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Lives in the Balance

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By Rep. Elijah Cummings

Nothing’s Changed

Man Charged in Road Rage Slaying

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In this June 27, 2017 photo, Abdullah Muflahi walks outside his Triple S Food mart in front of a mural of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La. Little has changed in this poverty-stricken neighborhood since Sterling was shot by police one year ago, a frustrating fact of life for residents and business owners who had hoped a national spotlight on their problems could erode racial tensions and improve police relations in Louisiana’s capital.

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“We can do a whole lot better in recruiting across the board.” – Stephanie Shriock “backbone of our boat.” “Our growth opportunity in a lot of places is getting the 800,000 African American voting age population in Georgia registered and voting,” said Shriock. “In mobilizing and educating and energizing African Americans in Georgia is how

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EMILY’s List, an organization dedicated to assisting Democratic women to run for public office, acknowledged that some of its strategies in mobilizing Black populations has been lacking. President Stephanie Shriock, at a June 29 press conference, said money spent on advertising candidates specifically through media outlets are “often” geared towards White suburban female voters who are considered more willing to swing their vote. Shriock told reporters the organization is changing their strategy regarding how candidates should focus their campaigns. “I don’t buy into this false choice of, are we going to go after persuasion of the working White class . . . Or are we gonna go do turnout in African American

communities in Philadelphia or do Hispanic turnout in Arizona?” Shriock said. “We have to do both, and we have to do it better.” Shriock said EMILY’s List is “thinking strategically” on how to improve their engagement with minority voters calling Black, Asian, and Latina women the

cladding on their buildings was determined to be hazardous and potentially incendiary. The revelation came in the wake of the catastrophic Grenfell Tower fire on June 14, which left thousands homeless and at least 79 dead.

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Stanford Report: Years after Jim Crow, Black Folks Still Trapped in Bleak Racist Nightmare By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO The picture of Black life painted by Stanford University’s Center on Poverty and Inequality is bleak at best. Decades away from the Jim Crow Era ushered in by centuries of chattel slavery,

African Americans are still trapped in the nightmare born out of the American Dream. In the annual “State of the Union” report published in “Pathways,” the university’s magazine on “poverty, inequality, and social policy,” data once again found that Black citizens of the United

Stacy Abrams becomes the next governor of Georgia.” Abrams is currently a front runner in the Georgia election for governor, and if elected, would become the first Black woman nationwide to hold this position. During the last election cycle, Shriock said the organization was involved in the election of Kamala Harris to the U.S. Senate in California. EMILY’s List also supported other notable Black women such as Lisa Blunt Rochester, currently the at-large representative of Delaware, and Val Demings, a representative of Florida’s 10th district. These are districts “where we can run strong women of color and win in places where there is true diversity . . . and that means we can do a whole lot better in recruiting across the board,” Shriock said. Rather than recruiting members to target the specific minority populations, the organization has begun to target districts that have actively diverse populations. Shriock said the organization is not thinking “we have to go to this one district Continued on A4

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Emmett Till Marker Vandalized in Money, Miss. By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO For the second time in as many months, vandals in Money, Miss., have defaced a historical marker of Emmett Till, The Associated Press is reporting. The vandals, who remain at large, peeled off vinyl panels of the marker last week that displayed the Continued on A4

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With the recent celebration of Independence Day, July 4, there are still Black Americans who question if they have really gained all of the rights promised to citizens. The below story documents singer Ray Charles’ political statement to Congress in 1972 to advocate that Congressmen work on behalf of all people.

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Congressmen should cut outside ties, says group June 17, 1972 Congressional Record m-8 “Hey, Mister!” from Ray Charles’ new Tangerine album “A Message from the People” was read into the Congressional Record in May in a presentation by Dewey Duckett, executive director of the Midlands Community Action Agency of South Carolina, to a committee of the U.S. Senate chaired by Senator Allen Cranston of California. Duckett chose “Hey Mister!” to emphasize the theme of his presentation Continued on A4

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White Man Facing Murder Charges in Road-Rage Slaying of Black Woman, 18 By The Associated Press

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was in custody Sunday for what a prosecutor called the “savage” and “senseless” death of a recent high school graduate shot in the head during a road-rage confrontation as the two tried to merge in a single lane. David Desper, 28, of Trainer, turned himself in accompanied by an attorney early Sunday, and police said he was charged with first- and third-degree murder, AP Photo/Susan Walsh possession of an instrument of crime, and reckless endangering in the death of 18-year-old Bianca Roberson in West Goshen Township. Desper and Roberson, who had just graduated from Bayard Rustin High School in West Chester and was planning to attend Jacksonville University in Florida this fall, were trying West Goshen Police Department via to merge into a single lane AP Wednesday as a two-lane This July 2, 2017 photo road narrowed, Chester provided by the West County District Attorney Goshen Police Department Thomas Hogan said. shows David Desper. “They jockeyed for Police said Desper, of Trainer, Pa., turned himself position, and he wasn’t happy, so he pulled out a in accompanied by an attorney early Sunday gun and shot Bianca in the and was charged with head, killing her instantly,” first- and third-degree he said. murder, possession of an After Roberson was shot, instrument of crime, and her car veered off the road, reckless endangering in struck a tree and was found Wednesday’s death of in a ditch. The shooter fled Bianca Roberson in West Goshen Township during a in a red pickup, driving road rage confrontation as partly along the shoulder of the two tried to merge in a the highway until exiting single lane. the road. Authorities tracked

the suspect vehicle on surveillance video and sorted through hundreds of tips from the public, calling on the suspect to turn himself in for his own sake and for the sake of the family. “We got a crucial piece of evidence from Bianca herself, because the round recovered from her was reviewed by a forensic ballistics expert who told us that that round came from a 40-caliber Smith and Wesson semi-automatic handgun,” Hogan said. Desper had a permit to carry the gun, which he purchased in November 2015, Hogan said. After Desper turned himself in, the dented red pickup truck sought in the shooting was found in nearby Glen Mills, and the 40-caliber semi-automatic handgun police believed was used was found in the suspect’s bedroom, Hogan said. Asked if race was a factor in the slaying — Desper is White and Roberson Black — Hogan said there was no indication that race played a role. “This appears to be a savage, senseless and brutal act from one human being to another human being,” he said. Desper remained in custody without bail. Defense attorney Daniel McGarrigle declined comment Sunday.

Texas Officials: 13-Yr-Old Girl Found Dead Kidnapped over Drug Theft

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Devontae Owens (l) and Laquon Wilkerson (r).

Two Men Charged with Aggravated Kidnapping for Ransom

By The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Court records indicate that a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in a house over the weekend was kidnapped after the boyfriend of one of her relatives stole about 22 pounds of marijuana. The body of Shavon Randle was discovered at the Dallas house late Saturday night after being reported abducted Wednesday from a home in Lancaster, located south of Dallas. A 19-year-old man was also found dead in the house. Two men are charged with aggravated kidnapping in the case. A City of Lancaster spokeswoman says the investigation continues. Laquon Wilkerson, charged with aggravated kidnapping for ransom/ reward, was jailed Monday on $1 million bond. Devontae Owens, charged with aggravated kidnapping, was jailed on $500,000 bond. Wilkerson’s attorney had no comment. It wasn’t clear who was representing Owens.

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Part III: The Moral Test for our Society Civilized societies ultimately are judged upon how we treat our citizens when they are most vulnerable, and few in our society are more vulnerable than our neighbors in need of healthcare. It should not be difficult to understand, therefore, why the American people – at heart, a humane and generous society – are so opposed to Republican efforts to gut the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). On June 7, the highly Congressman respected Quinnipac University Elijah Cummings poll found that American voters clearly understand the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the House Republican’s efforts to “repeal and replace” Obamacare: 23 million Americans would lose their health insurance coverage. Public opinion rejected that proposal by 62-17 percent, a fact understood by some of the House Republicans who, nevertheless, voted for the measure in the hope that the Senate’s version of “repeal and replace” would substantially mitigate this blow. This was not to be. On June 26, the CBO released its analysis of the Senate Republicans’ plan, finding its impact upon our basic American values to be just as deadly as the House Republicans’ plan: 22 million Americans would be deprived of health insurance by 2026, including 15 million Americans who would lose their Medicaid coverage. A USA Today – Suffolk University Poll determined that only 12 percent of Americans support the Senate Republicans’ plan. For some, however, the scope of the human devastation that would be wrought upon our society if either of these measures were to become law might be so overwhelming as to be emotionally numbing. This is why I asked our Democratic staff on the Committee of Oversight and Government Reform to perform an analysis that everyone, including my Republican colleagues, could understand. On June 27, our staff experts completed their work, and we released state-specific projections of the human cost that the Republican proposals would have upon children with severe disabilities and special health care needs – helpless and deserving children who need our help to survive and thrive. Here in our home State of Maryland, approximately 200,000 children have special health care needs such as cerebral palsy, Downs Syndrome, and autism. Although these children come

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Heart disease, cancer, asthma, and premature births are illnesses that residents of south Baltimore face. The neighborhood of Curtis Bay, located in South Baltimore, it is known as “the workmen’s part of town” due to the fact that industrial plants surround the small neighborhood. Living in the community of Curtis Bay are low income families, immigrant residents, and minorities. We the people need to come together to bring a better quality of life. Because of the industrial plants, Curtis Bay has the highest level of air pollution in the city. The Maryland Clean Air Progress Report reported that Baltimore does not meet the new sulfur release standards. Sulfur dioxide is released into the air and destroys our ozone. Sulfur dioxide is defined as a colorless, odorous (similar to the smell of eggs), toxic gas formed by burning sulfur in the air. Sulfur dioxide is a combination of fossil fuel that comes from power plants, industrial boilers, household coal usage, and oil refineries. Sulfur can enter your body through your nose and lungs, breaks

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from all backgrounds, families with the lowest household incomes have the highest incidence of children with these challenges. It should not surprise any of us that more than one out of every six Maryland families who have children with special health care needs face extreme financial difficulties. One out of every three of these children in Maryland relies wholly or partially on public insurance programs such as Medicaid. The costs are significant – requiring a significant federal role. Because children with special health care needs often require intensive long-term care and support services, on average they are about 12 times more costly to state Medicaid programs than children without such needs. As a result, on average, Maryland spends nearly $21,000 annually on each child who qualifies for Medicaid based solely upon a disability. This is just one of the reasons why Republican efforts to slash and fundamentally restructure Medicaid funding would fail every test of humanity that we hold dear. These assaults on our morality as a people would be especially harmful for the children of our community – despite the reality that these children have done absolutely nothing to warrant such treatment. Yet, that is precisely the damage that these Republican “repeal and replace” proposals would inflict upon these most vulnerable of our neighbors. Consider this. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office determined that the Republican House bill would slash Medicaid funding by $834 billion over ten years and leave 14 million fewer Americans with health insurance through Medicaid. The Republican Senate bill would harm Medicaid even more profoundly than the House-passed bill by further restricting the growth rate for future federal funding. The Senate bill would disguise these larger cuts by delaying their implementation until later years, but the CBO also determined that the Senate bill would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured by 2026, including 15 million Americans who would lose their Medicaid coverage. These are the human – and humane – reasons that the American

down leaves the body when you urinate. Sulfur can lead to multiple health problems such as premature birth, heart disease, and is also linked to cancer. In 2016, the Environmental Integrity Project monitored air pollution in Curtis Bay and found hazardous materials released into the environment along with coal burning This pollution leads to more children and adults being diagnosed with asthma. Currently, in Baltimore City, 12.4% of adults have asthma compared to the national rate of 8.6%. The number of children with asthma in Baltimore is 20%; more than twice the national average of 9.4%. In 2016, the number of deaths caused by cancer in Maryland was so high that we were ranked the 27th in the nation. Herbert A. Wagner and C.P. Crane power plants are some of Maryland’s top polluters. In 2016, the Maryland Department of the Environment placed regulations on the plants to help lessen the sulfur release. So, I ask would you live in Curtis Bay? I propose an alternative way to release environmental hazards in a safer manner. One way that can be, is by setting higher hazardous release

people are rebelling against Republican measures to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, reverse its Medicaid expansion, and drastically limit future Medicaid funding. Children and adults with disabilities, children in poverty, elderly Americans in nursing care, and the “working poor” are among the Americans whom our federal tax dollars have been helping through the Affordable Care Act. Earlier this month, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll revealed that the ACA’s Medicaid expansion is supported by 84 percent of the public, including 71 percent of Republicans. The American people understand what my Republican colleagues apparently do not. Our choice as a society is clear. Either we work toward the best and most cost-effective ways to care for those who are in need – or we become a society that allows her people to suffer and die. This, in a nutshell, is the test that we, as a people, are facing in the national debate over healthcare funding. Lives are in the balance in this struggle – and some of the lives at stake are our own. Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

standards for these companies and by creating wind turbines. This will eventually help decrees air pollution and enrich the quality of life in Baltimore. The Maryland Energy Administration Wind Energy Program will supply over 20% of renewable energy by 2022 by creating wind farms. We as residents and good-hearted individuals need to come together and put an end to the Sulfur release. We should fight for quality air and the enrichment of life for Curtis Bay. This starts by creating efficient ways to dispose of hazardous waste by using renewable energy. Bringing a better quality of life to one part of the city can inspire the rest of the city to follow through. My proposal will give Curtis Bay a healthier lifestyle, lessen the pollution and, eventually put an end to the unsafe sulfur release. If we work together, Baltimore as a whole will benefit and become a better, healthier place for children to develop and for adults to thrive. Veronica Brown, Western Michigan University, Master of Public Health

An Open Letter to Morgan State University President David Wilson Dear Dr. David Wilson, Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to address my concerns about closing the doors of WEAA-FM as a “Source for Cool Jazz” forever. I have lived in nine different radio markets in America and I was immediately drawn to WEAA-FM when I moved to Baltimore for its unique ability to interact with the community and the musical programming of Marcellus Sheppard. I worked at “Live @ The World Café” WXPN-FM in Philadelphia, and I understand that radio programming across the country has a cookie-cutter approach. I marvel at Sheppard’s ability and talents to create a unique playlist to help shape the format and tone of the station. He is truly superior to his peers in other markets. Jazz is Not Dead The music industry is morphing and quickly changing. People have access to more music at their fingertips then they ever had in our lifetime. For that reason, listeners are crossing musical genres, listeners are becoming more knowledgeable and sophisticated about different styles of music, and WEAA-FM has been there to challenge and satisfy their musical curiously for years. There are over 15 local music venues in the Baltimore market that feature jazz music on a regular basis. Without help from the radio station local commerce will be negatively impacted along with the lack of diversity and choice. This month, “Capital Jazz Festival”, a three-day celebration of Jazz and R&B located in Columbia, Md., just 30 miles from the heart of Baltimore, was standing room only. The “Capital Jazz Festival” is the bread and butter of Merriweather’s summer season, and the “D.C. Jazz Festival” collects the same type of buzz and excitement attracting the same type of numbers. WEAA-FM Can Be Profitable While the music industry is changing, so has the radio business.

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There are “winning formulas” out there and with “forward-thinking” management and the ability to react to current technology, jazz and radio are still viable and can turn a profit. Even with an understaffed team currently assembled at the station, the station is still winning national awards and recognition. And, with little promotion, the station was able to exceed its Spring Fund Drive Goal. Both are “Wins” for the station. Arbitron Is a Poor Gage of Success “Arbitron” tracks listenership and then ranks stations in popularity and then forecasts trends in the radio business and time and time again they got it wrong. How many people do you know that are tracking there listening consumption for Arbitron? All Musicians Have to Play an Instrument What I am saying, is that music is universal and connected. Jazz artists (Funk Brothers) played on all the Motown hits. Kamasi Washington, present day jazz saxophonist played on Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” CD. Students who study Hip Hop have a direct link to the jazz community today, they are not far removed as you think; everything is connected. Once you pull the plug on jazz you are severing that connection of music and listener. The History of jazz is woven into the DNA of African Americans “I Got Loyalty and Royalty inside my DNA!” – Kendrick Lamar. Jazz was created by Americans, and the best and brightest have been African-American. Genius: Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Nina Simone, Herbie Hancock, and Quincy Jones. Jazz is Art! It is creative, innovative, and executed by the best musical minds of the last century. A Jazz Radio Station would seem like a logical marriage of history and forward thinking (purpose, progress, promise) for a HBCU to have in its portfolio. Shutting the Door Will Make It Hard to Reopen

A student interning at the station with receive ‘real-life” training that they can directly bring to their next job. If the station is folded back to a student run organization as planned; the students will not reap the same benefits and will be unprepared for the future. With the loss of the jazz format, you will lose listeners. And without diversity on the airwaves, listeners will go on-line or elsewhere and will abandon the FM airwaves completely, which will punish the other stations they may have been listening to. It is a loss for everyone. Don’t Be Scared On February 27, when 70 HBCU’s went to the White House and met with President Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy Devos, we totally understand that you must have left that meeting confused and frightened about the future. You are the President of Morgan State University, which has 150 years under its belt. It is your job to protect the college and plan for the worst scenario. Slashing school programs seems like a smart game plan. But, why slash the jazz out of the radio station? Why eliminate diversity in the city of Baltimore? Why cut a potential self-sustaining profit center out of your budget? I understand that you would be nervous, I would be too. A Proper Burial. WEAA-FM has serviced the community for 40 years, which is a really long time. If I am not able to convince you to keep the lights on at the radio station and keep jazz on the air, then out of respect give the station the sendoff it deserves. At least, allow the community to pay respects properly and thank them for a “job well done”. Thank you for your time, Tom Gouker Tom Gouker has worked in the radio industry for 5 years at WXPN-FM in Philadelphia, Penn., He has also worked in the television industry for 7 years: at QVC. Gouker relocated to Baltimore 4 years ago. He is currently a DJ at The Ottobar. Gouker is also a volunteer for WEAA-FM’s Fund Drives.

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Stanford Continued from A1 States are lagging behind their Caucasian counterparts at almost every turn due to a variety of factors. Report authors found that being born Black is similar to a “one-two punch” that significantly impacts life outcomes. As a result of the systemic racism finely woven throughout the American tapestry, African Americans begin their lives with the odds stacked against them. Black Americans are more likely to be born into families that are struggling to attain adequate pay, quality education, and a home in a neighborhood not plagued by crime or environmental hazards. “These very unequal starting conditions are of

Till Marker Continued from A1 teenager’s photographs and parts of his story. In May, someone scratched the marker with a blunt tool, Allan Hammons told the AP—his public relations firm made the marker. The marker is outside the long-shuttered Bryant’s Grocery & Meat Market. It was there in 1955 that Carolyn Bryant, the White shopkeeper, claimed that Till whistled at her. Till, 14, was later kidnapped, tortured and lynched. An all-White jury acquitted Bryant’s husband, Roy Bryant, and his half brother, J.W. Milam, in the slaying, yet both later

course then reinforced by subsequent exposure to educational, labor market, and criminal justice institutions that are riddled with discriminatory practices,” stated authors of the report, which studied 101 different domains including education, employment, health, housing, incarceration, poverty, and wealth. According to the study: “African-American men’s employment has been 11 to 15 percentage points lower than other men’s employment in every month since January 2000.” And even if these Black men are able to find a job, statistics show that their median earnings will still be “32 percent lower than the median earnings of White males,” a number that has gone down 7 percent in four decades. confessed to the killing in an interview with Look magazine. Carolyn Bryant divorced Roy Bryant, remarried and is now Carolyn Donham. Bryant and Milam have died. In 2008, Donham admitted to Timothy B. Dyson, a Duke University research scholar, that she invented the story about Till. Tyson writes about her confession in “The Blood of Emmett Till,” a book published earlier this year. The now defaced sign was built in 2011 for the Mississippi Freedom Trail, which uses markers to highlight civil rights related places. The trail cost more than $8,000 and Hammons indicates that the repairs will cost at least $500.

Even with significant upturns in educational achievement, “For every dollar of wealth held by the median White family, the median African-American family had less than 8 cents in wealth.” Disparities in pay directly impact the ability to break the bonds of the “substantial residential segregation” mentioned in the 2016 report. Black Americans impacted by inequalities in pay find their housing options are limited to areas with “older dilapidated housing stock,” high crime, and poverty.

EMILY’S Continued from A1 because that’s a minority majority district and that’s where were going to get the African American woman,” but believing the organization can win “a whole slew of districts” as long as they find the right candidate and give them the support needed. Since the organizations’ founding in 1985, EMILY’s List has helped elect 116 women to the House, 23 to the Senate, and more than 800 to state and local offices. Forty

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percent of these candidates are women of color. Since the 2017 presidential election, the organization has seen an increase of more than 15,000 potential candidates. On average, 20 to 50 members sign up to Emily’s List, daily. Shriock said the explosive increase in membership is mostly due to Hilary Clinton’s presidential loss, which increased motivation from women nationwide. “A piece of it is obviously Donald Trump and his rhetoric and attacks on women and families that is a motivating factor,” said Shriock. “But it’s not just

in aluminum composite panels (ACP) with a polyethylene core and highly flammable panels, which were intended

Continued from A1 The evacuations impact lower income communities in Manchester, Plymouth, Portsmouth, and London where cladding encasing the towers was found to be flammable, in addition to problems with gas insulation and door stops. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said further testing “is running around the clock.” He said the evacuation of between 650-800 apartments was a necessary precaution. The Grenfell Tower was covered

to make the building more energy efficient. Instead, the panels have been the blame for the rapid spread of the fire, which raced to the top of the 24-story

building within minutes. The same type of cladding was blamed for the rapid spread of a fire at the Lacrosse Building in Melbourne in 2014 and has been implicated in fires in the United Arab Emirates and China. “The cladding looks lovely, it’s cheap, complies with regulations and gives the building a high environmental rating, Arnold Tarling, Association of Specialist Fire Protection, said. “But it’s a silent killer.” The council said residents would be out of their homes for three to four weeks while it completes fire-safety upgrades.

them what’s on our minds….Because we’re the richest country in the world and I just can’t understand why we got so many hungry people... ‘Listen: the world needs love, I know you admit it….What you’re doin’ to the poor man, Lord knows you oughta quit it. ...How can he love you...How can he smile...When back at home, there’s a hungry little child. You see, the poor people know that they can’t impeach you, oh no. ...They

just hopin’ that their cries will reach you. “Hey legislation, when you start to fix the nation….Take a real good look at the present administration, and then stand up, wave it goodbye….Find someone who can hear the people cry.” “A Message from the People,” fast climbing national music charts, Ray Charles’ ode to America, its rights and its wrongs. It represents the strongest political statement Charles has made to date, either verbally or musically.

“The cladding looks lovely . . . But it’s a silent killer.” – Arnold Tarling

Congressman Continued from A1 because, as he wired Charles, “this selection appropriately expresses the true feeling of poor Americans.” Penned by Bettv Lapcevic, the lyrics of “Hey Mister!” read in part: “Oh, Listen everybody, I got an idea….I think we oughta write a letter to the Congress of the United States and tell

that.” Many woman told Shriock that their voices aren’t being heard so the motivation comes from a combination of Trump’s win and Hilary’s loss. When Clinton lost, it awakened «fears that maybe things aren’t as even and equal as we thought they were,” Shriock said. Even though many of the growing crop of diverse candidates are not going to run in the 2018 elections, Shriock described the group as “an extraordinary pipeline for future candidates for the next decade.

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Bowser Administration Prioritizes Seniors By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com The well-being of the District of Columbia’s senior citizens is a priority for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), according to the leader of the city’s aging and senior services agency. Laura Newland, executive director of the D.C. Office on Aging (DOA), told reporters June 29 about programs to aid District seniors with food and housing and how the agency helps seniors deal with the issues of the present day. The District government

The District government defines a senior as a resident who is 60 years old and older. defines a senior as a resident who is 60 years old and older. The District has 266,707 residents that are 60-years-old and over, according to a 20162017 census. The DOA issued its state planning on aging in the city in 2013 that showed 60.4 percent of all seniors are Black. Many of the District’s elderly have problems with eating nourishing food on a consistent basis because of immobility due to poor health and/or lack of transportation

The Goodman Summer League

It’s Time to Play Ball Women Brunch for a Cause Courtesy photos

Teams play in a match during the Goodman Summer League. (inset) Mike Rawles is the commissioner of the Goodman League. By Mark Arrowsmith Special to the AFRO The National Basketball Association (NBA) season is officially over, however, at the Goodman League at Barry Farms in Southeast D.C. basketball season is just beginning. From June to August for six days-a-week games are played during the evening hours. According to the Goodman League website, hundreds of fans travel across the country to watch the teams play. “The league was started in 1977 by three Barry Farm community leaders; Irvin Brady, Carlton (RIP) Reed, and Morty Hammond. It kept us out of trouble back then,” Miles Rawles, commissioner at the Goodman League, told the AFRO. “I decided to take the torch in 1996 and the rest is history.” The name of the league was originally “Barry Farms Community Summer League,” but it was changed in the 1980s

to “The George Goodman League,” honoring the late George Goodman. He was a community activist and a Barry Farms Recreation Center counselor. The league features current and former NBA players, including Kevin Durant, and college players, high school players, and participants from a multitude of communities and other states. “Not only is it a give-back to the community, it’s a celebration of basketball from a cultural perspective. Just come out and bump. No agents, rankings, or politics involved. If you can play, you can play. It takes it back to the essence of basketball,” D.C. native Arize Ifejika told Slam Online Magazine. Under the control of Rawles, the – Arize Ifejika Goodman League continues to bring positive energy to the Barry Farms Community. “The league is very beneficial to the neighborhood and the city in general. It is a safe haven for a lot of people for three months out of the year,” Rawles said.

“…it’s a celebration of basketball from a cultural perspective.”

By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO The Black & Beautiful Brunch aims to empower Black women through humor, real talk, and bottomless mimosas. The event is currently on a multi-city tour and scheduled to stop in the District of Columbia on July 8. The three-hour brunch, to be held at Provision 14 in Northwest D.C., offers a safe place for Black women to discuss issues that affect them. This year, the theme is: “My Black is Enough: Embodying Self Love, Embracing My Sisters, and Epitomizing Excellence.” The brunch is expected to address topics, including

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Ward 8 Commissioner’s Gala Focuses on the Environment

Commissioners are uncompensated. Ward 8 has five commissions with 35 commissioners. Anacostia Park is along the Anacostia River, with more than 1,200 acres at multiple On June 29, the Anacostia Coordinating sites that include the famed Langston Golf Council (ACC) held “The 2017 Biennial Course, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Appreciation Dinner and Reception for Ward and Kenilworth Marsh. The Anacostia Park 8 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners” at Pavilion has 3,300 square feet of space for the Anacostia Gateway Office Building. Oneroller skating and special events, and the park hundred and fifty people attended the event consists of three concession-operated marinas, designed to fete commissioners but Philip four boat clubs and a public boat ramp for Pannell, the interim chairman and executive recreational boating. director of the ACC, had another purpose in Pannell said Anacostia Park is larger in mind. size than “Each New York year when City’s Central we have this Park. The event there headquarters is a theme,” of National he said. “Last Capital Parks year, we East is located talked about within the the Anacostia park along River and with “Eagles’ this year we Nest,” the will focus on headquarters Anacostia of the United Park.” States Park The Police ACC is an helicopter advocacy aviation unit. group of Pannell Courtesy Photo civic activists said Blacks Anacostia Park is located in Southeast Washington. whose mission in Ward 8 and is to support nationally the Anacostia don’t focus neighborhood on the in Ward 8 environment economically, enough. “If socially and you asked culturally. a Ward Commissioners represent 2,000 District of 8 resident their top 10 priorities, the Columbia residents in single-member districts environment wouldn’t even be 11,” he said. based on where they live and are elected in the “We need to be river people and work to November general election for two-year terms. prepare the park for future development.” Commissioners serve as the official voice of Pannell urged the commissioners to address the neighborhood to the District government the trash problem in the ward’s neighborhoods and deal with issues such as trash collection, and lift consciousness about the environment. zoning, recreation, education, social services, Doug Siglin, executive director of the public safety, and economic development. Continued on B2 By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com

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Laura Newland, director of the District’s Department of Aging, spoke about D.C.’s programs to aid senior residents. plus a lack of first-rate grocery stores in their neighborhoods. Newland said there is a program to address that need. “We have a Good Foods program that will start in the middle of July,” Newland said. “There is a lot of food insecurity in Wards 7 and 8 and we decided to dig a little bit deeper to find out why this was so. This program focuses on our needs population.” Good Foods is designed to give seniors in the homedelivery program meals and groceries three times a day, four days a week instead of the one-meal a day program. The Good Foods pilot program will go from July to September and is limited to Ward 7 and 8 seniors. “We want to have a program that focuses on 75 folks a day with three meals a day,” Newland said. “We also want to make sure that the Continued on B2

“Last year, we talked about the Anacostia River and this year we will focus on Anacostia Park.”

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Zaan Scott and his fiancée Jamese Harvey.

Swim Coach’s Fiancée Pushes on After Homicide By Briana Thomas Special to the AFRO Jamese Harvey was engaged to marry Zaan Scott, a wellknown community swim instructor, before he was shot and wounded on April 9 in Southeast, Washington, D.C. On May 17, Scott, 24, died from his injuries and on June 26 authorities determined the death was a homicide. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Scott was shot in the back around 9:08 p.m. in the 1300 Block of Southern Avenue, SE. Police said they received reports of an aggravated assault in the area and found Scott suffering from a gunshot wound upon their arrival. Scott was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The violent incident left him paralyzed. “I’m excited to give him some type of legal justice,” Harvey said. “I want him to rest beautifully.” Officials said they are still searching for suspects involved in the fatal shooting. “The investigation into this case is still active,” a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department, Karimah Bilal, told the AFRO on June Continued on B2

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Bonds Introduces Bill to Require Proof of Residency for D.C. Commissioners By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com D.C. Council member Anita Bonds introduced a bill requiring advisory neighborhood commissioner candidates to provide proof they live in the single-member districts they want to represent. Bonds offered “The Advisory Neighborhood Commission Candidate Proof of Residence Amendment Act of 2017” to the council on June 27. The bill would bolster the requirement of single-member district residency with documents such as a driver’s license or some other recognized form of identification. Bonds, who served as the chairman of the 5C advisory neighborhood commission for four terms, said that the process must be straightened out. “This common-sense provision will strengthen faith and integrity in the community’s most immediate local government representatives,” Bonds, a Democratic at-large council member, said. Bonds is the chairman of the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization that deals with ANC Commissioners. The commissioners are unpaid elected officials that represent 2,000 residents and deal with issues on the neighborhood level such as zoning, public safety, education, and economic development, and are elected in the November election to serve a two-year term. District law states that commissioner candidates must be residents of the single-member district they wish to represent 60 days before they file their nominating petitions. In addition, if a commissioner moves from the single-member district they were elected to, that is considered a resignation by law and the

office is declared vacant. A commissioner candidate isn’t required to show documentation of residency but is allowed to go through the nominating petition process based on voter registration records and on an oath. Commissioner Paul Trantham, who represents single-member district 8B02, said that process needs to be changed and urged Bonds to author the bill. “She offered that bill Courtesy photo Anita Bonds, a Democratic because of me,” Trantham told the AFRO. “I approached at-large D.C. Council Bonds at the end of February member, introduced and the beginning of March a bill requiring D.C. because I found, through Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidates my own research, that some commissioners don’t live in the to provide proof of single-member districts they residency. claim to represent.” Trantham said India Blocker, a Ward 8 commissioner representing 8B03, lived in Prince George’s County, Md., and Kenneth Simmons, a Ward 8 commissioner representing 8E04, has two addresses that weren’t good and one of those listed to a relative, who told Trantham the commissioner didn’t live there. Trantham presented the material to the District of Columbia Board of Elections but has gotten no action from them. The AFRO could not confirm Trantham’s claims before publication.

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A board spokesperson told the AFRO that they have responded to one of Trantham’s complaints “because of the evidence presented” but hasn’t responded to others because “no evidence has been presented.” Trantham said he wants the board to have the authority to investigate residency issues and make commissioners show more authentic documentation such as a driver’s license or some other government identification before they can be certified by the elections board to run in a single-member

“She shouldn’t just pick on ANCs.” – Kathy Henderson district. While Bonds’ bill focuses on commissioners, Kathy Henderson, who represents single-member district 5D05 in Ward 5, told the AFRO that more should be added to it. “There should be uniform legislation proving that all elected officials should be able to verify they live in D.C.,” Henderson said. “She shouldn’t just pick on ANCs. There should be a bill that is fair, unbiased, and appropriate for all elected officials.” Henderson said she has heard that a former D.C. Council member lived in Prince George’s County while serving on the District’s legislative body, which is a violation of the law. Bonds’ bill was co-introduced by D.C. Council members Robert White (D-At Large) and Trayon White (D-Ward 8), and was co-sponsored by Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) and Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7).

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racism, colorism, cultural appropriation, natural hair, body issues and debate whether Black transgenders should be considered as Black women. “We’re at a place where Black women are bothered by the ambiguous or paradoxical narrative going on in the media about Black women,” said Tiffany Wright, the brunch tour’s organizer and a California resident. “I just felt that it would be extremely appropriate to reaffirm women’s blackness – whatever that means for them.” The women will also look inward and reflect on times they were wronged, when they hurt someone else, how to heal from emotional wounds, and how to love themselves. There’s a networking component included in the brunch as well. Wright has a professional background in mental health, and through her company she is seeking to create safe spaces for women focused on mental health, mental illness, and self help. She runs the brunches through her company, The Be Life, which uses self love and positive events to uplift women. The $47 brunch take place in intimate settings designed to make women feel comfortable about opening up. Wright caps the number at 35 women, who vary in age. Food is a celebration, and brunches are a way to look cute, have fun, and sip cocktails in a homey environment – all while discussing the weighty issues of the day, Wright said. The price covers food, bottomless mimosas, gift bags and program materials. “It’s an interactive brunch,” Wright said. “With that, people feel comfortable to let their guard down and express themselves. And if they’re overthinking everything they’re going to say, they’re not going to express themselves.” Wright, 29, trains community members on working with foster youth and families. In 2015, she launched the first brunch in Oakland as a response to a Texas police officer violently arresting Sandra Bland after Bland refused to comply with his

commands. Bland later died in police custody, galvanizing Black women all over the country to protest and rally around her death. During that time, people were inundated with images of police brutality and Wright realized many Black Courtesy photo women needed a safe space Tiffany Wright is the to talk about their feelings. producer and organizer “People don’t realize how of the Black & Beautiful that affects them mentally and Brunch scheduled to be emotionally, so I wanted to held in D.C. on July 8. create a space where women could talk about these things and give them the tools to take care of themselves,” Wright said. She said her brunch the following year in Los Angeles was sold out and after getting requests around the country, Wright took the brunch on the road. This year’s brunch tour also stopped in Atlanta, Ga. and Johannesburg, South Africa. Future stops on this year’s tour are in Chicago, Oakland, Calif. and Los Angeles. Wright said she is also considering other international stops next year. “All of this has been a passion and comes out of my pocket and so I don’t have the brunch structured to be a highly profitable event, because I want women in the room and I know that we’re in the beginning stages,” Wright said. A portion of the proceeds from the brunch support StandUp For Kids, which benefits homeless children. Sire Eminence Zakkiyyiah, an Atlanta brunch attendee, posted a glowing recommendation of the brunch on Facebook June 13. “Black & Beautiful Women’s Brunch I can’t thank you

seniors like the food that they are being offered.” Newland said the Safe at Home program will emphasize a newer component. “We will add security cameras for seniors without cost and focus on safety around the house,” she said. “We want to keep people in the community and make sure that they are safe in their homes. In addition to cameras, we will work with seniors to see what other type of adjustments can be made in the house to make sure they are safe.” Newland participated in the much-hyped Senior Fest on June 29 at Kenilworth Park. The Senior Fest highlighted city services and non-profits that emphasize seniors with a party atmosphere of food, music, and games. Bowser joined Newland, D.C. Council members, and other government officials to talk about her plans to make the District a seniorfriendly place. One resident who attended Senior Fest was Constancy Woody, a Ward 7 resident and a longtime activist on behalf of seniors. Woody told the AFRO she enjoyed Senior Fest but has mixed feelings about DOA presently. “They really need to work on their wellness centers,” Woody said, referring to the city-run facilities located in Wards 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8. The wellness centers house activities such as meals, recreation, and educational instruction. “A number of seniors have complained [about]certain things such as having better customer service among the staff at the wellness centers but it seems no one is listening to us.”

QUEENS enough for this AWESOME opportunity and food,” she said. “The atmosphere was exceptional, the conversation was very uplifting, just a positive all across the board!”

Environmental Continued from B1

Anacostia Waterfront Trust, recited the history of the Anacostia River and Park from pre-historic times to the Indian era, the arrival of the Europeans to the area in the 1600s and to the 1800s when Anacostia region was largely farm land. Siglin talked about the creation of Anacostia Park largely as a result of sewage from the District of Columbia and the integration of engineering techniques in the early 20th century to

create most of its river front. He noted that the park is located alongside the river that has been cited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as one of the most “endangered waterways” in the country for decades and his organization is committed to cleaning it up. “If we know our history, we can improve our history,” he said. The keynote speaker for the event was Tara Morrison, the superintendent of the

National Park Service Parks East. Morrison said the

utilize the parks as a part of their lives and said “healthy

“This is a great event and I am honored to be a part of it.” – Betty Scippio development of Anacostia Park was part of her agency’s urban agenda that is designed to get more city residents to

parks produce healthy people.” The event’s welcome was delivered by Polly

Donaldson, the District’s director of Housing and Community Development. “I know what it is like to be a commissioner,” Donaldson said. “I was a commissioner in Mount Pleasant and I was elected as the chairman of the commission in my first term. You should be commended for coming together to serve the community.” The commissioners and members of the ACC were treated to a catered dinner and

a reception that took place on the rooftop of the building. Betty Scippio, who represents district 8B05, told the AFRO she appreciates Pannell’s efforts. “This is a great event and I am honored to be a part of it,” Scippio said. “Philip Pannell has gone above and beyond for some time to recognize us. This gives commissioners a chance to put aside our differences to celebrate our love for this ward.”

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27. “However preliminary information suggests the motive stemmed from a robbery.” Loved ones of Scott describe the swim coach at William H.

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Rumsey Aquatic Center on Capitol Hill as humble and kind. Scott’s fiancée told the AFRO on June 28 that she had been in a relationship with Scott for more than two years, after meeting at a staff meeting at the aquatic center. “We did everything together,” Harvey said. Harvey, 25, hasn’t returned to her job as a lifeguard at the Wilson Aquatic Center in Northwest D.C. since Scott’s death, because, she said, her job as a rescuer is now too difficult. Scott was released from the hospital and was recovering at home when he died. Harvey said she performed CPR on Scott on May 17 for 20 minutes trying to save him before he was taken to the hospital, “[After that] you are done saving lives,” she cried. Harvey grew up in foster care in Southeast D.C., and although she still lives in the area she no longer feels safe and it’s a constant reminder of Scott. “I’m ready to start over,” she said. “I can’t even take a walk without crying.” According to Harvey, on April 9, she and Scott both had the

day off work. Scott went to a baseball game with some friends, and was planning to have dinner with Harvey afterwards. Scott was walking home when he was shot. She said officers were quick to respond to the crime scene, but there was a discussion between Prince George’s County Police and D.C. Police about the jurisdiction of the shooting. The sidewalk where Scott was shot is in Southeast, D.C., but it was along the border with Prince George’s County, Harvey said. “Officers on both sides need to be proactive,” she said. Harvey said police presence in violent areas may have increased, but it would be helpful if there were more patrol officers riding bikes or walking the streets, instead of sitting in patrol cars. “Police officers are not rescue ready,” she said. According to Harvey, Scott grew up in and out of shelters in D.C. and was very close to his grandparents. Harvey plans to launch a foundation for sheltered young men in honor of Scott.

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New Assistance Bill Could Help D.C. Small Businesses By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com With the District of Columbia in an economic boom, D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1) wants to make sure small businesses are able to stay in the city in spite of rising operational costs. To accomplish this, Nadeau authored a bill, “The Small Business Rental Assistance Program Establishment Act of 2017,” that establishes a rental assistance unit for small businesses within the District’s Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD). The Small Business Administration defines a small business as a firm with less than 500 employees. “As our neighborhoods get more and more expensive, our mom and pop businesses are feeling the same squeeze faced by our residents confronting affordable housing issues,” Nadeau said. “This bill will provide some relief to local businesses that are facing unsustainable rents. The character of our neighborhoods depends on sustaining the small and local businesses that we know and

those are small businesses, according to the Small Business Administration’s District of Columbia profile. There are 233,821 people who work in the District’s small businesses, which consists of 47.6 percent of all District employees in the public and private sectors. According to the Census Bureau’s 2012 Survey of Business Owners, there are 22,047 Black-owned small businesses in D.C., which consists of 34 percent of all businesses in the District. A recent survey that was aired on WTOP Radio on March 27 showed that District commercial rents averaged at $59.49 per square foot. one of the highest in the U.S. “This legislation is good for businesses that are trying to get started,” Phinis Jones, president of Capitol Services Management, in Ward 8 told the AFRO. “Rental assistance would be an incentive for someone who wants to start a business but doesn’t have all the capital that they need to get started and operate in their early stages.” Jones said that business incubators, where people get management training and office space, are good at the beginning of the business

“This bill will provide some relief to local businesses that are facing unsustainable rents.” –Brianne Nadeau love.” The bill would establish a grant/loan program within DSLBD to assist small businesses which have been in their neighborhood for a long time and which are financially stable, but cannot afford to rent property in the city. The District has 68,236 businesses and 92 percent of

and rental assistance can be one of the options for entrepreneurs starting out. Ron Moten, an anti-gang violence activist, serves as the facilitator for the new “Check It” clothing store in the Anacostia section of Ward 8. “This would be good for Check It because we built it without government assistance,” Moten told the

AFRO. “We wanted to do something for ourselves but it takes time for a new business to raise the capital to pay for rent comfortably.” Moten said that while he embraces the idea of small business rental assistance, there are limitations. “It shouldn’t be done forever,” he said. Malcolm Beech, past president of the National Business League, agrees with

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Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Rd NW What’s Up Lanier Heights?

The University of Maryland Summer Architecture Studio is scheduled to hold a final exhibition of Lanier Heights research and design proposals on July 7 from 3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Potter House, 1658 Columbia Rd, NW. Eleven students have spent six weeks researching and designing in preparation to present their designs to the community. The event is scheduled to feature the release of a booklet, What’s UP, Lanier Heights?, and the presentation of student residential designs. Admission is free. To register for the event, visit eventbrite.com.

D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 200 I Street SE Synergy Visual Arts Exhibition Opening Night

The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities presents a visual arts exhibition featuring some of the District’s finest visual artists applying for the Fiscal Year 2018 Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program

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Phinis Jones is a Ward 8 business owner who supports council member Nadeau’s bill to provide small businesses in D.C. with rental assistance.

Moten. “This should not be viewed as welfare for small businesses,” Beech told the AFRO. “Her idea isn’t new, though. Large businesses get tax incentives and revenue bonds while small businesses get little from the District government in terms of incentives. There should be an economic benefit for small businesses.” Nadeau’s bill was cointroduced by D.C. Council members Elissa Silverman (I-At Large), Robert White (D-At Large), and Trayon White (D-Ward 8), and cosponsored by David Grosso (I-At Large) and Charles Allen (D-Ward 6).

(AHFP). Each artist has submitted a piece that represents their body of work and artistic perspective. This exhibition captures the broad scope of the District’s dynamic art scene and provides an opportunity for the artists to express their visions directly to the public and a panel of peer reviewers. Admission is free. This event will be held in the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities Center, 200 I Street SE on July 7 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. To register for this event, visit eventbrite.com.

Howard University Mackey Building, 2366 6th Street NW Lower Georgia Avenue Main Street Planning Meeting

The Lower Georgia Avenue Community invites residents join them as they provide a platform for members of the community to provide input for a future Lower Georgia Ave Corridor. The group will discuss promotion, design, economic vitality and organization. Lunch will be provided and admission is free. This event will be held in the Howard University Mackey Building, 2366 6th St. NW on July 8 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. To register for this event, visit eventrbite.com.

Activists Protest Metro Fair Hikes By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO

More than 100 riders and workers converged June 29 on the Columbia Heights Metro Station to protest. Despite the displayed anger at Metro’s move to raise fares and cut some services, Metro officials say flat fares and some of the protestors’ other demands are not up for discussion. The protest demonstration came four days after Metro raised the fares on both the buses and the trains. Bus riders now pay an extra quarter, bringing the base fee up to $2. Most fares for rail riders went up between 10 and 25 cents. Moreover, trains now arrive less frequently during rush hour. Metrorail system hours were adjusted to provide an additional eight hours of track access weekly to improve safety and service reliability, according to Metro’s website. Metro also eliminated lowridership bus routes. Officials say the changes are necessary to close a budget gap, right size service and offer time for additional preventative maintenance to improve both safety and reliability. Dan Stessel, a Metro spokesman, said, in a statement, it is possible Metro will expand service hours and reduce the wait time between trains in the future. But because the new hours went into effect relatively recently, Metro is in no position Courtesy Photo to say when or how. Metro riders and workers converged at the “Average income increases with Columbia Heights Metro Station to protest distance from the core in the Washington fare hikes and service cuts. region, so a flat fare would result in the highest per-mile fares for those groups who are the least able to pay them,” Stessel told the AFRO in an email. “In other words, under a flat fare (which would need to be $3.05 per trip to generate the same revenue as today’s fare structure), those riders with lowest incomes would pay more, while riders with higher incomes traveling longer distances would see a massive fare cut. Metro’s Board of Directors understands this and has emphasized fare equity as one of its top priorities.” Stressel also said Metro won’t consider implementing free bus to rail transfers, but Stessel noted the system offers a 50-cent discount for any bus-to-rail or rail-to-bus transfer. He pointed out that riders can make free transfers between Metrobuses — within a two-hour period. Raheen Anthon, an organizer with Organizing Neighborhood Equity in D.C. (ONE D.C.), said the fare hikes are a slap in the face in light of Metro’s ongoing woes. He called on Metro General Manager and CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld to resign. “He needs to get out of the seat so we can take over,” said Anthon, who lives in Silver Spring, Md. “We need people power and we need people to understand that we have the power to tell each other what we need to do.” Anton said ONE D.C. will continue working with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 to support workers and advocate on behalf of the ones who lost their jobs and had their health benefits cut. The union represents Metro workers. A Metro train operator demonstrated against the fare hikes and service cuts with other union members. The operator, who declined to give her name out of fear of retaliation, said the service cuts and fare hikes – Metro operator hurt the people who help keep the city going – hourly employees who work in the malls and shops, sometimes at night. “We want them not to continue to raise fairs and cut services because this is supposed to be for the public, and you’re out pricing the public,” the operator said. “You don’t have to take it all from the working man and woman.” David Thurston, a street artist and coordinator for the National Alliance of Mental Illness, said he relies on Metro daily and spends between $40 and $60 a week on Metro. He lives near the Ft. Totten station. “When you’re facing an enormous crisis with climate change and we need to drastically, dramatically reduce our consumption of fossil fuels, nothing does that better than public transportation that is ample and fully funded,” he said. He called on all relevant jurisdictions to fully fund Metro. Stessel pointed out that Wiedefeld put out a proposal in May that called for $500 million in dedicated funding for capital needs. But the specific method for funding Metro is left up to D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, he said. However, southeast D.C. resident Barbara Flint said she doesn’t have a problem with Metro raising some fares and cutting some service. “We need to take a closer look because Metro is being, across the board, damned, and that is not fair,” Flint, 79, told the AFRO. She said she praised Metro for investing in new trains and for implementing Safe Track, a year-long program to fix dangerous spots along the rail system to make it safer for riders.

“We want them not to continue to raise fairs and cut services because this is supposed to be for the public, and you’re out pricing the public.”

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The Xi Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Jeffrey Dunn (center), and the Ira Dorsey president, Xi Alpha Lambda Scholarship Chapter with of the recipients Alpha Psi Alpha Fraternity of the “Mother of Alpha Endowment Award”, Rhonda Dunn and Fund(IDSEF) hosted its annual Black and Gold Ball, “A Night of Angela Wade Transcendence” on June 17 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner Hotel, McLean, Va. More than 700 guests gathered in the grand ballroom to celebrate and honor eight students – Tariq Edwards, Melvin Cloud Kendall Faison, Alex Fletcher, Norman Jones III, Lamontre Jiggetts; Michael Lawrence, Fernando Ramos and Josh Welch – for excelling in academics, leadership, extracurricular Karen and Chris activities and Washington community service.

Denyse Watts, Miss Veteran America Emeritis and Ricardo Watts

Photos by Rob Roberts

John Harper (center) and guests

Kelly Lucas and Ritonda Dunn

Jerome Furlow Alvin and Tia Phillips (2nd from right) and their guests

Gerald Gladney, president, Ira Dorsey Scholarship Fund

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Clark Ray, executive director, DCSAA

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also be known as a vacant lot in the center of a block bounded 17th Street All Unknown Owners of IN THE by SUPERIOR SE, Massachusetts Ave- the Property described COURT JOHN ALDEN nue SE, DISTRICT 16th StreetOF SE, below, their Heirs, PerOF THE REDFIELD sonal Representatives, and Independence AveCOLUMBIA Address Unknown Executors, AdministranueCIVIL SE in Washington, DIVISION tors, Grantees, Assigns or D.C.Civil (the Action ”Real Property”). No. And Successors in Right, Title, The complaint 2017 CA 003332 states, L(RP) PERSONAL among other things, that Interest, and Any and all REPRESENTATIVE persons having or By: Clerk And the amounts necessary (Action Involving Real OF THE ESTATE OF for redemption have not claiming to have any interProperty) Calendar 18 FRANCES LOUISE James D. McGinley Owners of been paid.Pursuant to the est in the leasehold or fee All Unknown REDFIELD Chief Judge’s Administra- simple in the property and the Property described HILL02-11, premises situate, lying below, their Heirs, PerADDINGTON tion CAPITOL Order Number Address Unkown COMMUNITY GARDEN it is this 12th day of May, and being in the District of sonal 06/23,Representatives, 06/30, 07/07/17 Columbia described as: Executors, Administra2017,LAND TRUST And 323 17th Street, SE Square 1087 Lot 0809. tors, Grantees, Assigns or ORDERED by the SuperClerk of the Court Washington, 20002of May also be known as a Successors in Right, Title, ior Court of theDC District CAROL WHITMAN Columbia, that notice be vacant lot in the center Interest, and Any and all By: Clerk Address Unknown PLAINTIFF given by the insertion of a of a block bounded by p e r s o n s h a v i n g o r copy of this Order in the 17th Street SE, Mas- claiming to have any interJames D. McGinley And vs. W a s h i n g t o n A f r o sachusetts Avenue SE, est in the leasehold or fee American Newspaper, a 16th Street SE, and In- simple in the property and SUSAN ADDINGTON AFRO Classified minimum ad rate is $26.54 per PERSONAL dependence SE, premises situate, lying newspaper of Payment general cir-Policy for legal Avenue notice advertisements. 06/23, 06/30, 07/07/17 Address Unknown REPRESENTATIVE and being in the District of culation in the District of Washington, DC col. inch (an inch consists of up to 20 words). Effective immediately,Columbia, TheTHE Afro American publication OF ESTATE Columbia for described as: of all legal notices. once a OF weekNewspapers will require prepayment And Defendants Square 1087 Lot 0815. forELSIE three MARYETTE (3) successive Mail in your ad on form below along with Payment will be accepted the formallofperchwecks, credit card or moneyMay order. returned REDFIELD alsoAny be known as achecks will be subject weeks,in notifying BARBARA ADDINGTON Address Unknown CHECK or MONEY ORDER to: ORDER OF vacant lot in the center sons interested in the a $25.00 processing fee and may result in the suspension of any future advertising at our discretion. AddresstoUnknown PUBLICATION of a block bounded by Real Property described WASHINGTON AFRO-AMERICAN CO. 17th Street SE, Masabove to appear in this And And Court by the 13th day of In accordance with D. C. sachusetts Avenue SE, TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:40:42 EDT 2017 1917 Benning Road, N.E. TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:39:02 EDTNOTICES 2017 LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL LEGAL NOTICES §47-1375, the 16th StreetNOTICES SE, and InSeptember, 2017, and re- Code EVA REDFIELD RUBIN REBECCA ADDINGTON deem the RealCircle Property object of this proceeding dependence Avenue SE, 42 Speyside Washington, D.C. 20002-4723 Address Unknown Executors, Administraby payment of Carolina $821.59, is to secure the foreclo- Washington, DC. Pittsboro, North Superior Court of Attn: Clsf. Adv. Dept. Clerk of the Court tors, Grantees, Assigns or together with interest from sure of the right of reIN THE SUPERIOR 27312 the District of And Successors in Right, Title, demption in the following Defendants the date the Real Property COURT District of Columbia By: property Clerk Interest, and Any all real located in tax certificate wasand purAnd OF THE DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION THE DISTRICT p e r s o n court s h a vcosts i n g and or the District of Columbia, chased; ORDER OF OF Washington, D.C. OF COLUMBIA James D. McGinley claiming to have any interattorney’s expenses and sold by the Mayor of JOHNfees; ALDEN PUBLICATION COLUMBIA 20001-2131 Serve: Mayor of the est in the leasehold or fee the District of Columbia to incurred in the publication REDFIELD CIVILofDIVISION Administration No. District Columbia simple in the property and the Plaintiff(s) in this acand service of process by Address Unknown In accordance with D. C. Civil Action No. 2017ADM23 Muriel Bowser 06/23, 06/30, 07/07/17 premises situate, tion described Square publication and for lying rea- TYPESET: Frias Jun 30 13:39:21 2017 the Code EDT §47-1375, 2017 CAOffice 003331 L (RP) Eileen Jenkins Attn: of the and being in the sonable fees for District the titleof 1087 Lot 0809, which may object of this proceeding Decedent Secretary Columbia described as: also be known as a vacant is to secure the foreclosearch; all other amounts (Action Involving Real And 1350 Pennsylvania Square 1087 Lot 0038. the center of a block sure of the right of re- Michael Forster paid by the petitioner in lotINinTHE Property) SUPERIOR Avenue, May also be known as a bounded by 17th Street demption in the following 2007 Vermont Ave. NW accordance with the proviPERSONAL Calendar 18 COURT N.W., #419 vacant in the sions oflotD. C. center Code SE, Massachusetts Ave- real property located in Washington, DC 20001 REPRESENTATIVE Washington, DC 20001 Attorney block nueTHE SE, DISTRICT 16th StreetOF SE, §of 4 7a -THE 1 3 6ESTATE 1bounded a n dOFa by l l OF OF CAPITOL HILL COLUMBIA Ave- the District of Columbia, NOTICE OF 17th Street SE,REDMasoutstanding municipal lien and Independence FRANCES LOUISE and sold by the Mayor of CIVIL DIVISION Serve:COMMUNITY Attorney General APPOINTMENT, sachusetts Avenue SE, nue SE In Washington, the District of Columbia to amounts and real property FIELD ADDINGTON of theGARDEN District of LAND Columbia Civil Action No. NOTICE TO 16th Street SE, and Intaxes due and owing on D.C. (the ”Real Property”). the Plaintiff(s) in this acAddress Unknown TRUSTFields Attn: Darlene 003333 L(RP) CREDITORS dependence Avenue SE, 2017 The CA complaint states, the aforementioned Real tion described as Square 3234th 17th Street, SE 441 Street, NW AND NOTICE TO Washington, DC. Property, or answer the among other things, that 1087 Lot 0815, which may Washington,DC DC20001 20002 Washington, (Action Involving Real UNKNOWN HEIRS Defendants. amounts necessary complaint, or, thereafter, a the And also be known as a vacant Property) Calendar 18 final judgment will be en- for redemption have not lot in the center of a block Eileen Tolson , whose PLAINTIFF And ORDER OF tered foreclosing the right been paid.Pursuant to the bounded by 17th Street address is 6205 RunnCAROL WHITMAN CAPITOL HILL PUBLICATION Judge’s Administraof redemption in the Real Chief Address Unknown SE, Massachusetts Ave- ymead Ave., Clinton, MD vs.Unknown Owners of All GARDEN tion Order Number 02-11, nue SE, 16th Street SE, 20735, was appointed Property and vesting in COMMUNITY PERSONAL the Property described And LAND TRUST Plaintiff a title In accordance withinD.fee C. it is this 12th day of May, and Independence Ave- personal representative REPRESENTATIVE Jun 30 13:39:02 EDT 2017 Per- the below, their Heirs, 323 17th Street, SE 2017, simple. Code §47-1375, the nue SE in Washington, of the estate of Eileen TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:40:02 EDT 2017 OF THE ESTATE OF sonal Representatives, ORDERED byDC the20002 Super- D.C. (the ”Real Property”). Jenkins, who died on Washington, object of this proceeding SUSAN ADDINGTON ELSIE MARYETTE Executors, Administraior Court of the District of The complaint states, is to secure the forecloAddress Unknown November 27, 2016 with REDFIELD tors, Grantees, Assigns or Clerk RIOR that notice be among other things, that a will, and will serve withsure of of the theCourt right of re- Columbia, PLAINTIFF Addressin Unknown Superior Court of Successors Right, Title, And demption in the following given by the insertion of a the amounts necessary out Court supervision. All the District of Interest, and Any and all By: copy of this Order in the for redemption have not unknown heirs and heirs RICT realClerk property located in vs. persons having or District of Columbia the DistrictADDINGTON of Columbia, W a s h i n g t o n A f r o been paid.Pursuant to the whose whereabouts are BARBARA And claiming to have any interJames D. McGinley PROBATE DIVISION Newspaper, a Chief Judge’s Administra- unknown shall enter their and sold byUnknown the Mayor of American Address A PERSONAL est in the leasehold or fee Washington, D.C. of general cir- tion Order Number 02-11, the District of Columbia to newspaper ON REPRESENTATIVE a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s EVA REDFIELD simple in the property and And 20001-2131 the District the Plaintiff(s) in this ac- culation OF THEinESTATE OF of it is this 12th day of May, proceeding. Objections No. premisesRUBIN situate, lying 06/23, 06/30,Fri 07/07/17 TYPESET: 30 13:38:25 EDT 2017 Administration No. Columbia, once a week 2017, tion described asJun Square ELSIE POWERS HAYES L (RP) to such appointment (or Speyside Circle of REBECCA and42 being in the District (3) successive ORDERED by the Super2017ADM669 1087 Lot 38, which may for three ADDINGTON WEAVER Pittsboro, North Carolina Columbia described as: notifying all per- iorfinal judgment will be of en- to the probate of dealso be known as a vacant weeks, Alfredia M Marshall Address Unknown Address Unknown g Real Court of the District 27312Lot 0038. cedent´s will) shall be Square 1087 interested in theof Columbia, All Unknown Owners tered foreclosing the right lotIN in THE the center of a block sons Decedent SUPERIOR that notice be filed with the Register of And also be known as a And May TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:41:01 E Real Property described the Property described given of redemption in theofReal boundedCOURT by 17th Street And William C King Esq 8 by the insertion a Wills, D.C., 515 5th vacant lot in the center appear in this below,totheir Heirs, Per- copy Property and vesting SE, Massachusetts Ave- above 5039 Connecticut Ave. OF THE DISTRICT OF of this Order in the in JOHN bounded ALDEN by Legal Advertising Rates of a block Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Court by the 13th day of sonal Representatives, the Plaintiff a title in fee nue SE, 16th Street SE, C. TROY CLARK LL NW Building One COLUMBIA Washington Afro SUSAN LEE JOHNSON REDFIELD 17th Street SE, Mas2017, and re- American Executors, Administrasimple. Newspaper, a W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . and Independence 1613 Independence TY Superior Court of Washington, Address Unknown CIVIL DIVISION Ave- September, Effective October 1, 2008DC 20008 Address Unknown sachusetts Avenue SE, deem the Real Assigns Propertyor newspaper of general cir- 20001, on or before tors, Grantees, nueCivil SE in Washington, Avenue SE No. ND the District of Attorney Action 16th Street SE, and In- Washington, December 23, 2017. by payment of Successors in $1,769.28, Right, Title, culation inClerk of the Court D.C. (the ”Real DC Property”). 20003 the District of And District of Columbia NOTICE OF 2017 CA 003332 L(RP) And dependence Avenue SE, Claims against the detogether with interest from Interest, and Any and all The complaint states, t, SE Columbia, once a week PROBATE DIVISION APPOINTMENT, PERSONAL Washington, DC. PROBATE DIVISION the date the Real Property p e r s o n s h a v i n g o r By: Clerk cedent shall be preamong other things, that And 20002 for three (3) successive MARIA S. LACORTE Washington, D.C. NOTICE TO (Action Involving Real REPRESENTATIVE Defendants. tax certificate pur- weeks, notifying all persented to the underclaiming toUnknown havewas any interthe amounts necessary Address 20001-2131 Property) Calendar 18 (Estates) CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF costs orand est in thecourt leasehold fee sons interested James D. McGinley forTHE redemption signed with a copy to the DISTRICThave OF not chased; in the F Administration No. AND NOTICE TO FRANCES ORDERLOUISE OF attorney’s fees; expenses simple in the property and Real Property described Register of Wills or filed been COLUMBIA paid.Pursuant to the And 202-332-0080 2017ADM627 UNKNOWN HEIRS CAPITOL HILL REDFIELD PUBLICATION incurred in the publication premises situate, lying above to appear in this with the Register of Wills Chief Judge’s Serve: Mayor ofAdministrathe DisKeith T. Marshall, whose Ryland M Braxton Sr. ADDINGTON COMMUNITY GARDEN service ofthe process and being in Districtbyof Court PROBATE NOTICES tiontrict Order Number 02-11, and 06/23, 07/07/17 of Columbia by 06/30, the 13th day of with a copy to the underMELVIN AUBREY L Address Unkown address is 1802 Syca- Decedent LAND TRUST In accordance with D. C. and for reaColumbia described as: September, 2017, and resigned, on or before it is Muriel this 12th day of May, publication Bowser WEAVER TIVE NOTICE OF more Heights Court, 323 Street, Code §47-1375, the sonable fees forLot the0809. title deem the Real Property December 23, 2017, or Square 1087 2017, Attn:17th Office of theSE Address Unknown E OF And APPOINTMENT, Mitchellville, Maryland, Washington, object of this proceeding all other amounts May also be known as a by payment of $1,016.97 be forever barred. PerORDERED byDC the 20002 Super- search; Secretary a. Order Nisi $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks ETTE NOTICE TO 20721 was appointed is to secure the foreclo- 1350 paid by lot the in petitioner in together with interest from sons believed to be heirs vacant the center ior Court of the District Pennsylvania Ave-of And D CREDITORS personal representative b. Small Estates (single publication $ 60 per insertion PLAINTIFF sureCAROL of theWHITMAN right of rethe proviof a blockwith bounded by the date the Real Property or legatees of the deColumbia, that#419 notice be accordance nue, N.W., own Address AND NOTICE TO of the estate of Alfredia demption in Unknown the following Washington, of 17th SE, Masgiven by theDC insertion 20001 of a Tsions tax certificate was purH E DStreet I S TD.R IC. C T Code O F c. Notice to Creditors real property located in UNKNOWN HEIRS M. Marshall who died on vs. 4 7 -COLUMBIA 1 3 6 1 Avenue a n d aSE, l l chased; court costs and cedent who do not recopy of this Order in the §sachusetts ceive a copy of this notice And the District of Columbia, Serve: 1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion 3 weeksJr. , Ryland per M Braxton March 11, 2017 witha $180.00 municipal 16th Street SE, andlien In- attorney’s fees; expenses Wash i n g t o General n A f r o outstanding Attorney Serve: Mayor of the and sold by the Mayor of ofAmerican PERSONAL whose per address is 410 and real will, and will serve with- $180.00 dependence Avenue SE, incurred in the publication by mail within 25 days of Newspaper, the District of Columbia a amounts District of property 2. Foreign $ 60 per insertion 3 weeks its first publication shall theSUSAN DistrictADDINGTON of Columbia to REPRESENTATIVE taxes due and owing on Washington, DC newspaper of general cirCarriage Gate Trail, Atout Court supervision. All Attn: Darlene Fields and service of process by so inform the Register of Columbia LD Unknown the Address Plaintiff(s) in this acOF THE ESTATE OF of the aforementioned Real d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion $360.00 per 6 weeks culation the District lanta GA 30331, was apunknown heirs and heirs 441 4thinStreet, NW publication and for reaMuriel Bowser tion described Square TYPESET: FriasJun 30 13:38:25 EDTMARYETTE 2017 ELSIE or answer the sonable fees for the title Wills, including name, Defendants Columbia, once a week Property, pointed personal repreWashington, DC 20001 whose where-abouts are $125.00 Attn: Office of ircle e. Standard Probates And Lot 38, which may address and relation1087 REDFIELD or, thereafter, a search; all other amounts for three (3) successive complaint, unknown shall enter their sentative of the estate of the Secretary Carolina also be known as a vacant And Address Unknown ORDERwill OFbe weeks, notifying all per- 1350 final judgment en- paid by the petitioner in ship. Ryland M Braxton, Sr. , appearance in this Pennsylvania AveBARBARA ADDINGTON Date of Publication: lot in the center of a block PUBLICATION sons interested in the All Unknown Owners of tered foreclosing the right proceeding. Objections who died on February 12, INAddress THE SUPERIOR accordance with the provinue, N.W., #419 CIVIL NOTICES bounded by Unknown 17th Street the RealProperty Propertydescribed described Washington, And of redemption the Real sions of D. C. Code June 23, 2017 to such appointment (or 2016 without a will, and DCin20001 COURT SE, THE Massachusetts OF Ave- below, In accordance with D. in C. § 4 7 - 1 3 6 1 a n d a l l Name of newspaper: above their to appear this Property Heirs, inPerand vesting serve without Court to the probate of de- $ will OF a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 80.00 EN And SE, DISTRICT nue 16th Street SE, sonal Code §47-1375, Court by the 13thRUBIN day of Serve: EVA REDFIELD Representatives, the Plaintiff a title in the fee outstanding municipal lien Afro-American Attorney General cedent´s will) shall be supervision. All unknown COLUMBIA D and Independence Ave- Executors, object of this proceeding Washington September, 2017, and re42 Speyside Circle Administrasimple. b. Real Property $ 200.00 amounts and real property of the District of Columbia filed with the Register of heirs and heirs whose CIVIL DIVISION own REBECCA ADDINGTON nue SE in Washington, tors, isAttn: to secure foreclo- taxes due and owing on Law Reporter deem the North Real Property Pittsboro, Carolina Grantees, Assigns or Darlenethe Fields whereabouts are unWills, D.C., 515 5th Civil No. Address Unknown D.C. (theAction ”Real Property”). sure ofClerk the right of re- the aforementioned Real by payment of $821.59, 27312 Eileen Tolson Successors in Right, Title, of the Court 441 4th Street, NW Street, N.W., 3rd Floor known shall enter their 2017 003332 L(RP) The CA complaint states, demption in DC the 20001 following Property, or answer the togetherand withAny interest Interest, andfrom all Personal Washington, L appearance in this W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . And FAMILY COURT among other things, that pAnd real property located the e r sdate o n sthe h aReal v i n gProperty or By: Clerkin complaint, or, thereafter, a Representative TIVE 20001, on or before proceeding. Objections (Action Involving Real the amounts necessary the District of Columbia, final judgment will be entax certificate was purclaiming to have any interAnd 202-879-1212 E OF December 23, 2017. to such appointment (or THE DISTRICT Property) Calendar for redemption have 18 not est and sold by D. theMcGinley Mayor of tered foreclosing the right TRUE TEST COPY chased; court costs and JOHN ALDEN in the leasehold or fee James UISE COLUMBIAto the simple Claims against the de- to the probate of debeen OF paid.Pursuant District ofOwners Columbia to of redemption in the Real REGISTER OF WILLS attorney’s expenses DOMESTIC RELATIONS inREDFIELD thefees; property and Allthe Unknown of D Serve: Mayor of the cedent shall be pre- cedent´s will) shall be CAPITOL HILL Chief Judge’s AdministratheProperty Plaintiff(s)described in this ac- Property and vesting in incurred insituate, the publication Address Unknown premises lying the N District of Columbia sented to the under- filed with the Register of COMMUNITY GARDEN 202-879-0157 TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:42:39 EDT 2017 tion Order Number 02-11, and tion described as Square andbeing service of process by below, in the District of 06/23, 06/30,Heirs, 07/07/17 the Plaintiff a 2017 title in fee 06/23, their Per06/30, 07/7/17 own Muriel Bowser TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:39:21 EDT signed with a copy to the Wills, D.C., 515 5th TRUST it is LAND this 12th day of May, Columbia 1087 Representatives, Lot 0809, which may simple. publicationdescribed and for as: rea- sonal of the Register of Wills or filed Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 323Attn: 17thOffice Street, SE 2017, also be known as a vacant sonable1087 fees Lot for the title Executors, And Square 0809. AdministraSecretary ashington, D.C. with the Register of Wills $ W ORDERED byDC the20002 Super- May Washington, is to secure lot Grantees, in the center of a block search; amounts alsoall beother known as a tors, Superior Court of a. Absent Defendant 150.00 Assigns or Clerk ofthe theforecloCourt 1350 Pennsylvania ior Court of the District of vacant with a copy to the under- 20001, on or before bounded by 17th Title, Street sure of the right of repaid by petitioner PERSONAL IN THE SUPERIOR lotthe in the centerin Successors the District of in Right, MAN Avenue, Columbia, that notice be b. Absolute Divorce $ 150.00 demption in theBy: following signed, on or before December 23, 2017. SE, Massachusetts PLAINTIFF with the proviofaccordance aREPRESENTATIVE block bounded by Interest, COURT District of Columbia and Any and Aveall Clerk own #419 of a 17th given byN.W., the insertion SE, 16th December 23, 2017, or Claims against the desions of ESTATE D.SE, C. MasCode p enue OF Street THE OF OF PROBATE DIVISION r s oTHE n s DISTRICT h a v i nStreet g o OF r SE, real property located in Washington, DC 20001 c. Custody Divorce copy of this Order in the sachusetts the District of Columbia, and Independence Ave§ 4 7 - 1 3 6LOUISE 1 a n dREDa l l claiming cedent shall be prebe forever barred. Per- $150.00 FRANCES vs. Avenue SE, COLUMBIA to have any interTYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:42:04 EDT 2017 Washington, D.C. James D. McGinley W a s h i n g t o n A f r o 16th and sold by the Mayor of SEleasehold In Washington, outstanding municipal lien estnue FIELD ADDINGTON sons believed to be heirs sented to the underStreet SE, and InCIVIL DIVISION in the or fee 20001-2131 Serve: Attorney General American Newspaper, a the District of Columbia to D.C. (the ”Real Property”). amounts andUnknown real property Address PERSONAL dependence Avenue SE, simple or legatees of the designed with a copy to the in the property Civil Action No.and Administration No. GTON ofREPRESENTATIVE the District Columbia newspaper of of general cir- Washington, the Plaintiff(s) in this acThe CA complaint states, taxes due and To place your ad, call 1-800-237-6892, cedent ext. 262, $50.00 & up DC owing on premises of Wills or filed whoPublic do not Notices re- Register situate, L(RP) lying 2017 003333 06/23, 06/30,Fri 07/07/17 own Attn: Darlene Fields Superior Court of TYPESET: Jun 30 13:41:452017ADM668 EDT 2017 culation inESTATE the District tion described as Square among other things, that the aforementioned Real and OF THE OF of ceive a copy of this notice with the Register of Wills being in the District of Frances H Gilliam 441 4th Street, NW the District of depending on size, Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.84 per inch. Columbia, once a week 1087 Lot 0815, which may the amounts necessary Property, or answer the Columbia And ELSIE MARYETTE Defendants with a copy to the underby mail within 25 days of described as: (Action Involving Real Decedent Washington, 20001 District of Columbia for three (3) DC successive for redemption complaint, or, thereafter, a Square REDFIELD 1087 Lothave 0815. its first892 publication shall signed, on or before Property) Calendar 18not also be known as a vacant 1-800 (AFRO) NOTICE OF PROBATE DIVISION weeks, notifying all perlot in the center of a block been paid.Pursuant to the final judgment will be enSuperior Court of CAROL WHITMAN Address Unknown ORDER OF May also be known as a so inform the Register of December 23, 2017, or NGTON APPOINTMENT, And interested in the Washington, D.C. sons bounded by 17th Chief Judge’s Administratered foreclosing the right vacant Address Unknown the District of Street PUBLICATION For Proof of Publication, pleaseWills, call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 244 barred. Perlot in the center forever including name, be CAPITOL HILL own NOTICE TO 20001-2131 Real Property described SE, Massachusetts AveOrder bounded Number 02-11, of redemption in the Real oftion District of Columbia And a block by address and relation- sons believed to be heirs COMMUNITY GARDEN All Unknown Owners of In CREDITORS above to appear in this Administration No. SE, 16th Street SE, it is this 12thSE, day of May, nue Property and with vesting And accordance D. C.in 17th PROBATE DIVISION Street Masor legatees of the deship. TRUST the Property described AND NOTICE TO Court by the 13th day of Code 2017ADM667 and Independence 2017,LANDAvenue the Plaintiff a title in §47-1375, thefee sachusetts Washington, D.C.AveEVA REDFIELD RUBIN SE, TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:40:02 2017 cedent who do not reDate of EDT Publication: Jun 30 13:39:02 EDT 2017 323 17th Street, SE below, their2017, Heirs, UNKNOWN HEIRS September, andPerre- object nue SE in Washington, Jeanette C Russell ORDERED by the Supersimple. SUSAN ADDINGTON of this proceeding 42 Speyside Circle 20001-2131 16th Street SE,DC and InNGTON a copyNOTICES of this notice 23, 2017 LEGAL NOTICES June Washington, 20002 sonal the Representatives, LEGAL LEGAL NOTICES ceive Eric Gilliam, whose ad- Decedent LEGAL NOTICES deem RealCarolina Property is toAddress (the ”Real Property”). ior Court of Avenue the District of D.C. Unknown secure the forecloPittsboro, North Administration No. dependence SE, own by mail within 25 days of Name of newspaper: Executors, Administraby payment of $821.59, sure of the right of re- Washington, complaint states, dress is 1611 A Street, Columbia, that notice be The 2017ADM666 NOTICE OF 27312 DC. its first publication shall Afro-American Clerk of the Court tors, Grantees, Assigns or demption PLAINTIFF Superior Court of RIOR together with interest from amongMae otherWardrick things, that SE, Washington, DC given by the insertion of a Esther And APPOINTMENT, in the following so inform the Register of Washington Successors in Right, Title, real property located in the District of the date the Real Property the amounts necessary 20003, was appointed copy Defendants of this Order in the Decedent NOTICE TO And By: Clerk Interest, and Any and all Wills, including name, Law Reporter vs. tax certificate was pur- the District of Columbia have not personal representative RICT W a s h i n g t o n A f r o for redemption BARBARA ADDINGTON District of Columbia, CREDITORS NOTICE OF CT p e r sJOHN o n scourt h a vcosts i n g oand r Keith T. Marshall address and relationchased; PROBATE DIVISION American Newspaper, a been paid.Pursuant to the of the estate of Frances Unknown and Address sold by the Mayor of ALDEN AND NOTICE TO ORDER OF APPOINTMENT, BIA James D. of McGinley claiming tofees; haveexpenses any inter- the Personal ship. PERSONAL attorney’s newspaper of general cir- Chief Judge’s Administra- H. Gilliam, who died on Washington, D.C. District Columbia to REDFIELD UNKNOWN HEIRS PUBLICATION ofAthe NOTICE TO 02-11, estAddress in theinleasehold or fee the REPRESENTATIVE Representative Date of Publication: incurred the publication Number culation in the District of tion Order 20001-2131 AndPlaintiff(s) in this acION August 16, 2014 with a Malcolm Douglas, whose Unknown mbia CREDITORS simple in the property and OF THE ESTATE OF and service of process by tion described as Square June 23, 2017 it is this 12th day of May, will, and will serve with- address is #30 N Street Columbia, once aD. week Administration No. No. InELSIE accordance withHAYES C. er AND NOTICE TO 06/23, 07/07/17 premises situate, POWERS publication and for lying rea- 1087 Name of newspaper: TRUE TEST COPY 2017, for three (3) successive REBECCA ADDINGTON Lot06/30, 0809, which may Code 2017ADM669 1 the L (RP) out Court supervision. All NW, Washington, DC §47-1375, the UNKNOWN HEIRS and being in the District of WEAVER sonable fees for the title ORDERED by the Superweeks, notifying all perAfro-American REGISTER OF WILLS Address Unknown also be known as a vacant Alfredia M Marshall And of this Unknown proceeding e l iCourt c i a Jof the WaDistrict r d r i c k of , unknown heirs and heirs 20001, was, appointed Columbia described as: lot in the center of a block object Address search; all other amounts sons interested in the Fior Washington ng Real whose where-abouts are personal representative Decedent ania Square 1087 Lot 0038. whose address is 635 paid by the petitioner in bounded TYPESET: Jun 30 13:41:01 EDT 2017 Real Property described Columbia, that notice be unknown shall enter their And Law Reporter 06/23, 06/30,Fri 07/7/17 by 17th Street ) PERSONAL William C King Esq of the estate of Jeanette May also be known as a Franklin Street, NE, accordance with the proviAnd above to appear in this given by the insertion of a a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Ryland M Braxton Jr. SE, Massachusetts Ave18 REPRESENTATIVE 9 C. Russell, who died on 5039 Connecticut Ave. vacant lot in the center Washington, DC 20017 , sions of D. C. Code copy of this Order in the Court by the 13th day of C. TROY nue SE, 16th CLARK Street SE, Personal OF THE ESTATE OF proceeding. Objections February 12, 2017 with- NW Building One 20001 a -block §of4 7 136 1bounded and aby l l and1613 W a appointed s h i n g t opersonal n Afro SUSAN LEE2017, JOHNSON September, and re- was Independence Independence AveILL Representative FRANCES LOUISE REDSuperior Court of Washington, DC 20008 17th Street SE, Masoutstanding municipal lien nue SEAvenue of thea to such appointment (or out a will, and will serve American Newspaper, Address Unknown deem the Real Property representative SE In Washington, TY FIELD ADDINGTON the District of Attorney General sachusetts Avenue SE, D.C. amounts and real property newspaper of general cir- to the probate of de- without Court superviof Esther Mae by payment of $1,769.28, estate Washington, 20003 (the ”RealDC Property”). AND Address Unknown TRUE TEST COPY District of Columbia NOTICE OF olumbia 16th Street SE, and on In- The complaint states, taxes due and owing culation inwho the District And together with interest from Wardrick, died onof cedent´s will) shall be sion. All unknown heirs REGISTER OF WILLS PROBATE DIVISION ields APPOINTMENT, filed with the Register of dependence Avenue SE, among and heirs whose the aforementioned Real Columbia, 12, once a withweek the date the Real Property December 2016 And other things, that et,NW SE Washington, D.C. NOTICE TO Wills, D.C., 515 5th Washington, DC. whereabouts are unProperty, or answer the the amounts necessary for athree (3) successive MARIA S. LACORTE tax certificate was pur- out will, and will serve 20002 And 06/23, 06/30, 07/7/17 20001-2131 20001 CREDITORS Defendants. complaint, or, thereafter, a for redemption weeks, Court notifyingsuperviall per- Street, N.W., 3rd Floor known shall enter their Address Unknown chased; court costs and without THE DISTRICT OFnot have Administration No. AND NOTICE TO final judgment will be en- been paid.Pursuant appearance in this sons Allinterested the W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . attorney’s fees; expenses sion. COLUMBIA to the unknown in heirs CAROL WHITMAN F 2017ADM627 UNKNOWN HEIRS ORDER OF tered foreclosing the right Chief described incurred in the publication aReal Serve: MayorAdministraof the Dis- And Judge’s Address Unknown n d Property heirs w h o s e 20001, on or before proceeding. Objections PUBLICATION of redemption in the Real tion Order above to appear this December 23, 2017. to such appointment (or Keith T. Marshall, whose Ryland M Braxton Sr. and service of process by whereabouts trict ofNumber Columbia 02-11, arein unners of address is 1802 Syca- Decedent Claims against the deProperty and vesting in Court by the enter 13th day MELVIN AUBREY publication and for rea- known to the probate of deMuriel it is this 12th Bowser day of May, shall theirof AL scribed And NOTICE OF In accordance withinD.fee C. 2017,Attn: Office of the the Plaintiff a title cedent shall be pre- cedent´s will) shall be more Heights Court, 2017, and resonableWEAVER fees for the title aSeptember, ATIVE p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s s, PerAPPOINTMENT, Code the simple. deem the Real Property sented to the under- filed with the Register of Mitchellville, Maryland, Address Unknown search; all other amounts proceeding. Secretary ORDERED by the SuperSUSAN§47-1375, ADDINGTON TE OF Objections tatives, NOTICE TO object of this proceeding ior 20721 was appointed payment of $1,016.97 paid by the petitioner in tobysuch 1350 Pennsylvania AveCourt of the District of Address Unknown ETTE appointment (or signed with a copy to the Wills, D.C., 515 5th CREDITORS is to secure the foreclo- Columbia, And accordance with the provi- together with interest from Register of Wills or filed Street, N.W., 3rd Floor personal representative nue, N.W., #419 be that notice D to the probate of desure of the right of re- given AND NOTICE TO sions of D. C. Code the date the Real Property with the Register of Wills W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . of the estate of Alfredia Washington, DC 20001 by the insertion of a And nown will) shall be demption in the following copy of this Order in the UNKNOWN HEIRS tax certificate was purT§H4E7 - D 1 I3S6T1R IaCnTd OaFl l cedent´s with a copy to the under- 20001, on or before M. Marshall who died on filed with the Register of real property located in W COLUMBIA outstanding municipal lien chased; court costs and signed, on or before December 23, 2017. March 11, 2017 witha Ryland M Braxton Jr. , Serve: a s h iAttorney n g t o n General Afro BARBARA ADDINGTON Wills, D.C., 5th theAddress DistrictUnknown of Columbia, American attorney’s fees;515 expenses Serve: and Mayor the amounts realofproperty of the District of Columbia Newspaper, a will, and will serve with- whose address is 410 Floor December 23, 2017, or Claims against the deand sold by the Mayor of newspaper incurredN.W., in the 3rd publication District ofowing on Street, taxes due and Attn: Darlene Fieldscirof general out Court supervision. All Carriage Gate Trail, AtW a s service h i n g t oof n ,process D . C . by be forever barred. Per- cedent shall be prethe District of Columbia to culation and Columbia the aforementioned Real 441 4th Street, NW in the District of And sons believed to be heirs sented to the under- unknown heirs and heirs lanta GA 30331, was apELD 20001, on or before the Plaintiff(s) in this ac- Columbia, MurielorBowser Property, answer the publication and for rea- or legatees of the deWashington, DC 20001 once a week whose where-abouts are pointed personal repre2017. tion described as Square for three (3) successive sonable fees23, for the title cedent who do not resigned with a copy to the unknown shall enter their sentative of the estate of Attn: Office of complaint, or, thereafter, a December REBECCA ADDINGTON Circle TYPESET: Friwhich Jun 30 13:38:25 EDT 2017 Register of Wills or filed Claims against the de1087 Lot 38, may search; all other amounts the Secretary And weeks, notifying all perAddress Unknown Ryland M Braxton, Sr. , appearance in this Carolina also be known as a vacant sons interested in the be pre-in ceive a copy of this notice with the Register of Wills paid by shall the petitioner 1350 Pennsylvania Ave- cedent proceeding. Objections who died on February 12, final nue, judgment be en- sented lot in the center of a block Real Property described to the underaccordance with the provi- by mail within 25 days of with a copy to the under- to such appointment (or 2016 without a will, and N.W., will #419 And All Unknown Owners of Washington, tered foreclosing the right signed bounded by 17th Street above IN THE SUPERIOR sions with of a D.copy C. toCode DC 20001 the its first publication shall signed, on or before to appear in this will serve without Court the Property described of redemption in the Real Register SE,C.Massachusetts COURT §47-13 1 an a l l so inform the Register of December 23, 2017, or to the probate of de- supervision. All unknown of6Wills ordfiled by the 13th day of TROY CLARK Ave- Court EN Wills, including name, be forever barred. Per- cedent´s will) shall be below, their2017, Heirs, PerProperty and vesting in with nue SE, 16th Street SE, outstanding municipal lien Serve: Attorney General OF THE DISTRICT OF the Register of Wills September, and re1613 Independence D filed with the Register of heirs and heirs whose sonal the Representatives, the in fee with and Independence Ave- deem amounts and of thePlaintiff District aoftitle Columbia COLUMBIA a copy toreal the property under- address and relation- sons believed to be heirs Real Property Avenue SE whereabouts are unnown Executors, simple. nueCIVIL SE in Washington, or legatees of the de- Wills, D.C., 515 5th taxes due on ship. Attn: Darlene Fields DIVISION by payment ofAdministra$1,769.28, signed, onand or owing before Washington, DC 20003 tors, Grantees, Assigns or D.C. (theAction ”Real Property”). cedent who do not re- Street, N.W., 3rd Floor known shall enter their the aforementioned 441 4th Street, NW Civil No. together with interest from December 23, 2017,Real or Date of Publication: appearance in this Successors in Right, Title, Clerk DC of the Court be The CA complaint states, the ceive a copy of this notice W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Property, answerPerthe June 23, 2017 Washington, 20001 date the Real Property 2017 003332 L(RP) forever orbarred. And AL 20001, on or before proceeding. Objections Interest, and Any and all among other things, that tax complaint, or, thereafter, a Name of newspaper: by mail within 25 days of certificate was pursons believed to be heirs ATIVE p e r s o n scourt h a vcosts i n g oand r By: Clerk final judgment will be en- Afro-American the amounts necessary And its first publication shall December 23, 2017. to such appointment (or chased; (Action Involving Real THE DISTRICT OF or legatees of the deTE OF claiming tofees; haveexpenses any interfor redemption have18 not attorney’s Washington tered foreclosing the right so inform the Register of Claims against the de- to the probate of deCOLUMBIA Property) Calendar cedent who do not reUISE est in theinleasehold or fee All Unknown James D. McGinley been paid.Pursuant the incurred of redemption in the Real Law Reporter Owners of ceive the publication Wills, including name, cedent shall be pre- cedent´s will) shall be Serve: Mayor of the to Disa copy of this notice D simple in the property and Chief Judge’s AdministraProperty and25vesting the Property described by Eric Gilliam address and relation- sented to the under- filed with the Register of and service of process by trict of Columbia CAPITOL HILL mail within days ofin ON premises situate, lying tion Muriel Order Number 02-11, signed with a copy to the Wills, D.C., 515 5th the Plaintiff a title in fee below, their Heirs, PerPersonal ship. publication and for reaBowser COMMUNITY GARDEN own its first publication shall and being in the of sonal 06/23, Representatives, 06/30, 07/07/17 it isAttn: thisOffice 12th day of May, sonable simple. Register of Wills or filed Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Representative Date of Publication: fees forDistrict the title of the LAND TRUST so inform the Register of Columbia described as: Executors, Administra2017, Secretary with the Register of Wills W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . search; all other amounts June 23, 2017 323 17th Street, SE Wills, including name, Square 1087 Lot 0809. ORDERED by the Supertors, Grantees, Assigns or Clerk of the Court TRUE TEST COPY with a copy to the under- 20001, on or before paid by the petitioner in 1350 Pennsylvania AveName of newspaper: Washington, DCDistrict 20002 address and relationMay also be known as a ior nue, CourtN.W., of the of Successors in Right, Title, signed, on or before December 23, 2017. accordance with the proviREGISTER OF WILLS #419 Afro-American MAN ship. vacant lot in the center Columbia, that notice be Interest, and Any and all By: Clerk sions of D. C. Code December 23, 2017, or Claims against the deWashington, DC 20001 Washington nown Date of Publication: a -block given PLAINTIFF by the insertion of a §of4 7 persons having or 1 3 6 1bounded a n d aby ll TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:42:04 EDT 2017 be forever barred. Per- cedent shall be pre06/23, 0630, 07/7/17 Law Reporter June 23, 2017 17th Street SE, Mascopy of this Order in the outstanding municipal lien claiming to have any interJames D. McGinley sons believed to be heirs sented to the underServe: Attorney General Jeanette C Russell vs. sachusetts Avenue SE, Name of newspaper: W a s h i n g t o n A f r o est in the leasehold or fee amounts and real property of the District of Columbia Personal or legatees of the designed with a copy to the 16th Street SE, and InAfro-American American Newspaper, a simple in the property and taxes due and owing on Attn:PERSONAL Darlene Fields Superior Court of GTON Representative cedent who do not re- Register of Wills or filed dependence AvenueReal SE, premises situate, lying Washington newspaper of general aforementioned 06/23, 06/30, 07/07/17 441 4th Street, NW cir- the ceive a copy of this notice with the Register of Wills nown the District of REPRESENTATIVE Washington, DC culation in DC the 20001 District of Property, and being in the District of Law Reporter or answer the Washington, by mail within 25 days of with a copy to the underDistrict of Columbia TRUE TEST COPY OF THE ESTATE Columbia, once aOF week complaint, or, thereafter, a Felicia J Wardrick Columbia described as: its first publication shall signed, on or before PROBATE DIVISION ELSIE MARYETTE REGISTER OF WILLS Defendants for three (3) successive Square 1087 Lot 0815. Personal And so inform the Register of December 23, 2017, or Washington, D.C. weeks,REDFIELD notifying all perMay also be known as a Representative NGTON Wills, including name, be forever barred. Per20001-2131 Address Unknown ORDER OF 06/23, 06/30, 07/7/17 sons interested in the vacant lot in the center nown address and relation- sons believed to be heirs Administration No. PUBLICATION Real Property described of a block bounded by TRUE TEST COPY or legatees of the deship. 2017ADM667 And above to appear in this 17th Street SE, Mas- REGISTER OF WILLS cedent who do not reDate of Publication: Jeanette C Russell Court by the 13th day of In accordance with D. C. sachusetts Avenue SE, ceive a copy of this notice June 23, 2017 EVA REDFIELD RUBIN Decedent September, 2017, and re- Code §47-1375, the 16th Street SE, and In- 06/23, 06/30, 7/7/17 NGTON by mail within 25 days of Name of newspaper: 42 Speyside deem the RealCircle Property object of this proceeding dependence Avenue SE, NOTICE OF nown its first publication shall Afro-American Pittsboro, North by payment ofCarolina $821.59, is to secure the foreclo- Washington, DC. APPOINTMENT, so inform the Register of Washington together 27312 with interest from sure of the right of reNOTICE TO demption in the following Wills, including name, the date the Real Property Law Reporter Defendants CREDITORS address and relationAnd tax certificate was pur- real property located in Keith T. Marshall AND NOTICE TO CT chased; court costs and the District of Columbia, Personal ship. ORDER OF

Administration No. ceive a copy of this notice 20001, on or before AND NOTICE TO NOTICE TO 20001-2131 2017ADM618 by mail within 25 days of December 30, 2017 . UNKNOWN HEIRS CREDITORS Administration No. TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:33:46 E Isidoro Cintron Jr. its first publication shall Claims against the deHewan Abebe , whose AND NOTICE TO 2017ADM710 Decedent so inform the Register of Clinton Edward Golden cedent shall be pre- TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:28:32 address is 1840 N UNKNOWN HEIRS EDT 2017 Edward T. Love, Esq Wills, including name, Jr. sented to the underEdgemont St. #1, Los David Williams , whose IN THE PROBATE Ortman, Love & address and relation- Decedent signed with a copy to the Angeles, CA 90027 was address is 222 Adams COURT Huckabay ship. Register of Wills or filed appointed personal reStreet, NE, Washington, Arthur L Wharton IN THE SUPERIOR 4816 Moorland Lane Date of Publication: with the Register of Wills presentative of the estate DC 20002, was ap3011 O Street SE SUMMONS COURT Bethesda, Maryland pointed personal repreJune 23, 2017 of Abebe Zewdie, who Washingron, DC 20020 with a copy to the under2016-ES-23-0369 OF THE 20814 Name of newspaper: signed, on or before died on EDT May 4,2017 2017 withsentative of the estate of IN THE MATTER OF: Attorney TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:39:39 VIRGIN ISLANDS LEGAL NOTICES out LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGALOF NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES Cassaundra LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL Afro-American December 30, 2017, or DIVISION LEGAL NOTICES a will, and will serve Donaldson NOTICE OF RUBIE V.NOTICES PEARSON ST. CROIX Attorney NOTICE OF Washington be forever barred. Per- LPP MORTGAGE, LTD., without Court superviWilliams , who died on APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT, Law Reporter sons believed to be heirs f/k/a LOAN )PARTICIsion. All unknown heirs June 9, 2013 without a STATE OF NOTICE TO Superior Court of NOTICE TO Felicia J Wardrick or legatees of the de- PANT PARTNERS, LTD. and heirs whose will, and will serve withSOUTH CAROLINA CREDITORS the District of CREDITORS Personal cedent who do not rewhereabouts are unCOUNTY OF Plaintiff out Court supervision. All AND NOTICE TO District of Columbia AND NOTICE TO Representative ceive a copy of this notice GREENVILLE known shall enter their unknown heirs and heirs UNKNOWN HEIRS PROBATE DIVISION UNKNOWN HEIRS appearance in this whose where-abouts are Arthur L Wharton III , by mail within 25 days of vs. Washington, D.C. Betty J Cintron , whose unknown shall enter their Phyllis Deletha Fowler, TRUE TEST COPY proceeding. Objections whose address is 3011 O its first publication shall 20001-2131 address is 1923 Park Petitioner, JOYCE PARRILLA, REGISTER OF WILLS to such appointment (or appearance in this Street, SE, Washington, so inform the Register of Administration No. ELEUTERIO Road , NW., Washington, Wills, including name, to the probate of deproceeding. Objections DC 20020 was apTYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:40:24 EDT ,2017 2017ADM658 vs. 06/23, 06/30, 07/7/17 cedent´s will) shall be pointed personal repre- address and relation- PARRILLA, GISELA PAR- DC 20010 was appointed to such appointment Donella J Mathews RILLA and, personal representative shall be filed with the filed with the Register of sentative of the estate of ship. Decedent Nellie Ree Fowler, OMAR PARRILLA of the estate of Isidoro Register of Wills, D.C., Wills, D.C., 515 5th Clinton Edward Golden Date of Publication: Wesley L Clarke Superior Court of Robert Stanley Cintron Jr. who died on 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd June 30, 2017 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Jr. , who died on April 10, 1629 K Street NW, the District of Fowler, Fay Christian, SX - 05 - CV - 612 March 19, 2017 with, Floor Washington, D.C. Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 1993 without a will, and Name of newspaper: Ste 300 District of Columbia Johnnie Lee Fryer, Plaintiff, without a will, and will 20001, on or before 20001, on or before will serve with Court su- Afro-American Washington, DC 20006 PROBATE DIVISION Craig Norman Fryer ACTION FOR serve without Court su- December 30, 2017. December 23, 2017. pervision. All unknown Washington Attorney , Pat Butler, PARTITION Washington, D.C. pervision. All unknown Claims against the deClaims against the deheirs and heirs whose Law Reporter NOTICE OF Earl Pearson, III, AND FORECLOSURE 20001-2131 heirs and heirs whose cedent shall be preKaren D Lowe cedent shall be prewhereabouts are unAPPOINTMENT, Leo Pearson, OF JUDGMENT LIEN Administration No. whereabouts are un- sented to the underPersonal sented to the underknown shall enter their and NOTICE TO 2017ADM642 known shall enter their signed with a copy to the Representative signed with a copy to the appearance in this Sharai Brooks, SUMMONS CREDITORS Marie W Gable a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Register of Wills or filed Register of Wills or filed proceeding. Objections Respondents. AND NOTICE TO Decedent proceeding. Objections with the Register of Wills with the Register of Wills to such appointment TRUE TEST COPY To: GISELA PARRILLA UNKNOWN HEIRS Clark J Hymes Esq to such appointment (or with a copy to the underREGISTER OF WILLS with a copy to the undershall be filed with the TO THE 9200 Stream Valley Lane Clinton Wilburn and 1030 15th St., NW, Register of Wills, D.C., RESPONDENTS C l i n t o n , M a r y l a n d to the probate of designed, on or before Doris Brown, whose ad- signed, on or before Suite 1050B cedent´s will) shall be TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:34:04 EDT 2017 December 30, 2017, or ABOVE NAMED: 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 06/30, 07/7, 07/14/17 20735-1935 dress(es) are 2031 Ray- December 23, 2017, or Washington, DC 20005 filed with the Register of be forever barred. Per- You are hereby sumFloor Washington, D.C. conda Rd., Fayetville, be forever barred. Per- Attorney Wills, D.C., 515 5th sons believed to be heirs moned and required to anWithin the time limited by sons believed to be heirs 20001, on or before NC and 3630 NW 9th Ct., NOTICE OF law (see note below) you Street, N.W., 3rd Floor or legatees of the de- s w e r t h e P e t i t i o n / Superior Court of December 30, 2017 . Laurderhill, FL, 33311 or legatees of the deAPPOINTMENT, are hereby required to ap- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . cedent who do not re- Complaint in this action, of the District of Claims against the dewere appointed personal cedent who do not reNOTICE TO pear before this Court and 20001, on or before ceive a copy of this notice which a copy is herewith District of Columbia cedent shall be prerepresentative of the ceive a copy of this notice CREDITORS D e c e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 . answer to a complaint by mail within 25 days of served upon you, and to PROBATE DIVISION sented to the underestate of Donella J Math- by mail within 25 days of AND NOTICE TO filed against you in this ac- Claims against the deits first publication shall serve a copy of your anWashington, D.C. signed with a copy to the e w s , w h o d i e d o n its first publication shall UNKNOWN HEIRS tion and in case of your cedent shall be preso inform the Register of swer to the said Petition/ 20001-2131 January 7, 2017 with a so inform the Register of Renee Gable Sears, Register of Wills or filed failure to appear or an- sented to the under- Wills, including name, Complaint on the subAdministration No. will, and will serve with- Wills, including name, whose address is 2515 R with the Register of Wills swer, judgment by default signed with a copy to the address and relation- scribers at their office, 260 2017ADM685 out Court supervision. All address and relation- Street, #121, Washing- with a copy to the underNorth Church Street, will be taken against you Register of Wills or filed ship. Cora Bryant signed, on or before unknown heirs and heirs ship. ton, DC 20020, was apSpartanburg, S.C. within as demanded in the First with the Register of Wills Date of Publication: Decedent December 30, 2017 , or whose whereabouts are Date of Publication: pointed personal reprethirty (30) days after the Amended Complaint, for with a copy to the under- June 30, 2017 unknown shall enter their June 23, 2017 sentative of the estate of be forever barred. Per- Maynard T. Curry service hereon, exclusive signed, on or before Name of newspaper: Name of newspaper: appearance in this of the day of such service; Marie W Gable, who died sons believed to be heirs Attorney at Law PARTITION AND December 9, 2017, or be Afro-American Afro-American 4521 Eads Place NE or legatees of the deproceeding. Objections and if you fail to answer FORECLOSURE on January 16, 2017 with forever barred. Persons Washington Washington Washington, DC 20019 cedent who do not reto such appointment (or the Petition/Complaint OF JUDGMENT LIEN. a will, and will serve withbelieved to be heirs or Law Reporter Attorney ceive a copy of this notice within the time aforesaid, to the probate of de- Law Reporter out Court supervision. All legatees of the decedent Hewan Abebe David Williams the Petitioner/Plaintiff in NOTICE OF SO ORDERED this 3rd cedent´s will) shall be unknown heirs and heirs by mail within 25 days of who do not receive a Personal Personal APPOINTMENT, this action will 2017 apply to the day of May, 2017. filed with the Register of whose where-abouts are its first publication shall Fri Jun 30 13:38:04 EDT copy of this notice by mail TYPESET: Representative Representative NOTICE TO Court for the relief deWills, D.C., 515 5th unknown shall enter their so inform the Register of within 25 days of its first CREDITORS Wills, including name, manded in the Petition/ Street, N.W., 3rd Floor appearance in this publication shall so in- TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY AND NOTICE TO Complaint. ROBERT A. MOLLOY Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . proceeding. Objections address and relationform the Register of SUPERIOROF COURT OF REGISTER WILLS UNKNOWN HEIRS Judge of the 20001, on or before REGISTER OF WILLS to such appointment (or ship. Wills, including name, THE DISTRICT OF Burts Turner & Rhodes Kathy B Gaines , whose Superior Court December 23, 2017. TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:42:57 2017of de- Date of Publication: to the EDT probate address and relationCOLUMBIA 06/23, 06/30, 07/7/17 Attorney for the Plaintiffs 06/30, 07/7, 07/14/17 address is 5613 Gist Claims against the decedent´s will) shall be June 30, 2017 ship. PROBATE DIVISION 260 North Church Street Richard H. Dollison, Esq. Avenue, Baltimore, MD Name of newspaper: cedent shall be prefiled with the Register of Date of Publication: Washington, D.C. Spartanburg, 21215, was appointed Attorney for Plaintiff Afro-American sented to the underWills, D.C., 515 5th Superior Court of June 9, 2017 South Carolina 29306 20001-2131 personal representative LPP Mortgage, Ltd. signed with a copy to the Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington the District of Name of newspaper: (864) 585-8166. The Law Offices of RichAdministration No. of the estate of Cora BryLaw Reporter Register of Wills or filed Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . District of Columbia Afro-American 2016ADM001138 Arthur L Wharton III ant, who died on August ard H. Dollison, P.C. with the Register of Wills 20001, on or before PROBATE DIVISION By: Estate of Personal 31, 2005 with a will, and 48 Dronningens Gade, Washington with a copy to the underDecember 23, 2017. Washington, D.C. Law Reporter Pamela Bridgewater Representative will serve without Court Ste. 2C signed, on or before Claims against the de20001-2131 Richard H.Rhodes P.O. Box 6135 Betty J. Cintron Toure supervision. All unknown December 23, 2017, or cedent shall be preAdministration No. St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin IsPersonal Deceased heirs and heirs whose TRUE TEST COPY be forever barred. Persented to the underOctober 25, 2016 2017ADM652 Representative NOTICE OF whereabouts are un- lands 00804-6135 sons believed to be heirs Catherine Barber signed with a copy to the REGISTER OF WILLS STANDARD known shall enter their NOTE: This defendant, if or legatees of the de- Decedent Register of Wills or filed TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:34:59 A hearing in the matter of TRUE TEST COPY PROBATE a p p e aEDT r a n c e2017 in this cedent who do not reRubie V. Pearson (2016with the Register of Wills 06/30, 07/7, 07/14/17 served personally, is re- REGISTER OF WILLS NOTICE OF Notice is hereby given proceeding. Objections ceive a copy of this notice ES-23-06369) is quired to file his answer or with a copy to the underAPPOINTMENT, that a petition has been to such appointment (or by mail within 25 days of scheduled for August 21, other defenses with the 06/9, signed, on or before TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:30:04 NOTICE TO 06/16, 06/23/17 filed inEDT this 2017 Court by 2017 at 2:00 p.rn. at the to the probate of deSuperior Court of its first publication shall Clerk of this Court, and to December 23, 2017, or CREDITORS Kweku Toure for stan- Greenville County Procedent´s will) shall be serve a copy thereof upon the District of so inform the Register of be forever barred. PerAND NOTICE TO dard probate, including bate Court located at 301 filed with the Register of the plain-tiff´s attorney District of Columbia Wills, including name, sons believed to be heirs UNKNOWN HEIRS Superior Court of the appointment of one University St. #1200, Wills, D.C., 515 5th PROBATE DIVISION within twenty (20) days address and relation- James L Barber Jr. , or legatees of the dethe District of or more personal repre- Greenville South CaroStreet, N.W., 3rd Floor after service of this sumWashington, D.C. ship. whose address is 14006 cedent who do not reDistrict of Columbia sentative. Unless a com- lina, Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001-2131 TYPESET: 29601. Fri Jun 30 13:22:42 E mons, excluding the date Date of Publication: ceive a copy of this notice old Brandywine Rd., PROBATE DIVISION plaint or an objection in 20001, on or before of service. The defendant, Administration No. June 23, 2017 Brandywine, MD 20613 , by mail within 25 days of Washington, D.C. accordance with SuperDecember 30, 2017. if served by publication or 2017ADM711 wall lo Name of newspaper: was appointed personal its first publication shall Laverne E Montgomery 20001-2131 ior Court Probate DiClaims against the de- by personal service outimprov IN THE SUPERIOR Afro-American representative of the so inform the Register of Decedent Administration No. vision Rule 407 is filed in side of the jurisdiction, is cedent shall be preerties COURT Washington estate of Catherine Bar- Wills, including name, 2017ADM585 this Court within 30 days required to file his answer sented to the under22nd S NOTICE OF OF THE Law Reporter ber, who died on January address and relationHenrietta Ann Daniels from the date of first pub1335 22 signed with a copy to the or other defense with the APPOINTMENT, DISTRICT 30, 2016 without a will, ship. AKA Clerk of this Court, and to lication of this notice, the Washin Register of Wills or filed NOTICE TO OF COLUMBIA Clinton Wilburn and will serve without Date of Publication: Henrietta A. Daniels serve a copy thereof upon Court may take the acD with the Register of Wills CREDITORS CIVIL DIVISION Doris Brown Court supervision. All un- June 23, 2017 the attorney for the plaintiff AKA tion hereinafter set forth. with a copy to the underAND NOTICE TO Civil Action No. Personal known heirs and heirs Name of newspaper: 0 O In the absence of a will 2012 CA 006633 L(RP) signed, on or before within thirty (30) days after Henrietta D. Daniels UNKNOWN HEIRS Representative whose whereabouts are Afro-American PU or proof satisfactory to Sandra Owusu-Ansah , December 30, 2017 , or the completion of the pe- AKA (Action unknown shall enter their Washington riod of publication or perHenriett D. Daniels the Court of due execuwhose address is 105 be forever barred. PerInvolving TRUE TEST COPY Law Reporter appearance in this sonal service outside of Decedent In acco tion, enter an order deterReal Property) REGISTER OF WILLS Renee Gable Sears North Summit Ave #1, sons believed to be heirs the jurisdiction. proceeding. Objections Morton A. Faller, Code § mining that the decedent Gaithersburg MD 20877 or legatees of the dePersonal to such appointment Esquire 13-341, died intestate 06/23, 06/30,Fri 07/7/17 Representative was appointed personal cedent who do not re0 TYPESET: Jun 30 13:41:20 EDT shall be filed2017 with the 12505 Park Potomac proceed appoint an unsurepresentative of the ceive a copy of this notice 0 7 / 1 , 0 7 / 7 , 0 7 / 1 4 , DEBRA M. OLSEN, Register of Wills, D.C., the forec Avenue, 6th Floor pervised personal repreestate of LaVerne E by mail within 25 days of TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:30:25 EDT 2017 TRUSTEE OF THE 07/21/17 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd TRUE TEST COPY of redem Potomac, MD 20854 sentative its first publication shall Montgomery , who died KURT OLSEN propert Floor Washington, D.C. REGISTER OF WILLS Attorney Superior Court of on September 2, 2015 so inform the Register of GIFT TRUST 2012 Square: 20001, on or before NOTICE OF the District of Register of Wills without EDT a will, and will Wills, including name, 13317 Drews Lane Superior Court of TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:33:28 2017 06/23, 06/30, 07/7/17 which p December 23, 2017. APPOINTMENT, District of Columbia Clerk of the Potomac, MD 20854 serve without Court su- address and relationthe District of be know Claims against the deNOTICE TO PROBATE DIVISION Probate Division pervision. All unknown ship. District of Columbia ing part cedent shall be preCREDITORS Washington, D.C. Date of First Publication And heirs and heirs whose Date of Publication: PROBATE DIVISION betwee Superior Court of sented to the underAND NOTICE TO 20001-2131 June 30, 2017 whereabouts are un- June 30, 2017 Washington, D.C. properti the District of signed with a copy to the UNKNOWN HEIRS Administration No. KURT OLSEN, Names of Newspapers: known shall enter their Name of newspaper: 22nd St 20001-2131 District of Columbia Register of Wills or filed Gregory S. Daniels , Washington 2017ADM657 TRUSTEE OF THE Afro-American appearance in this 22nd Administration No. PROBATE DIVISION with the Register of Wills whose address is 1707 Law Reporter Raynell Goodwine DEBRA M. OLSEN proceeding. Objections Washington Washing 2017ADM618 Washington, D.C. with a copy to the underBrown Station Road, Up- Washington GIFT TRUST 2012 Decedent to such appointment Law Reporter property Isidoro Cintron Jr. 20001-2131 signed, on or before per Marlboro, MD, 20854 AFRO-AMERICAN 13317 Drews Lane NOTICE OF Kathy B Gaines Decedent shall be filed with the Mayor Administration No. December 23, 2017, or Potomac, MD 20854 was appointed APPOINTMENT, Rikki Drykerman Personal Edward T. Love, Esq Register of Wills, D.C., Columb 2017ADM94 be forever barred. Perpersonal representative NOTICE TO Noel Law Firm this acti Representative Ortman, Love & 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Substitute Plaintiffs sons believed to be heirs Leoner Norwood of the estate of Henrietta 43 Randolph Rd #207 CREDITORS The Am Floor Washington, D.C. Huckabay or legatees of the de- Decedent Ann Daniels AKA Hen- Silver Spring, MD 20904 AND NOTICE TO states, 20001, on or before TRUE TEST COPY 4816 Moorland Lane Yvonne Davis Smith vs cedent who do not rerietta A. Daniels AKA UNKNOWN HEIRS things, December 30, 2017. REGISTER OF WILLS Bethesda, Maryland Henrietta D. Daniels AKA Signature of Janet E Smith, whose ceive a copy of this notice Esq necessa Petitioners/Attorney Claims against the de20814 FRITS JACOBSE Henriett D. Daniels , who address is 8500 New by mail within 25 days of 2501 NorthHampton cedent shall be pre- 06/30, have no 07/7, 07/14/17 TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:34:41 EDT 2017 Attorney LEVITAN TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:35:37 EDT 2017 died on April 18, 2014 Hampshire, # 404, Silver its first publication shall Street NW Accordin 06/30, 07/7/17 sented to the underNOTICE OF Address Unknown Washington, DC 20015 without a will, and will day of Ju Spring, MD, 20903 , so inform the Register of signed with a copy to the APPOINTMENT, Attorney Wills, including name, serve without Court suORDER wasappointed personal Register of Wills or filed Superior Court of NOTICE TO And NOTICE OF ior Cour pervision. All unknown representative of the address and relationSuperior Court of with the Register of Wills the District of CREDITORS APPOINTMENT, Columb heirs and heirs whose e s t a t e o f R a y n e l l ship. the District of with a copy to the underDistrict of Columbia AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN PERSONAL NOTICE TO upon D whereabouts are unGoodwine, who died on Date of Publication: District of Columbia signed, on or before PROBATE DIVISION UNKNOWN HEIRS REPRESENTATIVE Jacobse CREDITORS known shall enter their August 28, 2016 with a June 23, 2017 PROBATE DIVISION December 30, 2017 , or Washington, D.C. OF THE ESTATE OF Betty J Cintron , whose known AND NOTICE TO Name of newspaper: appearance in this will, and will serve withWashington, D.C. be forever barred. Per20001-2131 THOMAS J. LANE, JR. address is 1923 Park sentativ UNKNOWN HEIRS Afro-American proceeding. Objections out Court supervision. All 20001-2131 sons believed to be heirs Address Unknown Administration No. Road , NW., Washington, to such appointment (or Thomas Lloyd Norwood , whose unknown heirs and heirs Washington Administration No. or legatees of the de2017ADM598 DC 20010 was appointed the Unk address is 415 Farragut to the probate of dewhose where-abouts are Law Reporter 2017ADM619 cedent who do not re- Evelyn Hunter ArmAnd personal representative Legatee Catherine Barber Street, NW, Washington, ceive a copy of this notice cedent´s will) shall be Evelyn H Gibson unknown shall enter their strong Lane, J of the estate of Isidoro Personal DC 20011 was appointed by mail within 25 days of filed with the Register of Decedent appearance in this UNKNOWN HEIRS Decedent insertion Cintron Jr. who died on Wills, D.C., 515 5th Representative personal representative its first publication shall proceeding. Objections NOTICE OF AND order NOTICE OF March 19, 2017 with, Street, N.W., 3rd Floor of the estate of Leoner to such appointment (or APPOINTMENT, LEGATEES OF so inform the Register of America APPOINTMENT, without a will, and will W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Norwood, who died on to the probate of de- TRUE TEST COPY NOTICE TO THOMAS J. LANE, JR. Wills, including name, the Daily NOTICE TO serve without Court suOctober 2, 2016 with a 20001, on or before cedent´s will) shall be REGISTER OF WILLS CREDITORS Address Unknown address and relationReport CREDITORS pervision. All unknown December 30, 2017. will, and will serve withfiled with the Register of TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:43:19 AND NOTICE TO having EDT 2017 ship. AND NOTICE TO heirs and heirs whose Claims against the deout Court supervision. All 06/23, 06/30, 07/7/17 Wills, D.C., 515 5th And UNKNOWN HEIRS tion in Date of Publication: UNKNOWN HEIRS whereabouts are uncedent shall be preunknown heirs and heirs Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Constance G Simenton, Columb June 30, 2017 Dora D Hunter , whose known shall enter their sented to the underwhose whereabouts are 22nd LP Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . whose address is 3350 C for thr Name of newspaper: address is 5111 Astor a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Superior Court of unknown shall enter their signed with a copy to the 2401 Cedarwood Drive 20001, on or before Street, SE, Washington, months, Afro-American Place, SE, Washington, proceeding. Objections Register of Wills or filed the District of appearance in this Bloomington, IN 47401 December 23, 2017. DC 20019 , was apall pers Washington DC 20019, was ap- to such appointment (or with the Register of Wills District of Columbia proceeding. Objections Claims against the dethe abo pointed personal repreLaw Reporter pointed personal repre- to the probate of dewith a copy to the underPROBATE DIVISION And to such appointment (or property cedent shall be preSandra Owusu-Ansah sentative of the estate of cedent´s will) shall be signed, on or before sentative of the estate of Washington, D.C. to the probate of deCourt on sented to the underEvelyn H Gibson who Personal Evelyn Hunter Arm20001-2131 filed with the Register of December 30, 2017, or THE DISTRICT OF cedent´s will) shall be day of O signed with a copy to the died on February 26, Representative strong , who died on April Wills, D.C., 515 5th Administration No. COLUMBIA filed with the Register of redeem be forever barred. Per- 2012 without a will, and Register of Wills or filed 10, 2017 with a will, and 2017ADM666 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Serve: Mayor of the Wills, D.C., 515 5th by pa sons believed to be heirs will serve without Court with the Register of Wills TRUE TEST COPY will serve without Court Esther Mae Wardrick W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . District of Columbia $12,434 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor or legatees of the dewith a copy to the underREGISTER OF WILLS supervision. All unknown 20001, on or before cedent who do not re- supervision. All unknown Decedent interest W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . signed, on or before heirs and heirs whose D e c e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 . ceive a copy of this notice heirs and heirs whose NOTICE OF Muriel Bowser real pro 20001, on or before December 23, 2017, or where-abouts are un06/30, 07/7, 07/14/17 Attn: Office of the where-abouts are unAPPOINTMENT, TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:35:19 EDT 2017 Claims against the de- by mail within 25 days of icate w December 30, 2017. be forever barred. Perknown shall enter their Secretary known shall enter their NOTICE TO cedent shall be precourt c Claims against the deits first publication shall a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s sons believed to be heirs 1350 Pennsylvania Avea p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s CREDITORS sented to the underattorney cedent shall be preso inform the Register of or legatees of the denue, N.W., #419 proceeding. Objections signed with a copy to the Wills, including name, proceeding. Objections AND NOTICE TO incurred Superior Court of sented to the undercedent who do not reto such appointment Washington, DC 20001 to such appointment (or Register of Wills or filed address and relationUNKNOWN HEIRS and se the District of signed with a copy to the ceive a copy of this notice shall be filed with the and all to the probate of dewith the Register of Wills ship. F e l i c i a J Wa r d r i c k , Register of Wills or filed District of Columbia by mail within 25 days of Register of Wills, D.C., Serve: Attorney General accorda cedent´s will) shall be whose address is 635 with the Register of Wills with a copy to the under- Date of Publication: PROBATE DIVISION its first publication shall 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd of the District of Columbia sions of filed with the Register of Franklin Street, NE, with a copy to the undersigned, on or before Washington, D.C. June 30, 2017 so inform the Register of Floor Washington, D.C. Attn: Darlene Fields §§ 47-13 Wills, D.C., 515 5th Washington, DC 20017, signed, on or before December 9, 2017, or be Name of newspaper: 20001-2131 Wills, including name, 20001, on or before 441 4th Street, NW et seq. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor forever barred. Persons Afro-American was appointed personal December 30, 2017, or Administration No. address and relationWashington, DC 20001 December 16, 2017. Amende Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . representative of the be forever barred. Perbelieved to be heirs or Washington 2017ADM687 ship. Claims against the dethereaft 20001, on or before legatees of the decedent Law Reporter estate of Esther Mae sons believed to be heirs Kevin O Edison And Date of Publication: cedent shall be prement wi December 30, 2017 . who do not receive a Wardrick, who died on or legatees of the de- Decedent Gregory S Daniels sented to the underJune 23, 2017 closing Claims against the de- copy of this notice by mail December 12, 2016 with- cedent who do not reNOTICE OF All Unknown Owners of Personal signed with a copy to the Name of newspaper: dempti cedent shall be pre- within 25 days of its first out a will, and will serve ceive a copy of this notice APPOINTMENT, the Property described Representative Register of Wills or filed Afro-American property sented to the under- publication shall so inwithout Court supervi- by mail within 25 days of NOTICE TO below, their Heirs, PerWashington Plaintiff with the Register of Wills signed with a copy to the form the Register of sion. All unknown heirs its first publication shall CREDITORS sonal Representatives, TRUE TEST COPY ple. Law Reporter with a copy to the underRegister of Wills or filed Wills, including name, REGISTER OF WILLS a n d h e i r s w h o s e so inform the Register of AND NOTICE TO Executors, AdministraJanet Smith signed, on or before with the Register of Wills address and relationwhereabouts are un- Wills, including name, tors, Grantees, Assigns or UNKNOWN HEIRS Magist Personal December 16, 2017, or TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:30:47 EDT 2017 known shall enter their address and relation- Karen D Lowe , whose with a copy to the undership. Successors in Right, Title, 06/30, 07/7, 07/14/17 Representative be forever barred. Persigned, on or before appearance in this Date of Publication: Interest, and Any and all address is 2025 Savanship. (Sig sons believed to be heirs proceeding. Objections Date of Publication: persons having or nah Place SE, Washing- December 30, 2017, or June 9, 2017 TRUE TEST COPY or legatees of the debe forever barred. Per- Name of newspaper: to such appointment June 30, 2017 Superior Court of claiming to have any interton, DC 20020 , was apREGISTER OF WILLS cedent who do not reest in the leasehold or fee sons believed to be heirs Afro-American shall be filed with the Name of newspaper: the District of pointed personal 07/7, 07 ceive a copy of this notice simple in the property and Register of Wills, D.C., Afro-American District of Columbia representative of the or legatees of the de- Washington 06/23, 06/30, 07/7/17 by mail within 25 days of TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:42:21 2017 premises situate, lying 515 5thEDT Street, N.W., 3rd Washington PROBATE DIVISION estate of Kevin O Edison, cedent who do not re- Law Reporter its first publication shall and being in the District of Floor Washington, D.C. Law Reporter Washington, D.C. Betty J. Cintron who died on May 18, ceive a copy of this notice so inform the Register of Columbia described as: 20001, on or before 20001-2131 Personal Lloyd Norwood 2017 without a will, and by mail within 25 days of Wills, including name, Square 0069 Lot 0829. Superior Court of December 23, 2017. Administration No. Representative Personal will serve without Court its first publication shall address and TYPESET: Fri relationJun 30 13:22:42 EDT May also be 2017 known as a the District of Claims against the de2017ADM646 Representative supervision. All unknown so inform the Register of ship. lot comprising part of a District of Columbia cedent shall be preCassaundra heirs and heirs whose Wills, including name, TRUE TEST COPY Date of Publication: wall located between PROBATE DIVISION sented to the under- TRUE TEST COPY Donaldson Williams whereabouts are un- address and relation- REGISTER OF WILLS June 16, 2017 improved real propIN THE SUPERIOR Washington, D.C. signed with a copy to the REGISTER OF WILLS Decedent known shall enter their ship. Name of newspaper: erties known as 1333 COURT 20001-2131 TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:30:25 EDT 2017 Jr Date of Publication: Register of Wills or filed Charles T Tucker 06/9, 06/16, 06/23/17 appearance in this Afro-American 22nd Street NW and TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:34:23 EDT Objections 2017 OF THE Administration No. June 30, 2017 with the Register of Wills 06/30, Esq proceeding. 07/7, 07/14/17 1335 22nd Street, NW in DISTRICT 2017ADM583 with a copy to the under16009 Lavender Dream Washington to such appointment (or Name of newspaper: Law Reporter Washington, D.C. OF COLUMBIA Abebe Zewdie signed, on or before Lane Superior Court of to the probate of de- Afro-American Defendants Constance G. Simenton CIVIL DIVISION Decedent Superior Court of December 23, 2017, or Brandywine,MD the District of cedent´s will) shall be Washington Civil ActionPersonal No. NOTICE OF the District of be forever barred. Per20613-8003 District of Columbia filed with the Register of Law Reporter ORDER OF Representative 2012 CA 006633 L(RP) APPOINTMENT, District of Columbia Dora D Hunter sons believed to be heirs Attorney PROBATE DIVISION Wills, D.C., 515 5th PUBLICATION (Action NOTICE TO PROBATE DIVISION Personal or legatees of the deNOTICE OF Washington, D.C. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor TRUE Involving TEST COPY CREDITORS Washington, D.C. Representative cedent who do not reAPPOINTMENT, 20001-2131 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . In accordance with D.C. REGISTER OF WILLS Real Property) AND NOTICE TO 20001-2131 ceive a copy of this notice NOTICE TO Administration No. 20001, on or before Code §§ 47-1375 and UNKNOWN HEIRS Administration No. by mail within 25 days of CREDITORS 2017ADM618 December 30, 2017 . TRUE TEST COPY TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:33:46 2017of this 13-341, EDT the object 06/16, 07/7, 07/14/17 Hewan Abebe , whose its first publication shall 2017ADM710 AND NOTICE TO Isidoro Cintron Jr. Claims against the de- REGISTER OF WILLS proceeding is to secure DEBRA M. OLSEN, address is 1840 N EDT 2017 so inform the Register of Clinton Edward Golden cedent shall be pre- TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:28:32 UNKNOWN HEIRS Decedent the foreclosure of the right TRUSTEE OF THE Edgemont St. #1, Los Wills, including name, Jr. David Williams , whose Edward T. Love, Esq sented to the under- 06/30, 07/7, 07/14/17 of redemption in the real INKURT THE OLSEN PROBATE Angeles, CA 90027 was address and relation- Decedent address is 222 Adams Ortman, Love & property, described as signed with a copy to the COURT2012 GIFT TRUST appointed personal re- ship. Arthur L Wharton Street, NE, Washington, Huckabay Square: 0069, Lot: 0829, IN THE SUPERIOR Register of Wills or filed 13317 Drews Lane presentative of the estate Date of Publication: 3011 O Street SE DC 20002, was apwhich property may also COURT 4816 Moorland Lane with the Register of Wills SUMMONS Potomac, MD 20854 of Abebe Zewdie, who June 23, 2017 Washingron, DC 20020 with a copy to the underbe known as a lot comprisOF THE Bethesda, Maryland pointed personal repre2016-ES-23-0369 died on May 4, 2017 with- Name of newspaper: Attorney sentative of the estate of IN THE MATTER OF: ing part of a wall located VIRGIN ISLANDS 20814 signed, on or before And out a will, and will serve Afro-American NOTICE OF between improved real DIVISION OF ST. CROIX Cassaundra Donaldson Attorney RUBIE V. PEARSON December 30, 2017, or without Court supervi- Washington properties known as 1333 APPOINTMENT, Williams , who died on NOTICE OF be forever barred. Per- LPP MORTGAGE, LTD., KURT OLSEN, 22nd Street NW and 1335 sion. All unknown heirs Law Reporter NOTICE TO June 9, 2013 without a APPOINTMENT, STATE OF sons believed to be heirs f/k/a LOAN )PARTICITRUSTEE OF THE 22nd Street, NW in and heirs whose CREDITORS Felicia J Wardrick will, and will serve withSOUTHM. CAROLINA NOTICE TO or legatees of the de- PANT PARTNERS, LTD. DEBRA OLSEN Washington, D.C., which Plaintiff whereabouts are unAND NOTICE TO Personal out Court supervision. All COUNTY OF CREDITORS cedent who do not reGIFT TRUST 2012 property was sold by the known shall enter their UNKNOWN HEIRS Representative GREENVILLE unknown heirs and heirs AND NOTICE TO ceive a copy of this notice 13317 Drews Lane Mayor of the District of vs. appearance in this Arthur L Wharton III , whose where-abouts are

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representative of the died on May 4, 2017 with Street, NW., 3rd Floor- was appointed personal estate of Loretta Carter a will, and will serve with- , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . representative of the Hanes, who died on Auout Court supervision. All 20001 within 6 months estate of Dorsey Battle, gust 21, 2016 without a unknown heirs and heirs from the date of first pub- who died on August 17, 2016 with a will, and will will, and will serve with whose whereabouts are lication of this notice. Jeffrey White serve without Court suCourt supervision. All ununknown shall enter their pervision. All unknown Personal known heirs and heirs appearance in this Representative(s) heirs and heirs whose whose whereabouts are proceeding. Objections TRUE TEST COPY whereabouts are ununknown shall enter their to such appointment (or REGISTER OF WILLS known shall enter their TYPESET: Wed Jul 05 15:11:37 TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:23:09 a p p e a EDT r a n c e2017 in this TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:26:33 2017of deto the EDT probate a LEGAL p p e a r a n NOTICES ce in this LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES proceeding. LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES cedent´s LEGAL will) NOTICES LEGAL of firstNOTICES publication: Objections shall be Date proceeding. Objections to such appointment filed with the Register of July 7, 2017 to such appointment (or Name of newspapers Superior Court shall be filed with the Wills, D.C., 515 5th Superior Court of Superior Court of to the probate of deof the Register of Wills, D.C., Street, N.W., 3rd Floor and/or periodical: the District of the District of cedent´s will) shall be The Daily Washington District of Columbia 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . District of Columbia District of Columbia filed with the Register of PROBATE DIVISION Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before Law Reporter PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION Wills, D.C., 515 5th Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 7, 2018. Claims The Afro-American Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 20001-2131 December 23, 2017. against the decedent TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:28:10 20001-2131 20001-2131 EDT 2017 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 Administration No. Claims against the deshall be presented to the Administration No. Administration No. 20001, on or before 2017ADM614 cedent shall be preundersigned with a copy 2017ADM734 2017ADM726 January 7, 2018. Claims William Reuben Howze sented to the under- Virginia B Haskel to the Register of Wills or Albert H Coleman Jr. signed with a copy to the Decedent filed with the Register of SUPERIOR COURT OF against the decedent Decedent Decedent THE DISTRICT OF shall be presented to the Julius P. Terrell, Esq Register of Wills or filed Wills with a copy to the Monica Shepherd NOTICE OF COLUMBIA undersigned with a copy 1 4 5 5 P e n n s y l v a n i a with the Register of Wills undersigned, on or beNorth Oak APPOINTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION to the Register of Wills or Ave. NW with a copy to the underfore January 7, 2018, or Professional Park, NOTICE TO Washington, D.C. filed with the Register of Washington, DC 20004 signed, on or before be forever barred. Per3034 Mitchellville Rd. CREDITORS 20001-2131 Wills with a copy to the Attorney December 23, 2017, or sons believed to be heirs Bowie, MD 20716 AND NOTICE TO Foreign No. undersigned, on or beNOTICE OF be forever barred. Peror legatees of the deAttorney UNKNOWN HEIRS 2017FEP66 fore January 7, 2018, or APPOINTMENT, sons believed to be heirs James E Haskel, Sr. , cedent who do not reNOTICE OF Date of Death be forever barred. PerNOTICE TO or legatees of the dewhose address is 845 ceive a copy of this notice APPOINTMENT, April 9, 2017 sons believed to be heirs CREDITORS cedent who do not re- M a r j o r i e C T, S E , by mail within 25 days of NOTICE TO Wanda Marie Harris or legatees of the deAND NOTICE TO ceive a copy of this notice its first publication shall CREDITORS Washington, DC 20032, cedent who do not reUNKNOWN HEIRS by mail within 25 days of was appointed personal so inform the Register of Decedent AND NOTICE TO NOTICE OF ceive a copy of this notice William R Howze Jr. , its first publication shall representative of the Wills, including name, UNKNOWN HEIRS APPOINTMENT by mail within 25 days of whose address is 6611 Ashaki Coleman, whose so inform the Register of estate of Virginia B. Has- address and relationOF FOREIGN its first publication shall 7th Pl., NW, Washington Wills, including name, kel, who died on Feb- ship. address is 24 Wagon PERSONAL so inform the Register of DC 20012, was apaddress and relation- ruary 27, 2017 with a will, Date of Publication: Lane, Cherry Hill, NJ REPRESENTATIVE Wills, including name, pointed personal repre08002, was appointed ship. and will serve without July 7, 2017 AND address and relation- sentative of the estate of personal representative Date of Publication: Court supervision. All un- Name of newspaper: NOTICE TO ship. William Reuben Howze, of the estate of Albert H. June 23, 2017 known heirs and heirs Afro-American CREDITORS Date of Publication: who died on January 21, Coleman, who died on Name of newspaper: whose where-abouts are Washington Renee T. Harris whose July 7, 2017 2015 without a will, and February 26, 2016 with- Afro-American unknown shall enter their Law Reporter address is 211 Poplar Name of newspaper: will serve without Court Washington Norvell V Lacey out a will, and will serve appearance in this Spring Road, Rockville, Afro-American supervision. All unknown Law Reporter Personal without Court superviproceeding. Objections MD 20850 was apWashington heirs and heirs whose Dorene Haney Esq to such appointment (or Representative sion. All unknown heirs pointed personal repreLaw Reporter whereabouts are unPersonal to the probate of deTRUE TEST COPY and heirs whose sentative of the estate of Reginald B Battle known shall enter their Representative cedent´s will) shall be TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS whereabouts are unWanda Marie Harris, dePersonal appearance in this known EDT shall 2017 enter their filed with the Register of REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:27:31 ceased by the Orphan’s Representative proceeding. Objections TRUE TEST COPY 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 appearance in this Wills, D.C., 515 5th C o u r tEDT f o r2017 Prince to such appointment (or REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:24:06 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 proceeding. Objections Street, N.W., 3rd Floor George’s County, State TRUE TEST COPY to the probate of deto such appointment (or Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . of Maryland ., on April 24, Superior Court of REGISTER OF WILLS Jun 30 13:24:47 cedent´s will) shall be 06/23, 06/30,Fri 07/7/17 to the probate of de- TYPESET: 20001,EDT on 2017 or before 2017, the District of filed with the Register of cedent´s will) shall be Superior Court of January 7, 2018. Claims Service of process may 07/7, District of Columbia 07/14, 07/21/17 TYPESET: Wed Jul 05 15:12:09 EDT 2017 Wills, D.C., 515 5th filed with the Register of the District of against the decedent be made upon Aminah T. PROBATE DIVISION Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Superior Court of Wills, D.C., 515 5th District of Columbia shall be presented to the Alisha, 3910 10th Street, Washington, D.C. Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . the District of Street, N.W., 3rd Floor PROBATE DIVISION undersigned with a copy NE, Unit #3, Washington, 20001-2131 20001, on or before District of Columbia Superior Court Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Washington, D.C. to the Register of Wills or DC 20017 whose desAdministration No. December 16, 2017. PROBATE DIVISION of the 20001, on or before 20001-2131 filed with the Register of ignation as District of 2017ADM756 Claims against the deWashington, D.C. District of Columbia January 7, 2018. Claims Administration No. Wills with a copy to the Columbia agent has Pearl B Rudisill cedent shall be pre20001-2131 PROBATE DIVISION against the decedent 2016ADM1366 undersigned, on or bebeen filed with the RegisDecedent sented to the underAdministration No. Washington, D.C. shall be presented to the Eugene F. Bernard fore January 7, 2018, or ter of Wills, D.C. NOTICE OF signed with a copy to the 2017ADM604 20001-2131 undersigned with a copy be forever barred. Per- Decedent The decedent owned the APPOINTMENT, Register of Wills or filed Administration No. to the Register of Wills or Randall Bevins sons believed to be heirs Margaret A Iremiren following District of NOTICE TO with the Register of Wills 2017ADM469 filed with the Register of Decedent or legatees of the de- 718 Oglethorpe Street Colombia real property: CREDITORS with a copy to the underWills with a copy to the Sebastian Krop, Esq cedent who do not re- NW 1772 Lyman Place, NE, Dorsey Battle AND NOTICE TO signed, on or before Decedent undersigned, on or be- 1330 New Hampshire ceive a copy of this notice Washington, DC 20011 Washington, DC 20002 UNKNOWN HEIRS December 16, 2017, or Ave. NW #111 NOTICE OF fore January 7, 2018, or by mail within 25 days of Attorney Claims against the deValerie Rudisill, whose be forever barred. Per- Washington, DC be forever barred. PerAPPOINTMENT, NOTICE OF its first publication shall cedent may be preaddress is 2343 Green sons believed to be heirs 20036-6300 sons believed to be heirs NOTICE TO APPOINTMENT, so inform the Register of sented to the underSt. SE Apt #1, Washing- or legatees of the de- Attorney or legatees of the deCREDITORS NOTICE TO Wills, including name, signed and filed with the ton, DC 20020, was ap- cedent who do not recedent who do not reNOTICE OF AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS address and relationRegister of Wills for the pointed personal repre- ceive a copy of this notice ceive a copy of this notice APPOINTMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NOTICE TO ship. District of Columbia, sentative of the estate of by mail within 25 days of by mail within 25 days of NOTICE TO Reginald B Battle, whose UNKNOWN HEIRS Date of Publication: Building A, 515 5th Pearl B Rudisill, who died its first publication shall its first publication shall CREDITORS Magistrate Judge Renee on May 3, 2017 without a Margaret A. Iremiren, July 7, 2017 Street, NW., 3rd Floor- address is 514 12th NE, so inform the Register of AND NOTICE TO so inform the Register of Raymond whose address is 718 Name of newspaper: Washington, D.C. 20001 Washington DC 20002 Wills, including name, will, and will serve with(Signed in chambers) UNKNOWN HEIRS Wills, including name, Oglethorpe street NW, within 6 months from the was appointed personal address and relationout Court supervision. All address and relation- Jennifer Bevins, whose Afro-American Washington, DC 20011 Washington date of first publication of representative of the ship. unknown heirs and heirs ship. address is 51 Sawyer Law Reporter estate of Dorsey Battle, was appointed personal TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:23:28 EDT 2017 are this notice. whose whereabouts Date of Publication: 07/7, 07/21, Avenue, Medford, MA Date of Publication: James E. Haskel Sr. representative of the Renee T. Harris who died on August 17, June 16, 2017 unknown shall enter their July 7, 2017 02155, was appointed estate of Eugene F. BerPersonal Personal 2016 with a will, and will Name of newspaper: appearance in this personal representative Name of newspaper: Representative nard, who died on June Representative(s) serve without Court su- Afro-American proceeding. Objections Afro-American Superior Court of of the estate of Randall 1, 2016 without a will, TRUE TEST COPY pervision. All unknown Washington to such appointment Washington the District of Bevins, who died on April TRUE TEST COPY and will serve without REGISTER OF WILLS heirs and heirs whose Law Reporter shall be filed with the Law Reporter District of Columbia 16, 2017 without a will, REGISTER OF WILLS where-abouts are unCourt supervision. All unDate of first publication: Register of Wills, D.C., PROBATE DIVISION William R. Howze Jr. known shall enter their Ashaki Coleman and will serve without known heirs and heirs 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Washington, D.C. Personal Fri Jun 30 13:27:50 EDT 2017 are July 7, 2017 Personal Court supervision. All un- TYPESET: whose whereabouts 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 Name of newspapers a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Floor Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Representative proceeding. Objections Representative known heirs and heirs unknown shall enter their and/or periodical: 20001, on or before Administration No. whose where-abouts are appearance in this The Daily Washington to such appointment (or TRUE TEST COPY January 7, 2018. Claims TRUE TEST COPY 2017ADM584 unknown shall enter their to the probate of deSuperior Court of proceeding. Objections Law Reporter against the decedent REGISTER OF WILLS Janice C Lipsen appearance in this cedent´s will) shall be REGISTER OF WILLS the District of to such appointment (or The Afro-American shall be presented to the Decedent proceeding. Objections filed with the Register of District of Columbia to the probate of deTYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:27:12 EDT 2017 undersigned with a copy 07/7, Jay M. Eisenberg Esq. TYPESET: Jul 05 15:10:24 06/16, 06/23,Wed 06/30/17 to such appointment Wills, D.C., 515 5th 07/14, 07/21/17 PROBATE DIVISION cedent´s will) shall be TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:25:30 EDT 2017 07/07, 07/14,07/21/17 12505 Park Potomac to the Register of Wills or shall be filed with the Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. filed with the Register of filed with the Register of Ave. Register of Wills, D.C., Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001-2131 Wills, D.C., 515 5th Wills with a copy to the 6th Floor Superior Court of 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Superior Court of 20001, on or before Administration No. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor undersigned, on or beSuperior Court of Potomac, MD 20854 the District of Floor Washington, D.C. the District of January 7, 2018. Claims 2017ADM744 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . fore January 7, 2018, or the District of Attorney District of Columbia 20001, on or before Allene Harper District of Columbia against the decedent 20001, on or before be forever barred. PerDistrict of Columbia NOTICE OF PROBATE DIVISION January 7, 2018. Claims Decedent PROBATE DIVISION shall be presented to the January 7, 2018. Claims sons believed to be heirs PROBATE DIVISION APPOINTMENT, Washington, D.C. against the decedent Washington, D.C. undersigned with a copy NOTICE OF against the decedent or legatees of the deWashington, D.C. NOTICE TO 20001-2131 shall be presented to the 20001-2131 to the Register of Wills or APPOINTMENT, shall be presented to the cedent who do not re20001-2131 CREDITORS Administration No. undersigned with a copy Administration No. filed with the Register of NOTICE TO undersigned with a copy ceive a copy of this notice Administration No. AND NOTICE TO 2017ADM655 to the Register of Wills or 2017ADM423 Wills with a copy to the CREDITORS to the Register of Wills or by mail within 25 days of Francis Hawkins 2017ADM717 UNKNOWN HEIRS filed with the Register of undersigned, on or be- Evonne H Williams AND NOTICE TO filed with the Register of Earthel Whittaker Linda Lipsen, whose ad- its first publication shall Decedent Wills with a copy to the fore January 7, 2018, or AKA UNKNOWN HEIRS Wills with a copy to the Decedent dress is 3033 Ordway so inform the Register of NOTICE OF undersigned, on or be- Sharmika Gatewood, undersigned, on or bebe forever barred. Per- Evonne Williams NOTICE OF Street, NW, Washington, Wills, including name, APPOINTMENT, fore January 7, 2018, or whose address is 105 fore January 7, 2018, or sons believed to be heirs Decedent address and relationAPPOINTMENT, DC 20008, was apNOTICE TO be forever barred. Per- P i e r c e S t r e e t , N W, be forever barred. Peror legatees of the de- Jamison B. Taylor NOTICE TO pointed personal repre- ship. CREDITORS sons believed to be heirs Washington, DC 20001, sons believed to be heirs cedent who do not re- 1218 11th St. NW CREDITORS sentative of the estate of Date of Publication: AND NOTICE TO or legatees of the de- was appointed personal or legatees of the deceive a copy of this notice Washington, DC 20001 AND NOTICE TO Janice C. Lipsen who July 7, 2017 UNKNOWN HEIRS cedent who do not re- representative of the cedent who do not reby mail within 25 days of Attorney UNKNOWN HEIRS died on April 17, 2017 Name of newspaper: Claudette Ward , whose ceive a copy of this notice estate of Allene Harper, ceive a copy of this notice NOTICE OF its first publication shall Mary C Whittaker, whose so inform the Register of witha will, and will serve Afro-American address is 3630 Suitland by mail within 25 days of who died on January 5, by mail within 25 days of APPOINTMENT, address is 638 Rock Wills, including name, without Court supervi- Washington Rd., SE, Washington, DC its first publication shall 2008 without a will, and its first publication shall NOTICE TO Creek Church Road, sion. All unknown heirs Law Reporter 20020 was appointed so inform the Register of will serve with Court su- so inform the Register of CREDITORS address and relationValerie Rudisill personal representative Wills, including name, NW., Washington, DC and heirs whose AND NOTICE TO ship. pervision. All unknown Wills, including name, Personal of the estate of Francis address and relation20010 was appointed Date of Publication: whereabouts are unUNKNOWN HEIRS heirs and heirs whose address and relationRepresentative Hawkins , who died on ship. personal representative known shall enter their Gloria Blackmon , whose July 7, 2017 whereabouts are un- ship. of the estate of Earthel Name of newspaper: appearance in this November 5, 2016 with- Date of Publication: address is 9410 Utiica Pl, known shall enter their Date of Publication: Whittaker, who died on proceeding. Objections TRUE TEST COPY out a will, and will serve July 7, 2017 Springdale, MD 20774 , Afro-American a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s July 7. 2017 April 15, 2017 witha will, Washington to such appointment (or REGISTER OF WILLS without Court supervi- Name of newspaper: was appointed personal proceeding. Objections Name of newspaper: and will serve without to the probate of de- TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:25:53 sion. AllEDT unknown heirs 2017 Afro-American representative of the Law Reporter to such appointment Afro-American Court supervision. All uncedent´s will) shall be 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 a n d h e i r s w h o s e Washington Reginald Battle estate of Evonne H. Wilshall be filed with the Washington known heirs and heirs filed with the Register of whereabouts are un- Law Reporter Personal liams, AKA Evonne WilRegister of Wills, D.C., Law Reporter whose whereabouts are Wills, D.C., 515 5th known shall enter their Jennifer Bevins 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Representative l i a m s w h o d i e d o n Margaret a Iremiren Superior Court of unknown shall enter their Street, N.W., 3rd Floor appearance in this Personal January 1, 2017 without Floor Washington, D.C. Personal the District of appearance in this Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . proceeding. Objections Representative 20001, on or before a will, and will serve withTRUE TEST COPY Representative District of Columbia proceeding. Objections 20001, on or before to such appointment (or out Court supervision. All REGISTER OF WILLS January 7, 2018. Claims PROBATE DIVISION to such appointment (or January 7, 2018. Claims to the probate of de- TRUE TEST COPY unknownEDT heirs2017 and heirs against the decedent TRUE TEST COPY Washington, D.C. TYPESET: Wed Jul 05 15:11:02 to the probate of deagainst the decedent cedent´s will) shall be REGISTER OF WILLS whose whereabouts are 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 shall be presented to the REGISTER OF WILLS 20001-2131 cedent´s will) shall be shall be presented to the filed with the Register of unknown shall enter their undersigned Administration No. TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:25:06 EDT with 2017a copy filed with the Register of undersigned with a copy Wills, D.C., 515 5th 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 appearance in this to the Register of Wills or 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 2017ADM729 Wills, D.C., 515 5th to the Register of Wills or SUPERIOR COURT OF Street, N.W., 3rd Floor TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:26:14 EDT 2017 proceeding. Objections filed with the Register of Shirley Ann Thompson Street, N.W., 3rd Floor THE DISTRICT OF filed with the Register of Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . to such appointment Wills with a copy to the Decedent Superior Court of W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . COLUMBIA Wills with a copy to the 20001, on or before shall be filed with the undersigned, on or beNOTICE OF the District of 20001, on or before PROBATE DIVISION undersigned, on or beJanuary 7, 2018. Claims Register of Wills, D.C., fore January 7, 2018, or District of Columbia SUPERIOR COURT OF APPOINTMENT, Washington, D.C. January 7, 2018. Claims fore January 7, 2018, or against the decedent 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd PROBATE DIVISION be forever barred. PerTHE DISTRICT OF NOTICE TO 20001-2131 against the decedent be forever barred. Pershall be presented to the Washington, D.C. Floor Washington, D.C. sons believed to be heirs COLUMBIA CREDITORS Foreign No. shall be presented to the sons believed to be heirs undersigned with a copy 20001-2131 20001, on or before or legatees of the dePROBATE DIVISION AND NOTICE TO 2016FEP120 undersigned with a copy or legatees of the deto the Register of Wills or Administration No. October 28, 2017. cedent who do not reWashington, D.C. UNKNOWN HEIRS Date of Death to the Register of Wills or cedent who do not refiled with the Register of 2017ADM755 Claims against the deceive a copy of this notice 20001-2131 Leon V Thompson Jr., September 20, 2016 filed with the Register of ceive a copy of this notice Wills with a copy to the Eunice B. Rivers cedent shall be preby mail within 25 days of Foreign No. whose address is 1015 Wills with a copy to the John Coleman Morgan sented to the underby mail within 25 days of undersigned, on or be- AKA its first publication shall 2017FEP76 Kings Heather Drive, undersigned, on or be- Jr. its first publication shall fore January 7, 2018, or Eunice Beatrice Rivers so inform the Register of signed with a copy to the Date of Death Bowie, MD, 20721 was fore January 7, 2018, or Decedent so inform the Register of be forever barred. Per- Decedent Register of Wills or filed Wills, including name, November 17, 2016 appointed personal reNOTICE OF NOTICE OF be forever barred. PerWills, including name, sons believed to be heirs with the Register of Wills address and relationMadeline Serafinski presentative of the estate APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT sons believed to be heirs address and relationor legatees of the dewith a copy to the undership. White NOTICE TO of Shirley Ann OF FOREIGN or legatees of the deship. cedent who do not resigned, on or before CREDITORS Date of Publication: Decedent Thompson, who died on PERSONAL cedent who do not reDate of Publication: ceive a copy of this notice AND NOTICE TO October 28, 2017, or be July 7, 2017 NOTICE OF September 3, 2015 withREPRESENTATIVE ceive a copy of this notice July 7, 2017 by mail within 25 days of UNKNOWN HEIRS forever barred. Persons Name of newspaper: APPOINTMENT out a will, and will serve AND by mail within 25 days of Name of newspaper: its first publication shall Cynthia M Scott , whose Afro-American believed to be heirs or OF FOREIGN without Court superviNOTICE TO its first publication shall Afro-American so inform the Register of a d d r e s s i s 4 5 2 5 7 Washington legatees of the decedent PERSONAL sion. All unknown heirs CREDITORS so inform the Register of Washington Wills, including name, Coledorall Ct., Calif., MD Law Reporter REPRESENTATIVE and heirs whose Keith B Morgan whose who do not receive a Wills, including name, Law Reporter address and relation- 20619 was appointed copy of this notice by mail Sharmika Gatewood AND whereabouts are unpersonal representative address and relation- address is 1700 Reming- within 25 days of its first Linda Lipsen ship. Personal NOTICE TO known shall enter their of the estate of Eunice B. ton Drive. Crofton. MD ship. Personal Date of Publication: publication shall so inRepresentative CREDITORS appearance in this Rivers AKA Eunice Be21114 was appointed Date of Publication: Representative July 7, 2017 Jeffrey White whose adproceeding. Objections atrice Rivers, who died personal representative form the Register of July 7, 2017 Name of newspaper: dress is 7770-17th on March 8, 2017 with a TRUE TEST COPY to such appointment (or of the estate of John Wills, including name, Name of newspaper: TRUE TEST COPY Afro-American will, and will serve with- REGISTER OF WILLS Street, NW, Washington to the probate of deColeman Morgan Jr., de- address and relationAfro-American REGISTER OF WILLS Washington out Court supervision. All DC 20012 was appointed cedent´s will) shall be ceased by the Probate ship. Washington Law Reporter unknown heirs and heirs 07/7, TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:23:46 EDT 2017 07/14, 07/21/17 TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:24:26 EDT 2017 personal representative filed with the Register of Court for Prince Georges Date of Publication: Law Reporter 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 Claudette Ward whose whereabouts are April 28, 2017 of the estate of Madeline Wills, D.C., 515 5th Mary C Whittaker C o u n t y, S t a t e o f Personal unknown shall enter their Name of newspaper: Serafinski White , deStreet, N.W., 3rd Floor Personal Maryland on October 20, Afro-American Representative a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Superior Court of ceased by the Orphan’s Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Superior Court of proceeding. Objections Representative 2016. the District of Court Court for Prince 20001, on or before the District of Service of process may Washington to such appointment (or TRUE TEST COPY District of Columbia Georges County, State of January 7, 2018. Claims District of Columbia to the probate of debe made upon Jamison B Law Reporter TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Gloria Blackmon PROBATE DIVISION Maryland., on November against the decedent PROBATE DIVISION cedent´s will) shall be Taylor, 1218 11th St. NW, REGISTER OF WILLS EDT Personal Washington, D.C. 23, 2016. shall be presented to the TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:43:40 filed with the 2017 Register of Washington, D.C. Washington, DC 20001 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 Representative 20001-2131 Service of process may Wills, D.C., 515 5th undersigned with a copy 20001-2131 whose EDT designation as TYPESET: Fri Jun 30 13:26:51 2017 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Administration No. be made upon Shelore A. to the Register of Wills or Administration No. District of Columbia 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 2017ADM605 C. Williams, 3215-13th Superior Court of filed with the Register of 2017ADM133 agent has been filed with TRUE TEST COPY 20001, on or before Norval V Lacey Street, NW, Washington, the District of Wills with a copy to the Mirriam Reid Harrod the Register of Wills, REGISTER OF WILLS January 7, 2018. Claims Decedent Superior Court of DC 20010 whose desDistrict of Columbia undersigned, on or beAKA D.C. against the decedent the District of W. Alton Lewis ignation as District of PROBATE DIVISION fore January 7, 2018, or Mirriam R. Harrod The decedent owned the 04/28, 05/05, 05/12/17 shall be presented to the District of Columbia 1450 Mercantile Lane Columbia agent has Washington, D.C. be forever barred. PerDecedent following District of undersigned with a copy PROBATE DIVISION been filed with the Regis20001-2131 sons believed to be heirs NOTICE OF Colombia real property: to the Register of Wills or Suite 155 Washington, D.C. ter of Wills, D.C. Administration No. or legatees of the deAPPOINTMENT, 400 Shephard St., NW, filed with the Register of Largo, MD 20774 20001-2131 Attorney The decedent owned the 2017ADM158 cedent who do not reNOTICE TO Washington, DC 20011. Wills with a copy to the Administration No. NOTICE OF f o l l o w i n g D i s t r i c t o f Loretta Carter Hanes ceive a copy of this notice undersigned, on or beCREDITORS Claims against the de2017ADM469 APPOINTMENT, Colombia real property: by mail within 25 days of Decedent fore January 7, 2018, or AND NOTICE TO cedent may be prebe forever barred. PerNOTICE TO 4718 B St., SE, DC Dorsey Battle NOTICE OF its first publication shall UNKNOWN HEIRS sented to the undersons believed to be heirs CREDITORS 20019 ; 45 W Street, NW, Decedent APPOINTMENT, Trina Renee Harrod, so inform the Register of signed and filed with the or legatees of the deNOTICE OF AND NOTICE TO DC 20001; 548-24th St, NOTICE TO Register of Wills for the whose address is 5723 Wills, including name, cedent who do not reAPPOINTMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS NE, DC 20002 CREDITORS address and relationDistrict of Columbia, 515 3rd Place, NW, Washingceive a copy of this notice Norvell V Lacey, whose NOTICE TO Claims against the deAND NOTICE TO ship. 5th Street, NW., 3rd ton, DC 20011 was apby mail within 25 days of address is 2357 Skyland CREDITORS cedent may be preUNKNOWN HEIRS Floor,Washington, D.C. pointed personal repre- Date of Publication: its first publication shall AND NOTICE TO sented to the underD o r e n e H a n e y E s q , so inform the Register of Terrace, SE, Washing20001 within 6 months sentative of the estate of July 7, 2017 UNKNOWN HEIRS signed and filed with the whose address is 209 Wills, including name, ton, DC 20020 was apfrom the date of first pubMirriam Reid Harrod Name of newspaper: Reginald B Battle, whose Register of Wills for the K e n n e d y S t . , N W , address and relation- pointed personal reprelication of this notice. AKA Mirriam R. Reid Afro-American address is 514 12th NE, sentative of the estate of District of Columbia, Washington, DC 20011, Washington Keith B Morgan ship. ,who died on January 6, Washington, DC 20002, Norval V. Lacey, who Building A, 515 5th was appointed personal Law Reporter Date of Publication: Personal 2017 with a will, and will died on May 4, 2017 with Street, NW., 3rd Floor- was appointed personal Leon V Thompson Jr. representative of the July 7, 2017 Representative(s) serve without Court sua will, and will serve with, W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . representative of the Personal estate of Loretta Carter Name of newspaper: TRUE TEST COPY pervision. All unknown out Court supervision. All 20001 within 6 months estate of Dorsey Battle, Representative Hanes, who died on Au- Afro-American REGISTER OF WILLS heirs and heirs whose Washington who died on August 17, unknown heirs and heirs from the date of first pubgust 21, 2016 without a Date of first publication: where-abouts are un2016 with a will, and will June 22, 2017 whose whereabouts are lication of this notice. will, and will serve with Law Reporter known shall enter their TRUE TEST COPY Cynthia M Scott unknown shall enter their Jeffrey White serve without Court su- Name of newspapers Court supervision. All unREGISTER OF WILLS appearance in this Personal Personal pervision. All unknown and/or periodical: known heirs and heirs proceeding. Objections Representative a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s proceeding. Objections Representative(s) heirs and heirs whose The Daily Washington whose whereabouts are to such appointment (or 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 to such appointment (or TRUE TEST COPY whereabouts are un- Law Reporter unknown shall enter their TRUE TEST COPY to the probate of deto the probate of deREGISTER OF WILLS known shall enter their The Afro-American appearance in this REGISTER OF WILLS cedent´s will) shall be appearance in this cedent´s will) shall be Date of first publication: proceeding. Objections filed with the Register of proceeding. Objections filed with the Register of July 7, 2017 to such appointment 07/7, 07/14, 07/21/17 06/23, 06/30, 7/7/17 Wills, D.C., 515 5th Wills, D.C., 515 5th Name of newspapers to such appointment (or shall be filed with the Street, N.W., 3rd Floor to the probate of deStreet, N.W., 3rd Floor and/or periodical: Register of Wills, D.C., Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . The Daily Washington cedent´s will) shall be 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 20001, on or before filed with the Register of 20001, on or before Law Reporter Floor Washington, D.C. January 7, 2018. Claims Wills, D.C., 515 5th January 7, 2018. Claims The Afro-American 20001, on or before serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be LEGAL NOTICES filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before January 7, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 7, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: July 7, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Trina Renee Harrod Personal Representative

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Behind Homicide Numbers, Real People, Real Stories Over the Fourth of July weekend we learned two high profile Baltimoreans, connected Sean Yoes intimately to Baltimore AFRO the criminal Editor justice syoes@afro.com system lost loved ones to violence. Baltimore Police spokesman, T.J. Smith delivers the horrific news of homicides, that devastates families, because it is part of his job. But, tragically for Smith on July 2, it was his turn to receive the dreaded news nobody wants to hear. Smith was actually working when he found out his younger brother, Dionay Smith, 24 was fatally shot. “Of course I’m upset, angry, mad, and all those things. But, I can only channel the negative into the positive and pray for the soul of the person responsible for this,” Smith said via Facebook. “He (the murderer) ruined his life for something small and petty, no doubt. So, many young people lack the foresight to understand the gravity of their poor decision making,” Smith added. According to Smith, his younger brother had three small children and was working two jobs to support his family. The day before Smith was murdered, yet another young Black man was gunned down, shot in the back in the early hours of July 1. And this one hurt me to my heart. The media has seized upon the fact that Louis “Cody” Young, 22, was the stepson of skilled defense

Behind every homicide “number” there’s a story and a family somewhere, whose world has been torn asunder. attorney Warren Brown. And I’ve covered Brown’s notable career for several years. But, I met Cody’s family even before I began reporting on Brown. I visited the house Cody grew up in, the morning of July 5, and sat with his grandfather, veteran attorney William Dorsey. His wife, Cody’s grandmother Betty (Ms. Betty to me), was still asleep. I sat in the family room of their home and stared at the walls filled with photos of their children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. There he was; Cody, that rambunctious little boy, with the mischievous grin and round face that lit up like the moon when he smiled broadly. Also, among the family

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By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO The younger brother of a Baltimore Police Department spokesman became the city’s 173rd homicide victim. Dionay Smith, 24, who was fatally shot on July 2, was found in his home around 8 p.m. in the 1400 block of Argyle Avenue. He is the younger brother of the police spokesman T.J. Smith. Police released surveillance video hoping the public can identify the suspect. Smith, who often informs the public about violent homicides, learned of his brother’s murder while on the job and he discussed his death in the context of his job in an emotional Facebook post. “For the last couple of years, I’ve notified the public of many tragedies, mostly death, specifically homicide, related. I’ve been on crime scenes and heard the wails of family members when they discover it’s their loved one who is deceased…On Sunday evening, one of the names that came to me was way too familiar. Dionay Smith. My brother, known as Dion, is the only person I’ve ever known with the name Dionay. Like many families who have been in that position, I was in denial. I immediately contacted investigators to learn more about the Dionay who was found deceased from a gunshot wound. I also did what is instinctual; I called his cell phone several times. Of course, there was no answer. However, I remained in denial,” Smith said. “Now this might sound like a cliche, but it is true- my brother was a good kid,” Smith said on Facebook. “He wasn’t ‘about that life.’ He worked two jobs, helped out Ericka AlstonBuck at the Kids Safe Zone in the past and he spent time with his kids. I used to tell him, ‘the busier you are, the less time and desire you’ll have to be on the streets,’” Smith added. Dionay Smith leaves behind three young children. The stepson of a well-known defense attorney was gunned down in the early hours of July 1. His stepdad said he wants the public to come forward with answers. Warren Brown held a press conference July 3, and spoke about the murder of his stepson, 22 year-old Louis “Cody” Young.

“They are like animals who are preying on innocent people and Cody was an innocent person, Cody was not part of the game. He was not a part of the streets,” Brown said. According to police, around 1:10 a.m. on July 1, a silver Volkswagen pulled into the BP gas station in the 3300 block of Garrison Boulevard in Northwest Baltimore. Police say two suspects jumped out of the vehicle and began shooting multiple times. Brown speculated his oldest son Matthew Brown, 27, may have been the target because he was with his stepbrother the night of the shooting at the gas station. Matthew Brown was arrested on human trafficking charges in 2015. Brown is offering $10,000 in reward money for any information leading to the arrest of those involved. Police have released surveillance video of the shooting in hopes that someone might come forward. – Warren Brown “This is a very much open investigation, we’re hoping someone from the community will recognize these suspects or have some sort of information that we can use to move this case forward and identify both suspects and make an arrest,” said Detective Jeremy Silbert, a spokesperson for Baltimore Police. Young was taken to an area hospital and died a short time later. Police said they do not have a motive for the shooting. “They are leaving carnage in their wake and they need to be caged like dangerous animals,” said Brown. The defense attorney says the $10,000 reward to solve his stepson’s murder will likely grow because other attorneys have volunteered to chip in. Brown added that he would not rely only on law enforcement officials to solve Young’s murder. “I represent people on the streets. I have people out there beating the bushes,” Brown said. Brown says he may use more discretion when he chooses who he represents as a defense attorney in the future. He says he may not be able to deal with people he believes target the innocent. “...For those who I look at and I can see, yeah this is a dangerous dude here...I think it’s not going to be my cup of tea, not anymore,” Brown said. “Especially when you’ve got innocent people involved.”

“They are like animals who are preying on innocent people…”

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Lillian Elizabeth Thomas, the mother of Bishop Walter Scott Thomas, pastor of New Psalmist Baptist Church, died June 28. She was 97 years old. Funeral services for Mother Thomas will be July 6, at New Shiloh Baptist Church, 2100 N. Monroe Street in West Baltimore. The wake for Mother Thomas will be at 10 a.m., and the homegoing service will take place at 11 a.m. Walter Scott Thomas has served in ministry since 1973 and he has been pastor of New Psalmist since 1975. During his leadership the church has grown from 200 members to more than 7,000 active members. photos on the Dorsey’s wall were numerous photos of Cody’s mother Donyelle Brown; from the time she was a baby, to a teenage beauty queen, a young bride and a young mother. Cody and his older sister Leah, were and still are the shining lights of her life. Cody, the rugged little boy with the mischievous grin, grew

up to be a big, strong young man and an outstanding football player. Donyelle was so proud of him. Now, the mother has to bury her only son because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Behind every homicide “number” there’s a story and a family somewhere, whose world has been torn asunder. Almost exactly 13 years

ago, June 22, 2004, me and my family found out my beloved mother, Leslie was murdered in her home. Her killer is unknown, her murder remains unsolved. Tragically, our story is only one of hundreds, thousands of families that have lost loved ones, irreplaceable, to the wanton violence Baltimore is Continued on D2

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Past Seven Days

A Family on the Frontlines (Part 1) By Bobby Marvin Holmes Special to the AFRO The family of Erricka Bridgeford, director of training for Community Mediation Maryland, and organizer of the, “Baltimore Ceasefire,” from August 4-6, has grappled with violence and homicide for decades. However, Bridgeford, her mother and brother have all chosen to work on the frontlines to combat the epidemic of violence and murder, which imperils our city. Erricka Bridgeford remembers the night gunshots woke her from her sleep when she was 12-years-old. She scurried from her bed to her window where she witnessed someone running into the court where she lived, screaming he had been shot. Pleading for help, the young man frantically knocked on her neighbor’s door, but no one answered. Bridgeford recalls him collapsing on the ground until help arrived. “When the ambulance [got] there, I can hear him from my window [say] ‘God, please don’t let me die. Please don’t let me die,’” she remembered. “ I watched the ambulance take him away and when I got home from school the next day the whole story in the neighborhood was that Mike [the young man who was shot] had died.” Throughout her life, gun violence would become a hard reality for Bridgeford’s community and ultimately her own family. Jerri and Mike Thomas, Bridgeford’s parents, moved her and her younger brother David to the Rosemont community in West Baltimore in the early 1970s. As they settled in a small public housing complex, the Thomas family would eventually grow to include two more boys, Nathan and Jonathan.

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now famed for. Behind every homicide number, there’s a story... I still remember our first Thanksgiving (her favorite holiday) without my mother. I almost died of heartbreak. Since then, I have prayed that nobody I know, nobody that I love would have to endure that type of pain. Because the ebbing away of that pain is a slow, often tortuous process. But, the pain does subside, eventually and you move forward. But, the pain never fully goes

away. You just learn to live with it. Yet, that is little solace to those experiencing the first waves of catastrophic heartbreak, when a loved one is snatched away because of violence. Homicide is not a numbers game. Sean Yoes is the Baltimore editor of the AFRO and host and executive producer of, “First Edition,” which airs Monday through Friday, 5-7 p.m. on WEAA, 88.9.

Frontlines Continued from D1

For years, they spent a lot of time together at church and family dinners. Jerri and Mike sought to provide stability and structure for their children rooted in their Christian faith, personal accountability, and social consciousness. However, the bond between them would be tested as they struggled to combat the challenges that gripped their community. “It was difficult. My husband and I felt like you’re raising your kids with your thoughts and your values the best

family, began to venture into those perilous streets when they were teens, like so many other young Black males. And as young adults, both sons had a series of encounters with the criminal justice system, as David struggled with a crack cocaine addiction and Nathan sold drugs.

It’s hurtful to the community. It’s not productive. Surely, you’re going to the graveyard or you’re going to prison,” she added. In 2001, a disagreement with a family friend would result in Nathan being shot and rushed to the hospital where he was initially thought to be dead on arrival. He survived and returned to the streets angry with the friend who shot him. “I went right back out selling drugs and I wanted revenge on the kid who shot me,” admitted Nathan. Instead of revenge, the experience of nearly losing Nathan, pushed Bridgeford in a different direction. A conflict management training experience at a previous employer, led her to join the Baltimore Community Mediation Center. Founded in 1999, the non-profit organization helps mediate conflict between residents in the community. Bridgeford has worked with Community Mediation since 2001 (Jerri Thomas joined the organization in 2002) and she sees mediation as a pragmatic tool to prevent violence. “I’m sure that mediation saves lives. I’m sure that some people don’t get stabbed and shot [or you know how. And the rest of the world even] punched in their throat,” Bridgeford is telling them something completely said. “Because they had mediation, they different,” Jerri said. “The world is had a chance to have that conversation telling them that, ‘That’s not cool, it’s not [and] it didn’t escalate there.” cool to be smart. It’s not cool to get good However, tragedy would revisit the Photo credit: Raniya Holmes grades. Actually, violence is the way.’” Thomas Family yet again when Nathan The family of Jerri Thomas, with her children Nathan Thomas and Erricka Bridgeford, has been The Baltimore drug trade was discovered his older brother David was dramatically impacted by violence in Baltimore, while battling to deter it. dominant throughout large swaths of murdered. “I was broken at this time,” the city, an enticing enterprise in mostly he recalled. Yet again, Thomas sought Black, mostly poor neighborhoods in the early 1990s. The “Love and patience…,” said Jerri Thomas when asked revenge, before he would ultimately leave the street life once culture offered many impoverished communities like Rosemont how she and her husband responded to losing their sons to and for all. a means to make fast bundles of money. the streets. “The love is unconditional but we’re not going to David and Nathan, the two oldest sons of the Thomas support that lifestyle because it’s hurtful. It’s hurtful to people. NEXT WEEK: A Family on the Frontlines Part 2.

Throughout her life, gun violence would become a hard reality for Bridgeford’s community and ultimately her own family.

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Park Heights Community

Attorney Russell Neverdon

Baltimore City Council President Bernard “Jack “ Young

Park West Health System’s, “Hidden Garden,” program sponsored a Community Outreach & Health Fair on June 24. There were various speakers and performers in attendance including former Mayor Sheila Dixon, along with other community leaders that have a vested interest in the health and well being of the Park Heights Community.

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Levere Family, the event cooks Baltimore City, s West Side Marching Band

Baltimore City Councilwoman Sharon Green Middleton

Kate Wolfson and Kalynn Fields of Center for Urban Families

Robin Pettiford from Humanim

Briana Brown Andrea Landry Brown from Real Talk about Mental Wellness

Jasmine Jones, MBA Admissions Director Gretchen Baker, ADPC Activities Director at Bridge Park Healthcare Center

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anniversary. The event was held June 4. The gala was attended by State Senator Barbara A. Robinson, among others, as well as a number of authors.

The Black Writers Guild of Maryland held a Black Tie Gala in honor of their

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Margaret D.Pagan and Rosa L.Griffin Invocation speaker Minister Ty Cook Senator Barbara A.Robinson and Louis S. Diggs

Janice Adams and Wilma Brockington-Parker

Author Tamara Neal and Freddie Neal

Tony Norman, columnist and associate editor/ Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Dr. Mellasenah Morris, Dr. Stephen Wright and Terence Cooper

Author Dorothy J.Morris Photos by James Fields Sr.

On June 8 the Universoul Circus hosted community day at the circus at Security Square mall in Baltimore County. Inspired by Baltimore native Cedric Walker, president of Universoul Circus and with the help of Larry Young, host of the Larry Young Morning Show on WOLB, Radio One, 2000 free tickets were given to children in the Baltimore community.

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