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tious nature of the issue playing out on the national stage.

The Rev. Al Sharpton and conservative commentator Crystal Wright wrangled most frequently during the town hall at the 42nd Annual Legislative Conference, each sparring, jos-tling to make their point, battling for verbal supremacy, dismissing

By Barrington M. SalmonWI Staff Writer

A panel discussion on voter suppression, sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus [CBC], produced more than 90 minutes of pointed conversa-tion, fireworks, verbal sparring – all a microcosm of the conten-

the other’s comments.Beneath the lively exchanges

at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in North-west, is the very real situation that voting rights is under siege by Republican-led state houses which have proposed or insti-tuted onerous voting laws panel-ists argued are adversely affect-

ing constituencies who will most likely vote for President Barack Obama and Democrats.

“There are 181 restrictive vot-er ID laws that have been intro-duced all over the country,” said Donna Brazile, veteran politi-cal strategist, academic and vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee. “Seven-

teen have passed and the impact is that 218 electoral votes are at stake. My mother told me that when you change the rules in the middle of the game, that’s cheat-ing!”

Brazile and others contend that the laws that are now pres-

Panelists Decry GOP Voter Suppression EffortsEncourage High Voter Turnout to Offset Challenge

Sen. Mark Warner [D-Va.] and President Barack Obama wave to the audience gathered at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Va., a stop on the president’s campaign trail on Fri., Sept. 21. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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BooksonParadeAuthor M.C. Lyte talks to fans about her most recent book,

Unstoppable, during a book signing at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 42nd Annual Legislative Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest.

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adaydevoTedToBuiLdersoFaLLagesSix-year-old Niyea Pollard participates in a two-man cutcross saw demonstration with construction volunteers during The Big Built, a hands-on family event at the National Building Museum in Northwest on Sat., Sept. 22. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor

children about domestic violence. I plan to take these

policies to Congress andimplore them to change our

laws. I will not stop untilthese policies are passed.

L.Y. Marlow

Women Break the Cycle ofDomestic ViolenceBy Tia Carol JonesWI Staff Writer

When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year-old daughter told her the fatherof her daughter threatened herlife, and the life of their child,she knew something had to bedone. Out of her frustrationwith law enforcement's handlingof the situation, she decided tostart the Saving Promise cam-paign.

“It seems to be a vicious cyclethat won't turn my familyloose,” Marlow said. Marlowshared her story with the audi-ence at the District HeightsDomestic Violence Symposiumon May 7 at the District HeightsMunicipal Center. The sympo-sium was sponsored by theFamily and Youth ServicesCenter of the city of DistrictHeights and the National Hook-Up of Black Women.

Marlow has written a book,“Color Me Butterfly,” which is astory about four generations ofdomestic violence. The book isinspired by her own experiences,and those of her grandmother,her mother and her daughter.She said every time she readsexcerpts from her book, she stillcan not believe the words camefrom her. “Color Me Butterfly”won the 2007 National “BestBooks” Award.

“I was just 16-years-old whenmy eye first blackened and mylips bled,” Marlow said.

Elaine Davis-Nickens, presi-dent of the National Hook-Upof Black Women, said there is noconsistency in the way domesticviolence issues are dealt with by

law enforcement. She said theyhad come together to bring asense of uniformity in the waydomestic violence victims andsurvivors are treated.

“She's using her own personalstory, her own personal pain topush forward,” Davis-Nickenssaid about Marlow.

Davis-Nickens said anyonewho reads Marlow's book will“get it.” She said she “puts thecase in such a way, the averageperson can get it.” She said at theend of the day, the book willhelp people begin to have a dia-logue about domestic violence.

Also present at the event wasMildred Muhammad, the ex-wife of John Allen Muhammad,who was sentenced to six consec-utive life terms without paroleby a Maryland jury for his role inthe Beltway Sniper attacks in2002. Mildred Muhammad isthe founder of After the Trauma,an organization that helps thesurvivors of domestic violenceand their children.

“I lived in fear for six years. Sixyears in fear is a long time. It isnot an easy thing to come outof,” she said.

Mildred Muhammad saidpeople who want to help adomestic violence victim mustbe careful of how they go intothe victim's life, and understandthat she may be in “survivalmode”.

“Before you get to 'I'm goingto kill you,' it started as a verbal

threat,” she said.Among the programs Marlow

wants to see implemented arestricter restraining order policies,more rights for victim's familiesto intervene on behalf of a vic-tim, a domestic violence assess-ment unit coupled with furthertraining for law enforcementagencies, a Child's Life Protec-tion Act and mandatory counsel-ing for batterers.

“If we are ever going to eradi-cate domestic violence, we mustlook at both sides of the coin.We need to address both the vic-tim and the batterer,” Marlowsaid.

Marlow would also like to seeprograms designed to raiseawareness among children inpublic and private schools. Shefeels children need to be educat-ed about domestic violence.

“We have to stop being pas-sive-aggressive with poor chil-dren about domestic violence,”Marlow said.

Marlow has worked to breakthe cycle of abuse in her family,and is confident the policies sheis pushing for will start thatprocess.

“I plan to take these policies toCongress and implore them tochange our laws,” Marlow said.“I will not stop until these poli-cies are passed.”

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First Lady Michelle Obama addressed thousands who attended the Phoenix Awards Dinner on Sat., Sept. 22 at the Walter E. Washington Conven-tion Center in Northwest. During her speech she urged guests to focus their efforts on re-electing her husband. /Photo by Mark Mahoney

She said that “in every election, every voice must be heard” and “this is the march of our time.”

“This requires constant and sustained hard work,” she said. “When we get tired, think of Con-gressman Dellums and Congress-man Stokes.”

She said that a particular photo in the White House has touched her heart.

“Every few months the White House photographers rotate pho-tos [in the Oval Office] but one that stays is the one where Barack bends over so that a black boy can touch his hair,” she said. “When the boy touches my husband’s hair, the boy says ‘yes, it does feel the same.’ We now have young people growing up and taking for granted that an African American can be president.”

Obama said that political activ-ism must be done for the sake of young people.

“We must fulfill the promise of democracy for all of our children,” she said.

Sharon Jefferson of Milwaukee described Obama’s speech as be-ing “awesome and phenomenal.”

“She definitely put it in perspec-tive what we need to do for the elections,” said Jefferson, 57. “It

is good advice for the black com-munity.”

Cynthia Anderson of North-west said that Obama’s speech was “motivational and right on the spot.”

“We need to rethink this elec-tion and rally people to vote,” said Anderson, 46.

A number of people received honors including U.S. Rep. Cor-rine Brown [D-Fla.] and former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt, who both received the Harold Washington Phoenix Award and famed film director George Lu-cas and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, received the Con-gressional Black Caucus Founda-tion Chair Phoenix Award. Elsie Scott, the outgoing president of the Congressional Black Cau-cus Foundation in Northwest, received a plaque and words of praise from various speakers.

Albert Black, who runs a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of children in Austin, said that he enjoyed the dinner and the legislative conference in general.

“We need to take what we learned here back to our commu-nities and use the information for [our] benefit,” said Black, 63. wi

By James WrightWI Staff Writer The wife of the president of

the United States, during an his-toric occasion, urged guests at an elite and extremely chic dinner to focus their efforts on re-electing her husband and to get involved in the political process.

First Lady Michelle Obama told thousands of guests and honorees at the Phoenix Awards Dinner of the 42nd Annual Legislative Conference on Sept. 22 that even though legal racial segregation has ended, “our journey is far from over.”

“Too many of us choose not to participate in politics,” Obama, 50, said to the audience at the Walter E. Washington Convention Cen-ter in Northwest. “Let me say that other folks are participating and they are raising money and getting organized.”

Obama is the first presidential spouse to keynote the Phoenix Dinner. She is also a former Con-gressional Black Caucus spouse, having served in that capacity as the wife of Sen. Barack Obama, an Illinois Democrat who collabo-rated with other members of the chamber from 2005-2009, before being elected the 44th president of the United States.

Obama used the examples of Ronald Dellums and Patricia Schroeder in the 1970s as fresh-man U.S. representatives as mod-els of persistence in the face of adversity.

“When Dellums and Schroeder were elected to Congress, they were assigned to be on the House Armed Services Committee,” she said. “The chairman of the com-mittee did not like that so he as-signed one chair for both of them and they had to rotate using that seat.”

Obama said that eventually the chairman relented and treated them as full members of the com-mittee. Dellums eventually be-came the first black chairman of the powerful committee.

She also cited the persistence of Louis Stokes, the first black congressman from Cleveland who fought in segregated conditions in World War II and rose to promi-nence in national politics.

Obama said that it is up to blacks to work hard to change the political system in their favor.

“We must show up to vote ev-ery year, every election,” she said. “It must be all of us. It is our birthright.”

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who will occupy the seat during the Nov. 6 general election. Brad-ley Lewis, a Ward 8 resident, trav-eled across town to support Pan-nell at the fundraiser.

“I have known Philip for 25 years and I know that he cares for kids and he cares for the commu-nity,” said Lewis, 54, who lives in Historic Anacostia.

U.S. Senator Encourages D.C. Residents

The District’s quest for full citizenship has a strong ally in the United States Senate.

Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-La.] said on Sept. 19 that District residents should not lose faith in the coun-try’s political system as it seeks full representation in the U.S. Con-gress.

“In the post-election, there is a brand new opportunity to press for voting rights for the residents of the District of Columbia,” said Landrieu, 56.

Landrieu sits on the subcom-mittee that deals with D.C. affairs. She has long supported the Dis-trict in the Senate on a variety of issues and once served as the key-note speaker at a Kennedy-King Dinner.

Landrieu said that District resi-dents need to continue to advo-cate for their rights as citizens.

D.C. Political Roundup“I would encourage the people

not to give up hope,” she said. Fort Lincoln Votes for Gas Station

The residents of a neighbor-hood in Ward 5 recently voted to support a major retailer’s desire to sell gas to its customer.

The residents of Fort Lincoln, a far Northeast neighborhood vot-ed, 75-31, to have the new Costco – which is part of the new Shops at Dakota Crossing retail complex – set up a gas station with its retail component.

The Costco is scheduled to open Nov. 28. It’s the first Costco in the District of Columbia.

Ward 5 Advisory Neighbor-hood Commissioner Robert King, who represents single-member district 5A12, said that the vote is not only a victory for Fort Lincoln residents, but District consumers as well.

“You will see gas prices drop all across the city because of Cost-co,” said King, 61. “When you talk about Costco, you are really talk-ing about gas, where it makes a lot of its money.”

King said that final approval for the gas station by D.C. Zoning authorities “should come by Janu-ary.” wi

By James WrightWI Staff Writer

Pannell Raises Money in Northwest

A leading candidate for the D.C. State Board of Education in Ward 8 recently raised money on his own behalf in a tony residence in Northwest.

Philip Pannell, who is running for the city’s board of education, held a fundraiser on Sept. 17 at the Ward 4 home of Ernest Hopkins, a longtime friend and the direc-tor of legislative activities for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Hopkins said that Pannell would be an asset to the board.

“Philip has a commitment to improving the public school sys-tem and improving its library sci-ences,” said Hopkins, 52. “I have supported him on many issues in the past and when I found out that he was running for the board, I of-fered my support and he agreed to a fundraiser.”

Pannell, one of the District’s most seasoned political and civic activists, is running against incum-bent Trayon White. Pannell, 61, ran for the position in April 2011, to replace the late William Lock-ridge, but lost to White in a field that had a number of candidates.

District voters will determine

D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie showed up at D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s CBCF reception last week. /Courtesy Photo


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the world long jump world re-cord when he jumped 8.95 me-ters at a meet in Tokyo.

October 11948 - California Supreme

Court voided state statue ban-ning interracial marriages.

1952 - Joe Black became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game. The Dodgers de-feated the New York Yankees 4-2. Black was also the 1952 Rookie of the Year.

1960 - Nigeria proclaimed in-dependent.

1966 - Black Panther Party for Self Defense founded in Oakland, CA by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

October 21800 - Nat Turner was born

in the Tidewater region of Vir-ginia.

1865 - North Carolina amends constitution forbidding slavery.

1937 - Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Loui-siana. He became the noted con-troversial lawyer, who defended pro football star and actor, O.J. Simpson, in the infamous trial, for which Simpson was accused of killing wife and her friend.

1967 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in, and becomes the first Black Supreme Court Justice, 1967.

1986 - The U.S. Senate over-rides President Ronald Rea-gan’s veto of legislation impos-

September 271954 - School Integration

began in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md., public schools.

1950 - Gwendolyn Brooks awarded Pulitzer Prize (May 1) for her book of poetry, Annie Allen. She was the first Black cited by the Pulitzer committee.

1967 - Washington D.C.’s Anacostia Museum dedicated to informing the community of contributions by African Ameri-cans to U.S. political, social, and cultural history, opens.

September 281895 - These Baptist groups,

the Foreign Mission Convention of the United States, the Ameri-can National Baptist Conven-tion, the Baptist National Edu-cation Convention, merged and established the National Bap-tist Convention.

1961 - Purlie Victorious, a farce by playwright Ossie Davis, opened on Broadway.

1991 - Jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis died in Santa Monica, California from complications following a stroke. He was 65.

September 291962 - President John F Ken-

nedy sends federal troops in in-tegration of University of Mis-sissippi.

1975 - First Black-owned sta-tion in US, WGPR-TV Detroit, begins broadcasting.

2001 - Mabel Fairbanks, 85, the first black women to be inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame died fol-lowing a long illness. Fairbanks coached Olympians Tai Babi-lonia and Randy Gardner.

September 31935 - Singer, Johnny Mathis

was born.1975 - Muhammad Ali and

Joe Frazier fight in the “Thrilla in Manilla”. Ali wins.

1991 - Mike Powell broke

ing economic sanctions in South Africa.

1989 - Jump Start premieres in 40 newspapers in the U.S. It is created by 26 year old Robb Armstrong, the youngest Afri-can American to have a syndi-cated comic strip. He follows in the footsteps of Morrie Turner, the creator of Wee Pals, the first African American syndicated comic strip.

October 31904 - Mary McLeod Bet-

hune opened Daytona Normal and Industrial School in Day-tona Beach, Florida. In 1923 the school merged with Cookman Institute and became Bethune-Cookman College.

1949 - First Black radio sta-tion, WERD, begins operating in Atlanta, GA.

1995 - Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

1974 - Frank Robinson named manager of the Cleve-land Indians and became the first Black manager in the major leagues.

1956 - Nat King Cole was the first black performer to host his own TV show.

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Helen Clark Silver Spring, Md.

Definitely. I think that they’re very relevant right now because they continue to get involved and they help us as blacks realize the importance of voting. They show us that every vote counts. Some states now have laws in place that try to make it more difficult for us to vote. They now require picture identification, and the CBC has been involved with the issue. They bring awareness and unity to the community.

Raymond WashingtonWashington, D.C.

I believe that the CBC is relevant because we as a people have not arrived. Some people may not even be aware of the voting rights issues that are going on right now if it weren’t for the CBC. I’ve come to realize that organizations like the CBC do play an important role and are proactive on issues. They’re just as relevant today as they were many years ago.

Dr. Doreen E. BarrettChicago, Ill.

I believe that the CBC is still relevant today because we need every entity to be out there giving us information and sharing the things that are going on in our community. We need the CBC because they’re at the table; we have an opportunity and a voice. I believe that the world is run by those who show up. They can’t speak for all African Americans because we’re not monolithic, but the CBC gives us the opportunity for national outreach with all of its representatives.

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Kenneth AllenIndianapolis, Ind.

Absolutely. I believe that the CBC is definitely as relevant now as it was 40 years ago. There is no other gathering in the United States, or in the world, that brings together the quantity and the quality of individuals who strategize, organize, mobilize and most importantly, energize our people and address the needs and issues [regarding] poverty, wealth and education. They’re a tremendous blessing to our community.

Carl AlgoodWashington, D.C.

They are very relevant. I just read an article about the disparities in incomes and the poverty gap in this [region] particularly among low-income residents. With issues like these in the African-American community, we need their voice as advocates in all areas. The CBC serves as a forum to put those issues [at] the forefront and addresses them. So yes, they’re very relevant.

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rolls in states like Florida, with most of those removed attached to the Democratic party; and Brazile said Republicans are in-tent on making it as difficult as possible for those seeking to ex-ercise their right to vote, but she said regardless of the obstacles people face, they must not be deterred.

“This fall, we’ll see barriers we have not seen since 1965,” she told a standing-room-only audi-ence of more than 2,000 partici-pants. “Martin Luther King, Jr., gave us the ballot but we’re go-ing to have a hard time getting the ballot to people seeking to vote.”

Moderator Marc Lamont Hill, Ph.D., echoed the sentiment of most of the panelists during opening comments.

“This is a 21st century form of racial discrimination,” he in-toned. “This is not anything to be objective about. This is a clear case of discrimination. Repub-licans don’t want to win by ge-nius, they want to win … by the

marginalization of poor, brown, black people. Obama galvanized a whole new generation of people. Now they [Republicans] have convinced us that for the sake of voter fraud, they have to restrict us.”

“You have a greater chance of being struck by lightning in front of the house you won on Publishers Clearing House. We can lose an election, but we can never lose our vote.”

Brazile was joined by the Rev. Al Sharpton, conservative col-umnist and commentator Crys-tal Wright, Reps. John Lewis [D-Ga.], Mel Watt [D-N.C.] and Marcia Fudge [D-Ohio] and Re-publican strategist and commen-tator Ron Christie.

Christie said he is aware of voter fraud and provided exam-ples, but said he does not agree that the pursuit of those in-volved in these activities should come at the expense of people’s

ent or being considered in 41 states are designed to disenfran-chise minorities, the elderly, the poor, students, and disabled vot-ers who are often less likely to have the types of IDs the GOP is demanding. At the same time, supporters insist the laws are necessary to maintain the integ-rity of the election process and prevent fraud.

Starting last year, panelists said, Republicans have been fo-cused on turning the Nov. 6 elec-tion in their favor. In Texas, for example, prospective voters can register to vote with a gun or a hunting license but a student ID has been deemed insufficient by election officials.

Around the country, several panelists said, the GOP has done away with early and week-end voting; mandated that voters secure new IDs before they are allowed to vote; purged voter

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ability to exercise their basic democratic right.

“The Indiana Supreme Court case paved the way for states to craft their own laws but I have a problem with Texas’ law … the Texas law is discriminating against low-income people.”

Sharpton characterized GOP assertions that their desire is to root out voter fraud as a red her-ring.

“This is a solution looking for a problem, not the other way around,” he said. “We’re not against IDs ... we’re against the new restrictive IDs. We say have the same IDs this year as when Reagan, Bush and Clinton ran.”

Sharpton cited the case of an 85-year-old man who has to drive 27 miles to get an ID and pay $27 for the ID as well.

“That’s a poll tax,” he said. “This will potentially cost 5 mil-lion votes. In Watt’s state, the president won by 14,000 votes. Shaving off 100,000 votes could turn the election. We need to fight to change the laws but do everything we can to vote this year. If they [Civil Rights activ-ists] could stand up to Jim Clark, what excuse do we have to not get voter IDs?”

Wright scoffed at the asser-tions of Sharpton and most of the other panelists, saying that there is no racial discrimination in the efforts to combat voter fraud, adding that demands for new IDs have not adversely af-fected those seeking to vote. She buttressed her argument with studies which show that in Colorado, 500 non-citizens voted. And she suggested that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case involving the state of In-diana sanctioned the legislation GOP-controlled legislators are trying to pass.

“We have to look at the laws to find ways for people to prove who they are without others be-ing disenfranchised,” she said. “… On a very basic level, it’s in-cumbent, regardless of the par-ty, to know who they are voting for [on pocketbook issues] and where you live.”

Sharpton and Wright butted heads verbally throughout the discussion with each accusing the other of misstating the facts.

“First of all, we can have dif-ferent opinions but not different facts,” he said addressing Wright following comments she made about the Indiana voter ID law

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that the U.S. Supreme Court up-held. “The Indiana case was not the same ID laws we’re dealing with in Pennsylvania. We’re talk-ing about different states and different laws.”

Pennsylvania has become ground zero in the GOP’s voter registration efforts. A Pennsyl-vania judge upheld a law that requires voters to have a state-is-sued ID before they’ll be allowed to vote. But residents have had great difficulty in securing these IDs and so far, fewer than 7,000 of the estimated 758,000 people on voter rolls have these photo IDs.

The number of people who lack the photo IDs needed to vote outnumber Obama’s 2008 margin of victory in the state. That year, Obama carried Penn-sylvania by 605,820 votes.

Laws in states such as South Carolina, Florida and Texas have been challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice under provisions of the Civil Rights Act because of a history of dis-criminatory election practices in those places.

Lewis, who is revered for his role in the Civil Rights move-ment, lamented the current situ-ation, but also expressed frustra-tion, saying he was “trying to be non-violent today.”

“Being able to vote shouldn’t be partisan; it’s precious, almost sacred,” he said. “People died for this vote ... in a democratic society, we should open the pro-cess to let people in, not keep them out.”

“It makes me sort of sad that we’re having this discussion all these years later, fighting battles we thought were behind us. The Civil Rights movement was a movement of conscience. Lin-coln may have freed slaves, but the Civil Rights movement freed America. Our forefathers may have come here on different ships but we’re all in the same boat now.”

Fudge and Watt agreed.“We fought a battle for jus-

tice a long time ago … If there’s fraud in the vote, it’s absentee voting,” said Fudge. “People of means and the GOP use absentee votes. We realize that something is important when people try to take something from you.” wi


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for a safety festival as representa-tives from D.C. Fire and Emergen-cy Medical Services, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a host of other safety agencies set up shop on the grounds.

Armed with Apple iPad tablets, AT&T employees moved through the crowd which numbered in the hundreds and collected signatures for the company’s No Text on Board pledge which is part of the company’s It Can Wait initiative that was launched three years ago.

“Three-and-a-half years ago, when we started this campaign [at] the Distracted Driving Summit right here in Washington, nobody was talking about distracted driv-ing. Nobody was paying atten-tion to it,” said LaHood. “Only 18 states had passed laws [against distracted driving]. Today, 39 states have passed laws. People now un-derstand that distracted driving is a serious, serious way to cause ac-cidents and injuries.”

While distracted driving re-mained the primary focus of the event, there are a number of other factors that determine motorists’ safety. Marion Flythe, 46, trekked a few blocks over to the Safety Expo from her office on campus. Although she said she doesn’t text while driving, Flythe learned the proper way to extinguish a fire by participating in one of the many interactive demonstrations.

A controlled fire quickly became a crowd favorite as a long line of people waited for the opportunity to extinguish the live fire. A small orange flame roared from a four-foot stove-like surface and the distinct smell of kerosene perme-ated the air. Participants grabbed a silver fire extinguisher and took turns putting the fire out under the supervision and with guidance from three safety officials.

“I’ve never had experience us-ing a fire extinguisher even though

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I have them in my home,” said the Suitland, Md. resident. “I learned that you are to remove the pin from the extinguisher, aim at the base of the fire and make sure that you’re at least 15 feet away from the fire and spray from side to side. It was a good experience.”

Brian Dito, 25, stumbled around for a few minutes while donning a pair of goggles that impaired his vision and severely affected his equilibrium – the goggles created a feeling of intoxication – similar to that of a drunk driver. Dito struggled to stand upright and his motor skills had been totally compromised. While he said that he doesn’t drink and drive, he thought that he’d fare better with the simulation.

“I actually did think that I would be fine and would walk straight,” said Dito, who is enrolled in the international affairs graduate pro-gram at GWU. “But it was pretty disorienting and I couldn’t [walk] a straight line. A lot of people have a relaxed attitude toward safety, but having events like this brings the issue to the forefront. I think it’s good that people are becoming informed.”

The event was the first of many that AT&T’s Stephenson said the company has planned for college campuses across the nation and is one program that he hopes ex-pands as awareness increases.

For Stephenson, there’s more to be done.

“We’re not going to be content until those 100,000 accidents and deaths per year [due to distracted driving] begin to move notice-ably downward. So we’re working hard to expand the movement. I want to ask everyone here to get involved,” he said. wi

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In the past, traffic officials have urged drivers not to drink and drive. Today, they’re cautioning young drivers not to text and drive.

In 2010, distracted driving – which includes texting while driv-ing – claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people nationally and transportation and other officials say those numbers are likely to increase as the number of cell-phones people own recently sur-passed the population of the United States – at 311 million. As a result, officials are ramping up awareness efforts.

“The one thing that I can vis-ibly see is [the connection between deaths and injuries] and texting and driving,” said AT&T Chair-man and CEO Randall Stephen-son. “We’ve made [texting] so natural to kids that they don’t even think about it. Let’s start with rais-ing awareness to young kids right now.”

Stephenson, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, George Washington University [GWU] President Steven Knapp and author, actor and activist Hill Harper joined local, national and regional transportation officials to commemorate No Text on Board Pledge Day at GWU in Northwest on Sept. 19.

The event ran in conjunction with the university’s eighth annual Safety Expo, and attracted a large crowd of students, faculty mem-bers and District residents. Uni-versity Yard served as a backdrop

Ricardo Cottin attempts to send a text message during a driving simula-tion on Wed., Sept. 19 on the campus of George Washington University in Northwest. AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, GWU President Steven Knapp and actor Hill Harper joined other Transportation officials to commemorate No Text on Board Pledge Day. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

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sideration of charting the fu-ture of horse racing and gam-ing in Maryland.

Located in Fort Washington, Rosecroft features harness rac-ing and first opened in 1949.

PNG executives contend that Prince George’s County officials favor MGM Resorts International of Las Vegas, which has reached an agree-ment with the Peterson Com-panies, developer of National Harbor, to build a casino at the world-class hotel and shopping complex if voters approve live table games and a sixth gaming site on Election Day.

Penn National Gaming, which owns and operates 20 horse racing venues and casi-nos in the United States and Canada, opened Hollywood Casino in Perryville in 2010. The company purchased Rosecroft Raceway in Prince George’s County after it went bankrupt and closed in 2008 and re-opened the facility in

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2010. The two facilities employ nearly 400 people and have generated more than $140 mil-lion in state taxes, according to PNG.

Since the opening of Mary-

land Live! Casino in Anne Arundel County in June, PNG’s Perryville casino has experienced a drop in visitors and revenue of about 30 per-cent. This summer PNG of-ficials said they planned to re-turn 500 slot machines due to the decrease.

An open letter from Penn National Gaming dated Aug. 30 that ran in several local news-papers and on websites, stated: “Despite our company’s deep commitment to, and significant investment in, Maryland, the State Legislature recently ap-proved a deeply flawed bill dur-ing special session that, among other things, will result in a vir-tual sole source contract for a casino at National Harbor, thus ensuring the demise of Rosec-roft and the long-term solution to saving horse racing in Mary-land.”

It further explains that the Perryville casino didn’t receive the same tax adjustment pro-vided to other casinos in the state. “The significant differ-ence between our tax rate and that of Anne Arundel and Bal-timore will hurt revenues and put the Perryville facility at a competitive disadvantage,” ac-cording to the letter.

Another point of conten-tion for PNG is that prior to

By Gale Horton GayWI Staff Writer

Election Day – Nov. 6 – could very well be doomsday for a Maryland horse racing es-tablishment.

That’s how officials of Rose-croft Raceway see it. They pre-dict that if voters approve the referendum on expansion of gaming in the state, it will mean the demise of the 63-year-old raceway.

Karen Bailey, director of public affairs for Penn Na-tional Gaming [PNG], owner of Rosecroft, said that they’re being squeezed out of consid-eration to develop a new casino in Prince George’s County if the measure passes, which will likely force the track to close.

“Rosecroft is not going to have a fair shot,” said Bailey. “In order for us to stay open, we need to add gaming.”

And PNG officials said that they are being shut out of con-

the August legislative special session, officials proposed an investment of $500 million at Rosecroft at the 67 percent tax rate, which they said would have generated more revenue for the state than a sixth casino and tax breaks. “Yet policy-makers chose not to give this serious consideration,” the let-ter states.

Prince George’s County Ex-ecutive Rushern Baker, Mont-gomery County Executive Ike Leggett and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman held a press conference on Sept. 20 at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring to announce their continued support of Question 7 which will appear on the ballot in No-vember.

“This is not just about gam-ing. It’s about economic devel-opment. It’s about good jobs. It’s about expanding opportu-nity not only in Prince George’s County but also across the state of Maryland,” Baker said. “Make no mistake: This is about Maryland versus West Virginia. Those dollars need to stay right here at home.”

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the public, PNG countered, “It will be said that our opposition to the law is to protect our ex-isting facility in Charles Town, West Virginia [Hollywood Ca-sino at Charles Town Races]. If that were the case then we never would have offered to invest $500 million in a new establishment at Rosecroft. It really is that simple.”

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races currently offers live table games such as poker,

black jack and roulette. Asked if closure of Rose-

croft Raceway would be years away should the measure be approved and a casino in the county built, Bailey said “not necessarily” and that a shut-down could happen sooner.

“If there’s no hope to give, the answer would be clear – the county and state are not inter-ested in keeping Rosecroft and racing alive,” Bailey said.wi

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said Cloves Campbell, NNPA chair. He further added that companies underestimate Afri-can-American consumers’ frus-tration of not having products that meet their needs in their respective communities.

“Companies that don’t ad-vertise using Black media risk having African Americans per-ceive them as being dismissive of issues that matter to them.”

That’s Benjamin Jealous’s Achilles heel. The president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP], at one time served as the executive director of the NNPA, the 72-year-old federation of more than 200 Black community newspapers across the country, of which The Washington Informer is a member.

“Too many corporations cut out Black media in favor of mainstream media,” said Jeal-ous, highlighting that only 2 percent of advertising budgets are split among the African-American press.

“Corporations should be looking for creative ways to

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partner with the Black media to become part of that com-munity. The Black press is vital in our communities.”

The 25-page report maps out the disparity in advertising dol-lars spent on African-American

media, while suggesting a need for more fair methods of ad-ministering spending.

It is the second of three annual installments – a col-laboration between Nielsen, a global provider of information and insights into what con-sumers watch and buy – and the NNPA. The report delves deeper into the complex com-munity that includes Baby Boomers, urban and suburban dwellers and single mothers.

Nielsen’s vice chair Susan Whiting said the year-long collaboration with NNPA has been successful.

“NNPA’s insertion of the report into its 200 publica-tions allows Nielsen access to millions of African-American consumers, and allows us to share information that will help increase the awareness of their consumer power.” The first collaborative report, re-leased last year, focused on the purchasing power of African Americans and it reached 19 million readers.

The African-American population reached almost 43 million this year and accounts for 13.7 percent of the gen-eral population, according to the report. It also pointed out that “Hispanics” are an eth-nicity not a race. With such a healthy representation coupled with substantial buying power,

By Michelle Phipps-EvansWI Staff Writer

In 2012, the African-Amer-ican consumer continues to be vibrant and dynamic with a projected buying power of $1.1 trillion by 2015. This consumer group, which continues to ex-perience population growth as the largest racial minority group in America with unique generational characteristics, re-mains at the forefront of social trends and media consump-tion.

These facts were revealed in African-American Consumers: Still Vital, Still Growing 2012 Report released Sept. 21 by Nielsen and the National Newspa-per Publishers Association [NNPA] during the Congres-sional Black Caucus Founda-tion’s 42nd Annual Legislative Conference [ALC], Sept. 19 to 22 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in North-west.

“This report demonstrates what a sustainable and influ-ential economic force we are,”

businesses have opportunities to increase market share with African-American consumers.

Other insights from the re-port include: 91 percent believe that the African-American me-dia is more relevant to them, 72 percent of African-American adults online have more than one social networking profile, 54 percent is under 35, com-pared to 47 percent of the gen-eral population, 54 percent own a Smartphone, compared to 33 percent last year, and advertis-ing spending in the African-American media totaled $2.10 billion in 2011, compared to $120 billion spent in the gen-eral market media during the same period.

Educating the African-American community is a goal of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, said Elsie L. Scott, its president and CEO on the report’s release during the ALC.

“By providing a resource that demonstrates how we can use our collective buy-ing power, we are providing a service that is beneficial to the individual consumer and our collective communities at the same time,” Scott said. wi

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studies and political science. Af-ter serving on the faculty for a decade, he felt he had proven his point and decided he wanted to prove that he could be successful in business.

“In 2000, I moved to Savan-nah, Ga. and became an entre-preneur in the area of informa-tion and technology – exporting computers and related products to The Gambia and Senegal,” Janneh recalled. “As a result of that I decided to move to The Gambia because I saw that the economy was growing and I started making more money from that than from teaching.”

Once back in Gambia, Janneh proved to everyone that he had talent.

“When I went back to The Gambia, instead of doing my private enterprise, the U.S. Em-bassy grabbed me and I was

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hired as a political adviser to the ambassador – that was in late 2003,” he said. “I did that for about six months, then the president said, ‘We want you to become our Minister of Infor-mation, Communication and Technology.’ And that’s how I got into government.”

Janneh served from April 2004 until July 2005 when he decided to set up an information and technology company.

“We were doing very well until I saw that the country was head-ed in a different direction and I tried to combine business with politics by criticizing the gov-ernment. That’s how I landed in trouble, by calling the ruler a dictator,” he said.

That did not sit well with Pres-ident Yahya Janneh, in whose ad-ministration the former college professor had served. Since his

By George E. CurrySpecial to the Informer from NNPA

Amadou Scatred Janneh, one of two Gambians with dual American citizenship released from prison as a result of a mis-sion by Jesse Jackson, has always had something to prove to the world. After graduating from high school in The Gambia in West Africa, he left for the Unit-ed States to prove that he had a first-rate mind that would allow him to fulfill his dreams – all he wanted was an opportunity to succeed.

He got his first opportunity at Knoxville College, a small his-torically Black college in East Tennessee.

“There were a few Gambian students studying at Knoxville College,” he recounted in an interview in the nation’s capital, where he had been brought by Jackson to attend the Congres-sional Black Caucus Founda-tion’s Legislative Conference, better known as CBC Weekend. “Because I didn’t have any mon-ey to go anywhere, they told me that Clinton Marsh, the presi-dent at the time, had worked in Africa and he may be willing to give me financial aid.

“So, when I went there, I had no money and appealed to him. I was given a grant just for one se-mester and I was told that finan-cial aid from that point would depend on my performance. I not only got straight A’s, but I completed the program in three years.”

After graduating second in his class at Knoxville College in 1986, Janneh decided to go across town to enroll at the Uni-versity of Tennessee, feeling he still had something to prove.

“Because people had doubts about a Knoxville College edu-cation, I decided I wanted to go to UT to prove to them that the education you get at Knoxville College is valuable and I did very well there, too,” he said. “After a year, I got a master’s degree and in another three years, a Ph.D.”

After proving himself at the University of Tennessee, he was offered a position teaching African and African American

Jesse Jackson with former Gambian dissidents Amadou Scattred Janneh (left), a graduate of Knoxville College and the University of Tennessee, and Tamsir Jasseh (right), a Navy veteran of Desert Storm. / Photo by Roy Lewis

election in 1996, international human rights groups, includ-ing Amnesty International, have complained that those who op-posed the president were tor-tured, arrested, harassed or killed.

Professor Janneh, who shares little in common with the presi-dent except the same last name, had heard the horror stories but wasn’t afraid to publicly voice his views.

“Dictators do things their own way,” Janneh said, referring to the president. “They don’t care much about what others think. They dominate the economy, the politics and they’re repres-sive. My characterization of him as a dictator is underscored by human rights reports, human rights organizations – Amnesty International and so on – it’s no secret.”

And Janneh didn’t keep his opinion a secret.

“I printed T-shirts, distributed them saying, ‘Ban dictatorship now.’ I wore some myself and drove around town – that’s how I landed in trouble,” Janneh said.

And that trouble came to a head last year.

He recounted, “I was in my office and some plainclothes police officers –it was June 6, 2011 – came in with two young guys and asked me, “Did you as-sign these guys to print T-shirts?’ They said the T-shirts had been seen around town and were printed by them. They said, ‘Did you assign them?’ I said, ‘Yes, I did.’ They said, ‘Are you behind it?’ And I said, ‘Yes.’”

That was all the policemen needed to hear.

“I was picked up, taken through a fake trial – I don’t know if it should be called a trial – and charged with treason and sedition,” Janneh recalled. “I didn’t think anything would come out of distributing 100 T-shirts.”

But it did.“I was charged with treason

and given a life sentence in one of the toughest prisons in the world,” he said.

There was an international outcry over his arrest. Ayodele Ameen of Amnesty Internation-al said: “Dr. Janneh is a prisoner of conscience and is emblematic of the horrific human rights sit-uation that prevails in the Gam-bia today.”

Jesse Jackson decided to make an appeal to the president for the release of Janneh and Tam-sir Jasseh, another jailed dissent

who held dual U.S.-Gambia citi-zenship. Jasseh, a Navy veteran who fought in Desert Storm, had served 6 ½ years of a 20-year sentence for treason. Presi-dent Janneh announced that he planned to execute all 47 prison-ers on death row. Last month, eight men and one woman were executed by firing squad. Jackson said he persuaded Janneh on his trip to place a moratorium on capital punishment.

If anyone who could get the two Americans freed, it would be Jackson, who had conducted similar missions to Syria, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Liberia and Cuba.

“I called the president and the foreign minister returned my call,” said Jackson. “They publicized our coming, which suggested something might hap-pen.”

Janneh, who served 15 months, had no expectation that he would ever get out of prison.

“This guy does not seem to be susceptible to pressure, so I thought I would just be there forever,” he said. “To be called overnight to say Rev. Jackson is taking you out was quite unbe-lievable and it also fell on my 50th birthday – September 17th.

“The announcement was first made on TV, but we did not have access to TV. That was at 8 p.m. on the 17th of September. The guard came – he was not sup-posed to give me any informa-tion but I think he was so excit-ed. He just came and said, ‘I have some good news for you.’ I said, ‘What is it?’ He said, ‘You’ve been pardoned by the president.’ He said, ‘A reverend from the U.S. came and you’ve been par-doned.’ Later it was announced over the air and the next day we were taken to the airport and handed over to him.”

After flying from Gambia to Brussels and on to New York City, Janneh said his release did not sink in until he spent a cou-ple of days in the U.S. enjoying long, hot showers. He plans to resettle in Savannah with his wife and go about his life recognizing that he has nothing to prove any-more.

“I will resume my IT business but now focusing on U.S. to Sen-egal,” Janneh said. “And I have a book to write.” wi


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All the joints in D.C. jump when tens of thousands of Black elected officials, profes-sionals, business and industry leaders, celebrities, and media operators and owners come to town. Black America’s “Leader-ship” recently converged in the nation’s capital for rites associat-ed with the Congressional Black Caucus’ 42nd Annual Legislative Conference [ALC].

“Black Caucus Weekend” is an annual African-American power confab. The ALC is the nation’s premier Black political gather-ing. For more than four decades, the four-day weekend in Sep-tember has been a time when Black men and women put their race’s political interests “front and center” in the nation’s seat of political power. In addition to its lofty political and legisla-

tive goals around “Black issues”, the ALC Weekend is a “series of top-shelf parties.” An open bar guarantees standing room only at events major corporations and government agencies sponsor and pick up the tab for guests’ food and drink. As a result, over the years, the legislative weekend has taken on a highly social char-acter with parties, fashion shows and networking.

Back in the 1970s, “Black Caucus Weekend’s” lore was formed. The four-day bash continued again this year when the nation’s Black Intelligen-tsia gathered for the 42nd rite of ALC issue forums and brain trusts. “Black Caucus Weekend” is actually designed to highlight the mission and accomplish-ments of the Congressional Black Caucus [CBC] and its 42 members. Coined “the con-scious of the Congress” the Congressional Black Caucus was formed in 1971. The current 42 members are comprised of 40 Democrats and two Republi-cans, all in the House of Repre-sentatives.

The engine behind the ALC events is the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which was formed in 1976. First Lady Michelle Obama was there to deliver the Phoenix Awards Dinner’s keynote address. The theme was “Inspiring Leaders/Building Generations.” U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore of Wiscon-sin and Andre Carson of Indiana were honorary co-chairs. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. [CBCF] is a public policy, research and educational off-shoot of the CBC that aims to help the so-cioeconomic circumstances of African Americans. The CBCF bills ALC events as “one of the most important gatherings of African-American leaders.” ALC events bring diverse orga-nizations together to collectively

discuss common issues and concerns. Programs included workshops, seminars and infor-mation forums on relevant top-ics that capture and portray the concerns of African Americans.

There’s no question that the ALCs are “celebrations” of, and for, Black leadership. This year, “Black Caucus Weekend” again had people that you often see on the pages of Ebony and Jet in attendance at the numer-ous policy forums, general ses-sions, exhibit showcase, job fair and book signings. The “Prayer Breakfast” is a major ALC sta-ple. The event honored gospel artist Kim Burrell. Throughout the weekend, over 10,000 urban, political leaders and corporate leaders attended scores of func-tions across the city. The CBCF recognized Trayvon Martin case litigants; while guests boogied at the Roland Martin “Ascot Affair and CBC Dinner Afterparty”; Black Press Party; Maxine Wa-ters’ Gala; and the Black Repub-licans’ reception at the Heritage Foundation to welcome former Democratic Alabama Rep. Aur-tur Davis to their fold.

Some say that Black Caucus celebrants are lost in purpose and mission. To bring some per-spective to the hoot and holler-ing that’s done about “Blacks’ Importance” at ALCs, Jewish-Americans who comprise less than six percent of the nation’s population have 10 more seats in the halls of Congress than do Black Americans. There is little question that while Blacks strut about the capital’s party scene, Jewish issues still get far more attention and priority status “on the Hill.”

“Black Caucus Weekend” is evolving. The legendary par-ties have been toned down. The ALC now features less glitz, more gravitas. Corporations that once competed for the most lav-ish fete have scaled back. And the “over-the-top” fashion show has completely disappeared.

Under Dr. Elsie L. Scott, the CBCF expanded community outreach, continued to educate youth and fund scholarships. Scott announced during the ALC that she is stepping down as president and CEO. wi

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Others agreed. Phinis Jones, a well-known

black businessman in Southeast, said that the Small Business Ad-ministration hasn’t generally been responsive to the needs of black businesses. He pointed out that politicians like Landrieu need to talk to business owners.

“I am sick of experts on black businesses who really don’t know what they are talking about,” said Jones, 64.

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) who also attended the event said the roundtable that Landrieu sponsored is “an impor-tant, difficult discussion.”

“There was a lot of money used to repair federal buildings and ev-ery month there were published figures on how much business went to African American and

small businesses,” said Norton, 75. “We have to grab what is out there and African-American businesses cannot be left behind.”

Norton also noted that the ma-jority of black wealth is concen-trated in home equity. However, the mortgage crisis has decimated that theory, she said.

The discussion centered on black businesses’ lack of access to capital. B. Doyle Mitchell Jr., presi-dent and CEO of Industrial Bank of Washington and president of the National Bankers Association, the trade association for black bankers, can attest to the myriad problems.

“Community banks hold 10 percent of all capital in banks but lend 40 percent of all small busi-ness loans,” said Mitchell, 50.

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By James WrightWI Staff Writer

A U.S. senator who’s known as a consensus builder and adept in dealing with various racial groups and organizations, convened a fo-rum designed to assist beleaguered African-American businesses na-tionwide.

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-La.] sponsored a roundtable, “Closing the Wealth Gap through the Af-rican American Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” at the Russell Sen-ate Office Building on Sept. 19. Landrieu, 56, is the chair of the Senate Small Business and En-trepreneurship Committee, and noted the substantial wealth gap between blacks and whites.

“The U.S. Census shows that in 2005, the average wealth of a white household was $134,000 compared to $12,000 for blacks,” she said. “In 2010, because of the recession white household wealth fell to $110,000 and so did blacks, to $4,995. The wealth gap got worse and we have to find a way to change that.”

It’s a well-documented fact that’s been confirmed by econo-mists that the keys to wealth in the U.S. for blacks – and most Ameri-cans – hinge on homeownership and entrepreneurship.

Landrieu said that Roland Bur-ris, a black Democrat who served in the Senate and represented Il-linois until 2011, challenged her as chair of the committee to find ways to help black business own-ers several years ago.

In response to Burris’s dare, Landrieu established a round table – or a conversation – with black business leaders to shine light on the problem.

“That was three years ago and this is our third round table,” she said. “We want to see what works for black businesses and what the hurdles they face are.”

Black businesses are suffering, said Julius Ware III, a Ward 7 busi-ness owner and president of the Ward 7 Business and Professional Association. Ware, 53, said that black businesses have historically faced problems of funding their firms but noted that there are pro-grams that cities and states have in place to help small businesses.

Ware said that black businesses need to know about these pro-grams.

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“It’s a beautiful community, private partnership,” Williams said. “Not a week goes by with-out these (scans).”

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The mantra for surviving can-cer is early detection. Medical research has shown that in cer-tain cancers, the survival rate is 90 percent if caught in time.

The key to early detection is screening, such as mammogra-phy and Positron Emission To-mography combined with CT X-ray scans (PET/CT) scans. But many people don’t have the insurance or the money to pay for these expensive procedures, which means their chances of surviving cancer are severely di-minished.

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Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Virginia, head of a subcommittee examining the matter,

Moore insists he was unaware of Waters’ financial interest in OneUnited when he repeatedly sought to intervene on the bank’s behalf.

The ethics panel, following Mar-tin’s guidance, may issue a letter of reproval to Moore.

Both Waters and her husband attended the hearing, but did not address the panel or speak to mem-bers of the media. Moore told panel members he had a “heavy heart,” and said the idea that he “disre-spected the House is a very difficult pill to swallow.”

Over the course of the ethics panel’s lengthy investigation, Waters accused committee members of violating her constitutional right to a speedy and public trial, and railed against the secrecy surrounding the panel’s proceedings.

The initial investigation of Wa-ters was led by the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics, which was established in 2008 at the prompting of then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California. The office referred the matter to the House Ethics Committee in the summer of 2009.

Waters initially demanded that the case be dismissed on grounds that partisanship has made it impossible to give her a fair proceeding. The committee has five members from each party and its investigative staff is supposed to be non-partisan. The five Republicans from last year re-mained on the committee.

Waters said after the announce-ment, “For the first time in the history of the ethics committee, it has initiated an inquiry into its own misconduct and taken the extraordi-nary step of hiring an outside coun-sel to explore the depth and breadth of the committee’s misconduct.”

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By Shantella ShermanWI Staff Writer

The House Ethics Committee dismissed charges of alleged wrong-doing against California Democrat-ic Rep. Maxine Waters, ending an arduous, three-year, investigation that saw five Ethics Committee members recused and cost taxpay-ers as much as $1.3 million.

Waters has been accused of im-properly seeking government as-sistance for OneUnited Bank, a minority-owned bank in which her husband held a financial interest, during the 2008 financial meltdown. The bank received $12 million in bailout funds. The case of Waters, D-Calif., is focused on whether she tried to aid a troubled bank where her husband owns stock. The inves-tigation has been in limbo for eight months, because the two lawyers and the former chief counsel left the ethics committee. All five Dem-ocrats from last year quit the com-mittee over the communications with Republicans, forcing the panel to start over with new lawmakers and staff.

Waters, who has served 11 terms as a Los Angeles-area congress-woman, repeated maintained that her efforts were part of a broader push to help minority-controlled financial institutions during the na-tion’s financial crisis.

Friday, a special counsel, attorney Billy Martin, determined there was “not sufficient evidence in the re-cord to prove violations” of House rules; however, Martin did conclude that Waters Chief of Staff Mikael Moore -- the congresswoman’s grandson -- engaged in “specific ac-tions” that “are in fact violations of the standards and rules of the House regarding conflicts of interest.”

In the summer of 2011, Mar-tin was hired to take charge of the investigation -- at a cost of up to $800,000. Last month, House Ethics Committee members voted unanimously to spend as much as

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By Dorothy RowleyWI Staff Writer

Recommendations outlined in a study titled, “Quality Schools: Every Child, Every School, Every Neighborhood,” and which call for the closing of more than three dozen District of Columbia Pub-lic Schools [DCPS], have received negative responses from parents, community and organization lead-ers who insist any proposed clos-ings warrant special consideration.

The recommendations – which were offered by the Chicago-based Illinois Facility Fund [IFF] – sug-gest closing several low-perform-ing schools located in the poorest wards in the District, and desig-nating others as high-performing publicly-funded charter facilities.

“I don’t have a problem with [officials] closing schools that just aren’t up to par academically, but to relocate students for the sake of putting money into the pockets of corporations is wrong, especially when there’s no real basis for some of the closings,” said Southeast resident Shayla Winslow, 29. Her son attends Hart Middle School on Mississippi Avenue which is listed among buildings recom-mended for closing.

IFF, which touts itself as a pro-ponent for strengthening school reform efforts, is a Community Development Financial Institu-tion that uses public and private funding to invest in under-served communities. The organization, which already has oversight of several charter schools located in the Midwest, also focuses on loans and equipment for nonprofits such as charter schools.

“We have studies of cities from time to time, that focus on the performance of schools,” said IFF spokesman Mark Brailop. He explained that the DCPS study is aimed at sparking community in-put by focusing on its most chal-lenging points, all of which he

Community Rallies against More School Closings

said, “are backed with hard data.”DeShawn Wright, deputy mayor

for education, commissioned the IFF study in 2011. The research, which was funded by the Walmart Foundation along with several other interests heavily invested in charter schools, revealed that the majority of the city’s under-performing and under-enrolled schools are in wards 5, 7 and 8. Listed among them are Anacostia and Ballou high schools in Ward 8, Kelly Miller Middle School in Ward 7 and Charles Young El-ementary School in Ward 5.

About 20 schools were shut-tered when Adrian Fenty was may-or and that caused a maelstrom of controversy. Meanwhile, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson have been tight-lipped surrounding ad-ditional closures, but they are ex-pected to make an announcement by the end of this year. If more schools are closed, that would help achieve goals outlined in Hender-son’s five-year strategy to improve student outcomes – part of a new-ly-launched initiative that’s slated for full implementation by 2017.

“We acknowledge the need to right-size the District so that we are able to provide the comple-ment of school services we be-lieve every child deserves across the city,” said Melissa Salmonow-itz, DCPS communications di-rector. “We have yet to make any decisions about which schools will need to be closed to right-size the District. However, we know that no decision will be made without thorough community engagement and conversations. We look for-ward to talking with parents, com-munity members and other stake-holders in the coming months as the plans develop and unfold.” wi

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Congratulations Nationals!

Let me be one of the first Washington Informer readers to congratulate the Washington Na-tionals for earning a spot in the postseason. It’s something spe-cial about having a major league baseball team in the city where you live, but it’s really special for a winning team to reach the post-season. There is nothing like baseball in the fall. There’s a reason the World Series is called the Fall Classic: it’s the colors, the weather, and the excitement of anticipated match-ups.

To me, baseball is the ultimate team sport and every year at this time, no matter what teams are playing, I get excited. Names like Mays, Robinson, Aaron, Murray, Gibson, Jackson and so many others flash through my mind. Thanks, Nats, for a great year. Yes, we can go all the way, GO NATS!

Robert HillWashington, D.C.

The Poor Matter Too

Mr. Barrington Salmon’s ar-ticle, “Religious Leaders Chastise Politicians,” September 20, 2012 was right on point. Finally, there are some individuals willing to take a stand for poor people in this country. Politicians think if they even mention the poor they will lose votes, and you know why? It’s because the poor are mainly disenfranchised, and peo-ple who vote don’t care about the poor.

We always hear about the mid-dle class and what they have lost, well what about the people who have nothing, who have lost ev-erything? America can’t continue to brush this problem under the rug any longer and, yes, the world is watching. Mr. President, don’t be ashamed to acknowl-edge the fact that there are poor people living in this country who need help along with businesses and the middle class.

Matthew JenningsUpper Marlboro, Md.

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EditorialObserving Our Tortuous Past

September 22, 2012 marked the 150th anniversary of the Emanci-pation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. It was not the decree that ended slavery in the U.S., but its effect, as an executive order, provided that all enslaved people in the 10 states in rebellion against the U.S. were to be freed. It was not until 1865, after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, that slavery in the U.S. was declared illegal.

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the nation’s most his-toric and revered documents, housed at the National Archives. It represents the United States’ and African Americans’ tortuous his-tory marked by barbaric human bondage, death by war, and fero-cious political discourse that literally tore the nation apart.

For most Americans, the wounds of that period have healed, and for those who are the descendants of slaveholders, attempts to erase away any vestiges of the roles their ancestors may have played have been successful. African Americans, on the other hand, are still impacted by the experience that lasted for more than 400 years. And, attempts to bury the past have been futile. Their expec-tations of the nation’s first African-American president is derived from that experience and goes further to suggest that like Presi-dent Lincoln, President Obama could and should speak openly and freely about the plight and proposed programs that directly impact African Americans.

So, why is it that the anniversary of this momentous occasion was so easily overlooked? How is it that the celebration of the symbol of freedom for a nation – African Americans represent more than 38.9 million people in the U.S. – is downplayed and relegated to just another Sunday in America?

Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, author and orator, encouraged President Lincoln to sign an executive order to end slavery and he remained a staunch advocate for freedom and a critic of whites and African Americans until his death. He reminded them that, “A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it.”

Residents Needed to ServeDistrict residents who want to help the city by serving on a local

board or commission may not have as many options in the future as others have had in the past. The D.C. Office of Boards and Com-missions has advised Mayor Vincent Gray to reduce the number of boards, commissions, committees and task forces which currently stands at 200.

As Mayor Gray attempts to streamline government, he asked OBC if any of the boards or commissions could be abolished while ensuring that “we have the proper balance between securing citizen input and governmental efficiency,” according to a press release is-sued by the OBC.

For years, the OBC has been challenged with finding individu-als who are interested in serving in what is essentially a volunteer capacity, while the number of entities, on the other hand, continues to increase. Assuring diversity, especially by ward representation, remains an objective that isn’t always met in a satisfactory manner.

Before reaching the chopping block, Mayor Gray is asking resi-dents to weigh in on the decision to eliminate boards or commis-sions that range from acupuncture to zoning. The list is available at www.obc.dc.gov and instructions for making recommendations can be found there, as well.

We agree that a hard look should be given to the relevance of all 200 boards, commissions, committees and task forces especially when there may be others that are in line to take their place. The real effort is in finding people to serve. Every effort should be made to inform the public that their opinions and expertise is vital to the progress of this city.

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By James Clingman

Now that the so-called Arab Spring has sprung, we are be-ginning to feel the recoil, and it hurts. Who knows how much more it’s going to hurt in the next few months or so? All of the countries that sprang up against their leaders, which resulted in thousands of deaths, subsequent chaos, and geopolitical upheaval, are now trying to figure out what their next move will be. And what are the implications for the

United States in this aftermath of the Arab Spring?

Initially portrayed as a beauti-ful and much-needed change in the political landscape of the so-called “middle east,” the Arab Spring conjured up notions of springtime, a new beginning and roadmap to nirvana in nations that have suffered under corrupt, evil, greedy despots for decades. Now, with the latest news of up-risings, bombings, riots, and as-sassinations of Americans, even a diplomat, many are wondering what the “spring” was all about.

Weathering the Arab Spring Recoil

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We forgot about the recoil.In full context, the touting

of the Arab Spring made some folks feel that the lockdown of the “middle east” was coming to an end. Democracy would take hold and relations between the West and its long-time enemies, even though we had financially supported most of them, would be changed forever. So much for that scenario.

Now that the recoil has come, this nation is faced with even more of our young people dy-ing on battlefields with no vic-

tory in sight. We are entertaining doomsday predictions of more wars, even nuclear wars. There is the very real probability that our “best friend” in that part of the world, Israel, will launch a strike against the “evil empire” of the east, Iran, which may start world war III. At a minimum, it will cause a spike in gas prices the likes of which we have never seen. Talk about the tail wagging the dog.

Russia, China, and the U.S. are at odds over the whole mess, and who knows where that relation-

By Julianne Malveaux

money. How will the debates go? What about those battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, among others?

Further down the ticket are some interesting races that will, perhaps, both determine the direction of the United States Senate and allow those with progressive views a platform for their work. In Massachusetts, for example, Harvard University Professor Elizabeth Warren is challenging incumbent Republi-can Scott Brown for his Senate

seat. Brown was elected to serve the unfilled term of Edward Kennedy after his tragic death more than two years ago years ago. Brown’s win was some-thing of a surprise in a state that is mostly Democratic, but he faced a tepid challenger and was able to pull out a victory. Even in Democratic Massachusetts, it is difficult to unseat an incum-bent. Still, Elizabeth Warren is doing her best.

Regardless of whether you live in Massachusetts, this is a key

race to watch. First of all, those who support President Obama’s agenda understand that a Demo-cratic majority in the Senate will assist in the realization of that agenda. Brown pledged, when he was elected in 2010, to block that agenda. More importantly, is the work that Elizabeth Warren has done on consumer protection. I’d love to see her serve on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs so that she can continue the work she started when she designed

director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

In the wake of the home mort-gage debacle that left more than a third of all Americans with un-derwater mortgages, consumers can certainly use some protec-tion. In too many cases, borrow-ers have not fully read the fine print in their mortgage forms or contracts. Bust why is the fine print so fine? In other words, can’t consumers get documents

Don’t Overlook Less Publicized Political Races

See MALVEAUx on Page 45

During this election, most of the focus is on the top of the ticket. Can President Obama maintain, or increase his narrow lead over Republican nominee Mitt Romney? Will the deep pockets of Romney and his al-lies be enough to turn the tide? Recent news suggests fundrais-ing for Mr. Romney has recently faltered. That, too, is the fodder for national news as the super-PACS decide how to spend their

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Stop Economic Segregationed for subprime, high interest mortgages and housing loans that were far beyond acceptable lending practices. The result was massive financial devastation and loss in the Black American com-munity with the highest foreclo-sure and bankruptcy rates in the nation. Today, Black Americans are still reeling from the housing crisis coupled with a debilitating unemployment rate beyond 14 percent.

But we are entering into a questionable period of Ameri-can history and politics when it

is not popular or politically cor-rect for those who have been tar-geted for exploitation, discrimi-nation and economic injustice to speak out publicly for fear of being perceived or mischar-acterized as mere irresponsible “victims” or “freeloaders” in our national society. What former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Rom-ney said about the 47 percent of Americans who in his view do not pay taxes and who see themselves as “victims” is only touching the surface the serious economic and social realities for

millions of Americans. The real controversy goes way beyond the revelation of what Romney exactly said with malice and bias in those private moments be-fore his wealthy supporters in Boca Raton, Fla. What should be deeper at issue is why Black Americans and other people of color in America are economi-cally segregated and discriminat-ed against in the U.S. economy?

Economic segregation is the deliberate premeditated target-ing and separation of people based on race, class or on some

other social factor that denies equal access to economic oppor-tunity and justice. Decades ago there were many unjust public policies and laws that attempted to justify education segregation. The Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that separate and unequal public schools were unconsti-tutional. Economic segrega-tion, like education segregation, is a violation of civil rights and should also be declared uncon-stitutional. “Redlining” is not a

See CHAVIS on Page 45

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

One of the most insidious forms of racial discrimination and injustice is the growing man-ifestation known as racially mo-tivated “economic segregation.” Across the United States during the eight years of the Bush ad-ministration between 2001 and 2008, banking and mortgage companies were systematically deregulated. Black Americans, in particular, were dispropor-tionately targeted and segregat-

ship will go? Embassies are clos-ing, diplomats are on alert, reli-gious doctrines are at odds with one another, even to the point of nonbelieving “infidels” being killed; cartoons and films are be-ing promoted, no doubt to incite more unrest and chaos, and all the while we are sinking further in debt and facing hyperinfla-tion. This gives new meaning to the old school refrain, “Party over here!”

Less than two months from

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Carlos Amador emigrated with his family from Mexico in 1999 at age 14. He lived in the United States as an undocu-mented immigrant for almost 13 years until he recently re-ceived conditional permanent residency. Higher education for someone like him seemed like an impossible dream when Carlos finished high school. But he was determined to make it happen. As he pursued his undergradu-ate degree, he would go straight

from working alongside his par-ents cleaning houses in upscale Southern California neighbor-hoods to his classes, never giv-ing up. Carlos now holds his master’s degree in social welfare from the University of Califor-nia-Los Angeles. All along the way he has been a leader in the undocumented immigrant youth movement and one of its most outspoken voices for change. Today, Carlos is both the project coordinator of the Dream Re-source Center at UCLA and one of the co-chairs of the board of

the United We Dream Network, the largest national network of immigrant youths.

The courageous self-declared “Undocumented and Unafraid” students in the United We Dream Network risk deportation as they organize and speak out tirelessly so they and others can have the right to a college education and to live and work with dignity in the country that is their home. Their efforts led to a major vic-tory with the Obama administra-tion’s June announcement that it would stop deporting young

undocumented immigrants age 30 or younger without criminal records who came to the United States before age 16, have lived here for at least five years, and are students, high school gradu-ates, or military veterans in good standing.

Catherine Eusebio, who spoke alongside Carlos, repeated that determination. She came to the United States from the Philip-pines with her family when she was 4 years old. Today, Catherine is a graduate of the University of California-Berkeley with a de-

gree in political science. Five years ago as a high school

senior desperate to go on to col-lege, she suddenly became aware that she had spent her childhood growing up in California devoted to studying hard and doing well in school but that didn’t matter to many adults in power: “This was in 2007 when the Congress was taking up immigration re-form, and so I saw this contrast: I worked really, really hard to get to where I am so I could go to

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ing of the businessmen and women we work so hard for.

One highlight of the U.S. Black Chamber, Inc.’s (USBC) recently completed School of Chamber Management (SCM) was the signing of an MOU – Memorandum of Understand-ing – between our organization and the U.S. Small Business Ad-ministration (SBA). According to Deputy Administrator Marie Johns, the goal of the document is to improve Black business owners’ access to loan programs and other access to capital initia-

tives; government contracting programs such as the 8(a) pro-gram and the Women-Owned Small Business Program; and ensure availability of up-to-date information and access to SBA’s extensive resource partner net-work. That sounds good, and if we’re able to achieve these goals, we’ll have done something that’s not been done before.

What goes unsaid, however, is what this latest “treaty” between Black business and the U.S. gov-ernment means to us. It means that we have a pact that guaran-

tees that our government will lis-ten to us, and our perspectives, while working diligently to align federal policies with the realities of the marketplace. It means that the SBA understands that a “one-size fits all” approach to meaningful inclusion in govern-ment procurement and resource allocation has not, does not and will not work.

It means, too, that the SBA believes that our approach to our mission – our 5 Pillars of Service – Advocacy, Access to Capital, Contracting, Entrepre-

neur Training, and Chamber De-velopment – reflects our com-mitment to this critical work. It means that it’s easy to see that what we’re asking is “… not a hand-out, but a hand up!”

It means that we recognize change is hard, but we remain encouraged. Over the last three years, SBA has provided small businesses owners and entrepre-neurs with the tools they need to not only survive, but thrive in tough economic times. We

Those of us in the business of maximizing opportunities for Black-owned businesses have become accustomed to acro-nyms… MWBEs, HUBZones, 8(a), DBE, and so on. I could probably fill a page if I worked really hard at it. Remembering all of them and their meanings demands that we slow down and make sure they’re not just short-hand for continued shortchang-

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Who’s Better off Than Four Years Ago?tire Black family occupying the White House Gov. Romney still has a puncher’s chance to knock out the incumbent President Barack Obama, win the presi-dency and lead the country back to the brink of its destruction.

Gov. Romney frequently in-sists that President Obama can say a lot of things to the Ameri-can people, but he cannot tell them that they are better off now than they were four years ago. That’s true, but it’s true be-cause four years ago, nearly to the day, the country was teeter-

ing on the precipice of finan-cial ruin. In mid-September the Wall Street mega-firm Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, and the country was introduced to the concept of banks that the administration of President George W. [for Worst in History] Bush, and both major party con-tenders to succeed him agreed were “too big to fail.”

The bank bailout was pro-posed and eventually approved and more than $700 billion went into the pockets of the greedy mortgage bankers and other so-

called financial “experts” who engineered the banking crisis in the first place, with their preda-tory loans, and their risky “in-vestments” – most folks now call them “bets” – in questionable credit default swaps, derivatives, and other tools that bankers used to make money by buying and selling “money,” and not by making and selling “things” that people need to live their lives.

And how were these rich guys rewarded for nearly bankrupting the country? Were any of them “frog marched” out of their

companies? Were any of them humiliated in the town squares in old-fashioned “stocks” where they could not move and where angry citizens could hurl rotten tomatoes at them like in days of yore? Absolutely not. Most of them had contracts provid-ing them with so-called “golden parachutes” so they could land safely with lots of money in the bank, while everyone else faced the wolf at their door.

So, when Gov. Romney asks

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s videotaped re-mark to wealthy supporters that 47 percent of Americans “be-lieve they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it” and that “my job is not to worry about” people who won’t “take personal responsibil-ity” literally went over like a lead balloon. But because of a res-ervoir of hatred against the en-

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for modern women who prefer chic classic style.” No wonder, b. michael decided to select D.C. as one of the five cities to launch the collection. I left around 8 p.m. with one thing on my mind: How to pay Comcast and purchase the black caplet collar dress in ponti-Jersey, which retails for $170.

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My hair was swooped up in a chi-gnon and anchored by 20 feathered hair clips courtesy of 92- year-old milliner Vanilla Bean [Bene Milliner]. The look, very Lanvin was quite ap-ropos for a panel discussion with Da-vid Rice, Huffington Post writer and founder of the Organization of Black Designers [OBD]. OBD will host its Fall conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 25-28.

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The black tie Phoenix Dinner with a keynote address by First Lady Mi-chelle Obama was the highlight of my Saturday. Once I got upstairs, though, Queen Charis, a local talk show host-ess caught my attention. Lovely in a tiered white lace gown, she was styled to perfection by Ward 8 designer, Jar-mal Harris. Earlier in the week, he launched his line in the main hall of the Walter E. Washington Conven-tion Center. With 20 minutes to spare, I raced to the Hyatt to change and ventured over to the Park at 14th for Roland Martin’s second annual Ascot Party. Needless to say, ascots, bow ties, and platform stilettos abounded. My pick for the best dressed gentlemen: Roland Martin, Chris Tucker and Robert Townsend.

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The French Embassy in North-west, feted DC Fashion Week on Sunday. DC Fashion Week founder, Ean Williams, along with Council member Michael Brown, [support-er of the Creative Economy in D.C.] showed up to celebrate the finale DC Fashion Week event. Loved the D.C. based Heydari collection [http://heydarishop.com]: opulent belted long coats in yummy sumptuous wools, feathers and ruching. Bravo!

It’s Monday, and the perfect storm

created by Congressional Black Cau-cus, DC Fashion Week and countless cocktail parties has officially passed. Still, I am certain that the next deluge is just around the corner. wi

Yoo Hoo Darling, An oversized chocolate dipped

fortune cookie arrived on my Brook-land doorstep on Mon., Sept. 17. It was wrapped neatly in crisp newspa-per and tied with a pink satin bow. In minutes, I was seated on a white leather divan trying desperately to de-cipher my future. The message in the cookie read: “A perfect storm awaits.” Storm? It wasn’t until Sunday that I re-alized the prediction was not weather related. Rather, the note described a confluence of fashion events of un-usual magnitude.

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Dressing for the occasion, I wore satin high waisted trousers along with a navy and black peplum by local designer Kabba and trekked over to Mayor Vincent Gray’s [Congressional Black Caucus] kick off reception at Indigo [formerly Home]. The word on Pennsylvania Avenue is that Mayor Gray just forwarded Fashion Com-missioner nominations to the City Council for confirmation – stay tuned. After lauding NAACP staffer Paul MacFarlane for his ensemble: Tom Ford bow tie and a Gucci charcoal grey and white striped blazer, I tipped up to David Rios’ Salon and Spa. Flo McAfee, marketer for the Niel-son Group, responsible for the recent report that confirms just how much African Americans spend on goods and services, invited me to meet her stylist, David at his posh Georgetown salon opening. Not surprisingly, I liter-ally bumped into fashion celebrity and model Paul Wharton.

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Famed N.Y. designer b. michael was in town launching his new RED collection at the downtown Macy’s de-partment store. Refusing to meet the former milliner without the proper hat, I left the CBC seminar on “Be-yond the Digital Divide”, coordinated by Council of Fashion Designers of America lobbyist Alyssa Gowens fea-turing Professor Lateef Mtima [HU School of Law faculty advisor for Fashion Law Week™] and zipped over to see Ida Polite, a longtime D.C. re-tailer and fashion maven. Always kind, she discounted a thoroughly righteous headband with crystal encrusted veil. Now appropriately attired, I was poised when greeting Mr. b. michael at 5:30 p.m. The b. michael Red Collection for Macy’s modeled by Pat Millard among others is accord-ing to B, “a traditional dress collection

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a message saying I should be ashamed of myself for discrimi-nating against a white man and working for the government. I notified the USDA in the hopes that they would assist me. They didn’t help. I thought they’d work with me to get to the truth; I knew it would be explosive.”

“Calls came into the state and national offices. My secretary was almost in tears. I was with my staff at a tour of a KIA plant and I waited for a call that never came. I was in rush-hour traffic and I was told that the White House wanted my resignation. Cheryl Cook called me and told me to pull to the side of the road and use my Blackberry and offer my resignation.”

Sherrod said the incident in question happened two decades prior to her 2010 firing and said she had given the speech any number of times as an example of the transformation that had taken place in her life.

“I had been telling that story for 25 years. He [the farmer] came to me in 1986 but I realized that all the issues weren’t black and white, it’s about being poor.”

Stories by an Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter in Atlanta and another from CNN in Los Angeles is what led to those

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now-embarrassed officials who had initially condemned her to reverse themselves.

“This all started unfolding the next day on Monday, July 19,” she said. “The next day, they fi-nally realized that they needed to listen to the tape. They knew by then that they’d made a mistake. I told the young man from the Journal that if he wanted the truth, I was willing to talk to him. I told him all of it and he said he knew there was more to it. The truth started coming out after midnight that night.”

Sherrod, the first black state director for rural development in Georgia, recalls being in an interview on CNN when the an-chor told her there was someone on the telephone who wanted to talk to her. It was the same farmer, Roger Spooner, who she was supposed to have refused to

By Barrington M. SalmonWI Staff Writer

For several days before she was forced to resign, Shirley Sherrod saw the storm clouds gathering.

Sherrod, 65, recounts in a new book, “The Courage to Hope: How I Stood up to the Politics of Fear,” she had found out that a videotape had surfaced which cast her in a bad light. Despite her efforts to alert her bosses in Washington and get their help, Sherrod said the furor of her distorted com-ments led to her being placed on administrative leave, being forced to tender her resignation at the side of a lonely Georgia road and condemnation from officials in the White House, the NAACP and the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture.

Sherrod told an audience at the Oxon Hill Library during a conversation with Washington Informer Publisher Denise Ro-lark Barnes that the late conser-vative blogger Andrew Breitbart doctored the video of a speech she had given in Georgia to make it appear as if she was racist.

“Five days earlier is when I had learned about the existence of a tape,” Sherrod said during two separate interviews. “I got

help because he was white. How-ever, during the course of the conversation, he refuted the lies and aspersions cast on Sherrod, explained how she had saved his farm and added that he counted her as a friend. wi

(To read this article in its entirety, visit Washingtoninformer.com)

Former Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the USDA, Shirley Sherrod, talks to the audience at the Oxon Hill Library in Oxon Hill, Md., about her experiences on Wed., Sept. 19. Sherrod has penned a book, “The Courage to Hope: How I Stood up to the Politics of Fear.” /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

Former Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the USDA, Shirley Sherrod, discusses her new book, “The Courage to Hope: How I Stood up to the Politics of Fear,” with Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes at the Oxon Hill Library in Oxon Hill, Md., on Wed., Sept. 19. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah


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Having attended Urbanworld each year since its inception in 1997, it was easy to note the the-matic shift this year from more male-driven and gritty coming-of-age tales to intense and cere-bral human dramas.

For instance, Verde’s Sleep, examines a fateful morning when two tween-aged brothers face a family tragedy. The dia-logue is minimal; the acting by Gregory Barnes and Eric Ruffin is superb. Similarly, Tipping’s Crossover takes place in a 2028 society where only two classes exists – the uber wealthy living in safe and lavish environments and the extremely poor, who are segregated into violent and hostile neighborhoods. Crossover chronicles an African American mother’s attempts at selling her organs and bone marrow to pay for her children’s migration into respectable society.

Perhaps the sleeper favorite of the Festival though, was Tip-ping’s Nani. Johnny Ortiz por-trays Oscar, a teen who loves to tag (spray paint) his name in elaborate designs throughout the city. When he is caught and sentenced to community service

A World ApartUrbanworld Film Festival Unveils New Crop of Films, Shorts

at a nursing home, Oscar meets 84-year-old Isabel suffering from dementia and loneliness. Quick friends, the duo both learn deeper meanings of life and love through tagging.

Urbanworld, which screened 49 films this year (including 17 world premieres), is the largest internationally competitive fes-tival dedicated to the exhibition of independent cinema by and about people of color. The Ur-banworld Film Festival, founded in 1997 by Stacy Spikes, is the largest internationally competi-tive festival of its kind. The five-day festival includes narrative features, documentaries, and short films, as well as panel dis-cussions, live staged screenplay readings, and the Urbanworld® Digital track focused on digital and social media.

Over the last fifteen years, Hollywood studios, indie film distributors, and established and emerging filmmakers have con-sistently chosen Urbanworld® to premiere box office and award-winning hits. Urbanworld® has also provided a platform for some of today’s leading brands seeking to reach key influencers across the industry and within the consumer marketplace.

The Urbanworld Film Fes-tival is an initiative of the Ur-banworld® Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization that en-deavors to consistently manifest

By Shantella Y. ShermanWI Staff Writer

The 16th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival presented by BET Networks concluded Sunday, September 23, following 5 days of screenings, panels, red carpet events, and awards ceremonies. Urbanworld opened on Thurs-day night at AMC 34th Street in New York, with the BET Pre-miere Cinema film ‘Being Mary Jane,’ an original made for televi-sion movie and pilot. On hand to celebrate this world premiere was the film’s lead star Gabrielle Union, along with cast mem-bers Tika Sumpter and Richard Brooks and writer/director pow-erhouse couple Salim and Mara Brock Akil. BET top execs Deb-ra Lee (Chairman and CEO), Loretha Jones (President of Original Programming), Jeanine Liburd (Exec Pres. of Corporate Communications) and Connie Orlando (VP, Original Program-ming) were also on hand to present the film, which was met with rave reviews following the screening.

And while there was bit of something for everyone at the festival, among the Informer fa-vorites included Lock and Key, di-rected by Dana Verde, Sleep, di-

its mission of redefining and ad-vancing the roles of multicultur-al constituents in contemporary filmed entertainment. By imple-menting initiatives that actively support and develop content creators of color, Urbanworld significantly contributes to the evolution of the media and en-tertainment landscape and the diversity that it reflects. Gabrielle Glore serves as Executive Pro-ducer & Head of Programming for the Urbanworld Film Festi-val. The festival website is www.urbanworld.org. wi

Two brothers deal with a family tragedy in the film short Sleep. / Courtesy photo

The 16th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Winners Best Narrative Feature FOUR Directed by Joshua Sanchez

Honorable Mention:Wolf – Directed by Ya’Ke Smith

Best Narrative ShortRECORD/PLAYDirected by Jesse Atlas

Honorable Mention:“Forever In Hiatus” - Directed by Andy Nguyen

Best Documentary FeatureSOUL FOOD JUNKIES Directed by Byron Hurt

Honorable Mention:Jake Shimabukuro: Life on 4 Strings - Directed by Tadashi Nakamura

Best Screenplay“AGENT 12 & THE MESSIAH STONE”Written by Peter Lord

Honorable Mention:Escaping Bushwick - Written by Javier Ortiz

Best Teleplay“NALA’S HEART”Written by Pauline Gray

Audience AwardBARBASOL – Best ShortDirected by Ralph Scott

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or sporty two-door-coupe al-ternatives to their basic four-door sedan body style.

The Corolla has decent fuel economy, but other compact cars offer better. Maybe it was the lethargic acceleration from the 132-horsepower, 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine paired with an optional four-speed automatic transmission? Sure, I muddled through D.C. area commutes with little to no worry, but my test car offered little of the excitement I got driving the competition.

The Corolla didn’t come close to the Ford Focus or Scion for tracking around fast bends on rural Virginia roads or on the Rock Creek Parkway, and did not match the Mazda3 for crisp response on local thoroughfares. Compared to the Hyundai, the test car had a floaty feel, with handling that was much less precise.

I would have preferred a little more pep; cruising just a wee bit faster on I-95 to my son’s soccer game. Mind you, I wasn’t doing doughnuts in the parking lot either; but I would have appreciated tighter handling, especially for such a small car.

Though the current Corolla is long overdue for an upgrade, not all is lost. The automaker will soon roll out a newer ver-sion, pulling out all stops to keep it a best seller. Toyota says that one in three of its custom-ers who bought Corollas in the last few years will eventually trade in their car for another Corolla – easily earning it one of the highest customer loyalty ratings of any automobile.

Within Toyota’s long-term strategy, it’s also important to note that while the U.S. auto-mobile market is important, it is but one component of automakers’ global sales, and the tastes and needs of driv-ers worldwide are quite differ-ent than those in America. The pricing for the 2012 Toyota Corolla starts at $17,100, with a $795 destination charge.wi

Compact Sedan Fills in the BasicsBy Njuguna KabugiWI Contributing Writer

The Corolla is the car that put Toyota on the map. First introduced in 1966, the Corolla has sold more than 39 million units to date. As Corolla sales increased worldwide, Toyota’s stature as a serious global con-tender grew.

By the late 1970s, Corolla had surpassed the Volkswagen Beetle as the bestselling name-plate in the world. After GM declared bankruptcy in 2009, Toyota quickly took over as the world’s largest carmaker and it pretty much goes without say-ing that Corolla has been cen-tral to this success.

The Corolla has a lot going for it, foremost, legendary re-liability that has rewarded its loyal buyers with many years of largely trouble-free ownership experience. It is among the saf-est cars in its class – a Top Safe-ty Pick by the Insurance Insti-tute for Highway Safety where it has earned the top score of “good” in frontal, side, rear and roof-strength crash tests. It has also performed well in the National Highway Traffic Safe-ty Administration’s crash tests.

With its storied history, Co-rolla is the type of car that were it in a less competitive segment; I would recommend a potential car buyer to look no further. But, after spending a week with a brand new Corolla, I am left with the feeling that this Toyota may now be lagging behind the competition.

During the week prior to my time with the Corolla, I spent days driving the Corolla’s com-petition: the Mazda3, Ford Fo-cus and Hyundai Elantra. I also spent several days driving the Scion tC, also made by Toyota.

Toyota, in my humble opin-ion, needs to refresh the Co-rolla because the competition has caught up. In a few cases, the competitors have surpassed the Corolla which over the past 20 years has served as a bench-mark among compact cars for value, quality and dependabil-ity. The current Corolla looks dated and feels cramped com-pared with shapelier young ri-vals that use their space more efficiently. The competitors also offer versatile hatchback

Toyota Corolla is one of the most reliable compact sedans, a worthy low-maintenance commuter car with a loyal customer base. /Photo courtesy of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.


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It should have been a dream job.

You’d wanted to work at

that business since forever. You thought about it for years, in fact, imagining what it would be like. It was the exact job you said you wanted when adults asked you what you wanted to do when you grew up.

But when you landed the posi-tion [finally!], you were astound-ed. Like so many things in life, anticipation was better than real-ity and the job stunk.

It happens, and in the new book, “South by Southeast” by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes, it happened where there should’ve been sun and fun.

Tennyson “Ten” Hardwick gave up on Hollywood stardom long ago.

He still did minor roles, sure.

But his fame, it seemed, would forever be linked to detective work he did as a sideline and to escort work he did before he gave up The Life. But film? No fame there.

So when Gustavo Escobar offered Ten the role-of-a-life-time in a new horror movie, Ten leapt at the chance, even bring-ing his entire family to Miami. It would be a good thing: a new city would give his ailing father a change of scenery, and Chela, Ten’s ward, could check out the beaches.

And it might have been a great time for everybody – had the job turned out better.

There was a dark side to Es-cobar, and Ten had seen it. Es-cobar was a jerk, asking for ex-tra takes, long hours, things that Ten wasn’t willing to do. Ten wasn’t sure he wanted stardom that much. He quit at least once, much to the horror of his agent.

Yes, the part should’ve been a

dream job – but it wasn’t. And then things got worse.An old friend of Chela’s from

back in the day showed up on the set, and Chela’s former life was no longer an off-limits topic between her and Ten. He was worried, and tried to send her home to stay with his girlfriend-not-girlfriend. Chela was offend-ed that he didn’t trust her.

But when the old friend’s body washed up on the beach, Ten knew he couldn’t trust any-

one. And that included a cer-tain director with a temper, a cruel streak, and a past that was drowning in suspicion…

Oh, man, I really have to stop reading Tennyson Hardwick novels before bed.

Authors Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes pack everything you ever wanted in a noir thriller between two pages that can barely hold it all. As usual, the authors’ main character, Tennyson Hardwick, is smooth, responsible, and suave but this time, we’re given much more of the people who surround him: their troubles, and their pasts. That adds up to a fast-paced, chilling, keep-you-up-all-night package you shouldn’t wait to open.

Yes, this book is part of a se-ries, and while it’s possible to fig-ure out what’s going on without reading prior novels, you’d prob-ably like it better if you were up to speed. Once you’re there, though, grab this book because “South by Southeast” is a noir-lover’s dream.wi


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A Stalwart in the House Rep. John Conyers [D-Mich.] and Rep. Laura Richardson [D-Calif.] attend a reception in honor of jazz musician Jimmy Heath at Microsoft on K Street in Northwest. The large video screen shows a young Conyers, Heath and Dizzy

Gillespie. /Photo by Roy Lewis

Phenomenal Women![Left-to Right] Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine Susan L. Taylor and founder and CEO of National CARES Mentoring Movement, Tayari Jones, author, Mereda Davis Johnson,

chair of the CBC Spouses and Dr. May Rockeymoore Cummings, event chair. The women posed for a group shot after presenting Jones with an award during the 16th Annual Celebration of Leader-ship in Fine Arts at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Northwest on Wed., Sept. 19.

The event was sponsored by CBC Spouses. /Photo by Roy Lewis Awards Bestowed at Brunch

Dr. E. Faye Williams, 3rd from the left with award recipients during the National Congress of Black Women’s 28th Annual Brunch at the Capital

Hilton Hotel in Northwest on Sun., Sept. 23. Recipients included Hazel Trice Edney, president and CEO of Trice Edney Communications, 4th left,

Paula A. Reid, special agent in charge, Miami Field Office, 5th. Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, psychiatrist and author, 6th in the row along with Monica

Smith, a writer, researcher and educator who accepted the award on behalf of Mildred Hemmons Carter. Dr. Sakilibi Mines, M.D. of Multidimensional

Medicine and other award recipients who included Dr. John Hope Bryant of Operation Hope, 2nd left with Wilma J. Roscoe, retired vice president of

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ARIES You seem preoccupied this week and it’s because your mind is filled with a vision of love for the entire planet. Use your gifts to assist others in seeing the world as you do, in glorious

color. Check the details on paperwork that you have to do, dreamer. Soul Affirmation: I release internal pressure by enjoying the beauties of the world around me. Lucky Numbers: 22. 34. 55

TAURUS Everybody’s in a good mood this week, and you’ll want to join friends or family in sharing good food and feelings. You may be asked to grow, or move. Think seriously about it, because

it could enhance your spiritual growth. Soul Affirmation: In order for money to come I must think about money as my friend. Lucky Numbers: 45, 47, 51

GEMINI At work, some matters have been on hold but now you will get the green light. Continue to work as diligently as you have been in the pass to ensure success. Have faith that your plans are

on target. Soul Affirmation: Anticipation of a beautiful immediate future lights up my week. Lucky Numbers: 14, 53, 54

CANCER Remember that you are in control of your emotions this week. Things will look brighter as soon as you let yourself feel like the glowing spirit that you are. Co-create your reality this

week by using positive emotions to remind yourself of how wonderful you are. Soul Affirmation: I will ask joy to marry me. Lucky Numbers: 14, 28, 35

LEO You are in the middle of a dream coming true. Watch for signs that your wish is about to be granted. You’ll be very happy with what you’ve achieved. Soul Affirmation: Love is easier than

breathing. Lucky Numbers: 12, 45, 48

VIRGO Overall, the vibrations surrounding you this week are very good, very good indeed. Go with the best, and refuse to allow any minor inconvenience to spoil your sunny mood. You are

going to have a lovely week. Soul Affirmation: He who doesn’t ask will remain a fool forever. Lucky Numbers: 13, 19, 22

LIBRA Remember that you look marvelous! Be prepared for lots of compliments this week, and plan to accept them gracefully. You may be planning a time period trip; it’s going to be a nice getaway. Soul Affirmation: Communication is a skeleton key that opens

many doors. Lucky Numbers: 11, 50, 52

SCORPIO A party or gathering with friends from the past gives you the opportunity to strut your stuff a bit. You’ve made tremen-dous strides and accomplished much in your life, so be pleased

with yourself this week. Pass some of your wisdom along to others. Soul Affirmation: All that I need is within me. Lucky Numbers: 18, 42, 47

SAGITTARIUS You should know by now that trying to be in two places at once is very taxing to your nerves! Slow down a bit and trust that you’ll get what needs to be done accomplished.

Give yourself a head start on all road trips so that you have time to enjoy the view. Soul Affirmation: Seeing my past clearly this week gives me a clear vision of my future. Lucky Numbers: 11, 30, 40

CAPRICORN An afterglow surrounds you during the week, and you may not feel like getting immediately into work-mode this week. It’s okay to go with your feelings; the world will wait for a

little while. Treasure happy moments. Soul Affirmation: Facing down challenges makes me feel good about myself. Lucky Numbers: 7, 25, 31

AQUARIUS Your mind is busy this week with thoughts of new projects and the things you want to get done. Best course of ac-tion is to clear up pending and overdue items. You’ll have a clean

desk in no time and will feel genuinely content and relaxed for the week. Soul Affirmation: I will actually write a love letter to the universe this week. Lucky Numbers: 14, 35, 38

PISCES Lots of opportunities are swirling around you, and it will require some diligence on your part to make the most of some of them. You’ll be happy you put in some extra effort this week! Soul

Affirmation: I open up to the universe. The universe opens up to me. Lucky Numbers: 22, 36, 49

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I feel very blessed to know that God wants us to be happy and full of joy. When we are in a lower

set of energies (angry, frus-trated, sad) instead of these higher energies (cheerful or at peace), we are not connected to Spirit. It’s as if we are stand-ing in front of a closed door and we keep walking into the door over and over. Until we change the way we feel back to the higher set of energies, we’ll keep walking into that DOOR! I believe that God gets sad when we’re not connected to Him.

Have you ever met or do you know someone who is miser-able and unhappy? Perhaps he or she has had a life with a great accumulation of mate-rial things, a wonderful career with a great salary, and created a family, but they can’t move away from their misery, dis-satisfaction and emptiness. He could be holding on to a love that’s been gone for a long time, or she has experienced incredible sadness or not lived up to her full potential. Maybe these unhappy people believe Spirit views it as a good deed that they put themselves last all the time and dismiss the need for their own emotional well being. Or as Joel Osteen likes to say, “They think it’s their lot of in life.” We know there can be many reasons for unhappi-ness.

The tough part is that of-

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ten folks in this situation don’t know how to move to a better place. For instance, those who have accumulated much in the material world may believe that if they really become happy, they’ll lose so much of “what they have.” Basically, they’re afraid of taking their lives to a

level of “unending happiness,” so they stay in the comfort of their discomfort.

For those of us who choose the spiritual path and who, with boldness and courage walk through every curtain, door and gate in front of us, we know that in life you expe-

rience high and low emotions. Yet, the beauty is that we make the choice to stay wrapped in the arms of God. That thought just makes me grin! Be encouraging to those who are shying and running away from true happiness. Celebrate your wonderful choices.

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Comcast Works Toward Closing Digital Divide By Michelle Phipps-EvansWI Staff Writer

For Marcia Thomas and her family, having affordable broad-band Internet access in her Ward 8 abode is nothing short of miraculous. The 40-year-old single mom now goes online in the comfort of her own home.

“It has been a great benefit for us, as teachers put grades online I can check, and my job offers online classes through Cornell University, which I do instead of going to physical classes,” said Thomas whose son, Lance Jackson, is a senior at Ballou High School.

Last year when Thomas signed up, her daughter, Mar-iama, completed college appli-cations and signed up for the SAT online. She is a freshman at Trinity University. “I used to print out their homework at my job,” said Thomas, an accounts receivable specialist at a down-town hotel. “They would call me, say what their research is, and I would print it out.”

“It’s been good for me as the

library on South Capitol closes early,” said Lance, 17, who also uses library computers but pre-fers in-home Internet. “It helps me with my AP lessons and keeping up with my stats for football, colleges and scholar-ships.”

The Thomas family is one of 2,000 families [or 8,000 resi-dents] in the Washington, D.C. area connected to the Internet through Internet Essentials, launched last year by Comcast Corporation. Now in its sec-ond year, Comcast continues to enhance the program with new processes to ramp up enroll-ment.

To date, more than 100,000 low-income families [or 400,000 Americans] nationwide have benefitted from residential In-ternet service for less than $10 a month, which includes no price increases, activation fees or equipment rental fees; a voucher to purchase a computer for less than $150; and access to free digital literacy training in print, online and in-person.

For Comcast’s David Cohen,

no family in America should suffer the digital divide.

“The Internet now is not just about FaceBook and video games and not just for the well-to-do,” said Cohen, 57, execu-tive vice president of Comcast, an entertainment, information and communications provider. “Comcast like most other cor-porations only take job applica-tions via the Internet, so if you don’t have access, that’s another area that widens the gap.”

Cohen, a former chief of staff for then-Philadelphia Mayor Edward Rendell, spent more than 20 years advocating for educational parity.

“A kid is a kid. Give poor kids the same tools and the same op-portunities and they will learn like the wealthier kids,” Cohen said. “As a society we have to provide fair and equal opportu-nities for all kids and that’s what Internet Essentials is able to do, and these kids are going to be just fine.”

As the country continues as a digital nation, many low-income families are at a disadvantage

without Internet services at home. District families are eli-gible for Internet Essentials if they have at least one child who qualifies for free or reduced lunch, lives where Comcast of-fers Internet, is not a subscriber nor have an overdue Comcast bill.

Cohen joined Mayor Vincent C. Gray, NBC4 president and general manager Jackie Brad-ford, former NFL Coach and Internet Essentials’ spokesman Tony Dungy and community partners at a year-two kickoff at Kramer Middle School in Ward 8 on Sept. 24. In the class-rooms, students pored over Ap-ple laptops, something the prin-cipal seemed especially pleased about.

“For the past few years, we’ve been overhauling one of the lowest performing schools as Kramer became a pilot school for finding creative ways to integrate online technology,” said Kwame Simmons, princi-pal for three years, about using the blended school model. This combines personalized online

programs with face-to-face time with teachers. “Through Inter-net Essentials, our students are being provided the tools they need to succeed.”

Comcast will sign up eligible families through the end of the 2013-2014 school year. Quali-fied households remain eligible if at least one child receives free or reduced-price school lunch.

“Reliable broadband access helps our children become stronger students and prepares them for an increasingly inter-connected world,” Gray added. “I am proud of the work we have done to close the digi-tal divide in Washington, D.C., but there’s much to be done. I’m urging all members of our community to spread the word and the need to connect more families.”

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Replacement Refs Have Lost ControlBy Charles E. Sutton

NFL games have become 60-minute melees and the rules have been tossed out of the win-dow. We’re witnessing lawlessness. It hasn’t quite reached the level of the Hatfields vs. McCoys, but we’re get-ting dangerously close.

A couple of Monday Night games ago, the refs were at risk when they found themselves in the middle of a brawl between Denver and Atlanta. Just when things couldn’t get worse, we had the Monday Night debacle in Seattle, where replacement ref rage reached its peak.

On the final play of the Green Bay-Seattle game, Seattle quarter-back Russell Wilson scrambled from the pocket and threw to the end zone as time expired. Seattle wide receiver Golden Tate shoved Green Bay’s Sam Shields and wrestled Green Bay’s M.D. Jennings for possession after it was clear that Jennings in-tercepted the pass. It was ruled on the field as a touchdown and after a lengthy review, referee Wayne El-liott announced “the ruling on the field stands” and CenturyLink Field erupted.

The final play of the Seahawks 14-12 win was one of the most bi-zarre finishes in NFL history, and is certain to reignite frustration over the locked-out officials.

The contract dispute between the NFL and the NFL Referees As-sociation shouldn’t drag into Octo-ber or November, and certainly not into December. It must to be settled now. NFL owners are showing total disregard for their fans and for their product by allowing amateurs to of-ficiate professional games. If anyone thinks this won’t have a negative im-pact on the teams’ finances, just give it another month or so, when fans lose confidence and choose to stop watching.

The NFL can’t ensure the qual-ity of these officials. A side judge who openly admitted his allegiance to the New Orleans Saints almost officiated a Saints’ game. ESPN con-tacted the NFL about the ref ’s parti-sanship support and the official was yanked hours before kickoff.

The national spotlight is far too daunting, and quite frankly, they don’t know the rules.

Did you notice how much longer Week Two’s games ran? The average length of time was 3:11. That’s eight minutes longer than the openers. Of

the 16 games played, 10 ran longer than 3:10.

Some of these officials haven’t even called games at the highest col-legiate level. They come from Divi-sion II or Division III college foot-ball. So why would it be acceptable

for them to call NFL games? The two sides met on Sept. 23, however, no substantive issues were resolved. There are no further scheduled ne-gotiation talks at this time.

The NFL is America’s most popular sport. However, when you

stop to consider how the league has disrespected its fans and the game over the years, one has to wonder whether it’s deserved. Currently, this standoff remains unresolved.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell must resolve this matter im-

mediately. If not, perhaps we should consider a replacement commis-sioner. That might be a replacement that the fans could all appreciate. wi

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The Maryland Lady Tigers and the Hagerstown Elite provided the halftime entertainment and displayed their skills during the Washington Mystics vs. Indiana Fever basketball game on Friday, Sept. 21 at the Verizon Center in Northwest. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green celebrates with teammate Chris Pressley after catching a 73-yard touch-down pass on the first play of the game. The Washington Redskins hosted the Bengals in the team’s home opener at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 23. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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we will hold services at Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Cur-rently, Pastor Peebles is making plans with his ministry teams to return to the Landover campus in an orderly fashion.

Pastor Joel Peebles, Chairman William Meadows, the many church members who were ex-communicated and the thou-sands of church members who left to support Pastor Peebles now have the freedom to return to the church home that they helped to build with their tithes and offerings.

“I was among the church

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members who received a let-ter from the purported board terminating my membership. I

have served in ministry at the City of Praise for over 23 years and count the Appellate Court decision a great blessing. Dur-ing the time that we have been displaced, Pastor Peebles and Chairman Meadows have dem-onstrated outstanding leader-ship. Our church has continued to do the work of the Lord min-istering to the greater Washing-

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The Maryland Court of Spe-cial Appeals reversed a lower court decision, Thursday, Sep-tember 20, negating a summary judgment that gave six church employees control over the church board of trustees. In no uncertain terms, the appellate court decision means that the summary judgment giving the questionable board authority is no longer in effect and Pastor Joel Peebles is able to resume his duties.

On Sunday, September 23,

ton, D.C. community,” he said.Henry also said “We are sup-

porting families battling can-cer, through a Cancer Won’t Win Program. We are serving the needs of the community through a 5,000 Hour Volunteer Challenge. We are saluting aca-demic excellence with academic scholarships to our youth. The life of our church is vibrant and our future is bright. We are hum-bled and excited to return to the Landover campus and continue our work. This is a tremendous day for our community and the thousands of displaced congre-gants who have been faithfully waiting to return to their spiri-tual home, which was built by the grace of God and with their tithes and offerings.” wi

Pastor Joel Peebles, pictured here with his wife Ylawnda, will resume his duties as pastor at Jericho City of Praise. / Courtesy photo


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When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Albert Ein-stein once said, “Do I live in a friendly environment or a hostile universe; do people love or hate each other, or do they love each other?” Life for you will be ex-actly the way you see it. It’s all in how you perceive the world.

It’s scientific, and has been proven. Let’s look at this exam-ple for purposes of clarification.

A very special woman who was once a part of my life, had to change the way she looked at people and situations due to an extreme set of circumstances her husband placed before her.

He moved his girlfriend into their home, along with the child they had together. The wife of the man was born again, a saved woman. She didn’t leave her husband, and she didn’t harm the woman. In fact, she helped the woman and child when she could. She couldn’t change the situation, so she changed the way she looked at the situation.

You may say that “she was cra-zy.” Well, God saw her and knew what she was going through, and the woman’s husband is the only person who must answer to God for what he did to his wife.

The Bible tells us quite clearly that, “vengeance is mine, saith the Lord!” Of course, I realize most of you wouldn’t have gone through this, but I promise you: it’s a true story. However, the wife looked on the positive side. I remember her saying to me, “the child didn’t do anything, this is not his fault, and God is not going to punish me for being

Change the Way You Look at Things!

mean to this innocent child!”Romans 10:17 says, “… faith

comes by hearing the word of God.” The subconscious mind re-sembles that of a fertile garden. Weeds will grow in abundance, if the seeds of more desirable crops are not sown.

Talk to yourself, it’s one way in which you can control what you voluntarily put into your subconscious mind on thoughts of a creative and positive nature, or conversely, you can allow thoughts of a destructive nature to find their way into this fertile garden – your mind.

Weeds will grow in abundance in your mind, when seeds of more desirable crops are not sown, keep reading this column so that you can learn how to in-crease your faith, and I promise you, it works!

In 2 Corinthians 5:7, it says, “for we walk by faith, not by sight.” Faith cannot be understood without our spiritual senses. When we rely on our five senses to make sense of faith, we will undoubtedly be misled because our five senses exist in the natu-ral realm and not the spiritual. It’s all in how we look at things!

Weeds cannot and will not grow when we continually recite positive affirmations, and in a deliberate fashion and tone. Go back and read this paragraph again and again so that you will understand this point clearly.

Faith is released by speaking words and believing beyond a shadow of doubt in your heart. All of these scriptures remind us how negativity will grow in abundance, if the seeds of more

desirable crops are not sown.Instead of seeing the glass

half empty, begin to say it’s half full. You then begin a more positive and constructive way of thinking.

Change the way you look at your dreams, and those dreams you’re looking at will change. Your dreams will begin to take shape and become a reality, no matter what it is you have de-cided to embark upon.

Pull the weeds from your mind, and change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will definitely change! wi

Lyndia Grant is a writer in the DMV, she hosts a radio talk show weekly; visit her website at www.lyndi-agrant.com; email her at [email protected]; or call 202-518-3192.

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www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org

“godisLove”

reverenddr.CalvinL.Matthews•seniorPastor1200isleofPatmosPlaza,northeast

Washington,dC20018office:(202)529-6767Fax:(202)526-1661

sundayWorshipservices:7:30a.m.and10:30a.m.holyCommunion:2ndsundayat7:30a.m.and10:30a.m.

sundayChurchschool:9:20a.m.seniorsBiblestudy:Tuesdaysat10:30a.m.noondayPrayerservice:Tuesdaysatnoon

Biblestudy:Tuesdaysat7p.m.Motto:“aMinistryofreconciliationWhereeverybodyis

somebody!”Website:http://isleofpatmosbc.org

Churchemail:[email protected]

CrusaderBaptistChurch

isleofPatmosBaptistChurch

drs.dennisW.andChristiney.Wiley,Pastors

3845southCapitolstreetWashington,dC20032

(202)562-5576(office)(202)562-4219(Fax)

serviCesandTiMes:sundays:

8:00aMand10:45aMWorshipservicesBiBLesTudy:WonderfulWednesdaysinWorship

andtheWordBiblestudyWednesdays12:00noon;6:30PM(dinner@5:30PM)sundaysChooL:9:45aM–hourofPower

“aninclusiveministrywhereallarewelcomedandaffirmed.”

www.covenantbaptistdc.org

CovenantBaptistunitedChurchofChrist

rev.JamesManionsupplyPriest

FoggyBottom•Foundedin186772823rdstreet,nW•Washington,dC20037

Churchoffice:202-333-3985•Fax:202-338-4958

Worshipservicessundays:10a.m.holyeucharist

withMusicandhymnsWednesdays:12:10p.m.-holyeucharist

www.stmarysfoggybottom.orgemail:[email protected]

allarewelcometost.Mary’stoLearn,Worship,andgrow.

historicst.Mary’sepiscopalChurch

Joseph N. evans, ph.DSenior pastor

901 third Street N.w.washington, DC. 20001phone (202) 842-3411Fax (202) 682-9423

Sunday Church School : 9: 30am Sunday Morning worship: 10:

45am Bible Study tuesday: 6: 00pm

prayer Service tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday

10: 45am themcbc.org

MountCarmelBaptistChurch

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st.Mark'sBaptistChurch

624underwoodstreet,nW

Washington,dc20011

dr.raymondT.Matthews,

PastorandFirstLadyMarciaMatthews

sundayschool9:am

Worshipservice10:am

Wed.noondayprayerservice

Thur.Prayerservice6:45pm

Thur.Biblestudy7:15pm

Bishopalfreda.owens,Jr.;seniorBishop&evangelistsusieC.owens–Co-Pastor

610rhodeislandavenue,neWashington,dC20002

(202)529-4547office•(202)529-4495fax

sundayWorshipservice:8aMand10:45aMsundayyouthWorshipservices:

1st&4th10:45aM;804r.i.ave.,ne5th8aM&10:45aM;MainChurch

PrayerservicesTuesday–noon,Wednesday6aM&6:30PM

CalvaryBibleinstitute:year-roundContactChurch

Communionevery3rdsundayTheChurchinThehoodthatwilldoyougood!

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greaterMt.CalvaryholyChurch

dr.dekonteeL.&dr.ayelea.JohnsonPastors

400114thstreet,nWWashington,dC20011(202)265-6147office

1-800576-1047voicemail/Fax

scheduleofservices:sundayschool–9:30aM

sundayMorningWorshipservice–11:00aMCommunionservice–Firstsunday

Prayerservice/Biblestudy–Tuesday,6:30PM

www.blessedwordoflifechurch.orge-mail:[email protected]

BlessedWordofLifeChurch

PilgrimBaptistChurch

700 I. Street, NEWashington, D.C. 20002

Pastor Louis B. Jones, II and Pilgrim invite

you to join us during our July and August Summer schedule! Attire is

Christian casual.

Worship: Sundays@ 7:30 A.M. & 10:00 A.M.

3rd Sunday Holy Communion/Baptism/Consecration

Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @12:00 Noon

@ 6:30 P.M. – One Hour of Power!(202) 547-8849 www.

pilgrimbaptistdc.org

ChurchofLivingWaters

rev.PaulCarretteseniorPastorharoldandrew,assistantPastor

4915Wheelerroadoxonhill,Md20745

301-894-6464

scheduleofservicesundayservice:8:30aM&11:00aM

Biblestudy:Wednesday7:30PMCommunionservice:Firstsunday

www.livingwatersmd.org


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900delawareavenue,sWWashington,dC20020

(202)488-7417(202)484-2242

rev.dr.J.MichaelLittlePastor

sunrisePrayer:6:00aMsundayschool:9:30aM

MorningWorship11:00aMholyCommunion:3rdsunday-11:00aM

www.friendshipbaptistdc.org

email:[email protected]

FriendshipBaptistChurch

rev.dr.h.B.sampson,iiiPastor

2914Bladensburgroad,neWash.,dC20018office:(202)529-3180

Fax:(202)529-7738orderofservices

Worshipservice:7:30a.m.sundayschool:9:00a.m.Worshipservice:10:30a.m.

holyCommunion:4thsunday7:30a.m.&10:30a.m.Prayerservices:

Tuesday7:30p.m.Wednesday12noon

email:[email protected]:www.mthoreb.org

Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactmeat(202)529-3180.

Mt.horebBaptistChurch

dr.LuciusM.dalton,seniorPastor

1636eastCapitolstreet,neWashington,dC20003

Telephone:202-544-5588Fax:202-544-2964

sundayWorshipservices:7:45amand10:45amholyCommunion:1stsundaysat7:45amand

10:45amsundayschool:9:30am

Prayer&Praiseservice:Tuesdaysat12noonand6:30pm

Biblestudy:Tuesdaysat1pmand7pmyouthBiblestudy:Fridaysat7pm

Web:www.mountmoriahchurch.orgemail:[email protected]

MountMoriahBaptistChurch

rev.Terryd.streeterPastor

215rhodeislandave.n.W.•Wd.C.20001(202)332-5748

earlyMorningWorship:7:45a.m.sundayschool:9:15a.m.

MorningWorship:10:45a.m.holyCommunion:

4thsunday7:45a.m.&10:45a.m.C.T.u.sunday:2:45p.m.

Biblestudy:Wednesday11:00a.m.&7:00p.m.

Prayerservice:Wednesday8:00p.m.noondayPrayerservice:

Mondays12p.m.

MountPleasantBaptistChurch

rev.stephene.TuckerPastorandoverseer

625Parkrd,nW•WdC20010P:202291-5711•F:202291-5666

sundayWorshipservice-11amsundayschool-9:45am

Biblestudy&PrayerWed.-7pmsubstanceabuseCounseling-

7pm(Mon&Fri)JobsPartnership-7pm(Mon&Wed)sat.enrichmentexperience-9:30am

“aChurchWhereLoveisessentialandPraiseisintentional”

newCommandmentBaptistChurch

rev.dr.MichaelT.Bell

71218thstreet,neWashington,dC20002

Phone202-399-3450/Fax202-398-8836

sundayMorningWorshipservice7:15am&10:50am

sundayschool9:30amsundayMorningWorshipservice10:50am

WednesdayPrayer&Testimoniesservice7:30pmWednesdayschooloftheBible8:00pmWednesday-MidweekPrayerservice-

12:00pm-1:00pm

“TheLovingChurchofthelivinglord“[email protected]

PeaceBaptistChurch

rev.dr.JamesColemanPastor

2001northCapitolst,n.e.•Washington,dC20002Phone(202)832-9591

sundayChurchschool–9:30aMsundayWorshipservice–11:00aM

holyCommunion–1stsundayat11:00aMPrayer–Wednesdays,6:00PM

Biblestudy–Wednesdays,7:00PMChristianeducation

schoolofBiblicalknowledgesaturdays,9:30aM–11:00aM,

Callforregistration

Website:www.allnationsbaptistchurch.comallnationsBaptistChurch–aChurchofstandards

allnationsBaptistChurch

rev.dr.ClintonW.austinPastor

2409aingerPl.,se–WdC20020(202)678-0884–office(202)678-0885–Fax

“ComegrowWithusandestablishaBlessedFamily”sundayWorship

7:30am&10:45amBaptism/holyCommunion

3rdsundayFamilyBiblestudyTuesdays–6:30pm

PrayerserviceTuesdays–8:00pm

www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

emmanuelBaptistChurch

dr.earld.TrentseniorPastor

623Floridaave..nW•WdC.20001Church(202)667-3409•study(202)265-0836

homestudy(301)464-8211•Fax(202)483-4009

sundayWorshipservices:10:00a.m.sundayChurchschool:8:45–9:45a.m.

holyCommunion:everyFirstsundayintercessoryPrayer:

Monday–7:00-8:00p.m.Pastor’sBiblestudy:

Wednesday–7:45p.m.MidweekPrayer:

Wednesday–7:00p.m.noondayPrayereveryThursday

FloridaavenueBaptistChurch

holyTrinityunitedBaptistChurch

rev.dr.georgeC.gilbertsr.Pastor

4504gaultPlace,n.e.Washington,d.C20019202-397-7775–7184

9:30aM.sundayChurchschool11:00am.sundayWorshipservice

TheLord’ssupper1stsundayWednesday7:00pmPrayer&Praiseservices

7:30pm.Biblestudysaturdaybefore4thsundayMen,Women,

youthdiscipleshipMinistries10:30amaChristCenteredChurch

[email protected]

rev.keithW.Byrd,sr.Pastor

4850Blagdonave,nW•Washingtond.C20011Phone(202)722-4940•Fax(202)291-3773

sundayWorshipservice10:15aM-PraiseandWorshipservices

sundayschool9:00amMonday:noonBibleschoolWednesday:noon&7PM:

Pastor’sBiblestudyordinanceofBaptism2ndholyCommunion4thsunday

MissionZionBaptistChurchshall;enlistsinners,educatestudents,empowerthesuffer-

ing,encouragethesaints,andexaltoursavior.(acts2:41-47)

www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

ZionBaptistChurch

rev.dr.MorrisLshearin,sr.Pastor

1251saratogaave.,neWashington,dC20018

(202)269-0288

sundayWorshipservice:10:00a.M.

sundayschool:8:30a.M.holyCommunion1stsunday:

10:00a.M.

Prayerservice:Wednesdayat6:30P.M.

Biblestudy:Wednesdayat7:00P.M.

israelBaptistChurch

dr.C.Matthewhudson,Jr,Pastor

2616MLkave.,se•Washington,dC20020office202-889-3709•Fax202-678-3304

earlyWorshipservice7:30a.mWorshipservice10:45a.m.

newMembersClass9:30a.m.holyCommunion:1stsunday-10:45a.m

Churchschool9:30a.m.Prayer,PraiseandBiblestudy:

Wednesday7p.mBiblestudy:saturday:11a.m.

Baptism:4thsunday–10:45a.m“empoweredtoloveandChallengedtoLeada

MultitudeofsoulstoChrist”

MatthewsMemorialBaptistChurch

rev.r.vincentPalmerPastor

621alabamaavenue,s.e.•Washington,d.C.20032P:(202)561-1111F:(202)561-1112

sundayservice:10amsundayschoolforallages:8:30am

1stsundayBaptism:10:am2ndsundayholyCommunion:10am

Tuesday:Biblestudy:6:30pm

PrayerMeeting:7:45pm

Motto:godFirst

rehobothBaptistChurch

Baptist

rev.dr.BobbyL.Livingston,sr.Pastor

75rhodeislandave.nW•Washington,dC20001(202)667-4448

sunrisePrayerservice6:00a.M.sundayChurchschool8:30a.M.

Pre-Worshipdevotionals9:45a.M.MorningWorshipservices10:00a.M.

holyCommunion1stsundayWorshipservicesBiblestudyTuesdays,6:00P.M.

Thursdays,1:00P.M.PrayerMeetingsTuesdays,7:00P.M.

Thursdays,12:00P.M.

Mt.BethelBaptistChurch

rev.dr.kendricke.CurryPastor

3000Pennsylvaniaave..s.eWashington,dC20020

202581-1500

sundayChurchschool:9:30a.M.sundayWorshipservice:11:00a.M.MondayadultBiblestudy:7:00P.M.

Wednesdayyouth&adultactivities:

6:30P.M.

PrayerserviceBiblestudy

Pennsylvaniaave.BaptistChurch

rev.alonzohartPastor

917nst.nW•Washington,dC20001(202)232-4294

TheChurchWheregodisWorking....andWeareWorkingWithgod

sundayMorningPrayerservice:8:00a.m.sundayChurchschool:9:15a.m.

sundayMorningWorship:10:40a.m.Thirdsunday-

Baptismal&holyCommunion:10:30a.m.Tuesday-

ChurchatstudyPrayer&Praise:6:30p.m.

salemBaptistChurch

rev.dr.WallaceCharlessmithPastor

9th&Pstreet,n.W.•W.d.C.20001(202)232-4200

sunrisePrayerservices-sunday7:00a.m.

MorningWorship:8:00a.mChurchschool:9:30a.m.

MorningWorship:10:55a.m.Biblestudy,Thursday:6:30p.m.

PrayerMeeting,Thursday:7:30p.m.

shilohBaptistChurch

rev.aubreyC.LewisPastor

1415gallatinstreet,nWWashington,dC20011-3851

P:(202)726-5940

sundayWorship:11:00a.m.

sundayschool:9:15a.m.holyCommunion:11:00a.m.,3rdsun.

Biblestudy:Monday-7:00p.m.

PrayerMeeting:Thursday-7:00p.m.

st.LukeBaptistChurch

rev.dr.MaxwellM.WashingtonPastor

1105newJerseyave,s.e•Washington,dC20003202488-7298

orderofservicessundayWorshipservices:9:05a.M.

sundayschool:8:00a.M.holyCommunion3rdsundayMorningPrayerMeeting:7:00P.M.(Tuesday)

Biblestudy:7:30P.M.(Tuesday)

Theme:“strivingtobemorelikeJesus-“Stewardship”.

Philippians3:12-14;Malachi3:8-10and2Corinthians9:7

email:[email protected]:www.stmatthewsbaptist.com

st.MatthewsBaptistChurch

602nstreetnW•Washington,d.C.20001office:(202)289-4480Fax:(202)289-4595

sundayWorshipservices:7:45am&11:00amsundayschoolForallages9:30am

PrayerservicesWednesday11:30am&6:45pm

BibleinstituteWednesdayatnoon&7:45pm

“ChangingLivesonPurpose“

email:[email protected]:www.firstrising.org

FirstrisingMt.ZionBaptistChurch

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kingemmanuelBaptistChurch

rev.darylF.BellPastor

2324ontarioroad,nWWashington,dC20009

(202)232-1730

sundayschool–9:30amsundayWorshipservice–11:00am

Baptismalservice–1stsunday–9:30amholyCommunion–1stsunday–11:00

amPrayerMeeting&Biblestudy–Wednes-

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Moorish Americans Aboriginal and Indigenous Natural Peoples of Northwest Amexem

Northwest Africa / North America / ‘The North Gate’

Affidavit of Fact

Allodial Title Be it known to all courts, governments, and other parties, that I, Jan’e Telesia Colahar El, and Rudolph Anthony Colahar El am a natural, free and Sovereign Moorish American National without subjects. I am neither subject to any entity anywhere, nor is any entity subject to me. I neither dominate anyone, nor am I dominated. My authority for this statement is the same as it is for all free and Sovereign Moorish American National everywhere: the age-old, timeless, and universal respect for the intrinsic rights, property, freedoms, and responsibilities of the Sovereign Individual. I am not a “person” when such term is defined in statutes of United States or statutes of the several states when such definition includes artificial entities. I refuse to be treated as a federally or state created entity which is only capable of exercising certain rights, privileges, or immunities as specifically granted by federal or state governments. I voluntarily choose to comply with the man-made laws which serve to bring harmony to society, but no such laws, nor their enforcers, have any authority over me. I am not in any jurisdiction, for I am not of subject status. Consistent with the eternal tradition of natural common law, unless I have harmed or violated someone or their property, I have committed no crime; and am therefore not subject to any penalty. Thus, be it known to all, that I reserve my natural common law right not to be compelled to perform under any contract that I did not enter into knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally. And furthermore, I do not accept the liability associated with the compelled and pretended “benefit” of any hidden or unrevealed contract or commercial agreement. As such, the hidden or unrevealed contracts that supposedly create obligations to perform, for persons of subject status, are inapplicable to me, and are null and void. If I have participated in any of the supposed “benefits” associated with these hidden contracts, I have done so under duress, for lack of any other practical alternative. I may have received such “benefits” but I have not accepted them in a manner that binds me to anything. Any such participation does not constitute “acceptance” in contract law, because of the absence of full disclosure of any valid “offer,” and voluntary consent without misrepresentation or coercion, under contract law. Without a valid voluntary offer and acceptance, knowingly entered into by both parties, there is no “meeting of the minds,” and therefore no valid contract. Any supposed “contract” is therefore void, ab initio. From my age of consent to the date affixed below I have never signed a contract knowingly, willingly, intelligently, and voluntarily whereby I have waived any of my natural common law rights, and, as such, Take Notice that I revoke, cancel, and make void ab initio my signature on any and all contracts, agreements, forms, or any instrument which may be construed in any way to give any agency or department of any federal or state government authority, venue, or jurisdiction over me.

I am now Rightfully Declaring, Publishing, and Proclaiming my own Free Land and property located at Latitude 37.50972584293751 and Longitude - 96.943359375 Affirming my Actual, Rightful, and Civil ‘In Full Life’ Status; Conjoined to my Moorish American Consanguine Pedigree and National Honor. Let it be Declared, Known, Published, and Resolved that: I Am: Jan’e Telesia Colahar El, and Rudolph Anthony Colahar, Sr. El ‘In Propria Persona Sui Juris’ (being in my own proper person), by birthright; and Inheritance WITHOUT THE FOREIGN, IMPOSED COLOR-OF-LAW, OR ASSUMED DUE PROCESS of the Union States Society; pursuant to, but not limited to:

1. FREE MOORISH-AMERICAN ZODIAC CONSTITUTION: (Zodiac Constitution and Birthrights of the Moorish Americans)

2. UNITED STATES REPUBLIC: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Moorish American Credentials: AA 222141- TRUTH A-1

3. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT: SUPREME LAW - Acts of State

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5. RESOLUTION NUMBER SEVENTY-FIVE (75): Dated April 17, 1933 A.D. (MOORISH-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE USE OF THEIR NAMES),

6. UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS – UNITED NATIONS – HUMAN RIGHTS [Article Fifteen (15)].

7. RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – UNITED NATIONS: GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Part 1, Article 4.

Wherefore, I, Jan’e Telesia Colahar El, and Rudolph Colahar El being ‘Part and Parcel’ named herein, and by Birthright, Primogeniture, and Inheritance, make a Lawful and Legal Entry of Affidavit and Public Notification of Land Inheritance Claim; Land or property, Affirmation, and Application; Herewith Published for the Public Record.

This said Legal Notice to Principal is a Legal Notice to Agent; and this Legal Notice to Agent is a Legal Notice to Principal.

I Am: Jan’e Telesia Colahar El A Free and Sovereign Moorish American National, In Propria Persona Sui Juris

Northwest Amexem / Northwest Africa / North America All Rights Reserved

I Am: Rudolph Anthony Colahar El A Free and Sovereign Moorish American National, In Propria Persona Sui Juris

Northwest Amexem / Northwest Africa / North America All Rights Reserved

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Now that there are emerging signs exhibiting a gradual recovery in the U.S. economy from the depths of a recession, it is important for Black Americans to challenge and confront the lingering financial disparities and negative economic dispositions that have been unfairly imposed on Black Americans and others. This is not about just crying out about what is wrong with the economy. We have to always be vocal without apology. We do, however, have much to fight for, and that is the economic recovery, de-velopment and sustainability of Black communities.

For all of these reasons, we have to pull the “sheets” off the systemic seg-regation and discrimination wherever it may be found in the marketplace:

housing, manufacturing, financial services and banking, environmental exposure disparities, imports and ex-ports, or in other economic sectors. There is so much opportunity today to rid our communities of poverty, un-employment and underdevelopment. But it will require further struggle, focus and taking every chance to rein-vest and to rebuild our families, com-munities, educational institutions, and businesses. We need to raise up a new generation of freedom fighters and entrepreneurs who are neither afraid nor ashamed to call out and fight dis-crimination and economic segregation in all of its forms. wi

Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is president of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and Education Online Services Corporation. He can be reached at [email protected]

I got a bit tired of people trying to use biography as a substitute for public policy. The fact that someone is a “good man” does not make him a good candidate unless character is connected to a political agenda. The fact that Brown has a wife and two daughters is neither commend-able nor despicable. It’s a fact, just as his vote against pay equity is a fact.

This is a race to watch as closely as the presidential elec-tion because it has far-reaching implications. Elizabeth Warren, an advocate for consumers, de-serves to be the United States Senator from Massachusetts. wi

Julianne Malveaux is a Washing-ton, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

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CLINGMANcontinued from Page 22the presidential election, our can-didates are spending more time raising money at swank venues, hobnobbing with those who can afford to pay the $50,000 per plate for the privilege of exchanging a few words and shaking a few hands. We see them on various TV shows talking about the most ridiculous things, laughing and hamming it up with hosts who want to know what the candi-dates wear when they go to bed, or how their dogs are doing, or what their favorite food is, or who their favorite TV personality is, while never mentioning the war in Afghanistan and soldiers who are being killed by folks who are supposed to be their friends. As a

citizen of first century Rome must have said, “I smell smoke.”

How much more do we have to see before we realize that this country, this world, is on an eco-nomic kamikaze mission? Even more serious is the ever-present danger of all-out war, started by Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s concern over Iran developing a nuclear weapon, despite the fact that Israel and other countries have nukes. And Pakistan’s nukes may soon find their way into the hands of its young U.S.-hating ri-oters.

Get your wheelbarrows ready; you’ll need them to carry all of the dollars it will take to buy a loaf of bread.

Practically speaking, young peo-ple are being gunned down and murdered in the streets of Chi-

cago at record rates; some parts of Detroit have become ghost towns; folks on the West Coast are pay-ing more than $4 for a gallon of gasoline; several cities have filed bankruptcy and others are on the verge of doing so; veterans are not treated fairly when they return home; and poor people are so far off the political radar screen they may as well not even exist.

With all of that going for us, the final result from the Arab Spring will be a recoil that impacts and exacerbates oil prices, foreign aid, diplomatic relations and, most important, more young people dy-ing in vain in wars that will never lead to victory. Economically, the recoil from the Arab Spring will propel us into the ionosphere of higher prices, national debt, and even more poverty. wi

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college, and then Congress is saying that these people don’t belong here, that they’re illegal, that we should deport them . . . I didn’t understand, as someone who was very young, and sud-denly being accused or made to feel like I didn’t belong in Amer-ica . . .”

Carlos and Catherine and their youth network participants inspired us all. They and the stu-dents they work with are a testi-mony to the difference one per-son can make, no matter how young or old. The members of the United We Dream Network have never had the right to vote. However many political people who are afraid of the enormous potential power of young peo-ple of all backgrounds who do

have the right to vote have made young people one of their tar-gets in voter suppression efforts that threaten voting rights and democratic processes across our country. States are adding new photo ID and residency laws and laws restricting early vot-ing and pre-registration that all make it harder for young people to vote—including college stu-dents who may carry college IDs that are no longer allowed, or who may need to vote in the state where they attend school but are not considered “resi-dents” under new restrictions, or in their home state on a day other than Election Day.

We can’t allow these nega-tive undemocratic efforts to succeed. Young people and all of us need to speak out loudly against voter suppression in every form. Young people also

can help with voter registration, get out the vote campaigns, poll watching, and other parts of the electoral process. They and all of us must be commit-ted to using the power we have and never let hurdles and nega-tive policies passively shape our lives. Like Carlos and Catherine and all their courageous Dream partners, we too can and must be agents of change. w

Marian Wright Edelman is presi-dent of the Children�s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mis-sion is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.

realize that through approved lenders the SBA has guaranteed more than $80 billion in loans to more than 150,000 businesses and worked to bring 1,000 com-munity banks back to SBA lend-ing.

If you’re reading this, it means that you’ve accepted your own responsibility for helping to make this ongoing relationship work. Wherever you are – North, South, East or West – seek out your local SBA office and put them to work. If you’re seri-ous about doing all you can to make your business competitive, you’ll find that your local Small Business Development Center or other SBA service provider is committed to aligning you with

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the resources needed to grow your enterprise.

We’ll keep pushing too! Our service on the SBA’s Council on Underserved Communities (CUC) gives us ready access to thought leaders and on-the-ground experts from across the country who all have their own reasons for helping the SBA be more responsive to ALL small businesses. The USBC and the SBA both recognize that any success earned as a result of this new partnership will be because we both realize it’s a two-way street.

We’ve done our part – now it’s time for you to do yours. Under-stand? w

Ron Busby, Sr. is the President of the U.S. Black Chamber, Inc.

are folks better off today than they were four years ago, when the economy began to tumble into the dumpster, he scores his political points, be-cause most folks have to say no. When President Obama took office, he reminds us, the country was hemorrhaging

800,000 jobs a month. Millions of jobs were lost. And even as the economy adds an anemic 95,000 jobs per month – all in the private sector, because Tea Party, slash-and-cut politicians are forcing more and more lay-offs in the public workforce – job creation is not enough. At least 14 million people are un-employed. Another 11 million are under-employed.

But the Republicans are asking the wrong question in truth. Because if they asked are CEOs – the lousy managers and culprits who are respon-sible for the Great Recession – are CEOs better off than they were four years ago, there would be a deafening silence because no one would want to answer that question in truth.

Even as average worker productivity – the amount of “widgets” workers produce in a standard period of time – even as worker productivity has in-creased exponentially over the last 30 or so years by a whop-ping 725 percent, worker pay has only increased a meager 5.7 percent. The gap between CEO

pay and worker pay has grown from 18-to-1 in 1965, to 237-to-1 in 2011, this according to a report released Sept. 11 this year by the Economic Policy Institute.

So in reality, the “are you better off ” question cannot be fairly answered yes by average voters for more than a genera-tion, because wages have fro-zen, not even keeping up with inflation. But Gov. Romney continues to frame the question in the four-year time frame, in the same way President Ron-ald Reagan did in his contest against incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter.

But for the crowd, who like Gov. Romney are in the top

1 percent of the population, rather than the bottom 47 per-cent as he sees them, the folks who like Romney who have wives who help the domestic economy by driving “a couple of Cadillacs;” the crowd who have elevators for their many cars, while the rest of us get the shaft, for that crowd, they are much better off, but unfor-tunately we’ll not hear the ques-tion asked that way.

Framing the question about how are the CEOs doing would, in Gov. Romney’s view, amount to “class warfare,” while blam-ing 47 percent of the popula-tion as moochers and freeload-ers is not class warfare. Go figure. w

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