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GRAY continued from Page 1 Brooks, a Gray consultant, pled guilty two days later to lying to the FBI about payments he made to Brown. Gray maintains that he was unaware of any illegal campaign activity and has so far not been connected to any crime. However, the noose is tightening. Gray’s ability to do his job has been severely hampered by the swirl of accusations and the consensus is that he will either be a one-term mayor or not survive his first term. “I’m not at all surprised,” said Ward 8 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Dionne Y. Brown of Gray’s burgeoning legal problems. “He’s [Gray] playing the same game the others have played. He claimed to be different – don’t claim to be different if you’re not. He needs to come clean because it’s clear they [the feds] have evidence.” “[The mayor] owes the people an explanation. He revealed himself to be something he’s not. He’s in trouble not because of the original sin but because of the lies and hypocrisy.” Gray should be relieved of his duties for showing extremely poor judgment and then compounded that by lying, she said. “I was there and saw Sulaimon Brown attack Fenty and say he didn’t love his parents. I was aghast and people gasped when he said that. It never crossed my mind that he was paid. Voters need to cut him [Gray] loose because he demonstrated poor judgment and dishonesty – those character traits make him unsuitable to continue to serve.” Almost from the time Gray (D) took office, his administration had been under attack by Brown, who went on the offensive after being fired from a $110,000-a-year job as a special assistant in the Department of Health Care Finance. When questioned about the appearance of cronyism, Gray told the media: “We believe he has the requisite skills to do the job. Just like anybody else, if that proves not to be the case, he won’t be there.” As he’s watched this pitiable saga play out, the Rev. Graylan Hagler said he has doubts as to the veracity of the allegations. “There’s obviously a lot of accusations and speculation going around,” said the longtime civil and human rights activist, who is pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church in Northwest. “With what he’s being accused of, there are a whole lot of gaps. I need to wait and see more because there is stuff that defies logic. A payoff to Brown when Gray was so far out in front? Does that make sense? It’s like going to the store and buying something you don’t need.” Hagler, 58, said he has known Gray in varying degrees for the past 20 years and has found him to be a man of integrity and someone with a real spiri-
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tual sense and “a depth of honesty.” “If something happened, it was outside of the mayor’s purview,” he explained. “I just don’t see right now a whole lot of substance to what’s going on. Maybe someone can explain to me the depth and seriousness [of what he’s accused of].” Local businessman and 2010 mayoral candidate Leo Alexander said if Gray acted as federal prosecutors suggest, the offenses are very serious. “These guys are just stooges,” he said of Gore and Brooks. “The real story is that Brooks said he was instructed to [pay Brown]. Only two people had the juice, the candidate [Gray] or Lorraine Green. She brought Brooks in and he would follow her lead. [The feds] threw 20 years at Gore and five years at Brooks to get to Gray.” Green served as Gray’s campaign chair during his mayoral bid. She has strenuously denied any involvement. “The question is, is Green going to be charged and will she flip on the mayor?” asked Alexander, 48. “What bothers me is that it was a measly $2,000. The white people in the suburbs are probably saying, ‘These negroes’, they can’t rule themselves. It’s sad because we have so many problems in the District and we’re caught up with this garbage. We desperately need to get past this.” Lawrence Guyot, a veteran of the Civil Rights and student movements in the 1960s, said this is much ado about nothing. “We are now in an extremely dangerous period in this city,” he said. “It’s no longer blacks against whites or blacks against Hispanics; it’s pragmatists versus the purist, perfectionist core. This is detrimental to this city. The city has a choice: Either we will allow this government to be run or push for perfection at every level and only allow saints to run.” “Ordinary mortals need not apply.” Guyot, 72, said he did everything in his power to defeat Gray but is giving him the benefit of the doubt. “We bear as much collective responsibility for the situation that has been created by our inactivity or done in our name,” he said. But David Bositis, a senior political analyst with the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Northwest, has a different view. He said “the stories which have been dribbling out for a couple of years now since [Gray] was first elected” certainly appear to suggest that the mayor was buying support. “Nope, there’s no way for him to come back from this,” said Bositis. “Gray was never seen as a strong mayor such as Marion Barry in his prime, or Adrian Fenty when he was elected. He wasn’t seen as a really powerful political figure. His getting elected is attributable to a lot of luck. A lot of people see it that way. It was as much an anti-Fenty vote as a pro-
Gray vote. ” “If he tries to get another term he’ll lose. There’s blood in the water and the sharks will start swimming around and getting stronger. I don’t have a sense of when it will be but I know that given his weakened position, the strongest candidate will be able to walk in. All he can do is do the best he can.” Recent media reports suggest Council members Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), and Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) as those who have either expressed an interest in running for the city’s top spot or who are surreptitiously testing the waters. Several council members have come under increased scrutiny because of thievery, ethical lapses and poor judgment. Political kingmaker Jeff Thompson and those he contributed to are being investigated for possible campaign contribution violations; former Ward 5 Council member Harry L. Thomas, Jr., is set to begin serving a 38-month prison term for stealing at least $353,500; and other members, including Council Chairman Kwame Brown, are operating under a thick cloud of suspicion. “I am disappointed at how quiet the council was during Harry Thomas’ investigation and trial,” Dionne Brown said. “I have a great deal of respect for Mary Cheh and Tommy Wells. We need people not to be quiet or look the other way.” “I’m even more disappointed that our black council members have chosen to be quiet. Dr. King didn’t die for their right to be as corrupt as the others.” Deanwood resident Sylvia Brown agreed, saying the issue boils down to public trust. “This feeds into the perception that politics is just for the few,” she said. “What’s done in the dark will come to light.” Brown said she is a member of the DC Committee to Restore the Public Trust, a new group which seeks to lobby legislators to not “slow-walk” ethical reforms, to support transparent financial disclosure provisions and push through an ethical review that has teeth. Alexander believes that Lorraine Green is the linchpin in this debacle. “Gray did not have to get in bed with Brown,” Alexander said. “His judgment was bad. He said he had no connection to Sulaimon. He’s full of it. He ordered this and Green executed it. They’re going to jail! I think things will shake out in the next couple of weeks. It will be a long, hot summer.” wi
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D.C. Political Roundup By James Wright WI Staff Writer Alexander Faces Yet Another Challenger D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) already has a Republican, Ron Moten, to face in the Nov. 6 general election but there’s talk on the street that she may have another competitor. Tongues are wagging in Ward 7, which is primarily located east of the Anacostia River, that Tom Brown, a former Democratic Party primary foe, will wage a write-in campaign against Alexander. “I have heard talk about Tom Brown doing that,” said Phillip Hammond, a longtime political activist and a three-term advisory neighborhood commissioner for 7B04. “I have no proof that he is going to do that, though.” Democratic, Republican and the D.C. Statehood Green party candidates who competed in the Tue., April 3 primary cannot run as independents in the general election because of D.C. law. They can, however, run as write-in candidates and campaign as such, but must still abide by D.C. campaign finance laws if they raise money. While Alexander, 50, easily won the Democratic Party primary on Tue., April 3, she won with only 41 percent of the vote in a field of four active challengers [Monica Johnson, who got 73 votes, dropped out of the race before the day of the primary]. Brown finished second with nearly 22 percent of the vote and had the support of The Washington Post, the D.C. Chamber of Commerce’s political action committee and the Metropolitan Washington AFL-CIO. Kemry Hughes, Brown’s campaign manager for the April 3 primary, said that he’s heard rumblings about a possible draft committee for www.washingtoninformer.com
Brown to run in the fall election. “I have heard that there have been some meetings with some folks in the ward about a Tom Brown writein effort but I do not know anything else because I am not a part of it,” said Hughes, 50. Hammond, 70, did confirm one former challenger to Alexander who will not run in the November general election. “The candidate that I supported, Kevin B. Chavous, has decided not to pursue a write-in candidacy,” he said. Hopkins Honored by D.C. Council D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D) and D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) teamed up recently to honor one of Ward 8’s most well-known business leaders. During a meeting of the Committee of the Whole of the D.C. Council on Tue., May 15, Brown sponsored a ceremonial resolution to laud the accomplishments of Albert “Butch” Hopkins, president and chief executive officer of the Anacostia Economic Development Corporation (AEDC), which is based in Southeast. Barry co-sponsored the resolution. “I have known Butch Hopkins for 35 years,” said Barry, 76. “He is an unsung hero in our city.” Hopkins, who is also the president of the development corporation subsidiary, Anacostia Holding Company, has been a longtime advocate for economic development in Ward 8, which is wholly located east of the Anacostia River. He has served as past president of the District of Columbia Building Industry Association, is a former board member of the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce, a founding member of the Anacostia Coordinating Council and is active in the Anacos-
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Gaming Group Lacks County Members Presence By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer Prince George’s County officials are seeing red over the appointment of a work group to study the possible expansion of gaming in Maryland that doesn’t include any voting members from the county. Last week Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), Maryland State Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr. (D-Prince George’s and Calvert) and Maryland House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel) announced the 10 voting members of the Work Group to Consider Gaming Expansion, which will study the issues associated with a potential expansion of gaming in Maryland. The group might propose legislation that may be considered by the General Assembly during a special session in July. Andrea Harrison, chair of the Prince George’s County Council, said it was a “real slap in the face” for there not to be someone from the county with voting power in the group. She said she had spoken to her council colleagues who are “extremely disappointed” and she has read similar opinions expressed on blog posts. “I certainly don’t think anyone in Prince George’s County is happy about that,” Harrison said. “I don’t know how anyone can know adequately [what’s in] The Washington Informer
Prince George’s County’s [best interest] who is not from Prince George’s County. That’s extremely disrespectful. To think you would have a work group that includes individuals who don’t even have the possibility of gaming in their jurisdictions.” Among the work group several members represent Baltimore City, Montgomery County and Howard County. “No one knows Prince George’s like someone from Prince George’s,” Harrison said. While there are no Prince Georgians on the work group, Miller, who is a longtime resident of the county and is still influential in its politics, will have a significant say on where gaming machines will be located. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said he was confident the work group would reach a decision in the county’s favor; however, he did not address the issue of the lack of county representation on the work group. “We are pleased that the state has chosen to utilize a work group that will take a thoughtful and comprehensive look at gaming and how it should be regulated in Maryland,” said Baker, 53. “I am confident that at the conclusion of this review process, the work group will determine that a high-end destination facility will be a wonderful addition to Maryland’s many travel and tourism attractions and gen-
erate a tremendous amount of revenue for the state and Prince George’s County.” Asked if county officials plan to take any action, Harrison said, “Honestly I don’t know anything we can do.” She said she hoped the two alternates who are from Prince George’s County will have the opportunity to provide input to the group. The first meeting of the group will be held at 10 a.m. on June 1 in Room 101 of the House Office Building. Two additional meetings are set for 10 a.m. June 12 at 11 a.m., and on June 20 at 1 p.m. If a consensus is reached, a special session will be held the week of July 9. “It became evident in the 2012 legislative session that the issue of gaming should be examined in more detail,” said O’Malley, 49. “We are confident that their [the work group] expertise and guidance will help us move toward consensus on this issue.” John Morton III has been selected to chair the group. He is a senior business and financial services executive and a board member for six public corporations. Morton was appointed as a member of the Maryland Stadium Authority in 2008 and now serves as chairman. wi www.washingtoninformer.com
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Mary’s Center Brings Services to Prince George’s County By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer
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vices to individuals likely to fall through the cracks has extended its reach into Prince George’s County. On May 16 a ribbon-cutting ceremony was a held for a new Mary’s Center in Adelphi. Located within the Judy Hoyer Center building, the new facility will join five other Mary’s Center locations in Northwest Washington and Silver Spring, Md. Some 1,500 persons [including 400 pregnant women and 300 children] a month are being seen at the new center. “What we have found during these three months of services at our new center is a clear radiography of the health status in Prince George’s County; most of the residents coming for services are uninsured and have not seen a doctor for years, pregnant women are starting prenatal care at an advanced stage, and adults with chronic diseases are not taking their medications regularly – all due to the lack of primary care providers in the county,” said Maria Gomez, Mary’s Center president and CEO. “We are very pleased to be a part of the solution.” In addition to primary care services, the new Mary’s Center is partnering with the Prince George’s County Public Schools, the Judy Hoyer Family Learning Center and the Prince George’s Child Resource Center to implement a threepronged “social change model of service delivery: the provision of health care, education and social services.” Founded in 1988, Mary’s Center
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initially focused on maternal and child care for immigrant women from Central America. However, over the years it grew to provide primary health care and other services to individuals born in the United States as well as immigrants from more than 40 different countries. It estimates that it has served 24,000 clients from 91 countries. Gomez praised Prince George’s leadership for welcoming the center to the county. She said a surprising spirit of cooperation exists through government agencies such as the county health and social services departments as well as the school system, corporate partners and the faith community. “There’s a lot of positive leadership,” Gomez said. She cited CareFirst, a health care insurance company, which donated $1.5 million for the development of the Adelphi facility and funding for the first year. She called their gift a “fabulous investment.” Additional funding came from Providence Hospital, March of Dimes, the Phillip Graham Fund and the George Preston Fund. “This grant signifies our commitment to reducing health disparities in the communities we serve,” said Maria Harris Tildon, CareFirst senior vice president of public policy and community affairs. William R. Hite Jr., superintendent of Prince George’s County Public Schools, commented, “A healthy child is a happy child. A happy child can focus on their schoolwork.” Operating as a federally qualified health center since 2004, Mary’s Center provides access to health care services regardless of participants’ ability to pay.
“It uses a holistic, multipronged approach to help each participant access individualized services that set them on the path toward good health, stable families, and economic independence,” according to its website. “We believe that individuals who are healthy and feel supported in their communities become better learners and are motivated to achieve greater economic stability. We have observed that stable families place more emphasis on the educational achievement of their children, thus strengthening the well-being – and health – of the next generation.” Gomez said the 10-exam room health center in Adelphi will offer mental health services along with the other health services and a mobile health unit will move about the county daily. Beginning in August, a new mobile dental unit [with three dental chairs] will start traversing the county. Gomez said one of their priorities is making sure low-income people are enrolled in some type of health insurance and can be referred to health care providers for services. “We hope we continue working with the [Prince George’s County] health department and have an opportunity to build more sites especially in Landover and south Prince George’s County,” Gomez said. wi www.washingtoninformer.com
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have to determine more effective ways to achieve that balance. For instance, we cannot have a fulltime undergraduate student on Pell Grants for nine years. Six years may even be determined to be too many years, and it does not mean that we necessarily cut these students off, but there have to be ways to use the money we do have more effectively,” Huntley said. Huntley said that there are some clear racial biases that impact financing and repayment indirectly, including the fact that black students with college degrees earn less than white college students with the same college degrees. The result, Huntley said is that many students coming from low-income households, as black college graduates, actually “remain low-income after earning their college degrees; consequently, there is little pay-off to going into debt to earn the degree.” In the face of inequity, some recent graduates, like Jaunice Washington, suggest after graduation, there should be a limit on how much students have to pay monthly. A 2010 graduate of Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Washington said she has been unable to find employment in her field – criminal justice – with a bachelor’s degree. Returning to school for additional training is not an option with student loans and other bills mounting. “It’s a Catch-22. I need the education and the experience in order to get the job I want in my
field, but I need more money to pay for school and more school to enhance my marketability,” Washington said. For now, the 22-year-old is working as an assistant manager for a fast food chain and praying the years and money spent on her criminal justice degree will lead to a career beyond burgers and milkshakes. Washington’s anxiety over career opportunities is only one portion of the competitive equation. Competition for financial resources in education is further complicated by the popularity of short-term certificates from forprofit schools among African Americans, like Everett, Kaplan, and Capella. Programs generally range from six months to two years, and are appealing to minorities because of the flexibility, the promised direct link to employment after graduation and the flexibility of classes. However, the promise of employment rarely materializes and lends itself to buyer’s remorse and loan defaults. Industry insiders note that the for-profit college industry makes its money by recruiting students – overwhelmingly poor and minority students – who must depend on federal monies to pay tuition. As much as 90 percent of the revenue of a for-profit college company, in some instances, comes from the federal government, in the form of Pell Grants and student loans. “Short-term certificates-for-
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national LOANS continued from Page 13 profit schools are more expensive than traditional institutions of higher learning and have an enrollment of roughly 17 percent Black. In fact, undergraduate enrollment of black students at public institutions is 13 percent, while enrollment of this same group of students at forprofit institutions is 22 percent. As a result, there is a higher default rate and it is harder for them to navigate the job market,” Huntley said. Julius L. Cartwright, president / CEO of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, contends that the answer to financial sustainability among African Americans rests in acknowledging a long-overlooked parallel between education [be it traditional, HBCUs or PBIs] and the currency homeownership affords in being able to finance higher education. Cartwright said that during the American housing crisis, African Americans lost more than a million dollars of wealth through housing foreclosures. “The media said we, African Americans, were the cause of the
crisis and failure. When sending children to school, the average wealth is a $5,600 difference in the gap between white and AfricanAmerican families. The difference in the gap is a piece of property – real estate,” Cartwright said. Cartwright and others insist that one of the quickest means of reestablishing that wealth is to promote homeownership among black college students so that within two years of graduation, the students are property owners. “For African Americans the loss was multi-generational. We must transplant these messages into our young people between the ages of 16 and 25, and they will regain the loss caused by the housing foreclosure disaster because there is a tremendous amount of wealth if one buys a property today,” Cartwright said. “Many lenders require that a buyer put an average of 20 percent down on the property in order to secure the loan. With the housing markets in some areas so exorbitant, the average black person would need 20 years simply to earn the down payment, effectively taking black people back to sharecropping
days,” Cartwright said. And while President Barack Obama is an ardent supporter of black colleges, according to Dr. William Harvey, chairman of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the money to support HBCUs did not materialize under his administration. Harvey said that although Obama signed Executive Order 13532, titled “Promoting Excellence, Innovation, and Sustainability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” the federal funding culture promotes narcissism and familiarity over parity and may impede the order. Harvey points to a former National Institutes of Health (NIH) executive who upon leaving and joining the research faculty of a university, was able to acquire more than 32 grants from NIH for that school. “One of the biggest problems that I see is you’ve got the federal agencies populated with people [who] look out for each other. So whether or not you have Democrats or Republicans in the White House, you’ve got people in federal agencies, career civil servants [who] are
program managers, and some of them come from the University of Chicago and Michigan and Stanford. They look to get proposals, support advisory councils and other kinds of advice from people that they know, and, as a result, a lot of those people get the federal grants,” Harvey said. Morehouse alumnus Malcolm McLemore, 44, believes that without reorganization and prioritizing, the financial collapse of the federal financial aid program is as imminent as the housing crisis. “We have to return to the things of our past as African Americans and allow our churches and extended families to finance our kids’ educations,” he said. “We should nest egg for our children’s educations when they are babies without relying on federal aid, even it if means foregoing a larger house or new vehicle. We must sacrifice for our own futures because cuts are coming and if we are caught short, it is our own failure, not the president’s and not the federal government,” McLemore said. Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele weighed in on the dialogue
in an exclusive interview with the Washington Informer, saying, when it comes to budgeting, HBCUs are no different than majority institutions and have to prioritize the importance of competing elements such as funding journal subscriptions or upgrading housing. “Funding resources to programs, materials, and institutions are critical budget issues that every institution has to face. For HBCUs there must be an atmosphere of building the endowment. In other words, ask yourself as a prideful alumnus of a great HBCU, when was last time you wrote a check to the alumni network? ” Steele asked. Steele, 53, said that graduate support of black colleges is about much more than mere intra-racial care. “It is a two-way street. In order to be relevant, you must be able to maintain state requirements, but also to demonstrate the value of your education. No one should be reliant upon a third party to achieve their educational goals,” Steele said. wi
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t appears that people who are the champions of causes important to Black communities are quickly diminishing. Now that African Americans have decided to go “Mainstream,” it’s no longer popular to define issues in racial themes and objectives anymore. Case in point, D.C. Council member Marion Barry, finds himself embroiled in a controversy for remarks he made that criticized local hospitals for hiring Filipino nurses instead of D.C. residents. During a D.C. Council budget hearing, Barry told officials of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) they should hire more D.C. residents as teachers and nurses, “It’s so bad that if you go to the hospital now, you find a number of immigrants who are nurses, particularly from the Philippines,” Barry said. The former D.C. mayor’s critics are calling his comments “racist.” D.C.’s current mayor Vincent Gray, and several D.C. Council members, have condemned Barry’s statements. Some “concerned citizens” are organizing a “Say You’re Sorry Barry” campaign urging the former mayor to “apologize.” To Blacks, Barry’s goals seem laudable when he says that he wants UDC to become the premier provider of medical personnel and nurses to hospitals in the District. Barry said, “Let’s grow our own teachers … and nurses.” “The nation has a national shortage of nurses to the point it has to hire foreigners,” Barry said. The “Champion” for the people said, “I want UDC to become the premier nursing school … that graduates 400 nurses a year [who] can service D.C. residents.” A prevailing and persistent nursing shortage is a serious national issue in which Black Americans could be pivotal. And, as the Baby Boomers age and the nation’s health care needs grow, Council member Barry sounds prophetic to some. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand. An intense shortage of registered nurses (RNs) is projected in the South and the West. Aside from poor working conditions, the nursing profession has failed to attract young Blacks or Whites; and much more needs to be done to stimulate their interest in the nursing profession. The former colonial relationship between America and the Philippines is the foundation for Barry’s true, but scorned, comments. The first nursing school, Union Mission Hospital www.washingtoninformer.com
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By William Reed Training School for Nurses, was established in the Philippines in 1906. The first big wave of nurses from the Philippines came in the late 1940s. Thousands migrated to the U.S. in the 1960s and 70s. The Philippines have been the No. 1 source of foreign-trained nurses in the U.S. for decades. Seven years ago, 55 percent of the foreigntrained registered nurses in the U.S. were educated in the Philippines. As America’s nursing shortage continues to rise, a whole new generation of Philippine nurses is en route to the United States. If we drop the political-correctness, and look at the situation from Barry’s perspective, nursing is a field Blacks need to address. In D.C., and across the nation, nursing is perhaps the most in-demand and well-paid profession in the medical industry. RNs constitute 2.6 million jobs. The average age of RNs is 44.5 years. More than 581,000 new nursing jobs will become available within a decade. The average annual salary is $57,200 and base salaries can be as high as $72,000. In America’s “Mainstream Society,” Black Leadership has become a negative moniker. It’s possible that the “politically-correct” people scolding Barry don’t understand that what he is saying is that “the next generation of nurses should look like communities they serve … and that speaking the language and understanding the culture of patients is especially important.” Today, 24 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) offer baccalaureate-level nursing programs. The Ethnic Minority Fellowship Program strives to increase the number of minorities in medicine and offers annual stipends to pre- and post-doctoral students. The National Black Nurses Association offers several annual scholarships with award amounts that range from $500 to $2,000. Minority Nurse Magazine sponsors annual scholarships for minority students with outstanding academic records who have demonstrated personal commitment to health care professions. wi (William Reed is available for speaking/ seminar projects via the Bailey Group.org)
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Prince George’s County Adopts New Budget By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer Prince George’s County officials passed a $3.2 billion operating budget for 2013 that funds additional police, fire and EMS personnel and several millions for health care, education and economic development. The budget was adopted last week by the Prince George’s County Council. “This budget is a testament of the good working relationship between the county council and my administration and the commitment we share to move this county forward despite limited revenue,” said Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III. “We made some tough decisions, but together we made investments in our schools and children, public safety, economic development and health care that will continue to make Prince George’s County a great place to live, invest, work and visit.” The council also passed a $2.2 billion six-year capital improvement program. The budget also includes a 25 cent increase in the recordation tax rate for new home purchases, however it’s less than what Baker had proposed – a 50 cent increase. That means less revenue brought in from that tax. “Although the county council did not approve the 50 cent increase in the recordation tax rate in FY 2013 that would have provided us greater financial flexibility for the tough times ahead in the next few years, I applaud Chair Harrison, Vice Chair Olson, and the county council for their spirit of collaboration during this budget process,” Baker said. The Prince George’s chief executive’s office said that despite absorbing an additional $20 million in costs from the state due to the teacher pension shift in the next fiscal year without full revenue offsets from the state, the budget will “continue the county’s forward progress and improve the lives of its residents and stakeholders.” The budget includes $1.66 billion in operating funds for education, $11 million for the Economic Development Incentive Fund, $15 million for Dimensions Healthcare System, funding for a new 311 Call Center as well as 20 additional correctional officers. Also included in the budget is $5 million of the Department of Public Works and Transportation budget
“As one Prince George’s County, we made sacrifices, adjusted expectations, and focused sound financial management decisions on the services citizens expect and deserve…” – Prince George’s County Council Chair Andrea C. Harrison
allocated for pedestrian safety projects, increased funding for Summer Youth Programs and $1 million to support the capital program for the Prince George’s African-American Museum and Cultural Center at North Brentwood. The council and county executive also agreed to provide one-time salary bonuses to county employees in 2013. Prince George’s County Council Chair Andrea C. Harrison praised her council colleagues and stakeholders who worked to ensure the budget supports the county’s “core priorities,” and reflects the needs of residents. “As one Prince George’s County, we made sacrifices, adjusted expectations, and focused sound financial management decisions on the services citizens expect and deserve, and we achieved a FY 2013 county budget that emphasizes our shared priorities for job creation and a thriving economy, quality education, access to quality, affordable health care, and safer communities,” Harrison said. She said the $1.6 billion education budget provides “key support for technology improvements and classroom upgrades” and includes an additional $19.6 million in funding for the teacher pensions costs shifted from the state to the county. Additionally, the budget includes $325,000 for the Health Department for public health-related positions that will serve the focus areas of the recently launched Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative. The community had an opportunity to share its input on the budget through a town hall meeting in March at Prince George’s Community College. The budget becomes effective with the new Fiscal Year which begins July 1. wi www.washingtoninformer.com
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in tight urban spaces than the larger vans. The long wheelbase helps give it extraordinary passenger space for its modest external dimensions, and the short front and rear overhangs enable better handling and parking ease. Despite the wheelbase, the Mazda5 features an impressive tight turning circle of 36.7 feet, making it remarkably easy to maneuver in tight situations. Mazda5 also offers a high amount of safety features – standard. These include six airbags [advanced dual front, front-seat mounted and fulllength side curtain], anti-lock brakes, electronic brakeforce distribution with brake assist, dynamic stability control with a traction control system. The 5’s handling secret lies in its family roots. It is built on the same C1 platform used by compact cars like the Mazda3, Ford Focus and Volvo C30. In open highway and winding Virginia country roads, the Mazda5 felt more agile and responsive than many compact cars despite its roughly 3,500-pound curb weight. Lean and body motions are well-controlled, and precisely placing the vehicle quickly becomes second nature. The Mazda5 features a comfortably spacious cabin that can be configured for two, three, four, five or six passengers, plus commensurate amounts of cargo. The seats slide and recline and can be folded flat without needing to remove the headrests. They also feature a one-touch lever that automatically tips the seatback forward and slides the cushion to its front-most position to allow easy access to the third row. Though Mazda has been making a big deal about the “Nagare” design language now incorporated in their cars, I have found myself less enthusiastic about the redesign of the 2012 model. The five-point “smiley-face” grille plus a more bulbous nose that sports a big grin, the addition of “sand ripple” creases on the side, and fender arches seem to me like design miscues. Overall, I recommend the Mazda5. It is a great fit for families that dread buying a minivan because of how they drive or don’t quite need all the space and seating minivans offer. wi
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In the fight to curb the collective appetite that drives childhood obesity, Nomvuyo Qubeka is incredulous that there is a disconnect between what’s served in school cafeterias and national goal of curbing the epidemic. “Is anybody looking at what the children eat in cafeterias? The partnership with cafeterias, is it happening?” asked Qubeka, who works in school health services in Montgomery County, Md. “The hardest thing is when you are in these schools and you really see nothing changed in their diets. Yes people are talking, but it really hasn’t trickled down to the school cafeterias.” At last week’s annual National Minority Quality Forum in Washington, she asked: “What is the nutritional value and logic of serving pink strawberry milk laced with high fructose corn syrup and bleached-white pancakes?” Some health officials are unhappy with what’s being served in the school cafeterias and the vending machines. “There are a lot of grassroots movements around the country to get vending machines out of schools, or at least change what’s offered in them,” said Cynthia Ogden, a researcher for the federal Centers for Disease Control. “But there’s still work to be done.” And some of that work is being taken on by First Lady Michelle Obama. Millions have seen the first lady – with her well-toned arms – doing the Dougie to the theme song of her “Let’s Move” movement, hastening women of all ages to set up appointments with personal trainers. A fire has been lit under the United States’ collective conscious to burn millions of calories. The ultimate goal? Melt down the 16.9 percent obesity rate in children and adolescents. Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu, chairman of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute, highlighted data that shows Black children rank among the heaviest. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, approximately 17 percent, or 12.5 million children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years old are obese. The obesity prevalence among them has almost tripled since 1980.
Obesity in non-Hispanic Black boys nearly doubled from 10.7 percent to 19.8 percent in the period of 1988-1994 to 2007-2008. They edged out non-Hispanic White boys, who expanded from 11.6 percent to 16.7 percent over that same period. Mexican-American boys saw their rate rise from 14.1 percent to 26.8 percent in the period studied. The sharpest jump in obesity was among non-Hispanic Black girls. Their rates ballooned from 16.3 percent to 29.2 percent. Mexican-American girls rose slightly from 13.4 percent to 17.4 percent. Non-Hispanic White girls increased from 8.9 percent to 14.5 percent. To reverse these trends, Dr. Moritsugu detailed his institute’s plan to get children active in schools. Launched in January, it targets four cities – Atlanta, Houston, Newark and Philadelphia – and has already seen progress in the first eight weeks. “We’ve seen 100,000 hours of exercise logged, which translates into more than 20 million calories burned,” he said. “In a February survey, teachers have noticed significant improvements in academic performance. [Children] pay more attention to instruction after each session, they behave better in the classroom and are more attentive. These are all halo effects.” Experts said in order to be successful, they must get an increasing number of students to trade in their video time for exercise. But a major problem to getting children out of the home has been their parents. “How do you engage the parents, because that’s been one of our struggles with the children in our after school programs,” said Daphne Pajeaud Ferdinand, president and executive director of the New Orleans-based Healthy Heart Community Prevention Project. Some have not given up on more parental involvement. “Children are often our change agents,” said Dr. Moritsugu of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute. “Our approach is to start with the children, penetrate the homes, and move to the communities. Our strategy is to try to have a bottom up approach, while other areas are trying to engage in top down.” wi www.washingtoninformer.com
education dom to first-time teachers include, “Be kind. Be prepared. Be fair.” Easterling, who taught in the District of Columbia Public School system for 16 years, also served as a director for the nowdefunct Teaching Professional Academy, formerly housed at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School. “I always say that nobody’s asking the students what’s going on in the schools,” she said. “They go in and they ask the principals and they look at charts – but they never ask the children, and they’re the ones who are receiving an education.” Easterling said they sought a contribution from D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, but due to time constraints she was unable to participate. “We [sent out] a lot of letters inviting various educators as well as the [District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education] and Mayor Vincent Gray to contribute,” Easterling said. She also said that while she believes in education reform, it’s not intended to badger teachers – rather it’s intended to improve the public education system. “Everyone – including parents has to be involved,” Easterling said. “The first five years of a child’s life comes [from what they’ve learned] from their parents. So everybody – even the community – is involved. Everything and everyone goes into the picture – and not just the teacher.” wi
‘Inspirational Treasures,’ Sheds Light on Students’ Thoughts penned the 107-page book which debuted in paperback in April. In addition to praising the art of teaching, it also serves as a scholarship fundraiser. “There had been so much negativity in the media about educators,” said Easterling, who retired after 30 years as a teacher. “We had rallies, [former District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor] Michelle Rhee was on TV and everything about D.C. educators was criticized,” she said. “There are some wonderful things that both teachers and students are doing that [never appears in print]. As an organization, we decided to counter that with a book that would be inspirational – and one that would echo wisdom from the mouths of babes.”
By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer A new book that demonstrates teachers’ pride and commitment to their craft, also serves as a reminder of the extraordinary impact the profession makes on students and society. “Inspirational Treasures,” a whimsical and thought-provoking compilation of experiences on the joys of learning and teaching, was compiled by veteran educator Christine Easterling, past president of the District of Columbia Retired Educators Association and Frances Green Clarke, a former teacher. Various members of the association’s Book Writing Club solicited contributions and together
Christine Easterling, who spearheaded the D.C. REA book club’s first book, said “Inspirational Treasures” focuses on what students think of their teachers and what they’re learning. /Photo courtesy of Christine Easterling
Easterling explained that most of the book focuses on comments from elementary-age students because no one can argue their points on education. “Their minds are free and open to telling the truth, without regard to what somebody’s going
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to think,” Easterling said. “Society has not taken its toll on children’s minds yet, so what they say, is exactly what they mean.” For example, some of the students sentiments detailed in the book include, “My teacher is like a rose.” “I want my teacher to be patient with me.” “My teacher does good deeds.” A passage titled, “A Letter to a Teacher,” written by student Shaira Corona reads, “Dear Teacher, you make me feel like I’m at home. Other times you make me feel like I am in huge trouble. I love you but I think you should be patient with me. You are a pretty teacher, and I like to see you happy.” Clarke, a retired teacher from Calvin Coolidge Senior High School in Northwest, weighs in with “Advice to a New Teacher.” Some of Clarke’s words of wis-
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Local Artists Focus of CapitalBop’s Jazz Offerings By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer
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ter stage will take place in Washington in early June, part of the DC Jazz Festival. CapitalBop presents a trio of events that range from concerts to a “MegaFest.” The first event takes place 9 p.m. and midnight June 1 at the Dunes in Northwest featuring the Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra and the Christie Dashiell Quartet. At 9 p.m. and midnight on June 2 at the Fridge in Southeast the group Tarbaby [featuring musicians Orrin Evans, Nasheet Waits and Eric Revis], Kris Funn & Corner Store are expected to perform. Tickets for each show range from $6 to $10. On June 9 the afternoon-intoearly morning “Jazz Loft MegaFest” takes place beginning at 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. at a converted loft space in Mount Vernon Triangle in Northwest. Organizers describe it as a “multidisciplinary, crosspollinated experience” that involves music, visual art, film, food and more. “The Mega-Fest is our attempt to present jazz in a way that it’s never been showcased in this town – a way that’s especially hospitable to younger, artistically curious crowds, and also serves stalwart jazz fans,” said Giovanni Russon-
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ello, editor-in-chief of CapitalBop. com. Luke Stewart, 25, a co-founder of CapitalBop and a musician, said the aim of “MegaFest” is to give festival-goers an “overload of art and music and all kinds of things coming at people at the same time.” “D.C. has a very strong jazz legacy,” said Stewart who lives in Edgewood, a neighborhood in Northeast and who plays bass and sax in the group Laughing Man as well as a trio. “MegaFest” features four bands, including D.C. native Marc Cary’s Cosmic Indigenous, food and drink catered by the Taste of DC, art installations in a “floating gallery,” a screening of the film “Icons Among Us” about contemporary jazz, a panel discussion on the synthesis of jazz and hip-hop along with vendors sell-
ing vintage clothes and records. Tickets to “MegaFest” are $10$15. Visit www.capitalbop.com for more information. This is the second year CapitalBop’s events have been a part of the DC Jazz Festival that takes place June 1-10 throughout the District. Ra-Jah S. Kelley, 28, principal and founder of SHAM, which is responsible for securing art for the event, said one of the unique aspects of “MegaFest” is that it features work by some of the top street artists such as Steven Cummings. He said he hopes the events expand people’s understanding of and appreciation for jazz. “Jazz is a diverse genre,” said Kelley who lives in Columbia Heights, a bustling Northwest neighborhood. wi
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— and the edgy MI-5, the awardwinning television series whose popularity resulted in a doubling of applications to Great Britain’s Secret Service after the BBC premiere. WETA UK Comedy Fridays Each Friday, WETA UK will present comedy programming around the clock, including encore presentations of the fan-favorite Doc Martin as well as the popular British import Chef!, about Britain’s finest
and most ill-tempered cook. The Friday lineup is in addition to the comedies that will air throughout the week. Saturday Night Movies - Each Saturday night, The WETA UK Movie will present the best in feature film-length contemporary drama. In June, the scheduled movies are Place of Execution, The Last Enemy and Tess of the d’Urbervilles. wi www.washingtoninformer.com
“The Godfather of Go-Go” 1936 - 2012
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“The Godfather of Go-Go” 1936 - 2012
By Karisse Carmack WI Staff Writer I first met Chuck Brown in late October 2010, to interview him for a feature story in the Informer. As I waited for Brown and his manager to show up at Tryst Coffeehouse in Adams Morgan, I was still surprised my editor had asked me to do the story several days before. Brown had just released an album featuring Jill Scott, among other guest artists. Like many local residents, I grew up listening to his music and saw Brown in local commercials. Brown arrived in his trademark hat, shades, and a suit was a total gentleman. He had no airs, and graciously answered my question, smiling and laughing often. I walked away impassioned by Brown’s appreciation for local residents and their love of his music. Fans approached him during our interview and he respectfully paused each time to shake hands, give hugs, sign autographs, and pose for camera-phone pictures. He loved his fans, and his fans loved him. I am honored to have had the opportunity to meet and interview Chuck Brown and present portions of that interview for your reading here.
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o-Go pioneer Chuck Brown is in the prime of his life: a music career that spans more than three decades and counting, the admiration and respect of local residents, and a new album that recently received a Grammy Award nomination. Not bad for a man who once shined shoes for entertainers as a child and later had run-ins with the law. Dressed in black from
head to toe with his signature hat and gold-rimmed shades during a recent interview at Tryst Coffeehouse in Northwest, Brown smiled easily and spoke in a low, deep voice. Brown, 74, said he was grateful to still be around performing. “D.C. to me has been so great; my greatest inspiration has been this city,” Brown said. Brown’s newest album, “We Got This,” is a threedisc set featuring an album recorded in the studio, a live album, and a DVD of a live concert performance. For “We Got This,” Brown collaborated with artists who included R&B singers Jill Scott and Ledisi, and Jazz musician Marcus Miller. “Love,” the new album’s single that features Scott and Miller, was nominated earlier this month for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, by The Recording Academy. Go-Go, the genre Brown helped create, is a blend of funk, Latin percussion, and R&B. While the genre’s popularity remains strong,
Brown said he had a difficult time trying to convince fellow musicians about the legitimacy of his musical creation. “I had no idea it would just be [me] creating something that people like,” Brown said. “I had to change three or four drummers,” he said, in reference to the direction in which he wanted to take his music. During the 1970s, Brown said that he was performing in a club when he started to try some of the beats that would eventually be associated with the go-go genre. His drummer disliked the beat, but Brown said it didn’t matter: when he looked out on the floor, he saw the audience grooving to the beat. The experience taught Brown a very valuable lesson. When performing, “you don’t play for yourself; you play for your fans,” he said. Brown’s tastes in music did not exist in a vacuum. Growing up, Brown’s mother was a source of musical inspiration, and people predicted that he would one day be successful.
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One Word: My man! Stacey Lattisaw R& B Singer
One Word: Loved, because Chuck Brown was loved by lots and lots of people. His music reached dc metro area, it was global and legacy will live on.
The enjoyment of entertaining is evident on the faces of Chuck Brown (left) and Doug E. Fresh (right) during a recent performance. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter
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At eight or nine years old, Brown also shined shoes for the popular musicians who performed at local venues. As a young man, he later had brushes with law, and spent time in prison. “I didn’t get serious about music until I was 24,” Brown said. To this day, Brown said he listens to young people, which he credits as one of the reasons why he has enjoyed longevity in the music business. His daughter, KK, even performs with him on stage.
“She listens to her daddy, and I listen to her. When you don’t listen to young people, you give up,” Brown said. The elder Brown considers his family among his proudest achievements. “I ain’t been to jail in over 50 years. I got my high school diploma [during my incarceration], I got some skills. I have four beautiful children,” Brown said. He and his wife have been married for 27 years, “with over 50 years of togetherness,” and have six grandchildren,
dren, families, and the elderly. The music legend said that he was once homeless, and that he makes an effort to visit the homeless shelters. Brown also has advice for aspiring musicians: work hard at your craft, protect your image, and be there for your family. “Whatever you do, be it big or small, do it well or not at all, and that comes from not giving up,” he said. Brown also stressed the importance of having a clean public image, and to avoid compromising positions that can be leaked on the Internet, which can end up embarrassing your loved ones. “Do whatever is necessary to keep your family together. If you don’t have one, get one,” he said. With go-go now spanning more than three decades, Brown sees a bright future for the genre. “It ain’t going nowhere. If it fades out anywhere else, it’s still gonna be” popular in D.C., Brown said. wi
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“My mom, she out-sang everybody in the family,” Brown said. “I played the piano in church. Before that, I was wild, running around.” Outside of his family, Brown said his favorite is musician is blues guitarist Bobby Parker. “I don’t think he got the credit,” Brown said. Parker was the “greatest blues player” and Brown said he admired Parker’s stage presence. “He makes you feel down to your very soul,” Brown said.
ranging from six months to 11 years old. Like others who are at the peak of their careers, the husband, father, and grandfather does have his share of regrets. “When I was boxing, I wish I had become a world champion, but that didn’t work out,” Brown said. Though he never boxed professionally, Brown said he was “inspired” by the sport; he began boxing at the age of 10 and continued until he was 30 or 34, he said There were times when Brown also turned down opportunities due to his personal convictions. “I was given an opportunity to play on a [military] base. I told them to bring them [the troops] home, then I’ll perform,” Brown said. “I’m not going to Iraq,” Brown said, calling the conflict an “ignorant war.” Local residents also praise Brown’s music and career. In the future, Brown said his next album will have some gospel tunes. He said that he also wants to open a homeless shelter for chil-
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Shannon Brown and Troy Willis honor the memory of Chuck Brown by wearing t-shirts to express their adoration for the Godfather of GoGo. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter
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Fans of Chuck Brown sign their condolences to gigantic card at the corner of 7th and T Street Northwest, Tues., May 29. / Photo by Mark Mahoney
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Chuck Brown fans, Aleta Petty (right) and Kim Halt (left), paid their respects to Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown in front of a makeshift memorial at the of 7th and T Streets in Northwest, Tues.,, May 29. / Photo by Mark Mahoney
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District Mourns Loss of Godfather of Go-Go
Chuck Brown Legendary Musical Icon Celebrated as a Visionary and Mentor to Fans, Other Artists
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he District of Columbia is known throughout the world by many monikers: the nation’s capital, ‘Chocolate City,’ and the seat of Western democracy. However, among Go-Go music enthusiasts worldwide, it is known as Go-Go central. And its king, affectionately known as the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown, enjoyed a reign unlike that of any seated elected official
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in D.C. history. Brown succumbed to pneumonia, Wed., May 16, following a stay in the intensive care unit of Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore. He was 75. Brown had demonstrated little signs of slowing down until his hospital stay and his death left both fans and industry colleagues in shock. Within hours of his death, impromptu block parties, replete with driving Go-Go beats, dancing, and chanting, erupted all over the metropolitan area. Many told the Washington
Informer that with Brown’s death they lost a close friend, mentor and father figure, as well as a musical icon. “It was an honor for me to work with Chuck Brown and promote his music. I was a follower of Chuck’s before I got into the business,” said Bo Sampson, who promoted the song “Your Game” and a mix with Peaches & Herb, and one with Sugar Bear with Brown. “I think the legacy of Chuck Brown for the city is a blueprint to keep his name alive.” American Urban Radio
Network’s White House reporter April Ryan said she can remember dancing to Bustin’ Loose in the backseat of her mother’s Chevrolet and being heavily influenced by his music. After meeting Brown in a parking garage, Ryan said she was awed by his approachability. “He parked his gray convertible Mercedes Benz in a garage close to the White House. The parking attendants knew him and told me that was the great Chuck Brown. I introduced myself and held a brief chat with the Godfather of Go-Go. He was so nice. It was great to meet him after decades of dancing to his vibe. Chuck Brown will be missed but his contributions live on,” Ryan said. Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliott, front man for the GoGo band EU (Experience Unlimited) said in a word, Chuck Brown was a major talent and great man. “Chuck was the reason I started playing Go-Go. He was first among us to play rock music. Chuck played and acted the same way on and off stage, and he always
gave great advice,” Sugar Bear said. Brown certainly made a lasting impression on all who met him. For hip-hop lyricist Big Daddy Kane, sharing the stage with Brown during the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage Cruise two years ago was life-changing. At his passing, Kane immediately tweeted, “Go-Go will never be the same.” Some musicians closest to Brown felt they loss a mentor and friend. Rare Essence percussionist Milton “Go-Go Mickey” Freeman said that had it not been for Brown, few other Go-Go bands would have reached their mark. “Chuck Brown started a lot of bands playing in the city like EU and Trouble. You got bands that are playing in television shows and movies because of what Chuck started. It’s hurting a lot of people and you could turn to him about industry issues. I don’t know who we can turn to now. Really, if you had
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go-go continued from Page25 business questions, you first wanted to hear from Chuck because he had seen the good and the bad and would genuinely help other artists. His passing is going to affect us for a while,” Mickey said. Brown began his career in the 1960s, having been inspired by artists like James Brown and performing with Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm and the percussiondriven Latin band, Los Latinos. Brown soon developed a call and response routine with Los Latinos that later became a staple of Go-Go performances. Charles Louis Brown was born in Gaston, N.C. and had his first hit with “We the People” on the debut album of the same name in 1972. In 1978, the Soul Searchers became Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, and Chuck’s original composition “Bustin’ Loose” took the #1
spot in Billboard, on Source/ MCA Records. The song is currently featured in a national television campaign for Chips Ahoy cookies. Brown was also featured in the D.C. Lottery’s “Rolling Cash 5” ad campaign singing his 2007
song “The Party Roll”. Brown is survived by his wife Jocelyn “JaJa” Brown, daughter Takesa “KK” Donelson and sons Wiley Brown, Nekos Brown and Bill Thompson. At print, funeral arrangements for Brown had
not been finalized. Please check the www.washingtoninformer.com for up-to-theminute information as it becomes available. wi (Read the article in its entirety online at www.washingtoninformer. com)
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The Washington Informer mourns the passing of two great Go-Go legends, Anthony “Lil’ Benny” Harley and Chuck Brown. / Photo taken at Reston Town Center courtesy of TSE (2009).
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Got Chuck? By B. Doyle Mitchell, Jr. President & CEO, Industrial Bank
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ike many others in the Washington Metropolitan area, I too was raised on Chuck Brown’s music and GoGo. I even got the t-shirt. GoGo, for so many of us in DC, isn’t just a musical genre, its part of our make up, our soul. Chuck was the creator of this wonderful genre that is indigenous to Washington, D.C. When I took my cassette tapes to college in New Jersey, they called it “pot and pans” music. Whatever. If you don’t get it, you don’t get it. I got it. You had to be from DC to understand and feel Go-
Go. He gave us something only we get; it’s personal and cultural. Thanks Chuck.
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huck was a brilliant musician, an accomplished jazz guitarist, but here’s why Chuck is different. Chuck birthed a sound that combines traditional jazz, funk, swing, with call and response, which was very popular in African music. I like the swing part, like a pendulum with swagger. On top, he put soulful horn arrangements that rival many 70’s groups like Earth, Wind, and Fire.
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hile Chuck had a huge local following, his feet were always on the ground, and as much as we loved him, he loved us more. He always made time to speak to everybody, even when it threw his manager, Tom Goldfogle’s schedule off. I loved to watch Tom try, unsuccessfully, to usher Chuck into a gig, or off to the next appointment. Chuck just loved people and it showed in his music. In 2010, when Chuck released “We Got This”, Industrial Bank hosted a CD release event at our Anacos-
tia branch. You see, Chuck also knew something about financial literacy, didn’t he say, “I ain’t got nothing gainst no credit cards, but cash is the best”. By the way, Chuck’s birthday is the same day as the Bank’s, August 22nd. The turnout was great and the event went overtime because of the number of people who wanted pictures and conversation. When we finally got him outside for pictures with the staff, people came running across Good Hope Road to greet him. Others stopped their cars in an area that was already congested. What was most amazing was watching people at the bus stop literally let their bus pull off so they could come and greet Chuck. He was as popular as Michael Jackson that day, a DC superstar.
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lso hilarious was watching Tom trying to get Chuck off stage when his concert time was up. Chuck loved to play and the more we enjoyed it, the more he wanted to keep playing. I think he would play forever if he could. In 2010, Chuck played outside at the Reagan Building and security was very tight. One heavily armed guard who was assigned to the
“backstage” area looked as tough as nails and kept a mean game face on the whole show. He was the first to humbly greet Chuck when he came off stage. Chuck ended the show 30-45 minutes late and he admonished the crowd to be careful leaving due to the heavy police presence, or “on the premises” as he put it, then he broke into “Run Joe” and played for another 45 minutes. Loved it.
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loved going to see Chuck and needed at least a semiannual “fix”. At his concerts, I liked to go to the back and watch the sea of heads rhythmically rolling up and down to the groove, like waves on the ocean. It was a beautiful sight, trancelike, and if you closed your eyes, there was no other place you’d rather be. I’m devastated we can no longer go see him, but his music will always be with us. We are all different because of you Chuck. Thank you very much. You can rest now, “as long as the beat don’t stop”.
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Chuck Brown was Go-Go. An ambassador of sound who exemplified all that a celebrity should be, he was DC, he was class and dignity personified, but more than that, Chuck Brown was a gentleman and an unforgettable performer who loved and respected his fans, and NEVER disappointed. He is a DC treasure that will be sorely missed, one who will live on through his music. Industrial Bank honors the life, legacy and music of Mr. Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go – now and forever! Industrial Bank (202) 722-2000 www.industrial-bank.com Member FDIC
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On May 16, 2012, Washington, DC lost one of its most beloved icons, the legendary Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown.
Zane – Publisher/Author How did Chuck personally influence your life? As a child, I remember dancing to his music and feeling great about life whenever it came on the radio. I went to Go-Go and it was a freedom of expression that is unmatched with today’s music. If you could describe Chuck Brown in one word, what would it be? Icon
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Donnell “D-Floyd” Floyd, Familiar Faces Band & Chuck Brown Band We lost our champion. Chuck Brown was the Bob Marley of Go-Go. The things he taught us about being men will last a lifetime!
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Power – WuTang Crew How did Chuck personally influence your life? Chuck influenced my life in that I was actually a youth who used to play on my Dad’s deejay set and I would cut up Bustin’ Loose… yet I had no clue who he was but I knew exactly what record it was just by looking and that sound was the wave you weren’t popping if you didn’t have that in the crate If you could describe Chuck Brown in one word, what would it be? Classic Rosalind R. Ray - Rosalind R. Ray PLLC How would you describe the impact Chuck Brown had on Go-Go music and the music industry as a whole? Chuck Brown had a tremendous impact on Go-Go music. Maxx Kidd and Chuck Brown were in my opinion the gurus of Go-Go music. Chuck Brown was a seasoned artist who had an appreciation for those who followed his music career and he had nothing but respect for his fans. When he performed you could see in his smile how much he enjoyed entertaining. D.C. trademarked the Go-Go sound with Chuck Brown as the engineer. How did Chuck personally influence your life? I was fortunate at a young age to work with Maxx Kidd on Bladensburg Road in Washington, DC and Chuck Brown was one of Maxx’s dear friends and colleagues, so I had an opportunity to see firsthand the architects of Go-Go do
their thing and I witnessed the makings of Go-Go. Chuck’s ability to make everyone move, no matter what creed or color was influential to me, because it showed me at a young age that music is universal and all people enjoy good sounds. If you could describe Chuck Brown in one word, what would it be? Smooth Cayman Kelly - SIRIUS XM Heart & Soul / Air personality How would you describe the impact Chuck Brown had on Go-Go music and the music industry as a whole? I think that Chuck Brown was an absolute genius with his creation of Go-Go Music. Go-Go is such a unique form of music that embodies many different music forms, including the percussive style of our African ancestor’s rich music culture. There’s also a hint of Jazz, Funk, Latin, Soul, Rhythm and Blues. People have always strived to bridge the gap between adults and youth and this music form was the prescription. How did Chuck personally influence your life? I will always remember Chuck as a “touchable” celebrity. As a kid, I can remember seeing
Chuck around town. I used to think, “Wow, he drives his own limo, he shops in the same Giant we shop at, and he lives in the same complex as my Uncle Thomas.” During my adult years, I have had many opportunities to interact with Chuck and he was such a gracious and kind man who always had nothing but nice things to say. If you could describe Chuck Brown in one word, what would it be? I don’t believe there is one word that can describe such an amazing human being! However, if I made an attempt...I would probably use the word, “Wow!!!” Michael Bivens (New Edition / Bell Biv Devoe) How would you describe the impact Chuck Brown had on Go-Go music and the music industry as a whole? I felt from early days that Chuck was a genius. Whenever R&B shows came to D.C. the promoters brought in Chuck Brown to keep the crowds happy. It was like you had to pay homage to the city by giving up the stage to him first and foremost.
Micheline Bowman – Community/News Coordinator, WTTG Fox 5 News How would you describe the impact Chuck Brown had on Go-Go music and the music industry as a whole? Chuck’s impact was global. He took a musical melody that originated in D.C. and turned it into an international sound that will forever have his name branded to it! How did Chuck personally influence your life? When moved to this area from New Jersey, I had no idea about Go-Go music. I heard of Chuck Brown from “Bustin’ Loose” as a child, but never understood or truly appreciated the music until I went to my first Go-Go and heard him perform live. The age range of fans was amazing. You had the young and the old having a great time repeating words after him. I had the pleasure of meeting him several times and attending various concerts. I booked him for a one on one interview with Ten O’clock News Anchor, Shawn Yancy. He had come to WTTG, Fox 5 for another interview before and each time, always personable, always smiling, always, Mr. Chuck Brown. His title, The Father of Go-Go never made him bigger than life and I respected that he always took time to speak, take a photo and most importantly say thank you. If you could describe Chuck Brown in one word, what would it be? Timeless Arthur “Maniac”McCloud – DJ How would you describe the impact Chuck Brown had on Go-Go music and the music industry as a whole? Simplistically put, Chuck Brown is the originator/founder of the Go-Go sound. He laid the foundation of this genre and sound period. Chuck was the vehicle that gave Go-Go its spark and brought it to the forefront despite national or international popularity. If you could describe Chuck Brown in one word, what would it be? Unparalleled
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Editorial Go-Go Gone While thousands of Chuck Brown fans filed past his casket this week to bid farewell to the Godfather of Go-Go who died May 16 at the age of 75. Many of them were asking the million dollar question – is Go-Go gone, too? Without the music, the style, the reputation and the vision of Chuck Brown, it’s almost safe to assume that the music’s driving beat of drums, congas, and trumpets would have been gone years ago had Chuck Brown not made Go-Go the iconic music style of D.C. In spite of its limited popularity outside of the D.C. area, Go-Go was a force that created pride among local residents in the city from which this distinctive music style was derived. New groups have tried to emulate Chuck Brown, but none have come close to doing it the way Chuck did. D.C. is a melting pot of races, cultures, religions and philosophies coming from people who bring with them their own sense of style. It has pretty much been that way for decades which is why former elected officials and promoters of the District finally decided that it was important – even necessary – to establish and define what “It’s a DC thang!” really means. It means half-smokes – not just any half-smokes – but the one’s only Ben’s Chili Bowl can serve to a hungry late night crowd on U Street in Northwest. It means pride in each of the city’s eight wards, neighborhoods and streets that residents call home. It definitely means struggle – political struggle – for voting rights and Statehood and self-determination. And, it means having fun the D.C. way by hand dancing and through music. Chuck Brown understood well the notion of the “DC thang!” and sang about it along with promoting D.C.’s institutions and culture, including everything mentioned above. There may be those who will continue to produce the Go-Go sound, but no one will be able to make it sound as good as Chuck Brown did. Go-Go music may wane, but there’s enough of Chuck Brown’s music left to teach any new artist who is eager to learn how to write, produce, and perform the way Chuck Brown did. May Chuck Brown rest in peace and may his Go-Go sound live on.
Black Male Teachers Wanted Kwame Griffith is the drum major for an effort to recruit more AfricanAmerican males into the teaching profession in classrooms across America. He is the senior vice president of regional operations for Teach For America (TFA), a national teacher corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in under-resourced urban and rural public schools. Yet, the organization he represents has been criticized for its lack of racial diversity among its teacher corps, especially in the District of Columbia. TFA reports that there are 360 TFA teachers currently working in D.C. public and charter schools. Thirty eight percent, TFA officials said, identify themselves as people of color; and 73 percent of the corps are females. TFA has admitted that the organization has faced challenges in its effort to recruit more African-American teachers, particularly males. Recruitment on HBCU campuses occurs often and throughout the year, but more teachers of color are wanted and Griffith is striving to make a difference. In a recent editorial in honor of Black History Month, Griffith wrote: “... in our low-income communities where a majority of students are African-American or Latino, we need more outstanding teachers from diverse backgrounds to serve as role models and classroom leaders. This is especially true when it comes to our black boys. Today, only two percent of teachers in this country are black men.” Griffith said that he has seen the “powerful impact African-American male teachers are having on their kids across the country” and he said he knows that African-American male teachers can have a distinct impact on boys who often drop out of school by eighth grade, rarely attend college and often find themselves in the judicial system. Griffith wrote: …“While it is going to take a relentless, all-hands-ondeck effort, the problem facing our black boys is 100 percent solvable. Our teachers and principals are absolutely critical players in this solution. At Teach For America, we’ve seen that our most effective educators and school leaders come from all backgrounds, but when such individuals share the background of their students, they have the potential to have a profound additional impact. It is imperative that more of our successful black men make the challenging and courageous choice to enter the classroom and provide our boys with examples of what is possible.” We couldn’t agree more.
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Anacostia High School Student Rises to the Top! Your article by Barrington Salmon, “Anacostia High School Celebrates Millennium Scholar,” May 24, 2012 is a great example of what I like to call the “lottery ping-pong ball effect,” all of those balls bouncing around at the bottom of the container and all of a sudden only one ball gets a chance to rise to the top. We travel around our Southeast community seeing some of our young people just throwing their lives away, not respecting themselves, anything or anybody, and then you read a story about Ms. Breana Alexander and where she attends school and what she has achieved and you once again believe there’s hope for our young people. What an outstanding accomplishment. I congratulate her parents and the staff at Anacostia High School in Southeast. Wow, just writing this makes me feel proud and I don’t really know her, but knowing she rep-
resents our school in our community just takes my breath away. “Way to go, Girl!” Jeremy L. Dolphus Washington, D.C.
A Fitting Tribute to Chuck Brown The Informer’s front-page photograph of the late “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown is one of the best and most touching photographs I have seen. As soon as I saw it, I felt something inside of me start to tingle. I loved Chuck Brown and his music. It was the music I grew up listening to. Along with the story by Shantella Sherman and the other photographs throughout the paper, your tribute to Chuck Brown was very moving. I am sure there are millions of his fans like myself who will miss him dearly, but I have a feeling that he’s playing his guitar in heaven at this very moment.
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By Marc Morial
The Changing Face of America “This is an important tipping point…a transformation from a mostly white baby boomer culture to the more globalized multi-ethnic country that we are becoming.” - William Frey, senior demographer, the Brookings Institution We’ve been hearing about it for years, and now the time has come. Last week the Census Bureau announced that for the first
time, the birth rate of people of color exceeded that of Whites: 50.4 percent to 49.5 percent. America is still a majority White country, with Whites comprising 63.4 percent of the total population. But, the Census Bureau report covering the 12-month period that ended last July reveals that at a time when the White birth rate is declining, there are now 114 million minorities in the United States, or 36.6 percent of the population. Hispanics, now America’s largest minority group, led the way
last year with 26 percent of total births. The African American percentage was about 15 percent and for Asians it was about 4 percent. The country now has four majority-minority states – Hawaii,, California, New Mexico and Texas – and the District of Columbia. Clearly, we are moving inexorably towards the day in 2050 when the United States is a majority-minority nation. As noted in a recent Huffington Post column, “With fewer white babies being born than Latino, black and Asian babies that may
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come a lot sooner than 2042 – the target year which demographers repeatedly cite.” This increase in the minority population is due in part to the influx of Hispanic immigrants over the past few decades, a trend that is now slowing. It also reflects that with a median age of 42, the White population is aging while younger minorities, especially Hispanics, are moving into their peak child-bearing years. With African Americans and Latinos still over-represented
among the unemployed and high school drop-outs, this demographic shift should be a wakeup call to policy makers and employers. America cannot move forward if it continues to leave communities of color behind. We will not be able to grow our economy or compete in the 21st century global marketplace if we continue to squander so much of our young human capital. Even as job creation continues to pick up, the unemploy-
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By Julianne Malveaux
Trips More Valuable than Disneyland When you leave the United States, you’ll often find “cultural tourism,” or the opportunity to enjoy a culture and also purchase trinkets or more substantial items in markets around the world. In Ghana, we look for kente cloth, statues, and masks. In other African countries, the offerings are often similar, but Zimbabwe is known for its marvelous and distinctive Shona sculpture. South African of-
fers Ndebele dolls, among other items. And so it goes. During my recent trip to Peru, I had the opportunity to buy genuine baby alpaca scarves, shawls, and even a coat. We also had an example of cultural tourism, perhaps at its worst, when we went to a village off the Amazon River and were allowed to go into a family’s home to “see how they live.” Was their poverty exaggerated? It’s not clear that it was. But behind one closed door was a television set
that contrasted sharply with the simple life our guards said people lived. Our visit to a classroom, too, was lovely and charming, except that the children had been clearly prepped for us. I suppose there is no harm in the show and tell, but in some ways it raised a myriad of questions, and offered few answers. The cultural tourism in Peru got me to thinking about what we offer in the United States. With the building of the King Monument in Washington, D.C.,
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heritage and history museums all around the country, museums that did not exist half a century ago. They all are important and stunning enough to visit, including the Birmingham Museum of Civil Rights, the International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, N.C., the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, the California African American Museum in Exposition Park in
along with the city’s many other attractions, including the Frederick Douglass Museum, the Museum of African Art, the Native American Museum, Howard University, the new Howard Theatre, and so much more, Washington ought to be a prime location for African American cultural tourism. Never mind that chocolate city has turned Neopolitan, it’s not yet chocolate chip, and the presence of African American culture is strong There are African American
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By Raynard Jackson
Under-publicized Black Success Stories
Judging from most of the media coverage about the state of Black America, some could reasonably conclude that Blacks are on the verge of extinction. The world knows about all the baby mama drama, heated debates over the “N” word, and what Beyonce and Jay-Z named their baby. Yes, these are real events, but our grandparents and great
grandparents would be ashamed of our community. Not because we have not made progress, but because we have failed to instill in our people a sense of history about our past, even the recent past. There was a time that we could blame the “White media” for the way Blacks were portrayed, but now that we own both print and broadcast outlets, no longer can that be our excuse. I challenge Black media to get back to their original mandate of uplifting and educating our people.
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How many of you know who owns the largest collection of Black art in the U.S.? Who holds the highest SAT score in the history of the NBA? Who is the longest serving female anchor on local TV news in the U.S? Who is one of the most successful post-career professional athletes of our time? Who is one of the most successful Blacks in the IT industry? Well, let me give you the answers to these questions. Grant Hill (www.granthill. com) plays for the Phoenix Suns The Washington Informer
of the NBA and is the owner of the largest private collection of Black art in the U.S. Hill has a sizable collection featuring the work of RomareBearden, Elizabeth Catlett, JohnBiggers, John Coleman, Arthello Beck, Jr. From 2003-2006, a selection of 46 works from the collection were featured in a touring exhibition at a number of American museums. Another point of interest, Hill’s father, Calvin who was a star running back for the Dallas Cowboys, was a roommate of former president
George W. Bush at Yale University. Grant Hill’s mother, Janet, was a roommate of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Wellesley College. Hill is proof positive of the art of the deal. David Robinson (www.thecarveracademy.org), former star for the San Antonio Spurs, holds the highest SAT score in the history of the NBA. The previous record was held by Bill Bradley, a former New York Knicks player and later U.S. Senator from New
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By Marian Wright Edelman
Time to Stop ‘Stop and Frisk’ This Father’s Day, June 17, the Children’s Defense FundNew York and I will be joining George Gresham, president of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and the Children’s Defense Fund national board member; Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP; Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network and other advocates, elected officials, union leaders, and citizens to mount a silent
march down Fifth Avenue to protest the New York City Police Department’s harsh stop and frisk policy. Gresham said: “Stop and frisk poses a real danger to our children and communities. The NYPD’s stop and frisk policy has led to rampant racial profiling and the people of New York City must not stand for it. For the safety of all our children, we must speak out against this unjust policy. This is an issue for all people of color and all people of conscience.”
The explosion in the numbers of people being stopped and frisked by New York City police officers over the last decade is a result of the “zero tolerance” policing begun in the city in the 1990s which cracked down on minor crimes on the premise that this would help prevent larger crimes. Crime rates did fall, but they also fell during the same period in many other American cities that weren’t adopting the same police tactics, leaving many experts doubting whether zero tolerance policies could take
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much of the credit. However, many do give the stop and frisk policies credit for an epidemic of unlawful police searches in New York City that have violated the Fourth Amendment rights of hundreds of thousands of innocent citizens, primarily Black and Latino men. In May, a lawsuit accusing the NYPD of using race as the basis for stop and frisk searches was granted class-action status. As the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) explains, “The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk
practices raise serious concerns over racial profiling, illegal stops and privacy rights. The Department’s own reports on its stopand-frisk activity confirm what many people in communities of color across the city have long known . . . An analysis by the NYCLU revealed that more than 4 million innocent New Yorkers were subjected to police stops and street interrogations from 2004 through 2011, and that black and Latino communities
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By Harry C. Alford
An Inside Look at the Fronting ‘Game’
There is much corruption when it comes to procurement. Probably the industry with the most corruption is construction. Keep in mind that corruption is the first cousin of discrimination which is why the establishment cringes at the thought of Black strangers coming into their territory. They want to keep the graft private. I learned much about this
corruption when I was in Indianapolis. One day one of my members invited me to attend “Bid Night,” which would occur two to three times a year. It was sponsored by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and held at a downtown hotel. Every major highway contractor would attend. Basically, it was a party held on the eve of bid openings. My friend was a known contractor and always attended. I went undercover as I would have never been formally invited to this
good ol’ boy event. He would introduce me as his new vice president. After about two hours, most of the contractors were starting to get drunk. My member and I were two of the three Blacks in the whole place. It was very, very uncomfortable – red necks getting drunk. Some would be referred to as a “b_____.” It was explained to me that such a moniker described a front women-owned business. White males actually owned fictitious womenowned businesses in order to get
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in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program and would subcontract some of their work to themselves. This would give them credit towards the DBE program at the expense of Black, Hispanic and real womenowned firms. I left the affair early. It went on until about 2 a.m. A few days later, he invited me to come and see how “fronting” occurs. One form of fronting is to rent your company’s name to contracting activity. A White firm will actually do the
work and get the money but the minority business report would falsely state that it was a Black firm. My friend owned a trucking company. The Indianapolis Airport Authority had his firm listed for dirt removal on a big project. He took me to the work site. I saw three different White owned trucking companies doing the work. He informed me, “Harry, you are seeing a truck come out every 20 seconds. Each truck means a $3 fee for
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By Askia Muhammad
‘Sweet Daddy’s’ Memorial Day Tradition Lives On Artist Frank Smith first told me about the amazing faith tradition practiced every Memorial Day weekend by the United House of Prayer for All People 10 years ago. On the Saturday before Memorial Day members of the church from all up and down the East Coast come to Washington for a parade past the home of church founder – Bishop Charles Manuel Grace, “Sweet Daddy” Grace. www.washingtoninformer.com
As the host of a Jazz radio program for nearly 35 years now, I rush to witness this musical part of the church’s worship. Like a joyful “Second Line” at a New Orleans funeral, the brass bands –tubas, trombones, trumpets – literally blow me away each time I hear them. Like a tight highschool drumline, the snares, the bass, the cymbals, keep my head bobbing and my feet tapping. They bring the swing. They make a Joyful Noise. Praise the Lord. I also appreciate the accessi-
bility of this part of their worship services, not to mention the unity they practice all year round, the juvenile delinquency prevention that membership in the marching bands affords the boys and girls who grow up in the church; and of course the generous spirit taught by Sweet Daddy Grace, who was known for spending a good portion of his income on his congregations, supplying apartments, pension funds, burial plans, and free food to the faithful. The first Black “Mega Church” was born near-
ly 100 years ago, and it’s called the United House of Prayer [UHOP]. Bishop Grace – Sweet Daddy Grace – founded his first church in West Waltham, Mass., around 1919. By the mid-1920s he had moved South, and was holding large, popular revivals and tent-meetings around Charlotte, N.C. In 1927, with an estimated 13,000 followers, Bishop Grace incorporated The United House of Prayer for All People of the Church on the Rock of the Apostolic Faith. The church
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grew rapidly and soon included branches all along the eastern seaboard, claiming some 500,000 people in 100 congregations in 67 cities. Charles Manuel Grace was of mixed African and Portuguese descent, born in the Cape Verde Islands around 1882. His family came to the United States during the first decade of the 20th century. In the Cape Verdean communities of New Bedford and Cape Cod, Mass., the young
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Lalla Essaydi:
Revisions National Museum of African Art Showcases Works by Moroccan-born Artist By Eve M. Ferguson WI Staff Writer The women’s gazes say everything, even that which their mouths don’t or can’t. What their gazes do not relate, the script, written on their clothes and skin, serves as representation of their silenced voices. This is the nexus of the art work of Moroccanborn artist Lalla Essaydi, whose work is currently on display at the National Museum of African Art’s exhibition, “Lalla Essaydi: Revisions” on view through February 24, 2013. “Revisions” is a retrospective of Essaydi’s work, from her early days as a painter through her most recent works, including a video installation piece surrounded by floor-to-ceiling
gauze panels derived from her famous work, “The Three Silences.” “Embodiment” is a provocative assemblage drawn from her earlier series “Converging Territories,” of which “The Three Silences” is a part. In it, Essaydi revisits childhood interiors and memories, where women existed surrounded by each other, hidden from the outer world. The thesis of most of her work redefines the perspective of the Western Orientalist painters, who eroticized and instilled their own Western fantasies of Arab women’s lives in the harem, engaging the notion that Arab women undertake their lives in the harem nude, thus sexualizing them and turning them into objects of a voyeuristic view.
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Essaydi’s foray into the art world began relatively late. She entered into it as an adult, studying initially in France at École des Beaux Arts, and then in the United States where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tufts University in 1999 and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 2003. “Lalla Essaydi: Revisions” marks the first time that her entire artistic oeuvre has been exhibited all together, joining her rarely seen paintings with selections from her more familiar photography and the multimedia installation “Embodiment.” The first gallery displays Essaydi’s paintings, which are a take off on the Orientalists’ paintings of the 19th century, when The Washington Informer
Western artists traveled to the Middle East in search of exotic landscapes and forbidden interiors. The focus is on Jean-Léon Gérôme’s “Slave Market,” which depicts a naked Arab woman being sold into slavery in the company of fully clothed men, one who inserts his fingers into her mouth. Essaydi responds to this sexualization of the Arab woman in the painting “Duty Free” (2004) in the section of the exhibition, “Revisions: Painting and Desire.” In it, she places the slave woman in a humorous light, firmly rooted in the present, as evidenced by a bathingsuit clad vacationer in the background. “In the context of Orientalism, beauty is quite dangerous, as it lures the viewer into accepting the fantasy,” Essaydi writes. “I want to expose the distortions these paintings present and provoke the viewer into a different kind of seeing, one that shapes a new understanding.” Essaydi’s best known work is her photography, which combines her continued reassessment of the Orientalists’ works with her own personal iconography that encompasses Moroccan women in spaces with backgrounds of voluminous fabric layered in script. Rather than using ink, Essaydi employs henna dye, naturally found in her culture where women paint designs on their skin using the natural pigment for special occasions such as weddings. Essaydi’s familiar series “Converging Territories” and “Les Femmes du Maroc” center around the women covered in fabric and on their skin embellished in this script, which, according to Essaydi, represents the voices of the women that are unheard. “The calligraphy can’t be read,” Essaydi said. “The text becomes a work in itself, its own language. This is my own take on calligraphy. The visual part of the text becomes a visual language of its own.” The translation of the text relates to Essaydi’s childhood
memories of her home in Marrakesh, Morocco and is shaped by her own particular history. The women she employs as models have much in common with her – either through their identity as Moroccan Arab women, or as actual relatives of the artist. “The text becomes the voices of the women,” Essaydi adds. “The fabric, gauze, is transparent, but is also the fabric used in hospitals.” “Lalla Essaydi: Revisions” is an aesthetic delight, taking into account the process required to produce the photographs and the calligraphic embellishments. Yet it also requires deeper examination in relation to the women it depicts, whether they are in the stark white background of the text-covered fabric, or in decorative clothing that blends into specific settings. In her “Harem” series, photographed in Morocco’s renowned and ornately decorated Dar el Basha Palace, the artist intentionally allows the models to disappear into the lush background, where once again they are seen, but silent. Whether they stare directly at the viewer from behind the veil, or gaze unaffectedly within their own interiors, the women pictured in Essaydi’s work seek to revise the global understanding of the reality of Arab women’s lives and the spaces that they occupy, both literally and theoretically. “This is the most important exhibition I have had,” Essaydi said. “I haven’t been seen as an African artist, so to see my work in an African museum is very important to me. To give people the ideas of all the media I work with is very important. And it is wonderful to see all the work together.” wi
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“God’s Hotel” by Victoria Sweet c.2012, Riverhead Books $27.95 / $32.50 Canada 384 pages
By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Your wallet has been open for years. You’ve always been generous to your favorite charities. The food pantry, the free clinic, that children’s group, the animal organization, they don’t stop needing help just because it’s not fundraising time. So you give what you can. Charity knows no season. And besides, you may need them someday yourself, and you know it. But who takes care of the people who are all but invisible, the ones who don’t have ad budgets or front-of-mind real estate? Read the new book “God’s Hotel” by Victoria Sweet, and find out. Victoria Sweet’s family was shocked. Becoming a doctor wasn’t fitting for someone coming from a long line of “businessmen and intellectuals” but she was undaunted, and “intrigued” by death, resurrection, heaven and hell. This eventually led Sweet to the words of Hildegard of Bingen, a medieval nun who practiced Old World medicine. Degree in hand, and wanting to further study Hildegard’s methods, Sweet sought parttime work in a hospital setting – something that’s rare in the medical world – and found Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco. Laguna Honda was a rarity, a Middle Ages institution in the 20th century. The French would call it Hôtel-Dieu [God’s Hotel] but it was known in the United States as an almshouse, a hospital for the homeless and poor, a place for sick people with no money and nowhere else to go. Sweet made a two-month commitment. She stayed for more than 20 years. www.washingtoninformer.com
Laguna Honda was a “special place” where rare ailments were surprisingly common and staff cared personally about their patients. Obviously, Sweet loved it there, but things changed when city officials took charge of the gently aging hospital: the old way of practice disappeared in favor of budget cuts, politics, government interference, lawsuits, and committees. Still, Sweet discovered a place for thousand-yearold medicine; for old-fashioned sitting, waiting, hands-on assessment, and for things she learned from a long-dead mentor. As I read, I try to flag certain passages to jog my memory for writing this column. So let me tell you how much I enjoyed “God’s Hotel”: I forgot to take notes. It wasn’t the patient anecdotes that pulled me in, although I couldn’t get enough of them. It wasn’t watching the hospital morph into something different, although that made me scream in sympathy. I think what I loved so much about this book is that spending time with author Victoria Sweet’s words proved to be so calming. Sweet shares her journey – literally and figuratively – with readers in a voice that seems like a cool hand on a feverish forehead or a gentle rub on a shoulder. She lets us share her discoveries, both in the hospital and outside, and we’re often transported back in time with them. Sweet teaches her readers, and we become eager students. “… none of us knows what is valuable to God,” says Sweet but I think you’ll find this book valuable to you. If you’re concerned about social issues, especially health care, then “God’s Hotel” is a book to check into. wi The Washington Informer
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ARIES Feather the nest. Stock up on stuff for the long haul. Cement relationships. A friend needs your support. Enjoy giving it. You will receive good news about a pal. Soul Affirmation: Cheerfully handling what comes at me is the test of who I am. Lucky Numbers: 13, 22, 31 TAURUS Be cautious and conservative with money. You are extremely witty this week. Allow others to enjoy your good humor. Your leadership skills are very high, and others will follow. Soul Affirmation: Luck is my best friend this week. Lucky Numbers: 14, 20, 44 GEMINI This is a good time for you to seek agreement on a plan that involves a relative. Take the time to remind your lover how much you care. Get a little sentimental if you have to. Don’t be too critical of that softer side of your personality. Soul Affirmation: Self confidence is the key to my success this week. Lucky Numbers: 2, 9, 19 CANCER You’ve made your point. Now wait. Wait for the feedback about the impact it had on the people around you. Be careful of those who don’t celebrate with you. They feel the impact and are resisting the positive effects. Soul Affirmation: Before goodness can come I must expect goodness. Lucky Numbers: 5, 16, 23 LEO Be sharp! All of your needs will be met in indirect ways. Gifts will come from unexpected sources. They will be carefully packaged to go unnoticed. Unwrap everything and look inside. There will be empty boxes, but there will also be a prize in an unanticipated situation. Soul Affirmation: I look for the good in all that comes to me this week. Lucky Numbers: 3, 10, 41 VIRGO Push. Now is a good time to push. Your energy is higher than ever. Someone might get offended, but you can’t please everyone. Hire a pro for something that you planned to do yourself, especially if a expertise is involved. Soul Affirmation: Success is mine because I feel successful. Lucky Numbers: 5, 7, 12 LIBRA Review your “to do” list again. You may need to slow down to discover something that you didn’t realize while you were in the flow of events. Your lover is going to be a little difficult to understand. Back off if an argument arises. You’re probably the one who is too busy. Forgiving yourself is often harder than getting someone else to forgive you. Soul Affirmation: Two hats fit well on my big head. Lucky Numbers: 3, 20, 32 SCORPIO Make a special effort to spend all week with your lover, husband or wife. Your sense of the importance of relationships is keen and this is a good time to strengthen your passionate partnership. Take your lover to a party. Devote attention. Soul Affirmation: Change is my middle name. Lucky Numbers: 12, 51, 52 SAGITTARIUS The flock will come to you for direction. Give it gracefully. Know that your insights will help a lot if you deliver them in the right way. If you are a mother, guidance will be the best gift you can give others this week. Soul Affirmation: Knowing I can do it is the biggest preparation for getting it done. Lucky Numbers: 7, 11, 22 CAPRICORN Most people don’t know how often dreams and reality blend into that practical consciousness of yours. Knowledge comes from a dream you’ve had lately. This week is a good week to get started making that dream a reality. Soul Affirmation: My spirit gives me limitless possibilities. Lucky Numbers: 9, 17, 52 AQUARIUSCooperation is key this week in your relationship with your partner. Even if you know you’re right, let your partner have his or her way in the early going. Your staying power will give you influence or control in the late rounds. Soul Affirmation: I let go and let the spirit run my life this week. Lucky Numbers: 11, 39, 41 PISCES At home, projects flourish as family cooperates. They do love you and they are tired of being difficult. However, time spent by yourself leads to important insights. It’s a favorable time for research and study. Soul Affirmation: I let my luck work for me. Lucky Numbers: 4, 24, 45
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The annual parade of the United House of Prayer For All People drew thousands of marchers from congregations around the country on Sat., May 26, who strolled through the Shaw community and Logan Circle. / Photos by Khalid Naji-Allah
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Think on These Things Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8 Finally, God has blessed me and another one of my dreams has come true! As you can see, I’m not just encouraging you all to follow your dreams, I’m following my own advice. Years ago, God placed a desire in my heart to begin a radio show similar to my newspaper column. The time has finally arrived! Take a look at my promotional advertisement on this page! I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, and so can you! Sometimes, we stumble upon things, but believe me; God is always in the midst. Scripture reminds us how His ways are not our ways, and another scripture says, “All things work together for good, to them who love God and who are called according to His purpose.” It was about five years ago when I got a call from a friend, Ms. Lillian Huff, who needed a ride to visit with her close friend, Barbara Lett Simmons – her husband had died. At the time, I was training under Les Brown. And this particular day, happened to be our regular, national conference call for weekly training. I wanted to stay at home and take notes. But by agreeing to take Ms. Huff, I received a blessing in return. While we were visiting with
Ms. Simmons, Ms. Huff asked her: “What are you going to do about your radio show, you can’t do it for a while under these circumstances – it will be too hard for you.” I was sitting at the table, longing to host a radio show! In fact, a few years prior to that eventful day, I had written to every African-American radio station along the East Coast, to ask if someone would give me an opportunity to host a show. I never heard back from anyone. God places a yearning in your heart when He has something for you to do. Then watch Him make a way for your purpose. As we sat at the table, Ms. Simmons said that she hadn’t given any thought to the show. Immediately, I said, “I can do your show for you.” Ms. Simmons agreed, thanked me and told me what to do. I made my debut on the air, and thoroughly enjoyed it. When she returned, she kept me on as her substitute host. Ms. Simmons had a medical emergency in 2005 and her son phoned me to say, “My mother would like for you to keep her show going, she has had a stroke and asked for you from the hospital.” I hosted her show for about a year. In fact, during Dr. Martin Luther King’s holiday week in 2006, God put me in touch with a Dr. King’s daughter, the late Yolanda King. She phoned in from California, and told us all about the activities that were planned in Atlanta. See how good God is. He helps us to find our purpose. Many of you have called and sent emails
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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Rev. James Manion Supply Priest Foggy Bottom • Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW • Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 • Fax : 202-338-4958 Worship Services 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.
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 Schedule of Services: 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 African Methodist Episcopal Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney. • Pastor 2568 MLK Jr., Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20020 (202) 889-3877 (o) • (202) 678-1291 (fax) Services and Times 7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Small Groups/Church School: 9:00 a.m. Small Group Bible Study Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Noon Thursday 7:39 p.m. God our Father, Christ our Redeemer, Humankind one Family www.otfmall.com/camecame reedley5@aol.com
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor 5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089 Sunday Worship Service 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7;00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm gsccm.administration@verizon.net
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700 I. Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 Pastor Louis B. Jones, II and Pilgrim invite you to join us during our July and August Summer schedule! Attire is Christian casual. Worship: Sundays@ 7:30 A.M. & 10:00 A.M. 3rd Sunday Holy Communion/ Baptism/Consecration Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @12:00 Noon @ 6:30 P.M. – One Hour of Power! (202) 547-8849 www. pilgrimbaptistdc.org
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Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464 Schedule of Service Sunday Service: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
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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 2008: The Year of New Beginnings “Expect the Extraordinary”
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews • Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 Fax: (202) 526-1661
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan, Pastor 800 I Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 Fax No. 202-548-0703 Sunday Morning Worship 11:00am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday Sunday School-9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study – 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study – 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes- Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org
“The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
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Third Street Church of God
Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. State Overseer
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555
SERVICES AND TIMES: SUNDAYS: 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM 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: 9:45 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org
Sunday Early Morning Worship - 7:45 a.m. Church School - 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m. Tuesday – Thursday - Kingdom Building Bible Institute – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – Prayer/Praise/Bible Study – 7:30 p.m. “We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org e-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax
Pastor Gerald L Martin Senior Minister 3204 Brothers Place S.E. Washington, D.C. 20032 202-373-5566 or 202-373-5567
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Sunday Worship Services: 8:00a.m. and 11:00a.m. Sunday Church School - 9:15a.m. & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30a.m. 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study - 10:00a.m. Tuesday Topical Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Children’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service - 6:30p.m. Saturday Adult Bible Study - 10:00a.m.
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
Morning Star Baptist Church
Crusader Baptist Church
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 p.m. “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org
Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax Sunday Worship Service: 8 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 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org
ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Dr. Raymond T. Matthews, Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews Sunday School 9:am Worship Service 10:am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service 6:45 pm Thur. Bible Study 7:15 pm
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Service & Time Sunday Worship 7:45A.M & 11A.M Communion Service 2nd Sunday 11A.M Prayer Service Tuesday 7:00 P.M Bible Study Tuesday 8:00 P.M Sunday Church School 10:00 A.M Sunday “A church reaching and winning our community for Christ” morningstarbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.morningstarchurch-dc.org
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
52 Years of Expert Engraving Services
Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Sunday Church School : 9: 30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10: 45am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10: 45am themcbc.org
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Friendship Baptist Church 900 Delaware Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20020 (202) 488-7417 (202) 484-2242 Rev. Dr. J. Michael Little Pastor Sunrise Prayer: 6:00 AM Sunday School: 9:30 AM Morning Worship 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday-11:00AM www.friendshipbaptistdc.org Email: frienshipde1900@verizon.net
Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. • Washington, DC 20002 Phone (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
Zion Baptist Church
Israel Baptist Church
Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor
4850 Blagdon Ave, NW • Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 • Fax (202) 291-3773
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
Sunday Worship Service 10:15AM- Praise and Worship Services Sunday School 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Study: Monday - 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting: Thursday - 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor 1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 Fax: 202-544-2964 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am and 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon and 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
Rehoboth Baptist Church
St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor 1105 New Jersey Ave, S.E • Washington, DC 20003 202 488-7298 Order of Services Sunday Worship Services: 9:05 A.M. Sunday School: 8:00 A.M. Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting: 7:00 P.M. (Tuesday) Bible Study: 7:30 P.M. (Tuesday) Theme: “Striving to be more like Jesus “Stewardship”. Philippians 3:12-14; Malachi 3:8-10 and 2 Corinthians 9:7 Email: stmatthewbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.com
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Emmanuel Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor 2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family” Sunday Worship 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
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Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Pastor and Overseer
215 Rhode Island Ave. N.W. • WD.C. 20001 (202) 332-5748
625 Park Rd, NW • WDC 20010 P: 202 291-5711 • F: 202 291-5666
Early Morning Worship: 7:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m. Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. C.T.U. Sunday: 2:45 p.m. Bible Study: Wednesday 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service: Wednesday 8:00 p.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Mondays 12 p.m.
Sunday Worship Service - 11 am Sunday School - 9:45 am Bible Study & Prayer Wed. - 7 pm Substance Abuse Counseling 7 pm (Mon & Fri) Jobs Partnership - 7 pm (Mon & Wed) Sat. Enrichment Experience - 9:30 am
Salem Baptist Church
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
Shiloh Baptist Church
Rev. R. Vincent Palmer Pastor
Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
621 Alabama Avenue, S.E. • Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 F: (202) 561-1112
917 N St. NW • Washington, DC 20001 (202) 232-4294
9th & P Street, N.W. • W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4200
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Morning Worship: 8:00 a.m Church School : 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m. Bible Study, Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting,Thursday : 7:30 p.m.
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Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor
623 Florida Ave.. NW • WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 • Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 • Fax (202) 483-4009
4504 Gault Place, N.E. Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184
Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
9:30AM. Sunday Church School 11:00 Am. Sunday Worship Service The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Wednesday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise Services 7:30pm. Bible Study Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries 10:30am A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Bobby L. Livingston, Sr. Pastor
Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor
75 Rhode Island Ave. NW • Washington, DC 20001 (202) 667-4448
2616 MLK Ave., SE • Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 • Fax 202-678-3304 Early Worship Service 7:30a.m Worship Service 10:45a.m. New Members Class 9:30a.m. Holy Communion : 1st Sunday -10:45a.m Church School 9:30a.m. Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: Wednesday 7p.m Bible Study : Saturday: 11a.m. Baptism: 4th Sunday – 10:45a.m “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
Peace Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Sunday Morning Worship Service 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:50am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm “The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church 602 N Street NW • Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday school For All Ages 9:30am Prayer Services Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Bible Institute Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm “Changing Lives On Purpose “ Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org
Sunrise Prayer Service 6:00 A.M. Sunday Church School 8:30 A.M. Pre-Worship Devotionals 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship Services 10:00 A.M. Holy Communion 1st Sunday Worship Services Bible Study Tuesdays, 6:00 P.M. Thursdays, 1:00 P.M. Prayer Meetings Tuesdays, 7:00 P.M. Thursdays, 12:00 P.M.
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer Service Bible Study
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 Order of Services Worship Service: 7:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m. Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 12 Noon Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.
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Mystics center Ashley Robinson scored the first points of the WNBA game on Saturday, May 26 at the Verizon Center. The 64-61 win was the Mystics first of the 2012 season. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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D.C. United 3, New England Revolution 2
United forward Hamdi Salihi (#9) and Revolution midfielder Chris Tierney both battle for a loose ball in the second half of MLS action at RFK Stadium in Southeast on Saturday, May 26. The win catapulted United to the top of the Eastern Conference. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Sports Photos by John De Freitas Mystics guard Matee Ajavon (#22) holds Tulsa Shock Riquna Williams at bay during the first half of WNBA action at the Verizon Center on Saturday, May 26. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Stephanie Evans, athletic director of D.C. Public Schools, throws out the ceremonial pitch to start the Citywide All-Star Baseball game at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, May 27. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Nick Tucci, (#15) a student who attends St. Anselm’s Abbey School in Northeast, slides into third base which is covered by Nate Krieger of Wilson Senior High School in Northwest. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
Jamie Cooper, a student who attends Gonzaga College High School in Northwest, and Andrew Houghton of St. Anselm’s Abbey School runs between the bases. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Administration No. 2012 ADM 383 Dorothy Philson Decedent Rita Philson Skalski (Pro Se) 20 Cheverly Circle Cheverly, MD 20785 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Rita Philson Skalski, whose address is 20 Cheverly Circle, Cheverly, MD 20785, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Dorothy Philson, who died on April 13, 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 shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W. Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 17, 2012. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 17, 2012, 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: May 17, 2012 Rita Philson Skalski Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2012 ADM 437
Administration No. 2012 ADM 465 Naomi J. Ginyard Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Christina J. Craft, whose address is 4304 Russell Ave. Apt. 4, Mount Rainier, MD 20712, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Naomi J. Ginyard, who died on February 27, 2012 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. Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 30, 2012. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 30, 2012, 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: May 31, 2012 Christina J. Craft Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
Iantha Ramella Jones Decedent
Notice of Standard Probate
Shraga Kawior, Esq 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 822 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
Estate of
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Administrative No. 2012 ADM 478
Jerome G. Jones and Donald L. Jones, whose addresses are 1522 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009 & 922 Kenbrook Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20902, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Iantha Ramella Jones, who died on July 29, 2011 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. Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 24, 2012. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 24, 2012, 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.
been filed in this Court by Larry R. Taylor for
Date of first publication: May 24, 2012
Larry R. Taylor
Jerome G. Jones Donald L. Jones Personal Representative
Desiree Knights-Taylor Deceased
Notice is hereby given that a petition has standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless 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 interstate appoint a supervised personal representative
Date of first publication: May 31, 2012
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and founder of World Wide Technology, Inc. (http://www2. wwt.com), the leading systems integrator that provides technology products, services and supply chain solutions to customers around the world. The company is one of the largest Black-owned businesses in the U.S., with revenues exceeding $ 3.2 billion. Steward believes you can make money and be a Christian at the same time. These are all successful people that most in our community have never heard of, yet are making a tremendous difference throughout our communities. wi Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.based public relations/government affairs firm. His Web site is: www. raynardjackson.com.
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me. That’s $9 per minute; $540 per hour and $5,400 per day. Just for the use of my name! That’s why I front.” Those three trucking companies simply padded their fee by $3 per haul to cover their fronting fee. That was taxpayer money. My guy had no shame about this. One time we were at a reception to honor the mayor of Indianapolis. The mayor came up to my friend and asked, “What are you doing at the airport?” He retorted, “I am fronting.” The mayor didn’t understand the answer. I just shook my head. There was the case of “Dead
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Charles Grace worked as a shortorder cook, a cranberry picker, and a sewing machine and patent medicine salesman, before giving his life completely to his ministry. Bishop Grace was said to have been a showman, but he was always a generous benefactor. He sponsored bands and parades,
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and come to the Juvenile Justice and Mass Incarceration plenary sessions and Workshops. Sessions such as “Ending the New Apartheid: The Cradle to Prison Pipeline and Mass Incarceration” and “Dismantling the Cradle to Prison Pipeline: Successful State and Community Efforts” will help us all see and understand how we can stop it and racial profiling and put our children into a pipeline to college and productive work rather than jail.wi Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.
Man Contracting.” I noticed a particular firm listed as doing a sizeable contract on a downtown project. I knew the owner and he had died a year earlier, forcing the business to close. I found a contact number and called it. It was the widow’s home phone and I asked her if she had taken over the business. She explained to me, “No, I just fill out invoices per their instructions and they give me 2 percent of the invoice cost. I feel ashamed misrepresenting my husband’s memory but the money is easy and I can use it.” She promised to cease this illegal activity and I assured her that she wouldn’t be reported if she stopped immediately. It got so bad that I soon start-
ed to periodically write “Fudge Reports.” I would call out a fronting activity – names of the fronts and their respective projects. The reports would be widely distributed. I explained how a real deal would have amounted in so many actual dollars being made. I would show how many jobs in the Black community would be created and how many families would have enjoyed the income. The fronting began to slow down. wi Harry Alford is the co-founder, president/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org. Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.
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continue to be the overwhelming target of these tactics. Nearly nine out of 10 stopped-andfrisked New Yorkers have been completely innocent, according to the NYPD’s own reports.” The New York Civil Liberties Union points out that one of the justifications behind the rise in street interrogations is to get guns off the street. That’s a laudable goal, but no gun was retrieved in 99.9 percent of stops. These kinds of policies are making the streets scarier for our children and young people. They represent the kind of racial profiling and mistrust that is fueling the national Cradle to Prison Pipeline ™ crisis that leaves a Black boy born in 2001 with a one in three chance of going to
prison in his lifetime and a Latino boy with a one in six chance. It’s time to raise our collective voices and say enough is enough. The silent Father’s Day March will be a chance for people of all backgrounds to come, stand and walk silently down New York’s Fifth Avenue together to convey to New York City leaders that it is time to stop these unlawful searches and to stop treating hundreds of thousands of our young people of color like criminals when they have done nothing wrong. Please join us. If you want to learn more about how policies like these across our nation are contributing to the nation’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline and mass incarceration crises and how you can take action in your community, join me at CDF’s national conference in Cincinnati, Ohio July 22-25
and tossed candy to his followers – that’s how he became known as “Sweet Daddy” Grace – and to this day UHOP marching bands and steppers travel up and down the East Coast in bright, shiny, dream-mobile-looking buses where they perform at various congregation meetings and rallies. Daddy Grace dazzled with his long hair, multicolored robes, and colored fingernails. His fol-
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lowers believed he had the power to bless such ordinary items as soap, coffee, and eggs, and many believed that buttered toast from his plate had the power to heal. Although Bishop Grace did not claim the divinity that his followers assigned to him, neither did he deny it. “I never said I was God,” Bishop Grace once clarified, “but you cannot prove to me I’m not.” I was first acquainted with the church when I attended the funeral of Bishop Grace’s successor, Bishop Walter McCullough. It was as joyful and raucous a home-going service as I have ever seen. Sharon Pratt, then mayor of Washington even delivered a eulogy. I am also glad that the church stood firm against maybe the
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most persuasive force of gentrification and urban renewal ever faced by any inner-city church leader, the encroachment into the church’s residential neighborhood by the construction of the new Walter E. Washington Convention Center. To his eternal credit, then presiding Bishop S.C. Madison did not yield an inch to the developers, not one apartment given up at Canaanland Apartments at 6th & M streets in Northwest. God Bless his soul! The Rev. Willie Wilson, pastor of Washington’s Union Temple Baptist Church and a co-chairman with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Million Man March, said of Bishop Madison: “He was a supreme example that churches can play a role in
the housing and economic development needs of our community. He as well as the United House of Prayer, continued the historic position of setting up hospitals, banks and stores for the community, and it came out of the Black church. We need to emulate more of what he did,” the Rev. Wilson told James Wright of the AfroAmerican newspaper. Long live that great tradition and that Great Black Ministry. The historic Memorial Day Parade by members of the United House of Prayer for All People will long be remembered like the Marcus Garvey Day parades nearly a century ago, as a special moment in Black History. wi
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