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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 media organizations and other leading groups in the District, Virginia and Maryland – all committed to assisting those in need in order to provide turkeys with all the fixings for their Thanksgiving Day dinners. Several food drives took place days earlier including on the campus 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

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By Sarafina Wright "We have many judges who WI Writer have adopted, many social workers who have adopted, and they Thirty children in D.C.'s foster will tell you that they thought care system officially got homes they would change the child's life, Saturday as they were legally ad- but the children changed their opted in front of a crowd of loving lives as well," Judge Dalton told supporters. WDCW-TV (Channel 50). "It is DC Superior Court and the DC probably the best part of the job Child and Family Services Agency as a judge, to find a permanent co-hosted the 30th Annual DC home for a child, particularly a Adoption Day ceremony at the child in foster care." Moultrie Courthouse in North- WI west, where comedian and adoptive mother Kym Whitley said she wants people to know they don't "A lot of people have to be afraid of adopting. "Children will change your say that baby is life," Whitley, mother to now-5- year-old Joshua, told WPGC-FM so blessed, he has (95.5). "The day before Joshua came into my life, I was really liv- Kym Whitley for a ing it up as a single person. When Joshua came into my life, every- mama. What they thing turned upside down. ... don't realize is that, "I literally had a human being that needed me for everything," no, I'm blessed." she said. "They can't breathe on their own, they can't turn on their own, eat or poop. You literally have KIM WHITLEY / 5 Comedian and actress Kim Whitley, holding her adopted son, Joshua, 5, gives the keynote speech at the to be there for them." 30th annual Adoption Day program at the Superior Court in Northwest on Saturday, Nov. 19. Whitley's journey as an adoptive / Photo by Roy Lewis mother has been documented on her reality show, "Raising Whit- ley," that premiered on the OWN Network a few years ago. Make Home Ownership a Reality! "Joshua came to me at four days old in an emergency situation," she Let GWUL help you get into your New Home TODAY! said. "A lot of people say that baby is so blessed, he has Kym Whitley for a mama. What they don't realize is that, no, I'm blessed." Adoptive parents Edward Ren- cher-Butler and his husband, Clifton DaCarlos Butler felt the same gratitude when they officially adopted two biological brothers ages 8 and 14. GWUL Housing Programs: The married couple said they will have to make a few adjust- • Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) ments to their professional lives • Affordable Dwelling Unit (ADU) Counseling, Training and Certification to accommodate their new fami- • Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) Program ly. Although the adoption process was difficult, they say "it was well worth it." Whitley believes that having her son brought her life purpose outside of a career and making money. "It's fun to have a big career and make money and all that but to pour For more information on our housing programs please call 202-265-8200 ext. 228. into a child's soul, and build an individual to be ready for this world is just an amazing journey," she said. Carol Dalton, deputy presiding judge of Family Court, agrees with Whitley that the children have the 2901 14th Street, NW | Washington, DC 20009 | Phone: (202) 265-8200 ext. 228 | www.gwul.org GWUrbanLeague GreaterWashingtonUrbanLeague most positive impact on the par- The Greater Washington Urban League’s Housing Division builds financial bridges from rental housing to the American dream of homeownership and stability for families in metropolitan Washington. ent.

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DAVID GRIER / CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA We all get together at one or two of my aunts' houses and I cook the turkey as always, because I am a cook. The same people cook the same dishes each year and everyone enjoys it, so I guess you could say that's our tradition.

ERICA FLUDD / WASHINGTON, D.C. My family and I use to have a stable tradition of going to my grandparents' house when I was a kid, but since I got older and especially since I went to college, everybody does their own thing. I feel some of the tradition is coming back because we've been gathering at my aunt's house for the past couple of years.

CHARLENE GATHERS / CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA These days we don't have many traditions, other than being with family. That is what's most important — enjoying the time off, reuniting with friends and family and being thankful to God that you made it to see another one.

JARON PERRY / WASHINGTON, D.C I'm in the process of creating traditions with my kids now. Growing up, we all went to my grandma's house and ate, talked and laughed, but now that I'm grown and all of my cousins are, too, we have to create new ones.

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The World According to Dominic “Who Will Be Left When They Come for You?”

Many years ago, when I was cent, rising tide of xenophobia You see, while Maya Ange- a first-year student studying that appears poised to claim, or lou had great hope in America’s ethics, religion and philosophy perhaps to “reclaim” America. changing values toward equali- at Emory University’s Candler One version says: First they ty, justice and inclusion, as ex- School of Theology in Atlanta, came for the Socialists, and I pressed in her poem “Human one of my professors shared a did not speak out – because I Family,” which ends with the famous statement and poem, was not a Socialist. Then they phrase, repeated three times written by a German minister, came for the Trade Union- for emphasis, “we are more Martin Niemoller. We were in- ists, and I did not speak out alike than unalike,” it seems structed to consider its mean- – because I was not a Trade like many whites have grown ing and to see how it might Unionist. Then they came for tired of playing the game of relate to our world and to our the Jews, and I did not speak civility. own lives. out – because I was not a Jew. They have publicly em- The poem addressed the Then they came for me – and braced the centuries-old can- cowardice of German intellec- there was no one left to speak cer of bigotry. And they are tuals following the Nazis’ rise out for me.” determined to “make America to power and the subsequent I wonder if we are in a sim- great again” -- a land where purging of their chosen targets ilar kind of world today. A “we the people” only refers to – one group after another. world where we could easily white men. Denise Rolark Barnes In summary, it deals with exchange the labels of those And yet, if we, yes “we the Independent Beauty Consultant themes of persecution, guilt who are the next intended vic- people,” simply give in, give www.marykay/drolark-barnes.com and responsibility. Written tims of persecution, from So- up and give all that we have 202-236-8831 around 1946, it has since has cialists to Blacks, from Trade achieved away, we may be the been revised and translated Unionists to LGBTs or from ones “they” come after. I won- into many languages. It has al- Jews to Muslims, Native Amer- der if there will be anyone left ways resonated with me – now, icans, those with disabilities, to speak out for us then. more than ever, given the re- immigrants or women. WI

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Popular hip-hop artist Wale, available? donors and illustrated the joy that MAJIC on-air personality Teresa along with his crew, Every Blue n Find tips for saving money and energy comes with giving from the heart. Marie also began donating her time Moon, brought boxes of turkeys Donna Weston, NBC4’s vice and energy two years ago. She said and canned goods as their way of n Use online tools to look closer at your president of community affairs, said it’s something to which she now giving back. daily energy use and calculate savings while leading the charge to provide looks forward. “This is what we do,” he said. “It’s from a few easy changes Thanksgiving dinners for those in “This is one of the benefits of the least we can do. Hopefully oth- need has become a tradition for the being on the air and cracking the ers will do the same.” n Learn about energy-saving programs television station for over 35 years, mic,” she said. “Of course besides As for one 17-year resident of the available to our customers in the District this somehow year felt different. helping those in our community District, she said she donates money “The turnout was phenomenal we serve up some great music too. every year without fail. n Get assistance to help make bills more even early in the day. It’s just noon We’ve had so many people come “There are so many people here affordable and we’ve already received $5,000 out today to donate money or food. in D.C. who are hungry and home- in cash donations and a mound of One 10-year-old Caucasian, ac- less,” said Cynthia Jachles, a resident Who can save? food too. Some are filling bags at the companied by his father, gave one of Northwest and a native of Syra- Boys & Girls Club. Later this week dollar – it was all the money he had. cuse, New York. You’ll find options for everyone, even kids. we’ll be distributing the food from It illustrated the kind of lessons he’s “No one seems to notice them. And if you need help, just call 202-833-7500. a variety of venues so that we can learning at home.” But there are more than 50,000 reach every family or individual that There are all kinds of testimonies children and adults who are living We’ve made major improvements in our needs a little help,” said Weston, that are shared due to the kindness day-to-day. They’re hungry. They’re noting that the “Food4Families” of people from the DMV. Weston invisible to most people but I can’t electric system over the past three years, concept began 11 years ago due to noted one that she had heard that pretend that they don’t exist.” including new technology that helps us offer the creativity of NBC4’s Aisha Kari- she says truly touched her heart. WI more ways than ever for you to save. mah. Weston further noted that the Visit pepco.com/everyonesaves success of the annual giving drive to learn how. could never be successful without Drive with Uber. the many partners who step up to the plate. Donors this year included: The No experience is required, Washington Wizards, Washington but you’ll need a Smartphone. First Bank, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Pepco, Com- It’s fun and easy. cast, The Washington Informer, the For more information, call Boys & Girls Club of America, the D.C. Film Office, Radio One and 800-950-0716 the Metropolitan Police Depart- © Pepco, 2016

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Public Charter School's new location and larger Ward 5 campus. Local officials, along with the school's community of partners, staff, donors and volunteers, marked the occasion with a tree planting of 30 trees. In addition to its facility in Ward 8, Academy of Hope serves more than 400 low-literacy adults seeking to advance their skills and career opportunities. More than 21 percent of the District’s working-age adults lack a high school diploma. One-in-five adults cannot read a newspaper or complete a job application, making it near impossible to find careers and earn a living wage. The new facility, located at 2315 18th Place, NE, will also offer courses at night. / Photo courtesy Academy of Hope

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Workers, Union Reps Slam Metro Budget Proposal 5 Tamia Small (left), a member of Project Retail, waits to collect a petition being signed by a member of the Amalgamat- By William J. Ford board's weekly meeting. ed Transit Union-Local 689 at Metro headquarters in Northwest on Nov. 17. / Photo by William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Metro General Manager Paul J. @jabariwill Wiedefeld has said recommenda- ville, who helps clean the World you to work for us." "Of the nearly 300 inspections tions to raise fares, trim up to 1,000 Bank building Northwest. that have occurred as of [Mon- Union representatives, retail positions and request more money Project Retail, a group of retail and MORE METRO day], there were 15 occasions when workers, bus drivers and oth- from the District, Maryland and food service workers, demands Met- PROBLEMS [Metro] denied access to FTA safety er workers pleaded with Metro's Virginia would help close a nearly ro provide one affordable flat-rate, The Federal Transit Administra- inspectors to either the Rail Oper- board of directors to not approve a $300 million shortfall. 24-hour service and "end racially bi- tion released documents on Nov. ations Control Center, or to the proposed $1.8 billion budget, con- The proposed fare increases in- ased tactics by Metro police." 16 that showed Metro committed operating cab of a train to perform tending it would hamper service, clude one-way bus fares going up Tamia Small, a member of the hundreds of safety violations, in- federal inspections," according to stunt the system's growth and put from $1.75 to $2 and Metrorail organization, said it costs her about cluding corrosion in a portion of an the FTA report. "FTA brought this employees out of work. peak fares to board a train from $12 daily to commute from Fort escalator, damaged emergency trip issue to the attention of the [Metro] Jackie Jeter, president of the $2.15 to $2.25 with the maximum Washington to her retail job at Ath- switch boxes and poor radio com- general manager and such incidents Amalgamated Transit Union-Local fare at $6. leta, a clothing store in Northwest. munication. have been significantly reduced." 689 of Forestville, said it would also The board is mulling whether "I don't have the privilege of go- Of the 251 corrective actions According to an inspection re- hurt low-income residents. to hold a public hearing on Wie- ing places whenever I want, wher- issued to Metro that were due to port in September, a heater control "Attempting to raise fares at defeld's budget proposal, but some ever I want," said Tamia Small, 19, be completed by October 2015, box near the Franconia Springfield this time of flux discourages peo- people didn't wait to express their a retail worker of Fort Washington, 59 haven't been addressed or are station in Northern Virginia was ple from using Metro and also has disapproval. while hoisting some petitions to- behind schedule, according to the smashed. a profound effect on low-income Jamie Contreras, vice president ward the board members. "If you documents. "The internal electrical compo- communities that are already under 32BJ unions workers from North- don't get your act together, there's FTA inspectors also noted it nents are exposed," the report said. assault from the wave of gentrifica- ern Virginia to Baltimore, said the going to be thousands ... of people didn't receive cooperation from "The box should be secured when tion, especially inside the District," fare increases would hurt members signing these petitions and we're Metro employees in several instanc- able." she said Thursday, Nov. 17 at the such as Justino Gomez of Hyatts- going to work against you. We need es. The administration requested additional information on the sta- tus of an edict for Metro to better Charles H. Flowers High School in its interdepartmental coordination Audit: Improvements Needed in PGCPS Springdale. Those in attendance re- and communication in order to im- ceived copies of the summary with prove track maintenance. By William J. Ford management, information technol- and improvement of the facilities for all the information and data from The FTA also reviewed the work WI Staff Writer ogy and other services. operational staff and bus drivers. the 2015-16 school year. completed through August in Met- According to a summary from Other highlights in the "Continu- @jabariwill Although the report credits the ro's SafeTrack maintenance pro- the Parthenon-Ernst & Young con- ous Business Process Improvement" school system remains on par with gram, which began in July. Some of sulting firm, the most significant document offer recommendations In the first performance audit informational technology security the projects, or surges, had several improvements deal with transpor- such as replacing all analog cameras conducted in 18 years, members of and student cybersecurity, sugges- deficiencies, such as: tation, including an upgrade of bus with digital cameras connected to the Prince George's County School tions to enhance it include defining • Lack of coordinator between lot restrooms, development of a plan the central system, revising written Board and County Council received strategies and policies on the use of Metro departments in a surge area; for an indoor garage for mechanics job descriptions for custodial and a draft assessment with a focus on mobile, cloud and social media. • Weather affecting productivity; maintenance staff to clearly identify County schools received online and their duties and improving practices threats last month that resulted in • Tracking and completion of to discern validity of sick-leave re- the arrest of a Parkdale High School punch-list work. quests. student who police said set up a Metro hired William Baker to "When we went through the proj- Twitter account with a clown theme manage all SafeTrack operations ect, we made this to be rigorous and while in class. Police charged the and field crews and oversee the final objective," said Chris Librizzi, man- student with threat of mass violence results of the punch-list work items. aging director of the firm's Boston and other related charges. To help alleviate some of those office. "We hope that the body of Police also arrested an eighth-grad- problems, Metro instituted more work we share gives you a real and er at Kenmoor Middle School in breaks and cooling tents. Work is unique set of opportunities to con- Landover for making similar online suspended during inclement weath- sider. We see opportunity in Prince threats that caused increased securi- er. George's County." ty at various schools. Additionally, a So far, the estimated cost of the The county council, which is Bladensburg High School student first five phases of the SafeTrack are tasked with approving an annual was disciplined by school officials for $80 million, according to the re- budget with the biggest spending 5Parthenon-Ernst & Young outlined a draft summary of a Prince George's an alleged bomb threat. Police said port. The estimated total cost of the County Public Schools performance audit in five themes. / Courtesy of PGCPS item being education, requested the SafeTrack project scheduled to end and County Council audit Librizzi presented Nov. 14 at PGCPS Page 36 in June is $118.7 million. WI

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By Tatyana Hopkins signing up for,” she said. WI Contributing Writer “Sometimes I really need support too.” Eugene Hughes, 79, born She added that she’s con- and raised in D.C.’s Capitol cerned about Hughes’ long- Hill community, recalls the term care and that his scope days when he emerged as one of care exceeds her abilities. of the nation’s best feather- So, she’s joined a support weight boxers. group, Caregivers4Caregiv- Toward the end of his ca- ers, started by Patricia Ona- reer, which spanned from koya, 67. 5 Eugene Hughes and his caregiver, Gloria Lee. 5 Maxine Abayomic and her sister/caregiver, Patricia 1950 to 1965, he moved to Onakoya started the sup- / Photo courtesy of Facebook Onakoya. / Photo courtesy of Facebook California and joined the port group three years ago Black Panthers. He also did with two former coworkers a stint in prison there for who also serve as caregivers. his involvement in the 1965 They meet once a month at Watts Riots. the Bellevue/Lockridge Li- Hughes returned to the brary in Southwest to discuss District in the 70s, starting the needs of family caregiv- the Midtown Youth Acade- ers. my in Northwest – providing “The first step to caring for youth with a safe haven, aca- a loved one is caring for your- demic tutoring and comput- self,” Onakoya said. er skills from college student During their monthly meet- volunteers. ings, they remind each other Now, Hughes lives alone about the importance of self- not far from the Academy care for caregivers as well as that’s temporarily closed un- assisting one another in find- til it undergoes sorely needed ing much needed services. restoration. In a few weeks he Onakoya, retired, serves as 5 may be forced to move, no the primary caregiver for her Carrie Brown poses with family member, Bentley Duke Fant. / Photo by Patricia Onakoya longer able to afford his rent aunt, Carrie Brown, 98. She in an area where rental costs also assists her sister, Maxine have soared amidst the throes Abayomic, 66, who suffers of gentrification. from a form of Lupus. Happy Thanksgiving And with declining health Brown, who, moved to and limited mobility, Hughes, D.C. from North Carolina, From The Washington New now well-chair bound, will obtained a high school de- need assistance both with his gree and worked as a mental Church & School move and with his daily activ- health activist in D.C. Gen- ities. For the past two years, eral’s mental health unit, now Gloria Lee, 64, has been his needs help with everyday ac- primary caregiver. tivities. But she too has physical For the past two years, challenges. Onakoya has spent about 20 Nearly, three years ago, the hours a week assisting Brown, Thanksgiving Services D.C. native retired from her cooking, cleaning, dog walk- 11:00am - Thursday, Nov. 24th security job and moved in ing and driving to doctor’s with her daughter in Clinton, appointments. Md. But connections from Recent data released by the Come, worship with us! the past have led her back AARP estimates that 60 per- to the District and to assist cent of family caregivers also Bring a fruit or food offering Hughes. work other jobs. They say Lee’s grandchildren once the total estimated economic for the needy. attended the Academy and value of uncompensated care they’ve been friends for over provided by the nation’s 40 11914 Chantilly Lane 15 years. million family caregivers sur- “I want to make sure I’m passed total Medicare spend- Mitchellville, MD 20721 taking the right steps,” she ing ($449 billion) in 2013 at said, noting that she lacks the a whopping $470 billion. 301·464·5602 resources to help make deci- “We don’t always have the sions about Hughes’ future opportunity to share our ex- care. periences,” Onakoya said. Our Christian School is also accepting applications “When you see a person “This is an important top- for next school year. Please call to schedule a visit. in need and you step in, you ic and the group gives up a don’t realize how much you’re voice.” WI

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Shopping Small – the New ‘Black Friday’ Trend By Tatyana Hopkins Support for a nationwide boy- WI Contributing Writer cott of large retailers and shopping at Black-owned businesses instead This holiday shopping season on Black Friday trended on social support for patronizing Black- media with the hashtag #Blackout- owned businesses lags behind BlackFriday in 2014 and 2015. small business initiatives as The social media accounts that an alternative to Black Friday once fervently promoted the boy- shopping on the Internet. cott attempt to protest the shoot- According to Google Trends ing deaths of unarmed Black men 5Small businesses need shopers' dollars during the holiday season. / Courtesy photo data, the search term “small by police and to support under-pa- business Saturday” has made tronized Black businesses, have up nine and a half percent of and a half times that amount. iday shopping weekend could leads as the most popular search since quieted. America’s businesses. Asian-owned businesses average still translate into big dollars for inquiry compared to “Black As of 2012, African Americans In terms of annual sales, Black- about six times as much and black-owned businesses. out Black Friday” in the days made up about 13 percent of the owned businesses average about non-minority-owned businesses A majority of black-owned leading up to one of the largest U.S. population and owned nearly $58,000, while Hispanic-owned average over nine times as much, businesses in the U.S. are either shopping days of the year. 2.6 million businesses which make businesses generate about two according to the U.S. Small Busi- sole proprietorships or small ness Administration. businesses. American Express has been “Black businesses should be successful in its push to have the customer service-oriented and U.S. Senate recognize the Satur- friendly,” Brown said. day following Thanksgiving as According to the National “Small Business Saturday” – a Retail Federation, more than day to encourage shoppers to 151 million shoppers spent an consider small merchants and average of $299.60 in stores or retailers during the holiday shop- online during the Thanksgiving ping season. weekend in 2015. According to the company, an This year they estimate that estimated $14.3 billion went to more than 22 percent of holiday small businesses on Small Busi- shoppers will shop at a local business Saturday in 2014. In 2015 ness during the holiday season. an estimated 95 million people WI took part in the day and shopped at small businesses across the na- Seeking tion. “I’m not shopping Black Fri- "I’m not day,” said Carl Brown, the exec- PURCHASE utive director of the D.C. Small Business Development Center at shopping OPPORTUNITIES Howard University. “I’m shopping Small Business Saturday.” Black Friday, in Washington, DC He said since the shopping holiday extends through the Thanksgiving weekend, shop- I’m shopping pers should consider patronizing small businesses the day follow- Small ing Black Friday. The center provides consult- Business ing services, training opportuni- D.C. Commercial Properties ties and marketing assistance to small business owners. Brown, Saturday." All Types of Residential Properties who assists many minority busi- All Neighborhoods, Local Buyer ness owners, said business with the right price and marketing in place should fare well during the CARL BROWN / holiday season. He noted that a D.C. Small Business Contact: Ernie Drew Jarvis | 202.772.1070 small business focus for the hol- Development Center

14 NOVEMBER 24 - 30, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM BUSINESS Business Exchange A Black Agenda for Congress lion black descendants of slaves. Too compensation for the crimes of slav- that the slave trade was a crime sion to Study Reparations Act. Isn't often, blacks in Congress are all too ery and justice for one of the greatest against humanity and reparations it time hordes of blacks enlisted at happy to pursue other concerns to crimes ever committed. are in order. The report encourag- [email protected] to show racism occurring, but vacil- The United Nations has concluded es Congress to pass the Commis- get H.R. 40 passed? WI late in pursuing reparations for the ongoing crimes perpetuated against blacks. Since they started in 1971 as a policy-wonk conference for Afri- can-American lawmakers, there are now 46 African-American members in the 114th Congress. If they oper- THE DC HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY (DCHFA) BID ated together those 46 black legislators could make reparations a reality OPPORTUNITIES for millions of blacks. The Congres- sional Black Caucus (CBC) "influ- 1) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – DEMOLITION AND REMODELING OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND ences the course of events pertinent by William Reed INSTALLATION OF PRESENTATION AND WHITE BOARDS IN OTHER AREAS to African-Americans," and works to "achieve greater equity for per- The DC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA), located at 815 Florida Ave, NW, Wash., DC, is seeking qualified "To demand God-given rights is to sons of African descent in the design companies for the procurement of Demolition and Remodeling Services for the Executive Office. Preference seek black power." — Adam Clayton and content of domestic and inter- given to CBE’s and companies located in the District of Columbia. For the detailed RFP visit our website at Powell Jr. national programs and services." It's www.dchfa.org or contact Jackie Reid at (202) 777-1600. Deadline for submission of responses is Wednes- time all African-Americans toting day, December 14, 2016 at 4:00pm (ET). The walk-through will be on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Black Power is a national liber- water for the Democrats campaign 7:30a.m. (Note: Venders must attend the walk-through to be eligible to submit a proposal). ation and political ideology aimed of "racism in all things Trump" get at achieving self-determination for off the Hillary campaign and openly 2) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE people of African descent. The con- support efforts for Reparatory Jus- The DC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA), located at 815 Florida Ave, NW, Wash., DC, is seeking qualified cept of Black Power is in contrast to tice legislation. This bill was intro- mainstream mindsets. It is an ideol- companies for the procurement of Computer Hardware and Software. Preference given to CBE’s and compa- duced in the late 1980s and has lan- nies located in the District of Columbia. For the detailed RFP visit our website at www.dchfa.org or contact ogy that emphases racial pride and guished in committee for decades. ways to advance blacks' political and Jackie Reid at (202) 777-1600. Deadline for submission of responses is Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at The fusion of Black Power and the 4:00pm (ET). cultural institutions toward nurtur- reparations movement can result in ing and promoting collective inter- the passage of the H.R. 40. The bill's ests and values. passage would be high honor to the It's time blacks access the Obama ancestors that built the Capitol for presidency's legacy. Obama's tenure no pay. Passage of H.R. 40 bill will in the White House has set "Black establish a "Commission to Study Power" back 50 years. The cessation the Reparation Proposals." The fed- of protest marches and political ag- eral commission will review the in- itation at the government has been stitution of slavery and the resulting on lull. People on Capitol Hill try to racial and economic discrimination keep it quiet, but everybody knows that affected and continues to affect Rep. John Conyers pulled back on generations of African-Americans. H.R. 40 in deference to Obama "be- The bill would acknowledge the ing the president of all the people." fundamental injustice, cruelty, bru- President Obama avoided blacks tality and inhumanity of slavery in and their issues, and that's the real- the U.S. between 1619 and 1865 ity of blacks' level of political power, and "make recommendations to circa 2016. help correct the residual effects of When will we see that Obama these acts." was never a proponent of repara- Blacks and their lawmakers will tions and never promoted alternate march and protest for myriad of ways toward black equality? Election issues aside from reparations. But Day has come and gone, and despite in actual practice, black Americans their race-neutral stargazing under continue to experience precarious IMAGINE YOUR POSSIBILITIES. Obama, now is the time for black social and economic existences. CHOOSE YOUR SCHOOL. Americans to shift their political fo- Three-fourths of blacks are owed $1 cus toward reparations. million each but too few exercise the START HERE. How can blacks "overcome" sig- political muscle to prompt H.R. 40. nificant sacrifices we've made to- Black leaders have the power to initi- DC’s common application and lottery Join us at DC’s only citywide ward racial harmony in the country? ate plans, discussions and campaigns for DCPS and public charter schools. public school fair. For black descendants of slaves to get toward CBC adaption. One-and-a- their just due in America requires an half million dollars per household Saturday, Dec. 10 Application opens Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. 11AM – 3PM act of Congress. Black Power will be should motivate the 30 million eli- realized when the nation's 46 black gible blacks to ask for support and Learn more at MySchoolDC.org. DC Armory members of Congress come togeth- passage of H.R. 40. Let's each send 2001 E Capitol St SE er to bring about an act of Congress a message to Congress to vote for FREE Admission and Parking toward reparations for the 30 mil-

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More Than 1 Million Residents Traveling during Thanksgiving

By William J. Ford ington region plans to travel this WI Staff Writer Thanksgiving," said AAA spokes- @jabariwill man John B. Townsend II. "Think about the magnitude of it all, 20 Christian Dorsey and his family percent, or two out of 10 residents, have traveled to the Philadelphia will make a getaway for a get-to- 5 area every Thanksgiving holiday for gether with their loved ones and Hordes of D.C. area residents will take to the road for the Thanksgiving holiday. / Courtesy of WTOP about 10 years. cherished friends during one of the ways such as Interstate 95, or ride ets can be purchased at www.grey- Those in need can download the Dorsey, who represents Arling- most family-oriented holidays of in taxi cabs to airports or train sta- hound.com, or by calling 1-800- AAA app to a mobile phone, or call ton County, Virginia, on the Met- the year. This constitutes the most tions. 231-2222. 1-800-AAA-HELP. ro's board of directors, prepares Thanksgiving travelers since 2007." Even though the agency projects For those who plan to commute As for Dorsey, driving to visit himself for the road trip north to The agency estimates this year's airline prices to rise by 21 percent by train during the holidays, Am- family in the Philadelphia region ensure he eats dinner as soon as he travelers will represent a nearly 6 during the holidays, 88,500 res- trak offered some travel advice: every Thanksgiving doesn't bother arrives. percent increase from last year's 1.1 idents still plan to fly, a 7 percent • Book early on www.amtrak. him — it saves his family from hav- "In order to get there at 4 o'clock million total. increase from last year. Slightly com, or call 1-800-USA-RAIL; ing to travel at Christmas. for dinner, I leave the house at One reason stems from the na- more than 28,000, or a 2 percent • Arrive early at stations prior to "Even though my wife and I met about 12:20 [p.m.]," he said. "I tionwide average of gas prices at increase, will board a bus or train. departure; here in the D.C. area, we both have avoid all that traffic and I pret- $2.17 per gallon, the second cheap- "One million more Americans • Make sure to have valid photo roots in the Philadelphia area," he ty much get there … say 'Hello.' est since 2008 when the price stood than last year will carve out time ID; and said. "We do several Thanksgivings, Hugs. Kisses. What's up. Pictures. at $1.85. to visit with friends and family this • Report any suspicious items, so my waistline is hurting after that. Let's sit down and eat. It's a science, Although gas prices have made Thanksgiving," said AAA CEO or unattended items to an Amtrak It's the perfect time because … I years of practice." incremental increases, the agency and President Marshall Downey. employee. want [my children] to wake up and Dorsey will be among the 1.2 says drivers have saved more than "Most will travel on the tried-and- Driving still remains the top have Christmas at home. Thanks- million Washington area residents $28 million this year. true holiday road trip, thanks to gas choice for travelers, but AAA esti- giving is a good time [when] you driving, flying or on a train during Nationwide, about 48 million prices that are holding at close to mates it will need to rescue 370,000 can hit the road and if you time it the Thanksgiving holiday. AAA people expect to travel for the $2 per gallon. Others will fly, take motorists due to a flat tire, dead bat- right, traffic's easy. It's all good." Mid-Atlantic says it's the highest Thanksgiving holiday, which AAA the bus or set off on a cruise to cele- tery and locking keys in the vehicle. WI number of people traveling at least defines as between Nov. 23-27. brate with their loved ones." 50 miles in nearly a decade. About 43 million, or 89 percent, Meanwhile, Greyhound antici- "With a sentimental yearning for plan to drive. At least one million pates 540,000 customers to use its home and the past, fully one-fifth of of those are D.C.-area commuters bus fleet this holiday season. Tick- the populace in the Greater Wash- who will either drive along high- 1.2 MILLION WASHINGTON AREA RESIDENTS DRIVING, FLYING OR ON A TRAIN DURING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

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Glendon Hartley Brings Service Bar DC to U Street PUBLISHER Just the Beginning for Local Entrepreneur 3 Denise Rolark Barnes Decades Nightclub Travels Back in Time Four Levels Dedicated to 80s, 90s & 2000s 4 PHOTOGRAPHER Archer & Pine Brings Black Creators EDITOR’S LETTER to Consumers Dejah Greene New E-Commerce Site Honors Black Wall Street It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the 5 busiest! Holidays, travel, tying up loose ends, trashing the old and picking up the new can be #BLACKOWNEDFRIDAY exhilarating and also overwhelming. As the WI Support Black Businesses this Bridge rebrands we want to bring you content that Holiday Season you can use and also provide a pathway to support 6-7 Black-owned businesses. ON THE COVER In this month’s issue we are all about businesses, business owners and more businesses! From local entrepreneurs such as Glendon Hartley, to the e-commerce world, you will find young Black millennials making moves that will inspire you as well as give you options on where to spend your money. LAYOUT Just in time for the busiest retail day of the year Black Friday, we have a #BlackOwnedFriday Shopping Dominiqua S. Eldridge Guide of innovative online businesses that provides everything from fashion, beauty to health and wellness services.

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WashInformerBridge www.instagram.com/washinformerbridge WI BRIDGE | 2 NOVEMBER 2016 | VOL 2, ISSUE 10 Glendon Hartley Brings Service Bar DC to U Street Just the Beginning for Local Entrepreneur Tips from Glendon: Favorite Drink: Brandy, Calvados, an apple brandy from France and Pisco, a type of Brandy from South America. Signature Drink: Pisco Sours, people come to me for them a lot and spicy drinks. Thanksgiving Cocktail Suggestion: I always recommend an Olio Sacrum, sugar, a little bit of water to get it damp, a bunch of toasted spices, toss it into the sugar, and stick it in a plastic bag, you can have that for about a year. It’s a similar process to salting meat, the sugar will infuse with the spices. Take a scoop of the Olio Sacrum, toss that in a bowl, squeeze a few lemons and limes, bitters, water and that’s how I make my rum punch, plus a few lemon peels for garnish. So You Want to be a Bartender? Don’t go to bartending school, it’s a huge waste of money. People go to these bartending schools and they learn how to make free shots from the 60s and Glendon Hartley prepares one of his signature drinks at Service Bar DC, located at 928 U 70s, that no one makes anymore. Go to barsmarts.com. You can go on there for Street NW. /Photo by Roy Lewis $20 as opposed to $600 for bartending school. I also would highly recommend taking a sommelier course. If you have a local bar that you think makes great by Sarafina Wright drinks go there, try to get a job as a prep person. A bar back will be the number WI Bridge Editor-in-chief one way to start. Glendon Hartley, 31, left Montgomery County, Md. for New York City over a decade ago to pursue a career in fashion, but he returned to the District and in just a Crafting one beverage program for one restaurant led to another and another few years became the most sought after bartender in D.C. for Hartley. Eventually he along with two partners decided to start a consulting company, The Menehune Group. His first venture Service Bar DC opened just a few weeks ago in the U Street neighborhood where he combined his knowledge, expertise and experience in “Our consulting group, me specifically was kind of getting annoyed about the industry into a bar fit for an award-winning mixologist. where things were in bars, because most bars had the same set up as the 1960s through 2005,” Hartley said. “I had a very long road here,” Hartley said. “I went to school for fashion in New York at FIT, along the way, my mother was one of those people where she didn't “So we started designing bars for different groups, so now once we designed want me to acquire debt, so I had to pay my way through school instead of four or five bars we started working with an architect and whenever he got a student loans.” contract to design something we would design a bar for him.” Hartley said the easiest way he found to pay for school came through the Hartley said that after awhile he realized that himself along with his partners restaurant industry whether as a server, host or a bartender. had every single aspect they would need to actually open their own bar. “At the time I went to school I had already been bartending for about five years, “I already knew where to get all the equipment from, how to design a bar, but I still couldn't get any jobs in New York,” he said. I knew how to get a general contractor, we already had different deals and relationships with all the different liquor producers in the city and Maryland For about two and a half years, Hartley would come down to Maryland to and Virginia, so it made sense for us to take all of that and focus it on this one bartend then on Sunday nights after his shift, he would take the bus back to small bar,” he said. New York City. Coming up on the first month of being in business, Hartley believes Service “I realized that I couldn't get a job in New York as a bartender because I Bar DC has met expectations with an offering of 5 small dishes including fried didn't have that knowledge and experience in that industry,” he said. chicken, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, buffalo chicken dip, Caprese In order to move up in his field he poked around D.C. where he found mentors Salad and a all-day happy hour where they serve $7 drinks everyday. in the restaurant industry whom he would later open Founding Farmers Hartley made the conscious choice to be a hands-on owner coming in at 9 a.m. Restaurant with. in the morning to prep for the bartenders and receive alcohol. “They had the knowledge and were willing to train me, so I could learn more “I decided it’s best for me to do all the prep for the bar that way when the about alcohol and the job I was doing day to day,” he said. “When I opened bartender comes in they can focus on the bar, making drinks and serving Founding Farmers with them that put me in the right situation at the right guests,” he said. time.” His passion for food and alcohol can be traced back to his Trinidadian parents “The city was having a larger cocktail boom at the time around 2007-2008. The whom he credits his culinary taste to. Gibson opened on 14th Street, Founding Farmers, PS 7’s, and they were doing a different style of drink making.” “I make drinks taste good and look good,” Hartley said. “I’am an artist at heart and it is the way I was taught by my family. What I do here, the drinks that I In his quest to learn more about his passion he turned to people in the industry produce and the way I utilize flavors all comes from my West Indian family.” to understand the science behind making beer, wine, spirits and cocktails. “Learning the different ways to make everything from spices to rum. That’s With Richard Cook, an influential chef in the early part of his career, he where most of my flavor profiles come from.” continued to expand his knowledge learning flavor profiles and how to pair alcohol with food. Hartley claims that while he doesn't expect to be nominated for a coveted RAMMY [Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington] Award next year, he’s hopeful. “Going out meeting people at wineries and distilleries helped me because of what came from it,” Hartley said. “A lot of these distillers are “Do I think we put out a product that’s on par with the highest quality bars in microbiologist, and their knowledge made me want to learn more about this city, yes, I think we do, he said. “But I don't expect anything ever, which is biology, the genetic make up of sugars, citrus and plants specifically.” why I am always satisfied.” 3 | WI BRIDGE NOVEMBER 2016 | VOL 2, ISSUE 10 Decades Nightclub Travels Back in Time

Decades DC 2000s floor VIP area. /Photos Courtesy of Alex Martin.

Decades DC Hip Hop Floor Bar. /Photos Courtesy of Alex Martin. Decades DC Hip Hop Floor Bar. /Photos Courtesy of Alex Martin.

by Lauren Poteat WI Bridge Contributing Writer Four Levels Dedicated to 80s, 90s & 2000s When Generation X meets today’s school vibe of the multi-level, multi-DJ The first floor, dedicated to the hits to the good life in apparel from the millennials, the results are an clubs that defined D.C. nightlife in the of the 2000s through present day, 80s and opulent bling from the 90s. all new four-level retro 80s, 90s 90s and 2000s.” immerses guests in songs by mega artists and 2000s, exclusively themed like Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez, with a Decades will unveil its fourth level nightclub curated by one of D.C.’s Located at 1219 Connecticut Avenue CD-covered DJ booth full of murals from — a rooftop space — in 2017, with a biggest nightlife impresarios. Northwest, the 10,000-square-feet club, other artists like Diddy, Rihanna and a semi-enclosed outdoor area and an reflects different musical eras on each of VIP “Pop Room.” aesthetic that will transport partygoers Antonis Karagounis, the mind behind its four levels. to a classic Miami nightclub. Echostage, Barcode, Ultrabar and now The second floor centered around the Decades that opened the weekend Decades’ cocktail menu mirrors its 90’s, comes decorated with open- “When we started thinking about a of Nov. 11, wants the ‘old school’ to theme serving up drinks such as Orange faced brick, Rubiks Cube furniture, space that would allow us to relive be king again. Crush cocktails, Jell-O shots, Goldschlager, pinball machines and a stage with our youth, in a way, and honor the Hypnotiq and a signature frozen drink bar. plans to have artists from that time timeless music we grew up on, “It’s not just a bar, it’s a tribute to period perform live. Decades was born,” Karagounis said. nightclub culture in D.C. and the “I’ve been doing this for three music we loved from the 80s, 90s, decades, so in a way this is my take on On the gold-themed third floor, hip hop 2000s and even the present day,” what clubbing has been [and] my take lovers can reminisce about the gilded Karagounis said. on my experience,” Karagounis told age of hip-hop, with graffiti and portraits the Washingtonian. of legendary rappers like Tupac Shakur, “It’s about bringing back the old- Eazy-E and the Notorious B.I.G., toasting

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Courtesy photo provided by Archer & Pine. /ArcherPine.com. Archer & Pine Brings Black Creators to Consumers by Tatyana Hopkins WI Bridge Contributing Writer New E-Commerce Site Honors Black Wall Street

Black Wall Street, a bastion of African American opportunity to do business anywhere and it offers Archer & Pine, named in honor of two main streets wealth in Tulsa, Okla. burned to the ground nearly more flexibility than a physical business,” Clarke said. in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Okla. 100 years ago, and now two entrepreneurs hope and inspired by the story of ‘Black Wall Street,’ to revive it in a digital space. Both Gantt and Clarke believe that the Black notably one of the most successful and wealthiest cooperative has protection in the digital space. Black communities in the United States during the Morgan Gantt and Marc Clarke, a millennial and early 20th Century, until the Tulsa race riot. baby boomer founded Archer & Pine, a e-commerce “Our goal is to offer a variety,” Clarke said. “It’s marketplace for artisans and designers of African important that every artisan gets to tell their story and In 1921, resentful whites attacked Black residents descent with the intentions of giving them an the product reflects that.” and their property burning down homes economic platform. Launching with 12 brand partners, the site will offer and businesses, ultimately destroying whole

a range of items including fine art, beauty products, neighborhoods ending the economic success of The site ArcherPine.com will launch on the biggest Black Wall Street. online shopping holiday of the year marketed as teas, jams, gourmet snacks and literature. Cyber Monday on Nov. 28. Some of the featured brands include Jams by Kim, an With Gantt holding expertise in analytics and artisanal jam company based out of New Jersey whose Clarke a seasoned media professional she believes “Over the last 25 years, I have observed they have the tools for the site to be a success. entrepreneurs struggle to obtain efficient recipes span three generations; Doggie Diva by Cindy, exposure for their businesses,” Clarke said. “In a Baltimore-based all-natural dog care line; Bino and “We complement each other,” Gantt said. “Marc the case of e-commerce, most Black-owned small Fino, a Nigerian company that produces educational brings sound experience and deep relationships.” businesses lack the capital or resources to build learning tools based on indigenous African culture; and maintain a fully functioning online presence.” and Clarke’s Atlanta-based Black and Married with With the site launching on Cyber Monday, Archer Kids, a popular web destination featuring tools for & Pine intends to make a statement. “Archer & Pine provides not only the marketplace African-American marriage and parenting. but the appropriate environment that promotes “Cyber Monday represents the biggest shopping storytelling and creativity.” The duo hopes that their introduction of the ‘Business day online for the year,” Gantt said. to Many’ [B2M] model will empower entrepreneurism, The company wants to serve as an empowerment collaboration and elevate the “digital black dollar.” “We’re excited; we’re really in the thick of it tool to give artisans an elevated platform by right now and we hope people appreciate what building a powerful and effective online presence “The Archer & Pine platform helps brands get we are doing.” for creators to showcase and sell goods. grounded in the digital world on a functioning and updated platform as many of them are counted out at “The digital world offers business owners the large department and retail stores,” Gantt said.

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS EDITORIAL Giving Thanks Should be an Act Performed Daily In both the U.S. and Canada, people pause once a year, during No- vember or October, respectively, to give thanks for the blessings in their lives, particularly a good harvest. It’s usually a time to visit family or friends who live far away or to welcome them into our homes. For sports lovers, it’s the height of the college football season with top teams vying for championships and with victory, a year of bragging rights. And then there’s the special meal with turkey and dressing taking center stage, surrounded by a veritable cornucopia of vegetables, sweets, breads and other delights. But for some, it’s difficult if not impossible to find something for which they believe they should give thanks. They live in a world that has not been kind, in a society that has labeled them “less than” and they’ve been treated that way – as if they don’t matter. They are our world’s “for- gotten and shunned” men, women and children. Here in America, some give thanks because their pockets are full of dollars, their homes are large, their automobiles are sparkling new and their closets and dressers are packed with designer clothes and shiny piec- es of silver and gold. The goal of opulence has become our goal and proof that we’re living the good life. But what about giving thanks for seeing the beauty of a sunrise? Hear- ing the laugher of a newborn child. Experiencing the touch of someone that loves you unconditionally? Biting into a fresh apple or orange and savoring their juice? Walking in the rain and feeling a cool breeze tickle your nose? Giving thanks should be something we do every day. After all, we are still alive. And with life comes hope that no matter what our condition, TO THE no matter how bad things may seem, things can change – and for the better. WI EDITOR

Has Hatred Become America is Greater The Washington America’s New Normal? than One Man – Even Informer Just Gets Virginia U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s vice-presidential run- Donald Trump ning mate in the recent race for the White House, recently asked a question Better and Better that deserves further attention. The scariest thing about the election of Don- Your November 17, 2016 edition of the Wash- He pondered if “hatred” had reached a state of normalcy in America. We ald Trump as President of the United States of ington Informer was outstanding. I just loved wonder the same thing ourselves. What with a cadre of white supremacists America is that people are afraid. Fear is a dan- reading all of the articles you and your staff of gathering just a few days ago blocks away from the White House, implor- gerous emotion. Once fear gets its grip on you talented writers produced. I just wanted to write ing President-elect Donald Trump to institute a 50-year moratorium on it can immobilize you, it can depress you, and it and express to you how wonderful not only this non-white immigrants and enthusiastically seeking the formation of their can make you think that there is no hope. And week’s Informer was, but how wonderful it is to own state – white, of course. that, you see, is exactly what our new president be able to get a copy of this wonderful paper ev- Then there are the unbelievably rapid escalation of hate crimes, with and his incoming administration want people ery week for free. I don’t know how you are able Blacks and Muslims as the primary targets, all of which have occurred since to feel. Our new president is a showman; he to deliver such an outstanding newspaper each Trump defeated Clinton just a few weeks ago. and his crew understand the art of intimidation and every week at no cost, but whatever you are Finally, we see the emboldened actions and boisterous chants of those and how to initiate a sense of fear to get what doing, please keep doing it, because I just love who want our country to return to a more “gentler, kinder, greater” time they want. Yes, Donald Trump is our president, The Informer. – a time when America was clearly dominated by whites and when those but he is also a man, and we should not fear of other races, creeds, religions and sexual orientations knew how to stay in him. America is a country founded on basic Margarie Flowers their places – second-class citizens. human rights and laws, and no man is above Fort Washington, MD But you can’t turn back time. Neither can America put its head in the these laws, no matter what they might think. sand like the proverbial ostrich and pretend that we are a country dedicat- Just remember the late Richard Nixon. ed to holding hands, blowing air kisses and forming human circles while singing songs like “Kum Ba Yah,” “We are the World,” or “That’s What Cameron Jones Readers' Mailbox Friends are For.” Washington, DC People have now come out of the woods, exited their closets, emerged The Washington Informer welcomes letters to the editor from basements and attics and put on faces that they have long hidden about articles we publish or issues affecting the community. from the rest of the world. And they want everyone to know how they feel, Write to: lsaxton@washingtoninformer. com or send to: who they fear and the extent of their hatred for “the other.” 3117 Martin Luther King Jr Ave., SE, Washington, D.C. Perhaps we need to erase patriotic tunes from America’s songbook like “This Land is Your Land,” while also considering the elimination of “God 20032. Please note that we are unable to publish letters that Bless America.” After all, some don’t believe that everyone should have ac- do not include a full name, address and phone number. We cess to the privileges and rights of American citizenship. And given the look forward to hearing from you. divisivenes s that has invaded and now dominates our country, it’s hard to imagine that God’s blessing is upon us. WI

WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM THE WASHINGTON INFORMER NOVEMBER 24 - 30, 2016 21 OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist By Austin R. Cooper Jr. Memo to Kanye West and Other Non-Voters

stitutional right to vote. ment when made by President-elect Sessions throughout his judicial and "boy," but acknowledged or did not You see, Kanye and others who Trump and his supporters to his po- political careers. According to He- dispute the substance of the other did not vote, elections have conse- litical opponents. One consequence bert in sworn congressional testimo- accusations. President Obama was once caught quences. The president expressed of the election will be the nomina- ny in 1986, Sessions once referred In 1986, the Senate demonstrated on an open mic calling Kanye West just this sentiment in a 2009 meet- tion of Sen. Jeff Sessions as the next to the ACLU and the NAACP as courage in rejecting President Rea- a "jackass" for his stunt at the MTV ing with congressional Republicans attorney general. "un-American" for "trying to force gan's nominee. However, in 2017, Music Awards against Taylor Swift. shortly after his inauguration. Ac- In 1981, a prosecutor from the civil rights down the throats of peo- the GOP will control the White Recently, Kanye stated, "I didn't vote cording to one Republican in at- U.S. Justice Department visited Ses- ple." House and Congress. His colleagues but if I did, I would have voted for tendance, in pressing his legislative sions, then a U.S. attorney. A federal An African-American prosecutor will likely confirm Sessions as this Trump." agenda, President Obama stated, judge had called a prominent white testified that the senator called him nation's top law enforcement officer. I agreed with the president's char- "Elections have consequences and in lawyer a "disgrace to his race" for "boy" and joked that he thought that Elections have consequences. acterization in 2009 and it remains case there is any doubt, I won." representing African-American cli- the KKK was "OK, until I found Another consequence of the elec- an accurate one today. Not neces- Well, it was a fair statement for ents. According to J. Gerald Hebert, out they smoked pot." In subsequent tion is the intention of President-elect sarily because he is a Donald Trump the president to make to those op- the reaction by Sessions was, "Well, testimony while being considered for Trump to appoint Steve Bannon supporter, but more importantly, posed to his political agenda in 2008 maybe he is. an appointment to the federal bench, because he did not exercise his con- and 2012. Today, it is a fair state- The issue of race has followed he denied calling the prosecutor COOPER Page 37

Guest Columnist By Raynard Jackson Trump Won — Stop Whining, Hillary Supporters

called me and told me how proud lamaphobic. And must I hate Amer- Jones, Angela Rye, National Urban Memo to liberals: the customer they were of me and they understood ica, because I'm a fascist. League President Marc Morial and (the voter) is always right. that it took a lot of courage to publi- And because I refused to vote for NAACP President Cornell Brooks. As a political analyst, I am stunned cally admit that I like women. Hillary Clinton, I obviously hate They all said that since I voted for that Hillary supporters are actually A few years ago, I wrote one of Now, I have an equally difficult Blacks and other minorities, even Donald Trump for president, I must blaming the voters for her lost. They the most difficult columns that I confession to make. To my friends though I am Black myself. I hate all be all of those things: racist, xeno- are calling the voters, dumb, angry, have ever had to write. In this par- and family, I hope this confession immigrants and definitely want to phobic, misogynistic and Islamapho- racist and uneducated — or, in Hil- ticular column, I had to publically won't affect how you feel and think send all women back to the Stone bic. The liberal political class also in- lary's own words, a "basket of deplor- deal with my sexuality and I had to about me. Age, the good ol' days when they dicated, that in order to be absolved ables." This is never a good idea. finally confess to the public that I After voting for Donald Trump simply did what they were told. of my sins, I would have to confess Trump received 29 percent of the was heterosexual. in the 2016 presidential election and How did I find myself in Clinton's that Hillary Clinton lost, because of Hispanic vote and 8 percent of the I was tired of living in the shadows wholeheartedly supporting the Re- "basket of deplorables?" Because I've the sexist, angry white men that vot- black vote. Are they also dumb and and finally mustered up the courage publican Party, I have finally come to been watching cable news and read- ed against her. racist? to out myself. I was heartened that terms with the fact that I am a racist. ing mainstream newspapers. I've also Listening to these liberals whine College students across the coun- all my friends and family supported I am xenophobic. I hate women, I'm been listening to black liberal media and complain proves that they still me and told me how courageous I misogynistic. I hate Muslims, I'm Is- pundits like Roland Martin, Van don't get why their candidate lost. Page 37 was. Many of my celebrity friends JACKSON Guest Columnist By Marc H. Morial Do Not Be Complacent in the Face of Hate

On Nov. 9, Minnesota high date, Trump repeatedly called for a White House, President Trump invoking his campaign's divisive school officials discovered rac- complete ban on Muslims entering will soon have to grapple with in rhetoric. According to the South- ist graffiti and Trump rhetoric the United States. our freshly divided nation: you ern Poverty Law Center, which "A house divided against itself can- scrawled in a boy's bathroom. The When confronted with reports cannot court those mired in racist, has been keeping a running tally of not stand." — President Abraham graffiti included #Gobacktoafri- of these hate crimes and harass- misogynist or homophobic ideolo- these crimes through "Hatewatch," Lincoln, June 16, 1858 ca, #Whitesonly and the Trump ment during an interview on "60 gy — tacitly endorse and legitimize there have been more than 400 campaign's rallying cry to "Make Minutes," Trump said, "I am so hate — then expect to put the de- incidents of hate, harassment and The day after Trump was elected America Great Again." saddened to hear that," adding, plorables back in the basket. intimidation following the election. the 45th president of the United Only a day after Trump became ''And I say, stop it. If it, if it helps, Since Election Day, there has The reports were collected from so- States of America, a group of mid- our country's president-elect, a I will say this and I will say right to been a disheartening spike in hate cial media, news reports and from dle school students in Royal Oak, woman in New York City who was the cameras: Stop it." crimes and harassment. The surge direct submissions to the SPLC's Michigan, chanted "build the wall" wearing a hijab was told by a man If only it were that easy, Presi- in hate crimes is even more hor- #ReportHate page. We must re- in their school cafeteria during on the subway, "Your time is up, dent-elect Trump. rifying when you recognize that port these crimes and hateful inci- lunchtime — a core Trump cam- girlie." The president-elect's cam- What candidate Trump will- these acts of violence and hate are dents. Help SPLC monitor these paign slogan and promise to secure paign was no stranger to stirring fully disregarded, and would not being done in the name of the our nation's border with Mexico. anti-Muslim sentiment. As a candi- denounce, during his quest for the President-elect, and by individuals MORIAL Page 37

22 NOVEMBER 24 - 30, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist By Jesse L. Jackson Sr. The Right to Vote in America Has Been Fractured

Start with the obvious. Hillary except Maine and Nebraska. This The Electoral College system sur- officials in various states to whit- Clinton won the election, by a not only gives greater weight to vives only because most Ameri- tle away at it. America's election system is a margin that may amount to 2 mil- small, rural states over large pop- cans know little about it. 2016 was the first presiden- disgrace, as the 2016 presidential lion votes. No need for a recount; ulous ones like California; it also America makes it hard to vote. tial election in 50 years without election once more demonstrates. she won big. But Donald Trump makes for perverse campaigning Registration is not automatic on the full protection of the Voting This isn't sour grapes. I'm disap- will be inaugurated president in a few, closely divided "swing turning 18, allowing states to Rights Act, gutted by the right- pointed that my candidate lost largely because he won three states states," with much of the country erect different hurdles for register- wing gang of five on the Supreme but the election is over, the re- — Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and essentially ignored. The president ing. Voting is usually on a work- Court in Shelby County v. Hold- sults are in. What every American Michigan — by a total margin of, of the United States governs all day that is not a national holiday. er. With Republicans shocked ought to be outraged at, however, at last count, 112,000 votes. Americans, not just Americans States set the laws allowing for at Obama's majority margins is that the United States is still The U.S. doesn't count presi- grouped by state. This is the sec- infinite schemes designed to make in 2008, Republican governors not a democracy of one person, dential elections by one person, ond election in 16 years in which it harder for some to vote. Voting and legislatures pushed various one vote. Our electoral system is one vote. Instead the system the winner of the popular vote lost is the most fundamental right in a schemes to make voting hard- suppressing the right to vote for counts electoral votes with the the election. This dangerously saps democracy — and the U.S. per- millions. winner taking all in every state the legitimacy of the presidency. versely empowers petty, partisan JACKSON Page 38 Guest Columnist By Armstrong Williams Bent on Progress accomplishments over time, the toric accomplishment of our first to higher education. In a society Progress has indeed been African-American community black president and his inspiring where a college degree is virtually achieved over the past 50 years, still faces major hurdles. legacy, we still have an obliga- mandatory passport to achieving but one wonders whether we A revolving door of poverty tion to critically assess the overall the American dream, making ed- have hit a metaphorical brick I recently had the wonderful persists despite the Great Society progress of the black community. ucation less attainable does not wall or even regressed in some opportunity to appear in the two- programs of President Lyndon Certainly there are major areas of seem like a recipe for success. It respects. part series "Black America Since B. Johnson and over $1 trillion concern to be found. is almost as if President Obama While many are still struggling MLK: And Still I Rise," which spent on alleviating poverty since For example: Historically believes HBCUs no longer serve to attain their piece of the Amer- was produced by acclaimed pro- the 1960s. With all the policy black colleges and universities a vital purpose amidst integra- ican pie, there is hope. Move- fessor and documentarian, Dr. and resources directed to eradi- have struggled under President tion at top national universities. ments like Black Lives Matter Henry Louis Gates Jr. cating the problem, those living Obama, brought about by sig- Nothing could be further from have attempted to bring atten- In the series, Dr. Gates dis- in our marginalized communities nificant changes to the credit re- the truth. Many of these land- tion to these issues, highlighting cusses the African-American ex- seem to be faring even worse. quirements for student loans and grant historically black colleges in particular criminal justice re- perience and progress from Jim Our inner cities continue to be changes to Pell Grants. These fi- and universities are key resources form and police brutality. While Crow to today. What I found plagued by violence and lack of nancial and structural headwinds for talent and institutional infra- many can without a doubt can to be most interesting about the clear paths upward. make it challenging for many structure — critical components event is that, despite significant Even as we celebrate the his- African-Americans to gain access of any path forward. WILLIAMS Page 38

Askia-At-Large By Askia Muhammad I'm Boycotting Black Friday Until Jan. 2

caused the pain. From Nov. 25 20th anniversary of the Million sick and tired of fattening the declare that money is equal to until Jan. 2. It's on! Man March was the first year pockets of those who routine- speech, and that corporations I, for one, am committed to Spending money is literal- in which Nation of Islam lead- ly belittle and disrespect black have the same rights as people, boycotting Black Friday and ly the freest act any person can er Louis Farrakhan called for a folks, Muslims. Not with my well the boycott is legal. The Cyber Monday 2016 in Trum- commit. Even the inmate on Black Friday holiday spending money. Not in my name. boycott is on! pland with my dollars, and I death row, cooped up in a cell boycott. The boycott scored! Now that the elections have Certainly, if businesses cannot urge everyone else to do likewise waiting to be put to death, has Though it would never be re- been decided, there may be be forced to spend money on in the name of black solidarity, absolute free will when it comes ported as boycott-related, hol- some draconian changes ahead hiring and salaries, then individ- in the way of redistributing our to his commissary purchases. No iday sales were down 7 percent in this country — administra- uals cannot be forced to spend pain to our tormentors, through one can make him buy candy in 2015. Macy's announced that tive; legislative; judicial —and with one business or the other. economic withdrawal. That in- with nuts when he wants can- 150 stores would be closed. Boy- they will certainly be intended Boycott! Nov. 25, 2016, Black cludes online and in-store. dy without nuts, for example. cotts work. to disadvantage black folks and Friday, until Jan. 2, 2017. Are you with me? In the worst of circumstances, If it does nothing else other others who have been the ongo- In the hands of oppressed, Boycott! That is the way black spending money is an empower- than permit me to gloat about ing victims of wicked American the boycott is a superior weap- people in America can redis- ment act. not willingly giving my oppres- policies. But no one can legislate on against oppressors. It's just tribute the pain that is inflicted In 2015, the "Justice Or Else" sor my money, then I'll be glad how or if I spend my money! upon them, back to those who campaign commemorating the to have that feeling, because I'm If the Supreme Court can ASKIA Page 38

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‘Nutcracker:’ Xmas Classic Brings Joy to D.C. Cincinnati Ballet Makes District Debut, with Local Youth in Tow

By D. Kevin McNeir And when the later returns WI Editor this year, the holiday story, told through the eyes of a young girl, If you’re a diehard celebrant Clara, as she takes a journey Artistic Director and CEO Vic- 5 Cincinnati Ballet's of the Christmas season, you filled with toy soldiers, fairies, toria Morgan – now celebrating production of "The know that the holidays are sword-fighting mice and a stop at her 20th season with the Ballet Nutcracker" / Courtesy of Peter Mueller incomplete without two gen- the Land of Sweets, the Cincinna- and one of only a handful of ti Ballet will perform the classic. female artistic directors in the erations-old favorites: Charles 3 Zack Grubbs and Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” It will be the company’s debut ballet world. Courtney Connor Jones in and Tchaikovsky’s “The Nut- at the Kennedy Center in North- “I wanted to make the pro- "The Nutcracker" cracker.” west with choreography by its duction funny, creative and / Courtesy of Peter exciting. And then there’s this Mueller beautiful music too. For many “SEARING...IMPOSSIBLE TO DISMISS” dancers and choreographers, The Washington Post ‘Nutcracker’ is one of their first professional experiences,” Mor- “A MUST-SEE” “MASTERFUL” DC Metro Theater Arts The Washington Informer gan said. “After over 100 years DC Theatre Scene [premiering in St. Petersburg “A REVELATION” “BEAUTIFUL & MULTILAYERED” Dec. 1892], it remains a true Broadway World MD Theatre Guide holiday classic. Like many other American ballet companies, it “PROFOUNDLY MOVING” accounts for a significant por- DC Metro Theater Arts tion of our annual sales – almost help more women secure oppor- sic,” said Gilmer, who like most 50 percent just a few years ago.” tunities as choreographers and of the company has also moved But the Cincinnati Ballet, directors in what have long been to Cincinnati. founded in 1963, defies normal male-dominated positions.” He notes that while there have descriptions, Morgan says. As One dancer, six seasons with long been Blacks in the larger a “smallish, mid-range dance the Cincinnati ballet and a solo- companies, their stories have MILK LIKE company,” they can be more in- ist for the past two, says the art not often been shared. That is, novative – even “feisty.” And the form remains a viable and sat- not before Misty Copeland hit company has embraced the city, isfying profession, adding that the scene. SUGAR making it their home, work- it requires “focus, commitment “I love her and her dancing and hard work.” and she’s elevated her career to JUST TWO WEEKS LEFT! ing with local youth who, with scholarships, get the chance to “I began dancing at 5 and the point that she inspires young develop their dance skills and have been doing so professional- dancers no matter what their technique. ly since 18 – there’s nothing else color,” he said. “She’s pushed the “Our company is diverse with I’d rather do,” said James Gilm- boundaries for us all and helped international and Black dancers er, 23, a Pittsburg native whose me believe I can push myself to making up 30 percent,” she said. ethnicity includes Barbadian, succeed in any direction I chose “And as companies nationwide Native American and white. to go.” Use code see declines in attendance, we’ve “I will dance the role of the The Nutcracker runs from ‘INFORMER35’ Photo by Ryan Maxwell. Ryan Midder. Kashayna Johnson and Vaughn committed ourselves to chang- Snow King in ‘Nutcracker’ this Wednesday, Nov. 23 – Sunday, to save 35% ing the art form to make it more year and also the Arabian danc- Nov. 27 at the Kennedy Center. accessible and relevant, particu- er. It’s a ballet that everyone Dozens of local children will join larly to minority youth. That’s performs, young students and the Cincinnati Ballet on stage, FIND TICKETS TODAY why we work with the city’s professionals. I wouldn’t say I while the Arlington Children’s MUST CLOSE Nov 27 public schools. We want young look forward to it as much as I Chorus will lend their voices to MosaicTheater.org | 202-399-7993 ext 2 talent of all races. I want them relish the chance to learn new the dazzling snow scene. Call At the Atlas Performing Arts Center to love ballet as much as I have roles and dance with new peo- 202-467-4600 for tickets. for so many years. And I want to ple. And then, there’s the mu- WI

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By Eve M. Ferguson dreams,” he said. But it was Ledisi’s emotional WI Contributor Berry Gordy, the founder of “You Really Got a Hold on Me” Motown who brought a young that clearly moved Robinson who During his acceptance speech Smokey Robinson into his family blew her kisses as she tore the house upon receiving this year’s Library of talented singers, musicians and down with an arrangement that of Congress Gershwin Prize for songwriters, recalled the first time even featured scatting, reminiscent Popular Song Music, Motown they met in the nascent days of the of the late, great Ella Fitzgerald. great William “Smokey” Robinson Detroit institution. During his stay in the District, expressed his gratitude saying the “I remember the first day at Robinson visited the Library of honor exceeded anything he could Motown when I realized I had Congress, which annually admin- have ever imagined. a poet and a genius when he ran isters the prize, the day before the Robinson joins an impressive into my office, excited with a awards program and concert, in the company of songwriters that in- new song,” Gordy said in front company of the newly-appointed cludes Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Paul of a packed house. “He’s been Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla McCartney and another Motown my best friend for more than 50 Hayden. Hayden accompanied legend, Stevie Wonder. years.” him during his tour which includ- “I grew up in a house of music. The celebratory concert featured ed a viewing of the piano donated My mother sang gospel and we had stars such as Esperanza Spaulding, to the Library by George and Ira a great dose of music at home,” who rendered a spirited version of Gershwin. Robinson said during the award “Tears of a Clown,” Corinne Bai- Robinson tearfully recalled how ceremony held at DAR Constitu- ley Rae who offered a soulful ren- Gordy mentored him, helping him tion Hall in Northwest on Wednes- dition of “Ooh, Baby Baby,” Bebe to become the acclaimed singer day, Nov. 16. Winans, who shined on “It’s Grow- and songwriter that he is today ing,” a song Robinson wrote for while sitting at the Gershwins’ pi- 5Smokey Robinson is presented with the 2016 Gershwin Prize for Popular “The Gershwins wrote when the Music by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden at DAR Constitution Hall on song was king, so to stand here in the Temptations and CeeLo Green ano. He also saw a copy of his first Nov. 16 / Courtesy photo that company is beyond my wildest who belted out “The Way You Do song, “I Cry,” registered with the the Things You Do,” imparting U.S. Copyright Office in 1958 a Mick Jagger-style slide into his that’s now housed in the Library of powerful performance. Congress. Other artists such as singers Aloe Ending the two-day celebration, Black, Gallant and Jojo, whose Robinson serenaded the audience rendition of “Who’s Loving You” with his hit “Being With You,” moved the audience and the artist before launching into one of the visibly, keeping the music flowing Gershwin brothers most famous Opening Soon in Gainesville, VA! as a panoply of stars paid homage songs, “Our Love is Here to Stay,” to the man who helped create the interspersing his singing with spo- Motown sound., ken words of thanks to his fans over Samuel L. Jackson inserted a lita- the years. ny of off-the-cuff remarks aimed at “I didn’t think this was going Join the World’s Foremost Outfitter at our newest retail store the recent election cycle in his role to happen,” he said. “I know my as emcee, much to the audience’s Mom, Dad and my two sisters, scheduled to open Spring 2017 in Gainesville, VA. delight, during the evening’s all-star who have all passed, are smiling tribute concert which will air in down on me now.” Full-time, Part-time & Seasonal February on PBS. WI Retail Associates (#34149BR) Positions available in all departments, including: Hunting | Fishing | Backend | Gun Counter | Clothing | Camo Camping | Gifts | Footwear | Customer Service | Cashier

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GEMINI The time is ripe to straighten out your financial affairs. You really want to "Beethoven's Skull" know what exactly you spend your money on. In the next couple of weeks, you'll be by Tim Rayborn disciplined enough to write down all your expenditures, down to the smallest detail, and add everything up carefully, in different price categories. Lucky Numbers: 16, 34, 45 c.2016, Skyhorse Publishing $21.99 ($33.99 Canada) CANCER It would be advisable not to weigh more than you should weigh in a few 304 pages months tme. You could then meet someone who'll make your heart beat faster. Or you could start then brightening up the relatonship with your current partner. Be careful though: someone with dubious intentons might have an eye on you. Don't lend anyone any money this week. You'll never get it back and it'll lead to the end of a friendship. Lucky Numbers: 7, 26, t9 By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer LEO This week you'll be able to really improve your physical conditon. You won't even have to go and visit a gym. You'll achieve great effects by taking the stairs instead of the Imagine the first person who created a toothbrush. elevator and by cycling to work instead of driving. You'll feel healthier and satsfied with Better yet — imagine life before a toothbrush. Think about it: getting your mouth minty-fresh yourself. Bumping into someone from your own country while spending some time wasn't exactly easy with twigs or rags. Same things with clean hair, unspoiled leftovers, unsmelly bath- abroad could be the beginning of a longstanding friendship. Lucky Numbers: 11, 29, 38 rooms?or cool gamepieces, as you'll see in "Brief Histories of Everyday Objects" by Andy Warner. Scientists say you do your best thinking in the shower. VIRGO There's something you've been looking for quite a while and haven't been able That's where Andy Warner was on the morning he was trying to "come up with an idea for to find yet. You don't want to contnue your search any longer. It's completely beyond you a comic." Sadly, there wasn't much story in a showerhead, but his toothbrush turned out to that things can get lost in this way. The lesson to be learned from this is that you should be a pretty interesting thing. It also opened the door to more. look absolutely everywhere when you've lost something. The Virgo has the tendency to Take, for instance, shampoo. Yes, people washed their hair prior to the 1860s, but Sarah skip certain places because he or she believes that it can't be there. Lucky Numbers: 8, 37, 42 Breedlove saw a special need for special hair formula. Prior to Breedlove's hair-care products, African-American women used goose fat to tame their locks. Breedlove's concoction, it LIBRA You'll probably bump into something terribly hard this week. Mind your el- should go without saying, was a much better product. bows, knees and shoulders. You'll drop something, it'll just slip from your hands. 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At the end of these (and your day), you want something light to relax with and "Brief Histories CAPRICORN You'll have to work hard this week, but it will be worth it. You'll dis- of Everyday Objects" is perfect. cover that if you'd be a bit more businesslike, you'd be more successful. This could even- Who doesn't like to read comics? Yep, that's how author-artist Andy Warner presents what tually lead to you really getting ahead. You have a tendency to spend more money than you'll learn here: quick chapters of illustrated info, offered in small bites of truth and funny you have. But you'll have to cut your expenses down. Lucky Numbers: 5, 27, 46 bits of created dialogue. We get a good understanding of each main subject, and a few follow- up factlets to sweeten the enjoyment of a book like this. AQUARIUS Enjoy all the lovely and beautful things which cross your path this week. Be aware that, while Warner admits in his introduction that "Brief Histories of Every- Remember that the right partner offers emotonal security which you need to feel free. day Objects" is "as true as [he] could get it," some dubious factoids might make you say, There are good opportunites for love this week. But do mind your health and don't forget "Hmmm." Happily, there's a bibliography included, so go ahead and look things up. That's to flirt. Flirtng does wonders for your body and mind. Lucky Numbers: 8, 20, 28 part of the appeal of this book. Fun like that can't be brushed away. And if you love classical music, you'll want to read the history of that, too, won't you? PISCES You are longing to learn to understand the higher goals in life. This is an ex- Good thing "Beethoven's Skull" by Tim Rayborn is out this fall. cellent week to go deeply into subjects like astrology and other paranormal matters. 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5 Washington Wizards point guard John Wall is double-teamed by New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose and center Joakim Noah during the Wizards' 119-112 win at Verizon Center in northwest D.C. on Thursday, Nov. 17. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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5 Maryland Terrapins guard Dion Wiley goes to the basket against Georgetown Hoyas guard Jagan Mosely in the first half of Maryland's 76-75 road win at Verizon Center in northwest D.C. on Tuesday, Nov. 15. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Reverend James Manion Senior Pastor/ Teacher Priest

4275 4th Street, S.E. Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 Washington, DC 20034 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Phone: 202-746-0113 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist Sunday School 8 – 9 AM with Music and Hymns Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: [email protected] Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Email: [email protected] Learn, Worship, and Grow.

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The Miracle Center Pilgrim Baptist Church of Allen Chapel Crusader Baptist Isle of Patmos of Faith Missionary Church Living Waters A.M.E. Church Church Baptist Church Baptist Church

Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Rev. Louis B. Jones II Rev. Paul Carrette Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor Pastor Senior Pastor Pastor Pastor Senior Pastor

9161 Hampton Overlook Harold Andrew 2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Capitol Heights, MD 20743 700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 Assistant Pastor Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703 (202) 547-8849 Washington, DC 20018 Phone: 301-350-2200 Service and Times Service and Times Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661 Fax: 301-499-8724 4915 Wheeler Road Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Oxon Hill, MD 20745 Service and Times Service and Times Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 301-894-6464 Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m. 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Sunday School: 9:45am 5th Sundays: 9:30am Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Communion: 1st Sunday 3rd Sundays: Service and Times Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00pm Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00pm Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Baptism & Holy Communion Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00am Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00pm Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Prayer & Praise: Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Computer Classes: Announced Communion Service: First Sunday Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Family and Marital Counseling by appointment Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org www.livingwatersmd.org E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Everybody is Somebody!” www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight” Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org “God is Love” “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church” Church Email: [email protected]

Covenant Baptist Blessed Word St. Stephen Third Street Greater Mt. Calvary St Marks Baptist United Church of Life Church Baptist Church Church of God Holy Church Come Worship of Christ with us...

Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastors Pastors Senior Pastor Senior Pastor & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor Pastor 4001 14th Street, NW 3845 South Capitol Street 5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 1204 Third Street, NW 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE and First Lady Marcia Matthews Washington, DC 20011 Washington, DC 20032 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Washington, DC 20001 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 265-6147 Office (202) 562-5576 (Office) 202-347-5889 office (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax St. Mark's Baptist Church 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax (202) 562-4219 (Fax) Services and Times 202-638-1803 fax 624 Underwood Street, NW Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45am Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Services and Times Service and Times Church School: 9:30am Sunday Youth Worship Services: Sunday School: 9:30am Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Sunday School: 9:30am 1st & 4th 10:45am; 804 R.I. Ave., NE Services and Times Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00am Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Sunday Worship: 11:00am 5th 8 AM & 10:45am; Main Church Sunday School: 9:00am Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Communion Service: First Sunday and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Prayer Services Worship Service: 10:00am 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Wed. 7:30pm Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30pm Baptism & Communion Service: Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6am & 6:30pm Wed. Noon Day prayer service Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round 4th Sunday – 10:30am “Ambassadors for Christ to Thur. Prayer service: 6:45pm www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org Contact Church “An inclusive ministry where all are the Nation’s Capital” Thur. Bible Study: 7:15pm E-mail: [email protected] Communion Every 3rd Sunday welcomed and affirmed.” “We are one in the Spirit” The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.covenantbaptistdc.org www.ssbc5757.org www.thirdstreet.org E-mail: [email protected] www.gmchc.org

Campbell AME Twelfth Street Church Christian Church

Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 (Disciples of Christ) Email: [email protected] 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Service and Times Fax: 202 265 4340 Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Service and Times Bible Study Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Wednesday: 7:00 pm Sunday School: 10:00 am Thursday: 7: pm Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Mailing Address Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Campbell AME Church Website: 12thscc.org 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020 Email: [email protected]

Mt. Zion Mount Carmel Baptist Church Baptist Church

Rev. John W. Davis Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Pastor Senior Pastor 5101 14th Street, N.W. 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC 20011 Washington, DC. 20001 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: Service and Times 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday School: 9:15am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer and Bible Study Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Wednesday 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am TV Ministry –Channel 6 themcbc.org Wednesday 10:00pm [email protected]

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Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Rev. Dr. James Coleman Rev. Daryl F. Bell Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Dr. Earl D. Trent Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Pastor Pastor Pastor Pastor Senior Pastor Senior Pastor 2324 Ontario Road, NW 7801 Livingston Road 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 4504 Gault Place, N.E. Oxon Hill, MD 20745 Phone (202) 832-9591 Washington, DC 20009 (202) 678-0884 – Office - (202) 678-0885 – Fax Church (202) 667-3409 Washington, D.C 20019 301-534-5471 Study (202) 265-0836 202-397-7775 – 7184 (202) 232-1730 “Come Grow With Us and Establish Service and Times Home Study (301) 464-8211 a Blessed Family” Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Service and Times Fax (202) 483-4009 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 am Service and Times 9:30AM. Sunday Church School Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Service and Times 11:00 Am. Sunday Worship Service Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Sunday Worship: 7:30am & 10:45am Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Wednesday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise Services Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Christian Education Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Holy Communion: Every First Sunday 7:30pm. Bible Study School of Biblical Knowledge Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Youth Discipleship Ministries 10:30am Wednesday -7:30 pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org Email: [email protected] Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. A Christ Centered Church Noonday Prayer Every Thursday [email protected] All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards “Where Jesus is the King”

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Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor Elder Herman L. Simms Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Kelechi Ajieren Pastor Pastor Pastor Pastor Pastor Coordinator 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 1251 Saratoga Ave., NE 1301 North Carolina Ave. N E 5606 Marlboro Pike 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Washington, DC 20018 Washington, D C 20002 District Heights, MD 20747 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Service and Times (202) 269-0288 202 543 1318 - [email protected] 301-735-6005 Service and Times (202) 556-7065 Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30a.m Service and Times Service and Times www.lpumcdc.org Sunday School: 9:00am Sunday Apostolic Worship Services Worship Service: 10:45a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Service and Times Monday: Noon Bible School 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M New Members Class: 9:30a.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Sunday Worship: 10: am Communion and Feet Wash Holy Communion : 1st Sunday -10:45a.m Friday Evening Service: 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Church School: 9:30a.m. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Holy Communion 4th Sunday Sunday School: 9: am Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: Wednesday 7p.m “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Bible Study : Saturday: 11a.m. Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; www.Christembassydc.org Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Baptism: 4th Sunday – 10:45a.m Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”. [email protected] Suffering, Encourage the Saints, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42 Multitude of Souls to Christ” www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

New St. Luke Mount Moriah Eastern Community Peace Baptist Pennsylvania Ave. Commandment Baptist Church Baptist Church Baptist Church Church Baptist Church Baptist Church

Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Damion M. Briggs Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor Senior Pastor Pastor Senior Pastor Pastor 712 18th Street, NE 1636 East Capitol Street, NE 8213 Manson Street 13701 Old Jericho Park Road 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20002 Washington, DC 20003 Landover, MD 20785 Bowie, MD. 20720 Washington, DC 20020 Washington, DC 20011-3851 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240 (301) 262-0560 202 581-1500 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Service and Times Service and Times Service and Times Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship Service: Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 10 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am & 10:45 am Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Wednesday Prayer & Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer & Praise Service: Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Testimonies Service: 7:30pm Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 pm Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Wednesday School of the Bible: 8:00pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM “A Church Where Love Is Essential and Prayer Service Bible Study Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Praise is Intentional” Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service: Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm “Real Worship for Real People” 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Website: www.easterncommunity.org “The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email Address [email protected]

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Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Rev. Curtis l. Staley Rev. Alonzo Hart Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr. Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor Pastor Pastor Pastor Interim Pastor Pastor

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 1135 Administration No. 2016 ADM 936 Administration No. 2016 ADM 1274 Administration No. 2016 ADM 1185 Foreign No. 2016 FEP 119 Elvin Ned Sloan aka Elvin Sloan Edward R. Waynes Maggie Belle Trotter-Worsley Robert A. Walker Decedent Decedent October 27, 1997 Decedent Decedent Date of Death Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq. Brett Cohen 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1430 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO 1725 DeSales Street NW, Suite 600 Grace A. Crichlow CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Washington, DC 20036 Bethesda, MD 20814-747 Name of Decedent HEIRS HEIRS Attorney Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN Francel Trotter Bellinger, whose address is Robert A. Walker III, whose address is 1113 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE 62 55th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019, Bellevue St., SE, Washington, DC 20032, HEIRS HEIRS was appointed Personal Representative of the was appointed Personal Representative of TO CREDITORS estate of Maggie Belle Trotter-Worsley who the estate of Robert A. Walker who died on Reuben Sloan, whose address is 1837 Argonne Brett Cohen, whose address is 7910 Woodmont Jacqueline Donehy Allen died on February 1, 2010 without a Will, and September 3, 2016 without a Will, and will Drive, Morrow, GA 30260 was appointed Avenue, Suite 1430, Bethesda, MD 20814- will serve with Court supervision. All unknown serve without Court supervision. All unknown Personal Representative of the estate of 747, was appointed Personal Representative whose address is 1841 Riverwood Drive, heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are Elvin Ned Sloan aka Elvin Sloan who died on of the estate of Edward R. Waynes who died Ann Arbor, MI 48103 was appointed personal on September 8, 2014 without a Will, and will unknown shall enter their appearance in this unknown shall enter their appearance in this August 15, 2016 without a Will, and will serve representative of the estate of Grace A. serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and proceeding. Objections to such appointment proceeding. Objections to such appointment and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown Crichlow, deceased, by the Orphans Court for heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on enter their appearance in this proceeding. 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Objections to such appointment (or to the December 11, 1997. Objections to such appointment shall be filed Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 10, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 10, probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, Service of process may be 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. made upon James Larry Frazier, Esq. whose N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. presented to the undersigned with a copy to presented to the undersigned with a copy to 20001, on or before May 10, 2017. Claims designation as District of Columbia agent has the Register of Wills or filed with the Register the Register of Wills or filed with the Register 20001, on or before May 10, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills The decedent owned the before May 10, 2017, or be forever barred. before May 10, 2017, or be forever barred. or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to following District of Columbia real property: 50 Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the undersigned, on or before May 10, 2017, the undersigned, on or before May 10, 2017, Hawthorne Place, NW, Washington, DC. the decedent who do not receive a copy of the decedent who do not receive a copy of or be forever barred. Persons believed to be or be forever barred. Persons believed to be The decedent owned District of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first this notice by mail within 25 days of its first heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 Columbia personal property. Claims against the days of its first publication shall so inform the including name, address and relationship. including name, address and relationship. days of its first publication shall so inform the decedent may be presented to the undersigned Register of Wills, including name, address and Register of Wills, including name, address and and filed with the Register of Wills of the District relationship. Date of first publication: Date of first publication: relationship. of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, November 10, 2016 November 10, 2016 Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from Date of first publication: Date of first publication: November 10, 2016 November 10, 2016 the date of first publication of this notice. Francel Trotter Bellinger Robert A. Walker III Personal Representative Personal Representative Reuben Sloan Brett Cohen Date of first publication: Personal Representative Personal Representative November 10, 2016

Jacqueline Donehy Allen TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY Personal Representative Anne Meister Anne Meister Anne Meister Anne Meister Anne Meister Register of Wills Register of Wills Register of Wills Register of Wills Register of Wills Washington Informer Washington Informer Washington Informer Washington Informer Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLUMBIA COLUMBIA COLUMBIA COLUMBIA Probate Division Probate Division Probate Division Probate Division Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 1191 Administration No. 2016 ADM 1276 Administration No. 2016 ADM 1302 Administration No. 2016 ADM 1256 Administration Number 2015 ADM 1483 Charles W. Canady aka Charles Wilbert Ella Wooten Corbett aka Ella Mae Corbett Canady Decedent Jessie Blair Carrie Bell Oliver Decedent Estate of Decedent Decedent Tracy DuPree Davis Vernise Y. Steadman Toler NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Law Office of Tracy DuPree Davis, LLC NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Deceased NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO 14616 Friendlywood Rd, Suite 100 CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Burtonsville, MD 20866 HEIRS Attorney HEIRS Annette L. Canady, whose address is 4117 NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., SW, Washington, Gwendolyn Blair and Janet Blair, whose NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Flora Glascoe, whose address is 4627 Nash DC 20032, was appointed Personal addresses are 5732 Eastern Ave., NE, CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Notice is hereby given that a petition has St., NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Representative of the estate of Charles W. Washington, DC 20011 and 15870 Camino, Canady aka Charles Wilbert Canady who HEIRS been filed in this Court by Lesa P. Horton for Personal Representative of the estate of Carrie San Bernardo, #27, San Diego, CA 92127, died on July 12, 2016 with a Will, and will standard probate, including the appointment of Bell Oliver who died on September 23, 2016 serve without Court supervision. All unknown Theodoris L. Corbett and Penny Corbett were appointed Personal Representatives of one or more personal representative. Unless without a Will, and will serve without Court heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are Mitchell, whose addresses are 3422 Bruton the estate of Jessie Blair who died on August supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose unknown shall enter their appearance in this Parish Way, Silver Spring, MD 20704 & 503 a complaint or an objection in accordance with 28, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without whereabouts are unknown shall enter their proceeding. Objections to such appointment Sherwood Mills Ct., Sandy Spring, MD 20860 Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is Court supervision. All unknown heirs and was appointed Personal Representatives of appearance in this proceeding. Objections (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 the estate of Ella Wooten Corbett aka Ella Mae filed in this Court within 30 days from the date enter their appearance in this proceeding. to such appointment shall be filed with the 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Corbett who died on March 8, 2015with a Will, of first publication of this notice, the Court may Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Objections to such appointment shall be filed Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 10, and will serve without Court supervision. All take the action hereinafter set forth. Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, 20001, on or before May 10, 2017. Claims presented to the undersigned with a copy to are unknown shall enter their appearance N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. against the decedent shall be presented to the the Register of Wills or filed with the Register in this proceeding. Objections to such Admit to probate the will date October 26, 20001, on or before May 17, 2017. Claims of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s 2006 exhibited with the petition upon proof against the decedent shall be presented to the before May 10, 2017, or be forever barred. Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to satisfactory to the Court of due execution by undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills Persons believed to be heirs or legatees D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third the undersigned, on or before May 10, 2017, of the decedent who do not receive a copy affidavit of witnesses or otherwise appoint Lesa or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before the undersigned, on or before May 17, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be of this notice by mail within 25 days of its May 10, 2017. Claims against the decedent P. Horton personal representative of this estate. or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not first publication shall so inform the Register shall be presented to the undersigned with of Wills, including name, address and receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not relationship. days of its first publication shall so inform the the Register of Wills with a copy to the receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 Date of first publication: days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and Date of first publication: undersigned, on or before May 10, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. November 10, 2016 November 17, 2016 legatees of the decedent who do not receive a relationship. Annette L. Canady copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its Date of first publication: Barbara J. Mann., Esq. Personal Representative first publication shall so inform the Register of Date of first publication: November 10, 2016 Wills, including name, address and relationship. 903 Hamilton St., NE November 17, 2016 Washington, DC 20011 Flora Glascoe Date of first publication: Petitioner/Attorney Gwendolyn Blair Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY November 10, 2016 Janet Blair Anne Meister Theodoris L. Corbett Personal Representatives Register of Wills Penny Corbett Mitchell Personal Representatives TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY Washington Informer TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Register of Wills Anne Meister Register of Wills Anne Meister Washington Informer Register of Wills Washington Informer Washington Informer Washington Informer

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