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Now, Mission Accomplished
Locals react to news of Osama bin Laden’s death
By AFRO Staff
The news came just a little before midnight on May 1:
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the devastating terrorist
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was dead. After a decade of eluding
capture by America’s and its allies’ forces, the al-Qaeda leader
was killed in a U.S. special forces attack on his compound in
Abbottabad, Pakistan.
News Analysis
Obama Got Osama –
But Gets Little Credit
for Doing It
By George E. Curry
Special to the AFRO
(NNPA) — In an Aug. 12,
2007 op-ed in the Mason City,
Iowa Globe Gazette then-
Sen. Barack Obama declared,
“If Pakistan cannot or will
not take out these high-level
terrorists targets and we have
actionable intelligence about
where they are, then I would
take action to protect the
American people. I firmly
believe that if we know the
GOP Makes Inroads in D.C. Politics Motorists, Pedestrians Targeted
By Erica Butler
AFRO Staff Writer
The results of the April 26 special election may reflect a changing city that is increasingly
open to a more diverse D.C. Council. Patrick Mara, the lone Republican in the at-large race,
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“Justice has been done,” said President Obama in a press
conference announcing the operation and its outcome.
The announcement has sent shockwaves across the world,
eliciting myriad reactions, questions about the circumstances
of bin Laden’s death and burial at sea, and even conspiracy
theories. Here, area residents and organizations share their
thoughts on the matter:
Continued on A4
whereabouts of bin Laden A TIME magazine cover—like many news outlets
and his deputies and we have around the world—declares the death of longtime
exhausted all other options, Public enemy No. 1 Osama bin Laden.
we must take them out.”
On Sunday night, Speaking to reporters at Americans were harmed.
President Barack Obama the White House, a subdued They took care to avoid
made good on that promise, President Obama said, civilian casualties. After a
announcing that a team of “Today, at my direction, the firefight, they killed Osama
elite Navy SEALs had taken United States launched a bin Laden and took custody of
out Osama bin Laden for Official White House Photo by Pete Souza targeted operation against that his body.”
good with two bullets, one President Barack Obama delivers a statement in the East compound in Abbottabad, Jubilant, flag-waving
to the chest and one to the Room of the White House on the mission against Osama Pakistan. A small team of Americans gathered in front
head. The surprise attack on bin Laden, May 1. Americans carried out the of the White House and at
Public Enemy No. 1 took Pakistan, ending one of the worldwide manhunts in operation with extraordinary Ground Zero in New York to
place shortly before 2 a.m. in longest and most frustrating history. courage and capability. No Continued on A4
in New Anti-Litter Program
By Erica Butler leaders to educate residents where disposing of trash from
AFRO Staff Writer about program. Starting a vehicle on public or private
June 1, violators in the fourth property is subject to a $100
came in a close second, with 26 percent of votes, after
Visitors and residents district, which covers part traffic ticket.
presumptive at-large council member, Vincent Orange (D),
of Ward 4 beware: that of Ward 5, will be subject to “The pilot enforcement
who garnered 28 percent.
hamburger wrapper you arrests and tickets. According only applies to violations that
The race was thought to be a showdown between Orange,
unconsciously throw on to a press release about the are not for vehicle drivers,
who was endorsed by the local AFL-CIO and incumbent At-
the ground may warrant program, a $75 ticket will sometimes called pedestrian
large Councilmember Sekou Biddle (D), who was endorsed by
a ticket from D.C. police. be issued to anyone who littering,” Crump said.
political bigwigs Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and Council Chair
Mayor Vincent Gray (D) “intentionally or carelessly” The Department of Public
Kwame Brown (D). But, catapulted by voters, Mara, a member
and the Metropolitan Police drops waste on public Works (DPW) sponsors the
of the D.C. State Board of Education who was endorsed by the
Department (MPD) kicked off space, waterways or private Helping Hand/Neighborhood
Washington Post and the DC Police Union, shot past Biddle in
a litter enforcement program property, not controlled by Clean-up Projects on the
the polls.
May 1 for Ward 4 and part of the individual. Those who do weekend, where communities
“It’s an odd situation that we beat the incumbent and still
Ward 5, targeting pedestrians not provide an accurate name use tool kits, which include
and motorists. or address can be arrested five rakes and brooms, two
“...the recent second place showing of the Ward 4 is home
to nearly 80,000
Republican at-large council candidate
residents, including the
is likely a harbinger of political times to communities of Fort
Totten and Petworth.
come in the very near future.” Gwendolyn Crump, a
police spokeswoman,
– Lorenzo Morris, political analyst said the wards were
singled out due to the
volume of complaints.
lost,” said Paul Craney, the executive director of the D.C.
“Because this
Republican Committee.
enforcement required
Still, Mara’s strong showing may reflect the electorate’s
an entirely new form
growing disillusionment with the city’s Democratic leadership.
and adjudication
Detractors point to the fact that, for more than a year, the
process between
D.C. Board of Elections has not had a Republican member,
MPD and the Office
violating a legal requirement for minority representation on Stock Image
of Administrative
the three-person board. The issue arose in March, when Biddle
Hearings, we decided District Mayor Vincent Gray and the Metropolitan Police
contested the validity of the signatures on Mara’s petition.
to run a test pilot before Department have launched a litter enforcement program
After review, the Board determined that Mara had enough
launching citywide,” targeting motorists and pedestrians in Ward 4 and part of Ward 5.
valid signatures above the threshold.
Crump said. “Littering
“This process has also been a reminder that while Mayor
was an often mentioned by an issuing officer. Non- shovels and 20 trash bags.
Vincent Gray and Council Chairman Kwame Brown found
08 concern in the community of cooperative violators will be A $20 refundable deposit is
the time to endorse my opponent, Sekou Biddle, they have
the fourth police district.” fined an additional $100 to required for all kits loaned
not found the time to appoint and confirm a third, independent
Throughout May, the $250 by the D.C. Superior under the program.
member to the Board of Elections and Ethics,” Mara said at the
police department will issue Court upon conviction. During FY 2010, the
time.
warnings to those who litter, Currently, a citywide litter Helping Hand program
Continued on A8 and work with community policy is already in place, Continued on A3
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AFRO National Briefs

frequent trips to the pump rate at the University of New statement.
due to gas wasted in rush Orleans (UNO) is 21 percent.
hour traffic. Multiple errands “It makes no sense to have Comcast Pledges
should also be combined into colleges blocks apart, neither Funds to Benefit
Gas-Saving Tips for Commission have released agencies, consumers should a single trip. one of them with graduation
several tips for consumers to drive more efficiently. Drivers rates we can accept,” Jindal Minorites
Cash-Strapped Drivers As Comcast moves
The Department of Energy save money at the pump. should avoid aggressive said at a weekly legislative
Proposed Merger of forward with its merger with
(DOE) and Federal Trade According to the two driving and excessive idling, news conference in Baton
observe the speed limit, Southern University NBC Universal, the media
Rouge, La., according to the
remove excess weight from with White Institution AP. giant has pledged $20 million
their vehicle, and use cruise Faces Stiff Opposition Meanwhile, more than towards building minority
control and overdrive gears. Debate is heating up in 200 Southern University owned digital businesses.
“Weaving in and out of New Orleans, as Louisiana’s supporters gathered to protest In a letter last July to
Your History • Your Community • Your News traffic, not using the highest governor seeks to merge the proposal, which they Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.),
The Afro-American Newspapers gear, jumping on and off the city’s sole historically believe would cause the Comcast said it would, at
Baltimore Office • Corporate Headquarters the throttle, and generally Black state-funded university school to lose its legacy as the helm of the merged
2519 N. Charles Street not keeping a steady-state with a mostly White, nearby an HBCU. “It will be the company, provide training,
Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4602 institution in an effort he said death of SUNO,” student internships and mentoring
will improve both schools’ government vice president to minority students as well
410-554-8200 • Fax: 1-877-570-9297
educational conditions. Ellis Brent Jr. told the AP. as distribution and funding
www.afro.com
According to The to business owners. The
Associated Press, Gov. company is now in the verge
Founded by John Henry Murphy Sr., August 13, 1892 Nation on Watch After of making good on that
Bobby Jindal, a Republican,
Washington Publisher Emerita - Frances L. Murphy II bin Laden’s Death promise, company officials
is pushing a bill that would
Chairman of the Board/Publisher - John J. Oliver, Jr. merge predominately-Black Nearly 10 years after said recently.
Executive Assistant - Takiea Hinton - 410-554-8222 Southern University at New former President George Bush Comcast will also provide
Orleans (SUNO) with the vowed to capture Sept. 11 free video and high-speed
Receptionist - Wanda Pearson - 410-554-8200
University of New Orleans. mastermind Osama bin Laden, internet service to schools
Director of Advertising/Sponsorship Development & Sales
Campuses of both higher the terrorist was ambushed and and libraries in underserved
Susan Gould - 410-554-8289
education facilities, which killed under President Barack and low-income areas, as well
susangould@afro.com Obama’s watch.
Advertising Manager - Robert Blount - 410-554-8246 are in close proximity to each as low-cost internet service
other, were severely damaged In an unexpected, late to 2.5 million low-income
Sr. Advertising Account Executive - Annie Russ - 410-554-8235
Advertising Account Executive by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. night speech on April 30, households.
Marquise Goodwin - 410-554-8274 In the storm’s aftermath, Obama shared news of bin “Comcast is committed to
enrollment and graduation Laden’s death with the world. providing opportunities for
Director of Finance - Jack Leister - 410-554-8242
rates at both schools “Today, at my direction, diverse businesses to expand
Archivist - John Gartrell - 410-554-8265
plummeted, particularly the United States launched and grow,” David Jensen,
Director, Community & Public Relations at Southern University, a targeted operation against vice president of Content
Diane W. Hocker - 410-554-8243 AP Photo whose graduation rate has that compound in Abbottabad, Acquisition for Comcast,
Editorial significantly dropped. Pakistan. A small team of said in a statement. “We look
Executive Editor - Talibah Chikwendu speed are also shortcuts to According to 2011 U.S. Americans carried out the forward to considering a
E-mail: editor@afro.com
the nearest gas station,” Department of Education operation with extraordinary number of fresh and viable
Managing Editor - Kristin Gray - 410-554-8277
MotorWeek’s John Davis said. figures, SUNO’s rate of courage and capability. No programming proposals
Washington Bureau Chief - Zenitha Prince - 202-332-0080, ext. 119
Drivers should also keep graduation for students Americans were harmed. from Hispanic and African
E-mail: dceditor@afro.com
their vehicles in shape. attending over a six-year They took care to avoid American programmers to
Global Markets Engines should be properly period, rose to eight percent civilian casualties,” Obama create new channels that will
Director - Benjamin M. Phillips IV - 410-554-8220 tuned, tires should be properly from the post-Katrina low of said. After a firefight, they complement the robust lineup
bphillips@afro.com
inflated and the recommended five percent, the lowest in the killed Osama bin Laden and of programming choices we
Washington Circulation/Distribution Manager
grade of motor oil should be state and among the lowest took custody of his body.” already offer our customers.”
Edgar Brookins - 202-332-0080, ext. 116
applied. for a public historically Black In the days following Leaders of several civil
Baltimore Circulation/Distribution Manager bin Laden’s capture, the
Sammy Graham - 410-554-8266 According to the DOE, college or university (HBCU) rights organizations praised
fixing a serious maintenance in the country. FBI and Department of Comcast’s initiatives, saying
Production Department - 410-554-8288
problem can improve gas The six-year graduation Homeland Security issued they will provide more
mileage by up to 40 percent, a joint statement warning diversity on and off the air.
Washington Office properly inflating a vehicle’s law enforcement groups “This agreement represents
1917 Benning Road, N.E. • Washington, D.C. 20002-4723 tires can improve mileage by that his death may spark a positive step in the right
202-332-0080 Fax: 1-877-570-9297 up to 3.3 percent and using extremist attacks in the U.S. direction for the principle
General Manager the proper motor oil can and worldwide. Meanwhile, of diversity, inclusion and
Edgar Brookins - ext. 116 improve mileage by up to 2 transportation hubs like economic opportunity,” Marc
Office Administrator - Mia Hayes-Hawkins - ext. 112 percent. Boston’s Logan Airport H. Morial, president and CEO
Drivers should also tightened security for fear of the National Urban League,
Customer Service, Home Delivery and Subscriptions: of a retaliatory attack from
plan their trips carefully. said in a statement. “We
410-554-8234 al Qaeda and bin Laden
Carpooling or altering work applaud Comcast and NBC
Customer Service@afro.com supporters.
hours to avoid peak rush Universal for its willingness
Billing Inquiries: 410-554-8226 “The death of Osama bin
hours can prevent more to enter into written
Nights and Weekends: 410-554-8282 Laden is an important success commitments toward the
not only for the United States, goal of building a first-class
EN
A 7 TER T but the entire world. Our communications concern. We
3RD ANNUAL DAY O W efforts to combat terrorism,
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protecting our nation against be independently owned by
violent extremism of all Hispanic or African Americans.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby secretary of the Department networks are expected to
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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain NephewA3 May 7, 2011 - May 13, 2011, The Afro-American

Brown, Whiting M.I.A. from Cheh Hearing

By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted fliers bearing his photo-
AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed graph around the city. On
Hudson’s mother and brother. the vehicle while walking his Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
Jennifer Hudson and other The white, 1994 Chevrolet dog. According to the Chicago for the public’s help in finding
relatives
By Erica positively
Butler identified Suburban
of withFinance,
Healthcare Illinois license served,” the boy
Tribune, Cheh had
said in been shot
an e-mail March 28 hearing, helped the April 7 that Ellerbie did not her nephew.
bashing formerIn her MySpace
Mayor Adrian
AFRO Staff Writer Brown stirred up even more multiple
to the AFRO,timesthough
in the they
back seat Gray administration facilitate know the younger Webb blog, she
Fenty thanked
during fans andrace.
the mayoral sup-
controversy when he lobbed of thesaid
have vehicle. Theavailable
they are SUV, regis-
to its hires and bore the brunt of until his placement in the porters for their prayers
However, Brooks and his son, and
tered to Hudson’s murdered offered a $100,000 reward to
In the third wave of pay-to-play claims against receive the summons. questions regarding the hiring administration. Peyton Brooks, have exercised
brother, was towed with the anyone who returned the boy
D.C. Council hearings Gray, mentioning campaign Cheh added that it would of five children of employees, Councilmember David the Fifth Amendment right to
boy’s body inside and is being alive.
investigating hiring missteps personnel Howard Brooks be in theirby
processed best interests
evidence to
techni- among other missteps. Catania challenged Banks’ silence.
Since the investigation,
made in Mayor Vincent and Lorraine Green, who said comply to prevent
cians and workers. The bodyfurther But Banks maintained claim and asked Cheh to issue “It’s unclear
Hudson what’sstardom
– who gained going
Gray’s initial administration she will appear for the May action.
was later “I removed
invite them andagain—
taken to some hires were requested by a subpoena for all Banks’ to happen with that,”
after appearing on “American said
on April 29, Sulaimon Brown 13 hearing. come down and
the Cook County Medicalwe’ll see that other officials. e-mails during her short Jay Carmona,
Idol,” and thenspokesman
won an for
and Cherita Whiting were no- Brown, along with you receive office.
Examiner’s your subpoena,” “Chief Ellerbie came to tenure. “I’m giving you the Councilmember Mary
Academy Award for her role in Cheh.
shows, again. Whiting, a former employee sheHudson
said. “Let andme be family
other very me to hire Brandon Webb,” opportunity to clarify what is the The
movienext hearing is– has
Dreamgirls
Brown was among several that had a criminal record, clear: We will use every
members arrived at the Medical she said at Friday’s hearing. otherwise perjury,” he said. scheduled for
stayed out of the May 13 ateye.
public the
employees caught in a was scheduled to testify at the effort to serve
Examiner’s the mid-after-
office subpoenas “My testimony remains the “We have the e-mail traffic Wilson Building.Tribune report-
The Chicago
dragnet initiated by the local hearing, but Councilmember and
noonenforce themtheinbody.
to identify court if Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s
same.” that nephew.
suggests otherwise.” ed that a parade of cars moved
press, which questioned the Mary Cheh said serving them necessary.”
Given the choice between look- In earlier testimony Banks But, Councilmember slowly past her family’s home
A spokesman for the office the murders but is being held in
hiring practices—including subpoenas has been a difficult ingMeanwhile,
directly at the former
body or had claimed Chief Kenneth Marion Barry defended her, MondayWOW! morning, Youpast
canthe
told the newspaper that Hudson jail for parole violation after
allegations of nepotism, task. personnel
viewing it director Judy Banks
on a wall-mounted Ellerbe, of the D.C. Fire saying, “Chief Ellerbe could news vans,earnreporters and curi-
up to $150
cronyism, excessive salaries “Capitol ProcessCourtesy
Servers,Photos returned to testify last Friday, and Emergency Medical be the one that’s wrong.” donating ous sperm
onlookers.
and
Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donersonof
the
persons
employment
with as
was killed,
of
criminal
the company
the Secretary
well as her brother,
the Office
Jason.has contracted
who “She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
defending earlier testimony
that seemed to contradict
Services, requested the hire
of Brandon Webb, the son
Banks was supposed to
be accompanied by Howard
Neighbors stood
quietly and
reflected on the
histories—of the Gray to serve the subpoenas, has other witnesses’. With more of Rochellestrong
“remained Webb,fora her
former
fami- Brooks, Gray’s campaign
being convicted of attempted
You’ve gotten
video screen, the family chose violence. enough
administration. After he was reported that Sulaimon Brown than 30 years of human cabinet head. However,
ly” and was clearly its leader. consultant
murder andwho Sulaimon
vehicular hijack-
the body of her 7-year-old plate X584859 was found on the latter. According to the In front of the Hudson’s
practice…why
fired from his $110,000-salary and CheritaWest
Chicago’s Whiting
Side appear
after to resources experience,
Tribune, Hudson Banks,
said, “Yes, Ellerbie,
“She heldBrandon
hands withWebbher and
fami- Brown saidCounty
ing. Cook gave him cashshow
records and home, men not in heavy jackets
nephew Monday, just hours go pro?
job at the Department
after his body was found in a be intentionally avoiding being
police received a 7 a.m. call who initially
that’s him.” testified at the Rochelle Webb testified
ly,” the spokesman said. “It on promised
that he pleaded guilty to bothfor
a job in exchange and hooded sweatshirts came to
was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also kiss the twin white crosses bar-

ACORN Fights Back

D.C. Leaders Want to Extend
moment.” convicted in 1998 for posses-
Amtrak Celebrating 40th at D.C.’s Union Station
The boy – the son of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle.
ing the names of Donerson and
Jason.
Unemployment Benefits
Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison in “Everybody is sick of going
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amtrak is celebrating
been missing its 40th birthday
since Friday, with
2006 a year-long
after serving seven years
Leader Calls (AP)
Voter Registration Fraud wantCharges ‘Bogus’
celebration that begins this week. through stuff like this,” Artisha
when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and West, a former resident of the
WASHINGTON — District of Columbia leaders Gladys Knight kicks off the festivities
grandmother, May 5 with a
Darnell car hijacking charges. area told the Tribune. “We all
to
ByallowAlanresidents
King to collect unemployment and Dallas benefits Cowboysbeyond players the Noconcert
wonderatObama’s
New York City’sisBeacon
campaign Theatre.
Donerson, 57,She’ll also
and his uncle, The boy remained missing have to stick seeking
Is currently together.healthy
All these
usual
AFRO26-week Staff Writer maximum. Tony Romo and Terrell Owens, perform
trying Saturday
to distance himat Union
from the Station in Washington.
Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through a long weekend in young
collegechildren
educated are dying,
males and
D.C. Council member Michaelamong Browntheisnames introducing submitted a billto group,Amtrak
saying, is callingObama
“Barack Saturday “National Train Day,”home
in his grandmother’s and in which police and volunteers for what?”
18-39 to participate in a
to extend the benefits at the request of Mayor Vincent Gray.
Presidential candidate John election officials. the rail carrier with
Never Organized is holding
ACORN.” other events
the 7000in cities
block nationwide,
of South Yale 6-month Sperm Donation
Brownattack
McCain’s says many on ACORN residents – remain Hurd unemployed,
said those workers, and a $300 who including
But Obama’sChicago, Los Angeles
ties to ACORN run and Philadelphia.
Avenue. Program.
weekly check can prevent people from losing their homes.
Associated Community were doing those things without The Washington event will be the
long and deep. He taught classes Anstarting point –for
Amber Alert a
a desig- Stock Image Apply at:
The bill would
Organization for Reform allowNow residents
– ACORN’s
to collect knowledge extended benefits or permis- fornationwide
ACORN. They tour of a 40th anniversary “exhibit train.” It
even endorsed nation for high-risk missing
confirms the success of the
through the end of the year. Brown estimates it will benefit up sion, were fired. him for President.
includes two locomotives and three renovated
children baggage
– was issued cars displaying historic advertising.
Friday
organization, the head of the “The evidence that has sur- But now ACORN is in trouble.
to 10,000 people. An Amtrak Bistro car will be used for exhibits and retail sales.
after Julian was discovered
group says. faced so far shows they faked Reporter: There are at least missing after the murders.
The federal government reimburses the district for the Online: http://www.nationaltrainday.com.
“This is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they 11 investigations across the Police arrested William Or Call (703) 289-1857
benefits, which are paid out of an didn’t unemploymentdo, not to stuff insurance
ballot country involving thousands of
we’ve done and success we’ve Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
fund.
had,” Maude Hurd, president of boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the potentially fraudulent ACORN father and estranged husband
ACORN, said in an interview victim of fraud, not the perpetra- forms. of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
with the AFRO. tor of it. Announcer: Massive voter Southside apartment several
Anti-Litter
“When this attack started, we
had just announced that we had
Hurd said the only things
bogus are the charges them-
fraud. And the Obama campaign hours after the murders.
paid more than $800,000 to an Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
Continued
registered 1.3 from millionA1 new vot- collected
selves. And 220 tons of org
factcheck. trash, ACORN front for get out the vote told reporters that her son had
ers,” she said. “That’s just to say according
agrees. to DPW. The efforts. nothing to do with the slayings.
department
that someone’s collected
running168 scared tons of litter It from
concluded,highways “Neither and 7, Pressuring banks to issue risky Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson
834
becausetonsofofACORN’slitter fromsuccess.” more than 4,000 ACORN litter
norcans citywide.have
its employees loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
Trash
McCain, notwho disposed
is running in litter
for binsbeen must be maintained
found guilty of, or by even Barack Obama. Bad judgment.
business
president owners or residents
on the Republican tick-if it ischarged
on private with, property,
casting fraudulent said Blind ambition. Too risky for
Linda
et, lashed Grant, out at theACORNDPW spokeswoman.
in the votes.” America.
final“Residents are responsible for maintaining
debate against Barack The problem thecamepublic about space pri-
from their property line to the curb,” she said. “Businesses are
Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way
Since McCain’s comments, SQUARE HIGH
on the verge for
responsible of maybe
maintaining perpetrat- the public ACORN space operates.
from their Rather than
ACORN’s 87 offices have been
property
ing one of the greatest frauds
line to 18 inches from the curb into the street.” in rely on volunteers, it pays peo-
bombarded with threats and
voter history in this country, ple, many of them poor or unem-
racist mail.
Crump said there is no revenue projection for the project.
maybe destroying the fabric of ployed, to sign up new voters. The day after the presidential
Instead, the police department’s primary The ideagoal wasistoto deter
help bothpeoplethose
debate, vandals broke into the
democracy.”
fromFactcheck.org,
littering. a non-partisan being registered and those doing
organization’s Boston and Seattle
Web “Payments
site, foundare those made claims to the
to city’s thegeneral
registration. fund and are not
offices and stole computers.
handled by MPD.
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A4 The Afro-American , May 7, 2011 - May 13, 2011

Obama Got Osama celebrate. The New York Daily
News carried a photo of bin
Continued from A1
Laden the next day with the
headline, “Rot in Hell.”
For some families, the death of Osama bin Laden, nearly 10
years after the murder of their loved ones, may put them on the
road to closure. For others, however, it merely re-opened old
wounds, wounds that may never fully heal.
It was George W. Bush who boldly declared shortly after
a plane crashed in Pennsylvania and the Twin Towers at the
World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon went up in
flames, “I want justice. And there’s an old poster out West. I
recall, that said, ‘Wanted Dead or Alive.’”
In 2003, Bush stood on the flight deck of the USS
Lincoln and declared, “ ... Major combat operations in Iraq
have ended.” Mounted on the ship was a huge banner that
proclaimed, “Mission Accomplished.”
Of course, the mission in Iraq was not accomplished – and
still isn’t – and bin Laden was never found dead or alive on
Bush’s watch.
It was a patient, skilled and underrated Barack Obama who
proved to be the real “decider” in the White House. By all
accounts, he was directly engaged in all aspects of the carefully
planned operation that ended bin Laden’s life without suffering
any U.S. casualties.
Obama was apprised that bin Laden’s hideaway inside of
Pakistan had been pinpointed by CIA operatives last September.
Over the next few months, additional intelligence information
was developed and on March 13, President Obama held the first
of five National Security Council meetings.
When presented with the option of bombing the compound,
Obama rejected it and instead favored a riskier plan to
airlift Navy SEALS by helicopter, having them storm the
compound and conduct a room-by-room search for the terrorist
mastermind. Before leaving to inspect tornado damage in
Tuscaloosa, Ala., the president gave the green light to launch
the attack. On Sunday, the operation was carried out in secrecy
as Obama and his close circle of security advisers watched on a
secure hookup. Amazingly, there were no leaks to the media in
the nation’s gossip-crazed capital.
Instead of being boastful, Obama struck a somber tone,
praising those who had carried out the mission, both Democrats
and Republicans and declaring, “Justice has been done.” In
order to minimize the inevitable pushback from some Muslims
in Arab countries, the administration noted that they had
observed the Muslim practice of washing bin Laden’s body and
wrapping it in a white garb before dumping it in the Arabian
“...bin Laden was never found dead or
alive on Bush’s watch.”
Sea within 24 hours of his death.
On Monday, at a previously scheduled White House dinner
of political leaders and their mates, President Obama tried to
rekindle the national unity that was on display immediately
following the Sept. 11 attack.
“I know that the unity that we felt on 9/11 has frayed a little
bit over the years, and I have no illusions about the difficulties of
the debates that we’ll have to be engaged in, in the weeks ahead
and months to come,” he said. “But I also know there have been
several moments like this during the course of this year that
have brought us together as an American family, whether it was
the tragedy in Tucson or, most recently, our unified response to
the terrible storms that have taken place in the South. Last night
was one of those moments. And so tonight, it is my fervent hope
that we can harness some of that unity and some of that pride to
confront the many challenges that we still face.”
If Obama had entertained any illusions about duplicating the
short-lived post 9/11 unity, they would have quickly dissolved.
Tuesday’s Los Angeles Times carried the headline, “Bin
Laden’s sea burial fuels conspiracy theories.”
The story observed, “Conspiracy theorists on both the
left and the right were quick to insist that [bin] Laden was
either still alive or had been dead for years, pouncing on the
government’s decision to slide the body of the world’s most
wanted man off a board into the Arabian Sea.”
The new conspiracy theories about bin Laden emerged before
the old ones about where Obama was born were put to rest.
Although former President Bush applauded the capture and
killing of Osama bin Laden, other conservatives are belittling
Obama’s accomplishment. Brett Decker, editorial page editor
of the conservative Washington Times, wrote in a column that
Obama made too many references to himself when he made
the announcement about bin Laden’s death. “Not only is this
consistent with his view that everything is about him, it also
reflected the reality that this president is weak and perceived
by the world to be a lackluster leader who has undermined
American power,” Decker wrote. “He needs to grab any
opportunity he can to make himself believable as a commander
in chief. Crowds flocked to the White House gates to celebrate
bin Laden’s demise, giving this unpopular president a rare
glimpse of public support that won’t last long.”
Judging by his critics, Obama won’t have support even when
he accomplished something George W. Bush couldn’t. They
have already resumed their attacks on Obama’s handling of the
economy. Laura Ingraham, spoofing Obama’s comment that
Americans can do whatever we set our mind to, tweeted, “Like
spending according to my budget and raise the debt ceiling!”

Now, Mission Accomplished

Continued from A1
“Kudos for the Obama
administration for a
successful mission.
I’d hate to detract
from the positivity of
the situation, but the
timing was almost too
perfect, which presents
a plethora of other
questions [and raises]
suspicion.”
“While I understand that
Osama’s teachings of hate
“The death of bin Laden does were responsible for many
not mean much because Americans losing their lives
terrorism is an ideology and on 9/11, how do we ever
you cannot kill an ideology.” have peace in the world
if we don’t show love and
forgiveness? There has got
to be a better way. Killing
off one will not bring back
the lives of thousands.”
Dr. Donna Walton, 54,
CEO of leggtalk.com,
Washington, D.C.

“We join our

Ronald Jones, 23, systems architect, U.S.
fellow citizens in
Treasury Department, Washington D.C.
welcoming the
announcement
that Osama bin
Laden has been
eliminated as
Council on American-Islamic
a threat to our
Relations, press statement
nation and the
world, through
the actions of
Morgan Thomas, 22, law school student, Maryland American military
“Osama bin Laden’s personnel.”
death has made al-
Qaeda furious. Though
I am very happy about
this accomplishment,
I think that al-Qaeda
is going to retaliate
in a greater way than
America can possibly
imagine. We have some
ideas of who their new
potential leader will be,
and it is important that
we don’t let our guard
down for even a second
because they are going
to attempt to get their
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a job well done by President
Obama. But most especially, it
was a job well done by the me
Phoenyx and women who courageously
Austion, war and selflessly serve our
veteran country.  My prayers are with
them and I look forward to the
day when they are all back home
with their families and loved
ones.”
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A6 The Afro-American, May 7, 2011 - May 7, 2011
 May 7, 2011 - May 13, 2011, The Afro-American A7

Opinion
Show Me Your Passbook
(NNPA) – I am glad that
President Barack Obama has
a sense of humor about the
birthers. I don’t, and I am
disgusted that Donald Trump,
lacking in both sense and
scruples, was able to push
the president to releasing his
“long form” birth certificate.
Now that the birth certificate
has been released, perhaps,
we can get back to some of
the business of government,
except for the fact that those
Julianne Malveaux who want to embrace their
racism and believe that
President Obama was not born here, did not star at Harvard
(despite his position on the competitive Law Review) and did
not “deserve” his election (which did not depend on hanging
chads”) will continue to promulgate their nonsense.
Meanwhile, President Obama was maneuvered into
analogously showing his passbook, the very same passbook that
Black South Africans had to show before the end of apartheid
to prove their citizenship. They could be forced to show the
passbook at any time by any White person who questioned their
right to be somewhere. While I never quite saw Mr. Trump as
one of the arrogant Afrikaners who perpetrated the apartheid
system, his use of birther logic was similar to the logic that
White South Africans used to maintain their supremacy.
The birther demands remind me of the grandfather clauses
of the post-Civil War era, when people of African descent were
only allowed to vote if their grandfathers could. Since most of
our grandfathers were enslaved and lacked birth certificates,
the grandfather clauses were an effective way to limit, if not
completely exclude, the Black vote. The Trump cry to “show
me your birth certificate” is reminiscent of the grandfather
clauses that impeded equal rights.
The birthers who wanted to see President Obama’s passbook
are not only challenging his legitimacy, but the legitimacy of
many of African descent who live in these United States and
have achieved positions of power and
influence. In their minds, African
Americans are not “real” Americans,
those who have immigrated here
are not “real” Americans, and
(gasp!) those of different religions
are not “real” Americans. Thanks,
President Obama, for skewering
them with humor and with a bit
of an edge during your speech at
the White House Correspondents’
Dinner. Masterful, to suggest that
Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann
is Canadian. But, Canadians are
White, and they’d never be asked, as
Latinos often are in Arizona, to show
their passbooks. They can pass.
If the birthers want to see the
passports of those who have come
to this country from the African
continent, they might try looking at
the footprints of our nation’s capital,
the same capital that enslaved people
built, the capital from which they spew their distortions. If That Mr. Trump could not manage to crack a smile speaks
birthers want to see passports, they might want to go to volumes for his nature, and that he would take credit for
the Underground Railroad Museum to look at the chains pushing the president into releasing his birth certificate shouts
slaveholders used to contain others. In showing the chains, we out his shallowness.
show the passports. Now, that passbooks have been shown, it is time to get
These birthers have a lot of nerve. They attack immigration, back to the salt mines. Debt ceiling, anyone? Budget cuts?
but they, too, are the descendants of immigrants. Just because Back in the day Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Today,
they rode on the top of the boat (not in the hold, as cargo), does candidate Trump talks trash and incites invective while the real
not mean they can claim superiority to those who have become issues around the future of our nation are neglected. Now that
immigrants just because they changed borders (remember, the long form birth certificate has trumped Trump, are there
Texas and Arizona used to be Mexico). In demanding that legislators who will deal with education, employment, health
President Obama show his birth certificate/his passbook, care, and human services?
they are challenging the roots of our nation’s already flawed
immigrant history. Julianne Malveaux is president of Bennett College
President Obama is a better American than I am. He put for Women in Greensboro, N.C. Her most recent book is
Trump and his birthers in their place with an incisive and biting “Surviving and Thriving: 365 Days in Black Economic
humor while I have been hammering them with a silent rage. History.”

Trumped
When Donald Trump citizenship challenged, their religious faith challenged, or their
began to make public educational achievement challenged?
overtures about his possible I will leave to your own imagination the one thing that
interest in running for separates Obama from any other president we have had.
president of the U.S., I thought Success is not how far you have come, but rather, the
he could be a substantive wild distance travelled from where you started. By this standard,
card in the race. I thought Obama is much more successful than Trump will ever be.
Trump could be a viable Remember, Trump inherited his wealth from his father’s very
candidate because he does successful real estate company – Trump increased revenues, but
have a successful track record he began his journey with extreme wealth.
as a businessman. During next Obama, on the other hand, started in dire poverty and
year’s presidential campaign, ended up being president of the U.S. Now, tell me who is more
the economy will be the No. 1 successful?
issue – this would have played So, on April 27 I was totally astonished when Obama
Raynard Jackson right into Trump’s strength. publically disclosed the long version of his birth certificate.
But, Trump has allowed He had refused to do so for the past three years and out of
himself to be hijacked by his own ego. He has allowed some
Republican political operative to convince him that talking “...the more Trump talks about crazy issues like birth certifi-
about whether Obama is a U.S. “citizen” or not is a way to help
him with Republican primary voters. cates, college records, or whether Obama is a Muslim, the more
Now Trump is questioning how Obama got into Columbia
and Harvard universities. He has accused Obama of being an
he looks like a joker.”
“affirmative action” case – in other words, Obama didn’t earn
his admission to these schools, but rather, was admitted only nowhere, he releases it. Obama was trumped by Donald into
because he was Black. releasing this personal data. Obama has once again given his
What a sad commentary when the media allows someone enemies the impression he is weak and is afraid to deal with
to make baseless charges, without being challenged. What confrontation.
proof does Trump have of this, since Obama’s records are The more Trump talks, the less credible he becomes as a
private? Am I the only one who finds it quite amazing that none possible presidential candidate. He has yet to give an interview
of the previous 43 presidents of the U.S. have ever had their were he offered a serious discussion on the issues of the day.
To no one’s surprise, the media is more interested in Trump
the entertainer, not Trump the candidate. The media has yet to
challenge Trump on some of the idiotic things he has said about
Obama. Why has the media not asked to see Trumps college
transcripts, financial statements, etc.?
Trump doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of becoming
president. I hope he is not intoxicated enough to believe the
polls that show him No. 1 or 2 in the Republican primary.
These polls mean absolutely nothing – it is way too early to
look at polls.
Trump is in the process of destroying the one thing that is
almost impossible to regain once lost – his brand. Donald may
have trumped Obama by forcing his hand in regards to his
birth certificate. But, the more Trump talks about crazy issues
like birth certificates, college records, or whether Obama is a
Muslim, the more he looks like a joker.
Our country is facing too
many serious issues to allow this
type of foolishness to continue.
If we, as voters, allow Donald
to trump the seriousness of the
issues we are facing with the
tomfoolery Trump has exhibited,
then we have no one to blame if our country falls like a house
of cards. It will be too late to then say to Trump, “You’re fired!”
Raynard Jackson is president and CEO of Raynard Jackson
& Associates LLC., a D.C.-public relations/government affairs
firm. He is also a contributing editor for ExcellStyle Magazine
& U.S. Africa Magazine.

To Be Equal#18
Housing Counseling Budget Cut – An Assault on the Middle Class
“Every American lives in For the past several years, the National Urban League
safe, decent, affordable, and and others on the front lines of this crisis have offered free
energy efficient housing on counseling assistance that has helped countless first time buyers
fair terms.” negotiate fair terms, and thousands of others, modify their
—National Urban League loans, avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes. Housing
I AM EMPOWERED pledge counselors have also helped hundreds of thousands of seniors,
many of whom are required to receive counseling before taking
If there was any doubt that out a reverse-mortgage. Without funding support from HUD,
middle- and working-class many of these housing counseling programs will be forced to
Americans are paying more close up shop, cut back services or charge for previously free
than their fair share in the services. And, without the support of HUD-certified housing
deficit reduction battles, the counselors, many more Americans will find themselves at
budget cuts recently enacted the mercy of complex mortgage schemes, unscrupulous
to prevent a government
Marc H. Morial shutdown make it absolutely
clear. Everything from Pell “…without the support of HUD-certified housing counselors,
grants for college tuition to heating assistance for low income
citizens suffered serious cuts. One of the most egregious and many more Americans will find themselves at the mercy of com-
unconscionable cuts was the elimination of total 2011 funding
– $88 million – for the Department of Housing and Urban
plex mortgage schemes, unscrupulous mortgage negotiators or
Development (HUD) housing counseling initiative. This cut fraudulent mortgage loan scam artists.”
comes in the midst of a housing foreclosure crisis that has hit
communities of color especially hard.
The current foreclosure crisis will likely result in mortgage negotiators or fraudulent mortgage loan scam artists.
the greatest loss of wealth for African Americans since A new study by the Mortgage Bankers Association shows
Reconstruction. According to the nonpartisan Center for that potential homeowners who participate in pre-purchase
Responsible Lending, close to 20 percent of African Americans education and counseling programs may be more likely
and Latinos may lose their homes by the time this crisis to pay their mortgages on time; and those who participate
bottoms out. in default counseling are more likely to have their loans
modified. According to J. Michael Collins, one of the study
researchers, “To the extent education or counseling supports
stable homeownership, the public has an interest in expanding
these programs to prevent the negative impacts of unsuccessful
homeownership.”
Foreclosures are not just a financial crisis for families who
experience them – they can lead to blighted communities, an
increase in crime, family instability; and a weaker housing
market means fewer jobs in construction and many other
housing-related areas.
In a recent Chicago Tribune article, Geoff Smith, senior vice
president of Woodstock Institute, a Chicago-based research and
advocacy firm is quoted as saying, “One of the things that’s
come out of this (housing) crisis
is the importance of counselors,
the importance of working with
someone to help you understand
the true cost of homeownership.”
It is clear: The loss of housing
counseling will lead to more
foreclosures and fewer jobs. It
is unconscionable that funds for
housing counseling would be
eliminated in the midst of the current housing crisis. We urge
the Congress to reverse this assault on the middle class and
restore HUD’s housing counseling funds in the 2012 budget.
Marc Morial is the president and CEO of the National
Urban League.
A8 The Afro-American , May 7, 2011 - May 13, 2011

GOP
“As gorgeous as sculpture gets anytime, anywhere.” Continued from A1

That infraction
— New York Times compounds the other public
scandals rocking D.C.’s most
prized Democrats, including
the investigation of Kwame
Brown’s 2008 re-election
campaign finances, and the
quagmire of questionable
hiring, bloated salaries and
pay-for-play allegations that
has enveloped Mayor Gray’s
administration.
Given those scandals,
Mara said voters wanted
someone who is “ethical.”
“My focus on bringing
ethical and fiscal sanity to the
D.C. Council is what set me
apart,” Mara said. “Ethics
and independence was a big
factor in this election…that’s
what I heard the most from
voters.”
Craney agreed, saying
Mara stood out because the
at-large field lacked diversity.
“[Mara] works very hard. He
was the only Republican in

“Ethics and
independence was
a big factor in this
election…”
– Patrick Mara
the race. You had a bunch of
Democrats who were part of
the status quo…they were all
kind of the same thing.”
Observers also see Mara’s
popularity with D.C. voters
as another sign of the GOP’s
resurgence across the nation.
Locally, Craney said, the
2008 Council race between
Mara and Carol Schwartz
motivated Republican voters
to be active. “What we
saw in 2008 kind of woke
up Republicans,” Craney
said. “Those two people
got endorsements over their
incumbents.”
Lorenzo Morris, a political
science professor at Howard
University, said demographic
changes—including
gentrification— also has had a
major impact on the political
ideals of D.C. residents.
“With [the influx of]
newer White residents
comes the inescapable
redistribution of city politics
toward the national norm,
including greater Republican
political power,” Morris said.
“Although the evidence of
increased Republican power
has been perceptible for some
time, the recent second place
showing of the Republican
at-large council candidate is
likely a harbinger of political
times to come in the very near
future.”
The 2010 census revealed
that D.C. has lost its Black
majority, while Hispanic and
White populations continue to
grow. Since 2000, the Black
population decreased by 11.5
percent, and the Hispanic
population increased to a
total of 9,796, while there are
50,286 more Whites.
Orange still managed to
gain the majority of votes in
Wards 5, 7, and 8—populated
mostly by Blacks—with
Mara picking up 563 votes
combined in all three wards.
Whether potential political
corruption or the growing
Through May 22 F I N A L DAY S population of minorities
affected the outcome of the
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votes than Republican votes,”
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he predicted.
Absentee ballots are still
being tallied for an accurate
count. Initial results after
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A mother holds a special place in her

Ruth Pullen and her children’s hearts. With today’s blended
daughter Cynthia Jones families, a mother’s role is not defined by
natural birth, but a woman who has taken
on the role of mentor, provider and nur-
turer. This often includes grandmothers,
aunts, cousins and foster moms.
The AFRO set out to ask children what Irvin Solomon,
they love about their moms in honor of
Denise Dixon,
Mother’s Day.
Sharon Eaton,
Wanda Reed and
Amelia Tabron
(seated)
Katila, Delores
and Malik Gales
“ My mother is compassionate, with a heart of gold.
She’s always there as a constant force in my life. She’s “To know and love a woman of her stature is awesome.
the matriarch of our family and we treat her like the What a blessing to have her as a mother. She’ll give you
queen she is.” something she can’t live without – her heart.”

Aliyah Schools,
Tiffany Davis-
Schools and Sean
Schools
Malik loves his mom because she feeds him
Fruity Pebbles cereal and milk. Katila loves
her mom because “mommy loves” her.

Jordan Eversley, Kyesha Huff

and Justin Eversley
Erin and Pat Grier
Justin Eversley stated that his mother means everything to him. He
loves his mother because she is a great mother. She cooks for him and
helps him with his homework. Jordan agrees with his little brother,
Justin, that he likes mommy’s cooking. But, Jordan finds his love for his Aliyah, 8, shared that her mom means a lot to her. She
mommy because she lets him and his brother sleep with her. loves her mom because she is supportive and protective.
Sean, 5, loves relaxing in bed with his mom.

“She’s nice.
She gives me
lots of things
and she’s
pretty.”
Wordchard and Marie Faustin
Wilbert Reid and
Denise Williams
“ She’s the best mom I could have.
What do I need to describe?”
“She’s always
been on top of
me and kept me
grounded.”
Connie Tolbert
and Florence Bennett

Photos by
“I love and admire my mom for her Danita Delaney
strength, her ability to rise to the and Bill Tabron
occasion of any challenge and her warm
loving nature. She is my rock and always
Shirley Johnson encourages me to be my best. People tell
and Rosalyn Stewart me that I am a fun-loving, happy person. “She spoils me. When I ask her
I can only attribute these traits to the
for something, she says, ‘No.’
woman who taught me tolerance and the
“My mom’s generosity and her soul Then she turns around and gets
importance to live my truth no matter Veronica McDonald
food Sundays... helps keep our family what obstacles you encounter in life. Mom it for me anyway.”
connected.” is a mother of seven children, all raised in
and Hydeaia Hale
love and we all love her unconditionally.”

Johnnee, age, 8, stated

that her mommy is loving Taya, age, 6,
and caring. She loves “She’s a professor likes her mom’s
her mommy because she and she’s fun.” beautiful
is beautiful and nice. clothes and
Johnnee wishes everyone loves when she
a Happy Mother’s Day. assists her with
brushing her
teeth.

Porche R. Elliott and

Johnnee Thersa Peters Imani and Laura Dorsey-Elson Tashe and Taya Spencer
B2 The Afro-American, May 7, 2011 - May 13, 2011

Business By contrast, paper checks account each year for

approximately one quarter of overdrafts. And, some
banks pump up the number of fees they can charge
by manipulating the order in which they subtract

New CRL Consumer Survey: charges during the daily balance.

While banks push a questionable product on
their customers, they fail to clearly convey the free
High Pressure Tactics, Confusion Lead and low-cost options to overdraft such as linking
checking and savings accounts or low-cost lines of

to Customers Choosing Overdraft

By Charlene Crowell
NNPA Columnist
In August 2010, the Federal Reserve Board directed
banks to seek customer approval before enrolling them in
high-cost overdraft coverage. Now nearly a year later, a
new survey by the Center for Responsible Lending finds
there are still lingering consumer misperceptions as to what
consumers believe they were actually signing up for. Among
consumers who opted in to overdraft, 64 percent thought they
were getting coverage to avoid bounced checks even though
overdraft only affects debit card and ATM transactions. For
other survey respondents, overdraft enrollment was chosen as
a means to stop a barrage of solicitations in varying forms.
Comparing the difference between the numbers of bank
customers choosing overdraft (33 percent) with those who
declined it (67 percent),
credit. Neither do banks consistently make clear to
customers that overdraft fees are assessed for each
transaction under these programs.
strongly suggests there is Sadly for many customers, it is only when they
little customer interest in the review a bank statement that they realize how many
product itself. Rather it is the overdraft fees have been charged within a billing
marketing manipulations and cycle. Multiple fees totaling several hundred dollars
aggressive sales tactics that in a given month particularly affect consumers with
together that are pressuring low bank balances and those who live paycheck-to-
bank customers to accept Stock Image paycheck.
overdraft. If public monies could be used to rescue banks
CRL’s new survey findings may suggest that given the in financial crisis, it seems reasonable for banks to change
banks’ ability to manipulate current disclosure requirements, their own operations in ways that won’t cause consumers
perhaps disclosure alone is not enough. A new or enhanced unnecessary financial crises.
role for regulators might be the appropriate remedy.
Unfair overdraft fees, at an average of $34 per usage, are Charlene Crowell is the Center for Responsible Lending’s
a boon for the banks totaling $24 billion each year. Debit communications manager for state policy and outreach. She
card transactions are the most common trigger for overdrafts. can be reached at: Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org

Community So, on May 21, hundreds

Howard University, Petworth Community
Sponsor Day of Health, Food and Fun
WASHINGTON -- It was
a little idea that has grown
into the big event.
Lisa Colbert was on her
way to work one December
morning when her neighbor,
Gwendolyn Matthews,
stopped her with an idea
“We need to have a
community health day,”
she told Colbert, who was
then vying for a spot on the
Advisory Neighborhood
Commission.
Matthews was so
passionate about the idea
that the concept stuck
Cooking demonstration
with Colbert, who in
January became an ANC
commissioner. After
of residents from Ward 4 and
the surrounding communities
are expected to gather at
Emery Recreation Center,
5701 Georgia Ave., for a day
of fun, food, and most of
all health during Petworth
Community Health Awareness
Day in Association with
Howard University.
Dozens of Howard
University physicians and
health care professionals
will provide free screenings
and testing for a variety of
health concerns – diabetes,
blood pressure, obesity, HIV,
dentistry, hearing and others
issues.
Meanwhile, fitness and
physical rehabilitation experts
will demonstrate ways to
assuming office, she presented
reduce stress and improve
the idea to the commission,
health through massage and
which adopted it.
exercise.
Colbert said she is
expecting as many as 800
people at the event.
There will be cooking
demonstrations as chefs and
local merchants show ways
to prepare tasty and healthy
foods. In addition, there will
be lots of fun, prizes and
games, including a hoola
hoop contest and a fitness
obstacle course.
“We’ve designed it so
people can get their health
checked and really get good
health care information,” she
said, “but it also has a lot of
fun components. There’s
something for everybody,
kids, adults – everybody. So,
it should be a really fun as
well as educational.
“In the end, we hope it
will increase the awareness of
healthy eating and living habits
and teach our people how to
make more healthy choices
instead of spending money on
more frivolous items.”
Dr. Wayne Frederick,
who oversees the Howard
University Faculty Practice
Plan, said Howard’s
participation is part of the
university’s ongoing effort to
give back.
“We have never lost sight
of our mission, which is to
eliminate the health disparity
between African-Americans
and the large community,”
Frederick said. “This is who
we are.”
For additional information
or to become a sponsor,
contact Commissioner Lisa
Colbert at lisacolbertanc@
yahoo.com or 202.200.0144.

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New Blog Tackles Age-Old Relationship

Allhesayshesay.com founder Lillian
Prince and site blogger Lanre Ashiru
Questions with Hint of Humor
By Courtney A. Bonaparte
Special to the AFRO
To some the spring season signifies
the start of new things. Flowers are in
bloom and love is definitely in the air. But
whether it be striking up a new romance
or simply rekindling an old flame, those
looking for love often need help navigating
the dating scene.
District-area bloggers Lillian Prince and
Lanre Ashiru, both 27, have created the
perfect forum to air out all the confusion
surrounding dating, sex, and relationships
with allhesayshesay.com. The site, which
aims to determine whether men and women
share more commonalities than differences,
takes a “Venus versus Mars” stance with
dashes of humor. The blog also allows
readers to raise questions that are answered
by the bloggers and other readers as well.
Courtesy Photo “Just as friends do, we would discuss
different things about relationships. We Mindstream Radio, has garnered positive
would always have opposing views,” said reactions from its readers and received over
Prince, founder of the blog. “We truly 20,000 hits since its launch in February.
represent the average, everyday working “From our peers it’s been nothing but
male and female within our age range.” praise,” said Ashiru. He attributed the
The blog stemmed from conversations blog’s success to its humorous, no-holds-
Ashiru, an IT specialist and Towson barred approach to relationships and their
University alum, and Prince, an editor myriad complexities. “This is not a site
and Morgan State graduate, would have where you are going to get statistics and
about relationships while in college. They these Dr. Phil facts,” said Ashiru. “We hit
joined forces to publicly explore dating and you with a comedic twist.”
relationships with a lighthearted forum. While the site’s target audience is D.C.-
Although they don’t claim to be experts, area professionals in their late 20s and early
Prince and Ashiru offer raw and honest 30s, the duo have snagged the attention of
responses to their readers’ questions. Web surfers well into their 40s and others
Describing themselves as charismatic living outside of the metropolitan region.
writers, the blog offers humorous and The blog proves their approach could
insightful posts about relationships like be universal and continues to create waves
“Top 10 Pet Peeves,” while readers among daters in the DMV area.
can submit their own horrific dating
For more information visit allhesayshesay.
experiences in the “Disaster Date” section. com and follow Prince and Ashiru on Twitter @
The site, which was featured on allhesayshesay.com.

Veteran Performer Ben Vereen Continues to Shine

By Gregory Dale
AFRO Staff Writer
With his bubbling
personality and his undeniable
talent, Ben Vereen has
undoubtedly captured the
hearts of many throughout his
35-year career.
He wowed audiences with
his Broadway performances in
Jesus Christ Superstar, Jelly’s
Last Jam and Hair, and won
a prestigious Tony Award
for his role in Pippin.
Additionally, he’s appeared
in a string of television
shows, including the
classic Roots, in which he
played the memorable role
of Chicken George.
Vereen got his start
in theater at a young
age and explained
that throughout his
life, the arts are
what have kept him
grounded.
“The arts was
the one thing that
helped me make
decisions in my life
and what direction
to go to,” Vereen told
the AFRO in a recent
interview. “It’s been very
lucrative and I’ve been very
blessed to go this way.”
But while he’s experienced
a great deal of success
throughout his tenure in show
business, he’s also endured a
considerable amount of tough
times.
In the late ‘80s, Vereen’s
life was shaken up after his
daughter was killed in a car
accident. The incident
cast him adrift in a
sea of despair
and caused him
to pick up a drug
habit.
“I fell into
Ben Vereen
Courtesy Photo
addictions,” Vereen said. “I come to Baltimore to perform be inspired, uplifted and set few productions currently in
went through a whole gamut at the Edward A. Myerberg free,” Vereen said, speaking the works.
of life…When you lose a Senior Center’s annual about the event. “I’ve been blessed in
child, you never get over that, fundraising gala at the Beth Though he’s already everything that I’ve done,”
you just learn to live with it. El Congregation Center. appeared in a myriad of Vereen said. Life is good…
It’s a scar that’s permanent.” The event will raise funds productions, television shows It’s been a good run.”
Then, a few years later, he for the center and allows and movies, Vereen’s résumé
was involved in an accident it to continue its service to continues to expand. In The Edward A. Meyerberg
that left him countless injuries over 5,000 seniors in the February, he released his first Center will present ‘An
and forced him to go through community. At the gala, CD, Ben Vereen Stepping out Evening with Ben Vereen’
months of rehabilitation. He Vereen will perform many of Live, which comprises many on May 16 at the Beth
explained that through these his Broadway hits and also of his most famous Broadway El Congregation. For
experiences, he ultimately speak to audiences about his selections. Also, this summer more information and to
relied on God to get him life and career. will mark his return to purchase tickets, visit: www.
through. “[Attendees] can expect to Broadway, as he has quite a myerbergseniorcenter.org.
“I just realized that by
myself, I could do nothing,
but there’s a power greater
than myself that could restore
me if I trust it,” Vereen said.
“[I] laid in the seed of prayer
and surrender.”
Adding to his string
of hardships, he was later
diagnosed with diabetes. But
after putting his misfortunes
behind him, he pushed
forward and used the lessons
he learned to help inspire
and encourage others. He
has become one of the
most requested speakers on
the lecture circuit among
audiences of all ages.
On May 16, Vereen will

Reader’s Corner
‘Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building
Success from Failure’
By Kam Williams
Special to the AFRO
“If they’re being honest, most people
who have ever succeeded in any human
endeavor will tell you they learned more
from their failures than they ever learned
from their successes… Failure is an
inevitable part of the human condition…
Through my scars, I have been blessed to
arrive at a place I never imagined.
When you take the time to learn your
lessons, when you use those lessons as
stepping-stones to climb even higher than
you were before, you transcend failure – you
‘fail up.’ In this book, I detail 20 of the most
impactful lessons of my life…I’m a witness.
You CAN fail up!”
– Excerpted from the Introduction (pgs.
ix-xvii)
Given Tavis Smiley’s lofty status as the
host of a hit, nationally-syndicated, TV
talk show, one might not suspect that he’d
suffered any setbacks over the course of his
meteoric rise. But contrary to appearances,
how much more we can potentially learn
from our mistakes than from our successes.
In this warts-and-all memoir, Tavis owns
up to a number of embarrassing doozies,
ranging from getting arrested for writing
bad checks, to padding his timesheets at a
job, to graduating 15 years late from college
because he flunked a course the second
semester of his senior year. He also admits
to mooching off former NFL great Jim
Brown when he first arrived in Los Angeles
and to almost moving back home to Indiana
dead broke when, as Gladys Knight sings it,
“L.A. proved too much for the man.”
What I found most fascinating,
nevertheless, is hearing Tavis expound on
some of his more public falls from grace,
such as being fired by BET Chairman Bob
Johnson, being called a “House [N-word]”
by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and,
perhaps most painfully, being rejected by
much of the Black community for his failure
to embrace Barack Obama during the 2008
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the accomplished broadcaster /entrepreneur
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way to the top.
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anniversary in the business by writing a
how-to, or should I say a how-not-to book
recounting 20 of the biggest blunders he’s
made in life. The point of the revealing
exercise is ostensibly to give hope to the
survived but flourished mightily. In fact, the
brother proves himself here to be humble
enough to air his most humiliating faux
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Redskins Celebrate at Annual Draft Party
12 NFL Draft picks generate excitement for Washington’s future prospects
By Stephen D. Riley
By AFRO Staff Writer
The Washington Redskins
wrapped up the 2011 NFL
Draft with their annual draft
day party at FedEx Field on
April 30. To the delight of
many in attendance, fans
were treated to performances
from the Redskins marching
band and cheerleaders as well
as a tour of the locker room
and a meet-and-greet with a
selection of Redskins players,
past and present. Barbecue,
children’s games and a live
audio feed of the remaining
rounds of the draft also helped
to entertain the many families
who came to FedEx Field
on a beautiful spring day in
Landover, Md.
Both die-hard fans and
more casual supporters are
among those who attend
Washington’s annual draft
celebration. However, with
all eyes focused on the 2011
season, both groups were all
smiles over Washington’s
latest coups.
“I like the approach,”
said longtime Redskins fan
Dennard Marbury about what
appears to be a new draft
design by Washington. “We
normally trade away our
picks to get some guy who
used to be a superstar. Then,
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they come in here and stink
so we’re back to the drawing
board. Change is great.”
Through a series of
maneuvers, the Redskins
selected a total of 12 players
in this year’s draft, the highest
number of any team and their
biggest collection since 1982.
“We did extremely well,”
said Gary Jones Sr., draft day
party attendee and 62-year-
old Redskin devotee. “When
you draft that many players,
something has got to stick.
Hopefully these young guys
can come in and contribute.”
Washington’s 2011 draft
will go down as the year the
team returned to basics and
refocused on the draft. This
year’s haul, led by first-round
pick Ryan Kerrigan, is an
assortment of talented and
hardworking players who
will have a legitimate shot
at playing time as the team’s
roster undergoes some major
transition. After releasing
running back Clinton Portis
in late February, and with the
expected releases this summer
of last year’s prize addition,
quarterback Donovan
McNabb, and 2009’s big
splash, Albert Haynesworth,
the Redskins are in the market
for a new team identity.
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collection of young, talented
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Trent Williams and LaRon
Landry returning, Washington
is set to enter the 2011 season
as a team well on its way to
rebuilding. The Redskins
still haven’t found their
quarterback of the future,
but all signs point to a team
finally headed in the right
direction.
“I felt we got 12 quality
players and improved the
overall depth of our team,”
Washington coach Mike
Shanahan told reporters.
“You’re not going to be able
to address all of your needs,
but we have a board and we
stayed true to that and drafted
some good players.”
Washington’s 2011 draft class:
First Round, No. 16
(from Jacksonville): Ryan
Kerrigan, DE/LB, Purdue;
Second Round, No. 41: Jarvis
Jenkins, DE/DT, Clemson;
Third Round, No. 79 (from
Miami): Leonard Hankerson,
WR, Miami; Fourth Round,
No. 105 (from Houston):
Roy Helu, RB, Nebraska;
Fifth Round, No. 146 (from
Miami): DeJon Gomes, DB,
Nebraska; Fifth Round, No.
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Niles Paul, WR, Nebraska;
Sixth Round, No. 177: Evan
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253 (compensatory): Chris Clemson University tackle Jarvis Jenkins was drafted by
Neild, DT, West Virginia. the Redskins in the second round of the 2011 draft.
Morgan State Knocks Off Howard,
15-9; Remains In Second-Place
By Kevin Paige
Special to the AFRO
A day after being swept by Howard in a doubleheader to drop
its first season series against a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
(MEAC) opponent this year, the Lady Bears responded with a
15-9 victory on May 1 over the Lady Bison at Banneker Field in
Washington, D.C.
With the win, Morgan State managed to salvage a game out
of three against Howard and retained its second-place slot in the
league standings. The win also ended a 12-game losing skid to the
Lady Bison and was Morgan State’s second win over Howard in
the past 16 meetings dating back to the 2007 season.
Morgan State’s victory also ended 11 straight road losses at Courtesy Photos/MSU
Howard, dating back to the 2004 season and closed out the “Battle The Lady Bears
of the Beltway” rivalry against the Lady Bison at Banneker Field, softball team sits in
as next season Howard will begin playing their home games at a second place of the
new facility. MEAC with only one
The Lady Bears (15-23, 8-4 MEAC) series of games left
were led by Gabrielle Gomez, who in the regular season
drove in a game-high 4RBI and went scheduled against No 1
3-for-5 at the plate with two runs seed Delaware State on
scored. Lydia Walther-Rodriguez May 7.
(2RBI, three runs) and Devina Brown
which increased its hold on second-place in the league standings by
two games over Howard and Hampton, who are tied for third.
Jordan Eades earned the win and improved to 11-17 on the
season. Eades, who pitched her 17th complete game of the season,
surrendered nine runs on 14 hits and had three walks and no
strikeouts. Eades was backed by Morgan’s offense, which scored
15 runs on 15 hits and had 14 RBI.
The Lady Bison, who knocked out 14 hits to score nine runs, also committed six errors.
Robinson led Howard with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate, driving in 4RBI and scored
three runs. Rebecca Kirshner went 2-for-3 with a run scored and 2RBI.
Morgan State will now get ready for its season finale, as they host first-place Delaware
State in a three-game MEAC series next weekend at Lois T. Murray Field. The series, which
gets underway with a doubleheader on Saturday, May 7, followed by a single game on Sunday,
May 8 will be for the MEAC North Division title. The Saturday series will be Morgan State
Epilepsy Awareness Games, and Sunday’s contest will mark Senior Day and the final home
game for Megan Johnson and Tamra Griffin at Lois T. Murray Field.
Mosley vs. Pacquiao Fight Only Days Away
By AFRO Staff Mosley enjoys a clear size advantage over
Pacquiao, but the Filipino boxing icon is no
The biggest professional boxing match of stranger to fighting bigger boxers. Pacquiao has
the year so far is scheduled for May 7, a fight made a living fighting boxers that are larger
between former lightweight, welterweight than him, but none of his opponents have been
and middleweight champion Shane Mosley able to match his speed in the ring. Mosley,
and current No. 1 boxer Manny Pacquiao. however, not only has size but also possesses
The boxers will square off at the MGM Grand speed that Pacquiao isn’t used to facing.
Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. It will air on Pay-Per- “Manny is going to come forward and I will
View, followed by a re-airing on Showtime on hit him on the chin at some point,” Mosley told
May 14. ESPN, recalling how he used his speed to hurt
According to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
reports, Pacquiao, with a hook during
32, is favored to their fight last year.
win the fight against “His defense is not
39-year-old Mosley. like Floyd’s. Manny
Yet, Mosley feels will come at me, and I
he will surprise will knock him out.”
naysayers and end Pacquiao
Pacquiao’s five-year acknowledged the
run of domination speed and skill shown
in the boxing by Mosley in hurting
world. Mosley’s Mayweather, but also
former promoter, said Mosley didn’t
Cedric Kushner, finish the job against
feels the same way. a hurt Mayweather
“Absolutely, Shane AP Photo/Chris Carlson when he fought him,
has a chance to Manny Pacquiao, center, of the Philippines, and lost, in 2010.
win,” Kushner told works out for the media in Los Angeles, April Pacquiao claimed he
Examiner.com. “I 20. Pacquiao is scheduled to defend his title would have knocked
don’t wish to speak in against Shane Mosley on May 7 in Las Vegas. Mayweather out. “I
riddles so I’ll make it saw [how Mosley hit
plain. I am picking Shane to win this fight over Mayweather], I did,” Manny said, according to
Pacman. He’s been one of the great fighters of bloodyelbow.com. “If I can hit Mayweather like
his generation and he retains his power. I also that, I will finish him off. I would continue the
think that this might be the time, might be the
fight where as great as Manny is and has been,
he’s going to be impacted negatively from
attack in a way that Mosley did not. I [would]
attack until Mayweather is gone.”
Perhaps Pacquiao will show Mosley what he’s
fighting a bigger man.” talking about when fight night arrives May 7.
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per week - Monday 2011ADM313
Lillian C. Smith the Register of Wills with a
thru Friday in the Decedent copy to the undersigned, on
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10905 Fort Washington
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or be forever barred. Persons
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TYPESET: Wed May 04 10:45:38 EDT 2011
ton, MD 20735, Barbara Bal- REGISTER OF WILLS
ADDRESS
RENTALS len 2869 Forest Down, Madi- 5/6, 5/13, 5/20
OCEAN CITY,
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appointed personal repre-
PHONE NO.
Superior Court of
MARYLAND. Best sentative(s) of the estate of
the District of CLASSIFICATION
Lillian C. Smith, who died on
selection of affordable February 1, 2011 with a will, District of Columbia
rentals. Full/ partial and will serve without Court PROBATE DIVISION (Room, Apt, House, etc.) INSERTION DATE:
supervision. All unknown Washington, D.C.
weeks. Call for FREE heirs and heirs whose 20001-2131
whereabouts are unknown
brochure. Open daily. Administration No.
shall enter their appearance 2011ADM380
Holiday Real Estate.
1-800-638-2102. Online
in this proceeding. Objec-
tions to such appointment (or
to the probate of decedent´s
Gerda S. Buttinelli
Decedent
WASHINGTON AFRO-AMERICAN-NEWSPAPER
reservations: will) shall be filed with the 2801 New Mexico Ave
Register of Wills, D.C., 515 NW #620
www.holidayoc.com 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20001, on
Washington DC 20007
Attorney
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Wterfront Estate,
or before November 6, 2011.
Claims against the decedent NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
Effective October 1, 2006
WATERFRONT shall be presented to the
undersigned with a copy to NOTICE TO
HOMES the Register of Wills or filed CREDITORS
PROBATE DIVISION
with the Register of Wills with AND NOTICE TO
a copy to the undersigned, on
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Pocomoke Sound, 1 or before November 6, 2011,
or be forever barred. Persons
Agostino S. Buttinelli Sr, (Estates)
whose address is 2801 New
mile to Chesapeake. 20 believed to be heirs or
acres, 10 yr. old 5 BR legatees of the decedent who
Mexico Avenue NW, #602,
Washington DC 20007 was 202-879-9460/61
do not receive a copy of this
house, Dock, Riprap. notice by mail within 25 days
appointed personal repre-
of its first publication shall so
sentative of the estate of
Originally $1.1M, Gerda S. Buttinelli, who died
sacrifice for $595,000.
inform the Register of Wills,
including name, address and
on January 19, 2011 with a PROBATE NOTICES
relationship.
will, and will serve without
Court supervision. All un-
Cooper Realty 302-644- Date of Publication:
May 6, 2011
known heirs and heirs whose
a. Order Nisi TYPESET: Wed May 04 11:02:38
2266 www.cooperealty. whereabouts are unknown $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks
Name of newspaper: shall enter their appearance
b. Small Estates (single publication)
com Afro-American in this proceeding. Objec- $ 50 per insertion foreclosin
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tions to such appointment (or c. Notice to Creditors SUPERIOR COURT OF demption
to the probate of decedent´s THE DISTRICT OF and vest
WATERFRONT Lutheran Smith
Reginald L.Smith
will) shall be filed with the 1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion $ 180.00 per 3 weeks
COLUMBIA title in fee
Register of Wills, D.C., 515
PROPERTIES Yvonne Makell 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 2. Foreign $ 60 per insertion $ 180.00 Civil
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TRUE TEST COPY
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$ 125.00 Real Property
TYPESET:
REGISTER OFWed WILLS May 04
shall be presented to the
10:41:47 EDT with a2011 TYPESET: Wed May 04 Bukfol, 10:52:14 Inc.
EDT 2011
in a lifetime opportunity 5/6, 5/13, 5/20
undersigned copy to
the Register of Wills or filed
Plaintiff
v.
awaits at 2 of the finest with the Register of Wills with CIVIL NOTICES Havilah Real Property Ser-
a copy to the undersigned, on Superior Court of vices, LLC;VLK, LLC;
waterfrontcommunities Superior Court of or before November 6, 2011
the District of $ Fabco Investment Corp.
the District of or be forever barred. Persons a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 80.00
on Virginia’s Eastern District of Columbia believed to be heirs or District of Columbia ;Mayor and Attorney Gen-
eral of the District of
Shore. Now under new PROBATE DIVISION legatees of the decedent who b. Real Property PROBATE DIVISION $ 200.00Columbia;
Washington, D.C. do not receive a copy of this Washington, D.C.
ownership, you can find notice by mail within 25 days TYPESET: Wed May 04 10:50:53 EDT 2011
20001-2131
All unknown owners of the
20001-2131 property described below,
the vacation property of Administration No. of its first publication shall so Administration No. their heirs, devisees,per-
your dreams at Corbin 2011ADM367
inform the Register of Wills,
including name, address and
FAMILY COURT 2010ADM1156 sonal representatives,
executors, administrators,
Vivien M. Rowan relationship. Superior Court of Umar Hassan Yusuf
202-879-1212
Hall or Olde Mill Pointe. Decedent the District of Decedent grantees, assigns or
Date of Publication:
NOTICE OF
successor sin right, title,
Choose from a stunning Harold Krauthamer, May 6, 2011 District of Columbia interest and any and all
APPOINTMENT,
variety of home sites Krauthamer & Stahl, Name of newspaper:
Afro-American DOMESTIC RELATIONS
PROBATE DIVISION
NOTICE TO
persons having or
Charterd TYPESET: Wed May 04 10:48:50 EDT 2011
Washington, D.C. claiming to have any inter-
from water frontage 5530 Wisconsin Ave.
Washington Law
20001-2131 202-879-0157 CREDITORS est inthe leasehold or fee
with magnificent views Suite 801
Reporter
Administration No. AND NOTICE TO simple in the Property de-
Chevy Chase, MD
Agostino S. Buttinelli
Personal 2011ADM383 UNKNOWN HEIRS scribed as Square 6153 Lot
to serene pond settings, 20815 Representative
Superior
a. Absent Court of
Defendant Bessie S. Page
Mame Diarra Cisse, whose $ 150.000035,more commonly
the District of address is 6733 New Hamp- known as a vacant lotin the
from lush forest to roll- Attorney 202-271-5908 b. Absolute Divorce Decedent $ 150.00
200 block of Valley Avenue,
TRUE TEST COPY District of Columbia shire Avenue, #312, Takoma
ing meadow land. Spend NOTICE OF
TYPESET:OFWed May 04 10:46:53
c. Custody
PROBATE EDT Divorce Attorney
2011
DIVISION Park MD 20912 was $ SE,whose southwest
ap-150.00
APPOINTMENT,
REGISTER WILLS
NOTICE OF pointed personal representa- boundary lies 25 feet from
time sailing, swimming, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 Washington, D.C. the northeast boundary of
NOTICE TO 20001-2131 APPOINTMENT, tive of the estate of Umar
229 Valley Avenue, SE, and
fishing, exploring or just CREDITORS Administration No. NOTICE TO Hassan Yusuf, who died on
December 14, 2009 without a whose northeast boundary
AND NOTICE TO SUPERIOR COURT OF CREDITORS
relaxing at the commu- THE DISTRICT OF 2011ADM379 To place your ad, call 1-800-237-6892,
will, and will serve ext.
without 262 lies 25 feet from the
UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NOTICE TO
Willie Winthrop Stark, Public Notices $50.00 & up depending on sizesouthwest
Court supervision. All un- boundary of 237
nity center pool. Proper- Jeffrey L. Rowan, whose ad- COLUMBIA UNKNOWN HEIRS known heirs and heirs whose Valley Avenue, SE,Wash-
PROBATE DIVISION Jr
ties are 1 to 3 acres, dress is 3251-C Sutton
Decedent
Baltimore
Kelvin Page, Legal Notices
whose address are
whereabouts $24.15 are per inch.
unknown ington, DC
Place, NW, Washington DC Washington, D.C. is 1039 Higgins Way Hyatts- shall enter their appearance Defendants
and offer ocean access, 20016 was appointed per- 20001-2131 NOTICE OF There
ville MD is no flat
20782, was rateap- — in 1-800 (AFRO)Objec-
this proceeding. 892 ORDER OF
mild climate, spectacu- sonal representative of the Foreign No. APPOINTMENT, For Proof pointed pleasetions
personal representa-
of Publication, callbe to1-800-237-6892,
such appointment ext. 244 PUBLICATION
estate of Vivien M. Rowan, NOTICE TO tive of the estate of Bessie S. shall filed with the Regis- In accordance with D.C.
2011FEP52
lar natural views and who died on March 26, 2011
Date of Death CREDITORS Page, who died on January ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Code §47-1375, the object of
with a will, and will serve with- LEGAL NOTICES 5,LEGAL
2011 without NOTICES
a will, and will LEGAL
Street, N.W., NOTICES3rd Floor LEGAL
this proceedingNOTICESis to secure
unique site amenities. out Court supervision. All un- December 31, 2010 AND NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICES serve TO LEGAL withoutNOTICES
Court supervi- LEGAL NOTICES
Washington, D.C. 20001, on LEGAL
the foreclosureNOTICES
of the right of
Lots available at 1/3 known heirs and heirs whose Lawrence Amman UNKNOWN HEIRS sion. All unknown heirs and or before November 6, 2011. redemption in the following
whereabouts are unknown Decedent Gail J. Stark, whose address
the original price. NEW shall enter their appearance is 10105 Baltimore Avenue,
heirs whose whereabouts Claims against the decedent
shall be presented to the
real property, located in the
NOTICE OF are unknown shall enter their District of Columbia and sold
STARTING PRICES: in this proceeding. Objec-
APPOINTMENT
#3207, College Park, MD appearance in this proceed- undersigned with a copy to by the Mayor to the Plaintiff in
tions to such appointment (or 20740 was appointed per- the Register of Wills or filed
Waterfront $75,000, to the probate of decedent´s OF FOREIGN sonal representative of the
ing. Objections to such
appointment (or to the pro- with the Register of Wills with
this action, described as
Square 6153 Lot 0035 and
Interior $30,000. Call
will) shall be filed with the PERSONAL estate of Willie Winthrop bate of decedent´s will) shall a copy to the undersigned, on assessed to Havilah Real
Register of Wills, D.C., 515 REPRESENTATIVE Stark, Jr., who died on March or before November 6, 2011,
(757) 824-0808, email 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor AND 13, 2011 without a will, and
be filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, or be forever barred. Persons
Property Services, LLC,
which property is known as a
Washington, D.C. 20001, on NOTICE TO will serve without Court su- N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, believed to be heirs or vacant lot in the 200 block of
rbowden@grandbay- or before November 6, 2011.
CREDITORS
pervision. All unknown heirs D.C. 20001, on or before legatees of the decedent who Valley Avenue, SE, whose
properties.com, or web Claims against the decedent
Mary K. Robitaille whose ad-
and heirs whose November 6, 2011. Claims do not receive a copy of this southwest boundary lies 25
shall be presented to the whereabouts are unknown notice by mail within 25 days
against the decedent shall be feet from the northeast
visitcorbinhall.com, undersigned with a copy to
dress is 10860 Bucknell
Drive, #201, Silver Spring,
shall enter their appearance presented to the under- of its first publication shall so boundary of 229 Valley Ave-
visitOMP.com
the Register of Wills or filed
MD 20902 was appointed
in this proceeding. Objec- signed with a copy to the inform the Register of Wills, nue, SE, and whose
with the Register of Wills with tions to such appointment (or including name, address and
a copy to the undersigned, on
personal representative of
to the probate of decedent´s
Register of Wills or filed with
the Register of Wills with a relationship.
northeast boundary lies 25
feet from the southwest
the estate of Lawrence Am-
or before November 6, 2011,
man, deceased, by the Or-
will) shall be filed with the copy to the undersigned, on Date of Publication: boundary of 237 Valley Ave-
or be forever barred. Persons
phan’s Court for Montgomery
Register of Wills, D.C., 515 or before November 6, 2011, May 6, 2011
Name of newspaper:
nue, SE, Washington, DC.
believed to be heirs or 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor or be forever barred. Persons The complaint states, among
legatees of the decedent who
County, State of Maryland,
on March 14, 2011.
Washington, D.C. 20001, on believed to be heirs or Afro-American other things, that the
Washington Law
do not receive a copy of this
notice by mail within 25 days
Service of process may be
or before November 6, 2011.
Claims against the decedent
legatees of the decedent who
Reporter
amounts necessary for re-
do not receive a copy of this demption have not been
of its first publication shall so
made upon Robert Chuey II,
shall be presented to the Mame Diarra Cisse
inform the Register of Wills,
426 N Street, NW, Unit B,
Wa s h i n g t o n D C 2 0 0 0 1 undersigned with a copy to
notice by mail within 25 days
of its first publication shall so Personal
paid.
Pursuant to the Chief
Representative
including name, address and
relationship.
whose designation as District
of Columbia agent has been
the Register of Wills or filed
with the Register of Wills with
inform the Register of Wills,
including name, address and
240-706-2230
Judge´s Administrative Or-
der Number 02-11, it is this
TRUE TEST COPY
Date of Publication:
May 6, 2011
filed with the Register of a copy to the undersigned, on
or before November 6, 2011,
relationship. TYPESET:OFWed
REGISTER WILLS May 04 19th 11:02:38 EDT2011,
day of April, 2011
Date of Publication: ORDERED by the Superior
Name of newspaper:
Wills, D.C.
The decedent owned District or be forever barred. Persons May 6, 2011
5/6, 5/13, 5/20
Court of the District of Colum-
Afro-American foreclosing thebe right of byre-
of Columbia personal prop- believed to be heirs or Name of newspaper: bia that notice
demptionofinathe real
given
Washington Law
erty. (Strike preceding sen- legatees of the decedent who Afro-American SUPERIOR COURT OF insertion copy of property
this Or-
Reporter
tence if no personal prop- do not receive a copy of this Washington Law THE DISTRICT OF andinvesting
der in the Plaintiff
the Washington Afro-a
Jeffrey L. Rowan notice by mail within 25 days Reporter COLUMBIA title in fee simple.
American, having a general
Personal
erty).
of its first publication shall so CIVIL DIVISION circulation in the J.E. Beshouri
District of
Representative
Claims against the decedent
inform the Register of Wills,
Kelvin W. Page
Personal Civil Action No. Columbia, once Magistrate
a week Judge
for
ADVERTISERS
may be presented to the
SUPPORT OUR
202-966-7576 including name, address and (Signed in chambers)
TYPESET:
TRUE TEST COPYWed May 04 the
undersigned and filed with
10:43:06
Register EDT 2011
of Wills for the relationship.
Representative
301-559-1179
08-6085 L(RP)
(Action Involving
three successive weeks, no-
tifying all persons 4/29, 5/6, 5/13
interested
REGISTER OF WILLS
District of Columbia, 500 In- Date of Publication: TRUE TEST COPY Real Property in the real property described
5/6, 5/13, 5/20
d i a n a A v e n u e , N . W. , May 6, 2011 TYPESET:
REGISTER OFWed WILLS May 04 Bukfol,
10:52:14 Inc.EDT 2011 above to appear in this court
Washington, D.C. 20001 Name of newspaper: 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 Plaintiff by the 29th day of June,
Superior Court of
the District of within 6 months from the date Afro-American
Washington Law
v. 2011, and redeem the real
District of Columbia
of first publication of this no-
Reporter Superior Court of
Havilah Real Property Ser-
vices, LLC;VLK, LLC;
property by payment of
$1,056.40, together with in-
tice. (Strike preceding sen-
PROBATE DIVISION tence if no real estate.) Gail J. Stark the District of Fabco Investment Corp. terest from the date the real
Washington, D.C. Mary K. Robitaille Personal District of Columbia ;Mayor and Attorney Gen- property tax certificate was
20001-2131 Personal Representative(s) Representative PROBATE DIVISION eral of the District of purchased; court costs; rea-
Administration No. 301-649-1860 301-345-4153 Washington, D.C. Columbia; sonable attorney´s fees; ex-
TRUE TEST COPY All unknown owners of the penses incurred in the pub-
2011ADM356 TRUE TEST COPY
TYPESET:OFWed
REGISTER WILLSMay 04 10:50:53 20001-2131
EDT 2011 property described below, lication and service of
REGISTER OF WILLS
Rufus Williams Date of first publication: 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 Administration No. their heirs, devisees,per- process; reasonable fees for
Decedent May 6, 2011 2010ADM1156 sonal representatives, title search; all other amounts
Sandy V. Lee Name of newspapers and/or
Superior Court of
Umar Hassan Yusuf executors, administrators,
g r a n t e e s , a s s i g n s o r
paid by Plaintiff in accor-
4701 Melbourne Place periodical: Decedent dance with the provisions of
College Park MD The Daily Washington Law the District of NOTICE OF successor sin right, title, D.C. Code §§ 47-1361 and
20740 Reporter District of Columbia APPOINTMENT, interest and any and all 47-1377 (2001 ed.), and all
p e r s o n s h a v i n g o r outstanding municipal lien
Attorney
The Afro-American PROBATE DIVISION NOTICE TO
TYPESET: Wed May 04
Newspaper 10:48:50 EDT 2011
Washington, D.C. claiming to have any inter- amounts due and owing on
NOTICE OF 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 20001-2131
CREDITORS est inthe leasehold or fee the aforementioned real
APPOINTMENT, AND NOTICE TO simple in the Property de- property - or answer the com-
Administration No. UNKNOWN HEIRS TYPESET:
scribed as Wed
Square May
6153 Lot 04 11:02:38 EDT 2011
plaint, or, thereafter, a final
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS Superior Court of 2011ADM383 Mame Diarra Cisse, whose 0035,more commonly judgment will be entered
AND NOTICE TO the District of Bessie S. Page address is 6733 New Hamp- known as a vacant lotin the foreclosing the right of re-
District of Columbia Decedent shire Avenue, #312, Takoma 200 block of Valley Avenue, demption in the real property
UNKNOWN HEIRS
PROBATE DIVISION Attorney Park MD 20912 was ap-
SUPERIOR
SE,whose
THE DISTRICT
COURT
southwest OF
OF
and vesting in the Plaintiff a
Ruth Williams-Lee, whose
address is 912 Othman Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF pointed personal representa- boundary
the northeast
lies
COLUMBIA 25 feet
boundary of
from title in fee simple.
tive of the estate of Umar J.E. Beshouri
Drive, Ft. Washington MD 20001-2131 APPOINTMENT, Hassan Yusuf, who died on 229
CIVIL
Valley
DIVISION
Avenue,
Civil Action No. SE, and Magistrate Judge
20744 was appointed per- Administration No. NOTICE TO December 14, 2009 without a whose08-6085 northeast boundary (Signed in chambers)
sonal representative of the 2011ADM379 CREDITORS will, and will serve without l i e s(Action
L(RP)
2 5 f eInvolving
et from the 4/29, 5/6, 5/13
estate of Rufus Williams, Willie Winthrop Stark, AND NOTICE TO Court supervision. All un- southwest boundary
Real Property of 237
who died on September 5,
2010 with a will, and will Jr UNKNOWN HEIRS known heirs and heirs whose Bukfol, Valley Inc.
ington, DC
Avenue, SE,Wash-
Decedent Kelvin Page, whose address whereabouts are unknown Plaintiff
serve without Court supervi-
is 1039 Higgins Way Hyatts- shall enter their appearance v.Defendants
sion. All unknown heirs and NOTICE OF in this proceeding. Objec- Havilah ORDER OF Ser-
ville MD 20782, was ap- Real Property
heirs whose whereabouts
are unknown shall enter their
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
pointed personal representa- tions to such appointment v i c e sPUBLICATION , LLC;VLK, LLC; SUBSCRIBE
appearance in this proceed- CREDITORS
tive of the estate of Bessie S. shall be filed with the Regis- Fabco In accordanceInvestment withCorp. D.C.
TODAY
ing. Objections to such Page, who died on January ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5th ;Mayor Code §47-1375,
and Attorney the object Gen- of
AND NOTICE TO 5, 2011 without a will, and will Street, N.W., 3rd Floor eral this proceeding
of the District is to secure of
appointment (or to the pro-
UNKNOWN HEIRS serve without Court supervi- Washington, D.C. 20001, on Columbia; the foreclosure of the right of
bate of decedent´s will) shall
be filed with the Register of Gail J. Stark, whose address sion. All unknown heirs and or before November 6, 2011. All redemption
unknowninowners the following
of the
Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, is 10105 Baltimore Avenue, heirs whose whereabouts Claims against the decedent property real property, locatedbelow,
described in the
#3207, College Park, MD are unknown shall enter their shall be presented to the District of Columbia
their heirs, devisees,per- and sold
N.W., 3rd Floor Washington,
D.C. 20001, on or before 20740 was appointed per- appearance in this proceed- undersigned with a copy to sonal by the Mayor to the Plaintiff in
representatives,
sonal representative of the ing. Objections to such the Register of Wills or filed executors,
this action,administrators,
described as
November 6, 2011. Claims
against the decedent shall be estate of Willie Winthrop appointment (or to the pro- with the Register of Wills with gSquare r a n t e e6153
s , aLot s s i0035
g n s and or

TYPESET: Wed May 04 TYPESET:
LEGAL NOTICES 11:03:47
LEGALEDT Wed2011
May 04
NOTICES
Superior Court of
the District of
District of Columbia
PROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131
Administration No.
2011352
Gladys A. Bettis
Decedent
Dena C. Feeney Esq
1010 Wayne Avenue
Suite 220
Silver Spring MD
20910
Attorney
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
UNKNOWN HEIRS
Doris Hanford and
Wanda Brownlee, whose
address are 754 Ken-
nedy Street NE,
Washington DC 20011,
and 10919 Jarboe Ave-
nue, Silver Spring MD
20902, respectively were
appointed personal re-
presentative(s) of the
estate of Gladys A. Bet-
tis, who died on October
25, 2010 with a will, and
will serve (with, without)
Court supervision. All un-
known heirs and heirs
whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter their
appearance in this
proceeding. Objections
to such appointment (or
to the probate of de-
cedent´s will) shall be
filed with the Register of
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
20001, on or before
O c t o b e r 2 9 , 2 0 11 .
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
October 29, 2011, or be
forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or
legatees of the decedent
who do not receive a
copy of this notice by mail
within 25 days of its first
publication shall so in-
form the Register of
Wills, including name,
address and relation-
ship.
Date of Publication:
April 29, 2011
Name of newspaper:
Afro-American
Washington Law
Reporter
Doris Hanford
Wanda Brownlee
Personal
Representative
202-635-1762
301-592-9091
TRUE TEST COPY
TYPESET:
REGISTER OF Wed May 04
WILLS
4/29, 5/6, 5/13
IN THE SUPERIOR
COURT OF THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON
IN AND FOR
SKAGIT COUNTY
IN THE INTEREST OF
Baby Boy Yarborough
aka,
Journey Christian
Yarborough,
person under the
age of eighteen.
No.11-5-00019-6
SUMMONS AND
NOTICE BY
PUBLICATION
OF PETITION AND
HEARING RE
TERMINATION OF
PARENT/CHILD
RELATIONSHIP
To: Christopher Jenkins:
There has been filed with the
Clerk of the Skagit County
Superior Court, a Petition for
Termination of the Parent-
Child Relationship, praying
that the parent/child relation-
ship between the father and
the above-named children be
terminated.
You are hereby summoned to
appear on the 3rd of June,
2011, at 9:00 a.m. at the
Skagit County Superior
Court, 205 W. Kincaid Street,
Mount Vernon, Washington,
room number to be an-
nounced, and defend against
the above-entitled action, an-
swer the Petitioner, and
serve a copy of your answer
upon the undersigned at-
torney for Petitioners at the
office listed below.
If you fail to do so, judgment
may be rendered against you
according to the request of
the Petition.
The child was born February
26, 2011.
The child´s mother is Cap-
ricia E. Yarborough.
YOUR FAILURE TO
APPEAR AT THE
HEARING MAY RESULT
IN A DEFAUL ORDER
PERMANENTLY
TERMINATING ALL YOUR
RIGHTS TO THE ABOVE-
NAMED CHILD.
Any non-consenting parent
has a right to be represented
by an attorney, and an at-
torney will be appointed for
an indigent parent who so re-
quests.
You are further notified that
your failure to file a claim of
paternity within 30 days of
the first publication of this no-
tice or to respond to the Peti-
tioner within 30 days of the
first publication of this notice
is grounds to terminate your
parent/child relationship with
respect to the children, and
such relief will be requested
at the court hearing stated
above.
One method of filing your re-
sponse and servicing a copy
of the Petitioner is to send it
by Certified Mail with Return
Receipt Requested.
DATED this 18th day of April,
2011.
/s/ Richard M. Sybrandy
RICHARD M.
SYBRANDY -
WSBA #25114
Attorney for Petitioners
4/29, 5/6, 5/13
www.afro.com
the action hereinafter set
forth.
0
Ordered any interested per-
son to show cause why the
provisions of the lost or de-
stroyed will dated November
5, 1998 should not be ad-
mitted to probate as ex-
pressed in the petition.
The Afro-American, May 7, 2011 - May 13, 2011, The Afro-American B7
Register of Wills
Clerk of the Probate Division
11:05:38
LEGAL
Date of FirstEDT 2011
NOTICES
Publication
April 29, 2011
Names of Newspapers:
Superior Court of Washington Law Reporter
Washington
the District of AFRO-AMERICAN
District of Columbia Joan M. Wilbon &
PROBATE DIVISION Associates
Washington, D.C. 1120 Connecticut Ave.
20001-2131 NW. Suite 1020
Administration No. Washington DC 20036
2011ADM344 202-737-7458
Signature of
James Edward Wood TYPESET: Wed May 04
Petitioners/Attorney 11:08:26 EDT 2011
Decedent 4/29, 5/6, 5/13
W. Alton Lewis Esq
1450 Mercantile Lane
Superior Court of
Suite 155 the District of
Largo, MD 20774
District of Columbia
Attorney PROBATE DIVISION
NOTICE OF
Washington, D.C.
APPOINTMENT, 20001-2131
NOTICE TO
Administration No.
CREDITORS 2011ADM307
AND NOTICE TO
Alma M. Strange
UNKNOWN HEIRS Decedent
F l o r e n c e G i n w r i g h t , W. Alton Lewis, Esq
whose address is 1710 D 1450 Mercantile Lane
Street, SE Washington Suite 155
DC 20003, was ap-
Largo, Maryland
pointed personal repre- 20774
sentative of the estate of Attorney
James Edward Wood,
NOTICE OF
who died on March 21, APPOINTMENT,
1995 without a Will. All
NOTICE TO
unknown heirs and heirs CREDITORS
whose whereabouts are
AND NOTICE TO
unknown shall enter their UNKNOWN HEIRS
appearance in this
Shelore Ann Cary Wil-
proceeding. Objections liams, whose address is
to such appointment (or 3215 13th Street, NW
to the probate of de- Washington DC 20010
cedent´s will) shall be was appointed personal
filed with the Register of representative of the
Wills, D.C., 515 5th
estate of Alma M.
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Strange, who died on
Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
December 26, 2009 with
20001, on or before a will, and will serve with-
O c t o b e r 2 9 , 2 0 11 . out Court supervision. All
Claims against the de- unknown heirs and heirs
cedent shall be pre- whose whereabouts are
sented to the under- unknown shall enter their
signed with a copy to the a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s
Register of Wills or filed proceeding. Objections
with the Register of Wills to such appointment (or
with a copy to the under- to the probate of de-
signed, on or before cedent´s will) shall be
October 29, 2011, or be filed with the Register of
forever barred. Persons Wills, D.C., 515 5th
believed to be heirs or Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
legatees of the decedent W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .
who do not receive a 20001, on or before
copy of this notice by mail O c t o b e r 2 2 , 2 0 11 .
within 25 days of its first Claims against the de-
publication shall so in- cedent shall be pre-
form the Register of
sented to the under-
Wills, including name, signed with a copy to the
address and relation- Register of Wills or filed
ship.
with the Register of Wills
Date of Publication: with a copy to the under-
April 29, 2011
signed, on or before
Name of newspaper: October 22, 2011, or be
Afro-American
forever barred. Persons
Washington Law believed to be heirs or
Reporter
legatees of the decedent
Florence Ginwright who do not receive a
Personal copy of this notice by mail
Representative within 25 days of its first
301-341-5577 publication shall so in-
TRUE TEST COPY
form the Register of
TYPESET: OF
REGISTER Wed May 04 Wills,
WILLS 11:06:41 EDT 2011
including name,
4/29, 5/6, 5/13 address and relation-
ship.
Superior Court of Date of Publication:
the District of April 22, 2011
District of Columbia Name of newspaper:
PROBATE DIVISION Afro-American
Washington, D.C. Washington Law
20001-2131 Reporter
11:04:44 EDT
Administration No.2011 Shelore Ann Cary
2011ADM327 Williams
Alonzo Ware Personal
Decedent
Representative
Attorney 202-387-0772
NOTICE OF TRUE TEST COPY
APPOINTMENT, TYPESET: OF
REGISTER Wed May 04 11:10:02 EDT 2011
WILLS
NOTICE TO 4/22, 4/29, 5/6
CREDITORS
AND NOTICE TO
Superior Court of
UNKNOWN HEIRS the District of
Ruby L Willis, whose ad- District of Columbia
dress is 1921 Lawrence PROBATE DIVISION
Street NE, Washington Washington, D.C.
DC 20018 was appointed 20001-2131
personal representative
Administration No.
of the estate of Alonzo 2011ADM316
Ware, who died on Feb- Clotilde Durham
ruary 5, 2011 without a Smith
will, and will serve with- Decedent
out Court supervision. All Nicholas D. Ward
unknown heirs and heirs 1212 New York Ave.
whose whereabouts are NW
unknown shall enter their Suite 1000
appearance in this Washington DC 20005
proceeding. Objections Attorney
to such appointment NOTICE OF
shall be filed with the
APPOINTMENT,
Register of Wills, D.C., NOTICE TO
515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd CREDITORS
Floor Washington, D.C. AND NOTICE TO
20001, on or before UNKNOWN HEIRS
O c t o b e r 2 9 , 2 0 11 . Barbara J. Durham,
Claims against the de- whose address is 1311
cedent shall be pre- Delaware Avenue, SW
sented to the under- Apt S-229, Washington
signed with a copy to the DC 20024 was appointed
Register of Wills or filed personal representative
with the Register of Wills of the estate of Clotilde
with a copy to the under- Durham Smith, who died
signed, on or before on August 17, 2010 with
October 29, 2011, or be a will, and will serve with-
forever barred. Persons out Court supervision. All
believed to be heirs or unknown heirs and heirs
legatees of the decedent whose whereabouts are
who do not receive a unknown shall enter their
copy of this notice by mail a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s
within 25 days of its first proceeding. Objections
publication shall so in- to such appointment (or
form the Register of to the probate of de-
Wills, including name, cedent´s will) shall be
address and relation- filed with the Register of
ship. Wills, D.C., 515 5th
Date of Publication:
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
April 29, 2011 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
Name of newspaper: 20001, on or before
Afro-American O c t o b e r 2 2 , 2 0 11 .
Washington Law Claims against the de-
Reporter cedent shall be pre-
Ruby L. Willis sented to the under-
Personal signed with a copy to the
Representative Register of Wills or filed
TRUE TEST COPY with the Register of Wills
TYPESET:
REGISTER OF WedWILLS
May 04 with 11:07:29
a copy EDT
to the2011
under-
4/29, 5/6, 5/13 signed, on or before
October 22, 2011, or be
SUPERIOR COURT OF forever barred. Persons
THE DISTRICT OF believed to be heirs or
COLUMBIA legatees of the decedent
PROBATE DIVISION who do not receive a
copy of this notice by mail
Washington, D.C.
20001-2131 within 25 days of its first
Administration No. publication shall so in-
2011ADM340 form the Register of
Estate of Wills, including name,
Dr. Burke Syphax address and relation-
ship.
Deceased
NOTICE OF Date of Publication:
STANDARD April 22, 2011
PROBATE Name of newspaper:
Notice is hereby given that a Afro-American
petition has been filed in this Washington Law
Court by Gregory C. Syphax, Reporter
Stephen W. Syphax and Mi- Barbara J. Durham
chael B. Syphax for standard
Personal
probate, including the
appointment of one or more Representative
personal representative. Un- 202-554-0184
less a complaint or an objec- TRUE TEST COPY
tion in accordance with REGISTER OF WILLS
Superior Court Probate Di- 4/22, 4/29, 5/6
vision Rule 407 is filed in this
Court within 30 days from the
date of first publication of this
notice, the Court may take
the action hereinafter set
forth.
0
Ordered any interested per-
Call...
son to show cause why the
provisions of the lost or de-
202-332-0080
stroyed will dated November
5, 1998 should not be ad- to advertise in
mitted to probate as ex-
pressed in the petition. the
Register of Wills
Clerk of the Probate Division
Date of First Publication AFRO
April 29, 2011
Names of Newspapers:
Washington Law Reporter
Washington
AFRO-AMERICAN
Joan M. Wilbon &
Associates
1120 Connecticut Ave.
B8 The Afro-American, May 7, 2011 - May 13, 2011

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