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‘I will not tolerate it’

Chief talks tough on expectations of officer conduct

By Joey Matthews

Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham minced no words about how he won’t tolerate brutality and excessive use of force by officers under his command.

“I’m going to tell it like it is. If there is riffraff in my department and you’re wearing a gun and a badge, you’re gone,” he told an audience of about 50 people at a public forum Tuesday night at Richmond’s Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. “I will not tolerate it.”

At this second “Peeps and Police Community Conversations” attended by mostly elderly and middle-aged adults, Chief Durham

said that “several officers were disciplined” recently after they mishandled a situation inside a resident’s home.

He did not elaborate.

In response to Free Press inquiries on Wednesday, department spokesperson Gene Lepley said no information would be provided about the incident and the disciplinary actions because of city regulations.

“The investigation did reveal departmental policy violations, and we will take the appropriate measures, whether disciplinary or corrective, to ensure these violations are appropriately addressed,” Mr. Lepley said.

Chief Durham acknowledged the issue of police misconduct

as “a touchy subject all across the country,” after the recent killing of unarmed black men by white police officers in Ferguson, Mo., New York City, Cleveland, Ohio, and other cities.

The “Peeps and Police” town hall-style meetings began in Richmond in February in response to local “Black Lives Matter” demonstrations over concerns about police brutality and conduct.

To help prevent incidents of police brutality, Chief Durham said nearly all of Richmond’s 700-plus officers have completed training in fair and impartial policing.

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3 Dems knocked out of primary races

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Easter egg rush Children happily rush to collect plastic, candy-filled eggs at the Charlie D. Sydnor Playground on South Side. Police Chief Alfred Durham gave the signal to put the children in motion at the pre-Easter event last Saturday at the public playground and park.

Location: 15th and Maury streets. This was the third year for the event hosted by the group Putting Communities Together.

VUU’s history linked to city’s emancipation

By Joey Matthews

In 150 years, Virginia Union University has risen like a phoenix from the ruins of Lumpkin’s Jail — where hundreds of thousands of enslaved black people were bought and sold like cattle — to become an educational training ground for local, state, national and international leaders.

“For Virginia Union, starting out at a place that had been used as a slave jail to become a place of enlightenment that has produced outstanding citizens in America, it’s been miraculous,” university President Claude G. Perkins proudly declared.

Dr. Perkins made his remarks on the eve of the city’s sesquicentennial celebration this weekend of Richmond’s liberation by Union troops from a Confederate government built on keeping black people in bondage.

VUU’s history is entwined in the city’s liberation story and the emancipation of people of color from slavery. The university is celebrating

the 150th anniversary of its founding with a yearlong series of activities.

“Virginia Union is of monumental significance to the aftermath of the Civil War and the freeing of the slaves,” said Dr. Perkins, who is in his seventh year leading the university.

“Virginia Union is a living monument to freedom, justice and equality,” he told the Free Press. “We celebrate that as a part of our DNA.” Virginia Union was founded in 1865, shortly after the end of the Civil War, by the American Baptist Home Mission Society at the former slave-holding pen in Shockoe Bottom known as Lumpkin’s Jail.

Its mission: To educate freed slaves.

Now located at Lombardy Street, the university has about 1,700 students and offers 25 undergraduate majors in four schools. It also offers graduate degrees in the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology and the Evelyn R. Please turn to A4

Three potential contenders for Richmond area seats in the General Assembly have been knocked out at the starting gate — at least temporarily.

Former Delegate Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey and Dr. Derik E. Jones, son of Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones, are among the disqualified.

Both were blocked from challenging state Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance in a Democratic primary in the 16th Senate District that stretches from Richmond to Petersburg.

Meanwhile, David M. Lambert, son of the late former state Sen. Benjamin J. Lambert III, was cut from the Democratic primary race in Mr. Morrissey’s former House district, the 74th, which includes Richmond and the counties of Henrico and Charles City.

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When freedom came

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The U.S. flag flies once again over the city of Richmond on April 3, 1865, proclaiming Union victory over Confederate forces in the city and liberation for thousands of enslaved men, women and children. It also signals that the Civil War, which ravaged the nation for four long years, would soon come to an end.

In celebration of the 150th anniversary

of the liberation of Richmond and its people from the bonds of slavery, the Free Press is publishing a three-part series providing an overview of the African-American experience in the war and in Richmond and vicinity during this momentous time.

The second installment appears on A7. A schedule of events for the city’s commemoration appears on B8.

Judge throws out felony charges against Morrissey

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey no longer has four felony charges hanging over his head.

Judge Alfred D. Swersky threw out the indictments facing the former General Assembly member Wednesday at a hearing in Henrico County Circuit Court.

Judge Swersky, who was appointed to hear the case, agreed with defense attorney Anthony Troy that a previous plea deal that resulted in Mr. Morrissey serving 90 days in jail included a grant of immunity that blocked prosecutors from bringing any new charges related to that case.

The plea deal led to Mr. Morrissey’s conviction

on a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The flamboyant attorney was alleged to have had a sexual relationship in 2013 with Myrna Pride, then a 17-year-old receptionist working in his law office.

At the time, Mr. Morrissey and Ms. Pride denied having a sexual relationship. Now 19, Ms. Pride had a baby boy last month.

The felony indictments alleged that Mr. Morrissey committed forgery and perjury related to a child support document his defense team presented Dec. 12 when he was sentenced on the misdemeanor charge.

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Senate race may prove crucial in chamber control

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond will be in the center of the high-profile political fight to replace retiring Republican state Sen. John Watkins in the General Assembly.

Both major political parties are expected to go all out to capture the 10th Senate District seat that appears to be the key to control of the closely divided state Senate where Republicans now hold sway.

The GOP already has selected its candidate, Glen H. Sturtevant Jr., an attorney and a member of the Richmond School Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Board since 2013.

Mr. Sturtevant wrapped up his party’s nomination after two Racers in bicycle motocross, also known as BMX, furiously pedal on the BMX other Republicans dropped out — Bruce track at Gillies Creek Park in Fulton Bottom. They recently competed in the opening Tyler, an architect and former Richmond race of the season that stretches into November. More than 60 BMX racers from City Council member, and Stephen Thomas, age 2 (push bikes) and up compete at the track about 1:30 p.m. most Sundays. an information technology consultant.

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The 40-member Senate has 21 RepubMr. Sturtevant licans and 19 Democrats. All 40 seats are April 1 - April 7, 2015 up for election in November.

The race for the Democratic nod features Emily Francis, a nonprofit consultant on environmental, public health and consumer issues; Daniel A. Gecker, a lawyer and two-term member of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors; and Alexander B. McMurtrie Jr., also an attorney and a former member of the House of Delegates.

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April 2-4, 2015

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Chief Durham: ‘I will not tolerate it’ Continued from A1

He said officers also undergo use of force training twice a year.

Chief Durham said he knew of several recent incidents in Richmond in which officers were shot at by suspects, but did not return gunfire.

In one, he said, the officer did not return fire because he saw people standing in the background behind the shooter.

“But sometimes you have to resort to lethal force if you feel your life is being threatened,” he added.

On Wednesday morning, a Richmond Police officer shot a man who allegedly pointed a gun at him during a foot pursuit near the 6300 block of Midlothian Turnpike.

According to Chief Durham, officers were attempting to question the 29-year-old man who allegedly was involved in a “hand-to-hand” exchange in an area known to police for drug crimes.

The police department is investigating the shooting, along with the Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. Officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation’s outcome, the chief said.

The man was taken to the hospital for surgery and is expected to recover.

While young adults have been the driving force behind Richmond’s “Black Lives Matter” movement, few attended Tuesday night’s community meeting in the East End. Marvin Robinson Jr., 22, who works with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond, said many African-Americans, particularly young black men, no longer trust law enforcement in the wake of the highly publicized police killings around the nation.

“You have to gain that trust back,” he told the police panel that included Sgt. Richard Edwards, Detective Christopher Miller and Officers LaTasha Miller and Jerome Andrzejczak.

“You have to have conversations with (community members) and let them know you are a human being, just like they are,” he said.

Chief Durham responded that he has made youth engagement a part of his 100-day plan to kick off his new administration.

He lamented that few young people have been present at the 14 various community meetings he has participated in since beginning his job Feb. 20.

“We have to find a way to reach more young people,” he

declared.

From the dozen or so questions from audience members, the panel and other officers in attendance discussed 911 response times, their efforts to enforce youth curfew laws and to stem drug dealing in crime-plagued communities, as well as efforts to quell domestic violence incidents.

“Why are so many children off the chain?” one audience member asked.

Chief Durham bluntly responded: “Because parents let them be off the chain. There is a perception among some that police officers should raise their kids for them. We need the entire community to be involved to address these issues.”

He encouraged community members to cooperate when stopped by the police and to report criminal activities, as well as any incidents of police misconduct.

“We listen, we learn, then we react,” the chief said.

Chief Durham said, ultimately, the department needs more involvement from law-abiding citizens to make neighborhoods safer.

“Our gang is bigger than their gang,” he said of combating crime.

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The Virginia Union University campus at its current site on Lombardy Street, circa 1909.

VUU’s history linked to city’s emancipation Continued from A1

Syphax School of Education, Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies.

Among its more renowned alumni: Former Richmond mayor and Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected African-American governor; Samuel L. Gravely Jr., the first African-American admiral in the U.S. Navy; Roslyn Brock, chair of the national NAACP; human rights activist Randall Robinson, who led a decades-long campaign to free Nelson Mandela from prison; Henry L. Marsh III, the first African-American elected mayor of Richmond; and the city’s current mayor, Dwight C. Jones.

“Think of a university our size — a medium-sized, private, liberal arts university with a Christian orientation,” Dr. Perkins said, “and how we have produced many of the outstanding leaders in the Commonwealth of Virginia and other states across the country. That is not hyperbole.

That is a fact.”

Dr. Perkins said VUU’s faculty members make sure every student knows of the university’s rich history.

“We don’t just do this in celebration of our 150th anniversary. We do this all the time,” he said.

He said students receiving financial aid to attend VUU are required to perform community service. Last year, students logged more than 25,000 hours of service.

“We’re an institution that wants our students to be about doing good and being change agents in American society,” he said.

Dr. Perkins said the university is fully accredited and is on solid financial footing.

The endowment is growing and enrollment is up 16 percent since 2009, he said.

Dr. Perkins said this week the university expects to exceed its fundraising goal of $30 million when its Comprehensive Campaign that began in 2008 is formally closed on June 30.

Campaign gifts have provided $15.5 mil-

lion for campus improvements and enabled the university to expand its technological capabilities and to increase scholarship support nearly 100 percent.

The campaign also has allowed VUU to upgrade its recreational facilities, reinstate the fine arts program, enhance its academic programs and the L. Douglas Wilder Library and Learning Resource Center and to boost the endowment.

Dr. Frank S. Royal, a VUU alumnus and former chairman of the Board of Trustees, and university supporter Robert S. Jepson have led the campaign, Dr. Perkins said.

“Each and every contribution places us in a much stronger position to serve our students,” he said.

Looking to the future, Dr. Perkins said the university would not rest on its laurels.

“There’s much work that remains to be done,” he said. “There are a great deal of problems that exist in the world and that presents a great deal of opportunities for our students to address those problems.”

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Sketch of Lumpkin’s Jail from “A History of the Richmond Theological Seminary.”

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being placed on the ballot.

The decisions disqualifying the three were announced as the Democratic and Republican parties scrambled to finish certifying primary candidates by the deadline 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Party officials said Mr. Morrissey and Dr. Jones, a Richmond School Board member and pastor of First Baptist Church of South Richmond, fell short of the 250-signature requirement for Senate candidates, while Mr. Lambert did not muster the 125 signatures he needed to run for the House.

So, at this point, Sen. Dance and outgoing Petersburg Delegate Joseph E. Preston will be the only candidates in the Democratic primary in the 16th Senate district.

Meanwhile, with Mr. Lambert out, voters in the 74th House District will have to choose from three candidates in the Democratic primary: Stephen R. Adkins, chief of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe; Lamont Bagby, a Henrico School Board member; and the Rev. Leonidas B. Young II, a former Richmond mayor and ally of Mr. Morrissey.

Dr. Jones, who was deemed to have only 129

valid signatures out of the 297 he submitted, has been mum about the setback. Mr. Lambert, who was told only 83 of his 189 signatures were valid, said he is considering filing to run as an independent. “This would give me more time,” he said.

Typically, Mr. Morrissey is fighting back. If all else fails, he told the Free Press, he would run as an independent. “The voters deserve to make the choice,” he said.

However, at the Free Press deadline Wednesday night, he was considering a lawsuit to challenge the party’s claim that only 222 of the more than 1,000 signatures he submitted were valid.

Mr. Morrissey called it “astounding that more than 75 percent of the petition signatures were considered invalid,” calling it more evidence the party had “rigged the process against me.”

The decision to eliminate him and Dr. Jones was made by the Democratic Nominating Committee for the 16th Senate District, which included one representative for each of the six localities in the district.

Rather than review the signatures themselves, the committee relied on results produced by the office of Richmond Voter Registrar Kirk

Showalter, who screened the signatures that Mr. Morrissey and Dr. Jones submitted on candidate petitions. Ms. Showalter’s office was acting unofficially.

Information is emerging that might lend some credence to Mr. Morrissey’s claim that he was wrongly bounced from the race.

According to the report the nominating committee received, many of the Morrissey and Jones signatures were deemed invalid because they didn’t include a date showing when the petition was signed.

Signatures on at least 10 sheets submitted

by Dr. Jones were not counted because they lacked a date, according to Bettie Washington of Hopewell, chair of the nominating committee, who reported on the findings of Ms. Showalter’s office.

However, according to the published regulations of the Virginia Board of Elections, signatures cannot be discarded because a date is missing.

Such signatures must be counted if other information on the petition sheet can show when the undated signatures were collected.

In 2012, courts twice put on a Richmond ballot candidates whom Ms. Showalter disqualified for not submitting sufficient valid signatures.

One was a candidate for mayor and the other a candidate for the Richmond School Board.

Separately, five candidates qualified to run in the June Democratic primary in the 63rd House District, the seat Delegate Preston now holds and that Sen. Dance formerly held. The candidates are: Lashrecse Aird, a former legislative aide to Sen. Dance; the Rev. Larry Brown Sr., pastor of Gravel Run Baptist Church; William H. “Mouse” Jones Jr., a Petersburg businessman; Atiba Muse, a Petersburg School Board member; and Gerry Rawlinson, owner and operator of a health care business.

Also in the 69th House District in South Richmond and Chesterfield County, two Democratic primary candidates were certified: Incumbent Delegate Betsy Carr and a challenger, businessman and radio station owner Preston Brown.

Meanwhile, three other incumbent Democrats who represent Richmond are so far unchallenged for re-election: Henrico Sen. A. Donald McEachin and Delegates Jennifer L. McClellan and Delores L. McQuinn. Republican Delegate Manoli Loupassi, who also represents part of the city, also does not have a primary challenger at this time.

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the misdemeanor conviction and was released last month.

Wednesday’s decision by Judge Swersky ends the case unless a higher court reverses him. The prosecution can appeal his ruling.

“The new charges should never have been brought,” Mr. Morrissey said after he walked out of court. “At an appropriate time, we will present all the evidence to show there was not a scintilla of truth to support the indictments.”

He said his only disappointment is that felony charges were not dismissed against his co-defendant, Deidre L. Warren, the mother of Ms. Pride. Ms. Warren still is facing trial on April 28.

He said he would be a witness for Ms. Warren at her trial and believes she will be exonerated if the prosecution does not drop the case.

Mr. Morrissey said he would have won if he had gone to trial. “We hired two of the best handwriting experts in the country who were prepared to testify” that the document he and

Ms. Warren were accused of forging “is an original document, no question.”

The document is a purported 2006 agreement between Ms. Warren and Ms. Pride’s father, Coleman Pride, for the payment of child support.

The felony charges against Mr. Morrissey and Ms. Pride stem from Mr. Pride’s insistence that he had never signed such an agreement and that his signature was forged. Outside the courthouse on Wednesday, Mr. Pride could be heard expressing outrage to his daughter about the judge’s action.

Mr. Morrissey said that Mr. Pride “will be held accountable.”

Now seeking to run for the state Senate, Mr. Morrissey is still incensed that the indictments were issued while he was running in a special election to keep his seat in the House of Delegates.

He said Henrico Police disrupted his campaign and law practice by seizing computer equipment and lists of potential voters just a day before the January election, which he won.

Mr. Morrissey went to court to get authorities to return the computers.

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Carver salutes its principal

Carver Elementary School Principal Kiwana S. Yates, right, is all smiles as she is celebrated during a school assembly Wednesday for winning a 2015 R.E.B. Award for Distinguished Educational Leadership. She was one of four Richmond area principals to be honored by the R.E.B. Foundation in partnership with The Community Foundation. Mrs. Yates was joined by her husband, Darnell Yates, and her mother, Patricia Evans-Branch, at the assembly, where she was presented with a check for $15,000. Half of that is for her personal use. The other $7,500 will be used for educational field trips, she said. “I was very excited and surprised,” Mrs. Yates told the Free Press of the ceremony. “The fact that the staff and students were able to pull off such a wonderful event was priceless. This made my heart melt.”

Petersburg PACE program closing

By Joey Matthews

Riverside Health System is closing its Petersburg PACE program designed to keep elderly people in their homes and avoid expensive nursing home care.

Sixty-seven people served by the program will be affected, said Riverside spokesperson Caitlyn Worner.

She said they are being encouraged to continue the program at one of two Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) locations in Richmond, with transportation provided. Individuals known as navigators are assigned to help them transition to care in Richmond this month.

“We’re committed to continuing to provide the same great services to them,” Ms. Worner said.

Riverside PACE offers outpatient specialty health services, social activities and transportation for senior citizens so they can remain in their homes in lieu of nursing homes. Participants must be 55 years or older and eligible for nursing homes.

Ms. Worner said how many of the 67 workers at the Petersburg facility retain their jobs “will depend on how many Petersburg participants choose to remain in the program after our transition.”

The nonprofit health care program lost $2.2 million last year at its Petersburg facility, which opened in May 2012. Overall, the company lost $5.5 million nationwide last year.

Ms. Worner said the group launched an extensive outreach campaign in 2013 to attract more clients to the Petersburg facility, “but we didn’t see the growth we expected.”

The health care system also is changing services at one of its two Richmond sites.

The Manchester location at 701 Gordon St. on South Side, which serves about 140 people, will become an alternative care site in mid-May, with services scaled back to primarily meals and social activities. It also will open on weekends. It began as a full-service location in 2009.

The 90 workers at that location have been asked to reapply for their positions.

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Call to action Do you believe black lives matter?

Here’s one good way to show it: Turn out for the “Blue Coats Parade” on Saturday, April 4, to show support for the U.S. Colored Troops who led the Union army in liberating Richmond and emancipating people from slavery 150 years ago.

To those troops, black lives matter was more than just a slogan. They put their lives on the line to prove it.

Despite facing deprivation, unequal pay and injustice in the U.S. military, they took action to uplift our people.

They enlisted and braved cannon fire and rifle shots to uphold the central tenet of this nation — that all people are created equal.

Re-enactors will portray the regiments and battalions that participated in this seminal fight for freedom.

The parade is scheduled to begin 9:30 a.m. at Rocketts Landing, proceed along East Main Street and then follow Bank and 9th streets to the State Capitol.

The reality is the Union could not have won the Civil War without the Colored Troops. About 200,000 AfricanAmericans served as soldiers and sailors in the war, representing about 10 percent of all Union forces.

Now is the time to turn out in remembrance of those who secured a better future for us and for all Americans.

Let us re-dedicate ourselves to the principles of freedom they fought for and the action that it takes to ensure that black lives do matter.

Time to share When health-threatening mold was found in Elkhardt Middle School, Richmond Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden and his staff took action.

They ultimately closed the building and moved the teachers, students and staff to the reopened Clark Springs Elementary School building in the West End for the rest of the school year.

But some parents and teachers remain unconvinced that the health threat at the South Richmond school building was just discovered earlier this year. They think that the adults and children at the school might have been exposed far longer, possibly exacerbating health issues or creating ones that may manifest in the future.

So, quite reasonably, they submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for any data and information about air quality and mold problems that might have existed in the aging Elkhardt building but went unaddressed. They asked the school system for records going back 10 years.

The response from the school system: No problem.

Just pay us about $2,000 to conduct such a search of our records. And provide half up front.

This is disappointing.

One would think Dr. Bedden already would have such information and would be willing easily to share it. After all, at least four serious studies have been conducted on the condition of every city school building in the past 12 years.

Indeed, one such study currently is being wrapped up and should be made public within two months. Surely the school system’s managers also have conducted regular checks of each building to determine maintenance needs.

So why is it necessary to force families with little money to shell out big bucks for readily available information — information that the school system already has bought and paid for?

If the Richmond School Board truly wants to show it represents our students and their families, then its members should be eager to provide this information to help, pardon the expression, clear the air.

Board members also need this information, and similar information about other schools, to ensure that the air quality is satisfactory and not a cause for alarm.

In our view, Dr. Bedden needs to view the FOIA request as an opportunity to build trust and expand community outreach. He and the School Board should be eager to dispel any concern that important information related to the health of those who use the public schools might have been hidden.

Hatred in disguise Shame on the governors and legislatures of Indiana and Arkansas for supporting their states’ so-called “religious freedom” bills that essentially would allow business owners to refuse to serve people they dislike.

Members of the gay and lesbian community — and people of conscience — have loudly fought against these measures as vehicles to legally discriminate against gay couples and individuals.

Yet, these measures would allow businesses to refuse service to anyone — African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Muslims or whomever — on purported religious grounds.

Sound familiar?

Yes, we went through this in Virginia and the South for decades before federal laws banned the overt discrimination that prevented black people from being served in restaurants, at hotels and department stores for decades.

These bills are little more than bigotry wrapped in piety.

And we know who else has used religion to cloak hatred — the Nazis and the KKK. We also haven’t forgotten that the Klan started in Indiana.

To their credit, major companies, sports organizations, noted business leaders and civil rights groups have threatened to boycott both states unless the laws are changed.

The economic impact alone may propel lawmakers in those states to do the right thing.

No amendments can make either measure palatable.

These bills must go.

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Young, gifted, black and abused In the course of one week, we witnessed the burden of being young, gifted and black.

First, the Little League baseball phenom Mo’ne Davis was insulted by a white college baseball player who called the abundantly talented young girl a ‘slut’ in a tweet in response to news that Disney was planning to make a movie about her incredible rise to fame. The player, Joey Casselberry, quickly retracted the tweet in the face of a wave of criticism in cyberspace and was promptly dismissed by the Bloomsburg University team.

Then there were the toxic tweets from Jenna and Jacque Huggins, daughters of West Virginia head basketball coach Bob Huggins, calling Maryland basketball player Dez Wells a rapist. The West Virginia team defeated Maryland in an early round of the NCAA champion-

ship tournament. The Terrapins star guard had been kicked off the Xavier University team in 2012 after being accused of sexual assault. A grand jury decided charges against Mr.

Walter L. Fields Wells were not warranted and he later settled a lawsuit he brought against Xavier.

Not far from the University of West Virginia and the University of Maryland, a young, black University of Virginia undergraduate honors student was accosted by Virginia ABC agents. Martese Johnson had his face bashed into the pavement and bloodied by the agents outside a pub near the campus.

The episode was captured on videotape. Mr. Johnson was not resisting arrest when the agents pummeled him, causing injuries that required 10 stitches in his head.

What these three incidents have in common is obvious — Mo’ne Davis, Dez Wells and Martese Johnson are all young

and black. Lurking just beyond the obvious tie is the quality of their blackness — they are all gifted and confident in their identities. It seems in 21st century America, to be young, gifted and black is now a crime, an offense against society’s typecasting of black youths as violent, unintelligent and worthless.

The intensity of these assaults — oral and physical — is sharpened by decades of conditioned hate, forged by theories of black inferiority and white supremacy. The venomous words electronically spat upon Ms. Davis and Mr. Wells, and the force leveled upon Mr. Johnson, are simply the byproducts of the permissiveness of racism in our nation.

The success of Ms. Davis, Mr. Wells and Mr. Johnson defies and counters the mythology of black depravity. And it is success that triggers the backlash, awakens the racist beast and brings to the surface sentiments that heretofore might have been expressed only in private conversations. By succeeding, these young people frustrate those who harbor bias

A clash of freedoms in Indiana

Neither side in the uproar over Indiana’s “religious freedom restoration” law has been totally candid about its benefits or its dangers.

That often happens in politics, an arena in which it often seems that no statement is too good to be overstated.

For example, defenders of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed last week, are technically correct when they say the law is not a “license to discriminate” against gays and lesbians as critics claim.

The new law basically says the government cannot intrude on a person’s religious liberty unless it can prove a compelling interest to impose that burden and does it in the least restrictive way.

Yet Gov. Pence conspicuously ducked and dodged repeated attempts by ABC’s “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos to get a straight yes or no answer to this simple question: “If a florist in Indiana refuses to serve a gay couple at their wedding, is that legal now in Indiana?”

That question had to be a tough one for Gov. Pence.

Among other reasons, it does not take a legal scholar to notice how Indiana’s law differs significantly from the federal and state laws that he claims have the same language as the one he signed.

Nineteen states and the federal government have passed such laws, Gov. Pence wrote in a Wall Street Journal essay after his ABC appearance. He also notes that President Obama as a state senator “supported Illinois’s version of the law

in 1998.”

“Indiana’s new law contains no reference to sexual orientation. It simply mirrors federal law that President Clinton signed in 1993,” writes Gov. Pence.

Clarence Page So why pick on Indiana?

Gov. Pence left out how much the Indiana law differs substantially from the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, signed

by President Clinton, and all of the other state versions.

For one thing, Illinois, the feds and the other states that Gov. Pence mentioned have other laws to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. Indiana does not have similar statewide protections.

Garrett Epps, who teaches law at the University of Baltimore, describes on The Atlantic’s website how much of the early news coverage failed to describe two provisions in the Indiana law that put new obstacles in the way of equal protection for homosexuals.

One explicitly allows any forprofit business to assert a right to “the free exercise of religion.”

That’s in accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Burwell v. Hobby Lobby decision, based on federal RFRA. That case successfully challenged provisions of the Affordable Care Act that required institutions to offer insurance coverage that conflicted with their religious views.

Second, the Indiana statute explicitly makes a business’ “free exercise” right a defense against a private lawsuit by another person, not just by government.

That certainly sounds like a nod to the new wave of “religious freedom” legislation that followed the New Mexico state court decision, Elane Photography v. Willock.

In that case, a same-sex couple sued a professional photography studio that refused to photograph the couple’s wedding. New Mexico’s Supreme Court held that the RFRA did not apply “because the government is not a party.” In Indiana, it now is a party.

A similar law is working its way through Arkansas’ legislature with possibly more states to follow.

In a Tuesday news conference, Gov. Pence called for new legislation “before the end of this week” to clarify that “this law does not give businesses the right to deny service to anyone.” Time is precious, as pressure mounts from celebrities, business leaders and rival states for Indiana lawmakers to “Fix This Now,” as a rare front page editorial in the Indianapolis Star demanded.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel of neighboring Chicago invited Indiana businesses to move to his state. Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe did the same.

NCAA officials, headquartered in Indianapolis, expressed concern over possible civil rights infringements. Celebrities as varied as Chicago-based Wilco and Miley Cyrus announced boycotts.

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke for many when he criticized such laws in a Washington Post op-ed. “The days of segregation and discrimination marked by ‘Whites Only’ signs on shop doors, water fountains and restrooms must remain deep in our past,” he wrote. “We must never return to any semblance of that time. America must be a land of opportunity for everyone.”

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and leave them little room to fully exercise their demons.

This is the cruel joke played upon black youths in America.

The public message communicated to young black women and men is to pursue excellence and rise above challenges and to be exemplary in their civic lives.

That message is countered by the aural and visual assault upon their sensibilities that reduces them to thugged out and hypersexualized caricatures.

It is a sobering reality that a generation that many hoped would truly be post-racial — as if that will ever be the case — is more deeply entrenched in racism than the prior generation. And institutional racism has a vice grip upon young black people that is more consequential than white mobs of decades past.

It’s enough to make me take a trip to the nearest Starbucks.

I’ll take a latte with some truth talk.

Walter Fields is Executive Editor of NorthStarNews.com.

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150th Anniversary of Richmond’s Liberation The Free Press presents a three-part installment chronicling the African-American experience during the liberation of Richmond in April 1865 and the final days of the Civil War.

Newly liberated black people with all they own are packed onto a boat on Richmond’s Kanawha Canal as the charred ruins of the city stand in the background in this photograph, circa April-June 1865.

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Part Two

When freedom came

Upon being questioned by Lt. Royal B. Prescott of the 13th ments.” — Rev. Garland H. White, April 12,1865 On April 4, 1865, the day after Union troops liberated the city, Regiment of the New Hampshire Volunteers, Richard relayed the President Abraham Lincoln traveled by boat from City Point, now In the early morning hours of April 3, 1865, the first Union entire story of how he had hidden the flag for safekeeping.

His patriotic act was recorded for posterity when Lt. Prescott Hopewell, up the James River to Richmond. Accompanied by his troops arrived in Richmond.

Isaac J. Hill, a 38-year-old soldier from Pennsylvania who en- had the teen write his name in the lieutenant’s diary. He would be son, Tad, an African-American guide and about a dozen sailors listed with the 29th Regiment of the Connecticut Colored Troops, honored later in life with a copy of the history of the 13th New and Marines as protectors, President Lincoln walked from the area around 17th and Dock streets through Capitol Square to the wrote about events he witnessed as Confederates fled and his Union Hampshire Volunteers signed by some of its soldiers.

(Several of Mr. Forrester’s descendants remain in the Rich- headquarters Gen. Weitzel had set up in the house of Confederate regiment moved to liberate Richmond and its enslaved people.

“During Sunday night the brigade was out in line of battle, and mond area. One, the late Dr. William M.T. Forrester, a Richmond Jefferson Davis, the leader who had fled.

“As soon as he landed the news sped, as if upon the wings of physician born in 1906, co-founded the Metropolitan Junior at three o’clock in the morning the rebels blew up three gun Baseball League in 1966, when his son, William For- lightning… By the time he reached General Weitzel’s headquarboats and commenced vacating their works in our front. rester Jr., was denied the opportunity to participate in ters, thousands of persons had followed him to catch a sight of At 5 A.M. the troops commenced to advance on the several all-white Little League baseball programs. the Chief Magistrate of the United States… The colored popularebel works — the 29th taking the advance, the 9th William Forrester Jr. now serves as the program’s tion was wild with enthusiasm. Old men thanked God in a very U.S.C. Troops next. Soon refugees from the rebels boisterous manor, and old women shouted upon the pavement as executive director.) came in by the hundreds…

With the U.S. flag flying, Union troops — both high as they had ever done in a religious revival.” — Thomas “…On our march to Richmond we captured 500 black and white — were met by cheering throngs Morris Chester, April 6, 1865 pieces of artillery… The main body of the army President Lincoln later returned by carriage to the Capitol, where whose gratitude for their liberation from the war went up the New Market road. The 29th skirmished throngs of hungry men, women and children had flocked — many and slavery were immeasurable. all the way, and arrived in the city at 7 A.M., and According to several eyewitness accounts, African- with all of their earthly possessions — hoping for food. were the first infantry that entered the city; they The provost marshal’s office was inundated with requests for Americans being held in the slave jails in Shockoe went double quick most of the way. When Col. Bottom began singing when they saw the U.S. Colored protection, food and housing.

Wooster came to Main Street he pointed his sword After addressing the crowd, President Lincoln and his son Troops marching down Richmond’s streets. at the capitol, and said “Double quick, march,” and “Slavery chains done broke at last! Broke went through part of Richmond’s slave trading district as they the company charged through the main street Photo courtesy of Keith Stokes returned to the boat. to the capitol and halted in the square until Richard Gill Forrester, as a teenager, at last! … Gonna praise God ’til I die!”

“I never witnessed such rejoicing in all my life. As the Black people in the streets joined in the the rest of the regiment came up. raised the U.S. flag at the State President passed along the street the colored people waved their chorus.

“Very soon after the arrival of the white Capitol when Union forces arrived The Rev. Garland H. White, an escaped handkerchiefs, hats and bonnets and expressed their gratitude by troops the colored troops were moved to the in Richmond on April 3, 1865. This slave who returned from Canada to enlist shouting repeatedly, ‘Thank God for his goodness; we have seen outskirts of the city, and as fast as the white photo was taken circa 1885. his salvation’ … and later become chaplain of troops came in the colored troops were ordered “The gratitude and adout, until we occupied the advance. The white troops remained in the 28th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Indiana, miration amounting almost the city as guards. We remained on the outpost.” — Isaac J. Hill offered a poignant and very personal account of the to worship, with which the from “A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of the Connecticut Colored troops entering Richmond to the Christian Recorder, colored people of Richmond Troops: A Full Account of its Formation; of all the Battles through an official publication of the A.M.E. church. received the President must He had lived as a child outside Richmond — in which it passed, and its final Disbandment” have deeply touched his The honor of being the first troops to enter Richmond has Hanover County — before being sold and taken heart. He came among the been accorded to several regiments and continues to be debated. to Georgia, where he learned to preach. Later, he poor unheralded, without What is irrefutable, however, is that members of the United States escaped to freedom. pomp or pride, and walked When his regiment entered the city, officers and Colored Troops were among the first to enter, if not the first. through the streets, as if he What also cannot be refuted is the profound irony of the lib- fellow soldiers asked him to make a speech. were a private citizen more “A vast multitude assembled on Broad Street, eration of Richmond by men of color, many of whom had been than a great conqueror. He and I was aroused amid the shouts of ten thousand sold from the capital of the Confederacy. came not with bitterness in Marching into the city that day — April 3, 1865 — were several voices, and proclaimed for the first time in that city his heart, but with the olive regiments of U.S. Colored Troops. Among them were members freedom to all mankind. After which the doors of leaf of kindness, a friend to of the 8th Infantry, 9th Infantry, 36th Infantry, 38th Infantry, 22nd all the slave pens were thrown open, and thousands elevate sorrow and suffering, Infantry and the 29th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, came out shouting and praising God, and Father, and to rebuild what had been or Master Abe, as they termed him. In this mighty according to the National Park Service. destroyed.” — Isaac J. Hill Thomas Morris Chester, the only known black reporter to consternation I became so overcome with tears On April 7, 1865, First cover the Civil War for a major daily newspaper, chronicled the that I could not stand up under the pressure of African Baptist Church at entry of black troops into Richmond and their reception for the such fullness of joy in my own heart…” — Rev. Broad and College streets Garland H. White, April 12, 1865 Philadelphia Press. held a grand Jubilee meeting, In the throngs, many of the newly liberated “ …The General [J. Godfrey Weitzel] and staff rode up Main celebrating freedom for the street amid the hearty congratulations of a very large crowd of African-Americans were searching among the city’s previously enslaved colored persons and poor whites, who were gathered together troops for family members from whom they had people. The church’s 1,500been separated under the cruelty of slavery. upon the sidewalks manifesting every demonstration of joy.” seat auditorium, which had “Among the densely crowded concourse there “There were many persons in the better-class houses who been commandeered on ocwere peeping out of the windows…There was no mistaking the were parents looking for children who had been casion by Jefferson Davis, curl of their lips and the flash of their eyes…” — Thomas Morris sold south of this state in tribes, and husbands was now filled to twice its came for the same purpose; here and there one was Chester, April 4, 1865 capacity with people jubilant One of the most incredible stories of what the liberation singled out in the ranks, and an effort was made to over the city’s liberation and meant can be found in the actions of a free black teen, Richard approach the gallant and marching soldiers…

Photo courtesy of “Out of the Briars” by A.H. Newton/Library of Congress Collection signs that the Civil War was “Among the many broken-hearted mothers looking Isaac J. Hill of the 29th Regiment of the Gill Forrester. almost over. Newspaperman Born circa 1845 to 1847, Richard was the son of a free black for their children who had been sold to Georgia and Connecticut Colored Troops triumphantly Thomas Morris Chester was well-respected couple, Richard Gustavus and Narcissa Forrester. elsewhere, was an aged woman, passing through the marched into Richmond with the other asked to speak. He implored (Richard Gustavus Forrester would go on to become one of the vast crowd of colored, inquiring for one by the name of Union troops on April 3, 1865. the mass of people to embrace first African-Americans to serve on the Richmond School Board Garland H. White, who had been sold from her when a small boy, and was bought by a lawyer named Robert Toombs, the responsibilities inherent in freedom. and on Richmond City Council during Reconstruction.)

Just two days later, on April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert When Virginia officially seceded from the Union in April 1861, who lived in Georgia. Since the war has been going on she has seen young Richard was 13 or 14 and working as a page at the Capitol. Mr. Toombs in Richmond with troops from his state, and upon her E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia would formally surThe job is believed to have been procured for him by his white asking him where his body-servant Garland was, he replied: ‘He render to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House at paternal grandfather, Gustavus Myers, an attorney and leader in ran off from me at Washington, and went to Canada. I have since Appomattox Court House, 92 miles west of Richmond. Several of the African-American regiments that had seen service in and Richmond’s Jewish community. Mr. Myers was a member of the learned that he is living somewhere in the State of Ohio.’

“Some of the boys knowing that I lived in Ohio, soon found around Richmond were present.

Virginia House of Delegates in 1860.

A battle took place that morning at Appomattox, with the home Among Richard’s duties as a page was to raise the U.S. and me and said, ‘Chaplain, here is a lady that wishes to see you.’ state flags atop the Capitol each morning, according to an account I quickly turned, following the soldier until coming to a group of Dr. Samuel Coleman caught in the middle of the battlefield. The family had fled, but an enslaved woman, Hannah Reynolds, was ill by descendant Theresa Guzman-Stokes. When Virginia seceded, of colored ladies. “[One quizzed him and then declared] ‘This is your mother, inside the home. She was struck by a shell that blasted through the he saw others lower the U.S. flag from the Capitol and discard it.

Richard quietly retrieved it, hiding it under his shirt and taking it Garland, whom you are now talking to, who has spent twenty house and died three days later. She is the only known civilian to perish in that battle, according to the National Park Service. to his family’s home on College Street. He hid the flag under his years of grief about her son.’

Despite the surrender, several minor skirmishes would continue “I cannot express the joy I felt at this happy meeting of my bedding for the next four years, until Union forces arrived.

Richard, then about 17, took the flag from its hiding place and mother and other friends. But suffice it to say that God is on the sporadically throughout the South into June 1865. However, for ran to the Capitol, where shortly after 7 a.m., he raised the U.S. side of the righteous and will in due time reward them. I have millions of African-Americans, freedom’s door was open and now witnessed several such scenes among the other colored regi- they looked toward equalization under the law. flag once again above Virginia’s Capitol.

By Elvatrice Belsches

The writer

References for further reading

Elvatrice Belsches is a Richmond area historical researcher, author and lecturer who has served as a special projects researcher for the National Park Service and The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar. She has been a historical consultant on documentaries and was an in-studio historical researcher on director Steven Spielberg’s 2012 motion picture “Lincoln.”

“A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of the Connecticut Colored Troops: A Full Account of its Formation; of all the Battles through which it passed, and its final Disbandment” by Isaac J. Hill https://archive.org/stream/sketchof29thregi00hill#page/n1/mode/2up “Thomas Morris Chester, Black Civil War Correspondent: His Dispatches from the Virginia Front,” edited with a biographical essay and notes by R.J.M. Blackett, Louisiana University Press, 1989.

“A Flag and a Family: Richard Gill Forrester 1847-1906” by Theresa GuzmanStokes in Virginia Cavalcade Volume 47 Spring 1988 Number 2.

“Appomattox: Victory, Defeat and Freedom at the End of the Civil War”

by Elizabeth R. Varon 2013 Oxford University Press.

“Key Civilians at Appomattox,” Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, U.S. National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/apco/ learn/historyculture/key-civilians-at-appomattox.htm “Out of the briars: An autobiography and sketch of the Twentyninth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers” by Alexander H. Newton https://archive.org/details/outofbriarsauto00newt

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‘Shaka watch’: Is VCU coach staying or going?

By Fred Jeter Will Shaka Smart remain a Richmonder? Or will he be shopping for a Stetson and cowboy boots in the near future?

Kidding aside, Smart was still very much the basketball coach at Virginia Commonwealth University at Free Press press time on Wednesday.

It was widely reported that Smart — with a 163-56 record in six seasons at VCU — was in talks earlier this week with University of Texas Athletic Director Steve Patterson. Multiple reports indicate Texas is offering Smart a five-year deal worth $14 million in base salary with possible incentives.

UT’s vacancy was created when Longhorns Coach Rick Barnes was dismissed last weekend.

The 37-year-old Smart has a base salary of $1.57 million

age. Since leaving Austin, he has been hired by the University of Tennessee under a six-year contract paying $2.25 million per year.

“Shaka Watch” is becoming a common occurrence at VCU. In previous years, Smart has been courted by North Carolina State, Maryland, Minnesota, Illinois, UCLA and Marquette.

On each occasion, he has rejected potentially higher paying, higher profile jobs.

His Rams won the Atlantic 10 Tournament this year and finished 26-10 following a first round NCAA loss to Ohio State.

Under Smart, VCU has been a NCAA qualifier for five straight years, advancing to the Final Four in 2011.

Also under Smart, Rams hoops have become the hottest ticket in town. VCU has enjoyed 66 straight Siegel Center sellouts.

per year at VCU, with the possibility of $695,750 in incentive bonuses.

In 2013, Smart signed a 10-year contract with VCU extending to 2023.

Barnes’ base salary at Texas this past season was $2.55 million, with a $125,000 NCAA bonus. Barnes’ salary was reported as the 11th highest among NCAA coaches, according to USA Today.

The Big 12 Conference Longhorns have Coach Smart gone to the NCAA basketball tournament in 16 of 17 seasons under Barnes, including a Final Four appearance in 2003.

Barnes’ contract called for a $1.75 million severance pack-

Danville’s Claiborne among NCAA ‘pioneers’

By Fred Jeter

In 1966, Duke University advanced to the NCAA basketball Final Four with an all-white roster.

Waiting anxiously in the wings, however, was Claudius B. Claiborne, the Blue Devils’ first black athlete.

From segregated John Langston High School in Danville, the 6-foot-3 Claiborne played on Duke’s freshman team in 1966, then moved to varsity for the 1966-67 season and became a three-year letterman under Coach Vic Bubas.

Aside from standing out because of his skin color, Claiborne is best remembered for having a starring role in Duke’s classic triple overtime win over the University of North Carolina in 1969.

Claiborne graduated from the Durham school with a degree in engineering.

While Claiborne’s statistics appear ordinary — 6.5 points per game as a senior, he has led an extraordinary life.

He is now professor of marketing at Texas Southern University, a historically black institution in Houston.

Claiborne has a master’s degree from Dartmouth College, an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. While working at Ford Motor Co., he helped design the adjustable steering wheel.

As a high school student in Virginia, Claiborne was president of his senior class and scored so high on a standardized test that he was invited to the White House to meet President Lyndon B. Johnson.

He also starred on the Langston High School basketball squad that lost to Richmond’s Armstrong High School in the 1964 VIA finals at Hampton University.

“I remember him being a nice guy and a real good player who could handle and shoot it,” recalled Armstrong star Don Ross.

“We all got to know each other because all teams stayed in a Hampton dorm the weekend of (the state finals).

It was like one team would be in one corner, and another team in another.”

Claiborne chose to attend Duke University after much consideration.

His first choice had been North Carolina A&T University of the CIAA. It wasn’t all peaches and cream for Claiborne at Duke.

As a freshman, he was not invited to Duke’s postseason banquet at Hope Valley Country Club. And he spent so much time at nearby North Carolina Central University, an HBCU, that he had his own meal card there.

On the Duke campus, Claiborne participated in the Allen Building Takeover, as it is known, in 1969. About 60 black students barricaded themselves inside a university building demanding changes in Duke’s racial climate,

including providing a dorm specifically for black students, creating a black student union and putting an end to police harassment.

Much has changed at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Field House beClaudius tween then and Claiborne now.

Duke’s current basketball lineup is the total opposite of the 1966 squad.

The latest edition of the Blue Devils has an all-black starting lineup, led by likely NBA No. 1 draft choice Jahlil Okafor. The team’s top six scorers are African-American.

Here is a review of the other pioneers for this season’s Final Four teams: Kentucky: Thomas Payne, a 7-foot1 giant from Louisville, became Coach Adolph Rupp’s first black Wildcat when he signed with Kentucky June 9, 1969.

After needing a year to gain academic eligibility, Payne made All-SEC as a freshman in 1971, averaging 17 points, 10 rebounds, with 39 points against Louisiana State and 34 points against Georgia.

Payne left Kentucky after one season to join the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. His pro career was short lived.

Final Four Here’s the lineup for the NCAA’s 77th basketball Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.: Semifinals Saturday, April 4 Michigan State (27-11) vs. Duke (33-4), 6:09 p.m.

Kentucky (38-0) vs. Wisconsin (35-3), 8:39 p.m.

Broadcast on TBS Championship Monday, April 6 9:10 p.m. on CBS Note: This isn’t the first time for any of the four teams to play in a semifinal. Kentucky has eight national titles; Duke, four; Michigan State, two; and Wisconsin, one. Kentucky, Duke and Wisconsin were all regional No. 1 seeds; Michigan was a 7th seed.

Legal trouble followed him from Lexington to Atlanta to Los Angeles, where he dabbled in boxing and became an actor, appearing in “Night Court” and on a McDonald’s commercial.

Payne currently is incarcerated at Kentucky State Reformatory in LaGrange.

Michigan State: Rickey Ayala is noted for being the Spartans’ first black player, and also for being one of smallest players to take the court for a Big 10 school.

Standing just 5-foot-5, he debuted in 1951-52.

Born in Puerto Rico and raised in

New York, Ayala came to MSU from Brooklyn Technical Center.

While in East Lansing, he was pivotal in recruiting his white high school teammate, Al Ferrari, to MSU. Ferrari went on to become All Big 10 and to play in the NBA. Ayala later played for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Wisconsin: The Badgers broke the color line in 1958-59 with Ivan Jefferson and Jim Biggs, both from Chicago.

On a road trip to Rice University in Houston, Jefferson and Biggs were denied accommodations at the team hotel and were forced to lodge at HBCU Texas Southern University.

This infuriated the Wisconsin administration and resulted in the Athletic Board passing a resolution to schedule games only where everyone would be treated equally.

To assure fair treatment, Wisconsin did not schedule another basketball game in the South until 1963, and no football games until 1972.

Biggs later became Wisconsin’s first black captain.

Final note: The 1965-66 season — when Claiborne enrolled at Duke — was also the year Texas Western became the first NCAA champ with an all-black lineup.

Texas Western defeated Utah, and Kentucky eliminated Duke in the semifinals at Maryland’s Cole Field House.

Women swimmers make history Free Press wire report

It was history pure and simple.

Three African-American women swimmers swept the 100-yard freestyle event at the Women’s Division I NCAA Championship held March 19-21 in Greensboro, N.C. Freshman Simone Manuel of Stanford University set an NCAA, American, U.S. Open, Championship and Pool record when she clocked a time of 46.09 seconds, capturing the title.

Her Stanford teammate, sophomore Lia Neal, placed second with a time of 47.13.

Natalie Hinds, a junior from the University of Florida, placed third with a time of 47.24.

Hinds, who is from Midland, Texas, reset her own school record in the event during the competition.

Swimming enthusiasts may remember Neal, who grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., from the 2012 Olympic Games in London,

Photo by Peter H. Bick

Photo courtesy of the Gator Zone

From left, Stanford University teammates Simone Manuel and Lia Neal and University of Florida’s Natalie Hinds share a historic moment at the Women’s Division I NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship in Greensboro, N.C. They became the first African-American swimmers to sweep the 100-yard freestyle event at the national championship event.

where she won a bronze medal in the 4x100 free relay.

Manuel, who is from Sugar Land, Texas, said after the sweep that she “really didn’t think about” the significance of the three women of color sharing the podium.

“I always thought it would be cool to go 1-2 with Lia because she’s my teammate and we’re so close,” Manuel told USA Swimming, the governing body of swimming in the United States.

“But I hadn’t thought about Natalie or what all three of us

could do together. That hadn’t occurred to me until later when everyone was so excited about it.”

“What we can do now is…use this avenue to inspire others,” said a celebratory tweet by USA Swimming.

Manuel and Neal also won the 400-yard freestyle relay. Neal led the first leg of the race, with Manuel anchoring it. They broke the U.S. record in the relay by 2 seconds and the U.S. Open/ NCAA record by a full second.

Monument Avenue race freezes out African elite runners

By Fred Jeter

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Men’s winner Tyler McCandless of Boulder, Colo., crosses the finish line with a time of 29:38.

The popular Monument Avenue 10K looks pretty much the same as it always has — except for the runners at the very front of the pack.

Approximately 30,000 runners, joggers and walkers signed up for this year’s 16th edition of the annual event coordinated

by Richmond Sports Backers.

As always, the overwhelming majority of participants enter for fun, recreation and camaraderie, with no notions of financial incentive.

But among the small percentage of elite runners, a significant change took place last year when Sports Backers decided to present prize money only to members of the Collegiate Running Association.

The CRA is a locally run organization founded in 2013 by Steve Taylor and Jon Molz of the University of Richmond.

To be eligible for cash prizes, athletes now must be affiliated with CRA, meaning they need to be enrolled in at least one college class and have a high school diploma.

Essentially, that eliminated the East Africans — the Kenyan and Ethiopian elite runners who had dominated the event since its inception in 2000.

This year’s winners were former Penn State athlete Tyler McCandless (in 29:38) and Flagstaff, Ariz., resident Kellyn

Johnson Taylor (33:21).

As winners, McCandless and Taylor, who also won a year ago, received $2,000.

Cash prizes drop to $100 for the 10th place finisher. There also are $500 cash awards for first-place local runners.

The Monument Avenue 10k serves as the CRA’s National Road Racing Championship.

A similar championship for Mountain Racing will take place July 25 in Bend, Ore. “We like the Collegiate Running Association because it’s local and supports local running … and it gives us a chance to host a national championship,” said Sports Monument Avenue 10K champions Here’s a list of former Monument Avenue 10K men’s champions, with countries and times: 2015: Tyler McCandless (U.S.) 29:38 2014: Paul Chelimo (Kenya) 29:24 2013: Julius Kogo (Kenya) 28:18 2012: Mengistu Nebsi (Ethiopia) 28:33 2011: Julius Kogo (Kenya) 29:02 2010: Alene Reta (Ethiopia) 28:26 2009: Tilahun Regassa (Ethiopia) 28:21 2008: Abdi Abdirahman (Somalia) 28:32 2007: Teferi Bacha (Ethiopia) 28:29 2006: Nicodemus Malakwen (Kenya) 28:31 2005: Ernese Meli Kimeli (Kenya) 28:43 2004: Reuben Chebii (Kenya) 28:07* 2003: Gilbert Koech (Kenya) 28:34 2002: Reuben Chesant (Kenya) 29:32 2001: Elly Rono (Kenya) 29:27 2000: Jared Segera (Kenya) 29:27 * Men’s record

Backers’ spokesman Pete Woody.

“It really ties in with what we’re all about — maintaining active healthy lifestyle as adults.”

The CRA is not involved with the annual Richmond Marathon, also coordinated by Sports Backers. The touring East Africans continue to dominate that event held in November.

CRA is an organization of current and former collegiate runners. The Monument Avenue 10K 2014 champion, Paul Chelimo, hails from Kenya. He is a former runner at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and is a member of CRA. The NCAA allows current track and cross-country athletes to receive cash awards not exceeding their yearly individual training costs.

The winning times have slowed since the CRA replaced the barnstorming Africans at the payout station.

McCandless’ winning time is a minute and a half slower than the record 28:07 set

by Kenyan Reuben Chebii in 2004.

On the women’s side, Taylor’s 33:21 was 56 seconds slower than Kenya’s Ogla Kimaiyo’s 32:25 in 2013.

The women’s record of 32:24 — one second faster than Kimaiyo’s time — was set in 2007 by Kenyan Magdalene Makunzi.

Both McCandless and Taylor have qualified for the 2016 Olympic marathon trials.

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Kellyn Johnson Taylor of Flagstaff, Ariz., takes first place for women with a time of 33:21.

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Personality: Kimberley L. Martin Spotlight on founder of nonprofit helping students buy textbooks Kimberley L. Martin recalls how difficult it was for her to pay for textbooks when she attended college more than two decades ago.

“I got student loans. And after I had finished paying for my room, board and tuition, I couldn’t always cover the cost of my textbooks,” says Mrs. Martin. “I had to scramble to figure out how to pay for them.”

Mrs. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in business information systems from Virginia State University in 1990 and a master’s degree in human resources from Central Michigan University in 1998.

Because of her experience, Mrs. Martin is doing her part to ease the concerns of current college students who face similar financial obstacles buying their textbooks.

She and about 25 volunteers raise funds and award book scholarships through the KLM Scholarship Foundation Inc. that Mrs. Martin founded in 2002.

“I always knew when I was in college I wanted to pay it forward later by helping other struggling students pay for their textbooks,” she said. “There weren’t any other programs within the Commonwealth of Virginia that focused solely on awarding book scholarships,” Mrs. Martin explained about founding the group.

The Henrico County-based nonprofit is holding its seventh annual flagship fundraiser, the Black & White Affair, on Saturday, April 4.

To qualify for book scholarships, students must attend classes full time at a Virginia college or university and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, Mrs. Martin said.

“We look for students who are struggling financially,” she says of the selection process, which requires students to fill out a questionnaire.

Mrs. Martin says she was inspired to found the nonprofit because “I wholeheartedly believe in the value of higher education and the intrinsic rewards that accompany it.”

She adds the skyrocketing cost of a college education “makes it virtually impossible for most students to pay all the out-of-pocket expenses.”

In her bid to aid students, Mrs. Martin is following in the philanthropic footsteps of her late maternal great-grandmother, Florence Brickhouse Bowser, who spent tireless hours spearheading fundraisers to build a school in Suffolk in 1920. The money was matched by the state of Virginia and the Rosenwald Rural School Building Program and helped build the Florence Graded School, the first Virginia-based Rosenwald School specifically built for African-Americans in Suffolk.

The city of Suffolk erected a new elementary school in 1963 named for Mrs. Bowser.

Here’s a look at this week’s Personality, Kimberley L. Martin: Date and place of birth:

Want to go?

What: Black & White Affair Charity Benefit When: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4 Where: Children’s Museum of Richmond, 2626 W. Broad St. Details: Proceeds from the dance party and mock casino night will help pay for book scholarships for students. The foundation will award one $1,500 scholarship and two $1,000 scholarships at the event.

Tickets: $30, or two for $50, may be purchased at www.

TheBlackandWhiteAffair.com Information: Go to www.KLMFoundation.org or call (804) 687-1829.

March 16 in Portsmouth.

Current place of residence: Hanover County.

Family: Husband, Gary A. Martin.

Why help with textbook expenses is necessary: According to the Government Accountability Office, college textbook prices have risen at twice the rate of annual inflation over the last two decades, following close behind annual increases in tuition and fees at postsecondary institutions.

Since December 1986, textbook prices have nearly tripled, increasing by 186 percent, while tuition and fees increased by 240 percent and overall prices grew by 72 percent.

The cost of college textbooks can range from $500 upward to $1,200 on average for the school year, depending upon the curriculum and school. For many youths, this cost can serve as a barrier to higher education. Traditional scholarships will cover the cost of tuition and fees as well as room and board, but a huge gap remains for textbooks and supplies.

What I have been able to accomplish: Our Book Scholarship Program effectively addresses the “costly textbook syndrome” issue head-on by offering financial relief for Virginia college students. In a relatively short period, our organization has awarded $115,650 in book scholarships to 147 students who have attended or are currently attending 21 Virginia colleges and universities. The average book scholarship granted is more than $700 per school year.

Our parent-scholar community is very grateful for the work that we do. They consistently tell us that every little bit of support counts a great deal. They are the motivation for us to continue our work.

They remind us that there are real people dealing with real financial obstacles to higher education.

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We are proud to assist ambitious, innovative and compassionate students to further their education and achieve collegiate goals.

Our scholarship winners display remarkable academic achievement. They participate in extracurricular and community service activities. And they also have unmatched leadership abilities.

What KLM Foundation means to me: It’s my life’s purpose. It is a God-given tool for helping college students in need. It’s my motivation and gives me the opportunity to work with wonderfully talented volunteers.

Our financial support comes from: Grants, fundraisers, public donations and corporate sponsorships.

The foundation’s biggest success: Reaching our $100,000 milestone. This is nothing short of a miracle because our organization is run by volunteers.

We could do more if: We had access to additional funds.

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I’m driven by: Making a positive impact and difference in the community.

Best late-night snack: Dark chocolate.

Prized possession: My health.

Without it, I am unable to do anything.

Outlook at start of day: Let’s go!

When people first meet me they think: I’m a nice person.

Persons who influenced me the most: My parents, sisters and brothers.

Book that influenced me the most: “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale.

Book I’m reading now: “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell.

Save the Date

Upcoming Free Health Seminars VCU Medical Center will be offering the following free seminars about heart health at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Education and Library Complex, located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue.

Registration is recommended. Free parking available.

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Care to dance?

Tanya Wilkins, at left, embraces her nephew, Messiah Gilliam-Cox, as they dance at the Mother/Son and Father/Daughter Red Carpet Dance sponsored by Richmond’s J.L. Francis Elementary School PTA. Above, students sporting colorful masks, tiaras and crowns hit the dance floor at the festive family event held at Second Baptist Church of South Richmond.

MBL honors business owners at awards gala Software developer Keshau Rogers is the Metropolitan Business League’s Entrepreneur of the Year.

The founder and CEO of Richmond-based Websmith Group, Ms. Rogers received the MBL’s top award March 26 at the group’s 24th annual awards dinner and reception at a Downtown hotel.

A Lynchburg native, Ms. Rogers founded the company in 2004 after working 10 years in software development. Her company is at 318 W. Broad St. in Downtown and offers Internet software and mobile applications for information management.

Customers of her company’s software and mobile solutions include her alma mater, Virginia Commonwealth University, as well as hospital systems in New York, Texas and Washington, among others.

The MBL also presented six other awards at the event. The

awards and the winners: • Distinguished Community Service honoring an individual or entity for volunteerism, philanthropy or service — Marcy Williams, founder of Kollege and Kareer 4 Youth LLC of Henrico County.

• Extraordinary Startup Award recognizing a new or emerging small business — Ray Miles, CEO, Fastbreak General Contractors of Hampton, which is developing apartments for the elderly in Blackwell for the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

• Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing a business that has delivered excellent service to this community — Dr. Randy Adams, owner of Dentistry for Children in Richmond.

• MBL League Leadership Award recognizing an individual or entity for supporting the MBL — Nickkol Lewis, owner of Visual Appeal Studio of Mechanicsville.

• Trailblazing Partnership Award honoring a joint venture or partnership — Gerald “Junior” Burr Jr., president of Canterbury Enterprises LLC of Chester, and Mark Hourigan, president of Hourigan Construction Corp. of Henrico County, for their joint venture in the $27 million development of Stone Brewery’s new production and distribution center in Fulton.

• Vision of Excellence Award honoring a company that has been committed to business diversity — City of Richmond’s Office of Minority Business Development, accepted by Pat Foster, interim director.

Founded in 1968, the MBL is the Richmond area’s largest African-American business organization with a membership of nearly 150 companies, according to Oliver R. Singleton, MBL president and CEO. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to advancing minority- and women-owned and small businesses.

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Two new women’s groups chartered Two national women’s organizations chartered local chapters in luncheon ceremonies last weekend.

Above, 40 women were installed into the Richmond Metropolitan Area Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. The 33-year-old organization’s mission is to develop leaders and empower African-American women.

Dr. Delta R. Bowers was elected president of the new chapter and Sheryl Sweat-Gregory, first vice president. National President Michele McNeil-Emery of Maryland and Beverly Johnson of Tennessee, national third vice president, spoke at the ceremony March 28 held at a Downtown hotel. Actor Daphne Maxwell Reid served as mistress of ceremony.

The Richmond NCBW chapter plans to advocate for women of color who live in poverty, suffer with mental illness or are victims of domestic violence. The organization was founded in New York City in 1970.

Sixteen women, right, were installed into the Carrousels of

Richmond, becoming the 24th chapter in the national social organization’s 59-year history.

Cynthia Mayo was elected president of the chapter, and Rosemary Jones, vice president. Speakers at the ceremony held March 28 at a Henrico County hotel in-

cluded Glenna L. Watson of Columbus, Ohio, a founder of the organization in 1956, and national President Mae R. Carr, who performed the installation. As part of the organization’s community service commitment, the Carrousels also donate to charities across the country.

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Reality TV star: ‘I’m not the drama queen’

By Cindy Huang

Reality TV is a breeding ground for drama and squabbles. But one star, Lisa Nicole Cloud of Bravo’s “Married to Medicine,” is focused on being positive.

“I wanted to see a different portrayal of AfricanAmerican women on TV,” said Ms. Cloud, an entrepreneur and cast member on the Atlanta-based reality show about the lives of women doctors and women married to doctors.

Ms. Cloud talked with the Free Press during her recent trip to Richmond, where she was a keynote speaker at a business conference.

Women in reality TV are often portrayed as brand-obsessed drama queens. But Ms. Cloud said she focuses on being a role model for other women on the show, which is not easy in an industry where rating spikes correspond to melodrama.

On “Married to Medicine’s” third season, which will air this summer, Ms. Cloud said one of her cast members pulled her into the fray by spreading lies about her family.

Ms. Cloud, who lives in a suburb of Atlanta with her husband Dr. Darren Naugles, an emergency medicine physician, and their two children, D.J., 10, and Amira, 7, said her family is off limits to the drama of the show.

“You have to have a strong relationship when you do reality TV,” Ms. Cloud said about her marriage. Others “will find your weakness and exploit it.”

When the new season airs in June, she said audiences will find out about how cast member Quad Webb-Lunceford “got some reaction from me.”

Internet chatter indicates that the two get into an argument during which Ms. Cloud throws a glass of water in Ms. Webb-Lunceford’s face.

The altercation also allegedly results in a hospital visit and the filing of a police report.

“When you are that good, drama-free person, of course they’re going to see you as a pushover and they’re going to come for you,” Ms. Cloud said.

Ms. Cloud, who turned down an opportunity to be a part of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” said she agreed to do this show to promote values of hard work, family and God. “I’m about empowering women ... I’m not the drama queen,” Ms. Cloud said.

Ms. Cloud has been in the direct sales business for more than a decade. Her passion now is teaching other people to start their own business in direct sales.

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Lisa Nicole Cloud of the Bravo reality TV show “Married to Medicine” started her own clothing line and a nonprofit to help women pursue their passions.

“We’re really not a W2 economy anymore.

We’re a 1099 economy,” Ms. Cloud said.

She said many people don’t have the money to start a traditional business and the direct sales industry doesn’t require a big startup cost. She wants to dispel the image of the direct sales business as a pyramid scheme by teaching people to discern the good companies from the bad ones.

The show follows her as she runs her businesses, which include her own clothing line and a nonprofit organization, Women’s Empowerment Network, that gives women tools and the professional network to pursue their passions.

Ms. Cloud also is working to develop her own shows about her family and the direct sales business.

“What is another way you can change the content on TV? Produce the content,” Ms. Cloud said.

More importantly, she said, she wants creative control of her own show to be true to who she is and not cave to the “pressures of whatever people want to see.”

Ms. Cloud credits her mother for her industrious business sense. Growing up in Baltimore, she watched her mother succeed — and sometimes fail — at her business projects.

ager at MBNA. She maintained good grades to participate in a tuition reimbursement program through the bank.

“I’ve always been resourceful,” Ms. Cloud said.

She then worked for a health care company in Atlanta and later met her husband working in the pharmaceutical sales business in the Washington, D.C., area.

Ms. Cloud said despite her husband’s achievements, he doesn’t get wrapped up in the prestige of his profession.

“If you met him, you wouldn’t know he’s a doctor,” Ms. Cloud said.

The two also will be working together on Fashion for a Cause, she said, a charity event slated for May that raises money through fashion shows and partners with the nonprofit organization MedShare to send medical supplies and doctors to Haiti.

“We’re very God-centered,” Ms. Cloud said.

She jokes that she has the unconventional role of being the breadwinner in the family because of her business success. And she wants to continue to build new business ventures with her husband to “build a legacy for my family.”

“We’re young and aggressive and we have a lot of gifts,” Ms. Cloud.

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Saturday, April 4, 2015 • 8 pm – 12 am Children’s Museum of Richmond • 2626 West Broad Street hosted by: Shelby Brown soundtrack by: DJ FLAVA aka “The Franchize” Tickets: $30.00 or 2/$50 in advance • $35.00 at the door Call (804) 687-1829 or for online ticket purchase www.theblackandwhiteaffair.com Proceeds fund book scholarships For more information visit our website: www.klmfoundation.org

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Jackson Ward church to present Easter drama Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Jackson Ward is presenting its Easter drama, “The Whip, The Hammer and The Cross,” this weekend, the church has announced.

The production depicts parts of the life of Jesus and his crucifixion, according to the church’s pastor, the Rev. Tyrone Nelson.

It will be presented 4 p.m. Saturday, April 4, and at the church’s 10:45 a.m. worship service Sunday, April 5, at the church, 14 W. Duval St., Rev. Nelson said.

The play is free and open to the public.

This is the third year the church has staged the drama of singing, dancing and other dramatic

presentations by church members who range in age from 5 to 70.

Rev. Nelson said he saw the original production by Greater Grace Temple in Detroit in a 2012 video.

Sixth Mount Zion first presented it in 2013.

He said the Rev. Dwylene Butler, Sixth Mount Zion’s executive minister, rewrites the beginning of the production each year, and they co-produce it.

“It’s really more of an illustrative sermon,” Rev. Nelson said.

Details on the presentation: (804) 648-7511.

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Palm Sunday celebration Nyjah Caleb, 2, holds a palm frond at East End Fellowship’s Palm Sunday worship service in Church Hill. She and others waved their palms to symbolize the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem a few days before his crucifixion and resurrection that Christians will celebrate this weekend.

The Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Richmond and Vicinity is presenting Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship services leading up to Easter weekend.

The Rev. Vernon J. Hurte, pastor of New Light Baptist Church, will preach at noon Thursday, April 2, for the Maundy Thursday service

President Obama to host Pope Francis at White House Religion News Service

President Obama will welcome Pope Francis to the White House during the pontiff’s U.S. visit in September to “continue the dialogue … on their shared values and commitments on a wide range of issues,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest has announced.

The meeting with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will take place Wednesday, Sept. 23, near the start of a visit — the first to the U.S. by the Argentine pope — that will take Pope Francis from the United States Capitol to New York and the United Nations and will conclude with a huge outdoor Mass in Philadelphia.

“During the visit, the president and the Pope will continue the dialogue, which they began during the president’s visit to the Vatican in March 2014, on their shared values and commitments on a wide range of issues,” Mr. Earnest said.

Those issues, he said, include “caring for the marginalized and the poor; advancing economic opportunity for all; serving as good stewards of the environment; protecting religious minorities and promoting religious freedom around the world; and welcoming and integrating immigrants and refugees into our communities.”

The president and the pope met a year ago at the Vatican where they began confidential discussions that led to a Vaticanbrokered deal to reopen relations between the United States and Cuba that was announced last December.

Pope Francis is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Mission Statement: People of God developing Disciples for Jesus Christ through Preaching and Teaching of God’s Holy Word reaching the people of the Church and the Community.

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Moore Street Missionary

Baptist Church

April 5th Sunrise Service at 6 a.m.

Church School Under Crosses 8:30 a.m. (weather permitting) Morning Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Resurrection

Lutheran Church, lcms

Wednesday Youth & Adult Bible Study 7:00PM Prayer & Praise 8:15PM

Van Transportation Available, Call 804-794-5583

6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

Good Friday

Service Times Bible Study 12 Noon

Tuesday Sunday 10:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Church School 6:30 PM Church-wide Bible Study 11:00 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Men's Bible Study (Each 2nd and 4th) (Holy Communion Thursday each 2nd Sunday) Wednesday (Following 2nd Sunday)

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Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m.

4th Sunday Unified Worship Service ~ 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Radio Ministry: Sunday: 9:30 a.m. {1540 AM}

April 3rd at 12 Noon Seven Sisters Sharing

13800 Westfield Dr., Midlothian,VA 23113 804-794-5583 • www.fbcm1846.com

Tuesday

Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You”

Resurrection Sunday

SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2015

Church School 9:45AM Worship 11:00AM

1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402

5106 Walmsley Blvd., Richmond, VA 23224 804-276-2740 • 804-276-6535 (fax)

Pastor

22 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23219 • 643-3825 thesharonbaptistchurch.com Rev. Dr. Paul A. Coles, Pastor

Sunday

Broad Rock Baptist Church

Dr. Alonza Lawrence

Sharon Baptist Church

FirstM iBaptist Church dlothian

Good Shepherd Baptist Church

pastor at Antioch Baptist Church in Varina, on “Woman, behold thy son … behold thy mother;” • The Rev. Mary Young, pastor at St. John’s United Holy Church in Richmond, on “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me;” • The Rev. Angelo Chatmon, pastor at Pilgrim Journey Baptist Church of Henrico County, on “I thirst;” • The Rev. Jerome Ross, pastor at Providence Park Baptist Church on North Side, on “It is finished;” and • The Rev. John Kinney, pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Beaverdam, on “Father into thy hands I commend my spirit.”

The services are organized by the 200-member ministers’ conference that represents largely African-American congregations.

1408 W. Leigh Street • 358-6403

“The Church With A Welcome”

Resurrection S unday

Congress on Sept. 24, the day after his meeting with President Obama. He will be the first pope to address both the House and Senate. While in Washington, the pope also will celebrate a Mass during which he will canonize the 18th century Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra.

He also will address the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25 and will likely visit Ground Zero and St. Patrick’s Cathedral before heading to Philadelphia for the church’s World Meeting of Families, which will conclude on Sept. 27.

that will be held at New Light Baptist, 2000 E. Broad St. The Good Friday service, titled “The Seven Last Expressions of Christ,” will be noon, Friday, April 3, at Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, 14 W. Duval St., in Jackson Ward.

The expressions are the words of Jesus in the time between his crucifixion and his death.

In order, the following speakers will discuss the seven expressions: • The Rev. Delores McQuinn, associate minister at New Bridge Baptist Church in Highland Springs, on “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do;” • The Rev. Marquita Burton, pastor at Antioch Baptist Church in Mathews, on “Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise;” • The Rev. James Sailes,

Rev. Pernell J. Johnson, Pastor

Thirty-first Street Baptist Church

everence e with elevanc R ing Dr. Morris Henderson, Senior Pastor bin m o ❖ C SUNDAYS Church School 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. ❖

WEDNESDAYS Bible Study 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. ❖

MONDAY-FRIDAY Nutrition Center and Clothes Closet 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

823 North 31st Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 226-0150 Office www.31sbc.org

2500 Seminary Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23220 (804) 321-7291

51stAnniversary

Worship Service Sunday, April 12, 2015 11:00 a. m.

Rev. Lloyd D. Gaines, Sr., Guest Pastor Peace Lutheran Church, LCMS Washington, D. C.

First Baptist Church of South Richmond

Victor Schmick, Pastor Emeritus Dr. Dwight C. Jones Senior Pastor

Zion Baptist Church 2006 Decatur Street Richmond, VA 23224

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Dr. Robert L. Pettis, Sr., Pastor Sunday Service 10 a.m.

Church School 8:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 7p.m.

Transportation Services 232-2867 “Reclaiming the Lost by Proclaiming the Gospel”

1501 Decatur Street, Richmond, Va. 23224 Phone (804) 233-7679 • Fax (804) 233-7683 www.fbctoday.org

Rev. Derik E. Jones Pastor

GOOD FRIDAY

HOLY WEEK S E RV I C E S Hull Street Location Sundays 8:00 AM Early Hour of Praise 11:00 AM Morning Worship Iron Bridge Road Location Sundays 9:15 AM Meadowbrook High School, 4901 Cogbill Road

Broadcast Sundays 9:30AM on CW13

Worship Services

“The Perfect Blood” Presented by Music and Arts Ministry Friday, April 3, 2015, 7:00PM Hull Street

RESURRECTION SUNDAY Worship Services

Sunday, April 5, 2015 7:00AM & 11:00AM Hull Street 9:15AM Ironbridge

MAUNDY THURSDAY Worship Service

Old-Fashioned Communion Thursday, April 2, 2015, 7:00PM Hull Street

Richmond Free Press

April 2-4, 2015

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Faith News/Directory

Faith led pastor through challenging times

By Joey Matthews

Pastor Donald Coleman has a resurrection message he likes to share with young people who are mired in tough circumstances.

“I tell them I once was where they are, and if I can overcome it with God’s help, they can, too,” said Pastor Coleman.

He is the lead pastor at East End Fellowship, a multiethnic Christian congregation of about 100 people whose mission is spiritual empowerment and racial reconciliation in Church Hill.

He also has served on the Richmond School Board since 2008 and is in his second term as board chairman.

Pastor Coleman, 54, tells a Free Press reporter how he was raised with four siblings in the Creighton Court public housing community in Church Hill until age 7. He and his siblings then were placed in foster care as his parents fell deeper into substance abuse.

Pastor Coleman said he is grateful that his foster parents — George and Lottie Byrd — insisted he attend church and laid the spiritual path that he follows to this day.

“My foster parents insisted that we get on our knees and say ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ each night before we went to bed,” Pastor Coleman recollects. “That prayer shaped my life.

“My faith is the cornerstone of all I am,” he said last Sunday afternoon, prior to Palm Sunday services at East End Fellowship.

The congregation worships at the Robinson Theater Community Arts Center at 2903 Q St. and has offices across the street.

Pastor Coleman also recalls how two teachers at Armstrong High School — Nelson Colbert and James Bynum, who are now retired — served as father figures to him while he was a student there. “They were strong African-American men who encouraged me to be the best I could be,” Pastor Coleman said.

Pastor Coleman said he made good grades in school and “decided early on I wanted to do right.”

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Pastor Donald Coleman stands in front of the Robinson Theater Community Arts Center, where the East End Fellowship he co-founded in 2008 worships each Sunday.

He said some of his friends teased him by calling him “Honest Don.” Pastor Coleman graduated from Armstrong in 1979. He said after his junior year at Virginia Commonwealth University, he

Local music minister treasures experience at Stellar Awards

By Joey Matthews

James Johnson did not win any Stellar Awards in Las Vegas last Saturday night, but he said it was an experience he will forever treasure.

“I had an amazing time,” the minister of music at Cedar Street Baptist Church of God told the Free Press Monday after returning to Richmond. “The outpouring of phone calls, text messages and Facebook posts I received in support from everyone back home in Richmond made me feel like nothing less than a winner.”

“You Alone,” a song co-written by Mr. Johnson, 31, was nominated for six Stellar Awards, including Song of the Year.

Mr. Johnson wrote the verses and ending of the song, which was recorded by the Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir and co-produced by Mr. Johnson on the

choir’s 2014 CD by the same name. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard’s chart for gospel songs.

The Stellar Awards recognize the top AfricanAmerican gospel Mr. Johnson artists and television and film stars in the nation. The taped show is scheduled for back-to-back airings on TV One at 8 and 10 p.m. on Easter Sunday, April 5.

Mr. Johnson led the choir as it performed the song at a pre-awards show last Friday.

He was still in awe of the stirring performance he and others in the audience witnessed at the awards ceremony when iconic 1990s R&B group Destiny’s Child, including world pop icon Beyoncé,

came together for a surprise reunion at the awards show.

As former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams opened the show performing her nominated song, “Say Yes,” Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland slowly turned to face the audience, drawing roars of approval. The trio performed the song together on the music video, which won the Stellar Award for Music Video of the Year.

“It was amazing,” Mr. Johnson said of the group’s performance. “The energy that Beyoncé brought to the stage was overwhelmingly phenomenal.”

Erica Campbell was the night’s big winner, earning six awards, including Artist of the Year, as well as Top Female Vocalist and CD of the Year for “Help.”

Tiffany Joy McGhee’s “Amazing” was named Song of the Year.

left school when he felt the call to become a minister.

“All my life, I had a sense that I would serve people,” he said.

Since then, he has worked a few full-time jobs and served in several ministerial positions, most recently as an elder and minister with the Church of the Nations in Richmond.

In February 2008, he co-founded East End Fellowship with the Rev. Corey Widmer, pastor at Third Church in Henrico County, with the intent of ministering to the nearby community.

“He’s the reason our church is able to reach so many different people in this community,” said Liz Denison, the church administrator, of Pastor Coleman. “He’s always pressing us to go beyond our comfort zone. He can relate to people from high levels to those on the streets.”

Looking back, Pastor Coleman said the biggest hurdle he had to overcome was to question why his parents relinquished custody of him to his foster parents. “Why am I not loveable?” he said he would ask himself. “Is it something I did wrong?”

He briefly moved back in with his father during his late teen years and said his mother later gave her life to the Lord and turned her life around.

He and his wife of 32 years, Florence, have raised two children, now adults — Shekinah Mitchell and Selah Donetta, a sophomore at Old Dominion University.

“My wife has supported me in all ministry endeavors and is critical to whatever success I have obtained,” he said.

He’s optimistic about what the future holds for him and the city he serves.

“I love this city,” Pastor Coleman said. “I believe Richmond is on the brink of greatness.

“I consider myself a son of the city for all it has done to help me through some very challenging times in my life,” he added.

“I want to serve in whatever capacity I can to see Richmond be all it can be.”

Good Friday Worship Service Mount Olive The Baptist Church Seven Last Words of Christ Friday, April 3, 2015 7:00 PM

St. Peter Baptist Church

Sixth Baptist Church

Dr. Kirkland R. Walton, Pastor

Theme for 2015: Becoming a Five-Star Church of Excellence

It’s A Family Affair

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil. 4:13

Sundays:

Good Friday Worship

Seven Last Expressions: 7:00 p.m.

Seven Great Preachers, don’t miss it.

Sunday, April 5, 2015 Resurrection Celebration “I’m Covered With The Blood” John 19:31-34

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Union

Baptist Church 1813 Everett Street Richmond, Virginia 23224 804-231-5884

Rev. Robert C. Davis, Pastor

Resurrection Sunday (Easter) April 5, 2015

Celebration Worship Music

by Male Chorus and Youth Choirs Wednesdays - 7:00 p.m.

BIBLE ACADEMY COURSE The Last 24 Hour of Jesus Christ on Earth

Evangelists For The Week:

Monday, April 13th Reverend F. Wayne Henley Cedar Gove Baptist Church, Providence Forge, Virginia

Tuesday, April 14th Reverend Michael Moore Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia

Wednesday, April 15th Reverend Angelo Chatmon Pilgrim Journey Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia

Thursday, April 16th Bishop Robert Williams

Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia The Deacons, Deaconess, Trustees, Choirs, and Ushers from the above-named churches will serve on their respective nights.

Mid-Day Bible Study 12 Noon Prayer & Praise 6:30 P.M. Bible Study 7 P.M. (Children/Youth/Adults)

Maundy Thursday Service Good Friday Service April 2, 2015 7 p.m.

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8775 Mount Olive Avenue Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 (804) 262-9614 Phone (804) 262-2397 Fax www.mobcva.org

Rev. Delores McQuinn

Rev. Dr. Marquita Burton

Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church - Mathews “Woman, behold thy son...

Behold thy mother’’ John 19:26-27

Rev. Dr. James Sailes

Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church – New Market

9:00 AM – Sunday School Easter Production “Jesus Was, Jesus Is, Jesus is Risen” 11:00 AM – Worship Service

Easter Sunrise Service April 5, 2015 at 7 a.m.

Easter Sunday Service April 5, 2015 at 10 a.m.

2040 Mountain Road • Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Office 804-262-0230 • Fax 804-262-4651 • www.stpeterbaptist.net

New Deliverance Evangelistic Church

1701 Turner Road, North Chesterfield, Virginia 23225 (804) 276-0791 office (804)276-5272 fax www.ndec.net

WMission Purpose

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Rev. Dr. Vernon J. Hurte, Pastor of New Light Baptist Church, Speaker “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do” Luke 23:34

Sunday, April 5, 2015

April 3, 2015 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 12:00PM

Spring revival

Prayer & Praise Service 7:15p.m. – 8:00p.m.

Revival Worship 8:00p.m.

8:30 A.M. 10 A.M.

Thursdays:

New Light Baptist Church, 2000 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23223

“Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise” Luke 23:43

Theme: “Renew Us, O Lord” (Psalm 51:10)

8 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 11 A.M.

Rev. Darryl G. Thompson, Pastor

Resurrection Day Celebration 2015 Theme: 6:00 AM – Sunrise Service The Year of Moving Forward

M A U N D Y T H U R S D AY W O R S H I P

Associate Minister, New Bridge Baptist Church

April 13-16, 2015

Church School Morning Worship

Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor 400 South Addison Street Richmond, Va. 23220 (804) 359-1691 or 359-3498 Fax (804) 359-3798 www.sixthbaptistchurch.org

11:00a.m. Morning Worship Preacher: Rev. Davis Music: Mass Choir

Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

Unity Sundays (2nd Sundays)

9:30 a.m. Church School Celebrating Easter 11:00 a.m. Message by Pastor Bibbs

Sixth Baptist Church: A Church for the Entire Family

Worship Opportunities

and

G O O D F R I D AY W O R S H I P The Seven Last Expressions of Christ

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Friday, April 3, 2015 - 12:00PM Sixth Mount Zion, 14 W Duval Street Richmond, VA 23220

“My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?”

Matthew 27:46

Rev. Dr. Mary Young

Pastor, St. John’s United Holy Church “I thirst” John 19:28

Rev. Angelo Chapmon

Pastor, Pilgrim Journey Baptist Church

“It is finished” John 19:30

Rev. Dr. Jerome Ross

Pastor, Providence Park Baptist Church “Father into thy hands I commend my Spirit” Luke 23:46

Rev. Dr. John Kinney

Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church - Beaverdam

Baptist Ministers’

CONFERENCE of

Richmond and Vicinity

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Theme: “In His Presence” Bishop G. O. Glenn D. Min., Founder Mother Marcietia S. Glenn First Lady

Sunday 8:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service

Wednesday Services Senior Citizen Noonday Bible Study 12noon-1:00 p.m.

Sanctuary - All Are Welcome!

Bible Study Count: noonday #58 Wednesday night #140 7 p.m. Prayer Midweek Revival/Bible Study 7:15 p.m.

Saturday

8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer You can now view Sunday Morning Service “AS IT HAPPENS” online!

Also, for your convenience, we now offer “full online giving.”

Visit www.ndec.net.

Scripture: Psalm 16:11 (NIV)

April 17-18, 2015 For more information visit Register Now @ www.ndec.net

Holy Week Services APRIL 1, 2015 Holy Wednesday - 7:30pm APRIL 2, 2015 Maundy Thursday 7:30pm APRIL 3, 2015 Good Friday Service 7:30pm APRIL 5, 2015 Resurrection Sunday SonRise Service - 6:00am Breakfast - 8:00am Worship Service - 10:00am

Richmond Free Press

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Faith Directory

Triumphant

Baptist Church

2003 Lamb Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222 Dr. Arthur M. Jones, Sr., Pastor (804) 321-7622

Sunday, April 5, 2015 6:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service Speaker: Pastor Jones Music provided by Male Chorus 11:15 a.m. Worship Service Speaker: Pastor Jones Music provided by Mass Choir

Riverview

Baptist Church 2604 Idlewood Avenue Richmond, Va. 23220 (804) 353-6135 www.riverviewbaptistch.org Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Hewlett, Pastor Rev. Dr. Ralph Reavis, Sr. Pastor Emeritus

2300 Cool Lane, Richmond, Virginia 23223 804-795-5784 (Armstrong High School Auditorium)

Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Come Join Us! Reverend Dr. Lester D. Frye Pastor and Founder

… and Listen to our Radio Broadcast Sundays at 10:15 a.m. on WCLM 1450 AM

To empower people of God spiritually, mentally and emotionally for successful living.

Spread theWord To advertise your church:

Jesus went throughout Galilee teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

- Matthew 4:23

Worship Service Gospel Concert Vacation Bible School Homecoming Revival

call 804-644-0496 Richmond Free Press The People's Paper

ast2015 ESunday er April 5, 2015 6:30 a.m. ~ Sunrise Service 8:00 a.m. ~ Breakfast 9:30 a.m. ~ Easter Egg Hunt 10:00 a.m. ~ Morning Worship Visit www.newlightbaptistchurch.org Facebook: “New Light Baptist Church - Richmond, VA”

For more information, call the church at (804) 788-9027 or email us at info@newlightbaptistchurch.org 2000 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23223 | Rev. Dr. Vernon J. Hurte, Pastor

With the troubling times we live in wouldn’t it be nice to have peace and hope about the future?

At Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, we think you can! We believe that the real story of Easter holds the key. If you’d like to learn more about that first Easter and how it can still impact your life today, join us for an uplifting service that will inspire your whole family. We think you’ll leave with a brighter perspective.

Resurrection

Join us as we celebrate the - EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5 Bring a friend or two and come dressed down to any one of our campuses: BELT CAMPUS: 10AM 700 E. Belt Blvd.

Richmond, VA 23224 804.232.5694

CREIGHTON CAMPUS: 8AM, 10AM AND NOON 4247 Creighton Road Henrico, VA 23223 804.643.4000

ELM CAMPUS: 10AM 29 Elm Street Petersburg, VA 23803 804.732.1200

ONLINE: 10AM • www.MySPBC.org

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE April 3, 2015 7:00 PM

EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE April 5, 2015 6:00 AM

Ebenezer Baptist Church 1858

“The People’s Church”

216 W. Leigh St. • Richmond, Va. 23220 • Tel: 804-643-3366 Fax: 804-643-3367 • Email: ebcoffice1@comcast.net • web: ebcrichmond.org Sunday Worship Sunday Church School Service of Holy Communion Service of Baptism Life Application Bible Class Mid-Week Senior Adult Fellowship Wednesday Meditation & Bible Study Homework & Tutoring Scouting Program Thursday Bible Study

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11:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Every 3rd Sunday 2nd Sunday, 11 a.m.

Mon. 6:30 p.m.

Tues. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Wed. 7:45 p.m.

Wed. 4:30 p.m.

Wed. 6:00 p.m.

Thurs., 11:45 a.m.

Dr. Levy M. Armwood, Pastor  Dr. Wallace J. Cook, Pastor Emeritus

Richmond Free Press

April 2-4, 2015

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2015-50 To amend City Code § 2-454, concerning traffic control, for the purpose of requiring a traffic calming study and the reporting of the results of such a study to an appropriate City Council standing committee prior to the installation of any bicycle lane.

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Jean V. Capel City Clerk

City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2015-52 To accept a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2015, and for the four fiscal years thereafter; to adopt a Capital Budget for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2015; and to determine the means of financing the same.

Ordinance No. 2015-53 To adopt the Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Internal Service funds for the said fiscal year; and to approve the Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

Ordinance No. 2015-54 To adopt the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ Richmond Cemeteries Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Richmond Cemeteries for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of the facilities; and to approve the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ Richmond Cemeteries Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

Ordinance No. 2015-55 To appropriate and to provide funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016.

Ordinance No. 2015-56 To amend section 12A of Article III of Ord. No. 93-117-159, adopted May 24, 1993, concerning salary supplements for the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, to provide the Commonwealth Attorney with a salary supplement of $45,710 and a contribution to the Virginia Retirement System on his behalf of $9,663 and to provide the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office with $771,778 for salary supplements and $181,820 for a contribution to the Virginia Retirement System for members of the office for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.

Ordinance No. 2015-57 To adopt the Special Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016, to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Special Revenue funds for the said fiscal year and to approve the Special Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

Ordinance No. 2015-58 To cancel all authorized but unissued notes authorized by the City of Richmond in Fiscal Year 20122013; to authorize the issuance of general obligation equipment notes of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $5,200,000 to finance the cost of equipment for the following purposes and uses: acquisition of computer, radio, office, solid waste Continued on next column

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collection, office furniture and miscellaneous equipment and vehicles for the various departments, bureaus and agencies of the City, and equipment for City schools; and to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell equipment notes to finance the acquisition of such equipment, and to authorize the issuance of taxable notes, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation equipment notes.

Ordinance No. 2015-61 To adopt the Debt Service Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016, and to appropriate the estimated expenditures from the Debt Service Fund for the said fiscal year.

2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Water Utility for the said fiscal year; to make appropriations from the Water Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Water Utility and for the purchase of vehicles; and to approve the Water Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Jean V. Capel City Clerk

THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ROXANNE HILLIARD, Plaintiff v.

CHARLES HILLIARD, SR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000697-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

Ordinance No. 2015-59 To authorize the issuance of general obligation public improvement bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $57,401,517 to finance the cost of school projects and general capital improvement projects of the City for the following purposes and uses: construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public schools; construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for various infrastructure needs, including traffic control facilities, streets, sidewalks and other public ways, bridges, storm sewers, drains and culverts, and refuse disposal facilities; participation in redevelopment, conservation and community development programs, including the construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for targeted public facilities included in these programs; construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public institutional, operational, cultural, educational and entertainment buildings and facilities, including but not limited to the theaters, parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, libraries and museums; acquisition of real property therefor as appropriate; and the making of appropriations to the City’s Economic Development Authority (“EDA”) to be used by the EDA to finance capital expenditures or to make loans or grants to finance capital expenditures for the purposes of promoting economic development; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects, to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds and to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation public improvement bonds.

Ordinance No. 2015-60 To cancel all authorized but unissued bonds authorized by the City of Richmond in Fiscal Year 2012-2013; to authorize the issuance of public utility revenue bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $94,284,000 to finance the cost of capital improvement projects of the gas, water and wastewater utilities and public utilities buildings and facilities for the following purposes and uses: enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the gas plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the waterworks plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the wastewater plant and intercepting lines; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, and improvement of sanitary and storm water sewers, pumping stations, drains and culverts; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of public utility buildings and facilities therefor, including but not limited to the stores division; and acquisition of real property and real property rights (including without limitation easements and rights-of-way) therefor as appropriate; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects; to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds; to approve the form of supplemental indenture of trust; to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such public utility revenue bonds.

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Ordinance No. 2015-62 To amend and reordain certain fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 106586 (concerning fees for residential wastewater service), 106-587 (concerning fees for commercial wastewater service), 106-588 (concerning fees for industrial wastewater service), 106-589 (concerning fees for state and federal wastewater service), 106-590 (concerning fees for municipal wastewater service) and 106-721 (concerning fees for discharge of hauled materials into designated septage receiving stations by contractors) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2015, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2015-63 To adopt the Electric Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Electric Utility for the said fiscal year; to make appropriations from the Electric Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Electric Utility and for the purchase of vehicles; and to approve the Electric Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

Ordinance No. 2015-64 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 106-282 (concerning fees for residential water service), 106-283 (concerning fees for commercial water service), 106-284.1 (concerning fees for industrial water service), 106-285 (concerning fees for municipal water service), 106-286 (concerning fees for state and federal water service), 106-415 (concerning fees for water for fire protection) and 106-503 (concerning fees for water use during conservation periods) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2015, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2015-65 To adopt the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Funds for the said fiscal year; and to approve the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

Ordinance No. 2015-66 To adopt the Stormwater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Stormwater Utility for the said fiscal year; to make appropriations from the Stormwater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the stormwater utility and for the purchase of vehicles; and to approve the Stormwater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

Ordinance No. 2015-67 To adopt the Wastewater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Wastewater Utility for the said fiscal year; to make appropriations from the Wastewater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Wastewater Utility and for the purchase of vehicles; and to approve the Wastewater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

Ordinance No. 2015-68 To adopt the Gas Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Gas Utility for the said fiscal year; to make appropriations from the Gas Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Gas Utility and for the purchase of vehicles; and to approve the Gas Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

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Ordinance No. 2015-70 To amend section 43 (Step-Based Pay System for Sworn Fire Fighters and Police Officers) of Article III of the pay plan adopted by Ordinance No. 93-117-159 on May 24, 1993, for the purpose of revising the Implementation Schedule for Sworn Fire Fighters and Police Officers and providing for salary increases and step advancements.

Ordinance No. 2015-71 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 106-200(2) and 106200(3) (concerning fees for residential gas service), 106-200.1(2) (concerning fees for residential gas peaking service), 106201(2) and 106-201(3) (concerning fees for general gas service), 106202(2) (concerning fees for large volume general gas service),106-203(f) and 106-204(f) (concerning fees for transportation service), 106-206(2) (concerning fees for municipal gas service), 106-207(d) (concerning fees for gas service under schedule FS), 106-208(2) (concerning fees for un-metered gas light service), 106208(4) (concerning fees for unmetered gaslight service under schedule GL ), 106-210(c) (concerning fees for large volume gas sales service), 106-211(c) (concerning fees for large volume, high load factor, gas sales service) and 106-212(b) (concerning fees for natural gas vehicle gas service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July 2015, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2015-72 To amend and reordain sections 3 and 25 of Article III of Ordinance No. 93-117-159, adopted May 24, 1993, to suspend the Career Development Program and the Educational Incentive Program for certain Police and Fire Officers for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.

Ordinance No. 2015-73 To adopt the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2015, and ending Jun. 30, 2016; to appropriate the estimated revenues for such fiscal year for the objects and purposes stated in the said budget; and to approve the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

Ordinance No. 2015-74 To amend section 12B of Article III of Ord. No. 93-117-159, adopted May 24, 1993, concerning salary supplements for the Sheriff’s Office, to provide the Sheriff with a salary supplement of $22,411 and the Sheriff’s Office with $3,773,238 for salary supplements for members of the office for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.

Ordinance No. 2015-75 To adopt the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2015-2016; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of parking facilities; and to approve the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017.

Ordinance No. 2015-76 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 42-141(c), 42-141(e), 42-141(f), 42-141(g), 42-141(h), 42-141(i), 42-141(n) and 42-141(q) of the City Code, concerning rates and discounts for parking facilities operated by the City.

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD SHAWN M. ROACH, Plaintiff v.

ANTANAS K. GALABOV, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15-0407-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to grant Shawn M. Roach, the Plaintiff, a divorce from Antanas K. Galabov, the Defendant, on the ground that the Plaintiff and the Defendant have lived separate and apart for a period in excess of one year.

WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Antanas K. Galabov, it is hereby ORDERED that Antanas K. Galabov appear before this Court on April 28, 2015, at 8:30 a.m., to protect his interests herein.

AN EXTRACT TESTE: Wendy S. Hughes, Clerk Rick A. Friedman, II, Esquire (VSB #46870) Wyatt J. Taylor, Esquire (VSB #79754) Friedman Law Firm, P.C. 9620 Iron Bridge Road, Suite 101 Chesterfield, VA 23832 (804) 717-1969 (telephone) (804) 748-4161 (telecopier) rfriedman@friedmanlawva.com wtaylor@friedmanlawva.com Counsel for the Plaintiff VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JULIA DIAZ, Plaintiff v.

LUIS DIAZ RODRIGUEZ, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000698-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER WINDELL EASTER, Plaintiff v.

IZABEL EASTER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000696-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

Ordinance No. 2015-78 To amend the pay plan adopted by Ord. No. 93117-159 on May 24, 1993, to change the pay scale for the classifications of Police Major, Deputy Chief of Police / Administration, Deputy Chief of Police / Operations and Deputy Fire Chief.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER LEXY COPE, Plaintiff v.

JESSE COPE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000702-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

Interested citizens who

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Ordinance No. 2015-77 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 90-400 (concerning fees for installing gaslights) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2015, to establish revised charges for such services.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CHRISTOPHER AKINOLA, Plaintiff v.

ARIELE ROBINSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000572-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 6th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HENRICO COUNTY KEMAR MAURICE LEWIS, Plaintiff v.

TURUNESH NIAMBI PANTON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15-320 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

This CAUSE came to be heard upon Plaintiff’s Complaint for Divorce filed herein.

And, it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the defendant resides at an unknown address.

It is therefore ORDERED that the defendant appear on or before the 8th day of June, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. before this Court and do what necessary to protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: YVONNE G. SMITH, Clerk I ask for this: Tamar Jones, Esq. VSB# 83221 8501 Mayland Drive, STE 101 Richmond, VA 23294 Phone: 804-249-4747 Fax: 571-384-1817 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER NICHOLAS PRIMEAU, Plaintiff v.

SARAH PRIMEAU, Defendant.

Case No.: CL14001829-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

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A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JESSIE HUTCHINSON, JR., Plaintiff v.

CAROLYN HUTCHINSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000612-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 6th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

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Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JANET MEJIA LAMOTHE, Plaintiff v.

ROBERTO MEJIA LAMOTHE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000569-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 6th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MONTERRY FISHER, Plaintiff v.

HANJIN KIM, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000592-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 6th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JAMES HICKS, Plaintiff v.

MISTY HICKS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000615-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 6th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MARIETTA CROSS, Plaintiff v.

JAMES CROSS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15000365-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 6th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER KIMBERLY CHILDS, Plaintiff v.

RODNEY BURGESS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL14001617-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

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A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER LAWRENCE FITZGERALD, JR., Plaintiff v.

RACHAEL BRUNSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL14-2496 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 6th day of May, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO STEFFANIE ANN MARQUEZ, Plaintiff v.

TIM OLIVER MARQUEZ, Defendant.

Case No.: CL13-866 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from TIM OLIVER MARQUEZ on the grounds that the Parties have lived separate and apart continuously and without cohabitation or interruption for a period in excess of one year.

A n a ff i d a v i t h a v i n g been filed that TIM OLIVER MARQUEZ, defendant, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of STEFFANIE ANN MARQUEZ, plaintiff, to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is without effect;

UPON CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, this order of publication is granted and the Defendant, TIM OLIVER MARQUEZ is hereby ORDERED to appear before this Court on the 4th day of May, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: YVONNE G. SMITH, Clerk The undersigned respectfully requests this: Jacqueline W. Sharman, Esquire (VSB#: 71569) bowen ten cardani pC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 3957 Westerre Parkway, Suite 105, Richmond, Virginia 23230 (804) 755-7599

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE Richmond JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Commonwealth of Virginia, in re DESHAWN K. HENRY OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Jacquel Lamar Parker (Father) of Deshawn K. Henry, child, DOB 12/14/2010, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Jacquel Lamar Parker appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/ her interest on or before June 2, 2015 at 2:00 a.m.

Kate D. O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DURHAM IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 01 JT 17 IN THE MATTER OF: MELISSA MICHAUD GLENN NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS RE: TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: Michelle A. Michaud, mother of a female child born on or about December 25, 2000, in Durham County, N.C.

NOTICE that petition seeking to terminate the parental rights of the respondent has been filed. You must file a written answer with the Clerk of Superior Court of Durham County and the attorney below within thirty (30) days of the first date of publication. You must also serve a copy of the answer on the petitioner’s attorney. Your parental rights to the juvenile will be terminated upon failure to answer the petition within the time prescribed.

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Local News Richmond’s Liberation

150th anniversary events Freedom will symbolically march into Richmond this weekend as the city celebrates the 150th anniversary of the liberation of the city, ending its role as the epicenter of the slave trade.

Leading the procession Saturday, April 4, will be re-enactors portraying the United States Colored Troops, who led the Union Army in liberating Confederate-held Richmond in April 1865.

It’s a highlight of the four-day sesquicentennial commemoration Wednesday, April 1, through April 4. The event is organized by a coalition of organizations called The Future of Richmond’s Past.

The “Blue Coats Parade” is scheduled to start 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4. The commemorative procession will wind along East Main and Bank streets from Rockett’s Landing to the State Capitol to follow the route the liberating troops took. Re-enactors will march west along East Main Street, follow 14th Street to Bank Street and enter Capitol Square along 9th Street between 10:30 and 11 a.m. Contemporary military units will join the procession.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe will then make remarks and will be joined by the choir from Virginia Union University and others in a ceremony from 11 to 11:30 a.m. on the Capitol Portico.

The events in Richmond will include programs, tours of the city’s historic areas and an evening projection of images on modern Downtown buildings representing fires that burned as the city was evacuated.

Other venues across the state also will commemorate the sesquicentennial of the surrender of the Southern army under Gen. Robert E. Lee on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House.

The full schedule of Richmond events will be available at www.OnToRichmond.com and www.RichmondsJourney.org. Elegba Folklore Society events are posted at www.efsinc.org.

Most programs and tours begin on the grounds of the State Capitol.

At the Appomattox Court House, dozens of events are scheduled Wednesday, April 8,

through Sunday, April 12, including re-enactments of Gen. Lee’s surrender to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The full schedule is available at www.nps.gov/apco/150th-anniversary-ofappomattox-court-house.

A free shuttle bus is in place to get people into the Court House grounds, including a bus line that will take passengers directly from downtown Lynchburg to the Court House steps.

Other Richmond highlights include: THURSday, April 2 • The Burning of Richmond: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., tour starts at Bank and Governor streets: An evening illumination of Richmond’s Downtown cityscape will represent the evacuation fires with projected images on modern buildings. Guided lantern tours and re-enactors will give tourists the experience of the horrors of the fires.

Friday, April 3 4 to 11:30 p.m., Shockoe Bottom and the African Burial Ground, both sides of the 1500 block of East Broad Street: An evening program to observe the 150th anniversary of emancipation in Richmond and to pay ancestral homage.

Highlights of the program are as follows: • Waking Up Tomorrow: Resistance and Liberation in Shockoe Bottom, 4 to 5:15 p.m., beginning at the Devil’s Half Acre, Lumpkin’s Jail: This procession symbolically creates a Sacred Ground Memorial Park while marking sites related to the trade of enslaved Africans in Shockoe Bottom.

• Declarations of Suffering, Resistance and Liberation in Shockoe Bottom: 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.: Presentations on the history of Shockoe Bottom, Richmond’s slave trade, the end of enslavement and the future of Shockoe Bottom.

• Opening the Door: 5:45 to 6:15 p.m.: An exploration of the Middle Passage and the culture stolen from Africans transported to the United States to be sold into enslavement.

• Undertones: An Aural Suite: 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.: An aural memorial for Richmond’s African Burial Grounds constructed by melding jazz orchestration, improvisation, African rhythms, chants, narratives and dance by Ashby Anderson.

• Anointing the Veil: An elevation ceremony to release from bondage the memory of enslaved African ancestors in Virginia: 7:15 to 7:45 p.m.: A candlelight procession and calling out

of names based on the Virginia Historical Society’s Unknown No Longer database.

• African American Reflections on the Civil War: 7:45 to 9:45 p.m.: Witness the lives and roles of Africans and Africa’s descendants unfold in this original drama from the Elegba Folklore Society. A discussion will follow.

• Bound: Africans vs. African Americans: 9:45 p.m.: A documentary by Kenyan director Peres Owino that connects enslavement and colonialism with contemporary self-view, world view and relations between continental Africans and African-Americans. A discussion will follow.

SATURday, April 4 • Richmond Slave Trail Tour: 9 to 10:30 a.m., meet at shuttle stop on Bank Street: A walking tour follows part of the Richmond Slave Trail, including Lumpkin’s Jail and the African Burial Ground.

• Elegba Folklore Society presents “Africans in the Civil War”: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., near the Bell Tower in Capitol Square: A program to focus on Africa’s descendants, including educators, soldiers, doctors and emancipators.

• Richmond Slave Trail Tour: noon to 3:30 p.m., meet at the shuttle stop on Bank Street: This three-mile walking tour begins at the Manchester Docks on South Side and includes stops at Lumpkin’s Slave Jail and the Negro Burial Ground.

• The Future is Now: 6 p.m. to midnight; African Burial Grounds, both sides of the 1500 block of East Broad Street: 6 p.m.: Indigenous powwow drumming greets attendees as they pass through the portal.

6:30 p.m.: Performers Red Crooked Sky express the indomitable spirit of Virginia’s native people.

7:15 p.m.: An African inspired libation ceremony features West African masquerades that symbolize oneness of spirit with the physical world.

7:45 p.m.: Singer-songwriter Boo Hanks performs Piedmont blues. He’s a descendant of Abraham Lincoln on his mother’s side.

8:45 p.m.: Elegba Folklore Society’s African dancers, singers and drummers will perform.

9:45 p.m.: Grammy Award-nominated singersongwriter Maimouna Youssef will perform.

11 p.m.: Drums No Guns band presents “Wake Up America – The Time Has Come.”

The event will close with an interactive finale.

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Beth sholom Woods is a Section 202/8-Section 223(f) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) project. Qualified applicants pay 30% of his or her monthly income towards rent and utilities. An Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinic with a therapeutic pool is located on site.

Beth sholom Woods is part of the Beth Sholom Lifecare Community in the Far West End of Richmond. For more information or an application, please call (804) 741-4691, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. telephone: (804) 741-4691  ttY Users Dial 711 Fax: (804) 741-9813 email: sberinato@bslcc.org Website: www.bethsholom-lifecare.org

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You may call the Deputy Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Durham County at (919) 8083125 for further information.

This the 6th day of March, 2015.

Syrena N. Williams, Esq. The CW Law Group, PC 3622 Lyckan Parkway, Suite 5002 Durham, NC 27707 (919) 926-1785 April 2, 9, 16, 2015

(Mother) and Unknown Father (Father) of Allison Chazir Collins, child, DOB 7/21/2014, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: vistation; adoption consent; determination of religious affliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Andrea Shawn Collins and Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before June 17, 2015 at 9:20 a.m.

Shunda T. Giles, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493

ee of ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, Assignee PROVID, and Cheryl E. Rose, As Receiver for Mann Bracken, LLP, A Delaware General Partnership, Successor by Merger to WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, LLP, A Dissolved Maryland Entity, Successor in Interest to PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP., Assignee of COLLINS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., Assignee of HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION OF NEVADA, Assignee of BENEFICIAL NANCE CORP, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property , have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JOSEPH JOHNSON a/k/a JOSPEH O. JOHNSON, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JOSEPH JOHNSON a/k/a JOSPEH O. JOHNSON, KATIE M. JOHNSON a/k/a KATIE W. JOHNSON, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of KATIE M. JOHNSON a/k/a KATIE W. JOHNSON, LORENZO JOHNSON, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of LORENZO JOHNSON, JAMES L. JOHNSON a/k/a JAMES LOUIS JOHNSON, SR., Cheryl E. Rose, As Receiver for Mann Bracken, LLP, A Delaware General Partnership, Successor

by Merger to WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, LLP, A Dissolved Maryland Entity, Successor in Interest to PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP., Assignee of ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, Assignee PROVID, and Cheryl E. Rose, As Receiver for Mann Bracken, LLP, A Delaware General Partnership, Successor by Merger to WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, LLP, A Dissolved Maryland Entity, Successor in Interest to PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP., Assignee of COLLINS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., Assignee of HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION OF NEVADA, Assignee of BENEFICIAL NANCE CORP, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 15, 2015, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

ary 12, 2009, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, City of Richmond, Virginia, as Instrument # 09-2795 (the “Deed of Trust”), a default having been made under the Deed of Trust and having been so directed by the holder of the note secured by the Deed of Trust (the “Noteholder”), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction conducted

by Motley’s Auction, Inc., T/A Motleys Asset Disposition Group, the real estate described above, and more particularly described in the Deed of Trust (the “Property”), on April 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the front of the Property, 2030 ½ Chamberlayne Parkway, also known as 2030 ½ Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23220.

Terms: Cash. A bidder’s deposit of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) PAID IN CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK will be required at the time of the sale. A Buyer’s Premium of Ten Percent (10%) or Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($2,500.00), whichever is greater, will be added to the high auction bid. The balance of the sales price shall be payable in cash or by certified check within thirty (30) days after the sale. Time is of the essence as to the closing date and payment of the purchase price. The Noteholder and the Substitute Trustee reserve the right (i) to waive any deposit requirements; (ii) to extend the period of time within which the purchaser is to make full settlement; (iii) to withdraw the Property from sale at any time prior to the termination of the bidding; (iv) to keep the bidding open for any length of time; (v) to reject all bids; (vi) to postpone or set over the date of sale; and (vii) to determine the order of sale at the time of sale. The Property with any improvements thereon will be sold “As Is” without representations or warranties of any kind. Delivery of possession of the Property will be the responsibility of the Purchaser. The Property

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will be sold subject to all matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust, if any. The Purchaser, at the time of the closing, shall be required to pay all closing costs. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bidder will be required to execute and deliver to the Substitute Trustee a memorandum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding.

This notice is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Ronald R. Wesley, Substitute Trustee For information contact Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 5 Richmond, VA 23218-0005 (804) 644-2888 Mr. Tim Dudley, CAI, AARE Motley’s Auction, Inc. T/A Motleys Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 tdudley@svn.com

virgiNia: iN thE Richmond JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Commonwealth of Virginia, in re EGYPT LAREECE TOWNES OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Latina Kay Townes (Mother) and Terry Wright (Father) of Egypt Lareece Townes, child, DOB 5/6/2013, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: vistation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Latina Kay Townes and Terry Wright appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before June 29, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

Kate D. O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493

PROPERTY

virgiNia: iN thE Richmond JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ALLISON CHAZIR COLLINS OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Andrea Shawn Collins

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

Case No.: CL14-1448-1 JOSEPH JOHNSON a/k/a JOSEPH O. JOHNSON, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JOSEPH JOHNSON a/k/a JOSEPH O. JOHNSON, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “808 West Clay Street”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# N0000352/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Joseph Johnson, who may be deceased, and Katie M. Johnson, who may be deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOSEPH JOHNSON a/k/a JOSPEH O. JOHNSON, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JOSEPH JOHNSON a/k/a JOSPEH O. JOHNSON, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that KATIE M. JOHNSON a/k/a KATIE W. JOHNSON, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of KATIE M. JOHNSON a/k/a KATIE W. JOHNSON, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that LORENZO JOHNSON, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of LORENZO JOHNSON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAMES L. JOHNSON a/k/a JAMES LOUIS JOHNSON, SR., who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; Cheryl E. Rose, As Receiver for Mann Bracken, LLP, A Delaware General Partnership, Successor by Merger to WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, LLP, A Dissolved Maryland Entity, Successor in Interest to PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP., Assign-

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virgiNia: iN thE Richmond JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JADIUS WINFREE OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Lakeisha Suntrese Banks (Mother) and Unknown Father (Father) of Jadius Winfree, child, DOB 8/29/2007, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: vistation; adoption consent; determination of religious affliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Lakeisha Suntrese Banks and Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before May 13, 2015 at 9:20 a.m.

Shunda T. Giles, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493

TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 2030½ Chamberlayne Parkway Richmond, Virginia Tax Map #N000-0478/004

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The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following positions:

The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP – W150019194 Consulting Services for Anchor Institutionbased Social Enterprise Strategy Receipt Date: April 23, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting: April 13, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.

Information or copies of the above solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.RichmondGov.com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 646-5989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

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