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Republican sen. finagles majority win - 2 Is KKK a hate group? Wizard says ‘no’ - 3 With love, honor and respect for mothers - 11 The MBL in RVA selects interim leader - 12

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The lawsuit to keep Virginia’s ex-felons from voting in Nov. STAFF & WIRE

Republican lawmakers in Virginia said Monday they plan to file a lawsuit to stop Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe’s decision to let felons vote in the upcoming election.

McAuliffe had campaigned to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 felons in Virginia when he was elected, and last week he signed an order that’d do so.

GOP lawmakers argue the governor has overstepped his constitutional authority with a clear political ploy

designed to help his friend and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton get votes in the important swing state of Virginia this fall.

“Gov. McAuliffe’s flagrant disregard for the Constitution of Virginia and the rule of must not go unchecked,” Senate Republican Leader Thomas Norment said in a statement. He said McAuliffe’s predecessors and previous attorneys general examined this issue and concluded Virginia’s governor does not have the power to issue blanket restorations.

Laws that prohibit felons from voting for life––as Virginia’s does–– have been called discriminatory vestiges of racist Jim Crow laws.

Virginia’s law, passed in 1906, was meant to weaken black voting strength. More than half of felons in the state are black, and are largely believed to vote Democratic.

Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) Chairwoman Susan Swecker said in a statement that “Virginia Republicans are utterly predictable”. “ Instead of working to earn the votes of Virginians who have paid

their debts to society, Republicans would rather strip them of their rights,” she said..

“Republicans will stop at nothing to preserve Civil War era barriers to the polls, which disproportionally affect African American and minority voters. Time after time they have jumped at the opportunity to make it harder to vote. Between voter ID laws, regulations governing absentee voting, and practices at the polls, Republicans actively work to silence voices across the commonwealth.”

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Cruz wins majority of Va. convention delegate slots Ted Cruz dominated yet another delegate selection process over the weekend, winning 10 of the 13 at-large delegate slots available at the Virginia state GOP Convention -- delegates the Texas senator hopes he can use in a second ballot at the Republican National Convention in July.

A delegation made up of 10 Cruz supporters and three Donald Trump supporters, proposed by the convention’s nominations committee, passed on the first ballot late Saturday.

Since Virginia's delegates are unbound after the first ballot in Cleveland, the selection of a

preponderance of Cruz backers to fill those delegate slots means that most of them could flip their votes to Cruz if Trump, who is less than 237 delegates away from clinching the 1,237 he needs to win, fails to get there on the first ballot. So while Trump won the state’s primary on March 1 with 34 percent of the vote -far ahead of rivals Cruz at 16 percent and John Kasich at 9 percent -- the results from Virginia mean his votes from the state’s delegation could evaporate later on.

Early on at the state’s convention over the weekend, the Republican Party of Virginia was expected to put up a slate comprised of a mix

of each presidential campaign’s supporters. But support for the state party wavered once some Cruz supporters began pushing for a slate made up entirely of Cruz people, a scenario that has played out at other state conventions like in Maine and Arizona to the advantage of the Cruz campaign.

Ken Cuccinelli, a Cruz aide from Virginia who was elected as a delegate, said before the voting that while the Cruz national campaign supported the state party’s slate, the determination of grass-roots supporters in the state to pass an allCruz slate could cause the campaign to shift its backing.

“I’m going to get up and speak to (the state party’s slate) actually,” said Cuccinelli, the Virginia’s former attorney general. But, he added, “We’re ready if it gets voted down.

Absolutely. We always come in with a plan B."” Cuccinelli also said that “test issues” voted on earlier in the weekend revealed broad Cruz support among the activists who made up the state convention.

“We believe we have the votes to run the table,” he said, so even a state party slate made up primarily of Cruz supporters with some Trump backers was a ‘compromise’ from their perspective.

convicted felon, he was not supposed to possess.

An ex-girlfriend told the AP that Brown frequently expressed hatred toward police officers.

“He wanted to be one of those guys that just died killing police officers because they are not taking him back to jail,” she said at the time of the incident, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

Brown, a high school dropout, grew up in Kentucky but as a teenager moved to the Chicago area, where he would develop a long criminal record in. In 2012, he was convicted of domestic battery, causing bodily harm and aggravated battery of a pregnant woman and was sentenced

to 30 months in prison, according to court records. Three years earlier, he had been convicted of intimidation with intent to cause fear or physical harm and also sentenced to 30 months.

In 2002, Brown was convicted of aggravated discharge of a firearm and sentenced to 180 days in jail for shooting at a car authorities said he knew was occupied, hitting one man, court records show. Brown had also been convicted of assorted other charges for possession and manufacturing of drugs and battery.

“You can’t outlive your past,” Edith Brown said at the time of James’ killing. “There are paths for exfelons. ... My child didn’t seem like he was able to push through.”

Prosecutor clears Va. police in fatal shooting of man at bus station STAFF & WIRE REPORTS Richmond’s top prosecutor has cleared the Virginia State Police of any wrongdoing in a shooting at the Greyhound station in Richmond in which a trooper and the man who shot him died.

Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael N. Herring said in a letter that his office finds “no basis for further criminal investigation” into the March 31 shooting of James Brown IIIaszvb `` er45678 of Aurora.A Brown of Aurora, Ill., died after a shootout with Virginia State Police officers March 31, 2016, at a Richmond, Va., bus terminal. (Aurora Police Department) According to Virginia police and published reports, bus station surveillance video showed Brown was walking toward his baggage at the front of the station where he had an encounter with 37-year-old trooper Chad Dermyer, who spoke to Brown

briefly.

Brown turned away and quickly pulled a semi-automatic handgun from his waistband and shot multiple times at the officer, who was in uniform but not wearing a protective vest, authorities said.

“Brown and Trooper Dermyer were within arm’s reach of one another at that time (of the shooting),” state police said in a news release at the time.

Nearby plainclothes troopers who were training along with Dermyer returned fire. Both men later died of their wounds.

Herring said in his letter that Brown was an “unprovoked aggressor” and that police responded to “Brown’s aggression with appropriate lethal force." What provoked Brown to shoot is unclear.

Reached by the Aurora BeaconNews in early April, Edith Brown, James Brown’s aunt, said her nephew was wary around police and speculated that he was worried about being caught with a gun that, as a

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KKK leader disavows violent past, supports Trump The KKK may ne mainstreaming.A recent NBC12 reports features an unnamed ‘Imperial Wizard’ of the Rebel Brigade Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) saying the group is not a hate group. Still a new study has identified them as one of 32 active in Virginia.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) said there has been an “explosive rise” in the number of hate groups nationwide, including dozens in Virginia. The SPLC included groups that “have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.”

The Ku Klux Klan has earned the dubious distinction of being named America’s oldest hate group.

“To this day, they have not disavowed themselves as being domestic terrorists,” said Marty Jewell (pictured), education chair, Richmond NAACP and a former Richmond City Council member..

“That’s who they are. They are still present with us today, and they keep secret. Everything is done in secret.

You don’t need to be secret if you have good intentions.”

The Imperial Wizard for the Rebel Brigade of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is now breaking his silence. He agreed to a no holds barred interview with NBC12. Chris Thomas, a reporter with Richmond area television station notes that the interview had to be on his turf.

“My photographer and I followed the Imperial Wizard into Jefferson National Forest,” reported Thomas.

“Deputies accompanied us just to make sure things remained peaceful.

“When we arrived, we were greeted by men wearing shirts that read ‘Straight out of Dixie’ and ‘the original boys in the hood.’

“We shook hands, and the interview was soon underway.”

“Does the KKK hate? Is it a hate group?” THomas reports that he asked the Imperial Wizard for the Rebel Brigade Knights of the KKK. “No, we are not a hate group. We hate no one,” replied the Imperial Wizard.

“You don’t hate blacks?” Thomas asked.

“No,” he replied.

“You don’t hate gays?” Thomas asked.

“No. We don't like what they do, but we don’t hate them,” he replied.

“And what about those infamous

burning crosses?” Thomas asked.

“It put fear in people for years,” noted the Imperial Wizard. “The lighting of the cross symbolizes that through God’s light there is no darkness in this earth. That’s the light of God,” said the wizard.

However, Jewell has a different theory.

“When they start burning those crosses on their own damn lawns, then I’ll believe that this has something to do with Jesus Christ,” said Jewell. “They light those crosses for purposes of intimidation and to signal to other like-minded racists to come join us because we are having fun over here.”

“Society today is more racial than we are!” exclaimed the Imperial Wizard, who wants to set the record straight on what some call a symbol of hate.

“This flag right here is the Confederate Battle Flag. This is not the flag of the Ku Klux Klan,” said the Imperial Wizard, who then pointed to the American flag hanging behind him. “That is the flag of the Ku Klux Klan. This all started over a little punk thug who went in a church and murdered a bunch of innocent people. That was wrong.”

Pictures surfaced of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof waving a Confederate flag before killing nine black church members in South Carolina.

“He was a Nazi-Skin Head,” said the Imperial Wizard. “Neo-Nazis and Skin Heads are socialist. We are not socialist. We are patriotic American citizens standing up for our God family and country. We are

not white supremacists. We are white separatists. We choose to stay within our own race. We are not the big bad hate group that everybody thinks we are. A lot of people, as soon as they hear the words Ku Klux Klan, their mind automatically goes back to the 50s and 60s. It was a pretty bad time, but that was the 1950s and 60s. We are living in a different century now.”

The KKK’s violent past is well documented.

“It’s not the organization of the 50s and 60s. It’s better today,” said the Imperial Wizard. “We are not here hollering kill, kill, kill. We don’t want to harm no one.”

However, Jewell is not convinced.

“Liar. Liar. Pants on fire,” said Jewell. “I don't buy it.”

Jewell recalled the four little girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama in the height of the Civil Rights Movement. It was an area known as ‘Bombingham’ thanks to groups like the KKK. “They probably did a lot of stuff that should not have been done,” said the Imperial Wizard. “It should have been handled in a different way.

People are scared of change. That era in our life was a big changing time.”

Some might say that type of era stil exists.

In Central Virginia, Black Lives Matter protesters shut down streets in response to the killings of young black men at the hands of white officers.

There were Confederate Flag runs that snaked down area streets with sympathizers declaring confederate symbols are signs of heritage and not

hate.

All of this happened during the era of the nation’s first black president.

“He has been a very good recruiting tool for this organization,” said the Imperial Wizard of President Barack Obama. “And it’s not because he’s black. We are more political than racial.”

That’s one of the reasons the group is sending recruitment flyers to neighborhoods. It appears they are hoping to identify like-minded individuals in hopes of wielding political influence across the country.

“We are recruiting in the Richmond, Tri-Cities, and Henrico County area,” said the Imperial Wizard.

The Imperial Wizard is paying attention to the preseidential race and has a clear view of who to support.

“I think Donald Trump would be best for the job,” said the Imperial Wizard. "The reason a lot of Klan members like Donald Trump is because a lot of what he believes in, we believe in. We want our country to be safe.”

The Imperial Wizard said he supports Trump’s calls to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States.

“If Donald Trump dropped out tomorrow I would support Kasich before I would Ted Cruz because he is not an American citizen,” said the Imperial Wizard. “Even if I agree with some of the things that Ted Cruz says, I would not support him because he was born in Canada. He is not an American citizen.”

Jewell feels there is a deeper issue.

“It’s very clear that they are attracted to Donald Trump because he’s xenophobic,” said Jewell. “It doesn'’t hold water. They hate other people who are not white, and until they take off the robe and until they atone for their sins, nobody is going to believe that they are kinder or gentler.”

Thomas, said in his report that he has to admit that times “certainly have changed when a black reporter from a town once known as Bombingham, now working in the capital of the Confederacy, sits down to chat with the Ku Klux Klan.”

"Still, Jewell rejects the notion.

“It'’s rubbish,” said Jewell.

“However, I’ll meet anybody. I’ll meet with the Klan if there is a stated goal that we are really trying to pursue a new pathway.” -NBC12

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The LEGACY Report Card Warns Gov. McAuliffe is Close to ‘Flunking Out’ on Climate and Clean Energy Priorities Va. environmental, justice, student, and faith groups give the Governor a ‘D+’ average, weighed down by fracked-gas pipeline and coal ash failings McAuliffe can rescue his legacy by developing a strong ‘Clean Power Plan,’ say advocates RICHMOND—A coalition of environmental, social justice, faith, student, and community leaders issued Governor Terry McAuliffe an interim grade of “D+” today in releasing a first-of-its-kind report card on his two-year record on climate change and clean energy priorities in Virginia. The report finds that the Governor’s record so far has been a “significant disappointment” compared to his promises as a candidate and in light of the growing urgency of the climate crisis.

The report is available to view and download at: http:// www.chesapeakeclimate.org/ McAuliffeReportCard.

The Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Virginia Organizing, the Virginia Student Environmental Coalition, and Interfaith Power & Light (MD.DC.NoVA) released the report, which grades Governor McAuliffe across five categories. He received the lowest marks—an “F” and “D-” respectively—for enabling toxic coal ash pollution and for promoting the largest proposed fossil fuel expansion Virginia has seen in a generation, including massive pipelines and new power plants fueled by fracked gas.

The high-pollution impact of the Governor’s support for fossil fuels threatens to overshadow his modest steps forward to spur clean energy and to address sea-level rise, the groups warn.

“When coastal Virginia is flooding at ‘normal’ high tide, we’re out of time for Governor McAuliffe’s ‘one step forward, two steps back’ approach,”

said Mike Tidwell, director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. “Climate leadership, at its core, means keeping fossil fuels in the ground, not lobbying for decades more reliance on fracked gas and offshore oil drilling. In this regard, the Governor has failed the climate, and the health and safety of Virginians, in a major way.”

Leaders with the Potomac Riverkeeper Network and landowners fighting the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines joined a tele-press conference this morning.

“Governor McAuliffe gets a double ‘F’ on coal ash just like his name. His administration has failed to protect its citizens by giving Dominion virtually a free license to pollute our rivers and drinking water. His regulatory agency has totally failed to provide any meaningful oversight of Dominion," said Dean Naujoks, Potomac Riverkeeper. “Virginia’s chief regulator, David Paylor, has acted as a partner to Dominion, joining Dominion on a lavish golf trip before covering up a 27.5 million gallon coal ash wastewater dump into the Potomac River. Yet, the Governor has done nothing to rectify the situation.”

The groups give Governor McAuliffe an “incomplete” for his response to the federal “Clean Power Plan,” which they cite as the Governor’s biggest opportunity to transform his record.

“Virginia Organizing is committed to clean energy to create new jobs and, most importantly, to protect our precious natural resources,” said LaDelle McWhorter, Chairperson of Virginia Organizing. “It is time for Governor Terry McAuliffe to take action and for that action to be in the interest of the people of Virginia, not those who represent the big polluters.”

Governor McAuliffe has sole authority to prepare a state plan to implement the federal rules, which are designed to reduce carbon pollution from power plants.

Previously, McAuliffe lobbied with

the state’s largest utility company, Dominion Virginia Power, to lower Virginia’s requirements. His design of a state plan could either fully embrace clean energy or allow Dominion to invest in more polluting gas and increase carbon emissions for years to come.

“Climate change presents an urgent moral challenge to Governor McAuliffe and all people of goodwill across the Commonwealth,” said Joelle Novey, director of Interfaith Power & Light (MD.DC.NoVA).

“Virginia's faith communities are already doing everything they can to shift to cleaner power, and today we call on Governor McAuliffe to follow our lead by developing a strong ‘Clean Power Plan’ that faithfully lowers pollution using real solutions: solar, wind and efficiency. We all are called to act on climate for the sake of our neighbors and future generations.”

The report and the speakers on today’s call noted other key areas where Governor McAuliffe’s administration can rectify low marks, from requiring utilities to move toxic coal ash to modern, lined landfills to using the state’s Clean Water Act authority to block key pipeline permits.

“Governor McAuliffe has so far abandoned landowners like me, as we fight to protect our natural heritage and homes from multi-billion dollar corporations and a derelict federal agency,” said Scott Ballin, an Augusta County landowner whose home lies in the path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. “By joining calls for a combined regional pipeline review, and denying state water permits, Governor McAuliffe could yet become an ally.”

"The Governor's support of fracked gas pipelines and infrastructure that blasts through venerable mountain forests, sullying streams, creeks and groundwater and destroying whole watersheds in its path to export terminals, is extremely short sighted," said Roberta Bondurant, a long-time Bent Mountain resident and a member of POWHR (Protect Our Water, Heritage, and

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Op/Ed & Letters

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The fight for $15: Lifting communities from poverty by raising minimum wage MARC H. MORIAL “We find our population suffering from old inequalities, little changed by vast sporadic remedies. In spite of our efforts and in spite of our talk, we have not weeded out the over privileged and we have not effectively lifted up the underprivileged. Both of these manifestations of injustice have retarded happiness. No wise man has any intention of destroying what is known as the profit motive; because by the profit motive we mean the right by work to earn a decent livelihood for ourselves and for our families.” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt, State of the Union Address, January 4, 1935 Day in and day out men and women all over our country work hard at their jobs—but hardly have anything to show for it.

As the debate over income inequality and narrowing the everwidening wealth gap continues to dominate our national and political conversations, private corporations and states are taking matters into their own hands, bridging the dueling divides of income and opportunity by increasing the minimum wage.

Target is reportedly raising employee wages to a $10 minimum in The LEGACY NEWSPAPER Vol. 2 No. 18 Mailing Address 409 E. Main Street 4 Office Address 105 1/2 E. Clay St. Richmond, VA 23219 Call 804-644-1550 Online www.legacynewspaper.com

May. This would be the second wage hike in a year for the retail giant.

Only a few weeks ago, the governors of New York and California signed bills that would gradually increase their states’ minimum wages to $15—the highest in the nation.

In the face of the Congress’ refusal to increase the federal minimum wage, these gestures from private enterprise and legislative offices reflect a new reality in our post-

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recession economy: jobs are coming back, but, for the most part, they aren’t the kinds of jobs that pay a living wage. Very often, they are not the kinds of jobs that serve as a platform to better paying work.

And they are the kinds of jobs that predominately employ young people, minorities and women—the most vulnerable members of our low-wage, slow growth recovery economy.

What was a Franklin Roosevelt era labor law meant to put a floor on poverty in America has become a low ceiling barring millions of American workers from present and future prosperity.

For 10 years, the National Urban League has advocated for a federal minimum wage hike tied to the Consumer Price Index, which tracks inflation by observing changes over time in consumer pricing for a variety of goods. If prices are going up—and they are—wages that don’t reflect these hikes in prices translates into working-class employees never getting ahead and being forced to make difficult choices to survive, provide for themselves and their family.

The current federal minimum wage stands at $7.25. President Barack Obama, during a State of the Union

address, said, “Let’s declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty.” Well, on $7.25 an hour, you can bet they will. In fact, if the minimum wage kept pace with inflation, the current minimum wage would be $19. We support a $15 minimum wage, tied to inflation.

With more Americans surviving on minimum wage than at any other point in our history, to ignore the issue of wages is to ignore the problem of income inequality, and to ignore the struggles of men and women left behind as the economy recovers. While I applaud the initiative taken by states and businesses to provide employees with living wages, we must put an end to the “vast, sporadic remedies” condemned by President Roosevelt.

The current patchwork of state minimum wages is not a solution.

Congress needs to do its job.

Republicans supported minimum wage increases under President George W. Bush, but have blocked all efforts to raise it since then. Rather than condemn a generation to a lifetime of poverty, let’s afford them the opportunity to earn living wages and climb the economic ladder of opportunity and success.

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

Preaching to the choir

If you have a close relationship with your mother and father-which we should all strive to have, then why does one particular day signify how much you love them? If you send your partner flowers all the time, why on Valentines day do you have to send flowers and chocolate?

It’s like, we Americans have been duped! We have been brainwashed to think these man made consumerism holidays such as Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Valentines Day and ect. are relevant, and in reality they aren’t. Our relationships should not be evaluated by what we get from or give people on holidays but in our behavior towards or by these people everyday!

All Americans need to stop supporting a capitalist system that does not have our best interest at heart. Meaning we need to stop spending or at least over-spending with companies and corporations who don’t give back to our communities and are underpaying hard working Americans. We as Americans operate with a want mentality and need to operate more with a need mentality.

What do we absolutely need needs to be the first question when we go into these stores.

We all need to start spending our money towards the enhancement of ourselves and the people we love and our community, not towards most people we will never meet or touch.

We need to start living in reality and stop living through reality TV. We need to stop worshiping celebrities and athletes and work to obtain the greatness in ourselves!

We don’t need any holiday to express how much we care about one another, we can do that any day, any time, anywhere and don’t need anyones permission to do so.

Min. Louis Farrakhan

Thoughts on Nov.

Take it from someone who won a convention nomination in Virginia for Lt. governor, unless everyone agrees that we will support the Republican nominee for president, we will lose to the Democrat in November.

When I ran for lt. governor and won an overwhelming victory at the convention, there were Republicans who continually beat the drum against me and my running mates.

They said our ticket - Cuccinelli, Jackson and Obenshain - was too extreme. Some even went so far as to support the Democrat ticket. They got their wish. For the last three years Virginia has been governed by Hillary confidante Terry McAuliffe and his left wing cohorts. The state has suffered for it, but if Republicans had been unified, the outcome would have been different.

It is more than a cliche that Republicans find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. My candidate is Ted Cruz. I publicly endorsed him, contributed to his campaign and even traveled on my own dime to serve as a surrogate for him. He is a brilliant man who I believe would be a better president than any other person in this race.

I am going to stick with him to the end. However, for the good of the party and to enhance its chances of defeating Hillary, it is time to bury

the hatchet.

If Donald Trump wins the nomination, he will have my enthusiastic support. I would urge every candidate and every Republican to do the same. If we don’t have that discipline, we don’t have a party. When I ran statewide in Virginia, there was a total of seven candidates vying for the nomination.

Not once did I speak a negative word about any of them. At times, they fought with each other and even shot at me. I did not respond in kind because I realized it would only make it more difficult and perhaps impossible to unify when one of us emerged with the nomination.

A few nasty types continued to snipe at me and our ticket, but none of the candidates that I defeated had anything negative to say.

In fact, most of them joined the campaign trail for me. If that does not happen in this presidential race, the Republican nominee will lose, no matter who he is.

So this is a plea from a former candidate and winner of a state wide convention, who fell short in the general election largely because the establishment would not follow their own advice by supporting the legitimate nominees of the party.

Please stop talking about hands and wives and personal character and start talking about the issues.

Please pledge to each other that whatever the outcome you will support the nominee. As a Pastor, I ask one more thing--that you would please apologize to each other and start treating each other like human beings and fellow Republicans

instead of enemies. It is time to remember Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican. If Hillary Clinton is elected president, she will double down on Obama's policies. That will be an unmitigated disaster for our country. And in the end this race is about America, not political egos. It is about our country, our Constitution, our economy and jobs. It is about raising our families in a nation of hope and opportunity, where our children and grandchildren can get a quality education and have meaningful lives and careers. It is about appointing Supreme Court justices who honor the Constitution and the law instead of using the Court as their private tool for social engineering. It is about defeating Islamic terrorism. It is about preserving the Judeo-Christian vision of our founding fathers as one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

The legacy of Barack Obama is horrific. The only way Hillary Clinton will be elected to continue that legacy is if Republicans help her. So far we are doing a pretty good job of that.

It is time to start making sure that the next president is a Republican instead of focusing on destroying each other. It is time to discard the politics of mutually assured destruction and start assuring victory through unity.

Please do not allow our country to wake up on Nov. 9, 2016 to the nightmare of a Hillary Clinton presidency.

Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr. Portsmouth

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Faith & Religion

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Islamic Scout troop first for Central Va. area DP - A dozen freshly minted Boy Scouts of America sit at a row of white tables, cracking jokes and practicing oaths in a chaotic cacophony of conversation.

“Dude! You’re missing a finger!,” one loudly laughs at another who is giving the three-fingered Scout salute sans a digit.

“The oath is to God and country, and Allah and God mean the same thing,” says another, explaining his ad-libbed word choice. “One’s English, one’s Arabic.”

For the members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 1437, that nuance is important. They are breaking new ground in Central Virginia as the region’s first Islamic troop.

“Scout troops in Islamic communities are not new, but we’ve never had an Islamic troop in our council until now,” said Zahra Ihsan, district executive for the Scouts’ Stonewall Jackson Area Council. “I thought it would be a great idea to have a troop in the [Islamic Center].

We started doing some small group meetings, and there was a lot of excitement.”

Ihsan began holding discussions with members of the mosque in December. Volunteers stepped up to run the unit. Numbered 1437 for the current year in the Islamic calendar, the troop officially began Feb. 10 with 12 Scouts and seven adult volunteers.

“The idea of involving youth in the community, teaching leadership skills and encouraging community service is very important in the Muslim community, just as it is in other communities. That’s what Scouting emphasizes,” Ihsan said.

The troop is something members of the center have looked forward to

since the Charlottesville mosque was built in 2008.

“As the mosque has grown, we’ve wanted to create more of a community center and have a place where we can come together not just for worship but to create a sense of community,” said Saad Hussein, support staff coordinator at the center. “We also wanted to have a youth program.”

That, Hussein said, is exactly where the Boy Scouts fit in.

“We wanted something that would help develop the youth, teach them a variety of skills and teamwork and build a sense of community. But we wanted it to be something fun so they don’t just think of the center as that place to go pray and take classes,” Hussein laughed.

Troop 1437 may be the first Islamic troop in the region, but such troops have been in Scouting since 1982.

The National Islamic Committee on Scouting was formed to work with Scout leaders to encourage troops in Islamic communities.

“We got a little push-back about creating a troop at the [mosque], and I understand why, given everything you see on TV with terrorism,” Ihsan said. “But for the most part, the response was overwhelmingly supportive. We have a lot of troops helping out the new troop with equipment and ideas.”

Nationally, the Boy Scouts estimate that 70 percent of troops are sponsored by faith-based organizations, and religious studies are among the badges Scouts may earn.

According to the Boy Scouts website, the organization recognizes a wide variety of religions and denominations, including African

Senior patrol leader Ahmed Eitta leads other scouts in the scout oath and scout law during a troop meeting at the Islamic Society of Central Virginia. Troop 1437 is the first Islamic Boy Scout troop in the area. PHOTO: Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress Methodist Episcopalian, Baha’i and Zoroastrianism. The organization does not require Scouts to follow any particular religion but does expect them to learn about their own.

“Most people think of Christianity when they think of Scouting, but that’s not the case. The Boy Scouts are a non-denominational organization. It encourages a belief in God, but you don’t have to believe in one particular God,” said Ihsan.

“The Boy Scouts have been a wonderful program for more than a century. They really focus on being active in the community and in the Scouts’ religions and the feeling of being part of a community,” Hussein said. “It doesn’t matter what religion it is, the Boy Scouts support Scouts learning about their religion. That’s why Scouting is so compatible with all of the religions.”

The boys are excited about their new opportunities.

“I wanted to join to have more experiences,” said Scout Nabaa Subhi. “It’s an opportunity to learn about leadership, to do things for yourself and to do things like go camping or hiking that we don’t normally get to do.”

“It’s fun and it gives me an opportunity to learn leadership and help out in the community,” said Ahmed Eitta, the troop’s recently elected leader. “There’s a lot involved and I want to be a part of that.”

“I’m older than a lot of the younger Scouts and I wanted to be a bit of a role model for the kids, to be able to help them out,” said Omar Sekkarie, 17. “There are a lot of skills Scouting teaches that will come in handy as you get older.”

“The Boy Scouts have been a strong influence in American culture for a long time. These kids are American,” Hussein said. “They may be Muslim, but they’re definitely Americans.”

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Woodson leaves legacy of modernized military medicine For the past five and a half years, Dr. Jonathan Woodson has led the Military Health System (MHS) through monumental changes. But at the end of April, Woodson, the assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, is stepping down as the leader and senior medical official of the $50 billion per year enterprise that includes nearly 150,000 uniformed and civilian personnel, and almost a thousand medical and dental facilities serving 9.4 million beneficiaries worldwide.

Woodson is returning to Boston University School of Medicine, where he will help establish a health systems innovation and policy institute. The institute will focus on leader development, biotechnology and system design.

As he prepares to depart, Woodson reflected on one of the longest tenures in his position’s history. As he has throughout his time leading the MHS, Woodson focused on six lines of effort: Modernize the MHS; Define and deliver the medical capabilities and manpower needed in the 21st century; Balance the force structure; Invest in and expand strategic partnerships; Transform TRICARE; and expand the global health engagement strategy.

“One of the first priorities for all of us has been to modernize how we

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, left, assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, speaks with President Barack Obama at the White House. Woodson, who has served as ASD for Health Affairs for five and a half years, is stepping down at the end of April and returning to Boston University School of Medicine. As he moves on from his position, Woodson reiterated it was a team effort that helped him succeed, and in turn, ensured the success of the Military Health System. He feels he’s leaving the organization better than he found it, and his successors will continue in that vein. manage the MHS,” said Woodson.

“Just more than two and a half

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The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation tour to support My Brother’s Keeper Initiative Domestic tour to expose underserved youth to careers in entertainment industry In celebrating the two-year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative, Will and Jada PinkettSmith, through The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, will headline the “Careers in Entertainment Tour” in support of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative (MBK). The Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation (WJSFF) notes that the entertainment couple is leading the charge on the important issue in a bid to increase opportunities for all of America’s youth, including those who face disproportionate challenges and opportunity gaps.

This tour aims to target young people who are interested in careers and entrepreneurial opportunities available in the entertainment industry. This effort will focus on students (high school and collegeaged) many of whom are eager to break into the industry.

“The My Brother’s Keeper Task Force applauds the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation for responding to President Obama’s call to action to ensure all youth have clear pathways to opportunity and success,” said Broderick Johnson, assistant to President Obama, cabinet secretary, and chair of the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force.

“We commend Will and Jada for leveraging their unique platform and networks to inspire and engage our nation's most vulnerable youth, whose tremendous talents are too often underrepresented in this and other industries.”

Two years ago, President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper (“MBK”) to address persistent opportunity gaps and to tear down barriers that too often prevent boys and young men of color and other young people from realizing their potential. Since then, the call to action has been answered by numerous sectors. All industries including, federal and local government, business, nonprofits, local education agencies, even individuals have worked to make a difference in the lives of the American youth. The goal of this tour is to position the next generation of young people with marketable and translatable skills in the hopes that their dreams, talents and love or interest in film can be turned into meaningful professional careers and successful business ventures, said tour insiders.

“The Careers in Entertainment Tour is an engine for change in our industry, and a means of closing the gap between dreams and the tools necessary to achieve them. This

initiative in support of My Brother’s Keeper will engage our underserved young girls and boys in hope to inspire future generations — a responsibility I do not take lightly and one I cannot wait to bring to fruition,” said JPinkett-Smith, an actor, director outspoken on several social issues.

Each tour will feature general panels and breakout sessions with particular emphasis on specific segments of the industry of interest to students. Additionally, the tour will include federal partners such as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), among other affiliated film and production organizations. Students will get an opportunity to hear from professionals that represent a variety of film and television industry jobs including filmmaking, television production, cinematography, composing, writing, project development, representation, distribution, sound design, film editing, public relations, and marketing to name a few. Each tour

location will focus on the overall film and television profession, as well as the paths to achieve successful careers. The tour, slated to begin fall 2016, will provide students from local school districts, community groups and colleges the opportunity to learn about careers in the film and media industry firsthand. Together, the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation and various affiliates will help students identify key knowledge areas, skills and competencies that are essential for specific jobs, as well as entrepreneurial opportunities.

Last fall SBA Millennial Champion, Mike Muse, along with other partners, collaborated on the Careers in Film Summit in LA to help shift the industry into a more inclusive direction.

The foundation, according to insiders, is dedicated to the betterment of the world around us, the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation assists individuals, charities, and organizations in the areas of Education, Health and Sustainability.

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Ask Alma

Elizabeth Riddick Thank you so much for being my mom. You are the best, I love you.

My new boss told everyone my secret. can I ever trust her again?

Dear Alma, I recently joined a new company that was formed through a merger.

My boss ran our department in the old company, and she still has her old title. But, with the merger, many new people have come on board, including me.

She’s older than we are, and she became a manager before there were a lot of women in the company. She has very sharp elbows and a really old school command and control approach, which she clearly picked up from the men she worked with.

Her most noticeable trait is that she deals with everything in front of everyone. Rather than walk over to someone’s desk, she yells orders across our office. She criticizes the junior people who haven’t met her expectations (including our only POC). She gets in arguments with the other executives in meetings.

She also can’t keep a secret.

I’ve told her a couple of things in confidence, only to have her repeat one of them, in capital letters, in an all staff e-mail. I was horrified.

She isn’t able to let anyone have a moment. If someone does a good job on something, she congratulates them and then talks about when she did something similar, and usually better. The person then gets overshadowed and their chance to shine is gone.

She seems to be protected because the senior executive who originally brought her on board is still there. She goes to him all the time whenever a dispute comes up.

She has invited me out for dinner, and has tried to get me to confide in her, but I really don’t trust her, especially after the e-mail situation.

I’m afraid everything we talk about will get shared the next day.

So, what are your suggestions for how I can deal with her?

Wary At My Desk

Happy Mothers Day! - Tina Dear Wary at My Desk, Pinto beans and rice! I wouldn’t wish this workplace wacko on anyone of my adversaries.

Workplace 101: Any boss with sharp elbows and no filters, can’t be trusted. I mean really, what more could you wish for – a punch in the throat? LOL. To say “ keep away” seems to me to be an understatement. So how about until she retires, you’re permanently busy. Need some examples, here you go – you’re taking a class, volunteering, feeding the homeless, giving blood. You feel me? Once, and I mean once, every four months or so, you can quickly walk for coffee. Another dinner is a definite no-no, meanwhile, just listen, nod and smile. Repeat compliments she likes to share about herself, she’ll like that.

Yes, watch your back, stay two steps ahead and ride it out. You’re smart, that’s why you’re there.

You’ve been around long enough to recognize the rules of the game, determine your role and play it. Do your best, be your best, that’s all that’s really required.

Judging from her past jungle fury – I pray it doesn’t happen again, but you and I know better. Stay focused, prepared and on point. If and when she throws you to the wolves, no worries. Contemplate your next move with confidence, conquering in your Louboutins.

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Students call news of Obama’s commencement speech ‘surreal TEWire - Howard University students reeled with excitement in reaction to the news that President Barack Obama will deliver the address for their May 7 commencement.

“We were freshmen in high school when he first got elected and we were freshmen in college when he got re-elected.,” said graduating senior Jeremiah Jones. “So, we were a part of his legacy in the eight years he led the United States.”

The film production major said he could hardly believe it when he first got the news through social media.

But then the university made the official announcement.

Howard University President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick announced Obama’s visit in a statement issued to students and employees.

“It is an extraordinary honor and privilege for the Howard University community to welcome President Barack H. Obama to our campus to deliver the 2016 commencement address,” Frederick said “The president’s commitment to education, especially for those who can least afford it, dovetails with Howard’s commitment to provide these same students with a rigorous, intellectually-stimulating, and academically-challenging educational experience.”

Frederick said the event will impact Howard far beyond the commencement.

“As we look into the not so distant future, Howard will commemorate its 150th anniversary in March 2017, emboldened by a legacy of addressing disparities that are inextricably intertwined with this nation’s legacy of equality and inclusivity,” he said.

“President Obama’s own legacy gives the Howard community great expectations for the leadership footprint it will leave on America and the globe.”

Makaela James, a senior public relations major, said with this also being the president’s last full year in office, it gives the moment an even greater significance to hear one of his final speeches. “This is actually very historic,” James said.

Abigail Idokogi, a senior majoring

Wayne A.I. Frederick in clinical laboratory sciences, said she was beginning to feel as though her senior year was a “flop.” The events she had looked forward to ended up either being cancelled or not being as fun as she expected them to be.

“I was beginning to feel like my entire senior year was lackluster, but this was like the cherry on the top of a cake that already didn’t have any icing on it,” Idokogi said. “This is finally Howard’s opportunity to give me the parting gift I deserve after all the stress.”

The White House announcement gave a special nod to Howard.

“As one of the nation’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Howard University is recognized for its rigorous education and legacy of building lasting bridges of opportunity for young people," it said.

Howard law student Lindsey Parker said the announcement has not just excited graduating seniors, “but the families of these students, faculty and under classmen are also very eager.”

Physician assistant major Yasmeenah Howard agreed.

“Before I found out the news, my mother and other family members continued sending me text messages of the exciting news,” Howard said.

She said she never would have thought that the president of the

United States would be delivering her commencement speech.

“It’s like the perfect ending, honestly,” she said. “We came in at a very live time and we are leaving at a very live time,” said Kevin Wilson, senior supply chain management major.

Wilson said he won’t be graduating yet, but “I’ll be out there celebrating with my peoples.”

Not everyone was surprised.

Tré Clayton, a senior finance major said Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as well as other members of his administration “were already committed to speaking at HBCU’s.

Howard University was the last major tier left.”

Still, Clayton said, it is special.

“This is surreal, because I grew

up with the president leading my country…,” he said. “One of his last speeches as president will be geared toward my cohorts and I, preparing us for the real world.”

Frederick’s announcement said Obama will be the sixth U.S. president to address Howard’s commencement.

For some, the fact that Obama is the nation’s first black president makes the occasion even more significant.

Richmond Hayes, senior psychology major, said the first word he thought was, “Finally!”

“This announcement has been a long time coming,” Hayes said.

“HU16 prayed for this and our prayers were answered. We are truly the greatest class of all time.”

Public Health Nurse honored during National Nurses Week Laurinda Finn-Davis has been selected as the Virginia Department of Health Central Region Nurse of the Year! Laurinda’s team at the Richmond City Health District submitted her nomination highlighting Laurinda’s service to her patients, her staff, and her community at large. She will be recognized at the 2016 Public Health Nurse of the Year Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia during National Nurses Week, May 6-12.

Laurinda Finn-Davis, RN, BSN has touched the lives of each and every individual she has humbly served. She provides supervision, guidance and encouragement to all members of the health department clinical team. Her day starts with daily rounds and checking in with the nurses she supervises. She often goes above and beyond to advocate for her nursing staff, providing a phenomenal role model to emulate.

Ms. Finn-Davis epitomizes public service. Reproductive health has been her focus for several years and continues to be what she is passionate about; this is easy for her clients and team members to see when she discusses a case, meets with a patient or just provides a

Laurinda Finn-Davis shoulder to cry on.

Nurses have long been considered vital members of the public health team. Providing recognition for those whose practice and service extends beyond the reasonable expectations of the role is a common theme for hospitals and health departments during the annual National Nurses Week. The Richmond City Health District has the distinct honor of having its Nurse of the Year recognized at a regional and a state level.

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Saint Leo University Arts and Sciences Alive! to present May 7 event – ‘Blurred Lines: Hip Hop Music as a Bridge Across the Racial Divide’ NEWPORT NEWS – Hip hop music might be the salve to heal racial wounds. Saint Leo University’s School of Arts and Sciences will explore that issue in the Arts and Sciences Alive! Session Blurred Lines: Hip Hop Music as a Bridge Across the Racial Divide.

Presented by Dr. Eileen O’Brien, associate professor of sociology, the event will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 7, at Saint Leo’s Newport News Education Office, Room 113, 1 BayPort Way, Newport News.

Many of Saint Leo’s faculty members in the School of Arts and Sciences are engaged in research projects, creating meaningful

contributions in their respective fields.

The event is free and open to the public. Join the Arts and Sciences faculty on this intellectual adventure and help faculty make their disciplines come “alive.”

Dr. O’Brien, who also is the assistant chair of Saint Leo University’s Department of Social Sciences, specializes in the areas of race, ethnicity, gender, and class and works toward promoting equality and fairness. The divide between those who are racially discriminated against and those who are racially privileged is vast, O’Brien said.

“Yet sometimes the dividing line can be blurred, especially

Henrico adopts Quioccasin as new name for Byrd Middle The Henrico School Board voted Thursday to adopt Quiocassin Middle School as the new name for Harry Flood Byrd Middle School.

The decision took place during the board’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting.

The School Board has officially been soliciting input from the public on a new name since it voted March 10 to rename the school at 9400 Quioccasin Road. The Board’s vote followed a series of public input sessions in response to a proposal by community members to rename the school.

The new name will be in place for the start of the 2016-17 school year.

The school’s renaming will start this summer with essential items, such as exterior signs, the school marquee and scoreboards. School division staff will continue to consider details of replacing athletic uniforms.

The board’s decision does not immediately affect the school’s Senators nickname or school colors, determinations that can be made at the school level at a later date.

“We are grateful to all of our stakeholders for the thoughtfulness

and passion displayed throughout this community discussion,” said Lisa Marshall, the School Board’s representative for the Tuckahoe District, in which the school is located.

“We are confident that our community will support this new name with the same dedication that it has supported our students for so many years.”

When it opened in 1971, the school was named for Harry Flood Byrd, a state senator, governor and U.S. senator, and the dominant figure in Virginia politics for much of the 20th century. Besides his advocacy of a fiscally conservative “pay-as-yougo” policy of public funding, Byrd is often regarded as the architect of Massive Resistance. The term refers to Virginia's strategy of opposition to federally mandated racial integration of public schools in the 1950s and 1960s, which resulted in some schools closing. Byrd died in 1966.

Quioccasin (kwee-ock-a-sin) has significance as the name of a historically black village in the area where the school is located.

through music as a shared cultural experience,” she said. “Hip hop, as both a musical genre and a cultural movement, is uniquely poised to bridge that divide.”

Through interviews with those who are neither black nor white (Asian Americans) about their relationship with (and love for) hip hop culture, O’Brien explored the persistence of racial divides as well as the potential for coalitions and shared

understandings via hip hop.

During “Blurred Lines . . .” O’Brien will share some videos and audio of various hip hop music including Asian American hip hop, and discuss her research, which is ongoing.

To RSVP, contact Mathews: maureen.mathews@saintleo.edu.

Saint Leo University boasts nearly 80,000 alumni in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., five U.S. territories, and 72 countries.

Dabney-Woolridge selected MBL interim president Sharon Dabney-Woolridge (right)has taken the helm of the Richmond-based The Metropolitan Business League, following the death of Oliver Singleton on April 13.

Dabney-Woolridge introduced herself via an emailed missive to members this week, noting that the MBL “was Oliver’s passion for 13 years, and we will carry on his legacy with a renewed vision.”

Dabney-Wooldridge has served as the chairman of the Board of Directors for the last two years “I am honored to be in this position, and I will work hard to make Oliver proud,” she noted, adding: “He worked tirelessly for small businesses, and he did wonders for my business, The Kleane Kare Team, Inc. “As I step into this position, I am looking forward to working with the members of the Metropolitan Business League.

“For me, this is personal because I have been a member for 15 years, and I have owned my business for 30 years. As a business owner, I have benefited greatly from the membership. It is my belief that my job will be to carry on this legacy of being there for small and growing businesses. The MBL will continue to move forward, and together, we

will grow the MBL to bring new direction to Richmond and the surrounding communities.

The MBL recently moved to 420 East Cary Street; Richmond, and is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an MBL Awards Dinner and Reception on May 19.

The event will feature a special tribute to Singleton.

“There will some growing pains, but we are really excited about what we will accomplish in the future together,” said DabneyWooldridge.

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Senate told Valeant drug price hikes hurt patients Berna Heyman a retired librarian from Williamsburg told a Senate committee last week that her annual co-payment for a lifesaving drug needed to treat an ailment known as Wilson disease stayed below $700, a manageable cost, until 2014.

Then Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX) drastically raised the price of the drug and she could no longer afford it. When she realized that she would have had to pay more than $10,000 out of pocket each year, she applied for Valeant’s patient assistance programs and was denied twice.

Heyman was diagnosed with Wilson disease in 2005 at age 60.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals cost hike meant that by 2014, Heyman’s projected co-pay topped $10,000 a year, with her health insurer paying more than $260,000, she said.

“The drug is essential. People can die without it,” Heyman testified at the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing. “The drug company deserves the right to make a profit.

But it is unconscionable that one company, Valeant, can hold Wilson disease patients hostage.”

The ailment is a rare genetic disorder that if left untreated causes a crippling and sometimes fatal buildup of copper in those struck by the illness.

Heyman was one of three witnesses who questioned or criticized Valeant’s business strategy of generating rapid growth by buying other drugmakers and then raising prices on some decades-old medications acquired through the transactions. The Senate panel spotlighted Valeant for its third hearing on sudden price spikes involving drugs for which the new corporate owners paid none of the medications’ research and development costs.

For instance, Valeant hiked prices on Nitropress, a drug used to treat dangerous heart conditions, by nearly 310 percent after acquiring the medication in a corporate acquisition, said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the committee’s chairwoman. The

Left: Valeant CEO Pearson & sen. Tim Kaine with Berna Heyman company similarly imposed a 720 percent price increase on Isuprel, another heart drug, and a nearly 3,200 percent increase on Syprine, the medication needed by Heyman.

“We can find nothing to explain these dramatic price increases beyond Valeant’s desire to take advantage of monopoly drugs,” said Collins. “To protect the American public, we must act to address these market failures.”

Valeant CEO J. Michael Pearson, who is scheduled to leave the firm in early May, said he and the company “made mistakes” by being “too aggressive” in “pursuing price increases on certain drugs.”

“In hindsight I regret pursuing transactions where a central premise was an increase in the prices” of the medicines, Pearson testified.

He also said congressional focus on a just a few of the company’s drugs prompted a mistaken public impression that Valeant’s strategic focus revolved on acquiring older, offpatent drugs. “That, in fact is not the case,” he said.

Additionally, Pearson said Valeant “maintains a robust patient assistance program” that includes financial aid for the lifesaving drug needed by Heyman, as well as other medications.

Heyman testified Valeant denied her financial assistance when she sought help from the company because she was covered by Medicare. As a result, she switched to another firm’s alternative drug, which has annual costs of about $480, none of it covered by her health insurance.

“Is this treatment sufficient for me? We are still monitoring its effectiveness,” Heyman said.

Similarly, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., the Senate committee’s ranking minority member, said a random survey of some U.S. hospitals found none that received discounts Valeant said the company offered for Nitropress or Isuprel.

William Ackman, the New York billionaire and recently named Valeant board member whose hedge fund is among the drugmaker’s biggest shareholders, said he called for a meeting where the board would consider price cuts for the four drugs discussed during the Senate hearing.

“Pricing will be top of mind,” for Valeant going forward, said Ackman.

McCaskill, however, questioned why Ackman failed to analyze Valeant’s drug-pricing record more closely before launching his hedge fund’s multi-billion dollar investment in the company.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) attended last week’s hearing and introduced Heyman .

“Mrs. Heyman contacted the Committee last month to share her experience accessing the medication she needed to treat her Wilson Disease after Valeant purchased the drug and increased the price dramatically,” Kaine said. “I want to thank Mrs. Heyman for sharing her story with the Committee and her willingness help with this investigation.”

“Having Wilson’s Disease is like being stuck in a tunnel. This genetic disease is bad enough with its many uncertainties, risks of organ or cognitive failure. But the exit to the tunnel is barricaded because of the obscene drug cost.”

Since Valeant has gained control of several drugs – some that are lifesaving to patients – it has increased prices multiple times, in some cases by a factor of five or six times the original price. Kaine said he would press Valeant CEO Michael Pearson and current Valeant board members Howard Schiller and Bill Ackman on the impacts their drastic price increases on prescription drugs have had on patients who depend on the medications.

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Stop the presses: Few endorsements making Black Press headlines ERICK JOHNSON NNPA - Forget it Hillary. Sorry Bernie.

When the time came for the Florida Courier to endorse either candidate, the edgy black newspaper dropped a bombshell with a large headline just five days before the crucial primary elections in the sunshine state.

“NONE OF THE ABOVE,” the headline read in caps. It was a much different response nearly 1,000 miles away at the historic New York Amsterdam News. The newspaper’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton drew numerous praises and racked up nearly 47,000 likes on Facebook.

It’s a testament to the enduring power of the Black Press, particularly, black newspapers. But in the past decade, their influence have been challenged by other mediums, changing times and attitudes among a new generation of voters.

For Clinton, the endorsement was her latest coup d’état to win black voters in New York, where they most likely helped her seal her Democratic nomination for president. On April 19, she deflated the momentum of her opponent Bernie Sanders, who in the last several weeks, swept the primaries in Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington and Hawaii.

Despite Sanders’ momentum, the 107-year old New York Amsterdam News stood behind the former first lady. In light of escalating racial problems around the nation, many of the nation’s major black newspapers are not endorsing any presidential candidate this election season, according to a survey by The Chicago Crusader. Many are also not endorsing candidates running for local, state and Congressional offices.

Some cite longstanding editorial polices that prohibit endorsements during elections. Other black newspapers are cutting their support to express their disappointment with the political establishment.

Out of 26 major black newspapers surveyed by the Crusader, 19 publications are not endorsing any candidate this year. Only seven have blessed Clinton or any candidate with an endorsement. In addition to the New York Amsterdam News, they include The Jacksonville Advocate, The Michigan Chronicle, and The St. Louis American. All of the papers endorsed Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.

In Chicago, Clinton bagged endorsements from the city’s three major black newspapers, the Crusader, the Defender and the Citizen. The Chicago Crusader sister paper, the Gary Crusader also endorsed Clinton as that city prepared for their May 3 primary.

Unlike other newspapers, the Chicago Crusader did not endorse Rahm Emanuel in his reelection campaign in 2014.

None of the black newspapers surveyed endorsed Sanders, a candidate who has been supported by a host of black celebrities, including Spike Lee, Kanye West and scholar Dr. Cornel West.

Among the black newspapers that are not endorsing any candidates in this year’s primaries are The Philadelphia Tribune, New Pittsburg Courier, The Florida Courier, TriState Defender, The Washington Informer, The Atlanta Voice, The Los Angeles Sentinel, The Indianapolis Recorder, The Carolina Peacemaker, The Charlotte Post, The Cleveland Call and Post, The Final Call, The Houston Forward Times, the LA Wave, The Legacy in Richmond and the Richmond Free Press.

With racial and social issues boiling over in the black community, black newspapers editors are making tougher decisions about granting political endorsements. Many black publishers and editors aim to send a message to candidates whose platforms do not offer any sound solutions to longstanding problems in the black community.

The Florida Courier’s decision not to recommend or endorse a presidential candidate in Florida’s recent primary election got national attention.

One black newspaper that’s not giving out presidential endorsements, The Tri-State Defender, made the evening newscast in Memphis when it decided not to support two opposing black candidates for mayor last October. One failed to show up for an interview with the newspaper’s editorial board while the other candidate did not impress the staff with his platform.

The Atlanta Voice said that it does not endorse political candidates, because of their editorial policy.

The city’s mainstream daily newspaper, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, ended its practice of giving political endorsements in 2010 after complaints from its readers who didn’t want to be told how to vote.

On its website, The Charlotte Post explained its decision to hold back on its endorsements.

“In a presidential election cycle, local elections are often overlooked.

However, the people who earn out votes in the March 15 primary are the people who are the most responsible to local interests,” the statement read.

In an unusual twist, rather than endorsing one Democratic presidential candidate, The Richmond Free Press in Virginia encouraged its readers to vote for either Clinton or Sanders.

On March 10, The Florida Courier voiced its frustration on why the newspapers refused to back any

political candidate this year.

“Too often, we as black people allow ourselves and our services to be devalued because we have become so used to working with little, and making something out of nothing. No more,” the editorial read. “Effective immediately, we will not consider… candidates for endorsements who do not use black-owned media outlets to seriously solicit votes from Florida’s black communities.”

This wasn’t the first time The Florida Courier withheld its endorsement. The newspaper also made headline when it decided not to endorse the Democratic candidate Charlie Crist or incumbent Florida Governor and eventual winner, Republican Rick Scott.

The New York Amsterdam News also takes its endorsements seriously. Weeks before making its decision to endorse Clinton, an editorial staff member told a Crusader reporter, “We are not endorsing Hillary or anyone until they come in and meet with our editorial board.”

Though many black newspapers are not making any endorsements, most publications are maintaining their traditional advocacy roles as black journalists. Many are providing favorable and expanded coverage of Clinton’s campaign promises to help blacks gain more economic opportunities and boost funding to

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Hedges and ByWays of Life Ministry will host a Pre-Mother’s Day Event with the theme “She Shall Be Lifted Up And Honored” which will be held at the Veritas School, Virginia Hall Building, 3400 Brook Rd., Richmond, The 501(c) 3 non-profit ministry organization plans to provide programs in the future that will consist of: Individual mentoring and family counseling; as well as classes and workshops to promote positive self growth and moral principles.

For tickets and more information, contact Rev. Alan Chris Parker 804762-5885. Ticket donations are $20.

5.5., 7 p.m.

Fairfield District Supervisor Frank J. Thornton will hold a constituent meeting to discuss public-health concerns for Henrico County and opportunities for community engagement.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Azalea Room at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Guests may arrive as early as 6 p.m. to explore the grounds at no cost.

Thornton will be joined by Dr. Susan Fischer Davis, director of the Henrico Health District; Terri Tatum, of the Lakeside Business Association; and Joseph P. Rapisarda Jr., county attorney for Henrico. A question-and-answer period will follow. For information, call 804-501-4208.

5.7, 9 a.m.

Join The Giving Heart at the first Richmond Holistic Expo at Richmond Raceway Complex. There’ll be a general information booth and offer up several items for purchase including handmade and unique jewelry, featuring natural stones such as agate, opal, aquamarines, garnets, etc.; homemade, natural dog biscuitsand natural goat milk soaps and laundry detergent.

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Learning the value of volunteering at youth event Through May 7 VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads will host its 17th annual Global Youth VOLUNTEER Day on May 7. This event encourages students to serve their community as a pathway for academic and personal success. It will take place from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Green Run Campus in Virginia Beach.

“Through this unique event, we will show approximately 200 students the value of volunteerism and educate them on a wide variety of service areas, with the hope they will find a cause they are passionate about,” said Crystal Waitekus, Community Relations Manager for VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads. “This youth service program is observed in all 50 states and more than 100 countries across six continents. The event is designed to empower our youth to serve, for the benefit of their communities, as well as for their own personal development.”

The May 7 event, specifically designed for middle and high school students, will feature a service project with Stop Hunger Now, an international organization whose mission is to end hunger in our lifetime. Students will pack over 10,000 meals and earn up to three hours of community service credit. Immediately following the service project, there will be breakout discussion groups, where students can learn about a variety of service areas, including the environment, health, homelessness and animals. Students will also have the opportunity to attend a Teen Volunteer Fair featuring a wide variety of local nonprofits.

Students will be able to ask questions about how they can impact these areas of need and take a personal pledge toward service.

Not to be left out, the adults are welcome to attend the “Parent’s Coffee Corner” during the course of the May 7 event. They will be provided information about the value of volunteerism and how to best support and encourage young people in service.

Admission is free and pre-registration is required. This event is organized by the Hampton Roads Corporate VOLUNTEER Council, a program of VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads. To register, go to www.volunteerhr.org/gyvd or contact Crystal Waitekus, with questions at 757-624-2400.

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The annual event is hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration and is designed to recognize the nation’s top small businesses, entrepreneurs, and business advocates. The week-long event will continue through May 6, with SBA Administrator Maria ContrerasSweet hosting planned national events in New York, Denver, Phoenix, Oakland and San Jose, Calif.

In his April 29 proclamation declaring May 1-7 as National Small Business Week, President Barack Obama declared America’s small businesses “responsible for creating nearly two-thirds of net new jobs in the United States each year and employing more than half of all Americans, small businesses have always been a vital part of our country’s economy.”

This year’s theme is “Dream Big, Start Small.” Throughout National Small Business Week, events will be live-streamed and focused on a variety of entrepreneurial topics including: trade, business trends and resources to help you start and grow a business. See www.sba.gov/nsbw.

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(from page 9) years ago, we stood up the Defense Health Agency, a joint, integrated combat support agency enabling the Army, Navy and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force in both peacetime and wartime.”

Woodson said nearly 85 percent of medicine is the same no matter what uniform the provider wears.

The Defense Health Agency, he said, found ways to standardize some areas while recognizing there are still unique needs for each service.

The bottom line is taking care of the patients. “We established strategic objectives to meet patient access, quality, safety, satisfaction and cost requirements, bringing a better health system for our warfighters, retirees and their families. It’s what we owe all of our beneficiaries.”

Woodson also made sure to bring 21st century capabilities to the MHS. He pointed to MHS GENESIS, the new electronic health record system, being rolled out enterprise-wide starting in the Pacific Northwest at the end of 2016. The new system promises to keep pace with medical advances and innovations in technology, while helping the MHS continue to provide high-quality health care to patients, as well as an agile, responsive system for health care professionals. All this comes with a projected savings to taxpayers of more than $5 billion.

Another key area – and one Woodson feels needs more work – is balancing the skills and capabilities between the active duty and reserve components in the military. Woodson is also a brigadier general who serves as a surgeon in the U.S. Army Reserves. “I might be leaving this office, but I will continue to be connected to the MHS … just not advising the Secretary of Defense,” he said with a smile.

Woodson also pointed to the successful strategic partnerships the MHS has built during his tenure.

During the past two years, Woodson said the MHS strengthened its partnerships with civilian peers, including the American College of Surgeons, the Institute of Medicine and the Institute for Health Improvement. These partnerships

not only enhance trauma training and best practice sharing, but when combined with the lessons learned about battlefield trauma they’ve helped military medicine produce the lowest fatality rate for U.S. troops in the history of warfare.

“We have more of our warfighters being able to go home to their families, despite the fact the injuries have been of an unprecedented nature,” said Woodson.

Another key issue during Woodson’s time has been the modernization of TRICARE. He sees the efforts of MHS to solve access issues through programs such as secure messaging, telemedicine and greater availability of care on evenings and weekends as key to ensuring the long-term stability of the program. In addition, these efforts will help keep TRICARE solvent for the future of all beneficiaries.

MHS’s role in global health engagement, Woodson said, is an instrument of national security. It is, he said, the ability to show people around the world how America uses the knowledge and skills of its people to assist those in need.

“If you look at our past response to the Ebola crisis in Africa, where we put boots on the ground and made a real difference in the multinational effort to stop this terrible, deadly disease. It’s emblematic of the unique knowledge, skills and assets our doctors, nurses, medics and providers are able to bring to the fight,” Woodson said. “And we look to the next challenges, such as the Zika virus, to make sure not only are we keeping our warfighters and their families safe, but the global family in a larger sense. Only our Military Health System, working as a joint, cohesive force, could bring what we do to global health engagement.”

As he moves on from his position, Woodson reiterated it was a team effort that helped him succeed, and in turn, ensured the success of the MHS. He feels he’s leaving the organization better than he found it, and his successors will continue in that vein.

“The U.S. military has a long tradition of leading the way in medicine for our troops and the world at large,” said Woodson. “I’m just proud to have spent the last five

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, right, assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, shows journalist Bob Woodruff several mementos collected during a lifetime of service as a doctor, a soldier and as the senior medical leader of the Military Health System. During more than half a decade at the Health Affairs helm, Woodson has guided the Military Health System through two wars and seismic changes in how health care is delivered throughout the military. and a half years doing what I could to help make the Military Health

System better, stronger and more relevant.”

(from page 15) made promises to desegregate the historically black colleges. Black newspapers are also providing much ink to denounce Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

During Barack Obama’s campaign for president against John McCain in 2008, many black newspapers threw their weight behind him to help him become the nation’s first black president. This support also came from some mainstream conservative newspapers, which for the first time in their history, endorsed a Democratic candidate for the White House, including the 169-year old Chicago Tribune. Other conservative mainstream papers that traditionally support Republican candidates, declined to give any endorsements in 2008.

In fueling Obama’s rise to the White House, black voter turnout was the highest in U.S. history, surpassing white participation for the first time.

Historically, the Black Press has played a significant role in deciding presidential and political elections.

The once mighty Pittsburgh Courier fueled President Franklin D. Roosevelt reelection bids after he

military prior to World War II. In Florida in 1984, The Miami Times pushed black voters to polls to oust then Mayor Maurice Ferre, who fired the city’s first and only black city manager, Howard Gary.

That was decades ago. Today, the influence of black newspapers has been challenged as more blacks use mainstream newspapers and other sources to examine and choose their political candidates. Despite the competition, endorsements and editorial coverage from black newspapers are still being sought out. During the campaign for the Illinois Primary, Clinton, along with a handful of congressional, state and judicial candidates sought endorsements from Chicago’s black newspapers.

To beef up her exposure, Clinton hired Delmarie Cobb, a black seasoned public relations guru with strong ties to the city’s black newspapers. As it turned out, Clinton swept Chicago’s heavy black electorate along with a handful of white candidates who received endorsements from the city’s black newspapers.

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