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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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Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), in a suit and hard hat, kicked off the initial demolition phase of the Skyland Shopping Center in Southeast on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Barry, inside the crane, helped the construction crews get started. Below, Mayor Vincent Gray also attended the demolition. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

plication; and is negotiating terms of its agreement with the District. Legislation leading to site disposi-tion will be introduced 2013.

While several residents are ecstatic, four homeowners on Ft. Baker Drive in Hillcrest are not. Homeowners said they will be af-fected by redevelopment.

“We are so concerned about the demolition that we asked the developers to buy these four homes,” said Joanne Harris, a 20-year resident.

The homes sit behind trees in the back of the shopping center. Each was fortified with underpinnings, for more than $50,000, residents said. One ho-meowner, Cherise Cole, pointed to her tilted dining room chan-delier and a slanted curtain rod above the window.

“All I know is our home is on pillars, and the soil is not sturdy and it will get damaged once the vibration begins,” said Cole who moved into the house in 2006 with her husband, Ron, and two young daughters.

“I just want to make sure my home is the same before Sky-land’s development as after,” said another resident who asked not

to be named because she works for the District government, as does the last homeowner.

“We’re not getting guaran-tees from the city or developers,” Harris said, adding they have hired experts who said there will be damage.

Henry Fonvielle, president of developer Rappaport, dis-agreed, saying that since the de-velopment will be done in phases, damage will be minimal.

“The first phase will include the big box retail,” which will be in the front, far from the homes, said Fonvielle. He said as develop-ment gets closer to the back, the smaller housing units will have a lesser impact on Ft. Baker Drive because there’s a ravine “buffer” between Skyland and the homes. The first phase begins in 2013.

As Skyland becomes a “re-ality,” these residents said they may do something drastic.

“We’re going to have to take legal action against the govern-ment and the developer if any-thing happens to our homes,” Cole said wi

By Michelle B. Phipps-EvansWI Staff Writer

Mayor Vincent C. Gray joined Ward 7 Council member Yvette Alexander and Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry on Wednesday, Sept. 26 to begin a phased demolition of the Sky-land Shopping Center, an 18-acre site at the intersections of Ala-bama Avenue, Good Hope Road and Naylor Road in Southeast. To many residents in Ward 7’s Hill-crest community, it was a long time in coming.

“This is so exciting,” said Advisory Neighborhood Com-missioner 7B Robin Marlin who worked with Hillcrest’s Skyland Revitalization Taskforce, as the Shoe City building began to crumble after it was crunched by the claw of a backhoe. The taskforce worked with city offi-cials and store owners to jump-start Skyland’s redevelopment for more than 23 years.

“This community under-stands the definition of long suffering,” said Gray, 69, who ac-knowledged Deputy Mayor Vic-tor Hoskins and Attorney Gen-eral Irvin Nathan for the project’s acceleration. “When I came in office 21 months ago, I made a promise we would move the re-development of Skyland forward as quickly as possible, and today is further evidence we’re keeping faith with that commitment.”

Anchored by Walmart, the site will be transformed into 315,000 square-feet of retail that includes national-brand retailers and neighborhood shops and res-taurants. Plans include 468 hous-ing units. Presently, the site is set to be conveyed to the develop-ment team led by The Rappaport Companies, and William C. Smith & Company.

Most delays were legal, as Skyland tenants who lost busi-nesses through eminent domain fought the actions. In 2011, seven cases were related to Skyland. To-day, the city awaits one decision from the D.C. Court of Appeals.

“I don’t know if eminent domain works differently in Ward 7,” said Skyland taskforce mem-ber Paul Savage about D.C.’s power to seize private property without owners’ consent, as Na-tional Park was built in less than two years, he said.

In 2010, the development team received approval of its Planned Unit Development ap-

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an ex-officio member of the D.C. Democratic State Committee.

Sloan, a resident of Northwest, is a native Washingtonian and owns a public affairs consulting firm, Sloan Consulting, LLC in Northwest. He has worked for D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, D.C. Council member Harold Bra-zil, and worked with Adrian Fenty in his 2000 election to the D.C. Council and the successful 2006 mayoral campaign.

In 2010, he made an unsuccess-ful bid for the Democratic Party nomination for the District’s del-egate to the U.S. Congress.

Sloan said that he has a shot at the position.

“The consensus among com-mittee members is to select some-one from within the ranks,” he said.

Sloan said that he “will think long and hard” about running in the special election, if he’s not selected. “It is about raising money from fundraisers,” he said. “As the in-cumbent, even for the short peri-od of time, has a lot of advantages and I can use that to raise money and make people aware of my candidacy.”

District political analyst Chuck Thies said that Sloan may have a tough time getting the interim D.C. Council member appoint-ment because of Bonds.

“I think that Bonds has already lined up the votes to take that spot,” said Thies, 47. “If Douglass defeats her that would be quite an accomplishment.”

Still, Thies admires Sloan’s moxie.

“He has taken on Elea-

D.C. Political Roundupnor Holmes Norton and he is about to take on Anita Bonds,” he said. “He’s not a chicken.” Kinlow Mum on Next DC Vote Leader

Eugene Kinlow, the public af-fairs director for DC Vote, an or-ganization dedicated to securing full political rights for District residents, hinted but didn’t con-firm, that he’s interested in being the organization’s next executive director. Executive Director Ilir Zherka is leaving DC Vote at the end of October to lead another advocacy group.

“It is the board of directors who decides who the next ex-ecutive director [will be],” said Kinlow, 50. “There are steps in the process for selecting the executive director. There is the announcement that the position is vacant, then the board selects the interim executive director and then the permanent director is picked.”

Kinlow, a resident of South-east, is a well-known civic and political activist who has run for a D.C. Council at-large position and the Ward 8 post on the D.C. State Board of Education. He is the co-host of WPFW’s “D.C. Politics Hour.”

Kinlow said that it’s likely the interim executive director will not be selected for the per-manent position. For the time being, Kinlow’s keeping his op-tions open.

“I’m supportive of the pro-cess.” wi

By James WrightWI Staff Writer

Sloan Sure of D.C. Council Bid

Douglass Sloan, the advisory neighborhood commissioner for 4B09 and campaign manager for D.C. Council member Vincent Orange’s (D-At Large) re-election effort, said that he will likely com-pete for the interim D.C. Council member position that will become vacant when, as expected, interim D.C. Council Chairman Phil Men-delson wins his post permanently in a special election on Nov. 6.

“Based on my experience, I think I [would] be a good coun-cil member,” said Sloan, 41. “My main platform position [would] be to create a viable, sustainable [business environment] for the District of Columbia and to make the D.C. Democratic State Com-mittee more relevant in city poli-tics.”

The D.C. Board of Elections will declare Mendelson’s at-large seat vacant soon after he, as ex-pected, wins on Nov. 6. Mendel-son is a Democrat and by District law, it’s up to the D.C. Democratic State Committee, to select an in-terim D.C. Council member until a special citywide election is held.

The special election will prob-ably take place in early March 2013 and the selection for the interim D.C. Council member will take place in late November.

Anita Bonds, the chairman of the D.C. Democratic State Com-mittee, has also indicated that she will seek the appointment. Sloan is

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Turner was the first legalized interracial marriage in North Carolina. Wilkinson was black and Turner was white.

1867 - Monroe Baker, a well-to-do Black businessman, named mayor of St. Martin, Louisiana.

1872 - Booker T. Washing-ton, leaves Malden, West VA to enter Hampton Institute, 1872

1932 - Congresswoman, Yvonne Burke, born, 1932

October 71931 - Birthday of Archbish-

op Desmond Tutu.1820 - The “Emancipator,”

the first anti-slavery maga-zine, was issued monthly from April 30 to October 31, 1820. It was edited and published by Elihu Embree.

1889 - William Owen Bush (1832-1907) was the first black elected to the Washington leg-islature.

1934 - Playwright Imamu Amiri Baraka was born Ever-ett LeRoi Jones in Newark, New Jersey.

1993 - Writer, Toni Morri-son, awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.

October 41864 - The New Orleans

Tribune, the first black daily newspaper was founded.

1949 - J.B. Blayton pur-chased WERD in Atlanta, GA. It was the first Black owned ra-dio station in that city.

1969 - Howard N. Lee and Charles Evers are elected the first African American mayors of Chapel Hill, N.C. and Fay-ette, Miss., respectively.

1988 - The Martin L. King, Jr. Federal Building is dedicat-ed in Atlanta, Ga. It is the first federal building in the nation to bear the name of the slain civil rights leader.

1988 - Bill and Camille Cos-by make a $20 million gift to Spelman College.

1996 - Congress passes a bill authorizing the creation of 500,000 Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemora-tive coins.

October 51871 - Fisk Jubilee Singers

began first national tour.1917 - Activist, Fannie Lou

Hamer, was born.1971 - John A. Wilkinson’s

marriage to Lorraine Mary

October 81821 - Chronicler of The Un-

derground Railroad Records, William Still was born.

1887 - Sculptor, Sargent Johnson, was born.

1888 - Sargent C. Johnson, pioneering artist of the Har-lem Renaissance, known for his wood, cast stone, and ceramic sculptures, was born.

1941 - Activist and 1988 can-didate for the Democratic presi-dential nomination, Rev. Jesse Jackson was born.

October 91806 - Benjamin Banneker

dies in Ellicott’s Mills, Mary-land. He was 74 years old.

1823 - Mary Ann Shadd, publisher of Canada’s first an-tislavery newspaper, The Pro-vincial Freeman and the first woman in North American to publish and edit a newspaper, was born.

1963 - Uganda becomes a re-public within the British Com-monwealth.

1984 – W. Wilson Goode be-comes the 1st African American mayor of Philadelphia

October 101788 - African Free School

opened in New York.1897 - Elijah Muhammad

was born Elijah Poole in Sand-ersville, Georgia as one of 13 children of tenant farmers who were former slaves.

1935 - Porgy and Bess pre-mieres in New York City.

1946 - Singer, Ben Vereen, born, 1946

1966 - The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded, October 10, 1966 in Oakland, Ca. by Huey P. New-ton & Bobby Seale.

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Jeffery HowardTakoma Park, Md.Their success is definitely

bringing a lot more people together and out to the games. It’s about time. I’m a Redskins fan, but I love the Nationals. I was here when the Washington Senators were still playing, so it’s good to have a baseball team in the city again and it’s really good to have a team that’s doing well. The playoffs will definitely bring more jobs to the District and it also brings just a good all-around vibe to the area.

Jeff ToneyWashington, D.C.I remember going with my

father years ago to watch the Washington Senators when they were absolutely terrible. So I’m excited to finally see a winning baseball team in Washington since we haven’t had a good football and basketball team in years. I think that this will give the city a sense of pride and it will attract a lot of people. It’s exciting.

Kern MorantWashington, D.C. I’m excited for the

Nationals. It’s been a long time coming for the city and all of the Nationals fans. I hope that they go far in the playoffs and bring the championship trophy home to D.C. Maybe the Redskins will follow them and carry the momentum deep into their season and make the playoffs.

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Richard SmithSilver Spring, Md.I’m definitely going to

follow the Nationals in the playoffs. I hope that they make it to the World Series and win the whole thing. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a team win a championship. It will be good exposure for the city. Having the first round of the playoffs here is good for the [District] because it will bring a lot of revenue with all the fans coming here from out of town.

Victor DrummondTakoma Park, Md. This means a lot for the

city. It’s been ages since we’ve had a legitimate playoff team. Looking ahead, I think that they can actually make it to the World Series. I’m looking forward to seeing them do well from the first round all the way to the championship. The playoffs will bring a lot of revenue and business to the city.

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Elections Legal Network, the League of Women’s Voters, Non Profit Vote and Voto Latino hit the streets on a “single day of coordinated field, technology and media efforts” to create a blanket of awareness of registra-tion opportunities.

It is provisional balloting that could cause election officials heartburn. The new voting laws in key swing states could force a lot more voters to cast pro-visional ballots in November. Delays of results in close races might not be known for days or weeks while election officials pore over ballots and campaigns stake out positions over which votes should be counted.

It is expected that the new laws in competitive states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Vir-ginia and Florida could easily leave the eventual outcome of the election in doubt, particu-larly if the vote is close. Mean-while, recently implemented laws in Tennessee, Kansas and South Carolina could precipitate delays

in the release of results in local and state elections.

Voters cast provisional ballots because they failed to update their voter registration; their right to vote may be challenged; or because they didn’t bring proper ID to the polls.

Verifying that those who cast provisional votes is one thing, but that process could take elec-tion officials days or weeks. An-other layer of uncertainty exists because elections officials won’t know the number of provisional ballots cast until after Election Day.

If a candidate wins by a land-slide, then provisional ballots will carry much less weight but their importance shifts if the race between Obama and Rom-ney and between congressional challengers is close.

Donna Brazile, veteran politi-cal strategist, academic and vice chairman of the Democratic

than our honor.”“Our strength is our vote

which is why it’s under attack.”National Urban League Presi-

dent Marc H. Morial agrees.“These new laws are a thinly-

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In an effort to fight against a sustained voter suppression effort by Republicans, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, National Urban League President Marc Morial, Rep. John Lewis [D.Ga.] and Donna Brazile, vice chair-man of the Democratic Party urged guests who attended the Congressional Black Caucus’ 42nd Annual Legislative Conference to vote in the upcoming election and to not be deterred. /Courtesy Photos

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National Committee, said cur-rent voter suppression laws or those 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 of these restrictive measures say the laws are neces-sary to maintain the integrity of the election process and prevent fraud.

Lee Saunders, head of the 1.6 million-strong American Federa-tion of State, County and Mu-nicipal Employees, [AFSCME], said in a Sept. 28 interview that he was heading to battleground states this past weekend to join 80,000 union activists and staff who will be working tirelessly in the effort to re-elect Obama.

“We’ll be leafleting, making phone calls, knocking on doors, talking to people who may not be union members,”said Saun-ders, who was born into a union family and who has worked with AFSCME in a variety of capaci-ties for 34 years. “We’ll never be able to compete [monetari-ly] with Romney and the Koch Brothers … [but this] will prove to be the turning point and will put the president back in office.”

In the five-plus weeks before the general election, the Urban League has embarked on what officials say is a concerted and coordinated anti-voter suppres-sion effort, where the organi-zation has intensified its voter education, registration and moti-vation activities nationwide.

“[We are] keenly aware of the overwhelming sacrifice our pre-decessors made to secure the right to vote,” said Morial. “We will not stand by and allow voter suppression efforts to turn back the clock on our constitutional rights.”

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Last week, Urban League of-ficials unveiled a series of “Oc-cupy the Vote” video, radio and print ads, featuring Angela Bassett, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Lamman Rucker, Eric Benét and other celebrities. Also this week, supporters were invited to become “Freedom Fighters,” serving on the front lines of the battle for equal voting rights.

League workers at affiliate of-fices in North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Vir-ginia have been making phone calls, and knocking on doors. They and other organizations are using Twitter, Facebook and other social media to reach mil-lions of Americans, especially young people.

“Our goal is to reach 500,000 people through our various out-reach efforts,” Morial said.

Even those not actively en-gaged in efforts to beat back cases of voter suppression said protecting people’s right to vote is imperative.

“This is a very important is-sue. Yes, it does matter; [we must] cherish the right to exer-cise that franchise,” said Repub-lican strategist and commentator Ron Christie at the CBC’s town hall on voter suppression. “In this election more than any, peo-ple need to get out and vote.”

Longtime Civil Rights activist and Georgia Congressman John Lewis concurs.

“Being able to vote, particu-larly in this country, shouldn’t be partisan, it’s precious, almost sacred,” he said soberly. “People died for this vote, stood in long lines … in the 1960s, all I did was give a little blood. Three young men I know gave their lives. It is not for us to be silent and not make some noise. We will march to polling stations and elections offices to dramatize this issue.”

“We are too quiet. We need to make some noise and get up off our butts on Nov. 6.” wi

“Being able to vote, particularly in this country, shouldn’t be partisan, it’s precious, almost sacred. People died for this vote, stood in long lines … in the 1960s, all I did was give a little blood.”

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“Hospitality means the first face people see when they come here and how they are treated deter-mines if they had a good stay. I don’t want to put a heavy burden on you but what you do will de-termine whether people will come back to visit or move to this city.”

Gray also congratulated the organizers of the HOPE pro-gram for their “vision, tenacity and … willingness to give people a chance to start yet another ca-reer in their lives.”

It started off rocky for Mary Frances White. She said she thought she was in the wrong place on the first day of class and left, but something told her to come back.

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structor Ellwood Reed said the students were held to a very stringent tardiness and absentee policy. “One minute late, after three times and you’re out of the door,” he said. Students were al-lowed only one absence, as well.

It’s the same standard that Thomas Penny requires of his employees. Penny is managing partner of Progressive Partners and general manager of Courtyard by Marriott in Northwest.

HOPE Business Advisory Board Member Ibrahim Mumin called Penny the “poster boy” of hospitality. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Penny’s career in hospitality started as a dishwasher at a local hotel and now he manages one of the high-est grossing Courtyards in the U.S.

“Progressive Partners is com-mitted to hiring D.C. residents,” said Penny, who noted that the hospitality industry generates nearly $600 million per year in lo-cal tax revenue. “The HOPE pro-gram furthers that commitment by ensuring access to START training and workforce education.”

Gray told the group of gradu-ates that they’re more than pre-pared to enter the workforce and make a difference.

“We don’t want you to just be trained, we want you to be a trained employee … a trained per-son [who] is earning a salary in the District of Columbia and [who] we can point to and say that ‘it can be done.’ And you all are making it happen.” wi

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At what temperature does water boil? The short answer is 212 degrees. It is that one degree above 211 degrees that makes something happen. It’s the equiv-alent of a class of 40 adult stu-dents who enrolled in a 10-week hospitality course, and the 22 who stuck with it to the 212th degree to graduate and earn a certificate in hospitality from the HOPE [Hospitality Outreach Pathways to Employment] program.

Catherine Meloy, president and CEO of Goodwill of Greater Washington, used that analogy to congratulate the students re-cruited through Goodwill’s work-force development program dur-ing their graduation ceremony on Friday, Sept. 28 at the Embassy Suites Hotel Convention Center in Northwest. The HOPE pro-gram, which prepares students for jobs in the hospitality industry, is funded by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education [OSSE] and Wal-Mart, and is sup-ported by Progressive Partners, a hospitality consortium, and the Community College of the Dis-trict of Columbia.

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray com-mended the students for their suc-cess in the program and reminded them that in the District “there is no industry more important than the hospitality industry.”

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The second graduating class of the Hospitality Outreach Pathway to Employment [HOPE] program, with Mayor Vincent Gray, 3rd from left, and HOPE partners after the ceremony which took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel D.C. Convention Center in Northwest on Friday, Sept. 28. /Photo by Roy Lewis

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Kevin Nix, communications director for Marylanders for Marriage Equality, said the or-ganization is “cautiously confi-dent” about its efforts to have a favorable outcome from the election.

Marylanders for Marriage Equality is the campaign work-ing to “defend marriage equal-ity.”

“Gay and lesbian couples share the same values of love, commitment and strong fami-lies – they should have the same opportunity to get a mar-riage license,” states the group on its website.

In a web video advertise-ment on Marylanders for Mar-riage Equality’s website, Bob Ross, president of the Prince George’s County branch of the NAACP, said he was voting in favor of the gay marriage mea-sure.

“It is the fair thing to do,” Ross said in the advertisement.

“I think things are looking good,” Nix said. “We think Marylanders can and do agree that all people should be treat-ed fairly and equally.”

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Derek McCoy, chairman of Maryland Marriage Alliance, also spoke favorably about inroads his group is making fighting against the measure.

“I think things are going very well,” said McCoy. “We are moving forward.”

Referendum Question 6 will appear on the ballot as the Civil Marriage Protection Act with the following language: Estab-lishes that Maryland’s civil marriage laws allow gay and lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license, pro-vided they are not otherwise prohib-ited from marrying; protects clergy from having to perform any particu-lar marriage ceremony in violation of their religious beliefs; affirms that each religious faith has exclu-sive control over its own theological doctrine regarding who may marry within that faith; and provides that religious organizations and certain related entities are not required to provide goods, services, or benefits to an individual related to the cel-ebration or promotion of marriage in violation of their religious beliefs.

McCoy said the explicit lan-guage of the ballot question is beneficial to his side because it makes it clear this is a gay and lesbian issue and not a civil rights issue.

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“It’s really important for folks to understand this is about civil marriage,” said Nix, who stressed that the

issue is a “legislative matter, a public policy matter and noth-ing in the church changes.” He said religious liberties remain protected. “Clergy don’t have to do anything they don’t want to do.”

Polling indicates African Americans in Maryland are

equally split on the issue, how-ever, there’s been a “slight up-tick” in favor of the measure since March, Nix said. When President Barack Obama en-dorsed same-sex marriage in May followed by the NAACP’s board of directors’ support of the issue, which Nix called “a

state law as a union between any two persons.”

Now, the goal for the Alliance is making sure voters are edu-cated on the referendum.

McCoy said his group is fo-cusing on phone banks and per-sonal contact to reach prospec-tive voters and that getting out the vote throughout the state is the key to their success.

“We have to make sure every rural county and each area gets out to vote,” said McCoy. “We don’t take anything for granted. Everybody needs to get out to vote.”

McCoy said he expects a heavy voter turnout with this being a presidential election year and with the gaming issue also being on the ballot. He said that the millions spent on pro and con gaming advertising will help his group in getting voters to the polls.

He added that the Maryland Marriage Alliance will have a

one-two punch,” it made many in the African-American com-munity take notice.

Nix said the polls clearly show positive momentum on the side of supporting gay marriage.

In the remaining weeks be-fore the election, Marylanders for Equality plan to concen-trate its efforts on door-to-door canvassing and using phone banks to reach prospec-tive voters.

Nix added that if the same-sex marriage passes, Maryland will become the first state be-low the Mason-Dixon Line to approve same-sex unions and will help to advance the nation-al momentum. wi

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, Senior Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, listens as members of the Black clergy discuss their support for same-sex marriage. The pastor and other clergy held a press conference on the issue at the National Press Club on Friday, Sept. 21. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

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The Davis case attracted a great deal of national and inter-national attention. The Internet was abuzz with concerned indi-viduals encouraging friends and strangers to sign petitions. His story was driven by the power of digital media and evidenced by the one million tweets tapped out by his supporters.

NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous said he remains troubled by elements of the case and said he and his organization would continue to fight for aboli-tion of the death penalty.

“This is a solemn day. A year ago, we were in Georgia fighting, praying, hoping,” he said. “The chairman of the clemency board had doubts and he told us that if we could switch one vote, we’d have clemency. We switched a vote but he switched on us.”

“There was so much doubt that a former FBI director and a former warden called for Troy not to be executed. The notion that it could go on within that context is what shook public con-fidence. I hope we can abolish it in our neighbor, Maryland. Only then can we end it in Mississippi, Georgia and Texas.”

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Davis’ Execution Continues to Inspire Death Penalty ActivistsBy Barrington M. SalmonWI Staff Writer

It has been a year since Geor-gia resident Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by lethal injec-tion for killing Savannah Ga., po-lice officer Mark MacPhail.

From the time he was arrested until he uttered his final words, Davis, 42, proclaimed his inno-cence. He was put to death de-spite massive protests in the U.S. and around the world, and despite supporters signing and delivering one million signatures to clem-ency officials asking them not to execute him because of what ap-peared to be a preponderance of doubt about his guilt.

But at a modest ceremony on Sept. 20 in downtown D.C. mark-ing the one year anniversary of his death, Davis supporters and a member of his family continued to adamantly proclaim his inno-cence.

“I’m still standing on Troy’s innocence … we have faith. He-brews 11:1 talks about evidence of things not seen,” said his sister Kimberly Davis. “We don’t have anything to hold our heads down for. They wanted someone to be an example to show Georgia was in control. There is evidence of police misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct – so much evidence is still coming out that shows he wasn’t the one who killed the po-lice officer. [My sister] Martina was a warrior and a true warrior. She told me to keep up the fight. We’ll do this one day at a time.”

Suzanne Nossel spoke of her organization’s resolve to keep up the fight against the death penalty

People attended a modest ceremony on Sept. 20 in downtown D.C. to commemorate the death of Troy Davis. He was put to death by lethal injection a year ago. /Courtesy Photo

and to continue to honor Davis’ sacrifice.

“Troy Davis provided a human lens to look at the hard question about what [the death penalty] is and what it means,” said Nossel, executive director of Amnesty International USA. “The case caused people to wake up and take a harder look.”

Nossel said the death penalty has the lowest public support in 40 years, precisely because of that scrutiny. She added that it has been abolished in Connecticut, has been put on moratorium in several states and elected officials are reconsidering their public po-sition on the issue.

Amnesty International remains focused on working on individual death penalty cases and raising the awareness of the next genera-tion, and pressing officials to take action on individual cases.

Brian Evans, a campaigner for Amnesty International USA’s Death Penalty Abolition Cam-paign crystallized the broad con-cerns those familiar with the Da-vis case couldn’t shake.

He said there are so many egregious wrongs in the case that people felt impelled to come out against his execution.

“The doubts about the case are so obvious,” he said during a 2011 interview. “There was no murder weapon and no DNA evidence linking Troy to the crime and witnesses were coerced. Seven of the nine people who testified against him have recanted, yet the legal system has been unable to stop this. The doubts at the time of the trial are the same today.”

Vernon Square Park press con-ference, was perhaps the only one present whose experience par-alled Davis’. A former death row inmate, he was convicted by an all-white jury for a crime he didn’t commit.

“It’s my honor to be here to-day to acknowledge the presence, the still presence of a man and a family who fought courageously,” said Hayes, a 61-year-old Brook-lyn resident. “Troy was a poster man for reasonable doubt but the [U.S.] Supreme Court made the decision not on the facts, justice or fairness but on state’s rights.”

“When this country becomes more civilized, when it looks back, people will see that the death penalty is against the Mag-na Carta, and stands with the Sa-lem witch hunts and McCarthy-ism. The spirit of Troy Davis will stay with us until we abolish the death penalty in this country.”

Laura Moye, director of Am-nesty USA’s Death Penalty Abo-lition Campaign in Washington, D.C., said momentum continues to build against the death penalty in this country.

“The building support has caused people to take a second look and move in a different di-rection,” she said. “I want people to know what it means when the U.S. says it is executing someone. The level of support is at a 40-year low. The issue of innocence

is what is telling people to look closer.” “Conscientiousness has grown – the death penalty doesn’t belong in this country.”

Moye said Amnesty is currently focused on Reggie Clemons, who was sentenced to death in St. Louis in 1991 as an accomplice in the murders of two young white women.

“The Reggie Clemons case reads like the worst-case scenar-io,” she said. “We’re concerned by the injustices we’ve seen in this case. There has been a laun-dry-list of problems, including an abusive, boorish prosecutor, abuse by the police and an inept lawyer who made it difficult for Reggie to get a fair trial.”

“The key witness was at one point a suspect. It’s very troubling especially when you take into consideration the issues of racial bias and the improper exclusion of African Americans [on the jury]. We want to help Reggie get justice.”

Moye commended the Mis-souri Supreme Court for ap-pointing a Special Master who is reviewing the case.

“Our goal at Amnesty is to shine a bright light on Reggie’s case. We have to be sure that the process is fair and the outcome is true,” she said.wi


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The NFL is big business. Consumer companies pay big money to have their name, or logo, advertised on the stadi-um and tickets fans buy. Mon-ies are generated in the form of parking fees and concession stands that sell the hometown teams’ gear. If your team is a winner, it gets to be on na-tionally televised Sunday night games and prime time expo-sure on Monday night football. All NFL franchise owners are White. It’s estimated that the NFL’s 32 teams currently gen-

erate an annual total of $8.3 billion in revenue. The average NFL team is now worth $1.04 billion.

The NFL teams are com-prised of 1,696 players. NFL players get paid every two weeks. Salaries are spread out over a 52-week year. NFL play-ers get paid per game, with their last game check coming two weeks after the season ends. Typically, a player’s annual sal-ary doesn’t cover what they do with the team before and after the season – they get separate compensation for those activi-ties. Signing and other bonus-es can be paid to players as a lump sum or spread out over multiple weeks, depending on the terms of the player’s con-tract. An athlete earns incen-tive payments, by playing a certain number of games or achieving other goals specified in his contract.

In 1988, Johnny Grier be-came the first African-Ameri-can NFL referee. Now, NFL referees make $150,000 a year to work 16 weekends. The av-erage salary for a player in the National Football League is approximately $1.1 million per season. Drew Brees ranks as the NFL’s highest-paid player between July 2011 and July 2012 with earnings of $49.4 million thanks to a $37 million signing bonus he got with the New Orleans Saints.

None have gotten above the rank of [employee], but Af-rican Americans are a major part of the NFL. The play-ers’ union is headed by Blacks. They currently get 59.6 per-cent of designated league rev-enues – more than $3.5 billion annually. White players are expected to become a minor-ity in the NFL. Today, recent surveys show that the NFL is approximately 57-61 percent non-White, including African Americans, Polynesians [an as-tronomically high 1.7 percent of NFL players are American Samoans, non-white Hispanics and Asians].wi

(William Reed is publisher of Who’s Who in Black Corporate America and available for projects via the Bailey Group.org)

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Barry, City Administrator Allen Y. Lew, Deputy Mayor for Education De’Shawn Wright, and Depart-ment of General Services [DGS] Director Brian J. Hanlon also at-tended the evening event.

The District-based Bowie Grid-ley Architects and the national firm of Perkins & Will created the de-sign for the $120 million modern-ization of Ballou.

Work on the school, located in the 3400 block of Fourth Street in the Congress Heights neighbor-hood, begins this winter and will be completed in two phases through 2015. Opening is slated for August 2014.

Boasting 37 classrooms, the fa-cility will enroll 1,400 day students and approximately 900 part-time evening students. Featured ameni-ties will include a new cafeteria and athletics wing, a greenhouse and designated spaces for visual and performing arts.

Hanlon added that the new school will serve as a national mod-el. “[It will be an example] on how to use technology to support learn-

New Design for Ballou Senior High School Unveiled

ing in the classroom, in energy and sustainability systems, and teach the next generation how it can pro-tect the environment now and for generations to come,” he said.

While Washington Teachers’ Union chief Nathan Saunders expressed excitement about the District’s long overdue investment in schools east of the river, he said he was concerned about the place-ment of qualified faculty.

“Inasmuch as resources were dedicated early to those schools [east of the river], it’s very signifi-cant that Ballou will finally get its due,” said Saunders, 46. “However, the District must investment equal-ly in the physical plant as well as in the personnel inside.”

To that end, Saunders said that he’d reviewed the design for Ballou and believes its dedicated spaces will work well as long as competent

By Dorothy RowleyWI Staff Writer

When it comes to providing state-of-the-art learning environ-ments for students, officials in the District of Columbia have been on a steady roll.

Over the past few years, several of the city’s 136 public schools have undergone facelifts to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. And, on Friday, Sept. 28, District officials revealed yet an-other plan for renovation with the unveiling of the design for the new Frank W. Ballou Senior High School in Southeast.

“From the classroom technol-ogy and state-of-the-art band room to the parent resource center, child care center and a health/dental center, the new Ballou will exem-plify how a high-tech high school can provide learning and health and family services for an entire community,” Mayor Vincent Gray told residents and community lead-ers during the unveiling ceremony. Ward 8 Council member Marion

teachers are involved. “And I speak most notably

about the legislation that was spon-sored by [D.C. Council member] Jack Evans to put librarians, art and music teachers in every school,” said Saunders. “After all, to have a modernized school with a library, but no librarian doesn’t work.”wi

[To read this story in its entirety, go to washingtoninformer.com]

Mayor Vincent C. Gray was joined by other city officials and members of the Ward 8 community on Sept. 28 for the new design unveiling of Ballou Senior High School in Southeast. /Courtesy Photo


Mahalet Waleingn, right, and Randi Lucas volunteer during DCBIA’s 20th annual Community Improvement Day at Congress Heights Recreation Center in Southeast on Saturday, Sept. 29. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

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distinct smell of fresh-cut grass, wood and mulch lingered for most of the day. Volunteer toted gravel in wheel barrels, spread and raked more than 150 yards of fresh mulch and cleared the overgrown shrubs and foliage.

Renovation efforts also included improvements to existing structures. The recreation center’s main facility, which is also one of the smallest in the city, received a much-needed facelift which included a paint job and a brand new mural.

Antoine Dotson gave up his Satur-day to beautify his neighborhood. He spent the day planting daffodil bulbs, and an assortment of shrubs through-out the grounds.

“I live in the community and want to see it reinvent itself from the ste-reotype of what it used to be,” said Dotson, 40, a human resources man-ager who works in the District. “It means a lot for the kids to have a safe place to come to after school.”

Sixteen years ago, Michel Norton, 37, participated in his first DCBIA Community Improvement Day, ironi-cally at the Congress Heights Recre-ation Center. Norton, whose com-pany Norton Land Design, played a large role in this year’s renovation project. Much has changed, he said, since 1996.

Congress Heights Recreation Centers Gets a MakeoverDCBIA, Volunteers Renovate Southeast Center

“The designs, contractors and whole game have been raised,” said Norton, who lives in Ellicott City, Md. “It started out with us just planting and painting a building. Now, it’s full-site design, providing an experience for the community with complete re-vitalization of a park. Every year it’s grown – it’s just an amazing event.”

Lorenzo Simms, a basketball coach for the Academy of Maryland in Silver Spring, Md., showed up with six of his young players ages 12-14, to help out with the daylong project. While the members of his team live in White Oak, Md., Simms, 24, wanted them to learn the importance of community service.

“To come out, and to be able to help out another recreation center, is what I wanted my kids to volunteer to do. This is great,” said Simms, who also lives in Silver Spring, Md. “There are African Americans, Asians and Caucasians who are all chipping in together. This is beautiful and a lovely thing to see and the kids love it. In two weeks, I want to bring them back here to see what they accomplished with their hard work.” wi

By Elton HayesWI Staff Writer

Ayana Bias recalled the pony rides, the basketball courts and the grassy open fields where she and others watched movies on the Silver Screen as children. She didn’t have to think too long to quickly rattle off a list of nearly 20 years’ worth of memories that she still holds dear. She flashed a wide smile as she reminisced about her time spent at a special Southeast recreation center.

Although she no longer calls the District home, Bias joined hundreds of volunteers who rolled up their sleeves on Saturday, Sept. 29 to spruce up the Congress Heights Recreation Center.

“I’m definitely glad to see that it’s starting to come back around,” said Bias, 30, who now lives in Ft. Wash-ington, Md. “I think it’s very impor-tant for us to get involved, beautify our community and unite with one another to really make a difference. A lot of people think that this is just a community recreation center, but it’s so much bigger than that.”

Since 1992, the D.C. Building In-dustry Association [DCBIA] has teamed with regional architecture, landscape and construction compa-nies to give parks, schools and recre-ation centers curb appeal and so much more. Last weekend’s event was no different during DCBIA’s 20th annual Community Improvement Day. Vol-unteers arrived at the center’s gates at the crack of dawn to provide a place for sports activities and a safe and beautiful haven for children to play.

DCBIA Executive Vice President Gail Edwards said a record-high 700 volunteers registered for the event, and by 9 a.m., more than 300 had already arrived – ready to work. For Edwards, the commitment and dedi-cation of volunteers and DCBIA part-ners makes it all worthwhile.

“To me, it’s incredible that all of our members are so supportive in coming out to do this,” said Edwards, who lives in Northern Virginia. “They do it year after year and we couldn’t do it without all of them. There are pro-fessional people here today trimming bushes and cleaning up. They’re all dedicated people and we’re very lucky to have them,” she said with a smile.

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Dellums and Weaver joined a contingent of accomplished African-American leaders who visited schools located through-out the country on Friday, Sept. 28, to talk about their journeys along the highway to success and how their young listeners could follow in their footsteps during the third annual History-Makers program.

While Dellums, a 13-term congressman, explained to stu-dents that he deliberately lied to his mother about securing a full college scholarship and turning his life around in his rough-and-tumble neighborhood in Oak-land, Weaver talked about the path that led him to advocacy in public education.

“When I was growing up, I didn’t exactly have goals, but I knew I wanted to do things,” Weaver told his audience. “How-

HistoryMakers Program Showcases Distinguished Leaders at District Schools

ever, in going to college I took advantage of opportunities that came my way and in doing so, it took a lot of hard work and treating people right.”

Both Dellums and Weaver have earned their place in histo-ry. That’s why they’re considered HistoryMakers and asked to par-ticipate in the national Chicago-based program, founded in 2009 by Julieanna Richardson. The annual back-to-school event, sends approximately 500 distin-guished African-American lead-ers from the ranks of politics, education, entertainment and business into schools to inspire students to excel in their studies. About 250 schools – including 30 in the District – participated in the program this year.

Another HistoryMaker, How-ard University music professor Raymond Jackson, also a noted

classical pianist and lecturer, talked to students at Friendship Collegiate Academy in North-east about the importance of music in education and being open to various genres.

“Music represents the highest form of art. It’s a great model of perfection and balance,” Jackson said. He encouraged students to consider writing classical music.

By Dorothy RowleyWI Staff Writer

Former U.S. Rep. Ron Del-lums [D-Calif.] woke up in the wee hours of the morning on Friday wondering what he would tell a young audience at McKin-ley Technology High School in Northeast later that day about his career and life experiences.

On the other side of town, Reggie Weaver, former presi-dent of the National Education Association, would tell students at Roosevelt Senior High School in Northwest, that as a young boy in rural Illinois, he never gave much thought to setting or achieving goals. But he knew that he would go to college.

“That’s just the way it was,” said Weaver, 73. “My mother said I was going to college and that was that.”

The music teacher enjoyed the day.

“It was a very fruitful visit,” said Jackson, who considers Friendship to be one of the finest schools in the District. “The students were receptive and I was pleased to have had the opportunity to increase their thoughts about music.” wi

[To read this story in its entirety, go to washingtoninformer.com]

Former California Congressman Ron Dellums shared with students at McKinley Technology High School in Northeast how he once hoped for a free ride through college on a baseball scholarship. /Photo by Roy Lewis


HIGHLIGHTS FROMAFRIcAn-AMeRIcAn cOnSuMeRS: still vital, still growing2012 reportthe following four pages are excerpts from a full 26-page report produced collaboratively by nielsen, the global information and measurement company that measures what consumers watch and what consumers buy, and the national newspaper publishers association (nnpa), a 72-year old federation of more than 200 Black community newspapers. to download the full report, go towww.nielsen.com/africanamerican.

in 2012, the african-american consumer population continues to be a vibrant and dynamic market segment, providing both emerging and mature market attributes. still the largest racial minority group in america, with a projected buying power of $1.1 trillion by 20151, Black consumers remain at the forefront of social trends and media consumption. Companies that seek to better understand the unique lifestyles, habits and shopping patterns highlighted within can enhance their chances of creating better connectivity with Black consumers. similarly, african-american consumers and entrepreneurs will find information that can be helpful in making informed decisions about which products or services to buy and have a better understanding about the companies that provide them. the disparity in advertising dollars spent with african-american media is mapped out, suggesting a need for more fair methods of administering advertising spending to better reflect and align with Blacks’ preferences and the media environments most trusted by Black consumers.

• Blackhouseholdsare127%morelikelytoinclude a single parent, most often a woman.

• 48%ofBlackgrandparentswholiveinthesamehousehold with their grandchildren serve as their primary caregivers.

• 10%ofAfrican-Americanhouseholdsearn $100,000 or more.

• 35%ofAfrican-Americanhouseholdsearn $50,000 or more.

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24% Washington Metro

12% Chicago

14% Baltimore

16% Boston

16% New York

12% Atlanta

11% Houston

15% Los Angeles

19% San Francisco

11% Philadelphia

Top 10 DMA’s for HigHesT ConCenTrATion of HigHer inCoMe AfriCAn-AMeriCAn HouseHolDs

The U.S. Black population is 43 million strong. Larger than 163 of the 195 countries in the world including Argentina, Poland, Canada and Australia.*

Copyright © 2012 the nielsen Company.


AfricAn-AmericAn consumers: still vitAl, still growing 2012 report

nATionAl generAl MArkeT MeDiA Buys

Media Type AAGeneral Market

(Total - AA) 2011

Business to Business NA $2,439,867,500

Cable TV $907,006,937 $20,124,471,063

FSI Coupon NA $374,696,375

Local Magazine NA $452,814,094

Local Newspaper NA $9,528,492,000

Local Sunday Supplement NA $38,774,566

National Internet NA $9,132,402,000

National Magazine $334,809,250 $15,563,489,750

National Newspaper NA $1,519,057,250

National Sunday Supplement NA $1,211,739,875

Network Radio NA $1,040,818,562

Network TV $7,793,410 $21,092,720,590

Outdoor NA $3,543,337,000

Spanish Language Cable TV NA $513,354,969

Spanish Language Network TV NA $3,674,157,000

Spot Radio $757,479,438 $4,823,606,062

Spot TV NA $23,039,266,000

Syndicated TV $89,615,570 $2,330,946,180

Total $2,096,704,605 $120,444,010,836

Jan.1,2011–Dec.31,2011

visited a retail site or app

38%50%

61%

64%

68%

57%or app

Total dollars spent with African-American media ($2.10 billion) is just under 2% of total advertising dollars spent with general market media ($120 billion) during the same period.

91%believe that Black media is more relevant to them

81%believe that products advertised on Black media are more relevant to them

78%would like to see more Black models/actors used in ads

77%believe that Black media has a better understanding of the needs and issues that affect them

73%believe that Black media keeps them in touch with their heritage

68%want to see more commercials directed specifically to Black audiences

67%want to see more advertising targeting Black consumers

BlACks’ perCepTions of BlACk MeDiA

Source:Burrell40,2011

Many companies assume that because there are no language barriers, there is no need to advertise to Black audiences through african-american media outlets. this is a missed opportunity for companies, who can use such outlets to reach Black consumers in trusted environments where Blacks see themselves most often reflected. Consider the following facts on Blacks’ perceptions on advertising.

Many african-american consumers have conducted research on mobile phones before making a purchase.




% of AAPopulation

Millennials 0–17

Generation Y 18–34

Baby Boomers 45–64

Generation X 35–44

Greatest Generation 65+

AfriCAn-AMeriCAn generATionAl Age Dispersion

Viewing Source

Live TV 5:12 7:53

DVR Playback 0:18 0:21

DVD Playback 0:13 0:12

Video Games 0:20 0:03Total use of TV 6:03 8:29

AfriCAn-AMeriCAn generATionAl TV usAge

Baby BoomersGen-Y

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MEDIA CONSUMPTION

source: Usa touchpoints study, 2012.1

AnnuAl sHopping Trips ACross AfriCAn-AMeriCAn generATions

All African-American Shoppers

163Greatest

Generation

185

Baby Boomers

175Generation X

150

Generation Y

128

the Black population is not a homogeneous group. a deeper understanding of the unique lifestyles, viewing habits and shopping patterns can help companies create better connectivity with Black consumers. Here we show how behavior and shopping patterns differ by generations..

Daily in Hours:Minutes, May 2012




Top 10 progrAMs WATCHeD By AfriCAn-AMeriCAns ToTAl DAy

Originator Program nameViewers Ages 2+

1 FOX American Idol Audition Special 3.00

2 ABC New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Part 1 2.97

3 BET The Game S5 2.86

4 Disney Channel Let It Shine 2.56

5 CNN Whitney Houston: Her Life 2.43

6 ABC Scandal 2.15

7 CBS Judge Judy 2.07

8 ABC Dancing With The Stars 2.06

9 FOX American Idol-Wednesday 1.95

10 BET Celebration Of Gospel 1.90

12/26–6/24/12,TotalDay,Live+7Days,Persons2+

viewers shown are in millions.

Top 10 progrAMs WATCHeD By AfriCAn-AMeriCAns priMe TiMe

Originator Program nameViewers

Ages 18-49

1 BET The Game S5 1.93

2 VH1 Love And Hip Hop S2 1.83

3 VH1 Basketball Wives S4 1.39

4 VH1 Single Ladies S2 1.39

5 VH1 T.I. And Tiny 1.38

6 BET Let’s Stay Together S2 1.26

7 CNN Whitney Houston: Her Life 1.13

8 VH1 La La’s Full Court Life S2 1.09

9 ABC Scandal 1.02

10 WE: Women’s Entertainment Braxton Family Values 0.90

12/26-6/6/24/12,PrimeTime,Live+7Days,Persons18-49 excludes specials, sporting events and award shows

viewers shown are in millions.

MosT populAr AfriCAn-AMeriCAn MoVies

You may download a full copy of this report by going to www.nielsen.com/africanamerican. we are optimistic that it will empower you to value your role in the economic infrastructure of the United states. each purchasing decision, viewing opportunity, mobile phone activity and digital experience you have impacts a company’s bottom line. we encourage you to use that power wisely and with care. whether you are a single mother, Baby Boomer or Millenial, your consumer dollars matter. You Matter!

snap here to download full report or download at:www.nielsen.com/africanamerican

sept. 2011 – June 2012

Copyright © 2012 the nielsen Company. all rights reserved. nielsen and the nielsen logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of CZt/aCn trademarks, l.l.C. other product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


Don’t Be Deterred, Vote!

Barrington Salmon’s front-page article “Panelist Decry GOP Voter Suppression Ef-forts,” September 27, 2012 was one of the most important piec-es of political news I’ve read in the Informer so far this election year.

This story shows just how fragile our so-called democracy is. Voting is the basis of this political system, and to be able to change the rules just because you don’t like the outcome of an election is very dangerous, and should be looked at as being out-right treason. You will find those who believe in this outrageous activity as being fair and just, and they are the very ones who will stand before the world and wave the American flag and say, “the whole world should be free like us.” It’s hypocrisy and they don’t care. To them, it’s all about pow-er and they want it at any price.

So we must do as the article says: whatever it takes to vote. Too many people sacrificed their lives for us to be able to vote. We

must not let anybody or anything deter us from voting!

Sherry BostonArlington, Va.

Worth More than Words

The photographs in this week’s Informer were “sim-ply stunning.” Let me first start with the front-page photograph by Shevry Lassiter of President Barack Obama and Sen. Mark Warner. That was downright in-spiring.

I just loved the CTM photos on the inside cover. They show a wide range of subjects by your photographers, Roy Lewis, La-fayette Barnes and Khalid Naji-Allah. The photos of the fashion show by Roy Lewis were my fa-vorites. I wanted to see more of those beautiful models in the pa-per. Keep doing what you’re do-ing, Washington Informer. Our city needs you.

Lawrence JohnsonWashington, D.C.

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EditorialNo Excuses for Avoiding Breast Cancer Screening

Natalie Williams, the former spokesperson and advisor to Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry, may be best known for her run against her former boss in the recent Ward 8 city council race. Williams lost, but along the way she garnered immense respect for her public relations mastery and resourceful-ness that resulted in the successful campaign of Ward 8 School Board Member Trayon White, and most recently for his challenger Philip Pannell in the up-coming school board race.

But now Williams is facing another battle. Diagnosed with breast cancer just over six weeks ago, ministers, family members and friends prayed and gathered around her as she entered George Washington University Hospital on Tuesday [as this editorial was being written] where she underwent a double mastectomy.

There are certainly emotional and psychological reasons why Williams launched a public relations campaign about her discovery once she decided to go public with the news. At 41, she represents the growing number of young African-American women under 45 with an incidence of breast cancer higher than white women.

The Black Women’s Health Imperative reports that the disparity rates related to breast cancer among African-American women are alarming. Although the overall lifetime risk of breast cancer is lower for black women compared with white women, the death rates are higher. It is important to note that black women also have a lower 5-year survival rate at 77 percent compared to that of 90 percent for white women.

The Black Women’s Health Imperative also reports that breast cancer tends to appear in black women at a younger age and in more advanced forms. In fact, black women are two times more likely to develop triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease which has fewer effective treatment options. Triple-negative breast cancers tend to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. Black women are also known to have denser breasts, one of the strongest predictors of risk for breast cancer and also is a known factor limiting the sensitivity of a screening mammogram.

Until recently, Williams was not aware of her breast cancer risks. With no known family history and a work schedule that precluded her from attending two scheduled mammogram appointments, Williams just dismissed the test as a priority. She was urged by her mother to get screened and the news com-pletely caught her off guard.

During October recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Williams finds herself joining the ranks of those 26,840 African-American women, re-ported by the American Cancer Society, who were diagnosed with breast cancer last year. They will be joined by thousands more grandmothers, mothers and daughters, friends and men who will be treated for breast cancer this year.

In the District, access to health care is not a barrier to being screened for breast cancer. Area hospitals including Howard University and George Wash-ington University [GWU] provide free mammogram screenings. Also, the GWU-sponsored Mammovan circulates throughout the metropolitan area providing free screenings regardless of one’s ability to pay.

Until a vaccine or pill is created to prevent breast cancer, the most effective way to battle the disease is early detection. Schedule an appointment today, and keep it.

New Ballou SHS on BoardThe New Ballou Senior High School video unveiled to the public last

Friday, Sept. 28 in the school’s cafeteria in Southeast seems more like a Disney film promotion than a preview of the plans for the new public high school and the educational services it will provide.

Yet, the construction plans are impressive, to say the least, for a project that is long overdue. The Ward 8 community has been patient while waiting for this moment to realize that a new school building will be built rather than the renovation of the 50-year old facility. Construction is slated to begin this November following the end of the Ballou Knight’s football season. Students will remain in the old facility while the new building is erected on the site of the current football field.

The $120 million structure is slated for completion by July 2014. But residents are wondering what the New Ballou will offer those students who tend to fall below average on citywide reading and math test scores. The new Ballou and the modernization of dozens of other D.C. schools was the vision of former D.C. Schools Superintendent Clifford Janey, who was ousted by Mayor Fenty and replaced by Michelle Rhee. Janey believed, as does D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, that environment can have a positive impact on student performance. Now that the New Ballou is finally on board, we shall see.

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For the second time this year, the Consumer Financial Protec-tion Bureau (CFPB) has taken strong enforcement steps against deceptive marketing practices. Through CFPB’s joint enforce-ment action with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), more than 3.5 million consumers with Discover Card accounts will receive approxi-mately $200 million.

Restitution will be awarded to

all consumers who were charged for one or more add-on prod-ucts between December 1, 2007 and August 31, 2011. Over that period, payment protection was marketed as a product that al-lows consumers to put their payments on hold for up to two years in the event of unemploy-ment, hospitalization, or other qualifying life events.

Discover also sold its Credit Score Tracker, designed to al-low a customer unlimited access to his or her credit reports and credit score. The third product

Discover Card Must Refund $200 Million for ‘Deceptive’ Marketing

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was Identity Theft Protection, which was marketed as provid-ing daily credit monitoring. Last-ly, Discover’s Wallet Protection product was sold as a service to help a consumer cancel credit cards in the event that his or her wallet is stolen.

Commenting on the actions, Richard Cordray, CFPB Direc-tor, said, “This is the second ac-tion that the Bureau has taken, in coordination with a fellow regulator, to address the decep-tive marketing of credit card add-on products. We have also

published a compliance bulletin to put other institutions more specifically on notice that such tactics are illegal and should be halted. We continue to expect that more such actions will fol-low. In the meantime, we are signaling as clearly as we can that other financial institutions should review their marketing practices to ensure that they are not deceiving or misleading con-sumers into purchasing financial products or services.”

A joint investigation by the two federal offices found that

By Julianne Malveaux

polls should alter an aggressive effort to re-elect this Democrat-ic president.

There are lots of ways to do voter suppression. One is to deny people ballots, or to change the rules on voting. Mandatory state-issued ID, new and more distant polling places, and all of the shenanigans documented by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law are methods of voter suppression. In some cities and states, police cars have been parked outside polling

places, intimidating those who may have minor infractions of law, including unpaid parking tickets.

Another ways to suppress the vote is to attempt to influence voter attitudes. For example, in the 2008 election, a Republican operative did robo-calls to the Black community telling people they didn’t need to vote because Democratic candidates Presi-dent Obama and Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland had al-ready won. He was convicted

of four counts of fraud last year and faces jail time.

Other communities have ex-perienced similar pranks, in-cluding one that crudely told people that the election was on a Wednesday instead of a Tuesday, and another that said polls were open until 10 p.m., although they closed at 8p.m.. Well-informed voters repel these shenanigans, but some voters fall for them. If such tawdry tactics affect only a few voters in a few precincts, they can have an impact on an

electoral outcome. That’s why it is so effective to go door to door on Election Day, to provide rides for those who need them, and to do anything and everything to ensure that every voter gets out. That’s why it also makes sense to encourage early voting, espe-cially for the elderly and others who may have challenges getting to the polls.

I am wondering if these polls showing President Obama in the

Polls Don’t Decide Elections

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In late September, the “non-partisan” Web site Real Clear Politics reported that President Obama leads Republican nomi-nee Mitt Romney is several bat-tleground states. According to the polls, President Obama leads by 5.2 percent in Ohio, 4.5 per-cent in Virginia, 4.2 percent in Nevada, 4 percent in Iowa, and 3 percent in Florida. Do we be-lieve the polls? I’m not so sure. But I surely don’t believe these

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The World of Mitt Romneying with at all.

Romney’s inelegant language concludes that 47 percent of his fellow Americans are not worth bothering with because they don’t pay federal income taxes. That was not a gaffe, nor a misspoken phrase. It is a state of mind that sees the non-rich as belonging on the wrong side of the track and the government as the personal valet of the rich to transfer wealth by limiting the survival resources of the so-called weak and unfit – a cross between laissez faire and social

Darwinism. It is obnoxious that GOP pres-

idential contender Mitt Romney made such selfish comments at a $50,000- a- plate dinner, an amount three times as much as millions of the working poor net in a year, if they are lucky enough to still have a job. Moreover, the secretly recorded event was held at the tony Bridgehampton man-sion of Marc Leder, who like Romney is known for heading a private equity firm with a reputa-tion for taking over businesses, squeezing profits through clo-

sures which send workers into the unemployment lines, where they join the ranks of those criti-cized by the Romney crowd for not working.

I find it galling that Romney’s crowd who have played such a role in tanking the economy through lobbying for de-regula-tion, fueling the subprime hous-ing crisis, the breaking up of corporations and outsourcing of businesses get on their high-horses and label us as a lesser species that somehow enjoy be-ing dependent and needing help

– not for buying more yachts or private planes – but for basic food, shelter and employment.

Why can’t this crowd under-stand that millions of those who they berate have made extraordi-nary contributions to this coun-try? Included in their unworthy “47 percent” are soldiers whose pay is exempted from federal income taxes while serving in or hospitalized while serving in active combat zones. Some are students who are future taxpay-

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By Barbara Reynolds

So welcome to Romneyville, an evolving plutocracy where the super-rich have convinced itself by birthright or wealth-right it is their manifest destiny to govern the rest of us by their self-indulgent rules. Through outright insults or innuendoes they clearly have divided the na-tion into: Makers vs. Takers, the counted vs. the discounted, the greater beings and the lesser be-ings and those not worth bother-

Discover used deceptive telemar-keting tactics to sell all of these products. Using scripts with misleading language matched by fast-talking telemarketers, feder-al regulators found that consum-ers were:

Enrolled without their con-sent; Misled about the fact that there was a charge for the prod-ucts; Misled as to when charges for the add-on services would be applied; and Were unaware of eligibility limitations for certain

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The U.S. Census Bureau’s new poverty data for the states show millions of families strug-gling mightily to keep their heads above water in the wake of the Great Recession. Fourteen states saw statistically significant in-creases in their child poverty rates, 26 states saw small in-creases, and nine states and the District of Columbia saw small declines in child poverty rates last year. But the morally scan-dalous bottom line is clear: 16.1

million children are poor in our rich nation with more than seven million living in extreme poverty, too often scared, hungry, and homeless.

Although there are more poor White than Black or Hispanic children, Black and Hispanic children suffer most. In 25 states and the District of Columbia, at least 40 percent of Black chil-dren were poor; in four states, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, and Ohio, 50 percent or more of Black children were poor. Thir-ty-three percent or more of His-

panic children were poor in 32 states.

In 2011, more than one in five children were poor in over half the states and the District of Columbia. In half of these states more than one in four children were poor. Children are the poorest age group in Ameri-ca, and the younger they are the poorer they are. More than one in four children under six were poor in 21 states and the District of Columbia during their years of greatest brain development. In 30 states and the District of

Columbia, 10 percent or more of infants, toddlers, and kinder-garteners lived in extreme pover-ty which means an annual family income of less than $11,511 for a family of four.

The 13 states and the nation’s capital with child poverty rates 25 percent or higher are: Mis-sissippi 31.8, New Mexico 30.7, District of Columbia 30.3, Loui-siana 28.8, Arkansas 28.1, South Carolina 27.8, Alabama 27.6, Kentucky 27.4, Arizona 27.2, Texas 26.6, Georgia 26.3, Ten-nessee 26.3, West Virginia 25.8;

and North Carolina 25.6These shameful child poverty

levels call for urgent and persis-tent action. Citizens must de-mand that every political leader state what they will do now to invest in and protect vulnerable children from hunger, homeless-ness, and poor education and to prepare them to be competent future workers. It’s way past time to eliminate epidemic child poverty and the child suffering, stress, homelessness, and mis-

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Families Struggle: Child Poverty Remains Epidemically HighChild Watch©

can have her name smeared for several years largely because of partisan politics.

Although the official report is filled with carefully calibrated references that downplays the infighting and partisanship that characterized the investigation, it is clear from the report that when the investigation com-menced, it was obvious that Waters had never tried to hide her husband’s participation in OneUnited Bank, the Boston-based institution at the center of the investigation, and that

she believed she was acting on behalf of the National Bankers Association, an organization of Black banks, when she arranged between a group of bankers and then-Secretary of Treasury.

OneUnited, a member of the National Bankers Associa-tion, was in danger of closing its doors and was seeking $50 million in federal bailout money to stay afloat. Waters’ husband, Sidney Williams, a former board member of OneUnited, owned bank stock valued at $350,000 that he would have lost if the

bank had tanked.House conflict-of-interest

rules prohibit members of Con-gress from using their official position on behalf of an entity in which they have a personal in-terest. In Waters’ case, as a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee and a strong advocate for Black banks, it was not uncommon for her to ar-range meetings between federal officials and the National Bank-ers Association.

Waters made no secret of her husband’s involvement in

OneUnited. She made it part of her public financial disclosure reports. In addition, according to the Ethics Committee find-ing, “it appears that Represen-tative Waters recognized and made efforts to avoid a con-flict of interest with respect to OneUnited. She informed the then-Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee that she was ‘not going to be in-volved in’ OneUnited’s request for assistance from the Treasury

The headlines proclaim that Rep. Maxine Waters, the outspo-ken Democrat from California, has been cleared of charges that she violated House ethics by ad-vocating on behalf of a Black bank in which her husband held a substantial investment. The real story, however, is that Wa-ters case serves as Exhibit A for how a Black elected official who has done nothing wrong

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A Dead Campaign which Refuses to Diecountry’s closest ally, by predict-ing lax security might tarnish the outcome of the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games. Both the British Prime Minister and the Mayor of London gave their guest a tongue lashing to his face.

Romney then proceeded to Israel, where – while trying to patronize Israelis in order to curry potential favor with Jewish voters back home – he insulted the Palestinian people by declar-ing that superior Jewish culture, and not billions of dollars worth of foreign and military aid, bil-

lions more in guaranteed loans which will never have to be re-paid, along with even more bil-lions in contributions from Jew-ish Americans, is why Israelis are wealthy and why their lazy Arab neighbors are not so wealthy.

From there he hastened on to Poland, where one of his aides managed to insult the Poles. In his three overseas stops, the Romney campaign managed three major league gaffes. So much for Mitt’s non-existent for-eign policy gravitas.

Then, the candidate named as

his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan [R-Wis.], a staunchly conserva-tive so-called “deficit hawk,” who proceeded to give the cam-paign a couple of black eyes after a succession of untruthful statements, including one whop-per in which he claimed to have run a world-class sub-three hour marathon. His actual best re-corded time was more than four hours.

Then, in late August, the Republican National Conven-tion met in Tampa, Fla., and it was lackluster. The Romney

campaign got absolutely no post-convention “bounce,” or improved ratings after the con-vention. In fact, First Lady Mi-chelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Conven-tion the following week got more repeat viewers according to an online tracking service, than all the Republican speakers combined.

Following that convention, President Barack Obama got a healthy 5 percent bounce in

Back in early August, one ob-server remarked that July had been Willard Mitt Romney’s “worst month ever.” Not so.

The GOP presidential nomi-nee then went off to Europe to prove that he was a foreign af-fairs heavyweight, by his conduct on the world stage. The former leader of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics then pro-ceeded to insult England, this

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new cases of breast cancer, and 6,040 deaths among African-American women.

“Our lives should mean something,” says Williams, a Ward 8 resident. “You can’t lead people without your own testimonies. I live in a ward that suffers greatly in health dispari-ties – between obesity and pov-erty – all lead to breast cancer.”

She says there is a larger con-versation not discussed.

“White women are more likely to get breast cancer but black women are more likely to die from it.” Between not going to a doctor when they need to, and not getting the treatment they need, Williams says, can lead to that disparity.

Komen substantiates her statement. Breast cancer in Af-rican-American women is low-er than in white women overall. However, African Americans see a 41 percent higher death rate than white women.

In looking at her own story, Williams says her mother, Jean Williams, who lives in Rich-mond, Va., encouraged her to get a mammogram since her 40th birthday a year ago.

“I kept putting it off and re-scheduling it,” she points out, mainly because her family does not have a history of breast cancer. Also, life as a single mom, who runs a public rela-

“I keep looking forward to having two perky new breasts,” she says, and chuckles. “That’s what makes me laugh through the process.”

Then, Williams gets serious. She discovered in August that her left breast had abnormal tissue. She recently found out her right breast has similar growth patterns, so a decision was made to undergo a double mastectomy at George Wash-ington University Hospital in Northwest.

“The closer I get to the day, I feel a sense of anxiety and I’m scared about the procedure,” says Williams, 41, who said ini-tially the surgery was for pre-ventative measures, now it’s lifesaving. “Also, I’m anxious to get it done to be on the road to recovery.”

Williams, who is “thankful” the cancer was caught early, says she is hopeful her expe-rience will help other young women.

October is national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Williams joins other high-pro-file women who put a public face on the disease, the most common cancer disease and the second leading cause of death among African-Ameri-can women, exceeded by lung cancer, according to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the non-profit dedicated to eradicating breast cancer globally. In 2011, there were an estimated 26,840 Natalie Williams. /Courtesy Photo Na

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water. She greets one or two people who stop by her table. She seems comfortable with who she is at that moment. But, her upcoming surgery the first week of October remains at the forefront of her mind.

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tory, who does not smoke or drink, gets breast cancer.

“It is the stress,” she pon-tificates. “I’ve had my fair

share of stress ignit-ers, and working for

Marion Barry was no cakewalk.”

“I didn’t just get breast can-cer. I now have a platform.” Williams is us-ing this experi-ence in a public

relations blitz to bring attention

to early detection of breast cancer

and treatment to save lives. Williams says she is

expected to stay at the hos-pital for four days after the

surgery, and then she will be “resting” at home.

“But don’t be surprised if you see something on breast awareness by the end of the month,” she says. Even before her diagnosis, she started a nonprofit called Women Em-powered, which is designed to address issues affecting women – legislation, educa-tion, jobs, children and more.

“It’s so important as there seems to be no connection be-tween our young girls and our elders,” she says. “The older generation has embraced me and provided so much wisdom to me. As I sit in the middle, I have the ear of our young, and the voices of our elders. I want to ensure that the knowledge can be passed through me.” wi

tions firm who was fighting to become the Ward 8 Council member this past April, didn’t have time to slow down.

In fact, her life has always been on the move. For 15 years, she worked in television news as a newscast producer and an anchor with stints at WUSA TV 9 in Washington, D.C., and other markets. Eleven years ago when her daughter, Nyela, was born, she started BlitzAs-sociates, a public relations firm that deals with crisis communi-cations.

Born May 30 on Andrews Air Force Base, Williams grew up in Upper Marlboro, Md., and studied vocal music at Duke Ellington School of the Performing Arts. She attended Virginia State University, and graduated from Trinity Col-lege with a bachelor’s in English. She served as se-nior staff in the Council of the District of Co-lumbia in co-devel-oping programs and assisting in legisla-tion to improve Ward 8 on be-half of Council member Mar-ion Barry. She has also worked with Robert Bobb and the late Ward 8 State Board Repre-sentative William Lockridge to improve the quality of public education for District students.

Williams has a theory on why a woman with no family his-

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“Our lives should mean something. You can’t lead people without your own testimonies. I live in a ward that suffers greatly in health disparities – between obesity and poverty – all lead to breast cancer.”

– Natalie Williams, a Ward 8 resident

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You’re a person who knows what she wants.

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That goes for relationships, too, but in the new book “Di-vine Intervention” by Lut-ishia Lovely, a whole church full of people can’t seem to settle on love.

Princess Brook was about to take a big step. And it would start down a silk-covered aisle, praise God.

Marrying Rafael Stevens was something she’d planned for so long. They grew up togeth-er and Princess knew Rafael loved her. He was a good man with an excellent future. But Princess couldn’t stop thinking that she was making a mistake. She couldn’t stop thinking of her ex, Kelvin.

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But could that marriage hold up against the biggest crisis of all?

“Divine Intervention” start-ed out better than I thought it would. I actually liked the characters a lot, and I was glad to be pulled into their world.

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panels form a cockpit-like video screen that displays a crisp, blue sky, filled with clouds. Through-out the performance, iconic civil rights and World War II images flash across the panels, taking au-diences on a visual trip through history. The panels are also used in an intense sequence of events during the show’s waning mo-ments that’s sure to captivate au-diences.

Fly works well in blending its story with history, and does so without preachy overtones. As the show begins, an elderly Chet Simpkins [Christopher Wilson] passionately recalls his experi-ences as an aviator, soaring over Europe during World War II. Simpkins reminisces about how far African Americans have come since the 1940s. The im-age of President Barack Obama on the steps of the U.S. Capitol during the 2009 presidential in-auguration rolls across the LCD panels and is shown as Simpkins speaks, adding a visual element to his dialogue.

While Fly hits the mark in many areas, its shining point, perhaps, is the chemistry that all of its characters share. Conversa-tion between the four aviators is seamless. It’s natural, and doesn’t feel contrived. W.W. [Eric Berry-man] emerges as the star of the performance. He changes from a brash, self-proclaimed ladies’ man, to the group’s unexpected squadron leader, which creates a rift in the squadron early in the play.

While the young aviators wres-tle with one another’s quirks, they also learn about themselves. Their personal battles and chal-lenges spill over into training, as a couple of disgruntled, preju-diced flight instructors often make it known that they’re less than thrilled to be stuck in the deep south with men they deem unworthy to fly military aircraft.

Captain O’Hurley [James Konicek] is convincing in his role as the grousing flight in-structor tasked with prepping the African-American pilots for combat missions in Europe. He prides himself on maintain-ing a 69 percent fail rate. And although he displays moments of compassion, those moments


For a few brief moments, the stage at Ford’s Theatre eerily resembles that of a World War II era B-17 bomber. The loud rumble of the aircraft’s power-ful engines fills the theatre, a dense shroud of grey fog cov-ers the stage’s floor and creeps down into the first few rows of the audience, and the barely dis-tinguishable pilot cockpit chatter is squawked from the aircraft’s radio.

The play, Fly, currently at Ford’s Theatre in Northwest through Oct. 21, takes a theatri-cal stab at chronicling the strug-gles and subsequent success of the Tuskegee Airmen, one of the military’s most decorated avia-tion combat units. The 90-min-ute production follows the lives of four aspiring aviators who join the military to fly combat aircraft during World War II.

Set in 1943, Fly excels in its development of characters and wastes little time in doing so. Within the first 10 minutes of the drama, the audience under-stands each character’s person-ality. Rather than spoon-feed the audience with a plodding backstory, writers Trey Ellis and Ricardo Kahn drop the aviators into flight training and into the heart of the Tuskegee Experi-ment – with the full expectation that audiences are familiar with the story and its historical sig-nificance.

The four airmen find them-selves in Tuskegee, Ala. – in the heart of Jim Crow South. Each man hails from different locales: Illinois, New York, Iowa and the Caribbean. And each has his own motives for joining the military. One flyer joins because he wants to impress women, while anoth-er does so to gain the approval of his father. But although their backgrounds differ, their love for all things aviation binds them to-gether.

Recreating a theatre’s stage into a mock airplane is hardly an easy task, but Scenic Designer Beowulf Boritt does an exem-plary job in transforming the large stage into an aircraft and military barracks. Seven LCD

James Konicek as Capt. O’Hurley with Eric Berryman, Christopher Wilson, Mark Hairston and Damian Thomp-son as Tuskegee Airmen in the Ford’s Theatre production of “Fly,” directed by Ricardo Khan. /Photo courtesy of Scott Suchman

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are rare. Cognizant of the fact that African Americans consid-ered them role models, the four aviators draw strength from one another, in order to deal with the racial adversity they faced throughout their training and use it to further strengthen the bond between them.

While Fly, will easily capture

the attention of aviation and military history aficionados, the stellar acting, impressive stage design and the beautiful inter-pretative tap dancing of The Tap Griot [Omar Edwards], makes it an enjoyable experience for all.

The Tuskegee Airmen [1940-1946], trained at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Ala., be-

came the first African-American pilots in U.S. military history.

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Organizations such as community development corporations started the work of redeveloping neighborhoods in the District several years after the 1968 riots because well-known de-velopment companies shunned the District for fear of crime, the abject poverty and the appalling reputation of the city’s school system. In pre-dominantly black areas of the city, economic development didn’t exist and District residents traveled to the suburbs to shop.

Marshall Heights, the Development Corporation for Columbia Heights and other development corporations transformed the areas and today black neighborhoods are the hottest proper-ties for businesses and newcomers.

Jarvis, 71, served on the D.C. Council from 1979-2001 and chaired the powerful economic development committee for many years. Jim Gib-son, a high-level administrator during the Marion Barry administration, said that Jarvis took the steps to make the city more viable.

“When she became chair of the economic development commit-tee, whites were fleeing the city and blacks were leaving it to go to Prince George’s County,” Gibson said. “Stores were leaving for the suburbs. Jarvis used her committee to address those concerns.”

Jarvis thanked the staff of DC LISC for the recognition but said she didn’t do it alone.

“I want to thank the staff of the economic development committee

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for their work during those years,” said Jarvis who lives in Northwest. “I am also proud to be with individuals who had the highest commitment to rebuild lives and communities.”

Julie Rogers, president of the Mey-er Foundation in Northwest, said that Moore has made a difference in Co-lumbia Heights.

“The night of April 4, 1968, 20 blocks in D.C. were destroyed and so were 4,000 homes and countless busi-nesses,” Rogers said. “For 25 years, the Columbia Heights area languished but one astonishing man brought it back. It would not be what it is today were it not for him.”

Moore has been credited for the building of the Nehemiah Shopping Center, the rebuilding of the Tivoli Theater and DC USA, a large shop-ping mall.

Moore, 73, said that community de-velopment is important in the District.

“We just need to keep going,” said Moore who lives in Northwest. “DC USA has 1,800 employees and most of them live within walking distance of the building.”

In his remarks, Gray referred to Moore as “Mr. Columbia Heights.” Those who attended the ceremony received a special gift to mark the oc-casion – a book about the honorees – Becoming What We Can Be: Stories of Community Development in Washington, D.C.” by Tony Proscio, published by DC LISC.

In closing, Rogers said that Moore’s work is reflective of all the honorees.

“Community development can be done and can be done well,” she said. “We honor you and thank you for what you have done.” wi

By James WrightWI Staff Writer

A former D.C. Council member, who rallied on behalf of economic development in the District to ensure a viable and vibrant city, and a com-munity leader who fought for a once blighted and beleaguered Northwest neighborhood, counted among those recognized for their contributions over the past 30 years during a recent awards presentation.

The DC LISC [Local Initiative Sup-port Corporation] celebrated its 30th anniversary by hosting a gala at the Arena Stage in Southwest on Sept. 24 to acknowledge the efforts of com-munity, political and corporate leaders who worked on developing predomi-nantly black neighborhoods of the District from the late 1960s to the present.

Touted as “community develop-ment trailblazers”, the evening’s hon-orees included the Rev. Jim Dickerson, founder of Manna Inc.; former D.C. Council member Charlene Drew Jar-vis; Karen Kollias, senior vice presi-dent, American Security Bank-Na-tions Bank; Robert Moore, president and chief executive officer of the De-velopment Corporation for Columbia Heights and Chris Smith, chairman and CEO of the William C. Smith Co.

Mayor Vincent Gray (D) joined the festivities and showered the award re-cipients with accolades for their deter-mination and foresight.

“What an all-star cast,” the mayor said, to the scores of guests who at-tended the after 6 cocktail reception and awards ceremony. “All of the honorees wanted a diverse city and they were visionaries that saw down the road what the city could look like,” said Gray, 69.

Lloyd Smith, president emeritus and CEO of the Marshall Heights

Jim Gibson, a high-level administrator during the Barry years introduces former D.C. Council member Charlene Drew Jarvis during the DC LISC 30th Anniversary Gala at Arena Stage in Southwest on Mon.,Sept. 24. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah


ARIES You may want to make this week a schmooze-fest! Whether you go out to a party or stay in with a friend, you’ll have a good time if you remember that charm is the only

weapon that’ll work for you this week. Soul Affirmation: I work hard to combat envy this week. Lucky Numbers: 11, 29, 33

TAURUS Your vibrations could cause you to pause. That’s good, because a pause is just what you need to remember to think of the positive. Reject the negative and you’ll have

a wonderful week. Soul Affirmation: I give my mind a holiday again this week. Lucky Numbers: 10, 17, 32

GEMINI Rev up your engines. This is a fine week for mak-ing progress with projects that you’ve got in the works. Your energy is high and your mind is clear. Use every advantage

this week to finish up your work. Soul Affirmation: What life has given me is sufficient to any task. Lucky Numbers: 45, 47, 54

CANCER A spirit of competition may be troubling you. Let it go. Celebrate differences and get on with the work of creating new hope in the world! Your tendency to speak

without considering the full impact on others should be checked this week. Soul Affirmation: I graciously anticipate joy and this gives me the ability to give. Lucky Numbers: 18, 19, 31

LEO Confusion exists over some question, and every time you think you’ve got the answer, circumstances will change and new information will come to your attention. Don’t wor-

ry, things are going to clear up and work out. Take it easy. Soul Affir-mation: My smile is a radiant light to those I encounter. Lucky Numbers: 30, 31, 52

VIRGO Communications flow smoothly this week and your word is golden. A wild idea for money making could come to you, but you should let the strictly material walk on

by. Stick to your current plan and use your imagination for ways to streamline your work. Soul Affirmation: Confusion gives me an opportunity to show my love. Lucky Numbers: 13, 46, 48

LIBRA Creative mental energy makes this a banner week. An ambition that you thought you had left behind years ago suddenly resurfaces, and you’ll see similarities between

what you are doing now and what you dreamed of back then. Soul Affirmation: I give my brain full power this week. Lucky Numbers: 12, 30, 47

SCORPIO Educate those around you in the area of per-sonal growth. Their improvement will bring benefits to you. Humor in communication is the key. Humor in introspec-

tion is a must. Soul Affirmation: Success that has been following me is trying to catch up. Lucky Numbers: 16, 30, 39

SAGITTARIUS This week romance is begins to percolate. Enjoy your feelings and let your brain relax. Suspend all judgments of others. Being stern won’t work for you this

week. Soul Affirmation: I go along to get along. Lucky Numbers: 1, 6, 19

CAPRICORN Romance will find you this week. Don’t be looking the other way. Your “rap” is especially strong. Make as many of those important phone calls as possible. Soul

Affirmation: Friendships are shock absorbers on the bumpy roads of life. Lucky Numbers: 11, 13, 20

AQUARIUS Don’t take any big gambles this week, the time is not right for a flight into the unknown. A newfound har-mony is in store for you and your mate. Your mate will un-

derstand your fears. Soul Affirmation: New insights create new directions and a new cast of characters. Lucky Numbers: 6, 48, 51

PISCES The air can be cleared easily. Admit your need for help. Seek understanding. You’ll help another by seek-ing help from them. Communication problems will smooth

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The Nationals are National League East champions. It’s the first actual title a Washington major league team can claim since the Senators won in 1933.

For years, many baseball ana-lysts felt that the notion of base-ball in Washington was dead. They couldn’t have been more wrong. Despite the abandon-ment, the losing, the frustration of countless failed attempts to bring the game back, baseball fans continued to get up and dust themselves off until the Expos ultimately relocated here in 2005. We had to resort to importing a team to get baseball back in Washington.

The NL East champion-ship that the Nationals hold is far more than a baseball cham-pionship. It’s a championship banner for the championship baseball will and endurance of Washington.

It’s 2012 not 1933, and I en-courage all Nationals fans to join me in a toast to the NL East Champs!

So, for Washington sports fans their frustration has tran-sitioned from the Nationals to the Redskins.

Washington Redskin free agent receivers are frustrating the fans and the team. Their lack of focus and discipline is beyond comprehension.

Kicker Billy Cundiff ’s 42-yard field goal saved the Red-skins’ hide on Sunday. The team rallied for a 24-22 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It didn’t have to be that close.

Redskins’ receiver Pierre Garcon committed a cheap shot penalty that ignited a late Tampa Bay rally. Only two games earlier, fellow free agent receiver Joshua Morgan com-mitted an unsportsmanlike pen-alty that ended Washington’s chances in a loss at St. Louis.

Garcon and Morgan were the Redskins’ top free agent acqui-sitions because the NFL salary cap sanctions prohibited them from addressing other needs. At this point, their on-field behav-ior is proving more costly than their paychecks.

The Redskins were lead-ing 21-6, and in control of the game in the third quarter until Garcon’s gaffe. The Bucca-neers offense was still on the bus. But five plays after Gar-con’s pass-interference blunder, he was flagged again for a hit after the whistle and away from the ball.

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vals. Washington was able to stop the two-point conversion to prevent a tie, but its offense had stalled.

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After giving up 101 points in the 1-2 start, the defense had its best performance of the year in spite of safety Brandon Meri-weather’s absence. Meriweather – who was scheduled to make his first appearance this season – and receiver Aldrick Robin-son were injured in a freak col-lision during warm-ups. Only this injury-plagued Redskin squad could lose two players before the game even started.

And Washington’s defensive pressure, led by linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, gave Bucs quarter-back Josh Freeman a serious case of “happy feet.” The hap-pier his feet became, the less ac-curate his passes were.

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lone survivor of the entertain-ment movement, walks slowly onto a stage that is littered with newspaper shreds, illumi-nated wooden birdhouses and small tree stumps. The opening scene is beautiful and Hamlett’s slow, measured steps and exag-gerated speech adds suspense. Apart from Hamlett, who wears a brown suit, the rest of Shape’s cast don black, bird beak masks, lending themselves to the mythical fairytale theme of the production.

District native Frank Brit-ton [Billy McClain] headlines a talented cast and does an ex-ceptional job in his portrayal of McClain. Perhaps one of vaudeville’s most talented ac-tors, McClain enjoyed a suc-cessful but troubled career and Britton captures the affable, yet dark side of his persona.

Britton shares exceptional chemistry with Dane Figueroa Edidi [Cordelia McClain], his flamboyant wife. Cordelia steals the show as she saunters across the stage decked out in a flowing white dress. Her voice is crystalline and captivating. While McClain maintains his role and authority as the hus-band, Cordelia’s charisma and popularity tug at his emotions and resentment builds. Their trust for one another is tested when white journalist [Josh Sticklin] interviews Cordelia and becomes mesmerized by her seductive wiles.

Ehn’s Shape Examines VaudevilleProduction Follows Entertainers Billy and Cordelia McClain

Musically, Shape offers no shortage of vaudeville-themed songs that do well to move the production along. Upbeat gos-pel tunes, solos and the beating of drums capture the play’s es-sence.

Despite the play’s magnifi-cent set design and the actors stirring portrayals, the dialogue between the McClains and the handful of other cast members is protracted. The story jumps from theme to theme and is a bit confusing. The narra-tive also dragged on at points that ruined otherwise notable scenes.

More could have been done to incorporate the Tulsa race riot earlier in the performance. Mention of its significance is made late in the play and loses its importance in connection with Ehn’s attempt to bridge the history of American geno-cide with the play.

Although Ehn and Shape’s cast members do a great job painting a picture of the McClains and black vaudeville’s significance and contributions, the play’s choppy flow and diluted narra-tive make it difficult to follow and fully understand. wi

Based in D.C., force/collision was created by theatre director John Moletress for the purpose of bring-ing together artists of mixed disci-plines in order to spark dialogue and create space for the presentation of new work.


Those who enjoy folklore, dance and song will be de-lighted to know that Erik Ehn’s Shape, currently at the Atlas Performing Arts Center’s Sprenger Theater in North-east, which runs through Oct. 6, provides an abundance to all three – and documents early African-American entertain-ment – at its pinnacle and at its demise.

Shape tells the forgotten sto-ry of African-American vaude-villians – husband-and-wife duo Billy and Cordelia McClain – and the rise and fall of black vaudeville. Performed by the cast of force/collision, as seen through the eyes of fairies, Shape examines the popularity, influence and abandonment of the once popular entertain-ment genre.

The production, which moves to New York City’s La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in November, is one of 17 plays in Ehn’s Soulgraphie: Our Genocides, a series of per-formances that examine two decades of genocide in East Africa, the United States and Rwanda.

Through the beautiful use of lighting, sound and language, Shape paints a vivid picture of 1900s African-American vaudeville. The play opens as narrator Dexter Hamlett, the

Dane Figueroa Edidi, portrays Cordelia McClain in Erik Ehn’s play, Shape. The play runs through Oct. 6 at Atlas Performing Arts Center’s Sprenger Theatre in Northeast. /Photo courtesy of C. Stanley Photography


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Six pavilions featured attrac-tions and booths from Dis-trict agencies and local African vendors who promoted every-thing from healthy eating and wellness, to voter registration. Guests milled about the field and stopped to enjoy traditional Afri-can cuisine as the smell of chick-en marinated in lemon and beef in cabbage and peanut sauce teased their palates. Some guests perused vendors’ displays of tra-ditional African art, while others talked with representatives from the Embassy of Cote d’Ivoire – a West African country.

Popular African music ema-nated from the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation’s huge traveling soundstage – set up behind the baseball field’s home plate.

OAA officials said the festival honors the burgeoning tradition of celebrating African culture while emphasizing the consider-able contributions and vibrant presence of the African commu-nity in the District.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 150,000 Af-ricans born on the continent live in the city and the surrounding Washington metropolitan area.

Fox 5 Anchor Maureen Umeh who served as master of cer-emonies, welcomed guests and encouraged them to take advan-tage of the unique experience.

Nicole Morman’s two daugh-ters, ages five and nine, grabbed their mother’s hand and whisked her over to the Children’s Village where children waited patiently to have their faces adorned with

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beautiful colors and fanciful shapes and images. In addition, children were encouraged to cast their ballot in a mock vot-ing booth. And little girls had an opportunity to be fitted for cloth head wraps.

Morman learned of the event through a website online, but didn’t tell her daughters. She said that they wouldn’t have been able to contain their excitement. As the two girls waited to have their faces painted, Morman noted the event’s impact on them.

“It’s important because I want them to know about their ances-tors, what they wore and things they ate,” said Morman, 32, who lives in Ft. Belvoir, Va. “[Their father] and I try to make sure that they’re well rounded in all things, but it’s really important for them to know where they came from and originated be-cause they ask all the time.”

As the afternoon progressed, the crowd grew as curious pass-ersby who attended Howard’s home football game started to file through the gate. The event’s music and festive atmosphere grabbed the attention of How-ard sophomore Imani Myton.

“I originally stopped by be-cause my mom usually takes me to things like this in St. Louis,” the 19-year-old marketing ma-jor said. “But this is unique. The booths are a lot more Afrocen-tric, which I’m excited about. This is my first specifically Afri-can festival. It’s really unique, I like it,” she said with a smile. wi


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and other visitors were treated to the sounds, tastes and sights of Africa last Saturday afternoon at an event sponsored by the Dis-trict’s Office on African Affairs [OAA].

Under clear blue skies and balmy 70-degree weather, hun-dreds of people strolled around the grounds of Banneker Field, adjacent to Howard University in Northwest, throughout the day of Sept. 29, soaking up the culture during the 3rd annual DC Africa Festival.

“This is a beautiful, enjoyable event,” said Gregory Jackson, 60, who lives in Northwest. “I’m glad that the city has an event like this that recognizes people of different cultures. Through-out our lives, we’re only taught very few things about where we originated. But this event gives us a better perspective [of who] and what we represent.”

OAA officials successfully immersed festival-goers into a colorful and festive entrée of African history and culture. The festival, which was free to the public, featured traditional and modern African music; folklore; vendors selling a melange of arts and crafts, including jewelry, bracelets and necklaces; African food; a wellness pavilion replete with primarily West African mo-tifs; children’s activities; and an African fashion show highlight-ing the sartorial splendor of the African Diaspora.

Ethiopian and African-American dancers perform dur-ing the 3rd Annual DC Africa Festival at Banneker Community Center, Upper Field in Northwest on Sat., Sept. 29. /Photo by Roy Lewis

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interview of his 283-page mem-oir. “I wanted to talk about life and leadership. As I go around the circuit, people always ask more about life. This was more timely.”

The book draws on Powell’s insight and experiences over the course of a 35-year military career, his service during four administrations, and a Jamai-can immigrant upbringing. One of the themes he focuses on is the seminal role parents play in shaping a child’s behavior and view of the world. He said chil-dren need to be taught to “mind the adults, mind your manners, and mind yourself.”

Wherever he went during the book signing, Powell was sur-

Colin Powell Wows CBC Crowd

rounded and trailed by a pha-lanx of security and PR types who did their best to protect the

former secretary of state as he moved around the upper floor of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in down-town D.C. People jostled each other to get a closer look, most, armed with smart phones and cameras snapped away and oth-ers rushed to buy a book when they were told that that would be the only way they’d get close to this icon.

Powell, national security ad-visor under President Ronald Reagan and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spent more than an hour talking to an audience about his book, sitting at a small round table where he signed his book, posed for photographs and smoozed with awestruck admirers and then made brief remarks before be-ing whisked away.

He elaborated on some of those remarks later.

“It’s fascinating that even though we have iPads, Kindles and other gadgets, people are still buying books. There may be large numbers of Kindles, e-books and such but a book is still a book.”

Powell, who retired as a four-star general, said he is adapting and adjusting to life in a digital world.

“I have to prepare for the youngsters,” he said with a laugh. “I have an iPad with 40 books on it. A lot of them I buy on impulse. This technology of the modern era is fascinating and an example of a changing world.”

Powell discussed the digital phenomenon and what it means

By Barrington M. SalmonWI Staff Writer

Retired Gen. Colin L. Powell was probably the envy of his fellow authors at the Congres-sional Black Caucus’ Expo and Book Fair held recently during the organization’s 42nd Annual Legislative Conference.

Powell, 75, a decorated sol-dier and former secretary of state under George W. Bush, got the rock star treatment as he promoted his latest effort, “It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership.”

“I could have written a much, much longer book. I had the option – this or a political memoir,” said Powell during an

for leadership and decision making in greater detail with radio and television personality Tavis Smiley during a June 11 interview.

“I’m 75 years old, and I was born analog. I’m desperately trying to become digital both to keep up with the world and to keep up with my grandchil-dren,” he said. “The new gener-ation is born digital and is living in a digital world. We’re all liv-ing in a world with touch-screen devices, of smart phones, living in a world where the Internet is driving so much of our life. We have to get used to it. Every-thing is moving at 186,000 miles per second.”

Education in the home and in the public sphere remains one of Powell’s pet projects. His contribution to effecting change in this area is the Amer-ica’s Promise Foundation which he and his wife Alma founded in 1997. The foundation is dedi-cated to improving the lives of children and young people and it has drawn in more than 400 national non-profits, educators, policymakers, businesses and communities.

“Education doesn’t have to just do with school, it’s about children doing well in life,” he told Smiley.

“We have no more important obligation than to educate those who replace us,” he said. wi

Retired Gen. Colin Powell created quite a stir when he showed up at the Congressional Black Caucus’ Expo and Book Fair to sign copies of his most recent effort at the Walter E.Washington Convention Center in Northwest. Rep. John Lewis [D-Ga.], also an accomplished writer, stopped by to wish his friend well. /Photo by Mark Mahoney


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Iron Sharpens Iron, and One Man Sharpens Another.

Proverbs 27:17 Have you noticed how much

easier it is when your group works together in harmony? Things are always much smooth-er! It’s scriptural. When the scripture says, “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens an-other” it’s referring to how much sharper one becomes when he or she has help from another in-dividual.

Those of you who are a little older might remember Barbra Streisand’s signature song from the movie, Funny Girl. One of the lines goes something like this: “People, people who need people, are the luckiest people in the world.” I’m not sure what she meant by that, because we all need people. The problem is, not everybody real-izes that, so we might change that line to read: “People who realize they need people are the most fortunate people in the world.”

We all need people, and as the church, we are designed to live and function in unison with one another and to depend on each other. We are a body, a team if you will, and we function best when we all work together.

When I operated my com-pany over a 10 year period on a full-time basis, my three sisters worked in the business with me. They were extremely depend-able; after all, I had lived with them my entire life. I could count on them. Whatever they had been assigned to do – I could consider the job done – it was a given.

Together Each Achieves More – T.E.A.M.

Today, I’m a consultant, work-ing alone. It has been much more difficult to get projects complet-ed. When you work with people who aren’t family, and who keep important matters to themselves because they are not trusting and open, the entire process comes to a grinding halt or moves at a snail’s pace. Trust was never an issue when I worked with my family.

Over the years, I’ve attempted to figure out how to encourage others to work together as one unit – one team – with love, and in peace, and harmony. It’s not easy to do!

I believe the Christian life re-quires teamwork. We need to look out for one another if we’re going to be all that we can be for the Lord. We need one another.

Are you aware of the “one an-other” verses in the Bible? Con-sider these:

“So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.” Romans 12:5. “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving prefer-ence to one another.” Romans 12:10. “Be of the same mind toward one an-other. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.” Romans 12:16. And finally, “Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.” Romans 13:8

How many times have you and a church friend prayed together and said, “Let’s touch and agree” yet your prayer never material-ized, and nothing happened. If we would pray as we should, and pray in accordance with all the

Bible teaches on prayer, not just on the basis of one isolated text, we would see results because prayer works.

There’s so much we can pray about, and God does hear our individual prayers, but like the scripture in Matthew says: “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.”

One key phrase in this scrip-ture that I must point out: “two of you agree” – this includes lifestyle, like minds, like behav-iors. Be mindful of the person with whom you pray. Is that per-son saved? Do they at least try to please God, and are they trying to live by His commandments?wi

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Aline ethel powersDecedent

NOtiCe OF AppOiNtMeNt, NOtiCe tO CReDitORS AND NOtiCe tO UNKNOwN HeiRS

Sheila Renee Marshall, whose address is 2233 Cherry Leaf Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20906, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Aline ethel powers, who died on June 4, 2012 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.w. third Floor washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 20, 2013. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of wills or filed with the Register of wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 20, 2013, or be forever barred. persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Mary Rose e. Cook, esq.233 east Redwood StreetBaltimore, MD 21202Attorney


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Date of first publication:September 27, 2012

James e. thompsonStephen M. thompsonpersonal Representative

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Another analyst said that the current polls are assuming a “re-cord Democratic turnout.” Still another said that while 90 percent of registered Republicans will vote for Romney and 90 percent of Democrats will vote for President Obama, the race will be decided by independents, many of whom are not polled.

ers, those who work every day but don’t make enough money to pay fed-eral taxes and seniors living on limited incomes.

I am angry not at the rich for be-ing rich, but for the disdain people like Romney and side kick Paul Ryan hold for those not in their country-club ex-istence and their insistence of punish-ing the needy. How else do you explain their zeal to kill Obama’s Affordable Care Act, which could be the differ-ence between life and death for those who couldn’t afford health care? They act like arsonists who burn down your houses and scold the occupants for being homeless, which eerily describes how a plutocracy operates. While the Right defines the left as socialists, the Left must examine the workings of a plutocracy.

In a 2010 lecture at Boston Uni-

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My grandmother used to say, “Don’t feed me fat meat and tell me it ain’t greasy.” Or, “Don’t spit on me and tell me it’s rain-ing.” In other words, don’t believe the hype. To be sure, President Obama may be leading the polls in some states, but polls are like putting your finger in the air to see which way the wind blows. They are like calling the basketball game based on who is leading after the first half. They are like handicap-ping the horse race based on who is first out of the gate. They tell a story about a point in time, but not about the outcome.

Thus, polling results are both good news and provisional news. The good news – the polls tell us that an Obama win is not only possible but likely. The provi-sional news – President Obama won’t win unless we work for it. Imagine that the basketball team

versity journalist Bill Moyers de-scribed how a plutocracy is chocking out democracy. He said that certain conservative groups have created a “shadow party” determined to be the real power in Washington just like Rome’s Opus Dei in Dan Brown’s “The DaVinci Code.” In this shadow party the plutocrats reign. “We have reached what former Labor Secretary Robert Reich calls ‘the perfect storm that threatens American democracy: an unprecedented concentration of income and wealth at the top; a record amount of secret money, flooding our democracy; and a public becoming increasingly angry and cynical about a government that’s raising its taxes, reducing its services, and unable to get it back to work. We’re losing our democracy to a different system’ It’s called plutocracy.”

Moyers said the fraction of one percent of Americans who now earn as much as the bottom 120 million

Americans includes the top executives of giant corporations and those Wall Street hedge funds and private equity managers who are buying our democ-racy.

What can make us whole again? Moyer warned: “Our government is being bought. Until we get clean mon-ey we’re not going to get clean elec-tions, and until we get clean elections, you can kiss goodbye government of, by, and for the people. Welcome to the plutocracy.”

The problem with a plutocracy, the one percent does not have a welcome mat out for the 99 percent or the 47 percent, the rebuked and the scorned outsiders. No one concedes power without a demand, abolitionist Fred-erick Douglass once said. So it is up to the 1 percent to find a way to crash the party. wi

started chilling in the second half because they led in the first, or that the horse first out of the gate decided to slow up because, after all, the win was decided. We’ve all heard about the flash in the pan, the tortoise and the hare, and the importance of persistence.

These polls ought to be a moti-vator for those who support Presi-dent Obama. The goal ought to be to make these poll results a re-ality by ensuring that Democratic enthusiasm increases, not recedes, and that Democratic turnout does hit record numbers. It ain’t over til it’s over, and the outcome of this election will depend on the work that is done in the next several weeks. 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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“Economically speaking, early childhood programs are a good investment with inflation-adjust-ed annual rates of return on the

funds dedicated to these programs estimated to reach 10 percent or higher. Very few alternative in-vestments can promise that kind of return. Notably, a portion of these economic returns accrues to the children themselves and their families, but studies show that the rest of society enjoys the major-ity of the benefits, reflecting the many contributions that skills and productive workers make to the economy.”

Do most Americans really want our children to get poorer while the rich get richer and to allow our budget to be balanced

on the backs of poor babies while millionaires and billionaires receive hundreds of billions in more huge tax cuts they do not need? If you do not, speak up and vote for a more just America for every child. wi

Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure ev-ery 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 com-munities. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.

Department, and then relayed this decision to her COS [Chief of Staff].”

House Republicans were aware of the pertinent facts but decided to pursue the case against Waters anyway. The final report noted that there was “an extended, and at time contentious investigation of the allegations.”

The committee hired William “Billy” Martin, a respected Afri-can-American attorney, to serve as outside counsel. His investigation found that some staff members communicated only with mem-bers of one party without com-municating with the rest of the committee and that one staffer had made comments that were “racially insensitive and complete-ly inappropriate.”

The investigation became so tainted that, in what they de-scribed as a move to assure that Waters was being treated fairly, the entire 10-member panel and staff investigating Waters were re-

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placed. And it was this new com-mittee, working with Martin that exonerated Waters.

“Outside Counsel recom-mended and the Waters Commit-tee concluded that Representative Waters did not violate any House Rule, law, regulation, or other ap-plicable standard of conduct,” the report stated.

It did not reach the same con-clusion about Mikael Moore, the congresswoman’s chief of staff and grandson.

The report said, “However, the Waters Committee finds that Rep-resentative Waters’ COS violated House rules by taking specific ac-tions that would accrue to the ben-efit of OneUnited, a bank Repre-sentative Waters had a significant financial interest in and which interest could have been signifi-cantly impacted by the actions.” The committee found Moore’s testimony on the matter lacked credibility and issued him a letter of reproval.

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most national opinion polls, as well as healthy leads in key Elec-toral College “battleground” states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Michigan, which the Republi-can nominee must win, if he is to become the next president.

And then, and then, Romney took his foot out of his mouth

and promptly began to walk on his own tongue when the infamous “47 percent” video was released, wherein Romney declared to a group of wealthy donors who paid $50,000 each to dine with him that 47 percent of the U.S. population, “are with [President Obama], who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them.”

Talk about someone who resembles Thurston Howell III, the million-aire on TV’s “Gilligan’s Island.”

And even though Romney said himself that his point in that video had not been “elegantly stated,” and although his running mate upbraid-ed his boss, calling the statement a “misstep,” there are still some Republicans who denounce the president’s re-election campaign for waging what the GOP calls “class warfare.”

But what beats the band in all of this is that the lifeless Romney campaign is still given a “puncher’s chance” of throwing a lucky punch and knocking out the incumbent, who has so far committed no un-forced errors such as Romney has done.

In this contest, former Massa-chusetts Gov. Romney is as a zom-

bie, unable to be killed, because like a vampire, his campaign is already dead. As in mythology, the only way to permanently dispose of a vampire is to drive a wooden stake through his heart.

So now, the presidential debates are Mitt’s last, best hope for over-taking President Obama’s otherwise seemingly insurmountable lead.

Yet if Gov. Romney is held ac-countable for only revealing two years worth of tax returns, for ex-ample, will his support erode even further?

In the tax returns he’s released his vulture capitalistic ways have been revealed, such as only divesting stock in a Chinese government oil company, and other Chinese prop-erties just last year, while he scolds the president – all of whose invest-ments are in U.S. Treasury Bonds

and domestic American companies – for not getting tough enough with China over trade policy.

On top of all his other numer-ous and readily apparent flaws, Gov. Romney is also clearly a hypocrite who will say anything to knock out the president.

A hypocritical vampire, I might add, who will only go away on Dec. 9 – not Nov. 6 Election Day – the day the Electoral College of-ficially chooses the winner of the 2012 presidential race. On second thought, we might have to wait un-til Jan. 20, 2013, Inauguration Day, to know that a wooden stake has in fact been driven through the heart of the un-dead, vampire presiden-tial campaign of Willard Thurston Howell Mitt Romney, the million-aire. wi

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definition that does not include grandchildren. Because of the Wa-ters case, however, the committee members think that time has come to broaden the definition of close relatives to include grandchildren.

Waters contended all along – and the evidence was there to support her assertion – that she had done nothing improper. But House Republicans were intent on dragging her name through the mud. This is one of the few times that they have been fully exposed. How many other Black lawmakers have been subjected to the same treatment, but that information never became public? wi

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