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Muhammad Ali, the three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who died on June 3, is an icon and widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. Ali was known as inspiring, controversial and polarizing throughout his life. He was a fighter inside the ring and out, whether he was fighting against racism, the Vietnam War, religious bigotry or Parkinsons’ disease. The champ always answered the bell. See how the AFRO covered his life and legacy over the years on pages A4 and A5.

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Was Ali the Best Boxer of All Time?

By Stephen D. Riley and Perry Green AFRO Sports Writers

The heart-breaking news of boxer Muhammad Ali’s passing on June 3 sent shockwaves not only through the sports community but also the world. Ali’s defiant spirit was appreciated by many and his overwhelming popularity made him “the champ” to every fan and citizen – even when he wasn’t. Ali, the boxer, was a bad man. Several noteworthy wins and a mesmerizing charisma left permanent impressions in every boxing fan’s life. Although he was constantly referred to as “the greatest,” there is some dispute

over whether that was actually the case. Other boxers had better records and more skill, but Ali’s confidence and coolness made him a living legend. There have been a handful of great boxers but was Ali the greatest? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, of the AFRO Sports Desk, debate this question. Riley: You’ll never find a better packaged professional athlete than Ali. He was controversial, competitive and cool. His accomplishments in the ring are almost secondary to his huge following and fame. As the most iconic boxer through the 1960s and 1970s, Ali emerged as a political icon when

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he was needed the most. Even if you just kept it in the ring and took his social dominance out of it, he was still spectacular. The footwork and quick hands were trademark but the trashtalking was impeccable. He took a few extra losses in the twilight of his career that he probably wouldn’t have suffered in his prime but so what? Ali’s success was two-fold and his range in both areas made him a megastar boxer that we’ll probably never see anything close to again. Green: The social aspect for Ali obviously elevated him past the sports Continued on A3

Tera Poole Becomes First Black Valedictorian at Oldest Dental School By Crystal Nunn Special to the AFRO

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Tera Poole recently made history when she became the first black valedictorian at the University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry in May. Known as the world’s first dentistry school, the university was established as Baltimore College of Dental Surgery is 1840. Poole talked to the AFRO about becoming the first black valedictorian at Continued on A3

More Officers File Suit Against Baltimore’s Top Prosecutor By Juliet Linderman The Associated Press Two more officers charged in the death of a 25-yearold Black man in police custody have filed suit against Baltimore’s top prosecutor.

Officers Edward Nero and Garrett Miller, who were charged with misdemeanors in the death of Freddie Gray, have sued State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and Maj. Sam Cogen of the sheriff’s office

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Where Did the Black Banks Go? By Patrice Gaines Urban News Service America has half as many Black-owned banks as existed 15 years ago. “People assume [Black bankers] don’t know what they are doing,” said Alden McDonald, CEO of New Orleans-based Liberty Bank and Trust. “Put yourself in these shoes: We are located in communities in which all of the large banks have moved out of because it’s not profitable for them to do business there.” The number of Blackowned banks fell 54 percent between 2001 and 2016, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Historically, these banks have stimulated and revitalized their communities while also financing customers whom major banks have shunned. “From 1888 to 1934, African-Americans owned more than 130 banks in the U.S., and the number of Black-owned businesses rose from 4,000 to 50,000,” McDonald said at a January ceremony in which the U.S. Treasury Department named an annex the ”Freedman’s Bank building” after the bank Congress incorporated to help “freed” Blacks transition from slavery. Integration ended that economic boom. Black business districts disappeared as Black consumers spent their dollars elsewhere. Many Black banks, the institutions that extended loans for start-ups and Continued on A3

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Octavia Renee Rogers and her children Jaikare Rahaman, 8, Jeremiah Adams, 5, and Avery Robinson, 2 months old. A Black Arizona woman is suspected of fatally stabbing and mutilating her three sons before attempting suicide, Phoenix police announced. Octavia Renee Rogers is in the hospital in critical condition with self-inflicted stab wounds and her sons Jaikare Rahaman, 8, Jeremiah Adams, 5, and Avery Robinson, 2 months old, are dead, Phoenix Police Sgt. Trent Crump said, according to ABC News. According to a police account, Rogers’ brother returned home late the night of June 1 and conversed with the 29-year-old woman, who reportedly talked about God and said she’d found the answer to life. She then went into the house and barricaded herself in a room. Sometime later, she emerged covered in blood with stab wounds on her neck and abdomen. She also tried to drown herself in the tub, the brother reported and that is when he called police. Officers responded at about 2 a.m. but they didn’t discover the boys until well after the woman had been carried to the hospital since, authorities said. The dead children were found in a stuffed closet; the baby’s body was in a suitcase. Crump said the children appeared to have been stabbed to death and “parts of their bodies were dismembered.” It was “an absolutely horrific scene for the officers and the brother,” Crump added. “Nobody wants to see this happen to a child, nobody.” According to The Associated Press, Rogers’ mother said she believed her daughter was suffering from postpartum depression since she had been a good mother and was not a drug addict. Rogers, however, had been the object of child welfare investigations, including cases in 2011 and 2016 based on allegations of marijuana use. In all cases, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) found no reasons or legal grounds to take the children into emergency care. With the boys’ death, DCS Director Gregory McKay said the department is assisting the police in the investigation and will also do an internal audit to ensure it is not allowing vulnerable children to fall through the cracks. “When a child is murdered, it’s common to ask if something could have been done to prevent such a tragedy,” McKay said in a statement. “At DCS, we ask ourselves those questions because we take the responsibility of protecting children very seriously. But our powers are limited; we cannot predict the future; and people, can at times, do awful things.”

A court officer tackles the father of one of three victims of Ohio serial killer Michael Madison, left, who leaped over a table to attack the defendant in court just minutes after the judge pronounced a death sentence in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on June 2 in Cleveland. The father of a woman killed by a convicted sex offender dove across a courtroom table to attack him Thursday, shortly after a judge sentenced the defendant to death for killing three people and wrapping their bodies in garbage bags. Van Terry, the father of Shirellda Terry, had walked to the front of the courtroom to give a victim-impact statement and turned toward Michael Madison, who gave him a malicious smile. Terry, 46, lunged at Madison and was immediately swarmed by sheriff’s deputies as Madison and his attorneys scrambled to get out of the way. Law enforcement officers dragged Terry out of the courtroom and ushered him out of the courthouse. A spokesman for the Cuyahoga County prosecutor said the situation was being reviewed. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy McDonnell declined to clear the courtroom, and after about a 15-minute delay, the hearing continued. McDonnell accepted a jury’s recommendation that Madison, 38, receive the death penalty. She could have instead chosen to sentence Madison to life in prison without parole. McDonnell said the horrific nature of Madison’s crimes far outweighed evidence presented to spare him, including an abusive and chaotic childhood. The same jury convicted Madison last month of multiple counts of aggravated murder and kidnapping. Madison didn’t make any statements during the June 2 hearing except to answer questions posed by the judge. Defense attorney David Grant declined to comment after the hearing. County Prosecutor Tim McGinty said the death penalty was meant for criminals like Madison, whom he called the “worst of the worst.” Any execution is likely years away because of lengthy appeals. In addition, Ohio currently lacks supplies of lethal drugs, meaning it’s unclear whether the state can even begin a new round of executions, currently scheduled to start in January and stretching into 2019. The bodies of 38-year-old Angela Deskins, 28-year-old Shetisha Sheeley and 18-year-old Shirellda Terry were found in July 2013 near the East Cleveland apartment building where Madison lived. Madison told police he strangled two of the women but couldn’t remember killing the third. Prosecutors say they were killed over a nine-month period, starting with Sheeley in October 2012, Deskins in May 2013 and Terry in July 2013. Madison was classified as a sex offender in 2002 when he was sentenced to four years in prison for attempted rape.

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arena so I’m definitely on board with him being the best boxer outside the ring. But, in the ring, there were a number of talented and special fighters that deserve their credit too. How many great fighters have there been beside Ali? Several: Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Leonard were arguably the greatest of their era. If we’re talking about combinations of social impact and ring performance then what about Mike Tyson, Roy Jones and Floyd Mayweather? Or, even if we go back further, names like a Jack Johnson and Henry Armstrong would have a place in the conversation. At least 10 fighters could have a claim to being “the

best boxer of all time” and all 10 of them would have legitimate reasoning. I personally believe Mayweather is the greatest because of his unmatched defensive boxing skill and accompanying undefeated record. Riley: There have been several fighters that were the best in their era but the reason why many acknowledge Ali as the best of all time is because his greatness spilled over into other boxers’ eras. When Tyson emerged as a dominant force we argued if Tyson was better than Ali. Mayweather’s brash attitude and defensive skill are often compared to Ali. So, even when we talk about other fighters, we’re still talking about Ali. Green, every boxer you named had

their own unique skill set so even if we agreed that skill-wise they were all equal, then we would still have to give the edge to Ali based on outside factors. Robinson, Marciano and Louis are highly regarded as great fighters even today but we haven’t seen a boxer transition into an icon like we did with Ali. What he stood for and the pillar he became for Black people was something we haven’t seen from any fighter. He was so much more than a boxer and that’s why he deserves to be mentioned as the greatest. Green: Again, it depends on the criteria list. Louis’ bouts during the World War were critical to the social and political climate at

that time, and Johnson was the first Black heavyweight champion. There are too many great fighters to name just one as the best fighter of all time. Certainly, fanfare and social impact were big traits of the Black boxers at the time and nobody was a bigger force than Ali. But let’s not give short shrift to the accomplishments of other great fighters because they weren’t the media magnet that Ali was. Ali may have been the greatest showman, the greatest trash talker and maybe even the greatest competitor but you can’t overlook the other great fighters of boxing’s evolution who possess the same skills and even better records than the boxer we know as “The Greatest.” Markets Tax Credits were allocated to 76 entities across America, Black Enterprise reported last July, but “no funds were awarded to the nation’s minority banks.”

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renovations, disappeared as well. Today, Black banks are struggling to overcome the ripple effects of the Great Recession, in which they suffered more than larger banks. And only a few Black banks qualified for the federal bailouts that major financial institutions gleaned. “Even though we are now hearing some good news,” FDIC chairman Martin J. Gruenberg said to Black bankers in 2014, “we know that in many of the communities you serve, the pace of recovery is lagging.” Exactly why these banks have disappeared is complex, but Black bankers say the cost of doing business, the financial instability of their communities and counterproductive federal policies have created overwhelming challenges. While the number of Black-owned banks plunged from 48 to 22 over the last 15 years, Hispanic banks grew from 31 to 39, such Asian

institutions from 69 to 78, and Native American ones from 14 to 18, the FDIC reports. Overall, the number of nonminority banks dropped 37 percent, from 2001 to 2016 — 9,549 to 6,020. “It was very unfortunate that major financial institutions — big banks — received a large portion of the TARP money when institutions like Capitol Bank received none or very little,” said George Andrews, former CEO of Capitol Bank & Trust in Atlanta, which closed in February 2015. “To add insult to injury, big banks received TARP money after they played a large part in creating the downturn in the economy with the unscrupulous lending practices they engaged in.” The Troubled Asset Relief Program, nicknamed TARP, empowered Washington to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions to strengthen that sector. Few Black banks qualified for these funds. A Harvard Kennedy

School study found last year that smaller banks also lost substantial market share after 2010’s Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, designed to prevent the collapse of major financial institutions. Meanwhile, larger banks dramatically increased their market share. Dodd-Frank adds compliance costs to Black bankers’ day-to-day operations, they say. “But I would say it’s

the overall impact of the economy that has hurt Black banks most,” said Michael A. Grant of the National Bankers Association. Black bankers also say some federal policies have created an environment in which Black banks are losing business to larger, more stable institutions. Grant cites the Treasury Department’s New Markets Tax Credits program. It has given tax credits as incentives to invest in underserved

said Poole. It wasn’t until she opened up the graduation program that she realized that she was valedictorian. “When I opened the program and saw that I was number one, it was surreal.” Poole has been featured on numerous websites such as essence.com, and is happy that a doctor is being

negative racial comments on a few web sites. However, Poole had some encouraging words for others who are trying to pursue their goals. “I would tell them what I told myself when I read those comments,” said Poole. “Don’t get discouraged, and don’t let that take away from your focus. You’re always

Poole also acknowledged the support that she received from “The Nine,” a group which included herself and eight other Black female students in her class. “I knew that if there was an issue,” said PooIe, “that I could count on ‘The Nine.’” While Poole is excited about her recent accomplishment she is already preparing for the future. “I’ll be doing a three year Orthodontic Residency at the University of California, San Francisco starting in July,” Poole said, “and also providing resources for students and young professionals.”

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the school. She discussed how strong study habits, and good support systems helped her to become the top student in her graduating class. “I kind of just went into the school knowing that I wanted to give it all that I could, and that I wanted to stay focused on my end goal, which is to be an orthodontist,” Poole said. Along with being dedicated to her studies, Poole was also very involved in various activities while pursuing her education at the University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry. “I made use of all the opportunities that were given to me, in terms of getting involved”, said Poole, “I was class president for all four years, and I was involved in many organizations.” After four years of dentistry school, Poole, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, knew she was one of the top in her class, but had no idea that she was number one until graduation day. “Going into graduation, I thought I was number three, but I was still happy and so proud of it,”

“I kind of just went into the school knowing that I wanted to give it all that I could, and that I wanted to stay focused on my end goal, which is to be an orthodontist.”

–Tera Poole

featured next to “celebrities like Cam Newton,” because “It’s something that you don’t often see.” Poole is grateful for so much positive coverage that she has received for becoming the first black valedictorian at the historic school, but also discussed seeing some

going to have a few doubts and you’re always going to have people second guessing your choices...Or some people who want to say something just to say something, but always be true to what you feel the right decision is for you, and no one else can tell you otherwise.” Poole also discussed how having a strong support system helped her along the way, and cited her father, who is a general dentist, and her fiancé as two of the people who greatly encouraged her. “We were both in the books at times,” said Poole referring to her fiancé, “and you need a break or you’re driving yourself stir crazy and questioning, ‘Is this even worth it?’ We were definitely each other’s rocks for those times.”

neighborhoods since 2000. But larger banks swoop in, make investments, then receive tax credits, Black bankers say. Meanwhile, their own applications get rejected, never mind their service to poor communities. Some $3.5 billion in New

If these tax credits were issued “in a more fair and equitable way, it would cause millions of dollars to flow to these [black] banks,” Grant said. “Meanwhile, my expenses are twice as much because I have to do more counseling to my borrower,” said a frustrated McDonald of Liberty Bank. “I may have to have guard service because I am in a high crime area. My deposits are much smaller. “We have tried speaking to everybody we could, but no policy changes have been made. I don’t want lip service and talk about I’m doing a good job. Help me do a better job and I can help twice as many people.”

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orn Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Ky in 1942, the world would come to know and revere him as Muhammad Ali and call him the Greatest of All Time. Muhammad Ali, the three-time world heavyweight boxing champion is an icon and widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial and polarizing throughout his life. At 18 he won the Light Heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

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At 22, he won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in an upset in 1964. Shortly after that, Clay converted to Islam, changed his “slave” name to Ali, and championed a message of racial pride for Blacks and resistance to White domination during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. He was a fighter inside the ring and out, whether he was fighting against racism, the Vietnam War, religious bigotry or Parkinsons’ disease and the champ always answered the bell.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan: Party Politics “Trumps” Racisim Ryan, the Republican Senator from Wisconsin, blasted Trump this week, saying Trump’s criticism of a judge because of his ethnic background are “the textbook definition of racist comments.” “I regret these comments that he made,” Ryan said. “Saying a person can’t do their job because of their race is sort of the textbook definition of racist comments. ... I think that should be absolutely disavowed.” Ryan also called Trump’s comments “indefensible” -- but in a preposterous pronouncement, he still plans to support Trump for president. So here’s what it’s come to: The Republican leadership admits Trump, their nominee for president, is racist, but nevertheless still pledge their support for him for the White House. Clinton, Ryan said, is not an option to occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This drama is all taking place during a time when GOP Chairman Reince Priebus says he wants more diversity and racial inclusion within the Republican Party. That’s comical. How can we take Priebus and the GOP seriously? The history of this country is clouded with consistent attempts to hide or ignore White racism, particularly when it conflicts with perceived national interests. For that reason we applaud the Republican Speaker of the House who in an extremely rare instant has labeled an action as being what practically every minority individual in this country already knows to be BLATANT racism. However, in making this unusual declaration (particularly as a Republican conservative),

we are nevertheless STRUCK by the simultaneous clarity this Republican party spokesman is providing us with respect to where the importance of addressing racism stands in connection with the Republican party. By continuing to support Trump, Ryan is clearly stating his party’s expectation that minorities should accept the Trump insulting racist dribble with smiles and their votes!

Ryan and the Republican party cannot expect minority support while simultaneously ignoring the threat of Trump’s racism. Republicans cannot, nor should they be allowed to expect, both.

For Ryan to expect American minority citizens to support a Republican candidate that is now recognized, even by him and other Republican conservatives as being a blatant racist, is absurd and clearly justifies that party receiving no minority support or votes. With all the infighting within the GOP, we believe the Republican Party, which has been off the rails ever since Trump appeared, has now precipitously fallen over the cliff as it is heading into the Republican National Convention in July. And Ryan, a GOP leader, has shown us his true colors: Now that the Republican position has been made clear as to where racism stands in their list of democratic ideals, it is more important for all minorities to register to vote and be prepared to finally shut the Republican party down and out in November. We condemn racism--and we emphatically condemn Trump, Ryan, and the racially insensitive actions of the Republican Party.

A Call to Community for Affordable Healthcare The presidential and congressional election campaigns this year are not the only arenas in which President Obama’s healthcare legacy is at stake. Here in Baltimore and across America, our movement to expand access to high-quality, affordable healthcare for every American continues — and we each have an important part to play. Three Years of Progress As the White House reported in April of this year, thanks largely to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”), 20 million Americans have gained health insurance since 2013 — and the number of uninsured African Americans has been cut in half. In Maryland, our progress has been equally gratifying, with more than 1 million Marylanders signing up for health coverage through the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (including those who have enrolled in Medicaid). During these first three years, nearly 162,000 Marylanders (40 percent of those who previously lacked health insurance) have enrolled in private health plans through our State’s insurance Exchange. Challenging the perceptions of some that insurance would not be affordable for their families, nine of every ten Maryland families who enrolled through the Exchange received financial subsidies to lower or waive the costs. These developments mark real, life-affirming progress for millions upon millions of Americans, and especially for those of us who are African Americans. For decades, the national health statistics have confirmed that — where premature death from cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke and other deadly illnesses were concerned — being Black in America continues to be a significant mortality factor. Although lack of access to affordable, high-quality health insurance has not been the only force driving these deadly minority health disparities, it is fair to conclude that lack of insurance has been a major cause of early death and reduced quality of life in our communities. The Outreach Challenge that Remains Assuring that everyone in our families, workplaces, places of worship and social organizations takes advantage of the expanded access to affordable healthcare must become a community-wide responsibility. Even as we commend the progress represented by more than 160,000 Marylanders who now have access to affordable healthcare, we also must acknowledge that this accomplishment is only the beginning of our challenge. The experts also estimate that another 240,000 Marylanders who would be eligible for either Medicaid or subsidized private health insurance have yet to enroll. Many, if not most, of these nearly quarter-million neighbors remain vulnerable to all of the health and accident perils that are an evitable aspect of our lives.

Elijah Cummings

Policing in Our Communities

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “policing in our community?” I admit the term “…our communities” is a nebulous term in that African American communities vary from the most affluent to the absolute least affluent and under-served. Given the diversity of our communities, one issue of importance and concern to all, is the policing of them. Does the policing of your community include a good number or an insufficient number of uniformed police presence? Is it how the police in your community treat you and maybe those less fortunate than you with respect or in ways that are disrespectful? Is it that you feel less safe today in your communities? Is it that you believe those in our communities that become involved in an arrest will be treated with the care due all people; or, that mistreatment by police is to be expected? Well, from my foxhole, I think all of the above thoughts are true. The community weariness of current policing seems to be couched in trust. Last year, during the uprising, I went to Baltimore in an effort to ease the turmoil but also to learn the underlying reason for the outburst (assuming the death of Freddie Gray in police custody was not everything contributing to the unrest). Every Brother and Sister I talked to on the streets said that they did not trust the police to be public servants with their best interest in mind. That reminded me of some of the reasons given to me in Afghanistan when talking to Afghan nationals about why many of them (not all) had a disdain for the U.S. military. It was then that I realized that both of these scenarios are made better given less violence and more efforts aimed at changing hearts and minds, and more transparency; however, this could take place only if the transparency would reveal judicious reasons for actions taken by authorities. Meeting this past week with some retired African American police chiefs from major American cities, it was brought to my attention by all of them that the police are trained on ways to lock people up, not to prevent crime. Given that, it is not surprising there are few funds provided to the police to prevent crime while the vast majority is for locking people up. One of the most important variables in determining promotions has to do with the number of people arrested by a given police officer. Recently African American senior police officers in urban settings have proffered the need for a method

John R. Hawkins III

This is why a renewed outreach effort is underway to provide the empowering information that affordable health insurance is now within reach for many more of our neighbors than some might conclude. The average Baltimore household income is about $41,819 annually. Now, consider these examples of insurance premium help under the Affordable Care Act in Maryland as provided by marylandhealthconnection.gov . I noted that 90 percent of those who have already enrolled in private plans through the State Exchange qualified for substantial federal subsidies to reduce their out-of-pocket costs. An individual in Baltimore with an annual income equal to or less than $47,080 qualifies for a premium subsidy under the Affordable Care Act, as does a family of four with an annual income of $97,000. Although the next enrollment period begins on November 1, people experiencing life changes like losing other health insurance, getting married or having a baby can enroll at any time. It also is crucial that we spread the word that Medicaid in Maryland is no longer restricted to the most desperately poor among us. In Maryland, an individual may be eligible for Medicaid if his or her annual income is equal to or less than $15,394. A family of three with an annual income of $27,821 may also qualify, as may a family of five with an annual income equal to or less than $39,247. Marylanders who are eligible for Medicaid can apply and enroll at any time. In addition to the web site I noted, Maryland’s Health Connection (Toll Free: 855-642-8572) offers convenient telephone and walk-in assistance to Marylanders seeking more information about affordable health insurance. A Call to Community Thanks to President Obama and his allies in the Congress who have worked so diligently to advance and defend our access to healthcare, our fate and the fate of our families, increasingly, are in our own hands. We must grasp this opportunity. Many of our neighbors — people we know —could use some neighborly help. As hard as the outreach people have been working to enroll everyone in affordable healthcare, Maryland remains a place where we turn first to the people whom we know for assistance. This is where a “call to community” can make a difference with every congregation, workplace and social organization taking up the challenge of assuring that everyone receives the affordable healthcare we all need and deserve. Black lives truly do matter, and they must matter, in the first instance, to each of us as well. Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

to quantify the accomplishments of officers preventing crime as a variable in determining proficiency and used in promotion determinations. Policing our communities is no easy task and it is very expensive. In fact, next to public education it usually is the second most expensive proposition for a community if not the most expensive. For example, Chicago allocates $1.1 billion for policing, none of which is earmarked for prevention. Most cities have the similar allocations. Moreover, it is widely accepted by most governmental, community and clergy officials that we cannot arrest our way out violent crime, drug trafficking and use. So, what can we do about this? I suggest first we find out the underlying reasons for why our youth and those who are disenfranchised have a propensity to commit violent acts against each other and all of us for no apparent reason. Is it a willingness to do anything no matter how atrocious to belong to a group or stand out as an individual of recognition, no matter how terrible? Is it because of economic and financial insufficiency and empowerment? Is it because some have not been taught any other way to live? We must find out and then act. Next, we must be willing to police ourselves and those in our communities. I don’t mean we should take the place of law enforcement; however, we must not be afraid to engage the disenfranchised and misguided for their sake and ours. We must come up with new ways of providing hope to those who see no way to live but through violence. That means creating new and better ways to show our concern for those on the edge or for those who have fallen over the edge. Let us not be doomed by winning a battle through repeated arrests but loose the war because arrests do not sustain progress against crime (look at the statistics and do the math). Maj Gen US Army (ret) John R. Hawkins III, JD, MPA is President and CEO of Hawkins Solutions Intl., a government relations and lobby company. His last military assignment as a “two star” was Dir., Human Resources Directorate for the Army world-wide and prior to that Deputy Chief Public Affairs for the Army, world-wide.

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McMillian Continued from A1

With this novel McMillan wanted to “show that you can change lanes at middle age, and that at 50 and 60 it’s not all downhill like a lot of young people think. You don’t just roll over and prepare for your grave,” said McMillan, who is 64. “By the time you’re fifty, sometimes you’re just getting your stride.” Dr. Georgia’s journey is “twofold” said McMillan. “The other component is that the woman ends up finding out someone that she loved, years ago in college, has passed away....So she decides that

she’s going to look up all the men that she’s ever loved.” McMillan is hoping readers will be inspired by Georgia’s journey into her past. “We are all the sum total of who we’ve loved, who’s loved us, who’s broken our hearts, whose hearts we’ve broken, and how we were raised. You can learn something from where you’ve been,” she said. Although there are many lessons to be learned throughout the story, McMillan said that she doesn’t consider her work to be “didactic.” However, she does hope to inspire

readers, and said, “...I do think that writing fiction on a human level should make people feel empowered.” McMillan’s female protagonists are usually Black, successful and confident with “self-love” being a central theme that can often be seen throughout her many books, including her most famous works, “Waiting to Exhale” and “How Stella Got Her Grove Back.” McMillan is concerned with unhealthy relationships, particularly some that she said are often seen on

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McMillan, “My mother and father used to fight, she threw his butt out, she tried to shoot him. So it’s not like I don’t know this stuff, my first book was a reflection of it, but I’m more interested in how we get somewhere else so that more generations are more educated, happier, that we find more joy, that we travel, and we help our children.” Terry McMillan will be at the Central Library, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, Md. 21201 on June 14 at 7:00 p.m.

AFRO CLEAN/GREEN BLOCK CAMPAIGN

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for defamation of character, violation of rights and false imprisonment. Nero was acquitted last month. Miller is scheduled to stand trial in July. Three other officers already have filed similar lawsuits in state and federal court.

some of today’s top ranked television shows. “I don’t want to dog ‘Empire,’ but there is not one healthy relationship on that show, yet people still love it. The real reason people love it, is because they identify with it, and that’s what’s so sad,” said McMillan Despite her feelings towards what seems to be the popularization of unhealthy relationships, McMillan is not afraid to let people know that she herself is no stranger to it. “Look...I grew up poor with no lights and heat being turned off,” said

The suits allege that Mosby intentionally filed false charges against the officers. The only officer who has not filed suit is Caesar Goodson, the wagon driver who is scheduled to stand trial on a second-degree murder charge June 9.

“OUR COMMUNITY – OUR RESPONSIBILITY”

2016

IMPORTANT DATES/Actions: Saturday, June 4 thru Saturday, August 27, 2016 AFRO Clean/Green Block Campaign 2016 Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Clean Corps – Block Captain Training – needed to acquire Clean Corps kit – 6:30-7:00 p.m. – Matthew A. Henson Elementary School – 1600 N. Payson Street – Cafeteria – [entrance closest to Presbury Street] PLEASE BE ON TIME! Thursday, June 30, 2016 Deadline for Community Organizations and Block Captains to register. Saturday, July 30, 2016 Meet n’ Greet – AFRO Clean/Green Block Captains and Community Servant Leaders. 2nd Annual Easterwood Community Cook-Out & Health Fair – 1540 Bentalou Street @ Baker Street – Troy Brailey Easterwood Park. 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. FREE ADMISSION, FUN AND FOOD! Saturday, August 20, 2016 AFRO Clean/Green Block Campaign 2016 – ‘Salute to Block Captains, Organizations & Volunteers’ @ Muslim Community Cultural Center of Baltimore – Community Event – Druid Hill Park – Hours and Events to Be Announced for this Free and Exciting Event – Hours and location coming soon!

Honorary Ambassadors: Councilpersons Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton & William ‘Pete’ Welch Delegates Antonio Hayes & Cory McCray AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is facing several lawsuits over her actions in the Freddie Gray case.

supporting

Mrs. Diane W. Hocker – Director, Community & Public Affairs –Afro American Newspaper – DHOCKER@afro.com Dr. Marvin L. ‘Doc’ Cheatham, Sr. – Coordinator – 410/669-8683 – civilrights@verizon.net – www.mahna.co

businesses

Good neighbors spend money where they live. When local business owners succeed, their prosperity has a positive effect on the surrounding community. Our HopkinsLocal initiative is a multimillion dollar commitment to build, hire, and buy locally. That means Johns Hopkins will increase participation of local and women- and minority-owned firms in our construction projects. We’ll also purchase more goods and services from local vendors, and increase our hiring of city residents, with a focus on neighborhoods in need of job opportunities. Investing in our own backyard is important to us because when Baltimore thrives, we all do. Learn more at hopkinslocal.jhu.edu.

Johns Hopkins University. Investing in our community.

Jeffrey Hargrave, founder of the Baltimore-based construction firm Mahogany Inc., has been a contractor on multiple Johns Hopkins building projects.

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY-AREA

Miss USA

Prince George’s County

Program to Steer Youth Away from Prison

Prince George’s County

Seat Pleasant Mayor Plans Property Tax Cap for Seniors

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com A new Prince George’s County initiative hopes to steer first-time youth offenders charged with drug crimes, from incarceration to education and work programs. The Back on Track pilot program, based on a San Francisco model, moves 18-26-year-olds with a firsttime drug selling offense into education, counseling, and mentorship programs to turn their lives around. “Back on Track is a type of restorative justice where we bring offenders into court, allow them to plead guilty

“I wish there had been a program like this when I was young.” – Charlie ‘Big Easy’ Balston and then immediately connect them with a community college, and with Catholic Charities, where they get workforce development,” Prince George’s County States Attorney Angela Alsobrooks told Fox News following the program’s launch May 31. “It’s a very rigorous program that is 12 to 18 months in duration, and if they are successful in completion, they walk away with no felony conviction, workforce development training,

By Melanie R. Duncan Special to the AFRO In an effort to stave off gentrification, Seat Pleasant, Maryland Mayor Eugene Grant is planning to cap property taxes for senior citizens who own their own homes. Seat

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Miss District of Columbia Deshauna Barber was crowned as Miss USA June 5 at the 2016 Miss USA Pageant in Las Vegas. Barber,26, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve, will represent the U.S. in the Miss Universe Pageant.

Black Sci-Fi Enthusiasts Take to D.C. Awesome Con By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Who said Black people don’t follow the comics? Black futurists came out in droves – replete with costumes – to celebrate the best of “geekdom” as thousands of superheroes, comic books, cosplay, and science fiction fans descended upon the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, June 3-5, in downtown D.C. for the Awesome Con tour. As if taking a page from one of Octavia Butler’s novels, Awesome Con

included discussion panels, costume and trivia contests, gaming tournaments, and other activities, along with new exhibits such as the science and technology area. More than 200 artists, 300 vendor booths, and 50-plus celebrities from sci-fi, fantasy, action and adventure movies, television shows, and video games were on hand for the event. “A lot of Black people love science fiction and comics, but sometimes feel ostracized within the community to dress up or admit that they are at home watching a Doctor Who marathon to their friends,”

“A lot of Black people love science fiction and comics, but sometimes feel ostracized within the community…” – Corey Saunders

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their favorite science fiction or comic book heroes – is almost ritual. “Charlotte and I met because when mutual friends asked us out to party, we both replied an Orphan Black marathon was on and couldn’t make it. We ended up watching it together – three years Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman ago.” Paige Freeman, Siesie Fenner, and Jillie In addition Miller donned costumes of their favorite to being able fictional characters at this year’s Awesome to dress up in Con at the D.C. Convention Center June 3-5. costumes and meet fellow District resident Corey enthusiasts, celebrities from Saunders told the AFRO. He around the globe drop in on and his girlfriend Charlotte Cons to sign autographs, Adams, also a D.C. resident, Continued on B2 said cosplay – dressing as

D.C. Meters Vandalized Following Price Increase By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Several parking meters throughout Southwest D.C. were knocked from their pedestals with the money removed which

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seems to allegedly be a response to the D.C. Department of Transportation’s June 1 fee increase similar to the city’s meters in the 1990s. While some residents voiced disdain over what they perceived as predatory increases in parking and speeding fees, others are concerned that the city is witnessing the beginning of public service-related acts of destruction – reminiscent of those in the 1990s that cost the city roughly $500,000 a month in lost revenue. The June 1 change in metered parking fees across the city brought the cost to $2.30 an hour – up $.30 from $2 in high demand zones such as Adams Morgan, the National Mall, Georgetown Historic District, the U Street NW Corridor, and the Downtown Central Business District. The parking meters in areas with less demand were also increased from $.75 to $2.30. Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman The increase comes as Following the more drivers take to the road announcement that D.C. in lieu of Metrorail closures and single-tracking, raising the parking meters would increase to $2.30 per ire of residents like Vincent hour, several machines Wright, who said with mainly were found broken or one and two-hour parking limits, the meter system is too vandalized. restrictive. “The number of spaces has decreased due to new vendor and corporate licensing, so when you want to visit downtown Continued on B2

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Eugene Grant has served as mayor of Seat Pleasant, Maryland since 2004. Pleasant has about 4,500 residents and about 13 percent are people that are 65 years old and older, according to the mayor. The mostly Black community is known as a “bedroom community,” because it borders the District of Columbia. “We’re always cautious we’re not going to be gentrified,” Grant told the AFRO. “We refuse to sit back and let that occur. If we don’t protect African Americans, which I will do, they will lose.” According to news reports, the nation’s capital is currently undergoing segments of gentrification with lower income, mostly minority

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Prince George’s County

Langley Park Fire Determined to be Arson, Police Say By AFRO Staff Prince George’s County police say a fire that broke out inside of a first-floor apartment in Langley Park was an act of arson. Police say at about 11 p.m. on June 3 firefighters were alerted to a fire on the 8100 block of 15th Avenue at the same time police officers were sent to the exact location for a report of a disturbance. Authorities say firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze and no injuries were reported. A suspect has been identified and held for questioning. The incident is currently undergoing a joint investigation by the county’s police and Fire and Emergency Medical Services departments. As of June 8, the police had no further updates to report on the investigation. The AFRO could not contact the fire department before publication. The blaze displaced four adults and six children.

Homicide Count 2016 Total

Past Seven Days

Data as of June 8

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Awesome Con

Seat Pleasant Mayor

Continued from B1

pose for pictures with fans, and encourage them to write the next great futuristic tale. Awesome Con, for instance, brought out Arrow and Torchwood actor John Barrowman, as well as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actor B.J. Britt, Doctor Who’s Jenna Coleman and Peter Capaldi, Cosplay’s BlackKrystal, and Futurama’s Samurai Jack, voiced by Phil Lamarr. Twyla Fisher, a Ward 8 sci-fi fan, told the AFRO she grew up on watching Count Gore De Vol on Channel 20’s Creature Feature and being scared out of her wits by the late night horror films he hosted. Fisher was thrilled to get autographs from both De Vol and Adam West, star of the 1960s television series Batman, this year and hopes that with the broader use of Black actors in television and film series, more Black viewers will come to love the genre. “There is something about the scientific and psychic imagination of programming like Orphan Black and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., that offer exciting ways of viewing life. The fact that so many of the new shows have major Black characters is impressive – just look at John Boyega coming from Attack the Block a few years ago to leading the Star Wars cast,” Fisher said. “It’s a powerful image. Now, if I could convince someone to create a Black version of River Song [a character on Dr. Who], life would be truly beautiful.”

residents losing their homes and leaving the city. Grant said he is planning to prevent a similar fate in Seat Pleasant by putting a cap on property taxes for senior home owners who have lived in the city for more than 20 years. A cap amount had not been established at the time of publication. Along with trying to forestall gentrification, Grant said he is also trying to improve the city. He said there are several development plans in process, including the construction of an innovation village comprised of investors and the installment of accelerators and incubators on 15 acres of land to increase business advancement. He said he acknowledges that the projects will inevitably drive

up property costs. He said he also has plans to transform the city into a smart city where information technology is used to address issues through online services. More than half a million dollars is being put into an Intelligent Operations Center above the city hall, Grant said. “We will be the first in this area, Prince George’s County or the state of Maryland,” Grant said. “As we redevelop our city, the value of our property obviously will increase. Ultimately, the taxes or the amount that you pay in taxes will increase. We have to put some type of incentive in place to ensure that as those rates increase, we lock in an amount for those residents who may have lived here 20 years or better.”

In addition to tax incentives, Grant said he is also eager to offer financial literacy throughout every neighborhood in the city over the next two years. “Imagine

value goes up, if you’re barely making it, what happens when you’re paying [more]?” Even though the tax incentives have not been created yet, Grant said he

“We’re always cautious we’re not going to be gentrified.” – Eugene Grant RVs teaching financial literacy up every block in the city on how to create legacy wealth,” he said. “We’re talking about making this community better. Values are going to go up, but the salaries are not going to go up. The senior benefits are not going up. They still got to pay utilities, food, out-ofpocket medical expenses. If the

anticipates winning reelection this fall and said they will be implemented, should the city council approve them, after the beginning of what he refers to as his final term in office. “I’m getting out of politics soon,” Grant said. “My job is to train the next mayor. We want to maintain who we are. We want to create legacy.”

D.C. Meters Continued from B1

D.C. and have night out, you are forced on a two-hour meter, to expect to have to move in the middle of dinner or a film, and spend upwards of $20 in parking fees – if you find a space,” Wright said. “The cost is one thing, but the inconvenience is another. Vandalism is no solution, but I can

understand that level of frustration.” In the mid-1990s, the District had more than 800 parking meters vandalized, their heads smashed off with baseball bats or sledgehammers, according to police reports. By March 1997, the total was 3,000 meters, out of the city’s 16,000 – which D.C. officials

estimated caused the city to lose $500,000 a month in revenue. DDOT said on its website that despite the $2.30 per hour rate, other major cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Baltimore, and Philadelphia have meter rates that are at least $3 an hour or more.

The rate increase should bring more than $2 million into the city’s coffers, which is slated to help with Metro’s operating budget. At press time, DDOT communications specialist Michelle Phipps-Evans said the office had not been made aware of the vandalism and would investigate the damaged machines.

Program

Continued from B1 certification from the college, and a job.” Maryland state officials solidified plans only a week earlier to build a $30 million, 60-bed jail to house Baltimore teenagers charged as adults, making Alsobrooks’ efforts to steer first-time offenders from a life of crime that much more important, she said. “I wish there had been a program like this when I was young,” Charlie ‘Big Easy’ Balston, a recently paroled ‘lifetime offender’ told the AFRO in an interview. “Petty crimes that I committed at eleven to make sure I could eat, led right into felony convictions as a young adult that kept me doing time over and over again. I applaud the County for trying to keep these knuckleheads from wasting decades of their lives in lock up.” About 20 to 30 participants will be accepted during the program’s first year. Alsobrooks added that the program’s success in California is marked by a less than 10 percent recidivism rate. “It’s taken nearly three years to get this program here and funded, and the best part is that it is much more cost-effective than incarceration,” Alsobrooks said. “It costs $5,000 per participant for Back on Track, versus $47,000 to incarcerate the

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Prince George’s County recently introduced a new program that promotes skills training and behavioral modification over imprisonment.

same person.” Developed by San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, Back on Track is believed to be the first program to offer certified work training, financial literacy courses, along with jobs to offenders. “Young people will be able to rejoin society without a record, and the importance of second chances I don’t think can be overstated,” Alsobrooks said. There are those actively railing against Back on Track, however, including David A. Clarke Jr., a Black Milwaukee sheriff. On his blog {The People’s Sheriff} he calls restorative justice a “get out-of-jail-free legislation.” Clarke notes that when compared to the true cost of crime in America, including psychological and physical injury, insurance costs, funeral costs, cost for more police, and proceedings, incarceration costs to reduce crime are a bargain. “Anyone who says that incarceration has no effect on public safety should then explain the record crime declines of the [‘90s] and early 2000s when we started to lock away dangerous career criminals for longer periods of time. Think of the people who are alive today because we got smart on crime by getting tougher,” Clarke wrote in a March 2 blog published in The Hill titled, “Conservatives: Avoid the Shiny Apple of Criminal Justice Reform.”

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Updated Work Plan and Safety Surges What is SafeTrack?

Project Details

SafeTrack is a yearlong plan to improve safety and reliability on the Metrorail system. The plan puts safety first by completing more track work and prioritizing the most needed repairs. In addition,15 planned “Safety Surges” throughout the year will cause segments of rail lines to be shut down or experience continuous single tracking for extended periods. While we know many riders will be affected, this is the only way to complete the work in a timely manner that maximizes safety. We thank you for your patience.

For real-time updates, sign up for MetroAlerts at wmata.com/metroalerts

Surge

Date

Lines Affected

• The 15 Safety Surges (listed below) are major track work projects that will lead to continuous single tracking or complete shutdowns of certain line segments. This will severely impact both casual riders and regular commuters on these lines. • There will be increased track work on nights, weekends and during some rush hours. Always check wmata.com and sign up for MetroAlerts to “know before you go.” • Beginning June 3, and throughout the duration of SafeTrack, Metrorail will close at midnight, 7 days a week. The last train may depart your station before midnight, so check wmata.com/stations for information. These are major service disruptions that will cause crowding and delays. Although some shuttle bus service will be provided during shutdowns, you should consider alternate travel options during Safety Surges that affect your line.

Stations Affected

Type of Surge

Duration

6/4 – 6/16

East Falls Church to Ballston

Single Tracking

13 Days

6/18 – 7/3

Eastern Market to Minnesota Ave/Benning Rd

Shutdown

16 Days

7/5 – 7/11

Reagan National Airport to Braddock Rd

Shutdown

7 Days

7/12 – 7/18

Reagan National Airport to Pentagon City

Shutdown

7 Days

7/20 – 7/31

East Falls Church to Ballston

Single Tracking

12 Days

8/1 – 8/7

Takoma to Silver Spring

Single Tracking

7 Days

8/9 – 8/18

Shady Grove to Twinbrook

Single Tracking

10 Days

8/20 – 9/5

Franconia-Springfield to Van Dorn St

Single Tracking

17 Days

9/9 – 10/20

Vienna to West Falls Church

Single Tracking

42 Days

10/10 – 11/1

Fort Totten to NoMa-Gallaudet U

Shutdown

23 Days

11/3 – 11/11

East Falls Church to West Falls Church

Single Tracking

9 Days

11/12 – 12/6

Greenbelt to College Park

Single Tracking

25 Days

12/7 – 12/24

Rosslyn to Pentagon

Shutdown

18 Days

1/2 –1/13 and 1/23 –2/3*

Braddock Rd to Huntington/Van Dorn St

Single Tracking

24 Days

3/6 – 3/19

East Falls Church to West Falls Church

Single Tracking

14 Days

11 12 13

Starts 8 pm 7/5

Starts 10 pm 11/ 2

Except 12/17 morning

Starts 10 pm 1/22

* Note: No track work during Inauguration Week (January 15-21, 2017)

For more information, visit wmata.com/safetrack or call (202) 637-7000.

For these pictures and more go to afro.com/slideshows.

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2016 chapter scholarship recipients

Bridget Harrison, Cheryl Sims and Aubreana Holder

Glenda Cross, Sharon McDonald Johnson, Allison Martin and Candace Renfrow Kathleen Coppedge, Elaine Cooper and Josephine James

Shomari Stone, NBC4, emcee with guests

Xi Sigma Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority held its annual Fashion Show Fundraiser on April 23 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Maryland. The theme for the luncheon was “Enchanted Elegance – Spring 2016.” Thirteen Montgomery County high school seniors were awarded $15,000 in scholarships. The fundraiser was spearheaded by chapter President Stacey Mangham and Vice President, fundraiser committee chair, Jacqueline Rose. The fashion show featured clothing and design from Ida’s Idea and Gartenhaus Furs. Funds from the event will support the chapter’s college scholarships and community service programs.

Krystal Gutierrez, scholarship chair Xi Sigma Omega Chapter members

Friends and supporters of the chapter

Pamela Queen, Stacey Managham, chapter president, Catherine Leggett and Katherine Van Hollen Photos by Rob Roberts

The Northern Virginia Urban League held its 26th Annual Community Service and Scholarship Awards Dinner on April 29 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia under the theme: Education, Jobs, Justice. Honorees receiving awards included: Sen. Tim M. Kaine(D-Va.); Lt. Gen.(Ret.) Emmett Paige, Jr. and The Mark & Brenda Moore and Family Foundation. Ten students received scholarships along with the presentation of the Lt. Gen. Emmett Paige, Jr. STEM Scholarship to Alyssa Smith who will be attending James Madison University in Virginia. Tracey Walker was the emcee with music by Valerie Hawkins.

Scholarship recipients

Community Service honorees Brenda and Mark Moore

Tracy Walker(standing), chair, Planning Committee; Linda Gooden, former EVP, Lockheed Martin and Ronald Hobson presenting the STEM in Education Trailblazer Award to Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Emmett Paige Jr.

Lavern Chatman-Brown and Kim Leftwich

Edgar Brookins, Afro American Newspaper and Yohannes Abraham, White House Office of Public engagement

Fern and Brian Johnson with Jimmi Barnwell

Nia Monet Flore, scholarship recipient and Lavern ChatmanBrown Joyce and Lt. Gen.(Ret.) William Ward

Erdley Beat Jr., Linda Gooden, Linda StephensJones and Richard “Spike” Jones

Muriel Garr, senior vice president, SunTrust Bank; J. Glenn Hopkins, president and CEO Hopkins House; Mary L. Greene (Guest of J. Glenn Hopkins);Ted Lewis, Hopkins House (across from Muriel);Veronica Jeon, president and CEO, V Agency (standing); and Miya Jeon-Marshall, Teen Miss District of Columbia (standing)

Travis Gayles and Clayton Lawrence

Judy Gearhart, Jesse Jackson, Col.(Ret.) Clarence Miller, Catherine Miller, Joey and Susan Calhoun Photos by Rob Roberts

To see more of these photos and purchase them visit afro.com/slideshows. To purchase this digital photo page contact Takiea Hinton: thinton@afro.com or 410.554.8277.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Meeting Ali in Atlanta in 1994 Changed This Writer’s Life

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Muhammad Ali was a frequent visitor to Atlanta, including in 1996 when he lit the Olympic flame during the Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony in Atlanta. By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO In 1994, I was the sports editor of the Atlanta Daily World and one day that spring my boss – the late Portia Scott – threw me a curve on a casual Friday. “Muhammad Ali is going to be at City Hall this afternoon,” she said. “I need you to go over there to see what’s up.” I’m thinking I’ve got the chance to meet one of my childhood heroes and I’m not dressed for city hall since its casual Friday.

Casual Friday meant that instead of the usual blazer, tie, and slacks I was wearing a sweatshirt, jeans, and sneakers. Underdressed for the occasion, I made the half mile walk up Auburn Ave. past Underground Atlanta to City Hall. Each step seemed to take forever entering the building and the spiral staircase leading up to mayor’s office was a never ending journey. To say the group of Black reporters who were there were unwelcoming is an understatement. They looked me up and down and snickered while trying to figure who was this guy crashing their exclusive party. I set up shop on the other side of the room while they stood in the doorway trying to get the first word with the champ. Patience was tested as we all waited for more than an hour for his arrival which seemed like an eternity in a day where there was no social media or internet that I could use to pass the time. When Ali finally arrived everyone converged on him. He looks across the room and we make eye contact as then Mayor Maynard Jackson – the soul of modern Atlanta – embraced him with the kind of bear hug that only historic Black men share. After their moment Ali started making his way across the room. It was surreal. Muhammad Ali was moving towards me. I was just a young, humble, inexperienced reporter who had been ostracized because I worked at a Black Republican newspaper. Parkinson’s had already begun to affect Ali. He moved slowly and his speech was beginning to slur noticeably but still his presence was captivating. There was warmth about his personality that eased my tension with every step he took in my direction. The closer he came to me the more I was drawn to him. It was the only time I was in awe of someone I was supposed to interview. “What’s your name,” Ali asked in a raspy, crackling voice. “Mark Gray,” I said with my voice trembling and humbled by the spirit of a man who could sense my uneasiness. He shadow boxed, told jokes, and shared a few magic tricks with me prompting dirty looks from my fellow reporters. For 10 minutes in my life I was “clowning” with Muhammad Ali like we had been boys for years. That day made me realize the impact you can have on a person’s life or change the course of history by making the commitment to be special. There are those who are blessed to sense what the world needs at a given moment and Muhammad Ali was that. He opposed the Vietnam War in the late 60s and brokered the release of hostages from Iraq in 1990. Ali also let the world know after the horrific attacks of 9/11 that Islam was a religion of peace and the terrorists who destroyed the World Trade Center didn’t represent his faith either. In his own way Ali eased tensions of the world with a calmness that resonated with everyone from political leaders to an insignificant Black newspaper reporter in Atlanta City Hall dressed for casual Friday. RIP Champ. You’re still the greatest.

Go-Go Scene Mellows With Age By Crystal Nunn Special to the AFRO Go-go music, which started as D.C.’s own version of funk, has come a long way since its humble beginnings during the 1970’s. For decades, go-go bands usually performed anywhere from empty banquet rooms to bingo halls. Natives of the District, Md. and Va. would often venture out almost anywhere to hear their homegrown genre of music that has been described as “the fabric of the people.” Go-go is both the name of the music and what an event featuring the music is called. When the genre first began many of the venues were located in high crime areas and violence was a sad accompaniment. More recently, however, there is a relatively new scene emerging where go-go fans can go listen to their beloved music and see their favorite bands perform, while also enjoying a more chic and sophisticated atmosphere. Venues such as the Howard Theatre, and Capitale Nightclub, both in the District, are just a few of many spots that now host go-go bands, and provide their fans with a more upscale environment. Kevin Blackmon, long-time promoter for Backyard Band, one of the most popular and well-respected go-go bands, told the AFRO that having bands perform at venues such as Capitale, offers fans “the best of both worlds.” Blackmon said

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The Backyard Band, once associated with violence at their shows, now attracts a more sophisticated, peaceful audience. that Backyard has been performing at Capitale “for three years and there has not been one incident.” In 2005, Charles H. Ramsey, then D.C. Police commander, testified that go-go music was “a magnet for violence” and urged the city’s alcohol control board to shut down a go-go nightclub operating in a government building in the heart of the U Street commercial strip.

Opposition towards go-go music swelled again in 2013 when a nightspot, the now defunct Club Fur, banned a popular go-go band, TCB, from playing there after a 19-year-old man was stabbed several times at the club. The club owners made the decision to “ban the band” after then D.C. Police chief Cathy Lanier ordered the club to close for 96 hours following the incident. Blackmon recalled a period when controversy surrounded go-go music and said, “A lot of it was political, and they would just blame the music,” he said “It was really more of a social problem.” Blackmon credits the growth of “the people and the music,” as one of the key factors contributing to the more sophisticated go-go scene of today. “A lot of the crowd grew up, and things that were happening, ten years later you realize how silly that is,” said Blackmon. Along with Capitale, Backyard Band, has also performed several times at the historic Howard Theatre, with no violent incidents occurring. Go-go fans can enjoy seeing a great show, wearing their “good clothes,” and not having to worry about fights breaking out, or the party being shut down early. Go-go music is an undeniable part of Washington D.C. history, and although there was a controversial period where some questioned its future, the go-go scene seems to have grown up and mellowed out. “We’ll always love the music and now we have the venues to match,” said Blackmon.

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By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com

Audrey Madison Turner is familiar with the spotlight. A former background singer and choreographer for well-known acts like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, Turner’s career seemed a natural path from child performer in the family music group Madison Avenue. What appeared at odds with that narrative, however, was Turner marrying legendary musician Ike Turner and walking head on into much of the violence and madness that had come to define his life. In a recently released memoir, “Love Had Everything to Do with It,” Turner details a relationship suffocated by abrupt swings between loving devotion and intense acts of violence, which physicians later diagnosed as bipolar disorder in Ike Turner. While many question Turner’s choice to become the fourteenth wife of a man rumored for decades to be abusive, she said she decided to encourage the loved ones of people living with mental illness to seek proper diagnoses and treatment, which she said, is most important. “I decided to write it because it was like a cleansing and it released all of the trauma. Also, I wanted the general public to have a better outlook and perspective on where Ike was mentally and emotionally, because so often, as a nation, we turn on people who have mental health issues and define them by their behaviors rather than their condition,” Turner told the AFRO. “It is easy to create monsters in people’s imaginations, but when you speak of this same person as generous, good-

hearted, and kind, or as troubled, people realize that they are similar or have family members whose behavior is ‘that way.’” Turner said that recognizing the signs of Ike’s bipolar condition, which were exacerbated by cocaine use, was relatively easy having grown up in a household where she said her mother had a similar medical condition. Calling the atmosphere in the company of both Ike and her mother “charged with anxiety,” Turner said that rages would erupt and end, suddenly. “My mother would fly into a rage and hit me, and then come back a little while later, and hug me, and call me her pretty little girl… and I began seeing that in Ike. One minute we’re talking and the next he’s slapped me, and then just as quickly, he was apologizing and we are both making excuses for why he did it,” Turner said. “I saw the connection and convinced him to get a professional diagnosis.” Ike, in a 1985 interview, said he was abused by a neighbor starting at the age of six. “I started balling when I was 6 years old. There was this woman, Miss Boozie, I’d feed her chickens every morning on my way to school. She’d give me a nickel a week if she could put me on top of her and show me how to move,” he told Spin. In Turner’s new book, she says Ike attempted for years to control his behavior and began doing cocaine to alleviate some of the imbalance – a dangerous, but common practice among those suffering from bipolar disorder. For several years after the diagnosis, Ike was reportedly placed on the prescription drug Seroquel and successfully completed a drug treatment program, balancing out his life

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Audrey Turner, a former background singer for Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, said she was able to get help for legendary musician Ike Turner’s undiagnosed bipolar condition following years of violent episodes. enough to record one final Grammy-award winning album, “Rising with the Blues” in 2007. He died in December 2007, having relapsed. “Ike suppressed a lot and between the chemical imbalances and the cocaine, paranoia set [in and] took over his life,” Turner said, who married Ike in 2006. “There are a lot of people looking for scandals and sensationalism in Ike Turner’s story, but abuse didn’t begin and end with him. I want women who find themselves in violent relationships to first, get themselves out of danger and then seek help for them. If you notice your kids being easily annoyed or talking to themselves a lot, have them assessed.” Turner’s “Love Had Everything to Do with It” is available in bookstores nationwide and through Amazon.com

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Forward â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Carmelo Anthony â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Without a doubt the greatest player in Baltimore history, Anthony is a 9x NBA All-Star and NCAA National Champion. Anthony has received two NBA All-Second Team nods and four for NBA All-Third Team, as well as being a 2x Olympic Gold Medal Winner (2008,2012). One of the greatest scorers in NBA Carmelo Anthony history, Anthony is entering his thirteenth season in the league. The only thing left for him to do is win an NBA Championship. Forward â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reggie Lewis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The late Lewis was another

integral member of the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s powerhouse Dunbar Poets. A star at Northeastern University, Lewis holds the schools alltime record in points with 2,708. Drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1987, Lewis stepped in for the aging Larry Bird, recording five consecutive seasons averaging at least 17 points per game. Lewis was selected to the NBA All-Star Game in 1992 before his untimely death due to cardiac arrest at a 1993 offseason practice. Center â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wes Unseld â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Unseld isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t from Baltimore, nor did he play for a Baltimore high school or college, but he is one of the most pivotal players in Baltimore Bullets history. After a historic career at Louisville University, Unseld was drafted by the Bullets in 1968. Contributing immediately beyond expectations, Unseld is only the second player in NBA history to win the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Wes Unseld Player Award in the same season. Unseld led the Bullets to several playoff appearances and an NBA Finals appearance in 1971, in which they were swept by the Milwaukee Bucks. After the Bullets moved to Washington D.C. in 1973, Unseld would continue his success, leading the Bullets to an NBA Championship over the Seattle Supersonics in 1978.

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The Harlem Wizards will play at Coppin State University on June 11.

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The Harlem Wizards traveling hoops team will grace Baltimore with an appearance at Coppin State University on June 11. The team boasts an impressive roster of basketball vets, including several former Harlem Globetrotters and college basketball stars. The kid-friendly Harlem Wizards boast players with names like Space Jam, Air Jamaica, Road Runner and A-Train. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been more than 40 years since the Baltimore Bullets left the city, and the city hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had a professional basketball team since. Baltimore has produced NBA talent for decades, establishing the city as a sports powerhouse. Below is my all-time team of Baltimore NBA players, Muggsy Bogues

comprised of ballers from Baltimore City or County that experienced success at the highest level. If they were a real team they would compete at the highest levels. Guard â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Muggsy Bogues â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A key member of the undefeated Dunbar Poets in 1982 and 1983, Bogues made a splash at Wake Forest University before being drafted by the Washington Bullets in 1987. The shortest player in NBA history, Bogues size didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop him from becoming the Charlotte Hornets All-Time leader in assists and steals. In 15 seasons in the NBA, Bogues also suited up for the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors. Guard â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sam Cassell â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Another Dunbar standout, Cassell bounced around several colleges before becoming a star at Florida State University. Drafted in 1993, Cassell played a key role in the Houston Rockets back-to-back championships in 1994 and 1995. Cassell played for 8 teams in his 15Sam Cassell year career, making an impact on all. Cassell was rewarded for his play in 2004 with an AllStar nomination, and was recognized by the Milwaukee Bucks as a Top 20 player in franchise history in 2008. Cassell won a third championship in 2008, when the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.

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Honorable Mentions/ Bench: Rudy Gay, Marvin Webster, Will Barton, Reggie Williams, Juan Dixon, David Wingate, Quintin Dailey and Danny Ferry. With a stacked lineup of talent that boasts multiple champions and playofftested vets, an All-Baltimore team would compete with a compiled roster from any city in America.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM559 Beverly Ann Wingfield Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Antonio P winfield, whose address is 1216 Delafield Place, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Beverly Ann Wingfield, who died on March 30, 2016 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 3, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 3, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 3, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Beverly Ann Wingfield Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM594 Mark Masterson Decedent Wesley L Clarke 1629 K Street NW Suite NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Kristen Federico, whose address is 11417 Kelly RD., NE, Carnation, WA, 98014, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mark Masterson, who died on May 11, 2016 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 3, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 3, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: June 3, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Kristen Federico Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM526 George Johnson Jr. AKA George Johnson Decedent Barbara G. Whitaker 635 Dahlia Street, NW Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Rayna Smith, whose address is 301 Benam Court, Accokeek, Maryland 20706, was appointed personal representative of the estate of George Johnson Jr., AKA George Johnson, who died on November 9, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before November 27, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 27, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: May 27, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Rayna Smith Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM1226 Enease P Washington Decedent Andrew T Richardson III, Esq 1629 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Andrew T Richardson, III, Esq, whose address is 1629 K Street, NW, suite 300, Washington, DC 20006, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Enease P Washington, who died on September 14, 2006 with a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before December 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication June 10, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Andrew T Richardson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/10, 6/17, 6/24/16

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Hello everyone, how are you doing? Honey Child, do I have some stuff for you. This weekend calendar is hot with shows and events that will blow your mind if you are into music. Girlfriend, sit back and let me tell you about them. First, I want you to meet me for breakfast at the Jazz Expressways Foundation Breakfast Show on June 11 with a full breakfast buffet, live entertainment provided by the dynamite, hell raiser on keyboards and organ, Greg Hatza and his band, vendors for your shopping pleasure, little ole Me doing a book signing with both of my books, BYOB, and free set-ups at the Forest Park Senior Center, 4801 Liberty Heights Avenue from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Then later that evening on June 11 about 8 p.m. we will dress up and check out the awesome Warren Wolf Jr. celebrating the life of his Mom, Celeste Wolf, with his group consisting of his Dad, Warren Wolf Sr. on percussion/ vibes and his sister, Dara Wolf on vocals, Warren Wolf, Jr on vibes,

Warren Wolf, Jr. will be performing at the Jazzway 6004 Lounge, 6004 Hollins Avenue in Baltimore on June 11at 8 p.m. This is Jazzway 9th Anniversary show and is called â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Celebration of Life/A Family Tribute to Celeste Wolf, Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mother.â&#x20AC;? For ticket information call 410-952-4528.

Greg Hatza and his band will be performing for the Jazz Expressways Foundation for their Jazz Breakfast Show on June 11 at the Forest Park Senior Center, 4801 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Buffet breakfast, live entertainment, vendors and BYOB with free set ups. For tickets call 410-833-9474

Bobby Rucks Music Group will be performing at the American Legion Post No. 285, Ă&#x;2324 McElderry Street, Baltimore on June 12 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cabaret Style; BYOB and BYOF. For ticket information call 443-221-8041. Mark Meadows on piano, Kris Funn on bass and CV Dashiell on drums. The program showcases some of Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original songs, composed for his mother, along with many songs Celeste loved to sing and play on the piano. All of this is happening at Jazzway 6004 Lounge, 6004 Hollins Avenue in Baltimore. All tickets include soft drinks and a post-concert buffet of desserts, fruit and cheeses. We must continue to support all our musicians and organizations that bring them to you. God knows we need live music in our lives. It sooths us, it relaxes us, it makes us feel good inside and it helps us keep our sanity. On June 12 after you rest from the previous night I want you to join me at the American Legion Post No. 285, 2324 McElderry Street in Baltimore from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will be cabaret Style, BYOB and BYOF with free set-ups while you

p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Patapsco Arena, 3301 Annapolis Road, Baltimore there will be an â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Evening of Eleganceâ&#x20AC;? with live performances by national recording artists, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Persuadersâ&#x20AC;? featuring the return of Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keith Soulâ&#x20AC;?, hosted by Your Girl, April Watts, also performing, The Spindells, The Slagz Band, Ms. Sasshey. There will be a cash bar and food for sale. For ticket information call 443-525-5016. *John Lamkin â&#x20AC;&#x153;Favoritesâ&#x20AC;? Jazz Quintet featuring Ralph Peterson on drums, with John R. Lamkin II on trumpet and flugelhorn, Craig Alston on tenor saxophone, Martin Lamkin on trombone, Todd Simon on piano and Max Murry on bass on June 18 at An Die Musik, 409 N. Charles Street in Baltimore with two shows starting at 8 p.m. *Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Celebration with the greatest gospel concert of the year featuring, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Willis Pittman & the Burden Lifters, Kenny Davis & the Melodyaires, The Wings of Praise, Soloist Ms. Chambliss, and the New Ebony

Warren Wolf, Sr. on vibes, will perform with his son Warren Wolf, Jr. at the Jazzway 6004 Lounge in Baltimore on June 11. will be entertained by Bobby Rucks and his band. For ticket information call Commander Lee Lewis at 443-965-1246. Since I am unable to talk to you next week for the Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Weekend, I have a few places you can put on your calendar to help you celebrate your Daddy Day. Check this out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Guysâ&#x20AC;? *Carlos Hutchinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day event: June 19 from 4

Gospel Singers at Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Memorial Church, 3215 W. Belverdere Avenue in Baltimore on June 19 starting a 4 p.m. For ticket information call 410-358-9661. *Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Crab Feast on June 19 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. hosted by Richard Calloway at the Personality Hall, 2014 Harford Road in Baltimore with an open buffet, BYOB, free set-ups, music by DJ Glen & Yogi and all the crabs you can eat. No tickets sold at the door. For more information call 410-3663342. *â&#x20AC;?Jazzy Dad Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Celebrationâ&#x20AC;? featuring live music and open buffet on June 19 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Forum Caterers in Baltimore, hosted by Nikita Haysbert. For more information, call 410-358-1101. Well my dear friends, I am out of space. But remember if you need me, call me at 410-833-9474 or email me at rosapryor@aol.com. Until the next time, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m musically yours.

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June 7, 2016 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Town Hall to discuss draft constitution African American Civil War Memorial & Museum 1925 Vermont Avenue, NW RSVP: June7Statehood.Eventbrite.com

June 8, 2016 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Town Hall to discuss draft constitution Raymond Recreation Center 3725 10th Street, NW RSVP: June8Statehood.Eventbrite.com

June 9, 2016 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Working groups present recommendations to the New Columbia Statehood Commission University of the District of Columbia Student Center 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW

June 13, 2016 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The New Columbia Statehood Commission will launch the Constitutional Convention District of Columbia Taxicab Commission 2235 Shannon Place, SE Room 2032

June 17, 2016 6:00 p.m. The New Columbia Statehood Commission will reconvene the Constitutional Convention Woodrow Wilson High School 3950 Chesapeake Street, NW

June 18, 2016 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The New Columbia Statehood Commission will convene the final day of the Constitutional Convention Woodrow Wilson High School 3950 Chesapeake Street, NW RSVP for Constitutional Convention events at: http://bit.ly/DCStatehoodConvention

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BALTIMORE-AREA

Son Allegedly Shoots Own Father at Sandtown Winchester Funeral

Muhammad Ali in Baltimore Finds Everybody Loves Him

Baltimore Police Department

Antonio Addison allegedly shot his father while attending his brother’s funeral. By Michell Richardson Special to the AFRO What was meant to be a celebration of life for Antonio Addison, 22 , who was gunned down last month on the streets of West Baltimore, turned into almost the same scene, however, this time it was inside of a church. On June 7, family and friends gathered at the New Song Worship & Arts Center in Sandtown-Winchester for a repast after the funeral service where the tradition ended with a 47 year old man being shot in the stomach. The suspect is his own son, 26-year-old Antonio Addison of the 1600 Block of Walterswood Road in Baltimore. The two brothers share the same first and last names. “They got into some sort of argument at this repast over what was said or how it was said at the funeral, and the suspect in this case decided to pull out a gun that he bought with him to this event and shot his own father,” said T.J. Smith, Baltimore Police public information Officer, at a news conference. According to witnesses, the father and the son argued over an omission in the obituary written by a family member, police said. The brother’s name was not in the obituary said Charles Addison, the grandfather. “The place was full of children. They ran out the back and I ran out the front.” The 47-year-old father is expected to survive and his 26 year old son was taken into custody. The shooting happened inside of the church’s lobby,

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World heavyweight champion Cassius Clay made a surprise visit to spread the doctrine of the Black Muslims. Clay, who refused to answer to any other name than Muhammad Ali, is shown waving a copy of “Muhammad Speaks” with his picture on the front page. Clay stopped in the Western and Northeastern Districts, including Pennsylvania Ave.

First in a series: City Council New Faces

Leon Pinkett Looks to Bring Hope to Baltimore’s 7th District By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO

This Fall, Leon Pinkett hopes to trade a post in Baltimore City’s Executive branch for a seat on the City Council representing Baltimore’s 7th District in November. Pinkett, who was appointed assistant deputy mayor, Mayor’s office of economic and neighborhood development by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in 2014, won the Democratic Council race in District 7 in April. He is already using his background and experience in economic development to envision a “comeback” for the storied District that was at the heart of last year’s urban unrest. In an interview with the AFRO, Pinkett expanded on his vision for District 7. “One of the reasons that I ran is because prior to getting in the race, most people, when they talk about the seventh district, Photo by Deborah Bailey specifically in West Baltimore, they always talk about the Leon Pinkett, winner of the detriments and the deficits, April primary, says District but never acknowledge the 7 needs the help of the strengths in this community”, community to revitalize Pinkett said. Continued on D2 the area. District 7 is infamous as the epicenter of the burning, looting and mass unrest experienced in Baltimore in May 2015 in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death in police custody. But beyond the infamous footage of the burning CVS sign that introduced District 7 to Pay tribute to your Father in America, the District is a The AFRO’s special diverse and expansive tract Father’s Day edition. of land with many areas, including Druid Hill and Share your love for your father with local readers of The Mondawmin Mall; Sandtown, AFRO’s June 18th edition and with over 650,000 people Liberty Square, Penn North around the world who follow The AFRO on Facebook! and Reservoir Hill. And though the district’s central Rates communities have fallen on hard times in recent years, Facebook Post + In-Paper Announcement with Photo* The Old West Baltimore 5.4” x 3” ...............$65 *Please send in jpg file. Historic District is centered in District 7. It was one of the In-Paper Announcement Only (no photo) wealthiest Black communities 3.54” x 3” ............................$40 in the nation at the turn of the century, and home of Cab Ad and Payment must be received no later than Monday, June 13. Calloway, Thurgood Marshall and other African-American For more information call 410-554-8200. luminaries. Ad, photo and payment can be submitted via mail to: The AFRO, Pinkett, a native Attn: LaTasha Owens, 2519 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

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Community leaders gather at the AFRO to plan and organize the “AFRO Clean/Green Block” campaign. Photo by James Bentley

AFRO’s Clean/Green Block Comes Back with a Blast By James Bentley AFRO Associate Editor jbentley@afro.com On June 4, members and leaders of about 20 community associations and organizations gathered at the headquarters of the Afro-American Newspapers to announce the reboot of the AFRO Clean Block Campaign in conjunction with the AFRO and the Department of Public Works (DPW). Jake Oliver CEO and publisher of the AFRO said “We are excited. We have been conducting this program for over 70 years, can you believe that? And over the years we’ve seen Baltimore go through a lot of changes.” He continued, “We intend to make this program one of the biggest and most successful Clean Block

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Race and Politics

`The Greatest’ Didn’t Fully Capture the Measure of the Man The day after Muhammad Ali died on June 3, I heard Dr. Harry Edwards, the famed Sean Yoes sociologist Senior AFRO and author Contributor of, “The Revolt of the Black Athlete,” speaking about Ali’s legacy on ESPN say, “`Greatest’ doesn’t really capture him, it’s not big enough.” Edwards took the words right out of my mouth, out of my heart. In 1999, Sports Illustrated named Ali, “Sportsmen of the Century.” Arguably Ali was one of the greatest Americans of the 20th century. For me there is no argument. Most are familiar with

“Arguably Ali was one of the greatest Americans of the 20th century. For me there is no argument.” Ali’s mythic narrative arc. He emerged on to the world stage as 18-year old Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., in Rome, Italy in 1960, when he represented the United States in the Olympics and seized the gold medal as a light heavyweight after he demolished Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland. The boxing world had never witnessed the combination of hand and foot speed and elusiveness by a man fighting

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Harford County Detention Center Chaplain Indicted After Sex Offense Charges By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO

A chaplain at the Harford County Detention Center has been charged with second degree assault, fourth degree sex offense and misconduct in office, according to police. The Rev. Kennis Rolle, Sr., 59, was terminated after the charges were filed, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Chaplains are members of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, branch of the armed forces, etc. Chaplains are expected to serve the spiritual and emotional needs of others. Some chaplains perform wedding or funeral ceremonies, deliver spiritual messages, offer prayer at public meetings, and provide regular counseling. “We placed him in a position of trust to be able Continued on D2

Harford County Sheriff’s Office

The Rev. Kennis Rolle, Sr. is facing charges that he sexually abused female inmates.

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to counsel the prisoners and give them assistance, give them hope and give them spiritual guidance. And to violate that trust is just horrific,” said Major. William Davis, commander of the police operations bureau with Harford County Sheriff’s Office. “He was a trusted employee of the Sheriff’s office.” Detectives spoke with two of Rolle’s alleged victims, a 31-year-old and a 26-year-old, Continued on D2

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Continued from D1 located at Gold and North Calhoun Street said police. Hordes of officers, detectives, along with the police commissioner and deputy commissioner, took over the church as those who attended the service, dressed in white attire, some with “R.I.P” and “Gone but not forgotten” T-Shirts on, watched from the street. Later, family members carried out the food which was supposed to be eaten at a celebration of Addison’s life. Addison was killed not to far from New Song on May 25. He was shot several times and he was found inside of a home just before 6 p.m.

“I really can’t even describe how unnecessary and senseless this situation is,” Smith said. “There’s still food on the table inside.” Next door to the church, William Pinderhughes Elementary/ Middle School was locked down, keeping the children a halfhour after dismissal said administrators. Sadly, this is not the first time that gun violence has interrupted a home going service. Virginia McGhee, 34, was shot and killed in 2009 at the viewing for her boyfriend who was shot and killed the week before. This shooting was at a funeral home about a half-

mile from Tuesday’s church shooting. In 2008, two people were shot while attending the viewing of a man who had been killed in a triple shooting. In 2001, a man attending the funeral for his murdered brother was shot while he was leaving the service. “Fortunately, no one else was injured as a result of this, and again, it’s just that senseless that we talk about,” Smith stated. In the aftermath, the church door was locked and signs that Bible Study had been canceled had been taped to the front door. Pastor Louis Wilson of New Song Worship & Arts Center was not available for comment.

young career. Then, in the prime of his career Ali, citing his Islamic faith refused to be inducted into the U.S. Army at the height of the Vietnam War and he was stripped of his heavyweight title. After winning a unanimous decision in the U.S. Supreme Court, Ali was reinstated to fight in 1970. There was the epic trilogy with Joe Frazier, “the Rumble in the Jungle,” with George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire where he implemented the, “rope-a-dope,” and regained his crown. And there was the rematch with Leon Spinks in the New Orleans Superdome in 1978 when he won the heavyweight title for a then unprecedented third time. But, as great as he was, and he was indeed the greatest boxer that ever lived, the ring was simply the springboard from which Ali was able to elevate his shining, flawed humanity for the rest of the world to see, firing the imaginations of millions. Years after his stance on the Vietnam War, Ali spoke about it for a documentary. “My conscious won’t let me shoot my brother, or some darker people or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America. And shoot them for what?” he asked. “They never called me nigger, they never lynched me,

they never put no dogs on me...how can I shoot them, poor little Black people little babies, children women. How can I shoot them poor people, just take me to jail!” He could be cruel (see Joe Frazier) and polarizing, but he never wavered in the face of racial animus, death threats or the United States government. It was the world that eventually bent to Ali’s will and made him the most recognizable and one of the most beloved figures on earth for decades. Because, ultimately Ali’s essence was love; love of self, love of Black people, love of poor people, love of humanity. “The greatest,” does not do him justice, because it’s not expansive enough, it seems finite when it comes to Ali. I think he transcended the traditional parameters of what “greatness” is. From a little Black boy growing up in West Baltimore in the 1970’s to another global icon like Nelson Mandela, Ali was one of the authentically inspirational and aspirational people of the 20th century and beyond.

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as a burgeoning light heavyweight. His skill set had only been reserved for much smaller men, typically welterweights. He made his professional debut October 29, 1960 and quickly moved to a pro record of 19-0, with 15 knockouts. Along the way, young Clay revealed an uncanny ability -- with poetic panache -- of predicting rounds in which his opponents would fall. February 25, 1964, he captured the world heavyweight championship for the first time by defeating Charles “Sonny” Liston, a man of dubious mores outside the ring, but unquestioned brutality in it, by technical knockout. At the time Clay, then 22, was the youngest man to win the heavyweight title, and the victory is still considered one of the greatest upsets in the history of boxing. The next day, Clay officially joined the Nation of Islam, days later Elijah Muhammad, the group’s leader bestowed him with the name Muhammad Ali. Fifteen months later, Ali defeated Liston again with a controversial first round knockout in Lewiston, Maine. Ali defended his title for the next three years, with his last three victories in 1967 over Cleveland Williams and Ernie Terrell (the, “What’s my name,” fight) both in Houston and then Zora Folley in New York, perhaps the greatest performances of his

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

Leon Pinkett Continued from D1

Baltimorean, sees the strength in District 7’s heritage as he imagines its future. “Some of the most beautiful architecture not just in this city, not just in this state, but on the entire East Coast. The commercial rents are right; the residential prices are right. We have the Mellon City College of art to our

East, we have Coppin to our West,” Pinkett said. “There are so many strengths that are right here. We just have to be intentional in the way that we allocate our resources and articulate a vision about how we change West Baltimore and I want to be a part of that.” Pinkett said he got a clear message from constituents

during the campaign. “From what I’ve heard from the community, the mandate is in three areas. Public safety, which is key to us being able to do anything in West Baltimore. Economic development, we have to bring more jobs in to our community. Some of the issues that we face in public

“There are so many strengths that are right here.” –Leon Pinkett safety are related to the lack of employment opportunities for residents of West Baltimore. Third, we’re not doing enough to provide enrichment and quality academic opportunities for our children. We gotta’ have resources for in-school and after school that aren’t all reliant on city and state resources,” he said.

Pinkett asked all of Baltimore to pitch in and support District 7’s renewal. “Providence Baptist Church has been part of this community for more than 80 years. And in our current location for over 35 years. It will take everyone, including those of us in the faith community to help with the renewal,” said the Rev.

Douglass Summers, co-pastor of historic Providence Baptist Church on Pennsylvania Ave. in Upton. Providence plans to start a job training program at the church to support Pinkett’s goal of empowering District 7 residents. When the challenge of transformation seems daunting, Pinkett said the charge given to him from one of his 10-year old constituents keeps him going. “What I want you to bring back to our community is hope,” Pinkett quoted the youth as saying.

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both female inmates, who claimed Rolle touched them inappropriately at scheduled and unscheduled counseling sessions in the Chaplains office of the detention center. According to the two female inmates, the sexual advances included unwanted and unwelcome hugs, kisses on the forehead, and cheek, and touches of the face, hair, and buttocks on the outside of their clothing during the Fall of 2014 and again between December 2015 and February of this year. Rolle, who is a resident of Middle River, has been a Harford County

Sheriff’s Office Chaplain since September 7, 2012. He was assigned to the detention center in Bel Air. Investigators from the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and Office of Professional Standards launched an investigation into the allegations. The first victim came forward on her own and the second was found during the initial investigation stated Davis. “We are continuing that investigation to see if there are any others out there at this time. We don’t know of any at

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THE JOURNEY BEGINS

This summer, a select group of Howard University students are bringing you something special - good news! They will share untold and uplifting stories from the African American community as part of the first-ever DISCOVER THE UNEXPECTED program presented by Chevrolet Malibu in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Teams will cover stories in Detroit, Washington D.C., Chicago and Atlanta. Plus, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get to navigate the city in an all-new 2016 Malibu. Join them on this exciting journey of discovery and inspiration.

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Loretta and Stanley Mitchell

Laverne Gray Fowlkes (Event Chair.)

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School class of 1966 celebrated its 50th anniversary Reunion on June 4. The sold out event was held at the Forest Park Golf Course Club House in Baltimore, Md. Championship Marie and football coach Stan Mitchell, Kent Dorsey Bishop Douglass Miles and Mrs.Joyce Hill Turnipseed were among the members of the class of 1966. DJ Wiz kept the feet tapping and dancing to classic “Old School” tunes. This Graduating class was among the first to use the Baltimore Civic Center (now Royal Farms Arena) for the graduation ceremony.

Carl W. Turnipseed and Joyce Hill Turnipseed

Committee members Stanley Mitchell, Lucy McCalla Simon, Laverne Gray Fowlkes and Reginald Robinson

Henry Boyd

Faith Whittington, Gwen Harris, Verna Fleming and Diane Shelton

Leander and Jan Douglass

Tammy Mays (Principal Dunbar H.S.)

Bradley Alston, Long time Y associate, friend, and resident historian

John Hoey, President and CEO, Y in Central Maryland

Elva Joyner and Barbara Sparrow Class of 1966

Jerry and Henrietta Moody

Photos by Anderson R. Ward

On June 4 the YMCA celebrated its 100th year in Baltimore’s Druid Hill community with a special reception and block party. The program and reception started with a warm welcome and opening remarks. The room, full of community leaders, residents, sponsors and employees was shown video detailing the history of the YMCA in Druid Hill. President and CEO, John Hoey, then discussed the future of the YMCA in Druid Hill as it approaches its next hundred years.

Dwight Taylor, Y Association Board Volunteer with opening remarks

Photos by Chanet Wallace

Rev Calhoun

Dana Smith, Dr Cynthia Omokaro, Dr Sallie Rixey, and Michelle Becote-Jackson

Sherrie Rovnan, Monica Booker, Leslie Tinati, and Shannon Lobgrove

Jake Oliver, CEO and Publisher, AFRO American Newspapers

Patricia Tunstall and Charles R. Owens