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McAuliffe bypasses court ruling to help 200,000 ex-felons vote ALICE OLLSTEIN
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) is taking action to restore the voting rights of thousands of exoffenders in the state after a court decision put them in jeopardy. He’s getting around the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling against him by signing 200,000 individual clemency grants to the state’s exoffenders to ensure their right to vote in November. In a 4 - 3 decision late Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia stripped away the voting rights from 200,000 ex-offenders who had recently regained full civil rights through one of McAuliffe’s executive orders, effectively disenfranchising one in five of the state’s black voters. The court said the governor lacks the authority under the state constitution to issue a blanket rights restoration to everyone in the state with a felony record who has already served their full sentence. A study earlier this year found that the vast majority of those impacted — 80 percent — committed non-violent crimes. Most have been out of prison for more than a decade, and African Americans are disproportionately represented. Forty-six percent of the ex-offenders are black, though blacks make up less than 20 percent of the state’s population. The non-partisan group that has for months been leading the charge on registering ex-offenders to vote, New Virginia Majority, released a statement saying the ruling “reaffirms the commonwealth’s Jim Crow legacy,” noting that the vast majority of states restore voting rights upon release from prison. “Excluding Virginians from the ballot, even after they’ve paid their debts to society, is a cruel, inhumane reminder of past mistakes,” said Tram Nguyen, the group’s executive director. “Importantly, today’s ruling validates entrenched interests in the Virginia General Assembly bent on silencing a large swath of black Virginians in order to maximize their political power.” But just hours after the decision, McAuliffe vowed to push back by signing clemency grants for the state’s ex-offenders one by one. “The struggle for civil rights has always been a long and difficult one, but the fight goes on,” he wrote. “I remain committed to moving past our Commonwealth’s history of injustice to embrace
an honest process for restoring the rights of our citizens, and I believe history and the vast majority of Virginians are on our side. “Despite the Court’s ruling, we have the support of the state’s four leading constitutional experts, including A.E. Dick Howard, who drafted the current Virginia Constitution. They are convinced that our action is within the constitutional authority granted to the governor’s office. “The men and women whose voting rights were restored by my executive action should not be alarmed. I will expeditiously sign nearly 13,000 individual orders to restore the fundamental rights of the citizens who have had their rights restored and registered to vote. And I will continue to sign orders until I have completed restoration for all 200,000 Virginians. My faith remains strong in all of our citizens to choose their leaders, and I am prepared to back up that faith with my executive pen. The struggle for civil rights has always been a
long and difficult one, but the fight goes on.”” With the November election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump just few months away, Republicans have accused McAuliffe of pushing the voting rights restoration to help Clinton carry the swing state in the fall. Virginia, a long-time conservative stronghold, was key to President Obama’s 2008 and 2012 victories, and is considered a toss-up for 2016. Theoretically, if all 206,000 ex-offenders register to vote before the October deadline, they could decide who sits in the White House next year. The governor’s office says just 13,000 have registered so far, and the new need for individual clemency orders will likely slow down the registration process. This means legal uncertainty for people like Virginia native Randy Tyler, who lost his voting rights in 1995 due to a grand larceny conviction,
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and just regained them through the governor’s executive order this year. “Before, I felt like I was left out. I felt like even though I live in America, I wasn’t a part of it,” he said. “But now, I have the privilege of saying who I want to elect for the presidency. I might be the one vote that makes a difference. I feel like a citizen of the United States again.” Virginia Organizing board member and returning citizen Duane Edwards called the caourt decision “heartbreaking”. “As a returning citizen, I know firsthand what it means when you can’t vote because of your past,” he
VLBC chair, Del. Mamie Locke said. “While Virginia Organizing is confident that Governor Terry McAuliffe will find a way to restore the rights to those citizens who have served their time and are ready to
participate in our civic processes, we are appalled by those politicians like Speaker of the House of Delegates Bill Howell who have consistently put political ideology over the people of Virginia. It is unfair for returning citizens to hear that we deserve a second chance from politicians while they actively work against that second chance. “[This ruling] goes down in history as another victory for Jim Crow and voter suppression, but we will continue to fight to overcome.” The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus (VLBC) also noted that its members were “disappointed” by the ruling. “Felony disenfranchisement
disproportionately impacts African Americans and Virginia remains one of a few states requiring individual restoration, which is arcane in 2016,” noted the group of black lawmakers. “There are over 11,000 individuals in the commonwealth who are now being told they cannot be voters, despite the fact that they have paid their debt to society. The court’s rationale is no different than that of Republicans --it has not been done before by 71 previous governors. “Does that make this governor wrong? Voting is a right and citizens by necessity exercise that right once their debt to society has been paid. As a commonwealth, we have a moral obligation to these citizens.”
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$14.7 million to aid homeless solutions programs Overall homelessness in the Virginia declined 10.5 percent in 2016 versus 2015, with a 17 percent decrease in family homelessness in the same period, said Gov. Terry McAuliffe. In addition, more than $14.7 million was recently awarded in Virginia Homeless Solutions Program (VHSP) grants to combat homelessness in Virginia. The new preliminary numbers originate from annual point in time data collected by local Continuum of Care groups across Virginia in January each year and compiled by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. “Virginia is leading fight to end homelessness by expanding access to safe, affordable housing for families who need it,” said McAuliffe. “Last year, I announced that Virginia was the first state to effectively end veteran homelessness and vowed to work to make all forms of homelessness in Virginia rare, brief, and non-recurring. These new numbers show that we are moving in the right direction and demonstrate the success of our collaboration between local, state, and federal organizations. Moving forward, we will continue to invest in our successful housing programs and partnerships, as we work to
end chronic homelessness and homelessness among youth and families altogether in Virginia.” “Virginia’s success comes from a collaborative and holistic approach to addressing homelessness...,” said Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones. “By working together across multiple secretariats, state agencies, and care and nonprofit providers at the local level, we are utilizing all available resources to combat homelessness. Housing is the foundation for any vibrant and sustainable community, and the new VHSP grants will be a valuable tool in our efforts to ensure every citizen has access a quality and affordable housing.” “The housing first model approach has been a successful model for Virginia,” said Secretary of Health and Human Resources Bill Hazel. “We continue to see homelessness decrease across the commonwealth, and we will continue to streamline our systems to get homeless populations housed quickly and safely.” Since 2010, Virginia has seen a 31 percent drop in overall homelessness. During that same time period, Virginia has seen a 37.6 percent decrease in family homelessness. In 2015, Virginia became the first state to functionally end veteran
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Recommendations that work to end homelessness among all populations, including the chronically homeless, as well as youth and families. The ongoing effort to end Virginia homelessness relies on partnerships across local, state and nonprofit organizations. In support of the effort, Virginia has allocated money through the Virginia Housing Trust Fund. $8 million was provided over two years for the Housing Trust Fund in the previous budget, and the new two-year budget increases total funding over two years to $11 million dollars. VHSP recently awarded $14.7 million in state and federal funds to address homelessness. Through VHSP, funds are awarded to organizations as a part of a community emergency crisis response system.
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HU grad works to diversify campaign Hampton University alumnus Bernard Coleman will be speaking on numerous panels during the 2016 Democratic National Convention and hopes to bring awareness to people of color about the opportunities for employment within the Hillary for America campaign. He has been the chief diversity & human resources officer for “Hillary for America” since April and is responsible for overseeing diversity and inclusion for the campaign. “Diversity is really important, the country is demographically changing… people should embrace that change to leverage and empower others in a sense that we can keep America great,” said Coleman. Coleman graduated from Hampton
University in 2001 with a bachelor of arts in psychology. He has held senior level roles at the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign and the Society for Human Resource Management.
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Last week, during the evening at rush hour, a group of white and non-black people of color shut down I-64 at the Jackson Ward exit. The protesters emphasized the crisis faced by black trans women and black women in Virginia, especially at the hands of the police. The protesters released the following statement: “Sage Smith has been missing from her home in Charlottesville, Virginia since November 2012. Less than a year following Sage’s disappearance, Amari Hill was murdered in Richmond. And in January 2015, Lamia Beard was found murdered in Norfolk. As in the rest of the country and the rest of the world, Virginia does too little to love and protect black trans women from harm. We say their names. “In just the past year alone, India The LEGACY NEWSPAPER Vol. 2 No. 35 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
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“During this same time period, Kionte Spencer, Angelo Perry, William Chapman Dyzhawn Perkins, and Dominick Wise were all murdered by police in Roanoke, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Buckingham County, and Culpeper. We say their names. “Today, white and non-black people
a historically black neighborhood, where the construction of the I-64/95 corridor in the 1950s divided the neighborhood in half, to its detriment and impoverishment. Non-black Virginians need to recognize that Richmond and Virginia were built by enslaved black laborers, and that systemic violence lives on today in
of color stand on lands violently stolen from the Powhatan, Monacan, Cherokee, and other indigenous peoples, of what is now known as the commonwealth of Virginia. We take this section of interstates 64 and 95 in Richmond as part of our commitment to the call from black trans communities to honor the missing and murdered, while we also fight like hell for the living. “Jackson Ward is significant as
our state’s prisons. With such a crisis at hand, we cannot let business go on as usual. “We support the national Black Lives Matter movement’s demands to disarm the police, divest from prisons, and ensure safe and clean housing for black communities.” The LEGACY supports the sentiment of the group of protestors, but disagrees with the act of ‘shutting down” the local highways.
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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.
In the wee hours
There are only six people alive right now who can tell you what the job of vice president is really about. Who can tell you what it’s like to spend late nights in the Oval Office, just you and the president, talking through gut-wrenching choices that will affect the lives of millions of people. Who know what it means to give counsel, be a sounding board, and take on whatever task the president needs you to tackle -- because that job is literally too big to do alone. So let me tell you this about Tim Kaine: He is everything you want in a vice president. He is worthy of trust. He is brave. He is unfailingly kind. He cares about all the little details of policy and governance -- everything you have to sweat if you're going to make life better for the people who need help most. He’s the partner you want in the small hours of the morning when there’s a decision that only you and the president can make. It’s official. It’s done. We know who our next president is going to be. We know our next vice president, too. And right now, you couldn’t keep me out of this fight if you wanted to. Joe Biden
The presumption
The horrifying thing about Trump’s recent remarks about Saddam Hussein is not that he expressed admiration for the late Iraqi dictator — in fact Trump called him a “bad guy” three times. What is horrifying
is that Trump seemed envious that Saddam could “kill terrorists” without due process — the most important element of which is the presumption of innocence, which places the burden of proof of guilt squarely on the government’s shoulders. “He killed terrorists” Trump said of Saddam. “He did that so good. They didn’t read them the rights. They didn’t talk.” (Emphasis added.) This should concern any Trump fans who believe that criminal suspects should be protected against the state. Trump was clearly signalling that he wants the government (which of course he aspires to run) to have the power to kill people suspected of planning or having committed politically motivated violence against noncombatants. Let’s be clear: Trump wasn’t endorsing capital punishment for convicted terrorists. (I ignore here the objections to state executions.) He was praising the killing of suspected terrorists without charge or trial in which the prosecution has the burden of proof. Dictators always find due process an obstacle to efficient and decisive action against threats real and imagined. But Americans supposedly believe that the rights of the accused are more important than the state’s convenience. The securing of due process was the result of a nearly thousand-year struggle against western tyrants. It is certainly true that due process has been badly eroded, especially since 9/11. But this is the first time I can recall a presidential candidate
celebrating a dictator’s freedom from due-process constraints at a campaign rally. This certainly distinguishes Trump from his predecessors and opponents. That the throng, wearing their Make America Great Again caps, responded enthusiastically is ominous indeed. Trump’s remarks are consistent with his earlier expressions of admiration for the “strength” of despots such as North Korea’s Kim Jung Un and the Chinese rulers who slaughtered pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square. The remarks also flesh out his promise to use water-boarding and more against terrorism suspects and his belief that the families of suspects should also be killed. Throughout his campaign Trump has shown impatience with procedures that brake government activity. He often bashes politicians who are “all talk and no action.” So his envy of dictators should surprise no one. Sheldon Richman
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Did you know that American Legion Post 233 in Varina has been serving military veterans since the early 1940s? Unfortunately, in recent years membership numbers have dwindled, and the post is running out of operating funds. If it cannot raise enough money to make ends meet, the post may be forced to close. This post has provided veterans a place to go to talk to one another about shared experiences and to fellowship with brothers and sisters that understand the sacrifices our
military makes in order to provide for our safety and to ensure that the American dream lives on for others. Currently, the post is only open for special events, but we would like to change that. Our goal is to bring our post back to life and open it daily, but we cannot do this without your help. While we are already hosting fundraisers and events to raise funds to continue operating our post our success depends on people like you stepping up to support your local veterans and show them that their friends and neighbors care and appreciate the services rendered to our country by our veterans. Would you consider making a financial donation to our cause? With your help, we will be able to achieve our goal of revitalizing a facility that has meant so much to the veterans of Varina. Donations may be sent to Wayne Gilbert C/O The American Legion Post 233, 600 E. Williamsburg Rd, Sandston, VA 23150. Make checks out to The American Legion Post 233, or you may call the post at 804-2224016 for more details on how you might be able to assist in our cause. We thank you in advance for your support, and we assure you that your donation is greatly appreciated and will be put to good use taking care of our veterans, just as they have given up a portion of their lives in service to our country. As Post 233 Service Officer Wayne Gilbert says, “Getting together, keeping the family going, that’s what the lodge is all about.” Jerry Olgers Post 233 Commander
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How Tim Kaine defies the U.S. religious stereotype JAY MICHAELSON Look closer at Hillary Clinton’s VP pick and you’ll find a figure who belies conventional assumptions about religion and politics. According to conventional wisdom, Clinton’s VP pick, Sen. Tim Kaine, is the boring, safe choice: uninspiring to progressives, a white dude, but a competent centrist from a swing state. Kaine said so himself on Meet the Press: “It’s true. I am boring.” Not quite. In fact, Kaine’s old-school, social-justice, Jesuittrained Catholicism is a refreshing break from the usual association of religiosity with conservatism. As such, especially if Kaine does attract moderate Republicans disenchanted with the extremism of Donald Trump, he has the potential to be a transformative figure. Like his potential predecessor, Joe Biden, Kaine reflects both the past and the future of the Catholic Church—but not the recent past. For a long time, mainstream Catholics emphasized the church’s social gospel: caring for the poor, opposing war and the death penalty, and so on. And with the series of reforms known as “Vatican II,” it seemed as though the church would keep pace with the times and moderate its doctrines on sexuality, gender, and birth control, while maintaining its basically liberal social justice outlook. That didn’t happen. Instead, the sexual revolution caused the Catholic Church to turn rightward, retrenching on conservative teachings on sexuality and gender, and placing opposition to abortion at the top of the church’s American political agenda. Weirdly, Catholic teachings on life beginning at conception became adopted by American evangelicals (who had once bitterly opposed them) and the right-wing alliance between conservative Catholics and Protestants created the contemporary Christian right. Not all Catholics went along, however. The Jesuit order, in particular, remained focused on service, justice, and issues of poverty, de-emphasizing
(while not opposing) issues of sexual purity. Not surprisingly, Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, has followed this pattern, much to the chagrin of traditionalists. While not changing Catholic dogma, he has spoken of the need to apologize to gay people, and has washed the feet of poor people around the world. That is Kaine’s tradition, too. In particular, he has spoken often of the year he spent with Jesuit missionaries in Honduras, telling Charlie Rose in 2008 that “the transformative event in my life, next to being a husband and father, was this year that I spent as a missionary in Honduras, not only informing my views of our country, but giving me a sense of mission in life at a time when I lacked it. That was a powerful faith experience for me.” Since then, Kaine also has been outspoken about his faith, sometimes rivaling his counterpart, Gov. Mike Pence, in the number of times he invokes it. This has not been without controversy. For example, Kaine has said many times that he is personally pro-life but politically pro-choice—in other words, that he is anti-abortion himself, as a matter of conscience, but believes the government should not coerce that moral view on women. Oddly, some have called this view a “predicament.” But, in fact, it is what a majority of Americans believe: that they personally may be against abortion, but that it’s not the state’s business to force those views on anyone, especially against women who should make such decisions for themselves. As senator, Kaine maintained a 100 percent rating from NARAL, and spoken many times in favor of protecting Roe v. Wade— though as governor, he backed consent restrictions and a “partial-birth” abortion ban. While some in the pro-choice community are unhappy with this ambivalence, it’s not a predicament for Kaine; it’s an asset.
VADOC is nation’s only Correctional System to hold ACE CREDIT recommendations Virginia has received national recognition for an educational effort that allows offenders in Virginia’s prisons to be eligible for college credit for five career and technical education courses. The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) received the State Transformation in Action (STAR) Award from the Council of State Government’s Southern Legislative Conference during the organization’s annual meeting July 13 in Kentucky. “The STAR Award reflects Virginia’s intense focus on successful offender reentry and a brighter, safer Commonwealth for all of us,”
said Gov. Terry McAuliffe. “Virginia boasts one of the lowest recidivism rates in the nation, and this is due in part to our ongoing efforts to promote offender education.” Retroactive to January 2014, offenders in Virginia’s prisons are now eligible for college credit for five CTE courses recommended by the American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT®). Those courses are Introduction to Business, Business and Software Applications, Commercial Arts & Design, Computer-Aided Drafting, and Digital Print Production.
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(from page 8) “Research shows that ex-offenders who acquired college credit while incarcerated have greater success as they reenter their communities and lower recidivism rates,” said Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran. “Offenders who take these classes are putting themselves on a path to productive citizenship when they are released and helping to make our communities safer.” ACE CREDIT recommendations enable learners to submit an ACE transcript for completed courses to higher education institutions for evaluation as potential transfer credit in a degree program, much as they would from a traditional institution of higher learning. Decisions about acceptance of credit are made by individual colleges and universities. “Many of Virginia’s offenders are learning to make better choices through education,” said Harold Clarke, director, VADOC. “Our teachers and principals in the prison system have worked very hard to make this happen.”
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VADOC is nation’s only correctional system to hold ACE CREDIT recommendations. The Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) is a regional legislative group operating under The Council of State Governments that seeks to promote innovative programs and ideas in Virginia and 14 other southern states. The STAR Award recognizes programs for their creativity, impact, transferability and effectiveness. SLC received 30 nominees for this year’s STAR Award. The VADOC was one of two STAR winners among six finalists. The Virginia Department of Transportation received the other STAR Award. This is VADOC’s third STAR Award since 2013. Three years ago, VADOC received the STAR Award for its Segregation Step-Down program that utilizes evidence-based practices to provide offenders with a safe and secure way to progress to lower security settings. In 2014, VADOC shared honors with the Department of Motor Vehicles for a collaborative effort to provide valid state identification to offenders before they returned to their communities.
Sex Offender Helpline The helpline provides support to communities on issues related to accessing sex offender registration information; responsible use of information; sexual abuse prevention resources; and accessing crime victim support services. The tips program provides the public an opportunity to report registrants who are failing to comply with registration requirements. Tips can also be provided at www.parentsformeganslaw.org. This program is not intended to be used to report police emergencies.
GRTC makes service updates from next month GRTC riders will see changes to bus services next month. Beginning Aug. 21 the following changes will occur to services rendered. New public timetables will be available on or by August 21 online. Paper copies will also be distributed to area GRTC displays during the next month. The updated services are as follows: •There is a minor schedule change for Route 6 Broad Street on the Saturday morning schedule. On the Sunday schedule, a change provides better connectivity between the 6 and other routes servicing the Temporary Transfer Plaza. •Route 11 Oliver Hill will be discontinued. The last day of service is Friday, Aug. 19. Service will be provided in the Coalter & Redd area by the revised Route 43 Whitcomb – Fairmount. • Route 16 Grove is back to its regular route on the University of Richmond campus, effective Monday, Aug. 22. •The service to Berrington Street will be discontinued. Service to the University of Richmond will continue during peak periods. •Schedule changes to Route 34 Highland Park begins Sunday at 5:15 a.m. This change provides better connectivity between the Route 34 and other routes servicing the Temporary Transfer Plaza. •Route 43 Whitcomb - Fairmount now extends to Coalter and Redd streets in the Mosby neighborhood. This extension is available on weekdays only and travels westbound along Accommodation to Coalter Street then Little Page Street and back to Mosby Street. It serves most of the same stops along the Coalter Street corridor as the previous Route 11. Eastbound travel will remain along the Mosby/ Mechanicsville corridor. The schedule is adjusted to reflect this service extension. •Route 52/53 Montrose or Darbytown-Main Street has a Sunday schedule change that provides better connectivity between the 52/53 and other routes servicing the Temporary Transfer Plaza. • Route 60 Hull Street -
Chippenham now operates seven days a week. Service has been adjusted to serve those stops previously covered by the Route 62 Hull. Therefore, the Route 62 Hull Street is discontinued. •For Route 61 Crutchfield – Midlothian, the Southside end point for this route and the Route 101 Belt Boulevard Connector has been adjusted. Morning service prior to 6 p.m. will have an end location of Crutchfield & Norcroft. Evening and afternoon service, after 6 p.m., will end at Westover Hills & Crutchfield Streets. •The route 62 Hull Street will be discontinued. Route 60 Hull Street – Chippenham will operate seven days a week and will provide coverage for the locations previously served by Route 62. •Route 66 Spring Rock Green Express will be discontinued. The last day of service is Friday, Aug. 19. Routes 63 Midlothian – Chippenham Square and Route 71 Forest Hill provide alternatives for travel to the Spring Rock Green area. •The end point of Route 101 Belt Connector on the northern end, near the George Wythe High School has been adjusted. Morning trips prior to 6 p.m. will have an end location of Crutchfield & Norcroft. Afternoon and evening trips, after 6 p.m. will end at Westover Hills & Crutchfield Streets This change also applies to Route 61 Crutchfield-Midlothian. •Seasonal express service to the Route 102 Kings Dominion Theme Park in Doswell, operates Saturdays and Sundays only beginning Sunday, Sept.11. The route 102 ends Sunday, Oct. 30. In other GRTC news, the transit company, not even two months into providing its seasonal express service to Kings Dominion, is already breaking ridership records. Since service resumed the end of May data shows riders have chosen the Kings Dominion Express to connect from Richmond to the theme park, whether for employment or leisure since June. This is over a 200 percent increase from last year. “The Kings Dominion Express is our best performing express service GRTC offers. May and June have already surpassed entire seasonal ridership of three of the past five years. We think this success is in part to GRTC adding a second bus into service,” said GRTC CEO David Green.
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The “Are We Better Off?" interview Indeed, as soon as he took office, Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that his top priority was to deny President Obama a second term. The president did introduce a jobs bill that could not clear Congress. The Republicans simply would not work with him.
KAM WILLIAMS Dr. Julianne Malveaux has long been recognized for her progressive and insightful observations. She is a labor economist, noted author and colorful commentator. Her contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, gender and their economic impacts are shaping public opinion in 21st century America. Malveaux is the founder and president of Economic Education, a 501-c3 organization focused on personal finance and economic policy education and their connection. Here, she talks about her new book, “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy.” Kam Williams: What inspired you to publish this book? Jilliam Malveaux: People will be talking about the Obama legacy for decades, and I wanted to include my voice in the analysis of this presidency. This is a column collection, or as one colleague called it, “history in real time,” recounting my perspective on the highs and lows of this presidency from a black American perspective. More than simply a column collection, the book has a substantial introduction that frames the Obama presidency, explores the way Obama was treated by the political establishment and also how this first black president treated “his” people. In the epilogue, I use numbers to tell the story of black American gains and losses during this presidency. KW: How did you decide which articles to include in the book? JM: It was quite a process to narrow more than 400 columns down to 80. I write weekly, though, and I don’t always write about President Obama, so that was the easy elimination. Sometimes, I repeat myself, and that was a second elimination. I worked with a team, including a great editor who, as the project came together, suggested other additions and eliminations. It was a process. KW: Well, are we better off after eight years of Obama? JM: The economy is better than the one President Obama inherited, and unemployment is lower, but the unemployment rate gap remains
Dr. Julliane Malveaux large. Black child poverty is higher. As I write in the epilogue, “Yes we can. No he didn’t. President Obama didn’t push black people backward, but he missed the opportunity to move us forward.” KW: In the Introduction, you ask, “How does President Obama treat his people?” before criticizing him for not reciprocating the overwhelming support he’s received from the black electorate. You say, “He scolds instead of uplifts, and offers tepid gestures to our needs.” What do you think he could have done in terms of jobs, housing and education? JM: If some of the recovery money had gone to cities instead of states, the urban population, read “black” and “brown,” would be better off with recovery jobs. While the banks got big bailouts, a sizeable chunk of black wealth evaporated because so many people lost homes. Some of the federal programs to help homeowners were never fully implemented. And President Obama’s pick of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education was abysmal. Cutting HBCUs was unconscionable. Implementing new regulations on Parent Plus loans, which cost HBCUs 28,000 students, was hostile. At the same time, it is important to note that, except for his first two years, which were a missed opportunity, President Obama faced rabid opposition from the Republicans.
KW: What about all the black-onblack violence in so many inner cities across the country. Do you really think the president could have put a dent in it from Washington, D.C.? After all, his own former chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel, became mayor of Chicago, and the body count has only escalated there? JM: President Obama’s choice of Emmanuel as his chief of staff was questionable, and perhaps coverups around the police violence against black people in Chicago is reflective of Emmanuel’s values. Did Emmanuel serve President Obama or did he serve himself as he prepared to run for mayor of Chicago? I don’t use the term black-on-black violence, since I’ve never heard the term white-on-white violence. Most violence is intra-racial, and much of the violence in black communities is a function of drug availability, joblessness and poverty. Obviously these conditions predate the Obama presidency and the president has limited ways to dent this violence. But funding war weapons in cities, as opposed to more community policing, is not the solution. KW: What about the issue of blacks as the victims of violence by police and vigilantes like George Zimmerman? Do you think Obama could have done more for Trayvon Martin than to say that he could’ve been his son? JM: President Obama did put together a task force on “21st Century Policing”, led by Philadelphia police chief Charles Ramsey, to look at some of these issues after Ferguson. The Task Force didn’t produce any earthshattering findings but it suggests that this matter is on the president’s radar screen. However, this is an issue that persists. In the first week of July, we already saw two black men killed by police in questionable
circumstances, Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, and Philando Castile in Minnesota. Trayvon Martin could have been any of our sons, so I was not especially moved by that remark of President Obama’s. He intended, I think, to say that he took Trayvon’s death somewhat personally. He might have said more about “stand your ground” laws and how they give vigilantes a pass. And he might say more about these rogue cops and their license to kill. Although he was in Poland to participate in the NATO conference, President Obama did respond well to the back-to-back killings, as well as to the attacks on Dallas police officers that followed. I especially appreciated hearing the President affirm that “black lives matter” and that it means that some citizens are feeling more pain, and experiencing more negative effects than others, and he offered up the stats. He also indicated that black lives matter does not negate the fact that blue lives matter. He ably walked the tightrope, here, between affirming both black life and police life. KW: It seems that Obama will be better remembered for LGBT than black civil rights. If Trayvon had been transgender, do you think the Attorney General would have charged George Zimmerman with a federal crime? JM: Let me answer the question another way. The president became quite emotional about transgender student rights, threatening to pull Department of Education funds from school districts that do not comply with federal regulations. Black children are suspended from school three times more than white children are, and there is no evidence that black children are three times as unruly. Has the President ever threatened to pull the Department of Education dollars from a school with these disproportionate suspensions? Blacks have rarely been the beneficiaries of presidential rhetorical excess. KW: When you interviewed Obama, his staff wouldn't let him
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(from page 10) talk about reparations. What did that tell you about him? JM: This was in 2004, and it told me that President Obama intended to be very careful and noncontroversial in addressing race matters. It is now 2016, and I’m not sure that I’ve heard the president address that matter yet. I serve on the Institute of the Black World’s National Commission on reparations, and we have asked the president to, by executive order, establish a commission to study reparations. He can do this without Congressional approval. While I am not optimistic, I do hope that President Obama considers this in these waning months of his presidency. KW: In the book, you suspect that Obama's image as a community organizer in Chicago might be more a “manufactured mythology” than a “gritty reality”. Have you done any research to determine whether he developed roots and maintained ties to folks he worked with in the hood? JM: I’ve talked to dozens of Chicagoans who will only go off the record in talking about the manufactured mythology. The published record will show that many in Chicago have mixed feedback on the president’s role as organizer. KW: You also talk about how outspoken critics of Obama, like Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West, have ended up ostracized by the black community. Do you think this has a had a chilling effect, and did it make you less willing to disagree with the president? JM: Tavis Smiley lost lots of corporate support after he was critical of President Obama, and Dr. West has lost some esteem. I think that Smiley and West come at the president somewhat differently though, and find some of West’s criticism too personal and base to be credible. Still, the way they were treated has caused many to bridle their tongues when discussing President Obama. I had my own challenges with the Obamaites when, in 2008, appearing on a program with Tavis and Cornel, I gave then-candidate Obama’s nomination acceptance speech a B. At the time I was president of Bennett College for Women, and actually had disgruntled members of the public write my Board of Trustees and faculty, and address me in ugly and disparaging terms, including black women calling me the N-word. Ugliness does not bridle my tongue, and while some of the consequences of being an honest critic of this president have been unpleasant, I can manage. Don’t get me wrong. As I write in the book, I do not regret either of my votes for President Obama, nor my support of him when he ran for the Senate before that. I get excited as I ever did when I see that black man on Air Force One. But I won’t settle for symbolism, and our president’s record should be open for analysis. KW: Do you think the black agenda might have been placed on the Obama administration’s back burner because of a hesitancy on the part of black leaders to question or criticize the president? JM: Absolutely! You will not get fed in your mama’s house if you do not bring your plate to the table. Some of our leadership has been so happy to be there that they haven’t pushed our agenda. I don’t know how many off the record conversations I’ve had with African-American leaders who would not be quoted and refused to make their sentiments public. KW: What grade would you give Obama? JM: Depending on the day of the week it varies. At the moment, though there are just a few months left in our president’s time in the Oval Office I’d like to give him an incomplete and hope he surprises me. Actually, overall he gets a solid B, but for his work with black America he gets a low C, at best. KW: AALBC.com founder Troy Johnson asks: What was the last book you read? JM: I am addicted to the printed word, and my idea of a good time is a good book. So I had a read-a-thon over the 4th of “You Lie” weekend. Kindle First offered “The Daughter of Union County” by Francine Thomas Howard as a freebie, so I read it. Post-Reconstruction historical fiction that resonated. Then, I re-read “Twelve Years A Slave”. It was my third read of that book.
I first read it years ago, maybe in the 1990s, again when the film came out. I could never see the movie after reading the book. This time, I just read it because I always want to read something about our people’s enslavement near the 4th. To keep it light, I also read Rolanda Watts’ “Destiny Lingers” She is a sisterfriend and I ran into her at Essence. Then, I finished Paul Taylor’s “The Next America.” Taylor is the executive VP at the Pew Research Center, and he uses their excellent data base to talk about the coming “generational showdown” which we are experiencing, at some level, in black America. KW: Was there a meaningful spiritual component to your childhood? JM: More spiritual than religious. I describe myself as a “spiritual sampler,” raised Catholic, been Baptist, Methodist, and a Unity member. Always firmly believing in a higher power, I have also always been in search of a spiritual peace. KW: Sherry Gillam would like to know what is the most important life lesson you've learned so far? JM: I like to think that life lessons are learned and re-learned every day and take on importance at different times in life. In trying times, I like to remember that you have to keep walking because you can’t see what is around the corner. KW: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done? JM: Do you really think I’m going to go on record telling you the craziest thing I’ve ever done. There’s a reel in my brain, and I think I’ll keep it there. No regrets, though. KW: Finally, what’s in your wallet? JM: A little money, a couple of credit cards, some ID, and a couple of scriptures on a 3x5 card. Matthew 17:20 and 1 Corinthians 16:9. Thank you so much, Kam.
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New AA museum adds historical context to America’s race discussion A new Smithsonian museum, slated to open this fall, holds the promise of teaching a part of the African-American culture and adding historical facts to the country’s race discussion, according to a museum executive. Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture,
will show black history from before slavery until president day. “We’ve already collected Black Lives Matter, we’ve collected Ferguson, we’ve collected Baltimore. There is a lot of material that we will continue to collect that will show up in changing exhibitions and other galleries,” he said. “This is a museum that looks at
Images of an exhibit that will be featured in the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall. PHOTO: Rob Roberts scheduled to open Sept. 24, gave a walk-through tour on July 19. So far, approximately 40 percent of the exhibitions selected for the museum are in place. This is a, “Place where people will wrestle with questions that they won’t wrestle with anywhere else,” Bunch said. “Help people understand that this museum helps you wrestle with a fuller understanding of America’s identity and a fuller understanding of America’s notion of living up to the state of its ideals.” According to Bunch, the museum
American culture through African American history, so obviously those [race] discussions are at the heart of what we are, but we are not the race conscious museum,” said Bunch. “We are a museum that says the only way that you can understand America is by understanding the African American experience.” The initial thought and development of the museum started 11 years ago, Bunch said. Development also included the curators, along with himself, interviewing the public for two years
to determine how the museum should be constructed. The museum’s floors will carry a varied view of the black American’s experience, including insights on slavery with an actual slave cabin from Edisto Island, S.C., one of the state’s sea islands that is part of Charleston County. The museum will also feature a Tuskegee Airman’s plane; a segregated train car; a cell from Angola Prison in Louisiana; George Clinton’s P-Funk Mothership; artifacts from black Hollywood, including costumes and play bills; and an interactive hub that will enable customers to share their stories and learn from the stories of others. The exhibitions maneuver around the theme of “making a way out of no way” to tell the intimate stories of back people throughout several different periods in America. Bunch said that the entire space will be used to show the mass public about the black American’s experience. Artifacts not on display will be held at a separate location in Maryland. “Our goal is to use the exhibitions as a point of departure to raise issues,” Bunch said. “We’re not giving simple answers to complex questions. We’re saying race is difficult and here is a history of how we explored that, successfully or not successfully. Our goal is, by weaving in contemporary issues, to help the public realize that this is not a place about yesterday.
It is a place about yesterday, today and tomorrow and that means ambiguity, that means controversy, that means different issues. Our goal is pretty simple, this museum has to contribute to making America better, if it doesn’t do that, then why do we do it?” According to Bunch, the museum’s location on the National Mall contributes to its educational foundation as well. ”Giving people the opportunity to recognize that the [National] mall is sacred space. So much of African American history has occurred on the mall, whether it’s the March on Washington, the fact that there are mixed race communities that lived on the site, the fact that within blocks of this site were slave pens during the 1850s, so we actually created a space where people can walk out an enjoy the view.” In addition to the view, the museum will have 134 media pieces on various events and artistic expressions, including riots, plays and a recreation of baseball stadium. “All exhibitions really treat the African American culture as a way of bringing people together, but also as a way of progress and reflecting the social and cultural time,” said Dwandalyn R. Reece, curator of Music and Performing Arts. © AFRO
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AG brings training to law officers STAFF & WIRE Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring last week attended a new police training program designed to bring policing into the 21st century. Herring said the training is about building safe, successful communities while ensuring every citizen is treated fairly and equally. The idea is to train the trainer, he said. In other words, each of those in the classroom went back to a department in Hampton Roads and brought what they learned to their fellow officers. Instructors talked about implicit bias as part of the course on fair and impartial policing. Instructors told officers in attendance that everyone has some biases toward others. There are ways, however, to handle those biases and still treat people fairly. That can help build trust between officers and the people they serve. “When the community has that sense of trust with law enforcement, they’re more willing to come forward with information and assist police and to see them as truly a part of the fabric of the community,” said Herring. “That makes our communities safer, it makes our officers safer, and we owe it to them to get them the very best skills that we can.” Lieutenant Ray Rice of St. Louis County Police Department went through the training and found it so effective, he became a program facilitator. “There’s no overnight cure for what is going on. It didn’t happen overnight,” Rice said. “Once the police department takes the [implicit bias] training, it’s not all the sudden going to be a cure for whatever social ills that they’re experiencing in the community. It has to become a living, breathing part of the police department in order to change the culture.” Herring also plans to incorporate the training in academies around Virginia. Pilot programs in Danville and Martinsville are exploring why young people, especially minorities, are hesitant to join the police force, and how to change that. Lessons learned there will be applied to departments all around Virginia, Herring said.
July 27, 2016 • 13 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY, FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER B, BIOMASS CONVERSIONS OF THE ALTAVISTA, HOPEWELL, AND SOUTHAMPTON POWER STATIONS CASE NO. PUE-2016-00059 On June 1, 2016, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”) filed an annual update with respect to the Company’s rate adjustment clause, Rider B (“Application”). The Company filed its Application pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”) and the directive contained in Ordering Paragraph (4) of the Final Order issued by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia (“Commission”) in Case No. PUE-2015-00058 (“2015 Rider B Proceeding”). Through its Application, Dominion Virginia Power seeks to recover costs associated with the major unit modifications of the Altavista, Hopewell, and Southampton power stations (collectively, the “Biomass Conversions”). In Case No. PUE-2011-00073, the Commission approved a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Biomass Conversions. In conjunction with its approval of the Biomass Conversions, the Commission also approved a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider B, which allowed Dominion Virginia Power to recover its costs associated with the major unit modifications of the Biomass Conversions. In Case Nos. PUE-2012-00072, PUE-201300060, PUE-2014-00050, and in the 2015 Rider B Proceeding, the Commission approved updates to Rider B. According to Dominion Virginia Power, Altavista became fully operational as a biomass fueled unit on July 12, 2013; Hopewell became fully operational as a biomass fueled unit on October 18, 2013; and Southampton became fully operational as a biomass fueled unit on November 28, 2013. In this proceeding, Dominion Virginia Power has asked the Commission to approve an update to Rider B for the rate year beginning April 1, 2017, and ending March 31, 2018 (“2017 Rate Year”). The Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of approximately $28,483,000 for service rendered during the 2017 Rate Year. The two key components of the proposed total revenue requirement 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 $17,150,000, and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor revenue requirement of $11,333,000. Dominion Virginia Power utilized a rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) of 12.50% for purposes of calculating the revenue requirement in this case. This ROE comprises a general ROE of 10.50%, plus a 200 basis point enhanced return applicable to qualifying renewable powered generation facilities as described in § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code. If the proposed Rider B for the 2017 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion Virginia Power, implementation of its proposed Rider B on April 1, 2017, would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.03. The Company states that it has calculated the proposed Rider B rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for rates approved by the Commission in the 2015 Rider B Proceeding. 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, bifurcated ROE issues from the remainder of the case and scheduled a public hearing on January 24, 2017, 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 on the Company’s Application. At this public hearing evidence related to non-ROE aspects of the Application will also be received from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear in the Commission’s courtroom fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. A public hearing on ROE issues in this case and in Case Nos. PUE-2016-00060, PUE-2016-00061, PUE-2016-00062, and PUE-2016-00063 shall be convened by the Commission on January 18, 2017, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. At this public hearing evidence and testimony related to ROE aspects of the Application will be received from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. The public version of the Company’s Application and 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 Resources 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 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 January 19, 2017, 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 January 19, 2017, 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. PUE-2016-00059. On or before November 7, 2016, 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. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2016-00059. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing. On or before November 28, 2016, 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. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE- 2016-00059. 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. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY d/b/a DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER
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Lawmakers urge lead screening improvements Virginia’s U.S. senators, Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are urging the federal government to improve lead screening policies for children eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which has jurisdiction over lead screening policies for children insured by Medicaid and CHIP, the lawmakers urged CMS to review and update its polices to ensure that children at risk of lead poisoning do not fall through the cracks. If children are not tested, health providers have no way of identifying lead exposure so children can get treated and lead can be removed from their homes. “Millions of at-risk children are never screened and tested for high lead levels, despite early childhood lead screening and testing requirements,” said the lawmakers in the letter. “The devastating impact of lead poisoning requires that CMS do everything it can to help healthcare providers quickly identify and track children who have been exposed to lead.” Lead exposure can have life-long health effects, including difficulty learning in school and behavioral problems like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Despite these universal screening requirements, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published in 1999 found that less than 20 percent of Medicaid-eligible children were being screened for lead. More than 15 years later, lead screening rates are still dismal. According to a recent Reuters investigation that examined data from almost a dozen states, less than half of the one- and two-yearolds enrolled in Medicaid – just 41 percent – are tested for lead exposure as required.
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With Kaine pick, Clinton signals that she’s looking past inauguration day PATRICK HEALY News Analysis In selecting Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate, Hillary Clinton is sending the clearest signal yet that she is confident she will win the presidential election. If she were worried, she would have chosen Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who could have helped her win that critical Midwestern state — where she is now tied with Donald J. Trump. And Brown could have energized progressives nationally, who were far more enthusiastic about Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont than they have been about Clinton. Other picks could have helped her more on Election Day. Former Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa, for instance, would have turned out Democrats and independents in his swing state. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey would have galvanized fellow blacks in key cities like Philadelphia and Detroit. Tom Perez, labor secretary, and Julian Castro, housing secretary, might have boosted Hispanic voting in Florida and the West. Kaine, by contrast, doesn’t bring obvious political rewards. Clinton is likely to win his home state of Virginia in any case. The members of his natural demographic — white men — aren’t going to forget their
problems with Clinton just because Kaine is on the ticket. And he isn’t a break-up-the-big-banks liberal who will bring home the left wing of the party. His value is almost entirely about governing — about what he can do for Clinton in the White House rather than at the ballot box. To that end, the pick is deeply revealing about how she sees the general election and how she would govern as president. She already has a strong team. Clinton is showing her cards: In her view, she already has a straight flush heading into the fall with President Obama, former President Bill Clinton, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts ready to campaign for her. She doesn’t think she needs an ace in the hole in November, according to Clinton advisers. Kaine’s chief job in the general election is to win the vicepresidential debate on Oct. 4 — it happens to be in Virginia — against his Republican counterpart, Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana. Kaine and Pence are both solid debaters, but Kaine is more natural as an attack dog, a quality that Clinton prizes. And as a member of both the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Armed Services Committee, he is well suited to highlighting Trump’s knowledge deficits on world affairs.
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Black officers promote training, persistence don’t want to do the work.” Maj. Reginald R. Brown Sr., Baton Rouge City constable, said that a majority of the disconnect between urban communities and law enforcement agencies stem from the lack of appropriate training, specifically community policing. Brown has been in law enforcement for 15 years. “Learning new policies and procedures, let’s face it, we in the African-American community have more or a larger presence today in our community than ever before, so we are in need of learning tactics, means of training that can help us effectively do our job in the safest manner possible,” Brown said, using Lee Brown, chief of police in various metropolitan areas across the U.S., as an example. “He wrote the book
BRIANA THOMAS In the wake of officer-involved shootings that have left several, on both sides of the law, dead, black officers from several law enforcement agencies around the United States recently gathered to focus on new training tactics. The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement (NOBLE) celebrated 40 years this month with their annual Training Conference and Exhibition in Northwest D.C. The conference featured a “Blessing of the Badge” ceremony in which NOBLE leaders pressed Black officials to show strength during racially-motivated times of police killings and criticism, a Founders’ Forum, a Civil Rights Brunch, various workshops and awards receptions, a march from the hotel to Howard University’s Crampton Auditorium, and guest speakers, including U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, WHUR DJ Quick Silva and entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The week of events centered around NOBLE’s mission statement of “Justice by action.” This year’s theme included the original mission statement with a reference to the organization’s history and future, “Justice by action, then, now and tomorrow.” At the Blessing of the Badge ceremony current NOBLE chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Barbara WilliamsHarris, along with past NOBLE chaplains prayed over the badges of judges, lawyers, and police officers. NOBLE leaders thanked God for sustaining the organization and its members and prayed for continuous protection in the future. Teaching from Psalm 1, WilliamsHarris delivered a message that encouraged fellow law enforcement members to remain strong during a time of hatred. “In spite of the storm we will bear fruit,” she said. “On Sunday morning, three officers were shot and killed in Baton Rouge; five officers were shot and killed in Dallas on July 7, both incidents in alleged retaliation to police murdering two Black men, Alton Sterling and
on community policing.” “Our job takes on the complexion of a number of services you provide that might be closely related to social services as well as law enforcement services, so when you’re out there policing you’re a social worker, sometimes you’re a minister, sometimes you’re a counselor, and some other social aspect of the social field,” Brown said. A large part of the solution to the tragedies such as the recent killings of citizens and officers, Brown said that law enforcement officials need to take responsibility for their actions. “We can’t stop trying,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do.” NOBLE was founded in 1976 to address crime in urban low income neighborhoods. © AFRO
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Rev. Dr. Barbara Williams-Harris Philando Castile. Attendees of the ceremony agreed with the chaplain’s call for positivity and prayer. “People need to understand the importance of prayer,” said Kareen Campbell, president of National Organization of Black Women in Law Enforcement New Jersey chapter. Campbell said it is essential for officials “stay prayed up,” because law enforcers need covering and protection on a daily basis. She said law enforcement has the responsibility to protect, serve, and minister to everyone no matter the race, background, or gender. According to Williams-Harris the duties of an official can be misconstrued when an officer doesn’t know how to properly exercise their authority. “If you don’t understand your position, you don’t understand your authority.” She continued, “We have people that want the title, but
The publisher and editor of The Recorder, a weekly paper of record serving Bath and Highland counties, began serving a one-year term as the head of the Virginia Press Association, 130-year-old, statewide organization that represents the interests of daily and weekly newspapers and other publications. Anne Adams has spent her career in journalism, beginning with The Recorder in 1990, becoming general manager in 1997, and assuming the role of publisher in 2007. “We are extremely lucky to have Anne Adams as president of VPA this year,” said Betsy Edwards, VPA executive director. “Anne has a real passion for community journalism and is committed to informing and educating readers. Her enthusiasm for the engaging the public will be a great asset to VPA.” Last year, The Recorder was the recipient of the 2015 VPA Award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service for a recordsetting 10th time, and Adams has been honored three times with the D. Lathan Mims Award for Editorial Service to the Community. “Having spent more than 25 years as a journalist nurtured by this
Anne Adams association, I’m more convinced than ever that Virginia newspapers are a voice of reason, and positive change,” said Adams. “Reporters, editors, and publishers across the commonwealth are determined advocates for the Fourth Estate. VPA brings journalists together as a collective voice for preserving free speech.” The organization represents the interests of daily and weekly newspapers and other publications.
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“Understanding DNA: An Introduction to Genetic Genealogy” will be the topic for the meeting of the Greater Richmond, Virginia Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) to be held at the Richmond Public Library, 101 East Franklin St., Richmond. The presenter will be Shannon Christmas, an expert in the field. Christmas will discuss the types of DNA tests that are available to family historians, how these tests may be used for genealogical purposes, and new trends in the field of genetic genealogy. His talk will be of interest to those new to DNA testing as well as experienced DNA testers. Shannon Christmas is an experienced genealogist specializing in genetic, colonial American, and African-American genealogy in Virginia and the Carolinas. He serves as a 23andMe Ancestry ambassador, an Ancestry.com Ace, administrator of The Captain Thomas Graves of Jamestown Autosomal DNA Project, and a co-administrator of The HemingsJefferson-Wayles-Eppes Autosomal DNA Project. An interactive question and answer period will follow the talk. The program is free and open to the public. For information about this meeting or about AAHGS, call 804-218-2107.
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The Richmond City Health District is offering free sports physicals to youth age 13 and older (middle and high school students) on special dates at selected Community Resources Centers in Richmond. Parents who have children that participate in school sports know how challenging and expensive it can be to get required sports physicals for their children, so this is an excellent time to take advantage of the free physicals. Upcoming events are: Tuesday, Aug. 2 – (8:30a-12:30p) Gilpin Resource Center, 436 Calhoun Street, phone: 804-786-1960 Tuesday, Aug. 2 - (1-5 pm) Hillside Resource Center, 1615 Glenfield Avenue, phone: 804-230-7740 Bring a current April 2016 VHSL (Virginia High School League) Athletic Parental Consent/Physical Exam Form (completed and signed (by student and parent/guardian). Physical will not be performed if the VHSL form is not completed in its entirety. Youth must be accompanied by a parent or adult. Walk-ins welcome.
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Alan Dean Nauticus has brought to life the story of Alan Paul Dean, Sr., in the new exhibit, “Alan Dean: Rising Above Bias”. Dean, who served as an Ensign on the Battleship Wisconsin from 1951 to 1953, was one of only six commissioned black officers on active duty at that time. He was the first black officer to serve on the ship. “It has been an absolute honor to tell Alan Dean’s story of how he overcame adversity and racial bias in a time when discrimination was so strong around the nation,” said Scott Abrams, a Nauticus educator who curated the exhibit. “He was truly a man ahead of his time, who led the way forward with his exceptional attitude and strength of spirit.” The exhibit highlights and celebrates Dean’s military accomplishments and service during his tenure onboard the Wisconsin. He chronicled his service in a February 2007 Naval History magazine article. “I am so moved by the level of passion and care Nauticus has taken with telling my father’s story,” said Michaela Huelbig, Dean’s daughter. “I believe my father, who was such a humble man, would have been quite embarrassed that such a fuss was being made about him. He was the first to remind people of their wonderful attributes and gifts to others. It is so nice to see his amazing attributes highlighted on the USS Wisconsin, a ship that he held so close to his heart.” The exhibit is included in regular Nauticus admission.
July 27, 2016 • 17 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY, FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER B, BIOMASS CONVERSIONS OF THE ALTAVISTA, HOPEWELL, AND SOUTHAMPTON POWER STATIONS CASE NO. PUE-2016-00059 On June 1, 2016, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”) filed an annual update with respect to the Company’s rate adjustment clause, Rider B (“Application”). The Company filed its Application pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”) and the directive contained in Ordering Paragraph (4) of the Final Order issued by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia (“Commission”) in Case No. PUE-2015-00058 (“2015 Rider B Proceeding”). Through its Application, Dominion Virginia Power seeks to recover costs associated with the major unit modifications of the Altavista, Hopewell, and Southampton power stations (collectively, the “Biomass Conversions”). In Case No. PUE-2011-00073, the Commission approved a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Biomass Conversions. In conjunction with its approval of the Biomass Conversions, the Commission also approved a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider B, which allowed Dominion Virginia Power to recover its costs associated with the major unit modifications of the Biomass Conversions. In Case Nos. PUE-2012-00072, PUE-201300060, PUE-2014-00050, and in the 2015 Rider B Proceeding, the Commission approved updates to Rider B. According to Dominion Virginia Power, Altavista became fully operational as a biomass fueled unit on July 12, 2013; Hopewell became fully operational as a biomass fueled unit on October 18, 2013; and Southampton became fully operational as a biomass fueled unit on November 28, 2013. In this proceeding, Dominion Virginia Power has asked the Commission to approve an update to Rider B for the rate year beginning April 1, 2017, and ending March 31, 2018 (“2017 Rate Year”). The Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of approximately $28,483,000 for service rendered during the 2017 Rate Year. The two key components of the proposed total revenue requirement 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 $17,150,000, and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor revenue requirement of $11,333,000. Dominion Virginia Power utilized a rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) of 12.50% for purposes of calculating the revenue requirement in this case. This ROE comprises a general ROE of 10.50%, plus a 200 basis point enhanced return applicable to qualifying renewable powered generation facilities as described in § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code. If the proposed Rider B for the 2017 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion Virginia Power, implementation of its proposed Rider B on April 1, 2017, would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.03. The Company states that it has calculated the proposed Rider B rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for rates approved by the Commission in the 2015 Rider B Proceeding. 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, bifurcated ROE issues from the remainder of the case and scheduled a public hearing on January 24, 2017, 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 on the Company’s Application. At this public hearing evidence related to non-ROE aspects of the Application will also be received from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear in the Commission’s courtroom fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. A public hearing on ROE issues in this case and in Case Nos. PUE-2016-00060, PUE-2016-00061, PUE-2016-00062, and PUE-2016-00063 shall be convened by the Commission on January 18, 2017, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. At this public hearing evidence and testimony related to ROE aspects of the Application will be received from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. The public version of the Company’s Application and 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 Resources 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 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 January 19, 2017, 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 January 19, 2017, 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. PUE-2016-00059. On or before November 7, 2016, 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. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2016-00059. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing. On or before November 28, 2016, 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. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE- 2016-00059. 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. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY d/b/a DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER
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156-722 HAMPTON SOLICITATION The Director of Finance or his designated representative will accept written responses in the Procurement Office 1 Franklin Street, 3rd floor, suite 345 Hampton, VA on behalf of the Entity (ies) listed below until the date(s) and local time(s) specified. HAMPTON CITY Tuesday, August 16, 2016 2:00 p.m. ET-ITB 17-06/EA (Re-bid) Sprinkler Upgrade at Less Secure Detention Home. A Mandatory Pre-bid meeting will be held 10:00 a.m. local time, Aug. 2, 2016, at 4315 Kecoughtan Road, Hampton, VA 23669 Thursday, August 18, 2016 2:30 p.m. ET – ITB 17-10/TM Repairs and Upholstery Service for Auditorium Chairs. A NonMandatory Pre-bid Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. local time, 1000 coliseum Dr. Hampton, VA 23669. Thursday, August 25, 2016 2:00 p.m. ET – ITB 17-11/CLP Computer Management Services and Computer Hardware/ Peripherals. A Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. local time, 6th Floor, Information Technology Department, Hampton City Hall Building, 22 Lincoln Street Hampton, VA 23669. Tuesday, August 30, 2016 2:30 p.m. ET – ITB 17-12/CLP Phase 1 – Greater Wythe Area Home Elevation Project of Five (5) Private Residential Buildings in the Special Flood Hazard Area. A Mandatory Pre-bid meeting will be scheduled. Details will be provided in Addendum #1 ITB 17-13/CLP Phase 2 – North King Street District Elevation Project of Five (5) Private Residential Buildings in the Special Flood Hazard Area. A Mandatory Pre-bid meeting will be scheduled. Details will be provided in Addendum #1 ITB 17-14/CLP Phase 3 – Fox Hill District Home Elevation Project of Five (5) Private Residential Buildings in the Special Flood Hazard Area. A Mandatory Pre-bid meeting will be scheduled. Details will be provided in Addendum #1 ITB 17-15/CLP Phase 4 – Downtown District Home Elevation Project of Five (5) Private Residential Buildings in the Special Flood Hazard Area. A Mandatory Pre-bid meeting will be scheduled. Details will be provided in Addendum #1 ITB 17-16/CLP Phase 5 – Aberdeen District Home Elevation Project of Five (5) Private Residential Buildings in the Special Flood Hazard Area. A Mandatory Pre-bid meeting will be scheduled. Details will be provided in Addendum #1
For additional information, see our web page at http://www.hampton.gov/bids-contracts A withdrawal of bid due to error shall be in accordance with Section 2.2-4330 of the Code of Virginia. All forms relating to these solicitations may be obtained from the above listed address or for further information call; (757) 727-2200. The right is reserved to reject any and all responses, to make awards in whole or in part, and to waive any informality in submittals. Minority-Owned, Woman-Owned and Veteran Businesses are encouraged to participate.
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