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VOL. 52, NO. 06 • NOVEMBER 24 - 30, 2016 Don't Miss the WI Bridge Trump Seeks Apology as ‘Hamilton’ Cast Challenges Pence - Hot Topics/Page 4 The BusinessCenter Section Issue NOVEMBER 2016 | VOL 2, ISSUE 10 Protests Continue Ahead of Trump Presidency By Stacy M. Brown cles published on Breitbart, the con- WI Senior Writer servative news website he oversaw, ABC News reported. The fallout for African Americans, President Barack Obama, the na- Muslims, Latinos and other mi- tion's first African-American presi- norities over the election of Donald dent, said Trump had "tapped into Trump as president has continued a troubling strain" in the country to with ongoing protests around the help him win the election, which has nation. led to unprecedented protests and Trump, the New York business- even a push led by some celebrities man who won more Electoral Col- to get the electorate to change its vote lege votes than Democrat Hillary when the official voting takes place on Clinton in the Nov. 8 election, has Dec. 19. managed to make matters worse by A Change.org petition, which has naming former Breitbart News chief now been signed by more than 4.3 Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist. million people, encourages members Bannon has been accused by many of the Electoral College to cast their critics of peddling or being complicit votes for Hillary Clinton when the 5 Imam Talib Shareef of Masjid Muhammad, The Nation's Mosque, stands with dozens of Christians, Jewish in white supremacy, anti-Semitism leaders and Muslims to address recent hate crimes and discrimination against Muslims during a news conference and sexism in interviews and in arti- TRUMP Page 30 before daily prayer on Friday, Nov. 18. / Photo by Travis Riddick DMV’s Less Fortunate Get Holiday Help Donations Hit Record Numbers, Despite Bone-chilling Temperatures By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Citizens living in the Greater Washington Area braved frigid temperatures on Monday, Nov. 21, heeding the call from partnering local television, radio and print me- dia organizations and other leading groups in the District, Virginia and Maryland – all committed to assist- ing those in need in order to pro- vide turkeys with all the fixings for their Thanksgiving Day dinners. Several food drives took place days earlier including on the cam- pus of Howard University but throughout the day on Nov. 21, with NBC4 at the helm under the auspices of its long-running “Food- 4Families” program, and with the 5 assistance of a host of partnering 5 Shelia Turner, (right) gives bags of food for her donation to Pat Lawson-Muse organizations, food and financial Pat Lawson-Muse, NBC4 anchor, interviews rapper Wale about his donation NBC4 anchor for the Food for Families drive on Monday, Nov. 21 in Northwest. to the NBC4 Food for Families drive in front of the Verizon Center, on Monday, / Photo by Roy Lewis FAMILIES Page 9 Nov. 21 in Northwest. / Photo by Roy Lewis Celebrating 52 Years of Service / Serving More Than 50,000 African American Readers Throughout The Metropolitan Area Is Everywhere! The CoLumn By Dr. Charles Vincent & “Mickey” Thompson Vincent Mary’s Center Presents NOCHE TROPICAL ANNUAL GALA The Mary’s Center Annual Gala, “Noche Tropical”, was held at the Four Sea- son’s in Washington DC. The Dinner and Live Auction was hosted by Andrea Linderman Gilliam (Board Chair) and Maria Gomez (President and CEO). The event Co-Chairs were Nina Albert and Matthew Klinger. Doug Kammer- er was the Master of Ceremonies. Shenell Williams was the Keynote Speaker. The 2015 Employees of the Year are: Dr. Kristina Andersson, Walter Castillo, and Miriam Garcia. Among the major sponsors were PEPCO, CareFirst, and the Meltzer Group. Mary’s Center, founded in 1988, is a Federally qualified Health Center that provides health care, family literacy and social services to Maria Gomez (Pees. & CEO Mary’s Center), Matthew Klinger (Event Co-Chair), Walter individuals whose needs too often go unmet by the public and private systems. Castillo), Miriam Garcia , Dr. Kristina Andersson (2015 Employee of the Year Awardees) For further information: www.maryscenter.org or 202 483 8196. David Tatro (COO of Mary’s Center) & Nina Albert (Events Co Chair/Public Affairs & Govt. Relations Walmart) Karen Campbell (VP State Govt. Affairs Shenell Williams Verizon) Key Note Speaker (L-R)Japlian & Kathy Whelpley (Mary’s Center Mr. Neathen (L-R) Doug Kammerer (Event’s Master of Ceremonies & Bd. Member) (Large Donation $5,000) NBC 4 Chief Meteorologist) with Maria Gomez (Pres.. & CEO Mary’s Center) and Debbie Jarvis (VP Corp. Citizen- ship & Social Resp. Pepco Holdings Inc.) Debbie Jarvis (VP Corp. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (21st District Md House Citizenship & Social Resp. of Delegates) , Ana Sol Gutierrez (Md House of (L-R) Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Pepco Holdings Inc) with (L-R) Alessandra Carozza & Delegates) & Jackie Reyes (Dir. of Latino Affairs Cancelosi (Pres. & CEO of Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Chatman and Family Beverly Perry (Senior Advi- Chris Taylor (Pepco) DC Mayor’s Office) Columbia Lighthouse for the (Large Auction Donors $5,000) sor to the Mayor) Blind) Doug Kammerer (Event’s Master of Ceremonies & NBC 4 Chief Meteorologist) with “Mickey” (L-R)Desiree de la Torre, Eugene Kinlow, Tonya Kin- (L-R)Edward Fisher (Dir. Comm. Affairs Care (L-R) Mr. Clay & Mr. Linda Anderson Thompson Vincent -Publisher of Social Sight- low, & Dr. Lee Beers (COO DC Public Schools) First) & Akela Crawford (Pepco) ings-The CoLumn & The MagaZine To Publish your event on the Social Sightings-the CoLumn Page and/or in the MagaZine Contact us at [email protected] Kurt Pommonths, Sr, Photographer * Photo Enhancer * Graphic Designer Social Sightings-The CoLumn is published in The Washington Informer Newspaper the Hill Rag, DC Mid-City, & East of the River Journals, 2003 © SOCIAL SIGHTINGS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED — DUPLICATION IN ANY FORM REQUIRES WRITTEN PERMISSION | E-mail [email protected] 2 NOVEMBER 24 - 30, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM contents NOV. 24 - 30, 2016 Around the Region ..................5-11 PG County ...............................12-13 Business ................................... 14-15 National ..........................................16 International .................................17 Health .............................................18 Education .......................................19 OpEd ........................................21-23 Lifestyle ................................. 24-27 Sports .............................................29 Religion ...........................................31 FOLLOW US ON WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM THE WASHINGTON INFORMER NOVEMBER 24 - 30, 2016 3 around the region WomenWI HOTBreak theTOPICS Cycle of SOMETHING COMPILED BY D. 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