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U Street Shooting:
1 Dead, 1 Injured
By Dorothy Rowley
AFRO Staff Writer

Shootings that took place in the District following a funeral

on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and another injured,
could have been gang-related, Police Chief Cathy Lanier told
reporters. Still, the investigation is ongoing and a motive has
not been indentified, said Lanier, who briefed reporters on the
scene at 13th and U streets near Ben’s Chili Bowl restaurant,
where the incident occurred.
Offering some insight into the chain of events, the police
chief said there had been a funeral in the area for 21-year-
old Ashley McRae, who was found shot to death Sept. 18 in
Southeast Washington. The funeral concluded around 1:30 p.m.
and people were gathering for the burial procession.
“As that procession was lining up and about to leave, there
were some kids who we believe were at the funeral and who
Continued on A6 Photo by Rob Roberts

A coalition of more than 350 groups expects to mobilize thousands in a “grassroots” march on Washington, Oct. 2 to
advocate for civil rights and jobs.

Thousands to March for Justice

By AFRO Staff an amalgam of human public education, equality in include hours of speeches,
rights, civic and religious all facets of life and putting poetry readings and musical
The One Nation Working organizations – including Americans back to work. The entertainment – as a
Together Coalition, a the NAACP, National organization’s rally will also grassroots campaign inclusive
collection of over 350 Newspapers Association call for an end to the wars in of all Americans, not just
groups across the nation, is (NNPA) and The Leadership Iraq and Afghanistan. powerful policymakers.
mobilizing a massive march Conference on Civil and During a conference call “We’re all working
Photo by Dorothy Rowley on Washington on Oct. 2 to Human Rights – in efforts to with the media, NAACP together on this common goal
A deceased person’s body remained covered in the fight for civil rights and end draw attention to a breadth President and CEO Benjamin and this truly will be the most
overturned SUV that was struck during a funeral procession joblessness in America. of social issues, namely Todd Jealous touted the diverse march on Washington
early Tuesday at 13th and U streets in Northwest D.C. The rally will unite Americans’ access to quality gathering – which will Continued on A6

Black Farmers Ask Congress to Pay Up

By Dorothy Rowley them with $1.15 billion
AFRO Staff Writer sanctioned in a settlement
after they were routinely
Some 75,000 Black denied loans. But they refuse
farmers have grown weary of to give up.
the battle they’ve waged over National Black Farmers
the past two decades with the Association President John
federal government to provide Boyd drove his tractor to
a Capitol Hill rally last
week and was joined by a
contingent of peers, several
members of the Congressional
Black Caucus and North
Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan.
The group implored Congress
to free up the money before
its October recess.“We want
justice and I’ll drive my
tractor—also named Justice—
around the Capitol every
day as long as I can, to get
what rightfully belongs to the
nation’s Black farmers,” Boyd
told the AFRO.
Hagan said she and two
other senators introduced
stand-alone legislation on
Sept. 23 to ensure funding for
the settlement.
“I have been working
tirelessly to rectify this grave
injustice,” Hagan said. “In
“This discrimination
occurred, it’s been proven,
there’s been a settlement [and]
now we’ve got to make sure it
gets funded and is paid out,”
Hagan said.
George Hildebrandt,
69, who traveled to

D.C. Youth Detention

Hear the AFRO on The Daily
Facilities Crowded
Drum, Wednesday at 7 p.m. By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Special to the AFRO

Despite widely-heralded reforms of Washington, D.C.’s

juvenile justice system, youth advocates recently decried
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the increase in District youths being locked up for low-level

offenses, and alleged the youths were being subjected to
substandard medical care and increased instances of isolation
in the District’s overcrowded, understaffed secure facilities.
At the same time, a District councilmember said too
many youth under DYRS
supervision are on the lam,
raising concerns about “DYRS clearly has
the safety of the general
public and the young people a distorted and
themselves. “I believe that Photo by Rob Roberts
no youth should be on
dysfunctional idea Congressional Black Caucus members such as California Democrat Maxine Waters,
abscondence for more than on how to save speaking, joined Black farmers in calling on the Senate to pass legislation that would
release the money from a discrimination settlement.
72 hours,” said D.C. council
member Tommy Wells, who money.” “We’re at a crossroads and the 1980s and ‘90s, when Washington from his farm in
conducted a hearing last week while many of the farmers Black farmers applied for Leavenworth, Kan., operates
as chairman of the council’s who were initially involved loans, credit and other kinds a 240-acre farm. He said he
Committee on Human Services, which has oversight have died, others have lost of assistance to support their received an emergency loan in
of DYRS. As of Sept. 13, a total of 73 youths were “on the farms and their homes,” farms, they were turned 1984, but that in recent years
abscondence” from DYRS, Wells said. Boyd continued. “The down,” she continued, his property has been flooded
23 The lawmaker also announced plans to investigate the Congressional Black Caucus noting that it was last four times.
circumstances surrounding the deaths of three District youths has done its part. They’ve February that the settlement “All I need is some money
that were killed in separate incidents within the past three passed two bills, [yet] we agreement between the to raise my levee and to stop
months despite being under DYRS supervision. seem to have gotten stuck in federal government and Black all of that,” Hildebrandt said.
Continued on A4 the Senate.” farmers was finally reached. Continued on A6
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AFRO National Briefs

Facebook Founder’s $100 M Gift to N.J. School System
Scrutinized
After pledging to give Newark, N.J., public schools $100
million on a recent “Oprah” appearance, Facebook founder Mark
Zuckerberg, 26, has come under scrutiny by business analysts
Your History • Your Community • Your News Celebrated Music Pioneer Dick Griffey Dies who say the move, which will create the Partnership for Education
The Afro-American Newspapers Venerated music industry titan Dick Griffey died Sept. 24 in in Newark, is a public relations stunt. A new film covering the
Baltimore Office • Corporate Headquarters Los Angeles from complications of quadruple bypass surgery, young entrepreneur’s rise to fame, The Social Network, hits
2519 N. Charles Street according to a press release issued by his family. theaters later this month, but
Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4602 Griffey founded SOLAR Records in the late Zuckerberg is portrayed as a

AP Photo/Facebook, Gary He
410-554-8200 • Fax: 1-877-570-9297 1970s and evolved into one of the leading Black miserly, selfish businessman.
www.afro.com music pioneers of the 20th century. His work was “Publicity surrounding the movie
key in ushering in Black artists with “crossover” reportedly shows him in a harsh
Founded by John Henry Murphy Sr., August 13, 1892 appeal in the music industry. In 1977, Griffey created light. Coming out with a gift like
SOLAR and enjoyed success with award-winning this leads to a natural conclusion
Washington Publisher Emerita - Frances L. Murphy II
acts such as Shalamar, Klymaxx, Lakeside and the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, that he’s trying to deflect any bad
Chairman of the Board/Publisher - John J. Oliver, Jr. Whispers. The label also produced famed artists and center, is joined by Cory A. Booker, PR by generating his own good
Executive Assistant - Takiea Hinton - 410-554-8222 music industry moguls Babyface, L.A. Reid, Jody left, the Mayor of Newark, N.J., and PR,” business analyst Charles King
Receptionist - Wanda Pearson - 410-554-8200 Watley and Howard Hewett. N.J. Governor Chris Christie. told ibtimes.com. “It’s a perfectly
Griffey’s final 10 years were spent in West reasonable conclusion. You don’t
Director of Advertising/Sponsorship Development & Sales Africa, where he was involved in commodities and
Susan Gould - 410-554-8289 make a move like this without guidance. I think that guidance was
international trade. significantly flawed.”
susangould@afro.com
Advertising Manager - Robert Blount - 410-554-8246
Carrie Lucas Griffey, the music industry legend’s widow, Newark’s education statistics are depressing, with more than
Sr. Advertising Account Executive - Annie Russ - 410-554-8235 reflected on her husband’s life in a statement. “We walked these half of students dropping out before graduation and only 20
Advertising Account Executive last steps with him and held him close. But all who knew him percent attending college, according to the New Jersey Department
Marquise Goodwin - 410-554-8274 understood he belonged to the world. He acknowledged failures of Education. The Partnership for Education in Newark, which is a
but rejected defeat. The doors he helped open, he reached back to collaborative effort between Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, Newark
Director of Finance - Jack Leister - 410-554-8242
bring others with him. He loved life and people,” she said. “He did Mayor Cory Booker and state Gov. Chris Christie, will serve the
Archivist - John Gartrell - 410-554-8265 a hard day’s work and expected the same from those around him. roughly 40,000 students enrolled in Newark public schools.
Community & Public Relations Manager We celebrate his ‘going home.’”
Diane W. Hocker - 410-554-8243 Griffey leaves behind his wife; daughters Regina Hughes Man Arrested in Slaying of Teenage College Student
Editorial and Carolyn Griffey; sons Lucas Griffey and Che Scelsa; On Sept. 27, East Orange,
Executive Editor - Talibah Chikwendu grandchildren, Curtis, Devin, Paula, Reggie and Kennedi and N.J., police arrested 25-year-old

Courtesy Photo
E-mail: editor@afro.com adopted son Haile Williams. Nicholas Welch in connection
Managing Editor - Kristin Gray - 410-554-8277 with the shooting death of Jessica
Washington Bureau Chief - Zenitha Prince - 202-332-0080, ext. 119 NAACP Re-Launches Voter Registration Technology Moore, 19, a student at Seton
E-mail: dceditor@afro.com The NAACP recently announced a voter registration campaign Hall University in nearby South
Global Markets that marks the return of the group’s highly-successful “Upload Orange. Moore, a Disputanta,
Director - Benjamin M. Phillips IV - 410-554-8220 2 Uplift” tool. With the technology, users can register to vote Va. native, was attending an off-
bphillips@afro.com online and upload the e-mail addresses of friends who have not campus fraternity party when
Washington Circulation/Distribution Manager yet registered. “The technology is huge because it allows people Welch unleashed a hail of bullets
Edgar Brookins - 202-332-0080, ext. 116 to be activists in their own homes,” Kirk Clay, the organization’s on the crowd.
Baltimore Circulation/Distribution Manager national civic director told the AFRO in a recent interview. According to East Orange
Sammy Graham - 410-554-8266 “This allows a lot of our young folks—especially those young police, the sophomore psychology
Production Department - 410-554-8288 professionals—that have these really large social networking major died a hero. Partygoers
databases to participate in a surefire way.”
Jessica Moore
said Moore was gunned down
Upload 2 Uplift was originally introduced during the 2008 while attempting to help friend
Washington Office election season. More than 23,000 people registered using the tool. Nakeisha Vanterpool, who had been shot in the jaw.
1917 Benning Road, N.E. • Washington, D.C. 20002-4723 The latest version includes a mobile messaging feature to remind Welch allegedly fired gunshots into the crowd of about 50
202-332-0080 Fax: 1-877-570-9297 registered voters to go to the polls on Election Day. people after he was denied entry into the party. “The whole crowd
General Manager The technology will expand on the organization’s current was like a stampede. Girls were being trampled on ... it was pure
Edgar Brookins - ext. 116 practices of phone banking and door-to-door canvassing, leading terror,” a recent Seton Hall graduate told the Star Ledger.
Office Administrator - Mia Hayes-Hawkins - ext. 112 up to its “One Nation Working Together” rally scheduled for During a press conference, Essex County Prosecutor Robert
Customer Service, Home Delivery and Subscriptions: Oct. 2. At the event, NAACP leaders will aggressively motivate Laurino said Welch lives only two homes away from the crime
410-554-8234 attendees to cast their votes in November. scene and had not left there since the Sept. 25 incident. The East
While African-American voter registration improved in 2008 Orange resident’s barrage of bullets wounded five people; but
Customer Service@afro.com
from the 2004 election season, the U.S. Census Bureau found that Moore, who was shot in the head, was the only fatality.
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only 69 percent of Blacks are registered, compared to 75 percent of According to the prosecutor’s office, police are also searching
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 November 1, 2008 - November 7, 2008, The Washington Afro-American A3

Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain NephewA3 October 2, 2010 - October 8, 2010, The Afro-American

Business
By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted fliers bearing his photo-
AFRO Staff Writer

Jennifer Hudson and other

relatives positively identified
connection with the murder of
Hudson’s mother and brother.
The white, 1994 Chevrolet
Suburban with Illinois license
cious vehicle. The man noticed
the vehicle while walking his
dog. According to the Chicago
Top Minority Entrepreneurs Honored graph around the city. On
Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
for the public’s help in finding
Tribune, the boy had been shot Laurie Collins, founder of government
her nephew. In agencies.
her MySpace
multiple times in the back seat technology, communications blog,According
she thanked to Collins,
fans andLC sup-

Painting the City Green of the vehicle. The SUV, regis-

tered to Hudson’s murdered
brother, was towed with the
and multimedia solutions
company LC Systems, has
been selected to receive
Systems
porters foris their
its services
offered
multimedia
also prayers
expanding
to include
a $100,000
anyone who relations.
and
reward to
returned the boy
By Kyle Taylor boy’s body inside and is being the prestigious “Top 100 alive.
“Organizations have to create
Special to the AFRO processed by evidence techni- Since the investigation,
Minority Business Enterprise their own media now,” said
cians and workers. The body Hudson – who gained stardom
If Zandra and Dennis was later removed and taken to Award” out of 5,000 Collins in a press
after appearing on statement.
“American
Chestnut have their way, the Cook County Medical nominations. The regional “Media
Idol,” and then wontechnology,
relations, an
urban communities in Examiner’s office. program acknowledges consulting,
Academy Award marketing
for her– role in
Washington D.C., will be full- Hudson and other family outstanding women and it’s
the all experiencing
movie Dreamgirlsrapid – has
fledged members of “gang members arrived at the Medical minority business owners confluence,
stayed out ofand the LC Systems
public eye.
green.” The couple owns the Examiner’s office mid-after- in Virginia, the District, Courtesy Photo is poised for this trend.” report-
The Chicago Tribune
Center for Green Urbanism, noon to identify the body. Julian King, Jennnifer
Maryland and Pennsylvania. Hudson’s nephew.
Laurie Collins ed that a parade of cars moved
an art-infused business Given the choice between look- slowly
incubator that provides AThe programfor the office
spokesman various
the support
murders but issolutions
being held in The past
Top her100family’s
Minorityhome
ing directly at the body or Monday morning, past the
office space to small to mid- selected entrepreneurs to private corporations,
told the newspaper that Hudson jail for parole violation after Business Enterprise Award
viewing it on a wall-mounted news vans, reporters and curi-
sized companies, houses the who demonstrated governmental entities and ceremony takes ousplace
onlookers.
Tubman-Mahan Art Gallery Courtesy PhotosCourtesy Photo/Center for Green Urbanism
excellence in four key Oct. 21 at the Neighbors
Universitystood
nonprofits. The company
(an environmentally-themed
Jennifer Hudson and her mom,The new
Darnell
(pictured)
center
Donerson
in
features
addition
“She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
who
to
a spacious conference room
a number of other resources for
areas: entrepreneurship, is responsible for building of Maryland’squietlyInn andand
art gallery) and is an energy-
was killed, as well as her brother, Jason.
customer satisfaction, and the first online citywide Conference Center in on the
reflected
efficient green demonstration its tenants. “remained strong
professional andfor her fami-
community being convicted of attempted Adelphi,
violence. Md. For more
model for both homes and
video screen, the family chose portal, dc.gov, in addition to
ly” and was clearly
contributions.
its leader. murder and vehicular hijack- information,
In front of visit top100mbe.
the body of her 7-year-old
businesses. The facility’s
plate X584859
“It’s really was found the
answering on the latter. According
something you pick up to from
the
“She held hands with her fami- ing. WebCook
projects for records
County other D.C.
show
the Hudson’s
nephew Monday, just hours
grand opening celebration is call for
Chicago’s space
Westthat Side we don’t
after being
Tribune,exposed
Hudsontosaid,
us.” “Yes, LC Systems provides com.
home, men in heavy jackets
ly,” the spokesman said. “It that he pleaded guilty to both
after his body
scheduled was found
for Oct. 15. in a have
policeinreceived
our community,”
a 7 a.m. call she that’s him.”
was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also
and hooded sweatshirts came to
“We’re about making said. “We want folk to think kiss the twin white crosses bar-

ACORN Fights Back

moment.” convicted in 1998 for posses-
people environmentally about us when they’re trying ing the names of Donerson and
The boy – the son of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle.
conscious about what they’re to have a small conference Jason.
or a formal or informal
Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison in “Everybody is sick of going
doing in their homes and been missing since Friday, 2006 after serving seven years
meeting.”
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
businesses,” Zandra Chestnut through stuff like this,” Artisha
Currently, the building when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and
said. “There are some simple grandmother, Darnell car hijacking charges.
West, a former resident of the
things thatKing
each one of us can only has three tenants area told the Tribune. “We all
By Alan and Dallas Cowboys
(Groundwork Anacostia
players No wonder Obama’s campaign is Donerson, 57, and his uncle, The boy remained missing
doAFROto lessen
StafftheWriterimpact of our Tony Romo and Terrell Owens, trying to distance him from the
have to stick together. All these
carbon imprint and lower the River, DC Inc., Authentic Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through a long weekend in young children are dying, and
among the names submitted to group, saying, “Barack Obama
We’re Contemporary Art, and in his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers
costPresidential
of us usingcandidate
energy. John election officials. Never Organized with ACORN.”
for what?”
trying to be a demonstration Majestic Landscaping and the 7000 block of South Yale
McCain’s attack on ACORN – Hurd said those
Designs), but Chestnut sees workers, who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run Avenue.
model for those practices.” were doing those things without long and deep. He taught classes
Associated Community
The facility itself is a that number growing because An Amber Alert – a desig-
Organization for Reform Now – of ACORN’s
the knowledgeofortheir
affordability permis- for ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing
testament to that “green”
confirms the success of the
philosophy. Located in the office space.
sion, were fired.For $950 a him for President. children – was issued Friday
organization, the head of the
District’s downtown Ward month, an organization can
“The evidence that has sur- But now ACORN is in trouble. after Julian was discovered
group says.
7, the 3,200-square-foot have its own office space
faced so far shows they faked Reporter: There are at least
missing after the murders.
“This is testimony
facility was environmentally to the work which
forms to willgetbe paidequipped
for workwith they 11 investigations across the Police arrested William
we’ve doneinand
renovated Aprilsuccess
2010. we’ve adidn’t
desk,do, bookshelf
not to stuff and a file
ballot country involving thousands ofBalfour, the missing boy’s step-
had,” Maude
It now boasts energy- Hurd, president of cabinet.
boxes.” Companies
ACORN, she that
said, do
is the potentially fraudulent ACORN father and estranged husband
ACORN, said in
efficient lighting, flooringan interview not mind sharing their space
victim of fraud, not the perpetra- forms. of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
with the AFRO.
and appliances, solar shade can
tor do
of so
it. for $550 a month. Announcer: Massive voter Southside apartment several
window treatments, and
“When this attack started, we Virtual
Hurd saidusers
the are
only welcome
things fraud. And the Obama campaignhours after the murders.
eco-friendly wall-coverings.
had just announced that we had there
bogus asare well.
the Though
charges they
them- paid more than $800,000 to an
Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
Chestnut
registeredsaid the building
1.3 million new vot- is would
selves. not
Andhave their org
factcheck. own ACORN front for get out the vote
told reporters that her son had
working
ers,” she towards
said. “That’s just to say office
becoming agrees.space and can only efforts. nothing to do with the slayings.
LEED certified in the near
that someone’s running scared access
It the
concluded,facility during
“Neither Pressuring banks to issue risky Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson
future.
because of ACORN’s success.” business
ACORN hours,
nor its virtual
employees have loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
The
McCain,past whodecade has seen
is running for users only have
been found guiltytoof,pay $250
or even Barack Obama. Bad judgment.
apresident
number on of the
businesses
Republican andtick- acharged
monthwith, and can castingusefraudulent
the Blind ambition. Too risky for
companies jump on the “go
et, lashed out at ACORN in the facility’s
votes.” office appliances and America.
green” bandwagon. Chestnut,
final debate against Barack wireless
The Internet
problem anywhere
came about in
pri-
however, said this trend
Obama, contending the group “is the building.
marily because of the way Since McCain’s comments, SQUARE HIGH
technically
on the vergestarted of maybe decades
perpetrat- ACORN Because it offers
operates. many
Rather than ACORN’s 87 offices have been
ago withofpeople
ing one who frauds
the greatest lived in innovative green features,
rely on volunteers, it pays peo- bombarded with threats and
in the southern part of the
voter history in this country, Chestnut
ple, many believes
of them that
poor the
or unem- racist mail.
country.
maybe destroying the fabric of facility
ployed, to willsign attract
up new those
voters. The day after the presidential
“When you think about it,
democracy.” already
The ideaknowledgeable
was to help both those debate, vandals broke into the
of living green and thosedoing
if you
rural
Web areas,
came fromathe
Factcheck.org,
youthose
site, found wereclaims
south or
non-partisan
already to
being registered
unfamiliar
the registration.with
and those
the term. “My banker helped
organization’s Boston and Seattle
offices and stole computers.
green—they just didn’t call “We’re looking “We for other
me plan for 23
be “exaggerated,” with “no evi- Maud explained, have a After a Cleveland representative BREAD NOT ON THE LIST
themselves
dence of anygreen,” Chestnut
such democracy- like-minded
zero tolerancegreen policythinking
for deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was
said. “Theyfraud.”
destroying recycled and people who canofbring
ate falsification their
registration.” sent to the local office saying she
reused Hurdthings,
believes theythetraded
McCain service in, get a discount
Most news account neglect new employees.
on to “is going to have her life ended.”
with
charges each other,
were grew their
politically motivat- their point rent,
out that andACORNstill have is office A worker in Providence, R.I.,
own
ed. food and ate healthy.” space,”
required Chestnut
by law to said.
turn in“We’re
all reg- received a threatening call say-
The facility co-founder bending
istration forms. And theyand
the mold here LEFT RIGHT

also
She said, “Because
said they hope topeople,
and moderate-income
it’s low-
open changing
to note thatthe waythe
it was you think
organiza- And one new
also fail ing, “We know you get off work
at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
the center’s doors to the about doing business. You
and people of color, I believe the tion, in many instances, that first
community,
McCain campaign
place
givingthinks themthosea don’t
brought havethe tophonybe green
you come in here, but when
when
registrations freshman.”
A caller to one office left a
message on the answering
voterstoareuse when
going needed.
to vote to the attention of authorities. machine, saying: “Hi, I was just
you leave, there’s going to be
Democratic, which is not neces- The McCain camp apparently calling to let you know that
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)
controversy. ing ads that seek to link Obama nigger, and he’s a piece of
For 38 years, the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting (expletive deleted). You guys are
organization has fought for social his political support. fraudulent, and you need to go to
and economic justice for low- McCain: I’m John McCain hell. All the niggers on oak trees.
and I approve this message. They’re gonna get all hung hon-
and moderate-income
You don’t draw a line between
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your business and personal life.
ters in 110 cities nationwide, speed.” Vast ambition. After col- liberal idiots. Dumb (expletive Neither do we.
ACORN has over the years seen lege, he moved to Chicago.
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Anti-Hunger Organization Recruits Black Press

By Dorothy Rowley appeals to include assistance
AFRO Staff Writer from the Black press. In doing
so, officials for the nonprofit
A District-based Bread for the World (BFW)
organization that advocates for discussed new data on poverty
the eradication of worldwide among African Americans
hunger recently extended its during a roundtable at the
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featuring Bishop Vashti McKenzie
National Press Club.
“We wanted the Black
press to work with Bread
for the World to get that
knowledge out there,” said
the Rev. Derrick Boykin,
northeast regional organizer
for the District-based nonprofit
organization. “We also want
to use the [Black] news media
to call people to action in
terms of supporting specific
legislation that will attempt
to address the vital issue
of hunger among African
Americans.”
Since the recession began
nearly three years ago,
poverty has nearly doubled
among African Americans
and BFW currently has
two pieces of legislation in
Congress to combat the issue,
including the Child Nutrition
Reauthorization bill.
Boykin said the nutrition
legislation will feed thousands
of low-income Black children
if passed, but added that
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While Wells focused
largely on youths on the run,
youth advocates at the District
council hearing on DYRS
focused largely on the youths
being held at New Beginnings
Youth Development Center
– the District’s new 60-bed,
secure facility for youths
committed to DYRS custody.
As of Sept. 13, the facility held
11 more youths than it was
designed to hold. Advocates
complained that many of the
youths are being held at New
Beginnings only because they
are awaiting placement in a
less-restrictive, community-
based setting.
“We are concerned that
the House’s bill includes a
significantly higher amount
of funding than the Senate’s
version.
Census Bureau figures on
the number of Blacks who
“Since the recession began, more African Americans are relying
on food banks and food stamps for sustenance.”
go hungry in the District are
expected to be released later
this week. But according to
the Food Research Action
Center in D.C., which works
to counter hunger in the
nation’s capital, one in eight
households struggles with the
issue. The organization also
reports that the city ranks 18th
out of 51 states in terms of the
number of households facing
food insecurity.
In addition, data released
Sept. 16 by the U.S. Census
Bureau shows that more than
43 million Americans now
live in poverty and that many
are African Americans, for
[while] awaiting placement,
youth, on the whole, may
not be receiving appropriate
housing or adequate services
at New Beginnings,” said
attorney Alan Pemberton, lead
counsel for the plaintiffs in the
25-year-old Jerry M. lawsuit
that alleged the District had
failed to provide appropriate
care, rehabilitation and
treatment for confined youths.
Shortly after the lawsuit
was filed in 1985, the District
entered into a consent decree
and has since been under
monitoring by a special arbiter.
Priscilla Skillman, assistant
director of the Council for
Court Excellence, stated
judicial commitments of
delinquent youth to DYRS
have “increased dramatically
over the past six years, from
141 in fiscal 2004 to 358 in
fiscal 2009. That increase was
partially explained through
the testimony of Tracy
Velazquez, executive director
of the Justice Policy Institute,
a District-based organization
that advocates alternatives to
incarceration. “We have a lot
of kids who are being brought
into the system for low level
offenses,” she said.
Other advocates lamented
a pending plan to cut DYRS
physicians from three to one,
whom the poverty rate last
year reached 25.8 percent. At
this time, Blacks account for
22.6 percent of the 40 million
Americans who receive food
stamps.
“It’s troubling that in one
of the world’s wealthiest
nations, one in four African
Americans struggle to provide
for their families,” said Bishop
Don Williams of BFW’s
World Church Relations
department. “The vast
disproportion in poverty rates
between African Americans
and Whites suggests that we
must urge our nation’s leaders
to do more to end poverty and
hunger.”
Referencing BFW’s second
bill before the Congress,
Boykin said that while many
people are familiar with
the tax credits for higher-
effective Oct. 23, putting one
doctor in charge of medical
care at both New Beginnings,
which is based in Laurel, Md.,
and DYRS’s Youth Services
Center (YSC), the District’s
88-bed detention center in
Northeast D.C..
“DYRS clearly has a
distorted and dysfunctional
idea on how to save money,”
said Vanessa Dixon, of the DC
Health Care Coalition. Dixon
testified that there have been
instances where youths at
DYRS facilities have suffered
injuries that have gone
untreated for days, have been
overmedicated or not received
the proper medication because
of the decisions made by non-
physicians.
Liz Ryan, president and
CEO of the Campaign for
Youth Justice, said there has
been a five-fold increase in the
use of isolation or “lockdown”
at DYRS facilities. “This
is particularly worrisome,
because I understand that over
the last several years, there has
been substantial progress in
reducing the use of isolation,”
Ryan said.
Robert Hildum, a
former District juvenile
prosecutor who now serves
as interim director of DYRS,
acknowledged an increase in
the use of isolation but said
it’s not as bad as people think.
“It’s not a stone floor where
income people, little mention
has been made regarding
tax credits for low-income
workers, such as the Child Tax
Credit. “Which is specifically
for low income workers and
which gives them a major
boost,” Boykin said, adding
that once families acquire the
tax credit many use it to catch
up on back debts or see it as
an opportunity to do things
that are important for them
and their families.
“Some use the money
[gleaned from the tax credit]
for buying books for school or
doing whatever it takes to get
going [so] that particular extra
boost in cash is essential,” he
continued. “Those are two
pieces of legislation for which
we are asking people to reach
out to members of Congress
about as soon as possible.”
kids are thrown in with no
blanket,” Hildum said of one
such room at YSC.
Hildum also largely
disputed allegations that
youths were not receiving
proper care during the hearing,
which was meant to give an
update on the status of DYRS
nearly two months into his
tenure as interim director.
“The youth have never been
confined more safely with
better medical care, better
nutrition across the board,” he
said, adding that he planned
to search for ways to ease
overcrowding, increase use of
electronic monitoring and hire
more staff.
Hildum said the decision
to reduce DYRS physicians
was based on the opinion
of a national “expert” on
institutional care who said one
doctor was enough. Asked
by Wells whether he was
interested in serving as DYRS
director on a permanent basis,
Hildum initially said he was
“excited about the prospect of
helping to finish the reform”
being sought through the Jerry
M. lawsuit.
“I guess I am saying,
‘Yes, I would like to be
considered,’” Hildum said.
Jamaal Abdul-Alim covers
crime and justice for the
AFRO and can be reached at
dcwriter360@yahoo.com.

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The Harman Center for
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Musical Spectrum
Clarice Smith Performing
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Opinion
A Long View of Bishop Eddie Long’s Troubles
(NNPA) – Not
surprisingly, embattled
Bishop Eddie Long turned to
the Bible to defend himself
against charges by four men
who filed suit last week in
which they charged that as
teenagers, Long showered
them with money, expensive
gifts, cars, and international
travel to entice them into
having a sexual relationship
with him.
George E. Curry On Sunday, Long told his
parishioners at New Birth
Missionary Baptist Church,
in suburban Atlanta, “I want you to know one other thing. I
feel like David against Goliath. But, I’ve got five rocks and I
haven’t thrown one yet.”
If the charges against Long are true, another passage in the
Bible involving David might be more appropriate. David’s
seduction of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, is recounted in 2
Samuel 11. After seeing her naked while bathing, David sent
for Bathsheba and he “lay with her...”
When Bathsheba sent word to David that she was “with
child,” David tried to get Uriah to sleep with his wife so
he would think he had impregnated her. When Uriah chose
to remain on the battlefield, David arranged for him to be
stranded in battle.  After Uriah was killed, David married
Bathsheba but was later punished by the Lord.
At this point, it is unclear which David story best fits Eddie
Long. Serious questions have been raised about his actions
and judgment. It will be fairly easy to corroborate whether the
teenagers traveled to the places they say they went with Long,
whether they received expensive gifts, and the number of
times they talked to him on his cell phone.
In his suit, Jamal Parris, now 23, said Long insisted that he
call him “Daddy” and coerced him into having sex with him.
Two other plaintiffs, Maurice Robinson and Anthony Flagg,
said on some trips Long registered under the pseudonym Dick
A Time to Stand Up and Fight
Two years ago, we stood
up and led as Americans
of good conscience came
together in an historic effort
to elect Barack Obama as
president of the United States.
Now, once again, we must
stand with our president and
defeat those who are working
to devastate his legislative
achievements and block our
nation’s progress.
Our struggle in this year’s
election is more than a battle
for Barack Obama and his
Elijah Cummings legacy. As our president,
himself, has reminded us,
the political battles this year
are more about us and our future than they are about him. Our
choices will have profound implications.
Will we, as a nation, move forward toward that better day in
which all Americans share equitably in the benefits of a great
society? Or will we regress to the era in which it was every
person for himself?
A day will come when our grandchildren will ask of us,
“When Barack Obama called upon you to stand up with him
and fight for our future, did you answer ‘The Call?’”
I, for one, will stand up and fight.
This is our watch and we cannot afford to fail.
At the Sept. 19 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
dinner, President Obama spoke of all that we have
accomplished during the last 20 months. On the subject of
Letters to the Editor
Comptroller Peter Franchot on Sept. 23 ‘Washington
Examiner’ Story
In the past three and half years I have never felt the need
to respond to an article or column written about me, or
positions that I have taken on public policy issues. However,
today’s (Sept. 23) Washington Examiner story is such a gross
misrepresentation of my longtime position on Maryland’s
Purple Line project that I feel compelled to set the record
straight.
Over my career in public life, I have been a strong and
consistent advocate for creating accessible mass transit
options across the state, none more so than the Purple Line.
I publicly advocated on behalf of this project as a member
of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 20th District,
which includes several communities that will be directly
served by this vital rail line, and successfully fought to protect
project funding as chairman of the House Subcommittee on
Transportation and the Environment.
I believe today, as I always have, that the Purple Line will
substantially improve transportation mobility in one of the
nation’s most congested regions. I believe that the Purple Line
will provide reliable and convenient service to communities
that are in urgent need of better transit options, and I believe
that it will be a catalyst for environmentally sustainable, transit-
oriented development that will ultimately enhance our State’s
economy and quality of life. It is in that spirit that I restated
my longstanding support for the project at yesterday’s Board
of Public Works meeting, and expressed appreciation to Gov.
[Martin] O’Malley for his support of the project, as well as the
proposed Red Line that will serve the Baltimore region, and the
Corridor Cities Transitway in the Washington region.
As comptroller, I take my role as an advocate for the
October 2, 2010 - October 8, 2010, The Afro-American
Tracey.
Accurint, a database owned by LexisNexis, lists a Dick
Tracey as living at the Lithonia, Ga. address of Eddie L. Long,
according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“Initially, Long engaged in sexual touching during their
encounters and then escalated the activity to oral sodomy
and other acts of sexual gratification,” the Parris suit alleges.
“Long would discuss the Holy Scripture to justify and support
the sexual activity.”
If the allegations are true, it would represent the height
of hypocrisy. Long has strongly and repeatedly denounced
homosexuality. His church offers counseling to encourage
homosexuals to go straight.  And in 2004, he and one of
his associate pastors, the Rev. Bernice King, the youngest
daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., led a march to Dr.
King’s grave to support a national constitutional amendment to
“Long said twice during the sermon
Sunday that he was not a perfect man,
which wasn’t the perfect comment to
make under the circumstances.”
ban same-sex marriage and to protect marriage “between one
man and one woman.”
When New Birth was chosen as the funeral site for Coretta
Scott King, then-NAACP Chairman Julian Bond refused to
attend the services because of Long’s anti-gay views.
If found guilty, Long would join a long list of prominent
religious leaders who have engaged in  sexual misconduct,
including Jimmy Swaggart, Ted Haggard, Jim Baker, Elijah
Muhammad, and former National Baptist Convention
President Henry J. Lyons. Institutions such as Boys Town,
Congress, the Boy Scouts, and the Roman Catholic Church
have also been rocked by sexual scandals.
Although Long did not directly deny the allegations
against him while speaking at his church on Sunday, his
attorney, Craig Gillen, earlier issued a statement saying Long
“categorically denies the allegations.”
expanding access to health care, this is what he said.
“I want to remind everybody here that you did not elect me
to do what was popular. You elected me to do what was right,
and that’s what we’ve been fighting together for – to do what’s
right.
“That’s why we passed health insurance reform that
will make it illegal for insurance companies to deny you
coverage because of a preexisting condition,” President
Obama continued, “historic reforms that give over 30 million
Americans the chance to finally obtain quality care, tackle
“The election results on Nov. 2 will
dramatically affect our lives – and the
lives of generations yet unborn.”
the disparities in the health care system, and put a cap on the
amount you can be charged in out-of-pocket expenses.
“Nobody should go broke because they got sick in a country
like the United States of America,” he challenged us. “Not
here.”
Barack Obama’s message to us at that dinner defined the life
or death struggle confronting millions of Americans.
Because of the Affordable Care Act, increased federal
funding to the states and the visionary leadership of Gov.
Martin O’Malley, Marylanders who have been denied health
insurance coverage because of “pre-existing conditions” can
now obtain affordable insurance through the Maryland Health
Insurance Plan. (For more information, 443-738-0667.)
For those of us with existing insurance coverage, essential
consumer protections will be required by federal law as soon as
our plans renew.
taxpayers very seriously. When items come up for approval
before the Board of Public Works, I carefully review them and
often ask the presenting agencies questions to ensure that we
are managing taxpayer dollars as efficiently as possible. At
Wednesday’s meeting, I did ask substantive questions about
two general engineering consultant contracts with eight-year
terms and a total cost of $160 million. Given the magnitude
of this investment of taxpayer dollars, particularly at a time
when so many other worthy projects around the state have been
deferred due to budget constraints, I sought reassurance from
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials
that these services “are absolutely vital to the goal of getting
these projects funded and built” and that the State of Maryland
would truly be getting $160 million worth of work from these
consultants.
Given the complexity of these contracts and the large
number of consulting firms that are included in the contracts,
I also sought reassurance that there were proper management
controls in place to ensure the work would be completed in
accordance with our high standards. I received thoughtful and
detailed responses from the MDOT officials at the meeting, and
after being satisfied with the answers, I joined Gov. O’Malley
and Treasurer Kopp in voting for these contracts. At no point
in the meeting did I criticize the projects or their projected
costs, and at no point did I suggest that they “are a poor use of
money.”
In closing, this story grossly misrepresents my longstanding
position on a project that I consider very important. More
important, this article does a disservice to the Purple Line
project, as well as the Red Line and Corridor Cities Transitway
projects, by unfairly questioning the unity and resolve of
our state’s leaders at a time when the State of Maryland
is preparing to compete for federal funding support. In
reaffirming my support for the Purple Line, I am also
reaffirming my commitment to work with Gov. O’Malley, the
A7
Long said twice during the sermon Sunday that he was not
a perfect man, which wasn’t the perfect comment to make
under the circumstances.
In addition to raising questions about how the Black
church addresses homosexuality, the Long controversy will
undoubtedly renew concerns about so-called prosperity
preachers—such as Long—who seem to place acquiring
material wealth ahead of spiritual development.
The opulent lifestyle of mega-church stars continues as the
U.S. poverty rate increased to 14.3 percent in 2009, up from
13.2 percent in 2008. A quarter of all Blacks “25.8 percent”
live below the poverty line, which is defined as approximately
$22,000 for a family of four.
Proverbs 31:9 reads, “Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
Bishop Eddie Long is entitled to the presumption of
innocence as he prepares to defend himself in the judicial
system. In the meantime, he and all other religious leaders
should carry out the biblical admonition to place the plight
of the poor and needy ahead of material extravagance and
aberrant behavior.
 
George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of “Emerge”
magazine and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker,
moderator, and media coach. He can be reached through his
website, www.georgecurry.com You can also follow him at
www.twitter.com/currygeorge.
No longer will insurance companies be able to cancel our
policies when we get sick, limit our coverage through lifetime
caps, deny coverage to sick children or deny insurance claims
without giving us a right to appeal those denials.
We will be able to keep our children on our family plans
until age 26. No longer will we be short-changed because our
insurance company says that we have cost it too much in a year
– and we will be able to receive expanded preventive care at no
additional cost.
We are beginning to close the Medicare Prescription Drug
“donut hole” for our seniors on Medicare, providing tax credits
to small businesses for insurance coverage and moving forward
to eliminate racially-based health disparities.
This is change we can believe in.
This is progressive change brought to us by a president
in whom we can believe, by a Maryland governor who has
expanded our access to health care, and by everyday people
like you and me who have worked so hard to achieve these
reforms.
We are moving forward. However, reactionary forces
are fighting these progressive reforms with every bit of
disinformation and “spin” they can muster. Their stated
objective is to take from us the better health care that we have
won.
The election results on Nov. 2 will dramatically affect our
lives – and the lives of generations yet unborn.
That is why, once again, our community must answer “The
Call.”
It is time for us to stand up and fight for what is right.
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings represents Maryland’s
Seventh Congressional District in the United States House of
Representatives.
General Assembly and our congressional delegation to ensure
this project is funded and built in a timely manner. I would
also invite the Washington Examiner to actually send a reporter
to a Board of Public Works meeting in order to ensure accurate
and fair coverage.”
Peter Franchot
Maryland Comptroller
Another Quayle on the Loose
Ben Quayle, candidate for Congress in Arizona, recently
said, “President Barack Obama is the worst president in
history.”
One does not need DNA testing to confirm he is the
son of former Vice President Dan Quayle. Simply listen to
his irrational, unsubstantial, low intellect heard in recent
interviews, which is a perfect match to his father’s lingo
(1988). A potential congressman’s lack of substance rambling
is, to say the least, scary!
When George Bush Sr. was president, there were a plethora
of jokes floating around Washington. The one most memorable
to me was, “If something were to happen to the president, the
CIA has orders to shoot Quayle!”
That notwithstanding, if Ben Quayle wins a seat for
Congress in Arizona, would someone at least throw a “potato”
(1988)?
Finally, yes Ben, I would be angry too if my father was
Dan Quayle, and I had to grow up listening to the great “high
points” of my father’s illustrious, wonderful, vice-presidential
career.
Dr. Irvin W. Howell
Torrence, Calif.
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Attendees enjoy refreshments prior

Robert to the formal program’s start.
Townsend,
actor/
producer
and event
honoree

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Spouses, a opportunities for high school and college stu-
group comprised of the wives and husbands of the dents. In 1988, the CBC Spouses established
African-American Congress members, held “The its first education scholarships. Since then,
Celebration of Leadership in the Fine Arts” they have awarded more than $9 million in
to recognize the significant contributions of scholarships to deserving students across the
Dr. Elsie Scott,
CBCF publicist Priscilla Clark and mistress individuals in the performing and visual country. president/CEO,
of ceremonies Sheryl Lee Ralph Congressman
arts, as well corporate leaders, former CBC Donald Payne, CBCF and the Hon. Dr. London J.
Spouses and standout community lead- D-N.J., chair, CBCF Leslie Meek Thompson,
ers. This year’s honorees included actor board of directors CBCF Spouses
Robert Townsend, writer Alice Walker event chair,
and wife
and 22 scholarship recipients.
Rep. Bennie
The CBC Spouses was established in 1976 Congressman James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Thompson,
as a part of the Congressional Black and guests D-Miss.
The Marcus Johnson Band Caucus Foundation (CBCF). The group
has worked with corporate sponsors
to establish educational and training

Alice Walker, esteemed author and event Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks with guests
Eleven of the 22 scholars recognized by the CBCF Spouses for their honoree, and Mereda Davis Johnson,
performing and visual arts talents chairwoman, CBC Spouses

Photos by Robert Roberts

Photos by Robert Roberts

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) hosted its Minor-

Warren Thompson, founder/owner,
Thompson Hospitality, accepts the ity Business Awards Reception during the 40th Annual Legislative
Michael Bowlds, Gloria Pualani, recipient Humanitarian Award from Congressman Conference at the Washington Convention Center on Sept. 17. Hosted
of the Executive Leadership Award and Bobby Scott by the Mountaintop Marketing Group’s President Michael Bowlds and
Congressman Roland Martin journalist/news commentator Roland Martin, this year’s event saluted
Chris Van minority business leaders who continue to leave an indelible mark
Hollen, D-Md.,
presents the Peak on the economy. Honorees included Congresswoman Barbara Lee,
Performance D-Calif.; Warren Thompson, president and chairman, Thompson Hospi-
Award to Sterling tality; Heyward Davenport, Department of Commerce; William Mays,
Crockett Trailblazer Award; George Herrera, Herrera-Cristina Group and Glenn
Delgado, associate administrator, Small Business, NASA. Awards
Maggie Anderson of the "Buy Black
Experiment" speaks to the audience
presenters included Congressman Bobby Scott, D-Va.; Congressman
while host Roland Martin looks on Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Marie Johns, deputy SBA Administrator.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-Calif.,

received the Legislative Leadership Award
from Anthony Robinson, president/
CEO, Minority Business Enterprise Legal
Defense and Education Fund Percy Jones, founder
and CEO, Water Transit
Solutions, received the
Technical Innovator Award.
Michael Bowlds, president, Mountaintop Marketing Group, presents the Minority
Business Activist Award to Heyward Davenport (right), Northeast regional director,
MBDA, Department of Commerce

Recording artists
Ashford and Simpson President Barack Obama
The Coca-Cola Co.’s Ingrid
Photos by Robert Roberts

Saunders Jones and actor/

comedian Chris Tucker

Del. Donna Christensen and Rep. Barbara Lee present Leadership in Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and Rep. Donna Christensen, D-V.I.,
Journalism Awards to twin brothers Ronald and Donald Baker wife, Marcia L. Dyson presents awards to Larry
Lucas of the Pharmaceutical Janis Crump,
Association at the CBCF Health communications
Braintrust manager, CBCF and
NFL Hall of Famer
Jim Brown

BET news anchor Ed

Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. surgeon general ; Harry Belafonte and The Phoenix Awards
Gordon and news
Susan Taylor wife, Julie Robinson and Dr. Elsie Scott, president/CEO, CBCF Dinner emcees
analyst Roland Martin
Tracee Ross Ellis and
Lamman Rucker

ALC co-chairs, Congressman CBCF Town Hall Meeting

Elijah Cummings, D-Md., panelists Rep. Donald
and Congresswoman Diane Payne, D-N.J., Marc
Watson, D-Calif. Morial, president/CEO,
Actor Lamman Rucker, Ingrid Saunders
Phoenix Award winner Judith Jamison, Rep. National Urban League
Jones, Coca Cola Co.; Phoenix Award
Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Lamman Rucker and Arne Duncan, U.S.
recipient Harry Belafonte and Rep. Bobby
Secretary of Education
Rush, D-Ill.
B2 The Afro-American, October 2, 2010 - October 8, 2010

Community Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown,

Appears at Industrial Bank
By AFRO Staff

Industrial Bank’s Southeast Banking Center in the Anacostia

U.S. Attorney General Offers
Support for Council Chairman
Courtesy Photo
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and City Council
Chairman Vincent Gray
Around 11 a.m. Sept. 22, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
arrived at the John A. Wilson Building in the District, where he
met with City Council Chairman Vincent Gray to offer official
“congratulations” and support from the Obama administration
after his win in the Democratic mayoral primary.
“I want to congratulate our presumptive mayor and talk
about how the Obama administration is committed to making
sure we do all we can with regard to public safety and continue
what I think is a good relationship between the administration
and the city government,” Holder said, according to a
Washington Post report.
Gateway Building was host to Chuck Brown, the godfather
of go-go, on Sept. 23. The bank was celebrating the release
of Brown’s new triple disc set entitled, Chuck Brown: We Got
This!
A line of adoring fans streamed into the bank to wish him
well and Brown made sure anyone present received the love
and attention deserved. Whether posing for pictures, signing
autographs or sharing memories of good times from the past,
through his patience and kindness, Brown demonstrated to all
just how a real superstar conducts himself and why he is so
loved by fans.
After meeting Brown, Shron Akinwumi, manager of
Industrial Bank’s Anacostia Banking Center commented, “He’s
just wonderful. He’s everything you would hope a person of his
stature would be – gracious, warm, friendly and humble.”
When asked about the unlikely pairing of a bank with a
music icon, B. Doyle Mitchell, president and CEO of Industrial
Bank, said, “Chuck Brown is a reflection of the people we serve
— one of S.C’s own. Industrial Bank is honored to partner with Courtesy Photo/Industrial Bank
Chuck Brown to celebrate the release of his new three-disc set. Chuck Brown, right, stands with B. Doyle Mitchell
This release is a wonderful milestone in Chuck’s career and we Jr., president and CEO of Industrial Bank, during the
are proud to celebrate his accomplishments. We at Industrial celebration of his release of his new triple CD set at the
Bank love Chuck Brown just like we love go-go.” banking center in the Anacostia Gateway Building.

University of Phoenix Graduates Share Inspiring Stories

Local Organizations Unite for Massive
Anti-Hunger Campaign
With poverty in the United States
at a startling high, more Americans are
struggling to feed their families. According
to recent USDA reports, one in six
Americans faces the risk of going hungry,
and in the District area more than 640,000
are at risk of hunger.
In hopes of lessening the burden local
residents face, Greater DC Cares and
Wal-Mart partnered in three volunteer
Their stories are as diverse
as their backgrounds. From
a female military member
who balanced deployments
efforts to raise awareness of the local
with responsibilities as a
and national hunger epidemic. More than
White House communications
100 Wal-Mart associates, Greater DC
manager to a former
Cares representatives and members of the
teen mom whose college
community participated in a food packaging
aspirations seemed to be
and sorting drive at Capital Area Food
fading, the University of
Bank, painting projects at Martha’s Table
Phoenix’s Class of 2010
to help renovate the facility and a food
includes a number of
delivery effort to local HIV/AIDS and
graduates who’ve overcome
cancer patients with Food and Friends.
numerous obstacles.
On Oct. 3, 300 students
accepted their degrees from
the Northern Virginia campus
The Strathmore in North
Bethesda, Md. Nearly 2,000
students, faculty and guests
attended the graduation.
“These graduates are an
inspiration to the University,
as well as to their friends,
families and co-workers, and
we congratulate them on their
academic success,” said Erik
Greenberg, campus director,
University of Phoenix –
Northern Virginia, in a press
statement.
Here are the stories of
2010 graduates Monica
Price, Melissa Waters and
Nephateria Moore.
Maryland woman turns
grief into glory
Monica Price thought
she would simply cave in
on herself when she lost
her 16-year-old daughter
to a tragic automobile
accident during the course
of her University of Phoenix
bachelor’s degree program
in business management.
Instead, she found that her
work as a NASA contract
Monica Price
specialist, a focus on her
studies and the knowledge
that she was completing
her college education in her
daughter’s memory kept her
going. Monica will walk
in the University’s October
commencement ceremonies
and believes her daughter will
be watching and applauding
her mother’s efforts from a
higher place.
Retailer combats struggling
job market with education
Melissa Waters had been
out of high school for more
than 10 years before she
thought about attending
college. A busy manager in a
Virginia bridal store, it was a
dream she thought had passed
her by. She finally committed
to taking online courses
at University of Phoenix
when she realized that she
was not qualified for other
employment because of her
lack of higher education. The
online format suited her hectic
work schedule and her desire
to spend quality time with her
husband and family. Melissa
is proud of her bachelor’s
degree in business—a degree
she believes will make
her more marketable as an
employee.
Stafford woman overcomes
teen pregnancy, troubled
family life
Nephateria Moore was
a high school honor student
when she became pregnant. At
that time, many people gave
up on her and told her she
wouldn’t amount to anything.
With those seeds of doubt
pressing on her, as well as the
fact that she was coming from
a troubled household where
her parents were involved
with illegal drugs, Nephateria
knew a college education was
key to her future. She not only
Nephateria Moore
Courtesy Photos/University of
Phoenix-Northern Virginia
earned her bachelor’s degree
previously and currently holds
a full-time job with the Naval
Audit Service at Washington,
D.C.’s Navy Yard, but also
Nephateria will walk proudly
in University of Phoenix’s
October commencement as
a master’s of management
graduate. Obtaining her
master’s lets Nephateria say
to her children, “See, Mommy
could do it, and so can you.”

Whitman-Walker Clinic Announces 2010 AIDS

Walk Courage Award
The Whitman-Walker Clinic, a District-based
organization offering service to men and women battling
HIV/AIDS, will present the 2010 AIDS Walk Courage
Award to clinic patient and local inspiration Waldon
Adams, who was diagnosed with HIV seven years ago and
developed full AIDS two years ago.
Adams currently receives medical care, dental care and
mental health services through Whitman-Walker and is also
a regular part of the clinic’s Austin Center day treatment
program. As he has dealt with his diagnosis, Adams has
become an inspiration to his fellow Austin Center patients
and to the larger D.C. community. To help cope with side
effects from his medications, Adams re-discovered his love
of running. He ran the National Marathon in March, his first
marathon ever, and is also training to run the AIDS Walk 5K
and the Marine Corps Marathon in October.
“Waldon is a prime example of someone who refuses to
give up on life when they receive an HIV diagnosis,” said
Donald Blanchon, executive director of Whitman-Walker
Clinic, in a press release. “He is living proof that, no matter
how difficult your circumstances may be, you can always do
something positive and constructive with your life. Waldon
is a great role model for anyone living with HIV.” Courtesy Photo/Whitman-Walker Clinic
The Clinic presents the Courage Award annually at Waldon Adams
AIDS Walk Washington to a person living with HIV or
AIDS who has shown remarkable courage and leadership in the fight against the disease.
AIDS Walk Washington will take place Oct. 2, starting at Freedom Plaza at 8:15 a.m.
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‘Kam’s Kapsules’: Weekly Film

Previews on afro.com

Local Filmmaker Discusses Feature Directorial Debut

By Gregory Dale
AFRO Staff Writer
While Ryan Richmond
initially pursued acting as
a kid, as he grew older, he
realized his passion ultimately
resided on the opposite side of
the camera.
The Washington, D.C.
native started off studying
photography at New York
University, but it wasn’t
long before he realized that
this subject would serve as
a stepping stone for other
interests.
“I kept evolving
from photography to
cinematography and into
directing,” Richmond told the
AFRO in a recent interview. “I
was so close to seeing stories
being told that I just made that
transition to try to tell stories
myself.”
Thus, his feature
directorial debut was born.
Richmond’s Money
Matters is a moving drama
that explores the life of a
teenage girl’s path to self
discovery. Set in the District,
this independent film is
a gritty, no-holds-barred
account of the trials and
tribulations of a Black girl’s
“coming of age” in the streets.
According to Richmond,
the story developed from an
Courtesy Photo
earlier piece he wrote while in
film school.
“It initially came from this
concept of two very different
people from different walks of
life that met in some way and
realized that they were forever
connected,” Richmond said.
“[It dealt with] an older,
White gentleman that was
a priest and this younger
Black female. Between the
two, the younger female was
much more interesting to me
[because] at the time, I really
hadn’t seen too many films
that explored young, Black
females as protagonists. “
He added that the 2006
drama Akeelah and the Bee
was the only film at the time
that dealt with the issues of a
“That [movie] wasn’t recently been selected as a
gritty and it wasn’t like stop on the Organization of
many of the stories I heard Black Screenwriters Tour in
growing up,” Richmond said. October.
“I wanted to show the story “I think it’s great,”
of [a rough] environment Richmond said, speaking on
through innocent eyes. Young the city’s emerging film scene.
people deal with real issues “I’m starting to see a change
early on in life and I thought in people’s interest in the city.
this would be a great way Because of the excitement,
to explore that environment it makes it possible to grow
and that culture in a way that while being here as opposed
hadn’t really been touched on to making a name for yourself
before.” and coming back, which
Following its release, the seems to have been the
film received much critical normal pattern before. So,
acclaim. On Sept. 18, the that’s good to know, because I
Congressional Black Caucus may plan to leave for a while
Foundation showcased but it feels good to know
the film at their Annual that you necessarily don’t
Legislative Conference. have to leave in order to be
The success of successful.”

young African-American girl.
But the subject matter of that
film wasn’t exactly what he
wanted to explore.
Money Matters solidifies
Richmond’s inclusion in
the growing film scene in
the District. The region is
Courtesy Photo
Ryan Richmond
now the home to a rising
list of actors, screenwriters
and filmmakers and it has
For more information on
“Money Matters,” visit www.
moneymattersmovie.com.

Natalie “The Floacist” Stewart N.Y. Urban League Classic Coverage

The ‘Floetic’ Soul Bears Take Bite out of Bison in Big Apple
Former Floetry member strikes By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
out on new path
It’s always a fiery battle when the Howard Bison and
By Dennis J. Freeman Morgan State Bears meet. But the rivalry received a little
Special to the AFRO extra seasoning Saturday after both teams headed north
to play in the New York City Urban League Classic. The
Natalie “The Floacist” Stewart has largely been missing appearance of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway adversaries
in action the last couple of years, and that’s been by design. at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.,
Stewart, who founded the hit-making, neo-soul group Floetry, helped frame a major party for historically Black college and
is back on the scene with a debut solo project called Floetic university (HBCU) alums in the Big Apple area, even though
Soul, which will hit stores Nov.9. the two teams started the day with a combined 1-5 record.
The seven-time Grammy nominated Stewart has been Lavish barbecue, letterman jackets and pulsing music
kicking it with her family and trying to live a normal life. ornamented the grounds at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Courtesy Photo/MSU Sports Information
After getting married and being in seclusion, Stewart’s creative With the party playing outside, not too many fans stayed Morgan State’s Kevin Myrie was named NYUL
juices got going and now the “The Floacist” is bringing her inside to see Morgan’s 20-3 win over Howard. Evidenced Football Classic Defensive MVP.
engaging sound back to audiences with the new CD and single, by the score, the game was a bland match-up of sloppy
“Forever,” which she recorded with fellow soul artist Musiq offenses highlighted by a few splashes of defense. Morgan winner made sure to get her point across to an adoring crowd.
Soulchild. State’s Rashaude Miller extended a 10-0 lead with an 89- “Education is power,” she told the crowd. “You know where
The AFRO caught up and with the Floacist recently and got yard interception return with 4:03 left in the second quarter you’ve been [and] know where you’re going when you’re
the scoop of what she’s been up to. to give Morgan a 17-0 lead that unofficially ended it for the educated.”
AFRO: What have you been up to the last couple of years Bison. Howard would eventually get on the board with a 40- Announcers counted the active crowd at 34,167, but with
since Floetry ended its run? yard field goal with 48 seconds left in the second quarter. The tailgaters positioned in the parking lot, the actual head count
The Floacist: “I’ve been living. I’m very proud to say Bison never seriously challenged. at the stadium was much more. The atmosphere, coupled with
that I have a life, a very rich and full, beautiful life that is Howard’s option offense was stymied all afternoon as the a four-hour ride to play a neutral site game was a challenge
actually even bigger than my career. After years of touring Bears never allowed Howard and starting quarterback Casey for both schools, but one that Bears’ head coach Donald Hill-
with my group Floetry, I’ve been with my family, being at Council to get comfortable. Miller’s interception closed out Eley knows presented a great opportunity.
home. Creatively…I’m a poet. I’m always writing. I’ve been Howard’s only red zone appearance of the day as Council “It’s all about exposure,” Hill-Eley said. “With our football
investigating my solo expression. This year has been a year in would go on to toss three interceptions before being pulled in program, we want to afford these young men with the same
which I have been re-engaging with the music industry. Being the third period. After Bison head coach Carey Bailey inserted opportunities that [other programs] have. You want to teach
the poet that I am I was still performing, not performing but true freshman Randy Liggins Jr. at the start of Howard’s them how to travel, teach them what to wear and what not
sharing energy.” second drive in the third quarter, Morgan State turned up the to wear. Teach them how to enter into a venue like this and
heat defensively and drowned out the Bison’s offense for the teach them how to play in a venue like this. It’s all about the
AFRO: What kind of creative energy did you get from rest of the game. student-athlete.”
spending time with your family? R&B megastar Mary J. Blige made a special appearance To Hill-Eley, it’s all about the student-athlete. But
The Floacist: “It gave me everything. As an artist you at halftime to jumpstart the highlight of the evening: a crowd- Saturday at the New Meadowlands Stadium, it was all about
forget that you’re supposed to be living in order to have pleasing battle of the bands. Presenting a $50,000 scholarship the social scene for those in attendance at the New York
something to share that is relative to the people who are living check to a grand prize winner, the 9-time Grammy Award Urban League Classic.
and collecting and enjoying your art. My family has given me
everything. My husband, my son, in terms of energy, in terms
of alignment, in terms of having real experiences that turn into
things that you may want to say or share beyond yourself…they
Howard Football
mean absolutely everything.”
Another Loss for Bison as Quarterback Carousel Spins
AFRO: Would you consider your new CD, “Floetic Soul”
as some sort of a comeback or a re-introduction of your poetry By Stephen D. Riley Liggins was on the day, his two-yard a proven quarterback, the Bison have
and music infusion to your fans and to the world? AFRO Staff Writer effort was still two yards better than experimented with a triple option
The Floacist: “It’s more of a debut than a comeback his predecessor Council. The junior offense this season but the scheme has
because I’ve never done solo music before. It’s been 10 years The Howard Bison (0-4) football only threw five passes on the afternoon often resulted in single-digit outings.
after my first album went out. I’ve never done this before, so team is barely out of their fourth game but failed to complete a single attempt Through four games, Howard is
it actually feels more of a debut, which is magical. I am really of the season – a 20-3 loss against the while throwing three interceptions. averaging a paltry 9.5 points per game,
enjoying that feeling.” Morgan State Bears – but they are Council’s red zone interception with suggesting changes need to happen fast.
already on their fourth signal caller just more than four minutes left in With his quarterbacks on constant
AFRO: What is Floetic Soul? of the year. After junior quarterback the second quarter put a struggling rotation, Bailey responded without
The Floacist: “I came up with this thing called Floetry, Casey Council threw an interception offense in an insurmountable 17-0 hole. hesitation when asked what he was
and I came up with the concept of poetic delivery with musical on his first pass of the second half, Morgan State safety Reshaude Miller looking for in a signal caller:
intent. Floetic Soul is spoken word or a performance making Bison coach Carey Bailey didn’t spied Council on a roll-out play before “A guy that can score,” he said. “All
music. The concept travels love and love.” hesitate to make a drastic switch. After snatching his pass and racing 89 yards four guys that we have bring something
disappointing performances from for a Bears’ touchdown to deflate the different to the table: one guy can run,
AFRO: What inspired “Forever,” the first single off the new Council and fellow quarterbacks Terry Bison sideline. another guy can pass, one guy can read
CD? Bradden and Jarad Dorsey in previous Morgan State was leading, 10-0, it but we’re trying to find a guy who
The Floacist: “Love. I love love, even when it takes games, Bailey needed something fresh, before Council’s interception but a can do all three.”
you down journeys that people don’t understand. I love it. It so he turned to true freshman Randy touchdown on that drive would’ve Howard will return to Washington,
help you to grow, it nurtures. That song…the past four years Liggins Jr. drawn the Bison within one score D.C., next week for a home game
of my life has really been transformational. The constant Liggins didn’t fare any better, instead of knocking them back three against Lincoln. As for Howard’s starting
through my transformation, has been my husband. This song however. His one-for-seven pass scores. The Bears’ understanding of a quarterback next week, even Bailey
is about companionship and the strength that the foundation of completion showing could only basic Bison offense has been something couldn’t provide an immediate answer.
companionship really offers. This is really a testimony to love.” muster a two yards while netting just shared by most of Howard’s opponents “Ask me [after the game] next
five yards on eight carries. As bad as this year. To make up for the lack of week,” he said.
For more information about The Floacist and her new
project, visit myspace.com/thefloacist.
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Faith Pulse
Compiled by Herb Quarles
Church’s Anniversary
Celebrated
The Rev. Samuel D.
Barnhart Sr., pastor of Second
Church Briefs Baptist Church, and the
members on his congregation
are celebrating the 140th
anniversary of their church
located at 6626 Costner Drive
in Falls Church, Va.
The celebration will
continue at 7:30 p.m. on Sept.
30 with a “Revival under the
Tent” featuring the Rev. Dr.
Norman Tate as the revivalist
and the Rev. Matthew Pearson
as worship leader. His choir
will provide music. Tate will
preach again on Oct. 1 with
the Rev. Elias Fitcheard as
worship leader. His choir will
provide music. Family Fun
Day will be held from noon
to 7 p.m. on Oct. 2. Activities
will include a food court, SBC
Church history presentation,
music jam and games.
The Rev. Dr. Walter
Parrish III will be the guest
preacher during the 11 a.m.
worship service on Oct. 3,
an anniversary banquet will
be held at 2 p.m. (tickets
required) and at 4 p.m. the
celebration will conclude with
an anniversary concert. The
community is invited to join
the celebration. Call 703-533-
3217 or visit sbcfallschurch.
org for additional information.
Jazz at Colesville UMC
Worship with the cool
sounds of “Jazz in the
Sanctuary” at 7 p.m. on
Oct. 1 at Colesville United
Methodist Church, located at
52 Randolph Road, Silver
Spring Md. All are welcome
to enjoy the “Jazz Café.” Call
Don Williams 301-649-1338
for additional information.
The e-mail address is
Blueeight@aol.com.  
Praise and Worship Service
A Praise and Worship
Service will be held at 7
p.m. on Oct. 1 at Peoples
Congregational UCC, 4704
13th St. N.W. The guest
preacher will be the Rev.
Marvin Silver, pastor at
Armistad St. Paul UCC. The
Washington Youth Choir
and Peoples Rhythmic Choir
will provide a prelude to the
service at 6:30 p.m. It will
be an evening of praise and
worship with the theme,
“Honoring the Gifts of Each
Generation.”
The Peoples Jazz Society
will provide a light supper
from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall and the
nursery will be open. Families
and friends are invited to
come and worship with the
members of the church. Call
202-829-5511 for additional
information.
Women’s Day
Women’s Day will be
celebrated at 10 a.m. on Oct.
3 at Canaan Baptist Church,
1600 Newton St. N.W. The
guest speaker will be the
Rev. Kathryn Urby, associate
minister at Antioch Baptist
Church in Washington, D.C.
There will also be a service
at 3 p.m. The theme for the
day, based on John 21:15-17,
will be “Christian Women
Empowered to Serve.”
The Rev. Dr. Larry Owens
Jr., senior pastor, invites the
community to attend these
services. Call the church
office at 202-234-5330 for
additional information.
HU Chapel Services
Bishop Rudolph W.
McKissick Jr. will preach
during the 11 a.m. worship
service on Oct. 3 in Cramton
Auditorium located on
the campus of Howard
University, 2455 Sixth St.
N.W. He is senior pastor at
Bethel Baptist Institutional
Church in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Rev. Dr. Eddie S. Glaude
Jr. will be the guest preacher
on Oct. 10.
Courtesy Photo
Bishop Rudolph W.
McKissick Jr. will preach at
Howard University on Oct.
2.
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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
March 17, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before March 17, 2011,
or be forever barred.
Persons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
September 17, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Sherelene P Thomas
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
9/17, 9/24, 10/1
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
00ADM868-10
Daniel L Schorr
Decedent
Beth Shapiro
Kaufman
Caplin & Drysdale
One Thomas Circle
NW Suite 1100
Washington DC 20005
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
00ADM868-10
LEGAL
Daniel NOTICES
L Schorr
LEGAL NOTICES
Decedent
Beth Shapiro
Kaufman
Caplin & Drysdale
One Thomas Circle
NW Suite 1100
Washington DC 20005
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Lisbeth B. Schorr whose
address is 3113 Wood-
ley Road, NW Washing-
ton DC 20008 was ap-
pointed personal
representative of the
estate of Daniel L.
Schorr, who died on July
23, 2010 with 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 (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
March 17, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before March 17, 2011,
or be forever barred.
Persons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
September 17, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Lisbeth B Schorr
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
9/17, 9/24, 10/1
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM873
Janet Elizabeth
Hambright Rouamba
aka
Janet H Rouambra
Decedent
David W. Buckley
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Sambologo J Rouamba,
whose address is 510
Nicholson Street, NW
Washington DC 20011
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Janet Elizabeth
Hambright Rouamba
aka Janet H Rouamba,
who died on June 21,
2010 with 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
March 17, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before March 17, 2011,
or be forever barred.
Persons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
September 17, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Sambologo J Rouamba
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
202-291-2152
9/17, 9/24, 10/1
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM870
Walter James Gary
Decedent
Jewel Harmon
1350 Connecticut Ave
NW #301
Washington DC 20036
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Willie Gary and Freddie
G a r y, w h o s e a d -
dress(es) are PO Box
1642 Clinton, South
Carolina 29325 and 83
Dora Road Clinton DC
29325, were appointed
personal representa-
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia August 1, 2009 - August 7, 2009, The Washington Afro-American B7
PROBATE DIVISION
s
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131 l aadds 410-554-8200
Administration No. l 202-332-0080
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2010ADM870
Walter James Gary Buy it • Sell it
Decedent
Jewel Harmon
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it
1350 Connecticut Ave
NW #301 Swap it • Lease
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Attorney Rent it • Hire it
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NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Willie
LEGAL GaryNOTICES
and Freddie
GLEGAL
a r y , wNOTICES
hose ad-
SAMPLE
AFRO Classified minimum ad rate is $26.74 per col. inch
dress(es) are PO Box
1642 Clinton, South
1 Col. (an inch consists of up to 20 words). Mail in your ad on
Carolina 29325 and 83 Inch form below along with CHECK or MONEY ORDER to:
Dora Road Clinton DC
29325, were appointed Up to WASHINGTON AFRO-AMERICAN CO., 1917 Benning
personal representa-
Road, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-4723, Attn: Clsf. Adv.
tive(s) of the estate of
Walter James Gary, who
20 Words Dept.
died on June 28, 2004
without a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose 1 2 3 4 5
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this 6 7 8 9 10
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the 11 12 13 14 15
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
16 17 18 19 20
fore March 17, 2011.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under- NAME
signed with a copy to the
ADDRESS
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
with a copy to the under- PHONE NO.
signed, on or before
CLASSIFICATION
March 17, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
(Room, Apt, House, etc.) INSERTION DATE:
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 WASHINGTON AFRO-AMERICAN-NEWSPAPER
inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
Legal Advertising Rates
ship.
Date of Publication:
September 17, 2010 Effective October 1, 2006
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
PROBATE DIVISION
Willie Gary
(Estates)
Freddie Gary
Personal
Representative 202-879-9460/61
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
9/17, 9/24, 10/1
Superior Court of
PROBATE NOTICES
the District of
District of Columbia a. Order Nisi
PROBATE DIVISION
$ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks
Washington, D.C. b. Small Estates (single publication) $ 50 per insertion
20001-2131 c. Notice to Creditors
Administration No.
000ADM855-10 1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion $ 180.00 per 3 weeks
Albert Young
2. Foreign $ 60 per insertion $ 180.00 per 3 weeks
Decedent
W. Alton Lewis d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion $ 360.00 per 6 weeks
1450 Mercantile Lane
e. Standard Probates $ 125.00
Suite 155
Upper Marlboro MD
20774
Superior Court of
Attorney
the District of CIVIL NOTICES
District of Columbia
NOTICE OF
PROBATE DIVISION
APPOINTMENT, a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 $ 80.00
NOTICE TO
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131 $ 200.00
CREDITORS b. Real Property
AND NOTICE TO
Administration No.
008ADM866-10
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Bessie F Gray
Theodore Young and
James Newman, whose
Decedent FAMILY COURT
Andrew P McGuire
address(es) are 2008 C
Esq 202-879-1212
Street, NE Washington
DC 20002, and 10210
1003 K Street NW
Suite 300
New Orchard Drive,
Washington DC 20001 DOMESTIC RELATIONS Superior Court of
Largo MD were ap-
Attorney the District of
pointed personal repre-
NOTICE OF
Superior Court202-879-0157
of
District of Columbia
sentative(s) of the estate
APPOINTMENT,
the District of
of Albert Young, who District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION
died on July 12, 2010
a. Absent
NOTICE Defendant
TO PROBATE DIVISION
$ 150.00 Washington, D.C.
without a will, and will b. CREDITORS
Absolute Divorce Washington, D.C. $ 150.00 20001-2131
serve without Court su-
AND NOTICE TO 20001-2131 Administration No.
c. Custody
UNKNOWN HEIRS Divorce $ 150.00 2010ADM890
pervision. All unknown Administration No.
Linda T Ayala and Cat- Garnett U Tate Sr.
heirs and heirs whose
rice Gray-Rivers, whose Calvin Hines
2010ADM857
Decedent
whereabouts are un-
address(es) are 106 Decedent NOTICE OF
known shall enter their To place your ad, call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 262
appearance in this
Essenton Dr Upper Michael D Breads Esq APPOINTMENT,
proceeding. Objections
Marlboro MD and 14520Public
Owings Ave.
8737 Notices
Colesville$50.00
Road & up depending on size NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
to such appointment LL-100A Legal Notices are $24.15 per inch.
Baltimore
Brandywine MD were Silver Spring, MD AND NOTICE TO
shall be filed with the There is no flat rate — 1-800 (AFRO) 892
Register of Wills, D.C.,
appointed personal re- 20910 UNKNOWN HEIRS
presentative(s) For of Proof
the Attorney
of Publication, please call Superior Court of
1-800-237-6892, Helen244
ext. V Tate, whose ad-
515 5th Street, N.W.,
estate of Bessie F Gray, dress is 669 Oglethrope
3rd Floor Washington, NOTICE OF the District of
who died on March 9, APPOINTMENT, Columbia Street NE Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be- LEGAL LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES DC
2010 with aNOTICES
will, and will NOTICE TO Civil Division LEGAL20011NOTICES
was ap-
fore March 17, 2011. LEGAL
serve NOTICES
without Court su- LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL
Case No. NOTICES
0006942-10 LEGAL
pointed NOTICES
personal repre-
Claims against the de- CREDITORS
cedent shall be pre-
pervision. All unknown AND NOTICE TO IN RE: sentative of the estate of
sented to the under-
heirs and heirs whose UNKNOWN HEIRS Frances Catherine Garnett U Tate, Sr., who
whereabouts are un- Pamela Harris and Ja- McCutcheon died on April 30, 2010
signed with a copy to the
known shall enter their nice Wright, whose ad- Applicant without a will, and will
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
appearance in this dress(es) are 4415 ORDER OF serve without Court su-
with a copy to the under-
proceeding. Objections Georgia Avenue, NW PUBLICATION pervision. All unknown
signed, on or before
to such appointment (or Washington DC 20011 CHANGE OF NAME heirs and heirs whose
to the probate of de- and 277 Wesley Grove F r a n c e s C a t h e r i n e whereabouts are un-
March 17, 2011, or be
cedent¬s will) shall be Road, Cottagville , were McCutcheon having known shall enter their
forever barred. Persons
filed with the Register of appointed personal re- filed a complaint for appearance in this
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
Wills, D.C., 515 5th presentative(s) of the j u d g m e n t c h a n g i n g proceeding. Objections
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor estate of Calvin Hines, F r a n c e s C a t h e r i n e to such appointment
who do not receive a
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . who died on April 1, McCutcheon name to shall be filed with the
copy of this notice by
20001, on or before 2010 with a will, and will Cathryn Davis and hav- Register of Wills, D.C.,
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
March 17, 2011. Claims serve without Court su- ing applied to the court 515 5th Street, N.W.,
against the decedent pervision. All unknown for an Order of Publica- 3rd Floor Washington,
inform the Register of
shall be presented to the heirs and heirs whose tion of the notice re- D.C. 20001, on or be-
Wills, including name,
undersigned with a copy whereabouts are un- quired by law in such fore March 24, 2011.
address and relation-
ship.
to the Register of Wills known shall enter their cases; it is by the Court Claims against the de-
Date of Publication:
or filed with the Register appearance in this this 16 day of Septem- cedent shall be pre-
September 17, 2010
of Wills with a copy to proceeding. Objections ber 2010. sented to the under-
the undersigned, on or to such appointment (or ORDERED, that all per- signed with a copy to the
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
before March 17, 2011, to the probate of de- sons concerned show Register of Wills or filed
Washington Law
or be forever barred. cedent¬s will) shall be cause, if any there be, with the Register of Wills
Persons believed to be filed with the Register of on or before the 25th with a copy to the under-
Reporter
heirs or legatees of the Wills, D.C., 515 5th day of October 2010, signed, on or before
Theodore Young
James Newman decedent who do not re- Street, N.W., 3rd Floor why the prayers of said March 24, 2011, or be
Personal ceive a copy of this no- Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . complaint should not be forever barred. Persons
tice by mail within 25 20001, on or before granted; provided that a believed to be heirs or
Representative
days of its first publica- March 17, 2011. Claims copy of this order be legatees of the decedent
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS tion shall so inform the against the decedent published once a week who do not receive a
9/17, 9/24, 10/1 Register of Wills, includ- shall be presented to the for three consecutive copy of this notice by
ing name, address and undersigned with a copy weeks before said day mail within 25 days of its
relationship. first publication shall so
Superior Court of to the Register of Wills 0in the Afro-American.
the District of Date of Publication: or filed with the Register that pursuant to SCR inform the Register of
District of Columbia September 17, 2010 of Wills with a copy to 205(b) notice be sent to Wills, including name,
Name of newspaper: the undersigned, on or applicants creditors by address and relation-
PROBATE DIVISION
Afro-American
Washington, D.C. before March 17, 2011, registered or certified ship.
20001-2131 Washington Law or be forever barred. mail and that proof of Date of Publication:
Administration No. Reporter Persons believed to be service of mailing be September 24, 2010
008ADM866-10 Linda T. Ayala heirs or legatees of the made in the manner pro- Name of newspaper:
Catrice Gray-Rivers decedent who do not re- vided in SCR Probate Afro-American
Bessie F Gray
Decedent Personal ceive a copy of this no- Rule 19(b). Washington Law
Representative tice by mail within 25 JUDGE Reporter
Andrew P McGuire
TRUE TEST COPY Helen V Tate
Esq days of its first publica- A TRUE COPY TEST:
1003 K Street NW REGISTER OF WILLS tion shall so inform the 9/24, 10/1, 10/8 Personal
Suite 300 9/17, 9/24, 10/1 Register of Wills, includ- Representative
Washington DC 20001 ing name, address and
Superior Court of TRUE TEST COPY
Superior Court of the District of
Attorney relationship. District of Columbia
REGISTER OF WILLS
NOTICE OF the District of 9/24, 10/1, 10/8
APPOINTMENT, District of Columbia
Date of Publication: PROBATE DIVISION
September 17, 2010
NOTICE TO PROBATE DIVISION Name of newspaper:
Washington, D.C. Superior Court of
Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 the District of
CREDITORS Afro-American Administration No. District of Columbia
AND NOTICE TO 20001-2131
Administration No.
Washington Law 2010ADM890 PROBATE DIVISION
UNKNOWN HEIRS Reporter
Linda T Ayala and Cat- 2010ADM857 Garnett U Tate Sr.
Pamela Harries Decedent
Washington, D.C.
Calvin Hines 20001-2131
rice Gray-Rivers, whose Janice Wright NOTICE OF Administration No.
address(es) are 106 Decedent
Michael D Breads Esq
Personal APPOINTMENT, 2010ADM879
Essenton Dr Upper Representative
Marlboro MD and 14520 8737 Colesville Road TRUE TEST COPY
NOTICE TO Julius Allen Currie
CREDITORS Decedent
Owings Ave. LL-100A REGISTER OF WILLS
Brandywine MD were Silver Spring, MD AND NOTICE TO William A Bland Esq
20910
9/17, 9/24, 10/1 UNKNOWN HEIRS 1140 Connecticut Ave
appointed personal re-
Attorney Helen V Tate, whose ad- NW #1100
presentative(s) of the Superior Court of
dress is 669 Oglethrope Washington DC 20036
estate of Bessie F Gray, NOTICE OF the District of
who died on March 9, APPOINTMENT, Columbia Street NE Washington, Attorney
2010 with a will, and will NOTICE TO Civil Division DC 20011 was ap- NOTICE OF
serve without Court su- CREDITORS Case No. 0006942-10 pointed personal repre- APPOINTMENT,
pervision. All unknown AND NOTICE TO IN RE: sentative of the estate of NOTICE TO
heirs and heirs whose UNKNOWN HEIRS Frances Catherine Garnett U Tate, Sr., who CREDITORS
whereabouts are un- Pamela Harris and Ja- McCutcheon died on April 30, 2010 AND NOTICE TO
known shall enter their nice Wright, whose ad- Applicant without a will, and will UNKNOWN HEIRS
appearance in this dress(es) are 4415 ORDER OF serve without Court su- Mavis A Kennedy Cur-
proceeding. Objections Georgia Avenue, NW PUBLICATION pervision. All unknown rie, whose address is
 Administration No.
2010ADM879
Julius Allen Currie
Decedent
William A Bland Esq
1140 Connecticut Ave
NW #1100
Washington DC 20036
Attorney
NOTICE OF
LEGAL NOTICES
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Mavis A Kennedy Cur-
rie, whose address is
6810 8th Street, NW,
Washington DC 20012
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Julius Allen
Currie, who died on July
12, 2006 without a will,
and will serve without
Court supervision. All
unknown heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore March 24, 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
March 24, 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:
September 24, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Mavis A Kennedy Currie
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
9/24, 10/1, 10/8
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM880
Edna M Smith
aka
Edna Mae Smith
Decedent
William A Bland Esq
1140 Connecticut Ave
NW #1100
Washington DC 20036
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
John D McMillan, whose
address is 2018 T Street
SE Washington DC
20020 was appointed
personal representative
of the estate of Edna M
Smith aka Edna Mae
Smith, who died on July
12, 2010 with 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(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
March 24, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before March 24, 2011,
or be forever barred.
Persons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
September 24, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
John D McMillan
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
9/24, 10/1, 10/8
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM218
Nina Chatsky
DeLaCRUZ
Decedent
Donn K Jenkins
8300 Oakford Place
Silver Spring MD
20910
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Vladimir Danylevich,
whose address is 10920
Bangor Place, Kensing-
ton, MD 20895 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Nina Chatsky DeLaC-
RUZ, who died on Feb-
ruary 23, 2010 with a
will, and will serve with-
out Court supervision.
All unknown heirs and
h e i r s w h o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance 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
March 24, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before March 24, 2011,
or be forever barred.
Persons believed to be
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
March 24, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
toLEGAL NOTICES
the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before March 24, 2011,
or be forever barred.
Persons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
September 24, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Vladimir Danylevich
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
9/24, 10/1, 10/8
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM831
Anne E V Higgins
aka
Anne V Higgins
Decedent
John M Bixler
2001 L Street NW
Suite 400
Washington DC 20036
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Robert Volz, whose ad-
dress is 25 Lillinonah
Drive, Brookfield,
Connecticut 06804 was
appointed personal re-
presentative of the
estate of Anne E. V. Hig-
gins aka Anne V Hig-
gins, who died on Au-
gust 12, 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
March 24, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before March 24, 2011,
or be forever barred.
Persons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
September 24,
September 24,2010
2011
Name of
Name of newspaper:
newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Robert Volz
Personal
Representative
845-225-8468
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
9/24, 10/1, 10/8
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM888
Clarence I Howard III
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Theresa Davis-Howard,
whose address is 218
16th Street SE,
Washington DC 20003
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Clarence I
Howard III, who died on
July 7, 2010 without a
will, and will serve with-
out Court supervision.
All unknown heirs and
h e i r s w h o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance 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 April 1, 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
April 1, 2011, or be for-
ever 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:
October 1, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Theresa Davis-Howard
Personal
Representative
202-528-2669
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10/1, 10/8, 10/15
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
686ADM10
Shebah Aqeel-Goods
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
LEGAL NOTICES
686ADM10
Shebah Aqeel-Goods
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Ta t t i a n a A q e e l
deOliveira, whose ad-
dress is 234 Quacken-
bos St. NE, Washington
DC 20011 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Shebah Aqeel-Goods,
who died on April 28,
2010 with a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance 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
April 1, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before April 1, 2011, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
October 1, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Tattiana Aqeel
deOliveira
Personal
Representative
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10/1, 10/8, 10/15
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM884
Hazel Alston
Decedent
Thomas H Queen Esq
530 Eighth Street SE
Washington DC 20003
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Doretha A Alston,
whose address is 1836
Massachusetts Ave, SE,
Washington DC 20003
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Hazel Alston,
who died on December
10, 1992 without a will.
All unknown heirs and
h e i r s w h o s e
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 April 1, 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
April 1, 2011, or be for-
ever 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:
October 1, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Doretha A Alston
Personal
Representative
202-544-4200
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10/1, 10/8, 10/15
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
920ADM10
Emerson A Williams
Decedent
Anthony P Interdonato
12604 Glen Road
Potomac MD 20854
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Dorothea Marietta Wil-
liams, whose address is
6721 16th Street NW,
Washington DC 20012,
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Emerson A
Williams, who died on
August 18, 2010 with a
will, and will serve with-
out Court supervision.
All unknown heirs and
h e i r s w h o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance 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
April 1, 2011. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before April 1, 2011, or
to such appointment (or address is 1362 C
to the probate of de- Street, NW Washington
cedent¬s will) shall be DC 20002 was ap-
filed with the Register of pointed personal repre-
Wills, D.C., 515 5th sentative of the estate of
B7
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Claudia Christine
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
20001, on or before
Jefferson-Derricotte aka October 2, 2010 - October 8, 2010, The Afro-American
Claudia Jefferson Der-
April 1, 2011. Claims ricotte, who died on Au-
against the decedent gust 30, 2010 with a will,
LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES
Strictly Personal
shall be presented to the and will serve without
undersigned with a copy Court supervision. All
to the Register of Wills unknown heirs and heirs
Pen Pals
or filed with the Register whose whereabouts are
of Wills with a copy to unknown shall enter
the undersigned, on or their appearance in this
before April 1, 2011, or proceeding. Objections
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
Caucasian, single man, 6’31/2”, love dancing, going to the movies
heirs or legatees of the cedent¬s will) shall be and telling jokes. Interested in a female 5.5’ and up, open-minded,
www.afro.com
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
who loves cats and don’t mind me smoking, compassion is more
tice by mail within 25 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor important than figure (looking for a relationship). If interested
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
20001, on or before
please call Harry at 410-833-4516 or cell (410-935-9001).
Register of Wills, includ- April 1, 2011. Claims ---
ing name, address and against the decedent
relationship. shall be presented to the
Date of Publication: undersigned with a copy Truthful man seeking spiritual pen pals. Womb my emanation. Law
October 1, 2010
Name of newspaper:
to the Register of Wills is unification. Breath, knowledge and consciousness! William Pig-
or filed with the Register
Afro-American of Wills with a copy to gie, P.O. Box 565, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312
Washington Law
Reporter
the undersigned, on or
before April 1, 2011, or
---
Emerson A Williams be forever barred. Per-
Personal sons believed to be
Representative
202-882-9670
heirs or legatees of the Lonesome Hearts - Pen Pals
decedent who do not re-
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REGISTER OF WILLS
10/1, 10/8, 10/15
tice by mail within 25 message you want printed in the space below. Enclose ten dollars
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the ($10.00), check or money order for 25 words. NO CASH PLEASE.
Superior Court of
the District of Register of Wills, includ- Additional words will cost 50 cents each.
ing name, address and
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION relationship.
Date of Publication:
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131 October 1, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Administration No.
2010ADM921 Afro-American
Washington Law
Martha B Byrd
Decedent Reporter
John J Beins Esq Cheryl Derricotte To answer a Lonesome Heart notice, enclose a check or money or-
2 Wisconsin Circle Personal
Representative
der for $2.00 for each letter you wish to have forwarded. NO CASH
Suite 700
Chevy Chase MD 202-544-6133 PLEASE. Be sure to include the fox number of the person you wish
20815 TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
to contact.
Attorney
NOTICE OF 10/1, 10/8, 10/15
APPOINTMENT, All letters, queries and notices should be sent to:
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
MBE/WBE-Subcontractors and Suppliers STRICTLY PERSONAL
Ulliman Schutte Construction, LLC, Rock-
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS ville, MD is interested in receiving quotes 2519 N. Charles Street
Torrea L Martin, whose from qualified MBE/WBE subcontractors and Baltimore, MD 21218
address is 930 Gay suppliers for the ENR Facilities - 2nd Con-
tract: Pump Station, Channels and Process,
Street, Cumberland MD
21502-3532 was ap- bidding on October 6, 2010. Opportunities
pointed personal repre- are available for Specifications Divisions 1
sentative of the estate of thru 16. Plans available online:
Martha B Byrd, who died http://www.ullimanschutte.com/documents/
on October 10, 2005 bids/
without a will, and will Please Fax quotes to 301-545-0810.
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown Contact telephone 301-545-0750.
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un- Ulliman Schutte Construction, LLC
7615 Standish place, Rockville, MD 20855
known shall enter their
appearance in this www.ullimanschutte.com
proceeding. Objections Equal Opportunity Employer
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 April 1, 2011.
Claims against the de-
To
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills
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with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
April 1, 2011, or be for-
ever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
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legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by
mail within 25 days of its
first publication shall so
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inform the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
0080
October 1, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Torrea L Martin
Personal
Representative
301-784-6131
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10/1, 10/8, 10/15
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
401st SUPPORT BRIGADE
2010ADM937
Claudia Christine
Jefferson-Derricotte
aka
Claudia Jefferson-
Derricotte
Decedent
Michael L Smith Esq
9200 Basil Court
Suite 301
Largo, MD 20774
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Cheryl Derricotte, whose
address is 1362 C
Street, NW Washington
DC 20002 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Claudia Christine
Jefferson-Derricotte aka
Claudia Jefferson Der-
ricotte, who died on Au-
gust 30, 2010 with a will,
and will serve without
Court supervision. All
unknown heirs and heirs Bagram Afghanistan - Left to Right
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
Captain Lynette Hill and Major Wendi
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
Brown.
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
Major Brown, a native of Detroit,
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
20001, on or before
April 1, 2011. Claims
MI is a graduate of Howard
against the decedent
shall be presented to the University and was commissioned
undersigned with a copy
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
through the Army ROTC Program.
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
Capt. Hill was born and raised in
before April 1, 2011, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
Washington, DC; currently, her
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
home is Prince George’s Co, MD.
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
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tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
October 1, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Cheryl Derricotte
Personal
AFRO Military Program
Representative
202-544-6133
2519 N Charles St
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REGISTER OF WILLS
Baltimore, MD 21218
10/1, 10/8, 10/15
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