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Summit stresses need for racial healing

Richmond was well represented at the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Summit. The Richmond group, convened by Initiatives of Change/Hope in the Cities included representatives of Richmond City Council, the Office of Community Wealth Building, Bon Secours Health Systems, Richmond Hill Community, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, the American Civil War Museum and the University of Richmond. See page 6 for what Richmond has done. PHOTO: WKKF With racial divisiveness rising in America’s urban, rural and suburban communities, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), together with more than 130 organizations recently committed to the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) enterprise, called for a National Day of Healing on Jan. 17, 2017. On that day, activities by community, civic, government and corporate leaders will spur efforts to heal the wounds created by racial, ethnic and religious bias and build an equitable and just society so that all children can thrive.

“As a nation, we must come to terms with the deep divides in our communities,” said WKKF President and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron.

“Our nation is crying out for healing, which can only come with a shared understanding of our collective past and a sustained effort to dismantle the structures, policies, practices and systems that divide us, and perpetuate conscious and unconscious bias.”

Tabron said the National Day of Healing is a response to the broad call for healing following the contentious rhetoric, hate crimes, vivid

expressions of racism and stories of children crying with fear and anxiety. Calls for healing have come from both President Barack Obama and Presidentelect Donald Trump, as well as 32 states.

“We envision that government, private sector and non-profit entities will join this call for healing to kick off a year,” said Tabron. “Let us remind ourselves that we are not a nation of demolition workers trying to destroy institutions, but rather a community of creative construction

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Young Va. architects tackle city’s food desert CONTRIBUTED REPORT A group of architects just starting their careers and architecture students focused on the 41,000 people in Richmond who do not have access to grocers carrying healthy, fresh foods. What they do have access to are convenience stores often stocked with chips, sodas, alcohol and beef jerky.

Wait a minute. What are architects doing involving themselves in food issues? Don’t architects design buildings? “Yes architects design buildings — and it takes problem solving skills to make sure those buildings enhance people’s lives and communities,” says Brian J. Frickie, AIA, President of Kerns Group Architects in Falls Church

and leader of the ELA Steering Committee. “By focusing on the lack of affordable, nutritious food in areas wracked with poverty, members of this group of young leaders are honing their abilities to seek creative solutions and apply their skills in an area of public service that is as important now as it will be to future generations. In short, they are gaining experience in facilitating changes in communities.”

This class focused on three existing food programs in the city with an eye toward connecting them and expanding their reach to city residents.

Shalom Farms has its farm growing fresh fruits and vegetables in Goochland — too far away from people in the food desert — so the

group found a lot in Richmond’s Sherwood Park area and Shalom planted a good sized garden there.

“This is a place that many people who are too far away from food stores can access — often by walking,” says Virginia Beach-based Cox Kliewer & Company, P.C. Architecture Intern Chris Warren. “Here an urban farm can grow awareness as well as vegetables and teach gardening to volunteers. This went well and we hope the plan can expand to more space in the area. Shalom is already fundraising to make real growth a reality.”

Church Hill Activities and Tutoring — CHAT — is working on a café which can be a gathering place where healthy recipes can be shared, mentoring and tutoring can take

place. CHAT’s Nehemiah Workshop students learning carpentry and design will help with construction and the café can provide meals with fresh produce.

Working with the Richmond City Health District’s Healthy Corner Store Initiative, the architects created display shelves to showcase fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables and help them stand out in the noise of branded, processed foods. They built the display, then tested it at the Davis Market near VCU. While the Emerging Leaders Class is a one-year program, this group’s master plan will continue in the three programs with the CHAT café expected to open next year. Some of the architects also plan to continue their involvement.

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workers seeking to build bridges and commonality that will ensure a more perfect union and oneness within our country.”

A National Day of Healing will kick-off a year-long effort to bring healing to different parts of this country, in follow-up to this week's TRHT Summit, where 570 representatives from committed organizations and communities gathered in Carlsbad, California last week, to discuss implementation of TRHT in communities, organizations and by individuals. Underscoring the widespread reach and influence of TRHT, the community, corporate and non-profit partners have a collective network of more than 289 million Americans.

TRHT, notes WKKF, will focus on transformation in America the nation was conceived in the constitution and built on a belief in racial hierarchy, a collective national consciousness that has dominated the educational, economic, social and legal discourse for centuries. TRHT will provide a collective commitment and long-term determination to embrace a new narrative for the nation, a belief in our common humanity.

In a video presentation at the summit, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, an honorary TRHT co-chair, said he respects and is

Duron Chavis, Richmond’s ‘urban farmer’ was part of the RVA group

enthusiastic about the effort because the nation needs healing.

“I am a great believer of integration,” he said. “People don’t talk about it anymore or talk that way anymore. When I talk about integration, it’s not just the legal stuff, as important as that has been over the decades, (but) living integrated lives. I think it was King (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) who said, ‘We fear each other because we don't know each other.’ Knowing each other means understanding each other.”

In the coming weeks, WKKF and TRHT note that collaborating organizations will offer recommendations on how communities might consider creating local activities and events for the National Day of Healing.

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New partnership to build 95,000 sq. ft. building in NN Brooks Crossing The city of Newport News, its Economic Development Authority, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Southeast Commerce Center Associates, L.L.C. (SECCA) have entered into an agreement on a collaborative partnership to construct a 95,000 square-foot office building in the Brooks Crossing development in the Southeast Community of Newport News.

SECCA is the entity formed between former Southeast Community native Aaron Brooks and Armada Hoffler Properties, the publicly-traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that will develop, construct and own the building. Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, plans to occupy the majority of the building, where it plans to locate nearly 600 engineering and design jobs.

“Brooks Crossing is a powerful example of community stakeholders coming together to make a meaningful impact on the Southeast

Community by creating employment and fostering economic prosperity, which will hopefully produce a ripple effect that will be felt throughout the city and beyond,” said Louis S. Haddad, CEO of Armada Hoffler Properties. “We look forward to launching this next phase of development with valued partners Aaron Brooks and the city of Newport News, and we are thrilled that Newport News Shipbuilding will also be playing a key role in the revitalization efforts.”

“Throughout our history, Newport News Shipbuilding has partnered with the city of Newport News to cultivate our business and the surrounding community,” said Bill Bell, Newport News Shipbuilding’s vice president of human resources and administration. “This agreement provides us an opportunity to contribute toward the revitalization of Newport News’ Southeast Community and expand our footprint in a convenient location.

The presence of community space will also provide us with creative

“Everybody has the potential for greatness, the question is will you do what is necessary to be great?” said Roland S. Martin (above), a former CNN contributor who is now the host and managing editor of TV One’s “News One Now” morning program and a nationally syndicated columnist. He gave a lively presentation as key speaker at the Virginia State University Commencement over the weekend.

His address, titled “It’s Game Time”, included inviting one graduate to sing for the several thousand people in attendance and taking a “selfie” along with VSU President Makola Abdullah.

opportunities to expand our already strong STEM outreach efforts.”

The Newport News Economic Development Authority will lease the remaining 15,000 square feet, and utilize the space for several new ventures, including STEM education and entrepreneurial initiatives.

“Newport News Shipbuilding has a long-standing history of partnerships in Newport News and we are pleased that the company has chosen to expand its footprint into the Southeast Community. We are confident that the presence of these high-visibility positions, coupled with educational and developmental activities on-site will surely help to mold and influence the next generation of engineers,” said Mayor McKinley Price.

Florence G. Kingston, the city’s director of development, agreed.

“Advanced manufacturing and entrepreneurial pursuits continue to grow our local economy, and we

are excited about the possibility of creating opportunities which will contribute to the technology ecosystem,” she said.

Plans to break ground on the building are anticipated for summer 2017, with an expected occupancy in late 2018. “As the largest industrial employer in Virginia, it is no surprise that the shipyard is leading the way in innovation and education,” noted City Manager Jim Bourey. “We are grateful for the firm’s commitment to the city and the scores of citizens who help build the world’s finest ships.”

Located in the 3000 block of Jefferson Avenue, Brooks Crossing is a mixed-use development built in 2015. Anchors include Jim’s Local Market, an independent, full-service grocery store, and the Newport News South Police Precinct, both which opened in 2016. Other tenants include Eagles Nest Learning Center and Virginia ABC. Additional tenants are expected to open in 2017.

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Try registering white nationalists first BILL FLETCHER, JR. I have been trying to figure out how there can be any discussion of registering Muslims due to alleged national security concerns, when it is documented that the major source of terrorism in the United States since 9/11 has been white supremacists groups. The Southern Poverty Law Center has been a major source of information documenting myriad right-wing terrorist attacks, though little mainstream attention has gone to this phenomenon. Just recently several right-wingers in Oregon were acquitted of an ARMED occupation of federal property. This was not civil disobedience or standard protest, but an armed action.

In the late 1960s/early 1970s, there were many black activists who worried that, in the face of some alleged crisis proclaimed by the U.S. government, African Americans would be placed into concentration camps. The mainstream political establishment declared that we were paranoid. While it was true, they would say, that Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans had been imprisoned in 1942 as an alleged security threat during World War II, we were subjected to repeated arguments that this would never happen again; what happened to the Japanese had been an aberration.

The fact that Native Americans had been locked up on reservations was conveniently ignored.

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presidential elections. Republican candidates, including, but not limited to, now Donald Trump, began making suggestions regarding the registering and possible interning of Muslims in the U.S. The rationale: alleged national security concerns.

This threat of registration, if not detention, has not disappeared.

Despite the fact that white supremacists are the main source of terrorism in the U.S., there has been no call to register white nationalists, let alone any other white people. Using the Trump rationale, there should be a massive registering of white nationalists since history demonstrates their propensity for violence. Yet any time the issue of right-wing/white supremacist terrorism is raised, it is brushed under the rug and the act(s) of violence is pinned on an allegedly disturbed white person ,who committed the horrible act, solely due to some sort of inexplicable compulsion.

If there is a registry of Muslims, then all people of conscience should sign up as an act of protest. We should ensure that the registry is debunked and that any discussion of terrorism in the U.S. begins with a current and historical examination of the main danger of terrorism we face, terrorism perpetrated by the homegrown right-wing.

Fletcher is a talk show host, writer and activist. Follow him on Twitter @BillFletcherJr, Facebook and at www.billfletcherjr.com.

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More than a vision, an imperative The final day of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Summit started with a presentation by Manuel Pastor, professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, who directs the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration at the University of Southern California. He laid out some of the major cleavages in the country. One is the rapidly shifting demographics. By the end of the decade minorities will be a majority of the workforce. (But net migration from Mexico is actually negative partly due to lower birthrates.) Interestingly, Pastor says “racial anxiety is strongest in regions where demographic change is not happening,” e.g. the Rust Belt. There is also a growing social distance.

Racial segregation has decreased in urban areas but income segregation is increasing. Cities are becoming whiter, while suburbs are more diverse but they don’t have the necessary social service infrastructure. Another factor is the racial generation gap. The median age for Latinos is 27 compared with 56 for whites. “Whites don’t see themselves in this younger generation,” said Pastor.

Pastor also noted that regions that work toward equity have stronger and more resilient growth for everyone. “For example, San Antonio introduced a sales tax to support pre-K education for disadvantaged kids. The leaders of the Chamber of Commerce supported it because they saw it as an investment in the future.”

The rest of the day was devoted to taking the TRHT guiding principles and the recommendations of five design teams (narrative change, racial healing and relationship building, separation, law and economy) who have developed papers over the past several months, and begin to imagine how they might be applied in communities across the country.

Change groups from Richmond, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Buffalo, Dallas, as well as Mississippi, New Mexico and Michigan, each spend five hours together working through the process and beginning to develop plans for first steps.

The guiding principles include a commitment to an accurate recounting of history, which has been largely told by the dominant groups in our communities. An atmosphere of forgiveness must be cultivated and people of all backgrounds encouraged to tell their stories without fear of recrimination. Equally important is (continued on page 10) a clear and compelling vision with

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

Consumers in danger

As we wait for Donald Trump to assume the presidency, we should reflect on what this means to American consumers. On the campaign trail, he repeatedly stated that he is “our voice.” However, the recent appointments to his cabinet seem to fly in the face of this promise.

Particularly in regards to consumer protections. The financial collapse in 2008 proved that Americans were still vulnerable to financial abuses on Wall Street. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created following the financial collapse to ensure consumers that the federal government would serve as a watchdog against shady financial dealings on Wall Street.

The CFPB has been responsible for returning $12 billion back to 27 million consumers. Despite the agency’s success, Republicans in Washington want to eliminate the CFPB in the upcoming session. With Trump’s appointments to his cabinet this goal will easily attainable. With Trumps nomination to Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin former Goldman Sachs and hedge fund banker, the deregulation push with intensify. Mnuchin wants to return the American economy to the pre2008 deregulatory environment that was instrumental in the financial meltdown. His hedge fund made billions of dollars, while simultaneously foreclosing on millions of American homes. His hedge fund earned the nick name “foreclose machine.”

If Donald Trump is truly our voice,

we are in trouble. The people he is placing around him care very little for consumer protections. In fact, those cut from the same cloth as Mnuchin view consumer protections as an impediment to their financial gains. Consumer group in Virginia, like U.S PIRG, have identified the risk Trump’s presidency poses to consumer protections, which have led us to start the “Defend the CFPB” campaign. The campaign’s main objective is to urge Virginians to contact their elected representatives to make them aware how important the CFPB is to consumers.

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Non-partisan...

While the Supreme Court of the United States considers redistricting cases from North Carolina and Virginia, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus is calling for the creation of a nonpartisan redistricting commission to be allowed a floor vote in the House of Delegates during the upcoming 2017 legislative session.

In the past, non-partisan redistricting legislation has passed the Senate of Virginia, only to die a vote-less death in a House committee. We are asking House Republican leadership for the simple act of allowing floor debate and vote on a nonpartisan redistricting commission that will end unconstitutional gerrymandering this session.

The citizens of Virginia deserve the ability to choose their elected officials at the ballot box, but right

now, much of the commonwealth has gerrymandered districts that allow the politicians to choose their voters.

This is unacceptable and must end.

Virginia voted twice for President Barack Obama, voted for Hillary Clinton, and has not elected a Republican to state wide office since 2009. However; gerrymandered districts have allowed for a Republican majority in the House of Delegates.

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Pick to head the EPA

Scott Pruitt is a climate science denier with deep ties to dirty energy.

For years, he has fought against clean air and water standards that preserve our environment and protect public health. Proposing to put Pruitt in charge of the EPA is reckless and irresponsible in the extreme. It is akin to asking the wolf to protect the sheep.

The overwhelming majority of experts agree that man-made climate change endangers our very way of life. Rising temperatures and rising seas could erase entire communities -- in our commonwealth, across the nation, and around the world.

In the face of this grave and growing danger, Pruitt absurdly claims that the debate on climate change ‘is far from settled.’ He has fought tooth and nail to prevent gradual reductions in the kind of carbon pollution that warms our planet further every day. His confirmation would be a disaster and embarrassment.

Donald McEachin

Impartiality matters

Texas Judge James Oakley said on his Facebook Page that a black suspect in a police murder should be lynched. Though he has since apologized, there are other incidents of growing pattern of inappropriate and racist behavior by court officials, judges and attorneys in the nation’s local, state and federal courtrooms, that are not isolated.

The National Bar Association, the nation’s oldest and largest national network of predominantly AfricanAmerican attorneys and judges, is considering a system to collect data on incidents as well as the possibility of calling for a Justice Department investigation. Fairness is historically the hallmark of this nation’s judicial system. It should always be practiced.

What we are seeing now in news reports and hearing from our members is simply alarming. There seems to be an increase in racial intolerance in terms of courtoorm protocol as well as unfortunate behavior by court officials in terms of racial and ethnic slurs.

Our judicial system should represent our democracy, not impede it. America’s laws clearly state that impartiality should remain the anchor of our judicial system.

We are also concerned the trend might continue if Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is confirmed U.S. Attorney General. Sessions, has a long and documented history of racial intolerance. We have called on the Senate to reject Sessions.

Kevin Judd

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Charleston witness: ‘I was just waiting my turn’

Felicia and Tyrone Sanders have said they thought people had become kinder and more unified in the United States.

TONYA MAXWELL CHARLESTON, S.C. - On one side of Felicia Sanders lay her son, on the other, her beloved aunt Susie Jackson. Beneath her, she clutched her 11-year-old granddaughter nearly to the point of smothering the child.

Around them, the air cracked with gunfire, Sanders told a jury last week.

“There was so many shots,” Sanders testified in the federal government’s case against Dylann Roof, on trial for killing nine congregants at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in June 2015. “There was so many shots.”

Less than an hour earlier, the group of black church members had welcomed the 21-year-old Roof to their study group, giving him a Bible and a paper guide as they contemplated a parable in the Book of Mark. The stranger chuckled once when someone related a funny story, Sanders said, but mostly he sat unmoving, head hanging.

Just as eyes closed in prayer, a sound rang out, Sanders said, beginning a wrenching account of a series of deaths of her family by church and her family by blood relation. It started with the death of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, also a state senator, and ended as she watched her 26-year-old son, Tywanza Sanders, die.

Sanders was called as the first witness in the case against Roof, one that prosecutors said would show he planned the killings for months, choosing to target both Charleston and Mother Emanuel for their place in black history in an effort to spread a message of white supremacy.

In response to the opening statement from a federal prosecutor, one that outlined Roof’s racist

ideology, the shootings of that night and the search for a killer, defense attorney David Bruck indicated he would offer little argument to the government’s account.

He said he would have few questions for prosecution witnesses. He might not offer any of his own, he said.

“What you just heard really did happen,” the attorney said of a client who has entered a not guilty plea but had previously offered to plead guilty should the federal government drop its pursuit of the death penalty. Prosecutors have declined that offer.

The jury that will determine Roof’s guilt or innocence includes 12 jurors and six alternates, though which members of that sit on the regular and reserve panel has not been disclosed. The group of 18 includes three black women, two black men, 10 white women and three white men.

Prosecutors offered Sanders as their first witness. She opened by describing several of the victims: the Rev. Daniel Simmons was the backbone of the church, one who always saw to it that the Bible study was organized, even when he was ailing; Ethel Lee Lance, at 70, had a walk about her, a swagger; Cynthia Hurd, whose name caused Sanders to pause with regret.

“I asked Cynthia to stay at Bible study. I feel bad at that,” Sanders said, her voice cracking at her memory of her friend’s plans to leave. “I said, ‘If you loved me, you would stay at Bible study.’”

The coaxing persuaded Hurd, a 54-year-old Charleston city librarian, to remain with a group that bowed heads in prayer until the confusing blasts rattled the room.

Pinckney was shot first, Sanders yelling, “He has a gun,” as Simmons, 74, rushed to the church leader.

“Let me check on my pastor. I need to check on my pastor,” she remembered him saying, before Roof shot him.

The remaining group dove under tables, Sanders finding herself between her aunt and son, who was shot.

“I grabbed my grandbaby and she was saying: ‘Granny I’m so scared. Granny, I’m so scared.’

I said, ‘Just play dead,’” Sanders testified. “I muzzled her face to my body so tight that I thought I suffocated her because I didn’t want her to make a sound.”

Sanders felt the warmth of blood pooling on the floor and positioned herself so she would look like she was injured, and soon heard Roof speaking to Polly Sheppard, asking if she had been shot.

At the questioning, an injured Tywanza Sanders rose, drawing attention away from Sheppard, then 70 years old.

Sanders heard her son ask, “Why are you doing this?” and Roof answered: “I have to do this. You are taking our women and you are taking over the world.”

The young black man countered: “You don’t have to do this. We mean you no harm.” With that protest, “That’s when he put five bullets in my son,” Sanders said.

“I couldn’t move. I was just waiting on my turn.

I was just waiting on my turn,” Sanders said, though the shooter left, leaving her, the child and

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Book explores how Christians can improve heated political discourse

Nancy Smithson Summerlin has a new book she believd can change the tone of debates and disagreements, even when it comes to the hot-button issues of politics.

“Holy Politics: A Christian’s Guide to Political Discourse” is both evocative and edifying as it applies timeless biblical principles to the current political environment.

This book is useful for individual exploration and group study.

“How we speak to, and about, each other does matter if you believe what scripture says,” notes Summerlin.

“Using language that shows respect for others is not about political correctness. It’s about biblical correctness.”

The book provides insights into issues like fear, anger, wealth, poverty, immigration, and political power. It’s filled with biblical references that guide readers in their own search for answers about how to communicate in ways that honor the example of Jesus Christ.

“During the past few election cycles, it seemed that political

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“As a citizen, I was disturbed that religion might be reduced to political ‘spin.’ As a pastor, I was disappointed by occasions when incendiary language was used in the name of Christianity. So, I went to the Bible to see what it says about how we might work together even when we disagree.”

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(from page 8) twice noted that the defendant sat Sheppard alive.

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But the woman offered another statement, one that counters a narrative of forgiveness that began with Roof’s first court appearance, when several family members of victims stepped forward showing compassion.

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Congressman Bobby Scott was celebrity server for the annual “Feeding 1000” event over the weekend. Also participating were Bishop Ray Bynum, pastor of Pentecostal Followers of Christ, and event organizer. Andrew Shannon. PHOTOS: Dalton “Dale” Nixon I/ Outstanding Memories

Holiday meal brings students & community together Community leaders once again teamed up to serve a holiday meal of fried chicken and vegetables to the needy in Newport News during the 8th annual “Feeding 1000” community celebration at the C. Waldo Scott Center.

Virginia Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D- Richmond and Hampton Roads) served as “celebrity chef” during the event that brought marching bands from Portsmouth, Brooklyn, N.Y., and more than 40 volunteers.

The annual feast is hosted

by The Andrew Shannon Gospel Music Celebration, Virginia State Unit of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and Southeast Community Day Planning Committee.

“We come together as one in community and fellowship, to give thanks for this holiday season,” said organizer Andrew Shannon during the event. “It’s good to be able to bring people together from all walks of life.

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(from page 6) ambitious but achievable goals with progress regularly assessed.

The process must be fully inclusive, reaching out to non-traditional allies. True healing requires the building of trust; divisive rhetoric and blame and adversarial proceedings are unlikely to produce an atmosphere in which healing and transformation can occur.

This transformation must be seen in some form of reparative or restorative justice and policies that foster systemic change.

Richmond has taken important steps to acknowledge its racial history and to engage a wide range

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There is a significant network of individuals and institutions who have built relationships of trust – perhaps more than most cities in America. Richmonders at the summit agree that the time is ripe for another major step forward that would enable our community to truly overcome the structural inequities that are the result of the belief in a human hierarchy based on race.

The summit was a time of intensive work, reflecting urgency following the divisive rhetoric of the presidential election and the alarm at what may lie ahead with the incoming administration.

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Army ends Navy’s 14year run with 21-17 win GEORGE STROTHER BALTIMORE – On a chilly Saturday in Baltimore, the 117th Army Navy game presented by USAA, was one for the ages, as the Army Black Knights ended a 14year unbeaten streak in the series in front of 71,600 fans at M&T Bank Stadium, carving out a long overdue 21-17 win in America’s Game since earning a 26-17 victory in 2001 The typically efficient Midshipman triple-option rushing attack was anything but without star quarterback Will Worth at helm.

Instead because of injuries, Navy PHOTO: George Strother

Johnston-Willis Hospital celebrates opening of new helipad HCA Virginia’s Johnston-Willis Hospital held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new helipad, this week. As part of the event, the Virginia State Police Med-Flight helicopter was also present on the new helipad.

Measuring 50’ x 50’, the new helipad is situated 18 feet above the ground and has a weight capacity of 12,000 pounds. It is located just outside of the entrance of the Johnston-Willis Emergency Department, where there is ramp access from outside of the ER entrance directly to the helipad, providing aircrews a safe platform to land.

would rely on their third option, Zach Abey, coupled with the Black Knights overpowering running game and opportunistic defense would prove to be costly for the Midshipman.

Army with would start the game with a turnover when Army’s Moss forced a fumble by Navy's Shawn White that was recovered by England at the Black Knights’ 34-yard line.

By halftime the Black Knights entered the locker room up, 14-0.

This marked the first time since 2009 Army blanked the Midshipmen in the first half of play. It was Navy’s largest halftime deficit to the Black Knights since 1947.

After halftime adjustments, the Midshipman responded with 10 unanswered points in the third quarter. A 1-yard touchdown run by Zach Abey followed by a 28-yard field goal from Bennett Moehring.

The Midshipmen were not done, this time on a 41-yard rush from Abey, to take their first lead in the game at 17-14 with 12:42 left in the fourth quarter. But the Black Knights would respond with a

12-play, 80-yard drive that lasted nearly seven minutes and ended with Bradshaw’s TD with 6:42 remaining.

The Army defense would hold effectively sealing the long-awaited victory for the Black Knights.

Bradshaw went 2 for 4 for 35 yards and an interception in Army's first win in Baltimore since 1944.

Davidson ran for 87 yards and two first-half scores, and Kell Walker carried 16 times for 94 yards.

With the future commander in chief Donald Trump looking on and longtime broadcaster Verne Lundquist calling his last game, this was a truly historic and special gameday.

Army(7-5) completes its 2016 season with a trip to the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl to face North Texas on Dec. 27 at 12 p.m. ET. The bowl game will be Army's first since 2010 and will be played at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The Midshipmen(9-4) will face Louisiana Tech in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 23. It will be Navy’s 13th bowl appearance in the last 14 years.

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From banks to beauty products, #BuyBlack expands STACY M. BROWN It’s a trend that many are hoping won’t just turn into a passing fad.

Late last month, Essence magazine noted that after years of slowburning idealism, #BuyBlack has seen a community-wide takeoff.

And, as the holiday season moves into full swing, the #BuyBlack campaign has led many to imagine what would happen if AfricanAmericans — the largest consumer group of color in the United States with an estimated $1.2 trillion in spending power — routinely demonstrated allegiance to the 2.6 million black-owned businesses that exist in America.

“I think the #BuyBlack initiative is a good move for the black community and not just because of dollars and cents,” said Walt L. Jones III, principal of the SEQ Advisory Group, a Bethesda, Maryland-based management consulting and advisory firm dedicated to helping businesses achieve the highest level of performance and efficiency. “There’s the deeper perspective of reinvesting in our own community and building up the local businesses, some that are owned by our friends, neighbors, and relatives.

“Similar to the #ECStrong initiative, a community can only heal, recover, and persevere if its residents are willing to make an investment in its infrastructure.”

The idea of black capitalism goes back many decades, according to an NPR report which cited the advocacy of civil rights activists Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey for African-Americans to create and do business with each other to build wealth within their own communities.

The #BuyBlack movement has helped black-owned banks to realize substantial gains. In one month, this summer, Washington, D.C.-based Industrial Bank opened more than 1,500 new accounts with deposit balances of about $2.7 million — or more than the number of accounts that are usually opened in a sixmonth period.

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Richelieu Dennis new accounts totaled about $10 million in deposits, said Joseph Haskins Jr., the bank’s president and chairman.

“Because of the [#BuyBlack] movement, we’ve received many telephone calls from individuals and organizations who’ve shown a lot of interest,” Haskins said. “Once folks learned or discovered that we are Black-controlled, things took off.”

The idea of supporting the community is vital for all involved, said Shahara Wright, an attorney and business development strategist with The CEO Effect, LLC, a Stafford, Texas-based organization that provides small and mid-sized companies with legal and business strategies including entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, investor packages and contracts.

“I think it only works when it is local. Many people point to Jewish and Asian communities, which seem to have cohesive purchasing power to support their own,” Wright said.

“The #BuyBlack seeks to create that same idea…it ultimately has to be a community that you support consistently.”

Sonja Thompkins, a brick and mortar business strategist and founder of SincerelySonja.com, said #BuyBlack is a trend for consumers of color to consciously spend their money within their own communities and particularly with black-owned

businesses, a welcome movement.

“I believe it gives people a sense of pride to see businesses like ours that offer an array of quality products in our own communities,” Thompkins said. “And, because most people are going to spend the money anyway, the recent occurrences of injustice make people want to do something.

Everyone’s not protesting in the street. They have chosen to make a statement economically.”

Results from the most recent Nielsen study revealed that the black buying power has continued to increase, rising from its current $1 trillion level to a forecasted $1.3 trillion by 2017.

Black buying power has seen an 86 percent increase since 2000 and accounts for 8.7 percent of the nation’s total. The growth in black buying power stems in part from an increase in the number of blackowned businesses as well as from an uptick in education among the African-American population, which leads to higher incomes, the report noted.

Also, despite historically high unemployment rates, blacks have shown resiliency in their ability to persevere as consumers.

“The #BuyBlack is important because so much of us do not buy black, and subsequently we watch black businesses get shut down because of this,” said Gerra Harmon,

founder of Affirmative-clapbaction. com, a web retailer that Harmon said is all about the creation of something individuals can identify with and wear proudly. “In the past, AfricanAmericans would overlook black businesses and we do not want to do so anymore.

Harmon continued: “[The #BuyBlack movement] is about empowering our people and I think it is a great movement, because we are not only letting our communities know, but letting the world know we are worth more than what we have been given in the past.”

Being a black-owned business in the beauty industry presents a unique set of challenges that has encouraged retailers, said Richelieu Dennis, the founder and CEO of Sundial Brands, the largest black-owned beauty company in the country which manufactures Shea Moisture, Shea Girl, Nubian Heritage and Madam C.J. Walker beauty culture.

“So, I am especially encouraged to see the raised level of consciousness that many black beauty bloggers are driving to bring attention to an issue that has long been a challenge for black-owned beauty brands,” Dennis said.

“Over the last 25 years, I’ve received questions and judgments about our products and our business that I’m pretty sure few, if any, white-owned businesses have ever had to answer like ‘Since you’re black, your products are just for black people, right?’”

The reality is that black beauty is at the forefront of the beauty revolution – from the mass shift to demanding natural ingredients to the natural, textured hair that we now see on runways, in advertisements and on the covers of international magazines and beyond, Dennis said.

“So, we have to be positioned to serve all consumers as other groups evolve into embracing new, more inclusive beauty standards,” said Dennis. “It is critical that we capture the market we have created and that we don’t leave it for someone else to capitalize on which has historically been the case.”

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LGBTQ-specific homeless shelter next up for local trans activist who needs community’s help BRAD KUTNER It’s not often you meet a woman like Zakia Mckensey, but those who have met her are often doing better because of it. Mckensey, in her early 40s and a lifelong Richmond resident, has been working in HIV/AIDS and transgender support for nearly as far back as she can remember.

But now, she’s set a new bar for herself, even as someone who has already accomplished a lot with very little. She’s looking to raise $200K to purchase a house in Northside Richmond and turn it into an emergency homeless and drop in shelter for Central Virginia’s most marginalized folks – LGBTQs. “There’s a need in the city,” said Mckensey from the desk of the office of NATIONZ FOUNDATION, a fledgling non-profit she started just over a year ago which now offers HIV/AIDS testing and a food pantry.

“We have a lot of LGBTQ youth and trans woman of color; when people try to come out who they are and live authentic, their families will put them out. They can’t get gainful employment to care for themselves.”

Mckensey is all too familiar with the homeless side of the equation.

When she came out as gay in her teens, her mother put her on the street – it didn’t get any easier when she came out as transgender years later, but by then she’d been making headlines as a Drag Pageant queen around the country by that point.

“All of my experiences have brought me to where I am today and it’s changed drastically,” she said.

Her work started with club outreach through Fan Free Clinic, a RVA free clinic that changed its name to Health Brigade earlier this year. From there, she pioneered local programs involving testing in clubs and on the streets.

She had been a club kid and drag queen for years, but when her drag mother Mercedes Sevill, died of HIV/ ADIS in 1999, she recommitted herself to a good cause.

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Zakia Mckensey PHOTO/STORY: Gay RVA Fan Free. After years there, they helped her secure a gig at the local Virginia Department of Health where she continued to address the growing HIV/AIDS crisis in Richmond - one of the worst in the country.

Her work has left a lasting impression. She remembered the first time she had to tell someone they had contracted the disease.

“It was so many different emotions,” she said, looking back. “I was nervous, I was scared, I wasn’t sure how the person was going to handle the news.”

But with the kind and open heart she has, Mckensey said she still keeps in touch with the individual and they are doing well.

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(from page 14) when seeking help in a shelter. They

often can’t stay with the gender they’ She said about 50 percent of those identify with and she believes forcing who test positive disappear from her services. She’s not sure if they end up someone to live inauthentically can only compound the problem. getting treatment elsewhere, but she hopes so.

“The best thing is to get tested and get into care.

The meds are better now, they don’t have the same side effects, its not as a many pills,” she said. “If you get diagnosed and get into care you can die in some other crazy kind of way.”

That light hearted, Nationz Foundation helps the L.G.B.T.Q. frank attitude is key to community access testing and care services.

Mckensey’s success. She’s “There’s a need in the city,” she said. a no-nonsense girl who only wants The project was also spurred on best for those she touches. And that’s by the murder of her friend and what makes her homeless shelter local trans woman Noonie Norwood project so incredible.

Norwood’s case remains unsolved, “There’s no where for LGBTQ or but Mckensey hopes the service the trans people to go and be safe with house and NATIONZ FOUNDATION emergency housing,” she said noting can provide will lead to less lives lost trans men and women often face for those like her. judgment, discrimination or worse

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Actor Chad Coleman will be special guest 12.15, 2 p.m. speaker at Girls For A Change fundraising The CodeRVA Regional High School Chad L. Coleman will be the special guest speaker at a private fundraiser and host a public meet and greet Dec. 15 in Richmond in order to raise funds for his favorite hometown charity Girls For A Change (GFAC).

Coleman has been working with GFAC for a number of years and has been committed to the organization’s goal about being intentional in supporting black girls and other U.S. girls of color.

The mission of GFAC is to, “Support and inspire black girls and other girls of color to visualize their bright futures and potential through the discovery, development, and social change innovation in their communities. In doing so, they develop key skills they needed for success.”

Currently GFAC is seeking support for its transformational afterschool and summer girl-focused center which will “Help Girls Take the Leap and Lead.”

GFAC feels girls deserve imaginative spaces where they can grow and learn.

GFAC’s first state licensed girls’ center will be located south of the James; in the area defined as south of the James, west of Interstate 95 and south of Chester.

GFAC has planned a “STEAM lab,” to immerse girls in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math challenges and explore STEAM and media arts through applied technology and project-based learning. Computer rooms will be available for homework and instructional assistance, and daily online activities will be scheduled. In addition to daily programs, GFAC’s center will offer a wide variety of weekly themes including visual arts, health & wellness, financial literacy, green living, and more. Its programs are a combination of academic support, character development, leadership skills, social change, girl power, and fun, according to organizers.

GFAC is prepared to connect our community with one of its most wasted resource; black girls and other girls of color. We are meeting an important need in the metro area by creating a space where girls can spend their time creating memories, celebrating sisterhood, building their skill set and a network of resources.

With community support, GFAC plans to open in the summer of 2017 serving girls in grades 3-12. The center will make it possible for GFAC to meet the needs of younger girls and improve access to quality programming for their families. The center will also be a place where Hugs are Always a Priority! Visit www.gofundme.com/taketheleapandlead to support GFAC.

Board, which includes members from 13 different regional school boards including the Chesterfield County, will hold a work session at the Chesterfield Career and Technical Center @ Hull Street, 13900 Hull Street Rd. CodeRVA works to increase the number of computer science professionals in the Greater Richmond area. Focused on computer science, the school will offer the opportunity to complete high school requirements through a combination of blended learning, integrated coursework and project-based learning. CodeRVA High School will open in the fall of 2017.

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The celebrity makeup artist began his career in Washington, DC in 1984. He rose to fame after serving as makeup artist at BET, the Black Entertainment Television network.

Rutledge will speak on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 6-9 p.m., North Courthouse Road Library, 325 Courthouse Road, North Chesterfield, 23236.

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An Optional Pre-proposal Conference will be held at 10:30 AM on December 15, 2016. For a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP # 153749-CMW), go to the website www.eva.virginia.gov.

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December 13, 5:00pm 3120 N. Pershing Dr., Arlington, VA 2201 Preview:11/27, 12/3, 12/11, 1-3p, ANNOUNCEMENTS DRPT FY18 PUBLIC NOTICE - The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) is accepting applications for transit, rail and transportation demand management (TDM) grants for the 2018 fiscal year. The state’s annual grant application period is open from December 1, 2016, through February 1, 2017. Transit and TDM funds are available through multiple state and federal funding sources to support transit service, human service transportation, senior transportation, ridesharing and TDM programs in Virginia.

Eligible project categories include capital purchases, administrative and operating costs, technical assistance, demonstration grants and TDM/ridesharing program costs. Funds are available for rail initiatives through the Rail Enhancement and Rail Preservation programs. In addition, funding to provide access to freight rail shipping for Virginia businesses is available year round through the Rail Industrial Access program. Complete details on eligibility and the application procedures for DRPT grant programs are available online. To learn more about transit, rail and transportation demand management funding in Virginia, visit www.drpt.virginia. gov. Applications can be filled out online at https://olga.drpt.virginia. gov/. DRPT has also revised State

Management Plans (SMPs) for the federal Section 5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317 grant programs, awarded to Virginia by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Draft plans can be found at: http://www.drpt. virginia.gov/. DRPT is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its services on the basis of race, color or national origin, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For additional information on DRPT’s nondiscrimination policies and procedures or to file a complaint, please visit the website at www.drpt.virginia.gov or contact the Title VI Compliance Officer, Linda J. Balderson, (804) 7864440, or 600 E. Main Street, Suite 2102, Richmond, VA 23219.

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SYSTEM STATUS CONTROLLER (FULL-TIME and PART-TIME) Under the direction of the Communications Supervisor, these positions are directly responsible for properly deploying unit hours using approved System Status Management techniques. Will serve as the first contact with callers and, as such, will often be called upon to calm and direct the actions of lay persons prior to the arrival of the EMS personnel, using Medical Priority Dispatch protocols. Requires the ability to pass on pertinent information and provide direction to ambulance personnel. Position requires the innate ability to perform several tasks at one time. Ideal candidate must have one year of experience functioning as an EMT in a pre-hospital setting and have a solid base knowledge of service area and major street locations.

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