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Jordan Davis’ killer to be jailed for life By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist

ustice for 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was murdered by Michael Dunn in Jacksonville, Fla., in 2012 in a dispute over loud music has not come without a struggle. A jury in the Duval County Court recently found Dunn guilty of first-degree murder in the tragic, fatal shooting of Davis. Of course, millions of people welcomed the news of Dunn’s conviction in what was a retrial on the first-degree murder charge. Yet, we join with Lucia McBath and Ron Davis, the parents of Jordan Davis, in the call for continue vigilance and activism to ensure the living memory of the teen. Advancing the ongoing movement for freedom, justice and equality for Black Americans, and all people, is a necessary step to solidify the legacy of Jordan Davis and all those who have been unjustly killed by the soiled brutal hands of racial injustice. Dunn, 47, now faces a life sentence in prison without possibility of parole. But an enduring justice in this case means more than the perpetrator being sent to prison for life. Racial profiling and raciallymotivated violence are on a steady rise across America. We need to continue to demand an end to socalled “stand your ground” permissive gun use laws as well as end to all forms of racial profiling. Jordan Davis’ mother stated, “We’re very grateful that justice has been served, not only for Jordan, but justice for Trayvon and justice for all the nameless faces and children and people who will never have a voice.” The parents of Jordan Davis, like the parents of Trayvon Martin and the parents of Michael Brown, have shown great courage and steadfastness of faith in their persistent activism and leadership in the national and global demands for equal justice. Ron Davis emphasized, “I wanted Jacksonville to be a shining example that you can have a jury made up of mostly White people, White men, and to be an example to the rest of the world to stop the

In 2012, Jordan Davis was gunned down but his killer was finally convicted.

discriminatory practices, stop discriminating, stop looking where we have to look at juries and say what the makeup of juries are.” In this instance, Ron Davis’ prayers were answered forcefully. Hopefully, this will set a precedent for other juries throughout the United States in clear cases of racial violence against Black Americans. Immediately after the verdict was announced, Al Sharpton stated, “The conviction of Michael Dunn of first degree murder vindicates the committed work of the parents of Jordan Davis and all of us, who despite setbacks still tried to get the courts to deal with issues like this. … Verdicts like this tell us even though the road is long and rough, we cannot be deterred.” We agree and we will not rest until justice is done in all of the cases where equal justice is demanded. Since jurors are selected from a list of registered voters, there is a direct link between voting and obtaining justice. We need to increase voter registration and turnout in Duval County, throughout the state of Florida and everywhere in the nation. The demand for equal justice requires equal participation in

the politics, economics and social structures and institutions of society. Jacksonville Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) continues to be a freedom-fighting champion for the protection of the Voting Rights Act, particularly in Florida and in other states that have a history of voter suppression. One form of injustice feeds other forms of injustice. Thus, the activism around the case of Jordan Davis should continue at the voting booth, and in all places where decisions are made about the quality of life in our communities. Jordan Davis’ parents concluded, “We know that Jordan’s life and legacy will live on for others. We will live for justice. We will fight for freedom. Yes, like we will never forget Emmett Till, we never forget Trayvon Martin nor will we forget Jordan Davis. Our long struggle for equality, justice and freedom will continue in their names and in their spirits.” Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is the President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). He can be reached at dr.bchavis@nnpa. org or http://drbenjaminfchavisjr.wix. com/drbfc.

Finance

Change your attitude about money in 10 easy steps by Lynette Holloway Special to the NNPA from the New Pittsburgh Courier

t’s no secret that African Americans face unique challenges to their financial security that are unlike those of white households. An estimated 42 percent of African American households use credit for basic expenses, such as rent, groceries and utilities, according to The Challenge of Credit Card Debt for the African American Middle Class, a report released last year by the NAACP. Moreover, 99 percent of blacks, who started new businesses using credit, are struggling to pay off those expenses, compared to just 80 percent of whites, the report says. The good news is that it’s never too late to overhaul your financial situation. One of the first steps is changing your attitude toward money, according to Sabrina Lamb, founder and CEO of theWorldofMoney.org, an organization dedicated to the financial education of youth in the Tri-State New York area.

“There are three types of people,” she told NewsOne. “There are consumers, producers and investors. Most African Americans go through their lives in the consumer lane. But if you’re always in that lane, how will you grow your money or get it to work for you? You begin by changing your attitude toward money.” Lamb is author of Do I Look Like An ATM? A Parent’s Guide To Raising Financially Educated African-American Children, which was nominated this year for an NAACP Image Awards for outstanding literary work-instructional. She suggests 10 ways to make your money work for you:

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1. Examine your “money-logue” Review your inner dialogue about money: how you think, believe and speak about it to yourself. Eliminate words that reflect lack or loss. Examine if your financial behaviors lean toward asset or liability accumulation and make a change. Use your current financial situation as a pathway to prosperity to help overcome

4. Pay yourself first Seriously. Examine whether you believe that your life is worth saving and that you alone have an emergency fund for when “life happens,” or you encounter hardship. That fund should cover at least 4 months’ worth of expenses.

2. Make “saving” culturally cool Examine your family’s culture as it relates to money management. Move the healthy and empowering discussion of personal finance front and center in family life and make it a goal-setting team activity. 3. Shop for quality financial services Instead of choosing financial institutions with the best commercials, research bankrate.com for the financial institutions that provide the highest compound interest rate for investments in your city or online; or perhaps the lowest mortgage rate.

5. Watch your credit

Your credit report should be your bestseller. Review it for errors, including names, addresses, incorrect claims and violations of statute of limitations. The U.S. government makes a free report available at annualcreditreport.com. 6. Monitor your social media reputation Examine your online reputation. People of color are already targeted by toxic sub-prime loans, high interest rates and sub-par financial services. Social media conversations and posts provide financial institutions with a treasure trove of information for a data repository— collecting, storing, and analyzing data—to determine a person’s credit worthiness. 7. Invest in what you know Clueless as to which stock or mutual fund to own? Look around your home and list the products and services of publicly traded companies to which you are already loyal. Use low-cost sites such as sharebuilder. com that allow you to invest in com-

panies with a modest investment. 8. Just say, “no.” Cash is king In exchange for a discount, companies try to recruit new customers with “point-of-sale” high interest, high late fee credit cards. Just say no. One debit card is all one needs using the tried but true axiom: “If you don’t have the cash, don’t buy it.” 9. Sight unseen: Direct deposit Open a direct deposit CD or IRA account, which provide higher interest rates than traditional savings accounts. Determine that a percentage of your income is automatically withdrawn. 10. Start now Money attracts money. Your path to financial liberation may seem lonely at first, especially if family and friends choose not to join you. However, avoid having a moneylogue only when experiencing an emergency or it’s New Year’s Eve. Becoming financially secure and financially educated is the only way that your money can grow.

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n a calmer, less-heated forum than their previous debate, mayoral candidates Muriel Bowser, David Catania and Carol Schwartz took turns speaking about their respective plans and platforms to a small crowd during an election event sponsored by AARP at Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in northwest Washington. The forum, co-moderated by Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of the Washington Informer, and Katherine Shelley Broderick, dean of the University of the District of Columbia Law School, focused on topics of health care access, education, and how to make D.C. more livable and affordable to elder residents. City Councilmember Bowser, the Democratic nominee, pledged to provide safe and affordable transportation and housing options for Washington residents, particularly seniors. She stressed her commitment to attract civically responsible businesses to the District. Bowser, the Ward 4 representative since 2007, cited her record of trying to improve the lives of seniors while on council, including the expansion of a senior property tax credit, providing options for seniors to continue to live in the District in their own homes, and getting the government to support initiatives that are friendly to senior

residents. “It’s not just about brick and mortar or transportation issues,” said Bowser. “It’s about how people can live fulfilling lives.” Bowser has committed to making sure D.C. residents get benefits through the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a program that focuses on providing for seniors with chronic care needs in their own homes versus in nursing homes and other facilities. She also promised to provide more volunteer and employment opportunities for seniors and to appoint a deputy mayor to help create jobs and economic development with seniors in mind. Independent nominee Catania, a City Councilmember since 1997, cited his accomplishments in health care as chair of the council’s health committee from 2005 to 2012, such as helping to cut the number of AIDS cases and deaths in the District and working to help save the United Medical Center in Ward 8. He also stressed his accomplishments while chairing the City Council’s Committee on Education, his current position, including the fair-funding bill that aims to provide the resources necessary to ensure all students receive a quality education. Catania also wants to bring PACE to Washington. According to Catania, DC is in need of “a robust 911 system and a robust EMS and fire system.” He also stressed the importance of seniors having access to pharmaceuticals.

In his closing, Catania, the city’s first openly-gay mayoral candidate, talked about failures in the public school system and special education and his work to improve them through legislation introduced earlier this year. Schwartz, the Republican nominee, described herself as an “elderly watchdog.” She said her proudest accomplishment has been providing sick leave in the private sector. A mayoral candidate for the fifth time, Schwartz said one way to improve and insure better treatment of all Washington citizens is to keep those services among city workers and not contract them to private companies. “I always believed our own government workers should take care of our people,” said Schwartz, who also wants to hire workers who are District residents. She talked about her whistleblower protection law and stressed emergency preparedness for seniors so that “fire trucks don’t arrive when you need an ambulance.” Schwartz also wants to expand the city’s summer youth program to include a component in which younger residents teach older residents in the District and surrounding suburbs technical skills. She said she intends to implement programs that provide the opportunity for the elderly to participate, such as providing volunteer tutoring and employment opportunities for seniors.

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to recognize same-sex marriages. The October 6, decision does not technically dictate the outcome of those cases, and because they heard the case two months ago, the judges may have already made up their minds. They are expected to rule by the end of the year.

Fifth Circuit: In New Orleans, a federal judge upheld the state’s ban earlier this year. The decision was one of only a handful of victories for states since the Supreme Court struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013. The plaintiffs in that case appealed to the Fifth Circuit, which will hear the case later this year. Separately, a state judge ruled last month that Louisiana’s ban is unconstitutional. State officials are appealing that decision to Louisiana’s Supreme Court.

Ninth Circuit: Three couples in Nevada have appealed a district court judge’s decision upholding the state’s ban. The Ninth Circuit heard arguments in September and is expected to decide the issue soon.

Sixth Circuit: Three appeals court judges in Cincinnati heard arguments in August on challenges to same-sex marriage bans in all four states covered by the Sixth Circuit. Unlike in other circuits, at least two of those judges expressed some skepticism that the Constitution requires states

Eighth Circuit: State officials in Arkansas have asked the top court to overturn a state court judge’s decision invalidating a ban there. The state appeals court has blocked the decision from taking effect until it can hear the case.

11th Circuit: In Florida, a state appeals court is set to decide the future of Florida’s ban, which was invalidated by a lower state court judge. Attorney General Pam Bondi had asked the appeals court to delay hearing the case until after the Supreme Court had weighed in. Now that it has, the case can go forward. Separately, a federal judge in Tallahassee ruled that the state’s ban was unconstitutional in August. Florida officials have appealed that decision to the 11th Circuit. Brad Heath writes for USA Today.

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(RNS) – The Supreme Court’s decision to sit out the legal battle over same-sex marriage will leave the future of laws prohibiting gays and lesbians from marrying in the hands of lower state and federal court judges. But it also almost certainly means the couples challenging those laws are more likely to win. On October 6, the court said that it would not hear appeals from five states whose same-sex marriage bans had been invalidated by lower federal courts. The decision, issued without explanation, will likely lead to recognition of gay marriages in 11 more states. It also allows an avalanche of legal challenges to the remaining bans to keep going forward in state and federal courts, where gay and lesbian couples have overwhelmingly prevailed. Technically, the Supreme Court’s decision doesn’t dictate how those lower court cases should come out. But it sends a signal that’s hard for lower court judges to ignore. “It’s inevitable that judges on lower courts will be thinking about what this means,” said University of Michigan law Professor Sam Bagenstos. “Lower court judges hate to be reversed. They’re always trying to predict what the Supreme Court will do, and I’d be shocked if they aren’t taking this into account.”

According to Yale law professor William Eskridge, by letting gay and lesbian marriages go forward in 11 other states, the justices almost certainly made it harder to reverse course in the future. If they do, said Eskridge, the court would have to do more than simply prohibit some couples from marrying. Reversal would mean having to invalidate marriages that have already taken place, which would be difficult for the Supreme Court to do. Here’s where some legal challenges stand, broken down by circuit:

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Cover Court rules Virginia LGBT lovers can marry By Ashley Young Contributing writer

Parris Lacey knows opponents of same-sex marriage won’t go down without a fight. “I feel a sense of rejoice, not relief yet, but rejoice,” said Lacey. The National Organization for Marriage, a non-profit organization opposed to same-sex marriage, decried the Supreme Court’s inaction. Mike Brown, president of the organization, said in a blog post, “This is not a democracy: it is judicial tyranny.” Three states which may soon feel the effects of court’s decision to not take up appeals will most likely have to rid their same-sex marriage bans. Wyoming, Kansas and South Carolina state officials said they would fight in court to keep the bans in place. Religion has played a major role in shaping the argument for opponents of same-sex marriage. But more churches are opening up to the LGBT community. “I think faith and Christianity are more about compassion, acceptance, justice,” said Rev. Robert Bell, interim pastor at Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church. “If you go down that route it’s very difficult to exclude folks or not promote it in some way. I don’t think there’s much Biblical substance to

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teven Sprouse and Wolfgang Umana are not engaged, but last Monday, both were ecstatic when they learned they could get married in their home state of Virginia after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from Virginia, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Wisconsin seeking to declare same-sex marriages unconstitutional. The court’s action meant that in Virgina, 29 other states, and the District of Columbia, same-sex couples can get married. Six other states which currently have bans may soon be overturned too. “It felt like Virginia was going to be the last state to approve it,” said Umana, an IT consultant who lives in Fairfax. “To have them do this, and not be even among the last states to do it is such an honor. It feels really good to be able to do it now.” In the past, couples who lived in Virginia got married in D.C., where same-sex marriage is legal. Since the appeal cases were denied, Virginia lovers rushed to the courthouse last Friday to wed in their home state.

A year after the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor that struck down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act, states have the authority to approve or deny same-sex marriage. Steven Sprouse, a communications manager at the Society for Human Resource Management in Fairfax, said it’s been a snowball effect for states to make same-sex marriage legal. “Look in the past year how many states have just become legal. I think that in the next five years or so, you’re going to see pretty much universal acceptance. I’m hoping at least,” said Sprouse. While it’s considered a small victory for the LGBT community, advocates felt it was a missed opportunity for the Supreme Court to grant same-sex marriage in all 50 states. “We all know it’s going to be inevitable so why drag it out? It kind of disappoints us that they are not picking it up and moving things forward,” said Ernest Walker, director of programs at Us Helping Us, a gay and bi-sexual organzaiton in northwest Washington, D.C. “It doesn’t matter what lifestyle you have, it’s an American right to have equality.” Professional dancer

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anti-homosexual beliefs, thoughts and prejudices. You don’t find it in Jesus’ teaching, you don’t find it in the Prophets, you don’t find it in the Ten Commandments. If it was such a big deal, you’d see it somewhere.” Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) also celebrated the Supreme Court decision. “It is virtually inevitable that at a later date the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans,” said Norton. “However, the writing is on the wall considering the Court’s recent decision striking down a provision in the Defense of Marriage Act that denied federal benefits to same-sex marriages in states where it was le-

gal and the expansion of same-sex marriage to 30 states after today’s ruling.” Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is on board, too, for same-sex married couples to even adopt children. “Now that same-sex marriage in Virginia is officially legal, we owe it to all Virginians to ensure that every couple is treated equally under all of our laws, no matter whom they love,” said McAuliffe in a press statement. “We have a life that we could look forward to, getting married, sharing stuff, purchasing homes together, adopting children together. Those are all things that should be afforded to us that are afforded to everyone else.”

Time for hip-hop artists to stand for Black community By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington correspondent WASHINGTON – In the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., members of the Black community and independent artists continue to call on mainstream rappers and entertainers to use their visibility to speak out against police brutality affecting young, Black males. Jasiri X, an internationallyknown rapper, six-time Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Award winner, and community activist, said that the Black community should not only expect mainstream artists to get involved, but that Blacks should also put pressure on them to get involved. “Most of these artists are young, Black men and they have probably experienced the same racism and police brutality themselves. So when we see something happen to somebody that is basically their

peer, we should expect them to say something and get involved,” said Jasiri X, who also co-founded the 1Hood Media Academy, a program that teaches young, Black boys how to analyze and create media. Even though the primary consumers of mainstream rap music are White males, Jasiri X said that artists still have to maintain ties to the Black community to stay relevant. Jasiri X continued: “It’s young brothers like Michael Brown, like Trayvon Martin, like Jordan Davis that make them hot. You gotta come to the ‘hood for swag.” Jasiri X said that, “Next time they tweet about their album or single coming out or a big deal they did with some corporation, we should ask them, ‘Well, why didn’t you tweet about this situation? Why didn’t you tweet ‘Justice for Michael Brown?’” Kenneth “Mo Skillz” Jones, a producer, songwriter and mo-

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tivational speaker from East St. Louis, Ill., released a music video in September in an effort to raise awareness about police brutality and to encourage people to register to vote. The video depicts images of police using excessive force, including footage of a police officer toppling a man sitting in a wheelchair and dragging another man who was handcuffed by his feet. A video clip of Eric Garner on the ground gasping for breath as a Staten Island, N.Y., police officer chokes him to death is also featured. Earlier versions of the Skillz music video were also published to YouTube in August. Jasiri X said, “I look at someone like Jamie Foxx. Jamie Foxx stood with Trayvon’s family, he wore Trayvon’s shirt, he’s still in [‘The Amazing Spiderman 2’], he’s still in ‘Annie,’ he’s still an A-list actor and celebrity. I mean what are you afraid of?” Jasiri X also noted that Jay-Z

spoke about overcrowded prisons during a concert in California. Jineea Butler, the founder of the Social Services of Hip Hop and the Hip Hop Union, a collective of nearly two dozen hip-hop organizations dedicated to promoting civil rights and economic empowerment, said that the hip-hop community hasn’t done enough in Ferguson, Mo., following the shooting death of Brown. Butler said that because of how rappers today are handpicked to say nothing and do nothing, we can’t really depend on them to do too much, because they don’t understand the civil rights movement. Jasiri X said that rap music wasn’t more militant in the early 90s, corporations just hadn’t figured out how to monetize it yet. When major record labels started pouring millions of dollars into the nascent genre, label executives started pushing certain

images of Black men in favor of others, bisecting the genre into underground and mainstream, Jasiri X explained. Butler said that even positive songs from mainstream artists often have a hard time breaking through. “We’ve been focused on things that don’t matter,” said Skillz. “We need to get more involved in what’s really going on in our communities, more than what we’ve done up until this point. I think its happening. You see a lot more youth a lot and more college students being involved in these protests.” Butler said that Hip-Hop is definitely a part of the new civil rights movement and should play a major role in how Blacks affect change in their communities. She added: “What everybody needs to know is that hip hop has the power, but it’s about who is going to lead and in which direction.”

Mid-Term Elections sees record number of Black nominees

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record number of African Americans are nominees for federal and state offices in the upcoming mid-term elections in November. Eighty-three African-American candidates are running for federal office exceeding the previous high of 72 set in 2012, said Dr. David A. Bositis, an independent political consultant and former senior research associate for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank for Black elected officials. Sixty-six of the candidates are Democrats and 17 are Republicans. Sixty of the Democrats are running for the U.S. House of Representatives and two are nominees for the U.S. Senate. The number of Demo-

cratic nominees is record setting, surpassing the previous high of 59 in 2012. In statewide races, 25 Black candidates are running for office, well ahead of the record 17 nominees in 2002. This includes 24 Democrats and one Republican, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Thirteen women and 12 men are among the nominees and five are incumbents. There are three nominees for the U.S. Senate and

the nominations by default,” said Bositis. He predicted that five Black women will be elected to Congress: Democrats Brenda Lawrence of Michigan; Alma Adams of North Carolina; Stacy Plaskett of the Virgin Islands; and Bonnie Watson Colman of New Jersey. Mia Love of Utah is expected to become the first Black woman Republican to be elected to Congress. The increase in the number of Black women in Congress will boost the 42 member Congressional Black Caucus by two to 44. T h e CBC is expected to pick up two additional seats with the possible elections of Lawrence, who is expected to replace John Dingell Jr., who is retiring; and Coleman, a New Jersey Democrat, is expected to replace Congressman Rush Holt Jr., who also is retiring. Adams and Plaskett are replacing Democratic

The increase will boost the CBC by two ... two African Americans have been nominated for governor. Increased racial polarization is driving the increase in AfricanAmerican major party nominees at both the state and federal level. “In the South, whites are withdrawing from Democratic Party politics, leaving black candidates

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n the sixth grade, Allyson Carpenter, was the youngest student in her middle school at age 10. That was when she rallied her classmates to sign a petition to get their teacher fired for what Carpenter deemed mistreatment of students. By the time the principal called Carpenter’s mother in to discuss her daughter’s activity, she had collected 800 signatures from the entire middle school’s student body-- At 18 years old, Carpenter is the youngest D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner. not just the 300 sixth graders in her class. 1B10, which stretches from Hobart nity. “I’ve always assumed the role of Place NW to Bryant Street NW on This past summer, Carpenter advocate,” recalled Carpenter, now the north and south and from 6th met with elected officials and cana second-year student at Howard St NW to 1st St NW on the east and didates in the District, looking to University. “When I realized that west. It includes most of Howard get an idea of where Howard stumy classmates were suffering at the University’s main campus. dents fit into their plans. She left hands of an incompetent teacher, I Advisory Neighborhood Com- disappointed. began circulating a petition calling missions (ANC) are elected posi- “The only place they see Howfor the teacher to be removed.” tions created in 1974 to represent ard students fitting in is in their With that same fearlessness residents’ concerns and wishes actual campaigning process,” said and passion, Carpenter this sum- on a more local level. ANCs con- Carpenter. “They want students mer, won election as the Advisory sider a wide range of policies and to hand out flyers. They want stuNeighborhood Commissioner for programs affecting their neighbor- dents to knock on doors. hey want the community surrounding How- hoods, including traffic, parking, students to get people to register ard University, and thus, at 18, be- recreation, street improvements, to vote, but no where in their platcame the youngest person ever to liquor licenses, zoning, economic forms is anything that addresses be elected to a position in the Dis- development, police protection, the issues that concern students.” trict of Columbia. sanitation and trash collection. Leighton Watson, president of Carpenter’s mother, Alaina They communicate those concerns the Howard University Student C a r p e n t e r, Association said she is re(HUSA),met ally not that Carpenter on surprised with the Metro over her daughter’s the summer new position. while they were “She was interning – Allyson Carpenter, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner both always fighting on Capitol Hill, for the cause striking up a when people couldn’t stick up for to City Council members and other conversation on how to help other themselves,” her mother said. city officials. students at Howard. Carpenter, a Cleveland native, Commissioners like Carpenter “She has an insatiable drive to is many things -- deputy chief of serve two-year terms and receive no make a difference wherever she is,” staff to Howard’s student body salary, but do receive grant money said Watson, who named Carpenpresident, former intern to Ohio for the general purpose of improv- ter to his HUSA staff. “She does not Sen. Sherrod Brown in his Cleve- ing their area and hiring staff. care really about positions or titles. land and Washington offices, and “We don’t get paid. We don’t She really cares about making a difcurrently an intern with Washing- get to make laws. Our power is ference for every Howard Univerton’s Office of the City Administra- very limited,” said Carpenter. sity student, which is why we get tor “My job duties completely require along so well.” Yet, none of these roles, Car- me to work with my constituents. “If we present ourselves as penter said, defines her. Carpen- They vote for me so I can work for better neighbors, I think a lot of ter said she is of her own making, them.” the complaints that you get about constantly molding herself into dif- Carpenter said she wants to Howard students they’ll start to go ferent forms, all with a single core bridge the gap between the needs away,” said Carpenter. “We want to -- she wants to help others. and concerns of students at How- bridge the gap. We will bridge the Carpenter represents Ward ard and the surrounding commu- gap.”

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Metro Briefs: Notable news in and around Washington District of Columbia Missing shelter resident Relisha Rudd remembered by Howard University alumni group

uring Howard University’s annual Homecoming weekend, members of the Daughters of a New Dawn (DOAND), alumni of the Alpha Chapter, the founding chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. honor missing shelter resident, 8-year-old Relisha Rudd with a donation to the DC General Homeless Shelter on Friday at 9 a.m. “We wanted to use our collective voices to remember Relisha and to reach out to families like hers,” said Afriqiyah Woods, the group’s community service chair. “We know that many families are one paycheck or medical emergency away from very similar circumstances. Our sorority was founded at Howard University more than a century ago to promote lifelong community service. What better way to show our commitment than by helping children, regardless of their family’s finances, have fun

The sorority group will make donations to families at DC General Homeless shelter, the shelter Relisha Rudd went missing from earlier this year.

and giving families a way to purchase necessities?” Partnering with the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project (HCPP), the members of DOAND collected more than 300 Halloween costumes so that the children of the nearly 200 families who reside there can engage in a tradition that children around the country enjoy. Members will also present toiletries and gift cards so families can purchase toiletries and other personal items. Children will also be given age-appropriate books from a collection of 500 that were donated by

Scholastic Books. A donation will also be given to the HCPP in order to assist with its mission of helping children manage the trauma of homelessness through play. Throughout the weekend, DOAND will also distribute information on Howard’s campus and via social media about human trafficking, a multi-billion dollar industry with a large foothold in the District of Columbia. Human trafficking, said Woods, may be to blame for the disappearance of young Relisha, who was last seen at the shelter in March.

meet the statute’s criteria will be able to apply for a license to carry a pistol in the District. In the meantime, carrying a gun in public remains a criminal offense. Firearms will be seized

as contraband while those with a valid registration in the District of Columbia will be held as contraband unless and until the person goes through the process of applying for a valid license to carry.

Carrying a handgun without a license in the District of Columbia remains illegal – for now

Mayor Vincent C. Gray signed emergency legislation, the “License to Carry a Pistol Emergency Amendment Act of 2014,” passed by the Council of the District of Columbia in response to the ruling by the U.S. District Court in the case of Palmer v. District of Columbia. This law ensures the safety of all within the District of Columbia, while fully respecting the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. A summary judgment ruling in that case was stayed until October 22, giving District officials time to issue regulations authorized by this legislation. Once these are issued, members of the public who

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