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McEachin turns in Congress papers - 2 Va. wraps up General Assembly session - 4 Farrakhan: ‘I never endorsed Trump’ - 9 Slavery: Exploring a well-known subject - 10

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Justice Department warns local courts about unlawful fines and fees MATT ZAPOTOSKY The Justice Department is asking local courts across the country to be wary of how they slap poor defendants with fines and fees to fill their jurisdictions’ coffers, warning that such practices often run afoul of the U.S. Constitution and have serious real-world consequences.

In a letter that sent Monday to the chief judges and court administrators in all 50 states, Vanita Gupta, the head of the department’s Civil Rights Division, and Lisa Foster, director of the Office for Access to Justice, wrote that illegal enforcement of fines and fees had been receiving increased attention in recent years, and the Justice Department had a “strong interest” in making sure the rights of citizens were protected.

“Individuals may confront escalating debt; face repeated, unnecessary incarceration for nonpayment despite posing no danger to the community;

lose their jobs; and become trapped in cycles of poverty that can be nearly impossible to escape,” Gupta and Foster wrote. “Furthermore, in addition to being unlawful, to the extent that these practices are geared not toward addressing public safety, but rather toward raising revenue, they can cast doubt on the impartiality of the tribunal and erode trust between local governments and their constituents.”

The letter begins with the phrase “Dear Colleague,” and it does not threaten any specific enforcement action for those who ignore it. Officials said, however, it is an indication that the Justice Department is stepping up its efforts on the problem of local court fines and fees. Department officials will also announce Monday that they are making $2.5 million in grant funding available for jurisdictions with plans to “test strategies to restructure

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News Sen. McEachin officially annnounces Congress run

Virginia State Sen. A. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico),​officially announced his run for Congress this week. McEachin, who currently represents the 9th District in the Virginia Senate, recently filed paperwork to run for Congress in the newly redrawn 4th District, the seat currently held by Rep. Randy Forbes (R). Forbes announced Feb. 8 that he was leaving the district to run for Congress in the 2nd District, looking to replace retiring Rep. Scott Rigell.

“As I said all along, I’m very interested in the fourth congressional seat, but right now, I’m busy doing the people’s business here at the General Assembly,” McEachin said. “I will have a lot more to say about Congress right after we adjourn.”

McEachin turned in his paperwork and petitions, announcing his run. His legislative office announced that he gathered over​3,000 signatures, three times the required number. He turned in his petitions on the first day, at the first hour, they could legally be submitted.

“The outpouring of support that allowed the senator to have so many valid signatures at such an early date demonstrates a groundswell of support for his candidacy,” said his office. “The campaign has checked the signatures on the voter file and can attest that the vast majority​are valid. ...McEachin will most assuredly be on the ballot for the Democratic nomination.”

(from page 1) the assessment and enforcement of fines and fees.”

“We believe strongly the Constitution needs to be upheld in every court in every place in the United States, so we’re trying to help make sure that comes to pass,” Foster said in an interview.

The White House and the department convened a summit on the issue in December with advocates and court officials, and the Justice Department alleged in a recent lawsuit that officers Ferguson, Mo., were violating citizens’ civil rights in part because their policing tactics were meant to generate revenue.

The financial penalties — typically for minor misdemeanors, traffic infractions or violations of city code — disproportionately affect the poor, who cannot afford to pay immediately are then hit with arrest warrants or additional penalties.

The Washington Post’s Radley Balko published a lengthy investigation of municipalities’ practices in St. Louis County in 2014, finding that some towns

Vanita Gupta there derived derive 40 percent or more of their annual revenue from the petty fines and fees collected by their municipal courts. Justice Department officials said they have seen similar problems in many other states.

“It varies from state to state about how severe the problem is, but the problem is everywhere,” Foster said.

The letter details seven principles that Gupta and Foster say court personnel should be aware of when imposing fines and fees. The officials wrote that courts should not jail

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The officials wrote that courts should not require prepayment as a condition for a judicial hearing; they must provide meaningful notice and — in some cases — lawyers for those facing fines and fees; and they must “safeguard against unconstitutional practices by court staff and private contractors,” who are often left enforcing fines and fees because judges devote only a few hours to it on their crowded dockets.

“We urge you to review court rules and procedures within your jurisdiction to ensure that they comply with due process, equal

protection, and sound public policy,” Gupta and Foster wrote.

The Justice Department could turn to more heavy-handed tactics, such as withholding grant money from jurisdictions with unconstitutional practices or filing lawsuits or criminal cases. The letter does not threaten any such action, but it notes that courts receiving federal funds might be violating the Civil Rights Act when their practices “unnecessarily impose disparate harm on the basis of race or national origin.”

Gupta said the letter is intended to “articulate a set of principles” that address a wide range of state and local court practices and to spark conversations that might lead to reform. She and Foster said some problems can become ingrained in court systems over time, as leaders do not stop to consider the broader constitutional issues.

“This is a serious problem that needs to be addressed, and our expectation is that’s what’s going to happen,” Foster said. “Hopefully, there will be no need to do anything else than be a good partner.”- WaPo

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Local girl helps cut ribbon on new Children’s Pavilion CNS - Brianna Burke was one of the youngest people at a ceremony outside a new facility of the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU last week – but the gregarious 10-year-old undoubtedly had one of the most important jobs.

Alongside Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Virginia Commonwealth University President Michael Rao and other public officials, Brianna unabashedly cut the pink ribbon at the grand opening for the Children’s Pavilion at 1000 E. Broad St. Brianna Burke, 10, holds the ribbon she helped cut at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU’s Pavilion grand opening ceremony.

The $200 million, 15-story facility boasts 640,000 square feet, 83 exam rooms and 600 parking spaces. It will have more than 350 doctors, nurses and other experts specializing in the care of young patients. The pavilion will open to children and families on March 21.

“It was awesome,” Brianna said grinning after the ceremony. She especially likes the pavilion’s playful features, such as an interactive floor and kid-friendly lighting.

“When you’re in the waiting room, you can step on the fish and they’ll run away,” Brianna said.

“And there are chandeliers you can bang on and they make music. And there’s an outside part, and lots of windows and really big comfy chairs in the infusion room.”

The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU is a network of facilities, some located on Brook Road in North Richmond and others on the VCU Medical Center campus in downtown Richmond.

The Children’s Pavilion, five years in the planning, is the newest part of that network. The facilities are part of VCU Hospitals, the teaching hospitals associated with the Medical Center.

John Duval, the chief executive officer of VCU Hospitals, said the vision for the pavilion was informed by a changing health-care landscape.

Experts saw that the demand for outpatient children’s health services has outpaced the need for inpatient care. Indeed, outpatient services make up 90 percent of all pediatric care.

The pavilion is divided into more than 10 clinical and diagnostic pods, each specializing in a different area of care. The facility consolidates a number of outpatient services – such as specialty clinics, surgery, radiology, dialysis, lab testing and infusions – under one roof.

“Why come to Virginia? Because we now have the best children’s outpatient facility in the United States of America,” McAuliffe said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “The connection between healthy children, a healthy workforce and a healthy economy cannot be overstated.”

VCU officials say the pavilion is the largest and most advanced outpatient facility in the region.

It will provide comprehensive care for children with medical problems and more flexibility for parents like Nicole Houser, Brianna Burke’s mother. Houser and Brianna have been traveling to Richmond from their home in Hampton for the past two and a half years.

“We come to the hospital about once a month –

Brianna Burke (bottom left), 10, poses with her mother, Nicole Houser (top left) after the CHoR Pavilion ribbon cutting ceremony. sometimes a little more than that,” Brianna said.

“Then I get my infusions, and I go to dermatology, and sometimes they check my heart.”

Houser said until now, Brianna’s appointments required a long day of travel in the car, then more

commuting back and forth across the VCU Medical Center campus for various appointments. Houser said this is especially taxing for Brianna, who uses a wheelchair, and at times proved dangerous in poor weather or bad traffic.

“But my sisters always help me and play with me,” Brianna said. “Sometimes I play teacher because they say, ‘Brianna, can you teach me math?’ But now they have a waiting room where they can play while me and mommy go to the doctor.”

The Children’s Pavilion includes the Ronald McDonald House Sibling Center. It will accommodate the brothers and sisters of young patients – like Brianna’s 8-year-old twin sisters, who often take part in her daylong trips to Richmond.

VCU officials said the pavilion will enhance the reputation of the university’s medical school and hospitals.

“It is part of the recognition that ours is a nationally premier medical center that’s on par with the best in the country,” Rao said. “But most importantly, it is a place that makes a profound difference in the lives of children and their families.”

Houser said her daughter has come a long way since coming to the Children’s Hospital of Richmond.

“I know Brianna’s medical condition is not by the textbook and her team’s collaborative efforts show that they’re dedicated to her,” Houser said. “(They) are much more than nurses, patient advocates and physicians – (they’re) a godsend and Brianna’s guardian angels.”

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Lawmakers wrap up session, send budget to governor Virginia lawmakers finished their work late Friday one day ahead of schedule and sent Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) a budget that would give teachers raises and increase spending for education and economic development.

The Republican-controlled General Assembly’s passage of a twoyear, $105 billion spending plan caps a frenzied legislative session marked by extremes. McAuliffe and lawmakers struck a compromise on gun laws but feuded bitterly over the next state Supreme Court justice.

“While I am pleased at the balance of our work, I must express my deep remorse at the opportunities lost this year to disorder and acrimony,” McAuliffe wrote in a letter to lawmakers.

But Republican House leadership praised what they called “a productive and successful” session in which “conservative values” prevailed.

“Washington and Richmond are only 90 miles apart on the map, but we are worlds apart when it comes to governing,” Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford), Majority

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It’s now McAuliffe’s turn to review the budget as well as controversial bills that would block the state from punishing people who discriminate against same-sex couples and would let parents prevent their children from reading books with sexually explicit content in schools. The General Assembly also sent a bill that would allow Virginia to use the electric chair on death-row inmates when lethal-injection drugs are not

available.

For the third straight year, the Republican-controlled General Assembly denied McAuliffe and Democrats expansion of Medicaid and rejected the governor’s plan to tax hospitals and use the revenue to fund the state’s share of the federal health-care program.

“We don’t have any answer for the 400,000 Virginians who don’t have any health-care coverage,” Del. Marcus B. Simon (D-Fairfax) said.

He was the only House Democrat to join seven Republicans in voting against the spending plan.

While enmity over health care is likely to linger, lawmakers and McAuliffe sprang a fragile compromise regarding gun laws on the legislature early in the session and clinched the deal with a billsigning at the executive mansion, the first time he used the historic home for that purpose.

McAuliffe spent political capital on a deal that expands the rights of concealed-carry handgun permit holders in Virginia and around the country in exchange for tighter restrictions on domestic abusers and voluntary background checks at gun shows. The legislature’s budget plan includes $400,000 to pay for the checks.

When it comes to education dollars, lawmakers sought to restore funding

that was cut during the recession, and they gave teachers a 2 percent pay raise in the first year of the budget. State employees and college faculty would get a 3 percent raise.

McAuliffe wanted to increase funds for struggling schools and hire 2,500 teachers — one additional teacher for every public school in Virginia.

But lawmakers preferred to increase funding that they said has “fewer strings attached.”

When it comes to additional funding to balance the high cost of living for Northern Virginia schools, the House and Senate compromised on $36 million, more than the Senate wanted to spend and less than the House proposal.

The legislature’s economic development plan devotes $35 million to Go Virginia, a regional grant program that shifts power from the administration to busi­ness­ peo­ple and creates a framework to promote “research, development and commercialization.”

One beneficiary of that program would be the Inova Center for Personalized Health, the newest campus of Northern Virginia’s largest hospital system.

Lawmakers also directed their research arm, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, to

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The helpline provides support to communities on issues related to accessing sex offender registration information; responsible use of information; sexual abuse prevention resources; and accessing crime victim support services.

The tips program provides the public an opportunity to report registrants who are failing to comply with registration requirements.

Tips can also be provided at www.parentsformeganslaw.org.

This program is not intended to be used to report police emergencies.

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Contraception now accessible through app but caution is recommended ALANTE MILLOW TEWire - Are you on the pill? That is a common question women hear when sexually active. Whether the question is coming from a doctor, concerned parent, friend or sexual partner, women often feel obligated to obtain their own protection.

That’s the reason that a new smartphone application, called Nurx, is rapidly becoming what some perceive as a girl’s best friend. It expedites the process of getting birth control by delivering it to a person’s door within 24 hours.

“I’m super lazy and taking time out of my schedule to visit the doctor just so they can prescribe more birth control is annoying,” said Amber O’Riley (Not her real name), who is currently prescribed to birth control.

O’Riley asked that her real name not be used in this story in order to protect her privacy.

Once the application is downloaded, the user answers eight questions in order to receive three months’ worth of their chosen contraception.

The chosen contraception will be prescribed by a physician licensed in the state where the order takes place. Nurx provides these services for free to those who have insurance, and charges as low as $15 for those without.

Currently, the application provides services to women 18 and up in the state of California and will soon expand to New York, Florida and Illinois, according to Hans Gangeskar, a founder of Nurx and a former attorney.

According to a Contraception in America study, conducted by medical communications company Strategic Pharma Solutions, about 15 percent of women use the pill compared to only 8 percent who said they used a male condom.

According to PlannedParent.org, there are 11 birth control methods available for women, compared to only two for men. However, it can be more difficult for women to obtain birth control pills, as they can not be picked up on a late night store run. Also, the process of making an

appointment and consulting with a physician every few months can be daunting for many women.

Not only does Nurx provide convenient delivery, but the application also eliminates the need to constantly follow-up with doctors.

However, users can reach their physicians via text message if they have any questions or concerns.

Dr. James K. Massengill, an obstetrician-gynecologist, believes the application is a good idea, but, he does have two main concerns.

“First, young ladies might not get their pap smears done as they will not have to come in for their birth control pill refills,” Massengill said.

Secondly, Massengill says if women stay away from their doctors, they may not get necessary testing for sexually transmitted diseases. “They may have infections that will not be detected and thus not treated and can have tubal damage,” he said.

Dr. Rudolph M. Chang, an osteopathic physician, also said the new application may run into some issues. He is concerned that users may not fully understand the “side effects [such as] problems with increased risk of blood clotting, especially in smokers and obese patients.” He said there may also be a possibility of undelivered items and theft which can ultimately result in unintended pregnancies.

Regardless of criticism, Gangeskar, along with his co-founder, Edvar Engesaeth, a physician, have decided

women need more convenience in obtaining birth control.

“We wanted to make preventative healthcare more accessible for people,” Gangeskar said. “We started with contraception because this is a complicated and burdensome process for many people today.”

After viewing Nurx on her

smartphone, O’Riley said, “I like how the app shows you several birth control options with the specific names of each of them … Whenever I go into the doctor’s office, I always feel so overwhelmed by everything they tell me and he ends up just picking the option for me. I’m not even sure the name of the pill I’m on now.”

Gangeskar said that each year there are about three million unintended pregnancies in the United States. He believes main the main contributors to these pregnancies are the “financial barriers” and “unnecessary hoops people have to jump through” to obtain proper birth control.

“This motivated us to create an app that streamlines this process and, unlike similar apps, Nurx users have the option to use their insurance to cover the cost,” Gangeskar said. “We want women to be able to access their birth control on their own terms.”

ACLU-VA joins coalition urging veto of bill on explicit materials in schools The ACLU of Virginia has joined with eight national free speech organizations to urge Gov. Terry McAuliffe to veto House Bill 516 which would require public schools to notify parents of “sexually explicit content” in educational materials.

In a letter last week, ACLU-VA Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga called the bill “an unusual and inappropriate intervention into the routine operations of public schools” that “constitutes a contentbased regulation of speech that should be rejected as a threat to the First Amendment.”

The bill, sponsored by Del. R. Steven Landes (R-Verona), would require the state Board of Education to develop a policy by which parents would be notified of explicit content and have the option to request an alternate assignment for their

children.

“Passing judgments, applying labels and red-flagging educational materials that might prompt uncomfortable but insightful discussions is a small-minded activity that does not belong in public schools, state Board of Education policy or Virginia law,” the ACLUVA’s letter continues.

Further, the bill conflicts with Article VIII Section 7 of the Virginia Constitution that gives local school boards “primary responsibility and authority for effectuating the educational policy” outlined in the constitution.

The ACLU-VA’s position is in support of the National Coalition Against Censorship, eight members of which signed onto a separate letter asking the governor to veto HB516.

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Op/Ed & Letters

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The color of money: Reaping the dividends of entrepreneurship MARC H. MORIAL “So our people not only have to be reeducated to the importance of supporting black business, but the black man himself has to be made aware of the importance of going into business. And once you and I go into business, we own and operate at least the businesses in our community.

What we will be doing is developing a situation wherein we will actually be able to create employment for the people in the community.” – Malcolm X, “The Ballot or the Bullet,” April 12, 1964 Sarah Breedlove was born to sharecroppers on a plantation in Louisiana. Breedlove—later known to millions as Madam C.J. Walker— died on her beloved four-and-a-half acre estate overlooking the Hudson River in Irvington, NY. At the time of her death, Madam Walker’s estate was worth close to six million in today’s dollars—making her one of the most successful, self-made business women of the twentieth century. Asked how she got her start, Madam Walker is said to have famously answered, “I got my start by giving myself a start.”

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success. And entrepreneurship’s benefits extend further than the heart and mind of the man or woman possessed with the dream of owning their own business.

Entrepreneurship is an inspiration and an opportunity that can be shared. It is a driver of the American economy and has the potential to provide new economic opportunity to local—and even distressed— communities.

Nationally, the number of firms owned by people of color is on the rise. According to the latest small business survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, minoritycompany ownership is up from 5.8 million in 2007 to eight million in 2012. This includes a 46 percent increase in Hispanic ownership; a 34 percent rise in the number of African-American owned businesses; The LEGACY welcomes all signed letters and all respectful opinions.

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an almost 24 percent increase for Asians; and a 27 percent increase in firms owned by women. And as the growth in minority-company ownership booms, so do its job numbers. It is estimated that minority-owned companies provide seven million jobs and companies owned by women employ up to eight million workers.

To save our struggling cities, we cannot solely rely on getting jobs.

To strengthen our streets we must be on the forefront of creating jobs and economic opportunities. The National Urban League has created the Entrepreneurship Center, a signature program to foster the growth of minority-owned businesses and offer business owners the resources they need to grow their bottom line. Through counseling, mentoring and training services, the National Urban League’s Entrepreneurship centers work with owners to develop management skills that will help their businesses obtain financing that supports job creation and preservation. By improving their strategies, the centers have helped over 10,000 business owners experience increased competitiveness and profitability, start their businesses with higher survival rates and break out to new markets and higher growth. To date, the center has helped entrepreneurs create or save close to 1200 jobs and get more than $73 million in new contracts

and capital.

As women and people of color continue to create and own record numbers of businesses, the buying power of communities of color continues to grow exponentially.

According to the latest Multicultural Economy Report from the Selig center, Hispanic buying power leads all groups at $1.3 trillion and black buying power has seen an 86 percent increase with their buying power rising to $1.1 trillion.

Yet, how many of those trillions of dollars stay within our economically disadvantaged communities?

An NAACP study found that a dollar in circulates in Asian communities for 30 days, as opposed to six hours in black communities.

It found that only two cents of every dollar African Americans spend goes to black-owned businesses.

One researcher estimated that if black consumers spent at least $1 out of every $10 with black businesses, it could generate one million jobs for African Americans.

Minority buying power can do far more than purchase; it can become an investment in stronger, local communities.

“Buying Black” is more than just a slogan. When you buy black you help assure black business growth. And, when you shore up black business growth, you play your part in helping to revitalize the communities where those businesses reside.

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

FAFSA talk

Virginians know the value of a good education. We have some of the best colleges and universities in the whole world right here in our commonwealth.

But for too many young people, higher education is still out of reach.

One of the reasons is the complicated, 10-page form called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which millions of college applicants are forced to fillout every year. The dreaded FAFSA is an important tool for students applying for financial aid, but it has become excessively complicated, leaving students feeling confused instead of in-control of their finances.

Will you join with me and demand that Congress support students and simplify the FAFSA? These forms are so convoluted that students often don't know they are eligible to receive more funding for school. Last year, $2.7 billion of free federal financial aid -- an average of almost $2,000 per student -- went unclaimed. For many, that could be the difference between attending school and not.

Nothing should keep Virginia students from pursuing a degree -especially not needlessly complicated financial aid forms that were meant to make college more accessible.

Sen. Mark Warner

Hypocrites and hucksters— histrionics and hype

Aren’t you tired of the rap and clap sessions by political wannabees

and their respective contingents? I know I am. The so-called “debates” are downright insulting and embarrassing, especially on the Repub side, reminiscent of a standup comedy show, or “throwing shade” as young folks say. Over on the Dem stage (Or should I say in their “ring”?), what was a fight has turned into a face-saving swansong for Sanders since he was, in his own words, “decimated” in South Carolina. Black folks strike again!

With all the money these candidates have in the bank this “theater of the absurd” could go on for months, and when it’s all over black folks will have not moved one inch toward real empowerment.

Unless we get serious about our own economic and political future, by establishing our political platform and being willing to promote, support, and leverage it, blacks will continue to be relegated to the clown ring in this current political three-ring circus. We will be the diversions, the ones who turn the lion’s attention away from the performers, the clowns who turn the bull’s ire away from the bull rider by yelling and then jumping into a barrel.

The “Yo Mama!” debates in the Republican ring are really not debates, in case you have not noticed; they are rap sessions, Ronald Reagan séances, and pseudo-patriotic diatribes, repeated ad nauseam by guys who swear they are the answer to our problems. The only one who has any kind of real record of having actually solved a few political problems is John Kasich. But he’s so

far behind the others that a victory for him is very unlikely.

Over in the Democratic ring we have two combatants who offer condescending words and platitudes directly to black folks, as opposed to the Republicans who say absolutely nothing to blacks. The Dem candidates rail against the business establishment and tell us that we really need more jobs to solve our problems. I don’t know how they expect to bring us more jobs, which are created by private businesses, when they are constantly denigrating business. It’s just hype. By the way, why do you suppose the black candidate, Willie Wilson, has been invisible?

Post Super Tuesday shouting matches about who cares for black people the most now dominate, as though being embroiled in these kinds of discussions will move us forward. Top that off with MSNBC’s U-turn in firing, demoting, or exiling their black Barack Obama-can-dono-wrong hosts and we have a real firestorm on our hands, don’t we?

We must stop accepting the hypocrisy of candidates who say one thing and do another; we must not get sidetracked by arguments among political hacks and commentators that mean absolutely nothing to us in the scheme of things. We must stop doing our best impression of Pavlov’s dog when they come to call on us.

If nothing is funny, don’t laugh; if you are not itching, don’t scratch.

We must change the silly way we deal with politics by collectively leveraging something of substance in return for our votes. If we don’t

change, the hucksters, black ones and white ones, will always win.

James Clingman

The Stalin comparison “Like Stalin said, ‘Whoever controls the ballot box wins the election’” Trump Regional Director and Virginia Beach resident Gary Byler We’ve heard a lot of harmful rhetoric from the Trump campaign, but quoting a brutal dictator to make a point about winning the nomination in a Virginia paper is a new low. Virginia Republican leaders must immediately condemn this comparison. We simply cannot allow the Trump campaign to spread more harmful rhetoric into Virginia, and we need Virginia Republicans to step up and denounce it for the good of our commonwealth.

The DPVA calls upon the following Virginia Republican leaders to immediately condemn this comparison: Republican Party of Virginia Chairman John Whitbeck Likely Statewide Candidates: Ed Gillespie (Gov.) Rep. Rob Wittman (Gov.) Ken Cuccinelli (Gov.) Del. Glenn Davis (Lt. Gov) State Sen. Bryce Reeves (Lt. Gov) State Sen. Jill Vogel (Lt. Gov) Del. Rob Bell (AG) John Adams (AG) Congressional delegation running: Congressman Randy Forbes (VA-02) Congresswoman Barbara Comstock Congressman Dave Brat Congressman Morgan Griffith Emily Bolton , DPVA

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Farrakhan: ‘I never endorsed Mr. Trump’ RICHARD B. MUHAMMAD CHICAGO (Final Call) — In an interview, Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam responded to ‘false’ reports that he has supported Donald Trump, the leading candidate for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party.

Farrakhan also spoke about the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the upcoming national election, the precarious situation in the Middle East, U.S. role in the region and the proper yardstick black America must use in choosing any presidential candidate.

The minister denied reports that he endorsed any candidate.

“I never endorsed Mr. Trump or any of the candidates running for nomination to lead their party,” he said. “I could never endorse any candidate because not one of them is saying that which would save America from the wrath of Allah (God).”

The interview follows in question and answer format.

Final Call (FCN): As-Salaam Alaikum. (Peace be unto you.)

Many news outlets have reported or perhaps misreported that you “praised,” “endorsed,” “supported” or “commended” Donald Trump. What did you actually say and what’s your view of Mr. Trump?

LF: I never endorsed Mr. Trump or any of the candidates who are running for the nomination that would make them the leader of their party. I said of Mr. Trump that I give him credit as the only one who stood in front of “some” members of the Jewish community and told them he did not need or want their money.

This was very big because any man who is able to stand on his own is free enough to do what is in the best interest of the country. That is what I said and that is what I meant.

Minister Louis Farrakhan On another occasion, I said I liked what I am looking at because I felt he had a strength required of anyone who wished to save America, or move away the wrath of Allah (God) plaguing not only America but the world with the forces of nature.

I could never endorse any candidate because not one of them is saying that which would save America from the wrath of Allah (God).

FCN: What should any candidate or presidential hopeful be looking at doing to avert the Wrath of God from striking America?

LF: This is the Day of Judgement or justice for those who have been deprived of it, and the most deprived of justice are the black man and woman of America and the Native American people. So the Honorable Elijah Muhammad said Allah God has come to fight the battle of justice for the black man and woman of America and it is He who is plaguing America with the disasters of unusual rain, hail, snow, and soon earthquakes. So if the black man and woman and the Native Americans, or Indians, are not in the equation of

those running for the high office of the presidency of the United States, if we are not in the equation for justice, then none of these candidates can save America from the wrath of Allah (God).

FCN: Omitted from much of the writing about your remarks on Feb. 28 in Chicago, which was Part 2 of your Saviours’ Day address “Divine Instructions and Commands for 2016,” is that this narrative was created and given to the media by the Anti-Defamation League, a longtime enemy of the Nation, of Minister Farrakhan, and I would say an enemy to black progress. A national press release went out and hundreds of media outlets were contacted but no media showed up, and no media independently reported on what you said. Why was it so necessary for the ADL to paint you as an extremist and why has the media responded in the way that it has?

LF: Most presidents have been controlled by forces that control money and special interests. When Mr. Trump refused their money, he refused their control. This made him dangerous.

So now the whole Republican establishment has united to destroy his bid to be the nominee of the Republican Party. In my Saviours’ Day lecture, I mentioned Paul Wolfowitz talking to General Wesley Clark 10 years before 9/11 telling him they were going to clean out the Middle East. And then 10 days after 9/11, a general in the Pentagon pointed out to Mr. Clark a memo that contained plans to take down seven Muslim nations in five years.

So they had to set the country up for a protracted war, which would keep the soldiers of America fighting for years to accomplish the goal of destabilizing the whole Middle East and taking complete control of the oil wealth of the region.

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Website will provide info on childcare licensing Virginia has launched a new website to provide more information for parents and providers about child care licensing rules.

The new website, childcareva.com, provides child care information and materials created specifically for parents, providers and the general public. The site, according to the governor’s office, will serve as the online hub for the Virginia Department of Social Services in its effort to promote the importance of health and safety standards, as well as the benefits of quality child care.

“I am excited that this new resource is now available for parents and providers,” said Gov. Terry McAuliffe. “State licensure provides important benefits for both parents and child care providers, and this website will help everyone get the information they need to provide children with the highest quality, safest care possible.”

The website is part of a package of reforms passed in 2015 to help Virginia families make informed decisions on child care. The reforms also included legislation requiring care providers to be licensed by the state to keep five or more children who aren’t related to them in their

Margaret Ross Schultze homes. Local governments are now required to report to VDSS the contact information for any child care providers and family day homes that are issued a business license. And state law now requires unlicensed family day homes to notify parents of that fact up front and in writing.

On the website, parents can find information on various child care options, requirements and benefits of licensed providers, as well as guidance for researching and selecting quality child care. Current and prospective providers can learn how to become licensed and/or

Legislature approves bill reimplimenting the electric chair in Virginia

The Virginia General Assembly on Friday approved a bill that will allow for the implementation of the electric chair if lethal injection drugs are not readily available. Virginia has faced issues with obtaining lethal injection drugs as some pharmaceutical companies have declined to supply the necessary materials.

According to the new bill, the Virginia Department of Corrections must make “reasonable efforts” to obtain lethal injection materials before utilizing the electric chair. The bill will now be sent to Gov. Terry McAuliffe desk to be signed or vetoed. Currently, Virgina has seven inmates on death row.

Capital punishment remains a controversial issue in the U.S. and worldwide. In February the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected a Georgia death row inmate’s legal challenge [to the death penalty.

In January Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood stated that he plans to ask lawmakers to approve the firing squad, electrocution or nitrogen gas as alternate methods of execution if the state prohibits lethal injection. The U.S. Supreme Court in January ruled in Kansas v. Carr that a jury in a death penalty case does not need to be advised that mitigating factors, which can lessen the severity of a criminal act, do not need to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt like aggravating factors.

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The slave escape drama ‘Underground’ is a flawed but important retelling of an original sin MARY McNAMARA The Underground Railroad.

Those three words tell you everything you need to know about what Hollywood's diversity problem really means.

If slavery is this nation’s original sin, the Underground Railroad,

through which thousands of slaves moved to freedom, is its first truly American hero tale. This was not a group of courageous colonists railing against occupying troops and a distant monarchy; these were Americans, some legally citizens, some not, risking their lives to transform a nation.

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Emotional cheating Dear Alma, I found e-mails my wife has been writing to an old boyfriend who’s now in jail. He will be locked up for a long, long time. At first I wasn’t all that concerned, but now she’s sending him pictures. I found out, because I read her e-mail when she’s not home. I saw where she told him, “I can’t wait to get your letters” and “I wonder if you’re looking at my pictures and thinking about me.” Even though this man is in jail, it still affects me just as if she was writing to someone out in the streets. Am I being petty, or am I right in thinking that she is disrespecting me? I love my wife, but this really makes me wonder.

— Mr. Wondering Dear Mr. Wondering, And wonder you should, but there’s more than a few apps on disloyalty downloaded on your cell phone. Why are you checking your wife’s e-mail when she’s not home?

After addressing that, you can move on to your issue with the inmate. Nope, you’re not being petty. You just need to nip this rusty nail in the bud. It seems to me something was cockeyed before you caught sight of those e-mails.

I’m not excusing her behavior, because infidelity is selfish and, yes, disrespectful. But some parts to this story you aren’t telling me.

Tell her why you’re reading her email, and then ask her about her

Renwick Scott, from left, Alano Miller and Aldis Hodge in “Underground”, premiered March 9. PHOTO: Skip Bolen / WGN

contact with him. Make sure you both honestly talk about both sides to this situation. Speak the truth to each other, not just saying words you think the other wants to hear.

Equally important, listen to each other. If she makes this about you and the e-mails, then she’s not ready to own her unfaithful behavior. Yes, you were wrong, but she’s wrong too, and both issues need to be admitted, confronted and discussed. Give purposeful thought to what you two want out of your marriage. Since he’ll be locked up, as you say, for a long, long time, both of you can work at this and take the necessary steps to rebuild your commitment, reminding each other that your devotion is crucial to saving your union.

And don’t forget to apologize to each other. It is my hope that you two will find your way back to seeing each other through new eyes – eyes of forgiveness, blinking with compassion and winking with desire. ***** Want advice? E-mail questions to alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com.Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma *****

Yet when was the last time you saw a film or television series about the Underground Railroad? The 1978 TV movie “A Woman Called Moses” starring Ms. Cicely Tyson?

The push for freedom nudged at this year's “Mercy Street,” but the show itself revolved around a Union hospital. And while Oscar-tempting biopics recently examined the lives of Dalton Trumbo, Steve Jobs, Stephen Hawking, Maggie Thatcher, Cheryl Strayed and Whitey Bulger, there have been exactly no recent feature films about the Underground's “father” William Still or even Harriet Tubman (an HBO film starring Viola Davis is, praise heaven, in the works.)

Even recent Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave,” like “Django Unchained” before it, was, in essence, the dark opposite of an Underground Railroad tale.

It’s tempting to say that this is about to change with the new WGN America series “Underground,” but it is only one series on a network many still have trouble locating on their provider lists.

It’s also a series that, having chosen to both defy the conventions of period television and wallow in them, takes several hours to find its footing.

Focusing on a group of slaves determined to make a run for freedom, creators Misha Green and Joe Pokaski infuse “Underground”

with a clever, proactive energy — the clandestine meetings, the intricate plans, the intra-team tensions — more traditionally found in heist films and shows involving the CIA. But they also waste a lot of precious time “proving” something we already know: Slavery was terrible.

New TV, stage and film projects are looking at slavery with a bold new emphasis on empowerment New TV, stage and film projects are looking at slavery with a bold new emphasis on empowerment The series opens with Noah (Aldis Hodge) being chased down, and then marched back in sadistically elaborate fetters, to the Georgia plantation to which he belongs.

Despite the horrifying conditions of his capture and punishment, it is not a defeat. He has returned to organize a larger escape.

This is no wistful, wild dream; even after being beaten to nearunconsciousness, Noah is a force to be reckoned with. As are those he begins to enlist, including the preacher Moses (Mykelti Williamson), the strong but sensitive Zeke (Theodus Crane) and young Henry (Renwick Scott), so determined to follow in Noah's footsteps he spends his evenings doing push-ups.

The female characters are just as

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Popular studio series picks up with classic & contemporary works Richmond Ballet notes that the Company will return to its own Studio Theatre with “Studio Two”, featuring artistic director Stoner Winslett’s Echoing Past and a world premiere work, “Realms of Amber”, from Mexican-born choreographer, Edgar Zendejas. Studio Two, the second offering from this year’s popular Studio Theatre Series, runs March 15-20.

Edgar Zendejas will take up residence in Richmond once again with “Realms of Amber”, a work that is both deeply spiritual and soulful, while bearing his own unique sense of cool and enviable calm. First introduced to Richmond audiences though the New Works Festival in

2014, Zendejas has found inspiration in some of the beliefs that are closest to his heart for his upcoming world premiere.

“I follow a very strong spiritual path, and I believe that the soul or spirit of anybody – a woman or a man - is actually female,” explained Zendejas. “There’s an energy inside of you that’s female, which to me, means there is something that is good. I’m very attracted by this beauty, and by the beauty of women.

And in my culture, Mexican culture, we celebrate women. They are icons – our mothers, sisters, grandmothers.

This female figure is very strong in our lives, and gives us a very strong sense of support. So I wanted to do a

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is whipped in place of her little brother. Intentionally or not, Green and Pokaski show little interest in humanizing slave-owners.

Though Tom is given political ambitions and a little more empathy — he finally calls for Rosalee's whipping to stop — the Macons serve mostly to embody the callous ability to see slaves as something other than fellow humans. Any exploration of the universal perils of a system based on oppression is done through Cato (Alano Miller), a disfigured slave who, as assistant overseer, can be just as abusive as his white masters.

The marriage between historical drama and action series is more than a little bumpy to begin with, in part because “Underground” delights in confounding expectations, particularly in tone, which is more action-adventure than solemn historical drama. Co-produced by Akiva Goldsman and John Legend, “Underground” may be the first antebellum drama with a hip-hop beat, and Anthony Hemingway, who directs the first four episodes, is not afraid to follow wild, swooping shots with scenes of oil-painting stillness.

But for all its dramatic pulse, historic details and narrative twists, “Underground” simply takes too long

formidable. Moses’ wife, Pearly Mae (Adina Porter), is key to Noah’s plan, while in the “big house,” Ernestine (Amirah Vann) rules the other servants with the steely politics of subtle influence she believes will keep her children, including daughter Rosalee (Jurnee SmollettBell), safe. Drawn to Noah but still clinging to her mother's choices, Rosalee is torn between two visions of the future until a violent event leaves her no other choice.

Not surprisingly given its subject matter, “Underground” is a sprawling tale, with characters that include a troubled but still brutal slave-catcher (yes, that is Christopher Meloni) and a young abolitionist couple (Jessica De Gouw and Marc Blucas) who want to do more than attend meetings and make speeches.

Though not the primary focus of “Underground,” they are nuanced characters with conflicting motives.

The same cannot be said of the plantation owners; Tom (Reed Diamond) and particularly Suzanna Macon (Andrea Frankle) are awful to the 11th degree — she smirks into her lemonade while Rosalee

piece that was about the strength of women.”

“Realms of Amber” also represents an exploration of contrasts, as Zendejas’ music will be selected from chants sung by Russian monks of the Valaam Monastry.

“This music came into my hands, and I loved the sound. There’s a very male sound about it – it’s just voices, no instruments. And I like this idea of contrast, between the music and the dancers. So there will be a male presence, yes, with a real sense of female energy. That’s what’s in my mind and heart.”

Honest and true, Zendejas is wonderfully approachable; his warm smile is instantly memorable, as is his laugh. The Richmond Ballet dancers have embraced his organic style, and his unique movement vocabulary quickly, with many reminded of their 2014 New Works Festival experience with the choreographer.

“I’ve started to have these images of movement already, because I know how versatile the dancers are,” Zendejas said before his arrival in Richmond.

“It’s very refreshing to have dancers that are so willing to try things. I really enjoyed working with them last time, so I was very happy to come back for another work.”

Zendejas also looks forward to the opportunity to collaborate with the artists of the Richmond Ballet production department, which include production director MK Stewart, who will oversee the lighting and stage design, as well as costumes director Emily DeAngelis, who has been commissioned to design the work’s costumes. “I’m inspired by other artists,” said Zendejas.

“It’s a collaboration. I want collaborators to have the chance to access their own inspirations. We all come together at one table.”

Jurnee Smollett-Bell, left, and Aldis Hodge star in ‘Underground’ to get going; it isn’t until the fourth episode that the show's real story, and potential, reveal themselves.

Even with its flaws, “Underground” is a significant show, and not just because it reminds us that the Declaration of Independence did not end tyranny in America, that the murderous brutality we condemn in other nations is part of our own history as well.

Unlike many other series, even in this vaunted age, “Underground” tells a story we have not seen, a story we need to see: how so many overcame such large obstacles to not just escape, but to also help others to escape. The Underground Railroad didn’t just deliver thousands to freedom, it made the hideous contradiction of slavery in a democracy too conspicuous to ignore.

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Mrs. Grégoire-Trudeau.

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The official Canadian state visit President and the First Lady welcomed The Right Honorable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau to the White House for an official visit. This was the first official visit by a Canadian prime minister in nearly 20 years.

“Whether we’re charting a course for environmental protection, making key investments to grow our middle class, or defending the rights of oppressed peoples abroad, Canada and the United States will always collaborate in partnership and good faith. The history may be complex, but the bottom line is clear. There is no relationship in the entire world like the Canada-U.S. relationship,” said President Obama to Prime Minister Trudeau

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(from page 8) They understood, and the ADL understands, that once the American people know that this country or the government and some members of it are, in fact, a party to the conspiracy to take down the Twin Towers in a false flag operation that was designed to create a situation that would so frighten, alarm, and anger the American people that they could direct that anger against the Muslim World and bring the war effort to take down seven Muslim nations in five years. Facts are now coming to light that show Muslims were not responsible for 9/11. A policy came out of the Pentagon to make war and to pit the Muslims against each other and rip up these “cells of terror.”

If you look in the Muslim World right now, the Shia, the Sunni Muslims are standing at the brink of a pit of fire started by Western intervention and influence in pitting them against each other by exploiting their divisions. So the stage is set for war in that area of the world that would destroy that area as completely as what they are calling the failed state Libya making Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq failed states.

The fear of being uncovered, the fear of being made known for their wickedness is what is driving the ADL and that Synagogue of Satan, false Jews to pin the label on me as an anti-Semite. This is something they feel they must do in order to cover the evil that they have done or are a party to.

FCN: You mentioned again the synagogue of Satan and in the past you’ve also spoken of Zionists. Could you, or would you, please explain what these terms mean and why these distinctions are so important when we’re talking about these issues?

LF: We have to make a distinction between members of the Jewish community who sincerely are trying to follow the laws, statutes and commandments of God in their covenant relationship with Him, but among them are those who say they are Jews and they are not. And this is why the scripture refers to them as the synagogue of Satan because their work is an evil work. They are doing exactly what Satan is supposed to do—which is to spread evil, not to contain evil to himself but to spread evil to others and make others

March 16, 2016 • 13 deviate from the laws, statutes and commandments of God. The Middle East is now filled with death and destruction and that was the aim of neo-conservatives who planned this destruction of seven Muslim nations in five years and they are on schedule and the final nation in their sights to destroy is the Islamic Republic of Iran.

FCN: You just mentioned Iran and certainly you recently just came back from a very important trip.

Can you talk about why you decided to go to Iran? Why was that trip so important?

LF: I did not know in the beginning how important the trip would be but we knew that Iran was in the crosshairs of the neo-conservative movement. And when you listen to Mr. Ted Cruz, the Republican presidential hopeful, and when you listen to Mr. Marco Rubio, a Republican presidential candidate, when you listen to their language, it says to me that they are agents of the neo-conservative strategy. They will never give peace a chance because they are saying the moment they are elected, the first thing they will do is to rip up the agreement that allowed $150 billion of Iranian money to be returned to them. They don’t want this agreement and that will surely lead to war.

FCN: In talking about Iran and in talking about the Zionists of the ADL and these assorted groups and their plots, as well as the American government and the allies: What was your message to the Muslim world or what is your message to the Muslim World about what is happening now?

And how should the Muslim world respond?

LF: These warmongers and plotters have put the Middle East in a position now of total war. If the Sunni and Shia, or those nations that surround Saudi Arabia and those nations that gather around Tehran or Iran fight each other, that is the trigger that will bring about the war of Armageddon. It is very dangerously close and the warmongers in the United States Congress are not aware of, or they’re blind to the fact that what they are doing will bring about the type of war that will end America completely as a power in the world.

FCN: In the 60-plus years of your redemptive work, you have never publically or privately called for

harming Jewish people. You have never done that. But Zionists have publically called for your death. The ADL accuses you of hating Jews.

Can you talk about what you think is the motivation behind this kind of accusation, I guess, for over 30 years now?

LF: The Jews and their allies fear being exposed and that is the role of the Messiah, to reveal the man of sin.

When He comes, He has to expose those forces, those wicked ones that have caused the blood shedding and the mischief that’s going on in the world. So the moment they saw a black man standing who was not afraid to tell the truth of them, given to him by the Messiah, they had to come against him. And they will continue to do that because their survival is at stake. Once the world sees this synagogue of Satan as it really is and knows the players, they fear what will happen to them. The world will turn against them and that is happening now as we speak.

FCN: Is there any subject not touched on or any aspect of this whole false controversy, if you will, that you’d like to touch on? Is there something black America, the people you have served for 60 years, is there something that we should really understand in terms of these attacks, what is really behind them and what we should be doing as a people?

LF: I was guided by Allah (God) to give a yardstick to the voting public, particularly black people as to what will set that candidate apart from others and that yardstick is: No. 1: Whoever will be president, if they wish to save America from the wrath of God and the course that America is on, which will bring about America’s destruction, they must consider justice for the black and the red and the brown. If they do not consider that by separating the black man and woman and allowing us to go free to build a nation of our own, this and this alone will turn away the wrath of God, will lessen the storms, and lessen the increased judgment of God using the forces of nature. No candidate at present is thinking of justice for the black and the red and the brown in this manner. And none of them are showing they will accept to let us go to save America from the Wrath of God. So black and white have to know America now is in the crosshairs of God Himself, the Great Mahdi.

So I am giving them a warning and a guidance from God to help them to do that which will save America. And I warn them that these calamities are going to increase now in severity so America might humble herself to that call of God to let the black man and woman go. It is the time that we should separate to go free and that America should provide us with land and implements that would allow us to build a future for ourselves—for they have proved to be disagreeable to live with in peace. So letting us go, even trying to do that, will lessen the wrath of God and they will be helped if they decide to let the black man go.

I believe if any of these candidates really understood that America is in the crosshairs of God, and that America will never be made great again. None of them will be able to lift America up but letting the black man go and giving us justice that will save America. Who among these candidates is strong enough, brave enough, bold enough, to say: “If I am elected president I will let the black man go to turn the wrath of God away from the shores of America”?

I am almost sure that if they don’t do that, it will be said: “We must get rid of Farrakhan.” And that will bring about the destruction of America even more quickly.

FCN: Thank you very much for this interview. We can close it, unless there’s any kind of closing remark you would like to deliver.

LF: I wanted to make it very clear: Not one of these candidates could I endorse knowing the history of National Elections and the promises that are made to our people that never get fulfilled.

I want our people to beware that no matter how good the promise is—it is not to be carried out. The only thing I say again that will make America safe is to: Let the black man and woman go into a state or territory of our own, and help us in that territory for the next 20 to 25 years until we are able to go for self. This will solve the problem between black and white. And Allah (God) promises that America will get an extension of time and the wrath of God will be turned aside from this nation.

FCN: Yes, sir. Thank you very much, Brother Minister.

LF: Thank you, Brother. AsSalaam Alaikum.

FCN: Walaikum Salaam, sir.

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HHS funds will help Virginia treat the prescription opioid abuse & heroin epidemic Virginia is receiving $325,000 in funding from the federal Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support 1 health center in Virginia to improve and expand the delivery of substance abuse services in health centers, with a specific focus on treatment of opioid use disorders in underserved populations.

“The opioid epidemic is one of the most pressing public health issues in the United States today,” said HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell.

“Expanding access to medicationassisted treatment and integrating these services in health centers bolsters nationwide efforts to curb opioid misuse and abuse, supports

approximately 124,000 new patients accessing substance use treatment for recovery and helps save lives.”

The abuse of and addiction to opioids, such as heroin and prescription pain medication, is a serious and increasing public health problem. Approximately 4.5 million people in the United States were nonmedical prescription pain reliever users in 2013, and an estimated 289,000 were current heroin users.

HHS also estimates the number of unintentional overdose deaths from prescription pain medications has nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2013, and deaths related to heroin increased 39 percent between 2012 and 2013.

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Nationally, this $94 million investment is expected to help awardees hire approximately 800 providers to treat nearly 124,000 new patients.

“Health centers treat some of the most at risk patients in the country,” said HRSA Acting Administrator Jim Macrae. “These awards position health centers to be at the forefront of the fight against opioid abuse in underserved communities.”

Research demonstrates that a whole-patient approach to treatment through a combination of medication and counseling and behavioral therapies, is most successful in treating opioid use disorders. In 2014, over 1.3 million people received behavioral health services at health centers, a 75 percent increase since 2008. This funding builds upon and leverages previous investments by providing support to health centers to improve and expand the delivery of MAT substance abuse services in an integrated primary

care/behavioral health model with a specific focus on treatment of opioid use disorders in underserved populations.

“HRSA’s innovative investment in the delivery of medicationassisted treatment for substance use disorders affirms the importance of behavioral health to overall health,” said Kana Enomoto, acting administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Addressing the opioid crisis is a top priority for the administration and the department, said Burwell.

HHS is it is focused on three key areas, including improving opioid prescribing practices, increasing the use of naloxone, and increasing access to MAT. In addition, the president has made addressing the prescription opioid abuse and heroin epidemic a top priority and issued a presidential memorandum last year on improving access to medicationassisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorders.

“The funds awarded are an example of HHS taking every available step to expand access to MAT,” said Burwell. “Building on these efforts, the president’s budget includes a $1.1 billion initiative to help ensure that all individuals with opioid use disorders who want treatment are able to access it.”

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GA passes medical marijuana production bill Before adjourning, Virginia’s lawmakers passed a bill which will allow for the eventual production and distribution of low THC marijuana oils.

After lengthy discussions and negotiations in both houses, SB701, Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; permitting of pharmaceutical processors to manufacture and provide, passed the House of Delegates unanimously. The bill returned to the Senate with amendments and passed with a vote of 39-0. The bill is now on Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s desk for his signature.

“Providing this medication to Virginians is absolutely the right thing to do,” said Sen. Dave Marsden, the sponsor of the legislation.“THCa and CBD oils have shown the ability to help alleviate

the number and severity of seizures from intractable epilepsy and help so many families live a quality life. This is a huge step for Virginia, a first in the nation concept that will provide the medications in the safest most secure fashion and shows once again that Virginia leads the way.”

“I am pleased to have joined Senator Marsden once again in supporting legislation on this important issue. We must advocate for our most vulnerable Virginians.

Passage of SB 701 is one of the many ways this can be done,” said Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, co-sponsor of the legislation.

Last year’s passage of SB1235 and HB1445 gave intractable epilepsy patients and their caregivers an affirmative defense for possession of two marijuana oils, THCa and CBD

Students raise thousands for American Heart Association Upper and lower elementary students at Richmond Montessori School raised more than $5,300 for the American Heart Association through Jump Rope for Heart and a Hoops for Heart.

During February, lower elementary grades participated in Jump Rope for Heart, and upper elementary participated in Hoops for Heart.

Many students donated their own money, collected money from family and friends while participating in the community service project for the American Heart Assoctiation.

The student who collected the most money this year was Brianna Woody with $1,035.00.

Healthy heart activities included learning how to jump rope, double dutch, jumping on trampolines, and Chinese jump roping.

Left to right: Brianna Woody, Anika Sethi, Morgan Shigley, and Sienna Rankins.

used to treat seizures. However, the law provides no way for patients to obtain the oils without breaking federal and state laws. This legislation seeks to create a way to process and provide THCa and CBD Oils for patients with intractable epilepsy by requiring the Board of Pharmacy to create regulations to safely and securely provide the oils.

Once the Board of Pharmacy creates the regulations they will be brought back before the legislature next year for final approval. Processing and distribution of the oils would not begin until sometime in 2017 “We are grateful to the Virginia General Assembly for allowing this first step towards helping epilepsy patients and their families obtain a safe and reliable treatment in the Commonwealth without breaking

laws,” said Beth Collins, ASA director of communications and outreach. “The passage of SB701 will have a dramatic impact on the lives of patients by further expanding the medical cannabis program to allow access within the state of Virginia to low-THC extracts.”

Virginia is one of 40 states with medical marijuana laws and according to ASA’s latest report on Medical Cannabis Access in the U.S., is one of the seventeen states that limits use to CBD and THCa oils for certain conditions. Activists and legislators from across the country will be discussing these types of laws and other medical cannabis topics at Americans for Safe Access’s 4th Annual Medical Cannabis Unity Conference in Washington, D.C. later this month.

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Newspapers and communities will join ASNE and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information.

You can access editorials and other information on events and more details at sunshineweek.rcfp.org.

Also offered are other sources for inspiration for freedom of information story ideas and past work from Sunshine Weeks, now in it’s 11th year.

The website provides a list of 2016 participants and a calendar of events. To have your organization or event listed, send links and other information to sunshineweek@asne.org.

New material will be added to the website as it becomes available.

Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools, and others interested in the public's right to know.

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Walking tour of emancipation sites The struggle for African American civil and political rights has been a continuous process since the founding of America. From the efforts of the slave rebel Gabriel to win freedom to the modern struggles for civil rights, Richmond has been the scene of many dramatic moments in the still-ongoing path to racial equality.

“Remaking Richmond: A Walking Tour of Emancipation Sites” on March 23, will look at how black Richmonders organized themselves after emancipation and fought for their rights in the halls of the State Capitol, in courts, on streetcars, and in churches and schools. The free tour begins at 2 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m. in the lobby of the Library of Virginia. The tour route covers several miles and includes hills, so be prepared for some exercise and wear comfortable shoes. Gregg Kimball, director of Public Services and Outreach at the Library of Virginia, will serve as the guide for this tour. Registration is required and is available online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remakingrichmond-a-walking-tour-of-emancipation-sites-tickets-22173135445.

The library is located at 800 E. Broad St. and there is limited, free underground parking, which is accessible from either Eighth or Ninth streets.

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Conversation on RPS future The Broomfield C.M.E. Church Board of Christian Education will host a conversation on the challenges, progress and future of the Richmond Public Schools system, as its leadership continually strives to provide a quality education for all students. Featured panelists include Dr. Dana T. Bedden, superintendent of Richmond Public Schools. The event takes place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 26 at Broomfield Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 609 Jefferson Davis Highway in Richmond.

Other invited panelists include Charlotte Hayer, president, Richmond Education Association and Richmond School Board members. Among the topics of discussion: • The Proliferation of Public Charter Schools vs. the Devaluation of Traditional Public Schools • School Closures/Overcrowding and Modernizations • Parental Engagement •Teacher Evaluation Systems •Standardized Tests •Absenteeism/Truancy •Disciplinarian/Suspension Measures •Efforts to Mentor Black and Hispanic Male Students . . . and more.

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The 12-week series of Richmond classes take place on Monday of each week starting on April 4 from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church at 4602 Cary St. Rd., Richmond. For residents of the TriCities, a class will start in Hopewell at John Randolph Medical Center’s Wellness Pavilion, 411 West Randolph Street, Hopewell.

The course will cover information about schizophrenia, the mood disorders (bipolar disorder and major depression), panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder; coping skills such as handling crisis and relapse; basic information about medications; listening and communication techniques; problem-solving skills; recovery and rehabilitation; and self-care around worry and stress.

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Ongoing GRASP (GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc.) will provide free, financial aid assistance to include the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on Mondays from 6-8 p.m. from January through March at the Belmont Library, 3100 Ellwood Ave., Richmond.

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Black unemployment rate remains flat in February TEWire - The nation’s nonfarm payroll added 242,000 jobs in February, but the black unemployment rate remained flat, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.

The overall jobless rate for African-Americans in February was 8.8 percent, unchanged from January.

Black men 20 years old and older reported a higher jobless rate of 8.6 percent in February compared with 8.4 percent in January.

The jobless rate for black women 20 years old and older was 7.9 percent in February, unchanged from January.

Blacks continue to suffer

from the nation’s highest unemployment rate. The black unemployment rate also continues to be double that of Whites, which remains well under the national rate of 4.9 percent.

The unemployment rate for whites was 4.3 percent in February, the same as January.

Asians reported the lowest unemployment rate of 3.8 percent, up from 3.7 percent in January.

Hispanics, however, saw a drop in their jobless rate to 5.4 percent in February, down from 5.9 percent in January.

BLS reported job gains in health care, social assistance, retail trade, food services and private educational services.

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Va. gov. vetoes bill that would have protected law enforcement from warrants Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed House Bill 70, which would have prohibited magistrates from issuing misdemeanor arrest warrants against law enforcement officers if the alleged offense was related to that officer’s duties, even in the face of overwhelming evidence of a crime. The governor’s veto was pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia.

“Virginia enjoys outstanding law enforcement officers at all levels.

They are not, however, perfect,” said the governor in a statement.

“We have seen all too often in recent years abuses perpetrated by poorly performing law enforcement officers throughout the United States. These abuses took place while these officers were purportedly carrying out their duties.

“House Bill 70 would preclude Virginia’s magistrates from issuing misdemeanor arrest warrants in

such circumstances, unless the complainant was a law enforcement officer, without the prior approval of the relevant law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offense.

Neutral magistrates, the judicial officers with primary responsibility for misdemeanor warrants, would be unable to act on valid citizen complaints of police abuse.

“Further, this legislation would only serve to place a larger workload on our judges and court clerks, the other individuals authorized to issue such warrants.

“I trust Virginia’s magistrates to determine whether probable cause exists to issue a misdemeanor warrant, even in those circumstances which involve law enforcement officers. Shifting their workload to judges and court clerks serves neither our citizens nor our judicial system.”

oversee economic-development spending and tax preferences, a measure that circumvents the governor, who is limited to one fouryear term.

The plan calls for a $2.1 billion bond package, which falls about $300,000 shy of McAuliffe’s proposal.

Lawmakers included a provision that says all the projects are contingent on McAuliffe’s releasing the funding for a long-delayed overhaul of the Capitol Square office building where lawmakers conduct their business during session. The governor has withheld funding in the past in a pointed dig at his GOP rivals.

Lawmakers gave themselves a pay raise in the form of an increase in the stipends they earn for attending meetings around the state while the General Assembly is not in session.

Instead of $200, they’ll receive $300.

The budget plan did not include as much money as Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr. (R-James City) wanted for more staff “for Senate leadership.”

Instead, the House agreed to about $187,000 each year for salaries, but the Senate clerk will decide how to

The unseasonably warm weather in the final days of the session created a spring-fever-like mood among delegates who cheered “Sine Die,” while on the other side of Mr. Jefferson’s Capitol, senators rose one by one to air their grievances.

On the court fight, Republicans ultimately outmaneuvered McAuliffe with a threat to install the polarizing former attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli II, in place of former Fairfax Circuit Court judge Jane Marum Roush.

Lawmakers ultimately selected Stephen R. McCullough, a state court of appeals judge.

“The firing of a highly qualified Supreme Court Justice and the haphazard process for replacing her was an unprecedented political affront to the independence of our judiciary,” McAuliffe said.

Just when the drama appeared over Friday, Sen. Charles W. Carrico Sr. (R-Grayson) revealed a final twist. He rose on the Senate floor and said McAuliffe offered to trade a coal tax credit important to Southwest Virginia Republicans for their support of Roush. Lawmakers balked, and each side ended the session lacking something it had wanted.- WaPo

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The Richmond Department of Economic and Community Development through the Economic Development Authority is proposing a financing facility to: Church Hill North Phase 1A LLC , Church Hill North Phase 1B LLC and Church Hill North Phase 2A LLC, which will be owned and developed

by The Community Builders (TCB) in a partnership with the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) up to $8,367,066 in loans and subsidies. The total project costs are estimated at $32,800,398. This Public Private Partnership other sources of funding will be in the form of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, bank debt and grants.

TCB was hired by RRHA to be the master developer for Mayor Dwight C. Jones estimated $200,000,000 East End Transformation Initiative to redevelop the 25th & Nine Mile Corridor into a mixed-use and mixed-income communities. The total redevelopment and revitalization of the corridor is anticipated to take approximately 10-15 years to complete. When completed the area will be a high quality mixed-income neighborhood consisting of homes and apartments, new schools, retail and commercial opportunities, parks, trails and community recreational centers.

The proposed development’s first two phases are housing related and are summarized below. These apartments will be constructed on the old Armstrong High School site across the street from Creighton Court.

Church Hill North Phase 1 LLC Based on initial site visits and existing reports, the scope of work will likely include the following: • Construction of 60 rental units for families • 50 Units will be for low –moderate income eligible individuals and families • 10 Units will be market rate • The product will consist of 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartments • The 69,000 square foot development will include a 3,500 sf neighborhood center • The building types will include stacked flats, bungalows and townhouses.

Church Hill North Phase 1B LLC • Construction of 45 affordable rental units for seniors for those 62 and older and persons with disabilities. All units will be affordable to seniors earning less than 60% of the area median income (AMI).

Church Hill North Phase 2A LLC • Construction of 70 rental units for families, including 28 project based vouchers, 9 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units at 50% of are median income (AMI), and 33 LIHTC units at 60% AMI. There will be a mix of one, two and three bedroom story stacked flats.

The Department invites members of the public to provide comments, oral or written, on this proposed amendment. Copies of the proposal are available at the Department of Economic and Community Development office located at 1500 E. Main Street, Suite 400 and may be also viewed on the City’s web site, www.richmondgov.com. A public meeting to receive comments will be held, March 24, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Main Street Station, 1500 E. Main Street, 3rd Floor conference room. For more information, you may contact Mr. Ron N. Johnson, Chief Credit & Financial Strategies Officer who can be reached at (804) 646-7489, Ron.Johnson@richmondgov.com.

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