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Alabama’s Davis Defeated Metro Board Votes

Black Groups Supported Opponent
By Zenitha Prince decision to alienate
Washington Bureau Chief Alabama’s African-American
establishment added up to a
Artur Davis’ calculated crushing loss June 1, when he
was defeated by Agriculture
Commissioner Ron Sparks in
the Democratic gubernatorial
primary, political analysts and
other observers said.
The Congressional Black
Caucus member, who has
represented the state’s
Seventh Congressional
District for eight
years, eschewed
Black support in a
Go-go Legend play for White, more
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Col. Charles Young: An Unsung Hero
By Joseph Young
NBA Finals Special to the AFRO
Coverage The Pentagon Memorial
overlooks the Arlington
INSERTS National Cemetery, where
• Home Depot military casualties from
each of the nation’s wars are
interred, ranging from the
pre-Civil War dead through
military actions in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Of the more than 300,000
See the AFRO on Channel 9 troops who rest there, the now
Fridays at Noon obscure Col. Charles Young
was remembered for his
military accomplishments at
the cemetery on June 1.
“This is recognition of
Your History • Your Community • Your News
states – like Harold Ford
understood in Tennessee –
most people know if you’re
going to run for [governor]
you’re going to have to run as
something of a conservative,”
said political analyst Ron
Walters of Davis’ strategy.
But the move seemed to
cost him a sizable bloc
of the liberal
electorate –
including
Blacks, who
are the most
loyal voters
– handing
Sparks a
commanding
62 to 38
percent victory,
despite pre-
election polls that
showed Davis
leading by as much
as 8 percentage
points two weeks
ago.
“This is
not exactly
the speech I
planned to
give,” Davis
said in his
examination. He went on to
graduate in 1889, becoming
the third African American
to graduate from the military
academy.
Following his graduation,
Col. Young served 28 years
in the United States Army,
enlisting first in the Ninth
Calvary then the Tenth
Calvary, both African-
American regiments.
His service record was
exemplary – becoming
the first African American
appointed as a superintendent
of a national park, presiding
over Sequoia and General
concession speech just before
10 p.m. June 1. “When we
started this campaign, what
feels like a long time ago, we
set out a vision for this state.
Still believe it was the right
one ... I still believe this is
a state where what we have
in common overcome our
differences.”
Davis’ attempt to
downplay those differences,
especially race, angered many
in the Black community,
which would have likely
voted for the Democrat since
his victory would have made
him the first African American
to secure a statewide
nomination.
“Artur Davis becoming
Alabama’s first Black
governor is of absolutely no
importance to me and I do
not, nor will I, regret having
not voted for him,” Jonathan
Barclay, of Forestdale, Ala.,
told the AFRO via e-mail. “I
believe he turned his back
on the African-American
community and I could not
in good conscience vote for
a candidate such as him,
regardless of his skin tone.”
organizations such as the
United Mine Workers and
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to Increase Fares
By Dorothy Rowley
AFRO Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bus vs. rail. That very well
could be the dilemma among Metro commuters in the wake of
a vote taken last week by its board to increase fares.
Overall, rail fares will be increased by 15 percent while
bus fares will cost 20 percent more and will take effect July 1.
The increases, which also include a $4.50 parking toll and a
few other surcharges, account for the largest rate hikes in the
system’s 30-year history.
Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham, who sits on Metro’s
board, said that as means of making things easier on poor
commuters who depend on bus service, the city has been
providing Smart Cards.
“And we’ve covered a lot of people with that,” Graham
said.
“I hated doing what we did and that’s why I have fought
over the years to keep the bus fares low,” he continued.
“However, with the city itself facing a $200 million deficit, we
just didn’t have [any extra money], so Metro had no choice
but to raise fares.”
Metro spokesman Reggie Woodruff said the bottom line
was that riders, across income levels, didn’t want a cut in
services—another cost-saving alternative.
“The public definitely, by and large, did not want that,
[therefore] the board decided to go with the fare increases,” he
said, “using as their primary guiding force the sentiments of
the majority of the public.”
Woodruff added that with the exception of peak service
charges —which will be instituted later in the year—most of
the increases will take place this summer.
All totaled, the new rates will generate about $108.7
million, including $1.1 million that would be gleaned from
increases in paratransit services for elderly and disabled
commuters.
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Colonel Young in death that was the first Black soldier to

he should have gotten in
life,” said Charles Blatcher
III, chairman of The National
Veterans Coalition, in remarks
made at the ceremony before
a crowd of more than 100
people. “We are here to honor
a true American hero.”
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee,
D-Calif, has introduced a bill
in Congress to posthumously
promote Col. Young – an
African American who
achieved many firsts in his
military career before he died
on Jan. 8, 1922 – to the rank
of brigadier general.
Col. Young was born
in a log cabin in 1864 to
06 parents who had been held in
bondage as slaves. Despite
the difficulties of growing
up in America with odds
against him because of racial
7 47105 21847 2 prejudice, Young completed
his early education. He
eventually applied to United
States Military Academy at
West Point in 1884 where
he received the second
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Participants in the June 1 service honoring Col. Charles Young approach his tomb during
Continued on A3 the final moments of the ceremony, awaiting the presentation of a wreath of flowers.
Inmate Education Program Lauded as a Success
By Dorothy Rowley
AFRO Staff Writer
A program which helps
medium- to maximum-
security inmates at the
District of Columbia
Department of Corrections
acquire skills needed to
pursue productive lives
beyond prison walls, has
been lauded for outstanding
achievement.
The acknowledgment,
announced in light of a 57
percent GED attainment rate
among participants, highlights
the “Don’t Forget Us Peer
Photo courtesy of Department of Corrections Tutorial” program that was
Inmates confined at the District of Columbia Department launched nearly three years
of Corrections take advantage of opportunities to ago at the jail.
study for their GED through a peer tutorial program. A At the time of its
department official said there is a long waiting list of inception, the program’s
inmates eager to enroll in the program. participants came from
Photo by Rob Roberts
varied cultural and ethnic
backgrounds, with the pursuit
of education being a common
thread among them.
The program continues to
operate with limited resources
and without traditional
teacher involvement. DOC
officials say what makes it
so unique is that it’s led by
inmates, who provide group
and individualized instruction
at two program-intensive
housing units inside the jail.
Additionally, the program
is so serious that inmates
bent on participation must
adhere to a strict code of
conduct, as well offer their
compliance by signing a copy
of the program’s rules and
regulations.
DOC spokeswoman
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AFRO National Briefs
Gary Coleman
Coleman’s Estranged
Family Seeks Answers
After suffering a brain
hemorrhage last week, Gary
Coleman, 42, died at a Salt
Lake City, Utah, hospital.
His wife, Shannon Price,
requested Coleman be taken
off life support, according to
reports.
But Coleman’s estranged
relatives are questioning
why a police investigation
has not been launched into
the “Dif’frent Strokes” stars’
death.
Coleman allegedly fell at
his Utah home, but few details
surrounding the accident have
been released.
“We’re not pointing fingers
at anyone, but we need to
know exactly what happened,”
said Coleman’s mother, Sue
Coleman, in an interview with
People.com. “We’re not angry.
We’re just concerned. Did our
son fall down the stairs? Did
he fall in the bathtub? We need
to have some closure on our
son’s life.”
However, Santaquin
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Police Chief Dennis Howard
told People.com, “There
was absolutely nothing
suspicious about [Coleman’s]
death. There is no [criminal]
investigation going on.”
The actor had a tumultuous
relationship with Price, 24,
and appeared on daytime TV
show “Divorce Court.” In
February he pleaded guilty to
domestic violence charges.
The Colemans believe
Price can provide additional
details about their son’s fall
and said they have tried
to contact her since his
hospitalization.
Naomi Campbell
May Testify in Blood
Diamonds Case
According to
BlackAmericaWeb.com,
prosecutors in the war crimes
trial against former Liberian
leader Charles Taylor will call
supermodel Naomi Campbell
as a witness to Taylor’s
involvement with “blood
diamonds.”
The diamonds, which
refer to those mined in a war
zone and then sold to benefit
a warlord, have been at the
center of several human rights
crusades and was the focus
of a 2006 film entitled Blood
Diamond.
According to Taylor’s
attorney, Campbell’s
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Naomi Campbell
testimony would be little
more than a “publicity stunt.”
Campbell’s 1997 meeting
with Taylor at a presidential
dinner in South Africa is at
the center of the controversy.
According to reports,
Campbell received uncut
diamonds from Taylor’s
representatives as a gift.
Former Officer
Accused of Torturing
Black Men
The trial of a former
Chicago police officer
accused of overseeing the
torture of more than 100
Black men that confessed to
crimes they didn’t commit
began on May 24.
Former Cmdr. Jon Burge
faces charges of perjury and
obstruction of justice, and has categorically denied all Austin, “The Godfather of
prosecutors say detectives the charges against him and Soul” James Brown, Lou
under his command in the continues to receive a police Rawls and Bobby Womack,
1980s tortured suspects until pension. among others.
they confessed to crimes Later in his career he also
they may or may not have Former Temptations appeared in several episodes
committed, according to The Lead Singer Dies of “Amen” and “The Jamie
New York Times. Ali-Ollie Woodson, former Fox Show” and had a small
According to BlackVoices. lead singer of pioneering role in The Little Richard
com, in one incident a victim Motown quintet The Movie.
was dragged by police as he Temptations, died May 30. He
lay sleeping one night in his was 58. U.S. Begins Probe into
Southside Chicago home. The BP Oil Spill
man, Darrell Cannon, was U.S. Attorney General
then placed into the back of Eric Holder announced June
a police car and taken to an 1 the American government
isolated location. Once there, has launched a criminal
Cannon recalled having a gun investigation into BP’s
put into his mouth to get him disastrous oil spill in the Gulf
to confess to a homicide. of Mexico.
“One of [the officers] said, In a statement, Holder
‘Go ahead, blow that nigger’s said the gulf was inundated
head off,’” Cannon told with “oil for miles and miles.
BlackVoices.com. “And that’s Oil that we know has already
when [the officer] forced the affected plant and animal
shotgun in my mouth.” life along the coast, and
Cannon said later the cops has impacted the lives and
pulled down his pants, forcing livelihoods of all too many in
his legs apart, and used a Courtesy Photo
Ali-Ollie Woodson this region.
battery operated cattle prodder “This disaster is nothing
According to The less than a tragedy.”
Associated Press, the singer, Holder pointed to a
whose voice helped restore number of possible violations
the group’s fame in the ‘80s under several statues,
and ‘90s, died in southern including the Clean Water
California after suffering from Act, the Oil Pollution Act
cancer. of 1990 and the Endangered
Although he was not Species Act. He added that
an original member of The charges may include “false
Temptations, Woodson played statements” made by parties
a major role in maintaining involved in the spill.
the quintet’s public persona He went on to discuss the
and relevancy. Some of the numerous environmental,
most popular Woodson-era social and economic effects
hits were “Treat Her Like the spill will create.
AP Photo
a Lady,” “Sail Away” and “In addition to the
Former Chicago Police
Cmdr. John Burge “Lady Soul,” all released extensive costs being borne
between 1984-1986. by our environment and by
and continually shocked his
Woodson replaced Dennis communities along the Gulf
testicles, making him confess
Edwards, the Temptations lead Coast, the initial explosion
to crimes he did not commit.
singer throughout the ‘70s. and fire also took the lives
Cannon spent more than 23
According to his Web of 11 rig workers. Eleven
years in prison. It took him
site, Woodson was born in innocent lives lost. As we
three years to be released after
Detroit and began singing in examine the causes of the
prosecutors agreed to drop
church at age 4. As an adult explosion and subsequent
his case because of his having
he performed with Whitney spill, I want to assure the
been coerced. Burge, now 62, Houston, Chaka Khan, Patti American people that we
will not forget the price those
workers paid,” said Holder.
While the Attorney
General did not say
who, specifically, would
be investigated, his
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Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way Sinc
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Job Fair Helps Some Gain Jobs ‘On the Spot’

democracy.” The idea was to help both those debate,
Factcheck.org, a non-partisan being registered and those doing organiz
Web site, found those claims to the registration. offices
be “exaggerated,” with “no evi- Maud explained, “We have a After a
By Dorothy Rowley Boyd. “His whole belief is dence of any such democracy- zeroShe said that
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registration.” sent to
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“Davis said he was not going to come before any Black among Blacks would have cost him the general election,
groups, but at the same time, he went before the White groups,” Johnson said.
said the Conference chairman. “He took himself out of “If he [could not] pull the majority of African-American
consideration by the Black organizations.” votes as an African-American candidate then he [had] a
Reed added, “He said race wasn’t part of his campaign [but] snowball’s chance in Jamaica of winning the elections
race is in every campaign. He spent too much time trying to statewide,” the political analyst said.
placate the conservative element in Alabama.” Walters said the congressman now faces an uncertain future
That Davis supported charter schools and received the in public service. “If he lost his seat, someone of his stature
lowest NAACP grade of all CBC members was also troubling. would usually be able to run a Black organization or become a
But it was his failure to support health care reform – a measure professor or president of a college,” Walters said of the Harvard
reviled by most Alabama voters but supported by African trained lawyer. “But, I don’t know where he goes after this.”

Col. Charles Young

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the ranks of lieutenant colonel and colonel, and he had combat
commands during the Philippine Insurrection and General
Pershing’s Punitive Expedition.
Col. Young, the highest ranking African American in the
United States Army at the outset of First World War, was not
allowed to serve and forced into an early retirement because
he was misdiagnosed with high blood pressure. To prove he
was physically fit to serve, Col. Young rode horseback from his
home in Ohio to Washington, D.C., which took 16 days. Five
days before the end of the war in 1917, he was reinstated. He
served as military attaché in Liberia.
Col. Young later died of a kidney infection while in Nigeria.
He was 58.
“He did not approach life on the basis of seeing what he
could get out of this nation. He did not eternally ask others to
give,” said Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt
Jr. during a eulogy for Col. Young in New York City, 1923. “He
gave himself. He approached life with the single purpose of
seeing what he could do for this nation.”
Congresswoman Lee said Col. Young did not receive the
recognition that he deserved because of his race.
“Over the course of his ... career Colonel Young
distinguished himself numerous times as an administrator, as
a soldier and as a combat officer,” said Rep. Lee in a written
statement. “Unfortunately, he lived during a time when
segregation was the law of the land and opportunities were
systematically denied to African Americans. Despite being
a highly qualified officer, he was prevented from leading
combat troops during the First World War, and his promotion
opportunities may have been limited by his race.
“As the first African American to attain the rank of colonel,
Charles Young was a trailblazer. That is why it is so important
that we honor his service by authorizing a posthumous
promotion to the rank of brigadier general.”

Inmate Education
Continued from A1
Michon Parker said DFU is
based on the concept of “each
one, teach one,” learning
models as emphasized in the
recent hit movie, Precious.
The program, which was
featured in the April issue
of the DOC’s Corrections
Today publication, is
currently designed for all-
males enrollees. According
to Parker, a similar project
is on tap for their female
counterparts.
DOC Director Devon
Brown said DFU currently
enrolls more than 250 inmates
and serves as the foundation
of the jail’s rehabilitative
efforts. He said DFU is
voluntary on the part of
inmates and that it is so
popular there is a waiting
list of inmates poised for
enrollment.
“We’ve made a concerted
effort to ensure that the
program is available and
that all inmates [come to]
realize that education is the
most important elements
of what they have to build
upon,” Brown said. “They
have to realize that without
that GED, their prospects for
employment, or, in essence,
for re-entering society on a
constructive note, are limited.”
Brown said word of the
program tends to be easily
spread throughout the facility.
“This is not an isolated
program,” Brown said. “It’s
quite obvious that education
is what we emphasize,
even from the choice of TV
viewing that’s allowed. We
choose what the inmates
watch and everything [has to
be] educationally enriching
–even down to the card games
they play. So it permeates
that if you come to the jail,
we’re going to emphasize
that you become engaged in
educational activities.”
Jauhar Abraham,
cofounder of the District-
based nonprofit, Peaceaholics
– which advocates on
behalf of inmates – said the
program was the brainchild
of two inmates. One had been
tutoring the other, he said. The
tutor, being highly educated,
explained to jail officials that
he noticed how inmates had a
hunger for education.
“[Eventually], we were in
a meeting with [jail officials]
about starting a GED
program, because so many
of the guys were coming
in uneducated,” Abraham
recalled of the program’s
start. “They couldn’t read or
write and didn’t have a high
school diploma.”
He said the program’s
success is a reflection of its
founders’ vision.
“When you come into
the program you have to
be serious about learning,”
Abraham said. “And the
people who work in the jail
can’t do that [for prospective
participants] as this is
something that has to come
from within.”
Said Abraham: “I don’t
know who’s taking credit for
the program now, but I know
who started it and how big
of an impact it has made on
inmates.”
A4 The Afro-American, June 5, 2010 - June 11, 2010

Community News
District Native Offers Foster Children Life-Changing Getaway
By Gregory Dale
AFRO Staff Writer
Being adopted at an
early age did not hinder
what Stacie Turner would
ultimately become. After
growing up with a family
that encouraged her to obtain
what she wanted in life, she
set out to encourage teens
with similar backgrounds and
provide them with the same
motivation she received.
“I have always looked
at what was different in my
life and it was the fact that I
had a loving and supporting
family that provided the best
for me,” Turner said. “They
provided the best home life,
the best education and the
nurturing that a number of
foster children don’t have.”
Through her parents’
encouragement, Turner went Extra-Ordinary Life founder Stacie Turner prepares young ladies from DC Foster Care for
on to graduate from Howard their trip to the World Cup in South Africa.
University and Harvard
Business School. Thereafter,
Turner began a career at
Proctor and Gamble and BET
Networks before becoming
a successful businesswoman
and entrepreneur. Now, she
wants to give back.
“I decided that I wanted
to target young women and
make sure they’re exposed to operates within the Pursuit
things and opportunities that of Dreams Foundation.
I was given as a child and
that’s when I started Extra-
Photo by Mike James
Ordinary Life,” she said of motivation and guidance to
the D.C.-based program that teen girls.
“We’re a little different
from what currently exists
The program provides for foster children,” Turner
intervention resources, said. “Right now there are
organizations that have life
skills workshops and they try
to fill in some of the holes,
because [foster children] do
not have day-to-day parental
guidance for them, but we’re
different. We tried to provide
them with experiences that
impact their lives and really
inspire them to hope and
have a belief that they can
overcome their circumstances
and really achieve whatever
it is that they have set for
themselves.”
According to Turner, the
program introduces teen
girls to numerous people
who have found success in
various professions, hoping
to promote inspiration.
“We provide what we call
‘extra-ordinary experiences’
where we interface our
girls with people who have
excelled in a variety of
different fields and people
who have defied the odds to
be successful, because you
can’t aspire to be somebody
if you’ve never even seen
what’s possible,” Turner said.
With Extra-Ordinary Life,
Turner also seeks to expose
teens to other cultures around
the globe. The organization is
currently gearing up for a trip
to South Africa for the World
Cup in July.
“We wanted to expose
the girls to different people
and places and let them have
an experience with other
orphan girls that are there
in the country,” Turner said.
“This will broaden their
viewpoint of the world and
hopefully inspire them to
see that it’s not about just
their circumstances here
in Washington D.C., it is
about them being able to
do whatever it is what they
desire no matter where they
are.
“Our goal is to show
them what they can be and
intersect them with people
who can help clear the path
and create the opportunity
for them to succeed,” Turner
said. “They will desire to be
great and we can help get
them on the path to get them
there.”
 
For more information on
Extra-Ordinary Life, visit
www.extra-ordinarylife.org.

TC Williams Student Earns Top Spot at Northwestern High

Business Competition
Aisha Cooper, 17,
recently took top honors at
the Network for Teaching
Entrepreneurship’s (NFTE
DC Region) 31st semi-
annual Regional Business
Plan Competition, when
she wowed judges with
her business plan for her
dog walking start-up,
PuppyLOVE.
Aisha attends TC
Williams High School
and edged out four other
teenage entrepreneurs from
the region for the first place
Alums PLAY for the
prize, $1,500 seed capital
investment to launch her
business.
Community
The 12th-grader was By George Barnette
among five area students AFRO Staff Writer
who presented their
business models to a HYATTSVILLE
panel of 12 business and — On May 29, the
community leaders. organizers of Partners
NFTE is a nonprofit in Lifting Athletic
organization that teaches Youth (PLAY) held
entrepreneurship, business a three-on-three
basketball tournament
and life skills to high school
to benefit high school
students living in low-
Courtesy Photo students in Prince
income communities.
JD Bautista, third place; NFTE volunteer Rick Toren, George’s County.
president, CodeRyte and Aisha Cooper, first place winner PLAY was founded Courtesy Image
by seven graduates of PLAY was founded by
Northwestern High Alums

Jazz Lovers Unite for Healthy Cause

Northwestern High School
in Hyattsville. The friends “We had two thoughts:
had gone off to college— This is getting pretty
most to play college barbaric and we should
BALTIMORE — On May 22, hundreds of jazz lovers football. They hardly ever probably organize this and
attended the third annual “Power to End Stroke (PTES) Jazz saw each other, so, to stay do something positive with
Brunch to bring Stroke Awareness” at Sojourner Douglass close, they gathered for a this.”
College in downtown Baltimore.
tackle football game every So in 2007, the group
Attendees enjoyed jazz selections by Nevetta and
Thanksgiving that they held its first annual “Turkey
Company while also taking part in free blood pressure
screenings, nutrition counseling, cooking demonstrations and called the “Turkey Bowl.” Bowl” the Saturday after
weight management education. “It started off with seven Thanksgiving for charity.
Power to End Stroke, an education and awareness guys and then the next This time, it was flag
campaign, hosts events to raise awareness about stroke and year it grew to a couple of football as opposed to
its more guys,” said Brandon tackle.
impact on America. Smalls, vice president of In 2008, the group
The campaign was created in 2006 by the American Heart PLAY. “The next thing we became legal non-profit
Association/American Stroke Association. Courtesy Photo knew, there were 60 people in conjunction with the
The brunch was sponsored by Johns Hopkins Stroke A jazz brunch participant learns more about her body out there playing tackle second Turkey Bowl. Now
Center, Johns Hopkins Department of Community Health, mass index (BMI) from a health care professional. football. the group has begun to
WEAA Radio and the American Heart & Stroke Association. grow. In addition to the
scholarships the group
Baltimore ‘Butts Out’ at Inner Harbor Vecchionia Denise Dixon provides to student athletes
in Prince George’s County,
BALTIMORE — As part cigarette butts around Celebrated Her Retirement it has initiated its own
of Waterfront Partnership’s the waterfront are one mentoring program as well.
new initiative, Baltimore’s rainfall away from entering “There’s Project Uplift,
Healthy Harbor, discarded our harbor,” said Laurie which is our mentoring
cigarette butts have become Schwartz, program based out of
Northwestern High School,”
enemy No. 1 around the executive director of
Small said. “The success
city’s bustling downtown Waterfront Partnership, in a
stories there aren’t as
area. The statement. “The instillation
tangible obviously because
strategy was designed to of the ash cans is a positive there’s no scholarship
make Baltimore’s harbor step attached, but just to see the
swimmable, fishable and of action to encourage gradual change in student
clean by 2020. harbor visitors not to litter drive is something we
To help the city reach and support our goals consider a success.”
this goal, new ash urns have toward a healthy, butt-free The basketball
been installed around the harbor.” tournament was held at
waterfront, offering smokers The new ash cans were Lakeland Community Park
a safe and sanitary way to placed as part of an effort at 5000 Lakeland Road in
dispose of their cigarettes. Courtesy Image between H&S Properties, Courtesy Photo College Park.
On May 21, 2010 Vecchionia Denise Dixon celebrated
According to a press Cigarette smokers visiting General Growth Properties,
her retirement from the Department of Juvenile
release, over 1 million Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Baltimore Development For more information
Services after 35 years of service. She thanks all family
cigarette butts have been
are encouraged to use the
Corporation, Waterfront about PLAY, visit www.
members and friends who helped her celebrate a new
collected in the harbor.
new ash urns installed
Marriot and Waterfront era in her life.
weplay4u.org.
in and around the
“The hundreds of waterfront. Partnership.

Community Calendar
June 3
Aisha Tyler
DC Comedy Improv,
1140 Connecticut Ave.,
N.W. D.C. 8:30 p.m. Enjoy
a night of laughs with
comedian Aisha Tyler, star
of E! Entertainment’s “Talk
Soup.” $15-$20. For more
information: 202-296-7008.
Metro Comedy Presents
Gary Owen
Station 9 DC Restaurants,
1438 U St., N.W. D.C. 8:30-
10 p.m. Experience the
hilarious comedy of Gary
Owen, as seen on HBO,
Comedy Central and BET.
$20. For more information:
www.metrocomedy.com.
June 4
Pumps & Loafers on Capitol
Hill II
Lounge 201, 201
Massachusetts Ave., N.E. D.C.
8 p.m. Break out your finest
fashions in this “back in the
day” event for the 30 and over
crowd. $10-$15. For more
information: 301-455-6226.
June 5
Dance Africa, DC 2010
Dance Place, 3225 Eighth
St., N.E. D.C. 7 p.m. D.C.’s
annual festival celebrates
the dance and music of
Africa while honoring its
traditional heritage and
its transformation into
contemporary forms. For
more information: 202-269-
1600.
One Accord II: Black Men &
Fathering
Howard University,
Blackburn Center, 2400 Sixth
St. N.W. D.C. 9:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. Learn strategies to
enhance and support Black
fathers, while also honoring
strong Black men and women.
For more information: 202-
806-4729.
Bowiefest 2010
Allen Pond Park, 3330
Northview Drive, Bowie, Md.
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Join Bowie’s
largest community festival.
Enjoy live entertainment,
rides, food vendors and more.
For more information: 301-
809-3029.
June 8
Theater Look-In:
‘Thurgood’
Kennedy Center,
Eisenhower Theater, 2700 F
St., N.W. D.C. 5 p.m. Get an
inside look into the theater
production Thurgood and
speak with the cast. $12. For
more information: 202-467-
4600.
June 9
iBlack Networking
Current Restaurant, 1215
Connecticut Ave., N.W.
D.C. 6-9 p.m. In this happy
hour event, network with
business professionals and
other area residents and enjoy
fine food and beverages. For
more information: iblackhh.
eventbrite.com.
June 5, 2010 - June 11, 2010, The Afro-American A5
Classic 2010
Washington D.C., various
times and locations. In this
annual classic event, radio
awareness of HIV/AIDS. The
classic will include celebrity
basketball games, youth
sports, a block party and
Hezekiah Walker
Six Flags America, 13710
Central Ave., Largo, Md.
10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Enjoy a
B&K Cookout 2010 Productions and Black Hawk.
13301 Cherry Tree $5. For more information: personality Big Tigger brings more. For more information: concert featuring Grammy-
Crossing Road, Brandywine, 202-556-1772. together a host of Hollywood www.bigtigweekend.net. winning artist Hezekiah
Md. 5 p.m. Enjoy delicious stars, recording artists and Walker. $25-$45. For more
food, live entertainment June 11-13 professional athletes to June 12 information: www.sixflags.
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Health
CVS Pharmacy Offers Free Screenings at Over 100 Health Fairs
By Gregory Dale
AFRO Staff Writer
Leading retail pharmacy,
CVS is preparing to
present “To Your Health,” a
community wellness program
in the Washington, D.C. area.
Over 100 events are planned
at various CVS locations
throughout the summer and
fall. The fair will offer free
blood pressure, diabetes,
cholesterol and osteoporosis
screenings, among an
assortment of other health
assessments.
Dr. Ian Smith, celebrity
doctor, diet expert and
founder of the “50 Million
Pound Challenge,” will serve
as the program’s ambassador
for the first event in the
District.
The AFRO spoke to Dr.
Smith about his involvement
in the fair and its importance
to the D.C. community.
AFRO: Can you explain
why you believe this fair is
important?
Dr. Smith: Screening for
health conditions such as
diabetes and heart disease
is one of the most important
things people can do for
their health.  This is exactly
why I started the “50 Million
Pound Challenge” several
years ago and it continues to
go strong today. Screening
is particularly important
for African Americans who
You know you’re tend to be disproportionately
affected by many chronic
in the know... diseases.  CVS has become
when you read a new sponsor of the “50
Million Pound Challenge”
the AFRO and their “To Your Health”
community wellness program
Celebrity physician Dr. Ian Smith will serve as an
ambassador of CVS Pharmacy’s “To Your Health”
initiative.
will bring free screenings and
health consultations to the
community in D.C. as well
as Philadelphia and Atlanta.  stroke, and cancer. Diabetes
Through nearly 300 events
nationwide – including 100
in and around D.C. – we
are giving people critical
knowledge about their health
that can empower them to
make positive changes in
their lifestyle. Preventive care
is an important part, if not
the most important part, of
staying healthy and curbing
the onset of chronic diseases
like diabetes.
AFRO: What secured
your participation?
 Dr. Smith: Our
partnership with CVS is
predicated on the shared
desire to educate people
about obesity and its many
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complications which
include high blood pressure,
diabetes, heart disease,
is a particular concern and
we want to help millions
prevent and manage the
disease. Being overweight
is the number one health
crisis facing nearly all
Americans and through my
work with the “50 Million
Pound Challenge,” I’ve made
it my mission to reverse
this worrisome trend that is
leading to numerous health
complications. 
AFRO: What are some
of the biggest benefits people
can gain from attending the
fair?
Dr. Smith: The events
provide screenings for
diabetes, blood pressure,
cholesterol, bone density
(osteoporosis) and vision,
with dental and chiropractic
screenings also available
in certain locations. These
screenings are important, as
they can help with the early
detection of diseases, thus
making treatment easier and
more effective and potentially
preventing more disturbing
complications.  Earlier
detection can also mean less
costly treatment.
 
AFRO: What are some
follow-ups participants of the
fair can do after attending?
Dr. Smith: Once
screened, patients will
have access to on-site
consultations with physicians
who analyze the results and
refer them to no-cost or low-
cost medical facilities nearby
or to their primary care
physician, should additional
follow-up be required.
 
AFRO: As ambassador of
the event, what is your ideal
outcome? Do you believe it
District-area residents can receive free blood pressure,
diabetes, cholesterol and osteoporosis screenings at the
CVS health fairs.
will have a big impact on
the participants’ perspectives
on health in the future?
Dr. Smith: Absolutely. 
By taking advantage of health
screenings, participants are
taking the first step to a long
and healthy life. The great
news is that many chronic
diseases can be prevented
through positive lifestyle
choices like eating the right
foods and maintaining
a healthy weight. As a
consumer, one of the most
important things you can do
is educate yourself. Some
conditions like high blood
pressure or high cholesterol
may have no symptoms, so
it’s incredibly important to
take control of your health
and get screened.
The first event of the “To
your Health” community
wellness program will be
held on June 12. For more
information call: 888-604-
0333.

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6/12 & 6/13 10113 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903 (301) 434-5381
6/12 & 6/13 110 Carroll Street NW, Washington, DC 20012 (202) 722-7593
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 June 5, 2010 - June 11, 2010, The Afro-American A7

Forty Years Later
Was
it only
yesterday
that professor
Frances L.
Murphy made
a fateful call
on my behalf
to her sister
Bettye Moss,
then General
Editorial
Supervisor at
this paper?
While it
might seem
like just
Paul Evans yesterday, it’s
been 40 years
since that afternoon in May 1970. Sitting in
Frances’ news bureau office at Morgan State, I
listened appreciatively as she spun the wheels
of my future into motion, telling how I would
come down immediately to be interviewed for
a City Desk reporter’s position.
What a fortunate opportunity working at
the paper was for a lively young man fresh
from college with a passion for writing.
When I arrived on the City Desk that
summer of 1970, I joined the company of an
illustrious publication heralded nationally
and internationally as one of the newspapers
– along with the Chicago Defender and the
Pittsburgh Courier – most outstanding among
Black publications in the world. “… the Afro-
American became one of the top three black
newspapers in the United States, matching
its competitors the Chicago Defender and
the Pittsburgh Courier in circulation and
influence,” The Encyclopedia of the Harlem
Renaissance says.
It was almost like working on a daily.
Thirteen editions such as Five Star, Nine Star
(National edition), Red Star, New England,
South Carolina, Richmond, New Jersey, Late
City, and Philadelphia were run five days a
week at the Baltimore plant and “put out” by a
large, dedicated staff that took immense pride
in the papers’ local and national stature.
Opinion
What a spectacular time I had working
at the paper when it occupied that venerable
corner at Druid Hill Ave. and Eutaw St.:
proudly sitting next to Max Johnson; observing
Sam Lacy as he typed; soaking up Elizabeth
M. Oliver’s method of telephone interviewing;
watching Lula Jones Garrett McKay cropping
pictures and editing copy for her society page;
receiving a gruff, friendly greeting from Art
Carter when he visited from the Washington
AFRO; joshing with the workers in the
cavernous composing room as they typeset
and laid out the next edition; listening to John
Murphy order press paper; remembering
Bettye Moss’ reaction when she recognized a
sell-out page one story and descending into the
pressroom to watch true Black power as the
printed AFRO shot from trusty conveyor belts.
Never again will there be a time like
my first AFRO years, the boiling turmoil
and unrestrained clamor of Black racial
assertiveness exploding all around, loud, bold,
and unrepentant. Reporting, particularly at this
paper, is one of the few jobs where one person
could literally go everywhere, see everything,
and meet everyone.
When Prince Charles and Princess Anne of
Great Britain visited the White House during
my first reporting summer, the AFRO got me
there. I was in the Rose Garden for the arrival
ceremonies and met Nancy Dickerson of NBC
News who graciously introduced me to Chet
Huntley and David Brinkley.
When I attended a local press conference,
George C. Wallace, then governor of Alabama,
sat facing a large, boisterous contingent of the
national and local press corps. I knew he was
going to call on me because I was the only
Black reporter in the room. I was prepared to
ask an important non-racial question when he
acknowledged my hand.
Those assignments serve as a brief
testimony to the paper’s clout and stature.
Humbling experiences, truly, because as an
AFRO writer, I joined a long list of luminaries
hired by the paper over decades, including:
William Worthy, Walter White, J. Saunders
Redding, Kelly Miller, Claude McKay, James
Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, Charles
H. Houston, Countee
Cullen, E. B. Rea,
Ralph Matthews Sr.,
and Ollie Stewart.
That was
yesterday, a time of
unprecedented change,
dramatic change, the
kind of progressive
advancement our
ancestors selflessly
bled and died to
achieve. However,
seismic change has
occurred in Black
America since the
historic days of
respectful assertion
of Black demand for
seats at the table of
power. Conditions
have changed in large
common one is, the “Blacker” one is thought
segments of Black America – and not always
to be, a disgraceful, never-before-seen betrayal
for the better.
of our ancestors’ middle-class moral values
As an American man of color, I try to
and sacrifices.
remember my life is not about me first. It’s
Voices more prominent than my voice,
about God, America, my family, friends,
including Bill Cosby’s, have sounded the
colleagues, students and the strangers put on
alarm. Charles Dutton, the actor, has feared
my path. It’s about following in the footsteps
aloud that almost two generations of Blacks
of our Black ancestors, trying to live a life that
are “that far” from a social decline from which
remembers their values and their sacrifices.
they might find it impossible to rise.
It’s about being deeply appreciative to have
Are many American Blacks ready for the
been born in the relative North in free times.
hard medicine that is required to heal the often
Nothing is more important, nothing.
self-inflicted ravages upon so many ebony
Failure to follow the careful example of our
hearts, minds, and souls? Time will tell.
ancestors’ cultural, educational, and citizenship
Who would have thought on that bright
values is the primary reason so much of the
Monday morning, my first day of AFRO work
Black community is in chaos and not always
40 years ago, that I would find it obligatory to
because of the racism that tortured our fore
write here as I have 40 years later?
parents. This disarray manifests itself as a
serious cultural, social, and moral decline
within large segments of the race. During Mr. Evans’s last employment in the
Too often, the meaning of being Black in 1980s, he was editor of the Tuesday AFRO
America has been perverted and disgraced. and associate editor of the Friday edition. His
In too many places, displaying Black latest book is “Song of My Soul: Poems by an
consciousness means being crude, rough, American Man of Color to Commemorate the
vulgar, uneducated, and common in one’s 2019 Harlem Renaissance Centennial.” His
speech, appearance, and public conduct. e-mail address is Pauliswriting@hotmail.com.
The cruder, rougher, more vulgar, and more

When Will We Finally Stop Burying Our Children?

(NNPA) — People often
ask me to deliver words of
comfort and strength during
some of their most challenging
moments in life. Throughout
the decades, I have stood side
by side with family members
of those that have been
wrongfully killed in acts of
violence – whether those acts
were committed by police or
from within the community
itself. I have witnessed the
unbearable heartache of
countless grandmothers,
grandfathers, parents and
children who may very well
Rev. Al Sharpton never recover from their loss.
Each and every time, I feel
the pain – their pain – at so senselessly losing a human life in
what is often a matter of minutes or even seconds. But nothing
is more difficult or more disconcerting than when I receive a
phone call regarding the shooting death of a mere child. A little
over a week ago, I got that ill-fated call.
This past weekend, family, friends and concerned citizens in
Detroit gathered to bury 7-year-old Aiyana Jones. Killed at the
hands of the Detroit police department in a highly questionable
raid that involved a stunt grenade and guns, the precious child
quickly became a symbol of the tragic epidemic sweeping
cities and towns all across this nation. As more and more
guns inundate our streets, and violence is used as a means of
resolving even the slightest conflict, when will we finally stop
burying our children and instead lay our weapons to rest?
Let me be clear, in no way am I dismissing the police
department’s actions or accountability in young Aiyana’s death.
As I stated during her eulogy on Saturday, we will ensure that
a thorough, uncompromising and independent investigation
into her death will take place. And we will collectively
hold everyone – including the state police – accountable for
explaining precisely what took place during that fateful raid,
who was responsible and what the consequences of his or her
actions will be. But as we continue to hold authorities liable for
their dubious actions, we cannot forget to hold ourselves liable,
too.
Just a few days before Aiyana’s horrific death, a 69-year-
old Detroit grandmother was shot and killed by a stray bullet
as she was cooking dinner in her own home. And as we are
all so vividly aware, this plague of violence is not unique to
Detroit alone; all we often have to do is simply look in our own
neighborhoods. As we laid Aiyana to rest over the weekend, a
20-year-old was shot dead at a reunion for a high school junior
class in Queens, N.Y., while two other 19-year-olds were killed
in another incident in the borough of the Bronx. Just during this
weekend alone, who knows how many countless other young
souls we lost all across the country?
As we demand answers from the Detroit police department,
we must demand answers from ourselves. We cannot
continue to speak of guns and catastrophic violence as if it is
something that doesn’t affect each and every one of us. Start an
organization, speak to our youth, create after-school programs,
run for office, attend community meetings or simply be a
mentor to someone who needs the appropriate guidance to put
down their weapons. As my dear friend Michael Jackson used
to say, we must start with the man in the mirror and we must
ask ourselves to change our ways.
We painfully watched as Aiyana’s tiny coffin was buried
6 feet under on Saturday, and I refuse to see any more of our
young meet the same fate. We all must act now.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is the founder and president of the
National Action Network.

The Psychological Dimensions of White Supremacy

Bro. William P.
Muhammad
The CNN cable news
program “Anderson Cooper
360˚” recently aired a four-
part series devoted to the
subject of race in America.
The program, “Black or
White: Kids on Race,”
featured a new study based
upon the research of Dr.
Kenneth B. Clark’s infamous
doll test of the 1940s and
‘50s. In the new study,
young people were given
illustrations of other children,
ranging from White to Black,
and were asked to identify
which picture best depicted
the smart, not smart, good and
bad child.
The results, a shock to
some, yet not a surprise to
others, both revealed and
verified what Black leaders,
Black scholars and other
Black consciousness oriented
activists have been saying
for years: that regardless of
age and in spite of the social
advancements Blacks have
made in America, White
supremacy is so deeply
engrained, it has become a
virtually involuntary reflex.
Requiring a remedy that goes
to the root of this problem,
it is more than obvious that
symptom oriented solutions
will not do in eliminating the
mutually destructive mindsets
of White supremacy and
Black inferiority.
Among the dozens of
Black and White children
tested in this new study, a
significant majority identified
Whiteness with likeability,
success, intelligence and
good behavior, while
identifying Blackness with
non-likeability, failure, a
lack of intelligence and bad
behavior. As these results
spurred angst, shock and
worry not only from the
parents, but also from among
the program’s commentators,
missing from the equation
was consideration of the
racist nature of Western
culture itself and its
subtleties concerning color
consciousness.
Regarding the history of
political Christianity, after its
spread from the Middle East
into Europe, changes and a
new consensus occurred not
only in its accepted teachings
by the fourth century, but
also in how its central figures
were portrayed. Good and
holiness was associated with
Whiteness, while evil and
the unholy was portrayed
as Blackness. With Jesus,
his mother and the angels
depicted as White, while
demons, devils and wicked
people were often shown
as Black, prejudices would
likewise reflect these
associations as conflict
with darker skinned people,
colonialism and European
hegemony became the order
of the day.
For example, as
Western cultural heritage
encompasses, as part of
its legacy, the history
of Mediterranean based
events, cultures and myths,
the narrative that depicted
dark skinned or swarthy
complexioned people as
pale or White, occurred with
the shifting of the region’s
social, economic and political
dynamics. As innovation
and change was accepted
and mastered in Europe, the
artistic depiction of those who
brought such knowledge also
changed.
For instance, as Islamic
Spain grew and developed
from the social, cultural
and political influences
of Africans, resentment
of them grew in Europe
until war forced the Moors
off the Iberian Peninsula.
Downplaying, if not ignoring,
non-White contributions to
Europe’s Renaissance Period,
to this day hostility remains,
albeit in the form of socio-
religious dialectics, secular
globalism and sentiments
against what is currently
viewed as Euro-American
hegemony in the non-White
world.
Regarding the Americas,
the trans-Atlantic slave
trade, and the conquering of
the Western hemisphere’s
indigenous people, further
propelled the myth of white
supremacy. As justification
for slavery and continental
expansionism was often made
through religious argument,
pseudo-science and a general
belief in “the White man’s
burden,” the Americas was
developed at the expense of
the Black and indigenous
peoples. However, as Blacks
and other people of color
eventually conformed to the
established order, and defined
themselves through the prism
of European culture, the
present symbiosis between
white supremacy and black
inferiority was sealed in the
West.
Nevertheless, with the
emergence of Black pride and
Black consciousness oriented
movements, a remedy to
these poisonous mindsets was
formulated through sacrifice
and struggle. In the United
States, for example, with
Marcus Garvey’s Universal
Negro Improvement
Association (UNIA), The
Nation of Islam under the
Elijah Muhammad and the
eventual emergence of Black
Nationalist movements in
the 1960s and early 1970s, in
spite of the U.S. government’s
vigorous opposition, efforts
were made to defeat the
mindsets of White supremacy
and Black inferiority.
Accordingly, as far as the
masses of Black Americans
are concerned, and based
upon CNN’s four-part series,
not much has changed
regarding perceptions of
self and others since Dr.
Clark’s doll test in the 1940s.
As the new study proved
that both Black and White
children have a bias in favor
of light skin color, solving
the problems of supremacy
and inferiority will require a
renewed effort among Whites
and Blacks alike to confront
the legacy of America’s ugly
history.
Today, as the few voices
that cry in the wilderness for
freedom, justice and equality
continue to press for redress,
the psychological dimensions
of white supremacy
cannot be overlooked or
dismissed. While it may be
uncomfortable for Whites
to recognize their privileged
position came from the
systematic dehumanization
and degradation of the Black
man, America’s redemption
lies only in her willingness
to atone for what she has
done and to break up the
twin mentalities of White
supremacy and Black
inferiority. Anything less is
disingenuous and any solution
that fails to recognize racism’s
root will not be successful.
Brother William P.
Muhammad is an author
and a graduate of the
University of Texas at El
Paso. Post comments at www.
wisdomhouseonline.com
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 June 5, 2010 - June 11, 2010, The Afro-American B1

Host Rodney Slater, American Journey
honoree; Mona K. Sutphen, White House
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy; Aaron
Williams, director of the Peace Corps and
Josh Rales
Finalists Tyler Brooks, Maya Toran, Michael
A. Mallory; president, Ron Brown Scholar
Program, and Frederick Giroce
Real estate mogul R. Donahue Peeples,
Courtesy Photos
The Ron Brown Scholar Program Gertrude Martin, spouse of
recently held “Ronald H. Brown —The Economic Studies marked its Joint Center founder Louis E.
Journey Continues: Silent Auction and 40th anniversary of service in Martin, and Ralph B. Everett
Recognition Dinner at the Grand Hyatt” 2010.
in Northwest Washington D.C. This year’s theme was
The foundation honored three
“Research-Empowerment-
individuals with the Ron Brown Engagement,” which highlighted
American Journey Award for their the organization’s commitment to
commitment to public service and community service.
dedication to providing opportunities The program, chaired by AT&T,
for others. raised more than $1.37 million and
This year’s award recipients honored the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, White House
were Norman R. Rales, self-made Sr., founder and president of the Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, Marva Smalls, Joint
businessman; philanthropist Mona K. Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Center board member; and Ralph B. Everett, Joint
Sutphen, White House Deputy Chief of “We honor Reverend Jackson Center president and CEO
Staff for Policy, and Aaron S. Williams, for his long standing commitment
director, U.S. Peace Corps. to reaching across racial and
In conjunction with the awards economic fault lines, healing
dinner, 12 finalists were also inducted divisions, and focusing on what
into the Ron Brown Scholar Program, unites Americans as a people,” said
which they were awarded individually Joint Center President and CEO
with $40,000 towards their college Ralph B. Everett in a statement. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., ; Earl Stafford, Joint
education. The Joint Center for Political Center board member; Amanda Stafford; and Rev.
The program was modeled after its and Economic Studies is one of Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
visionary Ronald H. Brown’s, former the nation’s leading research
Photos by Danita Delaney

Nathaniel Byrd III, Lance Blanks and

Ken Lewis
Robyn S. Hadley, board member;
Terri Dean and Danielle Allen
Secretary of Commerce in the Clinton and public policy institutions
administration, commitment to service. and the only one whose work
focuses primarily on issues of
particular concern to African
Americans and other people of FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps,
color. Congressman James E. Clyburn and
Ralph B. Everett
Presenter Mike Ryan, Michael Mallory and
Josh Rales, accepting award on behalf of his
father, Norman R. Rales, American Journey
honoree

Ralph B. Everett, Eddie N. Williams,

Board member John Charles Thomas (center)
and Ron Brown Scholar 2010 finalists
Sanford Cloud Jr., Joint Center board former president of the Joint Center, and
member; Gail West and Togo West, former Congressman James E. Clyburn, D-S.C.
president of the Joint Center
Scholars Ellen Yiaom, Khalia Mounsey,
Brennan Johnson and Geraldine Pierre

Congressman G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C.; Ralph B. Everett, Roslyn M. Brock,

NAACP national board of directors chairman; Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.;
Ron Brown Scholar 2010 finalists Cynthia G. Marshall, Joint Center National dinner chair; Roderick D.
Ron Brown’s family members Ubah Dimbil and Joshua Sibbles Gillum, Joint Center Board of Governors chair; Congressman James E.
Clyburn and Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives

The National Pan Hellenic Council of Northern Virginia, Be.” Her moving speech received a standing ovation.
Photos by Rob Roberts

headed by Yasmine Griffin, held its annual Black Scholars The honorees were given a charge by Robert Mack
Awards program at Mount Vernon High School, Alexandria/ Cordell III, who was a 2009 Black
Fairfax County, Va. More than 250 graduating seniors from Scholars Award honoree and is an
Northern Virginia high schools were presented plaques upcoming sophomore
for their outstanding academic performance during the at Shenandoah University. The Broad Run High School
current school year. Parents, family members, friends and fraternities and sororities graduates Leyla, Lyndsi and
honorees were feted with music from the Williams Violin announced their scholarship Dana proudly show their
Trio comprised of siblings Aaron, Bryan and Ashley. winners and reported giving awards.
The keynote speaker was high school junior Alice Gyamfi, $45,000 to their winners.
who gave a stirring message, “Rise Above All That We Can

Wakefield High
Michael Vicent receives School student
his award from Marion Shanel Glenn, First row: Yasmine Griffin, president, NPHC NOVA;
Michelle Jones, president of Alpha Kappa Barnwell as his mother daughter of Jimmi S. Barnwell, program coordinator; Alice
Alpha’s Zeta Chi Omega chapter (far right) looks on. Donnice Benford, Gyamfi, keynote speaker; Jamechia Hoyle and
introduces honorees receives her Martha Williams Brown. Second row; Dr. Mark Kidd,
award. Anthony Murphy, Melvin Brown, Charles Holt and
Robert Mack, charge speaker

Wakefield High School students

Aaron, Bryan and Ashley Williams, Edison High School graduates
members of the Williams Violin Trio

First row: Members of the Pan-Hellenic Council and chapter

presidents representing Black Greek organizations in Northern Mount Vernon High School graduates
Virginia Chantilly High School graduates
B2 The Afro-American, June 5, 2010 - June 11, 2010

Extras on Afro.com: Another Viewpoint: ‘Zen Master Phil’

Faceoff: Sizing up the NBA Finals

Perry Green
Riley
StephenD.D.Riley

By Perry Boston Rajon Rondo and Kobe become a long series for L.A- gives L.A. an
Stephen

Green and may have Bryant will lead their teams 2008 all over again. advantage.
Stephen D. contained Shaq in the much-anticipated
Riley and Howard but Celtics-Lakers matchup in Green: But there’s a Riley:
AFRO Staff neither of those the 2010 NBA Finals. difference between not There’s also
Writers “supermen” can playing at all and playing a difference
score the rock as well banged up. Bynum was between
The Lakers as Gasol can. There completely absent from the playing major
and Celtics isn’t a better scoring big 2008 Finals but trust and minutes and
are set to tip off this Thursday for the 12th man in the league than believe he will play this being a liability. You would be wishing upon
time in NBA Finals history. Boston owns the Gasol, who will be able time around. And with an a star to expect Bynum to contribute anything
edge in the series with a 9-2 record and the to play his natural power opportunity to help L.A. significant in this series. Yes, his presence will
Celtics fully expect to extend that mark by one forward position unlike exact retribution for help to provide a big body but he won’t be out
more at the conclusion of the title round. But 2008, when he was forced the ‘08 defeat, Bynum there in the stretch of the game and he won’t
Kobe Bryant and the rest of the Lakers are the to play center due to an may have enough be out there in the closing minutes of the game.
defending champs and will be heading into injured Andrew Bynum. motivation to mentally Artest or Kobe checking Pierce could limit
this rematch of the 2008 Finals with a little With Bynum on the court, overcome his banged Boston’s main scorer, but this is Rajon Rondo’s
redemption in the back of their minds. L.A. has two 7-footers up knee and get the job team now and the Lakers don’t have a point
Maybe the telling sign of an excellent to match up with the done. Let’s not forget guard on the roster that can contain him. Bryant
matchup is the varied opinions on whom the Celtics’ size. Not to Paul Pierce was the hero checked Rondo exclusively in ‘08 but he won’t
winner will be. The AFRO sports desk has mention 6-foot-11 star of the series in ‘08 but have that luxury again. Boston goes as Rondo
been at it all week over who will close the Lamar Odom will offer this time he’ll be guarded goes and he flat out annihilated Jameer Nelson
2009-2010 season as NBA champions. Stephen support off the bench by either the very physical and Mo Williams (All-Star point guards in
D. Riley says Boston. Perry Green says Los while Ron Artest, the Artest or Bryant. ‘08) and he’ll do the same to Derek Fisher and
Angeles. The AFRO says read their debate and best perimeter defender in Both are as good as Jordan Farmar.
decide for yourselves. the NBA, will make the it gets at defending
Lakers a very tough team AP photos
swing forwards, which See full story on Afro.com.
Riley: Celtics will win in six games. to beat. Lakers win the series in seven games.
Boston’s defense has been unbelievable so far
this postseason. They’ve dealt with big time
scorers LeBron James and Dwayne Wade and
Riley: The thing that makes Los Angeles
so tough is their twin towers in the middle,
Heat’s Wade Suggests Free
contained superstar big men such as Shaquille
O’Neal and Dwight Howard. They’ll formulate
a game plan to contain another terrifying wing
Bynum and Gasol. But Bynum, just like
in 2008, is hobbled with a knee injury. His
minutes have decreased in each round of the
Agents Roundtable
scorer in Kobe and limit Pau Gasol, just like playoffs from 29.7 in round one, 24.8 in round By AFRO Staff Wade would immediately
they did in 2008. Boston’s rotation is 10 deep two to a paltry 18.2 in the Western finals. A make for a championship-
and it’s full of defensive-minded guys with gimpy knee against a physical Boston team The summer of 2010 will caliber squad wherever the
things to prove. The Celtics have the size and spells trouble for Bynum and the rest of the change the NBA landscape, free agents-to-be sign.
toughness to make things problematic for the Lakers. Kevin Garnett has the offensive game and four of the league’s Other league talk suggests
adroit Lakers. to attack Gasol in the post and get him in biggest stars plan to meet this Wade, Bosh, and James could
foul trouble. If that happens, then the Lakers’ offseason to determine what take a page out of the Boston
Green: The Celtics may have the tools to strength suddenly becomes a weakness. And that landscape will look like. Celtics book and partner
beat the finesse of the Lakers but this isn’t 2008 if Odom has to defend Garnett and/or Rasheed Miami Heat star Dwyane up for a power-packed trio
and L.A. isn’t exactly a pushover anymore. Wallace in the post on a regular basis, it could Wade told The Chicago similar to the Kevin Garnett,
Tribune recently that he Ray Allen and Paul Pierce
expects to have a roundtable combination that won the title
discussion with Cleveland in 2008. But paying such a
superstar LeBron James as trio would use up much of any
well as Atlanta’s Joe Johnson Courtesy Photo team’s salary cap, and require
and Toronto’s Chris Bosh to Miami Heat star Dwyane each to take a significant pay
discuss and plan their NBA Wade told the Chicago cut compared to what they
futures. Tribune recently that could earn by just partnering
“[Free agency] has been he expects to have a up as a duo.
three years coming,” Wade roundtable discussion Wade’s words were
told the Tribune. “We’ve with Cleveland superstar followed closely as this
discussed it prematurely, at LeBron James as well as year’s free agency talk has
different times. [But] you Atlanta’s Joe Johnson and already landed several NBA
don’t know what guys are Toronto’s Chris Bosh to associates in hot water.
thinking and where they’re discuss and plan their NBA Tampering charges have
going. I think we’ll all sit futures. been filed against several
down, and before one of us coaches and NBA executives
makes a decision, all of us look and see what each other for talking openly and
will have spoken to each other is thinking.” suggestively about free agents
and [listened to the] thinking. It has been widely and where they should play
“A lot of decisions [will be speculated that at least two next season. The NBA said
based on] what other players of the four involved in the that it would not fine Wade
are willing to do and what meeting will join one team for his comments about the
other guys want to do,” Wade together for a run at the title meeting.
said. “So it’s not just a ‘me’ next year. A possible James- The NBA’s free agency
situation here. We all have to Bosh combination or James- period opens July 1.

NBA Player Zach Randolph Tied to Drug Charges

By AFRO Staff
Memphis Grizzlies star Zach Randolph
has been tied to drug charges after one of his
friends was stopped in Indianapolis driving
a truck owned by the NBA player that
contained marijuana, The Associated Press
reported.
According to the AP, court documents
state that Arthur Boyd, 32, was arrested on
May 11 during a routine traffic stop after
police discovered three ounces of marijuana
in a cooler inside the Cadillac Escalade,
which was registered in Randolph’s name.
Boyd, a longtime associate of Randolph, was
arrested after police followed up on a tip that
Randolph was involved with Indianapolis-
area drug dealers, according to the AP.
Randolph has not been arrested or charged
with a crime in connection with Boyd’s
arrest. Randolph’s attorney, John Tompkins,
told reporters on May 27 that his client
denies any involvement with drug activity.
According to Tompkins, the man
arrested is a longtime friend who takes care
of Randolph’s home in Indianapolis.
B3 The Afro-American, June 5, 2010 - June 11, 2010
Faith Pulse
Boys Choir in Concert
The D.C. Boys Choir
The D.C. Boys Choir,
under the direction of
Eleanor Stewart, will
perform their spring concert
at4 p.m. on June 6 in the
Great Hall at St. Paul’s
Center. The program will
include an exciting array
of classical selections,
spirituals, gospel, jazz and
contemporary works. It is
Courtesy Photo
open free to the public but
donations are requested.
This internationally
acclaimed group of
young male students was
established to help develop
self-esteem by revealing and
nurturing their creativity
through artistic expression.
It has established itself
as one of the premier youth
choirs in the nation. From
its inception in 1993 under
the sponsorship of the Gifted
and Talented Education
Program of the District of
Columbia Public Schools as
a community choral group,
the choir has emerged on the
national and international
scene with honor and
distinction.
Under the leadership of
Eleanor Stewart, a retired
vocal music teacher, the
D.C. Boys Choir has a
long and distinguished list
of outstanding command
performances from Harlem
to the White House.
Membership is opened
to boys ages 9 to 13 who
are enrolled in the District
of Columbia Schools. Call
Stewart at 301-853-644 to
arrange an audition or for
additional information.
Visit dcboyschoir.org to
learn more about this choir.
Church Briefs
Compiled by Herb Quarles
Church Celebrates First
Year
Pastors Orlando J. and
Clauntia Hughes Bego and
the members and friends of
Center Point Church invite
the community to help them
celebrate the first anniversary
of the church all month. The
festivities begin with the
9:30 a.m. service on June 6
in the Seafood Place Buffet
located at 3745 Branch Ave.
in Temple Hills, Md. The
service, known as “Sunday
Morning Happy Hour,” last
for one hour. In addition
to Evangelist Bego, other
preachers during the month
will include the Rev. Donald
Isaac and Pastor Myrtle P.
Jones.
The celebration will
conclude with a birthday
party at 2 p.m. on June
25 at the Seafood Buffet,
“an unorthodox venue,”
according to Bego.
On the first Sunday of
each month, a free lunch is
served to all who attend the
services. Call the church
office at 1-877-383-5570
for additional information.
The e-mail address is
centerpointdc@hotmail.com.
Peoples Congregational
Hosts Week of Renewal
A Spiritual Renewal
Week, in the form of a
revival, will be held at 7
p.m. on June 3 and 4 at
Peoples Congregational
UCC located at 4704 13th
St. N.W. The evangelist
will be the Rev. Dr. James
Forbes, a world renowned
preacher and pastor emeritus
at Riverside Church in New
York City. He was voted
by Ebony magazine as one
of the nation’s 15 greatest
preachers.
The theme will be “Can
God Transform Ya?” Music
will be rendered by guest
choirs. The Rev. Michael
C. Murphy, senior minister,
invites the public to come
and be spiritually uplifted
during the revival. Call
the church office at 202-
829-5511 for additional
information.
Graduation Day
The Rev. Keith W. Byrd
Sr., senior pastor at Zion
Baptist Church, invites
area graduates to attend the
Graduation Recognition Day
services at 10:15 a.m. on
June 6 at the church, 4850
Blagden Ave. N.W.
Robert L. Owens III,
deacon emeritus, will
speak on the theme “An
Educational Scholarship
Committee and Graduates
Partnership: Listening,
Questioning and Learning.”
Call the church office at
202-722-4940 for additional
information.
Tax Seminar
The Network of Church
Administrators will present
a one-day legal and tax
seminar for churches from
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on June
8 at First Baptist Church of
Glenarden Ministry Center,
3600 Brightseat Road,
Landover, Md. The guest
speaker will be Richard
Hammar, the internationally
acclaimed tax expert.
Pastors, church
administrators, chief
financial offers, treasures
and other church leaders
are encouraged to attend
this seminar. “When the
seminar is over, the attendees
will be better equipped to
handle unique legal and tax
challenges faced by your
ministries. Call Ernestine
Williams-Tillman at 202-
438-4909 for additional
information.
Community Health Fair
The First Baptist Church
of Glenarden will hold its
17th annual health expo
and blood drive from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 12
in the church’s Worship
Center, 600 Watkins Park
Drive, Upper Marlboro,
Md. The expo is designed to
promote healthy lifestyles
and decrease chronic
diseases. Numerous services
will be offered, including
glucose, blood pressure,
cholesterol, kidney, weight,
body mass index, hearing,
vision, dental, podiatry
and cancer screenings.
In addition there will be
health demonstrations, free
fingerprinting and ID cards,
Nintendo Wii, clowns, face
painting, seatbelt safety
lessons, fire truck and
ambulance demonstrations,
puppet theater featuring
healthy topics and doctors
discussing teen/adolescent-
related issues.
There will also be
information for seniors,
including education about
AARP, adult daycare,
eldercare, visiting nurses
and more. Ninety or more
national organizations and
hospitals will be participate
in the free community health
expo.
Participants are also
encouraged to shed unwanted
pounds through “Walking
in the Perfect Will of God”
program by walking every
Saturday at the FBCG
Worship Center.
Led by Pastor John K.
Jenkins Sr., First Baptist
Church of Glenarden is
a vibrant 92-year-old church
with more than 10,000
active members and over
100 ministries. Call 301-
773-3600 for additional
information or e-mail
fbcginfo@fbcglenarden.org.
B4 The Afro-American, June 5, 2010 - June 11, 2010

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Extras: ‘Precious’ Director to be Honored at Black Film Festival

A Black Music Month Highlight

Producer Brings International Flair to Urban Music
Mase
By Elianne Halbersberg
Special to the AFRO
Mase, a Florida-based producer with a growing list of
celebrity clients, is poised to make a powerful impact on the
music industry. Laser-focused, with a no-compromise attitude
and strong business acumen, he is quickly making headway in
the music industry.
Mase was born in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon,
Africa, and attended school in France. After graduation, he
moved to the United States, where he obtained a bachelor’s
degree in international relations.
The producer said his true calling is music, however, and
he’s combined his heritage, studio knowledge and musical
talents to launch Miami-based DMS Entertainment, signing
rising stars and solo artists CaMille and Alexandra to his new
label.
Mase recently discussed his love of music, what it takes to
be a good producer and his goals for DMS.
AFRO: Growing up in Gabon, when were you first exposed
to music?
Mase: I have been exposed to music since I was little. I
was always attracted by the beat first, not by the lyric. It’s
something that makes me move; something in you that you
cannot explain — drums, sounds, all of that. When I listen to a
song, I listen to the beat first.
I grew up on a lot of African music, Michael Jackson of
course, Madonna and Prince. I learned about rap from a friend
of mine in Gabon. I didn’t speak English, so it was amazing
to me to hear Snoop flowing on the beat “Deep Cover” that he
did with Dre — the beat blew me away, the way he rapped on
it.
AFRO: How did being in the U.S. expand your musical
tastes and knowledge?
Mase: In California I was around a lot of people who love
music. I went to concerts and knew what I wanted to do. I
have always listened to different genres of music; my first CD
was by Nirvana. I still like rock music, but what I love most is
hip hop, R&B and some pop. If I hear a good song, it doesn’t
matter the genre. In my music you get the feel of rock, African,
American and European. My sound is really different because
I’ve lived in a lot of different places.
AFRO: In addition to being a producer, are you also a
musician or songwriter?
Mase: I write songs, but I would not say I’m a songwriter,
because that is not what I do all the time. I can write and give
concepts, which was hard to do at the beginning because I did
not know much English. Sometimes I make a track and have
lyrics for a song. Three years ago my best friend — my dad
— died and I made a beat with a song in my head for him. The
song is called “We Miss You” and it is on iTunes. It took me a
long time to get in the studio and do it.
AFRO: Tell me more about CaMille and Alexandra.
Mase: A friend of mine brought CaMille to me. She is from
Guyana. I didn’t like the direction she had, so I worked with
her and switched things around. I produced most of her album.
We did a video for “Superman Lover,” which I produced. It
is getting a good response. Her single is on iTunes. Someone
I worked with brought Alexandra to me. We worked on her
album and I produced a couple of songs. She’s pop/rock/R&B
with an edge. I produced her new single, “Atten Hut,”
(available on iTunes) with Dimarco, and it’s a really great
song. It’s getting a lot of response.
AFRO: There are risks involved in launching a company.
How did you prepare to launch DMS Entertainment?
Mase: It costs a lot of money to start a company, but
besides the music, I love to do business. I always had a drive
to be successful and involved in a lot of different things. If you
do something, you always are taking a risk, so I’m fortunate
to be in a situation where I am able to put money into my own
company. I’m not Bill Gates, I’m not rich, but you have to
know how to spend and spend it right.
AFRO: What’s next for you?
Mase: Right now, it’s getting my two artists’ projects
out there. I want to do a lot of things — clothing, movies,
businesses between the U.S. and Africa. I want a charity
to help children in the U.S. and Africa. My goal is to be an
example for the younger generation and to inspire children to
do their best. If I am able to do that with my life, at the end of
the day I will be happy.
For more information on MASE, please visit the following
sites: www.dmsentertainment.com and www.twitter.com/
masedms

Book Review
District Musician, ‘Little Benny’ Dies
On May 30, the District Author Redefines Cool Sans Hip-Hop
Photo by Danita Delaney

lost a leading musician in

the homegrown go-go music By Kam Williams

genre. According to reports,
Anthony “Little Benny”
Harley died in his sleep after
an animated performance
with Chuck Brown the night
before at the Capitol Heights
Ballroom in Capitol Heights,
Md. He was 46.
Harley became a member
of the popular Rare Essence
band in the 1970s and was
noted for his distinct singing
style, dancing and trumpet
riffs. He later formed Little
Benny & the Masters,
creating the go-go music
staple “Cat in the Hat.”
In a statement, District
Mayor Adrian Fenty
remembered Harley’s
contributions to the local
music scene.
“A graduate of Ballou
High School and a 2008 Go-
Go Hall of Fame inductee,
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Special to the AFRO
“Since the dawn of the
hip-hop era in the 1970s,
black people have become
increasingly freer and
freer as individuals, with a
wider range of possibilities
spread out before us now
than at any time in our
past. Yet the circumstances
of our collective life have
degenerated in direct
contrast to this fact, with
Anthony "Little Benny" Harley
a more impoverished
Little Benny helped put lifelong contribution to Go-
vision of what it means to
the District’s own musical Go and to our city.”
genre on the map as front Anthony Harley was born be black today than ever
man for Little Benny and Sept. 26, 1963, in the District before. If these exciting new
the Masters,” said Fenty. and raised in Southeast circumstances we now find
“Through his work with Rare Washington into a musical ourselves in, of which our
Essence the Legends and family. He grew up watching president is the apotheosis,
Chuck Brown... Little Benny his father’s band perform.
are to mean anything of
will be remembered for his Thomas Chatterton Williams
lasting value, the zeitgeist…
card-carrying member of the be Black. What ought to

Skyzoo and Illmind Prepare

is going to have to change,
too—permanently… hip-hop generation. make the iconoclastic ideas
“Will we, at long last, Williams, whose mother shared in this engaging

for New Album

Rapper Skyzoo and producer Illmind have joined forces
to release The Salvation on Jamla.
By AFRO Staff
After receiving critical
acclaim for his debut album,
The Salvation on Jamla
rapper Skyzoo has joined
forces with producer Illmind
(G Unit, Boot Camp Click,
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Red Man, Little Brother) for
a fresh new sound.
The album will drop on
Duck Down Music in the
fall and the full-length LP,
Live from the Tape Deck,
will showcase Skyzoo and
Illmind’s collaborative
allow ourselves to abandon is White and father is Black, autobiography of value to
the instinct to self-sabotage credits his dad’s emphasis impressionable young minds
and the narcissistic on education with ultimately is that the words are coming
efforts. glorification of our own enabling him to appreciate not out of the mouth of an
“It’s not rocket science,” failure? Will the fact of daily the value of a college older person who always
said Skyzoo in a press exposure to a black president degree as a ticket out of the hated rap music, but from a
release. “There won’t be any in turn expose once and for ‘hood, as opposed to music, former diehard fan who has
deep undertones or personal all the lie that is and always sports or illegal activities. seen the error of his ways.
records like The Salvation; has been keeping it real? This would prove to be no After all, it takes an
just dope beats and rhymes mean feat, however, for as admirable maturity for one
-- Excerpted from the
that’s better than everything
Epilogue (pgs. 213-214i) a teenager the author found to admit that a self-defeating,
else out.”
Skyzoo said the album the materialist trappings ghetto fabulous culture
will be reminiscent of From its title, Losing and anti-social attitudes of had “exerted a seriously
the cohesive, creative My Cool sounds like it the thug lifestyle ever so negative influence on my
collaborations of past rap might be about by a guy seductive. Thus, he cared black peers and me, and
stars. with a short temper. But little about grades and it did so in a way that we
“When you look at Eric that’s not the case. In fact, attending classes, while tended to approach hip-hop
B and Rakim, EPMD, NWA,
it’s quite the opposite, considering the conspicuous seriously and earnestly,
A Tribe Called Quest and
groups like that — you had since Thomas Chatterton consumption and general striving to ‘keep it real’
one producer with one sound Williams is a rather erudite degeneracy celebrated in and viewing a lifestyle
and one theme. That’s what and introspective academic gangsta rap videos worthy of governed by hip-hop values
we plan to bring with this with a degree in philosophy emulation. as some kind of prerequisite
project. from Georgetown University. This very gifted writer to an authentically black
“The reason it’s called recounts his perilous route existence.”
What Losing My Cool
Live from the Tape Deck
is because when labels actually refers to is the from rebellion to redemption A sobering
made cassette tapes, it just maturation process he went in Losing My Cool: How a deconstruction of the harmful
so happens that was when through while in college Father’s Love and 15,000 hip-hop mindset by a brother
records were dope. Once the which enabled him to shed Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture, who very easily could’ve
option of buying a cassette in a thought-provoking memoir ended up a casualty of that
the anti-intellectual veneer
a store was gone, that’s when
he had embraced growing up which suggests we redefine dead end path instead of a
things changed and music
got whack.” in northern New Jersey as a exactly what it means to role model.

Author Promotes Black Health By Any ‘Greens’ Necessary
By Kristin Gray
AFRO Managing Editor
Traditional Black
American cuisine, often
dubbed “soul food,” was
birthed during an era when
enslaved African Americans
relied on high-fat, high-
calorie foods for sustenance
and survival. While soul food
is not inherently unhealthy,
foods like collard greens,
turnips and okra are often
stewed in lard, bacon fat and
other greasy products.
But Tracye McQuirter,
a Washington, D.C.-based
author, vegan and chef,
says Black Americans must
transcend the savory dishes
of their ancestors and develop
plant-based diets that are both
nourishing and appealing.
Considering the health
ailments disproportionately
plaguing African Americans –
hypertension, diabetes, heart
disease – McQuirter’s vegan
movement has been met with
resounding approval.
In 2008, McQuirter
directed the nation’s first
federally funded and
community-based vegan
informational program.
The initiative, developed
with funding from the U.S.
Department of Health and
Human Services, targeted
low-income District residents
and highlighted the health
benefits of vegan living.
The District-born health
advocate is also co-founder of
Chillin’ with Ice
By Kam Williams
Special to the AFRO
O’Shea Jackson was born
on June 15, 1969, and adopted
the cool alias “Ice Cube”
before founding N.W.A. in
the late 1980s. As the lyrical
mastermind behind the
legendary group’s Straight
Outta Compton album, he
literally launched the gangster
rap revolution. And his
subsequent solo material,
including such early Nineties
classic CDs as AmeriKKKa’s
Most Wanted and Death
Certificate, solidified his place
in the pantheon of the genre’s
more socially-aware artists.           IC: It was really the idea
Next, the versatile talent
began his meteoric ascent
in Hollywood as the star in,
producer of and catalyst for
the Friday, Are We There
Yet? and Barbershop film
franchises. He established
himself as one of the most
bankable actors around,
thanks to his charismatic turns
in such box-office hits as
The Longshots, First Sunday,
Anaconda, The Players Club,
Three Kings, All About the
Benjamins, XXX2 and Boyz
‘N the Hood.     IC: No, because I wanted
In 2007, Ice Cube
partnered with the prestigious
McNally Smith College
of Music in St. Paul,
Minnesota, to establish
The Ice Cube Scholarship,
a fellowship awarded
annually for creativity, talent
and songwriting ability
to a student in the music
technology department.
Here, he reflects on his latest
venture, producing and
playing a support role on
the new TV sitcom “Are We
There Yet?”, which is based
on his movie of the same
name. The show premieres
with back-to-back episodes
airing on TBS on June 2 at 9
and 9:30 p.m.  called “Are We Done Yet?”
Kam Williams: Hey, Ice
Cube, thanks so much for the
time.
blackvegetarians.org, the first
Web site targeting African-
American vegetarians, and the
Black Vegetarian Society of
New York.
McQuirter hopes her
first book, By Any Greens
Necessary: A Revolutionary
Guide for Black Women
Who Want to Eat Great, Get
Healthy, Lose Weight, and
Look Phat will pacify any
fears or misconceptions Black
women may have about a
vegan lifestyle.
AFRO: Tracye, have
you found that many Black
women you encounter are
wary of veganism or have
they generally been receptive
to the idea of cutting animal
products from their diet?
Tracye McQuirter:
There are millions of Black
people, particularly women,
who are already vegan.
In fact, Black women are
pioneers in the movement to
eat more healthy plant-based
foods…What I have found
is that once women have
the information showing
that these are diet-related,
preventable diseases that can
be eliminated by eating vegan
foods, most women are very
receptive to learning more
and eating healthier. There are
some who say that they can’t
give up their chicken, and I
share a funny story about that
in the book in the chapter
titled “A Chicken Wing and
a Prayer.” But overall, I am
inspired by Black women’s
Courtesy Photo
Ice Cube
Ice Cube: Oh, no
problem.
KW: What inspired you to
turn “Are We There Yet?” into
a TV sitcom?
of executive producer Joe
Roth who owned the property
over at Revolution Studios
and said he was thinking
about taking it to TV. And
after he said that he already
had [writer/director] Ali Leroi
on board, and that he was
going after Terry Crews, to
me it was a no-brainer. I said,
“Let’s put this together!”  
KW: But didn’t you want
to star in it, since you had
originated the role of Nick on
the big screen?
to go in a different direction,
artistically. But having
somebody like Terry in it was
your ace in the hole. That
makes it very strong, so I
definitely had to jump in with
both feet.
KW: So, how heavily
involved are you with the
production?
IC: While I had done the
movies through Revolution
Studios, we own the sitcom.
It was a situation where, once
the team was assembled,
I knew we could create
something really, really good. 
KW: Did you have a
debate about the title, since
the movie sequel had been
IC: No, “Are We There
Yet?” was the perfect title,
because it’s such a common
saying. And having made the
Tracye McQuirter
desire to learn more and eat
healthier for themselves and
their families.
AFRO: For those women
of color who say they aren’t
ready or willing to become
vegan, what do you think
drives that decision?
TM: Many people
feel that vegan foods just
won’t taste good—as if the
estimated 1.5 million-plus
African-American vegetarians
and vegans just decided
to throw away their taste
movie with the same name
kinda locks it all in.
KW: Attorney Bernadette
Beekman was wondering
whether you think that
the focus of the show on
successful African-American
professionals marrying and
creating a blended family
with a strong father figure
will have a larger impact on
the television-viewing public
now that we have an African-
American President.
IC: I don’t know, but I
hope so. [Chuckles] I hope
everything works in our favor.
The show is cool. It’s family
fare. We ain’t aiming at the
cheap seats. Instead, we’re
making something with a
broad appeal that people of
any color or creed and from
all walks of life can enjoy and
maybe learn something from.   shooting, I soon realized
June 5, 2010 - June 11, 2010, The Afro-American
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buds. In this day and age,
it should really go without
saying that plant-based foods
can be delicious. Just think
about foods like spicy black
bean burgers with roasted
butternut squash, ginger stir-
fry vegetables with cashews
over wild rice, curried
chickpea and mushroom stew
with cornbread, strawberry
smoothies, blueberry waffles,
and apple crumb pie. There
are thousands of scrumptious
vegan foods out there.
Almost everything that you
KW: Documentary
filmmaker Hisani Dubose was
wondering how you made
the transition from rapper to
actor to producer.
IC: Well, for the transition
from rapper to actor, I was
fortunate that director John
Singleton pursued me for
about two years to be in
Boyz ‘N the Hood. I really
wasn’t even thinking about
acting at the time, since I was
singularly focused on being
the best rapper in the world.
So, that was really a blessing,
because I wasn’t really taking
him seriously.
Therefore, I can’t really
attribute my success onscreen
to any formula and suggest
you “do this or that” to make
it as an actor. However, as far
as producing, once we started
eat now has a healthier vegan
version.
AFRO: What is your
advice for a transitioning
vegan who still craves meat?
Are there recipes featured in
“By Any Greens Necessary”
that may help combat these
cravings?
TM: Most of the herbs
and spices we use to season
meat dishes come from plants
anyway, so it’s the flavor from
the seasonings that we’re
really after. So for vegetables
and bean dishes, skip the
turkey or ham bits, and try a
product called Liquid Smoke
to give it that rich smoky
flavor you’re looking for. You
can also add red onions, fresh
garlic and ginger sautéed in
olive oil, along with your
favorite fresh or dried herbs,
such as basil, thyme, oregano,
cayenne pepper, and curry.
Spike or Trocamere brands
make great all-in-one dried
herb seasonings. And one
of my favorite replacements
for table salt is Bragg Liquid
Aminos, a healthier version
of soy sauce. These products
are available at health food
stores and many grocery store
chains.
AFRO: Out of the 40
recipes in your book, which
ones are your favorites?
TM: It’s hard to pick just
one. I love the spicy black
beans, classic cornbread,
spicy collard greens and
where the critical decisions
about the movies were really
being made, and it wasn’t on
the set. They were being made
in the production meetings.
That’s where producing
a movie happens. And that’s
where I wanted to be. I didn’t
just want to be a piece, a
pawn being played. I wanted
to take part in the creative
process, and that’s how I sort
B5
strawberry cheesecake made
with cashews and lime juice
instead of cheese.
AFRO: How do you
suggest parents introduce
veganism to their older
children accustomed to eating
meat?
TM: My youngest niece
is 4 years old and a vibrant
vegan. She loves to help cook
and she loves to eat what
she cooks. So my first tip
is to cook vegan foods with
your kids. It may take more
time and be a bit messy, but
the rewards are so great. In
addition to cooking with your
kids, I suggest encouraging
your older kids watch videos
and read books about the
benefits of vegan foods, the
cruelty of factory farming for
animals, and how veganism
can save the planet and stop
global warming. In other
words, tell them the truth and
help them make informed
decisions about what to put on
their plate.
AFRO: Are you planning
a follow-up book to “By Any
Greens Necessary?” What
projects do you have on the
horizon?
TM: I love to write, so
yes, I have more books in the
works. I also plan to have a
vegan lifestyle show, and I
hope to work with first lady
Michelle Obama to promote
plant-based foods to prevent
and reverse childhood obesity.
of got introduced to the idea.    
KW: What advice do you
have for anyone who wants to
follow in your footsteps?
IC: It’s all about the work.
Don’t worry about being a
star, worry about doing good
work, and all that will come
to you.
Read the full interview at
www.afro.com.
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by the Court this 5 day
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ORDERED, that all per-
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cause, if any there be,
on or before the 10 day
of May 2010, why the
prayers of said com-
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granted; provided that a
copy of this order be
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PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
391ADM10
Horia Puscasiu
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Elisabeth Beers, whose
address is 5051 Mac-
A r t h u r B l v d . N W,
Washington DC 20016
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Horia Pus-
casiu, who died on
November 10, 2009
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 November 21,
2010. Claims against
the decedent shall be
presented 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
November 21, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
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Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Elisabeth Beers
Personal
Representative
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Superior Court of
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PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
409ADM-10
Henry Arnett Carter
Decedent
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APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Sacajawea C. Mahoney,
whose address is 3326
Ames Street, NE
Washington DC 20019
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Henry Arnett
Carter, who died on
January 6, 2010 without
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
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Register of Wills, D.C.,
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D.C. 20001, on or be-
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Date of Publication:
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428-10
Genevieve E. Collins
aka
Genevieve Collins
Decedent
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Leroy N. Harrison,
whose address is 5622
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who died on August 27,
1993 with a will. All un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
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SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE DISTRICT OF
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PROBATE DIVISION
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20001-2131
Foreign No.
110-09
Date of Death
September 28, 2009
Bertha L. Reeves
Decedent
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AND
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Thessel Reeves, Jr.
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L. Reeves, deceased by
the Register of Wills, Or-
phans Court for Charles
C o u n t y, S t a t e o f
Maryland, on October
27, 2009.
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District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
LEGAL NOTICES
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
423ADM10
Robert Authur Tucker
Decedent
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APPOINTMENT,
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CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Shatei R. Tucker and
Vernetta Turner-Jones,
whose address(es) are
5412 E Street, SE
Washington 20019 and
515 46th Street SE #1
Washington DC 20019,
were appointed per-
sonal representative(s)
of the estate of Robert
Authur Tucker, who died
on April 29, 2010 with-
out 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
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 November 21,
2010. Claims against
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Register of Wills or filed
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with a copy to the under-
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November 21, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
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heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
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days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
May 21, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Shatei R. Tucker
Vernetta Turner-Jones
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
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5/21, 5/28, 6/4
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2009ADM1150
George Lewis Walker
Decedent
Gloria Johnson Esq
1300 Mercantile Lane
Suite 139
Largo MD 20774
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Nathaniel Lewis Walker,
whose address is 2116
First Street NW,
Washington DC 20001
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of George Lewis
Walker, who died on
May 22, 2002 without a
will, and will serve with-
out Court supervision.
All unknown heirs and
h e i r s w h o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (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
November 21, 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
November 21, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
May 21, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Nathaniel Lewis Walker
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
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5/21, 5/28, 6/4
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
429ADM10
Harold Kaufman
Decedent
Michele Zavos Law
Group PLLC
1400 Spring Street
Suite 460
Silver Spring MD
20910
Attorney
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pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Harold Kaufman, who
died on March 10, 2010
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
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November 21, 2010.
Claims against the de-
cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-
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Register of Wills or filed
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with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
November 21, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
May 21, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Susan J. Irwin
Personal
Representative
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Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
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Decedent
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1220 L Street NW
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Washington, DC 20005
Attorney
NOTICE OF
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NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Rayton Gerald and Til-
man L. Gerald, whose
address(es) are 2100
Wintergreen Avenue,
District Heights, MD &
1423 Madison Street
NW WDC were ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative(s) of the estate
of Rosalind Christine
Gerald, who died on
April 8, 2010 without a
will, and will serve with-
out Court supervision.
All unknown heirs and
h e i r s w h o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (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
November 21, 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
November 21, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
May 21, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Rayton Gerald
Tilman L Gerald
Personal
Representative
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Superior Court of published once a week
the District of for three consecutive
Columbia weeks before said day
Civil Division in the Afro-American.
Case No. 2554-2010 JUDGE
IN RE: A TRUE COPY TEST:
Fana McDowell 5/28, 6/4, 6/11
Applicant
Superior Court of
ORDER OF
the District of
PUBLICATION
Columbia
CHANGE OF NAME
Civil Division
Fana McDowell having
Case No. 0003418-10
filed a complaint for
IN RE:
judgment changing
Fana McDowell name to
Douglas Leon
Patterson
Fana Gebru Mebratu
Applicant
and having applied to
ORDER OF
the court for an Order of
Publication of the notice
PUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME
required by law in such
cases; it is by the Court
Douglas Leon Patterson
having filed a complaint
this 18 day of May 2010.
for judgment changing
ORDERED, that all per-
Douglas Leon Patterson
sons concerned show
name to Jaamil Saalih
cause, if any there be,
ad-Deen and having ap-
on or before the 15th
plied to the court for an
day of June 2010, why
Order of Publication of
the prayers of said com-
the notice required by
plaint should not be
law in such cases; it is
granted; provided that a
by the Court this 17th
copy of this order be
day of May 2010.
published once a week
ORDERED, that all per-
for three consecutive
sons concerned show
weeks before said day
cause, if any there be,
in the Afro-American.
on or before the 22 day
JUDGE
of June 2010, why the
A TRUE COPY TEST:
prayers of said com-
5/28, 6/4, 6/11
plaint should not be
Superior Court of granted; provided that a
the District of copy of this order be
Columbia published once a week
Civil Division for three consecutive
Case No. 0002505-10 weeks before said day
ORDER OF in the Afro-American.
PUBLICATION JUDGE
CHANGE OF NAME A TRUE COPY TEST:
Rosa Margarita Santos- 5/28, 6/4, 6/11
Cruz and Juan De La
Cruz-Ortiz having filed a
Superior Court of
the District of
complaint for judgment District of Columbia
changing Sabrina PROBATE DIVISION
Stephanie Ortiz name to Washington, D.C.
Sabrina Stephanie 20001-2131
Ortiz-Santos and having Administration No.
applied to the court for 00480-10
an Order of Publication Ollie Roland
of the notice required by Decedent
law in such cases; it is
NOTICE OF
by the Court this 27th
APPOINTMENT,
day of April 2010. NOTICE TO
ORDERED, that all per- CREDITORS
sons concerned show AND NOTICE TO
cause, if any there be, UNKNOWN HEIRS
on or before the 1st day Jerome Roland, Sr.
of June 2010, why the
prayers of said com-
whose address is 608
Cover Lane, Accokeek,
plaint should not be
MD 20607 was ap-
granted; provided that a pointed personal repre-
copy of this order be
s i f h f
p
 APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Jerome Roland, Sr.
whose address is 608
Cover Lane, Accokeek,
MDLEGAL20607 NOTICES
was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Ollie Roland, who died
on February 26, 2009
with a will, and will serve
without Court supervi-
sion. All unknown heirs
and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
November 28, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
LEGAL
tion NOTICES
shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
May 28, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
The decedent owned
the following District of
Colombia real property:
1/24 Interest in Real
Property located at 3206
O Street NW Washing-
ton DC.
Claims against the de-
LEGALmay
cedent NOTICES
be pre-
sented to the under-
signed and filed with the
Register of Wills for the
District of Columbia, 515
5th Street NW 3rd Floor
Washington DC within 6
months from the date of
first publication of this
notice. (Strike preceding
2004ADM1250 Register of Wills or filed
Edward W Webster with the Register of Wills
Decedent with a copy to the under-
Darrel S. Parker signed, on or before
1822 11th Street NW December 4, 2010 or be
Washington DC 20001
Attorney
NOTICE OF
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
June 5, 2010 - June 11, 2010, The Afro-American B7
APPOINTMENT,
LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL
who do notNOTICES
receive a LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO copy of this notice by
CREDITORS mail within 25 days of its Balfour Beatty Construction
AND NOTICE TO first publication shall so Balfour Beatty Construction is soliciting bids and material quotes from
UNKNOWN HEIRS inform the Register of qualified and certified Small, Disadvantaged, HUB Zone, Woman-
Veronica Butler, whose Wills, including name, Owned, Veteran-Owned ad Service Disabled
address is 1129 5th address and relation- Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.
Street NE, Washington ship.
DC 20002 was ap- Date of Publication: In the following construction disciplines: demolition, sitework,
pointed personal repre- June 4, 2010 concrete, masonry, stonework, metal fabrications, millwork, waterproofing,

To advertise in the AFRO call 202-332-0080

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
November 28, 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
November 28, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
May 28, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Jerome Roland Sr.
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
5/28, 6/4, 6/11
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
00485-10
Elsie Myrtle Cooper
Decedent
ShaRon M Grayson
Kelsey
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
ShaRon M. Grayson
Kelsey, whose address
is 9200 Basil Court Suite
314 Largo MD 20774
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Elsie M. Coo-
per, who died on April
28, 2010 without a will,
and will serve without
Court supervision. All
unknown heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter
their appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore November 28,
2010. Claims against
the decedent shall be
presented 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
November 28, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Harold E Lawrence Jr.
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
5/28, 6/4, 6/11
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
1234ADM2009
Artis Vincent Lemons
Decedent
Sheryl E. Ellison
1374 Tuckerman Street
NW
Washington DC 20011
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Sheryl E. Ellison, whose
address is 1374 Tuck-
erman Street NW, was
appointed personal re-
presentative of the
estate of Artis Vincent
Lemons, who died on
September 26, 2009
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 (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
November 28, 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
November 28, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
May 28, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Sheryl E. Ellison
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
5/28, 6/4, 6/11
PUBLIC NOTICE
Mahad A Farah, 6700
Metropolitan Center
Drive, #308, Springfield,
VA. has applied in Case
AP-2010-063 to transport
passengers for hire in the
DC area. Protests are
due June 21, 2010. For
more information go to
www.wmatc.gov or call
(301)588-5260.
6/4
PUBLIC NOTICE
Roll Right LLC, 5515
”B” Street S.E.,
Washington, D.C.
has applied in Case
AP2010062 to
transport passengers
for hire in the D.C.
sentence if no real
estate.)
Patricia A Pegues
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
Date of first publication:
June 4, 2010
Name of newspapers
and/or periodical:
The Daily Washington
Law Reporter
The Afro-American
6/4, 6/11, 6/18
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM470
Angeline Wright
Decedent
Cheryl Chapman
Henderson
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Patricia Pattenaude,
whose address is 12058
Beacon Avenue South,
Seattle, WA 98178 was
appointed personal re-
presentative of the
estate of Angeline
Wright, who died on
April 18, 2010 without a
will, and will serve with-
out Court supervision.
All unknown heirs and
h e i r s w h o s e
whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C.,
515 5th Street, N.W.,
3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or be-
fore December 4, 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
December 4, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
June 4, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Patricia Pattenaude
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
6/4, 6/11, 6/18
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM505
Otis Lacy Scott
Decedent
Darrel S. Parker Esq
1822 11th Street NW
Washington DC 20001
Attorney
NOTICE OF
sentative of the estate of Name of newspaper:
Edward W Webster, who Afro-American
died on April 23, 2004 Washington Law
without a will, and will Reporter
serve without Court su- Gerald L Bryant
pervision. All unknown Personal
heirs and heirs whose Representative
whereabouts are un- TRUE TEST COPY
known shall enter their REGISTER OF WILLS
appearance in this 6/4, 6/11, 6/18
proceeding. Objections
Superior Court of
to such appointment
the District of
shall be filed with the
Register of Wills, D.C., District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
515 5th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.
3rd Floor Washington,
20001-2131
D.C. 20001, on or be-
Administration No.
fore December 4, 2010.
00488-10
Claims against the de-
Ethel C Ellison
cedent shall be pre-
Decedent
sented to the under-
Jerry L. Hunter Esq
signed with a copy to the
1822 11th Street NW
Register of Wills or filed
Washington DC 20001
with the Register of Wills
Attorney
with a copy to the under-
NOTICE OF
signed, on or before
APPOINTMENT,
December 4, 2010, or
NOTICE TO
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be CREDITORS
heirs or legatees of the AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
decedent who do not re-
Sheryl Ellison-Blue,
ceive a copy of this no-
whose address is 1374
tice by mail within 25
Tuckerman Street, NW
days of its first publica-
Washington DC 20011
tion shall so inform the
was appointed personal
Register of Wills, includ-
representative of the
ing name, address and
estate of Ethel C.
relationship.
Ellison, who died on
Date of Publication:
April 11, 2010 without a
June 4, 2010
will, and will serve with-
Name of newspaper:
out Court supervision.
Afro-American
All unknown heirs and
Washington Law
Reporter h e i r s w h o s e
Veronica Butler whereabouts are un-
known shall enter their
Personal
appearance in this
Representative
proceeding. Objections
TRUE TEST COPY
to such appointment
REGISTER OF WILLS
shall be filed with the
6/4, 6/11, 6/18
Register of Wills, D.C.,
Superior Court of 515 5th Street, N.W.,
the District of 3rd Floor Washington,
District of Columbia D.C. 20001, on or be-
PROBATE DIVISION fore December 4, 2010.
Washington, D.C. Claims against the de-
20001-2131 cedent shall be pre-
Administration No. sented to the under-
476-10 signed with a copy to the
Johnny Floyd Register of Wills or filed
Decedent with the Register of Wills
Darrel S Parker Esq with a copy to the under-
1822 11th Street NW signed, on or before
Washington DC 20001 December 4, 2010, or
Attorney be forever barred. Per-
NOTICE OF sons believed to be
APPOINTMENT, heirs or legatees of the
NOTICE TO decedent who do not re-
CREDITORS ceive a copy of this no-
AND NOTICE TO tice by mail within 25
UNKNOWN HEIRS days of its first publica-
Marion McCullough, tion shall so inform the
whose address is 1664 Register of Wills, includ-
Fort Davis Street, SE ing name, address and
Washington DC 20021 relationship.
was appointed personal Date of Publication:
representative of the June 4, 2010
estate of Johnny Floyd, Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
who died on May 2,
2010 without a will, and Washington Law
will serve without Court Reporter
supervision. All un- Sheryl Ellison-Blue
known heirs and heirs Personal
whose whereabouts are Representative
unknown shall enter TRUE TEST COPY
their appearance in this REGISTER OF WILLS
proceeding. Objections 6/4, 6/11, 6/18
to such appointment Superior Court of
shall be filed with the
the District of
Register of Wills, D.C., District of Columbia
515 5th Street, N.W., PROBATE DIVISION
3rd Floor Washington,
Washington, D.C.
D.C. 20001, on or be- 20001-2131
fore December 4, 2010.
Administration No.
Claims against the de- 00492ADM10
cedent shall be pre-
Tamas I. M. Gyorik De
sented to the under- Salanky
signed with a copy to the
Decedent
Register of Wills or filed Cheryl Chapman
with the Register of Wills
Henderson Esq
with a copy to the under- 4920 Niagara Road
signed, on or before
Suite 200
December 4, 2010, or
College Park MD
be forever barred. Per- 20740
sons believed to be
Attorney
heirs or legatees of the NOTICE OF
decedent who do not re- APPOINTMENT,
roofing, restoration, D/F/H, glazing, drywall, ceramic tile, terrazzo, resilient
flooring/carpet, paint, misc. specialties, elevator/escalator, mechanical and
electrical for the following project:
St. Elizabeth´s West Campus Perimeter Security, Washington, DC
GC Bid Date: June 22, 2010 @ 2:00pm
To find out how to view documents for this project or for further information,
please contact Mike Tully with Balfour Beatty at: (703) 218-1368.
Balfour Beatty is an Equal Opportunity Employer
INVITATION FOR SEALED PROPOSALS
RFP NO P30-193
May 28, 2010
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (”Commission”)
hereby invites sealed proposals from interested and qualified firms for Design/
Build Services for the Addition and Renovation to the Allentown Fitness and
Splash Park, 7210 Allentown Road, Ft.Washington, Maryland in accordance with
the Request for Proposals.
Copies of the Proposal Documents for the project can be obtained from the
Director of Parks and Recreation Office, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Room 205/207,
Riverdale, Maryland 20737,after 9:00 am on May 28, 2010.
The cost for a hard copy is $50. Copies of the proposal documents may also
be downloaded at e-MarylandMarketplace.com at no charge. All bidders must
return the bidders list form that is attached to the solicitation. Documents will not
be mailed.
There will be a pre-proposal meeting on June 10, 2010 at 10:00 am at 6600
Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale, Maryland 20737.Sealed Proposals must be re-
ceived by the Commission’s Park Planning & Development Division Procurement
Unit, do the Director of Parks and Recreation at 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Room
205, Riverdale, MD 20737, no later than 4:00 P.M. on June 29, 2010. The
envelope containing the proposal should be marked in the lower left-hand corner,
Sealed Proposal for Design/Build Services for Addition and Renovation to the
Allentown Fitness and Splash Park.
The Commission reserves the right to reject any and all proposals received, and
to waive irregularities.Concerns and questions regarding this project should be
directed to Pamela Graves at 301-699-2569.
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL
PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Michael G. Terry, Jr., P.E.
Engineering Supervisor
Park Planning and Development Division
INVITATION FOR SEALED BIDS (IFB) PUBLIC NOTICE
IFB BID NO.: B30-192 Abiding Transport,
June 1, 2010 Inc., 9420 Annapolis
Road # 203, Lanham,
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning MD has applied in
Commission (”Commission”) hereby invites the case AP-2010-068 to
submission of sealed bids by interested and qual- transport passengers
ified parties for the furnishing of all labor, supervi- for hire in the DC area.
sion, equipment and materials, and the perform- Protests are due June
ance of all work necessary for the Installation of 21, 2010. For more in-
New Sports Lighting System and Associated Work formation go to www.
on Existing Soccer/Football-Softball Field at Poto- wmatc.gov or call
mac Landing Community Center Park, 12500 Fort 301-588-5260.
Washington Road, Fort Washington, Prince 6/4
George’s County, Maryland 20744, all to be per-
formed pursuant to and in accordance with the
drawings and specifications.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Complete
Copies of the Bid Documents for the project can
be obtained from the Director of Parks and Recre- Transportation LLC,
1146 Veranda Court,
ation’s Office, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Room
205/207, Riverdale, Maryland 20737, after 9:00 am Curtis Bay, MD, has
on June 1, 2010. The cost per set of these applied in Case
documents is $30.00 and is non- refundable. AP-2010-077 to
Checks and/or money orders only will be transport passengers
accepted. Documents will not be mailed. Copies for hire in the
DC area.
of the bid documents may be obtained from
emarylandmarketplace.com at no charge. All bid- Protests are due
June 25, 2010.
ders must return the bidders list form that is
attached to the solicitation. For more information
go to
There will be a pre-bid meeting at the site on June www.wmatc.gov
or call
30, 2010, at 10:00 AM. Sealed bids must be
received by the Commission’s Park Planning & (301)588-5260.
6/4
Development Division’s Procurement Unit, do the
Director of Parks and Recreation at 6600 Ken-
ilworth Avenue, Room 205, Riverdale, MD 20737,
no later than 3:00 P.M. on July 7. 2010. Bids timely
received will be publicly opened and read imme-
diately thereafter. The envelope containing the bid
should be marked in the lower left-hand corner,
”Sealed Bid for the Installation of New Sports
Lighting System and Associated Work on Existing
afro.com
Soccer/Football-Softball Field at Potomac Landing
Community Center Park”.
The Commission reserves the right to reject any
and all bids received, and to waive irregularities.
Concerns and questions regarding this project
should be directed to Faye Blake at 301-699-2560.
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL
PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Michael G. Terry, Jr., P.E.
Engineering Supervisor
Park Planning and Development Division

Date of Publication:
May 28, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
ShaRon M. Grayson
Kelsey
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
5/28, 6/4, 6/11
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2010ADM436
Harold E Lawrence Sr.
Samuel C Hamilton
Esq
8401 Colesville Road
Suite 620
Silver Spring MD
20910
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Harold E. Lawrence Jr,
whose address is 1015
King-George Blve, 220
Savannah GA 31419
was appointed personal
representative of the
estate of Harold E. Law-
rence Sr., who died on
October 12, 2009 with-
out 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
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 November 28,
2010. Claims against
the decedent shall be
presented to the under-
signed with a copy to the
Area. Protests are
due June 9, 2010.
For more information
go to www.wmatc.
gov or call (301)
588-5260.
6/4
PUBLIC NOTICE
Yess Transportation
Services LLC, 8860
Piney Branch Road,
#1502, Silver Spring,
MD, has applied in
Case AP-2010-069 to
transport passengers
for hire in the DC
area. Protests are
due June 21, 2010.
For more information
go to www.wmatc.
gov or call (301)
588-5260.
6/4
SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Foreign No.
2010FEP47
Date of Death
January 10, 2000
Lenard Pegues
Decedent
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT
OF FOREIGN
PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
AND
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Patricia A Pegues
whose address is 4107
W. Forest Park, Bal-
timore MD 21207 was
appointed personal re-
presentative of the
estate of Lenard
Pegues, deceased, by
the Orphans’ Court for
Baltimore, City County,
State of Maryland on
April 19, 2004.
Service of process may
be made upon Alice J.
Walker, 3516 28th Street
NE Washington DC
20018 whose designa-
tion as District of Colum-
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Paula D. Scott, whose
address is 3715 35t
Street, NW Washington
DC 20016 was ap-
pointed personal repre-
sentative of the estate of
Otis Lacy Scott, who
died on March 13, 2009
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 December 4, 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
December 4, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
June 4, 2010
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Paula D Scott
Personal
Representative
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
6/4, 6/11, 6/18
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
ceive a copy of this no-
NOTICE TO
tice by mail within 25 CREDITORS
days of its first publica-
AND NOTICE TO
tion shall so inform the UNKNOWN HEIRS
Register of Wills, includ-
Jeanne M. Umstead,
ing name, address and whose address is 4411
relationship.
17th Street, NW
Date of Publication: Washington DC 20012
June 4, 2010
Name of newspaper:
was appointed personal
representative of the
Afro-American estate of Tamas I. M.
Washington Law Gyorik De Salanky, who
Reporter
died on April 15, 2010
Marion McCullough
Personal
without a will, and will
Representative
serve with Court su-
pervision. All unknown
TRUE TEST COPY
REGISTER OF WILLS
heirs and heirs whose
whereabouts are un-
6/4, 6/11, 6/18
known shall enter their
Superior Court of appearance in this
the District of proceeding. Objections
District of Columbia to such appointment (or
PROBATE DIVISION to the probate of de-
Washington, D.C. cedent´s will) shall be
20001-2131 filed with the Register of
Administration No. Wills, D.C., 515 5th
2010ADM504 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Frank E. Bryant Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
Decedent 20001, on or before
Donald L Wilson Esq December 4, 2010.
805-15th Street NW Claims against the de-
Suite 100 cedent shall be pre-
Washington DC 20005 sented to the under-
Attorney signed with a copy to the
NOTICE OF Register of Wills or filed
APPOINTMENT, with the Register of Wills
NOTICE TO with a copy to the under-
CREDITORS signed, on or before
AND NOTICE TO December 4, 2010, or
UNKNOWN HEIRS be forever barred. Per-
Gerald L Bryant, whose sons believed to be
address is 12006 Nevin heirs or legatees of the
Lane, Fort Washington, decedent who do not re-
MD 20744 was ap- ceive a copy of this no-
pointed personal repre- tice by mail within 25
sentative of the estate of days of its first publica-
Frank E. Bryant, who tion shall so inform the
died on June 11, 2009 Register of Wills, includ-
without a will, and will ing name, address and
serve without Court su- relationship.
pervision. All unknown Date of Publication:
heirs and heirs whose June 4, 2010
whereabouts are un- Name of newspaper:
known shall enter their Afro-American
appearance in this Washington Law
proceeding. Objections Reporter
to such appointment Jeanne M. Umstead
shall be filed with the Personal
Register of Wills, D.C., Representative
515 5th Street, N.W., TRUE TEST COPY
3rd Floor Washington, REGISTER OF WILLS
D.C. 20001, on or be- 6/4, 6/11, 6/18
fore December 4, 2010.
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with a copy to the under-
signed, on or before
November 28, 2010, or
be forever barred. Per-
sons believed to be
heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not re-
ceive a copy of this no-
tice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-
tion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address and
relationship.
Date of Publication:
May 28, 2010
Name of newspaper:
with the Register of
Wills, D.C.
The decedent owned
the following District of
Colombia real property:
1/24 Interest in Real
Property located at 3206
O Street NW Washing-
ton DC.
Claims against the de-
cedent may be pre-
sented to the under-
signed and filed with the
Register of Wills for the
District of Columbia, 515
5th Street NW 3rd Floor
Washington DC within 6
Washington, D.C. cedent shall be pre-
20001-2131 sented to the under-
Administration No. signed with a copy to the
2004ADM1250 Register of Wills or filed
Edward W Webster with the Register of Wills
Decedent with a copy to the under-
Darrel S. Parker signed, on or before
1822 11th Street NW December 4, 2010 or be
Washington DC 20001 forever barred. Persons
Attorney believed to be heirs or
NOTICE OF legatees of the decedent
APPOINTMENT, who do not receive a
NOTICE TO copy of this notice by
CREDITORS mail within 25 days of its
AND NOTICE TO first publication shall so
UNKNOWN HEIRS inform the Register of
Veronica Butler, whose Wills, including name,
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