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Religious Leaders Chastise Politicians Call Lack of Attention to Poverty a Moral Outrage By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer No more free passes, no more excuses. That’s the message that a group of spiritual leaders had for political leaders who they say have ignored the crushing poverty that is decimating more than 46 million Americans.
The faith leaders, at a September 12 press conference, promised to hold candidates accountable before, during and after the November 6 election. Now, they said, is the time to stop ignoring the issue of poverty. “This is a scandal, a moral outrage and we have to respond vigorously to this problem,”
said Bishop Stephen E. Blaire, Bishop of the Diocese of Stockton, Calif., and chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “It’s affecting children, the elderly, [and] veterans. We must renew our commitment to protect human life and dignity.”
Blaire was one of a cadre of spiritual leaders, representing tens of millions of congregants, who attended the press conference which was timed to coincide with the release by the U.S. Census Bureau of the latest poverty numbers. According to the Bureau, 46.2 million people are mired in poverty, with 16 million
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September 21 1872 - John Henry Conyers of South Carolina became the first Black student at Annapolis Naval Academy. He later resigned. 1947 - Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter said he would excommunicate St. Louis Catholics who continued to protest integration of parochial schools. 1961 - Southern Regional Council announced that Sit-in movement had effected twenty states and more than one hundred cities in Southern and Border States in period from February, 1960, to September, 1961. 1989 - General Colin Powell named Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. September 22 1862 - President Lincoln, in preliminary Emancipation Proclamation warned South that he would free slaves in all states in rebellion on January 1, 1863. 1863 - First Black person to Serve on the DC board of education, Mary Church Terrell was born. 1954 - Actress Shari Belafonte, daughter of singer Harry Belafonte, born in New York City. 1998 - Sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner, winner of three gold and a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, dies. She was 38. September 23 1926 - Innovative and famed jazz musician, John Coltrane was born. 1930 - Blind composer, singer and musician Ray Charles Robinson born in Albany, Georgia. 1954 - Playwright George C. Wolfe was born. 1961 - President Kennedy named Thurgood Marshall to U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. 1979 - Lou Brock stole a record of 935th bases and became the all-time major league record holder.
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I think they are in a very subtle way. I don’t think that the point of the laws [are] necessarily to prevent people of color from voting, but I think [the point] is to make it harder. It also targets poor people, particularly because they have to pay to get the identification cards in many places, and a lot of people don’t have that luxury.
Qahira El’Amin Washington, D.C.
To me, it just seems nonsensical. If you have a government-issued voter card, what is the need for another one? If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t be happy [if I] had to go [and] get another form of identification. It just seems crazy.
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The laws will have a great effect on people of color. If you look at the news, [statisticians] have found that numbers for voter fraud is at nearly zero percent. Many states that are putting forth this petition on the particular issue are swing states. It will most definitely affect people of color.
Thaddeus Steele Temple Hills, Md.
The times that we are living in are very difficult and trying. We’ve seen over the past four years and have heard from several of the Republican leaders who [are] going to do everything they [can] to prevent President Obama from being re-elected. This idea of voter identification is just one of the many ventures that are being put in place to make sure that by whatever means possible, President Obama will not be elected again.
Hanan El’Amin Washington, D.C.
Absolutely. To me, it seems to be a modern day trick that [Republican legislators] are using to keep African Americans from voting. It is just like some of the same things that they did back in the Jim Crow era, but they’re designing it in a more modern way today.
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are vital to the continued wellbeing of the poor and the hungry in the United States and the world. Members of the group signed a letter sent to President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney to ascertain their stance on poverty. Blaire was joined by Barbara Williams-Skinner, Ph.D.; the Rev. David Beckmann; the Rev. Michael Livingston; the Rev. Gabriel Salguero; Galen Carey; and the Rev. Jim Wallis. All said they see the corrosive effects of poverty every day in the faces and lives of their congregations and others who come seeking help. They expressed dismay that a little less than two months before the general election and after the national conventions of both political parties, neither candidate discussed poverty and what they plan to do about it. “There’s nothing inevitable about poverty. It results from choices of the poor and governments,” said Carey, vice president of Governmental Relations with the National Association of Evangelicals in Southwest. “We need robust debate for the poor. This is no surprise. Few of our leaders even mention the poor, much less offer strong strategy. Panelists in the debates should ask, voters should ask at every campaign stop. We need integrity, justice and honesty, and provide those in need with programs and funding.” Wallis and Beckmann echoed The Washington Informer
their colleagues’ sentiments. “This is an unprecedented event. Finally, we have a common ground issue across political and theological lines,” said Wallis, president of Sojourners, a social justice organization located in Northwest. “We’re putting differences aside, protecting the poor and bringing their issues to light. Our unity around these issues has made the candidates deal with the issue.” “Poverty is a compelling and defining issue for Christians. We stand today and say that a nation’s righteousness is most determined by how we treat the poor and vulnerable, hungry, the thirsty and prisoners. How much we love Him, is how we treat them.” Williams-Skinner, called it the “Matthew 25” report card or “what we do to the least of our brothers.” “We call this the numbers morning … our score is very bad. Without the safety net that many members of Congress wanted to cut, it would be much worse,” she said. “As individuals, communities and as a nation, we should be concerned about the vulnerable.” Williams-Skinner, co-facilitator of the National AfricanAmerican Clergy Network, discussed the effects of poverty on African Americans and said her colleagues were holding themselves, as well as political leaders accountable. “People are in dire straits,” she said. “They are choosing between medicine and gas, food and medicine. We’re here to
prick the nation’s conscience.” Carey said Americans must confront and begin to deal with the plethora of fiscal problems the country faces. “We need a balanced, bipartisan approach as we deal with the poor,” he said. “… We look forward to new debates, actions and dialogue as we deal with this issue here and around the world.” Livingston said America cannot fix a problem it doesn’t acknowledge exists. “In July, $1 billion was raised and spent by the candidates,” said Livingston, policy director of Interfaith Worker Justice in Northeast. “Fifty-five days before the election, over $1 billion has been spent and the candidates have not mentioned poverty. Twelve million children are living in the most desperate conditions. In 2009, only two congressional districts in the nation have seen poverty decrease significantly. In 388 districts, poverty has deepened. Congress and the candidates are not talking about this and it doesn’t seem to matter.” All too often, Livingston said, politicians make backroom deals that are important to their lot. “We can’t compete with shadowy people hiding behind bad campaign laws,” he said. The latest poverty numbers represent the highest such figure in the past 50 years. When the near-poor and new poor are added, the number of Americans living at or near poverty
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around the region POVERTY continued from Page 8 approaches 150 million. Blacks, Hispanics, children and seniors have been hit particularly hard. A recession that began in 2007 has bludgeoned the poor and the middle class. Life for these Americans is characterized by chronic unemployment affecting about 12 million people; a housing collapse; foreclosures; lack of access to health care; and a host of other social and economic ills. In the wake of the 2008 economic meltdown, the disparities between America’s rich and poor has come into stark contrast. It’s estimated that the top one percent of this nation controls 40 percent of America’s wealth, income and resources. At the same time, corporations, insurance companies and banks – spurred by loose financial regulations, corporate neglect, malfeasance and greed – brought America’s economic system to near-collapse. “As a pastor, we are often the first responders in the pantries and food kitchens,” said Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition in New York. “While people see numbers, what we see is faces. It’s about the Carrion family in the Bronx who face eviction. Churches help but it’s not enough.”
Blaire agrees. “There is a tremendous amount of good that is done by charitable agencies but they cannot do it all,” he said. “… We cannot meet the severe demands we face on this issue. Everybody has to create the common good.” The faith leaders played videos by Obama and Romney which they said they plan to distribute to congregations around the country. Obama spoke about preserving tax cuts for the poor and middle class. Romney cited the need for job growth. Faith leaders declared that there needs to be a new national commitment and a new strategy on poverty in America and globally. Beckmann, who moderated the press conference at the National Press Club in Northwest, said the “Circle of Protection” does not support, oppose, or in any way endorse any candidate running for election. “Those who struggle economically in our society, the most vulnerable … do not have a voice at the policymaking table or a hand in influencing political campaigns,” said Beckmann, president of Bread for the World in Southwest. “… We urge all people to let your voices be heard through your vote … our faith calls us to consider how our choices in this election affect ‘the least of these.”’ wi
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D.C. Council Candidates Talk about Housing By James Wright WI Staff Writer Candidates for D.C. Council chairman and member positions discussed the need to maintain rent control and provide more affordable housing during a forum sponsored by the city’s most prominent tenant association. The D.C. Tenants Advocacy Coalition or TENAC, a non-profit, public service organization that advocates on behalf of tenants in the District, held a political forum on Wednesday, September 12 at the Charles Sumner School in Northwest to query candidates on their views regarding tenant issues. The District’s rent control law, which is considered to be one of the strongest in the country in protecting tenants from being evicted by their landlords unfairly, is an ongoing matter of discussion in the city. “Rent control continues to be the center of the agenda,” said D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2). “We need to make sure that it can be renewed without any interference from a Republican-controlled Congress.” Fifty-five percent of D.C. residents are renters, according to a 2011 study released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition in Northwest. NeighborhoodInfo DC, a Website that maintains statistics on the District, reports that 24 percent of residents who live in Ward 8 in Southeast own their homes as opposed to 57 percent in Ward 3 in Northwest, the wealthiest ward in the city.
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In essence, the rent control law prohibits landlords from raising the rents on tenants without adequate notice and without just cause. Tenants have legal remedies under the law and cannot be evicted while an increase is being disputed. Evans, 58, said that the rent control law is safe but is working with D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) to ensure that the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives do not interfere with it. Affordable housing is always a major issue during the campaign season and Venus Little, of Northwest, asked candidates to define “affordable housing.” She received various answers. “To me, affordable housing means mixed-income developments,” said D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7). “Other than that, there are programs that suit everyone’s needs and income levels.” Alexander, 50, said that she’s protenant, voicing support for the Office of the Tenant Advocate and refining the “Tenant Bill of Rights.” D.C. Council member Vincent Orange (D-At Large) told Little and other audience members who attended the forum that the reason rents are so high in the District is because of the “AMI” or the “area median income.” “We in the District are surrounded by some of the wealthiest counties in the country,” said Orange, 55. “When prices for housing are determined, they use the AMI and that skews the prices for District residences. We have to find a way to get around the AMI.”
Interim D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) said that he supports the maintenance of the Housing Production Trust Fund, which is designed to help District residents who meet their income levels secure housing. “The problem is that the mayors in the past have raided the fund to pay for other city projects and that is wrong,” said Mendelson, 59. “I will work to get the funding restored.” However, D.C. Council member Michael Brown (I-At Large) viewed the affordable housing issue in a broader context. “We have 1,100 new residents moving into the city each month,” said Brown, 47. “I don’t think that gentrification is a bad thing, as long as you don’t displace people. Housing should be made for those new residents but we need to make sure that the folks who have been here a long time [are] not kicked out.” Brown said that housing should be affordable for “police officer, firefighters and teachers.” He noted that no one in the city should pay more than 30 percent of their income on housing. Little, 45, said she was somewhat satisfied with the responses to her question. “Some of the politicians answered my question,” she said. “Some deviated from it but I am happy with what I heard.” wi www.washingtoninformer.com
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Starting this week, the grounds of the Congress Heights Recreation Center will undergo an extensive renovation through a volunteer effort by members of the DC Building Industry Association (DCBIA). This project will mark the 20th recreation facility renovated by DCBIA for its annual Community Improvement Day. On Saturday, September 29, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, 500 volunteers from the local community and building industry will arrive to complete the transformation of the park throughout the day. The all volunteer renovation is accomplished through a partnership with the DC Department of Parks & Recreation, the facility owners. DCBIA’s membership raises private funds, donates skilled labor and expertise, and provides supplies and volunteers to carry out the project, whose worth is estimated at $500,000. DCBIA has carried out similar projects over the last 19 years in recreation facilities across the District, mostly in Wards 7 & 8. The mission of these projects is to improve the quality of life for District residents by upgrading these facilities so they better serve the community. According to event Co-Chair, Lauren Frank of Hickok Cole Architects, “Our Community Services Committee is represented by thousands of dedicated volunteers and donors over the past 20 years. Our goal this year is to further demonstrate this monumental commitment through an exciting and worthwhile renovation of the Congress Heights Recreation Center. With that goal in mind, we are excited about the plan of upgrades and additions for the Center grounds.” The final design will improve the already existing recreational opportunities at the Center, provide new features and activities and increase the visibility of the Center within the Congress Heights community. The Center will benefit from new signage near the entrances marking its location. Pedestrians will be able to take advantage of the enhanced pathways through-
out the site. The existing ballfield will be improved with new dugouts and upgraded fencing, and the playground equipment will be repaired. Additional new features include terraced community gardens and new landscaping, trees and plants. A new outdoor pavilion will create a space for picnics, gatherings, and the opportunity for the Center to organize additional outdoor activities. The new promenade between the basketball and tennis courts will feature integrated seating to allow spectators to more comfortably view games while being shaded by newly planted trees. A vibrant paved area will also feature games and mazes for children to learn and play.
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Tar ball and mats of old oil have washed ashore in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. The State of Louisiana closed a 12-mile stretch of shoreline in the Grand Isle area along with an area stretching from the shore to roughly one mile into the Gulf ’s waters. Further, pelicans and other wildlife have been reported found covered with oil. Reports indicate that officials will be conducting tests to verify
whether this petroleum debris stems from BP’s 2010 Macondo well disaster. “There are reports of residual Macondo oil along the shorelines near Fouchon [sic] Beach and Grand Isle,” Arturo Silva, a spokesperson for BP, told The Louisiana Weekly via email. “These are areas that were in active response prior to Isaac, so it was expected… that these could be areas where highly weathered residual oil might be exposed.” Silva went on to point out “that there have been 90 reports of oil releases from other sources
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drop in BP’s stock price to the aggressive DOJ memo. David Uhlmann, former head of the DOJ’s environmental crimes section, told the Associated Press that this tone indicates that the government is ready to go to trial. The trial is slated to begin in mid-January 2013. One of the key points at issue is whether or not BP’s conduct prior to the spill constitutes gross negligence. If the firm is found to have been not only culpable for the disaster, but also to have contributed to the conditions that caused the explosion that killed 11 men and spewed 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf, it will be subject to punitive damages beyond the fines that it faces for violating the Clean Water and Oil Pollution Acts. In penultimate section of its memo, the DOJ asserted that with its motion, “BP is apparently seeking to pre-judge the results of the NRDA [Natural Resource Damage Assessment] by inviting the Court to make factual findings on environmental injury based on BP’s selective and misleading account of environmental conditions.” New Orleans attorney Stuart H. Smith posted comments on his blog about the recent filings, stating that “Scores of plaintiffs — including some represented by my law firm — are challenging the deal as unfair, ignoring issues such as the long-term neurological damage to clean-up workers and other Gulf residents who were exposed to massive amounts of the toxic dispersant Corexit that was deployed by BP.” Smith’s blog also asserts that the filings point towards a significant hearing with Judge Barbier scheduled for November.wi This article was originally published in the September 10, 2012 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper
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Resolution is Goal of Home Preservation Workshop By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer The tears flowing from Karina Leake’s eyes pretty much told the story. She finally got her mortgage loan modified. Leake couldn’t help but cry last week while attending Wells Fargo’s Home Preservation Workshop on September 13 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover. That’s when two hours into her session with an underwriter she learned that she qualified for a loan modification and her mortgage payment would be reduced by $530 a month. “I can realistically budget now,” said Leake. “Going forward, I will be able to make the payments. Everything will be fine.” Leake counted among more
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Karina Leake is all smiles now that her mortgage payment has been reduced. Wells Fargo underwriter Roland Luna assisted Leake at Wells Fargo’s Home Preservation Workshop in Landover. /Photo courtesy of Gale Horton Gay
cult times during this economic recovery,” said Marie Day, Wells Fargo home mortgage regional servicing director. “Our goal with this workshop is to help as many people as possible preserve homeownership.” Day said that Wells Fargo “aggressively” reached out to local customers in arrears on their mortgages, and encouraged them to attend. Most – 396 – had pre-registered and submitted paperwork. However, walk-ins also received counseling. As the event unfolded, Day predicted that 25 percent of
those attending would leave with an option that “doesn’t include foreclosure.” Day said the workshops operate on a “single point of contact” model, meaning customers are assigned a Wells Fargo representative who will serve as their primary contact throughout the process – including what transpires after they leave the workshop. Wells Fargo has been holding these workshops across the country since 2009. Officials said the event in Landover was their 74th and they have made 800,000 mortgage loan modifications during that time. A mother of four, Leake, 31, who lives in White Plains, Md., said her troubles began five
years ago when she was on maternity leave from her job. She encountered health problems as did her newborn which resulted in her being away from work longer than originally planned. She fell behind in paying her mortgage. “It’s been a struggle,” said Leake. She said she has been trying to get her loan modified during the past year and had received different responses. Roland Luna, the Wells Fargo underwriter who assisted Leake at the event, said sometimes having face-to-face contact with a representative makes all the difference. He said homeowners can often better explain details of their situation in person and there’s less likelihood of misunderstandings. Leake offered the following advice for persons facing foreclosure. “Don’t just sit around and not do anything about it. You can’t hide from it,” she said. For more information on Wells Fargo’s mortgage assistance programs, visit www.wellsfargo.com/homeassist or call 800-678-7986. wi
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Smiley and West Shine Spotlight on Poverty By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer Donna Turnage Spencer is one face of poverty. The 48-year-old mother of one tentatively approached the microphone at the conclusion of The Poverty Tour 2.0 stop at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., and captivated the crowd with her story. “I am a single mother, unassisted. I have no support from the system. I want to work. What am I to do?” she asked plaintively. “I feel like I’m being punished by the system. To have no support from the system. I grew up in Alexandria, I went to public school here. I have excellent credit but I can’t get a home because I don’t make $30,000 … my daughter deserves better. Every child does.” Turnage Spencer said that she’s estranged from her husband and escaped an abusive marriage. She said she lived a very comfortable lifestyle and is facing these financial difficulties because she chose not to stay. Radio personality Tavis Smiley, Princeton Professor Cornel West, Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader, as well as most of the people left in the auditorium turned their full attention to the petite woman who sobbed softly as she talked. “Doc and I appreciate your courage,” said Smiley. “We see this time-and-time again. This is caused by corporate greed and political indifference. These stories are heartbreaking. Women and children are falling faster into poverty. I read the Alexandria Times on poverty in this city. This is why this matters. I wish we had jobs to pass out.” Alexandria, one of the richest counties in Virginia, was one of several stops Smiley and West made on an abbreviated tour to swing states that could prove decisive for both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. This is the second time that the pair has embarked on a tour of American cities and states in an effort to reinject the issue of persistent poverty that has 46.2 million Americans in its grip into the national dialogue. The pair brought together activists, subject-matter experts and politicians who painted a dour picture of the economic malaise. The latest poverty numbers represent the highest such figure in the past 50 years. When the near-
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poor and new poor are added, the number of Americans living at or near poverty approaches 150 million. Blacks, Hispanics, children and seniors have been hit particularly hard. A recession that began in 2007 has bludgeoned the poor and the middle class. Life for these Americans is characterized by chronic unemployment affecting about 12 million people; a housing collapse; foreclosures; lack of access to health care; and a host of other social and economic ills. In the wake of the 2008 economic meltdown, the disparities between America’s rich and poor has created a chasm that continues to widen. It’s estimated that the top one percent of this nation controls 40 percent of America’s wealth, income and resources. At the same time, corporations, insurance companies and banks – spurred by loose financial regulations, corporate neglect, malfeasance and greed – brought America’s economic system to near-collapse. West and Smiley’s guests included Sharon S. Bulova, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors; Alexandria Schools Superintendent Morton Sherman; Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich [D-Ohio]; Dolores Huerta, a founder of the United Farm Workers Union; and Georgetown law professor and anti-poverty activist Peter Edelman. Several of the guests cautioned the audience that the issue of poverty isn’t going away in the U.S. particularly if Congress and presidents prioritize funding wars as opposed to education, health care and other social needs. The
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TOWN HALL continued from Page 14 problem is exacerbated by politicians beholden to their corporate masters, powerful corporations with pots of money to produce the legislation and results they want, a sustained attack on labor unions and global competition which has led to jobs fleeing overseas and a push by businesses and corporations to keep wages and salaries low. Nader castigated the priorities chosen by those elected to run this country. “The way to turn this country around is to change the priorities of public policies,” he said. “… Speaker John Boehner is a corporation masquerading as a human being.” “Fifty million people have trouble getting enough food to make it through the day,” he said. “One of three people make $10 or less an hour. More than 58,000 people die every year from workplace accidents because of lack of safety and other hazards. Yet trillions will be spent by the socalled military-industrial complex. No weapons system is enough. We have enough to blow up the world 300 times over and cause the rubble to vibrate.” “We spend $675 million to guard the giant U.S. embassy in Iraq but only spend $550 million on OSHA [The Occupational Safety and Health Administration]. Workplaces are replete with disease and trauma.” Smiley said three groups make up the poor in this country: the perennially poor, the near-poor, who’re just a paycheck or two away and the new poor. “Conditions are getting worse,” said Smiley. “We’ll see very simply www.washingtoninformer.com
that poverty is the new American norm. The new poor are the former middle class. One out of two people are in or near poverty – a paycheck or two from it. Half of the country is near or in poverty. You cannot sustain a democracy with poverty run amok. I don’t know why President Obama doesn’t say that.” Turnage Spencer expanded on her plight later. “I could go on and on,” she said. “I’m a simple person, not extravagant. This is my hair and my clothes are hand-me-downs. It’s real hurtful to be judged by my appearance. ” Turnage Spencer said she doesn’t qualify for a number of forms of assistance but received $300 in TANF assistance for about three months, ending in January and her food assistance was also terminated. She has continued to apply for jobs and said that she has a job search log that details her fruitless hunt for work since September 2011. Turnage Spencer said she lives in a tiny apartment in Alexandria and subsists on $185 a week from unemployment and quickly dwindling savings. She said she’s fortunate because while she doesn’t have medical coverage, Medicaid covers her daughter. “I’m looking for anything; I’m not looking for handouts,” said Turnage Spencer, who has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from James Madison University and who also has completed master’s degree coursework at the University of Virginia. She said she returned to live in Alexandria last year and has not been able to find any traction since. As Turnage Spencer spoke to reporters, several people came up to hug her, offer encouragement,
commiserate with her and tell her that they would try to help her find a job. “I’m in the exact boat you are,” said Cindy De Niro, holding Turnage Spencer’s hand in both of hers. De Niro said that she volunteers at three shelters in Alexandria. “Your story is so similar to so many women out there. We’re losing two of our four shelter systems [in Alexandria]. There are people on the street because the shelters are too full.” Oxon Hill, Md., resident Erika Walcott said Turnage Spencer’s story is hers too. “It resonated with me 100 percent,” said Walcott, 49, who has had turns as an entrepreneur, technician and broadcaster. “It’s crazy. I’ve been looking for work for the last three years. I don’t even know what criteria they’re using to decide who they hire and who they don’t,” said the mother of four. “I’m really upset with [President Barack] Obama – what the hell is going on? Are you so insulated that you can’t see that people are suffering? People are truly suffering. Hell, I’d vote for Michelle.” Smiley has proposed a roadmap to abolish poverty. The tour is a way to force politicians to act. He wants debate moderators to raise the issue; to push Obama and Romney to delineate their plans; and demand that the next president, after inauguration, makes his first official act a call for a White House conference on the eradication of poverty. Smiley said experts can create a national plan to cut poverty in half in 10 years and eradicate it in 25 years.wi The Washington Informer
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Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s campaign reform legislation is expected to be considered in about a week by the D.C. Council, but there is no clear indication that council members will embrace the proposed changes. In the past, those on the council who’ve introduced legislation proposing reform have generally not gotten a great deal of support from their colleagues. If they are frustrated by the lack of support, some reformers on the council aren’t showing it. “I’m glad the mayor has joined the call for campaign reform,” said Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells. “There is a crisis in ethics in politics in D.C. This will be a test for the city council to see if they’re willing to support reform.” Wells, 55, said he planned to announce at a Ward 3 Democratic meeting that he strongly supports Gray’s proposals which he said includes a number of
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items he’s already introduced to the chamber. “I strongly support it but it doesn’t go far enough,” he said. “There’s a lot of good in it but he should go further. He did address and embrace some sound ideas but I believe we should restrict corporate donations to local elections like 23 other states do and we need to go further on restricting constituency services funds.” Almost from the beginning of his tenure as mayor, Gray and his administration has been entangled in several federal investigations into activities surrounding his 2010 election campaign. He has been fending off allegations of paying off minor mayoral candidate Sulaimon M. Brown with a job in return for Brown assailing and harassing former Mayor Adrian Fenty on the campaign trail. In addition, two Gray campaign aides and an associate and close personal friend face jail time after pleading guilty to charges including running a shadow campaign, violating District and federal campaign finance laws, engaging in fraud, giving false statements and obstructing justice. Earlier this year Jeanne Clarke Harris, 75, admitted in federal court to overseeing the disbursement of $653,800 to fund the shadow campaign and that she enlisted relatives, friends and employees as “straw donors” to direct an additional $38,000 into the Gray campaign. The money
is believed to have come from powerful political donor Jeffrey Thompson, who himself is being investigated by federal authorities. Not long after Harris appeared in court to answer for her actions, D.C. Council members Muriel Bowser [D-Ward 4], David Catania [I-At Large] and Mary Cheh [D-Ward 3], issued public statements demanding that Gray step down. Gray has steadfastly refused to comply. Gray, 69, insists that he has done nothing wrong, saying he’s unaware of any wrongdoing committed by those who worked for and with him. His weekly schedule remains chock full of groundbreakings, proclamations, visits and an assortment of activities, an indication, administration officials say, that it’s business as usual. The mayor isn’t alone. The council has operated under an ethical cloud. Two members were forced to resign, one for stealing $353,000 to buy lavish baubles, the other after pleading guilty to felony bank fraud and misdemeanor campaign violations. Some of their colleagues are under investigation and public confidence has petered away as each new scandal or instance of questionable behavior, poor judgment or shaky ethics rocks the council. (There’s more to this story. Go to washingtoninformer.com to read it all.) wi www.washingtoninformer.com
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Blacks and the Political Conventions Coming out of the respective party conventions, most African Americans will cast their votes for President Barack Obama again despite what that presidency continues to cost us. As President Obama seeks a second term there is no expectation of any change in Blacks’ voting patterns. Though Blacks are no better off under Obama than during either of the Bush presidencies, Blacks will certainly give Obama strong support on November 6. The Republicans’ nominee, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has little history with African Americans. And, anti-African American segments within the GOP make Republican office-seekers’ outreach appeals to Blacks difficult. Romney’s Mormon faith puts many African Americans off because for much of their history, Mormons considered Blacks to be inferior to Whites. The Romney/Ryan campaign illustrates that the divide that existed between African Americans and the Republican Party in the past has now become a chasm. It’s being reported that Obama currently has 94 percent of Black American voters’ support. There’s little effort on the part of Romney/Ryan to garner African Americans’ votes. According to the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll conducted in August, “zero percent” of African Americans support Romney, though he has made overtures that include comments he made to the NAACP in Houston: “I am running for president because I know that my policies and vision will help hundreds of millions of middleclass Americans of all races, will lift people from poverty, and will help prevent people from becoming poor. My campaign is about helping the people who need help. The course the President has set has not done that – and will not do that. My course will.” Actually, the course Obama is on has caused Blacks’ conditions to worsen over the past three years. There is no need to ask “have Blacks’ lives gotten better” under Obama’s presidency; the disproportionately poor employment rates among African Americans is worse; the economy under Obama has caused people’s need for federal assistance, such as food stamps, to increase. In their pledge “to guard Obama’s back” Blacks have accepted a level of leadership the majority of Americans see as “subpar.” What has Obama & Co., done to deserve “an encore?” Too many Blacks are still seeking “hope and
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By William Reed change” that will never come. Most African Americans miss the fact that the majority of Americans are “mad as hell and not going to take it anymore!” As a candidate, Obama said we needed to reckon with race and with America’s original sin, slavery. But as our first Black president, he has avoided mention of race almost entirely. In having to be “twice as good” and “half as Black,” Obama illustrates the false promise and double standard of integration. Obama’s presidency has been mediocre at best. Brother Barack has had three years to apply his remedies to the problems facing us and the best he and the Democrats can do is continue to blame the GOP and a president who left office four years ago. The Democrats had a veto-proof Senate and a majority in the House during Obama’s first two years in office. Republicans took over the House as a direct result of voters’ dissatisfaction with Obama’s first two years in office. Bush left us about $4 trillion in debt. Under Obama, that debt is now $16 trillion. When Obama became president, the unemployment rate was 7.7 percent. Now it’s 8.1 percent. And, federal government’s business contracting with Black-owned firms decreased under Obama. Black voters need to recognize the Democrats as derelict as the Republicans in discussing issues of concerns to African Americans, such as: strengthening families; unemployment/economic empowerment; urban training programs; violence in our communities; institutional racism; AIDS and health issues; unequal justice; drug recovery and incarceration. How dumb are we? Where are our demands for representation? Despite a “Blackout” on dissenting opinions about Obama’s presidency, some Black Americans feel their best interests haven’t been served and won’t be over the next four years – no matter who sits in the White House. wi (William Reed is president of the Business Exchange Network and available for projects via the Bailey Group.org)
I don’t know what was different about this year. It certainly wasn’t because I did not have other viewing options. With over 1,000 channels on cable TV, the options seem endless. It wasn’t because I did not have anything else to do. In addition to my full time position, I volunteer for several organizations and sit on numerous committees. Perhaps it’s because I am getting older and with each passing year, I am finding increasing value in things like personal relationships, politics, and patriotism. Whatever the reason, this year, I watched the Summer Olympics from beginning to end. Even when I would hear the “spoiler alerts” on WTOP, I still went home and watched the various events for myself. Knowing the outcome made no difference whatsoever. I would still scream, jump, laugh, and cry and with every US victory, I would marvel at the amazing talent displayed and stick my chest out just a little bit further. Watching the Olympics reminded me of how important it is to always bring one’s “A” game, in work and in play. It also reminded me of the commitment and the sacrifice that is needed in doing so. Did you hear that commercial featuring Olympic hopefuls saying things like, “I haven’t watched TV since last summer” or “I haven’t had dessert in a year”? If not, just think of little Gabby Douglas who found it necessary to move across country from Virginia to Iowa to train with the coach that she felt could help her realize her dreams. At 14 years old, she left her mother and siblings to live with an unknown family for two years before the Olympics. How many of us would have made that sacrifice? Hearing the stories of how these Olympians train and then seeing the results, reminded me that we all have an opportunity to be Olympians – maybe not on the Olympic stage, but in our everyday lives. There is a lesson to be learned about how dedication, persistence, and preparation can lead to ultimate victory. Just think about how successful each of our companies could be if we all committed to bringing our “A” game to work on a daily basis. So you ask, just what does bringing my “A” game to work on a daily basis look like? I’m so glad you asked that question because I believe I have an answer. First and foremost, it means showing up for work every day and by showing up, I don’t just mean coming to work. Coming to work is one thing, but showing up for work means that you are not only there physically, but that you are there mentally and that you are prepared to take on the challenges and opportunities that each day may bring. Secondly, it means making your best effort to get it right the first time. We are all human and sometimes we make mistakes, but there is a difference between just doing a job and performing with a commitment to excellence. Finally, it means performing with an attitude of gratitude. That is, performing with thankfulness to your employer for hiring you in the first place and providing an opportunity for you to demonstrate your talents and performing with an appreciation for your teammates because we all know that teamwork makes the dream work. So, with the spirit of the Olympians still fresh in our minds, let’s commit to bringing our “A” game each and every day. That is, our individual commitment to the group effort toward making our team the best it can be. Let’s commit to taking our Act to Another level and then, sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor. The Washington Informer
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By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer For many middle school students Saturday is a day to “veg out” and focus on carefree pursuits. But for scores of students who attend one middle school in Upper Marlboro, last Saturday was a day to discover a wealth of activities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) that could be gateways to their futures. Scores of children and parents turned out for the kickoff of the Patriots Technology Training Center’s Back-to-School event at Kettering Middle School on September 15. While the center has been offering after-school STEM activities for 15 years, this is the first time that Kettering has been a host school where some club meetings will be held. “I am very excited,” said Amin Salaam, principal at Kettering. “STEM is very important to us at Kettering Middle School.” He said the clubs and activities are a “wonderful complement” to what we are doing, adding that new classes such as pre-engineering have been included in the curriculum this year. Students and parents wandered through more than a dozen booths and exhibits, trying to figure out which ones might be a good fit. Among the choices: cyber security, video gaming, robotics, biomedical, solar system, flight simulation, computer building, science bowl, underwater submarine, National Society of Black Engineers Junior Chapter and more. Some are clubs; others are competitions and workshops. For example, there’s a video gaming conference in December at Prince George’s Community College, and teams are currently being recruited through Patriots Technology Training Center to compete. Each team will develop a video game, which will be judged by gaming professionals. The video gaming exhibit, where a bank of video game consoles were stationed, drew a large
crowd of adolescent boys. Dami Adewunmi, 11, a student at Kettering who wants to pursue a medical career, was sure the biomedical club fit her to a tee. But that didn’t prevent her from stopping by the flight simulation exhibit and trying her hand at the controls. “It was really, really fun,” she said after she crash landed. Thurman Jones Jr., president of Patriots Technology Training Center, said the clubs and competitions provide students with exposure to STEM fields and professionals working in those fields. He said he has witnessed former club members who go to college, get jobs in their areas of interest and return to share their experiences with students. There are about 500 Patriots’ members, however, about 1,500 young lives have been touched, he said. Marcus Campbell, 11, of Temple Hills appeared mesmerized by the remote-controlled moving creations at the robotics exhibit. Marcus, who wants to be engineer when he gets older, said he was interested in the Lego and robotics clubs. Timothy Coker, who accompanied his 12-year-old son, said he liked the variety of the clubs and activities, however, added that participation should be more affordable. Participation in the program is open to young people in the fifth through 12th grades with a $50 annual membership. Gloria Shivers, program director for the Patriots, said that providing “real-life” experiences is one of the goals of the program. “We definitely give them what we call the road map to technology,” said Shivers. Salaam told the audience that developing skills and knowledge in STEM can lead to a promising future. The principal said that many future opportunities will be in STEM. “… Students need to be prepared, grounded in STEM. This is important,” he said. wi
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Kent Digby, vice president of operations for The Peterson Companies [center], helps in the ribbon cutting at MGM Resorts International’s new office at National Harbor with Marshunda Johnson, MGM Resorts vice president of compliance, and Alan Feldman, MGM Resorts senior vice president of pubic affairs. /Photo courtesy of Gale Horton Gay
MGM Resorts International Opens Office at National Harbor By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer At the ribbon cutting for MGM Resorts International’s new office in Prince George’s County, officials wanted to make one point clear – this is not a campaign office, it’s an information office. That message, which comes in the wake of a barrage of pro and con gaming advertisements on television and radio, was repeated by MGM executives in formal remarks. The storefront office located on Waterfront Street at National Harbor is where Marshunda Johnson, MGM Resorts vice president of compliance, and Christopher Oh, ARIA Resort’s director of finance and strategy, will operate from during the runup to the election in which voters will decide if an additional video lottery facility in Prince George’s County is approved. Both Johnson and Oh have temporarily moved to the county from Las Vegas, now residing in condos at National Harbor. The Peterson Companies, developer of National Harbor, and MGM Resorts International have reached an agreement on developing a destination resort casino at National Harbor if voters approve the addition of a sixth casino. Johnson has been with MGM Resorts for more than 13 years and works with a team to ensure all regulatory requirements, legal obligations, internal policies and procedures are followed. Oh, a www.washingtoninformer.com
native of Baltimore, has been with MGM for three years. He is on the team at ARIA Resort in Las Vegas that develops and supports financial and strategic initiatives to maximize operating performance. Johnson wasjoined by Alan Feldman, MGM senior vice president of public affairs, and Kent Digby, vice president of operations for The Peterson Companies, in the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. In remarks prior to the ribbon cutting, Feldman commented that 60 percent of MGM Resorts revenue comes from nongaming activities. “We don’t consider ourselves a gaming company,” Feldman said. The speakers encouraged those with questions about MGM Resorts International to stop in and learn about the company and the possible development.
Johnson said the office will provide information and hand out literature to those who are interested. She said she expects that the focus of most people’s questions will be on jobs and traffic. Establishing an office in a potential new gaming location is routine for MGM Resorts International, she said. Johnson, who moved to Maryland August 26, said the company plans to be active in getting to know Prince George’s County and its residents and already has scheduled to participate in several events such as For Sisters Only, Oktoberfest at National Harbor and the Congressional Black Caucus activities. “We will be in the community,” said Johnson. “That’s what we are here for.”wi The Washington Informer
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Education Plays Role in Longevity, New Study By Paul Kleyman Special to the Informer from New America Media The longevity gap between “two Americas” has widened since 1990, says a new study. One America is mostly white and well educated, and the other is ethnic or undereducated – and dying about a decade sooner than their more affluent counterparts. The gap between college-educated whites and African Americans who did not complete high school is “simply unbelievable,” stated S. Jay Olshansky, lead author of the extensive new analysis published in the August issue of the prestigious health policy journal Health Affairs. The researchers, who crunched mortality numbers in key databases from 1990-2008, found that white men in the United States with 16 years or more of schooling had life expectancy at birth of 14.2 years longer than African American males with fewer than 12 years of education. The gulf between well-educated white women and black women with low educational levels was 10.3 years. The research study is published with the stark title, “Differences in Life Expectancy Due to Race and Educational Differences Are Widening, and Many May Not Catch Up.” It is the latest publication by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society, a roster of 15 leading academic experts in aging and longevity. Low Education Shortens Life for All Groups The report shows that lower educational levels marked declining life expectancy within every demographic group examined. The gap between black women of high versus low educational levels was 6.5 years, and for Latinas the difference was 2.9 years. For males the longevity gaps were 12.9 years among whites, 9.7 years among blacks and 5.5 years for Hispanics. What’s more, the picture for those with fewer than 12 years of education “has grown notably worse for whites,” says the study. In terms of educational status “whites at the bottom are losing ground at a faster pace” than those at the top. The gulf between white women is especially wide, says the report. Those with 12 years or less of education were living just over a decade
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(10.4 years) less than white American females with at least 16 years of schooling. The two Americas—those with very high versus very low education—are in a longevity “time warp,” Olshansky asserted. While those with higher levels of formal learning are gaining longevity dividends every year, those least educated have had life expectancy linger at mid-20th century levels. Although blacks have added years slightly overall, among those with the lowest education, longevity for African American men is stuck at the average life expectancy the United States reached in 1954. For other groups with the least education, black women linger at the 1962 level, white women hover in 1964, and poorly schooled white men only live as long as Americans did in 1972. Medical Advances Not Enough According to the study, higher education directly affects health because increased learning prompts more people to adopt healthier lifestyles it improves their ability to cope with stress, and enables them to manage chronic diseases more effectively. However, the report says, education’s indirect effects, such as increasing one’s access to “more privileged social position, better-paying jobs and higher income are also profound.” These underlying social and economic effects, the research group explains, are why efforts to modify behavioral risk factors alone, such as to reduce obesity or smoking, “are not likely to have a major impact on disparities in longevity.” And the ethnic disparities in education are sharp. On the one hand, among those age 25 or older in 2008, the researchers found, more than one-third of Latinos had less than a high school education, compared with one in six African Americans and only one in 12 whites. On the other hand, says the study, among those who “enjoy the health and longevity benefits” of a college or post-graduate degree, about onethird are white, one-sixth Black and one in eight Hispanic. The life-expectancy findings for Hispanics are more complicated than for others. Although Latinos appear to have the highest reported life expectancy at birth among ethnic groups in the study, the researchers cautioned that other factors are
in play. Previous research cited by the study’s authors shows that Latino immigrants “tend to be healthier than subsequent U.S.-born generations of Hispanics.” Second- or third-generation Hispanics born in the United States experience higher mortality risks and die 10-20 percent earlier than their immigrant parents’ and grandparents’ generations. As Hispanics become a larger proportion of the total U.S. population—with a higher proportion of them born here, “their current longevity advantage may diminish rapidly,” the article says. Also skewing the overall figures showing a Latino longevity advantage, says the study, many older Hispanic immigrants “return to their country of origin to die; and the people who emigrate from most countries in Latin America tend to be healthier and more highly educated than the population from which they originated.” Gap Could Grow Larger Without greater attention to education and its impact on social factors in health, say Olshansky and his colleagues, advances in medicine and technology alone are unlikely to close disparities by race and socioeconomic status. Nationally, he noted, increased access to good educational equity is apt to improve people’s health and productivity, thus reducing future demands on Medicare and dependence on Social Security—major budget issues in the presidential campaign. They emphasize that expanding lifelong learning opportunities would be especially significant for those already in the workforce and who would find it very difficult to return to traditional formal education programs. Olshansky and his colleagues warn that if the anticipated advances in medical science and technology continue without educational gains, by 2050 “the health and longevity gap between the two Americas could grow larger.” They recommend that American society “implement educational enhancements at young, middle, and older ages for people of all races, to reduce the large gap in health and longevity that persists today.” wi www.washingtoninformer.com
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Tell Romney Who Counts Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney has written off 47 percent of the American electorate who he believes will not vote for him. Throughout this week, a Mother Jones video circulating on broadcast news and the Internet, shows Romney telling donors earlier this year, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president [Obama] no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That’s an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what. ... These are people who pay no income tax.” Once again, Romney is wearing his elitism, arrogance and ignorance on his sleeve by sticking to his remarks that dismiss those voters who will vote to re-elect President Obama in November; but the 47 percent he pointed to also includes those who are likely Romney supporters – the elderly and poor whites. During the Republican primary race, Romney said he was not concerned about the poor. He later argued that his words were taken out of context, but it’s becoming more difficult for him to deflect the fact that he’s a wealthy businessman who is totally out of touch with the average American. President Obama has his critics, as well. Throughout the Democratic National Convention held in Charlotte, the target audience for Obama’s second term was clearly the American middle class, leaving the nation’s poor on the sidelines of the country’s recovery. This election cycle has done more to focus on economic inequality than any other in recent years. The one-year-old Occupy Movement, brought to light the wealth gap between the nation’s top 1 percent versus the rest of us called the 99 percent. And now there’s the 47 percent “who don’t pay taxes” against the 50 percent who do and the 3 percent who don’t pay enough. The economic crisis this country faces impacts everyone. Anyone who suggests they can get us through it with one group and without another is mistaken and a poor choice for the position they seek, especially the presidency. It will be the percentage of Americans who show up at the polls to vote on November 6 that will really count.
CBC is Relevant, If We Say So Since 1969, the Congressional Black Caucus has grown from 13 to 42 African-American legislators representing primarily African-American districts across the country. Its mission has remained steadfast which is to “positively influence the course of events pertinent to African Americans and others of similar experience and situations.” Its goal is to pursue equity for persons of African descent, in issues of both domestic and international importance. Most of its members serve in the House of Representatives, and less than five have served in the Senate, including Sen. Barack Obama. What the future holds for the CBC is questionable and the challenge of proving the group’s relevance is addressed each year by the CBC Foundation at its annual legislative weekend in September in Washington, D.C. Thousands of policy analysts, entrepreneurs, elected officials, media representatives and constituents register for the 3-day conference for a chance to hear about the issues the CBC may be working on that specifically impact African Americans. It’s one of the few opportunities they have to hob-knob with these key congressional leaders, some of whom sit on or chair the most powerful committees in the House of Representatives. Sure, the CBC Foundation weekend is full of parties, lots of them, but most of the time those who attend exchange business cards and network with others willing to share ideas about solutions to common problems of local and national importance. This year’s CBC Foundation weekend will focus on voter suppression and protecting voters’ rights to cast their ballots. It’s not an issue that just impacts African-American voters, but the CBC has been the legislative monitor of many new laws that will restrict everyone’s right to vote, regardless of race, gender, age or sexual preference. If at no other time, the voices and votes of CBC members are crucial to the American voter at this point in time. Some may say that the CBC is outdated and unnecessary, but then when something happens, like the Republicans resistance to the president’s plans to address health care, jobs or housing, it’s the CBC that must step in to raise one voice on behalf of many in support of these issues. We encourage our readers and others to pay close attention to the issues that are being debated in the halls of Congress and instead of questioning the value of the CBC, write letters and emails or call your legislator to bolster the work of the CBC. If we don’t fight for ourselves, then their work on our behalf is that much harder. The voters keep the CBC relevant.
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A Clueless Council
I enjoy reading James Wright’s D.C.’s Political Roundup each week in The Informer. In addition to this week’s roundup, his article “Council Members Discuss Hot-Button Issues with Residents” was most interesting. What the article shows me is just how clueless our council members are about the needs of the residents who live in Wards 7 and 8, and how to address those needs. Everyone who walks the streets of the District of Columbia can see the development that is taking place all over the city, including east of the river. However, what’s needed east of the river are jobs, and for the life of me, I don’t understand why more residents can’t get some of the jobs on projects that are
currently underway. The District government needs to hold developers accountable for hiring District residents; that’s what needs to happen. Before you know it, projects will be finished, buildings will be occupied and employers will use the excuses that residents aren’t qualified to do the work they need. It will be the same old story that is used time after time. If they really cared, they would do something about it. Bernard Milton Washington, D.C.
Finding Viable Solutions during the CBC
The Washington Informer special insert, “The Congressional Black Caucus 42nd Annual Legislative Conference,
Inspiring Leaders/Building Generations,” had some very good articles. While I was reading them I started thinking, what if there was something like this put out at the end of the conference to let people know what solutions and strategies were decided on to address some of the problems our communities face. After 42 years of coming together we should be ready to share with the public a plan for action, something we can work on together to accomplish. Yes, we all need to vote, but there has to be something else we can do. If we can come together and celebrate being together, we should at least determine some goals while we are together, and publish them for everybody to see. David Salter Hyattsville, Md.
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By James Clingman
The Significance of Struggle One of the main themes in the political conventions was centered on how hard it was for the speakers’ families, their parents and grandparents, and how they struggled to make it. Virtually every top speaker reflected on the hard times they went through and how their relatives struggled to put food on the table, how their parents worked two jobs to support their families, and how they lived in a small
apartment. They wanted to believe they were “special” because they knew what it was like to struggle. It was kind of funny hearing all the stories and seeing them worn as badges of honor that merited our votes. Well, I may as well get in on the act with my personal story. My great-grandfather was enslaved in North Carolina. My grandfather somehow got a little piece of land and turned it into the business of farming and keeping chickens and hogs. He dug a well and used an outhouse,
which I also had to use when I visited during the summer. My father left home as a teenager, after not finishing high school, came to Cincinnati and started working as a janitor and night watchman. The first four of his five children, me included, were born at home. We lived in a three-room apartment where the living room was converted to a bedroom every night by a rollaway bed for my older brother and me, and the bathroom was in the hall for others to use as well. Our
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parents took care of us through my father’s job that paid $35 per week. My father was crippled but walked to work every day. My mother went to work as a domestic in the White suburbs, which ended up being the norm for many Black women back then. Remember the movie, The Help? She later got a job at a hospital making a whopping 50 cents per hour as a cafeteria helper. She worked at that same hospital for 28 years and when she retired around 1980, she was earning $4.50 per hour. By the
way, her relatives worked in the mines and lived in the “hollows” of West Virginia, scratching out a living and owing their wages to the company store. As for me, I worked odd jobs from the age of eight, selling papers, loading trucks, hauling groceries in my wagon, paper routes, working in a grocery store, and washing cars. With a story like this, I should run for office. Struggle? Yes, we as well as millions of other families in
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By Julianne Malveaux
The Double Whammy of Poverty and Unemployment Last week, we learned that African American unemployment rates stayed level last month, with an absurdly high official unemployment rate of 14.1 percent. Unemployment rates for African American men fell, while those for African American women rose. These rates are way too high and understate the extent of pain that exists in the African American community. The philosopher Albert Ca-
mus wrote, “Without work all life is rotten” because so many people value and define themselves by the work they do. Indeed, at many professional social gatherings the first, second, or third question is: “What do you do?” Work seems to anchor us to stability, and to the world. Too many African American people have no anchor. While President Obama, Vice President Biden and other key Democrats have acknowledged that unemployment rates are not
falling quickly enough, few deal with the psychic effects that unemployment has on the person. For many, it causes a malaise and a sense of absolute disconnection. Others feel disillusioned and depressed, although others use their own talent at entrepreneurship to create work where there is none, using skills to offer goods and services to their neighbors. We don’t need government data to validate the pain that many in the African American
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community experience, far more pain than experienced in other communities. The overall unemployment rate dropped from 8.3 to 8.1 percent with African American unemployment staying level, means some are enjoying our tepid economic recovery, while others are waiting for gains to trickle down. Unemployment data were released on September 7, and the poverty data released on September 12. That’s a double whammy for African Americans.
Not only is the employment situation stagnant, with “real” unemployment rising as high as 25 percent, but new data on income and poverty suggest, again, that African Americans experience a greater burden than others in our society. The poverty rate among African Americans rose from 27.6 to 27.8 percent. Some might describe these numbers as ”not statistically significant,” but try telling that to
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By George E. Curry
Greedy King Children at it Again In his “I Have a Dream Speech” delivered at the 1963 March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said he dreamed of the day his children would be judged not by the color of their skin but the content of their character. If Dr. King had known how Martin III, Dexter and Bernice would later fight over money generated by commercially exploiting his name, he might have omitted any refer-
ence to their character. When it comes to money, King’s remaining children have no character. The latest of many examples is their profiting from the construction of the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. They – and all Americans – should be grateful that Harry E. Johnson, Sr. and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity had the vision and unflagging commitment to believe they could erect a memorial to Dr. King on the National Mall. Last year, the 30-foot, 8-inch statue of King
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was unveiled, dwarfing the 19foot statue of Thomas Jefferson and the Abraham Lincoln memorial, which is 19 feet, 6 inches. Instead of being satisfied with this impressive memorial to their father – the first monument to an African American on the Mall – the King children saw dollar signs. They have collected more than $3 million in licensing fees from the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation. The fees were charged in exchange for allowing the foundation to use King’s The Washington Informer
words and likeness in fundraising appeals and as part of the memorial complex itself. Harry Johnson has raised $119 million of the $120 million needed to build the memorial. But I doubt that any donor gave money to the project with the expectation that the King children would be able to line their pockets with their contribution. David Garrow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning King biographer, told the Associated Press that Dr. King would have been “absolutely scandalized by the profi-
teering behavior of his children.” The King family is not looking for pennies or dollars. They are looking for millions. They are already making millions from King’s “I Have a Dream Speech.” King was a very public man, giving a public speech at the Lincoln Memorial, yet the King children claim that he was a private citizen and therefore they are entitled to profit from his public pronouncements. They successfully sued CBS to prevent
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Child Watch©
By Marian Wright Edelman
‘Ryanomics’ Assault Poor and Hungry Children Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the great German Protestant Theologian, who was executed for opposing Hitler’s holocaust, believed that the test of the morality of a society is how it treats its children. I agree and am deeply ashamed that the United States of America flunks Bonhoeffer’s test every hour of every day as our policies and priorities permit 16.1 million children – more than 1 in 5 – to live in poverty in the richest nation on earth and 7.3 million to
live in extreme poverty according to the new Census poverty data. Children under five are our poorest age group with one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers – who did not choose their parents – poor during their years of greatest brain development. The U.S. Agriculture Department recently reported that a record number of families in America are struggling to put enough food on the table and that one in five children live in a food insecure household.
Millions of Americans, many of them hard working parents, have only food stamps to keep the wolves of hunger from their door. Yet, the Ryan budget passed by the House of Representatives not only would do nothing to decrease epidemic poverty, hunger and homelessness during this time of economic downturn and parental joblessness, it would increase their struggles by taking away food and other essential supports. Ryanomics is an all-out assault on our poorest children
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while asking not a dime of sacrifice from the richest 2 percent of Americans or from wealthy corporations. Ryanomics slashes hundreds of millions of dollars from child and family nutrition, health, child care, education, and child protection services, in order to extend and add to the massive Bush tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires at a taxpayer cost of $5 trillion over 10 years. On top of making the Bush tax cuts permanent, the top-income bracket would get an additional
10 percent tax cut. Millionaires and billionaires would on average keep at least an additional quarter of a million dollars each year and possibly as much as $400,000 a year, according to the Citizens for Tax Justice. The Ryan budget does not name or touch any of the many expensive tax incentives, tax loopholes or tax subsidies that help the powerful and the wealthy. It doesn’t close tax loopholes or rein in incentives to
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By Harry C. Alford
Time to Pull Back from the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Ignorance is not bliss. However, there are too many of us who are ignoring the discussion about a legislative maneuver known as “sequestration.” This is also known by a more descriptive term – “fiscal cliff.” (Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is credited with coining the phrase). Unless this is updated, all financial rules and budgeting will come to a halt on December 31, 2012.
Let me tell you about a few of the programs that are at risk. One program is the funding of our military. If we don’t fix the fiscal cliff, our forces will be reduced by 300,000. America would then have the smallest military troop since 1940. That small forced tempted Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan and led to World War II. Putting troops in the unemployment lines and reducing our ability to defend ourselves may quite easily put us into a serious war with a major opponent.
Another vital program is the Transaction Account Guarantee. This FDIC program, which is fully paid for by the banking industry, provides insurance for checking accounts. If Congress fails to extend the TAG coverage beyond its December 31 expiration, approximately $1.4 trillion in deposits will become uninsured overnight. This could be devastating to our local communities. Imagine all the small business owners, households and others having its cash flow at total risk. Abruptly ending this deposit cov-
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erage will disproportionately affect minority-owned businesses and their local lenders. Small banks make more than 60 percent of all small business loans and use this coverage to support local lending. Because our economic recovery remains fragile, allowing this coverage to expire carries the risk of countless unintended consequences for small businesses just regaining their footing from the past recession. A high percentage of our banks will close their doors and reduce capital access even further.
Besides the banking industry all corporations and individual stock owners will lose value. If the fiscal cliff occurs the current tax rate on stock dividends will increase from 15 percent to more than 49 percent. This will quickly cause personal investors avoid straight stock purchases. Wall Street will do the same. The value of many of our corporations, pension funds and local governments will drop immensely. Plants, jobs, retirements plans
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By Askia Muhammad
Romney’s Black ‘Leadership Council’ I once had a job supervisor who liked to share stories about his past exploits. His first summer job was while he was still in high school. He worked at what was called a “5&10 cent store” –they were then like Walmart is today. On this job he was the only Black person and he knew his place. There were 76 White women and one White man, www.washingtoninformer.com
all of whom he knew, were his bosses. Then one day the store hired another young Black man. For the rest of the entire summer, he recalled, most of his time on the job was spent quarrelling with the other Black man about which of them was in authority, after the 76 White women and one White man. So it is today. In early September, on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, the Romney for President campaign announced it had formed a Black Leadership Council made up
of 21 council members. “In the months to come, this group will help facilitate dialogue between Mitt Romney and respected leaders who provide unique expertise, experience and knowledge on a range of issues impacting Black American communities,” the campaign said in its announcement. That’s odd because with only two months until Election Day, there’s precious little time for this group to even get together with their candidate for a photo-op, much less for a dialogue,
particularly not with the Romney campaign in a freefall caused by the candidate himself, and his opponent enjoying a post convention “bounce” which has boosted his approval and his ratings in key battleground states which Romney needs if he is to have any chance of winning. What may be even more peculiar is that most of the members of this council have followed career paths which have conspicuously avoided bringing them together with any other Black people to do anything, espe-
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cially anything impacting Black American communities. That’s not what Black Republicans do. Black Republicans today parrot the Tea Party line calling for drastic cuts in safety-net, social programs and more tax cuts for the rich. So now all of a sudden, these Black Lone Rangers are lumped together in the GOP’s ghetto, a “black hole” [no pun intended] from which no light, no sounds, no wisdom, can possibly escape.
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The Anacostia Community Museum, 45 Years and Counting
Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes received the John R. Kinard Leadership in Community Service Award from James L. Frazier, chairman of the Anacostia Community Museum’s advisory board during the 45th anniversary gala of the museum in Southeast on Saturday, September 15. /Photo by Khalid NajiAllah
Washington Informer Publisher Honored By Michelle B. Phipps-Evans WI Staff Writer It was a crisp evening on September 15 as hundreds of visitors in flowing dresses, spiked heels and matching evening bags, and black tie attire graced the recently reopened Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Community Museum [ACM] at Fort Place, SE, for its 45th anniversary gala. The mood was festive. A large white tent with plastic windows sat outside the museum, serving as a canopy over small tables covered with white tablecloths. Atop each chair was a white-and-blue-polkadot gift bag, playing on the virtual water environment and theme for the museum’s upcoming exhibit on urban waterways. Dimmed lights complemented the cozy atmosphere as waiters handled
food at various stations featuring a cornucopia of southern comfort foods, Midwestern favorites, international flair from London and China, and a dessert buffet. To Dorothy Browner-Hubler, the evening was “absolutely fantastic.” “This museum represents every man and what a people and culture can be,” said Browner-Hubler, an educator on the Gullah-Geechee culture, and a member of the gala’s honorary committee. “This is good for young people who can keep pride and respect within the community.” The dance floor – a virtual river bed – was in the center of the room, separating diners, making its purpose rather obvious. The evening culminated with guests grooving to the Exquisite Band, while others placed bids on silent
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auction items. Some guests noted that the usual District politicians didn’t attend, even those up for reelection. Nevertheless, the gala, hosted by the museum’s advisory board and emceed by veteran television actors Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid, attracted Ward 8 power couple Eugene and Tanya Vidal Kinlow, the District’s fire and emergency medical services chief The Washington Informer
Kenneth Ellerbe, artist BK Adams and his wife Donna, photographer Steven M. Cummings, and ANC 7B chair Yvonne Moore, who not only celebrated the museum’s 45year history but also recognized five individuals making significant contributions to the community or the museum. “What an honor it is to be a recipient of the award in this museum in my neighborhood,” said The
Washington Informer publisher Denise Rolark Barnes, who received the John R. Kinard Leadership in Community Service Award. “I want to share this award with my father and stepmother who are no longer here but with us in spirit.” Rolark Barnes’ father, Dr. Calvin W. Rolark Sr., and stepmother Wilhelmina J. Rolark both received
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LIFESTYLE AWARDS continued from Page 24 awards posthumously. The Rolark family started the weekly Ward 8-based publication in 1964 to serve the District’s African-American community. They founded the United Black Fund, a nonprofit that provides funding to community-based organizations. Wilhelmina Rolark also served as the Ward 8 council member for many years. Philip Pannell, executive director of the Anacostia Coordinating Council [ACC], received the Community Service Award. The ACC is a volunteer, membership consortium of organizations and individuals focused on revitalizing the Anacostia and neighboring east of the river communities. “This award leaves me breathless,” said Pannell, who added he never missed an exhibit since first discovering ACM in 1975. “This is one of my favorite places in D.C. It is an honor for me to receive this award.” The final honoree was Anastasia Johnson, a long-time museum volunteer. The ACM is the nation’s first federally funded community museum that recently expanded its www.washingtoninformer.com
Philip Pannell dances the night away during the Anacostia Community Museum’s 45th anniversary gala in Southeast on Saturday, September 15. Pannell also received an award. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah
focus from an African-American emphasis to examining the impact of contemporary social issues on urban communities. According to the museum’s website, ACM is dedicated to a mission centered upon contemporary urban communities, to research, documentation, and programming that are community-focused, and which
maintains a sense of citizen ownership through active participation. “We are celebrating the museum’s work to promote community cultural engagement as we reach this important milestone and move forward in a new direction,” said Camille Giraud Akeju, ACM’s director.
In keeping with the evening’s theme, “Reclaiming Our Edge: Launching a New Vision,” she added that ACM is changing to a broader focus on contemporary urban issues. Later, she explained that the impetus for the shift was the establishment of the National Museum for African American History and Culture and that this
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new Smithsonian museum will assume the role as “primary vehicle for preserving, interpreting and presenting programs related to the African-American experience.” “We decided that ACM would return to its primary objective – to reflect the history, culture and issues facing urban communities,” Akeju said. “This focus will keep the museum relevant and sustainable. It will also allow us to compare these issues, many of which affect the museum’s geographic neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River, to similar communities around the world and allow us to explore local neighborhoods as part of the global community.” At the gala, guests previewed this new focus through the museum’s most recent exhibition, “Reclaiming the Edge: Urban Waterways and Civic Engagement,” which examines citizens’ efforts to restore rivers in six urban communities worldwide. The exhibit opens October 15.wi For more information on the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum at 1901 Fort Place, SE, visit the website at www.anacostia.si.edu.
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Mayor’s Arts Awards Highlight Best in D.C. Arts, Culture By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer From hand dancing and the spoken word, to arts education and artistic disciplines, an annual event that pays tribute to the talent and vision of the arts community in the District recently attracted a capacity crowd to an historic theater on a balmy September evening. Art aficionados, accompanied by their protégés and a host of arts enthusiasts, packed the house during the 27th annual Mayor’s Arts Awards at the Lincoln Theatre in Northwest last Thursday, where District artists, patrons and arts organizations took center stage for their significant contributions to the local arts scene. The two-hour event, emceed by WUSA anchor J.C. Hayward, provided the District yet another opportunity to showcase the city’s
cadre of diverse talent and creative genius. Mayor Vincent C. Gray took the opportunity to stress the importance of supporting the arts. “We can see by the breadth of our special award winners, the scope of arts in this city,” said Gray, 69. He said the honorees “represent the burst of energetic spirit in D.C.” The mayor also told the audience that the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities [DCCAH], the agency that sponsors the annual arts event each year, will assume responsibility for the Lincoln Theatre, much to the crowds delight. Winners in five arts categories and three teaching categories were recognized along with a distinguished group of honorees: Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams received the Mayor’s Arts Award for Visionary Leadership. Paul Jorgensen walked away with
Kenneth Dickerson, a music teacher at Roosevelt Senior High School received the Mayor’s Arts Award for Teaching, specifically for performing arts, during the 27th annual Mayor’s Arts Awards at the Lincoln Theatre in Northwest on Thursday, September 13. /Photo by Roy Lewis
the Mayor’s Arts Award of Special Recognition and award-winning film producer George Stevens Jr. and founding artistic director of the African Heritage Dancers and Drummers’ Melvin Deal both received the Mayor’s Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement. Performances by acts that included Poem-cees, Nistha Raj, Christylez Bacon, the National Hand Dance Association, and the African Heritage Dancers and Drummers mesmerized the audience throughout the evening. Other award-winners included Art Enables, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra and Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop. “It is imperative that we retain D.C. as a world-class cultural and
arts city,”said Judith Terra, DCCAH chairperson. Terra, along with Lionell Thomas, DCCAH executive director, expressed gratitude to both the mayor and the D.C. Council for their “indelible support” of the arts which received a restoration of funding this fiscal year to the tune of $6 million. “What’s been happening among the city’s arts sector for the past 30 years has been amazing, and as the nation’s capital, we have the opportunity to experience and to share arts around the world,” said Terra. Williams, who served as mayor from 1999 to 2007, is credited for putting the District back on firm financial footing. He received a prolonged round of applause as
he approached the stage, where he was praised as a strong champion of city government and the arts. Williams said in his acceptance speech that having been a successful mayor was a result of the hard work of residents who’d rallied behind him. “However the show goes on. It’s often very painstaking and sometimes chaotic, but it continues because of your work,” said Williams, who also gave kudos to his mother, Virginia, who accompanied him to the ceremony. “A city without art is a mistake . . . and those visuals that keep us moving toward our destination is really what art is all about,” Williams said. “It’s making our lives better, our families better and this city the great city that it is.”wi
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“Charly’s Epic Fiascos” by Kelli London c.2012, Dafina $9.95 / $10.95 Canada 288 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer “No” is a foreign word. It’s something you simply cannot understand. It just doesn’t compute. Not in your vocabulary. When you want something – whether it’s a boy, a job, a grade, a pet, or a new gadget you must have – ain’t nobody better say that word to you because you don’t get it. It. Just. Doesn’t. Make. Sense. And you’re not alone: Charly St. James has never met a “No” she likes, either, but in the new book “Charly’s Epic Fiascos” by Kelli London, ignoring that negative word may take her places she really doesn’t want to go. It was a good thing Mason couldn’t read minds. He was one fine boy. She wanted him to be her boyfriend, but Charly St. James had been lying to Mason about nearly everything: she was from the South Side of Chicago, not New York. She didn’t just visit her father in Brooklyn;
LIFESTYLE she hadn’t seen him since she was five. And she didn’t have all kinds of money like Mason thought she did. No, Charly worked at a restaurant called Smax’s BBQ and she was hiding her cash so she could buy a phone. That was because Charly’s mom, Brigette [pronounced the French way: Bri-jeet], had been laid off from her job so she laid claim to every cent Charly made and every nice thing Charly owned. To say Brigette was nasty was being nice. But on the afternoon that Brigette stole Charly’s bankroll and lost it at the casino, Charly had enough. She packed her belongings in Brigette’s best luggage and left town on the first ‘Hound she found. New York City was where Charly was headed. Her father lived there – somewhere. Her aunt did, too, and Charly was sure Auntie would help her get an audition for a reality show that would start filming soon. It was practically a done deal, Charly was positive of it. There’d be fame and fortune in her future, for sure. That is, as long as she could keep away from hustlers, dealers, juvie hall, scammers, creeps, and thieves… When I first picked up “Charly’s Epic Fiascos,” I was surprised at what I was reading. It seemed to be about a lying young hustler who manipulated everyone to get what she wanted. And this was a book for young women?
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Yes, it is. But ... Author Kelli London gives her main character plenty of reason for doing what she does, as well as a bit of regretfulness for having done it. Because of the situation in which London paints Charly’s
life and because the character is so charmingly cheeky, readers will fall in love with her. I know I did. But … On the other hand, “Charly’s Epic Fiascos” makes running away seem like a big event. Is that
good? I think that depends on to whom you’re giving this book. For 13-to-17-year-olds who can see the story as a story, I think it’s a really fun read. But for teens who struggle to recognize fiction, “Charly’s Epic Fiascos” is a NO go.wi
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Actor, Educator Al Freeman 1934-2012
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Former Howard University Professor Eleanor Traylor pays a special tribute to her friend, Al Freeman, an actor and Howard University professor during a Remembrance Service at Cramton Auditorium in Northwest on Tuesday, September 11.
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Beloved actor and recently retired Howard University professor Al Freeman, Jr., died, Aug. 9 at age 78. Freeman was loved for the dignity and respect he brought to such characters as Spike Lee’s Elijah Muhammad in the film Malcolm X, and police captain Ed Hall on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, for which he won an Emmy Award in 1979. A longtime resident of Washington, D.C.’s Southwest marina, Freeman was born Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr. on March 21, 1934, in San Antonio, Texas. FreeThe Washington Informer
man’s other TV credits include “The Cosby Show,” “Law and Order,” “Homicide: Life On the Street,” and “The Edge of the Night.” Freeman was remembered by friends, family, fans, and Howard family, as a “gentleman among men” in a remembrance service held at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium, Monday, September 10, titled The Life and Legacy of Professor Albert C. Freeman, Jr. wi Photos by Roy Lewis www.washingtoninformer.com
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LIFESTYLE with a wide array of advanced safety technologies as part of the standard equipment package. These include advanced dual-stage front air bags with occupant seat position sensor; sideimpact head protection curtain air bags [front and rear]; front seat-mounted side air bags; driver’s side knee air bag; anti-lock brakes with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution; Active Stability Control [ASC] with Traction Control Logic and a Tire Pressure Monitoring System. My test car, the Mitsubishi Lancer ES AWD is specifically designed for the Snowbelt states and includes a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine that provides a modest 168-hp output. It is mated to a continuously-variable transmission [CVT] along with the allwheel drive system – a first for Mitsubishi. It’s an entertaining car for the price range [has a starting MSRP of only $20,195]. I liked the outside appearance, which has athletic lines and cuts a fairly unique sporty profile. A little more power from the four bangers would be welcome, and the spartan black and silver interior should be spiffed up a little more to
trucks. The Outlander PHEV is a plug-in hybrid SUV that offers the best of three worlds: the environmental performance of an electric vehicle [EV], the cruising range of a conventional internal combustion engine [ICE] vehicle, and the on- and off-road performance of an SUV. The Mitsubishi i all-electric car is the least expensive EV and has the best mile per gallon equivalent among cars in its class. Unfortunately, these vehicles do not sell in large enough numbers to get Mitsubishi out of its current sales rut. In order to grow, the automaker will have to bolster sales with the help of vehicles like the Mitsubishi Lancer ES, a compact vehicle that we found to be pretty entertaining and capable. Year in and year out, the Lancer is consistently one of Mitsubishi’s best-selling vehicles. The affordably-priced, fuel-efficient and content-laden Lancer model has long provided consumers with a lot of car for their hardearned money. Every Lancer model comes
By Njuguna Kabugi WI Contributing Writer Over the past few years, as the economic downturn threatened to choke the life out of the automobile industry, Mitsubishi sales suffered a cliff-dive. As rumor mills churned with whispers that the Japanese automaker would exit the U.S. market, most casual observers wondered why Mitsubishi would care to maintain a presence in the United States. Of the close to 4.5 million Japanese cars sold in the United States in 2011, more than onethird were Toyotas; approximately one-quarter were Hondas. Mitsubishi’s market share – and remember, this is just among Japanese vehicle sales – was 1.2 percent. On the market as a whole, Mitsubishi possessed 2 percent of the whole U.S. new vehicle market in 2002 but held just 0.5 percent in 2011. But instead of closing shop, Mitsubishi has decided to retool – introducing fresher products that include electric and hybrid/ gasoline powered cars and light
soften the austere insides. In trips around D.C., Baltimore and Northern Virginia, the Lancer proved a decent commuter, providing a surprisingly respectable performance, on and off rush hour. Though I was not able to test the all-wheel-drive system, [any significant snow evaded our region this year] I found the CVT the weakest implementation in this package. To get this car up to speed, you need to really work the throttle hard. In light to moderate acceleration, the CVT allowed the engine to rev up way too high. Passing yielded a rubber-band-like delay, accompanied by a lot of noise. It’s a buzzy drivetrain combination with not much punch. In the
CVT’s defense, I have to admit that it helps conserve gasoline in the Lancer in that I did achieve very decent mileage – about 28 mpg in combined highway and urban driving. Do I think that this is the car that will propel Mitsubishi to revive its fortunes in the U.S. market? I doubt it. While the good news is that Mitsubishi continues to improve its products, the flip side is also true: the competition is doing the same, and sometimes executing better. But there are many impressive things about the Lancer that puts it in a better position on the playing field, albeit on a turf it must share with intense competitors. wi
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TAURUS Where are you going in such a hurry? What you want you already have. Stop looking around yourself trying to find out what’s missing. Nothing is missing. The best kind of discovery this week is self-discovery. Soul Affirmation: I get because I give. Lucky Numbers: 3, 18, 45 GEMINI Knowing and accepting your love nature is extremely important. Don’t try to claim that it is as society says it should be. Acknowledge the fact that your love and friendship are often inseparable. You like to be in an adventure with your lover just as you would a partner or a friend. Create this situation by holding the truth of your nature in consciousness. Soul Affirmation: I enjoy the love that others have for me. Lucky Numbers: 16, 24, 47 CANCER Dive into it! Don’t be intimated by the unknown. Your adventurous spirit can take you to a new place of celebration this week. If you can, bring someone along who can celebrate in the same manner with you. Harmony and peace is the motto that you should chant when you accomplish what you want to do! Soul Affirmation: Communication is a skeleton key that fits many doors. Lucky Numbers: 30, 31, 32 LEO This week would be good for getting your house in order so you can spend the extra time outdoors and enjoying the company of others. With an orderly habitat waiting for you, you’ll have a head start for the task you have to accomplish. Soul Affirmation: I open up to the universe. The universe opens up to me. Lucky Numbers: 39, 49, 52 VIRGO Don’t spread yourself too thin. But if you’ll need to move around in many different circles this week, your spirit should be high and your vibes are strong for meeting new people. You will be receiving a piece or two of great news. Expect the unexpected. You’ll be pleasantly surprised! Soul Affirmation: I give love and love gives to me. Lucky Numbers: 4, 50, 55 LIBRA Strong vibrations make for a series of dramatic interactions with others this week. Practice your art with your heart, and let your energy carry you upwards to your best, highest self. Keep emotions calm. Soul Affirmation: I know where I’m going because I know where I’ve been. Lucky Numbers: 32, 38, 43 SCORPIO You’ll be energizing others this week as you speak what’s on your mind regarding spiritual matters and masters. The quality of your thoughts is very pure; write yourself a love letter. Soul Affirmation: My imagination is the source of my happiness. Lucky Numbers: 17, 23, 29 SAGITTARIUS Surprises are in order this week, and you can roll with everything that comes at you unexpectedly. Healing can happen in a relationship if you just show up. That’s power! Use it for the good of others. Soul Affirmation: This week is the week the Lord has made. I rejoice in it. Lucky Numbers: 12, 16, 18 CAPRICORN You want a comrade who doesn’t place inordinate expectations or demands on you, and who is creative, intelligent, a good conversationalist, and highly spiritual. Perhaps you should be out looking this week with eyes wide open! Soul Affirmation: Cooperation with others is the key to success for me this week. Lucky Numbers: 13, 24, 41
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Eatonville Celebrates Hurston Novel By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer Seventy-five years ago, Janie Mae Crawford made her debut. By 1960, she had faded into obscurity, along with her creator, the renowned author Zora Neale Hurston. Although her most famous novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” in which Janie Crawford is the main character, was published in 1937, the novel was not well received when it was written despite the fact that Hurston happened to be the most widely published female author of the Harlem Renaissance. As a novelist, trained anthropologist, folklorist and playwright, Hurston focused her works on celebrating the lives and lore of common Southern folks in her non-fiction, as well as fictional creations. Nowadays, most people know about Hurston through her books, now fully in print; her biography, “Wrapped in Rainbows”
by Valerie Boyd, a movie version of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” produced by Oprah Winfrey, a festival held each year in Eatonville, Fla., in January, the month of Hurston’s birth, and through a restaurant named for the town she loved and memorialized in her writing, Eatonville. On September 26th at 6:30 p.m. through its series “Food & Folklore,” Eatonville Restaurant will throw a Harlem Renaissancestyle party to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the publication of “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” featuring celebrated author Alice Walker. Kelly Davies of the D.C. Library Foundation will share stories about the original publication of the book and Hurston’s time in Washington, where the author attended Howard University and was the editor of the school newspaper, The Hilltop. But things were not that way back in 1973, when a friend of Alice Walker’s loaned her a copy
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of “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” an experience which changed her life and legacy. Hurston had died penniless and in almost total obscurity in Fort Pierce, Fla., in 1960. Her writings had gone out of print as well. Walker became entranced with the writer of the novel, and in 1973, she discovered Hurston’s unmarked grave, purchased and placed a headstone on it, inscribing Hurston “A Genius of the South.” Walker went on to publish an essay in Ms. Magazine in 1975, “Looking for Zora,” which single-handedly revived interest in the life and work of Hurston. Walker described the African American community’s disinterest in Hurston “like throwing away genius.” Later, Walker would edit a Hurston reader, titled from a famous quote by Hurston; “I Love Myself When I Am Laughing and Then Again When I am Looking Mean and Impressive.” Though some critics shunned Hurston for
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By Charles E. Sutton WI Staff Writer Despite three touchdowns and 288 total yards in his second consecutive strong outing, Washington Redskins’ rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III appeared disappointed with his team’s finish. The Redskins failed to score in the last 20 minutes of a 31-28 loss to the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, September 16 in St. Louis. “I don’t feel good after a loss, and no one should,” Griffin said. “The day you do is the day you should quit.” Griffin completed 20 of 29 passes for 206 yards and one interception, and included a 68yard touchdown pass to Leonard Hankerson in the second quarter. He also carried the ball 11 times for 82 yards and two scores. “I thought this was a tough environment, and I thought he made some plays,” Washington head coach Mike Shanahan said. “I was very impressed with how he handled himself. It will keep on being a learning experience. Every game he goes into he is going to learn from it just like he did today. He made a number of plays.” It looked as though the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner might produce some late-game heroics against the franchise that traded the No. 2 overall pick to Washington prior to the draft. Washington (1-1) recovered a fumble with 2:40 remaining at its own 37 yard line and trailed 31-28. Shanahan said the team talked prior to the game about keeping their poise in tense situations. “Obviously there was a lot of chirping in the first half and a lot in the second half, but you can’t lose your poise,” Shanahan said. “When you lose your poise like that, too often it will cost you games.” After a St. Louis timeout with 1:18 left, Shanahan chose to take his chances with kicker Billy Cundiff on an unlikely 62-yard field goal attempt – 6 yards longer than his career long 56-yarder which came in 2005. The kick www.washingtoninformer.com
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Coaches and officials enjoy the action during the third week of the 2012 Pop Warner football season on Saturday, September 15 at Cardozo High School in Northwest. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
A Kennedy running back sprints down the sidelines during Pop Warner youth football action at Cardozo High School in Northwest on Saturday, September 15. The Kennedy Trojans defeated the Barry Farm Beavers 14-7. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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D.C. United defender Chris Korb and New England Revolution midfielder Sainey Nyassi battle for possession of the ball in the second half of MLS action on Saturday, September 15 at RFK in Southeast. The United defeated the Revolution 2-1 to claim the Eastern Conference’s final postseason slot. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
The D.C. United increased their unbeaten home win streak to 14 games on Saturday, September 15 with a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
Venus Williams carried the undefeated Washington Kastles to the World Team Tennis final on Saturday, September 15 after defeating Ashley Harkleroad in the evening’s last match to secure the Kastles’ 19-15 victory over the New York Sportimes. The Kastles, 15-0 on the season and winners of 31 straight WTT matches, face the Sacramento Capitals on Sunday, September 23 in the championship. /File Photo by John E. De Freitas
Dwayne De Rosario, D.C. United’s 2011 league MVP, scored his 100th career regular-season goal three weeks ago and was honored on Saturday, September 15 before the team’s game against the New England Revolution at RFK Stadium in Southeast. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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arlton Allyn Funn Sr., son of the late James Funn and Lorraine Funn Atkins, was
born on January 29, 1932 in Alexandria, Va. He was pre-deceased by his loving wife Joan, brothers John, Lorenza, Arthur, and James, aunts Louise Taylor and Ellyn Carpenter and a devoted cousin, Marquita McLean. He was called to be with the Lord on September 11, 2012 at Alexandria Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Carlton was reared in a Christian environment and accepted the Lord at a young age, becoming a member of Alfred Street Baptist Church. He was educated in Alexandria Public Schools, graduating from ParkerGray High School in 1949. He matriculated to Storer College in Harpers Ferry, West Va., where he received a B.A. degree in Elemen tary Education in 1953. While at Storer he was a member of the football and basketball teams. He also pursued additional studies at George Mason University, George Washington University, the Univer sity of Virginia, and Rocky Mountain College. After graduating from college he was inducted into the U.S. Army and served at various posts in the U.S. and overseas, including Greenland. Honorably discharged in 1955, he began his teaching career in Purcell ville, Va., before joining Alexandria Public Schools as an elementary school teacher at Lyles-Crouch Elementary School. He later taught at Robert E. Lee Middle School before moving to Fairfax County where he taught at Hollin Meadows Elemen tary School. After 22 years of ser-
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vice in Virginia, he moved to the District of Columbia Public Schools and for 16 years taught at Parkview Elementary School and finally at Hine Junior High School before retiring in 1997. During Carlton’s time at Storer, he met his college sweetheart Joan Berry, who spent 34 years in the Alexandria Public School System as a teacher and 18 years as a substitute after her retirement. They were married on June 20, 1959 and enjoyed 49 wonderful years together until her passing in 2008. From this union, three children were born, Carlton Jr., Tracye and Marc. Throughout his more than 40 years in the classroom, Carlton enriched the lives of thousands of young people and was frequently approached by former students who shared fond memories of their days in his classes. They often recounted how much he inspired them throughout their lives. He was a lifelong member of Alfred Street Baptist Church, and was a former member of the Board of Trustees. His mother Lorraine was a pillar of the church and was the founder of the Optimist Club. To thousands of people, he will always be remembered as the founder and president of National/ International Cultural Exhibits, Inc. (NICE), which was his lifelong passion. In 1955 when he began his teaching career he was given a textbook from which to teach, Virginia: History - Government - Geography. This textbook made little reference to African Americans beyond slavery. Ironically, this was the same textbook he studied from as a student. He began to collect memorabilia,
artifacts, pamphlets, and other material to educate his students on the considerable contributions and achievements of African Americans. Carlton made more than 500 presentations in 13 states over an incredible 52-year period. Over the years, Carlton received numerous awards and recognition for his service and dedication including; the National Council of Negro Women Mid-Atlantic Teacher of the Year, Carter G. Woodson Award for the Study & Preservation of Black History and the 2008 Alexandria Living Legends Award. He was singled out for recognition and resolutions from the U.S. House of Representatives, the Virginia Assembly and the City of Alexandria. Carlton was a die-hard Redskins fan and would faithfully don his 1970s era Redskins ski cap to watch every game. He leaves to cherish his life and legacy, his three children; Carlton Jr., Tracye, and Marc; three grandchildren, Mia and Marcus Funn and Earl Carter, Jr. (EJ); sister, Mattie Funn Hopkins; brother, Charles B. Funn; two sisters-in-law, Bette Funn and Dolores Duncan; brother-in-law, John P. Hopkins; aunt Westine Jameson; nephews David Funn and Jay Duncan; nieces Juanita Bradby, Lauren Leggett, Linda Funn, Latania Funn, Sherrette Coleman, Sherri Funn; a cousin, Stella McLean, a host of relatives representing the Johnson, Roper, Berry, and Chisley families and many devoted friends. wi
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Jesus is Love NBC recently aired one of its “Who Do You Think You Are?” episodes which featured singer and songwriter, Lionel Richie. Unfortunately, I missed it, but this week, I had an opportunity to watch the video. It’s the story about the international superstar and awardwinning musical genius who has written some of the best known and loved songs in popular history. The stuff of legend, Richie is an artist whose career spans more than three decades with more than 100 million albums sold. My favorite song happens to be “Jesus is Love.” Born in Tuskegee, Ala., Richie was raised on the Tuskegee campus where both his mother and his grandmother taught. Growing up he knew everything was available to him. He knew that he could accomplish anything he wanted to by applying himself and pursuing his goals. Richie said that his parents protected him from everything; insulated him from the cruel realities of the Civil Rights movement in the 50s and 60s. He was sheltered from segregation and safeguarded from the inequities of that tumultuous period. The Commodores, his singing group, enabled him to see the real world. And what an eye-opening experience that proved to be! “I have no idea who the giants in my family are,” said Richie. “My job is to find out the names, places and faces, so I can pass it on to my children.” That simple statement is the heart of all genealogy. It isn’t about how many names we can add to our database. It’s about putting a name, a face, and a place to those giants in our fami-
lies who came before us. And for those other individuals as well; and passing it on to our children, to our grandchildren; and to their children and grandchildren as well. “That’s why we all do this thing that we do,” the musician said. So, Richie set off from Los Angeles, Calif., to Tuskegee, Ala., to meet with his sister, Deborah, who looks remarkably like him, and who lives in the house that their grandmother lived in and the house that they were both raised in. Deborah is the keeper of all things sacred and cherished in the family, and she was able to display photographs of their grandmother, Adelaide Foster. His sister had also ordered a copy of Grandma Foster’s Social Security application. She saw it for the first time when she showed it to her brother. The Social Security application belonging to Foster indicated that her father’s name was Louis Brown and that she was born in Nashville, Tenn. Richie, then set off in search of more answers in Tennessee. There he meets with genealogist Mark Lowe at the Nashville Public Library. That’s where he learned all he needed to know, to connect the dots to his family history, and even discovered that a family member fought in the Civil War. Richie’s research goes full circle. In looking back at the opportunities his ancestors were afforded, freedom from a slave owner almost 50 years before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed; the slave owner provided his great, great, great grandmother with land and a cabin in which to raise the son that he had fa-
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Pastor Dennis returns from his sabbatical just in time for a
3 Day Pastoral Revival October 2 - 4, 2012 Nightly at 7:00PM
With Guest Speaker, Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ Affirming our African heritage, our vision is to build an inclusive body of biblical believers who continue to grow in Christ as we love, serve, and fellowship with the community and each other.
with Lyndia Grant thered. Plus, the slave owner left enough money for her to educate his son for two years. Now, Richie understands why his great, great grandfather could read and write. Richie’s 15 consecutive top 10 R&B hits [five of which went to No. 1] and 13 consecutive top 10 pop hits [five of which also went to No. 1], stands as one of the most enviable achievements in music history. And through us, their lives continue in spirit. We have an enormous responsibility to ‘do the right thing’ with the time we’re given here on earth. I stressed a similar message in a recent column entitled, “Don’t Waste One Day!”wi Lyndia Grant is a writer living in the DMV, she hosts a radio talk show, and can be contacted at 202518-3192. Visit her website at www. lyndiagrant.com, or send an email to fanniestelle@yahoo.com.
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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
Pilgrim Baptist Church
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
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ Drs. Dennis W. and Christine Y. Wiley, Pastors 3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax) 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
Morning Star Baptist Church Pastor Gerald L Martin Senior Minister 3204 Brothers Place S.E. Washington, D.C. 20032 202-373-5566 or 202-373-5567
Church of Living Waters
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
St. Stephen Baptist Church Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. State Overseer 5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 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. Baptism & Communion Service- 4th Sunday – 10:30am Radio Broadcast WYCB -1340 AM-Sunday -6:00pm T.V. Broadcast - Channel 190 – Sunday -4:00pm/Tuesday 7:00am
“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org e-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
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”
Crusader Baptist Church
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church 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 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.
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”
“God is Love”
Third Street Church of God Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax 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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All Nations Baptist Church
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
Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
“Where Jesus is the King”
Israel Baptist Church 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: 10:00 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
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
2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Sunday School – 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 am Baptismal Service – 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study – Wednesday -7:30 pm
Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor
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
Zion Baptist Church
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
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
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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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Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
New Commandment Baptist Church
Rev. Terry D. Streeter Pastor
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
The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD
Sunrise Prayer Services - Sunday 7:00 a.m.
Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m. Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.
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.
Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am 2nd Sunday Holy Communion: 10 am Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm
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Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
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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All bidders are encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference. Copies of the bid specifications may be picked up at the Office of Central Services/Contract Administration and Procurement Division, 1400 McCormick Drive, Suite 200, Largo, Maryland 20774 during the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. ONLY. ALL NON-REFUNDABLE FEES shall be in the form of a MONEY ORDER, OR CHECK made payable to Prince George’s County. Contractors desiring more than three (3) copies, please call in advance to order the desired number of copies. Interested Bidders may review the plans, specifications, and other contractual documents at the address listed above on or after September 20, 2012. Contractors interested in submitting a bid on the project listed above should direct inquires to Alicia Proctor. Bids shall be received at the Office of Central Services/Contract Administration and Procurement Division on the date and time shown. For further information, contact Alicia Proctor, Buyer III at (301) 883-6448 or 883-6400 or via e-mail at amproctor@co.pg.md.us. By Authority of Rushern L. Baker III County Executive Prince George’s County, Maryland
CUT OFF FOR QUESTIONS: October 8, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. BID PRICE RESPONSE DUE DATE: _October 22, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. PROJECT MANAGER: __Tom Barton Phone: 301-817-4360
1. FREE MOORISH-AMERICAN ZODIAC CONSTITUTION: (Zodiac Constitution and Birthrights of the Moorish Americans) 2. UNITED STATES REPUBLIC: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Moorish American Credentials: AA 222141- TRUTH A-1
Moorish Americans Aboriginal and Indigenous Natural Peoples of Northwest Amexem Northwest Africa / North America / ‘The North Gate’ Affidavit of Fact Allodial Title Be it known to all courts, governments, and other parties, that I, Jan’e Telesia Colahar El, and Rudolph Anthony Colahar El am a natural, free and Sovereign Moorish American National without subjects. I am neither subject to any entity anywhere, nor is any entity subject to me. I neither dominate anyone, nor am I dominated. My authority for this statement is the same as it is for all free and Sovereign Moorish American National everywhere: the age-old, timeless, and universal respect for the intrinsic rights, property, freedoms, and responsibilities of the Sovereign Individual. I am not a “person” when such term is defined in statutes of United States or statutes of the several states when such definition includes artificial entities. I refuse to be treated as a federally or state created entity which is only capable of exercising certain rights, privileges, or immunities as specifically granted by federal or state governments. I voluntarily choose to comply with the man-made laws which serve to bring harmony to society, but no such laws, nor their enforcers, have any authority over me. I am not in any jurisdiction, for I am not of subject status. Consistent with the eternal tradition of natural common law, unless I have harmed or violated someone or their property, I have committed no crime; and am therefore not subject to any penalty. Thus, be it known to all, that I reserve my natural common law right not to be compelled to perform under any contract that I did not enter into knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally. And furthermore, I do not accept the liability associated with the compelled and pretended “benefit” of any hidden or unrevealed contract or commercial agreement. As such, the hidden or unrevealed contracts that supposedly create obligations to perform, for persons of subject status, are inapplicable to me, and are null and void. If I have participated in any of the supposed “benefits” associated with these hidden contracts, I have done so under duress, for lack of any other practical alternative. I may have received such “benefits” but I have not accepted them in a manner that binds me to anything. Any such participation does not constitute “acceptance” in contract law, because of the absence of full disclosure of any valid “offer,” and voluntary consent without misrepresentation or coercion, under contract law. Without a valid voluntary offer and acceptance, knowingly entered into by both parties, there is no “meeting of the minds,” and therefore no valid contract. Any supposed “contract” is therefore void, ab initio. From my age of consent to the date affixed below I have never signed a contract knowingly, willingly, intelligently, and voluntarily whereby I have waived any of my natural common law rights, and, as such, Take Notice that I revoke, cancel, and make void ab initio my signature on any and all contracts, agreements, forms, or any instrument which may be construed in any way to give any agency or department of any federal or state government authority, venue, or jurisdiction over me.
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT: SUPREME LAW - Acts of State
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UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION: Article III (3), Section two (2), Amendment V (5) (Liberty clause) and Amendment IX (9) (Reservation of the Rights of the People).
5.
RESOLUTION NUMBER SEVENTY-FIVE (75): Dated April 17, 1933 A.D. (MOORISH-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE USE OF THEIR NAMES),
6.
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS – UNITED NATIONS – HUMAN RIGHTS [Article Fifteen (15)].
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RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – UNITED NATIONS: GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Part 1, Article 4.
Wherefore, I, Jan’e Telesia Colahar El, and Rudolph Colahar El being ‘Part and Parcel’ named herein, and by Birthright, Primogeniture, and Inheritance, make a Lawful and Legal Entry of Affidavit and Public Notification of Land Inheritance Claim; Land or property, Affirmation, and Application; Herewith Published for the Public Record.
This said Legal Notice to Principal is a Legal Notice to Agent; and this Legal Notice to Agent is a Legal Notice to Principal.
I Am: Jan’e Telesia Colahar El A Free and Sovereign Moorish American National, In Propria Persona Sui Juris Northwest Amexem / Northwest Africa / North America All Rights Reserved I Am: Rudolph Anthony Colahar El A Free and Sovereign Moorish American National, In Propria Persona Sui Juris Northwest Amexem / Northwest Africa / North America All Rights Reserved
I am now Rightfully Declaring, Publishing, and Proclaiming my own Free Land and property located at Latitude 37.50972584293751 and Longitude - 96.943359375 Affirming my Actual, Rightful, and Civil ‘In Full Life’ Status; Conjoined to my Moorish American Consanguine Pedigree and National Honor. Let it be Declared, Known, Published, and Resolved that: I Am: Jan’e Telesia Colahar El, and Rudolph Anthony Colahar, Sr. El ‘In Propria Persona Sui Juris’ (being in my own proper person), by birthright; and Inheritance WITHOUT THE FOREIGN, IMPOSED COLOR-OF-LAW, OR ASSUMED DUE PROCESS of the Union States Society; pursuant to, but not limited to:
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Administration No. 2012 ADM 804
Administration No. 2012 ADM 808
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO
Willie William Flood Decedent
COLUMBIA Probate Division
CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ronald Anthony, whose address is 632 Riggs Road, NE, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Genese Anthony, who died on April 23, 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 March 6, 2013. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 6, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 6, 2012 Ronald Anthony
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Willie Julius Flood, whose address is 1343 Fairmont St., NW, Washington, DC 20009, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Willie William Flood, who died on May 28, 2012 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W. Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 6, 2013. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 6, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 6, 2012
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
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Administration No. 2012 ADM 796
Administration No. 2012 ADM 799
Marie E. Washington Decedent
Willie Elnora Baskerville Decedent
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Verna M. Leftwood and Janice E. Washington, whose addresses are 8515 Keebler Dr., Clinton, MD 20735 (Verna) 3239 Theodore R. Hagans Dr., NE, Washington, DC 20018 (Janice), were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Marie E. Washington, who died on November 14, 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 March 6, 2013. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 6, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 6, 2012 Verna M. Leftwood Janice E. Washington Personal Representative
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Angelia Talbert-Duante, whose address is 10504 Babbling Brook Court, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Willie Elnora Baskerville, who died on June 6, 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 March 6, 2013. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 6, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 6, 2012 Angelia Talbert-Duante Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2012 ADM 841 Marguerite Thomas Decedent Paule G. Levadas 1629 K Street, NW, Suite #300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jan Wright and Martha Thomas, whose addresses are 5421 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011 and 534 Ingraham St., NE, Washington, DC 20011, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Marguerite Thomas, who died on July 7, 2012 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W. Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 13, 2013. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 13, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 13, 2012 Jan Wright Martha Thomas 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 870 Aline Ethel Powers Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sheila Renee Marshall, whose address is 2233 Cherry Leaf Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20906, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Aline Ethel Powers, who died on June 4, 2012 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W. Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 20, 2013. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 20, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 20, 2012 Sheila Renee Marshall Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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Clingman continued from Page 22 this country struggled mightily to make ends meet. So is it the exception or the rule? Is struggle the measure we should use to elect Congresspersons, senators, and presidents? I really think it’s disingenuous for candidates to use struggle as a way to get votes. Sadly, the electorate is swayed by emotional sentiments, meaningless platitudes, and a competition among candidates to determine who had it worse when they were growing up. Most of these guys and gals are multi-millionaires and they are reaching back in their pasts to tug at our heart strings; quite frankly, it’s insulting. Look at the struggling people of Haiti, recently having taken another
health plans and benefits and other perks. Their struggle, if they insist on having one, should be to help those who are really struggling in today’s economy. They should be struggling to fix the broken places, like Nehemiah did; they should be struggling to help their people, like Esther did; they should be struggling to feed the hungry and heal the sick, like Jesus did. The significance of struggle is not in the words we speak; it’s in the deeds we perform. wi Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and can be reached through his Web site, blackonomics.com.
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Malveaux continued from Page 22 the 200,000 more African Americans in poverty. Overall, poverty rates dropped slightly from 15.2 to 15.1 percent. This means that nearly one in six Americans experience poverty, while one in four African Americans and Hispanics experience poverty. Incomes have dropped by more than 8 percent in 2007, and again African Americans have lost more. While household incomes fell by 1.5 percent between 2010 and 2011, African Americans incomes fell by 2.7 percent, the largest drop of any racial or ethnic group. I don’t mean to underestimate anyone’s pain. All incomes fell, but African American incomes fell most. African American incomes hit their peak in 1999 at $38,700. Today, with dollars adjusted, the
amount is $32,200, the lowest level since 1997. At the top or at the bottom, African Americans lost ground. In the face of this double whammy, how do we answer the Reagan question: “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” Economists have described the “misery index” as the sum of unemployment rates and poverty rates, and using that index, all of America has seen erosion in status. Still, legislation to improve both poverty and unemployment rates has been stuck in legislative gridlock because House Republicans would rather see people suffer than to see President Obama appear successful. But for the obduracy of House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and his posse, including Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R-WI), we might see lower unemployment and pov-
erty rates. More importantly, the Congressional Budget Office says that extreme spending cuts and lower tax rates for the wealthy will plunge us into recession in six months or so. As President Barack Obama says, we have choices; we are at a fork in the road. With an unresponsive Congress, I am not sure how quickly President Obama can lead us to economic recovery, but with a change in strategy, I am absolutely certain that Romney-Ryan will plunge us into disaster. The double whammy of poverty and unemployment is a body blow. Spending and tax cuts will take African Americans from the hospital into the emergency room. wi Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.
it. Not even for a sizeable fee. And by the way, the foundation can no longer use King in its name and will have to change that, too.. So what is their angle? You know the money grubbing Kings had to have one. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center in Atlanta, announced a year-long celebration leading to the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. “We are excited by the four days of activities we have organized to commemorate my father’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, in cooperation with the MLK, Jr. National Historic Site and the CDC,” she said. The King Center – which has been managed by Dexter, Martin III and now Bernice – hopes to raise $170 million from the events. But a focus on jobs wouldn’t put any money into the King coffers. And they’ve already shown that is
one of their major objectives. They had arranged for Sotheby to auction King’s papers in 2006. But Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin stepped in and organized a private group that paid $32 million for the papers and donated them to Morehouse College, King’s alma mater. Had he been alive, that’s something Dr. King probably would have done. But unlike his children, he wouldn’t do it to make a buck. George E. Curry, former editor-inchief of Emerge magazine, is editorin-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and editorial director of Heart & Soul magazine. He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge. wi
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the network from airing the “I Have a Dream Speech” – without paying them. But would they win such a suit today? Fortunately for them, people are willing to give them a pass because they are Dr. King’s dysfunctional children, not because of anything they have done. Private citizens don’t have federal holidays named in their honor. Monuments aren’t erected to them on the National Mall. If Dr. King isn’t a public figure, no one is. Even worse than charging the foundation that erected the King Memorial for use of King’s words and images, the King family has now told the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation that their licensing agreement has expired and the family will not extend
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Muhammad continued from Page 23 They are now consigned not to ponder major campaign issues, but to the potential voter pool that everyone knows has already been written off as unattainable and undesirable to any possible Republican White House victory. But this council does serve a
purpose. These names which are virtually unknown among Black folks all come with Black faces, and can therefore flail around the way Alan Keyes and Armstrong Williams [both of whom are conspicuously absent] have done in the past, reciting tired racial bromides about “character, not color,” and so forth. Also conspicuously absent from this list are Michael Steele,
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it is Robin Hood in reverse – stealing from babies to benefit billionaires and increasing the deficit. To come up with a portion of the Ryan budget’s savings requirements, the House Agriculture committee chose to cut more than $33 billion from food stamps but left subsidies to large profitable corporate farms intact. By reducing benefits and changing food stamp eligibility rules nearly 2 million children would lose benefits, about 22 million children would be in households with reduced benefits, and 280,000 low-income children would lose free breakfast and lunch at school. Ryanomics equals more hungry poor children. Ryanomics is not only poor arithmetic, it is also poor morality and gross injustice that turns
upside down the requirements of all great faiths to protect the poor and vulnerable. The U.S. Catholic Bishops in a letter to every member of Congress on May 8, 2012 said: “Deficit reduction and fiscal responsibility efforts must protect and not undermine the needs of poor and vulnerable people” and declared that the proposed cuts in the House budget “fail this basic moral test.” And Albert Camus, Nobel Laureate, speaking at a Dominican monastery in 1948 said: “Perhaps we cannot prevent this world from being a world in which children are tortured. But we can reduce the number of tortured children.” And so must all of us including our political leaders of all parties. wi
will begin to shrink and many will go away. Many companies will move their headquarters abroad for a more business friendly environment. Every community and household will feel this pain. If you are on Medicare the pain will also hit there. The amount of payment going to your doctor will decrease by 30 percent. You are going to be responsible for paying that portion of the bill. If you do business with the federal government, you are at serious risk. Invoice payments will be seriously delayed – if you get paid at all. A noticeable amount of federal vendors may face economic ruin, forcing them to close down. For those surviving, plan on going into international other markets. To avoid this calamity, all Congress needs to do is come to agreement, but that hasn’t
happen in over a decade. I pray that they snap out of it and start realizing that this nation’s future is on the line. Sometimes I am confident that they will but then I realize that the Senate has been operating without passing a budget in three years. There is no legislation, come January 1 we will see: The expiration of the 2-year extension of the Bush tax cuts provided for in the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010; the expiration of a Social Security payroll tax cut, most recently extended by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Across the board spending cuts to most discretionary programs as directed by the Budget Control Act of 2011; The expiration of federal unemployment benefits; New taxes imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of
2010; The expiration of measures delaying the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate from going into effect; and The reversion of the Alternative Minimum Tax thresholds to their 2000 tax year level. And that’s just on January 1. The rest of the damage will all occur by the end of March. Failing to write legislation will have global implications. Nations holding our debt, such as China, Japan and Great Britain, will start panicking. Our dollar will start shrinking. Our economic growth will slow to about 1 percent during 2013. It all sounds very frightening – and it is! If the Senate and House decide to act, they will do it during the appropriately named “lame duck” session after the elections. We should all pray that they do.wi Harry Alford is the co-founder, president/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org. Email: halford@nationalbcc.org
the immediate-past Republican Party Chairman, who has been unceremoniously kicked to the curb by his party, not even receiving a credential to attend their convention in Tampa, a convention which for the most part Steele himself planned and organized before his departure. And where is former Congress member J.C. Watts? The Oklahoma Republican shares football hero status with a couple of the lower-down council members, but he rose to the soaring position of Chair of the House Republican Caucus, when the GOP was in power, making him the fourth most powerful member of the House at that time, retiring in 2003.
The two current Black Congress members who share the title of National Council Chairs with Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll are both damaged goods however. Freshman South Carolina Rep. and bachelor Tim Scott was forced to repay the American Enterprise Institute thousands of dollars when he took a lady friend and lingerie store owner to a legislative forum at a ritzy country club in Sea Island, Ga. His colleague, freshman Florida Rep. Allen West was drummed out of the Army because he unlawfully tortured enemy prisoners in Iraq. Brother Malcolm X explained the importance of such “councils” a generation ago [paraphras-
ing]: “The White Man only likes to deal with one Black person at a time. So he sets up someone for all the rest of the Blacks to report to.” It’s the classic plantation “straw boss” scenario, the “rattler,” the slave who takes it easy, reporting only to the Big Boss while the other slaves sweat and toil. In this case it’s not one, there are 21. My guess is that if this group has any future at all, it will be spent – as my former boss spent his first summer at work – quarrelling among themselves as to which of them is in the lead after the thousands of Caucasian male Republicans whose opinions do matter to the GOP. wi
corporations investing or taking jobs overseas, several of which alone could generate $129 billion over 10 years. It doesn’t touch the tax advantage for private equity partners that now provides a $15 billion windfall over 10 years or the tax preferences for oil and gas companies that cost about $40 billion a year. Ryanomics widens the already huge wealth and income chasm in our nation and only benefits the richest Americans and powerful corporations while ripping apart already porous safety nets for vulnerable children. Ryanomics masquerades as a fiscally responsible deficit-reducing budget plan to preserve our children’s future. In reality,
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