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Several candidates seeking office for both District mayor and attorney general have received endorsements and/or challenges as they seek to engage voters for the June 21 primary. On June 21, District voters will go to the polls to nominate candidates for D.C. delegate, mayor, D.C. Council chairman, at-large party candidates for council and for councilmembers for Wards 1, 3, 5 and 6. The winners in the primary races will compete in the November 8 general election for their respective positions. While all offices remain important, most eyes seem focused on who will emerge victorious as the next mayor and attorney general in the Democratic primary showdown. Robert White, a D.C. Democratic at-large councilmember and a mayoral candidate in the primary, continues to attract voters,

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Howard Nurses Call for Safety, Adequate Pay in their Strike

D.C. Statehood Allies Angry About No Role in Jackson’s Approval James Wright WI Staff Writer

Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer

D.C. statehood advocates aren’t happy that District native Ketanji Brown Jackson ascended to the U.S. Supreme Court last week while city residents had no voice or vote regarding her U.S. Senate confirmation. “District of Columbia residents take great pride in seeing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed by the Senate to the Supreme Court,” said D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, noting Jackson’s bipartisan 53-47 approval for the nation’s highest court. “Jackson, who was born in the District, lives in the District and was a public defender in the District, is

Throughout much of Monday, a multitude of nurses conducted a strike and picketed outside of Howard University Hospital [HUH] in the latest round of ongoing efforts to secure a contract that addresses concerns about adequate pay, nurse-patient ratio and on-the-ground conditions. The one-day strike, coordinated by the DC Nurses Association [DCNA], attracted nearly 200 nurses, many of whom wore blue scrubs and belted chants about safety and equal pay throughout much of the day. HUH nurses and their supporters held up signs in front of the hospital and along Georgia Avenue calling for the fulfillment of their demands.

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5 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers celebratory speech at the White House April 8. (Courtesy photo/Nyah Marshall/HUNS)

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Ten Dead after Multiple Drug Overdoses in Northeast The Metropolitan Police Department reported on April 12 that 10 people have died since April 9 from drug overdoses. Seven others required emergency medical assistance after overdosing on the same “bad batch” of drugs distributed in the Ivy City and Trinidad neighborhoods in Northeast. A spokesperson for D.C. Police confirmed that all of the fatal cases were caused by cocaine that was mixed with fentanyl. Police said naloxone was used on several of the overdose victims which helped to save their lives. The most recent over-

dose deaths harken back to another string of overdose deaths reported in D.C. this year. On Jan. 28, MPD reported 14 overdoses resulting in nine deaths. The January overdoses were clustered in a Southwest Waterfront neighborhood. A joint investigation by MPD, the DEA and the FBI determined that a mixture of Fentanyl and cocaine caused those deaths. Two adults have been arrested and are facing drug charges in those cases. Those who recently died ranged in age from their mid-30s to 60, according to police. WI

Officers in Death of George Floyd Reject Plea Deal

At Least 29 Injured in NYC Subway Shooting

Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with the murder of George Floyd have rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors. Former officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng face state charges of aiding and abetting Floyd’s murder. A federal jury convicted the trio of violating Floyd’s civil rights earlier this year. Derek Chauvin, the officer who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes, accepted a federal plea deal in January after state prosecutors won a murder conviction against him last year. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill held a hearing on April 12 to consider a request to allow live video of the upcoming federal trial for the three officers. While details of the plea offer were not disclosed, prosecutor Matthew Frank told the court that each officer was extended the same deal. However, each rejected the offer, Frank said. Earl Gray, who represents Lane, said it was difficult for his client to cut a deal with federal prosecutors because he hasn’t been sentenced in the federal case. The judge, in that case, has yet to set a sentencing date. Each of the officers remains free on bail pending sentencing. The officers face life in prison following their conviction. “Nothing will bring George Floyd back to his loved ones but with [the guilty] verdicts, we hope that the ignorance and indifference toward human life shown by these officers will be erased from our nation’s police departments, so no other family has to experience a loss like this,” Floyd family attorney Benjamin Crump stated following the jury verdict in the federal trial. “The Floyd family will have to relive the traumatic disregard for George’s life once again in June when these officers will stand trial in state court. We hope, and we expect, that these officers will once again be held accountable for their lack of humanity,” he said. WI

At least 29 people were shot or otherwise injured after a lone gunman in a reflective vest and a gas mask threw smoke bombs on a subway car in Brooklyn and began shooting Tuesday morning, April 12. A manhunt remains underway as details continue to emerge in this developing situation and the NYPD has reportedly discovered a U-Haul truck with Arizona license plates in connection with the shooting. Police say the shooting happened on a Manhattan bound N train making express stops just before 8:30 a.m. and that the suspect was seen mumbling to himself before donning the gas mask and removing a canister from a bag before the car began to fill with smoke. He then opened fire with a handgun, striking several people on the train and on the platform at the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park. Shell casings were recovered on the train and on the platform along with a handgun that had three extended round magazines. One in the gun jammed, which is believed to have saved lives. While the cameras in the station were inoperable, law enforcement officials were able to get an image of the suspect from a bystander's cell phone video. No arrests have been made but NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who remains under quarantine due to his COVID diagnosis, released a video statement. “We're praying for all New Yorkers who were injured or affected by today's attack,” he said. “So far, we know that we have a multiple number of injuries, including victims of gunshot wounds . . . We will not allow New Yorkers to be terrorized even by a single individual. The NYPD is searching for the suspect at large, and we will find him.” Officials confirmed 10 of the victims, who range in age from 17 to 50, were shot, and five are listed in critical but stable condition. None of the injuries are considered life threatening. New York Governor Kathy Hochul called the suspect “cold hearted and depraved” and warned that he remains on the loose and dangerous. WI

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District Public Schools Continue to Face Difficult Budget Quandaries Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer Each year, public school principals in the District craft the budget for the next school year in collaboration with a group of parents, teachers and staff members known as the Local School Advisory Team [LSAT]. The process, which often takes place over the course of two weeks, often reveals the limitations of one-time funding sources and an enrollment-based budget model that LSAT members described as not considerate of students’ socioemotional needs, mid-year enrollment bumps, inflation and increases in teacher union personnel fees. In regards to student enrollment, some LSAT members said DCPS’ enrollment projections don’t take into account how many families kept students home at the beginning of the 2021-2022 academic year. That’s why, at one Southeast-based middle school,

LSAT members grappled with how best to prepare for the anticipated enrollment increase that would most likely happen in October and in the spring as students incrementally return to their neighborhood school. An LSAT member who requested anonymity said that, in order to hire more core-subject area teachers and keep class sizes below 25 students, their principal triggered the transfer of a special education coordinator to another school. They did the same for Teacher Leadership Innovation staff members. The budget for the 2022-2023 academic year also reduces Spanish, music and dance instructor roles to part-time while some staff members, in addition to their primary roles, will have to serve as intervention specialists and instructional coaches. This happens at a school where nearly 90 percent of the student population has been designated as behind grade level and in need of

5 Theodora Brown, co-chair of McKinley Technology High School’s Local School Advisory Team. (Courtesy photo)

intervention services. “The central office wants us to implement these restorative practices and not have students suspended from school but they don’t give us money to staff those positions,” the LSAT member said. “We have to be super creative in dividing up positions to be able to do that. You need to make judgment calls about what students need, but the budget doesn’t serve those types of students.”

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DCPS receives local dollars, federal grants and other funds that get disseminated throughout the public and public charter schools. Earlier this year, D.C. Mayor Bowser (D) announced an increase in per-pupil funding of 5.9 percent, or $2.1 billion. Officials in DCPS’ central office also said the Fiscal Year 2023 budget ensures that public schools don’t receive less than had been allocated to them in years past. In DCPS’ budget model, the amount allocated to each school depends heavily on enrollment projections. Other factors include the composition of the student population, including special education students and those designated as at-risk and English language learners. Once principals receive their budget allocation, they collaborate with LSAT members to determine how to craft a budget that best meets students’ needs and fulfill their obligations to the DCPS central office. For the last few years, LSAT members at McKinley Technology High School [MTHS] in Northeast initially found it difficult to engage the budget development process, due to what they described as their principal’s limited availability and DCPS’ penchant for releasing budget allocations late and requesting documents within a short timeframe. In recounting the events of this budget season, MTHS LSAT CoChair Theodora Brown said team members met with the principal one time during the planning pro-

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cess because of scheduling challenges brought on by the principal’s retirement. They only had a few days, including the weekend of President’s Day, to determine how MTHS spent this year’s school budget and use that information, along with what MTHS LSAT members requested, to make recommendations. Brown said it remains to be determined if the MTHS LSAT’s recommendations have been infused in MTHS’ budget. While MTHS doesn’t stand to lose any staff positions next school year, LSAT members still have questions about how Title 1 funds have been allocated. Similar questions have been raised about funding designated for students’

socioemotional supports. Concerns also center on how to mitigate classroom overcrowding and ensure quality instruction. “We don’t always have access to the data to make the best decisions as an LSAT,” said Brown, a Ward 5 resident and mother of an MTHS alumnus. “Over the last five years, we’ve managed to work with a principal who initially resisted parental involvement in the budget development process,” Brown added. “I believed then that she did not take the deliberations of the MTHS LSAT seriously. At the end of the day, it became a guessing game when she’s not providing data to support her positions.”

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Descendants of formerly enslaved Blacks advocated for more time and resources to preserve inherited homes during a Berryville Planning Commission public hearing held in March. The Commission voted unanimously to seek input from the Berryville Architectural Review Board on “blight” abatement plans for the historic homes built in the late 1600s after emancipation in 1865. The four log cabin homes are located on a 16-foot-wide road called Josephine Street in Berryville, Virginia. The road is named in honor of a formerly enslaved woman, Josephine Williams, who purchased two of the lots to build homes. During segregation, the town served as an area where Blacks remained self-sufficient. They established a school, grocery store, gas station, boarding house, restaurant, cemetery, two churches and a Black-owned newspaper called “The People’s Journal.” The properties located at 12 First Street and 112, 114, and 225 Josephine Street were classified as “blighted” and faced potential demolition due to the appearance of a structurally unsound porch,

5 Josephine City was established in the 1870’s after the Civil War ended in 1865. Ancestors, as in the woman pictured above, continue to fight for property held by the formerly enslaved. (Candace Dane Chambers/The Washington Informer)

deteriorating sill beams and other structural elements, as well as boarded-up doors and windows and a missing gutter and downspout, according to a November 5, 2021 letter sent by Keith Dalton, Berryville town manager. The homeowners received notice that they had until July 1, 2022, to eliminate the blight. If the owners didn’t make the repairs within the timeline, the properties faced demolition and descendants would be billed $10,000 for each demolished house. Descendants of the homeowners have relocated to nearby states but they drive the distance to make repairs to the unoccupied properties. Despite the commute to the town of Berryville to attend public hearings and repair homes, many continue to advocate for the preservation and restoration of the properties in hopes of preventing them from being demolished. About 40 families still live on Josephine Street in modest bungalows. Those efforts proved successful after the Berryville Planning Commission public hearing last month. The commission, which makes recommendations to Berryville Town Council and Planning Commission on land-use matters, has decided to ask the Berryville

Architectural Review Board for input. The board makes recommendations to Berryville Town Council and Planning Commission on land-use issues, specifically related to preserving, protecting and enhancing historic architecture located in historic districts. Josephine has been recognized as a national historic district. The Architectural Review Board will discuss the “blight abatement” plans on April 6. During the recent public hearing, several community stakeholders spoke in favor of preserving the properties. Berryville resident Jesse Russell, the descendant of an enslaver, assisted 112 Josephine Street homeowner Donna Richardson who submitted a letter from Bill Wine, an historic preservation specialist, who inspected the cabin’s exterior. A few of the oak logs used in its construction have decayed over time, the letter showed, adding, “[but] all of the deteriorated logs observed can be repaired.” Richardson, who drove eight hours roundtrip from Pennsylvania to attend the meeting, told the commission she will “make every effort” to restore the cabin. Another locally-based archi-

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Parents who enroll their young ones in Key Elementary School in Northwest espouse their love for public education and Key Elementary’s ability to tend to the needs of all students, especially amid a pandemic that has exacerbated learning loss. That’s why, since receiving the FY 2022-2023 budget allocation, which includes one-time funds for Key, some of those parents have raised concerns about the eventual loss of those one-time funds and its effects on programming at Key and other schools during the 2023-2024 academic year. While Key LSAT Co-Chair Jeremy Joseph said that the mayor’s FY 2022 budget allocation, with the inclusion of one-time funds, adequately funds schools during the 2022-2023 school year, he said Key and other schools could face budget shortfalls during the following year once those one-time funds disappear. Such a situation, Joseph said, would result in the loss of up to eight staff members, which would then cause class sizes to increase to at least 30 students. Without that one-time funding, Key could also lose instructional coaches. “With Key’s current funding, class sizes are reasonable and we have instructional coaches who work closely with students to help them level up,” said Joseph, the parent of a Key student.

“There’s a math coach and reading coach who also works with teachers and gives them ideas to make sure students reach their full potential. When you start cutting funding so severely, you could lose those interconnected pieces,” he added. At School Without Walls, located on the campus of The George Washington University, LSAT members continue to advocate against a budget model they said places three teaching positions on the chopping block next year and splits a social worker’s attention between School Without Walls and other public schools. Though School Without Walls’ funding remains the same, LSAT members said inflation and an increase in Washington Teachers’ Union personnel fees makes it harder to provide programming that attracts students from all of the District’s eight wards. Marion Babcock, a Ward 5 parent and LSAT co-chair at School Without Walls, said a failure to take that into consideration weakens DCPS’ budget equity model, which she commended as well-intended and necessary. “The funding formula also needs to look at school programming. We have a good program that doesn’t seem to be recognized,” Babcock said. “We get that we have a bunch of talent [but] we’re holding steady to ensure students are eligible and ready for college,” she added. “We want to make sure our educational program holds up that end of the bargain. Our program gets $11,000 per student but we lose every year unless parents from all wards make a ruckus.” WI

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recently receiving the endorsement from the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU). “We are proud to endorse Robert White to be the next mayor of D.C.,” said the Washington Teachers’ Union in a statement on April 12. “Robert is a vocal champion of public education and a consistent presence in public schools where he has listened to and partnered with teachers. We know that as mayor, he will continue to work with teachers to ensure schools are a productive, healthy environment for students and staff.” White expressed appreciation for the endorsement, saying “as mayor, I will seek out teachers’ feedback and engagement as we work aggressively to make our schools work for every student.” Markus Batchelor, a former Ward 8 representative on the D.C. Board of Education, said the WTU nod should help White in his bid to unseat D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and surpass his other opponents who include Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. (D-Ward 8) and political activist James Butler. “Robert getting the support of the teachers’ union is super important,” Batchelor told the Informer. “It is something to be taken seriously. Education and the future of the schools is on top of the mind of voters in this city. With 5,000 active and retired teachers working on his behalf, he will be able to send a strong message to voters and standout in basically a three-way race.” White has also been endorsed by D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine, AFSCME District Council 20, DC for Democracy, the DC Working Families Party, Revolution DC and the DC Latino Caucus. Bowser has been endorsed by Emily’s List according to the campaign website. Trayon White’s campaign did not mention any endorsements when contacted by the Informer. In the race for District attorney general, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie received support on April 12 from the Service Employees International Union 32BJ, the Baltimore-Washington Laborers’ District Council, LiUNA and UNITE HERE Local 25. “We will be working tirelessly in the coming months to elect Kenyan McDuffie as D.C.’s next attor-

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Maryland General Assembly Completes Legislative Session William J. Ford WI Staff Writer ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland General Assembly completed its 90day session at midnight on Tuesday, April 12 passing a comprehensive package to combat climate change, to provide statewide paid family and medical leave and to allow voters to decide in November whether to legalize recreational marijuana. With billions of dollars in savings, lawmakers approved a $58.5 billion fiscal year 2023 budget. In addition, nearly $2 billion in tax relief for seniors and incentives for local businesses. “It’s been a historic session,” Senate

President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said during a press briefing Monday at the Senate floor. “When you look across the board, I am so incredibly proud of the work that we’ve done.” Similar to Ferguson, House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) led her chamber for a third straight year in the middle of a COVID-19 pandemic. The one difference between the two: Jones, a Black woman, leads a larger group of lawmakers where she occasionally bangs her gavel and speaks with a firm voice to restore order. Jones became the state’s first African American and first woman elected as House speaker and the third Afri-

5 Confetti and balloons fall from the Maryland Senate balcony by midnight April 12 to signify the General Assembly completed its 90day legislative session. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

can-American woman to serve as a presiding officer in a state legislature in the nation behind Rep. Karen Bass (D-California), and New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver. “People will scrutinize you, or label you, or try to put you in a category [to say] ‘that’s how they are.’ There has to be an adult in the house,” Jones said in an interview April 8. “I just try to look to serve and lead the House of Delegates. We can’t lose sight of the people we are representing and try to make a difference.” More important, Jones said the goal

of passing this year’s legislative priorities for Marylanders “was to make sure no one was left behind. Whatever what was important to you, we covered.” Included among the more than 2,000 bills approved before the last day known as “Sine Die,” Latin for “without day:” • Raise the minimum age for marriage in the state from 15 to 17. It would prohibit 17-year-olds from marrying a person more than four years older. • Besides physicians, expand access to abortion that would allow nurse

Maryland Lawmakers Approve $400M Prince George’s Plan

ARETHA Economic Development Project Aligned for Metro Blue Line William J. Ford WI Staff Writer

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Assembly completing its 90-day legislative session, one major plan approved seeks to boost transit-oriented development in

5 A rendering of what Prince George’s County officials envision to rebuild around Metro’s Blue Line corridor that includes Addison Road-Seat Pleasant. (Screen shot: Photo courtesy of Prince George’s County)

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Prince George’s County. Lawmakers approved a $400 million economic development plan, to spruce up the vicinity along Metro’s Blue Line corridor in the county that includes the area around FedEx Field in Landover, home of the Washington Commanders. Morgan Boulevard serves as the closest Metrorail station to the stadium. The money, which would come from the Maryland Stadium Authority through the state lottery, wouldn’t be used to help build a new stadium that remains under contract through 2027. Gov. Larry Hogan touted the state’s commitment for a project that would not only improve economic development, but also create jobs. “All of this great progress for Prince George’s County is another example

that together we are changing Maryland and changing lives for the better,” the Republican governor said April 7 during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new cancer center in Largo. The stadium property situated inside the Beltway in the 24th Legislative District includes the municipalities and neighborhoods of Glenarden, Capitol Heights and Lake Arbor. The county has already secured nearly $46 million for the Blue Line corridor project around the four Metrorail stations – Largo Town Center, Morgan Boulevard, Addison Road-Seat Pleasant and Capitol Heights. Some of the work focuses on widening of streets, a possible amphitheater and public art installed at each

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practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistant with training to perform them. • Approved to borrow $1.2 billion to upgrade the state-owned stadiums of the Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens.

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One law approved focuses on the Prince George’s County school board to make it an all-elected body. The legislation requires a 13-member work group to assess several components which include: composition; qualifications and compensation of board members; methods to select the board; analysis of gender and racial diversity within the county; and protocol for board audits and how to address those findings. A parent with a child enrolled in the county public schools, a public school student and a member of the school would be part of the group. The board operates in a hybrid structure with nine elected members, four appointed and a student member from the high school. A report would be prepared by October 2023 with the goal to have a fully-elected board by 2024. Former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III led to organize the current set up as a way for local government to become more involved in the school system. Since state lawmakers approved a bill in 2013, the county executive appoints three members and County Council chooses one person.

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Derrick Davis Resigns From Prince George’s Council William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Derrick Leon Davis, one of the longest-serving members on Prince George’s County Council, will serve his last day Friday, April 15. Davis said he plans to “rest, restore, pray and pursue.” One item not on his agenda: “run for office.” “There’s some interesting things on the horizon that I will contemplate but I made no commitment to anybody,” he said. “I really felt like it was the perfect opportunity [to step down].” Davis, appointed in 2011, elected twice in 2014 and 2018 and who served as the council

chair twice, first began public service in the county in 1992 as a constituent services aide for former County Council member JoAnn T. Bell. He counts as the second council member to resign in the last five months. Monique Anderson-Walker resigned in November to serve as running mate for Maryland Comptroller and gubernatorial candidate Peter Franchot. A special election took place earlier this year to fill Anderson-Walker’s seat. Voters chose former school board member Edward Burroughs III to represent District 8. However, no special election will be held for Davis’s District

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6 seat. According to the county charter, when a vacancy occurs in the final year of a person’s term, County Council will appoint “a qualified person to fill the vacancy within 30 calendar days.” So far, five Black women have filed paperwork to run for District 6 in the July 19 primary election: Wala Blegay, Barbara Holt Streeter, Belinda Queen, Denise Smith and Nakia Wright. The area includes District Heights, Forestville and parts of Upper Marlboro. Council members can only run for two consecutive terms. As for Davis, colleagues credit 5 Prince George’s County Council member Derrick Leon Davis. (Photo courtesy

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BUSINESS Supreme Court Justice Jackson Proclaims: ‘We’ve Made It. All of Us’ Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

Two hundred and thirty-two years, 116 justices, 108 white men, six women, two Black men and one Latinx woman later, the U.S. Supreme Court finally has an African-American woman serving as associate justice. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson earned confirmation with a 53-47 vote, breaking the glass ceiling after

America’s first Black woman Vice President, Kamala Harris, presided over the process to confirm her. “It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a Black woman to be selected to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States,” Jackson proclaimed a day after her confirmation during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. “But we’ve made it. We’ve made it. All of us. All of us,” she declared, add-

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ing “Our children are telling me that they see now more than ever that here in America, anything is possible.” Jackson said she has been flooded with thousands of meaningful notes from children and others. She said the letters from youth

touched her deeply. “Because more than anything, they speak directly to the hope and promise of America,” she asserted. “[Children] also tell me that I am a role model, which I take both as an opportunity and as a huge responsibility.

Americans Comment on Judge Jackson’s Historic Confirmation Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer “Judge Jackson has a demonstrated record of excellence. I believe, based upon her work as

a trial judge when I served on the Court of Appeals, that she will adjudicate based on the facts and the law and not as a partisan.” -Former President Barack Obama

to help people who are caught in the intersection between poverty and the legal system.” -April Frazier Camara, president/CEO National Legal Aid & Defender Association

“Words cannot express the overwhelming joy I feel for all the Black women, public defenders and legal aid attorneys who have ever aspired to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court. We know that wealth and race, unfortunately, continue to decide outcomes in too many court cases. Judge Jackson’s professional experience is what is needed

“Judge Jackson’s nomination stands as proof that politicians can honor their promises once they are elected, as President Biden and the Senate majority have done. We look forward to the brilliant opinions she will write and the power of her personality to influence skeptics on and off the court. -National Council of Negro Women President/ Chair Thelma Thomas Daley “With this extraordinary, glass-breaking moment, Black girls across the U.S. will have more than their dreams of being a Supreme Court Justice to demonstrate ‘that with hard work, determination and love, it can be done.’ It is my honor to know Judge Jackson and I believe we will be one step

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closer to our pursuit of a more perfect union when she is sworn in as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.” -Ward 5 Councilman Kenyan McDuffie “In its 233 years of existence, there has never been a Black woman on the U. S. Supreme Court. That will no longer be the case. I want to thank President Biden and the Biden-Harris Administration for fulfilling its campaign promise and acknowledging that it is long overdue for a Black woman to serve on the highest court of the land.” -Melanie Campbell, president, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable “Judge Jackson’s nomination is historic, not only because she will be the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice but her service will mark the first time two

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“I am feeling up to the task, primarily because I know that I am not alone. I am standing on the shoulders of my own role models. Generations of Americans who never had anything close to this kind of opportunity but who got up every day and went to work believing in the promise of America,” she said. President Joe Biden acknowledged his historic nomination and the recently confirmed associate justice. “I mean this from the bottom my heart. This is going to let so much sunshine on so many young women, so many young Black women,” Biden said. “We’re going to look back and see this as a moment of real change in American history.” Harris, who presided over the Senate vote, said Jackson’s confirmation served a higher purpose. “This will answer fundamental questions about who we are and what kind of country we live in,” Harris said. “You will inspire generations of leaders. They will watch your confirmation hearings and read your decisions in the years to come. Today is indeed a wonderful day.” The arduous and volatile confirmation hearings served to underscore that while more than 3,800 individuals have served on federal benches in the U.S., only 70 have been Black women. Following four days of public testimony and a racially-charged grilling of Jackson by Republicans that began on March 21, Senate Judiciary members deadlocked 11-11 on April 4 to

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Federal Tax Deadline Fast Approaching – Monday, April 18 WI Staff Report If you’re one of those people that’s still working on your taxes, you’re in luck this year. Because of the way the calendar falls and because of an annual event in the District, Tax Day has been extended to Monday, April 18. That’s right, the stars have perfectly aligned. The federal tax deadline, typically on April 15, falls on April 18 this year. And for the lucky residents of two states, taxes aren’t due until April 19. The extra cushion has nothing to do with the pandemic, which led to tax filing deadlines being pushed back considerably over the last two years. This year’s extension occurs because the traditional April 15 Tax Day conflicts with two lesser-known local holidays. This year’s deadline, April 18, has been extended because the Internal Revenue Service’s District of Columbia offices will be closed on Friday, April 15, in observance of the District’s locally-recognized Emancipation Day. The D.C. public holiday technically falls on Saturday, April 16 but is observed by the government on the closest weekday when it falls on a weekend. Congress initially set the filing deadline in March but it revised the Internal Revenue Code in 1954, moving the deadline to April 15, where it remains. Over the last 67 years, Tax Day has fallen outside of the traditional date 26 times. After D.C. Emancipation Day came officially online in 2005, Tax Day has landed on April 15 only seven times, the last time being in 2019. Emancipation Day will postpone the IRS deadline again in 2023. WI

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April is Financial Literacy month. Estate Planning is a vital part of financial planning. It is exciting for me to see the many lessons and resources available about how to budget, invest, protect and financially grow more sophisticated. I am equally in awe of the many apps, technology and websites that help the “DIY” Do It Yourselfer’s. I want to take the time to share a Proverb. Where no counsel is, the people fall: But in the multitude of counselors there is safety. (Proverbs 11:14). Haven’t you heard the cliché, “I know just enough to be dangerous”? Unfortunately, I, along with many colleagues can share nightmares of the DIY impact that initially was embarked to save money but turned out to cost not only money but emotional distress and potential family classes. In many cases, people are what we used to say “penny wise and pound foolish”. People are often not willing to pay for the advice and guidance but the risk they take is pretty impactful. We often confuse cost with value. As an estate planning attorney some of the most common mistakes I have seen include downloading Powers of Attorney and Wills that do not have all of the safeguards and protections that the jurisdiction can allow or require. While there was little or no cost, the value of having properly executed documents is significant. I often proclaim that Attorneys are professional pessimists. We have the experience of seeing what can go wrong in other circumstances and guarding against it. In estate planning we need to guard against both greed and grief. Those two strong emotions can create action and inaction that can devastate loved ones. I have been the person to give the bad news when a family has come to me to probate the estate of a loved one who has passed away. The pennies that were saved when a person downloaded a document was realized during the lifetime, however, the conversations about the errors and omissions that were required increased the legal costs and the time required to navigate the court proceedings that have become necessary after he or she passed away. The legal navigations are frustrating and devastating when coupled with grief. Professional advisors can guide you how to best make financial decisions that not only save money today but also growth your wealth in your lifetime as well as your descendants. Consulting with professionals helps you to identify appropriate people who can act on your behalf if you are sick or when you pass away are not discussed because there was not a professional with whom to probe or question the considerations. When you download from a website, you don’t have the opportunity to present your desired outcomes. We each need a cadre of professionals, multitude of counsel, to provide guidance on how to not only grow wealth, with financial advisors, preserve wealth, through accountants and tax advisors, as well as pass to the next generation. As I often say we are better together! Be thoughtful about how to invest in yourself and your family. You may save a few dollars by doing yourself. Unfortunately, the true loss is not measured until after it is too late. Remember to balance the value as you weigh the cost.

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QUOTES from Page 14 Black justices have served together and bring the Court nearer to gender parity with four women justices. “It will also be the first time a public defender serves on the Court. Judge Jackson has remained dedicated to fighting for the most vulnerable members of our society and fought for the constitutional rights of all.

“This country deserves a Supreme Court Justice of Judge Jackson’s caliber, grace and poise with a unique perspective that has never been seen on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Urban League movement was proud to fight for her and we look forward to the joy of celebrating this historic milestone with the nation.” -Marc Morial, president/ CEO, National Urban League WI

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A year ago, the Secret Service arrested an armed man outside of Vice President Kamala Harris’ six-bedroom mansion at the Naval Observatory. The alarm bells resounded, particularly over the safety of the nation’s first Black second in command. The concern has only heightened after four U.S. Secret Service agents – including those directly responsible for protecting Harris’ residence and individuals on President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden’s details – faced suspension for allegedly taking bribes from two dangerous law enforcement officials imposters. Authorities arrested Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali who for years portrayed themselves as federal law enforcement agents involved in covert operations on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security. According to court filings reviewed by The Washington Informer, the men are not law enforcement agents and they are

not involved in sanctioned covert activities. While the U.S. government employs neither, prosecutors allege that the dangerous impersonation scheme they ran was sufficiently realistic to convince other government employees, including law enforcement agents, of their false identities. Under those disguises, national security was compromised and potentially the lives of Harris and the first couple. “The Secret Service has worked, and continues to work, with its law enforcement partners on this ongoing investigation. All personnel involved in this matter are on administrative leave and are restricted from accessing Secret Service facilities, equipment, and systems,” agency officials said in a statement. U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves wrote that the men leveraged their phony law enforcement status to ingratiate themselves to other law enforcement agents in sensitive positions. Graves told the court that the men compromised United States Secret Service personnel involved

in protective details and access to the White House complex by lavishing gifts upon them, including rent-free living in an apartment complex in Southeast. “They procured, stored and used all the tools of law enforcement and covert tradecraft: weaponry, including firearms, scopes and brass knuckles; surveillance equipment, including a drone, antennae, hard drives and hard drive copying equipment; tools to manufacture identities, including a machine to create Personal Identification Verification cards and passport photographs; and tactical gear, including vests, gas masks, breach equipment, police lights and various law enforcement insignia,” Graves stated. Even more disconcerting, the men traveled freely from the Middle East and other places abroad despite expired passports. On April 5, Taherzadeh and Ali were charged with false impersonation of a federal officer. They were arrested one day later and appeared in court on April 7. Evidence recovered during a search

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JACKSON from Page 14 move the nomination out of committee. However, Jackson’s nomination moved forward based on Senate rules and a Democrat majority in the upper chamber. On April 7, members again engaged in a debate over confirmation but Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer cut arguments off before the final vote.

their dreams of being a Supreme Court Justice to demonstrate ‘that with hard work, determination and love, it can be done,’” D.C. Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie said. Born in the District, Jackson grew up in Miami. According to the White House, during a 2017 lecture, Jackson traced her love of the law back to sitting next to her father in their

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“With this extraordinary, glass-breaking moment, Black girls across the U.S. will have more than their dreams of being a Supreme Court Justice to demonstrate ‘that with hard work, determination and love, it can be done.’” Ironically, Republicans changed the rules for Supreme Court nominees in 2017 to confirm Justice Neil Gorsuch, a pick of former President Donald Trump. That move allowed for a similar majority to vote to limit debate. While all 50 Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted in favor of Jackson, Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska counted as the only Republicans to cast ballots of approval. “With this extraordinary, glass-breaking moment, Black girls across the U.S. will have more than

apartment as he tackled his law school homework. A speech and debate star, Jackson earned election as “mayor” of Palmetto Junior High and student body president of Miami Palmetto Senior High School. “But like many Black women, Judge Jackson still faced naysayers,” senior White House officials wrote. “When Judge Jackson told her high school guidance counselor, she wanted to attend Harvard, the guidance counselor warned that [she] should not set her sights so high.” WI

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nias, police parking placards, a latent fingerprint kit and equipment for breaching a door, including a sledgehammer, ram, and Halligan tool, lock picking kit and ax. An invoice for the men’s Chevrolet Impala listed “Secret Service U.S.,” with fake names in one document. Prosecutors also discovered Taherzadeh had been prohibited from possessing a firearm or even a single round of ammunition because of a prior conviction for domestic violence. Ali’s expired passport contained several visas authorizing foreign travel. He possessed a passport containing two visas authorizing travel from the Islamic Republic of Iran. “The government has identified at least four entry or exit stamps from Mashhad International Airport in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran,” Graves said. WI

of the various apartments included firearms and ammunition. Authorities seized a Glock 19 9mm handgun loaded with 17 rounds of ammunition, including one in the chamber, seven rounds of .308 caliber ammunition, and an ammunition box with over 35 rounds of handgun ammunition. Law enforcement also seized firearm components typically used with long guns or assault rifles, including a firearm barrel of an unknown caliber, a magazine cartridge and a spotting scope commonly used by snipers or a spotter team. Additionally, hard drives, copying equipment, a computer server, a currency counter and SIM cards were confiscated from the suspects. Prosecutors said the men possessed tactical gear and storage equipment, clothing with police insig-

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NATIONAL DAVIS from Page 13 his message of doing “Big Things on Purpose” on projects such as negotiations for the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo. Along with County Council member Mel Franklin (D-AtLarge) of Upper Marlboro, the longest-serving member on the board, Davis worked to restructure and modernize the more than 50-year zoning and subdivision ordinance. Davis endured criticism from residents on various rezoning projects in his district including Westphalia in Upper Marlboro about three years ago. He co-sponsored legislation to provide exemptions to bring a proposed merchandise logistics center, basically an Amazon warehouse, as a way to bring in more county revenue. Residents in the Westphalia neighborhood along Pennsylvania Avenue wanted more retail

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stores. They hired an attorney to challenge the warehouse project which would be eventually withdrawn. Last year, Davis withdrew two bills he sponsored to request property along Central Avenue west of Six Flags in Upper Marlboro to be rezoned for commercial use. Velocity Companies of Greenbelt sought to build a shopping center that sits across the street from Cameron Grove, a 55-and-older community. He also supported a controversial redistricting map in November, which the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled last month could not be used. The court said a map prepared by a three-member redistricting commission will represent the county’s nine district boundaries for the next decade. “I was told when [Davis] first started out, everybody thought he was the future of the Democratic Party and would be such a great leader,” said Phillippa Johnston, president of the Cam-

eron Grove Community Association. “Sometimes power gets to you. Then you lose your sight and your vision. He’s a classic example of that. I’m glad he’s gone and good riddance,” Johnston said. Davis credits his wife, Sherry, to keep him grounded and remain focused on the best interest of Prince George’s. “I was called to govern but blessed with leadership. Leadership isn’t easy. Those who seek to please everyone will ultimately please no one,” he said. “Everyone will not agree with you all the time, but I will always do what I think is right and I will always do what I think is right for the people who I love dearly and the county that I love dearly. I can go home every day to my wife, to my family and to my God and know that I did his work.” WI @WJFjabariwill

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budget is focused on building a safer DC, a more affordable DC, and a DC that more residents can envision a future in. It’s an example of the best of government: The Mayor committing to end senior hunger, isolation, and loneliness by supporting new and innovative programs; seniors pushing us to think more broadly; and DACL staff always being open to innovation and ready to meet and collaborate with the community throughout the District. This budget is focused on ensuring older adults can thrive in their homes and communities. They include: • $1 million investment for expanded transportation access through the District’s Connector Card programs, providing more choice in transportation options for qualifying seniors. • $2.6 million investment to keep seniors connected to family, friends,

healthcare, wellness, and more through the distribution of personal tablets. This investment will provide devices, data plans, and ongoing training and support to qualifying seniors to combat isolation and promote connection to wellness activities. • $750,000 investment in increasing nutrition support through grocery card distribution for eligible seniors. With this investment, we’re building off the success we’ve already seen through similar programs focused on providing cash relief to alleviate challenges and stabilize communities. • Instituting a 2% property tax cap for seniors, which will lower the amount that property taxes can go up every year. With these investments, and so many others, we’re making up for lost time. The last two years have been difficult, but it’s shown us all

just how much we need each other. These investments are all about reconnecting with each other and the things that we love about our city. It’s about making sure that every Washingtonian can build a future here in

DC, no matter their age, stage, or ability. If you’re waiting for a sign, this is it. I can’t wait to see you back out in the community.

We’ve lost loved ones, seen some of our favorite businesses close, and had to learn the best ways to adjust in the new normal. Yet, as a city, we came together to crush COVID-19.

Last month marked two years since the start of DC’s public health emergency. And since the pandemic, our city has seen and felt an incredible amount of loss and challenge. We’ve lost loved ones, seen some of our favorite businesses close, and had to learn the best ways to adjust in the new normal. Yet, as a city, we came together to crush COVID-19. We wore our masks, practiced social distancing, got vaccinated, and even got boosted. And because of these small but mighty steps, we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. DC is finally open, and our city is ready for our well-deserved comeback. And if you’re looking for a sign if we’re back, this is it! It’s time for us to get back to doing the things we love – attending fitness classes at our wellness centers, enjoying meals with friends, and making new connections with other seniors in our communities. Our wellness centers have been open since March 1st and we have so much in store for everyone. Another sign that our city is ready for a comeback is the recent release of Mayor Bowser’s Fiscal Year 2023 Fair Shot Budget. This WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM / THE WASHINGTON INFORMER

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Hundreds of Operation Dudula members marched through the streets of Durban on April 10 demanding that the government take stronger action to deal with the high numbers of illegal immigrants. The protesters sang and chanted anti-immigrant slogans under the watchful eyes of the police. They then proceeded to Point Police station where they handed a memorandum with demands. They called for government action to address the issue of undocumented immigrants alleged to be involved in various criminal activities. "So the issues are that people are coming into the country and they are not documented and the government is doing nothing about it,” said Zandile Dabula, national secretary for Operation Dudula. “It's difficult to find them when they commit crime. We just need our departments to actually enforce the law.” The rise in anti-immigrant sentiment in mostly low-income South African communities, also known as townships, has left immigrants and refugees fearing for their safety but Dabula wonders why. "I don't understand why we should be called xenophobic because all we are asking is that people need to be documented when they come to this country. It's done in other countries but people are not called xenophobic so why are called that when South Africans demand the same? Dan Radebe, deputy chairperson of the movement said, “Durban has become a critical point of this movement because it houses the busiest harbor in the Southern African development community.” "That is the very same harbor they are using as the point of entry for all the fake goods that have flooded our country, killing our textile industry which then affects the unemployment rate as well,” Radebe said. Operation Dudula is a splinter group from a faction in the Put South Africans First movement, an organization that first popularized and renewed anti-immigrant campaigns on social media before finding expression on the ground. The new movement is led by 36-year-old Nhlanhla ‘Lux’ Dlamini, born Nhlanhla Paballo Mohlauli. WI

caribbean now Guyana President Cites Urgency of Reducing CARICOM Food Imports Guyana President Dr. Irfaan Ali pointed to the urgency of producing more food in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in an address on April 8, at an Agri-Investment Forum and Expo in his country. Guyana’s Department of Public Information (DPI) quoted Ali, saying CARICOM’s vision of reducing its food import bill by 25% by 2025 is no longer a dream or an objective but a necessity driven by global chal-

lenges. In that regard, the president referenced the war in Ukraine and its impact on the global food supply. “The war in Ukraine and its consequences are now beginning to take a toll globally,” Ali said. “We don’t know where the end is but we do know that every single global citizen will be affected and that is why this must come to an end as soon as possible.” According to the DPI, before the war, Ukraine and Russia exported more than a quarter of the world’s wheat. Ali asserted that since the drop in wheat and other produce production will affect the global cost and availability, the time is right for the region’s return to agriculture. WI

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Minority Health Month – How Will You Be Empowered to Reclaim Your Health? Submitted by Amerigroup Maryland There is a health awareness month, day or week for just about every health condition imaginable. Health awareness holidays exist as conversation starters and prompts to raise awareness about health. • Do you have to manage diabetes? How is that going? What are your struggles? Have you found something that helps? Are there others who are going through what you are? What are they doing about it? • Are you taking heart medication? How do you feel when you take it? Is it working for you? Do you think the medication is doing enough to help you manage your condition, or do you need to introduce something new? What does your doctor think? • Do you have a child who has asthma? Is the condition under control, or has something changed? Have there been changes that make you think it is time for something different? Is it time to check in with a professional for an expert opinion about what is normal? • Is a digestive condition acting up? Do you know what is aggravating this condition, and are you aware of little changes that make you feel better? Would it hurt to ask a doctor or nurse about it? • Did you know that if you are a Medicaid beneficiary, and an Amerigroup Maryland member, you don’t have to wonder about health conditions because Amerigroup makes it easy and free to ask questions and get expert advice? Health awareness holidays also serve as opportunities to remind people that it is important to learn more about health disparities and take steps to achieve better health outcomes.

• Did you know that a University of Michigan study found that people who are Black, including Black babies, are five times more likely to be poisoned by lead? Did you know that babies should be screened for lead poisoning and Medicaid insurers, such as Amerigroup, not only cover the cost of screening, but also offer rewards for having your baby screened? • Did you know that researchers found that if Black women started getting mammograms by age 40, it could reduce cancer deaths among Black women by 57 percent? Did you know that not only does Amerigroup Maryland cover the cost of breast screening for women 40 and older, but will even incentivize eligible members with up to $50 in rewards for getting screened? • Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that people who are Black have the highest incidence of tooth decay and higher levels of vision loss? Did you also know that adults age 21 and older, who are Amerigroup Medicaid members, can take advantage of certain dental and vision care services at no cost? • Did you know that if you are an Amerigroup Medicaid member in Maryland and having trouble keeping up with screenings, doctors’ appointments and covered benefits, you can get help by calling the Amerigroup Customer Service number on the back of your ID card, checking out Amerigroup’s member website, or even downloading Amerigroup’s mobile app? April is Minority Health Month and an opportunity to empower the Black community to learn about health disparities, conditions and opportunities that can directly impact their lives. • Did you know that Harvard study on U.S. health disparities found that people who are Black have higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease than other groups, and that Black

children have a 500% higher death rate from asthma compared with white children? • Did you know that some studies continue to report that racial minorities, including people who are Black, receive lower-quality care, even when they are socioeconomically equal in terms of education and income? • Did you know that more adults who are Black report that they cannot see a doctor because of cost, even though most preventative services are free without cost-sharing for adults, women and children who have Medicaid and most other forms of health insurance coverage? • Did you know that Amerigroup has programs and benefits in place to help all of its members, regardless of race or color, so they can overcome health disparities, close care gaps and reclaim their health? Did you know that it is easy to become empowered with

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HEALTH Brain Shrinks by 5 percent Beginning at 45; Experts Say Banish Distractions Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Ted Zanto, an associate professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, said aging shrinks the brain by about 5 percent between age 45 and 60. Additionally, while AARP writer Sari Harrar noted that might sound small, it could help explain why the ability to pay attention and tune out distractions begins to decline before age 50. “Around then, your brain also has to start coping with the full catastrophe of midlife,” Harrar penned in a column for AARP’s magazine. She noted further in quot-

ing neuroscientist Denise Park, “Rebellious kids! Aging parents! Work! Money! Menopause! Throw in constant interruptions from our digital devices and you might start feeling overwhelmed.” Dr. Mahmud Kara, the creator of KaraMD, told the Washington Informer in an email that tuning out distractions remains easier said than done. However, Dr. Kara offered some ways to limit the noise. “Creating a routine that works best for your lifestyle is essential,” Dr. Kara said. “For example, if you know that you are a ‘morning’ person and focus best within the first few hours after you wake up,

5 Exercise and decluttering the home could help offset effects of brain shrinkage. (Photo courtesy Bel Mara Health)

use that time to focus on the tasks that take priority for the day. Once you develop that routine, stick to it day after day so that it becomes a habit.” Working out regularly provides many physical, mental and emotional well-being benefits. For example, recent research has revealed that exercise is good for the gray matter, offered Jim Powell, the co-founder of My Speech Class. “It turns out that aerobic activities that get the heart pumping

can also keep the brain working in tip-top shape for longer,” Powell remarked. “Peak oxygen uptake is associated with increased gray matter volume, which suggests that cardiorespiratory exercises known to improve aerobic capacity may help slow down a decline in gray matter. Some of the most popular and effective cardiorespiratory workouts include running, cycling, swimming and even brisk walking,” he said.

Health experts noted that the brain does possess wondrous plasticity and individuals can help it adjust and refocus by taking up a few simple, healthy habits. “Weight loss has been linked to increased memory and concentration. According to researchers, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and type 2 diabetes, all of which are typically caused by obesity, are thought to harm the brain,” said Theola Tinny, co-founder of VinPit. “Researchers believe that once people regain a healthy weight and the problems that come with it, their cognitive disorders will fade away,” Tinny said. “Also, our surroundings have a huge impact on our ability to concentrate. Decluttering your home or tidying your workstation is well recognized for making your mind feel more ordered, liberated and able to think more clearly. You may alter your environment to make it more conducive to sustained focus.” She said physical activity, dietary choices and weight are all factors that might affect the ability to function and concentrate. “If you skip breakfast, for example, you are unlikely to be able to accomplish duties to your full potential by midday due to hunger sensations,” Tinny said. “Taking care of your health, staying active and consuming foods that promote concentration can all help you improve your concentration.” WI

New Cancer Center Coming to Prince George’s William J. Ford WI Staff Writer

5 Maryland Sen. Joanne C. Benson speaks at a ceremony April 7 to break ground on a new cancer center opening in 2024 on the campus of the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Shuntina Ferguson recalled her first cancer diagnosis and surgery at age 32. After doctors conducted tests, she later underwent two major medical procedures: a double mastectomy and then a hysterectomy. The District Heights resident in Prince George’s County said faith and the love of her family which includes two children, serve as the reason she’s a cancer survivor “because everyone I knew who had cancer died.” She received her last treatment at an oncologist’s office in 2011 in Greenbelt but said the office moved to Silver Spring in neighboring Montgomery County with

new workers where she continues to go today. “I don’t like going out there because . . . I don’t feel any warmth from the people,” said Ferguson, now 44. “I definitely believe if I was to go to the new cancer center in Prince George’s County, I would feel that warmth. Plus, I wouldn’t have to drive all the way to Silver Spring.” Ferguson’s conclusion illustrates the goal for hospital officials and doctors when the new University of Maryland Capital Region Cancer Center opens in 2024 on the Largo campus of the state-of-theart $500 million medical center that opened in June. The majority Black jurisdiction leads the state of Maryland and the D.C. region with the highest

cancer diagnoses with a focus on four types of cancers: lung, breast, colorectal and prostate. Cancer ranks as the second-leading cause of death in Prince George’s behind heart disease. Hospital and government officials broke ground Thursday, April 7 for the cancer center that anticipates providing service for 1,000 patients in its first year. Sen. Joanne C. Benson (D-District 24) of Landover, another Prince George’s cancer survivor, said she plans to volunteer at the center whenever she can. “I am a 37-year cancer survivor,” she said. “You can’t imagine what it’s like being told that you

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NURSE from Page 1 “The working conditions are seriously compromised [with] stopped up sinks, water leaks, a security board that doesn’t work and infection control issues,” said Francine Joel, a nurse of 40 years who’s on her second stint at HUH in the intensive care nursery. “Our main issue is staffing; we have travel nurses who have been here but the baseline staffing is not based on patient acuity,” Joel said. “You have sick patients and staffing goes by numbers rather than who’s sick. Even the best nurse can’t be there for you because they’re with someone else.” Under the status quo, most nurses, depending on where they’re stationed, remain responsible for at least five patients, the intensity of their condition notwithstanding. Contract negotiations have centered on how best to alleviate that situation and address the issue of differential pay for weeknight and weekend shifts. Nurses said Adventist HealthCare wants to pay HUH nurses a flat rate for those shifts, rather than a percentage of base pay which nurses say would severely reduce the pay for senior personnel. Since last July, DCNA has been in negotiations with Adventist HealthCare which operates HUH in conjunction with Howard University. By last November, when the nurses’ contract expired, the two parties still had not reached an agreement. In January, nurses picketed and circulated a petition among DCNA members which suggested how they would proceed. They, along with other labor leaders, also sent letters to Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick and HUH CEO Anita Jenkins but to no avail. In February, Adventist HealthCare walked away from the bargaining table. Since then, there’s only one meeting, held less than a week ago, which failed to produce the desired results. “Management has rejected each proposal time and time again and they haven’t engaged in concrete discussions about how to alleviate the staffing crisis,” said DCNA Executive Director Edward Smith. “There are enough nurses but not enough to work under the conditions. We agreed on firstyear raises and management im-

plemented that but they didn’t follow up with differential pay,” Smith said. In March, adjunct faculty members at Howard University, out of frustration with a years-long negotiation process, threatened to strike. They would later avoid a strike and enter a contract with the university that included incremental wage increases and other protections. Speakers at the protest held by nurses on Monday included Dyana Forester of the Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO, Jaime Contreras of SEIU 32BJ, DC Jobs with Justice Executive Director Elizabeth Falcon, the Rev. Graylan Hagler, and a representative of SEIU local 500, which represents Howard University faculty members. One nurse, who has worked at HUH for more than 20 years and requested anonymity, said they consider safety the most important factor in contract negotiations. At the start of the pandemic, the nurse, along with several of their colleagues, worked long hours tending to COVID-19 patients. They said funds that poured into the hospital during that time didn’t change conditions. In standing outside HUH with their colleagues outside, the nurse said they want to ensure that both patients and nurses are protected. “It’s overwhelming because you feel bad and you’re not sure if you

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5 Howard University Hospital nurses and medical personnel held a one-day strike on April 10 in front of the hospital. (Screen grab)

gave your patients adequate care,” the nurse said. “We have patients who need close observation and we use technicians to sit with them. If you come to work and you’re not in charge, you have five people [under your care]. That means checking their vitals, washing them and changing their urinals. Everyone’s talking about money but this is about safety.” WI @SamPKCollins

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Washburn said, align with standards outlined by ALA. Washburn said he supports a philosophy centered on bringing joy to learning, challenging misinformation and equipping students with the skills needed to validate sources, ask critical questions and engage in the learning process. Access to a wide variety of books, he asserted, ensures the fulfillment of that goal. “School libraries must be the gateway to the universe of knowledge free of political agendas, limitations to free speech, or other barriers,” Washburn said. “DCPS believes that school libraries and librarians are an essential component for all schools. Supporting an informed and engaged community on the assets and attributes of our school libraries enables everyone to be part of our district mission and vision.”

D.C. Public School Librarians Eyeing Book Bans Across America Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer National Library Week took place earlier this month amid efforts by parents and state legislatures across the country to ban books from school libraries. In the District, public school librarians continue to organize for their permanent inclusion in DC Public Schools [DCPS]’ budget while learning more about how

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As of April 12, Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida, Oklahoma, Kansas and Indiana count among the states with the most banned books. Texas has banned more than 700 books, while Pennsylvania has done so for 400 and Florida for nearly 300. Within the last three years, as far back as DCPS central office records go, the DCPS Materials Evaluation Committee has not removed any books from public school libraries. During a recent hearing held by the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, public witnesses described the books that have been

targeted as books of choice not often included on school curricula. Parents and organizations with certain political leanings have focused on books addressing racism and the system of white supremacy. Other reasons center on the author or protagonist’s race and gender identity. In situations where community members challenge the inclusion of a book in a school library, the American Library Association [ALA]’s reconsideration process mandates the creation of a review committee that addresses complaints with the goal of defending intellectual freedom and freedom of information, more so than the material in question. In an online statement, the ALA said reconsideration committee members are asked to set aside their personal beliefs, read the book that brought on the complaint and review the library’s mission statement and reconsideration policies, among other documents. During the reconsideration process, books are not removed from the stacks. Dr. Kevin Washburn, DCPS’ director of library programs, said school librarians select book titles and resources that align with the DCPS curriculum, have undergone at least one strong professional review and meet the standards of what has been recommended by students, teachers and parents. The library programs’ selection and reconsideration procedures,

A BOOK GIVEAWAY AND CALL TO ACTION

Last weekend, the American Federation of Teachers [AFT] hosted a book giveaway at the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation in Southeast that attracted students, families and educators from Ward 7 and 8. During what was called the “Reading Opens the World Book Palooza & Community Fair,” families had the opportunity to take five books home while educators and organizations had access to 30 books. In total, AFT had 40,000 books on hand during the afternoon of April 9. While reflecting on the event, Washington Teachers’ Union President Jacqueline Pogue Lyons not only thanked school librarians for the part they play in boosting literacy among young people but explained the significance of the Reading Opens the World campaign in the current political atmosphere. “As a teacher of 28 years, I’ve always tipped my hat to our librarians who not only foster a love of reading in our kids but can guide them to the best sources of knowledge and adventure. But we cannot leave all the heavy lifting to our librarians,” Lyons said. “Not while we see a disturbing number of schools banning books from classrooms. The Reading Opens the World campaign can fill in that gap, ensuring our kids, our stories and our history are not left out of the discussion,” Lyons added. WI @SamPKCollins

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Mortgage Lending Disparities Limit the Rate of Black Homeownership in D.C. Black families achieve the dream of homeownership in D.C.,” Stokes said. “I pride myself on knowing other agents, good negotiating skills, and preparing my clients for homeownership.”

Antoine M. Thompson The road to financial power and prosperity is paved with homeownership. Nationally, over 70% of 5 Antoine M. Thompson Black wealth is tied to homeownership. In 2020, after the death of George Floyd, there were months of protests in D.C. and across the country.  The protests also fostered conversations around the connections between issues of policing and economics, education, housing, and equity more common. Americans of all races began to demand that the institutions with which they spent money and did business go on record with their commitment to racial justice. While justice in the courts became a rallying cry against police misconduct and brutality, the fight for racial equity policies further took on a renewed purpose.   Unfortunately, two years later, these investments have done little to move the needle for the rate of homeownership for Black Washingtonians.

HOMEOWNERSHIP GAP PERSISTS

According to census data from Prosperity Now, the Black homeownership rate in D.C. is 35.2% compared to the White homeownership rate of 50.3%. This is a stark contrast

SUCCEEDING A GAINST THE ODDS

5 Jamal and Ashley Smith (homebuyers) and Lledon Stokes (Real Estate Agent) (Photo by Antoine M. Thompson) 4 Lindsay McFarlane (homebuyer) and Lledon Stokes (Realtor) (Photo by Antoine M. Thompson)

to the neighboring Black communities in Prince George’s County, Maryland, where the rate of Black homeownership sits at 61.1%. Because of these vast disparities in homeownership, Black households in D.C. are three times more likely to have zero wealth.

BLACK HOMEBUYERS TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE DENIED MORTGAGES IN D.C.

In 2020, a review of data from the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act provided by Virginia-based Compliance Tech, shows that approximately 32,238 loan applications were made or originated by mortgage lenders in D.C. Lending by race, Whites were approved for 16,227 mortgages compared to 4,945 for Blacks in the District of Columbia.

“The data states that Black homebuyers were denied mortgage loans at 2.7 times the rate of white homebuyers (20.86% Black vs. 7.6% white),” stated Maurice Jourdain-Earl, managing director of Compliance Tech. Despite historical discriminatory mortgage lending practices and rising home prices, government leaders, nonprofit organizations, real estate agents and brokers continue to work hard to create more new Black homeowners in the District of Columbia. Lledon Stokes, a real estate agent with Sotheby’s Realty, describes the situation. “In 2021, I was able to help nine

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN LENDING CHART FOR WASHINGTON, D.C., 2020

Stokes helped Lindsay McFarlane, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, purchase a condo in Southeast D.C. “Ever since I was younger and we came to D.C. on a family trip, I told my dad that we had to live here,” McFarlane said. “After graduate school, I moved to the District and rented various apartments in different parts of the city but I didn’t feel complete until I bought my first house.” For many potential Black homeowners, their first hurdle remains getting approved for a mortgage followed by successfully making an offer for a home. McFarlane was fortunate when purchasing her home. “We were the first people to see the property, my agent Lledon was definitely a shark, we put in an offer the same day and I was able to buy a piece of heaven in D.C.,” McFarlane said. Newlyweds Ashley and Jamaal Smith recently bought a new home in D.C.’s Brookland neighborhood. Jamaal a native of New Jersey, and Ashley, born in the District, decided to buy in D.C. because they love the sense of community and the neighborhood feel. “Properties are appreciating and things are close by,” Ashley said. Her husband added, “We love being able to walk to restaurants, stores, the gym, and the park.”

class, identify a very good licensed real estate agent and secure a mortgage lender whom they can trust. “The mortgage process was interesting because my bank would not give me a mortgage at a good rate and they were cumbersome to deal with, so I had to go to a private mortgage company,” McFarlane said. A good team can make a world of a difference when buying a home.

A MESSAGE FOR POLICY MAKERS AND HOMEBUYERS

Historical discriminatory lending patterns, limited housing inventory, and rising housing prices put Black homebuyers at disadvantage. Tracking mortgage data is the key to advancing and measuring the success of strategies and programs to close the racial homeownership gaps in the District of Columbia. Fortunately, mortgage lending trends are published annually by the federal government. In addition, elected officials, advocacy organizations, and regulatory agencies should be publicly discussing the shortcomings. McFarlane’s advice is, “Plan, stack your money, figure out where you want to live and become uncompromising about it. Personally, it feels good to have a place in D.C. that I know is mine.” Antoine M. Thompson is a housing policy expert, real estate agent with MMB Realty Group and the former national executive director of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB).

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EDUCATION Local Gymnast Khoi Alexander Young Soars In and Out of the Gym William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Khoi Alexander Young likes a challenge. The 19-year-old Prince George’s County native from Bowie chose gymnastics not only for its competitive nature and grueling practices but also because not many African-American boys participate in the sport. Gymnastics led to another difficult test: admittance into Stanford University in California, which according to Best Colleges ranks as the second-hardest college to get in nationwide with a 3.9% acceptance rate. Young will complete his freshman year in June at the private institution in Northern California where he plans to major in management science and engineering. The major requires taking computer science courses in which he has no interest. “But I will now. I always look for the most difficult thing that I could achieve,” Young said in an interview April 1. “It keeps me very focused.” He admits adjusting to college life more than 3,000 miles away from home hasn’t been easy but he talks with his parents once a week, usually on Sundays when he doesn’t have practice.

CENTER from Page 22 have cancer. It’s hard. But with a cancer center [employing] the best and the brightest working, it does give hope to many people.” One of those specialty doctors who’ll work at the center, Dr. Melissa Ann Liriana Vyfhuis, said it’s also personal for her as a Prince George’s native. Before becoming a radiation oncologist, she worked her first job at the former Landover Mall site located just a few miles from the hospital. Vyfhuis’ family still resides in the county: her parents in Capitol Heights, sister in Suitland, in-laws in Lanham and her children, nieces and nephews all enrolled in the county’s public schools. “My community has given me

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He’s already achieved exemplary accomplishments on Stanford’s men’s gymnastics and U.S. national teams that include: Two-time national Rookie of the Week in February. Mountain Pacific Sports Federation [MPSF] gymnast of the week in February. Second and third place finishes in international competition in March in Stuttgart, Germany. Young recently contributed to Stanford’s victory in the school’s first MPSF men’s championship since 2011. Young recorded a top score of 14.600 to win the pommel horse event. He will compete in the NCAA championships April 15 and 16 in Norman, Oklahoma, where Stanford seeks a third straight NCAA title. But there’s still one element missing during most competitions: Black male gymnasts. A December NCAA report reveals that out of 307 men gymnasts enrolled in predominantly white institutions [PWI] last year, Blacks accounted for 18, or 6%. Approximately 94 identified themselves as “other” and 195 white male gymnasts participated in the sport. In comparison from 2020, approximately 23 Black male gymnasts participated in the sport at PWIs. Another 109 identified

as “other” and 188 as white male gymnasts. The sport had only one Black male head coach and two Black male assistant coaches last year. Fisk University in Nashville announced in February it will launch a women’s gymnastics program, making it the first historically Black college and university to do so. “Most [of the Blacks] I see and know are from the DMV area,” Young said. “I’m the only one on my team and about one or two I may see throughout the NCAA competition.” He says that’s motivation to inspire other Black youth to the sport like his former teammates with Sportsplex Gymnastics at the Wayne K. Curry Sports and Learning Complex in Landover. “I feel like I could be a catalyst for younger gymnasts to be a part of this sport,” he said. “I believe I have already inspired the guys back home to achieve the same thing.” Although Young sacrificed social events with friends at Bowie High School to practice 20 hours per week, gymnastics allowed him to travel. In 2019, he won a spot with three U.S. men gymnasts to participate in Hungary in the world junior championship. Sportsplex Gymnastics men’s head coach Robert Lundy admired

Young’s work ethic and desire when Lundy became coach at least 10 years ago. “His personality is great. He is a hard worker. Being able to focus is the most challenging thing in this sport,” Lundy said. “His ability to come up with a plan, stick with a plan and make that plan come true

so much that I am truly joyful to be given an opportunity to now serve through excellent cancer care,” said Vyfhuis, a visiting assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. A major boost to construct the center will be $67 million in state funding – part of a “Maryland Cancer Moonshot Initiative” aimed at accelerating cancer screening, prevention and treatment. The $216 million program includes $100 million to expand the University of Maryland Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center in downtown Baltimore; $25 million for cancer research projects for the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University; and

$20.5 million in stem cell research for regenerative medicine projects and groundbreaking treatments. “This is very near and dear to my heart because I know how difficult it is to get that life altering diagnosis and to experience that feeling of not knowing what comes next,” said Gov. Larry Hogan, a cancer survivor who grew up in Prince George’s. “With the completion of this new cancer center . . . [residents] will be able to receive the high-quality cancer treatment and medical care that they deserve.” Dr. Mohan Suntha, an oncologist and president and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System, said an estimated 100 full-time employees would work at the center with the potential

to increase that number based on the needs of the county’s ever-increasing population of nearly one million. He said the hospital’s location also helps patients, especially with Largo Town Center Metrorail station nearby and availability of bus service, to combat one of the world’s most dreaded diseases. “As a cancer doctor, think about the anxiety associated with a diagnosis like cancer,” Suntha said. “Think about the idea of being able to get your high-quality health care access closer to home. It benefits you as the patient, benefits your family, benefits your children. There is just a halo effect that comes with proximity.” WI @WJFjabariwill

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is a testament to his abilities. He had that determination early on.” Lundy, who’s Black and coached gymnastics for about 35 years, said a few of the detriments in seeing more young Black male gymnasts are cultural with many youths choosing basketball, football and track and field. There are also gender stereotypes, he said, which allude to gymnastics being strictly for girls and women. Further, the costs to participate aren’t cheap. Registration fees to enroll youth for at least eight weeks of gymnastics classes this spring through the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation start at $160. The price doesn’t include leotards, workout gear and any necessary training equipment. If participating on a team, the cost could be higher. “I repeat several times to parents, ‘This is going to be expensive,’” Lundy said. “My job here is to help [athletes] go as far as they want to go. Our facility has all the training for athletes to excel. You can succeed in and from this sport.” WI @WJFjabariwill

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‘Ain’t No Air in That!’ Members and colleagues of the Alliance of Concerned Men know exactly what former Executive Director Tyrone Parker means when he says, “Ain’t No Air in That.” It’s a phrase that symbolizes the foundation upon which the ACM was established more than 40 years ago in D.C. to end gun violence and combat juvenile crime by providing life and social skills to the youth of Washington, D.C. There is no puffing in Parker’s commitment to put his life on the line to save those who care little about the lives of others or their own. Like many young men in the city lured into a potential life of crime, Parker was, too. But it was the death of his son Rodney, who was shot and killed outside of a skating rink, that turned him into an activist seeking hands-on solutions to stop the killing of young people by young people. “He [Rodney] was in the wrong place at the wrong time, simple as that,” Parker said. In response to the thought, “We’ve got to do something,” the Alliance of Concerned Men was born in 1991. Parker decided this year to retire and turn over the ACM's reins to new leadership. But his departure could not come without recognition and celebration. Last Saturday, more than 150 people joined the ACM to honor him and ACM co-founders James Alsobrooks, Rahim Jenkins, Eric Johnson, Joe Nelson, Peter L. Jackson, Gerard Alston and Arthur “Rico” Rush, who died on March 23, 2020. They grew up together and graduated from Eastern and McKinley Tech High Schools. They went down different paths – Vietnam and the streets of D.C. – but the violence brought them back together to seek a solution and to bring peace to the streets of D.C. To hear their stories, the violence they confronted in 1991 without any financial support, training, or resources, took more than a leap of faith to turn around some of D.C. 's notoriously dangerous neighborhoods. Benning Terrace in Northeast, where there were a reported 59 murders of young people over a short time, is where they focused their attention. “The solution was in the problem. We realized that young people in our communities had no sense of purpose or reason,” Parker said. ACM negotiated a truce between warring gang members. Their work made such a significant difference that it was replicated in other communities across the country. A new leader, Terrance Staley, has been passed the baton. As a Bowie State graduate and disabled veteran, he is also a beneficiary of ACM’s impact on the community. He will lead the ACM’s programs, including Cure the Streets, Violence Free Zone Initiative, Conflict Resolution Youth Training and the Credible Messenger program. Parker, who still shows up at the office though retired, reminds us how one person can make a difference in all of our lives. “The spirit of God, the lessons of Jesus and the commitment of our people,” Parker said, “is what will lead to the transformation of people.” He closed by saying, “Do all you can for as much as you can for those that are making a difference in our community.” ACM continues to make a difference and there “ain’t no air in that!” WI

D.C. Prepares for its Annual Party – Emancipation Day – April 16

After several years of being postponed due to the pandemic, D.C. residents can finally celebrate, live and in person, the District’s most important day of the year – Emancipation Day. This year’s festivities take place at Freedom Plaza, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, across from the John A. Wilson Building. And once again, there will be plenty of festivities – good food, good music, fireworks and a lot of friends gathering, safely of course, to mark this historic day in the District’s history. OCTFME Director Angie M. Gates and her team have things well in hand and as in year’s past, as Don Cornelius used to say on Soul Train, “it’s gonna be a stoned gas.” For those unfamiliar with Emancipation Day, the annual event recalls April 16, 1862, when over 3,000 enslaved people were freed eight months before President Abraham Lincoln, in the Emancipation Proclamation, liberated slaves in the South. The District also has the distinction of being the only part of the U.S. to have compensated slave owners for freeing the enslaved individuals they held captive. It has been an official public holiday in the District since 2005. This year, on the eve of Emancipation Day, Mayor Muriel Bowser will present a one-hour TV special chronicling the long journey toward D.C. statehood. It’s something you don’t want to miss (April 16, 4 p.m. on WUSA9 and 8 p.m. on DCN). It will be hosted by Andrea Roane and the late Bruce Johnson who recently died after suffering a heart attack. Enjoy the day but remember, the fight continues for D.C. statehood. Ain’t no stopping us now! WI

TO THE EDITOR Rest in Power

Justice Achieved

I was shocked to read about the death of longtime news anchor Bruce Johnson. He’s one of the legendary Black men in media in the D.C. area. He will be missed, without a doubt. I send my condolences to his family.

Salute to the first African American Supreme Court justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson! I’m so relieved that the day has finally come — long overdue. I’m also glad that President Biden kept his campaign promise to appoint a Black woman to the bench.

Iris Murray Washington, D.C.

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

Julianne Malveaux

Brother Biden, Please Keep Another Promise or Two

I do this thing in my head with President Joe Biden. When he gets on my nerves, I often call him President. When I want something from him or want to thank him for something, I call him Brother Biden. As I write this, I thank him for our incoming Supreme Court justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and I'm celebrating her gracious, humble, generous presence like so many of us. This woman inspires me, and that's an understatement. I admire how she

has managed to keep her effervescent smile through the kind of nonsense that would have me throwing punches. Ted Cruz, really? Lindsey Graham, really? These privileged white men attempted to rattle the cage of a woman who could be taken off her game. May we all have some measure of her restraint. So thank you, Brother Biden, for doing the right thing. But it isn't the only right thing you can do. You talked about reparations during the 2020 campaign. Now there is legislation in the House of Representatives to pass HR 40, the legislation that Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich.) intro-

duced annually since 1989, and that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is now carrying. The votes are almost there, but the Senate will not pass it. Why not do an executive order to study the reparations issue officially. It would take a stroke of your pen to make this happen. Why won't you do the right thing? You also agreed to forgive some student loan debt. While it is clear that there is some pushback on forgiving all debt, why not take the first step by forgiving some of it? With a stroke of a pen, you could forgive at least ten grand of it for everyone who carries debt, and we know that Black

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folk, in particular, have more. What is preventing you from honoring a campaign promise and helping needy people? As an educator, I’m more than familiar with the equity arguments that the likes of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) make. Is it fair for working-class folks to carry the debt of the highly educated? Did people take out too many loans for the wrong purposes? What will loan forgiveness cost? From an equity perspective, Manchin may have a minor point. There is a flip side, though. What will it cost us if we don't forgive the loans? We already see the delayed adult-

hood of some young people with the accelerated adulthood of others. In other words, affluent young people buy homes, while young folks with less privileged backgrounds are graduating college and moving to their parent's homes, crippled by student loan debt. These different circumstances exacerbate the wealth gap. Brother Biden, you have an opportunity to make a difference in millions of lives. Democrats are sitting in the crosshairs. They are worried about the 2022 election and turnout when President Biden's (not Brother Biden's)

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Ben Jealous

Far-Right Smears of Judge Jackson Show Why We Can't Let Them Take Power

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history last week when the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. That is cause for celebration. When Judge Jackson is sworn in as Justice Jackson later this year, she will become the first Black woman to serve on our highest court. And she will become the first justice ever

to have served as a public defender. She will bring a much-needed "justice for all" perspective to the court. Judge Jackson's nomination has inspired millions of Americans. Her bipartisan support from Americans and senators is a sign that our country can continue to move toward a "more perfect union." The confirmation process, however, showed us something else. Something far more disturbing about the current state of that union. The far-right wing of the conservative movement, which is currently

the dominant force in the Republican Party, set out to smear Judge Jackson and anyone — Republican or Democrat — who supported her. They made it clear why we cannot allow them to take power in this year's elections. They dragged Judge Jackson into dishonest and dishonorable far-right political campaigns that were already underway. For example, far-right activists and their Republican allies have been waging a campaign to silence teaching about racism in U.S. his-

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tory and institutions. The Far Right has devoted a huge amount of energy to make critical race theory — a way of studying the impact of racism — something sinister. They want to scare conservative voters into turning out for school board elections and this year's congressional elections. The extremist thinktank activist who started the CRT scare has admitted that his goal was just to apply that label to anything that right-wing culture warriors didn't like. And for sure, they tried to slap it on Judge Jackson.

Another far-right campaign sweeping the country is an attack on the legal equality of LGBTQ Americans. That campaign taps into some of the oldest and ugliest smears against LGBTQ people — claims that they are a threat to children. And it draws energy from the conspiracy theories promoted by QAnon activists about a network of powerful pedophiles. Shameless senators like Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz tried to drag Judge

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Marian Wright Edelman

'A Morally Inclement Climate'

April 4 was the 54th anniversary of the assassination of our nation's prophet of nonviolence, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On the same day we received new warnings from international scientists that our world remains headed towards an environmental climate catastrophe, this date was a sad reminder that before his death, Dr.

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King presciently warned us about a metaphorical climate crisis that also threatened us all. Shortly after President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination, Dr. King wrote that it was time for our nation to do some soul-searching, and while the question "Who killed President Kennedy?" was important, answering the question "What killed President Kennedy?" was even more critical. Dr. King said he believed "our late President was assassinated by a moral-

ly inclement climate": "It is a climate filled with heavy torrents of false accusation, jostling winds of hatred, and raging storms of violence. It is a climate where men cannot disagree without being disagreeable, and where they express dissent through violence and murder. It is the same climate that murdered Medgar Evers in Mississippi and six innocent Negro children in Birmingham, Alabama." Dr. King also noted that the undercurrents of hatred and violence

that made up this morally inclement climate were fueled by our cultural embrace of guns: "By our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim, by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children that the hero is one who masters the art of shooting and the technique of killing, by allowing all these developments, we have created an atmosphere in which violence and hatred have become popular pastimes." The same winds of hatred, storms

of violence, and easy access to and glorification of guns he believed killed President Kennedy would soon kill Dr. King too. Decades later, we are still being ravaged by the same storms. On April 3, six people were killed and 12 others injured in a shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, one of the worst mass shootings in the city's history. Afterwards, President Biden released a statement: "Today,

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

E. Faye Williams

Lynching

I can't completely or accurately articulate my elation upon witnessing President Biden signing the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on March 29, 2022. With his signature, he affirmed what Congress had acknowledged — that lynching is, indeed, a federal hate crime. My only question was, "Why has it taken so long?" In the past century, the effort to legally outlaw lynching federally failed

over 200 times. I cannot and never have been able to understand how lynching could not have been determined as the physical embodiment of hatred. This signing event brought a myriad of thoughts and memories to mind. The image of the NAACP "lynching flag" swirled through my mind. This flag, with the inscribed words "A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY," was flown from the window of the NAACP national headquarters in New York whenever a lynching had been confirmed in the U.S. Although named after Emmett

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Till, who was brutally murdered in 1955, the act recognizes the thousands of mostly African Americans who met their fate at the end of a noose or by some other diabolical means generated in the malignant minds of racists. Reflecting on the events lodged in my mind, I thought of the lynching of Hayes and Mary Turner, the circumstances of which truly epitomize racial hatred. In 1918, in Morven, Georgia, 25-year-old Hayes Turner was accused of killing an abusive (white) landowner and subsequently lynched. Hayes' 18-year-old wife

Mary publicly opposed his lynching and threatened legal action against the white people who had murdered him. The following day, Mary was hanged upside down from a tree, doused with gasoline and motor oil, and set on fire. Mary was still alive when a member of the mob split her abdomen open with a knife and her unborn child fell on the ground. The baby was stomped and crushed after it fell to the ground. Her body was riddled with hundreds of bullets. Those actions can only be the product of hatred. I also reflected on the year 2005

when Janet Langhart-Cohen, Mark Planning, Dick Gregory and I walked into the offices of almost every U.S. senator promoting a 2005 anti-lynching bill. Our goals were lofty. Among them was the renaming the Richard Russell Senate Building, named after the notorious and rabidly racist Georgia senator. This building was representative of the prestige and authority of one-half of our governing body and we felt its name was inconsistent with the spirit of our entire nation.

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Syrita Simpkins

Black Women 'A Moment for Black Women': My Take on Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS Hearing Attack pect. But what stood out to me were and disrespectful. Judge Jackson was visibly and verbally grown tired of The confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson were different. I was in the room, six or so rows behind her. I work in advocacy, so I've sat through a few committee hearings in my time. Some were emotional, some boring, most unmemorable. But this was different. For one, it was a Supreme Court nominee hearing, in itself a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But this was a Supreme

Court of the United States associate justice nominee hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Yes, I had to spell it out this time because it was so major. This was a moment for Black women like me. It was personal. I see myself in her and I was actually in the room watching it go down. On the first day of the hearing, you hear the congratulations, the concerns, all the things you would ex-

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the guests in the room. Black women were filing in and out. Young, old, family, friends, strangers, all intensely fixated on what was happening in front of them. It really did feel like you were there to support your sister, your cousin, your auntie. We were so close, we could practically whisper "you got this" in her ear. Little did we know at the time, she needed to hear it. And eventually, she did. While most of the member supporters congratulated her and asked reasonable and respectful questions, the hearing often grew contentious

bombarded with loaded questions about her rulings, personal religious views and issues such as critical race theory, transgender rights and the definition of a "woman," and thoughts on the Brett Kavanaugh hearings. Some of the senators were so intent on expanding their camera time, they refused to stop with their interrogations when their time expired. Even still, Judge Jackson kept her composure with incredible poise and grace as she carefully answered each question with thoughtful consideration. Most of us would have

the repeated questions and constant interruptions. For Black women, that would have been weaponized against us. Judge Jackson is not new to this. She was extremely levelheaded, neutral and prepared to take the heat of the opposition. But the days of disrespect and chastisement wore on her and wore on the women in the room and those watching on TV. Then came the words she needed to hear, and we needed to hear for

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The lessons of history are clear: when elected officials have to take a stand, when they have to go on record and show the American people where they are on the issues, then the right side of history ultimately prevails. I believe the same will hold true in this fight to protect our democracy. The forces that oppose

democracy today are strong, but as we've seen in recent history, the resolve of the American people is stronger." — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, 2022 State of Black America Gerrymandering. Voter suppression. Malicious misinformation. Intimidation. Politicians have used these tactics for generations to exclude voters of color and to give their parties an edge. But never before has the nation

seen such an insidious and coordinated campaign to obliterate the very principle of "one person, one vote" from the political process. On Tuesday, April 12, the National Urban League's 2022 State of Black America report, "Under Siege: The Plot to Destroy Democracy," reveals the extent of this campaign. In response, the National Urban League is relaunching its highly effective civic engagement and voter education campaign, "Reclaim Your Vote."

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Using data and analysis from our research partner, The Brennan Center for Justice, the State of Black America examines the astonishing reversal of a two-century moral arc that has bent, if slowly and unevenly, toward universal suffrage. From the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1787, when only land-owning white men could vote, to passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, the United States has seen a steady, if unevenly enforced, expan-

sion of the franchise. By 1856 property ownership requirements were eliminated in all states, giving suffrage to most white men. The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, guaranteed Black Americans the right to vote, though the rise of Jim Crow restrictions like poll taxes and literacy tests effectively disenfranchised Southern Blacks for most of the next century. The 19th Amendment in

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National Urban League President & CEO Marc Morial said factions of state and federal lawmakers, working in concert with shady political operatives and violent extremists, are dangerously close to dismantling American democracy and establishing autocratic rule. The organization’s 2022 State of Black America report outlines “the conspiracy and the urgent case for a national mobilization to protect and defend our most sacred constitutional right,” Morial noted in the report titled, “Under Siege: The Plot to Destroy Democracy.” “The anti-democracy wave that began to rise after record-high Black voting rates in 2008 and crested with the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder to gut the Voting Rights Act has now broken against ‘The Big Lie,’ the relentless campaign to invalidate the 2020 election,” Morial wrote. Using data and analysis from research partner, The Brennan Center for Justice, the Urban League noted that this year’s edition of The State of Black America exposes the four main tactics employed in the plot: gerrymandering, voter suppression, misinformation, and intimidation. “Politicians have used these tactics for generations, to exclude voters of color and to give their parties an edge,” Morial said. “But never before has the nation seen such an insidious and coordinated campaign to obliterate the very principle of ‘one person, one vote’ from the political process. ‘It is an astonishing reversal of a two-century moral arc that has bent, if slowly and unevenly, toward universal suffrage,” he said. In acknowledgement of Georgia’s status as “ground zero” in the assault on democracy, the

Urban League released the report at an event at Clark Atlanta University featuring students from Atlanta’s four HBCUs, Urban League affiliate presidents from around the country, and other national civil rights leaders. The release coincided with the 2022 launch of “Reclaim Your Vote,” the National Urban League’s civic engagement campaign, celebrated with a voter mobilization rally on the university’s Promenade. A news release noted that, for the first time, The State of Black America includes a companion poll, the Pulse of Black America. Conducted by Benenson Strategy Group, the poll found that an overwhelming majority Black Americans believe strongly in the power of their vote to make a difference when it comes to social and racial justice, police violence, and economic opportunity. “But almost as many agree that elected officials are not doing enough to protect voting rights and are in fact doing more to limit voting rights than to protect them,” the authors stated. They said the 2022 Equality Index, the National Urban League’s semi-annual calculation of the social and economic status of African Americans relative to

whites, is 73.9 percent, slightly up from the revised 2020 Index of 73.7 percent. Rooted in the Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787, which counted enslaved African Americans as “three-fifths” of a person, the Index would be 100 percent under full equality, the authors wrote. Officials said because of a lag in data collection, the 2022 Equality Index does not capture the full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic or the resulting economic recession, but does capture changes during the pandemic for homeownership, unemployment rates, and school enrollment. “For these metrics, the 2022 Equality Index illustrates how precarious social and economic gains are for Black Americans,” said economist Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe of the Women's Institute for Science, Equity, and Race, who analyzed the Index for the report. “It is also evidence of how vulnerable Black Americans are to economic and public health crises. The Equality Index is an aggregate analysis of centuries of structural racism that can be a starting point for crafting policy to dismantle anti-Black racism in America.” WI

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raise their voices in jubilation. The Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC, and Washington Performing Arts presented in concert the Choral Arts Chorus, the Men and Women of the Gospel and Children of the Gospel in a program that embraced music, collaboration and the human spirit. The evening of inspirational music also honored 2022 Choral Arts Society Humanitarian recipient LaStosha Brown, a national voting rights activist. "Living the Dream" focuses on continuing the work of peace and understanding to which King committed his life. These and other characteristics count as key attributes consistently exhibited by the selected honoree. Brown has been a leading advocate for ensuring equal access to voting rights. She received her award from Sherrilyn Ifill, former president and director-counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and 2020 Humanitarian Award recipient. Before

accepting her award, Brown sang an acapella version of the gospel song, "I Know I've Been Changed." "I wanted to start with singing a song that my grandmother used to sing," Brown said, reflecting on past honorees. "I am grateful for those who created a space for me to stand here today. It was something about them standing in the midst of their own humanity that opened up the way for me." Each of the three featured choirs performed individually and as a combined vocal group. Conducting the choirs were for Choral Arts Chorus, Scott Tucker, artistic director; Men and Women of the Gospel, Theodore Thorpe III, artistic director; and Children of the Gospel, Michele Fowlin, artistic director. Songs of faith and inspirational songs performed included "Come Thou Almighty King," "You're the Lifter" and "Didn't It Rain?"

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5 Sherrilyn Ifill (right), former president and director-counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, presents the 2022 Choral Arts Humanitarian Award to LaTosha Brown (left), voting rights activist at "Living the Dream . . . Singing the Dream" on April 10 at the Kennedy Center. (Photo courtesy Shannon Finney Photography)

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by Julie Dash and Rachel Watanabe-Batton; and “Wednesdays in Mississippi,” pitched by Marlene McCurtis and Joy Silverman. The PitchBLACK Forum: Immersive Day takes place on April 27. Five immersive projects will compete for up to $50,000 in grants: “Ancestral Archives” by Josie Williams; “Wa’Omoni Rising” by Ngardy Conteh George; “Forty Acres” by Tamara Shogaolu; “Rabiola Open Skies” by Leonardo Souza; and “Cissie Gool House” by Dylan Valley. The PitchBLACK Awards ceremony, on April 28 will celebrate Black media storytellers by honoring the past (Trailblazer Award), the present (Forum Awards) and the future (Nonso Christian Ugbode Award). The ceremony's keynote speaker is award-winning documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter (“John Lewis: Good Trouble and The Way I See It”). The BPM Trailblazer Award recognizes documentary filmmakers with more than two decades of experience working primarily in public media as a producer, director, writer or editor and a strong track record of mentoring emerging media makers. Sponsored by GBH, this year’s Trailblazer Award recipient is Orlando Bagwell, noted for his moving documentaries about Black

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DREAM from Page 34 One fun, up tempo selection, "Onaga" performed by Children of the Gospel, featured guest soloist Greg Smith. With choir members in Afrocentric costumes, the audience felt compelled to move to the beat of the music. An added bonus for those in attendance would be the premier of a newly-commissioned piece composed by District native Nolan Williams, Jr. – a composer, producer, curator and musicologist whose musical "Grace" can now be seen at Ford's Theatre in Northwest. For almost 20 years, Williams has written new music specifically for this event that embodies the spirit of King. His newest composition "We Are the Ones to Heal Our Land," used as its basis 2 Chronicles 7:14.

The familiar passage reads as follows: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (King James Version) Williams explained what the passage means to him. "These words have long embodied for me the profound hope that God will eventually make right the many wrongs that trouble our land," Williams said in his program notes. "I offer a reimagining of the 2 Chronicles text to provoke and awaken our consciousness and to call us as a community to renewed action. And I do so with verses that explore these four forms of justice disparities: earth, social, environmental and economic." WI

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BERRYVILLE from Page 8 tectural historian, Maral Kalbian, said Preservation Virginia, a group involved in safeguarding historic properties statewide, wants to assist with preserving the homes. Susan French, a pro bono attorney, wrote a letter to the commissioners in support of homeowners. “I was stunned that such an amazing National Historic Register District would even be considered for a path to demolition. I immediately reached out to residents and offered my pro bono legal assistance,” French said. “Josephine Street is a national treasure that needs support – financial support – and time to pursue structural and rehabilitation assessments – time to fundraise – time to seek funding.” The commission members spoke on the matter as well. Commission member Michelle Marino said based on media reports, people in other communi-

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Capturing the Sun’s Energy Solar collectors capture heat during the day and store it through the night. Often collectors are flat boxes painted black because that color absorbs the most heat. Inside are small, water-filled pipes. The sun heats water through a glass cover. The heated water is pumped into homes, providing hot water and heat. This is called Active Solar Energy.

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Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Some things, well, you just make them your own. You know it happens when you just can't let something go. You turn it over in your mind six ways daily, and talk about it until everybody around you's sick of hearing about it. Pretty soon, it's your problem to have but be careful: as in the new novel, "Take My Hand" by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, these kinds of things change lives. If you'd have asked her, Civil Townsend couldn't exactly tell you why she was on a road trip, alone, heading from Memphis to Birmingham. Maybe it was because she'd heard that India was sick with cancer. Maybe it was guilt. She wondered if India would even remember her. It had been more than 40 years since Civil last saw her. India was a girl then. In a way, so was Civil. That was 1973, a year of women's rights and political upheaval, and she was fresh out of school, a new nurse at her first job at a family planning clinic in Birmingham. The clinic was funded by the government and most of its clientele were poor, a fact that was hard: Civil had grown up with privileges that few Black Alabamans enjoyed, and she'd been made to fear the people who looked like her, but were not like her at all. Wasn't it ironic, then, that the first folder she received on her first day at work was for Erica and India Williams, two girls who were living in squalor, filthy, and illiterate? Wasn't it ironic that Civil was told to give those little girls birth control shots that could make them sick when she, herself, was carrying a birth-related secret? Reluctance to do her job led to rebellion, which led her to try to make a difference in the lives of the girls, their father, and their grandmother. Civil stepped in and got them new housing, new clothing, and new lives. But she didn't help in the end, she made things worse. Would her own daughter would understand someday? Based loosely on a real-life, historic case, "Take My Hand" seems poised for an outrage that only barely arrives, perhaps because the reason for the railing is overshadowed by the main character, fussing at herself and her own decisions. In the beginning, in fact, author Dolen Perkins-Valdez doesn't make her Civil very likable; even Civil admits that she's "uppity" and that never really goes away. As for the plot, well, it's slow — except when it's not, and then reading it feels like skimming it, as though you only caught the highlights of it all. This unevenness can sometimes be hard to get through, but you must: that's where the good of this novel lies. Which is part of the answer to the question: Should you read this book anyhow? Yes, maybe, if you're unfamiliar with Relf v. Weinberger, since this tale may act as a gentler, softer way to learn about it. Just beware its bumps, try "Take My Hand," and make it your own. WI

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ARIES Early in the week, you'll be inspired to enjoy an eye-opening experience with your partner. An unusual date night (think staying in and cooking an exotic recipe together or going on an impromptu weekend trip) has you feeling joyful and alive. Lucky Numbers: 8, 26, 33 TAURUS You'll feel driven and powered up to succeed while working closely with colleagues on a highstakes project when the week starts. Collaboration and playing to one another's strengths can elevate your energy around your efforts, so do your best to be a team player! Lucky Numbers: 16, 23, 30 GEMINI You'll be feeling self-assured and inspired to take on a major project related to your wellness and your community (like a charity walk or run) when the week starts. Your desire to support and work alongside others not only earns you a round of applause but might also boost your public profile among people you respect. Later, you'll enjoy a burst of dreamy, creative energy. This moment is perfect for brainstorming and then proposing an imaginative idea. Lucky Numbers: 14, 15, 27 CANCER At the beginning of the week, working toward shared aspirations and feeling in sync comes even more organically for you and your significant other, dearest friend, or closest colleague. Close collaborations that happen at a one-on-one level will allow you to hit your own goals and strengthen your bond as well. Later, you'll want to let yourself spin down the rabbit hole daydreaming about long-distance travel or exciting ways to elevate your skill set. Focus on these opportunities, then make your move by booking a flight or signing up for a class. Lucky Numbers: 19, 36, 49 LEO Bumping up your focus and commitment to your fitness and clean eating routines comes even more naturally starting early in the week. You'll be inspired to try new workouts and experiment in the kitchen with delicious, healthy recipes or a meal delivery service. The more you can make it part of your everyday routine, the more vital and centered you'll feel. Lucky Numbers: 12, 19, 38 VIRGO When the week starts, you can count on a bevy of opportunities to express yourself creatively while kicking back and having joyful, carefree fun with loved ones, friends, and romantic interests. Laying off the heavy-duty planning and work for a bit can infuse your love life and career track with joyful moments and artistic fulfillment. Later, you'll be feeling extra imaginative and sensitive, wanting to prioritize the pursuit of your dreamiest and romantic desires with your partner or a potential match. Lucky Numbers: 4, 26, 32 LIBRA You might be itching to pump yourself up and step up to the plate to share a major business proposal with higher-ups early in the week. They'll applaud your passion, drive, and solid game plan, which can lead to a green light for bringing in the cash you've had your eye on. Later, you'll be feeling more confident when it comes to an important conversation you've been wanting to have with your partner or a dear friend. Speak your truth and you can't go wrong. Lucky Numbers: 30, 40, 45 SCORPIO You'll crave joyful quality time with your partner or your nearest and dearest loved ones at the beginning of the week. Open up about your sweetest emotions in a physical, flirtatious way, if you feel so inspired. This can go far to amplifying your chemistry. Lucky Numbers: 7, 9, 18 SAGITTARIUS Early in the week, the cosmos is magnifying your potential to pinpoint and bring in new moneymaking opportunities. Thankfully, these won't be just any gigs that you feel less than enthused about. Instead, this is a time when you can enjoy growth related to projects that really get you fired up and feel like they're in line with your values. A slow and steady approach serves you best. Later, you'll crave playful time with your significant other or a dear friend. Lucky Numbers: 4, 29, 54 CAPRICORN At the week's start, your enthusiasm and confidence are amplified. If you've been itching for a bit of a personal makeover or fresh fuel for your most pressing personal goals, you'll have the power of the cosmos on your side. You can apply this expansive energy toward your fitness, professional, or relationship goals! . Lucky Numbers: 3, 24, 41 AQUARIUS It's possible you'll have to straighten out a confusing turn of events or miscommunication that crops up related to money matters at the beginning of the week. The cosmos could cloud rational thought, making it difficult to get a grip on solid facts. For that reason, make sure you double-check and question anything that seems off and perhaps hit pause on making any big moves now. Lucky Numbers: 12, 25, 55 PISCES At the week's start, the cosmos is giving your team efforts and friendships a major boost. The magnifying, expansive energy can help make it possible for you to benefit from your various support networks and pinpoint ways to turn collaborations into reaching long-term goals. A feeling of community fuels your success. Lucky Numbers: 15, 37, 42

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SPORTS Alexandria, Virginia Honors Native, First Black NBA Player Earl Lloyd By Stacy M. Brown The Washington Informer Just three years after Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color line, Alexandrian and Earl Francis Lloyd did the same for the National Basketball Association. And four years before Frank Robinson became the first Black man to manage at Major League Baseball team, Earl Lloyd stood on the hardwood as the first full-time African American head coach in the NBA when the Detroit Pistons hired him for the role. Lloyd, who died in 2015, continues to make those in his native Alexandria, Virginia, proud. On April 2, the city held a State

Historic Marker Dedication to honor Lloyd. Officials placed the marker at 1020 Montgomery St, steps from Lloyd’s childhood home. Formally approved on Sept. 21, 2021, city officials held an unveiling event for the mile marker sign with citizens and politicians in attendance. Lloyd’s NBA Hall of Fame bio reads: “On the night of October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd, a forward with the Washington Capitols, became the first African American to play in an NBA game. From that moment, Lloyd would forever change how African Americans would integrate into professional basketball. Lloyd’s ability to conduct him-

5 Then-Vice President Joe Biden greets Earl Lloyd, the first African American to play in the NBA, in his West Wing Office, October 27, 2010. (Official White House photo by David Lienemann)

self with grace, style, and professionalism both on and off the court during an era of segregation became the model for others to follow. Lloyd was a two-time All-America selection at West Virginia State where he helped lead his school to an undefeated 30-0 season in 1947-48, a conference championship, and unofficial “national champion” sta-

5 The historic mile marker at 1020 Montgomery Street in Alexandria, Va., was placed on April 2. (Anthony Tilghman/ The Washington Informer)

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tus as voted by several black newspapers. The 6-foot-8 Lloyd enjoyed a solid NBA career with the Capitols, Syracuse Na t i o n a l s , and Detroit Pistons. A rugged power forward who became a starter on Syracuse’s NBA championship team in 1955, Lloyd was known for his defensive play on the opponent’s top scorer, rugged rebounding, and effective offensive game.” Known as humble, Lloyd often spoke about the difference in environment in which he and two others – Chuck Cooper, and Nat Clifton – arrived in the NBA as compared to Robinson’s 1947 debut with baseball’s Brooklyn Dodgers. “I don’t think my situation was anything like Jackie Robinson’s — a guy who played in a very hostile environment, where even some of his own teammates didn’t want him around,” Lloyd told NBA.com in an undated interview. “In basketball, folks

were used to seeing integrated teams at the college level. There was a different mentality. But of course, the team did stay and eat in some places where I wasn’t welcome. “I remember in Fort Wayne, Ind., we stayed at a hotel where they let me sleep, but they wouldn’t let me eat. They didn’t want anyone to see me. Heck, I figured if they let me sleep there, I was at least halfway home. You have to remember, I grew up in segregated Virginia, so I had seen this stuff before. Did it make me bitter? No. If you let yourself become bitter, it will eat away at you inside. If adversity doesn’t kill you, it makes you a better person.” At the time of his 2015 death at age 86, Lloyd’s survivors included his wife, Charlita; his sons, Kenneth, Kevin, and Da-

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MALVEAUX from Page 30 rankings are tanking. He has options, though, and one of them is to keep more of his promises. It would take him five minutes to do student loan forgiveness. It would take another five to offer an executive order about reparations. And most importantly, it would take him some concentrated effort to put his shoulder to the wheel on voting rights. The Republicans in the Senate do not have his back, even as a special few supported the nomination of incoming Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Those same three — Sens. Susan Collins of Main, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah — know that voting rights have been trampled on. They know that they can do the right thing. They won't do it because they don't have to and because too many of them are currying favor with the former president to speak out of their integrity. They spoke of their integrity when

JEALOUS from Page 30 Jackson into that cesspool by distorting her record as a judge and portraying this mother of two daughters as sympathetic to child abusers. Now, keep in mind that Judge Jackson is from a law enforcement family and was endorsed by organizations representing both police chiefs and police officers. That didn't stop the smears. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made it clear that this was a political weapon. She outrageously attacked three Republican senators who voted to confirm Judge Jackson, calling them "pro-pedophile." And she attacked Democrats as "the party of pedophiles." The Family Research

EDELMAN from Page 30 America once again mourns for another community devastated by gun violence. … Families forever changed. Survivors left to heal wounds both visible and invisible. … We know these lives were not the only lives impacted by gun violence last night. And we equally mourn for those victims and families who do not make national headlines. But we must do more than mourn; we must act." Will we? President Biden went on to list steps Congress could take to curb gun violence right now: "Ban ghost guns. Require background checks for all gun sales. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Repeal gun manufacturers' immunity from liabil-

they voted to confirm incoming Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. They spoke of integrity and history when they stood up and explained their votes. They spoke lofty words, but there are only a few words they will use to stand up against their bullying party. We have to give them credit for speaking out, but we must also ask why more Republicans won't stand on the side of integrity. Instead, we have blustering bullies who would publicly bully a woman of extreme faith and integrity, who are more enamored with their own voices than with the truth. President Biden, stop trying to reason with these idiots. Stop being a senator and start being a president. Use your executive orders to move your student loans and voting rights agenda. Push them to the limit, like they are pushing you to yours. Thank you for Justice Ketanji. Is it within the realm of possibility that I might thank you again in these next few months? I hope so. WI

Democrats are sitting in the crosshairs. They are worried about the 2022 election and turnout when President Biden's (not Brother Biden's) rankings are tanking.

Council suggested that it would try to make Democratic senators explain their support for someone who is "lenient on child offenders." Others used far worse language. This is beyond unprincipled. It is dangerous. And it shows us how much is at stake in this year's elections. If we let these extremists get control of the House and Senate, we will be putting our future in the hands of people like Greene, Hawley and Cruz. And we will put our courts in the hands of Mitch McConnell, who kept many of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including a Supreme Court nominee, from even getting a vote. Judge Jackson's nomination was

part of an exceptional effort that President Joe Biden has made to put more Black women, and a more diverse group of judges, on the courts. But Sen. Lindsey Graham made it clear that Republicans would put an end to that. He said if Republicans had been in control of the Senate, Judge Jackson wouldn't have even gotten a hearing — because Republican senators would have forced President Biden to name someone else. What a loss that would have been for our country — and for all the people who are inspired by Judge Jackson. Let's not give the Far Right a veto over our courts and our future. WI

ity." We know what could help. But we also know how many members of Congress remain resistant to doing anything at all. Meanwhile, gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and teens ages 0-19 and is taking a growing number of lives — a fact that is sometimes lost in the middle of the pandemic. Violence still saturates our communities and our culture. We are raising another generation in a morally inclement climate. We must do more than mourn. We must put actions behind our words and thoughts and prayers. In his eulogy at Dr. King's funeral, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays said: "Here was a man who believed with all of his might that the pursuit of violence at any time is ethically and morally wrong;

that God and the moral weight of the universe are against it; that violence is self-defeating; and that only love and forgiveness can break the vicious circle of revenge. He believed that nonviolence would prove effective in the abolition of injustice in politics, in economics, in education, and in race relations. He was convinced, also, that people could not be moved to abolish voluntarily the inhumanity of man to man by mere persuasion and pleading, but that they could be moved to do so by dramatizing the evil through massive nonviolent resistance. … He believed that the nonviolent approach to solving social problems would ultimately prove to be redemptive." Our world is still in desperate need of leaders who share this belief today. WI

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the first Black woman to be nominated for the Supreme Court. I am proud to have recommended her to President Obama for the U.S. District Court for D.C,” Norton said. Despite the confirmation, Norton said last week’s process serves as a reminder that the District has no senators and played no role in her approval. “The lack of voting representation in Congress for D.C. residents can be remedied by Senate passage and the president’s signature on my D.C. statehood bill, which has passed the House twice,” she said. Norton and D.C. statehood leaders have long argued that residents, who pay federal taxes and must serve in the military when drafted, have a right to representation in both chambers of the U.S. Congress and full political and legislative autonomy over their local government like the states.

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser expressed delight at Jackson’s confirmation but noted the snub of District residents by the Congress. “While we are disappointed that Justice Jackson’s fellow 700,000 Washingtonians were not represented in the vote, on behalf of our entire city, I want to share how proud she has made Washington, D.C.,” the mayor said. “Justice, we stand shoulder to shoulder with you, ready to move our nation forward – ready to persevere.” Jamal Holtz serves as an organizer for 51 for 51, an organization working to convince the Senate to vote on D.C. statehood legislation without going through the filibuster process. Senate rules mandate that any legislation, except for Supreme Court appointments and a few other matters re-

5 Eleanor Holmes Norton (Courtesy photo)

lated to the budget, must have 60 senators supporting the matter to be presented to the floor for a vote. Holtz’s group wants the 60vote requirement to be lifted, at the very least, regarding statehood legislation. U.S. Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) has sponsored a companion bill to Norton’s House statehood piece that has a record 45 co-sponsors, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). “I was very excited about the confirmation of Justice Jackson but disappointed that she did not have two votes from D.C. to help her,” Holtz said. “The whole process made me feel like a second-class citizen. Justice Jackson was born here and worked here for much of her professional life. She understands what it means to be disenfranchised.” Holtz said the District’s inability to weigh in on Jackson’s confirmation has become the latest argument for statehood. “The Jackson situation is among many other issues District residents face regarding self-determination,” he said. “We have to rely on other Americans for our rights.

Our country is not living up to its one of its ideals which is no taxation without representation.” Douglass Sloan, a political analyst who has served as an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 4 and currently serves as the first vice president and political action chair for the District’s NAACP branch, said Jackson’s confirmation process shows how important the city becoming a state would be. “Unfortunately, citizens don’t have full representation that other residents of states take for granted,” Sloan said. “While I am happy and elated Jackson has been confirmed, it is a tragedy that D.C. residents didn’t have any input in her confirmation.” Sloan said D.C. statehood must be “front and center” as an American issue. “I am calling on all citizens of this country to pay attention to D.C. statehood,” he said. “I am calling on particularly the Democrats to pay attention to this issue because of the support the party has in this city. We are entitled to our full rights as Americans.” WI @JamesWrightJr10

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Now The World Knows Her Name "So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen." — Matthew 20:6 NKIV My favorite poem surfaced yet again during the acceptance speech given by Honorable Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, soon to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. This promise made by Biden fulfills his campaign to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court. The judge won't be sworn in until this summer though, when Breyer officially retires. While presiding over the historic vote, Harris, the nation's first female, first Black and first Asian American vice president, said she wrote her goddaughter a note. "I told her that I felt a deep sense of pride and joy, and what this moment means for our nation and her future," Harris said. When she does take her seat, the nine-member court will include four women — Jackson and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett — the most ever at one time. It will also be the first time in U.S. history that white men won't be the majority on the Supreme Court. The bench will include five men, four of them white. A few weeks ago, for Women's History Month, I wrote a column which pays tribute to all African American women and addresses the invaluable role African American women have had over the centuries here in America. Proud to hear our newest soon-tobe justice open up her message with a portion of the poem "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou was extremely rewarding. That poem has become my mantra. Not only did she open with it, she took that poem a step further and closed with it as well — remember the conclusion of the poem where it says, "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors

gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise; I rise; I rise." Such an appropriate poem for Judge Katanji Brown Jackson to open with, after watching how she was treated by some of the GOP. We have finally voted to confirm an African American woman for the Supreme Court — a history-making moment. We are so very proud of you, Honorable Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Let us keep her lifted up in prayer, even after her swearing-in which will be done by our vice president, Kamala Harris, this summer. Another exciting quote from her speech is when she said, "It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a Black woman to be selected to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States." "But we've made it. We've made it, all of us," she continued. "In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court," Overwhelmed by what this moment meant, wiping away tears, the judge thanked her family, including her parents, brother, husband and two daughters, Leila and Talia, who were in attendance. "This is all pretty exciting for me, but nothing has brought me greater joy than being your mother," Jackson said. President Barack Obama nominated her for her first judicial role on the federal district court, and

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she thanked him as well. She understood the poem written by Langston Hughes, "Mother to Son": "Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up, and places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time, I'se been a-climbin' on, and reachin' landin's, and turnin' corners, and sometimes goin' in the dark Where there ain't been no light. So boy, don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard. Don't you fall now— For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin', And life for me ain't been no crystal stair." Jackson, who watched the Senate confirmation vote alongside Biden at the White House, said she was "humbled" and "honored" to be given the opportunity to serve as a justice. "Yesterday we witnessed a truly historic moment," Biden said. "We're going to look back and see this as a moment of real change in American history." He lauded the "poise and composure" Jackson showed during her confirmation hearings, during which she was interrupted by several Republicans who made what the president described as "vile" and "baseless" attacks on her record. Judge Ketanji Brown, you were definitely chosen for such a time as this! WI

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12801 Old Fort Road • Ft. Washington, MD 20744 Office (301) 292.6323 • FAX (301) 292.2164 Service and Times Sunday Worship 10:15 am Sunday Church School 11:00 am Youth Sunday every 4th Sunday Prayer Call @ Noon every Tuesday & Thursday 978.990.5166 code: 6166047# Virtual Bible Study Wednesday Facebook & Zoom 7:00 pm “A Growing Church for a Coming Christ” www.adamsinspirationalamec.org

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Pilgrim Baptist Church

Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor

Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 / Fax: 301-499-8724

700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849

Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 AM 7 10:00 AM Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 PM Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”

Blessed Word of Life Church

Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00 AM 5th Sundays: 9:30 AM 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 PM www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

Church of Living Waters

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464 Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., / Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 / Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00 AM Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30 AM 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00 AM Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30 PM Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00 AM “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”

Third Street Church of God

Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors

Reverend William Young IV Pastor

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor

4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax

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5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45 AM Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 AM Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday , 12:30 PM Mid-Day Bible Study Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 PM Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30 AM

1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office / 202-638-1803 fax

Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

Campbell AME Church Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 AM Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 PM “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address : Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020

Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher 421 Alabama Ave. SE Washington, DC 20032 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School: 10:15 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11;15 AM Children’s Church: 11:15 AM Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: gr8luv4u2@gmail.com

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Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) Sunday School: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantdc.org

Twelfth Street Christian Church Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion every Sunday: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 PM Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org / Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org / E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net

www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org

800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 AM Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00 PM Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00 PM Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org / “God is Love”

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax

Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6:00 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church / Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org / emailus@gmchc.org

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661 Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Sunday Church School: 9:20 AM Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 PM Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45 PM Thur. Bible Study: 7:15 PM

Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW / Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold” www.mtzbcdc.org

headline and photo for Mount Olivet LIF - MALCOLMXLutheran Church DAY John F. Johnson Reverend Dr.

901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423

1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005

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“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Reverend Dr. Paris L Smith, Sr. Senior Pastor

Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00 PM Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00 PM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10 AM

Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 AM

Crusader Baptist Church

Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday “Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor 7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471 Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 AM Service 11:00 AM Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School 10:15 a.m. – Worship Service Wed. Noon: Dea. Robert Owens Bible Study 7 PM Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Sunday, Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission: Zion shall: Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, And Exalt our Savior. (Acts 2: 41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 PM Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon

All Nations Baptist Church Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591 Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education / School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards

Israel Baptist Church

1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:45 AM Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 PM Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 PM Bible Study: Tuesday at 10:30 AM

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 AM Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 PM “Where Jesus is the King”

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office / (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!

623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 / Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 / Fax (202) 483-4009

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00 AM & 10:45 AM Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30 PM Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00 PM www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org

5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Holy Communion: First Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30 PM

Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 PM Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 PM Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 PM Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240

13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 AM and 10:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 AM & 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:30 AM Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 PM Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 PM Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 PM

Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Reverend Peter R. Blue Sr. Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

2001 Brooks Drive District Heights MD. 20744 240.838.7074

621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112

Service and Times Sunday Worship Experience: 10:15am Sunday School: 9:00am Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Noontime Bible Study: Tuesday @ 12:00pm Prayer Meeting/Bible Study: Tuesday @7:00pm Theme: "Building On A Firm Foundation"

Service and Times Sunday Service: 10:00 AM Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 AM 1st Sunday Baptism: 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10:00 AM Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting: 7:45 PM

Email: revprbstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”

“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org

“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958

Shiloh Baptist Church

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Dr. Joseph D. Turner / Senior Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 8:00 AM Worship Service: 11:00 AM New Member’s Class: 9:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00 AM Church School: 9:45 AM Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00 PM Saturday Bible Study: 11:00 AM Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00 AM “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

Peace Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class: 8:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Service: 12:00 PM “The Loving Church of the living lord “

4504 Gault Place, N.E. / Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service : 11:00 AM The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Prayer & Praise Services: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: 7:30 PM Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries: 10:30 AM A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net

Christ Embassy DC

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Friday Evening Service: 7:00 PM ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 PM Prayer Service Bible Study

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor

Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor

9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288

602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30AM & 10:30 AM Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 PM. Wednesday 12 Noon

www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org

Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 AM Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 AM and 10:55 AM Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 AM Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 PM

All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org

Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 AM Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 PM Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 PM Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 PM Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

Email Address: admin@pbc712.org

Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor

1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964

Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

Motto: "Faith On The Hill"

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 AM Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 AM Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30AM Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 PM Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 PM Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “

Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.

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station. Another goal for the county would be to increase the county’s commercial tax base by $100 million per year According to the legislation, proposed events include a parade, carnival, festival and concert. However, a major sporting event doesn’t include a “professional football game except for the Super Bowl, or an exhibition or championship game for an organization other than the National Football League.” “We don’t want the Commanders to leave but the residents in the 24th district deserve something like this,” said Del. Faye Martin Howell (D-District 24) of Landover. “This venture is a big deal. I think it will give the inner Beltway people a sense of pride and that’s what we need.”

The school board has been an all-elected body before but community leaders, education advocates and now government officials see a school board with constant infighting and public discourse. “We don’t want to go straight into implementing a new board without addressing those issues,” said Del. Joseline Peńa-Melnyk (D-District 21) of College Park, who sponsored the legislation. “We will have a committee to take the time and study these issues. We must do better.” Another Prince George’s County bill that heads to the governor’s desk for signature seeks to change the name of Route 210, also known as Indian Head Highway in the southern part of the county, to Piscataway Highway in honor of the Piscataway Native American tribe. The nearly 20-mile highway from Oxon Hill in Prince George’s County at the D.C. border through Charles County has been labeled by law enforcement officials as the most dangerous road in Maryland. Del. Jay Walker (D-District 26) of Fort Washington sponsored the legislation with discussions to name the highway after the late Thurgood Marshall and former President Barack Obama. But a decision would be made to honor the Piscataway tribe from Southern Maryland. “We heard from the community to take the name of Indian Head Highway and turn it into a positive,” he said a few minutes after confetti and balloons dropped from the balcony to the House floor. “We almost had 11,000 petitions. I’m glad we got it done.” Walker, 50, does not plan to seek reelection and will continue his career as a sports commentator for college football. He will begin his sports work on college baseball this month. Marylanders may also see him on the campaign trail alongside his wife, former Prince George’s County Council member Monique Anderson-Walker, who’s the running mate for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Comptroller Peter Franchot. Meanwhile, one of Walker’s signature pieces of legislation that did not pass deals with the state Board of Education incorporating a half-credit course on financial literacy for high school students. The bill passed unanimously in the House but didn’t make it out of the Senate’s Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. “That’s disappointing,” he said. “It’s what the people wanted.” WI @WJFjabariwill

ELIMINATING HOUSING BIAS

Maryland lawmakers unanimously approved legislation to create a task force to improve the appraisal process, especially devaluing property owned by minority homeowners. According to the legislation, nearly two dozen people will be chosen to analyze five key strategies: • Ensure governmental oversight, industry standards and best practices pushes for equity when valuing a home. • Increase training of appraisers to combat valuation bias. • Remove barriers to enter the appraisal profession by minorities. • Develop a meaningful evaluation process. • Reduce or eliminate bias related to automated valuation models and alternative property valuation methods. Prince George’s leads the state with the highest percentage of homes undervalued. Del. Marvin Holmes (D-District 23B) of Upper Marlboro, lead sponsor of the task force legislation and a real estate professional for about 35 years, said part of the problem with the appraisal process deals with racism and a simple lack of education among appraisers. Holmes said the legislation mirrors a proposal from the Biden administration with two main goals. “It confirms and establishes that there is in fact appraisal bias within the state of Maryland and throughout the entire United States,” he said during an interview in Annapolis. “It makes the state of Maryland look at the processes of appraisals that are taking place.” WI @WJFjabariwill

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In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: “Loudle Oliver Jackson©”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “JACKSON, LOUDLE OLIVER©:, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: “LOUDLE OLIVER JACKSON©”, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “loudle jackson-el©”. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 46. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title: This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: REPUBLIC OF JAMAICA – JAMAICA REGISTRAR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT – BUREAU OF STATISTICS, STATE FILE NUMBER: HA 7553, “Loudle Oliver Jackson©”. All property, of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned full intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: “loudle jackson-el”, nom deguerre: “Loudle Oliver Jackson©”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: “Loudle Oliver Jackson Trust©”, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / done / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved.

Declaration of Nationality Protocol In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality. Notice of White Flag Surrender. Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: "Mayah Mitchell©” a.k.a, “Mayah Brooks©”, a.k.a.",”Malikita Brooks©” and any and all derivatives in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: "MITCHELL,MAYAH", corp. sole Dba: "MAYAH BROOKS©","MALIKATA BROOKS©","NABILAH AZAD EL©","THE COOKING CAMPUS©", “MALIKATA CAPEHART©",”JOSHUA KHALIL CAPEHART©", "MAYAH CAPEHART©", "MALIKATA HERBERT© ,”MISSY BROOKS©”, MISSY HERBERT©”, “MAYAH MITCHELL EL©”, “MALIKITA BROOKS©",: " As natural mother, and guardian of: "Joshua Khalil Capehart", the beneficiary and heir of: “CAPEHART, JOSHUA KHALIL ©”, corp. sole Dba.: "JOSHUA K CAPEHART”, “JOSHUA CAPEHART”, “CAPEHART JOSHUA”, “JOSH CAPEHART, “JOSH K CAPEHART”, “ JOSHUA KHALIL AZAD EL”. Having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Estados al-Marikanos, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: "Mayah Mitchell©”, a.k.a, “Malikata Brooks©", a.k.a,”Malikita Brooks©” and any and all derivatives in full life from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "nabilah azad el”. My beloved son, "Joshua Khalil Capehart", from this day forward, in harmony with our Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “ joshua khalil azad el” ". Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 32, 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: State Registar Office of Vital Statistics and Registry : DBA : STATE OF NEW JERSEY: STATE FILE NUMBER, 341-019:, "MAYAH MITCHELL ©", "MAYAH BROOKS©","MALIKATA BROOKS©", “MALIKITA BROOKS©”, "NABILAH AZAD EL©","THE COOKING CAMPUS©", “MALIKATA CAPEHART©”, "JOSHUA KHALIL CAPEHART©", "MAYAH CAPEHART©", "MALIKATA HERBERT©” ,”MISSY BROOKS©”, “MISSY HERBERT©”, “MAYAH MITCHELL EL©”, “MALIKITA BROOKS©", & GEORGIA OFFICE OF HEALTH OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS: STATE FILE NUMBER, 06-923-0183: "JOSHUA K CAPEHART”, “JOSHUA CAPEHART”, “CAPEHART JOSHUA”, “JOSH CAPEHART”, “JOSH K CAPEHART”, “ JOSHUA KHALIL AZAD EL” , is as a special deposit order, conveyed to " JoshZen Trust". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor / Guardian: " nabilah azad el”, nom deguerre: "Mayah Mitchell©”, a.k.a, “Mayah Brooks©”, a.k.a, “Malikata Brooks©", a.k.a, “Malikita Brooks©” and any and all derivatives in full life ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : "Prana Trust", or : JoshZen Trust", both Trusts being, Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trusts. These deposits are not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee /donee / debtor. All Attorneys with a License from the BAR Association are explicitly prohibited from administering " Prana Trust and/or JoshZen Trust© ", property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom’s interest they are working, pursuant to [Public Law 75-583], to Trustees in plain writing. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights. Deo volente.

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality. Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: " Latanya Tanine Browner© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ LATANYA TANINE BROWNER© ", corp.sole Dba.: " LATANYA T BROWNER© ", having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Estados alMarikanos, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: " Latanya Tanine Browner© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: " latanya tanine browner bey© ". Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 32, 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: Public Health, California Department of, STATE OF CALIFORNIA: STATE FILE NUMBER: 001759854: " LATANYA TANINE BROWNER © ", is as a special deposit order, conveyed to " LaTanya Tanine Browner Trust© ". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: " latanya tanine browner bey© ", nom deguerre: " Latanya Tanine Browner© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : " LaTanya Tanine Browner Trust© ", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

Declaration of Nationality Notice of Reference: 0112358-13

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

2022 ADM 000227

2022 ADM 000229 Sylvia P. Royal aka Sylvia Patricia Royal Decedent

2022 ADM 000261

2022 ADM 000219

2021 ADM 001205

Shirley Hinson Decedent Suren G. Adams, Esq. Adams Law Office, LLC 4201 Northview Drive, Suite 401 Bowie Md 20716 Attorney

Estate of Ronald Lee Fowler, Sr.

Brian J. Hundertmark, Esq. 7501 Wisconsin Ave. Ste. 1000W Bethesda, Md 20814 Attorney

Kenneth B. Ellerbe aka Kenneth Breckenridge Ellerbe Decedent

Gloria H. Thomas aka Gloria L. Harley aka Gloria L. Thomas Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS James Hinson, Jr., whose address is 5403 2nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shirley Hinson who died on 7/5/2019 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/1/2022. 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 10/1/2022, 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 first publication: 3/31/2022 James Hinson, Jr. Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills

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NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Julia Jordan for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.

Law Office of Robert P. Newman Robert P. Newman, Esquire 801 Wayne Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, Md 20910 Attorney

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality. Notice of White Flag Surrender.

Notice of Special Appearance: I am that I am: " Kevin Alfons Frey© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: " FREY, KEVIN ALFONS© ", corp. sole Dba.: " KEVIN ALFONS FREY© ", having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: "Kevin Alfons Frey© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: " kev frey el© ". Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND (HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title: This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: New Jersey Vital Statistics, State File Number: 129/5796/ A0015104908, "KEVIN ALFONS FREY© ", is as a special deposit order conveyed to "Tribal Of Kevin Alfons Frey Trust© ". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: "kev frey el© ", nom deguerre: "Kevin Alfons Frey© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: " Tribal Of Kevin Alfons Frey Trust© ", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Deborah A. Jackson, whose address is 802 Heron Court, Landover, Md 20785, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gloria H. Thomas aka Gloria L. Harley aka Gloria L. Thomas who died on 12/24/2020 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/1/2022. 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 10/1/2022, 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.

Edward G. Varrone, Esq. Bar No. 257147 1825 K Street, NW Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20006 Petitioner/Attorney:

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Kelton Ellerbe, whose address is 12608 Henderson Chapel Lane, Bowie, 20720, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Kenneth B. Ellerbe aka Kenneth Breckenridge Ellerbe who died on 2/27/2022 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/1/2022. 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 10/1/2022, 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.

Michelle R. McNear Personal Representative

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Deborah A. Jackson Personal Representative

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Michelle R. McNear, whose address is 8867 Blade Green Lane, Columbia, Md 21045, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Sylvia P. Royal aka Sylvia Patricia Royal who died on 9/15/2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/1/2022. 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 10/1/2022, 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 first publication: 3/31/2022

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In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative Date of first publication: 3/31/2022

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LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

2022 ADM 000234

2022 ADM 214

2022 FEP 24

Estate of Carrie W. Carson

Ruby Mae Mims Decedent

July 3, 2020 Date of Death

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

Colline Silvera 7731 Belle Point Dr. Greenbelt, MD 20770 Attorney

Wileana Nicholson Baltimore Name of Decedent

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Cheryl Janet Wallace for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Leonora Wilson, whose address is 3926 Blackburn Lane, Apt., 41, Burtonsville, MD 20866, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ruby Mae Mims who died on February 27, 2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/1/2022. 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 10/1/2022, 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.

Yvette M. Taylor whose address is 311 Larkspur Lane, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25403 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Wileana Nicholson Baltimore, deceased, by the Office of the Clerk of the County Council of Court for Berkeley County, State of West Virginia, on March 19, 2021. Service of process may be made upon Crystal Dunn 3417 25th Street SE, Washington, DC 20020 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate. Lot 60, Square W5724, 3417 25th St SE District of Columbia, Roll 11029, Frame 407. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

Date of first publication: 3/31/2022

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Leonora Wilson Personal Representative

Yvette M. Taylor Personal Representative

Nicole Stevens Register of Wills

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Admit to probate the will dated November 8, 2019 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of the witnesses or otherwise Order any interested person to show cause why the provisions of the lost or destroyed will dated November 8, 2019 should not be admitted to probate as expressed in the petition Date of first publication: 3/31/2022 Cheryl Janet Wallace 3809 Tullycross Court White Plains, Md 20695 Petitioner/Attorney:

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Washington Informer Declaration of Nationality IN God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality. Notice of White Flag Surrender. Notice of Special appearance: I am that I am: “Derrick Mahoney©”, in full life, in propia persona, sui juris, in solo propio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ DERRICK MAHONEY”, corp.sole Dba.: “DERRICK MAHONEY©”, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Estados al-Marikanos, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a Moorish American. I am that I am: “Derrick Mahoney©”, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality/ Status/ Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “derrick mahoney©”. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND (HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 32, 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II,Sec. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title and interest, in the property: STATE FILE NUMBER, South Carolina 139-1959-038823: DERRICK MAHONEY, MAHONEY, DERRICK©”, is as a special deposit order, conveyed to “ Destan Michael Trust©”. All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor/ Beneficiary/ Bailor/ Donor/ Principle/ Creditor: ” derrick mahoney©”, nom deguerre: “DERRICK MAHONEY©”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : “ Destan Michael Trust©”, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Devine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary/ trustee/ agent/ bailee/ donee/ debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente

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In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality. Notice of White Flag Surrender. Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: " Shirley Jean Bates©", aka "Shirley Jean Mitchell©", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: "SHIRLEY JEAN BATES©",aka "SHIRLEY JEAN MITCHELL©" corp.sole Dba.: "SHIRLEY J BATES©", "SHIRLEY BATES©","BATES, SHIRLEY JEAN©","SHIRLEY J MITCHELL©", "SHIRLEY MITCHELL©", "SHIRLEY JEAN MITCHELL EL©", "MITCHELL, SHIRLEY JEAN©", "MITCHELL, SHIRLEY J©" & "AZIZI TIVONA EL©", having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Aniyunwiya Moorish American Moslem National, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Estados al- Marikanos, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Aniyunwiya Moorish American Moslem National. I am that I am: "Shirley Jean Bates©", aka "Shirley Jean Mitchell©", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "azizi tivona el©". Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 32, 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DBA: STATE OF NEW YORK: STATE FILE NUMBER: 91332: "SHIRLEY JEAN BATES©", "SHIRLEY J BATES©", "SHIRLEY BATES©", "BATES, SHIRLEY JEAN©", "BATES, SHIRLEY J©", "SHIRLEY JEAN MITCHELL©", "SHIRLEY J MITCHELL©", "SHIRLEY MITCHELL©", "SHIRLEY JEAN MITCHELL EL©", "MITCHELL, SHIRLEY JEAN©", "MITCHELL, SHIRLEY J©" & "AZIZI TIVONA EL©", is as a special deposit order, conveyed to " Woods Amara Trust© ". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: "azizi tivona el©", nom deguerre: "Shirley Jean Bates©", aka "Shirley Jean Mitchell©", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : "Woods Amara Trust©", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee /donee /debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. Notice of Reference 0112358-13

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality. Notice of White Flag Surrender. Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: " Antonio Jermaine Ware", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ANTONIO JERMAINE WARE", corpcorp.soleDba Antonio J Ware having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Estados al- Marikanos, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: "Antonio Jermaine Ware", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: " antonio jermaine ware". Notice of White Flag Surrender: as " hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND (HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 32, 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: The name of the agency that issued the Birth Certificate/ Naturalization Certificate : STATE FILE NUMBER, October 1, 1987 "ANTONIO JERMAINE WARE", is as a special deposit order, conveyed to " AJ&E". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: "antonio jermaine ware ", nom deguerre: " Antonio Jermaine Ware ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: " AJ&E ", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter aha enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

2021 ADM 001478

2022 ADM 000156

2022 ADM 195

James A. Deal aka James Arthur Deal, Jr. Decedent

Keith Franklin Mims aka Keith F. Mims Decedent

Emma Jordana Decedent

Colline Silvera Esq. 7731 Belle Point Dr. Greenbelt, Md 20770 Attorney

Joan M. Wilbon 1629 K Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ericka R. Deal, whose address is 2900 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009 #915, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James A. Deal aka James Arthur Deal, Jr. who died on 10/29/2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/7/2022. 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 10/7/2022, 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 first publication: 4/7/2022 Ericka R. Deal Personal Representative

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Haywood Mims III, whose address is 2762 Summertrees Blvd., Johns Island, SC 29455, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Keith Franklin Mims aka Keith F. Mims who died on 12/2/2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/7/2022. 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 10/7/2022, 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 first publication: 4/7/2022 Haywood Mims III Personal Representative

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lawrence Jordana, Jr. and Donna S. Jordana, whose addresses are 9105 Waycross Rd., Ellicott City, Md 21042 and 9105 Waycross Rd., Ellicott City, Md 21042, was appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Emma Jordana who died on January 3, 2022 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/7/2022. 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 10/7/2022, 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 first publication: 4/7/2022 Lawrence Jordana, Jr. Donna S. Jordana Personal Representative

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2022 ADM 000260 Brandon Jovan Carr Decedent Chandra M. Carr 608 Elliott Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Chandra M. Carr, whose address is 608 Elliott Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Brandon Jovan Carr who died on March 20, 2020 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/7/2022. 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 10/7/2022, 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 first publication: 4/7/2022 Chandra M. Carr Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

2022 ADM 246

2022 ADM 000253

2020 ADM 674

2021 ADM 001692

Shawonda Fitch Decedent

Richard Marion Allen Decedent

Norma D. Weatherly Decedent

Andre O. McDonald, Esq. 10500 Little Patuxent Parkway Suite 420 Columbia, Maryland 21044 Attorney

Edward G. Varrone 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Julius P. Terrell, Esq. 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney

Robert Maxwell, Esq. 601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW #900 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney

Veronica C. Lewis, whose address is 30 Croft Court, Staten Island, New York, 10306, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of JoAnn T. Vostinar who died on October 9, 2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/7/2022. 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 10/7/2022, 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.

Velvin A. Fitch, whose address is 1109 Waterford Drive, Forestville, Md 20747, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shawonda Fitch who died on February 7, 2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/7/2022. 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 10/7/2022, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

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Julius P. Terrell, Esq., whose address is 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20004, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Richard Marion Allen who died on January 3, 2019 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/7/2022. 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 10/7/2022, 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.

Jamila Weatherly, whose address is 1019 Frimler Ct., Capitol Heights, Md 20743, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Norma D. Weatherly who died on October 10, 2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/7/2022. 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 10/7/2022, 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.

JoAnn T. Vostinar Decedent

Date of first publication: 4/7/2022

Veronica C. Lewis Personal Representative

Velvin A. Fitch Personal Representative

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In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: “Lorenzo Jon Blakely©”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “BLAKELY, LORENZO JON©”, “LORENZO JON BLAKELY©”, “LORENZO J BLAKELY©”: having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: “Lorenzo Jon Blakely©”, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “lorenzo blakely-el©”. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 46. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title: This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: REPUBLIC OF INDIANA – INDIANA STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT – BUREAU OF STATISTICS, STATE FILE NUMBER: 113-77-002378, “LORENZO JON BLAKELY©”: All property, of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned full intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: “lorenzo blakely-el”, nom deguerre: “Lorenzo Jon Blakely©”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: “Lorenzo Jon Blakely Trust©”, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / done / debtor. All Attorneys with a License from the Bar Association are explicitly prohibited from administering “Lorenzo Jon Blakely Trust©”, property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom’s interest they are working, pursuant to [Public Law 75-583], to Trustees in plain writing . Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: “Michael Dwayne English©”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ENGLISH, MICHAEL DWAYNE©”, “MICHAEL DWAYNE ENGLISH©”, "MICHAEL D ENGHLISH": As natural father, and guardian of: “Joelee Marie English”, the beneficiary and heir of: “MICHAEL DWAYNE ENGLISH©”, corp. sole Dba.: “JOELEE MARIE ENGLISH”, JOELEE M ENGLISH”, JOELEE ENGLISH”, “ENGLISH, JOELEE M”, “JOELEE MARIE ENGLISH EL©”. Having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: “Michael Dwayne English©”, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “michael english-el©”. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 46. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title: This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: REPUBLIC OF INDIANA – INDIANA STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT – BUREAU OF STATISTICS, STATE FILE NUMBER: 113-79-066200, “MICHAEL DWAYNE ENGLISH©”, “ENGLISH, MICHAEL DWAYNE”. & Re: REPUBLIC OF INDIANA – INDIANA STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT – BUREAU OF STATISTICS, STATE FILE NUMBER: 113-05067302, “JOELEE MARIE ENGLISH©”, JOELEE M ENGLISH©”, JOELEE ENGLISH©”, “ENGLISH, JOELEE M©” “JOELEE MARIE ENGLISH EL©”: All property, of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned full intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor /Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: “michael english-el”, nom deguerre: “Michael Dwayne English©”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: “Michael Dwayne English Trust©”, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / done / debtor. All Attorneys with a License from the Bar Association are explicitly prohibited from administering "Michael Dwayne English Trust©", property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom's interest they are working, pursuant to [Public Law 75-583], to Trustees in plain writing. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

Date of first publication: 4/7/2022 Julius P. Terrell Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

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In God We Trust: Notice of Special Appearance: Notice of Record of Live Birth Nativity. As a result of the sacred union of : neo hatshepsut ma’at-el©, Age: 30 , tribal lineage corporeal hereditament : yamassee aniyunwiya moorish american national, and, taron dashawn anderson©, Age 32, tribal lineage corporeal hereditament : siksikaitsitapi moorish american national; beget at the planet commonly called Earth, near Latitude: 33.55077 Longitude: -84.404869, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, Al Maghreb al-Aqsa, commonly known as : [ Riverdale ] [ Georgia ], The united States of America, States of the Union; Moon : Waxing Crescent, 43% Illuminated; Zodiac Constitution : Virgo; On the 6th day, in the month of Rabi I, in the year 1443, Hijiri Calendar [ Tuesday, October 12, 2021 ]; Weather: Temperature : 76°F – 78°F, mostly cloudy skies; Time: 15:19 / 3:19 pm.; TMH , allah [ god of gods ] saw it fit to allow a living soul to incarnate a flesh-blood-and bone body, in homo sapien form , as a natural baby boy, in full life; Weight : 8 Pounds, 3 Ounces; Length: 21 inches; to be! Life Path: 9. Long live the living soul known in this life as: uriah mahdi sun-ra el©; nom de guerre: URIAH GARDNER© In God We Trust Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: “Aida Akoeba Djondo©”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “DJONDO, AIDA AKOEBA©”, “AIDA AKOEBA DJONDO©”, "AIDA A DJONDO©", "AIDA DJONDO©": As natural mother, and guardian of: “Beatrice Theophilia Olufumilayo Ayiterou” and “Gedeon Wisdom Adebayor Ayiterou”, the beneficiaries and heirs of: “AIDA AKOEBA DJONDO©”, corp. sole Dba.: “BEATRICE THEOPHILIA OLUFUMILAYO AYITEROU”, BEATRICE T O AYITEROU”, “BEATRICE AYITEROU”, and “GEDEON WISDOM ADEBAYOR AYITEROU”, “GEDEON W A AYITEROU”, “GEDEON AYITEROU”. Having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: “Aida Akoeba Djondo©” from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “aida akoeba djondo©”. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 46. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title: This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE – JUGEMENT CIVIL SUR REQUÊTE NUMÉRO: 2853/97 DU 16 AVRIL 1997 “DJONDO, AIDA AKOEBA©”, “AIDA AKOEBA DJONDO©”, "AIDA A DJONDO©", "AIDA DJONDO©", & Re: REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE – ACTE DE NAISSANCE NUMÉRO 1888 DU 10 OCTOBRE 2008 “BEATRICE THEOPHILIA OLUFUMILAYO AYITEROU©”, “BEATRICE T O AYITEROU©”, “BEATRICE AYITEROU©”, “AYITEROU, BEATRICE T O©”, “AYITEROU, BEATRICE T OLUFUMILAYO©”, & Re: REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE – ACTE DE NAISSANCE NUMÉRO 200 DU 15 FEVRIER 2011, CERTIFICAT DE NATIONALITÉ TOGOLAISE: T1226998 “GEDEON WISDOM ADEBAYOR AYITEROU©”, “GEDEON W A AYITEROU©”, “GEDEON AYITEROU©”, “AYITEROU, GEDEON WISDOM ADEBAYOR©”: All property, of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned full intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: “aida akoeba djondo”, nom de guerre: “Aida Akoeba Djondo©”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: “AIDA AKOEBA DJONDO TRUST©”, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / done / debtor. All Attorneys with a License from the Bar Association are explicitly prohibited from administering "AIDA AKOEBA DJONDO TRUST©" property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom's interest they are working, pursuant to [Public Law 75-583], to Trustees in plain writing. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

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LEGAL NOTICES In The Moorish Empire, Estados al-Marikanos, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, D.b.a.: Flagler County, Florida, united States of America. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person, specially appearing as: “pinene veneta knight bey©”, Doing business as: “VINETA KNIGHT”, “VINETA KNIGHT, A SINGLE PERSON”, and “UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF VINETA KNIGHT”, Flagler County, REGISTRATION OF TRADE, BUSINESS & FICTITIOUS NAME CERTIFICATE, entitlement holder, for the Unincorporated Real Estate Trust, Doing business as: “Veneta Knight Trust”, for the Unincorporated Inter Vivos Trust, “Pinene Veneta Binns Trust”, permanently domiciled at: 250 Palm Coast Parkway NE Suite 607 #316, Palm Coast, Florida [32137]u.S.A. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND (HAGUE, IV) ARTICLE: 32, 45, 46 & 47. This Notice is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, as Allodium Absolute Title Estate in Fee Simple, Tax Exempt, for religious, scientific, educational, and charitable purposes, of the following described Real Estate, being known as [Lot 13, Block 147, OF PALM COAST, MAP OF BELLE TERRE, SECTION 35, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 11, Page(s) 23, of the Public Records of FLAGLER County, Florida] Which has a refused address of: [1 Big Bear Lane, Palm Coast, Florida 32137], located at or near Latitude: 29.583620”N, Longitude: -81.243820”W. Being the same property described in [The Flagler/Palm Coast News-Tribune 10/27/2021 & 11/03/2021, among the said Land Records.] Also described as: [IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA (Land Records), [FORECLOSURE DEED CASE # 2020-CA-000156/TAX ACCOUNT NO./ PARCEL IDENTIFIER: 071131-7035-01470-0130]. Notice of Private Property. The aforementioned private property is not available for trespass. To Trespass Is Forbidden. Any and all trespassers shall incur a $1,000,000.00 [ONE MILLION DOLLAR], non-judicial penalty at each evidenced occurrence, that is immediately due upon presentment. Trespassers waive any and all defenses, and agree to a Fieri Facias order commanding the County Sheriff of wherever any property of the DEBTORS may be found, either getting the money by seizure, attachment, or levy, and sell sufficient personal property, real property, goods, chattles, and real estate in full satisfaction of the debt. Notice of Special Deposit. Said Real Estate is a special deposit order, conveyed to the Unincorporated Real Estate Trust, Doing business as: Vineta Knight Trust”, for the Unincorporated Inter Vivos Trust, “Pinene Veneta Binns Trust”. All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: “pinene veneta knight bey©”, as a special deposit order in lawful money, exclusively for the benefit of: “Pinene Veneta Binns Trust”. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / bailee / done / debtor. All Attorneys with a License from the Bar Association are explicitly prohibited from administering "Vineta Knight Trust©", property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom's interest they are working, pursuant to [Public Law 75-583], to Trustees in plain writing. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

NOTICE OF LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTIES FOR VICTIMS OF MORTGAGE IDENTITY THEFT, CRIMINAL TRESPASSING, HOME TITLE FRAUD AND DECLARATION OF LAND PATENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DEEDS AND RECORDS NOTICE IS BEING GIVEN that Vivienne A. Douglas-Davis aka Vivienne Davis aka Vivienne Douglas is the true and legal owner of the property and land known as (Situated in the City of Conyers, County of Rockdale and State of Georgia: and known as being Book 2024, Page 284; known as being Quit Claim Deed Book 4018 Page 132, Book 4895 Page 236 and Book 5537 Page 20 as shown by the recorded Book 5869, Page 162 of Rockdale County Records as appears by said plat, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways). Also described as: [IN THE STATE COURT OF ROCKDALE COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA (Land Records), [FORECLOSURE DEED CASE # 2019-MAG-4299 & 2020-SV-0016]. This Notice is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, as Allodium Absolute Title Estate in Fee Simple, Tax Exempt, for religious, scientific, educational, and charitable purposes, of the following described Real Estate Land and property also known as 2527 Bonds Lake Road, Conyers, Georgia [30012] P.P.M. Any claims by any other party/parties are false and constitute fraud. Also filed under FBI case number 329FAT2175733. The above named person/persons being the true and legal owner/owners of the afore mentioned property has been a victim of mortgage identity theft and criminal trespassing, among other crimes. If the property is stolen from the above named true homeowner/owners; it MUST be returned instanter; without delay. The true owner is entitled to what is hers/his without question. Mortgage identity theft occurs when the individual whose information is being used is NOT party to the financial negotiations or contract. Two types of fraud are addressed here. Fraud for profit and fraud for housing and property. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the lender or collection agency must stop all collection activity during the investigation. They cannot sell, trade, give away, donate, rent, or loan this account or property to another entity. In this case there is no legal lender or collection agency that has any rights to this or any other properties belonging to the above mentioned legal owner. Any dispossessory actions filed on this/these property/properties constitutes perjury as they have filed misrepresentation of legal facts on court documentation, a federal crime. Be fore warned that anyone having any claims or occupation of said property has participated in one or more of the following crimes; mortgage identity theft (a federal crime), home title fraud, slavery (in violation of 18USC3571; forced compliance to a contract not held), grand theft, violations of oaths of office (as it pertains to judges and court officials and officers of law), theft by taking, theft by deception, misprision of felony, falsification of documents, conspiracy, perjury, denied provisions of the U.S. Constitution, extortion, mail and wire fraud, violations of the laws of Interstate Commerce, and subornation of perjury. The above named person/persons are victims of fraud by the local magistrate and superior courts by the fact that magistrate courts enforced evictions that are not in their jurisdiction even after appeals had been filed and approved. The superior courts failed to hold trials on these appeals as in the State of Georgia, superior court has exclusive jurisdiction in matters of equity (…Chambliss v. Hawkings, 123 Ga. 361, 51 S.E. 337 (1905). Many of the superior courts held secret trials and ruled against the true homeowner without notifying them of a court trial. These officials, herein including All judges, sheriffs and marshals and attorneys; having knowledge of the law and the power to prevent the Constitutional deprivation of the rights of individuals; citizens, herein guaranteed Rights, with intent, without authority and under the color of law did unlawfully; engage in a conspiracy to use the offices, formalities, ceremonies, and power of the U.S. Government, and their official bonds and professional licenses to defraud and betray these individuals herein (Defendants, American Citizens) of their lawful Constitutional exercise of their 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, and 14 Amendment Rights; violated the invariant right to truth in evidence, violations of oaths of office, all of the violations under 18USC3571. These rights are based on Natural Law, hence invariant and not subject to human opinion or prosecution. The true and legal homeowner listed above has been denied the right to truth in evidence, violations of oaths of office, all of the violations under 18USC3571 and all of the violations under these federal crimes as listed: 18USC 4, 241, 872, 876, 1001, 1621, 1622, 1963, 1964. State laws violated include Resident Mortgage Fraud and violations of OCGA 44-11-30, 44-11-32, 44-2-43, 44-2-23, 44-7-50, 44-7-51 and 44-7-58. Civil right violations have also occurred as any claims of “immunity” is a fraud because, if valid, it would prevent removal from office for crimes against the people, which removal is authorized or even mandated under the U.S. Constitution Article 2, Section IV; as well as 18 USC 241, 42 USC 1983, 1985, 1986, and other state Constitutions. Precedents of Law established by COURT cases, which are in violation of law, render violations of law legally unassailable. Such a situation violates several specifically stated intents and purposes of the Constitution set forth in the Preamble; to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty. For JUDGES, or anyone in any branch of government.” “Fraud vitiates the most solemn contracts, documents and even judgments.” [U.S. vs. Throckmorton, 98 US 61, at pg. 65]. “Any false representation of the material facts made with the knowledge of falsity and with intent that shall be acted on by another in entering into a contract, and which so acted upon, constitutes ‘fraud’, and entitles party deceived to void the fraudulent contract and recover damages.’ [Barnsdall Refining Corn vs. Birnam Wood Oil Co. 92 F 26 817]. Anyone having interest in this/these property/properties should notify the District Attorney of the County in which the property is located or the U.S. Attorney’s Office at 75 Ted Turner Dr. SW, Atlanta, Ga. 30303 at 404-581-6102, HUD, the FBI at http://www/fbi/gov/(http://www.fbi.gov/) at (202) 324—3000 or the Mortgage Fraud Hotline at 1-800-437-2838

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTIES FOR VICTIMS OF MORTGAGE IDENTITY THEFT, CRIMINAL TRESPASSING, HOME TITLE FRAUD AND DECLARATION OF LAND PATENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DEEDS AND RECORDS NOTICE IS BEING GIVEN that James Robert Lee Jones II is the true and legal owner of the property and land known as (Situated in the City of Garfield Heights, County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio: and known as being Sublot No. 13 in Yamshon Park Allotment of part of Original Independence Township Lot No. 16, Tract No. 1, as shown by the recorded Plat in Volume 91 of Maps, Page 30 of Cuyahoga County Records as appears by said plat, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways). Also described as: [IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO (Land Records), [FORECLOSURE DEED CASE # CV-20-937695]. This Notice is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, as Allodium Absolute Title Estate in Fee Simple, Tax Exempt, for religious, scientific, educational, and charitable purposes, of the following described Real Estate Land and property also known as 5304 East 102nd Street, Garfield Heights OH P.P.M. Any claims by any other party/parties are false and constitute fraud. Also filed under FBI case number 329FAT2175733. The above named person/persons being the true and legal owner/owners of the afore mentioned property has been a victim of mortgage identity theft and criminal trespassing, among other crimes. If the property is stolen from the above named true homeowner/owners; it MUST be returned instanter; without delay. The true owner is entitled to what is hers/his without question. Mortgage identity theft occurs when the individual whose information is being used is NOT party to the financial negotiations or contract. Two types of fraud are addressed here. Fraud for profit and fraud for housing and property. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the lender or collection agency must stop all collection activity during the investigation. They cannot sell, trade, give away, donate, rent, or loan this account or property to another entity. In this case there is no legal lender or collection agency that has any rights to this or any other properties belonging to the above mentioned legal owner. Any dispossessory actions filed on this/these property/properties constitutes perjury as they have filed misrepresentation of legal facts on court documentation, a federal crime. Be fore warned that anyone having any claims or occupation of said property has participated in one or more of the following crimes; mortgage identity theft (a federal crime), home title fraud, slavery (in violation of 18USC3571; forced compliance to a contract not held), grand theft, violations of oaths of office (as it pertains to judges and court officials and officers of law), theft by taking, theft by deception, misprision of felony, falsification of documents, conspiracy, perjury, denied provisions of the U.S. Constitution, extortion, mail and wire fraud, violations of the laws of Interstate Commerce, and subornation of perjury. The above named person/persons are victims of fraud by the local magistrate and superior courts by the fact that magistrate courts enforced evictions that are not in their jurisdiction even after appeals had been filed and approved. The superior courts failed to hold trials on these appeals as in the State of Georgia, superior court has exclusive jurisdiction in matters of equity (…Chambliss v. Hawkings, 123 Ga. 361, 51 S.E. 337 (1905). Many of the superior courts held secret trials and ruled against the true homeowner without notifying them of a court trial. These officials, herein including All judges, sheriffs and marshals and attorneys; having knowledge of the law and the power to prevent the Constitutional deprivation of the rights of individuals; citizens, herein guaranteed Rights, with intent, without authority and under the color of law did unlawfully; engage in a conspiracy to use the offices, formalities, ceremonies, and power of the U.S. Government, and their official bonds and professional licenses to defraud and betray these individuals herein (Defendants, American Citizens) of their lawful Constitutional exercise of their 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, and 14 Amendment Rights; violated the invariant right to truth in evidence, violations of oaths of office, all of the violations under 18USC3571. These rights are based on Natural Law, hence invariant and not subject to human opinion or prosecution. The true and legal homeowner listed above has been denied the right to truth in evidence, violations of oaths of office, all of the violations under 18USC3571 and all of the violations under these federal crimes as listed: 18USC 4, 241, 872, 876, 1001, 1621, 1622, 1963, 1964. State laws violated include Resident Mortgage Fraud and violations of OCGA 44-11-30, 44-11-32, 44-2-43, 44-2-23, 44-7-50, 44-7-51 and 44-7-58. Civil right violations have also occurred as any claims of “immunity” is a fraud because, if valid, it would prevent removal from office for crimes against the people, which removal is authorized or even mandated under the U.S. Constitution Article 2, Section IV; as well as 18 USC 241, 42 USC 1983, 1985, 1986, and other state Constitutions. Precedents of Law established by COURT cases, which are in violation of law, render violations of law legally unassailable. Such a situation violates several specifically stated intents and purposes of the Constitution set forth in the Preamble; to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty. For JUDGES, or anyone in any branch of government.” “Fraud vitiates the most solemn contracts, documents and even judgments.” [U.S. vs. Throckmorton, 98 US 61, at pg. 65]. “Any false representation of the material facts made with the knowledge of falsity and with intent that shall be acted on by another in entering into a contract, and which so acted upon, constitutes ‘fraud’, and entitles party deceived to void the fraudulent contract and recover damages.’ [Barnsdall Refining Corn vs. Birnam Wood Oil Co. 92 F 26 817]. Anyone having interest in this/these property/properties should notify the District Attorney of the County in which the property is located or the U.S. Attorney’s Office at 75 Ted Turner Dr. SW, Atlanta, Ga. 30303 at 404-581-6102, HUD, the FBI at http://www/fbi/gov/(http://www.fbi.gov/) at (202) 324—3000 or the Mortgage Fraud Hotline at 1-800-437-2838

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

2021 ADM 001391

2022 ADM 001495

2022 ADM 000159

2021 ADM 001275

Margaret W. Stewart Decedent

Karen Erica Duncan Decedent

Minnie D. White Decedent

Fannie A. Bing Decedent

Samuel C. Hamilton 8601 Georgia Ave. #503 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney

Colline Silvera 7731 Belle Point Dr. Greenbelt, Md 20770 Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney

Jasper Dewitt II, whose address is 15413 Brinton Way, Brandywine, MD 20613, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Margaret W. Stewart who died on May 31, 2018 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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 first publication: 4/14/2022 Jasper Dewitt II Personal Representative

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Diane Coram, whose address is 1342 Downing St., NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Karen Erica Duncan who died on July 18, 2019 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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.

Gwenavere G. White Dunn and Lori Anne White Carrington, whose addresses are 11224 Westport Drive and 11228 Westport Drive, Bowie, Md 20720 (respectively), were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Minnie D. White who died on 9/11/2018 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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 first publication: 4/14/2022

Diane Coram Personal Representative

Gwenavere G. White Dunn Lori Anne White Carrington Personal Representative

Date of first publication: 4/14/2022

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John D. Bing, Jr., whose address is 14009 Twelve Oaks Court, Clarksville, MD 21029, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Fannie A. Bing who died on November 12, 2019 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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.

John D. Bing, Jr. Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

2022 ADM 000301

2022 ADM 000268

2022 ADM 000258

2021 ADM 001399

John Leonard Allen Decedent

Carolyn N. Graham aka Carolyn Nadene Graham Decedent

Rose Marie Selak Decedent

Gwendolyn J. Johnson Decedent

Robert L. Bell, Esq. 245 Farragut Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Attorney

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. Probate Law DC 1308 Ninth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney

Reneesia Bailey, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

John W. Garland, whose address is 1926 6th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Carolyn N. Graham aka Carolyn Nadene Graham who died on December 21, 2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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.

Leonard Alston, whose address is 1440 N Street, NW, Washington DC 20005, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Rose Marie Selak who died on December 8, 2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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.

Aimee D. Griffin, Esq., whose address is 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 440 WDC 20015, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gwendolyn J. Johnson who died on 9/27/2020 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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 first publication: 4/14/2022

John W. Garland Personal Representative

Leonard Alston Personal Representative

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Harrietta Twhanna Allen, whose address is 100 Stevens Road Glen Burnie, Md 21060, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John Leonard Allen who died on June 13, 2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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 first publication: 4/14/2022 Harrietta Twhanna Allen Personal Representative

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2021 ADM 000677

LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2022 ADM 000121

Estate of Vester L. Chandler aka Vester Lee Chandler NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Akia J. Turner for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative Date of first publication: 4/14/2022 Julius Terrell 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20004 Petitioner/Attorney: TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

Jimmie C. Lawson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Mark E. Stacey, whose address is 4511 Garrison Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jimmie C. Lawson who died on October 12, 2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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 first publication: 4/14/2022

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Mark E. Stacey Personal Representative

2022 ADM 000291

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Lorena B. Thompson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Marlene Crowell, whose address is 8311 Sunnybrook Court, Brandywine, Md 20613, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lorena B. Thompson who died on December 28, 2021 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., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 10/14/2022. 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 10/14/2022, 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 first publication: 4/14/2022 Marlene Crowell Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2022 ADM 000311 Estate of Delenia A. Johnson aka Delenia Ana Johnson aka Delenia Johnson aka Delenia Ana Gilkes Johnson NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Jennifer Ann Johnson Green for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative Date of first publication: 4/14/2022 Jennifer Ann Johnson Green 10163 Sweet Bay Manor Parkland, FL 33076 Petitioner/Attorney: TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: Yomikalan Tashasha June’ Walker©, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: WALKER, YOMIKALAN TASHASHA JUNE’©, corp. sole Dba.: YOMIKALAN TASHASHA JUNE’ WALKER©, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: Yomikalan Tashasha June’ Walker©, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: yomikalan walker-bey©. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: STATE OF CALIFORNIA – CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, STATE FILE NUMBER : 104-81-144403 & 104-1981-144403, YOMIKALAN TASHASHA JUNE’ WALKER©, to the depositor: yomikalan walker-bey©, nom deguerre: Yomikalan Tashasha June’ Walker©. All property, of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit Order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: ‘‘ yomikalan walker-bey©, nom deguerre: Yomikalan Tashasha June’ Walker©, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : Yomikalan Tashasha June’ Walker Trust©, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. All Attorneys with a License from the Bar Association are explicitly prohibited from administering YOMIKALAN TASHASHA JUNE’ WALKER TRUST© property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom's interest they are working, pursuant to [Public Law 75-583], to Trustees in plain writing. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off etc., of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

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In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: “Jacqueline Elizabeth Dwyer©”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “DWYER, JACQUELINE ELIZABETH©:, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [United Nations Declaration on the on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: “JACQUELINE ELIZABETH DWYER©”, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “jacqueline dwyer©”. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 46. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title: This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: REPUBLIC OF JAMAICA – JAMAICA REGISTRAR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT – BUREAU OF STATISTICS, STATE FILE NUMBER: BY 3084, “Jacqueline Elizabeth Dwyer©”. All property, of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned full intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: “Jacqueline dwyer”, nom deguerre: “Jacqueline Elizabeth Dwyer©”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: “Jacqueline Elizabeth Dwyer Trust©”, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / done / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved.

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘‘ Debra Lee Sue Breckenridge© ’’, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘BRECKENRIDGE, DEBRA LEE SUE© ’’, corp. sole Dba.: ‘‘DEBRA LEE SUE BRECKENRIDGE© ’’, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: ‘‘ Debra Lee Sue Breckenridge© ’’, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: ‘‘ debra breckenridge-bey© ’’. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: STATE OF ILLINOIS – ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, STATE FILE NUMBER : 112-60-656107, ‘‘ DEBRA LEE SUE BRECKENRIDGE© ’’, to the depositor: ‘‘ debra breckenridge-bey© ’’, nom deguerre: ‘‘Debra Lee Sue Breckenridge© ’’. All property, of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit Order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: ‘‘ debra breckenridge-bey© ’’, nom deguerre: ‘‘Debra Lee Sue Breckenridge© ’’, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : ‘‘ Debra Lee Sue Breckenridge Trust© ’’, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. All Attorneys with a License from the Bar Association are explicitly prohibited from administering "DEBRA LEE SUE BRECKENRIDGE TRUST©" property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom's interest they are working, pursuant to [Public Law 75-583], to Trustees in plain writing. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off etc., of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘‘ Wilbur Cedric Samuel Solomon© ’’, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘SOLOMON, WILBUR CEDRIC SAMUEL© ’’, corp. sole Dba.: ‘‘WILBUR CEDRIC SAMUEL SOLOMON© ’’, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: ‘‘ Wilbur Cedric Samuel Solomon© ’’, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: ‘‘ wilbur solomon© ’’. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC.203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: STATE OF MISSOURI – MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, STATE FILE NUMBER : 124-71-0011491, ‘‘ WILBUR CEDRIC SAMUEL SOLOMON© ’’, to the depositor: ‘‘ wilbur solomon© ’’, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Wilbur Cedric Samuel Solomon © ’’. All property, of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit Order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: ‘‘ wilbur solomon© ’’, nom deguerre: ‘‘Wilbur Cedric Samuel Solomon© ’’, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : ‘‘ Wilbur Cedric Samuel Solomon Trust© ’’, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. All Attorneys with a License from the Bar Association are explicitly prohibited from administering "WILBUR CEDRIC SAMUEL SOLOMON TRUST©" property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom's interest they are working, pursuant to [Public Law 75-583], to Trustees in plain writing. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off etc., of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: Andre Pierre Harris©®, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: HARRIS, ANDRE PIERRE©®, corp. sole Dba.: ANDRE PIERRE HARRIS©®, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: Andre Pierre Harris©®, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: andre harris®-el©. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: STATE OF CALIFORNIA – CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, STATE FILE NUMBER : 104-82-079139 & 105-1982-079139, ANDRE PIERRE HARRIS©®, to the depositor: andre harris®-el©, nom deguerre: Andre Pierre Harris©®. All property, of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit Order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: andre harris®-el©, nom deguerre: Andre Pierre Harris©®, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: Andre Pierre Harris® Trust©, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. All Attorneys with a License from the Bar Association are explicitly prohibited from administering ANDRE PIERRE HARRIS® TRUST© property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom's interest they are working, pursuant to [Public Law 75-583], to Trustees in plain writing. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off etc., of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

Phase 2 Declaration of Nationality Protocol In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality. Notice of White Flag Surrender. Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: “ Todd Ragan Mitchell Jr ”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ MITCHELL JR, TODD RAGAN ”, corp.sole Dba.: “ MITCHELL JR, TODD RAGAN ”, corp.sole Dba.: “ TODD RAGAN MITCHELL JR© ”, “ MITCHELL JR, TODD RAGAN ” , “ TODD R MITCHELL JR© ”, “ TODD MITCHELL JR© ”, “ TODD RAGAN MITCHELL© ”, “ TODD R MITCHELL© ”, “ TODD MITCHELL© ”, “ TODD RAGAN MITCHELL JR EL© ”, &, “ ALI AZAD EL© ”. As natural father, and guardian of: “ Raegan Aniya Taylor Mitchell ”, the beneficiary and heir of: “ MITCHELL, RAEGAN ANIYA TAYLOR ”, corp.sole Dba.: “ RAEGAN A MITCHELL© ”, “ RAEGAN A T MITCHELL©”, “ RAEGAN MITCHELL© ”, “ RAEGAN ANIYA TAYLOR MITCHELL©”, “ RAEGAN ANIYA TAYOY MITCHELL EL© ”, &, “ANIYA AZAD EL©”. Having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare our tribal intention to be as our pedigree subscribes, as: Aniyunwiya Moorish American Moslem Nationals, but not citizens of the United States. We declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Estados al-Marikanos, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim our nationality in good faith as: Aniyunwiya Moorish American Moslem Nationals. I am that I am: “ Todd Ragan Mitchell Jr ”, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “ ali azad el ”. My beloved daughter, “ Raegan Aniya Taylor Mitchell ”, from this day forward, in harmony with our Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “ aniya azad el ”. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “ hors de combat ”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as ministers of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Persons. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 32, 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: “ Health, California Department of ”, DBA: STATE OF CALIFORNIA: STATE FILE NUMBER, 104-73-217696: “ MITCHELL JR, TODD RAGAN ”, corp.sole Dba.: “ TODD RAGAN MITCHELL JR© ”, “ MITCHELL JR, TODD RAGAN ” , “ TODD R MITCHELL JR© ”, “ TODD MITCHELL JR© ”, “ TODD RAGAN MITCHELL© ”, “ TODD R MITCHELL© ”, “ TODD MITCHELL© ”, “ TODD RAGAN MITCHELL JR EL© ”, “ ALI AZAD EL© ”, &, “ Health, California Department of ”, DBA: STATE OF CALIFORNIA: STATE FILE NUMBER, 1052008346508: As well as “ RAEGAN A MITCHELL© ”, “ RAEGAN A T MITCHELL© ”, “ RAEGAN MITCHELL© ”, “ RAEGAN ANIYA TAYLOR MITCHELL© ”, “ RAEGAN ANIYA TAYLOR MITCHELL EL© ”, “ ANIYA AZAD EL© ”, all aforementioned entities are as a special deposit order, conveyed to “ Sunray Trust ”. All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor / Guardian: “ ali azad el ”, nom deguerre: “ Todd Ragan Mitchell Jr ”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : “ Nobility Trust ” an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente. Notice of Reference: 0112358-13

092822-43 In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance: I am that I am: “ Dwayne Smith© “, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ Dwayne,Smith© “ , corp.sole Dba,: “ Dwayne,Smith© “. having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Island, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intentions to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent and unalienable, allegiance to the Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados. The Constitution of the united States of America, Article lll Section 2. The Lieber Code. Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907. The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as: aniyunwiya Moorish American. I am that I am: “ Dwayne Smith© “ , from this day forward, In harmony with my Nationality /Status/ Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “ Mansa Adon Shaman El “ Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “ hors de combat “, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article lll, as a minister of the Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE. lV). ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE ll, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property. Re: Public Health, New York Department of, STATE OF NEW YORK STATE FILE NUMBER: #156-70-421432” DWAYNE SMITH© “, to the depositor “ Mansa Adon Shaman El “, nom deguerre: '' Dwayne Smith© “. All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact . as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: “ mansa adon shaman el “, nom dequerre: '' Dwayne Smith© “, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : “Temple of EL Trust “ an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Devine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee/ agent/ bailee/ donee/ debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alla enact fuit. All Rights Reserved.

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WILLIAMS from Page 31 When we were unable to garner sufficient support for a name change, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu offered an alternative — an apology from the U.S. Senate for failing to acknowledge and apologize for the nation's legacy of lynching. The House of Representatives had done so. Several U.S. presidents had done so. It was unconscionable that an apology had never been offered by the U.S. Senate. After numerous meetings and intensive lobbying, the Senate finally offered its apologies. The refusals by the few senators who objected to the apology spoke volumes about

SIMPKINS from Page 31 her. Sen. Cory Booker, the lone Black member on the committee, stepped in and stepped up to offer words of love and encouragement. This was the moment the collective was allowed to exhale. Not because Black women can't hold our own, and certainly not because we can't push through without it. We've been doing that forever. But in that moment, Senator Booker gave Judge Jackson a minute to breathe, regroup and gather. He said the one thing I think all of us were thinking: "It's hard to look at you and not see my mom … not see my cousin …" That's precisely why rows of Black women showed up. To have our family's back.

MORIAL from Page 31 1920 extended the franchise to women — in practice, only white women — until the Voting Rights Act outlawed most Jim Crow restrictions.\ Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act prohibited states and counties with a history of voter suppression from making changes to voting laws until "favorable determination" had been obtained, either through administrative review by the attorney general, or after a lawsuit before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. By overwhelming bipartisan majorities, Congress reauthorized the preclearance provision four times — in 1970, 1975, 1982 and 2006, each time signed by a Republican president. "Republicans don't want to be branded as hostile to minorities," groused anti-civil rights activist Edward Blum, an architect of the Shelby case. Thus, anti-civil rights activists abandoned hope of congressional action to weaken the Voting Rights

their characters and those who supported them. Now, at long last, we've gone past a mere "We're sorry!" We have legal punitive enhancements in place to discourage the commission of crimes based upon hate and animus. We have finally put some teeth into our "bite out of crime." Realistically, a point of common logic informs us that legal deterrence only has limited success. Racial hatred, which is the fuel for the most egregious of violent offenses will continue to motivate acts of ill will. Fortunately, we now have a tool to put racial hatred in its proper place. WI

We have finally put some teeth into our "bite out of crime."

As a Black woman who has often been socially and professionally the only Black person in the room, I know what it is like to have to bend in the name of compromise and neutrality, to smile and nod respectfully while still trying to get your point across, to stay in your lane. I get it and it's not always easy. The first Black woman on the high court was going to have to be exceptional, highly qualified, perfectly prepared. She was going to have to bear the burden of hundreds of years of discrimination and disrespect, of dreams deferred. But she would also be lifted up by generations of Black women who knew we belonged in every room, and on the highest court in the land.

In professor Lisa Fairfax's introduction, she stated that as a young student on Harvard's campus, during "those first moments when you wonder if you belong," Judge Jackson was "the friend that made sure we all did." Judge Jackson will be an exceptional jurist, and she will ensure justice and fairness for all Americans. But for Black women, she gave us something more, something we've always known but the world needed to see: We belong. As we await Jackson's swearing-in after Justice Stephen Breyer retires sometime this summer, let us heed the advice Judge Jackson has given to the younger generation of Black women: "Persevere." Because now we know we can truly achieve everything. Thank you, Judge Jackson. WI

Act and turned to the courts. The earthquake that was Shelby was preceded by foreshocks like 2006's Purcell v. Gonzales, which allowed Arizona to circumvent Section 5 because the Court of Appeals decision to block Arizona's restrictive voter ID law came too close to an upcoming election. Crawford v. Marion County Election Board in 2008, which allowed Indiana to enact a strict voter I.D. law, reversed the Court's longstanding opposition to voting laws that serve no purpose other than to restrict the franchise. A decade and a half after the last reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, Senate Republicans — some of whom voted for that reauthorization — no longer are concerned about being "branded as hostile to minorities." Republicans united to filibuster voting rights legislation five times in the current session alone, despite the fact that seven in ten Americans support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and three in five support the Freedom to Vote Act.

The report was released Tuesday at Atlanta University Center in Georgia, a state that has been ground zero for the tactics discussed in the report. Just this week, Georgia lawmakers passed a bill that would give new election policing powers to the state's bureau of investigation — yet another attempt to intimidate election workers and voters. The report also will reveal the 2022 Equality IndexTM, the National Urban League's semi-annual calculation of the social and economic status of African Americans relative to whites. And, for the first time, For the first time, State of Black America includes a companion poll, the Pulse of Black America. Conducted by Benenson Strategy Group, the survey reveals Black Americans' attitudes toward voting and democracy, as well as social and racial justice, police violence, economic opportunity and other issues. The full report was made available April 12 at StateOfBlackAmerica. org. WI

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