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Valuing Women

The AFRO’s Tribute to Fathers

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First lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have a discussion on Trailblazing the Path for the next generation of women during the White House Summit on the United State of Women in Washington, June 14.

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Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey Highlight Self-Worth

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By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com The first-ever United State of Women Summit, not only brought together the Obama administration, private-sector companies, foundations and organizations to announce $50 million in commitments and new policies to expand opportunities for the nation’s women and girls, it also offered a rare opportunity for women leaders across the world to encourage

and partner with each other.

Entering the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to Chaka Khan’s I’m Every Woman, U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey broadened the day-long discussion of gender pay, student, and media equity, to also include tools, particularly for Black women, to develop improved self-value.

According to Winfrey, not only are those issues exacerbated by the media, but also hindered by thoughts women and girls have about who

inner voices becomes the capstone to many of the initiatives affirmed during the conference, including more than $3 million from the Department of Justice, through its Office on Violence on Women (OVW), to prevent domestic violence homicides.

It is the commitment each woman and girl makes to herself, Obama said, that helps that fight against social and economic insecurity.

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W. Va. High School Site of Alleged Racial Bullying

By Jerica Deck Special to The AFRO A West Virginia high school student’s mother said that her son is the victim of racial slurs and cyberbullying at the hands of his lacrosse team.

The teen, who the AFRO is not naming because he is a minor, is a student at Fairmont Senior High School.

Romelia Hodges told the AFRO her son was allegedly taunted in an Instagram group

Photo by Romelia Hodeges

The N-word was written on one of the doors of the Fairmont Senior High School in Fairmont, W. Va., according to a parent at the school.

Prosecutors Rest Case in Freddie Gray Trial

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they are and what expectations are beyond their reach.

“The root of every dysfunction I have encountered or the root of every problem is some sense of lacking self-value or self-worth,” Winfrey told the thousands of women gathered for the talk. “We live in a world where we are constantly being bombarded by images that encourage you to be light, literally, and it is a lot to live up to. The pressure of other people’s expectations is great.”

Winfrey said that retooling those

Demonstrators protest outside of the courthouse during the trial of Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray.

Prosecutors have rested their case against a Baltimore police officer charged with murder in the in-custody death of a man whose neck was broken in the back of a police van.

The prosecution rested on June 15 in the case against Officer Caesar Goodson after calling Stanford O’Neill Franklin to testify as an expert on police training and practices. Franklin is a former commander of education and training for the Baltimore Police Department.

Franklin says Goodson

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message titled “Damned Niggers.”

According to Hodges, pictures of her son were accompanied by captions like “Shut up you ape” and “I’ll send you back to the cotton field.” Hodges said there were 14-15 students involved in the group.

“He thought this was his team, his band of brothers,” Hodges told the AFRO. “To see that they have done something like this to this day he can’t wrap his head around it.”

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Education Initiative

Morgan President Leads HBCU Students on Cultural Exchange Trip to China

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent zprince@afro.com This summer, 168 students and 22 chaperones from Congressional Black Caucus districts will travel to China, as part of a Black education initiative sponsored by the China – United States Exchange Foundation and China’s Ministry of Education in collaboration

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with its partners. The program is an extension of the HBCU scholarship initiative announced by Chinese Vice Premier Madam Liu Yandong on Capitol Hill in November 2013.

“This exciting initiative is a cross-cultural relationshipbuilding effort designed to enhance U.S.-China relations – and to give students from Continued on A3

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NATION & WORLD First African-American Woman Takes Command of U.S. Navy Forces in Europe, Africa

By AFRO Staff The first African-American woman to lead the U.S. Navy’s forces in Europe and Africa officially took command in a ceremony on June 7.

Admiral Michelle Howard took command of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, a key NATO base, as well as U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, consisting of the Navy’s assets in both Europe and Africa.

As the leader of the U.S. Navy’s presence in Europe and Africa, Howard’s duty will be to (US Navy) “[lead] full spectrum maritime Admiral Michelle Howard operations in concert with allied, coalition, joint, interagency and other partners to advance U.S. interests while enhancing maritime security and stability in Europe and Africa,� according to a NATO press release.

In addition, her role as commander of Allied Joint Force Command in Naples, Italy places her as one of two subordinates to NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, and charges her with support of NATO operations in that region.

Howard was previously the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, the second highest ranking commission in the Navy. According to the Navy Times, she is the highest-ranking woman in the Navy, was the first woman to achieve the rank of four-star admiral, and was the first African-American woman to command a warship, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore. She also oversaw the counter-piracy operations which freed Capt. Richard Phillips from his captivity at the hands of Somali pirates.

Alana Robinson, D.C. High School Graduate, is a Triple Threat

By Breana Pitts Special to the AFRO When Alana Robinson closes her eyes, she pictures herself on a Broadway stage in New York City. She dreams of bright lights, musical scores and cheering audiences.

As lead senior vocalist for the Duke Ellington Show Choir Ensemble, Robinson dedicates most of her time to singing, dancing and performing. A graduating senior at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Robinson has performed across the Washington metropolitan area as a vocalist and dancer.

However, unlike many of her peers, Robinson regularly leaves the stage for the track, where she competes as a sprinter. She started running to stay in shape for cheerleading, but eventually fell in love with the sport. Because Duke Ellington doesn’t have a track team, Robinson competed as part of the Woodrow Wilson Senior High track team. “Running is something I do to stay level-headed,� she said. “When I’m running, it clears my mind.�

Robinson—a key member of Wilson’s 2016 relay team—said the

importance of teamwork and communication is transferable from the track to the stage. “They require the same commitment,� she said. “Even though with track, most of the time I’m doing individual races, there’s always a time when we do relays, so I have to get with my team to practice. Her performances with the Ellington choir requires the same team participation. There might be solos here and there, but we’re all still one big group.�

Robinson was recently honored as a recipient of the 2015-16 District of Columbia Courtesy Photo State Athletic Association’s Alana Robinson Student-Athlete Scholarship.

The scholarship is reserved for student-athletes who lead not only in athletics, but also thrive in the classroom and community. “I think just by virtue of competing in high school athletics, sort of automatically elevates them to some extent in the eyes of their peers,� said the association’s executive director, Clark Ray. “Being able to juggle some demands of school and competitive athletic venture, it just goes hand in hand.�

In addition to track and Ellington show choir, Robinson also competes in pageants. She was named first runner-up in the 2015 Miss District of Columbia Teen USA pageant. During summers, she works as a lifeguard at the local pool.

Despite juggling a full-time schedule, Robinson was able to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.31. She will study musical theater at Temple University in the fall, and hopes to continue running in college.

Michael Jace, 53, was sentenced by a judge in Los Angeles after a jury convicted him last week of second-degree murder in the death of April Jace two years ago. “There is absolutely no justification for my actions on that night,� Jace told his wife’s family members in court. “I am profoundly sorry for the pain that I’ve caused everyone.�

He said it was important that (Frederick M. Brown, Pool) her family know he didn’t commit Michael Jace, an actor first-degree murder. “There was no who played a police officer premeditated anything,� he said. on the TV show “The “I realize it does not bring her Shield,� sits in Los Angeles back and it doesn’t help, but it would seem to me to matter,� he Superior Court during his said. sentencing for the murder April Jace’s mother, Kay of his wife June 10.

Henry, angrily shook her head and walked out of the courtroom in the middle of his comments.

Henry addressed the court before Jace did, weeping as she talked about her daughter, saying the night she was killed, “we both died.â€? “My first thought on my mind most mornings is, ‘Your daughter has been murdered.’ Then I wonder about how I’ll do today without her,â€? she said. “I think about how my grandsons will navigate their teen years ‌ Will they remember their mother and how much she loved them?â€?

Henry also spoke of nightmares that plague her. “I dream about violence and danger and death,� she said. “I once dreamt about seeing April in a pile of dead bodies but then imagined she had moved her hand only to wake up and realize again that she’s dead.�

April Jace’s three sons are also haunted, said her cousin, Monique Lejay, who’s now raising the boys.

The two youngest boys witnessed their mother’s death at the ages of 8 and 5. “They awaken through the night with nightmares of being abandoned,� Lejay said through tears. “One of them wakes at the crack of dawn before I go to work just to hug me because he fears I will not return home.�

She said Jace should never be allowed out of prison so he can live the rest of his days and “mourn the loss of his own life.�

Soon after killing April, Jace told detectives he had retrieved the gun to kill himself but couldn’t go through with it. Instead, he planned to shoot his wife, an avid runner, in the leg so she would feel pain, Jace said in a recorded interview.

His attorney, Jamon Hicks, told jurors that Jace “snapped� and shot his wife in the heat of passion.

Prosecutor Tannaz Mokayef cited testimony from the couple’s now 10-year-old son, who told jurors he heard his father say, “‘If you like running, then run to heaven,’� before firing the second time. “Who is going to argue that this was not an intent to kill?�

Mokayef said. “Where else is heaven?�

Mokayef said the actor was upset his wife wanted a divorce and believed she was having an affair, although no evidence was presented during the trial that she was cheating.

Mokayek said June 10 that Jace’s sentence was appropriate. “And he’s right,� she added. “There is no justification for what he did.�

Jace’s attorney didn’t respond to a request for comment on June 10.

April Jace, 40, was a financial aid counselor at Biola University.

She was married to Michael Jace for nine years.

Michael Jace had small roles in films such as “Planet of the Apes,� �Boogie Nights� and “Forrest Gump.�

Virginia Tech 1st Black Fraternity Banned for 10 Years

By The Associated Press Virginia Tech’s first Black Greek organization has been banned from campus for 10 years after a pledge says he was blindfolded and beaten over several days earlier this year.

Citing a letter sent from the university to the national (Courtesy Photo) Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, The Virginia Polytechnic Roanoke Times reports that the Institute and State school’s Theta Iota chapter was University, popularly barred for abusive conduct and known as Virginia Tech. hazing.

In an executive order from the fraternity recommending that the chapter disband, national fraternity investigators say that pledges were blindfolded and attacked for several nights in a row in January while being quizzed about fraternity history.

One of the six pledges told the national fraternity he was hospitalized and withdrew from school. The five other pledges backed the man’s statement.

Michael Jace, ‘Shield’ Actor Gets 40 Years to Life in Wife’s Killing

By The Associated Press

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Obama, Winfrey Continued from A1

“Our first job in life, as women, is to get to know ourselves. A lot of times we don’t do that and we spend a lot of time pleasing and satisfying others and looking out into the world to define who we are. We are listening to the very limited messages, seeing limited images, and utilizing limited definitions of who we are,” Obama said. “This is true for women of color and there is a limited box we are put in, but it takes taking the time to know who you are, to deal with the onslaught.”

Obama said that she came into the publicpolitical arena with a clear sense of who she was, having grown up with a caring father and a strong and focused mother. Prodded by

“If you do not take control of your life and your time, others will gobble it up. You fall lower and lower on your list of priorities.”

-- Michelle Obama

Oprah and audience members to explain her ability to sidestep the many racist, sexist, and xenophobic comments made publicly about her as a sitting First Lady, Obama insisted that her endurance came from remaining true to herself and family no matter the situation.

“I tried not to limit myself by expectations and as First Lady, I wanted to define the role for myself very uniquely and differently.

Remember Malia and Sasha were very little girls when we got here. I knew my first job was to make sure my girls were going to be whole, and normal and cared for in the midst of all the craziness,” Obama said. “If I was going to protect them, I had to protect myself

and my time. I didn’t want to waste any time.

If you do not take control of your life and your time, others will gobble it up. You fall lower and lower on your list of priorities.”

The United State of Women brought together thousands of women and girls from across the globe to hear sessions hosted by women leaders in business, education, entertainment, policymaking, and advocacy to encourage diversity, equity, and access. In addition to Winfrey and the First Lady, the day-long conference saw active participation from President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Shonda Rhimes, and Connie Britton.

China

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time has been life-altering.

“For some of the students who have gone on this program this is the first time they have been on a plane, much less visited a different country,” Wilson told the AFRO in an interview one day before traveling to China for the seventh U.S. China Consultation on Peopleto-People Exchange where he was expected to give an update on the program.

“The students have called their experiences transformational, and – Brea Ellis they were appreciative Courtesy photo of how embracing HBCU students arrive in China with Dr. David Wilson (center), president of Morgan State students in China have been, how cultures, languages and history,” she added University, to begin study abroad cultural experience. much they have learned about in an AFRO interview. “And, because China Chinese history and culture and is the second-largest economy in the world what they were able to share with behind the United States, it behooves African opportunities to study abroad. It made me exchange program has been beneficial not the Chinese students about African-American Americans to pay attention to trends in that more confident.” only in enhancing their ability to better mold culture,” he added. “This program is a way country.”

Shinzira Shomade, 40, a senior psychology global leaders but also in their ability to to break down barriers that might have In total, 400 two-week scholarships were major at Bowie State University is looking attract other similar partnerships and market existed because of lack of understanding awarded to the CBC along with 1,000 longerforward to making her own discoveries when themselves to prospective students, Wilson and enable students at HBCUs, who rarely term scholarships, ranging from six-weeks she travels to China July 16-30. said. Morgan State, for example, now has get opportunities to study abroad, to get to two years awarded to HBCUs, as part of a “I’m already there in my mind,” she said of similar arrangements with Saudi Arabia and three-year program. that opportunity and make themselves more Brazil. her excitement.

David Wilson, chairman of the HBCU attractive to employers and also open their Besides their academic activities, the The aspiring counselor said she looks Network—the schools involved in the world view. As a result, when they graduate HBCU students will get to tour major Chinese forward to learning about Chinese society— program—and president of Morgan State from our institutions they are no longer the nuances of gender relations, seeing how cultural and historic sites, including the Great University in Baltimore, said students have hesitant to go to another country to embrace they problem-solve and how seniors are Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace shared that traveling beyond their borders and an opportunity.” treated, etc.—and applying what she learns to and the Bird’s Nest stadium, the iconic site of seeing the rising dominance of China in real For the HBCUs, themselves, the China the 2008 Olympics. her future practice.

The mother of three girls, who has Brea Ellis, a sophomore at the University experienced more of the world than most of the District of Columbia, participated in urban Blacks through the postcards her Navy the program last summer. She said she was in dad sent from different countries and her time such shock over the rare opportunity that she Continued from A1 didn’t believe it until she landed in China after living in Nigeria, said she wants to model to a 16-hour flight. her daughters the importance of being openwere looking into the alleged for the school, downplayed of our kids feel that they “It was a culture shock after coming from minded, learning about different cultures and incident. “It’s still an ongoing the alleged incident. “From are in fairly hostile and or D.C. where I was born and raised,” she told grasping untapped opportunities. investigation,” Assistant what I understand, there was unwelcoming environments… the AFRO. “You become more confident and you’re Superintendent Andy Neptune some inappropriate discussion almost like you don’t exist In addition to the language barrier, the able to dream bigger than before,” she said. told the AFRO. He said the and inappropriate language, to the extent that we are sights, smells and sounds were different as Student groups slated to study in China this administration is withholding but nothing directed at her tolerated. You don’t tolerate, summer include delegations from: Arkansas, was the food—which in no way resembled comment until the results son, just inappropriate and you welcome, you embrace, California, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, the American takeout version of Chinese of the investigation are unfortunate behavior,” he you interact respectfully,” said North Carolina, Maryland, Texas and the food.

And the Chinese people were just completed. Superintendent said. “I just know that our Tillet.

District of Columbia.

HBCUs involved as fascinated with her and the other Black Gary Price said, in an email program doesn’t nor has it Hodges’ son is doing well are: Bowie State University, Clark Atlanta visitors, she said. to the AFRO, “The alleged ever condoned nor do I or academically and aspires University, Fayetteville State University, “Everywhere we went we would get a lot incidents are still under have I ever condoned any to be an engineer, Hodges of stares because they didn’t see many African Kentucky State University, Morehouse review.” kind or racism or hatred-based said. He works with robotics College, Morgan State University, Philander Americans in China or their only way of According to Hodges, behavior.” Stingo declined after school, plays several Smith College, Savannah State University, seeing us was on television.

We were sort of a her son has faced a series of to respond to requests for instruments and has a 4.0 Spelman College and the University of the spectacle but it wasn’t a negative thing, they racially insensitive incidents comment from the AFRO. GPA. District of Columbia. Each delegation is were just curious,” Ellis said since April. In addition to the “Clearly the offenders do In addition to the comprised of at least 20 students and two The experience, she added, “opened me Instagram group, she said not feel that they will be held cyberbullying and yelling of chaperones. up to traveling abroad and finding more racial slurs were yelled at accountable for their actions, racial slurs, Hodges’ said that predominantly Black American universities and colleges a special opportunity to interact with Chinese students and educators in a progressive and collaborative environment,” said Julia Wilson, CEO and founder of Wilson Global Communications, which is managing the program in the U.S., in a statement.

“It is an amazing opportunity for AfricanAmerican students to learn about other

“It was a culture shock after coming from D.C. where I was born and raised.”

Bullying

her son in a class as well as written next to his name on the band’s attendance roster.

Hodges claims that these incidents have caused her son to pass out and miss class.

Her son suffers from a rare blood disorder and travels with a nurse. He occasionally needs to use an oxygen tank, especially during times of stress.

In an interview with the Dominion Post, Tony Stingo, the lacrosse coach

and so they feel comfortable with their mistreatment of this student because they don’t think anything will happen with them,” said Stephen Tillet, president of the Anne Arundel, Md. branch of the NAACP, told the AFRO “That’s why schools need to have prevention [programs] in place.”

Tillet also said that schools need to provide a more accepting environment for minority children. “Some

on June 8, someone wrote the word “nigger” on one of the school’s doors. Although Hodges said that the school cleaned off the derogatory language, she said that she has not received a statement from the school or an apology from any students, parents or staff who may have been aware of the incident.

Gray

Continued from A1 missed opportunities to put Freddie Gray in a seat belt in the back of the van during several stops, instead of leaving him shackled on the floor. But under defense cross-examination, Franklin said officers have discretion “in extreme circumstances” and that regulations didn’t allow Goodson to enter the back of the van when he was the only officer there.

The trial is scheduled to continue June 16.

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Baltimore Kevin Gilbert My Dad Kevin Gilbert is a man of few words but deeply grounded in principle. He always taught my siblings and I by example that success was only gained through hard work and perseverance.

He always made it his priority to stand with us in celebrating milestone accomplishments in our lives, whether at the bedside of my sisters’ child births, my matriculation to college or on the day I was sworn in to the Maryland House of Delegates (captured in this picture). Happy Father’s Day

Gerard Young Sr.

Arto Woods

My dad, Gerard Young, is the epitome of hard work, sacrifice, humility, generosity, kindness and leadership by example. These are all the things you would typically expect a father to exemplify, but not necessarily what most people would expect from a young black man growing up in inner city America who became a dad at the age of 17 when my older brother was born. In that same year, he and my mom would trade vows and 45 years later, they are still happily married. I thank God everyday for having a hand in our lives and guiding all of our footsteps. And I thank God for planting me to grow under the care and love of my dad (and mom). Happy Father’s Day! Love, Karlo

Fatherhood, as he epitomizes what it means to be a man.  Whether through uplifting my mother in praise or placing me and my sister on a pedestal, my father’s actions have demonstrated to me that family is most important over everything with Jehovah God leading the way.  As a new father myself, I realize that I am fortunate to have a blueprint of what it takes to not only be a strong man, but also, an excellent father.

Ashanti Woods, MD – Pediatrician, Mercy Hospital

Karlo Young Investment Banker, Signal Hill Capital

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Samuel R. Walker As the owner of Walker’s Food Market in West Baltimore for 20 years during the late 60’s-80’s, I watched my father deliver groceries to homebound seniors and extend credit to the working poor to buy nutritious food for their families. What he delivered to me, was the invaluable lessons of integrity, hard work, perseverance and a spirit for helping others. His love and fatherly wisdom were as plentiful as the fresh meat, fruit and bread he provided to the community.

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Dr. G. K. Butterfield Sr. From an early age my father, Dr. George Kenneth Butterfield Sr., taught me the importance of community involvement and showing respect to others, even when they are unpleasant. My father was a strong man who was involved in my life on a daily basis. I looked at him as my role model and I attribute much of my success to his influence. One memory in particular that I have of my father is him taking me to the 1963 March on Washington. It was at the March that I was exposed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders in the civil rights movement.

Vice President of Community Relations and Diversity, The Cordish Companies

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Paul Thompson

Ben Ali

My father died in 1995 at the age of 72. When I was asked to write about daddy for this Father’s Day feature, I discovered that I do not have any photos of the two of us together. Maybe they are somewhere in storage in New York or Tennessee. My inability to locate a photo of us saddened me deeply and I could not help but cry.

As I wiped my eyes, I realized that my eyes are exactly like his. I also realized that I love science, I enjoy watching baseball and golf, and most importantly, like daddy, I love being an educator. These are the things I will think about on Father’s Day.

I remember my father, Ben Ali, telling me about his vision for Ben’s Chili Bowl. In order to ensure shared ownership of the family business, he gave my two brothers and myself all the same middle name: Ben. Today, we all work together to continue the great legacy of our family enterprise, which my parents founded in 1958. We called my dad “Big Ben�, and I am constantly amazed by his wonderful foresight and vision. He and my mom gave so much to our family and to the larger community, and his life continues to inspire us all today!

Lee Ingram Jr. He was an awesome provider, protector and a praying man. As a young girl I remember my mom driving us to The National Institute of Health to pick up my dad from work. We would run to greet him after his 12 hour shifts. Not only did he work as a public servant, he owned a taxi and a catering service. Truly the heart of a servant. A father of 5, and a man on the ministerial staff at his church, he would drag us to senior homes while he would pray and grocery shop for members at the Eastern Star Home and those homebound.

Le’Angela Ingram – Principal, ICG International

William R. Bailey Happy Fathers Day to the late William R. “Bill� Bailey (Nashville, TN). Your legacy lives on, and your lasting memories will forever be cherished!

Love, Michelle

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Irwin M. Wilson My dad is a quiet and humble leader. Our relationship is built on laughter and love.

He’s simply amazing.

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Co-Owner, Ben’s Chili Bowl

Maria Thompson – President, Coppin State University

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Celebrating Our Fathers

Sammy Graham

Father’s day is a very special day for dads all over the world. However, this year, Father’s day has a significant meaning for me. I have the opportunity to sing praises to my dad. Although Muhammad Ali is known to the world as “The Greatest,� to me, my father is “My Greatest.� He is my hero.

Sammy Graham comes across to many as quiet, laid back, and at times mysterious. However, when you get to know him, you will see that he has a heart of gold and will give you his last. He is an active member in church, work and in his community. Even though I am his only biological child, my dad is a father to many. My father has sacrificed a lot in his life. He gives a helping hand to those who are down and out, paves a way for others and is always willing to give a person a second chance. He fought a war for his country, took care of his ailing parents, and currently looks after his aunt and his aging father. His selfless acts are reasons why I am proud to call him dad. I have never heard him complain. He just gets the job done. The best thing my dad taught me was to never give up. Although there were times I felt like giving up, he would always say to me that I just need to try it again and work harder. I use that in my everyday life and with my children.

Once the Patriarch of our family passed, my father just picked up the torch and kept it going. He is looked upon as the Patriarch of our family. Although he is not the oldest living male in our family, everyone looks to him for guidance. Today, when decisions about our family are made, he is the first one they look to for solutions. Other family members call on him because he makes decisions that benefit everyone. I call on him because he is my dad. To know him is to love him. If you know my dad, you know that he is: • Straightforward • A team player • Personable • Loving and • Never passes judgment on others I have always looked to my dad for protection, love, guidance and advice. If you’ve ever been in his presence, you would agree that he is a breath of fresh air. There are many great fathers that are not praised enough. So, I am honored to sing his praise today. I am proud to call Sammy Graham, daddy.

Happy Father’s Day! Love, Your Daughter, Son & Extended Family

Unconditional love, anticipatory guidance, and active support are the concepts that come to mind when I think of my father. They are also the character traits that describe a good coach, and in one way or another, my father has embodied this role throughout the course of my life. From teaching me the ways of “the beautiful game� to indoctrinating the concept of “Do it now or write it down,� my father has played the role of soccer coach and continues to be a life coach as I get older.

Given the unfortunate reality

Abdul Kayizzi My favorite memory; him telling me to remove my plate of food off of the armrest cause it will fall off and me saying it won’t. Then it actually did fall. Lesson learned.

Dad’s always right.

Jo Namayanja Project Manager, AARP this type of relationship isn’t guaranteed for everyone in society, which makes it all the more special to me.

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Appreciating Ali From Afar Demetrius Dillard

Many of the articles and columns I’ve read about Muhammad Ali’s legacy were written by boxing aficionados who grew up during Ali’s era, have met Ali or have seen him

in person.

Conversely, I never met the boxing legend; I never spoke with him; I’m certainly too young (at the age of 21) to have grown up during his era and I’ve never even seen the man in person, which means the only accounts I have of Ali are from YouTube videos, newspapers and online articles and television programs or conversations I’ve had with older people.

However, I can say that Ali had such an immense impact on me as a young Black male, I regard him as the most influential athlete in the history of American sports. In addition, the unrivaled contributions he made to humanity and his unique way with words and phrases are beyond admirable.

While I don’t share Ali’s religious beliefs, I never let religion negatively affect my appreciation for the three-time heavyweight champion. Besides Michael Jordan, Ali has had the greatest impact on my generation than any other Black sports figure (and yes, that includes LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Cam Newton).

Movies like “The Greatest” (1977), the story of Ali’s life, documentaries like “Rumble in the Jungle” (1974) and Ali’s guest appearances on the Johnny Carson and Michael Parkinson shows are only a few of the TV programs that heightened my appreciation for Ali as an influential Black figure for young people to pattern their lives after.

Of the countless Ali interviews, speeches and articles I’ve read and watched, the most commendable, perhaps, is an Oct. 13, 1984 column written by R.B. Jones in the Baltimore AFRO. In Jones’s column, entitled “Meaning of Muhammad Ali,” he brilliantly used Ali’s unmatched skill in the ring as a metaphor to illustrate how Black Americans should address issues that faced their communities.

“Ali represents an amalgamation of character traits that we as Black people should emulate,” Jones wrote. “If Black people believed in our ability to win freedom justice and economic selfdetermination half as much as Ali believed in his individual skills this nation would be a very different one. If we Black people believed in each other the way Ali believed in his shuffle and his rope-a-dope and his miraculous left jab there would be no need to bemoan the state of Black America,” he continued.

In a recent column entitled “Muhammad Ali, the People’s Champion” by George E. Curry and published on the AFRO’s website, the columnist said this about Ali: “Whether in his prime or just a shell of his old self, Ali was one of the world’s most recognized and beloved public figures, a brash boxer whose punches and physical dexterity could back up the words that flowed from his mouth.”

Curry, who said he met Ali twice, knows what he’s talking about. Despite LeBron’s emphatic

dunks, MJ’s highly treasured shoe brand and Cam Newton’s athletic uniqueness, Ali remains – by far – the most impactful champion the sports world has ever witnessed.

Demetrius Dillard is an intern at the Baltimore office of the AFRO American. He is a senior at Winston-Salem State University.

Grading Elected Officials on Environmental Issues Did you know that the House Delegates and Senate elected officials are graded on their stance of environmental issues in Maryland?

The Maryland League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is a state-wide, nonpartisan organization that uses political action and education to protect our air, land and water. LCV holds elected officials accountable through a grading system called the LCV Environmental Scorecard.

Let’s take a look at how a few of our elected officials fared on the 2015 scorecard.

State Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D) represents Baltimore City. She received 100% (A) in 2015 and is on target to receive another A for 2016 LCV Scorecard. Senator Nathan-Pulliam lead the Senate in 2016, when she introduced the Pollinator Protection Act of 2016 (HB 211/ SB 198) banning the private sale of neonicotinoid pesticides or “neonics”. Neonics are directly linked to wide-spread colony collapse of Maryland pollinating bee population as well as other wildlife such as songbirds. The bill passed with broad bi-partisan support, placing Maryland at the forefront of a national movement to restrict this dangerous and environmentally harmful pesticide from private use. Cheers to Senator Nathan-Pulliam for job well done.

Baltimore’s next Mayor will be Senator Catherine E. Pugh (D). She received 83% (B-) in 2015. Pugh did receive a thumbs up from LCV in 2015 as ‘pro-environment’ for a signed into law bill, Stormwater Remediation (SB 863). The bill ensures strict accountability of local governments to establish watershed protection and restoration programs to reduce pollution and meet Federal Clean Water Act permits. This law ensures that our watersheds are cleaned and restored and protected from polluters.

Finally, Maryland’s worst of the worst on the environment. These elected officials received thumbs down from LCV in 2015 as ‘anti-environment’ and failing miserably at 25% (F): Senator Michael J. Hough (R) District 4, portions of Frederick and Carroll Counties.

Delegate Mike W. McKay, (R) District C1, portions of Washington and Allegany Counties.

Delegate Warren E. Miller, (R) District 9A, portions of Carroll and Howard Counties.

Delegate David E. Vogt III, (R) District 4, portions of Fredrick and Carroll Counties.

If you think their stance on the environment does not affect you and your family, think again.

Maryland’s largest industry is agriculture. Allegany, Carroll, Washington, Frederick and Howard counties are counties that produce most of all Maryland’s agriculture products, including wine from our vineyards.

“The 2016 Maryland General Assembly session saw several landmark conservation successes.

We expanded Maryland’s commitment to renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gases, protected the bees and secured a universal commitment to protection of open spaces. We saw bipartisan support for most of these efforts as the majority of Marylanders know protecting the environment goes hand-in-hand with a thriving economy and a good quality of life,” said Karla Raettig, executive director of LCV. Other Winning Maryland Environmental Legislation for 2016: Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Act-Reauthorization (HB 610/SB 323) Legislation passed with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from Maryland 25% by 2020, placing Maryland in the top tier of states addressing climate change.

Program Open Space-Transfer Tax Repayment-Use of Funds (HB 462/SB 383): Legislation passed in 2016 promises full cash funding for Program Open Space by 2019, with all repayment completes by 2029. This bill received unanimous support; and was one of the first signed by Governor Hogan this year.

The 2016 LCV Environmental Scorecard will be release on July 24, 2016. Be sure to visit thegreenamabssador.org as I review and share the 2016 environmental grades of Maryland’s elected officials.

Cathy Allen is an award-winning Urban Environmentalist, the co-creator of G.R.A.S.S. (Growing Resources After Sowing Seed) as well as Chair of the “Grow-It Eat It” campaign.

G.R.A.S.S. is an environmental entrepreneurial nonprofit program based on the fundamentals of gardening, agriculture and ecology. In conjunction with Baltimore City Public Schools, Allen’s campaign has planted over a half-million trees on the lawns of Baltimore City public schools.

New MTA Bus Routes Will Link Baltimore Residents and Jobs

Beginning June 20, Baltimore-area residents will have a new way to get around town with bus routes that will greatly improve suburb-tosuburb connectivity – and link Baltimore residents to jobs and life’s other opportunities.

As part of BaltimoreLink – the plan to transform transit in the region – the MTA is introducing three new Express BusLink routes – 102, 106 and 107 – that Paul Comfort will provide significantly faster connections from BWI to Old Court Metro Subway Station; from Owings Mills to Towson; and from Towson to White Marsh without the need to travel through downtown Baltimore.

Additionally, the existing Express Bus Route 150 that connects Columbia to downtown Baltimore City will be extended to connect to the growing job center of Harbor East. The service changes also will add peak period trips to Local Bus No. 77 line, which also runs between Old Court Metro Subway Station and BWI. Here’s what transit riders can expect: Express BusLink Route 102 from Towson to White Marsh will operate from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through

Friday and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays with stops including Towson University, Baltimore County Circuit Court, Towson Town Center, North Plaza Shopping Center, Fox Hall Apartments, White Marsh Mall and the White Marsh Park & Ride.

Express BusLink Route 106 from Owings Mills Metro Subway Station to Towson will operate from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday with stops including Owings Mills Metro Station, Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, Towson Town Center, Baltimore County Circuit Court and Towson University.

Express BusLink Route 107 from BWI Airport Rail Station to Old Court Metro Subway Station will operate during morning and evening peak hours with stops including BWI Airport, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC-Catonsville), Security Mall, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Reisterstown Road and Old Court Metro Station.

Express BusLink Route 150 from Columbia Town Center to Harbor East will operate during morning and evening peak hours with stops in Columbia, at the Giant Food and Walmart stores on Rolling Road in Catonsville, in downtown Baltimore and Harbor East and then terminate at Caroline Street. Service no longer will run to the Long Gate Park and Ride or along Edmondson Avenue between Ingleside Avenue and Rolling Road.

Express BusLink service is just one aspect of BaltimoreLink. Most of our existing bus routes have not changed in over 50 years – dating back to the days of streetcars. Of course, an awful lot has changed since then.

With BaltimoreLink, we’re looking at ways to link our customers to jobs, better services and new opportunities.

In October 2015, Governor Larry Hogan announced this $135 million investment plan to create BaltimoreLink as an interconnected transit system that improves connections to jobs and other transit modes. The redesign component includes the addition of CityLink, our 12 new highfrequency, color-coded bus routes that will roll out in June 2017, and our rebranded LocalLink and new Express BusLink routes. The rebranding of our various transit modes includes Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink, LocalLink, CityLink, Express BusLink and MobilityLink.

We stress “Link” in our branding and new service name, BaltimoreLink, to emphasize our goal to provide more connections to job centers and MTA’s different transit modes of bus and rail.

Our service and infrastructure improvements include adding dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority and new and improved transfer facilities that will better assist our riders and operators.

For additional information, visit mta.maryland.gov/ baltimorelink.

Paul Comfort is the MTA administrator and CEO.

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Johnson Publishing Company, originally founded in 1942 by John H. Johnson, is one of the longest running African-American magazine publishing companies in the United States.

Jet, founded in 1951, was one of the first magazines to hone in on the civil rights

By Carlton James, Jr. Special to the AFRO Johnson Publishing Company, a family owned publisher of African American titles based in Chicago, reportedly sold Ebony and Jet magazines to Clear View Group in Austin, Texas a private- equity firm.

The surprise announcement follows Kierna Mayo, Editor- in-Chief of Ebony, announcing her departure from the magazine the day before. Mayo wrote on Twitter “I’m leaving

movement. The rapid growth of social media and digital outlets, however, has been a constant struggle for Johnson Publishing Company, as it has for many publishers. In 2014 Jet stopped printing issues and became an online only publication.

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Conway Holds Hearing Over Baltimore Election Irregularities

Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum Reopens

Race and Politics

State’s Psychiatric Backlog is a Dangerous Disgrace

Maryland General Assembly

State Senator Joan Carter Conway held a hearing to investigate the problems of Baltimore’s April election.

By James Bentley AFRO Associate Editor jbentley@afro.com On June 14, Maryland State Senator Joan Carter Conway held an oversight hearing in Annapolis to discuss the problem plagued Baltimore primary election held on April 26.

She said she spoke with the Director of the Baltimore City Election Board, Armstead Jones, and the Administrator of Elections for the State of Maryland, Linda Lamone, and discovered that Baltimore City had more than 1000 voters who were not on the e-poll books.

Jones said many of Baltimore’s election day problems stemmed from the use of paper ballots instead of electronic voting machines.

“This was the first time Baltimore City had used paper ballots in over one hundred years,” he said. In addition, he said that 400 judges who were supposed to be at polling places did not show

The Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum reopened in Baltimore on June 11, after being closed for twenty years.

Among the participants in the ceremony were Dr. David Wilson, Lisa Mitchell Sannaar, Sen. (retired) Michael Mitchell, Anthony Carey and Gabriel Tenabe, director of the Office of Museums. See more photos from event on B4.

Youth Programs at Center of Baltimore Budget Battle

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young and Council Budget Chair Helen Holton threatened to shut down the government if funding for youth programs was not restored to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s 2017 budget.

What they did not expect was for the Mayor to restore that money by cutting city services.

Rawlings-Blake returned $4.2 million in programming for youth to the City’s proposed Fiscal Year 2017 $2.6 billion city budget this week. The administration restored funding for youth after-school and supplemental programs in response to pressure from Young, Holton and youth advocates who protested the Mayor’s decision to defund youth programming.

In meetings last week, Rawlings-Blake and her staff, identified $4.2 million in cuts to city services including public health, tree maintenance, graffiti removal, library services and code enforcement inspections, that would be redirected to youth programming. She expressed exasperation in having to cut additional city services. “We have stretched this budget to its limits. I continue to ask city agencies to do more with less, but

“This was the first time Baltimore City had used paper ballots in over one hundred In Memoriam years.”

– Director of the Baltimore City Election Board, Armstead Jones

up. Other problems included: a shortage of technicians, insufficient training of judges, insufficient amount of actual voting booths, large numbers of provisional ballots being scanned improperly, polls opening excessively late, poor warehouse conditions and inadequate staffing at the administrative office.

“As the director for Baltimore City Board of Elections things that I control I will make sure that corrections are made, things that are beyond me as far as these judges trying to hire judges putting them in precincts and they don’t show up. We have decided to basically hire 800 additional judges instead of the 400 and see what happens from there,” Jones said.

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William H. Hargrave 1956-2016

Son of the late Richard Polard and Mrs. Roberta Beatrice-Bouldin, William Henry Hargrave was born on April 27, 1956 in Baltimore City, Md. He departed this life on June 9, 2016, after a lengthy illness.

He attended Lake Clifton High School in Baltimore and graduated at the age of 19. He joined the United States Marine Corps from 1979 to 1989.

He received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism after his honorable service with the military.

He was a long-time employee of the Baltimore AFRO. He was married to Melissa (divorced) and shared a wonderful relationship with Ms. Sharon Wann (deceased), Ms. Deborah Tallie for 37 years and Ms. Marquise Goodwin.

William made numerous friends wherever he went and he was always a true friend, a big brother and the head of his family.

He leaves to mourn: his God-daughter Ameenah Vann Wilkins, four brothers – Rayvon Baxter, Thomas, Richard Hargrave (deceased), James Hargrave and nine sisters – Dolly Baxter (deceased, Jacksonville, N.C.), Louise Hall, Clara Lee, Eva Miller, Deborah Ulincy (Shenandoah, Pa.), Barbara Hall (Jacksonville, N.C.), Darlene Shaw, Denise Hargrave and Natasha Williams.

He also leaves Aunt Dorothy of Albany, Ga., and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and the Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper family.

at some point city services will be impacted,” Rawlings-Blake said at a news conference.

Young said he is mindful of the Mayor’s need to protect the city’s financial well-being but drew the line at cuts to youth programs. “While the Mayor’s focus has been on Courtesy photo protecting the City’s fiscal Bernard C. “Jack” Young, health, members of the city council president City Council have worked and members of the city tirelessly to advance the council are engaged in a opportunities available to our war of words with Mayor most vulnerable citizens: The children of Baltimore,” he said Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. in a statement.

Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD) leader, Andrew Fosters Connors offered support to the City Council in the ongoing war of words with the mayor. “We thank City Council President Continued on B2

A recent newspaper report indicates that on any given day dozens of mentally ill men and women in Sean Yoes Maryland Senior AFRO who should Contributor be treated in psychiatric facilities for evaluation and treatment, wind up in jails instead. There they languish for days, weeks or even months with little or no treatment, sometimes at great peril to themselves and others, because the state simply doesn’t have enough beds to accommodate all the people who are being ordered by the courts for evaluation or treatment.

“In Baltimore City, there are two outpatient centers under the University of Maryland System...we have to make sure the services are expanded and the resources are there, because when you don’t have places like that you have a situation like what happened in Orlando,” said Delegate Jill Carter, who represents the 41st District of Baltimore City, during First Edition earlier this week. “When you don’t have an ability to get people the treatment they need that’s exactly what you get,” she added.

According to the report, 80 percent of people admitted to mental health facilities are arriving through the criminal justice system. Meanwhile, Maryland’s psychiatric inpatient capacity has plummeted from about 3,000 beds in the 1980’s to about 960 in 2016.

In Baltimore City, the vast majority of people matriculating through various components of the criminal justice system are people of color and poor people.

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Baltimore Man Charged in Shooting Involving School Police Officer

By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Keith Lanard Barney, 22, of the 1000 block of Braddish Avenue has been charged with multiple handgun charges after an exchange of gunfire with a school police officer on June 8. At about 9:20 a.m police responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Collins Avenue. A school police officer was in his vehicle when he saw a shooting in the Irvington neighborhood of Southwest Baltimore, the police said in a statement.

“We know about 9:20 this morning a school police officer was in the area and observed what they believe to be a non-fatal shooting occurring,” said Baltimore Police Lt. Jarron Jackson.

According to police, the officer then got out of his car

and chased after the suspect. The school officer has not been identified.

During the chase, the school officer was forced to open fire when Barney started shooting.

Witnesses told police, they heard loud bangs and took

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Keith Barney is facing multiple charges.

cover in the Irvington neighborhood-a sound they say is becoming all too familiar. The victim, a 34 year old male, suffered a non-life threatening gunshot to the leg, not related to the shooting involving Barney and the school officer.

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Continued from B1 Conway and Nathaniel McFadden about the effectiveness of the training Jones said, “The problem Senator is simply this, and I say this all the time, if we have a precinct that has seven judges in a precinct I guarantee you there are only two or three people that know what they’re doing.”

Perry Hopkins, with Ex-Felons Voting Leaders, came to express his outrage with the leadership in Baltimore City and detail the circumstances many of his members faced when they tried to vote last month. Hopkins said, “It’s leadership’s job to manage the polls, there was mismanagement. It’s leadership’s job to make sure that trained personal are there and available, he failed. It’s leadership’s job

to collect and accurately report the results of an election, he failed there. It’s not the first time in the tenure. Citizens of Baltimore and the ex-felon voting community are asking for your resignation. We want a definite change in leadership prior to November when we have two to three times more people coming into the process.”

Lamone presented to the committee last and addressed the state’s role in the decertification process and their overall takeaways from the April primary. Lamone said Baltimore warehouses, where election material is stored, needed a massive overhaul. She said, “I think one of the biggest problems in Baltimore City

is the fact that the main office is in a separate location from the warehouse. What happens election night is that a lot of the materials are delivered from the precincts to the main office but all the canvassing takes place and the reconciliation takes place out at the warehouse.

Which means all of this logistics has to be followed to a tee to get everything separated correctly in the main office, transported out to the warehouse and then correctly associated with each precinct.”

To assist Jones, Lamone said at the end of June she will have five experts in the management, organization and logistics of warehouses come do an assessment of the Baltimore property.

Lamone said she wanted to make absolutely clear that the primary election results submitted after the reconciliation are accurate and that the correct people won. “I want to stress that we also examined whether or not these errors in Baltimore City would have affected the outcome of any of the races and we were able to conclude that they did not, which was fortunate. So even if you assume that all of the 1,188 provisional ballots should have been rejected, which would not have been the case, the winners would still be the winners and we know this because we know where the provisional ballots were scanned and which contests they could have impacted.”

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Therefore, the vast majority of people suffering because of the state’s catastrophic lack of psychiatric resources are most likely Black, Brown and poor.

“When you think about the historical context for people of African descent, in the United States and throughout the Diaspora, the idea of dehumanization and systematically oppressing people and them being in a consistent...subjugated experience it helps to put this, understanding what’s happening in Maryland in a specific context,” said Dr. Adanna JohnsonEvans, a licensed psychologist and associate professor of Psychology and director of African and African American Studies at Loyola University. Johnson-Evans was also speaking about the issue on First Edition earlier this week.

“This is not surprising, the trends we’ve seen throughout the United States...people of color have been dehumanized and criminalized in the criminal justice system because of mental health diagnosis,” Johnson-Evans said. “We know that half of people who are currently incarcerated carry a diagnosis.

So, when we look at the overwhelming numbers of people of color who are incarcerated, we understand...these are persons who more likely than not have not had access to mental health

services, who are carrying a diagnosis that may have influenced their behavior. The idea that people are living in dehumanizing conditions on a daily basis, when we talk about poverty and crime and violence and lack of educational and economic and

“We know that half of people who are currently incarcerated carry a diagnosis.”

– Dr. Adanna Johnson-Evans employment resources. The results of that psychologically is dire, it is grave,” Johnson-Evans added.

A woman who identified herself as, “Selma,” called into First Edition during the segment on the state’s psychiatric backlog to speak on what she described as her experiences in the mental health and criminal justice systems.

“I can say that I’ve suffered with many of those mental health issues you guys mentioned...bipolar, PTSD, depression,” Selma said. She later invoked the name of an infamous, now shuttered facility for adolescents in identifying the stigma of mental illness in many Black families. “I’ve been in and out of the jail system, I suffered even worse when I was in there. And I’m 59 years old and I’ve experienced all of this from the age of about 12, when I went to a place called Montrose School for Girls. My mental health issues were known then, I never received treatment for them...a lot of these things that went on with me started in my household,” Selma added. “And as a person of color I believe...a lot of trauma that happens in the household, we were told to sweep stuff under the rug, don’t talk about it. That’s where a lot of that trauma comes from.”

Tragically, there is little doubt Selma’s plight is not uncommon in Baltimore and beyond.

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

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Jack Young and Councilman Helen Holton for uniting the City Council in opposing this senseless cut to young people. Especially in the year following the uprising, we cannot go back to business as usual,” Connors warned.

Rawlings-Blake defended her commitment to the city’s youth and accused Young and others on the City Council of grandstanding. “Let me be clear, I care deeply and am passionate about the City’s children and to imply otherwise is not based on the facts. Despite historic budget deficits, since taking office, I have increased funding to the

Family League by 30% since Fiscal Year 2012,” RawlingsBlake countered.

“I have welcomed the opportunity to have constructive dialogue about the decisions we had to make, but clearly there is little willingness on the part of the City Council leadership to enter into good faith negotiations to get things done, Rawlings-Blake said.

“Instead they have relied on pointless rhetoric verses meeting their fiscal obligations to the City.”

Rawlings-Blake said she is concerned that the

FY 2017 budget leaves no margin for risks that may negatively impact Baltimore in the coming year. “The Department of Justice’s review will have a significant impact, labor negotiations are ongoing with the City’s unions, and litigation over the 2010 Fire and Police pension reforms continues. These are uncertainties we must be prepared for,” Rawlings-Blake warned.

The Baltimore Police Department is under comprehensive investigation by the US Department of Justice (US-DOJ). The City is responsible for funding

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reforms mandated by The Justice Department at the conclusion of the review next year. Other much smaller cities, including the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, have estimated the first year of DOJ recommended police department reforms will cost $4 million. Rawlings-Blake cautioned Baltimore is at risk for a similar scenario.

Young and other city council leaders are determined to leave no child behind in Baltimore and appealed to the Mayor to restore funding to three final youth programs still slated for cuts. “We would like to offer a reminder that three additional programs remain on the chopping block: Experience Corps., Cooperative Extension and the Waverly and Northwood Before and Aftercare Centers,” said Young.

“We ask the mayor and her administration to continue working with the Council to identify budget savings that would allow our young people to continue to benefit from these essential services,” Young said. The combined cost of full funding for the Waverly and Northwood, Cooperative Extension and Experience Corps youth programs is approximately $513,000, according to program staff.

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On June 11, children, parents, teachers, and students came out to see the high-flying antics by The Harlem Wizards basketball team at Coppin State University in Baltimore.

The entertainment started with a small introduction accompanied by jokes, and basketball tricks. As the Harlem Wizards competed against the “B-more All-Stars,” a team made up of faculty and staff members from local elementary and middle schools, they took selfies with the crowd, did flashy dunks and entertained the kid-friendly audience. It was a fun evening as the Harlem Wizards also, competed against a few people from the crowd, then later, giving away many prizes and letting the kids show off their dances moves.

TheAFRO was one of the many sponsors of the event.

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David Catlett and Marcella Charles

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Carver Vocational High School JROTC with Merl Butler The B-More All- Stars Photos by Chanet Wallace

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he long-awaited reopening of the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum took place on June 11 in Baltimore with a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of a large crowd of Jackson-Mitchell family members, Morgan State University faculty, staff, alumni and political leaders. Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, welcomed the community leaders and discussed the importance of the living museum and highlighted the life and legacy of its namesake, Dr. Lillie Carroll Jackson, a former Baltimore Chapter NAACP president and civil rights activist. “Dr. Jackson’s participation in Baltimore’s Civil Rights Movement was vital to initiating significant change, and we’re proud to share that history with the world, introducing her contributions to a new generation of museum goers,” said Dr. Wilson.

Alumni members M. Elaine Proctor Blackwell ‘49, Joyce B. Byrd ‘52

Ribbon cutting with Dr. David Wilson, Lisa Mitchell Sannaar, Sen. (retired) Michael Mitchell, Anthony Carey and Gabriel Tenabe, director of the Office of Museums

Former Morgan professor and alumni Dr. Helena Hicks Back row, left Sen. Clarence M. Mitchell IV, Sen. Michael Bowen Mitchell Sr., George D. R. Mitchell Jr., Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. 2nd row, left, Clarice E. Wheatley, Lisa Mitchell Sennaar, Nannette K. Mitchell, Keiffer J. Mitchell III, Kamau F. Sennaar 1st row, left, Lillian M. Leeper, Kenna Mitchell, David M. Sennaar, Jade E. Newhouse, Dara N. Sennaar, Juanita E. Mitchell, Marquis X. Newhouse

Dr. Stella Hargett, Don-Terry Veal, Kim McCalla, Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson, Dr. Marquis Walker, board of regents Tessa HIll-Aston, president NAACP Baltimore City Branch and Sen. (retired) Michael Bowen Mitchell

Chloe Neal, 19 months enjoyed the tour of the Lillie Carroll Jackson Museum

Ellis Brown, Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, Barbara Blount Armstrong and Dale Green

J. Howard Henderson, Greater Baltimore Urban League

Kim Mc Calla, Sen. (retired) Michael B. Mitchell, Dr. David Wilson and Del. Antonio Hayes

Robin Howard, Assoc. Director, Center for Museums and Historical Preservation, Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Gabriel Tenabe, Director of the Office of Museums

Lou Fields, Dr. Sharon Jones-Eversley, Marion Mc GaskeyBlackwell, Historic Old West Baltimore, Arlene Fisher, State Central Committee, 40th District Garey Reynolds and Henri Daniels, ‘66

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Top Five Hip-Hop Beefs of All-Time

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The feud between 2pac and The Notorious B.I.G. was troubling and gripping at the same time.

By Maliik Obee Special to the AFRO The Hip-Hop Industry has historically thrived on competition, and rap beefs often bring out the best in an artist looking to one up his adversary. Over the last four decades, we have seen a plethora of entertaining rap beefs, some remaining friendly – and others turning violent. Listed below are the five most significant rap beefs of all-time.

1. 2pac vs The Notorious B.I.G. – The two most renowned emcees of all-time started out as friends, but became mortal enemies over what many believe to be a misunderstanding.

When 2pac was shot in 1994 at Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan, he accused The Notorious B.I.G. and Sean Combs of playing a role, as the Bad Boy camp was upstairs at the time.

The subsequent release of B.I.G’s “Who Shot Ya” only added fuel to the fire, as it was seen as a shot at 2pac despite claims from the Bad Boy camp that it was previously recorded. The

dispute was used by East and West Coast emcees as a chance to pick sides and take shots at adversaries on the other side of the country. Although an official diss to 2pac from B.I.G. has never been acknowledged, 2pac publicly dissed B.I.G. and other artists on diss songs like “Hit Em Up” and “Against All Odds”. As violence continued to escalate from the respective camps, 2pac was killed in 1996 attending a Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas. The Notorious B.I.G. was killed in 1997 in Los Angeles leaving a party. The beef awarded fans several classic diss songs from both parties and several of the game’s biggest artists, but ultimately took the lives of the two greatest emcees of all-time.

2. Jay-Z vs Nas – The alleged origins of this beef trace back to 1996 through subliminal shots between the two artists, but the beef came to a head when Jay-Z called Nas out at the 2001 Summer Jam with what we now know as a verse from the song “Takeover”. Nas responded mildly on several mixtape freestyles before delivering a bomb with the timeless diss “Ether”. The two emcees continued to diss each other on the

mixtape circuit, but the beef trickled to a three-headed sub-war between Rocafella artists State Property, Jadakiss and D-Block and Nas’ Bravehearts crew. Eventually the beef died down, and Nas eventually signed to Def Jam (Jay-Z’s label) in 2006.

3. N.W.A’s Beefs – Compton group N.W.A shocked the world when they hit the hip-hop scene giving the world an inside look at life on the West Coast. Label disputes and inner turmoil led to member Ice Cube leaving the group in 1989 at the height of their fame. The group would diss Cube throughout their 1990 album 100 Miles and Runnin, and 1991’s Niggaz4Life before Ice Cube would respond with the visceral diss “No Vaseline”. In 1991, super producer Dr.Dre aborted the group for Death Row records, launching the career of legendary rapper Snoop Dogg. A war between Eazy-E and Dr.Dre/Snoop ensued, producing legendary disses “Real Compton City G’s” and “Dre Day”. In 1995, Eazy-E died of AIDS, and the remaining members of N.W.A and Snoop Dogg reconciled.

4. 50 Cent vs Ja Rule – This beef began long before either rapper was in the public eye, stemming from a personal beef in the streets of Queens. 50 was stabbed in an altercation between the two emcees crews in 2000 at a recording studio in Atlanta.

50 Cent released the controversial “Ghetto Qu’ran,” detailing the crimes of several notorious Queens criminals, which led to Ja Rule his Murder Inc. camp labeling him a snitch. After signing to Aftermath Records in 2002, 50 Cent went on a visceral attack of Ja Rule on his debut album Get Rich Or Die Tryin with songs like “Back Down” and “Wanksta.” The onslaught continued for several years on albums and mixtapes, while Ja Rule’s responses didn’t have as much sting in the public eye.

5. Gucci Mane vs Young Jeezy – Perhaps the most pivotal beef of the south, the war between Atlanta trap pioneers Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy started over a song they did together. 2005’s “Icy” saw the two artists collaborate, and a dispute ensued over who could claim rights to the track. Jeezy proceeded to put a $10,000 bounty on Gucci Mane’s chain on the 2005 mixtape diss “Stay Strapped.” Pookie Loc, an artist signed to Jeezy was killed after breaking into a home Gucci was visiting in 2005. Gucci Mane was acquitted of Murder in 2006, and the two continued to diss each other for several years. A truce was called in 2009, but was short lived, and Gucci added fuel to the fire with his 2012 diss “Truth”, bragging about murdering Pookie Loc.

Harlem Wizards Bring Smiles and Basketballs to Coppin State University

By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO “I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick; I’m so mean I make medicine sick.” -Muhammad Ali The greatest, Muhammad Ali, lost his final fight to Parkinson’s and the world mourned. His death gave us the opportunity to reflect on his life from his humble beginnings as Cassius Clay to the defining moment when millions all over the world held their breath and prayed when he lit the flame for the 1996 Olympics as we witnessed the effects of Parkinson’s on his body. When he lit the flame, the world cried tears of joy as he proved once again why he was the greatest.

“I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.” -Muhammad Ali The moans and groans from the people at the Baltimore Civic Center years ago who missed the fight while standing in line buying refreshments.

The respect he gained when he stood up to the United States government and when he changed his name and refused to answer to Cassius Clay. He was the greatest!

Rest peacefully in Paradise, Champ. You are the greatest and you made America great. You put style, grace and class in boxing, we listened to every word and you taught us to be on time or the party is over.

You were so fast people stopped blinking because they were afraid they would miss the knockout punch.

When people doubted how great you were you proved it by calling the round you were going to win and then you gave us the most quoted line, “I float like a butterfly and I sting like a bee.”

The Friday Night Bunch, along with family and friends, gathered at Ruth’s Chris Water Street to celebrate the birthday of two of their favorite people: Dr. Marie Washington, an icon in Maryland politics, and Leander Douglass, everyone’s favorite mixologist. Dr. Washington arrived with her daughters Jackie, Zoey and son-in-law Jeff to attend a dinner meeting not realizing the girls had cancelled the meeting.

Imagine the look on her face when she walked in amidst shouts of surprise and happy birthday greetings.

Leander’s look was priceless when he realized we were also celebrating his birthday. Leander’s birthday was a great opportunity to show him our appreciation for making our Friday Nights special. After dinner, guests enjoyed a delicious strawberry cake from the French bakery Patisserie Poupon and champagne.

Special thanks to Jackie Washington, Zoey and John Sheff for rearranging Marie’s schedule and to Senator Nathaniel McFadden and City Council President Bernard Young for altering their busy schedules to join other guests in the celebration of two special friends.

Kudos to Suited to Succeed, Cereta Spencer and the committee for the successful annual Suit-aPalooza, an evening of elegance saluting and honoring women Veterans and suited angels at the Baltimore Harbor Hotel. The honorary chairs were Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan, East Baltimore Community Corporation chair and retired veteran former Councilwoman Paula Johnson Branch and Baltimore City NAACP President Tessa Hill-Aston. The luxurious ballroom hosted more than 500 guests enjoying an array of food stations prepared by renowned chefs and restaurants including Black Tie Caterers, Island Cuisine, Chef Phi’s homemade rolls, and top chefs from Strafford University.

The evening included a fashion show designed for the working woman, and vendors. Special thanks to TV personalities Kelly Swope, Linh Bui and Tom Rodgers for an outstanding job as emcees. As a side note, it was an honor for me to be a part of this outstanding committee in support of such an awesome charity.

Congratulations to Kevin and Novella Carter on celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary and the renewing of their vows at the Personality Club. The guests dressed in black and white, as requested by the host, to witness the Carter’s love and commitment to each other. The Carter’s “love story” began on the #11 bus when Novella was 14 and Kevin was 17. Now you know “the rest of the story.”

The Good Company pop-up dinner party series hosted by the George Ray Agency and Chef Irvin Darnell, the first in the series that will occur at various venues in Atlanta, D.C. and Martha’s Vineyard debuted at the Palisades in Towson, Md. with more than 100 people in attendance. Among the guest at the inaugural event dining on boneless short ribs, turkey burger balls on a stick, mashed cauliflower, mixed greens and more while sipping assorted cocktails and champagne were Kenneth Patterson, Stephanie Farmer, Muriel Cole- Webber, Sonja DeCaries and Darnell Moses.

Happy birthday to Pastor Harrison Johnson, Gladys Bragg, Joseph Hillery, Dr. J. Laws Nickens and Ellsworth Jackson.

We are sending prayers of condolences to Debbie and Errol Taylor on the death of her cousin Barbara Rose Winston; to Dr. Anne Emery and family on the death of her son Travis Emery and to General William “Kip” and Joyce Ward on the death of his mother Phyllis Ward and to the family of Shad Brown.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Pulse Club in Orlando and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community for the senseless deaths as they celebrated Gay Pride month.

Remembering my dad Benjamin Scott Johnson and missing him. Happy Father’s Day.

On June 11, the celebrated Harlem Wizards came to Coppin State University to amuse hundreds from around the Baltimore community with their wizardry, consisting of an elaborate display of ballhandling, high-flying alleyoops, extraordinary dunks and thrilling interaction with the crowd.

The Wizards, whose style of play and entertainment antics are reminiscent of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, are in their 54th year of providing world-class entertainment to diverse crowds internationally.

This time around the Wizards faced the “B-more All-Stars,” a team made up of faculty and staff from area elementary and middle schools.

In addition, there were 18 sponsors for the event including the AFRO. At Photo by Chanet Wallace halftime a free-throw The Harlem Wizards entertained hundreds of children at shooting contest for the Coppin State University when they faced the ‘B-More Allchildren in attendance was Stars.’ held. The contestants had to knock down three free throws to win a Harlem Wizards branded basketball.

The proceeds from ticket sales went to various STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs from participating schools.

Arthur Lewis – known as “King Arthur” - is one of the premier Wizards and a Baltimore native. He excelled in basketball at Milford Mill Academy, Catonsville Community College and Bowie State University, where he was named an Academic All-American.

“It’s priceless,” Lewis said of being back home.

Lewis – who specializes in “dribbling, tricks and energy” – is in his seventh season with the Wizards.

David Paul, known as “DP,” is the captain of the Wizards and is in his 13th year with the team.

“We come right here to put on smiles and make a difference out here, and If everybody could just take the time and enjoy the product we put out there, they’ll have a better chance of just letting go of the small things and understanding that ‘life is short’,” Paul, a Brooklyn, N.Y. native, said.

Roger Lyons, one of the B-more All-Stars, teaches sixth grade language arts and social studies at Harlem Park Elementary and Middle School.

“It was fun. It was really fun to see the children smile [and] see the children really get into it. Really it’s about them having fun, so I just enjoyed every minute of it,” Lyons said.

Mel Butler, the director of institutional advancement for the nonprofit ACE (Alliance for Career and Education), was the coordinator of the event. According to Butler, the Wizards coming to Baltimore is more than entertainment and raising money for disadvantaged children.

“What’s going to come out of it (Wizards versus B-more All-Stars game and festivities) is a more disciplined youngster with a better attitude, a positive attitude and some self-esteem,” Butler said of the second annual event.

“So what we expect is to have better students, better citizens, more leaders, more jobs,” he said.

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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 .

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06/03, 06/10,Wed 6/17/16 REGISTER OF2016 WILLS TYPESET: Jun 15 13:30:34 EDT Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM14 Ria Michelle Norman Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joel R Davidson, Esq, whose address is 611 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, NO 288,Washington, DC 20003 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ria Michelle Norman, who died on November 8, 2010 without a will, and will serve withCourt 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 .

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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 17, 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.

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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.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM629 Clovis Maksoud Decedent Lisa Fishberg, Krauthamer & Stahl, Chartered 5530 Wisconsin Ave Suite 801 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lisette M Mondello, whose address is 2707 South Grove St, Arlington, VA 22202, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Clovis Maksoud, who died on May 15, 2016 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (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 .

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM554 Randolph H Dandridge Decedent Sonya N Armfield 2 Massachusetts, NE, #1173 Washington, DC 20013 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michele Murchison, whose address is 6 Linden Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Randolph H. Dandridge, who died on February 28, 2016 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 10, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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By Melanie R. Duncan Special to the AFRO In the aftermath of the child sex abuse case in Prince George’s County Public Schools earlier this year, a School Safety Task Force presented five recommendations to school district CEO Kevin Maxwell.

Maxwell accepted and has begun to implement the recommendations.

In February, Prince George’s County Police identified 17 children who were sexual victims of 22-year-old Deonte Carraway, a volunteer and former employee of Judge Sylvania W. Woods Elementary School in Glenarden, Maryland. Carraway filmed approximately 40 videos of children between the ages of 9 and 13 performing sexual acts. Several of the videos were taken during the day inside of the school building.

He has since been charged with 10 counts of felony child pornography.

“Student safety is paramount to us,” Maxwell said during a Tele-Town Hall Meeting on June 6 to discuss the Student Safety Task Force report that was released on May 31. “I was appalled by the events at our school, at Judge Sylvania Woods, and want to make sure we do everything possible to implement the right strategies to make sure that our children remain safe. Our children deserve that and I take that responsibility seriously.”

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By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com The District of Columbia school system honored its top student-scholars, many that overcame physical and economic barriers to achieve at a high academic level. Valedictorians, salutatorians, and other top students from the District’s high schools were treated to a catered lunch and received words of encouragement on June 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Among the academic high-achievers were two students from Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School who are autistic but managed to finish as number one and two in their 2016 graduating class.

Autism is a life-affecting disorder characterized by a profound withdrawal from human contact, repetitive behavior, and fear of change in the environment. The disease affects the brain’s ability to receive and process information. Many people who are autistic find it difficult to talk and look at other people and seem to be inwardly focused. A report from the CDC and the National Center for Health Statistics shows that 2.24 percent or 1 in 45 children are autistic.

Adrian Fiedler is Roosevelt’s valedictorian and Reco Robinson is the salutatorian. Fielder told the AFRO that going to school wasn’t an easy experience but it was worth it. “At Roosevelt, I did my work as best as I could and I got a lot of

encouragement from the teachers and the principal,” he said.

Fielder wanted to stay close to home in the District and has opted to attend Catholic University. Robinson won’t be attending college but is looking at a trade school.

Robinson echoes Fielder in the support he got from Roosevelt. “The teachers at Roosevelt will work with you if there is something that you don’t understand,” Robinson said to the AFRO. “I worked hard to make academic progress.”

Robinson said that he is interested in studying photography, “especially sports photography.”

Sah Brown, interim principal at Roosevelt, is proud of the achievements of Fielder and Robinson.

Brown said, “We are a school community and we embrace everyone. They [Fielder and Robinson] have been excelling academically for four years and they have had the support – Adrian Fielder of their teachers. The principal made the teachers aware of their disabilities and [they] have performed their duties well at Roosevelt.”

Brown says Fielder and Robinson “have proven that any child can excel.”

While physical disability can be a hurdle to academic excellence, economic and environmental factors can also be deterrents. Jordy Portillo will graduate fourth in his class at Bell Multicultural High School and he told the AFRO that his parents are low-income. However, his economic status didn’t Continued on D2

“At Roosevelt, I did my work as best as I could and I got a lot of encouragement from the teachers and the principal.”

Brothers Charged with Murder in Upper Marlboro Man’s Death

Prince George’s County Police Department

By The Associated Press Authorities say two brothers have been arrested in connection with the slaying of their friend, who was found June 9outside a home in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Prince George’s County police say officers found 39-yearold Jabari Jones suffering from trauma to his body. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police spokesman Tyler Hunter says 39-year-old Dicarlo Dickerson, of Waldorf, Maryland and 47-year-old Shawn Dickerson, of Upper Marlboro, had been talking with Jones just before he was found dead.

Police say the brothers were believed to be friends with Jones and fought with the victim.

Dicarlo Dickerson is charged with first- and second-degree murder, while Shawn Dickerson is charged with seconddegree murder. It is unclear whether either has an attorney.

(D-Ward 8) lost their bids for re-nomination on June 14.

Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray trounced Alexander, a former political ally, with 59 percent of the vote to her 33 percent.

Gray greeted reporters outside of his campaign victory party that was held at the Antioch Baptist Church.

He said that Ward 7 voters wanted a change.

“I am so excited that the people of Ward 7 supported us so strongly,” he said. “I will be proud to represent them.

There is so much to do in Ward 7.”

One of Gray’s supporters was Matilda Robinson, who

Bowser Calls for Tougher Security Guard Training Standards

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

Brothers Dicarlo and Shawn Dickerson are charged with murder for the homicide of Jabari Jones on June 9.

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Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray won the Democratic primary to reclaim Ward 7 council seat.

District of Columbia officials have proposed additional training requirements for licensed security guards in the city, to both enhance their “real time” experience and to safeguard the public from improperly trained officers.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced June 9 that new regulations were coordinated

the death of a 74-year-old patient in 2015. In the other, a special education teacher died after being taken into custody by security guards at an apartment building. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined both deaths were homicides.

“Our special police officers are often the first line of defense in an emergency.

With our growing and changing community, it is critical that they have the knowledge and training to

“Our special police officers are often the first line of defense in an emergency.”

– Mayor Muriel Bowser following two cases in which men died in the custody of security guards.

In the first incident, two former guards at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, were indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter in

handle real-world scenarios,” Bowser said in a statement.

“These proposed changes to the regulations will equip them with the skill sets they need to not only protect us, but also protect themselves from danger.”

Bowser and Police Chief Cathy Lanier say the city’s 17,000 security guards play a crucial role in public safety and the new training will allow them to do their jobs better. Michael Quander, a Ward 8 resident, told the AFRO he worries the uptick in special officer altercations between residents and security would escalate quickly and result in more physical confrontations.

“There are a lot of old heads who spent time in lock up and could only get jobs when they got out as security officers. When these guys come in contact with teenagers, especially, they have a lot to prove,” Quander said. “These officers will not be disrespected as ‘flash light cops,’ so there should be rules they have to follow to keep a situation from becoming a physical confrontation.”

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Trayon White snagged the Ward 8 council seat from LuRuby May. voted at the Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church in Ward 7. Robinson voted for Gray “because he can make a change.”

“I think he can bring this community together,” Robinson said. “”We have problems in this ward such as one grocery store and we don’t have a hospital. We have all of these killings and shootings here and nothing is being done about it.”

Robinson said that she would see Gray in Ward 7 more when he was the mayor than Alexander. However, Alexander did have her supporters.

“I think she has done a great job for us,” Greene said.

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Bowser Seeks to Improve Early Childhood Education in D.C.

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com

Development Center; Lynita Law-Reid, the director of Kids Are Us Learning Centers; and Hyesook Chung, executive director, DC Action for Children.

One of the topics acknowledged the frustration parents, who received government support for their children to attend the child care facilities, faced. Creek said she has problems processing her subsidy to send her child to Big Mammas, a child care center in D.C. “The processing of the subsidy is monotonous and robotic,” Creek said. “The paperwork is stringent and many times I am treated like someone who

said. “If the parents are involved it makes a big difference in the behavior of the kids.”

Law-Reid agreed with Creek on the point of whether paid pre-K education is better than publicly-funded instruction.

“When it comes to quality, do I pay or not pay?” she asked rhetorically. “Quality also comes from having great teachers and staff and that is an ongoing challenge to retain high-quality individuals.”

On June 9, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser gathered 36 people – leaders of early childhood and pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) centers, members of her administration, educators and scholars – to participate in the “Mayor’s Convening on Early Childhood” that took place at the Shannon Place Center in Ward 8. “Every person in Chung said that the District’s school Washington, D.C. deserves a fair shot of system should provide more professional making it in the town,” Bowser said. “That education opportunities for pre-K teachers is why we are here today, to lay and “try to get more professionals in out a pathway forward to help this space.” young children and this is not The participants broke up into just a one-time meeting.” tables where they discussed moving Pre-K students can the pre-K process forward. One participate in programs at of the livelier tables had Lauren public or charter schools, or Stillwater Patterson, director of federally or locally funded programs at the Washington Area programs. Bowser said that Women’s Foundation, Ward 7 early pre-K programs will become education activist Carrie Thornhill, more important as the city Ward 7 D.C. State Board of continues to prosper. “The Education member Karen Williams, population of Washington, D.C. and Angela Trice, who works is about 700,000,” the mayor with Matthews Memorial Baptist said. “In 20 years, if present Church’s youth programs. trends continue, it will be The table participants agreed Courtesy Photo-OSSE that keeping great teachers is a 1,000,000.”

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser addresses participants at a priority, but there was a discussion Bowser said that newer table while D.C. Deputy Mayor for Health and Human on what to do with the subsidy, residents want quality public Services (standing right) looks on. schools and that starts with which, according to an 2014 post pre-K. She noted that pre-K from D.C. Action for Children, a concerns “cut across economic nonprofit organization that provides status and income.” is trying to take advantage of the system data-based analysis and policy leadership “Whether you are rich or poor, you are and not like a person.” on issues facing D.C. youth, depends on struggling with child care,” she said.

Creek, just two classes short of family size, income and the number of There was a panel discussion on finishing at the University of the District children in care. accessing and providing quality early of Columbia’s law school, said using the “I think we need to increase the rate of care and education that was moderated subsidy is “temporary” and she is looking the subsidy,” Patterson said.

by Elizabeth Groginsky, the assistant forward to putting her child into a different Thornhill agreed to a point, diverging superintendent of the Division of Early educational environment as soon as she on the thrust of the increase. “We should Learning for the Office of the State can afford it. “The parents don’t need to increase the subsidy on a geographic Superintendent of Education. The panelists just drop their kids off but they should nature,” Thornhill said. “The larger consisted of parent Danielle Creek, with know what is going on in the school and subsidies should be available to people who children attend Big Mammas Child participate in field trips if they can,” she live in communities of need.”

Security Guards

Primary

hours and include more training for active shooter situations, emergency response, and negotiating hostile situations with those challenged by mental health.

According to Lanier, the 8,860 licensed security guards and 7,720 special police officers with active licenses in the District, have the arrest powers of city police and roughly 4,500 are authorized to carry firearms. Private guards protect local and federal government buildings, schools, libraries and apartment complexes. They are trained through private companies but must meet the certification requirements of the D.C. police and the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. According to the proposal, security agencies would have to pay for the costs of the training and maintain records of all training provided.

“They are saving lives and preventing crimes and doing really good security work; they are very, very necessary in supplementing the police force,” Lanier said at the press conference. “The value of our security officers should not go unnoticed.”

and she isn’t trying to enrich herself with the developers.”

Greene, who voted at the Dorothy I. Height Branch of the D.C. Public Library in Ward 7, said that Alexander has been working to bring the north and south sections of the ward together.

“She treats us equally,” she said.

In what many political observers saw as an upset, Orange fell to Robert White, 39 percent to 37 percent. Orange had aligned himself with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and had the support of labor unions and business groups.

However, in the majority and plurality White Wards 1,2,3 and 6, Robert White led substantially while Orange managed to win the predominantly Black Wards 5,7, and 8 while barely

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“I think he can bring this community together.”

-Matilda Robinson on Vincent Gray defeating Robert White in majority Black Ward 4.

In the race for Ward 8, May could not overcome the personal popularity of former Ward 8 D.C. State Board of Education member Trayon White and lost to him, 50 percent to 42 percent. In April 2015, May was elected to the Ward 8 council seat by defeating Trayon White by 78 votes.

D.C. Council member Brandon Todd won the majority of the vote over Robert White won the Atcontender Leon T. Andrews, Large council seat over 49 percent to 41 percent, in Vincent Orange. what many political experts consider a surprise given that Todd has the support of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and her political organization. Todd won the Ward 4 seat replacing Bowser in April 2015 by a wide margin, leading his closet rival in that contest by 20 points.

Former Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton easily defeated U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary, 77 percent to 19 percent. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) and D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) faced no opposition in the primary.

D.C. Council member Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) visited the Gray victory party and was excited about Gray serving on the council again.

“When I came on to the council in 2007, Vince was the chairman and he was an excellent chairman,” Cheh said. “All I have to say to him is welcome back.”

Police Investigate Double Homicide in Hyattsville

By The Associated Press Prince George’s County police are investigating a double homicide in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Police said patrol officers received a call for a welfare check at about 8:30 p.m. on June 10. They found the victims outside a Guilford Road address, where they were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police identified the victims as 27-year-old Jesus PachecoSantos, of no fixed address, and 22-year-old Roberto JimenezGonzalez.

Police say detectives are working to identify a motive and suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925, Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text “PGPD plus your message” to CRIMES (274637) or go to www.pgcrimesolvers.com and submit a tip online.

Sex Abuse Case Continued from D1

Safety Task Force, made up of doctors, lawyers, and nonprofit leaders. It took over a month for the team to survey the PGCPS community, conduct interviews, and analyze current school safety practices in four areas, including culture and climate; reporting and training; screening of employees, volunteers, visitors, vendors and contractors; and curriculum and counseling.

Five recommendations came out of the task force.

• The CEO of the Prince George’s County Public Schools should report publically each year on system-wide efforts related to student safety.

• The CEO should ensure that each principal conducts safety assessments and uses the results to develop and implement comprehensive strategies to include screening and training of employees, volunteers, vendors, and contactors; evaluation of physical facilities; and curriculum/lesson content reviews.

• The CEO should establish an Office of Monitoring, Accountability, and Compliance with direct reporting to the CEO. • Employees, volunteers, vendors, and contractors should undergo background checks and other screening methods.

• The School System should update the curricular content focused on preventing child sexual abuse that is taught in K – 12.

“Our task was to thoughtfully review all school policies, procedures, and practices with regard to student safety,” Dukes told the AFRO. According to the task force, training will be a heavy focus for all adults who interact with children ranging from administrators and teachers to school bus drivers and volunteers. It is also under consideration to have adults obtain background checks yearly as opposed to the initial check during the work clearance process.

Maxwell said the additional training should not come at increased costs for the school district. “Keeping our children safe, it’s hard to put a price tag on that,” he said during the teleconference. “We train our people anyway. It’s a matter of shifting the focus of our training and the models that we use.”

Scholars

Continued from D1 prevent him from winning a prestigious national scholarship to one of the country’s best universities.

“I decided to attend Stanford University on a Gates Millennium Scholarship,” Portillo said, speaking of the scholarship program funded by billionaire Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda. “I want to go to Stanford to explore a new environment. The Millennium scholarship will provide me the resources to be independent while I am in school and I can focus on my education and not on how to pay for it.”

Sierra Steele is the valedictorian at Anacostia High, an institution located in one of the District’s poorest neighborhoods.

Steele was upbeat about the instruction she received there despite its location. “I had a great education at Anacostia,” Steele told the AFRO. “The school offers a wide variety of courses and that includes Advanced Placement classes.”

Steele plans on attending Marshall University in West

“The Millennium scholarship will provide me the resources to be independent while I am in school…”

– Jordy Portillo Virginia and will be majoring in psychology. She said Anacostia prepared her for the rigors of college-level courses.

D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson spoke to the gathering and beamed as she talked about her high achieving students. “The whole entire city believes in the D.C. public schools,” Henderson said. Speaking specifically to the students she said “you now have the foundation for success.”

One of the District’s public schools shining alumni is Johnathan Hill, a rising senior at Morehouse College.

A political science major, Hill was elected president of Morehouse’s student government association for the 2016-2017 school year. He delivered the keynote address, urging students to stay focused on their goals. “Be prepared for the future,” Hill said. “Study now and when the light comes on, you will be ready to make contributions to society.”

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BPRS, D.C. Chapter of Black Journalists Host ‘So You Think You Can Pitch’ Event

The National Black Public Relations Society and the D.C. Chapter of Black Journalists will host a “So You Think You Can Pitch” event June 16 at Agency Chief, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW from 6:30 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m.

Participants can learn tips and tricks for pitching media across different platforms. Panelists will include Jarvis Stewart, chairman and chief strategist, ir+media; Enid Doggett, CEO and founder, INSPRMedia; Anthony Dew, CEO, CD Media Communications; Barbara Holt Streetcar, CEO, MrsPRProtocol & Associates and Colin Campbell, senior D.C. correspondent at ARISE News. Edgar Brookins is the moderator for the event. Tickets cost $10. Purchase tickets at eventbrite.com/e/bprs-dc-presents-so-you-think-you-can-pitchtickets-25498285057#tickets.

Beta Omega Social Service Father’s Day Jazz Brunch Nonprofit organization Beta Omega Social Services will hold its Annual Father’s Day Jazz Brunch June 19 at the Kellogg Conference Center on Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Ave. NE, from noon to 3 p.m. Tony Richards from WHUR will host the event. Entertainment will be provided by Phaze II. Tickets cost $60 for adults and $12 for children (612). For more information, contact Tasheen, 301-359-5323 or Quintin, 202-903-8638.

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Black-Owned Business D.C. Watch Company Releases Limited Edition

By Lauren Poteat Special to the AFRO Benson Watches, a D.C. Blackowned luxury watch company, released its limited edition watch collection, just in time for Father’s Day. “The Phoenix” watch collection is available exclusively on PurchaseBlack.com, a domain for high caliber Black owned products.

It was released June 8, featuring a limited 100 watch stock of each watch style: sapphire blue crystal and pearl white glass.

Courtesy photos “On PurchaseBlack.com, we only Images of Benson feature high quality, luxury items Watches new limited and that’s what Benson Watches Phoenix collection. are,” Brian Williams, founder of PurchaseBlack.com told the AFRO. “These watches are so popular and sell out all the time; I have no doubt that these exclusive watches will do the same.”

The luxury watches are a sequel to the company’s very popular “Cardinal I” watches, which retail for $299. The

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On Father’s Day, June 19, at 10 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Center, 8525 Fenton Street, workout with celebrity trainers Michelangelo Bance (Fitness Gratitude) and Tiffani Jenkins (Game Changer Development), Fit Fathers founder

watches are fully equipped with three interchangeable leather straps to wear during any occasion and includes the Benson Watches signature engraving “Time should be spent doing what you love.”

Benson Watches was founded in 2014, by Marcel Benson, who said he noticed a decline in Black-owned products on his website, bensonwatch.com.

According to the website, Benson attended Morehouse College where he collected more than 100 different style of watches and asked himself, “Why can’t I make my own watches?” before launching his own company.

Since 2015, PurchaseBlack.com, has been working with “Benson Watches” to sell and create watches. “Black people have over a trillion dollars in buying power, but often Black people don’t experience the benefit, so here at PurchaseBlack.com, we make sure consumers know how to buy Black the right way and experience high quality items, community support, and excellent customer service which is what Benson Watches also offers,” Williams said.

Kimatni D. Rawlins, the Baltimore Ravens’ Kyle Arrington and 12-year-old fitness guru Jodi Evans. Enjoy games, healthy snacks from Whole Foods, the interactive kid’s area, giveaways (REI, Yokohama, Bose, Road Runner Sports, Thule, Mothers, Washington Sports, Club, Soul Cycle, Live Nation, Modell’s) live music from DJ Blinks and the Fit Mom, Fit 50+ and Mr. Fit Father contests ($3,500 in Prizes). Additionally, meet, greet and workout with Grammy-nominated artist Raheem DeVaughn. The event is free and open to all ages. Sign up at fitfathers.com/3rd-annual-fit-fathers-day-celebration/.

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Linda Mitchell, Pam HarrisStraughn and Deborah Foreman

Carmen Lufton Johnson (standing) and Gladys Fitzhugh Pemberton; Beatrice Squire (seated), Fawn Coleman and Kim Coleman

Cheron Burns, Alisia RuchkenSmith and Andrea Gilliam

The Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter (NoVAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Northern Virginia Delta Education and Community Service (NVDECS) Foundation, its nonprofit arm, held its annual Trailblazer Awards and Scholarship Gala May 7 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Virginia. Proceeds from the gala will benefit Delta college scholarship and community outreach programs.

Tracey Chiles McGhee accepts the Trailblazer Award on behalf of Kwame Alexander and Anna Carter Fundraising Committee with Tameka Tunsil, chapter president (third from left) and Anna Carter, chair (third from right)

Photos by Rob Roberts

CBS/WPGC News Director Guy Lambert, emcee and Edgar Brookins, AFRO D.C. manager

Sandra FortuneGreen, the Trailblazer in Arts Award

Tameka Tunsil (right) presents special award to actress Daphne Maxwell Reid

Friends and supporters of the NOVA chapter

Mechelle Johnson-Webb, Dr. Cheryl Gray, Cynthia Anderson, William Jawando (candidate for Congress), Sandra Maddox Britt, Esq., Ruby Brooks and Flora Terrell Hamilton Dr. Patricia Davidson, Cardiologist

Tiffani Moore, chair, Scholarship Committee, Betelehem Fekadu, David Inyangson, Jordan Edwards, Melody Brown and Tameka Tunsil, chapter president

Angela Wilson and Owen Wilson, Basileus, Psi Nu Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

Shree Taylor and Tekeesha Powell

Linda Hitchens, Derald Franklin, Connie Hable-Mariam, Marilyn Apple, Francis Gipson Jr. and Pamela Gipson

Courtesy photos Dr. Sheryl Lucas Giles, Stacey G. Mangham, HFWE chair, Sheila Ginyard Ogilvie, Annie W. Everett

‘Smart Use of Social Media’ workshop with Jennifer Thomas

Sandy A. Maddox Britt, Esq., president, The Patuxent River (MD) Chapter of The Links

The Patuxent River (MD) Chapter of The Links held it’s Biennial Health and Financial Wellness event at the InterDenominational Church of God in Gaithersburg, Md. April 30. Members from the chapter said they believe that understanding health and financial issues that affect the community enable members to create security and longevity for ourselves and our families in Montgomery County, Md.

Vernon Mabry, Bodies & Back Aubreana Stephenson Holder and Janessa Grady Flemming

Mekeshia Bates conducts ‘Removing the Masks: A Real Discussion on Mental Health in African Americans’ workshop

Colgate Dental Mobile Unit: Janicy Jefferson, Derrick Warren and Parker Anderson Mabry

Author’s Corner: Shelia Overton Representatives from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Brittany Shaw and Glenda Bond Cross

The Moneywise Empowerment Tour Panelist: Kelvin Boston, Emerick A. Peace, Kelly Leonard , DeVance Walker and Robert Ferguson

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