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Her most celebrated marriage
was in 1987, to singer Vic Damone,
and the two appeared together in
nightclubs. But they separated in
1991 and divorced several years
later.
After she was treated for breast
cancer in 1998, she spoke out for
more money for research and for
free screening for women who
couldn’t afford mammograms.
“We all look forward to the day
that mastectomies, chemotherapy
and radiation are considered bar-
baric,” Ms. Carroll told a gathering
in 2000.
— Associated PressIn her 1998 memoir “Diahann,”
Ms. Carroll traced her turbulent
romantic life, which included liai-
sons with Harry Belafonte, Duke
Ellington, Miles Davis, Sammy Da-
vis Jr., Sidney Poitier and David
Frost. She even became engaged to
Frost, but the engagement was
canceled.
An early marriage to nightclub
owner Monte Kay resulted in Ms.
Carroll’s only child, Suzanne, as
well as a divorce. She also divorced
her second husband, retail execu-
tive Freddie Glusman, later marry-
ing magazine editor Robert DeLe-
on, who died.included “Goodbye Again,” “Hurry
Sundown,” “Paris Blues” and “The
Split.”
The 1974 film “Claudine” provid-
ed her most memorable role. She
played a hard-bitten single mother
of six who finds romance in Har-
lem with a garbage man played by
James Earl Jones.
In the 1980s, she appeared in the
long-running prime-time soap op-
era “Dynasty” for three years. More
recently, she had a number of guest
shots and small roles in TV series,
including playing the mother of
Isaiah Washington’s character, Dr.
Preston Burke, on “Grey’s Anato-
my.”
She also returned to her roots in
nightclubs. In 2006, she made her
first club appearance in New York
in four decades, singing at Fein-
stein’s at the Regency. Reviewing a
return engagement in 2007, a New
York Times critic wrote that she
sang “Both Sides Now” with “the
reflective tone of a woman who has
survived many severe storms and
remembers every lightning flash
and thunderclap.”
Carol Diann Johnson was born
in New York City on July 17, 1935,
and attended the High School for
the Performing Arts. Her father
was a subway conductor and her
mother a homemaker.
She began her career as a model,
but a prize from “Arthur Godfrey’s
Talent Scouts” TV show led to
nightclub engagements.ing some who said Ms. Carroll’s
character, the mother of a young
son, was not a realistic portrayal of
a black American woman in the
1960s.
“They said it was a fantasy,” Ms.
Carroll recalled in 1998. “All of this
was untrue. Much about the char-
acter of Julia I took from my own
life, my family.”
Ms. Carroll won her Tony por-
traying a high-fashion American
model in Paris who has a love affair
with a white American author in
the 1959 Richard Rodgers musical
“No Strings.” Critic Walter Kerr de-
scribed her as “a girl with a sweet
smile, brilliant dark eyes and a
profile regal enough to belong on a
coin.”
She appeared often in plays pre-
viously considered exclusive terri-
tory for white actresses: “Same
Time, Next Year,” “Agnes of God”
and “Sunset Boulevard” (as faded
star Norma Desmond, the role
played by Gloria Swanson in the
1950 film).
“I like to think that I opened
doors for other women, although
that wasn’t my original intention,”
she said in 2002.
Her film career was sporadic.
She began with a secondary role in
“Carmen Jones” in 1954 and five
years later appeared in “Porgy and
Bess,” although her singing voice
was dubbed because it wasn’t con-
sidered strong enough for the
Gershwin opera. Her other filmsfor her pioneering work on “Julia.”
Ms. Carroll played Julia Baker, a
nurse whose husband had been
killed in Vietnam, in the ground-
breaking situation comedy that
aired from 1968 to 1971.
Although she was not the first
black woman to star in her own TV
show (Ethel Waters played a maid
in the 1950s series “Beulah”), she
was the first to star as someone
other than a servant.
NBC executives were wary
about putting “Julia” on the net-
work during the racial unrest of the
1960s, but it was an immediate hit.
It had its critics, though, includ-BY NEKESA MUMBI MOODYDiahann Carroll, the Oscar-
nominated actress and singer who
won critical acclaim as the first
black woman to star in a non-
servant role in the TV series “Julia,”
died Oct. 4 in Los Angeles. She was
84.
The cause was cancer, said her
daughter, Suzanne Kay.
During her long career, Ms. Car-
roll earned a Tony Award for the
musical “No Strings” and an Acad-
emy Award nomination for “Clau-
dine.”
But she was perhaps best known
left the country, the court docu-
ments state. But that man’s broth-
er was at the apartment, accord-
ing to Haines, and the agents
detained him after seeing the sus-
pected drugs. D.C. police obtained
a search warrant, and that led to
the arrest of Jeffrey Bennett, 52.
Bennett was charged with pos-
session with intent to distribute
marijuana, a felony. A D.C. Superi-
or Court judge on Thursday re-
leased Bennett, who also has an
address in Silver Spring, Md., and
set a hearing for Oct. 17. Bennett
could not be reached for com-
ment. His attorney, Teresa G. Klei-
man, did not return calls to her
office Friday.
[email protected]ment to take any kind of action.”
Haines said the parties and the
distribution venues invite danger.
“These marijuana parties bring a
lot of cash,” he said, making pa-
trons and organizers vulnerable
to being robbed either of drugs or
money, or both.
Authorities said the suspected
drug operation in Foggy Bottom,
first reported by WRC-TV, was
found by accident. Court docu-
ments and a spokesman for the
U.S. Marshals Service said agents
went to the apartment to arrest a
resident who police said had
failed to show up for a court
appearance on a marijuana distri-
bution charge.
Agents were told that man hadincrease” in marijuana pop-ups
and distribution organizations in
the past two years.
He said organizers often try to
skirt the law by asking for dona-
tions and then giving out “free
gifts” that include marijuana,
falsely believing that doesn’t
qualify as an exchange of some-
thing of value, although it is ille-
gal if the exchange includes mari-
juana. He said organizers also
sometimes rent rooms or houses
for a short periods of time to help
avoid detection of the events.
“They rent a place on a Thurs-
day for a party on a Saturday and
they’re gone Sunday,” Haines said.
“That limited exposure times
makes it difficult for law enforce-smoking devices and marijuana-
infused candies, along with led-
gers of sales.
People may grow and possess
small amounts of marijuana in
the District but cannot legally
purchase recreational pot. Smok-
ing small amounts is allowed in-
side private residences. The may-
or is trying to legalize and regu-
late recreational marijuana dis-
pensaries.
Allowing people to possess but
not sell marijuana has led to con-
fusion and prompted an influx of
“pop-up” markets advertised
through social media and de-
signed to remain somewhat hid-
den from the general public and
law enforcement.
Police continue to target selling
operations and organized events
where marijuana is used and dis-
tributed.
Cmdr. John Haines, who heads
the D.C. police narcotics and spe-
cial-investigations division, said
that “we’ve seen quite a bit of anBY PETER HERMANNAuthorities searching for a
man in a drug case uncovered a
large-scale marijuana operation
inside an eighth-floor apartment
on K Street Northwest, near the
Foggy Bottom campus of George
Washington University, accord-
ing to police and court docu-
ments.
Police detailed a lengthy list of
items seized, including 187 mari-
juana joints, 800 containers of
suspected marijuana, nearly
$50,000 in cash and 300 vaping
cartridges. Bags had labels such
as “fresh O.G.,” “Peanut Butter”
and “Banana Kush.”
One man was arrested, and
police said they are seeking his
brother.
Wednesday’s arrest at the Cir-
cle Arms Apartments in the 2400
block of K Street NW marks the
second time in a week D.C. police
have targeted what they de-
scribed as a large-scale marijua-
na-selling operation in some of
the pricier areas of the District.
On Sept. 25, police set their
sights on a 5,220-square-foot car-
riage house with an indoor water-
fall on Q Street NW near Dupont
Circle. The property was once
known for loud parties, but ac-
cording to authorities it had
transformed into a marijuana
“pop-up” venue that attracted one
seller from abroad. Police said
they seized nearly 25 pounds of
marijuana and hundreds ofGreen and Yellow lines are closest
to the event. Several bus lines,
including the 70, serve the area,
but bus riders should expect some
detours.
In Petworth, some residents
are planning an after-party. Oth-
ers are already lamenting that the
event will be too short and not big
enough.
“Maybe we should have Open
Streets on the entire length of
[Georgia] Avenue,” bike activist
Rachel Maisler tweeted Wednes-
day.
Greg Billing, who has been call-
ing for Open Streets events for
five years, said the four-hour
event is a good start to introduc-
ing the concept to residents and
thinking of more-ambitious ways
to create car-free zones.
“We will see on Saturday
whether people want more,” he
said. “Open Streets is the first
introduction of what streets
could look like with fewer cars. It
can be the first step in that direc-
tion.”
[email protected]ery trucks are still allowed, and a
greater share of the road is avail-
able for use by pedestrians.
In the District, Saturday’s event
will feel like a street festival, with
people walking, bicycling, roller-
skating, doing yoga and dancing.
Some bike groups are planning
rides from various points of the
city to the event, and Capital Bike-
share will be offering free rides.
Parking restrictions will be in
effect along Georgia Avenue be-
tween midnight and 5 p.m. Driv-
ers should avoid the area, as de-
tours will be in place and cars will
not be able to cross Georgia Av-
enue between Barry Place and
Missouri Avenue NW from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Officials are inviting residents
to join Open Streets, using public
transportation and some of the
other modes, such as bikes and
scooters, to get there. Bike and
scooter corrals will be located at
various points along the three-
mile route. The Georgia Avenue-
Petworth and Shaw-Howard Uni-
versity Metro stations on thefrom travel lanes into bike and
bus lanes, and it has removed
parking spaces and raised fees,
actions that have drawn backlash
from some drivers, businesses
and residents. But others say the
District has been too slow to fol-
low major cities that are opening
streets to people by closing them
to vehicles.
Edinburgh, Scotland, this year
began closing a number of streets
to motorized vehicles one Sunday
a month to allow the public to
enjoy the historic area on foot or
bike. Paris, which has also experi-
mented with car-free Sundays,
has pushed for creating car-free
zones and last month held a city-
wide car-free day. Barcelona has
made headlines with its reorgani-
zation of some streets into super-
blocks, creating pedestrian-cen-
tric neighborhoods with play-
grounds at intersections.
New York City on Thursday
banned most cars from 14th
Street, one of Manhattan’s busiest
crosstown routes, to essentially
create a busway. Buses and deliv-This is the District’s entry into
the “Open Streets” movement,
which has been embraced by cit-
ies around the world in recent
years. Open Streets programs
vary from city to city. Some have
made such initiatives a monthly
affair, while others are transition-
ing to permanently restricting car
traffic on some streets to reduce
pollution and promote healthier
lifestyles.
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser
(D) described Saturday’s event as
an opportunity “to reimagine
public roads as community spac-
es.” Her administration has hint-
ed at the prospect of eventually
creating permanent car-free
zones across the city.
“Together, at a fun, family-
friendly event, we can explore the
benefits of having fewer cars on
our roads,” Bowser said when she
announced the event this sum-
mer.
The District has already taken
steps to discourage car use and
encourage walking, biking and
scooter use. It has turned spaceBY LUZ LAZOThe District may not be ready
to permanently ban cars from one
of its major streets as New York
and some other cities around the
world have done, but it is primed
to test the concept.
Nearly three miles of Georgia
Avenue NW will be a car-free zone
on Saturday, giving residents a
taste of what it could be like to
transform a traffic-jammed street
into a walkable mixed-used pub-
lic space.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., pedes-
trians and bicyclists will be free to
use the roadway and enjoy activi-
ties — from salsa lessons to yoga
and health screenings — between
Missouri Avenue NW and Barry
Place.obituaries
DIAHANN CARROLL, 84
Tony-winning and Oscar-nominated actress won acclaim as pathbreaker
THE DISTRICTFor a day, nearly three miles of Georgia Ave. NW will be car-free
THE DISTRICTPolice: Large-scale marijuana operation halted in Foggy Bottom
One man arrested,
drugs and money seized
at K St. NW apartmentD.C. POLICE PHOTOS
Police display marijuana joints seized Wednesday in Washington. People may grow and possess small
amounts of marijuana in the District but cannot legally sell or purchase recreational pot.D.C. police said they seized
nearly $50,000 in cash.Pedestrians, cyclists
invited to ‘Open Streets’
activities on SaturdayASSOCIATED PRESS
Actress Diahann Carroll confers with producer Hal Kanter about a
scene in the TV series “Julia,” in which Carroll played Julia Baker.name. “She is sweet and adorable,
and it is terrible to think what the
future holds for her. But she has
no credibility.”
During her closing argument,
Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia
Wright theorized that Embre
must have hit Ace several times
between picking him up at the
day care and walking him the
30 minutes back to the apart-
ment. She described Embre as a
big man who became angry that
Ace was interrupting his time
playing video games and smok-
ing marijuana.
“He whipped him and
punched him in his stomach and
his back,” Wright told the jury.
Wright stressed that the girl’s
account that Embre had struck
her and her brother came soon
after the incident, a sign, the
prosecutor argued, that it was
truthful. The body camera from a
police officer who responded to
the scene recorded the girl telling
her mother that Embre hit her
brother.
For three days on the witness
stand, Zucker and Wright strug-
gled to keep the girl focused and
alert to testify about what she
told authorities she saw.
In front of her on the witness
stand was a stress ball and a
stuffed Scooby-Doo plush ani-
mal. The girl told authorities she
saw Embre hit her brother and
that he also hit her on her leg and
threatened her not to tell anyone.
“He came in with his mad face
and Ace was crying on the bunk,”
she said.
Then, using the Scooby-Doo
doll, she acted out how she said
Embre slammed her brother
down on a bed and then punched
him.
“I saw him roll off the bed,” the
girl said of the toddler. “He just
kept crying.”
Zucker played videos in which
the girl was recorded saying Em-
bre struck her and her brother.
But on the stand, depending on
how Zucker or Wright asked
questions, she either elaborated
on her assertions or contradicted
them, saying at points that she
did not know why she made her
earlier statements or that she was
being “dramatic.”
In his closing argument, Zuck-
er argued Ace’s sister might have
punched or jumped on the boy,
possibly even jumping from the
top bunk of the bunk beds the
siblings shared. Ace slept on the
bottom bunk.
Outside the courtroom after
the verdict was read, Zucker said
he still believed Ace’s sister was
responsible for her brother’s
death. “I don’t think she intended
to hurt her brother,” Zucker said.
“My heart goes out to this family.
And my heart goes out to this
little girl.”
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D.C. man
acquitted in
fatal beating
of toddler
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