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Richmond leads area in income growth - 2 GRTC’s Pulse service launches in RVA - 4 Jamie Foxx hosts BET Awards with zeal - 10 Alleged abuse of immigrant children - 13

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WEDNESDAYS • June 27, 2018

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TPS Trump administration trying to terminate affects black communities too State officials are trying to halt the Trump administration’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) terminations for individuals from El Salvador, Haiti and Honduras.

These refugees came to the United States decades ago seeking asylum following natural disasters in their home countries. Virginia alone is home to more than 20,000 El Salvadorans who were granted TPS after a series of earthquakes in 2001 caused widespread damage in the country.

“These men, women, and children came to Virginia as refugees, escaping dangerous living conditions in their home countries,” said Attorney General Mark Herring. “They have become valued members of our communities,

opening businesses, building careers, and in many cases starting families with spouses who are U.S. Citizens.

Ending this program now would unravel these families’ lives and force them to leave the safety and opportunity in this country and this commonwealth.”

In the case Centro Presente v.

Trump, the plaintiffs, which include membership organizations Centro Presente and Haitian-Americans United Inc., have called for judicial review of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) termination of TPS. The plaintiffs argue that judicial review would serve as an important check on executive action they allege is unconstitutional and unlawful, and would prevent harm

to hundreds of thousands of TPS holders who reside in the United States, their families, and their communities. The amicus brief, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, supports the plaintiff’s call and asks the court to deny the defendants’ motion to dismiss.

According to the brief, the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of TPS would strip community members of legal authorization to work in the United States and could result in their deportation to countries that are unsafe and unprepared to receive them.

The brief states that TPS terminations will hurt the economy and civil society by:

•Tearing apart thousands of families that live in “mixed-status households” where one or both parents hold TPS while some or all of the children are U.S. citizens.

• Threaten state economies and workforces, costing a projected $160 billion in GDP, $6.9 billion in Social Security and Medicare contributions, and nearly $1 billion in employers’ turnover costs.

•Disrupting care for vulnerable populations, such as children, seniors, and those with disabilities, who are dependent on child care facilities, nursing homes, home healthcare companies, and hospitals staffed largely by TPS holders.

•Endangering public health; TPS

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Study: RVA, outlying counties lead region in income growth The city of Richmond and the region’s outer counties led the area in the growth of median household income between 2000 and 2016, according to a new report by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.

“A New Income Growth Pattern in the Richmond Metropolitan Area,” prepared by the Wilder School’s Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, shows how traditional patterns of development, both residential and commercial, have changed significantly and pose particular challenges to suburban counties.

“This report confirms a longterm trend of urban improvement and aging suburban decline,” said Tom Jacobson, the center’s lead

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researcher and an adjunct professor at the Wilder School. “This trend

is slow and insidious and requires significant attention from suburban leaders.”

Goochland County showed the biggest percentage increase in median household income during this time, at 46.2 percent, followed

by Amelia County (44.8 percent) and Powhatan County (43.9 percent).

From 2000 to 2016, income growth in Richmond increased by 32.3 percent, compared to 29.5 percent and 26.2 percent, respectively, in neighboring Henrico and Chesterfield counties — the region’s traditional suburban centers of economically prospering households.

“National trends of increasing baby boomer and millennial generation interest in urban living are contributing to Richmond’s population and income growth,”

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the report found. “So, too, are the revitalization efforts of Richmond and [its] experienced nonprofit organizations.”

Richmond neighborhoods of concentrated poverty remain, but household income gain is widespread. Suburban household income lag is prevalent and not concentrated only in the historic low-income neighborhoods.

Neighborhoods in Henrico’s West End and Chesterfield’s northern and central areas exhibit weak income growth.

The report covers the localities that form the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area. The region had an overall household income gain of 28.1 percent between 2000 and 2016.

The northern localities in the region had significantly higher income growth than those in the southern portion.

The Tri-Cities and surrounding area present a different picture.

This area mirrors the historical pattern of urban income stagnation and greater suburban income growth. Colonial Heights and Petersburg trail income growth of the region by 13.3 percent and 16.6 percent, respectively. The adjacent suburban areas of Prince George and southern Chesterfield counties experienced strong income growth.

One factor in the weakness of suburban income growth could be the rise in retired heads of households, the report suggests.

The analysis showed no statistical correlation between a rise in percentage of senior household heads and lower income growth at the census tract level.

However, several neighborhoods in the middle-income areas of Chesterfield’s northern and central areas and Henrico’s West End had a significant increase in senior heads of households.

It’s important to understand the income gains in terms of comparative buying power, the report states.

Between 2000 and 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index — an index of the prices paid for typical consumer goods and services — rose 40 percent, which translates to a decrease in purchasing power.

“That stresses community maintenance and business health, as well as that of households,” Jacobson said.

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90 new health care jobs scheduled for Henrico Co. Dominion Outsourcing LLC, a provider of outsourced services for the health care industry, will invest $370,000 to expand its client engagement center in Henrico County. The project will create 190 new jobs, according to a recent announcement from the governor’s office.

“Helping medical providers deliver efficient services is critical to our health care industry, and we are pleased to see Dominion Outsourcing growing in Virginia,” said Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. “The company will more than triple its workforce with this expansion, which is a strong testament to the talent and business climate in Henrico County. ” Dominion Outsourcing specializes in a host of health care-related business operations, and its range of services and expertise has served the health care, and medical supply industry for many years.

“It is important to support our existing businesses that serve the healthcare sector, and we thank Dominion Outsourcing for creating nearly 200 new jobs in Henrico County,” said Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball. “We are confident the company will continue to thrive in the commonwealth, and are proud Dominion Outsourcing will benefit from the jobs training services offered through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program.”

Dai Barth, president and CEO, Dominion Outsourcing, said that two of his favorite lessons, shared with him by a respected mentor, are: ‘Pick something, and be the very best at it’; and ‘know your numbers’.

“My management team at Dominion Outsourcing delivers on this each and every day, and together we have truly built an amazing company,” Barth said. “The recruiting and training support that I have received from the commonwealth of Virginia and the folks at Henrico County Economic Development follow these same basic business principles, and know how

(from page 1) holders who lose their authorization to work will lose their access to health care, thereby putting them at greater risk for disease and illness and increasing healthcare costs incurred by states.

When conditions in a foreign country temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely, the DHS may designate TPS

to create a true private and public partnership. This is a key factor and why we decided to expand here in the Richmond region, and I am very pleased that I will continue to call this place home.”

Casey Thomas, Dominion Outsourcing COO, said the company has been recruiting and hiring over the last 12-18 months.

“I have lived in Virginia my entire life, and am very pleased with the pool of hardworking, educated, and diverse team members that we have been able to recruit and hire,” he said. “We looked at expanding into numerous other cities and based on the economic conditions of Henrico County, I am excited to continue our expansion in the Old Dominion.”

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) will support Dominion Outsourcing’s new job creation through its Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP). VJIP provides consultative services and funding to companies creating new jobs or experiencing technological change to support employee training activities. As a business incentive supporting economic development, VJIP reduces the human resource costs of new and expanding companies. VJIP is statefunded, demonstrating Virginia’s commitment to enhancing job for nationals from that country who are present in the United States.

Once designated, nationals may apply to live and work legally in the United States. After a period of six to 18 months, DHS must decide whether to extend the status. If TPS status is extended, TPS holders must reapply for the status and must meet strict recertification criteria, including that they remain lawabiding members of the community.

opportunities for its citizens.

“We are proud Dominion Outsourcing will be expanding in Henrico,” said Frank J. Thornton, chairman of the Henrico Board of Supervisors. “Their homegrown success is a testament to the talent in our community and Henrico’s pro-business environment. We are pleased to partner with Dominion Outsourcing in their expansion, and we thank them for calling Henrico home.”

“Small medical practices, like any small businesses, struggle to compete and survive,” said Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant. “Dominion Outsourcing gives them big business expertise.

Congratulations to Dominion Outsourcing for this substantial

growth in your business, and thank you for offering more workforce opportunities to the citizens of Henrico County.”

“It is wonderful to see this homegrown company expanding its Henrico workforce by nearly 200 jobs,”said Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg. “It speaks to the business climate that sets Henrico and the commonwealth apart, a climate where investment, diversity, and education are prioritized. As a teacher, I know how important it is for Virginia and Henrico to continue investing in people and fostering private-public relationships. It’s exciting to see Dominion Outsourcing double down on our community.”

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Local transit route changes take effect GRTC Pulse opened its doors to the public on June 24, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed on June 25. The project, noted as being in budget and on time, has a contractual completion date of June 30.

GRTC notes that the “innovative and groundbreaking” project was funded and built in partnership with support from the USDOT’s TIGER grant program, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, the Virginia Department of Transportation, the city of Richmond, and Henrico County.

GRTC Pulse is a modern, high quality, high capacity rapid transit system that serves a 7.6-mile route along Broad Street and Main Street, from Rocketts Landing in the city of Richmond to Willow Lawn in Henrico County. GRTC Pulse is jointly sponsored by Bon Secours Richmond Health System and VCU Health System. The Pulse links the public to many exciting destinations, businesses, services and restaurants.

“We are excited to see this project connect residents, workers and visitors in our city,” said Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney. “One quarter of the city’s population and two thirds of all jobs in Richmond are within a half mile of the Pulse. This new service, when integrated with our new Richmond Transit Network Plan, can become the transit heartbeat of our thriving city.”

“Henrico County is excited about the needed and enhanced connectivity that the Pulse will

provide to the county’s expanded GRTC service and the opportunities this service will afford our citizens,” said Frank J. Thornton, chairman of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors.

Lane construction will continue with some remaining work as the service is in its integration period.

With service now underway, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are encouraged to pay close attention to traffic signage, lane markings and signalization. For everyone’s safety, please do not drive, bike, walk,

or skateboard in Bus Only lanes.

Bicyclists are welcome to use the Downtown Bus Only lanes between 4th and 14th Sts., and drivers are permitted to make right-turns from these Downtown Bus Only lanes. Please yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. Pedestrians, please do not walk down the median; use sidewalks and marked crosswalks.

Remain alert for Pulse buses and bus movements that may be different from neighboring lanes.

“Our team is excited to welcome the public aboard today to experience a world-class bus rapid transit service,” said GRTC CEO David Green. “GRTC is committed to providing clean, safe, and reliable transportation; to that end, we ask for the public’s attention to new travel patterns.

“This increased awareness is essential for the safety for all users of the roadway.”

The same day the Pulse service launched, transit improvements across Richmond also took effect for GRTC riders. The city of Richmond’s new network with all new routes, numbers and increased frequencies launched June 24 as well. GRTC has teamed up with the city of Richmond to rework the area’s transit system through the Richmond Transit Network Plan - and the result will mean faster, more consistent service throughout the day, along with easier connections. Riders can also expect

very similar service on weekdays and Saturdays with several new highfrequency bus routes north-south and east-west, notes GRTC. These new city routes make it even easier to connect with the Pulse and reach destinations faster. The new city network lays the groundwork for us to keep serving this vibrant, growing region.

Several Henrico County service adjustments also began Pulse launch week on June 25. Enhanced weekday service every 30 minutes to Richmond International Airport, a major employer in Henrico’s East End, will be available on the Route 7 A/B Nine Mile Henrico.

Taking advantage of the efficiency provided by the Pulse, the Route 19 Pemberton will offer more frequent service every 30 minutes between Willow Lawn and Pemberton and Broad. Also in the West End, Henrico’s new Route 79 Patterson/ Parham will extend farther west to Quioccasin and Gaskin Roads at the Gayton Crossing Shopping Center.

Additional Henrico County transit expansions are planned for Fall 2018.

The GRTC Pulse is free to ride through Saturday, June 30, along with free rides on all GRTC bus routes, except the Kings Dominion Express. After June 30, the fare to ride the Pulse is the same as local routes at $1.50 per ride or $0.75 for reduced fare customers. The Pulse is free to ride for CARE customers.

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June 27, 2018 • 5 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY, FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER W, WARREN COUNTY POWER STATION CASE NO. PUR-2018-00087

•Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) has applied for approval to revise its rate adjustment clause, Rider W. •Dominion requests a total revenue requirement of $107.113 million for its 2019 Rider W. •A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hear the case on November 8, 2018, at 10 a.m.

•Further information about this case is available on the State Corporation Commission’s website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On June 1, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an annual update of the Company’s rate adjustment clause, Rider W (“Application”). Through its Application, the Company seeks to recover costs associated with the Warren County Power Station (“Warren County Project” or “Project”), a 1,342 megawatt nominal natural gas-fired combined-cycle electric generating facility and associated transmission interconnection facilities located in Warren County, Virginia.

In 2012, the Commission approved Dominion’s construction and operation of the Warren County Project and also approved a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider W, for Dominion to recover costs associated with the Project. The Warren County Project became fully operational in 2014.

In this proceeding, Dominion has asked the Commission to approve Rider W for the rate year beginning April 1, 2019, and ending March 31, 2020 (“2019 Rate Year”). The two components of the proposed total revenue requirement for the 2019 Rate Year are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. The Company is requesting a Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement of $103,327,000 and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor revenue requirement of $3,786,000. Thus, the Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of $107,113,000 for service rendered during the 2019 Rate Year.

For purposes of calculating the Projected Cost Recovery Factor in this case, Dominion utilized a rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) of 10.2% which comprises a general ROE of 9.2% approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUR-2017-00038, plus a 100 basis point enhanced return applicable to a combined-cycle generating station as described in § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code. For purposes of calculating the Actual Cost True-Up Factor, the Company utilized an ROE of 10.6% for the months of January 2017 through March 2017, which comprises the general ROE of 9.6% approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUE-2015-00061, plus the 100 basis point enhanced return; an ROE of 10.4% for the period of April 1, 2017, through November 28, 2017, which comprises the general ROE of 9.4% approved by the Commission in its Order in Case No. PUE-2016-00063, plus the 100 basis point enhanced return; and an ROE of 10.2% for the period of November 29, 2017, through December 31, 2017, which comprises the general ROE of 9.2% approved by the Commission in its 2017 ROE Order, plus the 100 basis point enhanced return.

If the proposed Rider W for the 2019 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion, implementation of its proposed Rider W on April 1, 2019, would increase the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.03.

The Company proposes a change in the methodology for the calculation of a certain allocation factor beginning in 2018 to recognize the output of certain non-utility generators to be used to allocate cost responsibility to the Virginia jurisdiction. In addition, with the exception of the removal of certain Federal and retail choice customers from the Virginia jurisdiction, the Company indicates it has calculated the proposed Rider W rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for rates approved by the Commission in the most recent Rider W proceeding, Case No. PUR-2017-00074.

Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on November 8, 2018, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff.

The public version of the Company’s Application, as well as the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means.

Copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On or before October 31, 2018, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file written comments on the Application with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before October 31, 2018, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00087.

On or before August 31, 2018, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00087.

On or before September 28, 2018, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR 2018-00087.

All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above.

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Op/Ed & Letters

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The war against civil rights

DERRICK JOHNSON Recently, the NAACP, alongside members of the Congressional Black Caucus, gathered on the steps of Capitol Hill to demand a halt of the Trump administration’s continued attempts to force Thomas Farr—a known racist with ties to the late segregationist Senator Jesse Helms— into the federal judgeship of North Carolina.

Located in eastern North Carolina, this federal district under this judgeship has one of the highest densities of African American voters than any other part of the state, making Farr one of the worst possible candidates that could be considered. Sadly, instead of representing an anomaly, Farr instead represents the archetype for federal judge nominees put forth by the Trump administration. Whether it’s nominees that refuse to publicly support the Brown v. Board decision The LEGACY NEWSPAPER Vol. 4 No. 26 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

that desegregated our public schools or individuals with ties to known racist organizations, what we are seeing are people whose attitudes reflect norms more associated with the era of Jim Crow than our time.

It cannot be ignored that Trump’s White House is engaged in none other than a war against civil rights. Though this is a battle we had hoped to have ended by now, it is not a fight we are afraid of nor is it one we will lose. We have waged war against the foes of civil rights for over 109 years. We fought hard against the nomination of then-Sen. Jeff Sessions to the office of Attorney General and we will continue to fight against Trump’s nearly allwhite and mostly male federal judge nominees. Sessions’ redirection of the Department of Justice (DOJ) away from its civil rights commitment under the Obama administration to an agency that condones police brutality and other racially based The LEGACY welcomes all signed letters and all respectful opinions.

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injustices is hardly surprising. We knew he would push the DOJ to withdraw its support for our legal cases against voter suppression and he did. The simple point is that these moves against civil rights cannot be divorced from his boss—President Trump.

Over the past few months, the NAACP has sued the Trump administration on its failure to properly prepare for Census2020.

This failure to prepare for the Census means that communities of color, including wealthy communities like Prince Georges County, Maryland, our partner in the lawsuit, will likely be once again undercounted. When this happens, our communities lose out on political representation, federal dollars, and resources that are rightfully ours.

We’ve also taken the fight to this administration on the decision by Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education to basically throw civil rights under the bus and arbitrarily determine that the department no longer has to investigate complaints of discrimination in our schools. We are also committed to ensuring that DeVos plans for privatization, plans that would destroy our public-school system, never come to completion.

There is a direct correlation between the racism emanating from the White House and the expansion of attacks on the humanity of persons of color. This is clear not only from Trump’s poisonous rhetoric that disparages people, cultures, and nations, but also in the policies that emanate from his office.

The infection of blatant racist speech and behavior began the day after Trump was elected and it has continued to spread, giving inspiration to closet bigots and encouraging implicit and explicit racial biases that pervade from the golf course to the coffee shop and every space in between.

During our 109th Annual Convention July 14-18 in San Antonio, Texas, the NAACP will bring together some of our nation’s most brilliant minds, activists, and legislators, as well as powerful voices from the hip-hop community to map out the agenda for moving forward.

Our goal is to unite our voices into a powerful symphony that resonates with communities of color and inspires them to join us in standing against government-sponsored hate.

This year’s theme is simply “Defeat Hate—Vote.”

We’ve extended an invitation to Trump to attend our convention and once again he has declined.

His refusal to address the nation’s premier civil rights organization and its hundreds of thousands of advocates is, by default, a refusal to speak to the entirety of the black Community. Regardless, we remain “unshook” and “woke,” in terms of the challenges we face and must overcome in this administration and we’re up for the fight.

All we ask of you is to join us to “Make Democracy Work.” Pledge to vote by texting NAACP to 40649.

Johnson is the president and CEO of the NAACP. Follow him and the NAACP on Twitter at @ DerrickNAACP and @NAACP.

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

Onward we go

“‘Abolish ICE!’ is the new rallying cry for progressive Democrats,” reports NBC News’s Alex SeitzWald. It’s “a radical idea and one that was confined to the fringes just months ago,” but one that “left-wing insurgents can use to differentiate themselves from more established rivals in Democratic primaries.”

Good idea. So good, in fact, that I wrote a column advocating exactly that three months ago. Welcome to the right side, Democrats.

Like most Libertarians, I’m amused when our ideological opponents see a parade forming around one of our ideas and try to hustle their way to the front to “lead” it.

Unlike some Libertarians, I don’t follow up amusement with getting down in the mouth about being “coopted.” I’m just happy to see good ideas gain steam from any source.

The Libertarian Party has supported same-sex marriage rights since its founding in 1971. Hillary Clinton finally joined us on that one in 2013. Better late than never.

It’s not just the Democrats we’re a leading indicator for. We began calling for elimination of the federal income tax decades before the (even worse) “Fair Tax” idea embedded itself in the Republican Party as an alternative (unfortunately that terrible proposal -- a 30 percent national sales tax coupled with a monthly cradle-to-grave welfare

check for every man, woman, and child in America -- has fooled some Libertarians as well).

Marijuana legalization? That was us too, fighting both old party establishments to get medical, then recreational, cannabis off the list of victimless “crimes” from the early 1970s on. Glad we’re getting there.

We’re not always quite so far ahead of the older parties. We beat the Democrats to putting abolition of the death penalty in our platform by mere weeks in 2016. It should have been there since 1971.

The perceived gold standard for a political party’s success is winning elections, and I wish that Libertarians won more of them. But a better standard is successfully pushing our values, our ideas, and our proposals into the public conversation and seeing them adopted. I’d like to see that happen more often as well, but I’m glad when it happens at least occasionally.

Unlike the old parties, the Libertarian Party holds its national convention every two years instead of every four. Ours starts on the last day of June and ends on July 3 in New Orleans. Drop by, or tune in on C-SPAN, to see our next batch of great ideas for America.

Thomas L. Knapp

Helping America’s own children

Countless Americans are expressing outrage at the separation of almost 2,000 children from their parents who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in a recent six-week period.

While many Americans are outraged about this situation and sometimes about other events and government policies that harm children, we are doing little to remedy the larger problem of the

millions of children in our country who are suffering because of inadequate parenting, nutrition, health care, and education.

One of out of five children in America lives below the poverty line. According to a recent UNICEF report, the child poverty rate in the U.S. is higher than 36 of the world’s 41 wealthiest countries.

Education is a key to success in life, but today almost 60 percent of all fourth and eighth grade public school students and more than 80 percent of African-American and nearly 75 percent of Latino children in those grades cannot read or compute at their grade level. This problem begins earlier. By age three, most children who grow up in poor families are substantially behind their middle- and upper-class peers in verbal and intellectual development, and the gap normally widens if they do not go to preschool. By age four, children in low-income families have typically heard 30 million fewer words than children in affluent families. Poor preschoolers are less likely than their wealthier peers to be able to identify letters, write their first names, or count to 20. By age fiv , a two-year achievement gap exists between many rich and poor children.

There are many things we can do through programs, churches, community organizations, and our individual actions to help our nation’s children. Consider a few examples. Former U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan contends that creating a national early education program focusing on birth to age five could “transform the life chances of children and strengthen families in important ways.” Another remedy is to create more high-quality after-school programs to provide classes, tutoring, and help with homework to enable

poor children to improve their school performance.

Reducing “summer slide” is also important. Because of their lack of books and intellectual enrichment at home, many low-income children regress during the summer. “Summer slide” typically accounts for two of the average three-year gap that exists between low- and high-income children by eighth grade. Creating summer camps to help improve children’s reading skills and prodding parents to teach their children during the summer is crucial.

Providing more role models, counselors, and big brothers and sisters for low-income children to help them deal with developmental, relational, and academic issues is also essential. Many businesses have created programs that enable current or retired employees to work in schools and mentor children.

One organization that is doing excellent work is Communities in Schools. Founded in New York City in the 1970s, CIS currently works in 2,300 schools in 25 states and the District of Columbia. Through this organization, thousands of Americans tutor children in reading and math and help them prepare to take standardized tests at the end of the school year.

Hopefully, the separation of children from parents who have entered our country illegally will soon end. The bigger issue, however, is: Will we take action through government, houses of worship, and humanitarian organizations to end the larger tragedy of the millions of American children whose intellectual, physical, and emotional development is stunted, whose education is of poor quality and ends too early, and whose potential is not fully realized.

Dr. Gary Scott Smith

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Southern Baptists mull what’s Black clergy jailed and shackled next on confrontin’ abuse for Supreme Court prayer protest ADELLE M. BANKS RNS — The sermons, the hymn singing and the floor debates of the Southern Baptists’ annual meeting have concluded, but a key question remains: How will the denomination address the issues of sexual and physical abuse that loomed over the proceedings?

At the recent meeting, there was a sense that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has only started down a long road toward an answer after months of scandals.

Days before the Southern Baptists arrived here, Paige Patterson, an architect of the faith group’s conservative turn in the 1980s, was ousted from the presidency of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary after reports arose of his mishandling rape allegations by students. Other former luminaries have been accused of abuse or left positions unexpectedly due to immoral behavior.

The alleged untoward behavior

by Southern Baptist leaders forced many of the messengers, as delegates to this meeting are called, to grapple with how to rein in abuse while respecting the autonomy of the convention’s local churches.

One step that the messengers took was to pass a nonbinding statement that suggested that “church and ministry leaders have an obligation to implement policies and practices that protect against and confront any form of abuse.”

The convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission announced that it will partner with a research firm to study the extent of abuse that is occurring in churches. The commission also has been referred a request from a messenger to evaluate the feasibility of establishing an “online verification database” of known sexual predators among ministers and other church personnel. It is scheduled to respond to that request at next year’s annual meeting.

Historian Bill Leonard said that a national database would be a challenge for the fiercely independent Southern Baptist congregations.

“It gets at the heart of both

the freedom and the problem of Southern Baptist congregational autonomy,” said Leonard, professor of Baptist studies at Wake Forest University’s Divinity School in Winston-Salem, N.C. That autonomy, he said, “has often limited the ability to monitor the personal, moral and ethical life of candidates for ordination.”

Even proponents of the database are cautious about what it would mean for local churches’ independence. Oklahoma pastor Wade Burleson, who first suggested that churches share abuse information at an annual meeting more than a decade ago, noted that it would need to be maintained “in a manner consistent with our traditions of church autonomy and redemptive ministry.”

Some congregations are already taking some precautionary measures to help avoid having predators in their midst. “More and more churches are doing background checks of the people they ordain and they’re doing it because of the danger of being sued if those persons are convicted of varying degrees of criminal acts, from embezzlement to sexual abuse,” said Leonard, who has recently served as an expert witness in lawsuits against churches that have ordained a minister accused of abuse.

The pressure to address abuse is not likely to end with the annual meeting’s last gavel. At a “For Such a Time as This Rally” held Tuesday outside the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as the messengers met inside, several dozen people, including antiabuse activists of other faiths and members of the media, called for mandatory training about sexual assault and domestic abuse for all pastors and Southern Baptist seminaries.

Ginny Dodson, a former Southern Baptist who traveled 30 miles from Highland Village to attend the rally, said she thinks recent negative publicity could now prompt real changes. Dodson said her former church’s leadership told her to stay put in her marriage as she endured

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JULIANNE MALVEAUX Faith and prayer have Opinion been the backbone of the African American community since we came upon these shores. We have counted on our faith leaders (the roll call would include Revs.

Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, James Walker Hood, Martin Luther King, Jr., Wyatt Tee Walker, Jesse L. Jackson, William Barber, Vashti McKenzie, Barbara Williams Skinner and many others) to articulate the justness of our cause and to mobilize us to work for the justice that is called for in the New Testament, especially in Matthew 25: 35-45. Our ministers are revered leaders who often stand in the face of injustice.

We are not surprised, and indeed, encouraged, when their firm stands in the face of oppression lead to collisions with the law. Still, when faith leaders are treated harshly, it forces us to examine the injustice in our system. When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote the “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” in 1963, he chided White ministers who made a public statement about his methods, suggesting that segregation should be fought in the courts, not in the streets. His letter moved the White faith community to confront some of the injustices of segregation and to form alliances with the Civil Rights movement.

King spent eleven days in the Birmingham jail in extremely harsh conditions. However, the oppressor does not learn from its excesses. On June 12, nine faith leaders were shackled and held for 27 hours after being arrested for praying at the Supreme Court. The multicultural group of men and women are part of Rev. William Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign (A National Call for Moral Revival). Their effort is to bring attention to the amazing inequality and moral bankruptcy of our nation.

Their prayers at the Supreme Court were extremely timely given the

court’s recent actions to make it more difficult for people to vote in Ohio, and given the injustices, this court continues to perpetuate.

Like Dr. King, the nine who were arrested—Poor People’s Campaign co-chair the Rev. Liz Theoharis, D.C. clergy the Revs. Jimmie Hawkins, Graylan Hagler and William Lamar IV, and the Revs. Rob and Hershey Stephens from the Fort Washington Collegiate Church in New York City)—were subjected to extremely harsh conditions. No threat to anyone, they were shackled, placed in handcuffs and leg irons, confined to roach-infested cells with nothing to rest their heads on, but a metal slab. This is the 21st century, but you wouldn’t know it by the way these clergies were treated. Yet, their actions and those of the Poor People’s Campaign are writing the contemporary letter from the Birmingham jail. Their brief incarceration, in the name of justice, is part of a larger movement to bring attention to increasing poverty and injustice, even in the face of economic expansion. Like Dr. King’s Poor People’s campaign, this 21st century Poor People’s Campaign, launched fifty years later, is an attack on poverty, racism, and militarism, and also ecological devastation and our nation’s “moral devastation.”

At the 2018 Rainbow PUSH International convention on June 15, Rev. Barber railed against interlocking injustices that did not begin with our 45th President, but have been exacerbated by the depravity he represents. In a rousing address that wove humor, statistics, public analysis and a scathing attack on our nation’s immorality, Barber argued that “the rejected,” which may comprise more than half of our nation, will lead to the revival of our nation.

Who would have thought that nine faith leaders would be among the rejected? Who would have thought that Dr. King would have been? But Dr. King eagerly embraced the status

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(from page 8) an abusive situation for two decades.

She said she was told to “meet his sexual needs, make sure dinner was cooked properly, make sure I was doing all my wifely duties because if he had any reason to abuse, it was because I wasn’t doing my job.”

Asked about the possibility of mandatory training and a database shortly after his election as SBC president Tuesday, North Carolina megachurch pastor J.D. Greear said the “voluntary cooperation” of Southern Baptist churches would limit what could be required of them. But he said he is “very open to anything that can lead to a greater transparency and greater safety and that prioritizes the safety of the victim above everything.”

Greear also said he hopes to bridge what he considers to be a “gap of ignorance” within some congregations.

“There is an education problem in the Southern Baptist churches, I think, on this because not everybody understands the laws,” he said.

First, others say, churches must understand the dimensions of the problem. On the day before the SBC meeting, Beth Moore, a prominent author and speaker, joined a preconvention panel discussion in the convention center’s exhibit hall about abuse in the church. Speaking

June 27, 2018 • 9 to a standing-room-only crowd, she recommended putting notices in bulletins and in church restrooms to let people know there’s help for them if they are in crisis. Like Greear, she said education about reporting abuse is necessary.

“There is a long, long shot of difference between sexual immorality and sexual criminality that we have got to get straight,” said Moore, herself a sex abuse survivor. “Both are sin. Both demand repentance in order to be restored.

But one calls the police.”

Steps away, at a booth for MinistrySafe, a company that provides background checks and other child protection services for churches, Olivia Mueller, a MinistrySafe staffer, said she had received hundreds of visitors on the eve of the SBC meeting.

“A lot of questions pertain to when to report, whether an incident is a reportable incident,” she said. “The attorneys almost always say, ‘When in doubt, report.’”

Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where Patterson was president before moving to Southwestern, told messengers his school in Wake Forest, N.C., is committed to providing “the safest possible environment” for its students, “especially our women.”

(from page 8) of “rejected.” He once preached, “I choose to identify with the underprivileged. I choose to identify with the poor. I choose to give my life for the hungry. I choose to give my life for those who have been left out of the sunlight of opportunity.” Rev. Liz Theoharis told Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman that the conditions she and fellow clergy experienced, while uncomfortable, were the same conditions poor inmates experienced.

That’s the power, in some ways, of the Poor People’s Campaign.

Clergy and others are forcing the issue, lifting their voices, making connections, claiming the discomfort and pain of the rejected, embracing the fact that they, too, are among the rejected.

To shackle clergy simply for praying is to exhibit a peculiar form of cruelty and inhumanity. Shackling is reminiscent of enslavement; shackling is a method of humiliation; shackling is an attempt to use the harsh lash of unjust law on the backs of those who pray for just law. Rev. William Lamar IV, who has been arrested on three consecutive Mondays for protest action said that the June 12 arrests and treatment were the harshest, he

has yet experienced. In Washington, D.C., people who are arrested for protesting are usually given a ticket that requires a court appearance and a likely fine. What did the shackling say about the hallowed sacredness of the “Supreme” Court?

Shackling clergy for praying is like condemning the Sun for shining.

Unjust law enforcement can shackle arms and legs, but not movements.

Harsh treatment of leaders in the Poor People’s Champaign only strengthens resistance against injustice, racism, poverty, and ecological devastation.

Malveaux (above) is an author, economist and founder of Economic Education. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available to order

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Foxx hosted BET Awards like his career depended on it Jamie Foxx opened Sunday’s BET Awards by informing the audience that he wasn’t there to host the cable network’s annual awards show. He was there, he said, to celebrate.

And in a sense that was true enough: A scene-stealer nonpareil, the actor and singer was onstage to celebrate — his gig as host of the BET Awards.

Rarely has a celebrity tasked with moving along a televised awards show taken as much pleasure in the job as Foxx appeared to during this three-hour special broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

He even brought Donald Glover onstage for an evidently impromptu performance of Glover’s politically charged Childish Gambino hit “This Is America.”

“I really was not expecting to be up here,” Glover told the crowd, which seemed only to delight Foxx more.

The host’s high visibility was all the more remarkable given that some observers had questioned Foxx’s participation this month after a woman accused him of sexual assault — a charge clearly at odds with the reputation the BETs have established in recent years as a locus of progressive politics.

Foxx has denied he assaulted anyone.

He did a long comedic bit expertly impersonating both parties in the show-business beef between Oprah Winfrey and Mo’Nique. He revived one of his old characters from “In Living Color” in a trailer for a spoof “Black Panther” sequel.

Trophies were handed out at the 18th annual ceremony that recognizes the triumphs and successes of black artists, entertainers, and athletes in a variety of categories.

Chadwick Boseman won for Best Actress and Best Actor respectively while Black Panther was crowned with the Best Movie Award.

“The film is about our experience being African American and also being from Africa,” said director Ryan Coogler in his acceptance speech. “It was about tapping into that voice we always hear that tells us to be proud of who we are.”

The BET Awards gave some “Sweet Love” to R&B legend Anita Baker as she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, the ceremony shifted gears and went beyond awards for entertainment and honored individuals who have

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Award *WINNER: Beyoncé* Kehlani H.E.R. Rihanna SZA Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Award *WINNER: Bruno Mars* Chris Brown The Weeknd Khalid Daniel Caesar

done amazing humanitarian acts.

The Humanitarian Heroes include, James Shaw Jr. the man who disarmed Waffle House shooter; Naomi Wadler, the memorable 11-year-old March For Our Lives speaker; Mamoudou Gassama, the man who saved a child from falling from a building; Justin Blackman, the only student to walk out of his high school on National Student Walk-Out Day; Shaun King, journalist who has told untold stories in the black community; and Parkland survivor Anthony Borges.

The evening included performances

by Janelle Monae, Nicki Minaj, and Migos. Other big winners of the evening included director Ava DuVernay, grown-ish star Yara Shahidi, Cardi B, SZA, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and Beyonce.

The full list of winners: Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award Migos feat. Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, “MotorSport” Kendrick Lamar, “Humble” *WINNER: Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”* Drake, “God’s Plan” DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts” SZA feat. Travis Scott, “Love Galore” Best Movie Award A Wrinkle in Time *WINNER: Black Panther* Girls Trip Mudbound Detroit Best International Act Award Booba (France) Cassper Nyovest (SA) Dadju (France) *WINNER: Davido (Nigeria)​* Distruction Boyz (SA) Fally Ipupa (Dr. Congo) J Hus (UK) Niska (France) Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Stefflon Don (UK) Stormzy (UK) Best Group Award Chloe x Halle

A Tribe Called Quest N.E.R.D. *WINNER: Migos* Rae Sremmurd Best Actress Award Angela Bassett Issa Rae *WINNER: Tiffany Haddish* Taraji P. Henson Lupita Nyong’o Letitia Wright Best New Artist Award Goldlink *WINNER: SZA* H.E.R. A Boogie wit da Hoodie Daniel Caesar Best Collaboration Award *WINNER: DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”* Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B, “Finesse (Remix)” Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna, “Loyalty” DJ Khaled feat. Future, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, “Top Off” Cardi B feat. 21 Savage, “Bartier Cardi” French Montana feat. Swae Lee, “Unforgettable” Best Actor Award *WINNER: Chadwick Boseman* Denzel Washington Donald Glover Daniel Kaluuya Michael B. Jordan Sterling K. Brown Young Stars Award Caleb McLaughlin Lonnie Chavis Marsai Martin Miles Brown *WINNER: Yara Shahidi* Ashton Tyler Album of the Year Award Grateful, DJ Khaled Culture II, Migos CTRL, SZA *WINNER: DAMN., Kendrick Lamar* 4:44, Jay-Z Black Panther: The Album, Kendrick Lamar and various artists

Best Female Hip Hop Artist Award *WINNER: Cardi B* Rapsody Nicki Minaj Remy Ma DeJ Loaf Best Male Hip Hop Artist Award DJ Khaled Jay-Z Drake J. Cole *WINNER: Kendrick Lamar* Video of the Year Award Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B, “Finesse (Remix)” Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow” Migos feat. Drake, “Walk It Talk It” DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts” *WINNER: Drake, “God’s Plan”* Kendrick Lamar, “Humble” Video Director of the Year Award *WINNER: Ava Duvernay* Chris Brown Director X Dave Meyers Benny Boom Sportswoman of the Year Award Elana Meyers Taylor *WINNER: Serena Williams* Candace Parker Skylar Diggins-Smith Venus Williams Sportsman of the Year Award *WINNER: Lebron James* Odell Beckham Jr. Stephen Curry Kevin Durant Dwayne Wade Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/ Inspirational Award *WINNER: Lecrae feat. Tori Kelly, “I’ll Find You”* Snoop Dogg feat. B Slade, “Words Arew Few” Ledisi and Kirk Franklin, “If You Don’t Mind” Marvin Sapp, “Close” Tasha Cobbs Leonard feat. Nicki Minaj, “I’m Getting Ready” BET Her Award Janelle Monaé, “Django Jane” Lizzo, “Water Me” *WINNER: Mary J. Blige, “Strength of a Woman”* Remy Ma feat. Chris Brown, “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)” Chloe x Halle, “The Kids Are Alright” Leikeli47, “2nd Fiddle”

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Calls to end ‘illegal and cruel’ immigration tactics United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been called to end the cruel attacks on children and families lawfully seeking asylum in the United States as they seek protection from domestic, sexual and gang violence.

In recent weeks, the federal government has separated thousands of asylum-seeking children from their parents, and reclassified the protective status of international domestic violence survivors. State officials are requesting that Sessions immediately stop putting children in danger by separating them from their families.

“This policy is a stain on the soul of our country. If we are to live the values we proclaim we cannot let President Trump and Attorney General Sessions continue to break up families and separate children from their parents,” said Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring.

“The Justice Department has once again put politics before its legal and moral obligations by separating

families who seek lawful asylum in our country. For centuries, the United States has stood as a beacon of hope and a safe harbor for those escaping harm, which is why we demand Sessions and the Trump administration immediately stop these heartless practices.

“Put simply, the deliberate separation of children and their parents who seek lawful asylum in America is wrong. This practice is contrary to American values and must be stopped. We demand that you immediately reverse these harmful policies in the best interests of the children and families affected,” the attorneys general write in the letter to Sessions.

State leaders argue that in addition to being cruel and dangerous, these policies are, at their core, violations of international, federal and state law, as well as of judicial precedent.

Almost universally, those laws and precedents state that children’s best interests are in remaining with their parents, absent a rigorous judicial

inquiry.

The Department of Justice is ignoring those best interests, putting politics ahead of children.

The letter also reads, “These practices directly interfere with the efforts of our offices and other law enforcement officials---locally, nationally, and internationally--to prevent and prosecute crime.

In most states, attorneys general are responsible for enforcing laws

that include human trafficking, drug trafficking, and gang violence offenses. As you are keenly aware, these issues are rarely local in context, rather they require the efforts and collaboration of law enforcement officials across both state and international borders to prevent the widespread and syndicated perpetration of these crimes.”

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Dem senators seek answers after immigrant children allege abuse at Virginia facility a prison, the children detained on administrative immigration charges have not yet been convicted of any crime.

As part of a federal class-action lawsuit, young immigrants held at the Shenandoah facility said in sworn statements said they were beaten

WASHINGTON – Virginia’s two Democratic senators asked the

first learned of the abuse allegations and whether any action has been

Trump administration Friday for answers about operations at a juvenile detention facility in the state where immigrant children said they were bound, beaten and isolated in solitary confinement.

Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine sent to the head of the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement questions about the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center. The Associated Press reported Thursday that six Latino teens had made sworn statements detailing severe abuse they said they endured between 2015 and 2018, under both the Obama and Trump administrations. In court filings, lawyers for the detention facility have denied all allegations of physical abuse.

The senators asked whether regulators had received any past complaints involving the facility located near Staunton, Virginia.

The Democrats also want to know whether there is a system in place to discipline staff members who abuse children in federal custody.

Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the Refugee Resettlement office, have refused to provide any comment this week about when they

taken to determine the veracity of those claims.

Hours after initial reporting Thursday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, also a Democrat, directed the state’s secretary of public safety and homeland security and the Department of Juvenile Justice to report back to him “to ensure the safety of every child being held there.”

The Shenandoah lockup is one of only three juvenile detention facilities in the United States with federal contracts to provide “secure placement” for immigrant children who had problems at less-restrictive housing.

The center was built by a coalition of seven nearby towns and counties to lock up local kids charged with serious crimes. Since 2007, about half the 58 beds are occupied by male and female immigrants between the ages of 12 and 17 facing deportation proceedings or awaiting rulings on asylum claims. It received $4.2 million in federal funds last year to house the immigrant children.

On average, 92 immigrant children each year cycle through Shenandoah, most of them from Mexico and Central America. Though incarcerated in a facility similar to

while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells. Children as young as 14 also said the guards there stripped them of their clothes and strapped them to chairs with bags placed over their heads.

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2020 Census offers big benefit, up to $988 per person counted, expert says KHALILI ABDULLAH RALEIGH, N.C. - Like a massive Atlantic wave quietly swelling, then forcefully breaking on the shores of the Outer Banks, controversies about the 2020 Census are disrupting North Carolina's status quo well before the final count results two years from now.

“I feel an undercount coming,” said Octavia Rainey, “a national undercount, as well as one in North Carolina, certainly one in Raleigh because of an undercount of the black community and other minorities.”

Undercounts occur for a variety of reasons and they matter because federal money and its subsequent disbursement to states, counties and cities, flow as a result of the collective responses to those individual census inquiries.

The costs of nonparticipation will be high, according to Dr. Rebecca Tippett, founding director of Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center at UNC Chapel Hill. “The estimated average loss in federal dollars, annually, for every individual missed in North Carolina is $988. Those people are still showing up in programs and they still need to be served.”

Unfortunately, by law, people who don't respond to the Census cannot be added in later through estimated counts, Tippett said.

The Census Bureau uses HTC, Hard to Count, as shorthand to designate subsets of the population that often present obstacles that impede census accuracy. Rural communities, communities where English is the second language, or those that lack access to the Internet at a time when selfreporting over the internet is being allowed for the first time, are among examples of areas likely to have diminished Census participation.

“In North Carolina, 16 percent of African Americans, 17 percent of Latinos and 14 percent of Asians live in Hard-To-Count areas, according to the Census Bureau,” wrote Adam Sotak in a 2017 article on North Carolina’s stake in the Census.

Sotak, the public engagement director for NC Child, a children’s advocacy organization, attended a recent media briefing on the Census held in Raleigh and sponsored by the Leadership Conference Education Fund in partnership with Ethic Media Services and the N.C. Counts Coalition. The event brought together media from North Carolina's diverse communities with advocates and experts on Census issues.

Octavia Rainey, a Raleigh native, is a reporter for The Carolinian, an African American-owned newspaper that has been championing its readers' concerns for nearly 80 years. Her perspective on the Census is informed by her battles to preserve home ownership and to promote affordable housing. She has strongly held opinions about the city's failure to contain the wave of gentrification that is displacing low- and middle-income residents, often African Americans, with new

Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation’s 3rd Annual “SC Rural Landowner Symposium” at Voorhees College this month. homeowners and renters, “mostly white,” she said.

“Where is the money?” Rainey pointedly asked, referring to the current underfunding of the cost of counting.

Typically, funds are available to hire locals to assist in the door-to-door canvassing to reach those who otherwise would be missed or those who failed to respond to other forms of outreach.

Rainey detects a growing disquiet among African Americans in the promises of the better quality of life Census revenue is supposed to bring. Such allocations funnel money to schools, hospitals, clinics and infrastructure, but Rainey said people often don’t think they have benefited enough from the $16 billion funneled to North Carolina due to 2010 Census results.

That sense of unease is shared by Wanda Hunter, who, like Rainey, is an African American born and raised in Raleigh. “The same attitudes stop people from voting: ‘How is this going to help me,’ or ‘It never changes anything,' are the same attitudes that are going to make it hard to get people to participate in the Census,” Hunter said.

“And how are they going to count those people who lost their homes to gentrification, the people who are living in a homeless shelter or under a bridge?”

Hunter worked as a school food server before providing bookkeeping services to Blueprint NC, another NC Counts Coalition member. She said that learning that the number of homeless children in Raleigh's public schools is on the rise has been especially upsetting.

Hunter is now financial manager of the organization’s Raleigh office and has been demanding police accountability, an issue that has been in the spotlight lately. “I’m a single mother with three children. I want my children to know that I was on the battlefield for them,” Hunter said. She has been insistent about the need for African Americans to vote to reach their social and

political goals and understands the importance of them being counted in the Census. Full participation, however, will be difficult to achieve, she believes, partly because of the pressing demands of daily survival.

And now, if a question about one’s citizenship status is added, she fears that many Latinos and Asian Americans will not participate as well.

Rainey and Hunter support advocates from Latino and Asian American communities who oppose adding the question about U.S. citizenship on the next Census form.

“We’ve really seen an increase in fear [in our communities], an increase in the experience of hostility under the current administration," said Angeline Echeverria, executive director of El Pueblo Inc. that works to improve conditions for Latinos in Raleigh’s Wake County.

“We know that there are always challenges in getting community members who live in mixedstatus families, who might have friends and family members who are undocumented, to participate in anything that the government is initiating, including the Census,” she said.

But adding the untested question into an anti-immigrant climate racheted up by the administration, prompted El Pueblo to join the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund's lawsuit against the Trump administration.

At the briefing, skeptics of the lawsuit’s potential to succeed believe that, regardless of the court’s ruling, the trust between immigrant communities and the federal government has been irreparably damaged. Cynics went one step further, arguing that the purpose of adding the citizenship question was to politicize the immigration debate.

“People aren’t stupid,” one attendee said.

Chavi Koneru, executive director of North Carolina Asian Americans Together, said that adding the citizenship question will make her organization's job harder to convince people to participate because some, particularly noncitizens, will wonder if they will become a target.

“Asian Americans have been the fastest growing racial group in North Carolina,” Koneru said, but the breadth of its diversity includes “20 different ethnicities, including several significant refugee populations from Southeast Asia.” The net result is a vast range of cultural and societal experiences where understanding the objectives of the Census and its functions can be misunderstood.

Consequently, Koneru explained that the myth “that all Asian Americans are affluent and welleducated" is a misconception that underestimates the very real needs for services that will not be delivered to those in need unless there is an accurate count from the Census.

North Carolina’s population growth will likely result in the addition of another seat in the House of Representatives, bringing the state's total

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VCU Health breaks ground on $349m outpatient facility VCU Health celebrated a significant milestone in the redevelopment of its downtown medical campus on Friday, breaking ground on a $349.2 million outpatient facility. The facility is the largest capital construction project in VCU Health’s history.

Located at the corner of North 10th and East Leigh streets on the grounds of the former Virginia Treatment Center for Children in Richmond, the building will unite an array of outpatient services and collaborative spaces for research and teaching. The initial design and construction phase will cost an estimated $77.3 million. The estimated completion date is summer 2020.

“Today, we are one step closer to our vision of becoming the nation’s premier health system,” said Michael Rao, Ph.D., president of Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health System. “As the only comprehensive academic medical center and largest safety-net provider in the region, VCU Health has always been a point of pride for the people in Virginia and a force for public good. This state-of-the-art health care complex will allow us to further deepen our impact.”

The 16-story, 603,000-square-foot building will consolidate the majority of VCU Massey Cancer Center’s outpatient services on the downtown medical campus, and house a variety of outpatient clinics currently at the Ambulatory Care Center, North Hospital and Nelson Clinic.

“We are embarking on a landmark journey of modernizing our downtown facilities to match the caliber of people and programs that make up VCU Health and to provide the region with spaces that meet the needs and expectations of the people we serve,” said Marsha Rappley, M.D., CEO of VCU Health System and vice president of health sciences at VCU. “We are integrating spaces for research and teaching at the point of clinical care, which allows our teams to do their very best work, together, on behalf of all of our patients.”

The new outpatient facility will include a 472,000-square-foot parking deck with more than 1,000 spaces, increasing patient and visitor parking options.

Deborah Davis, CEO of VCU Hospitals and Clinics and vice

From left to right: George Emerson, member of the VCU Health System Authority Board of Directors; Gordon Ginder, M.D, director of VCU Massey Cancer Center; Marsha Rappley, M.D., CEO of VCU Health System and vice president of health sciences at VCU; Michael Rao, Ph.D., president of Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health System; Deborah Davis, CEO of VCU Hospitals and Clinics and vice president for clinical affairs at VCU; Peter Buckley, M.D., dean of the VCU School of Medicine and executive vice president for medical affairs at VCU Health; Harry R. Thalhimer, MCV Foundation chairman of the board; Larry Little, vice president of support services and planning, VCU Health System. president for clinical affairs at VCU, said the new building will go beyond changing the skyline of Richmond, and will challenge people to think differently about academic care delivery.

“We are inviting people to gain a new perspective on what to expect from an academic health center in terms of patient experience,” Davis said. “The outpatient facility sets a new standard of patient experience, convenience and comfort.”

Developed with ongoing input from patient and family advisory committees at VCU Health, the space will be a hub for comprehensive outpatient health care. Patients will benefit from on-site laboratory services, medical imaging, women’s services and rehabilitation services that include physical, occupational and speech therapy. Further consolidating care, outpatient orthopedics, pulmonology and urology, which previously were housed in adjacent locations, will also relocate to the outpatient facility.

With an increasing amount of cancer care provided in outpatient settings, the new building will feature a dedicated tower for ambulatory oncology care. VCU Massey Cancer Center will have its own entrance, lobby, elevators,

The new $349.2 million outpatient facility features 16 stories and an integrated parking deck, adding over 1,000 parking spaces for patients and visitors to the downtown medical campus. clinics, radiation and infusion treatment areas, patient resource spaces and dedicated valet and selfparking areas.

“The oncology tower will be the new hub for most of our cancer services downtown,” said Gordon Ginder, M.D., director of VCU Massey Cancer Center. “Our goal is to create a

welcoming, healing environment with easier access, improved patient flow and soothing aesthetics.”

In addition to providing a space for leading clinical care, the building will feature innovative technology and collaborative spaces to enhance the research and teaching missions of VCU and VCU Health.

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Bringing something new and different to the city of Richmond, this will be an evening time social event. Kabana is the perfect venue for this event due to its exclusive Rooftop , state of the art lighting system, and VIP sections.

Dress Code enforced: No plain tees, no sport/caps, no baggy clothes, collared shirts okay with sneakers only. VIP Sections located inside and outside. One bottle minimum and 8 guests. For more info: 804-614-2128.

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July 4

Henrico County Recreation and Parks will present Red, White, and Lights, taking place at Dorey Park, 2999 Darbytown Road.

The free event begins at 5 p.m. and will feature the Richmond Symphony, family activities, musical entertainment, and a fireworks and laser-light show finale.

A Henrico County 4th of July Celebration has taken place annually since 1981, and this is the third year it has been held later in the day with a finale by the Richmond Symphony accompanied by a laser-light show. For 2018, the event is on the move to a new location and will include fireworks in the finale. The symphony will perform under “The Big Tent,” a state-of-the-art mobile stage that allows the orchestra to take its music out into the local communities; and this year they look forward to reaching a new community at Dorey Park.

Guests are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs and arrive early to fully enjoy the event. Children and their families will enjoy contests and games, inflatables, an obstacle course, airbrush tattoos, Jonathan Austin, Miss Sheri the Clown, and Uncle Sam on Stilts, all in the Family Fun Zone from 5 -8 p.m.

The Afro-funk jazz group Plunky & Oneness will perform at 6 p.m.

Emcee for the evening will be Kelli Lemon, RVA’s “social entrepreneur,” on air personality for Radio One Richmond’s Kiss FM and iPower Richmond, and podcast host of “Coffee with Strangers”. The Richmond Symphony will begin at 8:0p.m. Food trucks will also be onsite to provide a meal or snack while guests enjoy the evening performances.

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Ferguson breaks ground on $82m expansion in Newport News Hundreds were on hand at the groundbreaking ceremony for Ferguson Enterprises’ headquarters campus, to be built in City Center. Located at 751 Lakefront Commons, the project was announced by former Governor Terry McAuliffe in June 2017.

The eight-story, 260,000 square-foot campus will house 1,400 Ferguson employees working in Marketing and Communications, National Sales Center, eBusiness, Human Resources, Information Technology, Security and other corporate functions.

As part of the expansion, Ferguson will invest over $82 million and create 434 new jobs. Newport News successfully competed against other locations in the Central and Pacific time zones. Located in Newport News for 47 years, this expansion further solidifies the company’s presence in the City.

Ferguson was named after Charles Ferguson, son of former Newport News Shipbuilding president Homer L. Ferguson, who assisted with the company’s founding in 1953. It is the largest wholesale distributor of residential and commercial plumbing supplies and pipe, valves and fittings in the U.S. Ferguson Enterprises is also a major distributor of HVAC equipment, fire protection systems, waterworks and industrial products and services.

(from page 14) to 14 members. As the Census is used to reapportion congressional districts and redraw district lines inside states, Carolina Demography Director Tippett explained that political power and the allocation of federal dollars are only two of the critical outcomes of the Census count.

Another is the private sector's use of Census data to make decisions about expansion, for example, by taking into consideration the size and education of a potential workforce or a state’s capacity to underwrite the cost of supporting needed infrastructure.

Stacey Carless, born and raised in Raleigh by a Jamaican immigrant family, reminded attendees that the first Census in 1790 was exclusionary in intent and by design. Indians were not counted and African Americans in bondage were counted only as three-fifths of a person.

Carless, the executive director of NC Counts Coalition and a lawyer, is dedicated to bringing as many North Carolinians into the Census as possible. Despite all the challenges the expanding coalition faces, she reminds everyone that come April 1, 2020, there will be an enumeration.

“Those who are not counted are essentially invisible,” she said. “We can’t let that happen.”

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