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Thousands showed up on the National Mall on Oct. 10 to get re-ignited. See page A3 for what Farrakhan outlines as next steps following the march.

Farrakhan Calls for Black Self-Help in 20th Anniversary Address

Race, Economics Loom Large at Democrats’ Debate

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you are wise, you should keep the child and it may be the answer to your prayers.” The issue was a personal one: Farrakhan said his mother tried to abort him three times but failed. “After the third time she said, ‘Let it be,’” he said. The Minister advised women to respect themselves and refrain from calling each other a “b—h,” and told men to honor and respect the fairer sex. “Any man trafficking girls, I say, you are worthy of death

The leader of the Nation of Islam on Oct. 10 told a huge crowd of people to become more active in solving their own problems instead of relying on others. Minister Louis Farrakhan was the keynote speaker at the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The march’s theme

The Democratic candidates for president talked about a wide variety of issues in their recent debate but issues of income equality and race relations played a major part of the discussion. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the front-runner in the Democratic presidential contest, was joined at the CNN/Facebook-hosted first Democratic presidential debate by

rogue cops and wicked Black people.” Farrakhan said Black people need to overtake the public education system that exists in their communities, saying that each system teaches Black children a doctrine of White supremacy. He also called for a ministry of defense and a ministry of justice in local Black communities. “We can solve our problems,” the minister said. During his two-and-a-

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half-hour speech, Farrakhan offered his recommendations for how Blacks should deal with the issues that are facing the country now. He advised Black women to avoid aborting their unborn children. “You should bring your child to term,” he said. “Now women, it’s your body and you can do what you please, but the child you may be aborting may be the next Sitting Bull, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Abraham, Moses or Jesus. If

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“Justice or Else,” was designed to let rally participants and the American people know the mistreatment of Blacks needed to come to an end. “We have to clean up our own community,” Farrakhan told the throngs of men, women and children on the Mall through bullet-proof glass. “We as a people have to stop killing each other in the inner city and stop police killings. We want to train 10,000 men to stand up for Black people and fight the

• O’Malley Haunted

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb and former Sen. Lincoln Chafee on Oct. 13 at the Wynn

Matter movement, Sanders made his views clear. “Yes, Black lives matter,” the senator said. “We have to combat institutional racism and reform the criminal justice system.” On Black Lives Matter, -Sen. Bernie Sanders O’Malley said that while he was the mayor of Baltimore, Las Vegas resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. he saw that people of color’s lives were During the two-hour long event, the undervalued and he worked with Black candidates focused on the economy, and Brown leaders in his city to address foreign policy and race relations. Continued on A4 When asked about the Black Lives

“Yes, Black lives matter.”

Solving the ‘Preschool to Prison Pipeline’ Problem

Spiking D.C. Violence Spur Calls for Culture Change By Barrington M. Salmon Special to the AFRO

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Janine Trotter did not expect that at age 5, her twin sons Marlon and Marcus, would be outlaws within their Virginia school district. Bright and rambunctious, the twins often scored high on achievement tests and in class assignments, but proved disruptive and menacing to the few teachers they’d had in preschool. Labeled “unruly,” “unteachable,” and “feral” by one administrator, the twins were suspended more than eight times during their first year of pre-kindergarten. Trotter found the labeling as offensive as the suspensions. “There is a language to the type of discrimination that Continued on A4

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Benjamin Crump, president of the National Bar Association

With two months left in 2015, as of Oct. 9 the District of Columbia has 120 homicides. That figure is 44.6 percent higher than 2014. Across the United States, families, cities, and communities are grappling with a culture of violence manifested by tens of thousands killed each year by guns, mass murders on campuses, in workplaces and Continued on A4

Freddie Gray Follow-Up

Officer’s 2 Statements Admissible in Freddie Gray Case By The Associated Press The statements two Baltimore police officers made to investigators probing the death of Freddie Gray can be used at the officers’ trials, a Continued on A5 Barbara Haddock Taylr /The Baltimore Sun via AP

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Alicia D. White is one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection with Freddie Gray’s death.

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Ohio Court Upholds Suspension of Black Boy for Staring at Female Student By Jonathan Hunter Special to the AFRO

An Ohio court recently upheld the one-day suspension of a 12-year-old Black boy who was punished for staring at a fellow female student in what he said was a staring contest. Common Pleas Court Judge Patrick Dinkelacker denied the claim from his parents that

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the child did not receive due process from the private Catholic school, according to Fox 19. The unnamed student was suspended from St. Gabriel Consolidated School in Glendale, Ohio, after the incident in September of last year, during which the seventh-grader and another boy “intimidated” their classmate, according to court documents cited by Cincinnati.com. In those documents, the girl alleged she “felt fearful” during the incident, which took place during snack break, according to Fox 19. However, the Black student said he had no intention of harming his peer and was under the impression that they were both playing a staring game.

Scarface Arrested after Receiving BET Award By The Associated Press Jail records show rapper Scarface has been arrested for not making child support payments after being honored at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. Fulton County jail’s website says Scarface was arrested Oct. 9. He had first given his acceptance speech for receiving the “I Am Hip Hop” award at the Boisfeuillet (BOH’-fihl-ay) Jones Atlanta Civic Center. Scarface, whose real name is Brad Jordan, was honored for his music achievements. Bond has been set at $482,190 for the 44-year-old rapper. An email to his representative hasn’t been returned.

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Scarface poses for a photo at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards at the Atlanta Civic Center on Oct. 9, in Atlanta.

S.C. City to Pay $6.5M Settlement to Family

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City officials in South Carolina approved a $6.5 million settlement Oct. 8 with the family of an unarmed Black man fatally shot by a White police officer who was captured on cellphone video firing at the man’s back as he ran away. The North Charleston City Council approved the settlement by a 10-0 vote, and members of Walter Scott’s family were on hand when it was announced. Scott, 50, was shot April 4 by North Charleston officer Michael Slager while trying to run from a traffic stop. A bystander recorded the shooting in dramatic cellphone video. Slager was indicted on a murder charge in June and a judge refused to set bond last month, saying his release would “constitute an unreasonable danger to the community.” “While AP Photo/Bruce Smith nothing can replace having Walter in our lives, the City of Anthony Scott, the brother North Charleston’s historic action of Walter Scott, the unarmed ensures that he did not die in black motorist who was vain,” Scott’s brother Anthony shot and killed by a North Charleston, S.C., police officer said, noting the settlement will earlier this year, speaks Oct. 8, provide for Scott’s children. “It was a bittersweet victory,” in North Charleston after the he added. “The family still wants city council approved a $6.5 justice for my brother and this was million settlement with the a step in the right direction.” Scott family.

Reports: Officer Shooting of Cleveland’s 12-Yr-Old Tamir Rice was Justified By The Associated Press A White Cleveland police officer was justified in fatally shooting a Black 12-year-old boy holding a pellet gun moments after pulling up beside him, according to two outside reviews conducted at the request of the prosecutor investigating the death. A retired FBI agent and a Denver prosecutor both found the rookie patrolman who shot Tamir Rice exercised a reasonable use of force because he had reason to perceive the boy — described Twitter in a 911 call as man waving and Tamir Rice pointing a gun — as a serious threat. The reports were released Oct. 10 by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, which asked for the outside reviews as it presents evidence to a grand jury that will determine whether Timothy Loehmann will be charged in Tamir’s death last November. “We are not reaching any conclusions from these reports,” Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty said in a statement. “The gathering of evidence continues, and the grand jury will evaluate it all.” He said the reports, which included a technical reconstruction by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, were released in the interest of being “as public and transparent as possible.” Subodh Chandra, a lawyer for the Rice family, said the release of the reports shows the prosecutor is avoiding accountability, which is what the family seeks.

Alabama’s Closure of 31 License Offices Viewed as another Assault on Black Voters By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent Black lawmakers and the civil rights community are crying foul at Alabama’s decision to close 31 of its driver’s license offices – many concentrated in majority-Black areas – saying the decision further imperils the voting rights of people of color. “Alabama’s decision to close ID offices reminds us that 50 years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the fight for equal access to the polls still continues today,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., in a statement. “Having a say in our country’s Democratic process still does not exist for all.” Alabama was among the states profiled in an AFRO series on a modern wave of voter suppression aimed at communities of color that gained in strength after the June 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby v. Holder, which hobbled a provision of the Voting Rights Act that has long been used to stymie voter discrimination. In 2011, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley enacted House Bill 19, a voter identification law that included a “voucher” provision, a troubling, old-school tactic used during Jim Crow. Under the stipulation, a voter who lacks the required photo ID can cast their ballot if two election officials – who, in Alabama, tend to be White – offer sworn statements vouching for the individual. The recent decision by Alabama officials only exacerbates an already challenging path to the polling booth, voting rights advocates say, and mostly for African-American voters. The decision would leave eight out of the 14 mostly rural counties in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District—the only majority minority district in the state, which experiences high poverty rates and has little to no public transportation—without a licensing office.

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20 Years After the Million Man March, the Same Sentiment Remains down on the streets by police. Unemployment rates for Black men were at 8.1 percent in Oct. 1995 and now it While attending the Million Man March is 8.9 percent as of September of this year, with a group of fellow students from the according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. University of Maryland, it felt as if every Black men are not the only ones who two feet I’d see someone wearing a shirt face oppressive problems but Black women with the words “Black Lives Matter” or “I as well. As of this year 19 transgender Can’t Breathe” the further I walked into the women have been killed and 17 of them crowd. were women of color, according to the I was excited to see what the event Huffington Post. would become given the issues of police Even the title of the march, with its brutality, quality of education, access emphasis on men, is problematic, as it was to healthcare and general economic or 20 years ago. social disadvantages plaguing the Black During his speech, Farrakhan compared community. ‘selling out’ to companies who want to stop Yet my excitement dimmed once I Black activism to a woman who sells her began to make comparisons between body for money. If this is a march targeted the speeches held throughout the event, Courtesy Photo for men then why did he not make the sex especially once religious leader, Louis Naomi Harris says that words must worker a man in his example? Farrakhan, began to speak. The other speeches throughout the now be replaced by actions. The march that happened 20 years ago march were diverse. Activists who were had similar themes of expression and I’ve grown tired of the not just Black but Hispanic, Native American and Middle same approach to civil rights issues. Eastern were given the opportunity to speak. Twenty years ago thousands of men, women and children It was uplifting. marched to Washington under the theme of “Atonement, And yet most of their speeches were given five-minute slots. Reconciliation and Responsibility” and listened to speakers Then when Minister Farrakhan spoke, he went on for two like Rev. Jesse Jackson, Maya Angelou and Rep. Donald Payne hours. I left by the 30-minute mark. I’m tired of being preached (D-N.J.). down to. This year thousands of men, women and children marched The Million Man March gathered thousands of people from to Washington under the new theme and listened to speakers all over the country. Instead of speeches talking about issues like D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Rev. Jamal Bryant and more. we all already know and face on a daily basis, let us focus on Maybe it is a generational difference but we are still in a action. church mindset, with a podium, a waving finger and gospel There could’ve been workshops or discussions with music. Yet where is the true change? We’ve made progress and people creating connections and plans to bring back to their even have a Black first family but minorities are still gunned communities. By Naomi Harris Special to AFRO

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Hundreds of thousands of people, from various places in the world, gathered at the National Mall in D.C. for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March on Oct. 10.

Crowd’s Wistful Voice Is Heard at ‘Justice or Else’ Rally By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Hundreds of thousands of people – varying in race, color, age, and residency – concerned with Black progression and bothered by the loss of innocent Black lives, gathered on the

National Mall in D.C. for the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March on Oct. 10. “I was here in 1995 for the Million Man March and felt I’d heeded the call, done the work, and should be able to reap the benefits,” Antwan Palmore, an Atlanta native, told the AFRO. “Twenty years later, I am here with

my teenage son, and feel distressed that there was little delivery on justice from then to now.” Palmore’s concerns echoed through the crowd of men, women, and children who had traveled from as far away as Harare, Zimbabwe. While optimistic about the ability of Black Americans

to petition for their demands, many sought answers to police brutality and political disenfranchisement that continue to plague communities of color. “It is a sobering realization that the crisis of color line just keeps going,”

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Farrakhan

Continued from A1 itself,” he said. He warned Blacks that sometimes they are too tolerant of evil against them, saying that Whites who kill Blacks don’t necessarily need forgiveness. “Find me a Jew that forgives Hitler,” he said to thunderous applause. Farrakhan was the last speaker at the rally. He was preceded by orators such as Benjamin Crump, president of the National Bar Association; former D.C. first lady Cora Masters Barry and her stepson, Christopher Barry who talked about her husband, the late Marion S. Barry. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) welcomed the multitudes to the District and noted that the city

doesn’t have voting representation in the U.S. Congress. D.C. Council member Vincent Orange (D-At Large), in a 20-minute speech to the crowd, also talked about the District’s quest for statehood. “Nearly 700,000 citizens here in the nation’s capital have no voting representation in the House or the Senate,” Orange said. “However, we pay $3 billion in federal taxes every year and 2,000 District residents have lost their lives fighting this country’s wars. We have a campaign, ‘Statehood or Else!’ where we will go to the Republican and Democratic conventions and demand D.C. statehood.” U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) was the only member of the U.S. Congress to address the gathering. Davis co-sponsored a congressional resolution allowing the march to take place on the mall. “I commend Minister Farrakhan for his message of equal rights for all and equal justice for all,” he said. The anniversary included speakers from Native-American and Latino communities, who spoke about how White supremacy had oppressed their peoples and how they join Farrakhan in his fight for equal justice for all citizens. There were a number of celebrities in the crowd, including hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons, “Empire” star Bryshere Gray, hip-hop artist J. Cole and television and radio personality Donnie Simpson. Farrakhan announced a post-march event at the J.W. Marriott Hotel on Oct. 11 to outline the next steps. “My brothers and sisters, this is not a march but a movement,” the minister said.

Opportunities to move forward with more concrete solutions can only come from conversation. A speech is a oneway conversation and I think it’s time to open both sides of discussion. The Million Man March presented a scene. Thousands of black and brown bodies stood together in solidarity of the ills of being colored in a country that systematically places us below our white counterparts. We do need justice. We just need to find more approaches to this historically ingrained inequality so that 20 years from now we are celebrating not preaching. Naomi Harris is an intern at The AFRO.

Farrakhan Outlines Next Steps After Million Man March Anniversary By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com Minister Louis Farrakhan told a crowd of 200 people that the Nation of Islam will team up with 100 Black Men, an influential national Black male organization, and reinvigorate local organizing committees (LOC) nationwide to move their agenda forward. The minister revealed his detailed plans on Oct. 11 at the Marriott Marquis in Northwest D.C., one day after the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March on Oct. 10. “I didn’t create the march that happened yesterday, it was God,” Farrakhan said. “It was a peaceful event and there was no drinking, no smoking. It was a glimpse of heaven.” Farrakhan brushed aside comments that the success of the 1995 Million Man March and the Oct. 10 march designates him as the No. 1 Black leader in America. “I am not the great leader,” he said, referring to God. “I am the servant of the great leader.” Farrakhan said that his organization, along with 100 Black Men and the other committees will work to develop nine ministries in the Black community to help improve people’s lives. Those major ministries are in the fields of education, justice, health and human services, agriculture, science and technology, trade and commerce, and arts and culture. Another ministry will focus on the spiritual development of people of color that will be led by ministers called by their deities. Farrakhan talked specifics in his plan, such as the need for Blacks to buy more real estate and take control of the education system in their communities. “You cannot have economic development without ownership of land,” he said. “We should develop a curriculum that we control. Black people are the only race on the face of the earth that is educated by others.” Regarding politics, Farrakhan said that Blacks should be very selective whom they vote for in next year’s presidential election. “If they aren’t talking about justice, you should hold your vote,” he said. “You should not register as a

“You cannot have economic development without ownership of land.” – Louis Farrakhan Democrat. You should not register as a Republican, but as an independent.” Farrakhan said that Blacks should leverage their votes for concrete resources and policies that will benefit the race. “As we get stronger, we should form our own political party,” he said. Farrakhan said that in the past, membership in local organizing committees were mainly members of the Nation of Islam but that won’t be the case going forward. “We need to grow beyond our group,” he said. “The LOCs should be strengthened with people who have skills in organizing. Those of you skilled in organizing need to teach it and show us how to do it.” Thomas Dortch, chairman emeritus of 100 Black Men, said the organization is happy to work with the Nation of Islam and the committees. “Name me one other person who can send out a call and have 100,000 or one million respond,” Dortch said. Dortch said his organization will recruit 10,000 men and 10,000 women to work on improving the Black community, just what Farrakhan called for in his speech on Oct. 10. One of the criticisms leveled by some Black leaders against the 1995 Million Man March was that there was no legislative program to present to the federal government or the individual states. Both Farrakhan and Dortch said that the 1995 march was about Black men atoning for their sins and talking responsibility for their families and communities. Following the 1995 march, Farrakhan called for an independent black political movement and a separate, self-sustaining black economy as well as demanded the U.S. government pay reparations to descendants of slaves. In moving forward with action this go around, Farrakhan gave a free copy of the The National Agenda: Public Policy Issues, Analyses, and Programming Plan of Action for 20002008 to attendees at the post-March meeting at the Marriott Marquis in Northwest D.C. on Oct. 11. “You have the power to bring about the change you desire,” he told the audience members.

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Preschool to Prison places like Florida, had turned into full-scale arrests by law enforcement. Tunette Powell is the mother of two small sons. Her 2014 Washington Post article “My Son Has Been Suspended Five Times; He’s 3” reframed the discourse on how race and racism impact the lives of young children. In addition to identity formation, Powell said the preschool to prison pipeline, if not

“Our country incarcerates 25 percent of the prisoners in the world and Americans believe that you can solve any public safety problem with a pair of handcuffs and a prison cell – it’s a cultural norm that we have to confront.” – U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison make up 42 percent of students suspended from school. In a recent forum hosted by the Center for American Progress, child and education advocates met to plot strategies to end preschool suspensions that, in

checked, could potentially destroy the self-esteem of millions of young Black children before it has a chance to develop properly. “I was suspended as a 3-year-old, and I was always told that I was ‘bad’ and I believed that. As parents, my husband and I did everything right and something was still wrong because now my kids are being suspended in kindergarten,” said Powell. “I work overtime to bring home the message that my kids’ lives matter and I instill in them the importance of school as a passport – even if I don’t

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suggests Black children are pathological or violent, when they act like ordinary 3-yearolds. On paper, it reads like something out of an old tale of jungle savages,” she said. The Trotters are among the thousands of Black families whose toddlers and small children face suspensions and expulsions each year. While Black children represent only 18 percent of preschool enrollment nationally, they

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believe that it is true. I have to convince them of that because otherwise, they will head down that pipeline.” Equally disturbing as the suspension of toddlers and small children is their arrests in instances where teachers and administrators feel ill equipped to manage their behavior. In fact, when tantrums occur, some administrators are authorized to phone the police, who have handcuffed the children and if the child resists, arrests them as a danger to the public. “Our country incarcerates 25 percent of the prisoners in the world and Americans believe that you can solve any public safety problem with a pair of handcuffs and a prison cell – it’s a cultural norm that we have to confront,” said U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who has introduced congressional legislation to ban preschool suspensions. “This mindset has bled right down into our school systems, where we are approaching our schools the same way we do anything that we fear or view as a problem. It is time for us to stop it.” He said that the majority of young people incarcerated, never return to school. “We need to challenge the idea that uniformed officers with a badge and a gun in a school is the only way to have order and control,” Ellison said. “It is impossible for me to understand in a K-12 environment that you need permanently located uniformed officers. It sends a message and communicates a culture that is not good for our kids.”

race problems. Clinton credited President Obama for leading the discussion on racial justice and said that the country’s leaders need to address mass incarceration and improving the lives of all children. “If there is one thing that has bipartisan support in the Congress is that we have to address the problems of the criminal justice system,” she said. While Clinton, a self-described “progressive who gets things done” and Sanders, a Democratic Socialist, clashed on issues such as the role of Wall Street in determining economic inequality and helping middle and working class people prosper,

they did come to an accord on focusing less on Clinton’s emails and more on helping the American people. Clinton said that she recognizes that her email debacle was not handled in the best way but said that the most important issues of the campaign have to do with helping struggling families make ends meet. Sanders agreed with her. “I am sick and tired of those damn emails,” he said to thunderous applause. “Enough of those emails and talk about the real issues.” For more on former Maryland Gov. Martin O’ Malley see page D1.

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homes, and domestic violence perpetuated primarily against women. For the last three years, Stephanie E. Myers, national co-chair of Black Women for Positive Change, has spearheaded what is growing into a national effort to combat this pervasive violence. She, along with a number of supporters, kicked off the Week of NonViolence on the steps of city hall in D.C. The week of nonviolence is scheduled from Oct.17 to Oct. 25. “This is a very serious issue facing America,” said Myers at a press conference on Oct. 9. “We want to go on record that like Fannie Lou Hamer, we’re sick and tired of young people killed on the street, sick and tired of little girls murdered in their front yard, sick and tired of people attacking our schools, and sick and tired of law enforcement taking advantage because they have weapons and overstep their authority.” She said events and activities will take place in cities such as Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Alexandria and Hampton Roads, Virginia, and St. Louis, Missouri. These events would include a summit on Oct. 17, workshops and seminars and related activities throughout the week. “I believe that it’s time for families, youth, actors, professionals, athletes to come together and that we can change the culture,” Myers said. The regional steering committee for the week is comprised of Christian ministers and priests, Rabbis, Imams and members of other faiths. Alongside them are businesspeople, government officials, residents, and representatives of civil society. Several members of the committee expressed concern about escalating violence on various levels, including homicides in D.C., domestic violence in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and bullying in Alexandria, Virginia. “[Alexandria] Mayor [Bill] Euille and folks from the DMV are working hard to stop violence,” said Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D). “According the CDC, the leading cause of death [for young black men between the ages of 15-34] is homicide. I don’t know about you, but that’s a crisis. We need, as governments, to use every resource to

stem the tide of violence.” “The culture of violence exists in some American communities,” McDuffie continued. “We cannot arrest ourselves out of this, which is why I advocate a health approach using workforce development, educational agencies, and law enforcement.” Benjamin L. Crump, the attorney representing the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, unarmed teens shot and killed by a vigilante in 2012 and a Missouri police officer in 2014, respectively, said, “We want to bring attention to dialogue to address violence that happens way too often.” Dr. Myers took leadership and action to stand up for the community, stand up for our children. I’d rather see a sermon rather than hear a sermon every day of the week. What she’s doing is not for the media or the government. It’s for the children.” Mel Franklin, chairman of the Prince George’s County Council, said the community has needed to hear some uncomfortable truths

“I believe that it’s time for families, youth, actors, professionals, athletes to come together and that we can change the culture.” – Stephanie Myers for a long time. “Prince George’s County has the highest incidence of domestic violence in the state of Maryland,” he said. “The overwhelming majority of cases is caused by men. It’s something we have to own up to. And make men and boys a part of this. How do we solve the problem and use of violence? We need to add men’s absence [from the home] and our own personal responsibility. We have to roll up our sleeves and think out of the box.” “Domestic violence knows no race class or division, knows no boundary,” Franklin continued. “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality . . . This is an opportunity for all of us to join together on an issue that is a clarion call to end violence.”

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said John Harris, who traveled with a caravan of eight tour buses from Chicago for the rally. “All the way here, the discussion was about how Blackness becomes a threat, a cause for alarm, or a reason for heightened suspicions. We are all Americans, but for some reason many White people and particularly White law enforcement, view us as the enemy when we’ve done nothing but walk out of our doors.” Harris said that his respect for Minister Louis Farrakhan, 82, the outspoken leader of the Nation of Islam has not waned; however, he is eager to move beyond the talk and rhetoric of “justice or else.” “I think we really need to examine what it means as a nation that the police brutality my grandfather endured, my son now faces. The impunity and lack of response from White lawmakers is deafening. It suggests that Black people naturally deserve to be treated like animals,” he said. “There are some things that need to happen in this country and I wanted to be a part of making that positive shift,” said Takia Byrd, who traveled with the Chicago caravan. “I am hoping and praying for the best – I just celebrated my 21st birthday in March and I’ve been feeling that there is something epic about being a part of redefining this nation and the changes that are coming.” Since the first march on Oct. 16, 1995, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports have shown a steady rate of nearly 400 officer-involved killings per year, the majority of which

have involved White officers and Black or Latino citizens. And, while many at the Justice or Else rally pushed for a national agenda to address the volatility with which police interact with citizens, others looked to reinvigorate their personal and community relationships. During the 1995 rally, Farrakhan called on Black men to take charge of their neighborhoods through self-improvement measures (improved diet and exercise, reading, and mentoring), and actively engaging in the uplift of their families and communities. With the watchword “atonement,” firmly affixed, Farrakhan asked the men to take a moral assessment of their behaviors and begin a necessary healing process. That process led Michelle Kellogg and her father, Ronald, back to each other, after his arrest and confinement in an Indiana prison. The Kellogg family made the trip from Indianapolis together for the rally as a testament to the spirit of the previous March. “Twenty years ago I sat in a prison block listening to Farrakhan on the radio and it put me to shame,” said Ronald, whose substance abuse led to a deadly home invasion. “My crimes were not just against the people in that house, but also against my children who were forced to grow up without my guidance, my provision, and my protection. White people may never treat us right, but we have to learn how to father our children and treat each other right.”

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October 17, 2015 - October 23, 2015, The Afro-American

State Wants to Prosecute Charleston Church Shooting First By The Associated Press South Carolina wants to go to trial before the federal government in the Charleston church shootings as it seeks the death penalty for Dylann Roof. “That is our preference,” state prosecutor Scarlett Wilson wrote in a letter late last week to U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, who is presiding over the federal case. “I appreciate any consideration you may give us in this regard.” If the state goes first, Roof is scheduled to face trial next July on nine murder counts and other state charges. The 21-year-old white man is accused of killing nine black parishioners during a June 17 Bible study inside the city’s historic Emanuel AME Church. Roof also faces dozens of federal charges. Several — including weapons violations and obstructing the practice of religion, resulting in death

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Parents of Tywanza Sanders comfort each other at his graveside at Emanuel AME Cemetery in Charleston, S.C. Sanders was allegedly killed by Dylann Roof. — carry a possible death sentence, but the federal government has not said

whether it will seek the death penalty. Gergel has not set a trial

date in the federal case, although it would not be until January at the earliest.

Debra Gammons, a professor at the Charleston School of Law, said it doesn’t necessarily make any difference, but state prosecutors prefer to go first. Wilson “probably wants to go first to avoid any hiccup that may occur in the other trial,” she said. “Something may happen in the first trial in the federal court and that could reduce her chances or reduce evidence that could be introduced in state court. It’s to her advantage to go first.” “In my 20-plus years of prosecution at both the federal and state levels, I do not recall the Department of Justice actively pursuing a federal case while the state was in the midst of a prosecution,” Wilson wrote. She added that the state trial judge and state Supreme Court have issued orders protecting the defense attorneys from appearing in other trials until the Roof

case is resolved. If the federal government goes first, the state case could be delayed until 2017, said Richard Harpootlian, a Columbia attorney and former prosecutor. “The state is a little more agile getting the matter to trial ... You move quicker and you are not subject to a lot of the procedural restrictions you have in federal court,” Harpootlian said. “Scarlett has done a very wise thing by putting everybody on notice that her judge and she are going to be ready in July.” Even if federal prosecutors decide quickly on the death penalty, it could take another year before they go to trial, he said. Gergel already had delayed Roof’s federal trial, which had been set to begin next month, until at least January to give attorneys more time to prepare.

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judge ruled on Oct. 13. All six officers appeared before Judge Barry Williams, who considered whether statements by two of the six officers would be admissible. The contents of the statements have not been publicly disclosed. Officer William Porter, the sole officer to waive his appearance at a hearing last month, was also in court Tuesday. His trial, the first, is to begin

Nov. 30. The others facing charges are officers Edward Nero, Garrett Miller and Caesar Goodson; Lt. Brian Rice; and Sgt. Alicia White. All face assault and reckless endangerment and misconduct in office charges. Porter, Rice, White and Goodson also face manslaughter charges. Goodson, who drove the police van in which Gray was

critically injured, faces an additional charge of “depraved-heart” murder. Williams also ordered prosecutors to turn over the rest of their investigative files to the defense by Oct. 28. At the end of the hearing, the judge issued a gag order. He instructed the attorneys not to discuss the cases with people who are not involved in the prosecution or the defense.

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COMMENTARY

Why Black People Answer When Farrakhan Calls

It’s time to give Minister Louis Farrakhan credit. When he issues a call for people to join him in the nation’s capital, Blacks show up. At least a million showed up for the Million Man March 20 years ago and at least two-thirds as many showed up for the Oct. 10 Justice or Else assembly on the National Mall. Without a doubt, Farrakhan-led events in Washington, D.C. attract more people than marches called jointly by all of the other civil rights leaders. And whenever Minister Louis Farrakhan is involved in a major event, there is always a controversy about numbers. In his speech at the Million Man March, people were fascinated by his fascination with numerology. In the aftermath of that event, the U.S Park Service made the ridiculous estimate that 400,000 people attended. But Boston University’s Center for Remote Sensing placed the figure between 655,000 to 1.1 million - more than twice as large as the 1963 March George E. Curry on Washington. Farrakhan manages to be a magnet while withstanding withering attacks. How is it that the most reviled Black man in America consistently attracts waves of people? Blacks trust Minister Farrakhan. Even if strongly disagreeing with some of his views and the wellknown antipathy between the Nation of Islam (NOI) leader and Jews, Blacks know that he won’t ever sell them out for personal gain or any other reason. They are smart enough to discern that which should be applied to their lives and that which should be ignored. When Farrakhan suggested on Oct. 10, for example, that Blacks should change their last name to throw off the yoke of White supremacy, many Blacks in the audience chuckled. But they cheered when he said, “We have a purchasing power of over 1 trillion dollars but in our reckless and wasteful spending habits we have not been able to pool our resources in a collective manner to build institutions and create jobs for our people. By strategically engaging in economic withdrawal we can begin putting power behind our demands and build a new and better reality.” For decades, many Blacks have admired their discipline but viewed the Nation of Islam as a small, Black supremacy group telling wild-eyed stories about UFOs and trips to and from outer space in spaceships. More than any other NOI leader, Farrakhan has bridged the gulf between skeptical Christians and Nation of Islam followers, carefully repackaging his message to make it more palatable to non-Muslims. He refers to God and Allah interchangeably and knows and quotes the Bible better than most Christians. Instead of ridiculing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as an integrationist, as he and others in the Nation of Islam have done in the past, Farrakhan now praises the slain civil rights leader, especially his call for economic empowerment. Although women and men don’t sit together in NOI mosques, he is trying to show a greater sensitivity to and appreciation for the contributions of women. “May I pause for a moment and say to women: Your language must change as to how you address yourselves,” he said Saturday. “You should never call another woman a ‘bitch. Get that word out of our language. No female is after a dog. Every female is after God.” Farrakhan continued, “Black men who like to use such words, pull it out of your tongue, before your tongue is pulled out of your head.”

Although his views have not changed towards Black politicians, he now befriends a few, including Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.), who made arrangements for Farrakhan to hold the rally at the foot of the capitol. But Farrakhan is better known for his scathing descriptions of Black lawmakers. Referring to then-Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode in 1985 following a deadly confrontation between Goode and the revolutionary group MOVE, Farrakhan said: “I say, Black people, whenever you put a Black man in office and that Black man betrays the best interest of those of us who put him there, I say take him out.

That’s the old Farrakhan. The new and improved one comes up with titles such as “Justice or Else,” and then let others worry about what the “else” means. And like the McDonald’s commercial, Black people are declaring, “I’m lovin’ it.” George E. Curry is President and CEO of George Curry Media, LLC. He is the former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA). For more information go to georgecurry.com.

Jeb Bush Believes Black Voters are Stupid, Shiftless and Corrupt Remember when the conventional wisdom was that Jeb Bush was “the smart one” of the Bush brothers and would effortlessly steamroller his competitors on the way to 2016? Well, the political outsiders Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina have all crashed the GOP establishment’s big dance, turning those predictions into fodder for jokesters and pushing Bush down to the single digits in the polls. That astonishing collapse Lee A. Daniels no doubt partly explains Bush’s desperate attempts in recent weeks to improve his hard-right credentials - for example, his callous “stuff happens” response to the nation’s latest mass killing, the slaughter at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College as a signal of his opposition to any meaningful gun-control legislation. And then, there are his two comments that revealed his - and his party’s - decades-long callousness toward Black Americans. At an Oct. 8 Republican forum in Iowa, Bush declared he was against re-instituting the key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act struck down two years ago by the Supreme Court’s Republican bloc because there’s no need for imposing “regulations on top of states as though we’re living in 1960.” In fact, Republican-driven actions in state after state where Republicans dominate the state legislatures have shown unmistakably that the danger to Blacks’ right to vote is greater than at any time since the 1965 Act was passed. But then, it may be that Bush doesn’t believe Blacks should be allowed to vote at all - unless they vote Republican. After all, Bush did say at a late

Sept. campaign event in South Carolina in response to a question about his appealing to Black voters: “Our message is one of hope and aspiration. It isn’t one of division and get in line and we’ll take care of you with free stuff. Our message is one that is uplifting that says you can achieve earned success.” In other words, Jeb Bush believes Blacks vote Democratic not because, first, they’re adhering to their duty as American citizens and, following the time-honored American political tradition, supporting the party that they feel both serves their own interests and promotes their view of what American society should be. No, to Jeb Bush, Black voters, benefiting from “unearned success,” are stupid, shiftless and corrupt. In repeating the charge the defeated Mitt Romney had made after he lost the 2012 election to President Obama, Bush demonstrated how important the notion that Blacks want something for nothing is to people who make up the Republican Party. But the importance of Bush’s remark - revealing an attitude that’s been a hallmark of White-racist belief since the Reconstruction era - goes even deeper because it’s the latest example of a powerful dynamic of American life: the continual dead-ending of Black respectability politics. Put simply, Black respectability politics is just another name for the old cardinal command all Black Americans striving for achievement have always had drummed into them: behave as if you represent the entire mass of Blacks - because you do. But, as Barack Obama’s tenure as the nation’s first Black president has underscored, there’s a multi-layered trick to that White-racism-imposed burden that quickly limits the value of being “a credit to your race.” For one thing, racism in many individuals has always been impervious to logic. Secondly, some Whites have always practiced a “pragmatic racism” or situational race baiting for the financial, political, or social advantage they think they’ll gain from it. And,

thirdly, the dramatic breakthroughs Blacks make that expand racial tolerance have always made some Whites cling ever more tightly to their White-supremacist biases. Of course, one purpose of the oft-repeated conservative Big Lie Jeb Bush repeated is to obscure that getting “free stuff” from the government has always been the foundation of the superior status Whites have enjoyed in American society: One need only look at the tax proposals now proposed by Bush and the other Republican candidates to see how they continue the conservative orthodoxy of using government to funnel “free stuff” in the form of outrageous tax cuts and tax deductions to the wealthiest - which means, of course, the whitest - bloc of Americans. And a second purpose of that Bush/conservative view is to bury the record of “smart politics” Black voters have always played and began to play with greater intensity following passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. One can draw a straight line from that landmark act to the massive Black voter turnout that buoyed President Obama’s two election victories. In other words, Jeb Bush’s Big Lie shows why Black respectability politics periodically reaches a dead end. It’s because White respectability politics - that is, Whites’ commitment to equal opportunity across the color line - periodically loses steam. That’s really what the 2016 campaign is all about: Will the tradition of exclusion, alive and tawdry as ever in the Republican Party, succeed in stifling the claims of Americans of color, gays and lesbians and White women as well as Blacks for the full measure of their citizenship rights? Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City. His essay, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Great Provocateur,” appears in Africa’s Peacemakers: Nobel Peace Laureates of African Descent (2014), published by Zed Books. His new collection of columns, Race Forward: Facing America’s Racial Divide in 2014, is available at amazon.com.

Having Potential is not Power Have you ever heard someone say, “Black people have the potential to be a force to be reckoned with,” or “the potential among Black people is off the charts?” How about this one: “Black folks have all of the potential in the world, to become, to achieve, to affect, and to change.” Sounds great, doesn’t it? Some of us walk around with our chests stuck out bragging about how much “potential” we have. But the real question is, James Clingman “What about power?” Potential is not power; having potential is not even close to having power. If all we have is the potential to be powerful, we have nothing but a good feeling. Like power, potential can only be brought to fruition, if it is utilized; otherwise, how do we know we have potential? How do we know we have power, especially political and economic power, if we never use it to make our lives better? Like a battery on a

shelf, the potential within Black people could sit forever and never come to fruition. Will our potential to be powerful ever be realized? We can convert our potential into action by supporting Blackowned companies and by leveraging our votes in quid pro quo agreements that benefit Black people. Three examples of Blackowned companies that could use some of our “potential,” if it is converted into action, are Ice Supreme in Atlanta; Blue Delta Water and Freedom Paper Company, both located in Maryland. Ice Supreme, in business for 10 years, developed and sells the “world’s healthiest frozen treat,” a product that does not contain the kinds of ingredients that cause diabetes or exacerbates its effects. Who has more diabetes than Black folks? Blue Delta Water has a PH value of 7.6 - 8, which makes it alkaline rather than acidic. I am not a doctor but I am told by some who are that an alkaline environment is healthier for our bodies, making us less likely to succumb to various diseases. To put it in an even simpler way, who does not drink water? All that really needs to be said about Freedom Paper, a company that sells bathroom tissue and other paper products, is “Duh!” Imagine if our churches, hotels, and restaurants bought their paper products from Freedom Paper. Nuff said, right? Finally, let me share with you an action-oriented group of individuals who are committed to doing away with our potential by

working collectively and cooperatively toward a common goal of Black economic and political empowerment. It is called The One Million Conscious Black Voters and Contributors (OMCBV&C). The OMCBV&C, comprising thousands of members from 33 states, has and is currently working collectively to empower Black people by implementing practical solutions to the problems cited and recited by our people. We are not “about to” start; we are not “fixin’ to start;” and we are not “gettin’ ready to start.” The OMCBV&C is doing what many are just talking about. In addition to recruiting what is just 2 percent of Black people in this country, this movement has pooled our dollars to pay our own way, written a political platform containing 15 relevant planks, and supports and works with other groups, organizations, and initiatives to create and sustain an even stronger political and economic base. The OMCBV&C does not rely on potential; it is using real power to affect positive change for Black people. Interested? Go to iamoneofthemillion.com Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, writes about economic empowerment for Black people. He can be reached through his website, blackonomics.com. He is the author of “Black Dollars Matter: Teach Your Dollars How to Make More Sense.”

October 17, 2015 - October 23, 2015, The Afro-American

The Pepco Holdings-Exelon Merger: Now, It Works for Everyone. Dear Pepco customers, After working to learn what is important to the District, we’re pleased to report that we’ve reached a settlement with the District government and others on our merger. We listened to District leaders, residents and the community to find a path forward that is more focused on the District’s priorities. The settlement has more than 120 commitments that help ensure the merger benefits everyone in the District. The commitments include more than doubling customer benefits to over $72 million, which is expected to be used for: $25.6 million to offset distribution rate increases for residential customers through March 2019. $14 million in direct bill credits for residential customers. $16.15 million for low-income energy assistance. $3.5 million for renewable energy and $3.5 million for energy efficiency programs. $10.05 million to support the District’s Green Building Fund. The settlement also includes: New commitments for fewer and shorter outages and significant financial penalties if Pepco fails to meet them. Up to 10 megawatts of new solar generation and making it easier and faster for customers to install solar panels. More jobs located in the District as a result of the merger and $5.2 million for workforce development. $19 million in guaranteed charitable contributions over 10 years to nonprofits that serve District residents. The Pepco Holdings-Exelon merger will bring significant benefits to the District, and we hope you will agree that the merger now works for everyone.

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The Afro-American, October 17, 2015 - October 23, 2015

Ex-Chicago Public Schools CEO Pleads Guilty, Apologizes By The Associated Press An hour after pleading guilty to her role in a scheme to steer $23 million in no-bid

contracts to education firms for $2.3 million in bribes and kickbacks, the former head of Chicago Public Schools apologized Oct. 13 to students,

parents and employees, saying they deserved “much more than I gave to them.” As part of a plea deal, prosecutors recommended that

Barbara Byrd-Bennett serve 7½ years behind bars for one count of fraud. In exchange for pleading guilty to that one count, prosecutors said they

will drop the 19 other fraud counts, each of which carried a maximum 20-year term. Addressing reporters after the arraignment, the 66-year-

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Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett apologized to students, parents and educators before leaving federal court Oct. 13 in Chicago. old’s voice quivered as she gave her brief message for the city’s 400,000 schoolchildren, their parents and her former co-workers. “I am terribly sorry and I apologize to them,” Byrd said solemnly. “They deserved much more — much more than I gave to them.” Neither she nor her attorney took any questions. Byrd-Bennett stepped down from the third-largest school district in the U.S. in June after word spread about a federal investigation into a contract between the district and SUPES Academy, a training academy where she once worked. Prosecutors allege the scheme started in 2012 — the year Mayor Rahm Emanuel hired the Solon, Ohio, woman to become the district’s CEO. The indictment alleged that the owners of the two education service and training firms offered her a job and a hefty one-time payment — disguised as a lucrative signing bonus — once she left CPS. The city is looking for “further safeguards to help prevent this type of abuse from happening again,” Emanuel spokeswoman Kelley Quinn said in a statement. Though Emanuel initially said his office wasn’t involved in the contracts at issue, he said that some of his staffers had asked “hard questions” before the school board approved the contracts. He added that he was never directly involved. “When a mayor gets involved in contracts, you have a problem,” he said. “I clearly don’t do that, because I think that’s the wrong thing to do.” The indictment alleges Byrd-Bennett expected to receive kickbacks worth 10 percent of the value of the contracts, or about $2.3 million. It’s unclear how much money was ever set aside, though the indictment says trust accounts tied to two relatives were set up to hide the money. CPS is facing a steep budget shortfall and a severely underfunded pension system, as well as lingering criticism after dozens of schools were closed in 2013 in what Emanuel and education officials argued would help focus resources and improve the school system. SUPES Academy and Synesi Associates LLC owners Gary Soloman and Thomas Vranas are accused of offering her money along with sportingevent tickets and other kickbacks in exchange for the contracts. Both suburban Chicago men face multiple charges, including bribery and conspiracy to defraud. Soloman’s attorney said in a statement last week that Soloman has cooperated in the investigation and stands behind his companies. Vranas and his attorney didn’t comment after the indictment. As a condition of her release, the judge said ByrdBennett would have to provide a DNA sample. No sentencing date will be set until Soloman’s and Vranas’ cases run their course.

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY-AREA D.C. Residents Tell New U.S. Attorney: Close Vincent Gray Case

1st Presidential Debate Pleases Prince George’s County Dems By Briahnna Brown Howard University News Service

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com On Oct. 8, President Obama selected Channing D. Phillips, a former acting U.S. Attorney for the District and the senior counsel to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, as the city’s next top prosecutor. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) recommended Phillips to the president. While Phillips will be taking on a largely nonpolitical job, he will be expected to make a major decision on a leading former officeholder in the city. Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has been

U.S. Department of Justice

Channing D. Phillips is set to be the District’s new U.S. Attorney. a leading target of an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s office since early 2011 for his 2010 mayoral campaign’s violation of election laws. Several of his close associates have taken pleas from the U.S. Attorney’s office but Gray hasn’t been charged with any crime. Ward 8 advisory neighborhood commissioner Mary Cuthbert, who has been involved in the city’s politics since the 1960s,

“The investigation is a mockery of justice and a waste of time.” – Leo Alexander

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The D.C.-area metro is experiencing a lower number of Black riders because of safety concerns.

Report: Black Riders Turning Away from D.C. Metro By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Recent data from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) shows that many U.S. cities have experienced record-high public transportation ridership. However, the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority’s Metrobus and Metrorail services have seen a combined ridership decline between 2013 and 2014. Increased disruptions in service, caused by a failing infrastructure, coupled with a record number of fires and constant repair and maintenance work has many Black riders opting for alternative modes of transportation. In an interview with WTOP radio earlier this year APTA President Michael Melaniphy said the initial decline of 0.84 percent on Metrorail and 0.31 on Metrobus was not a cause for alarm. “We want a long– Hakim Butler term sustainable, multimodal surface transportation bill so we can bring certainty to this country, fix our state of good repair issues, and deal with the increase in ridership that’s happening across the country. We need it for global competitiveness for this country,” he told the station. Since the initial report, Metrorail has been plagued by constant mechanical failures, including a fire near the StadiumArmory Metro station that blew out a 9-megawatt power substation and shut down the station’s service indefinitely.

“…we cannot afford to have something happen to our children on a whim.”

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business open,” Walker said. A resident of Deanwood in Northeast D.C., she has witnessed many small business owners starved for resources. “It’s unfortunate,” Walker said, Seshat Walker uses tech savvy creativity to help budding entrepreneurs, “because there’s a digital divide, they might miss out on a grant that a new “especially people who look like me and people who are restaurant on H Street might get.” underserved,” she told the AFRO, Sept. 14. In meeting with a client for the first time, Walker stresses In 2005, Walker founded The General Store, a D.C.the importance of utilizing existing relationships to build based agency that works with independent artists, an online presence. “You already have your own arsenal organizations, and small businesses to come up with big and you can go to those resources to create and build your ideas. “My philosophy is ‘make do,’” she said. “Ever since business,” she said. I was little, I’ve known that everything around you can be Walker also works with clients to present their brands used to build greatness.” in the best light. “I try to pull out what makes each person A main ingredient in Walker’s recipe for success is the different and each business unique from the business next door,” she said. “And in those stories, you find that thing that’s going to be the center of their brand.” Walker assures clients that using the Internet doesn’t have to be an overwhelming experience. After one client learned to manage her emails and communicate through Twitter and blogging, that was enough, she said. “I told her you don’t have to use every channel that’s out there – find what works for you and you use it.” Courtesy photo A native of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Walker studied Walker, owner of The – Seshat Walker Seshat print journalism and political science at the Indiana General Store University of Pennsylvania. She then moved to the District and began her path to providing strategies for innovative Internet. Whether accessing information about licenses and tax exemptions projects. In 2013, she furthered her education, earning a masters in design or marketing products through websites and social media, reliance on virtual management at Savannah College of Art & Design. resources is necessary for today’s small business owners. “The main issue “I’ve volunteered since I was 12 so it’s just natural for me to want to help people,” in working with older African-American entrepreneurs is getting them in the she said. “But now that I understand what my skills are and what I’m good at, it’s mindset that you have to use the Internet if you want to compete and keep your exciting to help people build their own businesses and see their passions fulfilled.” By Christina Sturdivant Special to the AFRO

didn’t mention Gray by name but said that Phillips needs to “close cases that are now open.” “Those cases have been hanging on a string and they need to be closed,” Cuthbert said. Leo Alexander, who ran against Gray in 2010 for mayor, agrees with Cuthbert. “Phillips needs to close the book on the Vince Gray investigation,” Alexander said. “The investigation is a mockery of justice and a waste of time. I am no big fan of Vince Gray but the city suffered under his leadership because of the investigation that hasn’t achieved its objective.” Gray ran for re-election in 2014 but lost in the April 1 primary that year to present D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D). One of Gray’s opponents, Continued on B2

It was following this incident on Sept. 21 that Hakim Butler and his wife decided to commission a regular Uber driver to get them to work and their two children to school. “As a kid I used to ride the trains from my house on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast all the way to Francis Jr. High near Georgetown and it was always a safe journey,” said Butler, who owns a local janitorial service. “Metro is just too volatile right now – it smells like smoke, there is always a delay, and we cannot afford to have something happen to our children on a whim.” For now, the Butlers use a single Uber driver with a minivan to drop his children off at school, and then he and his wife several blocks away. The same driver drops the teens off at home, while the parents carpool with neighbors after work. Safety concerns also forced Lamia Stanton from Metrorail to buy a bicycle several months ago when a fight between teenagers on a Blue Line train became so volatile she said she feared for her life. “It’s not enough that the trains are overcrowded and late a lot of times, but if you happen to get on when these teenagers are heading to or from school, it is utter chaos,” said Stanton, who lives near Eastern Market. “Sometimes they are just roughhousing, but that day it was like a brawl and there was nowhere to move. I vowed if I got off that train in one piece, I’d never get on again – and I haven’t.” Stanton said she purchased a secondhand bicycle from a local Continued on B2

After watching the first Democratic presidential debate, the consensus among members of the Prince George’s County Young Democrats and the Maryland Democratic Party Oct. 13 was that Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) dominated the night’s discussion. While former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was able to make a few good points, he and former Sens. Jim Webb and Lincoln Chaffee were significantly overshadowed. The tables were crowded at the watch party for the debate at a Famous Dave’s BBQ restaurant in Largo, Maryland. Many people proudly wore “I’m with Donna” stickers on their shirts to show support for Prince George’s County Rep. Donna Edward’s (D) run for Senate. During the debate, the crowd cheered for Clinton the most, especially when she responded to a question on the Black Lives Matter movement, coming out against America’s rate of imprisonment and emphasizing the importance of having a Democrat in the White House. There was also applause for Sanders’ opening remarks when he mentioned America’s prison system and the unemployment rate in the Black community, and later in the debate when he attacked Clinton’s statements on big banks and said, “Congress does not regulate Wall Street. Wall Street regulates Congress.” The crowd applauded for O’Malley when he mentioned Maryland’s in state tuition for unauthorized immigrants,

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D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), has publicly called for the U.S. Attorney’s office’s investigation of the former mayor to wrap up.

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Cohen said that he wasn’t insensitive to the concerns of many District residents regarding the 2010 mayoral campaign investigation. “There are some important cases that I wish I could see through to their conclusions, but I have complete confidence in the team at the U.S. Attorney’s Office to follow through and do justice for the people of the District,” he said. Johnny Barnes, a civil rights attorney in the District and the former executive director of the ACLU of the Nation’s Capital, agrees with the sentiment in the community that the Gray matter should be closed. “The former U.S. Attorney [Machen] went beyond the role of the U.S. Attorney,” Barnes said. “I don’t think it is good to mix politics with law enforcement and the Gray matter is antiquated.” Vincent Cohen Jr., the acting U.S. Attorney, will leave office on Oct. 18. Cohen held the position for only six months and prior to that worked under U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen for

five years as the principal assistant U.S. Attorney. The District’s U.S. Attorney’s office is largest in the country and deals with issues, as Cohen told the AFRO recently, from “Benghazi to Barry Farm.” Phillips, a graduate of the University of Virginia and the Howard University School of Law, will have to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate before he permanently assumes his post. He is a 16-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney’s office, starting in 1994 as an assistant U.S. Attorney and rising in the ranks to be the principal assistant U.S. Attorney from 2004-2009 and as the acting U.S. – Johnny Barnes Attorney from May 2009-Febuary 2010. He has worked with the Justice Department in senior-level positions since 2011. Phillips is a native Washingtonian and is the son of the late Rev. Channing E. Phillips, who was the first Black to have his name submitted for a major party presidential nomination in 1968 at the Democratic Party convention in Chicago.

I don’t think it is good to mix politics with law enforcement and the Gray matter is antiquated.”

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but they were people said generally quiet the debate was on the few focused on the statements from issues instead of Chaffee and personalities. Webb. “I think Del. Dereck this has been Davis (D), chair an honest of Maryland’s conversation House of on policy and Delegates’ ideas,” said John Economic Edinborough, a Matters student at Bowie Committee, State University. said the debate “It was as showcased a civilized as it “thoughtful should be.” Photo credit Howard University News Service and cogent “On Chaffee, conversation,” The tables were crowded at the watch party for the debate at a Famous Dave’s BBQ I was undecided, especially in and now I just restaurant in Largo, Maryland. comparison to don’t care,” the Republican Edinborough discussion on the issues that With all due respect, the presidential debate. said. “He looked like he affect the people,” Davis said. adults are in the room now.” “[There was] a thoughtful showed up to his first job “It wasn’t about name-calling. The crowd of about 60 interview in his dad’s jacket. Hillary held her own though.”

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shop and has been making the trip to her downtown D.C. offices in record time and without much grief. When asked if repairs to the system would bring them back as loyal riders, both Stanton and the Butlers seemed reticent. “I want to support Metrorail because I’ve been on it since 1976, but when I think of people losing their lives or my kids being in a panic with smoke surrounding them, I just can’t risk it. Unless a complete overhaul is done of the system, riding it is not worth the risk to my family,” Butler said.

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Nearly 100 Black women, arriving in colorful hats, filled the hall of the Bauer Drive Recreation Center in Rockville, Maryland for the annual “Afternoon of Tea and Hats” membership drive on Sept. 26. The tea was hosted by the Montgomery County Section of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). Closing remarks were given by Juanita Goudy, section president.

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The Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Continental Societies (CSI), a 501©(3) organization, held a scholarship luncheon for their returning students for the current school year in Northwest at the home of one of their members. The organization’s mission is to create an environment within their communities that empower children to have access to quality and appropriate opportunities. Continental Annette Wilson, scholarship chair presided over Lance Lewis, Tino Monroe, Celeste the event. For additional information, Pitter and Azurie Harper visit continentalsdc.org.

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Elba, Fukunaga Subscribe for Netflix’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’ By The Associated Press The early conversations between director Cary Fukunaga and Idris Elba about their child soldier drama “Beasts of No Nation” began with, Elba says, the two discussing “the level of depth that he and I wouldn’t mind plunging into.” “There is a version of this film that’s a lot more commercial and a lot easier for the audience,” Elba said in an interview. “Cary didn’t want to do that. I didn’t want to do that.” “Beasts of No Nation” is instead a brutal descent into war, as seen from a boy’s perspective, and its commercial prospects are essentially already sewn up. The film, in which a West African boy (Abraham Attah, a nonprofessional 15-year-old from Ghana) is orphaned by war and enlisted into a rebel army led by Elba’s Commandant, was acquired by Netflix to be its first original feature film. When “Beasts of No Nation” hits the service on Oct. 16, it will play in a limited theatrical run through indie distributor Bleecker Street. But most will see it at home, the first foot forward in Netflix’s new initiative. The streaming service’s foray into film has

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already sent shockwaves through Hollywood and drawn deals with the likes of Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Leonardo DiCaprio and Judd Apatow. “Beasts of No Nation” is a boldly uncompromising war drama that kicks off a bold new chapter in movie streaming. “It’s definitely not an easy film to watch,” says Elba. “It’s got balls.” “Beasts of No Nation” also wasn’t an easy film to make. Fukunaga, the 38-year-old filmmaker of the acclaimed first season of “True Detective,” the Charlotte Bronte adaptation “Jane Eyre,” and his immigrant drama debut “Sin Nombre,” had wanted to make a film about child soldiers for more than a decade. It took form when he came across Uzodinma Iweala’s 2006 novel of the same name. Fukunaga insisted the film, made for $6.3 million (and bought by Netflix for $12 million), be shot in West Africa. He settled on Ghana, where no Hollywood movie had been made before. “It was a Continued on C2

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August Wilson’s Play ‘Fences’ Comes to Baltimore By Lisa Snowden-McCray Speical to the AFRO

“When we read, there was a very strong, immediate connection,” Simpson said. “Those two energies coming together made that magic.” Jones said this was his third time stepping into Troy’s shoes, although the last time he did it was over 15 years ago. He said the added time means he can bring even more life experience to the role.

On October 21, the Pulitzer Prize winning August Wilson drama “Fences” comes to the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore. The play, set in 1950’s Pittsburg, tells the story of a working-class black man named Troy Maxson and his family. “Fences” is part of Wilson’s 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle – a series of plays dedicated to portraying varying aspects of the black experience. The Everyman production is directed by Clinton Turner Davis, who worked backstage at the original Broadway production of “Fences,” which featured James Earl Jones. The AFRO sat down with Alan Bomar Jones, who plays Troy, and Brayden Simpson, who plays Troy’s youngest son Cory. In the play, Troy is a strong man who makes hard choices. Those choices have painful consequences for those closest to him – especially Cory. Because of that, Jones Courtesy Photo and Simpson must capture the often contentious relationship Brayden Simpson is one of the stars of ‘Fences.’ between father and son. The duo said that the chemistry necessary to bring that relationship “I would say that I have more to life was there almost from the experience to add to Troy today. beginning. I’m not a father but I father a lot of “When I first met him, the first young actors and people that I run thing that struck me about him was across. I have more grit and more that he was very controlled as an gut to add to him [than I did] 17 individual,” Jones said. “When I’m years ago when I was in my 30s.” in the mode of what I feel on stage, And does he think that Troy, I automatically raise my voice and who eventually ruins his marriage start projecting. So I did that, and to his faithful and goodhearted he gave it back. Even though we wife Rose, is a bad person? were reading, we were constantly “Troy is a good guy in his own making eye contact and I just mind,” Jones said. “He is from a started feel like ‘man, if I get this, generation of ‘this is the way a I hope he’s my son.’ It was like, Continued on C2 everything I did, he gave back.”

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Can Wizards’ Otto Porter Make the Jump? By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley AFRO Sports Writers With one week of the NBA preseason already in the books, attention is already being paid to the Washington Wizards. John Wall and Bradley Beal are ready to drive the backcourt, but the Wizards are only expected to go as far as the improvement of Otto Porter can reach. The lanky small forward will step into the vacated shoes of one-year rental Paul Pierce, who co-piloted the team last season along with Wall and Beal. Pierce’s knack for big shots became crucial down the stretch as the longtime veteran helped the club steal some games late in the season. But now with Pierce gone, the onus is on Porter to step up to the plate. In early games of this preseason, which started last week, Porter’s performance was mixed. His opening night stat sheet of 22 points and 4-of-4 shooting from deep was muddied by a showdown with Carmelo Anthony that resulted in a ninepoint night on 4-of-11 shooting. A strong season will definitely be demanded form Porter if the Wizards want to make some noise this year, but can Porter provide? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question Riley: Porter has the makeup of a heavy NBA contributor. He mixes solid defense with good

spot up shooting, good rebounding and heady play. His performance in last summer’s playoffs gives hope that Porter can elevate his game to new levels this year but patience will be needed. Making the jump to an all-star level may be too much to ask for at this stage in Porter’s career, but if the team needs him to be a key contributor I think he’ll be up to the task. At 6-foot-8, Porter has the length to play anywhere along the perimeter and in the paint against bigger forwards. Going into his third year, this is the season for him to breakout. Green: I haven’t seen much from Porter that tells me he can be a key component on a team. At this point, he hasn’t proven to be anything more than an NBA-level fringe player. He has ability, but the Wizards need a player who can take over games and nail clutch shots. Wall and Beal are solid options but they’re not the types that can carry a team on their backs. The Kevin Durant rumors have been popular for a reason, and Porter’s fate at this moment is up in the wind until the 2016 free agency is cleared. Porter will have his moments this season strictly from having a bigger role, but if we’re counting on him to become a superstar then we’ll all be disappointed. Riley: Washington doesn’t need Porter to be a

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Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) goes up for a shot in the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against Paschoalotto Bauru, on Oct. 11 in Washington.

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tremendously complicated, problematic, unlucky production,” says Fukunaga. “I can’t believe we got through it.” Fukunaga and others got malaria. His camera operator pulled a hamstring, so Fukunaga filled in. When they were needed, extras would refuse to show up without more money. Military equipment — necessary guns and vehicles — arrived unpredictably. The crew had no weather forecasts, so they didn’t know when rain was going to last for 20 minutes or all day. Elba got the flu. Not far away, Ebola was breaking out. “It was so early then. No one knew how big it was going to get,” says Fukunaga of the disease. “By the time we finished shooting, it was a full blown epidemic.” Throughout the seven-week shoot, Elba largely stayed in character as the warlord whose ragtag militia indoctrinates boys into rampaging and killing.

“The extras that hadn’t had much experience preferred that I was always the commander,” says Elba. “That was definitely really good texture for what ended up on film. It feels in the moment the whole time because it was in the moment, a lot of it.” In one of the most powerful performances of his career,

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Elba is a commanding presence as the rebel leader. Despite the darkness demanded of the character, the British actor says it left little residue. “The first thing I did when we wrapped was fly to Ibiza and DJ. Shook him right off,” said Elba. “There was definitely an impression left on me, but more from the point of view of being aware of the plight of young boys who are thrown into these makeshift armies, doing these unbelievably violent, atrocious things.” When Netflix came in with an offer for “Beasts of No Nation,” Fukunaga struggled with the decision. He believes strongly in the big-screen experience of movies, and hopes people seek the film in theaters. But Fukunaga was won over by the passion of Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, who agreed to the simultaneous theatrical release.

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Continued from C1 household is kept.’ So in his mind, he thinks and he feels that he is good so therefore he really is a good person.” Simpson, a Maryland native who graduated from the Baltimore School of the Arts, said he has wanted to play Cory since he was 14 years old. He said that his character struggles to become his own man – in spite of his father and because of him. “It’s that story that we know of a young boy trying to become his own over an overbearing father dominating his life. It’s something that we’ve seen in tropes over and over and over. I don’t think Cory is Troy but I think that Cory has more Troy in him then he recognizes.” Everyman has a special arrangement with six Baltimore City high schools where they will bus Brayden Simpson students over to see five different shows, at no cost to city schools. After the shows, actors go to the schools and discuss the plays with the students. Simpson said he is most excited about that. “We don’t know how many kids we’re going to inspire to do anything – become a literary agent, become an actor…Even if you’re going to be a lawyer, you need to have an artistic foundation. That’s what this play does. This play touches on not just American culture, but African American culture. You watch your history unfold.”

“We don’t know how many kids we’re going to inspire to do anything – become a literary agent, become an actor… Even if you’re going to be a lawyer, you need to have an artistic foundation.” –

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superstar, they just need him to be effective. As a heady player with sound technique, Porter can easily come in and give the Wizards production. But, the only way this team, as it’s currently constructed, is going to produce is if they play team ball. I agree that Wall and Beal aren’t capable of carrying a team at this point in their careers so staying within the flow of the game and sharing the ball will be Washington’s best chance for success this upcoming year. Porter’s responsibilities will simply be fitting inside the offense and carrying out assignments. The expectations for him have been tempered due to a slow start in the pros, but he’s been expanding his game every season since his rookie year and his improvement should be enough for a top finish in the East.

Green: Settling for a top finish in the East shouldn’t be viewed as a major aspiration. Washington is past the walking stage in their development. Now, it’s all about winning. The Wizards don’t merely need Porter to be average, as you’re trying to suggest, Riley. Washington needs Porter to come in, make plays and secure wins. And I don’t think he can do that. Washington will finish among the better teams in the East. But, until Wall, Beal or Porter seize the moment, then that’s all the Wizards will ever achieve.

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1 Col. Inch Up to TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:47:56 EDTTue 2015 TYPESET: Oct 13 14:46:23 EDT 2015 TYPESET: Oct 13 14:47:23 EDTTue 2015 LEGAL NOTICES 20 Words Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1082 Sol Z Rosen AKA Sol Zalel Rosen AKA Sol Rosen AKA S. Rosen Decedent Michael Dickman 414 Hungerford Dr 211 Rockville, MD 20850 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lewis Weinger, whose address is 778 Hachnas at Orchim, Tekoa, Israel 90908, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Sol Z Rosen AKA Sol Zalel Rosen, AKA Sol Rosen AKA S. Rosen, who died on May 26, 2015 witha will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before April 2, 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 April 2, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: October 2, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Lewis WeingerPersonal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM464 Elizabeth A Freeman AKA Elizabeth Ashley Freeman Decedent James C Beadles, Esq 2341 Massanutten Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nelson Clarence Johnson, whose address is 651 33rd Street, Newport News, VA 23607 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Elizabeth A Freeman, AKA Elizabeth Ashley Freeman, who died on January 6, 2015 withwith a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before April 2, 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 April 2, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: October 2, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Nelson Clarence Johnson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 10/02, 10/9, 10/16/15

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM000298 Gladys Matthews AKA Gladys Mae Matthews Decedent Elizabeth Hughes, Esq 1100 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 340 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Wanda Goodwin, whose address is 5302 Claridge TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:44:25 EDT 2015 Court, Temple Hills, Maryland 20748 was appointed personal repreSuperior Court of sentative of the estate of the District of Gladys Matthews AKA District of Columbia Gladys Mae Matthews, PROBATE DIVISION who died on January 10, Washington, D.C. 2015 with a will, and will 20001-2131 serve without Court suAdministration No. pervision. All unknown TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:45:23 EDT 2015 2015ADM943 heirs and heirs whose Helen E Stephenson where-abouts are unDecedent known shall enter their Superior Court of Tina Smith Nelson, Esq appearance in this Legal Advertising Rates the District of Legal Counsel for the proceeding. Objections District of Columbia Elderly, 601 E Street, to such appointment (or Effective October 1, 2008 TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:45:05 ED PROBATE DIVISION NW to the probate of deWashington, D.C. Washington, DC 20049 cedent´s will) shall be 20001-2131 Attorney PROBATE DIVISION filed with the Register of Superior Court of Administration No. NOTICE OF Wills, D.C., 515 5th the District of 2015ADM1124 APPOINTMENT,(Estates) Street, N.W., 3rd Floor District of Columbia Alice Coates NOTICE TO Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 202-332-0080 PROBATE DIVISION Decedent CREDITORS 20001, on or before April Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF AND NOTICE TO 2, 2016. Claims against PROBATE NOTICES 20001-2131 APPOINTMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS the decedent shall be Administration No. NOTICE TO Esther M McMullen, presented to the under2015ADM799 CREDITORS whose address is 531 signed with a copy to the a. Order Nisi $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks James R Austin AND NOTICE TO 12th Street, NE, Register of Wills or filed AKA UNKNOWN HEIRS b. Small Estates (single publication $ 60 per insertion Washington, DC 20002 with the Register of Wills appointed personal Ernestine Peters, whose James Robert Austin with a copy to the underc. Notice to Creditorswas representative of the address is 1413 Duncan Decedent signed, on or before April OF St insertion NE., Washington, DC $180.00NOTICE 1. Domestic 60 per per 3 weeks estate of Helen E $Ste2, 2016, or be forever APPOINTMENT, 20002, was appointed phenson, who died on per barred. Persons believed 2. Foreign $ 60 insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks NOTICE TO personal representative January 29, 2011 without to be heirs or legatees of CREDITORS of insertion the estate of Alice $360.00 d. Escheated Estates 60 per per 6 weeks a will, and will serve $ withthe decedent who do not AND NOTICE TO out Court supervision. All Coates , who died on $125.00 receive a copy of this noe. Standard Probates UNKNOWN HEIRS unknown heirs and heirs February 20, 1993 withtice by mail within 25 whose whereabouts are out a will, and will serve Carol B. Austin, whose days of its first publicaunknown shall enter their with Court supervision. address is 1322 Dexter tion shall so inform the CIVIL NOTICES All unknown heirs and Terrace, SE, Washingappearance in this Register of Wills, includDC 20020 was approceeding. Objections heirs whose where- $ ton, ing name, address and TRUE TEST COPY a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 80.00 to such appointment abouts are unknown pointed personal reprerelationship. REGISTER OF WILLS b. Real Property 200.00 of the estate of shall be filed with the shall enter their appear- $ sentative Date of Publication: Register of Wills, D.C., ance in this proceeding. James R. Austin AKA October 2, 2015 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, James Robert Austinwho O b j e c t i o n s t o s u c h 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Name of newspaper: 10/16/15 TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:47:03 EDT 2015 appointment (or to the died on who died on July Floor Washington, D.C. COURT Afro-American FAMILY 20001, on or before April probate of decedent´s 2, 2014 with a will , and Washington 202-879-1212 will) shall be filed with the will serve without Court 9, 2016. Claims against Law Reporter Superior Court of Register of Wills, D.C., supervision. All unknown the decedent shall be RELATIONS Wanda Goodwin DOMESTIC the District of presented to the under- 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd heirs and heirs whose Personal District of Columbia signed with a copy202-879-0157 to the Floor Washington, D.C. where-abouts are unRepresentative PROBATE DIVISION Register of Wills or filed 20001, on or before April known shall enter their Washington, D.C. with the Register of Wills 9, 2016 . Claims against a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s TRUE TEST COPY 20001-2131 Objections with a copy to the under- the decedent shall be $ proceeding. REGISTER OF WILLS a. Absent Defendant 150.00 Administration No. signed, on or before April presented to the under- to such appointment (or 2015ADM1107 the probate of deb. Absolute Divorce 150.00 9, 2016, or be forever signed with a copy to the $ to 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/15 14:46:02 EDT 2015 TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:46:44 EDT 2015 Lizzie L. Harrison barred. Persons believed Register of Wills or filed cedent´s will) shall be c. Custody Divorce $150.00 Decedent filed with the Register of with the Register of Wills to be heirs or legatees of NOTICE OF the decedent who do not with a copy to the under- Wills, D.C., 515 5th Superior Court of APPOINTMENT, receive a copy of this no- signed, on or before April Street, N.W., 3rd Floor the District of NOTICE TO W a s$50.00 hington D.C. 2016, be forever To place your ad,tice callby1-800-237-6892, ext. 262,orPublic Notices &, up mail within 25 9, District of Columbia CREDITORS days of its first publica- barred. Persons believed 20001, on or before April PROBATE DIVISION depending on size, Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.84 per inch. AND NOTICE TO 9, 2016 . Claims against to be heirs or legatees of tion shall so inform the Washington, D.C. UNKNOWN HEIRS the decedent Register of Wills, includ1-800 (AFRO) 892 who do not the decedent shall be 20001-2131 Miriam G. Brown, whose ing name, address and receive a copy of this no- presented to the underAdministration No. For Proof relationship. of Publication, pleasetice callby1-800-237-6892, ext. 244 address is 5911 Terrell with a copy to the mail within 25 signed 2015ADM1077 Avenue, Forest Heights, days of its first publica- Register of Wills or filed Date of Publication: MD 20745-1951 was ap- Amy Yvonne Thomas with the Register of Wills tion shall so inform the October 9, 2015 pointed personal repre- Decedent Register of Wills, includ- with a copy to the underTYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:44:25 2015 Name of EDT newspaper: Jamison B Taylor sentative(s) of the estate ing name, address and signed, on or before April Afro-American LEGAL NOTICES of Lizzie L. Harrison, who 1218 11th St NW 9, 2016, or be forever relationship. Washington Washington, DC 20001 died on August 5, 2015 barred. Persons believed Date of Publication: Law Reporter Superior Court of Attorney without a will, and will to be heirs or legatees of Esther M McMullen October 9, 2015 the District of NOTICE OF serve without Court suErnestine Peters the decedent who do not Personal District of Columbia APPOINTMENT, pervision. All unknown receive a copy of this noRepresentative Name of newspaper: PROBATE DIVISION NOTICE TO heirs and heirs whose Afro-American tice by mail within 25 Washington, D.C. CREDITORS whereabouts are unWashington days of its first publicaTRUE TEST COPY 20001-2131 AND NOTICE TO known shall enter their Law Reporter tion shall so inform the REGISTER OF WILLS Administration No. UNKNOWN HEIRS appearance in this Ernestine Peters Register of Wills, includ2015ADM943 TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:45:23 EDT 2015 proceeding. Objections C y n t h i a A n i t a D a y, Helen E Stephenson Personal ing name, address and 10/9, 10/16, 10/23/15 to such appointment (or whose address is 3907 Decedent Representative relationship. 91st Ave., Springdale, to the probate of deDate of Publication: Tina Smith Nelson, Esq Superior Court of cedent´s will) shall be MD 20774, was apTRUE TEST COPY October 9, 2015 Legal Counsel for the pointed personal reprethe District of filed with the Register of REGISTER OF WILLS Name of newspaper: sentative of the estate of Elderly, 601 E Street, District of Columbia Wills, D.C., 515 5th Afro-American NW TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:45:05 EDT 2015 PROBATE DIVISION Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Amy Yvonne Thomas, Washington, DC 20049 10/9, 10/16, 10/23/15 Washington who died on July 15, Washington, D.C. Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Law Reporter Attorney 2015 without a will, and 20001-2131 20001, on or before April Carol B. Austin NOTICE OF Superior Court of Administration No. 2, 2016 . Claims against will serve without Court Personal APPOINTMENT, supervision. All unknown the District of 2015ADM1124 the decedent shall be Representative NOTICE TO District of Columbia Alice Coates presented to the under- heirs and heirs whose CREDITORS PROBATE DIVISION Decedent signed with a copy to the whereabouts are unTRUE TEST COPY AND NOTICE TO Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF Register of Wills or filed known shall enter their REGISTER OF WILLS UNKNOWN HEIRS a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s 20001-2131 APPOINTMENT, with the Register of Wills Esther M McMullen, proceeding. Objections Administration No. NOTICE TO with a copy to the under10/9, 10/16, 10/23/15 whose address is 531 2015ADM799 CREDITORS signed, on or before April to such appointment (or 1 2 t h S t r e e t , N E , James R Austin AND NOTICE TO 2, 2016 , or be forever to the probate of de- Washington, DC 20002 AKA UNKNOWN HEIRS barred. Persons believed cedent´s will) shall be was appointed personal to be heirs or legatees of filed with the Register of representative of the Ernestine Peters, whose James Robert Austin Wills, D.C., 515 5th the decedent who do not estate of Helen E Ste- address is 1413 Duncan Decedent NOTICE OF receive a copy of this no- Street, N.W., 3rd Floor phenson, who died on St NE., Washington, DC APPOINTMENT, 20002, was appointed tice by mail within 25 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . January 29, 2011 without NOTICE TO days of its first publica- 20001, on or before April a will, and will serve with- personal representative CREDITORS tion shall so inform the 2, 2016. Claims against out Court supervision. All of the estate of Alice the decedent shall be AND NOTICE TO Register of Wills, includunknown heirs and heirs Coates , who died on UNKNOWN HEIRS ing name, address and presented to the under- whose whereabouts are February 20, 1993 withsigned with a copy to the Carol B. Austin, whose out a will, and will serve relationship. Register of Wills or filed unknown shall enter their with Court supervision. address is 1322 Dexter Date of Publication: a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s with the Register of Wills All unknown heirs and Terrace, SE, WashingOctober 2, 2015 with a copy to the under- proceeding. Objections heirs whose where- ton, DC 20020 was apName of newspaper: to such appointment signed, on or before April abouts are unknown pointed personal repreAfro-American 2, 2016, or be forever shall be filed with the shall enter their appear- sentative of the estate of Washington Register of Wills, D.C., barred. Persons believed Law Reporter 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd ance in this proceeding. James R. Austin AKA James Robert Austinwho Miriam G. Brown to be heirs or legatees of Floor Washington, D.C. O b j e c t i o n s t o s u c h Personal the decedent who do not 20001, on or before April appointment (or to the died on who died on July receive a copy of this noprobate of decedent´s 2, 2014 with a will , and Representative tice by mail within 25 9, 2016. Claims against will) shall be filed with the will serve without Court the decedent shall be days of its first publicaRegister of Wills, D.C., supervision. All unknown TRUE TEST COPY tion shall so inform the presented to the under- 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd heirs and heirs whose REGISTER OF WILLS signed with a copy to the Register of Wills, includFloor Washington, D.C. where-abouts are uning name, address and Register of Wills or filed 20001, on or before April known shall enter their 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/15 with the Register of Wills relationship. with a copy to the under- 9, 2016 . Claims against a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Date of Publication: signed, on or before April the decedent shall be proceeding. Objections October 2, 2015 9, 2016, or be forever presented to the under- to such appointment (or Name of newspaper: barred. Persons believed signed with a copy to the to the probate of deAfro-American to be heirs or legatees of Register of Wills or filed cedent´s will) shall be Washington the decedent who do not with the Register of Wills filed with the Register of Law Reporter with a copy to the under- Wills, D.C., 515 5th Cynthia Anita Day receive a copy of this no- signed, on or before April Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Personal tice by mail within 25 9, 2016, or be forever W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Representative days of its first publica- barred. Persons believed 20001, on or before April tion shall so inform the Register of Wills, includ- to be heirs or legatees of 9, 2016 . Claims against TRUE TEST COPY ing name, address and the decedent who do not the decedent shall be REGISTER OF WILLS receive a copy of this no- presented to the underrelationship. tice by mail within 25 signed with a copy to the Date of Publication: 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/15 days of its first publica- Register of Wills or filed October 9, 2015 tion shall so inform the with the Register of Wills Name of newspaper: Register of Wills, includ- with a copy to the underAfro-American ing name, address and signed, on or before April Washington 9, 2016, or be forever relationship. Law Reporter barred. Persons believed Esther M McMullen Date of Publication: to be heirs or legatees of October 9, 2015 Personal the decedent who do not Representative Ernestine Peters receive a copy of this noName of newspaper: tice by mail within 25 Afro-American TRUE TEST COPY days of its first publicaWashington REGISTER OF WILLS Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1114 Willie Hamlett Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Julis Hamlett, whose address is 3017 Wylie Ave, Baltimore. MD 21215, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Willie Hamlett, who died on May 22, 2013 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 April 2, 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 April 2, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of Publication: October 2, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Julis Hamlett Personal Representative

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LEGAL NOTICES

15 days of its first publicaSuperior Court of Superior Court of tion to each heir andofqualSuperior Court of Superior Court of Superior Court of Superior Court ifiedthe beneficiary the District of the District of the District of the District of the District of District ofof the trust and any other person District of Columbia District of Columbia District of Columbia District of Columbia District of Columbia District of Columbia wPROBATE h o w o u DIVISION ld be an PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION interested person within Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. the meaningof D.C. Code, 20001-2131 20001-2131 20001-2131 20001-2131 20001-2131 20001-2131 sec. 20-101(d) Administration No. Administration No. Administration No. Administration No. Administration No. Administration No. Date of Publication: 2015ADM565 2015ADM1147 2015ADM1140 2015NRT21 2015ADM1120 2015ADM1139 October 9, 2015 John D. Attaway Arthur Huskey, Jr Mary Ellen Hilliard Janice Ogletree Crystal Ann Henderson Louis Flemuel Davis Name of newspaper: Decedent Decedent Decedent Decedent Decedent Decedent Afro-American NOTICE OF Ferguson Evans, Esq Wesley L. Clarke NOTICE OF James R Oneill Wesley L. Clarke Washington Law APPOINTMENT, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., 1629 K Street, Ste 300 EXISTENCE OF 1825 Eye Street, NW 1629 K Street, Ste 300 Reporter NOTICE TO NW Washington, DC 20006 Washington, DC 20006 REVOCABLE Washington, DC 20006 Carl Messineo CREDITORS Suite 900 South Bldg Attorney TRUST Attorney Attorney Superior Court ofNOTICE OF Superior Court ofNOTICE OF Personal Superior Court AND NOTICEof TO Washington, DC 20004 Mary Ellen Hilliard (name NOTICE OF Representative UNKNOWNof HEIRS Attorneythe District of APPOINTMENT, o f d e c e athe s e d District settlor) of APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT, the District TRUE TEST COPY Anthony Scott Davis , NOTICE OF whose address was 3747 NOTICE TO NOTICE TO NOTICE TO District of Columbia REGISTER OF WILLS of Columbia H u n District t i n g t o n S t .of , NColumbia W, whose address is 1409 APPOINTMENT, CREDITORS CREDITORS CREDITORSDistrict 10/9, 10/16, 10/23/15 Wterford Drive, District Washington, DC 20015 NOTICE TO PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION AND NOTICE TO AND NOTICE TO AND NOTICE PROBATE TO DIVISION created a revocable trust Heights, MD 20747, was CREDITORS UNKNOWN HEIRS UNKNOWN HEIRS UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. on February 5, 2015, Delonte Washington, D.C. reappointed personal AND NOTICE TO Gloria Huskey, whose Mia Michele Wood and Mack, whose which remained in exis- address is 1230 Car- presentative of the estate UNKNOWN HEIRS 20001-2131 20001-2131 address is 1972 Fendall Janice Elmore Calder, tence on the date of her rollsburg Place, SW, 20001-2131 of Louis Flemuel Davis, Paquita H. Attaway, Street, Washington, DC whose address is 3848 No. Administration No. death Administration on April 29, 2015 , Administration No. who died on March 13, whose address(es) is 20019 was appointed Valpariso Circle, Decaa n d C a r 2015ADM944 l M e s s i n e o , Washington, DC 20024 2015 with a will, and will 3127 Appleton St. NW, personal representative tur, GA 30034, was ap2015ADM969 2015ADM949 whose address is 617 wasappointed personal Washington, DC 20008 of the estate of Arthur pointed personal reprerepresentative of the serve without Court suStewart Ernestine ShirleyHuskey DarrJr., who died on sentative of the estate of F l Seretha o r i d a Av e . M N W, Deborah Lee All Mitchell pervision. unknown was appointed personal Washington, DC 20001 is estate of Crystal Ann heirs and heirs whose representative of the July 28, 2014 without a Janice Ogletree, who Decedent AKA Henderson, who died on Lyles the currently acting e s t a t e o f J o h n D . will, and will serve with- died on August 31, 2015 November 11, 2014 with- where-abouts are untrustee, hereinafter the OF NOTICE Ernestine S Darr Decedent Attaway, who died on out Court supervision. All without a will, and will Trustee. Communications out a will, and will serve known shall enter their a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s April 1, 2015 with a will, unknown heirs and heirs serve without Court suAPPOINTMENT, Decedent to the trust should be without Court supervi- NOTICE OF and will serve without whose where-abouts are pervision. All unknown sion. All unknown heirs proceeding. Objections mailed or directed to Carl TO NOTICE NOTICE Court supervision. All un-OF unknown shall enter their heirs and heirs whose s e to such appointment (or Messineo at 617 Florida a n d h e i r s w h o APPOINTMENT, to the probate of deknown APPOINTMENT, heirs and heirs a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s whereabouts are unCREDITORS Ave. NW, Washington, DC whereabouts are un- NOTICE TO will) shall be whose whereabouts are proceeding. Objections known shall enter their 20001 The Trust NOTICE is subject known AND TO shall enter their cedent´s NOTICE filed with the Register of unknown shall enter theirTO to such appointment (or a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s to claims of the deceased a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i sCREDITORS Wills, D.C., 515 5th a p p e a r a CREDITORS nce in this UNKNOWN to the probate of deproceeding. Objections settlor’s creditors, costs of HEIRS proceeding. Objections ANDStreet, NOTICE TO N.W., 3rd Floor proceeding. Objections cedent´s will) shall be to such appointment (or administration of the setto such appointment (or Ernestine Thompson AND NOTICE TOwith the Register of to the probate of deton, D.C. to such appointment (or filed tlor’s estate, the expenses to the probate ofUNKNOWN de- W a s h i n g HEIRS 20001, on or before adApril to the probate of de-HEIRS of AKA the deceased settlor’s T Ernestine Olivo,will) Shirl UNKNOWN Wills, D.C., 515 5th cedent´s will) shall be cedent´s shall beHolsey, whose funeral and disposal of re- filed with the Register of 16, 2016. Claims against cedent´s will) shall be Street, N.W., 3rd Floor filed with the Register of whose is 1606 Shirley Y. Sinclair, whose dress is 1760 W St SE, mains, and address statutory Wills, the decedent shall be filed with the Register of W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Wills, D.C., 515 5th D.C., 515 5th allowances to a surviving to the underWills, D.C., 515 Lawrence Street, address is 5th2913 5th 20001, on or before April Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Street,NE, N.W., 3rd Floor presented Washington, DC 20020 spouse and children to the W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . signed with a copy to the Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 16, 2016. Claims against W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Washington, DC20001, 20018 extent the deceased setwasApril appointed Register of personal Wills or filed WStreet, a s h i n g t oSE, n , D .Washington, C. the decedent shall be 20001, on or before April on or before tlor’s residuary probate personal of the Wills 20001, on or before April was appointed DC 20032 was appointed presented to the under- 16, 2016. Claims against 9, 2016. Claimsrepresentative against with the Register of estate is inadequate to with a copy to the under16,2016. Claims against signed with a copy to the the decedent shall be the decedent shall be representative of the personal representative satisfy those claims, estate of Deborah Lee signed, on or before April the decedent shall be Register of Wills or filed presented to the underto the undercosts, expenses, and presented 16, 2016, or be forever presented to the underestate of Seretha M of the estate of Ernestine with the Register of Wills signed with a copy to the signed with a copy to the Mitchell Lyles, who died allowances. signed with a copy to the with a copy to the under- Register of Wills or filed Registeron of Wills or filed barred. Persons believed Claims of the deceased Stewart , who died Shirley Darr AKA Eron July 22, without to be 2004 heirs or legatees of Register of Wills or filed signed, on or before April with the Register of Wills settlor ’s creditors are with the Register of Wills the decedent who do not the Register of Wills who Juneas17, 2015 nestine S. Darr, diedor be forever with a copy to the under16, 2016, withaa will, copy to the under-and will serve withwith a will, barred against thewith receive a copy of this nowith a copy to the underbarred. Persons believed signed, on or before April on or before April Trustee the trust prop- signed, andandwill serve without on September 2013 out Court supervision. All signed, on or before April 19, to be heirs or legatees of 16, 2016, or be forever erty unless presented to 9, 2016, or be forever tice by mail within 25 days of its first publica16, 2016, or be forever Court supervision. All unwith a will, and will serve the decedent who do not barred. Persons believed believed the Trustee at the address barred. Personsunknown heirs and heirs barred. Persons believed receive a copy of this no- to be heirs or legatees of to beheirs heirs or legatees of tion shall so inform the provided hereinheirs on or be-and known without Court superviwhose where-abouts are to be heirs or legatees of tice by mail within 25 the decedent who do not fore April 9, 2016 6 the decedent who do not Register of Wills, includname,enter address and the decedent do not days whose sion. Allwho unknown heirs of its first publica- receive a copy of this nomonths after where-abouts the date of receiveare a copy of this no- ingshall unknown their receive a copy of this notion shall so inform the tice by mail within 25 theunknown first publication of thisenter tice by mail within 25 relationship. shall their a nbyd mailh e i r s25 wRegister hose p p e a rDate a n of c ePublication: i n t h i s tice within of Wills, includ- days of its first publicanotice). An action to con- days of its firstapublica16, 2015 days of its first publica- are athe p pvalidity e a rofathis n ctrust e in h i sso inform whereabouts un- address and tion shall so inform the ing name, test tion tshall the October Objections proceeding. tion shall so inform the relationship. must be commenced by Register of Wills, includ- Name of newspaper: Register of Wills, includObjections known shall enter their to such appointment (or Register of Wills, includtheproceeding. earliest of (1) April 29, Date of Publication: ing name, address and ing name, address and Afro-American Washington ing name, address and 2016(one year from date to such appointment (or to the probate of de- a p p e a r a n c e i nOctober t h i s16, 2015 relationship. relationship. of death of the deceased Date of Publication: Law Reporter relationship. Name of newspaper: Date of Publication: to the of deproceeding. Objections cedent´s will) shall be settler) or (2)probate April 9, October Anthony Scott Davis Date of Publication: Afro-American October 16, 2015 9, 2015 2016(6 months from the shall Personal October 16, 2015 cedent´s will) to such appointment (or Washington Name of newspaper: Name ofbe newspaper: of Name of newspaper: date of first publication of Afro-American filed with the Register Representative Law Reporter Afro-American filed with Register of to the probate of dethis notice) or (3)the ninety Wills, D.C., 515 5th Afro-American Gloria Huskey Washington Washington days after the Trustee TRUE TEST COPY Washington Wills, D.C., 515 5th cedent´s will) shall be Personal Law Reporter 3rd Floor Law sends the person a copy Law Reporter Street, N.W., Reporter Mia Michele Wood Mack REGISTER OF WILLS N.W.,and3rd FloorDelonte filed withH.the Register ofRepresentative of Street, the trust instrument W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Paquita Attaway Janice Elmore Calder Personal a notice informing the perPersonal 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Wills, D.C., 515 5th TRUE TEST COPY TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:41:33 EDT 2015 Personal Representative 20001, on or before Febson of the trust’s exisRepresentative REGISTER OF WILLS Representative tence, the Trustee’s name 20001, on or before FebStreet, N.W., 3rd Floor ruary 28, 2016. Claims and address, and the time TRUE TEST COPY TRUE ruary 21, 2016. Claims OF against W aTEST s h i COPY n g t o n , TYPESET: D . C .10/23, 10//16, 10/30/15 TRUE TEST COPY WILLS Superior Court of the decedent allowed for commencing a REGISTER Tue Oct 13 14:40:55 EDTOF2015 REGISTER OF WILLS REGISTER WILLS the District of proceeding. against the decedent 20001, on or before FebTYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:41:58 EDT 2015 shall be presented to the 10/09, 10/16, 10/23/15 District of Columbia The Trustee may proceed 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 to the undersigned ruary 28, 2016. Claims TYPESET: Tue Oct 13 14:39:36 EDT 2015 PROBATE DIVISION to shall distributebe the presented trust propwith a copy Superior Court of 10/16, 10/23,Tue 10/30/15 erty in accordance with Washington, D.C. TYPESET: Oct 13 14:40:12 EDT 2015 undersigned with aSuperior copy Court to the of Wills or against the decedent the District of of Register the terms of the trust be20001-2131 District of Columbia the District of to the Register of Wills or shall be presented to the fore the expiration of the Administration No.of filed with the Register Superior Court of PROBATE DIVISION District of Columbia time within whichthe an acthe District of with a copy filed with Register of DIVISION undersigned Superior Court of Wills with a2015ADM1178 copy the District Washington, D.C. PROBATE tion must be commenced Adrian Stevento Robinof Columbia the District of 20001-2131 Washington, D.C. Wills with a copy to the undersigned, to the Register of Wills or unless the Trustee knows son on or be- PROBATE DIVISION District of Columbia Administration No. 20001-2131 of a pending judicial Decedent Washington, D.C. undersigned, before with the Register of PROBATE DIVISION 28, OF 2016, filed 2015ADM1131 proceeding contesting theon or Administration No. February NOTICE 20001-2131 Washington, D.C. Timus Holland validity the trust or the21, 2016, 2015ADM805 foreof February Wills with aNo.copyVivian to the APPOINTMENT, or be forever barred. PerAdministration 20001-2131 Trustee has received no- Agnes L.Crafton Decedent NOTICE TO 2015ADM1121 or be forever barred. Perundersigned, on or beAdministration No. sons believed to be heirs Mary H. Gibson tice from a potential Decedent William A Bland, Esq CREDITORS 2015ADM680 contestant who thereafter 1140 Connecticut AveNOTICE OF sons believed to be heirs fore February 28, 2016, ANDof NOTICE TO or legatees the deDecedent Joann Romanye Stotts commences a judicial nue NW 1100 UNKNOWN HEIRS Walton Esq or legatees of theAPPOINTMENT, de- TO or beEforever barred. Per- DC 20036 Decedent proceeding within sixty cedent Sylvia who do not re- Charles Washington, NOTICE Sallee-Robinson, 10905 Fort Washington Patrick C Horrell, Esq days after notification. Attorney cedent who do notCREDITORS receive a copy sons believed to be heirs whoseofaddress is 33 Road this notice 14:42:24 EDT 2015 This Notice must be 1801 18th Street, NW NOTICE OF AND NOTICE TO Easter Drive, Stafford, Suite 201 ceive a copywithin of this UNKNOWN notice or legatees of the demailed postmarked Washington, District of by mail within 25 days of F o r t Wa s h i n g t o n , APPOINTMENT, HEIRS VA 22554, was ap15by daysmail of its first publicaColumbia 20009 NOTICE TO Lana Garvin, whose ad- pointed within 25 days of cedent who do not repersonal repreits first publication shall Maryland 20744 tion to each heir and qual- dress is 13814 Carlene Attorney CREDITORS sentative of the estate of Attorney ified of the Dr., Upper itsbeneficiary first publication shallMarlboro, a copy of this notice NOTICE OF so inform theSteven Register of ceive AND NOTICE TO MD Adrian Robinson, NOTICE OF trust and any other person APPOINTMENT, UNKNOWN of appointed by mail within 25 days of HEIRS who died on June 3, 2015 Wills, including name, APPOINTMENT, w hso o inform w o u l d bthe e aRegister n 20772 was NOTICE TO Sharon F Tabb, whose representative without a will, and will interested within personal TO Wills,person including name, its NOTICE first publication shall CREDITORS address and relationaddress is 2707 Rambler of the estate of Agnes L. serve without Court suthe meaningof D.C. Code, CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO Place, Adelphi, MD Crafton , who ship. died on pervision. All unknown address and relationso inform sec. 20-101(d) AND NOTICEthe TO Register of UNKNOWN HEIRS 20783 was appointed September 3,2013 with- heirs and heirs whose Date of Publication: UNKNOWN HEIRS ship. Wills, including name, Patrick C Horrell, Esq, Date of Publication: out a will, and will serve whereabouts are un- LaJuan O. G. Hunter, personal representative whose address is 1801 October 9, 2015 of the estate of Vivian without Court August supervi- 28, Date of Publication: address and known shall enter their whose Name of newspaper: 2015 address is 9808 relation1 8 t h S t r e e t , N W, All unknown heirs a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Afro-American Locust August 21, 2015 sion. ship.Avenue, Sea- Timus Holland, who died Washington, DC 2008, Name newspaper: and heirs whose where- ofproceeding. Objections brook, Maryland 20706, on April 5, 2015 without a was appointed personal Washington Law will, and will serve withabouts are unknown Name of newspaper: Date of Publication: to such appointment was Reporter Afro-American appointed personal out Court supervision. All representative of the Carl Messineo shall enter their appear- shall be filed with the representative the Afro-American August 28,of2015 estate of Joann Washington ance in this proceeding. Register of Wills, D.C., estate of Mary H Gibson, unknown heirs and heirs Romanye Stotts, who Personal whose where-abouts are such Washington Name ofAugust newspaper: 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd who Representative O b j e c t i o n s t oLaw Reporter died on 2, appointment shall be Floor Washington, D.C. 2015 with a will, and will unknown shall enter their died on May 21, 2015 TRUE TEST COPY Law Reporter Afro-American without a will, and will Holsey filed with the Register of 20001,Shirl on or before April serve without Court su- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s REGISTER OF WILLS proceeding. Objections serve with Court superviWills, D.C., Seretha Stewart Washington 16, 2016. Claims against pervision. 10/9, 10/16, Personal TYPESET: Tue10/23/15 Oct 13M14:45:43 EDT 515 2015 5th All unknown Street, N.W., 3rd Floor the decedent shall be heirs and heirs whose to such appointment sion. All unknown heirs Personal Law Reporter and heirs whose Representative Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . presented to the under- whereabouts are un- shall be filed with the whereabouts are unRegister of Wills, D.C., 20001, on or before April signed with a copy to the known shall Shirley Representative enter theirY. Sinclair Superior Court of 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd known shall enter their 16, 2016. Claims against Register of Wills or filed a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Personal the District of COPY Floor Washington, D.C. a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s the decedent TRUE shall be TEST with the Register of Wills proceeding. Objections District of TEST Columbia 20001, on or before April proceeding. Objections presented to the under- with a OF TRUE COPY Representative copy to the underREGISTER WILLS to such appointment (or PROBATE DIVISION signed with a copy to the signed, on or before April to the probate of de- 16, 2016. Claims against to such appointment (or REGISTER OF WILLS Washington, D.C. Register of Wills or filed 16, 2016, or be forever cedent´s will) shall be the decedent shall be to the probate of de20001-2131 presented to the under- cedent´s will) shall be with the Register of Wills 09/4, TRUE barred.09/11/15 Persons believed filed 08/28, with theTEST RegisterCOPY of Administration No. signed with a copy to the filed with the Register of with a copy to the under- to be heirs or legatees of Wills, D.C., 515 5th 08/21, 8/28, 9/4/15 REGISTER OF WILLS 2015ADM443 Register of Wills or filed Wills, D.C., 515 5th signed, on or before April the decedent who do not Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Mattie P Degraff with the Register of Wills Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 16, 2016, or be forever receive a copy of this no- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Decedent barred. Persons believed tice by mail within 25 20001, on or before April with a copy to the under- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . 08/28, 09/04, 09/11/15 NOTICE OF signed, on or before April 20001, on or before April to be heirs or legatees of days ofCourt its first publicaSuperior of 16, 2016. Claims against APPOINTMENT, the decedent who do not tion shall so inform the the decedent shall be 16, 2016, or be forever 16, 2016. Claims against NOTICE TO District of includ- presented to the underbarred. Persons believed the decedent shall be receive Superior Court of a copy of this no-theRegister of Wills, CREDITORS to be heirs or legatees of presented to the undertice by mail within 25 ing of name, address and signedSuperior District Columbia with a copy to Court the AND NOTICE TO the District of of its first publica- relationship. the of decedent who do not signed with a copy to the days Register of Wills or filed UNKNOWN the District of a copy of this no- Register of Wills or filed receive PROBATE DIVISION with the Register tion shall so inform the DistrictHEIRS of Columbia of Wills R o b i n D G o o d w i n , Register of Wills, includ- Date of Publication: tice by mail within 25 with the Register of Wills October 16, 2015 Columbia with District a copy to theof underPROBATE D.C. whose address is DIVISION 10 ing name, address Washington, days of its first publica- with a copy to the underand Name of newspaper: signed, on or before April Lakewood Dr., Hampton PROBATE DIVISION tion shall so inform the signed, on or before April Washington, D.C. relationship. 20001-2131 Afro-American 16, 2016, or be forever VA, 23666 , was ap- Date of Publication: Register of Wills, includ- 16, 2016, or be forever Washington, D.C. Washington 20001-2131 barred. Persons believed pointed personal repre- October 16, 2015 Administration No. ing name, address and barred. Persons believed Law Reporter to be heirs or legatees of sentative of the estate of 20001-2131 to be heirs or legatees of Administration No. Name of newspaper: 2015ADM938 Sylvia Sallee-Robinson the decedent who do not relationship. Mattie P. Degraff, who Afro-American the decedent who do not Date of Publication: Administration No. 2015ADM939 a copy of this nodied on January 3, 2015 Washington receive a copy of this noPatricia E Lake Personal receive October 16, 2015 tice by mail within 25 2015ADM945 with a will, andC. will Butts serve Law Reporter tice by mail within 25 Brenda Name of newspaper: Representative Decedent days of its first publicawithout Court supervidays of its first publicaCheryl Lee Keitt Afro-American Lana Garvin TRUE TEST COPY Decedent tion shall so inform the sion. All unknown heirs Wesley REGISTER L Clarke Washington tion shall so inform the Personal OF WILLS AKA Register of Wills, includa nJonathan d heirs who s e F. Howard, Price is per week; add’l words extra. Frequency discounts available. Law Reporter Register of Wills, includRepresentative 1629 K Street, Ste. 300 ingCheryl name, address and whereabouts are unK Solomon Sharon F. Tabb ing name, address and Esq relationship. known shall enter their TRUE TEST COPY relationship. Personal Washington, DC10/30/15 20006 Date Decedent 10/16, 10/23, of Publication: a p401 p e a r aNorth n c e i n Washington t h i s REGISTER OF WILLS Representative Date of Publication: October 16, 2015 Attorney Wesley L. Clarke proceeding. Objections October 16, 2015 Street #110 Name of newspaper: to such appointment (or 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 Name of newspaper: 1629 K Street TRUE TEST COPY NOTICE OF Maryland Afro-American to Rockville, the probate of deAfro-American REGISTER OF WILLS Ste 300 Washington cedent´s will) shall be APPOINTMENT, Washington 20850 Law Reporter filed with the Register of Law Reporter Washington, DC 20006 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 NOTICE TO Attorney LaJuan O. G. Hunter Wills, D.C., 515 5th Patrick C Horrell Esq Attorney Personal Street, N.W., 3rd Floor OF Personal CREDITORS NOTICE Representative Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . NOTICE OF Representative APPOINTMENT, AND NOTICE TO 20001, on or before April APPOINTMENT, TRUE TEST COPY 9, 2016. Claims against TO NOTICE TRUE TEST COPY UNKNOWN HEIRS REGISTERNOTICE OF WILLS TO the decedent shall be REGISTER OF WILLS CREDITORS Sharon Smith, whose adpresented to the underCREDITORS 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 AND NOTICE TO signed with a copy to the 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 dress is 6413 Whit-well AND NOTICE TO Register of Wills or filed HEIRS UNKNOWN Ct., Ft. Washington, MD with the Register of Wills UNKNOWN HEIRS Daniel Abebe, with a copy to the under-whose ad20744 was appointed Terrona Solomon, whose signed, on oris before April New Jerdress 1649 9, 2016, or be forever personal representative address is 6299 Whissey Persons Ave. believed NW, Washingbarred. tlers Place, Waldorf, MD to ton, be heirs DC or legatees of 20001, was of the estate of Patricia E 20603-4361 was apthe decedent who do not Lake, who died on Auappointed personal rereceive a copy of this nogust 6, 2013 without a pointed personal repretice by mail within of 25the estate presentative sentative of the estate of days of its first publicaofshall Brenda C. the Butts , who will, and will serve with Cheryl Lee Keitt, AKA tion so inform died on June 8, 2013 with Court supervision. All un- Cheryl K. Solomon who Register of Wills, includinga name, address and will and will serve with- known heirs and heirs died on May 26, 2015 relationship. outof Court supervision. All whose whereabouts are without a will, and will Date Publication: October 9, 2015 heirs and heirs unknown unknown shall enter their serve without Court suName of newspaper: whose whereabouts are a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Afro-American pervision. All unknown Washington unknown shall enter their proceeding. Objections heirs and heirs whose Law Reporter a p pRobin e a rDaGoodwin nce in this to such appointment where-abouts are unPersonal proceeding. Objections shall be filed with the known shall enter their Representative

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Lamar Odom’s Spiral Leaves ex-NBA Star Fighting for His Life By The Associated Press Lamar Odom didn’t last long at the glittering intersection of championship success and Hollywood celebrity. Cut loose by his beloved Los Angeles Lakers, followed everywhere by reality television crews, the humble kid from Queens who married into the Kardashian clan saw his life spiral out of control, and so did everyone else. Khloe Kardashian tried to hide his addictions, then told the world she couldn’t save him. The two-time NBA champion landed on Skid Row, a regular tabloid target. Then he seemed to drop out altogether before he was found unresponsive in a brothel and hospitalized, bringing his estranged wife, his former teammates and the world’s attention back to his side on Oct. 14. Hospital authorities would not comment on the condition of the 35-yearold former NBA forward, but the Rev. Jesse Jackson was among his visitors. Jackson said Odom was on life support and improving. “Apparently from what the doctor said, he was much better off today than yesterday. He at least has some responsiveness now,” Jackson said. “He’s got tubes in him now but we felt inspired by his presence.” “We’re just holding hands and hoping he can bounce back,” Jackson added. Odom, who was embraced by teammates and television fans alike for his Everyman approach to fame, was found face down and alone Oct. 13 after spending four days at the Love Ranch, a legal Nevada brothel. Odom started “throwing up all kinds of stuff” after a 911 operator told them to turn him on his side, Love Ranch owner Dennis Hof told The Associated Press in a phone interview. Odom had “spent time socializing with some of my girls,” but wasn’t seen taking any illegal drugs, Hof said. Investigators were seeking a blood sample to determine if he overdosed on drugs or alcohol, Nye County, Nevada, Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said. Odom spent most of his 14-year NBA career in Los Angeles with the Lakers and Clippers, becoming a fan favorite before he sought even more fame with the Kardashians. His one-month courtship of Khloe before their huge 2009 wedding was taped for the E! network, and Odom appeared on nearly two dozen episodes of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” as well as other family spinoffs, including his own “Khloe & Lamar” show in 2011 and 2012. Khloe Kardashian called him “Lam-Lam” and worried openly about him on the show. Even after they split up in 2013, cameras recorded her calling him and checking on his welfare. People always seemed to root for Odom, whose prematurely weathered

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face wore the impact of his personal tragedies in a friendly way. And news of his hospitalization brought an outpouring of dismay and encouragement from his friends and family. Kobe Bryant joined Kardashian and some of Odom’s childhood friends at his bedside after a Tuesday night Lakers game in Las Vegas. “Lamar Odom is one of the greatest people I’ve ever known,” said Derek Fisher, the New York Knicks coach and Odom’s longtime teammate with the Lakers. “I don’t view him through the prism of choices that he’s made ... I’m obviously hoping that he can pull through this, and that in some fortunate way this becomes the beginning of a different ending.” Even his estranged father, Joe Odom, was there at the hospital, according to his grandmother, Florence Odom, who told the AP that Lamar was “in God’s hands.” Authorities were called to the brothel in Crystal, Nevada, about 3:15 p.m. Oct. 13. The 6-foot-10 Odom was too tall for an available helicopter, so he was driven by ambulance to Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas. Hof told the AP that his staff had picked up Odom from a home in Las Vegas on Oct. 11, and he seemed “happy, he was sleeping every night.”

“He largely kept to himself, and at no time did he engage in any drug use in the presence of anyone in the house. He did drink alcohol from our bar, and was taking some herbal sexual enhancement capsules,” Hof’s statement said. Odom emerged as one of the most promising basketball talents of his generation after a difficult childhood in Queens, where his mother died of cancer when he was 12 and his estranged father was addicted to heroin. Drugs and crime were rampant in his South Jamaica neighborhood, and he never forgot where he came from, writing tributes to his mother and grandmother on his sneakers before games. Tall enough to play center and skilled enough to be a playmaking guard, the rangy kid with a beautiful shot and exceptional ballhandling skills drew comparisons to Magic Johnson when he played on a traveling youth team alongside Ron Artest, his future Lakers teammate. Despite an abbreviated college career marked by scandal and an arrest in Las Vegas, Odom’s talent was so coveted that he was picked fourth in the 1999 NBA draft by the moribund Clippers. Suddenly, he was “living like a 19-year-old rock star,” he said. Soon after, he was suspended for smoking marijuana. Odom had two children during those years, Destiny and Lamar Jr., with an ex-girlfriend, Liza Morales. The 2006 crib death of another infant son, Jayden, attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, prompted Odom to consider quitting basketball. He played the next season displaying a T-shirt bearing his son’s photo in his locker. Odom loved wearing purple and gold, and his selfless play won him the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011. He won a second straight NBA title in 2010 while playing alongside Artest, now known as Metta World Peace. But his basketball career faded as his life became a spectacle. He was heartbroken in December 2011 when the Lakers attempted to trade him; he eventually landed in Dallas, where reality TV crews followed. “The year he got traded people wanted to say, ‘Oh, it’s because of the show.’ No one wanted to bring up the accomplishments he had when we were filming,” Khloe Kardashian told the AP in a May 2013 interview. “Lamar loves doing the show and he’s the one who wanted to do ‘Khloe & Lamar” more than I did.” Still, Odom’s behavior increasingly worried family and friends. He pleaded no contest to drunk driving after an arrest in August 2013. Kardashian filed for divorce four months later and has been dating Houston Rockets star James Harden. The divorce has not yet received final approval from a judge. When cameras caught up with Odom on a sidewalk in August, he blamed the media for his downfall. “Y’all have discredited me, beat me down, took my confidence, took everything away from me. You will not do it again,” Odom told TMZ in an interview. “To everybody that I know and that supports me, I’m sorry but it’s just it. The dog has to bite back.”

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Former Patriots Offensive Lineman Adams, 67, Dies in Houston By The Associated Press Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Sam Adams has died in

Houston at the age of 67. Rodney Coleman of Coleman’s Mortuary in Jasper says Adams became ill at his Houston home

on Oct. 10 and died at a hospital. No cause of death was released. Adams, who was a Jasper native, played for

Prairie View A&M before joining the Patriots in 1972. He spent most of his NFL career with New England, finishing with

New Orleans in 1981. His son, also named Sam Adams, played for Texas A&M. He joined the Seahawks in 1994 and

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his NFL career through 2007 included stops in Baltimore, Oakland, Buffalo, Cincinnati and Denver. The funeral is Oct. 17 at Church of Jesus Christ House of Prayer in Jasper, 120 miles northeast of Houston.

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Melvin Miles and the Morgan Magnificent Marching Machine By Kamau High Managing Editor khigh@afro.com

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University of Maryland Renames Building after Parren J. Mitchell By Justice D. Stanley Special to the AFRO The University of Maryland, College Park is naming its Art-Sociology Building after Parren J. Mitchell, the first Black person from Maryland to be elected to Congress. The University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents approved renaming the building at the end of Sept. Mitchell is an alumnus of the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1950 he filed and won a lawsuit for admittance into the university’s graduate sociology program despite efforts made by the university’s then president, Harry Clifton “Curley” Byrd, to persuade him to take classes in Baltimore City. This decision made Mitchell the first Black person to study in a graduate program at the University of Maryland. Mitchell was a civil rights activist as well as a Purple Heart recipient. He died in 2007. The Mitchell Building, which houses the Office of the Registrar at the College Park campus, is named after his brother, Clarence Mitchell Jr., another noted civil rights activist. Mitchell Jr. died in 1984. The University of Maryland, College Park is making other changes by adding a statue of Frederick Douglas to the school’s campus. They are also debating whether to rename Byrd Stadium. Byrd was a student, athlete, professor and president at the school, but it was his support of segregation that has prompted students to encourage the name change. He was the university’s president from 1935 to 1945. The university’s current president, Wallace D. Loh, has assembled a committee of 20 people to work toward deciding whether the stadium’s name should be changed. The report on whether to rename Byrd Stadium is due in December.

The halftime show at an HBCU football game is sometimes the best part of the game. And while Morgan State University, scheduled to face off against the Hampton University Pirates on Oct. 17 at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore, is undefeated in the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference and 3-2 overall, the halftime show looks to be especially entertaining. That’s because inside an office crowded with musical ephemera on Morgan State University’s campus in Baltimore, Melvin

Miles Jr. is preparing for the homecoming game. One of the many school bands he directs will take the field at halftime, the Morgan State University Marching Band, also known as the Magnificent Marching Machine. Miles is the director of university bands. And while every game is important, some, like homecoming, are just a little bit more important. The Baltimore native, who

The two maintenance workers named in a lawsuit against the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) over sexual harassment at Gilmor Homes were suspended Oct. 9, according to union sources. Maintenance supervisor Clinton Coleman, and maintenance worker Michael Robertson were both accused of sexually harassing, and, in certain instances, coercing sexual favors from female residents in exchange for conducting necessary repairs, according to a lawsuit filed against HABC by seven women at the end of September. The two men have now been suspended by the Housing Authority, according to two officials with a union representing

HABC maintenance employees. It is unclear whether the two men have been suspended with or without pay. An email requesting confirmation from HABC was not immediately returned. However, HABC has a policy against commenting publicly about personnel matters. If past experience is any measure, the two are unlikely to be receiving pay during their suspensions, said one union official. “Normally the housing authority, they’re going to suspend you without pay, you’re going to have to fight to get [pay],” said the official. HABC has been conducting an investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment and coercion at Gilmor Homes since August, according to past email communications between the AFRO and Tania Baker, deputy director of communications for Baltimore Housing, the umbrella agency which houses the HABC.

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The Quest to Increase Local Citizen’s Internet Speed and Accessibility Jason Hardebeck, Baltimore’s first ever Broadband Coordinator, says he has been in “sponge mode” ever since he was appointed back in August. He’s tasked with a big job. He must determine how to lay the groundwork as the city looks to improve access to high-speed internet for all of its citizens. According to the National Broadband Map, Maryland’s broadband speed ranks 14th out of all 50 states and Baltimore City ranks fourth in a ranking of Maryland’s 24 counties. The map was created by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The numbers may not look so bad, but most city residents agree that internet usage within city limits is simply not as fast as the access other Marylanders are getting throughout the state. “The fastest Internet speed offered by Comcast in Baltimore is only one-third of what is currently available in Annapolis and most of the state,” wrote members of the grassroots group Baltimore Broadband Campaign in a July 2014 op-ed in the AFRO. That’s where Hardebeck comes in. Hardebeck is a selfdescribed entrepreneur, who served as co-chair of the city’s Smarter Baltimore Task Force. The group released a report in June that outlined ways to make Baltimore more attractive to the technologically savvy.

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“I have a six month contract that can be extended to a year but the goal is to figure out what replaces me…whether it’s inside city government or it’s a nonprofit or it’s publicprivate or what. But it’s a role that needs to talk to a bunch of different stakeholders both inside city government and outside,” he said in an interview with the AFRO last

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Jason Hardebeck is Baltimore’s first Broadband Coordinator. week. He said that it’s not necessarily anyone’s fault that the city is lagging behind in access to high speed broadband. It’s just that broadband is a relatively new idea, and the city hasn’t yet had the opportunity to build it out. “I would not so much agree,” said Alyce Myatt. She is part of a group of city residents who are raising awareness about the city’s lack of high-speed broadband, similar to the Baltimore Broadband Campaign. “I think that other cities have been more actively engaged in the issue. I think that Baltimore

has a lot of issues that we need to address and this is but one of them,” Myatt said. “One of the things that is critical, is for residents of Baltimore to advocate on their own behalf,” she said. “If you’re looking for a job, you need the internet. If you’re a student or professor and you want to do work at home – it’s slow,” Myatt said. She said that access to the internet is as important as access to electricity. “It’s not just to be able to watch films, it’s to be able to work and to learn.” To that end, Hardebeck sees a future where access to the internet is available to every single citizen. One way to do that, he said, was through schools. “I think, the biggest opportunity for us is Baltimore City schools and looking at the potential to provide broadband to the schools through the city’s own network,” he said. He said that right now, the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology is working to extend the city’s current fiber network. This project, called 800MHZ Overbuild project, will add on to a network that first responders have been using for decades. He’d like to extend that and loop it to each of the city’s schools. “Right now the school system has a contract with an outside vendor that’s providing internet to each of the schools through commercial providers. We’re looking at the feasibility of actually someday replacing that with the city’s own fiber.”

He said that doing that would make internet access much cheaper because it wouldn’t be coming from an outside source. “And if we’re doing that, instead of stopping at the school what if we continue onward? What if we use each of those 186 schools as additional parts of a network? We’re that much closer to the neighborhoods, we’re that much closer to everybody’s residence.” He said that there are government funds that could help subsidize this project. He also envisions a kind of city-wide, municipal wi-fi. “It doesn’t mean that you’d be able to stream Netflix on your phone but if you could basically use wi-fi instead of data - whether it’s email or filling out a job application or just basic uses.” Some smaller cities have already established municipal wifi systems: Rockport, Maine and Peach Tree City, Ga. are two. “It doesn’t happen quickly, but if we’re not focused on how we do that now, we’ll never get there,” Hardebeck said.

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By Sean Yoes Senior AFRO Contributor With presidential candidate Martin O’Malley registering from zero to three percent in most national polls, the pressure was on the former Maryland governor and Baltimore mayor to come up clutch and hit a towering home run during the Oct. 13 first Democratic debate in Las Vegas. The general consensus is O’Malley came up significantly short of the fence. Moderator Anderson Cooper wasted no time in calling out and slamming O’Malley on his dubious (I’m being polite) record on law enforcement as mayor of Baltimore. With a tear in his eye, O’Malley shamefully invoked the name of the martyred Dawson family for political cover from his failed, “zero tolerance,” policing policy. In April, just two days before the uprising erupted in West Baltimore, O’Malley was offering some revisionist history in reference to his time as mayor. “We achieved the biggest reduction in...crime of any city in America, and none of it was easy. All of it was hard,” O’Malley told the Washington Post. What’s really hard is getting locked up for drinking a beer on your front stoop after a hard day of work, spending 72 hours in the nefarious Central Booking, only to be released without being charged. You know what else is really hard? When you lose your job because you were away from work for three days and couldn’t call out because you were down, “the Bookings,” among some of the worst of Baltimore’s criminal Continued on D2

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received his degrees in Music Education from Morgan in the 1970s, was also a member of the funk band The Sound Experience, who recorded the album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Fight the Feelingâ&#x20AC;? in 1974. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was in the band one year, and the next year I was running it. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start without some controversy. Who hires a 22-year old, 23-year old guy with a bachelors degree to run a band program? No one,â&#x20AC;? Miles said in an interview with the AFRO before the season began. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To some degree it speaks to the desperation that the department was looking at at that time in terms of trying to hire somebody. It also probably had some economic ramifications because the people they were looking to hire, who were seasoned, they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford. I knew what to do and I was cheap.â&#x20AC;? Miles lead the department from 1973-1975 and then John Newson was brought in to share duties. The two were co-leaders for about 10 years before Newson left to become the Director of Bands at Howard University in D.C. Miles has lead the department since 1985. Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s halftime show has evolved over the years, adapting to different musical trends and popular dance moves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you look at what we do and how we do it from a technical stand point, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not that different [from Traditional White Institutions]. The differences early on were we played different music. We went from playing the theme from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hawaii-5-0â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mannixâ&#x20AC;? to the theme from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shaft,â&#x20AC;? which was much more mainstream with the audiences we were dealing with,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an element we utilize a lot that most schools donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the dance routine. In the old days they would call them flash moves. They would flash the horns. Well, we flash for two minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x153; The difference, Miles said, between TWIs and HBCUs marching bands comes down to style as well as who plays a role in the performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;African-Americans bring a certain kind of style to just about anything they do. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deeply rooted in who we are and what we do. We [HBCUs] really utilize the announcer. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge part of what we do.â&#x20AC;? Expect to see some social commentary amid the party atmosphere the band creates at the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m working on unity, to be held on October 24, 2015, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM peace and love. With all the at the Historic Orchard Street Church things that have been going on in the community, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to 512 Orchard St. figure out ways to promote that Baltimore, MD 21201 throughout the season,â&#x20AC;? Miles said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course, we will do some current stuff. We wontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; be able to get by without presenting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uptown Funkâ&#x20AC;? somewhere, and presenting â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Feel My Face. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Internet memes, however, are unlikely to put in an appearance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect internet memes like Kermit the Frog drinking tea. Morgan is Morgan and Ohio State is Ohio State, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re good at that because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing it a long time.â&#x20AC;?

milieu. And years later you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to get steady work because you have an arrest record you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to have expunged. Now, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really hard. But, that is the reality for thousands of mostly poor, mostly Black men who endured the Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley regime and the ruthless illegal arrest machine that locked up hundreds of thousands of mostly poor, mostly Black people from 1999 to 2007. On the morning of the Democratic debate, Marvin â&#x20AC;&#x153;Docâ&#x20AC;? Cheatham, former president of the Baltimore branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) sent out an email with the subject line, â&#x20AC;&#x153;lest we forget,â&#x20AC;? reminding recipients of the NAACP and ACLU classaction lawsuit filed in 2006, against city and state political and law enforcement officials over so-called illegal arrests. The plaintiffs won an $870,000 settlement, which challenged the pattern of improper arrests by the Baltimore City Police Department. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley claims his policies significantly reduced crime during his tenure, but when you drill down into the numbers that narrative doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really endure. In 1999, when Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley first took office Baltimore experienced 305 homicides. The very next year the murder rate did drop significantly to 262, but the dip coincided with significant reductions in homicides in most big cities across the country. The murder rate dropped mildly to 256 in 2001 and even less dramatically to 253 in 2002. But, in 2003 the number edged back up to 270 and increased again to 276 in 2004. From 1999 to 2004 the Baltimore City Police Department under Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley also went through four police commissioners: Ron Daniel, Ed Norris, Kevin Clark and Leonard Hamm. Many argue the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rank and file has never fully recovered from the seemingly tenuous leadership during those volatile years. But, more importantly perhaps, the yawning chasm ripped open between police and the Black community in the wake of zero tolerance has only widened as evidenced by the events of April 2015. Further, Black neighborhoods like SandtownWinchester -- the community where Freddie Gray lived and died -- continue to reel from the zero tolerance policing policy and mass incarceration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails!â&#x20AC;? Sen. Sanders exclaimed, in response to a question about Sec. Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infamous email fiasco. It was the line of the night and ultimately, Sanders and Clinton stole the show. At the end of the night Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley needed an emphatic home run to really get into the game. He had a few decent moments, but in Las Vegas the former mayor of Baltimore may have finally crapped out in his seemingly quixotic bid for the White House.

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October 17, 2015 - October 23, 2015, The Afro-American

beautiful, elegant, and first class at this formal Black & Gold event. Show off your black tux and black and gold gowns Hello my dear friends, my heart is sad, as if you are walking the red carpet but my body says “Thank You.” Just in case or attending the Academy Awards in you have heard rumors that I am closing California. down my organization, the Rosa Pryor Music I am planning on going out with a Scholarship Fund after almost 25 years, it is big bang. We are giving three lovely true. children financial scholarships who will Due to the fact that I’m tired and my body perform for you at the Ball and we are Charles Covington is being is weak because of health issues, I have to let it go. I hate leaving the little children who honored by the Rosa Pryor Music honoring 16 musicians, entertainment promoters and music educators who will Scholarship Fund at their Black need me to help them financially to embrace be there in person such as; Brenda Alford, & Gold Scholarship & Award their gift and talent in music, and the veteran Charles Covington, Carlos Hutchins, musicians who need to be recognized, but my Formal Ball on Oct. 25 at the Ellington Churchill, Gary Grainger, Gary Forum Caterers, 4210 Primrose health comes first. Richardson, George Gray, Glen Grainger, Avenue. For ticket information, Don’t worry; in some way, shape or John Milton Wesley, Steve Turner, call 410-833-9474. form, I will still have my fingers or toes Ralph Magwood, Sharon Dupree, Oliver in, continuing to help the little children as Williams, Ira Glover, Richard “Rick” well as the musicians by working with other Johnson and Gary “Rico” Barton. I know many of you know organization who share my dreams, but not as a CEO. I am some of these people and they are over due to be recognized. proud of what I have accomplished so far without ever having For tickets to this event, contact me at 410-833-9474 or email a sponsor, which is; I have me at rosapryor@aol.com or you can go to my website: www. given 104 children between rosapryormusic.com to send donations or pay for tickets by the ages of 5-17 scholarships credit card. Or you can just send your check to: 214 Conewood and have honored over 115 Avenue, Reisterstown, Maryland 21136. I thank you all for musicians, giving them their your love and support. flowers while they still could This weekend, on Oct. 17 at the Patapsco Arena, 3301 smell them. I was able to Annapolis Road, will be the “Odell’s Reunion Party” from do this because of some of 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. Odell’s was once a popular night club on your generous donations North Avenue off of Charles Street when Brock Odell and his throughout the years; buying wife were the owners. The women and men dressed to the tickets to my annual Gospel nines; the who’s who met and partied in the eighties and early Prayer Breakfast fundraiser nineties. Patrons came from all over; East Baltimore, West every March, my Oldies but Goodies Crab Feast fundraiser Baltimore, South Baltimore, North Baltimore and Pennsylvania Avenue’s locals were famous regulars. every July and, of course, Will Franklin, Anthony Faust and Phil Bey are the hosts for my Black & Gold Ball every Brenda Alford is being this event. Dress to impress. The evening will include cash bar October, which is the event honored by the Rosa and food catered by Mark & Son Caterers. Entertainment will where we actually present Pryor Music Scholarship be provided by Frank Ski, First Class and radio personality April the little children with their Fund at their final Black & Watts, DJ Tanz, DJ Kenny K and DJ Biskit. This event will also scholarships. You know who Gold Scholarship & Award be a tribute to Larry Young, Sheila Dixon, Claudia McKee and you are. Formal Ball. Emmanuel Moore. For ticket information call 410-318-9657 or My dear friends, here 443-829-1524 and tell them “Rambling Rose” told you. is where I need your help. We still need your donations to help me with the children’s Well, my dear friends, I believe I am out of space. scholarships. If you are unable to come to my event, then send Remember, if you need me, feel free to call me at 410-833your donation in the mail and/or ask your friends to purchase 9474 or email me at rosapryor@aol.com. UNTIL THE NEXT, tickets. My last event will be something to witness that is so I’M MUSICALLY YOURS.

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

The Afro-American, October 17, 2015 - October 23, 2015

It was an exciting night of celebration at the Wright Theatre at University of Baltimore as the Maryland Disability Law Center recognized outstanding community leaders with disabilities and others in the disability rights movement

Award recipients are Judith Heumann, Congressman Steny Hoyer, Sidley Austin, LLP and Thomas Hicks

who have successfully broken down barriers for freedom and equality on Sept. 24. During the screening of “Lives Worth Living,” which depicts the challenges of abuse, and neglect suffered by people with disabilities, the supporters were given the opportunity to learn more about this milestone in civil rights history, which led to the passage of the American Disability Act.

Sherry Hicks Barney, (HOPE) and Clarissa Netter, (HOPE)

Judith E. Heumann, the recipient of the Lorraine Sheehan Lifetime Achievement Award is congratulated by Trina and Dr. David Osher, VP, American Institute for Research

Linda Merkle, Valerie Smith, Floyd Hartley, Coordinator, The Sunshine Folk Project, MDLC and Wanda MIller

Rosemary Jefferson (HOPE), Tony Wright, Board of Directors, MDLC and Brian Anderson, On Our Own Parmi Council

Members of Helping Other People through Empowerment (HOPE) Shariff Johnson and Melinda Drehe

Louis Malick, Justin Redd, Kramon and Graham and David Prater, MDLC Jacqueline Phillips and Wanda MIller

Benjamin M. Phillips IV, president AFRO American, Virginia Knowlton Marcus, Executive Director, MDLC, Lea Gilmore, Development Director, MDLC and Dr. John and Lenel Meyerhoff

Thomas Hicks, honoree of the Gayle Hafner Grassroots Advocacy Award with daughter, Sherry Hicks Barney

Kim Archable and Karen Magness Kenny Capone, MDLC Board member

Terri Seitz, Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities, Santa Wallace, Goucher College Opera Assistant and Janice Jackson, founder and director, W.E.A.N. (Women Embracing Abilities Now)

Anne Hurley, MD Legal Aid, Bram Berlin, AVP Business Banking Relationship Manager, PNC Bank, Harry T, Spikes, Abe Saffer, American Diabetes Association, Katy Rogers, ADA and Tracy Newsome

Ramsey Harris, VP Small Business Lending, PNC Bank with Wanda Pearson and Takiea Hinton, Baltimore AFRO American representatives

Tiffany Nance, Irvinia Mallory, Harbor Bank, and Lea Gilmore, MDLC Development Director

Photos by Dr. A. Lois DeLaine

Charles and Donna Johnson and Brenda Baker

Barbara Watson, Shirley Swafford, Leroy Cunningham and Juanita Morton

Essie Sutton, Marie Bessicks and Gwendolyn Howard

For more than 35 years, the GEMS have hosted their annual Labor Day dance at the LaFontaine Bleu in Glen Burnie, Maryland. This year’s dance was held on Sept. 7. GEMS was founded by a group of friends who wanted to reciprocate social invitations.

Debbie Taylor, Dr. Mabel Murray and Rosemary Atkinson

Dr. Anne O. Emery, Goldie Wood, Justin Wood and Delores Baden

Doug Mason, Jackie Brown, Roxanne Mason, Yvonne Lansey and the Honorable Norman Johnson

Janet Williams, John Stokes III, Deirdre Stokes, John Stokes IV and Mildred Taylor Erthman Naesea, LaVerne Naesea and Janet Harris

Joan White, Jason Williams and Jodi Williams

Phylliss Nelson, Robert Nelson, Lucretia and Samuel Billups

Ezra Allen, Lea Dean, Robyn Richie and Maisha Wise

LIllie Camphor, Cynthia Webb, Minnie Smoot and Joyce J. Smith

Wendy Dukes, president, Sidie Dukes, Jasmine Doyle, Marcia Allen, Jaray Richardson, Adriane Morris and Traci Morri

Members of the GEMS Nikita Hayesbert, Dr. Marco Merrick and Aldonna Wylie

Photos by Dr. A. Lois DeLaine

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