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Act Named after Emmett Till, Savagely Murdered in 1955 Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

5 Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, stands with Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden, after Biden signed into law H.R. 55, the “Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act,” in the White House Rose Garden, March 29. (Cheriss May/The Washington Informer)

On Tuesday, March 29, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022, which makes lynching a federal hate crime. Earlier this month, the bipartisan measure passed both chambers of Congress. Named after Emmett Till, a 14-yearold African American savagely murdered by a group of white men in Mississippi in 1955, the legislation received push back from three Republicans – Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Chip Roy of Texas. The trio served as the lone opposing votes to the bill. Emmett Till’s murder sparked the civil

rights movement which ultimately led to bills like the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other social justice laws. “I could not have been prouder to stand behind President Biden as he signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law,” National Urban League President Marc Morial said. “The act of lynching is a weapon of racial terror that has been used for decades and our communities are still impacted by these hate crimes to this day. This bill is long overdue, and I applaud President Biden and members of Congress for their leadership in honoring Emmett Till and other lynching victims by passing this significant piece of legislation.”

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D.C.’s Gallaudet University Takes Spotlight after Troy Kotsur Receives Oscar Former Student Becomes First Male Deaf Actor to Snag Coveted Academy Award

D. Kevin McNeir WI Senior Writer The history of Gallaudet University in Northeast traces its roots to 1816 when Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet left Paris with the hopes of

opening the first school for the deaf in the U.S. Others would embrace and support their efforts including philanthropist and former U.S. postmaster general Amos Kendall, Edward Miner Gallaudet, a resident of the District and the 38th Congress who authorized the institution to grant and confirm col-

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D.C. Residents Struggle with Surging Gasoline say world events such as the coronaviand Consumer Prices rusEconomists pandemic and the war in Ukraine have become James Wright WI Staff Writer

Rising prices in gasoline, goods and services in the District, reflecting a national trend, has residents changing their routines and shopping habits in order to make ends meet.

the cause for the ascent in the price of gasoline, which influences the costs of other goods and services. According to the AAA Gas Prices website, the average cost of a gallon of gas in the District as of

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QUEEN ANUNAY BECOMES D.C.’S FIRST FEMALE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF 5 On Tuesday, March 29, District of Columbia Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly, announced the promotion of the first woman in Department history to the position of uniformed Assistant Fire Chief – Queen Anunay. A native Washingtonian, a graduate from Eastern High School and a DC Fire and EMS Cadet from class 6, Anunay’s promotion means DC Fire and EMS now has women at every single officer rank in what still remains a male-dominated industry. In her comments, she said she hopes to inspire young girls to step up and serve their community alongside her and her female colleagues. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

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Maryland Partnership Touts Harriet Tubman Bicentennial This year marks 200 years since the birth of Harriet Tubman, born in Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. People from far and wide continue to share and reflect on her remarkable story. On Saturday, March 26, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and the Banneker-Douglass Museum presented the “Harriet Tubman Women of Courage and Maryland Day” celebration. During the virtual program, they highlighted the winners of the Harriet Tubman Women’s History Month of Courage Video Contest. In addition, they presented the Harriet Tubman Lifetime Achievement Award to Louis C. Fields. For more than two decades, Fields has provided extraordinary leadership in promoting the true legacy of Harriet Ross Tubman Davis throughout the state of Maryland and beyond in the area of business, tourism and heritage preservation. Other activities focusing on Tubman’s 200 years can be explored at the The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center in Church Creek, Maryland (Stop #13 on the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway). The Center launch the Tubman 200 celebration on the weekend of March 11 where they also continue to celebrate the Center’s fifth anniversary (4068 Golden Hill Rd., Church Creek, MD). The park continues to display numerous artifacts from Tubman’s life — many in public for the first time — including the receipt from a midwife for Tubman’s birth, Tubman’s “runaway” advertisement and items recovered from the site of her father Ben Ross’ cabin, which was recently discovered and excavated by Maryland Department of Transportation archeologists. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Department of Commerce, National Park Service, and other federal, state, and local partners will continue to celebrate and highlight aspects of Tubman’s story throughout the year. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center, which has just reached its 5th year of operation, has hosted hundreds of thousands of visitors from 70 countries and territories and all 50 states. This state-of-the-art, green facility is managed in partnership with the National Park Service. For information, call 410-221-2290 or email htursp. dnr@maryland.gov. WI

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On Thursday, March 31, the Black Women’s Roundtable will hold the Third Annual virtual “Power Table Talk” series from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., EST. The event will feature a release of the BWR’s Ninth Annual Report on the status of Black women in the U.S. and key states for 2022: “Black Women Leading the Quest to Rebuild Hope, Achieve Justice, Equity, & Equality-Building Power. Protecting Voting Rights and Saving Democracy.” In addition, there will be an update, discussion and analysis on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation process to become the first Black woman to serves as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. For information about panelist or to register in advance for this webinar, visit https://us02web.zoom. us/webinar/register/WN_bJFK0WAcSaaz9uKOYqm6qQ. WI

Mayor Bowser to Highlight Investments for D.C. Seniors On Wednesday, March 30, at 11:00 a.m., Mayor Muriel Bowser and Laura Newland, director of the DC Department of Aging and Community Living, highlighted investments for D.C. seniors and encouraged seniors to register for programming at District senior wellness centers. Prior to delivering her remarks, the Mayor joined seniors in a fitness class promoting healthy living and wellness at every age, stage and ability at the Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center in Northwest. Bowser’s Fiscal Year 2023 Fair Shot Budget includes a $40 million package of Legacy Initiatives that will help longtime District residents stay in D.C., in part by making it more affordable to own and maintain a home. The budget also focuses on making sure seniors have access to world-class health care, housing and opportunities to stay connected, including $1 million for expanded transportation access through the Connector Card program, $2.6 million for tablets and data plans for qualifying seniors, and $750,000 to distribute grocery cards for seniors who need them. WI

Rev. Al Sharpton and NAN Prepare for Annual National Convention, April 6 - 9 Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton recently unveiled the final schedule of participants for National Action Network’s [NAN] annual convention, taking place at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel from April 6th – 9th. The largest of its kind in the country, the convention features speakers and panels addressing key issues across America, from voting rights to police reform and public safety. The NAN Convention will bring together influential national leaders from the Civil Rights Movement, government, labor, religion, business, media, the Black church and the activist community to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and impact while celebrating today’s civil rights leaders and examining

the path forward. Participants include: Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-6), The Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, 18th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, The Honorable Peter Buttigieg, 19th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, NYS Governor Kathy Hochul, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump and the families of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Eric Garner For more information go to www.nationalactionnetwork.net.

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Principal at Phelps ACE High School, Joshua Emmett, Resigns Departure Comes After Numerous Complaints from Teachers and Students Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer A principal’s abrupt resignation at Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering [ACE] High School has become the turning point in ongoing efforts among teachers and students to ensure administrators uphold academic standards and increase transparency about on-campus safety. In a Friday, March 25 email to staff members, DC Public Schools [DCPS] Cluster XIII Superintendent Kim Martin thanked Dr. Joshua Emmett for his years of service before saying his resignation would ensure that students “receive a high-quality education free from distraction.” For years, teachers at Phelps ACE High School have complained about Emmett to the DCPS central office and the Washington Teachers’ Union. Complaints ran the gamut, from the manner in which he addressed students and teachers to his unwillingness to include them in decisions about campus policies. “We need to find a good leader who’s a fit for our school rather than someone who’s not,” said Leah Gimbel, a math teacher in her third year at Phelps ACE High School. “Dr. Emmett was well meaning but not structured. He would get frustrated and angry with questions from students and teachers,” Gimbel said. “That would create a toxic environment. We worked through the union and had a folder of complaints we presented to Superintendent Martin. This was an action staff took to improve the environment of the school.” Emmett, who has 30 years of experience as a teacher and administrator at the K-12 and undergraduate levels, assumed his role at Phelps in 2018. Much to the chagrin of teachers and students, some of whom would lead a protest that school year, DCPS officials didn’t include them or other stakeholders in the hiring process. For years, students continued to raise concerns about Emmett’s decisions, particularly the admission

of students in the middle of the school year, some of whom had individualized education programs [IEPs] for which the application-based high school didn’t have the resources to accommodate. Earlier this year, students surveyed 150 of their peers and found that nearly 80 percent of 10th, 11th and 12th graders didn’t complete parts of the school’s specialized admissions process. Shortly after Emmett’s resignation, students hosted a sit-in in the school library where they expressed their qualms about recent on-campus incidents. Plans for the sit-in had been in the works since March 21 when a break-in and act of vandalism compelled teachers to hold classes outside in the school courtyard against Emmett’s wishes. A student who asked to remain anonymous said the break-in counted as the latest in a series of incidents, including fights and on-campus drug use. “There are amazing opportunities at Phelps where students can start careers out of high school with apprenticeships [with] multiple pathways in engineering, IT, HVAC and cybersecurity,” the student said. “It’s heavily appreciated by a lot of students but we have issues with administrators who don’t care for these opportunities. We’re not viewed as students but statistics. Boosting enrollment is their concern, especially with students with IEPs.” Phelps ACE High School, based in Northeast, champions college preparedness, work-based learning experiences and socioemotional learning. It originally opened as a vocational high school in 1912. By the 1930s, the school, then named the Phelps Trade School, moved to its current location near the Carver/Langston community where it remained open for several decades before it shuttered in 2002. Years after reopening as Phelps ACE High School, it hosts nearly 300 students who travel from different parts of the District to engage in coursework designed to prepare them for a technology-based society. In years past,

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Phelps ACE High School has gained recognition for its extracurricular programming, including its debate team and Young Men of Phelps. However, another student who asked to be named as Tiger said administrators’ actions counter all of the redeeming qualities of the

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school. On Friday, they counted among the several young people who gathered in the library to illustrate their frustration with the status quo. “There’s too much happening around us to ignore it. If I’m at lunch trying to complete work and a fight erupts in the hallway,

that takes my attention away,” Tiger said. “This goes back to the admissions process [and] a lack of communication.” This article will be updated to include comments from DC Public Schools. WI @SamPKCollins

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The Maryland Senate approved a new map Tuesday that revises the state’s eight congressional districts. The 30-13 vote, approved by the majority Democratic chamber, now heads across the hall for the House of Delegates to formally support based on a court-ordered deadline. The House’s Rules and Executive Nominations Committee will now review the bill must approve it by Wednesday. The decision comes after an Anne Arundel County judge ruled Friday the previous map from the Democratically controlled General Assembly as “extreme gerrymandering” and “unconstitutional.” Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said after Tuesday’s vote during a press briefing the new map passes muster based on guidance from Attorney General Brian Frosh, it’s more compact and the population are nearly equal within each congressional district. When asked what will happen if the court doesn’t approve the map when it’s scheduled to review if during a hearing Friday, Ferguson said the judiciary “is separate…and has its own processes.” “There is an open legal question to whether the judiciary has the ability to draw a map when there is clear, outlining provision that legislatures are in charge of redistricting?” he said. “That is a question for someone else down the line…We passed a new congressional map we think is a balanced approached

that complies with that [court] order.” Ferguson said work on the map got conducted over the weekend under the advise of Frosh because the legislature has only five days to approve a new one. During debate on the map on the Senate floor earlier, Sen. Michael Hough, a Republican who represents portions of Carroll and Frederick counties, didn’t mix words on his disapproval of the map. “This map, while prettier, it’s nothing more than lipstick on a pig,” said Hough who resides in Frederick County. The discussion on the map began early Tuesday morning before the Senate’s Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, which recommended approval. Republicans on the virtual hearing didn’t appreciate not being involved in the process and not having public input. “Don’t we need to have some kind of analysis…where Maryland is at a state?” House Minority Leader Jason Buckel (R-Allegany County). “We wanted to comply with the order the court gave us on Friday evening,” Ferguson said. According to the new map, it removed the expansion of the 1st Congressional District across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge into Democratic neighborhoods in Anne Arundel County. That provided more competition for Rep. Andy Harris, the state’s only Republican member in Congress. A supporter of former President Donald Trump, the district runs north and south with a heavy GOP influence along the Eastern Shore and portions of Baltimore, Harford and Carroll counties. Former state Del. Heather Mizeur, a Democrat, seeks to challenge Harris for the seat. The proposed map situates all of Harford County in the 1st Congressional District and Baltimore City now decreases from being within three congressional districts to two. No jurisdiction would house more than three congressional districts. The 3rd Congressional District represented by Rep. John Sarbanes encompasses

5 Senate President Pro Tem Melony Griffith (D-District 25) of Upper Marlboro speaks during a debate on the congressional redistricting map the Senate later approved March 29. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Baltimore City and four counties – Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard and Montgomery. That district proposes to house three Anne Arundel, Carroll and Howard counties. The proposed map also shows the 5th Congressional District may encompass all of the Upper Marlboro area in Prince George’s County, which part of it currently in the 4th Congressional District represented by Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Maryland). The seat’s now open because Brown has filed to run for state attorney general. In addition, the map notes each of the congressional districts has an average of population of 771,925. The 4th Congressional District still represents the highest population of Black residents estimated at 426,571. A few residents testified on the virtual hearing such as Liliana Norkaitis, a high school senior from Harford County, said the proposed map still creates seven Democratic strongholds. “I know we can do better,” she said from her classroom. “I’m asking for the state to have equal representation.” Nicole Bennett, calling from her vehicle while “stuck in traffic” and resides in the 5th Congressional District represented by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland), said stretching the district into more of Prince George’s would take away certain voices on issues such as gun rights where she lives in Southern Maryland. Those counties include Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties. “We are not going to have our voices heard,” she said. WI

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OSCAR from Page 1 lege degrees in early 1864. President Abraham Lincoln signed the act on April 8, 1864 which, from then on, would be celebrated annually as Charter Day, commemorating the official beginning of what would eventually be known as Gallaudet University. Today, 150 years later, Gallaudet has become a beacon for visual learning and language, social justice and equal rights for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, boasting 23,000 alumni worldwide with a community whose members come from all 50 states in the U.S. and close to 100 countries. However, despite its success in preparing thousands of students to thrive in the world while showing society the need to give greater credence to the many gifts which deaf people possess and have to offer, Gallaudet has remained relatively unknown to most Americans and the world. But like the phoenix which rose from the ashes, Gallaudet would emerge from a place of relative obscurity to the international stage on Sunday, March 27, after one of its graduates, Troy Kotsur, won best supporting actor at the Oscars during the 94th Academy Awards. As one of three deaf actors who starred in the film “Coda” – the movie which swept the awards this year including Best Picture – Kotsur, 53, who has toiled in the industry for 30 years, became the first male deaf actor to win an Oscar. Kotsur portrayed Frank Rossi in the movie – a comedy and coming-of-age tale which focuses on Ruby, a 17-yearold girl, who dreams of becoming a singer. But with a father, mother and brother, all of whom are deaf, and portrayed by three deaf actors, Ruby must pursue her dream knowing that her family

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literally cannot hear her voice and will therefore never be able to comprehend the depths of her abilities. With his victory, Kotsur, who’s wife Deanne Bray is also deaf, joins his costar in “Coda,” Marlee Martin, as the only two deaf Oscar winners in the Academy’s history. Kotsur illustrated why being deaf counts as less about an individual overcoming something than realizing that being deaf may be best understood as a process of understanding oneself – even building connections both within and beyond the signing and deaf community. Kotsur, assisted by his translator who delivered his acceptance speech as he used American Sign Language, dedicated his win to the deaf community, the CODA [Child of a Deaf Adult] community and the disabled community, saying, “this is our moment.” “This is amazing to be here on this journey,” Kotsur signed. “I cannot believe I’m here.” “This is just the beginning for me. This is a new chapter. My question is, is Hollywood ready for a new step forward?” WI @mcneirdk

Will Smith Issues Public Apology for Oscar Smackdown ‘Joke About Jada’s Medical Condition . . . Too Much for Me to Bear’ Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer With news that the Academy officially launched a formal review of Will Smith’s assault on Chris Rock during Sunday’s ceremony, the Best Actor Oscar winner issued an

apology to the comedian. As those in charge of the awards show asserted they would “explore further action and consequences in accordance with our bylaws, standards of conduct and California law,” Smith issued a repentant tone for his role.

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“Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable,” Smith wrote on his official Instagram page. “Jokes at my expense are a part of the job but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.”

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He continued: “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line, and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness. “I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the

show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. I would like to apologize to the Williams Family and my ‘King Richard’ Family. I deeply regret that my behavior has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us. “I am a work in progress.” WI

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Prince George’s NAACP Honors Women for ‘Extraordinary Work’ Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic William J. Ford WI Staff Writer The coronavirus pandemic forced thousands of Prince George’s County residents including Chrystal Young-Johnson to make a choice: stay home to avoid becoming sick or risk her life to help others. The 56 year old from Fort Washington, who has worked half her life as a registered nurse, trained dozens of nurses in the neighboring District to administer COVID-19 vaccines to adults and children. Besides conducting COVID-19 tests and vaccinating children as a nurse manager for Children’s School Services in the District, outside of work she’s called the “COVID ambassador” in her own neighborhood. “I educated my neighbors about the vaccine,” Young-Johnson said. “Made sure they had masks. If there was a shot clinic, I wanted to make sure they knew where to go. Serving my community is joy.” The Prince George’s County NAACP branch’s Women in NAACP [WIN] Committee recognized her unselfishness and sacrifice with a 2022 Woman of the Year award. The group held a virtual ceremony Sunday, March 27 with the theme “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope” for Women’s History Month. The NAACP committee honored women like Young-Johnson who have dedicated their time, energy and souls during the ongoing pandemic whose positivity rate in Maryland now sits below 2%. Tragically, the state has recorded more than 14,000 deaths and just over one million confirmed cases. For Young-Johnson’s work, she re-

ceived a glass trophy with an inscription that included the following: “For her unselfish commitment and devotion to the service of others during the pandemic.” The branch’s Women’s History Month subcommittee, unable to choose just one woman, selected six others with “Outstanding Woman’s Award” plaques. Along with Young-Johnson, below are summaries on Jeniece Bailey, Dr. Rashida Cohen, Florence Druid, Susie Harris, Valerie Horne and Brenda Lea.

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As part of her duties as a nurse manager for Children’s School Services, a subsidiary of Children’s National Medical Center in Northwest, Young-Johnson and others with the organization would be deployed to the U.S. Department of Health to work as contract tracers during the height of the pandemic. When D.C. public schools reopened its doors, one of her main responsibilities would be to keep up with COVID-19 data. On the weekends, she volunteered in efforts to persuade teachers, students and their parents and other adults in the city to become vaccinated. “It was scary. We were on the frontlines,” said Young-Johnson, who has raised two adult children who count as college graduates. “We just kept on doing what we needed to do. We must give back to help people.”

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While studying at Stevenson University in Baltimore County, Bailey traveled almost every weekend to work

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as a certified emergency medical technician at the Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad in Charles County. She will reach the four-year mark as an EMT in July. During the midst of the pandemic, she walked inside houses to assist patients who reported breathing problems and faced diabetic shock, also providing oxygen and performing CPR. She wore full protective gear with two pairs of gloves on each hand and goggles while assisting over 300 people. “I looked like the hazmat people. I remember putting that gear on for the first time and I was sweating,” she said. “Safety over everything is what had to be done.” Bailey, 22, continues to work at the fire department while taking her final two classes online before graduating in May with a degree in criminal justice. She’s also an intern at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and resides with her grandmother in Prince George’s.

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Rashida Cohen enters her 20th year as a practicing chiropractor at Washington Integrative Health in Southeast where she not only helps people with back ailments but also administers COVID-19 tests. For more than a year ago during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, about 700 people came to her office to get tested. But her work to organize COVID-19 testing extends into neighboring Prince George’s at the Glenarden Municipal Building. Cohen, whose husband handles the “business side” at the office, has seen patients come back a second time to receive tests if they experience any symptoms or just want to make sure they can spend time with families. One diagnosis she’s seen during the pandemic remains how multiple family members who reside in the same household contracted COVID-19 while one did not. “What’s different with that one person? They had a stronger immune system,” said Cohen of Greenbelt. “Vitamin C, D, zinc. The natural stuff. Drink water. No drugs. No alcohol. If we take care of our bodies, our bodies take care of us.”

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Druid summarizes what she’s done to maintain positive energy as a school nurse working with children at Northview Elementary School in Bowie: selfcare, minding her business, dancing,

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solving puzzles, a Gallup coach and wellness advocate for an essential oil company called “doTERRA.” Still, she admits when the COVID-19 pandemic affected the state and nation, “it took my breath away, then I started to breathe.” As the school’s health advocate, she used health education and calm demeanor to help staff and parents understand the importance of vaccinations. She also limited the number of children inside the nurse’s office. During parent-teacher organization meetings on Zoom, she shared health information and provided COVID-19 data updates. In terms of interacting with the students, she spread her arms out to show a distance hug with constant positive reinforcement including praising students for wearing their masks properly. “You’ve got to make it fun for them – that’s the key,” said Druid, who’s taught at Northview since 2012 and resides in neighboring Anne Arundel County. “It’s an adjustment for them, too.”

again, around the Thanksgiving holidays that year. She traveled 32 miles round trip from her home in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to serve D.C. residents frozen chicken, frozen fish, canned goods and pastries. The church later received $25 Giant gift cards to distribute to residents along with nonperishables, resources and referrals for other places in the city. She continues to serve the church as chair of the church’s board of missions. “This is a calling from God,” said Harris, a retired communications employee with the county’s public schools. “This is what a mission is all about. Helping and serving others.”

FOOD PANTRY DUTY

Harris has been a “faithful” member of Paramount Baptist Church in Southeast for more than 40 years. With her spiritual calling to serve, she asked her pastor if she could manage the church’s food pantry by herself for once a week while the church doors remained closed during the height of the pandemic. He agreed and Harris managed the pantry from July 2020 until October 2020. Then she oversaw it on her own,

NEARLY FIVE DECADES OF SERVICE

Horne’s nursing experience continues totaling nearly five decades with 26 years at various hospitals in the District and about 20 years in the D.C. public school setting. She’s worked the last eight years at Luke C. Moore alternative high school in Northeast and assisted in establishing CDC guidelines for when students returned to school. She admits the students presented some challenges “and would try to test you” when organizing daily COVID-19 tests, wearing masks correctly and maintaining social distance. She established a daily routine for her commute to the District from Fort Washington: pack lightly and change clothes at the door when returning home.

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Hogan, Democratic Leaders Agree on Tax Relief Packages William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and state leaders agreed Monday, March 28 to incorporate $1.86 billion of tax relief over the next five years for senior, small businesses and low-income families. It’s estimated about 80% of seniors 65 and older would receive up to $1,750 in state tax relief starting next year, which would need formal approval as part of the state’s overall $58.5 billion fiscal year 2023 budget. Also part of the tax agreement are two other priorities the governor pushed that would extend until fiscal year 2027: Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which incentives employers to hire and retain workers from underserved communities who’ve either been laid off or faced significant challenges in employment. Family Budget Booster, which offers sales tax exemptions for essential items such as diapers, car seats, baby bottles and dental hygiene products. State lawmakers continue to work on the budget details with the goal to sign the measure into law this week.

NAACP from Page 12 “I didn’t have fear. I just knew if I took the right precautions that everything would be all right,” she said. “It’s an inner strength from my Lord. If I was in fear, then I would not be able to function.” Horne’s three children wanted her to retire a few years ago but she said, “I’m not ready. I haven’t been released by the Lord, yet. I enjoy what I do.”

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When D.C. public schools closed for several months in 2020, Brenda Lea found herself deployed by the D.C. Health Department to help arrange and schedule the first group of residents eligible to receive COVID-19 tests. Then she served as contact tracer to interview anyone who may have tested positive for the virus and explained how they would need to isolate themselves from other family members. When Lea returned to her school nurse job at Langdon Elementary in Southeast, she tested about 10% of the

Democratic leaders praised in reaching a deal with the Republican governor. “This bipartisan agreement helps hundreds of thousands of seniors on fixed incomes who are struggling with inflation and puts families on a stronger footing as they buy necessities and pay for child care or college,” House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore City) said in a statement. “The significant increase in capital spending, coupled with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, will help Maryland businesses put more chronically unemployed Marylanders back to work.” The governor has made tax relief one of his main priorities since he took office seven years ago. “This agreement will deliver on our promise to provide real, long-term relief for hard-working Marylanders dealing with inflation and higher prices and help create more jobs and more opportunity to continue our strong recovery,” he said in a statement. The tax break for single seniors would be up to $1,000 who make up to $100,000 in retirement income; married couples would receive up to $1,750 who earn up to $150,000. students who returned to the building. She also conducted tests for students throughout the summer until August 2021. The former Prince George’s resident who now lives in Howard County recalled how a large number of nurses chose to resign. “It was stressful. There were so many lives lost,” said Lea, who served in the Air Force for seven years. “So many people lost their jobs with companies that shut down. So many people had issues with their psyche. I’ve been able to maintain my full health and well-being. I’m just thankful.” Dr. Falecia Williams, president of Prince George’s Community College who served as guest speaker for Sunday’s virtual ceremony, praised the women for their extraordinary efforts performing daily tasks which many could not handle. “Because of you, lives have been saved. Hope is restored in place of hopelessness. You are truly amazing,” she said. “When women support women, we all win.” WI @WJFjabariwill

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Anyone who receives less than $1,000 wouldn’t be eligible for the tax relief. Businesses already enrolled in the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit program would receive additional tax incentives for hiring those who struggled to obtain employment. Those individuals include ex-felons, now called “returning citizens,” military veterans, or residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The tax relief announcement comes 10 days after the governor, Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson signed the gas tax relief legislation into law. Maryland became the first state in the nation to officially suspend the state’s gas tax for 30 days amid the coronavirus pandemic and a global war. Maryland could lose nearly $100 million during what state officials labeled the “holiday gas tax,” which helps replenish the state’s transporta-

5 Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (center) smiles alongside Senate President Bill Ferguson (left), House Speaker Adrienne Jones (right) and other lawmakers after the three state leaders signed legislation into law March 18 to suspend the state’s gas tax for 30 days. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

tion trust fund to repair roads, bridges and conduct transit projects. Lawmakers pledge to use some of the $7.5 billion surplus money to help cover the loss in revenue. “The last two years of the pandemic have shown the cracks in our state’s civic infrastructure,” Ferguson said. “As I’ve said since the beginning of the

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required McNeely to use her own laptop to show videos she wouldn’t be able to otherwise access on technology commissioned by DC Public Schools [DCPS]. That’s why, during this budget season, she welcomes the Bowser administration’s efforts to upgrade classroom technology. “All classrooms should have access to technology. Students’ computers are faster from last year but some

5 Teachers have demanded in-class technological enhancements for years. (Courtesy photo)

keys are missing,” McNeely said. “They would ask about the videos related to the curriculum when we have to watch it on my computer and not the smartboard,” she added. “I’m not sure if my fourth graders are aware of any disparities. Teachers do a good job of ensuring students have what other classrooms have.” Though teachers have demanded

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in-class technological enhancements for years, the pandemic and subsequent pivot to virtual learning inspired a race to bridge resource gaps and ensure each student had a laptop. An infusion of emergency funds at the pandemic’s inception sought to fulfill those needs. However, since returning to the classroom, several teachers have complained about conditions that preclude them from teaching hybrid classes. Bowser’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal includes a multiyear investment in technological upgrades to classrooms, including 1,500 smartboards. These investments would build upon the Empowered Learners Initiative, through which students in grades three through 12 have each been given a laptop. District officials said the student-to-device ratio has since dwindled to 1:1 in those grade levels and 3:1 for young people in Pre-K, first and second grades. Linda Campbell, a parent of a student at Jackson-Reed High School, formerly known as Wilson High School, said DCPS could go much further in enhancing its schools’ technological capabilities, especially in the age of COVID when students often have to stay home for days at a time. “There’s a better way to maintain that classroom contact without jeopardizing others’ safety,” Campbell said. “Students missed a lot of school because they kept getting exposed to COVID. I would hope that DCPS has a year-round hybrid option to make it easier for children to stay home when they get sick.” Last week, DCPS Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee visited Kramer Elementary School in Southeast

where faculty members conducted a presentation to highlight how inclass technology augmented DCPS’ curriculum. If approved, Bowser’s budget proposal would not only include those upgrades, but nearly $60 million to replace aging HVAC systems and conduct preventative maintenance to ensure they work throughout the year. While Joshua Wiley commended Bowser for her efforts, he said investments to bridge the digital divide should have been made much sooner. Wiley, a DCPS assistant principal, reflected on his time in other school districts where leaders prioritized making the 1-to-1 student-to-laptop ratio a reality. He said a significant number of students at his school, ethnicity and socioeconomic background notwithstanding, don’t have a laptop at home. That’s why Wiley said he’s maintaining hope that the District government follows through on the budget proposal to provide students and teachers with technological upgrades. Doing so, Wiley told The Informer, has become a matter of guaranteeing that young people are adequately prepared for an increasingly advanced society. “We have an infrastructure and budget that we can use to help advance technology. Let’s strengthen these District public schools,” Wiley said. “I don’t know why it’s taken so long. The mayor runs everything. Nothing moves unless she says so, so all fingers are pointing to her. She has record budgets but she has to put her money where her mouth is.” WI @SamPKCollins

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Task Force Announces Actions and Guidebook to Help Homeowners Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Reporter In June 2021, President Joseph Biden directed Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge to lead efforts to dismantle America's legacy of undervaluing property owned by Black people. Secretary Fudge and White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) Director Susan Rice established the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE). This week, the task force issued steps and a guidebook to ensure fair practices for appraisals of Black-owned homes. "We looked at how equitable housing practices have for generations kept Black families from gaining wealth," Rice said. "More than 50 years after the Fair Housing Act, the gap between Black and white homeownership is wider." The task force action plan seeks to advance equity in the homeowner process. The action plan addresses the prevention of algorithmic bias in home valuations, empowers consumers with information and assistance, cultivates an appraiser profession that is welltrained and looks like the communities it serves, and leverages federal data and expertise to inform policy, practice, and research on appraisal bias. At a White House briefing held Monday, March 21, announcing the release of the Administration's recommendations, Black homeowners shared their personal experiences with discriminatory home appraisals surfaced during the past year. They spoke of "whitewashing" their homes to remove any evidence it was Black-owned, all to compare whether race was a factor in their appraisals. They had a White person pretend to be the owner, and in each case, the White homeowner received a higher appraisal. "Today is a reminder that housing discrimination is not a thing of the past. Issues such as redlining and discrimination in home buying and refinancing are still persistent in our society," Fudge said.

5 White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) Director Susan Rice co-established the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE). Task force recommendations were announced on March 23 during a White House briefing.

"The President created this task force because he knew that if we were ever going to ensure equity in housing, we must take a closer look at issues that had not been examined before," Fudge added. Prince George’s County residents Cassius and Jacqulyn Priestly had a different experience. With three children and frequent grandparent visits, the family was outgrowing their home. They looked at houses in neighboring counties, but since they were well-established in Prince George's County, the family decided to build their dream home there. Cassius Priestly is a banker and served as an advocate for his home appraisal process. The bank they worked through withdrew its appraiser from the process after giving the Priestly an appraisal of $1.2 million for their home valued at $1.7 million. The couple drove to nearby Montgomery County to see a home comparable to theirs and built by the same home builder. Although their home had more add-ons, the house in the

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NATIONAL DC Justice Lab Helps Create Gun Violence Prevention Tool Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

Data shows that Black males ages 15 to 34 are shot at 21 times their white counterparts and shot by law enforcement at disproportionately higher rates than white Americans. And according to several community groups, including the DC Justice Lab, unarmed African Americans remain over three times more likely to be shot and killed

by police than white people. The organization noted that amid an unprecedented surge in gun violence, primarily concentrated in Black and Brown communities, solutions that do not exacerbate the longstanding inequities are urgently needed. With that, the DC Justice Lab joined groups like Cities United and March for Our Lives to develop a new tool they said could help ensure solutions to gun violence become centered in equity.

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5 The Racial Equity Impact Analysis – or REIA – uses a set of questions to help decision-makers, including legislators, government officials and advocacy organizations, identify and assess racial equity impacts before implementing a policy. (Photo courtesy Racial Equity DC)

The Racial Equity Impact Analysis – or REIA – uses a set of questions to help decision-makers, including legislators, government officials and advocacy organizations, identify and assess racial equity impacts before implementing a policy. The organization’s said the goal remains to develop effective and equitable policies. “We collaborated with other orga-

nizations and received insight and support from many experts in the field,” said Dr. Bethany Young, the DC Justice Lab deputy director. “Black people and Latino people and other BIPOC communities are disproportionately affected by police gun violence and community gun violence,” Young said. “So, we were looking for tools that would allow communities to address the gun violence epidemic while ensuring that they’re not contributing to or exacerbating existing racial inequities.” The REIA counts as a product of a year-long collaboration among gun violence prevention groups, including Cities United, March for Our Lives. Led by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, organizations included the Community Justice Action Fund, Consortium for RiskBased Policy and the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. According to a news release, REIA builds on a public health model that identifies the social determinants of health as a critical factor in violence. These include lax gun laws, concentrated poverty, environmental lead, and alcohol abuse. Specifically, REIA identifies and assesses factors bearing on racial equity before implementing policy. Officials could evaluate these factors to promote racial equity, reduce victimization and minimize arrests and incarceration. If a policy already exists, this REIA tool can help guide ongoing implementation and amendments to that policy to address identified equity concerns.

Ideally, this tool should be a collaborative process within, and beyond the organization, the authors stated. “The tool aims to address the root causes of violence in communities and set parameters around when law enforcement is involved,” Young noted. “Gun violence affects every community differently, so we want to get to the root of the problem and avoid interaction with law enforcement.” The report accompanying the tool noted that the impact of gun violence on the lives of BIPOC communities remains devastating and the over-reliance on a heavily punitive criminal legal system to address violence. The authors reported that Black men are arrested, denied bail, convicted and wrongfully convicted and issued long sentences much higher than their white counterparts. As a result, the authors concluded nearly half of all Black men face arrest before 23. Beyond laws that only focus on firearms, the authors maintained that the policy agenda of gun violence prevention should work in tandem with other advocacy initiatives. Young noted that this includes addressing racial inequalities in housing, education, transportation and the criminal legal system, which all contribute to gun violence. As an example, the authors examined Colorado’s extreme risk protection order statute – or ERPO. The civil court orders are used to temporarily prohibit the possession and purchase of firearms by persons a court deems to pose a significant danger of harming themselves or others by possessing a gun. The goal of ERPOs is to reduce firearm homicides and suicides by removing firearms from individuals at high risk of committing gun violence. The lack of trust between law enforcement and African Americans in Colorado only deepened with the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain in Aurora. “Colorado has quite the high rate of gun suicides attributed to white men, and one of the communities most impacted by guns is white males,” Young stated. “Yet, you still see a situation where Black people are experiencing the brunt of harsh law enforcement tactics with a goal purportedly of reducing gun violence. But if they narrowly tailored it as we noted in the report, they can address the problem of gun violence in communities feeling the impact,” Young said. WI

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PRICES from Page 1 March 26 hovers around $4.42, up from $3.77 a month ago. In comparison, in Maryland, the average cost of a gallon of gas comes out to $3.81, the website reported, as opposed to $3.59 four weeks ago. Virginia has $4.13 for a gallon gas during the same time period while a month prior, it stood at $3.43. Increasing gas prices have forced Roger Sherman, the owner and founder of The District Pit, a barbecue-based catering business in Southeast, to charge his customers more for his food and services. “When the price of gas goes up from $2.50 to $4, I pass it on to my customers,” Sherman said. “There is also the increase in the price of beef at a dollar, too. I have to pass on these costs because I want to remain competitive. I am in competition with bigger restaurants who offer basically the same services I do.” Sherman said he sometimes gets his gas in District Heights, Md., due to lower prices as compared to those in the city and the pause on the state’s gas tax. Joe Houston, an actor in the District, said the escalation in gas prices has caused him to change his routine, too. “I try to find stations that have cheaper gas,” Houston said. “I also try to minimize driving.” Cinque Culver, who co-manages a family with seven children in Ward 7, said the rising price of gas hasn’t hurt his family as much as it has others. “We are saving and investing a little less but if the gas prices keep going up, it will have an impact,” Culver said. “I have two daughters who are driving and a son who will go off to college in the fall and if the price of gas is still high, that will be a hit on my pocketbook.”

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The Dollar Tree discount store at the Hechinger Mall in Northeast has a steady stream of customers on March 26. For many years, Dollar Tree billed itself as the store where almost all of its products cost a dollar. However, throughout the store, most items have recently increased to $1.25. Those items include: holiday decorations and products, juices, kitchen cleaners, cleaning fluids, air and fabric softeners, toilet paper, paper towels, soft drinks, frozen foods and pastries. An employee of the Dollar Tree told the Informer price increase went into effect on Jan. 10. Shayla Brown, who lives in Ward 5, said price increases at the Dollar Tree don’t surprise her. “I noticed a lot of items in the store are now $1.25 instead of a dollar,” Brown said. “Those items are supposed to be a dollar. Nevertheless, I will continue to shop here because everything is cheap. If I had to go to Safeway for cleaning supplies, it would cost me about $50.” Alexis Mason, who came from east of the Anacostia River to shop at the Dollar Tree, said she doesn’t like the accelerating prices but understands the rationale behind the increases. “These stores have got to make their money in order to stay open,” said Mason, who lives in Ward 8. “I come to this store because the cleaning supplies here are reasonably priced.” Mason said some of the products in bottles and containers aren’t filled to the top but said that doesn’t bother her. “I think I am getting the value for my money,” she said. Like Mason, Ward 5 resident Zachariah Jackson accepts the rising prices. “Everything has gone up,” Jackson

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“I regularly buy a gallon of Deer Park water,” he said. “I noticed it increased sixty cents since the last time I was here.” Lockhart said fruits and vegetables have remained at the same price at Safeway. He said he shops at Target to get better bargains and avoids Whole Foods stores. “Whole Foods is a little too ex-

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Angola on a Mission to Hunt for European Investors The first-ever EU-Angola Business forum took place on Thursday, March 24, in Brussels with an objective of convincing European investors to bet on Angola’s reforms to support private sector investment and business links. Francisco Franca, the CEO of Angola’s Mota-Engil said, “Angola, today, is a country that is open to international investors, something that was not a few years ago, and so today there are many opportunities in Angola to execute projects. And, the government itself has established a series of rules that are in the legislation and that allow international investors to go to Angola and invest in Angola.” The hybrid event that attracted more than 800 participants, saw the signing of a memorandum with the Dutch consortium Flying Swans in order to develop a cold logistics chain, a vector that can attract foreign direct investment in Angola. Reacting to the openness and the efforts that the Government in Luanda has done, the Minister of State Manuel Nunes Junior for Economic Coordination said, “There is a very big change here in the functioning of the foreign exchange market, those people who invest in Angola and who at the end of the year want to transfer their dividends out of the country, today they can do it with all the predictability, with all the transparency unlike what happened until 2017.” Angola was successful in bagging a 50,000,000 euro loan from the European Investment Bank and a 7,000,000 euro grant from the European Union to support health resilience, both of which were signed in Brussels. But the partnership between Angola and the European Union is not only about money. The EU Ambassador to Angola, Jeannette Seppen, expressed her views regarding the forthcoming elections. “The elections of course will be a very important moment for Angola. The European Union is willing and is ready to deploy an election observation mission and we will wait – time is running a bit short because deploying such a mission takes a lot of preparation but we haven’t received the invitation as yet.” WI

caribbean now Bahamas is Final Stop of Caribbean Tour for Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, ended their tour to the Caribbean when they boarded their flight back to the UK on Saturday, March 26, at LPIA Airport in Nassau, Bahamas. The Cambridge’s week-long tour to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne saw them visit Belize and Jamaica before their final stop in The Bahamas. In Belize, the royal couple took part in some traditional dancing, visited a chocolate farm and learned about efforts to conserve Belize's barrier reef. In Jamaica, they visited the neighborhood where reggae legend Bob Marley lived and played football with England forward Raheem Sterling, who was born on the island. On Friday in The Bahamas, the couple raced against each other as part of a regatta off Montagu Beach in Nassau to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The trip also saw the duke meet members of the Bahamas Red Cross who had dealt with the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in 2019 before being deployed to Covid-19 hubs, while the duchess spoke to medics at the Princess Margaret Hospital about the importance of mental and physical health. They also saw a traditional Junkanoo parade featuring performers in elaborate costumes and visited a primary school where students presented them with a portrait of the queen. CAPTION: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid a courtesy call of Bahamas Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis shortly after they arrived in Nassau, Bahamas on Thursday, March 24. At right is Mrs. Ann Marie Davis, wife of the prime minister. WI

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5 Christina Henderson is an independent at-large member of the D.C. Council. (Photo courtesy Office of D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson)

“Once they realize that they do and that there is a clear solution, they are then met with another obstacle – cost. One cycle of in vitro fertilization alone can cost between $20,000 to $25,000 and insurance providers are not required to cover this treatment. This legislation would change that, requiring private, Medicaid and DC Alliance insurers to cover assisted reproductive technologies.” Henderson said state mandated coverage has proven to increase the use of fertility services threefold and is linked to better public health outcomes. “It is time for the District to join

19 states that have already mandated this coverage,” she said. Henderson said Maryland requires fertility treatments to be covered by health insurers. She knows of cases where people have left the District to move to Maryland mainly for coverage of fertility treatments. The councilmember said even West Virginia, known for its conservative politics, requires health insurers to offer that type of coverage to its residents. She said companies such as Starbucks and Amazon offer the coverage. “I know people who have taken a second job at Amazon because they offer fertility treatment cover-

age once they are hired,” Henderson said. The first-time lawmaker said women who don’t have insurance coverage remain at a disadvantage. “We know women without insurance coverage are three times more likely to discontinue treatment after one cycle, compared to women with insurance coverage,” she said. “Insurance coverage also reduces the likelihood of births of multiples to one mother, given that the financial pressure to transfer more than one to two embryos is reduced. This is turn reduces the risk of complications and adverse health effects for the mother,” Henderson said. Henderson said African-American and Latino mothers don’t seek in vitro fertilization treatments as frequently as whites. She cited the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention most recent analysis which reported 8% of Black women aged 25-44 seek medical help to get pregnant compared to 15% of white women. Specifically, Henderson’s bill prohibits employers from imposing additional costs, waiting periods, or other limitations for the diagnosis of infertility; placing pre-existing condition exclusions or waiting periods on coverage for the treatment of infertility; or using prior treatment for infertility as a basis for excluding, limiting or otherwise restricting coverage and limiting on coverage for fertility treatment based on a class protected under the D.C. Human Rights Act. Councilmembers Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1), Anita Bonds (D-At Large), Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) and Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4) have indicated they support the bill. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Business and Economic Development for further action. Henderson said District women will be the primary beneficiaries of the bill. “I realize that there may be a premium increase if my bill becomes law but it will be nominal,” she said. “They won’t have to take a second job in order to have fertility treatments in the city. I look forward to working with my colleagues to enhance coverage offered for future mothers and families in the District.” WI @JamesWrightJr10

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EDUCATION Ballou Senior High Wins Local Culinary Arts Competition Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer For more than a decade, not one District school participated in the National ProStart Invitational which assembles promising young chefs from all over the country. But all that’s set to change in a matter of weeks when a group of culinary arts students from Ballou Senior High School get to showcase their skills at the Washington Hilton in Northwest. These young chefs earned their spot in the national competition on Tuesday, March 29, when they won first place at the DC ProStart Invitational, held at THEARC in Southeast. The four Ballou students spent an hour preparing an Asian-inspired threecourse meal that included chicken satay with peanut sauce and scallions with Asian noodles. Judges graded participants in the categories of skill, menu and taste. In the end, the Ballou students defeated their counterparts from Roosevelt Senior High School due to what Ballou freshman Laynard Hairston described as perseverance and attention to detail. “We practice for about five hours every day,” Laynard said. Ballou’s winning team included Laynard, his twin brother Laymont, Nevaeh Mclamore and Hassan Coles. The students, enrolled in Ballou’s Academy of Culinary Arts, honed their craft under the auspices of their teacher Chef Shanel Howard. “I joined [the culinary arts academy] because of my brother,” Laynard said. “In this competition, I learned about sanitation, improving on seasoning and making [adequate room to work] for myself in small spaces. It was about teamwork, communication and cleaning up after we finished using the dishes.” Sponsors of the DC ProStart Invitational include the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, the Richard

E. & Nancy P. Marriott Foundation, DC Central Kitchen, Events DC, Ecolab and LINK Strategic Partners. ProStart, a national culinary and management program from which the competition got its name, functions through the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The program, which fosters skills and career opportunities for high school students, established a local presence in collaboration with the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington [RAMW] and DC Public Schools. The DC ProStart Invitational, five years in the making, had been originally scheduled to launch shortly before the pandemic. As Scott Attman, chairman of RAMW’s nonprofit arm Educated Eats explained, the events of the last two years further highlighted the importance of strengthening the pipeline of talent in the foodservice industry. “There’s been excitement to get this program up and running to show people this is a tremendous career path to exercise creativity, utilize teamwork and build a life,” Attman said. “Post-pandemic, there’s more momentum and interest than ever before about shedding that light on the opportunity to work in the food service industry.” Essinam Bislao, a member of Roosevelt’s team, said she walked away from Tuesday’s competition eager to improve her craft and explore a career in culinary arts. With the list of ingredients in her hand, she advised her peers, Mahmudul Hasan, Angel Pineda Fuentes and Mohamed Turay, Jr., as they whipped up bruschetta topped with chili sauce, curry chicken and strawberry and grape agar. Since meeting Chef James Wiggins in the Roosevelt Culinary Arts NAF Academy several months ago, Essinam recounts developing her confidence and self-expression while experimenting with recipes. She told The Informer she would like to one

day conquer a brunch menu, chicken alfredo and a steak dinner. For the time being, Essinam and her colleagues will take to heart the lessons learned at the DC ProStart Invitational. “It was really easy at first but there were things we disagreed on and we improved. I learned that if something isn’t going right, then to improvise and always take feedback seriously,” Essinam said. “At first, this class was nerve wracking [because] I was a shy person and didn’t have confidence being in the academy. Now seeing [when] things [go] wrong makes me want to speak out more.” WI @SamPKCollins

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5 Culinary students Laynard Hairston and his twin brother Laymont are part of Ballou’s winning team with (not pictured) Nevaeh Mclamore and Hassan Coles, winning first place at the DC ProStart Invitational held at THEARC in Southeast on March 29. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

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The D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue informs D.C. homeowners about the property tax process after mailing nearly 250,000 property assessments last month Austin R. Cooper, Jr. The D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) and The Washington Informer led a virtual community conversation to inform D.C. homeowners about property tax assessments and assistance ahead of the tax payment due date on March 31. The virtual forum included participants’ questions focusing on issues related to their property tax bills, including the process for calculating tax assessments, conditions that impact property values, and how OTR will handle hardship cases. Real property assessments reflect the estimated market value of a property. It is the most probable price for a property to be sold given normal terms and conditions. The most significant concern among the participants was the increased property assessments most District residents are witnessing across all eight wards. “Property assessments are projected to increase the least in Ward 2 and significantly in Wards 8 and 3, by 19 and 10.26 percent, respectively,” said Yomi Omotoso, OTR’s chief appraiser. The rates for each of the eight wards, in chronological order, will increase by the following percentages: 5.33, 3.19, 5.03, 9.27, 7.47, 6.61, 8.93, and 10.26. “We want to support our

D.C. homeowners in knowing how their property taxes are assessed and resources available to them,” said Eva Liggins, director of operations. Earlier this month, the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue led the 90-minute session during the “Community Conversation on Real Property Taxes and Assessments: What You Need to Know.” About 70 homeowners joined the virtual presentation. In his welcoming remarks, Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White shared his concern about increasing tax rates. “One time, I got a tax assessment, and within two years, the taxes on one of my properties went up about 11 percent, and it was about $300.00 [more]. I start-

ed thinking, ‘How many residents have an extra $300 to pay for taxes?’” he said. In 2023, proposed assessments of residential properties are expected to change by ward. Wanda Lockridge, chief of staff to Councilmember White and a homeowner, asked, “Is [the increase] due to new development or the redistricting efforts?” Another homeowner, Brenda Jones, asked, “Does an uptick in crime in the area of your property or having a crime problem for a period of time affect the value of your property?” “Crime is not a determining factor,” OTR said. An OTR official said the inflation in property taxes is due to increased property values. Because

housing in the District is in high demand resulting in higher property value, higher sale prices, and, ultimately, higher property taxes. On January 1, OTR assessors determine the property value based on the housing market, sales of similar properties in the area, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and the quality of construction, which collectively determine the tax rate. Omotoso shared an example of how property taxes increase. “For example, a 5 percent change in assessment value of a $400,000 property is $20,000. While a similar assessment change in a $1,500,000 property is $75,000. These assessment increases result in additions to a tax of $170 and $637.50, respectively,” he said. Each year, the agency publishes an Appraisal Reference Material handbook online, which outlines the appraisal process. Some homeowners are eligible for the Assessment Cap Credit, limiting the amount a homeowner’s property can be taxed. “The Office of Tax Revenue implements a tax cap that limits the assessment increases to no more than 10 percent a year for a property owner receiving the Homestead deduction and 5% a year for a property owner receiving the Senior Citizen Tax Relief,” OTR said. The tax cap will appear as an automatic credit against the property

tax amount shown on the mailed bill. Homeowners can reach out to the agency if they believe they’re eligible to receive the Assessment Cap Credit, but credit will not be applied to their bill. Homeowners can appeal a property tax assessment, as well, for reasons including valuation, tax classification, property condition, or errors in property records. The First Level of Appeal Form must be submitted online or mailed and postmarked by April 1. Property owners can also request a payment plan for delinquent property taxes by completing a form on the site. The agency also has programs for senior, low-income, and disabled homeowners to defer overdue and upcoming property tax bills. Applications must be filed by March 31 or September 15, the next upcoming deadline to pay the biannual assessments. Ward 8 homeowner Linda Lynch said, “Thank you for your continuing work to help us keep our homes.” Her sentiments speak to the mission of Our House D.C., an information hub for Black D.C. residents where they can read about homeownership challenges and solutions to protect and preserve their homes.

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letter from the editor Watching my mother, Denise Rolark Barnes, lead the Washington Informer into the next generation of Black media I have always known the power of a woman. I often compare others to my mother. Looking for the tenacity and audacity that is required to thrive in the world we live. There has never been a doubt that women are the backbone of society and we must look to Black women as an example of how to live and love. In this edition we take a look at some of the powerful entrepreneurs, artists, and cultural purveyors that bring D.C. it’s magic. Just a reminder...Black magic can not be defeated. (Never forget.) And, as always, get in touch. We are always looking to feature and collaborate with you. Reach us on our website or contact me directly at lafayette@wibridgedc.com.

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Lizzo's N ew Reality Show ‘Watch Out for th e Big Grrrls’ Features Local Dance Ph e nom ChawntA Mari e Van Three-time Grammy, two Soul Train, a Billboard, and a BET award winning artist Lizzo has a new Amazon Prime series titled "Watch Out for the Big Grrrls', and we’re tuned in. The series features local dance phenom Chawntá Marie Van who has an amazing story of her own. Born and raised in Washington, D.C, Chawntá Marie Van is a professional dancer and the daughter of Eddie Van, founder of the Madness Streetwear brand, one of the original and oldest streetwear brands in the world. As a youth, she began at Bren Carr Dancer and R’Mar Dance. She would spend summers at different intensive programs where she continued to grow. It was in these spaces that Chawntá Marie was able to develop her confidence and personality. Her teachers used to say, “You have to feel it”, and she embodied that. Go-go music also has had a major impact as she said, “The beat had her dancing for hours and hours.” AAer attending Long Island University, she lived in New York to look for opportunities. She got into her first professional dance company at 20 years old with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater in Chicago, where she danced for four years. She then went back to New York and danced with Earl Mosley for around a decade. From there, she went to Los Angeles to start developing a more commercial dance style. This led to her first live television performance at BET in June 2019 with Lizzo Live. The choreographer asked Chawntá to replace a major dancer on the tour who had been injured. She only had four days to learn the entire show which then traveled to Glastonbury 2019 whe where they performed for over 100,000 people.

She was asked to continue the tour and began to build a relationship with Lizzo. The recording artists shared an amazing vision for a show with “big girl dancers”, which was brought to life on Amazon Prime in the new series "Watch Out for the Big Grrrls". With a background in Ballet, Modern, and Contemporary Dance, Chawntá Marie was asked to choreograph a piece for one of the challenges (See Episode 4). For the piece she chose the song ‘Naked’, which has a message of being vulnerable and breaking barriers that she completely fell in love with. In the episode, contestants are asked to share something that was holding them back and to embody how they broke through it with dance. The contestants came from diﬀerent backgrounds and experiences, which was sh showcased in their performance. Working with Lizzo has put Chawntá Marie in spaces and created opportunities for her to ﬂourish and thrive in ways that are immeasurable. She is currently still on this journey with Lizzo and hoping to join her for a full world tour. She is also excited to do some more of her own choreography and continues to shape her voice as a dancer. When asked what surprised her, it was the dancers' feedback of hope and inspiration from the choreographer that encouraged her to continue on this journey. The joy of being able to see it on camera and share it with the world was another gii. You can follow along on Instagram at @Chawtamarie.

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For Karla and Diamond Styles, the community fuels their entrepreneurial endeavors. Karla is the founder of Bumswag Millionaire, a line of customizable wearable art, and Diamond is the founder of Earth’s Eleven Shop, an herbal supplement brand. Karla’s hand-painted designs are landing on everything from Telfar bags to t-shirts, and Diamond’s herbal supplements are helping to remedy everything from backaches to fatigue. The couple first met on Twitter in 2011, and quit their day jobs in 2015, the same year they tied the knot. “I was doing hair at the time, but I wanted to start my own healing business. Karla was like, I know I want to have a brand, I know what I want it to be called, but I don’t know what I want it to look like,” Diamond, 30, tells The Bridge during a recent interview with the couple. A mixture of questions and creative know-how became the perfect cocktail for bringing their visions to life. Although the couple creates from two very different landscapes, they’re still unified. “She keeps us organized. I keep us on task. I push her. I give her creative ideas, and she does the same thing for me,” Karla says. They set up shop in their NE D.C. home, where they have two desks that face one another to help facilitate a supportive work environment, Diamond notes. “Although we have two separate businesses we both have the same vision and goals which keeps us dedicated to encouraging each other to strive forward,” Karla says, 30. Karl Karla came up with the name Bumswag Millionaire while a student at School Without Walls in 2010. “It was based on the way that I dress because my family would always say, what do you have on today you look like a bum. During the time, my favorite movie was “Slumdog Millionaire,” so I thought why not put them together,” says Karla. “It just means using what you have to get to where you want to go,” she continues. Karla meets with clients when she’s coming up with designs, where she asked a series of questions that help to direct her creation. Now, her portfolio of work includes working with fellow DMV artists Rikasso, Chris Pyrate, and Malik Jarrett the founder of E.A.T clothing. “I would say that Karla is a very intuitive creator,” Diamond says. When Karla meets with clients ahead of beginning work she asks a series of questions about, “their interests, favorite colors or images that relate to them, previous pieces of hers that caught their eye?” Diamond says. These questions then help to fuel her creative process. Diamond is equally dialed into her work helping to facilitate healing through her herbal supplements. She landed on the name t, as a nod to Karla, who’s an earth sign (Capricorn), and her birthday lands on January, 11th. Although Earth’s Eleven was formally birthed in 2015, it was rebirthed during the Pandemic in 2020 on Juneteenth. “I thought the world is sick right now, now is your time,” Diamond says, explaining the necessity of her business and the timing of its comeback. “The support was amazing because it was really good to see so many people take their health and wellness seriously in a time where illness was at an all-time high,” Diamond continues. Currently, Earth’s Eleven offers three herbal supplements that target, gut health, immune health, and stress relief. Karla and Diamond note, during the pandemic they both saw a substantial financial increase in their businesses, what they needed to continue bringing their ideas to life. The couple intends to continue to lean into their most captive audience, community, as they continue to inspire through design and facilitate healing in a post-pandemic D.C.

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Protect Journalists: Their Lives Matter, Too

The journalism profession is a noble calling upon those who believe through words, they can make a significant difference in society and in the lives of the people they wish to serve. Consumers of news watch newscasters report stories based on facts and analyze facts to espouse opinions on the day’s major news events. Reporters are extended members of the family whose names are memorized and recalled on a first-name basis. They bring value to the lives of readers and viewers who want to stay informed through news stories about issues they care about and images that bring those stories to life. The reporter's life appears glamorous and many believe the profession pays high salaries. That’s half true. There is glamor simply derived from knowing hundreds read your story and those in powerful places reacted to it. But, the job does not always pay well despite the ultimate sacrifices it requires. There is no more extraordinary sacrifice reporters give than their lives often lost in the line of duty. The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that 12 journalists’ lives have been lost this year, many on dangerous assignments in countries including Mexico, Chad and Haiti. Two of them were Fox News reporters killed in crossfire in the current Russian war against Ukraine. The United Nations reported that 55 journalists were killed worldwide in 2021. They have condemned leaders for not doing more to protect journalists. “Right now, the world needs independent, factual information more than ever. We must do more to ensure that those who work tirelessly to provide this can do so without fear,” said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. It's in this light that communities remember Charnisse Milton, the 27-year-old reporter gunned down at a bus stop in Southeast on May 27, 2015. Milton was returning home from covering an ANC meeting at Eastern Market for Capital Community News. Her murder case remains unsolved and a $25,000 reward remains for the arrest of her killer. Just two weeks ago, a 25-year-old reporter for the Virginian Pilot was killed by random gunfire outside of a bar in Norfolk, Virginia. Both young Black women were recognized by their respective employers as rising stars with great potential. Just as soldiers are called to war, law enforcement is called to reduce crime, and first responders are called to provide aid, reporters also play a vital role in covering stories, reporting wrongdoing, or describing a job that is done well. Reporters' lives matter because they accept the responsibility to protect a free and democratic society with their weapons - the pen. WI

The Only Ethical Choice for Clarence Thomas is to Recuse Himself Texts, emails, even occasional pillow talk, exchanged between committed couples or spouses can result in either very happy or unimaginably bad endings. The most recently-discussed example: Justice Clarence Thomas who continues to face a host of questions related to ethics after reports revealed that his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, participated in aggressive efforts to help overturn the election defeat of former President Trump. Of course it would be a stretch to assume that the opinions of one’s spouse automatically create a conflict of interest with the job responsibilities of the other spouse. However, most people aren’t married to a Supreme Court justice. Shortly after the 2020 election, the justice’s wife allegedly exchanged dozens of text messages with Mark Meadows, then the White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. The messages shared ways Mrs. Thomas might employ to circumvent the will of American voters to install Trump for a second White House term despite his loss to President Biden which she called an “obvious fraud” and “the greatest heist of our history.” Around the same time, Clarence Thomas refused to recuse himself from multiple pro-Trump legal challenges that attempted to counter the 2020 election results. Further, Thomas earlier this year cast the only dissenting vote in a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the House committee to obtain Trump White House records as investigations continue in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Ginni Thomas recently revealed in an interview with several media outlets that she had attended the “Stop the Steal” pro-Trump rally held prior to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

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Time to Make History

Congratulations to Prince George’s County Spelling Bee winner Noemie Jackson-Weaver. I, too, won the spelling bee once upon a time, and it brings me great joy to see the youth keeping it going. Black girl magic!

I can’t wait for the honorable Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. It’s a shame how she has been treated in the Senate confirmation hearings, but she will prevail. History will be made.

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Many of the justice’s critics believe that given his wife’s actions, he should recuse himself from any of the court’s cases or petitions related to the Jan. 6 Committee or efforts to reverse the outcome of the election. In addition, some believe Ginni Thomas’s political activities have led to an ethical dilemma and overlap with her husband’s judicial position. Said another way, “Can Clarence Thomas maintain his objectivity?” There remains no evidence that confirms that Ginni Thomas has influenced her husband’s opinion in cases that he has heard about Jan.

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6 or the 2020 elections. But with unprecedented public distrust with the Supreme Court and their decreased opinion about the Court, and because Supreme Court justices, as opposed to those on lower federal courts, have both the authority to decide for themselves if recusal is appropriate and are not bound by a code of conduct, we believe Thomas should remove all doubts and recuse himself. It would be for the good of all Americans and remove all doubts of impropriety or unethical dealings. WI

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

E. Faye Williams

Unquestioned Competence

I remember it well! It hasn't been that long ago and I'm sure that it's still practiced in culturally anachronistic pockets of this nation — like the U.S. Senate. I speak of that circumstance in which the best a Black woman can expect from (some) white folks is to be called by her first name, and if she's older, Auntie! She can never dream of the expectation of conversational courtesies in tone or expression. In modern America, the same

type of blatant and benign contempt of never speaking in tones of equanimity or affording an individual the respect of using a Mrs. or Ms. (or Mr.) and a last name has been reflected in the tone and tenor of (certain) Republican senators during the confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. In the past few days, an exceptionally qualified jurist who has received Senate confirmation on three separate occasions has been subjected to interrogation no better than if she were herself a criminal. I am sure that without the razor-thin majority of Senate Democrats, the Supreme Court would

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have to wait for the election of the next Republican president to reach its full complement. It is clear that (Senate) Republicans deeply embrace an anti-abortion philosophy, unfettered access to commercially available firearms, the influx of "dark" money in the political process, and a disregard for the management of climate issues. Their goal of ending protections for same-sex couples and families, and irrefutable acceptance and endorsement of white supremacist values as an integral part of Republicanism (Trumpism) are common to the interests they support. In recent days, a

Republican senator from Indiana has even opined that the Supreme Court erred in guaranteeing the legality of interracial marriage. A Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson would be a strong voice against this reactionary agenda. The confirmation hearings were not easy for me to watch. The longer I viewed them, the more disgusted I became. My disgust was directed at the ridiculous, mindless inquiries of Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and their failed and repeated attempts to entrap Judge Jackson in an ill-considered response. My disgust was only tempered in

the juxtaposition of Judge Jackson's record against those of her inquisitors. Her multifaceted experience in the justice system will serve to enhance her position on the high court. At all levels, she has been credited by and for exemplary performance. Moreover, her lived experiences provide a myriad of perspectives that are not currently available to current Justices. Additionally, she has received endorsements which span divergent political viewpoints far too numerous to list in this space. We must remember Josh Haw-

grounded in faith. She demonstrated a self-confidence built over years of perseverance and accomplishment. She spoke about her love for our country and for the Constitution. We live at a time when the Court is dominated by judges who do not share a commitment to justice for all. We live at a time when white nationalism and bigotry are openly promoted by powerful politicians and pundits. Judge Jackson's nomination gave us a reason for renewed hope that our country can and will continue to make progress toward the

ideal of equal justice under law and equal opportunity for all Americans. It was also a reminder that millions of Americans played a part in making this moment possible. Millions of us voted to replace former President Donald Trump with President Joe Biden, who made a commitment to putting a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Millions of us contributed to the effort to elect Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in runoff elec-

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Ben Jealous

We're Not Letting Anybody Steal Our Joy

A congressional meeting room might be the last place people would expect to find joy. But joy was in the air on the opening day of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Joy was in my heart and in the hearts of so many friends and colleagues who were in the room that day.

Why were we feeling joyful? We were joyful because this brilliant judge is about to become the first Black woman ever to serve on this country's highest court. We were joyful because we could feel the love and pride from Judge Jackson's parents, brother, husband and daughters. As a father, I was joyful because my Black daughter can look to a new role model. She has a new reason to believe that her dreams, talents and hard work can take her wherever she wants to go.

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We all knew that the week ahead would be a difficult one for Judge Jackson. There would be grueling 12-hour days. There would be disgraceful lies. There would be examples of barely concealed racism. All of that happened. And none of it broke Judge Jackson's spirit or calm professionalism. In the face of smears and false accusations, she gracefully explained the truth about her record and her commitment to applying the law fairly. She showed Americans a strength

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Marian Wright Edelman

The Invisible Backbone Leaders of Transforming Social Change

Women's History Month is a reminder that in every major American social reform movement, women have always played a critical role. Women at the forefront, acting as the catalyst for progress when it needs to happen, make the front pages and the history books. But women have also always been the invisible back-

bone, unseen but strong, of transforming social movements and of all anchor institutions in society — our families, congregations, schools, and communities — employing behind the scenes quiet essential leadership and organizational, communication and fundraising skills to get things done. Many people know Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. first rose to national prominence as a civil rights leader by serving as a spokesperson in Mont-

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gomery, Alabama during the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956. Not enough of us recognize that there would not have been a bus boycott without a vigilant community catalyst working behind the scenes looking for the right spark to challenge hated bus segregation. The December 1955 arrest of Mrs. Rosa Parks, who refused to move from her seat at the front of the "colored" section of her bus when the white section got too full, was not the first such arrest

in Montgomery, but it made history because she was the right public face that could mobilize the entire Black community. And behind that bus boycott was a community leader named Jo Ann Robinson who had been putting the community infrastructure in place long before Rosa Parks was arrested and was ready to spring into action when the right opportunity arose. Next month will be the 110th anniversary of Jo Ann Robinson's birth.

Robinson, an English professor at Alabama State College, was president of the Women's Political Council (WPC), a group of Black women civic leaders in Montgomery. She had been thrown off a city bus in 1949 for sitting too close to the front although the bus was nearly empty. This infuriating experience — was all too common among Montgomery's Black residents, and the WPC

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

David W. Marshall

Message to Ketanji Brown Jackson: Just Be Yourself

The Lady Justice statue, which is seen often in many courthouses, has become the most recognized symbol of American justice. It is portrayed as a blindfolded woman carrying a sword and a set of scales as she represents the ethics and fairness of how the legal system is supposed to work. The blindfold tells us that justice is blind in its impartiality and objectivity of the law. Therefore, external factors such as partisan politics, wealth, status, race or fame should be

removed so they do not prevent the execution of an honest and objective process and decision by the courts. Justice does not see who is before her regardless if they are rich or poor, black or white, friend or foe; everyone is to have equal treatment. Balance is key, and the scales represents the balance of justice. The scales imply a rational process of fairness where both sides of the case will be considered even-handedly. It counters the realty of a shameless segment of society with its "thumb on the scale" approach to justice. An approach where too much weight (or biased influence) on one side will cause the scales

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to tilt unfairly in one direction. It takes men and women of character and integrity to serve as court judges on all levels in order to have this type of justice executed. Unfortunately, this is not always the case with those who were given the past honor of being nominated and appointed as a court judges. Years ago, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson served a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer. Ironically, the current United States Circuit Court judge has been nominated to replace the retiring Justice Breyer making her the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. "Justice Breyer

not only gave me the greatest job that any young lawyer could ever hope to have, but he also exemplifies what it means to be a Supreme Court justice of the highest level of skill and integrity, civility, and grace," Jackson said. "It is extremely humbling to be considered for Justice Breyer's seat, and I know that I could never fill his shoes. But if confirmed, I would hope to carry on his spirit." Given the current political climate, it was not surprising that the four day Supreme Court confirmation hearings had its moments of partisan grandstanding. Regardless, the hearing process overall was a proud and histor-

ic moment. During the hearings, the nation had the opportunity to see how much Ketanji Brown Jackson either as a daughter, sister, wife, friend, student, public servant and most of all a working mother reminds us of ourselves. During the hearings we learned that her parents, Johnny and Ellery Brown, left their hometown of Miami and moved to Washington, D.C., where they both would became public school teachers. Like so many parents from all walks of life, they sacrificed in providing their children every opportunity to

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Avery Ross

A Legacy Worth Leaving We are hardwired to deal with grief, but everyone grieves differently. Acknowledging the complexities and simplicity of grief allows me to live a full life. Sometimes my grief manifests itself as gratitude for another day, sometimes it moves me to help others. As a grief counselor, I encourage others to acknowledge and move forward in grief. When we engage in open and honest conversations about death, we are giving ourselves the tools to manage grief. My mother never minced words when it came to death. We had conversations over the dinner table

throughout my life about it. When we knew she had congestive heart failure, we decided to celebrate her life while she was still here. She chose hospice, an end-of-life care option for terminally ill people and died peacefully in her sleep. She encouraged me to think about death in a positive light, rather than as a negative and frightening thing. I was in my mother's favorite place when I found out that she died: Las Vegas. So, I went to her favorite hotel and lost $20 in her honor. Because I would go with her, and she would win, and I would take her

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money and lose it. I said, "I'm just being consistent." My mother had her affairs in order before she died: from her funeral to where her belongings would go. It made our grieving process smoother to not focus on those things. I want the same for my son, so I've made my wishes clear to him. Instead of looking at it as a daunting task, I look at it as a gift to him. When you prepare your loved ones for what you want if you get sick and when you die, you are showing them just how much you love them. Start by having a conversation

with your loved ones about your wishes and the legacy you want to leave. What matters most to you? How do you want to be remembered? Do your spiritual or religious beliefs inform your values? Is there someone you want involved in your health care decisions? There are many tools and resources to prepare you to have these conversations and get your affairs in order. Compassion & Choices offers an End of Life Decisions Guide & Toolkit that provides helpful information on end-of-life decisions. WI

Start by having a conversation with your loved ones about your wishes and the legacy you want to leave.

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson – She’s Superbad!

I didn’t go to Harvard University Law School. I went to Howard University School of Law. A place where I was nurtured challenged and protected. More than likely, I would not have been admitted to Harvard. I was a good student but not the best. During my time in law school I was also parenting a two year old

and working long hours. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is a brown-skinned sister with natural hair making her way in a white male-dominated profession. She is definitely “baad.” She has excelled at everything she has touched and last week she made me proud. Nothing in my background would have allowed me to maintain my composure while enduring countless hours of grueling senatorial testimony under hot lights by obviously intellectual inferiors.

But that’s exactly what Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson did. There she was, sitting before U.S. senators with a big smile on her face. She met every challenge to her qualifications with answers that made me stop and applaud. For the last 10 years this sister has been right under our noses. She has done everything right. She hasn’t even had a speeding ticket. If she had, it would have been discussed ad infinitum last week. This is a jurist who has credentials that cannot be matched by most people

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– certainly not by the likes of Lindsay Graham. Her trajectory started as mayor of her junior high school, president of her high school, speech and debate team star – traveling across the country for speech competitions to become a national champion. She graduated Harvard magna cum laude. At Harvard Law School, she was an editor on the law review and graduated cum laude. She has been quietly living here in the D.C. area for a decade, working

steadfastly and in love with the law – treating it like the jealous lover it is. She has given her decisions and research so much time and attention that you wonder how she found time to nurture two beautiful daughters and support her surgeon husband. So, here we are with what seems like an obvious decision to most but it is being weighed down by partisan politics, revenge and bigotry. It was clear

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LIFESTYLE 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Celebrate 40th Anniversary New Honorees Include D.C. Native Billy Hart Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer A drummer, bassist, saxophonist and vocalist walk on stage and a jam session begins. This year's National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] 2022 Jazz Masters can do that at a moment's notice. Drummer Billy Hart, bassist Stanley Clarke, vocalist Cassandra Wilson and saxophonist Donald Harrison, Jr, the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, count as a readymade performance group regardless

of the music genre. The foursome will receive the highest American jazz honor during a virtual and in-person tribute concert on March 31, collaborating with SFJAZZ from San Francisco. Dianne Reeves, 2018 NEA Jazz Master, will host the occasion. Hart, a respected composer and jazz professor, shuttles between the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio and the New England Conservatory in Boston, Mass. Weekends usually mean gigs with his group, The Cookers, who recently performed at Blues

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Alley in Georgetown. "It was a huge surprise. I didn't expect it," Hart said when he learned about the Jazz Masters recognition. "That I would be considered like so many people I admire highly and believe in, it's an honor." He grew up in the District's Deanwood and Brookland neighborhoods, attended McKinley Tech High School and Howard University to study mechanical engineering. The late Buck Hill, another D.C. native, began mentoring Hart in his teen years. Then as a young adult,

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Hart joined the house band at the Howard Theater, playing behind Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Joe Tex and Otis Redding. His career soared when he began performing with jazz legends including another native Washingtonian, pianist/vocalist Shirley Horn, organist Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery. Hart's notoriety increased when he began playing with McCoy Tyner, saxophonists Pharoah Sanders and Eddie Harris and Weather Report co-founders Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul. In the 70s, Hart joined Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi sextet which consisted of saxophonist Bennie Maupin, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, trombonist Julian Priester and bassist Buster Williams in addition to pianist Hancock and Hart. "That was the first time I played with people my age," Hart said about Mwandishi. "Herbie is not only a musical genius; he has a brilliant mind." Clarke, an accomplished composer and producer, worked on many award-winning solo and group jazz projects. In the early 70s, Clarke and pianist/composer Chick Corea co-founded the jazz fusion group Return to Forever [RTF]. Their album "Light as a Feather" produced several popular jazz radio favorites, including the title track along with "Spain" and "500 Miles High." Joining Clarke and Corea to complete RTF's core group would be drummer Lenny White and guitarist Al Dimeola. By1977, RTF formally ended.

"It was a very powerful movement (but) we didn't realize it until near the end," Clarke said about the RTF's impact during that jazz fusion era. "It was like a ship that had a lot of byproducts. We were just trying to get our music out to people." In the early 80s, pianist, composer and producer George Duke and Clarke created The Clarke/Duke Project. Their sound was a blend of jazz, Latin, pop and slow R&B jams. Their composition "Sweet Baby” topped the pop charts from that collaboration. "Sweet Baby wasn't going to be on the record. It was kind of a makeup song for Duke's wife because they had an argument," Clarke said. Then Clarke became an in-demand composer on television and film projects including "Boyz in the Hood," "Poetic Justice," "The Best Man," "Lincoln Heights" and "Pee Wee's Playhouse." Clarke has scored more than 80 television and film projects. "I've done a lot of stuff. It is nice to be acknowledged for your work," Clarke said, reflecting on the 2022 Jazz Masters designation. "This is different because it is the highest award that the country can give." The live webcast of the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert can be seen March 31 at 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET. All four NEA 2022 Jazz Masters will perform during the tribute concert with an all-star band and the SFJAZZ Collective. For a complete list of where to view or listen to the concert, visit the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters page. WI

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Mayoral Candidates Criticize Bowser on Education Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer Over the last few months, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has poured resources into public education and public safety as a show of her commitment to curbing violent crime and improving the quality of education in the District. However, her effectiveness, and more significantly her sincerity given this being an election year, have been called into question by none other than those jockeying for her position. As the District inches closer to the June 21 Democratic primary, mayoral candidates Andre D. Davis, D.C. Councilmembers Robert White (D At large) and Trayon White (D - Ward 8), and James Butler continue to make

the case that they’re better suited for the job of running the District. On the campaign trail, (Robert) White often reflects on his experience as a father and elected official who interacts with teachers, students and parents dissatisfied with the Bowser administration. Whether at the Ward 7 Democrats’ Candidate Forum for Mayor or more recently the DC Education Coalition for Change [DECC] Mayoral Forum on Education, he speaks about the now-shuttered Washington Metropolitan HIgh School and the students who unsuccessfully attempted to keep it open in 2020. He said that situation, among others, shows Bowser, who has unilateral control of the education system, doesn’t include community

members in her policy decisions. “The mayor hasn’t closed the gap [and] she hasn’t solved one problem in our schools. That means we have a leadership problem and I’m here to fix that problem,” White recently said at DECC’s Forum, held at Cardozo Education Campus [EC] in Northwest. In January, White released a community safety plan that included proposals to designate drug use as a mental health issue and expand youth behavioral health services. White’s plan also touts investments for special needs students and out-of-school time programming. At the DECC forum, he doubled down on some of these points while arguing that Bowser has neither embraced community members nor properly utilized public funds to address students’ problems. “This is what happens when we have a mayor who shows up for ribbon cuttings but is absent when students at Roosevelt wear coats to class and students at Whittier walk in puddles,” White said. “The mayor got a lot of national traction painting Black Lives Matter but Black students are five grade levels behind [their counterparts]. We need a mayor not hiding behind slogans.”

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While both at-large Councilmember White and Davis attended the March 23 Forum, DECC members said Bowser did not respond to the invitation. They also said Ward 8 Councilmember White, who initially accepted the invitation, later alerted organizers to his probable absence. Butler, who also didn’t attend, told The Informer he had a scheduling conflict. Several dozen students, parents, educators and community members listened to and later participated in nearly two hours of dialogue. Issues that Davis and (Robert) White weighed in on included: policing in schools,

the IMPACT teacher evaluation, mayoral control of schools, the STAR framework, the expansion of in-school behavioral health services, D.C.’s safe passage program and whether to make the Office of the State Superintendent of Education [OSSE] an independent institution. Davis, a fourth-generation District resident and former educator, touted his on-the-ground experience as a DC Public Schools [DCPS] teacher and Washington Teachers’ Union building representative. Throughout the forum, he expressed opposition to the

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Days after the DECC forum, the DC Board of Elections released a June 21 Democratic Primary ballot that didn’t include Davis’ name. At the time of this article’s filing, Davis didn’t indicate his plan of action moving forward.

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In Virginia Beach, Black People Are Closing the Wealth Gap

Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

Virginia Beach landed on the top spot of cities where African Americans fare best economically and where Black businesses thrive. According to the personal finance website Smart Asset, Virginia Beach also has the seventh-highest median Black household income, at roughly $65,600, and the sixth-highest Black labor force participation rate, at 78.7 percent. The statistics reflect 2019, the most recent data available. Grand Prairie, Texas, Aurora, Illinois, Pembroke Pines, Florida and Miramar, Florida, comprised the other cities in the top five.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Garland, Texas, Durham, North Carolina, Enterprise, Nevada and Elk Grove, California, rounded out the top 10. The report noted the struggles of African Americans in homeownership and the overall wealth gap. “Census data from 2019 shows the median Black household income is 33 percent lower than the overall median household income. Stephanie Horan wrote for Smart Asset that the Black homeownership rate is 22 percentage points lower than the general homeownership rate.” She noted the Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances data on wealth accumulation, de-

picting even starker disparities. That data places Black families’ net worth at 87 percent lower than white families and 33 percent lower than Hispanic families. For Virginia Beach, Census Bureau data revealed that the 2019 poverty rate for Black residents stood at 10 percent, the fourth-lowest in Smart Asset’s study. More than five percent of businesses are Black-owned in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area, the seventh-highest percentage overall for that metric. Smart Asset officials reported that preliminary 2020 estimates show that Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by the health impacts of COVID-19 and

Patricia Lynette Ferrell

A Lot of Living and A Lot of Giving Patricia Lynette Ferrell was born on June 27,1947 in Huntington, West Virginia to William E. Ferrell Sr.(deceased) and Bernice Powell Ferrell. She was the second of four siblings: Her older brother William H. Ferrell (deceased); Calvin E. Ferrell; and Lesa A. Ferrell. Affectionately called "Patty or Pat" by her loved ones, she was a resident of the Washington, DC metropolitan area since 1950, the year her family relocated from West Virginia. She attended Goding Elementary School, Elliott Junior High, and Eastern High School. She also went on to complete her collegiate studies earning a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the District of Columbia, and her Master of Art degree from Lincoln University. Pat loved hand dancing, global traveling, and helping the underprivileged. She was an honor roll student and as a result, was selected as an exchange student to spend an entire summer in Accra, Ghana. From that experience, Pat decided to travel the African continent, making trips to other countries such as Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Nigeria, Morocco, Kenya, and Togo to name a few. This passion for travel sparked Pat and her good friend Toni to start a travel

company. They hosted trips for 20-30 travelers to many countries in West Africa. Later in life, Hawaii, Jamaica, Italy, Bermuda, Bahamas, France, and Spain were added to her travel portfolio. Pat was a generous, hardworking, quick-witted public servant who always lent a helping hand. She was deeply committed to her family, friends, and social/political issues. In the late 1980’s during the AIDS epidemic, she served as a volunteer where she referred AIDS patients to clinics like the Abundant Life Clinic, known for the arrested development of HIV. She also assisted scores of homeless and domestic violence victims while working in the social services arena as a Lead Case Manager for The House of Ruth. Pat actively participated in the “Free Mandela Movement" and was recognized in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for helping the homeless population. Patricia L. Ferrell, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend transitioned on Thursday, March 10, 2022. She is survived by her mother Bernice Ferrell, brother Calvin Ferrell, and sister Lesa Ferrell. She is also survived by four brothers (father's side) William, Brent, Brett and Bryant Ferrell of Huntington, West Virginia. Nieces:

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Sharrarne Ferrell Morton (Gary), Kim Yearwood (Marc), Adama Jones (Kendall), Tiffany and Jasmine Ferrell. Nephews: William H. Ferrell Jr. (Felicia) and Will Ferrell. Additionally, Pat is survived by a host of great-nieces and nephews as well as great-great nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends. The memorial service will be held on Friday, April 8th. Visitation will begin at 10:00am and the service will follow from 11am-12:30pm. It will be held at Kettering Baptist Church, 6909 Crain Highway, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Patricia Ferrell's name to The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research. https://www. stopsarcoidosis.org Aunt Pat you will be missed The Family

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its corresponding economic effects. The authors wrote: “The regional economic effects of COVID-19 on Black Americans are difficult to determine due to insufficient localized data, but the available national data paints a grim picture: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows that as of December 2020, the Black unemployment rate was 3.9 and 3.2 percentage points higher than the white and overall unemployment rates, respectively.” The Black labor force participation

rate was about 2.0 percentage points lower than both white and overall participation rates. Horan offered three financial tips for African Americans, including checking if homeownership made sense, opening a retirement account and considering a financial advisor. “A financial advisor can help you make smarter financial decisions to control your money better,” Horan wrote. “SmartAsset’s free tool matches you with financial advisors in your area in five minutes.” WI

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ent neighborhoods are based around community. We know who teachers are and we know what’s going on. That creates accountability, communication and trust.”

IMPACT teacher evaluation and the STAR rating system, both of which hinge on students’ PARCC test scores. In speaking against IMPACT and the STAR framework, Davis said the former has forced teachers to leave the profession in great numbers while the latter, which assigns a certain number of stars to each school, decreases neighborhood school pride. Davis later expressed support for after-school programs, teacher mental health days and investments that improve the quality of neighborhood schools and encourage educators to live closer to their jobs. In regard to oversight, Davis said he opposed legislation currently before the D.C. Council that makes the OSSE independent. Instead, he called for parents, students and teachers to collaborate on oversight. “We want members of the community to be anchored in the community and their school is the place to be,” Davis said. “We moved so far from having school pride because of policies and initiatives we had with mayoral control. It’s taken pride out of the neighborhoods. The most afflu-

COUNCILMEMBER TRAYON WHITE OUTLINES VISION FOR EDUCATION

In the months since District students fully returned to in-person learning, community members have criticized what they described as DCPS central office’s lack of transparency. This happened amid alleged gaps in COVID mitigation and infrastructural problems in some DCPS schools and a winter COVID spike. Stakeholders also continued conversations about equity as it pertains to technological access, IMPACT teacher evaluations and the STAR framework. As the District continues to grapple with violent crime at levels not seen in several years, residents of various backgrounds differ on how best to maintain public safety. While some

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The world just wouldn’t be the same without worms. What can we learn from a worm?

Worms are master recyclers!

While we are quiet and shy, we are good to have around. We don’t have eyes, ears or legs, yet we provide an important service.

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wi book review "To Walk About in Freedom: The Long Emancipation of Priscilla Joyner" By Carole Emberton c.2022, W.W. Norton $28.95 242 pages

Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer You are not confined to your chair. If you want to get up and move around, in fact, you can. Stand up, stretch, wiggle your toes, shake out the knots. Step out and drop in on the space next door or down the street and it's OK. You're not stuck in your chair or this room or even this building, and in "To Walk About in Freedom" by Carole Emberton, you'll get a new appreciation for that ability. In 1935, at the end of the Depression, the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was created to put unemployed teachers, writers and editors to work, in part by gathering oral histories, with the goal to establish a uniquely American story. Over an eight-year period, FWP workers collected 10,000 interviews, including stories from the Emancipation. Priscilla Joyner's was one of them. She was 80 years old when two FWP workers, both of them Black, came to interview her about her life. Eager to see them, she was waiting for them on the porch of the home she'd lived in for decades. She was ready to talk … Joyner was born in January of 1858, the child of a white mother and a Black father — or so she was told. She never knew for sure; the white man who gave her his name did so reluctantly. Her Black birth father's identity was something her mother took to her grave, but Emberton says there were other possibilities to explain how Joyner was different than her white siblings and why they were allowed to torment her. Though she was not a slave in the strictest sense, Joyner lived as one: she was taught domestic tasks but not how to read or write until she was 12 and her mother sent her to live with a Black family, who sent Joyner to school. The move was "upsetting," and she didn't understand it but it turned out to be what Joyner needed. She learned to love her new home. There, she met her husband and found community … There's no other way to say this: "To Walk About in Freedom" is an exceptional book. On every page, in every single story, author Carole Emberton leads readers to learn something they didn't know or to meet someone new, and it's done between the facts of history and social mores, presented concurrently with Priscilla Joyner's story. But Joyner's life isn't the only one shared here; other FWP interviewees and former slaves' words are added to the overall, which lends further richness to what you'll read. Emberton then explains how some FWP interviews were nearly ruined by over-editing and "Uncle Remus" additions made by white writers and editors who insisted on it, and how Joyner's full story was almost lost. This is one of those books that'll make you lose track of time and your surroundings. lt'll answer questions, raise your pride, and it'll make your head spin for days after you're done reading it. "To Walk About in Freedom" is the book you need to keep you in your chair. WI

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ARIES You'll be aching to connect with your significant other or someone special in a sensual, transformative way early in the week. Your desires are amplified, and you are hyperaware of your most animalistic needs right now. Make sure to own that and explore exciting new ways to ensure that you're fulfilled. Lucky Numbers: 28, 38, 58 TAURUS You'll find it's easier to get on the same page as your significant other, business partner, or dearest friend early in the week. Take advantage of this by putting your heads together on the game plan for a shared goal. You'll get into a flow by exchanging ideas and knock your strategizing out of the park! Lucky Numbers: 21, 24, 25 GEMINI You can look forward to extra harmonious vibes with your significant other, a dear friend, a business partner, or all of the above when the week starts. Your interest in fostering one-on-one bonds is elevated now, as is your craving to be in sync with your nearest and dearest VIPs. Lucky Numbers: 4, 5, 16 CANCER Making plans with your sweetheart or closest friends should get much easier than it has been over the past few weeks when this week begins. Although you might feel frustrated by any professional or relationship-related roadblocks that have popped up recently, but you can take heart in the fact that smoother waters are ahead. Lucky Numbers: 6, 10, 23 LEO Early this week is the perfect time to enjoy a special date you've been daydreaming about or schedule a pampering beauty or self-care treatment. It's almost as if anything other than following your heart feels unnatural at this moment, so allow yourself to key into that, then go for it. The sky's the limit! Lucky Numbers: 1, 4, 15 VIRGO Sticking to the same old tried-and-true routine is bound to feel stale and stagnating early in the week. Instead, you'll want to get out of your comfort zone and try a new workout class, travel for work, or meet up with people outside of your usual social circle. You'll be drawn to any opportunities to broaden your horizons, especially if they pop up out of the blue! Lucky Numbers: 11, 17, 21 LIBRA At the start of the week, confusion and technical difficulties related to your moneymaking endeavors should straighten out. You'll get the green light to research and go after work you care about that could also increase your cash flow. Later, the cosmos bumps up your desire to share intellectually stimulating, vibrant conversation with your lover or friends. Lucky Numbers: 7, 26, 35 SCORPIO You'll breathe a sigh of relief if it starts to feel like you can get back into a rhythm with any action plans for hitting big picture personal goals early in the week. Reflect on the past few months and consider ways you managed to improve how you see yourself and project yourself to others. These lessons can be particularly useful as you forge ahead in pursuit of your aspirations. Lucky Numbers: 1, 49, 50 SAGITTARIUS You might have more vivid, intense dreams (during the night and day) early in the week. Try to tap in to what your imagination is telling you, because it could shed light on deeply rooted, unconscious patterns that are influencing how you're taking action in your life. In general, this marks a fruitful time for active self-reflection. Lucky Numbers: 12, 17, 25 CAPRICORN As the week starts, your hunger for a transformative, emotional experience with someone special intensifies. The mood is right for making your desires known. Later, you'd do well to spend time reflecting on lessons you've learned about platonic relationships over the past few months. Lucky Numbers: 3, 9, 18 AQUARIUS Any longing to make an impression on higher-ups and take your professional dreams to the next level is sure to be magnified as the week starts. You have a burst of energy to put your nose to the grindstone and tackle tasks that could lead to career advancement. Putting in the work and believing in yourself should translate to rewards. Lucky Numbers: 2, 3, 19 PISCES You'll be even more intuitively in sync with your closest social circle in the beginning of the week. Take advantage of this by talking through causes that are near and dear to your heart. Connecting and then collaborating on this with others could be tremendously satisfying. Lucky Numbers: 22, 42, 46

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With Michelle Duster, the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, by her side, Vice President Kamala Harris admittedly went off-script to praise the Black Press during the bill signing ceremony for the Emmett Till Antilynching law. As the vice president and President Joe Biden delivered about 30 minutes’ worth of remarks, Harris reflected. “Ida B. Wells,” she began midway through her speech. “The courageous nature of that incredible American who used her skill, her profession, her calling, as a journalist to help open the eyes of our nation to the terror of lynching which speaks to the role – going off script – and the importance of the Black Press and making sure that we have storytellers in our community, who will tell the story when no one else is willing to tell it,” she said. And while the story of Emmett Till remains widely known, Harris noted other incidents of lynching throughout American history. “To those heroes who petitioned presidents to pass anti-lynching legislation after the murders of Mary Turner in 1918, Emmett Till in 1955, James Byrd, Jr. in 1998, and James

BILL from Page 1 According to the bill’s text, “Whoever conspires to commit any offense … shall (A) if death results from the offense, be imprisoned for any term of years or for life. (B) In any other case, be subjected to the same penalties as the penalties prescribed for the offense of the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.” Specifically, the legislation makes lynching a federal hate crime, punishable by up to life in prison. The measure had faced defeat for more than 100 years, with lawmakers attempting to pass the legislation more than 200 times. The House finally passed the bill on a 422-3 vote. It passed unanimously in the Senate. “This is a moment of historic consequence. Despite more than 200 attempts to make lynching a federal crime over the past 120 years, it has never before been done,” said Con-

5 Vice President Kamala Harris praised the Black Press, including Ida B. Wells, for its decades of service in bring those who commit acts of lynching after President Biden signed into law H.R. 55, the “Emmett Till Antilynching Act,” in the White House Rose Garden, March 29. (Cheriss May/The Washington Informer)

Craig in 2011, and it failed again and again, [we salute you],” Harris said. “Anti-lynching legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. Congress by leaders who understood that our past must not and cannot be forgotten – that the truth must be spoken no matter how difficult it is to speak and certainly no matter how difficult it is to hear.” She praised Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), and Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Illinois) for their role in seeing the bill through to passage. In addition, she shouted out Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott for supporting the effort.

“The people of our nation deserve the protection of this anti-lynching law,” Harris said. “I believe so often, and it has been said, the victims of lynching were targeted because they were working to build a better America. That’s what they were doing and it was in everyone’s best interest. But unfortunately, the cowards couldn’t see and couldn’t understand. So, today, we recognize them and our history. Let us recommit ourselves to that unfinished business as well to continue to fight for freedom, opportunity and justice for all.” WI

gressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio). “We are proud Congressman Bobby Rush remained steadfast in championing this critical legislation,” Beatty asserted. “This bill clearly conveys our nation will no longer ignore this shameful chapter of our history and the full force of the U.S. federal government will be brought to bear against those who commit this heinous act.” Lynching counts as a longstanding and uniquely American weapon of racial terror that has for decades been used to maintain the white hierarchy,” said Rush (D-Illinois). “Perpetrators of lynching got away with murder time and time again and in most cases they were never even brought to trial.” The founder of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, Rush had long promised to do all he could to push the legislation through before his retirement. At eight years old, he

recalled seeing photos of Emmett’s brutalized corpse in Jet Magazine. “That shaped my consciousness as a Black man in America, changed the course of my life and changed our nation,” Rush said. New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker noted that between 1936 and 1938, the national headquarters of the NAACP hung a flag with the words, “A man was lynched yesterday.” “That was a solemn reminder of the reality Black Americans experienced daily during some of the darkest chapters of America’s history,” Booker said. “Used by white supremacists to oppress and subjugate Black communities, lynching is a form of racialized violence that has permeated much of our nation’s past and must now be reckoned with. Although this bill will not undo the terror and fear of the past, it’s a necessary step that our nation must take to move forward.” WI

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RELIGION the religion corner WITH LYNDIA GRANT

Your Body is a Temple: Remembering Fannie Grant What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — 1 Corinthians 6:19 King James This conclusion to Women's History Month is written in memory of my mother, Fannie Estelle Grant, and I'm celebrating her because her birthday was April 1, which comes up this week. Happy heavenly birthday, Mother Grant. We loved you so much and will miss you forever. Your living was not in vain. Your daughter has been sharing your story around the world, in this column here in The Washington Informer and on my radio show on Radio One, Spirit 1340 WYCB. Your family did not understand how Type 2 diabetes could devastate the lives of loved ones until we experienced what happened to you. Helping others became my mission, and I feel better now, because you came to give back a message to help millions of others. We thank you and we got the message. Sound Physical Health is a principle that we must pay more attention to — it is self-evident and should be number one on our list of priorities. Without health, you cannot create anything, you will not have the strength to be of service to mankind. Health is the ultimate gift because with it, everything else is possible. We can be a blessing to our Heavenly Father. Each and every day, you can fulfill your mission by helping yourself and others. The day I learned I, too, had Type 2 diabetes, I was heartbroken because of how my own mother died with both legs amputated, kidney failure, seven strokes and high blood pressure. I felt a determination within myself to change

my life immediately. I went into my kitchen and cleaned out foods I knew may be bad for my health. During Mother's illness, I had studied causes and effects of diabetes, and had learned that a change of diet and exercise would make a difference. In fact, Mother died on Christmas Day 2000, and in 2005 when I was completing the communications program for my master's degree at Trinity University, my public relations campaign was titled "Stop Fanning the Flames of the Diabetes Epidemic" done in memory of my mother. Information from the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association and other medical journals had been included in my research, so when my own life became affected by this horrific disease, I knew immediately what must be done. It worked! Within 90 days, my blood glucose had gone down to an A1C of 6.2, and within eight months, I lost more than 40 pounds. My doctor said, "You're like my poster child, I'm so proud of your progress!" She didn't understand how strongly I felt about the topic of diabetes! The Lord knew I would share my story and He knew I would share my mother's story

with others so they, too, would know what to do. Let us begin with the foods we are purchasing in most of our grocery stores. The meats are filled with hormones, chicken legs almost as large as a turkey(!), meats sold from animals that became fully grown in a matter of weeks or months. Jeff Gillman, associate professor of horticulture at the University of Minnesota and author of "The Truth About Organic Gardening," said, "Many of these chemicals have the potential to be very damaging to humans if they are exposed to high concentrations, or to low concentrations over an extended period of time." Folks, let's be willing to search for healthier foods for ourselves and our families. Buy organic foods, especially meats and vegetables. The health effects of these unwanted ingredients are causing cancers, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's and more. Let us stop spending money wastefully on fast foods and in nail salons. Use that hard-earned money to feed your body the nutrition it needs in order to help it function properly for the purpose of helping others. WI

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Adams Inspirational A.M.E. Church Dr. E. Gail Anderson Holness / Senior Pastor Rev. Ali Gail Holness-Roland / Assistant & Youth Pastor 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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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church

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”

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) / (202) 562-4219 (Fax)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703

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

Reverend John W. Davis Pastor

John F. Johnson Reverend Dr.

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Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

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Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Reverend Dr. Paris L Smith, Sr. Senior Pastor

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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

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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

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

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

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 “

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part of an insurrection against our Constitution. Sens. Blackburn, Cruz, Kennedy, Cornyn and Cotton feebly attempted to entrap Judge Jackson in a discussion of nebulous, irrelevant topics which all appeared to serve as soundbites for future campaign ads tinged with a huge dose of racism. And then came Lindsey Graham! Not only could his behavior

be characterized as arrogant and self-righteous, but his conduct violated the committee's confirmation rules and his public use of profanity was inconsistent with the decorum of the body and the office. Most impressive was Judge Jackson's grace and controlled demeanor. She has rightfully secured her claim to a seat on the Supreme Court. WI

ident Biden's nominees from even getting a vote, as he did so often with President Obama's judicial nominees. All of us who donated time and money, knocked on doors, made phone calls or sent texts to potential

voters, and who cast our ballots — we all helped bring about that joyful morning on Capitol Hill. And we can all look forward to celebrating when she is sworn in as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. WI

son to sit down. … This has to be stopped. Negroes have rights, too, for if Negroes did not ride the buses, they could not operate. Three-fourths of the riders are Negroes, yet we are arrested, or have to stand over empty seats. If we do not do something to stop these arrests, they will continue. The next time it may be you, or your daughter, or mother. This woman's case will come up on Monday. We are, therefore, asking every Negro to stay off the buses Monday in protest of the arrest and trial. Don't ride the buses to work, to town, to school, or anywhere on Monday. You can afford to stay out of school for one day if you have no other way to go except by bus. You can also afford to stay out of town for one day. If you work, take a cab, or walk. But please, children and grown-ups, don't ride the bus at all on Monday." She and her two students worked for three more hours mapping out distribution routes, and as soon as she finished teaching her 8 o'clock class that morning Jo Ann Robinson began calling other members of the WPC and driving around the city to meet them at strategic dropoff locations with bundles of leaflets. She said: "By 2 o'clock, thousands of the mimeographed handbills had changed hands many times. Practically every Black man, woman, and child in Montgomery knew the plan and was passing the word along. No one knew where the notices had come from or who had arranged for their circulation, and no one cared. Those who passed them on did so efficiently, quietly, and without comment. But deep within the heart of every Black person was a joy he or she dared not reveal." Under Jo Ann Robinson's direction, more than 50,000 leaflets were produced and distributed that

day. The boycott was an enormous success, and as the daylong boycott became a yearlong crusade, women remained its backbone. When a public spokesperson was needed at the very start of the boycott, Robinson, who was an active member of Montgomery's Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, recommended her congregation's new 26-year-old pastor Martin Luther King Jr. to lead the newly formed Montgomery Improvement Association. The WPC continued to be instrumental in organizing the carpools that made the boycott possible. Women formed fundraising clubs to sell sweet potato pies and other baked goods and competed every week to see which club could earn the most money to support the Montgomery Improvement Association. The federal lawsuit that was filed and successfully struck down bus segregation, Browder v. Gayle, had four Black women plaintiffs. Black women, aided by some prominent white women like Virginia Durr, were the determined instruments of change. Jo Ann Robinson continued to work behind the scenes but was known well enough to become a target of violence: one police officer threw a rock through her home's window and another poured acid on her car. That did not stop her. As Dr. King put it, "Apparently indefatigable, she, perhaps more than any other person, was active on every level of the protest." Meanwhile the boycott she and other women began sparked a movement that changed our nation and world. Jo Ann Robinson and other unsung heroines of the civil rights movement remain role models for the tireless indispensable leaders whose strength and determination we desperately need right now. WI

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EDELMAN from Page 24 had already chosen to make changing the bus system one of their priorities. In a 1954 letter to Montgomery mayor W.A. Gayle they raised the possibility of a citywide bus boycott: "More and more of our people are already arranging with neighbors and friends to ride to keep from being insulted and humiliated by bus drivers … We, the Council, believe that when this matter has been put before you and the Commissioners, that agreeable terms can be met in a quiet and unostensible manner to the satisfaction of all concerned." But when the women's requests for "agreeable terms" went unanswered, their plans for a boycott went forward. They just needed the right moment, and when that moment came, Jo Ann Robinson knew what to do. She and other women did not wait for male leaders to decide on a response before acting. She later wrote about the night after Mrs. Parks was arrested: "Some of the [Women's Political Council] officers previously had discussed plans for distributing thousands of notices announcing a bus boycott. Now the time had come for me to write just such a notice." She called her colleague John Cannon, chair of Alabama State College's business department, and two trusted students who immediately agreed to meet her at the college where Cannon had access to the copying machines. They worked together until four in the morning making copies of the leaflet Jo Ann Robinson had prepared: "Another Negro woman has been arrested and thrown in jail because she refused to get up out of her seat on the bus for a white per-

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over the last two years. Education officials have attributed the decrease to more families choosing to homeschool, fewer young people enrolling in Pre-K programs and an increase in charter school enrollment. At the beginning of the 20212022 school year, there had even been some ruminations about how COVID fears kept families from sending their children back to school. Months later, some people, including Butler, continue to criticize public officials, including some of his opponents, who he said had ample time to solve many of D.C.’s problems. Butler, who also ran for mayor in 2018, follows many of his fellow mayoral candidates in his support for relinquishing the mayor’s control of District public schools. He also expressed plans to synchronize District public and public charter schools and revamp D.C.’s per-pupil formula so that underfunded

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enrichment programs that have been phased out in recent years. He said this would add to his work on the D.C. Council, the most recent of which involved introduction of legislation that redefines daily attendance in favor of students designated as chronically at-risk. “The foundation of any thriving community is a strong education system and strong families,” White said. “We have to connect these agencies. Right now we are using $15 million for violence prevention but [those preventing violence] don’t go into the schools. What happens in the community spills into the schools, and what happens in the schools spills into the community. If there’s no communication, it’s fragmented and we’re playing catch up.”

BUTLER SEEKS SYSTEM OF UNIFORMITY, CRITICIZES OPPONENTS

Enrollment in DCPS had dropped

schools receive additional resources for subject areas giving students the most trouble. In terms of public safety, Butler and Bowser stand as the lone voices wanting to keep police in schools. However, Butler wants community-based policing in conjunction with a safe passage program that makes students feel safer. Doing so, he said, can do wonders in improving their mental health and curbing activity that often gets confused for conventional adolescent angst. “The pandemic forced us to see where our most vulnerable students are in our school systems and it showed us the rifts and disparities existing,” Butler said. “Some of that we’ve seen because of the political influence of mayoral control. I want to make sure our D.C. public schools are on the same page as our charter schools. We can create a uniform oversight body to ensure DCPS is in sync with charter schools. It builds further on what OSSE is doing.” WI @SamPKCollins

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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: “ Renelle Janise Rouse© ",, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ RENELLE JANISE ROUSE ", corp.sole Dba.: “RENELLE JANISE MILLER“, corp.sole Dba.: " RENELLE JANISE ROUSE-MILLER“, corp.sole Dba.: “RENELLE J ROUSE©”, “RENELLE J MILLER©”, “RENELLE J ROUSE-MILLER©”, 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: “ Renelle Janise Rouse© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: " nova of faith© ". 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: NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: STATE FILE NUMBER, 204 “RENELLE J ROUSE©”, “RENELLE J MILLER©”, “RENELLE J ROUSE MILLER©”, is as a special deposit order, conveyed to " Renelle Janise Rouse 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: " nova of faith© ", nom deguerre: " “RENELLE J ROUSE©”, “RENELLE J MILLER©”, “RENELLE J ROUSE MILLER©” ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : " Renelle Janise Rouse 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.

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, as the beneficiary and heir of: “ MITCHELL JR, TODD RAGAN”, corp.sole Dba.: “TODD RAGAN MITCHELL JR©”, “ TODD R MITCHELL JR© ”, “ TODD MITCHELL JR© ”, “TODD RAGAN MITCHELL© ”, “TODD R MITCHELL©”, “TODD MITCHELL©”, “ TODD RAGAN MITCHELL JR EL©”, &, “ALI 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 an: 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: “Todd Ragan Mitchell Jr©”, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “ali 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, “Health, California Department of ”, DBA: STATE OF CALIFORNIA: STATE FILE NUMBER, 104-73-217696: “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©” is as a special deposit order, conveyed to “ Nobility 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: “ 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.

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

2022 ADM 165

2022 ADM 114

2022 ADM 000138

Kenneth Postell Werts aka Kenneth P. Werts Decedent

Gladys M. Woodfork Decedent

Jose Maria Olivar Decedent

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

2022 ADM 000135

2021 ADM 000458

2022 ADM 000145

2021 ADM 000069

2022 ADM 000102

Ernestine Alston Bartley aka Ernestine A. Bartley Decedent

Dorothy Jean Darden Decedent

Patricia Kraniotis aka Patricia Ellen Kraniotis Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lydia Jana Kraniotis, whose address is 4122 Edmunds Street, NW, Apt #300, Washington, DC 20007, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Patricia Kraniotis aka Patricia Ellen Kraniotis who died on October 31, 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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 Michael Garner Decedent Valerie Edwards 1725 DeSales Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Patrick Garner, whose address is 209 Williamsburg Lane, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John Michael Garner who died on January 5, 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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: 3/17/2022

Lydia Jana Kraniotis Personal Representative

Patrick Garner Personal Representative

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Law Office Of Robert P. Newman Robert P. Newman, Esq. 801 Wayne Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Betty Moses, whose address is 8410 Freedom Court, Columbia, MD 21045, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Kenneth Postell Werts aka Kenneth P. Werts who died on 12/9/2021 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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: 3/17/2022 Betty Moses Personal Representative

Pro-Se Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Deloris Gainer, whose address is 1742 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gladys M. Woodfork who died on 1/1/2022 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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: 3/17/2022 Deloris Gainer Personal Representative

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Bettie B. Thompson aka Bettie Lou Thompson Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joseph A. Thompson III, whose address is 5624 Old Temple Hill Rd., Temple Hills, Md 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Bettie B. Thompson aka Bettie Lou Thompson who died on January 9th, 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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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Wilbert Baccus 11807 Lisborough Road Bowie, Maryland 20720-3423 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Maria Lydia Marcia de Olivar, whose address is 1444 W Street, NW #104, Washington, DC 20009, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jose Maria Olivar who died on 11/04/2020 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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: 3/17/2022 Maria Lydia Marcia de Olivar Personal Representative

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Suren G. Adams, Esq. Adams Law Office, LLC 4201 Northview Drive, Suite 401 Bowie, Md 20716 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Malion A. Bartley, whose address is 14911 Athey Road, Burtonsville, Maryland 20866, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ernestine Alston Bartley aka Ernestine A. Bartley who died on October 26, 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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.

Emmett Spencer, whose address is 4623 Hilltop Terrace, SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dorothy Jean Darden who died on May 8, 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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: March 17, 2022

Date of first publication: 3/17/2022

Date of first publication: March 17, 2022

Joseph A. Thompson III Personal Representative

Malion A. Bartley Personal Representative

Emmett Spencer Personal Representative

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

2021 ADM 001604

2022 ADM 000129

Chuantang Wang Decedent

Flora E. Mackall Decedent

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

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

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

Justin Lin, whose address is 401 K Street, NW, Suite 826, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Chuantang Wang who died on August 3, 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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.

Carolyn Mackall, whose address is 1328 Capital View Terrace, Landover, Md 20785, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Flora E. Mackall who died on August 22, 1986 without a Will. 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 9/17/2022. 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 9/17/2022, 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: March 17, 2022

Date of first publication: 3/17/2022 Carolyn Mackall Personal Representative

Justin Lin Personal Representative

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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: " Darien Edward Jacobs© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ DARIEN EDWARD JACOBS© ", corp.sole Dba.: " DARIEN E JACOBS© ", JACOBS, DARIEN EDWARD©, 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: " Darien Edward Jacobs© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: " darien edward jacobs 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: The Department of Health & Senior Services of Missouri: 124-95-109022" DARIEN EDWARD JACOBS© ", is as a special deposit order, conveyed to " Clarity 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: " darien edward jacobs bey© ", nom deguerre: " Darien Edward Jacobs© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : " Clarity 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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2022 ADM 000139 Edward Carter Decedent Bradley A. Thomas, Esq. 1629 K Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Edward Andre Carter, whose address is 2941 Brandywine Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Edward Carter who died January 8, 2021 on 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 9/24/2022. 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 9/24/2022, 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: 3/24/2022 Edward Andre Carter Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

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Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘‘Tyrecia Rodgers-El© ’’, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘RODGERS, TYRECIA ARLANDRIA© ’’, corp. sole Dba.: ‘‘TYRECIA ARLANDRIA RODGERS© ’’, 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: ‘‘ Tyrecia Rodgers El© ’’, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: ‘‘ tyrecia rodgers-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 WASHINGTON DC – REPUBLICA WASHINGTON DC – JUNTA CENTRAL ELECTORAL, STATE FILE NUMBER : 108-1973-020395, ‘‘ TYRECIA ARLANDRIA RODGERS© ’’, to the depositor: ‘‘ tyrecia rodgers-el© ’’, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Tyrecia Arlandria Rodgers© ’’. 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: ‘‘ tyrecia rodgers-el© ’’, nom deguerre: ‘‘Tyrecia Arlandria Rodgers© ’’, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : ‘‘Tyrecia Arlandria Rodgers 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 etc., of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘‘Debbie Pamella Whyte El© ’’, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘WHYTE, DEBBIE PAMELLA© ’’, corp. sole Dba.: ‘‘DEBBIE PAMELLA WHYTE© ’’, 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: ‘‘ Debbie Pamella Whyte© ’’, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: ‘‘ debbie pamella whyte 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 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – REPUBLICA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – JUNTA CENTRAL ELECTORAL, STATE FILE NUMBER : 191-01191, ‘‘ DEBBIE PAMELLA WHYTE© ’’, to the depositor: ‘‘ debbie pamella whyteel© ’’, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Debbie Pamella Whyte© ’’. 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: ‘‘ debbie pamella whyte-el© ’’, nom deguerre: ‘‘Debbie Pamella Whyte© ’’, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : ‘‘Debbie Pamella Whyte 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 etc., of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

In The Moorish Empire, Estados al-Marikanos, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, D.b.a.: Prince George’s County, Maryland, 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: “lafrances marier dudley o’neal©”, Doing business as: “ GARY W. O’NEAL AND LaFRANCES M. DUDLEY”, Kent County, REGISTRATION OF TRADE, BUSINESS & FICTITIOUS NAME CERTIFICATE, entitlement holder, for the Unincorporated Real Estate Trust, Doing business as: “ Tallulah Kachina Trust ”, for the Unincorporated Inter Vivos Trust, “ Chahta Minko Imohoyo Trust ”, permanently domiciled at: 8861 Branch Avenue #1024, Clinton, Maryland [20735] u.S.A.. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 32, 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title. 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 No. 42 in Block D in the subdivision known as “ Plat Eight, HILLANTRAE”, as per plat thereof recorded among the Land Records of Prince George’s County, Maryland in Plat Book VJ 170, at Plat 5, being in the 5th Election District.] Which has a refused address of: [12806 Piscataway Landing Drive, Clinton, Maryland 20735], located at or near Latitude: 38.7127268" N, Longitude: 76.9500372" W. Being the same property described in [ Liber 10758 follo 506, among the said Land Records.] Also described as: [ PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records) VJ 11064, p. 0304-0306, MSA_11144], [CORPORATE DEED CASE #/ TAX ACCOUNT NO./ PARCEL IDENTIFIER: 40023-96BW, 5-285379-4]. Notice of Private Property. The aforementioned private property is not available for trespass. 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, chattels, and real estate, in full satisfaction of the debt. Notice of Special Deposit. Said Real Estate is as a special deposit order, conveyed to the Unincorporated Real Estate Trust, Doing business as: “ Tallulah Kachina Trust ”, for the Unincorporated Inter Vivos Trust, “ Chahta Minko Imohoyo 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: “ lafrances marier dudley o’neal©”, as a special deposit order in lawful money, exclusively for the benefit of: “ Chahta Minko Imohoyo 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.

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

2021 ADM 001298

2022 ADM 000198

Mary Harvin Decedent Law Offices of Aaron E. Price, Sr. PLLC 717 D Str., NW, #300 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Edna Harvin Battle, whose address is 9713 Summit Circle, #3E, Largo, MD 20774, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mary Harvin who died on 6/11/2003 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 9/24/2022. 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 9/24/2022, 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: 3/24/2022 Edna Harvin Battle Personal Representative

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2022 FEP 000022

Estate of Margaret D. Jones

March 5, 2018 Date of Death

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Gambi Kinton 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. Admit to probate the Will dated February 6, 2006 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of the witnesses or otherwise Date of first publication: March 24, 2022 Johnny M. Howard 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 Petitioner/Attorney: TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

Regina Margaret Haggerty aka Regina M. Haggerty Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Maura Patricia King and Kelly Anne Stock whose addresses are 9502 Greenel Rd., Damascus, Md 20872 & 4131 Mayport Ct., Fairfax, VA 22033 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Regina Margaret Haggerty aka Regina M. Haggerty, deceased, by the Circuit Court for Fairfax County, State of Virginia, on July 3, 2018. Service of process may be made upon Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW #700, Washington DC 20015 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. 1330 New Hampshire Ave., NW, #217, Washington, DC 20036. 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: March 24, 2022 Maura Patricia King Kelly Anne Stock Personal Representative Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

2021 ADM 1551

2022 ADM 000172

Grace Pinckney Mills Decedent

Diane C. Harrison Decedent

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

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

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jason Matthew Mills, whose address is 4800 Eastern Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Grace Pinckney Mills who died on June 26, 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 9/24/2022. 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 9/24/2022, 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.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Leroy Harrison, Jr., whose address is 9507 Carol Street, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Diane C. Harrison who died on May 30, 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 9/24/2022. 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 9/24/2022, 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: 3/24/2022

Jason Matthew Mills Personal Representative

Leroy Harrison, Jr. Personal Representative

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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.

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.

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2021 ADM 000935 Sharon Elaine Ware aka Sharon E. Ware aka Sharon Ware Decedent Law Office of Robert P. Newman Robert P. Newman, Esq. 801 Wayne Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, Md 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Rosemary Clarissa Shands, whose address is 7025 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19119, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Sharon Elaine Ware aka Sharon E. Ware aka Sharon Ware who died on 11/19/2020 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 (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 9/24/2022. 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 9/24/2022, 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: 3/24/2022 Rosemary Clarissa Shands Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills

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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.

Washington Informer Declaration of Nationality 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: " 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.

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

2022 ADM 000227

2022 ADM 000229

Shirley Hinson Decedent

Sylvia P. Royal aka Sylvia Patricia Royal Decedent

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

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

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.

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.

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

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Estate of Ronald Lee Fowler, Sr.

Kenneth B. Ellerbe aka Kenneth Breckenridge Ellerbe Decedent

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

Estate of Carrie W. Carson

Ruby Mae Mims Decedent

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

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

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

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.

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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 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: "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.

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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2022 FEP 24 July 3, 2020 Date of Death Wileana Nicholson Baltimore Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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 Yvette M. Taylor Personal Representative Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

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. Date of first publication: 3/31/2022 Deborah A. Jackson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

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

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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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.

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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Tell them Mr. Graham needs to be held accountable for his obvious mistreatment of this highly qualified jurist. HOMES from Page 15 predominately White area of Montgomery County sold for a million dollars more than their appraised value. "We couldn't whitewash our home because it is widely known that Prince Georges County is predominately African American," said Jacqulyn Priestly. "We expected our home to be undervalued, but the amount was surprising." The Priestly's experience demonstrates how entire communities are undervalued. The task force observed that the average homeowner does not know how to access or navigate data for an equi-

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homelessness. In the District, the continuum of care for unhoused people includes rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and Section 9 public housing. For some unhoused people however, navigating what has been described as a convoluted system can be cumbersome. In response to those concerns, PFFC’s peer support model emboldens unhoused people to collaborate with representatives, many of whom have experienced homelessness, as they advocate for themselves

on the the topic of judicial philosophy. As a judge, she refuses to be labeled by remaining committed to following an honest and objective judicial process. When questioned by Sen. Ben Sasse, Jackson stated, "As a result, because my methodology involves these various pieces and because of the way in which I do things, I'm reluctant to establish or adopt a particular label because the idea of how you interpret is just one part of the entirety of a judge's responsibility." She was a judge explaining to senators, who were not judges, how to be a judge. She would later explain how her methodology has steps which includes proceeding from a position of neutrality, evaluating all of the facts from

various perspectives and finally interpretation and application of the law to the specific facts in the case. When she made it known to the senators, "I'm not importing my personal view or policy preferences," isn't this how every judge should apply blind justice? While Sen. Sasse will not support Judge Jackson's confirmation, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said that he intends to vote yes effectively guaranteeing she will be confirmed. Judge Jackson will make history with her confirmation, but she has already taught us a valuable lesson. Stay composed and don't allow people to place labels on you. Just be yourself … independent and fair. WI

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of this highly qualified jurist. I am denied bragging rights because Ketanji Brown Jackson did not attend Howard. But I know Harvard did not create this magnificent example of excellence. She would be just as amazing no matter what school she attended. The Supreme Court is her destiny. Contact your representatives; send a letter, make a phone call, text, tweet – but whatever you do, let’s make sure she is the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. WI

table outcome for selling and buying a home. In response, Jacqulyn Priestly and other Black homeowners founded the Fair and Unbiased Appraisal Advocates (FUAA), a coalition of community leaders, realtors, elected officials, and others. The group hopes to “dismantle racial bias in Black homeownership” and address the widening racial wealth gap among Black families. They also developed BlackHomesMatter.org. The future of the PAVE Interagency Task Force, created to last 18 months, is unclear. Fudge feels there is more work to be done. "The task force needs to go for at

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and secure housing. Providing support as a peer means often attending meetings, asking questions and making suggestions relevant to their peers’ experiences. This “boots-on-theground” method as Black called it differs from traditional case management. In regard to the maze that unhoused District residents have to navigate, Black placed blame on the District and other local governments for not creating a system that tackles homelessness holistically. “We should have taken time to

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