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By James Wright Special to the AFRO On April 20, U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.), only African American and lone female candidate for retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s (D-Md.) Senate seat, received a contribution of $2,600 from legendary entertainer Barbra Streisand, according to her campaign. Streisand has worked as an

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By Melanie R. Duncan Special to the AFRO The Metropolitan Police Department is being evaluated to determine its compliance with use of force provisions established in 2001. A meeting between city officials, the MPD, and the review team was held on April 29 to begin discussions. In 1998, a series of reports found the MPD to be the nation’s deadliest police force, which prompted a Memorandum of Agreement between the District of Columbia, MPD, and the Department of Justice. Outside

Entertainment legend Barbra Streisand supports Rep. Donna Edwards for U.S. Senate.

“She knows Congresswoman Donna Edwards and has long admired her work on gender equity and health care.” – Barbra Streisand representative actress, songwriter, singer, and filmmaker for six decades. Streisand is one of the few performers who have been honored with all of the major entertainment prizes including two Academy Awards, eight Grammys, five Emmys including a Daytime Emmy, a Tony, an American Film Institute Award, a Kennedy Center Honors prize, a Peabody, and 11 Golden Globes.

By Natascha F. Saunders Special to the AFRO Community leaders, dignitaries, parents, and students of all ages gathered on April 1 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Those assembled were attending the 7th Annual DC-CAP Stars Talent Competition. The event was held to showcase the talents of rising collegebound students and to help raise scholarship funds. The theme this year

was: A Tribute to Rock n Roll. Student participants included a variety of dancers, performers, instrumentalists and singers competing against one another. All participants were teenagers from area DC public and charter schools. Tony-winning tapper Savion Glover, Broadway and film star Alyson Reed, and musician Mark Rivera were judges. The winners were determined by 50 percent of judges’ decisions and 50 percent of audiences’ votes. The awards for this competition include college

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New Evidence Leads to Capital Murder Charge in U.Va. Case

investigators recommended the agreement for early termination in 2008 after finding the MPD had conformed to more than 80 percent of the stipulations. But as headlines around the country continue to revolve around allegations of excessive police force, questions have resurfaced about whether the MPD is abiding by the MOA. “It just seemed to me that enough time had lapsed that we might take a look at best practices and use of force practices,” District of Columbia Auditor Kathy Patterson told the AFRO. “I tend to make the assumption that we are [in compliance with the agreement], but this is an issue that people care about Continued on A6

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A prosecutor has obtained a capital murder indictment against the man AP Photo accused of the abduction and In this Nov. 14, 2014 file photo, Jesse Matthew Jr. looks killing a University of Virginia toward the gallery while appearing in court in Fairfax, Va. student, saying she plans to seek the death penalty. forensic evidence in the case against Jesse Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Matthew Jr. Attorney Denise Lunsford said Tuesday in Circuit Judge Cheryl Higgins scheduled a announcing the new murder charge that she hearing for June 25 to set the date for a trial. received “compelling evidence” from the state Lunsford said that while the new evidence crime lab in February concerning the 2014 was crucial, many factors go into pursuing a death of 18-year-old Hannah Graham. But the death penalty case, including the nature of the prosecutor declined to elaborate on the new Continued on A4

scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $10,000. The first prize winner was dancer Jiamond Watson, a 17 year old studying at the Duke Ellington School of Arts. He won the $10,000 grand prize scholarship. The second prize winner was rapper/singer/ ukulele player Carlos Hood, an 18 year old studying at Woodrow Wilson Senior High School. He won $6,000. Pianist Jennifer Li, a senior at Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, won a $4,000 scholarship. The DC-CAP was

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founded by Don Graham with his passion for youth development. Sixteen years ago, he started this program to provide every student in the District of Columbia the opportunity of a college education. He believes higher education can change an individual’s life. His vision was of improving adolescents’ chances of success. “Don created a publicprivate partnership that is a model for every city,” said deputy mayor for education, Continued on A4

Gang Members Discuss Their Role in Baltimore’s Riot, Demonstrations By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO

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by the Baltimore Police Department, members of the Bloods, Crips, and Black Guerrilla Family, all notorious street gangs, organized to Continued on A4

Gang members Goldie, Bonez and Mugga explained that their groups were falsely accused of targeting police officers.

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DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan prosecutor’s office says an assistant prosecutor quit after posting on Facebook that people assaulting police officers in Baltimore should be shot. Wayne County Prosecutor’s Facebook photo Office Teana Walsh resigned May 1. spokeswoman Maria Miller said in a statement that Teana Walsh resigned May 1 and Prosecutor Kym Worthy accepted it. The statement says the post was “out of character” and “does not reflect the person that we know.” Walsh’s now-deleted post on her personal Facebook page said the “solution” for “large swarms of people throwing bricks at police” is “Shoot em. Period.” The Associated Press couldn’t find a working number for Walsh so she could comment on the post or her resignation. Baltimore’s top prosecutor announced criminal charges May 1 against all six officers suspended after Freddie Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody.

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ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has sharply reduced the sentences for three former Atlanta public school educators who received the harshest prison terms in the city’s standardized test cheating trial. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter reduced the sentences for Tamara Cotman, Sharon Davis-Williams and Michael Pitts on Thursday. Each was given three years in prison and seven on probation. They were also fined and sentenced to community service. Previously, each was sentenced to seven years in prison and 13 on probation. Baxter said he wanted “to modify the sentence so I can live with it.” The three former district regional directors were the highest-ranking of the 11 former educators convicted of racketeering. Their original sentences were more than double what prosecutors recommended.

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WOMEN’S HEALTH

Depression, Black Superwoman Syndrome, and Suicide By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO

he was the founder of For Brown Girls and, later, the #DarkSkinRedLip Project, as well as several online movements celebrating dark-skinned Black women. By all accounts, she was a spirited, beautiful, trooper who inspired millions of women around the world to embrace their natural, God-given beauty. So when Karyn Washington’s death, at 22, was reported as a suicide, disbelief, fear, and anger spread through social media circles like a wildfire. Fellow blogger Christelyn Karazin lamented the loss as an indictment of the Black community and its Black Superwoman Schema that promotes seeking prayer over medical intervention. “You feel shame when you feel your mind is breaking. There is no safe place. To admit to any mental frailty is to invite scorn and mockery, accusations of acting White. Because only White people suffer from depression. Only White people commit suicide. Black women are strong. Black women are not human. And this is a LIE,” Karazin charged. Some soothed the wounds of their grief over Washington’s death by attaching it to the sorrow she endured in losing her mother to cancer just weeks earlier. But then Titi Cree Branch, the always smiling 45-year-old co-founder of Miss Jessie’s Curly Hair Products, reportedly ended her life, and the nation began to take note. Depression is real. African-American women, though referred to using descriptors such as “strong,” “long suffering,” and even “angry,” are more often masking overwhelming feelings of frustration, hopelessness, and fear. A growing body of literature indicates that AfricanAmerican women rely on religious beliefs and practices to cope with health problems including depression, with roughly 90.4 percent reporting their faith as a means of managing stressors. Additionally, researchers found that the low use of mental health services among Black women was coupled with high rates of premature termination from counseling. “Many African Americans are raised with an internalized sense of connectedness to religious values, which provide a sense of purpose, power, and self-identity,” reported psychologist Madonna G. Constantine. Prayer and religion are often cited as primary coping skills used by African-American women in dealing with personal problems and in comparison with Caucasians, AfricanAmericans are far more likely to endorse the use of prayer and spiritual coping strategies over professional or medicinal therapies. But what happens when faith wavers? In the case of Monica Deen*, weakened faith and an unwillingness to admit her issues to church elders – including her inability to cope – caused her to spiral almost out of control for several years. “Some issues do not belong in church – that’s what I felt,” said Deen, who found herself caught in an extramarital affair with her supervisor. “This relationship was tied to my own lack of self-esteem, which made me feel like I could not end it. I felt it would jeopardize my job and family if I did the right thing and ended it. But there was no way I would tell the church and I felt like God would not forgive me.” In addition to the emotional turmoil Deen felt, she spent four years managing hypertension and bulimia as a result of the affair. The day she felt overwhelmed enough to plot her own death, Deen said, she found enough courage to confess to her husband. “I stood in front of him shaking like a leaf and crying hysterically. Thank God he had enough compassion to sign me into a clinic,” Deen said. “I began talking about all of the things that I couldn’t tell anyone and the guilt and depression lifted. Everyday I acknowledge that I am only human and I give myself leeway to make mistakes and recover from them.” Researchers, including Cheryl L. Woods-Giscombe, have suggested that health disparities in African-American women, including Deen’s hypertension, adverse birth outcomes, lupus, obesity, and untreated depression, can be explained by stress and coping. The Strong Black Woman / Superwoman role has been highlighted as a phenomenon influencing AfricanAmerican women’s experiences and reports of stress. “Cultural and psychological factors of the Superwoman role, such as focusing on the needs of others and making personal health a secondary or tertiary priority, might explain delays in health-seeking behaviors, limited adherence to recommendations made by health care professionals, and lower rates of screening procedures for conditions that are treatable if caught in the early stages,” Woods-Giscombe concluded.

Depression is real. African-American women, though referred to using descriptors such as “strong,” “long suffering,” and even “angry,” are more often masking overwhelming feelings of frustration, hopelessness, and fear.

Participants’ characterizations of the Superwoman role were grouped into five major topic areas: obligation to manifest strength, obligation to suppress emotions, resistance to being vulnerable or dependent, determination to succeed despite limited resources, and obligation to help others. WoodsGiscombe made recommendations that physicians utilize a culture-centered methodology in order to better understand the emotional needs of Black female patients. This may include more aggressive attempts to bridge the church with treatment for depression. “Health care practitioners who are aware of the potential influence of the Superwoman role on health behaviors might have an enhanced ability to understand the lived experiences of their patients and the ability to integrate appropriate methods of patient education and counseling into their clinical practice,” she said. Terrie Williams, public relations mogul and author of “Black Pain,” said in an interview with Tom Joyner, that the Superwoman Syndrome has caused many Black women to suffer unduly from their own unrealistic expectations. “At some point all of us may encounter that one thing,

person or event that breaks us into separate pieces; and the life we built or least portrayed can’t keep going without the other part being self-medicated,” Williams said. “That self-medication can come in the form of drugs (illegal or prescription) or alcohol, engaging in inappropriate relationships, risky sexual behavior, overeating, gambling, working, and violence. These are all symptoms, that, yes, need to be treated, but don’t get at the heart of the problem – undiagnosed and untreated depression.” Williams, who said she had a nervous breakdown several years ago, has been a stalwart advocate for Black women seeking the help of professional therapists, who tend to hear what family and friends cannot. “I treasure my weekly talk therapy sessions – they are my lifeline. It is an opportunity for me to speak my pain, my struggles, my gains and losses… I have learned to let the tears flow, to slow down, to seek professional help and to look for healthy ways to put my pieces back together – through exercise, proper nutrition, planned downtime and by surrounding myself with people not afraid to pull my coattails when they see something is wrong,” Williams said.

Retiring the Cape: How to Avoid the Black Superwoman Syndrome By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO Recognizing depression in African-American women as a condition that mimics complaints of being tired, stressed, uninterested, or even hostile, is the key to getting loved ones the help they need. Depression can be passed from one generation to the next and can be triggered by many life events, including the death of loved ones, loss of employment, and aging. When someone is depressed, he or she typically feels a sadness that lasts longer than a few days or weeks, and this state of mind can be accompanied by thoughts of wanting to hurt or kill oneself. Common concerns among African-American women who experience depression are: Family problems: feeling uninspired to take part in routine activities, being inattentive, missed appointments, and a lack of productivity around the home. Relationship problems: conflicts with spouses or significant others, children, and friends and feelings of social or spiritual isolation. Risky behaviors: violent or aggressive behavior, unprotected sexual practices, alcohol and other drug abuse, driving erratically, and engaging in dangerous

activities. Physical symptoms: muscular tension, insomnia, stomach aches, other physical complaints. What to do? If you or someone close to you is experiencing any of these symptoms or feelings of hopelessness that last for more than a few weeks, seek assistance from a mental health professional. Provide as much support as possible by active listening, reassurance that the use of a professional therapist is acceptable, and encouragement, including accompanying them to a trained therapist, if necessary.

National and Local Organizations to Know in Mental Health Crisis

• Mental Health Association of D.C. Phone: (202) 265-6363

• District of Columbia Department of Mental Health Phone: (202) 698-2470

• Maryland’s Suicide Prevention

and Early Intervention Network Baltimore Crisis Response (410) 433-5255 provides hotline and mobile crisis services.

• The Compassionate Friends of Baltimore

(410) 560-3358 • www.BaltimoreTCF.com provides grief support

• The Suicide Prevention Resource Center

www.sprc.org is the nation’s only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

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Mothers Stand Against Police Shootings of Blacks

By AFRO Staff

What do Toya Graham, Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Mayor Stephanie RawlingsBlake, Maryland National Guard Major Gen. Linda Singh and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch have in common? They are African American mothers who share similar sentiments about the shootings of Black people by police officers. All four women have held a prominent role in not only bringing justice to the forefront in Baltimore in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray, but also bringing about peace. “To those who are angry, hurt, I urge you to channel energy peacefully,” Mosby told NBC on May 1. “I heard your call for ‘no justice, no peace.’ However your peace is severely needed. To officers, these accusations are not an indictment of the entire force.” Mosby is a mother of two girls, who has a family of law enforcers. However, according to news reports she is keen on holding officers accountable for their actions. Mosby, lead Maryland prosecutor in the case, filed charges against the six police officers involved in the arrest and death of Gray. Gray, 25, died on April 19 from a spinal cord injury while he was in police custody. It sparked a massive riot in Baltimore, Md. with hundreds of young Black Americans expressing their anger and frustration with a justice system that unfairly and improperly targets them. Rawlings-Blake led and continues to lead Baltimore through riots, burnings, media turmoil and enforced curfews. On May 4 the city’s mandatory curfew was lifted. According to CNN, “the goal,’ said –Marilyn Mosby Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ‘has always been to not have the curfew in place a single day longer than was necessary.” Lynch, new to the job, travelled to Baltimore May 5 to meet with city officials, members of Congress, law enforcement officials, as well as faith and community leaders, CNN reported. Graham, a concerned Baltimore mother who caught her son throwing rocks at police has also staked a claim in the fight for justice and safety of Black citizens. Titled as “Mother of the Year” for what some say as adhering to the Black mammy stereotype, but as others say, truly caring for her son, she showed not only passion but resembled Black mothers – really all mothers – in America through her fear of losing a child. “He gave me eye contact,” Toya Graham told CBS News. “And at that point, you know, not even thinking about cameras or anything like that — that’s my only son and at the end of the day, I don’t want him to be a Freddie Gray. Is he the perfect boy? No he’s not, but he’s mine.” As shown by the mothers, racist actions spur trauma for all income levels as numerous Black people have been shot by police forces across the country. Whether it is Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Akai Gurley, Dante Parker, Yvette Smith or any one of the several dozens of Blacks killed, the trauma affects us all, no matter religion, race, creed, socioeconomic status or income. In fact, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was born in West Baltimore, Gray’s neighborhood. President Obama also echoed the same sentiments as the mothers on May 4 during a press conference on the launch of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance in Bronx, N.Y. “I want you to know you matter,” he said. “We are one people and we need each other. We should love each and every one of our kids and we should show that love.”

“To those who are angry, hurt, I urge you to channel energy peacefully.”

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crime and the defendant’s history. Matthew, 33, is a suspect in another college student’s death, faces trial next month for sexual assault in northern Virginia and was accused of raping students at Liberty University and Christopher Newport University in 2002 and 2003. Those two cases were dropped when the women declined to press charges. “If I didn’t believe this case worthy of a capital charge, if I didn’t believe that Mr. Matthew or someone wouldn’t be appropriate for this ultimate penalty, we wouldn’t be standing here having this conversation,” Lunsford told reporters. Matthew, a former hospital worker and taxi driver, already was charged with first-degree murder and abduction with intent to defile and is being held without bond. The jury could still convict him of the lesser murder charge, Lunsford said. Shackled and handcuffed, Matthew showed no expression at Tuesday’s hearing. Graham, 18, disappeared last September after a night out with friends in Charlottesville, where the school is located. Her remains were found weeks later in woods several miles from the campus. The case shocked the campus and came amid rising national concern about sexual assaults and other serious crimes around universities. She died from “homicidal violence” but the exact cause is unknown, authorities have said. In surveillance video, Graham can be seen walking unsteadily and running at times before crossing a seven-block strip of bars, restaurants and shops. Another video captured her leaving a restaurant with Matthew, his arm around her. He was the last person seen with Graham, according to – Morgan Harrington’s authorities. mother, Gil Harrington Graham’s disappearance prompted a monthlong search that ended last Oct. 18 when her remains were found about six miles from the field where another missing college student, Morgan Harrington, was found nearly five years earlier. The 20-year-old Virginia Tech student disappeared while attending a Metallica concert in Charlottesville in October 2009. After police named Matthew a person of interest in Graham’s disappearance, he fled and was later apprehended in Texas. He was charged with abduction with intent to defile, a felony that empowered police to swab his cheek for a DNA sample. That sample connected Matthew to a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax County, a Virginia suburb of Washington D.C., according to authorities. His trial in that case is set for June 8. The DNA evidence in the Fairfax sexual assault, in turn, linked Matthew to the Harrington case, authorities have said. He has not been charged in Harrington’s death. “As long as we’re alive, we will bear this grief and this burden,” said Morgan Harrington’s mother, Gil Harrington, who attended Tuesday’s hearing in the Graham case. “You want to ask why, but there’s no answer for that.” Graham’s parents did not attend Tuesday’s hearings. Graham, a sophomore, was born in England and moved to Virginia when she was 5. She was a member of U.Va.’s ski and snowboard team and, according to her parents, was a French culture enthusiast. On Tuesday, Judge Higgins appointed regional capital defender Doug Ramseur and Charlottesville attorney Michael Hemenway to replace lawyers who represented Matthew on the first-degree murder charge. Ramseur declined to comment after Tuesday’s hearing.

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protect businesses, journalists, and residents during a period of unrest and rioting in Baltimore City. “It was a total lie, misconception,” said a young member of the Bloods who gave the name Bonez about the allegation by police.

Mugga expressed frustration at the inability of media accounts to capture the complexity of the life of inner city gang members, young men whose options were often limited to choosing between bad and worse. “When everybody looks at, ‘Oh, he’s a Blood,’ or,

“For them to sit there and put it on us, and say we were [targeting police officers], it wasn’t fair.” – Mugga

“That was never the case. We never actually said, or had a meeting about, ‘we are joining to actually hurt the police,’ or different things.” “We were just trying to help the community,” said a man who gave the name Mugga (pronounced like ‘moogah’) and is a member of the Crips. “For them to sit there and put it on us, and say we were [targeting police officers], it wasn’t fair. But that’s the outlook they always have on us for years. So all we’re trying to do is help, but for all the help that we do we just keep on getting blamed over and over. But that won’t stop us from helping, we’re just going to keep on going.” In conversations that have taken place in media and around the city, much has been made of a supposedly new unity emerging among Baltimore street gangs in the aftermath of the death of Freddie Gray, the Sandtown Winchester man who died on April 19, one week after sustaining fatal injuries while in the custody of Baltimore police. But the three gang members who spoke to the AFRO before a major demonstration at the War Memorial Plaza on May 2, said there was nothing new about this unity in the first place. “We’re setting the differences aside, even though, there really were no differences,” said Goldie, a member of the Crips. “I’ve known Bonez for a while now . . . I’ve known Bonez since we were working together, as far as employment. He’s a good brother. Very educated. You don’t meet too many representatives of the Crips or the Bloods that are doing anything in reference to try to help the community, or writing books, or trying to help the kids out.” Bonez concurred, saying, “There’s already been a unity.” “The unity didn’t come together just for one situation, or just because Freddie Gray died – rest in peace Freddie Gray – but this unity has already been built. And it’s been built over the years. It wasn’t anything that just came out,” continued Bonez.

‘He’s a Crip, he’s doing this, he’s doing that,’ all this is not around just gang banging, or hustling, and all that. There’s more to it, [but] people just don’t see that. Like out here, all these days that we’ve been helping, they don’t put that out, they don’t show us [helping], they just throw it all down and play what they want to show,” said Mugga. “Me, I actually wrote a book,” said Bonez, who will soon release a self-published book titled, ‘Gangster Statistics: The Untold Story.’ “We have a lot of others that have been doing projects. I’ve been doing projects that have been helping the community, been uplifting the community, been strengthening the community. [And] not just one nationality, [all] nationalit[ies] as a whole. Now we are the ones to actually stop the problems, so we can be judged correctly, and properly,” added Bonez. Mugga lamented the fact that the Baltimore police have not sought to play a more productive role in poor Black communities, adopting an adversarial posture instead. The problem, the three young men concurred, is that many police officers have never known what it is to grow up in the streets, driving an attitude towards the behavior of those who have to had to navigate those challenges that is not informed by understanding. That limitation, which undermines the authority of police in difficult neighborhoods, extends to much of the City’s power structure, said Bonez, explaining why street gangs were able to have more success at policing their own communities during the April 27 riots than the police themselves. “They have to put people in leadership that are actually in those communities. [Take] the mayor. The mayor, she doesn’t come out in these communities. She doesn’t build relationships with these actual people. So how do you expect somebody to actually respect another individual who says they’re supposed to be in leadership, who is actually not for us,” said Bonez.

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“As long as we’re alive, we will bear this grief and this burden.”

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and second place winner Carlos Hood Jennifer Niles. DC-CAP has helped more than 23,000 students enroll in college and it has awarded more than $33 million in scholarships. Because of the initiatives of the DC-CAP, the students who were in the program are now attending colleges and universities around the country. Moreover, DC-CAP has advisors in every public and public charter high school. The advisors are there to support students and families in their dreams of pursuing higher education.

First place winner Jiamond Watson

Congresswomen Eleanor Holmes Norton said Don’s “very life is a life lesson. When you are in, be all in.” She said Don was “’all in’ for educating DC’s young people.” The event on April 1 brought in $1.1 million in support for the continuation of DC-CAP’s services including scholarships and high school counseling services. Because of the support of many donors, the events and services of DC-CAP are available to most students. To learn more about DCCAP visit: http://www.dccap. org/.

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Streisand is also a prolific political donor to Democratic and progressive candidates. A representative for the megastar said that Streisand and Edwards have met. “She knows Congresswoman Donna Edwards and has long admired her work on gender equity and health care,” the representative said. Edwards also got endorsements from Montgomery County leaders Doug Duncan and Maryland State Sen. Karen Montgomery (D-District 14). Duncan served as county executive for Montgomery from 1994-2006. “Donna has a strong history of standing with Montgomery County families on economic fairness, environmental stewardship and strengthening retirement programs for our seniors,” Duncan said. “Her experiences and values make her a principled, progressive fighter with a unique, proven record of improving lives of working families. Marylanders deserve a senator like that to follow in the footsteps of Mikulski.” Montgomery agrees with Duncan. “I am proud to endorse Donna Edwards,” she said. “We need a tough, capable woman from Maryland to follow in the footsteps of another tough, capable woman from Maryland.” Edwards has gotten the support so far of Carol Moseley donnaedwardsforsenate.com Braun, the only Black woman A representative for to serve in the Senate, and Streisand said the actress seven members of the Prince admires Donna Edwards’ George’s County Council. work on gender equality She is receiving support from and health care. Emily’s List, an organization dedicated to promoting and financing female candidates for public office and other national progressive organizations. Edwards’ main opponent at this point is U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) who is supported by Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and all nine members of the Montgomery County Council, including African-American Craig Rice (D-District 2). The Democratic Party primary in Maryland will take place April 5, 2016. The race to replace Van Hollen recently got a Black candidate, Will Jawando. Jawando, who worked in Obama’s facebook.com Office of Public Engagement and at the U.S. Department of Will Jawando said he Education, joined the contest to represent Maryland’s eighth will bring fresh ideas congressional district on April 28. Maryland Delegates Kumar to Washington for his Barve (D-District 17), Ana Sol Gutierrez (D-District 18) and constituents. State Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-District 20) are the other candidates that have declared for the seat. Jawando, who ran unsuccessfully for the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014, said he will bring fresh ideas to Washington for his constituents. “To solve the significant challenges we face, we need new leadership, fresh ideas, and an inclusive approach to making Congress work for working families – that’s the kind of leader I’ll be,” Jawando said. “Together, we’ll fight to bring more good paying jobs to our neighborhoods, strengthen our schools and ensure equal justice and opportunity for all.”

because of the things that are happening nationally. It seemed to make sense to take a look at it again. “ She hopes to have the process complete by Sept. 1 and hired Michael Bromwich, who served as independent monitor of the MOA, for the review. Bromwich said the MPD was operating under best practices at the time the MOA ended seven years ago, but it is too early in the review process to make any determinations about its continued compliance. “All indicators are that they’ll be extremely

community and MPD “police terror .” “I describe it as bloody,“ he said. “I would describe it the same as an occupying army in a colonized society. The cops that killed 18-yearold Raphael Briscoe were let off the hook. We’ve seen it

“The more they’re really exposed, they’re going to have to change.“ – Sean Blackmon

cooperative,” he said of the MPD. “We’re required to produce a public police report in a few months. If there are any problems, we’ll point them out. If they’re doing a good job, we’ll point that out. “ Three officer-involved shootings – one in 2011 and two from 2014 – are being reviewed also. Sean Blackmon, a member of DC Ferguson’s core organizing group, calls the interactions between the

even as recently as Christmas Eve; Gregory Gray was killed by the [MPD]. The more they’re really exposed, they’re going to have to change.” A large part of Bromwich’s task will be to review several aspects of MPD training- a major component of the MOA that the Lt. Sean Conboy said the MPD is “not able to comment on” in an emailed statement to the AFRO. Among other areas, the developing of use of force curriculum, use of force

training, and continuation of training in cultural diversity and community policing will be scrutinized. The MOA also requires MPD to produce quarterly public reports detailing use of force statistics, use of force investigations, and citizen complaints about use of force. According to the 2013 MPD annual report, police recruits spend 28 weeks in a police academy to undergo training in the use of firearms, laws of arrest, search and seizure, human relations, and ethics among other areas. While the report was unclear whether professional development is mandatory, it is available to MPD members of all ranks and was completed by 3,500 members. The MPD report acknowledges six incidents of accidental firearm discharges. There were 16 instances of intentional shots fired at citizens, five fatal and seven injuries. Based on the report, there were 34 citizen complaints about excessive force in 2013. But that same year, the Police Complaints Board reported 172 allegations of force, down from 351 complaints in 2009; 353 complaints in 2010; 280 complaints in 2011; and 206 complaints in 2012. “When an officer uses any kind of force, there’s a review process,” Patterson said. “We’re not just asking whether the department continues to have its policies in its general orders, but to make sure they’re following them.”

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Truth and the Struggle for Justice Respect for human life is at the core of our Constitution. It is the cornerstone of America’s legal system and the social glue that holds our diverse society together. This is why for us — and, especially, for our young people — respect for human life must be the “North Star” in our continuing struggle for civil rights. Most police officers understand the importance of respecting the lives of those whom they are honor bound Elijah Cummings to protect and defend. Yet, troubling evidence exists — both nationally and here in Baltimore — that some police officers are failing to fulfill their most important duty. In this vein, we cannot rest until the whole truth about the mortal injury of Freddie Gray while in police custody is revealed. As a lawyer, I have guarded confidence that a fair and deliberate process leading to a full revelation of the facts associated with Mr. Gray’s injury and death can lead to justice for all concerned. We also must redouble our efforts to achieve significant reforms in the laws and practices under which all police officers utilize force. Here in Maryland, the American Civil Liberties Union has made a major contribution toward achieving those reforms. Learning that neither Maryland nor federal law enforcement tracked police-involved deaths, the ACLU performed its own analysis — and on March 18 of this year, the organization released its report. Their factual findings are a call to action for public safety agencies, elected officials and citizens alike. Here are the facts that the ACLU analysis reveals: The Deaths Between 2010 and 2014, at least 109 people died in police encounters in Baltimore City and 17 of Maryland’s counties. Beyond that troubling number of casualties, it is important to emphasize that 41 percent of those who died (45 people) were not armed with a weapon of any kind. However, 38 percent of those who died (41 people) appeared to be suffering from medical or mental health issues, disability, substance use or similar concerns. Racial Disparities

Although Americans of Color make up about 29 percent of Maryland’s population, 75 people or 69 percent of those who died in police encounters were Black. The rate at which African Americans died in police encounters was five times that of Whites. The number of unarmed African Americans who died (36 people) exceeded the total number of all Caucasians who died (30 people), armed or not. That is a minority rate of death ten times that of Whites. Accountability In our community and others, we have a great deal of respect for police officers. However, we also have a right to insist upon accountability for the manner in which our police undertake their duties. In this regard, the ACLU’s analysis is noteworthy. Police officers were criminally charged in less than two percent (2 cases) of the 109 police-involved deaths. Federal Action This was the underlying context in which I joined Maryland Senators Mikulski and Cardin, along with Representatives Sarbanes and Ruppersberger, in requesting a federal criminal and civil rights investigation into the death of Mr. Gray — and I am hopeful that the U.S. Department of Justice investigation will lead to justice for Mr. Gray’s family. In the broader context, Congress must remain engaged in the process of reforming our criminal justice system – both nationally and here in Maryland. Toward that end, our House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, has agreed to my request, as ranking member, to hold a hearing on criminal justice reform. At a minimum, we must assure that our government agencies are collecting the right information so we can better understand how our criminal justice system must change — especially with respect to law enforcement’s use of force. Accurate and more comprehensive information is the greatest ally of justice. We must continue our fight for full funding of the National Violent Death Reporting System and push the U.S. Department of Justice to improve its reporting on excessive force.

Baltimore: Another Horror Movie Re-run

The movie we are watching in Baltimore is a re-run and a sequel. The price of admission has always been too high, but we continue to pay the exorbitant price, anyway. As the opening line in the old TV show, “Dragnet,” proclaimed, “The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.” In today’s society, that second line should say, “The names have been changed to protect the ‘guilty.’” My 11-year-old nephew, James Clingman since the age of five or six, has been reciting, verbatim, the words from his favorite movies. He knows the directors, the release dates, and the bios of the stars in those movies. He has seen his favorite movies many times over. He reminds me of Black people, as we watch the same movie over and over, except we do not remember the vital information contained in the movie, and we even forget who the main characters were and the roles they played. The latest movie being run in Baltimore is a sequel to the ones we watched in Ferguson, Mo. and Staten Island, N.Y. It is a rerun of what we saw in Los Angeles, Cleveland, and North Charleston, S.C. How many times are we going to pay the price of admission to see the same movie without memorizing the lines and learning from them? How many times must we go through the same experience before we

change our response to it? Some very interesting and pitiful responses (reviews) have come from some of the “leaders” in Baltimore in the aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death. We knew what the politicians’ reviews would be; they are always true to form. But the older folks, who decry the violence as “insulting” and “disrespectful” to Freddie’s family, are even more disingenuous. They seem to have forgotten about 1968 when their generation, and maybe even some of them, burned down buildings and looted all across this nation, in the aftermath of MLK’s assassination. Were their actions deemed insulting and disrespectful to King’s family? If so, did that stop them? The self-righteousness I hear from those in my generation about the youth who are doing the same thing they did in the 1960s is unfortunate. Where were they before the looting and burning started in Baltimore? Were they busy teaching the youth that what took place in the 1960s was detrimental to their neighborhoods, as they now like to say to TV news reporters? If they have not, until now, passed on those lessons to younger folks, their words ring hollow today. Some of the sanctimonious comments being made by my generation very strongly suggest that even though we have seen this movie many times, we are content to watch it again without having shared its lessons. Is it because we are ashamed of ourselves now? Do we think we are better than our youth today? We should be bringing the generations together rather than separating them and acting like we have not been where they are. Amos Wilson said, “The violently oppressed react violently to their oppression.” He also said, “Just as power corrupts, powerlessness also corrupts.” This is the main plot of our 21st century version of the 1968 movie. Same theme, different characters. Why

‘Thug’ is in the Eye of the Beholder

Walter L. Fields

A small section of Baltimore, no more than four to six blocks on the city’s west side, experienced looting and property destruction after the funeral of Freddie Gray, the young man whose spine was mysteriously crushed after being taken into police custody. Gray would later die from his injuries and ‘Charm City’ has been in a meltdown ever since. The anger over Gray’s death should come as no surprise in a city that has had a history of questionable police tactics and where jobs and opportunity are foreign concepts for the masses of

the city’s Black majority. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake chose to call the looters ‘thugs,’ a conscious choice of words meant to label as criminals those involved in property destruction. President Obama also blamed the unrest on “a handful of criminals and thugs who tore up the place.” During the weekend protesters who lashed out violently were called ‘outside agitators’ by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, the same term Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama used to dismiss civil rights activists in the 1960s. As I watched the wretched reporting of Wolf Blitzer on CNN – the Can’t get it right News Network – it became clear to me that this will not be the last flash point because justice is now a commodity only available to the highest bidder or the politically connected. Americ

As I survey social media and see and hear on-air commentary on the eruption in Baltimore, what stands out is the rush to condemn the looters without any context. There was more concern expressed over the loss of property, most of it that should be insured, than the decades-old economic deprivation that has wiped out generations of Black Baltimoreans. America knows the Baltimore of the Inner Harbor, Fort McHenry, Camden Yards, and the world renown Johns Hopkins Hospital. It does not know the Baltimore that exists on the corner of North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, where most of the property destruction took place. The nation doesn’t have a clue about Whitelock Street, in the west Baltimore neighborhood where I lived for almost three years, or the gritty neighborhoods of East Baltimore or Cherry Hill. It is the Baltimore made famous by the gritty HBO series “The Wire” that is on edge. For many, Baltimore is just a star spangled tourist destination and its Black majority invisible…until this weekend. Those aren’t thugs you see on television. They are what social science researchers define as ‘disconnected youth.’ They are not ‘outside agitators.’ They are Baltimore youth, some teenagers and some young adults. They are the children of a city that has for some time now provided an inadequate education, offered little by way of employment and, like so many other cities, used the criminal justice system to corral youth engaged in the commerce of last resort but easy entry – crime. It is beyond disappointing to hear a Black mayor and a Black president call Black children thugs but offer little programmatically to give youth confidence that their futures will not be as bleak as their present. What is more striking to me than seeing a CVS burning is the attempt to induce ‘calm’ by elected officials and the suggestion that a police force that is the source of much of the anger unleashed can

The truth is the most powerful defender of both innocence and public safety. Real-time documentation of police encounters serves both our people and the police officers who are duty-bound to protect us. This is why I have joined my colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, to introduce the Police CAMERA Act, federal legislation that, building upon President Obama’s actions, would expand federal grants to law enforcement agencies for body-worn cameras. Clearly, these are first steps, but they are immediately achievable — and they will provide a strong foundation for our continuing struggle to achieve a more just society. A disciplined search for the truth is a civil rights reform that all Americans should welcome and support. Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

do we only react to what young people do, rather than work with them every day by giving them alternatives to prevent their negative behaviors? It irks me to see our grown men saying, “They need jobs.” Well, create some jobs to give them. It’s so sad to hear our adults crying out, “They need education.” Well, provide them with education. Our youth see many of us as weak and impotent when it comes to protecting them. We have the resources to provide everything we say our youth need. What must they think of our words, our prayer sessions, our news conferences, our political speeches, and our tepid efforts now to stop and correct their behavior, when we have not used our resources to take care of them? Our answer is to run to those who don’t care about them and beg for jobs, food, education, and everything else they need. Frederick Douglass’ words are clear regarding power, but as I always add, a demand not backed-up by power will not come to fruition; and the real power in this country is the almighty dollar. Just look at what happened in Indianapolis when the LGBT folks were upset. They did not burn anything down or throw one brick, because they know that dollars rule the day. Their threats to withdraw their dollars were immediately addressed by the politicians. People whose families own storefront businesses are very unlikely to throw bricks through the windows and burn them down. Sgt. Joe Friday had another saying in Dragnet: “Just the facts ma’am, just the facts.” Jim Clingman is founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce and can be reached through blackonomics.com.

somehow now be trusted to restore order. Can we have a moment of silence for the truth? There has been an absolute failure in political leadership in cities such as Baltimore that has resulted in little or no effort to drive substantive change. mayors, city council members, governors and state legislators come and go, and the problems persist. What I read on social media in reference to the looting is that ‘this is not the way’ or ‘they should vote’ or ‘they need to seek justice’ and criticism that ‘they’ are burning down their own neighborhood. Let’s get one thing straight: the system has failed Black people, and particularly Black youth, time and time again. We fix this by addressing poverty, long-term joblessness and equitable access to capital and gender equity. If our neighborhoods can be devastated by the loss of a CVS store and a check cashing establishment, it shows just how little we possess in the local economy. The dearth of small business ownership is ironic given that the late Rep. Parren Mitchell, a Baltimore legend, was a champion of small business development. We fix this by ending the nonsensical theoretical debates on public education and incessant experimentation, driven by market forces, and start educating our children. When we push Black children out of schools by disproportionately disciplining them for similar offenses committed by their White peers, and then use their suspension or expulsion as a proxy for a criminal record, should we really be surprised by the looting? We fix this by ending the prison pipeline that is fed by the assault on civil liberties, the targeting of Black youth, and the elevation of minor offenses into criminal charges that leads to an endless cycle of incarceration, release and incarceration. What is more thuggish than systemically destroying a people? Walter L. Fields is executive editor of NorthStar News.

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Presentation of awards by Mamie King Fields, Julie Lewis and Cherie Young at the microphone

Link A’Lelia Bundles, the guest speaker

The Metropolitan D.C. Chapter Of Links held its annual Young Black Writer's Awards Ceremony honoring students from D.C. area schools on April 11 at the WUSA9 Broadcast House in Northwest, Washington, D.C. This year's contest honored area students, most notably from Ballou High School, and featured Link A'Lelia Bundles, a noted author and engaging speaker, who currently serves as chair of the National Archives Foundation and a trustee at Columbia University. Young Black Writer’s Contest participants submitted writings in both poetry and prose. The contest has been a signature program of the chapter for more than 30 years.

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Closing remarks by Sheila Harley Washington, chapter president

Metropolitan DC Chapter Links Officers and past presidents: Beverly Ann Fields, parliamentarian; Adria Wright Jones, recording secretary; Gladys Mack, past president; Sheila Harley Washington, chapter president; Mamie King Fields, Assist. Secretary; Blanche Currie Stephens, past president; Rosalyn Epps, past president and Dana Davis Mitchell, financial secretary

Kellie Forde, first place winner, Ballou High school with Julie Lewis and Cherie Young

Young Black Writers

Blanche Stephens and Renee Jenkins

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The Northern Virginia Section of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) sponsored its 38th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon on April 12 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in Virginia. This event celebrated the organization’s 40 years of service to the community with over 400 people in attendance. Lovely Lady Boutique of Washington, D.C. provided the fashions and numerous vendors showcased their products and goods. Special guests included Dr. Barbara Shaw, NCNW past board chair and current member of the executive committee; Vivian Smith and Yvette Finney, past board members; Lori Hendricks, special assistant to Dr. Ingrid Saunders Jones, chair, NCNW and Leticia Stallworth, Amerprise Financial Services. Dr. Alotta Taylor and Devera Barnhart chaired the event. Proceeds from the event will be used to provide programs and services affecting women and youth in the local Northern VA community.

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Florida Ave Baptist Church Crop Hunger Walk In an attempt to end local hunger, Church World Service will be holding Crop Hunger Walk, ending hunger one step at a time on May 16. Participants are requested to arrive by 11 am. The walk will start from participating churches and end at Franklin Square Park in N.W. D.C. For more information, contact Rev. Patrick Walker, pwalker@cwsglobal.org or 717-817-0404. For additional assistance, contact webwalk@crophungerwalk.org.

Memorial Day Events at Arlington National Cemetery The Department of Defense’s Recognition and Commemoration of the Fallen Men and Women of the U.S. Armed Forces - 148th National Memorial Day Observance will occur on May 25 at 11 a.m. at the Arlington National Cemetery. Free parking is available in the welcome center’s parking garage. A presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns followed by an observance program hosted by DoD in Arlington’s Memorial Amphitheater.

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Alexandria, Va. Black Scholars Awards Program The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Northern Virginia will host its annual Black Scholars Awards program May 17, at 3 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School, 8515 Old Mount Vernon Road. This program provides a platform to recognize and support Blacks students in the Northern Virginia community for their academic achievements. To date, over 5,000 African American students have been honored. For more information, contact www.novanphc.org

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ARTS & CULTURE

Grassroots Program for Non-Violence Receives Momentum With Documentary Premier By Christina Sturdivant Special to the AFRO Fly By Light, an award-winning documentary about the dangerous hurdles faced by D.C. youth, premiered May 1, at the National Geographic Theatre. “The film is a beautiful testament to the resilience of the human spirit. It’s a testament to the powerful and necessary work that has to happen,” Hawah Kasat executive director of One Common Unity and producer of the film, told the AFRO in an interview April 29. Founded in 2000, One Common Unity works with D.C. youth to create a culture of nonviolence in a city where juvenile arrests for violent crimes are nearly six times the national average. The organization’s signature program, Fly By Light, is housed in six D.C. schools where

“I think the diversity of D.C. is special and makes it a very beautiful place to test and pilot programming like ours.” – Hawah Kasat students convene for a series of after-school workshops focusing on self-esteem building, non-violent conflict resolution teachings, effective communication skills, literacy and grassroots organizing. Instruction is fueled by music and art, which is “the language of the masses,” says

ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror Book Review by Kam Williams Special to the AFRO “This book… set out to answer a simple question asked repeatedly on cable news shows: Where did ISIS come from, and how did it manage to do so much damage in so short a period of time? The question was understandable, given the images and videos circulating… most notoriously, the horrifying propaganda beheadings of several Western hostages. But the question was also a strange one, because the U.S. has been at war with ISIS for the better part of a decade. ISIS is a terrorist organization, but it isn’t only a terrorist organization… At once sensationalized and underestimated, brutal and savvy, ISIS has destroyed the boundaries of contemporary nation-states and proclaimed itself the restorer of a lost Islamic empire. An old enemy has become a new one, determined to prolong what has already been an overlong war.” –Excerpted from the Introduction (pages xiii-xvi) What is ISIS? Where did it come from? What’s its agenda? And how is it different from ISIL and Al-Qaida? These are the sort of questions addressed in ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror, a thorough study of the rapidly-rising terrorist organization which President Obama once condescendingly dismissed as just “the Junior Varsity team” to allay concerns when it captured Fallujah a year ago. But ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, not only still holds the city, but has expanded its sphere of influence exponentially. Fortunately, Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan have collaborated on an eye-opening opus explaining everything you ever wanted to know about ISIS but were way too afraid to ask. The co-authors are not pointy-headed, chin-pulling professors pontificating from an ivory tower, but rather boots on the ground reporting on knowledge accumulated from considerable personal experience. Hassan is a native ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO Syrian from a town that has WIN AN ADMIT 2 PASS TO SEE long served as a portal for jihadists moving back and forth from Iraq. And Weiss is a veteran journalist whose beat was the war-torn city of Aleppo before it became an ISIS fiefdom ruled by Sharia law. The book explains how ISIS was created in the wake of a split between two al-Qaida leaders, Osama bin Laden and the even more fanatical Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Over the ensuing years, the terrorist organization has evolved into a trans-national arms and oil trafficking cartel capable of deploying foot soldiers anywhere in the Middle East. It also employs sophisticated marketing methods to recruit new members, and has managed to infiltrate many rival organizations before sabotaging them from within. Perhaps most critically, ISIS has succeeded in positioning itself in the minds of many Sunni Muslims as the sect’s last line of defense against the United WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 - 7:30 P.M. States, Israel and a host of PLEASE VISIT WWW.WBTICKETS.COM AND ENTER supposedly-apostate Arab THE CODE DHHET82721 TO DOWNLOAD YOUR states. And it relies on a COMPLIMENTARY PASSES! religious rationale to advocate the slaughter of such infidels THIS FILM IS RATED R FOR INTENSE SEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT, AND FOR DISTURBING IMAGES. Please note: Passes are limited and will be distributed on a first come, first served basis while supplies last. No phone calls, please. Limit one pass per person. Each pass admits two. by any means necessary. Seating is not guaranteed. Arrive early. Theater is not responsible for overbooking. This screening will be monitored for unauthorized recording. By attending, you agree not to bring any audio or video recording device into the theater (audio recording devices for credentialed press excepted) A chilling wake-up call and consent to a physical search of your belongings and person. Any attempted use of recording devices will result in immediate removal from the theater, forfeiture, and may subject you to criminal and civil liability. Please allow additional time for heightened security. You can assist us by shedding light on a frightening leaving all nonessential bags at home or in your vehicle. force hell bent on resurrecting a medieval Islamic empire with malevolent global MADMAXMOVIE.COM #MADMAX aspirations.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM416 Odessa A. Saunders Decedent David F. Hall 840 1st Street, NE, 3rd FL Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Barbara J. Taylor and Debra J. Blake, whose address is 6217 Atwood St., District Heights, MD, 20747 & 236 Bobbie St., Allenhurst, GA 31301 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Odessa A. Saunders, who died on October 7, 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Barbara J. Taylor Debra J. Blake Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM868 Edmonia L. Lovett AKA Edmonia Louise Lovett Decedent Karl L. Chen, Chen Law, LLC 9701 Apollo Drive, Suite, 337 Largo, Maryland 20774 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Eric Abdullah, whose address is 2315 Havarford Road, Apt D., Ardmore, PA, 19003 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Edmonia L. Lovett, AKA Edmonia Louise Lovett who died on December 28, 2012 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Eric Abdullah 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. 2015ADM203 Edgar Burton May Decedent David W. Buckley Esq 1828 L Street, NW Suite 270 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Linda May and Serra May Plourde, whose add r e s s i s 3 5 4 1 Brandywine St., NW, Washington, DC and P. O . B o x 3 2 2 H u b bardston, MA were appointed personal representative of the estate of Edgar Burton May, who died on January 19, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Edgar Burton May Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM474 Allan B. Chinn Decedent Clinton L. Evans, Jr. Esq 1629 K Street, NW Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Barbara Ann Chinn, whose address is 2480 -16th St. NW, Apt 632, Washington, DC, 20009 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Allan B. Chinn, who died on February 15, 2015 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Barbara Ann Chinn Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM462 Evelyn B Mason Decedent Jamison B Taylor 1218 11th St. NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS P a t r i c i a M . Wo o d s , whose address is 4403 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, Dc 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Evelyn B. Mason, who died on May 4, 1988 without a will, and will serve with 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Patricia M. Woods Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM240 Thelma Reynolds Robinson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Eileen Michelle Reid, whose address 103 College Station Drive, Largo, MD 20774 is 103 College Station Drive, Largo, MD 20774, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Thelma Reynolds Robinson, who died on January 12 , 2015 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Eileen Michelle Reid Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM495 James Atkocius Decedent Robert M. McCarthy, Esq 4405 East West Highway Suite 201 Bethesda, MD 20814 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Helen Atkocius, whose address is 8503 Pelham Road, Bethesda, MD 20817 wasappointed personal representative of the estate of James Atkocius, who died on February 18, 2015 withouta 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 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Helen Atkocius Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM386 Joyce H. Johnson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jacqueline Simms, whose address is 4017 Blue Slate Drive, Alexandria, VA 22306, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Joyce H. Johnson, who died on September 18, 2007 with a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/17/15. 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 10/17/15, 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: 04/17/15 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Jacqueline Simms Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM463 Angelique Nicole Ewell Weber Decedent DeniAntionette Mazingo 238 Jelly Way Hemet, CA 92544 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS John Bernard Ewell & Maria J. Ewell whose address is 7112 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Angelique Nicole Ewell Weber, who died on February 26, 2015 without a will, and will serve 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter John Bernard Ewell Maria J. Ewell Personal Representative

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Invitation to Bid The Town of Indian Head, Charles County, Maryland is requesting bids from qualified contractors for the construction of the project known as the “Boardwalk and Living Shoreline on the Potomac”, Maryland SHA Contract No. CH3685125, FAP No STP-3(387)E. The work will generally consist of the following: Furnishing and installing approximately 1,200 linear feet of elevated boardwalk of timber construction 12 to 18 feet in width, class 2 stone sill the length of the boardwalk, living shoreline including sand fill and marsh plantings, approximately 1,215 linear feet of elevated timber nature walk 8 feet to 14 feet in width in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, lighting, telephone and electrical wiring, conduit, emergency call boxes, tree removal and tree plantings, concrete sidewalk, sediment and erosion control, maintenance of traffic parking area, pervious surface, rail/fence, drainage, striping, regulatory and information signage; electrical panel; and related work.

Owner/ Sponsor: Town of Indian Head Town Office Building 4195 Indian Head Highway Indian Head, MD 20640 301-743-5511 phone Contact: Ryan Hicks, Town Manager ryan@townofindianhead.org Engineer:

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Direct inquiries concerning the Bidding Documents to Mr. Richard Parks, P.E. at the Office of the Engineer. Sealed Bids will be received by the TOWN OF INDIAN HEAD at the Town Office Building, until 12:00 noon, prevailing time, June 25, 2015, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Minority Business Enterprises are encouraged to respond to this solicitation notice. This project is being funded in part by the Maryland State Highway Administration as a Transportation Enhancement Project. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00am at the Village Green Park Pavilion in Indian Head, on May 26, 2015. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory but strongly encouraged. Bidding Documents may be examined without charge at the Office of the Engineer and at the Office of the Owner. Copies of Bidding Documents may be obtained at the Office of the Owner for a fee $150.00 per set. Deposit will become the property of the Owner and no deposits will be returned. A non-returnable postage and handling fee will be charged for each set of Bidding Documents delivered. Fee amount will depend upon type of delivery. Bids shall remain open for a period of 120 days from the date of Bid Opening. Bidders are required to comply with President’s Executive Order Number 11245 which addresses non-discrimination in employment. Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or Bid bond (in the required form) for five percent (5%) of the Bid total. The Town of Indian Head hereby reserves the right, which is understood and agreed to by all Bidders, to reject any and all Bids and to waive any omissions, errors, mistakes, defects or irregularities in any Bid.

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Objections cedent´s will) shall be to such appointment (or filed with the Register of to the probate of de- Wills, D.C., 515 5th cedent´s will) shall be Street, N.W., 3rd Floor filed with the Register of W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . TYPESET: Tue Apr 21 15:21:58 EDT 2015 Wills, D.C., 515 5th 20001, on or before Street, N.W., 3rd Floor O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 5 . Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Claims against the deSuperior Court of 20001, on or before cedent shall be prethe Legal District Advertising of N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 5 . sented to the underRates District of Columbia Claims against the designed with a copy to the Effective October 1, 2008 PROBATE DIVISION cedent shall be pre- Register of Wills or filed Washington, D.C. sented to the under- with the Register of Wills 20001-2131 signed with a copy to the with a copy to the underAdministration No. DIVISION PROBATE Register of Wills or filed signed, on or before 2014ADM394 with the Register of Wills October 24, 2015, or be (Estates) Deleware Parker with a copy to the underforever barred. Persons Decedent signed, on or before believed to be heirs or 202-332-0080 Tina Smith Nelson November 1, 2015 or be legatees of the decedent PROBATE NOTICES 601 E. Street, NW forever barred. Persons who do not receive a Washington, DC 20049 believed to be heirs or copy of this notice by mail TYPESET: Tue Apr 28 14:04:22 EDT 2015 NOTICE OF legatees of the decedent within 25 days of its first APPOINTMENT, who do not receive a publication shall so ina. Order Nisi $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks NOTICE TO copy of this notice by mail form the Register of b. Small Estates (single publication Superior Court of CREDITORS$ 60 per insertion within 25 days of its first Wills, including name, the District of AND NOTICE TO publication shall so in- address and relationc. Notice to Creditors District of Columbia UNKNOWN HEIRS form the Register of ship. 1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion PROBATE DIVISION $180.00 per 3 weeks Linda Parker, whose adWills, including name, Date of Publication: Washington, D.C. $180.00 per 3 weeks dress is 220 56th Street, address and relation- April 24, 2015 2. Foreign $ 60 per insertion 20001-2131 NE, Washington, DC ship. Name of newspaper: d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion Administration No. $360.00 per 6 weeks TRUE TEST COPY 20019 was appointed Date of Publication: Afro-American 2014ADM1373 REGISTER OF WILLS e. Standard Probates $125.00 personal representatives May 1, 2015 TYPESET: Tue Apr 28 14:30:06 Washington Name of newspaper: of the estate of Deleware Robert Lee Graves Law Reporter Decedent 04//24, 05/1,Tue 05/8/15 TYPESET: Apr 21 15:20:38 EDT 2015 Afro-American Parker who died on Marilyn Cain Gordon NOTICE OF Washington November 25th, 2013 CIVIL NOTICES Personal SUPERIOR COURT OF APPOINTMENT, Law Reporter without a Will and will Representative THE DISTRICT OF a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 $ 80.00 NOTICE TO Barbara J. Taylor serve without Court suSuperior Court of COLUMBIA CREDITORS Debra J. Blake TRUE TEST COPY pervision. All unknown the District of PROBATE DIVISION b. Real Property $ 200.00 AND NOTICE TO Personal REGISTER OF WILLS heirs and heirs whose District of Columbia Washington, D.C. UNKNOWN HEIRS Representative TYPESET: Tue Apr 28 14:04:40 EDT 2015 PROBATE DIVISION whereabouts are un20001-2131 Robert Lee Graves, Jr. Washington, D.C. known shall enter their 04/24, 05/01, 05/8/15 Administration No. whose address is 11 16th 20001-2131 TRUE TEST COPY a p p e a r a n c FAMILY e i n t h i s COURT 2014ADM818 Street, SE, Washington Administration No. REGISTER OF WILLS proceeding. Objections 202-879-1212 Estate of Superior Court of 2015ADM391 to such appointment DC 20003 was appointed Brian Roberts the District of Thomas M. Christiana TYPESET: Apr 21 15:21:10 EDT 2015 personal representative 05/01, 05/08,Tue 05/15/15 DOMESTIC shall be filed with theRELATIONS AKA District of Columbia AKA Register of Wills, D.C., of the estate of Robert PROBATE DIVISION Brian K. Roberts 202-879-0157 Thomas Michael Chris515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Lee Graves, who died on Washington, D.C. Deceased tiana Floor Washington, D.C. December 5, 2013 Superior Court of 20001-2131 NOTICE OF Decedent 20001, on or before without a will, and will the District of Administration No. STANDARD David B. Lamb a. Absent Defendant O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 5 . serve without Court su-$ 150.00 District of Columbia 2014ADM469 PROBATE 1740 N Street, NW Claims against the de- pervision. All unknown PROBATE DIVISION Joan M. Alexander b. Absolute Divorce Notice is hereby given Suite One cedent shall be pre- heirs and heirs whose$ 150.00 Washington, D.C. Decedent that a petition has been Washington, DC 20036 sented to the under- whereabouts are un-$150.00 20001-2131 c. Custody Divorce NOTICE OF Attorney signed with a copy to the known shall enter their filed in this Court by EarAdministration No. APPOINTMENT, NOTICE OF lisa K. Roberts for stanRegister of Wills or filed a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s 2015ADM180 NOTICE TO APPOINTMENT, proceeding. Objections dard probate, including with the Register of Wills ext. Marietta G. Petros To place your ad, call 1-800-237-6892, 262, Public Notices $50.00 & up NOTICE TO CREDITORS with a copy to the under- to such appointment the appointment of one Decedent CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO more personal represhall be filed with the or signed, on or before Philip N. Margolius depending on size, Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.84 per inch. AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS October 24, 2015, or be Register of Wills, D.C., sentative. Unless a com4201 Connecticut Ave, Peggy L. Ellis, whose adUNKNOWN HEIRS plaint or an objection in 1-800 (AFRO) 892 forever barred. Persons 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd NW Audrey S. Mylesdress is 9700 HummingWashington, D.C. accordance with Superbelieved to be heirs or Floor Christiana whose ad- Suite 600 For Proof of Publication, please call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 244 bird Lane, Upper Marllegatees of the decedent 20001, on or before ior Court Probate DiWashington, DC dress 9602 Tuckerman boro, MD 20772 was who do not receive a N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 5 . vision Rule 407 is filed in 20008 Street, Lanham, MD appointed personal recopy of this notice by mail Claims against the de- this Court within 30 days 20706, was appointed Attorney presentative of the estate within 25 days of its first cedent shall be pre- from the date of first pubNOTICE OF personal representative of Joan M. Alexander, publication shall so in- sented to the under- lication of this notice, the APPOINTMENT, of the estate of Thomas who died on January 24, form the Register of signed with a copy to the Court may take the acNOTICE TO M Christiana AKA 2013 without a will, and Wills, including name, Register of Wills or filed tion hereinafter set forth. CREDITORS Thomas Michael Chris0 will serve without Court Admit to probate the will address and relationwith the Register of Wills AND NOTICE TO tiana, who died on supervision. All unknown TYPESET: Tue Apr 21 15:21:58 EDT 2015 with a copy to the under- dated October 20, 2009 ship. UNKNOWN HEIRS January 29, 2015 with a LEGAL NOTICES heirs and heirs whose signed, on or before exhibited with the petition Date of Publication: will, and will serve with- George Petros, whose whereabouts are unNovember 1, 2015, or be upon proof satisfactory to April 24, 2015 out Court supervision. All address is 3608 Fulton known shall enter their forever barred. Persons the Court of due execuunknown heirs and heirs Street, NW, Washington, Name of newspaper: Superior Court of believed to be heirs or tion by affidavit of witwhose where-abouts are DC 20007 was appointed a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Afro-American the District of proceeding. Objections legatees of the decedent nesses or otherwise unknown shall enter their personal representative Washington District of Columbia to such appointment who do not receive a appearance in this Register of Wills Law Reporter PROBATE DIVISION of the estate of Marietta proceeding. Objections G. Petros, who died on shall be filed with the copy of this notice by mail Clerk of the Washington, D.C. to such appointment (or December 20, 2014 with Register of Wills, D.C., Probate Division Linda Parker within 25 days of its first 20001-2131 to the probate of de- a will, and will serve with 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd publication shall so inDate of First Publication Personal Administration No. cedent´s will) shall be Court supervision. All un- Floor Washington, D.C. Representative form the Register of May 1, 2015 2014ADM394 filed with the Register of known heirs and heirs 20001, on or before Deleware Parker Wills, including name, Names of Newspapers: N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 5 . Wills, D.C., 515 5th address and relation- Washington Law ReTRUE TEST COPY Decedent whose whereabouts are Street, N.W., 3rd Floor unknown shall enter their Claims against the deship. REGISTER OF WILLS Tina Smith Nelson porter cedent shall be preWa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Date of Publication: 601 E. Street, NW appearance in this Washington 20001, on or before proceeding. Objections sented to the under- Washington, DC 20049 May 1, 2015 AFRO-AMERICAN TYPESET: Tue Apr 28 14:04:22 2015 O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 5 . to such appointment (or signed with a copy to the Name of EDT newspaper: 04/24, 05/1, 05/08/15 NOTICE OF Gilda Sherrod-Ali Register of Wills or filed Claims against the deAfro-American APPOINTMENT, to the probate of de- with the Register of Wills 1425 K Street, NW Suite cedent shall be preWashington NOTICE TO cedent´s will) shall be 350 with a copy to the undersented to the underSuperior Court of Law Reporter CREDITORS Washington, DC 20005 signed with a copy to the filed with the Register of signed, on or before the District of Robert Lee Graves, Jr. AND NOTICE TO Signature of Register of Wills or filed Wills, D.C., 515 5th November 1, 2015, or be District of Columbia Personal UNKNOWN HEIRS Petitioners/Attorney with the Register of Wills Street, N.W., 3rd Floor forever barred. Persons PROBATE DIVISION Representative Linda Parker, whose adW a s h i n g t o n , D . C . with a copy to the underbelieved to be heirs or Washington, D.C. dress is 220 56th Street, 20001, on or before 05/01, 05/08/15 signed, on or before legatees of the decedent 20001-2131 TRUE TEST COPY NE, Washington, DC October 24, 2015, or be O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 5 . who do not receive a Administration No. REGISTER OF WILLS 20019 was appointed forever barred. Persons Claims against the de- copy of this notice by mail 2014ADM1373 personal representatives believed to be heirs or cedent shall be pre- within 25 days of its first TYPESET: Apr 28 14:30:06 EDT 2015 05/01, 05/08,Tue 05/15/15 of the estate of Deleware Robert Lee Graves legatees of the decedent sented to the under- publication shall so inDecedent Parker who died on signed with a copy to the who do not receive a form the Register of NOTICE OF November 25th, 2013 copy of this notice by mail Register of Wills or filed Wills, including name, APPOINTMENT, SUPERIOR COURT OF within 25 days of its first with the Register of Wills address and relation- without a Will and will NOTICE TO THE DISTRICT OF serve without Court supublication shall so in- with a copy to the under- ship. CREDITORS COLUMBIA pervision. All unknown signed, on or before Date of Publication: form the Register of AND NOTICE TO PROBATE DIVISION heirs and heirs whose Wills, including name, October 24, 2015, or be May 1, 2015 UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington, D.C. whereabouts are unaddress and relation- forever barred. Persons Name of newspaper: 20001-2131 ship. known shall enter their Robert Lee Graves, Jr. believed to be heirs or Afro-American whose address is 11 16th Administration No. Date of Publication: appearance in this legatees of the decedent Washington 2014ADM818 April 24, 2015 proceeding. Objections Street, SE, Washington who do not receive a Law Reporter Name of newspaper: to such appointment DC 20003 was appointed Estate of copy of this notice by mail Peggy L. Ellis Afro-American shall be filed with the personal representative Brian Roberts within 25 days of its first Personal Washington Register of Wills, D.C., of the estate of Robert AKA publication shall so inRepresentative Law Reporter 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Lee Graves, who died on Brian K. Roberts form the Register of Deceased Audrey S. Wills, including name, Floor Washington, D.C. December 5, 2013 NOTICE OF Myles -Christiana address and relation- TRUE TEST COPY 20001, on or before without a will, and will REGISTER OF WILLS STANDARD Personal ship. O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 5 . serve without Court suPROBATE Representative Date of Publication: Claims against the de- pervision. All unknown 05/01, 05/08, 05/15/15 cedent shall be pre- heirs and heirs whose Notice is hereby given April 24, 2015 whereabouts are unthat a petition has been TRUE TEST COPY sented to the underName of newspaper: REGISTER OF WILLS signed with a copy to the known shall enter their filed in this Court by EarAfro-American lisa K. Roberts for stanRegister of Wills or filed a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Washington with the Register of Wills proceeding. Objections dard probate, including Law Reporter 04/24, 05/1, 05/08/15 with a copy to the under- to such appointment the appointment of one George Petros signed, on or before shall be filed with the or more personal reprePersonal October 24, 2015, or be Register of Wills, D.C., sentative. Unless a comRepresentative forever barred. Persons 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd plaint or an objection in believed to be heirs or Floor Washington, D.C. accordance with SuperTRUE TEST COPY legatees of the decedent 20001, on or before ior Court Probate DiREGISTER OF WILLS who do not receive a N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 5 . vision Rule 407 is filed in copy of this notice by mail Claims against the de- this Court within 30 days 04/24, 05/01, 05/08/15 within 25 days of its first cedent shall be pre- from the date of first pubpublication shall so in- sented to the under- lication of this notice, the signed with a copy to the Court may take the acform the Register of You know you’re Wills, including name, Register of Wills or filed 0tion hereinafter set forth. in the know... Admit to probate the will address and relationwith the Register of Wills with a copy to the under- dated October 20, 2009 When you read ship. signed, on or before exhibited with the petition Date of Publication: the AFRO! 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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 15:22:21 2015D.C., LEGALEDT Register ofNOTICES Wills, 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 24, 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 October 24, 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: April 24, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Ernest Twyman Personal Representative

May 9, 2015 - May 15, 2015, The Washington Afro-American TYPESET: Tue Apr 28 14:03:11 2015 TYPESET: Tue Apr 28 14:02:10 EDT 2015 TYPESET: Tue Apr 28 14:01:24 2015 TYPESET: Tue Apr 21 TYPESET: Tue Apr 28 14:02:51 EDT 2015 TYPESET: Tue Apr 28 14:03:58 EDT 2015 LEGAL NOTICES LEGALEDT NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGALEDT NOTICES Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM251 Sallye Mae Hayden Decedent Peggy A. Miller, Esq 5130-7th St., NE Washington, DC 20011-2625 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Doris Huff, whose address is 1405 Lilley Ave., Columbus, OH 43206 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Sallye Mae Hayden, who died on August 28, 2014 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 November 1, 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 November 1, 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: May 1, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington TRUE TEST COPY Law Reporter REGISTER OF WILLS Doris Huff Personal TYPESET: Apr 28 14:03:36 EDT 2015 05/01, 05/08,Tue 05/15/15 Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM415 Mary F. Younger Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Zilphia P. Ross, whose address is 3363 Thomas Point Road, Annapolis , MD 21403, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mary F. Younger, who died on December 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 November 1, 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 November 1 , 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: May 1, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Zilphia P. Ross Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM432 Henry G. Pearson Decedent Thomas H. Queen, Esq 7961 Eastern Avenue, Suite 304 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carol B. Robinson, whose address is 5540 4th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Henry G. Pearson, who died on March 4, 2015 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 November 1, 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 November 1, 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: May 1, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Carol B. Robinson 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. 2015ADM440 Alfred O. Walker AKA Alfred Odell Walker Decedent Carol A. Blume 717 D Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Renee Lashawn Murphy, whose address is 11311 E Golden Eagle Place, Waldorf, MD 20603 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Alfred O. Walker AKA Alfred Odell Walker, who died on March 14, 2015 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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 1, 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 November 1, 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: May 1, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Renee Lashawn Murphy Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1256 Stella McFadden Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nathan A. Neal, Attorney at Law,whose address is 209 Kennedy Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011-5214 , was appointed (successor) personal representative of the estate of Stella McFadden, who died on October 26, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before October 24, 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 October 24, 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: April 24, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Stella McFadden Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 04/24, 05/01,Tue 05/08/15 TYPESET: Apr 21

Superior Court of REGISTER OF WILLS 05/01, 05/08,Tue 05/15/15 the District of TYPESET: Apr 28 14:02:30 EDTTue 2015 05/01, 05/08,Tue 05/15/15 TYPESET: Apr 28 14:00:38 EDT 2015 TYPESET: Apr 28 14:01:49 EDTTue 2015 05/1, 05/08, 05/15/15 District of Columbia TYPESET: Apr 21 15:22:41 EDT 2015 05/01, 05/08, 05/15/15 PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. Superior Court of Superior Court of Superior Court of 20001-2131 the District of Superior Court of the District of the District of Administration No. District of Columbia the District of District of Columbia District of Columbia 2015ADM418 PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Harold Jones Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. Decedent 20001-2131 20001-2131 Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 NOTICE OF Administration No. Administration No. 20001-2131 Administration No. APPOINTMENT, 2015ADM417 2015ADM40 2015ADM449 Administration No. NOTICE TO Shirley Dowtin Rich- Merrill Pinkney Irving White 1995ADM001898 CREDITORS ardson Decedent AKA Anthony Phoenix AND NOTICE TO AKA Kathy Brissette-Minus Irving White Sr. UNKNOWN HEIRS Decedent Shirley Dowtin Law Office of Kathy Decedent Barbara Brown, whose Decedent NOTICE OF Brissette-Minus,LLC William A. Bland, Esq address is 6452 Forest William A. Bland, Esq APPOINTMENT, 9 7 0 1 A p o l l o D r i v e , 1140 Connecticut Ave, Road, Cheverly, MD 1140 Connecticut Ave Suite 230 NOTICE TO NW #1100 NW # 1100 20785 was appointed Largo, MD 20774 CREDITORS Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20036 personal representative Attorney AND NOTICE TO Attorney Attorney of the estate of Harold NOTICE OF UNKNOWN HEIRS NOTICE OF NOTICE OF Jones, who died on APPOINTMENT, Frederica Archibald, January 14, 2015 with a APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO whose address is 216-14 will, and will serve withNOTICE TO NOTICE TO CREDITORS 135th Ave., Laurelton, out Court supervision. All CREDITORS CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO AND NOTICE TO NY 11413 was appointed unknown heirs and heirs AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS UNKNOWN HEIRS UNKNOWN HEIRS personal representative whose where-abouts are Lester H. Richardson Merrill A Early, whose ad- Irving White Jr., whose of the estate of Anthony unknown shall enter their and Steven A. Dowtin, dress is 106 Joyceton address is 230 Emerson Phoenix, who died on a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s whose addresses are Way, Upper MArlboro, Street, NW, Washington, February 17, 1995 with- proceeding. Objections 7405 8th Street NW, MD 20774 was apDC 20011 was appointed out a will, and will serve to such appointment (or Washington, DC, 20012 pointed personal reprepersonal representative with Court supervision. to the probate of deand 12193 Beltsville sentative of the estate of of the estate of Irving All unknown heirs and cedent´s will) shall be Drive, Beltsville, MD Merrill Pinkney, who died White, AKA Irving White, 20705 were appointed on October 16, 2014 h e i r s w h o s e filed with the Register of Sr. who died on October personal representatives without a will, and will whereabouts are un- Wills, D.C., 515 5th 30, 2014 with a will, and of the estate of Shirley serve without Court suknown shall enter their Street, N.W., 3rd Floor will serve without Court Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Dowtin Richardson AKA pervision. All unknown a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s 20001, on or before Shirley Dowtin, who died heirs and heirs whose supervision. All unknown proceeding. Objections October 24, 2015. on January 20, 2015 whereabouts are un- heirs and heirs whose without a will, and will known shall enter their where-abouts are un- to such appointment (or Claims against the deto the probate of deknown shall enter their serve without Court su- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s cedent shall be precedent´s will) shall be sented to the underpervision. All unknown proceeding. Objections a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s heirs and heirs whose to such appointment proceeding. Objections filed with the Register of signed with a copy to the to such appointment (or whereabouts are unRegister of Wills or filed shall be filed with the to the probate of de- Wills, D.C., 515 5th known shall enter their Register of Wills, D.C., cedent´s will) shall be Street, N.W., 3rd Floor with the Register of Wills appearance in this with a copy to the underWa s h i n g t o n , D . C . proceeding. Objections 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd filed with the Register of 20001, on or before signed, on or before to such appointment Floor Washington, D.C. Wills, D.C., 515 5th October 24, 2015, or be shall be filed with the 20001, on or before Street, N.W., 3rd Floor O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 5 . forever barred. Persons Claims against the deRegister of Wills, D.C., N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 5 . W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . believed to be heirs or 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Claims against the de- 20001, on or before cedent shall be pre- legatees of the decedent Floor Washington, D.C. cedent shall be pre- N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 5 . sented to the underwho do not receive a 20001, on or before sented to the under- Claims against the designed with a copy to the copy of this notice by mail N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 5 . signed with a copy to the cedent shall be preRegister of Wills or filed within 25 days of its first Claims against the de- Register of Wills or filed sented to the under- with the Register of Wills publication shall so incedent shall be pre- with the Register of Wills signed with a copy to the with a copy to the under- form the Register of sented to the under- with a copy to the underRegister of Wills or filed signed, on or before Wills, including name, signed with a copy to the signed, on or before Register of Wills or filed November 1, 2015, or be with the Register of Wills October 24, 2015, or be address and relationwith a copy to the underforever barred. Persons ship. with the Register of Wills forever barred. Persons with a copy to the underbelieved to be heirs or signed, on or before believed to be heirs or Date of Publication: signed, on or before legatees of the decedent November 1, 2015 , or be legatees of the decedent April 24, 2015 forever barred. Persons who do not receive a Name of newspaper: November 1, 2015, or be who do not receive a believed to be heirs or forever barred. Persons copy of this notice by mail copy of this notice by mail Afro-American believed to be heirs or within 25 days of its first legatees of the decedent within 25 days of its first Washington legatees of the decedent publication shall so inwho do not receive a Law Reporter copy of this notice by mail publication shall so inwho do not receive a Barbara Brown form the Register of form the Register of within 25 days of its first copy of this notice by mail Personal Wills, including name, Wills, including name, within 25 days of its first publication shall so inRepresentative address and relationpublication shall so in- address and relation- form the Register of ship. form the Register of Wills, including name, ship. TRUE TEST COPY Wills, including name, Date of Publication: address and relation- Date of Publication: REGISTER OF WILLS May 1, 2015 address and relationTYPESET: Tue Apr 21 ship. April 24, 2015 Name of newspaper: ship. Date of Publication: Name of newspaper: 04/24, 05/1, 05/8/15 Afro-American Date of Publication: May 1, 2015 Afro-American Washington May 1, 2015 Name of newspaper: Superior Court of Washington Law Reporter Name of newspaper: Afro-American the District of Law Reporter Merrill A. Early Washington Afro-American District of Columbia Frederica Archibald Personal Law Reporter Washington PROBATE DIVISION Personal Law Reporter Representative Irving White, Jr. Washington, D.C. Lester H. Richardson Representative Personal 20001-2131 Steven A Dowtin TRUE TEST COPY Representative Administration No. Personal Representative REGISTER OF WILLS TRUE TEST COPY 2014ADM1387 REGISTER OF WILLS TRUE TEST COPY Ernest Twyman TRUE TEST COPY 05/01, 05/08, 05/15/15 REGISTER OF WILLS Decedent REGISTER OF WILLS 04/24, 05/01, 05/08/15 NOTICE OF 05/01, 05/08, 05/15/15 05/01, 05/08, 05/15/15 APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Audrey Boyd, whose address is 1528 Heather Hollow Circle, Silver Spring, MD 20904 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ernest Twyman, who died on November 16, 2014 without and 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 October 24, 2015. 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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM401 Sheila M.H. Copeland Decedent Darryl F. White 302 Mississippi Ave Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Angela M. Copeland, whose address is 1310 W Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Sheila M. H. Copeland, who died on February 21, 2014 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 November 1, 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 November 1, 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: May 1, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Sheila M. H. Copeland Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1246 Lasana Kenneth Mack Decedent Deidra L. McEachern, Esq 9701 Apollo Drive , Suite 301 Largo, MD 20774 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Janine N. Jackson, whose address is 8401 Dunbar Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20785 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Lasana Kenneth Mack, who died on Septmeber 20, 2014 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 November 1, 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 November 1, 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: May 1, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Janine N. Jackson Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM399 Yolande Hyacinthe Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Serge Hyacinthe, whose address is 2814 17th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Yolande Hyacinthe, who died on December 24, 2014 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 15:23:08 EDT 2015 D.C. Floor Washington, 20001, on or before October 24, 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 October 24, 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: April 24, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Serge Hyacinthe Personal Representative

TYPESET: Tue2015 May 05 15:34:03 TYPESET: Tue May 05 15:37:18 LEGAL NOTICES LEGALEDT NOTICES Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM441 Teretha J. Watkins Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Reginald D. Watkins , whose address is 3102 Logan Street, District Heights, MD 20747 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Teretha J. Watkins, who died on December 21, 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 15:24:04 2015 of filed withEDT the Register Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Reginald D. Watkins Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM446 Shannon Eckhart Decedent Wesley L. Clarke 1629 K Street, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Richard Eckhart, whose addres is 910 Trail Cross Court, Santa Fe, NM 87505, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Shannon Eckhart, who died on March 13, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before November 8, 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 November 8, 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 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Richard Eckhart Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM250 Nora Lee Hampton Decedent Peggy A. Miller, Esq 5130-7th St. NE Washington, DC 20011 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nora A. Hampton Sibert, whose address is 6016 Riggs Road, Hyattsville, MD 20783 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Nora Lee Hampton, who died on December 18, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown TRUE TEST COPY heirs and heirs whose REGISTER OF WILLS whereabouts are unTYPESET: Tue May 05 15:37:38 EDTenter 2015their known shall 04/24, 05/01, 05/08/15 appearance in this proceeding. Objections Superior Court of to such appointment the District of shall be filed with the District of Columbia Register of Wills, D.C., PROBATE DIVISION 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Washington, D.C. Floor Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 20001, on or before Administration No. November 8, 2015. 2015ADM45 Rosa M Adams Claims against the deDecedent cedent shall be preNOTICE OF sented to the underAPPOINTMENT, signed with a copy to the NOTICE TO Register of Wills or filed CREDITORS with the Register of Wills AND NOTICE TO with a copy to the underUNKNOWN HEIRS Gerald R. Belton whose signed, on or before address is 1101 L Street, November 8, 2015, or be NW, #806, Washington, forever barred. Persons DC 20005 was appointed believed to be heirs or personal representative legatees of the decedent of the estate of Rosa M. who do not receive a Adams, who died on copy of this notice by mail February 10, 2014 with a within 25 days of its first will, and will serve, with- publication shall so inout Court supervision. All form the Register of unknown heirs and heirs Wills, including name, whose where-abouts are address and relationunknown shall enter their ship. appearance in this Date of Publication: proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or May 8, 2015 to the probate of de- Name of newspaper: cedent´s will) shall be Afro-American filed with the Register of Washington Wills, D.C., 15:23:39 EDT 515 2015 5th Law Reporter Nora A. Hampton Sibert Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Personal 20001, on or before Representative November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Gerald R. Belton Personal Representative

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TYPESET: Tue May 05 15:32:49 05/15, 05/22, 05/29/15 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM439 Mildred A. Woodruff Decedent Laura V. Farthing 451 Hungerford Drive, Ste 750 Rockville, MD 20850 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Byron L. Woodruff, whose address is 10126 Greenock Road, Silver, Spring, MD 20901 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mildred A. Woodruff, who died on February 12, 2015 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 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: May 8, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Byron L. Woodruff Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 05/15, 05/22, 05/29/15

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