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Blacks Condemn Trump’s Endorsement of Police Brutality

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President Trump’s recent remarks telling law enforcement officers to brutalize criminal suspects have received condemnation from many African-American leaders. On July 28, Trump was speaking to a group of law enforcement officials in Long Island, N.Y. about the effort to fight the Latino-dominated MS13 gang when he made the following comments: “When you guys put

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somebody in the car and you’re protecting their head, you know, the way you put your hand over?” the president said. “Don’t hit their head, and they just killed somebody – don’t hit their head . . . I said,

The Congressional Black Caucus, with U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) as its chairman, sent out a tweet on July 29 that said, “your racially coded call for police violence is shameful; we need a Better Deal on justice, not a worse one.” Charles P. Wilson, the national chairman of the – Ronald Hampton National Association of Black Law Enforcement you can take the hand away, okay?” Officers, called the president’s remarks The president prefaced the above irresponsible. “Comments such as statement by saying “please don’t be too those expressed by President Trump nice.” Many Black leaders weren’t at all are not only irresponsible, unethical, happy with what the president said. Continued on A3

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Trump Reportedly Eyes Changes to Affirmative Action The Trump administration is signaling that it will begin investigating universities over whether their admissions policies illegally discriminate against applicants, according to a published report.

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Feb. 17, 1945 NEW YORK—Graduates in dentistry of Columbia University observed Alumni Day here Monday were unanimous in denouncing quotas based upon race.

Tennis star Serena Williams was one of many women to post an image of themselves wearing shirts that said Phenomenal Woman on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day.

Lead Attorney in Maryland’s HBCU Equity Lawsuit, Shot While Vacationing By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO Michael D. Jones, a litigation partner in the Washington D.C. office of the international law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, was shot in a burglary attempt while on vacation in Turks and Caicos Islands this week, according to Continued on A3

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In 1945, affirmative action, then known as racial quotas, was just as touchy a topic as it is today. The following report documents the outrage that graduates from Columbia University’s Dental School expressed after affirmative action was proposed for their school.

Racial Quotas Denounced by Columbia Dental Grads

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com Black female leaders from throughout the country convened to discuss the state of their gender and race on a day that has been marked with a specialized focus. July 31 is known as “Black Women’s Equal Pay Day” throughout the U.S. and its purpose is to highlight the pay gap between Black women and Whites of Continued on A3

Civil rights organizations said they will be closely monitoring the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)

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By unanimous vote, the alumni requested the American Dental Association to “purge its educational council” of everyone supporting the report of Dr. Harlan H. Horner, sent to Columbia last spring. That report proposed selection of students by racial strain or geographic

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Funeral Held for Disabled Man Who Drowned as Teens Laughed & Recorded Death By The Associated Press Hundreds of people filled a Florida church for the funeral of a disabled man who drowned while a group of teens taunted him, did nothing to help him and recorded his death. Thirty-one-year-old Jamel Dunn died July 9 in a Cocoa retention pond. His body was found July 14. Dunn’s death received international attention after it was discovered that the teens, ages 14 to 18, were heard in the video laughing at him as he drowned. Florida prosecutors will decide whether to file charges against them. Florida Today reports that on July 29 many mourners at Zion Orthodox Primitive Baptist Church wore red at the family’s request. Some wore T-shirts with photos of Dunn on them. Dunn’s red casket was taken by horse and carriage to Riverview Memorial Gardens for burial.

Jessica Williams Says it’s a Great Time to be Actor of Color By The Associated Press Jessica Williams says it’s a great time to be an actress of color, and applauds Netflix for leading the way in promoting diversity. Williams, who cut her teeth as a correspondent on “The Daily Show,” takes on her first starring role in the streaming network’s original film, “The Incredible Jessica James.” The actress feels Netflix helped shape stories about people of color, citing original programming like “Master of None” and “Orange is the New Black” that are able to “showcase people of color in an amazing way.” While inclusion continues to improve, especially on Netflix, Williams says the struggle for racial equality is far from over. “I think it’s a difficult time in some ways to be a person of

color, and I think the same for actors of color, but I also think it’s a great a time. Because I think now … there’s so much more room, I think, for us to be seen, and there’s room for us to create our own stories,” Williams said. Williams feels great pride that she’s part of movement toward greater diversity on screen, calling it something that makes her heart warm and sing. She said she remains mindful of the actresses who paved the way. “It’s like so many Black actresses that came before me and my generation. They came before and they did not necessarily have this opportunity that I feel like I have now, and so I’m really grateful for that, and I really do think it’s a really great

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Actress and comedian Jessica Williams says it’s a great time to be an actress of color, and applauds Netflix for leading the way in valuing diversity. time to be an actress that is Black, in a way,” she said.

California Senator Kamala Harris Announces Bill to Reform Money Bail System Addresses Current Systemic Inequities Suffered by the Poor By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO United States Sen. Kamala Harris came out against the current money bail system at an NAACP legislative seminar July 24 during the 108th NAACP Convention at Baltimore City’s Convention Center. Appealing to ideals of economic as well as criminal justice, and AP Photo/Reed Saxon highlighting risks and flaws U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, she perceives in the current D-Calif. spoke out against the system, the junior senator current money bail system from California aims to at the recently concluded reform a court practice NAACP convention in older than the United States Baltimore, Md. system of courts that is deeply rooted in English common law. Using a figure of $20,000, the average bail set for low-level offences according to the senator, Harris laid out a long chain of consequences that can come from such a steep obligation in her address. While the amount scheduled by the judge is unpaid, the arrested person remains in jail. This runs the risks of lost wages and job loss and also the risk that, if the detained is a single mother, her children will be left unsupervised or be taken away by Child Protective Services, Harris said. Using the same $20,000 figure, Harris explained that bail bondsmen will ask for a dramatically reduced amount that a modern family will still struggle to raise. “The bail bondsman says, ‘I’ll put that up for you but, in return, you’ve got to give me 10 percent,’ which is $2,000,” Harris said. “Now who of us has $2,000 cash sitting around?” Should the reduced amount be raised, even if defendant returns for trial, the amount paid to bondsmen is not returned to the defendant or his or her family. Harris is working on the bill with Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. “On the issue of economic justice, this issue of cash money bail is an issue that impacts urban America as much as it does Appalachia,” Harris said. Harris was in attendance with fellow Sens. Ben Cardin of Maryland, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois. Representatives in attendance were Bobby Scott of Virginia, Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, Robin Kelly of Illinois, Nanette Barragán of California and Scott Taylor of Virginia.

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NAACP Continued from A1 unprofessional, and unacceptable but also promote a perception of tolerance for disrespect of the laws and professional standards that we, as law enforcement officers, have sworn our solemn oath to defend,” Wilson said in a statement obtained by the AFRO. “These comments will ultimately cause not only a failure to remember

that in every community policing initiative, community comes first but a danger to the lives of every law enforcement officer throughout the nation.” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Huckabee said that Trump was “joking” but many aren’t buying that. “He wasn’t joking,” Ronald Hampton, a former D.C. police officer and the chairman of the Institute of the Black World’s Police Reform Accountability Task Force, told the AFRO. “He was very

Affirmative Action Continued from A1 reported being in possession of a document seeking to recruit DOJ attorneys for work towards “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions.” The Georgia NAACP took to social media and tweeted, “We will not stand back as the @realDonaldTrump Administration rolls back on Civil Rights.” Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat of California, called out the Attorney General by name in an afternoon tweet. “Jeff Sessions’ attack on #AffirmativeAction is yet another attempt by this Administration to roll back progress & divide us,” Harris wrote. The Trump administration and the Department of Justice downplayed the report. “The New York Times article is based entirely on uncorroborated inferences from a leaked internal personnel posting in violation of Department of Justice policy,” Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House press secretary, told reporters. “While the White House does not confirm or deny the existence of potential investigations, the Department of Justice will always review credible

Equal Pay Continued from A1 both genders. That pay gap and other issues pertaining to African-American females were discussed at the Center for American Progress in Northwest D.C. during a symposium, titled “Leveraging the Power of Black Women.” As part of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, many women, including tennis legend Serena Williams, posted images of themselves wearing shirts that said Phenomenal Woman. “Black women earn 16 percent less than White females and 37 percent less than White males,” Carmel Martin, executive vice president of the center, said. “’Black Women’s Equal Pay Day’ is about demanding equality.” While Black women, as a group, earn less than Whites, when it comes to voter turnout, it is a different story. Research by political scientists shows that Black women voted in higher numbers in regards to percentages that any demographic group in 2008 and 2012. It is interesting to note that in 2016, Black female voter turnout pummeled to 64 percent, from 70 percent in 2012. Despite the decline, Black female voters continue to lead other demographics in terms of percentages. In the July 12 edition of the AFRO, there was a story that stated in 2015 more Black women earned master’s degrees than Black men,

August 5, 2017 - August 11, 2017, The Afro-American serious. This is embarrassing. “He doesn’t know law enforcement. An individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty. He’s ignorant and his comments give license to commit crimes against those people [criminal suspects]. Despite the outcry from the Black community, Ralph J. Chittams Sr., principal of the firm Black Elephants Consultants LLC, said the president’s remarks should be viewed in totality. “People should not listen to the

allegations of discrimination on the basis of any race.” A spokeswoman for the DOJ said the agency did not have plans to investigate

sound bites that are fed to by the media,” Chittams told the AFRO. “They need to take his speech in context and hear everything that was said. People should stop being reactionary to everything the media dictates. “Trump didn’t say that cops should beat people upside the head.” National Action Network president and CEO the Rev. Al Sharpton blasted the president’s comments on July 29 saying they were “a reckless disregard

decision, Fisher v. University of Texas, upheld affirmative action in 2016. Many cases have come before the Supreme

“Jeff Sessions’ attack on #AffirmativeAction is yet another attempt by this Administration to roll back progress & divide us.”

–Sen. Kamala Harris

college affirmative action policies. “The idea that the Justice Department would sue colleges over their inclusive policies is an affront to fairness and sends a dangerous signal that it will no longer work to protect the most vulnerable,” Dennis Parker, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Racial Justice Program, said in a statement. “It would mark an alarming shift in direction that threatens the hard-fought progress made by civil rights advocates and the department itself over the past decades. The Supreme Court has made it clear that it is constitutional to appropriately consider race as one of many factors in college admissions. We will be monitoring closely.” Harvard University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are still being sued for their affirmative action admissions practices and the most recent Supreme Court

3,869 to 1,545, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. The event honed in on the theme of Black women leveraging their power and featured speakers who talked about that. The first part of the program featured Susan Taylor, the former editor-inchief for {Essence} magazine. Taylor said Black women have for too long “looked good while feeling bad” and

she said. Taylor’s remarks included saying that “Black women aren’t a monolith” and that there are differences between Black women based on skin color, economic, and educational status. She also said that Black people in general must get over the inter-generational trauma that causes Blacks “to disregard and be disrespectful toward each other despite the heinous

Since Regents of the of the University of California v. Bakke, a 1978 decision where affirmative action was upheld. Generally, the Court has been against race-

Attorney Continued from A1 authorities. Jones, an established litigator, is serving as lead attorney for plaintiffs in the lawsuit, “Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education v. Maryland Higher Education Commission,” also known as the HBCU Equity Lawsuit. This case represents one of the most significant higher education desegregation cases in the last two decades. Jones recently delivered closing arguments in the HBCU Equity Lawsuit trial held in Maryland District Court earlier this summer. Jones, was shot once in the torso by a masked gunman who entered his family’s vacation villa shortly after 10:00 pm according to media reports and was immediately transferred to a local hospital before being medically evacuated to Memorial Regional

for the law, and set the tone that is dangerous and biased in this country.” On its July 28 blog, the International Association of Chiefs of Police took issue with the president’s comments. “Law enforcement officers are trained to treat all individuals, whether they are a complainant, suspect, or defendant, with dignity and respect,” the blog said. “This is the bedrock principle behind the concepts of a procedural justice and police legitimacy.”

based quotas and set-asides and pushed for race-conscious “holistic” approaches so long as they serve a compelling interest. Grutter v. Bollinger, a 5-4 opinion, found racial diversity a compelling interest of a campus, and affirmed for holistic approaches but decided simultaneously that points could not be used to determine the value of a race to a campus in Gratz v. Bollinger, a 6-3 decision. The Times reported that the document does not name which races or ethnicities might come to harm from “intentional race-based discrimination,” but the plaintiffs Abigail Fisher, Barbara Grutter and Jennifer Gratz have all been White.

Hospital in Hollywood, Florida where he is in stable condition. Local police report that at least two suspects were involved. Robbers fled the scene after stealing a laptop from the villa and are still at large at press time. Investigators are reviewing footage from security cameras in the villa. A spokesperson from Kirkland & Ellis confirmed Jones is now resting in stable condition. “Mike Jones, a partner in our Washington DC office, was shot during a burglary while on vacation with his family,” the firm stated. “Mike was treated successfully and is in stable condition and is expected to fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike and his family.” A spokesman for the Turks and Caicos Islands Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture expressed remorse over the shooting. “It is with regret that we report any situation involving the safety or well-being of residents or quests to our country.”

“No one else will speak for us but us.”

– Susan Taylor

that must change. “No one else will speak for us but us,” she said. Taylor said she understands the racial dynamics of the country well and that “she never met a White man I am afraid of.” She remembers participating at a conference with her former publisher Edward Lewis and Black Enterprise founder and CEO Earl Graves Sr. “Earl Graves is 6-5 and jovial but when he was addressing the highpowered White men at the conference he seemed to cower,” Taylor said. “I know it is dangerous for a Black man to assert themselves.” Taylor talked about the history of slavery when Black men stood helplessly while White male masters raped and beat their female family members without a response. “If the Black man stood up, the response from the White man would have been death,”

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acts of violence that were committed against us during slavery.” Taylor urged Black women to take care of themselves and be wiser in their spending habits. “We are buying things we can’t afford and don’t need,” she said. Taylor’s comments were followed by a panel discussion led by CAR vice president for legal progress Michele Jawando and consisted of Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation; Alencia Johnson, director of constituency communications of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund; Tracey Sturdivant, co-founder and co-executive director of Make It Work; and Janae Ingram of Airbnb. Sturdivant noted that 50 percent of eligible voters in 2016 didn’t go to the polls on Election Day. She said political leaders must do a better job of reaching out to people. “We have to shift on how we talk about issues,” she said. “We have to make those issues mean something to their daily lives.” Campbell said that Black women must step up their presence in the Democratic and Republican Party governing bodies. “We have to challenge the party apparatuses,” she said. “When we look at both parties to see who is making the decisions, it is mainly White men.”

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Father of Philando Castile, Serving Life Term for Drug Trafficking, Wants a Portion of $3M Settlement It’s Apparently Not Illegal to Ask By The Associated Press The father of Philando Castile, a motorist fatally shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer last summer, wants a portion of the $3 million settlement reached in his son’s death. Phelix Frazier Sr. is serving a life term in federal prison on drug trafficking charges. The Star Tribune reported that Frazier has asked a judge to give him $500,000, disputing claims that he was absent from his son’s life.

Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, has petitioned the court for $2 million, with the remaining amount going to attorneys. A Hennepin County judge was expected to review the petition during a hearing and will approve how the funds are distributed. Castile, a 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker, was shot in July 2016 during a traffic stop seconds after he informed St. Anthony police Officer Jeronimo Yanez that he was carrying a gun. Authorities later discovered Castile

had a permit for the firearm. The case got widespread attention after Castile’s girlfriend, who was in the car with her then4-year-old daughter, began livestreaming the shooting’s aftermath on Facebook. Yanez was acquitted of manslaughter in June after testifying that he feared for his life and that Castile ignored commands not to reach for the gun. Yanez has since left the police force, and the city of St. Anthony agreed to the monetary settlement with Valerie Castile. Valerie Castile’s attorney, Robert Bennett, wrote in a petition that Frazier, Castile’s five half-siblings and other relatives made no claims on the money. But in a July 25 letter, Frazier said he

Racial Quotas Continued from A1 origin. In a resolution, the alumni said:

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Phelix Frazier Sr., the father of Philando Castile (grave site pictured), a motorist fatally shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer last summer, wants a portion of the $3 million settlement reached in his son’s death. Frazier is serving a life term in federal prison on drug trafficking charges.

Negates Ability “This report is contrary to the principles of Americanism and the principles of education which base college admission on ability rather than on nationality, race or religion. This report outrages American standards of academic freedom and is detrimental to dental education.” Although five members of the ADA council denied having seen the Horner report, Dr. Horner declared that the recommendations were those of the council rather than his as an individual.

made no claim because he assumed Valerie Castile would share the money. “It was not just Valerie’s loss,” he wrote. “On some level I believe I will miss Philando (more) than most because of what we ‘were not’ able to do together.” Bennett wrote in an affidavit that Frazier ran a heroin trafficking ring. “Mr. Frazier is surely upset about what happened to Philando,” Bennett wrote. “But his meager relationship with Philando, hopes of running a successful modular home company, and desire to hire attorneys to help in additional appeals of his sentence do not entitle him to any portion of this judgment — let alone $500,000 — especially in light of what he was convicted of.”

ADA Report Awaited It is expected the council and the board of trustees will soon make some public statement regarding the controversial report. Said Dr. Horner: “If you think the recommendations are news, you should see the reports we received from some deans of dental colleges on which the recommendations were based.” Implications Clear While the report does not specifically mention colored students, its implications, as far as any minority group is concerned, are obvious. The storm aroused by the Horner report has caused a number of dental organizations to adopt resolutions deploring the racial discrimination proposals and demanding prompt repudiation by the association.

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A Proven Solution to End Violence in Baltimore Baltimore is on track for a record number of homicides this year. Officials and residents are eager to consider “any kind of possible solutions” to stem the violence and drug related crime in the City. There is a proven solution: provide access to quality early childhood care and education for every family. Research confirms that a child’s future is profoundly influenced by what happens during the first five years. Children who have access to quality early learning opportunities that encourage both emotional and intellectual development are far more likely than children without a strong start to avoid becoming either victims of or perpetrators of crime. As adults they have higher incomes, better health, more stable relationships and a reduced dependency on drugs and alcohol. Every child needs effective early childhood development to be successful, but disadvantaged children are least likely to get it. Every year there is more and more research that proves that investing in the early childhood

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development of disadvantaged children will produce great returns to individuals and society in better education, health, economic, and social outcomes—not only saving taxpayers money but increasing our nation’s economic productivity. Everyone gains when we invest, develop, and sustain the early development of America’s greatest natural resource—its people. This is not just a city solution. When every child in the state has access to these programs, we will see less violence, crime, and drug addiction not just in Baltimore City but also in Harford County, the Eastern Shore, Western Maryland, and everywhere else fighting the opioid epidemic. We can stop violence and break the cycle if we start now and focus on our youngest citizens. Douglas Lent is the communications director for Maryland Family Network, which works to ensure that young children and their families have the resources to learn and succeed by partnering with Family Support Centers and/or Child Care Resource Centers across the state.

Lives in the Balance

Part V: Achieving Affordable Healthcare as our Civil Right Most Americans recoiled in horror and disgust as the Republican Senate majority, following in lock-step with their House Republican colleagues, forced party-line votes on repeated proposals that, if enacted into law, would deny affordable healthcare to 15 million, 18 million, 22 million, or even 32 million of our citizens. No Democratic member of either the Senate or the House of Representatives Congressman supported these legislative Elijah Cummings attacks upon the Affordable Care Act (the ACA or ObamaCare). Indeed, Democrats have been doing all that we can to preserve and expand the healthcare that Americans of every background should receive. The ultimate outcome of our struggle to protect and expand access to health care has critical significance to all Americans. Indeed, the very breadth and depth of the consequences for our nation may cloud, for some, the reality that we are engaged in a long-standing and central battle for our civil rights. Justice in access to health care was not an afterthought in the civil rights struggles of the 1960s. It was a central objective, a centrality that was well understood by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders of that time. In March of 1966, challenging the political and medical establishment of this country, Dr. King argued that health

disparities arising from a system of medical apartheid are inconsistent with the values and future of this nation as a united society. “Of all the inequalities that exist,” Dr. King declared, “the injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.” Tragically, Dr. King’s challenge remains acutely relevant today – and it must continue to drive our movement toward universal civil rights. Our civil rights movement to save more lives is central to every American. Nevertheless, as in every area in which our nation has yet to live up to our national creed of liberty and justice for all, achieving universal health care is especially important to those of us who are Americans of Color. No legislation since Medicare and Medicaid were enacted in the 1960s has done more to reduce minority health disparities than the Affordable Care Act and its expansion of Medicaid. Likewise, no group of Americans would be more harmed by repeal of the ACA than the minorities of our society, our elderly, disabled and poor. President Trump and his Republican colleagues in the Congress promised America to replace ObamaCare with legislation that would expand access to care at lower cost to everyone. Yet, as their proposals in the House and Senate have demonstrated, they are failing to fulfill that promise – even as they have threatened the lives of tens of millions of their countrymen and women. It is hardly difficult to understand, therefore, why opinion polls make it clear that Americans are soundly rejecting these Republican attacks upon their access to affordable care. This public rejection of the Republicans’ repeal plans (including the so called “skinny repeal” proposal that would

have destabilized the individual health insurance markets, caused substantial loss of coverage and harmed millions of Americans) should encourage my Republican colleagues to return to a more bipartisan process. “Congress should be working to make health insurance more affordable, while stabilizing the health insurance market,” Maryland Governor Hogan and a bipartisan group of his colleagues have written to Senate leaders. Now, Governor Hogan and I have not always agreed on matters of policy for our state. However, on this fundamental civil rights issue, we and the bipartisan governors agree. Hopefully, now that the Senate Republicans’ “repeal” effort has been blocked, at least for the present, the Congress will work together to improve the Affordable Care Act for everyone. Partisanship has failed. Only bipartisan cooperation and compromise can succeed. Americans are calling upon their elected representatives to achieve a health care system that is affordable for everyone. They understand and agree that protecting their families against injury and disease is a federal responsibility – a duty just as essential to them as defending our nation against foreign attack. We sometimes forget that the civil rights advances of the 1960s were bipartisan accomplishments for which our nation is justly proud. If, once again, we can rise above partisanship, we can confirm health care as our civil right today. Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

To Be Young, Black and in Education In the next few weeks, I will be closing my time as a summer intern at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and beginning my final undergraduate year at Howard University in Washington, D.C. I’ve learned more about public education at the National Alliance in two months than I have in the past year. However, even though I work for a charter school advocacy organization, I do not consider myself pro-charter. I am also not pro-district. I’ve heard many arguments that support charter public schools and many that support district schools - all with valid points and facts to back them up. So, when I began to find myself truly confused, I did what I always do. I looked up what Black people are saying about this. Black opinion + my own thoughts = a solid case to base my life decisions on. While it may not be the most mathematical equation for success, it works for me. I googled “Black leaders charter schools” and felt a small sense of relief come over me because I was going to get an answer. I wasn’t going to have to wonder anymore because the Black leaders in education would tell me what their point of view is, why they have it, where the research came from and what they are going to do about it. Looking back on this now, I’m aware that it sounds like I don’t use my brain to critically think, but we all do this in some form. In politics, people look up what the standard Democratic or Republican viewpoint is; in media people go to their favorite artist’s page to read their view; and in school,

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students go to their favorite teacher for their opinion. As I began to read through the articles, I found topics about the NAACP and Black Lives Matter being pitted against Black leaders in education. I was pissed. So, two huge organizations that have Black prosperity at their core are at odds with Black education leaders and parents? I was so irritated that I closed the screen and went to deal with this confusion another day. Weeks passed and I continued to gain information. I read the letter that had been written and signed by 160 Black leaders in support of charters, I watched clips of the NAACP’s special hearings on charter schools, and I researched teachers unions and their disdain for the charter movement. I turned over every rock I could find for some sort of answer. Despite all the research and opinions, I still could not figure out who was on the right side of history. I could not look to Black leaders in this situation because they are consumed with the politics of the district vs. charter debate, just like many others in education. This isn’t the first time I found disappointment with Black role models - Raven-Symoné was a huge heart breaker - but this is too important to ignore. Every second that is spent focusing on which school is better or what should be the dominant structure is doing a disservice to our children. Our children are the ones suffering without a quality education and are then chastised by society for not meeting “the bar.” I get that money, politics, and power are important, but we can’t afford to fight this fight with each other. We have no choice but to be unified. According to the Civil Rights Data Collection, Black students are suspended and expelled at a

rate three times greater than White students. This is something we should be focusing on. If our children don’t make it, that not only affects us but it is on us. The White school leaders that are trying to make change will be heartbroken if the years of work they put into improving public schools don’t pay off, but we will be crippled. This is not an attack on Black leaders today, this is a cry for help. I’m a 21-year-old intern, trying to graduate from college. I’m doing everything in my power to change the narrative for our children, but I don’t have the power, yet. Black leaders, I’m begging you to use your power to create. Create the schools for our children that also provide jobs for our people. Position it so that Black school leaders have the resources to train up our kids. If you are an organization with the words Black, African American, Negro, or Colored People in your title then this is your duty, this is your fight. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel, just take a page from “Pimp My Ride” and make it better. At the very least, create a space for conversations to flow freely regarding the schools our children go to. We may never reach a consensus and that is okay. There are multiple different ways to learn, to teach, and to lead. If you can’t do it, use your resources to find someone who can. This isn’t a conversation I wish to pick up in twenty years when I am in your shoes and we don’t have twenty more years to wait. I don’t care what structure is used to educate our kids, we just need something that works. Nicole Sahbaee is a rising senior at Howard University and a participant in the Walton-UNCF K-12 Education Fellows Program.

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Why Are There Confederate Statues in D.C.? By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Despite efforts across the region to remove both vestiges of Confederate history and polarizing U.S. figures memorialized in public spaces, the District remains home to several, including a highly controversial statue of Brig. Gen. Albert Pike situated at Judiciary Square – between D.C. Courthouses and the Labor Department. And while hidden in plain view, even “conscious” Blacks seem largely unfazed by the towering figure as they enjoy meals and lunch-time strolls around the grounds. The six-foot, 300-pound Pike, according to his Smithsonian Associates biography, not only gained notoriety as a teacher, journalist, Brig. Gen. during the Confederacy, and U.S.-Native American treaty negotiator, but also as a Klansman, who has been credited with creating the rituals of the Ku Klux Klan for its founder Nathan Bedford Forest.

The Jarmal Harris Project Arts & Professionalism

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Student employees with the Jarmal Harris Project work on fashion designs. The six week program ran from June 26 to Aug. 5. By Mark Arrowsmith Special to the AFRO Washington, D.C. native Jarmal Harris created the Jarmal Harris Project, because he always had an eye for fashion, production and encouraging others. The project is a nonprofit organization providing learning opportunities for D.C. youth to expand their professional skills in several fields. Harris created the project in 2006 to give inner city youth an opportunity to

“Even though we don’t know each other, we get together as a family and we learn different skills from different people, and we take away from that and that helps us later on in life.”

courses – hospitality, fashion design, fashion styling, theatre, dance, and marketing – to students ranging in ages from 14 to 24 years old. The program also offers career development, help with email skills, help with interviewing skills. At the end of the summer everyone leaves with a full resume. “Even though we don’t know each other, we get together as a family and we learn different skills from different people, and we take away from that and that helps us later on in life,” Michala Mackey, a student in the program, told the AFRO. Once the six-week program is over, students host a fashion show to present what they worked on during the program. The program’s 11th annual fashion show is scheduled to be held on Aug. 5 at the Sphinx Center in Downtown D.C.

Jarmal Harris (pictured) created the program in 2006.

From Art to Premonitions

A Former D.C. Artist Turns to the Mystical to Survive artistic dreams. After attending Dunbar High School in Northwest D.C., he continued his education at the Corcoran School of Art Terri Schofield, 79, sits on his low bed which is now part of George Washington surrounded by light blue walls covered with University. Schofield left Corcoran and later photographs from his childhood and various went to the Maryland Institute College of Art pieces of artwork. His bedroom is simple, but in Baltimore. the artwork he painted is not. As a professional artist, Schofield partnered There is a noticeable print behind his with Tranquility Art Gallery in Northwest bed, of a nude woman, similar to that of a D.C., located on Rhode Island Avenue, to painting of the Greek showcase and sell goddess, Aphrodite, his work as well as well as small ornate as give art lessons. statues of angels and “I had to paint to animals throughout survive, whether the Southeast D.C. I was inspired or home. “I love to not because I was arrange things, and doing back to back decorate,” Schofield paintings,” he said. tells the AFRO. “Not “There were clients being able to do things of mine who wanted and having to rely four or five paintings. on someone became So, I had to.” a pest. That’s an Schofield said his adjustment that I don’t preferred art medium think anyone could was acrylic, because ever, ever make.” it was fast-drying Schofield lost his which contributed eyesight 10 years to how quickly he ago in an explosion was able to produce in his kitchen. He pieces. “I loved them, can no longer paint. but I was painting so “A piece of kitchen rapidly, not knowing equipment had hit up that one day I was the right side of my wasn’t going to be eye and then another Courtesy photo able to paint,” he piece landed into the Terri Schofield was an artist in D.C. until he said. center of my eye, Schofield admitted lost his eyesight. He began to use his other and almost knocked that he sold hundreds senses to create a source of income. me unconscious,” of paintings in his Schofield said. “From lifetime but kept there I eventually one in particular: his began to lose my sight.” painting of the now deceased Prince, which Schofield is a self-taught painter and won first place in a citywide art competition Continued on B2 was encouraged by his father to pursue his By Lauryn Hill Special to the AFRO

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The statue of Brig. Gen. Albert Pike, a Confederate and Klansman, sits near the Judiciary Square metro station, and remains overlooked by many Blacks in the area. “It’s ironic that in a city that was once majority African-American and which is still home to some of the most justice-minded residents, a constant stream of people of all races sit around this statue and eat, talk, and socialize,” Edith Grey-Scott, a Ward 7 resident and longtime Judiciary Square vendor told the AFRO. “There have been protests in the past to have the monument to Pike removed, but the passion for the fight waned.” While Pike is the only Confederate Civil War general memorialized in D.C., calls for its removal began in 1991 – with the D.C. Council unable to reach a decision Continued on B2

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com The District of Columbia, like the rest of the nation, is dealing with the opioid and heroin crisis, with strategies to reach out to those who are addicted to the substances. One example of outreach is the recently held “Heroin and Opioid Awareness, Prevention and Intervention

“This is not just affecting White people.” – Carolyn Crank

– Michala Mackey gain skills that will help them achieve in life. “My goal was to give these kids insight and fashion and give them a sense of accomplishment. I wanted to show them that hard work pays off,” Harris, founder of The Jarmal Harris Project, told the AFRO. During the six-week program, the program offers six

D.C. Officials Confront Opioid Crisis

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Day.” Activities took place on July 20 at Potomac Gardens Park in Southeast. There were tables of organizations and non-profits that deal with the crisis, with representatives from the District’s U.S. Attorneys’ Office as leaders of the event. Continued on B2

13-year-old Boy Arrested in Southwest Assault By Briana Thomas Special to the AFRO The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 13-yearold boy on July 25 for suspected involvement in a fight that happened in the Southwest section of the city on July 22. Around 3 p.m. on July 22, a teenage boy was walking in the 3900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW when four people attacked him, D.C. police said. D.C. police said the young man was assaulted along the side of a residence in the area. The boy was punched and kicked “numerous times,” according to police reports. The suspects fled the scene and the victim suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said. No weapons were used in the altercation.

“It’s an unfortunate thing. We want to support them as much as possible, and protect them as much as possible.” – Preston Lindsay According to police reports, the victim was involved in a previous fight with one of the suspects. On July 25, a 13-year-old boy from Southwest was arrested and charged with felony assault in the July 22 altercation. Local organizations like the New Community for Children in Northwest, which did not work with the 13-year-old who was arrested, provide summer programs for District youth to help keep them engaged and away from violence. “Our organization provides academic enrichment programming for at-risk youth,” Preston Lindsay, executive director of the nonprofit group, told the AFRO on Aug. 1. He said the Summer Session program consists of a science, technology, engineering arts and mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.) curriculum, college readiness activities and field trips to museums and amusement parks for free. “Students are thoroughly engaged,” Lindsay said. “It’s a lot of fun over the summer.” Continued on B2

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Black New York Life Agents: Welcome to D.C. Billions of dollars of life insurance is now inforce by African American Market Agents. Driven by efforts from a campaign that has spanned 6 ½ years, the achievement was made with the 60th anniversary of Cirilo McSween becoming the first African American Agent to cross the color barrier. Over the last 6 ½ years, the campaign, called the ‘$50 Billion Empowerment Plan,’ has raised consciousness and changed the old perception of life insurance from covering burial and final expenses, to a tool for income protection, wealth building and legacy creation. The program encompassed recruiting, training, lead generation and branding components, with a goal to create $50 billion of protection and future income for the African American community. The vision was to touch the lives of 200,000 African Americans and show them the longterm impact and value of purchasing a $250,000 life

insurance policy. (200,000 families X $250,000 in face amount = $50 billion future income). The vision became a mission, and then a

movement to use the empowerment plan message as a starting point and benchmark for personal family conversations. This was the formula for the vision, but in reality our agents worked with each family to meet their individual needs, producing various life insurance policy amounts. Even more impressive is that $655 million has been paid out in death benefits to African American families, over the last 6 ½ years. And, nine agents last year

were able to deliver $1 million checks to African American families after a breadwinner passed away, making them recipients of this inherited ‘wealth.’ We are saying that this was not a lottery ticket, but the head of a household taking on sound financial planning for their family, helping to pass family wealth and inheritance to the next generation. African Americans are now using and leveraging life insurance as a tool to help close the wealth gap, and they are also benefiting from the living benefits associated with the policies including dividends, and loan disbursement from the cash value within policies. The achievements of the Empowerment Plan initiative also coincide with the diamond jubilee, or 60th anniversary celebration of the hiring of Cirilo A. McSween, New York Life’s first African American agent. A trailblazer, McSween crossed the color barrier within the insurance industry in

1957, and qualified for Million Dollar Round Table during his first year in the business, and every year thereafter for 26 years. McSween dedicated his life to empowering the African American community. A civil rights leader and confidant of Martin Luther King Jr., he was treasurer of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and a member of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s board of directors. He was also a successful businessman and McDonald’s franchisee. Although McSween passed away in 2008, his name, legacy, and dream of equality live on. New York Life’s 1,200+ African American agents proudly carry the torch that he passed to them. And with the wealth of white households 13 times greater than that of black households, according to a CNN Money article in June 2016, today’s agents are working to close the racial wealth gap as passionately as McSween and his cohorts fought for civil rights.

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“It’s good to have them understand how to create a resume, how to walk into an interview, key words to say and how to structure it,” Greg Dubose, program manager, told the AFRO. The funding for this program comes from D.C. Summer Youth Employment Services. All 160 participants receive a stipend for participation. The stipends are broken up into three separate categories. Youth ages 14-15, who work 20 hours per week are paid $5.25 per hour, youth ages 16-20 work 25 hours per week and are paid $7.25 per hour and young adults who are 21-24 years old work for 30 hours per week and are paid $9.25 per hour. “Getting them at a young age is great because when can help them develop, give them more options and opportunities in regards to careers, said DuBose. “It will allow them to put back into the community from the skills they are learning here.”

Statues

Continued from B1 about its razing. Weekly protests by Lyndon LaRouche, a political activist, continued through 1992, but eventually ended. The statue was erected in 1901, some 10 years following Pike’s death, by fellow Freemasons, who considered his efforts on behalf of their organization both significant and valiant.

“That’s unreal. All these Black people around here and this racist guy is peering down at us as we go about our day…” – Carlos Payton Congress Heights resident Carlos Payton, who walks the path surrounding Pike’s statue during his lunch breaks, said he never paid much attention to the figure – assuming it honored someone of importance to the history of the District or the courthouses. Upon learning of Pike’s connections to the Confederacy and the Klan, Payton was taken aback. “That’s unreal. All these Black people around here and this racist guy is peering down at us as we go about our day… I guess we need to get the statue removed, but also learn a lot more about the history of these parks and monuments surrounding us,” Payton told the AFRO. “We’ve got our children fighting in the streets for Black Lives Matter, and the whole time, as parents, we’re working around monuments to people who initiated some of these plans to oppress us.” In addition to Pike’s statue, the National Statuary Hall Collection housed on U.S.Capitol grounds, contain 13 statues of Confederate figures, including Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Edmund Kirby Smith.

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African American New York Life Agents are scheduled to attend the American College – Conference of African American Financial Professionals at the Marriott Marquis from Aug. 7-10.

Art

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“Not being able to do things and having to rely on someone became a pest. That’s an adjustment that I don’t think anyone could ever, ever make.”

on Capitol Hill during the ‘80s. Schofield could not recall the competition’s name. “I held on to the picture of Prince because (he) is going to be responsible for a lot of countless musicians who are struggling to be someone,” said Schofield. “Prince is what you would call a great musical genius.” Another notable painting by Schofield was his rendition of Michelangelo’s Pietá, which is originally a white marble sculpture of the Mother Mary holding Jesus Christ across her lap. Schofield sold the Pietá to a minister in 2005 and when – Terri Schofield the minster passed away in 2008 it was returned to him. The 50 inch-long, 40 inch-wide painting of Pietá is currently hanging in Schofield’s living room where it stands out among other unique decor with its nude, monochromatic tone and grand size. Without being able to use painting as a form of income, Schofield said he devoted his life to another talent that he inherited from his Cherokee Indian and Black grandmother: clairvoyance. He now reads people’s fortunes to earn income. Schofield said he had countless premonitions in his lifetime including a moment when he warned his parents not to allow a pair of visiting men inside of their house. Schofield’s mother denied the men entry, only to discover the residents of a house the men later visited had been arrested as well as the two men.

Assault

Continued from B1 The program is for students in grades Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade. Lindsay said the organization services high poverty schools, whose students are often left behind academically. “The cool thing about our organization and what we do at our program is we are able to meet the students where they are,” he said. He said the institution is a safe haven for students, “We keep them safe and they aren’t out on the streets.” Lindsay said a number of participants are Black children who “don’t live in the best neighborhoods.” He explained that the city’s youngsters are targets for crime, “It’s an unfortunate thing. We want to support them as much as possible, and protect them as much as possible.” As of Aug. 2, 1,072 juveniles,17-yers-old and younger, who have been arrested in D.C. in 2017.

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Participants could receive counseling and information on opioids as well as find out other services available for other health afflictions. “This type of event is needed in D.C.,” Carolyn Crank, who works for the U.S. Attorneys’ Office, told the AFRO. “This is not just affecting White people,” she said. During the months of May and August 2015, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration set up a pilot program co-managed by the Department of Behavioral Health and the D.C. Department of Fire and Emergency Services. When the pilot was over, it was revealed that FEMS responded to 104 overdoses, with seven patients experiencing a second overdose. The average age of District residents affected with opioid abuse was 51 (81 percent) and a majority of patients treated for opioid overdoses were male and Black (83 percent). On Feb. 21 the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released a report stating that 395 deaths occurred because of opioid use from January 1, 2014 - November 30, 2016 in the city. The report states that 78 percent of the deaths were among Blacks and 25 percent of those cases were reported in Ward 8. On May 9, Bowser (D) co-hosted a regional opioid-substance abuse conference with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), where the leaders talked about the latest developments in the crisis. Heroin was also a popular drug in the District during the 1970s, said Michael Pryor, a community prevention specialist in the prevention services division at the Department of Behavioral Health. “You had many men coming home from the Vietnam War and they were addicted to it,” Pryor said. “They used heroin to ease the pain of injury. Heroin was a popular drug until the crack epidemic hit in the 1980s.” Margot Kirkland-Issac, director of programs for “Voices for a Second Chance,” an advocacy and service organization for incarcerated District residents, told the AFRO that she sees the effects of the opioid-heroin crisis every day. “It is ripping apart families,” Kirkland said. “Our young people are now using them. We are trying to get the information out there about those drugs.” Brenda Horner, supervisory community outreach specialist for the District’s U.S. Attorney Office, along with Wendy Poulhaus, executive assistant to the U.S. Attorney for external affairs, told the AFRO that the Potomac Gardens event is the second in a series. “We had an event similar to this at Marvin Gaye Park last year,” Poulhaus said. “It was so successful that we decided to do it again but in a different location.” Horner said that her office is looking at similar events for later this year.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave, SW Teen Pop-Up Global STEM + STEAM Lecture & Competition A free Global STEM+STEAM Lecture & Competition Party is scheduled to be held at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave., SW, on Aug. 5 from 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. Participants will be able to compete in fun STEM+ challenges with students from around the world, win prizes, dance to a live DJ and take part in a TV reality show. Participants will also be able to meet minority STEM+STEAM experts and mentors from medical, tech, engineering, aviation, performing and visual arts programs and companies. Admission is free. To register for tickets, visit, eventbrite.com. Library of Congress, Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave, SE Humanities DC: House History Day Humanities DC is proud to present the House History Day research workshops, hosted by the Library of Congress, and with the support of our partners at the D.C. Office of Historic Preservation, D.C. Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Workshops are open to everyone with an interest in local history, from burgeoning enthusiasts to community historians. A Library of Congress Reader Card with photo is required. The workshops help researchers of any skill level understand and navigate public resources in D.C. Participants learn how to research the history of their home or any other historic property through sessions on D.C. maps, photo archives, D.C. directories, and online databases. This event will be held at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave., SE, on Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon. Admission is free. To register for tickets, visit eventbrite. com. Confucius Institute U.S. Center, 1776 Massachusetts Ave, NW Suite 400 Musical Diplomacy: Globalization, Cultural Synthesis, and Music as a Diplomatic Tool Music is being used as a tool for understanding. Kendra

Salois, ethnomusicologist and assistant professor at the American University College of Arts and Sciences is scheduled to discuss the globalization of music, musical synthesis between cultures, preservation of tradition, and music as a means of cultural exchange on Aug. 5 from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Confucius Institute U.S. Center, located at 1776 Massachusetts Ave, NW in Suite 400. Salois is scheduled to give a presentation on the work of an ethnomusicologist and then be interviewed by CIUS staff about pertinent themes in musical culture.Afterwards, audience members will experience a demonstration of a traditional Chinese instrument followed by a performance by the Western-style KOAA String Quartet introducing the amalgamation of Chinese and American themes through Pulitzer Prize Winner Zhou Long’s “Chinese Folk Songs for

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301 South Alfred Street Alfred Street Baptist Church Men’s Conference Alfred Street Baptist Church, located at 301 South Alfred Street, will host a men’s conference on Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The one-day event, which is titled, “The Impossible Now” is free. The keynote speaker is Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and host of CBS Sports - NFL Today James “JB” Brown. An optional box lunch costs $14. To register for this event, visit eventrbite.com.

String Quartet”. Admission is free. To register for tickets, visit eventbrite.com. UrbanLand Company, 913 Florida Avenue, NW Columbia Heights Home & Condo Home Buyer Workshop UrbanLand Company offers free Home Buyer Workshops, which are available twice weekly for local home shoppers, who want to understand and navigate the pathway to ownership in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. This event will be held at UrbanLand Company, located at 913 Florida Ave., NW on Aug. 8 from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. For more information, visit eventbrite.com. Share Space (Mulebone Restaurant), 2121 14th Street NW Paperdoll Living Network with Lisa Hazell - Coffee & Family History Paperdoll Living Network with Lisa Hazell - Coffee & Family History is a series celebrating family history and making connections, where you can jump-start more selfawareness, personal growth and creative fulfillment for the week by joining people who focus on their quality of life just as much as you do. If you attend this event you will have conversations with fascinating people, a stimulating and entertaining range of information covering the full scope of a variety of cultures and histories, inspiration that brings color to your life, home and legacy, resource information that travels through your family history, imagination and beyond .This event will be held at the Mulebone Restaurant on Aug. 8, 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit: eventbrite.com.

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Capitol Heights Community Room, 1 Capitol Heights Blvd Living Pure Ministries Singles Paint Party On Aug. 5, Living Pure Ministries is hosting a singles paint party from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the Capitol Heights Community Room, located at 1 Capitol Heights Blvd. The guest featured artist will be Zee Owens. The cost is $40. Light refreshments will be served. The attire is casual. To register for this event, visit eventbrite.com.

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The Reston chapter of The Links’ High eSTEAM (science, technology, engineering,, art and math) program partnered with the Heritage Fellowship Church for a

Boys’ Fun Camp on July 26. NBC4 Meteorologist Somara Thedore, Col. (retired) Samuel Williamson and Gen. (retired) Kip Ward addressed the boys.

Celebrating Natural Beauty The National Beauty Culturist’s League(NBCL) President’s Banquet was held on July 19 as part of the National Beauty Culturist’s League 98th Convention at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Virgina.

Dr. Wilma Reeves, supervisor of registration

Dr. Cindy Collins, Idam Foster, Elizabeth Simon, Barbara Frierson, Dr. Katie Catalon, LaShawn Deas, Dollie Swinton, Margaret Bell and Michelle Scott

Rev. Hazel Cherry, guest speaker

Rev. Dr. Deborah Alford, Dr. Lenora Washington, Dr. Gwendolyn Woodard and Dr. Deloves Scales

Kimberly Paster, 2016 queen and John Scott, 2016 king

Dr. Lafayette Jones, emcee

Hazel Cherry, guest speaker; Dr. Katie Catalon, national president; Dr. Mary Hawkins, president, D.C. Chapter and Stephaine Ellison

Edith Bishop, Elder Hester Lucas, Patrena Perraway and Alice Pope, eastern region secretary

Dr. Carol Lyles, 1st vice presiden; Dr. Bennie Lewis, 2nd vice president; Dr. Mary Halmer; Sunprime Basileies and Dr. Sarah, national dean of pledges Willie Singleton

Photos by Rob Roberts

Dr. Katie B. Catalon, national president

August 5, 2017 - August 11, 2017, The Afro-American

ARTS & CULTURE

Chadwick Boseman Talks Real-Life and Fictional Superheroes By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Chadwick Boseman, star of films such as “42”, “Get on Up”, and “Captain America: Civil War”, recently sat for a Q&A about the meaning of superheroes at the Landmark Theater in Baltimore’s after a screening his next film, “Marshall.” Boseman, having already portrayed Black heroes such as Jackie Robinson, and James Brown, was asked to compare his recent role as the United States’ first Black Supreme Court Justice in “Marshall” and his upcoming role of T’Chall, King of Wakanda, in “Black Panther.” Specifically, which is the greater challenge, real or fictional heroes? “They’re both intimidating,” Boseman said. “Maybe if I play something other than Black Panther, maybe I can answer that question. Yeah, I think that both are intimidating in their own way. That’s really the only answer that I can give you.” The conversation, which was held during the NAACP’s annual convention July 22-26, was moderated by Roland Martin, Host and Managing Editor of News One Now, and also featured “Marshall” director and producer Reginald Hudlin.

Actor Chadwick Boseman and director Reginald Hudlin talk “Marshall” and “Black Panther” at Landmark Harbor East.

Photo by J. K. Schmid

“The beauty is that we have both,” Hudlin said. “I’m involved in both. You know when I wrote the Black Panther comic book, 10 years ago, there was no chance that movie would ever get made. But, this story has to be told, because if we can’t dream it, we can’t achieve

it. Our greatest heroes are almost all outlaws: Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, they all spent time in jail-fighting for good-but, for us to go to the next level, we have to imagine ourselves running our own world. That’s what Black Panther is in Wakanda. And that’s what

Thurgood Marshall is.” Hudlin, an Academy Award-winning producer for “Django Unchained” and writer and director of “House Party,” developed, produced and wrote 2010’s “Black Panther” six episode TV series and is the author of the comic book arc where T’Challa marries Storm of the X-men. Boseman was also asked by Martin what moved him to take on the role of a “real life superhero.” “You can’t do anything in your day-to-day life as an American without bumping into the impact of Thurgood Marshall. So, I would say, if you were gonna put another face on Mount Rushmore, he is the person that makes the nation live up to its creed.” “We have to go from fighting the power to being the power,” Hudlin said. “This is where we are as a culture and as a people so we have to celebrate that. So, I couldn’t be more happy that these two projects are happening right now. Because, we deserve it all. We deserve to celebrate our past, celebrate our triumph and be inspired to fulfill a future that may be beyond our imagination.” “Marshall” is slated to be released Oct. 13. “Black Panther” is slated for release Feb. 16, 2018.

New Book Unveils D.C.’s Black Foremothers By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO Some of the forgotten Black “foremothers” who helped shape the District of Columbia’s intellectual, social, cultural and political legacies in the 19th and 20th centuries are getting their just due in a book written by Treva B. Lindsey, a D.C. native, scholar and associate professor at Ohio State University. In “Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington D.C,” Lindsey writes about some of the “New Negro” women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who tackled racism and sexism while empowering themselves. Lindsey argues that racial violence and sexism — struggles that Black women battle today — are also struggles pioneering Black women endured. In her book, Lindsey draws parallels between the lynching of Black women and the recent deaths of Sandra Bland who died in police custody in Texas; Charleena Lyles who was fatally shot by two Seattle police officers and Aiyana StanleyJones, a sleeping 7 year old whom Detroit police fatally shot during a raid. So as Black women compile strategies to combat racism and sexism, it’s important to look back to what our foremothers did and pull ideas from them, Lindsey said. “Terrorism means a particular thing in 2017, but it’s

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important to think about the 400 year history of anti Black racial terrorism here,” she said at a reading July 18 at The Potter’s House cafe and bookstore in Northwest D.C. “It’s important to think about it and to name it for what it is.” On July 18, Lindsey discussed and read passages from her book at The Potter’s House, a bookstore and café that welcomes deep conversation, creative expression and community transformation, according to its website. “Black women have always been freedom fighters,” Lindsey told the AFRO. “We’ve always defined equality in radical and creative terms and when we look to the women of Washington, we learn so much more about our history.” Between 120 and 130 people attended the sold-out talk, Tim Kumfer, the nonprofit café and bookstore’s general manager, told the AFRO. The café represented the first leg of Lindsey’s eight-month book tour, which has stops at Duke University in Dunham, N.C., Emory University in Atlanta and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Lindsey said she makes no apologies for targeting a Black, female audience. She even dedicated her book to Relisha Rudd, a girl who disappeared from the District three years ago while staying in a homeless shelter — Rudd has never been found and Lindsey held a moment of silence for Rudd and the other missing Black girls across the United States. Moreover, “Colored No More” is a reference to harmful skin bleaching creams that were especially in vogue among

American Blacks back then and remain popular in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. “At the end of the day, I didn’t write the book for White feminists,” Lindsey said. “I’m very clear about who I wrote the book for … it’s for Black girls. It’s for Black women and it is for us to think about ourselves in very dynamic ways through the lens of history.” Lindsey, 33, was raised in Northeast D.C. near Benning Road and East Capital Street. She graduated from the elite Sidwell Friends School in Photo by Lenore Adkins upper Northwest D.C. Author Treva Lindsey at From there, Lindsey her book reading on July majored in African-American 18 at The Potter’s House studies and sociology at cafe and bookstore in Oberlin College. She finished D.C. her formal education at Duke University, where she earned a master’s and PhD in history. She currently teaches women’s gender and sexuality studies at Ohio State University and lives in Cleveland.

SPORTS

Should the Ravens Sign Kaepernick?

Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate if the Ravens should kick the tires on Kaepernick.

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley AFRO Sports Desk Despite being absent from the start of training camp because of a back injury, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is still providing the team with valuable insight. The 10th year starter suggested to reporters that the Ravens could be a favorable situation for free agent signal caller Colin Kaepernick. Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said at a fan forum on July 30, “It’s been discussed between Dick [Cass] and Ozzie [Newsome] and John [Harbaugh]. We’ve talked to a lot of our current players and a lot of our former players. I was speaking to Ray Lewis this morning. I know Ozzie had a long conversation with Ben Watson. I wouldn’t divulge people’s opinions, but I think you’d be kind of shocked at some people that are against it and some people who are for it.” “It’s not racial lines, it’s not existing players versus former players. I care about the fan base, but I have to absorb the opinions of the players that have been there. Colin’s made some assurances I think through his intermediaries that there would be no protesting, that he would be standing for the pledge of allegiance.” The former San Francisco quarterback has yet to receive heavy interest from teams despite

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (l), Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh (c), and free agent signal caller Colin Kaepernick.(r). leading the 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance in 2012 against Flacco’s Ravens. Kaepernick experienced several controversial moments last season when he repeatedly kneeled during national anthems in protest of the growing number of unarmed Black motorists being killed, drawing the ire of numerous critics. Before the controversy, Kaepernick was an up-and-coming dual-threat quarterback who could outrun secondaries. Now, he’s been blacklisted from the league arguably because of his political beliefs in spite of which Flacco believes he would make a good fit in Baltimore.

Green: Yes. Of course. Baltimore knows how it is to have Flacco sidelined and can’t afford to go into the year with their starting signal caller nursing a back injury. Signing Kaepernick would give the Ravens and coach Jim Harbaugh a peace of mind and instead of hanging every single hope on the back of Flacco. No pun intended. Each team has to have two capable quarterbacks in the NFL and current backup, Ryan Mallett, had his chance as a starter and he failed miserably. Riley: Baltimore should pass. Flacco is known for his bouts of inconsistency and having Kaepernick in the fold could provoke the fans to start clamoring for the backup the minute Flacco has a bad game. Besides, while I love what Kaepernick did last season in protesting, the scrutiny that came with it would be a huge distraction from the team should the media start making last year’s rebuttals a bigger deal than what they should be. Green: Flacco has a championship under his belt and a history of stepping up big in the playoffs. He’s the quarterback of this team until

they bring in some shiny new draft pick to take over for him. Kaepernick won’t unseat Flacco, he’ll be a solid backup who will play his role to the fullest and give the Ravens a security blanket which they clearly need. Mallett threw at least five interceptions in the team’s first practice on July 29, alerting Baltimore to an even bigger issue with Flacco resting. Plus, Ravens fans are accustomed to seeing a mobile backup quarterback in Baltimore. From Troy Smith to Tyrod Taylor, Flacco has always had a fast, mobile guy backing him up. It’s good for scouting purposes and simple just to throw something different at defenses from time to time. It might not be a matter of should the Ravens sign Kaepernick but when. Riley: Baltimore needs a backup quarterback but it doesn’t need the public relations nightmare. Kaepernick is a big name and has big game experience. But Flacco, aside from one season, has been an iron man in the NFL. Securing a capable backup is a must but not at the expense of creating locker room divide. Especially for a quarterback who’s started 138 of 144 possible games in the NFL. He’s proven durable and Baltimore doesn’t need to risk the media attention for an issue that really isn’t an issue.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 a. Order Nisi $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks Administration No. b. Small Estates (single publication $ 60 per insertion 2017ADM795 Marion L Smith c. Notice to Creditors Decedent 1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks Elton F Norman Esq 01per 17:04:26 EDT 2017 2. Foreign $ 60 insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks The Norman Law Firm TYPESET: Tue Aug PLLC d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion $360.00 per 6 weeks 8720 Georgia Ave. Ste Superior Court of e. Standard Probates $125.00 703 the Silver Spring, MD District of Columbia 20910 PROBATE DIVISION Attorney CIVIL NOTICES Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF a.APPOINTMENT, Name Changes 202-879-1133 $ 80.00 20001-2131 Administration No. NOTICE TO b. Real Property $ 200.00 2017ADM796 CREDITORS Mozelle Louise Harris AND NOTICE TO TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 17:07:12 EDT 2017 Decedent UNKNOWN HEIRS FAMILY COURT Jr. Ronald E Smith Jr , Vincent Wilkins, Geese whose address is 4401 1408 Canadian 202-879-1212 Superior Court of 28th Place # 2, Mount Court Upper Marlboro, MD RELATIONS the District of DOMESTIC Rainer , MD 20712, was District of Columbia appointed personal re- 20774 202-879-0157 PROBATE DIVISION presentative of the estate Attorney NOTICE OF Washington, D.C. of Marion L Smith, who APPOINTMENT, TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 17:03:27 20001-2131 died on October 4, 2016 NOTICE TO Administration No. $ 150.00 a. Absent Defendant with a will, and will serve CREDITORS 2017ADM402 without Court supervib. Absolute Divorce AND NOTICE TO Milton Ree Henderson $ 150.00 sion. All unknown heirs Superior Court of UNKNOWN HEIRS Decedent and whoseDivorce wherethe c. heirs Custody $150.00 NOTICE OF abouts are unknown James Elgin Harris , District of Columbia whose address is 5311 APPOINTMENT, shall enter their appearPROBATE DIVISION Chillum Place NE., NOTICE TO anceTo in this proceeding. Washington, D.C. place your ad, call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 262, Public Notices $50.00 & up Washington, DC 20011 CREDITORS Objections to such 20001-2131 appointed personal re-LegalAND NOTICE TO appointment shall be on Administration No. depending size, Baltimore Notices are $24.84 per inch. UNKNOWN HEIRS filed with the Register of presentative of the estate 2017ADM785 1-800 (AFRO) 892 of Mozelle Louise Harris , Sowande Tichawonna, Wills, D.C., 515 5th Emma E Thomas died on February 16, whose address is 1320 Street, N.W., For 3rd Proof Floor who Decedent of Publication, please call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 244 2017 without a will, and W e b s t e r S t . , N E , Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Michael N Russo, Jr. 20001, on or before will serve with Court su- Washington, DC 20017, Esq J a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 8 . pervision. All unknown was appointed personal 125 West Street, 4th Claims against the deheirs and heirs whose representative of the Floor LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES where-abouts are unestate of Milton Ree HenLEGALshall NOTICES cedent be preAnnapolis, MD 21401 known shall enter their derson , who died on sented to the underAttorney a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s March 11, 2017 without a signed with a copy to the NOTICE OF Register of Wills or filed proceeding. Objections will, and will serve withAPPOINTMENT, with the Register of Wills to such appointment out Court supervision. All NOTICE TO with a copy to the under- shall be filed with the unknown heirs and heirs CREDITORS Register of Wills, D.C., whose whereabouts are signed, on or before AND NOTICE TO January 21, 2018, or be 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd unknown shall enter their UNKNOWN HEIRS Floor Washington, D.C. a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s forever barred. Persons Bettye T Briscoe, whose believed to be heirs or 20001, on or before proceeding. Objections address is 8912 Wallegatees of the decedent J a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 8 . to such appointment (or kerton Drive, Lanham, who do not receive a Claims against the de- to the probate of deMD 20706 was apcedent shall be precedent´s will) shall be copy of this notice by mail pointed personal represented to the underfiled with the Register of within 25 days of its first sentative of the estate of publication shall so in- signed with a copy to the Wills, D.C., 515 5th Emma E Thomas, who form the Register of Register of Wills or filed Street, N.W., 3rd Floor died on July 14, 2009 Wills, including name, with the Register of Wills W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . with a will, and will serve address and relationwith a copy to the under- 20001, on or before with Court supervision. 17:03:03 EDT 2017 signed, on or before January 21, 2018. ship. All unknown heirs and January 21, 2018, or be Claims against the deDate of Publication: heirs whose whereforever barred. Persons cedent shall be preJuly 21, 2017 abouts are unknown believed to be heirs or sented to the underName of newspaper: shall enter their appearlegatees of the decedent signed with a copy to the Afro-American ance in this proceeding. who do not receive a Register of Wills or filed Washington Objections to such copy of this notice by mail with the Register of Wills Law Reporter appointment (or to the within 25 days of its first with a copy to the underRonald E Smith Jr. probate of decedent´s Personal publication shall so in- signed, on or before will) shall be filed with the January 21, 2018, or be Representative form the Register of Register of Wills, D.C., Wills, including name, forever barred. Persons 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd address and relationbelieved to be heirs or TRUE TEST COPY Floor Washington, D.C. ship. legatees of the decedent REGISTER OF WILLS 20001, on or before Date of Publication: who do not receive a January 21, 2018. TYPESET: Aug 01 17:04:26 EDT 2017 July 21, 2017 copy of this notice by mail 07/21, 07/28,Tue 08/4/17 Claims against the deName of newspaper: within 25 days of its first cedent shall be preAfro-American publication shall so insented to the underSuperior Court of Washington form the Register of signed with a copy to the the Law Reporter Wills, including name, Register of Wills or filed District of Columbia James Elgin Harris address and relationwith the Register of Wills PROBATE DIVISION Personal ship. with a copy to the underWashington, D.C. Representative Date of Publication: signed, on or before 20001-2131 July 21, 2017 January 21, 2018 , or be Administration No. TRUE TEST COPY Name of newspaper: forever barred. Persons 2017ADM796 REGISTER OF WILLS Afro-American believed to be heirs or Mozelle Louise Harris Washington legatees of the decedent TYPESET: Aug 01 17:07:12 EDT 2017 Decedent 07/21, 07/28,Tue 8/4/17 Law Reporter who do not receive a Vincent Wilkins, Jr. Sowande Tichawonna copy of this notice by mail 1408 Canadian Geese Personal within 25 days of its first Court Superior Court of Representative publication shall so inUpper Marlboro, MD the District of form the Register of 20774 District of Columbia TRUE TEST COPY Wills, including name, Attorney PROBATE DIVISION REGISTER OF WILLS address and relationNOTICE OF Washington, D.C. ship. TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 17:03:27 EDT 2017 APPOINTMENT, 20001-2131 07/21, 07/28, 08/4/17 Date of Publication: NOTICE TO Administration No. July 21, 2017 CREDITORS 2017ADM402 Name of newspaper: Superior Court of AND NOTICE TO Milton Ree Henderson Afro-American the UNKNOWN HEIRS Decedent Washington District of Columbia James Elgin Harris , NOTICE OF Law Reporter PROBATE DIVISION whose address is 5311 APPOINTMENT, Bettye T. Briscoe Washington, D.C. Chillum Place NE., NOTICE TO Personal 20001-2131 Washington, DC 20011 CREDITORS Representative Administration No. appointed personal reAND NOTICE TO 2017ADM785 presentative of the estate UNKNOWN HEIRS TRUE TEST COPY of Mozelle Louise Harris , Sowande Tichawonna, Emma E Thomas REGISTER OF WILLS who died on February 16, whose address is 1320 Decedent 2017 without a will, and W e b s t e r S t . , N E , Michael N Russo, Jr. 07/21, 07/28, 08/4/17 will serve with Court su- Washington, DC 20017, Esq pervision. All unknown was appointed personal 125 West Street, 4th heirs and heirs whose representative of the Floor where-abouts are unestate of Milton Ree Hen- Annapolis, MD 21401 known shall enter their derson , who died on Attorney NOTICE OF appearance in this March 11, 2017 without a APPOINTMENT, proceeding. Objections will, and will serve withNOTICE TO to such appointment out Court supervision. All CREDITORS shall be filed with the unknown heirs and heirs AND NOTICE TO Register of Wills, D.C., whose whereabouts are

with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 21, 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 TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 17:01:40 EDT 2017 shall so inLEGAL NOTICES publication LEGAL form the NOTICES Register of pear at the Scheduling Wills, including name, Conference at SUPERIOR COURT address andHearing relationthe Superior Court of the OF ship. District of Columbia, 500 THE DISTRICT OF Date of Publication: Indiana Avenue, NW, COLUMBIA July 21, 2017 Washington, D.C. 20001 CIVIL DIVISION Name of newspaper: in Courtroom 214 at 9:30 Afro-American a.m. on August 18, 2017. Washington Failure to do so will result BETTY BRADSHAW, Law Reporter in a bar to any such claims and a judgment by default Plaintiff, Smallwood may Cynthia be entered against Personal you with respect to any vs. Representative claims you may be entitled to assert; ENGLISH BRADSHAW, TRUE TEST COPY and it is further REGISTER OF WILLS Defendant. ORDERED, Tue that Aug the parTYPESET: 01 07/21, 07/28, 08/4/17 ties shall appear for the Scheduling Conference Case No.2016CA7649 B Hearing on Calendar 12 Superior Court of Judge Brian F. Holeman the2017 at 9:30 August 18, District of Columbia a.m. in Courtroom 214; ORDER OF PROBATE DIVISION and it is further PUBLICATION Washington, D.C. Upon consideration of the 20001-2131 ORDERED, that Plaintiffs Motion for Re-Issuance of Administration SHALL FILE ProofNo. of SerOrder for Publication, filed vice 2017ADM804 on or before August on June 22, 2017, it is this 4, 2017. B Allen 2nd day of July 2017. Randolph Decedent hereby NOTICE OF ORDERED, the Motion for BRIAN F. HOLEMAN APPOINTMENT, Re-Issuance of Order for Publication is GRANTED; NOTICE TOJUDGE and it is further CREDITORS 07/21, 08/4/17 ORDERED, that notice be AND07/28, NOTICE TO given. by the insertion of a UNKNOWN HEIRS copy of this Order in The Sean Allen, whose Daily Washington Law a d d r e s s i s 8 7 0 2 Reporter and the Binghampton Pl, Upper Wa s h i n g t o n A f r o Marlboro, MD 20772, American, newspapers was appointed personal having a general circula- representative of the tion in the District of estate of Randolph B AlColumbia, once per week len, who died on May 17, for three (3) successive weeks, commencing as 2017 without a will, and soon as practicable; and it will serve without Court supervision. All unknown is further ORDERED that the fol- heirs and heirs whose lowing Notice be pub- whereabouts are unlished to provide notice to known shall enter their u n k n o w n h e i r s a n d appearance in this creditors of English Brad- proceeding. Objections shaw in these proceed- to such appointment shall be filed with the ings: Register of Wills, D.C., NOTICE TO ANY 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd UNKNOWN HEIRS OR Floor Washington, D.C. CREDITORS OF ENG- 20001, on or before LISH BRADSHAW AND J a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 8 . TO ANY CLAIMANTS TO Claims against the deAN INTEREST IN THE cedent shall be prePREMISES COMMONLY sented to the underK N O W N A S 1 3 2 0 K signed with a copy to the S T R E E T , S . E . , Register of Wills or filed WASHINGTON, DC with the Register of Wills with a copy to the underBetty Bradshaw has filed signed, on or before a lawsuit in the Superior Court for the District of January 21, 2018, or be Columbia, Case No. 2016 forever barred. Persons CA 7649 B. This lawsuit believed to be heirs or seeks to quiet the title to legatees of the decedent the premises commonly who do not receive a known as 1320 K Street, copy of this notice by mail S.E., Washington, DC. within 25 days of its first and it is further In the publication shall so inevent that you wish lo as- form the Register of sert a claim against Eng- Wills, including name, lish Bradshaw, or against address and relationthe premises, you arc ad- ship. vised to contact the at- Date of Publication: torney for Plaintiff, William July 21, 2017 R. Voltz, 2120 L Street, Name of newspaper: N.W.. Suite 700, Washing- Afro-American ton, D.C. 20037, tele- Washington phone number: Law Reporter 202-293-2131, on or beSean Allen fore the thirtieth (30th) day Personal after the date on which Representative this Notice was published, p r o v i d i n g a w r i t t e n TRUE TEST COPY description of your claim against English Bradshaw REGISTER OF WILLS or against said premises. TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 or to file a responsive 07/21, 07/28, 08/4/17 pleading by said date in the Superior Court of the Superior Court of Aug 01 17:01:40 District ofEDT Columbia. 2017In the the District of alternative, you can apDistrict of Columbia pear at the Scheduling PROBATE DIVISION Conference Hearing at OURT Washington, D.C. the Superior Court of the 20001-2131 District of Columbia, 500 T OF Administration No. Indiana Avenue, NW, A 2017ADM355 Washington, D.C. 20001 ON in Courtroom 214 at 9:30 Elizabeth Hammond a.m. on August 18, 2017. Cash Failure to do so will result Decedent AW, in a bar to any such claims William A. Bland and a judgment by default 1140 Connecticut Ave. may be entered against NW #1100 you with respect to any Washington, DC 20036 claims you may be entitled Attorney NOTICE OF to assert; SHAW, and it is further APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO ORDERED, that the parCREDITORS ties shall appear for the AND NOTICE TO Scheduling Conference A7649 B UNKNOWN HEIRS Hearing on 12 Irvin Ferdinand Cash, oleman whose address is 5390 August 18, 2017 at 9:30 C h i l l u m P l a c e , N E , a.m. in Courtroom 214; Washington, DC 20011 F and it is further ON was appointed personal on of the representative of the ORDERED, that Plaintiffs uance of SHALL FILE Proof of Ser- estate of Elizabeth Hamion, filed vice on or before August mond Cash, who died on , it is this January 22, 2017 witha 4, 2017. y 2017. will, and will serve without Court supervision. All Motion for BRIAN F. HOLEMAN unknown heirs and heirs Order for JUDGE whose whereabouts are ANTED; unknown shall enter their TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 17:05:42 a p p e a r aEDT n c e 2017 in this 07/21, 07/28, 08/4/17 notice be proceeding. Objections rtion of a to such appointment (or r in The Superior Court of to the probate of deon Law the District of cedent´s will) shall be the District of Columbia filed with the Register of froPROBATE DIVISION Wills, D.C., 515 5th spapers Washington, D.C. circulaStreet, N.W., 3rd Floor strict of 20001-2131 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . er week Administration No. 20001, on or before ccessive 2017ADM772 October 21, 2017. cing as Angela Agnes Small- Claims against the dele; and it wood cedent shall be preDecedent sented to the underthe folNOTICE OF signed with a copy to the be pubAPPOINTMENT, Register of Wills or filed notice to NOTICE TO with the Register of Wills rs and CREDITORS with a copy to the undersh BradAND NOTICE TO signed, on or before proceedUNKNOWN HEIRS October 21, 2017, or be C y n t h i a S m a l l w o o d forever barred. Persons whose address is 2612 believed to be heirs or ANY 31st Place NE, Washing- legatees of the decedent RS OR ton, DC 20018 was apwho do not receive a F ENGpointed personal repre- copy of this notice by mail W AND sentative of the estate of within 25 days of its first NTS TO A n g e l a A g n e s publication shall so inIN THE Smalwood, who died on form the Register of MMONLY May 17, 2017 without a Wills, including name, 1320 K will, and will serve withaddress and relationS . E . , out Court supervision. All ship. DC unknown heirs and heirs Date of Publication: has filed whose where-abouts are April 21, 2017 Superior unknown shall enter their Name of newspaper: strict of appearance in this Afro-American No. 2016 proceeding. Objections Washington s lawsuit to such appointment Law Reporter e title to shall be filed with the Irvin Ferdinand Cash ommonly Register of Wills, D.C., Personal K Street, 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Representative on, DC. Floor Washington, D.C. In the 20001, on or before TRUE TEST COPY sh lo asJ a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 8 . REGISTER OF WILLS nst EngClaims against the deagainst Aug 01 cedent shall be pre- TYPESET: 04/21, 04/28,Tue 05/5/17 u arc adsented to the underthe atsigned with a copy to the , William Superior Court of Register of Wills or filed L Street, the District of with the Register of Wills WashingColumbia with a copy to the under7, telePROBATE DIVISION signed, on or before er: Washington, D.C. January 21, 2018, or be n or be20001-2131 forever barred. Persons 30th) day Administration No. believed to be heirs or n which 2017ADM823 legatees of the decedent ublished, written who do not receive a William C Powell ur claim copy of this notice by mail Decedent radshaw NOTICE OF within 25 days of its first remises. APPOINTMENT, publication shall so inponsive NOTICE TO form the Register of date in CREDITORS Wills, including name, rt of the AND NOTICE TO address and relationia. In the UNKNOWN HEIRS ship. can apTimothy Powell, whose Date of Publication: address is 4409 SilverJuly 21, 2017

the District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM823 William C Powell Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Timothy Powell, whose address is 4409 Silverbrook Lane #303, Owings Mills, MD 21117 was appointed personal representative of the estate of William C Powell, who died on May 11, 2017 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown EDT shall enter 17:08:10 2017their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 28, 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 28, 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 28, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Timothy Powell Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

TYPESET: Aug 01 07/28, 08/4, Tue 08/11/17 Superior Court of the District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM50 Anita Kyler AKA Anita C Kyler AKA Anita Carolyn Kyler Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jean A Kyler, whose address is 904 Clovis Avenue, Capitol Hgts MD 20743 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Anita Kyler AKA Anita C Kyler AKA Anita Carolyn Kyler, who died on August 24, 2011 with EDT a will,2017 and will 17:02:31 serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before January 28, 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 28, 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 28, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Jean A Kyler Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 07/28, 08/4, 08/11/17 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2017FEP80 Date of Death May 9, 2017 John Henry Harris Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Gennie Lee Harris whose address is 4670 Plymouth Court, Waldor, MD 20602 was appointed personal representative of the estate of John Henry Harris, deceased by the Orphans Court for Charles C o u n t y, S t a t e o f 16:58:03 Maryland,EDT on 2017 May 30, 2017 Service of process may be made upon Gloria Mathis 1700 Mass Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20003 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Colombia real property: 5341 Nannie Helen Burr o u g h s Av e n u e , N E Washington, DC 20019 Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the

SE, Washington, DC to such appointment (or Deceased TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:56:04 EDT 2017 20003 whose designaNOTICE OF to the probate of detion as District of ColumSTANDARD cedent´s will) shall be bia agent has been filed PROBATE filed with the Register of Superior Court of with the Register of Wills, Notice is hereby given Wills, D.C., 515 5th the District of D.C. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor that a petition has been District of Columbia The decedent owned the filed in this Court by ShirTYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:45:39 EDT 2017 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . PROBATE DIVISION following District of 20001, on or before ley Bethea and Bonita Washington, D.C. Colombia real property: J a n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 8 . Powell Moss for standard Address Unknown 20001-2131 5341 Nannie Helen Burincluding the Claims against the de- probate, IN THE SUPERIOR NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGALshall NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES Tue Aug 01 16:45:39 EDT 2017 Administration No. TYPESET: r oLEGAL u g h s Av enue, NE appoint-ment of one or And cedent be preCOURT 2017ADM404 Washington, DC 20019 more personal represented to the under- OF THE DISTRICT OF Address Unknown Lyndale H. George Claims against the deUnless a com- AndCHERYLL ALSTON signed with a copy to the sentative. COLUMBIA AKA GUICE, cedent may be preIN THE SUPERIOR or an objection in Register of Wills or filed plaint CIVIL DIVISION And KIMBERLY THOMAS PERSONAL L y n d a l e R o b e r t a sented to the underCOURT withNo. Superwith the Register of Wills accordance Civil Action (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) REPRESENTATIVE George signed and filed with the OF THE DISTRICT OF ior Court Probate Diwith a copy to the under- 2011 CA 004013 L(RP) CHERYLL ALSTON Address UnknownOF OF THE ESTATE Decedent Register of Wills for the COLUMBIA RuleInvolving 407 is filed in signed, on or before vision (Action GUICE, EUGENE W. ALSTON Michael R. Mason, Esq January District of Columbia, CIVIL DIVISION within 30 days 28, 2018, or be this Court Real Property) 3012 Roberts Court #C 6010 Executive Blvd, forever Building A, 515 5th Civil Action the date of18 first pub- And barred.No. Persons from PERSONAL Calendar REPRESENTATIVE High Point, NC 27260 Suite 900 2011 CA 004013 Street, NW., 3rd Floorof this notice, the believed to be L(RP) heirs or licationMagistrate OFJudge THE ESTATE OF acANGELA CLARKSON Rockville, MD 20852 (Action of Involving ,Washington, D.C. Raymond Court may take the legatees the decedent EUGENE W. ALSTON (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) Real Attorney 20001 within 6 months tion hereinafter set #C forth. AndAddress Unknown who doProperty) not receive a 3012 Roberts Court 0 18 by mail JOSE NOTICE OF A. absence DIAZ-ASPER from the date of first pubIn the of a will copyCalendar of this notice High Point, NC 27260 THE UNKNOWN Olive satisfactory Avenue NW to APPOINTMENT, lication of this notice. or proof withinMagistrate 25 days of its first 2803 And DEVISEES, Judge Raymond Washington, 20007 NOTICE TO Gennie Lee Harris the Court ofDC due execupublication shall so in- And LEGATEES, CREDITORS Personal tion, enter an order deter- ELIZABETH form the Register of PLAINTIFF CLARKSON ASSIGNEES, JOSE A. DIAZ-ASPER AND NOTICE TO Representative(s) the decedent (Heir of ALIENEES, Wills, including name, mining THE that UNKNOWN Wesley Clarkson) Olive Avenue NW vs UNKNOWN HEIRS 2803 TRUE TEST COPY died intestate address and relationDEVISEES, 1205 Somerset Road HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, DC 20007 0 Robert J. George, whose Washington, REGISTER OF WILLS a p pLEGATEES, oint an unsuship. Raleigh, NC 27610 OR PERSONAL THE UNKNOWN a d d r e s s i s 9 2 2 4 PLAINTIFF Date of first publication: pervised personal repreDate of Publication: ASSIGNEES, REPRESENTATIVES DEVISEES, Aldershot Dr., Bethesda, July 28, 2017 July 28, 2017 sentative ALIENEES, And OF HENRY CLARKSON, MD 20817, was ap- vs Name of newspaper: Name of newspapers Register of Wills HEIRS,LEGATEES, SUCCESSORS, DECEASED ASSIGNEES, pointed personal repre- Afro-American and/or periodical: Clerk of the Probate DiOR PERSONAL HAMPTON AddressCLARKSON Unknown THE UNKNOWN ALIENEES, vision (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) sentative of the estate of Washington The Daily Washington REPRESENTATIVES HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, Lyndale H. George AKA LawDEVISEES, OF HENRY CLARKSON, 1205 Somerset Road Law Reporter And Date of First Publication Reporter LEGATEES, OR PERSONAL Lyndale Roberta DECEASED Raleigh, NC 27610 The Afro-American 4, 2017 Patricia Ann Sucato August ASSIGNEES, REPRESENTATIVES TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 17:00:07 Address Unknown George, EDT who 2017 died on THE UNKNOWN 07/28, 08/4, 08/11/17 Names of Newspapers: James F Holman OF ALIENEES, FRANK CLARKSON, And October 1, 2016 with a HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, DEVISEES, Personal Washington DECEASED And LEGATEES, will, and will serve withLaw Reporter Representative OR PERSONAL Address Unknown ROGER CLARKSON ASSIGNEES, out Court supervision. All REPRESENTATIVES Washington SUPERIOR COURT OF THE UNKNOWN (Heir of ALIENEES, Wesley Clarkson) unknown heirs and heirs OFTRUE AFRO-AMERICAN THE DISTRICT OF TEST COPY FRANK CLARKSON, And DEVISEES, 7815 Crenshaw Blvd, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, whose where-abouts are REGISTER Rachell F Long COLUMBIA OF WILLS DECEASED LEGATEES, Apt. 5 OR PERSONAL unknown shall enter their 1404 Half St. SW PROBATE DIVISION Address Unknown THE UNKNOWN ASSIGNEES, Los Angeles, CA 90043 REPRESENTATIVES Aug 01 16:58:52 EDTDC2017 a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s TYPESET: Washington, 20024 Washington, D.C. 07/28, 08/4, Tue 08/11/17 DEVISEES, ALIENEES, OF proceeding. Objections And Signature of 20001-2131 LEGATEES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, And VIRGINIA CLARKSON, to such appointment (or Petitioners/Attorney Foreign No. ASSIGNEES, OR PERSONAL DECEASED to the probate of deSuperior Court of 2017FEP83 THE UNKNOWN ALIENEES, REPRESENTATIVES SCOTT CLARKSON Address Unknown TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:51:43 EDT 2017 cedent´s will) shall be the 08/4, 08/11/17 DEVISEES, Date of Death HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, OF (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) filed with the Register of District of Columbia LEGATEES, June 20, 1990 OR PERSONAL VIRGINIA CLARKSON, And7134 Bluff Wood Wills, D.C., 515 5th PROBATE DIVISION ASSIGNEES, REPRESENTATIVES Gracie V. Monroe DECEASED Charlotte, NC 28212 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor ALIENEES, D.C. Washington, SUPERIOR COURT OF OF JULIA Unknown CLARKSON, Decedent Address SAMUEL CLARKSON W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, 20001-2131 THE DISTRICT OF DECEASED NOTICE OF And Address Unknown OR PERSONAL No. 20001, on or before Unknown Administration COLUMBIA APPOINTMENT And Address O c t o b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 . REPRESENTATIVES 2017ADM592 PROBATE DIVISION OF FOREIGN KENNETH CLARKSON And JULIA CLARKSON, And Claims against the de- OFJulia S Wayne Washington, D.C. PERSONAL SAMUEL CLARKSON Address Unknown DECEASED cedent shall be preDecedent 20001-2131 Address Unknown REPRESENTATIVE THE UNKNOWN Address Unknown THE UNKNOWNNo. sented to the underNOTICE OF Administration And AND DEVISEES, DEVISEES, signed with a copy to the APPOINTMENT, And 2001ADM1811 LEGATEES, NOTICE TO And LEGATEES, Register of Wills or filed KEITH CLARKSON NOTICE TO Estate of ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS ASSIGNEES, THE UNKNOWN Address Unknown with the Register of Wills CREDITORS ALIENEES, Evelyn E. Franklin Yvonne Wright whose THE UNKNOWN ALIENEES, DEVISEES, with a copy to the underHEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND NOTICE TO Deceased address is 2609 Ballston DEVISEES,HEIRS HEIRS, OF LEGATEES, And OR PERSONAL signed, on or before UNKNOWN NOTICE Court, Bowie, MD 20721 LEGATEES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNEES, REPRESENTATIVES October 21, 2017, or be Dana Wayne , whose adSTANDARD was appointed personal ASSIGNEES, OR PERSONAL ALIENEES, CHARLTONOF CLARKSON forever barred. Persons dressALIENEES, is 4545 C Street, PROBATE representative of the REPRESENTATIVES HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, Address CLARKSON Unknown SAMUEL believed to be heirs or SE, Washington, DC Notice is hereby given estate of Gracie V. MonHEIRS, OF BESSIE CANTY, OR PERSONAL Address Unknown legatees of the decedent 20019, was appointed that aDECEASED petition has been roe , deceased by the SUCCESSORS, REPRESENTATIVES who do not receive a personal representative filed in this Unknown Court by Na- And Circut Court for Prince OR PERSONAL Address OFBalthrop for And copy of this notice by mail REPRESENTATIVES of the estate of Julia S thaniel R. Georges County, State of SAMUEL THE UNKNOWN within 25 days of its first Wayne , whoCANTY, died on July And standardCLARKSON probate, inMaryland, on November OF BESSIE Address Unknown DEVISEES, WILLIE CYRUS publication shall so in- 24, 2013 without a will, cluding the appointment 9, 1996. DECEASED LEGATEES, CLARKSON will Unknown serve without And of one or more personal 16:57:17 EDT 2017 may form the Register of and Service of process Address WILLIAM CHARLTON ASSIGNEES, Address Unknown Wills, including name, Court supervision. All unrepresentative. be made upon Nakia CANTY Unless a ALIENEES, address and relation- And known heirs and heirs complaint or an Canty) objection And (Heir of Bessie Gray Esq., 5028 WisconWILLIE CYRUS HEIRS, ship. whose where-abouts are i n Address aCLARKSON c c o r dUnknown ance with sin Ave., Suite 100, NW., SUCCESSORS, WILLIAM Date of Publication: unknownCHARLTON shall enter their Superior Probate DC 20016 whose desAddress Court Unknown OR THEPERSONAL UNKNOWN April 21, 2017 a p p e aCANTY r a n c e i n t h i s And Division Rule 407 is filed ignation as District of REPRESENTATIVES DEVISEES, (Heir of BessieObjections Canty) Name of newspaper: proceeding. in this Court within 30 Columbia agent has And OF LEGATEES, JOSEPH CANTY Afro-American toAddress such Unknown appointment days from the date of first been filed with the RegisEMMA RICHBURG, ASSIGNEES, (Heir of Bessie Canty) Washington shall be filed with the publication of this notice, ter of Wills, D.C. THE UNKNOWN DECEASED ALIENEES, And Unknown Law Reporter Register of Wills, D.C., theAddress Court may take the DEVISEES, Address Unknown The decedent owned the HEIRS, Robert J. George 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd action hereinafter set LEGATEES, SUCCESSORS, following District of JOSEPH CANTY And Personal Floor Washington, D.C. ASSIGNEES, And OR PERSONAL forth. Colombia real property: of Bessie Canty) ALIENEES, Representative (Heir 20001, on or before REPRESENTATIVES Real Property Located at Address Unknown CHARLOTTE CANTY HEIRS, THE UNKNOWN OF December 30, 2017. Register of Wills 2924 12th Street, NE, (Heir of Bessie Canty) SUCCESSORS, DEVISEES, WILLIE CYRUS TRUE TEST COPY Claims against the deClerk of the Washington, DC And Address Unknown OR PERSONAL LEGATEES, CLARKSON, REGISTER OF WILLS cedent shall be preProbate Division Claims against the deREPRESENTATIVES ASSIGNEES, DECEASED sented to the underDate of First Publication cedent may be preCHARLOTTE CANTY And ALIENEES, Aug 01 17:00:53 EDT 2017 Address Unknown 04/21, 04/28,Tue 05/5/17 signed a copy to the August 4,OF 2017 sented to the under- TYPESET: (Heir of with Bessie Canty) WILLIE CYRUS HEIRS, Register Wills or filed Names of Newspapers: signed and filed with the Addressof Unknown YVONNE CANTY CLARKSON, AndSUCCESSORS, with the Register of Wills Washington Register of Wills for the (HeirDECEASED of Bessie Canty) OR PERSONAL with a copy to the underSUPERIOR COURT OF And Law Reporter District of Columbia, Address Unknown Address Unknown REPRESENTATIVES THE UNKNOWN signed, on or before THE DISTRICT OF Washington Building A, 515 5th OF DEVISEES, December 30, 2017, or And COLUMBIA AFRO-AMERICAN Street., NW, 3rd FloorYVONNE CANTY And EDNA E. DRAYTON, LEGATEES, be forever barred. PROBATE DIVISION James E Mccollum Jr Washington, D.C. 20001 (Heir of Bessie Canty)PerDECEASED ASSIGNEES, sons believed to be heirs Washington, D.C. 7309 Address Unknown within 6 months from the THEBaltimore UNKNOWNAve., THE UNKNOWN (Heir of Emma ALIENEES, or legatees of the de20001-2131 SuiteDEVISEES, 117 date of first publication of DEVISEES, Richburg) HEIRS, cedent who do not reAdministration No. And College Park, MD 20740 LEGATEES, this notice. LEGATEES, Address Unknown SUCCESSORS, ceive a copy of this notice 2017ADM575 Signature of ASSIGNEES, Yvonne Wright ASSIGNEES, OR PERSONAL ALIENEES, byTHE mailUNKNOWN within 25 days of Petitioners/Attorney Personal Estate of ALIENEES, And REPRESENTATIVES TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:45:39 EDT 2017 DEVISEES, SUCCESSORS, its first publication shall HEIRS, 08/4, 08/11/17 Representative(s) Ronald K Ballard HEIRS, OF LEGATEES, OR PERSONAL so inform the Register of TRUE TEST COPY Deceased SUCCESSORS, THE UNKNOWN WESLEY CLARKSON, Address Unknown ASSIGNEES, REPRESENTATIVES Wills, including name, NOTICE OF REGISTER OF WILLS OR PERSONAL DEVISEES, DECEASED ALIENEES, IN THEOF SUPERIOR address and relationSTANDARD REPRESENTATIVES LEGATEES, Date of first publication: Address Unknown And HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, EDWARD CLARKSON, COURT TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:45:39 EDT 2017 ship. PROBATE OF ASSIGNEES, July 28, 2017 ORofPERSONAL DECEASED OF THE DISTRICT OF WESLEY CLARKSON, ALIENEES, Publication: Name of newspapers Notice is hereby given Date CHERYLL ALSTON REPRESENTATIVES COLUMBIA DECEASED HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, that a petition has been June 30, 2017 And Address Unknown and/or periodical: GUICE, OF CIVIL DIVISION Address Unknown OR PERSONAL Name of newspaper: filed in this Court by EDT 2017 The Daily Washington TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:45:39 IN THE SUPERIOR PERSONAL EDWARD CLARKSON, REPRESENTATIVES KIMBERLY THOMAS And Civil Action No. Donald G Ballard for Afro-American Law Reporter COURT REPRESENTATIVE DECEASED 2011 CA 004013 L(RP) (Heir Wesley Clarkson) Washington standard probate, includ- OF The Afro-American THE DISTRICT Address Unknown OF And OF OFofTHE ESTATE OF (Action Involving Address Unknown CHERYLL ALSTON ingTHE theSUPERIOR appointment TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 IN 16:56:30 EDT 2017 of Law Reporter 07/28, 08/4, 08/11/17 COLUMBIA BERTHA HALL WADE, EUGENE W. ALSTON Real Property) GUICE, Dana Wayne one orCOURT more personal re- And CIVIL DIVISION KIMBERLY THOMAS DECEASED 3012 Roberts Court #C Calendar 18 AndHigh Personal (Heir ofPERSONAL Unless Wesley Clarkson) Address Unknown Civil Action No. Point, NC 27260 OFpresentative. THE DISTRICT OF a Magistrate REPRESENTATIVE Representative complaint or an objection CHERYLL ALSTON Address Unknown 2011 CA 004013 L(RP) Superior Court of COLUMBIA Raymond ANGELA CLARKSON OF Judge THE ESTATE OF GUICE, And i nCIVIL a c cDIVISION ordance with (Action Involving And the District of (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) EUGENE W. ALSTON PERSONAL And TRUE TEST COPY Superior Court Probate Real Property) District of Columbia Civil Action No. JOSE A. DIAZ-ASPER Address Unknown 3012 Roberts Court #C REPRESENTATIVE MARY FRANCES WADE Calendar OF18WILLS Division Rule 407 is filed REGISTER THE UNKNOWN PROBATE DIVISION 2011 CA 004013 L(RP) 2803 Avenue NW HighOlive Point, NC 27260 ESTATE OF ANGELA CLARKSON (Heir of Bertha Hall Wade) Magistrate in(Action this Court within 30 OF THE DEVISEES, Involving Washington, D.C. Washington, DC 20007 And TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 17:01:18 EDT 2017 EUGENE W. ALSTON (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) 501 Forty-fifth Street, Judge Raymond 06/30, 7/7, 7/14/17 days from the date of first LEGATEES, Real Property) 20001-2131 PLAINTIFF And Address Unknown NE, Washington, DC ASSIGNEES, publication this notice, 3012 Roberts Court #C Calendarof18 Administration No. ELIZABETH CLARKSON High Point, NC 27260 20019 JOSE A. DIAZ-ASPER ALIENEES, the Court may take the Magistrate 1996ADM2441 vs (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) THE UNKNOWN And Olive Avenue NW OF HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, SUPERIOR COURT action hereinafter set 2803 Judge Raymond Viola E Garrett Somerset Road DEVISEES, And And1205 Washington, DC 20007 OR PERSONAL THE DISTRICT OF forth. Decedent Raleigh, NC 27610 LEGATEES, THE UNKNOWN ELIZABETH CLARKSON 0 PLAINTIFF REPRESENTATIVES COLUMBIA A. DIAZ-ASPER Admit to probate the will W Alton Lewis, Equire JOSE ASSIGNEES, DEVISEES, THE UNKNOWN Wesley Clarkson) AEON FINANCIAL, LLC OF HENRY CLARKSON, Olive April Avenue25, NW2014 PROBATE DIVISION (Heir of ALIENEES, dated 1450 Mercantile Lane,2803 And LEGATEES, DEVISEES, D.C. 1205 Somerset Road Serve: DECEASED CT Corporation Washington, DC 20007 exhibited with the petition vs Washington, Suite 155 HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNEES, LEGATEES, Raleigh, NC 27610 S y s t e m , R e g i s t e red Address Unknown 20001-2131 upon proof satisfactory to HAMPTON CLARKSON ORALIENEES, PERSONAL Largo, Maryland 20774 PLAINTIFF ASSIGNEES, Agent THE UNKNOWNNo. Administration the Court of due execu(Heir of Wesley Clarkson) REPRESENTATIVES HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, Attorney ALIENEES, And 1015 And 15th Street, NW, DEVISEES, vs tion by affidavit of wit2017ADM850 1205Suite Somerset OF HENRY CLARKSON, OR PERSONAL NOTICE OF HEIRS,LEGATEES, SUCCESSORS, 1000 Road Estate of nesses or otherwise Raleigh, NC DECEASED REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTMENT, OR PERSONAL HAMPTON CLARKSON Washington, DC27610 20005 THE UNKNOWN ASSIGNEES, THE UNKNOWN Annie Lee Brown Register of Wills Address Unknown OF FRANK CLARKSON, NOTICE TO REPRESENTATIVES (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) DEVISEES, ALIENEES, DEVISEES, Deceased And DECEASED Clerk of the CREDITORS OF HENRY CLARKSON, 1205 Somerset Road And LEGATEES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, LEGATEES, NOTICE OF And Address Unknown Probate Division DECEASED Raleigh, NC 27610 AND NOTICE TO ASSIGNEES, OR PERSONAL ASSIGNEES, ROGER CLARKSON STANDARD Address Unknown HMTR I, LLC UNKNOWN HEIRS ALIENEES, REPRESENTATIVES (Heir ofCentre Wesley Clarkson) PROBATE AndTHE UNKNOWN DateALIENEES, of First Publication OF FRANK 940 Circle, Shirley Mathis, whose HEIRS, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, CLARKSON, And SUCCESSORS, 7815 Crenshaw DEVISEES, Notice is hereby given 19, 2017 And DECEASED Suite 2005 Blvd, address is 11318 Evans May OR PERSONAL OR PERSONAL Apt. 5 LEGATEES, THE UNKNOWN that a petition has been Names of Newspapers: ROGER CLARKSON Alamonte Springs, FL Trail., #201, Beltsville, REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES Address Unknown Los Angeles, DEVISEES, filed in UNKNOWN this Court by Bes- (Heir ofASSIGNEES, THE Wesley Clarkson) 32714 OFCA 90043 MD 20705, was ap- OFWashington FRANK CLARKSON, ALIENEES, LEGATEES, sel DEVISEES, R. Brown, Patricia 7815 Crenshaw Blvd, Reporter VIRGINIA CLARKSON, pointed personal repre- LawDECEASED And And SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNEES, LEGATEES, Apt. 5 And A.Brown and Ann A. HEIRS, DECEASED sentative of the estate of Washington Address Unknown OR PERSONAL ALIENEES, ASSIGNEES, Los Angeles, CA 90043 Redmond for standard Address Unknown Viola E Garrett, who died AFRO-AMERICAN THE UNKNOWN SCOTT CLARKSON REPRESENTATIVES HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ALIENEES, JOAQUIN PANIAGUA probate, including the DEVISEES, on December 27, 1996And (Heir OF HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, c/o Clarkson) appointment of one or And OR PERSONAL And of Wesley LEGATEES, with a will, and will serve Donald G. Ballard 7134 Bluff Wood VIRGINIA CLARKSON, REPRESENTATIVES OR PERSONAL Ernest C. Raskauskas, more personal repreASSIGNEES, without Court superviTHE UNKNOWN Charlotte, NC 28212 DECEASED OF JULIA CLARKSON, REPRESENTATIVES SCOTT CLARKSON Jr., Esq. SAMUEL CLARKSON sentative. Unless a comof ALIENEES, sion. All unknown heirs Signature DEVISEES, Address Unknown DECEASED OF Clarkson) 3109Address South Street, NW Unknown plaint or an objection in (Heir of Wesley HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, a n d h e i r s w h o s e Petitioners/Attorney LEGATEES, And Address VIRGINIA CLARKSON, BluffUnknown Wood Washington, DC 20007 accordance with Super- And7134 OR PERSONAL whereabouts are unASSIGNEES, DECEASED Charlotte, NC 28212 And ior CourtEDT Probate REPRESENTATIVES Tue Aug 01 16:52:28 2017 Di- And known shall enter their TYPESET: ALIENEES, KENNETH CLARKSON Address Unknown And OF JULIA CLARKSON, vision Rule 407 is filed in 05/19,SUCCESSORS, 5/26/17 a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s HEIRS, Address Unknown SAMUEL CLARKSON And THE UNKNOWN DECEASED this Court within 30 days OR PERSONAL Address Unknown proceeding. Objections THE UNKNOWN And THE DISTRICT OF DEVISEES, Address Unknown from the date of first pubAnd to such appointment (or REPRESENTATIVES DEVISEES, Superior Court of KENNETH CLARKSON COLUMBIA LEGATEES, lication ofCLARKSON this notice, the AndAddress to the probate of de-OF JULIA CLARKSON, LEGATEES, the SAMUEL Unknown Serve: Mayor of the ASSIGNEES, DisAnd Court mayUnknown take the acDECEASED KEITH ASSIGNEES, cedent´s will) shall be Address trict ALIENEES, of CLARKSON Columbia District of Columbia tion hereinafter set forth. Address Unknown Address Unknown THE UNKNOWN ALIENEES, 16:59:41 2017 of filed with EDT the Register And Vincent Gray PROBATE DIVISION HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, 0 THE to UNKNOWN Admit probate the will DEVISEES, HEIRS, Wills, D.C., 515 5th And Attn: Office of the SecWashington, D.C. OR PERSONAL DEVISEES, dated ..... exhibited with And LEGATEES, SUCCESSORS, Street, N.W., 3rd FloorAnd KEITH CLARKSON retary 20001-2131 REPRESENTATIVES LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, the petition upon proof OR PERSONAL THE UNKNOWN Address Unknown 1350 Pennsylvania AveWa s h i n g t o n , D . C . OF Administration ASSIGNEES, THE UNKNOWN No. CHARLTON CLARKSON ALIENEES, satisfactory to the Court REPRESENTATIVES DEVISEES, nue, N.W., #419 20001, on or before SAMUEL CLARKSON 2017ADM858 ALIENEES, DEVISEES, Address Unknown HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, of due execution by afOF BESSIE CANTY, LEGATEES, And Washington, 20001 J a n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 8 . Frances O Holman AddressDC Unknown HEIRS, LEGATEES, ORDECEASED PERSONAL fidavit of witnesses or otASSIGNEES, Claims against the de- Decedent SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNEES, And REPRESENTATIVES Address Unknown hwerwise ALIENEES, CHARLTON CLARKSON Serve: Attorney General And cedent shall be pre- Edward OR PERSONAL T Love Esq ALIENEES, Register of Wills SUCCESSORS, AddressOF Unknown of the sented to the under- Ortman, REPRESENTATIVES Love & Huck- HEIRS, HEIRS, THE UNKNOWN SAMUEL CLARKSON And Clerk of the ORBESSIE PERSONAL District of Columbia WILLIE CYRUS signed with a copy to the abay OF CANTY, SUCCESSORS, REPRESENTATIVES Attn:DEVISEES, Darlene Fields Probate Division And Address Unknown CLARKSON Register of Wills or filed 4816 DECEASED Moorland Lane OR PERSONAL LEGATEES, WILLIAM CHARLTON OF 441 4th Street, NW Date of First Publication Address Unknown Address Unknown with the Register of Wills REPRESENTATIVES Bethesda, MD 20814 ASSIGNEES, And CANTY SAMUEL CLARKSON THE UNKNOWN Washington, DC 20001 July 28, 2017 with a copy to the under- OF Attorney BESSIE CANTY, ALIENEES, (Heir of Bessie Canty) Address DEVISEES, Names of Unknown Newspapers: And And signed, on or before NOTICE OF DECEASED HEIRS, WILLIE CYRUS Address Unknown LEGATEES, And Washington January 28, 2018, or be Address Unknown APPOINTMENT, SUCCESSORS, CLARKSON And ASSIGNEES, THE UNKNOWN Law Reporter WILLIAM CHARLTON forever barred. Persons OR PERSONAL Address Unknown NOTICE TO And ALIENEES, All Unknown Owners of DEVISEES, Washington CANTY believed to be heirs orAnd CREDITORS WILLIE CYRUS HEIRS, theREPRESENTATIVES Property described LEGATEES, AFRO-AMERICAN (Heir of Bessie Canty) legatees of the decedent OF AndSUCCESSORS, AND NOTICE TO JOSEPH CANTY CLARKSON below, their Heirs, ASSIGNEES,PerAddress Unknown Anitra Ash-Shakoor CHARLTON who do not receive a WILLIAM EMMA RICHBURG, (Heir of Bessie Canty) UNKNOWN HEIRS Address Unknown OR PERSONAL sonal Representatives, ALIENEES, Capital Justice Law Firm CANTY DECEASED THE UNKNOWN copy of this notice by mail Patricia Address Unknown Ann Sucato and And REPRESENTATIVES Executors, AdministraHEIRS, 1413 K St NW, 15th Fl of Bessie Canty) Unknown DEVISEES, within 25 days of its first (Heir James F Holman, whose And OF tors,Address Grantees, Assigns or SUCCESSORS, DC 20005 Address Unknown LEGATEES, publication shall so in- addresses And are 4714 48th Washington, EMMA RICHBURG, Successors in Right, Title, OR PERSONAL JOSEPH CANTY Signature of AndREPRESENTATIVES ASSIGNEES, form the Register of THEofUNKNOWN DECEASED Interest, and Any and all Street, NW., Washing- (Heir Bessie Canty) ALIENEES, CHARLOTTE CANTY Wills, including name,Andton, DC 20016, and 4320 Petitioners/Attorney DEVISEES, Address Unknown p e r s o n s h OF aving or Address Unknown THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, (Heir of Bessie Canty) address and relation- 4 6 t h S t r e e t , N W . , LEGATEES, claiming to have any interWILLIE CYRUS JOSEPH CANTY TYPESET: 16:49:06 EDT 2017 7/28, 8/4/17 Tue Aug 01 And DEVISEES, SUCCESSORS, Address Unknown ship. ASSIGNEES, est in the leasehold or fee Washington DC 20016 And CLARKSON, (Heir of Bessie Canty) LEGATEES, OR PERSONAL ALIENEES, simple in the property and Date of Publication: DECEASED were appointed personal Address Unknown ASSIGNEES, REPRESENTATIVES And HEIRS, CANTY THE UNKNOWN premises situate, lying July 28, 2017 Address Unknown representatives of the CHARLOTTE ALIENEES, OF SUPERIOR COURT SUCCESSORS, DEVISEES, and being in the District of Name of newspaper: of Bessie Canty)OF Andestate of Frances O Hol- (Heir HEIRS, WILLIE CYRUS YVONNE CANTY OR LEGATEES, Columbia described as: THEPERSONAL DISTRICT Afro-American And man, who died on June Address UnknownOF SUCCESSORS, CLARKSON, (Heir of Bessie Canty) REPRESENTATIVES ASSIGNEES, Square 0302 Lot 0071. COLUMBIA Washington 21, 2017 with a will, and CHARLOTTE CANTY OR PERSONAL DECEASED Address Unknown OF DIVISION ALIENEES, May also be known as PROBATE THE UNKNOWN Law Reporter will of serve without (Heir Bessie Canty)Court And WILLIE CYRUS REPRESENTATIVES Address Unknown HEIRS, 2230 1/2DEVISEES, 11th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Shirley Mathis supervision. All unknown Address Unknown OFD.C. And CLARKSON, SUCCESSORS, Washington, LEGATEES, 20001-2131 Personal heirs and heirs whose YVONNE CANTY EDNA E. DRAYTON, AndOR PERSONAL DECEASED ASSIGNEES, Administration No. RepresentativeAndwhereabouts are un- (Heir of Bessie Canty) DECEASED THE UNKNOWN Address Unknown REPRESENTATIVES Defendants ALIENEES, 2017ADM918 Address Unknown known shall enter their (HeirHEIRS, of Emma THEDEVISEES, UNKNOWN OF Estate of TRUE TEST COPY aYVONNE p p e a r a nCANTY c e i n t h i s And Richburg) DEVISEES, LEGATEES, EDNA E. DRAYTON, AMENDED ORDER SUCCESSORS, And Eva Jean Cook McCall REGISTER OF WILLS (Heir of Bessie Canty) proceeding. Objections Address Unknown LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, DECEASED OF PUBLICATION OR PERSONAL Address Unknown to such appointment (or Deceased ASSIGNEES, ALIENEES, THE UNKNOWN (Heir of Emma In accordance with D.C. REPRESENTATIVES THENOTICE UNKNOWN OF TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:56:04 EDT 2017 07/28, 08/4, 08/11/12 And §47-1345, ALIENEES, to the probate of deHEIRS, SUCCESSORS, Code DEVISEES, Richburg) the OF DEVISEES, STANDARD Andcedent´s will) shall be ORHEIRS, PERSONAL LEGATEES, Address Unknown object of this proceeding WESLEY CLARKSON, LEGATEES, PROBATE THE UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS, filed with the Register of REPRESENTATIVES ASSIGNEES, is to secure the forecloDECEASED ASSIGNEES, Notice is hereby given And OR PERSONAL THE UNKNOWN Superior Court of OF Wills, D.C., 515 5th ALIENEES, sure Address ofDEVISEES, the right of reUnknown that aALIENEES, petition has been DEVISEES, LEGATEES, REPRESENTATIVES EDWARD CLARKSON, the District of Street, N.W., 3rd Floor HEIRS, HEIRS, demption in the real propTYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:45:39 EDT 2017 SUCCESSORS, filed in this Court by ShirASSIGNEES, OF DECEASED District of Columbia W aLEGATEES, shington, D.C. SUCCESSORS, THE UNKNOWN erty described as Square OR PERSONAL ASSIGNEES, ALIENEES, WESLEY CLARKSON, Bethea and Bonita PROBATE DIVISION OR PERSONAL DEVISEES, 20001, on or before ley 0302, 0071, which REPRESENTATIVES Address Unknown And Lot HEIRS, DECEASED Powell Moss for standard LEGATEES, Washington, D.C. may alsoSUCCESSORS, be known as J a nALIENEES, u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 8 . REPRESENTATIVES OF IN THE SUPERIOR HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, OR PERSONAL Address Unknown 1 probate, including the ASSIGNEES, ⁄2 11th Street, NW, 2230 20001-2131 Claims against the de- EDWARDOF CLARKSON, And ALIENEES, KIMBERLY THOMAS OR PERSONAL COURT REPRESENTATIVES appoint-ment of one or CLARKSON, Washington, DC,Clarkson) which Administration No. cedent shall be pre- WESLEY DECEASED (Heir of Wesley REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISTRICT OF personal repreDECEASED HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, property was sold by the 2017ADM404 sented OF to the under- more CHERYLL ALSTON Address Unknown COLUMBIA Unless a comAddress Unknown OR PERSONAL Mayor of the District of Lyndale H. George signed with a copy to the sentative. GUICE, EDWARD CLARKSON, CIVIL DIVISION REPRESENTATIVES Columbia to the Plaintiff in AKA Register of Wills or filed plaint or an objection in PERSONAL And DECEASED Civil Action withNo. SuperLy n d a l e R o b e r t a with the Register of Wills accordance REPRESENTATIVE 2011 CA 004013 L(RP) ior Court Probate DiGeorge with a copy to the underOF THE ESTATE OF ANGELA CLARKSON (Action vision Rule Involving 407 is filed in

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LEGAL NOTICES KIMBERLY THOMAS (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) OFUnknown Address BERTHA HALL WADE, And DECEASED Address Unknown ANGELA CLARKSON And (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) Address Unknown MARY FRANCES WADE (Heir And of Bertha Hall Wade) 501 Forty-fifth Street, NE, Washington, DC ELIZABETH CLARKSON 20019 Clarkson) (Heir of Wesley 1205 Somerset Road And Raleigh, NC 27610 AEON FINANCIAL, LLC And Serve: CT Corporation SHAMPTON y s t e m , RCLARKSON egistered Agent (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) 1015 15th Street,Road NW, 1205 Somerset Suite NC 1000 Raleigh, 27610 Washington, DC 20005 And And ROGER CLARKSON HMTR I, LLC (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) 940 Centre Circle, 7815 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 2005 Apt. 5 Alamonte Springs, FL Los Angeles, CA 90043 32714 And And SCOTT CLARKSON JOAQUIN PANIAGUA (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) c/o Wood 7134 Bluff Ernest C. Raskauskas, Charlotte, NC 28212 Jr., Esq. 3109 South Street, NW And Washington, DC 20007 KENNETH CLARKSON And Address Unknown

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THE DISTRICT OF And COLUMBIA Serve: Mayor of the DisKEITH CLARKSON trict of Columbia Address Unknown Vincent Gray Attn: And Office of the Secretary (Sig 1350 Pennsylvania AveCHARLTON CLARKSON Serve: nue, N.W., #419 Address Unknown Washington, DC 20001 Distr 08/4, 08 And Attn: Serve: Attorney General 441 the THE of UNKNOWN Washi District of Columbia DEVISEES, Attn:LEGATEES, Darlene Fields And 441ASSIGNEES, 4th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 ALIENEES, All Unk HEIRS, the Pr And SUCCESSORS, below, OR PERSONAL sonal All REPRESENTATIVES Unknown Owners of Execut the Property OF described tors, Gr below, their Heirs, PerEMMA RICHBURG, Succes sonal Representatives, DECEASED Interest Executors, AddressAdministraUnknown perso tors, Grantees, Assigns or claimin Successors in Right, Title, And est in th Interest, and Any and all simple p e r sTHE o n s UNKNOWN having or premis claimingDEVISEES, to have any interand bei est in the leasehold or fee LEGATEES, Columb simple ASSIGNEES, in the property and Square premises situate, lying ALIENEES, May al and beingHEIRS, in the District of 2230 1/ Columbia described as: SUCCESSORS, Washin Square Lot 0071. OR 0302 PERSONAL May also be known as REPRESENTATIVES Defend 2230 1/2 11th Street, NW, OF Washington, D.C. EDNA E. DRAYTON, AME DECEASED OF Defendants (Heir of Emma In acco Richburg) Code AMENDED ORDER Address Unknown object OF PUBLICATION is to se InAnd accordance with D.C. sure o Code §47-1345, the demptio objectTHE of this proceeding UNKNOWN erty de is to secure the forecloDEVISEES, 0302, sure ofLEGATEES, the right of remay al demption in the real propASSIGNEES, 2230 1⁄ erty described as Square ALIENEES, Washin And 0302, Lot 0071, which HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, propert BERT may OR alsoPERSONAL be known as Mayor KIMBERLY THOMAS 1⁄2 11th Street, NW, 2230 REPRESENTATIVES Columb (Heir of Wesley Ad Washington, DC,Clarkson) which Address Unknown property was this act OFsold by the And Mayor of the District of Compla BERTHA HALL WADE, And Columbia to the Plaintiff in other DECEASED MARY amount Address Unknown thisANGELA action.The Amended CLARKSON (Heir o redemp Complaint states,Clarkson) among (Heir of Wesley 501 paid. A And Address other things,Unknown that the NE, 25th d amounts neccessary for hereby MARY redemption have notWADE been And FRANCES Superio (HeirAccordingly, of Bertha Hallit Wade) paid. is this And trict of 501day Forty-fifth Street, 25th of July, 2017, ELIZABETH CLARKSON tice be NE, Washington, DC hereby ORDERED by the (Heir of Wesley Clarkson) AEON tionServ of a 20019 Superior of the Dis1205 Court Somerset Road inS ythe trict of Columbia, that noRaleigh, NC 27610 ste Americ And tice be given by the inserAgent having tion of a copy of this order And 1015 tion in FINANCIAL,AfroLLC inAEON the Washington Columb Serve: CTaCorporation American, newspaper HAMPTON CLARKSON Wash for thre S(Heir y s t eof , R e g iClarkson) scirculatered having amWesley general weeks, Agent tion1205 in the District of Somerset Road And sons in 1015Raleigh, 15thonce Street, NW, Columbia, a week NC 27610 propert for threeSuite (3) 1000 successive to appe Washington, DCall 20005 weeks, notifying perAnd 94 the 11t sons interested in the real 2017, a AndROGER property described above CLARKSON Alam propert to(Heir appear in this Court by of Wesley Clarkson) 32714 $4,934. 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CHARLTON CLARKSON Serve: (Si 1350Address Pennsylvania AveUnknown nue, N.W., #419 Magistrate Judge Renee Dis Washington, DCRaymond 20001 08/4, 0 And Attn (Signed in chambers) 441 Serve: Attorney General THE UNKNOWN Wash of 08/18/17 the Aug 01 16:48:40 08/4, 08/11, TYPESET: Tue DEVISEES, District of Columbia LEGATEES, And Attn:ASSIGNEES, Darlene Fields 441 4th Street, NW ALIENEES, All Un Superior Court of Washington, DC 20001 HEIRS, the P the SUCCESSORS, below, District of Columbia And OR PERSONAL sonal PROBATE DIVISION REPRESENTATIVES Execu D.C. of AllWashington, UnknownOFOwners tors, G the EMMA Property described 20001-2131 RICHBURG, Succe below, their Heirs, Administration No.PerDECEASED Interes sonal Representatives, 2017ADM444 Address Unknown perso Executors, AdministraShirley Madison claimin tors, Grantees, Assigns or Decedent And est in t Successors in Right, NOTICE OF Title, simple Interest, Any and all APPOINTMENT, THEand UNKNOWN premi perso n s h a v i n g o r NOTICE TO DEVISEES, and be claiming to have any interCREDITORS LEGATEES, Colum estAND in the leasehold or fee NOTICE TO ASSIGNEES, Squar simple inALIENEES, the property UNKNOWN HEIRSand May a premises situate, lying 2230 1 Carl Allen,HEIRS, whose adand being in the District of SUCCESSORS, Washi dress is 2431 Irvingas: St. Columbia described OR PERSONAL Se, Washington, DC Square 0302 Lot 0071. REPRESENTATIVES Defen 20020 was appointed May also be OFknown as personal representative 2230 1/2 11th Street, NW, EDNA E. DRAYTON, AM ofWashington, the estate of Shirley D.C. OF MadisonDECEASED , who died on (Heir of Emma In acc February 9, 2017 without Defendants Richburg) Code a will, and will serve withAddress UnknownAll object out AMENDED Court supervision. ORDER is to s unknown heirs and heirs OF PUBLICATION And sure o whose whereabouts are In accordance with D.C. dempt unknown shall enter their CodeTHE §47-1345, the UNKNOWN erty de aobject p p e a rofDEVISEES, a nthis c e proceeding in this 0302, is to secure the forecloproceeding. Objections LEGATEES, may a sure ofASSIGNEES, the right of reto such appointment 2230 1 demption in the with real propshall beALIENEES, filed the Washi erty described as Square Register of Wills, D.C., HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, proper 0302, Lot 0071, which 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd OR PERSONAL Mayor may also be known as Floor Washington, D.C. REPRESENTATIVES Colum 1⁄2 11th Street, NW, 2230 20001, on or before FebWashington, DC,Claims which ruary 4, 2018. this ac property the wasOF sold by the against decedent Comp BERTHA HALL WADE, Mayor the District of shall be of presented to the other DECEASED Columbia to the Plaintiff undersigned a copyin amoun Addresswith Unknown to the Register of Wills or redem filed with the Register of paid. A And Wills with a copy to the 25th d undersigned, on orWADE behereby MARY FRANCES fore February 4, Hall 2018, or Super (Heir of Bertha Wade)

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BUSINESS intends to select the services of one (1) firm *Experience in document control system for only. all documents including design SERVICES submittal, review comments, schedules, monitor design progress, Request The firms interested in providing these services demonstrate and For Information’s (RFI), as-built drawings, updatingmust Geographical InformaBulk advertising at its document: tion System (GIS), etc. best: advertise in over *Experience in the coordination of a multi-disciplined team including Minor70 newspapers and reach *Experience in providing Program Management services for themanpower developity and Women Business Enterprises and demonstrated ment and implementation of watershed implementation plans, Envimillions of readers with availability to complete the project. ronmental Restoration projects, preferably relating toonstream restoration, *Demonstrate strong QA/QC skills, risk assessment projects, cost conONE call. 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Call TOity and overall Women Business Enterprises and demonstrated manpower reduce costs. DAY at 410-212-0616 to availability complete the project. 4.Provide to field assessments of a stream segment, an existing BMP or a *Demonstrate strongon QA/QC skills, risk assessment on projects, cost conincrease your customer Stormdrain system as needed basis. Provide alternate solutions and trol designdocuments review byonproviding value engineering on the deliverables, biddable as needed basis. base and get results. seamless design integration with plat and as 5.Assist the City deliverables in providing information to theand Cityelectronic Agencies, citizens or built any documentation other interestedsystem entitiesetc. relating to the City’s MS4 permit program and Increase your presence *Provide project construction supervision of MS4 BMP individual projects/contracts. by advertising on FACE6.Provide on-site support staff on as needed basis. The scope of servicesmodeling will include butneeded not limited to: BOOK; TWITTER AND 7.Support hydraulic on as basis. 8.Develop and maintain key performance indicators to reflect the City’s GOOGLE-ADS; Call 1.Program Management Services including prioritizing, scheduling, progress toward its MS4 permit and Total Maximum Daily Load goals. our Multi-Media Spemonitoring, managing and reviewing all projects both designed. 9.Experience in supervision and management, direct and indirect, of cialists to experience the 2.Coordinate project implementation with the City departments, utilities and the design consultants and construction contractors. success of social media other agencies to minimize city disruptions and reduce 10.Experience in developing thewide RFPs to solicit future design,construction construction costs. advertising today; CALL management, and other project related consultants. 3.Streamline design approach including design software standardization and Stan11.Entering projects and contracts in Envista (web based utility 410-212-0616 dard Operatingsoftware), Procedureany (SOP) creation to increase efficiencythem and coordination other software systemsdesign and updating reduce overall costs. same periodically, resolving conflicts, etc. Increase your Frequency 4.Provide field assessments of aand stream segment, existing BMP or a 12.Provide appropriate training support for staffan development. with your Advertising Stormdrain on asallneeded basis. Provideby alternate solutions and 13.Review system and approve submittals submitted design consultants. biddable documents as needed Call one of MDDC’s 14.Manage availableonresources to basis. MS4 program 5.Assist the City in providing to thebehind City Agencies, 15.Develop Recovery Action information Plan for projects schedulecitizens or Multi-Media specialists any other interested entities relating to the City’sasMS4 permit program and 16.Perform BMP and Stormdrain assessment needed. to grow your business. individual 17.Obtainprojects/contracts. all permits and/or approval necessary for repair and construction Call Wanda at 410-2126.Provide on-site support staff on astoneeded basis. of BMP including but not limited joint MDE/USACE permit, Building 0616 or email wsmith@ 7.Support hydraulic as needed basis. permit, Erosion andmodeling Sedimentoncontrol approval, Stormwater Management 8.Develop and maintain key performance indicators to reflect the City’s mddcpress.com. approval, Maryland Historical Trust approval, Critical Area approval. progress toward its MS4topermit Total Maximum(ROEs) Daily Load goals. 18.Provide assistance obtainand access agreement for construction Aug 02 15:00:41 EDT 2017 9.Experience supervision and management, both direct and indirect, of and/or repair in with property owners. the design consultants and construction contractors. EDUCATION/CAREER 19.Manage various project delivery methods such as Design-build, Design10.Experience in developing the RFPs to solicit future design, construction TRAINING CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION Bid-Build Emergency. management, and other project related consultants. 20.Developprojects a comprehensive project management plan incorporating all 11.Entering and contracts in Envista software (web based utility AIRLINE MECHANIC CITY OF BALTIMORE the required software), activities mentioned coordination any otherabove. software systems and updating them – GetCOMMISSIONS OFFICE OF TRAINING BOARDS AND 21.Develop post award andconflicts, inspection request for proposals same periodically, resolving etc. PUBLIC NOTICE 22.Developappropriate as-built standards FAA certification to fix 12.Provide training and support for staff development. 23.Reviewand as-built drawings. 13.Review approve all submittals submitted by design consultants. planes. Financial Aid if # 1277 - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR 24.Review available and justifyresources bid tabulation for program contracts 14.Manage to MS4 qualified. Approved for TY’S MS4 (STORMWATER PERMIT) PROGRAM 25.Development task orders for BMP Repairbehind 26.Develop drawings stan15.Develop Recovery Action Plan for projects schedule military benefits.Call dards. 16.Perform BMP and Stormdrain assessment as needed. Aviation Institute of Commissions has been re- 17.Obtain all permits and/or approval necessary for repair and construction timore Office of Boards and Department of Public866-823Works, Office of Engineering & ofThe services would forlimited a period oneMDE/USACE year for a feepermit, not to exceed Maintenance BMP including butbenot to of joint Building$ advertise 6729 for engineering firms to provide Program Man- permit, 1,000,000. Erosion and Sediment control approval, Stormwater Management es for the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System approval, Maryland Historical Trust approval, Critical Area approval. rogram. The City needs these program management ser- 18.Provide Should youassistance have any to questions regarding the scope of thefor Project, please obtain access agreement (ROEs) construction a broader, more integrated approach to the City stormwater and/or contact Mr. Prakash Mistry at (410) 396- 0732 or by e-mail at prakash. repair with property owners. HELP WANTED anagement and to meet or exceed the City’s annual goals mistry@baltimorecity.gov. rmit. The program will address various planning, design, cheduling and the$500 associated EARN A DAY: maintenance activities re- Projects must comply with the 2006 edition of ”The Specifications for hese goals and to improve surface water quality. The city Materials, Highway, Bridges, Utilities and Incidental Structures.” The City Lincoln Heritage t the services of one (1) firm only. personnel will utilize the City of Baltimore Guidelines for the Performance Life Insurance Wants Evaluation of Design Consultants and Construction Contractors for this Insurancethese Agents* ested in providing services must demonstrate and contract/project. Leads, No Cold Firms interested in submitting a proposal for this Project, shall address a Calls*Commissions providing Program Management services for the develop- ”Letter of Interest” to the Office of Boards and Commissions, 4 South Paid Daily*Agency ementation of watershed implementation plans, Envi- Frederick Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (email: obc. Training*Life Insurance oration projects, preferably relating to stream restoration, consultants@baltimorecity.gov ). Since these letters are utilized to assist Required. 1-888ent Practices (BMP),Call scope development, design review, small minority and women business enterprises in identifying potential ion, agencies coordination, quality control, estimating, teaming partners, the letter should be submitted within five (5) days of the 713-6020 development, permitting and preparation of construction date of the project’s advertisement. The letter should contain a contact person. Failure to submit a ”letter of Interest” will disqualify a firm submitting d expertiseMISCELLANEOUS in economizing the cost of providing Program a proposal for the project. services without Join othersacrificing advertisers the design quality and hedules. Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to complete the MDDC d expertise of in overall CIPSmall planning, prioritizing and minimiz- and submit an original Federal Form 255, along with five (5) copies, to the Display Advertising Office of Boards and Commissions.The Federal Form 255 and the five Network. Grow document control system foryour all documents including design copies must be submitted on or before 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on September 1, w comments, schedules, Revenue with amonitor businessdesign progress, Request 2017. Submittals may not be accepted after this deadline. s (RFI), as-built updating Geographical Informasize addrawings, in this network; S), etc. Prequalification Requirement Let the he coordination of Multi-Media a multi-disciplined team including MinorSpecialists help you n Business Enterprises and demonstrated manpower All architectural, engineering, and surveying firms listed in the specific mplete theincrease project.your customer proposal for the Project must be prequalified by the Office of Boards and trong QA/QC skills, riskTODAY assessment on projects, cost con- Commissions for each applicable discipline at time of submittal for this base; CALL ew by providing value –engineering on the deliverables, Project. Any construction contractor listed in the specific proposal for the 410-212-0616 See n deliverables integration with and electronic plat and as Project to perform work in an existing prequalification category must also be tion systemyour etc.results NOW prequalified. A copy of the prime and sub consultant’s current construction supervision of MS4 BMP Prequalification Certificate should be included in the bid submittal package. Information regarding the prequalification process can be obtained by REAL ESTATE rvices will include but not limited to: calling the Office of Boards and Commissions on 410.396.6883.

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ADDRESS: _____________________________________________ 24.Review and justify bid tabulation for contracts Firms interested in submitting a proposal for this Project, shall address a 25.Development tasktoorders for BMP Repair and 26.Develop drawings stan”Letter of Interest” the Office of Boards Commissions, 4 South PHONE NO.:____________________________________________ dards. Frederick Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (email: obc. consultants@baltimorecity.gov ). Since these letters are utilized to assist CLASSIFICATION: ______________________________________ The services would for a period of one year for in a fee not to exceed $ small minority and be women business enterprises identifying potential 1,000,000. teaming partners, letter should (Room, Apt., the House, etc.)be submitted within five (5) days of the date of the project’s advertisement. The letter should contain a contact Should you havetoany questions regarding thewill scope of the aProject, please INSERTION DATE:_________________ person. Failure submit a ”letter of Interest” disqualify firm submitting contact Mr. for Prakash Mistry at (410) 396- 0732 or by e-mail at prakash. a proposal the project. mistry@baltimorecity.gov. Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to complete Projects must with theForm 2006255, edition ofwith ”The Specifications and submit an comply original Federal along five (5) copies, to for the Legal Advertising October 1, 2008 Materials, Highway, Bridges, Utilities andRates Incidental Structures.” The Office of Boards and Commissions.The Federal Effective Form 255 and theCity five personnel willbe utilize the City Guidelines for the Performance1, copies must submitted on of or Baltimore before 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on September Evaluation of Design and after Construction Contractors for this 2017. Submittals mayConsultants not be accepted this deadline. PROBATE DIVISION contract/project. Prequalification Requirement (Estates) Firms interested in submitting a proposal for this Project, shall address a 202-332-0080 ”Letter of Interest”engineering, to the Officeand of surveying Boards and Commissions, South All architectural, firms listed in the4 specific Frederick Street, 4th Floor, Maryland 21202 proposal for the Project must Baltimore, be prequalified by the Office of(email: Boardsobc. and PROBATE NOTICES consultants@baltimorecity.gov ). Since these letters utilized to for assist Commissions for each applicable discipline at timeare of submittal this small minority and womencontractor business listed enterprises in insertion identifying potential Project. AnyNisi construction in theper specific proposal for the $180.00 per 3 weeks a. 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Foreign $ 60 insertion Each prime consultant applying for this Project willper be required to complete $180.00 per 3 weeks d.submit Escheated Estates $ 60with perfive insertion and an original Federal Form 255, along (5) copies, to the $360.00 per 6 weeks Insurance Requirements Office of BoardsProbates and Commissions.The Federal Form 255 and the five $125.00 e. Standard copies must be submitted before 12:00 P.M.project (Noon) shall on September 1, The consultant selected on fororthe award of this provide pro2017. Submittals be accepted afterliability this deadline. fessional liability,may autonot liability, and general and workers’ compensaNOTICES tion insurances as required by the CityCIVIL of Baltimore. Prequalification Requirement a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 $ 80.00 MBE/WBE Requirements All b. architectural, engineering, and surveying firms listed in the specific $ 200.00 Real Property proposal for the Project be prequalified byequal the Office of Boards and It is the policy of the City must of Baltimore to promote business opportunity Commissions each applicable of submittal for28 thisof in the City’s for contracting process.discipline Pursuantattotime Article 5, Subtitle Project. Any construction contractor listedCOURT in the proposal for Prothe FAMILY • 202-879-1212 Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) -Minority andspecific Women’s Business Project to perform work in an existing prequalification category must also be gram, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women’s DOMESTIC RELATIONS • 202-879-0157 prequalified. A copy of the prime and consultant’s current Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goalssub apply to this contract. Prequalification Certificate should be included in the bid submittal package. 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Insurance Requirements Both the proposed Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise firms must $150.00 c. Custody Divorce be named and identified as an MBE or WBE within Item 6 of the Standard The consultant selected the award of thisforproject shall provide Form (SF) 255 in the for spaces provided identifying outside prokey fessional liability, auto liability, and general liability for andthis workers’ compensaconsultants/associates anticipated for utilization project. To place your ad, call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 262, Public Notices $50.00 & tion insurances as required by the City of Baltimore. depending oninclude size, the Baltimore Legal Notices $24.84 per inch. Any submittals that do not proper MBE/WBE (in someare instances MBE/WBE Requirements DBE) participation will be disapproved for further consideration for this 1-800 (AFRO) 6892 project. It is the policy For of theProof City of of Baltimore to promote equalcall business opportunity Publication, please 1-800-237-6892, ext. 244 inVerifying the City’s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Certification Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) -Minority and Women’s Business Program, Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women’s Each Minority firm submitting a SF 255 for consideration for a project is responsible Business Enterprise to this contract. for verifying that all(WBE) MBEsparticipation and WBEs goals to be apply utilized on the project are certified by the Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office The MBE goal is 29% (MWBOO) prior to submitting the proposal. A directory of certified MBEs The goal 10% andWBE WBEs is isavailable from MWBOO. Since changes to the directory occurs daily, firms submitting SF 255s should call MWBOO at (410) Both the proposed and expiration Women’s Business firms 396-4355 to verify Minority certification, dates andEnterprise services that themust MBE be named and identified as an MBE or WBE within Item 6 of the Standard Form (SF) 255 in the spaces provided for identifying outside key consultants/associates anticipated for utilization for this project.

Any submittals that do not include the proper MBE/WBE (in some instances DBE) participation will be disapproved for further consideration for this project. Verifying Certification Each firm submitting a SF 255 for consideration for a project is responsible for verifying that all MBEs and WBEs to be utilized on the project are certified by the Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office (MWBOO) prior to submitting the proposal. A directory of certified MBEs and WBEs is available from MWBOO. Since changes to the directory occurs daily, firms submitting SF 255s should call MWBOO at (410) 396-4355 to verify certification, expiration dates and services that the MBE or WBE is certified to provide. Non-Affiliation A firm submitting a proposal may not use an MBE or WBE to meet a contract goal if: 1.The firm has a financial interest in the MBE or WBE 2. The firm has an interest in the ownership or control of the MBE or WBE 3.The firm is significantly involved in the operation of the MBE or WBE(Article 5, Subtitle 28-41). City Prohibition Note to Respondents: For Project #1277, the winning prime contractor will not be able to perform design tasks for MS4 projects outside of this contract. This rule will apply throughout the duration of Project #1277 and shall end only with the termination of Project #1277. However, if the winning consultant for Project #1277 has been awarded design services prior to winning Project # 1277, the consultant can proceed to completion with design. Sub-consultants associated with Project #1277 will not be subject to this rule. This prohibition will avoid any potential conflict of interest issues or any perceived conflict of interest issues. Additional Information A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the requirements of Article 5,Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code when executing a contract is subject to the following penalties: suspension of a contract; withholding of funds; rescinding of contract based on material breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to provide services to the City for a period not to exceed 2 years; and payment for damages incurred by the City. A resume for each person listed as key personnel and/or specialist, including those from MBE and WBE must be shown on the page provided within the application. Please be advised that for the purpose of reviewing price proposals and invoices, the City ofBaltimore defines a principal of a firm as follows:

MBE/WBE Requirements

A principal is any individual owning 5% or more of the outstanding stock of an entity, a partner of a partnership, a 5% or more shareholder of a sub-chapter ’S’ Corporation, or an individual owner.

It is the policy of the City of Baltimore to promote equal business opportunity in the City’s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) -Minority and Women’s Business Program, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals apply to this contract.

Firms will not be considered for a specific project if they apply as both a sub-consultant and prime consultant.

The MBE goal is 29% The WBE goal is 10%

Out-of-State Corporations must identify their corporate resident agent within the application.

The applications for this Project (Form 255) cannot be supplemented with any additional information such as graphs, photographs, organization

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TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

A resume for each person listed as key personnel and/or specialist, including those from MBE and WBE must be shown on the page provided within the application.

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Please be advised that for the purpose of reviewing price proposals and invoices, the City ofBaltimore defines a principal of a firm as follows:

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM849 Lloyd Terrell AKA Lloyd F Fenwick Decedent NOTICE OF TRUE TEST COPY APPOINTMENT, REGISTER OF WILLS NOTICE TO CREDITORS TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:46:08 EDT 2017 08/4, 08/11, 08/18/17 AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Thelma Ann Fenwick Superior Court of whose address is 4401 the District 23rd Parkway, Apt 204, of Columbia Temple Hills, MD 20748, PROBATE DIVISION was appointed personal Washington, D.C. representative of the 20001-2131 estate of Lloyd Terrell Administration No. Fenwick, who died on 2017ADM413 October 8, 2016 without Lucius Linus a will, and will serve withAmorsingh out Court supervision. All Decedent unknown heirs and heirs Marquita Moye whose where-abouts are 504 Brummel Court, unknown shall enter their NW appearance in this Washington, DC 20012 proceeding. Objections Attorney to such appointment NOTICE OF shall be filed with the APPOINTMENT, Register of Wills, D.C., NOTICE TO 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd CREDITORS Floor Washington, D.C. AND NOTICE TO 20001, on or before FebUNKNOWN HEIRS ruary 4, 2018. Claims Marquita Moye Esquire, against the decedent whose address is 504 shall be presented to the Brummel Court, NW, undersigned with a copy Washington, DC 20012, to the Register of Wills or was appointed personal filed with the Register of representative of the Wills with a copy to the estate of Lucius Linus undersigned, on or beAmorsingh, who died on fore February 4, 2018, or September 6, 2010 witha be forever barred. Perwill, and will serve (with, sons believed to be heirs without) Court supervior legatees of the desion. All unknown heirs cedent who do not reand heirs whose ceive a copy of this notice whereabouts are unby mail within 25 days of known shall enter their its first publication shall appearance in this so inform the Register of proceeding. Objections Wills, including name, to such appointment (or address and relationto the probate of deship. cedent´s will) shall be Date of Publication: filed with the Register of August 4, 2017 Wills, D.C., 515 5th Name of newspaper: Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Afro-American Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Washington 20001, on or before Law Reporter XXXXX. Claims against Thelma Ann Fenwick the decedent shall be Personal presented to the underRepresentative signed with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed TRUE TEST COPY with the Register of Wills REGISTER OF WILLS with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 08/4, 08/11, 08/18/17 XXXX, or be forever TYPESET: Tue Aug 01 16:47:44 EDT 2017 barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of Superior Court of the decedent who do not the receive a copy of this noDistrict of Columbia tice by mail within 25 PROBATE DIVISION days of its first publicaWashington, D.C. tion shall so inform the 20001-2131 Register of Wills, includAdministration No. ing name, address and 2017ADM835 relationship. Doris Elaine Giles Gill Date of Publication: Decedent August 4, 2017 Sylvia J Rolinski Esq Name of newspaper: 14915 River Road Afro-American Potomac, MD 20854 Washington Attorney Law Reporter NOTICE OF Marquita Moye, Esq APPOINTMENT, Personal NOTICE TO Representative CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO TRUE TEST COPY UNKNOWN HEIRS REGISTER OF WILLS Robbie D Gill , whose adTYPESET: Aug 01 16:46:28 EDT 41st 2017Ave., dress is 6119 08/4, 08/11, Tue 08/18/17 Hyattsville, MD, 20872 was appointed personal Superior Court the of representative of the estate of Doris Elaine the District Giles Gill, who died on of Columbia May 17, 2017 without a PROBATE DIVISION will, and will serve withWashington, D.C. out Court supervision. All 20001-2131 unknown heirs and heirs Administration No. whose whereabouts are 2017ADM846 unknown shall enter their Lynne Marie Gallagher appearance in this Decedent proceeding. Objections Aubrey E Mirkin Esq to such appointment 54 State Circle shall be filed with the Annapolis, MD 21401 Register of Wills, D.C., Attorney 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd NOTICE OF Floor Washington, D.C. APPOINTMENT, 20001, on or before FebNOTICE TO ruary 4, 2018. Claims CREDITORS against the decedent AND NOTICE TO shall be presented to the UNKNOWN HEIRS Andrea L Gallagher, undersigned with a copy whose address is 2509 to the Register of Wills or C i p r i a n i B o u l e v a r d , filed with the Register of Belmont, CA 94002 was Wills with a copy to the appointed personal re- undersigned, on or bepresentative of the estate fore February 4, 2018, or be forever barred. Perof Lynne Marie Gallagher, who died on June sons believed to be heirs 13, 2017 without a will, or legatees of the deand will serve without cedent who do not reCourt supervision. All un- ceive a copy of this notice known heirs and heirs by mail within 25 days of whose whereabouts are its first publication shall unknown shall enter their so inform the Register of Wills, including name, appearance in this proceeding. Objections address and relationto such appointment ship. shall be filed with the Date of Publication: Register of Wills, D.C., August 4, 2017 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Name of newspaper: Floor Washington, D.C. Afro-American 20001, on or before Feb- Washington ruary 4, 2018. Claims Law Reporter Robbie D. Gill against the decedent Personal shall be presented to the Representative undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of TRUE TEST COPY Wills with a copy to the REGISTER OF WILLS undersigned, on or before February 4, 2018, or 08/4, 08/11, 08/18/17 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:

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Out-of-State Corporations must identify their corporate resident agent within the application.

LEGAL NOTICES

Firms will not be considered for a specific project if they apply as both a sub-consultant and prime consultant.

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CAREER CORNER

The applications for this Project (Form 255) cannot be supplemented with any additional information such as graphs, photographs, organization chart, etc. All such information should be incorporated into the appropriate pages. Applications should not be bound. Applications should imply be TYPESET: Wed Aug 02 16:04:24 EDT 2017 stapled in the upper left-hand corner. Cover sheets should not be included. Inclusion and/or submittal of additional material may result in the applicant being disqualified from consideration for this project. Failure to follow directions of this advertisement or the application may cause disqualification of the submittal. Michael L. Augins Acting Chief Office of Boards and Commissions Issue of: August 4, 2017 The Baltimore Sun The Daily RecordThe Afro-American The Baltimore Times eMarylandMarket Place TYPESET: Wed Aug 02 15:01:17 EDT 2017 BALTIMORE CITY INVITATION TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS WORKSHOP FOR STORMWATER CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES The Baltimore City Department of Public Works invites all contractors interested in bidding on future stormwater and environmental restoration construction contracts to attend a free workshop that will provide an overview of work opportunities in the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit compliance program. The workshop is intended to provide contractors an overview of the construction opportunities in the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit compliance program. Department of Public Works must design and construct stream restorations, stream repairs, environmental site designs, water quality retrofits, and lot greening projects to achieve compliance with the City’s MS4 Permit. The workshop will inform contractors of upcoming bidding opportunities, schedules, contractor pre-qualification requirements, minority business opportunities, inspection requirements, and additional details about these upcoming City projects. Attendance of this workshop is strictly voluntary and does not pre-qualify contractor nor affect their eligibility in submitting bids for future work. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in the Auditorium of Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, 8201 Eastern Avenue. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited. Attendance will be available on a first come, first serve basis and shall be limited to two representatives per contractor. Interested contractors may register in advance by Friday, August 10, 2017. Additional information may be requested by writing to dpwoec.eepds@Baltimorecity. gov or calling Ms. Adetutu Onamade at (410) 396-4700.

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Administrator I Energy Program Analyst Recruitment# 17-002586-0038 Deadline: 08/11/17 Annual Salary: $44,017.00 - $70,265.00 Location: Lanham, Maryland Work that matters. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is a national leader in community development and affordable housing. The Division of Community Development Administration is seeking a Program Analyst that will assist the Program Manager (Administrator) in the implementation of program operations to support the Housing and Building Energy Programs. Candidates must have a bachelor´s degree from an accredited college or university and four years of experience in administrative staff or professional work. Must provide college transcripts. For more information and to apply online, please visit: https:// w w w. j o b a p s . c o m / M D / s u p / b u l p r e v i e w. asp?R1=17&R2=002586&R3=0038EOE. TYPESET: Wed Aug 02 16:02:56 EDT 2017 City of Baltimore Department of Finance Bureau of Purchases Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of Estimates of Baltimore will be received until, but not later than 11:00a.m. local time on the following date(s) for the stated requirements: September 13, 2017 *HVAC AIR DUCT CLEANING FOR VARIOUS CITY BUILDINGS B50005083 September 27, 2017 *QUALIFIED DEALERS FOR CARS AND TRUCKS B50005011 THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT CAN BE VIEWED AND DOWN LOADED BY VISITING THE CITY’S WEB SITE: www.baltimorecitibuy.org

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proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 4, 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 February 4, 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 LEGAL NOTICES its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: August 4, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Andrea L Gallagher Personal Representative

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APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carl Allen, whose address is 2431 Irving St. Se, Washington, DC 20020 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Shirley Madison , who died on February 9, 2017 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their a pContinued p e a r a n c e from i n t h iC3 s proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the LEGAL NOTICES Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 4, 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 February 4, 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: August 4, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Carl Allen Personal Representative

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Photos by Anderson R. Ward

Alice Huffman (NAACP Bd. Member)

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis and family member

Winners of the Short Film Award

Tessa Hill-Aston (Pres. Balto. Chapter NAACP) and Joe Aston

NAACP Freedom Fund Thalheimer Awards Dinner Co-Hosts Nischelle Turner and Laz Alonzo

The dinner was held on July 26, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Nischelle Turner from Entertainment Tonight and Laz Alonzo, actor and producer were the co-hosts. Performances were by Naturally 7, featuring Matia Washington, Major, Candace Coles, Maysa Leak, Avery Sunshine and Sounds Of Blackness. The keynote speaker was Chadwick Boseman, screenwriter, actor and director. Sponsors included BWW of North America, Coca Cola Co., FedEx, Chevron, Geico, UPS and JP Morgan Chase. Dr. Benjamin Chavis, civil rights leader and Reginald Hudlin, movie producer were in the audience. Closing remarks were given by Leon W. Russell, NAACP Board chair.

Avery Sunshine Derrick Johnson (NAACP Interim CEO)

John M. Wesley

Chadwick Boseman (Keynote Speaker)

NAACP Clarence Mitchell Memorial Luncheon

Marie Sylla-Dixon (V. P. T-Mobile)

Bradford M. Berry (NAACP General Counsel) and Honoree Aramis D. Ayala (Orlando, Fla. State Attorney)

The luncheon was held in the Baltimore Convention Center on July 23. Bradford M. Berry, Esq., NAACP General Counsel was the master of ceremonies. Greetings were given by Derrick Johnson, vice chair Board of Directors. The sponsor representatives were Maruiel PerkinsCheryl M. Gilliam (Kellog Chavis, vice president, Marriott International, John Company) with Kellogg Fellows Ridgeway, Toyota Motors North America and Marie Sylla-Dixon, vice president, T-Mobile. The honorees were: Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City State’s Attorney and Aramis B. Ayala, State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. Cong. Bobby Scott Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr., former U.S. Attorney General was the Keynote (3rd. Dist. D-VA.) Speaker. Michael Mitchell, Clarence Mitchell’s son, and other Mitchell Hon. Eric H. family members were in attendance. Holder, Jr. (Keynote Speaker)

Former Judge Marcella A. Holland

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Michael B. Mitchell Jr. and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin

John Ridgeway (Toyota Motors North America)

School # 122 Celebrating 90 Years of Educating Children Alumni Janet Powell, explains some of the unique history of their school to Ms. Gross’ 4th grade class.

An official Samuel Coleridge -Taylor Tee Shirt

Photos by DeVone Marshall

The Historic Samuel Coleridge Taylor Elementary School, located at 507 W. Preston Street in West Baltimore, celebrated 90 years of educating primarily African American children. The school originally opened in February 1927. On June 2, the alumni offered historical information to the students in their classrooms. On June 3, the alumni hosted a luncheon at the Village of Cross Keys to commemorate the staff, students and teachers.

The Historic Samuel Coleridge Taylor alumni and staff

The Samuel Coleridge Taylor teachers, principal and alumni

The Historic Samuel Coleridge Taylor Elementary School # 122

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Race and Politics

Gutting Gun Bill, A Good Omen On July 25 the Baltimore City Council’s Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee voted 5-2 to amend the Sean Yoes council’s illBaltimore AFRO fated attempt Editor to impose a syoes@afro.com mandatory minimum one-year sentence on anyone “illegally” carrying a gun within 100 yards of a school, public park, church or any other public facility in the city. The revised bill would impose the one-year sentence only on those committing a second gun possession offense or carrying a gun in commission of a crime against a person or property. Ultimately, the amended measure would be neutralized by existing Maryland law. The response to the original proposed legislation was fast, furious and decidedly negative in many of the city’s mostly Black, mostly poor communities. However, the council’s actions to gut the bill may have avoided a catastrophe similar to what we witnessed in April 2015 following the death (some say murder) of Freddie Gray. This wasn’t just a knee jerk response to the very real crisis of violence and murder this city has endured over the last three years (although many would argue the epidemic of violence has been at a crisis level for decades). There is a tone deaf quality to the argument that implementing a mandatory minimum gun law in Baltimore City would somehow assuage our fears and deter violence.

“Mandatory minimums don’t work.”

– Councilman Brandon Scott

In fact, several people who work at City Hall have asked privately, ”Who advised the mayor on this legislation?“ “Mandatory minimums don’t work,” said Councilman Brandon Scott (D-2nd) during last week’s tumultuous hearing prior to the council committee stripping down the hapless gun law. However, the result of implementing the bill as it was originally crafted would have almost assuredly resulted in hundreds, if not thousands, more arrests by the end of 2017. How many of those arrests would have fallen into the category of “illegal arrests” a term made popular during the days of the nefarious zero tolerance policing implemented by then Mayor Martin O’Malley? There are thousands of Black men, their families and communities that still have not recovered from the zero tolerance policy, which at its zenith, was responsible for the arrest of more than 100,000 people per year for several years, in a city of just over 600,000 people. Many argue, with our city being ravaged by violence

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Baltimore Cops Again Accused of Planting Evidence

Despite $1M Settlement, Jones Fights On By Bobby Marvin Holmes Special to the AFRO

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A still image from video footage capturing a Baltimore police officer allegedly planting drug evidence at a crime scene earlier this year. Last week, news of a second video of Baltimore police allegedly planting evidence at another crime scene has surfaced. By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Baltimore Police Department officers are under investigation in connection to another body camera video that allegedly shows officers planting evidence. According to charging documents released by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, the incident took place last November in Southeast Baltimore. Officers said they were conducting a covert drug investigation while searching a car. “An additional video raised concerns for one of our prosecutors,” State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said during a recent press conference. When the Office of the Public Defender reviewed the body

camera footage, it showed a series of videos of a car search being conducted. The video footage indicates officers found nothing initially, then the camera is turned off for approximately 30 minutes, before being turned back on. The Office of the Public Defender has said that they will not release the video but have released a statement detailing what the video shows. “When the cameras come back on one officer is seen squatting by the driver’s seat area. The group of officers then wait approximately 30 seconds. Shortly thereafter, another officer asks if the area by that compartment has been searched. Nobody responds, and the officer reaches in and locates a bag that appears to contain drugs right by where the prior officer was. And where the car had been thoroughly searched about a half an hour prior

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Opinion

Reclaiming My Time & My Money “Black Women’s Equality Day,” was July 31; Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead wants America to pay up. Thirty-seven cents, less than the cost of a candy bar. This is what the gender and racial pay gap looks like in America. There is a deep economic divide in America, where Black women are paid only 67 cents for every dollar that White non-Hispanic men do, even after controlling for education and years of experience. According to the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute (EPI), with this economic disparity in place, it takes Black women an extra six months per year to make what their White male counterparts made in 12 months. This year, Black Women’s Equality Day fell on July 31st. Two days before my birthday, and I was reminded all over again that I am a Black girl in America and that means something. I was seven years old the first time I was told this reality. I had spent the afternoon fighting my boy cousins and beating them in foot races through the woods. They were wearing shorts and I was wearing a skirt that I had tied between my legs like makeshift bloomers. My grandmother called me

over and told me that I needed to start acting like a lady which meant that I had to stop fighting and racing. I had to clean the dirt off my face and start getting my hair pressed. Courtesy Photo I had to learn how to set the Dr. Karsonya Wise table and wash the dishes; Whitehead how to sew, and hem, and iron sheets. While my boy cousins fished and built sand castles, I learned how to wash clothes and make the bed. I used to look at them out of the window, wishing that I could be a boy so that I could be free. This is the first time when I felt like I could not breathe. There was a feeling of anomia where I knew what was happening to me but I could not name it and none of the women in my life seemed to have the capacity (or words) to say it out loud. This feeling of gender inadequacy was reinforced in my church where I learned over Continued on D2

Cop Misconduct: Some Question Lack of Effective City Hall Pushback By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO The press release from the Public Defender’s office was terse if not familiar. Another drug case dropped due to allegations that a body camera captured Baltimore City officers planting evidence on a suspect. A lawyer for the alleged victim eventually released a video that revealed officers searching the car twice, only finding drugs during the second search after the officers turned their body cameras off in between. It was another in a long string of scandals that has hit the Baltimore Police Department with clockwork-like precision since the death of Freddie Gray in police custody in 2015. But like incidents that preceded it, the revelation was accompanied by something that has become as commonplace in Baltimore as the antics of city cops making national news: a lack of forceful response from City Hall, Since a different video surfaced two weeks ago showing an officer allegedly placing drugs in a tin can in a garbage strewn Southeast Baltimore alley, only to return 30 seconds later to retrieve the planted drugs unaware the camera was running the whole time, Mayor Catherine Pugh and other city leaders have said little about either incident. Pugh’s spokesman, Anthony McCarthy, said the mayor did

comment during her weekly press briefing when the allegations surfaced, however he did not provide the text of those comments to the AFRO and did not respond to a follow-up question. But veterans of City Hall say taciturn politicians can be as troublesome as the stories of police misconduct that continue to make headlines. “I think you have to speak out,” said former Baltimore Councilman Carl Stokes. “The commissioner says we are rooting this out, but it doesn’t seem, they are doing to good job, so it’s incumbent upon elected officials to say something.” An often outspoken presence at City Hall, Stokes admits critiquing the department can be perilous. Among the concerns, he says, is the critical role the department plays in the eyes of constituents in combating crime. “The police by an large admit they’ve taken a knee for two years, I think in some ways they are making a point, if you don’t take the handcuffs off, we can’t do our job.” But he says, failing to

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Past Seven Days

Inside her Northeast Baltimore home, Tawanda Jones proudly shows off vibrant artwork that decorates the vestibule that leads to the front entrance. Portraits of prominent black figures like Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party wrap around the panel walls. These are the remnants left behind of her brother Tyrone West, a 44-year-old father of three who died in a struggle with Baltimore City Police officers 2013 after a traffic stop. West was driving Jones’s vehicle when he was pulled over by police. “I could have said‘no’ (in reference to loaning her brother her car) and maybe that could have saved his life,” said Jones when asked what, if anything, she thought she could have done to prevent her brother’s death. Life wouldn’t be the same for Jones after the death of her brother. The once self-described `quiet person’ became a wellknown advocate for police reform in the span of four years. Shortly following the death of West, Jones along with family members coordinated weekly rallies now known as “West Wednesdays” to protest against then Baltimore City State’s attorney Gregg Bernstein’s decision to not hold the police officers criminally responsible. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner concluded West died from a heart condition and dehydration. West’s family commissioned an autopsy review which concluded West died from positional asphyxiation. “When my brother got killed it changed my life forever,” said Jones as she sat in her living room. “It pulled something out of me I didn’t even know existed.” The family of West filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging the police were responsible for misconduct and excessive force. City officials announced a plan to pay $600,000. State officials agreed to pay $400,00, bringing the total amount of $1 million. The $1 million settlement was finalized last week, however, Jones has opted out of the agreement in order to continue to speak out against the officers (there were as many as 12 officers involved in West’s arrest that lead to his death, from multiple law enforcement agencies),involved and police

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207 2017 Total

Data as of Aug. 2

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and 206 homicides (as of August 2), we are at a very tenuous tipping point in Baltimore. The implementation of a mandatory minimum gun law and its aftermath could have had a similar effect as the bad days of zero tolerance policing, possibly recreating circumstances that sparked the uprising of 2015. We underestimate that potential at our own peril. I guess the original bill could technically be resurrected, but it seems highly unlikely because of the vigilance of several of the council’s youngest and newest members. The “renegade eight,” the eight newest members of the council voted in during last year’s general election, entered the chamber with the hopes of many of the city’s most disenfranchised citizens riding on their shoulders. In these cynical political times punctuated over the last six months by the unprecedented and potentially apocalyptic antics of the 45th president, hope in our political leaders has been hard to come by. Yet, the newest members of the council began their tenures by spearheading the unanimous

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and over again that the sin that plagued and infected our world came from a woman who dared to make her own decision. It took me years to become a Black feminist, to be able to recognize my gender and racial oppression and fight against it; to stop thinking that I had to be twice as smart as White people or work twice as hard as a man, to stop measuring myself against them as if they were the standard. This is what true internal oppression looks like when it is formed and shaped over a lifetime by a coagulation of feelings, emotions, subtext, inequality, intentional erasure, and perceptions of inferiority. Most days I am able to balance my anger at the system with incredible moments of joy but there are some days that are more difficult than others. Black Women’s Equality Day is one of those days. It is the one day where I am brutally reminded that no matter how hard I work or how many degrees I have or how many pay raises I receive, I still have to work an extra six months to catch up to my White male peers.

It is a race that I will never win or tie as it is designed for Black women to lose. It is a very blatant reminder that Black women, as Zora Neale Hurston once wrote, have always been and continue to be the mules of this world. We stand tall and yet, this 37 cents difference only shows us that society continues to benefit from riding the backs of Black women and exploiting our labor. There are approximately three million American families that depend on the income that Black mothers earn and with this pay discrepancy, households are suffering. The tentacles of economic oppression find their way into every aspect of a Black woman’s life, from mortgage payments to childcare; college savings to purchasing healthy food. At this rate, it would take a Black woman about 108 years to catch up and achieve wage equality (this is assuming that the pay rate for White males remains constant) This is unacceptable. We must work together to reclaim this 37 cents and reclaim the time we spend into the system without being adequately compensated. It really does matter, and until it is done

Planting Evidence

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with absolutely no results,” according to the Public Defender’s Office. With the body camera footage serving as evidence, prosecutors have dropped charges against one of the two people arrested in the case. A woman has said that she will hire a lawyer for a possible civil suit. “A good defense attorney is going to argue why was there that gap in time, and why did the cameras go back on just before they found the biggest piece of evidence. You can imagine the doubt that might engender in a jury,” said legal analyst Adam Ruther. “What’s most concerning in this particular

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there was not really an issue there,” said A. Dwight Pettit, the attorney representing West’s family. “But to be absolutely sure that issue didn’t present itself it would be best, with her consent, to remove her altogether from the litigation process.” The non-disparagement clause in the settlement agreement has prompted Jones to partner with the ACLU of Maryland to take further action. “The gag orders required

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brutality in general. “I had to be forced to say am I going to keep my name on something that can jeopardize some hush money for my brother’s kids or am I going to take my name off and continue on doing what I am going to do,” said Jones. “I had to take my name off of there.” The settlement agreement with city officials includes a non disparagement clause prohibiting family members from making remarks against the police officers involved and the agency. “She was just a personal representative of the estate so

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by the Baltimore Police Department when settling misconduct cases are a serious barrier to transparency and accountability,” said Meredith Curtis in a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. “The gag orders force victims of police brutality and their families to make the insane choice of whether to give up their First Amendment right to tell their story in order to get some measure of justice.” In the statement, the ACLU

of Maryland also said they were going to partner with Jones to do a public education campaign to raise awareness on the impact of the gag orders. “They should still be able to talk about what happened to their love ones and call these killer cops out,” said Jones. “That’s why I’m trying to work with the ACLU now...to get this gag order piece lifted, completed off where everybody and anybody can talk about their love ones.”

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certain standards.” It was a move she says that was necessary to keep police in check that applies to the present. Particularly when recent cases like the racketeering and theft charges against seven members of the Gun Trace Task force sow distrust in the community. “I think that’s an accountability and supervision issue that has to be addressed in a public way that shows someone is watching,” Dixon said. “I get stopped every day and people ask me, ‘what the hell is going on in this city?’ And I say, that’s a good a question.”

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THE PATAPSCO FLEA MARKET IS ALIVE IN THE COMMUNITY Hello folks! How are you? Honey child, I just love all this live entertainment that is going on in the Baltimore Metropolitan area this

35 years in the same location. It is great for the community and great for people from all walks of life to hang out together, lie back in their lawn chairs, eat, drink, go shopping and listen to good music provided by

The legendary Spindles will be performing at the Patapsco Flea Market, 1400 W. Patapsco Avenue in a free concert on Sunday, August 13 from 12-5 p.m.

year. Girlfriend! Baltimore City and the counties are presenting artists in locations we usually don’t go to for entertainment. I mean, places like the Patapsco Flea Market

DJ Mike Jones. And folks can witness some of the best local and national acts on stage entertain you. They have indoor and outdoor vendors, a cash bar, an open bar-b-que pit with ribs and corn on the cob, hot steamed crabs, free parking and other goodies. Make sure you meet me there on Sunday, August 13 from 12-5 p.m. to see live entertainment by the group called Simply Black, First Impressions, Mr. Berman of, First Class, Epiphany, Ms. Bee, Ms. Shay and the headliner, the legendary Spindles. Plus, to top it off a special guest honoree, Herb Fame from the internationally known R&B and Disco recording Bridget George, a local duo, Peaches & Herb will vocalist known as “Ms. Bee,” be there. will take the stage at the Another free concert is Patapsco Flea Market on at the Avenue Bakery in Sunday, August 13 along their courtyard on August with 14 other acts from the Baltimore/Washington 5 from 4-8 p.m., on the Metropolitan area. corner of Pennsylvania Avenue & Baker Street. Performing for your having free concerts, now entertainment is the PS that is awesome! I love it. Music Group featuring, Thanks to my son from Mesha. They are serving another mother, Brian lite fare and drinks, which Hall, known too many are on sale. Take your as “T-Shirt Brian,” the folding chairs and camera owner of D.O.T. Sport and enjoy. & Promotions. Also, the The Summer Spirit owners and management Festival is for two days, of Patapsco Arena, Sandy August 5 and August 6 Hyatt, Wes Souders and at the Merriweather Post Joe Bruzchalski, have Pavilion, 10475 Little come together and started Patuxent Parkway in a new thing at 1400 W. Columbia, MD. On August Patapsco Avenue. They 5, the live entertainment also are celebrating will include Babyface, Fantasia, Common and De La Soul. On August 6, the entertainment includes Bell Biv, Devoe, SWV, The Internet, and En Vogue. Live jazz is still HOT! The Sculpture Garden Philip Thomas, renowned drummer of the Baltimore and his quintet will be performing at Museum of Art Germano’s Piattini, an Italian kitchen hosts regional and and bar lounge located at 300 South national talents High Street in Baltimore starting at the Garden. at 7 p.m. on August 4. For more Please mark information, call 410-752-4515 or your calendar. visit www.germanospiattini.com.

Enjoy live music in Mount Vernon, courtesy of Towson University’s radio station, WTMD 89.7 radio station. Take your lawn chairs, your picnic basket and BYOB,

or you can purchase beverages from the vendors who will be set up during the concert. It is Free! Well, my friends, I am out of space. Enjoy your week

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Wake Campbell, renowned recording artist, saxophonist from the Washington, DC area, will perform at the eighth annual Jazz/R&B Under the Stars Extravaganza, sponsored by Rosalyn Gaines for the American Cancer Society, August 5 from 6-11 p.m. at the Lorraine Garden, 1021 Hartmont Road, Catonsville, Maryland. Take your own lawn chairs for the tented seating. For ticket information, call 443-413-1470. They are serving food and it is BYOB.

Coming up is Kevin Mahogany with the Dave Stryker Group on August 4, Tracey Curbeam will be performing on Saturday August 18 and Ethel Ennis will be performing on August 25. All shows start at 7 p.m. It is called, “WTMD’s First Thursday Concert in the Park,” now thru September 6 from 5-8:30 p.m. at the West Mt. Vernon Park at Charles and Monument Streets.

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