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The Debate’s in the Books and Race Stays Close By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer Dr. LaMont Penry sat at La Bistro Bonne in Northwest with a group of debate watchers Monday night, shaking his head from time-to-time and grimaced as he watched the sparring match in the third and final

presidential debate. At the end of the debate, which took place at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., and two weeks before the Nov. 6 general election, Penry’s disappointment was palpable. “I don’t think that [Mitt] Romney came very prepared. Most of his jargon is repetitive

and he was totally on the defensive,” said Penry, a self-described ‘Army brat’ from North Carolina. “He goes back to when he was governor only to be made a complete fool of by something he said he did 10 years ago.” Penry was referring to Romney’s assertion that 4th and 8th grade students ranked No. 1 in

English and math while he was governor. “But that was 10 years before you took office,” Obama said twice, leaving Romney struggling to continue. Penry said he is flabbergasted listening to Romney repeatedly and boldly deny statements and positions he once embraced.

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[CBE] program is about to see legislative and When L.Y. Marlow's regulatory changes that 23-yearwill betold daughterthe toldDistrict’s her the father ter support small of her daughter threatened her businesses community. life,On andOct. the 17 life and of their child, 18, Mayor she knew something had be Vincent C. Gray and the toD.C. done. Out of her frustration Council held events to target the with law enforcement's handling CBE gives prefof theprogram, situation,which she decided to erencethe to Saving local businesses start Promise comcampeting for District government paign. contracts. in “It seemsInitially to be aestablished vicious cycle 1977 won't as minority-focused, the that turn my family CBE program is overseen by the loose,” Marlow said. Marlow shared her story with the audiD.C. Department of Small and ence at the District Heights Local Businesses [DSLBD]. Domestic “It’s oneViolence of the Symposium most proon May 7 at the Districtinclusion Heights gressive local business Municipal The sympoprograms inCenter. the country,” said sium wasDirector sponsored by Petthe DSLBD Harold Family and Youth Services tigrew Jr., who added that certiCenter of the city of District fied firms it the oversees has Hookgrown Heights and National from 454 in 1985 to nearly 1,200 Up of Black Women. in Marlow 2012, but agency resources has written a book, hadn’t kept pace. “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a To help the resources story aboutresolve four generations of issue and violence. other problems, Petdomestic The book is inspired by her own experiences, tigrew presented a summary of and those of her grandmother, 19 recommendations to improve her mother and her would daughter. the program, which adShe every time shelegislareads dresssaid its programmatic, excerpts her book, she still tive and from regulatory challenges at can not believe the words came Gray’s biweekly press conference from her. “Color Me Butterfly” on Oct. 17 at the CityCenterDC won the 2007 National “Best project site, a mixed-use developBooks” Award. ment on just the site of the former “I was 16-years-old when convention in Northwest. my eye firstcenter blackened and my addressing shortcomlips“By bled,” Marlow its said. ings now, this administration is Elaine Davis-Nickens, presistrengthening those businesses dent of the National Hook-Up of Women, is no andBlack ensuring theysaid canthere continue consistency the way to grow andincreate jobsdomestic for Disviolence issues are trict residents,” saiddealt Graywith who, by in July, asked DSLBD to review the program. However, Eric Jones, associate director of government affairs at the Associated Builders and Contractors of Metro Washington, a commercial construction association in the D.C. area, said the problem with the CBE program is “expansive.” “From a large project standpoint, there’re literally only a handful of CBE general contractors in the city, and all of them won’t work on public projects,” Jones said. “Because of this, there’re very few players in local projects and the majority of them have to go through Joint Ventures.” Joint Ventures or JVs are entities formed to take on specific projects. This raises

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law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicstory, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assesspush forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further said about Marlow. training for law enforcement Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life Protecwho reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counsel“get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiVincent Large] and others violence, of District we officials’ person Orange can get [D-At it.” She said addresses at the media cate domestic must plans the Certified Business duringofthethe mayor’s end toofreform the day, the book will Enterprise look atprogram both sides coin. bi-weekly pressbegin briefing Oct.a17diaat the CityCenterDC Project both site onthe New help people toonhave We need to address vicYork Northwest. Orange is joined Mayor Gray Marlow and logueAvenue aboutindomestic violence. timbyand theVincent batterer,” DSLBD Director Harold Also present at the Pettigrew event wasJr. /Photo said. by Denise Rolark Barnes Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in questions of CBEs’ abilities to public erate atand optimum utive life terms without parole private levels… schools. they She do work jury and for whether [should be] maximizing use by athe Maryland his rolethe in feels children need to be the educatrelationship mutually benefithe Beltway isSniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. of CBEs.” cial andMildred fair, JonesMuhammad said. Add this 2002. is “We have to stop being pasDistrict law requires city agento “city’sof complicated busi- sive-aggressive thethe founder After the Trauma, with poor chilcies spenddomestic at least 50 percent an organization ness regulations” that that helps makesthe it drentoabout violence,” survivors and of domestic said. expensive difficult toviolence start a Marlow of annual discretionary budgets and theirhere, children. Marlow worked business and that many of with CSBEs,has a subset of to thebreak CBE “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, these problems prevent CBEs program. Instead,the many agencies years in fear is and a long time. It as is and is confident policies she from growing expanding not an easy thing to come out have failed to do so. Of the more is pushing for will start that needed. of,” she said.some of these were process. than 80 agencies, only 14 have However, Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to tackled in DSLBD’s recommen- met the goal of August 2012, people who want to help a Congress andasimplore them to dations, including one calling for said District Auditor Yolanda domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. “better among be carefulcoordination” of how they go into “I will notadding stop until poliBranche, shethese expected District agencies require cies are passed.” the victim's life, andthat understand the majority to reach the goal by permits the in Department that shesuch mayas be “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached thetiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net time an account is taken of of Consumer and Regulatory Afmode”. at fairs. Another amending “Before yousuggests get to 'I'm going the fourth quarter, which ended the JV you,' process by tying to kill it started as bonding a verbal in WI September. D.C. government ability to the CBE’s fair share in a project. This would ensure that agency compliance is another DSLBD-certified JVs benefit DSLBD oversight area, which both parties as the law intended. Pettigrew said was also stymied Other recommendations in- by lack of manpower. Orange cluded additional power given to said he’ll have a hearing on Dec. DSLBD to revoke certifications, restoring a 10-person enforce- 6, so agency heads can be held ment team, and tools to improve accountable. DSLBD is expected the web to increase DSLBD’s to submit six legislative requests ability to monitor CBEs. to the Council at month’s end, While DSLBD focused on the which will put in place some of CBEs, on the flip side, the Council held a hearing on Oct. 18, its recommendations including which focused on government the authority to cancel the CBE agencies meeting the terms of status of non-compliant firms. the program. Jones added that while all of “The District government is this is good, and it is great to the largest purchaser of goods and services and it’s important insist that these companies get for the District to use CBEs and more contracts, “it won’t help Certified Small Business Enter- them in the long term if they Marlow prises [CSBEs],” said Inspector don’t also have theL.Y. help needed General Charles Willoughby at the hearing, chaired by At Large to properly grow their company Council member Vincent Or- through things such as mentorange. For “the program to op- protégé programs.”wi

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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and implore them to change our laws. I will not stop until these policies are passed.

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with 100 percent attendance,” according to the document. “Please note that Mr. White was sworn into office May of 2011 following the April 26, 2011 special election,” according to correspondence from White’s campaign. White has received a lot of support in the ward for his reelection as the race between he and Pannell heats up. White received a standing ovation at Allen Chapel AME Church in Southeast on Sunday, Oct. 21 for his work as a member of the D.C. State Board of Education and his candidacy. Absalom Jordan, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in the ward, said that White is a “great example for kids in the District of Columbia Public Schools.” “He is from Ward 8 and went to school in Ward 8,” said Jordan, 71. “He is a shining example of what can be done through education.” Lopez Not Likely to Run in 2013 At-Large Race Joshua Lopez, a former Ward 4 advisory neighborhood commissioner and a close confidant to former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, said that he’s not seeking the expected Democratic Party at-large vacancy on the D.C. Council. Lopez, 28, ran in the April 26, 2011 special election to fill

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Erik Steed Washington, D.C. I like the fact that there are educational options for people in the District with the flagship campus and the community college campuses. Some people can’t afford to attend the flagship. I don’t know if the merger will be a good idea. The officials really should weigh the costs and obstacles that both sets of students will face. I have friends who teach at the community college and a lot of students there talk about the cost of transportation, so it will pose a hardship for some students.

Jessica Edwards Temple Hills, Md. I think that everyone should be able to get an education. But at the same time, if the community college students come to the flagship campus, it wouldn’t be fair if they are charged the community college rate for tuition. I also don’t want the flagship campus to become overcrowded. Those are my only concerns. As far as transportation, the flagship campus is Metro accessible so I don’t see that being too much of a problem.

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Atiya Amis Washington D.C. I think that a merging of the two is fine, but I don’t think that there will be enough room for everyone. The North Capitol Street building is new, so why move? I’m curious to see what will happen with tuition costs at the flagship if the two merge. It’s probably easier for some students to commute to the satellite [campuses] because of their [convenient locations].

La’Prea Holton Washington, D.C. I think that the flagship will become really overcrowded. It’s bad enough now [for students and faculty with] parking, so it will just add another strain. I would be glad to welcome the new students, but I really think that the flagship campus will become overcrowded. A lot of students chose their UDC location based on the proximity of their homes, so commuting to the flagship will probably cost a bit more.

Ashley Francis Washington, D.C. I think that where a student lives will have a large role in the merger. I don’t think that it will make much of a difference with students who already attend the flagship. A merger will definitely make the flagship campus feel a lot bigger and force students to become more involved in campus activities. I’m sure that transportation will present a challenge to some of the students, but I’m able to commute from Southeast.

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hammered him and cast a bright light on his many inconsistencies. The president castigated Romney, saying he was all over the map on a number of issues. The signature zinger of the night came as Obama ridiculed Romney’s criticism of his defense strategy. “The budget that we are talking about is not reducing our military spending. It is maintaining it. But I think Governor Romney maybe hasn’t spent enough time looking at how our military works,” Obama said. “You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military’s changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.” “And so the question is not a game of Battleship, where we’re counting ships. It’s what are our capabilities.” Romney supporters lauded his performance and campaign aides exulted that the debate has not slowed the momentum he grabbed when he surprised Obama and beat him handily in the first debate. The Wall Street Journal quoted Romney as saying that he could withstand two more weeks of attacks from Barack Obama but the country could not handle another four years of the president. Running mate Paul Ryan declared that Obama has run

out of ideas, which is why he is running a small campaign about small things and hoping that he can distract people from the reality … Reaction to the last of three debates is decidedly mixed. While all the snap polls taken immediately after the debate gave Obama a clear win, it will be several days before it is known if that translates to a bump in the polls. At the moment, both men are running neck-and-neck with Obama maintaining an edge in Ohio and Wisconsin, while being slightly behind or within the margin of error in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. Romney was described as tentative, incoherent, unsure. Rather than present distinctive differences in his foreign policy portfolio, a range of critics, including the New York Times, criticized him for bringing little of consequence to the debate. “Mitt Romney has nothing really coherent or substantive to say about domestic policy, but at least he can sound energetic and confident about it,” according to an editorial published in the Times on Tuesday, Oct. 23. “On foreign policy, the subject of Monday night’s final presidential debate, he had little coherent to say and often sounded completely lost. That’s because he has no original ideas of substance on most world issues, including Syria, Iran and Afghanistan.” Penry and Alton Drew, an At-

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ELECTION 2012 DEBATES continued from Page 8 lanta-based legal and policy analyst, both said that they wished that Romney had better outlined his vision of foreign policy in the Middle East and other parts of the world. Drew, a Libertarian said he’s deeply disappointed with both parties and both candidates, saying he would vote for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. He did say that if pushed, he would vote for Obama while holding his nose. Drew said he’s not surprised the combatants weren’t able to drill deeply into some of foreign policy’s juicier, more complex issues. And even to do so, would cause viewers to nod off, he said. “It depends on how closely you follow policy. It’s very difficult to get substantive in an hour- and-a-half. You can only get to so many details,” said the 49-year-old father of one. “You can only get to the tip of the iceberg. If you want to bore people to sleep, talk about foreign policy.” “It was part performance. Romney knew that there was too far to go with Benghazi – it’s too

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complicated. Distinguishing a position doesn’t mean you bring anything new.” To someone who makes their decision based on feelings they probably leaned to Obama, Drew said. “If you were into the boxing

match of it, it was a good debate. But there was no substance which was surprising,” he said. “Romney allowed Obama to pull him to the middle. I asked on Facebook did Ann Romney know who she was hugging last night? Romney flip-flops. He’s

betting that people who are seeing him for the first time don’t know what he said last week.” “Critics and pundits keep saying people are getting to know him. If you’re serious about voting for someone, you avoid pundits. People are swayed by the

NBCs and the Foxs. If people want to know where Romney stands, they can go to his website or Google it, but we don’t invest that much time. He’s making the bet that people in the middle don’t know him.”wi

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Grosso, Receptive to Blacks’ Concerns Embraces Diversity and Eastern D.C. Development

PHILIP PANNELL CAMPAIGN STANDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY CALLS INTO QUESTION TRAYON WHITE’S EDUCATION INTEREST AND EFFECTIVENESS The Committee to Elect Philip Pannell releases the following statement in response to Trayon White’s most recent press release which discusses that authenticity of his attendance record at the State Board of Education meetings. Despite his explanation, today we still ask the question: “How must we address absenteeism in our Ward 8 schools with our students when our elected official himself is absent?” “The recent press release issued by the Committee to Re-Elect Trayon White is a diversion of the truth regarding Mr. White’s attendance and participation at the State Board of Education. While we accept the term “unofficial” by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, we unequivocally stand by the information that we received directly from the State Board of Education, which calculated and exposed the attendance of Mr. White at the Board of Education’s Working Sessions. At the time of the State Board staff’s findings, Mr. White had not attended 8 of the 17 Working Sessions. While we respect the oversight and legal governance of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, we must humbly acknowledge that this office is not involved with, nor does it have intimate knowledge of the daily individual performances, inputs, or attendance of the members of the State Board of Education. Therefore, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education cannot in full honesty validate or dispute whether or not Mr. White’s attendance has been satisfactory or consistent. The information that the Pannell campaign received from the State Board of Education was not obtained through the piecing together of notes, as Mr. White has indicated; but instead, it was determined through an internal process in which a dedicated staff member of the State Board of Education carefully examined the official minutes and recordings of ALL WORKING SESSIONS. Additionally, we believe it is important to make the public aware of the distinct differences of the Board’s Working Sessions versus the monthly Board meetings. It is during the Working Sessions where the true business of the State Board of Education is conducted; where in-depth discussions on positions and issues affecting the Board, both present and future are held; where Board members introduce, address, and advance policies on issues affecting their respective Wards and the education of children across the District of Columbia. And equally as important, it is the Working Sessions where State Board of Education members establish a true appreciation and respect for their fellow members and the issues that are individually or collectively important to them. In contrast, monthly meetings are designed to provide a “yes” or “no” vote on issues discussed during the working sessions. Therefore, based on Mr. White’s lack of attendance to the Working Sessions his ultimate vote of “yes” or “no” at the monthly Board Meeting lacks creditable input. It is important to note that he was absent a quarter of the time from the monthly meetings, per his official press release. In closing, the absence of Mr. White during critical meetings of the State Board of Education, both Working Sessions and monthly Board meetings, speaks volumes to his interest and effectiveness in this position. So still the question remains, why are there ANY absences when we live in a Ward where EVERY conversation, EVERY vote, EVERY input, and EVERY relationship counts and is crucial to the education of our children. On November 6th, I ask my fellow Ward 8 residents to cast their vote for responsible and accountable leadership on the State Board of Education. VOTE PHILIP PANNELL, Ward 8 State Board of Education Representative.

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By James Wright WI Staff Writer A candidate who poses the greatest threat to the re-election of incumbent D.C. Council member Michael Brown [I-At Large] said that he’s attuned to the needs of blacks who live in the District and has ideas about how to spur economic development in communities east of the Anacostia River. D.C. Council at-large candidate David Grosso has picked up a lot of support, particularly in neighborhoods west of 16th Street, in the past several weeks. Despite growing support in predominantly white and affluent areas, Grosso said that if elected, he will not forget eastern Washington. “I resent that there are some who think that just because I am white, I cannot represent everybody on the D.C. Council,” said Grosso, 42. “I want to see every ward thrive. I want to see every neighborhood thrive.” Grosso is a native Washingtonian who lives in Brookland in Northeast but who grew up in the gritty Petworth neighborhood in Northwest. He’s a graduate of Earlham College in Richmond, Ind., and the Georgetown University Law Center in Northwest. Grosso has worked as the chief counsel for D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and the committee staff director for former D.C. Council member Sharon Ambrose. Ambrose, a former Ward 6 council member from 19972007, sits at the helm of his campaign, and current Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells has thrown his support behind the candidate. He said that economic growth in Wards 7 and 8 needs to have a different focus. “There should be more daytime activities in those areas,” he said. “We should try to have people come to Wards 7 and 8 during the daytime to work and then they can go home elsewhere. There also should be an effort to export the products that are made there to other places.” Grosso said that developing the immediate areas around Metro stations

in Wards 7 and 8 should be a priority for city leaders. If Grosso should get one of the two seats in the Nov. 6 general election, the D.C. Council would be a temporarily – majority white body. Grosso said that he will represent all Washingtonians “and that is why I will work twice as hard as Michael Brown has.” “Everybody, regardless of where you live in the city, wants good government,” he said. His experiences with blacks growing up in Petworth – which was then a predominantly black neighborhood – have been positive, he said. “I was embraced by my neighbors in Petworth,” Grosso said. “We were neighbors so we had common interests in having good city services and police protection.” Grosso has received the support of blacks such as former D.C. Council member William Lightfoot and John Hill, the former chief executive officer of the Federal City Council who also served as executive director of the D.C. Control Board. Hill, 58, thinks highly of Grosso and said that he would be an ideal member of the D.C. Council. “I have known David for years and I find him to be a hard-working and extremely thoughtful individual,” said Hill who lives in Northwest. “He will be a council member [who] will look at issues in-depth.” Jacque Patterson, the former president of the Ward 8 Democrats, has also thrown his support behind Grosso. “David has a deep understanding of the city,” said Patterson, 47. “I see him not just being a politician, but being a public servant.” Hill said that black District voters should not select someone to represent them solely on the basis of race. “I know David and it should not be a vote about race in this contest,” he said. “We as a city need to get beyond that. The African Americans I support on the D.C. Council have my support because of the work that they have done.” wi www.washingtoninformer.com

Question 7 won’t guarantee minority jobs

We’ve heard the empty promises about jobs. But here are the facts about Question 7: Fact #1 – Almost 90% of Maryland construction workers won’t even be eligible to apply for a construction job at the site. Fact #2 – When National Harbor was built, less than 4% of the contracts went to local, minority-owned businesses. That’s why the Prince George’s County Business and Contractors Association opposes Question 7. Fact #3 – The Baltimore Sun says Question 7 is “a bad deal for Maryland.” (Editorial, 9/7/12) They’re selling you a bill of goods. Don’t buy it.

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When Maryland voters take to the polls on or before Election Day Nov. 6, they will face a number of decisions beyond candidates seeking office. There are seven questions on the statewide ballot covering such issues as qualifications of orphan court judges, suspension and removal of elected officials from office and in-state university tuition rates for undocumented immigrants. Two questions that have garnered considerable attention [and millions of advertising dollars] concern same-sex marriage and the expansion of gaming in Maryland. Question 6 on the ballot is the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which allows gay and lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license as well as protects clergy from having to perform any marriage ceremony in violation of their religious beliefs. Last week Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker expressed his support for the measure and said he planned to vote in favor of it. Baker has kept his views on the question private until last week when he was a guest on Kojo Nnamdi’s radio talk show on WAMU 88.5 FM. Baker said marriage equality is a “civil rights issue.” Debate over the question has been ongoing for months. Marylanders for Marriage Equality has been campaigning to “defend marriage equality” and is in favor of Question 6.The Maryland Marriage Alliance is opposed to “any effort, which would redefine marriage in our state law as a union between any two persons.” While several members of the clergy have come out against the same-sex marriage question, others support it. Last week a group

of clergy held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., voicing their support for the measure. The Rev. Delman Coates, senior pastor of the 7,500-member Mount Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, Md., and the Rev. Al Sharpton also attended the press conference. Coates said “in a real sense this is about preserving our democracy.” Sharpton said the issue “goes beyond the theological debate.” The other hot-button ballot issue is Question 7, whether to expand gaming in Maryland to include live table games such as poker and roulette and to sanction a sixth casino in Prince George’s County. Some individuals and groups claim that supporters of gaming expansion overstate the number of jobs, the amount of revenue that might be generated and whether the revenue will solely go to education. However proponents of Question 7 say approval of the measure will be beneficial to the state, the workforce and education. Las Vegas casino operator MGM Resorts International moved several of its executives to Prince George’s County and opened a storefront office in National Harbor in mid-September to establish a local presence and share information with the community. The Peterson Companies, developer of National Harbor, and MGM Resorts International reached agreement several months ago on developing a destination resort casino at National Harbor if voters approve the addition of a sixth casino.wi

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Milt Peterson knew he was taking a huge gamble 16 years ago when The Peterson Companies committed to a grandiose plan to develop 350 acres of land on the banks of the Potomac River in Prince George’s County. Building a mini-city with hotels, restaurants, condominiums and town homes was a crapshoot, but the Virginiabased real estate developer’s expertise with distressed properties turned the risk – where others had failed – into a sure winner as National Harbor has become one of the Washington area’s premier destinations. Now Peterson finds himself rolling the dice again for a referendum to bring gaming to Prince George’s County. He has invested more than $1 million for ads aimed at encouraging Maryland voters to vote “yes” for Question 7 on Nov. 6. He hopes this new gaming law, should it pass, will bring a world class destination MGM resort casino to National Harbor, along with millions in needed revenue and jobs for the county. “We had said no to gaming for 12 years,” said Peterson, 77. “They [politicians] asked us repeatedly, ‘Would you do gaming?’ “We had a very high quality place here, we thought we were aspiring to that, and we didn’t want to denigrate that by having a slots bar.” Year after year, Peterson said, politicians continued asking him to bring slots to National Harbor, including County Executive Rushern Baker who approached Peterson on four separate occasions. “When Rushern came in [elected to office in 2011], he was smart, articulate, honest, a great guy ... but I still told him no, I’m not interested. We can’t do that; we can’t put slots in here.” But Peterson has since changed his mind. The product of a biblebread family where playing cards were not allowed in his childhood home, he has since observed that people across the country are changing their attitudes about gaming. “The acceptance of gaming has changed. If you look back 10-12 years ago, there were only eight to nine states with casinos,” Peterson said. “Today, there are 32 states with some form of legalized gambling.” Peterson said the fourth time Baker met with him, the county executive described the pressure The Washington Informer

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he was under from state officials to get him to convince Peterson to put a casino at National Harbor. He said Baker offered him a better tax rate, and table games, and “the magic phrase” was that “we could have a destination resort that has a casino with amenities that include entertainment, a spa, and high-end retail.” Peterson said he’s lost millions on the National Harbor and that regardless of the outcome of the election on Nov. 6, The Peterson Companies is committed to creating more development opportunities there. Tanger Outlet, a highend retail outlet mall, is scheduled to open in 2013, and more town homes are scheduled to be built. And, even if the referendum passes, the casino won’t open until 2016 and Peterson said it would take 10 years before Peterson Companies will see a profit. “Prince George’s County needs some momentum,” Peterson said. “This economy right now is still pretty sick. Maryland has lost jobs and that’s symptomatic of the economy. Prince George’s County needs development, but where is it?” South Prince George’s County, he said, is particularly in need of greater development to serve the highly educated, high-income residents who live there. “If we can get this done, we’ll have the biggest development project on the East Coast. In Prince George’s County, it will mean we have to prepare people for 4,000 new jobs who need them. If we don’t get it, we don’t have that momentum,” Peterson said. When it comes to the battle with Penn, Peterson argues that National Harbor is “shovel ready” and that the infrastructure is already in place to support a 400-room hotel,

a spa, high-end retail, along with restaurants and several more amenities. The area around Rosecroft is not conducive for a casino, Peterson said. Those who oppose the casino say they are convinced that the promise to fund education will not be fulfilled. But, Peterson believes the county needs the $68 million in revenues, wherever it goes. Peterson donated $500,000 to Maryland First NOW, a progaming ballot committee headed by Wayne Curry, former Prince George’s county executive. “I’ve lived the dream in Prince George’s County and Maryland all my life. And I’ve seen us flourish against all odds, time and time again. This fall, I hear more and more support for the economic development, jobs and school revenue opportunities that come with passage of Question 7,” Curry said. “This truly represents an historic opportunity for Prince George’s County to become a unique attraction for the tens of millions of people who visit our nation’s capital each year.” Education remains a priority for Peterson. “Education is very important to me,” said Peterson, “and Prince George’s schools [are] probably its biggest problem. When you get a casino, you get gaming and $68 million of other revenues – sales tax, property tax and income tax equals extra money.” “I can’t tell you where they’re going to spend that, but I think Baker’s priorities are education, transportation and security. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley keeps saying it’s the law [to fund education] on television; then those that say the money won’t go to education are telling a flat lie.”wi www.washingtoninformer.com

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By William Reed which Blacks would gladly concede their “just inheritance” for the Obamas to be First Family again. Our ancestors’ forced free labor totals $100 trillion, but the majority of African Americans seem willing to forgive the debt to not have Obama rejected by the Americans. In that mode, Blacks overwhelmingly “got Barack’s back” in the 2012 presidential election. Just to be able to say that “a Black man is president of the United States [POTUS]” makes them giddy. However, the question remains, how does it benefit Blacks to buy into a system and a culture that’s never worked for us, and continues traditions that perpetuate the effects of institutional slavery? Is Barry Black enough for our total loyalty? Or, has he totally eliminated any chance for justice for Blacks? When the subject of reparations came up for Candidate Obama in 2008, he didn’t favor Black reparations, saying: “the best reparations we can provide are good schools in the inner city and jobs for people who are unemployed.” Today, Obama will still carry Black voters despite high African American unemployment. Instead of demanding more in terms of law and legislation, Blacks have developed a peculiar capability of separating their votes – instead of holding the president accountable for any real improvement concerning our abysmal condition. While Barry has scurried away from references to race, the effects of slavery and Jim Crow reverberate in the glaring disparities of wealth between Whites and Blacks. Median household wealth among Blacks is under a quarter of that of Whites and 80 percent of African-American children begin their adult lives without assets.

It appears that America’s Blacks don’t see, or experience, the difference between “symbolism” and “substance.” The same government that Blacks are so set on having Obama lead again; has from the onset, helped to create “the racial wealth gap” and has specifically designed and kept Black wealth significantly lower than White wealth. During slavery, the elite slaveholders lived in “The Big House” overlooking the plantation, now Blacks drool over the idea of the Obamas living in “The White House” – in a mansion that was built by forced slave labor. The concept of “Blacks living in the White House” totally diminishes the debt that descendants of slaves are owed. Let’s be real, Obama doesn’t spend his days in the Oval Office “watching out” for us. Sadly, no one else at the White House does either. The economic gap between Blacks and Whites has increased under Obama. Blacks’ unemployment, poverty and foreclosures rates are at their highest level in a decade. With all its racist policies, why aren’t Black Americans demanding that this nation support honest and direct dialogue on race and racism and its manifestations and consequences? Obama has assimilated past most Blacks, but should do more – not because he’s Black but because of the sufferings Blacks have endured past and present. Black people have every right to make demands on Obama – because they gave him a greater percentage of their votes than any other group; and his 44th U.S. presidency is owed to them. Like any president, he should be constantly pressured to put the issue of racial injustice front and center. To better our future in America, Blacks will have to “demand better” from all politicians. wi (William Reed is president of the Business Exchange Network and available for projects via the BaileyGroup.org) www.washingtoninformer.com

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A votE FoR Question 7 means:

A votE AGAINSt Question 7 means:

$199 million for schools

$550 million LoSt each year

Question 7 will help produce $199 million per year for The Education Trust fund.

That includes $170 million lost to West Virginia casinos.

Source: MD Department of Legislative Services

Guaranteed money for schools Senate Bill 3 from December 2007 guarantees the money goes to schools. School funding will also be protected by the Thornton Commission legislation and independent audits.

Sources: Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis & Research; MD Department of Legislative Services

ZERo new money for Maryland West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware will continue to split $550 million in Maryland taxpayer cash.

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Local businesses and minorities will have access to over 12,000 new jobs - many guaranteed by law - that pay an average of $55,000 per year plus benefits.

Prince George’s County will have to find 10,000 jobs somewhere else. Many of the 600 local students who take hospitality training courses sponsored by National Harbor at Prince George’s Community College will have to look elsewhere for employment.

Sources: Department of Legislative Services; Union Gaming Analytics, 7/9/12; Department of Legislative Services; Herald-Mail, 3/31/11; Prince George’s County Council Bill 17, 2011

More services in our county Prince George’s County will have the only destination resort serving the 27 million tourist and business travelers to the Nation’s Capitol. That includes luxury shopping, spa, fine dining and gaming amenities.

Win for a West virginia casino The casino operator funding the misleading campaign against Question 7 pocket up to $1.5 billion that could have been spent in Maryland over the next 10 years. Source: Sage Policy Group

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District Participates in ‘Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day’ By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer It’s not uncommon to become overwhelmed by the demands of everyday life – which could include getting the children to school on time – or completing a job assignment. This type of routine stress can affect one’s heath. You may feel good for the moment, but be unaware of symptoms that could eventually lead to a heart attack or a stroke. That’s part of the reason behind nationally-syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner’s 11th annual “Take A Love One To The Doctor Day,” that was held Oct. 19-20, in the District of Columbia – and other urban cities that included Philadelphia, Pa., and Greenville, S.C. “There’s nothing better than a loved one showing they care for you by taking you to the doc-

tor,” said John Miller, CEO and president of Denny’s restaurants, a major sponsor of this year’s event. “[The health fair provided] a fantastic opportunity for people to check on their well-being, where doctors talked about the importance of exercise and a good diet.” Friday’s event in the District included a free “Screening for Stroke Prevention,” sponsored by Majic 102.3 FM in conjunction with Providence Hospital in Northeast. The four-hour morning presentation included information from several doctors, and participants were encouraged to listen to the radio station throughout the day for more advice. “We had a pretty good turnout,” said Lauren Wells, Provident Hospital public relations specialist. “We had about 65 people who had their blood pressure and cholesterol levels checked, and others

Providence Hospital in partnership with local radio station MAJIC 102.3 FM hosted ‘Bring a Loved One to the Doctor Day’ on Friday, Oct.19. The hospital is located in Northeast. /Photo by Roy Lewis

had the opportunity to undergo a chronic diagnostic which takes a look at their arteries,” she said. “Many of the people who visited left with a score card that indicated their risk for stroke.” “Take a Loved One to the Doctor,” was launched in 2002 and designed to raise health awareness in the black community. The initiative, a one-day event, sponsored by the Tom Joyner

Morning Show and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration currently runs from January through December on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Joyner continues to encourage listeners to be proactive about their health, schedule regular visits to their doctors, exercise and maintain healthy lifestyles. The campaign encourages Af-

rican Americans to identify someone that they know who hasn’t been to the doctor lately and make an appointment for them. People who don’t have a regular doctor or who lack health insurance, are encouraged to contact their local community health center or health department to ask about free or low-cost care. wi

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D.C. Council member Michael Brown is seeking re-election on Nov. 6. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

D.C. At-Large Race Heats Up By James Wright WI Staff Writer The race for the two at-large seats on the D.C. Council has turned into a battle as one of the incumbents appears to be in a fight for his political life while the other seems to be set for reelection in the Nov. 6 general election. D.C. Council member Vincent Orange [D-At Large] and his colleague, Michael Brown [I-At Large] joined independent David Grosso and Republican Mary Brooks Beatty in a debate that touched on hot-button issues in the Pryzbyla Center at Catholic University in Northeast on Saturday, Oct. 20 before hundreds of politically savvy residents. At-large candidates Leon Swain, A.J. Cooper and Statehood Green’s Ann Wilcox didn’t participate in the debate because the sponsors of the event – the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia, WTOP 103.5, the Washington Post, Ward 5 Heartbeat Newspaper and Catholic University – didn’t think that they had enough support to win in November. “In this city, we will have 55,000 jobs come here in 10 years and we need D.C. residents to fill those jobs,” Orange, 55, told the crowd. “I am campaigning on the need for more affordable housing and education reform. The new McKinley Tech High School is the result of my leadership.” The city’ strong Democratic base virtually ensures that Orange will sail to a victory on Nov. 6.

However, the road is much rockier for Brown. The 47-yearold independent, who was first elected in 2008, faces five challengers with Grosso and Beatty considered by political analysts as serious contenders who could topple him. During the afternoon debate, Brown talked about what motivated him to run for re-election. “We have 1,100 new residents coming into the city,” he said. “This is a strain on the city and we have to make sure that we do not kick out those who have been in the city for a long time. I am a champion of affordable housing and I have seen that $50 million has gone to create affordable housing in the past two years.” Grosso, who appears to be Brown’s most formidable opponent at this point, billed himself as the reform candidate in the race. A poll recently released by the Washington City Paper and WAMU’s Kojo Nmandi Show said that Brown has 26 percent with Grosso at 21 percent with a margin of error of 2.8 percent, which would put Brown and Grosso in a statistical dead heat. Grosso insists that he wants to be a different type of leader for the District. “I am running a grassroots campaign,” said Grosso, 42. “I am ready to take the city in a new direction to world-class standing.” Beatty, a former Ward 6 advisory neighborhood commissioner, said that the District “needs honest to goodness change.” “Corruption hinders every-

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thing in this city,” Beatty said. “We need to get rid of the corruption and that is the change that is most needed. We also need to look at the outside employment of D.C. Council members and contracting reform.” Beatty realizes that the District “has a one-party system” but encourages voters to view her similarly to another well-known D.C. Republican. “Look at me as a Carol Schwartz Republican,” she said, referring to the popular former D.C. Council member who ran for mayor of the District on several occasions. When asked by the media who does she support for president, Beatty said “none of your business.” Brown spent time defending accusations regarding his personal finances. “Some of what my opponents have said that the media has reported has been flat-out wrong,” he said. “I understand what this game is but my opponents should be vetted also. When people talk to me and I talk to people, they want to know about my legislative record.” Beatty made it clear that she’s not running for the D.C. Council to collect a pension. “I want to offer a fresh start,” she said. “I am not doing this out of self-interest. I am doing this because I love this entire city and you will never see me be a part of the good-old-boy network.” wi The Washington Informer

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Allen Chapel AME Member Feeds the Hungry By Elton Hayes WI Staff Writer Throat cancer forced Claudia Williams to leave her housekeeping job at the Greater Southeast Nursing Home. Her doctor told her the chemicals she used to clean rooms would exacerbate her condition. Five years has elapsed and she still hasn’t returned to work. While the paychecks have stopped, her bills haven’t. Fortunately, Williams and countless others who find themselves in her predicament don’t have to worry about food, thanks to McKinley Crudup and his church, that ensure thousands of area residents’ refrigerators and pantries aren’t bare even through the toughest of times. “Hunger is real. I’m here every day, and I see it. We have grandparents who have to take care of their grandchildren and parents who have lost their jobs,” said Crudup, 85, the McKinley Crudup Outreach Center’s founder and executive director. “It’s not only the ones who have been on food stamps for a long time, but the middle class are losing their jobs and struggling too. They are the ones who are coming to us for help as well.” The second and fourth Wednesday of the month, and every Friday, hundreds of people make their way to the McKinley Crudup Outreach Center – located a stone’s throw away from Allen Chapel AME Church in Southeast – to stock up on an

assortment of meats, vegetables and canned goods. Fresh produce days are a crowd favorite. The first, third and fifth Wednesday of each month, the church’s parking lot doubles as a farmers’ market with tables brimming over with collard greens, succulent yellow squash, sweet potatoes, juicy cucumbers and containers of mixed salad. Long lines begin to form well before dawn as shoppers wait patiently to sign-in at the center before they can fill their baskets, boxes and carts with seasonal fruits and vegetables. Crudup knows how it feels to go without. Raised in Wilson, N.C., by his grandmother, he vividly recalls the many nights he went to sleep with nothing on his stomach but a salt sandwich. “I was raised by a poor family and I know what it’s like to be hungry,” he said. “I went hungry so many times that I said that if I ever get the opportunity, I would take care of as many people as I could.” Others have followed his lead. Mary Close is a home healthcare aide and while she frequents the center, she shares most of her food with her patients. “I love it. Everything is fresh,” said the 65-year-old Southeast resident. “[My patients] always like the collard greens. I season them with turkey butts and onions.” Although Crudup provides those in need with food, the sad reality remains that the number of people in the region who suffer

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The K2 Menace As if the so-called war on drugs has not targeted enough illegal substances of mass destruction, here comes K2 or “Spice.” It’s a substance growing more lethal by the day, so much so that more than 42 states have banned it, excluding the District of Columbia. A bill to ban the drug here seems to have vaporized leaving D.C. drug abuse counselors, youth counselors, community activists, along with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton left to bring attention to the growing sales and use of the synthetic marijuana that is readily available in corner stores all across the city. The Drug Enforcement Administration describes K2 as a chemically engineered synthetic cannabinoid, similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. It can produce a comparable high if smoked or ingested. But K2 is far more dangerous. Its marijuana-like dried leaves are coated with laboratory-prepared ingredients that can cause an increased heart rate, loss of consciousness, paranoia, hallucinations and psychotic episodes. There have been some reports of death caused by the use of the drug. Ask any young person about K2 and they can tell you anything you want to know. They will also tell you that it’s mostly used by young people “on paper,” or who are in the criminal justice system and required to undergo regular drug testing. With K2, they can still get high, but the synthetic substance is nearly impossible to detect, experts say. So what are city leaders and health professionals doing to reduce the access to K2, or as it may be referred to on the streets: Spice, Blaze, Red X Dawn, Bliss, Black Mamba, Bombay Blue, Fake Weed, Genie, or Zohai? And what can be done to educate more young people about the serious consequences of using the drug before something terrible happens. Since November is National Substance Abuse Month, it is appropriate to raise this new trend as an issue, but an ever growing problem facing educators are the overwhelming number of students who attend school daily high on marijuana. As the nation continues to lose the war on drugs, it is also seeing the mental health decline of its people, beginning with the young people sitting in our classrooms.

Vote Now The debates are over and the polls in D.C. are open for voters who want to cast their ballots early before the Nov. 6 general election. Early voting begins this weekend in Maryland. Some states have reported huge numbers of voters who took advantage of early voting indicating that their minds were made up some time ago and that they are confident in the early voting process. Hundreds of thousands of voters reportedly have cast their ballots in early voting states including Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida. There are some voters, however, who are skeptical about voting early, fearing that their votes will not be counted. They should not be apprehensive, but aware that any attempt to ignore or tamper with your ballot or impose any form of voter intimidation is a felony. Early voting laws are aimed at those who cannot leave their jobs or find childcare for children in order to vote on Election Day. It is a convenience that makes voting inclusive for everyone who wants to vote, no matter what. But others like the excitement of voting on Election Day, and if it’s anything like 2008, the lines will be long with voters waiting to cast their ballot for their preferred candidate. The polls, however, indicate that a 2008 turnout is highly unlikely this time around. The bottom line is that everyone who can vote should vote. Don’t allow the negative political ads to be a turn-off; don’t let the polls convince you that your vote won’t count; don’t let your frustration with the state of the economy convince you that no one has the answer or the willingness to turn things around; and don’t let your anger or your apathy silence your voice. For District residents the polls are open for early voting until Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Maryland, early voting begins on Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Oct. 28; from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Virginia began early voting on Sept. 21 but only voters with a valid excuse can vote early. There are 12 days until Election Day. Vote now or vote on Nov. 6 … just vote!

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The front-page story, “Future of UDC-CC at Center of Special Council Hearing,” October 18, 2012 is such a timely article. Higher education should be of major concern to every District of Columbia resident. For years we have heard how those in charge of the University of the District of Columbia wanted to make it a world-class institution of higher learning, but couldn’t achieve it because of the type of classes it had to offer to satisfy the needs of a majority of students entering from the city’s public school system. The solution was a community college and it’s the right one. If the city and UDC are serious about higher education in the District, they need to commit whatever resources necessary for the community college system to succeed. There isn’t a state in the union that doesn’t have a community college system. It has proven to be the best way to help students that may not be prepared financially or academically to ready themselves for admittance to a four year institution.

UDC-Community College is in its infant stage and there will be growing pains, but we must not allow a few pains to get in the way of insuring a proven way of educating our youth. We should not allow UDC-Community College to be bounced around like our school system has been over the past few decades. It should be supported at any cost and built on a sound foundation to provide education and training for the residents of the District of Columbia. Karen W. Joyce Washington, D.C.

A Great Artist and Person

Thank you for your short but touching article, “Remembering Georgette S. Powell, Artist and Activist,” October 18, 2012. Not only was Mrs. Powell a wonderful artist, more importantly she was a beautiful and caring person. As a young artist living and working in Washington, D.C., I had the opportunity to work with

Mrs. Powell when we were both members of the DC Chapter of the National Conference of Artists. Georgette, what she wanted everyone to call her, was always a very hard and tireless worker when it came to the tasks of the organization. She could provide timely encouragement, advice and guidance to the young artists when she noticed any sense of frustration within us. It wasn’t until years later when I attended a ceremony honoring Mrs. Powell that I learned the full extent of her artistic legacy. At that moment I began to wonder: if I as an artist were ever to reach the heights in my artistic career as she did, would I be able to be as humble and caring toward others as she always was? Mrs. Powell was a great artist, but more important for me, she was a great person. Larry Saxton Washington, D.C.

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By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

President Obama Deserves Our Vote In just a few days, millions of Americans will vote in the November 6 national elections. In those states where there is early voting, millions have already voted. There is a clear choice between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. At the end of the day it is reduced to the question of “going forward” or “retreating backward” in clear terms of the social, economic, and

political empowerment of people who historically have been marginalized and discriminated against because of race, ethnicity or class. It is about the politics of inclusion versus the politics of exclusion. This election is more than a political struggle between the 99 percent and the 1 percent on the quest for wealth and economic control. The consequential future of America and the world is at stake. For millions of African Americans, the importance of reelecting President Barack Obama

cannot be overstated. Given the state of Black America in 2012, the thought of going backward in our society should not even be an option. We have come too far and made too much sacrifice and progress to turn around now because of what appears to be formidable opposition to our interests and future. There is still time to reawaken those of us who have fallen asleep or who have become apathetic at this is another critical moment in our long struggle for freedom, justice, equality and empowerment.

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We have to ensure that we mobilize our family members and everyone in our communities about the importance of making sure that every eligible person will actually vote between now and November 6. Every hour of every day now needs to be focused on Getting-Out-TheVote (GOTV). It is time to pool all our organizational resources to stage the largest grassroots voter turnout in history. The African American church community should be at the forefront of our GOTV nonpartisan

work. I am expressing my own personal views about this election in hopes to raise the level of awareness and consciousness of others who may be mistakenly taking this election for granted. It does matter who wins. Not voting is an unforgivable sin. On September 22, President Obama reminded us of the 150 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation document that President Lincoln issued in 1862 to take effect on January

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By Julianne Malveaux

What you Talking ‘bout Willard? Halfway through the second presidential debate, I remembered the show where Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges played Arnold and Willis Jackson. Little Arnold was always asking, “What you talking ’bout Willis?” My question, exactly, only this time directed toward Republican nominee Willard Mitt Romney. What in the world was he talking about when he attempted to debate President

Obama on October 16? The Republican nominee behaved as if he were on some kind of upper. Some may have thought his delivery was firm, but when he raised his voice and asked President Obama the same questions several times (Have you checked your pension? Will you answer my question? Well then how much oil production did you cut?). He came off as more obnoxious (or chemically enhanced) than forceful. Because President Obama is a

world leader, he could not give the ‘hood response which might have been “shut your mouth up” (or some such related rejoinder). Instead, he responded with dignity and clarity. Romney is flip-flopping more frequently than a pancake on an IHOP grill. So he can’t make up his mind about his tax plan, women’s equality, coal production, or anything. He says he has a five-point plan, but really it is a one- point plan, “Trust me.” Why should anybody trust

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him when he can’t say whether he will cut the mortgage deduction, the charitable contributions deduction, or college credits? He says he will have to think about it. What has he been doing for the past 10 years when he was running for president? Clearly not thinking! If it takes him this long to think through his policy, maybe he could join (or with his money, even start) a think tank for the cognitively impaired! What you talking ‘bout Willard? You don’t yet know

whether you can support the Lily Ledbetter Act, the first piece of legislation that President Obama signed upon taking office. You have yet to figure out women’s equality. You forgot that you stood outside a coal plant in Massachusetts and talked about pollution. You are not sure about the tax breaks you took at Bain when you were exporting jobs. Moreover, you connect gasoline prices to Presi-

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By James Clingman

The Minority Business Hustle “There appears to be no reason in logic why 99 percent of the businesses in the country are forced to squabble over 20 percent of the Federal purchase dollar, when a select 1 percent continue to capture their 80 percent market share largely undisturbed.” United States Commission on Minority Business Development, 1992. (The History of Black Business in America, Juliet E.K. Walker).While the 20

percent cited above may now be 30 percent in some areas of the country, the issue raised in 1992 is still valid. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, small firms with fewer than 500 employees represent 99.9 percent of the total number of businesses in this country. This statistic is relevant not only to the political discussions regarding taxes but also to the disparities in the system, especially those pertaining to African American owned businesses. One of the problems is the definition of “small.” De-

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pending on the category and product, a “small” business can employ up to 1,500 persons, and they may have receipts as high as $21.5 million. General and heavy construction companies can be classified as “small” with annual receipts as high as $17 million, depending on the type of construction, and special trade construction annual receipts may not exceed $7 million. This is one aspect of the minority hustle game – and “minorities” are losing every day. The “minority” business sec-

tor has been thrust into a game in which all of the businesses classified as such, and as “small,” must compete against one another. To make matters even worse, their small share is steadily eroding because large companies are playing the “front company” and “pass-through” games. So much for fair competition. It is unfortunate that some Black owned companies are willing subjects in the front and pass-through games and allow their small businesses to be used by larger ones. They agree to al-

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liances where all they do is sign checks or allow their names to be used in a partnership agreement that is purported to be 51 percent “minority” owned. Control? Well, that’s something else again; the small Black firm has little or no control or say-so when it comes to the actual business dealings. After all, it’s just a “front” company. That same scenario takes place every day with White owned firms as well. A husband and

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Making America America Vincent Harding, an acclaimed historian, religious scholar, and activist known for his work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., believes America is a wounded nation. Even after so many years of struggle, he is convinced that America can and must get better. Today Harding is the Chair of the Veterans of Hope Project at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, whose mission is to encourage a healing, intergenerational approach to social

justice activism that recognizes the interconnectedness of spirit, creativity, and citizenship. On his 81st birthday, he spoke at the National and Racial Healing Town Hall at the Children’s Defense Fund’s recent conference urging all of his listeners to commit themselves to heal America and make our country what it should be. He shared a line he heard a West African poet recite: “He made this fantastic statement that I want to pass on to you as a birthday gift. He said, ‘I am a

citizen of a country that does not yet exist.’” The poet was speaking about his homeland, which was going through political turmoil on the road to independence. But Harding said it applies to our current national spiritual and moral crisis: “We are citizens of a country that we still have to create—a just country, a compassionate country, a forgiving country, a multiracial, multi-religious country, a joyful country that cares about its children and about its elders, that cares about itself and about the

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world, that cares about what the earth needs as well as what individual people need. “I am, you are, a citizen of a country that does not yet exist and that badly needs to exist. And I want to offer you the opportunity to celebrate my birthday with me by pledging deep in you that you are not going to give up this life without offering yourself totally to the creation of this country that does not yet exist.” Harding drew a comparison to the words of the brilliant

African American poet Langston Hughes in “Let America Be America Again.” That poem celebrates the poor, working class, and immigrant Americans from all backgrounds and colors who have always been the farmers, factory workers, and laborers on whose backs America was built. Harding borrowed Hughes’s refrain—“America never was America to me.” He said: “We can always stop there and complain and complain and com-

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By George E. Curry

Romney Continues Campaign of Lies As we have seen during three presidential debates and in his campaign speeches, Mitt Romney will say anything – even when he knows it is untrue – in his effort to dislodge President Obama from the White House. Romney charged in the second presidential debate that “it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act of terror.” Obama denied it,

urging Romney to “Get the transcript.” FactCheck.org observed. “The transcript does show that Obama said in a Rose Garden speech on Sept. 12: ‘No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for.’” In the same debate, Romney said a gallon of gasoline in Nassau County, N.Y. was $1.86 when Obama took office. It’s now “4 bucks a gallon.” As fact checkers for USA

Today stated, “Gas prices were going through a period of exceptional volatility when Obama took office – largely because, as Obama noted, gas prices plummeted as the recession took hold and people drove less… But gas prices are still 34 cents below their all-time high during the Bush administration. In the summer of 2008, the national average hit $4.05 a gallon.” FactCheck.org noted, “Mitt Romney falsely claims in a series of TV ads that President Obama ‘will raise taxes on the

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middle class by $4,000.’ That’s nonsense. The ads cite a conservative group’s study, but even the group itself doesn’t say Obama will raise taxes on middle-income taxpayers. It says his budget could result in a ‘potentially higher tax burden’ over the next 10 years. “In fact, the group’s study considered two other budget scenarios – current law (allowing the Bush-era tax cuts to expire as scheduled at the end of this year) and current policy (extending current policies into 2013,

including extending the Bushera tax cuts) – and determined that Obama’s budget ‘provides a middle ground between these two extremes.’” Romney said during a Republican debate on Feb 22: “I said today that we’re going to cut taxes on everyone across the country by 20 percent, including the top 1 percent.” However, during a debate with Obama, he said, “I’m not looking to cut taxes for wealthy people.”

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By Askia Muhammad

Tough Talking Tagg Romney Tough-talking Taggart Romney, the oldest son of the Republican presidential nominee would have us believe he is some kind of “bad dude.” After the second presidential candidates debate Tagg told a North Carolina radio interviewer that his instinct during one of the sharp exchanges was to “jump out of your seat” and “rush down to the debate stage

and take a swing” at President Obama. Excuse me. He would “take a swing” at the President of the United States? Does the Secret Service know about this threat against the president? The younger Romney quickly indicated he wasn’t speaking literally about striking the president. “You know you can’t do that,’’ he continued, “because, well, first because there’s a lot of Secret Service between you and him, but also because this is the nature of the process.”

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any of the five Romney sons [who share a tax-free $100 million IRA given them by their dad], might work off their raging testosterone. If Tagg would like to “swing” on somebody, why doesn’t he join the U.S. Marine Corps? Soon enough after basic training and OCS he could swing away at the Taliban or any of this country’s declared enemies, rather than at the officials who are supposed to be on his “same side.” But no, military service – particularly not in time of conflict

– is not a male Romney family trait. According to Tagg’s momma, Miss Ann Romney, speaking recently on ABC’s “The View” said that her husband Mitt Romney serving as a Mormon missionary in Paris, France, in the late 1960s was like the service – and, lives of more than 58,000 Americans – given by members of the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Mrs. Romney also included her five sons in that same claim of equal service.

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Sidney Poitier, John Outterbridge Honored at Fundraiser By Shantella Y. Sherman WI Staff Writer Hundreds gathered recently at the Friends of the California African American Museum (CAAM) eighth annual black-tie fundraiser where legendary actor Sidney Poitier and United States Gracie Fellow for Visual Arts winner John Outterbridge were feted with Lifetime Achievement awards. “An Artful Evening at CAAM” saluted Poitier and Outterbridge, while also helped in the fundraising campaign for CAAM’s outreach missions -Mentoring Generations Program, the Young Docent High School Intern Program, and the Busses and Docents Program. “An Artful Evening at CAAM breathes life into all that we do. We burst with pride when we see how the proceeds flow through our Mentoring Generations Program to sustain paid employment training through our high

school Young Docents program; and, how transportation is made available through Buses & Docents for schools and community groups that otherwise could not afford a field trip to CAAM,” noted Charmaine Jefferson, Executive Director of CAAM. “Everyone will feel a special connection as we join to lift forward the next generation while earnestly saluting two incredible contributors to American culture and justice,” Jefferson continued. On hand for Poitier’s acceptance were actors CCH Pounder, Jackee Harry, Omarosa Manigault, and Larenz Tate, along with Poitier’s long-time friend (and once, paramour) Diahann Carroll. Carroll, 77, starred opposite Poitier in Martin Ritt’s 1961 film Paris Blues. Poitier, 85, was the first African-American to win an Academy Award, and has starred in such classic films as Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, and To

LIFESTYLE Legendary actor Sidney Poitier with [equally iconic] actress-singer Diahann Carroll, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the California African American Museum in Los Angeles recently. /Courtesy Photo

Sir, with Love. “The body of work produced by both Sidney Poitier and John Outterbridge is phenomenal. That CAAM would honor them for a lifetime of achievement is also a testament to the organization for being able to recognize the forebears and legends upon whose shoulders we so graciously climb,” historian Francis Croft

said. “Our lives, individually and collectively have been positively impacted by their works.” “An Artful Evening at CAAM allows us the privilege of being able to honor Mr. Poitier and Mr. Outterbridge as individuals who have truly made a difference in the African American community. The night will be extraordinary, and we welcome this oppor-

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Richard Lee Wild, right, displays some of the plastic debris that makes it difficult to keep the Anacostia River clean during the opening of “Reclaiming the Edge: Urban Waterways and Civic Engagement,” at the Anacostia Community Museum in Southeast on Oct. 14. /Photo by Roy Lewis

The Anacostia: From Years of Neglect to a River of Promise Museum Exhibit Conveys River’s Past, Present and Hopes for the Future By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer A new exhibit at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum not only sheds light on the illustrious history of the Anacostia River but enlightens Southeast residents on the importance of preserving the treasure trove located in their own backyard. “Reclaiming the Edge: Urban Waterways and Civic Engagement,” which runs through September 2013, also marks the museum’s 45th anniversary. The exhibit depicts the museum’s evolution to programs that reflect everyday life, history and the future of the African-American community that surrounds the river. “Our latest exhibit is good not just for residents east of the river, but for the entire city and region,” said Gail Lowe, museum historian, who added that since the exhibit opened on Oct. 14, there has been huge support from the community. Meanwhile, the Anacostia River, which stretches nearly nine miles, serves as a major tributary for the region that includes Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. To that end, it has a long and storied past, which dates from 1742, as outlined in the exhibit. The exhibit provides a chronology of the river, and notes that in the late 1800s the Ana-

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costia was viewed by the District government as a conduit for sewage. Another point emphasizes efforts to rid the river of toxic substances, which ultimately resulted in the Clean Up & Protection Act of 2009, and which later became known as the D.C. Bag Tax Law that took effect the following year. The new exhibit also details how the Potomac River – located in the western part of the District and often promoted as a major tourist attraction – connects with the Anacostia River and flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Overall, the interactive exhibit seeks to examine the Anacostia as an historic waterway and how it contributes to economic, racial and social segregation. “It’s no secret that more emphasis has been placed on the Potomac River, but it’s been for historic reasons,” said Lowe. “[At the onset] the plan was that the city would grow to the east and the Anacostia would serve both the commercial and recreational corridors. However, when emphasis swung from the west, the Potomac took greater importance [making it more of a tourist attraction].” Lowe added that at one point, Congress decided to clean up the Potomac first and then the Anacostia River, but switched gears when people realized the

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as a teaching tool for young students, said he’s been photographing the river for about 15 years and has done so “very passionately” to capture different visions of what the river could look like in the future. “We’re all in this together. The river is linked to us and we’re linked to it because Washingtonians are river people,” said McNeil who lives in Ward 7. “So, if you have an ill river, you have a sick community – and the two have to balance.” He said however, that residents should look at the Anacostia as New Yorkers look at Central Park. “That should be its drawing power,” McNeil said, referencing the rich history – including the Underground Railroad and the city’s fishing industry –that’s tied to the Anacostia. Michael Goff, who is a vice commodore for the historically

Anacostia which was just as important to the city, had been neglected for too long. Sharon Reickens, museum deputy director, echoed Lowe’s sentiments and wants citizens to be more responsible for waterways in their neighborhoods. “Whatever flows into the Anacostia River impacts their health,” Reickens said. “There are examples to be found in other cities of how citizens can come together to clean up waters and make significant changes in their communities.” Bruce McNeil is an artist who has several photographs in the exhibit. One, which depicts native Americans as the first people to live along its shores, superimposes their faces among the trees. McNeil, 58, who uses his art

A fun day on the water. /Photo courtesy of Wilderness Inquiry

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My Sister’s Place: Protecting Battered Women One Purse at a Time By Michelle Phipps-Evans WI Staff Writer When Ebony Mabry was in the third grade in the early 1980s, she first heard “Candy Girl,” a song by R&B band, New Edition, on the radio. She and her older sister, Cassandra, and other children in their home would sing and dance along. She still giggles at the distant memory. “To this day, whenever the song comes on, we say, ‘hey, remember when we heard that song at the shelter,’” said Mabry, 38, who lived for six months at My Sister’s Place [MSP], a shelter for abused women and their children. At eight years old, Mabry said that although she knew she lived in a shelter, she was always a “happy kid,” with household chores. “My concern was that other kids in school didn’t find out,” said Mabry who walked to school from the shelter each day. It looked like any other home on the block; and she entered through the door at the back of

the house. Several children in the shelter attended the same school. As a child, Mabry became a casualty of domestic violence. Children represent the largest homeless population nationally, and most have witnessed domestic violence in their homes and have sought sanctuary in emergency shelter systems, according to MSP. Her mother, Irene Mabry Moses and her daughters were forced to move into MSP after Moses’ husband returned from Vietnam. Traumatized by the war, he began to abuse drugs and that’s when the trouble started. “I was in an abusive situation where I was mentally abused and I didn’t want to leave,” said Moses, “I wanted my ‘toys’ – my credit cards, my car – and I didn’t want to go back home to my parents with my head hanging down.” Moses represented the one in four women who, in her lifetime, became a victim of domestic violence, the willful intimidation and abuse by one intimate

Lauren C. Vaughan, executive director of My Sister’s Place, center right, chats with guests who attended the third annual Power of the Purse silent auction on Oct. 10 at the Rooftop Terrace in Northwest. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

partner onto the other, according to the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence [DCCADV]. That’s about 75,000 victims in the District. DCCADV is the federally recognized statewide

coalition of domestic violence programs, organizations and individuals organized to ensure the elimination of domestic violence in Washington, D.C. Moses recounted her shame because of

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PURSE continued from Page 28 said Moses about living at MSP. “I had to give back and I have nothing but great things to say about them.” Moses, who has since been married for 20 plus years to Robert Moses, started Faith Realty in Baltimore, Md., which helps low-income people achieve home ownership by guiding them through financial obstacles and the process. She has won awards for affordable housing advocacy, serves on the board for the National Alliance to End Homelessness and wrote a chapter in Dream of a Nation with others such as former Vice President Al Gore. Moses shared her experiences as she received the Judith Bennett-Sattler Spirit of Service Award at MSP’s third annual Power of the Purse silent auction on Oct. 10 at the Rooftop Terrace in Northwest. The auction featured high-end handbags such as Coach and Ralph Lauren, and luxury goods where guests placed bids starting at $75. All proceeds go to MSP, part of an interactive community dedicated to eradicating domestic violence. The oldest domestic violence shelter in the District, MSP provides emergency shelter and transitional-to-permanent housing, supportive programs, counseling, education and advocacy to domestic violence survivors. “Last year we launched the spirit of service award to honor our late, former executive director and her legacy and commitment to helping those in need,” said Lauren C. Vaughan, MSP’s executive director. The

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Congress won’t be a lame duck without passing the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act,” she said, adding that the act has done wonders for the city. Originally introduced 1994, the act has been credited with raising awareness about the problems of domestic abuse. Mabry, who is now a mother of a 17-year-old son, is working with her mother as a realtor at Faith Realty. She said after they left MSP, she and her biological haven’t reconciled, but she’s happy with her mother’s decision. “I learned so much from my mom, who gave me an old soul,” Mabry said. “I’m so glad she did what she did as it has made me who I am today.” wi The Washington Informer

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by Katie Smith Milway, illustrations by Eugenie Fernandes c.2012, Kids Can Press $18.95 / $19.95 Canada 32 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer So how are you feeling today? If you’re feeling well, that’s great! But think about the last time you felt really sick. That’s when Mom took you to see the doctor, who looked down your throat, checked your ears, and sent you home with some medicine.

But what if you didn’t have a doctor nearby? What would your family do? What would you do? In the new book “Mimi’s Village” by Katie Smith Milway and Eugenie Fernandes, a little girl thinks about that, and then she has a dream … It’s a sad day in the village where Mimi Malaho lives.

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Last night, a baby died and his mother is weeping with the village’s other women. Mimi is too young to sit with them, so she quietly goes home. She worries about her mother, and the baby Ma is expecting. Her family has been lucky; nobody has gotten sick so far. But then something horrible happens! Mimi’s little sister,

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Nakkissi, drinks some dirty water. She was thirsty and though Mimi knew she shouldn’t do it, she gave Nakkissi a drink by the river. That night, Nakkissi felt awful. The little girl moaned. She couldn’t keep anything in her tummy, so Ma and Pa wrapped her in a blanket and put her in their cart. The whole family started walking down the path to the next village, where there was a clinic. It took an hour. The next morning, there were lots of people lined up at the clinic. Nurse Tela took care of everyone, including Nakkissi and all the babies. As Mimi watched Nurse Tela weigh each baby, she learned that the next day was vaccination day. The Malahos decided to spend the night at the clinic so they could get vaccinated. They wanted to stay healthy. When she got home, Mimi heard her father talking about malaria, which was making lots of the village’s children sick. Mimi knew that was true, and she was thinking about a wish she’d made the day before. She

was thinking about it when she went to bed and that night, she had a dream. Her dream led to an idea. Her idea led to a project. Her project led to something very good for Mimi, her family, and her whole village! Even though your child is small, you can bet she’s listening. Surely, she knows that health care is a big issue these days. “Mimi’s Village” takes that knowledge to the next level. Inspired by real events and real people, author Katie Smith Milway explains a grown-up issue in a kid-friendly way, and children will definitely identify with a girl like Mimi. Smith gives kids more information about Zambia health care workers and health care in general, then she and illustrator Eugenie Fernandes explain what readers can do to help make life better for other children around the world. For 5-to-8-year-olds who love making a difference, this is a story that leads the way. And for you, “Mimi’s Village” is a book you’ll feel good about letting your child read.wi

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With gas prices hovering close to $4 a gallon, it may seem safe to assume that America’s love affair with the sports utility vehicle has finally waned. Experts, however, caution that this is far from the truth. SUV sales have actually been growing in recent months, from about one in five vehicles sold back in the early 2000s, to almost a third of all vehicles sold today. But today’s SUVs aren’t like the gas guzzling monsters of yesteryear. They are more fuel efficient as manufacturers have accelerated the use of technologies that improve gas mileage. A popular trend has been toward incorporating hybrid powertrains in SUVs. The combination of a standard fuel engine with multiple electric motors, and a substantial battery pack helps improve fuel consumption and reduces auto emissions. Our test vehicle for this week, the midsize crossover sport-utility VW Touareg, is the German automaker’s first foray into gasoline-electric hybrids. Loaded with tons of standard premium features, the VW Touareg offers the world’s first supercharged gasoline hybrid. It presents one of the more impressive examples of hybrid technology in an SUV. VW’s engineering wizards set out to stir up an SUV that packs the punch of a V8 with the fuel efficiency of a V6. We think they have succeeded.

The Touareg hybrid can be powered solely by its electric motor for about a mile at speeds of up to 32 mph on flat road surfaces, and it will reach 75 mph on downhill gradients. The hybrid also features a startstop system that stops the engine during idling. The feature kicks in as the driver waits at a red light, and the engine powers down. When the light turns green, the engine smoothly comes to life and the Touareg moves off the line with no hesitation or jerky clumsiness. With a 0-60 acceleration time of 6.2 seconds, the strongest argument for buying this car will not be to “save the planet” as much as a manifestation of the best strategy to wring raw power from a hybrid. Touareg Hybrid shares its drivetrain with the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid, one of the fastest SUVs on the market. The vehicle is rated at 20 miles per gallon in the city and 24 mpg on the highway. During my week with the Touareg, I averaged 21 mpg in mixed city and rural driving. A similar test of the Porsche Cayenne S last year only averaged 17 mpg. Although the sport utility’s exterior seems a bit subdued compared to the previous model, the Touareg is certainly a handsome vehicle. Inside, it boasts of tasteful walnut trim and perfect seams that reveal meticulous handiwork throughout. This was evident in our test model which came with the optional ‘Vienna’ leather, elegant Walnut wood accents and a 620-watt, 10-speaker sound

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system from Danish hi-fi specialists Dynaudio. The Touareg’s back seats are really impressive. The rear bench is fully adjustable, sliding forward and back enough to make room for tall passengers or any rear cargo that may require an extra touch of space. The expansive panoramic sunroof that the company says is a full 350-percent larger than the piece found in the previous model is also a plus. The glass does plenty to brighten up the cabin and the instruments set the standard for simplicity and clarity with crisp, easy-to-read numbers, red needles and no clutter dashboard. On the highway, the Touareg Hybrid is comfortable and secure. It feels more like a car than an SUV. Even in Sport mode, the ride is solid and courteous. Going over rough country roads, the Touareg felt capable, absorbing big bumps easily without too much cabin rocking. Volkswagen says the Touareg Hybrid has a ground clearance of 7.9 inches and can ford water to a depth of 19.7 inches. Though the Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid is one of the best-driving hybrids on the market, it comes at a high price. Our test model had a sticker price just above $60,000. We have to admit that price tag is beyond the reach of many families for a vehicle that does not even offer a third row seat. The Lexus RX Hybrid costs $16,000 less than the Touareg Hybrid and is a leader in its class.wi The Washington Informer

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Morgan State running back Travis Davidson sprints past Howard’s Julien David and scores a first-quarter touchdown at Greene Stadium in Northwest on Saturday, Oct. 20. Davidson finished with 104 yards on 27 carries. He also scored his 11th rushing touchdown of the season and rushed for over 100 yards for the fifth consecutive game. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Join us at the Morgan State’s Nathan Ayers and Howard’s David Wilson pursue a loose football in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Greene Stadium in Northwest. Howard defeated Morgan State 21-20 before a standing-roomonly-crowd. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Howard University quarterback Greg McGhee is tackled in the second half of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football action before a homecoming crowd of 10,305 at Greene Stadium in Northwest on Saturday, Oct 20. McGhee added 44 yards on 10 carries as the Bison amassed 259 yards on the ground. “This was a must win, not only because it was homecoming, but because it is an MEAC game,” explained Howard head coach Gary Harrell. “Our goal is to finish these last five games 5-0, so this is a good start.” /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Fighting Youth Substance Abuse East of the River By Michelle Phipps-Evans WI Staff Writer Like many east of the river residents, Ward 8 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner [ANC] Dionne Brown [8D07] is hardly surprised to see youth in her community selling drugs. But one Friday night, she witnessed several people going in and out of a Dollar Store on South Capitol Street. “I was like, ‘it’s no way, all these people are going into a Dollar Store this time of night,’” said Brown, who usually surveys her area, which covers Bellevue and the Far Southwest neighborhoods. She discovered the store sold a product known as K2 or synthetic marijuana. “The shop owners were unrepentant,” said Brown. “I told them these are illegally banned sub-

stances, and one said he needed to send his kid to college. He didn’t blink.” The business wasn’t a “responsible community partner” and she opposed them however she could. Brown, a vocal Ward 8 activist, would no longer continue her fight as an ANC. She’s not running for re-election this year. However, she will continue to stand up as a resident. K2, Spice, Blaze or Red X Dawn are monikers for synthetic marijuana, which children can buy at gas stations and convenience stores. A common variety in D.C. is the Scooby Snax Potpourri, which features the cartoon character, Scooby Doo. According to data from the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey of youth druguse trends, 11.4 percent of 12th graders used synthetic marijuana that year, making it the second

most commonly used illicit drug among high school seniors. Its adverse effects include mood swings, anxiety, increased heart rate and paranoia. Although the Drug Enforcement Agency banned synthetic drugs such as bath salts and incense and chemicals used to produce them, new variants have circumvented the ban. They are marketed under different brand names and contain legal chemicals. Brown shared her frustrations with a large audience at an event, hosted by the Wards 7&8 D.C. Prevention Center [W7&8 DCPC] at the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization in Northeast on Friday, Oct. 19. The W7&8 DCPC is a collaborative venture of the Department of Health Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration, Bridging Resources In Communities,

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James Jackson, a 5th grader who attends Stanton Elementary School in Southeast, tells the audience how K2 also known as Spice, a synthetic form of marijuana, has infiltrated his school during “A Community Conversation on the Availability and Use of K-2/Spice and Underage Drinking” at the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization in Northeast on Friday, Oct. 19. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

Inc. [BRIC] – the lead community-based agency for this initiative – and the Ophelia Egypt Program Center of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, Inc. An eight-panel group with expertise in drug prevention, narcotics investigation, advocacy, medicine, criminal justice, as well as youth leaders led an open dialogue on K2, and underage drinking. “Whenever we do youth-focused community conversations, our purpose is simple,” said Rosalind Parker, president of BRIC, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the overall quality of life in communities most in need. “We want to ask the youth questions that allow us to hear directly from them, hear in their words the local conditions fostering youth access to, and use of various drugs. We also engage the youth around some solutions which we also call actionable strategies that they can participate in.” W7&8 DCPC uses a public health, social development model to engage in community-level prevention that uses three functions to address priority risk factors and target outcomes – education, leadership and change. The youth at the meeting theorized on reasons for using K2 or alcohol – following friends, looking cool but most important, some said K2 can’t be detected in drug screenings. Several admitted they have friends who abused one form of drug or another. According to the Center for Substance Abuse Research, nearly one quarter of D.C. public high school students were early alcohol drinkers before age 13, which is associated with other risky behaviors. Even more stark is that

between 900 and 1,800 teens, age 12 to 17, abused or were dependent on alcohol, according to a 2007-2008 National Survey of Drug Use and Health by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “I don’t see consequences such as cirrhosis in young people,” said Dr. Robyn Miller from the Children’s National Medical Center about alcohol’s effects. “But I’ve treated young people who’ve been drinking for their birthday and they didn’t know how they got there or what’s going on.” Joining the conversation was Deputy Director of Demand Reduction for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, David Mineta, who said nationally there’re about 2.5 million youth on drugs. “Prevention must be comprehensive,” Mineta said. “Communities must continue to have key relationships with law enforcement and others in the health field.” He said communities should work together on reducing demand, as businesses Brown mentioned aren’t closing if they continue to make profits. “National Substance Abuse Prevention Month gives us an opportunity to assist local communities in their drug prevention programs, and it’s an honor for us to support this work,” Mineta added. wi www.washingtoninformer.com

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Be Ye Steadfast, During Good Times and Bad It was June 8, 2012, when my first radio program came on the air at WYCB-AM, 1340. It has been an enjoyable summer, finding guest speakers and learning how to manage a weekly radio talk show. This has got to be ordained by God, though I have had to be steadfast, during the good times and even during the bad times. The first three months were a breeze, sponsorship was fantastic, and I felt as though I was in it to win it! Then I heard from three of my major sponsors … they couldn’t stay in due to financial shortfalls. The trouble was, I didn’t learn about the shortfall until 10 days before it was time to pay my monthly fee. Though it wasn’t easy, I was able to get the payment together to cover my September radio show. This month’s payment came together a bit easier. There’s a time for everything, and everything in its time. What am I saying? I could have called it quits, and could have thrown in the towel! I’m reminding you that when you get on that road, heading in the direction in which the Heavenly Father has ordained you to go, don’t expect everything to be peachy! But don’t quit. Life is just like the seasons. As you all know, in order to get the wonderful growth and lush greenery that we enjoy during the summer, we must first experience fall when the earth’s greenery begins to die. The leaves fall from the trees, as they are beginning to do now; then comes

winter. Most plants, flowers, gardens and trees appear to die. They become dry and lifeless! But during the time these trees and grass appear dead, life is on hold from within. God is doing a ‘new thing’ with each tree, with each plant. They must die each year, in order to live! Does that sound familiar? Each of us finds ourselves in desperate situations for long periods of time. A few commit suicide! They couldn’t take it. But all we have to do is grow from within. This is the time when we must depend on God completely! When life seems so bad, that you cannot see one thing going on in your life that makes you feel good, think again! If you’re alive and able to get up and take a bath, you can feed yourself, you can walk and talk; you’re in the land of the living. Then rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! What happens after winter? Spring comes along! And how often does spring come? It comes every year. Spring is the time when new life begins; the trees begin to show signs of little buds, the grass begins to grow again, and flowers too! How often does this happen? It happens every spring! This is the time when we should act just like the seasons. It’s the time when we should work very hard to see that our projects grow while there is this growth season. This growth season only lasts so many days. The trees will begin to lose those wonderful green leaves in time. If we just remember that life

with Lyndia Grant is like the seasons, we will always be able to make it through those days when we seem to be like the walking dead. Things are not working for you. That’s the time when we must be committed and unwavering. “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” 1st Corinthians 15:58. Now, my radio show has had several weeks of very dynamic guest speakers, ending this week with actress Della Reese. wi Lyndia Grant is a radio talk show host on WYCB-AM, 1340, her show airs Fridays at 6 p.m. She’s also an inspiration and motivational speaker. Call 202-518-3192 if you would like Lyndia to speak for your group. Visit her website at www.lyndiagrant. com, send emails to lyndiagrant@ gmail.com.

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african methodist episcopal

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 AME Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney, Pastor 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., S E Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email:Campbell@mycame.org Sunday Worship Service 10: am Sunday Church School 8: 45 am Bible Study Wednesday 12:00 Noon Wednesday 7:00 pm Thursday 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE Washington, DC 20020

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

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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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Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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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Administration No. 2012 ADM 928

Administration No. 2012 ADM 998

Gwendolyn H. Hammond aka Gwendolyn Hart Hammond Decedent

Gloria J. Watson Decedent

Geraldine G. Lewis Decedent James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sunday Glover-Cox, whose address is 4514 Alabama Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Geraldine G. Lewis, who died on January 13, 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 April 11, 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 April 11, 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.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Peggy Hammond, whose address is 808 Quackenbos Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Gwendolyn H. Hammond aka Gwendolyn Hart Hammond, who died on March 29, 2010 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 April 4, 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 April 4, 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.

James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Roberta J. Littlejohn, whose address is 3458 Summit Court, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Gloria J. Watson, who died on September 18, 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 April 25, 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 April 25, 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: October 4, 2012

Date of first publication: October 25, 2012

Sunday Glover-Cox Personal Representative

Peggy Hammond Personal Representative

Roberta J. Littlejohn Personal Representative

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Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

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

Administration No. 2012 ADM 989

Administration No. 2012 ADM 1005

Date of first publication: October 11, 2012

COLUMBIA Probate Division

Albert Toussaint Liser, Jr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Yvonne Bernice Liser, whose address is 3618 28th Street NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Albert Toussaint Liser, Jr., who died on September 1, 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 April 18, 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 April 18, 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: October 18, 2012

Sterling H. Safrit Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carol S. Bradwell and Willis R. Bradwell, Jr., whose address is 1322 Perry Street, NE Washington, DC 20017, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Sterling H. Safrit, who died on September 20, 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 April 25, 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 April 25, 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: October 25, 2012

Personal Representative

Carol S. Bradwell Willis R. Bradwell, Jr. Personal Representative

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Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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Mitt Romney, in my view, represents the exclusive views and the ideology of the past. President Barack Obama is not only the hope for the future, but also he is doing a good job in the present in the face of fierce opposition and huge wealth stacked against him. This is exactly the moment that our ancestors prayed for and gave of their sacrifice and blood. Let’s stand up together in this moment of decision. Let’s have a record turnout in every precinct in every state. Let’s defy the odds once again. Let’s vote for freedom, justice, equality and empowerment of all. Let’s re-elect President Barack H. Obama. wi Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is President of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) and Education Online Services Corporation. He can be reached at drbenjamin.chavis@gmail.com.

aggressive, but when a privileged and entitled White man just about beats on his chest, hollers, ignores directions, and does a spot-on imitation of Homie the Clown on steroids (sorry, Homie, for the insult), he is being firm. Were the spinmeisters and I watching the same debate? Or were their biases showing? In the second debate, some say the gender gap closed and as many women favored Romney over President Obama. That implied disturbing things about some women. My mamma used to ask me why good girls liked bad boys. I don’t remember my answer, but back in the day I could find a bad boy faster than a penny in my pocket. If women tipped for Romney after that first debate, they were saying they liked their men loud, rude, and crude. Let’s

see where the gender gap goes the aftermath of the second debate, where Obama put his foot down with dignity and class, while Romney ranted as if he were out of control. What you talking ‘bout, Willard? You distorted the facts so badly about Libya that moderator Candy Crowley had to jump in and correct you. Your “I have to think about that” platform was pure comedy. Your flipping and flopping suggested that you will say anything to get elected, and rose questions about what you will do after you are elected. What you talking ‘bout Willard? Not much!

chavis continued from Page 23 1, 1863. Why is this an important reminder today in 2012? It is very important not to ever forget the history of slavery, Jim Crow and systematic denials of equal justice and freedom not only to African people, but also all people who have had to struggle to make advancement and progress against formidable odds and historical circumstances. President Obama emphasized, “One hundred and fifty years after that historic even, we recognize an important milestone in the American story and reflect on the progress we have made toward realizing our Nation’s founding promise of liberty and justice for all. Though it would take decades of struggle before African Americans were granted equal treatment and protection under the law, the

Malveaux continued from Page 23 dent Obama’s policies, not to the greater factor of world demand. Surely, you know better than that. You are running away from your position faster than a gold medalwinning sprinter at the Olympics. Maybe Willard Mitt Romney knows no better. This may be why he substituted raw aggression for actual facts. He disrespected both moderator Candy Crowley and President Obama, but then when you wear the mantle of the entitled white male, I think you think you can disrespect and insult anyone. Some of the spinmeisters are out calling this a “draw” or saying that President Obama was “too aggressive.” That means that when a Black man makes a point, he is

Clingman continued from Page 23 owner of a large business puts his wife’s name on a business, gets it certified as a WBE (woman owned business) and he’s off and running after a cut of that 30 percent piece of the pie. Sad thing is virtually everyone in the industry knows this occurs, and many of them know exactly who is committing these misdeeds. The small firms are afraid to tell for fear of being excluded from future deals, and the large firms won’t tell because they are raking in the profits. I am very proud to say, however, that through the cooperative efforts of the Cincinnati branch of the NAACP, the Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, and the Cincinnati City Council, along with major www.washingtoninformer.com

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Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C. offending companies and even our own brothers and sisters who participate in unfair practices. We must also be resolute in our stance against those union officials who perpetuate the inequities that exist, particularly in the construction industry. If we work together to bring fairness to the game, our businesses will have every opportunity to grow into large businesses, rather than having to stay in that “small” and “minority” category. How does your city measure up? 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 The Washington Informer

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to make America what it should be for us and every American: he said it is critical for people of color to remember “that we are no longer a minority.” As the election season winds to a close, candidates from all sides are still making their final promises about what they want America to be. Those of us who share Harding’s vision—for that just, compassionate, multiracial, joyful nation that cares for children and elders, itself and the rest of the world, the earth’s needs along with individual needs—must work to make that reality. Voting is always the critical first step. Then we must keep going—not only

to demand our elected leaders make America what it should be, but to be leaders ourselves in our own communities for the America we want to see. We are citizens of a country that does not yet exist, but it is up to us to finally create and make it a just and hopeful land for all. wi

In that same debate, Romney said: “In the – in the last four years, women have lost 580,000 jobs. That’s the net of what’s happened in the last four years. We’re still down 580,000 jobs.” FactCheck.org found: “Actually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the net loss of women’s jobs since January 2009, when the president took office, is 283,000. Even the 283,000 figure is an overstatement. “We assume Romney’s reference to ‘four years’ was meant to cover only Obama’s term. For the record, the number of women’s jobs lost in the last four months of the Bush administration was 833,000, according to the BLS. So the total over four years would come to 1.1 million, with the large majority lost be-

fore Obama was sworn in.” Romney has repeatedly charge that Obama has “cut Medicare by $716 billion to pay for Obamacare.” But FactCheck.org concluded: “Various incarnations of this claim have cropped up in Romney’s campaign speeches – including claims that Obama is ‘cutting’ ‘funneling’ or ‘raiding’ $716 billion from Medicare to pay for the health care law. But Medicare money isn’t being taken away. The Affordable Care Act calls for a $716 billion reduction in the growth of Medicare spending over 10 years, a move that – if successful – would keep the hospital insurance trust fund solvent for an additional eight years… Furthermore, as we explained in detail in our story ‘Medicare’s ‘Piggy Bank,’ “ Medicare doesn’t have $716 billion sitting around that could be

‘raided.’ The president can’t take money out of the trust fund – which had $244.2 billion at the end of 2011.” Even on those rare occasions when Romney is telling the truth, there is deception. For example, he claims that he will create 12 million new jobs in his first term. But as fact checkers for USA Today pointed out, “Romney’s pledge to create 12 million jobs has been hotly contested in large part because economic forecasters, including Moody’s Analytics, predict roughly 12 million jobs will be created over the next four years – no matter who is elected president.” wi 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.

taxes, and who will vote for President Obama, regardless. Tough-talking Tagg Romney, the oldest of the Romney litter is the heir to the family dynasty. Tough-talking Tagg, obviously must not be shamed by any comparison with the example of England’s Prince Harry, an heir to the centuries-old British Throne. Prince Harry is a helicopter pilot, serving in combat in Afghanistan, at this very hour. Vice President Joe Biden’s son Beau is a major in the Delaware Army National Guard and served a tour of duty in Iraq beginning in 2008. Obviously, neither Tough-talking Tagg Romney, nor his mom-

ma Miss Ann, nor his daddy have ever read about Presidents John F. Kennedy, or George H.W. Bush, both of whom were wounded in combat. No. Their religious missionary service is equal to the blood-and-tears-service of those who put on the uniform and risk their lives for this country’s gunslinging foreign policy, a policy which Gov. Romney wants to continue and expand. No, Tough-talking Tagg Romney, according to Truth Out.org is now serving his country in another way: “Through a closely held equity fund called Solamere … [Tagg and his family] holds a majority share … in Hart Intercivic,

a company that owns the notoriously faulty electronic voting machines that will count the ballots in swing state Ohio November 7. Hart machines will also be used elsewhere in the United States.” In other words, a candidate for the presidency, and his brother, wife and son, have a straight-line financial interest in the voting machines that could decide this fall’s election. These machines cannot be monitored by the public. But they will help decide the winner of the presidential election. Tough-talking Tagg doesn’t just talk-the-talk. He walks-thewalk. wi

plain. ‘You’ve never been America to me.’ But remember, Langston did not stop there. ‘America, you’ve never been America to me. But I swear this oath—you will be!’ I want you, those who are not afraid to swear oaths, to swear that oath for yourself, for your children, and for your old uncle here. You will be, America. You will be what you could be. You will be what you should be, and I am going to give my life to the working for that.” Harding had a special message for people of color as we work

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Muhammad continued from Page 24 Even though there was no Agent Orange, nor were there any Viet Cong for Mitt to have to contend with in Paris, it must have been pretty rough service there, don’t you think? After all, Gov. Romney told a group of veterans recently: “I want a military so strong, no one wants

to test it.” I guess he feels that the U.S. military has been pretty strong without any Romney men in uniform up until now, it can get along nicely for another four or eight years without them as well. Gov. Romney must reason that any slack in the military ranks can and should be picked up by the 47 percent of Americans who don’t take personal responsibility for their own lives, who don’t pay

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