ONE VOICE / ONE SOUND

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 10, 2005

On the day of the very FIRST Book Signing / Luncheon held at the First Baptist Senior Center for the Author – C.J. Brooks:    “I … And When” (A Disposable Child),  a WELLINGTON WILDER – Assistant Principal of Dunbar Senior High School located on 1301 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. - Washington, D.C. 20001  (and member of the Metropolitan Baptist Church which is located at 1225 R Street, N.W.),  arrived at the affair Un-invited and Un-announced, while the affair was in process.  An invitation had been sent  ONLY to Harriet Karqbo, the Principal of the School, since Brooks had attended High School in the “Old” Building of Dunbar.   Karqbo was asked to R.S.V.P., but never did contact the hosts – thereby  fully "cancelling" her invitation. 

At the closing of the affair, Wellington Wilder was Audio and Videotaped at the Affair (after nearly killing himself to get to the Podium), making the announcement to the nearly 100 Guests, Residents and Media that he had brought a check to the affair with which to purchase books for Dunbar Senior High Schools’ Library, because Dunbar wanted to show interest in their Students. 

However immediately “after” making this announcement, Wellington Wilder asked to view the ONLY copy of the book on Display which had been brought to the affair by the Author, Wellington STOLE the book and disappeared from the facility without a word, and without ever producing the check that he supposedly brought.

When Wellington was contacted at his workplace the next day, he claimed that he would be placing a check in the mail to cover the cost of the book – but needless to say, no check ever appeared.  He stated at that time that he had returned the check given to him by Harriet Karqbo to her, allowing us to believe that his ONLY purpose for arriving at the affair as a Representative of D.C. Public Schools, was for the purpose of STEALING BOOKS for Dunbar’s Library, and not purchase them. 

Neither Wellington Wilder nor Harriet Karqbo ever offered an apology for his actions nor his “theft”, even after they were informed that all funding raised for the book aided the Victims of the Katrina Hurricane and the Abused, Abandoned and Neglected Children throughout the United States, and that the Author was an Alumnae of the Original Dunbar, which was why Harriet Karqbo was invited to the affair in the first place. 

Wellington Wilder would have been "rejected" as a Guest at the affair, as his reputation had preceded him.  

No further attempts from Wilder nor Karqbo have ever been made to actually purchase books for Dunbar, and the book was not returned to the Author by Wellington Wilder “until” the "Guarantee" of a lawsuit was promised if the book was not returned after the Author’s final contact.  The Audio and Video of Wellington Wilder and his statements at the Affair are available upon request.   Wellington Wilder has earned his lifetime place here on our website, as a Predator.