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Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., center, and Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn. participate in Democratic sit-down protest seeking gun control.

Rebellious Democrats, Led by Rep. John Lewis, Disrupt House Over Gun Control

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Rebellious Democrats shut down the House’s legislative work on June 22, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures. Exasperated Republicans were forced to recess while cutting off cameras that showed the protest. Nearly 100 Democrats led by Georgia Rep. John Lewis demanded a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of last week’s massacre in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people in a gay nightclub.

It was the worst shooting in modern U.S. history. “No bill, no break,” shouted Democrats, who demanded that Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., keep the House in session through its planned weeklong recess next week to debate and vote on gun legislation. Democrats accused Republicans of political cowardice by failing to schedule a vote. “Are they more afraid than the children at Sandy Hook?” asked Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., referring to the 2012 shooting that killed 26 people, including 20 elementary school children, in Newtown, Connecticut. “What is so scary about having a vote?”

Lewis, a veteran civil rights leader revered by Democrats, said action on gun violence is long overdue. “We have lost hundreds and thousands of innocent people to gun violence,” Lewis said as he urged fellow Democrats to stand with him in the area near the podium, known as the well. About 30 minutes after the sit-in began, Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, tried to start the House’s work at noon. The customary prayer and pledge of allegiance went ahead, but Poe was forced to recess the House when dozens of Democrats refused to leave the well. By 3 p.m., the protest was still going on with the Republican leadership Continued on A3

Voter Suppression is a Threat to 2016 Elections, Activists Say Your History • Your Community • Your News

Justice to enact voting laws changes have been free to implement measures activists assert could have a negative impact on the American voters will cast their ballots 2016 presidential elections. in the 2016 presidential elections on Nov. Within hours of the high court ruling 8. However, voting rights activists, voters, in 2013, state legislators in a number and analysts fear the U.S. Supreme Court of states, including Florida, Virginia, has opened the door to voter suppression Georgia, and North Carolina, began that if unchecked, will deny significant – Wade Henderson introducing bills that a new report says are numbers of citizens their right to vote. signature tools of voter suppression. Since the John Roberts-led Supreme Court invalidated A new report entitled Warning Signs: The Potential Impact Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in 2013, states of Shelby County v. Holder on the 2016 General Election, once required to get permission from the U.S. Department of Continued on A3

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“We’re witnessing a virtual renaissance of voter restrictions.”

Vice Adm. (Ret.) Adam Robinson is a historymaker in the military world, becoming the first AfricanAmerican surgeon general of the Navy and of any of the military branches in the United States in 2007. But, if life had gone as he as envisioned as a young man growing up in the South, he never would have had a career in the Armed Services. “If everything had worked out the way I thought it would, I would have been a musician,” said Robinson,

who grew up in a musicallyinclined family, told the AFRO. “It’s been the type of life where you don’t know what you don’t know. I never intend[ed] to have the military career. It was supposed to be a quick in and out, a drive-by but it was a long drive-by,” the doctor added with a laugh. Dr. Robinson grew up in Louisville, Ky., the fourth of five children, during a time when the civil rights movement was transforming Black communities and the broader United States. “Growing up in the U.S. during a time of social

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Since becoming director of the VA Maryland Health Care System, Vice Adm. (Ret.) Adam Robinson has focused on staff training and patient care.

change and great awakening within the African-American community and within the U.S. to the fact that the disparities in education, legal rights and in health care were wrong, these things went into play in how I think, what I think and how I’m viewed,” Robinson said. He decided to make his mark as a physician, following in his father’s footsteps. In 1972, Robinson was among the first cohort of Americans to receive the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program. The scholarship Continued on A4

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Rift Between Police, State on Display in Freddy Gray Trial By Juliet Linderman The Associated Press A judge gave himself until June 22 to decide the fate of an officer in whose van the neck of a young black arrestee was somehow broken. It could take much longer to repair the tense and uneasy relationship between Baltimore’s prosecutors and police, now that they’ve traded accusations of sabotage, misconduct and dirty dealings during the third trial of an officer in the death of Freddie Gray. The betrayal of the symbiotic relationship police and prosecutors maintain in most cities has been particularly unwelcome in Baltimore, where murders reached a 40-year high last year and some neighborhoods have yet to recover from the riots that followed Gray’s death. “The citizens of the city have to wonder: If the two agencies can’t work together to investigate and prosecute crime, where do we stand?” said Warren Alperstein, a prominent attorney in the city. If Circuit Judge Barry Williams acquits Officer Caesar Goodson, who also is Black, of “depraved-heart” murder, manslaughter, assault and misconduct in office, prosecutors may have to reconsider trying officers who were less involved in Gray’s death. Continued on A3

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LeBron James, Cavs Pull off Greatest Comeback in Finals History Defeat Warriors 93-89 By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor

three of seven in NBA championship appearances. Two-time regular season MVP Steph Curry, who struggled most of the Finals, had 17 points on six of 19 shooting. His backcourt mate, Klay Thompson, had just 14 points on six of 17 shooting.

world and to honoring in our own time the efforts of those who fought so hard to steer our country truer to our highest ideals.

Man Gets Probation for Online Threats to Blacks By The Associated Press

Statement by the President on the Observance of Juneteenth

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, center, celebrates with teammates after Game 7 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., June 19. LeBron James scored 27 points and Kyrie Irving scored 26 as the Cleveland Cavaliers did the impossible, beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors, 93-89, in an epic Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals on June 19 in Oakland, Calif. It was the first major sport championship won by a Cleveland-based team in more than 50 years. There was going to be history made, however, regardless of what team won. If the Warriors won, it would cap off the greatest NBA season ever with a championship topping off a record-breaking 73-9 regular season record. If the Cavs won, they would have pulled the greatest Finals comeback ever, becoming the first team to win the NBA title after trailing, 3-1, in the series. The latter possibility would take the honors as Cleveland outlasted Golden State in easily the closest, most exciting game of the seven-game series. Golden State led at halftime, 49-42, thanks to an amazing first half by Draymond Green; he had 21 points in the first half, outscoring all players from both teams. He went on to finish the game with 32 points on 11 of 15 shooting, along with 15 rebounds and nine assists. But James and and Irving took over in the second half, scoring 30 points combined through the final two quarters to lead the Cavs to their third straight victory in the playoff series, capping off the amazing championship comeback feat. James had a triple-double with 11 rebounds and 11 assists to go along with his 27 points; he was named the Finals MVP, the third time he received the honor in his career. He’s now

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President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Summit on the United State of Woman, June 14, in Washington. Just outside the Oval Office hangs a painting depicting the night of December 31, 1862. In it, African-American men, women, and children crowd around a single pocket watch, waiting for the clock to strike midnight and the Emancipation Proclamation to take effect. As the slaves huddle anxiously in the dimly lit room, we can sense how even two more minutes seems like an eternity to wait for one’s freedom. But the slaves of Galveston, Texas, had to wait more than two years after Lincoln’s decree and two months after Appomattox to receive word that they were free at last. Today we commemorate the anniversary of that delayed but welcome news. Decades of collective action would follow as equality and justice for African-Americans advanced slowly, frustratingly, gradually, on our nation’s journey toward a more perfect union. On this Juneteenth, we remember that struggle as we reflect on how far we’ve come as a country. The slaves of Galveston knew their freedom was only a first step, just as the bloodied foot soldiers who crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge 100 years later knew they had to keep marching. Juneteenth is a time to recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light. Today, no matter our race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, we recommit ourselves to working to free modern-day slaves around the

A man who posted threatening messages against Black people on an anonymous social media app during racial protests at the University of Missouri last year has been sentenced to probation. Hunter Park was a Missouri University of Science and Technology student on Nov. 10 when he posted the messages on Yik Yak. The 20-year-old Lake St. Louis man’s posts included statements that he was going to shoot every Black person he sees. They came the day after weeks of protests led to the ouster of then-University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin. Park pleaded guilty in April making a terroristic threat. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that on June 16, he received a three-year suspended sentence and was placed on five years of probation.

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Former Volusia County beach officer Todd Snipes (left), the late Trayvon Martin (right). A judge has upheld a decision to fire a central Florida beach officer that posted racist comments on Facebook about Trayvon Martin. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported June 16 that Volusia County beach officer Todd Snipes filed a lawsuit two years ago. He was fired for posting messages celebrating the shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. Court records said he posted the messages while on duty. One of the messages said another “thug” was gone and people should know to pull their pants up and be respectful. He also initiated a nine-person group text message that contained a caption with a racial slur. Snipes’ attorney plans to appeal the judgment and has called it a paramount issue of freedom of speech.

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Kayla McKelvey A former leader of a Black student group in New Jersey has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for tweeting anonymous threats against fellow Black college students. Kayla McKelvey pleaded guilty in April to creating a false public alarm. A judge declined to admit her into a pretrial intervention program that would have let her avoid jail time. McKelvey’s sentence June 17 in Union County also included five years’ probation. Prosecutors alleged the 25-year-old tweeted threats from a Kean University library because she wanted more people to attend a November 2015 rally on racial issues. She then returned to the rally to tell people about the threats. The university increased security, and several law enforcement agencies including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were alerted.

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making no attempt to stop it. Although the cameras were turned off, lawmakers relied on social media to transmit photos and video of their protest, using Facebook, Twitter and Periscope. C-SPAN used Periscope video from Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., to provide coverage of the protest. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., said lawmakers were “calling for the simple dignity of a vote.” Joining the protest were several Democratic senators, including Massachusetts’ Elizabeth Warren and Connecticut’s Chris Murphy, who had waged a nearly 15-hour filibuster last week to force votes in the Senate on gun legislation.

Those votes failed on the evening of June 20. gun violence. Ryan said June 22 that House leaders “We truly believe that if there were a vote were “waiting to see what the Senate does that we would win the vote, because 85 to before proceeding” 90 percent of the on gun legislation, American people ... including a possible support responsible compromise that background checks Sen. Susan Collins, legislation, which R-Maine, is seeking. –Rep. Maxine Waters is bipartisan, and House Minority the ‘no-fly, no-buy’ Leader Nancy Pelosi, legislation, which is D-Calif., said the House needs to act on bipartisan,” Pelosi said. White House press secretary Josh Earnest gun legislation, rather than continually hold said House Democrats were “showing the moments of silence in memory of victims of

“I am willing to stay here until hell freezes over.”

kind of frustration and even anger that people around the country have about the inability of the Republican-led Congress to take commonsense steps that would protect the American people.” C-SPAN, a cable network that provides continual coverage of House and Senate floor proceedings, does not control the cameras. They’re run on authorization by legislative leaders. “I am willing to stay here until hell freezes over,” added Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. As the protest continued, lawmakers briefly sang “We Shall Not Be Moved.”

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profiles voter suppression in states once covered by Section 5 of the VRA and that are competitive in the November 2016 contests. These states put 84 Electoral College votes, two Senate seats, and one governorship up for grabs. The report finds that since Shelby, all five of these states – North Carolina, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia – have engaged in deceptive and sophisticated practices to disenfranchise voters. “We’re witnessing a virtual renaissance of voter restrictions. If they persist, they could have a very serious effect on the upcoming elections,” said Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund. “It is an insidious and sophisticated way to shave off a few points in key races. It is a particular problem to minorities. It is a concern of national importance, one that Congress should pay particular attention to.” Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, jurisdictions with a demonstrated record of racial discrimination in voting were required to submit all proposed voting changes to DOJ or the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. for “preclearance” in advance of implementation. Preclearance was a crucial

element of the Voting Rights Act because it ensured that no new voting law or practice, such as closing or moving a polling place, would be implemented in a place with a history of racial discrimination in voting unless it was first determined the law did not discriminate against minority voters. Yet the day after the Shelby decision, the Speaker of the North Carolina House introduced H.B. 589, one of the most restrictive pieces of election legislation in the country, called the “monster bill” by local advocates. The bill includes a strict ID requirement, a significant shortening the early voting period, the elimination of same-day registration, a prohibition on counting of out-of-precinct provisional ballots, the elimination of a pre-registration program for 16- and 17-year olds, and language making challenging voters easier. Since 2013, a coalition of voters, advocacy groups, voting rights activists from the around the country, and the DOJ, have fought many of the laws and proposals in courthouses, statehouses and city council chambers nationwide. Despite their action, countless voting laws have changed without public notice or scrutiny because Shelby removed federal oversight and transparency requirements from states previously covered by Section 5.

Scott Simpson, the report’s co-author and director of Media and Campaigns for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund, said there’s reason for concern. “As we approach the first presidential election in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act, we’re seeing the perfect storm of a diversifying electorate and a set of states and localities responding by implementing a broad array of voter discrimination tactics,” he said. “In 2016, it is entirely possible that the presidency, control of the Senate, and a number of governorships could be determined by the voter discrimination made possible by Shelby.” When he announced the Shelby ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts left it to Congress to reauthorize the VRA. To date, that has not happened in the Republican controlled House or Senate. “A lot of the problem is that some members of Congress are refusing to see discrimination happening,” Simpson said. “There are two bills with the House Judiciary Committee that have not moved. Republican leaders have shown no interest or inclination to move these bills. They’re burying their heads in the [sand] and doing everything they can to ignore what’s happening.”

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Whatever the verdict, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby may have decisions to make. Her allegations that six officers intended to fatally injure the resistant prisoner prompted five of them to sue her for defamation. Her chief deputy, accused of withholding evidence, told the judge that the lead police investigator had pressured the coroner to falsely declare Gray’s death an accident. “It is extraordinarily rare to hear a prosecutor accuse a reputable, prominent lead detective of sabotaging the state’s case,” Alperstein said. “Calling into question a detective who the commanders appointed to lead the case sends a clear message. It breeds distrust.” Fissures had formed even before Mosby vowed last year to deliver justice to an outraged citizenry. She said the charges resulted from a “comprehensive, thorough and independent investigation,” even though police investigators said they had felt pressured to hand over their evidence prematurely. Mosby and everyone else involved in the trials are prohibited by the judge from commenting. Since Gray’s death last spring, Baltimore police have been under a microscope. The U.S. Justice

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Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby office and the Baltimore Police Department have traded accusations of sabotage, misconduct and dirty dealings during the third trial of an officer in the death of Freddie Gray. Department is investigating allegations of widespread abuse and unwarranted arrests. The mayor fired her police commissioner Anthony Batts and promoted his deputy, Kevin Davis, but decided against a re-election bid amid criticism of her handling of the riots. And Maryland’s legislature updated the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill Of Rights, in the law’s first significant overhaul since it was established 1974. Still, many feel the changes didn’t go far

enough. Police supervisors must still wait 5 days before questioning officers suspected of committing crimes; it used to be 10. And

officers still can’t be fired without an internal review or a felony conviction, even if, like Goodson, they refuse to talk with investigators.

Mosby’s office has made other decisions that frustrate police: In March, prosecutors dropped charges against nine people charged after a

sweeping raid found drugs, guns and ammunition; two suspects were soon charged in new crimes, including a quintuple shooting on Memorial Day. Davis responded carefully, saying that while police and prosecutors have a “working” and “healthy” relationship, more must be done. “There’s a hyper focus on the police: What are the police doing, what’s the plan, what’s the strategy. We have those strategies and we’re making progress,” he said. “There are other pieces to that law enforcement puzzle I believe need to be held to that same standard.” Baltimore attorney Steve Levin praised police for their reforms in the past year. “The police are now wearing cameras on their uniforms, and even have cameras in their police vans,” he said. “But I think it’ll soon be time to talk about reform in the prosecutor’s office. As the judge himself said, if the most senior attorneys in the office don’t recognize exculpatory material, that’s a problem.”

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U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah Convicted in Case that Entangled Son, Wife By Maryclaire Dale The Associated Press In his heyday, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah flew with the president on Air Force One, doled out millions in science and education grants from his perch on the House Appropriations Committee and graced galas back home in Philadelphia on the arm of his elegant TV anchor wife. But on June 21, Fattah’s 30-year political career appeared to crater after a federal jury convicted him of laundering federal grants and nonprofit funds to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan and help family and friends. Fattah’s namesake son is already serving a fiveyear term in an overlapping bank fraud case that largely stemmed from the son’s excessive lifestyle. Chaka “Chip” Fattah Jr., a college dropout, lived in a Ritz Carlton condominium while holding himself out as a highend concierge. The father’s Achilles heel was not the luxe life so much as a losing game of political chess. Fattah decided in 2007 to return home and run for mayor, and he was the early

favorite as the city’s longtime Democratic congressman. But his campaign hit a snag amid new campaign finance limits. The jury found June 21 that Fattah took the $1 million loan from former Sallie Mae chairman Albert Lord but nonetheless came in fourth in the primary. Fattah then found himself scrambling when Lord called in the debt. He used federal grant money to repay some of the money, routing it through a campaign consultant, the jury found. Two of Fattah’s political consultants, Gregory Naylor and Thomas Lindenfeld, pleaded guilty and testified against their former client. Fattah’s lawyers pinned the scheme on them. “Well, it’s a tough day, but I do want to thank the jurors for their service,” Fattah, 59, said as he left the courtroom. He planned to discuss his options with lawyers but would not say if he would resign. Fattah, raised by community activists in West Philadelphia, has been in Congress since 1995 after a decade in the Pennsylvania statehouse. He lost his April primary bid for a 12th term.

His current term ends Jan. 2, two months after his Oct. 4 sentencing. U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger pledged June 21 to seek jail time but did not say how much. House rules call for a convicted lawmaker to refrain from voting if they face more than two years in prison. The lead racketeering count alone carries a potential 20-year maximum, although the guideline range could be far lower. Fattah had little reaction to the verdict in court, except for the bemused smile he frequently sports. Four co-defendants, including former staff members who worked on his campaign or an educational nonprofit he started, were convicted of at least some counts. Their lawyers declined to comment afterward. Lawyers for the congressman acknowledged that he might have been in financial trouble after the costly mayor’s race, but they said any help from friends amounted to gifts, not bribes. Many of them came from friend Herbert Vederman, who helped support Fattah’s South African nanny and paid $18,000 for Fattah’s

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Rep. Chaka Fattah, a veteran Pennsylvania congressman, was convicted in a racketeering case that largely centered on various efforts to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan related to his unsuccessful 2007 mayoral bid. wife’s Porsche so the couple could put money down on a Poconos vacation home. The car never left their garage. Vederman then pressed Fattah to help him land an ambassadorship. “The nanny, the Porsche and the Poconos, they weren’t part of a bribery scheme,”

Fattah lawyer Samuel Silver said in closing arguments. “Those were all overreaches by the prosecution.” Fattah’s wife, Renee Chenault-Fattah, was never charged with wrongdoing and insisted the sale was legitimate. A longtime fixture in the Philadelphia news

market, she left her job in February. At least one political star agreed that the government had overplayed its hand in the case. Former Gov. Ed Rendell — a Democrat who testified for Vederman, his deputy when Rendell was mayor of Philadelphia — later said that prosecutors don’t understand how politics work. “They think everything is done for ulterior motives. They’re very cynical,” Rendell said. “We’re not all bad. We’re not all evil.” The jury nonetheless convicted Vederman, who now lives in Palm Beach, Florida, of bribery and racketeering. The other convicted co-defendants are Bonnie Bowser, of Philadelphia, who ran his district office; Karen Nicholas, of Williamstown, New Jersey, who ran the education nonprofit Fattah started; and Robert Brand, of Philadelphia, a businessman married to a former Fattah staffer. Fattah stepped down as the top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee on commerce, justice and science when he was indicted last year.

My Brother’s Keeper Looks to Live on After Obama By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com President Obama has seven months left in office. One of the leaders of one of his key initiatives is hard at work ensuring the president’s legacy will continue after he leaves the White House. Obama founded “My Brother’s Keeper” in February 2014 to focus the federal government and the private and non-profit sectors on improving the lives of Black boys and young men. James Cole, the general counsel and deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, said the initiative has expanded its mandate over its two years of existence. In January Cole began overseeing the My Brother’s Keeper program. “We have had an exciting two years,” Cole told the AFRO June 14 during School without Walls graduation ceremony at the Lerner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. “We are working hard to address opportunity gaps for young males of color and we have reached into such programs as English as a Second Language and those who have been diagnosed with disabilities.” “We are working hard to see that young men of color reach their full potential,” he continued.

My Brother’s Keeper has programs in nearly 250 communities in all of the states and the District of Columbia. The initiative has more than $600 million in private sector and philanthropic grants and in-kind resources, and $1 billion in low-interest financing, according to the report, “My Brother’s Keeper 2016 Progress Report: Two Years of Expanding Opportunity and Creating Pathways to Success.” The report said more than 80 percent of the initiatives the task force sent to Obama two years ago have gone into effect or are on track. One of the activities relates to opportunities in the summer. Cole said that boys of color that are eligible for free and reduced lunch can participate in a variety of programs to strengthen their academic and social skills. “These are the students that need the most help so we are setting them up with mentors,” he said. “We noticed that when young people go on summer vacation, they tend to lose some of what they learned so we have programs and mentors that can keep them academically engaged.” The District has a program where mentors work with their protégés on improving their

reading skills. That effort is part of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) Emerging Males of Color program that was kicked off in January 2015. Bowser’s EMOC is an example of what Cole is talking about when discussing state-level components of the initiative. “These problems need to be dealt with on the ground, in the communities,” he said. “We are dealing with the mayors in every state and where the programs are utilized, we have seen gains. When the president leaves office, this is how the work will continue.” Cole said that corporations and nonprofits are continuing their financial support and “that will go beyond this administration.” He could not say whether the next president will continue the program at the federal level. My Brother’s Keeper is a program that Cole could personally relate to. In his address to the students at the D.C. school, he talked about his tough early life on the south side of Chicago with a mother who died of a heart attack and a father who had Alzheimer’s. “I was the oldest child, so I became responsible

for the family,” Cole said. “Just a few weeks after my mom passed, I was robbed at gunpoint. At times, we lived on food stamps and worried when they’d next turn the lights off.” Cole credited an English teacher for inspiring him to greatness. Cole went on to graduate from the University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign and the University Of Chicago School of Law. After graduating from law school, he clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Stephanie K. Seymour for the Tenth Circuit and in 1996. He went to work for the New York law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz where he became a partner in 2004. He left the firm in 2011 to become deputy general counsel to the U.S. Department of Transportation and in December 2014, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to his present position. Leonard Haynes is a retired senior executive with the Department of Education and thinks highly of the work Cole has done for the initiative. “James has been at the department for two years and I know he is committed to increasing more and better educational opportunities for young people,” Haynes said. “As the general counsel, he has his eye on the disadvantaged and it is good to have a person with that type of commitment in that position.”

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paid for his medical degree and in return, he would give four years of service to the Navy upon graduation. It seemed like a good deal at the time. But, by the time he had earned his doctoral degree in medicine from Indiana University School of Medicine—his father’s alma mater—Robinson was having second thoughts about the arrangement. “I was having a hard time because I didn’t think I was needed in the Navy because the war was over (Vietnam War ended in 1975). I even thought about paying back the [scholarship] money,” Robinson recalled. “So I approached my superiors and we had a conversation in which I was frank and they were very earnest,” he added with a hearty chuckle. And, in 1977, Robinson was officially commissioned into the Navy. Robinson’s first assignment was as a general medical officer in a Navy clinic in Puerto Rico. He then reported to the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., in 1978 to complete a residency in general surgery. His subsequent duty assignments included: staff surgeon, U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan, and ship’s surgeon, USS Midway (CV 41). The experiences began to change his view of a military career. “I eventually recognized there was no better place to practice than in the military,” he said. “Wherever we went you had a ready-made practice with people to take care of. Everyone recognizes the military’s war efforts, but the military also provides humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.” In addition, because of the opportunities to travel and see and experience other environments and cultures, Dr. Robinson said his worldview was “stretched” beyond the cultural, social and political activities of Kentucky, where he was born, and

Indiana, where he went to school. “The military gave me an expanded worldview with upto-date medical techniques so I felt I was in the best of both worlds,” he said. Robinson’s illustrious 35-year career in the Navy culminated with his being named as the 36th surgeon general of the branch, earning several awards along the way, including: two Distinguished Service Medals, two Legion of Merit

“I tell my staff, ‘You always say yes to a veteran. Let me say no.’ I want to ensure our veterans feel safe and they are surrounded by men and women who are dedicated to giving them the care they deserve.” –Adam Robinson awards, two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, three Meritorious Service Medals, and various other service and campaign awards. “My achievements showed many men and women of color within the Armed Services that they can reach the same goals and positions,” he said. “There were many in the Navy who wrote me and told me that I was their impetus and showed them a way ahead too.”

Since retiring from the Navy, Dr. Robinson continues to attend to the medical needs of the military community. In August 2015, he was named director of the Veteran Affairs Maryland Health Care System, which comprises the Baltimore and Perry Point VA Medical Centers, the Loch Raven VA Community Living & Rehabilitation Center and five community-based outpatient clinics across Maryland. “One of the first things that struck me is that the patients here are the same sailors, shipmates and Marines that I served with in the Navy,” he said. “To see the men and women I started off with are the people I get to take care of is an honor.” Since assuming the helm of the VA system in Maryland last August, Robinson said he has focused on the training and development of his staff. The VA administrator has also emphasized the need for stellar patient service. Robinson said, “I tell my staff, ‘You always say yes to a veteran. Let me say no.’ I want to ensure our veterans feel safe and they are surrounded by men and women who are dedicated to giving them the care they deserve.” VA health care is challenging, giving the plethora of concerns vets and their families present with—including military-specific concerns such as Agent Orange exposure for Vietnam War vets, Gulf War Syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder. An aging veteran population means they also have to address age-specific ailments. And, women veterans are now the fastest-growing population of patients, which has forced the administration to become less “man-centric” as it was in the past, and to become more welcoming to women, Robinson said. “There are a multitude of issues we have to address on a daily basis,” the physician said, “but the key is we have to take care of the whole patient.”

June 25, 2016 - July 1, 2016, The Afro-American

Racism Also Exists in Cuba By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO Myra Queen grew up in a segregated section of Baltimore and saw subtle patterns of racism play out on a recent trip to Cuba. Queen, 66, noticed during her weeklong trip that most of the staff waiting on her in restaurants were White. So were the people behind the counter at her hotel, despite the island’s large Black population. Jeffrey Smith of California observed that Afro Cubans are almost invisible on the island, saying they are seen, but not necessarily heard. “It just harkens back to the 60s when we were cooking and cleaning in hotels and not given management positions,” Smith, 55, said. Queen and Smith were part of a 23-member group in Cuba from June 4-11, thanks to a cultural exchange through Morgan State University. DeWayne Wickham, founding dean of the university’s School of Global Journalism and Communication, takes Black journalists, students and professionals to the island twice a year to learn about Afro Cubans and their connection to Black Americans. Wickham, formerly a USA Today syndicated columnist, has arranged the trips through his Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies since 2000. He said the

(Photo courtesy of Myra Queen)

Baltimore residents Myra Queen and her husband, Albert in Cuba. They spent a week there learning about cultural connections between Afro Cubans and African Americans. During the trip, Myra Queen also noticed racism on the island.

when they get there,” Wickham said. “It’s not mean spirited, it’s that their life experiences don’t drive them toward those stories.”

“Cuba is not a paradise at all, but Cuba is not hell.” – Nancy Morejón mainstream media wasn’t covering Afro Cubans and their issues to his satisfaction, so he took matters into his own hands. “It’s important to take Black journalists to Cuba because the stories we find are the stories that too often seem to be ignored, overlooked by White journalists

Several members of the delegation talked about racism on the island with Esteban Morales Domínguez, a leading Afro-Cuban intellectual and Nancy Morejón, an Afro-Cuban poet, essayist and critic. Morales Domínguez, author of “Race

in Cuba: Essays of the Revolution and Racial Equality,” called racism a cultural problem that many people deny exists. He said he is trying to push the Cuban government to compile and release a list of employees in the island’s lucrative tourism industry by race and by job. Morales Domínguez compiled a 2008 report for the Cuban government that showed between 62 percent and 72 percent of the island’s 11 million population was Black. But his report also revealed that the overwhelming majority of scientists, civic and public leaders and professors at the University of Havana were White. Tourism is an important cash cow for Cuba. A record-setting 3.5 million tourists visited the island in 2015, according to a

report from the Congressional Research Service. Growth from American visitors to the once-forbidden island is expected to keep growing as well. Earlier this month, U.S. Department of Transportation approved regularly scheduled flights for six U.S. airlines to several Cuban cities — routes to Havana will be announced later on this summer. The service, expected to begin this fall, follows policy changes President Barack Obama announced at the end of 2014 that ease travel and trade restrictions to the island. Travel and tourism accounted for 494,500 jobs on the island or nearly 10 percent of total employment in 2014, a report from the World Travel and Tourism Council said. Morales Domínguez contends Blacks in the tourism industry are relegated to jobs in the kitchen and in housekeeping, but not near tourists. Management positions and other important jobs within that industry usually go to Whites, he said. “We must erase this difficulty inside the population,” Morales Domínguez said. “Blacks and Whites must have the same opportunity.” Cuban officials did not respond to AFRO requests for comment. Racial issues are very delicate on the island, and the effects of centuries of colonialism and slavery still remain, Morejón said. However, Morejón takes exception to outsiders criticizing Cuba. She singled out Cornel West, who with 59 other Black American intellectuals signed a statement in 2010 that was critical of the communist Cuban government. The group denounced what they said was the Cuban government’s increased civil and human rights violations against Black activists who speak out against racism. Morejón dubbed West a “victim of a great campaign against the Cuban government.” “Cuba is not a paradise at all,” Morejón said. “But Cuba is not hell.”

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Leading America to Higher Ground

When I was named as Chair of the National Democratic Party’s 15-person Platform Drafting Committee, there were some who wondered whether we would be able to bring together the strong and principled leaders who would be representing Secretary Clinton, Senator Sanders and the Democratic Party as a whole. For my own part, however, I was optimistic, and, today, I retain that same core optimism that carried President Obama to victory in 2008 and 2012. In a nation with incredible assets — above all, the quality and conviction of our people — as well as very real challenges that must be overcome, we must reach higher than simply negotiating “common ground” between the broadly compatible visions of the Democratic presidential campaigns. Elijah Cummings We must seek and attain that higher ground that the American people yearn for and deserve. Our democratic vision of the higher ground that will reinvigorate our nation’s political system need not be a totally new course, but, rather, must be a renewed commitment to the core values of our nation and its Democratic Party. Those core values that we, as Democrats, must continue to advance will be the foundation for “affordable child care, good education for our children, health security, living wage jobs that will support our families, respect for the environment and human rights, clean elections and clean campaigns.” If we remain true to this truly centrist vision, I remain convinced, we will elect a strong, compassionate and committed woman as our next President and assure her of a Congress that is more responsive to the American People. Those electoral victories, in turn, will be the foundation for real and substantial progress toward President Obama’s vision of a more principled, inclusive and prosperous country. Acting upon our commitment to an open and inclusive platform process that empowers the American people we serve, Democrats throughout our great nation have been encouraged to submit their written or video testimony through our Internet site: demconvention.com/platform — as well as to testify in person during the four public platform hearings that we are holding. My experience in public life has confirmed, time and again, that good people operating in an open and inclusive process are the most certain source of empowering and effective public policy. Each of my colleagues on the Platform Drafting Committee is an ardent and eloquent advocate for the values of our Democratic Party. Equally important, each understands and appreciates that when we are called upon to speak for others, first we should listen — and, then, if speak we must, we should try to speak to their condition. We on the Democratic Platform Committee have been listening to the aspirations and struggles of our countrymen and women. This is my promise — one that I am convinced that my colleagues wholeheartedly share. The current condition of the American People — both inspired by our accomplishments and promise as a nation and deeply disturbed by the forces that would seek to disparage, divide

or dehumanize us — must inform our principles and inspire our Democratic Movement for constructive change. When our proposals for the Democratic Platform are examined and debated by the Delegates in Philadelphia next month, I am cautiously optimistic that this declaration of our commitment to our nation and her people will be one that all Democratic candidates can embrace. We will have come together as an enlightened and empowered people to reaffirm our dedication to that vision for America that every school child learns by heart. We will have once again committed ourselves to building an America that truly reflects the higher ground of “one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.” Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

Fatherhood is a Full-Time Job One of my favorite days of observation is Father’s Day. No, it is not because I am a father and grandfather, and I get to do anything my heart desires. I think Father’s Day is so important to me because it recognizes the single most important duty and concern of any man able to father or adopt a child. From my foxhole, that is the requirement to be a dad. Now ladies, my hat is John R. off to you and gentlemen let Hawkins III us be mindful, that but for the existence of mothers, there would be no fathers and history tells us that is true for the existence of the Father’s Day observance as well. The establishment of Mother’s Day, dating back to the late 1860s and eventually codified by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 as the second Sunday in May, led to the feeling that such an observance should exist for fathers. It seems however, that the creation of Father’s Day would not happen as easily as Mother’s Day. Although the nation’s first recorded event explicitly in honor

of fathers was held at a West Virginia church in 1908, it would be another 64 years before President Nixon would receive and sign a proclamation making Father’s Day a federal holiday. Today it is estimated that over $1 billion is spent each year on Father’s Day celebrations and gifts. I am not here to argue if economic interest created Father’s Day or not; however, I am interested in how such an occasion can provide us with the reason to pause and reflect on just how important fatherhood and being a dad is to our society. Without men performing acts of fatherhood, bad things happen in our society. According to statistics gathered The by 100 Fathers, a nonprofit organization, something called Absent Daddy Syndrome (ADS) is one of the causes of the bad statistics among our youth. It is credited with producing: (1) 80% of all rapists; (2) 70% of long term prison inmates; (3) 85% of youth in prisons (4) 70% of juveniles in state-run facilities; (5) 71% of High School drop-outs; (6) 72% of adolescents in alcohol and other substance abuse programs; (7) 63% of youth suicides; (8) 90% of homeless and run-away children; and (9) 92% of absent fathers’ daughters are more likely to experience divorce in their marriages. No, this is not limited to Blacks. The CDC and other government and non-governmental agencies have statistically proven that while there are more Black single mom homes with children than other races in the US, Black father involvement

in their lives is greater than that of other races. For instance, it estimates that 67% of Black fathers who don’t live with their kids see them at least once a month, compared to 59% of White fathers and just 32% of Hispanic fathers. Impressive for Black fathers in comparison but, from my foxhole, it’s nothing to brag about. Fatherhood, just like anything else, will only reap what you sow. If you are part-time about it, the results at best are iffy. As fathers across this nation of every, race, color, religion and national origin get busy doing whatever one does now that Father’s Day has passed, let us commit to be full-time fathers. Let us practice fatherhood as best we can. Let fathers of today commit to do those things we know we should, no must do, to save our youth and allow them to witness the goodness we can and must bring to the table. As the 100 Black Men of America like to say in their mentoring program: “…they will be what they see.” Spending time, showing love and setting an example by acting the way you want them to act is not much to ask to save your child’s life. Maj Gen US Army (ret) John R. Hawkins III, JD, MPA is President and CEO of Hawkins Solutions Intl., a government relations and lobby company. His last military assignment as a “two star” was Dir., Human Resources Directorate for the Army world-wide and prior to that Deputy Chief Public Affairs for the Army, world-wide.

Raised in Cherry Hill (R.I.C.H.) I’ve always wanted to be a good writer but no matter how hard I practiced or how many writing books/articles I read, my writing never improved. It wasn’t that I didn’t understand the material, I just needed guidance and was afraid to ask. You may say it’s just as simple as asking for help, but I didn’t know how coming from a person who everyone always asked for my assistance. I was the person that gave help, I didn’t need help, so I thought. My entire freshman year in high school, I struggled in silence. It wasn’t until my sophomore year in high school at Coppin Academy High School in Baltimore that I found hope in Keisha Smith, who taught AP English. For three long years, Ms. Smith never allowed me to settle for anything less than excellence. I can remember so vividly, sitting in her class and hating her because she would always mark up my essays in red ink with comments, remarks and suggestions. She always gave me the opportunity to rewrite my essays and resubmit it for a final grade. Sometimes, I rewrote things three times until I got it correct. That’s how passionate Ms. Smith was about her job, never allowing me to settle. She helped me with my writing skills and even held extra classes for students struggling with their writing. Ms. Smith, gave this inner city kid, born and raised in Cherry Hill, Baltimore, a way out of the ghetto. I wrote my way to the top, graduating from Coppin Academy in 2011, in the top 10%

Carlton James Jr.

of my class with a 3.5GPA. I enrolled at Baltimore City Community College and received the prestigious Granville T. Woods Scholarship, founded by the late Christolyne Buie. This Baltimore kid was able to study abroad in Ghana, West Africa. I watched in awe how 73 students were able to sit in a classroom with one teacher and be actively engaged. While I thought growing up in Cherry Hill was rough, I had a new profound sense for life and words. This scholarship afforded me to graduate from Community College and go on to Morgan State University on a full scholarship. After obtaining my degree in Broadcast & Integrated Media Production I have interned at some of the best news organizations, from WBAL TV-11 (NBC Affiliate), WBJC 91.5 FM Radio Station and now The Afro-American Newspapers. To every Black boy who wants a way out of the ‘hood I say to you, “Don’t let these streets or the prison system consume you, you are Black Kings who must fight constantly to maintain your God given purpose and status.” I am R.I.C.H. (Raised in Cherry Hill!). Carlton James Jr. is an intern in the Baltimore office of the AFRO. He is a graduate of Morgan State University.

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June 25, 2016 - July 1, 2016, The Afro-American

Michigan Attorney General Sues 2 Companies over Flint Water By Mike Householder and David Eggert, Associated Press Michigan’s attorney general filed a civil lawsuit on June 22 against two water engineering companies, saying their negligence caused and exacerbated Flint’s lead-tainted water crisis and demanding what could total hundreds (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP) of millions of dollars in Flint City Councilman Eric Mays sheds a single tear of damages. joy as he speaks to the progress he is seeing through Veolia and Lockwood, the investigation after Attorney General Bill Schuette Andrews & Newnam, also and his team announce a Flint water crisis-related civil known as LAN, were sued in Genesee County Circuit lawsuit. Court. The firms already are facing suits from Flint residents over the disaster, in which improperly treated water from the Flint River scraped toxic lead from pipes into tap water. Houston-based LAN — whose Flint office in 2013 and 2014 helped the city of nearly 100,000 switch to the Flint River as its primary water supply after decades of buying treated water from Detroit — was accused of professional negligence and public nuisance. Veolia, a French multinational corporation with U.S. offices, faces the same allegations along with a fraud count. Veolia was hired in 2015 after Flint began encountering numerous water problems but, according to the suit, it and LAN didn’t detect the lack of a corrosion control chemical and instead recommended the addition of a chloride that made the problem worse. “In Flint, Veolia and LAN were hired to do a job and failed miserably,” Attorney General Bill Schuette said at a news conference in Flint. “They basically botched it, didn’t stop the water in Flint from being poisoned. They made it worse.” In a statement, Veolia North America said it “will vigorously defend itself against these unwarranted allegations of wrongdoing.” It noted that a task force appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder largely blamed the state for the emergency and did not even mention the company or assign it any blame. “The Attorney General has not talked to Veolia about its involvement in Flint, interviewed the company’s technical experts or asked any questions about our one-time, one-month contract with Flint,” Veolia said in a statement. “Veolia’s engagement with the city was wholly unrelated to the current lead issues.” LAN spokesman Tim Coffey said Schuette “blatantly mischaracterized” the company’s role. The decision to not add corrosion controls was made by the city and state regulators, not LAN, according to the company, which said it had regularly pushed for corrosion control. Snyder has apologized for regulatory failures while the poverty-stricken city was under state financial management and began drawing its drinking water from the local river in a costcutting move. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality told the city that it was not required to add an anti-corrosion chemical until after a year of testing. Lead from old pipes leached into homes and businesses, leading to a public health emergency. There also were earlier E. coli detections; resident complaints about color, odor and taste; and high levels of a disinfectant byproduct. A General Motors plant had stopped using the water just six months after the 2014 switch because it was rusting engine parts, and experts suspect a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak was tied to the water.

Flint returned to the Detroit water system in October. Criminal charges have already been filed against two state environmental officials, while Flint’s utilities administrator pledged cooperation in exchange for reduced charges. Once Snyder signs budget legislation, Michigan will have allocated at least $240 million to resolve the water crisis in Flint. Noah Hall, a special assistant attorney general on Schuette’s investigatory team, said the investigators “can’t get the lead out of kids’ blood.” But they can hold accountable those responsible and collect money so “the people of Michigan and the state of Michigan can provide the kind of services needed to help this community recover from the devastating impacts of lead poisoning,” he said. Legal damages could be used in part to replace thousands of lead service lines and pipes, according to the suit. Schuette on June 22 again promised additional criminal charges, saying some will be filed “soon.” Special Counsel Todd Flood acknowledged difficulty obtaining documents and other information from agencies, including the governor’s office, but he pledged to go to court to get them if needed. Snyder spokeswoman Anna Heaton said lawyers in the attorney general’s office have produced hundreds of thousands of documents from the governor’s office and state departments for Flood, and “we will continue cooperating fully with all investigations, as we have from the beginning.”

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Farmer Fights to Leave Estate to Next Gen estate tax threatens small businesses. “The estate tax is a John Wesley Boyd, Jr., crucial tool for curbing the lives off the land raising worrisome growth in wealth cows and growing soybeans inequality over the past and corn on 400 acres he couple decades,” Phillips owns in rural Baskerville, said via email. “Rather than Virginia. hurting small business, He works alongside his the estate tax helps ensure father, John Wesley Boyd, that we have the public Sr., 75, who farms 117 acres resources that allow such nearby that he inherited from businesses to flourish.” his own father. Together The House passed the they’ve faced drought, Death Tax Repeal Act of fluctuating crop prices and 2015 that April 16, 240encroaching development. 179. Congressmen Sanford Farming isn’t an easy life, D. Bishop, Jr. (D-Georgia) Boyd, Jr. said, but it’s one and Kevin Brady (R-Texas) that he enjoys and hopes championed this bill. to pass down to his own “The Death Tax children. represents all that is unfair Unless, he said, his family and unjust about the tax is forced to sell the farm to structure in America pay the estate tax upon his because it undermines the death. life work and life savings of “People work hard to Americans who want only Photo by Fred Watkins get something and make to pass on to their children it grow,” said Boyd, 50. and their grandchildren “Then, when they want to the fruits of their labor and pass it on to their families, the realization of their American Dream,” the loss of musician Prince they owe the government Bishop told Urban News Service via email. Rogers Nelson, aka Prince, so much in estate tax that The first estate tax was levied in 1797, 57, who died without a will the family has to sell the to bolster military services in response to a on April 21, at his Paisley business to pay it. It’s not perceived French threat, according to IRS. Park Studio complex in right.” gov. It re-emerged in 1862, to help fund the Chanhassen, Minnesota. Boyd, founder and Civil War and returned in 1898, to finance Prince, who died of an –John Boyd Jr. president of the National the Spanish-American War. It always was opioid overdose, was Black Farmers Association, repealed. Today’s tax was passed in 1916 unmarried, had no children is among a group of small– 100 years ago — a year before America and was preceded in death and medium-sized business owners who soon will consider legislation to rescind the entered World War I. It has remained ever by his parents. are lobbying for the repeal of the estate tax, 40-percent federal estate tax. The House of since. Under Minnesota law, his sister and five which federally is levied on transferrable Representatives voted to end it last year. John Boyd, Jr.’s assets, like those of half-siblings will inherit his assets, which assets beyond $5.45 million — double The estate tax, sometimes called the are estimated to be worth up to $300 million. many farmers, are tied up in his land and that for married couples. The U.S. Senate “death tax,” has been widely discussed since Estate planners believe that Prince’s fortune crops, he said. He and his wife Kara, 46, have traveled to Washington, D.C., to may shrink in half because he departed lobby for estate-tax repeal. He said the tax without directing his assets into charitable is always a hot topic at the National Black donations, trusts or other tax shelters. Farmers Association’s annual conventions. Business owners who oppose the tax say The Boyds gained a foothold in the it burdens heirs with generating cash when middle class because of land ownership, most of the decedent’s assets are tied up in John, Jr. said. John, Sr. — known as “The their operations. The federal tax is due nine months after the death, but probate attorneys Boss” — inherited his acreage from his father, Thomas Boyd, who purchased a say the IRS will let heirs pay over several large parcel when land ownership eluded years. many blacks. Fifteen states – including Minnesota – Upon Thomas Boyd’s death, the and Washington, D.C., also assess estate property was divided among his 15 taxes, and seven states levy inheritance children. John Sr., the youngest child, and taxes, according to Kiplinger.com. 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White Seeks to Unify Ward 8 Ahead of Nov. Election By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com Trayon White, the Democratic Party nominee for the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat, spoke at the “Ward 8 Democrats Unity Luncheon” on June 18 at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center on the campus of St. Elizabeth East, and told the audience of 55 that he is “proud to be the Democratic nominee for Ward 8 council member” and “I am ready to lead.” He defeated D.C. Council member LaRuby May (D-Ward 8) in the Democratic primary on June 14, “I think it is important that we bring everybody together,” White said.

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MGM National Harbor in conjunction with the Prince George’s County Government, Economic Development Corporation and Community College opened June 20 a $4 million training center in Oxon Hill, Md. for employment at MGM National Harbor casino and hotel which is scheduled to open at the end of the year. See more photos of the grand opening on B4.

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Miss USA Advocates Service to Country By LaTrina Antoine AFRO Washington D.C. Editor Deshuana Barber, the recently crowned Miss USA, not only exemplifies patriotism through her service in the U.S. Army Reserve, but also through her willingness to serve others. “I think that it is important not necessarily to serve in the military, but to provide some sort of service to the country, because the military is not for everybody” she told the AFRO in a June 17 phone interview.

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Trayon White is the presumptive Ward 8 D.C. Council member.

“People should take us seriously because throughout the city people are interested in what the Ward 8 Democrats are doing.” The Ward 8 Democrats is widely recognized as one of the most active political clubs in the city. White said he wanted to get more Ward 8 residents involved in the political and civic process. “I want to make sure that all of you are involved,” he said. “We will have a number of community meetings this summer and we are really going to focus on public safety. We are going to address this head on.”

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“I think that it is important not necessarily to serve in the military, but to provide some sort of service to the country...” – Deshauna Barber

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Deshuana Barber won the Miss USA title June 5. She plans to use her reign to advocate on veterans’ issues.

The 26-year-old’s advocacy of service does not put her in favor of initiating the draft for women or men, in response to the possibility raised by a June 14 U.S. Senate vote that approved a defense bill, 85-13, that included an amendment that would require women to register for the selective service, according to news reports. “I actually don’t think that anyone should be required to enter the draft,” she said. “Only because I think that, especially my service to the military, it was a choice.” Coming from a military household where both her mother and father served in the Armed Forces, one of Barber’s top Continued on B2

The shooter struck four people with gunfire in front of Big Ben Liquor Store, located on the corner of North Capitol Street and New York Avenue in Northwest D.C. By Briana Thomas and Linda Poulson Special to the AFRO Kevin Antonio Cole, 26, of Southeast, has been charged with assault with intent to kill after being arrested on June 15 as the suspected getaway driver during a quadruple shooting in Northwest D.C. on June 8. A person of interest described as a masked man in black is considered the main suspect and, according to the Metro Police, he is still at large. “There have been no additional arrests in this case at this time,” Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Alice Kim told the AFRO June 20. On June 8, the shooter struck four people with gunfire in front of Big Ben Liquor Store, located on the corner of North Capitol Street and New York Avenue, a busy intersection in the late afternoon, police said. Continued on B2

D.C. Teen Heads to Junior Olympics TransSTEM Academy Celebrates 25 Years “Lamar is By Lauren Poteat Special to the AFRO

One D.C. charter high school student can attest that fighting enabled him to achieve his dreams. Lamar Odoms, a freshman at National Preparatory Collegiate High School in Southeast D.C., is in the final stages of preparing for his first trip to Dallas, Texas, to box at the National Junior Olympics. “As a coach and a fighter, you have to believe that you’ve already won, because if not the fight is already lost,” Walter Manigan, Odoms boxing coach, told the AFRO. “Lamar is equipped to win and I strongly believe he’s going to and so does he.” After claiming gold during boxing regionals held at Woodland Boxing Gym on June 11, Odoms, 15, will fly on June 25, to prepare for the, National Olympic Tournaments (June 26-27) for another chance at a gold medal. Odoms, the product of a

equipped to win and I strongly believe he’s going to and so does he.”

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15-year-old Lamar Odoms is preparing to box at the National Junior Olympics in June. single parent household, began boxing at 12-years-old after his father, who worked two jobs, decided to place Lamar and his twin brother Lamont, in additional afterschool activities after the baseball season. “I placed my sons in a

lifestyles program where they practiced boxing every day,” Lawrence Ridley, Odoms father, said. “[Charles] Hart Middle school was a rough place for my boys and I just wanted them to be good men. That’s why I didn’t give them a chance to be in the streets and strictly had them in school and in the gym.” The school located in Ward 8. Odoms has won 14 matches

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By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com The TransSTEM Academy, the District’s leading secondary school focusing on the study of transportation, held its 25th anniversary with leaders in the field discussing the school’s future. The Academy, on the Francis L. Cardozo Education campus in Northwest D.C., held its anniversary and a Photo by Andrea “Aunni” Young graduation ceremony on June 21. Shirley McCall opened the first Shirley McCall recently transportation studies program in D.C. in 1991. The program has retired as director of played a role in a number of its students getting scholarships to Cardozo’s TransSTEM colleges and careers in the transportation field. Academy. This year, 20 students graduated from the program and their accomplishments were celebrated by U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez. “Many skilled workers are reaching the end of their careers and we need you to become the transportation leaders of tomorrow,” he said to the audience of 60 people. “We need engineers, pilots, computer scientists, plus lawyers and accountants, also.” The academy was designed to allow students to learn about, visit, and work at transportation sites. Students receive a certificate of completion at the end of the program and earn a high school diploma from Cardozo. The academy received support from the U.S. Transportation Department, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the District Department of Transportation in terms of funds, internship opportunities, and employment possibilities. Rodney Slater, the transportation secretary from 1997-2001 under President Bill Clinton, said Continued on B2

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initiatives as Miss USA is to create awareness for veterans’ issues such as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). “I’m bringing awareness to this issue,” she said. “I’m pushing families and friends that have soldiers returning from deployment to make sure that they pay attention to the soldier, that they recognize certain signs that the soldier may be suffering from PTSD that the soldier might be having an issue acclimating themselves back into state side activities.” The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reports that there are anywhere from 11 percent to 30 percent of veterans suffering from PTSD, but the number can vary by gender or service area. PTSD caused by sexual assault or harassment can vary anywhere from 23 percent to 38 percent among veterans, according to the data. Winning the crown on June 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, made Barber the ninth Black woman to win the Miss USA pageant since 1990 and the second Black woman from D.C., according to pageantnews.com.

Barber is a Quartermaster Officer in the Army Reserve who was stationed in Washington D.C. She joined the Army at the age of 17. Even though Barber was employed with the U.S. Department of Commerce in D.C., she recently resigned to fulfill her duties as Miss USA, but she will continue her service with the Army Reserve. According to missuniverse.com, Barber is the first active duty soldier to win the Miss USA title. She is currently stationed in New York where she said she is preparing to “master every single category” for the Miss Universe pageant, including nutrition, fashion, fitness and the interview. “I really didn’t get that girly side or that girly aspect of my childhood, so pageants really intrigued me -- the makeup, the hair styles, the dresses,” she said. “It really allowed me to get in touch with that feminine side that I really didn’t get a chance to grow up with or have it instilled with my childhood. I love pageants because it gives me the chance to feel like a woman.”

Police believe it was not a random shooting and the attacker may have shot his intended target. Video surveillance of the crime scene assisted police in identifying Cole as the suspected driver and provided a description of the shooter. “This first arrest is a good step in the right direction, but it doesn’t end this investigation,” D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier told reporters at a press conference. Three of the injured were hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries. A fourth person is in critical condition. On June 9, an emergency community meeting was organized by the Metropolitan Police Courtesy photo Department’s Fifth District. Commander William Ward 5 D.C. Council member Kenyan Fitzgerald of the Fifth District and Councilmember McDuffie (D) attended an emergency Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5) were present. Lanier meeting on June 9 to inform and said there is an earlier shift in the time of shootings, listen to residents about the crime but the same amount of shootings are going on in the happening in their part of the city. evenings. An area of about 1,000 feet around the liquor store has seen 38 violent crimes as of June 21 this year. Of those violent crimes two have resulted in homicides, according to data collected by the police department. Police are offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the shooting. Anyone with information can call the police at 202-727-9099 or send a text to the Text Tip Line at 50411.

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the academy has come a long way since its founding. “In 1991, there were 30 students in this program and now you have an alumni organization of 750 people,” Slater said. “It is programs like this that start out students on a concrete career and we celebrate this achievement and celebrate you the students.” Slater told the AFRO that with new technologies such as self-driving cars emerging on the market, academy students will be needed more than ever. “That is the future and companies like Google, Apple, and Amazon are

getting into those spaces,” he said. “It is exciting and those opportunities can be created by these graduates.”

“This program has been like a second home to me,” Ogu said. “When I was studying here, Shirley McCall was with

“It is programs like this that start out students on a concrete career.” – Rodney Slater Favor Ogu, 2016 class valedictorian, spoke her time as an academy student.

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me and I was not alone.” The students will have post-graduation opportunities

ranging from attending the United States Air Force Academy to four-year institutions like Florida A&M University, and a few will go into the military. “Don’t try to be someone else, be yourself.” the former secretary said. “Fate favors the bold and so be bold and do what you want and not what someone else is doing.” There was skepticism among some in the District’s education establishment when

Cardozo without Shirley McCall,” he said. “We’re going to miss her so much for she is an inspiration for students and adults.” McCall said that even though she is retiring, she will still be around. “I have all the confidence in the new academy director Cheryl Rodgers,” she said. “She is very able and she is going to see that the academy continues to grow.”

safer neighborhoods, better schools, and quality housing. May, who replaced the late Marion S. Barry Jr., as the Ward 8 council member, pledged to aid the transition process. “For the next six months, no one will work harder to continue to bring resources to the ward,” she

to live should be a priority. “I see people running for these political offices as Democrats but we never see you when there isn’t an election,” Darryl Ross, treasurer of the Ward 8 Democrats, said. “We don’t have any candidates serving on our organization’s committees. We need you to sign up for one of those committees.” Former D.C. Council member Sandy Allen, who represented Ward 8 from 1996-2005 and was a staunch support of May, complimented White. “This is a new era in Ward 8 politics,” Allen said, noting the number of young people at the meeting that helped White to victory. “Young people spoke loud and clear on Election Day. It is good to see you young people here because we haven’t seen you in a long time.” Charles Wilson, president of the Ward 8 Democrats, told the AFRO that unity is possible. “Unity is a process,” he said. “We are dedicated to making sure that we reach that goal.”

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White is forming adhoc committees of Ward 8 residents in the areas of public safety, education, housing, small business development, jobs and careers, senior citizens, and youth. These committees will discuss ways that the ward can improve in these

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McCall started the academy at Cardozo instead of at Woodrow Wilson or Dunbar High Schools. She dismissed the naysayers. “I saw a need at Cardozo and I met it,” she said. “Cardozo deserved this academy. I don’t let people tell me what I can’t do.” Frazier O’Leary taught at Cardozo for over four decades and said McCall has been an influence at the school. “It will be hard to imagine

“I think it is important that we bring everybody together.”

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areas and take their ideas and probably, legislation, to the John A. Wilson Building for action, he said. May said that she, too, believes in unity. She said that unity encompasses good behavior and practices. “We should not have adults cursing in the presence of children and young men need to pull up their pants,” the council member said. May said that it should be the priority of each resident of Ward 8 to ensure

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said. “I will also work to make a smooth transition to the next administration.” May abruptly left the room amid a standing ovation to take a family member to the airport. Aaron Holmes and Bonita Goode, both of whom ran and were defeated in the primary, made remarks to the crowd. Holmes pledged his support for White and encouraged residents to become more politically active. Goode said making Ward 8 a better place

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and lost only 5, with the help of his current coach, Walter Manigan, who was an amateur boxer and has trained young athletes for 20 years. “When Lamar first came to me, he didn’t have that drive he needed to win and was behind everyone else in the team, but it was like those gloves did something to him, because now he’s leading the pack and his attitude has improved tremendously,” Manigan said. Even though Odoms is only a freshman at National Prep, he is already making plans to go to college. “On the first day of practice I knew I loved boxing and it made me feel good,” Odoms said. “When I first started I had a really bad attitude problem, but after I started boxing I humbled myself and learned to just be me. I want to be a professional boxer but nothing is guaranteed, so it’s still important to go to school.” He said he is thinking about attending Marshall University in West Virginia, where his older sister currently attends, to study engineering. “When the lottery came out for high schools, I was so glad we received ‘National Prep,’ because of their emphasis on raising strong men,” Ridley said. “I want both my sons to be successful in life, so I let them know that I am their parent, not their friend and that I’m not settling for bad grades or bad behavior or disrespect. They’re real little boys and Lamar wants to be a professional boxer but I tell him school is first, and even if he doesn’t go pro, that I still love him and that I just want good men.”

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‘Open Mic Night’ Brings D.C. Community Together to Tackle Crime By Linda Poulson Special to the AFRO It takes a community to raise a child, and also to stop youth violence. More than 300 D.C. residents, varying in age, participated in the “Youth and Community Open Mic Night” event June 16 in the Southeast quadrant of the city. The event was part of a summer initiative created by a citywide Public Safety Committee with a goal of addressing issues surrounding youth violence such as territorialism within

neighborhoods, old disputes, and exposure to trauma. “It’s a collaboration with the Superior Court, the MPD, and community-based partners and stakeholders to try to reduce violence and increase peace; it’s a crime prevention initiative,” Terri Odom, director of the juvenile probation division told the AFRO. Members of the committee included the Metropolitan Police Department, Family Court Social Services Division (juvenile probation), East River Family Strengthening Collaborative,

“[We’re] investing in resources and giving the kids a hopeful experience.” – Terri Odom

Photo by Linda Poulson

A D.C. teen, with the stage name Big Ghost, performed a song called “A-1.”

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Department of Parks and Recreation, Collaborative Solutions for Communities, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (adult probation), the Executive Office of the Mayor, the Greater Washington Islamic Community, and D.C. residents. The committee has been meeting for two months to create solutions to stem the recent spike of violence in Ward 7. According to police crime data, there have been

61 homicides in D.C. as of June 20. The event included thumping music provided by DJ Flava, from local radio station WKYS. DJ Kid Kid and DJ Toxsick, filled the gymnasium as youth poured in excited by the atmosphere. A teen, known as Big Ghost, approached the mic with a song called “A-1.” “[We’re] investing in resources and giving the kids a hopeful experience,” Odom said.

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Our D.R.E.A.M. Foundation will hold a Youth Business Summit for Prince George’s County high school students on June 25 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Charles H. Flowers High School, 10001 Ardwick Ardmore Rd. The summit is a day full of workshops, panels, and interactive activities focused on teaching principles of entrepreneurship to high school students. Student participants will be introduced to basic business concepts, taken through the process of developing a business idea into a competitive, marketable, financiallyfledgling business enterprise. The summit is free. Apply for the summit at thisisourdream.org/ybs.

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Financial Well-being and Transition Workshop: Special Needs Planning Conference

The National Capital-area chapter of Autism Speaks and the SunTrust Foundation will hold a Financial Well-being and Transition workshop June 25 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, from 9 a.m. to

3 p.m. The day will include a Resource Fair complete with representation from local nonprofit organizations and groups that provide services for individuals with autism and other disabilities and their families and expert advice on financial planning and transition to adulthood through workshop sessions. Every individual with autism or a family member who has autism will receive free tool kits provided by Autism Speaks, the SunTrust Foundation, and the Gudelsky Family Foundation. Register for the event at kintera.org.

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In preparation for the MGM National Harbor Casino and Hotel’s debut near the end of 2016. Casino executives in conjunction with members of the Prince George’s County government, Economic Development Corporation and the county’s community college gathered June 20 to cut the ribbon on a new employment center that will be used to train and recruit residents who want to work in the new establishment. The center is a $4 million refurbishment of the vacant Thomas Addison Elementary School in Oxon Hill, Md. The center will start to train interested candidates on June 24.

Del. Kris Valderrama (D-District 26), Bill Boasberg, State Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-District 26), Dannielle M. Glaros, Lorenzo Creighton, Del. Tony Knott, Logan Gaskill, County Council member Obie Patterson and Charlene Dukes

Bill Boasberg, general manager, MGM National Harbor

State Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-District 26) and Jim Coleman, president and CEO of the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation Brian D. Banks

Charlene Dukes, president, Prince George’s Community College; Alison ByBee, vice president, Food and Beverage and Logan Gaskill, vice president, Human Resources, MGM National Harbor

Lorenzo Creighton, president and COO, MGM National Harbor

Charlene Dukes, Del. Tony Knott (D-District 26), State Sen. C. Anthony Muse, Council member Obie Patterson (D-District 8) and County Council Vice Chair Dannielle M. Glaros

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On June 12 NBA Hall of Famer, businessman and philanthropist Earvin “Magic” Johnson, appeared to announce a major

contribution to South Carolina State University (SCSU), an HBCU. SCSU Interim President W. Franklin Evans, alongside

NBA Hall of Famer, businessman and philanthropist Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Kelly Wright, anchor/reporter for FOX news

Johnson, announced a $2.5 million endowed scholarship for the university, whose alumni include Rep. Jim

(l-r) Rep. James E. Clyburn, Michael W. Triplett, president, U.S. Regional Segment, Payer Solutions, Government & TaftHartley for Cigna Corporation; Earvin “Magic” Johnson; W. Franklin Evans, SCSU interim president and Ken Claxton, SCSU Foundation board chair

(l-r) Michael W. Triplett, Sr., Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Charles S. Way Jr., W. Franklin Evans and Ken Claxton

Clyburn (D-S.C.) (class of 1961). Magic pledged $500,000 to SCSU and spoke about plans to help establish scholarships at other HBCUs.

Reginald Thomas presents Earvin “Magic” Johnson, with a gift, a SCSU coffee mug

Stanley Cunningham, president, Washington, DC Chapter, SCSU National Alumni Association

Charles S. Way Jr., SCSU chairman of the board of trustees

(l-r) Kelly Wright; Reginald Thomas, SCSU alumnus and Terrance Head, SCSU Foundation board director

Taylor Taylor, with her dad, Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund

(l-r) Jabari Gordon, a recent SCSU graduate; Tyler Ocklenberry, SCSU business economics major; Juwan Ayers, SCSU accounting major; Earvin “Magic” Johnson; W. Franklin Evans; Matthew Guah, SCSU chair of the Business Administration Department; Tiffany Headly, SCSU Marketing graduate; and Yurlee Tinsley, SCSU Management graduate

Ken Claxton, SCSU Foundation board chair

Earvin “Magic” Johnson speaks to LaTrina Antoine, AFRO D.C. editor

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Bobby Brown Tells His Side of the Story in ‘Every Little Step’ By Maliik Obee Special to the AFRO There was once a time when Bobby Brown was the biggest name in R&B, an icon headed towards a path of greatness in the late 1980s. But, over the last 25 years, Brown has been in a public downward spiral fueled by a long-standing bout with drug abuse and his turbulent relationship with legendary crooner Whitney Houston. The ups and downs of Bobby Brown have been chronicled since his adolescent days belting out squeaky high notes with Boston group New Edition. After heavy losses, including his fortunes and the lives of Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina, Brown is ready to tell his side. Brown’s autobiography “Every Little Step” is an inside look at the life of Bobby Brown as he tells all, from confirming rumors to secrets never before revealed. “Every Little Step” begins as an ordinary autobiography, traveling down memory lane to Brown’s humble beginnings in the Boston ghetto of Orchard Park. The story quickly takes a turn as he details his chaotic adolescent years, being molested and watching a childhood friend die before his eyes. Brown also realizes his mother is a drug dealer when he attempts to fry chicken with cocaine. The story soon drifts to the early days of New Edition, as Brown reveals his account of what ultimately led him to pursuing a solo career. Bobby Brown was the king of R&B on the radio after his 1988 debut “Don’t Be Cruel” sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. Brown takes you behind the scenes of the peak of his career. He revels in relaying his sexual escapades as a teen, including affairs with both Madonna and Janet Jackson. Brown does not stint on the juicy gossip, even in the case of the deceased Houston. According to Brown, Houston had affairs with the late rapper 2Pac, and her best friend Robyn

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In “Every Little Step” Bobby Brown says that Whitney Houston had affairs with both men and women.

Crawford. While many perceive Brown as the man responsible for Houston’s demise as well as sinking his own career, he goes above and beyond to put things in perspective. The underlying tone of the book is accountability, and Brown’s growth as a person shows through his owning up to his actions. Because he has made so many mistakes in the public eye, much of the book is looking back on these moments, and acknowledging what he could have changed and how he has worked to fix the issue. For example, he writes at length about his relationships with his children from previous relationships. While Brown allowed drugs to consume his life, he neglected his responsibilities as a parent. The evolution of Brown the person through the chapters is what makes “Every Little Step” a true page-turner. One of the most interesting aspects of the book are the excerpts from Brown’s friends, colleagues and even mothers of his children. From friend and New Edition member Ralph Tresvant’s explanation of Brown’s departure from the group, to Melika Payne’s detailing Brown’s cheating ways. The fact that not all of the excerpts reflect positively on Brown is an interesting twist, and shows that Brown isn’t solely looking for pity. “Every Little Step” also gives Brown the opportunity to reflect on the changes in his life after the losses of his former wife and daughter. All in all, Brown maintains his integrity, despite being one of the most criticized celebrities of the last three decades. Brown has something for both the fans and the haters. Brown’s personality and willingness to expose his faults and shortcomings for the sake of understanding are commendable. For the last 30 years we have heard and seen Brown at his best and worst. “Every Little Step” gives you an inside look at how Bobby Brown the person came to be.

Purchaseblack.com Highlights High Quality Black Retailers By Lauren Poteat Special to the AFRO Purchaseblack.com is a web site that looks to connect shoppers with Black retailers. The site only sells products from Black-owned companies. “Black people have over $1 trillion in buying power, but we rarely experience the benefit and I believe that is because we are trying to buy ‘Black’ the wrong way,” Brian A.M. Williams, founder of Purchaseblack.com told the AFRO. “We’ve set high standards for our merchants to ensure that when you shop with us, your dollar goes further and you are getting the best product.” Williams said his site generates hundreds of customers on a daily basis, most of whom are are college educated Black women. Created in 2012, the online/mobile marketplace sells a wide variety of high quality men and women’s apparel and accessories, including jewelry and watches, organic skin care, hair and beard products, cosmetics, art and candy that is all picked by Williams. For businesses to be featured on Purchaseblack.com, sellers must be formally invited and undergo a “thorough background check” to ensure that they have high quality merchandise, have a good background in customer service and deliver products that are consistently and positively reviewed by consumers. “What makes our Black products so ‘high quality’ is not

necessarily the price, as we have some items that fall below $5, but the fact that our products deliver on their promises, which builds trust with our customers,” Williams said. “I want my company to be a place that customers trust, and that trust is paramount to PurchaseBlack.com. And no, we are not a ‘Black Amazon’ but a platform that re-establishes Black business in its rightful place among all businesses as competitor’s worthy of consideration alongside any other company.” Williams created an initial version of the site through an independent study course during his MBA program at the University of Texas in 2012. He then decided to create his own Black company and has since then also gone on to create “Purchase Black Gives Back, “a non-profit platform that partners with other organizations every month to bring awareness to community causes such as crime, health, and education among others. In June, “Purchase Black Gives Back” partnered with the Tigerlily Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness and support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer. “Just like with Purchaseblack.com, we use a lot of social media and ads to promote our website and our nonprofit, so that we may not only highlight Black businesses, but make a positive impact through conscious commerce and the community,” Williams said.

“Black people have over $1 trillion in buying power, but we rarely experience the benefit and I believe that is because we are trying to buy ‘Black’ the wrong way.” – Brian AM Williams

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Black Film Friday Takes Movies Outside in Baltimore By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO A Baltimore children’s book publisher and writer is preparing for the launch of a new Black film festival in Baltimore. James Merritt, of northwest Baltimore, is the founder of “Black Film Friday,” a new Black film festival that starts this weekend. The event is free to the public and will be on the last Fridays of the summer months – June 24, July 29 and August 26 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m at The Stone House Lawn of the Parks and People Foundation. “We (Merritt and his wife) just found that all throughout the summer, there’s a lot of outdoor film series but there was never any that showed the movies that we liked,” Merritt said. “So we just decided that we wanted to put something on that feature Black movies – Black movies we loved and that we knew other Blacks in Baltimore loved.” Merritt added that he started the film series because it’s a good alternative for summer activities in the city and will “add to the overall climate of entertainment in the city for Blacks.” “I think the main impact it will have is just a positive entertainment outlet in the summer. It’s something for young professionals to do [and] something for the everyday Black man to do,” he said. The first movie will be ‘Love Jones’ (1997), which will be followed by ‘House Party’ (1990) and will conclude with ‘The Five Heartbeats’ (1991) – all of which Merritt regards as “classic” Black movies. “There’s too many to list,” said Merritt of his all-time favorite Black movie, but he said ‘Love Jones’ is a film he cherishes highly.

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‘Love Jones’ will the be first film screened during Black Film Fridays.

Merritt wanted a mix of films for his first festival. “We wanted to do a drama, a love story and also a comedy,” Merritt said. “The first one we considered that we decided not to do is ‘The Color Purple’. That is a movie that everybody in the Black community has some type of relationship with… But I wanted to put movies in that I liked, and I’m not a personal fan of ‘The Color Purple,’ Merritt said. “Another movie that came to mind immediately for me as one of my favorite movies was ‘Do the Right Thing’… But, I decided not to [use] ‘Do The Right Thing’ because I didn’t want to do anything that would add to a rough climate in the city.” Furthermore, he gave his estimation of what makes a movie ‘classic’: “You know, there’s a lot of movies that are classics that may not be on my list of favorite movies, but I think the people determine what makes the movie classic. Movies that are classics for me are movies that tell timeless Black stories, movies that have a variety of Black characters that I can relate to and movies that entertain at the same time.” In addition, there will be a variety of food, drinks, live music and roughly eight vendors available for attendees to patronize. The opening night’s music will be provided by a DJ, will consist of Neo-Soul and R&B classics from the mid-90’s and will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. And from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., the film will play. Black Film Friday will take place at The Stone House Lawn of the Parks and People Foundation, 2100 Liberty Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217 on June 24, July 29 and Aug. 26 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Liberty Live is back and hosted by the Liberty Road Business Association, for family, friends and the community. Every Friday evening starting June 24 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It is Outdoor Festival Time in Baltimore Hello, hello my dear friends, I am so excited about what is coming up. I am talking about the outdoors concerts that go on in Baltimore in many of the communities. They are so much fun. The first one I want to tell you about is the “Liberty Live.” That’s right. “Liberty Live” is back. Hosted by the Liberty Road Business Association, for family, friends and the entire community with an “Outdoor Concert Series” with various artists performing live at Kings Point Square, 9900

Liberty Road, Randallstown, Maryland, rain or shine every Friday evening starting June 24 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring lots of vendors including, delicious food, beer, clothes, shoes, jewelry and more. Also, I will be doing a book signing. You must bring your own folding chair and camera. Free and open to the public. Another outdoor community festival is hosted by Zion Baptist Church on June 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A beautiful parade will kick off this festival with young people dressed in festive colors marching around the neighborhood and

Larry Washington and the Arch Social Club are hosting a “Dinner Dance & Show” as a fundraiser for the “Stroke & Survival Group” on June 26 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. featuring Phill Butt & the Sunset Band, buffet dinner, dancing and a lot of fun located 2426 Pennsylvania Avenue for only a $10.00 donation. For more information, call 410-669-9856. a lot of live entertainment on stage throughout the day, vendors of all kind, information booths for resources, services from city agencies, educational seminars, health screenings, games and rides for children and much more located in the 1600 & 1700 block of North Caroline Street, Baltimore

Zion Baptist Church, 1700 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore will host their 27th Annual Community Outreach Festival on June 25 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. featuring continuous live entertainment, lots of vendors available including food vendors and me signing books. Free and open to the public. and the 1400-1500 block of E. Lanvale Street which will be blocked from traffic. This is such a fun community event. It is free and open to the public. Rosalyn M. Gaines is launching her annual “Bravo Performing Arts Camp” on June 20 at Kuumba Ensemble Heritage House Community Theater in Baltimore. The six-week summer camp will run through July 29 and culminate in a festival and concert. The goal is to guide young people through

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Center near the Library is now open every Wednesday, from June 23 thru October 26 from 1-5 p.m. rain or shine. They will have locally grown produce from Pahl’s Farm and Bartenfelder’s Farm, Strohmer’s Farm with all natural meats, great Shoals Winery, crafts, gifts, food and dessert vendors. FYI: Mt. Gregory United Methodist Church, 2325 Route 97, Cooksville, Maryland will celebrate their 7th Musical Program at the Carroll County Arts Center, 91 West Main Street in Westminster, Maryland a 4 p.m. on June 26. The featured artists include the Imani Ensemble from the Grace A.M.E. Church in Catonsville, Maryland, Comedian Rob Richardson; Saxophonist Karlton Jackson and Harmonist Jean James. This will be a family fun event. For more information, call 410-596-7978. Well, that’s it my friends, I believe I am out of space. I am closing, hoping you have a fun and safe weekend and hope to see you at one of these events if not all of them. Remember, if you need me, call me at 410-833-9474 or email me at rosapryor@ aol.com. Until the next time, I’m musically yours.

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D.C. HBCU Alumni Alliance Impacts More Than Black Colleges By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO One of the largest consortiums of Historically Black College and University Alumni in the United States resides in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Being close to Prince George’s County, the most affluent Black county in America, and lure of upscale jobs government jobs has long made this area attractive to the talented tenth of the Black educated professionals. Sam Washington, a 1987 Alcorn State graduate and director of human resources for Advance Systems Development, had a vision four years ago to bring the area’s HBCU alumni association’s together under one group. A similar model spawned the Atlanta HBCU Alumni organization. “We realized that HBCU alumni play a vital Photo courtesy of D.C. HBCU Alumni Alliance role in our community,” Sam Washington, co-founder of the D.C. HBCU Alumni Alliance, will present the fourth annual 5K Run and 2K Walk this weekend at Howard Washington told the University. AFRO. In Washington the Alliance is 44 will host its major fundraiser. The With social capital and corporate The D.C. HBCU alumni chapters strong and boasts nearly HBCU 5K run and 2K walk is set for partnerships, the D.C. Alliance is a Alumni Alliance launched in 2012 and 5,000 members. It was initially a social June 25 at Howard University. The USA vehicle for corporate recruitment and was established to not just to create organization fostering unity amongst Track & Field sanctioned course takes philanthropy. A portion of the funds raised camaraderie amongst people who Black College alumni. Now through racers and walking participants through during the race will be donated to the matriculated at HBCUs but to collaborate community service and advocacy the a challenging course in northwest D.C. D.C. Area Food Bank. and support the schools. It is an reach goes well beyond the HBCU This event also has grown from is start “We understand when you walk organization that advances the brand of community. In addition to raising funds in 2012 with only 600 racers to where through the doors of an HBCU it’s not an the HBCU experience by recruiting high that benefit the alumni approximately 1,500 are expected to entitlement,” said Washington. “It’s your association chapters participate this year. responsibility to give back.” and the institutions themselves, the D.C. HBCU Alumni Alliance has become advocates for social actions and causes in the Black community. There are three – Sam Washington specific initiatives that are the focus of the D.C. HBCU Alumni Alliance. Washington school students and introducing them to the option as a viable secondary education says improving health, fighting hunger, and helping Black students receive a opportunity. Through sponsorship of higher education, are the principles of the STEM programs and with ACT and SAT Alliance’s mission. The social synergy preparation and tutoring, the Alliance between the trio of programs is designed helps prepare college bound kids for the to change the quality of life in the Black challenges facing them coming out of community. high school. “With a college education you’re Another mission of the Alliance is to able to land the kind of job that will increase membership in local and national provide you with benefits that allow for HBCU Alumni organizations. At its proper health care,” said Washington. inception the D.C. HBCU Alliance was “Employment also means that graduates comprised of only four groups. Alcorn can feed themselves too which helps State, Hampton, Kentucky State, and to alleviate the hunger crisis in our Fayetteville State made up the original community also.” quartet. However, over the last 48 This marks the fourth consecutive months D.C.’s alliance has experienced year the D.C. HBCU Alumni Alliance exponential growth.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM554 Randolph H Dandridge Decedent Sonya N Armfield 2 Massachusetts, NE, #1173 Washington, DC 20013 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michele Murchison, whose address is 6 Linden Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Randolph H. Dandridge, who died on February 28, 2016 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 10, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington TRUE TEST COPY Law Reporter REGISTER OF WILLS Michele Murchison 11:40:28 EDT 2016 Personal TYPESET: Wed Jun 08 11:36:38 Representative EDT 2016 06/10, 6/17, 6/24/16 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia TYPESET: Wed Jun 08 06/10, 6/17, 6/24/16 PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Superior Court of Administration No. the District of 2016ADM585 Macie Tomlinson District of Columbia Decedent PROBATE DIVISION Paul D Hunt Washington, D.C. 717 D St., NW, Suite 300 20001-2131 Washington, DC 20004 Administration No. Attorney 2016ADM608 NOTICE OF Elvie H Herbert APPOINTMENT, Decedent NOTICE TO Barbara J. Hargrove CREDITORS ESQ AND NOTICE TO 1816 Powder Mill Rd UNKNOWN HEIRS Eric B. Tomlinson, whose S i l v e r, S p r i n g , M D address is 12419 Turtle 20903 Dove Pl, Waldorf MD Attorney NOTICE OF 20602, was appointed APPOINTMENT, personal representative NOTICE TO of the estate of Macie Tomlinson, who died on CREDITORS October 28, 2014 without AND NOTICE TO a will, and will serve withUNKNOWN HEIRS out Court supervision. All Faye D. Herbert, whose unknown heirs and heirs address is 649 Jefferson whose whereabouts are Street, NE, Washingtn, unknown shall enter their DC 20011, was apappearance in this pointed personal repreproceeding. Objections to such appointment sentative of the estate of shall be filed with the Elvie H. Herbert, who Register of Wills, D.C., died on November 28, 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 2015 without a will, and Floor Washington, D.C. will serve without Court 20001, on or before supervision. All unknown December 10, 2016. heirs and heirs whose Claims against the de- whereabouts are uncedent shall be pre- known shall enter their sented to the under- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s signed with a copy to the proceeding. Objections Register of Wills or filed to such appointment with the Register of Wills shall be filed with the with a copy to the under- Register of Wills, D.C., signed, on or before 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd December 10, 2016, or Floor Washington, D.C. be forever barred. Per- 20001, on or before sons believed to be heirs or legatees of the de- December 10, 2016. cedent who do not re- Claims against the deceive a copy of this notice cedent shall be preby mail within 25 days of sented to the underits first publication shall signed with a copy to the so inform the Register of Register of Wills or filed Wills, including name, with the Register of Wills address and relation- with a copy to the undership. signed, on or before Date of Publication: December 10, 2016, or June 10, 2016 be forever barred. PerName of newspaper: sons believed to be heirs Afro-American or legatees of the deWashington cedent who do not reLaw Reporter ceive a copy of this notice Eric B Tomlinson by mail within 25 days of Personal its first publication shall Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/10, 06/17, 06/24/16

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20001-2131 20001-2131 Administration No. Administration No. 2014ADM632 2016ADM253 Joyce Delrese Kinsey Dorcas Clark Crosby Hollis Decedent DecedentNOTICE OF NOTICE OF Legal Advertising Rates APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO NOTICE TO Effective October 1, 2008 CREDITORS CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS UNKNOWN HEIRS PROBATE Frank Hughes Hollis DIVISION Syande Crosby, whose whose address is (Estates) 742 address is 2528 13th Columbia Road, NW, Street, NW, Washington, Washington, DC 202-332-0080 20001, DC 20009, was apwas appointed personal pointed personal reprePROBATE NOTICES representative of the sentative of the estate of estate of Joyce Delrese Dorcas Clark Crosby, Kinsey Hollis , who died who died on February 14, a. Order Nisi $ 60 per insertion $180.00 pera 3will, weeks on June 20, 2009 without 2016 with and will a will, and will serve $withserve without Court sub. Small Estates (single publication 60 per insertion out Court supervision. All pervision. All unknown c. Notice to Creditorsunknown heirs and heirs heirs and heirs whose whose whereabouts are whereabouts are un1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks unknown shall enter their known shall enter their 2. Foreign $180.00 per 3 weeks a p p e a r a n c e i n $t h60 i s per insertion appearance in this proceeding. Objections d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion $360.00 per 6 Objections weeks proceeding. to such appointment to such appointment (or e. Standard Probates $125.00 shall be filed with the to the probate of deRegister of Wills, D.C., cedent´s will) shall be 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd filed with the Register of CIVIL Floor Washington, D.C.NOTICES Wills, D.C., 515 5th 20001, on or before Street, a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 $ 80.00N.W., 3rd Floor December 10, 2016. December 24, 2016. Claims against the deb. Real Property $ 200.00 Claims against the decedent shall be precedent shall be presented to the undersented to the undersigned with a copy to the COURT signed with a copy to the FAMILY Register of Wills or filed Register of Wills or filed 202-879-1212 with the Register of Wills with the Register of Wills with a copy to the underwith a copy to the undersigned, DOMESTIC on or before RELATIONS signed, on or before December 10, 2016, or December 24, 2016, or 202-879-0157 be forever barred. Perbe forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs sons believed to be heirs 11:35:24 EDT 2016 or legatees of the deor legatees of the dea. Absent Defendant $ 150.00 cedent who do not recedent who do not receive a copy of this notice ceive a copy of this notice b. Absolute Divorce $ 150.00 by mail within 25 days of by mail within 25 days of c. Custody Divorce $150.00 its first publication shall its first publication shall so inform the Register of so inform the Register of Wills, including name, Wills, including name, and relation- ext. 262, Public Notices To place your ad,address call 1-800-237-6892, $50.00 & relationup address and ship. ship. depending on size, Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.84 per inch. Date of Publication: Date of Publication: June 10, 20161-800 (AFRO) 892 June 24, 2016 Name of newspaper: Name of newspaper: Afro-American For Proof of Publication, please call 1-800-237-6892, Afro-American ext. 244 Washington Washington Law Reporter Law Reporter Frank Hughes Hollis Syande Crosby TYPESET: Wed Jun 15 17:35:56 EDT LEGAL 2016 Personal TYPESET: Wed Jun 22 14:21:32 EDT 2016 Personal NOTICES Representative Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM632 Joyce Delrese Kinsey Hollis DecedentNOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Frank Hughes Hollis whose address is 742 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Joyce Delrese Kinsey Hollis , who died on June 20, 2009 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 10, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Frank Hughes Hollis Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District EDT of Columbia TYPESET: Wed Jun 22 14:21:51 2016 06/10, 6/17, 6/24/16 PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 SUPERIOR COURT OF Administration No. THE DISTRICT OF 2016ADM253 COLUMBIA Dorcas Clark Crosby PROBATE DIVISION Decedent Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF 20001-2131 APPOINTMENT, Administration No. NOTICE TO 2016ADM609 CREDITORS Estate of AND NOTICE TO Christianna Thompson UNKNOWN HEIRS Deceased NOTICE OF Syande Crosby, whose STANDARD address is 2528 13th PROBATE Street, NW, Washington, Notice is hereby given DC 20009, was apthat a petition has been pointed personal reprefiled in this Court by Re- sentative of the estate of verse Mortgage SoluDorcas Clark Crosby, tions, Inc for standard who died on February 14, probate, including the 2016 with a will, and will appointment of one or serve without Court sumore personal repre- pervision. All unknown sentative. Unless a com- heirs and heirs whose plaint or an objection in whereabouts are unaccordance with Super- known shall enter their ior Court Probate Di- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s vision Rule 407 is filed in proceeding. Objections this Court within 30 days to such appointment (or from the date of first pub- to the probate of delication of this notice, the cedent´s will) shall be Court may take the ac- filed with the Register of tion hereinafter set forth. Wills, D.C., 515 5th 0 In the absence of a will Street, N.W., 3rd Floor or proof satisfactory to December 24, 2016. the Court of due execu- Claims against the detion, enter an order deter- cedent shall be premining that the decedent sented to the underdied intestate. signed with a copy to the 0 Appoint a supervised Register of Wills or filed personal representative with the Register of Wills or with a copy to the under0 (other) appoint Carolyn signed, on or before Crews or an UninterDecember 24, 2016, or ested Member of the Bar as a Personal Repre- be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs sentative Register of Wills or legatees of the deClerk of the Probate Di- cedent who do not revision ceive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of Date of First Publication its first publication shall June 3, 2016 so inform the Register of Names of Newspapers: Washington Law Re- Wills, including name, address and relationporter Wa s h i n g t o n A F R O - ship. Date of Publication: AMERICAN Michael S. Steadman, June 24, 2016 Name of newspaper: Jr., Esq #502347 Council Baradel, 125 Afro-American Washington West Street, 4th Floor Law Reporter Annapolis, MD 21401 Syande Crosby Signature of Personal Petitioners/Attorney Representative 06/03, 6/10/16

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM1226 Enease P Washington Decedent Andrew T Richardson III, Esq 1629 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Andrew T Richardson, III, Esq, whose address is 1629 K Street, NW, suite 300, Washington, DC 20006, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Enease P Washington, who died on September 14, 2006 with a will, and will 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 December 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 10, 2016, 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 first publication June 10, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Andrew T Richardson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia 06/24, 7/1, 7/8/2016 PROBATE DIVISION TYPESET: Wed Jun 22 15:13:22 EDT 2016 Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. LEGAL NOTICES 2016ADM667 Marion Jackson NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAM Steward Under the guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Decedent Urban Development (HUD), notice is hereby given that the Maryland Attorney Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a Gloria Johnson series of public hearings on theMercantile development and administration of the 1300 Lane, Housing Trust Fund program, a portion of the Consolidated Plan. Suite 158 Largo, MD 20774 The Consolidated Plan is aAttorney five-year planning document required by HUD that sets out overall Statewide goals and OF priorities for housing, community NOTICE development, and economic development activities. Special emphasis is APPOINTMENT, given under the Plan to provideNOTICE assistance TO for extremely low-, low, and moderate-income persons. In addition to being a planning document, the CREDITORS Consolidated Plan also serves the State’s application to HUD for ANDas NOTICE TO Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), UNKNOWN HEIRS HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), Housing OpportuSharise Antionette Linnity for Persons With AIDSday, (HOPWA) theSteHousing Trust Fund (HTF). Andre and Erico ward and Jason NathanThe HTF is a new affordable i e l housing S t e w a r production d w h o s e program that will complement existing Federal, State and local addresses areefforts 3909to increase and preserve the supply of decent, safe Burns and sanitary affordable housing for extremely Ct. SE, Washinglow-income (ELI) and veryton, low-income households (VLI). The HTF was DC 20019, 3634established under Title I of10th the Housing Economic Recovery Act of St., NW and 20010, 2008, Section 1131 (Publicwere law 110-289). Section 1131 of HERA amended appointed personal the Federal Housing Enterprises FinancialofSafety representative the and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.)(Act) to add a new section 1337, entitled estate of Marion Jackson ”Affordable Housing Allocation” and awho newdied section Steward, on 1338, entitled ?Housing Trust Fund. November 23, 2015 with-

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM530 Ervin Hill Abney Decedent William A Bland, Esq 1140 Connecticut Ave, NW #1100 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joyce Paige Abney , whose address is 620 Orleans Place, NE, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ervin Hill Abney, who died on January 10, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 3, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 3, 2016, 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: Joyce Paige Abney Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Ervin Hill Abney Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/3, 06/10, 6/17

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM672 Catherine Williams Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS F r a n k W i l l i a m s , J r. , whose address is 1117 Montello Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Catherine Williams, who died on April 25, 2016 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 24, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 24, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 24, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Frank Williams, Jr Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1392 Rene Zufle AKA Rene Zuefle Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Raynetta James, whose address is 9386 Rio Vista Rd. Forestville, California 95436, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Rene Zufle AKA Rene Zuefle, who died on October 13, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 3, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 3, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 3, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Raynetta James Personal Representative

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sharise Antionette Linday, Andre Erico Steward and Jason Nathaniel Steward whose addresses are 3909 TYPESET: Wed Jun 15 17:29:52 2016 Burns Ct.EDT SE, Washing14:21:08 EDT 2016 TYPESET: Wed Jun 22 14:20:20 2016 LEGAL NOTICES LEGALEDT NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES ton, DC 20019, 363410th St., NW 20010, were appointed personal Superior Court of Superior Court of representative of the the District of the District of estate of Marion Jackson District of Columbia District of Columbia Steward, who died on PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION November 23, 2015 withWashington, D.C. Washington, D.C. out a will, and will serve 20001-2131 20001-2131 without Court superviAdministration No. Administration No. sion. All unknown heirs 2016ADM629 2016ADM617 and heirs whose Clovis Maksoud Joyce Shokes Murray whereabouts are unDecedent Decedent known shall enter their Lisa Fishberg, KrauthNOTICE OF appearance in this amer & Stahl, APPOINTMENT, proceeding. Objections Chartered NOTICE TO to such appointment 5530 Wisconsin Ave CREDITORS shall be filed with the Suite 801 AND NOTICE TO Register of Wills, D.C., Chevy Chase, MD UNKNOWN HEIRS 20815 Ursula Shokes , whose 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Attorney address is 403 South Floor Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF Llyod St., Ahoskie NC 20001, on or before December 24, 2016. APPOINTMENT, 27910, was appointed NOTICE TO personal representative Claims against the deCREDITORS of the estate of Joyce cedent shall be preAND NOTICE TO Shokes Murray, who died sented to the underUNKNOWN HEIRS on April 8, 2016 without a signed with a copy to the Lisette M Mondello, will, and will serve with- Register of Wills or filed whose address is 2707 out Court supervision. All with the Register of Wills South Grove St, unknown heirs and heirs with a copy to the underArlington, VA 22202, was whose whereabouts are signed, on or before appointed personal re- unknown shall enter their December 24, 2016, or be forever barred. Perpresentative of the estate a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s of Clovis Maksoud, who proceeding. Objections sons believed to be heirs died on May 15, 2016 to such appointment (or or legatees of the dewithout a will, and will to the probate of decedent who do not reserve without Court su- cedent´s will) shall be ceive a copy of this notice pervision. All unknown filed with the Register of by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall heirs and heirs whose Wills, D.C., 515 5th whereabouts are un- Street, N.W., 3rd Floor so inform the Register of Wills, including name, known shall enter their W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . appearance in this 20001, on or before address and relationproceeding. Objections December 24, 2016. ship. to such appointment (or Claims against the de- Date of Publication: to the probate of decedent shall be pre- June 24, 2016 cedent´s will) shall be sented to the under- Name of newspaper: filed with the Register of signed with a copy to the Afro-American Wills, D.C., 515 5th Register of Wills or filed Washington Street, N.W., 3rd Floor with the Register of Wills Law Reporter Sharise A. Lindsay Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . with a copy to the underAndre E Steward 20001, on or before signed, on or before Jason N Steward December 17, 2016. December 24, 2016, or Personal Claims against the de- be forever barred. PerRepresentative cedent shall be pre- sons believed to be heirs sented to the under- or legatees of the designed with a copy to the cedent who do not re- TRUE TEST COPY Register of Wills or filed ceive a copy of this notice REGISTER OF WILLS with the Register of Wills by mail within 25 days of on or before December its first publication shall 06/24, 07/1, 7/8/16 17, 2016 or be forever so inform the Register of barred. Persons believed Wills, including name, to be heirs or legatees of address and relationthe decedent who do not ship. receive a copy of this no- Date of Publication: tice by mail within 25 June 24, 2016 days of its first publica- Name of newspaper: tion shall so inform the Afro-American Register of Wills, includ- Washington ing name, address and Law Reporter relationship. Ursula Shokes Date of Publication: Personal June 17, 2016 Representative Name of newspaper: Afro-American TRUE TEST COPY Washington REGISTER OF WILLS Law Reporter TYPESET: Wed Jun 22 14:19:29 EDT 2016 Lisette M Mondello 06/24, 7/1, 7/8/16 Personal Representative 13:30:58 EDT 2016 Superior Court of the District of TRUE TEST COPY District of Columbia REGISTER OF WILLS PROBATE DIVISION TYPESET: Wed Jun 22 14:20:43 EDT 2016 Washington, D.C. 06/17, 06/24, 7/1/16 20001-2131 Administration No. Superior Court of 2016ADM643 the District of Jesse M Tyson District of Columbia AKA PROBATE DIVISION Jesse Maryland Tyson Washington, D.C. Jr. 20001-2131 Decedent Administration No. Constance G. Starks 2016ADM634 Esq Atheline H. Douglas 7053 Western Avenue AKA NW Atheline Douglas Washington, DC 20015 Decedent Attorney David Charles Masselli NOTICE OF 4113 Lee Highway APPOINTMENT, Arlington, VA 22207 NOTICE TO Attorney CREDITORS NOTICE OF AND NOTICE TO APPOINTMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS NOTICE TO Belinda O. Tyson, whose CREDITORS address is 1932 Jackson AND NOTICE TO St., NE, Washington, DC UNKNOWN HEIRS 20018, was appointed David Charles Masselli, personal representative whose address is 4113 of the estate of Jesse M Lee Highway, Arlington, Tyson, Jr. AKA Jesse VA 22207 was appointed Maryland Tyson, Jr., who personal representative died on July 6, 2012 withof the estate of Atheline out a will, and will serve H. Douglas AKA Atheline w i t h o u t C o u r t Douglas , who died on supervision.All unknown April 22, 2016 witha will, heirs and heirs whose and will serve without whereabouts are unCourt supervision. All unknown shall enter their known heirs and heirs a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s whose whereabouts are proceeding. Objections unknown shall enter their to such appointment appearance in this shall be filed with the proceeding. Objections Register of Wills, D.C., to such appointment (or 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd to the probate of de- Floor Washington, D.C. cedent´s will) shall be 20001, on or before filed with the Register of December 24, 2016. Wills, D.C., 515 5th Claims against the deStreet, N.W., 3rd Floor cedent shall be preWa s h i n g t o n , D . C . sented to the under20001, on or before signed with a copy to the December 24, 2016. Register of Wills or filed Claims against the dewith the Register of Wills cedent shall be pre- with a copy to the undersented to the undersigned, on or before signed with a copy to the December 24, 2016, or Register of Wills or filed be forever barred. Perwith the Register of Wills sons believed to be heirs with a copy to the under- or legatees of the designed, on or before cedent who do not reDecember 24, 2016, or ceive a copy of this notice be forever barred. 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By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO

Shannon Sneed, winner of the Democratic primary race in Baltimore’s District 13, is on the threshold of leading her district in a new direction. Sneed, who defeated five opponents, recently stood in front of Monument Street Market, greeting constituents as she discussed the district’s priorities and her plan to transform her district’s

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April Watts, the mid day personality on Magic 95.9 FM in Baltimore, was honored during a celebration of Black Music Month at Peju’s Lounge. To see more photos from the event turn to page D4. Courtesy photo

Shannon Sneed, winner of the April primary, wants to work with Johns Hopkins University to improve District 13.

struggling neighborhoods. Sneed described her entrance into city politics in 2011, when she first ran against the current 13th District Councilman Warren Branch in simple terms. “I had just had enough,” she told the AFRO. “District One is right across the street from my house and there was a stark difference,” Sneed motioned. Sneed had been involved with neighbors for years conducting community clean-up campaigns and participated in many of the District’s neighborhood Continued on D2

14-YR.-Old Arrested after Crash Kills 9-YR.-Old in Balto. By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO

At the end of the school day on June 16, 9-year-old Amirah Kinlaw made her way from Steuart Hill Academic Academy where she attended as a 3rd grade student in Southwest Baltimore. The elementary school, located at S. Gilmore Street, was the scene of the fatal crash that injured two and claimed the life of Kinlaw. The crash happened around 2:20 p.m. as a suspect was fleeing from police. Investigators say the suspect was running from police and ran a red light as the school was dismissing for the day. Police believe the suspect was in a stolen Jeep Liberty. “We have several witnesses who have confirmed, who told us, that the officers arrived after the accident occurred. We don’t

believe a pursuit took place. She never got a chance to chase behind the suspect,” said Detective Donny Moses, Baltimore City Police Department. The suspect then struck a vehicle and hit Kinlaw of Kuper Place and a crossing guard, and continued driving. Kinlaw later died from her injuries. “To get that information that it was your baby girl, all the feeling is just rage,” said Leon Carter, Kinlaw’s father. Detectives say the suspect ran into several parked cars before he ran from the car. “Whoever done this, man, just turn yourself in. It would be better to do that than to be on the run,” Leon Carter said. The suspect was arrested on June 17 but due to him being a minor, 14 years of age, his Continued on D2

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Amirah Kinlaw, a third grader at Steuart Hill, was killed in a car crash. A 14-year-old has been arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter.

After Threats In Memoriam ‘Joy’ Richardson Carter, Baltimore Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 84 Balto. Council Zerita Mother of Delegate Jill P. Carter (Md. 41st Legis. Dist.) Approves Budget By AFRO staff

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO On the heels of a threatened government shutdown, the Baltimore City Council approved Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s $2.6 billion budget on June 20. The budget includes cuts to library services, property tax cuts for home-owners, and $4.2 million in cuts to city services to make up for funding that was recently moved to fund after-school programs. The FY 2017 budget was approved after a contentious period of verbal sparring between City Council Chair Bernard E. “Jack” Young and Mayor Rawlings-Blake. Young threatened to delay voting for the budget unless $4.2 million in funding was restored to youth afterschool and supplemental programs. Rawlings-Blake in turn accused Young of grandstanding before making cuts in city services needed to restore the youth funding. Rawlings-Blake expressed satisfaction with the budget’s approval. “This has been a challenging process that required tough choices to

(June 16, 2016) Mrs. Zerita Joy Richardson Carter, affectionately known as ‘Joy’ by family and friends, died on June 14 at 10:10 am, at Sinai Hospital. Joy was born in Baltimore, Md, on October 1, 1931. She was 84 and died from complications of lung disease. Born to Wilbert and Ernestine Richardson, Joy survived her parents and three brothers: Wilbert (eldest), and twins, Lloyd Charles and Lewis Paul Richardson. She graduated from Frederick Douglass High School, class of 1951, and later received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morgan State University in

1955. As a teenager, growing up in segregated Maryland, Joy worked summers as a dishwasher in Ocean City. She also worked throughout high school at Hendin’s Hollywood Fashions on Pennsylvania Avenue, and played tennis daily in Druid Hill Park. After graduating from Morgan, Joy worked as a recreation leader for McCulloh Homes, Gilmor Homes, and Poe Homes. In 1954, Joy married civil rights leader, Walter P. Carter, known primarily for activism and organizing efforts to desegregate public accommodations throughout Maryland and to end housing discrimination in Baltimore

Diane Hocker, Director, Community & Public Relations for the AFRO and Dr. Marvin L. ‘Doc’ Cheatham at the AFRO Clean Block meeting. Photo by Chanet Wallace

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Walter P. Carter, Zerita ‘Joy’ Carter, Jill P. Carter City. Together, they had two daughters, Judith Linn and Jill Priscilla. Following Walter’s death in 1971, Joy became a The AFRO Clean Block held its monthly membership meeting on June 21. The meeting started with announcements from the Baltimore City Police Department, which told the group about the many changes coming to accommodate cleaner neighborhoods. Dr. Marvin L. ‘Doc’ Cheatham chaired the meeting and discussed new policies. Community captains were also trained.

As we publish this week’s AFRO, the verdict in the trial of Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore Sean Yoes City police Senior AFRO officers Contributor charged in the death of Freddie Gray should be known. And despite the broad consensus that this was the, “strongest,” case the State’s Attorney’s office had in the trials connected to Gray’s death last April, as I write this column, some legal experts are not convinced the prosecution has proved their case, “beyond a reasonable doubt,” especially the most serious charge of second degree depraved heart murder. “I do not believe they will get a conviction on the most serious charges. Maybe somehow the judge can find

certified teacher and worked at Samuel Coleridge Taylor Elementary School #122, as an early childhood educator, until her retirement in the year 2000. She was honored as Teacher of the Year in 1993. Joy was a lifelong, active member of Saint James’ Episcopal Church, where she worked with the food pantry, served as a member of the Rector’s Guild, and worked faithfully as a member of the group lovingly referred to as the “Call Girls” because they put together the weekly church bulletin, The Call. Joy refrained from being personally active in politics, but she was politically astute and active in the 5 and 5 Democratic Club in the 1970s and ’80s, and also served as a member of the Community Health Council of

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Past Seven Days

a conviction on misconduct in office or something,” said Sheryl Wood, a former federal prosecutor and founder of the Wood Law Firm. “He (Gray) went in (the police van Goodson drove) alive and he came out with his neck broken and other severe injuries and that should not happen and that is without question…(but) you have to be able to prove your case and that just hasn’t happened here,” Wood added. Many have been all too eager to push the, “rush to judgement,” and “rush to indict,” narratives in reference to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s decision to indict the six officers just days after Gray’s death and the subsequent uprising last April. Others argue the trials and results (so far) of the police officers connected to Gray’s death simply points to the herculean (at best) and almost always implausible task of returning convictions on police officers charged with misconduct, from murder to mayhem and everything in between. The National Police Misconduct and Reporting Project tracked cases of alleged police misconduct between April 2009 and December 2010. The group found that of 2,716 officers accused of using excessive force, only about 200 were charged and 77 convicted.

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identity has not been made public. He has been charged as a juvenile with vehicular manslaughter. With the help of surveillance video, investigators found the teen at his home near the crash site. He suffered minor injuries and was being treated, Smith said. “It’s something he’s going to live with for the rest of his life,” Baltimore Police Spokesman T. J. Smith said. “It’s two young people, this kid’s 14. Made a horrible, horrible, horrible mistake. Made a horrible, horrible, horrible decision. It’s two lives of two young people who are forever damaged. One is gone and one is in the system. It’s a tragedy all the way around.” The driver of the first vehicle hit is listed in critical condition, the crossing guard suffered non-life threatening injuries, and a 9-year-old boy struck by flying debris was treated and released.

Police Commissioner Kevin Davis met with Amirah’s family June 17 to update them and offer condolences. “What can you really say to someone about to pick up their child from the school?” Smith asked. “A family, instead of

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Sneed

About 30 of the nearly 430 officers accused of killing a person using excessive force were charged, about half were convicted. Against that backdrop, the United States Supreme Court earlier this week seemed to augment the already prodigious powers of police across the country. In a 5-3 decision, the Court ruled that evidence found by police officers after illegal stops can be used in court if the officers conducted the searches after they learned the defendants had outstanding arrest warrants. Justice Sonia Sotomayor offered a searing rebuke of her colleagues saying, “This case tells everyone, White and Black, guilty and innocent, that an officer can verify your legal status at any time. It says that your body is subject to invasion while courts excuse the violation of your rights. It implies that you are not a citizen of a democracy but the subject of a carceral state, just waiting to be cataloged,” Sotomayor wrote. The part where Sotomayor says, “your body is subject to invasion while courts excuse the violation of your rights,” seems so eerily applicable to the egregious case of Freddie Gray. On the morning he was arrested he and his friends were trying to figure out where they were going to have breakfast and because Gray was known by police and somehow, `looked at them wrong,’ he winds up arrested, with a knee in his back and on his neck. Then his limp body is hauled into a wagon where he was handcuffed and hogtied. When he was hauled out of the van he was essentially dead. Yet, the way it’s looking, none of the officers on the scene that day is to blame and none of them will be convicted for Gray’s death. Maybe the fix was in from the beginning.

associations. Sneed worked for WJZ as a reporter after graduating from Morgan State University’s graduate program in Global Journalism and Communication. “People had the same argument as I did across the district. They just didn’t have an advocate - someone who was responsive to their needs. That’s how I got involved,” Sneed said. She lost her first bid for City Council against Branch by only 43 votes. But her razor-thin defeat empowered Sneed and her supporters and Sneed ran again this Spring. “I know I was the only candidate who actually lives in this community,” Sneed said standing on Monument Avenue, where many of the street’s commercial shops are shut tight with roll-down metal barricades after 7:00 p.m. “I see people coming and going all the time. I’m getting on the bus with my neighbors and I share many of the same

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

“I just ask everyone to keep us please keep us in your prayers…” – Tanyaneka Lipscomb celebrating at the end of the year, is preparing for a funeral.” A candlelight vigil was held for Amirah outside of Steuart Hill on June 18 to remember the little girl. Tanyaneka Lipscomb, principal of Steuart Hill, described Kinlaw as a star

student who put the needs of others ahead of herself. “She was an example of being a star. She persevered through challenges of others, her peers, she helped them,” said Lipscomb. “This is my first experience with a loss,” she said. “We all here are doing the best we can. Our hearts are very heavy. I just ask everyone to keep us please keep us in your prayers. … more importantly, the family of Amirah.” She said counselors led activities to help student cope with the loss and remember Amirah. Students drew pictures and wrote letters to remember their classmate. “Love you. I wish you could be here,” one student wrote in black marker on a red balloon tied to a tree occupied by other balloons and stuffed animals. “People will look at me like I’m crazy, but I’m a Godfearing man, so to let my daughter rest in peace, I will forgive him,” said Carter.

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concerns that they have making sure the MTA buses run on time and that we’re getting the best services here,” Sneed said. “I own a home so I know how high the water bills are. I see the pipes bursting; I know the young people are saying ‘Hey, we need something here for us to do.’” Sneed said the two priorities she heard over and over were the need to bring jobs into the community, and creating more opportunities for youth. Sneed said that the community’s youth feel bereft by the absence of a recreation center in District 13. John Hopkins University Medical School runs right through the middle of Sneed’s district; around the corner from several streets besieged with vacant and abandoned housing. Sneed is hoping JHU Medicine will bring more of its massive $7.7 billion economic power to the communities right outside its front door. “We always can do better. I want to make sure that we put people right here in District 13 in play for some of the services and opportunities they have at Hopkins,” Sneed said. “We have been in active dialogue with Shannon Sneed and will work with her to make sure that our priorities are aligned,” according to a statement from Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins has several initiatives prioritizing job creation that they hope will connect with District 13 priorities including their Hospital Health Jobs Initiative, HopkinsLocal and BLocal. Hopkins spokespersons indicated there are opportunities for District 13 youth to connect with their 2016 Summer Jobs Program. Sneed’s childhood years in Germantown-Philadelphia gave her the building blocks for connecting with

her constituents today. “Although I was not born and raised in Baltimore, if you know Philadelphia, you are aware that Germantown is a community much like the 13th District”, said Sneed. “My mother said no matter what community you live in – it’s your community. You give back.” Sneed, who was raised in a single-parent household, grew up understanding the pressures of constantly juggling to make ends meet and send two daughters to college. But her mother, insisted on community involvement. “I didn’t grow up wanting to be a politician. I just know that my mom went to go vote in every election and we went with her and my grandparents went to vote. My story is not any different than the folks who live next door to me,” Sneed said. District 13 resident Anthony Hardy, said that Sneed’s ability to connect with residents helped him break through the glass ceiling of electoral politics. “This is my first time voting for a woman. I couldn’t believe it when she showed up in my living room to listen to what I had to say,” Hardy said. “Her outreach and outspokenness on daily issues we face will help us.” Sneed has one more election to face before officially becoming District 13’s latest City Council member. In November she will face Republican challenger, George Johnson. “We have to teach the young people in our community that you can do it,” Sneed said. I’m gonna’ do great – I’m gonna do good, and my people are gonna’ do good. I’m going to live in this community and we’re going to thrive and we’ll be OK, because we’ll have someone fighting for us,” Sneed said.

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be made from all sides. I am happy that we as City leaders were able to reach a compromise on how to best serve the citizens of Baltimore,” Rawlings-Blake said in a statement. Young agreed that budget negotiations were difficult but productive. “We recognized early on that the Mayor’s budget was lean and didn’t offer many areas for trimming,” Young said in a statement. “But my Council colleagues and I were determined to comb over the budget in the least disruptive way possible to find savings to help restore after-school programming and thanked the Mayor for her willingness to compromise.” And lean is the operative word for the budget passed by a 12-0 vote by the City Council. The budget includes $100,00 cuts each in litter reduction initiatives and library system services; a $1 million dollar reduction in raises for city-managers and reductions in public health, tree maintenance, graffiti removal, bridge repair, preventative maintenance and code enforcement inspections. Mayor Rawlings-Blake has proposed a 4 percent increase in parking taxes that requires City Council approval, to bolster city income and help close the $60 million gap between revenue and expenses. The City Council will meet on June 23 to set the property tax rate and finalize the City budget by the June 25 deadline required by the City Charter.

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Maryland. Joy was a consistent and enthusiastic supporter of numerous political campaigns, including those of her closest friends, former City Council women, Iris Reeves and Vera P. Hall; and her daughter’s, Jill’s, campaign for the Maryland House of Delegates. Her daughters and granddaughters were the loves of her life. Joy Carter is survived by: her two daughters, Judith Linn (Carter) Cox, and the Honorable Jill P. Carter, son-in-law, the Honorable Sylvester B. Cox, Jr.; two granddaughters, Lindsey Carter Cox and Erin Taylor Cox; a nephew, Gregg Richardson; a cousin, Mrs. Shirley Reed; goddaughter Jewel Griffin Lindzey; and a host of family and friends. Friends may view her body at the March Funeral Home, 4300 Wabash Ave, on June 23 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will he held on June 24 at Saint James’ Episcopal Church, 1020 W. Lafayette Ave, Baltimore at 11 a.m., preceded by Family Hour at 10 a.m. Mrs. Carter will be laid to rest at The King Memorial Park in Randallstown, MD. Repast to follow.

June 25, 2016 - July 1, 2016, The Afro-American

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

Hundreds applied, now meet the 8 Howard University students who were selected to DISCOVER THE UNEXPECTED—a first-ever fellowship program by Chevrolet Malibu in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Teams will share good news stories from Detroit, Washington D.C., Chicago and Atlanta. Plus, they’ll get to navigate their city in an all-new 2016 Malibu. Join them on this exciting journey that is sure to inspire us all.

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The Afro-American, June 25, 2016 - July 1, 2016

ABC and greiBO Volunteers

April Sampe, guest soloist

Diane Bell McKoy, president and CEO of ABC

Deborah Weiner, mistress of ceremony

Courtesy Photos

Martin’s West ballroom in Baltimore was packed with men and women wearing black and white fashions who gathered to celebrate and honor Cirque de Soleil the businesses, corporations and performers individuals who partnered with and invested in the Associated Black Charities. Among the awards presented included Johns Hopkins University and Medicine, The President’s Round Table, BGE, Brown Advisory, Choptank Community Health and the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce. The prestigious 2016 Legacy Award was presented to Jake Oliver, chairman/CEO, Afro American Newspapers.

Special Scholarship Award Recipient, Damonte King and his mother ABC Board of Directors

2016 Gala Honorees

Sherlonda Stokes (center) with gala guests

Robert and Mimi Wallace, co-chair with all three presidents of Johns Hopkins Institutions - Dr. Paul Rothman, Ron Peterson and Ron Daniels and Chineta Davis

Sen. Catherine Pugh with volunteers

David Lyve Lady Ro, Smith and Bria April Watts

Wayne Wilson

Kevin and Eva Branch and Lady Ro

Photos by Chanet Wallace

The annual Black Music Month celebrated its homecoming, June 7, at Peju’s Lounge. This year’s celebration honored April Watts and Celebrity DJ, DJ Lady Mysterious. Also this year featured special musical tributes to Prince, Fantasia and Erykah Badu. The evening started with the artist meet and greet, followed by the red carpet event. The rendition began and the tributes ended the night as this annual homecoming was celebrated in style.

Barbara Armstrong and Jake Oliver

Trayvon Anthony

Kevin Lei

John Hart Davon Flemming

April Hall Melissa Green

Shannon Thomas

Sheri Booker

DJ Lady Mysterious

Brittney Wright

Designer Brandon Warren and friend Shannon

Smith