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AUGUST 2016 HEALTH WELLNESS & NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT EYE HEALTH AND IMMUNIZATION VOL. 51, NO. 44 • AUGUST 11 - 17, 2016 PRESENTED BY WI Health SupplementSPONSORS Pressure Leads to Councilman Orange’s Early Resignation - Hot Topics, Page 4 Center Section Rev. Barber First Day of Moving Forward, School Comes Before and After Early for Some DNC Convention D.C. Students By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill A pep-rally atmosphere greet- ed students and parents Mon- day, Aug. 8 at Turner Elementary School in southeast D.C. to begin the first day of school — a day that came a full two weeks earlier than for most of the city. Turner is one of 10 city schools taking part in the District's ex- 5Rev. William Barber II / Photo tended-school year, in which 20 by Shevry Lassiter extra days have been added for By Stacy M. Brown schools with at least 55 percent WI Senior Writer of its students not fully meeting expectations on the English and The headlines blared almost non- math portions of standardized as- stop. sessment tests in the 2014-2015 "Rev. William Barber Rattles the academic year. Windows, Shakes the DNC Walls," During that year, Turner had one of the lowest rankings among NBC News said. 5Turner Elementary School Principal Eric Bethel greets a student on Aug. 8, the first day of the extended school year for D.C. "The Rev. William Barber public schools. Turner is one of 10 schools to partake in the program to boost student achievement. / Photo by William J. Ford DCPS Page 8 dropped the mic," The Washington Post marveled. Celebrities were awed — even white ones. Black Vote Remains Crucial "I'm an atheist and I'd go to By D. Kevin McNeir a 98 to 2 percentage point lead Rev. William Barber's church in a WI Editor over the GOP candidate, Don- second," comedian and "King of ald Trump. Even in states like Queens" actor Patton Oswalt said. As the countdown continues Georgia, Arizona and North "Just to get levitated by his voice." to the November 8th elections, Carolina, Clinton has become Barber hasn't always held the candidates have continued to increasingly competitive with national spotlight, but he's never reach out to those voters who the polls indicating that she’s sought it out either. remain unsure as to how they pulling away from Trump. President of the North Carolina will cast their ballot. Interesting enough, Barack State Conference of the NAACP, And while Blacks have tra- Obama lost all three states to Barber has worked in the trenches to ditionally given their vote to Mitt Romney in 2012. deliver strong messages that oppose Democrats, candidates would But not all Blacks believe hate, violence and the continued be wise not to take the Black that Clinton has their best in- race-baiting he and others said have vote for granted. terests in mind. become a part of the presidential In a recent ABC News/Wash- For example, one histori- campaign as well as a recurrent issue ington Post poll, Democratic cally-Black church in Char- in the United States. presidential candidate Hillary lotte, Antioch Road to Glory Clinton appears to have the BARBER Page 31 Black vote well in hand, with VOTE Page 11 5Meeting of the minds. 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Marlow help people begin to have a dia- investigation. Protests continue. We need to address both the vic- shared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said. Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the ex- Marlow would also like to see on PressureMay 7 at the District Leads Heights towife Councilmanof John Allen Muhammad, Orange’sprograms designedResignation to raise Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in Mounting pressure from his colleagues, city residents and others has led sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She Family and Youth Services D.C.by aCouncil Maryland member jury for Vincenthis role in B. Orangefeels children (D-At needLarge), to bewho educat- last week Center of the city of District announcedthe Beltway his resignationSniper attacks from inthe counciled about and domestic his decision violence.