Chief Durham: ‘This is not Ferguson’
Police
officer
in
the
alley
beside
DJ
Market
and
Deli
only
after
he
first
shot
at
them
as
he
ran. at
Cary
and
Meadow
streets
in
the
West
End. This
is
the
first
incident
in
which
a
Richmond
“This
is
not
Ferguson.” His
funeral
service
was
held
Wednesday
at
Joseph
Police
officer
has
fatally
shot
someone
since
Chief
That
was
the
assessment
of
Richmond
Police
Chief
Jenkins
Jr.
Funeral
Home,
just
two
blocks
away. Durham took the top job in February. Alfred
Durham
on
Aug.
6,
a
day
after
Keshawn
D.
Initial
accounts
of
the
incident
by
witnesses
supHargrove,
20,
was
shot
and
killed
by
a
Richmond
port
reports
that
two
officers
fired
at
Mr.
Hargrove
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Tale of the tests
Richmond SOL scores rise, but still below state average By Jeremy M. Lazarus
The
good
news:
More
students
in
Richmond
Public
Schools
passed
state
Standards
of
Learning
tests in reading, history and math in spring 2015 compared
with
the
previous
year.
That’s
in
line
with
the
state
trend
of
rising
pass
rates.
The
bad
news:
The
pass
rates
during
Superintendent
Dana
T.
Bedden’s
first
full
academic
year
show
the
percentage
of
the
city’s
23,000
students
succeeding
on
the
SOL
tests
in
Richmond
is
still
well
below
state
pass
rates
in
core
subjects.
And
in
one
area,
writing,
the
percentage
of
Richmond
students
who
passed
dropped
eight
percentage points — from 56 percent in 2014 to 48 percent, according to results released Tuesday by
the
Virginia
Department
of
Education.
The
pass
rates
will
determine
school
accreditation,
which
will
be
announced
later.
This
year,
only
11
of
the
city’s
44
schools
were
fully
accredited based on 2014 test results. In
a
statement
issued
Wednesday,
Dr.
Bedden
found
the
results
“clearly
indicate
that
Richmond
Public
Schools
continues
to
make
progress.” He
pointed
to
“the
strides
made
by
our
students in mathematics (up seven percentage points from 2014), reading (up six percentage
points from 2014) and
history
(up
two
percentage points from 2014).” He also acknowledged
that
a
drop
in
the
writing
pass
rate
“shows
that opportunities for improvement remain. These reDr. Bedden sults further underscore
the
importance
of
the
Academic
Improvement
Plan
(AIP)
we
have
designed
to
(help)
our
students improve their academic performances so they can meet or exceed academic standards in the years ahead.” School Board Chairman Donald Coleman, in
a
separate
statement
to
the
Free
Press,
noted
that
“RPS
is
committed
to
seeing
SOL
scores
improve”
and
expressed
his
belief
that
the
AIP
would
make
that
happen
and
result
in
more
fully accredited schools. The
7th
District
representative
also
called
on
all
residents
to
“do
all
we
can
to
help
our
students recognize the importance of education”
and
to
support
public
education
as
a
“top
priority”
so
Richmond
can
reach
“its
potential
as a thriving city.” Kristen
Larson,
the
School
Board’s
vice
chair,
stated in an email that the positive test results provide
“a
good
start
to
this
year’s
implementation
of
the
district’s
Academic
Improvement
Plan.
“Overall
the
district
is
headed
in
the
right
direction, but there is still a lot of room for improvement
and
work
to
be
done,”
the
4th
District representative added. The results make it clear that Dr. Bedden’s efforts to turn around academic achievement remain
a
work
in
progress.
Consider
the
results
on
SOL
reading
tests.
Across
the
state,
the
VDOE
reported
that
79
percent
of
students
passed
their
SOL
reading
tests in 2015, up 5 percentage points from the 74
percent
that
passed
in
2014.
In
Richmond,
59
percent
of
students
passed
reading tests in grades three through high school, up six percentage points from the 2014 result of
53
percent,
but
still
20
percentage
points
below
the
state.
In
the
math
arena,
62
percent
of
Richmond
students
passed
SOL
tests,
up
7
percentage
points
from
2014
when
55
percent
passed.
But
across
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Black lawmakers angered over Va. Supreme Court predicament
The battle over the map of Virginia’s congressional districts is
about
to
get
underway.
Next
week,
the
Republican-dominated
General
Assembly
will
return
for
a
special
session
that
Gov.
Terry
McAuliffe
called
with
the goal of making changes to the 2012-approved map to satisfy a federal court. The
court
ordered
the
map
redrawn
by
Sept.
1
after
finding
the
current
district
boundaries are illegal for emphasizing race and improperly packing African-Americans into
the
3rd
Congressional
District
that
Rep.
Robert
C.
“Bobby”
Scott,
Virginia’s
lone
black congressman, represents. Rep. Scott But it is unclear if the redistricting legislative
session
will
be
successful.
The
court
could
end
up
having
to
redraw
the
lines
if
Gov.
McAuliffe
and
his
allies
and
the
GOP
leadership
fail
to
find
common
ground,
an
increasingly
likely scenario. Republicans
and
Democrats
are
on
different
mapping
wave-
Republicans stick a thumb in the eye of the governor, and allow
Judge
Rossie
D.
Alston Jr., an equally respected Virginia Court of Appeals judge
from
Prince
William
County,
to
be
Roush voted in as a historic third African-American member of the seven-member court without
any
serious
scrutiny
when
the
special
legislative
session begins on Monday. In
the
end,
the
black
lawmakers resolved to back Gov. McAuliffe
and
stick
with
Justice
Roush. They are especially infuriated by the Republicans’ refusal to schedule a hearing at
which
both
Justice
Roush
and Judge Alston could be questioned about their records and judicial philosophy so that lawmakers
—
and
the
public
—
can
decide
who
would
be
the better choice. “Justice
Roush
is
a
judge
with
22
years
of
experience
who
is
now
a
sitting
justice.
Explanations
given
for
removing her are vague, perplexing, and inexplicable,” Sen. Mamie E.
Locke
of
Hampton,
chair
of
the
Virginia
Legislative
Black Caucus, said in a letter Monday
to
GOP
House
and
Senate leaders. “We
can
also
add
that
removal of a gubernatorial interim appointment has not been
done
in
well
over
a
century.
Which
begs
the
question,
why
now?” Sen.
Locke
continued:
“This
wrangling
has
yet
again
put
the General Assembly in the position of being accused of political posturing, placing
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By Jack White
African-American members of the Virginia General Assembly are seething at Republican leaders for putting them in a predicament over a judicial selection to the Virginia Supreme Court. The
problem
began
when
intransigent
Republican
lawmakers became angered by Gov. Terry McAuliiffe’s refusal to
postpone
a
Aug.
17
special
legislative session devoted to legislative redistricting until after the fall General Assembly elections.
The
GOP
leadership
decided to take their revenge by unceremoniously dumping Gov. McAuliffe’s choice for a seat on the state’s highest court
—
a
white
female
—
and
electing an AfricanAfrican male. Gov. McAuliffe denounced the Republicans’ plan last week
as
a
“political
temper tantrum.” But the situation left
Virginia
LegisJustice lative Black Caucus
members
with
a
difficult
choice.
They
could
opt
to
fight
a dogged battle to keep Justice Jane Marum Roush, a highly regarded jurist from Fairfax County
whom
Gov.
McAuliffe
appointed in late July, on the state
Supreme
Court
knowing that the effort is doomed because Republicans control both houses of the General Assembly. Or
they
could
stand
by,
watch
Battle over congressional lines starts next week By Jeremy M. Lazarus
James Haskins/Richmond Free Press
Bubblicious Tyleia Carter, 6, blows big bubbles Saturday at the East End Get Fresh Fair and Farmers Market. The event was held on Accommodation Street behind the Mosby Court Resource Center and offered a variety of nutritious vegetables and fruits for sale, as well as live music, games for children, health screenings and more. Please see an additional photo on B2.
Full appeals court rebuffs McDonnell’s request By Jeremy M. Lazarus
James R. Spencer in January would
become
effective.
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell The appeals court, in its is a big step closer to reporting new
order,
did
not
mention
to prison. whether
Mr.
McDonnell’s
Tuesday, as legal experts bond
would
be
continued.
If
anticipated, the 15 judges of it
is
not,
he
likely
would
be
the 4th U.S. Circuit Court required to report to a federal of Appeals issued an order prison fairly quickly. rejecting the former Virginia However,
his
lawyers
plan
governor’s request to reconto request that the appeals Mr. McDonnell sider his conviction on 11 court
allow
Mr.
McDonnell
corruption charges. to
remain
free
while
he
makes
a
long
shot
He had asked the full court to consider his appeal
within
90
days
to
the
U.S.
Supreme
case after a three-judge panel of the Richmond- Court,
which
does
not
have
to
hear
his
based court upheld his conviction July 10, case.
The
high
court
takes
100
or
fewer
finding
that
he
“received
a
fair
trial
and
was
cases a year. duly
convicted
by
a
jury
of
his
fellow
VirginMr. McDonnell still maintains that that he ians”
when
his
case
was
heard
last
year. did
not
violate
the
law
or
sell
his
office
when
According to the court’s order, eight of he
and
his
wife,
Maureen,
accepted
gifts
and
the judges voted against rehearing the case loans
worth
$177,000
from
a
businessman
and
seven
“deemed
themselves
disqualified
seeking state support for his tobacco-based and did not participate.” dietary product. The
appeals
court
allowed
Mr.
McDonnell
to
Meanwhile,
Mrs.
McDonnell
remains
free
remain
free
while
it
considered
his
request. while
the
4th
Circuit
considers
her
appeal
of
The court has not yet issued a mandate her nine convictions on corruption charges. closing
the
case
so
that
the
two-year
sentence
Her
case
is
to
be
heard
in
October.
She
was
imposed by U.S. Senior District Court Judge sentenced to a year and a day in prison.
City readying community for September bike races By Joey Matthews
Hundreds
of
bike
riders
will
pedal
at
break-neck
speeds
along Richmond area streets past cheering spectators during the upcoming
UCI
Road
World
Championships. Elite
bicyclists
from
around
the
world
are
scheduled
to
compete
in
12
races
over
nine
days
from
Saturday,
Sept.
19,
through
Sunday,
Sept.
27.
Courses
will
range
from
14
miles
to
160
miles
and
will
wind
through
Richmond
and
Henrico
and
Hanover counties. The
opening
ceremony,
which
is
free,
will
be
6:30
p.m.
Friday,
Sept.
18,
at
Brown’s
Island
in
Downtown.
Richmond
native
and
American
Idol
finalist
Rayvon
Owen
is
scheduled
to
sing
the
national anthem at the event. The
main
staging
area
for
the
races
will
be
at
the
Greater
Richmond Convention Center at 5th and Broad streets. Officials
are
expecting
up
to
450,000
spectators
from
around
the
world
to
enjoy
the
world-class
competitions. Mayor
Dwight
C.
Jones
and
others
integral
in
luring
the
event
to
Richmond
say
the
local
economy
will
get
a
huge
boost,
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Chief Durham: ‘This is not Ferguson’ Continued from A1
The chief insisted the shooting was not racially
charged.
The
officers
—
one
white
and
one
African-American
—
were
responding
to
reports
of
an
armed
man
in
the
neighborhood
and
identified
Mr.
Hargrove,
an
African-American,
as
the
suspect,
based
on
information
from
a
dispatcher. Officer
Ryan
Bailey,
who
is
African- American,
was
wounded
in
the
arm
during
the
gunfire
exchange.
He
was
treated
at
a
hospital
and released. The
other
officer,
Jacob
DeBoard,
is
white. Officials
are
still
investigating
the
shooting
and
have
not
yet
determined
which
officer
fired
the
lethal
shot,
police
spokesperson
Gene
Lepley
stated
Tuesday
in
response
to
a
Free
Press query. Chief
Durham
said
the
officers
have
been
placed
on
paid
administrative
leave,
pending
the
outcome
of
the
investigation.
He
said
results
will
be
forwarded
to
the
Commonwealth’s
Attorney’s
Office,
which
will
determine
whether
the
shooting
was
justified. A man who said he was homeless and only identified
himself
as
Musa
told
a
Free
Press
reporter
Wednesday
he
was
sitting
in
front
of
the store as the incident unfolded. “I
saw
two
boys
coming
around
the
store
and
I
said
to
myself,
‘They’re
up
to
something.’
’’ He
said
Mr.
Hargrove
told
the
other
man
he
was
going
into
the
alley
to
evade
the
police
because
he
had
a
gun. Musa
said
he
was
inside
the
store
when
gunfire
erupted. “The
next
thing
you
know,
there
were
police
everywhere,
about
20
of
them,”
he
said. He
said
he
was
not
surprised
that
Mr.
Hargrove
lost his life in the incident. “If I came out here with
a
gun
and
was
shooting
at
police,
what
do
you
think
would
happen? “A man is due justice according to his ways and
actions,”
he
added. Linwood
Crump,
who
lives
near
the
shooting
scene,
said
he
didn’t
fault
police. “A
policeman
has
to
do
his
job,”
he
said.
“You
can’t
shoot
at
them
and
expect
something
good
to
come
out
of
it.” Mr.
Hargrove,
who
lived
in
the
2100
block
of
Parkwood
Avenue,
only
recently
had
returned
home
after
serving
nearly
five
years
behind
bars
on
convictions
of
malicious
wounding
and
possession
of
a
firearm
by
a
felon
after
he
confessed to shooting a woman he was romantically involved
with
following
an
argument. Police
disclosed
that
Mr.
Hargrove
was
wanted for questioning in connection with a July
aggravated
assault
case
in
which
a
victim
was
shot
and
survived.
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stories,
as
the
following
sample
shows.
This
year,
at
Fairfield
Elementary
School,
the
state,
79
percent
of
students
passed
the
2015
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in
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East
End
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housing
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of
SOL
math
tests,
17
percentage
points
90
percent
of
fifth-graders
at
the
school
passed
higher
than
the
city’s
pass
rate.
their
SOL
reading
tests,
a
huge
gain
from
2014
Virginia overall 74 79 75 77 84 86 74 79 80 82 Among
the
unsolved
mysteries
in
reviewing
when
only
45
percent
did.
the
test
results
is
the
collapse
of
learning
at
the
The
pass
rates
in
math
were
equally
stellar
Richmond middle
school
level.
It
has
been
going
on
for
for
the
fifth
grade,
jumping
from
68
percent
in
Public Schools 53 59 56 48 70 72 55 62 66 66 years,
and
no
one
yet
has
a
solution,
even
though
2014
to
92
percent
this
year.
overall the
city
school
system
and
the
VDOE
have
been
At
Albert
Hill
Middle
School
in
the
West
End,
investing
heavily
in
consultants
and
specialists
to
the
pass
rate
in
sixth-grade
math
rose
from
27
RPS try and change the situation. percent
in
2014
to
55
percent
this
year.
Black students 49 55 52 42 67 69 51 58 62 63 Reading
is
a
prime
example.
During
the
spring,
And
in
eighth-grade
reading,
the
pass
rate
at
66
percent
of
fifth-grade
students
in
Richmond
Albert
Hill
rose
from
32
percent
in
2014
to
70
RPS passed
their
SOL
reading
tests
and
78
percent
of
percent
this
year.
Hispanic students 58 61 58 50 75 72 60 67 66 62 high
school
students
passed
their
reading
tests.
Franklin
Military
also
saw
big
leaps
in
However,
just
46
percent
of
Richmond’s
sixth- pass
rates
in
reading
in
its
middle
school.
The
RPS grade
students
passed
their
SOL
reading
tests,
sixth-grade
pass
rate
in
reading
jumped
from
White students 81 87 88 89 89 92 79 85 91 93 even
though
they
are
just
one
year
older
than
40
percent
in
2014
to
83
percent
this
year;;
the
Source: Virginia Department of Education the
fifth-graders. seventh-grade
reading
pass
rate
climbed
from
*RPS K-12 enrollment, September 2015, 22,244 students: And
in
eighth
grade,
46
percent
of
Richmond
42
percent
in
2014
to
78
percent
this
year;;
and
Black students, 80 percent; Hispanic students, 9 percent; White students, 9 percent. students
passed
the
most
recent
round
of
SOL
the
eighth-grade
reading
pass
rate
rose
from
55
reading
tests.
That
was
an
improvement
from
the
33
percent
eight
passed
their
SOL
reading
tests.
percent
in
2014
to
71
percent.
pass
rate
of
2014,
but
still
less
than
50
percent
and
far
short
of
Among
the
school’s
eighth-graders
tested
in
reading
in
the
The
eighth-grade
pass
rate
in
math
also
jumped
from
31
the SOL success rates among younger and older students. spring,
only
23
percent
had
passing
scores,
down
9
percentage
percent
in
2014
to
67
percent
at
the
public
military
school.
Among
the
most
seriously
troubled
middle
schools
is
Martin
points
from
spring
2014
test
results.
A
closer
look
at
the
figures
also
shows
that
there
are
learning
Luther
King
Jr.
in
the
East
End,
which
fills
one
of
the
city’s
In
math,
less
than
one-third
of
the
Martin
Luther
King
students
gaps
between
different
groups
—
just
as
is
the
case
statewide.
newest
school
buildings
that
opened
in
January
2014.
passed
the
SOL
tests
in
each
grade.
The
lowest
percentage
came
The
VDOE
acknowledged
that
pass
rates
for
black
and
Despite
the
virtually
brand
new
space,
only
a
tiny
fraction
of
in
seventh
grade,
where
only
16
percent
of
students
passed
their
Hispanic
students
still
trail
white
students,
with
that
trend
also
the
students
apparently
are
paying
attention
in
class.
math
SOL
tests.
That
was
an
improvement
from
2014,
when
only
evident
in
Richmond.
According
to
the
results
the
state
released,
only
one
in
four
12
percent
of
the
school’s
seventh-graders
passed
the
math
test.
The
results
do
not
come
with
an
explanation
for
the
wide
Martin
Luther
King
Middle
School
students
in
grades
six
to
The
school-by-school
results
show
some
extremely
positive
divide
between
the
different
groups. Reading
Writing
History
Math
Science
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with
bike
fans
filling
hotels
and
area
restaurants,
businesses
and
tourist
sites
and
Richmond
gaining
worldwide
publicity
from
the
planned
TV
audience. On
the
flip
side,
some
fear
the
event
will
cause
the
city
to
experience
traffic
gridlock
like
it
has
never
seen
before
and
that
it
could
be
a
nightmare
for
workers
commuting
to
their
jobs
in
Downtown
and
others
trying
to
get
around
the
city. Tim
Miller,
chief
operating
officer
of
Richmond
2015
—
the
nonprofit
group
that
is
putting
on
the
UCI
Road
World
Championships
—
sought
to
alleviate
those
concerns
and
others.
He
spoke
last
Saturday
at
one
of
about
a
dozen
community
meetings
scheduled
to
inform
the
public
about
the
races
and
what
to
expect. “Know
before
you
go,”
he
said.
That’s
the
most
important
thing
that
residents,
workers,
business
owners
and
other
community
memMr. Miller bers
should
do
as
the
huge
event
nears. He
said
it’s
important
for
community
members
to
familiarize
themselves
well
in
advance
of
the
event
about
street
closures,
parking
and
travel
restrictions
and
other
race-related
information
in
order
to
minimize
the
inconveniences. “It’s
not
going
to
be
normal,
but
it
is
going
to
be
manageable,”
Mr.
Miller
assured
the
audience.
He
steered
community
members
to
Navigate.Richmond2015. com,
an
interactive
website,
to
view
maps
of
the
race
routes,
find
race
times
and
shuttle
service
locations
and
submit
questions.
It
will
cost
$10
to
park
and
catch
a
free
shuttle
bus
from
City
Stadium,
The
Diamond
or
Anthem
Blue
Cross
and
Blue
Shield
near
Willow
Lawn,
he
said. All
12
races
will
end
in
Downtown
on
East
Broad
Street
at
the
Greater
Richmond
Convention
Center.
As
a
result,
from
6
p.m.
on
Friday,
Sept.
11,
through
Wednesday,
Sept.
30,
Broad
Street
will
be
closed
to
traffic
from
3rd
Street
to
7th
Street,
and
on-street
parking
will
be
prohibited. Races
will
start
at
9
a.m.
or
later
most
days
and
conclude
by
4
p.m.,
Mr.
Miller
said,
in
order
to
have
the
least
impact
on
those
commuting
to
and
from
work
in
the
city. The
exception
will
come
Friday,
Sept.
25,
when
three
separate
races
are
held
from
10
to
11:50
a.m.,
from
12:45
to
4:50
p.m.
and
from
7
to
9
p.m. The
entire
event
will
conclude
Sunday,
Sept.
27,
with
the
161- mile
Men’s
Elite
Road
Circuit
race,
scheduled
to
start
at
9
a.m.
and
conclude
at
3:40
p.m. Areas
in
the
city
most
likely
to
be
affected
by
race
congestion
are
The
Fan,
Shockoe
Bottom,
Church
Hill
and
Downtown,
according
to
race
organizers. The
roads
along
the
course
will
be
closed
during
the
race,
one
hour
before
and
one
hour
after. Interstate
95
at
exit
74C,
West
Broad
Street,
will
be
closed
during
the
world
championships.
For
northbound
travelers,
the
exit
will
be
open
to
travel
to
East
Broad
Street.
Ambulances,
fire
and
police
vehicles
will
have
access
to
the
ramps
in
case
of
emergency. In
addition
to
the
races,
Mr.
Miller
said
the
Greater
Richmond
Convention
Center
will
host
“FanFest”
from
Sunday,
Sept.
20,
through
Sunday,
Sept.
27.
There,
more
than
100
vendors
and
exhibitors
will
showcase
top
cycling
companies
and
products. Awards
ceremonies
will
be
held
at
the
convention
center
each
day
after
the
races.
Fans
also
can
watch
live
coverage
on
big
screens
at
FanFest.
partisanship
ahead
of
good
government.
However,
this
time
we
are
playing
politics
with
the
independence
of
the
judiciary,
a
value
which
is
fundamental
to
our
system
of
government.” If
Republicans
had
acceded
to
a
demand
from
Democratic
leaders
to
schedule
“full,
fair
and
open
hearings”
on
the
qualifications
of
the
two
jurists,
black
lawmakers
wanted
to
cross-examine
Judge
Alston
about
his
record
before
he
ascended
to
the
appeals
court
in
2009. Before
his
elevation
to
the
appeals
court,
Judge
Alston
served
three
years
as
a general district court judge in Prince William,
followed
by
eight
years
on
the
county’s
circuit
court. Although
no
one
was
willing
to
publicly
specify
what
questions
they
would
have
asked,
a
review
of
Judge
Alston’s
record suggests some areas they might have
focused
on. Early
in
his
legal
career,
Judge
Alston,
who
earned
a
law
degree
from
North
Carolina
Central
University
School
of
Law,
worked
for
nearly
five
years
with
the
National
Right
To
Work
Legal
Defense
Foundation,
a
Springfield-based
nonprofit
which,
according
to
its
website,
was
founded
in
1968
“to
eliminate
coercive
union
power
and
compulsory
unionism
abuses
through
strategic
litigation,
public
information
and
education
programs.”
In
recent
years,
the
foundation
reportedly
has
been
the
beneficiary
of
substantial
funding from Charles and David
Koch,
the
conservative
billionaires
who
bankroll
many
far right causes. “Mr.
Alston
was
a
staff attorney at the Judge Alston foundation
from
1984
until
1989,”
a
spokesman
for
the
foundation
told
the
Free
Press.
“As
a
501(c)(3)
charity,
the
foundation
does
not
endorse
candidates
or
nominees,
but
the
current
staff
attorneys
who
worked
alongside
Mr.
Alston
speak
highly
of
his
character
and
his determination to defend the rights of the
employees
he
represented
while
at
the
foundation.” Some legal critics also raised questions
about
Judge
Alston’s
use
of
so-called
“designer
sentencing”
while
he
served
on
the
bench
in
Prince
William
County.
In
2002,
for
example,
Judge
Alston
sentenced
a
state
trooper
—
who
had
been
convicted
of
dropping
a
drunken
driving
charge
against
a
20-year-old
woman
in
exchange
for
sex
—
to
perform
3,500
hours
of
community
service
and
spend
two
days
in
jail
every
January
for
seven
years.
Although
the
sentence
was
supported
by
prosecutors
because
it
guaranteed
that
the
trooper,
Buck
Carter,
would
never
serve
again
on
any
police
force,
it
was
denounced
as
too
lenient
by
some
critics. In
that
same
year,
Judge
Alston
presided
at
the
trial
of
Kevin
C.
Kelly,
who
left
his
baby
daughter
in
his
family’s
sweltering
van,
where
she
died.
In
that
case,
the
jury
recommended a one-year jail sentence. Instead,
Judge
Alston
ordered
Mr.
Kelly,
the
father
of
13
children,
to
spend
one
night
in
jail
for
each
of
seven
years
and
to
run
an
annual
blood
drive
in
his
late
daughter’s
name. “That
was
a
difficult
case
for
me
on
many
levels,”
Judge
Alston
told
The
Washington
Post
in
a
2007
interview.
“It
was
compelling
from
the
jurisprudence
standpoint.
But
it
was
more
compelling
from
a
human
standpoint.” The
irony
is
that
Judge
Alston
is
a distinguished judge who enjoys strong support
from
important
legal
organizations
including
the
Old
Dominion
Bar
Association,
Virginia’s
oldest
and
largest
black
legal
group. Both
Judge
Alston
and
Justice
Roush
were
on
a
short
list
of
highly
qualified
candidates
from
which
Gov.
McAuliffe
made
his
selection.
But
the
highly
partisan
manner
in
which
Republicans
are
ramming
through his election could cast a shadow of controversy
over
his
term
on
the
high
court
that
could
have
been
avoided
by
following
a
more
orderly
and
open
process. As
Sen.
A.
Donald
McEachin
of
Henrico
County,
chairman
of
the
Senate
Democratic
Caucus,
bitterly
complained
this
week,
“We’ve
never
played
politics
with
the
judiciary
like
this
before,
and
a
price
will
have
to
be
paid.”
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lengths
—
and
there
also
is
the
tempest
between
Gov.
McAuliffe
and
the
GOP
legislative
leaders
over
the
election
of
a
new
state
Supreme
Court
justice
that
will
play
out
at
the
session.
Gov.
McAuliffe
could
veto
any
Republican
plan
he
and
his
allies
dislike,
while
the
GOP
can
use
their
committee
control
and
voting
power
to
kill
any
Democratic
plan.
So
far,
Republicans
have
yet
to
go
public
with
their
map
proposals.
They
also
rejected
an
offer
from
Gov.
McAuliffe
to
sit
down
in
advance
of
the
session
and
hammer
out
a
compromise.
However,
there
are
indications
the
Republicans
want
to
make
only
minor
changes
to
the
3rd
Congressional
District.
Meanwhile,
others
want
major
changes,
including
Gov.
McAuliffe,
who
wants
to
start
from
scratch
and
do
a
major
overhaul.
For
example,
the
Virginia
State
Conference
of
NAACP
is
preparing
to
unveil
a
proposal
to
redraw
the
4th Congressional District,
now
represented
by
Republican
J.
Randy
Forbes,
into
a
district
where
the
majority
of
voters
are
African-American,
the
Free
Press
has
learned.
According
to
several
people
involved,
the
NAACP
proposal
is
expected
to
call
for
moving
most
of
Richmond
from
the
3rd
District
into
the
4th
District.
Along
with
other
changes,
moving
Richmond
would
boost
the
African-American
population
in
the
4th
District
to
56
percent.
Under
the
proposal,
the
now
majority-black
3rd
Congressional
District
would
remain
a
majority-minority
district,
with
about
48
percent
of
the
population
African-American
and
4
percent
Asian,
Latino
and
other
minorities.
The
remainder
of
the
population
would
be
white. Meanwhile,
a
Democratic
leadership
team
plans
to
present
a
new
map
aimed
at
increasing
the
party’s
chances
of
winning
five
of
the
11
districts,
instead
of
being
limited to three districts as is the case under
the
current
plan. That
plan
also
would
reduce
the
African- American
presence
in
the
3rd
District,
but
transform
the
now
Republican-heavy
4th
and
5th
Congressional
districts
into
majority
Democratic
districts
and
turn
the
10th
Congressional
District
into
a
swing
district
with
a
more
equal
split
between
Democrats
and
Republicans.
GOP
Congressman
Robert
Hurt
currently
represents
the
5th
District,
while
Republican
Barbara
Comstock
represents
the
10th.
“The
map
would
better
reflect
the
current
reality
that
Virginia
is
a
purple
state,”
said
state
Sen.
A.
Donald
McEachin,
D-Henrico,
the
leader
of
the
Senate
Democratic
Caucus
who
confirmed
the
outlines
of
the
plan.
Sen.
McEachin
said
other
key
players
involved
in
drawing
the
map
include
House
Minority
Leader
David
Toscano,
Alexandria
Delegate,
and
former
state
Democratic
Party
Chairwoman
Charniele
Herring
and
Hampton
Sen.
Mamie
E.
Locke,
chair
of
the
Virginia
Legislative
Black
Caucus. Separately,
Northern
Virginia
Delegate
John
C.
“Chap”
Petersen,
a
Democrat,
is
pushing
what
he
calls
a
nonpartisan
plan
that
would
overhaul
at
least
nine
of
the
congressional
districts,
but
leave
the
3rd
Congressional
District
as
the
only
majority- minority district.
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City cleanup VUU working to find housing for student overflow for cycling By Jeremy M. Lazarus
“Provisions are being made for students to Virginia
Union
University
is
overflowing
seek their own housing with students ahead of the start of the fall with our assistance,” semester on Thursday, Aug. 13 — and has VUU President Claude run out of housing on its campus. G. Perkins stated in At
least
63
returning
sophomores,
juniors
an email to the Free and seniors found out this week there was Press. Among other no room for them to live on the Lombardy things, VUU is leasStreet campus, according to VUU. ing nearby apartments The university can accommodate 944 “to handle the campus Dr. Perkins students in its dorms, but indicated incomoverflow,”
particularly
ing
freshmen
filled
a
majority
of
the
space,
for students who cannot afford all of the leaving fewer rooms for upperclassmen. initial rental costs. The 1,800-student, Baptist-affiliated For VUU, the housing problem can school has been housing many of the be considered good news. It means the displaced students at a nearby hotel while university is bucking the trend of declinhelping them make living arrangements ing student enrollment that has plagued off campus. other historically black colleges and
Danville removes Confederate flag from city museum Free Press wire reports
DANVILLE A
rebel
flag
no
longer
flies
from
a
historic
city-owned mansion in this southern Virginia city
that
briefly
served
as
the
third
and
final
capitol of the Confederacy. The
flag
was
removed
from
Danville’s
Sutherlin Mansion after members of the Danville City Council voted 7-2 on Aug. 6 to
limit
the
flags
flown
on
municipal
property to the U.S., Virginia, city and POW/ MIA banners. The mansion houses the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History. Council acted after receiving an opinion from Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring that
the
rebel
flag
could
come
down
because
the
granite
base
of
the
flagpole
recognizes
“the
historical
significance”
of
the
building,
not
a
particular
war
or
specific
veterans.
It’s a big change for a city that has long hailed its Confederate roots and led the effort that allowed white supremacists and Confederate sympathizers to regain control
of Virginia’s government in 1883 and later impose Jim Crow segregation under the banner of the Democratic Party. Confederate President Jefferson Davis and
his
government
fled
to
Danville
just
before Union troops captured Richmond, the second capitol of the Confederacy, on April 2, 1865. With the move to Danville, the
third
national
Confederate
flag
flew
at
the mansion that served as the capitol of the rebel cause from April 3 to April 10, 1865. The Confederate government left within a few days after Union troops forced the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s army. The
flag
that
came
down
included
a
broad
red
strip
down
the
right
side
of
a
white
field
with
the
Confederate
battle
flag
in
the
upper
left corner. Meanwhile, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles began the process of recalling the nearly 1,700 specialty license plates issued by the state since 2001 that bear
the
Confederate
battle
flag.
The
plates
were created on behalf of the Sons of
race starts this weekend
universities. In the wake of public complaints from some of the displaced students and their parents, Dr. Perkins acknowledged Wednesday that the process could have been handled better. He pledged to avoid a repeat next year by improving communications with students and their families about the enrollHelp us make Richmond shine. ment process and to ensure they have access That’s the message City Hall is pushing as the city “to the persons they need at least 60 days prepares to welcome thousands of visitors to the world prior to their arrival on campus.” road racing championships next month. “We are a student-centered university,” The city is launching the RVA Dr. Perkins stated, noting the school proCommunity Improvement Blitz, with vided more than $5 million in scholarships the
first
round
including
two
days
of
last year to ensure students who needed litter pickup in several areas of the financial
help
could
attend.
“We
are
proud
city from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, to have the opportunity to provide the best and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, in liberal arts education to each and every Aug. 15. one of the families we serve.” Volunteers are being recruited for the big cleanup and to undertake other improvements on Friday in Shockoe Bottom, Great Shiplock Park and Mr. Baum Rocketts Landing and in the Carver neighborhood between Belvidere, Lombardy, Leigh and Broad streets. The cleanup will continue Saturday with volunteer cleaning brigades working in the area of the 14th Street Bridge and the Manchester neighborhood and also in Confederate Veterans (SCV). Carytown and Scott’s Addition. A
federal
judge
who
ordered
the
state
Volunteers can register at www.HandsOnRVA. to
put
the
flag
on
the
plates
in
2001
issued
org or at Richmondgov.com/NeighbortoNeighbor an order last Friday dissolving his order to participate or conduct a cleanup in their own and allowing Virginia to recall and destroy neighborhood. Contributions to pay for litter grabplates
with
the
rebel
flag.
The
same
judge
bers, gloves, tools, paint and plants also are being ruled two weeks ago that the state no longer accepted. has to issue the plates. “This is a great opportunity for everyone throughout The main reason, he indicated, is a recent the Metro Richmond area to come together as families, U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gives govern- service groups, churches, coworkers or individuals to ments the discretion to decide what words, ready ourselves for the worldwide stage and make a symbols or images will appear on license difference in our communities,” said Mike Baum, explates and other government property. ecutive director of Keep Virginia Beautiful, a sponsor Gov. Terry McAuliffe initiated the ef- of the cleanup effort. fort to remove the racist symbol from state Other sponsors include the Mayor’s Participation property
when
he
ordered
the
rebel
flag
off
Action and Communication Team (MPACT); the city’s the plates in the wake of the Texas decision, Neighbor to Neighbor Program; the Clean City Comcalling the banner a symbol of “division mission; and several businesses, including Lowe’s and and hate.” the Altria Group. The
flag
plates
will
be
removed
in
a
slow
The second round of the blitz will take place Friday, recall. DMV said it would work with the SCV Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12. to
design
a
new
plate
without
the
flag.
Once
Additional details: Darlene Mallory at (804) 646the new plates are produced, DMV plans to 8325 or Mike Baum at (804) 665-2908. — JEREMY M. send them to the 1,677 motorists. LAZARUS
August 13-15, 2015
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Putrid politics We have watched with interest the recent political gambit by Republican state legislators that is likely to lead to the seating next week of a third African-American justice on the Virginia Supreme Court. While one should never look a gift horse in the mouth, make no mistake: This has nothing to do with the GOP trying to court/ appease/assuage/pacify (take your pick) African-Americans in the
Commonwealth
less
than
three
months
before
all
140
seats
in the Virginia General Assembly are up for election. Instead, it has everything to do with teaching Gov. Terry McAuliffe, an energetic but unschooled Democrat, how to genuflect
to
the
leadership
of
the
GOP,
which
wields
voting
control in both chambers of the General Assembly. It also embarrasses Gov. McAuliffe’s pick for the state’s highest court, Justice Jane Marum Roush, a seasoned jurist who has been in her new position for nearly two weeks now. And it puts members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus in a queasy position of having to choose between supporting the pick of the governor, a Democratic ally, or supporting Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr., the African-American appeals court judge the Republicans plan to seat when they boot Justice Roush. Politics can be a nasty game. And when it comes to the selection of judges in Virginia, many want to believe the process is a genteel system based on merit and fairness and above foul warts and putrid politics. For the Pollyannas who live in that world, the Republicans simply have stripped away the veneer. The selection process is politics, pure and simple, not only in this case but also when legislators select one of their own — or their children — and smile and say how
qualified
and
deserving
they
are
to
be
on
the
bench. Perhaps it’s time for Virginia to do like other states and have the voters elect judges. It would put an end to the charade of anonymous surveys submitted by lawyers about a judicial candidate’s
fitness
to
serve
on
the
bench,
as
well
as
the
hearings and so-called independent vetting processes for candidates. Those, too, are nothing but political shows. Put the power into the hands of the people and let the people vote for the person they believe should be the next judge. As for the Republicans and Democrats caught up in this sorry and sad game, we, the African-American community and lawmakers, should have no permanent friends or enemies — just permanent interests. Our decisions should be based on what’s in the best interest of our community. As for Justice Roush and Judge Alston, we wish you both well. We will be watching and listening.
Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press
Post-Ferguson progress, issues
One year ago, on Aug. 9, 2014,
a
white
Ferguson,
Mo.,
police
officer
shot
and
killed
Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. The shooting and law enforcement response, including the deployment of military equipment against largely peaceful protesters and a blue wall of silence around the details of the shooting itself, left the world wondering whether they were watching events unfold in America or under some authoritarian regime. It is clear now that America has a criminal justice system that disproportionately arrests, prosecutes, incarcerates and kills black people. It is a system that encourages the deployment of military equipment and tactics designed for the battlefield
in
our
communities.
It
is a system where the surveilLast week, the people of Japan and the world marked the lance state targets organizations 70th
anniversary
of
the
first
nuclear
bomb
attack.
It
happened
engaged in peaceful protest. It is Aug.
6,
1945,
when
the
United
States
dropped
“Little
Boy,”
as
a system where basic American we called it, from the B-29 bomber Enola Gay on the Japanese principles such as government city of Hiroshima. Three days later, we dropped a second bomb, transparency and accountability do not exist. It is a system that “Fat Man,” on Nagasaki. must be reformed and over Each year on Aug. 6, the Bell of Peace in Hiroshima tolls at which civilian authority must 8:15 a.m., the precise time that the bomb dropped, incinerating be restored. tens of thousands of people instantly and killing thousands of Real reform will not be easy. others from burns and radiation poisoning by year’s end. The current system is enabled by An estimated 200,000 people perished in the mushroom an unaccountable law enforce-
In accord with peace
cloud
blasts
and
resulting
fires,
which
prompted
Japan’s
surrender in WWII. That lesson in mass destruction apparently has dimmed in the intervening years. Forces in Congress are threatening to unravel President Obama’s nuclear accord with Iran that would stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The deal calls for Iran to reduce its stockpile of uranium by 98 percent, give up most of its centrifuges and face a comprehensive regime of inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency or face a return of crippling sanctions. Already the accord has been endorsed by the U.N. Security Council, dozens of world leaders, ambassadors and, most recently, the 10 nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
and
five
of
their
neighbors,
including
Japan,
Vietnam,
South Korea, India and Australia. Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, used last week’s anniversary to renew calls for world leaders to step up their efforts toward making the world a nuclear weapons-free zone. He called nuclear weapons “the absolute evil and ultimate inhumanity,” and criticized nuclear powers for keeping them as threats to achieve their national interests. He also invited world leaders to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki to hear the “habakusha,” the surviving atomic bomb victims now in their 80s and 90s, and understand the realities of nuclear war and to see the continuing scars that never heal. We have taken that journey and urge members of Congress to do the same. It may change their minds about signing the accord. There’s no question we live in a dangerous world, with ISIS and other terrorists seeking to spread their messages through suicide bombings, beheadings, pressure cooker bombs and other weapons. If there is something worse, it would be a nuclear war. As
Dr.
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
wrote,
“Our
scientific
power
has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” No treaty with Iran is not an option. We urge Congress to sign the accord.
Bob Daugherty/File/Associated Press
Peacemaker The debate over the Iran deal brings to mind President Jimmy Carter, center, and the crucial role he played 36 years ago in brokering a lasting peace treaty between two implacable enemies, Egypt and Israel. This iconic photo was taken March 26, 1979, on the White House lawn after the treaty was signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Sadly, we learned Wednesday that Mr. Carter, 90, has liver cancer that has spread to other parts of his body. We pray for peace and comfort for this world peacemaker and his family.
ment culture that creates an “us” (law enforcement) versus “them” (the public, particularly people of color) mindset. This mindset allows law enforcement to view certain communities as the enemy and civilian oversight as meddlesome. And it will continue until this mindset is replaced by one that prioritizes constitutional policing and respect for the sanctity of human life. The news is not all bad,
Claire Gastañaga however. First,
you
can’t
fix
a
problem
you’ve been allowed to ignore. The shooting of Michael Brown and the law enforcement response brought the reality of our failed criminal justice system into living rooms throughout America. And, the response was clear — regardless of where one falls on the political spectrum, Americans do not accept a government that abuses its power. Ferguson is now a household name, and what it represents is part of the public consciousness. That’s a big deal. The public awareness of what happened in Ferguson on the streets, in the City Council chambers and in the courts coincided with a growing movement of unusual allies focused on turning “tough on crime” into “smart on
crime.” This movement includes groups as diverse as the ACLU and Koch Industries, Van Jones and Newt Gingrich. It recognizes that public safety is enhanced by a criminal justice system that provides practical, common sense solutions designed to foster safe and healthy communities. This “smart justice” movement is gaining ground in red states and blue states, including Virginia where the “tough on crime” approach is no longer sacred. Virginia’s “tough on crime” laws have created a 735 percent increase in the Commonwealth’s incarceration rate since the 1970s and saddled taxpayers with an annual corrections budget exceeding $1 billion. The surveillance state also has hit a snag. During the 2015 General Assembly session, we worked to pass new laws that will require law enforcement to get a warrant before it can use a drone or Stingray to spy on us, and strengthen the requirement to get a warrant before accessing real time cell phone tracking records. Last week, the federal appeals court in Richmond extended the warrant requirement to historical cell phone records. The need to rein in the surveillance state is not just about abstract constitutional principles. As #BlackLivesMatter recently learned, federal Department of Homeland Security
More than ‘Cecil’ hunted For more than a century, African tour operators (usually white people) have helped their European and American clients bag what they term “The Big Five.”
This
refers
to
the
five
most
dangerous
and
difficult
animals
in Africa to hunt on foot — the African elephant, black rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, lion and leopard. But history reveals there was a sixth prey not mentioned in the literature and the folklore of the Great White Hunters. That dangerous inhabitant of the African continent was the African himself. Recently, a furious outcry arose around the globe after one of The Big Five was poached in Zimbabwe by an American dentist. A lion, affectionately named Cecil, had been lured away from the protection of a wildlife preserve and killed with a crossbow. Cecil’s death and the subsequent outcry gave rise to a revealing discussion about the degree of Western empathy for an African lion relative to that for human descendants of Africa. This debate may never be resolved, but the killing of Cecil points out a very real condition in the minds of people who gain satisfaction from ending the life of a “dangerous predator.” To many white Americans, the black man is clearly seen as a danger, and so, too, is the black woman. And it is the perception of the “dangerous African-American” that gives license to some white Americans to take our lives and award themselves trophies for their heroic deeds.
According to a 1920 article published in The Journal of Negro History, Nat Turner — one particularly dangerous black man — “was skinned to supply such souvenirs as purses, his flesh
made
into
grease,
and
his
bones divided as trophies to be handed down as heirlooms. It is said that there still lives a Virginian who has a piece of his skin which was tanned, that another
Oscar H. Blayton Virginian possesses one of his ears and that the skull graces the collection of a physician in the city of Norfolk.” The Texas trooper who threatened to “light up” Sandra Bland with a Taser in all likelihood felt the same entitlement over her as the dentist who attacked Cecil the lion with a crossbow. The Cleveland
police
officer
who
needlessly jumped onto the hood of
a
car
and
fired
49
bullets
into
the black bodies of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams clearly was looking to “bag a kill.” And the
South
Carolina
police
officer,
who shot Walter Scott in the back as he ran for his life, appeared to have no more regard for Mr. Scott’s life than a hunter out for a bit of sport. In the noxious racial climate of the American South during the century following the Civil War, taking down “a big black buck” often was seen as sport, and black bodies were tortured, burned and hung from trees for the amusement of white crowds. Trace contaminants from that era still pollute our social environment and manifest themselves in the murder of unarmed black people
by
police
officers. We know what motivates these
killers. It is a blood lust. The same blood lust that moves a man to pick up a gun and walk into the forest in search of a trophy moves a 73-year-old reserve deputy in Tulsa, Okla., or any law enforcement
officer,
to
strap
on
a
gun
and cruise black neighborhoods, daring any man or woman living there to do the slightest thing that they believe could justify the taking of a life. It was not that long ago when white children sat in darkened movie theaters and cheered on Tarzan and other Great White Hunters as they fended off blood thirsty Africans. The threat of black bodies is projected in theaters today
through
the
personification
of the vicious black criminal who meets his just end at the hands of a
heroic
police
officer. Cecil the lion’s story has been given voice by a multitude of outraged Europeans and Americans. And while there is not so great an outpouring for the lives of black men and women that are unnecessarily taken by murderous
police
officers,
we
are
now
given voice by cell phone video and body cameras. The Great White Hunters now are exposed for who they are, and the Theodore Roosevelts and Ernest Hemmingways of the world are known to be no more than senseless killers. And those award winning cops, who were praised for being models of law enforcement before being caught on camera needlessly taking black lives, no longer can easily justify the casual violence that
they
inflict
upon
the
black
population of this country. The writer is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia.
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officials
have
been
trolling
public
social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter and Vine, to map and collect information on this peaceful movement. What we need law enforcement to do to protect our security and our liberty is simple — get a warrant! While we’ve made some progress, much remains to be done to demilitarize law enforcement, restore the constitution and the community to policing and address the racial injustices currently evident in our law enforcement and judicial systems that
lead
to
the
unjustified
use
of
lethal
force
and
racial
profiling.
Until state and local lawmakers force law enforcement to respect civilian oversight, act in a transparent and accountable manner and engage in constitutional policing, injustice will continue to be the most visible hallmark of our criminal justice system. While some Virginia law enforcement departments are heading in this direction, until these changes become mandatory statewide, black lives in Virginia will remain at risk and our communities will be less safe. The writer is executive director of the ACLU of Virginia.
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We applaud Gov. Terry McAuliffe in his call to end the homelessness of our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veterans who sleep on Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s streets. For the past three years, our organization has joined with other agencies to assist veterans with obtaining permanent housing. To many, the simple solution is to assist these veterans with obtaining the kind of permanent employment where they could earn a wage that would afford them the ability to contract for their own permanent housing. Yet the reality for these men and women is more complex. Most of the funds available for veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; housing goes to those who were honorably separated from the military, while the vast majority of homeless veterans carry the stigma of less than honorable discharges. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, one can serve in the military for most of their adult life, endure horrible combat, incur a serious injury in the line of duty and yet violate a military rule and be discharged with less than honor, and
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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter
Virginian inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame Virginia is known as the “birthplace of presidents.” It’s also a cradle of NFL pass-rushing, quarterback-crunching defensive Hall of Famers. With the induction of Charles Haley on Aug. 8 into the Pro Football
Hall
of
Fame,
Virginia
can
claim
five
of
the
most
ferocious defenders in gridiron history. And all embarked on their Hall of Fame journeys to Canton, Ohio, from within 115 miles of Richmond City Stadium. Haley is a symbol for team success. From tiny, unincorporated Gladys, near Brookneal in Campbell County, Haley starred at William Campbell High School and James Madison University before joining the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers in 1986. He
became
the
only
man
in
NFL
history
to
play
on
five
Super
Bowl championship teams — three with the 49ers and two with the Dallas Cowboys. In a 12-season career as defensive end/linebacker, Haley had 100.5 sacks (a high of 16 in 1990), 498 total tackles and was twice named the NFC Defensive Player of the Year. He also holds the record for the most sacks in Super Bowls — 4.5. He
was
selected
five
times
for
the
Pro
Bowl. The 6-foot-4, 255-pound Haley is also in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame and the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame. He also was enshrined into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor. In order of their Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions, here are Virginia defensive wrecking balls who preceded Haley in having their bronzed busts displayed in Canton. Consider
this:
Sacks
did
not
become
an
official
NFL
sta-
tistic until 1981. Willie Lanier (induction 1986): Born in Halifax County but raised in Richmond; starred at Maggie Walker High School and Morgan State University before becoming a Kansas City Chiefs middle linebacker 1967-77; was an eight-time All-Pro pick and a star of the Chiefs’ Super Bow IV victory. Henry Jordan (1995): From Emporia, he became a mainstay at tackle on Green Bay’s tremendous defenses in the 1960s under Vince Lombardi; a seven-time
All-Pro
who
played
on
five
Charles Haley NFC championship teams and was part of Super Bowl I and II victories. Lawrence Taylor (1999): “L.T.” starred at Lafayette High School in Williamsburg and was an All-American at the University of North Carolina before his pro career, 1981-1997, with the New York Giants; was a 10-time All-Pro, accumulated 1,099 tackles, 137.5 sacks and played on New York’s XXI and XXV Super Bowl championship teams. Bruce Smith (2009): The Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk and Virginia Tech great became the NFL’s all-time sack leader with 200, playing with Buffalo and Washington, 1985 to 2003; named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1990 and 1996. Just a handful of players ever reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A few other NFL defensive stoppers with Virginia ties were:
Ronde Barber (Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, University of Virginia): Playing with Tampa Bay 1997 to 2012, he had 47 interceptions and set the NFL record for most sacks by a cornerback (5.5 in 2000). Larry Brooks (Prince George High School, Virginia State University): Was the key man on the Los Angeles Rams’ line 1972 to 1982; All-Pro in 1977 and 1979; credited with nine sacks in 1973 (team stats). Earl Faison (Huntington High School in Newport News, Indiana University): Was among the early AFL stars while playing for the powerhouse San Diego Chargers; named AFL Rookie of Year
in
1961
and
five-time
All-AFL
pick.
Virginia’s Canton Connection Pro Football Hall of Famers from Virginia colleges (Hometowns in parentheses)
Virginia: Bill Dudley (Bluefield), Henry Jordan (Emporia), Ralph Wilson Jr. (Columbus, Ohio)* Virginia Tech: Bruce Smith (Norfolk) William & Mary: Lou Creekmur (Hopelawn, N.J.) Randolph-Macon: George Preston Marshall (Grafton, W.Va.)* James Madison: Charles Haley (Gladys) *selected as executives
Pro Football Hall of Famers who grew up in Virginia (With hometowns, colleges)
Lawrence Taylor, Williamsburg, University of North Carolina Roosevelt Brown, Charlottesville, Morgan State University Willie Lanier, Halifax/Richmond, Morgan State University
Former UR player Justin Rogers hopes to secure Washington’s No. 25 jersey
Justin Rogers
Richmond to Washington Here are several former University of Richmond Spiders who have suited up for the NFL’s Washington franchise: Erik Christiansen, defensive end, 1956 Mike Bragg, punter, 1968-1979 Reggie Evans, running back, 1983 Brendan Toibin, kicker, 1987 (strike season) Shawn Barber, linebacker, 1998-2001 Tim Hightower, running back, 2011 Justin Rogers, defensive back, 2014-2015
Justin Rogers wants his face on the nickel. No,
not
the
five-cent
piece
jingling
in
your pocket, but the Washington defensive backfield
type
of
nickel. The
nickel
back
—
a
fifth
defensive
back — has become almost as popular a term as “hail Mary” and “sack dance” in NFL lingo. Traditionally, NFL teams used four defensive backs — two corners and two safeties. But according to Pro Football Focus game tracking, nickel backs were used on 57 percent of plays in 2014 to combat ever-increasing spread attacks. A
fifth-year
pro
out
of
the
University
of Richmond, Rogers began practice with the Washington NFL team at the Richmond Bon Secours Training Center with little ado. In fact, he is one of two players assigned jersey No. 25. The other is rookie Chris Thompson. Receiving duplicate numbers is not a confidence
booster.
Think
how
unimaginable it would be to see duplicates of Robert Griffin’s
No.
10
or
DeSean
Jackson’s
No.
11 roaming the premises. After the humble start, Rogers’ stock rose
in
a
flash
July
31
when
Bashaud
Breeland, incumbent nickel, sprained his right medial collateral ligament. He figures
to
miss
about
six
weeks
for
rehabilitation. Also,
Breeland
must
sit
out
the
first
game this season because he was cited in August 2014 by Virginia Commonwealth University Police with marijuana possession. Until Breeland’s return, Washington needs a No. 1 nickel and Rogers — previ-
ously listed No. 2 on the depth chart — gains status under defensive backs Coach Perry Fewell. “Justin is a man of few words, but he is very consistent, very professional,” said Coach Fewell. “You need someone very savvy there (at nickel) because you have to make quick decisions and you have to be able to cover, tackle and even blitz.” The 5-foot-11, 181-pound Rogers, from Baton Rouge, La., earned All-Colonial and All-America honors at UR as a cornerback (12 interceptions, three for touchdowns) and ace kickoff returner (school record 2,561 yards, two touchdowns). He was a seventh-round draft pick in 2011 by Buffalo, where he became a “Buffalo nickel.” Rogers played two seasons in Buffalo with seven starts, recording 64 tackles, 14 pass break-ups and three interceptions. He was with the Bills in 2011 and 2012, then bounced around between Miami, Houston and Kansas City before arriving in Washington late last season. Rogers
observed
Breeland
for
the
final
three games of 2014. Now it’s his turn. “We were thinking of Justin as a role player, but now he’s getting to play with the
ones,”
said
Coach
Fewell
of
the
first- team defense. Operating the nickel, says Rogers, “requires sharp thinking, quick thinking” “It all happens so fast you have to be tuned in to where your help is. You’re working with the linebackers and the safeties … have to guard a lot of short throws … and be ready to make tackles,” he said. The nickel back “inventor” is said to be former Philadelphia defensive coordi-
nator
Jerry
Williams,
who
inserted
a
fifth
defender in 1960 to counter Chicago tight end Mike Ditka. It was a novelty then. It’s common now. The nickel back generally replaces the strong-side linebacker (SAM), providing speedier coverage. NFL teams are passing more than ever, with many of throws being short, timing patterns. Also, coverage has been made more
difficult,
with
emphasis
on
defensive
holding calls. Washington’s four exhibition games that start Aug. 13 at Cleveland will provide Rogers a physical job interview. The nickel also would serve as a backup to projected starting corners DeAngelo Hall and Chris Culliver. Another nickel back missing time with a shoulder injury is returning corner David Amerson. Washington’s regular season opener is Sept. 13 against Miami. Rogers has the advantage in experience, and the complex nickel isn’t a position easily grasped. A candidate for backup cornerback/ nickel back was Tevin Mitchell. But the Arkansas rookie suffered a torn shoulder labrum and is out for the season. Others defensive backs in the mix for the 53-man roster are rookies Kyshoen Jarrett from Virginia Tech, Deshazor Everett, Tajh Hasson and Trey Wolfe. But here’s the deal: Rogers has played the nickel in the NFL and the newcomers haven’t. A nickel won’t get you much at the store, but being able to handle it on the gridiron can buy plenty of playing time. With any luck, Rogers will have a No. 25 burgundy and gold jersey to call his own.
Former Henrico High player named to MEAC All-Preseason team Coaches around the MEAC are taking Coaches Maynor a “wait and see” attitude toward Connell and Scott were ultraMaynor and Latrell Scott. successful at Division Coach Maynor is entering his second II CIAA schools beseason as football coach at Hampton fore moving to MEAC University. schools in the Division Coach
Scott
is
entering
his
first
year
I Football Championcoaching at Norfolk State University. ship Subdivision. In the MEAC preseason coaches’ Coach Maynor poll, HU is picked as sixth and Norfolk was 45-6 overall and State as seventh seed in the 11-school 29-2 in the CIAA Miles Grooms conference. during four seasons North Carolina A&T University is at Winston-Salem State University. the preseason No. 1 pick, followed by In two seasons at Virginia State UniSouth Carolina State, Bethune-Cookman, versity, Coach Scott was 19-3 overall and North Carolina Central and Morgan State 15-0 against CIAA foes. universities. In
Coach
Maynor’s
first
season
with
HU in 2014, the Pirates struggled to a 3-9 record. Coach Scott takes over a program that was 4-8 in 2014. The MEAC’s All-Preseason team includes HU’s Miles Grooms, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound defensive lineman from Henrico High School. NSU’s lone preseason pick is wide receiver Isaac White. The Spartans will debut Sept. 5 at Rutgers University. HU opens with home games against Kentucky State University Sept. 5 and the University of Richmond Sept. 12. HU will meet NSU in the Battle of the Bay Sept. 26 at Dick Price Stadium in Norfolk.
Jackie Robinson West Little League barred The Jackie Robinson West (JRW) Little League will not be playing any postseason baseball this summer. The South Side Chicago youth team has been placed on probation by Little League International pending the resignation of two administrators, Treasurer Bill Haley and his mother, League President Annie Haley. Bill Haley’s father and Annie Haley’s husband, the late Joseph Haley, founded the league in 1971. Last year, the JRW Majors (U-13) won Chicago District 4, Illinois State and Great Lakes Region tournaments to advance to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Before a national ESPN audience, the
all-black team went on to win the United States title before bowing to South Korea in the championship game. It was the best any all-black team had done in history of the event. Prizes included a trip to the White House to be honored by President Obama. This past February, the hammer fell when new information came forth. All of JRW’s victories and titles were stripped when it was discovered that JRW officials
knowingly
had
recruited
players
outside
its
geographical
boundaries,
specifically from the Chicago suburbs. As
high-ranking
officials,
the
Haleys
are
being held responsible for the violations by Little League. Bill Haley stated earlier this season
at Opening Day ceremonies that he had registered JRW with a rival youth organization, the Babe Ruth League. However, the necessary paperwork was not
filed
and
none
of
JRW’s
all-star
teams
are eligible for the Babe Ruth League. Some of the boys who played in Williamsport last year for JRW competed this spring and summer for JRW in the Seniors (14-16) division. Little League still lists JRW as a charter member but has suspended tournament privileges until the Haleys step down and new administrators are in place. Also, Little League has suspended 2014 JRW manager Darold Butler and District 4 Commissioner Michael Kelly from all Little League activities.
Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via Associated Press
Michael Sam makes Canadian football league debut Associated Press
OTTAWA, Ontario Michael
Sam
became
the
first
openly
gay
player
to
appear in a Canadian Football League game Friday night, playing sparingly for the Montreal Alouettes in a 26-23 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks. “I was focusing on my assignments, actually,” Sam said when
asked
if
he
was
thinking
about
the
significance
of
the moment prior to kickoff. “I’m not going to lie, there were some big jitters out there and I was nervous when I first
got
on
the
field.
I
didn’t
get
any
opportunities
to
make
many plays. I had some good pass rushes, I thought, but close enough is not a sack.” The 25-year-old defensive end, the 2013 Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year at Missouri, failed to record a tackle. Sam was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh and
final
round
of
the
2014
NFL
draft.
He
was
cut
by
St.
Louis and signed by Dallas to the practice squad, but didn’t make the Cowboys’ roster. Sam agreed to a two-year deal with the Alouettes this summer. He left training camp June 12, citing personal reasons,
and
sat
out
the
team’s
first
five
games.
August 13-15, 2015 B1
Richmond Free Press
Section
Dating made Easy
Happenings
B
Personality: Brenda W. Johnson Spotlight on president of Top Lady Clubbers
Brenda W. Johnson says the
golf
bug
first
bit
her
when
a
sorority
sister
from
Delta
Sigma
Theta
invited
her
to
take
up
the
sport
when
she
lived
in
Michigan. “She
says,
‘Let’s
learn
how
to
play
golf,’
”
Mrs.
Johnson
recalls.
“I
looked
at
her
as
if
she
was
crazy.
But
we
moved
ahead
anyway
and
started
lessons.
We
both
had
very
young
families
at
the
time,
so
we
didn’t
play
often.” Mrs. Johnson says she began
going
to
the
links
more
frequently
after
moving
back
to
her
hometown
of
Richmond
in
2004.
One
of
her
first
orders
of
business,
she
says,
was
to
join
the
Jefferson
Lakeside
Country
Club
in
Henrico
County
with
her
husband,
“which
provides
us
with
the
opportunity
to
play
on
a
regular
basis.” Today,
Mrs.
Johnson
—
a
grandmother
of
six
—
further
quenches
her
appetite
to
play
the
game
she
loves
by
competing
with
the
Top
Lady
Clubbers,
a
Richmond-based
group
of
female
African-American
golfers. She
is
serving
her
second
two-year
term
as
president
of
the
club
that
was
organized
in
December
1997
by
golf
pals
Marie
Moore,
Pat
Foster
and
Felicia
Perry.
Today,
the
club
has
21
active
members,
and
“we’re
always
looking
for
additional
golfers,”
she says. “We
want
to
encourage,
support
and
educate
African- American
women
about
the
game
of
golf,”
she
says. “There
was
no
organization
in
the
Richmond
area
at
the
time
that
supported
women
wanting
to
learn
the
game,”
Mrs. Johnson says of the need for
the
women’s
club. Mrs.
Johnson
first
served
as
president
in
2008.
She
started
her
second
term
in
2014
after
serving
as
vice
president. She
says
the
club
routinely
donates
proceeds
from
its
tournaments
to
support
various
community
efforts.
The
club’s
first
tournament
in
September
1998
benefited
local
student
scholarships
and
the
United
Negro
College
Fund. Most
recently,
the
group
donated
money
to
aid
the
young
girls
golf
program
at
Armstrong
High
School
in
the
East
End. Mrs. Johnson says she plays with
a
24
handicap,
meaning
she
averages
shooting
about
24
over
par
on
a
course. She
says
she
is
currently
recovering
from
a
broken
ankle. “I
haven’t
played
much
this
summer,
but
I’ll
be
back!”
she
vows. While
the
club’s
season
is
over
at
the
end
of
September,
women
interested
in
joining
may
contact
Mrs.
Johnson
at
toff11brenda@aol.com. Let’s
meet
this
week’s
Personality,
Brenda
W.
Johnson: Occupation: Retired educator. Date and place of birth: 1947, Richmond. Current home: Richmond. Education: Bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. Family: Husband, Charles, and two adult children. Background: I was an only child, but grew up as an Air Force brat in several locations including Richmond, Japan, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Florida. Top Lady Clubber profile: Most of our members are married, some with young children. We also have single ladies and some grandmothers. We have a judge, several educators and professional businesswomen, as well as retirees. Their skill level is: Handicaps
important attributes. Golf is: Challenging, frustrating and lots of fun all at the same time. The freedom you feel on the course is very exhilarating. Best of all is the bonding that is fostered with the other golfers that you play with and meet. Why I play golf: It challenges me to be disciplined and focused. It’s like, if I can master this game, I can do anything. Favorite course: Jefferson Lakeside, of course! Favorite male golfer: Tiger Woods, even though he is struggling right now. Favorite female golfer: I like several female professional golfers, including Michelle Wie, Christina Kim, Cheyenne Woods and range from 10 to as high as 30 rookie Sadena Parks. and above. We meet: Bimonthly, usually Thoughts about young African-American golfers: All at someone’s home. No. 1 objective as president: To should
finish
their
education
expand our membership. We’re before pursuing other passions. looking for women over the age This enables them to still have of 21 who are eager to play the a chance to meet success. game of golf and are willing Unfortunately, many aspiring to come out to play frequently African-American players hoping to succeed professionally in during the golf season. How I plan to reach the goal: golf
struggle
to
find
financial
When we see other women at sponsorships that will allow golf courses that we play, we them to really focus on their introduce ourselves and invite game and not where the monthem to play with us a few ies are coming from for the times before offering them next tournament. Golf is not a cheap sport for those pursuing membership. Criteria to be a member: You a professional career. must have had golf lessons if you Advice to aspiring new golfare new to the game. Secondly, ers: Learn the basics of golf each member is required to have by
first
taking
golf
lessons
and
an
official
handicap
as
provided
then play, play, play. Never get by the Virginia State Golf As- discouraged. Even good golfers sociation. The handicap system have bad days. enables golfers at all ability What is the industry doing levels to compete on an equal to improve female participabasis. Lastly, we want members tion: I don’t think the industry who want to play and have fun. supports women’s golf as much Having fun is one of our most as they do men’s golf. The
winning purse for LPGA tournaments is not as lucrative for the professional women golfers as it is for the men. Perhaps if the public demanded to see more LPGA events and indeed watched them, sponsors would increase their support and purses would increase. With more money to be won, there may well be more talented young women players willing to get in the game. Other activities: Board member at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club, member of Richmond Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and a member of Club Dejouir. I am also an active member of Fifth Baptist Church, where I am chair of our 150th anniversary celebration dinner that will be held in November at Virginia Union University. Outlook at start of the day: As I have seasoned in life, I wake up each morning thankful that I did, and thinking the glass is always half full. Favorite late-night snack: Peanuts. My friends say that: I’m a good listener, I’m honest and I give good advice because I tell it like it is. Oh, and that I have too much energy. Person
who
influenced
me
the
most: My late mother, Elizabeth Wood Franklin. The
book
that
influenced
me
the most in golf: “Golf Is Not A Game of Perfect” by Dr. Bob Rotella with Bob Cullen. What I’m reading now: I enjoy cooking so I read lots of cookbooks and cooking magazines. Best time of my life: When Charles and I went to Paris to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. My next goal: To lower my handicap to under 20.
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B2 August 13-15, 2015
Happenings
Reggae singer’s lawsuit continued until 2016 By Joey Matthews
Legendary Jamaican reggae singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert is going to have to wait longer to
find
out
if
he
will
be
awarded
millions
of
dollars
for
the
injuries
he
suffered
when
a
drunken
Henrico
County
man
threw
a
liquor
bottle
that
hit
him
in
the
head
during
a
May
2013
outdoor
festival
in
Richmond. Mr.
Hibbert
is
suing
William
C.
Lewis,
the
bottle thrower who was sentenced to serve six months
in
jail,
and
Venture
Richmond,
which
organized
the
2013
Dominion
Riverrock
Festival
on
Brown’s
Island. Mr.
Hibbert
is
seeking
$20
million
in
compensatory
damages
from
Venture
Richmond
and
$1
million
in
compensatory
damages
and
$20
million
in
punitive
damages
from
Mr.
Lewis. Richmond
attorney
Stanley
P.
Wellman,
who
is
representing
Venture
Richmond
in
the
Mr. Hibbert
lawsuit,
said
a
jury
originally
was
scheduled
to
hear
the
case
in
September,
but
the
case
“has
been
continued
given
the
upcoming
(UCI
Road
World
Championships)
bike
races.”
“I
suspect
the
new
trial
date
will
be
in
the
winter
or
spring
of
2016,”
he
added
in
an
reply
to
a
Free
Press
query. Mr.
Wellman,
who
works
with
Henrico
County-based
Harman,
Claytor,
Corrigan
&
Wellman,
added
that
the
two
suits
have
“been
consolidated
for
discovery
and
trial”
and
will
be
heard
by
a
single
jury. Mr.
Lewis,
then
20,
pleaded
guilty
to
misdemeanor
assault
and
battery
in
December
2013,
and was sentenced to six months in the City Jail
for
injuring
the
Grammy
Award
winner
by
hurling
and
hitting
him
with
the
bottle
May
19,
2013,
during
the
festival. A
dazed
Mr.
Hibbert
was
taken
to
VCU
Medical
Center,
treated
for
a
deep
gash
in
his
head
and
released. Based
on
doctors’
orders
and
due
to
continuing
medical
issues
related
to
the
head
injury,
Mr.
Hibbert,
now
72,
has
not
performed
since
then
with
his
famed
globe-trotting
band,
Toots
&
the
Maytals.
He
says
he
suffers
from
memory
loss
that
keeps
him
from
playing
well
or
writing
new
songs.
He
also
has
said
he
fears
performing
in
public.
Mr.
Hibbert
originally
included
another
festival
organizer,
the
Metropolitan
Richmond
Sports
Backers,
and
the
companies
that
provided
security
and
concessions
in
his
suit,
but
they
were
later
eliminated
from
liability
based
on
Richmond
court
rulings. Mr.
Wellman
stated
that
he’s
ready
for
the
trial
and
is
confident
that
jurors
will
find
that
Venture
Richmond
bears
no
responsibility
for
any
injuries
that
Mr.
Hibbert
suffered. “These
(injuries)
were
caused
by
the
criminal
actions
of
an
intoxicated
young
man
who
was
immediately
apprehended
by
security
officers
provided
by
Venture
Richmond,”
he
explained. “Additionally,”
he
added,
“Mr.
Hibbert’s
damage claim is grossly overstated and will be thoroughly
refuted
at
trial.”
Student performance of ‘#BlackLivesMatter’ Aug.15
Bucks for books
Courtesy of Rick Deberry
Tyshawna Hankerson, right, is all smiles as she and Tracey Oliver, vice president for administration at the Richmond Free Press, hold a ceremonial replica of the $1,000 book scholarship award to help Ms. Hankerson purchase books this fall when she enters Virginia Commonwealth University. The Free Press joined other area businesses and organizations to provide book scholarship awards through the KLM Scholarship Foundation Inc. More than $30,000 was awarded to 30 students from Virginia at last Saturday’s awards ceremony at Linwood Holton Elementary School on North Side. Speakers included Kimberley L. Martin, who founded the Richmond-based nonprofit. It has awarded nearly $150,000 in book scholarships since its founding in 2002.
Young
people
participating
in
ART
180’s
summer
program
will
perform
an
original play they wrote called “#BlackLivesMatter.” The
event
is
free,
with
the
play
performed
twice
on
Saturday,
Aug.
15,
from
4
to
6
p.m.
and
from
7
to
9
p.m.
at
Dogtown
Dance
Theatre,
109
W.
15th
St.
on
South
Side. The play is based on the growing
Black
Lives
Matter
movement
that
calls
for
an
end
to
the
killing
of
unarmed
black people by white police officers,
increased
training
for
law
enforcement
officers
and
an
end to the disparate treatment of
African-Americans
in
the
criminal
justice
system. “Their
performance
will
provide
a
powerful
statement
reflecting
the
national
movement
for
social
change
condemning systemic violence toward and oppression of
the
black
community,”
Art
180
officials
stated
in
a
news
release. The
play
is
the
culmination
Delfonics to perform Saturday at Down Home Family Reunion The
Delfonics
will
headline
the
25th
Annual
Down
Home
Family
Reunion
Saturday,
Aug.
15,
in
Abner
Clay
Park
at
Leigh
Street
and
Brook
Road
in
Jackson
Ward. The
featured
trio
will
include
its
longtime
leader,
William
Hart,
the
singer-songwriter
who
helped
found
The
Delfonics
in
the
1960s,
and
two
current
singers,
Garfield
Fleming
and
Johnnie
Johnson,
according
to the host Elegba Folklore Society. The
Delfonics
will
cap
the
family
festival
of
African- American
folklife
that
will
run
from
4
to
11
p.m.
Admission
is
open
to
the
public
without
charge.
However,
a
VIP
Circle
is
available
for
$30
and
includes
special
seating
and
complimentary
food
and
beverages. The program also will feature
Afrobeat
with
Benin’s
Jah
Baba,
Lady
E
&
the
Blues
Sensations,
BanCaribe and the Elegba Folklore Society
Dancers,
it
has
b een
announced. There also will be a separate
stage
for
area
youth
performers. J.
Ron
Fleming,
a
Richmond
actor,
will
once
again
emcee
the
event
that
will
include
craft
demonstrations,
a
heritage
market
and
food
vendors.
Long
splintered,
The
Delfonics
began
in
Philadelphia
with
Mr.
Hart,
two
friends
and
his
younger
brother,
Wilbert
Hart,
who
now
tours
with
his
own
Delfonics
group.
Before
the
brothers
split
in
1975,
their
group
caught
the
rising
tide
of
R&B
music
in
the
late
1960s,
soaring
to
popularity
on
the
strength
of
their
smooth
vocals,
trademark
dance
steps
and
William
Hart’s
songs,
including
such
hits
as
“He
Don’t
Really
Love
You,”
“La
La
Means
I
Love
You,”
of
the
eight-week,
Art
180
summer
program
that
gives
young
people
in
challenging
circumstances
the
chance
to
express
themselves
through
art and to share their stories with
others. A
community
discussion
and
reception
will
follow
each
performance. Tickets can be reserved a t w w w. e v e n t b r i t e . c o m / e / b l a c k l i v e s m a t t e rtickets-18036140582. For
more
information:
(804)
233-4180.
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Farm fresh Eureka Wyatt buys fresh tomatoes Saturday at the East End Get Fresh Fair and Farmers Market put on by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority with the support of several area nonprofits. The market was held on Accommodation Street behind the Mosby Court Resource Center and offered a variety of nutritious vegetables and fruits for sale. The event also included live music, games for children, cooking demonstrations, health screenings, gardening workshops and job training.
Happy 90th
Birthday
Willie Bland Johnson August 3, 1925 May God Continue To Bless You! We Honor You Your Beloved Family and Friends
The Delfonics
“Ready
Or
Not,”
“Didn’t
I
Blow
Your
Mind,”
“Trying
To
Make
A
Fool
Of
Me”
and
“The
Way
Things
Are.” The
Delfonics
long
in-
cluded
M ajor
Harris,
a
R ichmond
native
best
known
for
his
s olo
h it
“ Love
Won’t
L et
Me
Wait,”
before
his
death
in
2012.
Further
details:
Janine
Y.
Bell,
founder
and
director
of
Elegba
Folklore
Society,
(804)
644-3900
or
jaybee@ efsinc.org.
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Richmond Jazz Festival brings the music to Maymont Thousands of music lovers sang, danced and partied to the sounds of jazz, neo soul and rhythm and blues at the 6th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival last weekend at Maymont in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West End. Clockwise from top middle: Singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill demonstrates her range as she plays the
guitar. Crooner Anthony Hamilton of Charlotte, N.C., delivers an impassioned performance. Trombonist Kamasi Washington of Los Angeles revs up the audience. Throngs of appreciative fans, including Angela Wilson, moved and grooved to the music. R&B star Natalie Cole hits all the right notes.
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James E. Winston, 80, music promoter James Edward Winston was a welcoming presence in Richmond for decades as a promoter, entertainer and doorman. As a promoter from the late 1950s through the 1980s, Mr. Winston brought top acts to Richmond, such as Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Stylistics, to perform at the old Sahara Club on North Side. As an entertainer, Mr. Winston wooed audiences with his soulful renditions of love ballads. As a bellman from the 1980s until he retired as head bellman in 2008, Mr. Winston welcomed governors, business executives and other dignitaries to the five-diamond
Jefferson
Hotel
in Downtown. Mr. Winston is being remembered following his death Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Richmond.
He
was
80. His
life
was
celebrated
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at a
memorial service a t W. S . Wa t k i n s & Son Funeral H o m e
on North Side. M r . Winston Mr. Winston was born on March 30, 1935, in Richmond. He
attended
Richmond
Public
Schools, graduating from Maggie Walker
High
School
in
1953. He
married
his
wife,
Pattie, as a young man and they remained married for 61 years until his death. “He
loved
people,”
his
son,
Mandell
Winston
said.
“He
was
a wonderful, kind and generous person.” His
son
recalled
Stevie
Wonder, Gladys Knight and other artists coming by his
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parents’ North Side home after they had performed to dine on Mrs. Winston’s chicken, collard greens, macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes. “She was known for her soul food,”
her
son
said.
“We
met
all the top performers when they came by. We were young children
then.” He
recalled
his
father
“as
the
face
of
the
Jefferson
Hotel”
in
his days as a doorman. “The first
thing
people
did
when
they
came
there
was
look
for
J.W.,”
his
son
said.
“People
loved
him
because of his personality and loving
spirit.” Hasan
K.
Zarif,
a
re-entry
specialist at Goodwill Industries on South Side, recalled Mr. Winston opening his home to him twice — once when he was a homeless youth and the second
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treated
me
like
a
member
of
his
family,”
Mr.
Zarif
said.
“He
was
a
mentor
and
like
a
father
to
me.” Mr. Winston worked as a corrections
officer
at
the
Virginia
State
Penitentiary
in
Richmond
for about six years. He
also
was
a
man
of
deep
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son
recalls
introducing
his
father to golf when he was in his 70s.
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fell
in
love
with
golf,”
he
said.
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Bible that reads in part, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be still and know that I am God.â&#x20AC;? In short, Ms. Moe says, that means â&#x20AC;&#x153;God will provide your every need. Help is on the way.â&#x20AC;? Jamila
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠWhite,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š27,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šwho
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šassists
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠMs.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠMoe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šin
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šthe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šministry,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šsays,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šâ&#x20AC;&#x153;LinGina has all the love and energy for the kids. She motivates them to do whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so positive. Her heart is full of generosity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has a great way of relating to the younger generation through
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šmusic,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šdance
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šand
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šarts
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šand
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šcrafts.â&#x20AC;? Ms.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠMoeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šcharitable
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šefforts
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šhave
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šgained
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šthe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šsupport
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šof
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šseveral
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š groups,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šincluding
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Štwo
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠnonproďŹ t
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šorganizations
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šon
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠNorth
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠSide
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Dream
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠAcademy,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šan
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šadult
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šhigh
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šschool,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šand
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠEmbrace
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠRichmond,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š a
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š community
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š improvement
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š group
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š which
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š have
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š allowed
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š her
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š to
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šhold
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šseveral
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šof
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šher
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Ševents
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šat
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Štheir
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šlocations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They deserve a standing ovation for what they do for the community,â&#x20AC;?
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šsaid
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠDeone
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠMcWilliams,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šsenior
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šeditor
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šand
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Špublisher
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š of
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šthe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠNorthside
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠVibes
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šwhich
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šis
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šbased
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šat
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Dream
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠAcademy.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šlove
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šher
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šand
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šwhat
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šshe
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šdoing.â&#x20AC;? Embraced
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š by
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Wings
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š also
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š seeks
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š to
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š instill
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š a
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š strong
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š work
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š ethic
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š and
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šspirit
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šof
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šservice
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šin
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šchildren,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠMs.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠMoe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šsaid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šchildren
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šare
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šour
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šfuture,â&#x20AC;?
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šshe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šsaid.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Štry
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Što
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šhelp
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šsteer
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š them to doing positive things.â&#x20AC;? For
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š her
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š efforts,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Ms.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Moe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š was
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š one
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š of
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š 50
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š people
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š recognized
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š in
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š July
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š as
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š a
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hometown
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Heroâ&#x20AC;?
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š in
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š the
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š annual
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š acknowledgement
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š of
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š community
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š helpers
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š by
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š the
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Allen,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Allen,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Allen
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š &
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Allen
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š law
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š ďŹ rm
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šof
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠRichmond.
Ms. Moe
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š always
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š been
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š an
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š energetic,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š bubbly
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š person,â&#x20AC;?
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Ms.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Moe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š said of her quest to help others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just this drive that I have to delight people and see them smile and be happy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šthink
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šthat
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠsatisďŹ es
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šme
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šas
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šwell
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šas
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šseeing
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šchildren
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šlight
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šup
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š knowing
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Štheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šdoing
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Ša
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šgood
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šdeed.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠWe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šteach
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šthem
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šabout
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šgiving
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š back.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š We
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š help
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š teach
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š the
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š children
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š morals
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š and
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š values
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š and
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š keep
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š them busy doing positive things.â&#x20AC;? For
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šmore
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šinformation
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šabout
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠEmbraced
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šby
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠWings:
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šembracedbywings@gmail.com
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šor
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š(804)
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š502-Â7639.
Petersburg church hosts health, back-to-school program Greater
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠFaith
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠAME
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠChurch
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šan
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠOutdoor
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠHealth
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠAwareness
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠExpo
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š and
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠBack-Âto-ÂSchool
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Youth
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠExplosion. The
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šfree
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šis
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š at
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š the
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š church,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š 1301
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Youngs
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Road. The
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š church
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š is
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š led
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š by
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š the
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Rev.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠAudrey
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Jones. The
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š expo
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š will
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š include
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š interactive
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š educational
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š about
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š issues
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š facing
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š the
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š African-ÂAmerican
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š community,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šaccording
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Što
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šorganizers. The
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š back-Âto-Âschool
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entertainment, food, games and distribution of school
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šsupplies. Greater
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š of
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Central
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š and
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š is
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 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š (804)
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š 644-Â2256,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š or
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š email
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š hc2020cva@gmail.com.
Choir Day Music Fest at Shalom Baptist Fellowship Aug.16 James Haskins/Richmond Free Press
Sharon Baptist Church in Jackson Ward is listed for sale for $850,000.
Sharon Baptist back on the market By Jeremy M. Lazarus
Sharon
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Baptist
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Church
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š in
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Jackson
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠWard
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š once
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šagain
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šis
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šlooking
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šfor
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Ša
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šbuyer.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š The
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š historic
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š sanctuary
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š at
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š 22
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š E.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š Leigh St. is listed for sale for $850,000, according
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠKeller
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠWilliams
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;ŠRealty,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šwhich
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šis
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š marketing the property. The Rev. Paul Allen Coles, pastor, said the
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š growing
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š congregation
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š wants
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š to
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š move
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š to
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š a
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š larger
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š space,
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š but
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š ďŹ rst
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š is
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š seeking
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š a
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š buyer
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š for
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šthe
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šcurrent
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šbuilding.
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Š The
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šchurch
 â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;Šhas
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Legal Notices/Employment Opportunities VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER SABRINA STOUFFS, Plaintiff v. JOHN STOUFFS, JR., Defendant. Case No.: CL15001778-00 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 7th day of October, 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 SAMUEL HARRISON, Plaintiff v. SHARMALEE MOHABIRHARRISON, Defendant. Case No.: CL15000285-00 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 16th day of September, 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 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LONG COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Randy G. Swinton Plaintiff, VS. Sherrice C. Walton Defendant TO: Sherrice C. Walton Civil Action No. 2015-V-188DC NOTICE OF PUBLICATION By order for service by publication dated the 21st day of July 2015, you are hereby notified that on July 21st, 2015 Plaintiff in the abovereferenced action filed a suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court and to serve upon Randy G. Swinton, plaintiff, whose address is 217 Forest Street NE, Ludowici, GA an answer to the complaint within sixth (60) days of the date of the order for service by publication. Witness the Honorable David L. Cavender, Judge of said Court. This the 21st day of July, 2015. Patricia L. Simmons, Deputy Clerk of Superior Court Long, County VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND BEAUTIFUL COURAGEOUS YOUNG, Plaintiff v. DARLO MONTA YOUNG, Defendant. Chancery No.: CL15-2396-00-7 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 September 2, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk
CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re TRISTAN EDWARD ANDERSON, Juvenile Case No. JJ-089515 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;?) of Unknown, (Father), Stanton M. Douglas, (Father) and Jessica Lauren Stephenson, (Mother), of Tristan Edward Anderson child, DOB 5/18/2014, â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;? 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 Continued on next column
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the defendant Stanton M. Douglas, Unknown Father, and Jessica Laureen Stephenson, appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before November 2, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Kate Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493
of the named birth father, Deandre Moore, and any unknown birth father, whose identity and whereabouts are unknown, and transfer custody of the infant, Sadia Margaret Robertson DOB 02/26/15 to the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Society of Virginia with the right to place the infant for adoption. It is ORDERED that the defendant Deandre Moore or any Unknown Birth Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before October 1, 2015 at 9:20 a.m. Sherry A. Fox, Esq. ThompsonMcMullan, PC 100 Shockoe Slip Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-698-6231
Herman Gibson (Father), and ClenTonya Dabney, (Mother), of Majesty Dabney, child, DOB7/10/2002, â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;? 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 defendants Herman Gibson, and ClenTonya Dabney, appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before September 22, 2015 at 2:15 p.m. Kate D. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493
VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re NATALYA EMONE JOHNSON, Juvenile Case No. JJ083000-10 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;?) of John Cunningham, (Father), of Natalya Emone Johnson, child, DOB 7/19/1998, â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;? 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 and that: It is ORDERED that the defendant John Cunningham, appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before November 18, 2015 at 9:20 a.m. Kate Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ELIZABETH MARY EDMONDSON, A Juvenile CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA V. UNKNOWN BIRTH FATHER, J-91080-02 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Pursuant to VA Code § 16.1-277.01, Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Society of Virginia is requesting that the Court terminate the residual parental rights of the unknown birth father, whose identity and whereabouts are unknown; and transfer custody of the infant Elizabeth Mary Edmondson, DOB 12/25/14 to the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Society of Virginia with the right to place the infant for adoption. It is ORDERED that the defendant Unknown Birth Father appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interests on or before October 1, 2015 at 9:40 a.m. Sherry A. Fox, Esq. ThompsonMcMullan, PC 100 Shockoe Slip Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-698-6231
VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re DEARA SHORT, DREVON JONES, & DAVION JONES, Juveniles Case No. J088368-06, JJ079466-08, & JJ079465-07 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;?) of David Darell Jones, (Father), and Deara Short, child, DOB 9/12/2013, Davion Jones, child, DOB 11/7/2005, and Drevon Jones, child, DOB 7/29/2007, â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;? 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 David Darell Jones, appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before September 14, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Kate D. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND IN RE: AIDEN MARVINCARTER FLACK ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;?) of Henry Jones, (Father), and Shereka Lashay Flack (Mother), of Aiden Marvin-Carter Flack, child, DOB 1/10/2012, â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;? 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 Henry Jones, and Shereka Lashay Flack, appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before September, 15, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Kate Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493
VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re SADIA MARGARET ROBERTSON, A JUVENILE CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA V. DEANDRE MOORE AND ANY UNKNOWN BIRTH FATHER, J91079-2, J91079-3 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Pursuant to VA Code § 16.1-277.01, Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Society of Virginia is requesting that the Court terminate the residual parental rights
VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MAJESTY DABNEY, juvenile Case No. J86264-09-11 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;?) of
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The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following position: Administrative Project Analyst 84M00000010 Procurement Services Apply by 08/23/2015 Benefits Program Specialist (Temporary) 27M00000815 Department of Social Services Apply by 08/23/2015 Council Liaison 02M00000015 City Council Apply by 8/16/2015 Equipment Operator III 29M00000338 Department of Public Works Apply by 8/23/2015 Field Operations Coordinator (2) 35M00000080 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 8/23/2015 Operations Manager-Customer Care 27M00000081 Department of Social Services Apply by 08/23/2015 Pipeline Technician I 35M00000416 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 8/23/2015 Project Development Manager 36M00000051 Economic & Community Development Continuous Senior Capital Projects Manager 29M00001050 Department of Public Works Apply by 09/06/2015 Traffic Operations Engineer 29M00000578 Department of Public Works Apply by 09/06/2015 Trades Supervisor I 35M00000223 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 8/23/2015
Materials Technician Warehouse and Inventory (Waste-Water) 35M00000124 Department of Public Utilities 8/23/2015
DIRECTOR, HCVP & TENANT SELECTION MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST PROPERTY MANAGER SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER Join RRHA and make a positive difference in revitalizing communities and lives. Excellent beneďŹ ts for full-time employees. Please visit the RRHA website www.rrha. com for complete details and to complete an on-line application. Drug Screen, background and DMV check required. EOE/D/V/F/M
Closes: August 20, 2015 GRTC seeks a results oriented professional who excels in working in a fast paced environment. This position is responsible for supervising and monitoring the activities of the bus operators on a daily basis. The ideal candidate will possess integrity, excellent problem solving skills, proven decision-making skills and excellent communication skills. High School diploma required, with a Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree preferred. Previous experience in the transit industry highly desirable. Must be able to pass a background check, pre-employment drug test and DOT physical. A CDL Class B or higher with a Passenger endorsement is required. Those interested in the position may apply online at www.ridegrtc.com. GRTC is an equal opportunity employer with a drug-free work environment.
Tree Maintenance Worker II 29M00000832 Department of Public Works Apply by 8/23/2015
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QUALITY REVIEW SUPERVISOR VHDA is recruiting for an additional Quality Review Supervisor in the Homeownership Division. Responsibilities will include overseeing the review and purchase of loans, report monitoring, file documentation and compliance with IRS and Mortgage Revenue Bond requirements. We are seeking an individual with at least 6 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in closing, processing or post-closing FHA, VA, and Fannie Mae and RD loans. Additional experience in processing, closing or underwriting VHDA loans is preferred. The applicant must be familiar with state and federal regulatory compliance along with insuring agency regulations as they apply to mortgage lending. A.A. Degree or equivalent training is required. The position will be responsible for providing training to business partners, developing and maintaining business relationships as well as developing plans and objectives to accomplish short and long term VHDA goals. The ability to provide guidance, leadership and motivation to direct reports is also required. Applicant should be self-motivated and work well under pressure to meet deadlines, have excellent oral and written communication along with exceptional customer service skills.
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Manager, Real Estate Services 05M00000173 Planning and Development Review Continuous ****************** For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V