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Gray Fundraising, Popularity Outpacing Fenty’s

Mayor acknowledges disconnect from residents
By Dorothy Rowley and a slew of contractors and developers raised,” Pannell said. Overall, Fenty has raised last week, Fenty still had about $1.9 million
AFRO Staff Writer who’ve all fallen within the $2,000 cap set for close to $5 million compared to $1.3 million on hand while Gray’s coffers hovered around
mayoral campaign donations. pulled in by Gray’s camp, and as of the end of Continued on A4
With the Sept.14 primary just weeks away, “Large donors tend to give to the
the fundraising efforts of incumbent Adrian
Fenty and City Council Chairman Vincent
Gray say a lot about where the contentious
incumbent,” said David Bositis, senior analyst
at the Joint Center for Economic and Political
Studies in Washington, about Fenty’s donors.
Black Students Graduate
race could be headed. Added to that, according
to a new citywide poll, Gray has gained a
lead over his chief opponent – Leo Alexander
“In many respects, Fenty [as the incumbent] is
the stronger candidate.”
But Gray is proving to be a worthy
Less, Face More Debt
is running a distant third – by 8 percentage opponent, supporters said. By Jamaal Abdul-Alim

Courtesy Photo
points. “I think all the donations show Vincent’s Special to the AFRO
When Fenty launched his campaign last message is really resonating with District
year he boasted a war chest of about $1 residents,” Gray’s campaign manager, Adam A growing number of
million to help offset expenses in what has Rubinson, told the AFRO. “The success story policy-makers, higher
been termed one of the most – if not the most is not only the total of dollars that we’ve education officials and others
– expensive mayoral contests in the city’s raised, but also the number of donors.” are lamenting lackluster
history. But while Fenty’s supporters continue Ward 8 activist Phil Pannell acknowledged college completion rates
making donations, in the past two months they that volunteers working on Gray’s campaign and soaring student loan
haven’t kept pace with Gray’s donors. Records remain energized and that “more and more debt loads among college
on file with the D.C. Office of Campaign people” are expressing their support as students in the United States.
Finance show that between June and July, campaigners. However, he was quick to point The problem is particularly
Gray raised $708,000 from 2,265 donors – out that despite Gray’s recent financial gains, pronounced among Black
most of them grass roots activists – compared he has yet to take an official lead over Fenty. students.
to the $308,000 Fenty gleaned from 599 “In the last two campaign reporting According to the National
supporters. Most of the mayor’s donors have periods, Gray raised more money, but still the Center for Education
been government workers, private individuals, mayor is much further ahead in total money Statistics, the research arm
of the U.S. Department

Metro Beefs Up Security after of Education, the six-year

college graduation rate among
Black students stands at 42

Subway Melee percent, compared to 60

percent for Whites, 48 percent
for Hispanics and 67 percent
By Dorothy Rowley Experts say managing debt is an important part of for Asian/Pacific Islander
AFRO Staff Writer college planning.
Continued on A3
While Metro usually
employs a proactive stance
against violence on its trains, Union Endorsements Carry Weight
in light of the Aug. 6 youth-
involved brawl at the Gallery
AFL-CIO membership puts Gray, O’Malley out front
Place station, several new By Jamaal Abdul-Alim share the same politics, but what all the studies
steps have been adopted to Special to the AFRO show is when the union endorses a candidate,
offset recurrences, a Metro members are much more likely to vote for
official told the AFRO this High unemployment rates and other the union’s preferred candidate,” said David
week. At the same time, Lisa economic woes continue to haunt Washington, Madland, director of the American Worker
Farbenstein said, the fracas D.C. and Maryland voters as the Sept. Project at the D.C.-based Center for American
that proceeded to the next 14 primary elections draw near. Under Progress, a self-described “progressive” policy
stop at L’Enfant Plaza was these conditions the endorsements of one organization.
out of the ordinary and should of the labor movement’s most prominent Madland said the endorsements of the AFL-
not be taken as the norm for Photo by Dorothy Rowley
organizations could end up playing a wild card CIO – an organization of labor unions formally
young people’s behavior on In the wake of the Aug. 6 fist fight involving 70 people, role in some of the region’s most important known as the American Federation of Labor
the trains. Metro has strengthened security measures – particularly and hotly-contested races. and Congress of Industrial Organizations
“It’s unfortunate that that as it relates to the safety of young people who ride the “The members of the union don’t always Continued on A6
trains.
Continued on A6

KIMA Charter Challenges

Revocation in Court
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By Dorothy Rowley
AFRO Staff Writer

Despite community outcry, the Public Charter School Board

last week voted unanimously to close the doors of the Kamit
Institute for Magnificent Achievers Public Charter School, an
Afrocentric charter school in Washington, D.C. However, even
as KIMA follows the footsteps of a handful of sister facilities
that had their charters revoked, its officials vowed to fight the
decision.
“We’re actually in [D.C. Superior Court] today requesting
a stay so that our charter revocation is investigated,” KIMA
academic officer Dawn Stewart said in an Aug. 17 interview
with the AFRO.
Pressed for details leading to the closing, Stewart refrained
from providing specifics, but referred to the PSCB’s website,
where an explanation has been posted. Photo by Bill Tabron
According to the board, an analysis of the school’s With large volunteer bases–culled from their membership–unions are significant
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According to The Associated Press, the game, called Robert Wilson Abbey Lincoln
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Since the removal of the Obama figure, caricatures of former Endowment for the Arts NEA Jazz Masters Award in 2003.
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 Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain
A3
N August 21, 2010 - August 27, 2010, The Afro-American
By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted
AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed graph a

Report Shows Recession’s Effects on Unmarried Women

Jennifer Hudson and other
relatives positively identified
Hudson’s mother and brother.
The white, 1994 Chevrolet
Suburban with Illinois license
the vehicle while walking his
dog. According to the Chicago
Tribune, the boy had been shot
multiple times in the back seat
Sunday
for the
her nep
blog, sh
By Gregory Dale mortgage foreclosures and children since her son’s birth a voice
of in the political
the vehicle. The SUV,and regis- porters
AFRO Staff Writer increased food insecurity. in 2000, got laid off from policy-making
tered to Hudson’s process.”
murdered offered
However, unmarried women her job after the recession’s Bothwas
brother, CAP and the
towed with the anyone
Before the nation’s have it even worse, facing arrival. This forced her to WVWV
boy’s bodybelieve
inside the andAmerican
is being alive.
economic recession hit, Thea adverse disparities in income, accept a temporary position Recovery by
processed andevidence
Reinvestment techni- Sinc
Goines, a single mother wealth, debt, poverty, at a fraction of the salary she Act (ARRA)
cians and workers. curbed Thethebody Hudson
of two, didn’t have many unemployment and more. was used to making. All of impact
was laterofremoved
the recession and taken by to after ap
financial problems. But since “The Other Half: her earnings went back to her saving and creating new jobs
the Cook County Medical Idol,” a
its arrival, she has found Unmarried Women, Economic children and in turn, her bills and increasing social service
Examiner’s office. Academ
it increasingly difficult to Well-Being and the Great started to pile up. programs.
Hudson and other family the mov
provide even the simplest Recession” found that nearly “It’s a miracle that I members arrived
In the wake of the at the Medical stayed o
things for her children, such 47 percent of all women have been able to maintain,” Examiner’s office
ARRA’s success, they believe mid-after- The
noon to identify the body. Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s nephew. ed that
as new clothes and shoes. in America are unmarried, Goines said. policymakers should focus on
“Though others have been
Given the choice between
initiatives that will increase
look- slowly
ing directly at the body or A spokesman for the office the murders but is being held in Monday
through worse, I have truly unmarried women’s wages, told the newspaper that Hudson jail for parole violation after
viewing it on a wall-mounted news va
felt, and am still feeling the spending potential, reduce
effects of the recession,”
“Unmarried women play a vital and Courtesy Photos their debt and increase their
Goines recently told the growing role in the health of our economy
Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who
was killed, as well as her brother, Jason.
“She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional momen
wealth—even as they work to
AFRO. “In addition, I’ve ensure all Americans benefit
had to make several cuts to and communities.” from screen,
video economic the recovery.
family chose “remained strong for her fami- being convicted of attempted violenc
little luxuries for me and my the body of her 7-year-old plate X584859 was found on “I honestly
the latter. According believe to that
the ly” and was clearly its leader. murder and vehicular hijack- In fr
children and I’ve had to apply nephew Monday, just hours Chicago’s West Side after it’s a lack
Tribune, of knowledge
Hudson said, “Yes, that “She held hands with her fami- ing. Cook County records show home, m
for public assistance just to divorced,
after his bodyseparated,
was found widowed,
in a policePage Gardner,
received a 7 president
a.m. call is affecting
that’s him.” the situation more ly,” the spokesman said. “It that he pleaded guilty to both and hoo
make ends meet.” or never married. While these of Women’s Voices Women than anything,” Goines said, was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also kiss the

ACORN Fights Back

While Goines’ tribulations women comprise nearly vote and co-author of the speaking of policymakers’ moment.” convicted in 1998 for posses- ing the
can be echoed by many a quarter of the country’s study, said understanding the unawareness of the disparities The boy – the son of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle. Jason.
people across the country, a total adult population and troubles faced by women such faced by unmarried women. Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison in “Eve
new report by the Center for are responsible for raising as Goines and helping them “[While] there are some who
been missing since Friday, 2006 after serving seven years
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
through
when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and
American Progress and the 25 percent of all American overcome them is a national abuse the system, most people West, a
grandmother, Darnell car hijacking charges.
Women’s Voices Women Vote children
By Alan under King 18, they responsibility.
and Dallas Cowboys players arewonder
No comingObama’s to get acampaign
leg up onis area tol
Donerson, 57, and his uncle, The boy remained missing
organization recently found continue
AFRO Staff to grapple
Writer with Tony“Unmarried
Romo and Terrellwomen play
Owens, the situation
trying to distance they him arefromfacing,
the Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through a long weekend in
have to
that the economic recession disparities. In addition, these a vital theandnames
growing role into not a hand out.” young c
among submitted group, saying, “Barack Obama in his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers for wha
has severely impacted the problems are rampant
Presidential candidateinJohn the health
election of our economy
officials. Never Organized with ACORN.” the 7000 block of South Yale
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lives of unmarried women. communities The recession has left many single mothers deprived of
McCain’s attackofon color
ACORN where – andHurd
communities,” Gardner
said those workers, For moreties
who But Obama’s information
to ACORN run Avenue.
According to the report, since women
Associated areCommunity
more likely to be recently
were doing told reporters.
those “It is
things without and and
long to viewdeep.the Hefull report,
taught classes income and fighting to make ends meet.
An Amber Alert – a desig-
the arrival of the recession unmarried.
Organization for Reform Now – critical thatknowledge
ACORN’s we understand the for
or permis- visit: http://www.wvwv.org/
ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing
in 2007, all Americans have Goines,
confirms the who
success hasofbeenthe challenges
sion, were fired.faced by unmarried him assets/2010/8/13/The-Other-
for President. children – was issued Friday
experienced unemployment, working to provide for her
organization, the head of the women and ensure they have
“The evidence that has sur- Half-Report_2010.pdf.
But now ACORN is in trouble. after Julian was discovered
group says. faced so far shows they faked Reporter: There are at least missing after the murders.
“This is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they 11 investigations across the Police arrested William
Black Students we’ve done and success we’ve
had,” Maude Hurd, president of
didn’t do, not to stuff ballot country involving thousands of
boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the potentially fraudulent ACORN
Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
father and estranged husband
Continued from A1 ACORN, said in an interview victim of fraud, not the perpetra- forms. of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
with the AFRO. tor of it. Announcer: Massive voter Southside apartment several
students. That distribution applying
“Whenfor thisscholarships
attack started, we college
Hurd credit
said thewhile
only in high
things be forAnd
fraud. tensthe ofObama
thousands of
campaign psychological effect of drop out of college because
hours after the murders.
holds up whether the students as early as freshman
had just announced that we had year school, thereby saving
bogus are the charges them- money dollars.
paid more than $800,000 to an off-campus opportunities they are enjoying a degree
Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
attended public of private not- in high school. “A lot
registered 1.3 million new vot- of on their college education.
selves. And factcheck. org • S
 earch for work-study
ACORN front for get out the vote told reporters that her son had in your field of study, of pre-graduation career
for-profit institutions. parents tend to tell me you
ers,” she said. “That’s just to say agrees. The courses help students get options
efforts. on campus, or especially those that
nothing to do with the slayings. pay success, Washington said,
Black students are not only can’t even apply until
that someone’s running scared you’re admitted to college
It concluded, “Neither and win opportunities
Pressuring banks to issue riskyto work well, because it could
Balfour remains a suspect in Jason mayHudson
lose their job and find
graduating less, but they are abecause
senior.ofBut that’s too
ACORN’s success.” late scholarships,
ACORN nor Washington
its employees says.
have loans.within the
Nationwide college
voter fraud. lead a student to think: out the hard way that other
borrowing more money to get to think
McCain, of these
who isthings,”
running for “What
been theyguilty
found don’tof,realize
or even is that Barack department
Obama. Bad of the student’s
judgment. “I already have the companies won’t hire them
through college, according to Washington
president on the said, explaining
Republican these universities’
tick- charged with, castingscholarship
fraudulent Blindmajor.
ambition. At the Toosameriskytime,
for career. Why do I need the without a degree.
a recent College Board report that it’s important
et, lashed out at ACORN to know in the committees ... have such a
votes.” be cautious about the
America. degree?” Students who
titled Who Borrows the Most? what winning
final debate a particular
against Barack large
Thepool of applicants
problem came about thatpri-
Bachelor’s Degree Recipients scholarship
Obama, contending requires, groupas“is marily
the such they have because of the
to find waysmall
those Since McCain’s comments, SQUARE HIGH
with High Levels of Student on the verge of maybe
extracurricular and a ACORN
perpetrat-
activities things that operates.
help a Rather
studentthanstand ACORN’s 87 offices have been
Debt. That report found that ing one of theGPA.
competitive greatest frauds in rely
out.”on volunteers, it pays peo- bombarded with threats and
voter history in this country, ple, many of them poor or unem- racist mail.
Black bachelor’s degree • Though they may not • Create an account on
maybe destroying the fabric of ployed, to sign up new voters. The day after the presidential
students had cumulative always be readily available, try FastWeb, a website that
democracy.” The idea was to help both those debate, vandals broke into the
Factcheck.org, a non-partisan being registered and those doing organization’s Boston and Seattle
“Black students are not only graduating less, but they are
Web site, found those claims to
be “exaggerated,” with “no evi-
the registration.
Maud explained, “We have a
offices and stole computers.
After a Cleveland representative BREAD NOT ON THE

borrowing more money to get through college, according to a

dence of any such democracy-
destroying fraud.”
zero tolerance policy for deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was
ate falsification of registration.” sent to the local office saying she
recent College Board report...” Hurd believes the McCain Most news account neglect to “is going to have her life ended.”
charges were politically motivat- point out that ACORN is A worker in Providence, R.I.,
ed. required by law to turn in all reg- received a threatening call say- LEFT RIGHT
total debts of $30,500 or to take Advanced
She said, “Because Placement
it’s low- enables forms.
istration students Andtothey
search
alsoforfail ing, “We know you get off work
more at a rate of 27 percent, courses in high school
and moderate-income instead
people, scholarships,
to note that it was financial aid and at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
the organiza-
compared to 16 percent for of
andgoing
peoplethe ofeasy
color,route.
I believeThethe tion, student loansinstances,
in many for which thatthey
first A caller to one office left a
White students, 14 percent courses
McCain better
campaign prepare
thinksstudents
those are eligible.
brought Though
the phony many of
registrations message on the answering
for Hispanic students, and 9 for theare
voters rigors
going oftocollege
vote and thethescholarships
to may be for
attention of authorities. machine, saying: “Hi, I was just
percent for Asian students. Democratic,
offer which is not
the opportunity to neces-
get The McCain
modest amounts, camp apparently
others can calling to let you know that
The reason, says Julianne sarily true.” isn’t interested in those fine Barack Obama needs to get
ACORN is no stranger to points, preferring to air mislead- hung. He’s a (expletive deleted)
Malveaux, an economist,
controversy. ing ads that seek to link Obama nigger, and he’s a piece of
commentator and president of
For 38 years, the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting (expletive deleted). You guys are
Bennett College for Women
in Greensboro, N.C., stems
from the socioeconomic
organization has fought for social his political support.
and economic justice for low- McCain: I’m John McCain “ I like SAFE
fraudulent, and you need to go to
hell. All the niggers on oak trees.
status of many Black families.
Complicating things further,
and moderate-income
Americans. With 400,000 mem-
and I approve this message.
Announcer: Who is Barack
ber families organized into more Obama? A man with “a political nated, they’re gonna get killed.”
banking.”
They’re gonna get all hung hon-
eys, they’re going to get assassi-
1 BANANA

she said, is the fact that family
members sometimes expect
the college students in their
family to use their student
loans for paying bills or
various emergencies.
“Probably half of the things
students come to see me about
have to do with money,”
Malveaux said in a recent
phone interview with the
AFRO.
Malveaux noted the average
Black family has an income
of $40,000 or less – tuition,
room and board at Bennett
is $24,000. “Obviously,
there has to be some outside
resources for students to
matriculate,” Malveaux said.
Lack of money is why it’s
important to be proactive,
says Nicki Washington, a
Howard University computer
science instructor, author of
Prepped for Success: What
Every Parent Should Know
About the College Application
Process.
Among other things,
Washington recommends that
students:
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King Memorial on Pace for 2011 Completion

By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
Construction of a 4-acre Martin Luther King memorial
continues to move along quickly. The $120 million project is
roughly 40 percent complete and on course for its 2011 third
quarter unveiling along the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The project’s sponsor, the Martin Luther King Jr. National
Memorial Project Foundation, has currently raised $107
million of the total cost from a variety of willing contributors.
General Motors has donated $10 million while the Federal
Appropriation and Tommy Hilfiger have combined for over
$14 million in assistance to top an extensive list.
As the Foundation is still actively receiving donations,
members are confident the memorial will be paid for in full
by the end of next year. Excitement has continued to circle the
project which, once completed, will be the first major memorial
on the National Mall to honor an African American.
“I think it’s going to clear the way for other figures to be
placed whether they’re African American, Native American or
some other descent,” says Harry Johnson, president and CEO
of the project. “I think what this memorial is going to do is help
diversify the Mall. Up to this point we have not had a figure
on the Mall who’s a non-president. All of the figures on the
Mall are basically presidents, war heroes and Anglo, so this is
going to be the first memorial to a non-president, to a person
of color, and to a man of faith. I think this is going to open the
door for people to say, ‘Hey, if Dr. King can be there, maybe
someone else can be there who represents the total complexion
of America.’”
Since beginning construction Dec. 16, 2009, an on-site
webcam has provided hourly updates of the memorial’s
progress on the organization’s website. As the District currently
undergoes massive construction throughout many parts of the
city, Johnson believes the MLK Project may be one of the most
important productions in the area.
“I think for communities at large what it’s going to do is
basically spread the word of Dr. King and that is his words
of hope, justice, love and democracy,” Johnson says. “I think
people all over are going to see this memorial as a place to
come to sit and recognize those principles that America was
founded on expounded by Dr. King.”
For more on the MLK Project or to make donation visit:
www.buildthedream.org

A 4-acre Martin Luther King Jr. memorial is nearly 40 percent complete

Courtesy Image and on pace for a late summer, early fall unveiling in 2011.

Gray Fundraising KIMA Charter

Continued from A1
$700,000.
Pannell said the campaign
is the city’s most expensive.
“To raise $5 million for a
mayor’s race is unheard of,”
Pannell said. “There are
places in the country where
people running for governor
and the senate have that kind
of money. It’s really amazing
the amount of money the
mayor has raised.”
OFC spokesman Wesley
Williams said the office has
never taken a “scientific look”
at the donations and what
they mean in terms of which
candidate raised the most
money.
“I guess any contributions
would depend more so on the
enthusiasm the public would
have for the candidates as far
as wanting to support them,”
Williams said.
Continued from A1
performance over the past
decade led to a lack of
faith in its leadership. The
decision was also based
on adherence to the School
Reform Act, which lays out
the standards and process
that would lead to a charter’s
revocation.
Board Chairman Brian
Jones explained prior to the
vote that it had provided
“at least three years of
recommendations for
Medicare only pays about
improvement and support”
to KIMA’s board of trustees
over issues that included the
curriculum, instruction and
truancy.
“We looked at the
school’s standardized test
scores over the years and
believe the dismal academic
results are indicative of the
school’s overall lackluster
performance,” Jones said in
a statement explaining the
board’s decision.
“We looked at the school’s standardized test scores over the years
and believe the dismal academic results are indicative of the
school’s overall lackluster performance...”
KIMA is the latest among The charter system charter schools in the city.
six facilities from which currently operates 53 Established in 1996 as an
charters have been withdrawn schools on 95 campuses alternative to the District’s
in the past two years. In throughout the District, troubled taxpayer-supported
addition, 10 other schools, and, after the D.C. Board schools system, the facilities
in an attempt to avoid of Education relinquished serve about 38 percent of the
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Meanwhile, as the race
heats up, the gloves have also
been coming off, with Gray’s
team accusing Fenty of
resorting to negative politics.
Rubinson alluded to
the$1.8 million Fenty
shelled out between June and
July in two 30-second TV
commercials that paint Gray
as inefficient, citing his record
while running the Department
of Human Services in the
1990s.
According to Gray’s team,
the negative ads are a sign of
Fenty’s desperation.
“[They’re] absolutely acts
of desperation. He’s doing
that because it’s all he has
left to do,” Rubinson said.
“Everywhere Fenty goes he’s
being booed and it’s been
very hard for him to attract
real volunteers.”
Rubinson also harped on
Fenty’s recent losses. “He’s
losing all the straw polls and
he’s losing endorsements,” he
said. “But I think what was
really shocking to him is that
he lost the straw poll [Ward 4]
right in his own backyard.”
The AFRO contacted
Fenty’s campaign for
comment but did not receive a
response by press time.
Fenty, however, has
publicly conceded being out
of touch with residents.
“The obvious thing about
me, I focus so hard on just
going 100 miles per hour, just
getting things done,” Fenty
said in a recent statement in
the Washington City Paper.
He apologized for being
a poor communicator and
vowed to do better. “As
mayor, I didn’t make the
adjustment I should have
[moving from the City
Council]. I haven’t done a
good job communicating and
including people.”
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A6 The Afro-American, August 21, 2010 - August 27, 2010

Metro Security
Continued from A1
one incident is tainting the reputation of all the youngsters that
pass through our system,” Farbenstein said. “But we truly believe
it was not indicative of youth behavior on the rail system nor do
we believe it’s indicative of the majority of youth who live in
the city or in the region. The majority of youngsters who pass
through our system do so regularly and do so without incident.”
The altercation began around 11 p.m. – just before curfew
– when a group of youth entered the rail system. Shortly
thereafter, a dispute broke out among them, evolving into a
fist-and-kick fest involving about 70 people. When the fracas
ended – though there were no reports of any weapons used or
confiscated – four people were injured and two youths and an
adult were taken into custody for disorderly conduct and simple
assault.
“Basically you tend to see more of this on Friday and
Saturday evenings with the large crowds of youth passing
through together,” Farbenstein said. “But to ensure the safety
of youngsters as well as others traveling through our system,
we’ve taken some new steps which have us working closer than
ever with our jurisdictional partner law enforcement agencies.”
One such step is enforcing the city’s curfew. During summer
months, youth ages 17 and younger in the District have to be
off the streets by midnight. However, Ward 6 Councilman
Tommy Wells is trying to get that curfew moved up to 11 p.m.
for children 15 years and younger. Teens need to be home
by a certain time “unless it’s got something to do with job-
or church-related activities,” Wells said. “I’m focused on a
new bill that I hope to introduce in September and it may be
something that will give authority to the mayor to implement a
curfew by zone, so it won’t come across as a blunt instrument.”
But Peaceaholics founder Ron Moten said part of the
problem that occurred two weeks ago, is there aren’t enough
activities in the District to keep its youth from troublesome
situations. “We’ve got to have more constructive activities for
our children, especially during the summer,” Moten said.
Moten also noted that his organization tried years ago to
get Metro’s attention when youth violence became problematic
on trains in the Anacostia area. “We gave them a proposal
[for curbing such incidents], but they weren’t interested in
implementing preventive programs,” he said.
However, in recent months Metro’s security staff has
employed higher visibility at the train stations. This weekend
they joined forces with the D.C. Police Department in its “All
Hands on Deck” initiative, a program that has helped deploy
officers to high-crime areas during times they are most needed.
The system has also taken at least four other steps to prevent
disturbances similar to the Aug. 6 mishap.
They include deployment of more uniformed and plain
clothes officers at train station locations to deter adverse
behavior, and having officers disperse large crowds of youth
entering the stations.
Metro will also continue to monitor and be on the lookout
for new hotspots, such as areas near schools – like the Gallery
Place neighborhood in Northwest Washington – that are
popular social gathering points for youth.

candidate, D.C. council chairman Vincent Gray.

Union Endorsements
Continued from A1
– tend to translate into at least 60 percent
of the vote among members. The AFL-CIO
endorsements also influence other members of
union households.
“It’s by no means a guarantee or slam dunk
for 100 percent, but it’s better than what would
happen without (the endorsements),” Madland
said. “The bottom line is an endorsement from
the labor movement can help. It certainly
doesn’t hurt. But it’s not definitive.”
Fred Mason Jr., president of the Maryland
State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO, said
his 350,000-member organization endorsed
candidates based on whether their voting
records and political philosophy were aligned
with the interests of working families, or
perhaps more appropriately as of late, those Candidates endorsed by AFL-CIO and the unions under its umbrella can expect to
who are out-of-work. “The most important benefit from the manpower, donations and votes of its membership.
thing right now is jobs,” Mason said.
In the Maryland gubernatorial race, he said,
the labor movement’s interests dictated lending its support to
incumbent Gov. Martin O’Malley over his predecessor and
hopeful comeback contender, former Maryland Gov. Robert
Ehrlich.
Mason credited O’Malley with signing a living wage bill
that makes the statewide living wage higher than the federal
minimum wage of $7.25, and criticized Ehlich for having
vetoed the law during his administration.
“Another contrast is former Governor Ehrlich says that
Maryland’s labor costs are too high,” Mason said. “What that
means, no matter how you cut it, is he is saying workers are
making too much money and whatever benefits they are getting are active members who go and knock on doors, talk to their
are too good.”
Mason also credited O’Malley with spurring growth in
Maryland’s biotech industry, staving off massive layoffs and
cutbacks in public services, and keeping the unemployment
rate consistently below the national average, a fact borne out by Council seat; and
statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which show
the nation’s unemployment rate at 9.6 percent as of June, versus seats in the House of Representatives except Maryland District 6.
7.4 percent for Maryland.
“That’s quite an accomplishment,” Mason said.
Mason drew similar contrasts between incumbent D.C.
Mayor Adrian Fenty and the AFL-CIO’s favored D.C. mayoral
“Fenty has not been good in terms of
openness of dialogue,” Mason said. “It’s as if he
was not interested in maintaining or fostering a
good working relationship with his employees,
the workers, and their representatives in the
union or the community at large, particularly
those communities that were at the lower level of
the economic ladder.”
The AFL-CIO’s endorsements are based
on two-thirds majority of the votes cast within
the organization. “That’s a high threshold,”
said Madland, explaining why an AFL-CIO
endorsement should not be ignored.
Mason said while the organization does not
make political contributions, local AFL-CIO
chapters are free to donate to candidates as they
see fit. He said members of the AFL-CIO are
recruited to interact with other members about
AFRO File Photo candidates.
Madland says such “people power” within the
AFL-CIO is perhaps the most important factor
of the labor organization in an election. “These
neighbors and go out and vote themselves,” Madland said.
Other important endorsements from the AFL-CIO include:
• Barbara A. Mikulski for the U.S. Senate from Maryland;
• Phil Mendelson for the at large District of Columbia
• Incumbents for all the Maryland and District of Columbia
Please see AFRO.com for the full list of AFL-CIO
endorsements.

UNDER MAYOR FENTY:

— City-wide unemployment at a record high
— 30% unemployment in Ward 8
— 19% unemployment in Ward 7
— 30% of DC’S Children live below the
poverty line
— The homeless rate has risen dramatically
east of the Anacostia River

Vince Gray understands there are too many people in the District wondering
where their next paycheck will come from. We need Vince Gray.

Vince Gray’s plan to put ■ Improve job training programs

■ Expand vocational education programs

DC back to work ■ Strictly enforce the “First Source” law requiring city contractors to give DC
jobs to DC residents

As Mayor, Vince Gray will make ■ Ensure access to public transportation to residents who are out of work to
get to places of employment

job creation a top priority. ■ Make it easier for locally owned small businesses to grow and be successful
■ Revitalize the Summer Youth Employment Program

Find out more about Vince Gray’s Jobs and Economic

Development plan at www.vincegrayformayor.com

On September 14th, let’s get back to work. We need a change.

Vote for Character, Integrity and Leadership.

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Community
Anacostia Senior Nominated for Full Women’s Health Tour
Scholarship Stops in Pr. George’s
By AFRO Staff By AFRO Staff

A promising local student, StarQuasha Spears of the District, has received Several
a full-tuition undergraduate scholarship at the University of Phoenix thanks organizations
to educator Stephanie Day, a teacher at Friendship Public Charter School. have joined
Spears is a senior at Anacostia High School and received the 2010 Teaching forces to sponsor
It Forward scholarship sponsored by the University of Phoenix for a degree the Greenbelt,
program of her choice. Md. tour stop of
Although she is still young, Spears has faced difficulties and once believed the 2010 BET
she would never have the financial resources to further her education. The Foundation’s
teenage mom said the University of Phoenix’s online program will be an (BETF)
invaluable asset as she continues to raise her child. Women’s Health Courtesy Photo
“With this scholarship, I can further my education online, which fits my Symposium, a Celebrity fitness trainer Donna
challenging schedule,” Spears said in a press statement. “The University’s day-long event that Richardson-Joyner will be on hand
flexible and accelerated programs will also allow me to stay focused and brings Black women at the women’s health symposium.
work at a pace that is best for me.” and their families
Day, who is one of more than 50 educators recognized by the Council of together for health
Chief State School Officers as a 2010 Teacher of the Year, was moved by education, fitness, entertainment and more.
Spears’ application essay and knew she was “exactly the student I wanted this The day’s events will include a morning fitness warm-
opportunity to impact.” up and a fitness demonstration session, a “Hoop It Up for
The University of Phoenix launched the Teaching It Forward scholarship
Courtesy Photo Health” basketball challenge, speech by actress Bern Nadette
program last year to allow Teachers of the Year from around the country an
StarQuasha Spears and Stephanie Day Stanis on healthy living and “G.L.O.W. – Straight Talk for
opportunity to nominate a deserving high school student for a full-tuition Girls,” a workshop for teens.
scholarship. The symposium is a national multi-city tour and will
Spears said she is thankful for the opportunity provided by Day and the University of Phoenix and hopes to overcome the odds feature a performance by R&B singer Deborah Cox and
stacked against her with education. appearances by celebrity fitness trainer Donna Richardson-
“As a teen parent, some people would expect me not to go to college, but I refuse to let that stop me,” said Spears. “It’s because Joyner, media commentator Jeff Johnson and public health
of my child that I want to do this. I can raise him well and show him that getting a college degree is very important.” expert Dr. Stephanie B. C. Bailey. In addition, there will be a
drawing for tickets to the “2010 BET Celebration of Gospel”

Local Student, Teacher Surprised with $10,000

Courtesy Photo
Jalalludeen “J.D.” Abdullah
By AFRO Staff
KEY Academy eighth-
grader Jalalludeen “J.D.”
Abdullah has received a
$10,000 Doris Fisher Award
for academic excellence from
the Knowledge Is Power
Program (KIPP), a national
network of 99 public schools
in 20 states and Washington,
D.C., which prepares
underserved students for
success in college and
adulthood. Also honored was
KIPP DC: AIM Academy
teacher Lelac Almagor.
Both Abdullah and
Almagor received $10,000
at an awards ceremony in
Las Vegas. J.D. is one of only
six students in the nation to
receive the prestigious award
named after Gap founder and
longtime public education
advocate Doris Fisher.
According to KIPP DC,
J.D. maintains a 4.0 GPA,
is co-captain of his school’s
basketball team and often
tutors younger students at
KIPP DC: Leap Academy. “I
am delighted to recognize JD
and the other students who
have worked so hard to win
this special award,” Doris
Fisher said in a statement.
“I look forward to seeing
how these motivated and
talented youth go on to fulfill
their academic and personal
potential in college and
beyond.”
Similarly KIPP DC: Key
Academy said they were
“proud” of J.D. and were
honored to work with him and
his family for the past four
years. “We are thrilled to see
him named as a KIPPster of
the Year and look forward to
his continued success in high
school, college, and the world
beyond,” said KEY Academy
principal David Ayala in a
press release.
Almagor is one of only
10 teachers selected from a
nationwide pool of educators
to win the $10,000 Excellence
awards show.
Prior to the symposium, local community leaders
and health experts will unite for the Spirit of the Heart:
Community Leaders Forum to discuss healthcare issues
facing local residents. The forum is sponsored by BETF and
the Association of Black Cardiologists.
BETF, Honey Nut Cheerios Brand, the Association of
Black Cardiologists, the Black Women’s Health Imperative,
Prince George’s County and Holy Cross Hospital will
sponsor the 2010 tour stop of the BETF Women’s Health
Symposium. BETF is a non-profit organization created in
2003 to raise public awareness to the numerous health-
related challenges within African-American communities.
The community forum takes place Aug. 20, 6-10 p.m., at
the Greenbelt Marriott Hotel, 6400 Ivy Lane, Greenbelt, Md.
The symposium takes place from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 21 at
Reid Temple AME Church, 11400 Glenn Dale Blvd. in Glenn
Dale. For more information visit betfoundation.org.
in Teaching Award. Kristy seventh-grade English teacher
Ochs, school leader for KIPP has a “profound commitment to
DC: AIM Academy, said the …students, families and staff.”

Bowie State Makes Strides in Science, Math

By AFRO Staff
Bowie State University, one of Maryland’s leading historically Black
institutions, continues to work toward becoming a key research school
with gains in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The school’s faculty and students recently took center stage in a published
brochure that describes the STEM opportunities available at the Prince
George’s County school.
“This brochure both celebrates the work we are doing at Bowie State
University and reveals our commitment to collaborative research with our
professional and academic colleagues locally, nationally, and internationally,”
said Dr. Mickey L. Burnim, president of Bowie State University, in a
statement. “We hope it will contribute to our constituencies’ knowledge and
understanding of our work in the STEM areas and foster more networking
opportunities for faculty and students.”
Much of the university’s STEM research and teaching programs are
focused in three departments – natural science, computer science, and
mathematics. According to the school, several Bowie State faculty members
have secured patents for their innovations, while others have had their work
commercialized.
Dr. George Acquaah, dean of the college of arts and sciences, said the
brochure is an essential marketing tool for Bowie State.“This brochure will
serve as a vital tool to help people navigate and better understand what Bowie
State offers in STEM research,” he said. “The more people discover what
makes BSU so special, the more they will want to partner with us on research
initiatives.”
The brochure, entitled, “Making a Difference Through Scientific
Discovery: STEM Research at Bowie State University,” is available online at
bowiestate.edu.
Courtesy Photo

Students Get Creative at DC Water Honored for Chesapeake Bay Research

‘Thingamajig’ Convention By AFRO Staff
By AFRO Staff
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer
The 16th Annual Authority (DC Water) has been recognized by a
Thingamajig clean water association for its efforts to improve
Invention Convention the Chesapeake Bay. The National Association of
recently took place at Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) presented DC
the Prince George’s Water with two awards for achievements at the
County Equestrian Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
Center. – the National Environmental Achievement Award
The YMCA- and the Platinum Peak Performance Award.
sponsored event The honors recognize DC Water for the
gives nearly 3,500 development of innovative technology and
local children the compliance with the Environmental Protection
opportunity to Agency’s standards for improving the quality of the
create eco-friendly Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
inventions and “The Clean Water Act in the 1970s was a critical
compete with other Students participate in first step in preserving our nation’s waterways and
young inventors for the Thingamajig invention it paved the way for federal funding, regulation and
prizes and awards. Convention’s design contest. enforcement,” said DC Water General Manager
Participants are George S. Hawkins in a press statement. “That was Morguefile.com
Courtesy Photo
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Opinion
Standing up for
America’s Priorities
Americans are
recovering from the worst
economic downturn since
the Great Depression, and
I am confident we will
succeed. However, we also
must consider where we
and our families will be,
Rep. Elijah
economically, when our
Cummings nation’s economic recovery is
complete.
Encouraging a morally acceptable answer to this critical
issue is a paramount priority – for me, for President Obama and
for my Democratic congressional colleagues.
At a time when state budgets are stressed, we understand
that Washington must do everything it can to keep those who
are teaching our children, caring for our health and protecting
our homes on the job.
This, we realize, is a time for decisive action – not abstract,
partisan debates about political philosophy.
That is why I voted last week to approve and send to
President Obama for his signature into law the Education Jobs
and Medicaid Assistance Act (H.R. 1586). This legislation will
provide immediate funding to keep our nation’s teachers, police
officers and firefighters on the job – as well as helping states
like Maryland pay their doctors for Medicaid coverage.
In the House, we prevailed by a final vote of 247-161 with
only two Republicans joining us in the majority. It was a sharp
and crystal clear division that reflected the parties’ contrasting
priorities.
For Democrats like me, the key consideration in enacting
this absolutely necessary legislation is that it will save and
create 319,000 jobs at a time when states such as Maryland, our
local jurisdictions and school boards are facing layoffs.
The jobs we acted to save will have a direct and immediate
impact upon the lives of our families.
According to documented estimates from the federal
Department of Education, the $10 billion education funding we
approved will keep 161,000 teachers on the job. According to
experts, the additional federal funding for Medicaid, police and
firefighting will save and create 158,000 jobs.
I should also note that more than half of these essential
Support the NAACP
Back in March, I delivered
Shirley Sherrod a speech to an NAACP
Freedom Fund banquet in
my home state of Georgia. I
drew on my personal life story to urge poor people, White and
Black, to pull together and overcome racial divisions. We have
to understand that our struggle is against poverty and against
those who are blocking our path out of poverty.
Unless we figure this out, I warned, our communities won’t
thrive and our children won’t prosper.
As you know, a tea party blogger named Andrew Breitbart
released an intentionally deceptive, heavily edited clip from
that speech to make it look as if I was delivering exactly the
opposite message. Then Fox News blasted that false message
across America’s airwaves, creating a firestorm that led to my
ouster as the USDA state director here in Georgia.
Not long ago, I sat here in my living room in Albany,
Ga., for an afternoon of deep conversation with NAACP
President Benjamin Jealous. As he has done in public, Ben
movingly apologized for the fact that the NAACP was initially
hoodwinked by Breitbart and Fox into supporting my removal.
I told him what I want to tell you.
That’s behind us, and the last thing I want to see happen is
for my situation to weaken support for the NAACP. Too many
people confronted by racism and poverty count on the NAACP
to be there for them, especially those in rural areas who often
have nowhere else to turn.
People ask me, “Shirley, how are you getting through all of
this?” I tell them that, if they knew what I have lived through,
The Dumbest Thing I Ever Did On Computer
I just upgraded to
Susan Barnes Windows 7, and the way I
did it was the dumbest thing
I’ve ever done to this computer. What saved me was that the
computer is a great brand and the company, Toshiba, can fix my
stupidity for $24.95.
It began when my office needed a new program to maintain
reimbursements from a major insurance company. Hurricane
Katrina washed away valuable paper information needed to
complete the processing of claims.
Insurance companies paid claims without the medical
records to go with it. If the person was seen three days before
the hurricane hit, the claim was sent electronically, but the
paperwork was far behind. That’s because even though the bill
went out that day, the payment could take anywhere from seven
to 90 days for the claim to be processed and be received.
So the feds, under Bush, decided that everyone had to have
an electronic medical records (EMR) system verified by some
program. If one did not comply, one would lose 25 percent of
insurance payments. For those who don’t know, insurances
don’t pay everything that is billed. Only cash patients pay the
entire amount. They call this “fair.”
We purchased an EMR system, but had one new computer
August 21, 2010 - August 27, 2010, The Afro-American
jobs will be in the private
sector – including workers
who contract supply services to
state and local governments.
It also is noteworthy that
this critical federal funding
is completely paid for. It
adds nothing to our federal
deficit. In fact the non-
partisan and widely respected
Congressional Budget Office
has determined that this much-
needed infusion of additional
federal funds will actually
reduce the deficit by $1.4
billion over the next 10 years.
This is a “win-win” result.
We Democrats found a way
to fund essential jobs without
adding to our short (or longer)
term federal deficit. The $26
billion federal commitment
is more than balanced by
“offsets,” including $9.8 billion in savings achieved by closing
tax loopholes that previously encouraged corporations to ship
American jobs overseas.
The Republicans may call this federal jobs funding
a “bailout” if they wish. Doing so only highlights their
impractical – and inhumane – sense of priorities.
From my perspective, this “bailout” is absolutely essential
for Maryland’s working families. It strengthens essential
services in the near term and lays the foundation for a stronger
and more equitable recovery down the road.
Consider these facts:
Maryland will receive $175 million from the new federal
legislation, allowing Gov. Martin O’Malley, our state
legislature and our local school boards to fund 2,500 teaching
positions – teachers who otherwise would have been laid off
because funding to pay them was not there.
In addition, the legislation also includes $16.1 billion in
essential Medicaid assistance for the states – including at least
$280 million to provide necessary healthcare here in our state.
they’d understand that these current challenges aren’t about to
throw me off course.
When I was 17 years old, my father was murdered by a
White man in Baker County, Ga. There were three witnesses,
but the grand jury refused to indict the person responsible. I
knew I had to do something in answer to my father’s death.
That very night, I made a commitment that I would stay
in the South and fight for change. I have lived true to that
commitment for 45 years. I didn’t yield when, just months after
my father was killed, they came in the middle of the night to
burn a cross in front of our house with my mother, four sisters,
“That’s behind us, and the last thing I want to see happen is for my situation to weaken
support for the NAACP.”
and the baby brother my father never got to see still inside.
And I’m surely not going to yield because some tea party
agitator sat at his computer and turned everything I said upside
down and inside out.
I learned a lot of lessons from my parents growing up, but
one of the most important ones is what my mother taught her
children after our father was killed. She told us we mustn’t try
to live with hate in our hearts.
My mother led by example. Just 11 years after that cross-
burning incident, she became the first Black elected official
in Baker County, and she’s still serving, still working to bring
people together.
that could read it – thus the need for the upgrade. So I called
Microsoft and said, “How much?” They said, “$199.99 per
computer.”
We’d just recovered from Katrina. Insurance did not cover
the business, but under the Bushes, the feds were more than
happy to “loan” us the money to fix it up. We set up business
“The best way to purchase [Microsoft 7] is to go to the company that made your hard-
ware and get the upgrade from them.”
first at the hospital, then a small office and then our office in
May 2006. There is not enough room here to tell you how many
parties we owe.
So I bought the program, downloaded it, turned on the
computer, and had a blank screen. Freaked, I called Microsoft
and got bounced around like a kindergarten class playing dodge
ball. Actually, I started talking to people in India at 9:30 p.m.,
finished at 1 a.m., began again at 9:30 a.m. and finished at 1:45
p.m. They had names like Pasha, which I thought was cool. I
think I got distracted asking questions about their culture and
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I, for one, will proudly accept the Republicans’ “bailout”
charge.
We Americans are sailing through stormy economic seas,
storms that endanger the foremost priorities in our lives. At
times like these, we all have to stand and “bail” together – or
risk sinking.
Since Americans first joined together to accomplish what we
could not achieve individually, we have placed a basic moral
duty upon government. Our elected representatives are charged
with finding the best way to use public funds to assure the
education of our children, the preservation of the public health
and the protection of our communities.
Last week, a Democratic president, Senate and House once
again did our duty. Once again, we stood up for America’s
priorities.
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings represents Maryland’s
Seventh Congressional District in the United States House of
Representatives.
You and I have to keep working as well. Change has to start
with us. I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support
I have received over these last few weeks. It means so much to
me and my family.
But you and I have to make sure that people all across the
country who wage a daily struggle against poverty and racism
have support networks as well. And that’s why your personal
involvement in sustaining the NAACP is so critical.
The NAACP confronts the virulent racism that my family
and so many other families have had to endure. But it is also
leading the way in breaking down the structural barriers that
block so many people’s paths out of poverty.
In our struggle between the “haves” and the “have-nots,” they
want to keep the poor divided – and we have to insist, by our
words and our actions, that there is no difference between us.
As we move forward together, I urge you to remember this:
Life is a grindstone. But whether it grinds us down or polishes
us up depends on us.
Thank you for all you are doing to challenge poverty and
racism. I look forward to working and struggling right by your
side.
Sincerely,
Shirley Sherrod
meaning of their names.
Desperate, I called Toshiba. I learned that each computer
company has its own version of Microsoft 7. The best way to
purchase the program is to go to the company that made your
hardware and get the upgrade from them. This way, you will
get the correct version for your computer and if you have a
problem, they can fix it. They are sending me a fix it disc for
$24.95.
DO NOT CALL GEEK SQUAD YET! They charge $50 per
hour and it took me that just to recover my books, music and
two programs. Since I tried it at home first instead of the office,
I saved a lot of headaches. But I think this is the tip of the
iceberg. We have a computer with Windows 98!
Susan Murphy Wood Barnes, of Biloxi, Miss., is a writer and
former “Kids Corner” editor for the AFRO.
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The 2010 Miss Black USA contestants

Photos by Danita Delaney By Aundrea “Aunni” Young

and Nike Ogunsola Special to the AFRO

“The Next Generation of First Ladies” were showcased at the 2010

Miss Black USA Pageant Finals and the 2010 Miss Black Talented
Teen USA (MBUSA) Pageant in Washington, D.C., and Prince George’s
County. The pageant opened with an exciting and celebrity-
hosted “Red Dress” VIP reception at the W Hotel in Northwest to
honor the Heart Truth Campaign for the National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute. The MBUSA Princesses, girls ages 5 -10, were also
presented at the finals pageant in beautiful white gowns.
Some of the honorary host committee members for the reception
were Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Congressman
Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.),
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.,) and Congressman Donald
Payne (D-N.J.).
MBUSA contestants, representing nearly 30 states, enjoyed the
nation’s capital while getting ready for competition. Pageant week
Former Miss Black USA preliminaries included personal fitness, evening gown, talent and
Shayna Rudd crowns question and answer competitions.
Osas Ighodaro. Miss Black Connecticut, Osas Ighodaro, was crowned the 2010 Miss 2009 Miss
Miss Black USA Osas Ighodaro Black USA
and Miss Black Talented Teen Black USA.
Shayna Rudd
Raven Green takes her
final walk.

Miss 2010 Talented Teen

winner Raven Green
(center) with first runner-
up Madison Hamilton,
second runner -up,
Aunjanna Million, third
runner-up Taylor Nelson
and fourth runner-up
Jasmine Eugene

Fourth runner-up Miss Black Ohio, Aunjanna Million, Miss Black Talented Teen
Ashley Miller; third runner-up Miss Black Ohio, and members of her family
North Carolina, RaSheeda Waddell;
second runner-up Miss Black Texas,
Zakiya Larry and first runner-up Miss
Black Georgia, Kimberly Jones

Miss Black USA 2010 and her

mother, Patricia Ighodaro

Miss Black USA Fitness

Miss Black Ohio Award winner Dr. Allison
Ashley Miller Hill, Miss Black District
Shawnta Watson of Columbia and 2009
Walcott, the first Miss Miss Black Florida Miss Black Talented Teen
Black USA Legacy Jennifer Ubiera Taylor Hunt, Little Miss Jasmine Alexis
Award recipient during the Q & A Black USA Princess
segment of the
pageant

The Miss Talented Teen contestants perform a dance routine.

Pageant co-hosts Guy

Lambert, news director,
WPGC FM Radio and
Deya Smith, senior
producer, “Tom Joyner
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The 2010 Miss Black USA contestants with fashion model Stacey McKenzie Angela McCoy, Mrs.
(far right in white) Maryland International
B2 The Afro-American, August 21, 2010 - August 27, 2010

Real Estate
Website Searches for Nation’s Strangest
Homes
As part of their efforts to compile a list of the nation’s top
10 most unusual homes, toptenrealestatedeals.com is scouring
local cities in search of residences that are quirky, unique or
extremely unusual.
The final list will be posted on www.
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com and distributed to media
throughout the United States. Previous features have been
picked up by numerous media sources including CNBC.com,
Yahoo and AOL.
“We are looking for homes that are truly different – the
kind of homes that make you say ‘Wow, look at that’ or ‘What
were they thinking’ or ‘I wish I were that brave,’” said Jason
Wakefield, Web design director for the real estate website,
in a statement. “Homes can be any style or price range. The
important thing is the home’s ‘out-of-the-norm’ quotient.”
Other top 10 lists on the site have included, “coolest beach
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District Property Tax Sale Begins Sept. 20

By AFRO Staff
More than 6,100 commercial and
residential properties with outstanding
tax liens will be up for public auction
beginning Sept. 20 during the city’s
annual tax sale.
Last year, during the mandated annual
event, 1,068 liens were sold, and a total
of $8.2 million in delinquent tax revenue
was collected.
According to the Office of Tax and
Revenue (OTR), from 8:30 a.m. to 12
noon, and from 1 to 4 p.m., members
of the public can bid on property until
all properties advertised for that day are
sold.
However, to be eligible for the
sale, interested persons must register,
beginning Sept. 13 until the last
day of the auction. For registration,
prospective bidders must make a
deposit of at least 20 percent of their
total bid and a $150 tax sale fee will be
added to each property at the time of
the sale. Purchasers are also required
to complete a Combined Business Tax
Registration Application, Form FR-
500, prior to registering. The form can
be found on OTR’s website at www.
taxpayerservicecenter.com under “Tax
Forms/Publications.”
To increase public understanding,
OTR is conducting free seminars to
explain the tax sale procedures, Sept.
1-2, 9:30 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4:40 p.m.
at 1101 Fourth St., S.W., second floor,
Training Room 1. The sale will also take
place at that location.
Property owners with unpaid taxes
have until the date of the auction to
pay the taxes due to avoid having their
properties sold. To pay or inquire about
the status of a delinquent property, call
the OTR Customer Service Center at
(202) 727-4TAX (4829) or visit the
Customer Service Walk-In Center at
1101 Fourth St., S.W., Suite 270W.
For more information on the Tax Sale
process, visit the Real Property Service
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Extras on Afro.com: ‘Sunday Best’ Winner Y’Anna Crawley Releases Debut CD

Local Artist Expresses the D.C. Tap Sensations Perform

Spirit of Gospel Music with before National Audience
Paint
By Kristin Gray and self-proclaimed “military
By AFRO Staff

In a night that celebrated excellence in

AFRO Managing Editor brat” said he hopes his work dance, Washington, D.C.’s Manzari Brothers, a
will inspire city residents. fêted tap dancing duo, showed off their smooth
Gospel music is ingrained “I am so honored that moves before a national audience, Aug. 12.
in the fabric of American Verizon’s ‘How Sweet the John and Leo Manzari earned a coveted
culture and is particularly Sound’ has given me the spot to perform on the season finale of the
precious to African opportunity to share my art in popular Fox television show, “So You Think
Americans, whose ancestors such a public forum,” James You Can Dance,” during Congresswoman
sang songs of heartache and said. “My hope is that every Eleanor Holmes Norton’s National Dance Day.
jubilee during slavery. This resident of Washington, D.C., Known for their recent performances in
music became a gift to future will see themselves and our Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies at the
generations of Americans city’s culture reflected in the Lincoln Theatre, the 17- and 15-year-old
and proliferated into jazz, the mural.” brothers have been compared to Gregory Hines Courtesy Photo
blues and modern day soul James and muralists and his brother Maurice, who discovered the Leo Manzari, Maurice Hines and John
music. At times, the essence from nine other cities across brothers in try-outs for the play. Manzari
of gospel music and the Black the nation will receive a Said Hines, 66, in an April {Washington
Courtesy Photo
experience has been captured $7,000 grant toward their Post} article, “They are everything I have tap,” Norton said in a statement. “I told Nigel
Muralist Shawn James
in other art forms, including project and publicity on the waited for all my life to find.” that he would be wowed by John and Leo.
“When I think of gospel
quilt-making, dance and the competition’s website. The Norton also boasted about the “hometown After seeing the brothers, he said he was going
music I think of rejoicing,
spoken word. inspiration for his work, the sensations,” giving them center stage at her to try to hook them, and by heavens, he has!”
and the Verizon ‘How Sweet
Shawn James uses art as uber-competitive “How Sweet July 30th dance showcase on the National In addition to the dance number by John
the Sound’ mural initiative
his conduit for expression. the Sound” singing showcase, Mall, which SYTYCD’s producer and and Leo Manzari, the show’s season seven
wanted something that was
The muralist has created takes place at the Verizon celebrity judge Nigel Lythgoe attended. finale also featured performances by Ellen
concurrent with gospel music
works in Baltimore and Center on Sept. 18. Local “The sensational Manzari brothers are DeGeneres, indie rock duo Black Gold, and
and with what they were
Washington, D.C., and was groups will shake the rafters D.C.’s very own hometown discoveries. Born British “So You Think You Can Dance” winner
trying to do with that event,”
recently announced as the with praise while vying for and raised here, they are reviving the art of Charlie Bruce.
James told the AFRO.
winner of Verizon’s How bragging rights, up to $16,000

Sweet the Sound Public
Mural Initiative. The artwork
– a vibrant image of gospel
singers dressed in traditional
church choir robes surrounded
by an urban landscape –
marks Verizon’s commitment
to the annual “How Sweet the
Sound” national gospel choir
competition.
James said he was inspired
by Psalm 28: 7, “The LORD
is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I
am helped. My heart leaps for
joy and I will give thanks to
him in song.”
The “How Sweet the
Sound” mural features bold
colors, easy-to-read wording
and simple shapes, the artist
added, so “when the public
is driving by or walking by
they can take it in with one
glimpse and keep going.”
James works as the
director of the Baltimore
Mural Program and is the
community arts coordinator
for the CityPaint 2010, an
initiative hosted by city
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-
Blake and the Baltimore
Office of Promotion & The
Arts. The lifelong art-lover
Reader’s Corner
in cash and prizes and a
chance to be named “The Best
Church Choir in America” in
November at the nationwide
By AFRO Staff
face-off.
For more information Raised by the Mistress
about Shawn James, visit Jamilah B. Creekmur was living a seemingly normal life in 1980s Baltimore. Although
muralsmastersinc.com. To her parents were divorced, she lived comfortably with her mom and brother and saw her dad
learn more about Verizon’s frequently. But her mother’s drinking and romantic relationship with a married man created
“How Sweet the Sound”
havoc in Jamilah’s world and she was no longer a loving caretaker. Instead, she became a cruel
choir competition and to
purchase tickets ($5-$7), visit and often vicious stranger.
howsweetthesound.com. Visit With the help of author Aliya S. King, Creekmur pens a revealing, honest look into her
afro.com for more coverage of childhood and confusing introduction to relationships with the opposite sex. The author vividly
the 2010 competition. details her upbringing from a child’s perspective, while also giving her mother an opportunity
to share her side of the story.

Rapper ‘Prince George’ Represents

More than Just His County
The six-track demo CD Road to Riches is the latest release
from Delonte Marbury, better known to the local rap
community as Prince George.
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
At a makeshift recording studio inside
a Fort Washington dwelling known as “Da
House” to local emcees, a rapper is positioning adulation from BlogTalkRadio listeners and
himself for his nine-to-five. He takes two
pulls on his cigarette, motions a quick cue to
his producer, and now he’s ready for work.
He lines up the microphone, clears his throat
and lays down his first verse, rapper “swag”
down pat. Arms moving, voice blaring, torso
twitching, rapper Prince George is attacking
the beat with full force. But before he can
even get his second verse out, he’s already
finished. He removes his headphones, frowns
and requests a do-over—typical of “Prince
George,” always hungry for perfection.
Delonte Marbury, aka Prince George, just
can’t be pleased. He knows what’s at stake
with every rap he rips and every line he lays.
After all, when you fancy yourself after the
wealthiest Black county in America, you can’t
just put out anything. It has to be rich, it has to
be high quality and it has to represent.
Marbury, however, has been representing
his county for years. The only difference is
that now, he’s personifying
Prince George’s County on
a public platform, not just as
an answer on a questionnaire.
Raised predominantly in
Maryland, the 28-year-old
has been affiliated with
the area all his life. Even a
brief four-year stay at North
Carolina’s Johnson C. Smith
University could not detract
from his origin.
The essence of his
hometown is stitched into
every track he records, but
it’s not just his local ties
that have the state ablaze.
Contrary to the classic
“material” rapper, Marbury’s
Courtesy Photo approach has been switched
up, somewhat. His title track
“I Have Nothing” does little
to champion his image as
a free-spending, weapon-
wielding ladies man. Instead,
it offers listeners a connection into the life
of a man who lived homeless on the streets
for three months as a refugee. His six-track
demo CD Road to Riches has received public
has aired at local area events to positive
feedback.
“I want to move people emotionally with
a message through real life experiences and
just try to affect people in a positive way,”
Marbury says.
Although he wandered the streets for
a while, Marbury is not some wandering
artist. In fact, he’s well-grounded. A wife
and two children await “Prince George”
when he arrives home, and although making
it mainstream is the idea, it’s not the only
notion on the table. So while his track “I Have
Nothing” continues to pump on YouTube and
dance through the streets, he sits patiently at
“Da House” with everything he could ever
want.
For videos and more on “Prince George”
contact him at: PrinceGeorgeRap/Youtube and
Twitter.com/MCPrinceGeorge
Creekmur tells her story best: “For sixteen years, my mother’s
hands represented strength to me...And then, one night, my mother’s
hands became a weapon... That’s my man, she said. Her voice was a
low, hoarse whisper. The way she snarled at me made the skin at the
back of my neck tingle... Don’t you ever -- she slammed my head
down --Ever-- slammed it down again, Step to my man. You hear
me?! What really hurt me was that it was all over a man. And it
was over her man. A man who was not my father. A man who was
not even her husband...”
Final word: A shocking look into a mother-daughter
s relationship gone awry with a Baltimore backdrop.
y Image
Courtes Available now. Visit raisedbythemistress.com for more
information.
Resurrecting Midnight
Over the past 10 years, Eric Jerome Dickey has built a strong
following with his novels, which often reveal different aspects of
African-American life. With Resurrecting Midnight, Dickey brings
readers into gangster culture with Gideon, an international assassin.
The troubled protagonist travels to the most exotic locales in the
world – Antigua, Argentina, Miami – on an assignment that teaches
him more about his own past than expected. At only 7, Gideon
kills his father after he attempted to kill the woman he believes
is his mother. This tragic event leads Gideon into a life of crime,
trickery and unhappiness. But one woman, Arizona, helps him
remain sane throughout his emotional turmoil and near-death
experiences.
Final word: Action-packed thriller with lots of plot twists.
In stores now. For more information visit ericjeromedickey.com.
The Golden Hustla
In the introduction to her book, Wahida Clark proclaims 2010 as “her year” and says she is
the “Official Queen of Street Literature.” Her fourth book, The Golden Hustla digs deep into
street culture and urban slang, replete with a slew of four-letter words and steamy
chapters that may make the book off-limits to children and teens.
The main character, Nina, is a New Jersey hustler with a love for
money. After her brother and best friend are killed in drug-related
incident, Nina decides she must leave the streets that made her an
urban celebrity. Her next destination: Atlanta.
Here, the protagonist finds legitimate work and seems to erase
her sordid past in the East. But trouble soon follows and Nina
finds herself fighting for her job – and her life – in Georgia.
Final word: Gritty urban tale not for the faint of heart.
Available Oct. 28. For more information, visit
wclarkpublishing.com.
B4 The Afro-American, August 21, 2010 - August 27, 2010
Faith Pulse
Gospel with a Different Sound -
Meet Brittney Wright
By Rev. Dorothy S.
Boulware
Special to the AFRO
Hearing Brittney Wright
declare “I Win” in her recent
single release is inspiring and
convincing that everyone can
be an “overcomer” through
the power of the gospel. It is
merely a foretaste of her first
album, The Beginning, to be
released Aug. 24. Wright is a
hard-working preacher’s kid
who believes the message
she sings and explodes with
the passion to share it and
see the manifestation of it.
She was born in Mobile,
Ala., and raised in Cleveland.
Her travels brought her to
Baltimore where she studied
with the late Dr. Nathan
Carter at Morgan State
University. She is currently
the praise and worship
leader and director of the
Young People’s choir at
the Empowerment Temple
A.M.E. Church.
AFRO: When did you first
encounter music?
Brittney Wright: When
I was a baby, I guess. My
dad sings. I have uncles and
aunts who sing and play
instruments. I told my dad
when I was about 3 years old
that I wanted to sing a solo
at church. When I told him
the song I wanted to sing was
“Saving All My Love For
You,” he rightly decided I
wasn’t quite ready to sing in
his church. I still did personal
concerts in my room and on
the front porch. When I did
have my singing debut, at 4
or 5 I sang “If Anybody Asks
You Who I Am.” From that
time I sang in the choirs at
church and as I grew, was
asked to sing solos around the
city.
AFRO: I know you sing
gospel music, but what’s the
particular message you hope
to deliver?
BW: Today—that’s my
message. That no one has
done so much wrong that
God won’t forgive them.
And so you can begin that
relationship you’ve been
wanting with God today.
You can start today. You can
make a fresh start today. You
Church Briefs
Compiled by Herb Quarles
Bible Study
The Rev. Dr. Michael
C. Murphy, senior minister
at Peoples Congregational
UCC, will lead a discussion
on “Prayer and Supplication”
at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 19
in the Corbin Lounge at
Peoples Congregational
Church, 4704 13th St. N.W.
The scriptural basis for the
discussion will be Philippians
4:8-9. This ministry, part
of the Bible Study Series
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can follow that call on your
life today. You don’t have to
put it off. You don’t have to
put off starting that business
you’ve been wanting. You can
start it today. You don’t have
to put off reading your Bible.
You can read it today.
AFRO: And who’s your
message for?
BW: It’s for everyone.
I didn’t want to just sing
to church people who are
already saved. I wanted to
sing a song for everyone,
one that would meet people
where they are and encourage
them. Everyone needs
encouragement from time
to time, even church people.
Everyone has doubt from time
to time, even church people.
I’m a gospel artist but I
didn’t want people who don’t
go to church to feel like they
couldn’t relate to my music.
As Christians, it’s our job to
go out and minister to people.
I believe the call that God
has given me is to go out and
to convey the ultimate call,
which is to have a deeper
relationship with God. That’s
the goal.
AFRO: Describe the
uniqueness of your voice.
BW: It’s lower than
average artists’, a little
jazzy, a little raspy. I don’t
just have one style that I
like. I listen to classical
music. I sing classical. I love
country, love folks songs,
love jazz, traditional gospel,
urban gospel and all that’s
intertwined with the hymns
and other music I grew up
with. That makes me kind
of stand out from others and
gives me a style that’s a little
different.
AFRO: What does singing
do for you?
BW: Singing for me is
a form of release, a form
initiated by Murphy, will
continue on each Thursday
through Sept. 23. The Rev.
Leslie Dowdell Cannon will
facilitate the discussion on
Aug. 26. During the series,
questions and concerns about
prayer in the life of believers
and the life of the church
are addressed. This ministry
is open free of charge to
the community and all are
welcome. Call the church
office at 202-829-5511 for
additional information.
of worship. Even when I
can’t talk about an issue or a
problem I can sing and it turns
into a healing, a cleansing,
a calming for me, because
ultimately it turns into me just
singing praises to God.  
AFRO: Are many of your
songs original?
BW: I was able to write
the majority of the songs
along with Joshua Lay of
Left Brain Productions. This
is very rare for a new artist.
Once they listened to me, they
believed in my gift and what I
had to say and thought it was
different from other gospel
artists.
AFRO: How will you live
out your call through music?
BW: My goal is to make
music as transparent as
possible and I think God has
given me a specific purpose.
In my short time on earth,
I’ve gone through some things
and my testimony will help
someone else. People often
think because you’ve been
in church all your life you
don’t go through anything.
Sometimes we Christians
think because you’re saved
you don’t have a lot of things
going on. I just believe I’m
to go out to people and let
them know that I definitely
understand what they’re
going through, and not in a
judgmental way. To introduce
them to the God I know.
AFRO: What’s one of the
things you’d really like to do
to make a difference?
BW: I grew up around
a lot of women. One of my
aunts was a foster mom so
I met a lot of young girls
from broken homes. That
encouraged me to want
to start young women’s
enlightenment center. Just
teaching basic things like
etiquette, writing résumés,
balancing checkbooks and
interviewing properly.
“The Beginning” drops
on Aug. 24. To find out more,
visit www.brittneywright.com.
Contact YSC Management ,
yscmanagement@gmail.com ,
for engagement information.
Church Sponsors Benefit
This is the last call for
persons interested in going
with members and friends
of Sollers United Methodist
Church to Hershey, Pa.,
on Aug. 20. The itinerary
includes a worship service,
shopping and more. The
fare includes round trip
transportation on a fully
equipped deluxe motor coach,
taxes and gratuity. The pickup
sites: Sollers, located at 1219
Wrighton Road in Lothian,
Md., at 6 a.m.; River Terrace
Park, located at Benning Road
and Anacostia Ave. N.E. at
7 a.m.; Travel Plaza, located
at 5625 O’Donnell St. in
Baltimore, Md., at 8 a.m. Call
Earlene Smith McClain at
301-980-2034 for additional
information.
Vermont Avenue Baptist
The Rev. Cornelius
Wheeler, senior pastor at
Vermont Avenue Baptist
Church, invites youth in the
community to attend the
“Back to School” night at
6 p.m., on Aug. 20 at the
church, 2630 Vermont Ave.
N.W. This event, sponsored
by the Youth Empowerment
Ministry, is designed to
help area youth to prepare
spiritually and mentally for
the new school year. The
Men’s Day Committee will
hold a retreat from Aug. 23-
27 at Cacapon Resort State
Park in Berkley Springs,
W.Va . Call the church office
at 202-667-1078 or visit vabc.
org for additional information
on both of these ministries.
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doing everything I can to clean them up.
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Katrina Revisited
Director Spike Lee Returns to New Orleans for two-part Series
By AFRO Staff
It’s been five years, and many sections of New Orleans are
still reeling from Hurricane Katrina’s wrath. Famed director
Spike Lee returned to the Crescent City for a four-hour
documentary, If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, which
examines the aftermath of Katrina and two distinct events – the
2010 Super Bowl victory and the BP oil spill – which have also
left indelible marks on New Orleans.
The documentary continues where Lee’s 2006 project, When
the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, left off. “We knew
when we finished the first film that the story wasn’t over,” said
Lee in a statement. “It was clear it would take a long time for
the city to get back on its feet.”
The most recent documentary looks at the Big Easy’s ability
to rebound after the cataclysmic natural disaster; the jovial New
Orleans culture that’s lauded worldwide and most importantly,
the successes and failures of efforts to repair housing, education
and the economy.
Lee and his crew arrived in New Orleans in February and
were engulfed by the optimism of New Orleans Saints fans
fresh off the team’s Super Bowl win. “They’d just won a Super
(Morguefile
In his newest project, Spike Lee looks at New Orleans’
economy, education and health care systems in the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Bowl.  They had a new mayor and people’s spirits were high,”
Lee added.
But fear and mistrust persisted among many residents,
namely African Americans, who told Lee they believed New
Orleans would become gentrified and inaccessible to the very
people who’d lived there longest. Adding to some residents’
dilemma is an affordable housing shortage affecting many
in the hard-hit Lower Ninth Ward and St. Bernard’s Parish.
According to Lee and his crew, only 38 percent of the private
homes destroyed in the hurricane have been restored. “Some
parts of the city are rebuilt,” the School Daze director reports in
the documentary, “but a lot of houses in those areas are in the
same condition they were five years ago.”
More than 300 people share their stories in If God Is
Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, including former Louisiana
Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, New Orleans Mayor Mitch
Landrieu, former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin, historian
Douglas Brinkley, activist actors Brad Pitt and Sean Penn,
Houston Mayor Anisse Parker and community organizer Tanya
Harris. 
The film debuts in two parts on Aug. 23 9-11 p.m. (EST) and
Aug. 24, 9-11 p.m. exclusively on HBO. For more information,
visit hbo.com.

Sisters Reflect on Relationships in Latest Documentary from Janks Morton

By Kam Williams
Special to the AFRO
Janks Morton is an
award-winning documentary
filmmaker known for
poignant, tough-love
documentaries about African-
American males such as What
Black Men Think and Men
to Boys. Now, as the father
of an 11-year-old girl poised
on the brink of blossoming
into a beautiful, but possibly
vulnerable young woman,
he was inspired to make
sisters the subject of his latest
offering. So, this go-round, he
traveled to the Southside of
Chicago where he interviewed
10 female survivors of the
battle-of-the-sexes about their
relationships with their dads
during their formative years
and also with their boyfriends
when they first started dating.
Exhibiting an uncanny
knack for both eliciting
Courtesy Photo
Janks Morton
emotional responses and Jackson, Trudy Martin, Carla
capturing African-American O’Neil, Conchita Jamison,
pulchritude on camera, Janks Jaime Gill, Soneika O’Neil,
posed a series of probing Rhonda Benson or Donna
questions in his trademark Watkins, generally revealed
fashion. The telling, and a wounded soul profoundly
frequently tearful responses of affected by a dysfunctional,
each, whether Kenisha Byrd, early family life, often the
Stephanie Brewer, Anika product of an absentee father.
Consequently, we learn
that most lost their virginity
while still in their teens,
before ending up either
having an abortion or
becoming a single mom.
Rhonda, whose dad died
when she was 1, relates how
she became sexually active at
13 at the prompting of a much
older guy. Her biggest regret?
The abortion. Her advice to
girls coming of age? “Don’t
compromise! You weren’t
created to be a playmate for
the male gender.”
Similarly, Trudy, who
was raised by her big sister,
says she started engaging in
intercourse at the age of 12.
She was impregnated twice
by the custodian at her high
school, a philanderer who
successfully pressured her to
abort both babies.
Stephanie, by contrast,
grew up in a two-parent
household, and says that
it was only “by the grace
of God” that she never got
pregnant. But she does
confess to a partaking in
a confounding pattern of
promiscuity as a wayward
teen which caused her to lose
another piece of herself with
each successive partner.
With the benefit of 20-20
hindsight, Stephanie today
acknowledges that “sex is so
much more than a physical
act,” and that one “shouldn’t
give a man access without the
covenant of marriage.”
Again and again, the
narratives here reflect the
wisdom of reformed man-
pleasers, who might have
benefited from the presence of
the father figures they seemed
to crave, instead of the bad
boys they found – players
willing to serve only as sperm
donors.
These sage sisters’ insights
range from common sense
(“Don’t buy into guys’ sweet
talk”) to the spiritual (“Find
a mentor who will lead you
to Christ.”) Yet, the pivotal
question left unanswered
is whether their pearls of
wisdom are apt to reach the
impressionable minds of the
next generation and thereby
end the self-destructive cycle.
Another seminal
contribution to the
documentary genre deserving
of a grassroots movement
from a brilliant brother to be
reckoned with who remains
devoted to the betterment
of the African-American
community. The cinematic
equivalent of an intervention.
Excellent (4 stars)
Unrated
Running time: 78
Minutes
Studio: iYago
Entertainment Group

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AFRO Looks Ahead at NFL South Divisions

By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
The NFL’s southern divisions pack a lot
of power. Last season’s Super Bowl between
the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis
Colts highlighted the counter conference’s
blend of star supremacy. Closer looks into
both divisions reveal the likes of future Hall
of Fame passers Peyton Manning and Drew
Brees; record-setting runners in Chris Johnson,
Maurice Jones-Drew and Michael Turner; and
dangerous wideouts Reggie Wayne, Andre
Johnson and Marques Colston. Although the
Colts and Saints finished last season on top,
dark horse challengers are racing in hopes of
winning their respected crowns. The AFRO
analyzes.
NFC South
The New Orleans Saints did the
unimaginable last year, snapping a 43-year
drought to bless the city with its first Super
Bowl victory. But with a team fully stacked
and a head coach and quarterback currently at
the top of their games, fans won’t allow the
club to swell over last year’s accomplishments.
The Saints offense was lethal last season,
skipping up and down the field at ease and
ringing up the scoreboard at record rates.
With an opportunistic defense snatching
interceptions and sacks, it all came together for
the Saints to compose a championship team.
New Orleans will be favored as the reigning
champs but will have to keep an eye on the
division’s best kept secret in Atlanta.
The Falcons limped through an injury-
plagued 2009, but all systems are go for a
bounce back campaign. Atlanta lost last year’s
series against New Orleans by a combined 11
points but look to close the gap this season as
third-year signal caller Matt Ryan angles to
make a push into the NFL’s elite quarterback
club. The Falcons’ offense is primed and the
defense finally acquired the cover corner the
team’s been seeking for years when it signed
free agent Dunta Robinson.
The Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay
Buccaneers even out the division. But,
while both teams offer something to the
imagination—Carolina with its power running
and Tampa with its roster of young talent—
the absences of prominent quarterbacks
could prevent both clubs from being serious
challengers to the Saints and Falcons. Super
Bowl hangovers have been the “in thing” for
recent winners, but as long as New Orleans
stays healthy (and fights off Atlanta), they
could waltz to another NFC South Crown.
AFC South
When it comes to the AFC South it all
starts with the Indianapolis Colts. Manning
is everything in Indy and his presence has
culminated in a 131-61 record in his 12-year
career for the Colts. After a bitter defeat in the
Super Bowl, Manning will return this season
with one of the most lethal set of weapons in
the league. Indianapolis will also welcome the
return of oft-injured safety Bob Sanders, who has
missed 36 regular season games in the last four
years. When available, Sanders is one of the best
playmakers in the league, combining coverage
and clobbering from his strong safety position.
While AFC South rivals, the Houston Texans,
Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars are
always nipping at the Colts’ heels, they never
seem close enough to get that full chomp.
The Texans have been penciled in for the
last few years as division dark horses and with
valid reasons. The offense is potent with doses
of Andre Johnson and Matt Schaub, and the
defense has the ability to press passers. A work
in progress secondary might limit the Texans
chances, however. Losing the aforementioned
Dunta Robinson to the Falcons deprives
Houston of its best defensive back.
The Jaguars and Titans level out the
division with arguably the best two running
backs in the AFC, Jones-Drew and Johnson.
The lack of lockdown defenses and consistent
passing attacks makes edging the Colts
and Texans somewhat implausible for both
Jacksonville and Tennessee. If Indy can
remain healthy, they have the talent and the
quarterback to win another AFC South title.

Sports Commentary
New York Avenue Classic Provides Outlet to Area Youths
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
This past Saturday I spent
New York Avenue’s
basketball
tournament has
provided a positive
outlet for youths for
10 years.
my afternoon secluded atop
the bleachers at Washington,
D.C.’s New York Avenue
Classic Summer Basketball
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Tournament. An uptown
compilation of area teens
dribbling and dunking, free
food and music was enough to
generate a modest crowd for
the tourney’s 10th anniversary
on a lazy Saturday. The
humidity was fierce, sweat
beading the brows of several
in attendance. But, for the
few split seconds when
perspiration wasn’t clouding
my peripherals, the perspective
became clear: the youth
basketball scene in the District
is a pretty provocative picture.
The New York Avenue
tournament first started 10
years ago with some simple
goals in mind: provide
the local youth with a
constructive outlet and cut
down the violence. The
results? Prosperous, to say
the least, as evidenced by
Saturday’s talented showcase.
With a few other organized
tournaments in the area,
most notably the legendary
Goodman League, the New
York Avenue tournament is
the only one strictly limited to
youths. From ages as early as
7 and 8 to 19, the tourney has
helped put kids into college,
the NBA and professional
leagues overseas.
For the others, the
tournament has helped teach
kids structure and teamwork
in addition to allowing
adolescents to cross over
zone lines of their sheltered
neighborhoods and create
cross-town colleagues.
“For us as an organization,
our main goal is to get these
kids to take a little pride in
their neighborhood, get to
know each other and advance
themselves as young men,”
says Terrance Judge, president
and co-commissioner of the
New York Avenue Classic.
“They’ve gotten to play
together, they’ve gotten
to know each other better
and it’s helped cut down a
lot of beef by being on the
basketball court.”
Saturday was an all day
affair at New York Avenue’s
playground. With close to 20
teams on hand, more than 100
youngsters entered the gates
once the park opened at 10
a.m. With so many teams, it
made it impossible to keep up
with the who’s who and what’s
what, but that didn’t appear to
be important. While a deejay rate is high and adolescents
made sure to kick shout-outs habitually bear the blame.
to the winning teams, even But watching youths dribble
members of squads that failed behind their back, knock
short received face time. With down fadeaway jumpers and
teenagers flexing microphones dish no-look passes offers
and smiling bright, statements something different to the
like “we had a good run regularly scheduled programs
this year but we’ll be back on local news channels. For
stronger next year” provide all of the wrongs with the
a hint to the priorities of the city’s youngsters, there’s a lot
tourney’s hoopsters that often they do right, and events like
gets buried under other news the New York Avenue Classic
stories. helps to put the positives up
Kids in the District get front and the negatives safely
ragged on often. The violence behind.
NBA’s Udonis Haslem and
Lance Stephenson Arrested
By AFRO Staff
This past weekend turned out to be
a nightmare for a pair of NBA players
as Miami Heat’s veteran forward
Udonis Haslem and Indiana Pacers
rookie forward Lance Stephenson
were both arrested in separate
incidents.
Haslem was arrested and charged
in Miami on Aug. 15 for speeding,
driving a vehicle with illegally tinted
Lance Stephenson
windows and possession of more than
20 grams of marijuana. According to
the Florida Highway Patrol records,
the South Florida native was operating

Obama Hoops with NBA Stars for Wounded Troops his 2008 Mercedes Benz at nearly
80 miles per hour in a 60-mile-per-
By AFRO Staff hour zone. He was accompanied by
passenger, who was also arrested after
Most diehard basketball fans probably police smelled marijuana coming
have fantasies of taking the court with their from the car. Haslem was cited for a
favorite pro players in a pick-up game of third-degree felony possession charge
hoops. But that fantasy more than likely with a maximum sentence of a $5,000
remains a bitter dream, unless of course fine and/or five years in prison. Udonis Haslem
you’re the president of the United States. Pacers’ first round pick Lance
President Obama, who celebrated his Stephenson was also arrested over the
49th birthday on Aug. 4, used last Sunday to weekend in New York for allegedly pushing his girlfriend,
turn his hoops dream into a reality, inviting Jasmine Williams, down a flight of stairs, grabbing her by the
several basketball stars to Fort McNair head and slamming it on the bottom step. The New York Daily
for a friendly game of five-on-five. Media News reported that the incident led to Williams being treated at
members were restricted from watching the a New York hospital for injuries to her head and neck. Police
game, but White House sources told the say the incident began 5 a.m. Sunday morning as Williams was
Washington Post the players included NBA walking into her apartment with two friends. According to the
superstars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, police report, witnesses said Stephenson was waiting for her
Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, at the apartment and yelled at her before pushing her. Pacers
and basketball legends Magic Johnson and president Larry Bird responded to the disturbing reports.
Bill Russell, among others. The Post also “The news of Lance Stephenson’s arrest is very
said Kobe Bryant attended the game, but did
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza disappointing to the Pacers franchise and to me personally,”
not play.
President Barack Obama jokes with Chicago Bulls players Joakim Bird said in a statement published by ESPN. “We have worked
No word was released on how the 6-foot-
Noah and Derrick Rose. The president played basketball with friends, very hard to bring in players that are excellent representatives
2-inch tall president performed against
college and professional basketball players before an audience that of our franchise, community and state both on and off the court.
NBA talent as his aides kept a tight lip on
included wounded warriors and White House mentees at Fort McNair in Our commitment to this goal is too strong to permit the actions
the details. We’ll just have to catch up with
Washington, D.C., on Aug. 8. of one individual to reverse all of the positive strides that have
the players later and ask them for a skill been made as a franchise over the last couple of years or to hurt
evaluation. sweating out on the court, the president and players returned the image of the rest of the players on our team.”
Beside Obama’s personal desire, the pickup games were to the White House for a cookout on the South Lawn. Bird said he and the team will continue gathering
played in purpose of entertaining wounded war veterans and According to the Post, White House aides say the cookout information before they know how to “deal appropriately with
participants of a White House mentoring program. After featured shrimp fished out from the Gulf of Mexico. Lance so that he, the team and the entire Pacers community
understands that this message cannot be ignored.”
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5964 be made upon Shelore Name of newspaper: to Jerry Ashlee O’Neil
5.2 million readers weekly A.C. Williams 3215 13th 1223 Crittenden St NW Superior Court of 2011 (one year from date Superior Court of
for only $495. For more Afro-American Washington DC 20011 the District of of death of the deceased and having applied to the District of
DONATE AUTOS, Street NW Washington Washington Law settler) or (2) February 6, the court for an Order of
information contact us at DC 20010 whose des- Attorney District of Columbia Columbia
TRUCKS, RV'S. Reporter NOTICE OF PROBATE DIVISION 2011(6 months from the Publication of the notice Civil Division
410-721-4000 x19 or visit ignation as District of Christie N Lacayo date of first publication of required by law in such
LUTHERAN MISSION Columbia agent has APPOINTMENT, Washington, D.C. Case No. 0005671-10
our website: www.mddc- Personal this notice) or (3) ninety cases; it is by the Court
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press.com Representative Administration No. days after the Trustee this 4th day of August Michael James Roney
helps local families with ister of Wills, D.C. CREDITORS sends the person a copy 2010.
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food, clothing, shelter. Tax The decedent owned REGISTER OF WILLS AND NOTICE TO of the trust instrument ORDERED, that all per-
the following District of UNKNOWN HEIRS Earline P Freeman and a notice informing ORDER OF
deductible. MVA licensed. VACATION 8/6, 8/13, 8/20 Decedent sons concerned show
Colombia real property: Garey C Burton and the person of the trust’s PUBLICATION
LutheranMissionSociety.o NOTICE OF cause, if any there be, CHANGE OF NAME
rg 410-636-0123 or toll- RENTALS 1310 W Street NE Superior Court of Malbour Watson, whose
EXISTENCE OF
existence, the Trustee’s on or before the 8th day Michael James Roney
Washington DC 20018 the District of address are 315 Long- name and address, and of August 2010, why the
free 1-877-737-8567. OCEAN CITY, MARY- Claims against the de- District of Columbia fellow Street NW REVOCABLE the time allowed for having filed a complaint
TRUST prayers of said com- for judgment changing
LAND. Best selection of cedent may be pre- PROBATE DIVISION Washington DC 20011, commencing a proceed- plaint should not be
sented to the under- Washington, D.C. E a r l i n e P. F r e e m a n ing. Michael James Roney
affordable rentals. Full/ were appointed per- granted; provided that a
FURNITURE partial weeks. Call for
signed and filed with the 20001-2131 sonal representative(s)
(name of deceased set-
tlor) whose address was
The Trustee may proceed
copy of this order be
name to Michael James
Register of Wills for the Administration No. to distribute the trust Ronickher and having
FREE brochure. Open of the estate of Lillian G 3330 N. Leisure World property in accordance published once a week applied to the court for
Cherry Bedroom Set. District of Columbia, 515 00711ADM10 Burton, who died on for three consecutive
daily. Holiday Real Estate. 5th Street NW 3rd Floor Blvd. #101 Silver Spring, with the terms of the trust an Order of Publication
Solid Wood, never used, Barbara B Watson January 30, 2001 with- MD 20906 created a weeks before said day
1-800-638-2102. Online Washington DC 20001 Decedent before the expiration of of the notice required by
brand new in factory out a will, and will serve revocable trust on May the time within which an in the Washington Afro- law in such cases; it is
reservations: within 6 months from the Patricia N Young Esq 24, 2000, which re- American.
boxes. English Dovetail. date of first publication without Court supervi- action must be com- by the Court this 29th
www.holidayoc.com 1223 Crittenden St NW mained in existence on JUDGE
Original cost $4500. Sell of this notice. (Strike sion. All unknown heirs menced unless the day of July 2010.
Washington DC 20011 the date of her death on Trustee knows of a pend- A TRUE COPY TEST:
for $795. Can deliver. preceding sentence if no Attorney and heirs whose ORDERED, that all per-
whereabouts are un- March 5, 2010, and Caro- ing judicial proceeding 8/13, 8/20, 8/27 sons concerned show
240-482-8721 real estate.) NOTICE OF lyn Davidson, whose ad- contesting the validity of
Angela Wilson APPOINTMENT, known shall enter their Superior Court of cause, if any there be,
202-332-0080

dress is 3330 N. Leisure the trust or the Trustee

Personal NOTICE TO appearance in this World Blvd. #101 Silver the District of on or before the 1st day
LEATHER LIVING ROOM proceeding. Objections has received notice from of September 2010, why
Representative(s) CREDITORS Spring, MD 20906 is the a potential contestant Columbia
SET. In original plastic, to such appointment the prayers of said com-
TRUE TEST COPY AND NOTICE TO currently acting trustee, who thereafter com- Civil Division
never used. Orig price REGISTER OF WILLS UNKNOWN HEIRS shall be filed with the hereinafter the Trustee. plaint should not be
mences a judicial Case No. 0005720-10
$3000, Sacrifice $975. Date of first publication: Malbour Watson, whose Register of Wills, D.C., Communications to the proceeding within sixty granted; provided that a
IN RE: copy of this order be
Can deliver. Call Bill 301- August 6, 2010 address is 315 Long- 515 5th Street, N.W., trust should be mailed or days after notification.
directed to Cheryl Chap- Tiara Renee Smith published once a week
841-7565 Name of newspapers fellow Street NW 3rd Floor Washington, This Notice must be
and/or periodical: D.C. 20001, on or be- man Henderson, Esq. at in care of for three consecutive
Washington DC 20011, mailed postmarked within
The Daily Washington fore February 6, 2011. 4920 Niagara Road, 15 days of its first pub-
Chaniya Janae Baker weeks before said day
was appointed personal
HELP WANTED Law Reporter representative of the Claims against the de- Suite 200 College Park, lication to each heir and Applicant in the Washington Afro-
The Afro-American estate of Barbara B Wat- cedent shall be pre- Maryland 20740. qualified beneficiary of ORDER OF American.
- TRUCK 8/6, 8/13, 8/20 son, who died on July The Trust is subject to the trust and any other PUBLICATION 0
that pursuant to SCR
sented to the under-
TRUCK DRIVERS 12, 2002 without a will, claims of the deceased person who would be an CHANGE OF NAME 205(b) notice be sent to
signed with a copy to the settlor’s creditors, costs
SUPERIOR COURT OF and will serve without interested person within Tiara Renee Smith hav- applicants creditors by
WANTED! MORE HOME- Register of Wills or filed of administration of the
THE DISTRICT OF Court supervision. All the meaningof D.C. ing filed a complaint for registered or certified
TIME! TOP PAY! EXCEL- with the Register of Wills settlor’s estate, the ex- Code, sec. 20-101(d) mail and that proof of
COLUMBIA unknown heirs and heirs with a copy to the under- judgment changing
LENT BENEFITS! penses of the deceased Date of Publication: Chaniya Janae Baker service of mailing be
PROBATE DIVISION whose whereabouts are signed, on or before settlor’s funeral and dis-
NEWER EQUIPMENT! Washington, D.C. unknown shall enter August 6, 2010 name to Chaniya Janae made in the manner pro-
Up to $.48/mile company February 6, 2011, or be posal of remains, and Name of newspaper: vided is SCR Probate
20001-2131 their appearance in this Smith and having ap-
To advertise in the AFRO call

forever barred. Persons statutory allowances to a Afro-American Rule 19(b).

drivers! HEARTLAND Foreign No. proceeding. Objections believed to be heirs or surviving spouse and plied to the court for an
EXPRESS 1-800-441- 2010FEP72 to such appointment Washington Law Order of Publication of JUDGE
legatees of the decedent children to the extent the Reporter A TRUE COPY TEST:
4353 www.heartlandex- Date of Death shall be filed with the deceased settlor’s residu- the notice required by
July 14, 2009
who do not receive a Carolyn Davidson 8/13, 8/20, 8/27
press.com Register of Wills, D.C., ary probate estate is law in such cases; it is
Philip J Cleary 515 5th Street, N.W., copy of this notice by Personal
mail within 25 days of its inadequate to satisfy by the Court this 30 day Superior Court of
Decedent 3rd Floor Washington, those claims, costs, ex- Representative
first publication shall so of July 2010. the District of
NOTICE OF D.C. 20001, on or be- penses, and allowances. TRUE TEST COPY
MISC. inform the Register of ORDERED, that all per- Columbia
APPOINTMENT fore February 6, 2011. Claims of the deceased REGISTER OF WILLS
sons concerned show Civil Division
OF FOREIGN Claims against the de- Wills, including name, settlor’s creditors are 8/6, 8/13, 8/20
AIRLINE MECHANIC – cause, if any there be, Case No. 0005671-10
PERSONAL cedent shall be pre- address and relation- barred as against the IN RE:
Train for high paying Superior Court of on or before the 3rd day
REPRESENTATIVE sented to the under- ship. Trustee and the trust the District of Alexis Hillery Rickher
Aviation Maintenance AND signed with a copy to the Date of Publication: property unless pre- of September 2010, why
Columbia the prayers of said com- Applicant
Career. FAA approved NOTICE TO Register of Wills or filed August 6, 2010 sented to the Trustee at Civil Division ORDER OF
CREDITORS with the Register of Wills Name of newspaper: the address provided plaint should not be
program. Financial aid if Case No. 0005867-10 PUBLICATION
Natalia Y Cleary whose with a copy to the under- Afro-American herein on or before Feb- granted; provided that a
qualified - Job placement ruary 6, 2011 6 months IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME
address is 19220 Space signed, on or before Washington Law copy of this order be Alexis Hillery Rickher
assistance. CALL Aviation after the date of the first Jerry O’Neil Bell
Center Blvd Apt 430 February 6, 2011, or be Reporter Applicant published once a week having filed a complaint
Institute of Maintenance Houston TX 77058 was forever barred. Persons publication of this notice). for three consecutive
Garey C Burton An action to contest the ORDER OF for judgment changing
(866) 823-6729. appointed personal re- believed to be heirs or Malbour Watson weeks before said day Alexis Hillery Rickher
validity of this trust must PUBLICATION
presentative of the legatees of the decedent Personal CHANGE OF NAME in the Afro-American name to Alexis Hillery
be commenced by the
estate of Philip J Cleary, who do not receive a Representative earliest of (1) March 5, Jerry O’Neil Bell having Newspapers. Ronickher and having
MISC./TRAINING deceased by the Pro- copy of this notice by TRUE TEST COPY 2011 (one year from date filed a complaint for JUDGE applied to the court for
bate Court Court for mail within 25 days of its REGISTER OF WILLS of death of the deceased judgment changing A TRUE COPY TEST: an Order of Publication
MASSAGE THERAPY – Harris Count State of first publication shall so 8/6, 8/13, 8/20 settler) or (2) February 6, Jerry O’Neil Bell name 8/13, 8/20, 8/27 of the notice required by
T i 2 t J A hlee O’Neil l
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LEGAL NOTICES
law in such cases; it is
by the Court this 29th
day of July 2010.
ORDERED, that all per-
sons concerned show
cause, if any there be,
on or before the 1st day
of September 2010, why
the prayers of said com-
plaint should not be
granted; provided that a
copy of this order be
published once a week
for three consecutive
weeks before said day
in the Washington Afro-
American.
0
that pursuant to SCR
205(b) notice be sent to
applicants creditors by
registered or certified
mail and that proof of
service of mailing be
made in the manner pro-
vided is SCR Probate
Rule 19(b).
JUDGE
A TRUE COPY TEST:
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM759
Reginald Jones
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Diane Jones, whose ad-
dress is 4001 12th
Street NE Washington
DC 20017 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Reginald Jones, who
died on July 1, 2000
without a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 13, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 13, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 13, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Angie Reese-Hawkins,
whose address is 1110
Merganser Court, Upper
Marlboro, MD 20774
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of LeCornia Miles
Jr, who died on July 20,
2009 with a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
20001, on or before
February 13, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 13, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 13, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Angie Reese-Hawkins
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM670
Ruth R Lieb
Decedent
Richard E Hagerty
Laura N Begun
1660 International Dr
Suite 600
McLean Virginia 22102
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Deborah Jean Lieb and
Va n e s s a C a r p e n t e r
Lourie Esq, whose ad-
dress(es) are 5101 Allen
Road, Zephyrhills, FL
33541, 4400 MacArthur
Blvd NW #205 Washing-
ton DC 20007 were ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative(s) of the estate
LEGAL NOTICES
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 20, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 20, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 20, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Bonita A Davis
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/20, 8/27, 9/3
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM768
Charlie Luther
Decedent
Phyllis Ruth Jackson
530 Tuckerman St NW
Washington DC 20011
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Phyllis Ruth Jackson,
whose address is 530
Tu c k e r m a n S t N W
Washington DC 20011,
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Charlie Luther,
who died on July 15,
2009 without a will, and
will serve without Court
supervision. All un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 20, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
afro.com
LEGAL NOTICES
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/20, 8/27, 9/3
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
00766ADM10
Kenneth S Sollars
Decedent
Michael R McCarthy
Esq
2801 M Street NW
Washington DC 20007
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Dorothy Settles, whose
address is 1212 12th
Street, NW Washington
DC 20005 is appointed
personal representative
of the estate of Kenneth
S Sollars, who died on
November 26, 2009 with
a will, and will serve
without Court supervi-
sion. All unknown heirs
and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
20001, on or before
February 20, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 20, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 20, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Dorothy Settles
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/20, 8/27, 9/3
August 21, 2010 - August 27, 2010, The Afro-American B9
LEGAL NOTICES
INVITATION FOR SEALED BIDS IFB
IFB BID NO:B31-101
August 11, 2010
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (”Commission”)
hereby invites the submission of sealed bids by interested and qualified parties
for the furnishing of all labor, supervision, equipment and materials, and the
performance of all work necessary for the Construction of a Concrete Skateboard
Park at the Melrose Neighborhood Playground, 4666 Rhode Island Avenue,
Hyattsville, Prince George’s County, Maryland 20781, all to be performed
pursuant to and in accordance with the drawings and specifications.
Copies of the Bid Documents for the project can be obtained from the Director
of Parks and Recreation’s Office, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Room 205/207,
Riverdale, Maryland 20737, after 9:00 am on August 11, 2010. The cost per set
of these documents is $30.00 and is non-refundable . Checks and/or money
orders only will be accepted. Documents will not be mailed. Copies of the bid
documents may be obtained from emarylandmarketplace.com at no charge. All
bidders downloading the bid documents from Emarylandmarketplace.com must
return the bidders list form that is attached to the solicitation.
There will be a pre-bid meeting at the site on August 24, 2010, at 10:00 AM.
Sealed bids must be received by the Commission’s Park Planning & Development
Division’s Procurement Unit, do the Director of Parks and Recreation at 6600
Kenilworth Avenue, Room 205, Riverdale, MD 20737, no later than 3:00 P.M. on
September 9, 2010. Bids timely received will be publicly opened and read
immediately thereafter. The envelope containing the bid should be marked in the
lower left-hand corner, ”Sealed Bid for Construction of a Concrete Skateboard
Park at the Melrose Neighborhood Playground.”
The Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids received, and to
waive irregularities. Concerns and questions regarding this project should be
directed to Pam Graves at 301-699-2569.
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL
PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Michael G. Terry, Jr., P.E.
Engineering Supervisor
Park Planning and Development Division
INVITATION FOR SEALED BIDS IFB
IFB BID NO B31-104
August 16, 2010
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (”Commission”)
hereby invites the submission of sealed bids by interested and qualified parties
for the furnishing of all labor, supervision, equipment and materials and the
performance of all work necessary for the Parking Lot Expansion and associated
work at Enfield Chase Neighborhood Park, 3701 Northview Drive, Bowie, Prince
George’s County, Maryland, all to be performed pursuant to and in accordance
with the drawings and specifications.
Copies of the Bid Documents for the project can be obtained from the Director
of Parks and Recreation’s Office, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Room 205/207,
Riverdale, Maryland 20737, after 9:00 am on August 16, 2010. The cost per set
of these documents is $30.00 and is non refundable. Checks and/or money
orders only will be accepted. Documents will not be mailed. Copies of the bid
documents may be obtained from emarylandmarketplace.com at no charge. All
bidders downloading the bid documents from Emarylandmarketplace.com most
return the bidders list form that is attached to the solicitation.
There will be a pre-bid meeting at the site on September 1, 2010, at 10:00 AM.
Sealed bids must be received by the Commission’s Park Planning & Development
Division’s Procurement Unit, c/o the Director of Parks and Recreation at 6600
Kenilworth Avenue, Room 205, Riverdale, MD 20737, no later than 3:00 P.M. on
September 14, 2010. Bids timely received will be publicly opened and read
immediately thereafter. The envelope containing the bid should be marked in the
lower left-hand corner, ”Sealed Bid for Parking Lot Expansion and associated
work at Enfield Chase Neighborhood Park”
The Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids received, and to
waive irregularities. Concerns and questions regarding this project should he
directed to Pam Graves at 301-699-2569.
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL
PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Michael G Terry, Jr., PE.
Engineering Supervisor
Park Planning and Development Division
Strictly Personal
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of Ruth R Lieb, who died

Diane Jones
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
00743-10
Lawrence W Wilson Sr
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Ronald W Wilson,
whose address is 11612
Bonaventure Drive, Up-
per Marlboro, MD 20774
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Lawrence W
Wilson Sr., who died on
April 8, 2010 with a will,
and will serve without
Court supervision. All
unknown heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
20001, on or before
February 13, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 13, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 13, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Ronald W. Wilson
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2009ADM1333
LeCornia Miles Jr.
Decedent
Anne M Magruder Esq
1889 Preston White Dr
Suite 200
Reston VA 20191
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
N p i i
on October 17, 2004
without a will, and will
serve with, Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
20001, on or before
February 13, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 13, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 13, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Deborah Jean Lieb
Vanessa Carpenter-
Lourie Esq
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
8/13, 8/20, 8/27
PUBLIC NOTICE
Alsobrooks
Transportation LLC,
5206 Lansing Drive,
Camp Springs, MD,
has applied in Case
AP-2010-105 to the
DC area. Protests are
due September 1,
2010. For more in-
formation go to www.
wmatc.gov or call
(301)588-5260.
8/20
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM762
Floreatta Dorothy
Proctor
Decedent
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Bonita A Davis, whose
address is 8904 Lough-
r a n Te r r a c e , F o r t
Washington MD 20744
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Floreatta Doro-
thy Proctor, who died on
December 25, 2009
without a will, and will
serve without Court su-
All unknown
h
with a copy to the under- Lonesome Hearts - Pen Pals
signed, on or before To have a notice published in the Strictly Personal Section, write
February 20, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons the message you want printed in the space below. Enclose ten
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent dollars ($10.00), check or money order for 25 words. NO CASH
who do not receive a PLEASE. Additional words will cost 50 cents each.
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 20, 2010 To answer a Lonesome Heart notice, enclose a check or money
Name of newspaper: order for $2.00 for each letter you wish to have forwarded. NO
Afro-American
CASH PLEASE. Be sure to include the box number of the per-
Washington Law
Reporter
Phyllis Ruth Jackson
son you wish to contact.
Personal
Representative
All letters, queries and notices should be sent to:
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS STRICTLY PERSONAL
8/20, 8/27, 9/3
Superior Court of 2519 N. Charles Street,
the District of Baltimore, MD 21218
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM788
Lidie Odessa Jackson
Decedent
Julius P Terrell
1455 Pennsylvania
Ave NW Suite 400
Washington Dc 20004
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Diane Zwecher, whose
address is 10 Weather-
vane Way Dix Hills, NY
11746 was appointed
personal representative
of the estate of Lidie
Odessa Jackson, who
died on October 10,
2006 without a will, and
will serve without Court
supervision. All un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore February 20, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
February 20, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
August 20, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Diane Zwecher
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