research technology) lab. Educator and businessman Donald L. Hense founded the Friendship Public Charter Schools in 1998 with the assistance of Chris Whittle, founder of the Edison School. The schools serve nearly 4,000 students in underserved neighborhoods in D.C. Friendship’s high school in Ward 7 has a 97 percent on-time graduation rate – the average for D.C. Public Schools rests at 56 percent. “When Friendship opened its first school in Ward 8 more than a decade ago, we promised parents that we would build schools that were respectful of the children who attended,” said Hense, 72. “What is taught in the school will be subjects that will prepare our young people to succeed at any college or university in the nation. STEM education is important and in line with [our] mission

of enabling children to access the opportunities of tomorrow as is the goal of helping minority communities to participate in the growing field of environmental sciences,” said Hense, a Morehouse graduate recognized for his innovative and successful approach to educating today’s youth. One sophomore who hopes to one day become an astronomer or a computer engineer said Tech Prep has introduced him to a new way of seeing the world and its many opportunities. “I’m the captain of the robotics team and have had the chance to work with members of the National Society of Black Engineers – to learn from them and to be mentored by them,” said Joseph Adams, Jr., a Southeast resident and the youngest of six children in a single-parent home. “My favorite experience has been going on the college tour and visiting Morehouse where our school’s founder attended. That’s the kind of place I want to go because of the kinds of leaders it produces. The students I met there told me that by the end of their freshman year they had grown from boys to men,” said Joseph, 15. WI

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EDUCATION DCPS EDUCATION BRIEFS Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer TRADING FOOTBALL FOR GEOMETRY Ricardo Silva, an NFL safety for three years, has set aside his football gear to become a “Teach for America” recruit at Ballou Senior High School in Southeast. Silva, 26, who teamed with the Detroit Lions before joining the Carolina Panthers, now teaches

10th-grade geometry. “It’s not easy,” the Baltimore, Maryland, native, 26, said in a “People” magazine interview. “[In] football, all you [have] to do is wake up and work out and do what you’re told. With teaching, a student might come in and just say, ‘I don’t want to do it,’ and you have to find a way to teach this kid, get him motivated.” In his new post, for which “Teach for America” provides training, Silva, who began college at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland, before graduating from

Leonel Popol, surrounded by some of his students at the Cardozo Education Campus in Northwest, believes in giving children hope. /Courtesy Photo

Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, earns a $51,000 salary in exchange for a two-year commitment to Ballou. CHAMPION OF CHANGE For the past 16 years, Leonel Popol, a bilingual counselor and soccer coach at Cardozo Education Campus (formerly Cardozo Senior High) in Northwest, has been selling “hope” to students. His method includes planting a small thought that makes his students think they can do something different or be someone bigger. He then switches their mindset to get them to change the way they think about themselves. The last step involves getting students past failure to success and keeping them moving forward. “Obviously, you need to be realistic, and you need to be patient,” said Popol, who recently received honors at the White House as a “Latino Educator Champion of Change.” “I’m not here to pick you up, but I will assist you. I will tell you to brush it off and keep going,” Popol tells his students. “But then you succeed. Then you think bigger than ever before and work in that direction.”

The Face of School Choice A little more than 10 years ago, a young woman named Denisha was part of a vicious cycle. Her mother dropped out of school, her uncle had dropped out of school, and her brother would also drop out of school. At an early age, Denisha was already showing signs of trouble – getting into fights, being sent home from school. These were signals that she would become part of a cycle many of us know too well. But that cycle was broken when Denisha’s grandmother enrolled her in a private school with more structure, more attention paid to individual students and mentors to lead her along a new path. Denisha’s educational opportunity was made a reality as a result of an educational choice program in Florida, one of more than 42 programs in 19 states across the country. Today she’s

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not only one of the few from her family to graduate from high school, but she’s also the very first family member to ever graduate from college. “If it weren’t for the scholarship or for the school, you would probably meet me on a corner with a baby trying to make ends meet,” said Denisha. Denisha’s story is but one of literally hundreds of thousands of stories taking place right now in classrooms across the country. Sadly, too many parents do not realize there are literally millions of opportunities available to send their children to private schools of their choice – programs designed to help low-income families and children trapped in underperforming schools. In Louisiana, Kodie, a student who described himself as being lost in his zoned school,

Former NFL safety Ricardo Silva teaches geometry at Ballou Senior High School in Southeast. / Courtesy Photo

NEW INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY A new International Academy at Cardozo Education Campus in Northwest launched this school year to meet the unique academic, social and emotional needs of English language learner students. The academy bases itself on successful models created by the nonprofit Internationals Network of Public Schools, which designs high school curricula for new immigrant students. School officials tailored the program for students at Cardozo who are new to this country and are in

the early stages of their English language development. “Whether students are from El Salvador or Eckington, Honduras or Hillcrest, it’s our responsibility to ensure they are held to the highest standards, and given the supports and resources to thrive in school and in life,” said Chancellor Kaya Henderson, 44. “The ever-growing ELL student population demanded a radical shift in our approach to serve our immigrant students who have recently arrived [in] this country. The International Academy is a tremendous opportunity for [our schools], and for our city.” WI

“I was raised to trust the traditional public school system, but I met too many families who were left hopeless because their children were zoned to By Kevin Chavous did not have the attention he needed. When Kodie received a scholarship through Louisiana’s educational choice program, his attitude toward school and his education completely changed. He is now thriving. “That feeling of passing a grade is just really good, to know you won’t be held back,” said Kodie. When I served on the D.C. Council, like many parents, I was initially hesitant to support charter schools or school choice. I was raised to trust the traditional The Washington Informer

failing schools...” public school system, but I met too many families who were left hopeless because their children were zoned to failing schools and these families lacked the financial means to move or send their children to private school. That’s when I realized we have to do more because no child should be denied the right to attend a quality school of their parents’ choice. We have seen the emerging success of school choice in Washington, D.C., where the opportunity scholarship program has a grad-

– Kevin Chavous uation rate of about 90 percent, which compares with 50 percent in D.C. Public Schools. While there is success, we cannot rest until every parent across the country is empowered with a wide array of quality educational options for their children, which will ensure their success throughout their education and beyond. Kevin Chavous is the senior advisor and executive counsel for the American Federation for Children and co-founder of Democrats for Education Reform. WI

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Chancellor Hosts State of the Schools Address By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer Pedagogical shifts in education have resulted in a flurry of new terms – from common core and vouchers to charter schools and proficiency rates. And to help parents understand this new terrain, one educator led a conversation about her school district and the plans she has to help all of her students succeed. “We all know that we are not yet where we want to be, with only half of our students reading and doing math proficiently, even though that’s more than before. But I want to be clear – we know what we need to do and we have what it takes to get it done,” said Kaya Henderson, chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools [DCPS] to a capacity crowd at H.D. Woodson High School in Northeast on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Prior to Henderson’s address, the more than 300 parents, educators, administrators and community leaders heard from Woodson’s principal, Dr. Darrin Slade and one of his stellar students, Aaron Boucher, who introduced the chancellor. Afterward, Henderson affirmed the comments of the school’s leader. “If we are to help our students

succeed, especially our black boys, we have to hold them accountable, remain patient and provide them with the resources they need,” said Slade, a 14-year employee of DCPS who has served as the school’s principal for past two years. “Last year we made four of our five targets – only missing our mathematics goal but we raised our graduation and attendance rates and improved our ninth grade promotion rate. Our 640 students this year know what’s expected of them – and they’ll achieve it,” said Slade, 44, a resident of Baltimore. One parent whose nine-yearold daughter attends a District public school said she supports the chancellor’s initiatives. “My daughter had been enrolled in school in Maryland but when we moved her to the District last year we found that she was actually behind her classmates in reading,” said Sheri Johnson, a resident of Southeast. “I’m pleased with the direction in which things are going in DCPS and, along with my child and my partner, I want to be part of those changes,” said Johnson, 45. Another parent, the mother of an eight- and 16-year-old child, said she appreciates the efforts of the current administration. “With the proper resourc-

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson is greeted by D.C. Council member David Grosso (I-At Large) at the Address on the State of D.C. Public Schools Tuesday, Sept. 30 at H.D. Woodson High School in Northeast. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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es, our children can compete with anyone and so I want to see more uniformity among all of the District’s schools,” said Idella Simpson, 32, a resident of Northeast. “As a product of DCPS, I also want to see my children well-rounded and equipped to return to their community and improve it.” Henderson shared a plethora of positive stories about the good things that continue to occur in classrooms across the District, including the hiring of 700 new teachers. In addition, she emphasized the fact that this year, DCPS opened with the highest enrollment on the first day of school in five years – an additional 2,000 students. However, she remained honest when talking about what still needs to happen if she and her staff are going to meet the goals as set forth in the “Capital Commitment 2017 Strategic Plan.” “We need to expand the equity of academic rigor, expand the equity for our young men and boys of color and we have to expand the equity for our high school students,” said Henderson, 44. “Preparing our children for the future requires us to completely re-imagine high school – the old model is not going to cut it anymore.” Henderson also celebrated the fact that during the prior school year, students made slight gains in math and maintained growth from last year in reading.

“Gone are the days when we were the lowest performing school district in the county,” she said. “U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has touted our recent successes as the fastest growing [and] improving urban school district in the country.” But one member of the audience said Henderson has skewed the data when it comes to student improvement. “Anecdotes sound nice but they don’t amount to a strategy that’s actually working to reduce the achievement gap,” said the Rev. Graylan Hagler, a resident of Northeast and an at-large candidate for the D.C. Council. “The problem is that Henderson is using two-year data while referring to a six-year plan. She’s playing with the National Assessment of Education Progress to make the improvement appear better than it really is. Blacks and Latinos are still way behind on all counts,” said Hagler, 60. One attorney from Bethesda, Maryland, agreed. “If you honestly go underneath the numbers, you’ll see that blacks, whites and those whose families are poor are doing much worse,” said Gary Ratner, 72, an attorney and longtime school reformist. “The strategy of test and punish established by Mayor Vincent Gray and Henderson has failed our students and is totally misleading.” Dr. Robert Simmons, recently hired to serve as the chief of in

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novation and research for DCPS with a specific focus on young men of color and the achievement gap, said he believes in Henderson’s vision. “We will improve the academic performance and the lives of boys of color throughout the school district – but it’s going to take a collaborative approach,” Simmons said. Others agreed. “The chancellor has affirmed her commitment to ensuring equity for our boys of color. That’s what we’re going to do,” said Elizabeth Davis, Washington Teachers’ Union president. “I was glad to hear the chancellor acknowledge that there is a wide gap among our children of color. That is something that’s been rarely discussed, and I would like to see her deepen her dialogue about how we can address that in more ways, than simply extending the school day.” Davis, 62, added, “considering that poverty is a major element of what’s wrong in our public schools system, we are still in need of additional resources and wraparound services.” “While we already have a model in place for improving upon our resources here in the District, we have not addressed how we can expand them,” said Davis, who also mentioned the support teachers need in order to keep their jobs, and the effect the IMPACT evaluation system has had in enabling the school system to sustain them. WI Oct 2 - Oct 8, 2014

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One Day, D.C. Will be Free As of Wednesday, anyone caught in possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis in Maryland began receiving citations rather than face criminal prosecution. According to law, the fines will be $100 for a first offense, $250 for a second and $500 for a third. Teen offenders will be required to be evaluated for treatment. It will be interesting to see if anti-marijuana advocate Maryland Rep. Andy Harris introduces legislation to block Maryland’s new law. Earlier this year, Harris, who represents Maryland’s Eastern Shore, attached an amendment to a House budget bill that would overturn the District’s marijuana decriminalization law. Among Harris’ arguments is his concern that decriminalizing marijuana will harm teenagers. “This is not about D.C. Home Rule,” he said in one interview. “This is about increasing the use of drugs and marijuana among teenagers.” While we appreciate Harris’ expressed concern about our young people, we respectfully beg to differ: His action has everything to do with Home Rule. Harris is just the latest Republican legislator who’s felt the need to meddle in the District’s affairs. Our city continues to be the GOP’s lab rat, with “mad” scientists seeking to exert control over the citizens’ desire to enact policies they feel residents need. But there’s a long list of social issues that Republicans, in their “wisdom,” have scuttled: the needle exchange program, medical marijuana and spending money on abortions. Just as injurious is the reality that city officials can’t spend the $6 billion the city generates every year without congressional approval. As long as social issues continue to dominate national politics and the District is held in this miserable limbo, the city will remain a political football. On Friday, statehood supporters got an unexpected boost when Attorney General Eric Holder, during remarks as keynote speaker for a Congressional Black Caucus panel discussion on voting rights, chided Congress for not allowing voting representation for D.C.’s 660,000 residents. As he so eloquently stated, “It’s long past time for every citizen to be afforded his or her full responsibilities and full rights.” WI

Ferguson Redux While attending the Congressional Black Caucus legislative weekend last week, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) expressed a fear that’s in the back of many people’s minds: that there could be further unrest in Ferguson if the grand jury doesn’t return an indictment in October. Since Aug. 9, when Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, the Missouri community has been up in arms. The community exploded upon learning that, according to several eyewitnesses, Brown’s hands were in the air when Wilson shot him. Residents are angry that Brown’s body lay in the street for more than four hours, and they reacted with more anger at the manner in which the heavily armed militaristic force treated them. Still, demonstrators are carrying signs calling for Wilson’s arrest. While in Ferguson, Attorney General Eric Holder said he listened to residents who told him about the police harassment, the traffic stops, the disrespect and the wide chasm between blacks and whites. Those conversations, he said, persuaded him to order a federal investigation into Brown’s killing. Although the cameras have left Ferguson, the protests haven’t stopped, and Cleaver, a minister and congressman representing Missouri’s 5th District, said he’s been meeting with ministers and civil rights and civil society representatives in an effort to plan ahead of time if Wilson walks. The problem is that many of the young people in Ferguson distrust law enforcement and the system, are dismissive of the civil rights old guard and are angry and aggravated. Unless someone figures out how to reach this frustrated constituency, that could spell trouble. WI www.washingtoninformer.com

A Tribute to Frederick Douglass

If it weren’t for your newspaper I would have never found out the news about portraitist Simmie Knox and the portrait he painted of Fredrick Douglass that now hangs in the Maryland governor’s residence in Annapolis [“Famed Artist Unveils Portrait for O’Malley,” by Stacy M. Brown, September 18, 2014]. A few years ago The Informer printed an article that introduced me to artist Simmie Knox. Until then, I had no idea that there were any African-American portrait artists that had painted portraits of Supreme Court justices, no less presidents of the United States. This is extremely significant for the history of the State of Maryland: not only is it the first African-American portrait in the governor’s residence, but it’s a portrait of Fredrick Douglass, an African American whose contributions in the fight for the abolishment of slavery helped to give the state it’s nickname, “The Free State,” and will hang in the governor’s mansion. As a Maryland resident, I am proud that this has happened, and even more proud that you, The Informer, published the article, because to my knowledge no other media outlet has written anything about this. I hope that your paper continues providing this kind of news to our community because this news is important news about us and for us. Terrance Walker Bowie, Md. The Washington Informer

Restoration of Capital Centre Shops

Thanks so much for bringing attention to the Boulevard at Capital Centre shops (“Boulevard at Capital Centre Poised for a Comeback by Avis Thomas-Lester Sept. 25-Oct.1 edition). I last visited the centre several months ago, and as Ms. Thomas-Lester points out, the shopping center was nowhere near the exuberance of its heyday. Of course, with budget constraints in effect all over Prince George’s County, there’s much to be desired in terms of strengthening the economy and encouraging residents to spend money in their communities. But the Capital Centre, which is something of a staple in Largo, and which is located in the eastern portion of the county, is worthy of restoration efforts. Looks like the Magic Johnson theatre complex has been a major sustaining force of the centre, and as a longtime resident of nearby Mitchellville, I hope that county officials will make a concerted effort with shopkeepers and developers to restore as much of the shopping center as possible by signing on new vendors, who will open just in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season. Brenda C. Mann Mitchellville, Maryland

The Fuss Over Legalized Marijuana What an interesting article “Opponents of Marijuana Legalization Speak Out,” by D. Kevin McNeir in the Sept 25-Oct. 1 edition. I really don’t understand all the fuss over the legalization of marijuana, whether for medicinal purposes or otherwise. In reading the article, I was reminded of the African-American broadcast news reporter in Alaska, who admitted to owning a cannabis club – and who recently quit her job over the matter, so much so, that I must offer my kudos to the young lady. Marijuana has been around since forever, and has been proven to be so much less addictive than many of the drugs – prescription and recreational – that people are regularly using to medicate both their body pains and struggles with life. I for one, have never viewed the use of marijuana, which is a natural herb, as a dangerous gateway drug, and as far as I’m concerned, no research to date, has significantly substantiated this claim. I think that in opposing Initiative 71, that what’s really at stake is the loss of millions of dollars to bigname legalized drug companies who would be in competition with street suppliers. Martin Kensington Washington, D.C.

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By Lauren Victoria Burke

More Blacks Headed to Congress There are 44 African-American members of Congress. Next year, five more are expected to join them, bringing the total to 49. That will represent the highest number of Blacks in Congress in American history. But will it make a difference? Can they leverage their numbers? Another record-breaking development in the record-breaking 114th Congress will be that all of the new Black members will be

women. It is likely that as many as 20 Black women could take the oath of office on Capitol Hill, which is also a record. That’s the good news. The bad news is that as we’ve seen in statehouses throughout the South, when Democrats become a minority in a legislative chamber, it means less clout for everyone in the party, including African Americans. Depending on how many House Democrats there are in 2015 (there are now 199), the Black caucus could become 25

percent of the House Democratic Caucus. As the Tea Party members in the House Republican Caucus have proven over and over, a voting bloc of just 25 members can leverage a great deal of power. Despite the large percentages and the voting power within the Democratic Caucus that could help drive a Black agenda, the biggest issue that can block Black power is that all but three Black members are likely to serve in the minority in the U.S. House from 2015 and 2016. Unless there is

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an unexpected shock on November 4, Black caucus members may have to wait until 2017 to use the full force of their power. The 1993 class of Black members, who arrived after many minority-majority districts were created, is also set to control at least six committees in the House. Six African-American chairmanships would also be yet another historic benchmark. That’s if Democrats can regain control of the House. But will it happen? Last week, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), chair of the Congres-

sional Black Caucus, announced a new strategy to make sure that Black voters are aware of the importance of the midterm elections. The plan is to contact more than 3,000 pastors in battleground states and make sure they urge their parishioners to vote. “Freedom Sundays” was launched on September 21 and the goal is to reach more than 1 million voters. More than $250,000 was spent on the launch day alone for the get-out-the-vote

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By Lee A. Daniels

Two Faces of Racism What was Alessandra Stanley, the longtime television critic of the New York Times, thinking that caused her, in that now-infamous article, to mislabel Shonda Rhimes, the TV hit maker, the paragon of the “Angry Black Woman” and traffic in the most misguided attitudes about black artists, black women and black people in general? That was the initial question

that blazed across the twitterverse and blogosphere when the article appeared, igniting another set of intense discussions about gender, race and racism in American society. The response from Rhimes; from Viola Davis, the star of the new ABC series “How to Get Away With Murder” – for which Rhimes is the executive producer, but did not write, as Stanley contended; and a large cast of white, as well as black bloggers, arts critics and media

watchers (including the Times’ public editor) was extraordinarily important in dissecting Stanley’s stunning errors of fact and perception. Stanley declared in response to the criticism that her purpose in the article was to praise Rhimes. And, in fact, one can readily see in the article that that’s what Stanley thinks she is doing – even as she was judging Rhimes and the television characters she has written and what defines

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“beauty” for black women and other women of color in the most stereotypical terms. In fact, Stanley’s piece is a classic example of one reason for America’s “racial divide,” which, as I wrote in a column some weeks ago, is the creation of the white American majority: a lack of imagination. In effect, Stanley in the article creates a “fictional” Shonda Rhimes and the world she inhabits because Stanley can’t imagine that the

real Shonda Rhimes (and black people in general) is a complex human being. Words Ralph Ellison, the great novelist, wrote in his 1960s book of essays, “Shadow and Act,” apply here: “Why is it that so many of those who would tell us the meaning of Negro life never bother to learn how varied it really is?” Of course, Stanley is far from unique in her inability

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By George E. Curry

Eric Holder’s Legacy: No Coward on Race After being confirmed as the nation’s first African-American U.S. attorney general, Eric H. Holder, Jr. wasted little time putting everyone on notice that he would not tiptoe around the volatile subject of race. “Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards,”

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Holder declared in a speech at the Justice Department. There was the predictable uproar on the right and President Obama, while not repudiating his new appointee, told the New York Times, “I think it’s fair to say that if I had been advising my attorney general, we would have used different language.” And that’s precisely the point. Holder was courageous in directly taking on the issue of race while Obama, in the words of Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson, “runs

from race like a Black man runs from a cop.” Holder’s deeds made him such an exceptional attorney general. He fought for criminal-justice reform, saying the overrepresentation of Blacks in the criminal justice system “isn’t just unacceptable; it’s shameful.” He favored a 2010 law that eliminated the sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. And he led a successful effort to reduce prison sentences for low-level, non-violent drug offenders. The Washington Informer

Arguably his most lasting imprint was in the area of voting rights. When the Supreme Court struck down a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Holder said the ruling could not be used for the wholesale disenfranchisement of people of color. He sued Texas over its voter ID law and challenged North Carolina in court over its law to restrict early voting and same-day registration. Holder revitalized a sector of the Democratic Party by supporting same-sex marriage and [refusing] to defend the Defense

of Marriage Act, which holds that marriage is strictly between a woman and a man. There were some disappointments as well. He supported the FBI’s right to track U.S. citizens without obtaining a warrant. He also approved of the National Security Agency’s authority to collect millions of phone records of Americans not accused of any crime In his zeal to plug national security leaks, the Justice De-

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By Benjamin F. Chavis , Jr.

Eric Holder Stood Tall for Justice Black American leadership too often is taken for granted. Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation from office not because of malfeasance or wrong doing, but because of his resolve to leave office after serving six years, the third-longest tenure in history. Being the nation’s top law enforcement officer was not an easy job, yet he stood tall

for the principles of equal justice and fairness. I have personally known and witnessed the evolution of Eric Holder’s outstanding career over the past 30 years. The justice and judicial system interests of the United States of America were served well by his contributions and leadership. President Barack Obama explained, “I chose him to serve as attorney general because he believes as I do

that justice is not just an abstract theory. It’s a living and breathing principle … That’s why I made him America’s lawyer, the people’s lawyer.” Even after some raised objections to Holder being confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become America’s first Black American attorney general, Holder was confirmed and since has been a strong advocate for freedom, justice and equality. In a special ceremony in-

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side the White House, Holder stated, “I have loved the Department of Justice ever since as a young boy I watched Robert Kennedy prove during the Civil Rights Movement how the department can – and must – always be a force for that which is right.” Holder opposed suppression moves across the nation that have attempted to gut the Voting Rights Act. He also launched and directed the official Justice Department in-

vestigation about the killing of Trayvon Martin. Holder traveled to Ferguson, Mo. to amplify the demand for justice in the wake of the murder of young unarmed Michael Brown and held meetings with the parents of Brown. Holder has shown courageous leadership. Expressing appreciation to President Obama, Holder stated, “I hope that I have

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Decriminalizing School Discipline The purpose of public schools is to educate not exclude children, and to help identify and meet child needs, not make children serve adult convenience, self-interest, and systems. So huge reforms are required in school discipline policies and practices across our nation as school pushout has worsened in past decades with the criminalization of children at younger and younger ages aided and abetted by

school expulsion and suspension policies which funnel children into the prison pipeline, often crippling them for life. Nationally, the number of secondary school students suspended or expelled during a school year increased about 40 percent from 1 in 13 in 1972–73 to 1 in 9 in 2009–10. Schools with higher suspension and expulsion rates have worse school climates, lower student academic achievement, and are often less safe. Racially discriminatory school discipline policies contribute to the Cradle

to Prison Pipeline® crisis with a Black boy born in 2001 having a 1 in 3 chance of going to prison in his lifetime and a Latino boy a 1 in 6 chance of the same fate. Some school districts are significantly reforming their discipline policies and, more fundamentally, how they view and treat children by moving away from harsh and exclusionary policies. Of approximately 9,000 arrests and tickets issued to students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in the 2011-12 school year, 93 percent involved

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Black and Latino students. The district recently announced that it will stop issuing citations for most campus fights and many other minor infractions. Positive change is also happening throughout Maryland. Nearly 1 in 5 students was being suspended in Baltimore’s 85,000 student school district annually until a new discipline code was implemented in 2008 emphasizing intervention and prevention and minimizing out-of-school suspensions and expulsions — especially for subjective offenses such as disrespect,

insubordination, and classroom disruption. The first year after the new code’s adoption, out-ofschool suspensions dropped 26 percent. In January, the state released a new progressive discipline framework for all Maryland districts and more districts are seeing results. In Montgomery County, the state’s largest school system, out-of-school suspensions for high school students dropped 37 percent in one year (2012-13 to

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By Askia Muhammad

President Obama’s Coffee Cup Salute

With all the legitimate reasons for complaining about President Barack Obama’s performance in office, the nation’s conservative nits outdid themselves recently, complaining about what was dubbed “the latte salute.” It is true that the president absolutely devoured the toxic koolaid called “war against Muslims” brewed and left to rot behind the White House by his predecessors, co-presidents George W.

(for Worst in History) Bush and Dick Cheney. Now the country is tumbling headlong into an unwinnable war against a terrorist group called the “Islamic State” which, despite controlling large swaths of land in Iraq and Syria, is no state, nation or government and has shown itself, by its bestial savagery and slaughtering and mass execution of innocent human beings, to be devoid of any spiritual guidance – least of all Islamic guidance. But, no, the professional chat-

tering class has chosen instead to needlessly persecute the president for half-heartedly returning a Marine’s salute as he exited from the Marine One helicopter while carrying a coffee cup in his right hand. They mocked the president for days on end for what they called “the latte salute.” Their condemnations however, are rooted in ignorance and superstition and racial hatred of the current POTUS, who happens to be a Black man. In the Cub Scouts (ages 8-11),

they salute, when in uniform, with the first two fingers of the right hand extended and touching the cap, with the thumb holding the other two fingers, arm bent at a 45 degree angle. The Boy Scouts (ages 12-17) use the first three fingers of the right hand, with the thumb holding the pinky finger. Members of the U.S. armed forces, when in uniform, salute with all four fingers and the thumb extended and touching each other. In the Navy, one is not considered in full uniform

without a hat (a cover) of one kind or another. Navy personnel do not salute one another when “uncovered.” In the Army, it is permissible to salute uncovered. The point is that all this saluting takes place – when the colors are presented, when the national anthem is played, when approaching a superior officer – while members are in uniform! Civilians or military personnel not in uniform do not give or exchange salutes! When the colors

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Just Jacquie: Gospel Radio’s Grand Dame The Queen of WHUR-FM – Passionate About Humanity By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer

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Workdays have grown longer in recent years with some people spending more hours at their desks than they do relaxing at home. But for one veteran radio broadcaster, being on the job allows her to continue her mission of helping and encouraging others. “I grew up in Long Island, New York and by the time I got to high school, I already knew that I wanted to be a radio broadcaster – even then I was finding ways to pretend that I was a DJ,” said Jacquie Gales Webb, longtime host of the District’s No. 1 Sunday afternoon gospel music program on WHUR 96.3 FM. “I have had some amazing, strong role models who became my mentors and friends – Lamar Renee, Frankie Crocker and Cathy Hughes, among others. God gave me the inspiration to use my communications [skills] to benefit His people and it’s been a lovely journey. God has blessed me every step of the way,” said Gales Webb, a proud mother of two daughters who lives in Fort Washington, Maryland. Gales Webb first came to D.C. in 1978 after completing her degree at Emerson College

in Boston, Massachusetts – a four-year college devoted to the study of communication and performing arts. Even before graduating, she had begun to make a name for herself because of her distinctive voice and strong work ethic. Earlier this year, she was honored by Emerson College’s student-run radio station when she was inducted into the WERS [88.9 FM] Hall of Fame. “It was such an honor to be recognized for something I love to do by my alma mater …,” she said. “WERS and Emerson College gave me what I needed to develop my skills. Back then, when the sun went down, blacks turned to college stations to hear black music and we played it all – from Miles Davis to James Brown.” Upon her arrival in D.C., Gales Webb became one of the original on-air personalities at the city’s first 24-hour gospel music station, WYCB 1340 AM. Later, she did a six-year stint as a producer at WUSA TV. For the last 24 years, she has hosted the “Sunday Afternoon Gospel” program on WHUR 96.3 FM. Despite her numerous achievements and accolades, the radio host gave credit to God and her loved ones for helping along the way. “When my husband, Clif

Webb, died in 2002 from cancer, the community, our colleagues and friends rallied around me and my two girls – they even helped amass funds so that my daughters would be able to attend college,” she said. “I was working fulltime at the Smithsonian at the time and they dissolved my department. I was in a real pickle but as always, God came through,” said Gales Webb, who was offered a oneyear fellowship by Public Radio International and WAMU 88.5 to produce arts reports shortly after her husband’s death. One friend described Gales Webb as a “jewel” and her show as a “must” on Sundays. “Jacquie passionately lends her voice, expertise and music to encourage and promote the work of The Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education [FAME] and other nonprofits and community organizations throughout the Greater Washington Region,” said Toni Lewis, the founder and executive director for the locally-based FAME program. “She seems to know what music to play when I am dealing with personal matters or just need to hear the right gospel song to speak to my heart. And while she’s recognized as a lead-

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She’s not a D.C. native, but Jacquie Gales Webb has been adopted by Washingtonians because of her commitment and contributions to those who live in the Washington Metropolitan Area. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

JACQUIE continued from Page 28 er and top professional in radio, what impresses me most is that she is one of the most humble, caring women I have ever met,” said Lewis, of Bowie, Maryland. FAME honored Gales Webb earlier this year for her contributions to youth and the community. “What they [FAME] do allows students to take advanced music education courses so that our young people can develop skills both musically and culturally so they can compete in a global market. What we do for our youth is very important and it’s one of my commitments,” Gales Webb said. Her own daughters are excelling. Her youngest is a senior on the dean’s list at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Her oldest attends Sewanee, The University of the South, in Tennessee. She is a Fulbright Scholar who is headed to Argentina to teach English, Gales Webb said. “I’m very proud of both of them. God made it all possible,” she said. Gales Webb is credited with helping several local artists to establish their careers. “Many local radio stations have very strict policies and only want to play songs by national top 40 acts, but if Jacquie likes an act and feels their mu-

sic is competitive with the Kirk Franklins and Tamela Manns of the world, she’ll give them a shot,” said Bill Carpenter, a music industry consultant who has worked with artists like CeCe Winans, Candi Staton and J.J. Hairston. “I’ve heard her give that boost to local acts like Gerald Scott & Company and Brandon Camphor & OneWay. Airplay is everything for music acts. Most people don’t take you seriously unless they hear you on the radio and Jacquie has legitimized many local acts,” said Carpenter, 45. Independent record label owner and music producer Phillip Carter agreed. “She has the only major … gospel show that consistently plays music from local artists,” said Carter, 39, a Stellar Award-winning artist who lives in White Plains, Maryland. “She is a pillar in the community, a faithful church member and has been a personal friend for the last 10 years. If she were not playing local artists, we would be even more invisible.” A former colleague spoke about Gales Webb in simple, sincere words. “Jacquie continues to live in the spirit and her work shows it – we’re blessed to have her talent, her beautiful voice and her presence,” said Maureen Bunyan, a 44-year veteran broadcaster who works for ABC 7. WI

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Performance, CD Bring Awareness to the Environment By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer

When Motown great Marvin Gaye released his now-classic album “What’s Going On” in 1971, his lyrics lamented humanity’s failure to protect the environment. Decades later, hip-hop stars have collaborated on a CD and taken to the stage to bring awareness to climate change and its negative impact on the world. “Hip-hop music has the ability to touch people’s conscience, which often moves them to become more politically and socially involved,” said the Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., president and CEO of the D.C.-based Hip Hop Caucus, a nonprofit organization that inspires and motivates youth in ways that build on the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Yearwood, along with hip-hop stars from the past and present, took to the stage at the historic Howard Theatre in Northwest Washington on Sept. 23 to perform new music and to announce an upcoming CD, “Home,” which they hope will bring greater awareness to the environment and the need to resolve problems related to climate change. Several hundred fans attended the show while others stood outside prior to the concert to catch a glimpse of their favorite entertainers during a series of red carpet interviews and photo ops. The new CD served as the soundtrack to an ever-growing climate movement that took place on Sunday, September 21 in New York City as part of a worldwide event, “The People’s Climate March.” Within a 24-hour period, more than 2,600 rallies took place in 162 countries, including the U.S., Paris, France, Melbourne, Australia and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The Hip Hop Caucus has been on the vanguard of addressing climate change and environmental issues for well over a decade. “We’ve been active on issues The Washington Informer

Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, songwriter and dancer Ne-Yo contributed to the CD and has committed himself to the climate movement along with many other entertainers. /Photo by Mark Mahoney

that matter: registering youth to vote; the kidnapping of the Nigerian schoolgirls; police brutality; and the murder of Trayvon Martin and other young, black boys,” said Yearwood, who founded the organization in 2004. He said music should propel listeners to action. “That’s why we’re here and addressing the dangers of ignoring serious changes in our climate. In the 20th century, it was a conversation – now it’s essential. Our lives and the lives of our children are at stake,” said Yearwood, who has often been critical of the more negative versions of hip-hop music. Grammy-nominated hip-hop singer Raheem DeVaughn said he became an activist for change after touring several steel plants and other businesses that pollute the environment. “We’ve been visiting different cities on ‘toxic tours’ so that we could better understand what we’re fighting and know who our enemies are,” said DeVaughn, 39, who claims both Montgomery and Prince George’s counties as home. “I’ve become the poster child for hip-hop community activism in the DMV and besides

celebrating the new CD, we’re here to make a statement and to demand change.” The Hip Hop Caucus produced the CD in partnership with The Private Plane, the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Fund and others. The CD features a diverse set of hip-hop, R&B, pop and gospel artists including Common, Ne-Yo, Karmin, Crystal Waters, Kumasi, Elle Varner and DeVaughn. The producer of the CD, Malik Yusef, said more blacks need to become environmental activists. “I’ve been an environmentalist for years, in fact my whole family is, but that’s not enough because we need the entire village to get active,” said Yusef, 43, a Chicago-based spoken word artist, musician and Grammy-winning rapper. “We need more regulatory and legislative changes to happen so that people don’t have a choice. We’re in this to save our world, to make sure there is a world for the next generation.” Varner, a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, said hip hop has the power to educate young minds.

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LIFESTYLE CLIMATE continued from Page 30 “Our parents fought for equality – we’re fighting for existence,” said Varner, 25. “If we’re successful, we’ll have clean air and water and the planet will be a safer place to live. We have to be more aware of the dangers that we now face. Maybe using other forms of energy is what needs to happen. Everyone has to get involved in this fight for humanity.” The D.C. event at the Howard Theatre occurred on the same day as leaders from across the globe met at the United Nations 2014 Climate Summit in New York City. Just days before the conference, the World Meteorological Organization reported that the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in 2013 reached a new record. The organization attributed the troubling statistics directly to the world’s unrelenting

OBAMA continued from Page 15 while black, or driving while black, judged by stereotypes that fuel fear and resentment and hopelessness. We know that, statistically, in everything from enforcing drug policy to applying the death penalty to pulling people over, there are significant racial disparities.” Obama said the disparities have a lasting negative impact. “It harms the communities that need law enforcement the most. It makes folks who are victimized by crime and need strong policing reluctant to go to the police because they may not trust them,” he said. The Phoenix Awards Dinner paid homage to the African-American members of Congress, from the most senior member, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus who was initially elected in 1964; to Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.), the former Newark mayor who became the only black member of the U.S. Senate when he was elected in October 2013 to replace the late Frank Lautenberg. The event was emceed by Judge Greg Mathis, of syndicated television fame, and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. As he did in 2013, Obama used the occasion to discuss his victories and concerns. “America is leading the effort to rally the world against

use of fossil fuels. More disturbing, according to a report released by the Global Carbon Project, if manmade carbon dioxide emissions continue at current rates and are not reduced, we will reach a tipping point within 30 years and global warming will become unstoppable. World leaders will meet in Lima, Peru in December 2014 and will then converge in Paris in late 2015 where many nations will hopefully enter into agreements and make decisions that show they’re serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. An old school hip-hop legend joined the chorus of artists urging immediate action. “It’s about time that the black community became involved in calling for ways to clean up the environment because we can see that not enough is being done,” said Crystal Waters, whose dance hits, such as “Gypsy Woman,” rocked

Hundreds of fans cheered for their favorite hip-hop artists during a concert on Sept. 23 at the historic Howard Theatre in Northwest that addressed the problems facing the world’s environment. /Photo by Mark Mahoney

nightclubs during the 1990s. “Music evokes certain emotions and can do things that a

documentary cannot do. This new CD definitely has a message and I’m proud to be part of it,” said

Waters, 49. For more about the CD, “Home,” go to http://thealbumhome.com. WI

Russian aggression in Ukraine. America is leading the fight to contain and combat Ebola in Africa. America is building and leading the coalition that will degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL,” he said. “As Americans, we are leading, and we don’t shy away from these responsibilities; we welcome them. That’s what America does.” As accomplishments, he cited the availability of health care to more Americans because of his Affordable Care Act, improving graduation rates and lower unemployment, poverty and crime. “Since I took office, the overall crime rate and the overall incarceration rate [have] gone down by about 10 percent,” Obama said. “That’s the first time they’ve declined at the same time in more than 40 years – fewer folks in jail, crime still going down.” The evenings honorees included Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Leadership Education Fund; Dr. Robert L. Wright, chairman and CEO of FE Holdings; Susan L. Taylor, founder and CEO of the National CARES Mentoring Movement and editor-in-chief emerita of Essence magazine; Radio One chairperson and founder Cathy Hughes; and former boxing great and humanitarian Muhammad Ali. WI

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Mike Epps Brings Stand-up to D.C. Comedian Schedules Two Shows at Warner Theatre By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer

Comedian Mike Epps, who has been selected to portray the late Richard Pryor in a planned biopic, will perform two shows at the Warner Theatre in Northwest on Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11. /Photo courtesy of Deadline.com

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Before audiences see Mike Epps on the Silver Screen portraying comedy legend Richard Pryor, District residents will be able to see why producers of the upcoming biopic selected the funnyman for one of the most sought-after roles in recent history. The Indianapolis-born Epps, 43, will perform two shows at the Warner Theatre in Northwest on Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11. Each show will begin at 7 p.m. “I look forward to taking

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the show to the next level,” Epps said in a recent statement. “I have fresh new jokes that are grown, adult and sexy. I have reached the big leagues working with [the concert’s promoter] Live Nation.” Epps has also hit it big as an actor. He’s cast alongside Oprah Winfrey in director Lee Daniels’ forthcoming movie about the life and times of Pryor, the legendary comedian who died in 2005 at the age of 65 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. While few details have been released about the movie, including a premiere date or a title, Daniels, Winfrey and Epps have been tight-lipped, refusing to answer any questions about the motion picture. However, critics praised the selection of Epps, who rose to stardom by appearing in such films as “Next Friday,” “Dr. Doolittle 2,” and “The Hangover.” Ironically, Epps already has portrayed Pryor in the upcoming movie, “Nina,” about the life of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone, which stars Zoe Saldana. A busy man, Epps has even received praise when he’s made mistakes, including during his concert tour. Jacquelyn M. Carberry of the Honolulu Pulse noted that nearly three-quarters of the way through his headlining act at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Hawaii, Epps almost walked out early on his own routine, thinking he was getting the heads-up to leave the stage from handlers associated with the show. That moment cemented the tone for the two-hour event for Epps, who has a glib and goofy persona on-stage. “The performer just stepped back into the literal spotlight with a giggle, shrugs and donned a ‘Did I really just do that?’ sort of demeanor in front of audience members who had just applauded his act, thinking it

was over,” Carberry said. Epps also has been known for his candid, down-to-earth approach to stardom. In a recent interview with USA Today, he said he purchased a washer and dryer with his first paycheck for his mother. “I did a movie called ‘Next Friday’ and got paid $1 million. That was the first time I had anything, and I told my mother, I’m going to buy you a big old house,” he said. “She said, ‘Well, let’s see if you’re not a flop. Let’s see if you stay in the business first before I move out of my apartment.’” In one of his films, “Survivor’s Remorse,” which debuts on Saturday, Oct. 4 on Starz, Epps portrays a basketball player’s uncle who understands finance. “The thing about money is that if you never grew up with it, you don’t understand about paying taxes. A lot of rules and regulations go with money. You can’t give it away and do for everybody and save the world,” Epps advises the young athlete in the movie. “If you work hard, you don’t want to jeopardize that because you’re opening doors not just for you but for many others. People always have these big ideas with your money, and if you’ve got a good heart you’ve really got to be careful.” As for why Hollywood salaries are so high, Epps has an interesting theory: “You get paid the big bucks because once you get famous you’re selling your privacy. Every day, regular people want what you have, which is fame and fortune, and you want what everyday, regular people have, which is peace and the chance to walk down the street with no one saying anything to [you]. People walk up to me and try to take pictures while I’m eating with my family.” For more information about the concerts or to purchase tickets, visit www.warnertheatredc.com. WI

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“Internal Medicine: A Doctor’s Stories”

ARIES Work. You like work. You have faith in the results it produces. Luck is important, but getting the job in front of you done to the best of your ability will put you ahead of the game this week. Work at love, or rather work for those you love. Soul Affirmation: Facing down challenges makes me feel good about myself. Lucky Numbers: 1, 45, 50

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TAURUS Don’t ask yourself when the answer will come. It is on its way, but it will not get here this week. Yield not to frustrations. Don’t fly off the handle and create problems for yourself later on. Chill. Time will provide the best medicine for anything that ails you this week. Soul Affirmation: I smile and trust in the powers beyond myself. Lucky Numbers: 22, 30, 53

$24.95 / $27.95 Canada 275 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer lems. Of course, a lack of the former often made the patient blissfully, “eternally unaware” of his impending death, of which Holt admits he was “almost envious.” No matter how much training an intern gets, he has to learn by himself that there are choices nobody wants to make, but he must. He has to learn that life saving can be “a sorry gift I have to offer.” He eventually understands that first impressions don’t last; that a mask shouldn’t mask the personality beneath it; that death often does dual duty; that patients lie; and that, despite what anybody says, “You couldn’t count on second chances.” In the introduction of “Internal Medicine,” author Terrence Holt muses about ethics and privacy when writing about patients. Because of those issues, he says, the patients in this book are factional “assemblages … compiled from multiple cases” made to “capture the essence of something too complex to be understood any other way.” Trust me: Fact or fiction isn’t going to matter once you start this exquisite book of essays. You’ll be too wrapped up in living and dying, in exhaustion, fog and the torment of both author and patient. Indeed, Holt is a poet in a white coat with a literary bedside manner that allows us to absorb the shock of his words as we simultaneously note the beauty of them. I carried this book around with me for three days because, once it’s started, it’s hard to let it go. If you’ve ever pondered your length between life and death, grab “Internal Medicine” and hang on. WI

It took you awhile to get the hang of things. It’s always that way with a new job. Nobody’s born knowing how to work, and learning to be proficient takes time, patience and training. In the new book “Internal Medicine: A Doctor’s Stories” by Terrence Holt, it also takes determination, exhaustion and the knowledge that you can’t fix everything. Some stories simply can’t be told. On a March day during his intern year, when he and several dozen people were engaged in a cacophonous “roar and babble” at the nursing desk, Terrence Holt suddenly realized that no description would ever do justice to that which he’d been experiencing. It was “too manifold, too layered” to describe. In the month after graduation from medical school, he decided to try anyhow. Though the memories are “hazy,” Holt recalls how asking for assistance from your attending was rumored to be a “sign of weakness,” even though there were times when the help would’ve been more than merely welcome. Even when nothing can be done, it’s easier when you do it with someone. Young interns learn to give bad news, which is nearly impossible to teach – especially when the answer to the question “What next?” is “I don’t know.” It’s impossible to teach because sometimes a doctor does know what’s next. Both parties do, in fact, but he “couldn’t say that either.” There were times for Holt when patients weren’t “playing by… rules” that demanded lucidity and a hospital stay with no prob-

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GEMINI This week is excellent for being still and letting the wealth inside yourself produce emotional dividends. Get in touch with the forces that work behind the scenes that produce the bright facades that everyone enjoys. Take comfort in the fact that you know these forces are eternal. Soul Affirmation: I let the outer world and inner world change places this week. Lucky Numbers: 27, 35, 41 CANCER Did external circumstance allow you to get into your true soul vibration last week? Well, last week was good for getting into a positive way of looking at what is happening. This week you’ll be called upon to express that positive way to the entire world around you. Enjoy being yourself. Soul Affirmation: What I need to be is fully present inside of me. Lucky Numbers: 15, 23, 55 LEO If you feel blessed this week, don’t be surprised. With last week’s soul vibration you were able to see a wonderful truth about yourself. Did you look? If you did, then this week that truth will shine in everything you do. Soul Affirmation: The earthiness of my being reflects the sunshine of my soul. Lucky Numbers: 8, 10, 47 VIRGO You may feel a bit frustrated that some of the miscellaneous items from your to-do list reappear for this week. Chill. Find ways to exert excess stress positively. Everything you need to get done will be done. You’ve got what it takes! Continue to shine! Soul Affirmation: Another day in which to rejoice is upon me. Ah-h-hh-h! Lucky Numbers: 3, 4, 14 LIBRA The sincere emotions that should have flowed through you last week will begin to glow more brightly this week. No matter what the emotions were, you can find the good in them this week. If you have to search deeply, do so. The good is there in abundance this week. Soul Affirmation: My emotions provide me a pathway into the sunshine of my being. Lucky Numbers: 5, 9, 17 SCORPIO Energy is higher than it was last week. You might feel as if the sunshine inside yourself provides blinding light. Walk into it. There are no dangers. Put dark glasses on your soul vibrations and be cool. This day is too light, too bright. Soul Affirmation: I love myself when I am laughing! Lucky Numbers: 12, 33, 42 SAGITTARIUS You might get negative answers to an important question this week, so you should have a backup plan. And you should know that in the long run, it will be better that the answer was not yes. Be daring! Make efforts to move beyond your comfort zone. You’ll be glad you did. Soul Affirmation: I will ask joy to marry me. Lucky Numbers: 19, 22, 36 CAPRICORN Don’t waste your shine on solitude. Get out, and let other people see it this week. The cheerfulness that should have come into your life last week is looking for places to express itself. Find them. Your winning ways can win big this week. Soul Affirmation: People love me; yes, they do. Lucky Numbers: 1, 2, 4 AQUARIUS You like to shine. Everyone might not know it, but you like to be a little superficial and playful. That side of your soul vibration is pleading for expression this week. Listen to the plea. Give it a chance, but be careful of the sensitive feelings of those who experience you in another way. Soul Affirmation: Light from my soul shines in many directions. Lucky Numbers: 25, 40, 55 PISCES Some say optimism is fantasy. Suppose the good thing you’re optimistic about never comes. This week you’ll know that the joy of anticipating it is joy enough. Just the certainty of coming goodness is present goodness. The joy of tomorrow is available this week. Soul Affirmation: The certainty of coming goodness is goodness. Lucky Numbers: 26, 21, 30

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CBC Annual Legislative Conference Attracts Movers, Shakers!

A. Shuanise Washington, president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., shared a laugh on stage with Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) at the Prayer Breakfast during the 44th Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference on Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. and a friend congratulate Cathy Hughes on receiving an award at the Phoenix Awards Dinner during the 44th Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference on Saturday, Sept. 27. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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ep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), paid tribute to Del. Donna M. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands), on her work helping to create the Health Care Bill. Christensen is leaving Congress to run for governor in the United States Virgin Islands. Clyburn honored Christensen during the Health Brain Trust panel on Friday, Sept. 26 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest. /Photo by Roy Lewis

Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York conveyed a message of hope during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Prayer Breakfast, as A. Shuanise Washington, (left), president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., and Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus listened intently. The breakfast took place on Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest. /Photo by Roy Lewis

Sybrina Fulton, the mother of the late Trayvon Martin, talked with students from Florida about her foundation, named in honor her son on Friday, Sept. 26 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest. /Photo by Roy Lewis

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Howard University quarterback Greg McGhee dives across the goal line for an 11-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football action during Howardâ€™s season opener on Saturday at Greene Memorial Stadium in Northwest. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 38-22. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

North Carolina A&T Defeats Howard, 38-22 (Below) Howard University running back Aquanius Freeman protects the football from North Carolina A&T linebacker Denzel Jones in the second quarter of MEAC football action on Saturday at Greene Memorial Stadium in Northwest. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 38-22. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

North Carolina A&T wide receiver Desmond Lawrence outruns Howard defenders to score a 49-yard touchdown in the first quarter of MEAC football action on Saturday, Sept. 27 at Greene Memorial Stadium in Northwest. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard 38-22. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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(Above) D.C. United midfielder Nick DeLeon dribbles the soccer ball in front of Philadelphia Union defender Sheanon Williams during the second half of MLS action on Saturday at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Southeast. The United defeated the Union, 1-0. /Photo by John E. De Freitas Philadelphia Union midfielder Danny Cruz and D.C. United defender Chris Korb fight for ball possession during the second half of MLS action on Saturday at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Southeast. The United defeated the Union, 1-0. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid comes up with a save between D.C. United defender Taylor Kemp and Philadelphia Union midfielder Danny Cruz during Major League Soccer action on Saturday at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Southeast. The United defeated the Union, 1-0. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Optimistic Wizards Open Training Camp By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer The Redskins’ blowout loss to the New York Giants at FedEx Field on Sept. 25 notwithstanding, Washington sports fans are feeling pretty good these days. The Nationals look like a force to be reckoned with as Major League Baseball’s postseason gets underway, and, over in Northwest, the Wizards opened training camp on Tuesday with as much optimism as the franchise has experienced in three decades or more. “The Eastern Conference is wide open,” said team President Ernie Grunfeld. “Home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs would be a good accomplishment,” said Grunfeld, who’s entering his 11th year in the front office. Coach Randy Wittman further fueled the optimism when he said a trip to the Eastern Conference finals might not be impossible for the Wizards, who lost to the Indiana Pacers in a second-round matchup last season after Washington handily defeated the Chicago Bulls in the opening round. “Listen, as a coach, you want to have these expectations. I’d much rather be sitting here talking about high expectations than you so-called experts thinking we might win 15 or 16 games,” Wittman said during a recent news conference, noting that last season’s success is something he and the team can build upon. “Are we going to use [last year] as a stepping stone to this year? When I say we’re back to ground zero, everybody’s 0-0 right now,” he said. “Now we’ve got to build that up again. I want them to use the experience of last year going to the second round of the playoffs. It’s not thrown away.” With the Nationals looking like world-beaters and a potential World Series ahead, District area fans say the baseball team and the promise shown by the Wizards have kept hope alive. They say that with a winner on the baseball diamond and a po-

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Wizards forward Paul Pierce should make a big difference this season as he fills a void in veteran leadership and brings the experience of an NBA championship to Washington. /Photo courtesy of misterirrelevant.com

tential great season ahead on the hardwood, it’s a bit easy to swallow what appears to be another disappointing season at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. “I think the Nats can win the World Series, and, if they do, I think it could help to motivate the Wizards,” said Carl Lansford, a self-professed long-suffering Wizards fan. “The Redskins don’t have RG III, so the season is probably lost. But the Nats are good, and then we have John Wall teaming up with Paul Pierce. And then you look around the league, especially the East, and you know that it’s up for grabs,” said Lansford, 45. Colby Giacubeno, an NBA insider for SportsBlog.com, said the Wizards are one of the most exciting and young

teams to watch. He said they proved during last season that they’re a top contender and are no longer a joke. After posting a 44-38 record, the Wizards advanced to the second round for the first time in a decade. “With a young roster and new veterans added, the NBA Finals are no longer a long shot to them,” Giacubeno said, noting that the addition of Pierce, a battle-tested All-Star, fills a veteran leadership void the team had lacked. They also added Kris Humphries and DeJuan Blair to a roster that already boasts Nene, Marcin Gortat, Wall and Bradley Beal. “We will see a new, more focused Wizards team this season. Led by their young The Washington Informer

backcourt that will be the engine to the train this year, the Wizards are more focused to prove everyone wrong again,” Giacubeno said. Still, most fans and experts said a lot hinges on the 36-yearold Pierce, who knows what it takes to win an NBA title. Wittman said that with the first preseason game scheduled for Monday against the Bulls, Pierce has already had an impact during player workouts ahead of camp. “Paul knows who he is and where he’s at in his career, and I think he’s going to be really good for our young guys to learn from and watch him and how he conducts himself,” Wittman said. “Since he’s been here, he’s one of the first guys in the gym every morning. He

doesn’t have to say anything. When you’re a young guy and you’ve got him beating you to the gym, you’d better find a way to get here before he does.” Fox News reported that, for the first time, the Wizards will be staying home for training camp. The hotel they used in recent years at George Mason University has closed, so practices will be held at the Verizon Center in Northwest. And the players will get to sleep in their own beds. “To have everybody start a routine right away is a good thing,” Grunfeld said. “And nothing’s etched in stone. We’ll see how it works. We’ll discuss it, and we’ll see what we do next year.” WI

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Though Ray Rice is guilty of disrespecting his fiancée, this time, it wasn’t a “big secret”; instead, it turned out to be the “big story.” Cameras spy on us everywhere these days. This public display of brutality toward the mother of his child, a woman who deserves his protection and should have shown a public display of affection, cost him his NFL job and endorsements and changed his life forever. What in the world could Rice have been thinking? Where did that behavior come from, to hit the mother of his child like a professional boxer – an Ali-type knockout? Spend the rest of your life showing remorse, Ray, working to end domestic violence, pleading with the world to forgive you. And ask in a humble and sincere voice. Then actually use your time wisely combating domestic violence. There are millions of women who experience this potentially fatal abuse on a daily basis. According to statistics from the National Organization for Women, in 2005, 1,181 women were murdered by an intimate partner. That’s an average of three women every day. Of all the women killed in the U.S., about one-third died at the hand of an intimate partner. I’ve received tremendous feedback from readers about my earlier columns on this subject. In a previous interview, native Chicagoan Darlene Greene said her world changed forever when her youngest sister, Ina Mae, died as a result of domestic violence. The tragedy prompted her to establish an organization to provide resources to women and help

them escape potentially deadly situations. The Ina Mae Greene Foundation - For My Sisters is located in Dallas. The Greene family lived with a so-called curse that seemed real to Darlene and her relatives for many years. When Ina Mae was murdered hours after she turned 30, it changed Darlene’s life forever. Ina Mae was the baby in the Greene family. She did what she wanted and got pretty much whatever she desired. When Ina Mae started dating a Chicago sheriff, Darlene said, the family thought it was nothing to be concerned about. They thought he seemed to care about her. They dated for about a year, and she had two children with him. On her birthday, her abusive mate said he and Ina Mae fought over his gun and it went off. Ina Mae died as a result of a gunshot to the head. That day would be the last time Darlene saw her baby sister alive. That evening, Ina Mae celebrated her birthday with friends. When she returned home later that night, the father of her children was angry because, he said, she had stayed out too late. There are many stories of women who lost their lives, of others who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder because of the abuse, and of those who continue to live with the violence for fear that there’s no way out – the way that I did! The women of my church, All Nations Baptist Church in Northeast, will honor a panel of distinguished women on Oct. 18 who spent time trying to find

with Lyndia Grant ways to help victims of domestic violence, with columns, radio or television talk shows, fundraisers, you name it. This panel has done all it can. How about you? What are you doing? Our Women’s Day Ministry will honor Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.); Maureen Bunyan, WJLA TV7; Sharon Pratt, a former District mayor; Julianne Malveaux, former president, Bennett College for Women; Mildred Muhammad, founder of “After the Tragedy”; and E. Faye Williams, a syndicated columnist and CEO of the National Congress of Black Women. Consider your life and the people around you who are victims of domestic violence. Give them a helping hand. It’s time to put up or shut up! Don’t continue to talk about the ills of domestic violence; help somebody along the way. To contact Lyndia Grant, visit www.lyndiagrant.com, email comments to lyndiagrant@gmail.com, or call 202-518-3192. WI

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Blessed Word of Life Church Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors 4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax Schedule of Services: Sunday School – 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 AM Communion Service – First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study – Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org e-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

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

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor 5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089 Sunday Worship Service 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7;00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm gsccm.administration@verizon.net

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Pilgrim Baptist Church Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Church of Living Waters

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745

700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849

301-894-6464

Worship Sundays @ 7:30 & 11:00 A.M. 5th Sundays @ 9:30 A.M. 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 P.M.

Schedule of Service Sunday Service: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ Drs. Dennis W. and Christine Y. Wiley, Pastors 3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax) SERVICES AND TIMES: SUNDAYS: 10:00 am AM Worship Services BIBLE STUDY: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org

Twelfth Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340

www.livingwatersmd.org

St. Stephen Baptist Church Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Bishop 5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Sunday Early Morning Worship - 7:45 a.m. Church School - 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m. Tuesday – Thursday - Kingdom Building Bible Institute – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – Prayer/Praise/Bible Study – 7:30 p.m. Baptism & Communion Service- 4th Sunday – 10:30am Radio Broadcast WYCB -1340 AM-Sunday -6:00pm T.V. Broadcast - Channel 190 – Sunday -4:00pm/Tuesday 7:00am

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

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., • Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE • Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 • www.acamec.org 2008: The Year of New Beginnings “Expect the Extraordinary”

Crusader Baptist Church

Sunday Morning Worship 11:00am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday Sunday School-9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study – 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study – 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes- Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org

“The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”

“God is Love”

Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 p.m. “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews • Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 Fax: (202) 526-1661

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan, Pastor 800 I Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 Fax No. 202-548-0703

Sunday Worship Services: 8:00a.m. and 11:00a.m. Sunday Church School - 9:15a.m. & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30a.m. 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study - 10:00a.m. Tuesday Topical Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Children’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service - 6:30p.m. Saturday Adult Bible Study - 10:00a.m.

Third Street Church of God

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

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

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org

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

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Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor Service and Times Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Bible Study Tuesday 12Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Sunday Church School : 9: 30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10: 45am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10: 45am themcbc.org

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202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com Zion Baptist Church

All Nations Baptist Church Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. • Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591 Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards

Israel Baptist Church

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

4850 Blagdon Ave, NW • Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 • Fax (202) 291-3773

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:15AM- Praise and Worship Services Sunday School 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

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

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor 1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 Fax: 202-544-2964 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am and 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon and 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm

King Emmanuel Baptist Church Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor 2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Sunday School – 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 am Baptismal Service – 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study – Wednesday -7:30 pm

Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com

Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074 Order of Services 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)

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Salem Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor 2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family” Sunday Worship 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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

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

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator

Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M

Early Worship Service 7:30a.m Worship Service 10:45a.m. New Members Class 9:30a.m. Communion and Feet Wash Holy Communion : 1st Sunday -10:45a.m 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Church School 9:30a.m. Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: Prayer/Seeking Wednesday 7p.m Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Bible Study : Saturday: 11a.m. Baptism: 4th Sunday – 10:45a.m Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42 Multitude of Souls to Christ”

New Commandment Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836

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

Sunday Morning Worship Service 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:50am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Services: Sunday Worship 11 AM Sunday School 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study - Wed. 7 PM “A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr., Interim Pastor

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

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

9th & P Street, N.W. • W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4200

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

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

Sunrise Prayer Services - Sunday 7:00 a.m.

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

Morning Worship: 8:00 a.m Church School : 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m. Bible Study, Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting,Thursday : 7:30 p.m.

Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com

Motto: : “Where God is First and Where Friendly

Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday school For All Ages 9:30am Prayer Services Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Bible Institute Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm “Changing Lives On Purpose “ Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org

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

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

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

Christ Embassy DC

6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065

1864-2014

150 Years of Service

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

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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

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

Mt. Horeb

Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor 2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 Fax: (202) 529-7738 Order of Services Worship Service: 7:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m. Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 12 Noon Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.

Oct 2 - Oct 8, 2014

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 978

Administration No. 2014 ADM 914

Administration No. 2014 ADM 902

Administration No. 2014 ADM 942

Margurite Winters

Arthurene S. Foxx aka Arthurene Foxx Larry Charles Burks

Donald K. Hamilton

Decedent

Nathaniel Bush

Matthew F. Shannon, Esquire

1119 44th Place, SE

1420 N Street, NW #102

Washington, DC 20019

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Attorney

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Tonie Sherrial Burks, whose address is 4438 B St.,

Vanessa A. Green, whose address is 1400 29th Street,

SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal

SE #6, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal

Representative of the estate of Larry Charles Burks,

Representative of the estate of Donald K. Hamilton,

who died on April 11, 2014 without a Will, and will

who died on November 7, 2013 without a Will, and

appointed Personal Representative of the estate of

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs

Washington, DC 20005

Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lottie Marcia Winters-Adona, whose address is 7214 Arrowhead Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Margurite Winters, who died on August 19, 2012 without a Will,

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Angela Tucker, whose address is c/o Shannon 1420 N Street, NW, #102, Washington, DC 20005, was Arthurene S. Foxx aka Arthurene Foxx, who died on

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall

June 10, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 2, 2015.

to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 18, 2015.

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 25, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the

undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before

undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed

with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned,

March 18, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

on or before April 2, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned,

believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do

of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to

on or before March 18, 2015, or be forever barred.

on or before March 25, 2015, or be forever barred.

not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days

the undersigned, on or before March 18, 2015, or be

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication:

September 18, 2014

September 25, 2014

Tonie S. Burks

Vanessa A. Green

Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

Anne Meister

Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication:

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

October 2, 2014

relationship.

Lottie Marcia Winters-Adona Personal Representative

Date of first publication:

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Angela Tucker Personal Representative

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LEGAL NOTICES

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration Number 2014 ADM 918 Ophelia Williams

Sarah M. Small aka Sarah Small Decedent

services here:

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Attorney

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Deceased

Evelyn Whitner, Pro se 603 Emmanuel Court, NW #204 Washington, DC 20001

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Cynthia Law-Taylor and Deborah D. Boddie

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

for standard probate, including the appointment of one

Evelyn Whitner, whose address is 603 Emmanuel Court,

or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or

NW #204, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed

Representative of the estate of Sarah M. Small aka

an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate

Personal Representative of the estate of Ophelia

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to

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.

shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th 20001, on or before March 18, 2015. Claims against

In the absence of a will or poof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the

the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with

decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal

a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register

representative.

publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including

Date of first publication: September 18, 2014

September 18, 2014 Jesse Small, Jr.

enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to 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 March 25, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register

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.

name, address and relationship. Date of first publication:

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall

March 25, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed

March 18, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first

and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before

of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive

Williams, who died on April 10, 2014 with a Will,

such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will)

such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C.

or email

Decedent

Lane, White Plains, MD 20695, was appointed Personal

and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

202-561-4100

Lionel Franklin Taylor, Sr.

Jesse Small, Jr., whose address is 11137 Commanders

Sarah Small, who died on August 2, 2014 with a Will,

Estate of

Washington, DC 20001

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

call Ron Burke

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014 ADM 722

Administration No. 2014 ADM 906

Personal Representatives: Cynthia Law-Taylor Deborah Boddie

Date of first publication: September 25, 2014 Evelyn Whitner Personal Representative

Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

rburke@washingtoninformer.com 42 Oct 2 - Oct 8, 2014

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Washington Informer

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BURKE continued from Page 26 effort. The upcoming midterm elections on November 4 feature what are expected to be very close statewide races in states that feature a high percentage of African American voters. They include Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas. In all of these states and a few others, Black voters literally have the fate of the U.S. Senate and a few governors’ offices in their hands. Many primaries over this past year and several elections over the last few cycles have featured races that have come down to only one or two percentage points. To punctuate the importance of midterm voting, Barbara R. Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law, announced that her group will send out

DANIELS continued from Page 26 to see the complexity of black Americans. I noticed another dramatic – and far more potentially lethal – example this month that also deserves the question I posed in my opening sentence. That is to say, what was Sean Groubert, a white American and now an ex-South Carolina state trooper, thinking earlier this month that caused him while on patrol to follow Levar Jones, a black man lawfully driving an SUV, into a convenience store parking lot, order Jones out of the vehicle, demand that he produce his driver’s license, and then, when Jones, who was unarmed, leaned into the SUV to retrieve his license, suddenly shout, “Get out of the car!” draw his pistol and fire four shots at him? Groubert

CURRY continued from Page 26 partment obtained the phone records of journalists performing their jobs. Last year, Holder backtracked, promising that the Justice Department “will not prosecute any reporter doing his or her job.” Republicans highlighted the failure of Operation Fast and Furious, an Arizona-based Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) project to track weapons purchased by Mexican drug cartels. Not only

“voter toolkits” to thousands of community groups and civic organizations ahead of November 4. Arnwine is stressing that November’s election is the first since a slew of changes in several states became law. The efforts at voter protection by the Congressional Black Caucus and the Lawyers Committee are earlier than usual in an off-year election cycle. In past cycles, there has been lots of criticism that get out the vote efforts get underway too late to be effective. At some point, the changing demographics in the U.S. will have to show up not only in Election Day turnout stats but in the complexion of members of Congress. Though Hispanics are the largest minority group in America at 16 percent, the face of Congress still has not reflected that number. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has 28 mem-

bers, 16 members less than the Congressional Black Caucus. A rarely reported fact is that there could be even more than 49 Black members in Congress, maybe as many as 52. Congressional seats now held by Whites in California, Tennessee and Florida were recently held by African Americans. To take it a step further, seats now held by Reps. John Barrow (D-Ga.) and Republican Randy Forbes (R-Va.) are in districts that are more than 30 percent African American. Next year, as the Congressional Black Caucus grows to the largest number in their history, the members will also have to work to adopt a strategy that will solidify their power.WI Lauren Victoria Burke is freelance writer and creator of the blog Crewof42. com, which covers African-American members of Congress. WI

claimed that Jones was not wearing his seat belt. Jones says he was wearing it. [A video of the incident taken from a camera in Groubert’s patrol car shows that when Jones was confronted by Groubert he had already gotten out of his car in front of the Shell gas station.] Fortunately for Jones, he was “only” struck in the hip. The state police fired Groubert. He has been arrested and charged with assault and battery and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. So, to ask again: What was Sean Groubert thinking when he saw Levar Jones driving his SUV? Who did he imagine Levar Jones, a black man, was that made Groubert want to confront him and…shoot him? A great part of the public discourse of the last two months has been focused on considering what some significant number of white po-

lice officers think when they look at black people, especially black males, that results in those civilians facing situations that can quickly escalate from insult and humiliation to arrest to serious injury and even death. That’s a pattern Sean Groubert’s shooting of Levar Jones easily fits. But Alessandra Stanley’s unintentional (?) dismissal of the complex humanity of accomplished, self-confident black women has an enormous value because it reminds us that racism consists of two kinds of imagination: a twisted imagination and a lack of imagination.WI

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EDELMAN continued from Page 27 2013-14) concurrently reducing racial disparities. A new code of conduct this school year emphasizes out-of-school suspensions as a last resort. Over the past two years, with support from the Atlantic Philanthropies, the Children’s Defense Fund has partnered with the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) on child health enrollment and school discipline policies. We recently released a joint national survey of superintendents that showed that 92 percent of superintendents believe out-of-school suspensions have negative consequences; half the responding superintendents indicated that reducing the use of suspension is important or very important to their leadership agendas. We know what works and what doesn’t work for children and need to place the highest priori-

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are presented, the proper protocol for those in civilian clothes is to stand with hats removed and one hand over the heart. The United States is not a military dictatorship. In this country, there is civilian control of the military. The commander in chief of all military forces is the president, a civilian. Thus, he warrants a military salute from all uniformed personnel. When the president enters or leaves a room with top military brass, however, standing at attention is sufficient; they are not required to salute. Those in civilian clothes likewise are not required to put their hands over their hearts when the president enters or leaves the room. President Dwight Eisenhower, who reached the very highest military rank attainable – fiveThe Washington Informer

it will be important that the U.S. Department of Justice remains committed to protecting the voting rights of all Americans, and in particular Black American voting rights. We hope that President Obama will nominate another freedom fighter for equal justice to replace Holder. In the meantime, we all should pause to say thank you to Attorney General Eric Holder. One of the best ways

to express our gratitude to Holder is to make sure we have the largest Black American voter turnout in American history this November. That would be a great and lasting tribute Brother Holder. Benjamin F. Chavis is the President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and can be reached at: dr.bchavis@nnpa.org. WI

ty on keeping students in school, safe, and learning. Engaged students and communities working with committed educators are showing that change is more than necessary — it’s possible. As our nation’s children become majority non-White in 2019, greater sensitivity and awareness of the children being taught is essential and precautions must be taken so that “differentness” of race, gender, culture, and special needs or gifts are better understood and respected. Our first Children’s Defense Fund report in 1974, “Children Out of School in America,” stated, “We found it was a national problem and that 2 million children were out of school including 750,000 between 7-13 years old. But the statistics did not tell us who those children were and why they were out of school. So CDF staff knocked on many thousands of doors in census tracts across the country to learn more. We found that the 7-13 year olds were

largely children with physical, mental and emotional disabilities but school discipline policies were a major contributor to school exclusion. “If a child was not White, or was White but not middle class, did not speak English, was poor, needed special help with seeing, hearing, walking, reading, learning, adjusting, growing up, was pregnant or married at age 15, was not ‘smart enough’ or was ‘too smart,’ then, in too many places, school officials decided school was not the place for that child.” No child is expendable and every child deserves a right to learn and grow up to be the best they can be. We must increase the positive momentum that is building so once again schools educate children, help meet their individual needs and prepare them for the future.WI Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund. WI

star general of the Army – never saluted anyone after he became president. He was a civilian. He respected the difference between being a uniformed military person and being the civilian president. But the conservative chattering class – which even condemned Obama recently for wearing a tan suit (during summer) rather than a dark suit when he gave an address to the media about the militant group ISIL – has abused this president for saluting the U.S. Marine who salutes him when he boards and exits the Marine One helicopter with that coffee cup in his hand. Never mind that President George W. Bush once saluted with a dog in his arms. True, he should have put the cup in the other hand. But he never needed to salute in the first place! Period! This fake salute-wave-at-theMarine-saluting-you stuff was started by President Ronald

Reagan – “Dutch,” “The Gipper” – and who was going to tell that jocular old dude he was out of order in saluting the military personnel. It was a homey and simple PR gesture, though it was always formally out of order and incorrect. So, when Obama walked onstage at the Congressional Black Caucus Phoenix Award Dinner Saturday with first lady Michelle Obama, who was wearing a floorlength, flowing white ball gown, to the strains of “Hail to the Chief ” – there’s nothing more presidential than that except a 21gun salute – the president, wearing a dark suit and tie, joked that if the dinner hadn’t been designated black tie-formal, he would have worn his tan suit. “I thought it looked good,” he said before chuckling. Dare to giggle, Mr. president. Dare to grin. Now, just stop all that saluting stuff; you’re a civilian! WI

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