June 4, 2011 - June 4, 2011, The Afro-American A1 By Talibah Chikwendu AFRO Executive Editorhistorically Black institutions. Presenting some of the history of HBIs AP Photo/Press-Register, Mike KittrellPublic pools, splash fountains and cooling centers will be accessible to Prince George’s County residents throughout the summer to combat excessive heat. Volume 119 No. 43 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDITION Hear theAFRO on The Daily Drum, Wednesday at 7 p.m. JUNE 4, 2011 - JUNE 10, 2011 Continued on A3 The Battle for the Future of Maryland’s HBCU’s Continued on A4 B3 A7 Seth Mitchell Pursues Heavyweight Boxing Title R&B Group Jagged Edge Offers a ‘Remedy’ in New Album B5 By George Barnette AFRO Staf WriterState and local chapters of the NAACP are asking that a St. Mary’s County judge be investigated over comments he made at a hearing for Antonio Warren Gantt. Gantt, who was convicted of two 2007 robberies, was given life sentences as a result of t hose crimes. Those convictions were overturned last year, however, because Gantt—who represented himself at trial—wasn’t told about the possible life sentences. Judge C. Clarke Raley, who sentenced Gantt to prison, was upset with the appeals court decision and according to St. Mary’s County’sEnterprise newspaper called it “a very stupid decision.” “It’s obvious I hate him,” Raley said, acc ording to the Enterprise. “I think he should be hung. Go get me a rope.” Gerald Stansbury, president of the Maryland State Conference of the NAACP, is calling for the State Commission on Judicial Disabilities to investigate Raley’s comments for what he called “tempered and inammatory remarks.” “Judge Raley remarks crossed the line,” Stansbury said in a statement. “His remarks not only are inappropriate but r aise the question as to whether he has the judicial temperament that NAACP Calls for Investigation after Judge’s Incendiary Comments Keeping It Cool By George Barnette AFRO Staf WriterThe Prince George’s County Council adopted the scal year 2012 budget last week, keeping many provisions that Prince Georgians asked for. “Together with Council-initiated enhancements, we have approved a budget for scal year 2012 that sends a clear and unmistakable message to our citizens,” Council Chairwoman Ingrid M. Turner, D.-Dist. 4, said at the heari ng. “We heard you. We listened. We are working for you.” The nal budget set aside $1.6 billion for education, which is about 61 percent of the budget, along with $408 million for public safety. It also saved the county from having to lay off or furlough employees—an achievement Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker does not take lightly. “I am pleased to announce that my ofce and the County Council have worked together to produce a budget that advances our priorities without furloughing or laying- off hard-working employees,” said Baker in a statement. “I am especially encouraged by the Council’s approval of $50 million set aside for the EDI Fund, which will spur economic development, create jobs, and grow our commercial tax base.” In that vein, the Council says it was especially vigilant of the employment situation of many residents, which is why it set aside funding that will help put residents back to work with the Department ofPublic Works and Transit (DPWT). The Council, spurred on by Councilman Mel Franklin, D.-Dist. 9, set aside $10 million for DPWT roadway improvement with the hopes that 51 percent of those projects would be manned by county residents. “I’m glad that throughout our discussions my colleagues supported [the initiative] and I again commend Councilmember Franklin for what we on the council call the Department of Public Works Stimulus Economic Development Program,” Turner said. Jobs Not at Risk in Council- Approved Budget “We heard you. We listened. We are working for you.”– Council Chairwoman Ingrid M. Turner By Talibah Chikwendu AFRO Executive EditorThe Atlanta pastor facing four civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual coercion settled the cases out-of- court, his church announced May 26, but the agreement leaves plenty of questions unanswered. The lawsuits were led in September 2010 against Bishop Eddie Long, the leader of the more than 25,000-member New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Four plaintiffs alleged that Long gave them and others attention, money and gifts, before and after they reached the legal age of consent. Such actions allegedly involved engaging them in manipulation, oral sodomy and other sexual acts Addressing his congregation and the world regarding the charges approximately eight months ago, Long said that he had “never in my life portrayed myself as a perfect man. But I am not the man that’s being portrayed on the television. That’s not me. “I’ve been accused. I am under attack,” he said. “This thing, I’m gonna ght. Bishop Eddie Long Settles - Instead of Fighting As Promised King ends membership with New Birth AP Photo/John Amis, PoolSeen in this Sept. 26, 2010 le photo, Bishop Eddie Long speaks at his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta. Long, a famed megachurch pastor, recently settled a case with four men who accused him of sexual coercion. ... I feel like David against Goliath. But I’ve got ve rocks and I haven’t thrown one yet.” The settlement, which was reached after several months of mediation, doesn’t look like the ght Long promised. It leaves all the questions from the lawsuits unanswered, including the basic question of his guilt or innocence, and generated new ones, including the monetary terms of the settlement, and whether Long or the church is paying the tab. By AFRO StaArea residents are still reeling from a heat wave that blanketed the Mid-Atlantic this week. The National Weather Service on Monday issued a heat advisory for the Washington and Maryland areas, saying temperatures on Tuesday would reach the lower to mid- 90s, but the heat index could get up to 105. Temperatures were expected to remain in the lower-90s and 80s throughout the week. Washington, D.C. re and rescue ofcials reported Continued on A4 Public Gets Involved in HBCU Lawsuit Issues
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• In late April, the president and rst lady visitedTuscaloosa, Ala., after deadly tornados killed at least 300people and more than 100 remain homeless.
• In Japan in March a devastating earthquake and tsunamithat followed killed more than 250,000 people. President
Obama met with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan during
an international summit in France last week. Obama promisedreporters that Japan will emege “stronger than ever.”
That was also the hope as thousands gathered at the
Missouri Southern University on Sunday to mourn lost lovedones in Joplin. Comforting the crowd, Obama mostly focused
on how the best in people comes out during disasters.
“A university turned itself into a makeshift hospital,” hesaid to applause. “Some of you used your pickup trucks as
ambulances, carrying the injured … on doors that served as
stretchers. Your restaurants have rushed food to people in need.
Businesses have lled trucks with donations. You’ve waited inline for hours to donate blood to people you know, but also to
people you’ve never met.”
He concluded, quoting Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri: “Asthe governor said, you have shown the world what it means
to love thy neighbor. You’ve banded together. You’ve come to
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Photo by Pete Souza/The White House
President Barack Obama listens as Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton speaks during a meeting with elected ofcials andamilies aected by the oods in Memphis, Tenn., May 16.
President Obama’s Disaster Schedule Competes With Issues
The Council was able to save funding for busing students
to magnet programs at schools outside of their residentialdistricts. This funding was championed by many in the county,
especially students, teachers and parents involved in Suitland
High Schools Visual and Performing Arts program. However,the funding came with a caveat as the council has ordered the
school board to study alternatives to the current system because
Council members say it has simply become to expensive forPrince George’s.
“The school board is required to come back in no later than
six months to have a plan or study to demonstrate how thistransportations system will be resolved,” Turner said. “We
cannot continue to sustain the system. The school system issupposed to work with the [Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority] and the Bus, our transportation system, to
come up with a plan and send a proposal back to us.”The Council also secured funding for Camp Schmidt, a
traditional overnight eld trip location for fth-graders in the
county’s public schools as well as funding for the ReadingRecovery Program although it has been reorganized to save
money.
The Council also wishes to provide a $750 one-time bonusto county employees.
This budget will go into effect July 1.
This time, though, Raley’s
statements went too far,
Stansbury said. Stansburysaid Raley’s statements are
unacceptable and he wantsa full investigation into his
actions.
“Judge Raley owesthe citizens of Maryland
an apology for these
outrageous comments and
the Maryland Commission
on Judicial Disabilities owe
the citizens of Marylandan assurance that this type
of conduct will not becondoned,” Stansbury said.
“We are condent that this
matter will not be brush underthe rug and we intend to
monitor this situation closely
to insure that a judicious andexpeditious investigation is
conducted.”
Gantt awaits retrial onthe robbery charges and he
has also been charged with
allegedly threatening to havethe judge and prosecutor in
his rst trials killed.
Pettit, who served on
the University of Maryland
System Board of Regents,said he cares deeply for
the HBCUs in this country
but believes they sufferfrom benign neglect in
appropriations of money
for capital and operatingexpenses. He said the mindset
is, “we know they’re there,we know they need, but if we
just ignore them, maybe they
will go away.”He posited that much of
the continued pushback on the
issues in this case is power
play by the University of
Maryland System, and that
when the Black institutionswere ignored, no one spoke
up for them. “I was the lone
voice,” Pettit said.
Maryland LegislativeBlack Caucus Chair Catherine
Pugh said the Caucus
supported the need for and
mission of the HBCUs and
that the organization would be
sending a letter to Maryland’sState’s Attorney Douglas
Gansler about the issue. Sen.
Pugh, a Morgan graduate, said
HBCUs have traditionallyprovided the remedial training
needed without additional
funding. “What we’vetraditionally done is more
with less,” she added.
Dr. Patricia Ramsey,
professor of biology at BowieState University and former
interim president, reminded
the listening audience thatBowie was the oldest HBCU
in the Maryland and has
graduated the highest numberof students with master’s
degrees in computer sciencein the country. “If we didn’t
have HBCUs, we would have
to create them,” she saidShe also shared that
alumni of HBCUs have gone
on to succeed in the bestuniversities in the country.
“We need to be proactive and
put out the data ..., “ Ramseysaid.
Dr. Marvin “Doc”Cheatham, also in the studio,
and host Young encouraged
the audience to stay informedon the issues involved in this
case and to make their voices
heard. Young said the publichas to be unafraid and take
action.
“If we didn’t have HBCUs, we would have
to create them.”
- Dr. Patricia Ramsey
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for diverse shoppingopportunities for years andthis will boost their options,”
said Prince George’s County
Executive Rushern L.Baker in a statement. “I
want to thank the PetersonCompanies and Tanger Outlet
Centers for bringing high-
quality outlet shopping andover 400 construction and
approximately 900 full-time
and part-time jobs to Prince
George’s County.”It is another bit of good
news for the county as they
battle for more economicdevelopment. Two years
ago, Disney purchased land
at the harbor to build a resorthotel, but to date construction
hasn’t begun on that project.And, it’s a welcome sign
for National Harbor, whichhasn’t always been full of
good news. It has, at times,
struggled to get foot trafcdue to expensive parking
options that have angered
some. Ofcials behind this
project believe the outletcenter will boost trafc and
visibility for the complex.
“The opportunity to builda Tanger Outlet Center in the
National Harbor complex
was extremely compelling,as it affords us the chance to
build a metro-specic,next-generation outlet
shopping center
in this beautifullocation,” Steven B.
Tanger, president
and CEO of TangerOutlet Centers, in a
statement. “National
Harbor not only hashigh visibility and
easy access to majorhighways, it is also
minutes away from
three international areaairports.”
County ofcials arehoping that this givesthe county another
shopping option to
go along with WoodmoreTowne Center. That project,
which opened last October,is expected to create $236
million in revenue for the
county.With Konterra being
developed in Laurel, ofcials
and residents are hoping
to move past the strugglesthe Boulevard at the
Capital Center continues toexperience. That complex has
seen many retail and dining
options come and go since itopened in 2003. Despite that,
Inland U.S. Management,
property managers of theBoulevard, still believe in
that location.
“The Boulevard at theCapital Center benets
from a great location andan outstanding lineup of
remaining tenants,” said
Bill Parks, vice presidentof property management
at Inland, in an email. “We
continue to aggressivelymarket the vacant space and
are seeing increasing leasing
activity from local andnational tenants.”
The Peterson Companiessaid the nal list of tenants
hasn’t been decided yet.
Groundbreaking is expectedto occur in late 2011 with the
grand opening to take place a
year to 15 months later.
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Keeping It Cool
“This is a great announcement for the residents of PrinceGeorge’s County and the region. Our residentshave yearned for diverse shopping opportunitiesfor years and this will boost their options.”
– Prince George’s County ExecutiveRushern L. Baker
that 12 people were taken
on Monday to hospitals to
be treated for heat-relatedillnesses during the National
Memorial Day Parade in
Washington. In Baltimore atthe NCAA lacrosse national title game, the game-time
temperature was 96 degreesand it was even hotter at
eld level on a sun-scorchedafternoon.
Agencies across theregion, including Prince
George’s County, opened
cooling centers to providerelief to heat-swamped
residents, including public
pools—a welcome respitein what may prove to be a
scorching summer.“We advise all residents
who don’t have access to air
conditioning to utilize County
cooling centers,” said PrinceGeorge’s County Executive
Rushern L. Baker III in a
statement. “Additionally, weask all residents to use caution
and common sense with these
excessive temperatures, drinkplenty of water, and, most
importantly, look after familymembers and neighbors,
especially the elderly.”
To beat the heat andprotect from heat stroke and
other related illnesses, the
County Ofce of HomelandSecurity recommends the
following tips:
• Elderly, infants and thosewith chronic illnesses can
dehydrate more easily andare more susceptible to heat-
related illnesses. Please check
on relatives, friends, andneighbors.
• Stay well hydrated.
Sweat, or water, allows heatto evaporate from your skin’s
surface. If you become
dehydrated, it is more difcultfor your body to maintain an
acceptable temperature. The
best thing to drink is water.Gatorade or other sports
drinks are also good. Avoiddrinks containing alcohol or
caffeine.
• Limit heavy exertion
when high levels of heat andhumidity are present. High
A6 The Afro-American, June 4, 2011 - June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON – With
smoke curling skyward from
5701 Georgia Ave. and a
bright red re truck parkedoutside, neighbors might
have assumed a re rescue
was underway at the Emery
Recreation Center.
But the smoke was from
healthy food – squash, carrots
and other veggies – being
grilled during Safeway’s
cooking demonstrations,
and the re truck and re
department were on hand
to remind area residents
how to stay safe in their
home. It was just a small
part of the Petworth Health
Wellness Day in and outside
Emery Recreation Center in
northwest Washington.
More than 400 residents
from Petworth and
surrounding communities
poured into the recreation
center for expert advice on
diet, exercise and wellness
and to receive free testing
and screenings from Howard
University Hospital clinicians
on various health concerns.
The Ward 4 Advisory
Neighborhood Commission
and Howard University
sponsored the event. United
Health Care, DC Department
of Parks and Recreation and
many others groups helped
organize the day, and ANC
Commissioner Lisa Colbert
spearheaded the event.
“It was really a great
day,” Colbert said. “Before
we could even open the
doors at 10, people were
lined up outside. So, there
was obviously a need. We
were able to provide health
services to scores of people
who otherwise might not have
been able to afford them.”
“But it was also a joyous
day, with lots of fun.”
People gathered around the
Safeway grill located outside
the center for lessons on how
to grill every day food --
chicken, squash, carrots, egg
pant and zucchini – healthier
and to taste the samples
afterward. “We were really
happy to participate,” said
Safeway manager Matthew
Brown. “We are very thankful
for the opportunity to
encourage the community to
eat healthier. I learned a few
things myself.”
Howard University doctors
and health care clinicians
performed screenings and
testing for a variety of
medical concerns, including
diabetes, blood pressure, HIV,prostate cancer, hearing and
sickle cell and many others.
Pharmacists and nutritionists
also answered drug and diet
questions.
“We are thrilled that we
could provide this service
to the community,” said Dr.
Wayne Frederick, director
of the Howard University
Cancer Center and head of the
Faculty Practice Plan. “One
of our goals is to educate and
engage the community on the
importance of their health.”
Frederick added that he
urges the attendees follow up
with a primary care physician.Other services included
on-site massage and
reexology, yoga and cardio
blast classes as well as
healthy food demonstrations
from a local farmer’s market.
Meanwhile, social services
agencies provided multi-
cultural guidance on
geriatric, pediatric and family
health.
There were lots of fun,
prizes and games. Fonzie
the clown did a magic show,
captivating not the just the
children getting their faces
painted, but adults as well.
CVS provided some of the
CommunityHundreds Flock to Petworth, HowardUniversity Health Day
Courtesy Photo/Howard University
Howard University doctors and health care clinicians
performed screenings and testing for a variety of medical concerns, including diabetes, blood pressure,
HIV, prostate cancer, hearing and sickle cell at Petworth
Health Wellness Day.
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As the end of high school
nears for teens John Marshall
and Sanford Booth, a specialhonor that they recently
received will surely serve as a
memorable capstone.
The teens, both members of
Boy Scout Troop 524 at Shiloh
Baptist Church in the District,
earned the eminent Eagle
Scout award earlier this year.
The ranking is the highest
attainable honor issued by the
Boy Scout program and tops
off countless hours of dedication and service .
“Becoming an Eagle Scout is a very long process. It’s a lot of dedication and it’s a lot of
hours [but] actually achieving this accomplishment is a wonderful feeling,” Marshall told the
AFRO in a recent interview. It’s a highlight of my life that I was able to get it done.”
The 18-year-old Prince George’s County native said his involvement with the Scouts
reinforced important lessons taught to him by his parents, like following the right path
and becoming a leader. “When one of my friends say, ‘I don’t feel like doing this,’ I try tomotivate them so they can achieve and go off to do better things,” he said.
And being a procient leader was denitely vital when completing his service project that
each scout is required to do in order to be considered for the Eagle Scout ranking.
Earlier this year, Marshall repaired and refurbished a dozen benches around the pond area
at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in the District. Upon deciding what he wanted to do
for his project, he explained that he wanted to build something hands-on, while also paying
tribute to war veterans.
“My grandfather was a World War veteran and I also would like to be in the military, so I
gured I’d do something that would help them, because they spent endless hours ghting for
our country,” he said.
Following graduation from Reservoir High School, Marshall will start classes at Old
Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. and will major in computer science. The subject
fascinated the teen early on in his high school career and last summer, he participated in
Howard University’s Minority Engineering Science Technology Program, which further roused
his interest. After leaving Old Dominion, the teen has plenty ambitious goals for the future.
“I would like to be a software engineer to create programs for different companies. Or,
I’d like to be an IT specialist for a Fortune 500 company,” Marshall said. “Also, since I’m
doing ROTC in college, I’ll have to give four years after college to the military, so hopefullyI could get a job related to my major while I’m in the military.”
For Booth, 17, becoming an Eagle Scout was already a denite upon his entrance into the
Boy Scout program.
“Only about 4 percent of Scouts actually become Eagle Scouts,” he said. “The whole
purpose of me becoming a Boy Scout was to become an Eagle Scout, so the day that I
[achieved this ranking] was a very proud moment for me.”
Amid being involved with school activities such as the Student Government Association,
the varsity golf team and the concert and jazz bands at Bladensburg High School, the
teen somehow managed enough time to complete his cooperative eagle service project.
After working with the Department of Homeland Security, he made over 200 emergency
preparedness kits for senior citizens at the Petersburg Senior Apartment Building in
Northeast D.C.
“I wanted to do a project where I gave back to the community and someone could say,
‘this project really made a difference,’” Booth said. “I went to the apartment building and
passed out the kits and explained to the senior citizens what was in the kits, what you could
do for emergencies and contact information. So, I think it was very informative and people
really got a lot out of it. “
In the Fall, the teen will attend Hampton University where he plans to major in nance.He explained that he chose this eld after scoring an internship at the Department of
Commerce in the International Trade Administration.
“Working there, I got the passion for international trade and how the United States
does business with other countries,” Booth said. Ultimately, he says that he will use this
knowledge to jumpstart and sustain his own company in the future.
On June 5, Marshall and Booth will be honored for their accomplishments at a ceremony
at Shiloh Baptist.
As graduation nears, both teens surely have a lot to look forward to. Booth says that the
many lessons he’s learned in the Boy Scout program will denitely help along the way.
“I started at a young age and it was an opportunity to learn and grow as a young man,”
he said. The scout masters taught me a lot and they were mentors to me, and I just enjoyed
every minute of it.”
The “Annual D.C. Housing Expo and Foreclosure Clinic”
returns for the third year on June 4. The event, which is open to
all homeowners who may be at risk of foreclosure, allows city
residents to meet face-to-face with their mortgage company and a
HUD-approved counseling agency to avoid losing their homes.
Program highlights include “Help for Homeowners
Foreclosure Prevention Event,” where attendees meet with
lenders from 17 organizations and representatives from area
banks; credit counseling, where participants receive free credit
reports; an exhibit hall featuring 50 vendors from community-
based organizations, government entities, realtors and lenders;
and workshops including “Homeownership 101” and “Do-It-
Yourself Home Repair.”
Leading nancial strategist and author Michelle Singletary
provides the keynote address.
The Help for Homeowners Foreclosure Prevention Event
takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center,
801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The expo takes
place 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
District to Host Annual Housing Expo and Foreclosure Clinic June 4
The free summer shuttle to transport visitors between the
National Mall and the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community
Museum returned for a third year this Memorial day weekend.
It will offer weekend service through Sept. 6 (Labor Day
Monday).
Shuttle Anacostia picks up riders on Saturdays and Sundays
and holiday Mondays (May 30, July 4 and Sept 6) at designated
spots at the Ripley Center, the National Air and Space Museum
and the Anacostia Metro station beginning at 9:30 a.m. After
leaving the Anacostia Community Museum, riders can also visit
the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, which is included
as a stop as the shuttle loops back to the Castle. Besides an
earlier start date and time, service has been extended to include
a later last pick up from the museum at 4:35 p.m. back to the
Mall.
Interested visitors are directed to shuttle stops marked
by promotional signage detailing the museum’s current and
upcoming exhibitions: “Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow
Turner Connecting Communities through Language” through
July 24; “Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the
District of Columbia,” indenitely; “Call & Response: Exercise
Your Mynd” on view Aug. 22-Nov. 27 and the rst in the
multipart “Community and Creativity” series.
Visitors can also easily exit at Mall Metro stops or at the
Anacostia station and pick up Shuttle Anacostia to attend
fun, free museum weekend events such as the all-day July 23
“Family Day: All Things Gullah” with arts, crafts and music
focused on Gullah culture and featuring the world’s largest ring
shout. For the shuttle schedule and information about museum
exhibitions and programs, the public may visit http://anacostia.
si.edu or call (202) 633-4820, (202) 633-1000 or (202) 633-
5285 (TTY).
Anacostia Community Museum Begins Free Summer Shuttle Service
Two District Boy Scouts ReceiveOrganization’s Highest Honor
Courtesy Photos
John Marshall and Sanford Booth
giveaways and winners of the
hoola hoop contest, tness
obstacle course and rafe
walked away with tness
equipment and gift cards.
“The success of this health
awareness day really showed
the need for more,” Colbert
said. “This may have just
opened the door to an annual
event, and I look forward to
seeing it grow.”
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Refugee Foundation (AIRF)invites the community to the
fth annual Awards Ceremony
and Youth Talent Showcaseto celebrate local students’
and the organization’saccomplishments during the
past school year. $4-$35.
For more information: www.brownpapertickets.com/
event/175896.
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More than 200 people crowned in elegant hats and fashionable colorsenjoyed tea and tips on diabetes awareness and prevention at the
second annual Pink Hat Tea hosted by Washington, D.C.’s Xi Omega Chapterof Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority.
The Pink Hat Tea aims to educate the public about crucial medicalissues in an afternoon lled with not only style, but substance. Asthe number of Black women with diabetes continues to rise, AKA
has embarked on a national multi-year campaign to educate communities worldwide about the disease and preventing its spreadthrough diet and exercise.
Xi Omega assembled a panel of health care professionals and a member with diabetes to discuss the impact of the diseaseand prevention techniques. Xi Omega donated proceeds from the event to the sorority’s national partners, the American DiabetesAssociation and the American Kidney Fund, in support of AKA’s health initiative and to advance research and outreach. The Pink Hat
Tea also featured a hat fashion parade showcasing stylish headwear from celebrated milliner Vanilla Beane, owner of Bene Millineryin northwest Washington, D.C. Beane is best known for designing hats for the late civil rights activist Dorothy I. Height.
Xi Omega members Julita Blair and Kendra Briggs co-chaired the tea events. Chartered in 1923, Xi Omega Chapter is the oldestgraduate chapter of AKA in Washington, D.C., and boasts a membership of over 300 professional women.
Hat parade coordinatorPaula Bruner and Pink
Hat Tea co-chairwomanKendra Briggs
The Pink Hat Tea co-chair committee and Xi Omega ofcers - (Sitting l to r) Pink Hat Tea co-chairwoman Julita Blair, First Vice-President Lavdena Orr, President Sharon Anderson, andPink Hat Tea co-chairwoman Kendra Briggs. (Standing l to r) Sharon Holt, Jennier Allen,LaTonya Clark, Raven Hill, Tanisha Willis, Candice Burke, Frances Bush, Cheryl Parker, CynthiaBurke, Ayesha, Jarrai Stephens, Allison Watts, Renee Bush, Paula Bruner, and Parker Mabry
Hat parade models: Chapter members Diane Johnson, Tammie Sommons, JulitaBlair, Raven Hill, Antonia Coer, Valeria Wilson and Vivian Smith
Xi Omega member
Alyssa King enjoysher tea. Best Hat Contest participants and winner (center, seated) Diamond Soror Elizabeth
Somersille, a 75-year member o AKA
Xi Omega member
Helen Hooks-Scottspeaks about her
experience withdiabetes.
T he Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter (NoVAC) ofDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, in collaboration with the
Northern Virginia Delta Education and Community ServiceFoundation (NVDECS), hosted its rst annual prayer
breakfast under the theme “Sisters Called to Serve” at theelegant Waterford at Springeld in Springeld, Va.
Under the leadership of chapter President AntoinetteMann, fundraising committee co-chairwomen Gladys
By Edgar Brookins, AFRO Staff
Photos by Rob Roberts Fitzhugh-Pemberton and Lynadria Ware,and the prayer breakfast subcommittee,guests were treated to a delicious breakfast,musical performances by saxophonist BrianLenair, gospel group James “Kelly Fox”
Davis and Bunch of Friends, a poetic presentation by DeltaGEMS program participant Astrid Hacker and prayers led bythe Rev. Kim Coleman, the Rev. Dr. Leonard Hamlin Sr.and the Rev. Yolanda Giles.
The morning culminated with a powerful, insightful messageby the Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, 22nd national presidentof Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, who serves as the executiveminister for church operations at Ebenezer AME Church in FortWashington, Md.
After closing remarks by Mann, the benediction was givenby Joyce Willoughby. Guests left the prayer breakfast feelingrevived, empowered and inspired to serve their communities.
Chapter members Carole Stephensand Dr. Deborah Foreman
Maureen Amos, Lea Wotorson, Deena Myles,Vonda Bell and Nicole Hall
Sandra Richardson, Karen Croom, Melanie Carter and Shron Williams
and Brittion Brown. Standing: Lavelle Redmond, CeleianNoel and Michelle Smith
James “Kelly Fox” Davis and a Bunch
o Friends entertains the crowd witha musical selection.
Linda Byrd-Johnson, scholarship recipients Bria Woodyard, Ja’el Thomas, Jaime “Leah” Jones, Brandi Hawkins and Jasmyn Grismore with chapterpresident, Antoinette Mann and Angela Fairwell, scholarship committee
Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, 22ndnational president o Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, gives the keynoteaddress
Rev. Dr. Boyd andsome o the guestsin attendance
Seated: Chapter President Antoinette Mann and Rev.Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd. Standing: Angela Fairwell, Gladys
Fitzhugh-Pemberton, Cheron Burns, Lynadria Ware andKeitha Johnson, the event emcee
Dais guests and clergy
Pink Hat Tea co-chairwomen and Xi Omega ofcers; Pink Hat Tea co-chairwoman Kendra Briggs, Xi Omega President
Sharon Anderson, Xi Omega First Vice-President LavdenaOrr and Pink Hat Tea co-chairwoman Julita Blair
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Business
By Blake BrysonSpecial to the AFRO
To say that Eddie Brown has beaten the
odds is an understatement. He owns and
operates the second- oldest, Black-owned
investment rm in the nation, Brown Capital
Management, based in Baltimore. And
although he may not claim to be the richest
man in the world, he knows his values and
morals make him appear to be rich in a vast
number of areas.
In his new book, Beating the Odds:
Eddie Brown’s Investing and Life Strategies,
Brown describes his trials and tribulations on
the road to success. Despite growing up in
the Jim Crow era in the deep south, Brown
never saw his race as a hindrance. From an
early age, Brown knew he wanted to be an
entrepreneur after seeing men wear suits and
working for themselves.“I knew at an early age, around 10 or 11,
that I wanted to be independent and my own
boss,” Brown said. “What stuck out to me was
doing whatever was necessary so that I could
be successful and be successful in running my
own business.”
Brown attributes his success to his
upbringing in Apopka, Fla., a close-knit
family and experiences at the renowned
Howard University. After moving to
Allentown, Pa., with his mother, Brown’s 10th grade English teacher encouraged him to apply
to the historically Black university.
“Howard is the only school I submitted an application to,” Brown said. “It never occurred
to me to apply to other schools as a back up plan, just in case I get rejected. But fortunately for
me, Howard accepted me.”
In Beating the Odds, which was co-written with Blair S. Walker, Brown says the book is
not a Black story, but a business story.
“I did not want this book to be put in the black African-American literature section becausethis story is for people who are simply interested in a good story and business. This book deals
with a young man who went from very little to something. It gives lessons for entrepreneurs,
and inspires younger people to keep their head up and know that anything is possible.”
“Beating the Odds” is available in book stores now.
(Photo by Bill Tabron)
Eddie Brown, owner of Baltimore-based
Brown Capital Management, speaks at
a lecture series detailing his new book,Beating the Odds: Eddie Brown’s Investing
and Life Strategies.
Eddie Brown’s ‘Beating the Odds’ — ‘Not
a Black Story, but a Business Story’
By Stephen D. Riley AFRO Staf Writer
Beautiful, bold and bonded together, Toni Hall and
Natalie Prather never stray from their ambitious goals. Thepair of 20-somethings have been playing off each other’sideas since their days of s trutting the halls together atMagruder High School in Gaithersburg, Md. Ironically, it
was there that the design for their latest endeavor was drawnout. But it took a pair of separate post-graduate journeysbefore they were joined back at the hip with Size 12, a shoeand accessory retailer that specializes in women’s shoesfrom sizes 10 to 14 in Gaithersburg’s Lakeforest Mall.
For Hall, a size 12 in shoes since high school, shoppingfor designer shoewear was everything but easy for the5-foot-11 interior design major. The absence of affordablebut still attering footwear forced the purchase of a $230pair of senior prom shoes that still prompts her to shakeher head to this day. Rather than continuing to investin just shoes, Hall decided to invest her money into theshoe business, leaving the connes of her interior designcompany to open the rst Size 12 in the summer of 2010 ina separate location. Slow trafc and leasing issues propelleda move to Lakeforest Mall where Hall would then share herstore with another retailer. But after about a month of slowbusiness, Hall had reached her limit. “I was about to giveup,” she admits.
With her nerves frying and patience thinning, a familiarand friendly voice pumped some new life into her systemand gave her budding business one last push. “She wasn’talways my partner in business but she was always there,”Hall says about Prather. “She [Prather used to say, ‘Don’tworry about it; we’ll gure something out’ and we did.”
What the 14-year friends gured out together was that Hall should relocate from the bottomoor of the mall to the top, then hire Prather, a stout musician and motivator, as an ofcial businesspartner to lighten some of Hall’s workload. Since the relocation to their own store in January andrefocusing on the wants of their clientele, Size 12 has been growing into its own. “Now, we’rereally starting to branch out and have something for everybody,” Hall says. “You can keep doing ityour way or adapt to change, like [rapper] Jay-Z says. You got to give the people what they want.”
Despite a frustrating recession, going into business for themselves was both a risk and a wantthe two friends and nance partners had to take. “I can’t even imagine being afraid of that,” saysPrather about the fear of entrepreneurship. “Honestly, I’m afraid of sitting a t someone’s deskforever.
The freedom of being an entrepreneur is incredible.” Behind their new business tag team, Size12 is own the rise. The company was recently awarded $10,000 by rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combsas part of a contest promoted by 100 Urban Entrepreneurs, a nonprot organization which supportsyoung business owners.
Since their award, media coverage and a spike in business has followed. From CNN to a slewof newspapers and online sites, people just can’t stop talking about Size 12. “People just got to getwith it,” Hall says.
The young and edgy duo like to liken their tandem to some of America’s other trendy tag teams.
The LeBron James and Dwyane Wade of the shoe game or the Lil’ Wayne and Drake of the fashionindustry, Hall and Prather have several designs on what this partnership can do for them and itdoesn’t just stop at shoes. “Bigger and better, we’re going to the top,” Prather says. “Individuallywe’re strong. I know who I am, I know what I bring to the table and it’s the same with her (Hall).So when we come together...Wow!”
For more on Size 12 visit mysize12.com
Sole Sisters: Lifelong Friends Go anExtra Inch with Sizzling New Shoe Store
(Courtesy Photo)
Lifelong friends Natalie Prather (left)
and Toni Hall (right) celebrate thesuccess of their new store, Size 12,a shoe and accessory retailer that
specializes in women’s shoes fromsizes 10 to 14.
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By Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
Just about anyone over
age 20 has heard their
parents or elders call baseball
“America’s pastime.” And
if you dig back into history,
you may agree with them.
Baseball has always been
a popular sport that has no
game clock, and many hours
expire by either playing or
watching it.
But, in the Black
community of the
Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area, you won’t
nd most folks passing time
at the baseball park. Instead,
there’s a far greater chance of
getting caught in a Suitland
Parkway trafc jam as crowds
head for the gates of the Barry
Farms community on a daily
basis. That’s where self-
respect, camaraderie, talent
and entertainment combine
to form one traditional and
everlasting chain of events:
the George Goodman
Basketball League.
Sunday through Friday,
hundreds of folks spend
their summer afternoons
surrounding the Barry Farms
basketball court located at
Firth Sterling Avenue in
Southeast D.C.
On random nights, where
NBA stars such as D.C. native
Kevin Durant may suit up to
play, the court becomes so
packed that you have to bring
your own lawn chair just to
ensure you have a place to sit.
And although Barry Farms
has been stereotyped as a
“bad neighborhood” in the
past, anyone who attends the
Goodman League games on
a regular basis will tell you
that no nonsense is tolerated.
There’s no ghting, robbing
or killing taking place down
at “the gates.” The only action
you’ll nd there is good
hoops and good conversation.
“It’s home for me,” said
Dion Johnson, a 32-year-old
former resident of Southeast
D.C. “They say we can’t have
nothing on our end of town…
that we can’t act civilized. But
the best thing that happens in
this city every summer is the
Goodman games and it’s still
underground.”
Johnson, who’s been
regularly attending the
Goodman League games for
nine consecutive years, is
just one of many who head
directly from work to “the
gates” every day to guarantee
a good view of the court. Of
course, he changes out of his
work clothes before he steps
near the court.
“I keep a change of
clothes,” Johnson joked.
“Miles ain’t ‘frying’ me.”
The man Johnson
speaks of is Miles Rawls,
commissioner of the
Goodman League. And
trouble rarely arises at the
games because of the respect
players and attendees have for
him.
“Miles is the man,”
said Khalid Naji-Allah, a
local photographer who has
snapped photos at Goodman
games over the years.
The
GoodmanLeagueGames, D.C’s‘UndergroundPastime’
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By Stephen D. Riley andPerry Green
AFRO Sports Writers
Sequels usually aren’t asgood as the original, but the2011 NBA Finals should bean exception. The Miami Heatand the Dallas Mavericks willface off in a championshipseries for the second timesince 2006, and this timearound there’s a lot more starpower on both rosters.
Heat star guard Dwyane
Wade, with center ShaquilleO’Neal as his teammate,outperformed Mavs starforward Dirk Nowitzki to winthe 2006 championship, butnow Wade has 2-time MVPLeBron James and All-StarChris Bosh as running mates.
Dallas has also upgraded its 2006 roster by adding future Hall of Fame guard Jason Kidd andveteran center Tyson Chandler, along with several strong role players. So, which team is betterequipped to win Miami vs. Dallas, Part II? AFRO sports writers Perry Green and Stephen D. Rileyargue it out:
Green: Let me start by saying I’m no Dallas Mavericks fan. There’s just something about ownerMark Cuban that rubs me the wrong way, so when the Mavs advanced to face the Miami Heat inthe NBA Final, I instantly became a Heat fan and will be one for the remainder of the series. But asmuch as I dislike Cuban, I must remain a realist: the man has pieced together one hell of a team thatdeserves to be the favorite to win the title. All odds favor Dallas to beat Miami in every facet of thegame, from scoring to rebounding to defending. This team offers so much quality, veteran talent,
with two Hall of Famers in the starting lineup and several great shooters coming off the bench. It’salmost not fair how much more complete a team Dallas is compared to Miami, and that’s why theMavericks will win in six games.
Riley: What’s not fair is what Miami will end up doing to the Dallas Mavericks for the second timein half a decade. The Heat made it this far in the postseason for two reasons: LeBron James andDywane Wade. When you have two MVP-caliber players like that, plus a legitimate all-star in ChrisBosh contributing, what else do you need? This Miami roster has been playing the best lock-downdefense we’ve seen this postseason. Defense wins championships and that’s how Miami will earntheir second title in six years.
Green: No doubt, Miami has played terric defense. But I don’t think they’ve been tested for
what they will face in this series. Nowitski has put on a postseason performance we haven’t seenthe likes of since Michael Jordan in his prime. When I say the man hardly ever misses, I’m beingliteral. Put a hand in his face, it doesn’t matter; it’s still going in. You can’t even try to beat him updefensively because you’ll only send him to the foul line where he’ll make 90 percent of his shots.Nowitzki simply can’t be stopped, but you don’t have to take my word for it. Just ask the defendingchampion Los Angeles Lakers, who were swept by Dirk and the Mavericks in the second round.
Riley: Props to Dallas for sweeping the Lakers, but you don’t get anything extra for sweeping the
defending champs. That’s a nice feat, but so what? The Lakers self-destructed and that’s why theywere eliminated. Overall, Miami has been the more impressive team throughout the playoff. Yousay Dallas has a complete team, but so did the Bulls. Chicago nished with the NBA’s best record
and was supposed to have the best reserve players with the most well balanced team offensivelyand defensively. But we saw what Miami did to the Bulls. LeBron put the clamps on MVP DerrickRose and ended Chicago’s hopes of a premature championship appearance. Now he’ll do the sameto Dirk.
Green: LeBron did a great job defending Rose, but there is a difference between guarding a 6-foot-3-inch guard and guarding the greatest 7-foot shooter in the history of the NBA. But if Dirk isoff, Dallas still can lean on veterans Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Peja Stojakovic and Shawn Marion,who’ve all played very well this postseason. It’s just too much to compete against.
Riley: I don’t care how many good players Dallas has on its roster. This is a superstar’s associationand right now, Miami has the advantage in that category with LeBron and Wade. The only duo tocounter that is Shaq/Kobe or Pippen/Jordan and since none of those four are playing, I’m goingwith the Heat.
“That man knows so many
important people, it’s crazy.”You tend to gain that kind
of respect and admiration
once you’ve spent morethan 30 years involved with
the best summer basketball
league in the city, and nearly15 years as its commissioner.
Yet, those who know
Miles the best would say it’shis down-to-earth personality
and ability to joke aroundwith folks that makes him so
respectable.
“He’s real and a lot of people just aren’t real,”
said Dedrick Love, who has
worked closely with Rawlsover the past ve years. “It’s
like he uses humor to touch
people…. He’ll get to ‘joning’on you and the next thing you
know, you love the guy.”Some would think he
uses his comedic charm to
draw some of the super talentthat comes down to play on
any given day. But Miles
insists otherwise. “I don’t
call stars up and ask themto come down, they come
down on their own,” Rawlssaid. “Gilbert Arenas, Caron
Butler, Shaquille O’Neal and
all those guys…I never callthem, they call me because
they’ve heard how good theleague was and just want to
be a part of it.”
Miles says the starathletes come out because
they’re actually interested in
entertaining the community.Because of them, folks
hold lifetime memories of
hometown star
Kevin Durant
scoring 60 pointsin a single game
or the And-1 tour
team coming totown.
Milesremembers
when the And-1
tour rst visited
Barry Farms in
2002 and how
special that was
to the league.“To see the
basketball courtspacked the way
they were andhow people were
climbing on the
fence just to geta view, it was
amazing,” Rawls
said. “It almostbrought tears to
my eyes to be
honest with you.”Besides memories
like that, Miles says he’s
motivated to keep theleague running strong by
remembering those whocame before him that made
it possible to have a positive
community event to attend.“I’m just picking up the torch
and keeping the tradition
going,” Rawls said.“Guys before me like
Ervin Brady, Carlton Reed
and Morty Hammonds…them guys started the league
back in the ‘70s when I wasa teenager. They created
something special and I just
want to keep it alive.”
The Goodman League
will start this summer on
June 18. The league has been
sanctioned by the NCAA
for the rst time in years,
so college student athlete
can now participate with
permission from their head
coach.
Historical note: The
Goodman League was
originally titled the Barry
Farms Community Basketball
League. It was renamed
during the mid 1980s in
honor of George Goodman,
a lifetime resident and
community leader.
(Photos courtesy/Dedrick Love)
George Goodman League Commissioner
Miles Rawls sits near courtside whilehosting the crowd during summer
aternoon game.
Continued from B4
The Goodman League Games, D.C’s‘Underground Pastime’
By Stephen D. Riley AFRO Staf Writer
Somewhere, in some lavish living room
decked out with MVP trophies, a few title
rings and a pair of $200 sneakers by his side,Michael Jordan is laughing and shaking his
head. “What else do they want from me?”
he’s probably thinking, slow roasting over
the latest stone thrown at his throne. If it’snot Harold Miner then it’s Jerry Stackhouse
or Vince Carter. If it’s not Grant Hill then it’s
Penny Hardaway or Tracy McGrady. And
most of today’s one-track-minded media isstill trying to force-feed Kobe Bryant and
LeBron James into our memory banks, as if
we forgot or something.
For those that didn’t forget those
incredible shots, those memorablecommercials, those undisputable titles and
those mockable Marv Albert rants, we all
know better: There will never be another
Michael Jordan. Amazingly, it’s strange how
a guy like me, a simple college graduateand possessor of cable TV, can just write
off Scottie Pippen’s latest endorsement of
James over Jordan as raging rhetoric. Pippen,
a Hall-of-Famer and possessor of six NBA
championships, struck a nerve when heappeared on ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike
in the Morning” show a day after Miami’s
series-clinching Game Five victory over
Chicago last week and said: “Michael Jordan
is probably the greatest scorer to play thegame. But I may go as far as to say LeBron
James may be the greatest player to ever play
the game because he is so potent offensively
that not only can he score at will, but he
keeps everybody involved.”During his prime, Pippen was lauded for
his unselshness, his signature defense and
his ability to simply do any and everything
on the basketball court, so it’s no surprise
that Pippen can toot James’ horn so loudly.
But, did he forget or something? Was he not
there for Jordan’s fourth year in the league,when he averaged 35 points and three steals
per night? Was Pippen playing with his
eyes closed during ’89, when Jordan was
pumping in 33 points, seven rebounds, sixassists and another three steals a game? I can
only excuse Pippen for ’87…. He was still
in college when Jordan was averaging 37 a
game to go along with three steals and justover a block per night—in only his third year.
But allow me to sidestep the simplied
statistical trap—that’s too easy. It’s child’s
play to just spew a bunch of stats and
averages, but those alone aren’t what madeJordan so great. It was the competitiveness,
the leadership and the transcending of the
game that helped label Jordan as a G.O.A.T.
(greatest of all time.) Where would Gatorade
be without Jordan? Nike? Kobe? LeBron?Heck, the NBA? Where would the game
be today without Jordan’s impact? Nobody
knows, yet, it continues: the fascination to
nd the “next Jordan.”
It’s becoming mythical at this point;
almost like nding gold at the end of a
rainbow or riding on the back of a unicorn.
We should all stop waiting and wishing and
just start watching. After seeing so many
superstars crash and burn in their chase of
No. 23, the best we can hope for at this point
is just branding a guy “the Jordan of his era.”
And even that wouldn’t be enough to make
us forget the best basketball player that ever
lived.
Sports Commentary
Calling Of the Search or the Next Jordan
Faceof: Who Will Win NBA Title,Miami or Dallas?
(AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
Miami Heat basketball players LeBron James (let) andDwyane Wade talk to the media ater a practice session
in Miami, May 29. The Heat started their NBA Finals
aceof with the Dallas Mavericks this week.
By Perry Green and Kevin Wilson
AFRO Sports Writers
Prince George’s County has
produced one famous heavyweight
champion in Riddick Bowe.
Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell of
Brandywine, Md., is now on the verge
of becoming the second heavyweight
titleholder.
Featured in Ring Magazine,
ESPN Magazine and on the “Glenn
Harris Sports Talk Show,” Mitchell is
progressively becoming one of the best
boxers in the sport, and he’s only been
boxing professionally for less than veyears.
“Seth is the best young heavyweight
in the U.S. today,” said boxing legend
Oscar De La Hoya, who signed
Mitchell to Golden Boy Boxing
Promotions following Mitchell’s second
pro ght ever. “I have no doubt that he
will be a World Champion.”
Before boxing, Seth had pro-
basketball aspirations as a youth,
but eventually focused on playing
football. He became an All-American
linebacker at Gwynn Park High School,
recording 120 tackles, nine sacks and
six interceptions in 2000 as a senior.
He went on to study at Michigan State
University, and played two and a half years for the Spartans football team before a knee injuryhalted his collegiate career. He graduated in 2005 with a criminal justice degree, and worked as
a crisis intervention teacher for Prince George’s County public schools. But at 6-foot-2-inches,
240-pounds, Mitchell was still motivated to showcase his athletic skills. But what inspired Seth
to go from the football eld to the boxing ring? Mitchell said he rst took interest in boxing
when he saw Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski, a former Notre Dame All-American
who played against Mitchell at Michigan State, make his pro boxing debut at Madison Square
Garden in 2006. Zbikowski suspended his boxing career when he was drafted into the NFL in
2008, but Mitchell had seen enough to know there was a prime opportunity for him to have
success in boxing, too. Since then, he has compiled an unblemished pro record of 22 wins,
0 losses and 1 draw. His latest win came in a rst round knockout against Nicaraguan boxer
Evans Quinn on May 13. The ght was aired nationally on Showtime.
“I believe I have an exciting style in order to become the next champion,” said Mitchell,
who trains with the Dream Team Boxing Club located in Clinton, Md.
Mitchell will give all of his hometown supporters an opportunity to see him box live in his
homecoming debut set for August at Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md.
Seth Mitchell Aims to Bring Heavy-
weight Boxing Title to Maryland
(Courtesy of Team Mitchell/Golden Boy Promotions)
Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell
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2005CA002912L RPCalendar #18Magistrate Jude BeshouriVickie Jeffries11805 Brookville LandingCourtMitchellville MD 20721PLAINTIFFv.The Estate of Esther MayWire Serve Estha Wire Wal-per, ExecturixPO Box 1086Pinehusrt NC 28370andThe Estate of Esther MayWireSe rve : Ma rvin M. Wire .ExecutorAddress UnknownThe Estate of CharlesEdwin Wire,S e r v e: R a y m on d W i r eExecutor3911 Bradley LaneChevy Chase MD 20815andJean Wire Murphy, heir3069 Universty Terrace, NW
Washington DC 20016andJoan Myrl Wire Wood, Heir,Miami FLandPreston W. Wire Jr.,heir,4925 Loughboro Road, NWWashington DC 20016andEstha WireWalper, heir,PO Box 1086Pinehurst NC 28370andMarvinM. Wire, heir,Address UnknownandC. Raymond Wire,Heir,3911 Bradley LaneChevy Chase, MD 20815andDistrict of ColumbiaServe: Attorney General oftheDistrict of ColumbiaAttn: Darlene Fields441 4th Street NWWashington DC 20001AndAll Unknown owners of theproperty described below,
their heirs, devisees, per-sonal representatives, andexecutors, administratorsgrantees, assigns or succes-sors in right, title, interest inhaving or claiming any inter-est in the leasehold or feesimple in the property andpremises in the District ofColumbia described as:Square4065LOT0801:WithcrossstreetsatNealStreettothe north, West Virginia Ave-nue to the west, MontelloAvenue to the east, andMorseStreettothe southandadjacent to and abutting theeast side of 1167 Neal Streetin NE, Washington, DC.Defendants.
FOURTH AMENDEDORDER OF
PUBLICATIONIn accordance with D.C. Of-ficial Code §47-1375 (2001ED.), th e o b je ct o f th isproceeding is to secure theforeclosure of the right of re-demptionin thefollowingrealproperty located in the Dis-trict of Columbia, and sold bythe Mayor of the District ofColumbia to the Plaintiff inthis action, described asSQUARE 4065, LOT 0801and assessed to the THEESTATE OF ESTHER MAYWIRE, THE ESTATE OFCHARLES EDWIN WIREand/or their known and un-
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known heirs, which propertybetween Morse Street tot hesouth, West Virginia Avenueto the west, Montello Avenuetotheeast,andNealStreettothe north in NE, adjacent toand abutting the east side of1167 Neal Street. the Com-plaint states, among otherthings, that the amounts re-quired for redemption havenot been paid.P u r s ua n t t o t h e C h i e fJudge´s Administration Or-der Number 02-11, it is this11th day of May, 2011.,.ORDERED by the SuperiorCourtoftheDistrictofColum-bia, that notice be given bythe insertion of a copy of thisorder in The Afro-AmericanNewspaper, once a week forthree (3) successive weeks,n o t i f y i ng a l l p e r s o nsinterestedin therealpropertydescribedaboveto appearinthis Court on or before 27thdayofJuly2011,andredeem
the Real Property by pay-mentof $56,650.00,togetherwithinterestfromthedatetheReal Property tax certificatewas purchased; court costs,reasonable attorney’s fees,expenses incurred in thepublication and service ofprocess reasonable fees fortitlesearch;all otheramountspaid by Plaintiff in accor-dance with the provisions ofD.C. Code §§47-1361 and47-1377 (2001 ed.) and alloutstanding municipal lienamounts due and owing onthe aforementioned RealProperty, or answer the com-plaint or, thereafter, a final judgment will be enteredforeclosing the right of re-demption in the Real Prop-e rty a n d ve stin g in th eplaintiff a title in fee simple.J.E. BeshouriMagistrate Judge(Signed in chambers)A TRUE TEST COPY:
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Superior Court of
the District ofDistrict of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2011ADM477
Dalbert WilliamsDecedentDarrel S. Parker Esq1822 11th Street NWWashington DC 20001Attorney
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
Darrel S. Parker, whose ad-dressis 182211thStreetNW,Washington DC 20001 wasappointed personal repre-sentativeofthe estateof Dal-bert Williams, who died onJuly 13, 2010 without a will,and will serve without Courtsupervision. All unknownh e i r s a n d h e i r s w h o s ewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStre e t, N.W., 3 rd F lo o rWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before December 3, 2011.Claims against the decedentshall be presented to theundersigned with a copy tothe Register of Wills or filedwiththeRegisterofWills withacopyto theundersigned,onor before December 3, 2011,orbeforeverbarred.Personsb e lie ve d to b e h e irs o rlegateesof thedecedentwhodo not receive a copy of thisnotice by mail within 25 daysof its first publication shall soinform the Register of Wills,including name, addressandrelationship.Date of Publication:June 3, 2011Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
Darrel S. ParkerPersonal
Representative202-234-1722/23
TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
6/3, 6/10, 6/17
SUPERIORCOURT OF
THE DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIAPROBATEDIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2011ADM471
Estate ofIDAMAYEBOARDLEYDeceased
NOTICE OFSTANDARDPROBATE
Notice is hereby giventhat a petition has beenfiled in this Court byBar-bara Talley for standardprobate, including theappointment of one ormore personal repre-sentative.Unlessa com-plaint or an objection inaccordance with Super-ior Court Probate Di-visionRule 407is filedin
this Court within30 daysfromthedateoffirst pub-licationof thisnotice, theCourt may take the ac-tionhereinafter setforth.0 Admitto probatethewilldated January 12, 2010exhibited with the peti-tion upon proof satisfac-tory to the Court of dueexecution by affidavit ofwitnesses0 order any interestedperson to show causewhytheprovisionsof thelost or destroyed willdated January 12, 2010should not be admittedto probate as expressedin the petition.0 in the absence of a willor proof satisfactory tothe Court of due execu-tio n , e n te r a n o rd e rdetermining that the de-cedent died intestate.(other) appoint BarbaraTalleyaspersonal repre-sentative
CHANGE OF NAMEMichael Lamonte Blytherhaving filed a complaint for
judgment changing hisnameto Abdulshahed Hafez Al-Muhaemen and having ap-pliedtothe court foran Orderof Publication of the noticere qu i red b y l a w i n s u c hcases; it is by the Court this9th day of May 2011, herebyORDERED, that all personsconcerned show cause, ifanytherebe,onor beforethe13th day of June 2011, whythe prayers of said complaintshould not be granted; pro-videdthat acopyof thisorderbepublishedoncea weekforthree consecutive weeks be-fore said day in the Afro-American newspaper.0 thatpursuanttoSCR 205(b)notice be sent to the DCChief of Police and to the DCDepartment of Correctionsby registered or certified mailand that proof of service ofmailing be made in the man-ner provided in SCR ProbateRule 19(b).
JOHN R. HESSJUDGE
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Superior Court of
the District ofDistrict of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2011ADM459
Elmer Milton Delilly IIIDecedentRobert M. McCarthyEsq.4405 East West Hwy,#201Bethesda, MD 20814Attorney
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
Willie Gross, whose addressis 2308 Ashbrook Place,Suitland, MD 20746 was ap-pointedpersonal representa-tiveofthe estateof ElmerMil-ton Delilly III, who died onJanuary 28, 2011 without awill, and will serve withoutCourt supervision. All un-knownheirsand heirs whose
whereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStre e t, N.W., 3 rd F lo o rWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before November 27,2011. Claims against the de-cedent shall be presented tothe undersigned with a copytotheRegisterofWillsorfiledwiththeRegisterofWillswithacopytothe undersigned,onor before November 27,2011, or be forever barred.Persons believed to be heirsor legatees of the decedentwho do not receive a copy ofthis notice by mail within 25days of its first publicationshall so inform the Registerof Wills, including name, ad-dress and relationship.Date of Publication:May 27, 2011Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
Willie GrossPersonal
Representative
301-395-7439TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
5/27, 6/3, 6/10
Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2011ADM464
PAUL BLAIRDecedentAttorney
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
Paul L. Blair Jr, whose ad-dressis 1311FloridaAveNWWashington DC 20009 wasappointed personal repre-sentativeoftheestateofPaulBlair, who died on March 18,2011witha will,andwillservewithoutCourt supervision.Allunknown heirs and heirswhose whereabouts are un-
kn o wn sh a ll e n ter th e irappearance in this proceed-in g . Ob je ction s to su chappointment (or to the pro-bate of decedent´s will) shallbe filed with the Register ofWills, D.C., 515 5th Street,N.W., 3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or beforeNovember 27, 2011. Claimsagainstthedecedentshallbepresented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filed withthe Register of Wills with acopy to the undersigned, onor before November 27,2011, or be forever barred.Persons believed to be heirsor legatees of the decedentwho do not receive a copy ofthis notice by mail within 25days of its first publicationshall so inform the Registerof Wills, including name, ad-dress and relationship.Date of Publication:May 27, 2011Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
Paul L. Blair Jr.Personal
RepresentativeTRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
5/27, 6/3, 6/10
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Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2011ADM416
Jessie B. ThomasDecedentAttorney
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
Johnnie B. Cadlett, whoseaddressis 4 LaurelTrail,Ber-lin, MD 21811 was appointedpersonal representative oft h e e s t a t e o f J e s s i e B .Thomas, who died on March16, 2011 with a will, and willserve without Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirs andheirs whose whereaboutsare unknown shall enter theirappearance in this proceed-i n g . Ob j e c t i o n s t o su c happointment (or to the pro-bate of decedent́ s will) shall
be filed with the Register ofWills, D.C., 515 5th Street,N.W., 3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or beforeNovember 27, 2011. Claimsagainstthedecedentshall bep r e se n t e d t o t h e u n d e r -signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filed withthe Register of Wills with acopy to the undersigned, ono r b e f or e No v e m b e r 2 7 ,2011, or be forever barred.Persons believed to be heirsor legatees of the decedentwho do not receive a copy ofthis notice by mail within 25days of its first publicationshall so inform the Registerof Wills, including name, ad-dress and relationship.Date of Publication:May 27, 2011Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter
Johnnie B. CadlettPersonal
Representative410-641-6184
TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
5/27, 6/3, 6/10
Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2011ADM441
OTTO UNGARDecedent
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRSGenevieve O. Ungar, whoseaddress is PO Box 57381,Washington DC 20037 wasappointed personal repre-sentativeofthe estateof OttoUngar, who died on January1, 2011 with a will, and willserve without Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirs andheirs whose whereaboutsare unknown shall enter theirappearance in this proceed-in g . Ob je ction s to su chappointment (or to the pro-bate of decedent´s will) shallbe filed with the Register ofWills, D.C., 515 5th Street,N.W., 3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or beforeNovember 27, 2011. Claimsagainstthedecedentshallbepresented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filed withthe Register of Wills with acopy to the undersigned, onor before November 27,2011, or be forever barred.Persons believed to be heirsor legatees of the decedentwho do not receive a copy ofthis notice by mail within 25
days of its first publicationshall so inform the Registerof Wills, including name, ad-dress and relationship.Date of Publication:May 27, 2011Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
Genevieve O. UngarPersonal
Representative202-251-1488
TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
5/27, 6/3, 6/10
Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2011ADM386
ROY A. BLAKEDecedent
Thomas H. QueenEsq.530 Eighth Street SEWashington DC 20003Attorney
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
Beryl Blake, whose addressis 4804 Illinois Avenue NW,Washington DC 20011 wasappointed personal repre-
sentativeofthe estateof RoyA . B l a k e , w h o d i e d o nNovember7,2005witha will,and will serve without Courtsupervision. All unknownh e i r s a n d h e i r s w h o s ewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tionstosuchappointment(orto the probate of decedent´swill) shall be filed with theRegister of Wills, D.C., 5155th Street, N.W., 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before November 27,2011. Claims against the de-cedent shall be presented tothe undersigned with a copytotheRegisterofWillsorfiledwiththeRegisterofWills withacopyto theundersigned,onor before November 27,2011, or be forever barred.Persons believed to be heirsor legatees of the decedentwho do not receive a copy ofthis notice by mail within 25days of its first publicationshall so inform the Registerof Wills, including name, ad-dress and relationship.Date of Publication:May 27, 2011
Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
Beryl BlakePersonal
Representative202-882-9518
TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
5/27, 6/3, 6/10
Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2011ADM451
Janice Marie AutryDecedentCharles E. Walton Esq10905 Fort WashingtonSuite 201Fort Washington MD20744Attorney
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
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NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
Chinwe M. Aldridge, whoseaddress is 13229 L’enfantDrive FT., Washington MD20744 was appointed per-sonal representative of theestate of Janice Marie Autry,who died on January 23,2011 without a will, and willserve without Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirs andheirs whose whereaboutsareunknownshall enter theirappearance in this proceed-
in g . Ob je ction s to su chappointment shall be filedwith the Register of Wills,D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W.,3rd Floor Washington, D.C.20001, on or before Novem-ber 27, 2011. Claims againstthe decedent shall be pre-sented to the undersignedwith a copy to the Register ofWillsorfiledwiththe Registerof Wills with a copy to theundersigned, on or beforeNovember 27, 2011, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,includingname, addressandrelationship.Date of Publication:May 27, 2011Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
Chinwe M. AldridgePersonal
Representative301-292-8357
TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
5/27, 6/3, 6/10
Superior Court ofthe District of
ColumbiaCivil Division
CaseNo.0003665-11
IN RE:TrimaineHasonLamaleBlackmonApplicant
ORDER OFPUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAMET rimain e Ha so n L a ma leBlackmonhavingfiled acom-plaint for judgment changingT rimain e Ha so n L a ma leBlackmon name to AlexisTramain Blackmon and hav-ing applied to the court for anOrder of Publication of thenoticerequiredby lawinsuchcases; it is by the Court this10 day of May 2011 hereby.ORDERED, that all personsconcerned show cause, if
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Superior Court ofthe District of
ColumbiaCivil Division
Case No. 0003693-11IN RE:ADOLPH JOSEPHHUTTERApplicant
ORDER OFPUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAMEAdolphJoseph Hutterhavingfiledacomplaintforjudgmentchanging Adolph JosephHutternameto JosephDolphHutter and having applied tothecourtfor anOrderof Pub-lication of the notice requiredby law in such cases; it is bytheCourtthis11thdayofMay2011 hereby.ORDERED, that all personsconcerned show cause, ifanytherebe,onor beforethe18th day of June 2011, whythe prayers of said complaintshould not be granted; pro-videdthatacopyof thisorderbepublishedoncea weekforthree consecutive weeks be-fore said day in the Afro-American newspaper.0 that pursuant to SCR-205(b) notice be sent to theapplicants’s creditors by reg-istered or certified mail andthat proof of service of mail-ing be made in the mannerprovidedinSCR Probaterule14(b).
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Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2011ADM407
WILLIAM LAWSONPARKERSON, JR.DecedentMichelle Lanchester,Attorney at Law601 Pennsylvania AveNW Suite 900South BuildingWashington DC 20004Attorney
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,NOTICE TO
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UNKNOWN HEIRSMi ch e l l e D. P a rke rso n ,whose address is 2132 32ndPlace, SE Washington DC20020 was, appointed per-sonal representative of theestate of William LawsonParkerson, Jr. who died onSeptember 4, 2002 without awill, and will serve withoutCourt supervision. All un-known heirsand heirs whosewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStre e t, N.W., 3 rd F l o o rWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before November 20,2011. Claims against the de-cedent shall be presented tothe undersigned with a copytotheRegisterof WillsorfiledwiththeRegisterof Willswithacopytothe undersigned,onor before November 20,2011, or be forever barred.Persons believed to be heirsor legatees of the decedentwho do not receive a copy ofthis notice by mail within 25days of its first publicationshall so inform the Registerof Wills, including name, ad-dress and relationship.Date of Publication:May 20, 2011Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
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Administration No.2011ADM180
EdytheFergusonDecedent
Thomas L Campbell,Esq3807 Minnesota AveNEWashington DC 20019Attorney
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
A n g e l a Wa l ke r Su ttl e s,whose address is 4820 DixStreet, NE Washington DC20019 was appointed per-sonal representative of theestate of Edythe Ferguson,who died on February 8,2011witha will,andwill servewithoutCourt supervision.Allunknown heirs and heirswhose whereabouts are un-kn o wn sh a ll e n ter th e irappearance in this proceed-ing. Objections to suchappointment (or to the pro-bate of decedent´s will) shallbe filed with the Register ofWills, D.C., 515 5th Street,N.W., 3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or beforeNovember 20, 2011. Claimsagainstthe decedentshallbepresented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filed withthe Register of Wills with acopy to the undersigned, onor before November 20,2011, or be forever barred.Persons believed to be heirsor legatees of the decedentwho do not receive a copy ofthis notice by mail within 25days of its first publicationshall so inform the Registerof Wills, including name, ad-dress and relationship.Date of Publication:May 20, 2011Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter
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Two Obama Administration Ocials toAddress HU Ministers’ Conference
The temperatures soared
to 67 degrees in the Districton that March afternoon
in 1942. At St. Augustine
on V Street in Northwest
Washington, 28-year-old
Thomas Irving was
about to wed the love
of his life, 20-year-
old Doris. He doesn’t
remember how old he
is. “You do the math,”
he says, but he can
quickly recall the day
he wed Doris. Now
69 years later, they are
renewing their vows at
the annual Jubilarian
Mass, celebrated by
Cardinal Donald Wuerl,archbishop of Washington.
Thomas was working
for the government as a
bureau engraver when
he married Doris. Later
that year, he joined the U.S.
Army as a rst lieutenant
and served in World II. He
came out as a captain, and
returned to the reserves.
He eventually retired as a
lieutenant colonel. In 1970,
Thomas Irving retired as the
rst African-American plate
printer for the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, herecalls proudly. Doris worked
for the National Labor
Relations Board, “for a long,
long time; well before there
were computers.”
The lifelong District
residents have twin
daughters, seven
grandchildren and 18 great-
grandchildren. The Irvings
were born and raised in the
parish of St. Augustine, as
were their children, who
were baptized, raised andmarried there, as well. Now,
97-year-old Thomas and
89-year-old Doris attend St.
Francis Xavier because
it is closer to their
Southeast Washington
home.
The Irvings are
among the 829 couples
that have registered for
the Jubilarian Mass to
recognize their long
marriages. The couples
have been married for
25 to 73 years, with
387 couples married for
50 or more years Thetotal number of years
married is 36,722.
Nearly 600 couples
from the parishes
across the archdiocese will
be attending the Mass.
In addition to renewing
their vows and receiving
a special blessing during
Mass, all couples will receive
personalized certicates
commemorating their special
anniversary following Mass.
The mass tak es place June 5
a t 2 p.m.,
a t the Basilica o f the Na tional Shrine
o f the Immacula te Concep tion, 400
Michigan A ve., N.E., D.C. Rene wal o f
vo ws follo ws the homil y.
Saying ‘I Do’ All Over AgainNearly 830 couples honored for their long marriages
To kick off the 92nd church
anniversary of Takoma Park
Baptist Church, the talented
musicians of the newly formed
Ben Holt Memorial Branch
of the National Association
of Negro Musicians will be
presented in concert June 10,
7 p.m., at the church located at
635 Aspen St., N.W.
Themed "An Evening at
Carnegie Hall," the concert
will feature musical performances of the highest caliber by the talented branch members.
Featured performers include soprano Lisa Edwards-Burrs, concert organist Mickey Thomas
Terry, tenor Kelvin L. Page, pianist Raymond Jackson, soprano Marquita Lister with clarinetist
Marc Schlosberg and concert violinist Jonathan Jones, among others. The music of Bach,
Schubert, Handel and spirituals will be performed. Terri Allen of the Coalition for AfricanAmericans in the Performing Arts will serve as the mistress of ceremonies.
The concert is free, but an offering will be taken to benet the ministries of the church. Formore information, please call 202-723-4700.
Concert Celebrates 92nd Anniversary of
Takoma Park BaptistCourtesy Photo
Concert violinist
Jonathan Jones isamong the performers
at the upcoming event,“An Evening at Carnegie
Hall,” sponsored by the
National Association of Negro Musicians’ Ben
Holt Memorial Branch.
Church Brief
June 4
The Education Support Committee of the First A.M.E. Church of Alexandria, Va., is
sponsoring The Art Calvin Scholarship Prayer Breakfast, 8:30 a.m., at the Fort Belvoir
Golf Club, Fort Belvoir,Va. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn, special