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NNPA EXCLUSIVE Following Officer's Acquittal, Simmons Puts Mosby Faces Uphill Climb RushCard Glitch Prosecution Stumbles in Freddie Gray Cases Behind Him By Stacy M. Brown death. By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer “Since the defendant’s contact WI Senior Writer with Mr. Gray came after Mr. Did Baltimore State’s Attorney Gray was detained by Miller, this Russell Simmons is just starting to sense a Marilyn Mosby overcharge or Court finds that the contact by little normalcy. rush to judgment in prosecuting the defendant was legally justified He’s back at yoga and the hip-hop and the police officers who arrested and not reckless. Therefore, as al- business mogul is even able to run some er- Freddie Gray? leged by the State, there is no as- rands without worrying about whether a dis- That’s the conclusion many sault by the defendant,” Williams gruntled RushCard holder might attack him pundits continue to reach in the said in his ruling following a five- or worse. aftermath of the acquittal of Of- day bench trial. Never one to complain or to shy away ficer Edward Nero. But, it’s the Nero’s acquittal follows the from a problem, Simmons never hung his opinion of the judge that matters December mistrial of Officer head despite mounting – if unfair – criticism most and, on Monday, May 23, William Porter on manslaughter rocked the music impresario when his inno- Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry charges. Four other officers have vative credit card experienced a glitch last Williams said the state failed to yet to have their cases heard. fall that prevented hundreds of thousands of meet its burden of proof in prose- However, as much as some card holders from accessing their money. cuting one of the officers involved claim Mosby rushed to try her in the arrest that led to Gray’s SIMMONS Page 11 5Russell Simmons / Photo courtesy of BET.com FREDDIE GRAY Page 8 For Pepco/Exelon Execs, Actions Speak Volumes Maintain View that Merger Will Benefit Customers

By D. Kevin McNeir Exelon Corporation; Vince Mor- WI Editor ris, Sr., manager, Corporate Com- munications, Pepco Holdings; and Executives from Pepco and Ex- Donna M. Cooper, president, Pepco elon met with the editorial board of Region, addressed issues that includ- the Washington Informer Thursday, ed: leading the area’s commitment to May 23 to discuss their strategies “going green;” rate increases; signif- and plans as they continue to roll icant capital increases in infrastruc- out initiatives linked to the recent ture; residential customer rebates; merger between the two companies and how the two companies will that they say will result in more than now work together and share ser- $78 million in direct benefits for the vices. District and Pepco customers. “The merger has created a $25 Dave Velazquez, president/CEO, million pot to keep the bills of Pepco Holdings; William A. Von residential customers unchanged Hoene, Chief Strategy Officer and through 2019. After that we an- 5 Senior Executive Vice President, Pepco and Exelon executives show Washington Informer Editor D. Kevin McNeir where a credit has been EXELON Page 9 posted to a customer's bill during a meeting Thursday, May 19. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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4 MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM AROUND THE REGION D.C. Named Best Place for Summer Job Opps By Stacy M. Brown These short term experiences WI Senior Writer allow students to try different careers out in a short period of The late Marion Barry regu- time,” said Fred Burke, a Wal- larly championed a solid sum- letHub financial expert and di- mer youth job program, and rector of the Graduate Career the one in the District named Management Center in the for the beloved “mayor for life” Zicklin School of Business at has been key in providing young Baruch College in New York. individuals with enriching and “If the experience is directly constructive employment ex- connected to the area of inter- periences through subsidized est, that is huge. Oftentimes, placements in the private and employers use internships and government sector. summer jobs to convert talent The program, which begins into a possible hire time,” Burke this year on June 27, also has said. proven key in Washington, “If you can’t break into the D.C., being named the best field of interest, work and talk place to get a summer job or in- with your career center so you ternship in the United States. can articulate skills on your re- In the survey, released by the sume using key words.” 5Youth will benefit from summer employment opportunities. / Courtsey photo District-based personal finance Also, while there is no one site WalletHub, revealed that the single internship that will earn District beat out 149 other cit- a student a golden ticket to a Government of the District of Columbia DC Department of Housing and Community Development ies in America in the 2016 Best full-time position, quality in- Cities for Summer Jobs report, ternships do allow them a few which bases its ratings on 18 dif- essential things, said Andrea ferent metrics ranging from me- Skimbo, also a WalletHub fi- EIGHTH ANNUAL dia income for part-time workers nancial expert and senior coor- to summer job availability. dinator in the Arts & Sciences “No two summer positions Career Services at Oklahoma DC HOUSING EXPO are created equal – sometimes State University. due to geography,” WalletHub “First is hands-on experience. study authors said in a news re- Internships need to offer stu- AND HOME SHOW lease. “Minimum wage laws and dents valuable ways to explore local cost of living, for instance, the field, learn insight into the Saturday, June 11, 2016 could determine your level of job and complete training and 10am – 3pm compensation or the afford- real work projects. An intern Walter E. Washington Convention Center ability of housing while you’re needs to leave the internship at living in the area. Other con- the end of the summer having siderations include whether you learned new skills that are rel- For more information call For more information call need employer-sponsored health evant to their job interests and (202) 442-7200 or visit (202) 442-7200 or visit dhcd.dc.gov/2016expo insurance, whether you want to substantial enough to add value 2016expo.eventbrite.com to register be paid in dollars or experience, to their resume,” Skimbo said. and whether you’re willing to “The second is exposure to commute long distances,” the professionals in the field. Build- Home Tenant and Affordable Aging in authors said. ing relationships with individ- Purchasing Landlord Housing Place The 18 metrics used in the uals currently working in the report fell under two catego- industry allows the student to Assistance Resources Showcase Planning ries, youth job-market outlook, ask questions, learn from a pro- weighted at 75 points, and so- fessional with experience and cial environment and affordabil- perhaps most importantly, start Small Remodeling Design and Youth Financial ity, weighted at 25 points. The building a network,” she said. Business and Repair Decorating Literacy District came in first in the for- “Lastly, the most beneficial in- Demos mer and 19th in the latter but ternships come from companies Strategies Tips Training overall ahead of Scottsdale, Ar- that pipeline interns into full- izona; San Francisco; Orlando; time positons. Interns should and Reno, Nevada. ask, at the completion of a suc- THIS FREE EVENT FEATURES: This year, the Marion S. Bar- cessful internship, whether they ry Summer Youth Employment would be considered for a full- Over 150 Exhibitors Over 20 Workshops Program will provide the first time position after they gradu- 12,000 District youth ages 14 to ate.” • Prizes and Giveaways • Free Credit Reports For the full report and to see 24 who have applied and been • Access to Affordable Rentals • Credit and Foreclosure Counseling certified the opportunity to par- where your city ranks, please ticipate in a paid six-week sum- visit: mer work experience. https://wallethub.com/edu/best- GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA “All summer jobs and intern- places-for-summer-jobs/21137/ MURIEL BOWSER, MAYOR ships help build your resume. WI

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MAY 26 1980 – Vernon E. Jordan Jr., 1799 – The famous Black Rus- president of the National Urban sian writer Alexander Sergeyevich League, is critically injured in Pushkin is born in Moscow. Push- attempted assassination in Fort kin was of Russian and Ethiopian Wayne, Indiana. parentage. He was well-educated and went on to become a prolific writer. Indeed, he is generally credited with being the “father of Rus- MAY 30 sian Literature.” 1854 – Congress passes the Kan- sas-Nebraska Act that repealed 1949 – Pamela Suzette Grier is the Missouri Compromise and born in Winston-Salem, North opened the Northern territories Carolina. Pam Grier becomes one to slavery. More specifically, it al- of the premier Black actresses and lowed Whites in Kansas and Ne- one of the top sex symbols of the braska to decide whether or not 1970s, playing in a host of so- slavery would be allowed in the called “Black exploitation movies.” territories. MAY 27 1903 – One of the most out- 1958 – Ernest Green graduates standing poets in the history of from Little Rock, Arkansas’ Cen- Black America, Countee Cullen, BUILD YOUR IMAGE, ONE SIGN AT A TIME tral High School, becoming the is born in Louisville, Kentucky, or Baltimore. 8930 Brookville Rd Silver Spring, MD 20910 first Black to do so. Green was a 301-273-3462 signarama-silverspring.com member of the “Little Rock Nine” – the group of Black students who Building & Office Signs rst integrated the high school with the aid of federal troops. MAY 31 Banners/Flags 1921 – The infamous and bloody Vehicle & Window Graphics MAY 28 Tulsa (Oklahoma) Riots begin. Trade Show Displays 2010 – The book “The Unspoken Whites go on a violent rampage Graphic Design, Logos & More Alliance: Israel’s Secret Relation- lasting several days. When the rioting was over, an estimated 21 MBE/DBE Certified ship with Apartheid South Afri- Woman-Owned Business ca” is released, revealing that Israel Whites and 60 Blacks were dead. aided the racist regime of South In addition, as many as 15,000 Stacey Brown Blacks were left homeless as hun- “Chief Image Builder” Africa and supported providing [email protected] chemical and nuclear weapons to dreds of homes and businesses were burned to the them for possible use against the ground. The area bearing the brunt of the destruc- country’s majority Black population. The docu- tion was known as the “Black Wall Street” because ments were discovered by American scholar Sasha of its large number of African-American-owned BUYING RECORDS Polakow-Suransky. businesses. MAY 29 JUNE 1 1851 – Sojourner Truth delivers 1864 – Solomon George Wash- her infamous “Ain’t I A Wom- ington Dill is murdered by angry an?” speech to the Ohio Women’s Whites. Dill was one of those rar- Rights Convention. ities in Southern society – a poor White man who supported an end to slavery and Black demands for social justice. Dill’s “crime” was giving what some Whites 1865 – President Andrew John- considered “an incendiary speech” to a group of son announces his program of Re- South Carolina Blacks. Buying Vinyl Records from 1950 to 1986, Jazz, Rock-n-Roll, construction. It required ratifica- 1973 – Detroit’s WGPR R&B, Disco, Soul, Reggae, Blues, Gospel, and record format tion of the 13th Amendment, but becomes the nation’s first Black- 33 1/3, 45s, and some of the older 78s. did not guarantee Black suffrage. owned television station. It was Prefer larger collections of at least 100. granted a license to operate on this day in 1973 but did not actually go on air until September CALL JOHN @ 301-596-6201 1975. WI

6 MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM AROUND THE REGION Interviews and photos by Brian Bradford FINAL PITCH The Reality PITCH Competition WOULD UNIFORMED MPD OFFICERS By Inez Kelley CEO; Kelley Media Marketing, Inc. RIDING METRO TRAINS AND BUSES BE www.finalpitchtv.com A DETERRENT TO CRIME? Environmental Factors Contributors for Success It’s said your environment makes all the difference. This is true in personal as well as in business. What building blocks you choose to surround yourself has a huge impact CHARLES HUCKS / WASHINGTON, DC your business. From internal operations to external affairs, your business environment will challenge the effectiveness of your organization and ultimately its success. Just the presence of police would stop people from doing things. Loitering is a huge prob- A business environment is the sum total of all external and internal factors that influence a business. Beginning with employees and contractors to the type of customers lem on Metro. People ride the train for the and clients you serve they make up your internal environment. We are all familiar with ‘dress codes’ and cover charges’ all designed to maintain the level of clientele and specific purpose of targeting people. I ride ultimately the company environment. Some owner will utilize excessive pricing in products and services believing it ‘will raise or maintain the level of ‘environment’. Metro every day and when I get home I tell my wife about all of the wild things I saw. And while this may help to keep the riff raff from gracing your doorstep, there are factors outside of your control that can heavily impact your business environment. These are called external constraints such as politics and political conditions any party affiliations. Those drastic opinions will usually be aware of the limitations in specific demographic. But then there are the subtle views which can affect your businesses ability to capture a given group. A major constraint would be the economy and interest rates. Economic factors have a huge impact on spending practices, from who’s spending to how much. A reduced customer base will alter marketing practices which can drastically change your internal environment as well as external. Another external constraint would be social issues; we’ve seen how the assassination of MLK, Jr. affected the businesses along the Georgia Ave corridor, more recently, Freddie Gray in Baltimore. The demand for gay rights can have TIMOTHY BROWN an adverse affect on a business that is not in support of the changing demographics. The same in a business in support may see a loss/gain in clientele due to customers of different value system. Then of / WASHINGTON, DC course, there is the technology bubble. The inability to service your clientele due to outdated technology from customer information management, staying connected to customer service. I think the presence of officers on Metro would reduce crime by half. It would cut Safeguard your business by implementing some of the following…. I. Be consistent; consumers and employee will be loyal to a brand that continues to produce down on a lot of lawlessness. Just seeing quality. II. Become familiar with related industries that compliment your product and service; this will strengthen your resource and enable you to effective transi- people of authority would deter some from tion when needed. III. Develop the skills that will reach outside of your immediate demographic to broaden your base, there’s strength in numbers. committing crime. For more information: Email: [email protected] IAAM Conference PGCC Center for entrepreneurial Development June 07, 2016

CHANTAY LONG / WASHINGTON, DC It would work for maybe a month but it wouldn’t be consistent. My daughter was attacked on the subway. Before they attacked her they attacked someone else. That was on February 5th. They put more officers on the train and nothing has changed.

GEORGIA THOMAS / WASHINGTON, DC It might help but it would be a temporary solution because young people don’t have any respect for authority. That’s the real problem.

LAKIA SOMERVILLE / BROOKLYN, NY Police presence is a definite deterrent and makes (or would make) riders and Metro employees feel more at ease.

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to try and improve the service we ture where if you lose your card, SIMMONS from Page 1 provide.” you can turn your card off in- stantly through an app. Then you “I took full responsibility. It’s CREDIT BUILDING – can turn it back on,” he said. my card and I made sure to reach AN UPHILL FIGHT BUT However, make no mistake, out to card holders personally ATTAINABLE GOAL while Millennials are huge Rush- and I reached into my own pock- Card holders, Simmons hasn’t et to help people with their rent, “You pay rent every month forsaken those whom he has long their medicine or whatever emer- for eight years on a RushCard, sought to help. gency that may have come up,” why can’t you get a mortgage? “I don’t mind paying the $20 Simmons said. “All I knew how I think that’s a travesty. I think million. I don’t mind that that to do was to make good on it and a lot of the big companies like was our cost. I am going to spend try to make the people that were MasterCard, the Visas, the others a lot more money than that in damaged whole again.” that do the processing and infra- the community, in my peace- Simmons has done even more structure work – a lot of us could keeping programs, in RUSH and and he continues his push to come together and force them to art education. We are going to be have the underbanked and the accept this information on credit in the community in a way that underserved benefit. reports of the world,” Simmons we’ve never been,” he said. “My mission is to eventually said. “This card should be for afflu- see that when someone pays their “If I can’t get a change in the ent people as well as underserved rent on time, pays their light bill next couple of months. I have to community members and it on time, that these things go on build a credit reporting agency should be the wave of the future their credit reports,” Simmons that people who have consistent for millennials. This is the bank said. “It should be and if I can’t and strong ties to, whoever their for millennials and the growth get regulators and the credit bu- partners are, build credit as a rate for our company is 70 per- reaus to do it, then I will have to result of it. Whether it’s rent or cent millennials, when it used to start my own credit bureau.” paying a past due phone bill or be single mothers.” If that sounds like a bit of a just consistently being on-time “Our main target was single stretch, Simmons points to his and paying it, it should build mothers because they were the starting the RushCard as proof credit,” he said. ones that ran the family and that real change can happen. “I In putting behind him the managed the funds. Millennials was first, no one else did this un- much-publicized computer who don’t like banks are coming til I came out with my card,” he glitch – which Simmons still re- in our direction and we haven’t said, noting that he’s not only the fers to as a “tsunami” – the busi- even begun the branding exercise face of RushCard, but along with ness leader provided free service to speak to them,” he said. his American Express and oth- to card holders for five months, Simmons said more will soon er items in his wallet is his own sacrificing all of his company’s be announced and he’s confident RushCard that he uses regularly. profits to do so. He also reached that RushCard holders and oth- “We were the ones who in- a more than $20 million settle- ers will be pleased. Putting the vented this and what I don’t like ment from a class action lawsuit glitch behind him has allowed is when people refer to us as a ce- filed against RushCard because Simmons to survey the state of lebrity company,” Simmons said. of the glitch. the music industry and reflect “All of what American Express is “I’m glad to do it. I had put on the recent death of his friend doing, all of what Chase Man- aside $25 million,” Simmons Prince. hattan did, we did first. We’re a said, noting that the card isn’t “What a loss,” he said. “My virtual bank. The other thing is just for communities that have first call was to Mayte Garcia that we didn’t build this com- been forgotten and underserved [Prince’s ex-wife]. I reached out pany to make money when we by banks. to her because she’s my friend started and, really, I didn’t think “There’s no reason why small and I wanted to make sure she it would become a business but businesses can’t use a Rush Busi- was ok.” it did and I go to work every day ness Card. We just added a fea- WI

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By William J. Ford care about the community you are Family and friends are raising mon- WI Staff Writer servicing. Sometimes you aren’t di- ey to send Gladys Tordil’s body to @jabariwill rectly affected, so we rally to make the Philippines. Norma Winfell has change is what we wanted to do.” relatives from Peru. The theme in Bethesda last week: None of the families attended According to police and court service above self. the donation announcement made documents, Tordil, a former em- That message describes a $6,000 Thursday, May 19, at the Redwood ployee of the Federal Protective Ser- donation from the Victims’ Rights Restaurant. vice who lived in Adelphi in Prince Foundation of Gaithersburg and The wife of the late Mike Winf- George’s, fatally shot his wife May 5 six rotary clubs to the six victims in- fel, Norma, had to drive some of outside High Point High School in volved in this month’s shootings in her family members to the airport Beltsville while she came to pick up Montgomery and Prince George’s Thursday, but she sent a text mes- her two daughters. Tordil also shot counties. Each family will immedi- sage to Greg Wims, founder of the Winffel’s friend and co-worker Carl ately receive $1,000. foundation. Unger, who was recently released “It’s really hard to see on TV and “I’m sorry I couldn’t be there, but from a hospital. you hear about things like this … I want to thank everyone for their The next day on May 6, Tordil that affect your mental and spiritu- prayers and thoughtful donations,” drove to Westfield Montgomery EagleBankCorp.com 301.986.1800 MD | VA | DC al sides,” said Tiffany Nesfield, 29, Wims said. “All the money will be Mall in Bethesda and shot three a member of the Metro Bethesda given to her and the other families, people, including Mike Winffel Rotary Club and a personal train- but this is just the beginning to help and Unger. er from Chevy Chase in Mont- these families.” About 40 minutes later, Tordil gomery County. “It’s important to The victims’ children, Wims said, fatally shot Molina in a parking lot will receive free swimming lessons outside a Giant Food grocery store EagleBank_CRA_1215_Washington-Informer_61657.indd 1 12/22/15 10:28 AM and attendance to the Bethesda in Aspen Hill. After shooting her, YMCA’s overnight summer pro- Tordil exited a Boston Market in gram along the Chesapeake Bay in Silver Spring. When he sat in his Edgewater, Maryland, called Camp car, police surrounded the vehicle Letts. and arrested him without incident. A children’s book, “When Mom- Tordil remains in jail in Mont- my is in Heaven,” will be given to gomery County. His next scheduled the two families with teenage chil- court appearance will be at 10 a.m. dren who lost their parents – Mike June 3 in District Court in Rock- Winffel, 45, and Gladys Tordil, 44. ville, the same day Mike Winffel When the court proceedings be- would’ve celebrated his 46th birth- gin for Eulalio Tordil, 62, who is ac- day. cused in the May 5 and 6 shooting “The randomness of it is really spree that included his estranged mind blowing,” said Russell Lacey, wife, Gladys, the rotary clubs from president of the Metro Bethesda Montgomery County will help pro- Rotary Club. “When Greg Wims vide lodging for the victims’ fami- from Victims’ Rights Founda- lies, which include members from tion came to talk to us, everybody other countries. opened up their pocketbooks. It Claudina Molilna, 65, whose fu- was an easy choice to make. The neral took place May 17 in Rock- money really gets to the victims.” ville, has relatives from Bolivia. WI

12 MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY Metro Releases Final Safety Plan, Fires Managers Although single-track work will three years of greatly needed main- discretion of the general manager. take place between Greenbelt at the tenance into one year is a more effi- Wiedefeld said direct reports from College Park Station Nov. 12 to cient and costly effective way of im- managers have been reduced from Dec. 6, the document states reduced proving safety and reliability of the 21 to nine to help improve effective- service will affect Greenbelt only. In Metro system,” he said. “The safety ness and accountability. addition, there will be no rush hour of our residents and the workers that The agency’s restructuring process service on the Yellow Line between come to College Park is paramount.” integrates as part of a Customer Ac- Greenbelt and College Park. To review the entire SafeTrack countability Report (CARe), a state- Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan plan, go to http://www.wmata. ment that highlights and provides an also agrees safety should be the top com/Images/Mrel/MF_Uploads/ update on projects, safety initiatives priority, but doesn’t approve of the SafeTrack_Public.pdf? and other programs. midnight closing time that will cause A future accountability report calls people to leave early from their jobs MORE CHANGES for eliminating redundant positions, or while watching a show at the Ken- COMING but the email didn’t specifically state nedy Center in Northwest. Nearly three weeks after Wie- the titles and ranks. 5An outline of Metro’s project schedule with the first one starting June 4. “For my constituents, closing at defeld met with about 650 managers “I hope you will join me in re- / Graphic courtesy of the Metro midnight is not a step in the right di- to discuss how safety trumps service, specting the privacy of these indi- rection,” he said. “We need to find a he fired 20 of them Friday. viduals and note that I will not be By William J. Ford to Braddock Road will start July 5 way to keep it operating until at least According to an email from Wie- commenting about individual em- WI Staff Writer through July 11 and then resume 2 a.m.” defeld sent to employees, seven of ployees,” Wiedefeld said. “It’s also the following day from the airport to @jabariwill College Park City Manager Scott those workers are senior managers, important that we all continue to Pentagon City until July 18. Somers said he uses Metrorail when with one-third coming from the progress actions planned under the Metro officials made two huge traveling to downtown D.C., so he’s Metrorail side. The managers are at- CARe initiative to improve safety, announcements last week, releasing REGIONAL EFFECT pleased with the agency’s decision. will employees, which means they service reliability and financial man- WI a final version of a nearly year-long Although certain stations will “In the long run, compressing could be relieved of their duties at the agement.” list of projects that will shut down receive a face-lift at various times, sections of the rail system and firing thousands are expected to be affected 20 supervisors. on their daily commute to work and Both actions are meant to restruc- going out for personal time. ture the 40-year-old agency with the Some of the highlights in the plan ultimate goal that “Safety trumps show its impact on service and pro- service.” vide suggestions: “Please stay focused on safety first • Silver Line trains will run every and foremost, particularly as we ad- 18 minutes at all times; vance the new SafeTrack plan,” Met- • Shuttle buses will serve com- ro CEO and General Manager Paul muters at closed stations, with about Wiedefeld said in an email Friday, 40 buses providing service at most of May 20, to employees. the other stations; Officials have warned that the 15 • Riders are encouraged to use SafeTrack projects will impact rush other means of transportation hour, with several sections of Metro- during projects; and rail shut down between a week and • Requesting jurisdictional assis- 23 days, and close the system at mid- tance at stations such as traffic con- night on Friday and Saturday. The trol and customer support. last day stations will close at 3 a.m. The agency also known as the will be Saturday, May 28. Washington Metropolitan Area Several portions of the draft re- Transit Authority will receive coop- leased May 6 coincide with some of eration from officials and organiza- the requirements from the Federal tions. Transit Administration. “Reagan National Airport is ex- For instance, the FTA directive ploring the best ways to accommo- issued May 11 requested Metro im- date passengers and airport workers mediately focus its maintenance re- when these Metro service disruptions pairs on the Blue and Orange lines occur,” Kimberly Gibbs, a spokes- between the Ballston to East Falls woman for the Washington Metro- Church stations in Arlington Coun- politan Airports Authority, said in an ty. The single-track project previously email Friday. “We plan to make sure scheduled in the fall will now be the our customers and the public are agency’s first one, starting June 4-16. properly notified about any service Two days later, on June 18, sec- impacts and the options available for tions of the Blue, Orange and Silver accessing Reagan National while the lines from Eastern Market to Min- repairs are underway.” nesota Avenue and Benning Road in Trains running on the Blue and Yel- the District will be shut down until low lines at both sections of the airport July 3. Metro proposed to begin are expected to run every 12 minutes, work on those sections Aug. 20. according to the SafeTrack plan. After that work’s complete, sec- That’s the same amount of time tions of the Blue and Yellow lines trains will run on the Green Line to at Reagan National Airport in Ar- and from the Greenbelt Station in lington will be shut down for two Prince George’s County during rush weeks. The first part from the airport hour.

WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM THE WASHINGTON INFORMER MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 13 BUSINESS Business Exchange The Enemy is Us Blacks’ economic development? Deposit Insurance Corporation. The historical data shows it is us. The most difficult aspect of bank “He ain’t heavy; he’s my broth- As we move up the capitalist ladder, formation is meeting capital- er,” is a theme for contemporary ization requirements. In most Blacks to take up. Let’s stop let’s all keep in mind that money is the states, it takes about $20 million talking past each other and get to start a bank. Just 20,000 Black serious about maximizing in- lubricant of modern economies. The households could form a bank if dividual and collective wealth they saved $20 a week for one growth plans and programs that key to Blacks’ economic development year and invested that $1,000. capitalize our race’s econom- Every city in America with a ics. By eschewing assimilation lies with creating our own banks. sizeable Black population should behaviors, Blacks can improve have at least one Black-owned collective wealth and esteem sim- bank. Currently there are just 30 with William Reed ply by working together. At this William Reed / Black-owned banks in the Unit- moment in time, Blacks’ incomes ed States — one for every 1.3 Blacks’ challenge is develop- and wealth are just 72 percent of strategies for producing mean- by Whites. All the while, Black million Blacks. ing confidence in one another. that of Whites. Racism and dis- ingful and sustainable activities figureheads are more concerned Too few Blacks espouse “fam- This kind of confidence will crimination are central to Blacks’ that enhance Blacks’ prosperity. with maintaining their status as ily” and “tribal” traits. Too many aid the race’s economic rise by predicament in America, but can Blacks are plagued with prob- Washington insiders than they Blacks have “mainstream” per- bringing our pennies and dol- be checkmated by our mount- lems of mass incarceration, which are about finding real solutions spectives to their own detriment. lars together and their invest- ing enhanced economic acts. It’s takes away millions of Black fa- for Black populations’ problems. What is relevant and reverent in ment in useful channels. factual: The income and wealth thers; schools not educating our Blacks need to increase their your life? More Blacks should be - Mary McLeod Bethune inequality Blacks experience di- kids; few to no economic oppor- racial identity and “bring their cognizant of the ills of assimi- minishes as their entrepreneur- tunities; and high levels of vio- money home.” The term “col- lating – the process by which a What is the biggest obstacle to ship increases. To be viable in lence in our cities, for which we lective” and Black leadership person or a group's language America, Blacks must employ wait for outside intervention led concept must be internalized so and/or culture come to resemble that all of us are carrying our those of another group. Blacks weight, instead of waiting for dead set on “integrating” with other people to do for us. Instead White/Mainstream society fail ATTENTION WARD 7 and 8 of waiting for the White power to see the importance of creating COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS structure to make our economic and maintaining our own banks. and educational policy each of us This is something Black Ameri- must see ourselves as leaders in cans must do: to begin develop- Commercial properties located in Anacostia or Wards 7 and 8 (zip codes our families, of our communities ing our own banks in our own 20019, 20020, and 20032) are eligible to participate the District of Columbia and of social circles. communities, and then money Department of Housing and Community Development (DCHD) Storefront As we move up the capital- will remain in our communities ist ladder, let’s all keep in mind to create businesses and jobs and Façade Improvement Program (SFIP) for FY2016. See samples below: that money is the lubricant of place more Blacks on sound fis- modern economies. The key to cal footing. 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WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM THE WASHINGTON INFORMER MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 17 HEALTH Hepatitis C Now a Leading Cause of Death ed States reached a record high in the federal, state, and local levels 2014, and the virus now kills more to expand education, prevention, Americans than any other infec- awareness, and testing/linkage to tious disease. care services,” Clary said. There were 19,659 hepatitis “Another obstacle is the lack of C-related deaths in 2014, according integration of hepatitis C screen- to preliminary data from the CDC. ing into heath care systems. Even “Why are so many Americans though experts recommend testing dying of this preventable, curable everyone born from 1945 through disease? Once hepatitis C testing 1965 and others at risk for hepati- and treatment are as routine as they tis C, many health providers are not are for high cholesterol and colon following these guidelines,” he said. cancer, we will see people living the Additionally, there remains a long, healthy lives they deserve,” Dr. “tremendous” amount of stigma Jonathan Mermin said in an agency related to hepatitis C because of its news release. association with injection drug use, Mermin directs the CDC’s Na- Clary said. tional Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral “This stigma keeps us from ad- Hepatitis, STD, and TB Preven- dressing hepatitis C as a medical 5 Residents should seek regular check ups for Hepatitis C. / Courtesy photo tion. issue and a public health crisis, and If not diagnosed and treated, I believe stigma is the leading cause By Stacy M. Brown bleeding, fluid in the abdomen, ple either need a liver transplant or people with hepatitis C are at in- of the lack of funding, leadership, WI Senior Writer confusion and yellow eyes, until they pass away within three years,” creased risk for liver cancer and and lack of integration of screening advanced liver disease occurs,” said Smith said. other life-threatening diseases. They into health care systems,” he said. Medical experts say as many as 5 Dr. Robert E. Smith, director of A report from the Centers for may also unknowingly infect oth- While the CDC report men- million people in the United States hepatology and medical director of Disease Control and Prevention ers. tioned a new wave of acute hepa- have hepatitis C, and as many as Liver Transplantation for Geisinger that was highlighted earlier this The new CDC study found that titis cases, that’s not the reason for half of those who are infected aren’t Health System. month by the U.S. National Li- the number of hepatitis C-related the increased deaths being reported, even aware they have the disease. “Cirrhosis can take 20 to 30 brary of Medicine in Bethesda deaths in 2013 exceeded the com- said Dr. Jonathan Fenkel, director “Hepatitis C doesn’t usually years to progress, and once symp- revealed that the number of hep- bined number of deaths from 60 of the Jefferson Hepatitis C Center cause symptoms such as internal toms develop, the majority of peo- atitis C-linked deaths in the Unit- other infectious diseases, including at the Thomas Jefferson University HIV and tuberculosis. Hospital in Philadelphia. The numbers might even be “It is possible that these num- higher because the new statistics bers also vastly underestimate the are based on data from death cer- effect of hepatitis C on deaths in tificates, which often underreport the United States as hepatitis C hepatitis C, CDC officials said. has been associated with many Most cases of hepatitis C are non-liver-related conditions such as among baby boomers – those born chronic kidney disease, lymphoma, between 1945 and 1965, according and diabetes to name a few,” Fenkel to the National Library of Medi- said. cine. Just about everyone with hepa- Many were infected during med- titis C should be able to be cured ical procedures such as injections of the virus if treatment with new, and blood transfusions when these all-oral, direct-acting antivirals can procedures were not as safe as they be accessed for them, Fenkel noted. are now, health officials said. “Also, payers should recognize Many hepatitis C-infected the importance of treating all pa- “boomers” may even have lived tients with hepatitis C, not just with the disease for many years those with advanced liver disease,” without knowing it, according to he said. the report. The continued increase in mor- “The new report about hepati- tality attributable to hepatitis C tis C deaths is not a surprise to those highlights the need to diagnose the of us who have been fighting the ep- infection, link patients into hepati- idemic for a long time,” said Ryan tis C care, and treat their infection Clary, the executive director of the with antiviral therapy to prevent National Viral Hepatitis Roundta- complications like cirrhosis and liv- ble, a broad coalition in Northwest er cancer, said Dr. Vincent Lo Re, D.C. that works to fight and ulti- an assistant professor of Infectious mately end the hepatitis B and C Diseases at the Perelman School of epidemics. Medicine at the University of Penn- “The majority of people who sylvania. have hepatitis C are not aware of “Given the new highly effective their infection and are at great risk and tolerable antiviral treatments for advanced liver disease, liver can- for chronic hepatitis C that are cer and unnecessary death. A pri- available, which are typically eight mary barrier to identifying people to 12 weeks in duration, mortali- who are infected with hepatitis C is ty from hepatitis C should be de- lack of funding and leadership at HEPATITIS C Page 34 288410_6_x_6.5.indd 1 5/19/16 9:58 AM 18 MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM HEALTH High-tech Mosquitoes could combat Zika Virus By Josh Peterson to states, cities and territories at Stephen C. Redd, a director at the 18, all of the 544 U.S. Zika cases symptoms. Urban News Service risk of Zika outbreaks, the CDC agency. More money from Con- are travel-associated, meaning the New York logged 114 travel-re- announced on May 13. The mon- gress is needed, he said. virus was originally contracted lated cases, the highest number in Genetically modified mos- ey would finance Zika-prevention The CDC reported that be- abroad. To date, 157 pregnant America. 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One way to solve this That’s why 11th-grader Ken- issue with conflicts on Metro nedy Gullatte at Woodrow Wil- buses is basically treat those as son High School in Northwest you would want to be treated. believes the Washington Met- It’s really that simple.” ropolitan Area Transit Author- The youth also heard stories ity should hire more police to from others previously involved oversee its 91 stations in Mary- in violent activities or who once land, the District and Northern acted inappropriately on public Virginia. transportation. “When this violence stuff Ché Bullock, who grew up in happens, there is no one around Southeast, said the police aren’t like you see on the videos. What responsible to stop violence on could have been done if (the po- Metrorail. lice) would be there?” Gullatte, “You have to change from 16, said after the first part of a within. The police can’t do Youth Empowerment Summit that for you,” said Bullock, on Saturday, May 21, at Metro’s 28, who runs a program called headquarters in Northwest. Bullets with No Name. “If you 5Ronald Moten, youth program and behavior specialist consultant for Contemporary Family Services with offices in About two dozen youth and see somebody on Metro doing the District and Prince George's County, speaks to students on ways to curb violence on trains and buses in the D.C. area. young adults addressed violence something negative, say some- Metro held a Youth Empowerment Summit at its headquarters Saturday, May 21 / Photo by Roy Lewis they’ve seen either in person or thing positive. You have to make through social media on the sec- a difference.” ond-busiest transit system in the James Coach, a nine-year nation. Youth watched several veteran with the Metro Transit videos of commuters on Metro- Police Department, gave a sim- rail being assaulted that included ple plea to the youth: “We need six teens from Woodrow Wilson your help. We can’t do this by charged with attacking a man Jan. ourselves.” 28 on the Red Line at the Gallery The youth – majority ages 14 Place-Chinatown Station. to 18 – received a free breakfast, Metro has received complaints lunch, a Metro bag, a T-shirt from commuters that they don’t and a visit from radio personali- feel safe riding buses or trains. ty Angie Ange from WKYS-FM. Data presented during a re- She gave a pep talk and insisted cent committee meeting showed they ask questions to understand ridership decreased by 5 percent, the jobs and responsibilities of there was a 74 percent customer each Metro employee. satisfaction rate for customers “It is important that every- riding the bus with the target at body works together,” she said. Homeownership is important. 85 percent, and there was a 68 “We are all equals.” percent customer satisfaction rate The plan for Metro is to host for customers using the rail lines future activities geared toward with the target also at 85 percent. youth, said Jawauna Greene, the We’re here to help first-time homebuyers navigate the mortgage Organizers and panelists at Sat- agency’s marketing director. process and make buying a home affordable, even if you have: urday’s youth summit addressed Most of the students will re- topics such as how to change turn, especially if they are fed • Little money for a downpayment negative behaviors and use social and receive gifts. media to start positive trends and “I was supposed to play in a flag • Little or “less-than-perfect” credit history listened to the youth talk about football game, but because of the • A recent job change what they’ve experienced while rain it got canceled. I had nothing using public transportation. to do, so I came here. 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WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM THE WASHINGTON INFORMER MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 23 24 MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM OPINIONS/EDITORIALS EDITORIAL Justice Unfulfilled in Murder of Young Reporter Charnice Milton Twenty-seven-year-old Charnice Milton had just completed an assignment, cov- ering a neighborhood meeting for a Capitol Hill newspaper, the “Hill Rag,” waiting to transfer buses near her home in Anacostia when a bullet, aimed for someone else according to police, struck and killed her. That was one year ago on the evening of May 27th. To date her murder remains unsolved. No one deserves to have their life taken away so senselessly, so suddenly. But in the case of Charnice, her untimely death remains even more tragic because of the future that laid before her. The Syracuse University journalism major had decided to dedicate her life to writing stories that mattered in the community in which she had grown up. She was one who had the instincts and talent of a bona fide local reporter and she wanted to make a difference in the area with which she was most familiar. In her predominantly-Black Southeast community, childhood poverty, incarceration and unemployment rank among the District’s and the Nation’s highest. De- spite her age, she was determined to contribute in a positive way for those who lived in her own backyard. Time and time again, she posted news stories that exposed deadbeat landlords, articulated the real damage caused by the prison industrial complex and its disproportionate effect on Blacks and challenged insufficient medical services as well as the broken promises made by a slew of major corporations who kept finding excuses for not opening stores in neighborhoods East of the River. Charnice realized the power of the community newspaper, believing in its value importance. Meanwhile, she spoke to her peers accessing social media like a skilled, bilingual linguist to keep them informed. Then, like a candle in the wind, her life was snuffed out. Her death, described by District police officials as a case of “wrong place, wrong time,” was added to the growing list of unresolved homicides in Washington, D.C. Given different circumstances it may have been Charnice reporting on the death of another Black youth. Someone needs to come forward and tell officials what really happened. Some- one knows who pulled the trigger. All lives matter in our colorful tapestry of hu- Are Politicians Sincere in The Informer Remains D.C.’s mankind. Helping With Student Loans? Objective Paper Charnice deserves justice. Can you help? WI It took me almost 15 years to finish paying Thank you so much for not following the for my student loans, and if it hadn’t been for Washington Post in its continuous printing of Ready Workers Need Employers some help and understanding of my wife, I derogatory stories about former Mayor Vincent Next to high school graduation many young people share the high hopes of land- know it would have taken me even longer, but Gray in your paper, The Washington Informer. It ing a summer job. In the District, nearly 12,000 summer youths between the ages I finished paying for them. When I read your is so obvious that The Post is doing everything it of 14 and 24 have high expectations of walking out of the classroom in just a few story, “District Students’ Debt on the Rise,” by can to drag out the ugly accusations against Mr. weeks and onto a worksite for eight more weeks of a summer jobs experience. With Stacy M. Brown in the May 19th issues, I felt Gray, even after the District’s top attorney’s found the support of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has strengthened the Marion S. a little sorry for them. I have to say my student insufficient evidence to charge him with a crime. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program, coupled with financial support from loan totals were nowhere near the amounts that The agenda of the Washington Post seems to be President Barack Obama, who dedicated $21 million for summer and year round some of these students face and I know it must to bring down Mr. Gray with all of these “he said- programs for America’s youth, this should be a stellar year for young people around be frightening to think of how they will be able she said” stories that sound like cheap reporting the country, but particularly here in Washington, D.C. to repay them, but in all fairness they have to to me. The latest article quotes Mr. Gray’s ex-girl- Obama’s Summer Impact Hubs, of which the District is one, is supposed to try. It will be good business for them to learn friend as saying she told him about the shadow increase federal agency participation in youth employment programs. The federal how to repay a loan that they made, it will be campaign. But when you turn to the continua- government will offer a chance “to upgrade and expand their summer jobs, learn- good for the country, and it will be good for tion of the article deeper inside the paper, she says ing, meals and violence reduction programs for young people this summer and future students who will need to take out a loan “I think I might have told him.” How shallow is year-round.” to complete their college education. I think it that? And then, one should note that she’s now A summer job should have a positive impact on a young person’s life. They can is completely irresponsible for politicians to working on the reelection campaign of his op- learn responsibility, how to meet deadlines, how to communicate to and speak with be going around making all these promises ponent in the race for Ward 7’s seat on the City others, how to manage money – invest and save – and, most importantly, a job of relieving all student college debt, and col- Council. So again I say thank you for not going can serve as a real distraction from negative influences that often lure young people lege for free; that’s just not going to happen. If there. There are other stories that are more inter- toward from violence and crime. the government wants to really do something, esting and informative and they are always on the The concern this year, just as in past years, is making sure there is enough work they should buy back all of the debt and make pages of The Washington Informer. for summer youths to do. The President’s approach and Bowser’s appearances at the the students pay them. They would have all Gerry Truesdell launches is meant not only to attract more youths but to encourage employers to of the social security numbers and if the stu- Washington, D.C. take ownership of this initiative, as well. dents don’t make arrangements to repay their Some D.C. sites have reportedly taken on anywhere from one or two summer loans, garnish part of their salary. I know my workers while others are attempting their hand at working with much larger groups children will probably have to take out loans to Readers' Mailbox at upwards of 15 to 20. complete their educational dreams, and I want The Washington Informer welcomes letters to the No matter the number, it is for certain that more employers are needed to ensure them to be able to secure a loan at a reasonable editor about articles we publish or issues affecting the work experiences for all of the summer workers. It’s not necessarily about the fund- rate and not be punished for others who decid- community. Write to: lsaxton@washingtoninformer. com or send to: 3117 Martin Luther King Jr Ave., ing, a building to go to, or a systematic way of doing things. What most of these ed not to pay back their student loans. young people really need is hands on mentoring – straight up front and personal. SE, Washington, D.C. 20032. Please note that we are unable to publish letters that do not include a full Although the deadline has passed for employers to sign up to support a young Walter Lester Washington, D.C. name, address and phone number. We look forward person’s summer job prospects, it is not too late to take away a young person’s to hearing from you. chance of becoming a suspect. Call DOES today and offer a young person an opportunity of a lifetime. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM THE WASHINGTON INFORMER MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 25 OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist By James Clingman A Solid Financial Foundation give lip-service. world. Of course, if you have not and education for children with even afterward, there are Black This article is dedicated to heard, he gives hundreds of mil- special needs — laudable by any foundations that are doing great Black folks who are willing to lions to the Republican Party and measure. His is just one exam- work and are worthy of our praise For decades several conscious pay their blessings forward by its candidates. But he also started ple of a member of what could and our dollars. and committed Black men and helping others among us. It also the Adelson Family Foundation be called a “minority group” In my first two books (1998 women have spoken, written cites, by way of relevant exam- in 2007, the primary purpose of that should, among other things, and 1999) I lauded basketball books, taught, advised and, more ple, the magnitude and power which is to strengthen the State cause us to reflect on our philan- great, Dikembe Mutombo and importantly, initiated economic that has accrued to one relative- of Israel and the Jewish people; thropic actions toward one an- his foundation, whose mission empowering projects and move- ly small group of people in this the Adelson Medical Research other, that is, the power to con- it was to build a hospital in the ments to help propel us to a high- country who work collectively in Foundation focuses on health trol our collective financial assets Congo. I also acknowledged Pat- er level of mutual support and, support of one another. care. to empower ourselves. rick Ewing and Alonzo Mourn- thus, creating a solid foundation Sheldon Adelson, the interna- Aside from Adelson’s political Sometime in the very near fu- ing for contributing to that wor- upon which our children can tional casino magnate, with a net ideology, something most of us ture, the Blackonomics Founda- thy cause. By the way, only three stand and build upon. We have worth of $25.5 billion (Source: would concentrate on and spend tion will be introduced; formally or four NBA players helped Mu- demonstrated, in many ways and Forbes Real Time Ranking), is hours discussing, he is using his established a few months ago, it tombo in his effort to raise $49 by several means, the solutions to among the 10 wealthiest per- wealth to empower his people will not be unveiled for several million for the hospital. (The lack the economic problems to which sons in the U.S. and ranks high and to pay for medical research, more months. Timing is every- many of our “leading Blacks” just among the wealthiest in the special housing for the afflicted, thing, you know. Until then and CLINGMAN Page 38

Guest Columnist By Jesse Jackson America Must Renew Its Infrastructure or Face Decline

Engineers released a report last week stan and Iraq to date, with the final though gas prices have plummeted. countries to expand public invest- once more warning the country of costs estimated at $4 to $6 trillion. Interest rates on U.S. bonds are ment to forestall a return to reces- a massive investment deficit — an The war in Afghanistan — an im- now so low that the Treasury could sion. The American Society of Civil estimated $1.4 trillion shortfall over poverished country where we have issue Rebuild America bonds, put Engineers estimates that the U.S. America is literally falling apart. the next ten years — coming on no strategic interest — is already the people to work to rebuild the coun- will suffer a stunning $4 trillion in In Flint, children were poisoned by top of years of underfunding and longest in our history and continu- try — and the growth and increased lost GDP by 2025 from the costs of the lead contamination of the water. neglect. ing. productivity that results would gen- decaying tunnels, railways, water- In Washington, the subway system This isn’t a matter of money. The We have the money. U.S. corpo- erate revenues to repay the bonds. ways and other basic infrastructure. is plagued by fires and delays. Ar- Obama administration has an- rations stash trillions abroad to avoid Even establishment economists It will cost us more to decay than it lington Memorial Bridge — which nounced it plans to spend over $1 paying taxes. If they paid what they like Lawrence Summers argue that would to rebuild. connects the North to the South, trillion to build a new generation owe — now estimated to be $700 the program would literally pay for But Washington is frozen. The the Capitol to Arlington National of nuclear weapons and the planes, billion — it would provide a down itself. And it would respond to the Republican Congress rejects Pres- Cemetery — may have to be closed missiles and submarines that deliver payment on rebuilding America. pleas of the bastion of economic ident Barack Obama’s modest soon. Kennedy’s eternal flame may them. These are weapons that can The federal tax on gasoline — dedi- conservatism — the International plans for infrastructure investment, burn forever, but the bridge is on its never be used. We have spent over cated to paying for infrastructure — Monetary Fund — that is pleading last legs. $2 trillion on the wars in Afghani- has not been raised since 1993, even with the U.S. and other advanced The American Society of Civil JACKSON Page 38 Guest Columnist By Julianne Malveaux Bernie and the Donald: Angry White Man

shame. Both the Chump Trumps Hillary hard to the left and made ric down. I sat with women at the a unique privilege of White men. and the Berning Bernies are be- her engage with constituencies she 2008 campaign who sobbed their Imagine then-nominee Obama rag- ing led by whining, angry, entitled might otherwise have ignored. For way through then-Sen. Clinton’s ing at Hillary in the way that Bernie For all their dueling ideologies, White men, separated by ideology, all his success, I don’t think Sanders concession speech and appeal for has. His temperament would have Sen. Bernie Sanders and “presump- but joined by both outrage and na- expected to have more than 1,500 party unity. I debated a PUMA been sliced and diced and parsed tive Republican nominee” Donald iveté. delegates to his credit. And now that (Party Unity My @--) activist who and inspected, and he would have Trump are two sides of the same I don’t think either Bernie or, he has them he doesn’t know what swore she would not support nom- been so damaged by the conver- coin. Both of them are angry, so duh, Donald planned to get as far to do with them. Both he and, duh, inee Obama. In 2008, Hillary dev- sation that it might have affected intensely so that they are inciting a along in the presidential process as Donald are publicly floundering, otees were as passionate as Bernie his electoral results. If Clinton ever destructive anger among their fol- they have so far. Sanders proud- signaling that they never had a win- devotees are now. The kumbayaa managed to get her voice to Bernie’s lowers. When Republicans brawled ly carries the redistributionist flag ning or graceful losing plan. moment comes in July in Philly, not decibel, if she every managed to and pushed and shoved at Trump with rousing rhetoric about social Clinton and her followers just yet. It reflects poorly on the Hil- project such rage, she’d be written rallies, I never anticipated the flip and economic justice. His agenda shouldn’t be so hard on Bernie, lary camp to dismiss or ignore those off as a crazy lady and peripheral- side – the fisticuffs and rhetoric at seems to have been to raise these though. While they should not de- who are passionate about Sanders. ized. But when the angry White Nevada caucuses, the likes of which issues aggressively, and he did. His mand that he get out of the race, At the same time, it is import- might have put Trump terrorists to presence in the campaign pushed he is well-advised to tone is rheto- ant to note that extreme anger is MALVEAUX Page 38

26 MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist By Bill Fletcher Jr. Failing to See Beauty in Diversity

Anchors Who Will Make Your younger side, and there was not Cambodia, Malaysia or Indo- head. Beauty remains a catego- Jaw Drop.” Out of curiosity, I one identifiable Black woman nesia, not to mention, South ry defined largely in European decided to take a look. Let me among them. The story does Asia. terms with a dismissal of the If you are like me, you some- tell you what I found. not stop there. The list includ- I kept assuming that I would very notion that beauty can times find yourself surfing the The list was all women. I ed Europeans, White Ameri- come across at least one identi- take myriad forms. Web when you are supposed to mention that because my wife’s cans, Latinas and Asians. Yet fiable Black news anchor. There This situation is not remedied be doing something more im- first comment was that there the characteristics of all of the were a couple that looked like by the selection of one iden- portant. You may notice “click are many male news anchors women were European. The they might have a little African tifiably Black person to fill a bait” that poses questions like, and that some of them are Latinas were all light-skinned, in them somewhere, but I felt quota. It really goes to the very “What has happened to these good-looking. For some rea- not one looking Afro-Latina that I was reaching. basic question of how one de- childhood stars?” or offers, “Se- son I did not assume that there or, for that matter, indigenous. Despite periodic initiatives fines beauty and breaking with crets of the Mayans revealed.” would be any men, but that The Asians were all quite light, toward Black pride and de- the assumption that the closer Well, the other day I noticed may be my own blindness. with Western looks, and with feating efforts to erase Black- we are to the purer European one that concerned a list with The second thing was that not one of them looking like ness from the mainstream, the — whatever that means — the dozens of allegedly, gorgeous they were reasonably attrac- the browner Asians one might White supremacist bias always more beautiful we become. news anchors called “News tive, they tended to be on the find in Guam, the Philippines, finds a way to raise its ugly I will leave it at that. WI

Guest Columnist By E. Faye Williams Toward a Cleaner Environment

My job is to drive awareness of miles of a polluting coal-fired plant. the sole economic providers for their the development of safer, cleaner re- the most pressing issues we face. The Without escape or refuge from the families – miss hours or even days newable energy. It’s the most signif- long list includes: domestic violence, constant cloud of toxic-waste, Afri- of work. The visit to a pediatrician icant action ever taken by the U.S. I'm blessed to have the opportu- immigration reform, childhood can-Americans average 350 percent is costly enough. Affording inhalers to cut carbon pollution and combat nity to lead a major national wom- obesity, criminal justice reform and more emergency room visits than or missing work only makes it worse. climate change. en's group, the National Congress of equal access to education. Atop that white Americans. Carbon pollution and climate The Plan's life-saving rules will Black Women. My personal desire list are the challenges posed by car- Harms to our children are es- change are real. We can’t ignore yield great health and climate-related has always been to facilitate the en- bon pollution and climate change. pecially alarming. Living so close them, nor can we allow other issues benefits – up to $54 billion annual- hancement of the lives and opportu- We live under the threat of an envi- to polluting power plants, Afri- to subordinate them on our list of ly by 2030. By reducing or cutting nities for African-American women, ronmental, economical, and public can-American children experience essential priorities. carbon pollution by nearly a third by women of color, and their families' health crisis – and it’s only getting asthma attacks at much higher rates Among the timeliest of options 2030, will reduce asthma attacks by welfare. Since my personal goals co- worse. The rest of our challenges than their white peers. They are is the Environmental Protection 90,000 and prevent 300,000 missed incide so perfectly with the goals of mean little if we don't have a healthy two to three times more likely to be Agency's Clean Power Plan. The days of school and work. Most im- our organization, I consider my role environment in which we can thrive. hospitalized and/or die from asth- Plan, finalized by President Barack portantly, the Clean Power Plan will to be a singular opportunity to bring Costs to our communities aren't ma. Adding to the impact of their Obama in August 2015, sets the first reduce premature deaths by up to positive change to our communities imaginary. Sixty-eight percent of illness, their mothers, sisters, aunts federal limits on carbon pollution and to our nation. African-Americans live within 30 and grandmothers – many who are from power plants and encourages WILLIAMS Page 46 Askia-At-Large By Askia Muhammad Trump Will Make America Gross Again

lishment,” which is now rushing to presidential ambition is hastening cartoons and other insults which “He’s an ignorant, amoral, dis- put lipstick on Trump — the pig by his/her silence, the equivalent of are beneath contempt depicting honest and manipulative, misogy- I have redrawn my analysis of the their voters have chosen to lead them a 21st century attack on Ft. Sumter. the African-American president of nistic, philandering, hyper-litigious, 2016 presidential election cycle to its — the establishment is hoping that (Reminder: That 19th century “Lost the United States and the first lady. isolationist, protectionist blowhard,” final, apocalyptic conclusion. It’s not by hook or by crook, the voters will Cause” ended in “unconditional sur- These are now common occurrences. rich-guy-investor Michael K. Vlock, pretty. kiss their pig in November … spray render” at Appomattox Courthouse That is gross, not great. who has given more than $5 million Donald J. Trump is inciting an- tan and bad comb-over included. four years later.) Just because a plurality of White to Republican candidates this cam- gry, frustrated White males to join After all, those Republican leaders As far as I’m concerned, what Republicans — I think of them as paign, said about Trump when he his unholy crusade masquerading as themselves are nothing but shameful, Trump has unleashed is gross, not civilian Ku-Kluxers — voted for pledged not to contribute any mon- a political campaign to redecide the climate-change deniers, anti-worker, great. It cannot succeed. It is nihilistic Trump, permitting him to outlast ey for his election in 2016. outcome of the Civil War. That’s his race-baiting demagogues who likely and will hasten this country’s down- the more mealy-mouthed presiden- Trump’s promise and the outcome message, unvarnished. agreed with Trump’s hateful, violent, fall, not herald the “New American tial candidates this year, doesn’t alter from following his misguided poli- Trump and his kind will Make dog-whistle-now-bullhorn-messages Greatness.” the calamitous error of the Trump cies is gross. America Gross Again. Their jingo- from the very beginning. Fraternity-sorority videos, photos, message. The lasting numbers and There can be no accommodation istic views will not make America Now, in my humble opinion, ev- disgusting pranks; wanton police loud voices of the Trump Troops with Donald J. Trump and with great. ery other rational White person who murders of unarmed Black peo- does not make them correct. They The Republican so-called “estab- does not repudiate Trump and his ple over and over and over again; are in error, in gross error. MUHAMMAD Page 46

WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM THE WASHINGTON INFORMER MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 27 LIFESTYLE ASCAP ‘We Write the Songs’ By Eve M. Ferguson American Society of WI Contributing Writ- Composers, Authors Celebrates Songwriters er and Publishers, better By Eve M. Ferguson known as ASCAP, cele- WI Contributing Writer It’s one of the best- brates the people who kept secret gatherings write the songs lat- It’s one of the best-kept secret in a city that thrives er made into megahits gatherings in a city that thrives on on high-caliber secret by celebrities. And the high-caliber secret gatherings, but gatherings, but this he rdLibrary nnual of Congress, this one, according to Representa- one, according to Rep- custodian of ASCAP Ar- tive Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, resentative Cynthia chives and home to the remains her favorite concert and Lummis of Wyoming, re- U.S. Copyright Office, congressional event ever. mains her favorite con- throws open the doors Once a year, the American So- cert and congressio- of the spectacular ciety of Composers, Authors and nal event ever. Jefferson Building on Publishers, better known as ASCAP, Once a year, the warm spring evenings celebrates the people who write the songs later made into megahits by celebrities. And the Library of Con- WRD gress, custodian of ASCAP Archives Celebratin ecellence in the literary and home to the U.S. Copyright arts by District of Columbia writers Office, throws open the doors of the spectacular Jefferson Building U , 01 0 M on warm spring evenings to host ree dmission congressional members, celebrities both local and international and ALL a few lucky Library employees for 00 “We Write the Songs,” a showcase 5/ Photos courtesy ASCAP Foundation ‘We Write the Songs’ 2016 A of ASCAP members. dcartsdcgo 0-4-5613 This year’s stellar lineup included la Renea got her start on her own author of Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On a R&B superstars Brian McKnight YouTube Channel, singing songs Prayer” and Ricky Martin’s “Liv- and Monica, up-and-coming You- in her bedroom. The native of Vero in’ La Vida Loca” and powerhouse Tube sensation Priscilla Renea, Mo- Beach, Florida, is one of the rare Af- behind the creation of the Latin Zella, who co-wrote Miley Cyrus’ rican-American artists who perform Grammys. Child performed both hit “Wrecking Ball,” country music and write country western music songs, which brought back many a legend Brett James, Randy Good- primarily. She and country music memory and set the house on fire. rum, author of Ann Murray’s hit superstar and multiple award win- ASCAP President Paul Williams, ballad “You Needed Me,” veteran ner Brett James took to the stage to himself a multi-hit singer and song- songwriter and industry mogul perform the song they co-wrote for writer, having penned Carpenters Desmond Child and classical com- Miranda Lambert and Carrie Un- classics “Close to You” and “Rainy poser Jennifer Higdon. derwood, “Somethin’ Bad.” Days and Mondays,” as well as his Monica, whom most people have Renea, who seems more mature own hit, “An Old Fashioned Love seen blossom from a teen star to a than her actual 27 years, made sure Song,” continues to steward the or- mature young woman now married to educate the audience, saying “We ganization in which he is so deeply to basketball star Shannon Brown all know that the roots of country invested. and a mother of three children, was western music are in the blues and “We’re asking policymakers to one of the early members of the gospel. And while I love the Lord stand with songwriters at a time Atlanta music movement that also with all my heart, sometimes I when our future livelihoods and spawned rappers such as Ludacris, have to get a little ratchet too,” be- the future of American music are who happens to be her cousin. fore going into her hip-hop, gospel both in jeopardy. Streaming has She commented on her start as a melody, “Oceans,” on which she vastly changed music listening hab- songwriter, saying, “It all started in implored the audience to “listen its, but licensing laws haven’t kept my bedroom as a little girl writing closely to the lyrics!” up with the way people consume poetry, and that poetry became song Renea has written for singers like music today,” Williams comment- lyrics. It’s about what you are going Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Demi Lo- ed emotionally. “ASCAP is on the through and what you feel.” Then vato and Madonna. front lines fighting for meaningful she treated the audience to songs MoZella, neé Maureen Ann music licensing reform to ensure from her latest album rather than McDonald, hailing from a suburb songwriters can continue writing pull from her bag of hits including of Detroit, proved that blue-eyed- the next great song, but we can’t do “The Boy is Mine” and the personal soul is alive and well, performing it alone. We are asking legislators to anthem for so many, “Don’t Take It her version of the song she co-wrote recognize that songwriters deserve Personal (Just One of Them Days).” for Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball,” laws which enable them to be paid Brian McKnight, on the other saying that “This song came from fairly for the use of their music.” hand, treated the full house to two a really bad breakup. It has to be The ASCAP Foundation, found- of his oldies-but-goodies, “Miss something real to you.” And with ed in 1978, also supports opportu- You,” and the obvious audience fa- the rawness and hurt of a freshly nities, recognition and cash awards vorite, “Back at One,” on which he broken heart, MoZella gave the to emerging composers and makes ceded the singing of the song to the song an entirely different nuance sure that children of all ages have ac- audience while he accompanied on because the lyrics belonged to her. cess to music and music education keyboards. The jam-packed show was closed in schools across the nation. Young singer/songwriter Priscil- by the inimitable Desmond Child, WI

28 MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 THE WASHINGTON INFORMER WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM LIFESTYLE Romantic Comedy Features Five in Search of Love Mosaic Theatre Ends Inaugural Season with ‘When January Feels Like Summer’

By D. Kevin McNeir grandfather clock. WI Editor Behind the backdrop of New York City’s noisy subway cars A fast-paced, romantic com- and uncommon encounters on edy, “When January Feels Like the streets, the two youth, and Summer,” closes out the in- the rest of the cast, eventually augural season of D.C.’s Mo- find ways to overcome the ob- saic Theatre Company which stacles of their lives. opened last weekend and con- Two other characters, sis- tinues through Sunday, June ter and brother immigrants 12. from India (Lynette Rathnam The play, premiering on the and Shravan Amin), bring a stage of the Atlas Performing provocative examination of Center in Northeast and writ- tough decisions: pulling the ten by Cori Thomas, features plug on a spouse left in a five everyday people who cross vegetative state following an paths during a strangely warm assault and making the final winter – two immigrants, two move for a sex change from teens and one sanitation work- male to female. er – who hope for and discover Amin, who alternatively love in the most surprising ways. plays Ishan and Indira, has al- “This play is a much-need- ready begun taking hormones ed anthem for the restoration in the shedding of his male of love . . . and a valentine self and delivers one of the to the wounded spirit; that it play’s most memorable lines, might exercise resilience,” said saying he/she fears the “pain I Founding Artistic Director Ari will feel and the look that will Roth. “As it has proven during come when I tell him [her ro- 5 Jeremy Keith Hunter (Devaun) and Vaughn Ryan Midder (Jeron) star in the romantic comedy ‘When January Feels Like its hit runs [in Pittsburgh and mantic interest, Devaun] the Summer,’ now playing at the close out of Mosaic Theater’s 2015-16 inaugural season at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in New York City], this play re- truth about who I am.” Northeast. / Photo by Stan Barouh ally heals the fractured heart.” The turmoil the actor so Two Black teens and best vividly displays may cause au- friends working at different diences to think twice about WHEN JANUARY FEELS LIKE SUMMER Burger Kings, Devaun and the way we look at transgender A new comedy by CORI THOMAS | Directed by SERGE SEIDEN Jeron, push themselves and individuals as today’s lawmak- the audience to look past first ers and citizens debate their impressions as the two youth rights as citizens versus the ob- each search for true love. They jections many have expressed also represent inner city ste- as it relates to their way of life. reotypes often associated with Finally, there’s the charm- Black youth in ways that will ing divorcee and garbage man, cause the viewer to first laugh Joe (Jason B. McIntosh), who and then consider the impact finally unearths the courage of such labeling. to go after real love and com- Actor Jeremy Keith Hunter, panionship after years of won- in the role of Devaun, steals dering whether he is nothing “UPLIFTING AND HEARTFELT… the show with his misuse and more than the trash he handles Mosaic’s HILARIOUS AND HEALING season finale.” mispronunciation of common each day. -John Stoltenberg, DC Metro Theater Arts words while bragging about Director Serge Seiden says his many intimate encounters. few plays so aptly portray the But it’s his romantic, intercul- diversity of urban life. tural encounter with a trans- “It’s about ordinary people gender woman from India that making extraordinary deci- brings a unique perspective sions. It’s about coming out. and understanding to one of Coming of age and coming today’s most controversial is- together,” Seiden said. sues. The award-winning, And as he and his more off-Broadway production, naïve best buddy, Jeron, ca- explores a host of issues that pably played by Vaughn Ryan have dominated recent con- Use code Midder, both discover, it may versations. It’s one that should be appropriate to sound the be seen by community and ‘INFORMER35’ Jason B. McIntosh, Keith Hunter, Photos of Shravan Amin, Jeremy Rathnam. Photos by Stan Barouh. and Lynette Ryan Midder, Vaughn alarm about global warm- faith leaders, activists and to save 35% ing and the impending cli- others who care about their mate crisis as temperatures world, their neighbors and the and precipitation swing back future. Go to mosaictheater. MUST CLOSE JUNE 12 and forth in short order like org for more information. MosaicTheater.org | 202-399-7993 ext 2 the unfettered pendulum of a WI Atlas Performing Arts Center | $15 Neighborhood Tickets

WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM 5-26-16.inddTHE 1 WASHINGTON INFORMER MAY 26 - JUNE 1,5/23/16 2016 5:14 29PM LIFESTYLE Filmmaker Kicking Down Doors in Hollywood By Stacy M. Brown only 37 percent of the U.S. pop- ing with directors and writers like during a “Collaborations” event WI Senior Writer ulation, they bought 46 percent of Kamal Smith, Janaya Black and has joined the team with his CC the $1.2 billion in tickets sold in Dana Elam – those I’ve worked Digital Innovations production First Detroit, then Hollywood, 2015. with in ‘Collaborations Detroit’ company. Washington D.C and the world. Further, movies with predom- and a few actors who attend my “This brother is about mov- Before long, if the president of inantly-Black casts like “Straight Shiek Studio monthly classes – and ie making. His standards match 25th Frame Films has anything Outta Compton” which was pro- doing this,” said Mahmud-Bey, mine, meaning we both want to to do with it, his company will be duced with a $28 million budget president of 25th Frame Films. tell great stories with no compro- charting its own path towards the grossed more than $200 million in From the different productions, mise to production value,” Mah- type of success no others have yet box office to become the highest he plans to bring to the screen sto- mud-Bey said. “He’s also shooting achieved. grossing biopic in history. ries about a woman struggling with a documentary about his father, Queens, New York native and So, as Hollywood figures out mental health; the heart-wrench- Michael G. Cunningham, and his accomplished producer, director what to do about this intractable ing story of a woman’s pain in dialysis journey which is tilted, ‘30 and actor Shiek Mahmud-Bey, like problem, Mahmud-Bey isn’t sit- “Rape;” and the story of a man to Go.’” the prizefighter he used to be, has ting around waiting with his hands forced to deal with the realities of Mahmud-Bey could barely con- been working diligently behind the in his lap. his newfound sexual orientation tain his enthusiasm for Smith and scenes to give aspiring actors, pro- After crafting and hosting a – he never expected he could fall the involvement of Smith’s Lynn’s ducers and directors the tools they years-long series of innovative in love with another man; an in- Boys Media LLC production com- need to storm the ramparts of the workshops held locally and in cit- dividual struggling to balance ego pany. film industry. ies like the Motor City and the Big and marriage; and two women “Kamal Smith is another broth- His efforts are seen as important Apple, he and officials at his pro- confronting their eating disorders. er I’ve teamed up with. He wrote for all actors, regardless of race or duction company say they’re step- “The short series is themed un- scenes for ‘Collaborations Detroit” gender, but it could mean even ping up their game by marshalling der the topic ‘Life,’” he said. about a man intimidated by his the skills and talents of the best, Led by 25th Frame Films, the wife making more money than more for African Americans or 5Actor, producer Shiek Mahmud-Bey people of color as Hollywood fac- accomplished and undiscovered short series will be shot and en- him and I loved it,” Mahmud-Bey is helping others to break down barriers in es increasing pressure not only to talent around to shoot a series of tered into the film festival circuit. said. Hollywood. / Courtesy 25th Frame Films produce great films and bring back short movies that they assert will Prior to that, they’ll be screened by Mahmud-Bey said he’d heard the days of appointment televi- be sure to capture Hollywood’s the Collaborations Group, which great things about Smith and had ip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin sion, but as business writer Drew imagination. Mahmud-Bey calls a dream come always wanted to meet and pos- Phoenix in such films as “Buffalo Harwell noted in December 2015, “We will find a way, or make true. sibly work with the man many Soldier,” “Flawless,” “Night Falls Hollywood has been ignoring a one,” he said. Director of Photography Zack- called a young Tyler Perry-like in- on Manhattan,” “Kiss of Death,” gold mine. “I’ve decided to step it up a little ary Cornell Cunningham, who novative talent. “See No Evil, Hear No Evil,” Although non-whites make up more. My company is collaborat- Mahmud-Bey met in Detroit “I guess it was Divine Interven- “Small Vices,” “The Bonfire of tion,” he said. the Vanities,” “Mercy Streets,” and Mahmud-Bey has an unenviable “Joe’s Apartment.” body of work. His performances in His television credits include a “The Way Out,” and “Acts of Con- regular role in NBC’s “The Profil- trition” received critical acclaim er,” “Third Watch,” “Ghost Whis- and earned him a “Best Perfor- perer,” “Spencer: Small Vices,” and mance” Award in the International “Saving Grace.” Fringe Festivals. He’s also appeared It’s that immeasurable experi- in such theatrical performances as ence and prodigious talent that “The Big Trees,” “Over the Edge,” should boost Mahmud-Bey’s lat- and “Black, No Sugar.” est foray as he pushes to provide a But the thespian really marked mélange of opportunities for those his territory on the Silver Screen by seeking to be seen and more deeply starring opposite Robert DeNiro, involved in the industry they love. Nicolas Cage, Andy Garcia, Phil- WI

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CAPITULATING ON CAPITOL HILL: Under the leadership of Daniel Bradley, 35, coordinator of BYV!, Devin Anderson, 30, senior advisor of BYV!, Thomas Dortch, Jr., NCBCP chairman of the board and the Rev. Tony Lee, BYV! BMI national convener, close to 300 Black men and boys returned to Capitol Hill on Monday and Tuesday, May 23 – 24, meeting with and educating members of Congress on issues of tantamount importance to Black men, their families and communities. The two-day experience brought attendees from as far as California and Florida with the majority being from the DMV. Bradley described it this way: “It’s not just an event; it’s the beginning of an event.” Troy Johnson, 16, a student at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School, said “I learned at the Hill that patience is the key and no matter where you start in life, you can always make something big from something small.” “I want people to stop classifying Black men as fathers who don’t take care of their children. I’ve been taking care of my daughter since day one. I want Congress to find a way to help Blacks keep their homes in D.C. I want us to start doing more positive things and more people to see it,” said Anthony Gray, 42, a native Washingtonian who attributed his successful attempt to secure health benefits to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes who advocated on his behalf. “I’m here to extend my education and to let my voice be heard for Black men today. We have to stop the cruelty that has been going on in our community so we can live better lives and get better education,” said Devon Cooper, 13, a student at Andrew Jackson Middle School in Titusville, Florida. DANCE PLACE PRESENTS The photo above includes Lee (left holding portrait) and hundreds of Black men and boys from across the nation chanting “We are the Change” on Tuesday, May 24 during the Black Youth Vote! Black Men and Boys Day on Capitol Hill. / Photo by Patricia Little May 31 – June 5

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and CEO Joe Lamond and other music industry leaders at the school on Monday, © Enoch Chan 2015 Photo May 23 where the announcement of the donation was made. Williams reflected on his commitment to youth: “I attended a performing arts high 3225 8TH ST NE, school so music has always been important to me even while I was playing sports. I WASHINGTON, DC 20017 believe that my work for youth will continue long after I am gone. It’s not about being DANCEPLACE.ORG METRO: a celebrity but rather about leaving a legacy. I want to help make the world a better BROOKLAND-CUA (RED LINE) place. Seeing the children and their appreciation is something I will never forget.” / Photo by Roy Lewis

WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM THE WASHINGTON INFORMER MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 31 LIFESTYLE R. Calvin Lockridge: A Beloved Disturber of the Peace By D.R. Barnes ferent lens than many in Washing- needed from a leader who dared heart” that counted, the Rev. Lewis WI Staff Writer ton’s power establishment. the establishment to treat poor and Anthony said throughout his eulo- One after another, Lockridge’s Black children fairly and to deliver gy. “Thank God for a disturber of A memorial service for R. Cal- friends and political allies shared to them equally a quality education. the peace.” vin Lockridge, the former school emotional memories of the man “A public nuisance,” as he was Rufus Calvin Lockridge, 81, died board member and education ac- they say fit the description of a po- described in a recent Washington April 22 of congestive heart failure. tivist, drew one conclusion before it litical gadfly, who appeared angry Post obituary, may be accurate, More than 100 mourners attend- ended – those who knew him well and intolerant of others. But these but a nuisance to some is a warrior ed a memorial service for him on saw him through a completely dif- attributes, they concurred, were to others. “It was what was in his Saturday, May 21 at Allen Chapel AME Church in Southeast.

Take Metrobus and Metrorail to the... Lockridge was born in Colum- bus, Tenn., on October 13, 1934, the second of seven children. His DCJAZZFESTIVAL parents, Reverend Calvin Martin 5R. Calvin Lockridge / Courtesy JUNE 10–19, 2016 Lockridge and Eura Mai Lockridge Howard T Reginald Miller were among the founding families love he showed his wife that really of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist showed me the true nature of Cal- ANIGHTAT THEKENNEDYCENTER Church in Spring Hill, Tenn. “He vin. I have rarely seen a man who monday 8:00 PM [Lockridge] was not raised on a loved his wife as much as Calvin JUNE DC JazzFest Salutes Howard University Jazz small farm,” as previously reported, loved Minnie.” feat. NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson, gospel said his niece Rev. Joy Lockridge Mildred “Minnie” Lockridge, a 13 master Richard Smallwood, Greg Osby, Loston Majied. To the contrary, the Lock- former school principal and educa- Harris, Mark Batson, Tim Warfield, Cyrus ridges were a well-established family tion advocate in her own right, said Chestnut, Paul Carr, Afro Blue, and more! that lived in a nice-sized home with she gave her husband, of 31 years, “indoor toilets.” permission to give up a well-paying The Lockridge family has deep job to run for the $18,000 a year SIXTH & I roots in the civil rights movement school board position. “I told him tuesday 8:00 PM (Doors at 7:00 PM) and they had a strong belief in ed- I would pay the bills so he could JUNE Steve Coleman and Five Elements ucation. Following high school, work on behalf of the children.” Lockridge attended Morehouse Former school board member 14 College in Atlanta where he re- Carol Schwartz, who later served an at-large position on the D.C. EVENTS DC PRESENTS: ceived a bachelor’s degree in political science and history with minors City Council, reflected on her time DCJAZZFESTATTHEYARDS in education and psychology. He on the school board from 1974- 1980 with Lockridge. “I supported 3rd & Water Street SE on the Capitol Riverfront Music til 10 PM Visit Ticketmaster.com also served in the U.S. Army where he sharpened his culinary skills him when he ran for president and friday 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM – FREE while stationed in Western Europe. he supported me when I ran for JUNE Grrls Rule! Cissa Paz, Introducing Sharel Lockridge was proud to note that president,” Schwartz said. “I will Cassity & Elektra, and Akua Allrich & The Tribe he was the first African-American continue to appreciate Calvin for 17 sales representative for Pfizer and his straight-forwardness, his com- saturday 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM the first Black manager for Stan- mitment to education, his fun per- JUNE Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Chuck Brown dard Oil. sonality, even his temper; but most Band, Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet, When he later moved to Chi- importantly, his kind heart. 18 DCJAZZPRIX FINALISTS: Cowboys and cago, his community activism was “I give so much credit to Calvin Frenchmen, Mark G. Meadows and launched and he served as an alder- for encouraging me to work for The Movement, New Century Jazz Quintet man. He arrived in the District in young people tirelessly,” said Emi- sunday 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM 1973 to accept a position with the ly Washington, an educator for 43 JUNE Kamasi Washington, Igmar Thomas & DC Public Schools to run a school- years and close friend of Lockridge. The Revive Big Band w/Bilal, Talib Kweli, based reading and math program “He taught me to never to give up 19 and Ravi Coltrane, Fred Foss Tribute to for the Anacostia Community on [young people] and to never say NEA Jazz Master Jackie McLean, Schools Division. Lockridge was to them that there was no university Introducing E.J. Strickland & Transient Beings elected to the DC Board of Edu- they could not attend if they could cation in 1978, and continued to read, speak Standard English and For tickets, artists and a complete schedule, visit DCJAZZFEST.ORG serve for more than 10 years. He work hard.” served as the Board’s president from In honor of Lockridge’s devo- PLATINUM, GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE SPONSORS 1981-1982. His well-documented tion to education and to books, his service was both praised and criti- grand nephew Stefan Lockridge an- cized because of the tactics he used nounced on behalf of the William to garner attention to the educa- O. Lockridge Foundation a $1,000 tional needs of DC school children. book scholarship for college stu- “There is no secret that Calvin dents. The foundation is named in and I were on the opposite sides of honor of Lockridge’s nephew who the political spectrum,” said Absa- also served on the D.C. State Board lom Jordan, a community activist of Education prior to his death in The DC Jazz Festival®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit service organization, is sponsored in part with in Ward 8. But it was Lockridge’s 2011. His widow, Wanda Lock- major grants from the Government of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, Mayor; and, in part, by major grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the DC Commission devotion to his wife, Mildred ridge, a life-long resident of Ward on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for “Minnie” Lockridge, that crumbled 8, runs the William O. Lockridge the Arts; and by the City Fund, administered by The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region. ©2016 DC Jazz Festival. All rights reserved. the wall between them. “It was the Foundation. WI

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WI Book Horoscopes MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016

Review A ARIES A loved one may feel a bit neglected as you pursue your material dreams with vigor this week. Time set aside for this person after you’ve made some gains “The South Side: A will prove to be extra sweet. Try not to push a mate’s understanding nature too Portrait of Chicago far, though. Soul Affirmation: My needs will be met if I just ask. Lucky Numbers: 7, and American 13, 17 Segregation” TAURUS Stay open-minded this week and you’ll actually feel the good vibrations! Co-workers will wonder at the smile on your face, but let it be your secret Soul Afirma- by Natalie Y. Moore for now. Your smile itself will make others smile about their own lives! tion: I smile as I think about far away places. Lucky Numbers: 31, 36, 47 c.2016, St. Martin’s Press $27.99 / $32.50 Canada GEMINI Big appetites this week! Indulge at least one of your passions and then 250 pagesYoung Readers get back to work. You are making incredible strides toward your dream by just reminding yourself of it. Drive carefully and pay attention to brake lights. Soul $17.95 / $21.95 Canada Afirmation: Smooth communications is the key to my success this week. Lucky Num- 40 pages bers: 27, 29, 44

CANCER Relax a bit and review your “things to do” list”. Move method- ically, and check off each item as you complete them. You’ll be surprised by the progress By Terri Schlichenmeyer you are making. Spend the afternoon with family, and friends. Soul Afirmation: WI Contributing Writer This week family is the source of my joy. Lucky Numbers: 13, 50, 52

Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home. LEO Your best self is on parade this week, and wow! You look good! Co-workers Shut the door, and what’s inside is familiar and com- will beat a path to your cubicle, so be prepared to turn chatterboxes away gently. fortable. It’s yours, and it’s where you want to be at the Give your honey a phone call or send a loving email. Soul Afirmation: I open myself end of the day. Or maybe not: in “The South Side: A up to the vibrations of love. Lucky Numbers: 18, 25, 36 Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation” by Na- talie Y. Moore, you’ll see how one city’s housing affects VIRGO This week’s a good week to approach that person you’ve been wondering black lives. about. While you’ve been working very hard, you need to play, too. Good play- 5Author Natalie Y. Moore / In 1779, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a black man, mates make work seem more rewarding to you. Soul Affirmation: I master life by Photo David Pierini founded what would eventually become Chicago. Af- mastering myself. Lucky Numbers: 23, 37, 51 rican Americans, therefore, lived in Chicago from the beginning but the “Great Migration” (early-twentieth-century flight from Southern LIBRA Can you take a week off from work? It’s a perfect week to relax with a racism) and a “secondary wave” (post-World War II) brought “more than 1 million” loved one in one of your favorite ways. Even if you can only spend a few hours new black faces to the Windy City by the 1970s. decompressing you’ll be surprised at how little it takes to feel bliss this week. Soul Almost from the start, those black Chicagoans were barred, via covenants and rules, Afirmation: I let the outer world and inner world change places this week. Lucky Num- from living in neighborhoods that were mostly white or perceived as desirable. Red- bers: 34, 45, 50 lined maps denoted areas where blacks could live, mostly on Chicago’s south side. Moore says that new residents didn’t see overt “whites only” signs in their new home- SCORPIO Vibrations this week make everyone feel as if the universe has given town, but “the city designed a way for blacks not to fully participate in the freedoms them another chance. Your fresh start may come in a romantic area. Buy a bou- of the North.” quet of flowers for your partner on your way home from work. See what happens. Moore’s own grandparents were part of the Great Migration, and settled in areas Soul Afirmation: I celebrate freedom of mind this week. Lucky Numbers: 15, 24, 26 they grew to love. After Moore’s parents were married, they bought a small house in a neighborhood full of middle-class black families, put their children in integrated SAGITTARIUS A short trip for business reasons gives you a little personal schools, and shopped at local, black-owned businesses. space to make some notes to yourself. Remember your best self, and keep a posi- Still, then as now, “the black middle-class is not the same as white middle class.” In tive outlook. Buy a lottery ticket this week at your destination, or watch for some this book, Moore cites examples: 70 percent of Chicago’s “food desert” population is other type of “found” money. Soul Afirmation: I judge no one, especially myself this black; retailers seem reluctant to open stores in mostly-black neighborhoods; there’s an week. Lucky Numbers: 11, 17, 32 often-unfair perception of high crime on the South Side, Chicago schools aren’t at all well-integrated, and Moore herself was victim to discriminatory lending. CAPRICORN Your home may need some of your attention. This is a ne week And yet, she says, “Change is possible” but it won’t be easy or quick. It’s entrenched to check the re alarm battery, put away gardening equipment, or redecorate your -some residents of segregated housing don’t want to leave - and it’s “a regional and a dining area. The results of a shopping trip for new bed linens will please you very hyper-local issue,” but it can be fixed… much. Soul Afirmation: I keep my smile shining, especially at home. Lucky Numbers: It took me awhile to see “The South Side” as more than a biography with incidental 16, 17, 31 facts: author Natalie Y. Moore makes the first many pages of her book so very personal that it’s somewhat hard to determine where it’s going, other than with tales – albeit, AQUARIUS Spend some time in the company of friends early in the week, interesting ones, particularly to Chicagoans – of Moore’s family and upbringing. then spend your afternoon relaxing. Your ability to tune out and mediate on the Slowly, though, the reason for this book comes into focus, as does the reason why goodness that surrounds is comes easy. Let the good vibrations massage you with you should read it: Moore weaves her own experiences into that of black history and bliss. Soul Af rmation: I let positive emotions carry me through the week. Lucky Num- segregation in general. She shows how the government is involved, how segregation is bers: 5, 23, 34 mythologized, and what, more importantly, can be done to lessen it. On that note, the advice Moore offers is rather Chicago-centric, but useable nation-wide. PISCES An unexpected clash may arise this week from an unlikely area. Try to Exploring this book, though it’s good reading, is going to take patience; yes, it con- maintain a position as mediator, rather than joining the fray. Loyal- ties may be tains info you can use, but only if you endure the wandering. Only then, those with stretched, but they won’t break. What you need is within you. Go there and get tolerance (of all kinds) may find that “The South Side” has a place on their bookshelf. it. Soul Affirmation: My spirit will fill me with gladness. Lucky Numbers: 14, 37, 44 WI

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ZIKA from Page 19 effective, at best.” Oxitec’s solution, however, More than 150 million Oxitec only targets one mosquito species. 109 and California’s 44 cases put "50 percent of patients with mosquitos have been released, Also, pesticides no longer could it in third. Texas was fourth, with Warren said, with no reported ad- be used against the insects, since 35 reported infections. These chronic hepatitis C are unaware verse effects. they would kill both the danger- states all have high Black and His- Oxitec’s mosquitos were one ous female mosquitoes and the of their infection, and many who panic populations, foreshadowing possible approach within a larger modified males. what this disease could do to these program, said FDA spokeswom- Mosquito breeding habits show know about their diagnosis communities. an Theresa Eisenman. “However, Zika disproportionately could af- Among 836 Zika cases in U.S. it is too early to say with any cer- fect poor countries and commu- are not in care." territories, 832 were contracted tainty whether such an approach nities with inadequate sanitation. locally. These include 803 in- would be successful.” A still-undiscovered Zika vac- fected people in Puerto Rico, 15 Dr. Vincent Lo Re / Perelman School of Medicine The agency approves and reg- cine and improved sanitation in the Virgin Islands and 14 in ulates biotechnology treatments, would be more effective solutions, American Samoa. including vaccines. said Jaydee Hanson, senior policy nosed with the virus, the new treat- Oxitec, a British biotechnolo- HEPATITIS C from Page 18 “The FDA is acting responsibly analyst for the Center for Food ments can cure the vast majority of gy company, is testing its genet- with its mosquito pilot approach, Safety. creasing. However, approximately infections in two to three months, ically modified male Aedes ae- and we’re glad to see that the “People like magic,” Hanson 50 percent of patients with chronic CDC officials said. gypti mosquitoes in Key Haven, CDC has activated the resources said. “We want easy answers and hepatitis C are unaware of their in- “Geisinger primary care physi- Florida. Oxitec’s male mosquitoes to respond,” said Adolph Falcon, we like technology. I’m a big fan fection, and many who know about cians have a best practice reminder mate with wild female Aedes ae- executive vice president for the of technology, but it needs to be their diagnosis are not in care,” Lo to offer the screening to patients gypti, producing offspring that National Alliance for Hispanic assessed for it what it can do.” Re said. who were born between 1945 and “have a very high probability of Health. WI “This has prevented a large portion 1965,” Smith said. dying before they reach adult- of patients from receiving lifesaving “Even if you feel fine and don’t hood,” according to its website. antiviral treatment. Even those who think you have any risk factors, ask Mosquitoes generally live about wish to receive hepatitis C treatment your primary care physician about two weeks. may not get it because some insurers the screening test, especially if you’ve The company’s experiments require patients to have advanced liv- had a blood transfusion before 1991, “have resulted in reduction of the er fibrosis before the medication will have been a health care worker, have wild population by more than be approved,” he said. non-professional tattoos, or have in- 90 percent,” said Oxitec spokes- Curative drugs have advanced jected drugs. Still, many people have man Matthew Warren. “Existing the treatment of hepatitis C infec- no identifiable risk factor, and the methods to control the Aedes tion over recent years, according to screening is now heading toward the aegypti mosquito, such as insec- the CDC report. For those diag- whole population.” WI ticides, are only 30 to 50 percent

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LA Sparks Manhandle Mystics, 97–67

4 Sparks forward Jelena Dublievic drives past Mystics center Kin Vaughn in the third quarter of WNBA action on Friday, May 20, at the Verizon Center in Northwest. Sparks defeated the Mystics, 97-67. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 Sparks guard Chelsea Gray drive past Mystics forward Ally Malott in the third quarter of WNBA action on Friday, May 20, at the Verizon Center in Northwest. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 Mystics center Stefanie Dolson and Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike fight for the basketball during Women's National Basketball Association action on Friday, May 20, at the Verizon Center in Northwest. The Sparks defeated the Mystics, 97-67. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

5 Mystics forward Kahleah Cooper gets the basketball pass Spark center Jantel Lavender in the first quarter of WNBA action on Friday, May 20, at the Verizon Center in Northwest. The Sparks defeated the Mystics, 97-67. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Divas Devour Philly’s Phantomz, 68–24

5 Divas left-back Safi Mojidi tries to get the football from Philadelphia’s Jade Bundy in the first quarter of WFA action on Saturday, May 21, at the Prince George's Sports Complex in Landover. Divas defeated Philadelphia, 68-24. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

4 Philadelphia’s Jade Bundy and the Divas’ Genaya Davis try to control the football in the second quarter of WFA action on Saturday, May 21, at the Prince George's Sports Complex in Landover. Divas defeated Philadelphia, 68-24. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

5 Washington Divas Ashley Whisonant and teammate C'Vette Henson celebrate Whisonant's touchdown in the first quarter of WFA action on Saturday, May 21, at the Prince George's Sports Complex in Landover. Divas defeated Philadelphia, 68-24. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

4 Washington Divas running back Kenyetta Grigsby runs for a touchdown in the first quarter of Women's Football Alliance (WFA) action on Saturday, May 21, at the Prince George's Sports Complex in Landover. The Divas defeated Philadelphia, 68-24. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Turning Hearts Historic St. Mary’s Church Episcopal Church

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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Shabbath Holy Trinity All Nations King Emmanuel Emmanuel Florida Avenue Commandment United Baptist Baptist Church Baptist Church Baptist Church Baptist Church Church Church

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”

Sermon On The Matthews Zion Baptist Israel Lincoln Park United Mount Temple Of Memorial Christ Embassy DC Church Baptist Church Methodist Church Joy Apostolic Faith Baptist Church

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]

St. Matthews Rehoboth Salem Shiloh Baptist First Rising Mt. Zion Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Baptist Church Baptist Church Church Baptist Church Baptist Church

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

Worshiping Location 621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 917 N St. NW - Washington, DC 20001 9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112 (202) 232-4294 (202) 232-4200 Office:(202) 289-4480 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Fort Washington, MD 20744 Service and Times Service and Times Fax: (202) 289-4595 Service and Times (240) 838-7074 Service and Times Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 a.m. Sunrise Prayer Services - Sunday 7:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Service and Times Morning Worship: 8:00 a.m 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Sunday School For All Ages: 9:30am Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am Church School : 9:30 a.m. 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10 am Third Sunday - Prayer Services: Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & Sunday School: 9:00 am Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m. Tuesday: Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m. Bible Institute: Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm 10:30a.m. Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Bible Study, Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Bible Study: 6:30 pm Tuesday - Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Prayer / Bible Study: 6:15 pm - 7:20 pm (Tuesday) Prayer Meeting,Thursday : 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m. Email: [email protected] Wednesday 12 Noon Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Website: www.firstrising.org Motto: “Where God is First and Where Email:[email protected] Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV The Church Where GOD Is Working.... Website:www.mthoreb.org Friendly People Worship” And We Are Working With GOD “Changing Lives On Purpose “ Email: [email protected] For further information, please contact me at Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org (202) 529-3180.

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 484 Administration No. 2016 ADM 459 Administration No. 2016 ADM 467 Administration No. 2016 ADM 527 Administration No. 2016 ADM 505 Vivian Frances Williams Earline Inez Brooks Joe Louis Branch aka Joe Branch Decedent Evelyn I. Young Denise Darcel Reid Decedent Decedent Decedent Decedent Aimee D. Griffin Kevin A. Brooks 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, suite 440 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO 2014 3rd Street, NE Washington, DC 20015 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Washington, DC 20002 Attorney CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS HEIRS HEIRS Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Patricia Ann Branch and Cheryl Lynn Queen, James Lewis Bundy, II, whose address is NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Patricia Hagans, whose address is 724 whose address is 4703 Omaha Street, Capitol 5519 B Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019, CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Neptune Avenue, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, was Heights, MD 20743, were appointed Personal was appointed Personal Representative of HEIRS appointed Personal Representative of the Representatives of the estate of Joe Louis Sydney Williams and Irn Williams, whose the estate of Denise Darcel Reid who died on estate of Evelyn I. Young who died on October Branch aka Joe Branch who died on April 10, addresses are 1025 Carbondale Way, March 13, 2016 without a Will, and will serve Kevin A. Brooks, whose address is 2014 24, 1989 without a Will. All unknown heirs and 3rd Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Gambrells, MD 21054 & 6414 Gifford Ln., without Court supervision. All unknown heirs Temple Hills, MD 20744, were appointed appointed Personal Representative of the Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown Personal Representatives of the estate of enter their appearance in this proceeding. estate of Earline Inez Brooks who died on heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. enter their appearance in this proceeding. Vivian Frances Williams who died on January Objections to such appointment shall be filed March 8, 2016 without a Will, and will serve 23, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Objections to such appointment shall be filed without Court supervision. All unknown heirs Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, Court supervision. All unknown heirs and with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, enter their appearance in this proceeding. D.C. 20001, on or before November 12, 2016. D.C. 20001, on or before November 19, 2016. Objections to such appointment shall be filed D.C. 20001, on or before November 19, 2016. Objections to such appointment shall be filed Claims against the decedent shall be presented Claims against the decedent shall be presented with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, Claims against the decedent shall be presented with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, to the undersigned with a copy to the Register to the undersigned with a copy to the Register N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, to the undersigned with a copy to the Register N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills D.C. 20001, on or before November 19, 2016. of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills D.C. 20001, on or before November 12, 2106. with a copy to the undersigned, on or before with a copy to the undersigned, on or before Claims against the decedent shall be presented with a copy to the undersigned, on or before Claims against the decedent shall be presented November 12, 2016, or be forever barred. November 19, 2016, or be forever barred. to the undersigned with a copy to the Register November 19, 2016, or be forever barred. to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before the decedent who do not receive a copy of the decedent who do not receive a copy of with a copy to the undersigned, on or before the decedent who do not receive a copy of November 19, 2016, or be forever barred. this notice by mail within 25 days of its first November 12, 2016, or be forever barred. this notice by mail within 25 days of its first this notice by mail within 25 days of its first Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, the decedent who do not receive a copy of the decedent who do not receive a copy of including name, address and relationship. including name, address and relationship. including name, address and relationship. this notice by mail within 25 days of its first this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, Date of first publication: Date of first publication: Date of first publication: including name, address and relationship. including name, address and relationship. May 19, 2016 May 12, 2016 May 19, 2016 Date of first publication: Date of first publication: Patricia Ann Branch May 12, 2016 James Lewis Bundy, II May 19, 2016 Patricia Hagans Cheryl Lynn Queen Personal Representative Personal Representative Personal Representative Sydney Williams Kevin A. Brooks Irn Williams Personal Representative Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Anne Meister Anne Meister Anne Meister Register of Wills Anne Meister 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 394 Administration No. 2016 ADM 539 Administration No. 2016 ADM 524 Administration No. 2016 ADM 458 Administration No. 2015 ADM 000574 James T. McNair aka James McNair James A. Mayo Darnell Nathaniel Mitchell Lillian Cobb aka Lillian L. Cobb Decedent Decedent Decedent Decedent Ecolia Ingram Avent Decedent James Larry Frazier, Esq. Paule G. Levadas, Esq. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO 918 Maryland Avenue, NE 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Washington, DC 20002 Washington, DC 20006 HEIRS HEIRS Lawrence B. Manley Attorney Attorney 700 12th Street, NW, Suite 700 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Roberta Mitchell, whose address is 3844 Evony Cobb whose address is 1149 Oates St., Washington, DC 20005 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Halley Terrace, SE, Washington, DC 20032, NE, #3, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Attorney HEIRS was appointed Personal Representative of Personal Representative of the estate of Lillian HEIRS the estate of Darnell Nathaniel Mitchell who Cobb aka Lillian L. Cobb who died on July 25, Anthony Dewayne McNair, whose address is died on December 19, 2001 without a Will, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Pearl M. McGriff, whose address is 6504 12400 Cedar Lakes Drive, Fairfax, VA 22033, Rolling Ridge Drive, Capital heights, MD 20743, and will serve without Court supervision. All supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN was appointed Personal Representative of the was appointed Personal Representative of the unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts whereabouts are unknown shall enter their HEIRS estate of James T. McNair aka James McNair estate of James A. Mayo who died on October are unknown shall enter their appearance appearance in this proceeding. Objections who died on March 1, 2016 with a Will, and will 27, 1987 without a Will. All unknown heirs and in this proceeding. Objections to such to such appointment (or to the probate of serve without Court supervision. All unknown Ruth A. Dockery, whose address is 3127 heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall appointment shall be filed with the Register heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register enter their appearance in this proceeding. of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building Park Drive, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was unknown shall enter their appearance in this of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building Objections to such appointment (or to the A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or appointed Personal Representative of the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with before November 19, 2016. Claims against the to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed before November 19, 2016. Claims against the estate of Ecolia Ingram Avent, who died on the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, decedent shall be presented to the undersigned decedent shall be presented to the undersigned N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, February 4, 2015 with a Will. Objections to such N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed D.C. 20001, on or before November 12, 2016. with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s D.C. 20001, on or before November 12, 2016. with the Register of Wills with a copy to the Claims against the decedent shall be presented with the Register of Wills with a copy to the Claims against the decedent shall be presented undersigned, on or before November 19, 2016, Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, to the undersigned with a copy to the Register undersigned, on or before November 19, 2016, to the undersigned with a copy to the Register or be forever barred. Persons believed to be or be forever barred. Persons believed to be D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before with a copy to the undersigned, on or before with a copy to the undersigned, on or before receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 November 12, 2016, or be forever barred. receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 November 12, 2016. November 12, 2016, or be forever barred. days of its first publication shall so inform the Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of days of its first publication shall so inform the Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of Register of Wills, including name, address and the decedent who do not receive a copy of Register of Wills, including name, address and the decedent who do not receive a copy of relationship. Date of first publication: this notice by mail within 25 days of its first relationship. this notice by mail within 25 days of its first May 12, 2016 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, Date of first publication: including name, address and relationship. including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: May 19, 2016 May 19, 2016 Ruth A. Dockery Date of first publication: Date of first publication: May 12, 2016 Roberta Mitchell Personal Representative May 12, 2016 Evony Cobb Personal Representative Personal Representative Anthony Dewayne McNair Pearl M. McGriff Personal Representative Personal Representative

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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 448 Administration No. 2016 ADM 487 Administration No. 2011 ADM 817 Administration No. 2016 ADM 464 Administration No. 2016 ADM 445 Della F. Simmons Larry L. Heath Mildred McCall Virgil J. White, Jr. Decedent Carrie Belle Sharpe Decedent Decedent Decedent Decedent Matthew F. Shannon, Esquire Gerald R. Belton Paule Levadas, Esq. 1420 N Street, NW #102 1101 L Street, NW #806 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Washington, DC 20005 CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Washington, DC 20006 Attorney CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Attorney Attorney HEIRS HEIRS NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Peggy A. Miller, whose address is 5130 7th Larry L. Sharpe, Jr., whose address is 1271 CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN St., NE, Washington, DC 20011-2625, was HEIRS HEIRS Oates St., NE, Washington, DC 20002, was HEIRS appointed Personal Representative of the Paul E. Simmons, Jr. and Tonia P. Lee appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Virgil J. White, Jr. who died on April Ava Heath and Robin Chase-El, whose Paule Levadas, whose address is 1629 K whose addresses are 1301 Spring Rd., NW, estate of Carrie Belle Sharpe who died on addresses are 810 Tuckerman St., NW, Apt. Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 8, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Washington, DC 20010 and 5440 Taylor St., May 13, 2010 without a Will, and will serve B, Washington, DC 20011 and 6017 4th St., 20006, was appointed Second Successor Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs Bladensburg, MD 20710 were appointed without Court supervision. All unknown heirs NW, Washington, DC 20011, were appointed Personal Representative of the estate of whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter Personal Representatives of the estate of Personal Representatives of the estate of and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown Mildred McCall who died on February 11, their appearance in this proceeding. Objections Della F. Simmons who died on July 11, 2015 Larry L. Heath who died on October 11, 2015 2011 without a Will, and will serve with Court with a Will, and will serve without Court shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. without a Will, and will serve without Court to such appointment (or to the probate of supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose Objections to such appointment shall be filed supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register whereabouts are unknown shall enter their whereabouts are unknown shall enter their with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, whereabouts are unknown shall enter their of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building appearance in this proceeding. Objections appearance in this proceeding. Objections appearance in this proceeding. Objections A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, to such appointment (or to the probate of to such appointment (or to the probate of to such appointment shall be filed with the D.C. 20001, on or before November 12, 2016. decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register before November 12, 2016. Claims against the decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Claims against the decedent shall be presented of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building decedent shall be presented to the undersigned of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or to the undersigned with a copy to the Register on or before November 12, 2016. Claims before November 26, 2016. Claims against the with the Register of Wills with a copy to the before November 12, 2016. Claims against the of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills against the decedent shall be presented to the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the undersigned, on or before undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills decedent shall be presented to the undersigned undersigned, on or before November 12, 2016, with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed or be forever barred. Persons believed to be with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed November 12, 2016, or be forever barred. or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to with the Register of Wills with a copy to the with the Register of Wills with a copy to the heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the undersigned, on or before November 12, undersigned, on or before November 12, 2016, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to undersigned, on or before November 26, 2016, the decedent who do not receive a copy of receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 or be forever barred. Persons believed to be be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not or be forever barred. Persons believed to be days of its first publication shall so inform the heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not this notice by mail within 25 days of its first receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not Register of Wills, including name, address and receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, days of its first publication shall so inform the receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 relationship. days of its first publication shall so inform the including name, address and relationship. Register of Wills, including name, address and days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. relationship. Date of first publication: Date of first publication: Date of first publication: May 12, 2016 May 12, 2016 Date of first publication: May 12, 2016 Date of first publication: May 12, 2016 May 26, 2016 Peggy A. Miller Larry L. Sharpe, Jr. Ava Heath Personal Representative Paul E. Simmons, Jr. Personal Representative Robin Chase-El Paule Levadas Tonia P. Lee Personal Representative Personal Representative Personal Representative

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James Willis Lewis, Jr. Vera Chapman Kenneth Ellsworth Mitchell, Sr. Lily R. Jones December 4, 2014 Decedent Decedent Decedent Decedent Date of Death Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq. Shanelle C. Patterson 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Susan C. Mitchell 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 400 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20004 CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Name of Decedent CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Attorney Attorney HEIRS HEIRS NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Darren R. Jones, whose address is 767 Savienne Michelle Mitchell, whose address is CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN Columbia Road, NW, Washington, DC 20001, HEIRS TO CREDITORS HEIRS 500 Largo Center Drive, Apt. 102, Largo, MD was appointed Personal Representative of the 20774, was appointed Personal Representative Janeese Lewis, whose address is 631 Allison estate of Lily R. Jones who died on January 1, DSP Fiduciary Services whose Sandra Dee Chapman, whose address is of the estate of Kenneth Ellsworth Mitchell, Sr. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was 2016 without a Will, and will serve with Court who died on December 15, 2012 without a Will, address is P.O. Box 7045, Cave Creek, AZ 4328 Gault Pl., NE, Washington, DC 20019, appointed Personal Representative of the supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose was appointed Personal Representative of the and will serve without Court supervision. All estate of James Willis Lewis, Jr. who died on 85327 was appointed personal representative whereabouts are unknown shall enter their estate of Vera Chapman who died on October unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts April 3, 2016 without a Will, and will serve of the estate of Susan C. Mitchell, deceased, by appearance in this proceeding. Objections 31, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without are unknown shall enter their appearance without Court supervision. All unknown heirs the Superior Court of Maricopa County, State of Court supervision. All unknown heirs and in this proceeding. Objections to such and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown to such appointment shall be filed with the Arizona, on January 29, 2016. heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Service of process may be made enter their appearance in this proceeding. Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, Objections to such appointment shall be filed Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, upon Deborah D. Boddie, 1308 Ninth Street, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, on or before November 12, 2016. Claims Objections to such appointment shall be filed NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001 whose with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, against the decedent shall be presented to the designation as District of Columbia agent has N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, November 26, 2016. Claims against the D.C. 20001, on or before November 12, 2016. undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. D.C. 20001, on or before November 26, 2016. decedent shall be presented to the undersigned Claims against the decedent shall be presented or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to to the undersigned with a copy to the Register The decedent owned the following Claims against the decedent shall be presented with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed the undersigned, on or before November 12, to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills District of Columbia real property: An interest with the Register of Wills with a copy to the 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills undersigned, on or before November 26, 2016, with a copy to the undersigned, on or before in real property known as The Klingle located November 12, 2016, or be forever barred. be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not with a copy to the undersigned, on or before or be forever barred. Persons believed to be at 2755 Macomb Street, NW, Washington, DC Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 November 26, 2016, or be forever barred. heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not 20008. the decedent who do not receive a copy of days of its first publication shall so inform the Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 this notice by mail within 25 days of its first Register of Wills, including name, address and Claims against the decedent may the decedent who do not receive a copy of days of its first publication shall so inform the publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, relationship. be presented to the undersigned and filed with this notice by mail within 25 days of its first Register of Wills, including name, address and including name, address and relationship. the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, relationship. including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, Date of first publication: D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of Date of first publication: May 12, 2016 May 12, 2016 Date of first publication: first publication of this notice. May 26, 2016 May 26, 2016 Janeese Lewis Darren R. Jones Personal Representative Personal Representative Date of first publication: Sandra Dee Chapman Savienne Michelle Mitchell May 12, 2016 Personal Representative Personal Representative

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TAKE AN EXTRA 2O% OR 15% OFF WITH YOUR MACY’S CARD OR PASS WW PASS EXTRA 2O% OFF SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE CLOTHING EXTRA 15% OFF SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE JEWELRY, WATCHES, SHOES, COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, LINGERIE, SWIM FOR HER, MEN’S SUIT SEPARATES & SPORT COATS & HOME ITEMS MACYS.COM PROMO CODE: MEMDAY EXCLUSIONS MAY DIFFER ON MACYS.COM Excludes ALL: cosmetics/fragrances, Deals of the Day, Doorbusters/web busters, electrics/electronics, Everyday Values (EDV), furniture/mattresses, Last Act, Macy’s Backstage, rugs, specials, super buys, All-Clad, Breville, Dyson, Fitbit, Frye, Hanky Panky, Jack Spade, Kate Spade, KitchenAid Pro Line, Le Creuset, Levi’s, Marc Jacobs, Michele watches, New Era, Nike on Field, Sam Edelman, Samsung watches, Shun, Stuart Weitzman, The North Face, Theory, Tumi, Vitamix, Wacoal, Wüsthof, athletic clothing, shoes & accessories; Dallas Cowboys merchandise, designer jewelry, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, previous purchases, select licensed depts., services, special orders, special purchases, tech watches; PLUS, ONLINE ONLY: baby gear, kids’ shoes, Allen Edmonds, Birkenstock, Hurley, Johnston & Murphy, Merrell, RVCA, Tommy Bahama. Cannot be combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer except opening a new Macy’s account. Extra savings % applied to reduced prices.

USE IT ON OUR BEST BRANDS & ON COSMETICS & FRAGRANCES. IT’S LIKE FREE MONEY! YOU CAN EVEN USE IT ON TOP OF COUPONS & SALE PRICES. SHOP SPEND‡: GET: USE YOUR ONLINE MACY’S MONEY OR ONLINE OR IN STORE IN STORE WED, JUNE 1- NOW- WED, JUNE 8. MON, MAY 30 M ‡SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.

MEMORIAL DAY SALE PRICES IN EFFECT 5/25-5/30/2016. ‡HOW IT WORKS: For any single in-store transaction* of $50 or more you make from now-5/30/16, we’ll give you a $10 (spend $50-74.99), $15 (spend $75-99.99), $20 (spend $100-149.99), $30 (spend $150-199.99) or $40 (spend $200 or more) Macy’s Money Reward Card at the register. *EXCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PURCHASES: gift cards, Buy Online Pick up in-Store, services & fees, sales tax, macybed, furniture phone sales, lease depts, Espot, restaurants. USE YOUR MACY’S MONEY REWARD CARD from 6/1-6/8/16. May not be: redeemed for cash, used to purchase Macy’s gift cards or applied as payment or credit to your credit card account. If a purchase used to accumulate Macy’s Money is returned, Macy’s reserves the right to void the Macy’s Money Reward card or reduce the corresponding value. For more information, go to macys.com/macysmoney

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