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–Donald Trump in 1989 during an NBC program on race, Trump displayed at the least, a cluelessness on matters of race and, at worst, willful disregard for the facts surrounding racial dynamics in America. He said, ignoring all evidence to the contrary – including the White, dynastic privilege that allowed him to launch his own empire: Continued on A3

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Gwen Ifill, a journalist who mentored many journalists, died on Nov. 14.

Television news anchor and public affairs show host and media pioneer Gwen Ifill died Nov. 14 of endometrial cancer at a hospice center in Washington, D.C. She was 61.

While best known as co-anchor of “The PBS NewsHour” and moderator of the public affairs show “Washington Week,” Ifill also had a distinguished career in newspapers, working for the Boston Herald, the Baltimore Evening Sun, The Washington Post and The New York Times before moving on to NBC News and, finally, PBS. She also wrote “The Breakthrough: Politics

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By Douglass Hall Oct. 9, 1948 ABOARD DEWEY VICTORY SPECIAL - Governor Thomas E Dewey returned to Albany Sunday afternoon after 14 days of transcontinental campaigning during which time he traveled 8,862 miles and delivered 60 speeches to approximately half a million persons.

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115th U.S. Congress Contains 50 Black Reps., a Record

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com While the election of Donald J. Trump has cast a cloud over the Nov. 8 elections, Blacks can

celebrate the 50 Black members of the U.S. Congress, the highest number in history. When the 115th

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Gwen Ifill, Journalism Pioneer, Was Mentor to Many

To hear Donald Trump tell it, he’s the “least racist person on Earth” and doesn’t have a racist bone in his body—but then that’s what a lot of bigots say. In fact, like those of his ilk, he further claimed to LOVE “the Blacks,” “the Hispanics,” “the Muslims” and whichever group he happens to be denigrating at the time. However, the president-elect’s scorn of non-White, non-Christian groups has been made glaringly obvious over the decades, not only in his actions, but also his very own words.

As far back as 1989, in an interview with Bryan Gumbel

“…I would love to be a welleducated Black, because I really do believe they have the actual advantage today.”

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By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent zprince@afro.com

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Lisa Blunt Rochester is the first Black and female to represent Delaware in Congress.

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session of the U.S. Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2017, there will be 47 Blacks in the U.S. House of Representatives and three in the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, is looking forward to the increased numbers of Black legislators. “We look forward to continuing our work as the ‘Conscience of the Congress’ to empower America’s most neglected citizens and address their legislative concerns,” Butterfield said.

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1st Black Marine Corps Aviator Lt. Gen. Petersen Honored with Destroyer

By James Bentley AFRO Associate Editor jbentley@afro.com

The ship bearing Frank E. Petersen Jr.’s Lt. Gen. Frank name, the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., is set E. Petersen to join the naval fleet in 2020. Petersen, a decorated military officer and fighter pilot died in 2015 at his home in Stevensville, Md. at the age of 83.

On Nov. 9, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the Arleigh Continued on A3

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Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Sex Trafficking

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A Milwaukee man was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for the sex trafficking of a 15-yearold Wisconsin girl, federal authorities said.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Dajuan Key, 32, received the maximum sentence allowed under federal sentencing guidelines.

Prosecutors said Key met (Wisconsin Department of the teen through an ad she Corrections) posted to backpage.com, a 32 year-old Dajuan Key, site for classified ads. After was sentenced Nov. meeting her in a Madison, 9, to nearly 22 years Wis. apartment, Key forced in prison for forcing a her into prostitution in 15-year-old girl from the Chicago suburbs in Madison, Wisconsin, September 2013. into prostitution in the Despite promises of letting Chicago suburbs. the girl keep the money she earned to pay for a bus ticket home, Key repeatedly took the money and forced her to continue prostituting herself. According to the Tribune, the girl was rescued later that month by local police after she fled to a McDonald’s and called police. Authorities arrested Key after finding evidence corroborating her claims on Key’s tablet and GPS devices.

According to Margaret Wolski of New Name Ministries, a national non-profit organization which aids victims of human trafficking in the U.S., thousands of youth under age 18 are targeted annually.

“Every year, 15,000 to 24,000 people in Chicago land become victims of human trafficking,” Wolski told the Tribune. “Of these, 35 to 40 percent are under age 18. Most are trafficked for sex or pornography. The average age of entry into this form of slavery is 12 to 14.”

Mistrial: Trial of Ohio Officer for Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Sam DuBose— Jury Deadlocked

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Ray Tensing leaves court for the second time on the third day of jury deliberations in his murder trial, Nov. 11, in Cincinnati.

A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked Nov. 12 in the case of a White former police officer charged with murder in the fatal traffic stop shooting of an unarmed Black motorist.

The Hamilton County jury had deliberated some 25 hours after getting the case around noon on Nov. 9 following Judge Megan Shanahan’s instructions. University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing shot 43-year-old Sam DuBose in the head after pulling him over for a missing front license plate on July 19, 2015.

Tensing, 26, testified he feared he was going to be killed.

Prosecutors said repeatedly the evidence contradicted Tensing’s story.

The jury of 10 Whites and two Blacks was seated Oct. 31.

Shanahan said Nov. 12 that the jury spent two hours deliberating that morning after getting a night’s sleep and still could not reach a decision.

“It’s obvious to me you have made a sincere and contentious effort,” the judge said before setting a new hearing date for Nov. 28 to determine whether the case will re-tried.

The shooting is among those across the nation that have raised attention to how police deal with Blacks.

To convict Tensing of murder, jurors would have had to find he purposely killed DuBose. The charge carried a possible sentence of 15 years to life in prison.

Legal experts say juries generally tend to give police officers the benefit of the doubt because of the inherent dangers of their jobs, but that they will convict if the police actions were clearly unwarranted.

In tearful testimony Nov. 8, Tensing said his arm was stuck in DuBose’s car after he tried to stop him from driving away by grabbing the car keys.

“I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, he’s going to run me over and he’s going to kill me,’” Tensing said.

An expert hired by prosecutors said his analysis of the former officer’s body camera video shows the officer was not being dragged by the car. A defense expert countered that the video shows Tensing was justified in fearing for his life because his body was “violently twisted” during the confrontation.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters suggested in questioning that Tensing had racial motives, saying a study found that eight of every 10 drivers Tensing pulled over for traffic stops were Black, the highest rate of any University of Cincinnati officer. Tensing also made more traffic stops and citations than other UC officers. Deters also pointed to a T-shirt with Confederate flag on it that Tensing was wearing under his uniform the day of the shooting.

Tensing said he was often unaware of a driver’s race, did not single people out unfairly and was not racist. He testified that the Confederate flag on his T-shirt had no meaning to him.

The University of Cincinnati fired Tensing last year after his indictment. It has restructured its public safety department and made other policing reforms. The university reached a $5.3 million settlement with DuBose’s family, including free undergraduate tuition for DuBose’s 13 children.

Ala. State Univ. President Gwendolyn Boyd Suspended

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent zprince@afro.com

The ink was barely dry on the contract signed by Alabama State University President Gwendolyn Boyd when fractures began to appear in her relationship with the institution’s Board of Trustees. Last week, those fissures grew into a chasm when the board voted 8-6 to put Boyd on administrative leave, citing yet-to-be(AP Photo/The Montgomery Advertiser, publicized charges that Mickey Welsh) undermined its confidence in Gwendolyn Boyd was the school’s first female chief. suspened by Alabama “It was disappointing, State University’s board very disappointing,” Boyd of trustees in a power told the Montgomery Advertiser about the decision. struggle.

“It definitely caught me off guard. It’s not good for the university, but they are the board, and they get to make that decision.”

Boyd—whose contract included a clause that somewhat dictated the single woman’s love life—seemed determined to prove she would not be controlled by the board. The trustees, on the other hand, have accused Boyd of incompetence and absenteeism, blatant disrespect, misuse of funds, inadequate fundraising, deliberate lack of communication and of forming an “unholy alliance” with Gov. Robert Bentley, with whom they had an ongoing feud. Both sides leaked information to the media to further their agendas.

While that controversy unfolded, the university’s bond rating was downgraded three times, it was put on accreditation warning, and the school continues to be shadowed by grand jury and forensic investigations into its use of funds. As previously reported by the AFRO, the Board’s then-chairman and then-vice chairman Elton Dean and Marvin Wiggins, respectively, were removed by the governor over accusations of conflict of interest.

According to the Advertiser,a formal hearing will be held on Dec. 16.

Provost Leon Wilson is currently acting president.

“At this time, it is important that the Alabama State University family remains focused on our top priority and greatest treasure, which is our students,” Wilson said in a statement.

“We will continue our educational agenda, and I, along with our leadership team, faculty and staff, will serve our students to the best of our ability. The most important thing for the University right now is to maintain its stability. I ask that the community keep me and our University in its prayers.”

Boyd’s suspension follows the ousters in the past two months of Carolyn Meyers at Jackson State University, Lady June Cole at Allen University and Elmira Mangum at Florida A&M University.

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Trump

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“A well-educated Black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated White in terms of the job market…if I was starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated Black, because I really do believe they have the actual advantage today.”

That same year, Trump was a chief instigator in fanning the lynch mob mentality that led to the wrongful imprisonment of five Black and Hispanic teens in the notorious “Central Park Five” case, in which a White woman was attacked while jogging in the park. Even when DNA evidence exonerated the teens, the real estate mogul remained unrepentant, saying, “These young men do not exactly have the past of angels.”

Then, in 1991, former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino President John R. O’Donnell, in his book Trumped, claimed that Trump once pulled out the old tropes about Jews and greed and Blacks and laziness during a discussion about a finance employee with whom O’Donnell was displeased: “Yeah, I never liked the guy,” Trump allegedly said. “I don’t think he knows what the f––– he’s doing. My accountants up in New York are always complaining about him. He’s not responsive. And isn’t it funny, I’ve got Black accountants at the Trump Castle and at Trump Plaza. Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes every day. Those are the kind of people I want counting my money. No one else.”

Trump allegedly added, “Besides that, I’ve got to tell you something else. I think that the guy is lazy. And it’s probably not his fault because laziness is a trait in Blacks. It really is, I believe that. It’s not something they can control. … Don’t you agree?”

In a 1997 interview with Playboy, Trump acknowledged O’Donnell’s book was “probably true.” But, he backpedaled a couple years later when seeking the reform party’s nomination for president.

With the popularization of social media, specifically Twitter, Trump’s unvarnished prejudice was given room to breathe, as he trafficked in fear of non-Whites. And, the election of the nation’s first African-American president seemed to provide rich fodder, giving rise to the racist “birther movement” – a tide that would eventually sweep Trump into the White House – which sought to delegitimize Barack Obama’s presidency.

Beginning in 2011, the self-proclaimed Tea Partier began publicly questioning Obama’s citizenship—perhaps prompted

by his own aspirations toward the White House, which he publicly mulled over at the time.

“I have people that have been studying [Obama’s birth certificate] and they cannot believe what they’re finding ... I would like to have him show his birth certificate, and can I be honest with you, I hope he can. Because if he can’t, if he can’t, if he wasn’t born in this country, which is a real possibility ... then he has pulled one of the great cons in the history of politics,” he saidon NBC’s “Today” show.

Trump only publicly declared he was wrong in a brusque

“According to Bill O’Reilly, 80% of all the shootings in New York City are Blacks-if you add Hispanics, that figure goes to 98%. 1% White.”

– Donald Trump tweet statement this September, after years of denying evidence of the president’s birth.

In June 2013, he let loose with stereotypes equating people of color with violent crime.

“According to Bill O’Reilly, 80% of all the shootings in New York City are Blacks-if you add Hispanics, that figure goes to 98%. 1% White,” Trump tweeted. He later added, “Sadly, the overwhelming amount of violent crime in our major cities is committed by Blacks and Hispanics - a tough subject must be discussed.”

That November, he followed up by retweeting a post which over-inflated statistics related to crime, making it appear that Blacks were responsible for most of the murders in the U.S. Trump’s racist vitriol did not abate with his candidacy for the nation’s highest office—in fact, it got worse. And, he launched his campaign by smearing Mexican immigrants, calling them “rapists” and “killers.”

In addition, Trump continues to use the definite article “the” when referring to ethnic and racial groups—“the Blacks,” “the Hispanics,” “the Muslims”.... “The” in such cases often

acts as a separatist term that erases individuality and paints all members of a racial or ethnic group as one monolithic entity, essentially, “The Other.”

Similarly, Trump often used broad strokes to describe communities of color, often in negative terms. During a Sept.

20, 2016, stump speech in North Carolina, for example, Trump described what he saw as the dire state of all Black communities.

“We’re going to rebuild our inner cities because our AfricanAmerican communities are absolutely in the worst shape that they’ve ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever,” Trump said , totally overlooking the historical atrocities of slavery, Jim Crow and the like. He piled on the ignorance, saying, “You take a look at the inner cities, you get no education, you get no jobs, you get shot walking down the street. They’re worse -- I mean, honestly, places like Afghanistan are safer than some of our inner cities.”

In a November 2015 interview with Yahoo.com, the president-elect said he would deport any Syrian refugees allowed to enter the country under President Obama. The reality TV star also called for increased surveillance of Muslims and mosques in the United States, and did not rule out tactics such as warrantless searches, creating a database of Muslims and giving them special IDs that identify their religion.

“We’re going to have to look at the mosques. We’re going to have to look very, very carefully,” he said, adding, “We’re going to have to do certain things that were frankly unthinkable a year ago…. And some people are going to be upset about it, but I think that now everybody is feeling that security is going to rule.”

To be fair, Trump has been an equal opportunity offender, also wielding anti-Semitic tropes and furthering anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. During an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition last December, for example, Trump drew on the common stereotype that paints Jews as money-loving “Shylocks.”

“You’re not going to support me because I don’t want your money,” he told the Jewish audience. He also said, “Is there anybody that doesn’t renegotiate deals in this room? Perhaps more than any other room I’ve ever spoken in.”

Just as damaging as the deluge of hateful language Trump has spewed is what he has not said, such as his unwillingness to quickly and firmly repudiate supporters at his rallies who physically attacked people of color or White supremacists who co-opted his campaign.

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and Race in the Age of Obama,” a book published the day President Obama was inaugurated in 2009.

Ifill was not the first African-American television anchor – Max Robinson on ABC and Bernard Shaw on CNN beat her to that job – she was the first Black woman to anchor a weekly news show when she was appointed in 1999 to moderate PBS’ thennamed “Washington Week in Review.” She also was the first African American woman to moderate a vice presidential debate and to co-anchor a network newscast, when she joined Judy Woodruff on the PBS “NewsHour” in 2013. She also left a rich legacy of mentoring young journalists, bringing diverse groups together and consistently exuding calm professionalism.

“This is a devastating loss for our family and for me personally,” Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Gwen Ifill’s cousin, said in a statement.

“Gwen was a shining light in our family and a true and dear friend. She was well known to Baltimoreans from her years as a tough and tenacious reporter at The Evening Sun. “We have lost her voice at a time when we desperately need sober, tenacious, truthful journalism to help guide us through the challenging days ahead in this country.

Fortunately Gwen believed in serving as a mentor. And so there are scores of young, African American women journalists who are her professional daughters.”

One of those mentored

by Ifill was Sonya Ross, race and ethnicity editor for The Associated Press. She recalled Ifill’s warmth and grace when they first met at the northwest gate of the White House around 1993 while Ifill was a Times reporter and Ross was covering the urban affairs beat for the AP. “I had been to a news conference at the (National) Press Club and decided to walk back to our offices and I saw Gwen talking to a colleague. I went up and introduced myself, told her who I was and that I admired her work.

“She said, ‘Thank you.

Now who are you again?’ and flipped the conversation over to be about me. She said, ‘You can do this, too, you know. It’s easy.’”

“One word that comes immediately to mind when I think of Gwen is ‘class,’” said Michael K. Frisby, a media strategist based in Washington, D.C., and a former White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, who competed against Ifill when they covered presidential campaigns.

Frisby admitted he caught a lot of flack in his reporting days for having a little too much swagger and pushing boundaries, but he accepted

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gentle chiding from Ifill who, he said, was one of the few people whose advice he actually took to heart.

“I was always getting the Gwen Look or the ‘Frisby, what are you doing?’ talk,” Frisby said. “She played by the rules. I pushed the rules to the limit.”

“I never saw her ruffled; she never responded with the anger you’d expect to hear in some situations. She was always classy in everything she did,” Frisby said. “She had this radiant smile and it always affected people.”

After distinguishing herself as moderator of vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008, Ifill was not invited to moderate a presidential debate in 2012, when President Obama ran for re-election.

While many of her colleagues were angered, Ifill never addressed the perceived snub, publicly or privately.

“We were like, ‘How many times are you supposed to be the vice presidential moderator when you certainly are qualified to moderate a presidential debate?” said AP’s Ross.

“Gwen just didn’t address it. She said, ‘we can talk about it over drinks,’ but it never happened. She never talked about it,” Ross said. “In the grand scheme of things, she decided not to make a big deal out of it.”

Ross recalled another time, during the mid-90s, when she and Ifill were covering the Clinton White House and Ifill’s legendary poise – and pointed sense of humor – were on display.

The two were among a group of journalists traveling with first lady Hillary Clinton on a tour of Africa.

“We were out in some rural part of Tanzania and they called a press briefing at 10 o’clock at night. We didn’t feel like going, but there was nowhere to go.

The hotel didn’t have a lot of amenities and it was so rural that you couldn’t go

out and walk around outside the lodge because there were lions at night. Hillary Clinton came out, urging us to come to the briefing, and she said to Gwen, ‘C’mon, these are your people.’ We looked at Gwen and she just smiled and said, ‘Now some people get to Africa and get just a little too comfortable.’”

Her graciousness was especially apparent every New Year’s Day at her home when she hosted a daylong, sumptuous buffet, where people from all walks of life gathered for food, conversation and laughter.

For many, it became the mandatory kickoff to the year.

“She created an environment where everyone

could be together and get along,” said A’Lelia Bundles, former Washington deputy bureau chief for ABC News, an award winning producer and biographer of her greatgreat-grandmother Madam C.J. Walker.

“The genius and beauty of Gwen was she could be friends with people across ideologies,” Bundles said.

“She took journalism seriously and didn’t want to be seen as partisan, so much so that those who tried to accuse her of it were quickly set straight. She was so graceful about it. She just never flinched.”

Bundles also noted Ifill’s steadfast devotion to women friends, showing up for major

events, dinners, get-togethers despite a hectic schedule.

“She was the busiest among us; had the highest profile, carried the biggest burden of all of us, but she showed up for her girls.”

In addition to cousin Sherrilyn Ifill, survivors include her brothers Roberto Ifill of Silver Spring and the Rev. Earle Ifill of Atlanta, and a sister Maria Ifill Phillip, also of Silver Spring.

Jackie Jones is chair of the Dept. of Multimedia Journalism at Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism & Communication and a former colleague of Gwen Ifill’s at ‘The Evening Sun.’

Petersen

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Burke-class destroyer, DDG 121, will be named Frank E. Petersen Jr., in honor of the Marine Corps lieutenant general who was the first Black Marine Corps aviator and the first Black Marine Corps general officer.

Mabus said during the announcement “The courage and perseverance of Lt. Gen. Petersen throughout Courtesy photo his distinguished and A graphic representation of the future USS Frank E. Petersen ground-breaking career Jr. make him especially deserving of this honor.”

He continued, “Those who serve aboard DDG 121 will, for decades, carry on the storied legacy of this Marine Corps hero.”

Construction began on the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) April 27 at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.

In 1950, two years after President Harry S. Truman desegregated the armed forces, Petersen enlisted in the Navy. Two years later, in 1952, Petersen was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He would go on to fly 350 combat missions during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Petersen also went on to become the first Black in the Marine Corps to command a fighter squadron, an air group and a major base.

Petersen retired from the Marine Corps in 1988 after 38 years of service. At the time of his retirement he was the senior-ranking aviator in the Marine Corps and the United States Navy.

“It’s a tremendous honor, said Dana Moore, Petersen’s second of five children. “It’s a destroyer but in its description it will have a peacekeeping mission as well as being prepared for battle. It was only as a last resort that he would want to do battle and I think it’s the perfect embodiment of him. It’s a tremendous honor and we’re thankful to the Navy,” said Moore, owner and founder of Baltimore based law firm Petersen Moore.

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COMMENTARY

Kaepernick Sparks a Not-SoSilent Revolution from the Field

A bold but simple gesture by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has catapulted him into the public spotlight for something other than his athletic prowess, stoking what some describe as controversy while generating support and considerable anger in some corners.

His decision to sit and then kneel during the national anthem earlier this year, and his reasons for doing so, has caused a groundswell of national discussion around race, justice and equality, as well as resentment and criticism from those who disapprove of Kaepernick’s action.

This young man mirrors other athletes from the recent past who, because of the racial and social inequalities around them, became social and political activists. This includes Muhammad Ali, Billy Jean King, Jim Brown, Arthur Ashe, Althea George Lambert Gibson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Russell, John Carlos and Tommie Smith.

As an activist and the representative of an activist civil rights organization, what we see in people’s reaction to this issue speaks to the necessary role social critics and advocates play and the discourse that must take place in a country wracked by issues of race, class, gender disparities and wealth imbalances.

What I find interesting and most troubling is that rather than respond to Kaepernick’s protest of the extrajudicial killings of primarily unarmed Black men, women and children, the overpolicing of Black and Brown communities, police harassment and brutality and racial injustice in the United States, his critics have opted to ignore the substance of his critique and latched onto his supposed disrespect for the flag and anthem.

History has shown that most mass movements never started with a large assemblage of followers. Usually, a small band of visionaries met, planned, strategized and implemented actions to reach their desired collective goals. Kaepernick’s experience is no different.

His stand has incited the vitriol of critics who have hammered him as disrespectful, unpatriotic, pampered, ungrateful and racist. Some 49er fans have burned his football jersey and he’s described as the most hated man in the National Football League and seven of 10 National Football League executives told one sports journalist that Kaepernick would be a pariah if he becomes available to be traded. Even his mother tweeted her disapproval.

But Kaepernick has captivated the country and sparked a sometimes intense debate not only about the state of race relations in America, but about what exactly it means to be a patriot. And as Black men and women continue to be killed by police —most notably Terrence Crutcher in Tulsa and Keith Scott in Charlotte — Kaepernick’s initial protest has mutated and spread.

As we move into the heart of the National Football League season, and almost two months after Kaepernick’s principled stand against police brutality and racial injustice, more than four dozen NFL players from 13 professional football teams have sat, knelt, or raised fists during the national anthem on game days. In addition, three teams have held hands or linked arms to

show their support and unity in the midst of the heightened racial discord currently wracking our country.

And the list of those joining the movement continues to grow.

The anthem protests have spread beyond the NFL to include at least one entire high school football team, members of marching bands, Howard University cheerleaders and more than a dozen players from three WNBA teams who staged protests during the 2016 playoffs.

Perhaps just as significantly, protests staged during the anthem have occurred in at least 37 high schools, 17 colleges, and two youth leagues in more than 30 states across the United States.

Despite what critics say, Kaepernick is exercising his First Amendment right to freedom of speech. He has a deep desire to make the United States live up to its creed of freedom, equality and justice for all of its citizens, not just for a segment of the populace. It doesn’t matter whether we agree with him or not. He is a man with a conscience and an awareness of what’s going on around him. And he hasn’t allowed the millions he makes to cloud his judgement or to deter him from standing up as an advocate for social justice and change.

George H. Lambert, Jr. is the president and CEO of the Greater Washington Urban League.

How Do I Explain Right Triumphs Over Wrong After Trump Like many African-Americans, I woke up on Nov. 10 in total shock and disbelief over the election of Donald J. Trump Bruce Branch as the 45th President of the United States. For many years, I held the presidency as one of our most sacred offices where even if it weren’t true, there was a presumption of high moral character and a level of integrity by the men whom served. Only great men could become President. No others needed to apply. The America public wouldn’t buy you. Just ask Gary Hart or Ben Carson.

Trump is no choirboy and after his election I have been faced with the arduous task, like so many other fathers, of explaining to my 20-year-old son that this was an aberration. I have been trying to explain to him how a man who had broken all the rules was now ruling the most powerful nation in the world.

There haven’t been many times in life when I have been at a loss for words, but this one has got me puzzled, disturbed and concerned about the future. Trump could ultimately turn out better than our worst fears or he may disintegrate into our worst fear - the architect of a total collapse of our nation and our democracy or even worse some kind of nuclear or racial holocaust that sends us into a downward spiral from which we will never recover.

For years, I taught each of my children, but my son in particular, how it was important to be honest in his business dealings, to be respectful of all cultures and to never denigrate women or those who were less fortunate. It wouldn’t always turn out right and the world wouldn’t always be fair, but in the end karma and his Christian values would triumph over hate and moral turpitude. I promised him that Trump was playing too much on the fears of hate mongers and offending too many people in major factions of his party to be allowed to win. I promised my son that the Trump Train would derail and he would soon become a distant memory in

American politics. Man, I turned out to be wrong.

Now I am left to explain to him why getting money at any cost doesn’t equate to a power that will allow you to do anything you want to anyone you want in American society. I have to admit that I have a herculean task in front of me and I am currently at a loss to come up with a plausible reason why Trump is President other than the fact that our nation is even more divided racially and economically than I ever imagined. The Obama race neutral society we have been talking about for the past eight years doesn’t really exist. In some corners, I believe things have even gotten worse as Whites have blamed Obama from everything from a lack of jobs to global warming.

I have got to figure out a way to convince my son not to cheat on his college tests so he can get better grades, take shortcuts when hard work is required and use the old “who you know” rather than “what you now” philosophy to move forward in life. I also have to figure out a way to keep him alive when dealing with the police and a large segment of racist White men who have been embolden by the election of a man they believe represents their best interests.

I hope Trump can’t possibly be as bad as he pretends to be as a human being. By all accounts, he is a good businessman even if he doesn’t always pay his contractors or fudges here and there on deals. Maybe the presidency will change him more than he will change the presidency. Maybe his oval office experience will move him to a new level of compassion for the poor and the disenfranchised. Maybe, as he said in his own words, “I am going to be great for the Blacks. Just wait and see!”

Bruce Branch is the founder and president of Branch Communications, a full service business consulting and media development company in D.C.

How to Start a Successful Business as an Ex-Offender You’re excited, you’ve done your time and are trying to get your life on track by applying for a life changing job. You checked the mailbox and received a letter from an employer stating, “Thank you for applying but at this time, we are going in a different direction. We wish you the best in your future endeavors!”

What happened? Some employers can do a criminal background check further than the state requirement of 5 years; and that’s why you didn’t get the job. How can you live the American Dream if all you are ever allowed to earn is minimum wage?

You are not allowed to go back to college unless you have the funds to pay cash because the law does not allow ex-offenders to take student loans, right? You have a GED but what career choices do you have with that? You owe restitution and need to keep a job in order to remain on parole or probation. It’s almost as if you are still in prison but able to walk around freely, or is that your limited thinking because you don’t know what resources are available to you?

Yes, all of the above statements have some truth to them, but where are you hearing them from? Are you still hanging around the same people with the same mind frame that got you incarcerated for the first, second or third time?

How can an ex-offender start a successful business with all of these barriers? Here’s how: 1) You have to retool yourself. In every state; as a resident of any county; you are entitled to a minimum of $3000-5000 to retool yourself. It’s not a loan, it’s a grant.

2) You visit your local Career One Stop and ask about their WIOA training dollars. WIOA

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stands for Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act. 3) If you are low-income, no income, ex-offender or non-ex-offender the state wants to help you. The available funds vary. Career One Stop helps to provide you with resources you need to earn a livable wage.

However, make sure that you use those WIOA dollars wisely. You are only entitled to one lifetime grant. Once you use it, you can not apply again. You want to select something that stays within the WIOA grant budget because taking a loan is not something you want to do when you currently don’t have any extra money to give away.

People with blemished backgrounds can’t enter every career, they have to select wisely.

What are some good career choices that will accept ex-offenders? There are a lot of options that are very lucrative. Here are a few choices to consider: Web and Graphic Design Heating and Cooling Landscaping and Lawn Care Cleaning Business Web and graphic design are the easiest to learn and is potentially the most lucrative business to start.

Don’t sleep on these resources, and I wish you the best.

Tarsha Weary is the president and CEO of SW Design School and the founder of interns4hire.com, both based in Glen Burnie, Md.

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hit the vote-getting trail again for St. Paul, Minn,: Pittsburgh and several other cities. From all appearances and other indications, the Governor was well-pleased with his crosscountry hop. He did not even seem tired as he shook hands with reporters and friends as they parted.

A poll conducted by the AFRO-AMERICAN in 15 cities and towns reveals that it is generally believed that Dewey will replace Truman in the White House Jan. 20.

However, most colored persons contacted admitted that they were going to cast “sympathy ballots” for Truman or Wallace.

“I do not believe that Truman will be re-elected,” I was told “but if he thought enough of us to stick his neck out on his civil rights program, the least we can do is to show our appreciation by voting for him in November.”

83% SEE DEWEY IN THE WHITE HOUSE I asked three questions of the 181 persons polled: “Who do you think will win the Presidential Election? For whom do you plan to vote? Why?” To the first question, 83 percent of the persons answered,

“Dewey.” They gave as their reason: “President Truman has divorced himself from many white voters, North and South, because they are afraid that he will put the colored man on equality with them, therefore, Dewey will be put into office by a white-bloc vote.”

47 percent of the voters stated unconditionally that they were casting their ballot for President Truman, giving as their grounds of course, his civil rights program.

TO MAKE STAND KNOWN Many colored persons admitted a complete ignorance of Dewey’s performance in New York. They felt that if he could promise the people of the West favorable legislation, he should take a stand on the civil rights issue.

A spokesman on Dewey’s staff stated that Dewey would make an address on civil rights later in the campaign.

16 percent of the voters had not made up their minds.

YOUTH FOR WALLACE Backed mostly by younger voters, Wallace pooled 21 percent of the total, these being convinced that “his recent stand against segregation in the South is enough to wipe out all his unfavorable past.”

They admitted that he could not win, but that he was headed in the right direction and should be encouraged by the colored peoples ballot.

Dewey ran third with 16 percent of the promised ballots.

His supporters would vote on his record on racial issues in New York.

ONE INCIDENT MARS TRIP The tour aboard the “Dewey Victory Special” was quite successful with only one incident to mar an otherwise perfect trip.

In Cheyenne, Wyo., Lem Graves, Pittsburgh Courier correspondent, and I were refused service in the dining room of the Hotel Plains, where Dewey and all the party were putting up. We were told by the manager, after waiting for about one hour, that “we would not be served as colored persons had never been served there.”

Otherwise we were permitted free-run of the hotel.

Brown told the AFRO in a voice message that he thanked his supporters on Election Day and “pledged to work hard for

Mikulski. Mikulski’s seat was won by Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat.

Rochester, on her Facebook page, talked about her historymaking election and pledged to work hard for her constituents when sworn into office. “I’m honored to be the first woman and person of color to represent Delaware in the halls of Congress,” she said. “This is only the beginning of our journey and I cannot do it alone. I am looking forward to working with you to create a better world for our children.”

Evans said that the upcoming Trump administration will not stop him from working on a bipartisan basis to get things done.

“The results of the presidential election isn’t defeat, it’s a call to keep fighting because the best work that we’ve done – we’ve done together,” he said. “While we try to stomach this new landscape in our government, rest assured we will keep making our communities stronger together, block by block. Because democracy demands that we listen to each other – and when we do so, we can make great strides for all Philadelphians, all Pennsylvanians, and all Americans.”

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“Since 1971, the CBC has consistently been the voice for people of color and vulnerable communities, and we remain committed to our work to ensure that all U.S. citizens have an opportunity to achieve the American dream.”

The CBC will have the highest number in its history with 48 House members and two of the three Black U.S. senators, Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) have chosen not to join the CBC. The new members of the CBC include Harris, the first Black woman elected to her body since Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois served from 1993-1999; Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a former Delaware secretary of labor; Val Demings (D-Fla.), who served as Orlando’s first Black female police chief; Al Lawson (D-Fla.), who replaces Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.); Donald McEachin (D-Va.), represents a newly created district in the Old Dominion; Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) takes the place of former Rep. Chaka Fattah; and Anthony Brown (D-Md.), the former lieutenant governor of the Free State.

“The great thing about these new members is that they just don’t represent AfricanAmerican communities.”

– Paul Brathwaite the people of the Fourth Congressional District in Maryland.”

Brown will replace Rep. Donna Edwards, who didn’t run for re-election to her seat and lost her bid to replace Sen. Barbara

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Pugh’s Transition Team Made-Up of Established Policy Makers

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Baltimore Mayor-elect Catherine Pugh’s transition team features leaders from Baltimore’s community.

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO If Mayor-elect Catherine Pugh’s transition team foreshadows her direction for leading Baltimore, prepare to look for trusted friends, regional and state-wide partners and established policy-makers to guide the next four years of the city’s post-unrest recovery.

Pugh has borrowed from her experience with the Maryland General Assembly, turning to well-established local, regional and statewide organizational and corporate partners like Diane BellMcKoy, president and CEO of Associated Black Charities of Maryland and Calvin Butler, CEO of Baltimore Gas and Electric to guide her initial steps as Mayor of Baltimore.

“Mayor Elect Pugh has a very specific goal for her Transition Team – she wants us to develop ‘an actionable plan’ to move the City forward,” Bell-McKoy told the AFRO. “Everyone on the team is eager and excited about contributing their collective insights and expertise and with this vast array of diverse and engaged citizens, developing an actionable plan Continued on B2

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Anthony Brown and Group therAPy performed at Morgan State University on Nov. 12 as part of a series of celebrations in honor of the AFRO’s 125th anniversary. See more pictures on page B4.

Family and Friends of Slain Morgan Student Still Search For Answers

By Terrance Smith Special to the AFRO

On Sep. 19, Morgan State University student Marcus Edwards, 21, was murdered on the 5400 block of Loch Raven Blvd. Every Monday night since Oct. 17, Edward’s mother and others return in an attempt to find answers.

On Monday evenings, between the hours of roughly 9 p.m. and 11 p.m., around the time of the incident on Sep. 19, members of Edward’s church, Judah Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, his family and friends drive from Washington D.C. to Baltimore so they can spread awareness about his death.

On Nov. 14 about 15 people passed out the Metro Crime Stoppers flyer with Edward’s photo, details of his death and the toll-free number to call if anyone knew anything about the murder.

They approached cars stopped at red lights, knocked on their car windows and, if the reception was positive, would inform those who were passing by of the incident that happened hoping someone would know anything that could push the investigation forward.

Plenty of times people said they had heard about the case, but no one offered any solid leads.

Nicole Ausberry-Brooks, Edwards’ mother, told the AFRO,

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Democrats in Disarray in Trump Era After 11 years away from the spotlight Dave Chapelle, arguably the most incisive Sean Yoes comedian in the Senior AFRO world since Contributor Richard Pryor, made his triumphant return to the spotlight as host of “Saturday Night Live,” just a few days after the world was turned upside down with the election of Donald John Trump.

Chapelle’s timing (as usual) couldn’t have been better. And the venue, the venerable comedic repository for Progressives and smirking hipsters, was the perfect stage. “...America’s done it. We’ve actually elected an Internet troll as our president,” Chapelle

“...America’s done it. We’ve actually elected an Internet troll as our president.”

– Dave Chapelle

The family of Marcus Edwards hands out copies of this flyer on Monday nights in an effort to solve his murder.

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quipped during his monologue.

“The Whites were furious. I’ve never seen anything like it. I haven’t seen Whites this mad since the O.J. verdict...So, I’m staying out of it. I’m just going to take a knee like Kapernick and let the Whites figure this out among themselves,” Chapelle said.

In this context, I suspect Chapelle is talking mainly about the Democratic Party, which is in full-blown, ashes and sackcloth, gnashing of teeth mode.

“The truth is, Democrats should not be losing to a candidate who insults so many

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Week 11

Strong Support for The Baltimore High School Football Wrap-Up Superintendant Dance Following Social Media Post

By Jordan Hawkins Special to the AFRO

Welcome to the AFRO’s weekly sports wrap-up.

By James Bentley AFRO Associate Editor jbentley@afro.com 7-11 4918 Harford Road

Race and Politics

Since election night, Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendant S. Dallas Dance has been under fire over what some have called a controversial tweet. On Nov. 9, Dance retweeted former Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr. The tweet in question reads: “Educators: tomorrow pls show your muslim, black, latino, jewish, disabled, or just non-white St’s, that you love them and will protect them!”

Now Dance is facing backlash from parents and local lawmakers asking for an apology and some even calling for his resignation.

Ann Morton tweeted “I am incredibly offended by this tweet. Non-white???? What a message, disgusting! You should all be fired!!!”

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The Matchup Wrap-up: In the first round of the 2016 Maryland High School Football MPSSAA - 4A playoffs, The Mergenthaler Vo-Tech Mustangs outscored the hosting Sherwood Warriors 30-20 in an outof-league matchup. The Mustangs now hold an overall record of 9-2 and will put their postseason on the line when they travel to take on the Howard Lions who come off a 41-14 victory over Bel Air. The Lions are now overall 10-1.

As for the other Baltimore City I teams still in the playoffs; The EdmonsonWestside Red Storm advance to the next round after defeating the National Academy Foundation 34 -0.

They will next take on the Lewis Falcons. In another shutout victory the Dunbar Poets knocked out the Randallstown Rams and will next face the Hereford Bulls.

Player(s) of the Week: The Player of the Week for Baltimore is Tiyon Aye of the Mergenthaler Vo-Tech Mustangs. Aye is a junior fullback and middle linebacker for the Mustangs. Aye scored the first

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Tiyon Aye, of Mergenthaler Vo-Tech is the Player of the Week for scoring the first touchdown in the Mustang’s game against Sherwood.

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people… (there is) something fundamentally wrong (with the Democratic Party),” said Vermont Sen. and former foe of Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, during a TV interview.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist, even without the benefit of 20-20 hindsight, to discern Clinton was a deeply flawed candidate (although she is infinitely more qualified to be president than the man who will succeed President Obama).

However, her Election Day demise was hopelessly entangled with her Party’s efforts to appeal to the seemingly ubiquitous working-class White voter. Their obtuse strategy was exposed in America’s Rust Belt.

Clinton got wiped out in Ohio, which was not totally unexpected although copious resources (including Jay-Z and Beyonce) were invested in the state. Clinton lost by razor thin margins in the Democratic strongholds of Michigan (although the votes were still being counted a week after Nov. 8) and Wisconsin.

The well-worn consensus is the Dems and Clinton failed to speak effectively to the meat and potatoes issues confronting so many of those working class Whites left behind by her husband’s NAFTA deal and the general loss of manufacturing jobs.

But, there was a phrase never uttered once by mainstream media for the duration of the process to elect the 45th President of the United States; Black working-class voters. If Clinton and

the Dems are guilty of ignoring White working class voters (and they are) how do we fully assess the sin of omission against the Democrats most loyal constituency? Although the U.S. economy is showing signs of tangible improvement, for most of the Obama years it was stubbornly wobbly. No group suffered more during those years than the Black working class and many of those fiercely loyal Democrats spoke loudly on Election Day; many simply stayed home while others did what so many thought was unthinkable, they voted for Trump.

Trump, a virulent racist in the minds of many, allegedly got more Black votes and Hispanic votes (!) than Mitt Romney in 2012. According to analysis by National Public Radio, Clinton fell significantly under President Obama’s totals with Black voters in 2012 in Michigan and Wisconsin. She lost Wisconsin by about 24,000 votes, but notched about 43,000 less Black votes than Obama in 2012. In Michigan, Clinton only lost the state by roughly 13,000 votes, but got about 78,000 less Black votes than Obama in 2012.

As the Democratic National Committee begins the scramble for their next leader (Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, former DNC chair Howard Dean of Vermont, South Carolina DNC chair Jaime Harrison and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley are all in the running), the new reality of “Trumpism,” is quickly

taking shape and that new reality may be even worse than many of us had imagined.

Trump is assembling one of the most diabolical groups of White men to run his White House in recent memory. The list of possible top Trump picks include former U.N. Ambassador and super Neo-Con John Bolton and former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani, architect of the draconian stop and frisk policing policy in New York, are allegedly being considered for Secretary of State. Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a one man voter suppression and anti-immigration machine, is Trump’s immigration adviser on his transition team. And perhaps the most horrifying of Trump’s men is former Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon, a media sponsor of the shadowy altright, a loosely aligned group of White nationalists, anti-Semites and sexists. Bannon has been officially named Trump’s senior counselor and chief White House strategist. If this motley crew is any indication of things to come, darker days for Black people, Hispanics, women and the LGBT community are sure to follow.

Elections have consequences.

Sean Yoes is a senior contributor for the AFRO and host and executive producer of AFRO First Edition, which airs Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on WEAA 88.9.

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Maryland Speaker Pro Tem Delegate Adrienne A. Jones also offered her full support.

“I support Dr. Dallas Dance in his effort to make certain all students in the Baltimore County Public School system feel safe and welcome during the school day. I did not find his tweet offensive, but rather an effort on his part to have teachers reassure students who are vulnerable and often singled out in a negative way because of race or religion, that they have nothing to fear

during the course of their school day.”

“It is unfortunate, but Baltimore County School Board member Ann Miller, and Delegates Joe Cluster and Pat McDonough will never know what a student who is a minority feels like when they are faced with such religious and racially insensitive behavior,” Jones said in statement issued to the AFRO. On Nov. 16 Baltimore county School Board member Ann Miller wrote an opinion piece in the Baltimore Sun calling for Dance to be fired.

Dance released the following statement on Nov. 10: “As the Superintendent of one of the largest most diverse school systems in our country, I always lead

“Education is not void of politics and during the last two years, our country has had one of the most divisive campaigns in modern history.”

–S. Dallas Dance

Schools.

As our nation moves forward, it is our collective responsibility to make sure all students feel safe and know

we are their advocates. As I continue leading our school system and as a member of several educational organizations, my continued

focus is to work with local, state and national government representatives to move public education forward for all students.”

Pugh wants to hear from all of Baltimore and she considers me to be representative of the young Black male constituency, the millennial population and the next generation of leaders off our city,” Geter told the AFRO. “The mayor elect has high expectations for our youth.

She wants every young person to reach their potential. She’s very passionate about helping to make sure every young person has a path to college or career,” Geter added.

Pugh’s leadership team is complemented by five core committees and three additional committees that will review existing city

agencies. Chairs have been selected for the committees and the agency review teams, with committee members set to be announced within the coming week according to Anthony McCarthy, Pugh’s spokesman.

Pugh has pledged to make city government more effective to build safe neighborhoods throughout the city. “I am really focused on building communities and making people feel safe in their neighborhoods and great about their city, Pugh said.

Mayor Elect Pugh and eight new members of the Baltimore City Council will take office on Dec. 6.

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Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendant S. Dallas Dance is facing calls for his resignation over a re-tweet. from an equity lens with an intense focus on all student populations and ensuring they feel welcome and supported.

Education is not void of politics and during the last two years, our country has had one of the most divisive campaigns in modern history.

Comments were made that disenfranchised several groups of students we serve in Baltimore County Public

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that is absolutely going to happen,” she said.

Rounding out Pugh’s Transition Leadership Committee are Stephen Burch, Chair of the University of Maryland Medical Systems Board of Directors; Rachel Monroe, president & CE0, The Weinberg Foundation; Chuck Tildon, vice president, United Way of Maryland and the relative newcomer of the team Keenen Geter, founder and director, Young Men with Power.

Geter said his role is to serve as an ambassador for the Mayor’s interest in supporting youth and millennials.

“I know that Mayor Elect

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The Games to Come: There are three teams from the Baltimore City I region in the playoffs, and as such there are three must-see games coming up. First up is Mergenthaler Vo-Tech versus Howard. The Mustangs are 5-1 away from home and hopefully they can continue that streak Nov. 18. Next up, also on Nov. 18, is Edmonson-Westside versus Lewis. Lewis went undefeated this season, while the Red Storm went 4-6. It will be tough for the Red Storm to pull off a victory. Dunbar is in a similar situation as they ended the season 7-3 and go up against an undefeated Hereford.

That’s it for this week’s Baltimore football wrap-up.

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Continued from B1 “[We] expect to accomplish justice for Marcus. No justice, no peace. That is my motto, my slogan and what I am living by.”

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“We’re going to keep it up.

Nothing will stop us from coming out here.”

The lead detective on the case is Ryan Diener, a member of the Baltimore City

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Police Department. Diener is aware of the initiative and has attended in the past. Diener told the AFRO that he did not want to comment on the case as it could “jeopardize the investigation.”

One of the people handing out flyers on a cold Monday evening was Briana Davis, a a Towson University student who said she was close friends with Edwards. “ [The flyer] is circulating on social media and I have heard people talk about it on my campus, so I believe it is really effective. We are pushing until we find something,” Davis told the AFRO. Edward’s homicide is one of 274, as of Nov. 16, to take place in Baltimore and one of 33 to take place in Northeast Baltimore. The Baltimore City Police Department said it has a clearance rate of 39.2 percent.

However, for AusberryBrooks, they will continue to stay out there on Monday nights “until justice is served.”

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“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”-Psalms 100:4

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the conservatory’s collection of plants from around the world. This annual fundraiser celebrates and supports the Conservatory. It was great meeting Sharon Russell, Jacqueline Caldwell, and Elisha Jackson Eseono who were enjoying this wonderful event.

It was an evening of elegance as The Baltimore Times celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Reginald Lewis Museum on Oct. 22. Dr. Joanne Martin of Great Blacks in Wax unveiled the beginning of a wax stature of Baltimore Times founder Joy Bramble to a crowd of about 300 people. The gala’s hosts were Baltimore’s Nicole Ari Parker, seven-time NAACP nominee actor, daughter of Susan Parker and Dr. Donald Parker and her husband actor Boris Kodjoe.

Happy birthday to my good neighbor Russell Jolivet, Shanelle Turner, Joanne Fickling Pulley, Angela Alexander, Albert Queen, Brenda Baker, Novella Carter, Beverly Fauntleroy, Ursula Young, Sandi Matthews, Ralph Wright, Willard Wright, Marsha Logan and Franklin James. Happy 75th birthday Mildred “Ms. Kitty” Harper.

Bishop Frank Reid and family had cause to celebrate three birthdays in one week, Lady Marlaa, daughter Faith Reid and Marlaa’s mother, Florence Hall’s 95th birthday. Mother Hall traveled from Kansas to participate in the triple birthday celebration.

This beautiful couple kept the audience in stitches as they shared many anecdotes of their lives as an award-winning couple sharing the secrets of a successful marriage. Among the guests in attendance were Father Peter Bramble, Jesse Murphy, Susan Parker, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Dr. Geraldine Waters, Alma Roberts, Veris Lee, Carolyn Waters, Rosa and William Trusty, Michele and Edward Blanchard, Sarah Holly, Odessa Goodman, Nick and Marilyn Mosby, Sharon and Glenn Middleton, Council President Bernard “Jack” Young, Rikki Specter, Oscar and Michele Brown. Jimmy Britton’s Class Act prepared the delicious food.

Joy Bramble presented a ten Thousand dollar check to Boris and Nicole for the Sophie Voice Foundation.

“Like a bird on a wire like a drunk in a midnight choir. I have tried in my way to be free like a fish on a hook; like a knight in some old fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons for thee; and if I, if I have been unkind I just hope you will let it go by.”-Leonard Cohen Leon Russell and Leonard Cohen rest peacefully your music and your memory will live on long into eternity.

“You’ve come a long way baby” Temple Oheb Shalom was the setting for the 20th anniversary scholarship event in honor of Howard E Rollins, Baltimore native, star of television, Broadway and film and the brother of Hattie Fields. Hattie and her sons started the scholarship in memory of “In the heat of the Night” star Virgil Tibbs and the acclaimed “Soldier Story” actor. More than 250 people gathered to support The Howard Rollins Foundation.

“History shows that people often do cast their votes for amorphous reasons, the most powerful among them being the need for change…”-Gwen Ifill Award winning journalist Gwen Ifill will long be remembered for her beautiful smile and her ability to deliver the news and current events to a listening audience with candor, intelligence and direct approach. Rest peacefully in Paradise Soror Gwen Ifill, the news world will never be the same.

Among the guests were Yemi Adewuyi, Sheila Hughes, Angela Oware-Koduc, Cheryl Davis, Pressie Boykins, Edi and Faith Bazemore, Lynn and Roland Selby, Dr. Charlene Cooper Boston, Councilman Carl Stokes, Vivian Braxton, Shawn Braxton, Cleve and Nancy Brister, Yoma Howard, Randy and Adrienne Martin and special guest Lori Tan Chinn a longtime friend of Howard, and cast member in “Orange is the New Black.” The enjoyable food prepared by AGAPE had guests returning for seconds. Thanks Cleve Brister for collaborating with Temple Oheb Shalom for a grand evening proving “We are one.”-Frankie Beverly and Maze

“I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.”-Leonard Cohen Sending words of condolences to Ann Taylor Ross on the death of her daughter Robyn Wilson, to Clementine Watkins, Curtis Alexander and family on the death of your daughter and wife Baltimore City Court Clerk Lavinia Alexander. To lose one sister and two days later another sister is hard, but we know God never fails. Please continue to keep Virginia “Ginny” Hawkins and Libby Harris of Tequila Sunset in your prayers as they mourn the death of Mary Ann and Mabel longtime barmaids.

“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”-Leonard Cohen Cake, cupcakes and balloons were had at Sean Morris’ 25th birthday celebration at Colin’s Seafood and Grill in Randallstown, Md. The 2016 Coppin State University graduate was elated that so many friends came out to celebrate his birthday. Longtime photographer and Coppinite, the legendary cameraman Thomas “Hollywood’ Henderson, captured the moment on film.

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”-Rabindranath Tagore Sending get-well wishes to Anita Stanford Curry, Stella Fullwood, Evoia White and Terray Hawkins wishing you all a speedy recovery.

The joy of celebrating Myra Queen’s birthday can be as fun as Alice in Wonderland’s quest to meet the Queen. Myra’s celebration is inclusive of her friends and the pleasures she incorporates into an awesome experience supporting various social causes. On Thursday night Sherry Jackson, Brenda Sykes and I joined Myra at the Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory for a mix and mingle enjoying botanically inspired cocktails prepared by master mixologists in the exotic surroundings of the conservatory. We sipped on their signature Palm House Punch, and several new drinks prepared especially for the fundraiser, incorporated plants and flowers from

“I’ll be seeing you in old familiar places.”-Frank Sinatra Happy Thanksgiving be grateful!

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Send your upcoming events to tips@afro.com. For more community events go to afro.com/Baltimore-events Baltimore National Heritage Area Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of The Board of Directors of the Baltimore National Heritage Area will take place at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center at 5:30 p.m on Nov. 17. Special presentations will be given to Baltimore National Heritage Area partners of the Year and 2017 Small Cap Grant Recipients. Call Shauntee Daniels at 410-876-6411 or email sdaniels@baltimoreheritagearea.org for more information.

The Eubie Blake Cultural Center is located at 847 N Howard St, Baltimore, Md. 21201.

Fades and Fellowship: An Unscripted Discussion with Nelson Malden, Personal Barber to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Spend the afternoon on Nov. 17-19 at the Motor House, with twelve barbers as they openly explore themes of family, racism, police brutality, homophobia, politics, gangs, relationships, education, and more. Hear from the legendary Nelson Malden, long-time barber to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and enjoy comedic interludes with host

Larry Lancaster, comedian and famed “BET Man on the Street.”

The Motor House is located at 120 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201. Call 443-897-6236 for more information.

Druid Heights Community Meeting

The Druid Heights Community Development Corporation is hosting a community meeting on Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Druid Heights Community Center at 2140 McCulloh Street, Baltimore, Md. Come join us as we celebrate the holidays. For more information and upcoming events visit druidheights.com

Free After School Harp Lesson Program

The Druid Heights after school program offers free Harp lessons to Baltimore children. Ms. Jasmine Hogan, music instructor at Peabody Conservatory of Music, is offering after school Harp lessons every school day to students. Seats are still available for interested students. Call 410-523-1350 for more information. The Peabody Conservatory of Music is located at 1 E Mt Vernon Pl, Baltimore, Md. 21202.

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Gospel group Anthony Brown and Group TherAPy performed in concert at Morgan State University on Nov. 12, part of the year long celebration of the AFRO’s 125th anniversary. The event was cohosted by Morgan State University, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The concert took place at the Carl Murphy Fine Arts Center. A private reception was held before the event at the James E. Lewis Gallery. The Rev. Lee Michaels and Ernestine Jones cohosted the concert. Members of the Carter School of Music and The Voices of Inspiration performed before Anthony Brown and Group TherAPy took the stage.

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Dr. James E. Wood, Robert Blount and Sophie Duffie Michael Cryor, Erica Cryor and Sen. Nathaniel McFadden Raiza Rahim

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The Baltimore City College Alumni Association honored 150 years of service to their alma mater on Oct. 29 at the Principal Forum Caterers in Cindy Baltimore, Md. The Harcum, BCC Baltimore City College Alumni Association was founded in 1866.

Special messages were given

by Cindy Harcum, principal of Baltimore City College and Calvin Anderson, class of 1963.

Dr. Walter Gill, BCC’1955, first African American graduate of BCC

Rev. Lee Michaels

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WOLB radio host and former Maryland State Senator,Larry Young, was celebrated at New Shiloh Baptist Church on Nov. 10 for his 40 years of public service—23 in the State Legislature and 17 as a host on Radio One . L. Y. was awarded citations from the Baltimore City, The American Institute for Urban Psychological Studies and speakers “Coach” Butch such as U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Mayor Elect Catherine Pugh, Mayor McAdams Stephanie Rawlings Blake, President of the City Council Jack Young, City Comptroller Joan Pratt, Sheriff John Anderson, City Councilman Carl Stokes, Delegate Cheryl Glenn, Chair of the MD Legislative Black Caucus and the Rev. Jamal Bryant, among many others, paid tribute to the radio legend.

The closing speaker was founder and Larry Young, Marilyn chair of the board of Radio One, Dr. Mosby, Baltimore State’s Cathy Hughes.

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Interview

ARTS & CULTURE

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Forest Whitaker Touches Down in Alien Tale ‘Arrival’ we read circumstances. Meaning, are these people coming to create war or not? Are they our friends? How are we interpreting their actions?

We look at people differently culturally, in this case, as different galactically, or however way you’d say it. How do we engage them? How do we judge them? I think another issue explored in the film is time. From a scientific pointof-view, it raises the question of whether it exists at all. And secondly, if it doesn’t exist, it asks are we nevertheless on this plane of a loop that still holds the universe up? [Laughs] I think it poses that question, too.

By Kam Williams Special to the AFRO Forest Whitaker was born in Longview, Texas on July 15, 1961, but raised in Carson, California from the age of 4. He earned an athletic scholarship to Cal Poly Pomona where he switched his major to music after a back injury prematurely ended his football career.

Forest made his big screen debut in 1982 in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” en route to delivering memorable performances in “Platoon” and “Good Morning Vietnam.”

In 1988, he landed his breakout role as saxophonist Charlie Parker in “Bird,” before subsequently starring in such critically-acclaimed pictures as “The Crying Game,” “Smoke” and “Ghost Dog.” In 2007, Forest won an Academy Award for his chilling impersonation of Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland.”

Since then, he’s starred in such box-office hits as “The Great Debaters,” “The Butler,” “Southpaw” and “Taken 3.”

Later this year he’ll play Saw Gerrera in “Rogue One,” the upcoming episode in the Star Wars series.

Here, he talks about his latest outing as Colonel Weber opposite Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in “Arrival,” an alien invasion adventure directed by Denis Villeneuve.

KW: What interested you in “Arrival?”

FW: I thought it was really an interesting story, first of all, the whole notion of people coming to the planet and trying to find ways of communicating with them. But I thought the

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Forest Whitaker is one of the stars of ‘Arrival,’ which is in theaters now. understory of time, and of how time exists in our lives.

I also found my character, the cast and the director very interesting. So, it all made sense to give it a try.

KW: What would you say was the movie’s message?

FW: I think it has several messages. One is about communication, because the film does deal with trying to communicate with these beings. Another message is about how communication can bring us together. And a third is about misconceptions in terms of how we read people and how

KW: How do you feel about aliens? Do think that life exists on other planets?

FW: I think it must, when they talk about how many other galaxies there are. Even scientifically, they’re acknowledging that there are places where life could exist. And we’ve already discovered that there’s been life on certain planets that we’ve explored. That may just be algae or whatever, but life on Earth began a certain way, too. So, yeah, I do believe there’s life other than on our planet. [Chuckles] KW: What’s it like to join that [Star Wars] franchise?

FW: I’m still discovering it. I’m looking at the toys and other releases that are coming out. It’s a big universe that I’m still learning to walk inside of. But I really enjoyed it when I walked out on the set for the first time. And I’ve remained excited during the entire process. just trying on my uniform was itself an exciting process.

Theater

‘Black Side of the Moon’ Shows Irony, Humor in Race Issues

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com “We are not a monolith!” is the clarion call opening of an eclectic fusion of stand-up, sketch and improvisational comedy called “Black Side of the Moon.” Produced by The Second City, the play explores Blackness and sexuality in the era of Trump.

Using a style made famous by comedians like Paul Mooney, Richard Pryor and Moms Mabley, the cast dives into an abyss of racial stereotypes, misgivings and blatant lies utilized by social and political figures to court divisiveness in the American public.

A nearcapacity

crowd at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Northwest D.C. recently laughed to tears in what many viewers called a catharsis amid polarized racial conflict. The sextet of performers, made up of Angela Alise, Sonia Denis, Dave Helem, Torian Miller, Felonious Munk and Dewayne Perkins, offer a no-holds barred look at everything from Blacks in slasher films, the inability to separate Bill Cosby from the sexual assault charges he is facing, to the heavy hearts many Americans feel with the end of the Obama administration.

Far from depressive, the hard truths of each performance, whether in the forms of songs, stand-up or sketch performances, was the simple irony of its attachment to blackness.

“The idea of taking an all-Black group of performers and doing something that isn’t normally an all-Black thing was the point,” ensemble member and former regular on the “Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore,” Felonious Monk told the AFRO. “It’s a new group, almost in-between the urban comedy scene and the mainstream comedy scene – a subversive kind of middle ground where there are a bunch of people that don’t fit either stereotype but they’re funny and they have a very unique perspective.”

“This is one of the most poignant performances I’ve seen in many years because it forces you to deal with your own

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‘Black Side of the Moon’ showcases comedy in the age of Trump.

biases,” theatergoer Harriet Eccles told the AFRO. “How we define blackness, as Black people is often hindered by what others think of us, our looks, our mates, and our behaviors.

We are not a monolith though, so my dark skin, natural hair and pro-Black stance in no way sways because my husband of fourteen years is White.”

Eccles, along with her husband Dave and his parents, Robert and Diane said they found the cast to be ‘spot on’ in discussing race at a time with a lot of anger and suspicion.

“The nation has been beautiful, historically, in looking at ourselves and judging our behaviors as bigoted or racist so that we can try to come to a common ground. That’s what Archie Bunker and Dick Gregory were trying to convey – that sometimes you make an ass out of yourself hating, hurting others,” Robert said. “Tonight we hashed out a few things, I learned some things and everyone in the room laughed some of the anxiety away. We needed this.”

That release was as it should be, according to director Billy Bungeroth.

“There have been two brands of comedy: escapism comedy and political comedy, or what could also be called satire. In just speaking your mind, being observational, and talking about the shit that’s going on, this group is putting together funny material but also major satire,” Bungeroth told the AFRO. “It’s a good time in comedy because there’s not a division of satire and escapism, you can have both in the same room.”

Black Side of the Moon runs through January 1 at the Wooly Mammoth in Washington, D.C.

Documentary

The Life and Career of Jazz Artist Gregory Porter

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com On the heels of vocalist Gregory Porter’s latest release “Take Me to the Alley,” a new documentary project on his life is being released.

The “Gregory Porter: Don’t Forget Your Music” documentary examine Porter’s life and career, an event that humbled Porter.

“Many people come up to me in tears. Music is important in people’s lives. When I put it out there I don’t know what its unintended or intended consequences are going to be. You are there at the moment of birth, death, break-up or love connection, you become a soundtrack to their lives,” Porter told the AFRO. “I think maybe what I’m doing is what people actually want to hear. There are some people who want that liquid spirit — a soulful, thoughtful sound — and they haven’t been getting it.”

Porter’s deep baritone voice offers the slightest touch of vulnerability, and lends itself to Porter as the consummate storyteller, the soothsayer channeling our deepest fears, loves, hurts, and passions over the airwaves.

“When I listen to Gregory Porter, I know that someone in the music business is still focused on good music rather than trends,” Porter fan and Washington, D.C. resident Howard Goldstone told the AFRO. “His music is honest and pure of sound – meaning he sounds the same live as he does through headphones. He has no gimmicks, just a clean and powerful sound.”

“Take Me to the Alley,” pairs Porter with artists Kem on the track “Holding On,” and Lalah Hathaway on the track

upbringing, some Southern influence, strong mothers, an understanding of gospel blues. So, I welcome it, and those were masters in the music and I’m very glad that my name gets mentioned with those masters. I have some writing to do and I have some singing to do before I really deserve it, but I’m blessed to be mentioned with those names,” Porter said.

He said his work was inspired by his mother, who was a minister and her soul-filled prayers amid rising racial hostilities when the family moved from the South to Bakersfield, Calif. – a move that included having a cross burned on the family’s lawn.

“There were great ups and downs. You come into a situation where you are a bit of an Other,” he said.

“Imagine a Black family with eight kids moving into a neighborhood and the growing pains of that and getting called names.”

“My mother and grandfather (also a minister) would (Courtesy Photo) walk through our house praying all day long and sometimes Jazz musician Gregory Porter is the subject of the documentary it took on the sound of song, other times it was a rhythmic “Gregory Porter: Don’t Forget Your Music.” cadence of unending hums, shouts, melodies, and moans,” he said. All of these elements are present in Porter’s work.

“Insanity.”

“It was important to have that level of uplift in the music “I firmly consider myself a jazz singer but I enjoy blues, because there are people who want it,” he said. “They’re the southern soul, and gospel. Those elements make their way people down the way that’s thirsty, and I may be part of that inside my music. And I’ve always heard them in jazz,” Porter liquid spirit. There are a whole bunch of musicians and artists said. that want to flow in the most natural way to those people that And while the comparisons to music masters like Bill are thirsty down the way. We have gifts to give, but no place Withers, Stevie Wonder, Nat King Cole and Lou Rawls may for those gifts to live.” cause Porter some discomfort, he said he believes there is a “Take Me to the Alley” is available now. The documentary level of camaraderie in his relation to these artists. is available for pre-order at gregoryporter.com and will be “We’re cousins, in a way, in that we had some church available in stores soon.

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SPORTS

Baltimore Native Takes to the Links in UMES Golf Program

By Jordan Hawkins Special to the AFRO The crowd is silent as he lines up the shot.

He lines up his shot, takes aim and swings followed by the crowd’s claps. For DeAndre Diggs, it’s just another day on the golf course.

The Baltimore native’s days are much different than when he attended Baltimore’s Archbishop Curley High School and Huber Memorial Church. “From when I was younger, my mom pretty much raised me on her own along with my siblings Grant and Samona. We had financial issues every now and then. My house was broken into my sophomore year and not just a year later, the same house burned down in a fire and we lost almost everything of value,” he told the AFRO. Diggs, and his support system, did not let those setbacks stop him. “Even going through all that, I had people in my corner. There were always people, from my coaches to God, that helped me and my family persevere,” he said. These experiences instilled a sense of unrelenting passion for never giving up.

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DeAndre Diggs is finding success at UMES’s golf management program.

DeAndre channeled that into his golf. This led him to enroll in University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s PGA Golf Management program. The course load is designed to prepare graduates for the rigors of managing a professional golf course.

“I was cut from my first team, but I didn’t really let that stop me. I knew I wanted to play golf. That’s what I wanted to do.” DeAndre currently carries a 4.0 and immerses himself in multitudes of extracurricular activities, including football, basketball, baseball, and chess.

DeAndre received a $100,000 scholarship from The Caves Valley Golf Club Foundation to attend UMES. UMES is one of 19 universities in the United States with a PGA-approved Golf Management program and the nation’s lone HBCU awarding a bachelor’s degree in that discipline. UMES’s golf program currently has 18 students. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md., which has been selected as a host venue for numerous USGA, LPGA and NCAA events. The scholarship

covers all costs from tuition to textbooks for 5 years and the students/athletes will receive training and lessons from Caves Valley and UMES PGA professionals and staff.

Chris Prosser, coordinator of internships for PGM, said Diggs is doing well in the program. “He’s a great person, one of our best students and freshman. Anytime DeAndre has a question, he is at the office asking that question and ready to learn and grow. I actually had opportunity to see him play at his last tournament and his skills are progressing nicely, where they need to be.”

Billy Dillon, associate professor and director of the golf program, added, “He is an excellent student and is always working on his game, constantly improving. He’s very dedicated to improving himself which is rare to find in an 18-year old.”

DeAndre’s experiences have created a strong drive in him to help others. “Just having people in my corner really helped me when I was down, that’s how I knew what I wanted to be, I don’t want to be just a pro golfer, I want to be a guy that can use what I have learned and will learn to help the people around me.”

Lewis Hamilton Wins Brazil Grand Prix

By Stephen Wade AP Sports Writer Lewis Hamilton won the rain-delayed Brazil Grand Prix at Interlagos on Nov. 13, and Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg again settled for second. It’s the third straight race that Rosberg has been the runner-up behind Hamilton.

Drivers get 25 points for a victory, 18 for second, 15 for third, and 12 for fourth. The awards go all the way to 1 point for 10th place.

Sunday’s race was stopped twice by crashes in driving rain during the first 28 of 71 laps. All but a half-dozen of the early laps were run behind a safety car with drivers struggling to see through tire spray and struggling to avoid hydroplaning in standing water.

The second half was less eventful, but still was slowed by another crash and another spell under the safety car.

Hamilton, the three-time series champion, said it looked tougher than it actually was.

“This was one of the easier

ones,” he said of his victory.

Hamilton said he was in “the zone” for the entire race, despite the stops and starts.

“I was chilling up front,” Hamilton said. “When it rains, it’s usually a good day for me.”

“I’m hunting,” he added. “All I can do is what I’m doing now. Abu Dhabi is usually a good track for me.”

The victory was the 52nd of Hamilton’s career, pushing him to No. 2 ahead of Alain Prost with 51.

Michael Schumacher leads with 91.

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, raises the trophy after winning the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix next to teammate Nico Rosberg, who arrived second, at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Nov. 13.

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Why Can’t Bowie State Win the CIAA Football Championship?

By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO There’s a fine line between dynasty and devastation in the crucible of competitive athletics.

Teams are remembered as much for the number of championships won as they are for the times they fell short.

A second consecutive loss to Winston Salem State in the CIAA Football championship game moves the Bulldogs into that dubious place.

They’ve earned the unwanted title of “the team that can’t win the big one.”

After recovering from the heartache of a walk off field goal that cost them the 2015 championship Bowie State looked overmatched against the CIAA’s gold standard. Winston Salem St. seized the moment once again and played with the poise of a champion. Bowie St. played like a team who was a neophyte. The northern champs broke down in every facet of the game while the Rams were nearly flawless in winning their fourth championship since 2011.

It wasn’t about a dearth of talent either.

The Bowie Bulldogs have now lost four championship games.

Bowie State led the CIAA with 13 all conference players including the offensive player of the first of four giveaways by the Bowie St. quarterback on a day year. Quarterback Amir Hall’s game typified the where he was punished by the Rams.

Bulldogs problems on championship Saturday. After playing The performance of Hall’s counterpart personifies wise beyond his years all season the clock struck midnight for why Bowie State is winless in four official trips to the the redshirt freshman on his biggest stage. championship game. Rod Tinsley, who led Winston Salem He matched his gaudy regular season average passing for State to the 2015 title and a perfect conference regular 348 yards and three touchdowns. However, he was late on a season, was flawlessly efficient. His pedestrian statistics - 11 pass to fellow all-CIAA receiver Nyme Manns which set the of his 25 passes for 194 yards with three touchdowns and 0 tone for the day on the game’s opening drive. From deep in interceptions – don’t tell the story. Tinsley made big plays and Winston Salem State territory Hall’s pass was underthrown imposed his will on the game early. Meanwhile Hall made and intercepted by Tyrell Flemming in the endzone. It was the

mistakes that dug his team a hole they could never climb out of.

The Rams played without their allCIAA running back Te’Vaughn Hurse after foot surgery. Kerrion Moore – the backup out rushed Bowie State 177 – 153 alone. Tinsley broke the game open with a 50-yard strike to Will Walton on the ensuing drive after Hall’s interception for their first score. Winston Salem State took control and Bowie State played catch up for the rest of the game.

Their resilience – which erased a 14 point lead midway through the second quarter – wouldn’t be enough to propel them to victory. After Robert Chesson’s three yard score to tie the game, Winston Salem State’s Canard Brown took the following kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown. From there it was game, set, and match.

This has been an unprecedented era in the history of Bowie State football.

(Twitter) The senior class won two straight north division titles with a 13-2 CIAA record.

However, the harsh reality for this class is that despite leaving the program in a better place they couldn’t find a way to bring home the big prize.

Championship teams make championship plays in championship games. Bowie State hasn’t found its clutch gene despite the talent and experience to make enough plays to win a football championship and define their greatness. They must win a championship game now or forever be remembered as a good football program at a basketball school.

Mixtapes Make the Leap to Store Shelves charge. Ranging from $4.99 for students to as much as $9.99, members have access to a wide variety of music across different genres. Tidal and Apple Music have engaged in a duel of sorts, to see who can break Hip-Hop music went through a genre-altering phase the latest hot projects or cover a concert or event via Livestream. in the 2000’s when artists like 50 Cent and Cam’ron While Apple Music has Canadian rapper Drake in it’s corner, giving brought the mixtape to prominence. By 2004, rappers them his latest via his OVO Radio imprint, Tidal has the rights to like Lil Wayne, T.I. and Young Jeezy would further Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z’s precious catalogue in full. turn the mixtape from a collector’s item into a method Drake provides the best example of using the mixtape name of breaking new emcees or keeping artists relevant. Now, to generate sales, as seen in his 2015 project “If You’re Reading for established artists, a mixtape is simply being used as a This It’s Too Late.” Despite being pegged by Drake himself as play-on-words to generate revenue. a mixtape of sorts, a hodgepodge of tracks, the liner notes say It all started in 1999, when piracy sites like Napster different. Unlike your ordinary mixtape, IYRTITL was released allowed early Internet users to download the latest music through Drake’s label Cash Money Records. Not only did illegally. That spawned Internet torrents like Limewire and Drake’s popularity push the project to No. 1 on the Billboard Bearshare in the mid-2000’s, allowing music to be stolen at Charts, but it sold 2 Million copies worldwide. a more frequent rate. As a result, album sales for artists have Since, artists have followed Drake’s blueprint, releasing suffered tremendously in all genres for nearly a decade. works on mixtape premiums while they are listened to on For unknown or up-and-coming artists, a viral mixtape has premium services for a fee. Artists receive money from been a foot in the door, helping to land record deals (see Chief streaming entities for their works, which in the truest Keef). For established artists like Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane and Lil oto) sense would make these projects an album. esy ph t r u o (C Wayne, copious amounts of mixtapes have been released to appease While there is certainly nothing wrong with feeding as w fans in anticipation of their latest studio album release. the demands of your fanbase and reaping the benefits, ” e t oo La m.

T ’s t I But now, artists have been using streaming premiums like Apple it is worth noting the changes being made to financially u s, b g Thi an al n s i a d a d l Music, Tidal and Spotify to release albums as mixtapes. Unlike free keep the music industry afloat. As changing technology continues to ’re Re ut so If You ixtape b “ ’s mixtape outlets like Spinrilla, LiveMixtapes and Datpiff that simply weaken the stranglehold record labels have on consumers, the music industry is e Drak ed as a m g a k require users to create a free login, these streaming sites carry a monthly pac forced to adapt by any means necessary.

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By Hamil R. Harris Special to the AFRO When President Obama first moved into the White House his spiritual advisor Joshua DuBois wasn’t very far away offering scriptures, prayers, and words of encouragement daily.

Now, President-Elect Donald Trump is preparing to move into the White House and DuBois has offered few words of encouragement.

DuBois, who lives in D.C., served as President Obama’s director of the Office of Faith Based Initiatives from 20092013.

“The faith community

The push to make the residential and commercial areas of the District of Columbia a state won’t stop District leaders and statehood activists are saying. While Donald Trump was winning the presidency on Nov. 8, District residents voted 80 percent for a referendum that

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Students from D.C. public high schools gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol and the Trump International Hotel to protest the election of Donald Trump.

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Joshua DuBois was President Obama’s director of the Office of Faith Based Initiatives from 2009-2013. stands with the least, the last, and the lost – and that means immigrants threatened with mass deportation, people of color threatened by stop and frisk policing, and God’s green earth threatened by a warming climate,” DuBois said.

DuBois is just one of many area faith leaders who are offering comments since Trump’s victory on Nov. 8.

While some Blacks remain worried about what Trump will do, the Rev. Lionel Edmonds, pastor of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in Northwest D.C., said people are worried about the wrong thing. He entitled his sermon

Just a week after the 2016 presidential election, hundreds of high school students from D.C. and Montgomery County, Md. left their classrooms to protest Donald J. Trump’s win as President of the United States.

The latest protest occurred when students from various D.C. Public Schools, including Benjamin Banneker, Ballou, Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering high schools left their classrooms Nov. 15 and took the bus train to the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue with signs expressing their disagreement in the election result.

“It’s kind of scary. We don’t feel he is going to fulfill any of the rights we feel are necessary to have,” 15-year-old Erin, who attends Benjamin Banneker High School in Northwest D.C. said.

The D.C. protest occurred one day after nearly 800 Montgomery County high school students walked out of class on Nov. 14 chanting “Not My President,” and carrying signs to protest Trump’s victory. Students said they needed to ensure their voices were heard.

The peaceful protests were in solidarity with several other antiTrump marches by high schoolers across the country – including Los Angeles, Denver, and Portland.

Wheaton student Ashlee Grace told the AFRO that she and many of her classmates felt helpless at the prospects that the racial hatred their grandparents had lived through was returning due to Trump. not being eligible to vote, – Ashlee Grace Despite Grace said Trump’s tone would undoubtedly usher in long-term policies that would negatively impact her generation. “We have to be vigilant and strategic in how we receive a President-elect who has been vicious, combative, and dishonest, his entire Continued on D2

“We have to be vigilant and strategic in how we receive a President-elect who has been vicious, combative, and dishonest, his entire campaign.”

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advises the D.C. Council to petition the U.S. Congress for D.C. statehood. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) said she was encouraged by the high percentage of voters supporting the measure.

“You would be hardpressed to find anyone in D.C. who is more excited than I am about what voters did for D.C. statehood,” Norton said.

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April Beldo received special recognition for her service in the U.S. Navy from D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.

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By Lenore T. is retiring from the Navy in Adkins January after nearly 33 years 7-11 Special to the AFRO of service, told the AFRO. 4918 Harford Road Beldo spoke after Safewayaddressing Mt. Pleasant As a uniform wearer, there4401 are Harford BaptistRoad Church in Northwest certain things D.C., where she was honored Fleet Master Chief during its inaugural Veterans April Beldo says Day service. The church she can’t do, out tapped Beldo to deliver the of respect for the keynote address.

United States.

Beldo, 52, was born in The Navy woman 7-Star California and joined the will not sit down 3201 W.Navy Northright Ave.out of high school during the national – she joined the church in Kims Grocery anthem and she 2013. The decorated sailor 2435 W.served Lafayette Ave. will not disrespect at sea during various Stop-One the Commander campaigns, including the Iraq 2901 Garrison Boulevard in Chief. “That War and Desert Storm. She went on to become the first respect thing, it Black female master chief goes a long way of an aircraft carrier, the first . . .” Beldo, who

female command master chief of recruiting training command, and the first female and Black force master chief for naval education and training command.

“We don’t see us a lot in positions of high ranking and then we in high ranking don’t get the time to let other folks see us,” Beldo said in explaining why she accepted the invitation to speak at the church. “This is what right looks like and it’s not always about the negativity that’s on TV that’s on whatever social media. There’s some good stuff going on.”

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The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is still searching for information that can lead to solving the homicide of a local rapper killed on Nov.2 in Southeast, D.C. Authorities said 22-year-old Joshua Wayne Munson, who resided in District Heights, Md. in Prince George’s County, was found unconscious in an alleyway behind a residence in the 1600 block of T Street, SE after being shot multiple times.

Munson recorded rap music under the moniker Beverly Deuce and had several videos on YouTube including “Pour it Up” and “Balling Out.” Around 11:24 p.m. officers arrived on the crime scene after receiving calls for an unconscious man, according to police reports.

The victim was suffering from gunshot injuries in the alleyway, the reports said. D.C. Fire and Courtesy Photo EMS personnel responded to the Joshua Wayne Munson, scene along with police. also known as Beverly Munson died on the scene.

Deuce, will be laid to Sean Hickman, a spokesperson from the department, told the AFRO rest on Nov. 18 at Mount Calvary Church in District Heights, Md. Continued on D2

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Continued from D1 campaign. Honestly, had we, as students, behaved similarly, we’d have been suspended, expelled, or arrested,” she said.

“Already the cowards have come out to deface property with racist and homophobic words, along with Trump’s name, so we decided to come out – in broad daylight to make it known that we will not tolerate bigots or bigotry.”

The D.C.ist reported that since Trump’s election, acts of racial aggression, including defacing property with racist graffiti, and both physical and verbal attacks of Blacks and foreigners have become more prevalent. “Things are not going to be right, things are going to change really dramatically because Trump is president,” Taryn, a 15-year old Phelps’ student, told the AFRO. “Black people are getting scared because ever since he was elected Caucasian people have been acting out of control.”

Some of the incidents included a swastika drawn with the President-elect’s name on an American University classroom white board; the words “Kill, Kill, Kill the Blacks” on a bathroom wall at Sligo Creek Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md.; and several Green Line train riders videotaped a White male verbally attacking foreign passengers, shouting

“Welcome to America, do you know what deodorant is?”

“There is a certain amount of pride in seeing students of all races, attacking the White supremacist ideas that Trump and his campaign have spewed [over] the last year. Fearmongering will not work with our young people, they’ve been taught better,” Dennis Gaskins, an Exxon mechanic who witnessed the protest told the AFRO. “They may not be able to vote, or even to get Trump kicked out of office, but they are going Photo by Vania Brown to make it difficult for him and his administration to harm them, and that’s for damned sure.”

Anti-Trump protesters splintered into several smaller groups, moving into Southwest D.C. and blocking 395 near the Maine Avenue exit and the area surrounding Lafayette Square Park. Since Trump’s election, anti-Trump protests in the District have seen nearly 6,000 protesters outside the new Trump Hotel.

“I’m here standing strong to support them,” Howard University alumnus, Sugi Sutler told the AFRO on Nov. 15 as students protested outside of the hotel and the U.S. Capitol.

Trump’s camp called incidents “minor” and said protesting across the country is staged and “incited by the media.”

was to stay in long enough to secure money for college. But she realized she had a true desire to serve and wanted Americans to continue to enjoy the freedoms that they do.

As for that college education, she graduated from Excelsior College with a degree in liberal arts in 2003 and she completed her master’s degree in management organizational leadership from American Military University in 2015. Her plans after retirement include mentoring and motivating D.C. youth.

Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D) presented Beldo with an honorary resolution from the city that commemorates her and her service to the United States. “Being a veteran also means that you are selfless and you are able to put something above yourself and trust those around you to work together for a common goal,” McDuffie said. “Veterans are leaders and they are heroes, and we thank them for their service.”

The 98-year-old church of roughly 2,000 members in Ledroit Park serves many retired and active veterans, said the Rev. Terry Streeter, the church’s pastor. The Veterans Day service was born out his experience ministering to veterans suffering from PTSD, presiding over military funerals, and losing several friends during the Vietnam War. “It just moved on my heart to do so,” Streeter told the AFRO.

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Nov. 14 that officials do not have a description of the suspect. “No arrests have been made,” he said. “It is still under investigation.”

Authorities have not released a motive for the fatal attack.

Munson’s funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Nov. 18 at the Mount Calvary Catholic Church, 6700 Marlboro Pike.

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“The over-the-top majority signals D.C. recognizes that

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drive for statehood. Starting with the first-ever support for statehood from the D.C. Republican Party, D.C. is through waiting for Congress to act and has seized the initiative.

“I look forward to working with D.C. residents, activists and elected officials on a 2017 plan to drive the D.C. statehood momentum to new heights of continuous local and national action until the District of Columbia becomes the 51st state.”

The latest plan to get the District statehood is through a process known as the “Tennessee Plan.”

That process involved the city’s leaders drafting a constitution that included the boundaries of the new state, the referendum approving the state by its people, and congressional approval.

In the past, District residents have sought statehood through a failed 1978 constitutional amendment and a bill offered

by Norton in 1994. In recent years, there has been legislation to achieve D.C. statehood through a process Norton calls incrementalism or achieving statehood by steps.

In 2014, U.S. Sen. Tom

Carper (D-Del.) sponsored a bill to make the District a state but it has gone nowhere.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) also embraced the referendum and talked about the next steps for statehood.

Bowser has been working for months on the statehood process with D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) and the elected District statehood congressional delegation of Statehood Sens.

Michael Brown and Paul

D.C. Statehood, an advocacy organization that focuses on grassroots organizing and congressional lobbying for the movement. Burch, in his Nov. 11 post on the organization’s blog written during a stay in Chicago to meet with League of Women Voters members, said the results of the presidential election shocked him.

“I thought I’d be going there under very different circumstances,” Burch said.

“Let Congress strike down. It will motivate us to take to the streets.”

– Anise Jenkins Strauss and Statehood Rep. Franklin Garcia (D).

“Going forward, the Statehood Commission will submit information to the president and Congress, requesting admission to the United States,” the mayor said. “If Congress approves the request, then Washington, D.C. will become the 51 state in the nation.”

Josh Burch is the leader of Neighbors United for

“I thought I’d be meeting with women celebrating the election of a daughter of Illinois as president who happened to also support D.C. statehood.”

Burch, citing his grandmother Mary Capito, who was a civil and equal rights activist in the 20th century, said he is moving forward. “I can do this,” Burch said. “If they could stand up to and organize

against an oppressive state enforced injustice so can we, so can I.” Anise Jenkins, executive director of the pro-statehood organization Stand Up! for Democracy, agreed with Burch that the fight should continue despite political obstacles. “We had a wonderful turnout for the referendum but we should not depend on the higher-ups [Congress, White House] for action of statehood,” Jenkins told the AFRO. “Congress, no matter who controlled it, wasn’t going to immediately act on D.C. statehood. Even if Hillary Clinton won the presidency, statehood wasn’t on the forefront of her agenda because she would be trying to stop the Republicans from dismantling Obama’s programs.”

Jenkins said that residents will have to carry on the struggle for statehood. “We have to keep on, keeping on,” she said. “We need to put real money into lobbying and a national public relations campaign, and we should have a paid statehood delegation. We shouldn’t stop pushing.

“Let Congress strike it down. It will motivate us to take to the streets.”

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last Sunday “Why the Lord Let Trump Win.” that they have to be positive and keep going forward. We can’t “The Lord allowed some of the children of Israel to win in redo what has happened and ultimately our trust is in God. If order to teach them how to fight, Edmond said.”The church we were people of faith before the election we have to remain has gotten so caught up in building mega churches until we people of faith after the election because the God that we serve have forgotten social justice ministry. The church is missing in is the same God now. action. Folks are too scared to get involved.”

“It is critical that we stay involved in the process and I The Rev. Grainger Browning, pastor of the Ebenezer have to look from a spiritual perspective. I have to put my African Methodist Church in Fort trust in [the] Lord and while we are Washington, Md., said that he preached dealing with a President who is limited a sermon entitled “Birth of a Nation,” by a term, we serve a God who is that was inspired by the recently unlimited.” released Nat Turner movie. Browning Davis said he wasn’t surprised that said Turner stood up to oppression Clinton lost to Trump. “Many people but today Blacks are frozen by fear. voted for Hillary out of obligation as “We have to move from fear to faith opposed to inspiration. Eight and four just like Moses and the children of years ago you heard people for hours Israel when they got to the Red Sea,” to vote but this time Hillary didn’t Browning said. “I talked to the young garner that same type of enthusiasm.” people about how in 1968 when Martin Regardless of what Trump does, Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy Davis said his congregation’s new was killed and Nixon was elected – Rev. Henry P. Davis building is designed to make a President.” difference in the community. “The “As young people we had to rely Lord allowed us to build a $20 million on our elders who reminded us that sanctuary not so we can just have a through faith we can’t be overcome by our fears.” Browning more comfortable place to worship but to make a difference said “Despite his fear Turner moved forward.” in our community and to make sure that our neighborhood is The Rev. Henry P. Davis, pastor of the First Baptist Church uplifted people are able to race our aspirations and we want to Highland Park in Hyattsville, Md., said “I told my congregation see Jesus.”

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November 19, 2016 - November 25, 2016, The Afro-American

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Area Child Provides Socks to the Needy

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

By Kristi Love Special to the AFRO

Washington, D.C.

At first glance everything about Miracle Omar, otherwise known as “The Princess” by family and friends, resembles a typical eight-year-old girl who attends public school in Prince George’s County, Md. However, she goes the extra mile by providing socks to needy people in D.C. and surrounding areas as the temperature drops.

Miracle’s project, Sox In the Box: “Warming those toes in need,” is done through The Princess Enterprise, a non-profit organization that was set up by her parents.

“I was motivated because of God and my dad,” she told the AFRO, explaining her

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motivation behind the project.

On Nov. 12, Miracle and two of her friends stood in Franklin Square Park in Northwest D.C. for her first annual Sox in The Box giveaway. The turnout was massive and the children were able to pass out more than 700 pairs of socks to needy individuals.

“It felt great,” Miracle said. “I was happy and my favorite part was giving back.”

Her socks donation boxes were in five locations,

“I was motivated because of God and my dad.”

– Miracle Omar

Photo by Sharif Omar

Miracle and her friend give out socks to the needy in D.C.

three in Planet Fitness gyms in Greenbelt, Md.; Hyattsville, Md., and D.C., with additional boxes in The Hairazors Salon in Capitol Heights, Md. Miracle inspired her peers to get involved, placing a box in her school at Greenbelt Elementary.

She hopes to expand her donation locations and provide more socks for those in need.

Walls of Books Hosts Reading of Deepan Chatterjee’s Collection 3325 Georgia Ave, NW

Hosted by Walls of Books,

On Nov. 18, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington is scheduled to host a lecture by David Gariff, senior lecturer of the National Gallery of Art. This event is part of the “First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World.”

The event will take place at The Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven Street, NW. The lecture will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and is free to the community. To attend the free lecture, visit http://bit. ly/2fhTNMG to RSVP.

Houston Elementary Holds Therapeutic Toy Drive 1100 50th Pl., NE

On Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Houston Elementary School’s Plat Therapy Room is scheduled to host a therapeutic toy drive.

Houston Elementary School is at 1100 50th Pl., NE. Travis Gray, director of the event, asks that donators bring family toys, fantasy toys, construction toys and motion toys. For a

United Hosts Community Conversation 33 University Boulevard West On Nov. 19, American Africans United and GapBuster will host a talk with congressman-elect Jamie Raskin. A Montgomery County Democrat, Jamie B. Raskin, former Maryland senator, won a Maryland seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Election Day. The event is scheduled to run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and will be held at 33 University Boulevard West. For more information regarding the event, please visit www.eventbrite.com.

Washington, D.C. licensed psychologist Deepan Chatterjee will be reading the collection of poetry and short stories from his book, “The First Prophetical”.

Chatterjee’s book consists of pieces that, “all have a common psychological theme to them that the writer has drawn from his life, patients, family and friends. The event is scheduled to run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., on Nov. 19, and will take place at 3325 Georgia Ave NW. The event is free to the public. For more information, please visit www.eventbrite.com

Silver Spring, Md. American Africans

&Love and Boundless Black Girl Hosts Boundless Love Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd, SE

As a way to uplift Southeast D.C. communities, &Love and Boundless Black Girl is scheduled to host a Boundless Love event on Nov. 20 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd, SE. Attendees can enjoy refreshments and give positive and uplifting affirmations to residents in the Southeast section of the city.

The organization will also provide warm beverages. For more information, please visit www.eventbrite.com.

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Alpha Chapter, Chi Eta Phi Sorority hosted it 50th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon, “Lovely Lady Presents: Balance Your Life and style” on Oct. 23 at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Md. The theme of the event was M.O.V.E./Mentor; Outreach; Volunteer and Educate.

Community Service Award: So Others May Eat (SOME), accepting Rebecca Rhodes, Monica McClure, Janet Jones and Brenda Ingram, chapter president

model from Lovely Lady Boutique of Washington

model from Lovely Lady Boutique of Washington

Ways and Means committee: Janet Jones(center, front), chairperson; Doris Blackman, Earnestine Blogsdale, Dorothy Chandler, Audrey Drake, Dacene Layne, Peola McCaskill, Ava Stevens and Thelma T. Wheeler

Members of Electa Chapter #6: Tracie Quander; Santina Huff; Worthy Matron Tonya C. Fadis, foundation vice president; Kelli J. McCoyBurkett and Gala Chair Shari L. McCoy

Ibrahim and Carole Mumin

Lousama Barnes-Keene, Martha Reeves Herrin, Tracy Flemming McGhee, Doris Hughes, Lois Bowman, Addie Carrington and Betty C.V. Reed

Photos

by Rob Roberts

Rev. Gail Riddick, minister at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Past Grand Master J. Raymond Murray and Past Grand Worthy Matron Barbara E. Murray

model from Lovely Lady Boutique of Washington

Frank Phillips and guest

Ruth B. Young-Richardson, Jane young, Sadie Wiggins-Bell, Caral Mckenner, Denise Young, Gina Williams, Florine Bracklett, Jamila Campbell, Cheryl Kennedy and Marian Richardson

Janine Gilbert-Carter Quartet

The Honorable Norman L. Campbell, Most Worshipful Grand Master with Worthy Matron Lynnette GravelyCampbell (wife)

The McCoy Family, Gala Chairman Shari L. McCoy, Doxie McCoy, Samuel E. McCoy, Foundation Vice President Kelli J. McCoy-Burkett and Dr. Cheryle A. Baptiste

On Oct 29, the Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Charitable Foundation hosted a Black-Tie Gala honoring the 125th Anniversary of the Afro-American Newspapers. The Master of Ceremonies for the evening was WJLA Reporter Sam Ford and entertainment featured Saxophonist Brian Lenair along with his band. Guests in attendance gave personal tributes on how the AFRO has impacted their life. Foundation Chairman Norman L. Campbell, Vice Chairman Venecia C. Bessellieu, President George Lacy, Esq., and Vice President Kelli J. McCoy-Burkett presented a plaque to the AFRO on behalf of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Proceeds from the Gala will go toward a scholarship named in honor of the AFRO to a student majoring in journalism in 2017.

The Brian Lenair Band

Photos by Bruce Kelley and Rob Roberts

Lon Walls

Ibrahim Mumin, community outreach advisor, Masjid Muhammad, The Nation’s Mosque

Yvonne McCall Baskerville speaks about the AFRO

Foundation Board of Directors: Shari L. McCoy, Kelli J. McCoy-Burkett, Venecia C. Bessellieu, Norman L. Campbell, George C. Lacy, Sr. Esq., Stephen Jefferson, Rasii Elliott, Guyatachew Dorsainville with AFRO D.C. Editor LaTrina Antoine (far left), moderator Sam Ford and AFRO D.C. General Manager Edgar Brookins (middle)

Foundation Vice President Kelli J. McCoy-Burkett, vice chairman Venecia C. Bessellieu, Edgar Brookins, Chairman Norman L. Campbell. President George C. Lacy, Sr. Esq.

Gary Burkett, Worthy Matron Asya Heatley, Worthy Matron Tanya Slaughter and past Grand Worthy Patron Thomas L. Coleman

Director Stephen Jefferson, Gala Co-Chair Karen J. Robinson, Past Matron Renita Wesley, and Right Worshipful Senior Grand Warden Quincy G. Gant

Foundation President George C. Lacy, Sr. Esq. and Gwenette Lacy (wife)