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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is joined by mothers of Black men who died from gun violence, Geneva Reed-Veal, left, mother of Sandra Bland, Lucia McBath, second from left, mother of Jordan Davis, Sybrina Fulton, center, mother of Trayvon Martin, Maria Hamilton, second from right, mother of Dontre Hamilton, and Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner as she speaks during Sunday service at Union Baptist church, Oct. 23 in Durham, N.C.
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Part of a series of articles and commentaries describing the impact the change in the manufacturing industry has had on the Black Community in major American cities. Youngstown Steel Heritage Most American consumers are familiar with Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving when bargain hunters go on a retail blitz that officially kicks off Christmas holiday shopping. But in my hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, we remember Black Monday. It has a starkly different meaning, even for people like me from generations then unborn. In the years before Black Monday, everyone worked. Families thrived. Youngstown was an eminent producer of American steel, a true leader among its Steel Valley counterparts. Then came September 19, 1977. The workforce at one of the major industries, Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, reported to work Monday morning only to be stopped cold. The doors were shuttered. The plant was closed—for good.
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The Struggles of Early Black Female Scientists By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com
The upcoming movie about Black women scientists working for NASA in its early years is gaining a lot of buzz but their story is no surprise to a former Black female computer. The Fox 2000 Chernin Entertainment movie “Hidden Figures” is the story of three Black women who played vital, yet obscure, roles in NASA’s space program mission in the
1960s. The movie stars “Empire” actress Taraji B. Henson, plus actresses Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae and is set to debut on Christmas Day but Yvonne Ridley knows what it’s all about. Ridley worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) from 1943-1957 at Langley Air Force Base in the Hampton-Newport News, Va. area. Ridley was one of the few Blacks working in a professional capacity as a human computer.
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AFRO Archived History-Truman Inauguration
Truman’s Address Calls for: EQUAL JUSTICE, FREEDOM Maps 4-Point U.S. Program ERP, Large Army to Be Continued SUPPORTS UN To Share Nation’s Benefits With All By Louis Lautier
Jan. 22, 1949 WASHINGTON-(NNPA)President Truman took occasion on his inauguration for a full four-year term in his own right as the 32nd President of the United States to proclaim to the
world the faith and aims of the American people. His inaugural address, delivered on Thursday noon on the Capitol steps, after he and VicePresident Alben W. Barkley had taken the oaths of office, dealt essentially with foreign relations, but what he said with respect to human rights could be
Faith Group Starts Voter Effort By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com The PICO (Pacific Institute for Community Organizations) National Network is mounting a get out the vote effort. On Oct.
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applied with equal force to racial relations in the United States. Pointing out that the challenges that confront this country are now as momentous as any in its past history.
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MacVean-Brown, Christ Church Cathedral discussed ballot initiatives led by PICO clergy and staff such as pre-K expansion in Cincinnati, minimum wage in Colorado, public transit in Indiana, voting rights restoration for persons with prior felony convictions in Florida, and rent controls in California. “When it comes to presidential elections, our nation often looks to political parties, labor unions, and other advocacy groups to lead Continued on A3
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President Barack Obama said he’s sad that one of his and the first lady’s favorite traditions, musical night at the White House, ended Oct. 21. Obama and his wife, Michelle, have reserved certain evenings over the past eight years to celebrate music that has helped shape America. They held big blowout concerts spotlighting classic, country, blues, Broadway, gospel, Motown, Latin and jazz either inside the White House or out on the lawn. The tradition ended Oct. 21 as Obama kicked off his final musical night, BET’s “Love and Happiness” event in a tent on the South Lawn. He joked that he wouldn’t be singing any Al Green — despite the concert title. When Obama sang the opening lines of Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at a fundraiser at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in January 2012, the video went viral. “We’ve had Bob Dylan and we’ve had Jennifer Hudson. Gloria Estefan and Los Lobos. Aretha, Patti, Smokey,” Obama said to open the show. “I’ve had Paul McCartney singing ‘Michelle’ to Michelle and Stevie singing ‘Happy Birthday.’” “We’ve had Buddy Guy and Mick Jagger getting me to sing ‘Sweet Home Chicago,’” he continued. “So this has been one of our favorite traditions, and it’s with a little bit of bittersweetness that this is our final musical evening as president and first lady.” Jill Scott opened with a booming version of her hit “Run Run Run.” The show was also featuring performances by Usher, The Roots, Bell Biv DeVoe, Janelle Monae, De La Soul, Yolanda Adams, Michelle Williams and Kiki Sheard. Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Jesse Williams of “Grey’s Anatomy” and Angela Bassett were also appearing. Terrence J, the former host of BET’s “106 & Park,” and actresscomedian Regina Hall were the presenters. Obama described the ability to summon celebrities as “one of the perks of the job that I will miss most, along with Air Force One, and Marine One,” the presidential helicopter. “You know, if you can just call up Usher and say, ‘Hey, come on over …’” Before taking a seat in the front row alongside Mrs. Obama, the president reviewed White House musical history and said live performances have always been a part of life there, dating to 1801 when the U.S. Marine Band played at the first reception hosted by President John and Abigail Adams. President Chester Arthur invited an all-Black singing group to perform, and Teddy Roosevelt welcomed ragtime composer Scott Joplin because Roosevelt’s daughter wanted to hear that “new jazz,” Obama said. Guests of President John F. Kennedy even did the “twist” in the East Room, “which may not sound like a big deal to you, but that was sort of the twerking of their time,” Obama told the star-studded audience of several hundred people, seated in an elaborate tent that was used earlier in the week for the Obamas’ final state dinner. “There will be no twerking tonight. At least not by me. I don’t know about Usher.” Obama said the White House is the “People’s House,” so it makes sense that it reflect the diversity, imagination and ingenuity of the American people. Librarian Launches Black Literature Subscription Service By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent A librarian at Purdue University’s Black Cultural Center has launched a library-inspired book subscription service that celebrates Black literature.
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Jamillah Gabriel told the AFRO that her Call Number service will include monthly boxes containing a newly released book by a Black author. Subscribers will also receive four to five curated items that pertain to themes within the book, including a catalog card and spine label to help subscribers organize their personal libraries. “I was inspired by the fact that there was no book box for (Courtesy Photo via purdue.edu) readers who want to find great Purdue University’s Black Black literature for adults,” Cultural Center librarian, Gabriel told the AFRO via Jamillah Gabriel. e-mail. “The publishing industry as it exists today isn’t as diverse as it should be and many authors of color don’t get the exposure they deserve. This is my way of bringing Black writers to the forefront for readers who want the convenience of having great books sent them without having to put in a lot of work to find them.” The subscription service, which costs about $35 a month, will launch in November. Gabriel said she has already selected the first book—but she’s keeping it under wraps until the first box is shipped out. “But it’s one that I’m certain readers will love,” she said of the mystery novel. Sharing a bit more, she said, “I’m looking at authors similar to Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Yaa Gyasi, Jacqueline Woodson, Colson Whitehead, and Zadie Smith.” A California native, Gabriel has earned an associate’s degree in English from Cerritos College, a bachelor’s in Black studies and journalism from California State University Long Beach, and a master’s in library and information science from San Jose State University. She is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in museum studies.
Tupac, Janet Jackson Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent
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Rapper Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson have been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Rapper Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson lead the pack of 19 artists nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. More than 800 industry insiders that comprise the Rock Hall voting body in addition to members of the public will have a chance to vote for their favorite (s) of the nominees, who were announced this week. The results will be issued in December, and the finalists will be inducted next April during a ceremony at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center. This is the first year of Shakur’s eligibility, marked by the release of his debut album, “2Pacalypse Now” in 1991 (artists become eligible 25 years after their first release). The rapper was known for his provocative often fiercely real lyrics and was one of the most influential artists of his time. Tupac’s estate issued a statement on the artist’s website expressing gratitude for this Hall nomination, which read in part: “We are incredibly honored by the nomination, and with it the recognition of how impactful Tupac’s words, music and artistic mission remain today. He set out to inspire, to provoke, and to give a voice to those who didn’t have one.” Unlike, her former co-star (Tupac and Janet Jackson starred in 1993’s “Poetic Justice), Jackson is a sophomore nominee. The “Rhythm Nation” artist became eligible in 2007 but wasn’t nominated until last year when she failed to make the final cut. Other African-American artists reappearing on the list this year include, queen of funk Chaka Khan; disco group Chic, who is being nominated for the 11th time; and singer/songwriter Joe Tex, whose unique sound and style have had a significant influence on mainstream music. See the full list of nominees at: rockhall.com/vote.
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Before the advent of electronic devices, “computers” were humans who calculated mathematical equations and calculations by hand. The work of human computers has been credited with advances in science, industry and national defense. Ridley was the daughter of parents who were educators and knew she loved science as a girl. “Growing up, I had a father who had me read a lot,” Ridley
told the AFRO. “I entered the first grade at the age of four and I was quickly promoted to the second grade because of what I did in class.” Ridley attended the famous Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk and went to Virginia Union wanting to major in pre-Med but her mother had other ideas. “My mother told me that women didn’t go to college to be doctors, they go to find a future doctor to marry,” Ridley
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“Somebody has to know what Black women did at that time and I was working for NACA before those women the movie portrays worked there.” -Yvonne Ridley said. “I didn’t like that.” Ridley graduated from Virginia Union in 1941 with a degree in chemistry. After graduation, she attended Howard University studying the chemistry of powder and explosives and then went to Hampton Institute to get a certificate for Engineering Fundamentals.
Ridley graduated in the top five of her 1943 engineering certificate class and got an invitation to seek employment at Langley Ridley encountered her first incident with racial prejudice immediately when she entered the employment office and a White woman looked at her with contempt and said “you
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Mr. Truman said the day marked “the beginning not only of a new administration, but of a period that will be eventful, perhaps decisive, for us and for the world.”
Urges Peace and Harmony
The president described World Wars I and II as “the two most frightful” in history. “The supreme need of our time is for men to learn to live together in peace and harmony,” he declared. Expressing the American credo, Mr Truman said: “We believe that all mean have a right to equal justice under law and equal opportunity to share in the common good. We believe that all men have the right to freedom of thought and expression. We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God.” “From this faith we will not be moved.” The chief desire of the American people, the President said, is “a just and lasting peace,” but that aim is opposed by the “false philosophy” of communism.
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Mr. Truman compared the two ideologies, pointing out the differences between them “because the actions resulting from the communist philosophy are a threat to the efforts of free nations to bring about world recovery and
are being hired as one of those colored computers.” “She said, ‘You can eat in the cafeteria but the rest of you colored people have to eat in the kitchen,” Ridley said. Ridley said she didn’t eat at the “colored” table because she knew that she was working at a federal facility and those were nondiscriminatory. During her career at NACA, she worked on computing calculations and developing blueprints for airplanes that would be tested in wind tunnels. After a few years, she went to work on in a section of Langley that was known as X, as in secret projects. Her work in the X section eventually culminated in the
lasting peace.” The President said “that followers of the concepts of communism believe that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself thus requiring rule by dictators; that social wrongs can be corrected only by violence and in general that they believe the world is so deeply divided into opposing classes that war is inevitable. “Democracy,” continued the President, “is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right to govern himself with reason and justice.” He recounted the efforts of this Government “to restore peace, stability, and freedom to the world,” including aid to European recovery. “Our efforts have brought new hope to all mankind,” he declared. “We have beaten back despair and defeatism. We have saved a number of countries from losing their liberty. Hundreds of millions of people all over the world now agree with us, that we need not have war---that we can have peace.”
4-Point Program
In the coming years, the President said, his administration will emphasize four courses of action to achieve peace and freedom. They are: 1) Support of the United Nations, 2) continued aid to world economic recovery 3) strengthening freedom-loving nations against aggression, and 4) a program for making
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creation of the F-15 jet. In 1957, Ridley left NACA to move with her family to her husband’s new employer, Virginia State University. According to statistics compiled by the National Science Foundation in 2015, Black women make up two percent of all professionals in the science and engineering sectors. There are efforts to boost those numbers, with scholarships aimed at Black women at HBCUs and their majority White public and private counterparts. Ridley said that Black females can achieve in science. “You can do what you want to do if you work hard,” she said.
the benefits of American scientific advances and industrial progress available to all peace-loving peoples. “Only by helping the least fortunate of its members to help themselves can the human family achieve the decent, satisfying life that is the right of all people,” Mr Truman declared. Concluding his address, the President said: “Events have brought our American democracy to new influence and new responsibilities. They will test our courage, our devotion to duty, and our concept of liberty. But I say to all men, what we have achieved in liberty, we will surpass in greater liberty. Steadfast in our faith in the Almighty, we will advance toward a world where man’s freedom is secure.”
To Fight for Peace
“To that end we will devote our strength, our resources, and our firmness of resolve. With God’s help, the future of mankind will be assured in a world of justice, harmony and peace.” Mr. Truman accepted office “with humility” and “a deep resolve to do all that I can for the welfare of this Nation and for the peace of the World.” He asked for “the help and prayers of everyone” and for their “encouragement and support.” The oath of office was administered to him by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of the United States Supreme Court. Transcribed Zanha Armstrong
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renaissance to a saga of economic ruin. Without notice, nearly 5,000 workers were instantly thrown into unemployment. Most of them, three generations of workers, had clocked 20 to 30 years on the job. What followed was a continuous drum beat of industrial flight, the rippling failure of other businesses, soaring unemployment, homes abandoned, neighborhoods fractured; poverty, crime and despair. Youngstown, once a city of 170,000 residents, has been reduced to about 64,000. Demographers call us America’s fastest shrinking city with the highest concentration of Black poverty. Youngstown is not unique. In Baltimore, Bethlehem Steel’s factory in Sparrow’s Point – once one of the largest steel plants in the world – at its peak employed some 35,000. By the 1980s, fewer than 8,000 workers remained, a whopping 77 percent decline. Further south in Birmingham, Alabama, Sloss Furnace Company and United States Pipe and Foundry Company were economic engines of the
region. Both closed in the 1970s, leaving the city in disarray for years to come. Similar stories can be told for places like Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, Flint and Chicago. These areas, popularly called the “rust belt,” illustrate how industrial flight has unmade America, outsourcing offshore to cheap labor and exacting a toll on entire communities. But the damage can be reversed. Public infrastructure investment is critical. By making smart investments in roads, bridges and the faltering systems of our cities and towns, we can create better environments and put people back to work. Workforce development will also put the nation on a path to success. While a four-year college degree is commendable, it is just one path to forge meaningful skills and to earn a good living. Just as manufacturing jobs established middle-class neighborhoods across the country in the post-World War II era, so too can they be a part of the 21st Century revitalization.
Model programs are stepping to the new demands. For instance, in Kentucky, Michigan and South Carolina, private/public partnership apprentice ventures are equipping young workers with skills in technology, science and engineering – requisite knowledge to thrive in today’s manufacturing climate. And finally, trade and import terms must be fair, ensuring that U.S. workers can share in America’s continued economic growth. Who’s to say that Youngstown and other depleted industrial centers can’t come back? While Black Monday will be forever etched in our city’s history, the lessons and solutions can put us on a brighter path to the future.
voter engagement program. Believed to be the largest, volunteer-led voter registration, education, and turnout program in the United States, PICO National Network set a goal of engaging with 1 million Black, Latino, AsianAmerican, White, and youth voters of faith. Citing non-stop headlines of police killing Blacks and Latinos as a fear and anger generating platform that has literally turned Americans against each other, participants discussed
how best to stand up for justice while maintaining faith. Clergymen, including Jackson expressed a goal of creating 100 percent voting congregations and urging voters and volunteers to join racial and economic justice campaigns. “People of faith are inspired by this chance to vote for children, for families, and for our shared future this election season,” Jackson said during the announcement. “We are witnessing hundreds of volunteers dedicated to doing all we can for children and families.”
Gerald Taylor, a doctoral student at Georgetown University majoring in philosophy, is the author of a new report, “Unmade in America: Industrial Flight and the Decline of Black Communities,” sponsored by the Washington-based Alliance for American Manufacturing.
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the way in terms of voter engagement and voter turnout,” said Bishop Dwayne Royster, political director for PICO National Network. “For faith leaders, however, our beliefs compel us to action. In this instance, its encouraging people of faith to make their voices heard at the ballot box; and we are sparing no expense to accomplish this goal.” With the 2016 presidential election mere weeks away, PICO activities include a massive Together We Vote program – a multi-faith, multi-racial
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AFRO Endorsements Hillary Clinton for President
The process to select the 45th President of the United States has lasted about 600 days. 600 days of perhaps the most negative presidential campaign in modern history and at the end of this brutal process we are left with the two most unpopular presidential nominees in history, Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton. However, in this pivotal and historic presidential election we are confronted with a choice between Trump, perhaps the least qualified candidate for president ever, and Clinton, maybe the most prepared person to possibly occupy the Oval Office. For that distinction alone the choice is clear, Hillary Clinton. Moments after Trump descended the escalator at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015, he declared, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best...They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with (them). They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists,” he declared. What has followed over the next year and four months has been a dystopian odyssey of more xenophobia (punctuated with a call to ban all Muslims from America and an attack on an American gold star family, the Khans) the mocking of a disabled journalist, the daily torrent of inaccuracies, misinformation and outright lies spewed by the Republican nominee on the campaign trail. And of course there is Trump’s ham-handed, cynical and inherently racist, “outreach” to Black voters, with the overarching message that Black Americans, “are living in hell.” But, beyond crafting the most unorthodox and dangerous presidential campaign in history, Trump’s personal history prior to his bid for the White House is dubious at best in regards to his qualifications to be Commander-in-Chief. He has no discernible record of public service. He is the first presidential nominee of a major party to not release his taxes (since it became a criteria). Trump companies have filed Chapter 11 bankruptcies six times. And Trump was the king of the so-called, “birther” movement aimed at de-legitimizing the first Black president of the United States. But, Clinton has been no pristine candidate either. By her own admission she is not gifted in this regard like her husband and President Obama. And there are troubling episodes during a political career that has spanned decades. In a 1996 speech in New Hampshire, Clinton characterized some violent young Black men as, “super predators,” who have to be, “brought to heel,” in the midst of her husband’s
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implementation of the mass incarceration of a disproportionate number of Black and Brown people (a statement she later apologized for). However, Clinton is smart and she is tough. She exhibited pragmatism and effectiveness, often working across party lines as a U.S. Senator. She’s been in the room for many of the big moments during the Obama presidency and she’s made the tough calls. It hasn’t always gone her way and unfortunately, it has not always gone well for the American people, but that’s part of the price of being a public servant. But she’s been there and she’s done the work, as the first lady of Arkansas, first lady of the United States, U.S. Senator from New York and Secretary of State. Despite our concerns Clinton has earned the opportunity to become the first woman to serve as President of the United States. The AFRO endorses Hillary Clinton for president.
Chris Van Hollen U.S. Senate
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Chris Van Hollen has a wide breadth of experience in Congress. The AFRO believes that his knowledge of legislative proceedings as well as his track record proves that he will work hard for the people of Maryland like current Sen. Barbara Mikulski. Therefore the AFRO endorses him for the seat. We feel that Van Hollen can progress the state forward and improve conditions for middle and working class residents
Elijah Cummings Md.’s 7th Congressional District Elijah Cummings has represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District, an area that covers large portions of Baltimore City and Baltimore County, since 1996. In that time he has been a tireless advocate for issues that matter to the Black community including: voting rights, civil rights, criminal justice reform, affirmative action and equal funding for HBCUs among others. For these reasons the AFRO endorses Cummings.
Delegate U.S. Congress
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton gets the AFRO’s endorsement for her solid record of going to bat for District of Columbia residents in her ongoing fight to secure statehood.
Catherine Pugh Mayor of Baltimore
When we endorsed Sheila Dixon for mayor of Baltimore during the Democratic Primary in April, one of the reasons we did so is because we believed Senator Catherine Pugh’s leadership was needed in Annapolis. Now that Pugh is the Democratic nominee, and Dixon a write-in candidate, we wholeheartedly endorse Pugh to be the next mayor of Baltimore. We know Baltimore is a city facing tremendous challenges, many of them manifested during the uprising of 2015 following the death of Freddie Gray and witnessed by the nation and the world. However, most of those challenges have been generations in the making and they won’t be resolved in short order. Now, more than ever the city needs a pragmatic and tested leader of Pugh’s caliber to help us navigate our many obstacles as we move Baltimore forward, post uprising. Some of the most urgent tasks for the next mayor to grapple with include: restoring confidence in the Baltimore City Public School system, helping facilitate the arduous and complicated process of repairing tattered relations between the police and community they are sworn to serve and protect, addressing the burgeoning number of food deserts in the city and ensuring that the promises made during the passage of the controversial and massive Port Covington development deal are kept. There is also the decades-old litigation between the state and the federal government on behalf of Maryland’s HBCU’s, two of the most prominent, Morgan State University and Coppin State University reside in Baltimore. Mayor Pugh must commit to ensure Baltimore’s HBCU’s are protected and accorded every opportunity to make up for the 60+ years of unfair and unconstitutional treatment the State of Maryland has been found guilty of rendering against these important institutions of higher learning. It won’t happen overnight, but we believe Catherine Pugh is the right choice to help put Baltimore, one of America’s great cities, back on track.
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COMMENTARY
Give Us the Ballot: 2016
Understandably, both the press and the American public have focused our attention as voters this year on the campaigns to succeed Barack Obama as President of the United States. Yet, the outcome of the parallel struggle for majority control of the United States Senate will have comparable significance in the future course of our lives. Here is what is at stake for Americans of Color this year. If, as appears to be the case, there is a massive African American turnout to vote on Nov. 8, Hillary Clinton will be our newly elected President. If, in addition, our impact upon this year’s Senate races is equally favorable, President Clinton will have far greater ability to achieve the legislative victories and judicial appointments that will build upon President Obama’s legacy. I must also note, however, that if we fail to overcome the opposition and obstruction that we have witnessed in the Elijah Cummings Republican-led Senate since 2014, gridlock will continue in Washington — and our new President will be forced to fight on the defensive during the next four years. Under the leadership of Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Republicans currently hold a 54-46 seat majority in the Senate. Although that majority may not seem overwhelming, this difference means that the Republicans hold quasi-veto power over most of what the President wants to accomplish — including critical reform legislation and the President’s appointments to our courts. We have already witnessed this pattern of partisan obstruction in the refusal of the current Republican Senate Majority to give President Obama’s eminently qualified nominee to the Supreme Court, Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland, either a hearing or a vote. In my assessment, this total disregard for the importance of a fully functioning Supreme Court (and the constitutional prerogative and duty of America’s first Black President) have amounted to an abrogation of the Senate’s constitutional power and obligation to “advise and consent.” Viewed in the context of the Senate’s constitutional responsibilities, this blatant disregard for the proper functioning of our government must be viewed as comparable to the stonewalling and obstruction to civil rights reforms that our nation endured more than half a century ago in the early 1960s. Even those who are philosophically opposed to any modest shift in the prevailing outlook of the Supreme Court should be able to see the danger. Denying any President’s nominee to our highest court even a hearing or an up-or-down vote is so antithetical to our constitutional principles that it raises legitimate concerns about the current Senate majority’s suitability to govern. Nor should the Senate’s shameful treatment of Judge Garland be seen as the full extent of this current Republican majority’s partisan, constitutional failure. According to data kept by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 67 of 673 federal district court judgeships (10 percent) remain vacant due to Senate inaction, nearly twice as many vacancies as at this point in Republican George W. Bush’s presidency. All told, there are 93 federal district and appellate court vacancies today — judgeships that the American People deserve to have filled. Although these District and Circuit Court nominations have received less public attention than Judge Garland’s, the administration of justice has been weakened across the land. Federal District and Appellate Courts are where the overwhelming majority of civil rights complaints are resolved, as evidenced by the judicial rejection of voter suppression legislation in North Carolina earlier this year. I emphasize this reality about the administration of justice in our country because, this year, the balance of political forces again makes our active and enthusiastic engagement as voters a
decisive factor in our nation’s Senate and House elections — as well as in the choice of our next President. Here, generally, is how progressive victory can and must be achieved. If Democratic Senate candidates carry the states where they are heavily favored to win this year, control of the next United States Senate may well depend upon Democratic victories in closer Senate races. Expert commentators cite the Senate campaigns now being concluded in Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Pennsylvania as being potentially decisive. Five of these six states have significant minority voting populations — and five of six of these Senate races are currently rated as being “too close to call.” We have the ability to win these close Senate races on Election Day by our active engagement at levels that equal or surpass our civic participation as voters in 2008 and 2012. We are in a struggle, and I do not minimize the challenge of overcoming efforts to suppress or otherwise limit our voting power. Yet, I remain convinced that, once again, we can overcome voter suppression and prevail this year. To echo Dr. King’s 1957 challenge to America as our battle cry for 2016: “Give us the ballot, and we will fill our legislative halls with men of good will and select judges who will do justly and love mercy.” Give us the ballot and we will exercise this most fundamental civil right — and make a lasting mark upon the quality of all Americans’ lives. Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.
Voting, Voting Rights and the Struggles Ahead Voting is a right Blacks gained through blood, sweat, and tears since 1869. This was the year that Black men were given the right to vote. Plessey v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized “separate but equal laws” severely limited Black voting The post WWII era to the present is revealing. After WWII the United States ruled the world’s economy. Its dominant reign existed mainly because the war decimated European economies. America was the land of the free and the home of the brave. Jobs were plentiful. The federal government helped citizens to purchase homes. Citizens expressed their sovereignty through voting. Unfortunately prosperity and democracy signs read for Whites only. For Black folks “down South,” poll taxes and domestic terrorism were the order of the day that denied Blacks the right to vote and to maintain Jim Crow. All of these contradictions helped to propel Blacks to take to the streets. This spurred the 1960s civil rights movement in
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the South and the Black rights movement in the North. It held the fire to the feet of Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. The 1965 Voting Rights Act gave the federal government power to knock out the suppressing of Black voting, especially in the South. It helped break the back of Democratic Party member Jim Crow. The 2013 Supreme Court released some states from scrutiny. This act emboldened state and local election boards to enact various voting suppressive laws that had crept back into play even before the ruling. They included enacting voter ID laws, restricting early voting, eliminating polling sites, and the like. Today it is mostly the Republican dominated county and state bodies. They want to tilt the playing field for Donald Trump and other Republicans. This account of history suggests elements of truth still exist in Malcolm X’s observation, “The Republicans stick a knife in you 12 inches and the Democrats pull it out three inches.” Despite the ascendency of a Black man to the lofty heights of being President of the United States, gross disparities remain between Blacks and Whites. Blacks are still last hired and first fired. Affordable housing for many Blacks remains a
pipe dream. Quality public education for most Blacks does not exist. The cops continue to show that black lives do not matter. It looks like Hillary Clinton will win the presidential election. Black folks will play a crucial part in putting her in office. Similar to the civil and Black rights struggles helping to advance the women’s rights movement, the Black vote will help the U.S. elect its first woman president. Donald Trump’s demagogic, misogynist, and sexist history helps her. History again tells us that Black gains have been won through our own struggles. Malcolm’s comments need to be remembered including his openness to working with any color person as long as they want to change the miserable conditions that exist on this earth. Clinton’s feet need to be held to the fire. Much more is needed from her than relying on the Black vote and promises. Black leadership that comes from the bottom (working class) must expand the Black Lives Matter movement to mean every facet of Black life – for starters. Dr. Ken Morgan is Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at Coppin State University.
Ban The Box: The Next Step In Criminal Justice Reform For a country that embraces a belief in second chances, America and doesn’t do a very good job in extending the same fair chances to Tracey M. Martin people with felony records. Approximately 24 million Americans have a felony conviction and 1 in 12 adult Americans have a felony conviction. They will, of course, carry the stigma and bear the lifelong consequences of being a convicted felon. The vast majority of businesses have the “box” on their application. It is discrimination at the front door. It knows no ethnic or class boundaries and it begs the question: “When is punishment enough punishment?” Removing a person’s freedom should be enough punishment, but when citizens also pay their debt to society by completing their sentences, they should be allowed to regain their respect and dignity and not be branded for life. Everyone has a stake in prisoner re-entry to society and whether we believe this or not, one thing is for certain: Most inmates in our nation’s prisons are going back to their home cities. Do we want people who are angry and unskilled with no
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employment potential — or people who are rehabilitated and willing to work, which is one of the best ways we can keep people from turning back to a life of crime, help keep our communities safe and keep families together. Anyone who’s applied for a job knows that there is a check box on job applications that asks the dreaded question “Have you ever been convicted of a felony?” Ban-the-box legislation would establish new standards for hiring people with criminal records. It is not a quota or preference. It establishes that the only required considerations allowed are: • Passage of time since conviction • Evidence of rehabilitation (occurrences in life of applicant since crimes) • Relationship of crime to the purposes of regulating public employment sought • Relationship of crime to ability, capacity and fitness for job It does not permit the “Box” to be asked before the interview process, thereby protecting the felon from immediate discrimination. On Oct 7, 2015, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted unanimously to approve the Fair Chance
to Compete for Jobs Act of 2015 (S. 2021), which is bipartisan legislation that would ban federal agencies and federal contractors from asking job applicants to disclose criminal histories before making conditional job offers. Also in 2015, President Barack Obama directed the federal Office of Personnel Management to delay asking about convictions until later in the hiring process. Companies such as Bed, Bath & Beyond, Home Depot, Koch Industries, Target and Wal-Mart already have adopted policies similar to the Fair Chance Act. 24 states and more than 100 cities and counties have already enacted “ban-the-box” legislation, including Maryland and Washington, D.C. Every state must also adopt “ban-the-box” legislation, which is real world example of how restorative justice can successfully aim to repair the harm caused by crime rather than continue to punish people, which may end up indirectly punishing us all. Stacy Swimp is a national speaker and independent political activist. Tracey M. Martin is an award-winning, Detroit-based juvenile justice attorney, member of the Wayne County Criminal Defense Bar Association, and advocate for law reform.
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Living with Diabetes
Chef Aikens Brings Flavor to Healthy Food By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO While celebrity chef Curtis Aikens adores First Lady Michelle Obama, he said he wishes she would add diabetes awareness to her health advocacy repertoire. And because she hasn’t, Aikens has taken up that mantle with an assist from healthcare company Novo Nordisk through its Eat and Test for Diabetes Health awareness project. The project is a national campaign that encourages diabetics to test their blood sugar within one to two hours after eating and points them to resources that help them manage blood sugar
hikes. During the campaign, got to ring this bell.â€? Aikens typically gives Last weekend, Aikens, cooking demonstrations of 57, brought the campaign healthy recipes he’s created. to the American Diabetic For people living with Association Game On diabetes, ensuring their blood Greater Washington walk sugar number or postprandial and expo in Landover, Md. glucose remains in check is But high winds cut the event important when it comes to short and meant he could reaching long-term blood only share tips for managing sugar goals. diabetes at mealtime and Blacks, as well as pass out samples of his Mexican Americans, chopped gazpacho salad American Indians, Native as a healthy food option. Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders It marked his second event and Asian Americans with the campaign. are more at risk of typeThe campaign has been 2 diabetes, heart disease around for about a year and and stroke, according to Aikens, a founding host of the American Diabetes the Food Network, joined Association. This is partly it four months ago. He left because those groups are the Food Network in 2002 more likely to be overweight with 12 shows under his belt and have high blood in which he shared healthy pressure. recipes and showed viewers Type-2 diabetes is a how to use fresh produce. lifelong, chronic condition Other television credits characterized by high blood include ABC’s “Good glucose levels. Unlike TypeMorning, Americaâ€? and 1 diabetes where the body “Home Show.â€? doesn’t make enough insulin, Off camera, Aikens Courtesy photo Type 2- diabetes means the prepared meals at the White Chef Curtis Aiken wants Black people suffering from body cannot use insulin House for Hillary Clinton, diabetes to eat better. properly. George W. Bush, Laura “It’s like syrup running Bush and Michelle Obama. through your veins,â€? Aikens told the AFRO. He has lived with Diabetics can lead productive and active lives as long as type-2 diabetes for more than 30 years. “Syrup tastes good they manage the disease and their portions, exercise and eat going in but it’s not good for our veins ‌ too much of it slows healthy, he said. With certain modifications diabetics can even us down.â€? savor foods that are typically high in fat and sugar, including There are 29.1 million Americans who have diabetes, 9.3 soul food. percent of the population, according to 2014 data from the For example, Aikens makes his sweet potato pie with two CDC. Of them, nearly 63,000 live in Washington, D.C. tablespoons of butter and less than a quarter cup of sugar, a Meanwhile, Black adults are 80 percent more likely than slight modification from how he used to make the pie two cups White adults to have been diagnosed with diabetes, the U.S. of sugar and a stick of butter. Department of Health and Human Services reports. “I want to be the best me I can be, the best we (Black men), “So I feel as an African American man, I’ve got to ring this we can be so we can help our communities be stronger and bell because it’s in our families,â€? said Aikens, whose parents make a more positive productive contribution to this country,â€? also had diabetes. “Diabetes has just crossed over, so we’ve Aikens said.
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Howard Homecoming – What’s Missing?
AFRO Town Hall Pushes Change to Urban Agenda
D.C. Mayor Struggles with Low Income Neighborhoods
By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com Thousands of people from across the world came to the District of Columbia to participate in Howard University’s recent homecoming events. But, many were surprised when key activities were left off the schedule. During the week of Oct. 18-22, Howard celebrated its homecoming week, with the name “Blueprint,� which, according to the university’s website, stood for recognizing the past, celebrating the present and embracing the future. Homecoming events took place on the main quadrangle known as “The Yard,� the Burr Gymnasium, and throughout the university. But, some signature events such as the parade and the gospel concert didn’t take place this year, and some alumni weren’t happy about it. “I miss the parade and I am disappointed that it was cancelled,� Ryscha Williams
“I miss the parade and I am disappointed that it was cancelled.� – Ryscha Williams told the AFRO. “I miss the gospel concert too. There were also too many people in line at the events and you had to do too much walking to go to things.� Kevin Jenkins, a graduate of Howard, agreed with Williams. “I was disappointed that there was no parade,� Jenkins told the AFRO on Continued on B2
The AFRO, in conjunction with Howard University, held a Town Hall at the Howard Theatre on Oct. 20. Panelists included (left to right) former NFL player Etan Thomas, Rev. Lennoz Yearwood, Courtney Robinson, Newark, N.J. Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Laz Alonso; Roland Martin, Joi Brown, Charles Coleman, Roger Mitchell, Hakim Brown and Capt. Randy Griffin. Former BET hosts A.J. Calloway and Jeff Johnson served as the moderators. Photo by Rob Roberts By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com The AFRO American Newspapers, in keeping with its 125th Anniversary’s year-long series of celebrations, hosted the Coalition for Blind Justice Town Hall meeting on Oct. 20 at the Howard Theatre. The town hall meeting and panel discussion included elected officials, community leaders, media professionals, entertainers, and civil servants, interested in moving past dialogue to civic action in time for the November elections. And despite the less-than-stellar turnout – about 50 students and community members, the panelists made impassioned pleas for conscientious and informed voting. Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark, N.J. and a Howard alumnus, echoed a thriving sentiment throughout the town hall, that despite whatever differences exist within Black communities certain key issues must be addressed in electing local and national leadership. Likening the parameters of his argument to the unification of Southern Whites around key issues in establishing citizens’ councils and the Dixiecrats, Baraka said the time had ended for reactionary voting. “We’re at a crossroads, but we are still largely reactionary – reacting to what we see or what was done to us – instead
of working with institutions and organizations that establish policies that speak to the plight of Black communities,� Baraka told the audience. “Black people need to establish what I call an urban agenda or a Marshall plan, where we are able to elevate people out of poverty by moving policy to practice . . . This is the very way that the Dixiecrats propelled millions of unskilled, Whites into the middle class.� Other panelists included television personality Roland Martin, the Rev. Lennox Yearwood, actor Laz Alonso, Georgetown law professor Paul Butler, former Brooklyn D.A. Charles Coleman, Howard biology professor Courtney Robinson, retired NBA player Etan Thomas, rapper and activist Hakim Green, D.C. Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Roger – Joi Brown Mitchell, Metropolitan Police Department Captain Randy Griffin, and Joi Brown of Atlantic Records, who, like Baraka, insisted on the ‘down the ticket’ candidates – those running for local, often overlooked offices – posed the greatest threat to undermining the interests of Black America. T.V. personality A.J. Calloway and journalist Jeff Johnson served as the moderators. “There are down the ticket concerns that impact Black lives and the connection between public policies and national legislation, is shaped by those local officials we ignore,� Brown said. “The reality is that you shape policy or policy shapes you. Both presidential candidates are in or nearing their 70s;
“Black people need to establish what I call an urban agenda or a Marshall plan, where we are able to elevate people out of poverty by moving policy to practice.�
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Neighborhood Commission Races Heat Up
a River Terrace resident making his first run for public office in district 7D04 in Ward 7, told the AFRO. While the focus of the “I would like to see the election season is on the commission’s money used to office of president, D.C. fund scholarships for children Council, and Board located in my district, help of Education upgrade the recreation center races, advisory here, and improve interaction neighborhood with the Office of Aging.� commission Culver’s opponent is Joann contests, Prue. Prue refused to grant particularly the AFRO an interview after some east of the she found out that Culver was $ 1'*+ Anacostia %) River, interviewed ,*+ %'' first. are proving to be Advisory Neighborhood !)),1'/ )% /! just as intriguing. Commissions are bodies of $ On Nov. 8, local government created ( * ** ' 0) District residents through referendum ' ( /! will elect Advisory in the Home Rule Act. " " " "* & # Neighborhood Commissioners represent a % !+-1 !%#$-, /! !)),1'/ )% /! Commissioners in single-member district that 296 single-member consists of approximately % " "* % " districts. In Wards 2,000 residents and consider % !+-1 !%#$-, /! 7 and 8 heated a wide range of policies and "%* & $ ' % !+-1 !%#$-, /! $!+%"" * ) */!+ !#
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By Melanie R. Holmes Special to the AFRO The D.C. Office of Planning (OP) is seeking community input as it begins to amend the District’s Comprehensive Plan, a 20year framework the office says will help the nation’s capital deal with the effects of gentrification. The office will hold seven citywide meetings. The second meeting of seven, on Oct. 22, was held for residents who live east of the Anacostia, and sparked a debate on growth and development in the midst of gentrification. “All of us are working together as a heavy lift to really address the needs of the city,� said OP Director of Planning Gary Shaw. “We’re striving to make D.C. an inclusive city.� Continued on B2
D.C Police Arrest Dante Miller Murder Suspect By Briana Thomas Special to the AFRO
By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com
“I want to impact the lives of the people who live here.�
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Several D.C. residents are unhappy with the changes that are occurring in D.C., saying that Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing agendas that are forcing low income Black residents to leave D.C.
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Mary Cuthbert is vying for the 8C07 seat. are required by law to give “great weight� to commission decisions. Some commissioners have risen in the city’s political ranks such as former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) as well as D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) and council members Anita Bonds (D-At Large), Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1), and Jack Evans (D-Ward 2).
Weeks after issuing an arrest warrant for Montez Warren, a suspect in the August murder of a Northeast D.C. man, the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested him on Oct. 12 on a first-degree murder while armed charge. The charge is for the Aug. 21 fatal shooting of Dante Miller. A warrant for the arrest of Warren, 35, who is from Southeast D.C., was issued a few days after the death of Miller, 24, on Aug. 26, according to D.C. Courts. On Aug. 21 around 2:05 a.m., police said they heard gunshots in the Carver neighborhood and responded to the 1200 block of 18th Place, NE. Officials found Miller in the alley of a residential area beside 1210 18th Place, NE suffering from gunshot wounds. He had been shot multiple times in the chest and was pronounced dead on the scene. The Metropolitan Police Department did not release a motive for the attack or whether the victim knew his attacker. A spokesperson for the department, Karimah Bilal, told the AFRO Oct. 24 that the investigation is still pending. Miller was described by loved ones as “a family man who loved everybody’s children,� read a GoFundMe page to raise money for Miller’s funeral expenses. According to the donation page, Miller has a baby daughter named Taylor. “She gave him a different look on life and he strived to be the best father he could be,� according to text on the page. He was “the kind of friend that wouldn’t want none of his family or friends crying and mourning his death,� the post said. Miller was known by relatives and friends as “DJ,� the page read. Inquiries to Miller’s friends and family were not immediately returned. Warren is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 9 for a preliminary hearing, according to D.C. Courts. One of the city’s longest serving commissioners is Mary Cuthbert, who has represented Congress Heights in Ward 8. Cuthbert moved to a new home recently and now lives in district 8C07 and is challenging 8C commission
chairman Charles Lindsay for his seat. “I started a task that I want to see through completion,� Cuthbert told the AFRO. Cuthbert is a force in the development of the St. Continued on B3
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D.C. Mayor Increases Unemployment Insurance Program Benefits By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com District residents receiving unemployment insurance will soon see an increase in Courtesy Photo benefits because of changes District residents receiving implemented earlier this unemployment insurance month by D.C. Mayor Muriel will soon see an increase in Bowser. The District of benefits. Columbia’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) program will increase benefits to residents eligible for unemployment to as much as $425 per week – up from the previous maximum payment of $359, for up to 26 weeks.
The increase marks the first adjustment since 2005, when the maximum weekly benefit was raised from $309 to $359. The new $425 rate brings the District into alignment with other states in the region – Maryland ($430), Virginia ($378) and West Virginia ($424). “My administration has fought together alongside workers to raise the minimum wage and now increase unemployment benefits for the first time in 11 years. This is huge step toward ensuring District workers and their families are able to better take care of their basic needs while searching for their next employment opportunity,” said Bowser. Additionally, those with part-time work earnings will see a 14 percent increase in their weekly benefit payouts, a change that will make it easier for claimants to hold part-time jobs. “It’s wonderful news for me,” Ward 8 resident Janae Briggs told the AFRO. “Even with a college degree and 11 years’ experience, I have found it difficult to get another position.
Knowing that my benefits will show an increase, means a bit more security until that job comes.” Claimants currently receiving UI payments will be mailed a monetary redetermination letter indicating their weekly benefit amount. Customers can visit does.dc.gov for answers to frequently asked questions, or visit one of the American Job Center (AJC) locations below: AJC Headquarters – 4058 Minnesota Avenue, Northwest, AJC Northeast – 5171 South Dakota Avenue, Northeast, AJC Northwest – 2000 14th Street, Northwest, and AJC Southeast – 3720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast. “As the Bowser Administration works to get more residents on pathways to the middle class, this increase in unemployment insurance benefits is one more example of how we can help stabilize families during a time of economic hardship,” said Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity Courtney Snowden.
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Oct. 22. “After getting my haircut, I stepped on committee, told The Hilltop Howard’s studentGeorgia Avenue and said to myself, ‘Where is run newspaper, that changes were made to the judges’ stand?’” make homecoming more focused on its popular The reason for the missing events had more events. to do with the budget than with a lack of interest. “We wanted to bring everything back “The budget was reduced dramatically, by 20 to those core events, the very traditional percent,” said Victor Montgomery, director of Yardfest and step show, everything that is most special events and development and alumni exciting,” Powell said. “Obviously the parade, relations told AFRO. “In years past, we’ve gone R&B show, and the gospel show were events over for events that cost a lot, like the Gospel that the community loved, however we wanted show and the parade, but receive little or no to make sure that we allocated all of our efforts return. This put us in a hole fiscally. This year, and funds to do a very strong Yardfest and step the goal was ‘less-is-more.’ We put our focus in show.” making fewer events more memorable for all.” There were other events such as a Howard University has celebrated its “Committed to Breath” town hall meeting, homecoming since 1924 and it is considered an LGBTA Reception, and a Tailgate that one of the leading annual entertainment ultimately had thousands of people at the activities occurring in the District. As many school’s parking lot across from the university’s as 100,000 people participate in homecoming bookstore. activities that include a football game with a Inga Willis told the AFRO she was going battle between Howard’s band and the visiting Courtesy Photo to enjoy homecoming, parade or not. “I am band, Yardfest, and a concert event that takes happy to come to homecoming,” Willis said. Howard University homecoming is one of the District’s most popular events. place on the The Yard the Friday before the “I think the homecoming committee and the Saturday football game that features welladministration did what was feasible. There place on Oct. 20 and was sold-out. “I am glad to see the step known artists and bands. should always be a flexible schedule in regards to those things. show back on campus,” Williams said. The step show features This year, rapper-entertainer Common, vocalist Faith Evans Not having the parade didn’t stop me from having a good Greek fraternities and sororities stepping in cadence with dance and the band Ayyy-tone entertained thousands of people at the time.” routines. International Yardfest. The Yardfest also had vendors in white William Anderson, a junior at Howard, looked at Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick said that tents selling food, university and Greek-letter paraphernalia, homecoming differently. “It is great to see people come “homecoming is a unique experience.” and organizations such as the Peace Corps and the D.C. Army together and have a good time,” Anderson told the AFRO. “It not only provides an opportunity for Howard University National Guard. “In terms of the parade, I have always learned that there will students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends to engage with one “Yardfest speaks to the fellowship, community and Howard. always be glitches. The main purpose of homecoming is for another but it also reminds us why the Howard University Issues with the crowd caused us to cancel it in other years, but people in the Howard family to come together and have a good experience is essential to the genetic makeup of the Diaspora the alumni reached out and expressed how much of a signature time.” and the world,” Frederick said. the event is to Howard,” Montgomery said. Katherine Powell, a spokesperson for the homecoming The step show, featuring Greek-letter organizations, took Alexa Lisitza contributed to this article.
D.C. Mayor Continued from B1
The city’s Comprehensive Plan was written into legislation in 2006 and first amended in 2011. Due to rapid population growth, the plan is being updated to reflect the changing conditions and community priorities that 70,000 new residents have brought to the city. According to the office, an inclusive city means “individuals and families are not confined to particular economic and geographic boundaries but are able to make important choices – choices about where they live, how and where they earn a living, how they get around the city, and where their children go to school,” adding that “every resident can makes these choices – regardless of whether they have lived here for generations or moved here last week, and regardless of
their race, income, or age.” Shaw said the mayor’s Home Purchase Assistance Program will assist Black residents with down payment costs as an immediate response to gentrifying neighborhoods, but noted that policies will have to be assessed for long-term strategies that make living in D.C. more affordable for Blacks. Community members were dissatisfied with the shallow response from Shaw on how the plan for inclusion would keep longtime District residents from being pushed out of the city due to rising costs of living. Some were also skeptical that the plan would meet the measure it set for inclusion. “We first have to acknowledge that the Comprehensive Plan that currently exists is for
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the displacement that is occurring,” said Aiyi’nah Ford, executive director of The Future Foundation, an organization that assists young professionals with their careers. “The way it is now it helps millennials without children.”
said. The new Comprehensive Plan includes a “resilience” strategy, which OP is tentatively defining as “the capacity of individuals, neighborhoods, institutions, businesses, and systems to thrive in an inclusive manner
“D.C. is turning into a European foreign country.” – Mike Grier Ford, whose family has lived in D.C. for at least three generations, said the meeting was held merely for “pomp and circumstance” rather than to truly addressing the needs of its longtime residents, who historically are Black. “This is Muriel Bowser’s land and we’re just living in it,” she
amidst challenging conditions and to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse events.” The strategy also addressed climate change by providing policies to prepare for natural and human-made disasters. “Flooding is a major issue
in the city, as well as extreme heat,” said Tanya Stern, OP deputy director of Planning, Engagement and Design. “It’s really a critical life safety issue. In Wards 7 and 8, there is a higher level of vulnerability to climate due to age and health.” The amended plan is being guided by fives themes: manage growth and change, creating successful neighborhoods, increasing access to education and employment, connecting the whole city, and building green and healthy communities.
The next citywide community meeting is scheduled for Nov. 14. OP is soliciting community input for possible changes to the Comprehensive Plan, developing evaluation criteria for the plan, and to share as feedback with partner agencies. “Equity and equality is what DC needs to focus on,” said Mike Grier, a community member at the Oct. 22 meeting at Thurgood Marshall Public Charter School in Southeast. “D.C. is turning into a European foreign country.”
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they may not be around to live with the decisions they make, but our kids will.” The discussion was organized as a response to – Yolanda Early the modern Civil Rights Movement and the need for unity and participation during what has been labeled by CNN as the ‘worst election season in history.” For Yolanda Early, who attended the town hall, the idea of voting as a bloc or even unifying along core issues impacting the Black community seems logical – but only to those already civically minded. “There are a lot of great comments and positions being raised today, but these are things the average American should be taught in a Civics 101 or U.S. Government course,” Early told the AFRO. “The fact is that we are voting for people rather than policies these days, we want to ‘like’ our candidates, instead of holding them to the fire and making sure they are accountable to their constituents.”
“The fact is that we are voting for people rather than policies these days…”
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National Capital Baptist Convention Elects New President By Bruce Branch Special to the AFRO
“I stand on the shoulders of the great pastors that have come before me,” said the Rev. Charles W. McNeill Jr. to a sellout crowd at the 54th Annual National Capital Baptist Convention D.C. and Vicinity. McNeill was installed at the organization’s new president during the event, which ran from Oct. 19 – 21. He continued, “I just want
church and the community to come together for the betterment of mankind.” In addition to McNeill, the following officers were also installed: Dr. Stephen E. Tucker, Vice President at Large; Rev. Dr. Willie Lawson, First Vice President; Damion Briggs, Second Vice President; Rev. L.K. Floyd, Third Vice President; Charles Dockett, General Secretary. McNeill is a senior pastor at Unity Baptist Church in Northeast D.C. He has
“I stand here on the shoulders of the great pastors that have come before me.” – Charles McNeill to continue the path that has been set for us by Rev. Barksdale. We want to be a blessing to God’s people beyond the four walls of the church. It is time for the
also been active in local political circles and has served as the conventions first vice president at large. He was voted in to replace the outgoing President Eric
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Rev. Charles W. McNeill Jr. is the new president of the National Capital Baptist Convention. Barksdale. Barksdale served the convention for the last four years. McNeill said his major goals over the next four years will be to increase the presence of member churches in community issues and to strengthen corporate partnerships to increase jobs for the community. “The sustainability of our Convention will continue on because of the collaborative efforts and willingness of
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1801 E Street SE. For more information, visit eventbrite.com. Music Policy Forum hosts Building the Music Capital Conference On Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Music Policy Forum, Listen Local First and Georgetown University will be hosting their Building the Music Capital conference at The Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Intercultural Center, 37th and O Street NW. The conference will include a discussion with music performers, educators, cultural advocates, entrepreneurs and policymakers that will “share their perspectives on how the D.C. music scene stacks up; and what steps can be taken to develop and enact strategies, policies and businesses that will enhance and support the capital’s critical musicinfrastructure.” The event is free to the public, and those who RSVP will receive a free lunch. For more information, please visit eventbrite.com. National Hand Dance Association hosts 2nd Youth & Young Adult Hand Dance Symposium
The National Hand Dance Association (NHDA) will be hosting its 2nd Youth & Young Adult Hand Dance Symposium on Oct. 29 from 9 a.m.to 6 p.m. at The R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, 2730 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE. The symposium will give voice and dance lessons to young adults interested in hand dancing. For more information about the event, call the NHDA at 866-583-0780 or email info@ nationalhanddanceassociation.org.
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pastors, past presidents, and member churches to develop and foster partnerships across business and political arenas. These partnerships will broaden and enhance our convention and those they serve.” During the ceremony, attendees were inspired by a rousing sermon by Maryland State Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-Fort Washington). Muse spoke on the topic “The war between the Church and the World,” imploring pastors to
get out of their pulpits and educate their congregations. He brought the crowd to its feet several times as he used examples of how injustice in the state house impacted worship. “The laws they pass impact the people that sit in your pews, so I don’t want anyone to talk to me about the separation of church and state.” Muse reminded the audience that it was important for Blacks to educate youth about their heritage. “We have
to let our young people know where they come from,” he said. Other local officials to address the convention included U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md. 8th), candidate for the senate, and his opponent Maryland Delegate Kathy Szeliga (R), Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frost, Maryland Del. Darryl Barnes, Glenn Ivy, and April T. Ademiluyi, candidate for Circuit Court judge.
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Continued from B1 Elizabeths East campus. “I helped started it and I want to see that it is completed.” Cuthbert said that St. Elizabeths can serve as an entertainment hub and Lindsay doesn’t argue with that. “I have lived here my entire life and there are new things coming to the ward down the pike,” he told the AFRO. “We need economic development in this ward and people should not have to go across the [Anacostia] River or to Maryland and Virginia for amenities. This is why I am the best person to represent this district.” Jonathan Steele, also running in Ward 8, said that Cuthbert and Lindsay are out of touch and that he would be the best commissioner for 8C07. “The residents are concerned about crime and violence in the community,” Steele said. “I think I can do more than the present commissioner on those issues and do more.” Anthony Lorenzo Green moved back to Ward 7 after residing in Ward 8 for several years and serving as commission 8B chair. Green is a candidate for the Deanwood-based district 7C04 and wants to continue his service as a commissioner. “I have been a part of the conversation on this city’s direction for four years and I would like to continue that,” he told the AFRO. “There are changes coming in our community and our voices need to be heard.” However, Alex Bess, a 10-year resident of 7C04, has plans for his neighborhood too. “I want to impact the lives of the people who live here,” Bess told the AFRO. “I want to create a better neighborhood and more private enterprise here in the community.” Dontrell Smith, who lives in Marshall Heights, wants to be the commissioner for 7E06 and pledges to be proactive if elected. “I want to be an active commissioner,” Smith told the AFRO. “I had never met my commissioner until I decided to get into the race. We need someone who will put the work in and step up and be a leader.” LaKeisha Lloyd-Lee is the present commissioner for 7E06 and pledges to work for her troubled constituents if re-elected. “I am running for my kids and the elderly,” she said to the AFRO. “I don’t care about bike lanes or an express train on Benning Road. There is too much crime in the community and I want to do something about that.” Adrian Polite said that he will be more community-focused if elected to represent 7E06. “Change is coming to Marshall Heights,” Polite told the AFRO. “The average cost of a home here is now $400,000 and there is talk of bike lanes on Benning Road. I think commission 7E isn’t doing the best it can for the residents because they aren’t putting there money into the community.”
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Howard University held its annual 149th Homecoming from Oct. 18-22. Homecoming festivities included a 5K run, pep rally, fashion show, step show, tailgate and Yardfest. A “Coalition For Blind Justice Town Hall/ Panel Discussion” hosted by the AFRO was also held on Oct. 20 in collaboration with the school’s homecoming and the paper’s 125th anniversary celebration. Howard alumni also held an event in honor of the school’s homecoming at the Omni Shorham Hotel in Northwest D.C. on Oct. 22.
A Howard football player practices throwing the ball before the game
Howard students at the Yardfest
HU dancers and a local motorcade ride around the field before the game
Drum Major for the Howard University Band
HU Homecoming Court
Howard alumni reception
Gerrad Rich
Howard University Alum
HU Homecoming Fashion Show
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The Morehouse College D.C. Alumni Association held its second annual Male Empowerment Summit at CW Harris Elementary School in Southeast D.C. on Sept. 17. The summit enabled alum to speak with young men about business, entertainment, college readiness, careers with law enforcement and more. The summit was part of the elementary school’s Young M.E.N. Matter initiative. Morehouse College Alum – Ebbon A. Allen
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Mr. Dragster talks business and entertainment with the students
Will Frazier sharing Morehouse Experience with boys at CW Harris Elementary School
Morehouse Alum with the boys they were talking to during the summit
Curtis Valentine moderates panel discussion
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Howard University held a renaming celebration formedia mogul Cathy Hughes, chair and founder of Radio One. The event took place at the university’s Armour J. Blackburn Center on Oct. 23. The university is renaming its school of communications to the Cathy Hughes School of Communications. Hughes is a former staff member at Howard. The Baltimore office for Radio One also held a ceremony in recognition of the naming.
Cathy Hughes
Wayne A.I. Frederick, Howard University president and Anthony Anderson, actor and comedian
Debbie Allen, entertainer and Howard University alum and Don Baker, celebrity photographer
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
Mr. Howard University Jalen Saunders and Miss Howard University Victoria Gray
Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of National Action Network (NAN)and Dick Gregory, activist
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)
Alfred Liggins III, CEO, Radio One, Cathy Hughes son
Donald Lawrence, award-winning Gospel Artist
Richard Smallwood, Grammy awardwinning Gospel artist
Joe, singer
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) and Cathy Hughes
Charlie, Cathy Hughes’ grandson
Howard University Gospel Choir Marcela, Terry and Kateri Jones
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‘Awkward Black Girl,’ Issa Rae, Heads New HBO Series
“I fell in love with ‘Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl’ from the first show… it was as if someone had peered into my life and taken very detailed notes,” Howard It has taken several years – five in fact University communications student Ashley – for Hollywood to catch up with the tastes Homer told the AFRO. “It is important and trends among Blacks that made actress that what we see of ourselves as Black girls and web star Issa Rae and her series “The and women truly reflects all of the different Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” personalities we have. I have seen plenty of household names. Often referred to as “the Black women on television, but this was the Black Tina Fey,” Rae made a name for herself first one that mirrored my experiences.” by introducing the everyday Black girl – For Homer and her friend Taylor Dolphin, minus the stereotypes, drama, and sundry who chatted with the AFRO during Howard displays of aggression – to the rest of the University’s homecoming festivities, showing world. Black women as human and as feminine Having racked up millions of views with offers a much-needed rest to the strong, Black the web series, Rae penned a book in 2015, woman persona. and her HBO series seems like a logical next “The fact that Issa Rae created these step, for the Senegalese-American writer and characters who are not trying to be anything actress -- born Jo-Issa Rae Diop (pronounced more than they are, who love science fiction Jope, like ‘hope’). and wearing Chuck Taylor All-Stars, is With “Insecure,” Rae, and co-creator comforting because it places the insecurities Larry Wilmore, reintroduce the middle-ofand anxieties of Black women into view,” the-road Black girl to audiences as the lone Dolphin told the AFRO. “Too many of (Courtesy photo) Black person working for a Los Angeles nonus suffer from not feeling like we have profit, serving inner city youth. The character Issa Rae shares a different perspective on being a Black woman in America in her new permission to be uniquely different.” HBO series: “Insecure.” Issa Dee, continues to give voice, according “I’m very socially anxious. I’m always to Rae, to the experience millions of Black wondering how people perceive me, women endure. Above all else, “Insecure” forces the dial away from stereotype. wondering if they can tell I’m uncomfortable. Just the idea of failure, for sure, makes me “On reality TV, we are always depicted as plotting against each other, as fighting, as not insecure -- that I don’t have a place and I’m not doing this right, but the pressure is in my own being there for each other. That’s just not my experience with the Black women I know. It head,” Rae told CNN. “I know my league and I know my lane. I’m not going to be out here wasn’t hard to be able to draw from real-life friendships to put in our show,” Rae told CNN. “I trying to be the baddest reality girl. I’m not the model. I’m not going to be on the 100 most love that people can relate and can see themselves in the work. That makes me so happy, but beautiful people of the world list. Those aren’t my aspirations. I just want to tell good stories I’m very much aware that I am not telling every Black woman’s story.” and work behind the scenes to make a change.” And relatable, Rae is. By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com
Britt Waters’ Move to CBS 94.7 Shows Diversity in District By Kristi Love Special to the AFRO Brittany Waters, better known as Britt, recently started a new role on CBS’ D.C. radio station, 94.7 FM. Waters began the position on Oct. 5. She will be on the air Monday-Friday from 7 p.m. to midnight. Waters started her radio career with the “Russ Parr Morning Show,” a D.C. hip-hop institution, as an intern. “Everything I know, I learned from him (Russ Parr),” she told the AFRO. “It was time to move and brand myself.” Waters is a native of South Jersey. She attended the University of Maryland, College Park in 2009 and made D.C. her home after graduating in 2013 with a degree in Broadcasting Journalism. Waters said she is ready for the challenge of changing (Twitter) from Hip Hop to Pop music. Britt Waters is the new voice on CBS radio station “I still listen to Russ Parr in the morning. I wanted to 94.7FM. expose myself to a new audience,” she said. Waters said she recognizes the radio station comes with a different audience, but said she knows how to gain their attention by allowing her listeners to get to know her to create an intimate relationship. “Something I learned from Russ Parr is having an intimate relationship with your audience,” Waters said. “Doesn’t matter if it was a rapper on the show or not, they fall in love with you first.” The subject matter of Waters on air conversations will range from the Black Lives Matter movement to music to politics to the Kardashians and more. Waters’ on air style will be, “Be yourself and follow your dreams,” she said.
D.C. Marks Radics’ 1st Stop in ‘Watershed’ Tour
Chicago DJ Herb Kent Dies after 7-Decade Career in Radio
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Chicago DJ Herb Kent, who died at the age of 88, was known as “The Cool Gent.” By the Associated Press One of Chicago’s earliest African-American disc jockeys, Herb Kent, has died at age 88 after a sevendecade career. The radio station where Kent worked, iHeartMedia’s V103 FM Chicago, said on Oct. 23 that Kent died Saturday evening. The company didn’t provide details in an online statement but said he hosted his final broadcast on Saturday morning. Kent was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995. He was known as “The Cool Gent.” The Radio Hall of Fame says that Kent started in radio in the late 1940s, working at stations in the Chicago area. He also was active in the civil rights movement. Kent’s online radio station biography says he helped launch careers of acts such as The Temptations and Smokey Robinson. V103 said services are pending and Kent’s family had no comment.
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“Soul/Pop and Reggae artist Jack Radics launched his much anticipated new album, “The Watershed” with a special performance in Washington D.C. at the Touché Supper Club, located at 1123 H Street, NE on Oct. 23. The D.C. performance was the first stop for Radics --backed by his band Love and Laughter-- on his “Watershed Tour” that will go to various cities nationwide throughout the fall.
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Coppin State’s New AD Lays Out Vision for Program By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO Derek Carter has returned to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in attack mode. The new athletic director at Coppin State is ready to kickoff his era with facilities “that are second to none” and no barriers, such as compliance issues, to overcome “There are a lot of things already in place so I can immediately start attacking long range goals,” said Carter, who was named to the position in late July and started on Sept. 1. “Our focus is on fundraising to increase our scholarship funding.” Carter replaced interim AD Alecia Shields-Gadson. Carter, 54, previously held the same position at Bowie and Delaware State and understands the challenges facing an urban HBCU commuter institution’s athletic program in Maryland. Coppin and the other schools under the state’s university system must be creative in meeting the financial challenges to run their programs. Funding for athletics is not appropriated through endowments so Carter’s first challenge is to find new revenue streams and develop corporate partnerships. “The challenge is to develop external funding resources to sustain the athletic department,” said Carter. “We’ve got to increase season ticket sales, corporate partnerships, and even explore the possibility of naming rights”. Coppin is one of the few mid major HBCU programs that has the luxury of selling the naming rights (Courtesy photo)
Coppin State’s new athletics director, Derek Carter, says their program is “a hidden gem” and he hopes to increase its revenues while growing its stature in Baltimore. to a state of the art arena. The 4,100 seat Physical Education Complex is the home of their signature programs which are men’s and women’s basketball. It is one of the NCAA’s premiere basketball venues on any level in the country. The multi-purpose building has already hosted high school basketball championship games, Greek step shows, and concerts which have increased its exposure and visibility. Naming rights for buildings such as M&T Bank Stadium – home of the Baltimore Ravens – are an annual revenue stream that help with maintenance and creates brand association between the athletic organization and company. Coppin’s arena is in position to capitalize on its purpose and the national television exposure associated with playing in the MEAC. The chance to market the entire program through the building is a carrot that made this opportunity attractive to Carter. “We can do some special things with our athletic complex,” Carter said. “The facility is something that we have to capitalize on to create new revenue for our program.” Coppin State’s athletic programs have been traditionally subsidized by the men’s basketball program. Their annual nationwide barnstorming of major college programs during the holiday season for guaranteed big money games has been the equivalent of football teams earning million dollar paydays for embarrassing blowout losses. Those guarantee games will never be off the schedule but Carter hopes that by finding new revenue streams it will lessen the burden on men’s basketball as the prime resource for the athletic program. The athletic complex is just one phase of the renaissance at Coppin State. Their visibility has brought the program more attention in the fertile basketball recruiting territory that is Baltimore. Its campus has become a prime recruiting tool that gives them a chance to compete for elite talent. The Coppin State Eagles signed three players from Charm City for their next recruiting class. Local talent means there are potential larger crowds at home games, which also contributes to the bottom line of the department. “It’s important for us to be visible in Baltimore,” Carter said. “If we can get students to visit our campus we feel we can sign them.” Carter’s long range plan also calls for improvements in baseball and softball facilities to level the playing field for those programs in the conference. He sees the program as “a hidden gem” which can bring a different shine to the west side campus.
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By James Bentley AFRO Associate Editor jbentley@afro.com On Oct. 20, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby introduced a set of policy reform proposals for investigating and prosecuting police misconduct. While Baltimore City Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said the department would study the proposals before making a decision, the Fraternal Order of Police swiftly condemned the proposed changes. In response Mosby issued a vigorous defense of her proposals in an interview with the AFRO. The proposals, in short, would make it more difficult for defendants to receive a bench trial instead of a jury trial, something some of the Continued on D2
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The Class of 1969 presented a check for $41,000.00 to MSU President Dr. David Wilson and Hon. Kweisi Mfume, chairman of the Morgan Board of Regents. Pictured: Deborah A. Dade, Arkley Johnson, Dr. David Wilson, Hon. Kweisi Mfume and Allenette G. Valentine. For more pictures from Morgan’s Homecoming weekend turn to D4.
Baltimore Activists Cry Out for Criminal Justice Reform Ahead of New Administration By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO
The Open Society Institute of Baltimore on Oct. 22 focused on criminal Justice reform at the second of three half-day summits held in
Participants deliberate at Open Society’s Solutions Summit on Justice Reform.
downtown Baltimore this past week. About 100 attendees, representing a cross section of Baltimore life offered their perspectives on breathing new life into a broken criminal justice system. Exoffenders, parents, teachers, lawyers, volunteer and professional advocates all believed that more room is needed for community voices for justice to work for all in the city. The Open Society is an organization focused on equality, fairness, and justice founded by billionaire George Soros. Tara Huffman, Director of The Open Society Institute’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Program said that we have witnessed a constellation of activism “creating the possibility for substantive change in Baltimore.� The Open Society Institute is serving as one vehicle to Courtesy photo
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capture citizen voice in making the changes needed to move Baltimore forward,� she said. “There are so many opportunities for reform – we’ll have a new mayor, eight new members of the city council and a lot of fresh energy,� she said. “We’ve got this DOJ investigation that’s probably going to result in a consent decree; we have all of this uprising from people in the community demanding change around policing and other things.� Huffman said. The goal of the Solution Summits is for “people in the community to come together and get some consensus around a limited number of recommendations that we can present to the mayor and city council and say this is where we think we as a city should put our energy for the next 12 to 24 months, Huffman said. “If we do these things we think we can get Baltimore City to a place of real progress,� Huffman told the AFRO. Participants were cautiously hopeful, but not thoroughly convinced, that the Open Society Institute could make the case with the incoming Mayor and City Council for the level of substantive change needed to get Baltimore moving forward. Continued on D2
Elderly Woman Minister and Adult Son Murdered in W. Baltimore By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO
Baltimore City Police are investigating a double Welcome to the AFRO’s weekly sports wrap-up. homicide that left an adult man and elderly The Matchup Wrap-up: woman dead in their The Poly Engineers took down the Digital Harbor home on Oct. 24. Rams at home, in an inCourtesy photo Police and the fire league victory Oct. 20. The Patricia Ann Mosely (left) and department responded Engineers outscored the her son Samuel Jones were shot to the home, in the 2200 Rams 28-12 and now hold and killed in their home on Oct. block of Poplar Grove a 5-3 record. The test to 24. due to smoke alarms hold and improve that will going off and found a with it, and it’s very sad to come Oct. 28 when Poly woman with gunshot wounds know she was taken away in hosts the Mergenthaler to her head and face and a the midst of whatever else Vo-Tech Mustangs for a male who was pronounced Continued on D2 Baltimore City I matchup. dead at the scene. The Mustangs currently The victims have been hold one of the strongest identified as mother and son; records in the Baltimore 69-year old Patricia Mosely City I region at 6-2 and look and her son, 42-year old to continue improving after Samuel Jones. Courtesy Photo their recent win over the Patricia Ann Mosely Tyrese Kwanna, Patterson Clippers 37-0. As was a minister who often #7, of the Digital for the Rams, currently 3-5, held prayer meetings in her Harbor Rams, with next for them is an in-league home said family members 684 yards and 7 matchup against the Dunbar speaking to the media. touchdowns so far Poets who will enter the “Whatever happened here this season, is the game 5-3 after defeating the today, she had nothing to do Player of the Week. Continued on D2
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unequivocally denounced Donald Trump and his candidacy Sean Yoes for president Senior AFRO months ago. Contributor He refused to go to the GOP convention in Cleveland and said he will not vote for Trump. “I guess when I get behind the curtain I’ll have to figure it out,� Hogan told the Washington Post in June. “Maybe write someone in. I’m not sure,� he added. Although Hogan has run into resistance from the Trump brigades in Maryland, he has remained very popular in the state with an approval rating of 71 percent among registered voters in September. Hogan has taken what seems like a principled stand
“Maybe write someone in. I’m not sure.� – Larry Hogan against Trump and what many think he embodies; racism, misogyny, xenophobia, intolerance. Yet, the governor presides over a state the U.S. Department of Justice says has engaged in patterns and practices of discrimination (for decades) from Baltimore City to Pocomoke City. “...Baltimore City Police Department (BPD) engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution as well as federal anti-discrimination laws. BPD makes stops, searches and arrests without the required justification; uses enforcement strategies that unlawfully subject African Americans to disproportionate rates of stops, searches and arrests; uses excessive force; and retaliates against individuals for their constitutionallyprotected expression...and has exacerbated community distrust of the police, particularly in the AfricanAmerican community,� states part of the press release announcing the devastating, now infamous 163 page DOJ investigation into the Baltimore Police Department in August. However, last week the DOJ had to make yet another announcement about another law enforcement agency in Maryland. “The United States’ complaint in intervention alleges that the Worcester County Sheriff and the state of Maryland Continued on D2
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Continued from D1 officers in the Freddie Gray case did effectively. In addition, members of Mosby’s office would be given police powers, the number of civilians on the police hearing boards be increased and the police department’s Special Investigative Response Team, which responds to use of force of incidents, would be replaced by a new group made up of a Civilian Review Board investigator, a Maryland State Police Investigator a SAO Investigator as well a BCPD Investigator. “What I think we’ve done for far too long is maintain the status quo and what we’ve been able to do following the Freddie Gray case, where we applied justice fairly and equally to everybody and we had accountability, that accountability lead to exposure. We then saw how deeply engrained the discriminatory policing practices in Baltimore City were and now after that exposure it’s time to talk about reform,” Mosby told the AFRO. “So I know a lot of people are criticizing these proposals and have so much to say but it’s really an attempt to have a dialogue. These are suggestions and proposals that people are doing across the country and some of them are creative to create a second layer of transparency, so that we can rebuild the trust among communities and law enforcement. But at the end of the day the goal was to have this dialogue and to start talking about it, rather than everybody being up in arms about it. What are we doing about it? This is an attempt to do something about it.” When asked about the criticism against changing the process for bench trials in Maryland, Mosby said, “We’re already doing this federally. The fact of the matter is that people keep asking ‘how are you taking away defendant’s rights to a bench trial?’
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Marilyn Mosby with students from Coppin State University after outlining her police reform proposals. The question should be ‘why are we taking the community’s right to be a part of the criminal justice system.” When pressed on why the average citizen would be in favor of this change Mosby asserted, that as an official elected by the community, “…the state has a right as well, to go and put cases before the community. The community has the right to be a part of the criminal justice system and so if you want to waive your constitutional right then we should have a say just like they do federally.” Mosby will need a lot of support both locally and in Annapolis to get any real movement on her proposed reforms. When asked about how she plans to get her progressive proposals enacted, Mosby said, “First and foremost we have to build a coalition. The community has to understand why that’s
so important and it’s not just for police misconduct cases, it’s for all cases.” With the election fast approaching and a new administration set to take over City Hall in a little over a month, will Mosby be pushing the agenda now or waiting for the new administration. She said, “I think from a community perspective I intend to push now and in the future but I can’t do this alone. I think that this has to be a priority for the community.” Baltimore City Police Commissioner Kevin Davis issued a statement in response to the proposed reforms that his department “will consider all recommendations that serve to improve our processes and enhance our reputation in the community.” Fraternal Order of Police President Gene Ryan, in a statement, said, “Mrs. Mosby takes the position that a criminal defendant, police or citizen, should not have the right to request a bench trial to determine their guilt or innocence, when criminal charges are placed against them. Mrs. Mosby points to the inability to convict any officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. Every judge in the State of Maryland, and particularly those Judges assigned to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, should be offended at this position because what Mrs. Mosby is saying is that she does not believe that Judges who hear cases, non-jury, would do so in a fair and impartial manner nor can they render a verdict solely based on evidence presented. What Mrs. Mosby is doing is questioning the integrity of every Judge in the State of Maryland particularly those Judges in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.”
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subjected former Pocomoke City Police Officer Franklin Savage to a racially-hostile work environment while he was assigned to a joint task force operated by the sheriff’s office. Specifically, Officer Savage was repeatedly subjected to racial epithets as well as other raciallycharged acts of harassment, humiliation and intimidation by his coworkers and supervisors…(his) complaints about racial harassment allegedly resulted in a series of retaliatory actions against him by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and Pocomoke City,” according to the DOJ statement from Oct. 19. Further, the DOJ says two other officers, Lt. Lynell Green and former Pocomoke City Police Chief Kelvin Sewell were also retaliated against for supporting Savage, and Chief Sewell was eventually fired. The case of former Chief Sewell garnered national headlines when he was unceremoniously and quite possibly unlawfully fired in June of 2015, after Pocomoke City made him the first Black police chief in the town’s history in 2010. My colleagues (and friends) and regular contributors to
AFRO First Edition, Taya Graham and Stephen Janis of The Real News Network, have reported on Sewell’s plight consistently since his firing. And in the process they have revealed what many believe to be an informal, but very tangible 21st century Jim Crow style caste system in the sleepy town of a little more than 4,000 people split almost evenly between Black and White. “(Sewell) implemented a form of community policing, which was incredibly popular,” Janis said recently. “Crime was reduced and he was mysteriously fired,” he added. I believe Sewell, a former homicide detective with the Baltimore Police Department was ultimately fired for treating Pocomoke’s Black residents with a level of respect, that was probably unnerving to many of the town’s White residents who were accustomed to operating at the top of a social order, which relegated Blacks to second class status for generations. According to the ACLU of Maryland, Worcester County is the same jurisdiction where Maryland State Trooper John
Maiello contacted Teleta Dashiell in November 2009, a young Black woman he sought as a possible witness in a criminal case he was investigating. Maiello reached out to her by phone but he didn’t get an answer so he left a message. After he thought he had hung up he didn’t realize he was recorded on Dashiell’s messaging service referring to her as a, “god danged nigger,” in a conversation with a colleague. Throw in the fact (just for grins) the state STILL is not in compliance with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act according to the U.S. Office of Civil Rights, in relationship to its treatment of Maryland’s HBCU’s, and Hogan’s principled stand on “Trumpism,” seems dubious given his relative silence on the stench of racial bias wreaking from his own back yard.
“I’m wondering why we couldn’t have had this forum in a church or community center in West Baltimore,” Haussling said referring to a recent research paper naming Sandtown-Winchester as the Maryland community with the highest percentage of exoffenders. “Accessibility is a
neighborhoods,” Andre said. Gregory Carpenter, an Open Society Institute’s organizer for the day’s event, said that he understands concerns about having more voices from the re-entry community at the table. He vouched for the agenda but acknowledged that concerns for persons involved with the criminal justice system are constantly evolving. “I think we’re talking about the real core issues. But there may be one or two that we have not identified.
Sean Yoes is a senior contributor for the AFRO and host and executive producer of “AFRO First Edition,” which airs Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on WEAA 88.9.
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Renee Hopkins, a mother of three young adult sons came because she wants to see safe streets for her sons and two nephews – all in their 20’s. She was hoping that political leaders, police or someone who represents the justice system would be on hand to hear her concerns. “I think that they’re putting some things in place for us to try and set the record straight”, said Hopkins. “But honestly speaking, the mayor should have been here, some people who are politically tied to these issues that we’re dealing with is what we should see,” she says. Huffman said the Mayor has been invited to the final Solutions Summit, an all-day forum on Dec. 10, the day following the swearing in ceremony for the Mayor and
City Council members who will be elected on Nov. 8. “We’ve reached out to the mayoral candidates and we’ve made it known to the city council candidates.” Huffman said. “Even if they haven’t participated in these half-day summits, we’re hoping the entire city administration will
“But honestly speaking, the mayor should have been here…” – Renee Hopkins participate in the December 10th summit,” she said. Damien Haussling of Baltimore Corps thought The Open Society Institute could think about more innovative ways to connect with a wider scope of the community.
concern,” he said. “The recommendations that we are getting from this forum are only given based on those who are here. What about those who weren’t here? I don’t think this is a representative sample of our
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city,” Haussling said. Andre, a re-entering citizen from West Baltimore, thought the Open Society organizers had good intentions, but is concerned that the forums will get bogged down with “too much talk and not enough walk” to make tangible differences in re-entry reform. “Reform and re-entry needs a lot of help and we need a lot of work and not a lot of talk, we need a lot of action. I’m hopeful, but I feel there needs to be more involvement from our inner
These issues are constantly changing,” Carpenter said. Criminal Justice Reform was the second of three halfday issue forums sponsored by the Open Society Institute to develop an agenda for the Mayor Elect and City Council. The next half-day issue forum will focus on Jobs and is scheduled for Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon at the War Memorial Building in Baltimore. The complete agenda will be presented to the community at a final allday forum on December 10.
Football
Continued from D1 Carver Vo-Teach Bears 45-0. Their game will also be on Oct. 28. Player(s) of the Week: The player of the week title, this time belongs to Tyrese Kwanna of the Digital Harbor Rams. Kwanna is a junior slotback, free safety, and punt returner for the Rams. Kwanna is one of the top scorers in the region with 684 yards spread over 7 touchdowns and 46 points. He is proof that Digital Harbor has strong talent and will definitely continue to improve as the season continues on. To see more from Tyrese, watch as he and the Rams take on Dunbar Oct. 28. The Games to Come: The game to be on the lookout for this week will be the City College Black Knights versus the Douglass Mighty Ducks. Both teams are entering the Baltimore City I face-off fresh off of wins and both seek to continue their winning streak. The Black Knights hold a record of 5-3 while the Mighty Ducks are 6-2. The Black Knights seem to perform a little better with in county matchups as they have only one loss in-region while both of the Mighty Ducks’ losses came from in-region. Be sure to check out this matchup Oct. 28. That’s it for this week’s Baltimore City football wrap-up.
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was going on,” the victim’s nephew Rodney Mosley told reporters. As police search for the killer, family members fear for their safety while still trying to make sense of this tragedy. “It concerns me, because I have other family members,” Mosley said “So were asking anyone in the public who was out there who hear something, knew something, please contact our detectives,” said Lt. Jarron Jackson of Baltimore City Police.
“Ms. Pat was such a nice lady and she will be missed,” said a neighbor on Facebook who spoke to the AFRO but didn’t want to be identified for fear of retribution. There are currently no witnesses or suspects to this crime. A reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of a suspect(s) Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to call 410-396-2100 or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
October 29, 2016 - November 4, 2016, The Afro-American
Support Our Musicians, Support Live Entertainment
Hello my dear
friends, I hope
everything is well with you and your family. I have a little bit of this and a little bit of that for you this week. Everyone who knows me knows how I feel about our musicians in the Baltimore/ Courtesy Photos Washington area. It is so important Alysha “Jeannette” that we support Bynum, a long time member of Millie Battle all of our local musicians by Posse, passed away on Oct. 15 while on a trip in going to the Rehoboth Beach. Viewing event and buying will be Oct. 27, 4 p.m. to tickets to see 8 p.m. at Wylie’s Funeral them perform. Home in Randallstown Many of our local and the funeral will musicians depend be Oct. 28, 10 a.m., at on the gigs they St. Bernadine Catholic get to provide for Church on Edmondson themselves and Avenue. Condolences to their family to her family and the Posse put food on their Family.
Masquerade Party on Oct. table or pay their rent. It doesn’t 29 from 8 p.m. until close matter if you are a jazz, blues, featuring DJ music for dancing, R&B and gospel or soul lover of buffet dinner and a lot of music. Just pick your favorite, fun. Corinthian Restaurant call your friends and go. & Lounge is located 7107 Remember if I mention a group, Windsor Mill Road. DJ “Sugar musician, singer or entertainer Chris” hosts a “Sing-A-Long to in my column, it is worth your the Oldies” every Wednesday buck to get a ticket and support from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. them. Help me to help them Shirley Duncan, Baltimore’s with your support. Queen of Hand dancing and As you see from the pictures the founder of the Charm here in my column, there are a variety of music and live City Dancers, is hosting her entertainment events going on in Sharon Clark and her Holiday Party on Nov. 4 and 5 the Baltimore/Washington area. Quartet, featuring Paul Carr with a meet and greet on Nov. I will see you there. 4 from 8 p.m. to midnight at on sax, will be performing FYI: Jazz Expressways the Kiwanis Wallas Hall, 3300 at Caton Castle on Oct. 29 Foundation, a non-profit from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Caton Norberis Way, Ellicott City, organization, is doing a Md. Castle lounge is located on membership drive for members Caton Avenue and Hilton The party will continue with Street. For ticket information the legendary dancer Norma who love the music and want to help keep music alive. Every go to catoncastle.com. Miller at “The Queen Ball” on three months they give a Jazz Nov. 5 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Breakfast Show with the best of the best at the Turf Valley Grand Ballroom, 2700 Turf musicians, a full breakfast buffet; it is always Valley Road in BYOB, free set-ups and vendors for your Ellicott City, shopping pleasure. They raise funds to support Md. featuring local musicians and to help keep music alive. dinner, cash If interested, call me, Rosa Pryor, at 410-833bar and a lot of 9474 or Avon at 410-532-8536. Their next hand dancing. event is on Dec. 10. For over 25 The Corinthian Lounge is hosting a years, Shirley Duncan & The Charm City Dancers have encouraged and taught many men and woman Jonathan Butler, guitarist to go on and and vocalist, will be become great performing at Blues Alley dancers and Super Club in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 3 through Nov. entrepreneurs. Shirley 6. For ticket information, go looks back at to bluesalleylive.com.
BALTIMORE AREA
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Send your upcoming events to tips@afro.com. For more community events go to afro.com/Baltimore-events FutureCare Sandtown Hosts Halloween Festival in W. Baltimore FutureCare Sandtown will host an extraordinary Halloween festival on Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1000 North Gilmor St. Baltimore, MD 21217. Activities include: pony rides, an inflatable moon bounce, picking and decorating your own pumpkin, face painting, getting a hot lunch and a goody bag filled with candy and cold weather gear. In addition to all the activities mentioned above, the Oriole Bird and Raven’s Poe will also be in attendance to entertain and take pictures.
the Year, and Kofi Kwaw, a father, engineer, educator, and coach. For more information call 443-263-1800 or visit lewismuseum.org.
Concord Baptist Church Holds Open Audition Call for Two Plays Auditions for two stage plays, “The Avenue” and “The Music In My Soul” are
Miss Norman Miller, who is 97 years young, and will be attending her 2016 Holiday Event. This will be the last party for her group and organization. The organization has expanded the growth of dance education, professionalism and business ethics throughout the Baltimore region and other cities. It also implemented and developed a well-structured environment of dance that is not limited to age, style or enjoyment. Shirley Duncan members and dancers: Tina Richardson, Sam Bailey, Dave Bush Dancers, Chester Whitmore, Mickey Davidson P and Amaniyea Payne will be honored at the Holiday Party. For ticket information, call 410-3708489. Have a Happy and Safe Halloween! Well, my dear friends, it is about that time, I am out of space and out of time; it is time for the fat lady to sing. Remember if you need Baltimore legend and Gospel me, call Radio personality Lee me at 410Michaels is working hard to 833-9474 or make his fifth Annual East email me at Coast Gospel Music & Arts rosapryor@ Seminar the best one of them aol.com. all, Oct. 28 – Oct. 30 at the Until the Sheraton BWI Hotel, 1100 next time, Old Elkridge Landing Road, I’m musically Linthicum Heights, Md. For more information, go to yours. eastcoastgospelmusicsummit. com.
on Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. and Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Concord Baptist Church, 5204 Liberty Heights Avenue, Gwynn Oak, Md. 21207. The productions will be a part of our 2017 season. All members are encouraged to contact the administrator of Excellent Productions at 443-621-1668 or ramona2548@gmail.com for more information.
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Angel Helping Angel Organization’s Annual Jazz and R&B Fundraising Drive
Bilal Ali Productions and Angel Helping Angel Organization are hosting their annual Jazz and R&B fundraising drive to feed the homeless at Quality Inn, 1800 Belmont Avenue, Windsor Mill, MD 21207 on Oct. 29. Entertainment guests are Nia Simmons and Craig Alston. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information call 443-540-7797 or visit bilalaliproductions.com.
Maryland Men in New Exhibit “Seeing the Modern African American Male”
Sons: Seeing the Modern African American Male is on view Nov. 2, 2016 – Jan. 15, 2017 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. The exhibit asks visitors to compare their perceptions of black men to reality. Examples of the subjects include Harry William Holt, father, professor, and VP of Bithgroup Technologies; Juan Antonio Nance, father and Baltimore City Teacher of
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The Afro-American, October 29, 2016 - November 4, 2016
Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Sen. Nathaniel McFadden sings the Alma Mater
Andre Draper, Rev. Dr. Frances (Toni) Draper
Mr. and Ms. Morgan State University
Carolyn Cole, Anne S. Davis, co-chairs, MSU Gala
Wayne A. Pulliam, Marsha Gladden, Clinton Coleman, Joyce Brown
President’s Circle of students are Mikhal Wyatt, Paris Adkins-Jackson, Jai Horsey, Lori Ann Christian, Mylik Gregory, Khayla Moore, Vincent Ononogbo, , Naomi Campbell
Stewart Taylor, Dr. Donnie Cook, Dr. David Wilson, president, Pennie Taylor
Dr. Marcia Coakley, Frank Coakley, Del and Danny Henson
The Honorable Peter C. Harvey, Councilman Julian Jones, Maureen Dodson, Herman Dodson
Bertham Hash, Joan Hash, Dolores Stewart, Larry Hash
Alumni, current students, corporate sponsors and many friends gathered on Sept. 21 at Martin’s West in Woodlawn, Md. to attend Morgan State University’s Gala, the black tie event which was part of the festivities for the homecoming weekend. Alumni traveled cross country to join in keeping the tradition of reliving the campus days, renewing old friendships and meeting new alumni. With an abundant assortment of buffet servings and great dancing music provided by the band, the atmosphere was set for a grand evening for all attendees. The event was hosted by Joe Clair, radio host on WPGC 95.5 and a Morgan graduate. Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine
Al Michaels, Daniel Henson, Paulette and Gary Burgess
Deborah Pugh, Jean Ellis, Henri Banks
MSU Class of 1969
Cecil Flamer (Brown Capital Management)
The Morgan State University Class of 1969 Brunch / Endowed Scholarship Fundraiser was held at the MSU Student Union on Oct. 22. This annual event, which began in 2007, has raised over $220,000 since it began the endowment. The Class of 1969 presented a check for $41,000.00 to MSU President Dr. David Wilson and Hon. Kweisi Mfume, chairman of the Morgan Board of Regents. Some of the distinguished members of the class include Army Gen. Larry Ellis (Ret.), Carl W. Turnipseed (Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y.) and Cecil E. Flamer (Brown Capital Management).
Rev. Frances (Toni) Draper and Allenette G. Valentine Michael Cryor and Jesse Bennett (Event Co-Chair)
Keynote speaker Larry Ellis (Gen. Ret.)
Erica F. Cryor (Event Co-Chair)
Carl and Joyce Turnipseed
Deborah A. Dade, Arkley Johnson, Dr. David Wilson, Hon. Kweisi Mfume and Allenette G. Valentine
Photos by Anderson R. Ward