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Pulitzer Prize winning poet Tracy K. Smith is the country’s new poet laureate. On June 14, the Library of Congress announced Smith’s appointment to a one-year term. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, former CEO of Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Library system, said in a statement that Smith “shows us through these poems how to think and feel our way through these big ideas. It’s wonderful that her poetry can be so big and sprawling in its themes, and at the same time laser-focused in its words.”
New Era of Hate Crimes Appears in the US Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com
in San Bernardino, Calif. recently found that among U.S. cities, New York reported the greatest number of hate
The idea of racial hatred and violence against people of color for millions of Americans were believed to be vestiges ofda tragic era in the nation’s history – long forgotten except for occasional Civil Rights anniversaries. However, since the presidential elections of Barack Obama and Donald Trump, social scientists have plotted an abysmal return to hate speech, violence, and intimidation. Most troubling according to researchers including the Southern Poverty Law Center, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Pew Research Center, is the prevalence of hate language and acts of violence among young people. The Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University
“I treat people like I want to be treated, but I am noticing lately that Black people are being rude, White people are being snarky, and no one is being polite anymore.”
– Anika Roseman
crimes at 380, a 24 percent increase from 2015, while Washington, D.C., had the largest percentage rise at 62 percent to 107 incidents. Overall, there were 1,037 incidents, a 23.3 percent increase from the previous year in the nine areas
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In the wake of the fatal stabbing of, Richard Collins III, a Black student on the College Park campus of the University of Maryland, by an alleged White supremacist, confusion has grown over the legal classification of the murder as a ‘hate crime’. While to many communities of color across the nation the attack clearly constituted racial
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Fifty years ago on June 12 the Supreme Court ruled that laws banned interracial marriage were unconstitutional. In 1966 the AFRO covered the case closely. The below article recounts the couple’s appeal to the Supreme Court, which they ultimately won. Courtesy photo
Richard Collins was stabbed to death in May, days before his college graduation at Bowie State University.
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Dennis Rodman’s visit to North Korea has been uncharacteristically low-key so far. On the agenda? Bowling and a visit to the zoo. There is no clear sign that the former NBA bad boy will meet leader Kim Jong Un, as he did on previous visits to the isolated country. Such a meeting, though, typically wouldn’t be announced in advance. Rodman watched a women’s basketball team practice at a gym June 14 and visited the birthplace of North Korean
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Months after campaigning for Hillary Clinton, Trayvon Martin’s mother is reportedly considering running for office herself. “The only thing I can do is try,” Sybrina Fulton told Miami ABC affiliate WPLG. “And, I am not afraid to try.” Fulton spent part of 2016 campaigning for Clinton. In an op-ed she penned for CNN, Fulton explained she endorsed AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta the former first lady because Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Clinton emphasized the Black Martin’s mother, told a Lives Matter movement and Miami audience she is backed gun control efforts. considering running for George Zimmerman, office. a former neighborhood watchman, killed Martin, Fulton’s 17-year-old son, five years ago in Sanford, Fla. A Florida jury later acquitted Zimmerman, who said he killed Martin because he felt threatened. In Fulton’s view, more needs to be done to stop the shooting deaths of Black children. She was determined not to become a victim herself and to ensure her son did not become yet another statistic. After Zimmerman killed Martin, Fulton became a leading voice for Black Lives Matter. She has also become a fierce advocate for the mothers of gun violence victims. In Fulton’s new book, “Rest in Power,” she and Trayvon’s father, Tracy Martin, chronicled their journey from despair to activism, WPLG reported. Fulton and the elder Martin also started a non-profit foundation dedicated to ending gun violence and supporting families through education and mentoring. But in remarks earlier this month at a town hall meeting held at her alma mater, Miami Norland Senior High School, Fulton said she believes her actions still aren’t enough. “I am considering running for office … I can do my best,” Fulton said, not specifying which office she may seek.
A Black man who was fatally shot by three Oklahoma law enforcement officers had stopped taking medication in April to treat a bipolar disorder and was in declining mental health since the recent death of his father, members of his family said June 10. The mother, brother and two sisters of 29-year-old Joshua Barre told The Associated Press in interviews that authorities could have tried other means to restrain Nyesha Barre via AP him before shooting because they Joshua Barre was fatally knew about his mental condition shot by two White Tulsa since May 31, when members of County, Okla. deputies and the sheriff’s mental health unit a Black police officer on received an order to pick him up June 9. for an evaluation. Barre’s mother, Etta, said deputies also had ample time to call for backup Friday as they followed him while he walked more than 10 blocks from his rental house to the convenience store where he was eventually shot. As Barre entered the store, authorities say that two Tulsa County sheriff’s deputies and a police officer opened fire when they saw that he was carrying two large knives and became concerned about the safety of the people inside. A one-minute video clip captured by the store’s surveillance camera and released by police late Friday shows a barefoot and shirtless Barre, wearing a winter beanie cap, push the door open, clutching both butcher knives in his right hand. The two sheriff’s deputies and the police officer have been put on administrative leave. The two deputies are White and the officer is Black. Neither the police department nor the sheriff’s office have released the names of the officers involved, and spokesmen for both agencies declined to comment Saturday on the family’s accusation that more could have been done to subdue Joshua. Within minutes of the shooting, dozens of Black residents gathered around the convenience store. Police later estimated that the crowd swelled to about 300 people. After a tense period when at least twodozen deputies and officers — clad in riot gear — stood in a line in the store parking lot, facing the crowd, people began to leave.
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Collins Continued from A1 time for those who commit crimes against others based on their race (gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc.), but also that a clear message resonates among subversive groups that their activities will be fully prosecuted. Sean Ubranski, the University of Maryland student who allegedly murdered Collins, can be seen on surveillance footage approaching Collins near an on-campus bus stop, where he told the victim to “step left.” When Collins refused, Urbanski allegedly stabbed Collins. He is currently being held without bond while awaiting trial. University of Maryland Police Chief David Mitchell said Urbanski “had been
drinking” and that he did not believe race played a role in the crime. “In a hate crime, the victim is targeted because of his characteristics. These are bias-motivated crimes, and often they are much more violent than traditional crimes,” Cevallos told CNN. “Typically, in criminal law, motive is not an element of a criminal offense.” Cevallos said law enforcement must prove that racial or religious hatred factored into the motive for the crime. For UMD students, many of whom said they have experienced a recent increase in bias or prejudice on campus, the FBI investigation, seems only to dismiss their voices on
the need for active anti-hate protocols on race, diversity, and safety on campus. “The administration
color Ubranski killed that night,” UMD junior Makhi Ellis told the AFRO. “It seems logical to charge the
“I don’t want to say for certain that this particular incident could’ve been avoided, but I think … the attack could have better been addressed…”
– Katelyn Turner
cannot govern everyone’s consciousness, but a murder committed by a student who embraces White supremacist ideology, suggests it could have been any student of
guy with committing a hate crime, and even though I understand there are logistics the legal community has to explore, it feels like no one wants him to pay harshly for
the crime.” Ellis is not alone. Several students, including members of on-campus diversity groups such as “ProtectUMD,” according to WTOP, have called on UMD administration to do more to combat hate and promote diversity and safety on campus. “I don’t want to say for certain that this particular incident could’ve been avoided, but I think that the sentiments underlying the attack could have better been addressed if the University stopped using its diverse image as an excuse to not address how students of color are able to exist in spaces that aren’t always the most inclusive,” UMD senior government and
politics and philosophy double major Katelyn Turner told the AFRO in a text message. “Looking diverse isn’t enough. We need to protect the students that allow this campus to call itself diverse.” Hate crimes, according to the FBI, are “criminal offenses against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.” It notes that hate itself is not a crime and that their investigations must be mindful of protecting freedom of speech and other civil liberties. The FBI continues to investigate Collins’ murder as a possible hate crime.
New Era Continued from A1 “We have seen since the latter parts of the Obama administration an incredible rise in the frequency of attacks like [Richard Collins, III], hate crime attacks and domestic terrorism attacks. And the targets of those hate crimes have tended to be those populations demonized by the Trump campaign and now Trump administration,” Beirich said. Collins, was a Black Army officer stabbed to death on the College Park campus of the University of Marylane days before his college graduation. Authorities are investigating his murder as a possible hate crime. “We tracked almost 900 hate and bias incidents between the election and 10 days later. Those are numbers that are quite extraordinary for such a short period of time.” But is the nation experiencing more racial hatred and bigotry, or has the advent of instant media – camera and video feeds from mobile phones – simply brought lingeringemore visibility? “There is a sense of unease and a very dangerous, childish, and un-American posturing that the U.S. ‘belongs’ to one group more so than another. So, like ill-mannered children, we are dividing and subdividing ourselves into ‘us’ and ‘them’ categories,” historian Saul Dorsey told the AFRO. Dorsey, whose work documents grassroots human rights campaigns by Ella Baker and Fannie Lou Hamer, said that because young people have not been subjected to Jim Crow and other overt forms of state sanctioned bigotry, it is unclear how a new generation of Americans so easily took up the return to
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During his presidential bid, President Donald Trump actively used hate speech against various groups of people in the U.S. racialnbigotry. “We’re having debates about using the ‘N-word’ as if it is debatable – and there are instances on some campuses where flyers or nooses are being found – but there is much hope at the same time because students are challenging each other and their administrations to set aside their own bias, and
Rodman Continued from A1 founder Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of the current leader. He refused to answer questions about his trip, saying only, “A little hot, baby, it’s a little hot. But it’s cool, it’s cool.” What, if anything, substantive Rodman is doing in North Korea remains unclear. He has said he is just going to have a good time but has also hinted he is “trying to open a door” for better relations between Washington and Pyongyang. He is scheduled to meet the sports minister, visit a newly built high-tech science complex and the Pyongyang Zoo, and go bowling before he leaves Saturday. His four past trips in 2013 and 2014 generated a storm of publicity, most of it unfavorable, and did little in terms of diplomacy. Critics of engagement with North Korea say Rodman’s visits legitimize the country’s ruling regime. In 2014, Rodman arranged a basketball game with other former NBA players and North Koreans and regaled leader Kim with a rendition of “Happy Birthday.” On the same trip, he suggested an American missionary was at fault for his own
make it clear that fearmongering will not be tolerated.” Fear, though, may be unavoidable. A Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, taken from March 28 to April 3, asked more than 2,800 adults to rate the danger of racism and bigotry in America. About 36 percent gave it the worst rating possible, saying they considered racism
imprisonment in North Korea, remarks for which he later apologized. Americans are regarded as enemies in North Korea because the two countries never signed a peace treaty at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. Thousands of U.S. troops are based in South Korea, and the Demilitarized Zone between the North and South is one of the most heavily fortified borders in the
and bigotry an “imminent threat” to the country. That is up a few points from the 29 percent who answered the same way two years ago. “I treat people like I want to be treated, but I am noticing lately that Black people are being rude, White people are being snarky, and no one is being polite anymore,” mixedrace George Washington University graduate student, Anika Roseman told the AFRO. “I don’t want to live my life constantly in fear of someone hurting me or feeling so stressed that I stop enjoying the freedoms of being an American.” And with that fear, said David Williams, author of a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital study on the rise of racial incidents in America since 2016, comes a “steady drumbeat of incidents of hostility,” in the country. “There is research that shows since Obama [was] elected, there has been an increase in racial prejudice and animosity — but that it was primarily [concentrated] in social media context. Part of what created the space for Trump, and what Trump capitalized on, is the sense [White people] were losing their country and what their country represented was Obama,” Williams said. “The way that we’re thinking about this shows once again that even if there are extenuating issues like mental health issues, as in the case of Dylann Roof, the power of White supremacist thinking and how it can lead people, especially the fragileminded, to incredible acts of violence.”
world. U.S and North Korean officials say Rodman had nothing to do with the release of American student Otto Warmbier, who had been serving a 15-year sentence in a North Korean prison for alleged anti-state acts. A plane carrying Warmbier arrived late Tuesday at an airport in Cincinnati. Three other Americans remain imprisoned in North Korea.
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Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman, center right, talks to North Korea’s Pothonggang womens basketball team during his visit to Chongjong Street basketball gymnasium onJune 14 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Rodman began sightseeing in Pyongyang on Wednesday during a trip he said he hoped would “open a door” for his former “Celebrity Apprentice” boss, President Donald Trump.
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Congressional Democrats Add to Lawsuits Against Trump By The Associated Press Democratic lawmakers are suing President Donald Trump over foreign money flowing into his global business empire. Almost 200 senators and representatives are plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging Trump is violating the so-called emoluments clause of the Constitution. It was filed June 14 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawmakers said. The plaintiffs argue they have standing to sue because the clause says only Congress may approve foreign gifts and payments. “The framers gave Congress a unique role, a unique right and responsibility,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat who helped organize the lawsuit. Although Trump turned over control of his real estate development, management and marketing company to his adult sons and a senior executive, he did not divest from it. That means he stands to benefit financially from the Trump Organization’s profits, including from foreign governments. Since he’s become president, the Trump Organization has secured dozens of potentially valuable patents, including in China, and collected fees from lobbyists working for Saudi Arabia and other countries using his properties.
The new suit — the third of its kind — says the full scope of foreign payments to the Trump Organization cannot be known because the president has not made public his tax returns. Earlier this week, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh listens and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine filed a similar claim. Days after Trump’s inauguration in January, a liberal-funded government watchdog filed an emoluments lawsuit. A restaurant group and two individuals in the hotel industry later joined as co-plaintiffs. Trump and the Justice Department have called these lawsuits baseless. They argue the clause isn’t intended to prevent normal business such as hotel payments and real estate transactions. Rep. John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, said he and Blumenthal have amassed the “greatest number of congressional plaintiffs on any lawsuit against a president.” He said they’re taking the action “not out of any sense of pleasure or partisanship but because President Trump has left us with no other option.” Ahead of the filing, only Democrats were asked to sign on, but Blumenthal and Conyers sent letters to their Republican colleagues Wednesday asking them to join the effort.
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Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine are among the government officials suing President Donald Trump over receiving foreign money.
Cosby Continued from A1 by 10 women around the country. Currently, seven women have defamation suits pending in Massachusetts, while three more have defamation or sexual battery suits pending in California. Cosby has denied any wrongdoing. The criminal case against Cosby partly stems from the accuser’s related lawsuit. Prosecutors reopened a criminal investigation and filed charges in 2015 after Cosby’s deposition in the woman’s 2005 lawsuit was unsealed, and they realized the 12-year statute of limitations for felony sexual assault had not yet expired.
A recap of the pending civil cases: ___ California Cosby is being sued in Los Angeles by Judy Huth, who accuses the comedian of forcing her to perform a sex act on him in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion around 1974, when she was 15. A trial date may be set later this month for the sexual battery case. Cosby has given a sealed deposition in the case. Huth’s lawyer, Gloria Allred, says the scheduling of a second deposition is on hold because of the criminal trial. Chloe Goins, a former model who claims Cosby drugged
Mixed Couple Continued from A1 Loving, 31, a construction worker and his colored wife, Mildred. The two grew up together in the Caroline County Hill country north of Richmond. In 1958 they travelled Washington, D.C. and were married. But when they returned home they were arrested and charged with attempting to evade the antimiscegenation law. Caroline county circuit Judge Leon M. Brazile imposed a one year prison term but suspended it on condition that the couple depart and not return to Virginia together for 25 years. In 1963 they determined to go back home and fight the banishment edict. The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia upheld the constitutionality of the anti-miscegenation statute on March 7, 1966. The American Civil Liberties, which represents the Lovings, contend that the law violates their constitutional right to privacy and freedom to marry. “Is a state law valid under our constitution which makes the color of a person’s skin the test of whether his marriage constitutes a criminal offense,” the appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court asked.
The ACLU also claimed the law violates the constitution’s guarantee of “due process of law” and the “equal protection of the law” as well as federal civil rights law.
ACLU attorneys said 17 states now consider interracial marriage a felony a Supreme Court ruling in the Loving case could be a “landmark decision.”
and sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion in 2008, is also suing the comedian on sexual battery and other claims. Prosecutors rejected filing a case against Cosby based on Goins’ allegations, which they said investigators could not corroborate. A judge recently denied Cosby’s motion to dismiss the case, and a trial has been scheduled for June 2018. The comedian also faces a defamation lawsuit by model Janice Dickinson, who claims Cosby drugged and raped her in Lake Tahoe, California, in 1982. Cosby is appealing a ruling allowing Dickinson’s case to proceed. ___ Massachusetts Seven women are suing Cosby for defamation in separate lawsuits pending in Massachusetts, where Cosby has a home in Shelburne Falls. They say he sexually abused them decades ago and then defamed them after they went public by having his agents deny the claims and brand them liars. An eighth woman withdrew her lawsuit. And a federal judge dismissed a ninth accuser’s case, finding her complaint inadequate. The remaining plaintiffs are Tamara Green, Therese Serignese, Linda Traitz, Louisa Moritz, Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis and Angela Leslie. Cosby is seeking to have their cases dismissed. Serignese and Bowman have been attending the criminal trial near Philadelphia.
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A Morning’s Baseball Drill Becomes an Assault on Republicans By The Associated Press First came the ping of baseball bats, a familiar sound of the leafy neighborhood’s morning. Then the crack of gunfire, which isn’t. It started with a single pop, which for a split second was not alarming to the Republican members of Congress who had gathered for a final practice before a charity baseball game with Democrats this week. As one lawmaker would later note, it could have been a car backfiring. Then, after a pause, the gunshots came in quick succession and the horror unfolded in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, home to many federal workers, lawyers and lobbyists who commute across the river to Washington. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, two Capitol police officers, a lobbyist and a legislative aide were wounded as lawmakers, some fighting back tears, sought to understand what had happened and why. In a hail of bullets, police killed the gunman. “You never expect a baseball field in America to feel like being back in a combat zone in Iraq,” said Ohio Rep. Brad Wenstrup, an Army reservist who served as a combat surgeon in Iraq and was on the field June 14 when the shooting began. “But this morning it did.” They had gathered on this muggy morning, trading suits and ties for sneakers and baseball caps, to practice for Thursday’s annual left-right match-up, a friendly DemocraticRepublican rivalry for charity in a capital otherwise poisonous in its partisanship. Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks had bicycled nine miles to make the 6:30 a.m. start. More than 20 Republican members from the House and Senate showed up. The baseball park, home to the T.C. Williams High School Titans, sits in a lively part of Alexandria. On weekdays, locals head off to work and school. People come and go at the nearby YMCA. Homeowners stroll the sidewalks, walking their dogs. So it hardly seemed unusual when a man approached Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina in the baseball field parking lot. His question was pointed: “’Excuse me sir, who’s practicing today? Democrats or Republicans?’” Duncan recalled. “And I said it’s the Republican team. He said, ‘OK, thanks’ and turned around.” Duncan then left, saying later, “It was the guy they’ve identified as the shooter.” Rep. Steve Pearce of New Mexico was taking swings in the batting cage along the first base side when he noticed a bystander near the third base dugout. Within seconds, as Pearce left the batting cage and headed toward the dugout, the shooting started. “I saw the shooter clearly with his rifle, aimed and shooting around one corner of a building,” he said in a video statement. Chaos ensued. Lawmakers dove for cover. Gravel bounced as shots hit the ground. From inside Swing’s coffee shop directly across from the field, manager Jon “Scott” Mosel described the popping of gunfire. “Then a wave of players frantically running. It was
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A Capitol Hill Police officer stands his post at the entrance to the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington June 14 after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, were injured in a shooting during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. absolutely frantic. We didn’t know if they were being chased.” The players ran from the first base side of the field across a basketball court and either jumped a fence into a nearby dog park or ran up the hill and crossed the street toward the coffee shop, he said. Brooks hit the ground with a few others behind the batting cage, but quickly realized that didn’t provide much cover. The gunman wasn’t spraying bullets but rather taking aim, so there was a “little bit of time between shots.” He quickly ran with some others to the first base dugout and tried to hide, lying bellydown in the dirt. Scalise, the third-ranking Republican in the House, was fielding balls on second base when a gunshot crumpled him, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said. The 51-year-old Scalise, serving his fifth congressional term, dragged himself 10 to 15 yards into the outfield to try to get away, Flake said, leaving a bloody trail. Marty LaVor, a retired Capitol Hill worker, was taking pictures by first base when he saw a man holding a rifle behind a chain-link fence by third base. LaVor saw Scalise go down, then a Capitol police officer. “Almost within an instant, and I don’t remember the time, somebody said ‘Get in the dugout.’ And they said it with such authority. You remember when you were a kid, and your parents said something? This was that sound.” LaVor got in the dugout. The 911 call went out at 7:09 a.m. To those in the line of fire, it seemed an eternity before city police arrived, but in reality it took just three minutes. Three officers from the Capitol Hill force were on the scene, two of them assigned to Scalise because of his position in House leadership. When they opened fire, Brooks said, they were so close that he initially feared a second shooter was involved. Brooks said
the Capitol officers were armed only with pistols, and “taking on a guy with a rifle from 90-120 feet away. It wasn’t a fair fight.” Three hours after the attack, Brooks still wore a batting glove, with dirt from lying facefirst in the dugout still smeared across his navy blue T-shirt, as he and other lawmakers at the scene described the attack to the AP. Katie Filous, an attorney who was walking her dogs near the field, dropped to the ground when she heard “a lot of shots.” A uniformed officer got out of a car, drew a handgun and shouted something to the assailant, she said. She saw the officer get hit with a bullet, and later evacuated by helicopter. Congress members helped apply a tourniquet to the injured leg of Zachary Barth, legislative correspondent for Rep. Roger Williams of Texas, as the shooting continued. Scalise, too, was attended to by his colleagues on the field. Falisa Peoples, who teaches an exercise class at the YMCA, was walking to her car when she saw a man in shorts and a T-shirt firing. She thought at first it was a drill or a
paintball game. “He was very calm,” she said. “He was just walking and shooting as if it was just like he was practicing.” She recalled no other noise until she heard a police officer command, “Get down!” Peoples dropped her belongings and ran back to the Y, banging on the side door until someone let her in. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee passed the shooter on his way into the dugout to hide. “He decided not to shoot me,” he would later tell CNN. “The fear factor was horrific. There was blood all over, it was horrible.” He said if the gunman had come after them in the dugout, “we would have been sitting ducks.” It was over in a matter of minutes. At least 70 shots could be heard in a video. Members of Congress credited the Capitol police officers with shooting the gunman, though authorities did not immediately confirm who shot him. He died in the hospital. Scalise underwent surgery for a wound to the hip, and was in critical condition. Matt Mika, the lobbyist and a former congressional aide, was also in critical condition, with multiple wounds. Special Agents David Bailey and Crystal Griner of the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as Barth, were expected to recover fully. The attacker was identified as James T. Hodgkinson, a Belleville, Illinois, home inspector who is thought to have been in Alexandria since March, with no work, living in his white cargo van and frequenting the YMCA next to the field. He had a history of arrests, including for resisting police and drunken driving, and of speaking out against Republicans. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said on the Senate floor that Hodgkinson apparently was a volunteer for his campaign last year. Hours after the attack, the field was surrounded by crime scene tape and still set for batting practice. A mobile backstop curved behind home plate, near metal bats. A crate full of baseballs sat near the pitcher’s mound, and balls were scattered on the field among medical bags and supplies. Behind first base, next to a large medical bag, sat a single baseball shoe. Off the field on the first base side, a medical gurney.
Health chief, 4 Others Charged with Manslaughter in Flint By The Associated Press Five people, including the head of Michigan’s health department, were charged June 14 with involuntary manslaughter in an investigation of Flint’s lead-contaminated water, all blamed in the death of an 85-year-old man who had Legionnaires’ disease. Nick Lyon is the highest-ranking member of Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration to be snagged in a criminal investigation of how the city’s water system became poisoned after officials tapped the Flint River in 2014. Lyon, 48, the director of the Health and Human Services Department, is accused of failing to alert the majority-Black population about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint area, which has been linked by some experts to poor water quality in 2014-15. AP Photo/David Eggert If convicted, Lyon and the others charged with involuntary Nick Lyon, Michigan manslaughter could each face up to 15 years in prison. Health and Human “The health crisis in Flint has created a trust crisis for Services Director, was Michigan government, exposing a serious lack of confidence charged with involuntary in leaders who accept responsibility and solve problems,” said manslaughter in a criminal state Attorney General Bill Schuette, who said his probe is investigation of Flint’s moving to the trial phase and signaled that Snyder, who has lead-contaminated water. apologized for his administration’s failures that led to and prolonged the crisis, may not be charged. “We only file criminal charges when evidence of probable cause of a crime has been established. And we’re not filing charges at this time,” he said. Lyon also is charged with misconduct in office for allegedly obstructing university researchers who are studying if the surge in cases was linked to the Flint River. The others charged with involuntary manslaughter were already facing other charges. They are: Darnell Earley, who was Flint’s emergency manager when the city used the river; Howard Croft, who ran Flint’s public works department; Liane Shekter Smith; and Stephen Busch. Shekter Smith and Busch were state environmental regulators. Prosecutors also brought charges Wednesday against a sixth person — the state’s chief Continued on A7
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HBCU Equity Lawsuit
History is on the Side of HBCUs Almost eleven years ago the lawyers for The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education filed a class action suit against the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The Coalition represents students and alumni of the four Maryland HBCUs: Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Morgan State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Lawyers for the plaintiffs Kenneth O. Morgan argued that the state of Maryland higher education system continued to practice segregation after the 1954 Brown v. Kansas Board of Education which found that separate schools for Blacks and Whites were unconstitutional. On October 7, 2013 Judge Catherine Blake ruled that duplication of programs at HBCUs by Traditionally White Institutions were a form of segregation. The two sides have been arguing over what the remedy should be ever since. On June 7 Blake finally heard closing remedy arguments.
The defendants’ logic is akin to leaving out why the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case Plessey v. Ferguson, which upheld segregation, was struck down, by Brown v. the Board of Education. The plaintiffs asked that some 20 academic programs be transferred from traditionally White institutions to the four Maryland HBCUs. In addition, there is a proposal for some 70 new unique and high demand programs to be created at Maryland HBCUs. The price tag cost is “between $230 million and $650 million over five years, plus $200 million to enhance existing programs and $200 million for marketing and scholarships over 10 years” according to the Baltimore Sun. What the plaintiffs asked for and the defendants responses to the demands reminds me of the lyrics to Oscar Brown Jr’s “Forty Acres and a Mule” song. “If I’m not mistaken I once read … where every slave set free was supposed to get, for slaving forty acres and a mule.” He continues. “… sure as hell the total’s got to run at least, forty acres and a mule. I may be crazy, but I ain’t no fool. One hundred years of debt at ten percent, per acre, and per mule.” As the lead plaintiff’s attorney Michael Jones said in the
“…there is a proposal for some 70 new unique and high demand programs to be created at Maryland HBCUs.” Take a guess as to whether following responses came from defendants or plaintiffs on June 7. The “It [remedies proposed by the plaintiffs] will cause schools to shutdown. It will harm students. It reduces chances for underserved populations.” These words came from defendants’ lips.
Voting Rights in the Trump Era
As a Texas native, I have witnessed many dark days in the fight to ensure voting rights for all people. The 2013 Supreme Court decision, Shelby County v. Holder, overturned portions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in historically discriminatory states and allowed those states to implement changes to election laws without any checks and balances. Four years later, President Trump and his administration have decided to create a commission to investigate the unsubstantiated Eddie Bernice claims of widespread voter Johnson fraud. Most recently the Supreme Court agreed to take up a case known as Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, which will challenge an Ohio policy of removing inactive voters from registration rolls. The court will review the case in its next term and this has the potential to set a precedent on other states’ voter purge policies. The minute the Supreme Court handed down its decision, states that previously needed preclearance—like Texas—saw their controversial voter ID laws go into effect with no federal oversight. States like Texas insisted on the necessity of voter ID laws to “protect the integrity of elections,” passing laws that disproportionately affect African-Americans, Latinos and poor
people. It is well documented that voter fraud is not a major issue in elections, yet state legislatures have used this farce to justify heavy-handed and restrictive laws. It is clear what their intent is, and it is shameful that our democracy has allowed the right to vote to be reduced to a mere pawn. The right to vote is fundamental to our democratic system of government, and it is strengthened when every citizen participates. Making false accusations of voter fraud when thus far state official across the country have disputed such claims does not provide stability or trust in our democratic system of government. The newest creation of the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity by the current administration is playing into a false reality of a problem that does not exist. Unfortunately, taxpayers’ money will be invested in this commission’s investigation of voter fraud. Meanwhile, I question if it will address the true concerns that have existed for more than 50 years in our country – voter suppression. This commission was birthed from the widespread claim by then President-elect Trump that voter fraud took place during the 2016 election because of the 3 – 5 million popular votes he lost to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Interestingly enough, reports from the Brennan Center for Justice found incident rates between 0.0003 percent and 0.0025 percent of voter fraud. And the ACLU, voting rights advocacy groups, and Secretaries of State both Republican and Democrat have agreed voter fraud is not an issue, however what should be addressed is voter suppression. At the heart of any democracy is the free and unalienable right to participate in the electoral process. But this was not always the case in America. This nation spent decades grappling with who would have the right to vote, and how that right would be preserved. As suffrage slowly expanded its club of exclusive
courtroom, “Serious constitutional violations may require serious costs.” Here is hoping that Judge Blake agrees. History is on our side. Kenneth O. Morgan is an assistant professor and coordinator of the Urban Studies Program in the Department of Criminal Justice and Applied Social and Political Sciences at Coppin State University in Baltimore.
membership during the 20th Century, more and more Americans were given the opportunity to participate in elections. But across the South, African-Americans were largely excluded. What remains questionable is the integrity of our nation and how we choose to allow individuals to participate in our democracy. The decision to employ such a commission to investigate voter fraud provides ample concern on the actions that are a result from their findings. I am positive that if the members of the commission are operating with due diligence to protect the integrity of our nation’s democracy and freedoms they will note the widespread discriminatory practices shown in our voting system. Although there is much irony behind certain members involved, such as Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State, who has been a staunch advocate for employing discriminatory tactics to infringe upon the rights of voters. Meanwhile, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has chosen to overturn the previous administration’s policy of challenging voter identification laws. It has become a tireless rant by Republicans crying out voter fraud when our focus should be on protecting the right to vote and not placing further restrictions on a particular group of people–students, seniors, and African-Americans and Latinos. This commission is a scare tactic being used against a vulnerable group of people and the timing of the report to be unveiled during the 2018 election cycle is not a coincidence. We must continue to push the current Administration to understand how imperative it is to actually provide solutions to the true issue of voter suppression and not voter fraud. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) represents the 30th District.
The State of the VA Maryland Health Care System
This week, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David J. Shulkin delivered the first “State of the VA” address to highlight the progress the Department is making, while clearly stating the challenges it faces. Let this message serve as a “State of the VA Maryland Health Care System” address to explain how we ensure our Veterans receive safe, quality, dependable, and compassionate care they have earned and deserve. In 2014, when we faced scheduling challenges with new patients having to wait too long for a primary care appointment, we took immediate action to resolve the issue. We hired additional primary care providers and support staff, re-introduced Saturday primary care clinic appointments, increased clinic capacity throughout the health care system, and implemented a daily review of all scheduled appointments to best serve patients’ needs. Now, two and a half years later, patient wait times for primary care appointments have significantly improved with an average of 3.4 days from the patient’s preferred date, and across the board we have recorded about 40,000 completed appointments per month. Additionally, Veterans with acute care issues can now receive a same day appointment at all of our primary care clinics state-wide. Our action plan also included implementing a new vision and strategy to avoid similar challenges and to strengthen our customer service. We focused on putting the patient at the center of all we do and committed ourselves to being vigilant about doing what is right, and doing the right thing. But what does this mean? It means applying our “I CARE squared” values—integrity, innovation, commitment, compassion, advocacy, accountability, research, respect, education, and excellence—in every interaction,
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discussion and correspondence. It means striving for excellence because we are privileged to care for the men and women who have worn the cloth of our Nation. It means developing and living a concept of care which is patient and family centered. It means making our staff integral partners in the patient and family journey. It means developing a “whole health” approach to care in which we serve as partners and guides for our patients in their personal health and wellness journeys. In this way, we place the patient as the center of our care model. How do we measure our success? By decreasing our numbers of homeless Veterans; by increasing our patient satisfaction scores; by providing care for our Veterans where, when, and how they desire it and having their families join them in their health journey. To date we have begun to achieve positive results. Our patient satisfaction surveys demonstrate a sharp rise in Veteran satisfaction scores, a shift from the failing scores of the 2014 survey. To date we consistently pass the majority of our outpatient patient satisfaction measures. Most recently, we passed 16 of 20 satisfaction measures, with the Perry Point VA Medical Center passing 19 of them. We have established methods to address, in real-time, noise levels at night, room cleanliness, discharge planning, medication education, pain management, physician and nurse communication, and staff responsiveness. This allows us to address our patients’ needs quickly and effectively. We have reduced the number of homeless Veterans in our catchment area, and we are working hard to ensure that formerly homeless Veterans avoid a relapse that could lead them back onto the streets. We have opened a Community Resource and Referral Center, where homeless Veterans can drop in to receive a meal,
take a shower, do laundry, receive new clothes, undergo medical and mental health exams, and connect with VA services that help them stay off the streets permanently. Last month, Governor Larry Hogan joined us to break ground for the HELP Veterans Village at the Perry Point VA Medical Center, to transform vacant village houses into 75 units of permanent housing for at-risk and formerly homeless Veterans and their families. Because of this partnership with HELP USA and the State, formerly homeless Veterans will have easy access to an array of VA support services within walking distance of where they live. For our health care system to achieve excellence, employees need to know that everyone’s job is critical to our mission of serving our Nation’s heroes. All employees are responsible for clean environments, available supplies, accurate paperwork, precise schedules, and a positive attitude because we are all in this together – a family of Veterans, employees and volunteers working to achieve one mission: to serve our Nation’s Veterans by providing them what they need when they need it. We are not perfect. We know there is still much to do and much yet to accomplish on our journey toward achieving excellence in serving Veterans. We must listen, learn, and lead. Listen to our Veterans and their families; listen to our stakeholders and our employees; learn how to improve care and services and always display an unyielding commitment to our patients; and lead our Veterans – those who we are honored to care for on their journey to excellence in whole health care at the VA Maryland Health Care System. Dr. Adam M. Robinson, Jr. is the director if the VA Maryland Health Care System.
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Manslaughter Continued from A5 medical officer, Dr. Eden Wells, 54, who is accused of obstruction of justice and lying to an investigator. “Dr. Wells vehemently denies the charges,” defense attorney Jerry Lax said. Shekter Smith’s lawyer, Brian Morley, said: “It’s my understanding neither she nor the Department of Environmental Quality were responsible for legionella issues. So I fail to see why the charge is being filed against Liane.” Earley’s attorney Todd Perkins said he’s “very disappointed in these new charges,” adding his client has “done nothing wrong.”
corrosion. Toxic lead from old plumbing leached into the water system, causing elevated levels in children and leaving residents to drink and bathe with bottled or filtered water. Some experts also have linked the water to Legionnaires’ disease, a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria that thrive in warm water and infect the lungs. People can get sick if they inhale mist or vapor, typically from cooling systems. There were nearly 100 cases in the Flint area, including 12 deaths, in 2014 and 2015. Lyon, Croft, Earley, Shekter Smith and Busch are blamed in the death of Robert Skidmore in December 2015. He was admitted to McClaren Flint hospital in June 2015 with symptoms consistent with pneumonia. He died at home six months later. Lyon was personally briefed in January 2015 but “took no action to alert the public of a deadly” outbreak until nearly a year later, special agent Jeff Seipenko told a judge as the charges were filed. Lyon has admitted that he was aware of the Legionnaires’ outbreak for months but wanted to delay saying anything public until state Health and Human Services Department investigators finished their own probe. He told state lawmakers that experts likely wanted to “solve the problem” before they raised it Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP with senior officials in the Snyder Genesee District Judge David Guinn authorizes charges June 14 in Flint, Mich., for administration. The investigation, Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon and Chief Medical he said, “wasn’t one that was easily Executive Dr. Eden Wells in relation to the Flint water crisis. Lyon is accused of solved.” failing to alert the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint Schuette has now charged 15 area, which has been linked by some experts to poor water quality in 2014-15. current or former government officials Wells was charged with obstruction of justice and lying to a police officer. in an ongoing probe that began in early 2016, including two emergency managers whom Snyder appointed Other attorneys in the case have not returned calls seeking to run the impoverished city of roughly 100,000 residents. The comment from The Associated Press. Michigan Civil Rights Commission issued a report in February Snyder expressed support for Lyon and Wells. blaming “systemic racism” going back decades for the problems “Director Lyon and Dr. Wells have been and continue to be that caused the water crisis in Flint. instrumental in Flint’s recovery,” he said in a statement. “They In March, Corrine Miller, the state’s former director of have my full faith and confidence, and will remain on duty at disease control, was sentenced to probation and ordered to DHHS.” write an apology to residents after pleading no contest to willful Flint began using water from the Flint River while under neglect of duty. She is a key cooperating witness for Schuette’s state emergency management, but did not treat it to reduce team.
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Baltimore Needs A Ceasefire
I began this column the morning after six people were killed overnight (Monday night Sean Yoes into early Baltimore AFRO Tuesday Editor morning syoes@afro.com June 12-13), another gruesome aftermath, linked to a recent torrent of violence, during this the most murderous year so far in our city’s history. The past two weekends living in West Baltimore have seemed particularly harrowing even in neighborhoods that endure peril like ubiquitous summer humidity. We have been tortured by the horrible
“We have been tortured by the horrible din of a city seemingly under siege…” din of a city seemingly under siege; incessant staccato gunfire, Foxtrot helicopters whizzing overhead, the constant wail of sirens from police, fire and ambulance. In fact, the last couple of weekends have reminded me of my summers returning home from college to work as a lifeguard in the 1980’s, when the crack epidemic imploded cities like Baltimore. Uzi submachine gun fire echoed throughout neighborhoods just a
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In Memoriam
Dr. Rosetta Stith, Pioneer in Alternative Education
On Patrol with the Baltimore Police Department in the Southern District
By Sean Yoes Baltimore AFRO Editor syoes@afro.com A candlelight vigil for Dr. Rosetta Stith, a charismatic and tireless advocate for the education of teenage mothers, will be held June 16 at 7:30 p.m., in front of the building formerly known as the Laurence G. Paquin Middle/ High School for Expectant Teenage Mothers. Stith lead the school for many years. On June17, there will another memorial service for Stith at the chapel of Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services, 8728 Liberty Road, in Randallstown. Stith died on Photo by J. K. Schmid
Acting-Captain Monique A. Brown prepares to patrol in the 13-mile Southern District. By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO There was a report of a domestic disturbance in Pigtown one Friday evening, just a few doors south of the Cockeyed Cow Saloon. While waiting for a sergeant, Officer Familia
demonstrates just how much pressure to apply to the button on Officer Santiago’s body camera. It takes more than a tap. A woman, agitated after being called “disorderly” by an officer on the scene, is asked to demonstrate the blow that demanded police presence. She
commits fully. Seizing her face in one hand, she throws her head back violently. The sergeant hasn’t arrived yet, but Acting-Captain Monique A. Brown has. On this tour through Baltimore’s Southern District, it’s been all about picking battles, she says. This is her
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Kurt Schmoke Named Chair of Trustees By AFRO Staff Kurt L. Schmoke, former Baltimore mayor and current president of predominantly White University of Baltimore, which is part of the University of Maryland Systerm, has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of trustees at Baltimore City Community College, a predominantly Black institution that is not part of the University of Maryland System. Controversially, he will hold both positions at the same time. The move raises questions in the minds of some, concerning Schmoke being in the leadership of two institutions of higher learning at the same time.
Local Doctor on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Killed in Crash By Baltimore AFRO Staff Baltimore native Dr. Brandon Rogers, a 29-year old breakout singing star from, “America’s Got Talent,” was killed in a car accident last weekend in Maryland. According to TMZ, Rogers was riding in the front passenger seat of a car, when it crashed into a tree. Two additional passengers were hospitalized, however the driver walked away unscathed. Rogers died from his injuries June 11. According to Maryland State Police, neither drugs nor alcohol were involved. According to People Magazine, Rogers was scheduled to appear on an upcoming episode of the NBC talent competition in July. Rogers, who often posted videos of himself singing on Courtesy Photo Instagram, found a degree Dr. Brandon Rogers, a of fame after Boyz II Men Baltimore native and a reposted a video of him singing contestant on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ died singing one of their songs. Following that, Rogers once over the weekend after a performed with a group. car accident in Maryland. Rogers was a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Rogers’ brother, Danni, posted an emotional video on Instagram after the crash. “I want to thank everybody for your kind words and the phone calls and the messages. It’s a testament to how many lives my brother actually touched...Me and my family, we truly appreciate it. Thank you, thank you.”
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On Father’s Day, Forgiveness By Bobby Marvin Holmes Special to the AFRO Bobby Marvin Holmes has been a mentor and a father figure to dozens of young Black boys in Baltimore. But it has taken him decades to forgive his biological father and begin the process of healing from abandonment. He shares his story in hopes that more young men can begin the process of forgiveness and begin the process of repairing their relationships with their dads, as we celebrate Father’s Day. I tried not to be like my father my whole life. I tried to avoid the pitfalls and traps that he succumbed to in his life. However, he disappointed me the most, not because he broke up with my mother, or because he went to prison. I was most angry because he wasn’t there for me. Shortly after my parents split, fast money lured Rob (my biological father) to the streets. For years, he wrestled with his own demons and
first direct intervention of the evening. “Sometimes you find people at a crisis moment,” says Brown. “Regardless of whatever their issue may be, you can find them in some injured capacity or just find them at a frustrating capacity.” “Sometimes, it’s not trying to fix anything at all, but just having a conversation.” The Baltimore City Police’s Southern District measures just under 13 square miles in area, making it one of the largest of the city’s nine districts. But that doesn’t take into account the great waterway that is one of its defining characteristics. Shaped by the banks of the Patapsco River, and places like Curtis Bay, Inner Harbor and Silo Point, there are few straight shots from point A to point B. Brown says the Southern District’s defining
incarceration. So to keep me safe, my mother kept him at a distance. I was around 4-years-old at the time of their separation and I wouldn’t see him again for another seven or eight years. I remember the night my aunt took me to visit him. I walked into a shabby row house in East Baltimore and he appeared from the shadows of a dark room. But, when he looked at me, he didn’t recognize me. He tried repeatedly to guess my identity until my aunt grew tired of him guessing and told him I was his son. I retreated upstairs to see my grandfather who was in poor health. When I was about to leave I walked passed Rob and noticed him slouched over with his head down crying. My aunt asked him what was wrong and all he could say was, “It wasn’t my fault.” My aunt quickly dismissed his display of guilt and we left. In the absence of Rob, my mother met and married Chris, a blue collar working man Continued on B2
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Dr. Rosetta Stith, the dynamic principal of the Laurence G. Paquin Middle/High School for Expectant Mothers, advocated internationally for the education of teen mothers and teen pregnancy prevention. May 18 due to complications from dementia. She was 72. Stith, known fondly by many as Dr. Ro, was once ubiquitous on the national stage discussing the issues connected to teen pregnancy. She was featured in the New York Times, as well as a Continued on B2
Blind Man Charged With Murdering Infant Son Rash of Violence Leads to 12-Hour Cop Shifts By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO A man has been charged in the death of his 5-month-old son according to Baltimore Police. Perry Nelson-Johnson, 31, of the 1600 block of North Smallwood Street has been charged with 1st and 2nd degree murder, 1st and 2nd degree assault, 1st degree child abuse resulting in death, and various other charges. According to police, on June 9th at 4:00 a.m. medics responded to a call in the 1600 block of North Smallwood Street for an unconscious baby. Johnson, the child’s father, initially told the police the baby rolled off of the bed and hit its head. Johnson and the mother of the infant also told police that the baby appeared to be fine until they called for a medic. The baby boy, identified as 5-month-old Emmanuel Johnson, was transported to shock trauma where he was pronounced dead. According to Baltimore Police Chief Spokesman T.J. Smith, the infant appeared to have old and new wounds over the surface of its body. An autopsy revealed the baby suffered severe head trauma. Continued on B2
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Continued from B1 characteristic is its diversity. Compared to other districts, Brown says, the Southern covers the whole spectrum of income and a more even distribution of races and ethnicities than other areas of the city. Moreover, it encompasses the breadth of architecture found across the city. Silos, water towers and tanks of natural gas dominate in Curtis Bay; city landmarks M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards; and the brownstones of Hollins Market and public housing projects of Cherry Hill. Before heading out, Brown rolls out a map of the district and points out areas of focus: Brooklyn and the Tri-District, the latter being where the limits of the Southern, Southwestern, and Western Districts meet. During their shift, officers will keep a lookout for youths responsible for an uptick in violent crime in Brooklyn. Burglaries are up, according to Baltimore City crime statistics. So is auto theft, including carjackings. The rash of car thefts and burglaries are part of a process: steal the car, use it to move burglarized property, then sell the car, Brown says.
“On our radar,” Brown adds, are a dozen or so suspects that have been arrested in relation to similar crimes in the past. Brown, now a grandmother, grew up in the Eastern District and attended Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School. Before recent revitalization efforts, she and her neighbors called the area “little Beirut.” She originally wanted to be a lawyer, but after having children, joined the police force. For her first eight years she served the neighboring Southwestern District. She’s worked on district-level internal affairs, and made detective with warrant apprehensions. From there, she joined the child abuse unit; after two years, she was promoted to lieutenant in the Northwest District. Back at the Cockeyed Cow Saloon, the conversation is over and the domestic disturbance settled. The officers take a report and a few pictures. The alleged assailant is driven away. Officers will be filing charges on behalf of the assailed, but it will be up to her to follow through. Her first trip today has taken her from the eastern limit of Curtis Bay around the harbor to Silo Point. It takes two hours, with eight more to go before the shift ends.
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According to police, the child’s injuries and evidence at the scene weren’t consistent with his parents story of a fall. The case was ruled a homicide due to multiple blunt force traumas to the head. Johnson, who is partially blind, uses a guide stick, which police suspect may have been used as a weapon. Johnson turned himself into Baltimore Police June 13. It has not been determined if the boy’s mother will face charges and she has not currently been taken into custody. In addition to the death of 5-month-old Emmanuel, Baltimore City endured a rash of
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couple of blocks from where I grew up off of Gwynns Falls Parkway and Foxtrot searchlights flooded my bedroom almost on a nightly basis. The bad old days are back again. Truth is, they never really went away. While many people point fingers and others ruminate about the fate of the police commissioner, one woman came up with a cogent idea, a simple plea; stop killing each other, at least for 72 hours. “Baltimore Ceasefire: Nobody Kill Anybody,” from August 4th to August 6th. Immunity for Baltimore from homicide for just three days seems so basic, yet so elusive. The Baltimore Ceasefire (at least this version of it) was birthed by Ericka Bridgeford, a self-proclaimed, “West Baltimore girl,” who is director of training for Community Mediation Maryland. She is also one of the most brilliant (and authentic) people I know. The idea came to her after a conversation with her son. “My son was driving me home from work one day and he said..., ‘Mommy, did you know that the murder rate is higher than it’s been in our history?’ And I said, ‘Nope, I didn’t know that’ and I went on a rant about, you know, what organizations should be doing and why aren’t people using their street cred to do this and that and a third,” Bridgeford said. “And so, I woke up on another side of the bed the next day and said, ‘If I’m fussing about what somebody else should be doing, then that means I need to be accountable to do it myself and not only that, but reach out to those people that I’m fussing about,’” she added. Bridgeford reached out immediately to another strong sister, her best friend Ellen Gee, director of The
violence this past weekend. The weekend ended with 12 shootings and continued through Tuesday with five separate shootings and six fatalities bringing Baltimore’s homicide rate for the year to 159 as of June 14. Tuesday afternoon, Commissioner Kevin Davis held a press conference to announce Baltimore Police officers will be on 12hour shifts to combat the violence effective immediately. The initiative is a week long effort that will require patrol officers to work 12 hours instead of their usual 10 hour shifts. “Every sworn officer in the department, who is capable, will be on the street,” said Davis. “There will be a visible, overt presence” Davis called the latest violence “unconscionable” and said he’s just as “pissed off” as those in the community.
Evolution of Perspective, an initiative that celebrates Black culture and endeavors to bridge the communication gap within Black communities. “When we were in the planning phases of the ceasefire, we thought about the messaging and who that specific hashtag would speak to,” Gee said. “So, there are people who are very, very aware, acutely aware of the aggressive nature and the aggressive culture of Baltimore City and there are people who actively participate in that. I wanted to talk to people who violence is not on their mind,” she said. “So, the message about a Baltimore ceasefire doesn’t speak to people who just go about their day to day...I go to work, I come home, I mind my business. But, the idea to keep peace on your mind, keep it top of mind, that’s where that particular part of the movement and the hashtag comes from.” Bridgeford and Gee have garnered support from several entities and individuals contributing to the effort in diverse ways, from providing printing services for flyers to hitting the streets and talking directly to people most vulnerable to violence. “I personally believe that the murder rate has more to do with powerlessness, people feeling powerless, and that we as a country equate violence with power,” Bridgeford said. “And so, in the space of feeling powerless, we automatically do the things we think are going to make us feel powerful. And if we call a ceasefire, not the mayor, not the police commissioner; we’re determining for ourselves we just want 72 hours of a breather,” she added. “We at least need to try. It might not work, but we know people will get killed if we don’t do it.” Sean Yoes is the AFRO’s Baltimore editor and host and executive producer of AFRO First Edition, which airs Monday through Friday 5 p.m.-7 p.m. on WEAA, 88.9.
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who took pride in hard work and family. He raised me with conviction and love. He taught me how to shave, shine my shoes, and modeled how a man was supposed to care for his family. However, I was never taught the importance of forgiveness. I spent years not knowing how to really forgive my biological father. But, a turning point occurred when we reunited again. This time I was an adult. I became more curious about where I came from and what Rob was like as a person. I began to spend time with him. Once I got to know him the anger subsided a little. We talked and hung out from time to time. Even though we shared a few laughs and watched football games together, we didn’t share our feelings. I guess I convinced myself that I didn’t need to and that things would work out. But I was wrong. I didn’t want to admit it but I hadn’t fully checked my anger or made peace with my father’s absence. I hadn’t forgiven him and I really didn’t know how. I had mixed emotions. Part of me wanted to know and connect with my father. But another part of me felt abandoned and couldn’t trust him. It’s hard to forgive, knowing he could leave again. I knew this to be true no matter how much time went by. He could disappear at any moment and once again the anger would
resurface. My resentment toward him was the only certainty. However, to my surprise, when I took the first real step toward forgiveness and it started with a simple conversation. I reached out to my father to help me with a paper for a course I was taking in graduate school. This was really weird because he never helped me with my homework before and I didn’t always like talking to him because our conversations would sometimes end with an argument. I called and told him I needed help with writing a paper. He agreed to meet with me. That night we sat in my car and just talked. He shared what happened with my mother and reasons why he wasn’t present in my life. In return, I expressed my disappointment in him. It was a hurtful thing to hear but necessary for the both of us. He offered no excuses and we didn’t argue. He just listened, which was very important to me. Afterwards, our relationship was still uncertain. But that one conversation helped me understand that forgiveness is possible. Bobby Marvin Holmes is the founder of Son of a Dream, a consulting & multimedia firm committed to empowering youth, families and communities. He is also the author of the forthcoming book, ‘100! Real Talk for Our Boys’ due out in October 2017.
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variety of news and current affairs television programs including, “Crossfire,” “The McLaughlin Group,” “Geraldo,” and, “The Ricki Lake Show,” among others. She was also the host and producer of, “The Ro Show,” on Baltimore Cable Television. Always immaculately dressed, with her signature platinum blonde hair, Stith cut a dashing figure as she fought for young women, who as late as the 1960’s in Maryland, were forced to leave school if they became pregnant. However, her legacy as an educator who cared deeply about the plight of teenage mothers, was first publicly recognized when she was named assistant principal of the Paquin School in 1974 and then principal in 1980. Although it may seem implausible today, during her ascendancy as a teen pregnancy/public health advocate in the 1980’s, talking publicly about teen sexuality, specifically in a school setting was still controversial. However, Stith was quoted in the AFRO in an 1987 article entitled, “Responsible Sex Being Taught at Dunbar HS.” “Kids don’t understand sexuality as an individual concept...Any kind of activity that will expose kids to responsibility of anything they do is good. It is like teaching safety,” Stith said in 1987. During her tenure at Paquin, Stith provided and improved support services at the school for her young women encouraging them to complete their education. She established a school based health facility that served teen mothers and their children, as well as teen fathers and extended families. She also helped establish employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for her students, with an on-site industrial sewing center, which manufactured baby clothes and gifts created by the students. The company was called Young Creations. “She was such a beacon of light for young women in Baltimore City,” said Kiarrah Wilson, an alumni of Paquin who graduated from the school in 2007. “And she helped us become some of the best moms and sophisticated women we are today.” Stith consulted on education issues connected to the prevention of teen pregnancy on an international level, appearing on Danish, Dutch, German, French, Brazilian and Japanese television programs. School systems within many of these countries viewed the Paquin School as a model for institutions focused on the education needs of teen mothers. “Dr. Rosetta Stith was a powerful advocate for her students. When you saw them together it was evident there was a mutual love and respect,” stated Edie House, spokeswoman for Baltimore City Public Schools. “She set a standard of intellect, elegance and excellence for all who knew her to emulate.” Stith received numerous awards and honors during her career including being named Phi Beta Sigma’s, “African American Woman of Distinction,” in 1999 and she was inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame in 2000. Stith is survived by a brother, Elijah M. Stith of Las Vegas, NV; and a sister, Vanessa Johnson of Baltimore; and several nieces.
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“The summer smiles, the summer knows, and unashamed she sheds her clothes. The summer soothes the restless sky and lovingly she warms the sand on which you lie. The summer knows, the summer’s wise, she sees the doubts within your eyes and so she takes her summer time. Tells the moon to wait and the sun to linger. Twists the world round her summer finger. Let’s you see the wonder of it all and if you’ve learned your lesson well there’s little more for her to tell. One last caress, it’s time to dress for fall and if you’ve learned your lesson well, there’s little more for her to tell one last caress, it’s time to dress for fall.” –Johnny Mathis, Summer of ’42 “Keep your head to the sky; keep your head to the sky!” – Earth Wind & Fire Congratulations to our 2017 graduates, some of you “have only just begun” and others have completed four years or more to reach their goal. We honor you today and want you to remember, “The best is yet to come”. Congratulations to Jessie Taylor, son of Michele Brown, who graduated from Mint Hill Middle School and will attend Independence High School; Jeremiah Pearl, host of ABC2 News Tech Media Project Aqua Kids, graduated from Calvert Hall and will attend St. Mary’s College of Maryland, proud mom is Tenyo Pearl; Helen Farrar daughter of Tim and Rita Horsley-Johnson, graduated from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law; Michele Ruth Richardson graduated Cum Laude from University of Baltimore, College of Public Affairs, daughter of Jacqueline Richardson, Shelby Scroggins, graduated from Hampton University with a degree in Political Science, proud parents Tary and Glen Scroggins, and Tiffany Trusty from University of Maryland University College and daughter of Bonnie Trusty. Congratulations to the families celebrating multiple graduations in 2017. The AFRO’s Takiea Hinton is excited that daughters Leah Jones graduated from North County High School and will attend Anne Arundel Community College and Joi Shuron graduated from Glendale Elementary School and will attend middle school. The Williams household was pulsating with excitement with three June graduates, Ne’Ziah Williams from Franklin High School heading to Cheyney University majoring in business, Ke’Niah Williams from Franklin Middle School and Yohan Williams from Timber Grove Elementary School proud parents are Antoine and Nakia Robinson-Williams.
“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no
better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour, the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 8:15
A picture perfect Saturday as Michele Emery and I continue to celebrate Dr. Anne Emery’s 90th birthday, starting with a delicious brunch at Pendry’s Rec Pier Chop house. “Can I get a window seat?” We sat in front of the floor to ceiling window overlooking the many sights along Thames Street. “Some enchanted evening” and we were not ready to end a beautiful day. Our next stop was the patio at Four Seasons’ Wit and Wisdom restaurant where we enjoyed a magnificent harbor view and Maryland steamed crabs.
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” – Psalm 90:12
Too soon, the day was ending. It was a delight being in the company of such an enchanting young woman of ninety, full of such energy and wisdom. A toast to you Anne my friend, may the years continue to be kind and may you continue to share your gifts of love and knowledge. “Thank God that it’s Friday night and I just got paid. Yea, oh just got paid Friday night just got paid, Friday night… Party’s hoppin’, place is right…” – Johnny Kemp Victor Green and Rose Hamm’s quarterly Friday night party across the beltway has become a huge sensation at Takoma Park Station in Takoma Park, Maryland. D.C.’s Friday night revelers look forward to the Baltimore bus to show up for an evening of go-go music, featuring a live band and a “dance floor that you can hardly move.” At the end of the evening, we formed a Soul Train line to the bus heading home exhausted from
“dancing all night long.” “You’re a winner and never let anybody say you can’t make it cause a feeble mind is in your way. No more tears do we cry and we have finally dried our eyes and we’re movin’ on up Lawd have mercy.” – Curtis Mayfield “Only the strong survive, only the strong survive. You’ve got to be
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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Send your upcoming events to tips@afro.com. For more community events go to afro.com/ Baltimore-events. 2200 Sinclair Lane, Baltimore, Md. Candle Light Vigil In Memory of Dr. Rosetta Stith A candle light vigil will be held June 16 at 7:30 p.m. in front of her former school, the Laurence G. Paquin School, located 2200 Sinclair Lane. Dr. Rosetta M.T. Stith spent 30 years as head of the Paquin Junior-Senior High School for pregnant teenagers and young mothers.
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Hosanna School Museum Holds Juneteenth Celebration
As part of its 150th anniversary, Hosanna School Museum will hold a Juneteenth celebration festival June 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the museum. The festival is open to the public and free of charge. Juneteenth is a nationally recognized day that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States and celebrates African American
history and culture. For more information go to hosannaschoolmuseum.org.
3121 Walbrook Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 21216 Church of the St. Mary the Virgin Hosts Jazz & Lunch The Church of St. Mary the Virgin are hosting a jazz concert to feature Terry Battle, Brad Collins, Jeff Wilson and J. Bones Taylor June 17 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Rebecca “Lynn” Johnson at 410-3632633 for more information.
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strong, you’d better hold on. Don’t go, all around with your head hung down” – Jerry Butler Celebrating two warriors who continue to live their life victoriously, Prodgelee Green-Pearson is celebrating being cancer free and Angela Alexander and her dance instructor Anthony Jones won first place in St. Agnes Hospital‘s 2017 talent show. Keep these mighty warriors in your prayers. It’s your birthday! Happy birthday Ruth’s Chris’ Leander “Lenny” Douglass, Miles “Beanie” Bellamy, Carolyn Bell, Marshall Scroggins and a happy 60th birthday Judge Wanda Keyes Heard.
“Back when I was a child before life removed all the innocence my father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me. And then spin me around ‘til I fell asleep. Then up the stairs, he would carry me, and I knew for sure I was loved. If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him, I’d play a song that would never ever end. How I’d love, love, love to dance with my father again.” – Luther Vandross Remembering my father Benjamin Scott Johnson on Father’s Day, what I wouldn’t do to “dance with my father
again”. “When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.” – William Shakespeare Father’s day brunch at the Forum 410-358-1101. Happy Father’s Day friends!
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The Afro-American, June 17, 2017 - June 23, 2017 anti-miscegenation laws at the time. They ultimately were married in Washington D.C. in August of 1966. Mrs. Jealous was walked to the altar by her son Ben Jealous, former president of the NAACP and current candidate for Gov. of Maryland.
Fred and Ann Todd Jealous renewed their vows for their 50th anniversary June 11 at St. James Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Md. The event took place at the same church where they were once denied marriage due to Mr and Mrs Jealous
Mr and Mrs. Jealous and Ben Jealous, son
Singer Brenda Tucker
Ben Jealous and mother Mrs. Ann Jealous
Groom, Fred Jealous and his bride, Ann Jealous with Ondria Vines Leary, the maid of honor and George Leary, his best man
The Reverend Dr. Allen F. Robinson, St. James On The Square Church and Mr. and Mrs. Jealous
Bride Mr and Mrs Jealous celebrating 50 years and renew vows
Photos by James Fields
Alice Tsai, Ann Jealous,Stephen Fischer and Fred Jealous
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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s spring commencement was on May 26. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III was the keynote speaker. Alumnus Art Shell (1968), a professional football Hall of Fame member, received a medallion from UMES president Dr. Juliette B. Bell in recognition of five decades of support for his alma mater. Asira Klaewthanong, Fort Washington
Betelhem Mulugeta, Fort Washington and family
Jane G. Seo, Ellicott City; Anastasia Shimakela and Elvina S. Sawito, Silver Spring
Briana Annette Mack, Harrisburg, Pa.
Crystal L. Matthews, Upper Marlboro
Dana Stewart, Bowie
Art Shell and UMES President Juliette B. Bell
Damaris Fornbuh Ndam, Princess Anne and family
Artist M.Anthony and his painting of former Judge Harry A.Cole
State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and Larry S. Gibson
Leon F.Pinkett, Councilman, Denaira Anibaba student,States Attorney Marilyn Mosby,Terry Hollingsworth student
Juanita Bellamy, Patty Delotch and Muriel Praileu
Curtis N.McMeekin, Arrie Davis, Robert M. Bell, Elizabeth Simms and award winners Courtesy Photos
Hospitality Tourism Management students
Jasmine Gabrelle Mills, Temple Hills and family
The Law and Leadership Institute of Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass High School held its first Thurgood Marshall Legal Legacy Luncheon at the Tawes Center on the campus of Coppin State University May 17. The purpose of the luncheon was to acknowledge the historic legal contributions of Douglass’ past judicial icons and current students of the Law and Leadership Institute. The keynote speaker was the Hon. Robert Bell, Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals (ret.). More than 150 people were in attendance. Music was provided by the Douglass High School Jazz Quartet.
Kelvin Bridges, Kirk D.Crawley and students
Curtis N. McMeekin Chairman Law&Leadership Development Committee, Senior Judge Marcella Holland,Former Judge Robert M.Bell, Mrs. Doris Cole and Arrie Davis Retired Justice Jonathan Bradley and William J. Riley, Cristata Investment management
Frank Coakley, Walt Carr and Reginald Thomas
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Walled in by Red Lines
An Art Exhibit Shows Governmental Impact on Defining Racial ID of Neighborhoods A strip of White neighborhoods in Baltimore, wedged in east of Interstate 83 and west of York Road, runs south into and through the city center. At its southwestern limits, South Hanover Street and Interstate 95, the strip flows to the water’s edge ringing the Inner Harbor with communities such as Federal Hill, Fells Point and Canton. This narrow shape, bending east, is called the White L. It was carved out over decades through restrictive covenants, targeted development and targeted demolition among many other practices, many of which are now illegal. Another such illegal practice is redlining, the denial or restricting of credit to a prospective homebuyer based on the demographics of the community the applicant wants to buy into. The impact of this practice is on display in “Undesign the Redline,” a travelling exhibit now appearing at The Impact Hub, 10 East North Avenue in Baltimore. An interactive exhibit, “Undesign the Redline” was created by ‘Designing the WE’ in partnership with ‘Enterprise Community Partners’, a nonprofit which seeks to house families safely and affordably. The exhibit creates a composite of archived texts to describe how federal and local governments worked with private enterprises to leave indelible marks on cities long after the abolition of practices such as segregation. “How did we get to where we are?” asked Lawrence Brown, an associate professor at the Morgan State School of Health and Public Policy. “That’s what we have to understand if we’re gonna undesign the redline, we have to see exhibits like this.” Partly in pursuit of jobs, but also to escape lynchings and race riots in the Deep South, an estimated six million Blacks moved their families north after the Civil War. Instead, they only ran into further racially-fueled violence. The Equal Justice Initiative counted almost 4,000 lynchings from 1877 to 1950. Until the 1940’s, race riots were characteristically White riots. This type of violence reached a peak during 1919’s Red Summer, a regional conflict in southern states such as Texas, Arkansas and Virginia, which still managed to spill over into Chicago. Similar riots destroyed Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Okla. in 1921. In 1935, as part of the New Deal, the United States government began subsidizing home loans and restructuring them into long-term, low down payment financial products
most borrowers still utilize today. To guide lenders, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation began issuing maps color-coded to generalize risk by region. The code went from green, to blue, to yellow indicating increasing levels of risk. Red areas, with the oldest structures and largest populations of immigrants, migrants and Black populations, were determined to be the most risky. Appraisers anticipated strife and conflict in these communities based on biases and prejudiced conceptions of race. White appraisers and White property owners at the time described Blacks as invaders and infiltrators. “In essence, White Baltimore was at war with its Black citizens,” said Brown. Lenders denied credit to potential borrowers in these spaces, refusing to risk crossing the red line. Meanwhile, Whites received their subsidized loans. “The divergence that redlining was all about solidifying, between this disinvestment on the one hand and investment on the other, continues and becomes even more exacerbated in our era,” said Braden Crooks, Co-founder of Designing the WE. “Much of what you see right now is continued disinvestment in people who have been historically redlined. Jobs going away, wages stagnant or declining, housing prices and rents continuing to go up and becoming less affordable, is a squeeze getting tighter.” “The flip side of redlining is greenlining,” said Brown. “Redlining is racial oppression, greenlining is racial privileges. And that is the thing that we have hardly ever understood, is that it’s not just Black communities being put down, it’s White communities being lifted up: given social advantage and structural advantage.” Reflecting on the exhibit, Michelle Antoinette Nelson of ‘Brown and Healthy’, a nonprofit which promotes wellness for people of color, said “Wealth is a practice. You have to first have some.” Despite the abundance of vacant homes in Baltimore, many remain unaffordable. The city is fencing off underpasses to disperse the tent cities of the homeless popping up in their cover. “What we’ve done is we’ve commodified a basic human right of housing,” said April De Simone, Co-founder of Designing the WE. “And if you can’t pay, you can’t play. Why
Sheila Praono views “Undesign the Redline,” a travelling exhibit detailing the history of redlining in the United States. AFRO Photo/J.K. Schmid
is it that something so basic has to be tied to private interests and the market?” David Bowers, vice president of Enterprise and MidAtlantic market leaders, wants viewers to “get informed. Get angry. Get empowered.” “I love the historic context of the whole exhibit,” said Sheila Proano, of Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership. “I love seeing from the very beginning, all the way through slavery until now, just the transition of neighborhoods and the impact of government programs and government handling of the neighborhoods in Baltimore.” Proano’s organization created the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program, which combines vouchers and counseling to assist families in making successful moves out of areas of concentrated poverty. “It’s a really inspiring story,” Proano said. “It makes you want to come together, as a community, and just do something to fix these problems. It’s not gonna be that easy though.”
Details on 2017 African American Festival in Baltimore Still Unclear By Maliik Obee Special to the AFRO
One year after its star-studded 40th anniversary celebration, Baltimore is gearing up for another installment of the African American festival, better known as AFRAM, but details about the event remain sketchy. The 2017 AFRAM Festival will be held on August 12 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Druid Hill Park in Northwest Baltimore. Now under the control of new Mayor Catherine
Pugh, the event has been shortened from two days to one, and falls a full month later than its usual July date. The change from a twoday event to one is a sign of the apparent downsizing of the event. August is also a considerable amount of time later than the usual July date. “It’s coming back,” Pugh told reporters. “I love all the festivals that we celebrate throughout the
city. The city put a lot of resources into the African-American festival. The city can’t afford to do that. “A two-day event just got to be too expensive for the city. It is an
important festival for us. We do have volunteers who will work on making sure the festival takes place.” No information was available regarding the musical artists set to appear at this year’s event, according to Myra Blanchard, the city’s marketing development director. Information on attractions, vendors, and festival events was also not available. Last year, thousands of attendees
flocked to Camden Yards to hear performances from artists which included Common and Angie Stone. That lineup was announced in March 2016, months before the event itself. Past installments of the festival were organized by greiBO Entertainment under contract to the city; former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake set a budget for last year’s event of $535,000. The contract with greiBO was not renewed this year, placing the event solely under city control.
Caribbean Heritage Play in D.C. Displays Need for the Arts By LaTrina Antoine Washington D.C. Editor lantoine@afro.com As President Donald Trump put forth a budget that would strip federal funding for arts programs, among other things, a theatrical performance based on a woman’s life in Trinidad and Tobago during and after World War II recently premiered in D.C. The D.C Commission on Arts and Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts, with support from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Special Presenters Initiative in Baltimore, funded the tragic-comedy play “Jean and Dinah” during Caribbean American Heritage month from June 8-18 at the Undercroft Theatre at the United Methodist Church in northwest D.C. The Essential Theatre in southeast D.C. brought the play to the area to close out its “Women’s Works” Program. “So many politicians only see the arts as some kind of lever they can use for their own political livelihoods. The practice of the arts is important in the community,” Tony Hall, director of the theatrical production told the AFRO on June 9. “The way one reflects on one’s life is through one’s creativity. The arts give you space. One artist said, ‘the arts give you oxygen.’ You need oxygen to live.” The play was inspired by Mighty Sparrow’s 1956 song “Jean and Dinah (When the Yankees Gone)”. The 81-year-old Sparrow is known as the “King of the Calypso World”.
The song tells the story of local men seeking revenge on women – marginalizing the woman, said Hall, who is also an actor. He said he always wondered, even as a child, what
woman’s struggle for money, recognition, and the cast in 1994 is Modupe Onilu, the rhythm in taking care of her children. man, who subbed in for the original rhythm The “Jean and Dinah” play has been man. “It has been mind blowing. I’ve learned showing for 22 years, first premiering in so much, not only about the Jean and Dinah the Caribbean in 1994. It has story, but about Trinidad’s culture,” he said. also been featured in New York, Rhoma Spencer, the play’s co-creator who Connecticut and Canada. “The also plays Dinah, said she met Hall at The play has lived on, this incarnation University of the West Indies - St. Augustine of the play – the Campus when he was her original cast, have professor. The cast and creative for –Tony Hall lived on beyond According to Rhoma, the Jean and Dinah: (LtoR) expectations,” production was formed Modupe Onilu (rhythm the woman’s response was in the song. He Hall said. He said he does not through research and man); Penelope Spencer was eight years old when Sparrow’s song first know what will come next for improvisation. She said that (Jean); Rhoma Spencer debuted. the production after its stint in she met a lot of women on the (Dinah); Ken Joseph, The story of “Jean and Dinah” is set in D.C. streets and listened to their stage manager; and Tony 1990’s Port Au Spain, the capitol city of The only member stories. “It’s as if they lived to Hall, director Trinidad and Tobago, where two “warrior who was not part of tell their stories and then they women” -- whom Penelope died,” Rhoma told the AFRO Spencer (who portrays on June 9. She said she incorporated Jean in the play) noted a part of each of the women’s stories were sex workers into her character. -- reflect on their Jean, Penelope’s character, past masquerades, was actually a real person while also whom she met and studied. revealing intimate Penelope, who danced moments of before she began acting, at their lives, such the age of 9, said that she as periods of honed her skills through abuse and a government funded misfortune. competition in Trinidad According and Tobago. She currently to Penelope, owns an arts school in the the play Caribbean country called envisions a Necessary Arts.
The practice of the arts is important in the community.”
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Video Game Convention Makes Limited Progress on Diversity By Vance Brinkley Special to the AFRO
If you’re a gamer, this week was that time of the year again for you to be really taken aback about what goes on at a press conference. No, it’s not Lebron getting testy with reporters during the NBA Finals, we’re talking about the Electronic Entertainment Expo, also known as E3. For six days, the streets of Downtown Los Angeles are packed with gamers all trying to get their hands on demos of video games and products that’ll be releasing in the next coming years. However, there’s an issue at hand. According to International Game Developers Association roughly 3 percent of game developers are African
Americans while a Pew Research Center study found that 53 percent of African American say they play video games. The vast majority of people on stage at this year’s E3, as has been the case for most of the convention’s 20 plus year history, were White. Diversity is an important factor that has to be focused on now that E3 is a public event, a change from previous ones, and with the current climate of society affecting many areas of culture from sports to music, the question is how did the convention navigate through it. From the announcement of the Xbox One X to one of the biggest stories from this show being the announcement of “Beyond Good & Evil 2,” E3 2017 did not disappoint when it came to showcasing the massive
amount of fire that was going to release very soon. On the side of diversity however, it seems like diversity is a factor that these video game companies are making limited progress on. Electronic Arts kicked off the convention with a press conference June 10. Right out of the gate, EA aired a trailer for Longshot, a story mode that will be featured in “Madden 18.” The new mode, similar to FIFA’s story mode The Journey, boasts a unique cast starring J.R. Lemon as the lead character Devin Wade and Oscar-winning “Moonlight” actor Mahershala Ali in a supporting role as Wade’s father. The Journey was also announced to be making a return in “FIFA 18” as well
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Terry Crews is one of the stars of Microsoft’s upcoming game ‘Crackdown 3.’
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A Black woman is the co-lead character in Ubisoft’s upcoming ‘Beyond Good & Evil 2.’ as The One, a new career mode in “NBA Live 18.” It was obvious that sports games was going to highlight a lot of the superstars (who just happen to be Black), but hearing Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA” and Stormzy go in on “Energy” gave each sizzle reel more flair added to the many faces gracing the screen. “The Force Awakens” actor John Boyega also announced that
his character, Finn, would also be a playable character in “Star Wars Battlefront 2.” Next up was Microsoft, the computer company that had big night after unveiling their new gaming console, the Xbox One X. However, compared to the other conferences in terms of diversity, Microsoft played it safe. One of the biggest announcements from
Microsoft’s E3 conference was actor Terry Crews’ future appearance in “Crackdown 3” (not to mention the 3-1 ratio of Black men as main characters in the trailer) and “State of Decay 2” boasted a diverse cast to in its zombified world. But with other gaming companies making swift moves to show how inclusive they are, Microsoft missed out mainly because of many of the other announcements they made throughout their hour long presentation did not feature diverse casts. It could be possible to count “Assassin’s Creed Origins” as another victory for Microsoft, because the game is set in ancient Egypt and features many people of color, but it was more of a win for the game’s developer Ubisoft. Speaking of Ubisoft, the company probably had one of the most inclusive conferences at E3. They were already on a roll with “Assassin’s Creed Origins,” however the company doubled down on their inclusiveness by bringing out “Origins’” director Ashraf Ismail, who helped make the series’ last acclaimed game Black Flag. Along with the new Assassin’s Creed game, Ubisoft’s “Far Cry 5” will feature a Black woman, Grace Armstrong, as a supporting character. The game’s story revolves around a group of White Christian militants in the wilds of Montana so it will be interesting to see what obstacles she will face in the game. Continued on C7
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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM553 Kristofor J. Hammond Decedent Olivia R. HolcombeVolke Elville and Associates 9192 Red Branch Road Suite 300 Columbia, MD 21045 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nicholas L. Hammond, whose address is 1533 E 33rd Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Kristofor J. Hammond, who died on March 30, 2017 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 2, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 2, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 2, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Nicholas L Hammond Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/2, 06/9, 6/16/17
Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM556 Alexander G. Davis Decedent Shraga Kawior Esq 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 822 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ve r n i t a D D a w k i n s whose address is 7312 Lois Lane, Lanham Maryland 20706, wasappointed personal representative of the estate of Alexander G. Davis , who died on March 26, 2017 without a will, and will serve , without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 2, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before Decemner 2, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 2, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Vernita D Dawkins Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS
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Domestic acting trustee, $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks hereinafter the Trustee. 2. Foreign 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks Communications to$ the trust should be mailed or per insertion d. Escheated Estates $ 60 $360.00 per 6 weeks directed to Mia Burrell, e. Standard Probates $125.00 2486 Ryce Drive, Waldorf, MD 20601 The Trust is subject to claims of the CIVIL deceasedNOTICES settlor’s creditors, costs of a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 $ 80.00 administration of the settlor’s estate, the expenses b. Real Property $ 200.00 of the deceased settlor’s funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to aFAMILY surviving COURT spouse and children to the 202-879-1212 extent the deceased settlor’s residuary probate RELATIONS DOMESTIC estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, 202-879-0157 costs, expenses, and TYPESET: Tue Jun 13 18:46:35 EDT 2017 allowances. Claims of the deceased a. Absent Defendant $ 150.00 settlor ’s creditors are 18:49:24 EDT 2017 barred as against the Superior Court of b. Absolute Divorce $ 150.00 Trustee and the trust propthe District of c. Custody Divorce erty unless presented to District of Columbia $150.00 the Trustee at the address PROBATE DIVISION provided herein on or beWashington, D.C. 2, 2017 6 ext. 262, To place your ad,fore callDecember 1-800-237-6892, Public Notices $50.00 & up 20001-2131 months after the date of Administration No. the size, first publication of this depending on Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.84 per inch. 2017ADM479 notice). An action to conWalker A. Williams 1-800 (AFRO) 892 test the validity of this trust be commenced by AKA For Proof must of Publication, please call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 244 the earliest of (1) Septem- William A. Walker Jr. ber 11, 2017 (one year Decedent from date of death of the Marsha E. 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Code, the Trustee’s name and 2017FEP66 UNKNOWN HEIRS 2017NRT14 sec. 20-101(d) address, and the time al- Janice M. Smith, whose Date of Death Bessie Lee Walker Date of lowed forPublication: commencing a address is 3231 Klingle April 9, 2017 AKA proceeding. June 2, 2017 Road NW, Washington, Wanda Marie Harris Bessie L Walker The Trustee may proceed DC 20008, was apName of newspaper: Decedent Decedent to distribute the trust prop- pointed personal repreAfro-American NOTICE OF NOTICE OF erty in accordance with sentative of the estate of Washington APPOINTMENT EXISTENCE OF the terms of the trust beLaw OF FOREIGN Walker A. Williams aka REVOCABLE fore the expiration of the Reporter PERSONAL TRUST time within which an ac- William A Walker Jr. , Mia Burrell REPRESENTATIVE Bessie Lee Walker (name tion must be commenced who died on April 7, 2017 Personal AND o f d e c e a s e d s e t t l o r ) unless the Trustee knows with a will, and will serve Representative without Court superviNOTICE TO whose address was 1826 of a pending judicial TRUE TEST COPY CREDITORS Va l l e y Te r r a c e , S E , proceeding the sion. All unknown heirs REGISTERcontesting OF WILLS Washington, DC 20032 validity of the trust or the a n d h e i r s w h o s e Renee T. Harris whose created a revocable trust Trustee has received no- whereabouts are un- address is 211 Poplar 06/16/17 known shall enter their Spring Road, Rockville, on June 24, 2016, which tice 06/2, from 06/9, a potential MD 20850 was apremained in existence on contestant who thereafter a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s the date of her death on commences a judicial proceeding. Objections pointed personal repreSeptember 11, 2016 proceeding TYPESET: Tue Jun, and 13 18:47:55 EDTwithin 2017 sixty to such appointment (or sentative of the estate of Mia Burrell , whose ad- days after notification. to the probate of de- Wanda Marie Harris, dedress is 2486 Ryce Drive, cedent´s will) shall be ceased by the Orphan’s Waldorf, MD 20601is the This Notice must be filed with the Register of C o u r t f o r P r i n c e mailed postmarked within Superior Court of currently acting trustee, George’s County, State 15 days of its first publica- Wills, D.C., 515 5th the District of hereinafter the Trustee. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor of Maryland ., on April 24, District of Columbia Communications to the tion to each heir and qual- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . 2017, PROBATE DIVISION trust should be mailed or ified beneficiary of the Service of process may Washington, directed to Mia D.C. Burrell, trust and any other person 20001, on or before be made upon Aminah T. w h o w o u l d b e a n November 12, 2017. 20001-2131 2486 Ryce Drive, Waldorf, interested person within Claims against the de- Alisha, 3910 10th Street, Administration No. MD 20601 NE, Unit #3, Washington, The Trust is subject to the meaningof D.C. Code, cedent shall be pre- DC 20017 whose des2017NRT14 sented to the underclaims Lee of the deceased sec. 20-101(d) Bessie Walker signed with a copy to the ignation as District of settlor’s creditors, costs of Date of Publication: AKA June 2, 2017 Register of Wills or filed Columbia agent has administration of the setBessie L Walker with the Register of Wills been filed with the Registlor’s estate, the expenses Name of newspaper: Decedent with a copy to the under- ter of Wills, D.C. of theNOTICE deceased OFsettlor’s Afro-American signed, on or before The decedent owned the funeral and disposal EXISTENCE OFof re- Washington following District of November 12, 2017, or mains, and statutory Law REVOCABLE Colombia real property: Reporter allowances to a surviving be forever barred. PerTRUST 1772 Lyman Place, NE, Mia Burrell spouse and children to the sons believed to be heirs Bessie Lee Walker (name Personal or legatees of the de- Washington, DC 20002 oextent f d e cthe e a sdeceased e d s e t t l setor) Representative cedent who do not re- Claims against the detlor’s residuary probate whose address was 1826 cedent may be preestate TRUE TEST COPY ceive a copy of this notice sented to the underVa l l e y isTeinadequate r r a c e , S Eto , satisfy those claims, REGISTER OF WILLS by mail within 25 days of Washington, DC 20032 signed and filed with the costs, aexpenses, and its first publication shall Register of Wills for the created revocable trust TYPESET: Tue06/16/17 Jun 13 18:46:35 2017 of allowances. 06/2, 06/9, so informEDT the Register on June 24, 2016, which District of Columbia, 500 Claims ofinthe deceased Wills, including name, Indiana Avenue, N.W., remained existence on settlor the date’sofcreditors her death are on address and relation- Washington, D.C. 20001 barred as11, against the Superior Court of September 2016 , and ship. within 6 months from the Trustee and the trust propthe District of Mia Burrell , whose adDate of Publication: date of first publication of erty unless presented to District of Columbia dress is 2486 Ryce Drive, May 12, 2017 this notice. the Trustee the address Waldorf, MDat20601is the PROBATE DIVISION Name of newspaper: Renee T. Harris provided herein or becurrently acting on trustee, Washington, D.C. Afro-American Personal fore December 2, 2017 6 hereinafter the Trustee. 20001-2131 Washington Representative(s) months after the date of Communications to the Administration No. Law Reporter TRUE TEST COPY the first publication of this trust should be mailed or 2017ADM479 Janice M. Smith notice). An to conREGISTER OF WILLS directed to action Mia Burrell, Walker A. Williams Personal Date of first publication: test the validity of this trust 2486 Ryce Drive, Waldorf, Representative June 9, 2017 must be commenced by AKA MD 20601 William A. Walker Jr. the earliest SeptemName of newspapers The Trust of is (1) subject to Decedent TRUE TEST COPY ber 11,of2017 (one year and/or periodical: claims the deceased Marsha E. 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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM613 Sylvester L Jolly Decedent Camille R. McBride 3060 Mitchelleville Rd Suite 216 Bowie, MD 20716 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Douglas Jolly & Joan Lewis, whose address is Douglas Jolly: 2014 Perry St., NW, WDC 20018 Joan Lewis: 6704 Calmos St., Capitol Heights, MD 20743, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Sylvester L. Jolly, who died on March 16, 2017 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 19, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 19, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 9, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Douglas Jolly Joan Lewis Personal Representative
Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM340 Mildred B. Morgan Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jesse E Morgan Jr. & Queen Faison, whose addresses are 150 W St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 and 174 Bryant St. NW Washington, DC 20001,were appointed personal representative of the estate of Mildred B Morgan, who died on December 16, 2016 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before October 28, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before October 28, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: April 28, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Jesse E Morgan Jr. Queen Faison Personal Representatives
Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM620 Joseph Dawson Jr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Karen D. Dawson and Sherry L. Dawson , whose addresses are 7959 Riggs Rd., #10 Adelphi, MD, 10810 B l a c k s t o n e Av e n u e , Cheltenham, MD , were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Joseph Dawson Jr., , who died on May 6, 2017 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 16, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 16, 2017 , or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 16, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Karen D Dawson Sherry L. Lawson Personal Representative
Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM654 Wilton Council Decedent B Marian Chou 419 7th Street NW #406 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Mary Council , whose address is 3546 A St., SE #203, Washington, DC , was appointed personal representative of the estate of Wilton Council, who died on December 13, 2016 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 16, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 16, 2017 , or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 16, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Mary Council Personal Representative
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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM630 Beatrice F Whitaker Decedent Thomas H. Queen Esq 7961 Eastern Ave Suite 304 Silver Spring, 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Katie D Anderson, whose address is 26 Brandywine Street, SW, Washington, DC 20032, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Beatrice F. Whitaker , who died on April 25, 2017 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 16, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 16, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 16, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Katie D Anderson Personal Representative
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2017FEP69 Date of Death November 6, 2009 Oliver Edgar thomas Washington AKA Oliver E. T. Washington Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Jeremiah Washington whose address is 3311 22nd Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Oliver Edgar Thomas Washington, deceased by the Surrogate’s Court for Queens County, State of Maryland ., on March 24, 2017, Service of process may be made upon Jeremiah Washington, 3311 22nd Street, NE, Washington DC 20018 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Colombia real property: 1/3 interest in 3311 22nd Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018 Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Building A, 515 5th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Jeremiah Washington Personal Representative(s) TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: June 16, 2017 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American 06/17, 06/23, 06/30
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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017Adm144 J. D. Andrews AKA James Dallas Andrews Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Charlton Andrews and Marilyn M Smith, whose address are 1430 R o x a n n a R d . , N W, Washington, DC 20012 & 2058 Derby Ridge Lane, Silver Springs, MD 20910, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of J. D. Andrews aka James Dallas Andrews , who died on December 21, 2016 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 9, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 9, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 9, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Charlton Andrews Marilyn M Smith Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/9, 06/16, 06/23/17
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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia 18:46:54 EDTDIVISION 2017 PROBATE Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM610 Steven Durrell Washington Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sharon Katrina LillyJoyner , whose address is 4736 Benning Road, SE, #103, Washington, DC 20019 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Steven Durrell Washington , who died on April 17, 2017 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 16, 2017 . Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 16, 2017 , or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 16, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Sharon Katrina Lilly Joyner Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/17
Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM616 Bernice P. Hughes Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Cassandra Hughes Grant , whose address is 1111 Elkhart Street, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745 , was appointed personal representative of the estate of Bernice P. Hughes, who died on February 13, 2017 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 16, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 16, 2017 , or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 16, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Cassandra Hughes Grant Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/17
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REGISTER OF2017 WILLS TYPESET: Wed Jun 14 18:55:25 EDT SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2017FEP067 Date of Death October 23, 2016 Ruby M Richardson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Darryl Richardson whose address is 4006 Cleary Court, Mitchellville, MD 20721 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ruby M Richardson , deceased by the Register of Wills Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland on November 15, 2016, Service of process may be made upon Kia Dennis Georgetown Universty Law Center, O ff i c e o f G r a d u a t e Programs- 600 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Colombia real property: 1713 Newton St. NE, Washington, DC 20018 Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the Building A, District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. (Strike preceding sentence if no real estate.) Darryl Richardson Personal Representative(s) TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: June 16, 2017 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/17
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TYPESET: Wed Jun 14 18:55:45 EDT 2017 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2017FEP70 Date of Death January 22, 2017 Rhoda Shaw Ping Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Carroll Shaw Whitney whose address is 2004 Hamrick Drive., Raleigh, NC 27615 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Rhoda Shaw Ping deceased by the General Court of Justice - Superior Court Div , Court for New Hanover County, State of New Hanover on February 15, 2017 , Service of process may be made upon Christopher B Darby Esq , 4400 Jenifer Street, NW, Suite 2 Washington, 20037 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Colombia real property: 700 7th Street, SW, Unit 322, Washington, DC 20024 and Parking Space Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, 500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Carroll Shaw Whitney Personal Representative(s) TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: June 6, 2017 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American 6/16, 06/23, 06/30/17
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CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCITON NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for Water Contract No. 1359-Urgent Need Water Infrastructure Rehabilitation will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 12 2017. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon. The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, in Room 6 located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, June 16, 2017 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $100.00. Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package. All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 4 South Frederick Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is B02551Water Mains Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $6,000,000.01 to $7,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at the 3rd Floor Large Conference Room of the Office of Engineering & Construction, Abel Wolman Municipal Building on June 23, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. Principal Item of work for this project include, but are not limited to: Urgent need water main repairs and replacement as necessary, including, but not limited to, replacement/installation of various size new ductile iron pipe, valves, fittings, and appurtenances replacement/installation of fire hydrants, small (residential) meter settings and meter vaults, renew and replacement of existing water services, sidewalk restoration, curb and gutter, and roadway paving as required. The MBE goal is 9% The WBE goal is 2% WATER CONTRACT NO. 1359 APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor Clerk, Board of Estimates
The RFP may be obtained on or after Monday, June 26, 2017, at the following location:
APPROVED: Rudolph S. Chow, P.E. Clerk, Board of Estimates Director of Public Works
Questions regarding the RFP should be directed in writing to the address and individual indicated above, and must include the reference: HABC RFP Number B-1842-17.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWN OF WILLIAMSPORT WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND PROPOSED PHASE II WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT THRASHER PROJECT #101-010-1037 Sealed bids for Phase II Water System Improvements Project will be received by the Town of Williamsport, located at 2 North Conochocheague Street, Washington County, Maryland, until 2:00 p.m., L.P.T., on July 20, 2017, for furnishing labor and materials and performing all Work set forth in the Contract Documents prepared by The Thrasher Group, Inc. Immediately following the scheduled closing time for the reception of Bids, all proposals which have been submitted in accordance with the conditions of the Contract Documents will be publicly opened and read aloud. The approximate quantities of work to be bid upon are described as follows:1 LS Mobilization/Demobilization, 1 LS Video Taping Project Area, 1 LS Erosion and Sediment Control, 300 LF 10” Ductile Iron Pipe CL 50 Water Line, 4,300 LF 8” PVC C909 CL 235 Water Line, 300 LF 6” PVC C909 CL 235 Water Line, 40 LF 2” PVC SDR 13.5 CL 315 Water Line, 50 LF 1” Type K Cooper Service Tubing (Open Cut) , 800 LF 3⁄4” Type K Cooper Service Tubing (Open Cut), 450 LF 3⁄4” Type K Cooper Service Tubing (Open Cut with Casing), 2,300 LF 3⁄4” Type K Cooper Service Tubing (Bore & Jack), 80 LF 16” Steel Casing (Bore & Jack), 6 EA Tie Into Existing 10” Water Line, Complete, 6 EA Tie Into Existing 8” Water Line, Complete, 7 EA Tie Into Existing 6” Water Line, Complete, 3 EA Tie Into Existing 4” Water Line, Complete, 1 EA Hot Tap of Existing 10” Water Line, 1 EA Hot Tap of Existing 8” Water Line, 6 EA Cut & Cap Existing Water Line, Complete, 10 EA 8” Gate Valve, 2 EA 2” Gate Valve, 70 EA Low Pressure Meter Service (LPMS) from new water line, 23 EA Low Pressure Meter Service (LPMS) from existing water line, 2 EA 1” Low Pressure Meter Service (LPMS) from existing water line, 1 EA 2” Low Pressure Meter Service (LPMS) from new water line, 13 EA Tie Into Existing Service Line, Complete, 10 EA Fire Hydrant Assembly, Complete, Removal of Existing Fire Hydrant Assembly, 2,500 LF Reclamation of Disturbed Areas, 1,000 LF MD SHA Flexible Pavement Utility Trench Repair, 2,800 LF HMA Town Street/Driveway Utility Trench Repair, 1,400 TN HMA Overlay with Pavement Marking, 50 LF Gravel Driveway Trench Repair, 900 SF Concrete Driveway/Sidewalk Repair, 1 EA Replacement of Existing 10” Gate Valve, Complete, 2 EA Replacement of Existing 8” Gate Valve, Complete, 1 EA Replacement of Existing 6” Gate Valve, Complete and other necessary appurtenances to make project complete. The Work will be substantially completed within 210 days after the date when the Contract Times commence to run, and completed and ready for final payment within 30 days after the date when the Contract Times commence to run. Liquidated damages shall be $1,000/day. Contract Documents may be examined at the following places: Town of Williamsport 2 North Conococheague Street Williamsport, MD 21795 The Thrasher Group, Inc. 600 White Oaks Boulevard Bridgeport, WV 26330 The Thrasher Group, Inc. 3000 Thayer Street Oakland, MD 21550
Complete sets of Bidding Documents may be obtained from the office of Thrasher, 600 White Oaks Boulevard, P. O. Box 940, Bridgeport, WV 26330, for the following costs: *Bidding Documents issued as hard copy drawings and hard copy specifications are available for $100.00 per set. *Bidding Documents issued as hard copy drawings and digital Specifications on a C.D. are available for $75.00 per set. *Bidding Documents issued as digital drawings and digital specifications on a C.D. are available for $50 per set. Amounts paid are not subject to refund. A two envelope system will be used. Envelope No. 1 must have the following information presented on the front: Name and address of Bidder Bid on Phase II Water System Improvements Project Received by the Town of Williamsport
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Envelope No. 2 labeled ”Bid Proposal” shall also be placed inside of Envelope #1. Envelope No. 1 will be opened first and the Bid Opening Requirement items checked for compliance as outlined on the Bid Opening Checklist on page BOR - 1 of these contract documents. If such documents are found to be in order, Envelope No. 2 ”Bid Proposal”, will then be opened and will be publicly read aloud. If the documents required to be contained in Envelope No. 1 are not in order, Envelope No. 2 ”Bid Proposal” will not be opened and the Bid will be considered non-responsive and will be returned to the Bidder. NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT Recipient shall not entertain the use of businesses that are listed on the ”System for Award Management (SAM)” at www.Sam.gov in accordance with 2 CFR Part 1532 and Subpart B and C of 2 CFR Part 180.Prospective Bidders should note that this contract will include the following critical requirements as identified in the contract documents: 1.Affirmative Action Program Requirements and Goals. 2.Certificate of Non-Segregated Facilities. 3.Specific Labor Standard Provisions. AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL REQUIREMENT P.L. 113-76, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Act), includes an ”American Iron and Steel (AIS)” requirement in section 436 that requires Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRF) assistance recipients to use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States for projects for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works. NOTICE OF FEDERAL WAGE REQUIREMENTS Contractors are required to comply with all laws pertaining to prevailing wage rates for the federal wage rates issued in accordance with the Davis Bacon Act. A Bidder may not withdraw his Bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for the opening of Bids. Bids shall be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond payable to the Town of Williamsport for an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Total Bid. Bids received after the scheduled closing time for the reception of Bids will be returned unopened to the Bidders. The Town of Williamsport reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at the Town of Williamsport, located at 2 North Conococheague Street, Washington County, Maryland, on July 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., L.P.T. William Green, Mayor Town of Williamsport
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Envelope No. and 2 labeled Proposal” also be placed inside of Owner: Mayor Council”Bid of the Town ofshall Greensboro, MD, a Maryland Envelope Corporation #1. Municipal (the ”Town”) EnvelopeTown No. 1Hall, will be opened and the Bid Opening Requirement Address: 113 Southfirst Main Street; Greensboro, MD 21639 items checked for compliance as outlined on the Bid Opening Checklist on page BOR - 1Bids of these contract documents. If such documents are found be in Sealed for the construction of the Town of Goldsboro’s newtoon-lot order, Envelope No. 2 ”Bid Proposal”, then be openedcomprised and will be collection wastewater collection, Contractwill RWS-5, generally of publicly read laterals aloud. Ifand the documents to bepumping contained in Envelope replacement clean-outs, required new grinder stations, new No. 1 aresewer not in order, Envelope 2 ”Bidmeter Proposal” will not be opened and pressure discharge lines,No. electric upgrades, abandonment of the Bid will be considered and willofbeexisting returned to thesite Bidder. existing septic tanks, newnon-responsive wells, abandonment wells, restoration and related appurtenant work will be received by the Town of NONDISCRIMINATION INTime), EMPLOYMENT Greensboro, Town Hall until 1 p.m. (Local August 2, 2017, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No.Documents 11246. The may requirements for bidders contractors under The Contract be examined at theand following location(s): this order in the specifications. Town Hall;are 113explained South Main Street; Greensboro, MD 21639. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT Copies on disk of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the Town Hall, upon payment to the Town of Greensboro of $20 for each set. Access Recipient not entertain thebe use of businesses listedcontact on the to Contractshall Documents will also available via webthat site.are Please ”System for Award Management (SAM)” www.Sam.gov in accordance Mary Murray at mmurray@rkk.com (with aatcopy to dwacker@rkk.com) to with 2 CFR Part 1532toand B and C of the 2 CFR Part 180.Prospective be provided access theSubpart web site. Provide business name, contact Bidders should note thatIfthis willare include the at following critical name, and contact email. the contract documents obtained the Town Hall, requirements as Mary identified in the contract please also send Murray/DJ Wacker documents: all contact information for receiving addenda. Contractors are responsible for printing all documents re1.Affirmative Action Program Requirements and Goals. quired for bidding. 2.Certificate of Non-Segregated Facilities. Labor Standard A3.Specific pre-bid conference will beProvisions. held at 11 a.m. on July 10, 2017 at Town Hall, 113 South Main Street; Greensboro, MD 21639. Attendance at the pre-bid IRON AND STEEL REQUIREMENT conference isAMERICAN highly encouraged but is not mandatory. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The contractor P.L. 113-76, Consolidated Act, 2014 includes must furnish the Owner with Appropriations a performance bond and a (Act), payment bond. an ”American Iron and Steel (AIS)” requirement in section 436 that requires Clean Water State Loan (CWSRF) and Drinking Water The contractor mustRevolving comply with the Fund requirements regarding utilization of Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRF) assistance recipients toin use and steel Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises as required theiron document in products are produced the ”Requirements United States for the the Projectthat Manual dated Aprilin2017 andprojects Contractfor Proviconstruction, alteration, maintenance, or repairthrough of a public water system or sions for Treatment Works Projects Financed the Maryland Water treatment works. Loan Fund, Maryland Department of the Environment”. Quality Revolving The project may be funded by Maryland State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF). NOTICE REQUIREMENTS The Contractor will OF be FEDERAL required WAGE to meet provisions of the federal construction contract legislation and to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Contractors arethe required to Work comply with allSafety laws pertaining prevailing Standards Act, Contract Hour and StandardstoAct, Execuwage rates11246, for theand federal rates issued in accordance the Davis tive Order U.S.wage Department of Labor regulations with implementing Bacon Act.of the above acts and orders. The contractor must also comply provisions with Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements and the American Iron & Steel A Bidder may not withdraw his Bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the (AIS) program requirements. date set for the opening of Bids. Small, minority and women’s businesses and labor surplus firms are Bids shall betoaccompanied by aTown certified checkthe or Bid payable to the encouraged submit Bids. The reserves rightBond to reject any and all Townand of Williamsport an amount or equal to five percent the Total bids, to waive anyfor irregularities informalities in any (5%) or allof bids. Bid. Jeanette Delude Bids received Town Managerafter the scheduled closing time for the reception of Bids will be returned unopened to the Bidders. June 15, 2017 The Town of Williamsport reservesEDT the right TYPESET: Wed Jun 14 15:48:19 2017to reject any and all Bids.
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Envelope No. 1 must have the following information presented on the front: TOWN OF GREENSBORO GREENSBORO, MD Name and addressON-LOT of BidderCOLLECTION WASTEWATER SYSTEM GOLDSBORO Bid on Phase II Water System Improvements Project Received by the TownADVERTISEMENT of Williamsport FOR BIDS
A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at the Town of Williamsport, located at 2 North Conococheague Street, Washington County, Maryland, NOTICE TO BIDDERS on July 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., L.P.T. The City of Hagerstown, Maryland will accept Sealed Bids for the William Green, Mayor construction of WATER STORAGE MIXING IMPROVEMENTS. Copies of Town of Williamsport the bid documents may be obtained, beginning Friday, June 2, 2017 (electronic copies) and Tuesday, June 6, 2017 (hard copies) from Hazen and Sawyer at One South Street, Suite 1150, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202 or The Thrasher Group, Inc. P.E., at (410) 539-7681. The proposed work for by calling Jeremy T. Hise, 600Water WhiteStorage Oaks Boulevard the Mixing Improvements project is generally described as, Bridgeport, WV 26330 but is not limited to, the installation of mixing systems in four (4) existing water storage standpipes, the installation of ultrasonic level transmitters in two (2) existing water storage tanks, and all associated electrical, controls, and site work. The limits of Contract are shown on the Contract Drawings. All bids must be enclosed in a sealed opaque envelope and marked ”SEALED BID ” (CITY PROJECT NUMBER C0651) WATER STORAGE MIXING IMPROVEMENTS” and be received and time stamped in the City of Hagerstown Office of the City Clerk, 2nd Floor City Hall, 1 East Franklin Street, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740 no later than 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 11, 2017, after which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. An original copy of Bids must be submitted on the forms provided in accordance with Section 00100 (”Instructions to Bidders”). All interested Bidders are invited to be present. An optional Pre-Bid Conference will be held Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 1:00 P.M., at the City of Hagerstown RC Willson WTP Conference Room, 10802 Bottom Road, Williamsport, Maryland, 21795 with all interested parties. Attendance at this conference is optional for those Bidders wishing to submit bids. A tour of the four (4) tank sites shall be conducted immediately following the pre-bid conference. Site visits to the four (4) tank sites by the BIDDER are required prior to bid. BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined, beginning Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at 1:00P.M. *City of Hagerstown Utilities Department ” Water Division, 51 West Memorial Boulevard, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740-6211 *Hazen and Sawyer, 1 South Street, Suite 1150, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Qualified General Contractors may obtain drawings and specifications from Hazen and Sawyer, 1 South Street, Suite 1150, Baltimore, MD 21202, Phone: 410-539-7681 for a NON-REFUNDABLE fee of $100 for each complete set. For mail requests, which must be made in writing, an additional $20 per set must be included for shipping costs unless the Contractor provides its own shipping account number to which the cost will be charged. All checks for bid documents shall be made payable to Hazen and Sawyer and sent to Jeremy Hise, Hazen and Sawyer, at the above address. Payment must be received before the documents can be mailed.
TYPESET: Wed Jun 14 16:12:18 2017 LEGALEDT NOTICES NOTICE TO BIDDERS The City of Hagerstown, Maryland will accept Sealed Bids for the construction of WATER PUMPING IMPROVEMENTS. Copies of the bid documents may be obtained, beginning Friday, June 2, 2017 (electronic copies) and Tuesday, June 6, 2017 (hard copies) from Hazen and Sawyer at One South Street, Suite 1150, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202 or by calling Jeremy T. Hise, P.E., at (410) 539-7681. The proposed work for the Water Pumping Improvements project is generally described as, but is not limited to, the installation of four (4) low service pumps at the RC Willson Water Treatment Plant and the three (3) pumps at Pump Station No. 4, as well as ancillary equipment and controls. The limits of Contract are shown on the Contract Drawings. All bids must be enclosed in a sealed opaque envelope and marked ”SEALED BID ” (CITY PROJECT NUMBER C0561) WATER PUMPING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE RC WILLSON WTP LOW SERVICE PUMPS AND FINISHED WATER PUMP STATION NO. 4” and be received and time stamped in the City of Hagerstown Office of the City Clerk, 2nd Floor City Hall, 1 East Franklin Street, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740 no later than 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 11, 2017, after which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. An original copy of Bids must be submitted on the forms provided in accordance with Section 00100 (”Instructions to Bidders”). All interested Bidders are invited to be present. An optional Pre-Bid Conference will be held Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:00 A.M., at the City of Hagerstown RC Willson WTP Conference Room, 10802 Bottom Road, Williamsport, Maryland, 21795 with all interested parties. Attendance at this conference is optional for those Bidders wishing to submit bids. A tour of the facilities shall be conducted immediately following the pre-bid conference. Site visits to the pumping facilities by the BIDDER are required prior to bid. BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined, beginning Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at: *City of Hagerstown Utilities Department ” Water Division, 51 West Memorial Boulevard, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740-6211 *Hazen and Sawyer, 1 South Street, Suite 1150, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Qualified General Contractors may obtain drawings and specifications from Hazen and Sawyer, 1 South Street, Suite 1150, Baltimore, MD 21202, Phone: 410-539-7681 for a NON-REFUNDABLE fee of $100 for each complete set. For mail requests, which must be made in writing, an additional $20 per set must be included for shipping costs unless the Contractor provides its own shipping account number to which the cost will be charged. All checks for bid documents shall be made payable to Hazen and Sawyer and sent to Jeremy Hise, Hazen and Sawyer, at the above address. Payment must be received before the documents can be mailed. TYPESET: Wed Jun 14 15:32:03 EDT 2017 City of Baltimore Department of Finance Bureau of Purchases Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of Estimates of Baltimore will be received until, but not later than 11:00a.m. local time on the following date(s) for the stated requirements: July 12, 2017 *ALUMINUM SHEET B50005049 *SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF MEDICAL GRADE OXYGEN B50005060 July 26, 2017 *BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT B50005017 THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT CAN BE VIEWED AND DOWN LOADED BY VISITING THE CITY’S WEB SITE: www.baltimorecitibuy.org
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Super Bowl Winner Williams Named Exec for Washington NFL Team By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO Throughout Doug Williams’ historic career he has never been overwhelmed by the moment. Whether becoming the first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl or restoring the championship credibility to the Grambling football program Williams has traditionally risen to the occasion. When the Washington professional football
franchise named him the Sr. Vice President of Player Personnel – arguably the third most important position in the organization – they gave him the opportunity to guide the talent acquisitions of the team. It’s a big responsibility. He is replacing Scott McCloughan, who built championship teams in Seattle and San Francisco before his embarrassing failures in the District. Williams is poised to handle this moment. Many of the same mentors whose
Convention Continued from C2 The biggest announcement for Ubisoft (and all of E3) was the long awaited confirmation of “Beyond Good & Evil 2,” which will feature a Black woman as colead character. The game’s developers have promised that “Beyond Good & Evil 2” will boast a multi-ethnic cast of characters within its setting. Sony’s press conference was next and though there weren’t many games that featured people of color, the company made it very clear how inclusive their games will be through some projects. Nadine Ross will make a return to the “Uncharted” series as a co-lead character in the new game “Uncharted: The Lost Legacy,” but the biggest news was that Jesse Williams is joining the cast of Quantic Dream’s next title “Detroit: Become Human” as a lead role. Bethesda had a lesser number of games with people of color in major roles, but their announcement of “Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus” boasted a diverse cast to navigate gamers through a Nazi/KKK driven 1960s as BJ Blazkowicz, and we’re kind of interested in seeing the cast this time around. The trailer starts out by bringing
footsteps he walked in have prepared him for this challenge. Grambling’s Hall of Fame coach Eddie Robinson prepared Williams with the art of meticulous detail and pride which has served him well in the face of pressure beyond anything on the field. Former Grambling and NFL quarterback turned NFL executive James Harris has mentored him on how to comport himself in the pocket against menacing defenders and in the war room
back the original members of Blazkowicz’ resistance team in The New Order, but with a new nameless character a part of the team in the game being a Black woman, the company answered the question when it counted. Though the trailer was mainly about BJ Blazkowicz and the game itself, it’s interesting to see how these characters will play a role in the game. Although this year’s E3 proved that developers are moving to be more inclusive during a critically cultural climate, it’s still important to note that there needs to be more inclusivity in the companies that create these games as much as they are on a screen. Although companies have once again made attempt to push gaming forward by showing their games promote diversity, there was one main demographic that dominated most of the stages. However, aside from this year’s small missteps, it seems like the Electronic Entertainment Expo did what it could to navigate smoothly through such a rough patch in our times. Next year not only brings hope for more people of color in video games, but also in the offices of the developers that make those AAA titles, which could help push the video games industry to a more progressive state than what has been already viewed in the past.
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Newly announced Washington Redskins Senior Vice President of Player Personnel, Doug Williams, speaks during a NFL football press conference June 13 in Ashburn, Va. when helping to prepare the draft board after becoming the NFL’s first Black full time starting quarterback with the Los Angeles Rams before playing a vital role in the Baltimore Ravens first championship team’s scouting department. Williams has been up close and personal with elite college players for the last 20 years. Coaching stints at all levels of the game have given Williams a unique prism into evaluating college talent. He spent time both at major colleges and smaller schools
that involve long bus trips and few resources. His time at Navy has given him the insight into how to sift through the hype of the major college athletes who often don’t live up to their blue chip projections and turn pro in something other than sports. The humbling bus trips as head coach of Grambling also gave him a chance to watch small college gems who may not be draft worthy but in some cases become late round picks that extend salary cap money and provide roster depth for championship
teams. There are also intangibles in credibility that can’t be dismissed. In this digital world Williams blends the ability of speaking millennial with old school virtues that resonates because of his iconic status in football history. His resume speaks volumes to the young players he’s trying to acquire via draft or in free agency. Unless you bring the arrogance of Robert Griffin III to D.C. and feel that his experiences aren’t worthy of listening to there’s not a talented player throughout the NFL or in college who won’t at least listen to Williams’ sales pitch. Those who think that this is a figure head hire are missing the point. Williams has been groomed to become more than just a scout. That team president Bruce Allen also hired Williams in Tampa and again in Washington speaks to the impact he was having behind the scenes as those two franchises began moving toward respectability. However, Williams doesn’t have autonomy when setting the team’s final roster. It will be the same collaborative effort involving Williams, coach Jay Gruden, salary cap expert Eric Schaffer, and Allen who have input into the players who take the field this September. Williams has already proven that he can lead men while in the huddle to a championship. He’s always wanted his chance to build one through the front office. This is his chance and he appears ready for it.
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Rajoielle Register, Ford multicultural communications manager, Ginuwine and Cori Murray
Chef Tobias Dorzon, Robin and Andréa McBride (McBride Wines) with Loni Love, co-host of The Real
Essence held a My City 4 Ways event on May 21 in Washington D.C. The event, which was a fusion of food, music, art and style, included a performance by renowned singer Ginuwine and helpful tips from local entrepreneurs. Ford served as the primary sponsor for the event.
Ty Hunter, celebrity stylist
Chef Daniel Thomas, Aniekan Udofia, Essence Entertainment Director Cori Murray, Nikki Barnes and member from musical group We The Fix
Ginuwine Derika Crowley, brand assistant for District of Clothing
Chef Tobias Dorzon, former pro-athlete, takes a photo with Lori Mathews and family Fashion bloggers Bri-Shai Barnes and Kristen Hall
Photos by LaTrina Antoine
Tamera Wells-Lee, Natasha Osborne, Priscilla Jamison, Karen Turner and Pamela Robinson
The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority D.C. Alumnae chapter held its signature program -- Distinguished Men Cookin’ Micheline Bowman(2nd from Audrey Doman, left), emcee with the judges: Chef -- on May 6 at Trinity University foundation Jerome Brown, Chef David Jordan Barbara Powell Johnson in northwest D.C. The program chair and and Chef Jako Byas and Rev. Gwendolyn DeGloria provides people with a passion for Boyd, 42nd national Hallman president of the Delta food and cooking, an effective vehicle Sigma Theta Sorority to support the college aspirations of local youth. First place winners included: included, under the main dish category: Chaz Rollins with a beef tart with sriracha aioli; grilled Lou Williams, Joan Bowser(D.C. dish: Michael Dodson Mayor Muriel Bowser’s with pulled pork; mother) and Jean Harris side dish: Quantral Fletcher, Jr. with smoked greens and dessert: Nahyo SmithNicolas with bread pudding.
Chefs Barry Williams, David Burton, Mark Downs, III and Brandon Jackson
Winners of the cooking contests
Nichelle Poe, chapter president
Quantral Fletcher, 1st place winner, side dish
Karyn White, LeStancia Spaght and LaTonyia Wade
Photos by Rob Roberts
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WASHINGTON-AREA Fairfax Wins Va. Lt. Gov. Democratic Nod
D.C. Residents Remember Rev. King during Mural Removal
By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com Justin Fairfax, a Black attorney and co-owner of a dental business in Northern Virginia, won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor for Virginia on June 17. Fairfax garnered 49.14 percent of the Democratic tally with Susan Platt as his closest challenger who had 39.14 percent. He will face Republican State Sen. Jill Vogel in the Nov. 7 general election.
By Hamil R. Harris Special to the AFRO
Photo by Shantella Sherman
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. mural was recently removed from the Martin Luther King, Jr. library for restoration as the library undergoes renovation. By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com
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Justin Fairfax won the Democratic primary for his bid for Virginia Lt. Governor.
Unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections show that Fairfax got 252,319 votes in his contest while Vogel got 151,951 in the GOP contest. An electoral map of the contest by the June 14 edition of the New York Times shows that Fairfax carried Alexandria, Richmond and its suburbs, the state’s Eastern Shore, most of the Tidewater area that includes Hampton, Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Roanoke, and the eastern portion of southern Virginia on the North Carolina border. If elected in November, Fairfax will be the second Black man to become lieutenant governor in
He will face Republican State Sen. Jill Vogel in the Nov.7 general election. Virginia’s history, with L. Douglas Wilder as the first. Wilder was elected in 1985. In addition, Fairfax would be the only Black Democratic lieutenant governor in the country. Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam won the Democratic Party nomination for governor and will face Ed Gillespie, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee who eked out a victory over Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart.
Rev. Derek Grier: A Dad First, Pastor Second
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently joined former Mayor Anthony Williams, Councilmember David Grosso, Library Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Board of Library Trustees President Gregory McCarthy and a handful of residents to kick off construction at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and a ceremonial lowering of the building’s historic mural. The event proved emotional for several residents on hand for the June 9 ceremony that ushers in a massive $208 million modernization project. The mural was removed for safekeeping and will be cleaned and stored for the duration of the library’s renovation. When the building reopens, the mural will be returned to the library’s Great Hall. “The first thing a visitor saw walking into the lobby of the library was this Dr. King mural – it gave me a sense of pride every time I came here because I remember a time when libraries were segregated,” Patricia Tarrance told the AFRO. “It’s amazing to see the care the city is using to remove it – I think because they knew how much pride the residents took in seeing Dr. King and our fight for equality on that wall.” The 56-by-7-foot oil mural contains nearly 100 images,
buildings, and events, and was painted by Jamaican-born artist Donald Miller. The mural was installed on the first anniversary of the national holiday honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20, 1986. In addition to the mural, public art honoring Dr. King will be solicited for the library’s vestibule and the plaza in front of the building. “My Administration is committed to expanding learning opportunities for residents of every age, in every neighborhood, and one way we are doing that is by building and renovating libraries across the District,” Bowser said at the removal. “Earlier this year, after 44 years of service, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - the first public building in the country named for Dr. King - closed its doors for a complete $208 million renovation. it reopens in 2020, – Tobin C. Taylor When the MLK Library will offer tremendous learning opportunities to more than one million visitors each year.” In 2015, Bowser accelerated the funding to renovate the central library in her Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. On March 4, 2017, the library closed for a complete modernization. When the $208 million transformation is complete, the building will feature: a new and transparent entryway, sculptured monumental stairs, a large auditorium and conference center, an interactive children’s space; and an
“I guess I am a bit overwhelmed watching this mural come down just because it has been a part of my daily life while working on my dissertation research for nearly 5 years.”
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The council members with the highest percentages of Blacks in the District of Columbia supported the budget that the city’s legislative body passed recently but voiced some concerns with it. On June 13, the D.C. Council unanimously passed the nearly $14 billion fiscal year 2018 budget on its second and final vote. Despite the unity, D.C. Council members Vincent Gray (D-Ward 7) and Trayon White (D-Ward 8) did have issues. Gray primarily complained about the lack of total funding for completion of the streetcar line on H Street-Benning Road, N.E. to Minnesota Avenue., N.E. “The $54 million cut to the streetcar line is an affront to the residents of the East End,” Gray, who served as the District’s mayor from 20112015, said in a statement. “The purpose of the line was to connect Ward 7 to Georgetown not Union Station. The vision was at some point to connect the street car line to the Minnesota Avenue and
Benning Road metro stations. “It seems that the residents of the east end have to wait longer to get service while other parts of the city are included in this budget.” Gray said was not pleased that the United Medical Center, located in Ward 8 near the border with Prince George’s County, had $136 million cut from its budget and said “that facility is already on the ropes.” Nevertheless, he was satisfied with the $300 million for a new medical center that will be located on the campus of St. Elizabeths East in Ward 7 and thanked D.C. Council member Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) for working with him to secure the funding. White, who is the council’s newest member, said that his ward is the one that needs the most help from the city. “We have falling incomes in the city and a lot of income inequality,” he said in a statement. “More residents are migrating east of the Anacostia River because of the high cost of housing. Residents in my ward have issues with access to health care, child poverty and high level of unemployment.” White noted that the budget process wasn’t easy
“Both my boys love the Lord and are making good decisions in their lives.” – Rev. Derek Grier just threw your name up in conversation saying you let your boys wear earrings.’ “I told him that I give my kids room to be kids. I have learned to pick my battles carefully and only press them where it matters most, especially as they get older. I am really not so concerned about what is hanging from their ears, as much as what is in their hearts.” Grier’s oldest son Derek Jr. is a 19-year-old college student at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. and his youngest, David, 17, recently graduated Continued on D2
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White, Gray Support Final Council Budget With Reservations By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com
The Rev. Dr. Derek Grier, founding pastor of Grace Church in Dumfries, Va., teaches his sons to make their own paths in life and not necessarily follow in his footsteps. However, because of his religious stature, not all agree with his tactics. “I just got a text from a pastor friend in Maryland on Friday,” Grier, 51, told the AFRO. “He seemed a little mad at me at first. He told me, ‘You know our boys are similar ages and they
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Trayon White, who represents Ward 8 on the D.C. Council, said he supported certain parts of the 2018 budget, including funding for farmer’s markets in Ward 8. and singled out crime fighting initiatives and efforts to eliminate food deserts in his ward. “I am happy that $75,000 was allocated to the NEAR [Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results] Act,” he said. NEAR attempts to fight crime by using public health tools instead of law enforcement. White praised the council for funding grocery store options such as farmer’s markets in a ward that only has Continued on D2
The District of Columbia has had a rash of hate crimes within its borders in recent months and city leaders and residents are determined to fight those who are the perpetrators. On June 4, a noose was found at Anne Beers Elementary School in Ward 7 in Southeast D.C One June 2, Fake Immigration and Customs Enforcement flyers were posted throughout Southwest D.C. Another noose was found at the National African American Museum of History and Culture’s segregation exhibit on June 1. Both have been cited as examples of hate crimes in the city and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said these types of symbol and the behavior behind it won’t be tolerated. “We are in an inclusive city and we do not tolerate signs of hate, ignorance
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education and achievement. It was initially marked as the day all slavery ended in the United States.
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Juneteenth Celebration: BBQ, Art Pop-Up, Storytelling The Showing Up for Racial Justice - SURJ - DC and ONE DC organizations are scheduled to host a free community cookout, including community storytelling, spoken word, hip-hop, graphic arts, and more on June 17 from 1 Continued on D2
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5K Race Aims to Support D.C.-Area Victims of Human Trafficking By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO The inaugural “Freedom Happens Now” 5k race will support victims of modern-day slavery at a time when sex and labor trafficking are on the rise in the District. The 5K will be held June 24 at Tyson’s Corner Center Plaza near the Silver Metro Line. Proceeds will benefit Polaris, which runs the 24-hour National Human Trafficking Hotline. Human trafficking is the illegal practice of kidnapping people and moving them to another area, typically for the purposes of forced labor or sex work. The 10-year-old hotline offers victims and survivors a chance to ask for help, report tips and find the services they need, including legal and law enforcement aid. Nationally, there were 26,727 calls made to the hotline in 2016, according to the organization. Of those, 7,572 involved human trafficking.
In the District of Columbia, there were 347 calls for assistance in 2016 and 85 human trafficking cases, according to Polaris. Those numbers are up from 2015 when there were 298 calls and 67 were identified as human trafficking cases. Of the 85 cases reported in 2016, 55 cases were sex trafficking, while 21 involved labor trafficking, according to the data. Two cases were comprised of both sex and labor trafficking and seven were unspecified types of trafficking. Roughly 78 percent of them were female. More than 40 percent of the victims were under the age of 18. “It’s not affecting a state, it’s affecting every state in the United States and people need to be aware of it,” Natika Washington, chief development officer at Polaris, told the AFRO. According to the trafficking hotline website, the top industries for sex trafficking were online ads, hotels/motels, escort services, working on the street, and residential brothels. The top venues for labor trafficking were peddling rings, domestic work, begging
rings, restaurants/food services, and professional/tech services. “We’re coming at this by partnering with institutional leaders across those sectors and really giving them the tools and the resources to understand and identify what human trafficking is and also how to respond and get it out of their supply chain,” Washington said. “It’s a hidden crime, so very high profit, low risk.” The hotline does not track racial information. Meanwhile, human trafficking is a global problem that generates $150 billion a year for traffickers, according to Human Rights First, a New York based non-profit. To that end, Polaris also works with state and federal lawmakers — including nearly 20 senators and members of Congress — on legislation that attempts to crack down on human traffickers. According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, 40 percent of the confirmed trafficking victims were Black in 2011 9.8 percent of labor trafficking victims were Black.
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from high school will be attending Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. “Both my boys love the Lord and are making good decisions in their lives,” Grier said. “I make sure that I spend enough time with them to have a solid family.” In many ways Grier’s attitude toward his sons is one of the reason 51 percent of his 5,000 members are between the ages of 18-39. Atypical of the more traditional style of Megachurch preaching, Grier, who speaks in soft tones, delivers candid sermons on issues that young adults can relate to, like relationship and dating advice. His services also incorporate a Courtesy photo strong musical ministry that includes musical Rev. Grier with his sons Derek Jr. and David styles similar to Hip Hop. and his wife Yeromitou Grier. “Millennials are attracted to authenticity
and desire significance,” he said. Grace Church is a diverse congregation with several teenagers and young adult attending. On Sundays, most people have to park in satellite lots and take a shuttle to the sanctuary. Grier also spreads God’s word through radio and television programs across several networks including BET, The Word Network and WAVA-FM that reach more than 2 billion homes across the globe, and more than 60 million homes in the United States. “People matter and we have to go where they are, we need to be our neighbor’s keeper,” Grier said. “We are all in need of love, we are all in need of mercy.” Grier, who was born in Long Island, N.Y., went Howard University from 1983-1988,
where he was a campus minister. He left Howard and went on to earn a bachelor of science degree in business administration and a master of education degree from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. He also holds a doctorate in practical ministry from Wagner Leadership Institute in Pasadena Calif. In 2008, Grier was ordained Bishop by the Rev. Dr. Miles Monroe, an internationally renowned preacher from the Bahamas. Grier is currently a Doctoral candidate at Virginia Bible College, according to his website. Grier is expecting to release his new book, The Man Who Stopped God, in the fall. The book tells his personal story of transitioning from being an introvert to leading more than 5,000 parishioners.
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and fear,” Bowser said in a statement released on June 3. “I have directed the Metropolitan Police to investigate these incidents, the Office of Human Rights to activate our hate crimes protocol and the Office of Religious Affairs to engage faith leaders to be resources for residents. Our diversity is what makes us stronger and we will not relent in promoting and defending D.C. values. “We do not take these incidents lightly, and we will not accept that signs of hate are signs of our time,” she said. Nooses are representations of the lynching of Blacks that took place after the Civil War and up until the 1970s. These lynchings took place primarily in the
southern states. While a lynching was never recorded in Washington, D.C., several took place in Prince George’s County and in Virginia in the 1930s, according to accounts published in the AFRO at the time. Hate crimes are defined by the Bias-Related Crime Act of 1989 which states, in summary, that an actual crime must have taken place and the motivation for the illegal act must be a person’s race, sex, age, sexual orientation and personal appearance, among other requirements. A person who is found guilty of a hate crime may be fined up to 1.5 times the maximum penalty and imprisoned for up to 1.5 times the maximum terms authorized by the underlying
crime, according to the Act. While the police handle people who commit hate crimes, it is the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights that monitors and enforces the D.C. Human Rights Act in civil and some criminal cases. Monica Palacio, who serves as the director of the office, told the AFRO that “we enforce one of the most progressive civil rights laws in the country so we now have 20 protections under the D.C. Civil Rights Act.” “The protocol was developed after there was a report of an uptick in hate crimes reported to MPD and there were a couple of incidents that we picked up on a few months agothat included an incident
where our office tweeted about an event to educate immigrants, the Know Your Rights forum, and someone re-tweeted our tweet to ICE and said, ‘Go Get the illegal!’ Palacio told the AFRO. “So we determined a need to
violence.” In 2016 there were 107 hate crime incidents in D.C. As of May 31, there were 51 hate crime incidents in D.C. in 2017. Ward 7 political activist Anthony Wright told the
“It’s not, not affecting a state, it’s affecting every state in the United States and people need to be aware of it.” – Natika Washington coordinate a response so that high-level District officials would always be informed if something troubling started or a symbol was found that was motivated by hate or
AFRO that he is deeply disturbed about the rash of hate crimes in the city and doesn’t think the District government is doing a good job of investigating it.
“I am very concerned about hate crime in this city. I grew up here and it makes me sick to my stomach that there was a noose near an elementary school. I am aware of the noose at the African-American museum and now these people are going after our kids,” he said. D.C. Statehood Rep. Franklin Garcia (D) told the AFRO that some of the hate crimes are fueled by public talk of intolerance. “We had the president, when he was a candidate, talk openly in a derogatory fashion about Hispanics,” Garcia said. “This type of talk from the president increases hate crimes and intolerance. Trump gives license to this type of behavior and he should denounce these actions.”
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said she supported the 10 percent increase in the D.C. Office of Aging and senior citizens in general. “This budget is supportive of seniors,” Bonds said in a statement. “What I hope we can do next time is to work on increasing the size of senior wellness centers.” D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) expressed approval at establishing the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program’s funding that included extending the age of eligibility to 24 years of age, permanently. “I supported this because the people wanted it,” Silverman said in a statement. “This is the city’s largest job employment program. Many young people told me that this was there only employment option and we as a city must do something to help young people to increase their employment options whether it is through programs or mentoring.” The budget will go to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) where she will likely sign it and it will be transmitted to the U.S. Congress for a 30-day review. If the Congress takes no action, the budget will go into effect on Oct. 1.
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p.m.-5p.m. in Anacostia Park, 1900 Anacostia Dr., SE.
African American Civil War Museum: 1925 Vermont Ave, NW
Juneteenth Lecture 2017 The Acumen Group is scheduled to hold a Juneteenth Lecture, “Out of Bondage, Into the Fire: Personhood After Emancipation” on June 17 at the African American Civil War Museum, 1925 Vermont Ave, NW from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
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