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Nearly 60 percent of people with Parkinson’s disease experience the sudden inability to walk, a phenomenon referred to as “freezing of gait.” It manifests in a complete stop or prolonged shuffle despite the individual’s best intentions to move forward and can be triggered midstride by a cluttered room, narrow spaces like a doorway or when making a turn. No medications or surgeries currently are available to treat it. A team of five Virginia Commonwealth University researchers — led by Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff, Ph.D., senior nurse researcher in the School of Nursing, and Leslie Cloud, M.D., neurologist in the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center — are testing a vibrating device worn inside the shoe that could put an end to the freeze. The device, developed by tech startup Resonate Forward, is lightweight and Bluetoothconnected with a rechargeable battery. Its gentle, localized vibration to the ankle and foot prompt movement in those experiencing trouble walking or stabilizing themselves. “Over time, pockets of studies have shown that vibration can help people with gait and balance issues,” said Pretzer-Aboff, who has studied vibration therapy in Parkinson’s patients for 10 years. “But until now, there hasn’t been a large, rigorous study to confirm it will help reduce the freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson’s.” VCU is hosting a two-year randomized controlled clinical trial in which researchers will first assess the best therapeutic dose and duration of vibration to reduce the occurrence and severity of the freeze. Then, in the study’s second

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VCU Health is testing ‘VibeForward’ developed by University of Delaware tech startup. The device uses vibration therapy to reduce freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease. PHOTO:University Delaware year, researchers will evaluate the efficacy of the therapy and improvements in patients’ quality of life. A $434,715 grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation is funding the vibration therapy research. VCU’s grant proposal, “Optimizing Vibration Therapy to Improve Gait and Balance in Parkinson's Disease,” was selected after a rigorous review process that included Parkinson’s patients. “The population of people that

suffers from freezing of gait with Parkinson’s is a really vulnerable population. If you can’t walk, your quality of life is awful,” said Cloud, who noted that there is an unmet clinical need. “There are many treatments for Parkinson’s, but walking problems tend to be resistant to medications and surgery. This therapy could be a safe and affordable option for a population that currently has no options.” If successful, the study will support a larger clinical study that

will further assess the safety and effectiveness of the vibrating shoe device. Pretzer-Aboff said that, if successful, the localized vibration therapy one day could be used for patient populations experiencing tremors and gait issues because of conditions other than Parkinson’s. Patients interested in enrolling in this trial can contact Gina Blackwell, clinical research associate in the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center, at gina.blackwell@ vcuhealth.org. -VCU NEWS

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1st national discussion on sexual assault and sexual harassment wraps up with key messages ANNAPOLIS, Md. (NNS) -from both subject matter experts and Naval Academy in Annapolis started Hosted by the Secretaries of the key stakeholders including members April 4 with opening remarks of Navy, Army and Air Force, the of Congress; civilian college and the Secretaries of the Navy and the first national discussion on sexual university leaders; and Department Army. assault and sexual harassment at of Defense and Military Service Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark America’s colleges, universities, Academy heads. T. Esper said, “Sexual assault and and service academies concluded The summit at the United States sexual harassment are no doubt April 5 with remarkable messages, difficult problems. But working (continued on page 4) together we have the opportunity to recommendations and strategies better understand the root causes, RIGHT: Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, right, and Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper deliver opening remarks B:10”exchange innovative ideas, and work toward the goal of ridding our during the National Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual T:10”institutions of these crimes.” Harassment at America's Colleges, Universities and Service S:10” Secretary of the Navy Richard Academies. With Spencer is Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper.

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VUU targets motel site amid pending zoning changes JONATHAN SPIERS As city planners move forward with an initiative to revitalize and redefine a section of Richmond’s Northside, one of the neighborhood’s oldest residents is eyeing a development that would put part of that plan into action. Virginia Union University put out an RFP last week seeking proposals for development of 2201 N. Lombardy St., the 0.9-acre site currently occupied by the Budget Inn of Richmond motel at the intersection of Lombardy and Brook Road. The RFP, which refers to the site as the university’s property, describes it as a prime location for commercial, mixed-use or residential development and seeks viable proposals from end users, developers and development teams. VUU has the property under contract, according to Jimmy Sanderson with Davenport & Co., which prepared and released the RFP for the university. Calls to VUU officials were not returned Tuesday. City property records list the current owner as Surjaya Corp., which purchased the motel in 2006 for $1.2 million. The latest city assessment valued the property at $543,000. The RFP coincides with action taken this week by the Richmond Planning Commission declaring its intent to rezone properties in that area, including the motel site, as a first step toward implementing a revitalization plan adopted for the area in 2016. The rezoning, from B-3 and B-2 business districts to the denser UB-2 Urban Business designation, is intended to fulfill goals of the plan, called the VUU/Chamberlayne Neighborhood Plan, which calls

for mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly development that would create a “neighborhood center” in the area of Lombardy, Brook and Chamberlayne Avenue. Affected properties include those along both sides of Lombardy between Brook and Chamberlayne, the stretch of Chamberlayne between the 2300 and 2900 blocks, Graham Avenue between Lombardy and Chamberlayne, and Overbrook Road between Lombardy and Chamberlayne. Anne Darby, a city planner leading the effort, said the zoning change would encourage a more walkable neighborhood with residential development above restaurants and retail, while discouraging elements of B-2 and B-3 that are tailored toward garages and other auto-centric uses and have allowed for expansive parking lots between streets and buildings. Unlike those districts, which Darby said are found along that stretch of Lombardy as well as corridors along Hull Street, Midlothian Turnpike and West Broad Street, UB-2 would prohibit auto sales, service centers and similar uses. Setbacks are not required between buildings and streets, and new construction must be between two and three stories high. The designation would also restrict front parking lots and curb cuts for driveways off the street, encouraging access off alleys where available. New construction over 1,000 square feet in size would require development plan review. “The No. 1 goal of the plan was to create a neighborhood center, and the goals of the neighborhood center were to have amenities that the neighbors could walk to – to have higher density, restaurants, coffee shops,” Darby said. “B-3 honestly

The motel site at 2201 N. Lombardy St., beside Brook Road. couldn’t be farther from the goals of that plan, so the first step in implementing that plan is to change the zoning.” The push to change the zoning comes three years after the neighborhood plan was adopted by City Council, following considerable input and involvement from area residents and businesses. Darby said the timing for implementing the zoning is prompted by changing demographics since the plan was put in place. “There wasn’t a particular schedule. We are just at this point trying to keep ahead of the market,” Darby said, referring to an increase in the number of rooftops in the area as a driving factor. “Development’s moving up in that area, and we wanted to be proactive to make sure that when development happens, it fits what the planned goals are.” Development interest has indeed picked up in the area in recent years. Beyond VUU’s plans for the Budget Inn site, several apartment developments have been proposed nearby, such as Lawson Cos.’ 200unit plan for a former scrapyard off School Street.

The Budget Inn is next door to the newer Spectrum apartments, visible in the background. The 103-unit Spectrum apartments, next door to the Budget Inn, was purchased in 2017 for $11.4 million and includes a block of leases for about a dozen units specifically for university students. Between that site and the post office, Loughridge & Co. is planning a $32 million, 224-unit complex at 2009 Brook Road. That proposal has yet to be approved by City Council, which has deferred a vote on the project five times since it was presented last fall. Following a series of public forums and community meetings explaining the proposal, Darby said the zoning change could be approved and take effect in a matter of months. She said those meetings are being scheduled and would be announced in coming weeks. Meanwhile, proposals for the RFP are due to the university no later than May 15, with interviews to be scheduled and conducted thereafter. A timeline for selection, negotiations and construction is to be determined based on responses received. - RBiz

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(from page 2) academy or civilian college or university. Following the press conference in the morning, Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., was the keynote speaker. She shared her personal connection to the military, service academies, and as a survivor of military sexual assault. “There are survivors in plain sight, they are among you in this room whether you have told anyone or not,” McSally said. “For me, I could just speak for myself, it was actually a part of what strengthened me and gave me more resolve to fight for others, to stop these things from happening.” McSally reiterated her commitment to meeting with military leaders to find ways to better inform and equip commanders with the tools to respond to incidents of sexual assault. “All of their promise and all of their potential, and everything they had when they were dropped off at your universities or your academies

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– it’s snuffed out. Because of this issue,” she said. “Let’s be honest about it. Let’s figure out how to do something really different, really meaningful to change the culture… Thank you for being here, thank you for your commitment to this.” The first panel of the summit was about prevention strategies. Experts Dr. Ernest Jouriels of Southern Methodist University, Dr. Sara DeGue of the Centers for Disease Control, Katie Hood of One Love, and Dr. Jackson Katz of MVP Strategies, each discussed ways of preventing sexual assault and sexual harassment on campuses. Panelists’ input has been beneficial to understand how to recognize opportunities for bystander intervention to eliminate toxic behavior and prevent sexual assault. Department of Defense leadership emphasizes that service members, civilians, cadets and midshipmen are expected to exemplify the services’ core values in their personal and professional lives, and are also responsible for reporting misconduct when they witness it in order to hold

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Troy Vincent their fellow service members to the same high standard of conduct. All Military Service Academies have Sexual Assault Prevention and Response programs or offices on campus, which aim to prevent and respond to sexual assault. Leadership believes that eliminating sexual assault and sexual harassment from the ranks would promote professionalism, respect, and trust while preserving mission readiness. As the first day’s breakout sessions focused on such topics as prevention

and healthy relationships, student leaders’ presentations reinforced these themes by focusing on climate leadership and gender specific evaluation. Congressional leaderships’ involvement at the summit continued with more presentations from Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. Last day of the summit opened with remarks from Melissa Cohen, director of the Department of the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention

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After incarceration, former prisoners face a tough journey home to find work, reunite with family and begin again RACHEL HOLLOWAY Try to imagine what freedom must be like for many prisoners who've been released after serving sentences of 10, 15 or 20 years behind bars. Sure, there is the initial sense of elation among some of the men and women about the prospect of a second chance in society. But that elation frequently gives way to frustration, dismay and even fear over how to begin picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. Indeed, the questions and obstacles D.C. Central Kitchen specializes in second chances—that’s why many of they face can be overwhelming. Will its culinary students begin their education there late in their adulthoods. they ever find a job, especially if they lack the skills employers need? psychological issues that returning What about affordable housing? And and prisons across the country, experts agree that a major test home can provoke. where will they find money to pay on the journey home for these At the center of this debate is for food and transportation? individuals is navigating rocky CORE DC, a minority-owned, socialThen there are all the societal shoals of the transition between services group seeking to open a changes, starting with the prison and society. Will they be residential reentry center in Ward disappearance of transit tokens, not productive citizens, or will they 5. The Federal Bureau of Prisons to mention the array of other new engage in a repeat offense and (BOP) on Nov. 1, 2018 awarded technologies, including smartphones, return to prison? Or will they end up CORE DC the contract to open social media platforms, video homeless in the streets or worse? a 300-bed center and the facility streaming, e-readers, GPS devices was scheduled to start taking in and tablets. These technologies Ex-convicts continue to pay residents on March 1 of this year. are often dizzyingly unfamiliar to after release But plans were put on hold amid individuals who in many cases went How to help ease the transition for concerns from some community to prison at a time when the lowly inmates returning home has become members. The delay dealt a blow to flip phone was a high technological part of the growing national debate efforts to address the pressing needs achievement. And yet being able on reforming the criminal justice of former inmates returning home to use these technologies-from system at a time when critics say it with what CORE DC and supporters Microsoft Word for a resume to has incarcerated a disproportionate say is the organization's humane LinkedIn for job searching -is critical. number of Black and Hispanic men approach to helping the former Thousands of ex-convicts face this while focusing on punishment rather prisoners assimilate into a society reality in communities across the than rehabilitation. with obsolete notions of crime and country, from Boston, New York That debate is playing out in punishment. City, Philadelphia, Washington, Washington, D.C.'s predominantly “How do you genuinely engage in Atlanta and Miami to Chicago, black Ward 5, where a proposal to criminal justice reform when you Detroit, Houston and Los Angeles. open a residential reentry facility still have ancient and outdated To hear these sort of coming home for ex-prisoners has provoked a notattitudes?” CORE DC chairman stories is the first step to understand in-my-backyard furor. It has also and CEO Jack Brown said. “These the daunting journey undertaken sparked a larger discussion about are the kind of monsters under the by these individuals - often the need for programs that confront bed that CORE has to deal with. unsuccessfully - to rebuild their systemic needs of ex-convictsIf you have an organization that lives and re-establish ties to family, including providing housing, job is providing these services and friends and community after prison. their reputation is questionable, of With tens of thousands of prisoners training or drug treatment-while helping them work through the course the community should have being released each year from jails

concerns. But that is not what the community is getting with CORE.” Lingering concerns about past service providers The only reentry center in Washington, D.C., today is Hope Village, located in Southeast Washington. Opened in the late 1970s, it has faced criticism in the past on issues ranging from the treatment of residents to its security practices. In a 53-page 2013 memo, the independent agency in charge of monitoring conditions inside of District correctional facilities found that Hope Village lacked "job readiness resources" and substandard care for residents with mental health needs. In 2016, a nonprofit criminal justice advocacy group called the Council for Court Excellence implored the BOP to end its contract with Hope Village. When Northeast Washington residents got word that a new reentry center would open in Ward 5, some expressed reservations. Chief among their questions was whether CORE DC's reentry home would be a good neighbor, a concern that seemingly reflected lingering concerns the community had from past experiences. In fact, just weeks after CORE DC’s Ward 5 project was announced, two former Hope Village residents who had escaped and committed crimes were sentenced to prison, one for a 27-month term and the other for 33 months. The episode seemed to fuel falsehoods and misconceptions about the indispensable role that experts say transitional services such as temporary housing and job training have in ensuring former inmates have the tools needed for a second chance. As the drip-drip of troubling reports coming out of Southeast Washington cast a dark shadow over a possible new reentry center in

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After #MLK50: #MLK51 – going in circles REV. EARLE J. FISHER I remember the pomp and circumstance of #MLK50. Plenty of lights, cameras, actions, and lofty promises. A year later the lights have dimmed, cameras disappeared, action has distilled, and promises have been unfulfilled or flat out broken. For instance, President Trump stated, “We rededicate ourselves to a glorious future where every American from every walk of life can live free from fear, liberated from hatred and uplifted by boundless love for their fellow citizens.” Clearly that hasn’t happened. Mayor Strickland highlighted that we had, “too many people getting poor education… living in poverty…and afraid in their own homes because of the violence that is outside.” We still have not come close to resolving these issues. So many celebrities, clergy, community leaders and everyday citizens have been unable to maintain the fervor of last April’s hope, potential, and festivities. Here we are, again, musing the question, “Where do we go from here?” And I continue to contend the The LEGACY NEWSPAPER Vol. 5 No. 15 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

critical question is, “Where have we gone from there?” The answer is – in circles. #MLK51 looks and feels a lot like just another commemoration. Poverty rates, educational inequity, contracting and health disparities look eerily similar to 2018 (and in some respects 1968). We have some new faces in political leadership but still haven’t come close to the political revolution (or even reform) many people were

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promising last spring. We are living in a hamster’s wheel of social stagnation, chasing the carrot of political opportunism. We claim to have done better, or at least want better, but continue to repeat practices, and return to patterns (or personalities) that compromise our potential for progress. We can change this trajectory. As #MLK51 befalls us, we will be best served by employing a few strategies to ensure our movement forward. We should employ: Assessments – Where are we really? We have had enough disparity studies and heard enough testimonies from the ground for us to adequately assess where we are. We seem to be reluctant to accept or address the complex realities and results. Memphis is both an epicenter for poverty and philanthropy. Until we can embrace and affirm the pain and the possibility of our current condition, we will continue going nowhere fast and serving the public an unhealthy diet of spin, smoke and mirrors. Audits – Where have we invested our resources? It is past time for

some independent, forensic audits at the government level (and nonprofits need to be interrogated as well). We also need a robust audit of political engagement. We need to accurately measure the pulse of the city and county to see what people really feel beyond the pageantry and punditry. Let’s not oversimplify how people are experiencing this complex moment in Memphis and Shelby County. These audits should be done independent of governmental manipulation. Done properly, these audits can help us craft more comprehensive and inclusive plans for progress and oversight. We should also audit all of those statements made during #MLK50 and see who has followed through and who was blowing smoke. Accountability – Who has been responsible for the manufacturing and maintenance of our current condition? Yes, there is blood on everybody’s hands. However, some people are holding weapons of mass destruction via public policy and producing weapons of mass distraction via public media. Equity

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A February Harris poll finds that 49.6 percent of Millennial and Generation Z Americans would “prefer living in a socialist country.” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez (D-NY), among other politicians, proclaim a message of “democratic socialism,” evoking an ideology last ascendant in the early 1900s when Eugene Debs and Norman Thomas moved the needle in U.S. elections. But the devil is, as always, in the details. The goals of toda’s American “democratic socialism,” as laid out in Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal resolution, in Sanders’s “Stop BEZOS Act,” etc. look a lot more like Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s effort to “save capitalism” through welfare statism than like the proposals of socialism’s last rise to prominence. The essence of socialism as laid out by Proudhon and Marx and promoted by the International

Workers of the World, et al., came down to destroying the wage system and building a classless society based on worker ownership of the means of production. Those earlier socialists would almost certainly have lauded gig economy workers as examples of what socialism sought. Today’s socialists disdain them. Consider gig economy drivers, once just called “gypsy cabbies.” In recent years many of them have chosen to affiliate with services like Uber and Lyft to get easier connections to people seeking rides. Gig economy drivers own the means of production (their cars). Gig economy drivers set their own hours and choose their own workplaces instead of slaving away on someone else’s terms. Gig economy drivers can use customer discovery services like Uber/Lyft, or they can go their own ways (many Uber drivers give me their cards, telling me to call them directly next time and cut out the capitalist middleman). But today’s “democratic socialists” fought tooth and nail to preserve the capitalist “medallion cab” monopoly, and having lost that fight they’ve reoriented their struggle toward roping the drivers, and the companies they choose to work with, into the old-style capitalist “wage employee” system. Thomas Knapp

(from page 6) People’s Convention will produce a requires the righteous application of responsibility. We’ve done enough victim blaming. We must apply more weight to those elected and appointed to improve our conditions and less burden on those who creatively express our legitimate discontent with what has and has not happened. We deserve better returns on our investments. Activism – How can we mobilize more people to ensure equitable progress? Simply, we need more people engaged, informed, and empowered. Until we organize and mobilize a bloc of citizens with the capacity to influence electoral politics and neighborhood sovereignty, our conditions won’t change. It will not matter how many parties we throw or programs we produce. More of us need to be actively involved in the production of power. One remedy we are is working on is organizing of the Memphis People’s Convention 2019 that will take place in a few weeks. When I mounted the stage at the National Civil Rights Museum for #MLK50 I introduced #UPTheVote901 as our initiative to increase voter turnout and give more political power to more people. The

democratically constructed agenda which will authentically reflect the pulse of the people and the issues deemed important. We also seek to mobilize 2500 people as a voting bloc to ensure increased political engagement and accountability. We hope the convention will garner consensus candidates for the October Municipal elections and provide organizing partners an opportunity to support these candidates consistent with their organizational policies. I was recently interviewed by Stacy Jacobson of WREG about the imbalance between politics that benefit candidates and corporations but not communities and everyday citizens. As I elaborated on our efforts and philosophies of engagement she commented, “You’re trying to change the entire landscape of Memphis politics.” She’s right. Because we cannot afford to keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. That’s insanity. Fisher is senior pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Whitehaven, Founder of #UPTheVote901 and the Henry Logan Starks Fellow at Memphis Theological Seminary.

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Faith & Religion ‘We are therefore demanding ...’ : Reparations in the church The Rev. Dr. Ernest Campbell said no, James Forman could not speak at his church service the next day. Campbell was the senior pastor at Riverside Church, a predominantly white church on the west side of Manhattan. Forman, a black civil rights leader, wanted to read something to the congregation at the next day’s service on May 4, 1969, according to a history of the events written by Elaine Allen Lechtreck. Forman was told he could distribute his materials outside the church before the service but he was not to disrupt the Sunday program. The next day, Forman and six others walked to the front of the church. Campbell signaled for the organist to start playing so Forman’s words could not be heard. He waited for the organist to finish and, in front of a crowd of about 500 white people, Forman read his manifesto. Forman wanted $500 million. Forman, along with his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Black Panther Party, was involved with the National Black Economic Development Conference. The conference was designed to advocate for black businesses and civil rights. It was there Forman helped write the “Black Manifesto” asking for $500 million. By their estimation, this broke down to $15 for every black person, or $104 a person in today’s money. The $500 million was a form of reparations for the role white Christian churches and Jewish synagogues played in slavery. “For centuries we have been forced to live as colonized people inside the United States, victimized by the most vicious, racist system in the world,” the manifesto states. “We have helped to build the most industrial country in the world. We are therefore demanding ...”

The money was to be used, among other things, to create a southern bank to help African Americans buy land and establish farms, create a publishing industry for African Americans to contrast the whitedominated news field and create a black university in the South. The congregation of Riverside Church reacted to Forman’s demands with outrage. Days later, Forman was served a court order stopping him from disrupting the church anymore. However, Forman’s protest and sit-ins across the country led various church leaders from the Baptist, Episcopalian, Methodist and Presbyterian traditions to donate to African American-led businesses and nonprofits. However, the donations were a fraction of what Forman and other civil rights leaders were asking for and little money went to Forman’s National

Black Economic Development Conference. The apparent failure of 1969, though, may have a new audience in 2019. The reparations movement is experiencing a renewed interest in the United States, whether those reparations are symbolic, material or financial. Democratic presidential candidates are talking about it on the campaign trail at the same time churches and religious universities are re-examining how they benefited from decades of human bondage. The same Bible used to validate slavery is being used to justify repenting for those sins through reparations. With atonement a central part of the Christian faith, theologians say the religion should be leading the cause for reparations. When the church owned people American churches and religious schools were just as much a part

of the brutal history of slavery as plantation owners, said Jennifer Oast, associate professor of history at Bloomberg University. Oast began researching the topic as a doctoral candidate at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was reviewing a list of enslaved African American children when she saw the listed owner as her college. That initial search led her to write the book “Institutional Slavery: Slaveholding Churches, Schools, Colleges, and Businesses in Virginia, 1680-1860.” The Episcopal, Presbyterian and Catholic churches all have histories of owning slaves, Oast said. The Episcopal Church used slaves as part of the compensation packages for its ministers. Members of the Presbyterian Church donated their

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Reflect and remember during the 10th Silent Children’s Garden event April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect while promoting the social and emotional well-being of children. The community is invited to a remembrance event on Wednesday, April 10, 6 p.m. at Boulevard Park at the corner of Warwick Boulevard and J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in Newport News. During the event, Mayor McKinley L. Price, D.D.S. will read a proclamation from the city. The 10th anniversary of the garden will be honored with a resolution from Virginia’s General Assembly. The resolution was introduced by Del. Marcia “Cia” Price. Sponsored by the Newport News Healthy Families Community Advisory Board, the Silent Children’s Garden is a display of colorful,

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prevention. Pinwheels serve as the national symbol of hope, health and safety for children. To learn more about the pinwheel project and child abuse prevention in Virginia, visit http://pcav.org. The event, as well as activities throughout the month, are being planned by Newport News’ Healthy Families America and Parents as Teachers programs, both of which are nationally recognized home visiting models that aim to prevent child abuse and neglect and help children enter school ready to learn. These early childhood programs are available free to Newport News residents through the Department of Human Services. To learn more about Newport News Healthy Families, Parents as Teachers or other home visitation services, please contact Tina Maynard at 757-926-6294 or visit the division website.

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(from page 8) slaves to the church to be hired out. The church could then keep the profits. “There’s a lot of overlap actually, between the free schools and universities and the churches because so many schools and universities were founded by churches,” Oast said. “So, I would say that you would not have seen such a robust religious establishment in America as early as you did if it hadn’t been for the unpaid labor of slaves.” The horrors of slavery and the treatment of the enslaved were often worse when they were owned by an institution, such as a church, than by another human. An institution would care little about providing the basic necessities of life, Oast said. She observed lower birth rates and higher mortality rates for children owned by institutions. “There really was a lot of stress on their families,” Oast said. “If you can imagine what it would have been like, to have been hired out every year, from birth to death, to different people, different places to live. Your family’s broken up every single year, never knowing where you’re going to be from one place to another.” The Bible includes several passages related to slavery, but the central verses used to justify slavery in early America were those related to the Canaanites, said Emerson Powery, professor of Biblical studies at Messiah College. The Bible story in the book of Genesis of the “Curse of Ham” or the “Curse of Canaan” details how Noah, who had been drunk off wine, curses Ham’s son Canaan after Ham sees a drunk and naked Noah. In the Bible, Canaan would become the father of the Canaanite people. Noah’s curse for the Canaanites to be the servants of Israel is the origin story for the eventual ancient war between the two tribes, Powery said. “That story becomes the dominant myth of the 19th century for the enslavement of Africans, in particular,” he said. The Canaanite story was co-opted into 19th-century debates about the authority of the Bible in society, he

Henry Ward Beecher said. “Folks in the 19th century and leading up to the 19th century who wanted to hang on to the authority of the Bible felt like they had to apply passages … in a kind of literal way,” Powery said. “So, if the Bible says there should be slavery — even if it said slavery of the Canaanites — they still thought the practice of slavery was necessary.” While in the minority, religious scholars at the time questioned the use of the Canaanite story to justify slavery. Henry Beecher Ward, a 19th century Brooklyn pastor, was one of many who questioned how the curse of a drunken man could be interpreted as the will of God, Powery said. James Pennington, a 19th-century abolitionist and escaped slave from Western Maryland, was another to challenge the leading religious figures about the authority of the Bible on slavery. He said if the Bible condoned the slavery of the Canaanites, as the religious leaders of the time claimed, then white Americans should free the enslaved blacks and go out and find some Canaanites to enslave, Powery said. At the same time, the Bible details how all humans are descendants of the same line and equal in the eyes of God. This reality was a historical stumbling block for proslavery theologians. New Testament passages, like the Sermon on the Mount, detail how Christians should treat each other with respect and love, as well as advocate for the marginalized.

James W.C. Pennington However, until recently, churches and other institutions have not recognized how they benefited from slavery, Oast said. “You do not see any of those institutions showing any remorse at all immediately afterward or even later in the 19th or 20th centuries,” she said. “If anything, you see some bitterness.” Profiting from slavery for God Bitterness at the loss of slavery was the reaction of many of the founders and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In December, the seminary released a report about its role in slavery and racism in the United States. Among other things, the report found the seminary had defended “the morality of slaveholding and the justness of the Confederate effort to preserve it.” The seminary’s four founding members, combined, owned more than 50 slaves. They argued slavery was good for African Americans and that it was an “institution of heaven.” After the Civil War, leaders of the seminary continued to oppose giving black Americans basic rights. According to the report, they supported segregation and used false science to argue the white race was superior. The report brought a number of criticisms from students and theologians. African American students of the seminary said the report detailed history that was already known without discussing

how the seminary would repent for this history. Other theologians said the report did not include enough analysis of the connection between the seminary’s past and present. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is among those critical of how the seminary handled the report. The pastor from Durham, North Carolina is the author of “Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion.” The seminary’s report ends in the 1960s and does not draw a connection to the ways in which the interpretations of the Bible used to justify slavery in early America are still used today. The theology of “slaveholder religion” has become more politically correct but still holds the same cultural and political values, Wilson-Hartgrove said. “[Slaveholder religion] was developed as a kind of spirituality that could allow people to believe that they were good white Christians while they were also keeping slaves and benefiting from that,” he said. “… Even though those arguments are no longer used to justify slavery, they’re still used to justify all sorts of political positions that are opposed to the movement for reconstruction that was begun by formerly enslaved people.” The sale of 272 slaves in 1838 owned by the Jesuits in Maryland allowed the priests to pay off debts and save the school that would later become Georgetown University in Washington D.C. In 2016, the university announced descendants of those slaves would receive preferred admission to the school, among other things. The College of William & Mary created The Lemon Project to study the college’s role in slavery and educate current students and the community about the effects of slavery. The project funds research on slavery, hosts lecture series for the community and will create a memorial to honor the contributions of slaves to the college. Last year, Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey released its own report on the school’s role in American bondage. The seminary

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(from page 4) and Response Office, and Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Heather Wilson. “Here we are shedding light on an important topic that needs our focused and relentless attention,” Cohen said. “And here we are sitting in a community as engaged leaders on topic, knowing that together in partnership we are going to be stronger and in a better position to make effective change moving forward.” Cohen introduced Wilson, noting her experience in military leadership, higher education and government. Wilson emphasized the need to develop leaders based on principles and core values, and to confront instances where those core values erode, especially in cases of sexual assault. “We have an obligation to share what we are learning. And to work with colleges and universities across America to reduce the incidence of sexual assault and sexual harassment in every community and on every campus,” Wilson said. “That’s what this conference is about. Our willingness, as institutional leaders, to admit we don’t have all the answers. We are more likely to be able to reduce the

Dr. Heather Wilson incidence of sexual assault if we work together.” The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps are committed to working together with colleges and universities to cultivate a network of senior leaders, experts and dynamic thinkers who will continue communicating toward the goal of reducing sexual assault and sexual harassment at colleges and universities. The service academies have unique sets of data they will share with other colleges and universities to gain a more holistic understanding of the common populace. On that line, Dartmouth College’s President Philip J. Hanlon delivered a ‘Looking Forward’ keynote in which he said the topic is central to

(from page 10) did not own slaves and slave labor was not used on constructing the school. However, slave owners were major donors to the school and were responsible for as much as 40 percent of the seminary’s revenue. The report found the school’s founders and faculty “were in many ways complicit with slavery as individuals and they participated in a larger culture that was inextricably entangled in the effects of the slave trade.” In response, the Association of Black Seminarians at Princeton are asking the school to spend no less than 15 percent and up to 40 percent of the school’s current endowment to fund scholarships for African American students and expand African American Christianity courses. The petition has hundreds of

Emerson B. Powery signatures. The Gospel call for reparations The entire Gospel message of the Bible is a reparation, said Ekemini Uwan, a public theologian and cohost of the Truth’s Table podcast. The Christian church should be leading the reparations movement, she said. The original sin in the Bible of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden led to the break between

fulfilling the academic mission and the ability of students to thrive. “We know that our institutions cannot maximize academic excellence unless campuses are safe, equitable, diverse, and inclusive,” Hanlon said as he shared lessons learned from initiatives to reduce sexual assault at Dartmouth. “If there is one thing that is clear, we cannot achieve our highest aspirations as individuals or institutions without eliminating behaviors that cause most harm to our communities and inevitably hold us back. Thank you for dedicating yourselves to this work.” Experts had program evaluations on the last day of the summit in a panel that included Dr. Elise Lopez of the University of Arizona; Dr. Sharyn Potter of the University of New Hampshire; Dr. Christina Gidycz of The University of Ohio; and Dr. Ashlea Klahr of the Office of People Analytics. Assessments continued during breakout sessions covering, such topics as, innovative approaches, climate leadership and gender specific areas. Poster presentations, which enabled attendees to share evidencebased practices and relevant data toward that end, included “A Life Skills Approach to Sexual

Assault Prevention,” “University of Minnesota's President's Initiative to Prevent Sexual Misconduct,” “Beyond Asking Questions: Mapping Tools Lead to Environmental Prevention Strategies,” “Are There Patterns? Examining the Reporting of Sexual Assault,” and “Prevention Programs: The Missed Component of Skills-Based Communication Training.” Keynote speaker of the last day was a national advocate on the topic of sexual assault, Troy Vincent, who shared his own stories. Former NFL player Vincent has been also known with his ‘Call2Lead’ message asking students, particularly male students, to lead the way in ending domestic violence. As each Service Secretary is committed to identifying solutions that improve the lives of the military members, cadets and midshipmen, the torch has been passed to the Army which will host the next national discussion on the subject at West Point in 2020. Department of the Navy will distribute in a few months a survey to gather data from participating schools on progress made on sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention, and response on campuses.

humanity and God. The sins of humans that would follow, detailed in the Bible, all came from the original sin but were repaired with the arrival of Jesus Christ, the son of God, Uwan said. Jesus dying on the cross repaired the break between God and humanity, Uwan said. That is the reparation. “If we’re believers, as Christians, we are literally living on an eternal reparation that Christ brought for us,” Uwan said. “That is the most biblical case for reparations. It’s just right there at the core of the Gospel.” The repentance of sins and acts of atonement are central parts of the Christian tradition, repeated throughout the Old Testament. Jesus repeats calls for repentance in the New Testament, just as God tells Moses in the Old Testament book of Numbers about the need to pay

restitution for past sins. Reparations would require sacrifice, Uwan said, likely in the form of money. The reluctance of white Christians to discuss or advocate for reparations may come down to selfishness and a narrow view of the Gospel. Too much of a focus on an individual’s salvation can cause blindness to social realities, Uwan said. “I think a lot of white Christians, particularly white evangelicals, have a truncated understanding of the Gospel, and oftentimes practice a disembodied faith,” Uwan said. “There’s no real thought to the actual practical bearings … We are here in the here and now. How should the Gospel impact the way that I live? How should it impact those who are marginalized and those who have been disenfranchised and those who have been enslaved?”

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Reassessment notices: Most homeowners see no change or minimal increase

The Newport News Real Estate Assessor’s Office recently announced it has completed its annual reassessment for next fiscal year (FY 2020) and the majority of homeowners (83 percent) will see either no change or a slight increase in their assessments. Thirty-five percent of homeowners will see no change in their assessments and another 48 percent will see an increase of less than 5 percent. The overall increase in taxable property value due to reassessment is 2.70 percent or $415,379,400 compared to an increase of 2.46 percent a year ago and 1.07 percent the year before. Reassessment notices were mailed by March 29 to property owners whose assessments are changing. The real estate tax is levied on all taxable properties in the city and generates a large part of the total city revenue. These tax funds are used to provide most of the services the citizens of the city of Newport News enjoy, such as police and fire protection, elementary and secondary education, recreation, public works, transportation, health, social services and libraries. Each parcel of real estate in the city is assessed annually and the new assessment goes into effect July 1. The Real Estate Assessor’s Office has set aside the week of April 15 for meetings with property owners who have questions about their reassessment. The Real Estate Assessor’s Office can be reached at 757-926-1926 or restate@ nnva.gov.

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Qarni: New College Institute is a ‘very innovative approach’ Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni said that New College Institute in Martinsville is ahead of the direction in which modern education is going. He made that observation Wednesday, during his first visit to Martinsville as he toured NCI. Qarni said that NCI was the final of the commonwealth’s five higher education and research centers that he has visited in his 16 months as in office. These centers were designed to offer bachelor’s degree completion programs, master's degrees, teacher endorsement programs, teacher recertification courses and more through partnerships with colleges and universities. In addition to NCI and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, there

is Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Southern Virginia Higher Education Center in South Boston and Roanoke Higher Education Center in Roanoke. These centers are designed to help people who live in areas far away from universities access to a variety of post-secondary education options, Qarni said. Students can study through remote instruction and attend classes locally from faculty who travel to Martinsville.They also provide opportunities for schools to bring students to be coached and mentored by local industry experts. One of the stops Qarni made on his tour of NCI was its Center for Advanced Manufacturing. There Trevor Martin, a 2016 Bassett High School graduate, showed how he uses a HAAS milling machine

to make metal oil caps he had designed. Martin said he wants to go into business making performance automotive parts, and the Center for Advanced Manufacturing provides “a real-low-cost option to get something started.” NCI Coordinator of the Academy for Engineering & Technology Brian Pace said that any business that has had appropriate training in the center can rent the machines by the hour. Some companies that do so include A-2 Speed and ActivWall. On the HAAS milling machine, a prototype of an item can be created efficiently, he said, and then the item can be put into production quickly. The center also has equipment for performance window film. And the adjoining metrology lab

has equipment that deals with statistics and quality control, Pace said. “The different machines in there test for things such as hardness of materials you manufacture to make sure it can hold up in different circumstances and look for accuracy of coordinates of different things you may have manufactured, so it leads you to quality control.” The lab is used by industries, but young students also are brought through on tours. “We want to excite and expose high school and middle school students to this technology,” NCI Assistant Director of Academics and Communications Melany Stowe said. Higher Education Centers are funded by the commonwealth, NCI Executive Director Leanna Blevins said.

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Study finds upsurge in ‘active surveillance’ for low-risk prostate cancer Many men with low-risk prostate cancer who most likely previously would have undergone immediate surgery or radiation are now adopting a more conservative “active surveillance” strategy, according to an analysis of a new federal database by scientists from DanaFarber Cancer Institute. The use of active surveillance increased from 14.5 percent to 42.1 percent of men with low-risk

prostate cancer between 2010 and 2015, said the researchers, led by Brandon Mahal, MD, from the department of radiation oncology at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center who led the study published by JAMA. During that same period, the percentage of men undergoing radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate gland) declined from 47.4 percent to 31.3 percent. The use

of radiotherapy for low-risk disease dropped from 38.0 percent to 26.6 percent. “What we know from high level evidence is that conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer is associated with a very favorable prognosis,” said Mahal. “Many men with low-risk disease are able to be spared the toxicity of treatment so it’s an important discussion to have between

clinicians and patients.” National guidelines advocating conservative management rather than immediate “definitive treatment” with surgery or radiotherapy were established in 2010 for men with low-risk prostate cancer. Low-risk disease is defined as a small tumor confined to the prostate gland that is assigned a grade of 6 on the Gleason scale following a biopsy; an early pathological stage, and a low PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood level. “This encouraging finding suggests that clinicians are better adhering to current recommendations and guidelines for men with low-risk prostate cancer, as the use of active surveillance in appropriately selected men will reduce rates of overtreatment,” said Howard Soule, PhD, executive vice president and chief science officer of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Mahal said men with low-risk tumors have a “very, very low risk of dying” from prostate cancer, and that invasive treatments don’t necessarily improve survival odds. In the current study, Mahal and his colleagues, including senior author Paul Nguyen, MD, a Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center radiation oncologist, made use of a federal database that for the first time specified whether patients made use of watchful waiting or active surveillance. (Patients adopting a watchful waiting approach are told to report symptoms such as changes in urinary habits, pain, or irritation, or bone pain that could reflect metastatic progression. Active surveillance involves periodic follow-up tests for PSA levels, repeat biopsies, and exams by a doctor every six to 12 months). The study also revealed changes in treatment for high-risk prostate cancer from 2010 to 2015 – though the researchers were somewhat surprised by the findings.

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(from page 5) Northeast Washington, CORE DC reached out to local lawmakers while the organization’s leadership joined community hearings convened to address questions surrounding the planned facility. CORE DC says it hoped to provide facts and clarity to the discussion. “At our facilities, the program director is in daily communication with Bureau of Prisons,” Brown said. “Most people in the community believe you get to hang out from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m at outside of the center, not at CORE. We don’t see too many program failures because our clients have jobs that we work with them to get in the construction industry, technology sector and other livable wage jobs.” But dialogue has sometimes been elusive-and sometimes heated. Halfway houses, a loaded term At one community meeting, a pamphlet was left behind that warned of the grave dangers of “halfway houses”, a term that those in the criminal-justice world say is outdated and filled with a negative connotation. “Halfway houses accept sex offenders, drug offenders, convicted murders and rapists,” the pamphlet read. A group of 12 Northeast residents sued, and on Dec. 21, CORE DC lost its lease on the property. There is also the fact that Hope Village, which has won more than $125 million in federal contracts since 2006, filed a protest against the BOP contract with CORE DC. The protest, filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), leveled a number of charges, including that Hope Village lost the contract because it refused to take in sex offenders. In a decision made on Feb. 21, the GAO dismissed Hope Village’s highly charged claim, while raising technical questions about CORE DC’s use of the property it proposed for its center. CORE DC said that it remains committed to the area. “We remain committed to reunifying the families and restoring the communities that these individuals leave behind,” Brown said. “But in order to address these complicated issues, the community deserves a productive, fact-driven dialogue, not falsehoods and fear-mongering.” In recent weeks, CORE Services Group, of which CORE DC is an affiliate, has invited Ward 5 leaders to tour other reentry centers the organization operates. The nonprofit, founded in 2005, has invited local representatives to a reentry center in Brooklyn, New York, where security standards have been lauded in routine reviews by the BOP. Meanwhile, it remains to be seen whether the community will embrace CORE DC as a new neighbor. But with an estimated 8,000 former inmates returning home to Washington every year, advocates say reentry centers are a proven part of the solution, even as they caution that the District, just like communities around the country, need a comprehensive approach.

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Nearly 400 students will present their original, faculty-mentored research at the University of Richmond’s School of Arts & Sciences 34th annual Student Symposium. Topics include everything from alien life to hot button policy issues. The symposium is part of a daylong celebration of academic and creative achievement. Student research will be highlighted from 12:30-5 p.m. in Tyler Haynes Commons, with additional exhibitions and performances in the Modlin Center for the Arts. Students presenting at the symposium represent 28 disciplines across the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Their research spans from studying coal waste and environmental justice in Central Appalachia’s prison industry to teaching rats to drive cars. The research projects are presented in the form of poster presentations, oral presentations, performances, and art exhibitions. “This event has become an annual celebration of creativity and discovery within our A&S community,” said School of Arts & Sciences Dean Patrice Rankine. “It’s the culmination of an entire academic year, where our students get to demonstrate what they’ve learned under the guidance of their faculty mentors to an eager and engaged audience.” The symposium is free and open to the public.

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AUCTIONS ATTN. AUCTIONEERS: Advertise your upcoming auctions statewide or in other states. Affordable Print and Digital Solutions reaching your target audiences. Call this paper or Landon Clark at Virginia Press Services 804-521-7576, landonc@vpa.net SHORING EQUIPMENT ONLINE AUCTION. Concrete Forms, Lumber, Scaffolding Fittings, Safety Equipment & More! Sun, April 14 at 5 a.m. – Tues. April 16 at 11 a.m. www.motleys.com | 1-877-MOTLEYS COIN SHOW CHARLOTTESVILLE COIN, CURRENCY & STAMP SHOW. Free Admission! Elks Lodge #389. 389 Elk Drive Charlottesville, VA. Saturday, April 13th. 9am-5pm. Contact Jackie Dean (540) 8320024, Debomb14@aol.com. www.monticellocoinclub.org. EDUCATION/CAREER TRAINING AIRLINES ARE HIRING – Get FAA approved hands on Aviation training. Financial aid for qualified students - Career placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance SCHEV certified 877-204- 4130 GARAGE SALE GARAGE SALE: Fredericksburg, VA. HUGE Indoor Garage Sale April 13-14, Fredericksburg Expo Center. 200 Sellers under one roof. Admission $4 April 13: 9am-5pm and April 14: 10am-3pm. www.everythingbutthegarage.com HELP WANTED / DRIVERS NEED CDL Drivers? Advertise your JOB OPENINGS statewide or in other states. Affordable Print and Digital Solutions to reach truck drivers. Call Landon Clark at Virginia Press Services 804521-7576, landonc@vpa.net LIVESTOCK SALE The Virginia Beef Expo is April 17-20, 2019, at Rockingham Co. Fairgrounds. Enjoy Cattle Sales, Industry Trade Show & Youth Events. Learn more at www.vabeefexpo.com MISCELLANEOUS Live Fish for Ponds-Lakes. Plants, Lilies, 32 Species Available. Free Catalog. Delivery or Pick-Up. Zetts Fish Hatchery, 878 Hatchery Road, Inwood, WV 25428 (304) 229-3654 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ATTN. REALTORS: Advertise your listings regionally or statewide. Print and Digital Solutions that get results! Call Landon Clark at Virginia Press Services 804-521-7576, landonc@vpa.net WATERFRONT HOME IN GLOUCESTER, VA. Impeccable construction & amazing views! 9 BDRM, 8.5 BA, pier with 2 boat lifts, 18+ AC. For info call Henry Schechter at (804) 655-2423 or visit motleys.com/masterpiece. SERVICES DIVORCE-Uncontested, $395+$86 court cost. No court appearance. Estimated completion time twenty-one days. Hilton Oliver, Attorney (Facebook). 757-490-0126 Se Habla Espanol. BBB Member. https://hiltonoliverattorneyva.com.

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