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Bill to Seal Pot Criminal Records Gains Support

Medical Marijuana Expansion Stalls Patients’ Needs

By Valencia Mohammed Special to the AFRO

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DC’s expansion of its medical marijuana plan has caused a shortage in many of the products to treat for pain, cancer and other medical problems. It also allows patients and their physicians to determine if using medical marijuana is more beneficial than conventional medications for treatment, and provides a sliding scale for qualifying patients – those with income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. “The increase in patient access has significantly increased the demand for both raw flowers and concentrates. We’ve also

seen an increase in edibles. District Growers is currently ramping its production to accommodate demand across all types of products,” said Corey Barnette, president and CEO of District Growers, the only Black-owned medical marijuana grower and distributor on the east coast. “It is impossible to grow and harvest this quickly. We had no chance to prepare for the increase. We need more time.” Continued on A3

A D.C. councilmember’s bill to close the criminal records of District residents who have had marijuanarelated offenses, has received widespread support from city activists and political leaders. David Grosso (I-At Large) is the chief sponsor of “The Record Sealing for Decriminalized and Legalized

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David Grasso, a D.C. councilmember, wants to seal pot criminal records.

“Often, people don’t realize that even something as minor as a marijuana possession charge can keep residents from obtaining employment, housing, or scholarship aid for higher education.” –David Grosso Offenses Amendment Act of 2014,” bill. This legislation would ensure residents with a non-violent misdemeanor or felony possession of marijuana conviction as their only prior criminal Continued on A3

The AFRO Announces Expanded Social Media News Service Coverage of Congressional Black Caucus Events One of the oldest and most prestigious minority newspapers companies in the nation, the AFRO American Newspapers Company, has made a move to further increase its social media influence within the African-American market. The AFRO American Newspapers Company announced that it has retained Global Social Media News Service to assist in providing “real time” social media coverage of the 44th Annual Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Legislative Conference, Sept. 24-27, in Washington, D.C.

Global Social Media News Service, a Washington, D.C. based company, will provide a cadre of dedicated social media news reporters to supplement and assist the AFRO’s news team in covering the extensive number of legislative and social CBC events that take place during the four-day CBC conference period. Such coverage will span the CBC conference’s opening press briefing Continued on A4

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One Year Later: Remembering the Victims of the Navy Yard Tragedy By Linda Poulson Special to the AFRO The community, government officials, business leaders, and sponsors paid homage to those who died at the Navy Yard compound Sept. 16, 2013 in Southeast D.C.’s Canal Park. “You shared what it means to be a community and we thank you,” Vice Adm. William Hilarides, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command. “Today is a day of remembrance.” After he read from a list of victims, he said, “Gatherings like this keep

“Today is a day of remembrance.” – William Hilarides

for medical marijuana users significantly increased since the D.C. Council passed the Medical Marijuana Emergency Expansion Act of 2014 in July. As of Aug. 29, there were 1,011 registered patients , 686 males and 325 females. More than 600 new patients signed up during the first 30 days of the less restricted program. There are also 24 registered caregivers to obtain prescriptions for incapacitated patients. “The increase is having a drastic effect on patients, like myself. I haven’t been able to get my favorite type for weeks that really does the most for the pain in my back and muscles,” said Olivia Johnson, a medical marijuana patient suffering from a degenerate spine and disc disorder. The Council-approved Medical Marijuana Expansion Amendment of 2014 paved the way for medical marijuana cultivation centers to increase the number of plants from 95 to 500.

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their memories alive.” The event was held approximately one year after Aaron Alexis killed 12 people and injured three. “This is a tragic thing to happen; you want to remember like 9/11. This should happen year after year,” Detroit, Mich. native Seaman Jason Davis, a color guard at the ceremony, said. U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) named those the fifth district residents killed and said, “We gather in remembrance today of 12 lives taken from our communities, and from our country on Sept. 16, 2013 at 8:20 a.m. – 12 years and five days since 9/11.” “We remember them as we also recall the heroism of the first responders who answered the call that day to end the

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X Generation Inspired to Get Up and Move By Tiffany L. Johnson Special to the AFRO It is common to see people around you with some sort of electronic gadget at hand. In this high tech society smart phones, iPads, and video games have overshadowed physical exercise. According to first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move website, nearly 40 percent of African-Americans and Hispanics are considered obese or overweight. Issues like obesity or the lack of awareness about proper nutrition are impacting young AfricanAmerican girls between the ages of 11 and 17 according to Shantelle Dockett, founder of The Society for Girls. Dockett said the current generation will die before their parents because of the lack of exercise and proper nutrition. “We looked at some of statistics around young girls, and young children in

general from 11 to 17, and realized that a lot of them were overweight and were unhealthy,” Dockett said. The Society for Girls, a non-profit organization designed to help young AfricanAmerican girls reach their full potential. The group is comprised of 25 volunteers who travel throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C. to educate and empower young AfricanAmerican girls to make a positive impact in society and themselves. “The society was started five years ago. All of my friends were young professionals and we just wanted to do something to give back to minority women and girls,” Dockett said. She said she started by using a How to start a Nonprofit for Dummies book. “I went through every checklist on that, and it just so happens that it kept growing and growing.” The group hosted a health and fitness Continued on A3

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Family: Fla. Middle Schooler Committed Suicide after Repeated Bullying

The family of a Florida middle-school boy who committed suicide in midSeptember said he was driven to commit the desperate act by bullies. Lamar Hawkins III, 14, used his father’s gun—which his family said was stored properly—to shoot himself Sept. 10 in a bathroom at Greenwood Lakes Middle School, according to NBC Orlando affiliate WESH. Lamar Hawkins III “It is a feeling that I hope no other parent has to feel,” said the teen’s mother, Shaniqua Hawkins, at a press conference. “The hopelessness was overwhelming.” Hawkins said the family moved from New York to Florida to escape bullying, but it continued at the new school. The teen, called “Shaq” by family members, had stunted growth, which his mother believed made him vulnerable to bullies. Hawkins said he was pushed down the stairs, knocked out of his chair in the cafeteria and mocked about his size, among other torments. The family said they approached school officials about the harassment. Deputies found the student’s body in the school’s bathroom after an hours-long search. The family said they believed Shaq chose to kill himself at school to send a message to the bullies. Following Hawkins’ death, hundreds gathered to remember him at a vigil. Seminole County Schools Superintendent Dr. Walt Griffin released a statement saying additional counselors and other supports were being provided for the family, students and staff. He also addressed the family’s allegations that the school was approached about the bullying. “This is a very tragic circumstance and our hearts and prayers remain with the family during this difficult time,” Griffin stated. “We are aware the family held a press conference…and allegations of bullying were discussed. The School Board has a comprehensive bullying policy that is fully enforced in all of our schools.” Bullying has become a leading social issue that has even been addressed by the White House. In March 2010, the Obama administration held the first-ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention at which various stakeholders discussed ways to make schools safer.

Family: Fla. Middle Schooler Committed Suicide After Repeated Bullying Marcelyn Ann Clifton

Y’all need to start putting these bullies in jail.

Mary Cox

How precious and innocent. I am so tired of these bullies. They ought to be brought on charges! Stop saying that they’re just kids—[they are not] just kids. They are vicious, rude, crude, impolite and out of control. Start holding parents responsible. Parent are just the same and think their kids do no wrong.

Dee Dee Young

I’m more upset because who all knew about the bullying didn’t help him. I’m sorry but I always told my kids if someone is just talking let them talk but if they evade your space and put they hands on you to defend yourself. So heartbroken to see this.

Continuous Missteps Plague Once Promising Detroit High School QB—Former Football Player Facing New Round of Legal Trouble Micaela Mac

All of you advocating for jail sentences are lost. We already have too many Black and Brown people behind bars. He needs psychological help. Most White kids would be labeled as “acting out” but of course the tradition in America is to criminalize Black people and tell them to suffer. Jails are a profit system akin to slavery and NOT dedicated to rehabilitation.

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Museum Symposium Sparks Dialogue on Black Immigrants in D.C. By Christina Sturdivant Special to the AFRO

“I like to challenge people that being Black isn’t one thing – people are hungry to be able to share their multiple Black identities.”

Nearly two hundred Black residents from D.C., Maryland, and Virginia gathered in Northwest D.C. to discuss the Black Diaspora Sept. 19. The discussion, in celebration of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum’s 1994 landmark exhibition, “Black Mosaic: Community, Race and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, DC,” was part – Arvenita Washington Cherry of a daylong “Revisiting Our Black Mosaic” symposium. The event was sponsored by both the museum located in Southeast and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Woodrow Wilson Center in Northwest. Heritage. “I like to challenge people that being Black Audrey Singer, senior fellow at the isn’t one thing – people are hungry to be able Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings to share their multiple Black identities.” said Institution in N.W. shared statistics of the Dr. Arvenita Washington Cherry, principal of dynamics of Black immigrants in D.C. during Photo by Susana Raab, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Phoenix Cultural Resources LLC, during the Panelists (L-R) Patricia Foxen, deputy director of research, National Council of La Raza; her keynote address. “As the Black population “Unpacking Multiple Black Identities” session. has grown, it’s diversified tremendously,” said Heran Sereke-Brhan, deputy director, Office on African Affairs; Kristian Ramos, public Black Mosaic was the first exhibition at Singer. “It’s been nothing less than profound in relations officer, Office on Latino Affairs, executive office of Mayor Vincent C. Gray, the museum to examine the perceptions and the less few decades.” District of Columbia and Mwiza Munthali, public outreach director, TransAfrica realities of race, nationality, and ethnicity of The rise of immigrants, however, is also Black urban immigrants. It presented personal an indicator of undesirable change among said. The event included six sessions and 26 scholars and stories of Black immigrants from Latin America, D.C. natives. “There are a couple of leading experts who dissected facts and data and shared personal Africa and the Caribbean, who made their homes in the D.C. indicators of neighborhood change and gentrification – one and historical stories to narrate the complexities of the Black metro area and challenged conventional notions about African of them is immigrants,” said Singer. In addition to an influx experience in the District. Sessions explored the subjects of Americans. of immigrants, the city saw the entrance of 50,000 transients, African American and Latino studies, urban planning and Managing diversity is an aspect of The Woodrow Wilson mostly young white professionals, said Dr. Derek Hyra, sustainability, immigration, coalition building, racial justice, Center’s mission and is excited to provide resources within its associate professor at American University. As this “back to the labor, gentrification, art, and education. own backyard, Blair A. Ruble, vice president for programs at city” movement continues, he said, District residents can expect “There are oasis and there are deserts,” said Dr. Diana the Woodrow Wilson Center, said. “In Washington, we don’t to see more wine bars and dog parks and fewer Black churches Baird N’Diaye, folklife curator and cultural specialist at the have a lot of national organizations that connect locally,” he and gogo clubs.

Bill to Seal Criminal Records

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history can have their records for those charges sealed by the D.C. police department and the D.C. Superior Court. The bill also prohibits employers from asking an applicant if their records have been expunged or sealed. Grosso said that the bill is designed to achieve social justice. “Often, people don’t realize that even something as minor as a marijuana possession charge can keep residents from obtaining employment, housing, or scholarship aid for higher education,” he said. Grosso said that employment concerns compelled him to write the bill. “We have thousands and thousands of District residents who are discouraged from applying for a

job that pays minimum wage because they are required to ‘check the box’,” he said. “It doesn’t matter how long ago they were arrested; it doesn’t even matter if the charge was for a non-violent offense.” The ACLU released a report in 2013 that showed 90.9 percent of people in the District arrested for marijuana possession are Black even though the city’s African-American population is 51 percent. Those numbers led to the passage of a law sponsored by D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) and signed by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) in March that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana possession. However there are members of the U.S. Congress,

Medical Marijuana

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Najma Roberts, communications director for the D.C. Department of Health (DOH), said in order to be more accessible to physicians and patients, the Medical Marijuana Program built a web-based, online interface for filing forms. “DOH continues to successfully collaborate with partners in government, stakeholders and clinicians through the scientific advisory task force,” said Roberts. “DOH will continue to proceed cautiously and deliberately to assure that patient safety is protected as the program continues to grow, while fulfilling the commitment to provide patients who are suffering with nontraditional solutions.” In July, Barnette mentioned other hurdles. “The government must begin to allow existing

ownership groups to finance expansion and operation, like any other business in the District. Lessen the burden of a lack of access to bank financing and merchant services. Prevent supply interruption and continue to supply growing demand. Support reduction in pricing,” said Barnette. Barnette said unlike any other business, the D.C. government – Najma Roberts goes too far to restrict profit.“Absolutely nothing has changed. Unlike any other business, if a grower sells more than 10 percent of its shares, the D.C. government will shut it down. This is not how capitalism is supposed to work.” The AFRO contacted Councilwoman Yvette Alexander’s office for comment but did not receive a reply before deadline.

“DOH will continue to proceed cautiously and deliberately to assure that patient safety is protected…”

X Generation

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event Sept. 20 at the Martin Luther King Library in Northwest D.C. Over 40 girls participated in the event. They learned how to eat properly, and participated in yoga and zumba activities. Kai Steward, of District Heights, Md., participated in the health summit. “Before I used to eat a lot of chips and dry goods but now I’m going to start eating salads, and I will try peppers and try to be more fit,” she said. The girls walk away from the event empowered, with a more can do attitude, and with free t-shirts, yoga mats, water bottles, and knapsacks. “We are strong supporters of girls, and we feel like if we

can empower the girl, all the generations after her will be empowered because that’s how African women, minority women take care of our family, so we felt if we can plant a seed in one girl then

all generations will be just as successful and empowered.” Dockett said.

particularly U.S. Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), that want to scrap the law, citing the adverse health effects of marijuana. Grosso’s bill passed the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety on Sept. 17 and was put on the D.C. Council’s legislative agenda on Sept. 23 for the first reading. Yango Sawyer, a well-known citizen activist, said he likes most of the aspects of Grosso’s bill, but would expand the category of people who could have their records sealed. Sawyer said the “War on Drugs” campaign supported by the Nixon and Reagan administrations had a devastating effect on Black males in the District, and that all convictions as a result of that campaign and its District counterpart, Operation Clean Sweep, should be sealed. “In the 1980s, ‘90s and 2000s, Operation Clean Sweep was responsible for 30,00040,000 Black men being locked up,” Sawyer said. “These drug offenses have prevented 98-99 percent of those convicted of obtaining

employment. A commission should be set up to see that people arrested for drug offenses during those years get their records sealed.” Paul Zukerberg, the leader in polls for the new District Attorney General position and a longtime criminal defense attorney, said he is working with the D.C. Public Defender Service and the ACLU to make some additions to Grosso’s bill. Zukerberg ran in an April 23, 2013 special election for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council. While he lost the race, his candidacy ran on a platform of decriminalizing marijuana. ukerberg’s passion and persistence on the issue generated a conversation among city leaders that eventually led to decriminalization and a possibility of legalization of the drug. Zukerberg wants Grosso’s bill to make sealing records a lot easier. “We need to do what is done in Maryland,” he said. “In Maryland, all you need to do is to fill out a one-page form. In the city, the process is a lot more complicated and we need to change that.”

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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Celebrates its 44th Annual Convention Wednesday Sept. 24 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Registration & Ticketing Location: WEWCC Noon – 5 p.m. CPAR Future Focus Location: WEWCC 8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. CBC Spouses 18th Annual Celebration of Leadership in the Arts* Location: Newseum

Prayer for All People: 601 M Street, NW 8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Jazz Concert Location: WEWCC 8 p.m. – Midnight Sojourner Truth Reception+ Location: Off-Site 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. The Black Party* Location: Howard Theatre: 620 T Street, NW

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Friday Sept. 26

7 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Spouses Community Breakfast+ Location: Central Union Mission: 65 Massachusetts Ave., NW 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Registration & Ticketing Location: WEWCC 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. New Attendee Welcome+ Location: WEWCC 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. National Town Hall Location: WEWCC (Ballroom A) Noon – 7 p.m. Exhibit Showcase Location: WEWCC (Hall E) 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Emerging Leaders Instant Apprentice Power Lunch^ Location: WEWCC 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. General Session Luncheon^ Location: WEWCC (Ballroom) 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sessions Location: WEWCC 6:00 p.m. – 8 p.m. Leadership Reception Honoring Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, CBC Chair+ Location: Arena Stage: 1101 6th Street, SW 8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Gospel Extravaganza Location: United House of

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration & Ticketing Location: WEWCC 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sessions Location: WEWCC 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Exhibit Showcase Location: WEWCC (Hall E) 5 p.m. - 7 p.m CBCF Chair’s Reception Honoring Rep. Chaka Fattah, CBCF Board Chair Location: WEWCC

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Young African Americans At Risk for Depression and Suicide By Adina R. Young Special to the AFRO A major health issue that affects thousands of people each year is suicide, according to experts on the medical condition. In 2011, almost 40,000 suicides were reported, making suicide the 10th leading cause of death for Americans, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). “It is the third leading cause of death among African Americans ages 15-24. Even though we are killing ourselves fewer times at a lower rate, it’s a big concern as to why is it happening at younger ages,” he said. Donna Holland Barnes, PhD, project director for the Suicide Prevention Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Howard University, told the AFRO, African American men ages 15-24 are committing suicide more often. According to the U.S. Census, 45 percent of the D.C. African American population is men, with ages 15-24 representing a significant portion of its population. The African American community, overall, demonstrates risky behavior that could lead to suicide, she said. “We have very high rates of suicidal behavior, which can lead to death,” Barnes said. “So we need to be very cognizant of that.” Mental disorders, such as depression, are major risk factors for suicide. Clinical depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting more than 19 million Americans each year, according to Mental Health America, communitybased network dedicated to helping all Americans achieve wellness by living mentally healthier lives located in Alexandria, Va. Although, African Americans statistically have more experiences that increase their risks of depression – including oppression and racism – it is often under-diagnosed and misdiagnosed

in the African-American community, Donald Grant, a socio-cultural analyst told the AFRO. However, even though there are very high rates of suicidal behavior in the African American community, AfricanAmerican suicide rates in 2011 were much lower in comparison to other groups at 5.3 percent compared to 14.5 percent of Whites but there are still significant concerns, Grant said. A stigma, however, exists about mental illness that prevents African Americans from seeking help, Kevin Chapman, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist at the OCD Institute of Louisville, told the AFRO. “[M]ental health in the AfricanAmerican community is often equated with being viewed as ‘crazy,’” Chapman said.

“We have very high rates of suicidal behavior that can lead to death.” – Donna Holland Barnes, PhD “From a Christian perspective, my own experience would suggest that mental health providers who are well versed in Biblical principles, are well received when one’s faith is an important component of mental health treatment,” he said. “Furthermore, the church has historically been a source of support and strength for the African-American community.” Chapman also said it is important that mental health professionals remain culturally sensitive when treating patients. “Mental health treatment is extremely effective when implemented by a culturally proficient, competent mental health provider who is willing to ‘roll up

his or her sleeves’ and ‘get real.’” Afiya M. Mbilishaka, PhD, president of the D.C. Chapter of the Association of Black Psychologists, told the AFRO there is a mistrust of medical workers in the African American community. Medical and mental health professionals described how AfricanAmerican people have been “chronically mistreated and even killed by physicians” through medical experimentations, she said. “To address the stigma, community gatekeepers such as pastors, teachers, barbers, and hair stylists can be trained in mental health screening and evidence-based counseling techniques,” Mbilishaka said. She also said mental illness may appear differently in African Americans than in Whites – through somatic complaints and hypersensitivity. African Americans may display initial lack of self-disclosure. According to the mental health network, clinical depression is very treatable. More than 80 percent of those who seek treatment show improvement. Depression cannot be self-treated. It has to be treated by a physician or qualified mental health professional through antidepressants, psychotherapy, or both. Howard University offers a course every second Wednesday of the month on recognizing these signs. The next one is October 8. They also provide a support group called “Survivors Circle” for families who have lost someone to suicide. The National Suicide Hotline, 1-800273-8255, transfers D.C. residents to the Department of Health and Human Services, where they can receive a list of local resources. To get listings of Black psychologists in Washington, D.C., contact the Association of Black Psychologists, located in Fort Washington, Md., at 301-449-3082 or visit their website at http://www.abpsi. org/.

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Facebook, significantly more than any other African-American owned news publication in the nation. “We are both excited and honored to work with the AFRO to provide social media coverage of such an iconic activity as the Congressional Black Caucus conference,” said Global Social Media News Service founder and CEO, Lon Walls. “The AFRO has already proven itself to be one of the most influential Black newspapers in the nation, so it’s only natural that they utilize social media to have an even greater impact on our community. We are happy to be part of this effort.” Founded in 1892, the AFRO American Newspaper is one of the oldest African American newspapers in America.

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bloodshed, secure the Navy Yard, and help the wounded receive care. They have our thanks and our admiration,” he continued. The Near Southeast Community Partners hosted the event. Edward Kiminski, chairman of the group said,

“Give thanks to those who shared their life with others. We should never forget what happened here.” District Mayor Vincent Gray addressed the group, sharing his condolences and his position on gun control. “Our country is drowning in a sea of guns, sadly, it remains true today,” Gray said. The licensed gun Alexis used was purchased at a Lorton, Va. gun shop. “Senseless gun violence like this is an all-too [common] fact of life here in the District of Columbia and in the nation’s big cities.

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Navy Color Guard prepares for remembrance ceremony But it’s a fact of life that we need to stop accepting,” Gray said. “Why is it that these tragic occurrences never seem to move us any closer to ensuring that guns don’t get in the hands of criminals or people who are mentally unstable?” “I refuse to be silent . . . the time for passion is now, ladies and gentleman,” Gray said passionately. But the already tough gun laws in D.C. will “probably have to be relaxed to some extent.” Gray said. “Those laws are tough laws, and the

laws of others are now under attack by Second Amendment advocates who believe in putting the rights of gun owners before community safety,” Gray said. “Guns are not the answer, ladies and gentlemen. Guns would not have saved the victims of the Navy Yard. The time for action is now!” D.C. Council members Phil Mendelson and Tommy Wells also attended the service. Families of the victims and more than 2,000 Navy Yard employees attended an earlier service.

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SENIOR LIVING

Back to School with the HistoryMakers By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent

“Sometimes people are exposed to something and it changes the nature of who they want to be.”

As the nation’s youth settle into the routine of a new school year, the best and brightest of Black America are gearing up to join them. The Back to School “I think with the HistoryMakers with minority program invites Black youth, it’s American trailblazers from all very important professional fields and trades that they have to share their stories at schools a broader around the nation. The visits reference. I are intended to boost academic think students achievement by offering who are nonstudents, particularly Black minority—it’s students, real life examples of very important the possibilities education can that they afford. HistoryMakers founder Julianna have a larger “Our whole initiative is Richardson reference,” focused on education. This Richardson is an attempt to be a day explained, of service for our history adding that repeatedly learning about a handful makers to give back and hopefully inspire of figures is not enough. “You can’t become some students,” says Julieanna Richardson, something a lot of times unless you can see HistoryMakers’ founder and executive it, and be exposed to it. Sometimes people are director. exposed to something and it changes the nature The annual program comes at a time of who they want to be.” when public education is in flux. Public That’s the story for Oliver McGee III, who schools, particularly in Black and Latino visited the School Without Walls Senior High communities, are closing with unprecedented School in Washington D.C. as part of last frequency, leaving blight in place of a natural year’s HistoryMakers Back to School Day. As neighborhood hub. a teenager, he only knew he wanted to go to Though the Department of Education college. One day as an undergrad at Ohio State predicts that this will be the first year children of color become the majority in public schools, University, he attended an event featuring aeronautic physicist, Julian Earls. curricula remains Eurocentric. At the same “When I heard this speech I just knew I time, only 18 percent of the nation’s public wanted to follow in his footsteps,” McGee school teachers are nonwhite – less than 7 says. Later, he met with Earls, who eventually percent are Black.

Making Smart Medicare Choices for 2015 By Ron Pollack Special to the AFRO

As we head into autumn, people with Medicare once again need to consider their options for next year. Even if you like the coverage you have now, you should spend at least a few minutes making sure it will still meet your needs next year. Here are some key questions that people with Medicare should ask. When is the enrollment period? Medicare’s open enrollment period runs, as usual, from October 15 to December 7. During this time, you can make changes in your Part D prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage plan, or, if you don’t have one, you can select one for the first time. How is this different from the open enrollment period for the health insurance marketplaces? If you have Medicare, the health insurance marketplace is not for you. Medicare coverage and its open enrollment period are completely different from those of the health insurance marketplaces (which are also known as exchanges). The health insurance marketplace offers coverage and financial assistance for people who do not qualify for Medicare–usually, people under age 65 who do not have permanent disabilities. The marketplace open enrollment period starts and ends later than Medicare’s. But if you have friends or loved ones who need coverage and do not qualify for Medicare, encourage them to check out www.healthcare.gov. What are my options? During Medicare open

enrollment, if you have a Part D prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage plan, you can change it. You can also join a Part D or Medicare Advantage plan for the first time. If you currently have original Medicare and a supplemental plan (either a private Medigap plan or a plan with a former employer), be very careful before dropping your supplemental plan. You may not be able to get that plan back later.

How should I prepare for open enrollment? If you have a Part D or Medicare Advantage plan, find out how your plan will be changing for 2015. Your current plan should mail you an Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) http://www. medicareinteractive.org/ page2.php?topic=counselor& page=glossary#ANOC and/ or an Evidence of Coverage (EOC) notice in September. These notices will highlight any changes in the plan’s costs, benefits, and rules for the upcoming year. Use these resources to find out whether your plan will cover the same services, drugs, doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies. Are premiums changing? What about copayments? Once you know what your current plan will cover next year, you can start making comparisons. To compare your current plan to other plans, visit www.medicare.gov/finda-plan. If I like my current plan, do I need to do anything? Even if you like your current Part D or Medicare Advantage plan, it could still be changing next year. You should always check to see what your plan will be covering next year and make sure it still fits your needs.

What if someone tells me I must buy a particular plan? You should never believe any high-pressure sales pitch for a Medicare plan. Private plans do sometimes decide to drop out of Medicare or change their coverage significantly. If this happens to your plan, take your time to learn about your options and make an informed choice. You will never be left without coverage—you will always have the option of taking original Medicare. How can I get more information? You can get a lot of information about your options on the Medicare website, www.medicare.gov, or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE. But the best way to get personalized help is to get individual counseling from your local State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). Every state has a program, and they offer free, unbiased advice. You can call 1-800-MEDICARE and ask for a referral, or go to www. Medicare.gov and click on “Find someone to talk to.” You can also visit https://shipnpr. shiptalk.org/shipprofile.aspx to find your local SHIP. SHIP offices get very busy during open enrollment, so try to call early to make an appointment. What if I need financial help? If you have limited income and resources, additional financial help is available. For more information, go to the Social Security website www. ssa.gov/prescriptionhelp , or call 1-800-MEDICARE and ask for a referral to your local SHIP. Ron Pollack is the wxecutive director of Families USA.

–Julianna Richardson mentored him and suggested he pursue a Ph.D. “I had never met a Black man who had five degrees before, so I figured I better listen to this man. I think it is really important for kids to meet role models, like I met Dr. Earls and later [aerospace engineer] Lonnie Reid, Ph.D. My whole life was shaped my meeting these men.” A few students kept in touch with McGee after his visit. One of the students who toured him through the school asked for help with a college essay. All of the students who reached out to him are now in college. In addition to bringing students faceto-face with living pioneers from all sorts of beginnings, Back to School with the HistoryMakers Day allows these pioneers the opportunity to serve communities, connect with the public education landscape, and build up the next generation of trailblazers. Beforehand, the history makers are advised on what sort of experiences would be helpful and inspiring for students. The schools are given information about the HistoryMaker, and teachers are encouraged to provide an interactive primer on the person before the big day. On the same day across the country, HistoryMakers speak about their youth and/or careers, demonstrate their art or skill, and field questions from students during Q& A sessions. They also tour the school, address either appropriate classes or the entire student body, and enjoy student presentations in their honor.

When the HistoryMakers visited A. N. Pritzker Elementary School in Chicago last year, history teacher Jerry Weissbuch happened to be teaching about the history of civil rights. One of the guests was Dorothy Leavell, who took the helm as publisher of the Gary Crusader and Chicago Crusader in 1968. “Seeing older people who can tell us what it was like in history, during the ‘50s, ‘60s, they look up to the HistoryMakers like they’re their grandparents,” Weissbuch explained. “They’re a generation that needs to be heard, and our students don’t necessarily hear these stories all the time.” After the visit, Weissbuch says his students used the HistoryMakers database for their civil rights projects. He says, “Nothing is better than having real people come and talk to our students. School can’t always be about testing, it’s about enrichment.” This year’s Back to School day is September 26, and will send 400 HistoryMakers across 61 cities and 30 states. Past speakers have included Sharon Farmer, director of White House photography during the Clinton administration; award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni; Capt. William Pinkney, the first African American to circumnavigate the globe via the tip of South America. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan continues in his role as chairperson, and will visit a school in Washington, D.C. HistoryMakers is the world’s largest archive of African American oral history on video. This year it was announced that the Library of Congress would house the collection for posterity. “We’re not accumulating all of this information just to be held in a vault, it should be something that’s really living history,” Richardson stated. “We can show the real life examples.”

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION Washington, D.C.

Black Man in American Discussion

The Mindy Jo News Show and the Institute for African Man Development will continue the Congressional Black Caucus conversation of Black Men and boys in America with a forum entitled “On the brink of Ferguson, The State of the Black Man in America.” The event will be held on Sept. 25 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Busboys &Poets located at 2021 14th and V Street N.W. D.C. Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-La.), Rev. Jesse Jackson, Chester Marshall, founder and CEO of the institute, and Ernest Robinson, CEO of B-Ernest are a few of the dignitaries attending the event. For more information: Busboysandpoets.com.

D.C. African American Leaders Give Back to Students

African American leaders such as former Bennett College president and economist Julianne Malveaux, Rear Admiral Stephen Wayne Rochon, United States Attorney General Dr. Sharon Malone, newspaper veteran George Curry, pianist Dr. Raymond Jackson will join other African American HistoryMakers across the nation for a day of service Sept. 26 These Black leaders will recount their own school experiences and the struggles that they encountered on their paths to success to students at 40 schools across the District. They will also encourage students to take a pledge to COMMIT to their education.

‘Can I Kick It?’ Blends Martial Arts and Hip Hop at Marvin

“Can I Kick It,” a unique event catered to lovers of Martial Arts flicks kicks off every fourth Thursday every month at Marvin Restaurant, located at 2007 14th St. N.W. D.C. from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. At the event, enjoy screenings of classic Kung-Fu films while listening to a creative blend of hip-hop soul, and funk music. The next event will be Oct. 23. For more information, email: Shaolinjazz.com.

Tour de Cure Aims to Stop Diabetes

Rev. Jesse Jackson

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The American Diabetes Association will hold Tour de Cure Sept. 27 at Freedom Plaza, located at 14th & Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. D.C. from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will receive free health screenings, advice from doctors and pharmacists, nutrition and exercise information, healthy recipe ideas, Zumba classes, games, and much more. To register for the tour, visit www.

North Brentwood, Md. Missions Blitz—A Day of Community Service

More than 500 volunteers from the First Baptist Church of North Brentwood will demonstrate their faith by helping others throughout the Washington Metropolitan area as a part of its Missions Blitz day of community service. The volunteers will gather for a brief Praise Rally at the church located at 4000 Wallace Road at 9 a.m. in North Brentwood on Sept. 23 before departing to more than 20 locations. Volunteers ranging in age from five to eighty will beautify neighborhoods, schools, parks, shelters; collect and distribute clothing and toiletries for the homeless; assist seniors with maintenance; make and deliver toys and treats for children in hospitals and animals in shelters; and much more. Sign ups are welcome, to volunteer at one of the sites, contact the church’s office at 301-277-4742. First Baptist Church of North Brentwood will also conduct a free Health Fair on Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gwendolyn Britt Senior Activity Center located at 4000 Wallace

Road. The Health Fair will include screenings for diabetes, prostate cancer, HIV Screening; Heart Disease, Sleep Disorders, Smoking Cessation, Stroke Prevention, as well as other services. Employment experts will also be on hand to share tips with jobseekers. A free Zumba fitness class will be offered as well as voter registration.

September 27, 2014 - October 3, 2014 The Afro-American

COMMENTARY

Protecting our climate, health and civil rights As the AFRO-American reported in June, our nation’s Black doctors are deeply concerned about the dangers climate change poses to our health. Since Americans of Color are especially vulnerable to those threats, measures to better protect our planet are fast becoming critical civil rights objectives. A survey conducted among members of the National Elijah Cummings Medical Association found overwhelming evidence that, where our health is concerned, climate change is no longer a future threat. We are being harmed now by extreme weather events, chronic illness due to air pollution, increased allergic reactions and heat-related conditions. These on-the-spot medical reports are supported by the recent National Climate Assessment. Climate change is harming the health of many Americans, especially those of us who are vulnerable because of our poverty, our age or our medical conditions. Failing to clean up our environment is harmful to everyone - but minorities are most at risk. This is why civil rights advocates, as well as health professionals and environmental activists, applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s June proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions from aging, coal-fired power plants. Supporters of the Obama Administration’s initiative recognize that - in the bigger picture of national and world politics - the EPA’s proposal is an important (if gradual) first step toward addressing the environmental dangers that threaten our way of life. The proposed rules are staged-in over a period of 16 years, giving our economy time to adapt and state governments flexibility in choosing how best to achieve the federal carbon reduction goals. Despite the opposition of the coal industry and its allies in the Congress, it can hardly be denied that older power plants, especially those fired by coal, are the largest source of America’s greenhouse emissions (38 percent). Aging plants also are significant sources of other air pollutants, discharging large amounts of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury and soot into the air that we breathe. EPA experts contend that the proposed carbon reduction rules and related strategies would cut these dangerous pollutants by 25 percent when fully implemented. Those pollution reductions, in turn, would help our nation avoid as many as 6,600 premature deaths and 159,000 serious asthma

attacks each year. That would be very good news for our nation’s minority communities. Consider this. Sixty-eight percent of African Americans live within thirty miles of a coalfired power plant - the zone of maximum exposure to pollutants that contribute to heart disease and other deadly conditions. As a group, we breathe nearly 40 percent more pollutants in our air than do Caucasians, and our children are three times more likely to suffer asthma attacks. This is why the NAACP has recognized that mitigating the causes of climate change (especially the dangers posed by coal-fired energy) is an important civil rights objective. “Coal pollution is literally killing low-income communities and communities of color,” former NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous asserted in 2012. “There is

Six out of ten say not enough resources are being devoted to the challenge. no disputing the urgency of this issue.” More recently, while awaiting the EPA’s proposed carbon reduction ruling, Jacqueline Patterson, executive director of the NAACP’s Climate Justice Initiative, emphasized the civil rights significance of the EPA’s role in seeking to achieve truly “clean coal.” “Just lessening the carbon in the atmosphere will save lives and prevent people from being harmed,” she concluded. “The same facilities that are driving climate change are also sickening communities with mercury, arsenic, lead and other things being emitted.” We all have a public health interest in assuring that our nation moves forward with President Obama’s environmental initiatives – and recently, the organization, Green for All, released polling data confirming that minority voters understand the dangers of climate change and support

corrective action. Two out of three minority voters feel climate change is an issue we need to be worried about right now; six out of ten say not enough resources are being devoted to the challenge; and fully three out of four of us agree new EPA carbon pollution standards will spur innovations to keep energy prices low and create new industries with good-paying jobs. These are strong indicators of support within America’s minority communities. Yet, as with the political debates about our healthcare, the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, and other initiatives that go to the center of our lives, President Obama’s efforts to protect us from climate change are under relentless attack. This battle is being waged in the EPA, in our courts and in the Congress of the United States. It will be a major issue on Election Day this year and in the presidential election of 2016. Along with our allies within the multiracial coalition that elected the President in 2008 and 2012, we must work together to support President Obama and his Administration’s climate change plan. This is a civil rights struggle - one that we must win. We are fighting for our health, for our future prosperity and for generations yet unborn. Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

Talk is no Substitute for Action Have you ever seen a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taking part of a panel discussion? It’s likely he didn’t have time if he were asked. It’s also likely that in the 1950s and 1960s, he wasn’t asked much. The period King conquered was a time of action. The actions Dr. King took got results and won huge victories. Last year, we commemorated the 50th Lauren Victoria anniversary of the 1963 Burke March on Washington for NNPA Columnist Jobs and Freedom. This year, we are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In all of the commemorating and celebrating, maybe it’s time we ask ourselves: Has activism been replaced by retracing marches and yet another panel discussion? There is no escaping the endless hot air. There is a panel at every turn. At every annual convention. At every luncheon. Even sometimes at breakfast. Even worse, many African American events feature the same panel discussion. It is a repeat of the same problems and virtually the identical discussion the year before. Wait, it gets worse. It’s typically the case that the discussion features no “call to action” or clear, detailed set of ideas that might lead to action. That these discussions often feature some of the best and the brightest “public intellectuals” of the era

may not be something to celebrate. If the smartest among us spend more time talking than acting, that can’t be a good thing. With the understanding that the centerpiece of the American Civil Rights Movement was based around action rather than panel discussions, we should view endless talk as a problem and perhaps even a barrier. No panel discussion ever ended police brutality. No panel discussion you will ever see or ever hear will end income inequality or put a young person through college. Clearly, the exchange of ideas is important. But when all discussed begins and ends with “the exchange” only, it may be time to re-think what creates real change. In history, when we’ve seen change, we’ve often seen it after unrest. Unrest that scared those in power. We’ve often seen change after civil disobedience. Perhaps African Americans saw the biggest change after America’s War Between the States. Currently, the centerpiece of civil rights activity appears to be talking.

Every day was a day of action. Every day was a strategy session. What we just witnessed in Ferguson, Mo. provides a perfect example. Before so-called “Black leaders” arrived to tell everyone to relax – a notion so ridiculous it should have perhaps set off more unrest – protesters were receiving worldwide attention. If an event such as the shooting death in the middle of the street of an unarmed teenager doesn’t cause active protest, what will? Michael Brown’s death occurred only a month after New York City Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo choked Eric Garner, 48, to death on the sidewalk for all to review on video. And

what was it that Brown and Garner were doing to elicit a police confrontation? One was jaywalking and the other was selling cigarettes. We don’t need another panel discussion to understand what brought those in power to the table on the issue. We don’t need another discussion from “pubic intellectuals” who spend more time talking rather than doing (and making plenty of money in the process) to know what kept attention on the situation in Ferguson. The activities of five decades ago yielded big results – Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, among others. But few of those big results and political victories are being duplicated today. And the problems, for the African American community in particular, are getting larger. Four days after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on December 1, 1955, Blacks boycotted buses in Montgomery, Ala. The protest lasted 381 days. Every day was a day of action. Every day was a strategy session. The effort required 13 months of patience and perseverance. The result: The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the city of Montgomery to integrate the bus system. The Civil Rights Act became the most important legislation and policy change for African Americans since Reconstruction. The poll tax was finally ended in 11 southern states. None of this happened because of panel discussions and press conferences. Without applying constant pressure none of it would have ever happened. Without active pressure on power today, we will be left with nothing but talk. Lauren Victoria Burke is a freelance writer and creator of the blog Crewof42.com, which covers African American members of Congress. She can be reached through her website, laurenvictoriaburke.com, or Twitter at Crewof42 or by e-mail at LBurke007@gmail.com.

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Mary Mary singer, Erica Campbell

On Sept. 18, the NAACP in partnership with WE tv hosted a “Concert for a Cause: A Night to Support Childhood Literacy” at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium. The concert amplified the urgent need to increase grade-level reading proficiency within communities of color. Special guests included Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), Cornell William Brooks, President/CEO, NAACP and the Howard University NAACP Student Chapter Members. We tv stars SWV, Erica Campbell of the gospel group “Mary Mary” and Traci Braxton, all performed to the absolute delight of the attendees. “The NAACP is excited to partner with WE tv to host such a creative and important event,” Cornell William Brooks,

NAACP President and CEO said. “Our goal is to cultivate a generation of young people committed to reading as studies show that children who begin reading at an early age are more likely to excel in school and in life.” The concert was part of “NAACP Reads, an NAACP public

awareness campaign with the support of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The campaign aims to reinforce the importance of early literacy development and increase third grade-level reading proficiency for African American and low-income students.

Choral group Spiritual Voices from First Baptist Church in Millington, Tenn.

Traci Braxton and husband

VIP Guests of WE tv

NAACP National Youth Director Sammie Dow poses with students from Howard University’s chapter

Lele, Coko, XXX, Taj, NAACP President, CEO Cornell William Brooks, Traci Braxton, and Erica Cambell

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Cornell William Brooks, NAACP president/CEO, Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP senior vice president for Advocacy and Norris P. West, The Annie E. Casey Foundation director of strategic communications, Howard University NAACP chapter students

Howard University’s NAACP chapter students

Traci Braxton

SWV performs for the crowd Georgia Alfredas, WKYS on-air personality

Howard University’s NAACP chapter students Photos by Travis Riddick

Ardania Williams, Linwood Williams and Margarett Baltimore

The Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce held its annual 2014 Excellence in Business Gala Sept. 19 at the Marriott Inn & Conference Center at the University of Maryland’s University College Campus in Hyattsville, Md. The event paid tribute to Prince George’s County’s leading individuals, groups and businesses that have demonstrated measurable growth, community involvement, and leadership in the county. Alice Ferguson Foundation received the Green Business of the Year award; Soft Con Enterprise, received Business Leader of the Year; ANGARAI received Business of the Year, Top Dollar Pawn & Jewelry received the Community Service Award and Green Forever Landscaping, LLC received the Small Business of the Year award. Brunson Cooper with Corenic Construction Group received the Entrepreneur of the Year and Dr. Bettye Muwwakkil with Access to Wholistic & Productive Living, received the Business Woman of the Year award. “This is a renaissance period,” David Harrington, president and CEO of the chamber, told the AFRO in reference to the chamber’s growth in businesses that contribute to the county’s economic development and growth. Special guests included Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and County Executive Rushern Baker.

James E. Henderson, former chairman Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce

Debbi Jarvis, Kimmarie Jamison and Shalamar Mohammad

David Harrington- PG Chamber Of Commerce Pres. & CEO, Pete Weedon- Enterprise Holdings, Todd E. Heavner- General Co-Chair Regional VP Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Jason WalkerEnterprise Branch Manager, Donna Wilson and Ewan Keith Campbell- Regional VP Enterprise holdings

Doug Hayes- The Gazette, Former Prince George’s County prosecutor Glenn F. Ivey , Jolene IveyChair, PG Delegation and Lynda Steword

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HEALTH Study: Toxic Stress Poses Real Threat Doctors Hitting the Road to Inspire More Minority Med. Profession Students to Overburdened Americans Getting More Minorities into the Medical Field

Special to the AFRO Stress is an unavoidable, and sometimes necessary, part of American life. But too much stress can be toxic—even disabling. And there’s a lot of toxic stress out there. In fact, more than half of Americans have had a major stressful event or experience in the past year, with the most stressful experiences related to their health, according to a poll released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and conducted in conjunction with NPR and the Harvard School of Public Health. What’s contributing to our stress? Too many overall responsibilities, financial problems, and health problems, whether our own or those of family members. “Stress touches everyone. If we are going to build a culture of health in America, one big step we can take is recognizing the causes and effects not just of our own stress and the stress of those closest to us, but of others we encounter in our day-to-day lives. That recognition can go a long way in helping us create healthier environments,” said Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, the Wood Foundation’s president and CEO. Everyone is affected by stress, but some groups are affected more than others. Over a quarter of respondents reported having a “great deal of stress” over the past month. Groups more likely to report a great deal of stress are disabled people, people who suffer from chronic illness, those who have low incomes, single parents, parents of teenagers, those who face dangerous situations in their jobs, and people in poor health. When stress starts interfering with your ability to live a normal life for an extended period, it becomes even more dangerous. The longer the stress lasts, the worse it is for both one’s mind and body. Those affected might feel fatigued, unable to concentrate or irritable for no good reason. It can also make existing problems worse. Adverse effects on emotional well-being commonly reported by those with a great deal of stress in the last month, followed by problems with sleep and difficulty in thinking, concentrating, and decision making. Half of those suffering with a great deal of stress as well as a chronic illness or disability say stress exacerbated their symptoms or made it harder for them to manage their disability or illness. Stress also has a major impact in other spheres of people’s lives. More than 40 percent of those under a great deal of stress in the last month report that stress made it harder to get along with family members and prevented them from spending time with their loved ones. Nearly half of those who are employed and have experienced a great deal of stress in the last month say stress made it harder to take on extra responsibilities that could help advance their career. Those who have recently experienced a great deal of stress tried to reduce their stress in many ways. More than nine in 10 say that regularly spending time outdoors or spending time on a hobby was effective. About seven in 10 said they regularly spent time with family and friends to reduce stress, while just under six in 10 say they regularly prayed or meditated, spent time outdoors or ate healthfully. However, less than half of respondents took steps to reduce their stress that are often recommended by experts, such as regularly exercising or regularly getting a full night’s sleep.

Special to the AFRO A group of doctors has embarked on a road trip to reach out to the next generation of aspiring medical students in underserved communities. As a co-founder of the Tour for Diversity in Medicine, Dr. Alden Landry and his colleagues have put their outreach and mentoring efforts into overdrive. “If we’re going to address health disparities, we have to think outside the box,” Landry said. A mentoring campaign on wheels, the tour’s bus has reached more than 2,000 students since it began rolling in 2012. “Many students don’t know where to get guidance,” said Landry. “Our solution is to go to them.” He is convinced that the Tour can get more minorities into the health professions, resulting in greater access to care for underserved communities. “Down the road,” he said. “this can significantly help to eliminate health disparities.” The tour is the brainchild of Landry and Kameron Leigh Matthews, who as members of the Student National Medical Association board worked to increase the number of culturally diverse physicians. When they realized that the association wasn’t reaching many historically Black colleges and universities or community colleges, which enroll large numbers of racial and ethnic minorities, they considered going directly to the students. One of them blurted out, “We should just get on a bus!” It was a radical notion. While a few medical career fairs tried to break down the barriers confronting underserved students, none of them got on a bus to do it. After the duo finished their residencies in 2011, Landry called Matthews. “Kam, it’s now or never,” he said. The Aetna Foundation and the U.S. Army pledged financial backing. Colleagues and medical students with diverse backgrounds, who knew firsthand the value of mentors, signed on. “We always have people coming up saying, ‘How can I get on the bus?’” Landry says. Landry’s first mentor was his own grandmother, a registered nurse who pushed him to become a physician. Later, through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded Minority Medical Education Program, he met a Black ER doctor who mentored him through medical school and residency. His said his own efforts now are a way to repay their dedication. Whether educating youth about health care through his Hip Hop Health nonprofit or wheeling down the road with his tour, Landry is invested in his mentees. To hear them tell it, the investment is worth it. “To see people that look like you and have achieved your dreams is priceless,” one tour attendee said. “After today,” another added, “I believe I can do anything.”

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ARTS & CULTURE

The Equalizer Film Review

Denzel Does Vigilante in Adaptation of Eighties TV Series By Kam Williams On the surface, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is a perfectlypleasant, hail fellow well met. By day, the affable widower is employed as a sales associate at a hardware superstore where he jokes with co-workers who call him “Pops.” Evenings, he retires to a modest apartment in a working-class, Boston community, although bouts of insomnia often have him descending to a nearby diner to read a book into the wee hours of the morning. The dingy joint looks a lot like the dive depicted by Edward Hopper in the classic painting “Nighthawks.” Among the seedy haunt’s habitués is Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz), a provocatively-dressed prostitute who hangs out there between clients. Robert takes a personal interest in the troubled teen, a recent immigrant whose real name is Alina. He soon learns that she’d rather be pursuing a musical career than sleeping with stranger after stranger. Trouble is she’s under the thumb of Slavi (David Meunier), a sadistic pimp who’ll stop at nothing to keep a whore in check. A critical moment arrives the night she arrives in the restaurant and hands Robert her new demo tape while trying to hide a black eye. But he becomes less interested in the CD than in the whereabouts of the creep who gave her the shiner. What neither Teri nor anybody else in town knows is that Robert’s a retired spy who had cultivated the proverbial set of deadly skills over the course of his career. At this juncture, the mild-mannered retiree reluctantly morphs into an anonymous vigilante more than willing to dole out a bloody brand of street justice on behalf of Teri and other vulnerable crime victims with seemingly no recourse. Thus unfolds The Equalizer, a riveting, relatively-gruesome adaptation of the popular, 1980s TV-series. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, this version is actually more reminiscent of Death Wish (1974), as this picture’s protagonist behaves less like the television show’s British gentleman than the brutal avenging angel portrayed on the big screen by Charles Bronson. Considerable credit must go to Oscar-winner Mauro Fiore’s (Avatar) visuallycaptivating cinematography for capturing Boston in a way which is somehow both stylish and haunting. Nevertheless, the eyepleasing panoramas simply serve as a backdrop for Denzel who is even better here than in his Oscarwinning collaboration with Fuqua for Training Day. Revenge as a dish best served cold by a sleepdeprived, diner patron equalizer! Excellent (4 stars) Rated R for graphic violence, sexual references and pervasive profanity In English and Russian with subtitles Running time: 131 minutes Distributor: Sony Pictures To see a trailer for The Equalizer, visit: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=BP_ FwE0Z7no

Take Me to the River Film Review

Soul Music Retrospective Revisits Memphis Roots of the Rhythm and Blues Sound By Kam Williams A lot of great soul music came out of Memphis in the Sixties and early Seventies. Stax Records launched the careers of acts like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and Booker T. and the MGs while its cross-town rival Hi Records had Al Green, Ann Peebles and O.V. Wright. Take Me to the River is a reverential retrospective which is a combination tribute to the city’s impressive legacy and a tip of the cap to some up-and-coming artists still recording in the region. The movie marks the directorial debut of Martin Shore, who tapped Terrence Howard to narrate the documentary. The Oscar-nominated actor also raps and sings in the picture which features the reflections of hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg who pays tributes to the trailblazers that paved the way for him. But what makes the movie worth its while is hearing such soul greats as Booker T., Mavis Staples, David Porter and Charlie Musselwhite wax romantic about the good ole days. We learn that the bands were often integrated at a time the rest of Memphis was still strictly segregated. Some of the reminiscing relates how the local cops would deliberately profile and harass them as they exited the studio after late-night sessions, being not only racist but jealous of the groups’ newfound fame and fortune. We also hear about how the assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis cast a pall over the entire town that ultimately took a toll on the music business, too. Stax executive Al Bell refers to his company’s early demise as an economic lynching. An overdue homage to a city that for close to a decade was home to the second largest black business in America. Very Good (3 stars) Rated PG for smoking, mild epithets and mature themes Running time: 98 minutes Distributor: Abramorama To see a trailer for Take Me to the River, visit: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=iZzqsvV_Oyk

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After Latest Mishaps, is Jameis Winston a First Round Pick? By Stephen D. Riley and Perry Green AFRO Sports Writers It’s not often that a Heisman-winning quarterback slips out of the first round of the NFL draft but that may be the fate awaiting Florida State signal-caller Jameis Winston. Already carrying a checkered history as a redshirt sophomore, Winston’s latest antics caused him to be suspended for Florida State’s game against top 25-ranked Clemson on Sept. 20. Anxious to play, Winston

actually warmed up prior to the game in full pads before returning to the field in just his jersey and street clothes. The 6-foot,4-inch Winston exploded onto the college football scene last year and appeared to be a surefire lock for not only the first round but maybe even a potential No. 1 overall selection. But after a rape allegation, a shoplifting charge and his recent school outbursts, is Winston still a first-round quarterback come draft time? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the

question. Green: With a national championship title and Heisman Trophy in his collection, Winston only has to steer clear of further trouble to find himself in the first round of the draft either next year or the following season. His mishaps have been black eyes to the university, but his performance has pushed Florida State back to prominence after a slew of down years. Talent can often outweigh idiotic behavior, and

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Winston definitely possesses the moxie and skillset to play professionally on Sundays. Another top-10 finish by the Seminoles and a productive campaign from Winston, and all is forgiven. If he decides to return to school for a fourth year, that would put even more distance between him and a checkered start— and that should be enough to make him a high-round selection. Riley: Winston’s best bet would be to return to school for another season, because with the NFL’s very public troubles this season, he would most likely be a forgotten man next May. Given the heat placed on Roger Goodell and the rest of the NFL, any general manager trying to explain his selection of Winston is going to be met with ridicule. Domestic

violence has been the topic of discussion over the last few weeks, and asking a man who was accused of rape a couple of years ago to be the face of any franchise could be suicide from a public relations standpoint. Winston should play it safe and opt for the 2016 draft—because after his latest incident, there aren’t too many teams that are going to risk their franchise on his type of character. Depending on what happens with Goodell and how the NFL’s climate shifts, even 2016 could be a stretch. Green: Players have arrived in the NFL over the last few seasons with fewer accolades and more red flags than Winston. Despite where the NFL could be headed as it tries to protect its image, there’s going to be a place for Winston in the first

Riley: Winston’s position puts even more emphasis on his character in the new age of the NFL. You’re going to see changes galore in how the NFL evaluates and punishes players for wrongdoing. And as history has proven, players with a checkered college past often turn into troubled NFL stars. When you add money, groupies and yesmen to the equation, trouble is bound to happen. The quarterback position is such a very delicate decision for a franchise. The wrong decision can set a team back years, and I just can’t see any general manager with a first-round pick willing to gamble on Winston’s character.

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round. He plays a position too important to ignore, no matter the surrounding issues. Ask the Cleveland Browns or Jacksonville Jaguars or even my Baltimore Ravens how important the quarterback position is. Teams spend years, sometimes decades, trying to find a guy to cement into the position. You can say what you want about Winston, but another huge campaign will be all he needs to fall back into the good graces of NFL scouts and become a lock for the first round. His position is too important to let his stock free-fall. The kid can really play quarterback. He looks like Tom Brady from the pocket. There’s no way this guy doesn’t go first overall in the draft whenever he decides to leave Florida State.

Bowie State Loses Close Contest to Concord, 37-34, Falls to 0-3 By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor The Bowie State Bulldogs fell to 0-3 after losing a 37-34 nail-biter to Concord University on Sept. 20 in Athens, W. Va. Bowie State erased a four-score deficit after trailing 24-0 at halftime, and nearly pulled off the comeback by outscoring Concord, 34-13, in the second half. But Concord scored just enough in the fourth quarter to hold off the Bulldogs. Concord quarterback Brian Novak kicked off Concord’s fast and successful start to the

game. Novak tossed four touchdowns, three in the first half alone, and finished with 376 yards. Bulldogs senior quarterback Trevon Bennett came off the bench for Bowie State and sparked the second half comeback, scoring four touchdowns. Bennett passed for 349 yards and three touchdowns, and also ran for a touchdown. Bowie State (0-3) will face its first Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) action of the season on Sept. 27 when they face undefeated Livingston College (3-0) in Salisbury, N.C.

September 27, 2014 - October 3, 2014, The Afro-American

Tom Joyner Takes Show on the Road

‘American Masters: The Boomer List’ PBS-TV Review

Iconic Baby Boomers Serve as Subjects of Generational Retrospective

By Courtney Jacobs Special to the AFRO

By Kam Williams Special to the AFRO The United States witnessed a population explosion in the wake of World War II which came to be called the Baby Boom. Stretching from 1946 to 1964, the period was marked in such a surge of live births that by the time it ended 4 out of 10 Americans were under the age of 20.

“Everything that I’ve gone through informs me and my opinions in a way, I guess because I am a child of segregation. I lived through it. I lived in it. I was of it.” –Samuel L. Jackson

“My mother didn’t teach me lessons about being Chinese as strongly as she did the notion of who I was as a female.” –Amy Tan

‘Pump’ Film Review

Eye-Opening Exposé Explores America’s Addiction to Oil By Kam Williams Special to the AFRO Why is the price of gasoline in the Untied States so artificially high? Much of the explanation lies in a corporate conspiracy to deny us access to alternative fuel sources. A few years ago, the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? illustrated how the auto industry had successfully lobbied politicians to discourage its development. Now, this eye-opening expose’ shows how big oil has conspired to deny Americans fuel choice for the past century. This state of affairs has persisted in the face of a Supreme Court decision which forced John D. Rockefeller to break up the Standard Oil Company by declaring it a monopoly way back in 1911. What alternative fuels might a car run on? Well, besides electricity, there’s solar power, methanol, ethanol and hydrogen, to name a few. Who knows what other new ideas might have been encouraged if Congress hadn’t discouraged development of competing energy options by granting the gas-guzzling car manufacturers a stranglehold on research and development via tax breaks and other measures. This wholesale sellout of the American public is the subject of Pump, an eye-opening expose’ co-directed by Joshua and Rebecca Harrell Tickell. It is the husband-and-wife team’s sobering thesis that, “We have to come to grips with the fact that this is the end of the Oil Age.” What more proof do you need than the sight of the devastation visited upon Detroit, a latter-day ghost town where, “the hope of the average person for a better life has disappeared” in the wake of its being abandoned by the car conglomerates for greener pastures? And the Motor City might just be the tip of the iceberg, if you believe the dire warnings issued intermittently during this powerful documentary by John Hofmeister, the former President of Shell Oil. Today, as founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, he indicts an unnecessary addiction to oil as the root cause of everything from political instability and war to climate change and environmental crises. His organization’s aim? A simple one, merely to make fuel choice a viable reality. Food for thought the next time you cavalierly instruct the gas station attendant to “Fill ‘er up!” Excellent (4 stars) Rated PG for mature themes Running time: 88 minutes Distributor: Submarine Deluxe

This year, the youngest members of the massive generation are turning 50, a development that was not lost on Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, director of a trio of award-winning documentaries: The Black List, The Latino List and The Out List. And with about 8,000 now retiring a day, Timothy decided to mark the milestone by making a film recognizing the contributions of cultural icons, one born in each year of the Baby Boom. Among the subjects of the show is best-selling novelist Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club, who was born in my year, 1952. At the age of 15, she was deeply affected by the loss of her father and a brother a half-dozen months apart. Here, she reflects upon how she felt abandoned by her dad. She also talks about what it was like growing up ChineseAmerican. Sadly, she recalls that, as a teenager, “I felt that I didn’t have dates because I was ugly, and that I was ugly

The popular Tom Joyner Morning Show is now on the road. Joyner, along with Sybil Wilkes and J. Anthony Brown, have completed the first week of a five-week tour during which The Tom Joyner Morning Show will broadcast live from a local radio station affiliate at each stop. The trio will also host a meet and greet with listeners and sponsors, have lunch for listeners and meet thousands of their listeners from around the world. The first week saw the show visit four cities in five days, starting Sept. 15 in New Orleans at KMEZ-FM 106.7 and continuing on to Baton

Rouge’s KQXL 106.5FM and Jackson, Miss. station WKXIFM 107.5 before ending in Memphis with KJMS 101.1FM at the Southern Heritage Classic. Joyner and his team will continue this tour every other week for the next three months. Joyner has not announced the next cities on the tour. Listeners can follow the tour on social media at the hashtag #TJMSTour.

because I was Chinese.” Unfortunately, that insecurity about her appearance was only reinforced by a mother who told Amy she wasn’t beautiful and to work hard in school since she’d “never get by in the world on her looks.” She admits to actually having felt shame about her ethnicity, which she overcame in college with the help of Black Studies courses. Since there weren’t any in Asian-American Literature at her school, she felt drawn to African-American Literature since it appreciated alternative aesthetics to the mainstream. The world is grateful that she was in turn inspired to write fiction, which she sees as a way of meditating on a question. Other luminaries representing their respective years are Deepak Chopra (1947), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Billy Joel (1949), Maria Shriver (1955) and Erin Brockovich (1960), to name a few. A poignant collection of personal remembrances amounting to a profound tribute to a memorable American era. Excellent (4 stars) Rated TV-PG Running time: 90 minutes Studio: Perfect Day Films Distributor: PBS The Boomer List premieres on PBS from 9-10:30 PM ET/PT on Tuesday, September 23rd (check local listings)

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM963 Horace Fielder Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michael Fielder, whose address is 1638 Hazel Street,Baltimore, MD 21226 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Horace Fielder, who died on July 9, 2014 with a will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before March 26, 2015. 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 March 26, 2015, 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: September 26, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Michael Fielder Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM196 Lillian M. Allen Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Darrin Lorenzo Allen, whose address is 105 Woodland Rd., Indian Head MD 20640 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Lillian M. Allen, who died on January 29, 2014 with a will, and will without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before March 26, 2015. 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 March 26, 2015, 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: Sepetmber 26, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Darrin Lorenzo Allen Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM898 Mary B. Washington Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Norman C. Washington Jr., whose address is 6 1 0 7 4 t h S t N W, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mary B. Washington, who died on May 25, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 12, 2015. 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 March 12, 2015, 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: September 12, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Norman C. Washington Jr. Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM938 Margaret J. McElhaney Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS M a m i e Y. W i l l i a m s , whose address is 5604 Larson Court, Capitol Heights, MD 20743 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Margaret J. McElhaney, who died on August 8, 2014 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before March 26, 2015. 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 March 26, 2015, 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: September 26, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Mamie Y. Williams Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 09/26, 10/03, 10/10/14

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TYPESET: Tue Sep 16 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM921 Bessie T. Davis Decedent Nathan I Finkelstein 7315 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 400 E Bethesda, MD 20814 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Phyllis C. Crombie, whose address is 11079 Ledgement Lane, Windermere, FL, 34786 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Bessie T. Davis, who died on July 16, 2014 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before March 19, 2015. 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 March 19 2015, 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: September 19, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Phyllis C. Crombie Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court of Superior Court of Superior Court of the District of the District of the District of District of Columbia District of Columbia District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 20001-2131 20001-2131 Administration No. Administration No. Administration No. 2014ADM39 2014ADM925 2014ADM860 Mary F. Cooke Randolph B. Evans, JR. Willie Neil Epperson Decedent Decedent Decedent Law Office of William A. Bland, Esq Lynn H Johnson, Esq Frederick E. Woods 1140 Connecticut Ave, Johnson & Pavuk 1629 K Street, NW, NW, #1100 1413 K. Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 Suite 1500, WashingWashington, DC 20006 Attorney ton, Dc 20005 Attorney NOTICE OF Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Henrietta L. Evans, UNKNOWN HEIRS Ellen K. Copeland, whose address is 1332 Willie Neil Epperson, Jr., whose address is 1024 Randolph Street, NE, whose address is 2977 Bay Breeze Drive, SufWashington, DC 20017 M y r t l e w o o d D r . , folk, Virginia, 23435 was was appointed personal Dumfries, VA 22026 was appointed personal rerepresentative of the appointed personal representative of the estate estate of Randolph B. presentative of the estate of Mary F. Cooke, who Evans Jr., who died on of Willie Neil Epperson, died on October 28, 2011 February 7, 2014 with, a Jr. who died on July 6, without a will, and will will, and will serve with- 2014 without a will, and serve without Court suout Court supervision. All will serve without Court pervision. All unknown unknown heirs and heirs supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whose where-abouts are heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are ununknown shall enter their whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this known shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or proceeding. Objections to such appointment to the probate of de- to such appointment (or shall be filed with the cedent´s will) shall be to the probate of deRegister of Wills, D.C., filed with the Register of cedent´s will) shall be 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Wills, D.C., 515 5th filed with the Register of Floor Washington, D.C. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wills, D.C., 515 5th 20001, on or before Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Street, N.W., 3rd Floor March 19, 2015. Claims 20001, on or before W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . against the decedent March 19, 2015. Claims 20001, on or before shall be presented to the against the decedent March 19, 2015. Claims undersigned with a copy shall be presented to the against the decedent to the Register of Wills or undersigned with a copy shall be presented to the filed with the Register of to the Register of Wills or undersigned with a copy Wills with a copy to the filed with the Register of to the Register of Wills or undersigned, on or beWills with a copy to the filed with the Register of fore March 19, 2015, or undersigned, on or be- Wills with a copy to the be forever barred. Perfore March 19, 2015, or undersigned, on or besons believed to be heirs be forever barred. Per- fore March 19,2015 or be or legatees of the desons believed to be heirs forever barred. Persons cedent who do not reor legatees of the de- believed to be heirs or ceive a copy of this notice cedent who do not re- legatees of the decedent by mail within 25 days of ceive a copy of this notice who do not receive a its first publication shall by mail within 25 days of copy of this notice by mail so inform the Register of its first publication shall within 25 days of its first Wills, including name, so inform the Register of publication shall so inaddress and relationWills, including name, form the Register of ship. address and relation- Wills, including name, Date of Publication: ship. address and relationSeptember 19, 2014 Date of Publication: ship. Name of newspaper: September 19, 2014 Date of Publication: Afro-American Name of newspaper: September 19, 2014 Washington Afro-American Name of newspaper: Law Reporter Washington Afro-American TRUE TEST COPY Ellen K. Copeland Law Reporter Washington REGISTER OF WILLS Personal Henrietta L. Evans Law Reporter Representative Personal William Neil Epperson, TYPESET: Tue Sep 16 18:32:36 EDT 2014 09/19, 09/26, 10/03/14 Representative Jr. TRUE TEST COPY Personal REGISTER OF WILLS TRUE TEST COPY Representative Superior 18:36:56 EDTCourt 2014of REGISTER WILLS TYPESET: Tue Sep 16 18:30:47 EDTOF2014 the District of 09/19, 09/26, 10/03/14 TRUE TEST District of Columbia TYPESET: Tue Sep 16 18:30:09 EDTCOPY 2014 09/19, 09/26, 10/03/14 REGISTER OF WILLS PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. TYPESET: Wed Sep 24 Superior Court of 09/19, 09/26, 10/03/14 20001-2131 the District of Superior Court of Administration No. District of Columbia the District of 2014ADM911 PROBATE DIVISION Superior Court of District of Columbia Lillie Mae Bell Washington, D.C. the District of PROBATE DIVISION Decedent 20001-2131 District of Columbia Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF Administration No. PROBATE DIVISION 20001-2131 APPOINTMENT, 2014ADM930 Washington, D.C. Administration No. NOTICE TO Lillian D. Morse 20001-2131 2014ADM907 CREDITORS Decedent Administration No. Hattie Mae Goings AND NOTICE TO NOTICE OF 2014ADM810 Decedent UNKNOWN HEIRS APPOINTMENT, Henry Worris Fluckus NOTICE OF Bridgette Tapp, whose NOTICE TO AKA APPOINTMENT, address is 1310 Eastern CREDITORS Henry Fluckus NOTICE TO Avenue,NE, WashingAND NOTICE TO Decedent CREDITORS ton, DC 20019 was apUNKNOWN HEIRS Nathan A. Neal Esq. AND NOTICE TO pointed personal repre- William Dillard, Jr.,and Law Offices of Nathan UNKNOWN HEIRS sentative of the estate of Lolita T. Royal whose ad- Gloria L. Kibler, Carolyn A. Neal, PLLC Lillie Mae Bell, who died dresses are 211 Hilltop D. Robertson and An- 209 Kennedy Street NW on December 3, 2013 Lane, Shipman, VA, nette L. Burgess, whose Washington, DC 20011 without a will, and will 22971 and 2 Chapel addresses are 2412 Attorney serve without Court su- V i e w C o u r t , S i l v e r NOTICE OF Ainger Place, SE, pervision. All unknown Spring, MD 20904 were # B - 1 1 3 & # A - 1 0 9 APPOINTMENT, heirs and heirs whose appointed personal re- Washington, DC 20020 NOTICE TO whereabouts are un- presentative of the estate and 2000 E Marlboro CREDITORS known shall enter their of Lillian D. Morse, who # 1 3 , L a n d o v e r M D AND NOTICE TO appearance in this died on January 9, 2007 20785 were appointed UNKNOWN HEIRS proceeding. Objections without a will, and will personal representatives Willie Mae Foster, whose to such appointment serve with Court supervi- of the estate of Hattie address is 1224 Farragut shall be filed with the sion. All unknown heirs Mae Goings, who died on Place NE, Washington, Register of Wills, D.C., a n d h e i r s w h o s e July 28, 2014 without a DC 20017 was appointed 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd whereabouts are un- will, and will serve with- personal representative Floor Washington, D.C. known shall enter their out Court supervision. All of the estate of Henry 20001, on or before a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s unknown heirs and heirs Worris Fluckus AKA March 19, 2015. Claims proceeding. Objections whose whereabouts are Henry Fluckus who died against the decedent to such appointment (or unknown shall enter their on March 3, 2014 without shall be presented to the to the probate of de- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s a will, and will serve withundersigned with a copy cedent´s will) shall be proceeding. Objections out Court supervision. All to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of to such appointment (or unknown heirs and heirs filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th to the probate of de- whose where-abouts are Wills with a copy to the Street, N.W., 3rd Floor cedent´s will) shall be unknown shall enter their undersigned, on or be- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . filed with the Register of a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s fore March 19, 2015, or 20001, on or before Wills, D.C., 515 5th proceeding. Objections be forever barred. Per- March 19, 2015. Claims Street, N.W., 3rd Floor to such appointment sons believed to be heirs against the decedent W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . shall be filed with the or legatees of the de- shall be presented to the 20001, on or before Register of Wills, D.C., cedent who do not re- undersigned with a copy March 19, 2015. Claims 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd ceive a copy of this notice to the Register of Wills or against the decedent Floor Washington, D.C. by mail within 25 days of filed with the Register of shall be presented to the 20001, on or before its first publication shall Wills with a copy to the undersigned with a copy March 19, 2015. Claims so inform the Register of undersigned, on or be- to the Register of Wills or against the decedent Wills, including name, fore March 19, 2015, or filed with the Register of shall be presented to the address and relation- be forever barred. Per- Wills with a copy to the undersigned with a copy ship. sons believed to be heirs undersigned, on or be- to the Register of Wills or Date of Publication: or legatees of the de- fore March 19, 2015, or filed with the Register of September 19. 2014 cedent who do not re- be forever barred. Per- Wills with a copy to the Name of newspaper: ceive a copy of this notice sons believed to be heirs undersigned, on or beAfro-American by mail within 25 days of or legatees of the de- fore March 19, 2015, or Washington its first publication shall cedent who do not re- be forever barred. PerLaw Reporter so inform the Register of ceive a copy of this notice sons believed to be heirs Lillie Mae Bell Wills, including name, by mail within 25 days of or legatees of the dePersonal address and relation- its first publication shall cedent who do not reRepresentative ship. so inform the Register of ceive a copy of this notice Date of Publication: Wills, including name, by mail within 25 days of TRUE TEST COPY September 19, 2014 address and relation- its first publication shall REGISTER OF WILLS Name of newspaper: so inform the Register of ship. Afro-American Wills, including name, Date of Publication: 09/19, 09/26, 10/3/14 Washington address and relationSeptember 19, 2014 Law Reporter ship. Name of newspaper: Date of Publication: Afro-American William Dillard Jr. Washington September 19, 2014 Lolita T. Royal Law Reporter Name of newspaper: Personal Gloria L. Kibler Afro-American Representative Carolyn D. Robertson Washington Annette L. 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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM1213 Romas Thomas Calhoun, Jr Decedent Bradley A. Thomas Esq 1629 K Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Deborah L. Guy, whose address is 1165 St. Matthew Drive, Florissant, MO 63031, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Romes Thomas Calhoun, Jr., who died on August 7, 2013 with a Will.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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 12, 2015. 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 March 12, 2015, 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: March 12, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Deborah L. Guy Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM944 Clifton Bernard Smith Decedent Julius P. Terrell 1455 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Cydne S. Nash, whose address is 1125 Delcastle Court, Bowie, MD 20721 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Clifton Bernard Smith, who died on June 16, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 26, 2015. 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 March 26, 2015, 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: September 26, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Cydne S. Nash Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 10:28:42 EDT 2014 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM944 Clifton Bernard Smith Decedent Julius P. Terrell 1455 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Cydne S. Nash, whose address is 1125 Delcastle Court, Bowie, MD 20721 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Clifton Bernard Smith, who died on June 16, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 26, 2015. 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 March 26, 2015, 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: September 26, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Cydne S. Nash Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 09/26, 10/03, 10/10/14

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM922 Aidah N. Sabir Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS S h u k i y y a r T. N i s a r, whose address is 819 Malcom X Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20032 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Aidah N. Sabir, who died on March 12, 2013 with a will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before March 19, 2015. 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 March 19, 2015, 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: September 19, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Shukiyyar T. Nisar Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM936 Richard G. Jenkins Decedent Gloria J. Jenkins 315 Quakenbos St., NE Washington, DC 20011 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gloria J. Jenkins, whose address is 315 Quakenbos St., NE, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Richard G. Jenkins, who died on July 3, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 26, 2015. 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 March 26, 2015, 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: September 26, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Gloria J. Jenkins Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM420 Nellie J. Martin Decedent Darryl F. White 302 Mississippi Ave Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Angela McClurkin and Mary Sazon, whose addresses are 11051 Fawn Creek Lane,Orland Park, IL 60467 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Nellie J. Martin, who died on March 1, 1999 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 26, 2015. 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 March 26, 2015, 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: September 26, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Angela McClurkin Mary Sazon Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY TYPESET: Sep 23 14:57:46 EDT 09/26, 10/03,Tue 10/10/14 REGISTER OF2014 WILLS Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM957 Charissa Hunter Decedent Thomas A. Gentile 911 Silver Spring Ave Suite 104 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Barbara Hunter and Charles Hunter, whose addresses are 5960 Stratford Ave. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Charissa Hunter, who died on October 8, 2011 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 March 26, 2015. 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 March 26, 2015, 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: September 26, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Barbara Hunter Charles Hunter Personal Representatives TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 9/26, 10/3, 10/10/14

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM176 Frederick Jordan Decedent Monica Shepherd North Oak Proffesional Park 3034 Mitchellville R. Bowie, MD 20716 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sarah Hamilton, whose address is 348 Tangerine Trail, Chesapeake, VA 23325 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Frederick Jordan, who died on December 4, 2013 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before March 26, 2015. 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 March 26, 2015, 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: September 26, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Sarah Hamilton Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 09/26, 10/03, 10/10/14

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