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The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t A C ommuniTy newsPAPer for PrinCe GeorGe ’s CounTy Since 1932 Vol. 81, No. 4 January 24 — January 30, 2013 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Faiths United Call for End Calls for Morals to the Death Over Politics Penalty in on Gun Control Religious Leaders Want Maryland the Government to NAACP CEO Ben Impose Three Measures Jealous and O’Malley By ANAMIKA rOY to Work Together Capital News Service By PrESS OFFICEr Rep. Steny Hoyer’s Office WASHINGTON - A coalition of religious leaders is calling for ANNAPOLIS, Md. (January, the federal government to impose 2013) – NAACP CEO three major gun control measures: Benjamin Todd Jealous and ban assault weapons and ammuni - Maryland Gov. Martin tion magazines, mandate back - O’Malley promised to work ground checks for all gun sales together to end the death penal - and make gun trafficking a feder - ty in the state this year, citing a al crime. CAPITAL NEwS SErvICE PHOTO BY LUCAS HIGH litany of problems with The coalition, Faiths United to Gov. Martin O’Malley braves the rain on Friday afternoon to announce a $25 million investment in affordable rental Maryland’s capital punishment Prevent Gun Violence, came to housing. The investment will bring 1,900 new jobs to Maryland, O’Malley said. system. the United Methodist Building Joined by NAACP leaders, behind the Capitol on Tuesday to Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, leg - announce its proposals. O’Malley Pledges $25 Million in State islative leaders for repeal, local "Gun violence is a moral elected officials, civil rights issue," said Vincent DeMarco, workers and faith leaders from national coordinator for Faiths Funds for Affordable Rental Housing across Maryland, Governor United to Prevent Gun Violence O’Malley announced he would and public health lobbyist. By LUCAS HIGH press conference held in the America, said Ruth White, Housing and Community sponsor repeal legislation and DeMarco played a role in advo - Capital News Service center of College Creek director of the National Development. make it a key focus. The cating Food and Drug Terrace, a newly revitalized Center for Housing and Child Family homes are about NAACP has made repealing the Administration regulation for ANNAPOLIS – Gov. affordable rental community Welfare. more than brick and mortar, death penalty in Maryland a top tobacco 10 years ago. He said the Martin O’Malley announced in Annapolis. “The governor’s commit - they are the building blocks priority this year and Mr. same vigilance will help with gun plans on Friday to commit Along with the new jobs, ment to preserving affordable of a strong middle class, Jealous has actively worked for control. $25 million in state funds for the $25 million investment housing is very important,” O’Malley said. repeal in recent weeks. The group is sending a letter to the development of afford - will help increase Maryland’s White said. While increasing the “The death penalty has failed Congress signed by religious able rental housing. supply of affordable rental The investment is part of a state’s supply of affordable Maryland,” Mr. Jealous said. “It leaders representing 40 different The investment, which housing as well as preserve government program called housing is one of the invest - does not deter crime and is used faiths, outlining the details of the will be added to the 2014 more than 1,100 rental units, Rental Housing Works, ment’s goals, O’Malley almost exclusively on the poor. reforms advocated by Faiths state budget, is expected to O’Malley said. which was started last year The death penalty squanders United. The letter, which will also create 1,900 jobs in The lack of affordable with $17.5 million in funding millions of law enforcement be distributed to congregations Maryland, O’Malley said at a housing is a crisis in from the Department of See HOUSING, Page A 7 dollars that could be better spent across the country, highlights on victims’ services and catch - recent tragedies caused by gun ing killers still at large. We are violence, from Newtown, Conn., proud that Governor O’Malley, to Oak Creek, Wis. Maryland Inaugural Service Events Lt. Governor Brown and a "Our faith overcomes our poli - majority of state legislators have tics," said the Rev. Jim Wallis, all agreed that this year is the president and CEO of Sojourners, year to abolish the death penalty a Christian ministry in Run From Capoeira to Canned Food and replace it with life without Washington, D.C., dedicated to By JEREMY BARR in conjunction with President Angola,” and now it’s on the vice coincides with Martin the possibility of parole.” social justice. Capital News Service Barack Obama’s inauguration service list. Luther King Day weekend, "There is no more important DeMarco said that gun control the next day. (Obama will “I’m not actually sure what already a popular time for giv - thing that we do in public ser - will not interfere with the rights WASHINGTON - Skher have two inaugural cere - their criteria are,” Brown said. ing back. vice than protect our families of lawful gun owners, responding Brown, leader of the monies — a more private Brown’s project is one of “The National Day of and the best way to keep our to concerns about Second International Capoeira Angola affair on Jan. 20 and the offi - more than 30 service events to Service is an opportunity for families safe is not with more Amendment rights. Foundation of Baltimore, cial public one on Jan. 21.) be held across Maryland and all Americans, no matter killing," said Governor "Congressmen will realize 90 needs just five volunteers to They asked him for more thousands of events nationally where they are, to be a part of O'Malley. "Every dollar we percent of their constituents sup - help his organization paint and information about his organi - that will make up the National the Inauguration,” Vice choose to spend on an ineffec - port this," said DeMarco. move into its new studio. zation, which, according to its Day of Service. President Joe Biden said in a tive death penalty is a dollar For help, he turned to the website, “is dedicated to the A tradition dating back to organizers of the National Day maintenance and propagation Obama’s first inaugural in of Service, to be held Jan. 19 See GUNS, Page A 5 of the martial art Capoeira 2009, this year’s day of ser - See EVENTS, Page A 7 See PENALTY , Page A 5 Evangelicals Put Prayer Behind Immigration Problem By ALLISON GOLDSTEIN tackle immigration reform ness. This is about ensuring that immigration policy a priority of Capital News Service through biblical readings. our response to immigration both his second term. That initiative is the “I Was a in the local communities and as Challenge participants, COLUMBIA - Bridgeway Stranger...” immigration prayer in regards to public policy that including churches, communities Community Church founder and challenge. The challenge was we support, that it is driven by and legislators, are encouraged senior pastor David Anderson announced on a conference call biblical principles,” said Noel to read one passage of Scripture already reaches out to his diverse Monday by the Evangelical Castellanos, CEO of the daily for 40 days, each verse congregation and conducts min - Immigration Table, a group of Christian Community selected by challenge organizers istries worldwide, so when the Christian leaders from organiza - Development Association, one to connect readers with the call came to apply Scripture to tions around the country, includ - of the groups involved in the Bible’s message of compassion immigration reform, answering ing Baltimore-based humanitari - immigration prayer effort. for strangers, said Jenny Yang, it seemed natural. an organization World Relief, Immigration is expected to be vice president of advocacy and PHOTO BY ALLISON GOLDSTEIN CAPITAL NEwS SErvICE Community Church founder and senior pastor David Anderson Anderson, 46, is one of sever - that support bipartisan immigra - a hot topic in the coming months on “Afternoons with Dr. David Anderson,” his daily one-hour al Maryland evangelical minis - tion reform. – President Barack Obama has show on Christian radio station WAVA-FM 105.1 . ters to join a nationwide effort to “This is not just about aware - said he will make changes in See PRAYER, Page A 3 INSIDE MVA Help for Veterans Equality and Justice in America Online Business Registration Movie Review “Zero Dark Thirty ” Earth Talk Lt. Governor Brown joined officials when President Obama takes the Governor O’Malley unveiled Kathryn Bigelow, and Mark Boal, Dear EarthTalk: from the Maryland Department of oath of office he will be surrounded Maryland’s first online business regis - were already collaborating on a film Transportation various veterans orga - by an extraordinary legacy of 50-year tration system. The Central Business about the hunt for Osama bin Laden I’ve heard thatsimply painting nizations, and other federal, state and civil rights milestones that helped Licensing System will allow business when history provided them with a your roof white can reduce house - local officials to announce two new make possible his second inaugura - owners to register a new business and more satisfying ending than the one hold electricity bills by 40 percent. Is services available through the Motor tion. It is fitting that the inaugural establish a tax account through a sin - they had. The terrorist leader’s this something any of us can do? Vehicle Administration to help veter - invocation will be delivered by gle website: easy.maryland.gov. It is death didn’t necessitate a total — Susan Pierson, ans better connect to job opportuni - Myrlie Evers-williams, the widow of the latest effort to make it easier to do rewrite, though.