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Report: Barry Black Olympic Hopes Rest in Shani

Misused Funds
By AFRO Staff

AP Photo/Markus Schreiber
Before 2008, it would
have been a rare occurrence to
find Black families cuddling
before their televisions to
watch the Winter Olympics.
Now many are tuning into the
2010 Vancouver games and
mostly for one reason—Shani
Davis.
“I love ice-skating, but I
didn’t get into it until I saw
Shani win the gold two years
ago,” said Chal’e Fentress, a
local college student. “I hope
he wins, again. I’ll probably
AP Photo/Stephen J Boitano, File be at the skating rink the next
Seen here in this July 2009 file photo answering day.”
questions about his arrest on stalking charges, Fans like Fentress have
Councilman Marion Barry is once again in the hot seat been eagerly awaiting Davis’
after a new report accused him of misusing public funds. appearance this year and
may have been disappointed
By Dorothy Rowley when he withdrew after race
AFRO Staff Writer one of the 500 meters on
Feb. 15. Most folks were
An investigation by special counsel Robert Bennett into Shani Davis, seen here in expecting to see the famous
the District of Columbia City Council’s contract and grant action during the men’s 1,000 Black speed skater compete
distribution habits has revealed, among other highlights, meters race at the ISU World in the short race, but several
that Ward 8 Councilman Marion Barry misused government Cup Speed Skating in Berlin, problems with ice-resurfacing
funds, steering nearly $1 million into the coffers of nonprofits on Nov. 9, 2008, is one of the caused most of the races to be
that he created and which were fraught with waste and abuse. United States’ brightest stars delayed.
Among the eyebrow-raising findings of the 104-page on ice. But according to those
report – which was overseen by Bennett, a former attorney Continued on A7
for President Bill Clinton – the councilman personally
delivered a contract payment check to his former aide and
former girlfriend Donna Watts-Brighthaupt then directed her
to share a portion of the money with him.
Supermarket’s Closure Prompts Dismay
By Dorothy Rowley 63, felt pretty good about home. Not only could she proximity to the Safeway on
According to a statement from Council Chairman Vincent
AFRO Staff Writer having a grocery store easily walk the few blocks the 500 block of Rhode Island
Gray’s office surrounding findings of the investigation tagged
within walking distance of up the street to purchase her Ave., is upset about its slated
Continued on A5 For years, Shirley Cook, her Northeast Washington groceries, but also retrieve her closing on March 6.
medications. The store, which has
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States Given Leeway to Tally But now that’s about to
change and Cook, like many
seniors who live in close
served the community for
about 25 years, also said Feb.
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States now have the option to include prisoners in their redistricting counts.
By Hope Yen
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) --
States are getting new leeway
in tallying their prisoners in
15 the 2010 census – a move that
could reshape the American
political map, increasing
urban population numbers
while reducing the figures for
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rural voting districts where
inmates are incarcerated.
The Census Bureau said
this week it would release
data on prison populations
to states when they redraw
legislative boundaries next
year.
Previously, the agency
provided the breakdowns on
group quarters, like prisons,
AWOL Military Mom
Discharged
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after states finished their
high-stakes redistricting.
That resulted in districts
with prisons getting extra
representation in their
legislatures, despite laws in
some states that say a prison
cell is not a residence.
Now that the prison data is
being made available earlier,
Continued on A8
Maryland’s Hungry
Population Grows
By Diane Nguyen Marylanders.
Capital News Service And as enormous as its
food holdings are, it is not
BALTIMORE - Stacked enough to feed the growing
pallets of food, drinks and numbers of the state’s hungry.
condiments line the aisles More Marylanders need
of an 87,000-square-foot emergency food assistance,
warehouse —bread loaves according to a recent study by
and dinner rolls, frozen goods, the Maryland Food Bank and
dented and disfigured cakes. Feeding America, a national
It may look like a Costco hunger-relief charity.
Wholesale store, but there’s a The study released
major difference —everything last week indicated more
here at the Maryland Food than 261,000 people in the

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AFRO National Briefs
Professor Kills Three in
Shooting Spree
An Alabama professor
accused of shooting six
coworkers and killing three
showed no signs of mental
instability in the days leading
up to the murders, according
to a report by Diverse
Education.
Amy Bishop, a respected
professor at the school, was
allegedly angered because
she was not considered for
tenure at the University of
Alabama Huntsville and by
the possibility of losing her
teaching post.
Bishop was responsible for
the murders of Maria Ragland
Davis, 52, an African-
American associate professor
of biology; Adriel Johnson,
52, an African-American
associate biology professor
and Gopi Padila, 52, chairman
of the school’s biology
department.
This is not the first time
Bishop has been involved in
a murder case, according to
Diverse Education. In 1986,
she shot her 18-year-old
brother at their home, but said
the killing was not intentional.
Police called the shooting a
“tragic accident” and Bishop
was never charged.
Military Mom
Discharged for
Ditching Deployment
The Black, single military
mom who said she would
not deploy to Afghanistan
on Nov. 5 will not face a
court martial. Instead, the
Army chose to discharge
and demote 21-year-old Spc.
Alexis Hutchinson.
Hutchinson refused to join
soldiers overseas after her
Paid for by U.S. Census Bureau.
AP Photo
Alexis Hutchinson
mother backed out of caring
for 13-month-old Kamani,
Hutchinson’s son. Assigned
as an army cook for the third
Combat Aviation Brigade of
the Army’s Third Infantry
Division, Hutchinson denies
using her son to escape
deployment.
“She’s excited that she’s
no longer facing jail and can
still be with her son, which is
the most important thing,” Rai
Sue Sussman, Hutchinson’s
civilian attorney, told The
Associated Press. “We’re very
happy about it right now.”
Hutchinson claims her
mother agreed to care for
Kamani for the full year
she would be deployed, but
changed her mind a few days
before she was scheduled
to leave. The day of her
flight, Hutchinson called her
superiors and said she would
not be deploying.
But Fort Stewart
spokesman Kevin Larson told
the AP the Army had evidence
that Hutchinson would have
resisted deploying “by any
means.”
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Latest Obama Critics
Former Virginia Gov.
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L. Douglas Wilder recently
spewed venom on the
President Barack Obama
White House, saying that if
the president is to fulfill his
dream of effecting change for
America, he has to up the ante
on his leadership skills —
which includes firing some of
his key players.
Wilder is a Democrat and
the first African American
to be elected governor of a
state since Reconstruction. He
also once aspired to lead the
nation.
But last week in comments
in his online column posted
on Politico.com, Wilder
claimed that Obama is
“surrounded by people who
are in their jobs because of
their Chicago connections
or because they signed on
with Obama early during his
presidential campaign, but
lack sufficient experience at
governing at the executive
AP Photo
L. Douglas Wilder
branch level.”
According to a professor
of public policy at George
Mason University, Wilder is
on point. At least sort of, he
said, adding that it has to be
taken into consideration that
Obama’s only been at the
helm one year.
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Otherwise, “I think
that Gov. Wilder is on to
something,” said Michael
Fauntroy. ”I’ve always
been concerned about
some of the people that are
surrounding the president and
their individual influence,
particularly with regard to the
financial crisis.”
Fauntroy went on to say
that, “Barack Obama has
never had to lead anything
—other than his duties a as a
member of the legislature. It
comes to me as no surprise
that he’d be having problems
in this regard. But overall I
don’t think the problems are
insurmountable.”
Black Women Affected
by ‘Don’t Ask Don’t
Tell’
With much attention being
given to the military’s “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” policy
regarding homosexuals since
President Obama’s State of
the Union speech, researchers,
pundits and politicians have
questioned the policy’s
fairness.
According to a report
from the U.S. Census Bureau,
it’s not very fair to African-
American women.
The task force studied
Black same-sex households in
the United States to determine
what disadvantages, if any,
these couples faced. The study
found that Black same-sex
couples are at a disadvantage
in almost every category
including when it comes to
how the “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” policy affects Black
women.
The policy has been used
to
kick Black women out of
the military at a much higher
QUESTIONS
MAKE BETTER
SCHOOLS?
rate than other groups. In fact,
Black women are discharged
under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
at three times the rate that
they serve in the military, the
report states. “Although Black
women make up less than one
percent of service members,
they comprise 3.3 [percent]
percent of those discharged
under the policy.”
Secretary of Defense
Robert M. Gates, who
supports Obama’s stance
on repealing the policy, told
Fox News on Feb. 7 he’s
launching a review to gauge
Armed Forces members’
feelings on the law.
“The review that I am
launching is to help inform
the legislative process of
A study found that Black
same-sex couples are at
a disadvantage when it
comes to how the “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” policy
affects Black women.
some facts about the attitudes
of our men and women in
uniform, what they think
about a change in the law,
[and] what their families
think,” Gates said. “The truth
is we don’t have any facts.”
Senate Confirms
National Service
Agency Nominee
Patrick Corvington,
a specialist on nonprofit
management and leadership,
was named the new chief
executive officer of the
Corporation for National
and Community Service by
the U.S. Senate on Feb. 11,
according to a press release.
“Patrick’s years on the
frontline of the service
movement give him a unique
understanding of the obstacles
facing communities and
the transformative power
of service,” said Stephen
Goldsmith, the chair of
the corporation’s board of
directors. “The Corporation’s
ability to respond to human
needs, rebuild our cities and
inspire more Americans to
serve is more critical today
than ever before. There is no
doubt that Patrick’s varied
experience and dynamic
leadership will be an asset
to the corporation. He is the
right CEO at the right time.”
Previously serving as
a senior associate at the
Annie E. Carsey Foundation,
Corvington brings over 20
years of experience in facing
key issues in the nonprofit
sector. His field experience
combined with his extensive
management experience
will push the corporation to
soaring levels of innovation,
effectiveness, and impact.
Corvington was personally
impacted by the destructive
earthquake in Haiti, as he
has relatives living there.
He quickly responded to
the devastating disaster and
worked with his community
to mobilize relief efforts for
the earthquake victims.
Briefs written by Dorothy
Rowley, George Barnette,
Melanie Holmes and Gregory
Dale.
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A3
of
February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Washington Afro-American
By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi-
AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed

Rep. Watson Retirement to Have Little Impact on CBC Jennifer Hudson and other
relatives positively identified
Hudson’s mother and brother.
The white, 1994 Chevrolet
Suburban with Illinois license
the vehicle while walking his
dog. According to the Chicago
Tribune, the boy had been shot
multiple times in the back seat
By Zenitha Prince “A Democrat is going to win the seat for sure,” said the San said.
of the“She has The
vehicle. always
SUV, been a very progressive member of
regis-
Washington Bureau Chief Francisco State University political science professor. Congress on issues
tered to Hudson’s that affect woman, children and families in
murdered
The new representative also will likely be Black, despite the America andtowed
brother, was around thethe
with world.”
Rep. Diane Watson’s demographic shifts that have transformed the ethnically diverse President
boy’s Obama—who
body inside and is being as a senator belonged to the CBC—
retirement will have little to no district. praised
processedhisbyformer peertechni-
evidence for her trailblazing and distinguished
ripple effect on the strength or “That district probably has a Latino plurality [now] so career of public
cians and workers.service.
The body
make up of the Congressional there’s always the speculation that if these congresswomen was“Diane Watsonand
later removed hastaken
spenttoher life fighting for families in
Black Caucus, political retire, a Latino will seek to claim the seat because they have Los Angeles,
the Cook Countyespecially
Medicalthose who too often didn’t have a
observers say. a larger part of the population,” Smith said. “But, I doubt voice,” he said
Examiner’s in a statement. “Diane blazed a historic trail
office.
Watson, a Democrat that that would happen—this time. It might happen after the 2010 from the L.A.
Hudson andpublic schools to the United States Congress
other family
serves California’s 33rd census and reapportionment.” where
members shearrived
continued
at thetoMedical
work to improve health care, education
Congressional District, The chief contender for the soon-to-be vacated seat is Karen and opportunities
Examiner’s for countless Americans...[We] will miss her
office mid-after-
noon to identify the body. Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s ne
announced her plans to abstain Bass, who in 2008 made history when she was elected as the distinguished voice in Congress.”
from re-seeking office in this first African-American woman and the first Democratic woman Given the choice between look-
ing directly at the body or A spokesman for the office the mu
year’s midterm elections last to become speaker of the California General Assembly.

‘Sleazy’ Rumors
viewing it on a wall-mounted told the newspaper that Hudson jail for
week after a political career Rep. Diane Watson White, Watson’s spokeswoman, said the congresswoman
spanning over more than three AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes has not endorsed any candidates at AFRO press time. However,
Courtesy Photos
“She held hands with her family. It was obviously a
Put Gov. Paterson
decades. the lawmaker
Jennifer was slated
Hudson to bemom,
and her at a Wednesday morning press
Darnell Donerson who
“It really has been a joy for me and very satisfying to conference
was killed,inas Los Angeles
well as her that was called
brother, by Speaker Bass.
Jason.
be a public servant,” Watson said during the Feb. 11 press Some see Watson’s retirement—and the expected infusion “remained strong for her fami- being c

on Defensive
video screen, the family chose
conference. of
theyoung
body ofblood into that seat—as plate
her 7-year-old the ushering
X584859inwas
of afound
new on the latter. According to the ly” and was clearly its leader. murder
Not only had the weekly grueling, hours-long trip to generation of leadership.
nephew Monday, just hours Chicago’s West Side after Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes, “She held hands with her fami- ing. Co
Washington become trying, said a spokeswoman of the reasons afterWatson firstwas
his body gained
founddistinction
in a when received
police in 1975 she became
a 7 a.m. call the that’s him.” ly,” the spokesman said. “It that he
for the congresswoman’s decision, but also other areas of her first African American to be elected to the Los Angeles School was obviously a very emotional charges

AP Photo
By AFRO Staff

ACORN Fights Back

life needed more attention. Board during the nascent—and thus tension-rife—period of moment.” convic
“Her mother just turned 100 years old so she decided it was mandatory school integration. New York Gov. David The boy – the son of Julia sion of
important to spend more time with her family,” spokeswoman For 20 years, 1978-1998, she served in the state Senate. Paterson is fighting rumors of Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was
Dorinda White told the AFRO. And, in 1999, President Bill Clinton appointed her as sex and drug abuse from the been missing since Friday, 2006 a
Watson joined Congress in 2001 after she won a special Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
ambassador to Micronesia. state house and local media.
when a relative found Julian’s
grandmother, Darnell
for the
car hija
election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Democratic White said Watson’s chief legacy is that of defender. A Jan. 30 New York Post is
By Alan King and Dallas Cowboys players No wonder Obama’s campaign Donerson, 57, and his uncle, The
Rep. Julian Dixon. Now, with her leaving, the seat is unlikely “SheStaff
AFRO has always
Writer been a staunchTony supporter of human
Romo and rights
Terrell Owens, report claims Paterson
trying to distance him from the was Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through
to turn Republican, said political analyst Robert Smith. in all its facets so that would be her strongest legacy,” White
among the names submitted to caughtsaying,
group, by state policeObama
“Barack in a in his grandmother’s home in which
utility closet in the governor’s

Biggest Fear in Haiti: Another Big Quake

Presidential candidate John election officials. Never Organized with ACORN.” the 7000 block of
N.Y. Gov. David PatersonSouth Yale
McCain’s attack on ACORN – Hurd said those workers, who mansion
But Obama’s with tiesa woman
to ACORN other
runAvenue.
Associated Community were doing those things without than
long andhis wife.
deep. He He’s also classes
taught believes that treatment
An Amber he is
Alert – a desig-
Organization for Reform Now – ACORN’s knowledge or permis- awaiting
for ACORN. a New
TheyYork even Times
endorsed receiving is unfair.
nation for high-risk missing
By Paisley Dodds Roselord Oregene learnsconfirms
that her the success of the sion, were fired. piece,
him forwhichPresident.is said to make “It is certainly serving
Photo by Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross children – was issued Friday
Associated Press similar
But nowaccusations
ACORN is inand added others’ interest
daughter Sefmi, 11, wasorganization,
killed by the the head of the “The evidence that has sur- trouble. after Julian wasand not mine,
discovered
quake while at school. Atgroupleastsays.54 faced so far shows they faked fuelReporter:
to the fire, There to surface.
are at least and I think
missing it’sthea callous
after murders.and
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) aftershocks have shuddered “This
throughis testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they “The human across
11 investigations decency, the if sleazy
Police way to treat
arrested a governor
William
— Hundreds of houses that survived Haiti’s shattered capital we’ve
since donea Jan. and success we’ve didn’t do, not to stuff ballot not journalists’
country involvingethics, thousands I thinkof who is just
Balfour, thetrying
missing to boy’s
do hisstep-
Haiti’s killer quake still stand empty had,”
12 quake killed more than 200,000 Maude Hurd, president of boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the potentially fraudulent
would compel an organization ACORN job and,
father andinestranged
a democracy, is
husband
even as quake victims desperate for people. ACORN, said in an interview victim of fraud, not the perpetra- forms. they see a person being
when trying to at
of Julia, keep
his his job,” he
girlfriend’s
shelter crowd the streets. The reason with the AFRO. tor of it. Announcer:
slandered for over Massive two weeksvoter
said.
Southside apartment several
is fear: Nobody is quite sure they can “When this attack started, we Hurd said the only things fraud. And the Obama campaign
now ... to clear the air and This
hours is not
after the the first time
murders.
withstand another quake. had just announced that we had bogus are the charges them- paid more than $800,000 to an
at least say that the charges Balfour’s mother,
Paterson’s name has Michele,
surfacedhas
At least 54 aftershocks have registered 1.3 million new vot- selves. And factcheck. org ACORN front for get out the vote
that are being made are not told reporters that
in a sex scandal. In 2008,her son had
shuddered through Haiti’s shattered ers,” she said. “That’s just to say agrees. efforts. nothing totolddo thewithNew
the slayings.
that someone’s running scared It concluded, “Neither in the
Pressuringperimeters
banks toofissue our risky Paterson York
capital since a Jan. 12 quake killed investigation,” Paterson told Balfour remains a suspect in Jason
Daily News that he and his
more than 200,000 people. They because of ACORN’s success.” ACORN nor its employees have loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
McCain, who is running for been found guilty of, or even CNN.
Barack Obama. Bad judgment. wife, Michelle, had extra-
have toppled weakened buildings Paterson called the rumors marital affairs.
president on the Republican tick- charged with, casting fraudulent Blind ambition. Too risky for
faster than demolition crews can aAmerica.
“callous and sleazy” assault Throughout the scandal,
et, lashed out at ACORN in the votes.”
get to them, sending up new clouds The problem came about pri- on his character in a defense Paterson has maintained
final debate against Barack
of choking dust. On Monday, three Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way to The
SinceAssociated
McCain’s comments, Press. his plans to remain in the
children were killed when a school on the verge of maybe perpetrat- ACORN operates. Rather than “For the
ACORN’s 87lastofficescouple haveofbeen governor’s office and re-
SQUARE
collapsed in the northern city of Cap- ing one of the greatest frauds in rely on volunteers, it pays peo- weeks
bombarded I havewithbeen threatstheand subject iterated his intention to seek
Haitien. It wasn’t clear what caused voter history in this country, ple, many of them poor or unem- of what,
racist mail.even by Albany election in the fall.
the collapse, which occurred after a brittle concrete easily damaged by quakes.
maybe destroying the fabric of
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated
ployed, to sign up new voters. standards,
The day has afterbeen a spate
the presidential “The only way I’m not
late-night tremor and heavy rains. democracy.” The idea at wasthe to end
helpof both those of outrageous rumors
debate, vandals broke about
into the going to be governor next
“I tried sleeping in the house for a night, but an aftershock January that there was a 90-percent
Factcheck.org, a non-partisan being registered and likelihood of at least
thoseone doing organization’s Boston and Seattle
more magnitude-5 me,” said Paterson. year is at the ballot box, and
came and I ran outside,” said Louise Lafonte, 36, who beds Web site, found thosequake claimsintothe coming month, a 15 percent
the registration. offices
Theand stole computers.
governor said he is the only way that I will be
down with her family of five in a tent beside her seemingly likelihood
be “exaggerated,” of one withof magnitude-6
“no evi- or greater, and a 2 percent
Maud explained, “We have a After a Cleveland representative BREAD
possibility of a shock as great, or bigger, unsure of where the rumors leaving the office before is in
intact concrete house. “I’m not going inside until the ground dence of any such democracy- zero tolerancethe
than policyJan.for12deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was
quake. are originating, but he a box,” he said.
calms down.” destroying fraud.” ate falsification of registration.” sent to the local office saying she
That may be awhile. Seismologists say more, damaging At
Hurdleast 15 ofthe
believes theMcCain
aftershocks nearMost the original
news account epicenter
neglect to “is going to have her life ended.”
aftershocks are likely and there’s even a chance of another have
chargesregistered
were at least
politically magnitude-5.
motivat- point out that ACORN is A worker in Providence, R.I.,
Preventive Cardiology,

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Scientists say the impact of the quake last month may
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large quake following quickly after the initial catastrophe in the ed. required by law to turn in all reg- received a threatening call say-
CliniCal trial seCtion
an African LEFT
spread far wider.

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capital of 3 million people. American with

andAmoderate-income
magnitude-5.8 earthquake people, struck
to noteoffthattheit Cayman Islands
was the organiza- at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
In 1751, a large quake hit the island that Haiti shares with High Blood
the Dominican Republic. About a month later, another one two
and days
peopleafter the
of color, Haiti quake.
I believe the Last week,
tion, in manya magnitude-5.4
instances, that first A caller to one office left a Pressure?

Blood Pressure
destroyed Port-au-Prince. quake
McCain jolted eastern
campaign Cuba.
thinks thoseAnd Montserrat’s
brought the phony volcano, more
registrations message on the answering
If so, you may
than
voters 1,000
are kilometers
going to vote (600 miles) to
tothe
the attention
east, shotof authorities.
ash some machine, saying: “Hi, I was just
A magnitude-7.4 quake that killed more than 18,000 people Democratic, which is miles)
not neces- Theduring
McCain camp apparently calling to let you know that
qualify for
15 kilometers (nine into the sky one of its most

Naturally
a 4-month
in northwestern Turkey in 1999 was followed three months sarily true.” isn’t interested inaway
those half
fine the Barack Obama needs to get
later by another of magnitude-7.2 only 100 kilometers (60 dramatic events since a 1997 eruption that drove research
ACORN is no stranger to points, preferring to air mislead- hung. He’s a (expletive deleted) study of Stress
miles) from the initial epicenter. Caribbean island’s population. Reduction
controversy. ing ads that seek to link Obama nigger, and he’s a piece of
“There are many other examples like that of two significant “These events we’re seeing might be because of the passage To Qualify You Must: and Lifestyle
For 38 years, the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting (expletive deleted). You guys are
earthquakes following each other,” said Eric Calais, a of seismic waves
organization — what
has fought we call his
for social dynamic
politicaltriggering
support. — that • Be 40+ years
fraudulent, andofyou ageneed to go to Changes
geophysicist at Purdue University who said he warned the shake already damaged
and economic justice for low- fault lines in McCain: I’mCuba,”
places like John McCainCalais • Have blood pressure
hell. All the niggers on oak trees. between 140-159mm Hg systolic
Haitian government two years ago that the country was said.
and moderate-income and I approve this message. (top number)
They’re gonna get or 90-99 mm Hghon-
all hung diastolic (bottom number)
If interested,
vulnerable to a major quake. Strong quakes
Americans. relievemem-
With 400,000 stress alongAnnouncer:
fault lines, Who but that stress
is Barack • Be an African American
eys, they’re going to get assassi- please call:
1 BANANA

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A4 The Washington Afro-American, February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010
Recent Storms Test Locals’ Preparation, Patience
By George Barnette
AFRO Staff Writer
Preparing for a record
blizzard seemed to be
uncharted territory for local
residents. The Washington,
D.C., metropolitan area
is used to snowfalls, but
preparing for this year’s
record deluge proved to be a
huge challenge for officials,
residents and businesses alike.
Kia Williams, 27, of
Northeast Washington said
she was shocked by the
magnitude of the snow storm.
She had had much difficulty
believing the predicted totals
of meteorologists.
“Initially I thought [the
snowfall predictions] were
exaggerated,” said Williams.
“Living in the D.C. area,
it’s rare we see that much
snow and the local weather
men aren’t always the
most reliable. As the days
got closer and the forecast
became more accurate I began
to get nervous.”
The reality of the situation
set in for Williams and
she realized that time for
hunkering down had come.
Williams, like many other
area residents, made the trek
to the grocery store and was
amazed by what she saw.
“It was insane,” she said.
“Every piece of meat was
gone the Friday morning
before the first round of snow.
Surprisingly, the store was
stocked with the necessities
such as milk, eggs, bread, and
fruit, but everything else was
pretty much cleared out.
“There were lines outside
the exit doors for the exiting
shoppers carts and parking
was a hassle, but somehow
people were in good spirits.
People were very respectful
of the elderly shoppers by
helping them with groceries
or letting them move up in
line. I stood in line for about
45 minutes and chatted with
the folks in my line. It really
became a bonding experience
with the other shoppers.”
In a winter for the ages,
Jamie Miller, public affairs
manager for Giant Food, said
their business has boomed.
“Whenever there’s
a forecast for snow, the
supermarket business does
Supermarket’s Closure
Continued from A1
16 was the last day customers
could pick up prescriptions
from the pharmacy.
“It’s awful, just terrible
because this is where I do
all my shopping and get my
medications,” said Cook.
“Everything’s been so
convenient for me because
I live right down the street.
Where else am I going to
go now, unless I go all the
way over to the Giant?” she
wondered out loud.
Cook, in partial answer
to her own question, said
she’d probably transfer her
prescriptions “to someplace
like the CVS and that’s all
the way over on Bladensburg
Road.”
In addition to the
inconveniences posed by the
retailer’s closing, residents’
health could also be at risk.
For years, advocates have tied
the lack of quality grocery
stores in Black neighborhoods
to the prevalence of disease
since families lack ready
access to healthy food
choices.
According to Safeway
spokesman Craig Muckle, the
closing has been long coming.
Afterward, only one Safeway
– the one at Hechinger Mall
on Maryland Avenue − will
remain in Ward 5.
well,” Miller said. “Certainly,
there’s been an uptick in
our business because of the
snow.”
Ensuring that necessities
were available took large
scale planning, however, she
said. “On the Thursday and
Friday before the first storm
and Monday and Tuesday
of last week, we were doing
around the clock deliveries to
our stores,” Miller said. “We
had additional truck drivers
working and were able to get
quite a bit of product out to
our stores leading up to the
storms.”
In particular, Miller said,
items in high demand were
bread, milk, eggs, bottled
water, batteries, and snow
melt. Those “staples,” as
he termed them, were the
consistent traffic generators
for his store.
Hardware stores such as
Lowes and the Home Depot
had to prepare as well.
“Generally, the demand
was high already especially
for shovels, generators and
ice melts,” said Jennifer
King, spokeswoman for the
Home Depot. “Throughout
District resident Byron Tyler praised Mayor Adrian Fenty for what he described as the
expedient manner in which city streets were cleared for travel.
the storm, we were doing
everything we could and we
still are trying to get product
to the stores that have been
Muckle made reference to
that store, saying it’s much
larger than the Rhode Island
facility which is located in a
plaza that makes it less visible
from the street.
“And that’s been kind
of challenging in terms of
attracting customers,” Muckle
said. “The plaza has also lost
a couple of larger tenants over
the years, so it’s just been a
lot less traffic” leading to the
store.
But Muckle empathized
with residents.
“Anytime we close a
store we understand that
it’s a hardship, so there are
customers that are upset,”
he said. “We appreciate
their loyalty and understand
their frustration but it’s a
decision we had to make for
the betterment of our overall
business.”
Muckle said Safeway
informed customers of the
closing some three weeks
ago. “We made Councilman
[Harry] Thomas’ office
aware first, then the advisory
neighborhood commissioner
and I spoke about it and word
got out to the community,”
Muckle said. “Customers
were also told of the closing
by employees. So it’s out
there; it’s not a secret.”
As of Friday of last week, many city residents were still clearing pathways around their
homes and vehicles from the snowfall that set a record high.
impacted.”
King said the weather
forced the Home Depot to use
judicious methods to keep
its local stores stocked with
items.
“Our supply chain and
merchandising teams have
done a great job to get
product, by transfer, from
Dee Price said Safeway officials promised years ago to
renovate the store, but in the long run ended up doing
very little.
...”the closing has been a long time
coming. Afterward, only one Safeway
- the one at Hechinger Mall on Maryland
Avenue - will remain in Ward 5.”
While Muckle said
there will be plenty of sales
going on, the only outward
indication was a large sign
splattered across the store’s
front window boasting that
wine would cost 30 percent
less.
Dee Price Jr. said he
different stores across the
country to the stores that
need them most,” she said.
“I know that they‘ve been
working around the clock to
get products transferred as
quickly as possible.”
Although the company
did its best to keep shelves
stocked, King admitted, there
Photos by Dorothy Rowley
believed officials when they
stated several months ago that
they weren’t going to close
the store. “They said they
were going to remodel it, but
that never happened,” Price,
68, said. The only thing they
did was come over and paint
the front.”
Photos by Dorothy Rowley
were instances where people
had to wait for products.
However, she said that no
major problems had been
reported at any stores.
While preparing for the
storm was one challenge,
“Area residents are still digging their way
out of last week’s storm, which dumped at
least six inches on top of a previous snow-
fall. All totaled, some 27 inches of snow
accumulated in the District.”
recovering from it is another.
Area residents are still
digging their way out of last
week’s storm, which dumped
at least six more inches on
top of a previous snowfall.
All totaled, some 27 inches
of snow accumulated in the
District.
Some residents like
Bernice Rink are chastising
their leaders for the perceived
slowness of the progress. Rink
said District Mayor Adrian
Fenty should have been faster
in calling for federal help,
noting that because sidewalks
had remained uncovered,
many residents were forced to
Shirley Cook said she was greatly disappointed that the
Safeway on Rhode Island Avenue near her Northeast
Washington home is slated for closing in a couple of
weeks.
Thomas joined residents in
a rally earlier this week urging
Safeway to remain in the
community and improve the
site. “It had been neglected
for a very long time,” Thomas
said. “The reason they’re
saying they’re leaving is
because they haven’t invested
in the community and put the
proper resources there.”
Thomas said that although
there are many longtime older
residents in the community,
newer neighbors had
complained that Safeway
never brought in any of the
walk in the streets.
“Citizens walking in the
streets is a great safety issue
as well as a great liability for
the District,” Rink wrote.
But resident Byron Tyler
saw things differently. He
had nothing but praise for the
“quick” timeline in which
many roadways in the District
had been cleared. “I give
him particular kudos,” Tyler
to the AFRO on Friday. “I
think the job or removing the
snow from the streets this
time, compared to Maryland,
was done in a spectacular,
expeditious manner.” He
continued, “Fenty deserves
credit because despite the
inconvenience of the heavy
snow, he made sure residents
were still able to move around
shortly after and take care of
their business.”
Tyler may be the only
one with such sentiments.
Many, like Williams, were
stuck inside for days after
the blizzard and had to
find myriad ways to keep
themselves entertained.
“Since I’m a student, I got
a lot of reading and studying
done,” Williams said. “Of
course, I watched the news,
cleaned up the house, watched
tons of movies, caught up on
e-mails, downloaded music,
and ate and slept a lot.”
Those activities quickly
lost their allure, however, and
a winter-weary Williams said
she is ready for the snowy
season to end.
“I don’t necessarily enjoy
being trapped in the house for
days,” she said. “My main
concern now is to stay on top
of the news to see when it will
all be over.”
Dorothy Rowley
contributed to this report.
amenities they deserved. He
said they’d also expressed
dismay that the store hadn’t
done more to help uplift the
community.
“We wanted to have all
the bells and whistles that
any new Safeway has,” said
Thomas. “The store being
closed should have been
renovated, remodeled, the
same as they’ve done in
Georgetown,” he continued,
adding that at the very least,
a Starbucks should have been
installed as well as a better
selection of produce.

Details of Drag Racing Deaths Revealed
By George Barnette
AFRO Staff Writer
A state medical examiner
this week offered gruesome
details of the injuries incurred
in the February 2008 street
race that ended in tragedy for
its eight victims and put two
Waldorf, Md., men on trial.
Tavon Taylor, 20, back in
court Feb. 16 after a 10-day
recess due to the weather,
returned to face the grisly
testimony of Dr. Carol H.
Allan, assistant medical
examiner in the Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner for
Maryland.
Starting with Blaine
Briscoe, one of the two
victims she examined
herself, Allan called out a
litany of injuries. Briscoe
suffered a broken clavicle,
broken ribs, separation of
the spinal column, crushed
pelvis, and leg amputation.
The amputation, she further
explained, was the type that
came as a result of the high
speed of the vehicle; it wasn’t
a precise, surgical-like cut.
“This kind of amputation
is not nice and neat,” she
said. “It crushes the tissue,
fractures the bone, and tears
the muscle.”
Allan explained that the
victims did not have to be
facing the car head-on to
City Funds
Continued from A1
“The Bennett Report” and
which was conducted on a
pro bono basis, the chairman
described its contents as
“deeply disconcerting.”
During a Feb. 17 meeting at
the John A. Wilson Building in
downtown Washington where
members of the governing
body gathered to receive the
report, Gray gave an opening
statement and answered
questions from reporters.
Otherwise, “he didn’t say that
much about it,” said Gray’s
spokeswoman Doxie McCoy.
The Council unanimously
approved a resolution in mid-
July that authorized Bennett
to launch an investigation to
determine if Barry violated
laws or codes of ethics when,
in light of his personal and
sexual relationship with Watts-
Brighthaupt, he awarded her
a personal service contract in
October 2008.
The contract, which totaled
$60,000, was reportedly paid
in monthly increments of
$5,000. Watts-Brighthaupt,
a highly qualified former
lobbyist, was supposed to
have developed a report
on emerging leaders of
Ward 8, but the project was
dismantled in February 2009
after the Council’s Office of
the Secretary initially found
Watts-Brighhaupt’s level of
performance lacking.
Barry has insisted there
was nothing ethically amiss
surrounding his hiring of
Watts-Brighthaupt, who was
paid $15,000 just before he
terminated her contract.
Barry, in an exchange with
an assistant counsel during the
meeting, defended his actions
by establishing that there
were no written guidelines or
regulations for how personal
services contracts should be
handled.
“There were no written
procedures as to how an
invoice should be submitted…
There was no written
procedures as to work that
should be contained in an
invoice. There was [sic] no
written procedures as to what
happens once an invoice is
gotten. Therefore, I maintain
if no written procedures
were in place for contracts,
no written procedures as to
sustain the wounds they
did. “A person could be
walking in any direction or
standing perpendicular to the
approaching vehicle.”
She also explained the
nature of primary, secondary,
and tertiary injuries as
related to pedestrian injuries.
Primary injuries are from
the initial impact; secondary
injuries could come from
any other impacts with the
vehicle, while tertiary injuries
could come from impact with
the ground or possibly being
run over by another vehicle.
In Briscoe’s case, the
nature and extent of the
injuries led Allan and
prosecutors to conclude that
all the injuries were the result
of primary, secondary, and
tertiary impacts. Briscoe
was hit by one vehicle and
ran over by another, she
surmised. That particular
piece of testimony is key to
the prosecution’s case since
it supports their contention
that there were two vehicles
involved in the accident
instead of one.
Taylor’s co-defendant,
Darren Bullock, has owned
up to being in one of the
vehicles. But J. Wyndal
Gordon, Taylor’s attorney,
denies that he was in the
other. Taylor just happened
by an accident involving
what an invoice ought to
contain. If there’s no written
procedures as to how to
evaluate a product, then one
who engages in that cannot be
held accountable for violating
something that didn’t exist in
the first place.”
The report, which also
surrounds Council contracts
“If there’s no written procedures as to how
to evaluate a product, then one who en-
gages in that cannot be held accountable
for violating something that didn’t exist in
the first place.”
and earmarks launched this
past summer by Gray, further
revealed that that when Barry
delivered the contract payment
check to Watts-Brighthaupt
he insisted they go directly to
the bank and that he waited in
the car while she cashed the
check. When she returned,
he required her to hand over
a portion of the money as
repayment for loans that he’d
made to her.
Although Watts-
Brighthaupt did not recall
how much money she turned
over to Barry, she said it could
have been several hundred
or several thousand dollars,
according to the report.
While Barry denied
Brighthaupts’ claims that
he required her to turn over
funds, the report says Barry
occasionally paid the former
lobbyist’s mortgage, utility and
car repair bills after learning
she was in financial distress.
Barry also bought her items
she believed to be gifts,
included jewelry and a coat.
Meanwhile, action on the
report won’t occur until after
Barry and his Council peers
have had an opportunity to
review the documents and
send comments to Bennett.
They could also ask Bennett
for a supplemental report.
Gray commented after the
meeting that he wanted to first
read the report and then await
responses before offering
further elaboration.
Ward 1 Councilman Jim
Graham also said he had not
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Bullock, the lawyer said in an to watch illegal street races. It
earlier claim. is believed that the two men provide foster homes to youth
Prosecutors are hoping were engaged in an illegal in need, and teen moms and
Allan’s testimony disproves race of their own when the
that theory, however. accident occurred, killing their babies. Training and
In addition to Briscoe, Otis eight. stipend provided.
Ray Williams and William Bullock pleaded guilty
Gaines, two other victims, to eight counts of vehicular Call 301-589-8444 ext 220
were also run over by a manslaughter on Jan. 29 and
second vehicle, Allan said. will serve 15 years in prison.
Photos Courtesy Maryland Department of Corrections
Tavon Taylor, left, and Darren Bullock were allegedly
racing when their vehicles struck and injured a large
group of people.
On Feb. 16, 2008, at about Taylor also faces
3 a.m., Taylor and Bullock, eight counts of vehicular
22, also of Waldorf, allegedly manslaughter in addition to
crashed into a large crowd two lesser traffic offenses. If
that had gathered on Indian convicted, Taylor faces up to
Head Highway in Accokeek 80 years in prison.
yet reviewed the report, but fiscal years.
heard some of its contents in Based on that information,
the meeting. Bennett’s investigation enabled
“I think it raises some very his team “to narrow the scope
troubling questions,” Graham of review in each area to
said. “Policy questions and representative transactions
then questions relating to that enabled them to identify
Councilman Barry.” and explore the full range of
Graham said the City issued called for in the Council
Council will discuss the resolution,” the report stated.
In the process, information
that included requests for
interviews and subpoenas for
documents and testimony,
as well as views and
recommendations of Council
members regarding procedures
for awarding personal service
contracts and earmark grants,
were initiated.
report’s findings and determine
their next steps.
“I’m interested in hearing
from Councilman Barry
because he is entitled to have
his response,” Graham said.
“I’m sure he’s going to come
back with a response to all of
this and I certainly want to pay
attention to that.”
Ward 5 Councilman Harry
Thomas said he had read most
of the report but wanted to take
time read it again. Thomas
added that while the report
focused a lot on particular
individuals, there were some
institutional issues he believes
the Council should work to
improve.
“The chairman went out
and made sure we had an
independent investigation
and now we will figure out
what we want to do with the
findings,” Thomas said. “I
think that it’s important that
the City Council is showing
that as body, that we’re
interested in making sure that
we have independent reviews
on what we do to ensure
there’s transparency.”
According to the
report, steps were first
taken to develop a general
understanding of District
law and City Council rules,
policies and procedures.
Afterward, preliminary
information was gathered from
the offices of the Council’s
secretary and the budget
director surrounding personal
services contracts and earmark
grants awarded in the past five
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 February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Washington Afro-American A7
Seat at the table

Black Leadership Having Say in Jobs Initiative

By Talibah Chikwendu
AFRO Executive Editor
Marc Morial, National
Urban League president; the
Rev. Al Sharpton, from the
National Action Network
and Ben Jealous, NAACP
president, held a press
conference call Feb. 10 to
discuss their earlier meeting
with President Barack Obama.
that the president was
not getting enough credit
for his administration’s
accomplishments in its first
year, especially as related to
the recession. They agreed
that without the measures he’d
pushed, the situation would
currently be worse.
They added, however, that
more needs to be done to help
disenfranchised communities

“It is important for us to be involved in the

conversation. We cannot be excluded as we
have the most to lose.”
The men described the
meeting as productive and said
AP Photo/Yanina Manolova
it lasted over an hour. “The
NAACP President Ben Jealous calls for fair confirmation president spent an hour with
hearings on Sonia Sotomayor and an end to racially us,” said Morial, “and was
charged remarks by Sen. Jeff Sessions, ranking member attentive and intensive with
of Senate Judiciary Committee at NAACP 100th Annual his listening.”
Convention in New York, July 11. They emphasized
AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews
The Rev. Al Sharpton, far right, speaks during a news conference pledging support to
Yèle Haiti, the humanitarian and relief organization headed by Wyclef Jean, in New York,
Jan. 27.
and to quell the problem of
unemployment, especially
among African Americans,
and indicated this meeting
was an important beginning
for that process. Sharpton
said, especially as it relates
to the creation of a jobs bill,
that Black leadership needs to
be a part of the conversation.
“It is important for us to be
involved in the conversation,”
he said. “We cannot be
excluded as we have the most
to lose.”
The men seemed
convinced President Obama
is committed to having
the voice of African-
American leadership, along
with business and labor
representatives, involved in
finding solutions for this issue.
“We’re not asking for a race-
based bill,” said Sharpton,
“but we cannot be excluded.”
At the heart of the jobs
bill, and the need for it, is
reducing unemployment and
increasing consumer spending.
Morial pointed out that
much of the unemployment
Marc Morial at 2009 National Urban League Convention.
problem is a holdover from
the last recession, which had
a jobless recovery. So many
of the currently hardest hit
communities were heavily
impacted because they’d
never recovered the jobs lost
in 2001-2002. He suggested
unemployment be viewed from
an education, instead of racial,
standpoint, pointing out that
the hardest hit are those with
the lowest education levels –
people often located in urban
areas. “We’re trying with our
efforts to be more specific with
what we are talking about,”
Morial said. “They’re not just
Black communities. They
include all people, but still
disproportionately African
American.”
The men also agreed the
public should have more
information on how the
obstructionism of Congress,
especially Republicans in
the Senate, has impacted the
AFRO File Photo
progress of recovery. Jealous
mentioned that more than
200 pieces of legislation
were held up by the Senate
last year. “We are frustrated
by Republicans who are just
saying no to everything and
Democrats who are acting too
afraid when constituents and
the country need them to have
courage,” said Jealous.
Morial concurred. “I think
that the use of the filibuster
and the blue slip process
[Senate anonymous bill hold
process] on every conceivable
legislation is an abuse of
process,” he said. “I think
the public needs to have a
better understanding … 60
votes are not needed to pass
legislation, only to end debate.
It’s obstructionism if you say,
‘I don’t want to have an up or
down vote on anything.’ …
“On the jobs bill [when it
is ready], the public deserves
an up or down vote.”

Maryland’s Hungry Population

Continued from A1

jurisdiction receive Flateman said, they need more

emergency food each year,
an 11 percent increase since
2006.
This finding does not
include the Montgomery and
Prince George’s counties,
which is serviced by the
Capital Area Food Bank.
The food bank is
purchasing more food, as
well —about 60 percent of
its products now, while the
rest is usually donated, said
Audra Harrison, Maryland
percent, according to 2007 Nutrition Assistance
According to a recent study food, funds and volunteers.
Census data. Program.
by the Maryland Food Three of those volunteers
Between 2007 and 2008, Baltimore City had more
Bank and Feeding America are nearby, cleaning a
Anne Arundel County saw than 133,000 residents
- a national hunger-relief conveyor belt where cans
the largest percent change, enrolled in the food aid
charity- more Marylanders of tomato sauce, juices,
26.3 percent, in participation program in 2008, according
are in need of emergency and other items are sorted,
in the Maryland food stamp Maryland Food Supplement
food assistance. packaged and stored.
program, or the Supplemental county data.
o All stay-at-home-moms,
the volunteers said helping
at the Maryland Food Bank
gives them a sense of personal Black Olympic Hopes
satisfaction. Continued from A1
“In this day and age and
in this economy, if you can,
AP Photo/George Frey

Food Bank communications it’s important to give back,”

manager. In earlier years, said Julie Humphrey, 45, of
more was donated than Crofton.
bought. The volunteers are friends
“It’s a travesty to discard and try to come to the food
any food,” Harrison said. bank every Thursday. They
Courtesy Photo

The food bank tries started there after they saw

to salvage as much food
as possible to feed the
increasing number of
hungry Marylanders.
“We’re seeing a lot of
first-timers,” said Paula
Tolson, spokeswoman for
the Maryland Department of
Human Resources. “Because
of the economy, because
people have been out of a job
for a long period of time, their
normal safety nets are being
strained, and we’re seeing
more people come to our
doors.”
The state of the economy
has added to the growing
numbers but it’s more than
“In fiscal 2009.... the Maryland Food Bank distributed 18.6 million
pounds of food, a 27 percent increase over the previous year.”
that, said Maryland Food
Bank CEO Deborah Flateman.
More working people are
going to food shelves, she
said.
“These people are not
reflected in the unemployment
numbers but the rising
expenses in their day-to-day
lives...have caused them
to turn to food assistance,”
Flateman said.
For example, 32 percent of
those receiving food aid said
they had to choose between
paying for food and paying
for utilities, according to
the study. A quarter of the
respondents said they had to
choose between going hungry
and paying their rent or
mortgage.
In fiscal 2009.... the
Maryland Food Bank
distributed 18.6 million
pounds of food, a 27 percent
increase over the previous
year.
“We need about 84 million
pounds of food a year to
end hunger in Maryland,”
Harrison said. “We’re only a
quarter of the way there.”
To achieve that goal,
Flateman said public, private
and independent agencies
need to work together and
spread awareness.
“We are encouraging
people to apply... to the food
stamp program,” Tolson said.
“A lot of times people are
resistant, but come into our
doors and seek it. Come in
and see.”
When Flateman first came
to the Maryland Food Bank
in 2007, distribution was at
10 million pounds of food a
year. The bank is on target to
distribute 20 million pounds
this year.
To end hunger in the state,
their children volunteer at the
bank, they said.
“We’re carrying on the
tradition of our kids,” Lynn
Alfano, of Crofton said.
Volunteers keep down staff
costs. Last year, volunteers
clocked in 19,000 hours of
service.
However, Harrison
emphasizes the need for food
and funds.
It doesn’t happen quite
often,...but sometimes we
have to send volunteers home
because we have no food,”
Harrison said.
More than 70,000 minors
are in need of food assistance,
the study showed.
There are 456,321
Marylanders living at or
below the federal poverty
level, according to the Census
Bureau, with almost one-third
being children.
Somerset County ranks
highest with 23 percent of
its residents living under the
poverty line. Baltimore City
follows with 19.9 percent and
Allegany County with 14.2
Shani Davis skates to a
first-place finish in the
first race in the men’s
1,000-meter during the
US Olympic speedskating
trials in this Dec. 27, 2009
photo.
close to Davis, the delays weren’t the reason why the 27-year-
old gold medalist decided not to skate Monday night. Davis
placed 18th in the first race with a time of 35.45 seconds,
then retired for the rest of the night to preserve energy for the
1,000-meter race on Feb. 17.
“He drew on his inner wisdom. He’s focused on the 1,000,”
said Nathaniel Mills, the former U.S. Olympic speed skater
serving as Davis’ press representative during the Olympics in
Vancouver. “He got the feeling he wanted and I think this was
something he might do anyway. It was just preparation. The
lengthy delay made that decision a lot easier. If he had been in
medal contention, he would have pushed through.”
Above all, Mills said Davis simply wants to remain fresh
for his best event (the 1,000 meters) while also avoiding any
chance of injury.
“The 500 is always the race with the greatest risk of injury,”
Mills told reporters in Vancouver. “Last year in the 500 at
Single Distance Worlds, he tweaked his groin a little bit. All
the coaches around him supported the decision, and there were
some who didn’t even want him to do one 500.”
Davis’ best chance at winning a gold medal will be in the
1,000- and 1,500-meter challenges. He won the gold medal
and set the world record in the event during the 2008 Winter
Games, and many African Americans are tuning in this year
just to see if he can repeat.
A8 The Washington Afro-American, February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010
Black Sororities, Fraternities
among Census 2010 Partners
By Kristin Gray
AFRO Managing Editor
The National Pan-Hellenic Council, a
conglomeration of the
world’s largest historically
Black sororities and
fraternities, has teamed with
Census 2010 to encourage
people of all backgrounds to
participate in the population
count.
According to the
council’s Web site, its
membership is over 1
million strong, a factor
that may have a significant
impact on the numbers of
African Americans counted
in this year’s census.
Among the participating sororities
is Zeta Phi Beta, which has rolled out a
comprehensive initiative charging each of its
chapters to target underserved communities
and “increase the response rate for residents
mailing back their questionnaire.”
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority’s 2010 National
Census chairperson Cynthia Elliot said her
sorority members are gearing up for a bevy of
projects related to this year’s population count.
“The US Census 2010 has called upon
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated to educate
and motivate the communities by spreading
the word through various activities and
communications such as, the Census Rally at
various City Halls and state capitals, Census
Sundays at local churches and finalizing
with a Census March in the hard-to-reach
Prisoners in Census
Continued from A1
states can decide whether
they want to count inmates
for purposes of redistricting
and, if so, where they should
be considered residents — in
rural towns, where prisons are
often built, or cities, where
many prisoners came from.
Census director Robert
Groves made the decision
after weeks of discussion with
Democratic Rep. William
Lacy Clay and with public
interest and African-American
groups. They called it an
important first step toward
shifting federal resources and
representation back to urban
communities, where they
believe the aid is needed the
most.
“For too long,
communities with large
prisons have received greater
representation in government
on the backs of people who
have no voting rights in the
prison community,’’ said
Brenda Wright, director of
the Democracy Program
at Demos, a research and
advocacy organization. “The
Census Bureau’s new data
will greatly assist states and
localities in correcting this
injustice.’’
The impact could be
strongly felt in states such
as New York, Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, California, Texas
and Maryland, where prisons
are found in more sparsely
populated areas. In New
York, for instance, most of the
60,000 inmates live in prisons
in rural upstate communities,
even though half the inmate
population committed crimes
in New York City.
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communities,” she said.
Because Black men have historically been
underrepresented in the country’s census
count, Zeta Phi Beta is also targeting men
through their community-
based programs.
Similarly, Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority members
have planned Delta Sigma
Theta Census Awareness
Day on Feb. 27. Chapters
around the country will
team with local schools,
civic organizations and
government entities to
educate their communities
about the census and its
importance.
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority member Doxie
McCoy told the AFRO that a Census 2010
organizer spoke at the District’s Rho Mu
Omega chapter meeting to educate the women
about this year’s count.
In a statement, the sorority’s President
Barbara A. McKinzie noted that the
organization’s mission is to “educate men
and women of the importance of being
counted. Far too often, our communities
receive inadequate funding because tenants
and homeowners ignore or incorrectly fill out
the forms. This is particularly true in cities
with large immigrant populations, where fear
of deportation is rampant. Because of these
realities, Alpha Kappa Alpha members will
mount an aggressive effort to promote the
mission to communities of color by fanning
out to hard-to-reach areas nationwide.”
Photo Courtesy U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office
Data collected in the 2010 census will help officials to
redraw legislative boundaries throughout the United
States.
In Anamosa, Iowa, which will have to make some
boasts a population of roughly decisions,’’ said Kimball
5,700, some 95 percent of a Brace, president of Election
voting ward is made up of Data Services, a Virginia-
non-voting prisoners in the based firm that crunches
state’s largest penitentiary. political numbers. “We may
Still, analysts say the see an impact ultimately
Census Bureau’s move could where one political party
prove politically messy. They decides to go one way and
note that the agency will not draws districts accordingly,
release the prison data until the other party goes another
May 2011, more than two way, and we end up with a
months after states are given court case to sort it out.’’
their initial population data by The population count,
district, so some legislatures held every 10 years, is used
may opt not to wait for the to apportion U.S. House of
additional information or only Representatives and state
make cursory use of it. legislative and county seats as
Also, while the prison well as distribute more than
data will have breakdowns on $400 billion in federal aid.
where inmates are located, it New Yorker Chevelle
will not include information Johnson, 44, who said he
on the prisoners’ original was formerly incarcerated,
hometowns. Thus, states returned to his New York
will have to gather that City community of Bedford-
information on their own if Stuyvesant, in Brooklyn, upon
they choose to count them in being released from prison in
different locations. 2007.
“This is going to be a big `”A lot of us come home
enough deal where states and we can’t even vote,’’
he said. “We need political
power in our communities so
that when we do come home,
we come home to something
... to things that will help us
not get reincarcerated.’’
While the 2010 data
will not include hometown
information, advocacy groups
say they are continuing their
push for prisoners to be
counted as residents of the
communities they came from
for the next decennial census
in 2020.
Associated Press writer
Cristian Salazar in New York
City contributed to this report.
 February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Washington Afro-American A9

Recreating Residential Magic

at the Maryland Home &
Garden Show
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
Following the success
of televised programs
featuring residence
improvement and self-help
programming, home and
garden expos have developed
a cult-like following among
Americans looking to save
precious dollars during the
recession. While a buckling
economy continues to limit
homeowners’ decorative
options, the Maryland Home
& Garden Show offers an
array of innovative ideas for
those looking to beautify their
households.
When it comes to drawing
a crowd, no other expo
has been as popular as the
Maryland Home & Garden
Show, the region’s largest and
longest-running venue of its
kind. Established in 1981, the
show originally was held at
the Civic Center in Baltimore
before finally settling into
its current location at the
Maryland State Fairgrounds
in 1991.
The show will continue its
regional dominance this year
“...with all the snow we’ve had, people
are dying to get out and see spring
time.”
March 6 -7 and March 12-14
in Timonium, Md. More than
400 exhibitors are expected
to be on hand this year as
solutions to pesky moles and & Garden Show at the
other field animals capable of Maryland State Fairgrounds
ruining a scenic backyard. in Timonium will be open
“I’ve trapped over 16,000 March 6, from 10 a.m. to 9
moles myself and I teach you p.m., March 7 from 10 a.m.
how to win over a mole,” to 6 p.m., March 12 and
Holper said. “My goal is to March 13 from 10 a.m. to 9
take you from a victim of p.m. and March 14 from 10
moles to a victor over them.” a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are $12
Moles are bothersome for adults, $10 for seniors and
Courtesy Photo
for garden growers, but $3 for children ages 6–12.
for those homeowners Children under 6 are admitted After weeks of heavy snow, homeowners will be delighted to capture a preview of
who don’t maintain free. spring decorating ideas from the Maryland Home & Garden Show.
gardens, full displays of
kitchen appliances, baths
and countertops will be
sure to occupy their time.
Several closet and garage
organizers, wall treatments,
faux paintings, high-tech
entertainment equipment
and lush spas will also be on
display.
In past years, consumers’
interest in home decoration
and improvement had waned,
particularly because of the
country’s economic pitfall.
But the growing popularity
of the HGTV network and its
bevy of home improvement
shows has helped draw large
crowds back to live expos
as they look to recreate the
chic home designs created by
specialists on TV.
“That goes to show you
that people do care about
their house and they spend a

well as 19 fully landscaped
gardens that will preview
the latest concepts for
outdoor living, landscaping,
entertaining, interior design,
cooking, family recreation
and home improvement.
With the addition of TV
personality Joey Green,
also known as the “mad
scientist” of clean, and
renowned speaker and author
Jeff “Mole Hunter” Holper,
the show will be a one-stop
shop for homeowners, said
spokesman Jeff Plummer.
“Under one rink you can
come and see everything
that’s exciting and new
out there,” Plummer said.
“Especially this year, I’m
not expecting record crowds
but with all the snow we’ve
had, people are dying to get
out and see spring time. Our
gardens are phenomenal, they
take plants and grow them in
green houses and have them
ready to bloom right before
the show so when you come
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Community Calendar
Feb. 18
Family Movie Night
Langley Park Community
Center, 1500 Merrimac Drive,
Hyattsville, Md. 5 p.m. View a
biography covering the life of
President Barack Obama. Free.
For more information: 301-
445-4508.
‘The Lord Will Make a Way’
Warner Theatre, 1299
Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., D.C.
8 p.m. Inspirational stage play
featuring Ann Nesby, Calvin
percent of the proceeds
from tickets purchased in
January were donated to the
Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and
Development Fund. $85-
$145. For more information:
capitalwinefestival.com.
Feb. 25
The Artistry of Stevie
Wonder Feb. 26 information: 301-853-2005. of Negro Women hosts its
Kennedy Center-Concert Black Pilots of America annual event honoring Black
Hall, 2700 F St., N.W., Rollingcrest-Chillum Feb. 27 History Month. Dr. Marilyn
D.C. 7:30 p.m. Singer and Community Center, 6120 NCNW Black History Month Gaston, the first Black female
songwriter Stevie Wonder Sargent Road, Chillum, Md. Celebration head of a U.S. Public Health
performs. VIP tickets include 4-6 p.m. Members of the Bauer Drive Community Service bureau, is the guest
private after party with the Black Pilots of America host Center, 14625 Bauer Drive, speaker. Reception follows.
artist. For more information: a workshop teaching locals Rockville, Md. 2-4:30 p.m. For more information: 301-
info@ellingtonarts.org. the dynamics of flying. RSVP The Montgomery County 260-8760 or 301-460-
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Richardson and “American
Idol” finalist Scott Savol.
$32.50-$37.50. For more
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Feb. 19

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301-649-1949 or visit
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Feb. 20
HBCU College Festival
Alfred Street Baptist
Church, 301 S. Alfred St.,
Alexandria, Va. 9 a.m.-2
p.m. Annual HBCU College
Festival features on-site
admissions counselors, panel
discussions and more. Guest
speaker is Morehouse College

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Free. For more information:
703-683- 2222 or visit
asbchbcu.org.

Musicology 101
Temple Hills Community
Center, 5300 Temple Hill
Road, Temple Hills, Md.
11 a.m. Interactive program
explores call and response,
beat-boxing, scatting, blues,
hip-hop, jazz, swing and more.
Light brunch included. For
more information and to RSVP
(suggested): 301-894-6616.

Coyaba Dance Theater

Atlas Performing Arts
Center- Lang Theater, 1333
H St., N.E., D.C. 9 p.m. The
Origins ensemble performs
dances with Latin, hip-
hop and funk origins. $15,
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information: 202-399-7993 or
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Marian Anderson’s Story
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N.W., D.C., 6 p.m. Operatic off orig.* prices
show tells the story of famed
singer Marian Anderson. Free.
For more information: 202-
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Capital Wine Fest

Fairfax at Embassy Row
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more than 50 spirits from
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“From the editor’s desk”

Our Culture of Violence For a long time I’ve been amazed at the level of cruelty humans
are able to inflict on each other. From unnecessary teasing and
bullying as children, to road rage as adults and wars as a society,
the lack of desire or ability to control ourselves and the intensity of
our lashing out continues to astound me.
Being fully aware of the reality that a lack of self-control or
a belief that violence can be a viable solution is pervasive across
ethnic and class lines, I still found myself slammed by the shooting
of professors in a faculty meeting on Feb. 12 by another professor.

“When we seek to eliminate instead of

understand and convince, we devalue and
dehumanize.”
Talibah Chikwendu Colleges – which I thought of as institutions of thoughtful
engagement in the pursuit of solutions to the world’s problems
(OK, so maybe the problem is with my rose-colored glasses on this point) – are places where
people are supposedly looking at the bigger picture, sharing ideas, proving or disproving
theories and enhancing the whole by providing a better understanding of the parts. So when a
professor, a person who by title is supposed to be looking for better ways, begins shooting her
peers in a dispute over tenure and the non-renewal of her contract, I’m moved to ask: “What is
wrong with us?”
It’s not as though our hands have only recently gotten dirty. From the earliest days of It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. “
humanity, we have been using violence to address our problems, but it seems, especially on an Dr. King was speaking about racial violence, but his statements are no less true about the
individual to individual basis, to have gotten worse as of late. We seem now to care less about kind of violence that confronts individuals and communities every day; a violence we seem to
others and not enough about ourselves. be complacent about or accepting outright. When we seek to eliminate instead of understand
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his Nobel Lecture, said: “I am not unmindful of and convince, we devalue and dehumanize. That leaves us all diminished and each subsequent
the fact that violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their generation less empowered to improve it. We must work to change it now, before it’s too late.
independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent Complete your 2010 census form when it comes to your home in March. Be counted to
peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones. Violence increase funding for needed community initiatives. A luta continua ...
is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral
because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding: it seeks to Talibah Chikwendu is the executive editor for the AFRO-American Newspapers and a former
annihilate rather than convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. columnist for the newspaper.

The Key to Job Creation is To Help Small Businesses

Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
As we look at a national
unemployment rate that
has at times has topped 10
percent in the last year, and
hear the latest news reports
that approximately 44,000
Marylanders lost their job
in 2009, there is no doubt
that additional actions are
needed to get our economy
moving.  A priority must
be to include significant
help for our small business
community.  employing more than 1.2
As a member of the
Senate Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Committee,
I have long supported
provisions that help provide
small businesses with the
tools they need to survive
and thrive during these
historically economically
difficult times.  Small firms
pump almost a trillion dollars
into the economy each year,
create two-thirds of our
nation’s new jobs annually
and account for more than
half of America’s workforce.  address, I introduced the
In Maryland, 522,000
small businesses provide
economic opportunities to
diverse groups of people,
million citizens and bringing
innovative products and
services to the market. But
without working capital, the
economic growth of small
businesses in Maryland and
across the country will be
severely limited.
President Obama has
proposed legislation that
would provide tax credits for
small businesses that hire
new employees.   • Creating a tax credit for
Last week, prior to the
president’s State of the Union
Boosting Entrepreneurship
and New Jobs Act (S. 2967)
to spur job creation and
strengthen our economy
by providing tax credits
and direct loans to small
businesses.  We’ve made
some progress, but there
is much more we can do.   • Encouraging the
Congress and the president
must work together to craft
the strongest possible bill
that will help turn around our
economy and get Americans
back to work.
Key provisions of my bill
include:
health insurance expenses
for companies with up to 25
employees.
• Establishing a refundable
small business tax credit for
job creation.
• Providing direct loans to
small business, according to
existing 7(a) loan guidelines,
using $30 billion in TARP
funding.
elevation of the Small
Business Administration
(SBA) to Cabinet-level status.
• Repealing the American
Recovery and Reinvestment
Act exclusion of NIH
funds from SBIR/STTR
requirements, and ensure
$150 million in grant awards
to small biotech companies.
• Expressing a sense
of Congress that large
financial institutions have a
responsibility to support the
recovery of the American
economy by increasing
lending activity to qualified
small businesses.
Our economy has
faltered and Americans want
Congress and the president
to get our economy moving. 
Over the next month,
Congress will be working to
enact legislation that will help
stimulate jobs and economic
growth.
Democratic Sen. Cardin
represents Maryland in the
United States Senate.

Letters to the Editor

Understanding What Love Is
In the early years of my teaching career, near Valentine’s Day, I read a book, Love is a Special Way of
Feeling, to my students. Moving from one school to the next, I either misplaced it or loaned it to someone.
It was a simple book in its context, but profound in its meaning.
Daddy died in ‘47, a month before my eighth birthday, Momma in ‘89, a month before I turned 50. In
all that time, she never remarried, even though she had suitors. From time to time she would talk about
Daddy as if he was still alive. I’d look at her, wondering if something was amiss.
Her best friend, Mamie, put it in perspective after she died, “When Fannie started dating Wade, she
didn’t want nobody else.”
I once told a lady you could be in love with someone without laying a hand on them. On the other
hand, you could lust for someone, succeed in your quest, and never care about them. She looked at me as
if I’d lost my mind. Maybe, she was right.
It’s my belief people mix up love and lust – same beginning letter, same number of letters, but a world
of difference between the two.
I don’t relate to the new songs about love, most emphasize the physical aspect, but I’m a sucker for the
old standards. Yes love is a special way of feeling, especially when it happens between two special people.
McNair Taylor
Baltimore, Md.
Thanks for the Good Work
Mr. Quarles, this is to thank you and your staff for the recent AFRO report on Asbury UMC and
some of its interesting history and current events. Having been a proud and faithful member since 1960,
I am quite pleased to note that our history and some of our programs have captured the attention of your
venerable publication.
It is gratifying to see the AFRO standing tall in 2010 when so many of our newspapers have
disappeared.
Back in the ‘30s and ‘40s there were a number of African-American newspapers in service to
our communities – The Baltimore AFRO and its other editions from New Jersey to Richmond, Va.;
The Pittsburgh Courier, Louisville Defender, Chicago Defender, St. Louis Argus, Kansas City Call, Atlanta
Daily World, Michigan Chronicle, Oklahoma Eagle, Norfolk Journal and Guide, and many more of lesser
renown.
Keep up the good work and may god bless you and staff at The Afro-American Newspapers.
 Otis N. Thompson
Washington, D.C.
Easy Victory for Fenty? Some say no.
The Washington Post says that Fenty will coast to victory, because of White people? Nothing could be
further from the truth.
I attended American University for six years and lived in Ward 3 on MacArthur Blvd. N.W. for
10 years. Whites in this city care about the entire District of Columbia’s well being. As a native
Washingtonian, the Whites I know are indifferent about the color of people stealing funds or unduly
enriching themselves. The Washington Post has not been an honest broker of the news for years. I’m
absolutely convinced that a GAO audit or any independent review would reveal a disproportionate part
of the city education and construction contracts are going to the Post and NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s
friends and associated companies. The paper’s exclusion of my Mayoral campaign in its news coverage is
empirical proof that I am the right person for this job.
D.C. Council Chair Vincent Gray is doing an outstanding job and needs an executive open to working
with the council to expand our tax base and assure that all city funds stay in the city.
From 1 – 4 p.m. Feb. 13 we are hosting a forum for D.C. college and high school students. I have
invited a distinguish panel of elected officials, academicians, community activist and student leaders to
lead this discussion. I hope you will come out and add your voice to this conversation.
 Ernest E. Johnson
Candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Mayor of the District of Columbia
www.ErnestJohnsonforMayor.com

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‘Business Exchange’
Connecting the Past Toward Our Future
William Reed
We study history to learn
valuable lessons and to avoid
tragic mistakes.
For all the divisions
that rend the United States,
there is at least one point
of agreement between
today’s Blacks and Whites,
Democrats and Republicans,
young and old: factually,
Blacks are inattentive
to America’s system of
capitalism. Amid American
capitalism 98 percent of
Blacks are consumers, not
producers. Black Americans
are dependent on other groups
for feeding, clothing, culture
and language and need
organized participation in
ways of America’s wealth.
In the main, modern-day
African Americans avoid
active participation in the
investing in, and ownership
of, the national means of
production and distribution.
Under America’s system of
capitalism, individuals and
groups capitalize businesses
in hopes of making a profit.
In the nation’s private sector
The New Orleans Saints and Obama
Bill Fletcher Jr.
(NNPA) — Time has
passed since the Super Bowl
and the glorious victory of
the New Orleans Saints, but I
find that I keep coming back
to that game, and not for the
reasons you might think.
The Indianapolis Colts were
supposed to win that game.
They are an outstanding
team with an outstanding
quarterback and head coach.
Everyone knew that it would
be uphill for the Saints.
But the Saints won.
And in many respects they
Leaving the Littlest Ones Behind
Marian Wright
Edelman
(NNPA) — When people
talk about the “achievement
gap” at-risk children face,
they often think of it in
terms that apply to school-
age children. But, that gap
can start much earlier than
most people might guess. A
recent report by the nonprofit,
nonpartisan research group
Child Trends showed that
disparities actually begin
appearing before children’s
first birthdays. The report,
“Disparities in Early Learning
and Development: Lessons
from the Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study – Birth
Cohort,” was funded by
the Council of Chief State
individuals and groups own
the means of production.
From colonial times to the
present, enterprising Blacks
have experienced significant
successes in American
capitalism.
Yet, among contemporary
African Americans “Black
Capitalism” is not considered
a legitimate movement or
protocol. Since the Civil
Rights Movement, Blacks
in America have improved
their social and economic
standing significantly;
nevertheless, African
Americans as a group remains
at a pronounced economic and
social disadvantage relative
to European Americans.
Rather than promoting
and participating in wealth
building processes, today’s
Black “talented tenth” are
more attuned toward planning
how to dress for job interviews
than how to do a business
plan. Blacks in high public and
private sector professional and
managerial jobs tend to balk at
anything outside mainstream
interests and stay in accord
with “politically correct”
won through an interesting
combination of incredible
team work, leadership
and audacity. Although
Indianapolis took the lead
in the first quarter, it was
apparent by the end of the
second quarter that something
was changing. And then
it happened. An on-side
kick which took everyone
– including but not limited
to the Colts – by complete
surprise. It is one thing to
use such a kick in the fourth
quarter, but in the third? After
half-time?
It was clear that the
energy the Saints started
showing in the second quarter
had morphed into something
else, and the entire initiative
shifted. As they say, it was a
game changer.
I am not as much of a
football fan as I am a baseball
fan, but this Super Bowl was
a game to see. Not only was it
what New Orleans needed as
a city, but it was a fascinating
School Officers. It found
that gaps in children’s
development are already
apparent when babies are just
9 months old, and grow even
larger by 24 months. These
disparities in infants’ and
toddlers’ development can be
measured across cognitive,
social, behavioral, and health
outcomes.
For example, when they
looked at disparities by family
income, they found infants
and toddlers from low-income
families scored lower on a
cognitive assessment than
infants and toddlers from
higher-income families, were
less likely to be in excellent
or very good health, and were
less likely to receive positive
behavior ratings. When they
looked at disparities by race/
ethnicity, home language,
and maternal education, they
found that in general infants
and toddlers from more at-
risk backgrounds (defined as
the children from racial/ethnic
minority groups, whose home
language was not English,
and/or who had mothers with
low maternal education) also
scored lower on cognitive
and positive behavior ratings
February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Washington Afro-American
Opinion
and post-racial concepts.
Before “going mainstream,”
Blacks built big enterprises in
banking, insurance, cosmetics,
and retailing.
The hardiest times of
Black business were during
the century of Jim Crow
(1870 – 1970s). The Golden
Age of Black Business
occurred from l900 to l930.
This era produced Black
legends such as: Carter
G. Woodson; Booker T.
“…today’s Black ‘talented tenth’ are more attuned toward plan-
ning how to dress for job interviews than how to do a business
plan.”
Washington’s National
Negro Business League;
the Universal Negro
Improvement Association
and Marcus Garvey’s Black
Nationalist Movement;
Madam C. J. Walker; S.B.
Fuller; A. G. Gaston and John
H. Johnson. The period started
a Black Wall Street and
bastions of Black business
in townships in Mississippi
and Oklahoma. During times
example of an organization
flipping the script against the
odds.
I have, as a result of the
game, found myself thinking
about President Obama. While
it is true that he came into
office with massive support,
the expectations of him were
often based on a combination
of both magical thinking and
wishful thinking in that there
“I would not even describe the administration as tentative so
much as I would describe them as trapped in an unrealistic sense
of how to bring about change.”
was insufficient consideration
of both his actual politics and
also what he is up against in
Washington. In that sense, his
drop-off in support should not
be surprising since there were
no miracles during the first
year.
That said, the Obama
administration has
demonstrated little of the
and were less likely to be in
excellent or very good health
than children from more
advantaged backgrounds.
Child Trends notes
these findings have the
potential to have widespread
implications. Poverty was
the most prevalent risk
factor in the study, and they
point out that nearly half
of all American infants and
toddlers – approximately
1.5 million children – live
in families with incomes
below 200 percent of poverty
at 9 and 24 months of age.
Of these children, they note
89 percent of infants and
88 percent of toddlers have
other risk factors in addition
to being poor—and the more
risk factors a child has, the
wider the disparities across
outcomes. So what can we
do? Child Trends highlights
four key implications of their
study.
The first is that we
should acknowledge that if
differences in development
can already be detected as
early as 9 and 24 months,
interventions also need to
start as early as infancy.
They note research suggests
the races were officially
segregated there were
Black inventors—Charles
Richard Patterson started the
world’s first Black-owned
automobile manufacturing
company—and Black
companies made products
such as embalming fluid, hair
care, and toothpaste. Black-
owned funeral and newspaper
businesses were staples
of their communities and
commerce.
Today’s Black Americans
expect politics to revive
their lives and communities.
Many believe that Blacks’
empowerment will come
from “registering and voting.”
But, Booker T. Washington
postured that voting had
nothing to do with succeeding
in economic development.
Capitalism makes economic
production occur, yet
rarely can aspiring Black
audacity of the Obama
campaign. After all, who
expected Obama to get the
nomination, let alone win
the presidency? How could
Obama have won had it not
been for audacity, inspiration
and organization?
An anonymous former
campaign activist for Obama
was quoted recently as saying
something to the effect that
the Obama administration
has not wished to govern
using the brilliant grassroots
approach that was followed
in the campaign. To that I
can only say “Amen!” There
has been little audacity. I
would not even describe the
administration as tentative
so much as I would describe
them as trapped in an
that in addition to children
ages 3 to 5, children ages
0 to 3 also need high-
quality, comprehensive, and
continuous interventions.
Second, because income
was the most prevalent risk
factor, we should address
poverty’s threat head-on and
make children in low-income
households the main targets of
early interventions designed
to improve children’s health
and well-being.
The threats that pile on
to poverty remain another
danger. Since low maternal
education is another key risk
factor, a third implication
is that we should engage
and support parents of at-
risk infants and toddlers
through parental education.
Child Trends notes that
educating parents about early
childhood development and
supporting parents in their
own educational attainment
and/or income self-sufficiency
are both useful for improving
children’s outcomes. The final
implication in their report is
that we should improve the
quality of early care settings.
They point out that research
shows high-quality early
entrepreneurs rely on revenue,
or draw on entrepreneurial
experiences of relatives and
friends. Going forward, more
respect should be given to
Black entrepreneurs and more
support is needed that will
increase their participation
in public and private sector
procurement processes.
The advocacy and legacy
of Booker T. Washington is
needed among contemporary
African Americans to
“advance human progress
through an economic, political
and social system based on
individual freedom, incentive,
initiative, opportunity,
and responsibility.” Going
forward, African Americans
need to organize around
issues of their economic
empowerment. Such
organizing creates formats
that foster growth and
networking opportunities
unrealistic sense of how to
bring about change. President
Obama wants change, at least
a certain sort of change, but
he and his administration
want change that comes
through quiet diplomacy and
the building of a consensus
on the least common
denominator. Additionally,
and this is critical, the Obama
administration appears to
be deeply worried about
what will result if the mass
of Obama supporters are
encouraged to mobilize and
take to the streets against
the irrational political Right.
Thus, while the political Right
takes to the streets, mobilizes
and shifts the debate, the
Obama administration seems
to believe that this is a
care and education can help
balance out the effects of
demographic risk factors for
young children. It also shows
most infants and toddlers,
especially those from low-
income households, are cared
for in home-based settings
– so focusing on curriculum
development and professional
development in both home-
based and center-based
settings could help ensure
infants and toddlers receive a
safe, supportive, stimulating
environment.
This important study
underscores a key truth: if
a price tag could be put on
future workforce productivity
in our country, the growing
number of children in
poverty is very expensive.
Very soon, the line of credit
we have been using by not
investing wisely in children
from an early age is going to
bankrupt us. Studies show the
multiple benefits of quality
early childhood programs
extend beyond success in
school far into adulthood.
Cost-benefit analyses also
show the positive outcomes
of these investments in
early education produce a
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for Black business. In the
tradition of the “Wizard of
Tuskegee,” the National
Black Chamber of Commerce
is a 21st century movement
economically empowering
Blacks. The NBCC is a
leading voice for Black
business interests before
Congress, at the White House,
regulatory agencies and the
courts. Similarly, the National
Business League is another
organization educating,
training and connecting
Blacks around American
capitalism. In a “Time to
Raise the Issues” campaign,
the NBCC is leading an array
of advocacy groups holding
field hearings in 25 U.S.
cities. The Arthur Fletcher
/ Parren J. Mitchell Free
Enterprise Tour will enable
local business operators to
present testimony that the
NBCC, et al will convey
to Congress. Information
about the tour and city listing
is available by contacting
kdebow@nationalbcc.org.
William Reed – www.
BlackPressInternational.com
tempest in a teapot, no pun
intended.
This brings us back to
the Super Bowl. If the Saints
had played the game the way
that the Colts and respected
sports commentators had both
expected, they would have
lost. The team’s leadership
was prepared to take risks at
the right time knowing full
well that Super Bowl XLIV
(year 2010) is only played
once. There is no best out
of seven and no rematches.
There are, however, moments
when one must throw the
dice…or pull off an audacious
on-side kick.
President Obama: we’re
waiting for the on-side kick.
Bill Fletcher Jr. is a
senior scholar with the
Institute for Policy Studies,
the immediate past president
of TransAfrica Forum, and
the co-author of “Solidarity
Divided.”
rate of return to society of
about 16 percent each year
–higher than returns of most
stock market investments
or traditional economic
development projects such
as sports stadiums and tax
incentives for businesses.
Our nation simply can’t
afford not to significantly
increase investments in early
childhood development
and care, or to keep leaving
so many poor babies and
toddlers behind. Ending child
poverty is not only a moral
imperative, it is an economic
imperative.
Marian Wright Edelman
is president of the Children’s
Defense Fund whose
Leave No Child Behind®
mission is to ensure every
child a Healthy Start, a
Head Start, a Fair Start,
a Safe Start and a Moral
Start in life and successful
passage to adulthood with
the help of caring families
and communities. For more
information, go to www.
childrensdefense.org.
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Advanced Digital Broadcast
Alabama Travel Council
Alcatel-Lucent
All Systems Broadband
Alliance to Save Energy
American Academy of Nursing
American Association of People with Disabilities
American Council on Renewable Energy
American Institutes for Learning
American Legislative Exchange Council
Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida
AT&T
Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce
BendBroadband
BigBand Networks, Inc.
Black Alliance for Educational Options
Brainstorm Internet
Bresnan Communications
Bright House Networks
Cable Telecommunications Association of New York
Center for Disability Rights, Inc.
CenturyLink
Charles Industries, Ltd.
Charter Communications
Cisco
Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas
Comcast

Paid for by Broadband for America.

CommScope, Inc.
Condux International, Inc.
Consumers First
Corning Incorporated
Cougar Communications Services
Cox Communications
CTIA The Wireless Association
D&E Communications, Inc
Dialogue on Diversity
Dominican American National Roundtable
Farmers Telephone Co-op
Fiber to the Home Council
FiberControl
Frontier Communications
Global Crossing
Global Watch Technology
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Hispanic Institute
Hispanic Leadership Fund
Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance
International Association for K-12 Online
International Education Center
Internet KeepSafe Coalition
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Itaas Inc.
Latinos in Information Science & Technology Association
LookBothWays
LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens
Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
MANA (A National Latina Organization)
Motorola
National Association of Black Telecommunications Professionals
National Association of Manufacturers
National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Cable & Telecommunications Association
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
National Disease Cluster Alliance
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
National Grange
National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc.
Net Literacy
Ohio Council for Retail Merchants
Paramount Global Holdings
Prysmian Communications Cables and Systems USA, LLC
Qualcomm, Inc.
Qwest
Regional Center for Independent Living
RetireSafe
Safe, Healthy, Affordable, Reliable Energy (SHARE)
Seachange International
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
SNC Manufacturing Company, Inc.
South Carolina Hospital Association
South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
Suddenlink Communications
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
SureWest Communications
Telecommunications for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Inc.
Broadband means jobs for the future.
Telecommunications Industry Association
Telework Coalition
Texas Cable Association
Over the past two years, America’s broadband companies have invested
The Latino Coalition
The University of West Alabama more than $100 billion in the Internet,1 helping to put more than 3 million men
Time Warner Cable and women to work.2
Tropos Networks
United States Distance Learning Association Continuing that investment to bring broadband to everyone in America can create
United States Telecom Association
another 1.2 million new jobs.3
US Cattlemen’s Association
US Chamber of Commerce
We’re the companies, organizations, and associations working to make a smarter,
US Internet Industry Association
US Mexico Chamber of Commerce
faster, and safer Internet available to every American.
Verizon
Vermeer Manufacturing Company
Government and the private sector should work together to keep expanding the
Windstream Corporation benefits of broadband, fostering continued investment and creating sustainable jobs.

Go to BroadbandWorksforAmerica.com
or text BFA to 64274
Standard Message and Data rates may apply.

Sources: 1. “The Telecom Sector and the Economy,” Empiris, September 2008. 2. “Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet,”
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge,” August 17, 2009. 3. “The Effects of Broadband Deployment on Output and Employment:
A Cross-sectional Analysis of U.S. Data,” The Brookings Institution, July 2007.
 February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Washington Afro-American B1

Nancy Barbour poses with

The Northern Virginia Black Democrats hosted
a fundraiser entitled “Celebrating the Past, Looking Clyburn reflected on the significant events that have taken place
Toward Change in the Future” at The Westlee in
Arlington, Va., to commemorate President Obama’s
first year in office.
Congressman Jim Moran, D-Va., a major sponsor
of the event, introduced House Majority Whip
Shaun Edwards, event
co-chair; Congressman
James Clyburn, Democratic
Majority Whip ; Atima
Omara-Alwala, co-chair;
and Amaka Gosset, co-
chair
Congressman Clyburn and
Ingrid Morroy, Arlington County
Commissioner of Revenue
Congressman James Clyburn, D-S.C., who was the keynote speaker.
Congressman Clyburn.
during the Obama administration and answered questions in reference
to healthcare reform and the recent Senate election in Massachusetts.
The event was attended by current and former elected officials
from Arlington, Fairfax and Stafford counties. Rick Wade, Deputy
Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce and former national
director for African American Outreach for Obama’s Presidential
Campaign, informed the group of the White House’s new mentoring
initiative for youth. Rick Wade, Voncille Hines and
Catherine Hudgins, Fairfax County Board of Superiors, received Congressman Clyburn
the organization’s leadership award. Hudgins is serving her third term
representing the Hunter Mill District. Within that realm, she
serves as chair of the Human Services and Housing and
Community Development committees. The event was chaired
by three young Democrats – Shaun Edwards, Amaka Gosset
and Atima Omara-Alwala. The organization is led by Terron
Sims, president; Voncille Hines, first vice president and
Dawn Lawson, second vice president. Dawn Lawson presents a gift Herb Smith,
Northern Virginia Black Democrats, formerly known as to Rick Wade, Deputy Chief former Fairfax
African-Americans for Obama, works to engage African of Staff, U.S. Department of County School
Americans of all ages in the Commerce. Board candidate
political process, support
candidates and issues
that benefit the Northern
Virginia African-American
community, strengthen the
organization’s networks
and promote political and
professional advancement Colonel Lovett, Congressman Jim Moran, D-Va.,
Charisse Glassman and of American-American Lawrence Webb, Falls Church City Council;
Earnestine Heastie, former Democrats. Congressman Clyburn and James Landers,
Fairfax County School Board Arlington County School Board
member Courtesy Photos

Voncille Hines, first vice president; EJ Scott,

treasurer; Fairfax County Supervisor Cathy Supervisor Cathy
Hudgins, Terron Sims, president; Charisse Hudgins accepts an
Glassman, secretary and Dawn Lawson, second award from Terron
vice president Sims Guests participate in interactive dialogue.

Debra Lee, chairman and CEO of BET
Networks, and actress/author Victoria Rowell
recently hosted a fundraiser to support “Extra-
Ordinary Life” (XOL), a new program that will
provide teen girls in the District’s foster care
system with extraordinary, and hopefully life-
changing experiences.
The first experience is a trip to the World
Cup in South Africa this year. The program was
founded by Stacie Turner, a Howard/Harvard
graduate who was once a part of the city’s foster
care system. Considering the increasing need to
Photos by Matthew Mendleson and Derrell Todd
first of several upcoming events intended to raise Life. The Spousal Office of the
money to take 15 girls on the voyage. President of South Africa and
“My goal is to show teenage girls that the first lady Zuma will host the
world is their oyster by providing extraordinary group once they arrive in South
experiences,” said Turner. Africa. Victoria Rowell, founder
After her remarks, Debra Lee and Vince of Rowell’s Foster Children
Hudson, with P&G’s COVERGIRL, stepped up to Positive Plan (RFCPP) grew
the plate and agreed to sponsor several girls on up in foster care also.
their journey. Johnny Moloto, Deputy Chief of Extra-Ordinary Life is
Mission at the Embassy of South Africa, reinforced a Washington, D.C.-
their first lady MaNtuli based program that
Zuma’s commitment operates within the

adopt children and orphans, the work that Turner to Extra-Ordinary Pursuit of Dreams
is doing is a very timely issue, both locally and in Foundation
internationally. (PDF).
The luncheon theme, “Journey to South Africa: Debra Lee
165 Days to The World Cup,” is the

Stacie Turner

Stacie Turner,
University of Texas
track and cross
country coach
Beverly Kearney,
comedienne
Kiana Dancie
and harmonicist
Frederic Yonnet
Event coordinator Kelli Richardson Lawson, Karen Event co-chair Victoria Rowell, Pursuit of Dreams founder Beverly
Williams, associate publisher at ESSENCE magazine Kearney, event co-chair, Debra Lee, XOL Founder Stacie Turner and
and Emil Wilbekin, managing editor of Essence.com P&G’s Vince Hudson
B2 The Washington Afro-American, February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010

Faith In Action
Compiled by Herb Quarles
Cathedral Concert
The Washington National
Cathedral Choral Society,
under the direction of J. Reilly
Lewis, will perform Bach’s St.
Matthew Passion at 4 p.m. on
Feb. 21 in the cathedral located
at Massachusetts and Wisconsin
avenues N.W. The performance
Church Briefs
include special guest artists
Barry Fletcher, Dee Dee and
Ron Tongue, and David and
John Plew of New York. Guest
instrumentalists will also be
featured.
The theme for the program,
held in celebration of Black
History Month, will be, “All
the Places We’ve Been, We’ve
Never Lost Our Praise.” Call

GIVE YOUR
will include organ, orchestra 202-582-4811 or visit ewhbc.
and soloists. Rufus Miller will org for additional information. Courtesy Photo
be the evangelist. Call 877-537- Edward “Duke” Ellington

COLLEGE 2228 or visit nationalcathedral.

org for tickets and other
information.
Pastor’s Anniversary
Celebrated
The members and friends
will be remembered
through his music on Feb.
28 at Ebenezer United

WHAT IT’S HU Chapel Services

of Meriden Hill and Cathedral
of Christ Baptist Churches will
Methodist Church on
Capitol Hill.

GIVEN YOU. The Rev. Dr. Anthony
Campolo will preach during
the 11 a.m. worship services
on Feb. 21 in Rankin Chapel
located on the main campus
at Howard University in
Northwest Washington. He is
professor emeritus of sociology
at Eastern University in St.
The Home Depot wants to give our nation’s
Historically Black Colleges and Universities what
they’ve given to so many. A strong foundation.
Renewed purpose. Distinctive character.
The “Retool Your School” program is a chance Courtesy Photo
The Rev. Dr. Anthony
for schools to upgrade their campuses with Campolo will preach at
Howard on Feb. 21.
grants from The Home Depot.
David’s, Pa. The Rev. Dr.
Calvin O. Butts III will preach
on Feb. 28.
Broadcasts of sermons can
You can participate. Buy one of three unique be heard the following Sunday
at 11 a.m. on WHUR-FM 96.3
commemorative “Retool Your School” gift cards radio. Call 202-806-7194 or
visit online at chapel.howard.
from February 15, 2010 – February 15, 2011, and edu/Worship/ChapelSevices/
SpeakersSchedule.htm.
we’ll make a donation equal to 5% of the value
you put on the card to this worthwhile program, BHM Program
The gospel choir at East
Washington Heights Baptist
up to $150,000. Then vote for your favorite Church will celebrate its 23rd
annual gospel choir concert at
school to receive a grant. 4 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the church
located at 2220 Branch Ave.
S.E.
Along with the church’s
gospel choir, the program will
Be part of improving these treasured institutions.
Visit homedepot.com/retoolyourschool
Wanted:
celebrate the 20th anniversary
of their pastor, the Rev. Calvin
E. Cage Sr. at 4 p.m. on Feb. 27
at 5354 Sheriff Rd. in Chapel
Oaks, Md.
The program will feature a
concert by the Soul Messengers
of Washington. Call 301-
341-4901 for ticket and other
information.
NCCCE Presents
Special Afternoon
The National Capital
Congress of Christian
Education (NCCCE) will
present an Afternoon of
Elegance in Black and White at
4 p.m. on Feb. 27 at Southern
Friendship Missionary Baptist
Church located at 4444 Branch
Ave. in Temple Hills, Md.
The All About the Drama
Theatre Group, at Mt. Airy
Baptist Church in N.W.
Washington, will present a
dramatic presentation titled,
Fall from Grace, Rise to Glory.
The Rev. Dr. Welton Fields,
pastor, invites the community
to come and witness a great
event. Call the Rev. Karen
Taylor at 240-593-4497 for
ticket and other information.
BHM Program
The Rev. Carmen R.
Collette, pastor at Ebenezer
United Methodist Church,
and the members of her
congregation will present
a Black History Month
observance at 2 p.m. on Feb. 28
at the church, located at 4th and
Kwanzaa Principle Celebrated
By Barbara Flowers
Special to the AFRO
The Charles B. Walker Culture Club of Zion Baptist Church, in
celebration of Black History month and in partnership with the Duke
D streets, S.E. This historical
edifice is the oldest independent
African-American church on
Capitol Hill.
The program will
showcase Duke Ellington’s
music featuring vocal solos,
instrumental selections,
liturgical and tap dancing.
All are welcome. Call 202-
544-1415 for additional
information.
Black Elks
The history of Black Elks
will be discussed at 3 p.m.
on Feb. 28 in the Columbia
Elks Lodge No.85 located at
1844 3rd St. N.W. in historic
LeDroit Park. There will be
activities for children as well as
adults. Call 202-387-6880 for
additional information.
Youth Activities
The Rev. Ronald K. Miner,
pastor-elect at First Baptist
Church of Deanwood invites
youth in the community to
come and participate in Youth
Friday Night Fellowship that
is held weekly at 6:30 p.m. at
the church located at 1008 45th
St. N.E.
Activities include dinner,
Bible study, choir and praise
dance rehearsal, movies, video
games, a rap session, arts and
crafts, building computers
and much more. Call the
church office at 202-396-
0703 or visit online at the
firstbaptistchurchofdeanwood.
org for more information.

Church News
Area churches are invited
to share their schedule of
events with AFRO readers in
the metropolitan area. Send
your releases and pictures to
Church Editor
Washington AFRO
1917 Benning Road, N.E.
20002
The releases may also be
sent to the church editor at
dubiosquarles@yahoo.com
or by fax to 202-723-7461.
All releases should be sent
at least two weeks prior
to the date of the event to
assure publication.
Call 202-723-4407 for
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Ellington School of the Arts Vocal and Music Department, will present
a bazaar and concert from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the A.J.
Edwards Fellowship Hall in the church located at 4850 Blagden Ave.
N.W.
The event will represent “Ujamaa,” the fourth principle of
Kwanzaa, which means “Cooperative Economics – to build and
maintain our stores, shops, and businesses in the community to profit
from them.”
The Rev. Keith W. Byrd Sr., pastor, invites the public to come and
enjoy the unique bazaar that will feature food, vendors, craftsmen,
artisans and others from a variety of disciplines, including activities
for the youth.
Following the bazaar, Samuel L. E. Bonds will direct the singers
from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Concert Choir, chorale,
and orchestra in a concert of music depicting victory and freedom.
The show choir has achieved both national and international
acclaim for its repertoire. With performances that include popular,
classical, musical theater, and jazz, this dynamic group has appeared
at many high-profile venues including the White House, the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Navy Memorial
Foundation, and more recently it performed for President Barack
Obama at the pre-inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.
Combining choreography with their rich harmony, this group
has been described by the media as “electric, a vibrant and often an

additional information. animated ensemble, remarkably poised and powerful.”

Both the bazaar and concert are open to the public free of charge.
Call 202-297-6558 for additional information.

Choose from 3 gift cards at

homedepot.com/retoolyourschool
 February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Washington Afro-American B3

Film Review

Brooklyn’s
Finest H
By Joi-Marie McKenzie
Special to the AFRO
In what many are calling a comeback for
actor Wesley Snipes, Brooklyn’s Finest chronicles
the dangerous and deadly world of one of New York’s
most dangerous precincts, Brooklyn’s 65th, through the
eyes of the men and women dedicated to protect and serve.
Set in the drug-ridden borough, the film follows three New
York City police officers, who find themselves in the middle of a
clean-up operation that leaves them questioning their loyalties.
Eddie Dugan, a burned-out cop played by Golden Globe winner
Richard Gere, only remains motivated because he is one week away
from retirement and pension. Narcotics officer Sal Procida, played by Oscar
nominee Ethan Hawke, struggles to provide a better life for his family while
Clarence “Tango” Butler, portrayed by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle has been
undercover for so long that he’s not sure where his loyalties lie. And in a role that is
reminiscent of Snipes’ portrayal of Nino Brown in New Jack City, Snipes plays prison
buddy Caz, one of Brooklyn’s most infamous drug dealers.
Brooklyn’s Finest also features Michael Kenneth Williams, best known for his portrayal of
Omar Little on “The Wire,” a television drama set and produced in Baltimore.
“I play a character by the name of Red,” said Williams. “He’s in competition with Don
Cheadle’s character, Tango. They’re battling for lieutenant in Caz’s (Wesley Snipes) gang.”
Williams, an up-and-coming actor from Brooklyn, reflects on his experience working with Cheadle
and Snipes. “For me, working with Don and Wesley was like a dream come true...They paved the way and
made it acceptable for me to come onto the scene.”
Brooklyn’s Finest, which hits theaters on March 5, captures Brooklyn in the 1980s when crime and drugs
Courtesy Image
ave you recovered from the biggest blizzard to
hit D.C. yet? Over 20 inches of snow fell on the
District last week and we’re still recovering from
the “snowpocalypse.”
Last week, many celebrities were spotted brushing
off their cabin fever at local hot spots. Recently traded
Washington Wizard Caron Butler was spotted with his wife
at Lux Lounge. Comedian Tony Rock was also spotted at
the club after two successful shows at the DC Improv.
Did you get hooked to the MTV reality show “Jersey
Shore” like millions of others? If so, you missed out on
cast mate Pauly D who paid a visit to Shadow Room last
week for all his fans in the D.C. area.
Another reality show based in D.C. began filming this
week, “Cupcake Sisters.” The show follows the owners of
Georgetown Cupcakes Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine
Kallinis through the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.
A six-episode series, “Cupcake Sisters” will air on TLC in
July.
Get ready for the denouncement of D.C. Fashion Week
this weekend, which kicked off on Monday with three
fashion shows at the Textile Museum. Enjoy plenty of
other fashion shows from international designers showing
off their fall and winter collections throughout the week.
Visit www.dcfashionweek.org for specific details.
ART BUZZ, a trunk show featuring 10 talented jewelry
designers will compliment fashion week this Thursday,
Feb. 18. The event will also benefit the DC Arts and
Humanities Education Collaborative. Lastly, a new party

gripped the neighborhoods. “Brooklyn was off the chain. Even the baddest dudes from New York didn’t go to for the young urban socialite pops off this Saturday at
Brooklyn,” said Williams. “[This movie] is very true to the time of the era. It’s a great insight to how the city has Teatro Goldoni. Find out more details when you log onto
changed.” www.thefabempire.com.
Stay fab (and warm)!
Directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”), “Brooklyn’s Finest” will hit movie theaters nationwide on March 5.

Riveting Historical Drama Revisits Infamous Civil Rights Case

By Kam Williams
Special to the AFRO
After serving his country in Vietnam, Henry Marrow (A.C.
Sanford) returned to his hometown of Oxford, N.C., only to
be murdered in broad daylight for allegedly leering at a local
White woman. On May 11, 1970, the 23-year-old vet left
behind a pregnant widow (Milauna Jemai) and two young
daughters, while the perpetrators of the heinous crime would
ultimately be found not guilty by an all-White jury, despite
credible testimony of several eyewitnesses who identified the
perpetrators as Ku Klux Klan sympathizer Robert Teel (Nick
Searcy) and his son.
The outcome of the trial was no surprise, after all, Black-
White relations hadn’t changed that much in the tiny Southern
town since it was founded during the slave days by Samuel
Benton, a wealthy, politically-connected, tobacco plantation
owner. But what was unexpected was the rioting which would
erupt in the wake of the verdict when outraged young African
Americans took to the streets in protest.
At that juncture, Marrow’s cousin, a schoolteacher named
Ben Chavis (Nate Parker), would emerge to play a pivotal
role in ensuring that cooler heads prevailed in the Black
community. He organized a peaceful three-day, 50-mile march
to the steps of the state capitol in Raleigh where they, joined
by thousands, petitioned the governor for both justice and
Courtesy photo
Blood Done Sign My Name features actors A.C. Sanford
and Nate Parker as they fight for equality in a Ku Klux
Klan-ravaged North Carolina town.
integration. And that valiant effort, which kick started Chavis’
career as a prominent civil rights leader, is the subject of Blood
Done Sign My Name, a riveting historical drama directed by
Jeb Stuart.
This harrowing tale of hope and woe was based on the
moving memoir of Tim Tyson (Gattlin Griffith), who was
only 10 years old at the time the events in the story unfolded.
Tim’s father (Ricky Schroder) was the pastor of Oxford’s lily-
White Methodist church, and what makes the film compelling
is the way in which the narration alternates back and forth
between the perspectives of little Timmy and the increasingly
emboldened Ben Chavis.
Worthy of note is the fact that one of Tim’s childhood
friends was Gerald Teel (Michael May) who basically bragged
about his pappy and big brother’s having just lynched a
[N-word]. And despite his being unable to influence the
outcome of the legal case, the injustice deeply affected young
Tyson. Consequently, he went on to earn a doctoral degree,
became a professor of Black studies at Duke and wrote
numerous books and articles on the South’s shameful Jim
Crow system of segregation.
A bifurcated biopic examining the equally emotionally-
charged points of view of both a Black and White observer of
the fallout from the same ugly incident.
Excellent H H H H
Rated PG-13 for profanity, mature themes and intense
violence.
Running time: 128 Minutes
Distributor: Paladin

Nina Simone’s Complexities, Beauty Captured in Striking Tome

By Kristin Gray
AFRO Managing Editor
“When I was a child,
no one was ever proud of
me, and my people were
never proud of themselves
or anything they had ever
done,” she declared. “Well,
that’s different now. I’m proud
of myself, and I’m proud of
my music…”
– Excerpt from Princess
Noire- The Tumultuous
Reign of Nina Simone
Nina Simone appeared
most stately, if not regal,
when her mane was coiffed
into an elegant labyrinth of
cornrows that spiraled to
the crown of her head. Her
trademark jumbo earrings,
fistful of rings and intricate
ballroom gowns only
heightened her queen-like
semblance, but did little to
diminish the aloof persona
that characterized her life in
the public eye.
Her reign as America’s
leading lady of jazz was
indeed an unruly, and at
times, virulent one.
In Princess Noire - The
Tumultuous Reign of Nina
Simone, author Nadine
Cohodas paints the award-
winning pianist and reluctant
vocalist carefully, paying
equal attention to the ebb and
tide of her career and the
pensive woman behind the
music – the little girl from
Tryon, N.C., born Eunice
Waymon.
Cohodas introduces
Simone as an extraordinarily
talented child growing up in
the racially charged 1930s.
AFRO File Photo
Through extensive interviews
In this 1959 promotion, the AFRO advertised Nina Simone’s upcoming visit to Washington, D.C.
Continued on B4
B4 The Washington Afro-American, February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010
Celebrities Inspire Dreamers in Disney
By Tiffany Ginyard
Baltimore Bureau Chief
ORLANDO – Participants
from Disney’s Dreamer’s
Academy with Steve Harvey
will dominate lunch table
conversations at schools
around the country for weeks
to come, telling of their star-
studded experience in Walt
Disney World Valentine’s
Day weekend. They will talk
of the motivational speech
given by the Queen of Hip
Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, at
their graduation ceremony;
their very own live talk show
hosted by “The View’s” Sherri
Shepherd, with appearances
from Rueben Studdard and
Kimberly Locke, (“American
Idol”), gospel group Trin-i-
tee 5:7, celebrity Chef Jeff,
among many other life-
changing experiences.
Dreamer’s Academy participants made red velvet cakes with celebrity Chef Jeff.
NO ONE CHANGES THE WORLD ALONE.
BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
TREMENDOUS!
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“Those folks were so
excited to come out here and
share the things that have
them in this place with these
kids,” said Shepherd after the
show. “We said a prayer back
stage: ‘Lord work through us
and bless us so we can to these
people, [and] bless their hearts
to be open to receive.’ So, I
was just in awe. I what just
exciting to be here.”
Youth from across the
country were nominated by
leaders in their communities,
parents, peers and even
themselves to participate in
the third annual Dreamer’s
Academy. Those selected
– and a parent or guardian−
received a roundtrip airfare,
hotel accommodations, and
passes to the four theme parks
at Disney. They also received
digital cameras from Eastman
Kodak, business cards from
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Afro-American (Washington DC)
Disney and a chess gift set and
watch from Steve Harvey.
Dellan Sellers, a junior
at Parkdale High School
in Riverdale, Md., was
among the students from the
Baltimore/Washington metro
area selected to attend – and
also one of the extremely
lucky ones who actually made
it. The back-to-back snow
storms in the region made
it impossible for many of
the area students chosen to
attend. But Sellers’ mother,
who nominated her, drove 14
hours to get her to Florida to
catch even the tail end of the
weekend—but they arrived
last Friday morning, just
when things were really being
stirred up.
“I’ve learned that despite
it all, through all the rough
times, you can never stop
dreaming,” said Sellers of
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her experience. “You always
have to keep aiming for the
highest. Shoot for the moon
and even if you miss it you’ll
be amongst the stars.”
Sellers says that her mother
nominated her because she’s
“kind of struggling in school”
and because she felt Sellers
needed some motivation
outside of her school
environment.
“A lot of the teachers at
my school aren’t really that
involved it’s like they don’t
even care,” said Sellers. “But
I’m going to get my focus
back on in school, because
lately it’s been kind of rough.
But I have to get it together,
because it’s my junior year. I
need to get back on my honor
roll and be all I can be. It’s not
like I’m not intelligent, I just
need to apply myself more.”
Numerous youths like
Sellers realized their dreams
were within reach this
weekend at the Academy,
and free park passes, late-
night jam sessions and VIP
treatment was the confidence
booster many needed to
continue moving forward in
the right direction.
Blige sealed the
Nina Simone
Continued from B3
with the musician’s siblings,
instructors and lovers, the
author believes the Waymon
family lived a pleasant,
unassuming lifestyle despite
their poverty. But not even
a year into her life, the child
that would evolve into Nina
Simone had been stamped
remarkable.
“When she was eight
months old, my daughter
hummed ‘Down by the
Riverside’ and ‘Jesus Loves
Me,’” said the provocative
artist’s mother, Kate
Waymon. “…Every time she
saw a musical note, she tried
to sing it.”
And while the little girl’s
musical gifts exceeded those
of her peers, young Simone
was part of a profoundly
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Dellan Sellers, a junior at Parkdale High School in
Riverdale, Md., was among the students from the
Baltimore/Washington metro area selected to attend the
academy.
motivational weekend with
her story of trials and triumph
and left encouraging words for
them to take back home with
them.
“Whatever it is that you
can do that is positive −
listening to music, going
religious family and was
taught never to “get a swelled
head.” As Cohodas describes
Simone’s eccentric and heady
behavior as an adult, readers
will question whether the
entertainer remembered her
parents’ stern warning.
The Tumultuous Reign
follows Simone from her
childhood years, where she
received formal piano training
from a benevolent White
neighbor, into her teenage era,
where the first inklings of her
stern, no-nonsense character
became prevalent.
“She was so focused on
her music; she didn’t spend
a lot of time joking around,”
one of Simone’s high school
classmates told Cohodas.
With few friends,
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to school, being around
positive people reading
books − take that back to your
environment,” she said. “And
don’t let that environment turn
you bitter or angry through the
things they may say about you
not being cool.”
Simone’s most passionate
and sincere relationships
existed amid the sophisticated
arrangements of Bach or
Mozart, classical music
arrangers she aspired to
emulate. Even as a married
woman, Simone struggled to
develop a concrete bond with
her White husband, and they
soon divorced.
Her career was unaffected
by her personal demons,
although music industry
insiders and critics called
her an “angry woman” and
admonished her authoritative
air, particularly during an
appearance at Harlem’s
renowned Apollo Theater.
“Some of the audience
giggled – or at least Nina
thought they did. She dropped
all pretense of politeness.
‘For the very first time in
your lives, act like ladies and
gentlemen at the Apollo,’”
Simone chided during the
performance.
A local columnist later
wrote the crowd had been
“overly generous” in their
applause for the unpredictable
entertainer and that it was
Simone, not her audience,
that suffered from a
behavioral problem.
The Tumultuous Reign
of Nina Simone includes a
number of photos capturing
the singer on stage, but in
each photo she is stone-
faced and solemn, perhaps
a testament to her lackluster
attitude toward modern
music. According to Cohodas,
Simone had always dreamed
of being a concert pianist.
The slew of photographs
also captures Simone at the
height of her militancy when
she covered Billie Holiday’s
macabre “Strange Fruit” and
“To Be Young, Gifted and
Black.” But it was Simone’s
own irascible off-stage
behavior that prevented her
from reaching the echelons of
superstardom.
The biography concludes
with Simone’s death in 2003,
months after she’d begun
a battle with breast cancer.
But in the author’s words,
“…Nina never went away.
Her spirit lives in her music,
whose power to entertain,
inspire, and provoke reveals
the alloy of talent and
turmoil that molded every
performance.”
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B5

Black Animator Thrives at Disney

By AFRO Staff back to July 2007 when a loaded .40-caliber By Tiffany Ginyard
semiautomatic gun was found on his tour bus.

‘Takers’ Release Pushed Back
Producer and director Will Packer (Stomp
the Yard and Obsessed) confirmed Saturday
that the release date for his new movie Takers,
featuring an all-star cast including Chris
Brown, Idris Elba, Matt Dillon, Michael Ealy
and T.I., has been pushed back until August.
The movie was to originally slated for release
late this month, but Packer is cool with it. He
says it’s just the nature of the business.
“There are so many factors that go into
the release date of a film. Some of it on the
corporate side with Sony and their
release schedules – they had a lot of
films bunched up at the beginning of
the year,” said Packer, co-founder of
Rainforest Films. “I [also] wanted
a date that worked the film and my
audience. T.I. is in it and his album is
going to drop around the same time
as the movie and there was another
similarly themed movie dropping [in
February]. So you have to factor in so
many things—actors’ availability to
do press, and stuff like that.”
Takers, a story about a group that
pulls off sophisticated heist jobs all
over Los Angeles, is Packer’s first
action movie and he’s thrilled – even
if the public won’t get to enjoy it Courtesy Photo
until late this summer.
“I had to call up my mother like, ‘Momma I sooner since his dentist was away performing
blew up a helicopter today. It was so cool,’” he charity work. Lil Wayne’s new sentencing date
said. “So I’m excited about that project.”
Stomp the Yard II is also on its way to
theaters from Rainforest films, according to
Packer, which will feature BET’s “106 &
Park’s” Terrence J.
Lil Wayne Set for March
Court Dates
Multi-platinum selling artist Lil Wayne will paraphernalia were found on his tour bus
face sentencing for drug and weapon charges
at the beginning of March. The charges date
After pleading guilty to attempted criminal
possession of a weapon in October 2009, the
popular performer could spend up to a year
behind bars.
Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne
Carter Jr., was scheduled for sentencing
on Feb. 9 but a Manhattan judge, Charles
Solomon, permitted him to delay sentencing
so that he could undergo dental work in
Miami. According to The Associated Press,
a lawyer for Lil Wayne said on Tuesday that
Young Money mogul needed to be treated for
a “medical situation” that could not be done
Lil Wayne
is scheduled for March 2,
He is also set to go on trial at the end of
March on more drug possession and weapons
charges, this time related to a January 2008
arrest in Arizona. He pleaded not guilty to
multiple felony charges after three guns, 105
grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine,
41 grams of ecstasy and various drug
during a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. The
trial is set for March 30.
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Baltimore Bureau Chief
ORLANDO – Though it
took Disney decades to give
the world an African-American
princess, the company has been
casting African-Americans in
leading roles in its business for
quite some time now.
One of those leaders, Marlon
West, first went to Hollywood
with a cartoon he created of
an oxygen molecule walking
through a forest of nose hairs. It
was among the many scientific
illustrations in his portfolio
that he’d created at his first Marlon West has been a Disney animator for 17
animation gig at Encyclopedia years. He recently worked as supervisor of special
Britannica. effects on Princess and the Frog.
Now, two decades later, he
can add the title of supervisor of his team and their creativity.
special effects to his rèsumè after working “I am always delighted when someone
on Disney’s latest animated movie, Princess comes up with something I didn’t think of,”
and the Frog. he said. “I know that scene had to be cool,
West was primarily responsible for and what I had in my mind was cool, but
translating the “magic” of the New Orleans- what [some of the other animators] did was
inspired story onto the big screen. From the really cool, so it’s really nice when people
sparkling fireflies and the glistening waters come up with something you didn’t think of.
of the bayou to Disney’s signature pixie dust I’m exceedingly proud of the movie and all
and the villain’s smoke-shooting fingertips, our efforts on it.”
West orchestrated it all, integrating With 17 years with Disney under his
computer-generated special effects with belt, West hopes to keep creating magic for
good old-fashioned cartooning. children and adults around the world. He’s
“I’m really proud that it has resonated looking forward to the Spring 2011 release
with people and people like it,” said West, of a new Winnie the Pooh movie under
who is especially proud that kids in New his supervision currently in the production
Orleans took to the film. “Just to hear them phase—even if there’s not a lot of glitz and
laughing at it—to jokes that aren’t funny to glamour to his new assignment.
me anymore because I’ve seen the movie “Winnie doesn’t have any bling,” said
20 or 30 times by the time it came out—but West. “This is really a throwback version of
to hear them laughing at it fresh or them Winnie the Pooh—the leaves are blowing
being moved by what you did, it’s the whole [and] he gets into some honey and some
reason any of us do any of this stuff.” mud puddles and things like that, but no
When discussing the film, West is modest sparkle. He’ll just be handling the sticky
about the magnitude of his role and credits situations.”

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Community News
District Students Set To Perform in DC-CAPital Competition
By AFRO Staff
The top talented high
school performers from the
District of Columbia will
be showcased in the second
annual DC-CAPital Stars
Talent Competition on March
8.
The event, backed by
the D.C. College Access
Program (DC-CAP), features
talented, college-bound
youths displaying their artistic
abilities.
Voting for the top
performers began on the DC-
CAP website on Jan. 25. From
there, the top 44 auditions
were posted in which the
public chose their favorites in
instrumental, vocal, and dance
categories. Combining tallies
from online and input from
the panel of judges, the top
10 finalists will be chosen for
the performance on March 8
in the Eisenhower Theatre at
The John F. Kennedy Center
for Performing Arts.
“We are amazed at the
spectacular talent that came
out to audition this year,
theatre so the public can and choreographer are set to Tickets are now available
attend and see just how return to the judges’ panel, for purchase at The John
talented these students are and following their participation F. Kennedy Center for
how determined they are to go last year. Performing Arts box office.
to college.” Following the event, DC- DC-CAP is a non-profit
The audience, in addition CAP will host its annual gala organization that strives to
to the panel of celebrity dinner dance. enroll public high school and
judges, will choose the All District public and charter students in college and
winners of the scholarships charter high school students ensure graduation. Through
that will be arranged for were eligible to audition, continuous work, DC-CAP
the students’ first year of in which the finalists were has assisted in doubling the
college. Eric Lewis, master chosen by a local panel of number of students enrolling
pianist and Debbie Allen, dancers, vocalists, musicians in college and tripling the
actress, director, producer and educators from the area. number of graduates.
and we think it may even
Local Couple Wins Dream Wedding
be better than last,” said By AFRO Staff
Argelia Rodriguez, president
and CEO, DC-CAP, in a Gabriel Sheffield and
Jasmine Harris of Manassas
statement. “And since the
demand for tickets was so Park Va., won ESSENCE
magazine’s fourth annual “Will
high last year, we’ve moved
the competition to a bigger You Marry Me?” contest.
The result of the contest,

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Obama has signed on to be and cheered.” Jasmine will be able to have the Four finalist couples with Robin Roberts, host, of ABC’s
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spokeswoman, told the Daily Press that doctors, lawyers, financial analysts and All of the final four couples, in an on-air twist, received a fantasy honeymoon package in
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Wizards Make Big Trades All-Star Turnout

By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
for Dull-Star Game
By Stephen D. Riley It’s time to start grouping
The Washington Wizards completed phase one of their AFRO Staff Writer NBA All-Star Weekend with
post-Gilbert Arenas rebuilding project during NBA All-Star spectacles such as Mardi
weekend by trading Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and More than 108,000 Gras, New Year’s Eve in
DeShawn Stevenson to the Dallas Mavericks for Josh Howard, people showed up for the Times Square and your
Drew Gooden, Quinton Ross and James Singleton. Spiraled NBA’s All-Star Weekend alma mater’s homecoming
in the midst of a losing season and currently at the bottom of at the Dallas Cowboys weekend. Seriously, though.
the Southeast Division, the Wizards effectively closed the door Stadium in Arlington, Texas. No one goes to homecoming
on their 2009 season and possibly the 2010 season, but have The largest crowd ever to for the actual football game
equipped themselves with some financial relief. witness a basketball game or the extravagant list of
Three of the four players Washington received in the trade took on more significance events; they go because they
are set to have their contracts expire after this season and a than the actual game itself. know it’s going to be hordes
team option for next year is in place for Howard’s contract, But in reality, the fans of anybodies there and
which Washington may choose to decline. The Wizards are and the crowd was what it unless you’re at the NBA’s
still rumored to be in the works of moving veteran star Antawn was all about anyway. The biggest homecoming, the
Jamison and the $28 million that remains on his contract after NBA’s annual party fest All-Star game, you’ll never
this year, and some basketball critics would say the team owes isn’t about your favorite truly understand the hoopla
it to the hardworking Jamison to remove him from what has player or your favorite team of it all.
become hell on hardwood in Washington. or anything like that. It’s Anytime the sponsors
The Wizards’ season was already sailing south before actually all about you, the associated with the NBA
Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were suspended for the rest of fan. Why else would fans can dig up stars like Chris
the season in January for brandishing illegal firearms after a be the ones responsible Tucker (who’s gained a
dispute between the two got out of hand. for voting and deciding few, eh?), Jesse Jackson
Now with two more starters and some hefty salaries the starting lineups? Why and a Janet Jackson-less
removed from the team, Washington is hoping some cap room else would the NBA throw Jermaine Dupri, they’re
and the possibilities of a high draft pick or two can turn things music stars like Shakira, doing something right.
around for a team that has underachieved for the past few Usher and Alicia Keys on Considering that the crowd
seasons. stage to entertain us? And at NBA All-Star Weekend
“We haven’t achieved the things that we were hoping to,” why else would they put a trumped those of this year’s
Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld said in a statement to the game that’s typically played Super Bowl, Rose Bowl and
local media. “We just felt like we needed some change and we Courtesy Photo/Wizards/Ned Dishman/NBAE in front of an average crowd Pro Bowl, the NBA along
needed some freshness. Maybe this group together has gotten The Wizards recently traded a few players, including star of 20,000 and place it in with its other professional
a little bit stale. Maybe we needed to go in another direction at Caron Butler, as they rebuild the team. the nation’s largest football siblings may be forced to
this time.” stadium when they know rethink how they go about
With the trade, Washington will knock off more than $14 to adjust to a core of new players, although their previous core the people sitting up in row scheduling venues for their
million from next year’s payroll and could possibly save more wasn’t contributing much in terms of success. Z, section 8 million, can’t marquee events. If the NBA
if Jamison is traded as expected. The acquisition of Howard While the last few years have been frustrating for those see squat? Why? Because can turn out such a crowd
will provide the Wizards with a player with similar talents to associated with the Wizards, fans of the team recognized the fans don’t care where for All-Star Weekend then
Butler, albeit minus the leadership and maturity. After playing the hard work and gritty play from players such as Butler, they sit or what the score is next year’s Super Bowl
a major role in the Mavericks’ NBA Finals appearance in 2005 Haywood and Jamison. or even who plays; they just (which will be hosted at
and receiving an All-Star selection in 2007, Howard’s public “The toughest thing about it was having expectations and want to be there, that’s why. Cowboys Stadium also) has
image had taken a few hits over the last few seasons after he not being able to achieve them, underachieving in the last You can bash NBA a chance to open, rewrite
publicly admitted to using marijuana and has been cited for his two years,” Butler told the media. “Having injuries last year All-Star Weekend all you and resell all the record
inconsistent play and lackluster attitude. and having expectations to compete for a title this season and want about the lackluster books.
However, a change of scenery could be just what Howard having so much go on with adversity and not being able to dunk contest, the number But this year it was all
needs to resurrect his career. While his future in Washington overcome it; that was very tough.” of missing All-Stars out about the NBA and for the
is cloudy at this point, Howard can go a long way to The Wizards’ newest players may see action on Friday, Feb. with injuries or even the game of basketball—which
reestablishing his All-Star form with some solid play and 19 when the team faces the Denver Nuggets at Verizon Center so-so show that was the is largely considered a few
displaying some maturity. But it may be hard for Wizards fans in Washington. actual All-Star game, but notches below its gridiron
that’s easy to do when counterpart—to outdo
you’re sitting at home. college football and the
Howard Women’s Basketball Bowie State Basketball Unless you’re in the actual NFL in terms of fan turnout,

Lady Bison Snap Two- Bulldogs Bite VSU a vicinity to witness the
“A-list celebrities, A-list
that’s saying a whole lot.
Surely the NBA had a major

Game Losing Streak Week before CIAAs athletes and A-list parties,”
you’ll never grasp the
true meaning of All-Star
crutch in the fact that it was
being hosted at Cowboys
Stadium, but NBA All-Star
By Perry Green Weekend. There’s a reason Weekend generally churns
AFRO Sports Editor By AFRO Staff snapped BSU’s why NBA All-Star Weekend out a sellout crowd anyway.
two-game losing annually arrives slightly And placing this year’s
The Howard Lady Bison were desperate for a win after The Bulldogs improved their standing streak. But the behind the Super Bowl. It’s game in a Godzilla-sized
losing two straight games and falling to a standing of 7-5 in the in the Central Interscholastic Athletic Bulldogs made up designed to get our minds venue proves that people
Mid-Eastern Athletic Association after slipping by the Virginia well for the loss off of the fact that the NFL will come out to support
Conference (12-12 State University Trojans, 74-67, on Feb. by taking out the season is set to go on its such an event if they have
overall). Fortunately 15 in Bowie, Md. struggling Trojans eight-month hiatus and the room to support. Last
for them, they were The win eased the pain felt from a to improve to 14-8 for a brief three days, it year’s crowd of 16,382 at
scheduled on Feb. 15 71-53 butt-whooping handed to them overall, 12-6 in the accomplishes just that. Continued on B10
to face the worst team by Virginia Union on Feb. 12, which CIAA and 4-2 in
in the MEAC, Norfolk the Eastern scheduled to begin on Feb. 23 in
State University, and Division. Charlotte, N.C.
took full advantage Bulldogs senior Armond Hill
with a lopsided 71-
41 victory against
recorded career-highs of 24 points Lady Bulldogs Setback with
and 16 rebounds in the win, while Loss
the Spartans at Burr three other BSU players scored
Gymnasium in BSU’s women’s squad are currently
in double figures with senior third in the CIAA East standing with a
Washington, D.C. Andrew Engel adding 13 points
NSU has struggled 13-7 overall record (13-5 conference
on 5-of-8 shooting from the field wise), but they may have slowed down
this year with a 3-18 (3-of-5 behind the arc). Junior
overall record, and their pace for success when they fell to
Eric Vann added another 12 points Virginia State, 62-58, on Feb. 15.
hasn’t won one of its on 4-of-6 shooting, followed by
12 MEAC matchups Bowie State’s Bianca Lee led the
Travis Hyman with 10 points and game with 15 points and four rebounds,
so far this season. The a game-high five blocks.
Spartans’ struggles but VSU simply had too many players
The Bulldogs finished the contributing valuable points with eight
continued Monday game shooting 55 percent from the
night as Howard’s players scoring. Lady Trojans’ Tierney
field as a team, improving their Rock led her team with 11 points
Saadia Doyle and Courtesy Photo/HU
season record to 7-0 in games
Zykia Brown each Saadia Doyle earned her sixth MEAC and four rebounds. VSU is the best
when the team shoots better than team in the CIAA with a 20-4 overall
scored 17 points Rookie of the Week honor this
50 percent in field goals.
to lead a blowout season on the same evening she record, 15-3 in the conference, so the
BSU will play its final regular Lady Bulldogs can take the loss as a
victory against their helped Howard snap a two-game
season game on Feb. 20 in a
conference foe. losing streak. preparation tool for a potential
repeat matchup against Virginia repeat matchup against the Lady
Both Doyle, a Union. The Bulldogs, currently
5-foot-11-inch tall Trojans in the CIAA Championship
in second place in the CIAA Tournament.
freshman forward and Brown, a 5-foot-8-inch junior guard, East, are looking to win the game
have led Howard in scoring the entire season, averaging nearly Courtesy Photo/BSU and take momentum into the
BSU will receive its official seeding
40 points combined. Brown was honored last week for her BSU senior Andrew Engel helped his in the tourney following its final regular
CIAA Championship tournament season game on Feb. 20.
outstanding performances, and Doyle was just announced the team improve to 12-6 in the CIAA just a
MEAC Rookie of the Week for the sixth time this year before week before they participate in the CIAA
Continued on B9 Championship Tourney.

Howard Track and Field
Five Honored at MEAC Championship
By AFRO Staff
Howard racked up on honors at the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship on Feb. 13 at
the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex.
Five Bison track and field members received All-Conference
honors for their performances in the meet, including Howard
track star Landria Buckley, who was named to the All-MEAC
first team after winning the 60-meter hurdles with a time
of 8.45. Buckley was also named to the All-MEAC second
team for her placing second in the 200-meter dash. She also
participated in the 4x400 meter relay race, helping Danielle
February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Washington Afro-American B9
Douglass, Jami Hardy and Symone Glover earn second place.
Hardy also earned a silver medal in the 800-meter run with a
time of two minutes, 13.92 seconds. She also earned second
team honors. The entire Lady Bison squad placed sixth overall.
Meanwhile, the men’s squad saw Benjamin Rosa place
third in the triple jump with a leap of 14.18 meters (46 feet, 5
inches), which earned him third team All-MEAC honors. With
no other male members placing, the squad fell to 11th overall in
ranking.
Howard will now prepare for the NCAA Indoor
Championship scheduled for March 5 in College Station,
Texas.

Local Basketball Legend Dies at 81

By AFRO Staff
McKinley J.H.
Armstrong, a tour de force
in the District’s thriving high
school basketball scene,
leaves behind a legacy
of professionalism and
sportsmanship. The 81-year-
old McKinley Technical
High School athletic director,
husband, father and father
figure to numerous city
students, died Feb. 12 at the
Washington Hospital Center.
Born in Winston Salem,
N.C., on Aug. 5, 1928,
Armstrong was reared in an
era where Jim Crow laws
made life insufferable for
some African Americans. As
an athletically talented teen,
Armstrong’s mother forbade
him to play high school
football, but the budding
sportsman threatened to quit
school. His mother relented
and allowed Armstrong to join
the local football team and
the gifted student went go on
to earn a football scholarship
to Central, a historically
Black college in Durham,
N.C. During his college
years, he played drums in the
marching band and pledged
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity in
addition to participating in the
various sports programs.
After graduating,
Armstrong served in the
Korean War as a sergeant in
the United States Army before
embarking on a teaching
career. The veteran’s passion
for learning led him George
Washington University where
he received a master’s degree
in education. He completed
further study at the University
of California, Los Angeles,
University of Michigan and
University of Virginia.
A long-time resident of the
Brookland neighborhood in
Northeast Washington, D.C.,
he was a regular at early
Lady Bison
Continued from B8
Monday’s game began. She
finished the night, recording
her 15th double-double of the
season with 17 points and 11
rebounds.
But the Lady Bison were
able to cruise to their biggest
win of the season because of
the contributions made by
other players on the team that
stepped up. Howard’s Kara
Smith, Cheyenne Curley-
Payne and Portia Deterville
combined to score 27 points,
along with 13 rebounds.
“Cheyenne stepped up big
for us,” said Howard coach
Niki Reid Geckeler of her
freshman point guard. “She
had a clean line of stats. She
helped in the rebounding area
(with a career-high seven
boards), shooting (13 points
on 5-of-8 from the field)
and setting up teammates
(three assists). Kara hit
some big shots (nine points)
and Portia made a solid
contribution (five points, two
rebounds). We need a lot
more production from them
and the other players if we
are going to do well in the
Courtesy Photo
McKinley J.H. Armstrong, a
championship-winning basketball
coach at McKinley Tech High School,
died at age 81.
services at St. Anthony of
Padua Catholic Church where were on the team. Mr.
he was once a member of the
Knights of Columbus.
It was during the 1960s
that Armstrong began to
make his mark on the city’s
basketball scene. Under his
leadership, the Mckinley
Tech Trainers dominated the
area throughout the late ‘60s
and early ‘70s. According to
the D.C. Basketball Blog, in
1969 he coached what was
known as Tech’s legendary
“Magnificent Seven.” That
championship team amazingly or small, do it well, or not at
featured four starters who
were named to the Washington work hard at it.”
Post and Washington Star’s
first team All-Metropolitan
roster. Two players from
the team were drafted into
the National Basketball
Association (Ronnie Hogue
and Tim Bassett), while two
other players were drafted into White’s-only Warren County
the National Football League
(James Buckmon and Lonnie
Perrin).
Other basketball greats
who played under Armstrong
include Ernest Lewis,
tournament. A game like this
can do nothing but help their
confidence.”
But beyond scoring,
Howard was able to dominate
because of the stellar defense
played and its outstanding
job at rebounding. The Lady
Bison forced 18 turnovers
that resulted in 17 points, and
scored 15 points off second
chance opportunities.
“After last Saturday’s loss
(to North Carolina A&T), we
placed emphasis on defense
that would give us some easy
baskets,” coach Geckeler
explained after the game. “We
also played with a lot more
energy that resulted in our
rebounding effort.”
Howard will now attempt
to win its second consecutive
win when they face off
against Florida A&M Rattlers
on Feb. 20 in Tallahassee, Fla.
The players said they’re ready
for the road trip.
“This win means a lot in
terms of how we played,”
Zykia Brown said. “We
played with a lot more
effort and energy today. We
Michael Sessoms,
Jo-Jo Hicks,
“Nehru” Brown,
Jeffrey Harrison,
James Monroe,
James Gorham,
Xavier Yeoman,
Arthur Williams,
“Cricket” Williams
and “Zip” Evans.
“I remember
when we were
on our way to
championship and
a sports reporter
visited one of our
practices,” recalled
Kevin Tatum, now
a sportswriter for
the Philadelphia
Inquirer, in a
release sent to the
AFRO. “He asked
Mr. Armstrong
who the ‘stars’
Armstrong said, ‘Sir, stars
only come out at night!’ That
was Mckinley Armstrong.”
For many of his athletes,
Armstrong was a much-
needed father figure.
“He was very good coach,
but even a better man,” said
Micheal Tucker, who started
for Mckinley as a senior in
1966, in a statement.
“He taught me so much in
that one year. Mr. Armstrong
used to tell us, ‘Any job, big
all.’ Everything I do now, I
Before Armstrong arrived
in the District, he worked in
Front Royal, Va., at a small
racially segregated Black
school called Criser High
School, which was built in
1959 to keep Blacks out of
High School. After moving
his young family to the area
in 1961, he transformed a
fledgling sports program into
one of the most respected
teams in the Shenandoah
fixed the little things. We’re
looking forward to the trip to
Florida because every game
gets bigger as the regular
season ends and the MEAC
tournament starts.”
Bison Men Struggle
with Norfolk
Howard’s Dadrian Collins
was recently named the
MEAC Rookie of the Week
for the fourth time this season,
but that didn’t help the Bison
from collecting its fifth loss
in six games as they fell to
Norfolk State, 72-52, on Feb.
15.
Collins averaged 11
points, sinking 7-of-16 three-
pointers, to aid the Bison to
a 1-1 mark last week, but he
made only 3-of-12 shots for
11 points on Monday night
as his team was blown away.
The Howard men’s squad will
accompany the Lady Bison
to Tallahassee on Saturday
to play one of its last three
games before the MEAC
Championship Tournament
arrives in March.
Valley.
Armstrong had a similar
impact on another small,
similarly segregated school in
Southern Pines, N.C., formerly
called West Southern Pines
School (WSP). He coached the
boys and girls basketball teams
and helped drive the school’s
young men to the state Courtesy Photo/HU
championships three years in Landria Buckley was named to the All-Conference first
a row. Perhaps most valuable team after winning the 60-meter hurdles at the MEAC
to the coach’s former students Indoor Championship.
were the words of wisdom and
life lessons he imparted along
the way.
“We had him as our
homeroom teacher from
eighth grade through 12th
grade,” recalled David
Charles Reed, WSP class
of 1961. “Mr. Armstrong
wanted us to achieve. He
prepared us to face life. We
didn’t know anything about
balancing a checkbook. He
taught us how to do that. He
taught us things outside of
the books about morals and
achieving and never quitting.”
Armstrong is survived by
his wife of 52 years, Annie C.
Armstrong; five children: Chip
Armstrong of Washington,
D.C., Jenice Armstrong
Turner of Burlington, N.J.,
Cheryl A. Capers of Dublin,
Ohio, Carolyn Armstrong
of Washington, D.C. and
Marilyn Armstrong of
Washington, D.C.; three
siblings: Charles Armstrong
of Oxon Hill, Louise Powell
of Durham, N.C., and Georgia
Bass of Temple Hills; five
grandchildren; two sons-in-
law, Dr. Quinn Capers IV and
Cameron Turner, many loving
inlaws as well nieces and
nephews.
A burial will take place
Feb. 20 at St. Anthony of
Padua Catholic Church, at
12th and Monroe streets,
N.E., D.C. The funeral begins
at 10 a.m. following a 9 a.m.
viewing also at the church.
Internment will immediately
follow at Ft. Lincoln
Cemetery in Brentwood, Md.
Jenice Armstrong
contributed to this report.
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B10 The Washington Afro-American, February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010
Nate Robinson Wins Third
Dunk Contest
By AFRO Staff
New York Knicks star
Nate Robinson became the
first player in NBA history
to win the slam dunk contest
three times after edging
out Toronto Raptors rookie
DeMar DeRozan in the final
round on Feb. 13 during All-
Star Weekend festivities in
Dallas.
The 5-foot-9-inch guard
has shocked several fan
favorites the past two dunk
contests, and did the same
this year. But after barely
beating DeRozan by earning
51 percent of the fan vote,
Robinson announced he won’t
be going for a fourth title next
season. For the undersized
underdog, three is plenty
enough.
“No, no, no, no, no. I
don’t think I can bear that
anymore. I’m just happy with
this third one,” Robinson
told the media after receiving
his slam dunk championship
trophy. “This is the last one.”
Robinson stood out the
most to the fans and judges
in what was perhaps the
least exciting dunk contest
in recent years. Other
contestants included the Los
Angeles Lakers’ Shannon
Brown and Charlotte Bobcats’
Gerald Wallace, who both
were eliminated after shooting
lackluster dunks in the first
round.
DeRozan performed the
most difficult dunks and
earned the only perfect score
in the contest with a 50 after
catching a pass off the side of
the backboard and dunking
it with his right hand on the
other side of the hoop.
But “little Nate” captured
the fan’s attention when he
was ushered onto the court
with the Dallas Cowboys
Cheerleaders. His ability to
leap with athletes at least 8
inches taller inspired fans to
name him the first three-time
slam dunk
Knicks guard Nate Robinson became the first- ever three-
time slam dunk champ on Feb. 13.
champ.
Meanwhile, Boston Celtics
star Paul Pierce won the
three-point contest, becoming
the first Celtic player to
win the contest since the
legendary Larry Bird.
Pierce earned a score of
20 in the final round to beat
out Golden State Warriors
rookie Stephon Curry, who
scored only 17 points in the
final round. Other participants
included Denver Nuggets star
Chauncey Billups, New York
Knicks’ Danilio Gallinari,
and 2009 three-point champ
Daquan Cook; all three
were eliminated in first
round.
Pierce’s performance
Courtesy Photo/NBA
makes up for the
unimpressive display he put
up when he participated in the
2002 three-point contest.
“I worked on it; I really
took pride in it. In ’02 I stunk
it up. I wanted to come in here
and put on a show,” Pierce said
during a post-contest interview.
“I had to work on getting the
technique down and knowing
what side to pull the ball from,
stuff like that. I knew if I got
hot I could win it.”
Darrell Green Still Fast
at 50
Former Washington
Redskins cornerback Darrell
Green celebrated his 50th
birthday Feb. 15, but
the “old man” may still
be faster than most of
the cornerbacks
currently
on the
Redskins’
roster.
Green,
who was
inducted
into
the Pro
Football
Hall of
Fame two Darrell Green turns 50. Courtesy Photo previous
years ago,
was one
of the fastest players in the
league during his 20-year
tenure with the Redskins. He
proved he’s still one of the
fastest around when he ran a
4.43 in the 40-yard dash in
Orlando, Fla., on Monday,
according to Profootballtalk.
com.
Green bragged about his
time via his Twitter account.
The tweet read: “…Quick
update from the Birthday
Boy:)…I think today I
became the fastest 50 year
old in the world! @9AM
today, I celebrated my 50th
BDay by running the 40 yard
dash in Orlando, Florida in
a time of 4.43! FYI, all born
between 1946 -1964 are baby
boomers...I’m guessing that
makes me the fastest baby
boomer! I would say, that’s
really booming. Are you?..”
Redskins Add New
Coaches
The Washington Redskins
are still in the process of
rebuilding their coaching staff the Rams’ head coach. The
under the direction of new
head coach Mike Shanahan.
They edged closer to
completing their process after has never shied away from
promoting Larry Hess to
the head athletic trainer
position. The team also
hired Paul Kelly as the
assistant to the head
coach/football
administration.
Hess served
the last four
seasons as
the ‘Skins’
director of
rehabilitation
and spent
four
seasons
to that as a
assistant athletic trainer. Kelly
last worked as an assistant to
head coach Bill Callahan in
Oakland, and Jon Gruden in
both Oakland and Tampa Bay.
Leonard Little May
Come to Washington
Once the coaching staff is
squared away, the Redskins
will focus on recruiting talent
and may be interested in
defensive end Leonard Little.
Little, a former elite
defensive end who recently
became an unrestricted free
agent, hasn’t decided yet if
he’ll play football in 2010.
But according to an ESPN-
affiliated sports talk radio
station in St. Louis, recently
hired Redskins defensive
coordinator Jim Haslett has
spoken out in favor of the
Little, saying the defensive
end could still be a productive
NFL player.
Little has been a member
of the St. Louis Rams his
entire career, including from
2006-2008 when Haslett was
Redskins are in search for
an effective pass-rusher, and
team owner Daniel Snyder
spending money on veteran
free-agents, so the two may
be a perfect match for each
other.
Little experienced off-
field trouble when he crashed
his car into and killed Susan
Gutweiler over 10 years
ago in St. Louis. His blood
alcohol level at the scene of
the accident measured 0.19
percent, a level in excess
of the statutory level of
intoxication (0.08) in the
state of Missouri. He received
90 days in jail, four years
probation and 1,000 hours of
community service.
All-Star
Game
Continued from B8
the US Airways Center in
Arizona is peanuts compared
to this year’s monster. And,
after reports surfaced over
the weekend that the NBA
is scheduled to lose $400
million this season alone,
NBA Commissioner David
Stern may have to seriously
consider hosting the All-Star
game at football stadiums
for a few seasons until the
economy turns around.
All-Star Weekend to the
NBA is like Black Friday to
a retailer so it doesn’t matter
how, why or what the fans
are buying, as long as they’re
buying. Next year’s game is
scheduled for Los Angeles,
to be followed by a stint
in Orlando in 2012. After
that, it’s up for grabs. But,
judging off what’s already
been proven, regardless of the
venue, the fans will show up.
For Stern’s sake, he may want
to program Cowboys’ owner
Jerry Jones’ phone number
into his cell, because after
2012 the two may be seeing
more of each other.
 February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Washington Afro-American B11

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Compiled By Herb Quarles
Tournament Calendar
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Benefit Open Pairs (2-19-10) 7 p.m. Call
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Call Shirley Wilson at 301-589-8425.
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(2-22-10) 11 a.m. Call Virginia Eggleston at
301-577-7176.
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Gholson having filed a D.C. 20001 within 6 Mary Gardiner Jones pointed personal repre- Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
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DOMESTIC RELATIONS
complaint for judgment months from the date of Decedent sentative of the estate of
changing Norman Wil- first publication of this David Booth Beers Wirt Henry, who died on gust 5, 2010. Claims 202-879-0157
notice. (Strike preceding Esq/Goodwin Procter October 9, 2009 with a against the decedent
liam Gholson name to
sentence if no real LLP, 901 New York Ave will, and will serve with- shall be presented to the a. Absent Defendant $ 150.00
Norman William
estate.) Washington, DC 20001 out Court supervision. undersigned with a copy
Gholson b. Absolute Divorce $ 150.00
Harry A. Copp Attorney All unknown heirs and to the Register of Wills
Von Holtzendorff
Personal NOTICE OF h e i r s w h o s e or filed with the Register c. Custody Divorce $ 150.00
and having applied to
Representative APPOINTMENT, whereabouts are un- of Wills with a copy to
the court for an Order of
TRUE TEST COPY NOTICE TO known shall enter their the undersigned, on or
Publication of the notice
REGISTER OF WILLS CREDITORS appearance in this before August 5, 2010,
required by law in such
cases; it is by the Court Date of first publication: AND NOTICE TO proceeding. Objections or be forever barred. To place your ad, call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 262
Febrauary 5, 2010 UNKNOWN HEIRS to such appointment (or Persons believed to be Public Notices $50.00 & up depending on size
this 26 day of January,
Name of newspapers Charles Hewlett Wat- to the probate of de- heirs or legatees of the
2010. Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.15 per inch.
and/or periodical: kins, whose address is cedent´s will) shall be decedent who do not re-
ORDERED, that all per-
The Daily Washington 12 Randall Road, filed with the Register of ceive a copy of this no- There is no flat rate — 1-800 (AFRO) 892
sons concerned show
Law Reporter Princeton, NJ 08540 Wills, D.C., 515 5th tice by mail within 25
cause, if any there be,
The Afro-American Street, N.W., 3rd Floor days of its first publica- For Proof of Publication, please call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 244
on or before the 2nd day was appointed personal
2/5, 2/12, 2/19 representative of the Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . tion shall so inform the
of March, 2010, why the
prayers of said com- estate of Mary Gardiner 20001, on or before Au- Register of Wills, includ- LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES
Superior Court of gust 5, 2010. Claims ing name, address and g
plaint should not be the District of Jones, who died on or be forever barred. D.C. 20001, on or be- weeks before said day with a copy to the under-
December 23, 2009 with against the decedent relationship.
granted; provided that a District of Columbia Persons believed to be fore August 5, 2010. in the Afro-American. signed, on or before Au-
a will, and will serve shall be presented to the Date of Publication:
copy of this order be PROBATE DIVISION heirs or legatees of the Claims against the de- JUDGE gust 12, 2010, or be for-
without Court supervi- undersigned with a copy February 5, 2010
published once a week Washington, D.C. decedent who do not re- cedent shall be pre- A TRUE COPY TEST: ever barred. Persons
sion. All unknown heirs to the Register of Wills Name of newspaper:
for three consecutive 20001-2131 ceive a copy of this no- sented to the under- 0
that pursuant to SCR believed to be heirs or
and heirs whose or filed with the Register Afro-American
weeks before said day Administration No. tice by mail within 25 signed with a copy to the 205(b) notice be sent to legatees of the decedent
whereabouts are un- of Wills with a copy to Washington Law
in the Afro-American. 2010ADM27 days of its first publica- Register of Wills or filed applicants creditors by who do not receive a
known shall enter their the undersigned, on or Reporter
JUDGE James M. Matthews tion shall so inform the with the Register of Wills registered or certified copy of this notice by
appearance in this before August 5, 2010, Joseph L. Hooper
A TRUE COPY TEST: Decedent Register of Wills, includ- with a copy to the under- mail and the proof of mail within 25 days of its
proceeding. Objections or be forever barred. Personal
2/5, 2/12, 2/19 NOTICE OF ing name, address and signed, on or before Au- service of mailing be first publication shall so
to such appointment (or Persons believed to be Representative
Superior Court of APPOINTMENT, heirs or legatees of the TRUE TEST COPY relationship. gust 5, 2010, or be for- made in the manner pro- inform the Register of
NOTICE TO to the probate of de- Date of Publication: ever barred. Persons vided in SCR Probate Wills, including name,
the District of decedent who do not re- REGISTER OF WILLS
CREDITORS cedent´s will) shall be February 5, 2010 believed to be heirs or Rule 19(b). address and relation-
Columbia ceive a copy of this no- 2/5, 2/12, 2/19
AND NOTICE TO filed with the Register of Name of newspaper: legatees of the decedent
0
that pursuant to SCR ship.
Civil Division tice by mail within 25
Case No. 7207-2009 UNKNOWN HEIRS Wills, D.C., 515 5th Superior Court of Afro-American who do not receive a 205(b) notice be sent to Date of Publication:
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor days of its first publica- Bankruptcy Court by reg-
IN RE: Nettie Matthews, whose the District of Washington Law copy of this notice by February 12, 2010
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . tion shall so inform the istered or certified mail
Ricardo Francisco address is 1956 Third District of Columbia Reporter mail within 25 days of its Name of newspaper:
20001, on or before Au- Register of Wills, includ- and that proof of service
Henry Street, NE #3, Washing- PROBATE DIVISION Rosalind Reid first publication shall so Afro-American
gust 5, 2010. Claims ing name, address and of mailing be made in the
Applicant ton DC 20002 was ap- Washington, D.C. Personal inform the Register of Washington Law
against the decedent relationship. manner provided in SCR
ORDER OF pointed personal repre- 20001-2131 Representative Wills, including name, Reporter
shall be presented to the Date of Publication: Probate Rule 199b).
PUBLICATION sentative of the estate of Administration No. TRUE TEST COPY address and relation- Donna S. Davis
undersigned with a copy February 5, 2010 2/12, 2/19, 2/26
CHANGE OF NAME James M. Matthews, 2009ADM000655 REGISTER OF WILLS ship. Leslie L.D. Frazier
to the Register of Wills Name of newspaper:
Ricardo Francisco who died on October 21, Idella McKnight 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 Date of Publication: Superior Court of Personal
or filed with the Register Afro-American
Henry having filed a 2009 without a will, and Decedent February 5, 2010 the District of Representative
of Wills with a copy to Washington Law Superior Court of
complaint for judgment will serve without Court Kenneth Rosenau, Esq Name of newspaper: District of Columbia TRUE TEST COPY
the undersigned, on or Reporter the District of
changing Ricardo supervision. All un- 1304 Rhode Island Ave Afro-American PROBATE DIVISION REGISTER OF WILLS
before August 5, 2010, Gladys Harris District of Columbia
Francisco Henry name known heirs and heirs NW, Washington DC Washington Law Washington, D.C. 2/12, 2/19, 2/26
or be forever barred. Personal PROBATE DIVISION
to Phoenix Jude Mirage whose whereabouts are 20005 Reporter 20001-2131
Persons believed to be Representative Washington, D.C.
and having applied to unknown shall enter 202-387-8680 Damali Flippen Administration No. Superior Court of
heirs or legatees of the TRUE TEST COPY 20001-2131
the court for an Order of their appearance in this Attorney Saida A. Majid 2010ADM73 the District of
decedent who do not re- REGISTER OF WILLS Administration No.
Publication of the notice proceeding. Objections NOTICE OF Personal Leslie Y. Davis District of Columbia
ceive a copy of this no- 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 0001092-09
required by law in such to such appointment APPOINTMENT, Representative Decedent PROBATE DIVISION
cases; it is by the Court shall be filed with the tice by mail within 25 Superior Court of NOTICE TO William Woodrow TRUE TEST COPY Washington, D.C.
Andrew, Jr. Attorney
this 22 day of January Register of Wills, D.C., days of its first publica- the District of CREDITORS REGISTER OF WILLS NOTICE OF 20001-2131
2010. 515 5th Street, N.W., tion shall so inform the District of Columbia AND NOTICE TO Decedent 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 Administration No.
Courtney J. Boozer APPOINTMENT,
ORDERED, that all per- 3rd Floor Washington, Register of Wills, includ- PROBATE DIVISION UNKNOWN HEIRS NOTICE TO 2010ADM81
sons concerned show D.C. 20001, on or be- ing name, address and Washington, D.C. Rosalind Reid, whose Esq Superior Court of Lavonda Nicole King
700 E Street, SE CREDITORS
cause, if any there be, fore August 5, 2010. relationship. 20001-2131 address is 711 Tewk- the District of AND NOTICE TO Decedent
on or before the 25th Claims against the de- Date of Publication: Administration No. sbury Place, NW Washington, DC 20003 Columbia 1211 Connecticut Ave
Attorney UNKNOWN HEIRS
day of February 2010, cedent shall be pre- February 5, 2010 2010ADM36 Washington DC 20012 Civil Division Donna S. Davis and NW Suite 506
why the prayers of said sented to the under- Name of newspaper: Evelyn U. Johnson was appointed personal NOTICE OF Case No. 600-10 Washington, DC 20036
APPOINTMENT, Leslie L.D. Frazier,
complaint should not be signed with a copy to the Afro-American Decedent representative of the IN RE: whose address are 400 Attorney
granted; provided that a Register of Wills or filed Washington Law Law Offices of estate of Idella V. NOTICE TO Debra Lynn Smith NOTICE OF
CREDITORS Meade Street NE
copy of this order be with the Register of Wills Reporter Wesley L. Clarke McKnight, who died on Applicant Washington DC 20019 APPOINTMENT,
published once a week with a copy to the under- Charles Hewlett Watkins 1629 K. Street February 4, 2009 with a AND NOTICE TO ORDER OF NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS were appointed per-
for three consecutive signed, on or before Au- Personal Suite 300 will, and will serve with- PUBLICATION sonal representative of CREDITORS
weeks before said day gust 5, 2010, or be for- Representative Wash. DC, 20006 out Court supervision. Saida Abdul Majid and CHANGE OF NAME AND NOTICE TO
Damali Flippen, whose the estate of Leslie Y.
in the Afro-American. ever barred. Persons TRUE TEST COPY Attorney All unknown heirs and Debra Lynn Smith hav- UNKNOWN HEIRS
address(es) are 36 Dun- Davis, who died on
0
that pursuant to SCR believed to be heirs or REGISTER OF WILLS NOTICE OF h e i r s w h o s e ing filed a complaint for Jose Bimbo II, whose
205(b) notice be sent to can Ave, Apt E2, Jersey October 26, 2005 with-
legatees of the decedent 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 APPOINTMENT, whereabouts are un- judgment changing out a will, and will serve address is 1211 Abel
the D.C. Chief of Police who do not receive a NOTICE TO known shall enter their City, NJ 07304 and 659 Debra Lynn Smith name Avenue, Capital
and to the D.C. Depart- Superior Court of K St., NE Washington, without Court supervi-
copy of this notice by the District of CREDITORS appearance in this to Deborah Lynn Steiner sion. All unknown heirs Heights, MD 20743 was
ment of Corrections by mail within 25 days of its AND NOTICE TO proceeding. Objections DC 20002 were ap- and having applied to appointed personal re-
registered or certified District of Columbia pointed personal repre- and heirs whose
first publication shall so PROBATE DIVISION UNKNOWN HEIRS to such appointment (or the court for an Order of whereabouts are un- presentative of the
mail and that proof of inform the Register of Betty Miller, whose ad- to the probate of de- sentative(s) of the estate Publication of the notice estate of Lavonda
service of mailing be Washington, D.C. of William Woodrow An- known shall enter their
Wills, including name, 20001-2131 dress is 4408 Doncaster cedent´s will) shall be required by law in such appearance in this Nicole King, who died
made in the manner pro- Drive, Ellicot City, MD filed with the Register of drews, Jr. who died on cases; it is by the Court on June 22, 2009 with-
address and relation- Administration No. proceeding. Objections
vided in SCR Probate 21043 was appointed Wills, D.C., 515 5th April 21, 2009 without a out a will, and will serve
ship. 2010ADM35 this 1st day of February to such appointment
Rule 14(b). personal representative Street, N.W., 3rd Floor will, and will serve with- without Court supervi-
Date of Publication: Peggy E. McClow 2010. shall be filed with the
0
that pursuant to SCR Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . out Court supervision. sion. All unknown heirs
February 5, 2010 Decedent of the estate of Evelyn ORDERED, that all per- Register of Wills, D.C.,
205(b) notice be sent to 20001, on or before Au- All unknown heirs and and heirs whose
Name of newspaper: Karl-Henri Gauvin Esq U. Johnson, who died sons concerned show 515 5th Street, N.W.,
Bankruptcy Court by gust 5, 2010. Claims h e i r s w h o s e whereabouts are un-
registered or verified Afro-American 1200 G Street NW on December 23, 2009 cause, if any there be, 3rd Floor Washington,
Washington Law with a will, and will serve against the decedent whereabouts are un- on or before the 8th day known shall enter their
mail and that proof of Suite 800 known shall enter their D.C. 20001, on or be-
Reporter Washington, DC 20005 without Court supervi- shall be presented to the of March 2010, why the fore August 12, 2010. appearance in this
service of mailing be undersigned with a copy appearance in this
Nettie Matthews Attorney sion. All unknown heirs prayers of said com- Claims against the de- proceeding. Objections
made in the manner pro- to the Register of Wills proceeding. Objections
vided in SCR Probate Personal NOTICE OF and heirs whose plaint should not be cedent shall be pre- to such appointment
Representative whereabouts are un- or filed with the Register to such appointment granted; provided that a shall be filed with the
Rule 19(b). APPOINTMENT, shall be filed with the sented to the under-
TRUE TEST COPY NOTICE TO known shall enter their of Wills with a copy to copy of this order be signed with a copy to the Register of Wills, D.C.,
JUDGE the undersigned, on or Register of Wills, D.C.,
A TRUE COPY TEST: REGISTER OF WILLS CREDITORS appearance in this published once a week Register of Wills or filed 515 5th Street, N.W.,
2/5, 2/12, 2/19 proceeding. Objections before August 5, 2010, 515 5th Street, N.W., for three consecutive 3rd Floor Washington,
2/5, 2/12, 2/19 AND NOTICE TO 3rd Floor Washington, with the Register of Wills
U t o w w D
D

LEGAL NOTICES
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore August 12, 2010.
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 Au-
gust 12, 2010, 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:
February 12, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Jose Bimbo II
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
2/12, 2/19, 2/26
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
70-10
Marguerite I Jackson
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Marsha D Bush, Joyce
I. Mills, and Frances M.
Burrell, whose ad-
dress(es) are 1119 44th
Place, SE Washington
DC 20019, 1900 Gay-
lord Drive, Suitland, MD
20746, and 8007 East
Barrett Road, Ft Wash.,
MD 20744 were ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative(s) of the estate
of Marguerite I. Jackson,
who died on May 19,
2009 without a will, and
will serve without Court
supervision. All un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (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 Au-
gust 12, 2010. 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 August 12, 2010,
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:
February 12, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Marsha D Bush
Joyce I. Mills
Frances M. Burrell
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
2/12, 2/19, 2/26
SUBCONTRACTORS
Pre-Bid Meeting
02/22/10 at Hamel
Builders DC office,
2520 Pennsylvania Ave,
SE, (202-584-2100)
-1pm to 4pm - for cer-
tified CBEs, SBEs,
MBEs, WBEs - to dis-
cuss Hamel project
called Heights at
Georgia Ave (3232
Georgia Avenue NW,
Washington, DC) -
bidding documents
will be available for
pickup.
SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM78
Estate of
Grace R Gwaltney
Deceased
NOTICE OF
STANDARD
PROBATE
Notice is hereby given
that a petition has been
filed in this Court by
Glenwood P. Roane, Sr.
for standard probate,
including the
appointment of one or
more personal repre-
sentative. Unless a com-
plaint or an objection in
accordance with Super-
ior Court Probate Di-
vision Rule 407 is filed
in this Court within 30
days from the date of
first publication of this
notice, the Court may
take the action here-
inafter set forth.
0
Ordered any interested
person to show cause
why the provisions of
the lost or destroyed
dated November 8,
2006 should not be ad-
mitted to probate as ex-
pressed in the petition
0
appoint a supervised
personal representative
Register of Wills
Clerk of the
Probate Division
Date of First Publication
February 19, 2010
Names of Newspapers:
Washington Law
Reporter
Washington
AFRO-AMERICAN
Glenwood P. Roane Sr
217 Exchange Ave.
Memphis TN 38105
Signature of
Petitioners/Attorney
901-526-1890
LEGAL NOTICES
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
87-ADM10
James Marshall
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Gerald L. Marshall,
whose address is 4804
Castle Ct., Bowie MD
20720 was appointed
personal representative
of the estate of James
Marshall, who died on
May 8, 1989 without a
will. 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 Au-
gust 19, 2010. 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 August 19, 2010,
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:
February 19, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Gerald L. Marshall
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
2/19, 2/26, 3/5
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM95
Harrison H. Smith Jr
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Everett A. Coleman,
whose address is 317
18th Street SE,
Washington DC 20003
was, appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Harrison H
Smith, Jr. who died on
September 28, 2004
without a will, and will
serve without Court su-
pervision. All unknown
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore August 19, 2010.
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 Au-
gust 19, 2010, 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:
February 19, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Everett A. Coleman
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
2/19, 2/26, 3/5
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM84
Delores J Redrick
aka
Delores Juanita
Redrick
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Rogers Redrick, whose
address is 1706 D
Street NE, Washington
DC 20002 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Delores J Redrick aka
Delores Juanita Redrick,
who died on December
20, 2009 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 Au-
gust 19, 2010. Claims
against the decedent
shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy
t
LEGAL NOTICES
to the Register of Wills
or filed with the Register
of Wills with a copy to
the undersigned, on or
before August 19, 2010,
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:
February 19, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Rogers Redrick
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
2/19, 2/26, 3/5
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM88
Syble Olivia Caldwell
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Phyllis Caldwell and
Jacqueline Morson,
whose address(es) are
3727 26th Street NE,
Washington DC 20018
and 1912 Colette Ter-
race, District Heights
MD 20747 were ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative(s) of the estate
of Syble Olivia Caldwell,
who died on September
28, 2009 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 Au-
gust 19, 2010. 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 August 19, 2010,
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:
February 19, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Phyllis Caldwell
Jacqueline Morson
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
2/19, 2/26, 3/5
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM93
Rachel R. McCannon
Decedent
James E. McCollum Jr
7309 Baltimore Ave
Suite 117
College Park, MD
20741
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Bertha R. Dockett, Paul
C McCannon, Sr., Ger-
aldine M. Coats and
Evelyn Contee whose
address(es) are 624
Gist Ave, Silver Spring,
Md 20910, 6904 Em-
erson Street, Landover
Hills, Md 20784, 3517
26th Ave., Temple Hills,
MD. 20748, and 905 Al-
l i s o n S t r e e t , N W. ,
Washington, DC 20011
were appointed per-
sonal representative(s)
of the estate of Rachel
R. McCannon, who died
on August 13, 2009 with
a will, and will serve
without Court supervi-
sion. All unknown heirs
and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
20001, on or before Au-
gust 19, 2010. 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 August 19, 2010,
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:
February 19, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Bertha R. Dockett
Paul C. McCannon Sr.
Geraldine M. Coats
Evelyn Contee
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
2/19, 2/26, 3/5
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