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D.C. Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking on The Ashberry at Barry Farm

James Wright WI Staff Writer

The Barry Farm redevelopment project in Ward 8 took a major step for ward on Sept. 26 as District officials and residents broke ground on its first building under the auspices of the New Communities Initiative.

The new addition to Barry Farm will be The Ashberry, a mixed-used building with 108 units of housing slated for people ages 55 and older with about 5,000 square feet of commercial space.

The Ashberry, named for activist Ashberry Sanker, will be built directly from the Barry Farm Recreation Center. Darlene Jameson, a former resi dent of Barry Farm who had to leave due to construction of new units, said she couldn’t wait for the groundbreaking of The Ashberry.

“I represent the strong voice of Barry Farm residents,” Jameson said, speaking before a group of 60 people at a news conference. “We worked hard for this day to become a reality. We are excited and ready to return here to live.”

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said groundbreaking represents progress in

GAP Community Child Development Center Marks

40 Years of Service

Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer

For seven months, Gabriel has spent much of his day at GAP Community Child Development Center under the care of preschool instructors. At 13 months of age, he grows more aware of the world around him and increasingly eager to explore his surroundings and play with peers.

Chris Wallace, Gabriel’s father, said he’s looking forward to seeing what comes out of Gabriel’s time at GAP Community Child Development Center.

The Columbia Heights resident said he anticipates a positive outcome, especially since Gabriel’s older brother Gavin, a former GAP stu

Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer

Within a matter of months, eighth grader Marli Hardy will graduate from Washington School for Girls and most likely matriculate to Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, Maryland.

Since entering Washington School for Girls in the third grade, Marli has taken on numerous leadership roles and deepened her love for reading and health. She said the comradery and respect that female peers showed one another stood out among the school’s greatest qualities.

As she prepares to embark on the next leg of her academic journey, Marli has her sights set on eventu ally entering college and pursuing future endeavors as

5 Chris Wallace, Gabriel’s father, said he’s looking forward to seeing what comes out of Gabriel’s time at GAP Community Child Development Center. Gabriel, 13 months old, started attending GAP earlier this year. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

5 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmember Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8) join other city officials and activists at the groundbreaking of The Ashberry project at Barry Farm in Ward 8. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

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Norton Introduces ‘Mary Church Terrell Day’ Resolution to Honor Life of Activist, Suffragette

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) recently introduced a reso lution for the designation of September 23, 2022, as “Mary Church Terrell Day,” recognizing Mary Church Terrell’s lasting contributions to the civil rights and women’s rights movements. Terrell moved to the District of Columbia in 1887 to become a teacher at M Street Colored High School, now known as Dunbar High School, which is Norton’s alma mater.

Terrell’s parents encouraged her to pursue education, beginning her journey to become one of the first Black women to graduate from college and later to become the first Black woman appointed to the D.C. board of education. As a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Association of Colored Women, Terrell spent her life working to ad vance the status of African American women as a civil rights activist and suffragette.

“Mary Church Terrell is well known for the battles she fought in the District of Columbia to demand a more equal America for Black women,” Norton said. “Her education empowered her to speak against the flaws of segregation and voter suppression. Our history books are littered with the accomplishment of men, but not enough of women who, like Mary Church Terrell, worked to change the world.” WI

Virginia Students Stage Walkouts over Youngkin’s Transgender Policy

Students across Virginia protested on Sept. 27 in re sponse to new guidelines putting restrictions on transgender students in the state’s public schools. Walkouts were set to take place throughout the day at more than 90 middle and high schools in the state, according to student-run advocacy group Pride Liberation Project, the organizers of the state wide initiative. Students were seen waving rainbow picket signs and shouting, “Trans rights are human rights.”

In early September, the Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, directed his administration to rewrite Virginia’s model policies for the treatment of transgender students, mandating that all students use school facilities, including bathrooms or locker rooms, according to the sex they were assigned at birth. The policy further forbids trans students from changing their names and pronouns at school with out a parent’s permission and discourages school staff from concealing students' gender identities from their parents, re gardless of whether a student prefers to keep their transition a secret.

The new guidelines represent a stark change from policies enacted in 2021 by the former Democratic governor, Ralph Northam. His guidelines said “school staff should abide by the student’s wishes” regarding names and pronouns. They also recommended that educators allow students to use school facilities, including bathrooms and locker rooms, that correspond with their gender identities. Additionally, the former rules advised that if a student did not want to share their gender identity with their family, "this should be respected."

But there may be reason to be concerned over the change in policy as nearly half of LGBTQ youths in the U.S. nited States have “seriously considered” suicide in the past year while those in “affirming” schools reported lower rates of attempting suicide, according a survey released earlier this year by LGBTQ youth suicide prevention and crisis inter vention organization The Trevor Project. WI

Dems Tout Student Loan Debt Cancelations Despite CBO’s ‘Highly Uncertain’ Estimates

The Congressional Budget Of fice estimates that the cost of out standing student loans will increase by $20 billion because an action suspended payments, interest ac crual and involuntary collections from September 2022 to December 2022. After accounting for those suspensions, it estimates that the cost of student loans would increase by about an addition al $400 billion in present value because of President Joe Biden’s action to cancel up to $20,000 in debt. The CBO noted that the estimates were “highly uncertain” and relied on certain assumptions.

The White House said it will release its own estimates in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris Adminis tration expects over 40 million borrowers to be eligible for its student debt relief plan and nearly 20 million borrowers could see their remaining balance discharged. Nearly 90% of relief dollars would go to those earning less than $75,000 per year with no relief going to any individual or house hold in the top 5% of incomes in the U.S. An estimated 165,900 borrowers from D.C. are eligible for student debt relief under Biden’s loan forgiveness plan, including 60,300

Pell Grant recipients

“President Biden believes that a post-high school edu cation should be a ticket to a middle-class life, but for too many, the cost of borrowing for college is a lifelong burden that deprives them of that opportunity,” White House offi cials noted. “During the campaign, he promised to provide student debt relief. The Biden Administration is following through on that promise and providing families breathing room as they prepare to start re-paying loans after the eco nomic crisis brought on by the pandemic.” WI

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As Stratford University Announces Closure, Questions Left Unanswered

Students Fear They’ll Be Left without Degrees, Credit Hours but With Debt

Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer

Over the last several days, stu dents at the three local campuses of Stratford University have de manded answers while scrambling for last-minute credit transfers in the aftermath of an announce ment that their school would be shutting down at the end of the fall semester.

In August, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) decertified Stratford’s accreditor, the Accredit ing Council for Independent Col leges and Schools (ACICS), which precluded Stratford from taking on new students. By that time, 2,000 students had been enrolled in-person and online programs at the for-profit four-year college.

While DOE gave Stratford 18 months to find a new accreditor, the lack of cash flow placed the school in financial straits.

Stratford University President Dr. Richard R. Shurtz II an nounced the school’s closure on September 23 to the dismay of several students in Alexandria and Woodbridge, Virginia and Balti more who have spent thousands of dollars and accumulated several credit hours in their respective ac ademic programs.

Some of what’s estimated to be 800 nursing students also had their sights set on December grad uation and full-time jobs they al ready secured.

As one student said, some of those nursing students are con sidering filing a lawsuit against Stratford. Meanwhile, the culinary arts major who identified as MJ still finds himself in shock about the closure, especially since he and other international students pulled several strings to attend Stratford.

“There are not a lot of good schools close by that offer what Stratford promised in the be ginning,” MJ said. “I’ve seen re ports that say they [are closing] because they couldn’t accept new students for this semester. I don’t understand that at all because why

would they accept me in the first place as well as other students I was taking class with.”

Stratford’s impending closure comes months after the Biden administration canceled student loan debt for those who attended the umbrella institutions of the now-defunct for-profit Corinthian Colleges, including Everest Uni versity and Heald College.

Years earlier, Vice President Ka mala Harris (D), then California attorney general, successfully sued Corinthian on behalf of those de frauded.

Stratford, in existence since the late 1970s, offers online courses and has another campus in In dia as part of a partnership with the Modi Group. The majority of the student body either works full-time or has been designated as military veterans. Other academic programs offered by the universi ty include baking and pastry arts, restaurant and food services man agement, cybersecurity and busi ness administration.

One-out-of-four students at Stratford University identify as Black or African American while 5% are Hispanic and less than 16% are white. Female students outnumber their male counter parts two to one.

DOE’s College Scorecard had Stratford’s graduation rate at less than 40%. More than 71% of graduates also reported either making no progress on loan re payments, defaulting on loans, or having them in forbearance. In 2019, Stratford closed three of its Virginia campuses, including those in Newport News and Vir ginia Beach.

By the next year, ACICS in vestigated the school for allegedly running an unapproved program in Iraq.

As of Sept. 27, University of the Potomac, a District-based for-profit college, and Chamber lain University, a for-profit health care college located in Vienna, Virginia, count among the insti tutions that reportedly have made

arrangements with Stratford Uni versity to transfer credits.

Neither Potomac nor Cham berlain returned The Informer’s request for comment. Efforts to contact Shurtz also fell short.

In an official letter that circu lated throughout Stratford’s cam puses, Shurtz explained the series of events leading to Stratford’s closure. He also assured students that university officials would try to rectify the situation, despite sev eral unanswered questions about next steps.

“We worked hard to save the school, leaving no stone unturned. We almost had an investor from Silicon Valley but the actions of the Department [of Education] made the deal impossible,” Shurtz said in the letter.

“During the past week, we have worked diligently to identify ac

credited schools that can meet your continuing education needs,” he added. “While no guarantees can be made, these schools indicated

they would accept your Stratford credits on a case-by-case basis. We will do everything we can to facili tate the transfer process.” WI

5 Stratford University. (Courtesy photo)

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1937 – Famed lawyer Johnnie Cochran is born in Shreveport, Louisiana.

1967 – Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African American Supreme Court justice.

2005 – August Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-winning play wright, dies of cancer at 60 in Seattle.

OCT. 3

1904 – Mary McLeod Bethune opens the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, which eventually became Bethune-Cookman University.

1941 – Singer Chubby Checker of "The Twist" fame is born in Spring Gully, South Carolina.

1949 – WERD, the first radio station owned and programmed by African Americans, is established in Atlanta.

1954 – The Rev. Al Sharpton is born in the Brook lyn borough of New York City.

1974 – Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson is named manager of the Cleveland Indians, becoming the major leagues' first Black manager.

OCT. 4

1943 – Social activist H. Rap Brown is born in Ba ton Rouge, Louisiana.

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SEPT. 29

1975 – WGPR-TV, the first wholly African Ameri can-owned television station in the United States, be gins broadcasting.

1979 – Sir William Arthur Lewis, an economist from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, becomes the first Black to receive the Nobel Prize in economics.

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1933 – Gospel singer Cissy Houston, mother of late superstar Whitney Houston, is born in New ark, New Jersey.

1935 – Famed singer Johnny Mathis is born.

1966 – African nation Botswana gains in dependence from the United Kingdom.

OCT. 1

1960 – African nation Nigeria gains inde pendence from the United Kingdom.

1962 – James Meredith becomes the first Afri can American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.

OCT. 2

1800 – Nat Turner, the leader of a major slave rebellion, is born in Southampton County, Virginia.

1935 – Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., the first African American as tronaut, is born in Chicago.

1992 – Soul singer Ed die Kendricks, one of the founding mem bers of the Tempta tions, dies of lung cancer in Birming ham, Alabama.

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BY SARAFINA WRIGHT

The Boston Celtics announced a yearlong suspension of head coach Ime Udoka for reportedly making “unwanted comments” to a female staffer with whom he had an affair. Some say Udoka’s punishment was warranted, while others say it was extreme. What are your thoughts?

ANALISA LEONARD / WASHINGTON, DC

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see who was involved here. This should have been handled privately like any other HR issue unless they were willing to expose her, too. When will they learn? It’s all fun and games until they get caught, and then it becomes something else.

LUCIEN BRAAN / SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Get ready for the lawsuits. This should have been handled in-house, not in the media.

DEBRA JERRY / WASHINGTON, DC

Look, I need coaches and players to know that your title does not put you on a pedestal but under a microscope. Stop setting yourself up for failure.

RESHEEDAH DAVIS /

NEW YORK

I’m not bothered by this story. Not because it is or isn’t true, but it’s funny how Brett Farve isn’t being dragged through the social media world. Somehow this is a bigger scandal than stealing from the less fortunate with help from a governor.

KEITH KYSEL / CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

If he signed the contract knowing the terms of messing around with other employees, then it is what it is.

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The World According to Dominic

Kids Embrace Arthur, Kermit and SpongeBob, Even if They’re Gay, Until Taught Otherwise

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My childhood began in the ’60s — an era during which children routinely relied on their imagination to create make believe friends, com munities — even alternative worlds. Tablets, I-pads and cell phones were years away from becoming essential elements of everyday life. And while today’s youth may view the options available during my youth as “pre historic,” I thought we had it pretty good.

Saturdays were particularly special and while the only day I could stay in bed as late as I wanted, I always rose early to watch the cartoons. Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, The Flint stones, Yogi Bear and The Jetsons were my favorites.

After becoming a father in the early ’90s, I would be introduced me to a new set of “super-friends” as my two children embraced Barney, Big Bird, Kermit the Frog and Elmo. Today, my youngest grandson, who just turned 5, lives and breathes Paw Patrol, SpongeBob, SquarePants and Arthur.

Looking back, I realize that those

fictional characters not only provid ed hours of entertainment but were also participants in stories and situa tions that taught us about our com munity, how to live, work and play with others and how to deal with adversity or disappointment. They also opened a window into places and spaces inhabited by people far different from us.

However, with time and in the real world, those people and the lands in which they live have changed both in content and in structure — whether those changes have reflected the sta tus quo or not. Such is the case today with one of the nation’s most popu lar cartoons, “Arthur,” which kicked off its 22nd season earlier this year with a special wedding episode.

Children in the state of Alabama never saw the season opener which deals with the nuptials between Ar thur’s teacher and his partner — two male characters. The episode, “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone,” was never aired in the state — a de cision made by the director of pro gramming at Alabama Public Tele vision (APT) after one local station learned of the episode’s content prior to the season opening and informed the director.

As the story begins, Arthur and his friends are worried about Mr. Ratburn and even try to stop the wedding, suspecting that he plans to marry an uptight woman. When they get to the wedding, they learn that his betrothed is another man. Their collective response, surprising ly perhaps for some, is that of relief and happiness for their teacher who they clearly adore and for whom they only want the best. APT execs claimed that since parents trust that their kids can watch programs with out adult supervision, they could not allow the episode to be aired, adding that the program “didn’t fit” within the context of a long-established but unwritten agreement between APT and the state’s parents — the same rationale used in 2005 when another

“Arthur” episode showcased one of Arthur’s friends, Buster — a child with two mothers.

But are we really protecting chil dren from dangerous elements of society or are we simply passing on our own prejudices, biases and our inability to allow others, no matter how different they may be, to live as they desire with the same kind of respect that we demand from others — even if we dislike, disagree with or are even appalled by any or all of those differences?

Cartoons figures and make be lieve characters designed for children should mirror the world that our youth currently or will inevitably experience. Such encounters, “teach able moments,” make it easier for children, with our guidance, to make sense of people, places and things with which or with whom they have little or nothing in common.

As a child, my parents helped me understand differences in a world far bigger than my own. Similarly, I allowed my children and now al low my grandchildren to talk with me about concepts, beliefs or ways of life foreign to them. This is how we help children to form their own views. But I wonder, when we black out portions of reality aren’t we tell ing our children that some people, because of how they live, what they believe, what they look like, how they dress, who they chose to love — even the Supreme Being whom they worship — result in their being “less than” — damaged, soiled, blas phemous and dangerous to ever be around.

Maybe I’m being naïve but isn’t this how we teach children to hate?

This commentary, first published in 2019, earned McNeir his first of three consecutive Society of Professional Jour nalists, Washington, DC Pro Chapter, Dateline Awards for Excellence in Lo cal Journalism, as the winner in the Weekly Newspaper, Commentary & Criticism category.

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Are Monkeypox Incedent Reports Unfairly Highlighting Gay Males?

Lindiwe Vilakazi WI Staff Writer

While District health officials con tinue to battle against the spread of the Monkeypox virus, some within the District’s LBGT community said they feel more offended than protected by disparaging narratives which link the rise of the virus to sex ual orientation.

CDC data reports the District currently has 494 cases. The DC Department of Health’s data indi cates that 96% of the reported cas es are men with 82% identifying as gay. These case numbers have set the tone of conversation highlighting gay males as the demographic most susceptible to infection.

On September 22, the White House Response Team, along with federal and local health professionals including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secre tary Xavier Becerra, visited the D.C.’s Ward 8 Monkeypox vaccine clinic to share updates, with a brief com mentary on the District’s next steps. Some health officials shared senti ments towards the importance of highlighting those populations who remain at higher risk than others to the non-discriminatory disease.

Similar to the AIDS epidemic, where gay males became the face of the then fatal disease, alarming guidelines of Monkeypox transmis sion have pinned gay males to the rapid spread of the virus, particu larly when considering the activity, lifestyles and environments deemed hypersexual. But despite the sta tistics supporting local vaccination campaigns, some gay males still feel disdain in how arguably subversive the narrative comes across, with the concern of gay men being placed on front streets, perhaps perceived as essential outbreak monkeys of the virus.

Antwan Mickens, a D.C. edu cator and a gay man, expressed his concerns.

“I can respect the clear indication of public spaces like the bathhouses and hypersexual activity in terms of the number of partners someone may be dealing with,” he said. “But that is also a high-risk lifestyle that can bring about any illness or sex ually transmitted disease for some one of any sexual demographic. My concern is when these warnings are highlighting men of the LGBT com munity as if there are not publicly claimed heterosexual men who are frequenting those same spaces, or just hypersexual in general, but yet they are seldomly mentioned when discussing this outbreak.”

Becerra supports the conclusions of health experts in terms of how the virus tends to be transmitted.

“We want to be very accurate but straightforward [about] what puts you at risk,” he said. “If you are in a particular population, you might have a higher risk and we want you to know that because there is a vac cine that you can take to help pre vent you from becoming infected.”

Ward 5 resident Lamont Brown echoed the frustrations of his close gay male friends, confirming their disgruntlement with the current nar ratives on the viral outbreak

“I have friends who are in com mitted relationships, not reckless at all, and do not like the discomfort of people looking at them as if they are automatically at higher risk when they are not even living high-risk sexual lifestyles,” Brown said. “I find it an inaccurate depiction of the life style for many people who I know in the LGBT community.” WI

5 A resident stops by a vaccine clinic in Southeast to receive a Monkeypox vaccine. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

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The Honorable Louis Farrakhan, Cora Masters Barry and Bishop Thomas Masters (brother of Cora), attend a wreath laying ceremony on Sept. 18, honoring the life of Mayor Marion Barry Jr. at the Congressional Cemetery in Southeast.  (Anthony Tilghman/ The Washington Informer)

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“The real test of leadership has never been who can get people to follow them. We’ve got charismatic leaders who [are] followed a lot. The real test of leadership is to moti vate people to be leaders themselves and to carry the burden.”

– U.S. Senator Cory Booker (NJ)

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Karim Marshall Seeks to Lead D.C. and Move the Council to New Heights

James Wright WI Staff Writer

Independent at-large candidate Karim Marshall said he wants to serve on the D.C. Council to both improve the lives of District residents and to change the procedures under which the legislative body currently operates.

“I am running because I have a two-year-old daughter and my wife and I want to send her to the best school possible,” said Marshall, a res ident of Ward 7. “But [we] have to face a reality as many of the schools in Ward 7 are under-resourced and I would have to participate in a lottery to determine where our daughter could go. Or, I would have to drive 90 minutes across the city to ensure that she gets a quality education. But we don’t want to pay for private school.”

“I am running because I want schools throughout the city to have more resources and for the children who attend them to have more op portunities to learn and grow.”

Marshall counts as one of the eight candidates vying for the two council at-large seat up for grabs in the Nov. 8 general election. He previously served as the second vice president of the Ward 7 Democrats but left the Democratic Party earlier this year to become an independent and run in the upcoming election.

MEET KARIM

MARSHALL

A native Washingtonian, Marshall attended public school in Southeast, completing his formal education at Benjamin Banneker Senior High School in Northwest. After seriously considering Howard University and Morehouse College, he chose Dart mouth College in New Hampshire.

“I wanted to get away from the city and my chemistry teacher spoke highly of Dartmouth,” he said. “It offered a generous financial aid package and given its reputation, it provides its alumni with connections around the world. I remember my grandmother encouraging me to go to Morehouse but when I told I had selected Dartmouth, she said, ‘you are going away to get something but

bring something back.’ I have done that.”

After finishing Dartmouth, Mar shall returned to D.C. to attend the American University School of Law, in part because of its emphasis in public interest law. Upon gradua tion, he joined the Capitol City Fel lows program – designed to mentor young professionals and expose them to the inner workings of District agencies. After the fellowship, he did a stint as the legislative counsel for the D.C. Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environ ment and later worked for the D.C. Department of Energy and the Envi ronment under two directors, Keith Anderson and Tommy Wells.

Earlier this year, Marshall, an ac tive member of the Ward 7 Dem ocrats, co-led a candidate’s forum, along with Wendell Felder, for the Democratic mayoral, attorney gen eral, council chairman and at-large council races for the Ward 7 Dem ocrats. The forum, held at the St. Luke’s Catholic Church in South east, allowed residents from across the city to hear from the candidates.

“It was one of the best forums of the campaign,” said Brian Schwalb, Democratic nominee for attorney general during a Ward 7 Democrats meeting on Sept. 24. “It really set the

bar for others in the city.”

Eric Rogers, who presently serves as the Ward 7 second vice president, said the forum’s success should be credited to Marshall.

“He was a key player in organiz ing the event,” Rogers said. “Karim made sure the logistics were straight and that the candidates were in place. The ending format of the fo rum was debated among some of our members but ultimately his version won out. Karim was the one who got people together.”

MARSHALL’S TAKE ON THE KEY ISSUES

Marshall said, should he be elect ed, has plans that include: building and diversifying more housing stock in the city; creating more rental and purchase options by increasing the supply of homes ready for habita tion; and utilizing all of the tools at the city’s disposal to create housing for low-income residents and for public employees like teachers and police officers.

He said public safety should be addressed holistically and encourages accountability among law enforce ment stakeholders. As for environ mental issues, Marshall said it’s im

5 Karim Marshall, independent at-large council candidate in the November general election, speaks at a recent forum. (Rob Roberts/The Washington Informer)

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

Critical Disparity Study Provides Roadmap to Equity in Opportunity

Data Confirms Longtime Complaints of Many Minority Businessowners

D. Kevin McNeir WI Senior Editor

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks shared the findings of the County’s Utilization and Avail ability Study, also known as a Dispar ity Study.

The results of the Disparity Study, released on Sept. 28, show that there has been an historical disparity in the use of certain Minority/Wom en-owned Business Enterprises (M/ WBE) and their availability in the marketplace.

Alsobrooks said while she has heard anecdotes from minority- and wom en-owned businesses who felt they’d been overlooked or locked out of the procurement process in the County, the study gives the facts and legally al lows the council to move forward with legislation that supports businesses seeking opportunities in the County.

“Over the years, as I served as the state’s attorney and then as I ran to be county executive, I heard from numerous minority business own ers who expressed concerns with the process to obtain County contracts,”

Alsobrooks said. “That’s why when I came into office as county executive, it was a priority of my Administration to take the lead and determine wheth er the County, in the past, engaged in discriminatory practices in the solicita tion and award of contracts to minori ty and women-owned businesses.”

“I’m proud to say that after com pleting this study and taking a critical look at historical procurement prac tices and constraints, we now have the data, tools and ability to work as a government to ensure minority- and women-owned businesses have equal opportunity to provide goods and ser vices to our County.”

This critical, in-depth study will now assist the Administration in determining how best to utilize the County Government’s procurement authority. This study has also laid the foundation to allow the County to work with the County Council to create legislation that will allow the County to set regulations requiring businesses seeking opportunities with County government to subcontract a percentage of the contract to specific sub-groups that have been historically underutilized, like Black, Latino and Asian businesses.

Council member Mel Franklin, who has already drafted legislation

to address this important issue, said it feels great to make such significant progress.

“Now we have the ability to put in place a stronger minority business pro gram with higher goals and for the first time, to address disparities particular ly experienced by African-American, Asian and Latino business owners,” Franklin said. “We will be able to get at the racial and ethnic concerns and we now have a legal framework with which we can move forward.”

Jonathan Butler, director, Office of Central Services, agreed with Frank lin, pointing to the significance of the disparity study’s completion and its results.

“This study began with County Ex ecutive Alsobrooks and when I came on board, I was pulled into numerous conversations with small and minori ty-owned businesses who said they simply were not getting fair consid eration for procurement possibilities,” Butler said. “They said they were avail able and ready to work but had not been given the opportunity to do so in the past.”

“We needed a data source – a framework of credible data to remedy that situation. This study will provide the legal framework we need to close the disparities between availability and utilization,” he said.

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Bladensburg Community Throws Down the Gauntlet as Rents Soar

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Richard D. Elliott WI Contributing Writer

In recent reports, the Informer shared concerns about rent increases in Laurel. But similar practices leading to rent hikes have allegedly been conduct ed by the same housing group, Scwheb Partners LLC, in Bladensburg.

Residents of Quincy Village Apart ments in Bladensburg said they’re see ing rents rise faster than wages or in flation while ownership remains slow in addressing housing maintenance concerns reported by tenants – some thing with which one resident, Angel ica Felix, said has become even more troubling.

City Council woman Jocelyn Route, who represents Bladensburg, said the main concern is that “the rent is now at market rate but the upkeep for the property is not up to par.”

“Maintenance requests have been

ignored or not addressed, emails and calls are not being answered, and wa ter is now being added into the cost of utilities,” she said.

Unaddressed maintenance concerns allegedly include: broken HVAC sys tems, waste buildup and safety/security issues.

One senior resident, Gloria John son, lamented that her rent has recent ly doubled. Prince George’s Council member Jolene Ivey, who represents the area on the County Council, has been contacted to assist her.

A meeting held two months ago in cluded representatives of Schweb Part ners LLC, Bladensburg Mayor Takisha James, Route, Police Chief Tyrone Collington Sr., Bladensburg Code Enforcement officials and several res idents of Quincy Village Apartments. Since then, issues have persisted and attempts at a follow up meeting with community residents have proven un

successful.

Some residents said they’re con sidering a rent strike to get their de mands met, following the example of a two-month rent strike at the Westgate Apartments in Laurel ear lier this year which led to a compro mise between tenants and Westgate ownership.

When asked what steps county and state officials can take to ensure long-term rent affordability, Route said rent control based on an eco nomic formula can protect residents as market rate is “very unpredictable” and there is currently no set local for mula to determine what constitutes market rate vs. affordable.

Felix hopes there can be a change in how rental amounts are estab lished.

“Rent control should be estab lished based on the income of the residents,” she said. WI

Spearheaded by the Office of Central Services in December 2019, the study was conducted to analyze contracting opportunities in various procurement categories and identify whether a statistical disparity exists between availability and use of specific business ownership classifications, like small, minority, woman owned and large businesses.

The Disparity Study covered a period from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2018 (FY2010 – FY2018), and serves as a mechanism, based on sound data, to support any new, rele vant law or policy.

Under current County law, the Office of Central Services operates a procurement program that is race-and gender-neutral, targeting local and/ or small businesses, with the goal of a 30% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) participation, which prohibits the government from setting sub-goals to be inclusive to ethnic groups ensur ing an equitable distribution of oppor tunity. The study remained essential because if a disparity did exist in the past, the County would need concrete data to support any new policy or changes to current law.

5 Bladensburg Councilwoman Jocelyn Route, pictured at City Hall, who has been working with residents of Quincy Village Apartments.

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5 Mel Franklin. Courtesy photo)

5 Angela Alsobrooks. Courtesy photo)

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County Council Moves Forward with Massive Overhaul of Zoning Bills and Codes Some of the Regulations Have Been in Place for Fifty Years

Richard D. Elliott WI Contributing Writer

In 2018, the Prince George’s County Council voted to do an overhaul of the 50-year old county code, primarily to focus develop ment in transit-linked areas and to reduce sprawl where possible.

Now, several zoning bills have been introduced by Council members Mel Franklin and Calvin Hawkins that would have a large impact on Prince George’s and po tentially pre-empt the new zoning ordinance in some areas.

County Bills (CB) 69, 77, 78, 91 and 92 were all introduced as the current Council prepares for the new Council with four new council members, Wanika Fisher, D2; Ingrid Harrison, D4; Wala Blegay, D6; and Krystal Oriadha, D7; and former Councilmember

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CB-69, 77, and 78 would all loosen zoning regulations. CB-69 would grant mixed used, transit oriented development to follow commercial zoning regulations. CB-77 would grandfathering cer tain properties into the county’s pre-2018 zoning ordinance. CB78 would allow properties that are split among multiple zoning designations to follow the regula tions for the highest density zone. CB-91 was pulled by Councilman Hawkins, “as the public conversa tion was going in the wrong direc tion.”

CB-92 counts as the most consequential of all the legisla tion introduced. The Planning Board’s interpretation is that CB92 would “eliminate the District Council election to review devel

opment review applications under the Zoning Ordinance.”

Hawkins said he introduced CB-92 to “require the District Council to have a supermajority vote to adopt text amendments to local zoning laws and to allow a 60-day notification to residents/ businesses within a two-half mile radius of the proposed develop ment that would benefit from CB90.”

CB-92 received a favorable vote in Committee on September 15 with affirmative votes from Haw kins, Franklin and Council mem ber Syndey Harrison and dissent ing votes from Council members Todd Turner and Danielle Glaros.

However, the legislation has faced many detractors. During a recent TV interview, Council

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5 Incumbent Council members Jolene Ivey, Tom Dernoga and Edward Burroughs, pic tured with incoming Council members Wala Blegay and Krystal Oriadha at a Washington Commanders football game. (Photo courtesy Jolene Ivey)

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District Residents Exuberant Over New Lidl Store in Ward 7

James Wright WI Staff Writer

The grand opening of the Lidl grocery store located at the Sky land Town Center in Ward 7 on Sept. 27 had District leaders and residents excited about the pos sibilities it may represent for the future.

“I am so happy that this store has opened,” said Rufus Norris, a 40-year resident of Ward 7. “I will shop here frequently. This store opening up means that I won’t have to go to Maryland to shop for groceries.”

The Lidl at Skyland Town Cen

ter becomes the first store in the company’s international chain located in the District and the first full-service supermarket lo cated east of the Anacostia River in more than a decade. Lidl will have 45 new jobs at the Skyland Town Center store and company officials said all employees, parttime or full-time, will have access to healthcare and earn above the city’s minimum wage.

D.C. Councilmember Vincent Gray (D-Ward 7) said he wel comed Lidl as the city’s newest grocer.

“I want to thank Lidl for being a part of the District of Colum

bia,” Gray said. “I have learned that 90% of the employees who will work in this store are residents of either Ward 7 or Ward 8. This has been a long time in coming. I want to thank the present mayor for keeping this project on track.”

Bowser said she and Gray, when he served as mayor from 2011-2015, and three others mayors before them grappled with the Skyland Town Center project and expressed happiness that it finally came through in a

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major way during her tenure.

“For years, the community in Ward 7 has made it clear what they want to see at Skyland Town Cen ter – retail, housing and dining,” the mayor said. “I promised we would deliver and we are keeping that promise.”

Lidl joins other establishments at Skyland Town Center includ ing the city’s first Starbucks with a drive-thru, 263 new homes at a section of the project known as The Crest and the opening of a community-inspired Chase Bank branch model that featured co median-entrepreneur Kevin Hart earlier this year.

Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development John Fal cicchio said District government tools such as the Food Access Fund, NourishDC and tax incre ment financing continue to help attract companies like Lidl to the

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Alsobrooks said this disparity study counts as a critical first step and the County looks forward to working to ensure small and Minority/Wom en-owned Business Enterprises, the backbone of the County’s local econo my, have equal opportunity to partici pate in obtaining County contracts. The collective goal she noted will be to create a solid foundation and strong opportu nities for small and minority businesses to grow, thrive and build generational wealth in Prince George’s County.

Skyland Town Center.

“We will not stop this work until we eradicate food deserts in Wards 7 and 8,” Falcicchio said.

Malashia Mitchell, manager for the new Lidl outlet, said the store will be open from 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. In addition, Lidl will partner with local food banks to provide nour ishment to struggling residents and neighborhood groups that have expressed an interest in the benefits the store can provide to the community.

Carrie Thornhill, chairman of the Washington East Foundation, said the opening of the Lidl will be a stimulus for more economic activity in the neighborhood and in Ward 7.

“I cannot emphasize what a milestone this is,” Thornhill said. “I cannot wait to sample the food and do my shopping.” WI

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Alsobrooks emphasized that while her administration did not break the procurement process, they now have the opportunity to repair it.

“Many people assume that we have the ability to set up parameters and minimums but you cannot do any of that without a legal framework,” she said. “We had no doubt that there was a problem. However, it’s one thing to suspect there’s a problem – it’s another to solve it. With this study, we have the tools to solve a concern and prob lem that have been with us for a long time.” WI @mcneirdk

5 D.C. Councilmember Vincent Gray (D-Ward 7) speaks in front of the newly-opened Lidl in Southeast. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Do’s and Don’ts Within the Surging Plastic Surgery Industry

Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

Social media and the immense peer pressure Black women face to have curvy bodies, a specific fa cial appearance and a derriere that turns heads have helped fuel the plastic surgery boom for everyday people.

According to the most recent report issued by the American So ciety of Plastic Surgeons, in 2017, individuals of color made up 27% of all reported plastic-surgery pa tients with Latinx accounting for 11% and Blacks representing 9%.

But achieving that flawless look has often proved devastating – in some cases, fatal – particularly when it involves the notorious Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL).

“This procedure has become increasingly popular after celebri ties like the Kardashians became famous for posting their often photoshopped bodies online,” Dr. Martin Jugenburg from the Six Surgery Clinic wrote in an email.

“As more and more celebrities and influencers adopted the ex treme hourglass curves, it became the ‘ideal body type,’” he said add ing that some of his patients would bring pictures of the Kardashians into their consultations to use as a reference.

That’s when he said he decided to begin educating patients about having realistic expectations for surgery, being skeptical of photo shopped images and prioritizing their own safety and comfort over impossible proportions.

“All cosmetic surgeries have risks but when performed correctly, the BBL is a relatively safe procedure,” Dr. Jugenburg said. “The problem is that many surgeons have not studied the proper techniques to perform the procedure without major complications.”

Essence reported in August that, as in-demand as the procedure is – it’s currently the “fastest-growing cosmetic surgery” in the world, ac cording to The Guardian – it’s also perilous.

“It was once common for the fat to be injected into the muscle it self but after surgeons realized that

there was a heightened chance of the fat getting into the veins and traveling to the heart and lungs, that practice was mostly aban doned,” Essence noted.

Yet fatalities remain high.

One study, Assessing Cosmetic Surgery Safety: The Evolving Data, published in May of 2020 in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, assessed the safety of cosmetic surgeries and found that one in 15,000 to 20,000 BBL pro cedures end in death.

Dr. Alex Constantino at The Fitness Circle listed several po tential complications that should be considered before one decides upon plastic surgery including: a poor cosmetic outcome, scarring, damage to the nerves or numb ness, infection, hematoma and necrosis.

However, Constantino said complications remain uncommon overall.

“Less than 1% of outpatient procedures experience problems, according to a 2018 assessment of more than 250,000 cases,” Constantino said. “Plastic surgery complications are more common in certain persons than others, like with any surgical procedures.”

Graham Byers, the founder of Best Choices for Seniors, said sur gery counts as an “extremely trau

matic experience.”

“It’s crucial for everyone con sidering plastic surgery to under stand the benefits and drawbacks of the procedure,” Byers said. “It looks like a huge, painful pocket of blood. This outcome happens in 1% to 6% of breast augmentation procedures. It can also happen as a side effect of a facelift. Then, unexpectedly, you might also re quire additional surgery to remove the blood from a hematoma. This problem almost always occurs during operations.”

Regarding stomach tucks, Shakzod Khabibov, co-founder of Natura Market, said one con sequence includes the appearance of a large blister that might last for months.

“Even if there is a potential for recurrence after having a seroma drained, the tumor must be re moved since it may become conta gious if left untreated,” Khabibov said.

“Patients undergoing plastic surgery should take all necessary measures and get plenty of rest in the days leading up to the opera tion. [Specific] actions are required to guarantee a rapid recovery and faster healing is facilitated by proper diet and nutrition,” Khabi bov said.

5 Individuals of color now comprise 27% of all reported plastic-surgery patients. (U.S. Air Force via Wikimedia commons)

Fundraiser Tops $600K for Teen Sentenced for Killing her Rapist

Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

A fundraiser for a 17-year-old Black girl convicted of murdering her sex trafficker and ordered to pay his family $150,000, has now raised about $600,000 to pay off the ridicu lous debt and give her a start in a life marred by abuse, neglect and rape.

Pieper Lewis, a sex trafficking vic tim, murdered her rapist and tormen tor two years ago.

Earlier this month, she pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and willful injury for stabbing to death Zachary Brooks, 37, who authorities admitted raped her multiple times in 2020 when she was 15. Brooks, whom prosecutors ac

knowledged purchased Pieper from a sex-trafficking ring, repeatedly drugged and beat the young teen.

Polk County District Judge David Porter sentenced Pieper to five years of supervised probation and ordered her to pay $150,000 restitution to the man’s family.

The judge said Iowa law required the $150,000 restitution to the dead man’s family and $4,000 to the state.

In court, Pieper spoke about over coming her challenging situation.

“My spirit has been burned but still glows through the flames,” she read from a prepared statement. “Hear me roar, see me glow and watch me grow.

I am a survivor.”

While support for Pieper had been elusive – she was raised in foster care and shipped from home to home – her high school math teacher has

stepped in to offer what no one had ever done.

Leland Schipper started a Go Fund Me for Pieper to help offset the cost of the $150,000 judgment and to help her restart her life.

“Today, my former student, Pieper Lewis, bravely took the microphone during her sentencing hearing and told the courtroom that her voice mattered,” Schipper wrote on the fundraising site. “I was incredibly proud of her. She was powerful and she brought me to tears.”

Schipper said Pieper, who had already spent nearly three years in juvenile detention awaiting trial, did not deserve to spend time in an adult prison.

“Instead, the judge gave her five years of probation. He decided that the 834 days she spent in juvenile detention awaiting her sentencing was enough ‘punishment’ for a then 15-year-old girl who had been kicked out of her home and found herself sleeping in the stairwell of one of the most dangerous apartment complex es in Des Moines,” the math teacher asserted.

“As a girl she was ultimately preyed upon by men twice her age who traded her body for drugs. These men physically assaulted, raped, and sex trafficked Pieper on multiple oc casions. Finally, on June 1st, 2020, Pieper snapped and killed one of the men who exploited and raped her, stabbing him to death,” Schipper said.

The fundraiser has netted nearly $600,000 to date.

“Our system is broken. It will take decades of advocacy and electing peo ple committed to rethinking and re imagining our criminal justice system, especially our juvenile one, to fix the system,” Schipper said. WI

“As a girl she was ultimately preyed upon by men twice her age who traded her body for drugs."

5 Pieper Lewis. (Image via Twitter @AnOpenSecret)

member Tom Dernoga said, “this process has been shortened so that the current Council could make decisions that would primarily benefit developers.”

Blegay sent out a mass email after CB-91 was pulled and also called for supporters to oppose CB-92, as did both Progressive Maryland and Oriadha.

On September 20, the Bowie City Council voted to recommend against all of the zoning bills, par tially on the basis that “the City Council is very concerned that every one of these bills appear to undermine the recently approved Zoning Ordinance Rewrite”.

Kamita Gray, an activist in Bran

dywine who heads the BTB Coa lition, described the legislation as “deliberate, well-crafted unethical legislation that will dictate broad changes impacting the quality of communities and economic devel opment for generations to come.”

The coalition she represents pointed to parallels between this legislation and redistricting that was struck down by the Court of Appeals for flagrant gerrymander ing and are particularly opposed to tossing the Envision process by which the new county zoning or dinance was crafted.

The bills that passed out of com mittee now move into the third reader stage and will soon be voted on by the entire Council.

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5 Prince George’s County Council member Calvin Hawkins (pictured) co-spon sored CB-91 and CB-92 with Council member Mel Franklin. (WI File Photo)

New York Attorney General's Suit Exposes Trump's Presidency as Most Controversial

Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

When New York Attorney General Letitia James laid out the “staggering fraud” she alleged Donald Trump and his family committed for more than a de cade, it illustrated how the former president remains entangled in both civil and criminal probes.

The massive fraud allegations further solidified Trump as per haps the most controversial presi dent in U.S. history.

“These acts of fraud and mis representation were similar in nature, were committed by upper management at the Trump Orga nization as part of a common en deavor for each annual statement and were approved at the highest

levels of the Trump Organization – including by Mr. Trump him self,” James asserted.

She concluded that Trump, his sons Eric and Donald Jr., and daughter, Ivanka, violated numer ous state and federal laws.

In addition to seeking the re turn of $250 million in alleged ill-gotten money from Trump, James wants the family barred from doing business in New York state.

She also wants all banks who do business in the state to cease doing business with Trump. Fur ther, James referred her findings to the U.S. Attorney’s office in New York.

“The ones guilty of doing things are the ones who have the guilt biting their hearts and hav

ing their minds cover those trac es,” Andre Flynn, the founder of Gadnets.com, said during an ear lier interview.

“Trump didn’t mind using his loss card to hide damages his waves of anger caused and to ex press regret for his game that we were all victims of.”

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And following a recent FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, Trump waits anxiously as a federal indictment looms.

In addition, the congressional investigation into the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol now centers on Trump’s role in the riot.

“The walls might be closing in on Trump due to investigations on his legal accountability,” Ryan Yount, the COO of LuckLuck Go, wrote in an email.

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5 Donald Trump and his children allegedly committed “staggering fraud,” according to a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James. (Stacy Brown/The Washington Informer)

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West African Leaders to Impose Gradual Sanctions on Guinea Junta

West African leaders agreed at an emergency summit Thursday to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea’s junta over its inflexibility on setting a date to return to civilian rule.

“We have decided to take sanctions against Guinea,” Omar Alieu Touray, president of the commission of the ECOWAS bloc, told AFP.

The leaders from the Economic Community of West African States – minus those of Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso, suspended due to coups – met in New York where they were attending the UN General Assembly. A summary of the meeting said the leaders agreed on “gradual sanctions” on a list of people linked to the Guinean junta who will be identified “very soon” by the bloc’s leadership.

Poor but mineral-rich Guinea has been ruled by the military since a coup in September 2021 that ousted president Alpha Conde, in power since 2010.

Guinea’s junta-appointed prime minister, Bernard Gomou, earlier slammed ECOWAS chief Umaro Sissoco Embalo, describing him as a “puppet wearing the mantle of a statesman.”

In a statement, Gomou said Embalo, who is also president of Guinea-Bissau, was an “overexcited” man who “forced his way in” to the ECOWAS presidency.

The prime minister also pointed to the two countries’ geographical closeness and blood ties but warned, “no political upstart, let alone a badly briefed opportunist, will lead us to destroy this precious heritage.”

During a visit to Guinea, Embalo said he had secured an agreement with the junta to give way to elected civilians after two years.

Three years in power before a return to civilian rule is “unacceptable for ECOWAS,” Embalo said on Wednes day in an interview with France’s RFI and France 24 broadcasters. He warned that if the junta maintained that timetable, there would be sanctions – “heavy sanctions, even.”

Colonel Amara Camara, a senior junta figure, said in a video received by AFP, “crude lies and intimidation are backward steps that dishonor (Embalo) and at the same time tarnish ECOWAS’ image.” The West Africa bloc has been struggling with a string of military coups in the region in the past two years.

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Government to Expand Net for Citizenship Qualifications

Legislation to allow more categories of people to attain Barbadian citi zenship will go before Parliament soon, Minister of Home Affairs and In formation Wilfred Abrahams said Sept. 22, as he called for discussion on a regional migration policy. He said the new laws will also seek to streamline processes associated with immigration policies.

“The new Immigration and Citizenship Acts, which are both advanced in preparation, will regularize the status of persons already in the island while expanding the net of persons who qualify for status and citizenship. These Acts will also address irregular ities and perceived barriers which have been identified and seek to make the application process a lot simpler,” he said.

“Along with citizenship, we will be taking the opportunity to examine the policies and measures relating to immigrant status, permanent residence, student visas, payment modalities, all with a view of simplifying pro cesses and reducing processing times . . . Through these improvements, Barbados is frontally recognizing the intrinsic link between migration and economic policy,” Abrahams said.

Delivering her budget in March this year, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that a major overhaul of the country’s immigration policy would be coming in a matter of months, as she said that Barbados needed to fix its “population issues.”

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Study: Many School Uniforms

Kayla Benjamin WI Staff Writer

School uniforms, a daily re quirement for over 30,000 D.C.

students, are often made with po tentially harmful chemicals called PFAS, a study published last week in the journal Environmental Sci ence and Technology found.

Often called “forever chemi cals,” PFAS (per- and poly-flu oroalkyl substances) represent a group of compounds that do not break down naturally with the

ability to remain in the environ ment almost indefinitely and to build up in people’s blood. Man ufacturers commonly use them to make products waterproof, nonstick or, as in the case of school uniforms, stain resistant.

But over the last few decades, researchers have linked some of these chemicals to a long list of health issues including cancer, immune dysfunction, liver dam age, high cholesterol and high blood pressure during pregnancy.

sorbed by the skin, DeWitt said, noting that most people will face higher levels of exposure through their food and water. Still, the study’s authors note that school uniforms, unlike waterproof out erwear, sit directly against chil dren’s skin for hours.

“Many businesses don’t know whether the supplies they use contain PFAS,” said DeWitt who added it would take a company’s commitment to determine the chemicals used in their supply chains.

At Risse Brothers School Uni forms in Prince George’s Coun ty, manager Marcus Cooper said while he doubts most of the clothing items sold at his store were stain resistant, he couldn’t be sure.

Meanwhile, at nearby Flynn O’Hara Uniforms, some but ton-down shirts, pants and skirts feature tags which read, “stain re sistant and wrinkle-free.”

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“If you have a really, really nice rain jacket that you might use to, you know, climb Mount Ever est, you don't want water to pass through it,” said Jamie DeWitt, a researcher from East Carolina University who studies the effects of PFAS and who did not partici

“On something like a school uniform, you have to ask, does the uniform need to be resistant to stains? Are PFAS essential?”

Children’s exposure to these chemicals remains especially con cerning because they are smaller and still developing, which may cause increased health impacts, the study’s authors noted. They tested 30 different school uni forms and all of them contained some level of fluorine, an indica tor of PFAS.

Researchers continue to work to determine how PFAS are ab

About three-quarters of all D.C. public schools mandate some form of uniform. Low-in come students and students of color make up a disproportionate number of the 33,000 students attending those schools. Out of 54 public schools in wards 5, 7 and 8, only four do not require them while 71 of the city’s 86 Title I schools have uniform pol icies.

Rick Morrisey, a manager at Flynn O’Hara, said one custom er asked him about the PFAS study after seeing it in the news. He responded that he did not know about [the study] but that the company’s corporate offices would address problems if they existed.

Over at Risse Brothers, Cooper said no customers have raised any concerns related to the study.

“What I've understood from watching the PFAS science un fold and community and orga nizational activism unfold is that consumers have a lot of power,” DeWitt said. “So, if parents don't want this in their children's cloth ing, they need to speak up.” WI

Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Not Receiving Lifesaving Screening and Treatment

Sarafina Wright WI Contributing Writer

Less than half of children aged 2–16 years with sickle cell anemia in 2019 received the recommend ed screening for stroke, a common complication of the disease, accord ing to a new Center for Disease and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs report.

In addition, the report said many of these children are not receiving the recommended medication, hy droxyurea, which can reduce com plications such as pain and acute chest syndrome.

According to the CDC, hydroxy urea can also improve anemia and quality of life.

“We must take action to ensure that children with sickle cell ane mia are receiving potentially life saving treatment,” CDC Deputy Director Debra Houry said.

“The pain and complications these children often experience can be excruciating and debilitat ing and can last for hours, days, or even weeks. Preventive care and medicines, such as hydroxyurea, can help ease the pain and suffering these children go through, and may extend their lives,” Houry said.

Sickle cell anemia is the most

severe form of sickle cell disease, which is a red blood cell disor der that primarily affects Afri can-American people. Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 Americans.

Data from more than 3,300 chil dren with sickle cell anemia contin uously enrolled in Medicaid during 2019 were analyzed in this report.

KEY FINDINGS:

• About half (47%) of children aged 2 – 9 years and 38% of chil dren aged 10 – 16 years received transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultra sound to assess their risk for stroke.

Sickle cell anemia is a leading cause of childhood stroke.

• Only two-in-five children aged 2–9 years and about half of chil dren/teens aged 10 –16 years with sickle cell anemia used hydroxy urea.

• Both the stroke screening and hydroxyurea use were highest among children with high levels of health care use and those with evi dence of prior complications from their disease.

The CDC report said many peo ple with sickle cell anemia report barriers – like structural racism – to

EDUCATION

New Proposed Traffic Safety Measure Sparks Skepticism, Fuels Anger

Teachers and Administrators Concerned about Inexperienced Drivers and Traffic Congestion

Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer

As the D.C. Council considers legislation that puts negligent drivers at further risk of license revocation, District teachers, administrators and parents continue to guide children along heavily congested corridors and intersections in the hopes of preventing accidents like those that have seriously injured, and even killed, young people in recent years.

On Alabama Avenue near Stan ton Road in Southeast, crossing guards and Safe Passage coordina tors establish a presence on both sides of Turner Elementary School where impatient drivers have been known to speed through crosswalks filled with children and parents during rush hour.

Even with the inclusion of traffic lights, some people, like a teacher who requested anonymity, demands more be done to address the legions

of inexperienced and uninsured drivers traveling across state lines to acquire temporary tags and license plates from other jurisdictions.

Though the teacher expressed ap preciation for the Automated Traffic Enforcement Effectiveness Amend ment Act, they remain skeptical about whether it would deter people who circumvent driving laws.

“People can operate cars without full training,” the teacher said. “This is a loophole [and] hit and runs [in volve] people who are not fully li censed and insured. A conversation must be had with states that allow people to skip credentialing.”

Currently, drivers who get tickets through traffic cameras, or automat ed traffic enforcement, have to pay a fee. Some drivers collect hundreds, and even thousands, of dollars in tickets that place them in economic hardship.

If the D.C. Council approves the Automated Traffic Enforcement

Effectiveness Amendment Act, Dis trict drivers would accumulate one point for moving violations caught by traffic cameras, including run ning stop signs and red lights, and driving at more than 11 miles per hour above the speed limit.

Drivers would get one additional point for violations that take place in school zones.

Drivers who accumulate more than five points stand the risk of get ting their cars towed or immobilized with a “boot.”

The legislation triggers the same response for vehicles carrying coun terfeit tags. The director of the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles would also be responsible for send ing a biannual report to the insur ance companies of drivers who’ve made several traffic violations.

Safeguards in the bill include the waiving of a violation after two years and a process through which drivers can challenge violations doled out

when they weren’t operating their vehicle. Drivers could also get their points waived by completing a driv er safety course.

D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson (I-At large), who intro duced the bill on September 19 with Councilmembers Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1), Elissa Silverman (I-At large), Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2), and Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), tout ed the additional point for school zone violations as an important fac tor in encouraging people to drive more carefully.

"Careful and safe driving is im portant regardless, however, know ing that they are in a school zone should prompt drivers to be more hyper-aware of their surroundings,” Henderson said. “We have had too many injuries, fatalities, and danger ous ‘near miss’ collisions, primarily in communities across the [Anacos tia] River, within school zones.”

Over the last couple of years,

nearly half of the District’s traffic deaths occured east of the Anacos tia River. In 2021, traffic-related deaths reached a 10-year high with 37 people. Vision Zero, a program put in place by the Bowser adminis tration in 2015, has bore the brunt of criticism from parents and ANC commissioners alike who say it hasn’t gone far enough in curbing dangerous driving, even with the in stallation of speed bumps, protected bike lanes, traffic cameras and other mechanisms.

Along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Anacostia, students from Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School, Excel Acade my and Savoy Elementary School navigate heavy traffic and construc tion along the corridor during rush hour.

Even with the help of Safe Passage workers and teachers, some people, like Raymond Weeden, wonder how coordination between District agen cies could make construction less of an obstruction for drivers and pedes trians.

Weeden, executive director of Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School, commend ed the D.C. Council for taking on the issue of traffic safety. However, he too questioned whether adding points to driver’s licenses would prove effective.

“I think it will be a deterrent for some people [but] I worry that it takes one car to run a red light and a young person or seasoned person to get hit in the crosswalk,” Weeden said.

“I’m curious to hear from oth er locales that have proven this as a true mitigation strategy. I know we have a lot of revenue on tickets [so] it shocks me that this is being cham pioned.” WI

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determined by the governing body.

Washington School for Girls alum nae have gone on to attend numerous public, public charter and private high schools in the D.C. metropoli tan area. Many have also gone on to

Black and brown girls to be their best.

While she initially started her ten ure at the school as a teacher, Moore said she became dean because of the rapport she established with admin

istrators as well as with students and their families.

She said she hopes to continue do ing that as she takes on more leader ship roles.

“I wish I had the representation in my academic journey to shine light on the things I went through as a preteen and teenager,” Moore said. “We get to acknowledge our Black and brown girls and be specific with their needs. We have an eclectic bunch.

Some need mother figures, friends, academics, confidence and self-es teem – all of the things that make us up.”

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New SmartTrip Bill is a Smart Move

The D.C. Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment moved forward with legislation this week to dedicate $10 million to improve the D.C. Metro transit system and provide a $100 a month subsidy to most D.C. residents to cover the cost of riding the Metro system.

Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) introduced the Metro for DC bill in 2020. On Tuesday, it won the unanimous support of committee members Christina Henderson (D-At-Large), Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4), Kenyan McDuffie (D- Ward 5) and Committee Chair Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3).

In nearly every way, the bill makes sense for a struggling Metro system in constant need of improvements and a declining ridership that remains almost half its pre-pandemic level.

The $100 SmartTrip credit would go to every D.C. Metro rider, adults and children alike, eliminating the need to qualify riders based on income. However, the bill seeks to assist low-in come residents that are the least likely to receive transit subsidies from their employers, unlike federal government employees and higher-income riders.

The actual aim is to get folks back on Metro, and this bill and other measures the govern ment has taken should bring the desired results.

Meanwhile, D.C. is becoming less car-friendly with new streetscapes that include more bus and bike lanes while eliminating street parking on many of its main arteries. In a much-needed effort to curtail speeding, drivers may receive tickets ranging from $100 to $500 depending on the miles per hour above the speed limit, and a recent bill the council is considering would let D.C. traffic cameras issue points for traffic offenses.

Additionally, Metro needs riders, and riders need a clean, safe, and reliable transportation system. The $10 million annual investment will help, but it will be a heavy lift for D.C. tax payers. Still, the council seems assured that the city can pay the cost, which could be as high as $163 million, with revenues from rising property taxes and other tax revenues.

Metro for DC is a smart move. Our neighbors in Maryland and Virginia should take a serious look at D.C. and other places nearby and around the world that also provide free or subsidized public transportation and recognize the value of a viable transportation system for their residents. It’s a necessity with costs that D.C. should not bear alone.

The measure goes before the full council for debate, and a first vote is expected as early as October.

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Our Prayers Go Out to Those in Florida, Cuba and Puerto Rico

As The Washington Informer went to press early Wednesday morning, Hurricane Ian had already devastated everything in its path, leaving most of both Puerto Rico and Cuba without power and with unprecedented damage.

And while the number of injuries and deaths continue to mount, the focus switched on Sept. 28 to Central Florida, where the outer bands of Ian had already produced sever al damaging twisters and multiple tornado warnings for multiple counties as they moved up through the state overnight.

Forecasters said the system could bring potentially “catastrophic” flooding and hurri cane-force gusts to Central Florida.

“It’s going to be historic,” said National Weather Service Melbourne meteorologist Kole Fehling. “Major flooding impacts are expected to develop throughout the day and widespread heavy rainfall is expected to continue through Thursday night. Storm total rainfall amounts are forecast to range from 12 to 18 inches with localized amounts greater than 20 inches occurring over areas north of a line from Kissimmee to near New Smyrna Beach,” the statement read.

The strongest winds were expected to arrive Thursday evening as a possibly Category 5 hurricane.

We can only guess how much damage, death and destruction Floridians will face over the next few days.

For now, we can only offer our prayers with the hope that while homes may be lost and property destroyed, that the loss of human life will be at a minimum.

At times like these, our differences, whether by ethnicity, nationality or politically, become minor. We are all members of the human race. That makes us alike – more alike, than unalike. Let us now step forward to assist our brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico, Cuba and Florida. WI

No Student Should Go Hungry

I second making school lunches free universally for all students regardless of income. All kids and parents should not have to worry about if they will eat while at school. They should be focused on learning. Aren’t matters like this what our tax dollars are paying for anyway?

Lewis Collins Washington, D.C.

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TO THE EDITOR

Get Out the Vote

This year’s midterm election in Novem ber is such a critical one. All 435 seats and 35 Senate seats are up for grabs. Whatev er the outcome of this election will turn the course of this country, better or worse. Look at what happened to Roe v. Wade. Elections matter, and elections have conse quences. Vote.

Maribell A. Anderson Hyattsville, Md.

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Project Community Connect Address Inequities in Health, Education and Economic Opportunity

On average, in the DMV region, less than half of our households earn above the Federal Poverty Level yet are not eligible for assistance and cannot afford the basic household necessities such as housing, childcare, food, transportation, health care, and even a basic smartphone plan. These three characteristics are causing these households to struggle from paycheck to paycheck or, worse, in the red line of debt with little opportunity to ad vance beyond it.

Your United Way of the National Capital Area (NCA) identifies these

households as ALICE (Asset, Limit ed, Income Constrained, Employed) populations. They are working house holds trapped in systemic inequities. For example, 55% of households in D.C. cannot afford essentials.

United Way NCA conducts AL ICE reports every two years and uses the data to analyze the real cost of liv ing as a way to identify the need for in novative and comprehensive solutions to attain equity for all in the areas of health, education and economic op portunity.

We also collaborate with commu nity partners to ensure we respond to immediate needs. For example, we've been working with Rev. David

Street, a health navigator with our community church partner, Mt. Si nai Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. He shared, "What I appreciate about United Way NCA is how we worked together as thought partners to co-create a program that addresses the impact of COVID and the need for accessibility to testing, vaccination and health clinics."

Another example is Project Com munity Connect (PCC), an event that provides equitable access to resources needed by ALICE populations and for those at risk of or experiencing home lessness.

At the eighth annual PCC this year from Oct. 3-8, United Way NCA

and its partners will host three region al pop-up events. Locations include Prince George's Community College (10/3), Kelly Miller Middle School in Washington, D.C. (10/6), and Francis C. Hammond Middle School in Alex andria, Va., (10/8). The events will fea ture in-person resource fairs offering much-needed services such as medi cal screenings, including COVID-19 testing/vaccinations, rental and utility assistance, workforce resources and opportunities, legal services and coun seling, clothing and food distribution, and more.

United Way NCA will also be working with its regional partners to deliver more than 4,500 kits of ba

The Cruelty of Exploiting Vulnerable People for Political Advantage

Massachusetts. He clearly was gleeful about the idea of sticking it to liberals and gloating about it on right-wing media.

There is always a new low for Trump Republicans. And that is pret ty frightening.

Take the latest exercise in lawless ness, dishonesty, and cruelty from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. He char tered a plane to send dozens of mostly Venezuelan asylum seekers from Texas to Martha's Vineyard, an island com munity off the coast of Cape Cod in

It wasn't even an original idea. Tex as Gov. Greg Abbott had already been putting migrants on buses to cities like Washington, D.C., where they have been dropped off in front of Fox News and outside the vice president's residence — a giveaway that the pur pose is publicity.

The news of the DeSantis flight made it clear that he was exploiting vulnerable people for his own political

advantage. And the more we learn, the worse it gets.

A lawsuit filed on behalf of people deceived into taking the flight says the migrants were approached in San Antonio by people pretending to offer humanitarian assistance. They were promised that jobs, housing, and oth er assistance were waiting for them if they were willing to get on a plane.

None of it was true. These vulner able people were reportedly told lies about where they were going, and given brochures with false informa tion about help that would be wait

ing for them. Even worse, they may have unknowingly threatened their asylum claims by making it likely that they would miss court appointments scheduled far from where they had been flown.

DeSantis and his henchmen hadn't contacted government officials or nonprofit organizations in Massachu setts. It was a photo op. It was definite ly political. And it was possibly illegal. The sheriff in Bexar County, Texas, has opened a criminal investigation into the false pretenses under which people were lured onto the planes. A

sic needs items throughout the week to community members, including general hygiene, feminine hygiene, healthy snacks and warm clothing kits.

PCC has served more than 1,500 participants, to date. United Way NCA will continue to look for inno vation to touch the lives of those in need. We invite you to join us as we advance toward equity for all people across the Greater Washington, D.C., metro area. We strongly believe that when none are ignored, all will thrive.

For more information on Project Community Connect, please visit https://unitedwaynca.org/pcc.

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A. Peter Bailey

When reading, watching or listen ing to most of the commentary by Black columnists, editorial writers, television and radio talk show hosts, politicians, educators, playwrights, songwriters, etc., I remember a col umn I wrote 13 years ago.

Titled "Telling It Like It Is Is Not Enough," it included the following:

"By the mid-1970s right up to today, too many of the above-mentioned communicators have used the slogan "Tell Like It Is" not as a tool for mo tivating, enlightening or educating black folks but as one with which to excite and titillate whites and too many Blacks. And sense this is the message that their film and play producers, re cord companies, book publishers, and magazine and newspaper editors want they are amply rewarded."

I also noted that in "newspaper after newspaper columns, magazine after magazine columns, movie after movie, play after play, book after book, song after song, they reinforced stereotypes of Black communities, especially those in urban areas.

For instance, if they have to decide whether to focus their commentary on the young dude who takes the easy route of becoming a weapon of de struction in his community or the one

next door to him who resist that path and becomes a positive force in his community, the commentators far too often focus on the former in their cov erage. When criticized for pandering to white stereotypes, the perpetrators respond with an indignant 'What's your problem? I just tell it like it is.'"

People in those Black communities can see that by themselves. What they need are honest commentators, in cluding preachers who, at least some

lawsuit has been filed on the migrants' behalf.

White House press secretary Kar ine Jean-Pierre slammed DeSantis for "alerting Fox News and not city or state officials about a plan to abandon children fleeing communism," call ing it "a cruel, premeditated political stunt."

Of course, it's not the first time that dishonorable politicians have exploit ed vulnerable people. In fact, racist white southerners who were resisting

times, tell them like it can be, like it should be, like it must be if they se riously desire to improve Black com munities.

In doing that, concerned Black commentators will make a major contribution in helping Black folks to promote and protect our health, eco nomics, cultural, educational, politi cal, technological, legal and commu nications interests in a basically White supremacist society. WI

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

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Celebrity

and there is no shortage of legends in the relatively short story of the United States.

Celebrity worship has been a part of the human condition for as long as we have been a part of the landscape. I think we some times discount the depth of our in volvement in the social elevation of those we think of as being heroes, talented, or special. Celebrity wor ship — of both real and fictional characters — is the substance of which legends are made. History is replete with its list of legends

Like elsewhere, U.S. celebrities range from adventurers and ex plorers, military and war heroes, statesmen/women, scientists, in ventors, and giants of industry.

We honor those who distinguish themselves in some special way.

Unquestionably, Americans hold a special place of regard for our athletes. Because of excellence in their specific field of endeavor, we apply a generalized assessment of

excellence as a measure of their character. Unfortunately, this is not always true.

How we treat celebrities after a so-called fall from grace has always been of interest to me. In most cas es, critics will attempt to weigh the immorality of celebrity infractions and measure the general interest in forgiveness. Of course, the great ness of the celebrity determines the depth of critical interest and the willingness to forgive. And then we have the elephant in the room of the dynamic of racial dis

RIP, Frank Watkins

soul. Frank was more than a friend; he was my brother for 52 years in the struggle.

When we think about movements that change the course of history, we naturally think of their leaders. Yet every movement is dependent on unsung heroes — creative, dedicated and passionate people who devote their energy to the cause, beneath the glare of the camera. With the passing of Frank Watkins this week, Rain bowPush lost one of the greatest of its heroes — and I lost a piece of my

A graduate of divinity school, Frank joined me in 1969 as we were putting together Operation Bread basket in Chicago. He helped to de velop the corporate covenants that we signed with major corporations, getting them to commit to hire more Blacks, diversify their mana gerial ranks, invest in the Black and brown communities, and employ Black-owned banks. We also urged African Americans to patronize mi nority-owned businesses. It was no

accident, Frank later noted, that Chi cago is considered the center of Black business."

Frank was indefatigable, filled with ideas and energy and willing to work. A skilled college athlete, he was imme diately invited to join our "Grapefruit League," a regular pickup basketball game that we played weekly to blow off steam. By 1975, he became the spokesperson and communications director for PUSH — People United to Serve Humanity. He was far more than that. He was the indispensable right hand. A demon researcher and public scholar, he drafted press releases

parity in willingness to understand and extend forgiveness.

Michael Vick was accused, con victed, and jailed of dog fighting. The egregiousness of dogfighting cannot be denied but contrast his actions with Ben Roethlisberger, who was credibly accused of rape.

One can debate the wickedness of either act — both are unconscio nable — but I am of the opinion that crimes against human beings (women) are, at least, as atrocious as those against animals. Vick ef fectively lost his career while Ro

ethlisberger's continued uninter rupted.

Most recently, the prurient in terest of the media eye has directed our attention to the improprieties of Boston Celtic head coach Ime Udoka. His relationship with famed actress Nia Long has only enflamed interest in his story of sexual infidelity and the violation of team policy. Details of his im proprieties are found in both print and electronic media and the im mediate response of his team has

and worked on speeches and reports. He helped organize me — no small task. He was a constant source of ideas and memos on what comes next — how we should organize to best be effective.

In 1984, he was a critical part of my first presidential campaign, part press secretary, part strategist, part speechwriter, part researcher. He un derstood how vital the campaign was in registering new voters — Blacks, the young, the poor. In the 1988 campaign, his role expanded as did the campaign. Then he helped con ceptualize the creation of Rainbow

Push and the effort to build a new progressive politics that would make America better.

Along the way, Frank somehow found the time to help write and edit several books. He helped edit "Straight from the Heart," a 1987 collection of my speeches, articles and columns that he had often worked on in early drafts. After the 1988 campaign, he combined with Frank Clemente to edit "Keep Hope Alive: Jesse Jackson's 1988 Presidential Campaign," which brought together

TD Bank is Evolving to Help More Diverse Communities Reach Financial Goals

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A recent opinion-editorial featured here stated that TD Bank needs to better serve diverse communities. We agree - and we've acted.

TD is unequivocally committed to providing financial services across our diverse customer base. We do not consider race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or membership in any protected class in our loan underwriting process or

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TD's purpose is to enrich the lives of our customers, colleagues and com munity members, which is embedded in everything the bank does. From 2018 to 2021, TD's U.S. charitable giving totaled more than $110 mil

lion, and our colleagues volunteered nearly 262,000 hours and led 2,500 financial education seminars. We do not conduct business under the TD Ameritrade name — that is a separate company.

Access to physical banks in major ity-minority and in low-to-moderate (LMI) neighborhoods remains an area of opportunity across the banking in dustry. As TD Bank's President and CEO Leo Salom recently announced, 20 new stores across our footprint are expected to be in LMI and/or ma jority-minority communities over

the next five years, including four in Charlotte, NC. In Washington, D.C., TD opened a store in the Navy Yard near the Anacostia River and will open a location in the historic Shaw/How ard University neighborhood this fall. In addition, TD has committed that we will not close any First Horizon branches once the merger is complete.

Our bank does need to be part of the solution to address historic and systemic home lending disparities in communities of color. Over the course of 2021 and 2022, TD implemented several initiatives and new products

to diversify our customer base and enhance our ability to provide home lending options to all borrowers.

For example, TD Home Access Mortgage is designed to increase homeownership opportunities in Black and Hispanic communities. This Special Purpose Credit Program provides a $5,000 lender credit as well as expanded credit history and debtto-income (DTI) ratio parameters for loan approval. We also enhanced our TD Bank Right Step Mortgage, re

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LIFESTYLE

Raw Emotions Uncorked in Round House Theatre’s New Play, ‘Nine

Opener, Secrets Revealed after Family Matriarch’s Death

Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer

“Nine Night” opens Round House Theatre’s 2022-23 season.

Funny exchanges during a fami ly visit among cousins, turn into grieving when Gloria, the family

matriarch, dies in the home af ter a prolonged illness. Her death shakes up her daughter Lorraine (Lilian Oben) who had been Glo ria’s caregiver.

The play illustrates one fami ly’s normal routine turns upside amidst the Caribbean mourning

period traditionally held after the death of a loved one. for Gloria’s passing. Nine evenings serve as the period when family and friends honor the life of the recently de ceased. For this family, the peeling back of layers indicate that their

THEATRE OF HARLEM

mourning encompasses much more than just the death of the matriarch.

Natasha Gordon, the playwright and an actress of Jamaican descent, makes her debut with the play.

Her characters go emotionally deep with surprising sibling revela tions about Gloria’s children. Lor raine’s sorrow over the death of her mother is further shaken when her brother Robert (Avery Glymph) tries to convince his sister to sell the family home. He’s secretly been exploring a sale as Gloria’s health deteriorated.

Maggie and Vince, portrayed by Kim Bey and Doug Brown, respectively, are Gloria’s married cousins. Maggie, a bit high-strung, gives the play some comic relief. Vince just wants to “chill” while being a constant companion to Maggie. Katie deBuys portrays So phie, Robert’s wife, and she has a big secret. Anita played by Kaitlyn Boyer is Lorraine’s daughter who is upbeat and carefree. Trudy, an older sister to Lorraine and Rob ert, lives outside the country. She has come to be with family during “Nine Night.” Many true feelings and secrets come to the surface when Trudy arrives.

For audience member Leslie Robinson, Gordon touched all of the sensitive places that can be felt during a “Nine Night” mourning period. Robinson said at age 74, she is still learning family secrets.

“My family is from the Carib bean. I grew up with aunties. My grandmother came from Barbados

and my grandfather is from Guy ana. That was my family – the death, the emotion, fighting, ar guing, all the family secrets, every thing was coming out,” said Rob inson who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Timothy Douglas, the director of the production, expressed his excitement in finally seeing the play open after it underwent a postponement in 2020 because of the pandemic.

A superb cast has been assem bled. Every emotion from each cast member could be felt by the audience. Even the spirit of the dearly departed Gloria could be seen and felt inside the theater.

Scenic designer Tim Macka bee has created a home setting on stage that is extremely realistic. It’s a house that looks “lived in” which gives it the feeling of people reg ularly coming in and out to hang out with family.

“Nine Night is one of two plays he is directing in the Greater Wash ington Area. He’s also the director of “The Color Purple” at Signature Theatre in Shirlington, Va.

Plays about family mem bers who are forced to deal with long-standing issues are usually attention-holders. “Nine Night” will keep your attention with a few bonuses.

“Nine Night” is at Round House Theatre through NOctober 9. For ticket information visit https://www. roundhousetheatre.org WI @bcscomm

5 “Nine Night” is at Round House Theatre in Bethesda through October 9. The cast includes: (L-R) Doug Brown (Vince), Kim Bey (Maggie), Avery Glymph (Robert), Joy DeMichelle (Trudy), Katie deBuys (Sophie), Kaitlyn Boyer (Anita) and Lilian Oben (Lorraine). (Photo courtesy Margot Schulman)

‘Sidney’

– A Very Special Gift About an Extraordinary Man

Documentary Reinforces Why Poitier Remains a National Treasure

Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer

“Intent” may best describe how Sidney Poitier led his life as depict ed in the recently-released docu mentary, “Sidney,” which closely examines every step the 1964 Best Actor Oscar winner took in his meteoric rise to success.

Produced by Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, the film follows Poitier’s life from less than meager beginnings on Cat Island in the Bahamas to his emergence as one of the most in fluential figures in film and his commitment as a civil rights ac tivist.

“No one can tell you who Sid ney Poitier is except Sidney Poiti er,” said Pamela Poitier, one of Poitier’s daughters in a segment on “CBS Mornings.”

A significant portion of the footage used in “Sidney” came from eight hours of Poitier’s inter view with Winfrey for her OWN series “Masterclass.” Following prescribed conditions for airing his 2018 “Masterclass” episode, it could only be shown once. How ever, Poitier’s family granted their

permission for the complete foot age from the “Masterclass” taping to be used in the documentary.

“Sidney” features some of Poiti er’s unforgettable scenes from among his many movies including that shocking slap from “In the Heat of the Night.”

“His slap, boom, happens right at that moment,” Hudlin exclaimed during the previous ly mentioned “CBS Mornings” segment. “Whatever you thought was going to happen, that was not what you experienced. In that moment, your mental chains were broken.”

One longtime fan of Poitier’s who attended the screening of the documentary with his wife said he considers the actor’s contributions as “monumental.”

“This basically illiterate dish washer came to the United States and took the whole entertainment industry by storm,” said Bethesda, Maryland resident Fareed Moha medi.

Poitier’s magnetism can instant ly be felt from an opening mon tage of black and white photos that depict seminal moments from the actor’s life. The most striking

photo for me showcased Poitier behind the wheel of a convertible as he looked back over his right shoulder. Whether parking the car or glancing off into the distance, he looked cool and confident. But just imagine how far he advanced from his youth when we learn of

Poitier’s unawareness of things basic to American culture like an automobile.

Poitier’s close friendship with fellow actor Harry Belafonte, which his daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier described as a “bromance,” would be interrupted between

1968-1970 when the two had a falling out. Fortunately, they rees tablished their friendship during the filming of “Buck and the Preacher” which Poitier directed.

Poitier proved himself to be far

5 Actors featured in the stage version of “A Raisin in the Sun” include (L-R) Claudia McNeil (Lena Younger), Sidney Poitier (Walter Younger) and Diana Sands (Beneatha Younger). The actors recreated their roles in the film version of the Lorraine Hansberry play. (Courtesy photo)

THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL

Congressional Football Game Assists Local Charities and Emphasizes Camaraderie

James Wright WI Staff Writer

The annual Congressional Foot ball Game between teams com prised of elected politicians and law enforcement officers who pro tect then – even a smattering of former professional players – illus trates the bonds of friendship that exist between the two camps who participate to support charities based in the Greater Washington Area.

The gridiron match between the Mean Machine, consisting of both Democratic and Republican mem bers of the U.S. House of Repre sentatives and former NFL players and The Guards, employees of the U.S. Capitol Police force, took place on Sept. 21 at Audi Field in Southwest.

Ken Harvey, a former Wash ington football team outside line backer, coached the Mean Ma chine while John Booty, a retired defensive back and former player with the New York Jets, coached The Guards.

Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) served as the captains of the Mean Machine. Across the field, officers Chad Ni eto, Larry Bell, Ron Potter and James Davis co-captained The Guards.

This year’s match served as the

13th showdown in a series that began as a biannual event before its transition to a yearly contest. Event officials announced the game raised over $400,000 for charities that include: the United States Capitol Memorial Fund, Our Military Kids and the Boys & Girls Clubs.

Sponsors for the game included: the National Football League, Am azon, the National Association of Realtors, the National Association of Letter Carriers, the Congressio nal Federal Credit Union and the Washington Commanders.

Washington Commanders Team President Jason Wright, a former NFL player, attended the game.

DAVID J. BAILEY: AN EXAMPLE OF COURAGE

David J. Bailey works as a spe cial agent for the U.S. Capitol Po lice in the security detail of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the House Minority Whip. Bailey made na tional headlines on June 14, 2017 when he thwarted an assassination attempt on Scalise at a Republi can practice for the Congressio nal Baseball Game at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexan dria, Va.

Photo: Pari Dukovic

5 U.S. Capitol Police special agent David J. Bailey prepares for another play. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

HERE, YOU’LL NEVER PLAY THE WAITING GAME WITH OPPORTUNITY.

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“Many believe that he was con testing the 2020 elections to buy himself time in office to evade au thorities from questioning his tax fraud allegations,” Yount wrote. “Thanks to prosecutors, his long-lasting battle with authori ties might come to an end because of the multiple investigations.”

In the most recent 220-page lawsuit, James alleged that Trump’s annual financial state ments were falsified and included records which greatly inflated the family’s wealth and the company’s estimated holdings.

She said all his major proper ties, including the Mar-a-Lago Estate in Florida and Trump Tow er in New York, were “wildly in flated.”

“The number of grossly inflated asset values is staggering, affecting most if not all of the real estate holdings in any given year,” James asserted. “[Trump] ignored inde pendent appraisals of their prop erties and listed them as being worth hundreds of millions more than was reported by those out side assessors.”

James began investigating Trump during his presidency.

The investigation gained mo mentum after Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen, told a congres sional committee that Trump inflated the value of some of his assets to get loans and insurance. Cohen said Trump undervalued some things to score tax benefits.

The Trump Organization also allegedly engaged in a 15-year tax fraud scheme and faces trial in New York in October. Trump’s CFO Allen Weisselberg has plead ed guilty for his role in the scam and agreed to testify against his boss’ real estate company.

Reportedly, the Trump Organi zation offered to settle with James to stop the lawsuit but the attor ney general said she wasn’t inter ested in a deal.

CNN reported that the appar ent erosion in Trump’s legal posi tion – specifically the Mar-a-Lago investigation where it’s believed he illegally took and mishandled classified documents from his time in the White House – has caused a simultaneous softening of Trump’s support base among senior GOP senators.

Senate GOP Whip John Thune told CNN there’s a process for de classifying documents.

“I think it ought to be adhered to and followed. And I think that should apply to anybody who has access to or deals with classified information,” the South Dakota Republican said.

Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told CNN that he believes there's a process that must be followed by a president to declassify the records.

“I believe there’s a formal pro cess that one needs to go through, that needs to be gone through and documented,” Tillis said, ac cording to the network. “And to the extent they were declassified, gone through the process, that’s fine . . . As I understand the ex ecutive branch requirements, there is a process that one must go through.”

Finally, Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the handling of classified documents a “very serious” issue.

“People can get hurt, people can get killed if it’s not stored cor rectly and if that information gets out,” Rounds told CNN.

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5 New York Attorney General Letitia James. (Photo courtesy ag.ny.gov)

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perative that air and water remain at healthy levels in every ward, adding that he would prioritize a greater use of clean energy and promote sustain ability as a member of the council.

His views on education equity and fair pay and benefits for edu cators have earned him the coveted endorsement of the Washington Teachers Union.

“Our teachers deserve to be paid a fair wage for the hard work they do,” he said.

Marshall said that as the only can didate who has written legislation as an employee of a councilmember, he has gained a unique perspective on the current legislative process.

“I think councilmembers should talk to residents before they write a piece of legislation,” he said. “At the council, it is the other way around –a bill is written and introduced and then public input is sought. I also believe the council staff members should undergo a more rigorous pro cess before being hired. Too often, committee staffers are friendly to the council chair but not experts in their fields. And I think benefits would be gained by having committees cochaired by both a senior and junior councilmember rather than being controlled by one person.”

Felder said he likes Marshall’s ideas and similar to Rogers, remains

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Despite his injuries, Bailey threw out the ceremonial first pitch one day later at the Con gressional Baseball Game, held at Nationals Stadium in Southeast. Later that year, on July 28, he and his colleague, Crystal Griner, who also stepped forward to end the shooting rampage, received the U.S. Medal of Valor from Presi dent Trump.

Bailey received assistance from the Capitol Police Memorial fund while recovering from his injuries.

“After the shooting, I was out of work for about nine months,” he said. “I wasn’t able to fulfill my duties on the Dignitary Protection Division, so I didn’t receive over time pay. It was the Capitol Po lice Memorial Fund that filled the void and helped my family survive while I was recovering and gave me peace of mind.”

Bailey said he continues to play

encouraged by the candidate’s work ethic and believes that he will prove to be an asset to the residents of D.C. in the years to come.

“He is a bright young man and he has a future in politics,” Felder said. “He is one of the city’s up-and-com ing leaders.”

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in the game because “of the cama raderie and to help the kids.”

“I love this game. It is a lot of fun. It is good to get away from The Hill with everybody working for a common cause,” said Bailey who had more reason to celebrate after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter of the game on a pass from quarterback and col league Reggie Tyson.

The Guards emerged victorious, defeating The Mean Machine 198.

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who has played in the game since coming to Capitol Hill in 2021, said he had a great time even in defeat.

“It is great to get off of The Hill,” he said. “People who can’t agree even on simple things can get together and play a game. We had fun and it was great to get to gether. I just wish we would have won.” WI

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Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: Activating a Street Corner Near You!

By Andrea Jones

Meet Skye, B Doug, Sol Michelle, and Maps – the wildly talented squad breaking new ground at the Anacostia Com munity Museum. Together they form "The Activators," an experimental street team created during the pandemic out of a need to educate beyond the museum's walls.

Creative, clever, and righteous, the Activators peel back the layers of the city and expose stories of social justice hid den in plain sight. For example, Skye and B Doug recently left the museum to set up camp at the corner of Morris Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Anacostia to talk to community members about racial barriers. An artifact of the days of segregation, Morris Road used to be the demarcation line between the White and Black sides of Anacostia. Today, dozens of people cross the road daily and don't know it used to be a sort of boundary that Black parents warned their kids not to cross for fear of retaliation.

Using the city like a museum exhibit, Skye and B Doug started conversations about the persistence of segregation from the past to the present day. They set up two painted black doors on the sidewalk as a way to attract curious pedestrians and as a symbol of the threshold that used to exist.

Written on the doors were several questions for passersby to respond to: “What if we told you couldn’t walk any further? What would you lose? How would you feel?" People thoughtfully responded. I'd lose "the little equality we have," wrote one. I'd feel "trapped!!! Unable to see the world and all its beauty," wrote another.

This interaction on the streets is what we call an “activation" because we activate the museum experience in the world around us. We accept that some people will never enter the doors of our building – but that doesn't mean we can't meet them where they live, work, and play.

On the first anniversary of Washington D.C.'s recognition of CROWN Day, Activators Maps and Sol found a few unsuspecting folks on the streets who were wearing natural and protective hairstyles and sur prised them with tiny golden crowns. CROWN stands for “Creating an Open and Respectful World for Natural hair." The CROWN Act, first passed in California, prohibits hair discrimination in schools and workplaces. People were excited about these tiny tokens of appreciation and talked to the Activators about their unapol ogetically Black hairstyles.

Historically speaking, the concept of a “street team” co incided with the rising popularity of Hip Hop music in the 1990s. In those days, only smaller record labels were sign ing Hip Hop artists, and their audiences were not reachable through typical marketing tactics. Street teams were enlisted to go out and promote artists in the spaces where people they lived and hung out.

They successfully distributed CDs from trunks of cars, street corners, and local record shops.

As a museum, our street team has a slightly different pur pose. We’re coming to the streets with a more educational purpose. But the idea is the same - to go out and find our audiences where they are.

The Anacostia Community Museum has been finding new ways to reach communities for fifty-five years. The street team may be a new initiative, but being connected with the people of Washington, D.C., is in our DNA.

Follow the Activators’ adventures on Instagram Reels (@ SmithsonianACM) or in your neighborhood!

5 Karim Marshall. (Courtesy photo)

3 The Activators surprised pedestri ans on the street with tiny crowns in honor of CROWN Day and the right to wear natural and protective Black hair styles without fear of discrimination. Photo by Andrea Jones

5 The Activators set up these two painted black doors on the corner of Morris Road and MLK Ave, SE to as a way to start conversation about racial barriers. Photo by Andre Jones

5 Anacostia Community Museum’s street team (“The Activators”) from left to right: Maps Glover, Sol Michelle, Skye Ellis, and Brandon “B Doug” Douglas. Photo: Andrea Jones

kinds of places!

Reading carefully and knowing the di erence between real and false is called Media Literacy. Check out your media literacy skills with today’s

True news or not?

Today, you get information from lots of di erent places – the Internet, TV, newspapers, magazines, radio, and more. Some of it is true, and some of it is not. When something isn’t real, we say it is “fake,”“false,” or “made up.”

Clearly, our article about a fairy nding a leprechaun’s gold is not true. It is made up and just for fun. But sometimes, it’s not so easy to tell the di erence between real (true) news and stories that are false.

True Clues

Here are three ways you can check to see if something you read is true or made up. Ask a librarian or another trusted adult to help you when you go online.

Answer the following questions when you read or hear a news item.

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FAIRYWOOD GLEN – Frida Fairy discovered what is believed to be a local leprechaun’s gold hidden inside of a log in Fairywood Glen.

“I saw a little glow coming from inside the log,” reported Frida. “So I walked up to investigate.”

Frida said that it appeared a squirrel had chewed a hole in the bag of gold, causing several coins to fall out. She said it was the glowing coins that caught her attention.

“It’s a leprechaun tradition, whoever finds the gold gets to keep it,” said Shamus O’Clover, lawyer for the Fairywood Glen Leprechaun League. What will Frida do with her new-found treasure? “First, I am going to have a party for all my friends!” exclaimed Frida.

“I’d also like to take a vacation to Candy Land,” Frida added. “I’ve always wanted to see Rock Candy Mountain.”

Prove it, Pinocchio!

It was easy to tell when Pinocchio wasn’t telling the truth because his nose grew whenever he bbed. But it’s not always that easy. Sometimes you need proof to tell the di erence between what is TRUE and what is FALSE.

Look closely at this picture to see which of Pinocchio’s statements are TRUE and which are FALSE. Cross out the false statements. Circle the true ones.

“My water bottle leaked!”

“I’m not wearing a hat right now!”

“My backpack has pockets.”

“Now there’s a puddle on the oor!”

“My backpack is wet!”

“I’m not wearing a hat and bow tie.”

“I have over 300 big books in my backpack.”

Fairy Tale Facts

Does it say if it is ctionor if it is news?

Sometimes an exaggerated story is meant to poke fun. This is called satire

Read each of characters in character is Have a family and “This porridge hot nor Goldilocks. 1.

“My chair Baby Bear. 2.

nowing the difference between a FACT and an OPINION is another skill that helps you decide if a news article is true or made up.

Two of the Three Little Pigs are sharing opinions, and one is making a statement of fact

Do the math to find out which pig is sharing a fact. Odd-numbered answers are opinion, and even-numbered answers are fact. Circle the opinions in red crayon. Circle the fact in green.

Standards Link: Language Arts: Distinguish between fact and opinion.

Look at the source.

Notice where the news came from. In this case, it is from “Fairy Land News.” Is that a real news reporting source?

What other clues tell you this is not a real article?

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2. Look at the byline.

The byline tells you the name of the person who supposedly wrote the article. Is Normen Gnome a real person?

Ad Facts and Opinions

Find an advertisement you like in today’s newspaper. Circle the facts in green. Cross out the opinions. What does the ad say if you read only the facts?

Standards

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Media Gets Attention

Media is created to get people’s attention. These people are the media’s audience. Look through today’s newspaper. What audience do you think the publisher of this paper is trying to reach?

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Analyze intention in written text.

My Newspaper

Imagine you are publishing your very own newspaper. What would you call it? What stories would be on the front page today?

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Officials from U.S. and Ghana Announce Launch of the Congressional Ghana Caucus

Members and supporters of the Ghana Diaspora Public Affairs Collective (GHPAC) stand on the steps of the Capitol on Sept. 21 after announcing the official launch of the Congressional Ghana Caucus (CGC). Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Ghana's Minister for Trade and Industry Alan Kyere maten (center) announced the partnership at the House Triangle of US Cap itol. The CGC is comprised of members of Congress who have a strong ded ication to promoting the well-being of Ghanaians living in the U.S. as well as advancing U.S.-Ghana relations. GHPAC has partnered with the following members of Congress to serve as the leaders of the CGC: Rep. Gwen Moore (WI), Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA). The caucus will educate other members of Congress about the history, contributions and concerns of Ghanaian Americans and establish policies on legislation and issues relating to persons of Ghanaian ancestry who are citizens, nationals or residents of, or immigrants to, the U.S., its territories and possessions. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer) WI

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"Courageous Discomfort: How to Have Important, Brave, Life-Changing Conversations about Race and Racism" by Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman

c.2022, Chronicle Books $24.95 / 208 pages

Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer

About a size seven.

That's how big your mouth must be, because you just stuck your size-seven foot into it — which is great, because now things are awkward and you never meant harm. You want to have the right conversation about race, you strive to be respectful, and "Courageous Discomfort" by Shan terra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman can help.

So your foot is back on the ground now and that didn't feel good, did it? Probably not, but McBride and Wiseman say that discomfort is nec essary for (eventually) doing good in order to make change. Recognizing that everyone has a right to dignity and acknowledging their worth is the first step. The next is reading the series of "questions" or might-happen scenarios that the authors present, and getting some ideas on how to be a good ally.

Should you speak up, for instance, if a teacher says something racist in class, even if it might mean trouble for you? What if it's a friend or a family member who says something offensive? Should you apologize for what others have done, even it was a long time ago — and if so, how? You say you don't "see color," but when do you actually need to see it?

Everyone has biases, the authors say, but curiosity is natural for learning, so take care that microaggressions don't get in the way. They acknowledge that being curious is tricky, but that you should never be afraid of it.

Don't be offended if someone doesn't trust you; there's a reason for it, and it goes way back. Likewise, don't be mad if they don't always include you in every event. Be willing to listen if someone has a gripe with you, a post, a statement or something you did that hurt them. Be patient. Figure out what being an ally means to you. Leave a Black person's hair alone. And finally, remember that taking ownership isn't about shame, but about growth. A step in the right direction is a step in the right direction.

In its first few pages, "Courageous Discomfort" is a perky explanation of the friendship of McBride (who is Black) and Wiseman (who is white and Jewish). It doesn't linger; the book then takes a scolding tone before it settles in to the help it promises.

When the authors advise readers to use caution, they mean it, though.

There's a little bit of talking-in-a-circle inside this book, and enough repetition that you'd notice. There's some confusion in how readers should act when meeting new people — do you ask them about themselves, or don't you dare? — and prompts to speak up when one sees injustices, but no good help on that for the quietest of readers.

Conversely, and to be sure, the advice the authors give lays a great foun dation for equality work, but nuances in the narrative mean that this is probably a book for older teens and young adults. If day-to-day activism is the goal, "Courageous Discomfort" helps you put your money where your mouth is.

horoscopes

ARIES When the week begins, don't be surprised if your email in-box is overloaded, your phone is blowing up, and you have more to-dos on your list than you feel you can reasonably handle by yourself. This is a busy and frenetic but potentially energizing time during which you'll do well to set boundaries and take moments for yourself. Lucky Numbers: 14, 29, 44

TAURUS This week is full of opportunities to research and better understand what offers you a sense of confidence and security, then define an empowering, exciting vision for the future. You'll be ze roing in on financial details and feeling inspired to switch up how you're handling your approach to moneymaking when the week starts. Lucky Numbers: 21, 30, 52

GEMINI You could feel at least slightly more like you have the world at your fingertips at the begin ning of the week. At the very least, you'll feel more in tune with the general vibe of the moment and your ability to express what you want to achieve. Lucky Numbers: 6, 35, 54

CANCER You and a colleague might be tempted to take on too much on the job when the week starts. The reason is you're overly optimistic about what you can accomplish as a team. Dialing it back to a more measured approach can serve you well. Lucky Numbers: 10, 39, 56

LEO Your abundant appetite for learning could come up against your chores and responsibilities in the beginning of the week. You might put in a lot of time on a new class, artistic project, or planning a trip down the road only to find you haven't had a chance to take that daily walk or stretch break. Finding a better balance between dreaming and doing serves you well. Lucky Numbers: 6, 7, 49

VIRGO You'll be motivated to get out of your comfort zone and step into the spotlight on the job in the beginning of the week. Perhaps you'll share an ambitious proposal with colleagues or discuss with a higher-up how you can contribute to your team or field in a bold new way. Lucky Numbers: 11, 20, 25

LIBRA Your desire to seek new avenues for learning will be stimulated as the week gets underway. Whether you decide to take an online drawing class with a friend or try your hand at a new language, putting your creativity and social spirit to use now can be enlivening. You'll also be thrilled to have a new opportunity to meet and connect with like-minded people. Lucky Numbers: 10, 18, 29

SCORPIO Your desire to share deeply intimate moments with your significant other or someone special is sure to be heightened at the start of the week. In turn, you'll be eager to take the pace of life down a notch and focus on getting in touch with and expressing your most heartfelt feelings. This can lead to greater self-awareness and emotional fulfillment. Lucky Numbers: 12, 28, 40

SAGITTARIUS You'll have even more opportunities to pair up with colleagues or dear friends to col laborate on projects that get your juices flowing early in the week. You could find it's easier than ever to vibe off one another and lean on each other's strengths while filling in the gaps in one another's weaknesses. In turn, you'll be even more apt to cross the finish line on whichever undertaking you dive into as a successfully in-sync team. Lucky Numbers: 5, 33, 34

CAPRICORN You could find you're feeling extra sensitive and desirous of joyful, lighthearted bonding time with loved ones in the beginning of the week. Don't hesitate to express your needs. Later, you might want to consider setting aside time to muse about the ways you could feel even more balanced and satisfied by your regular schedule. Lucky Numbers: 8, 19, 38

AQUARIUS Finding ways to enjoy simple pleasures and express what's in your heart are at the top of mind for you early in the week. Taking up an artistic hobby like painting or writing poetry could prove therapeutic, as could carving out time to catch up with a beloved friend over a lengthy call. Later, consider putting work on the back burner so you can indulge in a playful activity that warms your heart, like baking with loved ones or having an at-home date night with your significant other. Also, it's easy to pinpoint and take action on your long-term creative goals. Lucky Numbers: 14, 40, 47

PISCES Finding the words to share your feelings with loved ones comes more organically than usual in the beginning of the week. It should also feel like your head and heart are more in sync, which can serve to boost harmony in your closest relationships. This could be the time to tackle that tough topic you postponed earlier. Later, you'll have the green light to set a healing new tone with family members. Lucky Numbers: 2, 17, 36

CAPTURE the moment

AMAZING ARTISTRY!

5 Big Tony (at the mic) and Trou ble Funk playing at Art All Night in Tenleytown. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

3 Music producer DB Bantino displays his Heart of the City Candles during Art All Night in Congress Heights. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

6 Prince George's County Artist XZX Freak performs on the rooftop of the Washington Informer during Art All Night in Congress Heights. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

5 Artists (L) Pierre Edwards and (R) Eliud Arbelo of Studio Sonic in front of their piece “Shoulders of Giants” at Art All Night in Ward 2, Franklin Square Park. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

5 Skylar Ogunshakin, known as artist MaarieSky with some of her paintings and products on display at Art All Night on Riggs Road in Northeast on Sept. 23. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Recycling, Retrofits and Renewables: A Fresh Future for the DMV

Submitted by Washington Gas

Last month, you might have read about the exciting partner ship between Washington Gas and WUSA9 for Recycle Days in September. Area residents were encouraged to collect and drop off old paper and electronics at multi ple collection locations all around the District.

Hopes were high, but the results still exceeded our expectations. More than 32,680 pounds of pa per and huge amounts of electron ics were collected for recycling. We appreciate the hard work of all of our dedicated volunteers and ev eryone who brought in recyclables. You are cleaning up the DMV!

To put all of this into perspec tive, WUSA9 estimates that the September recycling days saved at least 114,450 gallons of water, 66,000 kilowatts of electricity, 278 trees, 1,593 gallons of gasoline, 54 cubic yards of landfill space and 16 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Our thanks to WUSA9 for tal lying these jaw-dropping results and for being such an outstand ing partner. Events such as these

serve as shining examples of how daily changes can lead to big reductions in waste and pollution. Stay tuned for details on the next recycling day early in 2023.

A JOURNEY TO DECARBONIZE

THE DMV

Washington Gas is proud to serve as a leader in new technologies that will revolutionize the future of ener gy. Our innovative, comprehensive Climate Business Plan supports the District’s commitment to reduce car bon emissions by 50% by 2032 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This includes modernizing our infra structure, increasing energy efficiency for residential and business customers and including fuels like renewable nat ural gas (RNG) and hydrogen in our energy mix.

The widely respected consulting firm ICF estimates that our Climate Business Plan may save an estimated $2.7 billion compared to decarbon ization approaches that rely solely on electrification. This results in District ratepayers saving thousands of dollars per household.

We are vigorously pursuing plans to harness new and emerging fuels. The

versatility of our existing infrastructure provides the potential for delivering fuels such as certified gas, RNG and green hydrogen. As an example, we have worked closely with WSSC Wa ter in the past year to support renew able natural gas production at their Piscataway Bioenergy facility.

“Our supply decarbonization plan hinges on using certified natural gas, re newable natural gas and hydrogen,” said Mallik Angalakudati, senior vice presi dent of strategy and innovation at Wash ington Gas. “At present, our supply is nearly 100% natural gas. We are com mitted to delivering at least 10% of fuel from lower-carbon sources by 2030.”

We’re also excited about hydrogen as a flexible fuel with many potential uses and support from last year’s fed eral infrastructure bill. When used in transportation and power production, hydrogen can help decarbonize the energy system.

Another key area of focus is helping those in the transportation industry reach their greenhouse gas reduction goals. Heavy-duty vehicles have the potential to become hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that complement the use of light-duty battery electric vehicles.

Washington Gas is also honored to be a Platinum Sponsor of Connected DMV’s National Capital Hydrogen

Center. Along with other key stake holders in the region, we're working hard to promote a hydrogen economy in the DMV.

BRINGING IT

HOME FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

One of our most urgent goals is to help homeowners and disadvantaged communities throughout the District reduce their natural gas consumption. Energy-conservation programs include rebates to lower the upfront cost of high-efficiency equipment, recom mendations for small energy-saving actions, easy-to-install DIY measures, whole-home weatherization assistance and implementation of large-scale, cus tomized commercial retrofit projects.

These programs offer proven meth ods to lower energy costs while in creasing reliability and comfort. They can also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering energy con sumption.

As an example, Washington Gas has reported abatement of more than 377,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent since 2015 through Mary land EmPOWER, the Maryland energy-efficiency

program. As reported to the Mary land Public Service Commission, that is equivalent to taking 81,000 gasoline-powered vehicles off the road for one year.

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The subconscious can be repro grammed and can be controlled by your conscious mind. The subcon scious mind, that part of you that is automatic and allows you to just do these things without thinking about it, is the source of insight, intuition, imagination and creativ ity. Garbage in, garbage out; posi tive affirmations in, you will begin to see your future through faith.

The subconscious mind is also your direct link to universal con sciousness, which is the source of all power and creativity. Amen, it is where the Holy Spirit operates!

Your subconscious mind is ac cessible only when you learn how to still the hyperactivity of the conscious mind and hear the voice of the Lord speak to you. Medita tion is an excellent technique to accomplish this control.

God works in different ways with different people. He spoke to Adam, Abraham, Moses, Deborah, Samuel, Elijah, Mary and Paul, and he speaks to us today, too.

Just as the Holy Spirit decides to give different abilities to different people (1 Corinthians 12:11), he works with us in different ways, because he has different jobs for each person.

For He speaks subtly, in gener al principles; for others, he must speak with unmistakable detail. Each of us though, must listen in

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Listen When You Hear God's Voice

the way that God has made us, the way He chooses to deal with us. The important thing is that we lis ten, and we are ready and willing to hear what he says. We must be listening for his leadership rather than ignoring it.

Speak those things that are not, as though they were! Do you really know how powerful that Scripture is? Wow! Every time I have done exactly what the Holy Spirit said to me so clearly in my spirit, my life changes for the good!

How many of you out there reading this column ignore the Holy Spirit when it speaks to you? Do you really believe your mind is playing tricks on you when having those wonderful thoughts of things you ought to do in your life? In this instance, remember how God is all-knowing, he can be every where at the same time. Though you cannot see this huge dream for yourself, trust and believe. Here is when your faith in God must be your reminder. Scripture says, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you!" It also says, "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He surely will direct your path!"

Those directions come from that powerful brain of ours, that sub conscious mind; the Holy Spirit! Listen, and obey when you hear those powerful marching orders.

I tell you, you've got to trust God and practice walking by faith and not by sight!

"In order to be some one you've never been, you got to do something you've never done," says renowned politician and motivational speaker Les Brown. This principle teaches us exactly how to do that someone you've al ways wanted to be.

Controlling your sub conscious mind through

auto-suggestion and positive thinking is where it all begins. The subconscious mind works day and night, even while we are asleep — it will guide you safely to your des tination, like a lighthouse guides ships to shore!

Research which described a suc cessful formula during a 20-year period discovered by author Napo leon Hill teaches how one person can achieve success and another not.

In his study, he researched the formula whereby anyone who ap plies these principles can achieve success beyond their wildest expec tations. In this chapter on the sub conscious mind, Hill reminds us, get the other ten principles down to a science first. We must begin utilizing every principle successful ly before this principle will kick in.

Hill talks about using your mind to visualize your future as you want it to be. And, he talked about following your hunches — the messages that you get from your subconscious mind. The best way I can describe this chapter is to remind you of how the Holy Spirit works. It is also a reminder of how important it is for us to have faith. You will not visualize your future with confidence if you do not have faith.

The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church

Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr.

Senior Pastor

9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Phone: 301-350-2200 / Fax: 301-499-8724

Service and Times

Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 AM 7 10:00 AM

Communion: 1st Sunday

Sunday School: 9:00 AM

Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon

Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 PM

Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com

Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com

Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Pastors

4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011

(202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax

Service and Times

Sunday School: 9:30 AM

Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00 AM

Communion Service: First Sunday

Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

Campbell AME Church

Rev.

2562

Adm. Office

Email:

Service

Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM

Sunday Church School: 8:45 AM

Bible Study

Wednesday: 12:00 Noon

Wednesday: 7:00 PM

Thursday: 7:00 PM

“Reaching Up To Reach Out”

Mailing Address : Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020

Turning Hearts Church

Virgil

Senior

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

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

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

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

Reverend William Young IV Pastor

3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032

(202) 562-5576 (Office) / (202) 562-4219 (Fax)

Services and Times

Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services

Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM)

Sunday School: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power

“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantdc.org

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Church of Living Waters

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

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr.

Senior Pastor

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

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

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Reverend John W. Davis Pastor

5101 14th Street, NW / Washington, DC 20011

Phone: 202-726-2220

1812

Phone:

Fax: 202 265 4340

Service

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

Baptist Church

Reverend

901

Phone (202) 842-3411

Fax (202) 682-9423

Service

Sunday Church School : 9:00 AM

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10 AM

Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00 PM

Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00 PM

Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10 AM themcbc.org

Allen Chapel A.M.E. 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

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

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

Services and Times

Sunday School: 9:30 AM

Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM

Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 AM

“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org

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

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

Service and Times

Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 AM

Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 AM

Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00 PM

Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00 PM

Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00 PM

Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment

E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org / “God is Love”

1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018

Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661

Service and Times

Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM

Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM

Sunday Church School: 9:20 AM

Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM

Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon

Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 PM

Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!”

Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org

Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

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

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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Mount Olivet Lutheran Church

John F. Johnson Reverend Dr.

1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005

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

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Crusader Baptist Church Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

Reverend

Saddler

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

2001 North Capitol St, N.E. Washington, DC 20002

(202) 832-9591

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

Rev. Lance Aubert Imterim Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell 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”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Rev. Richard B. Black Interim Pastor

1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002

202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org

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

Motto: "Faith On The Hill"

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office / (202) 678-0885 – Fax

“Moving Faith Forward”

0% Perfect . . 100% Forgiven!

Service and Times

Sunday Worship: 8:00 AM & 10:45 AM

Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday

Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30 PM

Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00 PM www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

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

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

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

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 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”

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

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

Study: Tuesday @7:00pm

Theme: "Building On A Firm Foundation"

Email: revprbstmbc@gmail.com

Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003

Telephone: 202-544-5588 Fax: 202-544-2964

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

Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org

Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org

8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785

Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240

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

“Real Worship for Real People”

Website: www.easterncommunity.org

Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org

Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest

Foggy Bottom Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW Washington, DC 20037

Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958

Service and Times

Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns

Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org

Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org

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

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

Service and Times

Sunday Worship: 11 AM

Sunday School: 10 AM

Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM

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

Promised Land Baptist Church

Rev Kevin A. O'Bryant

Pastor

401 Van Buren St., NW, Washington D.C. 20012

Office (202)-882-8331

Service and Times

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Zoom: zoom.us/;/2028828331

Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00pm

Communion Every First Sunday

"Serve, teach and Live by precept and example the saving grace of Jesus Christ."

Website: Theplbc.org

Email: churchclerk@theplbc.org

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 “

Email Address: admin@pbc712.org

First

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

N Street NW

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018

Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738

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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 “

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

Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org

For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.

Christ Embassy DC

Baptist

All Nations Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Shabbath Commandment Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Mount Moriah Baptist Church Eastern Community Baptist Church

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church

LEGAL NOTICES

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

2022 ADM 000914

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

Stephanie Lynn Clemons, whose address is 3505 Bellflower Lane, Apt. 305, Rockville MD 20852, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Byron P. Clemons aka Byron Pe ter Clemons who died on 4/11/2022 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 3/15/2023. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Reg ister of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

Stephanie Lynn Clemons Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

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

2021 ADM 1620

Thelma Samuels

Decedent

Aimee D. Griffin, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015

Attorney

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

Imogene Newsome, whose address is 1613 Hunters Mill Avenue, Fort Washington, Md 20774, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Thelma Samuels who died on December 30, 1985 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 3/15/2023. 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 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

Imogene Newsome

Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

Nicole Stevens Register of Wills

Washington Informer

LEGAL NOTICES

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

2022 ADM 000962

Charles Augustus Nelson Decedent

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

Shari L. Nelson and Lillian M. Nelson, whose addresses are 5702 Rollins Ln., Capitol Heights, Md 20743 and 1920 Valley Terr. SE, Washington, DC 20032, was appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Charles Augustus Nelson who died on 1/9/2020 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 3/15/2023. 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 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

Shari L. Nelson Lillian M. Nelson

Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

Nicole Stevens Register of Wills

Washington Informer

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

2022 ADM 000927

James Renard Thomas Decedent

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

Joanne Thomas, whose address is 4303 3rd St NW, Washing ton, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James Renard Thomas who died on August 6, 2004 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/15/2023. 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 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

Joanne Thomas Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

Nicole Stevens Register of Wills

Washington Informer

LEGAL NOTICES

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

2022 ADM 000942

Christine Benson Decedent

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. Probate Law DC 1308 Ninth Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney

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

Terry Benson, whose address is 116 Scaly Bark Street, Lancaster, SC 29720, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Christine Benson who died on 6/20/2022 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 3/15/2023. 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 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

Terry Benson Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills

Washington Informer

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2022 ADM 000967

Jericho Jose Guzman Decedent

Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW #700 Washington, DC 20015

Attorney

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

Ricci J. Guzman, whose address is 448 Staples Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jericho Jose Guzman who died on March 28, 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 3/15/2023. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Reg ister of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

Ricci J. Guzman

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2022 ADM 000937

Cloudie E. York aka Cloudie Evidence York aka Cloudie Evidence York, Jr. aka Claudie Edward York, Jr. aka Cloudie Edward York Decedent

Donald Marlais, Esq. 411 10th Street NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney

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

Claudia A. York, whose address is 114 Swiss Gap Road, Upper Marlboro, Md 20774, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Cloudie E. York aka Cloudie Evidence York aka Cloudie Evidence York, Jr. aka Claudie Edward York, Jr. aka Cloudie Edward York who died on 8/19/2021 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 3/15/2023. 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 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

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2022 ADM 000912

Joe N. Hall aka Joe Nathaniel Hall Decedent

Louvenia W. Williams, Esq. 9701 Apollo Drive, #301 Largo, Md 20774

Attorney

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

Carroll Mosley, whose address is 4305 12th Street, NE, Wash ington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joe N. Hall aka Joe Nathaniel Hall who died on May 17, 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 3/15/2023. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Reg ister of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/15/2023, 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: September 15, 2022

Carroll Mosley Personal Representative

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

2022 ADM 001007

Estate of Jacqueline M. Caul aka Jacqueline Mcrae Caul

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Tamica Flora 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 March 22, 2003 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of the witnesses or otherwise

Date of first publication: 9/15/2022

Tamica Flora 200 Florida Avenue NE, #806 Washington, DC 20001 Petitioner/Attorney:

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2022 ADM 000982

Marion Pratt Miles aka Marion P. Miles 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

Thomasine Maria Miles, whose address is 6426 6th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representa tive of the estate of Marion Pratt Miles aka Marion P. Miles who died on 6/15/2022 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 3/15/2023. 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 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

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Byron P. Clemons aka Byron Peter Clemons Decedent

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2022 ADM 000946

Mark Darnell Wallace Decedent

Julie A. Swerbinsky

The Geller Law Group 4000 Legato Road, Suite 1100 Fairfax, VA 22033 Attorney

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

Brenda Lenore Travis and Anthony Durrel Wallace, whose addresses are 19480 Lesure Street, Detroit, Michigan 48235 and 58 Seaton Place, NW #B, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Mark Dar nell Wallace who died on 10/30/2021 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 3/15/2023. 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 3/15/2023, 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: September 15, 2022

Brenda Lenore Travis Anthony Durrel Wallace Personal Representative

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2022 ADM 000980

Arnoldo Vasquez Lopez aka Arnoldo Vasquez Decedent

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

Edilberto Vasquez, whose address is 1207 Thornden Rd, Rock ville, MD 20851, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Arnoldo Vasquez Lopez aka Arnoldo Vasquez who died on July 4, 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 3/22/2023. 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 3/22/2023, 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: 9/22/2022

Edilberto Vasquez

1207 Thornden Rd. Rockville MD 20851

Personal Representative

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2022 ADM 000944

Michael Hawkins Randall Decedent

Howard Haley, Esq.

The Haley Firm, PC 7600 Georgia Ave., NW #416 Washington, DC 20012

Attorney

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

Sierra Randall, whose address is 3732 Hayes St., NE #1, Wash ington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Michael Hawkins Randall who died on July 2, 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 3/15/2023. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Reg ister of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

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2022 ADM 000781

Helen Copen Ledsky aka Helen M. Coleman aka Helen Mae Coleman aka Helen Mae Copen Decedent

Jane C. Bergner, Esq. 1776 K Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006

Attorney

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

Jane C. Bergner, whose address is 1776 K St., NW, WDC 20006, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Helen Copen Ledsky aka Helen M. Coleman aka Helen Mae Coleman aka Helen Mae Copen who died on 2/9/2022 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 3/22/2023. 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 3/22/2023, 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: 9/22/2022

Jane C. Bergner

Personal Representative

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2022 ADM 00916

Michele A. Ramsey Clarke aka Michele Antoinette Ramsey Clarke Decedent

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

James Clarke, whose address is 4102 Arkansas Ave., NW, Wash ington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Michele A. Ramsey Clarke aka Michele Antoinette Ramsey Clarke who died on May 11, 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 3/15/2023. 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 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

James Clarke Personal Representative

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2022 FEP 000101

July 15, 2012

Date of Death

Regena Crockett Roberts Name of Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESEN TATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Jason Humphrey Crockett whose address is 8911 Palmer Street, Fort Washington, MD 20744 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Regena Crockett Roberts, de ceased, by the Clerk of Superior Court for Mecklenburg County, State of Charlotte, NC.

Service of process may be made upon Clyde Rowhelia Crockett, 5840 Eastern Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20011 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.

436 Delafield Place, NW, Washington, DC 20011. 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: 9/22/2022

Jason Humphrey Crockett Personal Representative Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

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2022 ADM 000884

Peter T. Enslein Decedent

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

Misora Enslein, whose address is 1738 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington DC 20007, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Peter T. Enslein who died on July 6, 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 3/15/2023. 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 3/15/2023, 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: 9/15/2022

Misora Enslein Personal Representative

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2020 ADM 000724

Thelma T. Lewis aka Thelma Theresa Lewis Decedent

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

Deborah Juanita Lewis-Day, whose address is 12004 Crestwood Ave., S Brandywine, MD 20613, was appointed Personal Rep resentative of the estate of Thelma T. Lewis aka Thelma Theresa Lewis who died on March 22, 2020 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 3/22/2023. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Reg ister of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/22/2023, 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: 9/22/2022

Deborah Juanita Lewis-Day Personal Representative

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2019 ADM 000084

2021 ADM 001682

Patricia Anne Woodland Decedent

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

Kevin A. Woodland Sr., whose address is 6405 Goodluck Road, Riverdale, Md 20737, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Patricia Anne Woodland who died on Sep tember 20, 2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 22, 2023. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 22, 2023, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or lega tees 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: September 22, 2022

Kevin A. Woodland Sr. Personal Representative

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Marquezn Jones aka Marquezn Jones, Sr. Decedent

NOTICE OF AFTER DISCOVERED WILL AND NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Mikki Jefferson, whose address is 2343 Evian Court, District Heights, MD 20747, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Marquezn Jones aka Marquezn Jones, Sr., who died on February 2, 2013 with a Will. Objections to such appointment or to the probate of decedent’s Will shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 22, 2023.

Date of first publication: September 22, 2022

Mikki Jefferson

Personal Representative

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

Notice of Special Appearance: I am that I am: " Ashaley Sade Williams© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ ASHALEY SADE WILLIAMS ", corp.sole Dba.: " ASHALEY SADE WILLIAMS© ", [ASHALEY SADE WILLIAMS-DAVIS, ASHALEY WIL LIAMS-DAVIS, WILLIAMS ASHALEY, ASHALEY DAVIS, SADE DAVIS, SADE WILLIAMS-DAVIS, DAVIS ASHALEY, WILLIAMS-DAVIS ASHALEY, ASHALEY WILLIAMS DAVIS, DAVIS WILLIAMS, ASHALEY SADE WILLIAMS DAVIS, SADE WILLIAMS DAVIS, SADE-DAVIS ASHALEY SADE, ASHALEY S WILLIAMS WILLIAMS-DAVIS SADE ASHALEY, ASHALEY SADE WILLIAMS DAVIS EL, ASHALEY SADE DAVIS EL ASHALEY DAVIS EL ASHALEY DAVIS EL], © and all derivatives 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, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Al Maghreb Al Aqsa, 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 Con ventions 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. am that I am: " Ashaley Sade Williams © ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: " ori ashelay sade davis 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: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES\]199719059607

" ASHALEY SADE WILLIAMS© ", is as a special deposit order, conveyed to " ASHALEY SADE WILLIAMS DAVIS EL© ". 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: " " ori ashelay sade davis el © ", nom deguerre: " Ashaley Sade Williams© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : " ASHALEY SADE WILLIAMS DAVIS EL© ", 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 am: "David Nathaniel Edmondson Jr©", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “DAVID NATHANIEL EDMONDSON JR", corp.sole Dba.: "DA VID NATHANIEL EDMONDSON JR© ", [DAVID EDMONDSON JR, DAVID EDMONDSON], having reached the age of majority, be ing 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 citi zen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Al Maghreb Al Aqsa, Estados al Marikanos, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Sec tion 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 am: "David Nathaniel Edmondson Jr© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "david nathaniel edmondson jr© ". 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: Maryland Department of Health Division of Vital Records: STATE FILE NUMBER, or USCIS #: 76-34772 #: "DAVID NATHANIEL EDMONDSON JR© ", is as a special deposit order, conveyed to "DAVID N EDMONDSON JR© ". 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: "david nathaniel edmondson jr©", nom deguerre: "David Nathaniel Edmondson Jr© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : "DAVID N EDMONDSON JR© ", 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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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

2022 ADM 001036

Estate of Helen Jones

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

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

In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative

Date of first publication: 9/29/2022

Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq. DC Bar #1015955 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW #700 Washington, DC 20015

Petitioner/Attorney:

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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: “Robert Daniel Souza©”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdaar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ROBERT DANIEL SOUZA”, corporation sole DBA.: “ROBERT D SOUZA©”, including any and all derivatives and variations in the spelling, i.e. NOT limited to all capitalized names “ROBERT SOUZA©”, “ROBERT DANIEL©”, “ROBERT D SOUZA©”, “SOUZA©”, “RDS©”, “SOUZA ROBERT D©”, “SOUZA ROBERT DANIEL©”, “R SOUZA©”, “MR ROBERT DANIEL SOUZA©”, “MR ROBERT SOUZA©”, “MR ROBERT DANIEL©”, “MR ROBERT D SOUZA©”, “MR SOUZA©”, “MR SOUZA ROBERT D©”, “MR SOUZA ROBERT DANIEL©”, “MR R SOUZA©” or any derivatives thereof are under Copyright 2005, having reached the age of majority, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a Californian, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, and all natural laws governing American Citizens, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a Californian. I am that I am: “Robert Daniel Souza©”, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “robert-daniel: souza©”. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of yhwh's covenant, 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, CALIFORNIA STATE FILE NUMBER, 104-87-239436: “ROBERT DANIEL SOUZA©”, “ROBERT D SOUZA©”, “ROBERT SOUZA©”, “ROBERT DANIEL©”, “ROBERT D SOUZA©”, “SOUZA©”, “RDS©”, “SOUZA ROBERT D©”, “SOUZA ROBERT DANIEL©”, “R SOUZA©”, “MR ROBERT DANIEL SOUZA©”, “MR ROBERT SOUZA©”, “MR ROBERT DANIEL©”, “MR ROBERT D SOUZA©”, “MR SOUZA©”, “MR SOUZA ROBERT D©”, “MR SOUZA ROBERT DANIEL©”, “MR R SOUZA©”, including any and all derivatives and variations in the spelling, is as a special deposit order, conveyed to “ROBERT DANIEL SOUZA 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: “robert-daniel: souza©”, nom de guerre: “Robert Daniel Souza©”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: “ROBERT DANIEL SOUZA 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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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

2022 ADM 001011

John Michael Wall Decedent

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

Tyree (Wall) Batchelor, whose address is 5018 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representa tive of the estate of John Michael Wall who died on March 27, 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 (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 3/29/2023. 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 3/29/2023, 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: 9/29/2022

Tyree (Wall) Batchelor Personal Representative

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SIDNEY from Page 31 Kravitz, Streisand and Lulu, Poiti er’s co-star in “To Sir With Love.” These luminaries confirm Poitier’s indelible impact on American cul ture.

ahead of many of his peers when it came to recognizing the impor tance of diversity within the enter tainment industry, particularly for positions behind the camera. He, along with Paul Newman and Bar bra Streisand, founded “First Art ists Productions” in 1969, seeking to expand opportunities for the production and distribution of their own films. For one of his films, as Poitier shared in the doc umentary, he employed more than 1,300 Blacks who counted among the crew.

Woven into “Sidney” viewers will witness reflections from Poiti er’s first wife, Juanita Hardy, his second wife, former actress Joanna Shimkus and from five of his six daughters.

On-camera comments from Poitier’s contemporaries and ad mirers include: Louis Gossett Jr., Morgan Freeman, Quincy Jones, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Spike Lee, Robert Redford, Lenny

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receiving the recommended screen ing and treatment.

“We know Blacks have been in this country since 1619 but also how invisible they were,” said Mohamedi who came to America from India 40 years ago. “Through his life, he kind of ends that invis ibility of Blacks. The film was very well made.”

“Sidney” brings back the pain many of us felt when Poitier died in January 2022 at the age of 94. But it also resurrects feelings of joy as this documentary serves as a lasting memento of a man truly treasured by family, colleagues and fans.

Watch the movie trailer for “Sidney” and you’ll be compelled to see the documentary. https:// youtu.be/ZIt0bGwe1rY. “Sidney” can be viewed on Apple TV and in select theaters. WI

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port concerns about prejudice or inequality and education on the importance of getting an annual screening for stroke.

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

Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: "Marcel James Lamar Wood© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “MARCEL JAMES LAMAR WOOD", corp.sole Dba.: "MARCEL J. L. WOOD © ", “Wood, Marcel James Lamar ©” 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, Al Maghreb Al Aqsa, 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 de clare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. am that I am: "Marcel James Lamar Wood© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "marcel james lamar woodbey© ". 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 Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Vital Statistics: STATE FILE NUMBER #: 19890051958© ", is as a special deposit order, conveyed to "The Hokage 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: "marcel james lamar wood-bey© ", nom deguerre: "Marcel James Lamar Wood © ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : "The Hokage 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.

For example, despite their exten sive health care needs, many people with sickle cell anemia do not have access to providers with expertise in treating the disease or report feel ing stigmatized and having their symptoms dismissed when they do receive care.

Other barriers include concerns among parents and providers about potential side effects and the effec tiveness of hydroxyurea.

In response, the CDC recom mends several measures to address the disparity, including health care institutions developing for mal reporting systems to safely re

“Sickle cell anemia can short en a person’s life expectancy by more than 20 years and can lead to complications affecting all parts of the body,” Karen Remley, M.D., M.P.H., director, CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and De velopmental Disabilities said.

“These complications are pre ventable, not inevitable. We must do more to help lessen the pain and complications associated with this disease by increasing the number of children who are screened for stroke and using medication that can help reduce painful episodes.”

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dent, easily transitioned to public school.

“I noticed my older son was ahead of his classmates [because] he has a large vocabulary that he learned going to GAP,” Wallace said as he reflected on his family’s nearly decade-long relationship with the early childcare center.

“I know my younger son will be alright,” Wallace said. “If any thing happens, they’ll be on top of it and will contact me and my wife immediately. The children are happy and taken care of. Put ting your child here is like putting them with family.”

Forty years ago, civil rights icon Monica Guyot founded GAP Community Child Development Center along with Aisha Abuba kar and Juna Puentes. The letters of GAP represent each of their last names. During its early years, GAP operated in the basement of Woodner Apartments in North west before transitioning to its current location on Upshur Street in 2014.

Since its inception, GAP has provided childcare for youths be tween the ages of six months and five years old whose work has gar nered the attention of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) and the Na tional Association for the Educa tion of Young Children.

OSSE has designated GAP as one of 30 high-quality recipients of its Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion funding. Child devel opment centers that receive this designation often have been ac credited by a national body and maintained licensure.

In addition to small class siz es, GAP provides dual language immersion, STEM and arts in tegration and outdoor learning, all of which have a foundation in GAP’s mission of diversity and school readiness. Though it offers a Pre-K curriculum equivalent to DC Public Schools, extended morning and evening hours at no extra cost gives working parents some leeway and young people additional time to acquire essen tial developmental skills.

This academic year, GAP com memorated its 40-year milestone by changing the meaning of GAP to Growing, Advancing, Prepar ing – what GAP president and CEO Travis Hardmon said speaks to the center’s mission.

In his third year at the helm of GAP, Hardmon has dedicated himself to enhancing the curricu lum and ensuring that young peo ple leave GAP reading, writing and counting.

"Part of my vision was to make sure GAP would be sustainable from a programmatic and finan cial standpoint, especially given the costs associated with running a high-quality, early childhood development center,” he said. “We have a structured curriculum and go well beyond babysitting.”

“Families want a provider at a quality level. Subsidies make childcare affordable for lower-in come, working class families to be able to have childcare. We also have services for teenage mothers, foster care children and children with special needs,” he said.

Another facet of the GAP expe rience that sets it apart from oth er daycare facilities lies in its staff members, many of whom have worked at GAP for years. As one of the staff members fitting that profile, Jame’ Foster dedicates much of her time to teaching her two-year-old students through play and showing newer teachers the ropes.

Foster, a daycare instructor for nearly 30 years, has worked at GAP Community Child De velopment Center since 2005. Throughout her tenure, she has taught dozens of children, many of whom she still sees from time to time when they stop by after school.

Foster also said she maintains contact with families to take note of their children’s progress.

For Foster, the best part of the job involves seeing children reach milestones in their development and engaging them in fun activ ities as they learn to take life in their own hands. She said GAP Community Child Development Center has allowed her to fulfill her God-given duty.

“These children keep me going. I’m happy when I come in here and walk up the ramp,” said Fos ter, lead teacher at GAP.

“The children have their own personalities and they’re just spe cial. I love to see them develop. When they come to my class at the age of two, they’re not talking much but when they leave, it’s like talking to a little adult,” she said.

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SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS will be available beginning Monday, September 26, 2022 on DCHA’s website at www.dchousing.org under “Business” and “Solicitations”.

SEALED PROPOSAL RESPONSES ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 12:00 PM.

Email LaShawn Mizzell-McLeod, Contract Specialist at LMMCLEOD@dchousing.org with copy to business@dchousing.org for additional information

5 GAP (growing, advancing, preparing) Community Child Development Center in Northwest provides childcare for youths 6 months to five years old. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

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segregation in the early 1960s did al most the same thing to Black Ameri cans 60 years ago.

The Washington Post recently highlighted that history. A group of segregationists organized "Reverse Freedom Rides" in 1962 as retaliation for the Freedom Rides that carried civ il rights activists throughout the South in 1961. According to The Post, "The plot was organized by white suprem acist Citizens' Councils in Arkansas, who bought radio ads and made fli ers advertising the ‘opportunity' to African Americans." One Arkansas woman and nine of her children were dropped off on Cape Cod near the Kennedy family's compound because she had been falsely told that Kennedy was going to greet them.

Sounds awfully familiar, doesn't it?

Last year, journalist Adam Serwer published a book called "The Cruelty is the Point: The Past, Present, and Fu ture of Trump's America." Serwer has made the point that Trump is a symp tom, not the cause, of a cruel streak in American politics. There is a long history of backlash against progress, going back to the post-Reconstruction period in which white supremacists

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Ward 8 and the District overall.

“We are proud to be breaking ground on the first, on-site build ing in Barry Farm,” the mayor said. “Today is a win for former Barry Farm residents and the District of Columbia because we are deliver ing on a promise dating back to the [Anthony] Williams Adminis tration.”

“We are committed to doing it in an equitable way, ensuring former Barry Farm residents benefit most from the redevelopment. In do ing so, we honor the legacy of the founders of Barry Farm-Hillsdale and ensure our long-time residents have the opportunity to thrive in their beloved Barry Farm commu nity,” Bowser said.

D.C. Councilmember Tray on White Sr. (D-Ward 8) said the groundbreaking represents “a new day in the great Ward 8.”

“This has been a long time com ing,” White said. “Twelve years ago, we were having meetings at Birney Elementary School and Matthew Memorial Church because of talk about tearing down Barry Farm. Now the former residents can come back to Ward 8.”

used violence to reverse the enfran chisement of Black people.

DeSantis' scheme to deceive, ma nipulate, and harm vulnerable peo ple seeking asylum in our country is evidence that the cruelty wielded by Trump and embraced by so many of his followers will continue to poison our politics if Trump or DeSantis or someone of their ilk is the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.

Recognizing this truth is important to understanding the work we have ahead of us. We must also recognize that the cruelty in our past and our present is not our whole story.

Our story also includes good peo

THE HISTORY BEHIND BARRY FARM

Barry Farm, along with an ad joining neighborhood Hillsdale, got its start in 1867 when formerly-en slaved Blacks sought to own land and create an independent commu nity in the District. Through the rest of the 19th century, Blacks founded schools, churches, community asso ciations and stores and participated in the civic and political life of the District in Barry Farm.

In the 1940s, Barry Farm Dwell ings became a public housing project for Blacks who had problems finding places to live due to the District’s ra cial segregation policies. In the 1960s and through the end of the 20th century, Barry Farm had a number of low-income residents who fought for such causes as welfare and ten ants’ rights and economic parity.

Conversations by city officials and residents on redeveloping Barry Farm began in the mid-2000s, culminating in efforts to start redeveloping the neighborhood and its historic build ings in 2015. However, with the re development having already begun, many residents had to move due to construction of the new buildings.

Activists with the Barry Farm Tenants Association, in conjunction

ple in Hyannis in the 1960s and in Martha's Vineyard this year who re sponded by mobilizing to welcome and support the arrivals. It includes the people of all colors and faiths who have repeatedly built movements to expand civil rights and promote human dignity, and who have given their time and treasure to elect polit ical leaders who appeal to our national ideals rather than trash them.

We should be outraged at the cru elty displayed by some of our leaders. Let us also be motivated, and opti mistic, that we can out-organize and overcome them.

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with advocacy group Empower DC, have remained determined to make city officials to live up to their promise that former residents could return upon the develop ment’s completion. In addition, the two organizations have collec tively worked with city historians to preserve some of the buildings due to their historical significance.

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Rodger Brown, the managing director for real estate develop ment for project co-developer the Preservation of Affordable Hous ing Inc., said The Ashberry will take 24 months to build. Other buildings in the Barry Farm proj ect will be rolled out in ninemonth phases.

Brown said The Ashberry, which will cost $10 million to construct, serves as an important part of the $43 million first phase of the Barry Farm redevelopment. The D.C. Housing Authority serves as the co-developer of Bar ry Farm with the Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.

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been a one-year suspension.

Contrast this with the recent ly disclosed news of former NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who has been verified as having received millions of dollars of funds ear marked for the benefit of low-in come Mississippi families. It is understandable that Brett Favre, a favored son of Mississippi, famed collegiate and professional ath lete, and businessman would be well-connected politically, in the business community, and in aca demic circles. For the streetwise, it is also understood that un

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the message, the agenda and the strat egy of what was an historic campaign.

In 2002, Frank moved to Wash ington, D.C., to become the com munications director and press sec retary of my son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. He joined with Jesse to write "A More Perfect Union: Advancing New American Rights."

That book provides the best ex ample of Frank's conceptual, polit ical and strategic sense. He and my son traced the intertwined history of racial division and economic in equality. They then made the case for movements that would drive the call for new constitutional amendments grounded in the Universal Declara tion of Human Rights, arguing that organizing around principles un leashed passion in a way that simple

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ducing the FICO score requirements, expanding the DTI ratio and lowering the borrower minimum contribution from 3% of the loan to $500. For those who are homeowners and want to tap into their equity, we reduced the home equity loan minimum from $25,000 to $10,000.

In many urban areas there is an af fordable housing crisis. Stagnant wag es, building, and gentrification have made home ownership and affordable rental housing unattainable for many people, especially in diverse communi ties. The National Low Income Hous ing Coalition reports that the housing costs burden, when an individual or family spends more than 30% of their earnings on housing expenses, applies to 26% of moderate earners and up to 80% of extremely low income earners for D.C. residents.

TD seeks to address this signifi

der-the-table deals are quite com mon in those circles.

The state of Mississippi is cur rently suing Favre alleging he mis spent millions of dollars that had been allocated for welfare. 2017 text messages link Favre with for mer Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant in a scheme to funnel money in tended to help low-income fami lies to him through a nonprofit. Favre used this money to help build a volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississip pi, where his daughter was a mem ber of the team.

While the indiscretion of Udoka has been recently disclosed, they

policy debates did not. A chapter was devoted to each of the basic rights — to quality health care, to housing, to education, to a clean environment, fair taxes, the right to a decent job, equality for women and the right to vote.

Steeped in the tradition of Martin Luther King, Frank was passionate about the importance of the right to vote — not only essential to any democracy, but also to any hope of building a more perfect union. He was astounded that the Constitu tion did not guarantee a right to vote — and that the states could control how legislators were chosen. Now, as Republicans echo Trump's big lie that the 2020 election was stolen and systematically seek to pass measures to make voting more difficult, and to give legislatures power to overturn the results of elections that they don't like,

cant challenge by helping developers invest in affordable housing in D.C., including a renovation project under way along the H Street corridor, with half of the units reserved for those who make 80% or less of the area's medi an income. We also donate through TD Charitable Foundation's annual Housing for Everyone grant program to help organizations, including sever al recipients in the DMV area, build and renovate affordable housing units and mitigate housing needs.

Financial security and financial literacy in communities of color is another area of opportunity for TD, and we're embracing that mission. We regularly hold community finan cial education workshops on topics such as understanding credit and firsttime homebuying as well as sponsor nonprofit organizations' educational efforts. Additionally, TD is working with HBCUs to equip students with essential financial knowledge so they

fill the media. Mississippi filed suit against Favre in May yet re lated disclosures seem limited and sketchy at best. Udoka's "sins" may have affected his team and personal relationships, but Favre's "sins" impacted thousands of Mis sissippians who are helpless in their defense.

So what is the point of this ob servation on celebrity? Celebrity and forgiveness are part and parcel of the larger fabric of racism that is pervasive in this nation. They are lenses through which some must analyze the jaundice of their per ceptions.

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we all are coming to realize once more the importance of Frank's passion.

Growing up in St. Louis, Frank did not come from a family of radi cals. His passion for justice, his deep sense of faith, his experience with the civil rights movement brought him to the indispensable roles he played. In the beginning, his parents had doubts about his course. Over time, however, Frank convinced them — as he did so many — about the justice of his cause and the importance of his commit ment.

Frank was active, creative and en gaged to the terrible day when a com bination of COVID and pneumonia proved too much. His spirit remains with us all: his faith in Americans, his fierce dedication to fighting for jus tice, his love for his country. A true hero and a true friend, he will be terri bly missed. WI

enter adulthood knowing how to suc cessfully manage their money.

Finally, we continue to introduce new products and policies to help customers make informed financial choices and avoid fees. In August 2021, we launched TD Essential Banking, a low-cost, no-overdraft-fee deposit account to help customers establish a more secure, inclusive and sustainable financial future. We made several consumer friendly adjustments to our overdraft policies earlier this year, and plan to make additional overdraft policy changes this fall to as sist even more customers avoid fees or insufficient fund penalties.

While TD has made strides, we ac knowledge there's much more work to be done in serving communities of color and that seeing meaningful positive results from these changes and new offerings takes time. We look forward to continuing to serve our customers and communities. WI