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By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Special to the AFRO
The box next to the
question on job applications
that asks whether a person
has ever been convicted of
a felony could soon become
a thing of the past under
a measure proposed by a
Washington, D.C. councilman
and supported by advocates
for ex-offenders.
With few exceptions, the
bill—introduced by D.C.
Councilman Harry Thomas
Jr.—would preclude the
city from asking about or
considering the criminal
record of an applicant for
a D.C. city job until the
applicant has been selected
for an interview.
The local effort is part
of a broader initiative to
“ban the box” that is gaining
acceptance in a growing
number of municipalities
and states, according to
the National Employment
Law Project, one of several
organizations pushing for
an end to the use of criminal
records in the initial stage of
the hiring process.
“‘Ban the box’ doesn’t
say background checks aren’t
going to be performed,”
said Madeline Neighly, staff
attorney at the Oakland offce
By Mitch Weiss
Associated Press Writer
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) – Five years after
Hurricane Katrina, Jay Young is still haunted
by the desperate voices on the other end of the
telephone crying and begging for help.
As a loan offcer for a federal agency that was
supposed to help homeowners and businesses get
back on their feet, he had high expectations he
could make a difference. But he recalls how he
was forced to turn away many qualifed applicants
because of what he says was pressure from his
supervisors to close fles quickly.
Karen Bazile remembers having high hopes, too,
when she applied for a loan from the same agency,
the Small Business Administration, to rebuild her
home in the New Orleans suburb of Chalmette.
While she ultimately got the money, she quickly
lost faith as she struggled with different loan
offcers who misplaced her paperwork and told her
Katrina: Five Years Later
SBA Mismanagement of Katrina
Largely Undocumented
Photo by Rob Roberts
Thousands of students in Washington, D.C. and Prince
George’s County returned to school this week. Though
concerns remain about the impact of the economy on
services and class sizes, the new school term began
without much of the glitches that marred last year’s
annual infux.
AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
James Jackson reacts after looking around his house in the lower
Ninth Ward, Dec. 4, 2005, in New Orleans, La.
School’s In
Ex-Ofenders Seek Clean Employment Slate
of the National Employment
Law Project. “It merely
means we’re taking away
the chilling effect” of asking
the question about a person’s
criminal record up front.
Neighly said the initiative
is important so that ex-
offenders who are returning
from prison can take care of
their families and contribute
to society.
“Criminal background
checks are used as an unfair
barrier to employment when
not related to the job,” she
said.
By Dorothy Rowley
AFRO Staf Writer
According to two noted
political observers, the
Washington rally planned
for this weekend by the
often-raucous cable TV
commentator Glenn Beck has
nothing to do with restoring
honor to the nation’s capital.
“It’s taking a slap at
the movement in a way
consistent with what the tea
party has done,” said Ron
Walters, retired University of
Maryland political analyst.
“They really want to
dishonor the legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther King’s March
on Washington in 1963 to
give it a conservative spin,”
he continued, describing
Beck’s effort as a “White
Nationalist Movement.”
Michael Fauntroy, public
policy professor at George
Mason University, agreed,
adding that “Beck’s Aug. 28
march is a disgrace to King’s
memory.
“That’s a date that should
be held sacred in the Civil
Rights Movement,” Fauntroy
said. “Glenn Beck is not about
bringing the country together,
and he’s way out of line trying
to take over and reshape the
way we talk about Blacks.”
However, Glenn’s event,
which includes a book
launch, is being countered
by a commemoration set at
the District’s Dunbar Senior
High School, marking the
47th anniversary of King’s
legendary march on the
National Mall where more
than 250,000 people heard
his historic “I Have a Dream”
AFRO File Photo
In this Aug. 28, 1963, AFRO fle photo, protestors carry signs as part of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.’s March on Washington. Black leaders today are decrying conservatives’ plans
to march in Washington on the anniversary of King’s history-making event.
Black Leaders Claim Beck March Tarnishes King’s Legacy
Opponents Contend,
Thomas Needs More
than Name Recognition
By Dorothy Rowley
AFRO Staf Writer
While the races for
mayor and D.C. City
Council chairperson have
heated up several degrees
in anticipation of the Sept.
14 primary, the contest in
Northeast Washington’s
Ward 5 has also begun to
simmer.
Incumbent Councilman
Harry Thomas Jr. is faced
with fve contenders, three
of whom told the AFRO in
interviews this week that
based on the returns he’s
brought to the ward over
the past four years, Thomas
will need more than name
recognition to net him a win.
“Since Harry Thomas
has been in offce, we’ve
lost Safeways, libraries
and the only DMV we had
in the ward,” said Kathy
Henderson, one of his
opponents. “Mr. Thomas
has not delivered at all. The
only one consistent was his
father [Harry Thomas Sr.,
who served three full terms
representing the ward], while
he gives the impression that
he is the heir apparent to the
[Ward 5] dynasty.”
Henderson continued,
“I’m running because quite
frankly, I believe I can do a
better job.”
Thomas, 49, did not
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AFRO National Briefs
Wyclef Jean’s Political
Venture Takes Dramatic
Turns
After Haiti’s Provisional
Electoral Council (CEP)
deemed rapper Wyclef Jean
ineligible to run for the
nation’s presidency, it seemed
his political ambitions had
been thwarted. Furthermore,
Jean released a statement
on his blog saying, “I
respectfully accept the
committee’s fnal decision,
and I urge my supporters to
do the same.”
But only days later, Jean told The Associated Press his
lawyers would appeal the council’s ruling. The married father
of one also told the the AP he has a document “which shows
everything is correct” and pointed to Haiti’s political cronyism
as reason for his rejection.
Shawnta Watson Walcott, a pollster and pundit who
conducted the 2005 presidential election poll in Haiti on behalf
of the National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians
(NOAH), said Jean is simply unprepared to lead a nation. “The
CEP’s decision to exclude Jean was unfortunate but accurate.
Wyclef simply didn’t meet the residency requirement as
stipulated in the Haitian Constitution,” said Walcott. “Perhaps
he and his legal advisors assumed there would be certain
considerations made that would have allowed him to participate
and that just didn’t happen.”
Veteran CBS News
Correspondent Harold
Dow Dies
Emmy Award-winning
CBS News correspondent
Harold Dow, recognized for
his Sept. 11 and O.J. Simpson
murder trial coverage, died
Aug. 21 in New Jersey. He
was 62.
According to CBS
network spokeswoman
Louise Bashi, Dow, a Saddle
River, N.J., resident, died
suddenly but it is not clear
if he’d been at home. “CBS News is deeply saddened by this
sudden loss,” said Sean McManus, president of CBS News and
Sports, in a statement. “The CBS News family has lost one of
its oldest and most talented members, whose absence will be
felt by many and whose on-air presence and reporting skills
touched nearly all of our broadcasts. We extend our deepest
condolences to his wife Kathy and their children Joelle, Danica
and David.”
Dow had worked as a correspondent for news series “48
Hours” since 1990, but had a 40-year career with the network.
He’d previously reported for “CBS Evening News with Dan
Rather” and “CBS News Sunday Morning.”
The Hackensack, N.J., native was previously a co-anchor
and talk show host in Omaha, Neb., where he was the frst
African-American TV reporter in that city.
National Black Pro-Life Union Prez to Attend ‘Restoring
Honor’ Rally
On the 47th anniversary
of Martin Luther King
Jr.’s historic March on
Washington, incendiary radio
host Glenn Beck plans to lead
the “Restoring Honor” rally
at the same site where King
gave the landmark “I Have
a Dream” speech. Joining
him will be Day Gardner,
president of the National
Black Pro-Life Union,
which seeks to coordinate
communication between all Black pro-life groups. “I wouldn’t
miss [the rally] for the world,” said Gardner in a statement.
“America is spiraling down into an abyss of debt, joblessness
and economic turmoil. We are seeing…a great push to
continue the brutal killing of unborn children--even as modern
technology proves the humanity of the child.”
Gardner, who publicly slammed then-Sen. Barack Obama
for his pro-abortion stance, said Americans have been
encouraged to respect Muslims while “Christianity and the
name of Jesus is scourged.”
Across town, the Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action
Network have planned “Reclaim the Dream,” a mass rally. In
a statement posted on the National Action Network’s website,
Sharpton said Beck and tea party members will attempt to
“hijack the dream” while he and other Black civic leaders will
shed light on issues that have diminished King’s vision.
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farms and 380 million eggs.
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and has recalled 170 million eggs.
Thousands of Americans have reportedly become ill after
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By Alan King
AFRO Staff Writer
Jennifer Hudson and other
relatives positively identified
the body of her 7-year-old
nephew Monday, just hours
after his body was found in a
sport-utility vehicle sought in
connection with the murder of
Hudson’s mother and brother.
The white, 1994 Chevrolet
Suburban with Illinois license
plate X584859 was found on
Chicago’s West Side after
police received a 7 a.m. call
from a neighbor about a suspi-
cious vehicle. The man noticed
the vehicle while walking his
dog. According to the Chicago
Tribune, the boy had been shot
multiple times in the back seat
of the vehicle. The SUV, regis-
tered to Hudson’s murdered
brother, was towed with the
boy’s body inside and is being
processed by evidence techni-
cians and workers. The body
was later removed and taken to
the Cook County Medical
Examiner’s office.
Hudson and other family
members arrived at the Medical
Examiner’s office mid-after-
noon to identify the body.
Given the choice between look-
ing directly at the body or
viewing it on a wall-mounted
video screen, the family chose
the latter. According to the
Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes,
that’s him.”
A spokesman for the office
told the newspaper that Hudson
“remained strong for her fami-
ly” and was clearly its leader.
“She held hands with her fami-
ly,” the spokesman said. “It
was obviously a very emotional
moment.”
The boy – the son of Julia
Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had
been missing since Friday,
when a relative found Julian’s
grandmother, Darnell
Donerson, 57, and his uncle,
Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death
in his grandmother’s home in
the 7000 block of South Yale
Avenue.
An Amber Alert – a desig-
nation for high-risk missing
children – was issued Friday
after Julian was discovered
missing after the murders.
Police arrested William
Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
father and estranged husband
of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
Southside apartment several
hours after the murders.
Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
told reporters that her son had
nothing to do with the slayings.
Balfour remains a suspect in
the murders but is being held in
jail for parole violation after
being convicted of attempted
murder and vehicular hijack-
ing. Cook County records show
that he pleaded guilty to both
charges in 1999. He was also
convicted in 1998 for posses-
sion of a stolen motor vehicle.
He was released from prison in
2006 after serving seven years
for the attempted murder and
car hijacking charges.
The boy remained missing
through a long weekend in
which police and volunteers
posted fliers bearing his photo-
graph around the city. On
Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
for the public’s help in finding
her nephew. In her MySpace
blog, she thanked fans and sup-
porters for their prayers and
offered a $100,000 reward to
anyone who returned the boy
alive.
Since the investigation,
Hudson – who gained stardom
after appearing on “American
Idol,” and then won an
Academy Award for her role in
the movie Dreamgirls – has
stayed out of the public eye.
The Chicago Tribune report-
ed that a parade of cars moved
slowly past her family’s home
Monday morning, past the
news vans, reporters and curi-
ous onlookers.
Neighbors stood
quietly and
reflected on the
violence.
In front of the Hudson’s
home, men in heavy jackets
and hooded sweatshirts came to
kiss the twin white crosses bar-
ing the names of Donerson and
Jason.
“Everybody is sick of going
through stuff like this,” Artisha
West, a former resident of the
area told the Tribune. “We all
have to stick together. All these
young children are dying, and
for what?”
By Alan King
AFRO Staff Writer
Presidential candidate John
McCain’s attack on ACORN –
Associated Community
Organization for Reform Now –
confirms the success of the
organization, the head of the
group says.
“This is testimony to the work
we’ve done and success we’ve
had,” Maude Hurd, president of
ACORN, said in an interview
with the AFRO.
“When this attack started, we
had just announced that we had
registered 1.3 million new vot-
ers,” she said. “That’s just to say
that someone’s running scared
because of ACORN’s success.”
McCain, who is running for
president on the Republican tick-
et, lashed out at ACORN in the
final debate against Barack
Obama, contending the group “is
on the verge of maybe perpetrat-
ing one of the greatest frauds in
voter history in this country,
maybe destroying the fabric of
democracy.”
Factcheck.org, a non-partisan
Web site, found those claims to
be “exaggerated,” with “no evi-
dence of any such democracy-
destroying fraud.”
Hurd believes the McCain
charges were politically motivat-
ed.
She said, “Because it’s low-
and moderate-income people,
and people of color, I believe the
McCain campaign thinks those
voters are going to vote
Democratic, which is not neces-
sarily true.”
ACORN is no stranger to
controversy.
For 38 years, the non-partisan
organization has fought for social
and economic justice for low-
and moderate-income
Americans. With 400,000 mem-
ber families organized into more
than 1,200 neighborhood chap-
ters in 110 cities nationwide,
ACORN has over the years seen
its share of criticism while advo-
cating for affordable housing,
living wages, healthcare for the
underserved— and while organ-
izing voter registration drives.
But none has been as withering
and baseless as this one.
With the presidential election
less than two weeks away,
ACORN’s detractors allege the
organization has engaged in mas-
sive voter registration fraud after
the reported discovery of bogus
names, such as Mickey Mouse
and Dallas Cowboys players
Tony Romo and Terrell Owens,
among the names submitted to
election officials.
Hurd said those workers, who
were doing those things without
ACORN’s knowledge or permis-
sion, were fired.
“The evidence that has sur-
faced so far shows they faked
forms to get paid for work they
didn’t do, not to stuff ballot
boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the
victim of fraud, not the perpetra-
tor of it.
Hurd said the only things
bogus are the charges them-
selves. And factcheck. org
agrees.
It concluded, “Neither
ACORN nor its employees have
been found guilty of, or even
charged with, casting fraudulent
votes.”
The problem came about pri-
marily because of the way
ACORN operates. Rather than
rely on volunteers, it pays peo-
ple, many of them poor or unem-
ployed, to sign up new voters.
The idea was to help both those
being registered and those doing
the registration.
Maud explained, “We have a
zero tolerance policy for deliber-
ate falsification of registration.”
Most news account neglect to
point out that ACORN is
required by law to turn in all reg-
istration forms. And they also fail
to note that it was the organiza-
tion, in many instances, that first
brought the phony registrations
to the attention of authorities.
The McCain camp apparently
isn’t interested in those fine
points, preferring to air mislead-
ing ads that seek to link Obama
to ACORN, thereby undercutting
his political support.
McCain: I’m John McCain
and I approve this message.
Announcer: Who is Barack
Obama? A man with “a political
baptism performed at warp
speed.” Vast ambition. After col-
lege, he moved to Chicago.
Became a community organizer.
There, Obama met Madeleine
Talbot, part of the Chicago
branch of ACORN. He was so
impressive that he was asked to
train the ACORN staff.
What did ACORN in Chicago
engage in? Bullying banks.
Intimidation tactics. Disruption
of business. ACORN forced
banks to issue risky home loans.
The same types of loans that
caused the financial crisis we’re
in today.
No wonder Obama’s campaign is
trying to distance him from the
group, saying, “Barack Obama
Never Organized with ACORN.”
But Obama’s ties to ACORN run
long and deep. He taught classes
for ACORN. They even endorsed
him for President.
But now ACORN is in trouble.
Reporter: There are at least
11 investigations across the
country involving thousands of
potentially fraudulent ACORN
forms.
Announcer: Massive voter
fraud. And the Obama campaign
paid more than $800,000 to an
ACORN front for get out the vote
efforts.
Pressuring banks to issue risky
loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
Barack Obama. Bad judgment.
Blind ambition. Too risky for
America.
Since McCain’s comments,
ACORN’s 87 offices have been
bombarded with threats and
racist mail.
The day after the presidential
debate, vandals broke into the
organization’s Boston and Seattle
offices and stole computers.
After a Cleveland representative
appeared on TV, an e-mail was
sent to the local office saying she
“is going to have her life ended.”
Aworker in Providence, R.I.,
received a threatening call say-
ing, “We know you get off work
at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
Acaller to one office left a
message on the answering
machine, saying: “Hi, I was just
calling to let you know that
Barack Obama needs to get
hung. He’s a (expletive deleted)
nigger, and he’s a piece of
(expletive deleted). You guys are
fraudulent, and you need to go to
hell. All the niggers on oak trees.
They’re gonna get all hung hon-
eys, they’re going to get assassi-
nated, they’re gonna get killed.”
Another message said, “You
liberal idiots. Dumb (expletive
deleted). Welfare bums. You
guys just (expletive deleted)
come to our country, consume
every natural resource there is,
and make a lot of babies. That’s
all you guys do. And then suck
up the welfare and expect every-
one else to pay for your hospital
bills for your kids. I jus’ say let
your kids die. That’s the best
move. Just let your children die.
Forget about paying for hospital
bills for them. I’m not gonna do
it. You guys are lowlifes. And I
hope you all die.”
Hurd thinks the hate calls will
cease soon.
“In two weeks, I think these
attacks will be over. But I think it
will be harder for us to get our
name back on good graces
because they really trashed us in
the last few weeks.”
But ACORN will not be
deterred.
“We’ve been fighting for a
long time, for over 30 years, for
the rights of low- and moderate-
income people all across the
country,” Hurd said. “We’re
going to continue to fight for
economic justice in our commu-
nities.”
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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain Nephew
“She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
Courtesy Photos
Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who
was killed, as well as her brother, Jason.
Jason Hudson
Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s nephew.
ACORN Fights Back
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’

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During opening ceremonies last week, offcials at the newly
established Bertha B. Williams Academy (BBWA) in Southeast
Washington, D.C., said they look forward to the facility
eventually becoming a model for similar efforts across the
country. Until then, “It will be an exemplary model academy
for poor students like those who live east of the river,” said
founder and board member Lois Williams.
BBAW, which is located in the educational building at
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church on Minnesota Avenue,
is tuition-free and caters to underprivileged children from
pre-kindergarten through second grade living in the Anacostia
community. The school is named after Williams, an educator
who dedicated much of her career to training disadvantaged
students, and is solely supported by private donations,
fundraisers and grants.
When classes start Sept. 26, each of the 80 students will be
provided a personal education plan that, aside from offering
a curriculum, fosters communication, critical thinking and
problem-solving skills.
However, plans call for increasing enrollment to 200 and
adding classes for students up to sixth grade over the next three
years. While offcials will focus on providing individualized
attention with low teacher-to-student ratios, they’re poised to
eventually evolve the school into a charter facility.
Williams, who is married to the school namesake’s oldest
son, Anderson Williams, said the facility spawned out of
concern for problems that often plague children in Ward 8,
including a gaping disparity in achievement between African-
American and White children attending District of Columbia
public schools.
Anacostia’s majority Black community, represented by
Councilman Marion Barry, is often described as the city’s
poorest neighborhood. With the poverty rate exceeding 36
percent, at least half of its children have been classifed
disadvantaged, and last year, according to a recent city
demographics profle, more than 31,000 residences received
food stamps.
“We plan to address these problems by providing excellence
in education to inner-city youth,” Williams said. “We believe
in providing every student access in learning with a strong
commitment to educating children from all walks of life.”
BBWA board chairwoman Leah Humphrey added that
offcials also intend to provide “a high-quality” school that will
serve as a model of success for students throughout the United
States in communities like Anacostia. “We have an excellent
board and we’re totally committed to serving the needs of the
children,” Humphrey said. “We want the absolute best for them
[and] we want to provide the resources, intellect and the spirit
that’s necessary to lead them.”
Other than a simple application form there’s no long, drawn
out enrollment process.
Scott Pearson, director of Public Charter Schools for the
U.S. Department of Education, expressed sentiments on behalf
of President Barack Obama.
“We should treasure, support and embrace [BBWA] as [an
important] fabric of your lives and the president supports that,”
Pearson said. He said formation of the school has challenged
the status quo. “In the best way possible by [adhering] to
high standards that its offcials are willing to be judged by,”
said Pearson. “The school is part of a strong and growing
movement. It’s different and that’s the whole point, because we
want choice and diversity.”
Tuition-Free Private School Debuts in Ward 8
speech.
The commemoration is
being organized by the Rev.
Al Sharpton and his National
Action Network, and has
mobilized a contingent of
progressive leaders, clergy
and nationally syndicated
Black radio talk show hosts
and other activists from across
the country to “reclaim”
King’s dream.
Though Beck admitted
he had no idea Aug. 28 was
the same date as the famous
March on Washington, he said
in an interview with another
news outlet that it wouldn’t
stop him from proclaiming
the coincidence as “divine
providence.”
Beck, who touts himself
as a conservative American
thinker, began plans for his
rally late last year, scheduling
it to coincide with the ffth
anniversary of Hurricane
Katrina’s devastation and the
horrifc murder 55 years ago
of 14-year-old Emmet Till for
whistling at a White woman.
According to his website,
while the gathering is
supposed to be a nonpolitical
celebration of America, it has
the backing of the National
Rife Association and lists
Sarah Palin among its primary
speakers.
Beck plans to follow up
the rally with an event at the
Kennedy Center that will
reportedly include uplifting
music and messages of
hope, healing and faith from
nationally-known religious
fgures, reminiscent of
speeches conveyed during
civil rights struggles.
While leaders such as
activist Dick Gregory and the
Rev. Timothy Mc Donald of
the Concerned Black Clergy
of Atlanta contend Beck lacks
the fortitude to engage in civil
rights for Blacks, Walters
pointedly said Beck is not
worthy of the date he chose
to reach out to the masses. “I
think that’s what people ought
to understand,” said Walters.
Sharpton pointed out in
a commentary circulated by
the NNPA that in studying
the intense struggle for civil
rights in this nation, people
“quickly – and rightfully –”
fnd themselves analyzing the
life and legacy of King.
“We learn of his tireless
efforts to achieve equality and
justice for all of humanity, as
we pass on legends of sit-ins,
marches and boycotts to our
children,” Sharpton said. “But
what we as a collective [body]
sometimes forget to impress
upon the next generation is
the depth to which Dr. King
was an advocate [and that] the
position as he knew it, was the
only effective tool to ensure a
unifed system of equality in
every state.”
Echoing Walters’
sentiments, Sharpton – who
referred to Beck’ gathering
as a mere disturbance – said
that the show host and the tea
party are attempting to tarnish
the legacy of the 1963 march.
But he said that in light of
the Dunbar rally, King’s loyal
legion of supporters won’t
allow that to happen.
“We will not give credence
to this distraction,” said
Sharpton, “for that’s all it is.
AFRO File Photo
Civil rights leaders are marching Aug. 28 in Washington
to “reclaim”Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, which he
shared in his “I Have a Dream”speech 47 years ago.
“The school is part of a strong and
growing movement. It’s diferent and
that’s the whole point, because we want
choice and diversity.”
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SBA Mismanagement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of the District of Columbia will have about 1,500
extra students at its northwest Washington campus this year.
Mayor Adrian Fenty and D.C. school offcials announced last week that Wilson High
School students will study this school year at UDC’s Building 52. The high school building in
Tenleytown will undergo a $100 million renovation.
While the plan was only announced the Friday before the start of classes, offcials say the
UDC building will be ready. It includes 65 classrooms, four computer labs and faculty offce
space. Wilson students will use UDC’s gym and library.
Some merchants near the Van Ness campus are concerned about the infux of students.
But Council member Mary Cheh says no businesses asked to be placed off limits to Wilson
students.
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she had only 48 hours to fnd
and fax critical documents
or her application would be
canceled.
Some 160 miles to the east,
in Alabama, Erik Schmitz,
former commodore of the
Fairhope Yacht Club, takes
in a breathtaking view of
Mobile Bay from a posh new
clubhouse rebuilt in part with
a $1.5 million disaster loan,
the maximum from the SBA.
For Schmitz, the entire loan
process was smooth sailing.
While stories of the
Federal Emergency
Management Agency’s
contaminated trailers and the
Army Corps of Engineers’
inability to shore up the
levees captured the headlines
in the aftermath of the deadly
storms of 2005, the bungling
of the SBA, the lead federal
agency helping people rebuild
their homes and businesses,
has largely been untold.
The sagas of Schmitz,
Bazile and the SBA’s
Young, who worked out of
the agency’s massive loan
processing center in Fort
Worth, Texas, collectively
reveal how the SBA failed in
so many ways, an ominous
experience as the agency
prepares to play a similar
role in the aftermath of the
massive BP PLC oil spill.
These are stories of a
mismanaged bureaucracy
that still hurt half a decade
later: tales of applications
for low-interest disaster
loans that should have been
approved but were not, of
applications deleted from the
SBA computer system for no
valid reason, of impossible-to-
meet deadlines manufactured
to clear backlogs, and of a
process so chaotic and painful
that thousands simply gave up.
An Associated Press
investigation based on
more than 200 interviews,
thousands of pages of
public documents obtained
under the federal Freedom
of Information Act and a
frst-ever detailed computer
analysis of SBA data from
hurricanes Katrina and Rita
found that:
– Despite the obvious need,
55 percent of homeowners
and businesses that applied for
help after the hurricanes were
turned away. According to data
provided by SBA, of 318,953
applications processed,
175,463 were rejected and
143,490 were approved.
– Only 60 percent of the
loan money approved by SBA
ultimately reached applicants.
Over the years, SBA offcials
have told congressional
committees that the agency
had approved more than $10
billion in loans, touting it
as an example of how SBA
had helped those on the Gulf
Coast. However, according
to the data, only $6.1 billion
of the approved loan money
has been dispensed. SBA
offcials say many applicants
never accepted the loans
because they found other
ways to rebuild, including
using insurance money. But
many former applicants said
in interviews that they just
walked away because the
entire process took too long
and was too complicated.
– Of the money SBA
did distribute, $357 million
– nearly 6 percent – has
never been repaid. More
than a dozen people whose
loans were charged off
told the AP that the agency
hasn’t contacted them about
repayment.
– Country clubs, yacht
clubs, exclusive private
schools and megachurches
received millions in loans
from the agency founded in
1953 with a mission to “aid,
counsel, assist and protect the
interests of small business
concerns.” Some of the more
substantial operations rebuilt
bigger and better, often
contradicting SBA rules that
say damaged buildings should
be repaired only to their
original state.
– Homeowners and
businesses in higher-income
areas were more likely to get
a loan than those in lower-
income areas, according to
AP’s analysis of SBA data
by ZIP code. “The truth is
that only the wealthy moved
through the system easily,”
said Gale Martin, another
former SBA loan offcer. “If
you were of a certain income,
we funded you frst, which
is not the way the system is
supposed to work.” Martin
contended that contrary to the
SBA mission to especially
help people who didn’t always
have the means to rebuild,
applicants with higher credit
scores and bigger incomes
were cherry-picked for
processing frst because those
fles could be closed quicker.
– A disparity also existed
along racial lines. For
example, the predominantly
White, wealthier Lakeview
section of New Orleans had
the city’s highest ratio of
approvals to rejections, while
the lowest approval rates
were in poorer, mostly Black
areas like the Lower Ninth
Ward. But a racial disparity
was clear even among
economically similar areas.
SBA approved nearly 66
percent of loan applications
in a predominantly white
part of suburban St. Bernard
Parish but approved only 42.1
percent in a predominantly
black, adjacent section of
eastern New Orleans with
comparable median household
income. SBA offcials
said they don’t collect
information about race on
loan applications, but try to
reach out to applicants in poor
neighborhoods. Civil rights
leaders say the agency hasn’t
done enough to help.
SBA offcials insist
the agency today is better
prepared to handle a major
disaster. “We’re not proud
of what happened during the
2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes,”
said James Rivera, deputy
associate administrator of
SBA’s offce of disaster
assistance. “Our response was
slow, but we’ve learned from
our mistakes. We’ve had fve
years to refect on this.”
During that period, agency
offcials say, they have added
staff, improved technology
and simplifed the loan
process to push money out
quickly to disaster victims.
But recent reports by
government watchdog
groups and some critics have
slammed SBA for being too
slow to implement measures
that could improve an agency
with a troubled past.
Congressional
investigators and SBA
whistleblowers question
whether the agency is any
better equipped for a major
disaster today, as the region
grapples with the oil-spill
related assault on three pillars
of its economy – seafood,
tourism and offshore drilling.
The SBA is once again
setting up disaster recovery
centers along the Gulf Coast,
although the oil spill effort will
likely be overshadowed by
the hurricanes’ economic toll.
While BP is responsible for
the fnancial impact caused by
the spill, the SBA is helping
people while they wait for the
corporate assistance.
“This is going to happen
again – tomorrow – if there’s
another Katrina,” Martin said.
“They didn’t fx enough for it
not to happen.”
Look for parts two, three and
four of this story online at www.
afro.com. Associated Press writers
Brian Skoloff, Becky Bohrer,
Carrie Osgood, Peter Prengaman
and the AP News Research Center
contributed to this story.
AFRO File Photo
The Small Business Administration was responsible for
issuing loans to help people rebuild their homes and
businesses after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
August 28, 2010 - September 3, 2010, The Afro-American A5
Continued from A1
Opponents Contend
Nominations are now being accepted
for the following WTU positions:
President
General Vice President
Treasurer
Vice-President* (6 positions)
Recording Secretary
Trustees (3 positions)
Executive Board member** (11 positions)
Delegates to the Metropolitan Washington Council,
AFL-CIO (9 positions)
Delegates to the Convention of the
Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO (9 positions)
*There is one Vice President from each of the following divisions
for a total of six (6) positions: elementary school, junior high
school, senior high school, career development, special education,
and specialized services.
** There are eleven (11) Executive Board positions with four (4)
from elementary school, two (2) from junior high school, two (2)
from senior high school, and three (3) from specialized services.
Washington Teachers’ Union, Local 6
Nominations and Elections Notice
Term of Offce: The term of offce for the President, General
Vice President, Treasurer, Vice Presidents, Recording Secretary,
Trustees, Executive Board members and Delegates to the Metro-
politan Washington Council, AFL-CIO runs until July 1, 2013. The
term of offce for Delegates to the Convention of the Maryland
State and D.C. AFL-CIO runs through the Convention of Fall 2011.
All elected persons will serve each term or the balance of each
term beginning October 5, 2010.
Eligibility for President, General Vice President, Trea-
surer, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Trustee
and Executive Board member: Candidates must be current,
full dues paying members and must submit a nominations peti-
tion signed by a minimum of 20 full dues paying members to be
eligible.
Eligibility for Delegate to the Metropolitan Washington
Council, AFL-CIO and Delegate to the Convention of the
MD State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO: Candidates
must be current employees and full dues paying members. A
member may self nominate or be nominated by a WTU member in
good standing by submitting her/his name on a nominating peti-
tion by the deadline. Signatures from additional WTU members
are not required.
Deadline for Nominations: Nomination Petitions must be
signed by the candidate and submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on
September 3, 2010 to the American Federation of Teachers, c/o Al
Squire, Regional Director, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington,
DC 20001. Nomination Petitions are available online.
Election: The election of the WTU Union Offcers, Trustees,
Executive Board and Delegates will be conducted by mail ballot.
The mail ballots will be mailed on September 18, 2010. Ballots will
be opened and counted by the American Arbitration Association,
an independent agency, on October 4, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. at the
American Federation of Teachers.
To download a petition and for more information, please visit www.aft.org/wtuelection.
Attention Members of the Washington Teachers’ Union
By Nafeesa Syeed
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The U.S. Marshals Service
says it’s cracking down on
some of the most dangerous
sex offenders in the nation’s
capital.
Deputy U.S. Marshal
David Neumann, a
spokesman for the U.S.
Marshals for D.C. Superior
Court, says the agency
is targeting the fve most
wanted sex offenders who
have failed to register with authorities.
It’s part of Project Sentinel/Operation Guardian that’s under way throughout the country,
with each Marshal’s district searching for the worst convicted, noncompliant sex offenders.
Neumann says there are about 750,000 convicted sex offenders in the United States, but
about 125,000 have not registered. He says it’s important to catch them to put victims at ease
and protect families.
Those who are caught face more prosecution because of their failure to register.
For more information: www.usmarshals.gov/district/dc-sc/
U.S. Marshals Target 5 Most
Wanted Sex Ofenders
Continued from A1
Ex-Ofenders
Councilman Thomas, who
introduced the “Ban the Box”
measure after meeting with
ex-offender advocates and
constituents who reported
trouble getting interviewed
due to their criminal records,
agrees.
“It is the councilmember’s
belief that increasing a
person’s ability to interview
for a position would give the
employer a better opportunity
to judge that person on their
abilities to perform the work
rather than an employer
having a preconceived idea
of that person’s character
based on a past mistake,”
said James Pittman, Thomas’
legislative counsel.
Pittman said the goal
behind Thomas’ proposed
measure is to build a positive
track record with “Ban the
Box” in D.C. government
in order to build a case to
eventually expand similar
measures in the private sector.
Eliminating the box at the
outset of the hiring process
could not come soon enough
for ex-offenders such as
30-year-old Akil, a certifed
food handler and former
prison cook who recently
settled on an $8-an-hour
job as a dishwasher in a
restaurant in Bethesda.
Akil, who spent half a
decade in federal prison
for a drug conviction, says
he flled out hundreds of
job applications since his
release from prison in 2008
but seldom heard back from
employers. He suspects the
reason is because of his
criminal record.
“Even if they don’t know
what you were locked up
for, it puts in their head like,
‘What could he have done?’”
Akil explained.
Such experiences are by
no means uncommon in the
city, where on any given day
there are 16,000 ex-offenders
under the supervision of the
Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency for
the District of Columbia,
and more than half are
unemployed, several times
the District unemployment
rate of roughly 10 percent.
“We have a real problem
with employment in the
District and a real problem
with folks on supervision,”
said Leonard Sipes,
spokesman for CSOSA.
Courtney Stewart, co-
founder of the D.C.-based
Re-Entry Network for
Returning Citizens, says the
unemployment rates among
ex-offenders – or “returning
citizens,” his favored
terminology – concern society
in general, not just those with
criminal records.
“It’s a public safety issue,”
Stewart said. “If you don’t
give a man a job, it becomes
a public safety issue, because
he’s already committed
a crime before, and the
likelihood of doing it again is
very high.”
Stewart doesn’t harbor
any notions that eliminating
the box will make a dramatic
change in employment for ex-
offenders. “[But] it evens the
playing feld a little more,”
he said.
If the D.C. council
return the AFRO’s inquiry for comment. However, he has been
on the Council since 2006, having won the General Election
with 85 percent of the votes. Currently, the ward ranks third
for the highest rate of unemployment and HIV/AIDS, and
according to Henderson, “has the dirtiest streets and alleys
in the city” as well all other kinds of negative indicators –
including incidences of breast cancer and asthma.
“I feel we deserve better,” Henderson said. “I don’t
understand why he can’t deliver and why he can’t make us a
priority.”
According to a spring 2010 profle provided by the Urban
Institute and the Washington, D.C., Local Initiatives Support
Corporation, teen birth rates are prevalent in Ward 5, and
last year more than 6,000 of its households received TANF
(Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) benefts.
Meanwhile, Thomas has been banking on his earmarks to
win favor with voters. Nevertheless, his Council record has also
spawned the chagrin of Delano Hunter and Kenyan McDuffe.
“Over the past four years, Harry Thomas has been reactive
to issues of concern to the residents of Ward 5, whereas we
need someone who’s going to be stronger and more proactive,”
said McDuffe. “He’s the chair of the committee on parks,
recreation and libraries on the Council, and yet he hasn’t
delivered in terms of resources being allocated to Ward 5’s
parks, recreation and libraries.” McDuffe added that of the
billions allocated in the City Council budget from Fiscal Year
2007 to Fiscal Year 2010 that a mere pittance has been spent on
Ward 5. “And that’s ridiculous,” McDuffe said.
Hunter added that lack of vision has caused Thomas’
leadership to falter.
“He has failed to address some of the key issues that are
holding Ward 5 back,” Hunter said, noting the area’s high
truancy and dropout rates among them. “He has failed to put
forth the proactive vision and leadership this community needs,
[although] he has been very reactive to the mayor.”
ultimately decides to “ban
the box,” it would be one
of roughly two dozen
municipalities to do so. Others
include Baltimore, Boston,
Chicago, Minneapolis, San
Francisco and Seattle, to name
a few.
The proposed “Ban the
Box” measure in the District
has been referred to the
Council’s Committee on
Government Operations and
the Environment for a hearing
with comments from the
Committee on Public Safety
and the Judiciary. A hearing
date on the matter has not yet
been scheduled.
©MorgueFile
Courtesy Photo
“I feel we deserve better,” Henderson said.
“I don’t understand why he can’t deliver
and why he can’t make us a priority.”
A6 The Afro-American, August 28, 2010 - September 3, 2010
Aug. 26
RE-New Orleans
Recess Lounge, 727 15th
St., N.W. D.C. 6-10 p.m. Join
the community in this social
networking and fundraiser
event in commemoration
of the ffth anniversary of
Hurricane Katrina. For more
information: www.gnof.org.
Aug. 27
D.C. Poetry in the Park
2010
Carter Barron
Amphitheatre, 4850 Colorado
Ave., N.W. D.C. 7:30 p.m.
Join the annual D.C. Poetry in
the Park festival with special
guests the Last Poets. For
more information: 202-426-
0486.
Live on the Woodrow
Wilson Plaza
Woodrow Wilson Plaza,
Ronald Reagan International
Trade Center, 1300
Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. D.C.
12-1:30 p.m. In this weekly
event, enjoy some of the best
free musical performances
in the area. For more
information: 202-312-1300.
Aug. 28
Spirit of Love Fest
Granville Gude Park
(Laurel Lakes), 7901 Cypress
St., Laurel, Md. 12-5 p.m.
Christian World Links will
host the frst Spirit of Love
Fest featuring giveaways,
music, vendors, food and
more. For more information:
spiritofovefest.com.
Smoky Eye Workshop
Largo-Kettering Library
Conference Room, 9601
Capital Lane, Largo, Md.
1:30-3 p.m. Learn how to
create the perfect smoky
eye makeup effect with
professional makeup guru
Tasha (Taz) Robinson of
Playing in Paint Makeup
Artistry. $25 admits
one, $40 admits two.
For more information:
playinginpaint.com.
FCAC Community Day
TheARC, 1901
Mississippi Ave., S.E. D.C.
11 a.m.-2 p.m. The Federal
City Alumnae Chapter
of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority will be hosting
its annual community
day to foster community,
health, educational and
political awareness. The
fair will include children
and adult activities, health
screenings, free food,
ftness demos and live
entertainment. For more
information: thecacdst.org.
Who Let the Dogs In?
Marian Koshland
Science Museum, Sixth
and E streets, N.W. D.C.
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Join the
Koshland for a museum
festival for dogs and their
owners. Your pet will
enjoy complementary
gourmet treats, water and
shade as you get useful
information for your pet.
For more information: 202-
334-1201.
Aug. 28-29
Linganore Wine Cellars’
Vintage Jazz Festival
Linganore Winecellars,
13601 Glissans Mill Road,
Mt. Airy, Md. 6 p.m.
Enjoy an afternoon of
warm summer breeze and
sunshine and enjoy great
food and music. $10-$15.
410-795-6432.
Aug. 29
Dr. Evelyn Bethune
John Wesley United
Methodist Church, 6922
North Ritchie Hwy. Glen
Burnie, Md. Come and
hear the message from
Dr. Evelyn Bethune,
granddaughter of Dr.
Mary McLeod Bethune.
Following the service,
there will be a reception
in which Dr. Bethune
will autograph copies
of her book. For more
information: 410-766-
6981.
Sept. 2
‘Empower’ Happy Hour
Tabaq Bistro, 1336 U
St., N.W. D.C. 5-8 p.m.
Join Empower Magazine
as they host their monthly
happy hour to discuss
social issues and challenge
readers to take action in
their communities. For
more information: 202-
709-9392.
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Dance & Drum
Conference
Washington Plaza
Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle,
N.W. D.C. 1 p.m. Join in
the 27th annual African
dance and drum festival.
$15-$220. For more
information: kankouran.
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August 28, 2010 - September 3, 2010, The Afro-American A7
(NNPA) - On Aug. 29, we
will commemorate fve years
since Hurricane Katrina hit
New Orleans, broke its levees
and drowned the city in feet
of water. Five years ago our
nation exhibited some of the
most profound indifference
to human beings as thousands
of New Orleaneans were
stuck without food, water, or
sanitation in the Super Dome.
In the aftermath of those fve years, those divisions of race
and class have determined which individuals have recovered
from Katrina and who have not. Five years after the levees
broke, the city of New Orleans is still bruised from the tragedy
of a natural disaster, a man-made disaster, and an indifferent
government.
Bill Quigley, legal director of the Center for Constitutional
Rights, Loyola University law professors Bill and Davida
Finger, and Tulane University researcher Lance Hill have
compiled a “Pain Index” for New Orleans in 2010. They
make the case that too many people have been permanently
displaced, the infrastructure remains badly frayed, and that
there is insuffcient affordable housing. They note that while
some say the median income in New Orleans has risen since
Katrina, that income has only risen because so many poor
people can’t come back.
There are at least 100,000 fewer persons in New Orleans
today than fve years ago. One in four residential addresses is
vacant or blighted. Nearly 20,000 people are still waiting for
money from the Road Home program to rebuild their homes.
Meanwhile, rents have spiraled, and 5,000 people are waiting
for public housing; another 28,000 or so are waiting for housing
vouchers. The public school system has been decimated, and it
is unclear whether charter education has been an improvement.
In 2005, a New Orleans businessman promised the Wall
Street Journal that the business community would use Katrina
to reconfgure New Orleans politically, demographically
and economically. With the city now being represented
by a Vietnamese-American Republican, and with a major
demographic shift in the City
Council, one might say that
the businessman kept his
promise. Whether benignly or
deliberately, poor people have
gotten the word – they are
unwelcome in New Orleans.
Data tell one story, but it
is souls and spirits that tell
another. I’ve been to New
Orleans twice this year,
frst for the Essence Music
Festival, then for Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority’s 50th
Convention. The events were
great, as events go, with
highlights, challenges, and
plenty of crowds. The best
part of going to New Orleans
these days, though, is talking to
the people who live there about
their thoughts and feelings
about “recovery.”
“I wouldn’t live anywhere else,” my driver said. His voice
has the thickness of gumbo, the jazzed nuance of many New
Orleanean voices. The second time he picks me up to take me
from one place to another, we get to talking and he tells me
his story. He is 68, former military, and a retiree when Katrina
hit. But he and his wife had to start all over because they lost
everything. So instead of enjoying retirement, he drives three
days a week, and does “odd jobs” to make ends meet. When
I ask about federal government help, he grunts, utters an
expletive, and then says, “I told you we had to start over.”
The housekeeper at the Hilton is a sweet chatterbox. When
she brings extra tea bags, she natters on about why she prefers
coffee to tea. When I ask her how she managed after Katrina,
though, she grows silent and her countenance takes on sadness.
“I lost my mother two years ago. I really think that storm killed
her.” She tells me a harrowing evacuation story that landed part
of her family in Atlanta and part in Houston. Three of her fve
children chose to stay in Atlanta, feeling that starting over was
too much.
“I miss them and I miss my grands, but I have two others
here,” she said. She speaks of Sunday dinners past with
a wistfulness in her voice. “It is as if our family has been
broken in half.” People visit, she allowed. But it’s just not the
same. And, she says she is grateful for what she does have,
including her health, her home, and good relationships.
Langston Hughes called stories like these “the sweet fypaper
of life.” Not enough to write a research paper on, just enough to
get some favor for. That fypaper isn’t as sweet for many New
Orleaneans as it was fve years ago, and material conditions
have worsened as well. When we turn the lens on New Orleans
this week to commemorate the fve years since Katrina, what
can we say about the possibility that this city and its residents
will ever be made whole?
Julianne Malveaux is president of Bennett College for
Women in Greensboro, N.C.
Opinion
Julianne
Malveaux
Five Years After the
Levees Broke
I am amazed that the
controversy surrounding the
proposed Muslim mosque
and community center in
New York City at ground zero
is still going strong. America
has turned into a country
where if you don’t agree with
someone, you are painted as
a bad person. This is exactly
what is going on in New York
City.
Those who oppose the
project have lost the legal
battle, but now they are
attempting to turn it into a
political battle. I fnd those in opposition full of hypocrisy,
especially those in the Republican Party.
When President Obama used the word “empathy” to
describe one of the qualities he looked for in a Supreme Court
nominee, Republicans ripped into him (and rightfully so). Our
legal system is based on the law, not how one feels about a
given case or person involved in a case.
Now, when it comes to the proposed mosque at ground
zero, these same people want the Muslim community to be
“sensitive” (i.e. empathetic) toward the family members of
those killed and others impacted my 9/11. Mind you, everyone
agrees that the Muslims have the legal right to move forward
with the project—not even the most vocal opponent argues this
point.
Their whole argument is about “sensitivity.” How ironic
that when Obama suggested empathy in a Supreme Court
nominee, he was excoriated. Now, these very same people are
encouraging the same thing, albeit in a different circumstance.
As a longtime Republican, I have had many conversations
with White folks in the party regarding the confederate fag
and its place in our society. These people see absolutely no
problem with the fag fying on the dome of state capitals
around the country, even though they know it’s very offensive
to the Black community.
I have been told on many occasions that I (and the
Black community) was being overly sensitive and that
those who support the fying of the fag are within their
rights. Additionally, I was told, you can’t expect people to
forget their heritage because of the sensitivities of the Black
community. After all, “me nor my parents or grandparents were
part of the Confederacy. But, it is party of our family’s history;
therefore, we celebrate it. We had nothing to do with slavery,
nor do we support any type of discrimination.”
Isn’t this the same argument the Muslims are using in New
York? They had nothing to do with 9/11. But, they want to be
able to celebrate their religion, despite the bad feelings that
others may experience.
Once again, these same Republicans who oppose the
Muslims in New York on grounds of “sensitivity,” will not take
the same stand on the Confederate fag when it comes to the
Black community.
Principles are guides to one’s life that are not relative or
situational. Principles have to be consistently applied for one
to be credible and maintain the moral high ground. You can’t
pick and choose when to apply one’s principles.
Through what’s going on
in New York, maybe, just
maybe, Republicans will
better understand how Blacks
feel about the Confederate
fag. And maybe, just maybe,
the next time Blacks express their feelings about having the
confederate fag fying atop government buildings, Republicans
won’t just blow us off. But, maybe they will be “sensitive” to
the pain the fag evokes within our community.
Can you honor the Confederate fag without being a racist?
Without a doubt. Can you support the Muslim project in New
York without being “insensitive?” Without a question.
To believe one without the other is to fy the fag of
hypocrisy.
Raynard Jackson is president and CEO of Raynard Jackson
& Associates, LLC., a Washngton, D.C.-based public relations/
government affairs frm. He is also a contributing editor for
“ExcellStyle Magazine” (www.excellstyle.com).
The Flag of Hypocrisy
“…maybe, just maybe, the next time Blacks express their feel-
ings about having the confederate fag fying atop government
buildings, Republicans won’t just blow us of.”
Raynard Jackson
Goodbye Dr. Laura
You mean to tell me there’s a word White folks can’t
use under any circumstances? What word is that? Because it
certainly isn’t “n-gg-r.” White folks use the word “n-gg-r” all
the time—they just don’t use it around Black folks.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger used the word “n-gg-r’ 11 times the
other day during an argument with a Black woman because
that’s what was in her heart. She was bold, angry and for a
time, unapologetic. She wanted her White listeners to hear
her and become bold enough to sing along. Every time a high
profle White person comes out of their mouth wrong, Black
folks should hold them accountable. No excuses! I bet she
wouldn’t have been calling Jews anything other than sir and
ma’am.
“Black guys use it all the time,” she said. “Turn on HBO,
listen to a Black comic and all you hear is nigger.” I guess
her mama never told her not to do everything she sees on
television. Women call each other “bitches” all the time. That
doesn’t mean I should do it. Besides, quite a few Black folks
don’t want comedians to use it anymore either. White folks
invented the word “n-gg-r” as a derogatory, hate flled insult
meant to psychologically do damage. Dr. “Quack” knew that
but her arrogance was too blinding. And she’d been dying
to say it on the air anyway. She saw her chance and took it.
Although Dr. Laura was using the ‘N’ word to make a point to
a listener, her rationalization that Black folks use it all the time
shows intent. Did Dr. Laura called it quits or was she forced to
quit? Who cares, she was obnoxious anyway.
Xavier James
Yahoo e-mail user
Drunken Illegals Major Maryland Concern
The silence was deafening from Maryland’s political
leadership when the news broke of Carlos Montano, an illegal
alien, being arrested in Virginia for crashing into and killing
an innocent Catholic nun while driving under the infuence
(DUI). Politicians in Montgomery and Prince George’s
counties, known sanctuaries for illegal aliens, are quite aware
of the dangerous arrest and release policies used for DUI and
related cases involving illegal aliens like Montano in their
jurisdictions.
For counties that pride themselves on public health
and safety issues such as cigarette smoking bans, transfat
elimination, freworks restrictions, motorcycle and bicycle
helmet requirements, CO2 cutbacks and yes, severe drunken
driving regulations, this revolving door policy for those
without legal presence in our state stands out like a sore
thumb.
A careful review of Montgomery County’s outstanding
criminal and traffc warrants posted on-line highlights
hundreds and hundreds of Montano-type alcohol related arrests
from the many thousands of outstanding warrants listed. In
Prince George’s County the problem is even more pronounced
with outstanding warrants number in the tens of thousands.
Why does the solid block of Democratic politicians in both
counties assume that illegal aliens cited for DUI and related
automotive violations, such as driving without a license or
insurance (truly undocumented!), would actually show up in
court for their crimes?
These fugitives already broke the law getting to Maryland
and have no respect for our system of justice. We all know
too well that automobiles can be killing machines. For the
safety of Maryland’s citizens, it’s time to tighten immigration
enforcement restrictions to include all motor vehicle DUI and
related driving violations.
Brad Botwin, Director
Help Save Maryland.com
Rockville, Md.
America’s Oil Dependency
While running for offce, President Obama promised that if
elected, he would get us off OPEC oil within 10 years.
Two years are gone and we still don’t have a plan. In fact,
there is some evidence that we’re going in the wrong direction.
In July 2010, we imported 388 million barrels of oil. That’s
the single largest import month since President Obama was
inaugurated.
The NAT GAS Act will create jobs, clean up the
environment and improve our national security by providing
tax incentives to organizations which operate feets of vehicles
that are fueled with imported oil to be replaced with vehicles
that run on domestic natural gas.
Election Day will soon be here. Those who are running for
offce—be it open seats, incumbents or challengers—need to
take a look at this legislation and make promising to reduce
our need for OPEC oil a central part of their campaigns.
Henry Toney
Olney, Md.
Letters to the Editor
A8 The Afro-American, August 28, 2010 - September 3, 2010
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Barnes & Noble, is the latest offering, designed not only to
provide a cost effective way to acquire the needed books, but to
create an integrated study experience.
Through the 637 Barnes & Noble college bookstores or
at BN.com, students are able to rent or purchase e-textbooks,
usually at a savings. NOOKStudy then provides a study
experience, permitting highlighting of passages, attaching notes
to pages and allowing students to organize their own course
notes and other information related to the class, along with the
book. It becomes a computerized study cubicle. “This is the
frst one [electronic reader] that was built for students,” said
Tracey Weber, executive vice president of digital
education and textbooks for Barnes & Noble,
“and it refects the fact that reading for study
is different than reading for pleasure.”
According to Weber, the
company has agreements with
the fve largest higher education
publishers and has the majority
of textbooks available. Students
are able to rent textbooks for a
variety of periods of time and
can upgrade from rental to
purchase before the period is up.
The online options don’t
stop there. Amazon and eBay,
good sources for a variety of goods,
are also good sources for used textbooks.
Bookholders, a brick ‘n mortar and
online company, is another regional
source for used textbooks. Also, in
areas like Baltimore and Washington, with a large number of
colleges, don’t hesitate to check out the bookstores of other
schools, especially for used books. And don’t overlook an
older version of the book, says Melissa Jones, Morgan State
University graduate. “Most times there are only minor changes
between editions and you can fll in updated information using
the web, professors and friendly classmates,” she said.
“The good news for students is there are so many ways to
save,” said Weber. “For students who take the time,
they can save quite a bit.”
August 28, 2010 - September 3, 2010, The Afro-American B1
By Talibah Chikwendu
AFRO Executive Editor
Textbooks…necessary for educational experience, right?
Well, they can also be very costly.
According to a 2005 report on college textbooks from the
Government Accounting Offce, in the 2003-2004 academic
year, in-state, frst-time, full-time students at a four-year public
college or university spent “26 percent of the cost of tuition
and fees on books and supplies.” During that same time period,
students at two-year community colleges, where tuitions are
lower, fared worse, spending 72 percent of the cost on book
and supplies.
The situation has not improved since then. The cost of
books has continued to keep pace with the rise in tuition costs,
and students are being called on to spend a signifcant amount
of money on what turns out to, be in many instances, a limited-
use resource.
But challenge breeds innovation, and government, schools
and businesses have stepped up with new ways to reduce the
costs. The American Opportunity Tax Credit, according to the
National Association of College Stores, provides for textbooks
and other course material expenses incurred in 2009 and 2010
that are not covered by a grant or scholarship to be claimed, up
to $2,500 per student. This represents signifcant savings.
Not to be outdone in this fght to control costs, schools are
investigating incorporating the cost of textbooks into the tuition
costs. This inclusion rolls the costs into the total normally
covered by grants, loans and scholarships, eliminating it as a
prohibitive upfront cost of education.
Many colleges have moved the bookstores online, giving
students access to the needed books, both new and used, in
advance of the start of the semester. This makes it possible to
stretch out the purchase of needed materials and to fnd used
book bargains. It also makes it possible to compare and price
shop using other venues. Some are also investigating textbook
rental.
A variety of booksellers now offer textbooks for rent, and
buy and sell used books. These services are where veteran
students suggest looking for the books you need. Jamie Stanley,
University of Phoenix graduate, said, “Use book rental sites to
get books versus buying them. One of my favorites is Chegg
because you can rent per semester, longer or shorter periods of
time. The price to rent is a fraction of the cost associated with
purchasing and they supply the box to return the books and a
return shipping label at no cost.
“This site has saved me a lot of money because I didn’t
purchase books that I knew I would never use again.”
The long -term need for a book is an important
consideration. Some books are keepers, useful later as
references in other courses or in employment situations. This
should be a factor in determining whether to rent, buy used or
purchase new. “If the class is not for your major, then don’t
buy it [the book],” said Morgan Harris, a junior at Washington
College. “See if a friend has the right edition and you can
borrow it. It will save you hundreds ... literally.”
Online offers a variety of options to meet textbook
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By Shernay Williams
Special to the AFRO
With a brand new science
institute, new programs
in energy and technology
and 100 fully paid science
scholarships, Baltimore City
Community College (BCCC) is
encouraging students to explore
the STEM felds in this new
economy.
Dr. Carolane Williams,
BCCC president, says students
should meet with academic
advisors early to learn about
the multitude of opportunities
in the sciences and allied
health felds. “(Students)
may not have been exposed to careers in biotechnology and
allied health, but it’s not just nursing where there are critical
shortages, there is a whole gamut of careers – respiratory
health, surgery technicians,” said Williams.
“Those are the types of areas that are in the pipeline as
critical shortage areas in the state and anytime there is a
critical shortage, you can get a job and demand higher wages.”
Beginning this year, BCCC will train students in energy
auditing and insulation technology, making the school one of
fve weatherization hubs in the state, Williams said. The school
is also launching new biotechnology and bioscience programs
and will soon offer curricula in forensic science and solar
paneling.
All science students have access to the school’s Life
Sciences Institute, which opened last year at the University of
Maryland BioPark.
The multi-campused college is making such a push to
prepare their students for high-demand STEM careers that
they are offering full scholarships in science, health and
engineering.
School offcials also
promote participation
in career-based clubs
and organizations. “The
knowledge you learn from
textbooks comes alive when
you start practicing it,” said
Williams. “Activities that are
outside of the classroom are
learning experiences for our
students, as well. If you are an
accounting student, you want
to join the accounting club.
That’s where you are going
to meet the employers and
that’s where you are going to
get the opportunity to intern
and put those skills to work
organizationally.”
BCCC’s newest student
organization – the Student
Ambassadors Group –
convenes this fall. Selected
students are trained to give
tours, answer questions,
share school history and
discuss their experiences with
potential students and visitors.
“We are going to utilize
students as recruiters because
the population we deal with
is sometimes frst generation
college students, which means
that they may not have parents
or a support system to help
them navigate through college.
We feel the best people to help
them are students from the
same environment.”
Courtesy photo
Dr. Carolane Williams,
president of Baltimore City
Community College
Photo by Webster Phillips III
Baltimore City Community College’s main campus is on
Liberty Heights Avenue.
BCCC: Providing Opportunities
Getting the Best Value for Your Textbook Dollar
Bookholders has physical locations in Maryland for
people interested in seeing the used textbooks available
before purchasing.
NOOKStudy provides electronic textbooks geared to
enhance the study-reading experience.
Courtesy photos
Chegg is a popular site for renting college textbooks and
selling used books.
B2 The Afro-American, August 28, 2010 - September 3, 2010
On September 14th, let’s get back to work. We need a change.
Vote for Character, Integrity and Leadership.
Vince Gray understands there are too many people in the District wondering
where their next paycheck will come from. We need Vince Gray.
IImprove job training programs
IExpand vocational education programs
IStrictly enforce the “First Source” law requiring city contractors to give DC
jobs to DC residents
IEnsure access to public transportation to residents who are out of work to
get to places of employment
IMake it easier for locally owned small businesses to grow and be successful
IRevitalize the Summer Youth Employment Program
Find out more about Vince Gray’s Jobs and Economic
Development plan at www.vincegrayformayor.com
Vince Gray’s plan to put
DC back to work
As Mayor, Vince Gray will make
job creation a top priority.
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UNDER MAYOR FENTY:
— City-wide unemployment at a record high
— 30% unemployment in Ward 8
— 19% unemployment in Ward 7
— 30% of DC’S Children live below the
poverty line
— The homeless rate has risen dramatically
east of the Anacostia River
By Talibah Chikwendu
AFRO Executive Editor
Nestled in the heart of
West Baltimore, Coppin State
University has been growing
and expanding for students
and the community. “We want
to be that beacon of light in
West Baltimore,” said Dr.
Franklin Chambers, Coppin’s
vice president of Student
Affairs for the campus.
That starts with the
students, and when they
come or return to campus this
semester they will fnd new
and exciting things.
There are new facilities:
the new physical education
building, with its full workout
facility, basketball and
volleyball courts and more;
and the community pool, that
during the summer was used
for swimming lessons and an
aquatic camp for youth.
There’s also the BTOP
grant that facilitated bringing
broadband to the school and
surrounding community.
So now, the entire campus
is wireless—which goes
perfectly with the new quad
area with green space being
opened. “Students will have
opportunities to lounge on the
lawn ... all the while surfng
the Internet,” Dr. Chambers
said.
But those changes are
just the framework for the
centerpiece initiatives.
Programs like Coppin
CARE – Coppin Achievers
Regaining Enthusiasm –
and the Summer Success
Academy were started
this year to help incoming
students keep up with the
rigors of college academics.
From providing assistance up
front, to ensuring incoming
students have access to
the resources they need –
mentors, both peer
and staff; proper
advisement and
tutoring – these
initiatives are
designed to improve student
retention. Dr. Chambers said
if a student can be retained
from the frst to the second
year, they are more likely to
graduate.
And for those ready to
graduate, beginning this year
they won’t have
to wait. Coppin
is offering a fall
graduation this
semester for the frst
time.
To get ready
for that day, Dr.
Chambers offered
tips he believes will
lead all students to
success at Coppin.
“The best advice
for any student is to
read your student
handbook,” he said.
The handbook is
provided to students yearly
and lists all the campus
resources. If students use the
resources, he said, they can
graduate in four years.
He suggested students
access the appropriate
assistance before there is
trouble and added that by the
second semester, there will be
a One-Stop-Shop Center on
campus. This will provide a
central location for students
to get answers to questions
through text, e-mail, the
Blackboard system or walking
up. He added that the only
dumb questions are the ones
not asked.
“Coppin is a place where
we nurture potential and
expand the horizons of our
students so they are better
citizens,” Dr. Chambers said.
Coppin: Expanding the Campus Experience
Courtesy photo
Dr. Franklin
Chambers, vice
president of
Student Afairs
Photo by Webster Phillips III
As Coppin’s West Baltimore campus grows, so
does its positive impact on the surrounding
community.
By Talibah Chikwendu
AFRO Executive Editor
Students arriving or returning to Prince George’s
Community College will be greeted with construction.
The construction, the new Center for Health Studies – which
paves the way for adding surgical technician, physician’s
assistant, nursing, nuclear medicine, allied health and
respiratory therapy programs – shows, according to college
President Charlene M. Dukes, “we’re planning for the future, to
be the community’s frst choice for quality education.”
It’s not just buildings that are going up on the campus. Dr.
Dukes said that by the end of the semester, the three or four
wireless hotspots at PGCC will be expanded so the campus is
completely wireless. “Our students deserve it,” she said.
The work being done to make physical room for new
programs and to expand the existing offerings is reinforced by
efforts to support all students so they complete their degrees
and can, if they choose, successfully move to a four-year
institution. Among the programs to accomplish this is the
OWL Success Track. This brings freshman students in as a
cohort group, allowing them to provide
support, assistance and encouragement to
each other. PGCC is also having a New
Student Convocation, to help reinforce
the decision to attend and provide an
opportunity to acquaint new students with
the available resources through a resource
fair. “We are going to help students be
successful, if successful is what they want
to be,” Dr. Dukes said.
To facilitate success, Dr. Dukes
suggests taking advantage of the tutoring
services on campus. She said there is
no charge for the service and tutoring
is available for all academic subjects. She also recommends
students fnd and stay in touch with their academic advisors.
They will help students stay on track and answer any questions,
and will be instrumental in helping them transition to a four-
year college when the time comes. Finally she said students
should remember that when they come to college, collegiate
behavior is expected. Students are responsible for their actions
and the consequences of them.
“Students need to understand,” Dr. Dukes said, “that college
is about ... leaving here, not just with an associate’s degree or
certifcate, but an experience that will make you a well-rounded
person.”
PGCC: Progress and Growth
Courtesy photos
Dr. Charlene
M. Dukes,
Prince George’s
Community
College president
Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) continues to
grow and expand the programs and services it can ofer
to the community.
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Continuing its mission to empower and equip the adult
student, Sojourner-Douglass College is offering new
initiatives, events and career paths this year.
Political campaign management and urban planning and
community development are new academic programs available
in the Fall semester, which began July 26. The school is also
redeveloping eight Allied Health certifcate programs into
associate degree programs. These two-year health programs
will train SDC students to be radiology technicians, pharmacy
technicians, surgical technicians and more.
This year, the private college’s campus-wide initiative is to
create more online classes. They already offer some, especially
in their premier nursing program. Sojourner-Douglass
nursing students can take many of the theory classes online
via Blackboard or interactive television, called ITV, in which
professors stream lectures live to multiple Sojourner-Douglass
class sites simultaneously.
In light of their mature student base – with an average
age of 36 – Sojourner-Douglass hosts events and seminars
aimed at improving quality of life. Roundtable
discussions on stress management, test anxiety,
health education and parenting are promoted
through SDC’s Wellness Center. “We try our
best to expose students to those services that aid
them in supporting their family and their overall
academic pursuits,” said Richard Rowe, SDC
Wellness Center director.
Efforts to nurture students academically
and as a whole person span all departments.
This semester, the fnancial aid offce will offer
information sessions on how to obtain student
loans and scholarships and how to manage
budgets, maximize credit and handle mortgages.
The college also recognizes nine sororities,
fraternities and social organizations whose
members plan a host of academic and communal
events such as cultural balls, Constitution
Appreciation Day and donation drives. School offcials say
all social events refect the mission of the college – reviving
and giving back to the community. “It’s not just having social
events for the fun of it,” said Provost Marian
Stanton, “but having social activities with a
mission and purpose.”
Dr. Stanton encourages students to
relearn effective study habits and reach
out to administrators when they need help.
“Coming into an adult setting is recognizing
that everyone in the setting is an adult
including the student,” she said. “So, effective
communication is essential. Talk with your
administrators, talk with the faculty and take
advantage of all the resources around you so
we can understand what your needs are.
“Students get a sense of family here, a
sense of caring, a sense that they can use what
they already know and incorporate it into
what they are going to know. We are here to
support that growth.”
Sojourner-Douglass: Nurturing and
Developing the Adult Learner
Photo by Webster Phillips III
Sojourner-Douglass College ofers a variety of services
to meet the needs of the adult learner.
Courtesy photo/Sojourner-Douglass
College
Dr. Marian Stanton, provost
By Gregory Dale
AFRO Staf Writer
“There are a lot of things
that should be different this
fall, that should be exciting
for students,” Dr. Mickey L.
Burnim, Bowie State president
told the AFRO.
Among the new academic
initiatives is a bachelor’s degree
program in bioinformatics.
This multidisciplinary program
fuses computational science
and other various biological
processes and is designed for
students interested in pursuing
careers in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.
Also, Bowie has introduced
new book purchasing options
to help students grapple with high prices. “This year for the
frst time, there will be options for students to rent textbooks,”
Burnim said. “In other classes, there will be an option for
students to purchase electronic books.”
Through funds provided by the Maryland General
Assembly, Bowie State has resurfaced the feld at their football
stadium with $1 million worth of synthetic turf. The new
surface, comprised of 70 percent silica sand and 30 percent
cryogenic rubber, can be used for football, soccer, lacrosse,
intramural games, band performances and commencement
exercises. The university also refurbished its swimming pool
and it will be open to students in the fall.
Bowie State senior Maurice Berry praised the university’s
Courtesy photo
Dr. Mickey L. Burnim,
president of Bowie State
University
Bowie Ofers New Degrees
and Facilities Upgrades
president for the changes. “Bowie State has made many leaps
and bounds since President Burnim has been there,” Berry said.
“He’s done a lot of the things he promised he would do and I’m
excited about coming back to Bowie after I graduate.”
Amid the new changes, Burnim ultimately wants to make
sure all students have a positive and productive experience
at the university. While the initial days of college may be
overwhelming for incoming students, Burnim stressed they
should never hesitate to pursue the help and information they
need.
“There are a lot of people on the campus who want to see
them succeed and [there are many people] who are very willing
to do anything reasonable to help them,” Burnim said. “They
should not be shy about asking questions ... there are many
ways and many sources for this information, they should just
be aggressive and persistent enough to ask.”
Courtesy photo/Bowie State University
Bowie State University is upgrading and expanding its
programs and facilities.
learning cohorts for freshmen. Ribeau said these
mentors will work with students on a variety
of topics from fscal literacy to preparing for
and getting internships, as well as mentoring
and coordinating learning activities outside of
the classroom. “One thing that we know is that
students spend 80 percent of their time outside
of the classroom. So if you can take advantage
of that time and structure learning opportunities,
you can really help the learning process become
more integrated,” he said.
Some social areas on campus have been
redesigned to create more interactive space to
accommodate the type of learning Ribeau wants
to see embraced by students. Renovations were
also made in dining areas, and residence halls
were updated with new carpeting and fresh
paint.
To facilitate success, Dr. Ribeau suggests
students become proactive, empowered and
assertive in their own learning. “From day one,
fnd out who is responsible for what, who your
academic advisor is, who is the department chair
for your major, and get a list of your courses and
faculty members,” he said. “Take that proactive
step to try to become aware of and take control
of your learning environment.”
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AFRO Executive Editor
With the freshman class already tucked in, things are
getting started at Morgan State University. Dr. David Wilson
is frmly at the helm – after carrying more than one freshman’s
belongings into the dorm – and the campus is about to kick into
high gear.
On the academic front, Morgan has added several new
programs this year. Assistant Provost Dr. Kara Turner said there
is now an undergraduate major in construction management
through the School of Architecture and Planning, and one in
entrepreneurship. The School of Business and Management has
added a master’s and certifcate program in project management
and there is now an online doctoral program in community
college leadership through the School of Education and Urban
Studies.
While that’s exciting, the happenings this semester are not
restricted to academics. Toya G. Corbett, coordinator, Offce
of Student Affairs, has a long list of events to promote, from a
Student Organizations Fair on Sept. 15 to the R.U.L.E.S. for
Black Men Conference on Nov. 13, sponsored by Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity, Pi Chapter and SMOOTH. Other events include
Drunk Driving Awareness Day, a no texting while driving
campaign and a Women’s History Month production of The
Vagina Monologues and a lecture by Sapphire, author of Push.
These activities are taking place under the new theme of the
Offce of Student Activities – “I am a Leader at Morgan State
University.” According to Corbett, “This is to infuse a sense of
renewed leadership and accountability in our returning students
and to motivate and encourage new students to get involved in
extracurricular activities.”
As a continuation of this effort, the schools is providing a
variety of seminars to train good organization leaders that can
then take those skills out into the world at a later date.
All these activities and opportunities sound great and make
Morgan a place students want to be. But as important as the
social interaction on campus is the academic success. Dr.
Turner offered these tips to help students have the best and
most productive experience:
• Go to every class and be on time.
• Communicate frequently with instructors. Go to their
offce hour. Seek assistance if you do not understand the
material. Let them know if you have to miss class.
• Make use of the student support services on campus,
including the one-on-one tutoring through the Center for
Academic Success and Achievement.
• Stay on top of your fnancial obligation including
completing FAFSA paperwork on time.
Photo by Webster Phillips III
Students are ready to get started at Morgan.
Morgan Embarks upon Season of Change
By Melissa Jones
AFRO Staf Writer
Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau, president of Howard University, said
the school’s “Student First” initiative is part of the larger goal
of “placing students at the center of the learning experience.”
This is being done through programs and services designed to
meet student needs in an effective manner.
As a part of the initiative, incoming freshmen got a helping
hand on moving day. About 1,100 volunteers returned to the
campus early and, wearing red t-shirts with the words “Ask
Me” in bold yellow letters, assisted students and parents by
answering questions, giving directions, and carrying boxes and
personal belongings into the dormitories.
Dr. Ribeau said one parent told him the students were so
helpful on moving day they did everything except valet park the
car. “That wouldn’t have been a comment from a parent about
the level of service a few years ago” he said.
And it doesn’t stop there. “We are utilizing technology
better to make sure that a lot of things that were done manually
in the past are now done in an automated way,” he said.
This means faster processing of fnancial aid documents,
improvements in the user experience on the student web portal,
mobile-friendly access to the shuttle bus schedule online and an
upgrade in instructional technology in classrooms.
Under the supervision of Dr. Barbara Griffn, the vice
president of Student Affairs, the university started faculty-led
Howard Puts
‘Students First’ to
Promote Success
Courtesy Photo
Howard University Campus
Courtesy Photo
Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau,
president of Howard
University
August 28, 2010 - September 3, 2010, The Afro-American C1
Historically known as The Bufalo Soldiers, the 9th &
10th (Horse) Cavalry Association and the 24th Infantry Regiment held its 144th Anniversary
Reunion at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel in Alexandria, Va. Troopers from across the country
gathered under the theme, “United We Stand; Lest We Forget.” The Washington,D.C., chapter of the association
served as the host chapter with Trooper Kay Campbell as the chair and Troopers Michael Theard and Keith Godwin as co-
chairs. The national president is Trooper Derrick Davis. Activities during the week included a welcoming reception,
awards luncheon, ladies auxiliary meetings, youth night, tours, cookout, White House tours, banquet
and a prayer breakfast that culminated the weeklong celebration.
Mildred and Trooper
Donald Cole
Bufalo Soldiers Ladies Auxiliary
The Bufalo Soldiers
Trooper James Thompson, Maria Thompson, Sgt. First Class
Milton Thompson and Tifany Reynolds
Trooper Franklin J. Henderson, President Derrick G. Davis
and Trooper Houston Wedlock
President Derrick G. Davis, Lt. Gen. Dennis L. Via and
Trooper Franklin J. Henderson
Trooper Donald Evans
Trooper Willie Edley, Jean Wells and Trooper Preston Wells
Angela C. Holden and Linda Via
Trooper Mary Brown; yes,
females are eligible for
membership in the Bufalo
Soldier Association.
Photos by Danita Delaney
Pastor Bill and First Lady Sheila Stewart
Russell of the International Worship Center
hosted Their “Live Life, Love Life Social” at
the Green Turtle Restaurant in Laurel, Md. The
event was a motivational networking event
for local professionals and business owners.
The highlight of the event was an inspirational
concert by singer LaTonya Blige, sister of
award-winning R&B artist, Mary J Blige. The
concert benefted the churche’s community
outreach campaign and mentoring program.
“This is our way of raising money for outreach
programs and empowering the community,”
said the ministry couple.
LaTonya Blige belts out a gospel
tune from her new CD.
Sister4Sister Network presents plaque to LaTonya Blige.
Pauline Muchina, Pam Guinn, Andrea "Aunni" Young, Edgar Brookins,
Sharon Bullock and Renee "Starlynn" Allen
Members of the Sister4Sister Network with gospel singer LaTonya Blige
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By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staf Writer
In an effort to improve child safety, AAA
recently teamed up with Washington, D.C.
offcials at Fire Station 33 to instruct parents on
how to properly install and use car safety seats.
During the three-hour course,
parents were also introduced
to statistical rates as well as
provided with over 50 brand
new car seats from AAA.
The brief tutorial was
considered essential after a
National Highway Traffc
Safety Administration
(NHTSA) study identifed
high rates of unrestrained
children of booster seat age
and weight. The NHTSA has
estimated that close to three
out of four parents do not properly use child
restraints.
“We know that three out of four parents
needed a helping hand,” says John B.
Townsend II, manager of AAA Mid-Atlantic’s
Public and Government Affairs. “Our research
shows that most people don’t know how to
install car seats, especially new mothers [and]
in many cases parents don’t know how to
properly buckle the child in.”
Research concluded by the NHTSA reveals
that child safety seats
reduces fatal injury by 71
percent for infants younger
than 1 year old and by 54
percent for toddlers ages 1
to 4 in passenger cars. AAA
is expected to host another
event in coordination
with next month’s Child
Passenger Safety Week,
which runs from Sept.
19 to Sept. 25, an event
that Townsend believes is
necessary.
“People don’t really think that they’re going
to be in an accident but that’s why we call them
accidents,” adds Townsend. “You have to plan
and prepare for every contingency.”
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By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staf Writer
With an eye to improving
gas mileage, the Ford Motor
Company unveiled its new
2011 Ford Explorer earlier this
month. A 2.0-liter EcoBoost
™ I-4 engine is expected to
improve fuel economy by
more than 30 percent and
advance the SUV’s gas range
from last year’s recorded 14
mpg/20 mpg to an 18 mpg/26
mpg fuel economy.
Aside from the new
engine, Ford also tried
something else innovative:
revealing its latest vehicle to
onlookers via Facebook. Last
month, traffc for Explorer
pages in Jumpstart’s network
of websites climbed 104
percent from what the daily
average had been during
the month according to
autoremarketing.com
Ford’s online advertising
falls in line with the new wave
of technological advances
that the motor company has
been designing its vehicles
around. With retailing
beginning around $28,000,
the 2011 Explorer offers new
innovative features such as
MyFord Touch with SYNC
functionality that allows
drivers to select music and
make phone calls. The newly-
designed SUV also offers
curve control and voice-
activated navigation with
designs on making the ride as
user-friendly as possible.
AAA Partners with Area Safety Ofcials
to Teach Proper Car Seat Usage
Ford Introduces 2011 Ford Explorer
Automotive Central
Members of AAA instructed
parents on the proper installing
of car safety seats on Aug. 17
at Firehouse 33 in Southeast
Washington, D.C.
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August 28, 2010 - September 3, 2010, The Afro-American C3
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Two renowned music artists have joined Dudley’s B Sharp
Music Academy, adding to the company’s roster of professional
musical instrument instructors.
Eugene Chapman, a Sykesville, Md., native and Morgan
State University graduate, comes to Dudley’s as a saxophone
instructor. He has performed
with R&B artists Erykah
Badu and Robin Thicke and
was a member of Morgan’s
“Magnifcent Marching
Machine” band. Also coming to
Dudley’s is District native Eric
Haskins, a drumming instructor,
who has performed with gospel
legend Ernest Pugh. He is the
founder of the Eric Haskins
Project and serves as drummer,
producer and writer for the
band.
Dudley’s B Sharp Academy
has been in business for more
than 18 years and is the vision
of Daryl Dudley, who also
works as an academy instructor.
By Gregory Dale
AFRO Staf Writer
It has been quite a decade
for Calvin Richardson. The
southern-born singer got his
start in the music industry at a
young age and since has been
on a steady ascent.
In addition to releasing
four solo albums over his
10-year span, the native
North Carolinian has penned
a collection of many well-
known songs for other artists
including the Grammy-
nominated hit, “There Goes
My Baby” by legendary R&B
singer Charlie Wilson.
Now in preparation for
the release of his latest effort,
America’s Most Wanted,
Richardson spoke to the
AFRO about his growth in the
industry as well as his plans
for the future.
AFRO: How did you get
your start in singing?
CR: I started off singing
in a gospel quartet in church
with my brothers. After that,
I went to high school and
got in a group with K-Ci and
Jo Jo before they formed
Jodeci. Then, I put a group
together and we were signed
to Tommy Boy Records. After
the group dismantled, Heavy
D signed me to Uptown
Records and my frst project,
Country Boy, came out in
1999.
AFRO: Explain your
growth as an artist starting
from your frst album, to
“America’s Most Wanted.”
CR: Country Boy was
obviously my frst solo project
in the industry and I was on
a major label and you don’t
have as much creative control
when you frst start out. I did
a lot of writing on Country
Boy, but they brought other
people in for the production.
Now, I’ve grown pretty much
as a writer and a producer.
This new project that I have,
I pretty much produced and
wrote the whole thing.
AFRO: What do you enjoy
the most, writing or singing/
performing?
CR: I’m a performer and
a singer frst. I think writing
was second for me and I had
to develop that. I love writing
music and hearing other
people [sing my songs] is
great, but singing is really my
frst love.
AFRO: Can you explain
your process when you’re
about to write a new song?
CR: I have a writing room
in my house and that’s where
I do all my recordings and
vocals. But I’m inspired every
day by different things I go
through or different things
that people close to me deal
with that I feel is worthy of
being spoken about. There’s
no real process, it’s just
whatever the creative vibe is
when I go into the studio.

AFRO: You’ve been in the
industry for over a decade.
Where do you see yourself in
the next 10 years?
CR: In the next few
upcoming years, leading
up to those 10 years, I will
defnitely be putting out a
couple more albums, I’m
sure. [Also], I want to be
responsible for other artists
that are coming up that share
the same type of ideas and
the creative spirit that I have.
I want to be responsible for
putting music out there and
being the voice of music with
substance—real soul and
good music. That’s what I
want to do.
“America’s Most Wanted”
will be released on Aug.
31 on Shanachie Records.
For more information on
Calvin Richardson, visit:
Iamcalvinrichardson.com.
In today’s hip hop landscape, women are usually the bodies
before the camera rather than the emcees behind the mic—but
it wasn’t always that way.
In the fedgling days of hip hop pioneering female artists
such as MC Lyte, Missy Elliott, and Queen Latifah helped
defne and reshape the music. Some three decades after the
birth of the genre, however, female emcees are few, with artists
such as Nicki Minaj and Diamond holding the mic.
So why the paucity in female emcees? Does their meager
presence signal the eventual disappearance of women’s role in
hip hop?
On Aug. 30 BET Networks
presents a documentary that
promises to address those questions
and others. My Mic Sounds Nice: A
Truth About Women and Hip Hop
offers an in-depth look into the past
and present role of women in hip
hop—how they have infuenced the
genre, how the genre have impacted
them and the gender-specifc
differences in artistry, marketing,
promotion and economics that mark
the industry.
“This is a story that could not
be told by one voice. It required
a chorus. And although this story
is comprehensive, it is still likely
one of many truths about the
role of women in hip-hop,” said
Stephen Hill, president of Music
Programming and Specials, in a statement.
In presenting its truth, the documentary features revealing
interviews with journalists, executives, and rappers, including
Missy Elliott, EVE, Trina, Rah Digga, MC Lyte, Yo Yo,
Questlove; hip-hop moguls Jermaine Dupri, Russell Simmons,
Kevin Liles and many more.
“My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop”
debuts Aug. 30 at 10 p.m. EST on BET. For more information,
please visit www.bet.com.
By AFRO Staf
On Aug. 28, the Benning Neighborhood Library will be transformed into a
musical epicenter, where chamber music and jazz converge in selections crafted
by famed Weather Report bassist Andrew Nathaniel White III.
The Georgetown Quintet will perform White’s “Three Jazz Parodies” for
woodwind quintet and alto saxophone and “Sinfonia/Adagio/Badinerie” along
with other selections.
Heard on electric bass and English horn on Weather Report’s album
Sweetnighter, White helped catapult the jazz-fusion band to international
acclaim in 1973. He has also performed on tenor saxophone with The Julius
Hemphill Saxophone Sextet, on electric bass with The Fifth Dimension and
Stevie Wonder and on oboe with The American Ballet Theatre.
In addition to his work on stage, White is frequently dubbed the “Keeper of
the Trane,” and is recognized as the world’s foremost authority on jazz legend
John Coltrane’s music.
The musicologist and Howard University music graduate is also a musical
transcriber, publisher and author of Trane and Me.
The District native’s Aug. 28 concert with the Georgetown Quartet, an
ensemble established in 2005, celebrates White’s 68th birthday on Sept. 6.
The Benning Neighborhood Library is located at 3935 Benning Road N.E.
For more information call 202-281-2583 or e-mail [email protected].
By Mia Fields-Hall
Special to the AFRO
It’s been 20 years since the world was
frst introduced to the cast of “In Living
Color,” but many of the show’s alums
have gone on to dominate Hollywood
in flm, TV and comedy. The series,
created and written by Keenan and
Damon Wayans, launched the careers
of Jamie Foxx, Jim Carey, David Alan
Grier, Jennifer Lopez, Rosie Perez
and comedian Tommy Davidson, an
entertainer who spans the artistic gamut.
“The ‘90s was a great time for
African Americans in Hollywood,”
Davidson said in an exclusive interview
with the AFRO. “There was about a
10-year span where new shows with all
African-American casts seemed to be
popping up on a weekly basis. We were
moving forward in Black Hollywood
and then it just stopped all of a sudden in
2000, and the greed started again. They
[White Hollywood] don’t want us to
have anything, and not wanting someone
else to have something is called greed.”
Davidson starred in a variety of hit
urban flms in the ‘90s, including Strictly
Business, Booty Call, and Bamboozled.
“I had a great time making each of those
flms,” Davidson added. “I learned a lot
about myself, my cast mates and this
industry during those days, but I’d have
to say some of my greatest lessons came
from Keenan Ivory Wayans. He’s just a
very smart man. He can do it all.”
Although it’s been years since the
original cast of “In Living Color” has
worked together, they still all keep in
touch. “We’ve of course all gone down
our own paths in life, but it’s nothing
but love between us,” Davidson stated.
“We’ll always be family.”
Life has certainly changed for the
comedian since his debut, but his career
has fourished in a variety of roles
that range from stand-up comedy and
acting to music. He recently starred in
I Am Comic with Sarah Silverman, Jeff
Foxworthy, Kathy Griffn and other top
comedians. He is also set to co-star in
Chicago Jones, a comedy, which also
features Cedric the Entertainer, that is
slated to hit theaters next year.
But next on his schedule is a trip to
the District, where he will perform at the
DC Improv. The multitalented performer,
who was born in the District and was
adopted by a White family in Bethesda,
Md., said he will always appreciate the
DMV. “I love coming home,” Davidson
said. “D.C. always shows me love and
there’s nothing like home.
“I’m blessed. I’m able to travel all
around the country and even different
parts of the world doing what I love. I’m
happy to still have a stand-up routine
that’s genuinely funny and makes people
laugh from the time they step in the door
until the time they walk out. This industry
is not always easy, but it sure is great.”
Tommy Davidson performs at the DC
Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave., N.W.,
Sept. 9-12. For more information and
tickets visit dcimprov.com or call 202-
296-7008.
Local Library Turns Concert Hall for a Night
Courtesy Photo
Andrew Nathaniel White III
City Music Academy
Welcomes New Instructors
Courtesy Photos
Eugene Chapman and Eric
Haskins
Tommy Davidson: Life After ‘In Living Color’
Comedian Tommy Davidson returns to Washington, D.C.,
Sept. 9-12.
‘Country Boy’ Talks Growth and New Album
Courtesy Photo Calvin Richardson
BET Documentary Spotlights
Women in Hip Hop
AFRO File Photo
Celebrated rapper/
actress Queen Latifah
is among the female
emcees highlighted in
My Mic Sounds Nice.
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Community
Correction
In the community news brief titled, “HUD Secretary,
Mayor and Housing Authority Break Ground,” which
was published in the Aug. 14-20 edition of the AFRO, the
caption failed to identify and mischaracterized persons in
the photo. Caption should have read: “The persons shown in
the picture from left are: Barbara Curtis, Tenant Association
president; Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton; Jack
Kerry, managing director, Links Mortgage Corp.; Shaun
Donovan, HUD secretary; Scott Marous, chief operating
offcer, Marous Brothers Construction Co.; Mayor Adrian
Fenty; Deacon Harold Gilliard, president, First Rising Mt.
Zion Baptist Church Housing Corp., Adrianne Todman,
interim executive director , DC Housing Authority and Rev.
Raymond C. Bell, pastor, First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist
Church.”
Additionally, contrary to what the article stated, Gibson
Plaza is neither owned by the church nor by Rev. Bell, but
owned by the First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Housing
Corp.
One of the
winning programs
in the 2010
ING Unsung
Heroes awards
competition was
submitted by Dr.
Alesia Slocumb-
Bradford,
a teacher at
Jefferson
Middle School
in Washington,
D.C. She is one of
only 100 winners
across the country
that are going
back to school
with a $2,000
ING Unsung
Heroes grant,
which identifes
her as one of the
nation’s most
innovative educators. Slocumb-Bradford’s $2,000 award will
help bring her idea, “Project PROMISE: Probing Robotics for
Observations of Mars to Inspire Student Engineers,” to life in
the classroom. She will now compete with other winners for
one of the top three prizes — an additional $5,000, $10,000 or
$25,000.
“Educators are one of our most valuable resources and
yet their hard work and efforts often times go unnoticed,”
said Brian Comer, president of Public Markets, ING U.S.
Retirement Services, in a statement. “We hope the additional
grant funds Dr. Alesia Slocumb-Bradford was awarded through
the ING Unsung Heroes program will help to sustain her
program. Educators make investments each day in the lives of
our children. The very least we can do is to make an investment
in them and their innovative programs that will beneft their
classroom, their community, and the lives of the children they
will serve for years to come.”
The technology-education program will provide the
opportunity for 150 students at Jefferson Middle School to
participate in hands-on robotics activities surrounding the Mars
mission. Students will focus on four areas: researching various
aspects of Mars, creating Web pages, designing and building
computer-operated robots and learning how to write computer
programs. The program offers students high-level mathematics
concepts and problem solving to better prepare them for college
and their future careers.
Slocumb-Bradford, who lives in Accokeek, Md., hopes that
the program will become a prototype program for the District
of Columbia Public School System and a model for teachers by
showcasing a standards-based classroom at its best.
To learn about this year’s winning projects, as well as those
from previous years, visit the ING Unsung Heroes website at
www.ing.com/us/unsungheroes. Applications for the 2011 ING
Unsung Heroes awards are available on the website, or by
calling 800.537.4180 or e-mailing ing@scholarshipamerica.
org.
Local Educator Shoots for the
Stars with ‘Project Promise’
Teacher recognized as ‘unsung
hero’ in national competition
Courtesy Photo
Alesia Slocumb-Bradford
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) recently
sent a letter to U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan
after hearing complaints at “Norton in Your Neighborhood”
community meetings about inconveniences when the Secret
Service secures a facility or neighborhood.
“As a member of the House Committee on Homeland
Security, I fully understand that security concerns necessitate
that the Secret Service take certain actions in our city,” Norton
said in the letter. “However, I am writing to urge that, whenever
possible, some advance notice of the closure of a facility be
given without, of course, indicating the reason. For businesses,
every effort should be made to afford some customer access if
possible.”
Norton has worked closely with federal offcials since
the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and the District to ensure
the city remains accessible for residents and visitors without
compromising security.
Councilwoman Asks Secret Service to Improve
Inconvenient Procedures
The African American
Civil War Memorial and
Museum, located on 12th
Street, N.W., has begun a
transition to the Grimke
School Building – which
is adjacent to the Civil
War Monument – after
receiving a $5 million capital
improvement grant from
the city. Although museum
offcials hoped to enter the
new 10,000-square-feet
facility by September, minor
setbacks have temporarily
led them to the nearby
historic Thurgood Marshall
Center beginning on Sept. 1.
“This is still Washington,
D.C. where everything costs
more than you think and
takes longer than anyone
ever thinks,” said Dr. Frank
Smith, founder and director
of the African American
Civil War Memorial Freedom
Foundation, in a statement.
“As hard as we worked to
get Grimke ready on time,
we are just not going to
make it in time to meet our
September date.”
With construction still
in the works at its fnal
destination, museum leaders
are happy to call on the
Thurgood Marshall Center,
which will provide additional
space for audiovisual
equipment, artifacts,
documents and meeting
spaces.
When the new museum is
complete at Grimke, it will
include interactive displays,
microflm readers and new
exhibits. The museum will
also have a larger stage
to accommodate liver
performances, lectures and
living history presentations.
The museum is the
nation’s frst and only
national memorial dedicated
to “Colored” troops in the
Civil War.
The museum is
temporarily located at the
Thurgood Marshall Center,
1816 12th St., N.W. For more
information and museum
times, visit afroamcivilwar.
org.
D.C. Museum Faces Detour on the Road to New Facility
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
the March of Dimes and
CareFirst BlueCross
BlueShield joined forces at
the Verizon Center during a
recent Washington Mystics
game. The groups participated
in a massive diaper drive and
collected over 21,000 diapers
for Stork’s Nest, a prenatal
education and incentive
program for low-income
women maintained by Zeta
Phi Beta, one of the nation’s
most recognized Black
sororities, and the March
of Dimes, a fundraising
organization for preterm
babies.
CareFirst BlueCross
BlueShield presented a
$50,000 check for the Mama
& Baby Bus, which will
assist Stork’s Nest programs
in Alexandria, Va., and the
District. Zeta Phi Beta’s
Washington, D.C., chapter
thanked the participating
organizations and attendees
for their support.
“The ladies of Beta
Zeta Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, Inc., would like
to thank the Washington
Mystics’ management and
fans for supporting our
Stork’s Nest project,” said
Donna Jordan, Beta Zeta
chapter president, in a
statement. “The cooperation
between your organization,
the March of Dimes and
CareFirst will make a
difference in the lives of
many expectant mothers in
the District of Columbia.”
For more information
visit marchofdimes.com and
betazetazpb.org.
Zeta Phi Beta, March of Dimes Collect Thousands
of Diapers at Mystics Game
Courtesy Photo
Vercilla Brown, Beta Zeta chapter immediate past
president; Rev. Georgia Davis, Stork’s Nest coordinator;
Donna Jordan, Beta Zeta chapter president; Renee
Brown, WNBA chief of Basketball Operations and Player
Relations; Monique Rolle, Beta Zeta chapter member; Kim
D. Sawyer, past national frst vice president and Savannah
Winston, Beta Zeta Chapter vice president
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I was all set to weigh in on the Brett Favre issue, when
news broke that Roger Clemens may be headed for the
slammer. For the past few years, Major League Baseball has
been conducting a hunt to expose the players who have been
using performance enhancing substances. According to the
powers that be, this is an effort to clean up the sport.
Those named have had to appear in front of a
congressional committee to testify. Clemens was among
those called, and he vehemently denied ever using such
a substance. It seems that evidence to the contrary has
appeared and Clemens is guilty of lying under oath. This
penalty can carry a sentence of up to 30-years.
Congressman Elijah Cummings expressed his doubts over
the truthfulness of Clemens’ statement when he testifed.
Recently he stated that Clemens could have pleaded the
Fifth, and though the committee wouldn’t have liked it, they
couldn’t have done anything.
Barry Bonds is due for his day in court next month, and if
he is smart, he will cop a plea and go away quietly. Having
a little dirt attached to your name is a whole lot better than
having to spend some time behind bars.
There is a lesson to be learned from some of the other
notables who have had the fnger pointed at them: Fess-up,
and after the dust clears your indiscretions are soon forgotten.
Rafael Palmeiro denied his involvement in performance
enhancing participation, but when evidence started to emerge
that he had lied before the committee, he turned into a snitch.
He said that he got the drugs from teammate Miguel Tejada.
From that point, he was blackballed from baseball.
Everyone connected with the sport has turned his back on
Raffy, and with a lifetime average greater than .300 percent,
500 doubles, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBIs and 3,000 hits, it is
still doubtful that he will make it to the Hall of Fame.
Mark McGwire found himself under the gun after his
memorable battle with Sammy Sosa to break Babe Ruth’s
‘Diferent Strokes for
Diferent Folks’
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staf Writer
It wasn’t that long ago when the NFL’s Western divisions
were supercharged with power. The Seattle Seahawks and St.
Louis Rams were Super Bowl caliber and the Kansas City
Chiefs were annual playoffs contenders. But a lot has changed
in recent years, and many league analysts now view both
the AFC West and NFC West as the weakest divisions in the
NFL. Regardless of the overwhelming disdain of its Western
brethren, the San Diego Chargers remain as consensus Super
Bowl favorites year in and year out. And this season will be
no different as top quarterback Phillip Rivers returns for his
seventh season. There isn’t much to sift through in the West,
but the AFRO does it anyway:
AFC West
It seems no matter what the Chargers do, they’re going to
win the AFC West. San Diego has started the last three seasons
with a 4-5, 4-8, and 1-3 record and still went on to win the
division outright. The team is so confdent in its approach
that it’s not expected to skip a beat even with the release of
longtime standouts LaDainian Tomlinson and Jamal Williams.
They also traded glitzy cover man Antonio Cromartie and
promising backup quarterback Charlie Whitehurst and could
be without the services of left tackle Marcus McNeill and
wideout Vincent Jackson due to contract disputes. Despite the
defections, the team is still plenty talented enough to possibly
hold off a charge from this year’s sleeper pick on most
analysts’ radars: the Oakland Raiders.
The Raiders haven’t firted with high expectations for
years, but after a player release here and a player addition
there Oakland is back as a respectable team. The talent on the
offensive side of the ball is still desirable but a furious defense
and a competent coaching staff could propel the Raiders to a
strong fnish.
As for the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos, both
teams are in transition. Gone are some of the star names
that have defned both teams for the past few years in Larry
Johnson and Brandon Marshall. And there are some names
that haven’t quite cracked into the mainstream member
association of the league in Jamal Charles and Jabar Gaffney.
The Chiefs and Broncos are going to take their fair share of
lumps, and the Chargers and Raiders are going to dish some.
But in a league that depends on well quarterback play, it
doesn’t get any better at the position out West than Rivers who
should help San Diego collect its ffth division title.
NFC West
The Arizona Cardinals had it all: an explosive aerial
attack, an attacking defense and the non-threat of any serious
contenders challenging them in the division. Then in one
summer, it all changed. Potential Hall of Fame signal caller
Kurt Warner retired, some key pieces to their defensive puzzle
left via free agency and the San Francisco 49ers emerged.
The 49ers fnished 8-8 last season but some maturity and the
emergence of young stars have them pegged for frst place.
San Francisco will infuse an average offensive line with
two frst round rookies, while sophomore receiver Michael
Crabtree is expected to make serious strides after his frst
full training camp. Crabtree missed the whole summer last
season in a lengthy contract dispute. Crabtree and running
back Frank Gore and tight end Vernon Davis make up one of
the most talented offensive trios in the league and could be
the best in the division. The 49ers defense fnished fourth in
points allowed and sacks, and those numbers could improve as
the team settles into another season of its newly installed 3-4
defense.
The St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks round out the
division as bottom feeders. The Rams are likely to struggle as
they introduce their rookie quarterback Sam Bradford to the
waiting defenses of the league. The Seahawks will introduce a
new head coach in former USC coach Pete Carroll and try to
keep injury-prone quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in one piece
to fnish the year. San Francisco is the team to beat this season
out West and an improvement on last year’s record— coupled
with some heavy turnover by the Cardinals —should give the
team its frst division title since 2002.
Pro Football Analysis
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Baltimore Ravens newest
star Anquan Boldin will be
taking fan interaction to a
different level this coming
season. The recently acquired
pro bowl receiver will not
only entertain several of
his most favorite fans, but
also use their assistance in
helping underprivileged
youths in Baltimore as well
as other cities in the United
States.
The Anquan Boldin
Foundation recently
announced its plans to
introduce the “Catches for a
Cause” program this season,
allowing Boldin’s colleagues
and fans the opportunity to
join him in donating money
towards the beneft of kids.
Ravens front offce members
have agreed to donate $500
for every touchdown Boldin
scores, while the coaching
staff will donate $100 each
touchdown. His fellow
teammates will give up $100
per reception, while the fans
who choose to sign up will
donate at least $50 for every
catch with the option of
donating more if they like.
“This is the Anquan
Boldin Foundation’s frst
year working with several
Baltimore programs who
service underprivileged
youth who will beneft
from this program. Our
after-school programs in
Florida and Phoenix will
also beneft,” said Bridgett
Coates of Exposure BBC,
a public relations partner
with the Anquan Boldin
Foundation. “During last
year’s fundraising the
Anquan Boldin Foundation
provided over 250 kids
each with $100 gift cards
during the holiday as well
as an entire football team
was brought out to watch
Boldin’s NFL game.”
Boldin was raised in a
poverty-stricken community
in Pahokee, Fla., a small
agricultural town in Palm
Beach County. Many
from the neighborhood
experienced moments when
they didn’t know where their
next meal was coming from.
According to Coates, it’s
experiencing that lifestyle
as a young person that
infuenced Boldin to take on
a humbling position and give
back to his communities.
That’s why in 2004, he
created his foundation, which
funds scholarships, several
after-school programs,
holiday gifts, dental care and
the annual Q-Festival, where
more than 3,000 participants
enjoy free activities
throughout a weekend.
“I don’t want to be just
another guy who played in
the NFL,” Boldin said. “We
have a bigger purpose to
touch lives and I’m trying to
do that.”
(AFRO Photo/John Moore)
Ravens newly acquired
pro bowl receiver
Anquan Boldin is inviting
teammates and fans a
chance to donate charity
money for every catch/
touchdown he makes this
season.
Anquan Boldin Plays for Far
More than Himself
record. Mark admitted to using andro (androstenedione), a growth hormone. However, at the
time there was no MLB drug policy in place, and the substance could be bought over the counter.
Mark’s milksop performance before the committee left a bad taste in everybody’s mouth, and his
Hall of Fame stock dropped considerably.
Sosa had his 15 minutes of glory, but when called to testify, he appeared with an interpreter.
When interviewed, Sammy could deliver a thousand-word dissertation on roast pig, but when the
chips were down, he “No spikka English.”
A-Rod and Jose Conseco did a little foot shuffing, but admitted to getting a little help from
the pharmacy. This said, they went back to work and it was business as usual. I am willing to
bet that the double standards of the HOF voting committee will be exposed when A-Rod’s name
appears before them. My money says that he will go in on the frst ballot.
Baseball seems to be taking a tougher stance than other sports. Football is a sport where
every time you put on the pads there is no guarantee that you won’t be leaving the feld of play in
an ambulance. However, there seem to be a lot fewer instances of substance abuse reported from
the gridiron.
As far as baseball and other sports stack up, you just have to look at the case of Pete Rose.
Pete was accused of gambling, and this proved to be the kiss of death for his Hall of Fame
chances. Pete’s performance during his career should have made him a Hall of Fame frst-
rounder. However, with the hard-nose approach of MLB, Pete is still on the outside looking in.
Some years ago, footballers Alex Karras and Paul Hornug were accused of gambling. They
were suspended for a year and at the end of the suspension, went back to work. Hornug is in the
Football Hall of Fame, and Karras is under consideration.
This is a classic example of different strokes for different folks.
‘Diferent Strokes for Diferent Folks’
Continued from C6
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staf Writer
The Minnesota Vikings played it safe
with Brett Favre’s summer off. The decision
was understandable—a 40-year-old franchise
quarterback with a Hall of Fame track record
taking some down time made sense. So
Vikings coaches and players stood patiently.
There was no rush for commitment or war
of words from teammates, and no sweating
Favre’s eventual return (at least publicly).
Maybe the players were used to it; Favre’s
been firting with retirement for the last
three years. Minnesota was careful not to cut
Favre’s “vacay” because they didn’t want to
rub him the wrong way; their chances at a
Super Bowl rest squarely on his shoulders and
controversial ankle.
But what’s the team to do about young star
Percy Harvin? Lagging just behind “Favre
Watch” in importance was the second-year
receiver’s collapse last Thursday in what
Vikings trainer Eric Sugarman has called “an
adverse reaction to medication, dehydration
and low blood pressure.” Originally, Harvin’s
brief collapse was assumed to have been
related to a series of migraines the receiver
has battled his whole life. He’s missed
practice time so far this training camp and
was scratched from practices as well a game
last season because of the headaches. Harvin’s
condition has been so extensively documented
that one Google search of his name and
migraines turns up more than 50 pages of
related information dating back to his days at
the University of Florida.
But despite the reoccurring episodes and
the near-death experience, Harvin is scheduled
to return to practice this week. The coaching
staff has apparently given Harvin the OK to
return and has pretty much waved off last
week’s ambulance ride and doctor visit as
nothing major. In fact, Sugarman suggested
that Harvin was doing so well after last
Thursday’s collapse that he could’ve played
in the team’s preseason game against San
Francisco on Sunday. When asked if Harvin
could rejoin practice this week, Vikings
head coach Brad Childress told reporters, “I
anticipate that, but I’ve been wrong before.”
As have the Vikings. Former Pro Bowl
offensive tackle Korey Stringer died on
a Vikings practice feld in 2001 because
of heatstroke. A series of wrongful death
lawsuits from Stringer’s widow followed, and
Minnesota as well as the NFL took measures
to ensure better protection of its players.
Nine years later, Minnesota’s running with
scissors if they allow Harvin back on the feld
too soon, if at all. Since the club unoffcially
gave Favre the wink and the gun to relax
this summer and rest his ankle, Minnesota
should do the same with Harvin. Rushing their
former frst round draft pick back could be
dangerous – possibly fatal – for the 22-year-
old. Maybe Harvin’s collapse was simply
related to dehydration, but for a young man
who’s has repeatedly battled baffing migraines
and sickness—Harvin missed the team’s 2009
rookie training camp after being hospitalized
with dehydration and a virus— Minnesota
should be handling Harvin’s situation with
Favre-like gloves.
Sports Commentary
Vikings Playing it Dangerous
Shouldn’t’ Percy Harvin get the same rest given to Favre?
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On June 17, seventeen of
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ministers launched the
Faith Based Countdown
to Completion campaign
to raise the remaining $13
million for the Washington,
D.C., Martin Luther King
Jr. National Memorial. The
ministers jointly responsible
for having raised $1.4
million for the memorial
are challenging other
ministers nationwide to join
their cause. The campaign
will conclude on Martin
Luther King Day, Jan. 17,
2011. “People often forget
that King was not only a
civil rights leader, but also
a minister. His connection
to our community must be
realized and appreciated,”
said the Rev. Joseph Ratliff,
pastor of Brentwood Baptist
of Houston, in a press
statement.
Churches giving more
than $5,000 to support the
King Memorial will receive
VIP invitations to various
special events during the
week long dedication
activities and permanent
recognition at the memorial
site, Ratliff stated.
With over $107 million
raised for the Memorial, the
development of the Faith
Based Leadership Council
has brought about a strong
and effective outreach to the
nation’s church-goers. Ratliff
serves as co-chair with the
Rev. Frederick Haines of
Friendship-West Baptist of
Dallas on the council.
Four of the major
churches involved in
this effort are Hartford
Memorial Baptist of Detroit,
Brentwood Baptist of
Houston, Friendship-West
Baptist of Dallas and Trinity
United Church of Christ
of Chicago. These four
churches have been assisting
the Memorial Foundation
since the campaign’s early
years.
Harry Johnson, president
and CEO of the memorial
foundation, thanked the
religious leaders for their
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such generous and infuential
pastors taking up the
charge to assist us complete
fundraising,” said Johnson
in a statement. “This project
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their continued contributions,
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Peoples Church Calendar
Bible study will continue at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 26 when the Rev. Leslie Dowdell Cannon
leads a discussion on “The Importance of Communication,” in the Corbin Lounge at Peoples
Congregational Church located at 4704 13th St. N.W. The discussion will be based on
Matthew 6:6-8. She will lead the discussion on the “Prayer of Thanksgiving” on Sept. 2. All
are welcome.
There will be one service at 10 a.m. on Aug. 28 and it will be hosted by The Peoples Jazz
Society. Refreshments will be served following the service. All are welcome. Call the church
offce at 202-829-5511 for additional information.

Church Celebrates International Day
Elder Marcus Harris, senior pastor at Breath-Of-Life Seventh-day Adventist Church, and
the members of his congregation will be celebrating International Day on Aug. 28 at the
church located at 11310 Fort Washington Road in Fort Washington, Md. The celebration will
be open to the public and all are welcome. Call the church offce at 301-292-2100 or visit
bolchurchmd.org for more information about the church and its ministries.
HU Chapel Services
The Rev. Dr. Darin Moore will be the preacher during the 11
a.m. service on Aug. 29 in Cramton Auditorium located on the
campus of Howard University, 2455 Sixth St. N.W. He is pastor
of Greater Centennial AME Zion Church in Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
The Rev. Dr. Debyii L. Sababu Thomas will preach on Sept. 5.
These weekly non-denominational worship services, that are
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distinguished orators.
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Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on Howard University radio station,
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e-mail address is [email protected].
Family and Friends Day
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community to come and worship with her and the members of her congregation at 10:45 a.m.
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New Members Sought
The offcials at Nativity Catholic Church extends an invitation to the community to
celebrate the mass with them at 6:30 a.m. and noon Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. on
Saturday at the church located at 6001 13th St. N.W.
The weekend mass is celebrated at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 8 a.m. with the shaddai
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Chapel, and noon with the gospel choir. If you wish to know more about becoming Catholic,
call Yvonne McDaniel at 202-726-8265.
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Superior Court of
the District of
Columbia
Civil Division
Case No. 0005867-10
IN RE:
Jerry O’Neil Bell
Applicant
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME
Jerry O’Neil Bell having
filed a complaint for
j udgment changi ng
Jerry O’Neil Bell name
to Jerry Ashlee O’Neil
and having applied to
the court for an Order of
Publication of the notice
required by law in such
cases; it is by the Court
this 4th day of August
2010.
ORDERED, that all per-
sons concerned show
cause, if any there be,
on or before the 8th day
of August 2010, why the
prayers of said com-
plaint should not be
granted; provided that a
copy of this order be
published once a week
for three consecutive
weeks before said day
in the Washington Afro-
American.
JUDGE
A TRUE COPY TEST:
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
Columbia
Civil Division
Case No. 0005720-10
IN RE:
Tiara Renee Smith
in care of
Chaniya Janae Baker
Applicant
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME
Tiara Renee Smith hav-
ing filed a complaint for
j udgment changi ng
Chaniya Janae Baker
name to Chaniya Janae
Smith and having ap-
plied to the court for an
Order of Publication of
the notice required by
law in such cases; it is
by the Court this 30 day
of July 2010.
ORDERED, that all per-
sons concerned show
cause, if any there be,
on or before the 3rd day
of September 2010, why
the prayers of said com-
plaint should not be
granted; provided that a
copy of this order be
published once a week
for three consecutive
weeks before said day
in the Afro-American
Newspapers.
JUDGE
A TRUE COPY TEST:
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
Columbia
Civil Division
Case No. 0005671-10
IN RE:
Michael James Roney
Applicant
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME
Michael James Roney
having filed a complaint
for judgment changing
Michael James Roney
name to Michael James
Ronickher and having
applied to the court for
an Order of Publication
of the notice required by
law in such cases; it is
by the Court this 29th
day of July 2010.
ORDERED, that all per-
sons concerned show
cause, if any there be,
on or before the 1st day
of September 2010, why
the prayers of said com-
plaint should not be
granted; provided that a
copy of this order be
published once a week
for three consecutive
weeks before said day
in the Washington Afro-
American.
0
that pursuant to SCR
205(b) notice be sent to
applicants creditors by
registered or certified
mail and that proof of
service of mailing be
made in the manner pro-
vided is SCR Probate
Rule 19(b).
JUDGE
A TRUE COPY TEST:
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
Columbia
Civil Division
Case No. 0005671-10
IN RE:
Alexis Hillery Rickher
Applicant
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME
Alexis Hillery Rickher
having filed a complaint
for judgment changing
Alexis Hillery Rickher
name to Alexis Hillery
Ronickher and having
applied to the court for
an Order of Publication
of the notice required by
law in such cases; it is
by the Court this 29th
day of July 2010.
ORDERED, that all per-
sons concerned show
cause, if any there be,
on or before the 1st day
of September 2010, why
the prayers of said com-
plaint should not be
granted; provided that a
copy of this order be
published once a week
for three consecutive
weeks before said day
in the Washington Afro-
American.
0
that pursuant to SCR
205(b) notice be sent to
applicants creditors by
registered or certified
mail and that proof of
service of mailing be
made in the manner pro-
vided is SCR Probate
Rule 19(b).
JUDGE
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8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM759
Reginald Jones
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Diane Jones, whose ad-
dress is 4001 12th
Street NE Washington
DC 20017 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Reginald Jones, who
died on July 1, 2000
without a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 13, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 13, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 13, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Diane Jones
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2009ADM1333
LeCornia Miles Jr.
Decedent
Anne M Magruder Esq
1889 Preston White Dr
Suite 200
Reston VA 20191
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Angie Reese-Hawkins,
whose address is 1110
Merganser Court, Upper
Marlboro, MD 20774
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of LeCornia Miles
Jr, who died on July 20,
2009 with a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 13, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 13, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
D
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 13, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Angie Reese-Hawkins
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM670
Ruth R Lieb
Decedent
Richard E Hagerty
Laura N Begun
1660 International Dr
Suite 600
McLean Virginia 22102
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Deborah Jean Lieb and
Vanessa Car pent er
Lourie Esq, whose ad-
dress(es) are 5101 Allen
Road, Zephyrhills, FL
33541, 4400 MacArthur
Blvd NW #205 Washing-
ton DC 20007 were ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative(s) of the estate
of Ruth R Lieb, who died
on October 17, 2004
without a will, and will
serve with, Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 13, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 13, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 13, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Deborah Jean Lieb
Vanessa Carpenter-
Lourie Esq
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM762
Floreatta Dorothy
Proctor
Decedent
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Bonita A Davis, whose
address is 8904 Lough-
r an Ter r ac e, For t
Washington MD 20744
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Floreatta Doro-
thy Proctor, who died on
December 25, 2009
without a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 20, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 20, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 20, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Bonita A Davis
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/20, 8/27, 9/3
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM768
Charlie Luther
Decedent
Phyllis Ruth Jackson
530 Tuckerman St NW
Washington DC 20011
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Phyllis Ruth Jackson,
whose address is 530
Tucker man St NW
Washington DC 20011,
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Charlie Luther,
who died on July 15,
2009 without a will, and
will serve without Court
supervi si on. Al l un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 20, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 20, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 20, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Phyllis Ruth Jackson
P
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/20, 8/27, 9/3
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM788
Lidie Odessa Jackson
Decedent
Julius P Terrell
1455 Pennsylvania
Ave NW Suite 400
Washington Dc 20004
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Diane Zwecher, whose
address is 10 Weather-
vane Way Dix Hills, NY
11746 was appointed
personal representative
of the estate of Lidie
Odessa Jackson, who
died on October 10,
2006 without a will, and
will serve without Court
supervi si on. Al l un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 20, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 20, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
D
Date of Publication:
August 20, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Diane Zwecher
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/20, 8/27, 9/3
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
00766ADM10
Kenneth S Sollars
Decedent
Michael R McCarthy
Esq
2801 M Street NW
Washington DC 20007
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Dorothy Settles, whose
address is 1212 12th
Street, NW Washington
DC 20005 is appointed
personal representative
of the estate of Kenneth
S Sollars, who died on
November 26, 2009 with
a will, and will serve
without Court supervi-
sion. All unknown heirs
a n d h e i r s wh o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 20, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 20, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
l
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 20, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Dorothy Settles
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/20, 8/27, 9/3
Superior Court of
the District of
Columbia
Civil Division
Case No. 06160-10
IN RE:
Juwan Deion Morris
Applicant
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME
Juwan Deion Morris
having filed a complaint
for judgment changing
Juwan Deion Morris
name to Maurice Ed-
ward Smith Sr and hav-
ing applied to the court
for an Order of Publica-
tion of the notice re-
quired by law in such
cases; it is by the Court
this 17 day of August
2010.
ORDERED, that all per-
sons concerned show
cause, if any there be,
on or before the 21 day
of September 2010, why
the prayers of said com-
plaint should not be
granted; provided that a
copy of this order be
published once a week
for three consecutive
weeks before said day
in the Afro-American.
JUDGE
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8/27, 9/3, 9/10
SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM803
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SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM803
Estate of
Margie Robinson
Wilber
Deceased
NOTICE OF
STANDARD
PROBATE
Notice is hereby given
that a petition has been
filed in this Court by
Wesley L Clarke and
Norman Leslie Wilber
for standard probate,
i n c l u d i n g t h e
appointment of one or
more personal repre-
sentative. Unless a com-
plaint or an objection in
accordance with Super-
ior Court Probate Di-
vision Rule 407 is filed
in this Court within 30
days from the date of
first publication of this
notice, the Court may
take the action here-
inafter set forth.
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in the absence of a will
or proof satisfactory to
the Court of due execu-
tion, enter an order
determining that the de-
cedent died intestate.
0
appoint an unsu-
pervised personal repre-
sentative.
Register of Wills
Clerk of the Probate
Division
Date of First Publication
August 27, 2010
Names of Newspapers:
Washington Law
Reporter
Washington
AFRO-AMERICAN
Wesley L Clarke
and
Norman Leslie Wilber
Signature of
Petitioners/Attorney
8/27, 9/3
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
790-10
Jeannette M
Washington
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Brenda M Brown, whose
address is 37756 Holl-
yhead Drive, Farming-
ton Hills MI 48331 was
appointed personal re-
presentative(s) of the
estate of Jeannette M
Washington, who died
on May 31, 2010 with a
will, and will serve with-
out Court supervision.
All unknown heirs and
h e i r s w h o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Brenda M Brown
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM804
Mattie H Davis
Decedent
David C Harty
990 E Greenbelt Road
Suite 125
Lanham, MD 20706
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Val er i e A Gr aham,
whose address is 5955
Fisher Road Apt 12
Temple Hills MD 20748,
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Mattie H Davis,
who died on May 22,
2010 without a will, and
will serve without Court
supervi si on. Al l un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
David C Harty
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM804
Mattie H Davis
Decedent
David C Harty
990 E Greenbelt Road
Suite 125
Lanham, MD 20706
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Val er i e A Gr aham,
whose address is 5955
Fisher Road Apt 12
Temple Hills MD 20748,
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Mattie H Davis,
who died on May 22,
2010 without a will, and
will serve without Court
supervi si on. Al l un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
David C Harty
Personal
Representative
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REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM798
Willie Chiles
Decedent
Brenda L Hopkins Esq
3724 Twelfth Street NE
Washington DC 20017
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Dorothy J Morris, whose
address is 4408 Havlock
Ro a d , L a n h a m
Maryland 20706 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Willie Chiles, who died
on May 19, 2010 with a
will, and will serve with-
out Court supervision.
All unknown heirs and
h e i r s w h o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Dorothy J Morris
Personal
Representative
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REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
795ADM10
Susan Eileen Ware
Decedent
John J Beins Esq.
2 Wisconsin Circle
Suite 700
Chevy Chase MD
20815
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Cynthia Ware, whose
address is 11 Boyden
Road, Pel ham MA
10002 was appointed
personal representative
of the estate of Susan
Ware, who died on
September 18, 2004
without a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Susan Eileen Ware
Personal
Representative
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REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM0030
Dorothy M.
Washington
Decedent
Kenneth Rosenau, Esq
1304 Rhode Island Ave
NW
Washington DC 20005
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Kennet h Rosenau,
whose address is 1304
Rhode Island Ave NW
WDC 20005 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Dorothy M Washington,
who died on July 27,
2002 without a will, and
will serve without Court
supervi si on. Al l un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Kenneth Rosenau
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM0030
Dorothy M.
Washington
Decedent
Kenneth Rosenau, Esq
1304 Rhode Island Ave
NW
Washington DC 20005
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Kennet h Rosenau,
whose address is 1304
Rhode Island Ave NW
WDC 20005 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Dorothy M Washington,
who died on July 27,
2002 without a will, and
will serve without Court
supervi si on. Al l un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Kenneth Rosenau
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
00ADM793-10
Lovelace O Sawyer
Decedent
Samuel C Hamilton
Esq
8401 Colesville Road
Suite 620
Silver Spring MD
20910
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Jean L Washington,
whose address is 49
Kennedy Street NE
Washington DC, was
appointed personal re-
present at i ve of t he
estate of Lovelace O
Sawyer, who died on
September 3, 1999 with-
out a will, and will serve
without Court supervi-
sion. All unknown heirs
a n d h e i r s wh o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Jean L. Washington
Personal
Representative
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REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM802
Raymond Morgan
Decedent
Sherri L Wyatt
The Law Office of
Sherri L Wyatt PLLC
114 Webster Street NE
Suite 100
Washington DC 20011
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Elelyn C Morgan, whose
address is 1008 23rd
Street NW Washington
DC 20037, was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Raymond Morgan, who
died on February 6,
2009 with a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Evelyn C Morgan
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM802
Raymond Morgan
Decedent
Sherri L Wyatt
The Law Office of
Sherri L Wyatt PLLC
114 Webster Street NE
Suite 100
Washington DC 20011
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Elelyn C Morgan, whose
address is 1008 23rd
Street NW Washington
DC 20037, was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Raymond Morgan, who
died on February 6,
2009 with a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Evelyn C Morgan
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM764
Edward R Strother
aka
Edward Rufus Strother
Decedent
John C Floyd III
1629 K-Street NW
Suite 300
Washington DC 20006
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Bet t i e Ann Tur ner,
whose address is 10629
Provincial Drive Manas-
sas, VA 20109, was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Edward R Strother aka
Edward Rufus Strother,
who died on July 18,
2010 with a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Bettie Ann Turner
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM808
Julia J Williamson
Decedent
Cherly Chapman
Henderson Esq
4920 Niagara Road
Suite 200
College Park MD
20740
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Ave Maria Renard and
Mona Lisa Williamson,
whose address are 322
G Street, SW Washing-
ton DC 20024 and 2642
Summer Breeze Ct
Odenton MD 21113
were appointed per-
sonal representative of
the estate of Julia J Wil-
liamson, who died on
July 11, 2010 with a will,
and will serve without
Court supervision. All
unknown heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Ave Maria Renard
Mona Lisa Williamson
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM792
Tawana M Neale
aka
Tawana Marie Twyman
Neale
Decedent
James C Beadles Esq
PO Box 6368
Silver Spring MD
20916
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Tawana Allison Neale
Gormley, whose ad-
dress is 10601 Manor
Lake Terrace, Bowie MD
20721, was appointed
personal representative
of the estate of Tawana
M Neale aka Tawana
Marie Twyman Neale,
who died on June 24,
2010 with a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance i n thi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before
February 27, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 27, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 27, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Tawana Allison Neale
Gormley
Personal
Representative
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8/27, 9/3, 9/10
MBE/WBE/SBE/LBE/LSBE
Subcontractors and Suppliers
Ulliman Schutte Construction, LLC, Rock-
ville, MD is interested in receiving quotes
from qualified MBE/WBE/SBE/LBE/LSBE
subcontractors and suppliers for the DC
Water Biosolids Management Plan - Site
Preparation, bidding on September 8, 2010.
Opportunities are available for Specifications
Divisions 1, 2, 3, 7 & 16.
Please Fax quotes to 301-545-0810. Contact
telephone 301-545-0750.
Ulliman Schutte Construction, LLC
7615 Standish place,
Rockville, MD 20855
www.ullimanschutte.com
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning
Commission (M-NCPPC) hereby invites sealed
bids from interested parties for Bid No B31-105
Restoration of Brick Masonry at Mount Calvert
Historic Site 82-B-4 in accordance with
specifications to be furnished by the Purchasing
Division, 6611 Kenilworth Ave., Suite 300
Riverdale, MD 20737. There will be no charge for
the bid. A pre-bid conference will be held onsite,
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 2:00 PM at the
Mount Calvert Mansion, 16302 Mount Calvert
Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. The meeting
is not mandatory, however all parties who intend
to submit an offer must carefully review this
Invitation for Bid and survey the site. Each bid
must be submitted to the Purchasing Office at the
above address. Bids must be received before
11:00 am, Wednesday, September 15, 2010.
Questions regarding this bid may be directed to
Mechelle T. Myers, CPPB at (301)454- 1604, TTY
(301)454-1493. All bids and associated documents
will become the property of the M-NCPPC and will
be considered public information.
The Commission is an E.O.E. with special pro-
curement rules for Minorities, Females, and the
Disabled.
Nancy J. Keogh
Purchasing Manager
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission (M-NCPPC) hereby invites sealed
bids from interested parties for IFB B31-106
”One(1) Compact Track Loader and One (1)
Stump Cutter or Equal” in accordance with the
scope of services to be furnished by the Purchas-
ing Division, 6611 Kenilworth Ave., Suite 300,
Riverdale, Maryland 20737.There is no charge for
the bid. Each Bid must be submitted to the
Purchasing Office at the above address. Bids must
be received before 11:00 A.M., Thursday, Septem-
ber 16, 2010. Requests for copies of the solicita-
tion and any questions regarding this Bid may be
directed to Flora Lindsay-Boston, Senior Procure-
ment Specialist, at (301)454-1608, TTY (301)
454-1493 or e-mail to flora.lindsay-boston@
mncppc.org. All Bids and associated documents
will become the property of the Commission and
will be considered public information.
The Commission is an E.O.E. with special pro-
curement rules for Minorities, Females, and the
Disabled.
Nancy J. Keogh
Purchasing Manager
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
(DC Water)
5000 Overlook Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20032-5397
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS AND
TECHNICAL PROPOSALS
FOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
FOR AGREEMENT DCFA # 441 -WSA
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IV/OMAP IV
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), requests the
submittal of combined Qualification Statements and Technical Proposals for the
performance of professional engineering and related services under the proposed
agreement OMAP IV. It is anticipated that the selected engineering firm, project
team of engineering firm, or joint venture, will provide engineering services such
as consultation, investigation, and evaluation of various process systems.
Engineering services may be renewable on an annual basis for a period up to
five (5) years and are anticipated to include project management, process
critiques, service manual reviews/development, performance certifications, start-
up assistance, process optimization, operations training, document management
assistance, maintenance management assistance, plan of operations develop-
ment, development of standard procedures, operability and maintainability
evaluations and process engineering at the Wastewater Treatment Plant at Blue
Plains.
The agreement resulting from this proposal may be subject to a Fair Share
Objective for Minority and Women Business Enterprises participation in this work
of 28% and 4%, respectively. The program requirements are fully defined in the
EPA´s Participation by Disadvantaged Enterprises in Procurement under EPA
Financial Assistance Agreements, May 27, 2008.
Interested firms should contact Ashley Brady via email at Ashley.Brady@dcwater.
com, or by facsimile at (202)787-2453 to obtain a more detailed Request for
Qualification Statements. Qualification Statements and Technical Proposals must
be received by 4:00 PM EST on September 21, 2010. Request must refer to
DCFA # 441-WSA.
INVITATION FOR SEALED BIDS (IFB)
IFB Bid No.: IFB31-103
August 17, 2010
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (”Commission”)
hereby invites the submission of sealed bids by interested and qualified parties
for the furnishing of all labor, supervision, equipment and materials, and the
performance of all work necessary for the Repair and Refurbishment of an
Existing Aquatics Building at the Glenarden Community Center/Theresa Banks
Memorial Aquatics Center Complex, 8615 McLain Avenue, Glenarden, Prince
George’s County, Maryland, all to be performed pursuant to and in accordance
with the drawings and specifications.
Copies of the Bid Documents for the project can be obtained from the Director
of Parks and Recreation’s Office, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Room 205/207,
Riverdale, Maryland 20737, after 9:00 am on August 17,2010. The cost per set
of these documents is $85.00 and is non- refundable. Checks and/or money
orders only will be accepted. Documents will not be mailed. Copies of the bid
documents may be obtained at http: //app.e-builder.net/public/PublicFolderView.
aspx?FolderID={a67dc735-a498-4bc2-9568-4718901ba7ad} at no charge.
There will be a mandatory, hard hat, pre-bid meeting at the site of Theresa Banks
Memorial Aquatics Center Building on September 2, 2010 at 10:00 A.M.
Sealed bids must be received by the Commission’s, Park Planning & Develop-
ment Division Procurement Unit, c/o the Director of Parks and Recreation at
6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Room 205, Riverdale, MD 20737, no later than 3:00
P.M. on September 21. 2010. Bids timely received will be publicly opened and
read immediately thereafter. The envelope containing the bid should be marked
in the lower left-hand corner, ”Sealed Bids for the Repair and Refurbishment of
an Existing Aquatics Building at the Glenarden Community Center/Theresa Banks
Memorial Aquatics Center Complex”.
The Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids received, and to
waive irregularities.
Concerns and questions regarding this project should be directed to Pam Graves
at 301-699-2569.
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL
PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Michael G. Terry, Jr., P.E.
Engineering Supervisor
Park Planning and Development Division
Description: Virginia Commonwealth University School of
Medicine (Department of Physiology and Biophysics) is
hiring a research non-tenure track faculty member Position
#F3212 .
Qualifications: Selected candidate will work on serotonin
transporters (SERT), the binding of serotonin to the
transporter, and the accompanying increase in calcium
levels inside the cell that appears to arise from internal
stores. The Method to be used will involve cultured cell
lines transfected with the transporter, cells in culture and
calcium imaging using a Leica Confocal microscope to
analyze the release of calcium. Candidates are expected
to be familiar with all these approaches and capable of
independent work. Ph.D. in Biochemistry or related field
(with significant experience with these exact approaches.)
Application Process: Applicants should submit by e-mail
a CV, names and e-mail addresses of three references,
and a summary of research and teaching interests to: Dr.
Margaret C Biber at [email protected] or US mail to Dr.
Margaret C Biber, VCU Department of Physiology and
Biophysics, Box 980551, Richmond, Va 23298-0551.
Submission deadline is October 4, 2010. Virginia Common-
wealth University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities
are encouraged to apply.
For Additional Information: Dr. Margaret C Biber Phone:
(804)827-2221 Fax:(804) 828-7382 www.physiology.vcu.
edu
Superior Court of
the District of
Columbia
Civil Division
Case No. 0006121-10
IN RE:
Brandy Ranjeet Anand
Applicant
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME
Brandy Anand having
filed a complaint for judg-
ment changing Brandy
Ranjeet Anand name to
Brandy T Anderson and
having applied to the
court for an Order of Pub-
lication of the notice re-
quired by law in such
cases; it is by the Court
this 16th day of August
2010.
ORDERED, that all per-
sons concerned show
cause, if any there be, on
or before the 25th day of
September 2010, why
the prayers of said com-
plaint should not be
granted; provided that a
copy of this order be pub-
lished once a week for
three consecutive weeks
before said day in the
Afro-American.
0
that Immigration and
Customs Enforcement
Agency, Washi ngt on
Fi l ed Off i ce, 2675
Prosperity Avenue, Fair-
fax, Virginia 22031.
JUDGE
A TRUE COPY TEST:
8/27, 9/3, 9/10
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
00743-10
Lawrence W Wilson Sr
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Ronald WWilson, whose
a d d r e s s i s 11 6 1 2
Bonaventure Drive, Up-
per Marlboro, MD 20774
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Lawrence W
Wilson Sr., who died on
April 8, 2010 with a will,
and will serve without
Court supervision. All un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter their
appear ance i n t hi s
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washi ngt on, D. C.
20001, on or before Feb-
ruary 13, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills or
filed with the Register of
Wills with a copy to the
undersigned, on or be-
fore February 13, 2011,
or be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be heirs
or legatees of the de-
cedent who do not re-
ceiveacopy of this notice
by mail within 25 days of
its first publication shall
so inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 13, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Ronald W. Wilson
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
Columbia
Civil Division
Case No. 0005998-10
IN RE:
Zaneta P Artis/
Treyvon J Price
Applicant
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME
Zaneta P Artis having
filed a complaint for judg-
ment changing Treyvon
James Price name to
Treyvon James Artis and
having applied to the
court for an Order of Pub-
lication of the notice re-
quired by law in such
cases; it is by the Court
this 9th day of August
2010.
ORDERED, that all per-
sons concerned show
cause, if any there be, on
or before the 15th day of
September 2010, why
the prayers of said com-
plaint should not be
granted; provided that a
copy of this order be pub-
lished once a week for
three consecutive weeks
before said day in the
Afro-American.
JUDGE
A TRUE COPY TEST:
8/27, 9/3, 9/10

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