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End of an era

Hampton University President William R. ‘Bill’ Harvey is stepping down June 30 after 44 years at the helm

By Reginald Stuart

Hampton University, one of the nation’s first historically black institutions, was a small struggling four-year college on the banks of the Hampton River near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay when an ambitious, young Dr. William R. “Bill” Harvey Jr. from Tuskegee Institute in Alabama was chosen as president of the institution.

The 1978 gamble on Dr. Harvey, a relative newcomer to higher education administration, became a winner for the son of a building construction contractor and civil rights activist from tiny Brewton, Ala., a rural town between Mobile and Montgomery.

Dr. Harvey, who is set to retire June 30, has served as president of Hampton University for 44 years, far longer than most presidents at other universities. Along the way, the fiscally conservative academician has weathered the pandemic, political upheaval in Washington

and Virginia and has managed to amass a $400 million endowment ensuring the future of the institution, not to mention graduating thousands of students now weaving a strong alumni network across the country.

“My mental acuity is as good as it was 50 years ago,” said Dr. Harvey, who prides himself on having glide in his stride and pep in his step at age 81. “My energy level is like it was 50 years ago,” he said in a recent interview, exhorting his perpetual drive despite knee and hip surgery in the last decade.

As he begins his exit, Dr. Harvey touts his forthcoming books that are near completion— one to be issued this spring, the other, this fall—to be followed by a memoir. They will complement his earlier book, “Principles of Leadership: The Harvey Leadership Model,” published in 2016 offering 10 well-defined chapters on leadership, ranging from having a Please turn to A5

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Dr. William R. “Bill” Harvey was 37 years old when he became president of Hampton University in 1978. He is retiring at the end of June at age 81.

Local Starbucks workers vote to unionize

By George Copeland Jr.

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Workers at five area Starbucks stores break into cheers Tuesday with the announcement that local employees voted to unionize. They watched the tabulation virtually at Studio Two Three, an event space in Scott’s Addition.

“Get up, get down, Richmond is a union town!”

Chants, cheers and tears of joy filled the event space of Studio Two Three on Tuesday afternoon as organizers from five Richmond Starbuck stores watched as their workplaces became the first in the state to unionize.

More than 90 Starbucks employees across the five stores voted as part of the union process, which began in late March and now allows them to form local units of Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union.

The vote and tally, counted by Cameron

Meyers of the National Labor Relations Board and livestreamed from the Baltimore office, was the culmination of months of organizing by store workers to rally support among their fellow employees. Those present were already celebrating when the first store voted in favor of unionizing, and each store that followed was a welcome validation of their hard work to build solidarity and collaboration among their fellow employees.

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Fight to preserve historic New Market Heights Battlefield from development wins white flag

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Around 7 a.m., Sept. 29, 1864, five regiments of U.S. Colored Troops charged Confederate defenses under withering fire and dislodged troops dug in at New Market Heights in Eastern Henrico — about a mile east of what is now Interstate 295.

Fourteen Black soldiers and two of their white officers ultimately were awarded the Medal of Honor for their valor in the savage fight that cost 161 Union lives and left another 666 soldiers wounded.

XXV Corps.

Now, 157 years later, advocates for preserving the battleground are celebrating a new victory at New Market Heights — this time over America’s largest homebuilder who Mr. Atack Mr. Dawes sought to transform a portion of the battlefield into The Battle of New Market Heights proved to be the final a 650-home subdivision.

On April 6, Texas-based attempt by Union forces to D.R. Horton Inc. waved the breach the outer defenses of white flag and announced it Richmond before the surrender of the Confederate capital six was giving up on the project. months later to Union Gen. The pending deal to buy hunGregory Weitzel’s all-Black dreds of acres at Long Bridge

In their Easter bonnets Best friends Aniah Jones, 6, left, and Amyah Tillman, 4, model Easter bonnets they created with helping hands from their mothers, Samiah Jones and Shanya James, during the Dominion Energy Family Easter at Maymont last Saturday. Please see more photos from the annual event, B2.

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and Yahley Mill roads was off, the company stated in a message to the county that quickly circulated.

The company backed away after finding itself under attack from state and federal government agencies and a coterie of residents who opposed the massive development as bringing too much change to a still rural and largely wooded area where Confederate trenches are still visible.

That has opened the door for a regional group, the Capital Region Land Conservancy, led

by Parker C. Agelasto, to begin efforts to buy the property from the Atack Trust, its owner.

Mr. Agelasto has confirmed the conservancy’s interest in purchasing and adding the property to the growing inventory of protected property in this section of Henrico to ensure that the New Market Heights battlefield and surrounding grounds are maintained forever in a natural state.

Already engaged in multiple projects in the Richmond area, Horton appeared to be unbeatable when the homebuilder arrived in 2020 to take on the Ridings housing development that first had been envisioned 16 Please turn to A4

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Mask mandates dropped on all public transportation Free Press staff, wire report

GRTC riders no longer have to wear masks when they board a bus.

Neither do travelers taking airplanes, trains or any other form of public transit.

The mask mandate ended abruptly Monday when a federal judge in Florida issued an injunction barring enforcement.

U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control lacks the authority to impose such a mandate, even to prevent the interstate spread of Please turn to A4

Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following location: • Tuesday, April 26, 1 to 3 p.m. — Fulton Neighborhood Resource Center, 1519 Williamsburg Road.

Walk-up testing is provided. Appointments, however, can be set by calling (804) 205-3501 or going to www. rchd.com.

Call the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for more information on testing sites, or go online

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End of the road for free rides on GRTC?

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

GRTC’s current free fare program was supposed to remain in place through June 2025, but now is at risk of ending far sooner.

The regional bus company eliminated fares soon after the pandemic hit in March 2020 with the help of state and federal grants. That change has helped regular bus riders save thousands of dollars in transit costs.

The program appeared on course to be extended for an additional three years after the state awarded GRTC an $8 million grant five months ago.

Now transit advocates are raising alarm that the no fare program could end as soon January 2023 for lack of financial backing, most notably from City Hall.

According to transit advocates, Mayor Levar M. Stoney, who has repeatedly stated he would keep GRTC fare-free through his term, has put the zero-fare initiative at risk by failing to keep his pledge to provide the required matching funds for the grant.

Without notice, he rejected the request of his new internal Office of Equitable Transit to include $1 million in local matching funds for the state grant in his proposed budget for 2022-23.

Nor has he indicated any plans for the city alone, or in concert with its regional GRTC partners, Chesterfield and Henrico counties, to provide the matching $3 million required in 2023-24 and the matching $5 million required in the 2024-25 fiscal year.

At a news conference on Tuesday, Mayor Stoney defended his decision.

He first told reporters that GRTC has “plenty of money” and can cover the match itself. He said the 2020 hike in the regional sales and gas tax to boost funding for transportation through the new Central Virginia Transit Authority, or CVTA, has increased regional support for public transit to record levels.

Later in the news conference, the mayor asserted that his spending plan actually includes the $1 million, which was not broken out. That also was the statement given to the Free Press by the mayor’s press secretary, Jim Nolan.

However, the only increase in subsidy his proposed budget plan provides to GRTC is $600,000. His proposal is to increase the current GRTC subsidy of $8 million to $8.6 million, still about half the $16 million the city provided GRTC yearly before the General Assembly created the CVTA two years ago.

That $6 million increase, he stated in the budget message he delivered to City Council in early March, is needed to meet a state requirement that was part of the CVTA legislation. Under that requirement, localities in the authority must raise the transit subsidy yearly to reflect the increase in inflation recorded by the Consumer Price Index. Some of that increase in city subsidy also is earmarked for new bus shelters.

The first warning that the zero-fare policy might not survive came in an April 18 post on the Greater Washington blog that was filed by Wyatt Gordon, a policy manager for land use and transportation at the Virginia Conservation Network.

According to Mr. Gordon, the mayor and his administration rejected the request from the new internal Office of Equitable Transit to provide the $1 million in matching funds, putting the zero-fare initiative at risk.

The Rev. Benjamin P. Campbell, GRTC board chairman, confirmed that the free fare service could end sooner than anticipated if additional funds are not provided. He noted that federal CARES Act money that has helped support the program is drying up and the continuation of free fares would require a financial commitment from the city and the two counties to cover the increasing cost.

He said the big question for GRTC’s board is whether free fares are sustainable.

The advocacy group RVA Rapid Transit is urging City Council to save the zero-fare program for at least another year by adding $1 million to the GRTC subsidy to protect riders — a majority of whom live well below the median income — from a major hit to their pocketbooks.

In an email, Faith Walker, the group’s executive director, called on the council to embrace 1st District Councilman Andreas D. Addison’s amendment to add the $1 million when the governing body meets Friday, April 22, to complete its work on the city’s 2022-23 operating budget. That budget goes into effect July 1.

Mr. Addison supports fare-free transit and believes the city can afford the cost, but it is not yet clear that he can muster a five-member majority to back the $1 million additional GRTC subsidy.

Ms. Walker called it a matter of equity — a topic the mayor has preached about—noting that half the regular bus riders have incomes at or below $25,000 a year, with at least one in four having incomes of $10,000 a year or less. Removing transit fares has helped boost the standard of living for those riders, she stated.

Council members have advanced more than $22 million in budget amendments, including the proposal to boost the GRTC subsidy. But the members have shown little appetite to date for making cuts in the mayor’s spending plan to pay for their proposals, and at this moment, have only about $2.7 million in additional funds to spend.

Stacey Daniels-Fayson stepping down from RRHA Free Press staff report

Stacey Daniels-Fayson has resigned from the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority after serving more than a year as interim chief executive officer, the authority has confirmed.

Ms. Daniels-Fayson was returned to her role as RRHA vice president of finance after Ms. Daniels-Fayson being replaced April 1, again on an interim basis, by Sheila Hill-Christian, who also is helping the authority recruit the next permanent CEO. RRHA stated that Ms. Daniels-Fayson will stay on until Friday, May 6, to ensure a smooth transition.

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Cityscape

Just another section of road in Richmond. That’s be known as far more than “the former capital of what this intersection at Monument Avenue and the Confederacy.” Still, tributes to the Confederacy Arthur Ashe Boulevard now looks like. Hard to Slices of life and scenes still linger in Richmond. There are street names believe that for more than 100 years, this intersection and bridge names that Richmond City Council in Richmond was dominated by a statue of slavery-defending has balked at changing, including the centerpiece Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson riding a horse. Robert E. Lee Bridge. A statue to Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill still The statue was removed in July 2020. Earlier this year, the pedestal stands in North Side, as does a marker to Richmond Confederate and other statue supports were replaced with paving. Other former units that sits on the lawn of the Marsh courthouse in South Side.

Confederate statue sites along Monument Avenue now are planted The courthouse is named for two Black legal icons, Henry L. Marsh with flowers and plants, a big change for a city that is seeking to III and his late brother, Harold M. Marsh Sr.

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Congressman A. Donald McEachin, second from right, presents Virginia Commonwealth University officials with a ceremonial check representing a federal grant for its Gun Violence Prevention Framework. With him at the April 14 news conference are, from left, Sheryl Garland, VCU Health Innovation director; Dr. Michel B. Aboutanos, medical director of the VCU Trauma Center; VCU President Michael Rao; and Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette W. McEachin, who is the wife of Rep. McEachin.

VCU receives $996,000 federal grant for gun violence prevention

By George Copeland Jr.

A new program seeking to address Richmond’s recent rise in gun violence is in the works at Virginia Commonwealth University, with a new, nearly $1 million investment backing their work.

Fourth District Congressman A. Donald McEachin presented VCU officials on April 14 with a ceremonial check representing a $996,000 grant for its RVA Gun Violence Prevention Framework, which VCU said will be an “evidence-based public health response to address the underlying social, economic and systemic factors that promote gun violence.”

For Rep. McEachin, the framework is part of a larger shift in the approach to gun violence, one that treats it as a public health issue. It was a perspective he saw “germinating” in other parts of the United States, with VCU potentially the first of similar initiatives in the future.

“You all will be the first of the vanguard of what will be hopefully a solution— maybe not the solution, but a solution to our problems,” Rep. McEachin said.

The grant was among $19.1 million in total investments into various local projects in the district. Congressman McEachin also presented to VCU a separate $400,000 ceremonial check for its RTR Teacher Residency Early Childhood Pathway program.

Already, several groups have come up with ideas to curb gun violence in the city, ranging from hiring interventionists in the hospitals where victims and survivors are taken to address the emotions of those impacted and their families, to deploying violence interrupters to affected communities and empowering grassroots groups already working to address this issue.

The announcement of this framework comes as gun violence continues to impact Richmond residents. According to Dr. Michel B. Aboutanos, medical director of the VCU Trauma Center, the number of gunshot victims treated at the facility has risen by 121 percent during the last two years.

More severe injuries from gun violence also have increased, incurring a physical and emotional toll on victims and their families that Dr. Aboutanos believes the current health system can’t properly address without new solutions.

“When I go down to talk to the family,

talk to the friends, we’re seeing others who don’t know how to react to the fact that their loved one has been shot, their best friend has been killed,” Dr. Aboutanos said. “They don’t have the means to deal with this. What we’re doing right now is just letting them be.

“We can’t afford that, so the violence interrupters interrupt that cycle, walk with them through this path in order for them to not be involved in that cycle.”

The VCU framework seems to follow a prevention plan outlined in early February

by Mayor Levar M. Stoney and an ongoing campaign from RISC, Richmonders Involved to Strengthen Our Communities, for a gun violence intervention program that has been used in multiple states. It’s not clear currently how this new framework would interact or conflict with plans outlined by city officials.

Rep. McEachin was confident VCU leadership would reach out and work with other groups tackling this issue.

The Rev. Ralph Hodge, pastor of Second Baptist Church of South Richmond and a member of RISC, couldn’t offer many thoughts on the VCU framework’s potential

effect because it still under development.

But he was skeptical of the amount of money invested given the university’s size and influence.

Nevertheless, he urged VCU to work with groups experienced in studying gun violence in cities to fully understand the problem, and to ensure any ideas and resources are properly directed toward the root causes of gun violence in Richmond.

“If VCU really wants to do it right, they need to do a detailed gun violence study of the city,” Rev. Hodge said. “Spend the money, contract an organization and let them do the study. Get the data on the city, compile it, understand the narrative of gun violence and then implement your interventions,” he said.

No date was given for when the VCU plan would be unveiled or implemented.

“We’re making sure that we have the right people at the table. That takes time,” Dr. Aboutanos said. “We’re asking for patience, we’re developing it. And I’m the one most pushing to have it as fast as possible because … we’re seeing (the violence) every day.”

Congressman McEachin inducted into Environmental Justice Hall of Fame Congressman A. Donald McEachin is the first member of the Virginia Interfaith Power & Light’s Environmental Justice Hall of Fame.

A faith-based group based in Richmond, the nonprofit held an induction ceremony and luncheon on Tuesday to honor Rep. McEachin’s advocacy “through legislation, community engagement and service to achieve environmental justice on the state and federal levels.”

The ceremony was held at a restaurant at Rocketts Landing in the Fulton area.

At the event, VIP&L celebrated Rep. McEachin’s work on environmental issues since 2017 in serving Richmond and other parts of Virginia’s 4th Congressional District and his previous efforts as a member of the state Senate and the House of Delegates.

The group created the hall of fame

to honor leaders from the faith, political and corporate sectors who align with and demonstrate a dedication to the vision and mission of creating healthy communities and advancing climate justice through advocacy, education and worship.

Established in 2004, VIP&L is the state affiliate of Interfaith Power & Light, which seeks to galvanize the faith community to become engaged in battling climate change and in seeking just environmental policies.

The Virginia group has about 4,000 members, according to its website, and has engaged with more than 200 faith communities and congregations in an effort to provide them with the resources and tools needed to get involved in tackling climate change and to advocate for policies that create a more equitable society.

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RPS continues community conversations about new George Wythe High School

By Ronald E. Carrington

As design funding for a new George Wythe High School is expected to be approved by Richmond City Council on Monday, April 25, Richmond Public Schools’ Wythe Reimagined community meetings will continue across the city.

The meetings convened by the RPS Office of Engagement are designed get public input on the new school’s design, curriculum selection and focus and overall objectives.

The Richmond School Board is considering turning George Wythe into a specialty high school for the arts or for science, technology and math or for a combination of the two areas.

The board also has proposed a list of possible classes such as poetry, musicianship, engineering and tech programming.

However, the RPS administration wants feedback to ensure Wythe’s design will accommodate the type of curriculum and programs to be taught, as well as the space needed for a specialty school.

Phase one of community feedback ended on April 15, with the second phase to begin in May. The first phase, a series of in-person and

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virtual meetings conducted in English and Spanish, were to get recommendations for Wythe’s educational direction from RPS parents and community stakeholders.

The second phase, according to Dr. Shadae Harris, RPS chief engagement officer, will focus on public comments on design elements of the new high school. Meetings and webinars will be scheduled throughout the summer.

“The phase one intimate meetings have been powerful as people have come together to focus on what is most important—working together for what is best for students and families,” Dr. Harris told the Free Press.

“As more development happens, the Department of Engagement will have the community’s information on what they want to see,” she said.

A number of community members have suggested that Wythe could be a combined STEM and arts academy, with possible courses to include step team classes, journalism and photography, entrepreneurship, computer coding and robotics.

The remaining community conversations dates and times are available at: https:// go.boarddocs.com/vsba/richmond/Board.nsf/ goto?open&id=CCXJ2A4AD0A5.

More fresh regionally grown produce headed to school cafeterias

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Local Procurement Pilot Program that will involve the 70 divisions.

More fresh lettuce, tomatoes and The money would go to regional other regionally grown produce could food hubs to deliver fresh items to be headed to the cafeteria meals served participating divisions, according to to students in schools in Richmond and the VDOE. Henrico and Chesterfield counties.

Jillian Balow, state superintenThe three area school divisions dent of public instruction, stated are among 70 across the state that that the goal of the initiative is to Ms. Balow could participate in a new effort to strengthen schools’ relationships incorporate more locally grown items into with Virginia growers to reduce problems school menus. state school divisions have faced from supply The Virginia Department of Education has chain disruptions. been awarded a $21.9 million grant from the “School nutrition professionals across U.S. Department of Agriculture to support the Commonwealth have worked during the school division purchases of locally produced COVID-19 pandemic to keep students connected fruit, vegetables and possibly meat for their to the nutritious meals they need to thrive and in-school breakfast and lunch programs and for learn,” said Sandra Curwood, director of VDOE’s their summer meals program.

Office of School Nutrition Programs.

The department stated that it plans to disThe new pilot program could help school tribute $19.7 million directly to divisions across divisions to buy more locally, she said. the state.

Ms. Balow said the pilot program is expected In addition, the nearly $2.2 million that re- to begin shortly and continue through the 2022mains is to be used to launch the Centralized 23 school year.

VCU RTR Teacher Residency program receives $400,000 grant

By George Copeland Jr.

Early childhood education is getting a major boost from an initiative at Virginia Commonwealth University that works to recruit, train, support and retain quality early childhood teach-

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Dr. Andrew Daire, dean of the VCU School of Education, offers remarks during a news conference April 14 during which he accepted a $400,000 federal grant from Congressman A. Donald McEachin for VCU’s RTR Teacher Residency Early Childhood Pathway program.

ers Central Virginia’s public schools.

The program, the RTR Teacher Residency Early Childhood Pathway, received a $400,000 federal grant from Congressman A. Donald McEachin, who presented a ceremonial check to VCU officials April 14.

“High quality, early childhood education has been shown to dramatically enhance youths’ cognitive, psychological and emotional development and better prepare them for their primary education,” Rep. McEachin said. “Our teachers deserve a robust program that prepares them for their careers and supports them along the way.”

According to Dr. Andrew Daire, dean of the VCU School of Education, the RTR program, which started as Richmond Teacher Residency, will train recruits for work at “high-need, hard to staff schools,” through yearlong, graduatelevel education.

The program hopes to ensure children from marginalized communities have the quality education that can lead to a promising future and allows them to fully develop the psychological, social and emotional faculties that Dr. Daire said are critical for their early lives.

The program also seeks to address the social and economic consequences understaffed schools have on young children from underserved communities.

“As a country, we have an opportunity to do so much better in educating the poor and educating underrepresented minorities,” Dr. Daire said. “And that starts with high-quality, early childhood development. And it starts with high-quality, early childhood teachers.”

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years earlier by the late Henrico developer Robert M. Atack.

Horton brought a small army of attorneys, land planners and others to plan the Ridings and secured the backing of the Henrico County staff for the project on a large tract known as the Warner Farm, located between Turner and Long Bridge roads, in the middle of the New Market Heights battlefield and two other previous failed Union attacks on the Richmond defenses known as Deep Bottom I and Deep Bottom II. According to a Henrico County planning document, the total land area, bounded by Long Bridge, Yahley Mill, Turner and New Market roads, comprises 616 acres, with Horton to develop 419 acres. The rest, including a fort area on another rise called Camp Hill and a section of still pristine Confederate trenches, was either to remain undisturbed or had been deeded to Henrico, the documents indicate.

But the Horton plan ultimately collapsed after the company applied to expand the number of houses to be developed from 650 to 770 in July 2021. That awakened residents who had forgotten that a development had been planned for the property.

By February, Horton pulled that request, but the company still had a permit to undertake the 650 units. The company also inherited required permits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state Department of Environmental Quality had issued years earlier to Mr. Atack allowing the project to proceed.

Enter Jeffrey K. Dawes, a retired Richmond firefighter and Henrico school bus driver, who has lived on Yahley Mill Road since 1986. Like a majority of his neighbors, Mr. Dawes viewed the Horton plan as a threat to the quiet lifestyle to which he had become accustomed.

Despite feeling like there was little chance, Mr. Dawes said he was determined to fight, and his effort appears to have resulted in Horton’s final determination not to proceed.

Mr. Dawes’ first step was to create an organization with retired attorney and preservationist Mark Perrault called the Coalition For Protection Of the New Market Heights Battlefield. Then he went door to door taping flyers to mailboxes in the surrounding area to raise money to hire an attorney to challenge the development.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” he said.

He received an outpouring of support and checks as residents

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at vax.rchd.com.

The Virginia Department of Health also has a list of COVID19 testing locations around the state at www.vdh.virginia.gov/ coronavirus/covid-19-testing/covid-19-testing-sites.

Want a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot?

The Richmond and Henrico health districts are offering free walk-up COVID-19 vaccines at the following locations: • Friday, April 22, 3 to 5 p.m. — 25th Street, 1111 N. 25th St., Pfizer and Moderna.

• Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Islamic Center of Henrico, 7705 Impala Drive, Pfizer and Moderna.

• Monday, April 25, noon to 6 p.m. — Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson; 1 to 7 p.m. — Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 N. Laburnum Ave, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Wednesday, April 27, 9 a.m. to noon - Henrico Health Department West, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer and Moderna; 2 to 4 p.m. — Lincoln Mews Apartments, 4101 North Ave., Pfizer and Moderna.

• Thursday, April 28, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. — Hillside Court Resource Center, 1615 Glenfield Ave., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

Children ages 5 to 17 may only receive the Pfizer vaccine. Vaccinations and booster shots are available for all eligible on a walk-in basis. People still may schedule an appointment online at vaccinate.virginia.gov or vax. rchd.com, or by calling (804) 205-3501 or (877) VAX-IN-VA (1-877-829-4682).

VaccineFinder.org and vaccines.gov also allow people to find nearby pharmacies and clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine and booster.

Those who are getting a booster shot should bring their vaccine card to confirm the date and type of vaccine received.

RHHD also offers at-home vaccinations by calling (804) 205-3501 to schedule appointments.

Late last week, Virginia reached the grim milestone of more than 20,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic started.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved emergency use authorization to a Virginia-based company, MicroGEM, for a COVID-19 saliva test. The PCR test, which is quick and non-invasive, can deliver results in about 27 minutes without laboratory work or analysis, according to the company.

A total of 1,207 new cases of COVID-19 were reported statewide Wednesday for the 24-hour period, contributing to an overall state total of 1,688,068 cases in Virginia since the pandemic’s outbreak. As of Wednesday, there have been 449,170 hospitalizations and 20,009 deaths statewide. The state’s seven-day positivity rate rose to 7.2 percent on Wednesday. Last week, the positivity rate was 6.6 percent.

On Wednesday, state health officials reported that 73.1 percent of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated, while 81.7 percent have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

State data also showed that more than 2.98 million people in Virginia have received booster shots or third doses of the vaccine.

Among those ages 5 to 11 in Virginia, 311,943 have received their first shots, accounting for 43.1 percent of the age group in the state, while 266,135 children, or 36.7 percent, are fully vaccinated and 550 children have received a booster shot or third dose. As of Wednesday, fewer than 140,540 cases, 853 hospitalizations and nine deaths have been recorded among children in the state.

State data also shows that African-Americans comprised 22.3 percent of cases statewide and 23.2 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 11.9 percent of cases and 5.1 percent of deaths.

Reported COVID-19 data as of Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Cases Hospitalizations Deaths 45,047 1,087 507 Richmond Henrico County 65,173 1,433 928 Chesterfield County 73,720 1,405 758 Hanover County 21,834 554 280

contributed $20,000 to support the fight.

After facing rejection from five other firms, Mr. Dawes found Marion F. Werkheiser, a principal with her husband, Gregory A. Werkheiser, in Cultural Heritage Partners, a law firm that specializes in this kind of legal battle.

Ms. Werkheiser, the firm’s managing partner, needed a few weeks to find critical chinks in the permit armor that appeared to surround Horton, and with a few critical letters upended the company’s plans.

According to documents the Free Press has obtained, Ms. Werkheiser found that Horton, Henrico County and the Atack Trust had failed to comply with a small list of obligations that the Army Corps of Engineers included when it filed the permits.

The Corps’ requirements included having two pieces of the property associated with the three Civil War battles donated to the county or a preservation organization and registered on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Atack family previously had donated a portion of its holdings to Henrico County, but the county never had begun the process of seeking landmark status for approximately 9 acres on Camp Hill, also known as Fort Southard. Separately, the Atacks had not begun the process to gain landmark status for another 4 acres that contained a 1,200-foot Civil War trench.

Ms. Werkheiser’s letter to the Corps of Engineers about the noncompliance with the historic preservation conditions led that key federal agency to notify Horton that the project could not proceed until that was done.

In another letter, she notified the state Department of Historic Resources, or DHR, about the lack of compliance, which led

that agency to notify Horton and the corps that nothing had happened and also to inform the state Department of Environmental Quality.

Then Horton got notice from Virginia DEQ that its permit to disturb wetlands would expire in June and would require a new application.

DEQ also noted the information from DHR and advised Horton that a new permit would lead to a re-opening of the federal process that mandates a full and expensive review of all historic resources and the impact the project might have on them. Under the federal 106 process, Horton would have to create a plan to remediate any impact.

After the nationwide social justice demonstrations of 2020 and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, there were expectations that the historic review would have to be more extensive given the participation of the U.S. Colored Troops and the impact the development could have on the battlefield, which is largely located south of the property.

And all of that would need to be done before 2023, when the Corps’ permit is set to expire.

The bottom line: Horton was facing an unexpected expense and essentially was out of time to comply with getting historic status for the properties as the Corps demanded to avoid losing the state permit.

Mr. Dawes said he is proud to have played a role in protecting, for now, a place where Black soldiers put their lives on the line to uphold freedom.

“When I got into this fight,” he said, “I really could not imagine anything like this happening. But it has all worked out.”

Local Starbucks workers vote to unionize Continued from A1

works at the Starbucks store in Huguenot Village Shopping Center in Bon Air. At that Starbucks location, employees voted 11-2 in favor of a union.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this happy about the job,” Mr. Fletcher said.

Base pay at the area Starbucks stores is $12 per hour. Organizers are seeking a pay raise, but haven’t said exactly how much.

That will be left to negotiation now that they have a union, organizers said.

The Starbucks store on Forest Hill Avenue at Cherokee Road was the first Virginia store to vote to unionize, as those ballots were counted first. The tally there: 17-1 in support of the union.

Starbucks stores on Midlothian Turnpike and Carmia Way and in Westchester Commons in Midlothian voted 22-3 and 13-8, respectively, to unionize, while the location at Willow Lawn shopping center unanimously voted 19-0 in support of the union.

Workers began efforts to unionize the Richmond stores in February, according to Iman Djehiche, an employee at the Midlothian store, following a successful vote in Buffalo, N.Y. That spurred other stores across the United States to petition for their own union representation, Mr.

Ms. Djehiche said.

Backed nationally by Starbucks Workers United, the workers then rallied to garner support among local stores while facing efforts from corporate leadership to stymie interest in unionizing, according to Ms. Djehiche and others, including an increased managerial presence, reduced worker hours and more.

These actions compounded the stressful working conditions they face daily, Ms. Djehiche said. She said employees must manage the expectations of their managers for quick, efficient and friendly service as they deal with customer abuse and try to maintain safety standards during the pandemic.

Those conditions, Ms. Djehiche said, show just how much union representation is needed, and could likely be a motivating factor for those without union representation who are stuck in similar working conditions, not just at Starbucks but elsewhere.

“It’s shown a light on exactly how much we’re being exploited by corporations for low wages while they put increasing amounts of work on us,” Ms. Djehiche said of the pandemic’s impact on the labor movement. “I do hope that it will inspire others.”

Organizers said the next step will be

bargaining and negotiation with local Starbucks leaders, a potentially lengthy process that could last months or longer.

Devin Martin, an organizing employee at the Willow Lawn store, said organizers now are talking with their fellow employees to compile a list of the benefits and issues they want addressed when negotiations start.

Better wages, guaranteed benefits and improved safety measures are among the potential changes sought, several said. Ms. Djehiche said workers also are seeking to ensure any benefits secured can be renegotiated in the future, as the conditions of employment could change in the future.

Employees at Starbucks stores in Loudoun and Fairfax in Northern Virginia are voting Friday and Saturday on whether to unionize.

Beyond this work, Starbucks organizers plan to celebrate their victory and the efforts at other stores at the Unity Fest on Sunday, April 24, at The National in Downtown Richmond. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is to be among the special guests.

“We went up against a multimillionaire and we won,” said Katheryn Wiggers, an employee at the Forest Hill store. “I think it’s going to send a really good message for not just Starbucks but everywhere.”

Mask mandates dropped on all public transportation Continued from A1

a disease like COVID-19.

The mask requirement had been extended from April 18 to Tuesday, May 3.

“Because our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends, the Court declares unlawful and vacates the mask mandate,” the judge wrote in her 59-page opinion.

The ruling was a victory for the Health Freedom Defense Fund, which filed the challenge to the mandate last July.

The fund is described as a nonprofit

organization that “opposes laws and regulations that force individuals to submit to the administration of medical products, procedures and devices against their will.”

Judge Mizelle adopted a narrow interpretation of the 1944 law that allows the CDC to issue rules to prevent the interstate spread of communicable diseases.

The law states that the agency may take such measures as it deems “necessary,” and provides a list of examples, like “sanitation.” The judge wrote that this power was limited to things like cleaning

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“If Congress intended this definition, the power bestowed on the CDC would be breathtaking,” she stated. “And it certainly would not be limited to modest measures of ‘sanitation’ like masks.”

If the government’s broader interpretation of the agency’s powers were accurate, she added, the centers could require businesses to install air filtration systems, mandate that people take vaccines or impose other sweeping requirements.

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HUPTI

The Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, which cost $225 million, opened in 2010 as the eighth such cancer therapy center in the country and the only one in the region. Roughly 20 other centers have opened across the country since then.

Hampton University President William R. ‘Bill’ Harvey is stepping down June 30 after 44 years at the helm president for 17 years.

She recalled first meeting Dr. Harvey in the vision and a work ethic to being innovative and late 1980s when she was chief of the student fiscally conservative. That book was published services office at Thomas Nelson Community

by Hampton University Press.

College in the Hampton-Newport News area. She Dr. Harvey’s success as an academic entre- later served as Virginia secretary of education preneur has translated through the years into under former Gov. Mark R. Warner. wealth for him and his family, including 100 “He’s a salesman,” Dr. Wheelan said of Dr. percent ownership of a Pepsi-Cola bottling Harvey, recalling how he has carefully and franchise in Houghton, Mich., since the 1970s. meticulously grown departments, built the uniHe and his wife, Norma, have given more than versity’s physical plant and student residential $3.6 million to the university, including $1 facilities and “even started growing presidents million to endow a scholarship in honor of his before it became fashionable.” She noted his father for Peninsula area students who aspire entrepreneurial skills in successfully running to become teachers. an educational institution and how his family The main street to the university has been and the institution have benefitted. named in Dr. Harvey’s honor. The university Echoing others, Dr. Wheelan lauded Dr. library, which showcases two 20-foot-by 10-foot Harvey, noting he has worked for 11 years with murals “House of the Turtle” and “Treehouse” numerous U.S. presidents of both political parby noted artist and educator John T. Biggers, ties, serving as an adviser on Historically Black bears the names of Dr. and Mrs. Harvey. There Colleges and Universities. Despite the nation’s also is a statue in Dr. Harvey’s honor among economic downturn in the 1990s, he leaped ahead the dozen that dot Legacy Park on campus of his colleagues, exploring an idea suggested celebrating icons of the past. by some alumni of building a center for a new Participating in the Boy Scouts as a child, Dr. cancer treatment called “proton therapy.” The Harvey credits much of what he learned in early therapy was little known to most people at the life to listening to his mother and father during time, including Dr. Harvey. But he did indepth the days of racial segregation and experiencing studies and consulted with Dr. Cynthia Keppel, that life firsthand. He persevered despite the a widely respected nuclear physicist with many odds. He earned degrees from Talladega Col- contacts within the medical community. lege, Virginia State University and a doctorate With Hampton University’s board support, in administration at Harvard University before Dr. Harvey sold the idea of a new cancer treatgoing into university administration at Tuskegee ment center to the community and area lenders, and Fisk universities. Then he made the suc- did a land swap with the city and got federal cessful leap to Hampton University. and state money. In 2010, he opened the $225 million Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, which at the time was one of eight such therapy sites in the nation and the only one in the region.

The 98,000-square-foot facility with five treatment rooms is staffed with oncologists, nuclear physicists and engineers.

Proton therapy is expensive and costs more than other forms of treatment, cancer experts say. But proton therapy is less life-disrupting and the HUPTI can treat a variety of cancers, including breast, prostate, brain, spine, lung, head and neck and pediatric cancer.

At the time the HUPTI Hampton University Archives opened, Dr. Harvey declared Dr. Harvey greets singer Lionel Richie at Hampton University. that it would put Hampton in While the date of this photo is uncertain, Mr. Richie flew to the forefront of institutions campus from Los Angeles at his own expense, he said at involved in health care. Such a the time, to emcee Hampton University’s 125th anniversary celebration on April 1, 1993. He told a local newspaper that move would benefit all patients, he and Dr. Harvey had a long-standing friendship dating back Black men in particular, he said, to their days at Tuskegee Institute when Mr. Richie was a who have a nearly 60 percent higher rate of prostate cancer student and Dr. Harvey was an administrator. than white men.

Being a college president, Dr. Harvey counts “He is probably one of the greatest university among his achievements 38,000 Hampton gradu- presidents ever, an embodiment of Booker T. Washates, many of whom have found great success ington,” said Wayne Dawkins, a veteran journalist in various fields. He also notes that under his who formerly taught at Hampton and currently leadership, 17 Hampton University vice presi- is associate professor of multimedia journalism dents have moved into university presidencies at Morgan State University in Baltimore. of their own.

He said Dr. Harvey “was demanding, while Learning to be a president with leadership fair at the same time. He didn’t tolerate whinsubstance may be considered by outsiders to ing,” Mr. Dawkins said, noting Dr. Harvey never be among his toughest challenges. He humbly had to remind people that he was president of disputes the characterization of “challenges” the institution. however, asserting he was trained to do his job, Dr. Harvey, who served three years in the “to be a good leader.”

Army in the 1960s and is a retired lieutenant “I do what I think is right and let the chips colonel in the Army Reserve, has avoided comfall where they may,” Dr. Harvey said. mon strategy errors of many young presidents by Through the years, other universities and “keeping his board informed,” always making institutions have fallen by the wayside as the his annual budget and filing voluminous and demands of various accrediting groups became timely status and condition reports to state, tougher and tougher and private funding diminished along with federal and state aid. Having money in the bank and meeting payroll and other operating expenses year after year was essential, Dr. Harvey said, even if it resulted in making some people unhappy from time to time.

He made his focus leading Hampton, raising money and spending only within limits regardless of a hail of “no’s” from prospective donors over the years.

“He will be remembered as a senior statesman,” said Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, president of the Atlanta-based Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, the major national association for accrediting colleges and universities across the South. “He has been able to work with the White House … and build a strong town government relationship,” said Dr. Wheelan, who has served as SACSCOC’s board Continued from A1

Hampton University Archives

Dr. Harvey poses for a photo with President Barack Obama, who delivered the commencement address on Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Hampton University’s Armstrong Stadium to thousands of cheering students and their families. Here, President Obama wears a specialty jacket in Hampton University’s colors that was embroidered with his name and that of the university.

federal and industry regulatory agencies, Dr. Wheelan said.

Dr. Harvey carefully speaks his mind, yet quickly declines commenting about other people’s business even if he knows about it.

He prides himself on listening, especially to parents and others paying the school’s tuition costs. More than half the institution’s students qualify for federal Pell grants.

Dr. Harvey has always managed to be of the people while above them. He has been active as a local volunteer in the United Way and other broad-based, community efforts in the Hampton

The student editors were outraged, calling the action a violation of the students’ First Amendment press freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

Dr. Haysbert publicly said the paper was “delayed,” and the university sought to downplay the situation by explaining The Script is considered a “university” newspaper and not a student newspaper.

Later, upon his return to campus, Dr. Harvey told a campus gathering the university would always respect students’ rights to free speech.

In a separate case, students demanded a white professor be fired for allegedly being racist by telling his students to work harder. Upon notification, Dr. Harvey had a meeting with the students involved. As the talk came to an end, Dr. Harvey defended the professor and said he would not be fired.

Dr. Haysbert, who has rolled with Dr. Harvey through the ups and downs during her 28 years at the institution, has served as his top assistant and university provost for more than a decade. She was president of Langston University in Oklahoma for seven years before returning to Hampton.

The list of anecdotes is endless.

Dr. Harvey dismisses occasional negative comments, complaints, investigations and similar things involving Hampton University during his nearly half-century of leadership, noting nothing has materialized from these past incidents and nothing has tarnished Hampton University’s name during his tenure.

“I am a man of character, of truth and trust,” Dr. Harvey said.

In the rare instance of his combatting college accreditation situations, he deals with them quickly and up front. For example, when the Commission on College Nursing Education declined to accredit the Hampton University School of Nursing a few years ago, he addressed the situation quickly. The commission restored the school’s accreditation, which now runs through 2026.

Dr. Harvey talks with students outside Mansion House, the president’s residence, located on the waterfront on the Hampton University campus.

The house, built in 1828, was the main house for the plantation called Little Scotland that once stood on the grounds.

Hampton University Archives

area and Eastern Virginia, even as he reached out to help education efforts nationally.

For sure, Dr. Harvey’s stint has been spotted on occasion, marked by student protests and boycotts by faculty and staff. While unsettling from time to time, none of the alerts converted to alarms for the president. He has not hesitated to clear the air and calm tensions in cases of confusion, Hampton observers note. There are numerous examples.

As Hampton University was celebrating the opening of the multimillion-dollar Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications during homecoming week in October 2003, the university had 6,000 copies of the campus newspaper, The Script, seized and destroyed.

The newspaper did not include a letter on the front page from Hampton’s acting president at the time, Dr. JoAnn W. Haysbert, offering the university’s response to a report from the city’s health department about an inspection.

Hampton also is in court challenging the refusal of the Accrediting Council on Pharmacy Education to accredit Hampton University’s School of Pharmacy. The matter is still before the court, while the accrediting council says it decision will not impact Hampton’s “Teach-Out” plan covering classes through 2023. Several people at the Chicago-based council did not return calls or refused to comment about the dispute.

“Doc Harvey has been one of the great academics,” said Brett Pulley, a Hampton University alumnus who previously worked as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Mr. Pulley, who served on the Hampton board for seven years and as dean of Hampton’s School of Journalism for four years, said Dr. Harvey stands out among the dozens of corporate executives he has written about over the years.

“To have led a place like Hampton so well, he can absolutely take a bow,” Mr. Pulley said.

Hampton University Archives

Left, Dr. William R. “Bill” Harvey and his wife, Norma B. Harvey. Above, the university library is named in their honor.

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High time for change We call our readers’ attention to 4/20 — World Weed Day — and efforts toward equal and restorative justice for Black and brown communities that for decades have borne the brunt of the national “War on Drugs.”

Government statistics indicate that African-Americans are 3.6 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than white Americans despite the fact that cannabis use among both communities is essentially the same. According to The Collective PAC, Black people represent about 90 percent of marijuana-related arrests in this nation.

These disproportionate arrests take place despite the fact that 39 states – including Virginia – have legalized marijuana for medical and/or recreational use.

In Virginia, we still haven’t worked out a system to erase the criminal records of those who were arrested and/or locked up for possessing small amounts of cannabis that are no longer a crime.

That must change.

On April 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, known as the MORE Act. No April Fool’s joke, the MORE Act would legalize cannabis federally, expunge the records of people convicted of cannabis crimes and allocate taxes on cannabis products produced in or imported to the United States to help communities hit hardest by the war on drugs. That means investments in Black and brown communities across the nation.

But as usual, the U.S. Senate lags behind in supporting this legislation.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, is working on a Senate version of the bill, along with two of his Democratic colleagues, Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Ron Wyden of Oregon.

We urge the Senate to pass the MORE Act. And we call on our readers to learn more about the federal legislation, as well as what is happening in Virginia around cannabis and the cannabis industry.

We understand that Black people walk a tightrope when it comes to legalization of marijuana. We are conflicted because of the flood of messages sent out since the Reagan administration about drug use and the long history of criminalization of marijuana use within our communities, as authorities have used simple possession of marijuana to jack up and lock away Black men for years.

But now that Virginia has legalized small amounts of marijuana for personal use and invited companies to open dispensaries for distribution for medical use, we are seeing a system that still is meting out disparate treatment for Black people.

Nationally, the legal cannabis industry generates more than $25 billion a year. But as usual, the beneficiaries of the change in laws legalizing marijuana sales for medicinal and recreational use are not Black and brown people.

While we are disproportionately locked up behind marijuana, more than 70 percent of those in ownership in the cannabis industry are Caucasian, according to national statistics, while only about 7 percent are Black.

In Virginia, no Black people have ownership stakes in the companies that were granted the four licenses to operate medical dispensaries in the commonwealth.

Now those licensees each have the ability to open five additional satellite locations within the state, giving them a leg up once the rules are written about recreational cannabis sales.

But even more troubling is the fact that Republican Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin is trying to restore criminal penalties to marijuana possession in Virginia.

On Wednesday, April 27, the Virginia General Assembly will consider his proposed amendments to Senate Bill 591 that would make it a misdemeanor for someone to have more than 2 ounces of marijuana.

Currently in Virginia, possession of an ounce or less of marijuana by anyone 21 or older is legal. If someone is caught with between an ounce and a pound of marijuana, they would face a $25 civil fine. Possession of more than a pound is a felony.

But Gov. Youngkin claims it is “good governance” to change Virginia’s law and make criminals out of those possessing more than an ounce of marijuana.

The governor also has amended the bill to ban the sale of certain hemp products that currently are available in Virginia and to limit the sale of CBD to people age 21 and older.

The changes are opposed by numerous groups in Virginia, including Marijuana Justice, the Cannabis Equity Coalition of Virginia, Cannabis Equity Consultants and the state NAACP. We know what’s behind Gov. Youngkin’s efforts.

He wants to help the “big boys” already in the marijuana business and make criminals of those who grow or possess more than an ounce on their own – largely Black people.

We urge our readers to contact members of the Virginia General Assembly ahead of the next Wednesday’s reconvened session and tell them to oppose Gov. Youngkin’s amendments to SB591.

Virginia may be open for business, as Gov. Youngkin says, but it’s not open equally for all of us.

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Students must learn all history Black history is American history.

That shouldn’t be a controversial statement. But thanks to politicians like Virginia Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin, teaching honestly about history is getting downright dangerous.

Gov. Youngkin got elected in part by embracing a dishonest campaign launched by far right activists to make parents fear that teaching about racism represents some kind of sinister plot to shame and indoctrinate children.

Once he took office, the very first official action he took as governor was to sign an executive order supposedly designed to “get divisive concepts out of our schools.”

You know what was “inherently divisive?” The Confederacy, which waged a brutal war to defend slavery from its capital in Richmond. How about massive resistance to the desegregation of schools?

How about Virginia’s law that made interracial marriage illegal until the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it in 1967?

Gov. Youngkin has claimed

that his order will still allow students to learn about history — both good and bad. But he also set up a tip line that parents could use to report on “divisive” teachers. That’s in the worst tradition of authoritarian politicians everywhere. It’s a terrible policy. It’s a terrible way to think about education.

And, I will admit, I take it a bit personally. My ancestors

Ben Jealous were enslaved in the state of Virginia. One of my forefathers was elected to the state legislature during Reconstruction. He helped create the state’s system of public education. Then white supremacists took back power, made segregation the law of the land and made it impossible for Black Virginians to build political power for decades. That’s pretty “divisive” stuff.

A coalition of civil rights groups has launched the Black History is American History campaign to push back on Gov. Youngkin’s efforts to force teachers and schools to whitewash teaching about history and racism. Students have the right to learn the truth about our history and our present.

We are inviting Virginia parents and families to use the

governor’s “tip line” to tell Gov. Youngkin that denying students the freedom to learn is bad for children, families and the future.

Unfortunately, Virginia is far from alone. Politicians and political operatives are out to build power by mobilizing a backlash to honest teaching about racism in our history and institutions. And those efforts are connected to campaigns for so-called “Don’t Say Gay” laws, which threaten teachers who acknowledge the reality of LGBTQ students and families.

And all of this goes hand in hand with a surge in censorship in classrooms and libraries. The American Library Association recently released its list of the books most often challenged last year. Most of them were about Black and LGBTQ people.

And that reminded me that Gov. Youngkin’s campaign actually ran an ad featuring a woman who objected to the teaching of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prizewinning novel “Beloved” in her son’s senior year English class.

Watching politicians build power by inflaming fears about Black people can be deeply discouraging. It can also be intensely motivating. As a Black Christian, I draw strength from the historic witness of the Black church and its role in supporting

‘We, too, are Americans’ Throughout my life, I have been blessed with family and friends who have admonished me to be a critical thinker. Not only was I challenged to think, but to think with clarity, appropriate urgency and logic. The old idea of being one who thought “while others were sleeping” was not lost on me. In fact, preemptive thinking has saved me from misfortune a time or two — both personally and professionally.

Because of the life of organizational leadership that I now live, I commonly spend a great deal of time thinking about the subtle and not-so-subtle statements made by political leaders. Others may find it too time consuming to analyze every errant statement made by politicians, but, with the everincreasing racial hostility in this nation, I find it essential.

A great example of this is the statement made earlier this year by the U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who told the world just what he was thinking about African-Americans. To instill fear and terror in the minds of white people who might be thinking of not voting, in a moment revealing his true feelings, he warned, “African-American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans.”

As a former civics teacher and political candidate, this statement was wildly offensive. The long-standing tradition in this nation’s political process has been for political parties and politicians to articulate positive policies and positions which will influence voters to vote for them. This rapidly disappearing tradition has been replaced with

Dr. E. Faye Williams exclusionary rhetoric, racial animus and hatred fueled by the desperation of “losing something to those who are undeserving.”

Did Mitch infer that AfricanAmericans are not real Americans? Yes! Did Mitch tell white people that African-Americans would vote against the interests of “real” Americans? Yes! Well, Mitch, we are not easily fooled! We know the reason why you oppose anything you consider beneficial to AfricanAmericans. It’s also a sure bet that your Republican cronies are going to oppose it, too, because they, like you, don’t think we are Americans.

Neither you nor any of your like-minded lackeys will ever acknowledge that we AfricanAmericans pay a substantial portion of your salaries with our tax dollars while most of your industrialist/business cronies pay little or nothing.

Tell us, Mitch, what makes one American? Is it white privilege? Is it the size of your

bank account? Does our blood sacrifice in times of national conflict mean nothing? Or what about our 200-plus years of free labor building an economic juggernaut heretofore unknown to the world?

Consensus agrees that your party members embarrassed themselves during the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. I’m sure that questions like “What is a woman?” or disparaging her for judicial decisions that are/ were consistent with those of her peers was not because she was a woman. Because she is an African-American woman, was it because your party didn’t think she is an American?

Is U.S. Sen. Tim Scott an American, or do you give him a pass because he votes with you even when his vote is against African-American interests? How will you reward Sen. Scott for voting against the confirmation of a Black woman whose brilliance on the subject of American jurisprudence runs circles around every member of your party who was in the room when her confirmation vote was taken.

Mitch, despite your lame justifications, we have given great thought to you and yours. We are not fooled, and you need to re-educate yourself to the reality that we, too, are Americans.

The writer is a minister, a U.N. peace ambassador, an author and radio show host and president of the Dick Gregory Society.

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and sustaining Black people as we made history. I celebrate the power and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s appeal to both the U.S. Constitution’s promise of equality under law and the great faith traditions’ call for us to treat one another with decency and respect.

And I lift up the words of Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture and now the director of the Smithsonian Institution, who reminds us that “there are few things as powerful and as important as a people, as a nation that is steeped in its history.”

The writer, a former national president and chief executive officer of the NAACP, serves as president of People for the American Way. He also teaches leadership at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Racism is taking over the Republican Party

There was a great deal of sympathy by white people for injustices toward Black people after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police.

Then came the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal.

Now Republican state legislators are appealing to the darker angels of white people by pushing racist laws.

“Wokeism” is a racist epithet that is on the lips of Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rep. Matt Gaetz, Gov. Ron DeSantis and other

Republicans. Florida and Texas are leading the way in barring teaching about racism in schools. Florida now has a law that prohibits any training about racism in schools and businesses that would make white people uncomfortable.

Recently, the Republicancontrolled state legislature in Kentucky passed a law that would force teachers to downplay how bad slavery, segregation and Jim Crows laws were.

These lawmakers argue that those things were mere blips in American history.

Slavery existed from 1619 to 1865 and 11 Southern states rebelled against the United States over the issue of slavery. Segregation and Jim Crow existed in Southern states from 1865 to 1965. In addition, there was white terrorism toward Black people in the South, which included public lynchings before large crowds. That’s quite a lot of blips.

Now, Republicans are passing voter suppression laws as well. The purpose of these laws is to make white people feel better and increase their voting

power and to keep Republicans in office.

The feelings and rights of

Exploitation of Africans, Africa A recent Washington Post article, “Surge of international applicants at elite colleges,” reported that academic institutions such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dartmouth, etc. have experienced a large increase in international applications to attend their institutions. Since 2020, international applications have increased 34 percent, according to the article. One factor is universities dropping SAT and ACT score requirements.

The four countries from which most applications came are China, India, Pakistan and Nigeria. It shouldn’t be surprising that Nigeria is so high on the list. Europe and North America, particularly the United States, have a vested interest in Africa not becoming continental.

Because Nigeria is Africa’s most populace country, its support for African unity is extremely important. That explains why exploiters of Africa’s mineral wealth want Africa’s future leaders to be educationally and psychologically connected to them.

When reading the article, it brought to mind a 1972 book, “Nigger at Eton,” written by Charles Dillibe Ejiofor Onyeama. His father, at that time, was a judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Mr. Onyeama was educated in a British prep school and at Eton College, one of Britain’s most prestigious academic institutions.

In the book, he wrote about the negative treatment he received from some of his fellow students who were members of some of Britain’s most important families. Despite that, Mr. Onyeama expressed a deep love for Eton. He also wrote the following: “…Whatever happened, I knew I was always going to be proud of Eton.

I knew it was going to forever influence my life, in some way, and I would win respect from people because I had been there. Even if I was rather stupid, it had taught me one thing about myself and my people. That I am black and in a world in which the black man has to suffer. I am left with the candid belief about the black man as a result of having lived with him for the past two years since I left Eton: That God especially created him to suffer and he will always suffer.”

My first reaction when reading that was scorn for Mr. Onyeama. Later, I decided that he must be a pathetic person to be filled with so much self-hatred.

I am not saying that all of those Nigerian students scrambling to be accepted by “elite” American educational institutions share Mr. Onyeama psychological problems, but they had better be aware that the institutions they are so anxious to attend are determined to maintain the white man’s major role in international affairs.

I suggest they read a 2009 supplement in the Washington Post with the title “Africa on the agenda” and the subtitle “Africa, the key to global economic growth.”

Educational institutions such as Eton, Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth have the dual responsibility of preparing future white leaders who will help Europeans and North Americans maintain control of Africa’s mineral wealth and preparing African leaders to assist them in doing so.

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Review meeting materials and give your input on the proposed Fall Line Trail alignment, extending from the City of Petersburg to the Town of Ashland. The alignment was initially identified in VDOT’s February 2020 Ashland to Petersburg Trail Study. Since the completion of the study and the identification of the preferred corridor, a number of alignment refinements have been incorporated into the corridor.

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Remembering Jackie Robinson’s historic play breaking the color line 75 years ago It has been 75 years since Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line, and the cheers are only getting louder.

Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated at ballparks across the nation last Friday, April 15, in honor of Robinson breaking the color line with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

Since 2004, when Jackie Robinson Day became official on the Major League level, all players, managers, coaches and umpires have worn No. 42 to commemorate the historic day. Also, No. 42 has been retired across America. No other player will ever wear that number except on April 15.

This year, there was an added touch. All uniformed players wore No. 42 in Dodger Blue regardless of the ball club’s traditional colors. On their own initiative, many players wore blue cleats and blue socks.

The Diamond: The Richmond Flying Squirrels got into the act with about 1,000 fans receiving commemorative No. 42 jerseys.

In addition, a bold No. 42 was painted behind home plate.

California Dreamin’: The Brooklyn Dodgers moved to

Los Angeles in 1958, a year after Robinson retired. On April 15, a mural marking Robinson’s achievement was unveiled at his alma mater, John Muir High School in Pasadena, Calif.

Attending the ceremony was Robinson’s 99-year-old wife, Rachel Robinson.

Counting players of color: Based on opening-day rosters, only about 8 percent of current big leaguers are African-American.

That is extremely misleading to the more casual fans. Counting players of color from the talent-rich Caribbean, the figure jumps to about 30 percent.

The Philadelphia Phillies are an example of that. The 2022 Phils have no African-Americans on the squad. However, they have eight players of color, including starting infielders Didi Gregorious, who grew up in Curaçao, and Jean Segura from the Dominican Republic.

Rookie Robinson: It didn’t take No. 42 long to show he belonged. In his first season with the Dodgers, he was named Rookie of the Year and finished fifth in MVP balloting. In 701 plate appearances, he struck out only 36 times. MLB’s Rookie of the Year award is named in Robinson’s honor.

Local sightings: Robinson played in at least four exhibition games in Richmond at Mooers Field and Parker Field. He also came to Richmond several times to support civil rights and political causes. He had speaking engagements at Virginia Union University, the former Mosque and Moore Street Missionary Baptist Church.

Close behind: While Robinson is most celebrated, four other Black players debuted in 1947 with MLB, most notably outfielder Larry Doby with the Cleveland Indians, now the Cleveland Guardians. Doby was a seven-time All-Star, a two-time American League home-run leader and, in 1988, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Bill Veeck: As Cleveland owner, Veeck tried as early as 1942 to sign African-Americans and dark-complexioned Latinos. His efforts were thwarted by baseball Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis, an unapologetic racist.

By 1947, Landis had been replaced by a more fair-minded Happy Chandler, and the doors began to crack. Veeck signed Doby in 1947 and Satchel Paige in 1948 and Cleveland went on to win the 1948 World Series. In 1951, Veeck signed Cuban Minnie Minoso, the first Black Latino to play in the big leagues.

Don’t forget Moses: Robinson is the first Black MLB player of the “modern era,” but not first ever. Long before No. 42, Moses Fleetwood Walker was the catcher for the Toledo Blue Stockings—then a major-league team—in 1884. It was soon after that a “gentleman’s agreement” among owners kept Blacks out of baseball until Robinson’s storied arrival in 1947.

Blazing a trail Black players who debuted during the 1947 Major League Baseball season April 15, 1947 July 5, 1947

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*In 1948, Roy Campanella joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and Satchel Paige joined the Cleveland Indians.

Richmond Flying Squirrels get high marks for attendance On their first report card, give the Richmond Flying Squirrels an “A” — for attendance.

The Eastern League team was strong on the field (4-2) and even stronger at the box office.

The latest edition of the local pros drew 38,917 fans for the season-opening, six-game series with the visiting Altoona Curve.

That included a complete sellout of 9,810 for the first game of the series at The Diamond on Tuesday, April 12.

The Squirrels will return home Tuesday, April 26, to begin a six-game series against the Bowie Baysox of Maryland.

Turnstiles spinning Results of the Flying Squirrels’ first home stand at The Diamond against the Altoona Curve.

Tuesday, April 12: Richmond loses to Altoona, 3-2; sellout crowd of 9,810 Wednesday, April 13: Richmond wins, 10-6; 7,729 crowd Thursday, April 14: Richmond wins, 5-4; 3,311crowd Friday, April 15 (Jackie Robinson Day): Richmond loses, 6-1; 6,789 crowd Saturday, April 16: Richmond wins, 8-4; 7,110 crowd Sunday, April 17: Richmond wins, 6-2; 4,168 crowd Home stand record: 4-2 • Total six-game attendance: 38,917

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Six-time MLB All-Star Will Clark hugs Richmond Flying Squirrels catcher Brandon Martorano after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch April 12 to open the Squirrels’ season at The Diamond. Clark’s No. 22 jersey will be retired by the San Francisco Giants this summer. Nutzy, the team’s mascot, greeted young fans among the sell-out crowd. The Flying Squirrels lost the home opener 3-2 to the Altoona Curve, but went 4-2 overall in the six-game home stand against the Pennsylvania team. The Flying Squirrels currently are on the road playing the Erie SeaWolves and will return home Tuesday, April 26, to launch a six-game series against the Bowie Baysox.

Manchester sophomore Aiden Harris gives high sign to U.Va. Aiden Harris is only a sophomore at Manchester High School in Chesterfield County, but already he knows where he’ll play college baseball.

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound righthander has given a verbal commitment to suit up, three seasons from now, for the perennial powerhouse University of Virginia.

The U.Va. baseball team won the NCAA title in 2015, was runner-up in 2014 and has been to the College World Series six other times, including last year. Twenty three former Cavaliers are playing Major League Baseball.

Harris, who threw a no-

hitter last week in a victory over Henrico’s Highland Springs High School, can play virtually any position and packs a lot of punch at the plate.

In addition to starring for Manchester Coach Ricky Saunders, Harris has earned much exposure with the Richmond Braves travel organization.

U.Va. has only one Black athlete on this year’s roster.

Coincidentally, it is Jay Woolfolk who comes from the same Midlothian area of Chesterfield as Harris. Woolfolk grew up

in the Manchester district, but played sports and graduated from Benedictine College Preparatory.

Rookie pitcher Hunter Greene sets MLB record Hunter Greene’s three best pitches are fast, faster and fastest.

The Cincinnati Reds’ rookie right-hander set a Major League record Saturday, April 16, with 39 pitches clocked at 100 mph or more.

The previous mark was 33 set by the New York Mets’ Jacob deGrom last June.

Despite his blazing fastball that topped at 102 mph, the Reds lost 5-2 at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles. It was something of a homecoming for Greene, who is from nearby Sherman Oaks, Calif.

The 6-foot-5 Greene threw a total of 80 pitches against Los Angeles before coming out in the sixth inning following a Trae Turner home run. He finished with six strikeouts.

Greene was selected by the Reds with the second overall pick in the 2017 draft. In 184 minor league innings, he struck out 241 batters.

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Personality: Bianca Stewart Williams Spotlight on board president of Dress For Success Central Virginia Whether it’s finding professional attire for a job interview or receiving a guiding hand to stay employed, Bianca Stewart Williams is making sure area women are well-equipped and prepared for the world of work.

Ms. Williams has been leading Dress for Success Central Virginia as its board president since 2018, bringing to the community the not-for-profit organization’s mission of empowering women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and development tools to help them thrive personally and professionally.

“Thousands are disadvantaged and need resources to gain employment and economic status,” Ms. Williams says.

“Our purpose is to offer longlasting solutions that enable women to break the cycle of poverty.”

Ms. Williams joined Dress for Success in November 2015, three years after the Central Virginia affiliate was started.

She says she was a client at first. After being displaced from her job, she volunteered helping women with suit fittings and started using the organization’s Career Services program, which provides help with career coaching, résumé reviews, job searches and interview practice.

She landed a new job, and from that point, Ms. Williams says, Dress for Success has been “near and dear to my heart.”

Currently, Dress for Success Central Virginia operates from 210 E. Clay St. in Downtown.

But Ms. Williams wants to find a building the organization can

purchase that has enough space to handle all of the organization’s training, career center services, boutique work and donations. That is her top goal as board president, and she is moving toward it by raising awareness of the organization and bringing in board members who believe in the vision.

Dress for Success relies heavily on the support of the community for its success, both through donations and volunteers who give their time to work with clients.

During the pandemic, Ms. Williams said the need for career help grew, with clients seeking help to retain their jobs or to find new ones.

“Besides physically equipping the client with apparel and accessories, we furnish her with a confidence that she carries forever,” Ms. Williams says, “and the knowledge that she can actively define her life, the direction she takes and what success means to her.”

Meet a leader in helping women find workplace success and this week’s Personality, Bianca Stewart Williams: No. 1 volunteer position: Board president, Dress for Success Central Virginia.

Occupation: Talent acquisition partner, Virginia Department of Social Services.

Date and place of birth: Oct. 24 in Richmond; raised in city of Petersburg and Dinwiddie County.

Where I live now: Chesterfield County.

Education: MBA from Strayer University.

sands are disadvantaged and need resources to gain employment and economic status. Our purpose is to offer longlasting solutions that enable women to break the cycle of poverty.

How Dress for Success works: Each woman meets first with a coach who introduces her to the services that are available.

She then meets one on one with a volunteer personal shopper who offers her personal attention in selecting an interview outfit.

Once employed, the client is invited to return for additional professional attire and to participate in our job retention programs.

Family: Married with four children.

Dress for Success is: A global not-for-profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

When, where and why founded: Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to almost 150 cities in 25 countries and has helped more than 1.2 million women work toward self-sufficiency.

When Dress for Success Central Virginia was established: July 2012.

Local founder: Dr. Shantell Chambliss.

Reason Dress for Success is needed in Richmond: Thou-

Staff and volunteers in our Career Center provide career coaching, job search assistance, interview practice and résumé review to help build professional skills, interview readiness and self-confidence.

The Professional Women’s Group is our job retention program dedicated to helping our employed clients stay employed by providing ongoing support and resources that help each woman achieve self-defined success in career and life.

Clothing provided by: Donors and corporate partnerships.

Importance of clothing and job success: The client leaves Dress for Success with workplace-appropriate clothing and a significant boost in self-esteem.

My Dress for Success power outfit is: A classic black suit.

Advice that is given when clothing is being chosen: Besides physically equipping the client with apparel and accessories, we furnish her with a confidence that she carries forever and the knowledge that she can actively define her life, the direction she takes and what success means to her. This is a “judge free” zone.

How I connected with Dress for Success: I consider myself a former client. I started volunteering with suit fittings when I was displaced from a position. I believed in the mission and started utilizing the Career Services program and landed a job. From there, Dress for Success has been near and dear to my heart.

No. 1 goal or project as board president: To buy a building that will house all training, donations, the career center and boutique.

Strategy for achieving goal: To continue raising awareness about the needs of our services and attending various events to get the word out. Also by recruiting ambitious board members who believe in the vision of this organization.

How Dress for Success is funded: We are 90 percent funded by public donations.

Dress for Success partners with: The Department of Social Services, the YWCA, the City of Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building and numerous other organizations.

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Perfect day for me is: Being organized.

What I am learning about myself during the pandemic: I learned that I am not good with long-term stress.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Cooking. It’s therapeutic for me.

Quote that inspires me: “You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” — Maya Angelou.

My friends describe me as: Compassionate, thoughtful, funny, reserved.

At the top of my “to-do” list: Check on loved ones.

Best late-night snack: No late- night snacks, but I appreciate the sleep. LOL. I have an 8-month-old.

Best thing my parents ever taught me: Stay humble and reach for your dreams, and teach that to my babies as well!

Person who influenced me the most: My aunt, Barbara Wilder. She believed I could do anything.

What I’m reading now: “The Resilience Factor” by Dr. Karen Reivich and Dr. Andrew Shatté.

Next goal: To pursue entrepreneurship. I am starting an HR consulting firm, Stewart Williams Consulting LLC, providing mobile notary and HR consultation for small business owners.

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Esther Howard turns her son Levi’s moment into memories as she photographs the 3-year-old wearing the Easter creation he fashioned from streamers. The Howard family, including dad and 10-month-old sister Edin, drove down from Stafford to attend the event.

Family Easter at Maymont Hundreds of people came out last Saturday for the annual Dominion Energy Family Easter at Maymont, where Easter was on parade, along with the Easter Bunny, bonnets and photogenic children.

It was a perfect day to be outdoors enjoying the variety of activities, games and slides and strolling through the 100-acre park in the city’s West End.

Ruby Tate of Henrico County, center, arrived early with her niece, Lyric Harris, 6, left, and her daughters, Mya Tate, 5, front right, and Lauren Tate, 8, and spent a few hours at the celebration before heading home.

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Right, Courtney Johnson of Hopewell and her 2-year-old twins, Jayla and Leila, get creative with pastel sidewalk chalk on one of Maymont’s long walkways. They found a quiet space among the crowd to draw happy faces and other figures.

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Happenings Earth Day 2022 to be marked by local events Richmond is not sponsoring a big festival to mark Earth Day and environmental activism.

Instead, small events are scheduled to mark the 53rd year of the event that officially falls on Friday, April 22.

Here are some of the public Earth Day activities in the area: Thursday, April 21 • 6:30 p.m., Virtual screening of “Youth v. Gov,” a documentary following 21 young activists who sued the government over rights to a stable climate, followed by a panel discussion with Virginia plaintiffs in the nationwide class action suit. Free.

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Laburnum Ave. • 6 to 10 p.m., Earth Day Block Party, 1315 Hull St. Saturday, April 23 • 10 a.m. to noon, Hull Street Cleanup, 1315 Hull St. • 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Earth Day Meditation, Walk and Trail Cleanup, Forest Hill Park, 4201 Forest Hill Ave. Sunday, April 24 • Noon to 5 p.m., Fifth Annual Keep Virginia Cozy Earth Day Cleanup, featuring Richmond Flying Squirrels mascot Nutasha, Belle Isle, 300 Tredegar St.

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Women and minorities entrepreneurs conference slated for April 27-28 The Women’s Business Center of Richmond at Virginia Union University is sponsoring an inaugural Winning with Women and Minorities Entrepreneurs Conference Wednesday, April 27, and Thursday, April 28, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

The inaugural theme: “Making Business Make Sense.”

Wednesday’s session starts at noon with a pop up Business Expo, followed by an evening gala reception and dinner at 5:15 p.m. featuring a keynote address by Cheryl PoloteWilliamson, a best-selling author, filmmaker and executive producer who lectures on leadership, entrepreneurship and money management.

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The Kentucky Derby is held on the first Saturday in May, and a Richmond-based foundation, Professionals Reaching Out to the Community, or PROC Foundation Inc., has regularly offered a social event where participants sport fashions, meet-and-greet and view the race.

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Scholar-athlete Javon A. Brooks will spend a summer week in Athens, Greece, building his leadership skills.

Church Hill Academy, where he attends school, has awarded the 16-year-old sophomore an all-expenses paid trip to the 2022 Global Youth Leadership Academy for high school students.

Javon and other participants from around the world will be involved in an “intense servant-leadership program that teaches students to live, love and lead differently,” according to GYLA. The program runs from July 11 to 18.

As part of the program, participants also will travel to Mt. Olympus, the island of Corfu and Perama Cave, GYLA stated.

“It is an opportunity to travel the world and expand my knowledge in leadership,” said Javon, the son of Lawrence Brooks and Telicia Chambliss-Brooks of Chesterfield County.

“I’m so proud of him,” Mrs. ChamblissBrooks said.

Javon said Libby Germer, head of the private East End school of 47 students, called him to the office one day to let him know of his selection for the $8,000 trip.

Javon has maintained a straight-A average in his academic classes and plays on the school’s basketball squad.

He also plays for Team Richmond, an AAU affiliate.

A 6-foot-1 combination guard, he has dreams of playing in the NBA and being involved in sports medicine.

Dogtown Dance Theatre building in South Side being sold

Jorel Jones, left, and his brother, Jordan, show off their impressive haul from the first annual Easter Egg Extravaganza held Sunday by the nonprofit No Residue & Co. at Lucks Field in the East End. The boys attended the egg hunt with their aunt, Briauna Saunders, and other relatives. They were among more than 60 children, mainly from Mosby Court, who participated in the fun family event. The Richmond Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and P&F Contracting supported the event, with a team from the home renovation firm handling the cookout.

Participants also received COVID-19 home test kits.

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The event is a fundraiser for the PROC Foundation, which was started 25 years ago by area members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and is now an independent nonprofit.

Overseen by a 24-member board led by Carolyn B. Walker, PROC raises money to support scholarships and community programs, such as spring and winter events for seniors and seminars for teens. The foundation also presents The Beautillion, a program that provides social etiquette classes and leadership training for young men in high school and presents the students to society in a black-tie ball.

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and Janet Hawkes Pleasants.

Entertainment is to include DJ Lonnie B and live music. Kelli Lemon, owner of Urban Hang Suite café in Downtown and video operations manager for The Times-Dispatch, will emcee the event.

The party has regularly attracted hundreds of people, with this year expected to be no exception. PROC has made 550 tickets available for the event that is returning after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.

Nearly 300 general admissions tickets are still available, Ms. Smith said Monday.

The cost: $60 per person. Tickets may be purchased online through Eventbrite or from AnoMa Beauty Supply, 1625 Hull

The home of Dogtown Dance Theatre and the RVA Dance Collective at 109 W. 15th Street in South Side is for sale.

The performing arts theater, like other entertainment venues, was hit hard by the pandemic, with the building largely shuttered for the past two years and unable to fulfill its mission of providing a home for independent performing artists and small dance companies.

The operation, which lists nine staff members, reportedly has begun winding down now that a key executive is leaving.

Jess Burgess, a dance activist who has handled the building’s management for years, is

headed to the Greenville, S.C., Center for Creative Arts to be its new chief executive officer, beginning May 2.

The grand finale for the operation apparently will be the 9th Annual Richmond Dance Festival, scheduled to run over three weekends, Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30; Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7; and Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14.

Organized by Dogtown Dance Theatre and supported by a local foundation, the festival is billed as showcase for the works of 23 area choreographers and nine producers of dance films. According to the theatre’s website, the event is to include African and Filipino dance along with modern dance

and improvisation.

Seventeen years ago, dance injected new life into the vacant building, which was constructed in 1939 to serve as the gymnasium for Bainbridge Junior High School. The school closed in 1975.

In 2005, Dr. Robert E. Petres, a retired obstetrician, and his son, Rob Petres, artistic director of Ground Zero Dance Company, came across the building during a hunt for a dance studio and purchased it.

After three years of work, Dogtown Dance Theatre moved in, followed by the RVA Dance Collective that Ms. Burgess founded and served as artistic and executive director. Her departure also has led to the collective shutting down.

Charles ‘Baby Charles’ Jones Jr., promoter, manager and producer for entertainers, dies at 47

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Charles “Baby Charles” Jones Jr. managed, promoted and produced recordings for new and up-and-coming singers and hip-hop artists during his 30 years in the entertainment field.

But the Richmond native was proudest of his work guiding and mentoring the music career of his oldest son, Charles Jones III, better known as Young Prince Charles in the rap world.

“He managed our son since he was 6,” said Katrina K. Jones, Mr. Jones’ wife of 21 years who is now an executive with her son’s company, YPC-BYC.Entertainment, an offshoot of Mr. Jones’ company, BYC Entertainment.

“It was a labor of love,” said Mrs. Jones, who also is a mental health counselor.

Mr. Jones suffered a fatal heart attack Wednesday, April 6, 2022, during a trip to Las Vegas with his family. He

was 47. recording industry.

A celebration of Mr. “He had plenty of conJones’ life is scheduled for nections with local radio noon Saturday, April 23, at stations and with major his high school alma mater, labels,” said Mrs. Jones, John Marshall High School, who became involved in the 4225 Old Brook Road in the work seven years ago as her city’s North Side, where he son’s career flourished and played football. her husband needed help Mrs. Jones called the representing him. loss “devastating,” and Mr. Jones had created Mr. Jones wrote in a Facebook post, a home studio where art“My heart is in a million pieces. RIP my ists could lay down initial tracks, and forever husband, BFF and soulmate.” that was how he found out he had a The couple met when she was in budding rap star in his son. middle school and he was in high Young Prince Charles started watchschool, she said, and they married after ing his father with the talent he was a nine-year courtship. working with, and by the time he was Mr. Jones, who loved to rap and 5, he was imitating the artists. dance at home and was the family’s At age 6, Young Prince Charles cook, began shepherding talent while at wrote his first rap, “Fresher Than My John Marshall and made it his full-time Juice Box,” and by 7, he had his first occupation after graduating. public performance at the Landmark He was often on the road organizing Theater after his father arranged for tours and building his connections in the him to open for rap star Soulja Boy,

who was promoting his hit single, “Crank That.”

By the time he was in high school, Young Prince Charles was being homeschooled while he toured, with his father and mother handling the arrangements.

Before the pandemic hit in 2020, Mr. Jones was booking Young Prince Charles for 200 performances a year, Mrs. Jones said. “It was a busy time.”

Now 20, the Richmond rapper just released his latest single, “Toast Up,” and was preparing to tour again in May. His mother said the tour will continue in honor of her late husband.

Mr. Jones was a member of Woodville Presbyterian Church.

Survivors also include two daughters, Chalrise Jones and Abriona Booker; another son, Charlvin Jones; his parents, Charles and Delores Jones; a sister, Shannah Jones; and two brothers, Shannon Brown and Henry Dillard.

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Dr. Delores R. Greene, longtime educator and former VUU and VSU dean, dies at 86

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Dr. Delores Ann Richburg Greene felt the call to be a teacher when she was just 4 years old and in pre-school. She would play school in the backyard of her Petersburg home, where she would provide instruction on reading to her neighborhood friends.

From that beginning, Dr. Greene would follow her dream.

In a career that spanned 57 years, she rose from a classroom teacher to become a dean in the College of Education at Virginia State University, her alma mater.

Dr. Greene’s contributions to students and the development of teachers is being remembered following her death Monday, April 11, 2022. She was 86.

Family and friends will pay final tributes during a funeral 11 a.m. Friday, April 22, at St. Peter Baptist Church, 2040 Mountain Road in Glen Allen.

The church’s pastor, Dr. Kirkland R. Walton, will officiate.

Dr. Greene is to be interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

On Thursday, April 21, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will honor her memory with an Omega Omega Ceremony at 5 p.m. at Scott’s Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd., where the family will receive friends from 5:30 until 7 p.m.

Dr. Greene graduated as the valedictorian of the Peabody High School Class of 1953 and earned a bachelor’s in vocal music education from VSU. She would later earn a master’s from VSU in elementary education and a doctorate in education from the University of Virginia.

She started teaching in Farmville in Prince Edward County in 1957 before the school system was shut down in protest over U.S. Supreme Court decisions outlawing segregation. She would later teach in Charlottesville, Henrico County, Petersburg, Portsmouth and Richmond.

She served as Westmoreland County’s coordinator of elementary school language arts for three years in the 1960s

and later served as the director of the Title IV communications center in Fluvanna County.

Dr. Greene later joined the Richmond Public Schools administration as assistant superintendent for elementary education. After retiring from Richmond in 1993, she became an adjunct professor at Virginia Union University and then received an appointment as dean of interdisciplinary studies and education in the VUU School of Education.

In 2004, she was recruited to VSU where she first served as associate dean and then as dean of the Professional Education Unit in the College of Education. She retired in 2014 at age 78.

Dr. Greene often was called to facilitate workshops and speak on education, and she was awarded grants, scholar-

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Dr. Green also was a member of the Richmond Public Schools Strategic Planning Committee and the advisory committee for RPS’ Mentor Program.

In 2000, she was named the YWCA Woman of the Year in Education, one of a host of awards she received during her career, including the United Negro College Fund’s Meritorious Service Award and the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Award.

Dr. Greene also was a member of the Continental Societies.

She was a longtime member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir and served on the Scholarship Committee.

Dr. Greene was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Robert T. Greene Sr., former provost of Reynolds Community College.

Survivors include her son and daughter, Robert T. Greene Jr. and Michele Denise Greene Studevant; a granddaughter; and two sisters, Anna R. Epps and Thomasine R. Hill.

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644-0496 City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, May 2, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2022-120 To amend Ord. No. 2020042, adopted Mar. 9, 2020, which authorized the special use of the property known as 1111 North 32 nd Street for the purpose of a twofamily detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates the future land use category for the subject property as Neighborhood MixedUse. Primary Uses: Single-family houses, accessory dwelling units, duplexes, small multifamily buildings, and open space. Secondary Uses: Large multifamily buildings, retail/ office/personal service, institutional, cultural, and government. The proposed density is approximately 22 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2022-121 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 2100, 2106, 2112, 2118, and 2124 Broad Rock Boulevard for the purpose of a commercial building with off-street parking, upon certain terms and conditions. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates the future land use category for the subject property as Residential. Primary Uses: Single-family houses, accessory dwelling units, and open space. Secondary Uses: Duplexes and small multifamily buildings (typically 3-10 units), institutional, and cultural. Secondary uses may be found along major streets.

Ordinance No. 2022-122 To authorize the special use of the property known as 3336 Cutshaw Avenue for the purpose of three two-family detached dwellings and a parking area, upon certain terms and conditions. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates the future land use category for the subject property as Corridor Mixed-Use. Primary Uses: Retail/ office/personal service, multi-family residential, cultural, and open space.

Secondary Uses: Singlefamily houses, institutional and government uses.

The proposed density is approximately 12 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2022-123 To authorize the special use of the property known as 5811 Grove Avenue for the purpose of an outdoor dining area to the rear of an existing building, upon certain terms and conditions. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates the future land use category for the subject property as Neighborhood MixedUse. Primary Uses: Single-family houses, accessory dwelling units, duplexes, small multifamily buildings, and open space. Secondary Uses: Large multifamily buildings, retail/ office/personal service, institutional, cultural, and government.

Ordinance No. 2022-124 To close, to public use and travel, two portions of public right-of-way located on the south line of West Marshall Street between Highpoint Avenue and Mactavish Avenue, consisting of 1.4± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions.

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so by following the instructions referenced in the May 9, 2022 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at https:// www.rva.gov/office-cityclerk, and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER AMEERA DELANDRO, Plaintiff v.

DORIAN DELANDRO, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20004189-00 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, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 3rd day of June, 2022 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Counsel VSB# 27724 The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ANGELA SIDELL, Plaintiff v.

JOSE CORTEZ, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001139-00 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 3rd day of June, 2022 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Counsel VSB# 27724 The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ANDREA HARRIS, Plaintiff v.

RASHON FRENCH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22000674-00 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, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 3rd day of June, 2022 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Counsel VSB# 27724 The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER SHIRLENE JEAN, Plaintiff v.

JOHNNY ACHIL, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001138-00 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 22nd day of June, 2022 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Counsel VSB# 27724 The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 Virginia: In the Circuit Court of the COUNty of HENRICO TAMARA HOPE REESE, Plaintiff, v.

RONALD CAWALING CANETE, Defendant.

Civil Law No.: CL22-1371 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without interruption Continued on next column

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and without cohabitation for a period of more than one year, since May 15, 2012.

And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Ronald Cawaling Canete, the above-named defendant, is not a resident of this state and that due diligence has been used by or in behalf of plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is, without effect.

It is therefore ORDERED that the said Ronald Cawaling Canete do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico, 4301 East Parham Road, Richmond, Virginia 23273, on or before May 23, 2022 and do whatever necessary to protect their interest in this suit.

A Copy, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk I ask for this: Rudolph C. McCollum, Jr. VSB #32825 P.O. Box 4595 Richmond, Virginia 23220 Phone (804) 523-3900 Fax (804) 523-3901 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER SUSAN HAWN, Plaintiff v.

GEORGE HAWN, II, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22000944-00 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 31st day of May, 2022 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER IRVIN DAVIS, SR., Plaintiff v.

DEANNA BASSETT, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001062-00 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 31st day of May, 2022 at 9:00 AM and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER AYODELE WHITAKER, Plaintiff v.

JOHNNIE WHITAKER, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL22000906-00 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 20th day of May, 2022 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re LAVON GAYLES RDSS v.

LAUREN TOLLIVER Case No. JJ081971-11-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“TPR”) of Lauren Tolliver (Mother) of Lavon Gayles, child DOB 10/13/2011, “TPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, Continued on next column

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including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Lauren Tolliver (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 06/30/2022, at 10:20 A.M., Courtroom #3.

has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that THE ELMA G. WILLIAMS REVOC A B L E L IVI N G TRUST, DAVID B. WILLIAMS, TRUSTEE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

is to subject the property briefly described as 10 Belt Boulevard, Tax Map Number C006-0334/005, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Belt Boulevard, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission.

An Affidavit having been filed that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

Plaintiff, v.

JAMES W. MARIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-305 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3510 East Richmond Road, Unit 27, Tax Map Number E000-1763/034, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, James W. Maris and Tammy M. Maris.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES W. MARIS, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, TAMMY M. MARIS, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JAMES W. MARIS, TAMMY M. MARIS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

property Abandoned boat for registration VA 5201BC Last titled 2005 For More Information Contact (804) 928-2886 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MARIE FRANSTINE COONE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-914 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2510 Belt Boulevard, Tax Map Number C009-0480/016, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Marie Franstine Coone and Cassandra Coone-Hart.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MARIE FRANSTINE COONE and C A S S A N D R A COO N E HART, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

I T I S OR D ERE D that MARIE FRANSTINE COO N E , C A S S A N D R A COONE-HART, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

RENOVATIO III, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-548 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4200 North Avenue, Tax Map Number N000-1902/001, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Renovatio III, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RENOVATIO III, LLC, LEE ARZT, Registered Agent, which has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to the registered agent’s last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that RENOVATIO III, LLC, LEE ARZT, Registered Agent, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

THE ELMA G. WILLIAMS REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-505 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5270 Sheridan Lane, Tax Map Number C005-0797/020, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, The Elma G. Williams Revocable Living Trust.

An Affidavit having been filed that said THE ELMA G. WILLIAMS REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, DAVID B. WILLIAMS, TRUSTEE, who Continued on next column

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

BAPTISTE DEVELOPMENT, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-210 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 318 Brook Road, Tax Map Number N000-0119/008, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Baptiste Development, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that LEON BAPTISTE, Registered Agent for BAPTISTE DEVELOPMENT, LLC who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

I T I S OR D ERE D that LEON BAPTISTE, Registered Agent for BAPTISTE DEVELOPMENT, LLC, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MARVIN A ROBINSON, SR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-291 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 445 West Duval Street, Tax Map Number N000-0210/053, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Marvin A Robinson, Sr and Goldie L. Robinson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARVIN A ROBINSON, SR, and GOLDIE L. ROBINSON, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that MARVIN A ROBINSON, SR, GOLDIE L. ROBINSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

BELT BOULEVARD, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-200 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit Continued on next page

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

DANIEL B GLENN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-552 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 103 Tynick Street, Tax Map Number S000-1121/014, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Daniel B Glenn and Samuel L. Glenn, Jr., the latter upon information and belief deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DANIEL B GLENN, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, SAMUEL L. GLENN, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

I T I S OR D ERE D that DANIEL B GLENN, SAMUEL L. GLENN, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

TEKEISHA SMITH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-416 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3216 Terminal Avenue, Tax Map Number C009-0589/016, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Tekeisha Smith.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TEKEISHA SMITH, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that TEKEISHA SMITH, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Continued on next column

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

JAMES W. MARIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-304 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3510 East Richmond Road, Unit 23, Tax Map Number E000-1763/030, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, James W. Maris and Tammy M. Maris.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES W. MARIS, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, TAMMY M. MARIS, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JAMES W. MARIS, TAMMY M. MARIS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JAMES W. MARIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-303 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3510 East Richmond Road, Unit 21, Tax Map Number E000-1763/028, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, James W. Maris and Tammy M. Maris.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES W. MARIS, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, TAMMY M. MARIS, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description Continued on next column

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of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JAMES W. MARIS, TAMMY M. MARIS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

THE AXEL FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-1250 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2001 East Main Street, Tax Map Number E000-0192/001, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, The Axel Family Limited Partnership.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, THE AXEL FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/ or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that THE AXEL FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 Virginia: in the Circuit Court of Henrico County Joan W. Cavendish Plaintiff, v.

Craig A. Cavendish Defendant.

Case No.: CL22000716-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to pay over any and all the amounts due to Craig A. Cavendish from the Estate of Richard Clark Cavendish.

Craign A. Cavendish has an interest in the distribution as beneficiary under the duly probated Last Will & Testament of Richard Clark Cavendish.

Affidavit having been made and filed that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Craig A. Cavendish, and that he has an interest in the subject matter of this suit; It is ORDERED that Craig A. Cavendish appear before Court on or before the 23rd of May, 2022 to protect his interest(s) in this suit.

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WNBA drafts first HBCU player in 20 years

Ameshya WilliamsHolliday and Rhyne Howard

The WNBA has rediscovered HBCUs. Jackson State University sensation Ameshya Williams-Holliday has become the first HBCU athlete in 20 years to be selected in the WNBA draft.

Her name was called April 11 by the Indiana Fever in the third round with the 25th overall selection at Springs Studio in New York.

The 6-foot-4 center from Gulfport, Miss., averaged 19.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots per game this past season while helping the Jackson State Lady Tigers to the SWAC title.

Jackson State’s season ended with an 83-77 first round loss in the NCAA Tournament to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The Lady Tigers finished 23-7 overall, including 18-0

against SWAC opponents.

Williams-Holliday was a three-time SWAC Defensive Player of the Year and, as a senior, added the overall SWAC Player of the Year Aaward to her list of honors.

She became the first SWAC female player to win both Defensive and overall Player of the Year titles in the same season. u There is a local angle to the very first pick of the WNBA draft.

The No. 1 overall selection, Rhyne Howard of the University of Kentucky, was the teammate of Jada Walker of Richmond-area connections. Howard was drafted by the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream.

The 6-foot-2 Howard, from Cleveland, Tenn., averaged 21 points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Kentucky Wildcats, while hitting nearly 40 percent from 3-point range.

Catching the eyes of WNBA scouts, Howard enjoyed one of her best games in Kentucky’s upset win over the University of South Carolina in the SEC finals. South Carolina went on to win the NCAA Tournament title.

Walker, a freshman guard, averaged 10.4 points while starting 22 of 31 games for Kentucky. She played locally for Highland Springs and Henrico High Schools, and is the daughter of Johnathan Walker, a former Virginia Union University standout, and AnneMarie Gilbert, the former VUU women’s basketball coach.

Embiid, others earn spots in NBA’s season record book

Joel Embiid traveled a long Allen Iverson 17 seasons ago, way to earn his spot in the NBA and the first center to lead the record book. league since Shaquille O’Neal The Philadelphia 76ers in 2000. center has become the first Also, Embiid’s scoring came internationally born in just 33.8 minutes player to lead the per game. That’s league in scoring the least amount of average. minutes by any scorFrom Cameroon, ing champ since the the 7-foot Embiid NBA-ABA merger averaged 30.6 points in 1976. per game this seaCoach Doc Rivson to edge another ers’ 76ers are now international player, involved in a firstJoel Embiid Giannis Antetokounround playoff series mpo (29.9 points per game) of against the Toronto Raptors. the Milwaukee Bucks, for the Other statistical leaders: honor. Antetokounmpo hails Rudy! Rudy!: Rudy Gobert from Greece. of the Utah Jazz led in reboundNext on the scoring chart ing with a 14.7 average, and were Luca Dončić of the Dallas also in field-goal percentage, Mavericks(28.4 points), Trae 71.3.

Young of the Atlanta Hawks Block party: Jaren Jackson (28.4) and DeMar DeRozan of Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies the Chicago Bulls (27.9). averaged 2.3 rejections per Embiid, with 12 games of game. The 6-foot-11 former 40 or more points, is the first Michigan State University star Philadelphia player to claim is the son of former NBA player the title since Hampton native Jaren Jackson and Terri Jackson,

executive director of WNBA Players Association.

Paul-bearer: Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns was up to his old tricks, leading in assists with a 10.8 norm. Paul previously won the assists crown in 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2015, and boasts a career average of 8.3.

Real steal: Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs led the league with 2 steals per game.

Threes please: Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors was first in made 3-pointers with 285, but the Los Angeles Clippers’ Luke Dennard topped the chart in 3-point percentage at 44.9.

Untouchable: Records are made to be broken—except for one. In 1961-62, Philadelphia Warrior Wilt Chamberlain averaged 48.5 minutes per game.

By contrast, this season’s “Iron Man Award” went to Toronto’s Pascal Siakam, who had 37.9 minutes per outing.

These statistics are for regular-season games only.

Trinity Thomas

Trinity Thomas wins NCAA All-Around title in gymnastics Trinity Thomas is the new queen of college gymnastics.

The 5-foot-3, 21-year-old University of Florida senior won the All-Around title in the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships last week in Fort Worth, Texas.

Thomas won the floor exercise with a perfect 10 and the uneven bars with a 9.975. Her

overall score of 39.812 is the highest in NCAA championship history.

It was the seventh time this season that Thomas, a native of York, Penn., recorded a 10 on the floor.

She comes from athletic stock. Her father, Tisen Thomas, was a standout Penn State University football player in the early 1990s.

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The City of Richmond is seeking bids for a non-exclusive easement over, under, through, upon, and across certain portions of the property located at 8800 West Huguenot Road for the laying, construction, operation, and maintenance of one or more lines of underground conduits and cables and all equipment, accessories, and appurtenances necessary in connection therewith to for the construction of new water capacity facilities and a SXPS VWDWLRQ E\ WKH &RXQW\ RI &KHVWHUÀHOG RQ D SRUWLRQ of Lewis G. Larus Park located at 8850 West Huguenot in accordance with a certain Right of Way Agreement, for a duration of 40 years, subject to certain responsibilities to be imposed by the Right of Way Agreement and subject further to all retained rights of the City of Richmond.

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REQUEST FOR BIDS For Easement, Franchise, Privilege, Lease or Right Over, Under, Through, Upon and Across 8800 West Huguenot Road In the City of Richmond

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The CVTA seeks public input on its proposed project list and funding ƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽ ĨŽƌ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ ĨƵŶĚƐ͘ dŚĞ ĚƌĂŌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ůŝƐƚ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƉŽƐƚĞĚ ŽŶůŝŶĞ Ăƚ͗ ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬ​ͬƉůĂŶƌǀĂ͘ ŽƌŐͬǁƉͲĐŽŶƚĞŶƚͬƵƉůŽĂĚƐͬ sd Ͳ^ĐĞŶĂƌŝŽͲĨŽƌͲWƵďůŝĐͲZĞǀŝĞǁ͘ƉĚĨ͘ /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƐƵďŵŝƫŶŐ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ůŝƐƚ͗ ϭϱͲĚĂLJ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚĞůĚ ĨƌŽŵ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJ͕ Ɖƌŝů ϭϯ͕ ϮϬϮϮ͕ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ dŚƵƌƐĚĂLJ͕ Ɖƌŝů Ϯϴ͕ ϮϬϮϮ͘ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚ ǀŝĂ ĞŵĂŝů Ăƚ sd ΛWůĂŶZs ͘ŽƌŐ Žƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂŐĞ͗ ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬ​ͬƉůĂŶƌǀĂ͘ŽƌŐͬƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶͬĐǀƚĂͲĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐͬ͘ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ϯ Ɖ͘ŵ͘ ŽŶ Ɖƌŝů Ϯϴ͕ ϮϬϮϮ͕ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ǁŝůů ŚŽůĚ Ă ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽŶ &ƌŝĚĂLJ͕ Ɖƌŝů Ϯϵ͕ ϮϬϮϮ͕ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ Ăƚ ϴ͗ϯϬ Ăŵ͘ ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐƵďŵŝƚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ĂŐĞŶĚĂ ŵĂLJ ĚŽ ƐŽ ďLJ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ Ăƚ WůĂŶZs ͕ ϵϮϭϭ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ,ŝůů ǀĞŶƵĞ͕ ^ƵŝƚĞ ϮϬϬ͕ ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚ͕ s ͕ ϮϯϮϯϱ͕ Žƌ ďLJ ũŽŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŵ sŝĚĞŽ tĞďŝŶĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďŵŝƫŶŐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ǀŝĂ ƚŚĞ YΘĂŵƉ͖ ĚŝĂůŽŐ ďŽdž͘ ŽŽŵ tĞďŝŶĂƌ /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WƵďůŝĐ ,ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Ăƚ ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬ​ͬƉůĂŶƌǀĂ͘ŽƌŐͬƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶͬĐǀƚĂͬ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ͘

The City of Richmond is seeking bids for a non-exclusive easement over, under, through, upon, and across certain portions of the property located at 8850 West Huguenot Road for the laying, construction, operation, and maintenance of one or more lines of underground conduits and cables and all equipment, accessories, and appurtenances necessary in connection therewith to for the construction of new water capacity facilities and a SXPS VWDWLRQ E\ WKH &RXQW\ RI &KHVWHUÀHOG RQ D SRUWLRQ of Lewis G. Larus Park located at 8850 West Huguenot in accordance with a certain Right of Way Agreement, for a duration of 40 years, subject to certain responsibilities to be imposed by the Right of Way Agreement and subject further to all retained rights of the City of Richmond.

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Agency: Virginia General Assembly Title: Food Services Operations Details: The Virginia General Assembly is seeking proposals to establish a contract ZLWK D TXDOL¿HG ¿UP WR PDQDJH DQG RSHUDWH the dining service program for the General Assembly of Virginia at the new General Assembly Building. Proposals will be accepted until 5:00 PM on Monday, May 16, 2022 For More Information: Email Jennifer Welch at jwelch@senate,virginia.gov or Jay Braxton at jbraxton@house.virginia.gov

REQUEST FOR BIDS For Easement, Franchise, Privilege, Lease or Right Over, Under, Through, Upon and Across 8850 West Huguenot Road In the City of Richmond

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