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City Council readies for lower revenue Preliminary figures show African-Americans and Latinos projections are being disproportionately hit by COVID-19 in Virginia

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

By George Copeland Jr.

It has been a week of recalculation and assessment, as Virginians collectively and individually continue to work to avoid the spread of COVID-19 amid new evidence that African-Americans and Latinos are being hard hit.

Information released by the Virginia Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed 3,645 positive cases of COVID-19 in the state, with 615 hospitalizations and 75 deaths, including 32 at the Canterbury Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Henrico County, a center that once boasted of introducing a level of post-hospitalization care.

Breakdowns of figures on deaths by race and ethnic group have been hard to come by nationally. But several states and cities, including Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana, Connecticut and Las Vegas, have reported that African-Americans and other minority groups have been disparately stricken by COVID-19.

Congress and private organizations such as the NAACP have been pressing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to release such demographic information, but so far to no avail.

Virginia is among fewer than 12 states reporting data on the race or ethnicity of those testing positive and dying with the disease.

While the figures are incomplete, as of Monday, African-Americans accounted for 28 percent of Virginia’s confirmed cases, while African-Americans comprise 20 percent of the state’s population, according to state Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver.

Another 12 percent of the confirmed cases involve Latinos, Dr. Oliver reported, also higher for a group that represents 9 percent of the state’s population.

Of those who have died of COVID-19 in Virginia, 18.7 are African-American and 0.04 percent are Latino.

Dr. Oliver said the data likely underrepresents the situation largely because of the difficulty in collecting information on the race or ethnicity of those who are tested.

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Photo courtesy of Governor’s Office

Gov. Ralph S. Northam puts on a mask during a media briefing on Monday that was made by inmates in the state Department of Corrections. The demonstration was to remind Virginians to cover their noses and mouths when they go out in public to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Ninth District Councilman Michael J. Jones, chair of City Council’s Finance and Economic Development Committee, estimates that projected Richmond revenues in the new fiscal year that will begin July 1 could shrink by $75 million to $100 million as a result of the coronavirus.

Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, one of the longest serving council members, said city budget analysts are running scenarios of potential losses from 10 percent to 30 percent in revenue.

But so far, council members remain as much in the dark as the general public, said Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District.

Hopes are high that next week, council members as well as city residents can get a first glimpse of the projected impact the virus is having now and could have on the coming fiscal year. That could happen Monday, April 13, when City Council is scheduled to hold its first session to review the $1.92 billion city budget plan for 202021 submitted by Mayor Levar M. Stoney on March 6.

Ms. Gray, meanwhile, issued a letter calling on Mayor Stoney to provide revised revenue estimates both for the current 2019-2020 fiscal year and for the 2020-21 fiscal year — based on prospects that Richmond, like other communities, is heading into a virusdriven recession that could create shortfalls in city revenue.

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COVID-related furloughs push unemployment claims to new highs

By Jeremy M. Lazarus and Ronald E. Carrington

Phillip Patterson has worked in various positions at the Marriott Hotel in Downtown for the past eight years – housekeeping, bellman, shuttle driver and maintenance engineer.

Elton G. Christian Jr., a veteran cook, has been serving up savory barbecue, ribs and brisket at Pig and Brew, a restaurant in South Side, for the past two years.

Both never expected to be laid off.

But suddenly, they have joined the growing legions of the

unemployed who have lost jobs because of the business-killing coronavirus. The virus is creating widespread damage to a previously robust economy in the Richmond area and beyond.

While hiring is still underway for health care workers, delivery drivers, grocery store employees, postal workers, sheriff’s deputies, police officers and other government positions, others jobs are being swept away, including those of restaurant employees and other service workers and those in the travel and tourism industry.

Like state agencies across the country, the Virginia Employment Commission has been slammed with applications for unemploy-

Faces of COVID-19

Virginians of all walks of life have been impacted by the coronavirus, the airborne respiratory illness that has stricken more than 3,600 people in the Commonwealth and resulted in 75 deaths as of Wednesday.

Their passing impacts their families and the larger communities in which they worked, volunteered, worshipped and lived.

Here are some of their stories.

Stories by Reginald Stuart

Phillip DeBerry

Sterling Matthews

Robert N. Hobbs Sr.

For Richmond native Phillip DeBerry, taking command of the highways with a sense of skill and patience was a way of living for nearly half a century.

Mr. DeBerry had been a Greyhound bus driver since 1975, delivering thousands of passengers to destinations along the East Coast from New York City to Mr. DeBerry the Carolinas and countless points in between. He never had a wreck, a negative encounter with a passenger or got a traffic ticket, said Shelia Abernathy, his companion for 45 years until his death on March 28 from the coronavirus.

“He never met a stranger,” Ms. Abernathy said. He was known to go the extra step when needed, without being asked.

On more than one occasion, she said, he would have on the bus a young mother with a child or two, with one or both of the children crying from apparent hunger. At a stop, he would offer the family food paid for out of his pocket to settle their stomachs and make the bus ride more endurable. That was his style, his character, she said.

Mr. DeBerry, who was 72, was an alumnus of Armstrong High School.

Richmond native Sterling Matthews was looking forward to turning 61 on April 13. He also was making retirement plans with his wife of 44 years, Alice Allen Matthews, his high school sweetheart.

A federal contract specialist at Fort Belvoir, his death on March 31has prompted Mr. Matthews Mrs. Matthews, a state of Virginia employee, to revisit their plans, she told the Free Press.

“God will make sure I’m going to be fine,” Mrs. Matthews hastened to add in a tone of confidence. She said she still has a son, family and friends to call on. “It may take me a while” to make the transition to her new life, she said.

Mrs. Matthews said her husband was actively involved in Moore Street Missionary Baptist Church on Leigh Street.

There, he served as a deacon, taught in the Sunday School and sang in the G.G. Campbell Male Chorus. He was one of three members of Moore Street whose deaths have been attributed to COVID-19.

Outside of church, he won praise over the years from the Alpha Phi Alpha

Robert and Sue Hobbs had known each other since their high school days in the late 1940s in Richmond, yet had not seen each other for nearly half a century until they met again at a combined 50th reunion for Armstrong and Maggie L. Walker high schools.

A year later in 2013, they became husband and wife, Mr. Hobbs melding the families they had created during the years in between.

Mr. Hobbs, who had joined the Marines in 1952 soon after finishing high school and was honorably discharged in July 1973 as a master sergeant, didn’t like to talk much about his military service.

From what he did share, people around could appreciate that he suffered with physical and mental scars that needed regular care. They were wounds dating back to his flying on military helicopter rescue missions that included some crashes. Many runs were into enemy territory in which he unknowingly was exposed to the toxic chemical Agent Orange. That chemical would affect his physical and mental health for the rest of his life, his medical records show.

Mr. Hobbs lived for years with spo-

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ment benefits from workers who have lost their paychecks as public, private and nonprofit entities downsize or close.

While new data will be released Thursday, the impact of social distancing and shelter-in-place directives can be seen in the rise in the number of filings for unemployment.

In Richmond, for example, 112 people filed for unemployment in the week ending March 14. But between March 14 and March 28, more than 7,500 people filed for unemployment, the VEC reported. That includes 3,070 people who filed between March 14 and March 21 and 4,504 people who filed between March 21 and March 28.

The same surge in unemployment claims can be found in Chesterfield County, where 83 claims were filed in early March.

But claims surged to 1,970 in the third week of March and 4,219 applications in the fourth and final week of March.

In Henrico County, unemployment claims jumped from 79 in early March to a total of 6,600 in the final two weeks of the month.

In a region that reported nearly 700,000 people employed in February, the loss of 21,000 jobs is not an immediate disaster.

But it is the speed of the losses and the potential of a continuing surge that has many people concerned and has led the federal government to beef up and extend benefits an extra 13 weeks.

Statewide, the VEC reported that a record 112,497 people filed for unemployment in the final week of March. That’s the largest number of initial claims in a week since records began being kept. It also added to the record 46,277 people who filed for unemployment statewide in the third week of March.

Previously, initial weekly filings from more than 20,000 people were considered outsized.

Again, in a state where 4.3 million people were employed in February, the numbers are more a harbinger of worsening business conditions in a broad swatch of the economy.

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Zoom Mansa Makamu, 7, pretends to zoom in a model 1960 Cadillac in his mother’s natural hair salon on 2nd Street in Jackson Ward. His mother, Ife Robinson, still comes to the shop daily to consult with clients about natural hair care over the phone. She and others in the salon business generally are not seeing clients to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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Bishop Gerald O. Glenn and wife hospitalized with the coronavirus Free Press staff report

A prominent Chesterfield County minister and his wife are both being treated at the hospital for the coronavirus.

Bishop Gerald O. Glenn, pastor of the 750-member New Deliverance Evangelistic Bishop Glenn and Mrs. Glenn Church he founded in 1985, and the church’s first lady, Marcietia S. Glenn, were hospitalized after testing positive for the virus.

Their condition has not been released.

The church on Turner Road is closed but has created online connections for members to come together in prayer.

The Glenns’ daughter, Mar-Gerie Crawley, said the couple began having health issues following the church’s final worship service on March 22. Gov. Ralph S. Northam issued an executive order March 17 banning gatherings of 10 or more people statewide to prevent the spread of the virus.

Bishop Glenn suspended Sunday services at New Deliverance on March 27 and, in a statement, urged members to “stay in touch and pray for one another.”

City Council slated to vote April 9 on remote meetings City Council is to take its final step Thursday, April 9, to enable online meetings that would include a method to allow the public to submit comments.

The nine-member governing body is scheduled to gather at 3:30 p.m. to pass a bill to allow members to meet remotely and enable the resumption of the legislative branch of Richmond’s government.

The majority of City Council members are expected to be linked in remotely to the meeting, although up to three members could be in the City Council Chambers along with City Clerk Candice Reid.

Passage of the measure will allow the council to hold its scheduled Monday, April 13, meeting primarily to pass emergency legislation.

The April 13 meeting would be council’s first regular meeting since March 9. The March 23 meeting was canceled in the wake of Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s executive order banning gatherings of 10 or more people to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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City offers help to families, businesses impacted by coronavirus

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

City Hall is providing $500 stipends to struggling families with children who can’t wait for federal assistance and is offering loans up to $20,000 to aid smaller businesses to meet payroll.

While the effort is relatively small in terms of the number to be served, the steps are among the latest as the city seeks to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

On the family front, Mayor Levar M. Stoney announced April 3 that the city would provide a matching $500,000 to support the Robins Foundation’s $500,000 for its new Family Crisis Fund.

The fund’s goal is to provide a one-time gift of $500 to 2,000 families in Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield who have lost income because of COVID-19 and to more families if individuals, foundations and others donate to expand the fund. Donation information is available at www.robinsfdn.org.

In Richmond, the city’s Office of Community Wealth Building is handling disbursement of the city’s share, which is enough to serve 1,000 families whose income has shrunk due to lost jobs or having to stay home to care for children who cannot attend school.

For information and applications, call (804) 646-6464 or go to RVAstrong.org, the website the city has created for coronavirusrelated information. Click on the tab “For Individuals.”

Meanwhile, the city’s Economic Development Authority has created a no-interest loan program to provide up to $20,000 per business to help employers meet payroll to keep their companies open.

About 50 businesses could be served with maximum loans.

This is separate from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s far larger loan program that is offering potentially forgivable loans at 1 percent interest for two years. The application for the Richmond program is available at RVAstrong.org. Click on the tab “For Businesses.”

Bike lanes being installed on Brook Road and Patterson and Malvern avenues Brook Road is starting to shrink with the installation of new bike lanes.

Work is underway to install the lanes from Azalea Avenue to Charity Street in Gilpin Court, with work beginning at Azalea and moving south.

The majority of City Council endorsed the reduction of traffic lanes last year over the objections of the two members who represent residents along the street, 2nd District Councilwoman Kim B. Gray and Council Vice President Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District.

The approved plan calls for bikes to have a dedicated lane beside the curb in each direction. When the work is done, vehicles will park in what is now the center lane, with the main traffic lane to be the lane next to the median.

The plan calls for bikes and vehicles to mingle at main intersections such as Laburnum Avenue to allow for right turns.

The city Department of Public Works also is involved in two other projects creating bike lanes — on Patterson Avenue from Commonwealth Avenue to North Thompson Street and on Malvern Avenue from Cary Street Road to Cutshaw Avenue.

The space for traffic also is to shrink on those two streets.

DPW reported that $1.5 million, mostly in federal funds, is being invested in the three projects. The installation began March 16 and is expected to be completed by December, DPW spokeswoman Sharon North stated.

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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

Construction is one sign of normalcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, heavy equipment removes old concrete from the former Downtown home of Dominion Virginia Energy, the state’s largest electric utility. The work is in preparation for the dramatic implosion of the 21-story building in the 700 block of East Cary Street that is scheduled for Saturday, May 30. The 42-year-old former headquarters was vacated after Dominion completed a new 20-story building next door that fills the 600 block between Cary and Canal streets. Plans

have been filed with the city for construction of a 17-story building on the site once the 1978 building is removed, but Dominion officials have not yet announced whether the company will proceed with the building to be known as 700 Canal Place. Along with 600 Canal Place, the company has employees in the 20-story 8th & Main building at 705 E. Main St. and in its three-building, national headquarters complex on Tredegar Street. In all, Dominion employs about 2,700 people at its Downtown operations.

Richmond School Board approves grading policy during shutdown

By Ronald E. Carrington

Middle and high school students will receive an “E” for “exempt” for any missing assignments to not The Richmond School Board approved a plan Monday cause harm to students unable to do make-up work for night to calculate students’ final grades that will hold a variety of reasons. For any assignment graded with students harmless during the coronavirus shutdown. an “F,” students are to receive a score of “50 percent,” During a meeting streamed on Facebook Live, the so as not to depress student grades during this time. board embraced a plan offered by Superintendent JaFinal grades will be calculated as the average of three son Kamras’ administration that would give no letter marking periods, with each making up 33 percent of grades to high school and middle school students, but the final grade. offer “exempt” or “50 percent” for classes taken, while Students’ GPAs, which the school system is still elementary school students would be given marks of working to determine, will be based on work students Mr. Kamras “successful” or “needs improvement” in their classes. had done up to the shutdown, officials said.

The change comes in the wake of Gov. Ralph S. Northam This process, Mr. Kamras said, is to help students because closing schools statewide for the remainder of the academic year what happened was out of their control. to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

All high school courses have a mandatory and ungraded learnThe grading policy impacts RPS’ third grading period, which ing module that students must finish by June 10 to earn credit was two-thirds complete when the shutdown occurred, and final for the course. Seniors who were on track to graduate, but were grades. failing a course, also will need to complete the modules to receive In developing the policy, the RPS administration conferred credit and graduate on time, officials said. with teachers and principals, students and families, Richmond “Seniors that would be attending summer school or coming Education Association President Katina Harris and officials in back a fifth year have the opportunity to take advantage of the other area public school systems.

Virginia Department of Education waivers by completing ad“We had two goals in developing this policy – to do no harm ditional course work at senior sessions kicking off in late April to our kids because this closure is not their fault, and to try and and running through July,” said Dr. Tracy Epp, RPS’ chief make this as simple and as clear as possible because this is a academic officer. very confusing time for our students,” Mr. Kamras said.

Asked about whether tutoring programs are continuing for The policy requires teachers to submit all grades by May 8 in RPS students, Dr. Epp said, “When the crisis began, the tutoring order for the information to be entered into the RPS computer organizations that have worked with us for a long time reached system. out to the district and said they will continue to provide services For elementary schools, teachers are to apply an “S” for “suc- to RPS students. The cost for these services, some online, will cessful” for students with passing grades in a particular subject not exceed the present budget allocation.” as of March 13. Students who didn’t have a passing grade in Dr. Epp also indicated that RPS will start distributing laptop the subject as of March 13 are to receive an “N” for “needs computers to students and families that completed the needs improvement.” No final grades will be given for the year for survey by the end of the week at the earliest after devices are elementary students. configured for student use.

City social services department finds itself stressed with a shortage of workers

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

As the coronavirus stalks the city, more people are turning to the Richmond Department of Social Services for help.

This is the agency that handles applications for food stamps, intervenes when tensions boil over in families with children and is called on to investigate when an elderly person is preyed upon.

But just when the department is likely to be needed most, it appears to be in distress.

According to Richmond Social Services Director Shunda Giles, as of March 20, the department had 115 vacancies in funded positions that it was struggling to fill.

That’s four times the 28 vacancies in social services positions that the city Human Resources Department reported in October, according to a quarterly report on vacant city positions submitted to Richmond City Council.

While concern about short staffing has increased during this time, it turns out that the department has been under staffed for at least five years, according to three department insiders who spoke to the Free Press on condition of anonymity. It’s just been getting worse, they said.

Staff has been leaving faster than the individuals can be replaced, the insiders said. Staff members are fed up with low pay, long hours and less than desirable working conditions, they said.

Indeed, in 2017, the agency’s internal problems were brought to the attention of new Mayor Levar M. Stoney, who met with department employees during his first summer in the post. As one of the sources said, and the others confirmed, “He listened to our complaints, he said he understood and that he would take care of it. But nothing happened. Nothing changed.”

One problem is that the Department of Social Services is not spending all the money

it receives. Currently, aside from state grants, the city department receives 84.5 percent of its $57.3 million general fund budget from a state allocation and 15.5 percent from the city.

According to a financial report Budget Ms. Giles Director Jay Brown provided to City Council on Feb. 14, the state will cut $3.1 million from its allocation to the city department because the money didn’t appear to be needed. In the previous five years, dating back to the 2015-16 fiscal year, the department has not fully spent its state allocation, the report noted.

Even with the cutback in state funding, the report stated that the department is projected to end the current fiscal year on June 30 with a $2.35 million surplus because of the large number of vacancies that are reducing its personnel cost.

Ms. Giles said that pay is a serious problem that has not yet been addressed and that is impacting the agency’s ability to respond.

She said the agency then becomes a training ground for other area social services departments that are offering higher pay.

Ms. Giles is hopeful that an increase in the pay ranges for social workers, which was included in the state budget, will remain intact, although the impact of coronavirus on state revenues has created uncertainty.

On March 5, as the coronavirus became more of threat, she laid out the pay problem to City Council’s Education and Human Services Committee, which had begun hearing concerns about the department’s ability to handle children in foster care because of staff vacancies.

Ms. Giles acknowledged that the depart-

ment’s foster care section is short-staffed, creating more cases for fewer workers.

She noted that is a problem throughout the department, with fewer people having to shoulder a workload that ranks among the top in Virginia for a local department.

Ms. Giles told the committee led by 4th District Councilwoman Kristen N. Larson that the current average annual pay for a skilled benefits technician to handle applications for food stamps and other benefits is $41,286.

Of the 64 employees currently engaged in that area, she noted that 32 make $40,000 or less annually while another 26 employees are making less than $46,800, the midpoint on the pay scale. Only six workers make more, she stated.

New hires, who are offered starting pay of $37,400, require nine to 12 months of additional training to handle the details of benefits, she stated.

The Free Press has been told the teams that handle benefit applications have only half the number of staff needed. One result is that Richmond continues to fall short of the state-mandated target of processing 97 percent of applications by specific deadlines.

Meanwhile, the department also has been hemorrhaging family services workers who are key to child and adult protective services and other services related to families.

According to Ms. Giles, the average salary for a family services specialist III is $48,305. The midrange is $57,300, but none of the 57 employees in the position make that much, she reported. All but seven earn less than $50,000 a year, she told the committee. And training a new worker can take six to 18 months, she stated.

In response to a Free Press query, Ms. Giles stated because the city pays less that other localities, “a vast number of our staff have secondary employment, with alternative work schedules.”

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filed initial unemployment claims, the highest number in one month since figures began being reported.

In Virginia, benefits, while not taxable, have not been huge.

Payments range from $60 to $378 a week depending on salary and time on the job. The top payment goes to people who earned at least $18,900 in a six-month period, which equals $3,150 a month.

But based on recent action by Congress, people approved for unemployment automatically will receive a $600 boost in their weekly payment through July 31, according to the Virginia Poverty Law Center, adding a measure of relief for those who have lost their jobs.

There also is the prospect of additional income from a federal stimulus check of $1,200 per adult, $2,400 per couple — with an additional $500 for each child under 16 — that is to be distributed to people with incomes up to $75,000 per individual and $150,000 per couple. For individuals with incomes between

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No data on race or ethnicity is available for 54 percent of the people who have tested positive in the state, Dr. Oliver said.

He said the current pandemic has exposed problems in the way data on test specimens and death is reported. He said he and other state health officials are working to improve the reporting from health providers and private testing labs to have more complete data and to better track the impact on specific communities.

“We know that long-standing racial inequities in things like access to health care, education and economic opportunities lead to differences in underlying health conditions,” which puts people at greater risk for contracting coronavirus, Gov. Ralph S. Northam said during Wednesday’s briefing. “We need clear data about what this means in Virginia.”

In response to the pace of infection in the state, the CDC has listed Virginia as a state with widespread community transmission.

Information from the state Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, developed in partnership with the CDC and international and university partners, has helped affirm the CDC’s view that the virus was introduced into Virginia at multiple locations, rather than originating at a single site or with a single source.

The CDC also issued new guidance urging everyone to wear some kind of nose and mouth covering, even if handmade, when outdoors. The guidance is the result of new findings from the National Academy of Science that infected people who appear healthy can spread the virus even if they show no symptoms and that such people can do so by just talking or breathing on someone else. Previously, it was thought the virus was transmitted through droplets produced by coughing or sneezing.

Meanwhile, new projections from the University of Washington’s Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation suggest that Virginia could hit a peak number of coronavirus-related deaths around April 20, rather than between late May and early June as other models have suggested.

If this prediction holds, Virginia would be one of four states whose peaks are expected much sooner than anticipated, with the state potentially seeing as many as 59 deaths reported on Wednesday, April 22 — the date the General Assembly is to reconvene in Richmond.

In a statement, IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray cited social distancing as a key factor in Virginia’s predicted early spike and quick downward trajectory, with predictions estimating a single coronavirus-related death daily by June 1.

“If social distancing measures are relaxed or not implemented, the U.S. will see greater death tolls, the death peak will be later, the burden on hospitals will be much greater and the economic costs will continue to grow,” Dr. Murray said.

Regardless of when the peak comes, the coronavirus already has had a sizable impact on the political and economic future of the state, and officials will have a busy few weeks developing a path forward for Virginia.

With an economic recession on the horizon, Gov. Northam has postponed a number of spending items in his proposed state budget, including raises for teachers and state workers and freezes on in-state college tuition.

Gov. Northam has until Saturday to amend, veto or sign most of the legislation approved during the 2020 General Assembly session, with legislators still on track to address any vetoes or amendments during their special session on April 22.

The House of Delegates is to meet outside the State Capitol on the grounds, while the state Senate plans to convene at the Science Museum of Virginia — requiring a shuttle for the exchange of bills.

The veto session is likely to be marked by efforts to revise the current and upcoming 2020-22 budget to reflect an impending recession resulting from the shutdown of businesses across the state.

Gov. Northam also recommended on Wednesday that local and special elections set for May be postponed until November.

General Assembly members will have to take action on the proposal when they return to Richmond for the veto session.

Gov. Northam also announced that he is using his executive authority to move the congressional primary elections from Tuesday, June 9, to Tuesday, June 23.

“We have wrestled with our options, and none of them are ideal or perfect,” Gov. Northam said. “Postponing these elections is the best way to protect democracy without endangering the public health or violating the stay-at-home order.”

In a new effort to stem the overloading of Virginia’s hospitals, the governor has called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to transform three convention centers in the state, including the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Downtown, into temporary hospitals. When fully prepared, the facilities will be able to house 1,107 acute patients or 1,848 non-acute patients with COVID-19, freeing up space at existing hospitals, the governor said.

Despite Gov. Northam and other governors issuing pleas to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, states continue to be forced compete for life-saving equipment from the federal stockpile, as well as against each other and private and nonprofit interest and sometimes with the federal government itself.

“That market is chaotic and difficult due to a lack of federal direction,” Gov. Northam said. “We continue to compete for the same supplies.”

Documentation released Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform showed that FEMA has provided Virginia with very little of the PPE the state regularly orders, with some shipments ranging from less than 50 percent to 7.7 percent of what the state requested.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is working on creating an alliance of states to bid on equipment collectively. Gov. Northam announced Virginia will spend $27 million to buy medical equipment and supplies from a private provider.

“We have a responsibility to prepare, and we have prepared for the worst,” Gov. Northam said. “The PPE, the ventilators, our bed space—we are ramping all that up for a surge that we expect in a few weeks.”

$75,000 and $99,000, or couples with incomes between $150,000 and $198,000, the stimulus benefit will be reduced.

While Mr. Patterson and Mr. Christian wish to work, they also have a cushion of support.

Mr. Christian, 49, is married, and his wife, Audrey, is still receiving her monthly income.

“We’ll get through this,” she said.

Mr. Patterson, 34, was among at least 47 people who were furloughed last week from the Marriott, including his girlfriend with whom he lives. He also is confident that both can weather the situation.

In addition to his job at the hotel, Mr. Patterson makes side money as a concierge barber who travels to clients’ homes. He currently has 10 clients. His girlfriend also has a second job with a behavioral health company. The two expect to receive $450 a week in unemployment benefits, with the amount growing as each qualifies for the extra $600 a week.

“I am not stressed,” Mr. Patterson said, noting that he doesn’t have children, a mortgage or several car payments each month like many families.

“I always lived below my means so I’m prepared for the COVID-19 unemployment problem,” Mr. Patterson says.

In his view, this is a time for frugality.

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Like many businesses, Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art is now closed in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The impact of shutdowns at private companies has led to a spike in layoffs and a sudden surge in unemployment.

memberships or expensive cell phones you can downgrade – and make a plan for yourself and your family,” he said. “We don’t know when life is going to get better.”

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top financial advisers and staff have offered little guidance in the face of uncertainty on how long the pandemic lockdown will continue and whether there will be an extended recession.

There also is uncertainty about the amount of money the city might receive from the $1.5 billion in support the federal government will be sending to the state government to distribute to local governments to shore up their finances.

“Sure, we will have more to say and more info and numbers in the coming days and weeks,” Jim Nolan, Mayor Stoney’s press secretary wrote on March 27 in response to a Free Press query.

“The disruption caused by this pandemic is going to have a significant negative impact on budgeted revenues and projections, not only in Richmond but across the region, commonwealth, nation and world.

“City Finance and Budget staffs are currently reviewing and analyzing both the revenue and expenditure forecasts for the current and upcoming fiscal years and will provide revised projections as they become available. The long-term fiscal impact, of course, will be determined by how long the pandemic is expected to last,” he noted.

Already the state is taking steps to deal with estimates that state revenue could fall by $1 billion in each of the next two years.

In the past week, Gov. Ralph S. Northam has imposed a hiring freeze to prevent state agencies from filling positions not designated as essential and ordered state agencies to “eliminate discretionary spending, avoid new spending commitments and prepare for budget cuts in the next two years.”

Like the governor, Mayor Stoney has protected city employees and rejected layoffs or furloughs at this point.

Unlike Chesterfield County, which re-

cently furloughed 500 employees without pay as a cost-cutting measure, City Hall is still providing full pay to everyone on its payroll as is the school system and other arms of city government.

No cutbacks have been announced in city spending, although that could be happening internally.

Before the coronavirus upheaval, City Hall was reporting one of its best financial years and offering an early projection of a $5.3 million surplus, in large measure because of the continuing surge in property values.

The general fund, the biggest element of the budget, was projected to end the current year with $761.9 million collected, and up nearly $16 million from the adopted general fund budget. And the growth had been expected to continue in the upcoming fiscal year, with Mayor Stoney projecting revenues for fiscal 2020-21 at $782 million.

But since mid-March, when Gov. Northam declared a state of emergency, the whole picture has changed. A substantial portion of the more than 800 city restaurants has shut down, while others are trying to weather the slump in patrons with takeout and delivery orders.

The bottom line: An almost certain reduction in the April, May and June collections of meals taxes and continued reductions even in a recovery.

The city also will see lower lodging tax collections from hotels and motels that are seeing far fewer guests during the pandemic.

The impact also is projected to hit revenue from real estate taxes and personal property taxes on cars. Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell, 8th District, is proposing the city grant amnesty on penalties and interest for late payment, which would eliminate millions of dollars in anticipated city income.

That amnesty to benefit property owners would mirror a proposal Mayor Stoney has

advanced and which is to be approved by City Council on Monday to provide relief from penalties and interest to businesses that collect meals, lodging and amusement taxes late.

Currently, assessments of real estate are underway for fiscal 2020-21. City Assessor Riche McKeithen has not publicly issued updated projections based on the virus’ impact, but council members are anticipating that real estate values, particularly for apartments, retail and other commercial property, could take a significant hit.

Behind the scenes, some are projecting that Richmond real estate values might fall from a projected 8 percent to 11 percent increase in assessments to a 1.5 percent increase, sheering millions from the mayor’s budget projections.

Paul Goldman, an attorney and political strategist who is considering a run for mayor, has urged Mayor Stoney to dip into the city’s reserves and create a $50 million fund to ensure the needs are met of “first responders and those working in vital supply chains for services and goods.”

In Mr. Goldman’s view, the virus is “exposing the fiscal irresponsibility of Mayor Stoney and his predecessor, Dr. Dwight C. Jones, and City Council in enacting bloated budgets larded with wasteful and unnecessary expenditures, adding up to a very costly government apparatus the people can’t afford.”

In the face of a coming recession, Mr. Goldman said now is the time to change that situation, and he urged the mayor and the council to immediately institute significant cuts to payroll and expenses “to share the sacrifice of city residents who, on average” are greatly suffering job and income losses.

He also urged Mayor Stoney and the council to terminate proposed increases in utility rates and fees slated for July 1 in order to provide relief to customers.

Faces of COVID-19 Phillip DeBerry Continued from A1

He got his start driving in the early years of integrated interstate bus travel.

In the 1960s and before, Greyhound and Trailways did not hire racial minorities as drivers and enforced rigid racially segregated seating on the buses, in bus stations and their dining areas and restrooms.

By the time Mr. DeBerry came of age, racial discrimination practices had been outlawed and African-Americans and other minorities across the South were being re-

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Fraternity for his work as a volunteer mentor for boys and young men. The fraternity championed a successful effort to have President Obama award Mr. Matthews the Presidential Volunteer Service Award in 2014.

A gospel and rhythm and blues music fan, Mr. Matthews also loved

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radic, uncontrollable seizures followed by a growing number of ailments that left him vulnerable and unable to combat the progressive dementia that plagued him in recent years.

“He was a friendly, loving kind of person,” said Mrs. Hobbs, who was his third wife.

His health history didn’t bother her. “I stuck with him of course,” she said. “I loved my husband and it was my duty.”

Her husband was in long-term care at Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Henrico County. He first entered in 2018 when it was known as Lexington Court. He was assigned a

cruited and hired as drivers. As he honed his skills as a driver of the huge 45-passenger Greyhounds, he was offered a job on the company’s driver training staff.

The opportunity was offered by Paul Wright, a fellow Richmonder who had been a Greyhound driver longer and had been promoted to manager and supervisor of Greyhound’s driver instruction program, Ms. Abernathy said.

Mr. Wright, who had gone with Mr. DeBerry for a training class in New Jersey, also died of the coronavirus.

Ms. Abernathy recalled a trip to Las Vegas the couple made. They happened

to be there at the same time as singer James Brown, one of Mr. DeBerry’s favorite entertainers.

“He managed to get tickets to see James Brown,” making the whole excursion worth it, she said.

“He loved music, loved travel, loved casinos and loved life,” she said. “He was too young,” she said, adding that his passing “came too soon.”

In addition to Ms. Abernathy, Mr. DeBerry is survived by two sons, Phillip and Daryl.

A memorial service is being planned for a date to be determined later.

to fish, Mrs. Matthews said. Their son, Jammal, gave his dad an Alaskan fishing trip a few years ago. The trip allowed visitors to icepack their catch and ship it home, said Mrs. Matthews, ticking off a list of seafood he caught, producing enough to serve several tasty meals.

Last month, with a cough annoying him, Mr. Matthews and his wife went to an area hospital on a Monday, where doctors determined he had pneumonia.

They gave him antibiotics and sent him home. By Friday of that week, Mr. Matthews was not getting better.

He was hospitalized for more intense care. On March 31, he succumbed to COVID-19.

In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Matthews is survived by his parents, Sterling and Gloria Matthews; two sisters, Cynthia Folsom and Pamela Purcell; a niece, Michell Lyons, and her two children; and one granddaughter.

room on the second floor with others diagnosed with dementia.

A highlight for Mr. Hobbs was frequent visits from his stepson Kevin Stubbs, owner of Not Just Junk Removal. Mr. Stubbs gave his stepdad regular haircuts and proudly slicked his nearly bald head with scalp moisturizer.

Mr. Stubbs said his last visit to see Mr. Hobbs was on March 7 when his stepfather began experiencing some renewed respiratory problems.

As reports of the spread of COVID-19 began, the Henrico facility shut its doors to visitors on March 13, the family said.

It stepped up health security measures as health officials advised.

The facility also began setting up video chat opportunities for patients’ families, but things were going down-

hill for Mr. Hobbs. Mrs. Hobbs and her family were unable to connect with the overwhelmed nursing station, despite attempts on both ends.

On March 29, Mr. Hobbs, who had been moved to a hospital, died. He is one of the 32 Canterbury patients who state officials have said succumbed to the coronavirus.

“We got a call (just hours before Mr. Hobbs died) from Canterbury saying they were doing their best,” his stepdaughter, RaJean Taylor, told the Free Press In addition to his widow and two stepchildren, Mr. Hobbs is survived by three sons, Robert Jr., Scott and David Hobbs, and another stepson, Lamont Stubbs.

A burial at Quantico, the U.S. Marine base in Northern Virginia, is set for a later date, the family said.

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Stay safe RVA.

Here are some important safety measures to be aware of concerning COVID-19.

Please keep yourselves informed to the best of your ability and continue following the directions put forth by local, state, and federal authorities. Limit your exposure to others and whenever possible stay at home.

Social distancing slows the spread of COVID-19 by limiting close interactions between people.

Practice Social Distancing

If you are at risk, take extra precautions:

6 feet

• Avoid gatherings larger than 10 people • Stay at least six feet away from others • Avoid handshakes, hugs and kisses • Frequently wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds • Avoid touching public surfaces

Some who are infected with the COVID-19 virus show no symptoms.

Moreover, it can be up to two weeks before symptoms do show, during which time (known as the incubation period) you can be contagious.

Symptoms of COVID-19

If you or a loved one do have symptoms such as a fever or cough, contact your doctor for advice. Providers are able to treat and diagnose many conditions online or by phone.

2 weeks

If you need emergency care, call 911 or go to your closest emergency room.

• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath • Persistent pain or chest pressure • Bluish lips or face • New confusion or inability to arouse

Social distancing can negatively affect your mood. Here are some ways to help you cope:

Staying Healthy and Active

• Move workout activities outdoors or indoors to non-crowded settings • Walk or jog outside, maintaining a healthy 6 feet of distance between you and others • Eat healthy and do your grocery shopping during off-peak times, or use grocery delivery or pickup options • Keep in touch with family and friends online or with a call Thank you for your attention and patience in this time of tremendous ambiguity.

The crisis we’re facing is bigger than all of us, and your health and safety remain our top priority. Please take care of yourselves, your loved ones and one another.

6 feet

Video chat with family & friends

Stay safe.

Stay strong, RVA.

Cook a healthy meal

To learn more about COVID-19, go to: vcuhealth.org, vdh.virginia.gov, or cdc.gov. © 2020 VCU Health. All rights reserved. Sources: VCU Health; Centers of Disease Control and Prevention; Virginia Department of Health.

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Disinfecting your home and workspace are critical Free Press staff report

In the past, they often went unnoticed, but now janitors, housekeepers and cleaning crews are front and center as the experts in cleaning and disinfecting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A survey of top firms turned up recommendations to help people reduce the threat of coronavirus making it into their homes, cars, offices and other spaces.

That’s a huge need, said Kevin Behan, spokesman for AdvantaClean. COVID-19 can stay viable for hours to days on paper, metal and other surfaces and can be picked up on a trip to the grocery, pharmacy, gas station or any other place.

Following are some of the disinfecting tips shared by Mr. Behan and others.

Bleach or 70 percent isopropyl alcohol are the best at killing germs, including the coronavirus. For bleach, a little bit goes a long way. Dilute using one-third cup bleach, or five tablespoons, per gallon of water, or four teaspoons per quart. When wiping, keep surfaces wet for several minutes to ensure germs are killed.

Alcohol also is highly effective, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and cleaning firms note. Isopropyl alcohol is recommended for use because it has a higher alcohol content than drinking liquor. Experts advise diluting 90 percent or higher isopropyl alcohol with one-third distilled water to get the best germ-killing results.

Regularly disinfect potential hot spots, such as door knobs, desks, phones, computer mice, files, tables and other places that are used or touched regularly by one or more people.

Alcohol is recommended for disinfecting keypads, screens and exterior portions of computers and cell phones, which often are overlooked as needing disinfectant. Experts urge care to avoid getting wet disinfectant inside the equipment.

Apply disinfectant in one direction. Rubbing back and forth or in a circular motion can redeposit germs.

Use a color-coded system of cleaning cloths, with one color for the kitchen, one for the bathroom, one for a home office, etc.

That can keep you from using the same cloth to clean different areas and reduce the potential for spreading germs from one area to another.

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Allergies or the coronavirus?

What the symptoms tell you

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Is it allergies or the coronavirus?

That’s a major question in Richmond, the nation’s capital for allergies based on pollen counts, number of allergy specialists and purchases of allergy medicine, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation.

The question is getting more attention

now as the spring allergy season moves into high gear amid worries about the spread of COVID-19.

According to the foundation, sneezing is a key difference in the two afflictions.

People with allergies sneeze a lot, the foundation noted on its chart of symptoms; those with the coronavirus do not.

A runny or stuffy nose also is common for allergy sufferers, but not

diarrhea as is the case sometimes with coronavirus.

Allergy sufferers also generally do not have shortness of breath unless their allergies trigger asthma, while difficulty breathing is a common symptom of COVID-19.

It is possible to have both allergies and the coronavirus at the same time — the worst of both worlds.

How to clean your cell phone Free Press wire report

You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.

You should also wash that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs — your phone. Tests done by scientists show that the virus can live for two to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends cleaning all “high-touch” surfaces daily, including phones, keyboards and tablet computers.

But cleaning your phone improperly can damage it. You want to avoid getting moisture inside it or scratching the surface.

Don’t spray cleaners directly on the phone, don’t dunk it in cleaning solutions, don’t spray it with compressedair devices used to clean keyboards and avoid rubbing it with abrasive materials.

Instead, start by turning off the phone and unplugging all cables. Your phone shouldn’t be charging as you clean.

You can use Clorox wipes or wipes with 70 percent alcohol, which you can get at the drugstore, to wipe down your phone.

Apple, which has cautioned against using household cleaners on its phones, says to do that “gently.” AT&T has further recommended wringing out disinfectant wipes before using them on a phone.

You can also use soft cloths to clean the phone, like a microfiber cleaning cloth or the cloths used to clean camera lenses or your glasses. Google says you can dip the cloth in soap and water, as long as you’re careful not to get moisture in the phone. AT&T says paper towels work, too. You can spray them with disinfectant. Again, don’t spray the phone itself.

Samsung, the world’s biggest phone manufacturer, says it’s offering a free phone-sanitizing service involving UV light inside U.S. Samsung stores and service centers. It will expand to other countries in the next few weeks.

The phone-cleaning step is one of many measures public health authorities are recommending to try to slow the spread of the virus.

U.Va. enrolls first patient in COVID-19 medication study

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

The University of Virginia Health System has joined a national clinical trial testing a potential COVID-19 medication.

“I enrolled the first patient on the clinical trial for remdesivir,” Dr. Taison Bell, an infectious disease expert who specializes in critical care at the Charlottesville-based health system, told NNPA Newswire in an email.

Hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19 and significant symptoms – including difficulty breathing, using supplemental oxygen or needing a ventilator – can now choose to participate in the trial.

The trial will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of remdesivir, an anti-viral drug that has been tested in humans with the Ebola virus. It has shown promise in animal studies against Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, and severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, which both are caused by different types of the coronavirus, U.Va. officials noted in a news release.

“Finding an effective treatment will be incredibly important in our battle against COVID-19,” said Dr. K. Craig Kent, U.Va.’s executive vice president for health affairs. “I am pleased that

Local quilt guild makes face masks for VCU health workers

By Ronald E. Carrington

“There are a lot of people there that might have contracted COVID-19 and we want Naima Wares-Akers and her legion our health care workers to be protected.” of Richmond area quilters are filling a Presently, seven active quilters with deep gap in keeping hospital employees the guild have produced about 100 masks, and other health care workers safe from with an additional lot of material coming the coronavirus. from Philip “Muzi” Branch, director of The Kuumba Quilt Guild is in the cultural programs for VCU Health System process of making cotton masks to cover and Arts in Health Care. the N95 respirators and surgical masks Just like other hospitals in the state used by VCU Medical Center staff. and around the country, the VCU Health “We know the hospital services a lot System is short on personal protection of African-Americans,” said Ms. Wares- equipment, Mr. Branch said.

Akers, organizer of the guild’s project.

“I was asked to find community artists who would be interested in helping with that initiative,” he said.

“Since we have been re-using N95 masks, we asked the community to make masks to cover the N95s.

This will keep them cleaner and in service longer.”

K u u m b a Quilt Guild, Naima Wares-Akers with a mission The masks made by members of the Kuumba Quilt Guild of supporting come in an array of colors and are designed to be worn the Richmond over N95 respirators and surgical masks used by VCU community with Medical Center staff.

service projects, answered the call. The guild’s operation to make the masks is simple and uses social distancing in the process.

“The hospital provides the quilters with the fabric for the masks due to the specifications needed to be effective in protecting people using them,” Ms. Wares-Akers told the Free Press.

The hospital’s “staff cuts the cotton fabric in rectangles and provides the elastics. We then cut and sew the patterns,” she said.

The supply chain to the guild starts at Ife Robinson’s hair salon, Indigo, in Jackson Ward where the supplies are delivered. The fabric then is transported to Ms. Wares-Akers’ home, where she picks it up at the fence outside her home.

Ms. Wares-Akers said she then calls each quilter, who picks up the material – using social distancing – and takes it home to sew. The quilters are tasked with making 10 masks each.

Mr. Branch said he also reached out to the Sisters of the Yam, a group of fashion and craft designing students at Virginia Commonwealth University.

In total, the two groups have produced more than 350 masks.

“What all of the groups are doing is a labor of love,” Mr. Branch said. “I would say that the project is akin to art therapy.”

U.Va. is a part of this valuable study.”

Participants in the trial will be randomly assigned to either receive remdesivir or a placebo intravenously for as long as 10 days, according to the release. Trial participants and their doctors will not know whether patients are receiving the medication or a placebo.

Patients will otherwise receive the current standard of care for their symptoms. U.Va. physicians will assess trial participants each day for changes in their condition.

Data from all hospitals participating in the trial and an estimated 440 participants worldwide will be combined and analyzed about halfway through the trial’s enrollment period to determine if changes should be made to the test. The trial could stop if participants are not benefiting from remdesivir, or the trial could be changed to add another medication or therapy that could improve participants’ responses.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, is funding the study. Gilead Sciences Inc., which developed remdesivir, is supplying the medication for the study.

Bandana No-Sew Face Covering Tutorial

Materials • Bandana (or square cotton cloth approximately 20”x20”) • Coffee filter • Rubber bands (or hair ties) • Scissors (if you are cutting your own cloth)

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases

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May this season of renewal and hope give you strength in the face of change, faith to endure uncertainty and peace everlasting.

Happy Easter

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Black people and COVID-19 It is oft stated in the black community that “When the country gets a cold, we get pneumonia.”

The genesis of this saying is unclear, but the inference is not, nor is it inaccurate.

Black people suffer more from adverse medical conditions with poorer outcomes.

COVID-19, the disease process caused by infection from the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, will likely demonstrate that statement’s accuracy. We also are starting from behind being poorer and with less access to basic resources. Pneumonia is more likely than just a cold.

At present, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noted that those with chronic lung disease, moderate to severe asthma, serious heart conditions, those who are immunocompromised including from cancer treatment, who are severely obese, diabetic, with renal failure or liver disease are at higher risk for severe illness.

That warning should be clearly heard by the African-American community. We are 2.2 times more

likely to have diabetes, 20 percent more likely to have high blood pressure and 30 percent more likely to be obese. The incidence of COPD, or lung disease, in our women is 34 percent higher than in white women.

Dr. Oliver Brooks Bottom line, if we acquire the virus, bad things are more likely to happen. That’s pass number one.

Let us layer onto that more baggage.

It is now known that the social determinants of health, or SDoH, play as important a role in a person’s health as genetics or medical treatment. There are, broadly, six SDoH categories: economic stability, physical environment, education, food community, social content and health care systems.

Black people are adversely affected in this arena. For example, with poorer housing, we cannot generally socially isolate at home each in a different wing of the house. We may have six people in a two-bedroom apartment.

Searching for healthy food or using the bus to get to work – if you have a job and are going to work – puts one at higher risk of acquiring the infection. Add

the health risk factors above and we see a potential recipe for disaster.

I will separate one out of the above noted SDoHs – economic stability, or lack thereof. Quoting from a Brookings Institute study, “At $171,000, the net worth of a typical white family is nearly 10 times greater than that of a black family in 2016.

Gaps in wealth between black and white households reveal the effects of accumulated inequality and discrimination, as well as differences in power and opportunity that can be traced back to this nation’s inception. The black-white wealth gap reflects a society that has not and does not afford equality of opportunity to all its citizens.”

Allow an addendum: The black-white health gap reflects a society that has not and does not afford equality of opportunity to all its citizens.

So how will we know if this is borne out in the COVID-19 pandemic? Only by data, and this we do not have, nor a plan to get it.

Democratic lawmakers noted an apparent lack of racial data that they say is needed to monitor and address disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to U.S. Health and Human Ser-

Who will get the ventilators?

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The “big and bad” United States is seeing its world dominance recede. We are being vanquished both by a virus and by the ignorance of the commander in chief.

We now know that there are not enough tests to detect the coronavirus, nor enough ventilators to treat all of those who are ill.

Medical professionals are talking openly about the choices they will make and the fact that some people will be judged more likely to survive than others. Through which lens will these medical professionals decide who gets a ventilator? Will age be the only lens, advantaging a 30-year-old over an 80-year-old? Will there be other filters? Will a man with children get preference over a single woman? An author over a homeless person? A white person over a person of color?

Medical professionals are being asked to choose and to judge. How will their conscious or unconscious bias play a role in their judgments?

The Institute of Medicine describes itself as “an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision-makers and the public.” On its website, it acknowledges “evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in health care.” Will this evidence influence the distribution of ventilators?

People will need these ventila-

tors to breathe. They may need them for weeks, not days. Some will survive, and some won’t. The survival rate is a function of the bizarre avoidance our so-called leaders have in making decisions about this pandemic. But who will be saved? An innocent infant or the despot who lives in the house that enslaved people built?

Julianne Malveaux Dr. Dorothy I. Height was 98 when she died in 2010. She was productive until her final days. In her own words, she was “dressed and in her right mind” until the end. Would the doctor choosing who got a ventilator see the history contained in that precious black body? Or would he make choices based on stereotypes?

I know that my black 92year-old Mama, disabled by a stroke, still gives her children strength and love, smiles and sharp reprimands. Yes, the lady hit me when I used profanity in her presence. Whose life would I trade that for?

We must not forget the many ways that black bodies were used for medical experiments – from the use of black women’s genitalia to develop gynecology through the Tuskegee syphilis studies that lasted from 1932 through 1972. Black people’s lives have too often been white people’s experiments.

It is not paranoid, but merely cautious, to wonder who will get the ventilators and whose needs will be sidelined. Now the words “Black Lives Matter” take on a more pointed meaning.

This coronavirus pandemic illustrates our nation’s fault lines

by class, race and gender. The coronavirus also refutes the notion of our nation’s exceptionalism.

The United States just ain’t all that, despite our “greatest” rhetoric. We are stumbling compared to other countries – Italy, China and Spain – who have attempted, generously, to show us the way forward.

One of the populations I’ve heard very little about is incarcerated people. How do you socially distance when you are confined with another person in a small cell? Given our collective disdain for the incarcerated, will an incarcerated person with coronavirus have a chance?

Incarcerated people aren’t the only people at risk. All marginalized people are at risk in one way or another. Ventilators cost between $25,000 and $50,000 and even more when there is competition to obtain them. Will hospitals with limited resources be able to obtain ventilators? Those who are income-challenged are more likely to go to hospitals that are under-resourced. Lowerincome people are at greater risk and have less access to quality health care.

The coronavirus will hit princes and paupers, members of Congress and embers of the clergy, computer whizzes and those who don’t have computers.

We may all be at risk of getting the virus, but class, race and gender will likely determine who has the best chance at recovery.

We can’t call ourselves “great” unless we are fair. Will everyone have a chance to recover from this virus?

The writer is an economist, educator and author.

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vices Secretary Alex Azar, two lawmakers said comprehensive demographic data on people who are tested or treated for the virus that causes COVID-19 does not exist. U.S. cities with large black and brown populations such as Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee and New Orleans have emerged as hot spots of the coronavirus outbreak. “This lack of information will exacerbate existing health disparities and result in the loss of lives in vulnerable communities,” the letter warned.

So here we are. Black people are at higher risk of complications from COVID-19. Black people are theoretically more prone to acquire COVID-19, and if we are disproportionately affected, we don’t even know.

Where does all of this leave us? With pneumonia.

The writer is president of the National Medical Association and chief medical officer of Watts Healthcare Corp.

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COVID-19 must be addressed through the lens of equity The last few weeks have been difficult for us all. And in these incredibly challenging and scary times, we all are having to make great sacrifices to ensure that we defeat COVID-19 as quickly as possible. As non-essential workers across Virginia are working remotely, children are distance learning for the Rep. McEachin remainder of the academic year and families isolate from one another to conquer this viral enemy, we all are discovering new ways to come together.

Unfortunately, even as some of us have adjusted to this new normal, many Virginians are out of work, some are ill and small business owners are trying to figure out how to make sure their business survives this pandemic.

Recently, I joined Congress in passing the CARES Act, a stimulus bill to help make a real difference for struggling families, suffering small businesses and our overwhelmed health care system.

This bill delivered $15 billion in funding for state and local relief, including $3.31 billion for Virginia, to address the enormous costs of responding to the pandemic and $349 billion in forgivable loans for small businesses to not just survive but to keep their employees on the job.

For Virginians who have lost their jobs due to the economic uncertainty of the pandemic, the legislation provides an additional $260 billion for bolstered unemployment benefits so that outof-work Americans can pay rent and bills while they must stay home.

To keep folks from falling behind, we also provided direct stimulus money to the vast majority of Americans. Most folks making less than $75,000 annually will be receiving $1,200 and families will receive $500 for each child, making it easier to buy groceries, pay bills and hopefully ease some of the financial burden this outbreak has placed on individuals.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Congress has focused on ensuring our nation’s response puts workers and families first and keeps our communities safe while doing what we can to stimulate the economy.

However, to truly understand the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on all of our communities, we must address this pandemic through a lens of equity, focused on the communities most at risk.

The effects of COVID-19 across the country are drastic enough, but even as the coronavirus has upended our lives indiscriminately, the inequality deeply embedded in the fabric of American society guarantees the pandemic will hit some communities much harder than others.

Communities of color and low-income com-

munities are especially vulnerable. We know the virus mortality rate is particularly high in communities with pre-existing conditions. Already grappling with the highest rates of high blood pressure and diabetes compared to any other racial demographic, black communities are more likely to be exposed to pollution that can cause other health problems, including asthma and cancer, and are less likely to have access to health care.

As Congress works on additional relief legislation to address the growing public health and economic crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we must work to ensure that legislation passed to provide relief across the country addresses directly the needs of disproportionately impacted communities during this crisis.

That is why I recently joined my colleague, Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, in sending a letter to House and Senate leadership, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, urging them to take action to ensure that every household has access to affordable clean water during this unprecedented crisis, with an immediate moratorium on water shutoffs; to increase funding for energy assistance to help reduce heating and cooling bills for families; to take action to reduce asthma and respiratory condition-exacerbating pollution in front line communities; and to ensure

that justice and equity for communities of color and low-income communities are centered in any future legislation addressing COVID-19.

Please know that this is not the end. We recognize this is going to be a long haul and we will be vigilant. I want to thank all the health care professionals, first responders, grocery and pharmacy workers, mail deliverers, garbage collectors and all the others who continue to diligently do their jobs for the sake of all Virginians.

Now more than ever, it is critical to listen to the guidance of health experts and avoid potential misinformation. Stay up to date on the latest about the novel coronavirus and how to protect yourself and others with updates from the Virginia Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

And know that while my staff and I are working remotely, we all are still hard at work for our community. We are here for you, and we will conquer this viral enemy together.

Rep. A. Donald McEachin The writer represents the 4th Congressional District, which runs from Richmond south to the North Carolina border and includes all or parts of Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Suffolk and Chesapeake and the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield, Charles City, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Surry and Sussex.

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A10 April 9-11, 2020

Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Virginia native vying for ‘World’s Fastest Human’ Track and field enthusiasts will have to wait another year to see the unveiling of the next “World’s Fastest Human.”

The 2020 Olympic Games set for Noah this July and August in Tokyo have Lyles been postponed to 2021 because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

A Virginia native is among those in contention to fill the vacancy for the prestigious title of “World’s Fastest Human.”

Noah Lyles, a former standout at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, might be the swiftest person on the globe now that Usain Bolt has hung up his signature gold spikes.

Now retired, Bolt won the 100- and 200-meters at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and holds world records for the 100 (9.58 seconds) and 200 (19.19 seconds).

The flamboyant Lyles, 22, doesn’t lack for talent or cockiness. His top times of 9.86 for 100 meters and 19.50 for the 200 make him a serious candidate to win both dashes at the next Summer Games.

Following an especially head-spinning performance last year in the Paris Diamond League pro meet, Lyles posted on Instagram: “Bolt Who?” Lyles, also known for his flashy socks and ever-changing hair color, struck gold at last year’s World Championships in Doha in the 200 and the 4x100 relay.

Lyles, along with brother Josephus Lyles, originally committed to the University of Florida out of high school. But the temptation of running pro was too powerful and they chose

signing with Nike.

Here are others likely to challenge Lyles for the “World’s Fastest” title.

Father time: Justin Gatlin, 37 – George W. Bush was president in 2004 when the New York City native won the 100-meter title. He was second to Bolt in the 100 in 2016. Gatlin’s best times in the 100 and 200 are 9.74 and 19.57, respectively.

He was the world 60-meter champ as far back as Justin 2003 and twice was the world 100-meter champ Gatlin in 2005 and 2012. There’s no truth to rumor that he’s sponsored by AARP. Jamaica mon: Yohan Blake, 30 – After playing second fiddle to fellow Jamaican and training partner Bolt, it may be Blake’s time at the front of the band. Blake ran with Bolt to win the gold in 2012 and 2016 in the 4x100 relay. His best times in the 100 and 200 are 9.69 and 19.26, respectively. At 19, he was the youngest man to ever break 10 seconds in the 100 meters. Away from the track, he’s a star bowler with the Kingston Cricket Club.

Football, too? Christian Coleman, 24 – If the former University of Tennessee All-American isn’t the fastest sprinter on earth, he could be the fastest football player. Coleman ran a 4.12 second 40-yard dash, faster than the best ever time from the NFL Combine. On the track, Coleman’s bests are 9.76 and 19.87 in the 100 and 200. He won the 100 meters at the 2018 World Championships in Doha.

Both sides of the Atlantic: Zharnel Hughes, 24 – Technically, he runs for Great Britain, but was born in The Valley, Anguilla, in the Caribbean. He trains with the Racer’s Track Club in Jamaica under Glen Mills with Blake as a teammate.

Hughes won the 2018 Euro Championships in the 100. His best times in the 100 and 200 have been 9.91 and 20.02.

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Out of Africa: Divine Oduduro, 23 – This native of Nigeria is bidding to become the first athlete representing an African nation to win gold in an Olympic sprint. The closest was Frankie Fredericks of Namibia, who won four silver medals in the 100 and 200 in 1992 and 1996. Running for Texas Tech, Oduduro won the Big 12 indoor title in the 200 and the outdoor crown in the 100.

Oh Canada: Andre De Grasse, 25 – From Markham, Ontario, he became first Canadian to win three medals in the same Olympics. During the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he was silver in the 200, bronze in the 100 and another bronze in the 4x100 relay. Donavan Bailey and Percy Williams had won two medals. De Grasse is a former NCAA (University of Southern California) and Pan American champion in the 100 and 200. He is the partner of former world record holder hurdler Nia Ali. The “Canadian Comet” has run the 100 and 200 in 9.9 and 19.8. *** The only Olympics ever canceled were in 1940 and 1944 because of World War II. The 1980 Olympics in Moscow and 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles were boycotted by some nations for political reasons.

With postponement of Olympics, Biles fighting time, age to win gold again Simone Biles was an overwhelming favorite to repeat as All-Around Artistic Gymnastic champion at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Then, because of the coronavirus, the 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021, when Biles will be 24 years old.

Will the extra year make a difference in a sport ruled globally by teenagers?

While the 4-foot-8 native Texan tornado still looks young enough to get into the movies at a youth discounted price, she is almost elderly by women’s gymnastics standards.

Consider: The last 11 Olympic All-Around gold medalists have an average age of 16.7 years.

The youngest to ever claim the top prize was 14-year-old Nadia Comaneci of Romania in 1976. Tatiana Gutsu of the Ukraine was champion in 1992 at 15.

American Gabby Douglas won in 2012 at a mere 16 years, 215 days.

Biles was 19, already older than most, when she dazzled the world in striking Olympic gold in just about every gymnastic category at 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The current group of top U.S. gymnasts are Jade Carey, 19; Morgan Hurd and Riley Mc-

Cusker, both 18; Sunisa Lee, 17; and Kayla DiCello, 16.

Another possibility might be Laurie Hernandez, 19, who was part of the U.S. overall team that won the championship in Rio. Biles could be their big sister.

After dominating in Rio, Biles took off the better part of two years from the daily training grind. Biles is spectacular; she is also human.

She performed with the Houston Texans’ cheerleaders, wrote a book, “Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance,” and competed on “Dancing with the Stars.”

During her post-Rio recovery, here’s what she told the media in March 2019: “I feel like I’ve gone through a lot, and I’m just falling apart – not that you can actually tell, but I really feel it a lot of the time.

“I’m in pain most of the time, but it kind of feels right because if you are not in pain, it is almost like you could be doing more.”

That said, she went out and proved beyond any doubt she is the GOAT – the Greatest Of All Time – in her sport.

Shaking off any rust, she returned better than ever at the World Games in Stuttgart, Germany, in October 2019. Performing moves never before

Championship gymnast Simone Biles shows off gold medals won at the 2019 World Games in Stuttgart, Germany.

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seen, she won individual gold for All-Around, vault, balance beam and floor, while also leading the U.S. team to the team title.

Upon learning of the year’s postponement of the Olympics, here’s what Biles told the media

in an April 1 interview: “At first I didn’t know what to think. I just sat there and cried. But ultimately it was the right decision.”

Meanwhile, Biles is social distancing while working out at home as she receives instruction via FaceTime from her coaches at Bannon’s Gymnastix in Houston.

“I’m walking the dog a lot more, just trying to stay healthy,” she said.

She has every intention of searching for gold again in Tokyo in 2021, but now there is an extra barrier to leap over.

“Physically, I have no doubt my coaches will help me get back in shape,” she said during an appearance on NBC’s “Today.” “But mentally, going another year, I think that’s what’s going to take a toll on me and all of us.”

No woman has repeated as Olympic All-Around champ since Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia in 1964 and 1968. Gymnastics has become a far more demanding sport in the decades that followed.

Biles for years has displayed her jaw-dropping agility.

But at 24, an old-timer in a sport with a short shelf life, she’ll call on one more asset: Call it “ageility.”

University of San Francisco broke unwritten ‘two black max’ rule to win NCAA in the 1950s During NCAA basketball’s early years, there was a “gentleman’s agreement” not to play more than two African-American players at a time.

Fortunately, not everyone shared that same bigoted mindset.

The University of San Francisco Dons broke that “rule” and, not coincidentally, proceeded to win the NCAA championship. In fact, the Dons won a pair of NCAA championships – in 1955 and 1956.

The 1955 and 1956 squads featured three African-American starters – Bill Russell, K.C. Jones and Hal Perry. It marked the first time in NCAA Tournament history that three AfricanAmerican players started a game together.

Previously, City College of New York won the 1950 NCAA title with two AfricanAmerican players. CCNY was the first team to have African-American players in NCAA Tournament play.

The University of San Francisco, under Coach Phil Woolpert, ranks with the most dominant repeat acts in hoops annals. The Dons were 28-1 in 1955 and 29-0 in 1956, at one point winning 55 straight games over two seasons.

Rarely were games close. USF defeated LaSalle University in the 1955 final by 14 points and the University of Iowa in 1956 by 12 points.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t always a smooth ride off the floor. On a trip to Oklahoma City in 1954 for the All College Tournament, the team’s hotel denied lodging to the AfricanAmerican players. In a show of unity, all the players – African-American and white players

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The University of San Francisco’s starting lineup: Bill Russell, seated front center; and left to right, K.C. Jones, Mike Farmer, Carl Boldt and Hal Perry.

alike, along with the coaches – camped out at a nearby college dorm.

The 6-foot-9 Russell was MVP of the NCAA Final Four in 1955 and 1956. As a junior, he averaged 21.4 points and 20.5 rebounds. During his senior year, he averaged 21 points and 21 rebounds. Blocked shots, an art that Russell took to another level, were not tabulated at the time.

Russell, who went to USF from McClymonds High School in Oakland, Calif., was remarkably fast and agile for a man his size. Also excelling in track and field, he had personal bests of 49.6 seconds in the 400 meters and 6-9¼ in

the high jump.

The winning ways were far from Repeat acts over. Both Russell and Jones went on Schools winning NCAA Division I championships to spearhead one of the greatest dynasback to back: ties in pro sports history with the NBA • Oklahoma A&M – 1945 and 1946 Boston Celtics, capturing nine titles • University of Kentucky – 1948 and 1949 from 1957 to 1966.

• University of San Francisco –1955 and 1956 • University of Cincinnati – 1961and 1962 Perry would go on to play briefly for • UCLA – seven in a row, 1967 to 1973 the Harlem Globetrotters before return• Duke University – 1991 and 1992 ing to UCF to pursue a law degree.

• University of Florida – 2006 and 2007 USF’s decision to place talent above skin color couldn’t have been more Note: 2019 NCAA champion University of Virginia was denied – at least for now – the opportunity to successful. repeat winning the crown because the tournament Both Russell and Jones are members was scratched because of the coronavirus. The of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Cavaliers would be eligible to repeat in 2021 because and College Basketball halls of fame. no champion will be crowned in 2020.

Also, they were teammates on the 1956 U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal in Melbourne, Australia.

Bill Walton, Sidney Wicks, Jamaal Wilkes and Soon after USF’s back-to-back titles, other Lucious Allen. All but Meyers and Walton are schools around the nation washed their hands African-American. of the “gentleman’s agreement.”

Texas Western, now the University of TexasThe 1960 NCAA champion, Ohio State Univer- El Paso, took it to another level in 1966. The sity, relied heavily onAfrican-American talent. The Miners started five African-American players in same for the University of Cincinnati in 1961-62 defeating the all-white University of Kentucky and Loyola University of Chicago in 1963. team in the NCAA final at Cole Field House No school has ever dominated college hoops in College Park, Md. like UCLA during the Coach Johnny Wooden Inspiring the 2006 movie, “Glory Road,” seasons from 1964 to 1975. The Bruins won 10 the Miners’ five African-American starters titles during the 12 seasons, with a cast brim- were David Lattin, Bobby Joe Hill, Willie ming with African-American talent.

Cager, Willie Worsley and Orsten Artis. Both During that historically brilliant reign, UCLA subs, Harry Flournoy and Nevil Shed, also are produced 10 first-team All-Americans – Henry African-American.

Bibby, Walt Hazzard, Gail Goodrich, Curtis Time had run out on racial prejudice. The Rowe, Dave Meyers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, “two black max” rule had been laid to rest.

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Personality: Dr. Kristin E. Reed Spotlight on chair of the interim governing board of Richmond For All The first week under Virginia’s stay-at-home order was a time of preparation and isolation for many Richmond residents. For Dr. Kristin E. Reed, it was made up of efforts to educate the public, ensure political transparency and accessibility and build a fairer, more equitable Richmond – and she wasn’t alone in that work.

Dr. Reed is chair of the interim governing board of Richmond For All, an independent organization founded in late 2018 that works to build progressive political power around a wide range of issues, from housing to education and racial justice, with a multiracial focus and financial autonomy.

“Our city already has organizations committed to advocacy for more justice, but our city needs a vehicle for building political power and tackling the root causes of the many injustices we face,” says Dr. Reed, who is on the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The organization seems like a fit for Dr. Reed, who hails from a family of teachers, school bus drivers and social workers involved in a culture of service.

Richmond For All has had plenty to do since its inception, from advocating for expanded school funding on the state and local level to organizing against using city tax dollars to fund the $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement and Downtown redevelopment plan proposed

by Navy Hill District Corp. and championed by Mayor Levar M. Stoney.

And even in the midst of a pandemic, with the ability to gather and organize in person stymied by health safety guidelines, Dr. Reed and fellow members are as busy as ever, finding the need for their advocacy is even greater.

“The biggest threat the pandemic presents to democracy is pushing the public out of the process of governance,” Dr. Reed says. “We believe Richmonders need a clear say in how their government responds to this crisis.”

Along those lines, Richmond For All sent a letter to City Council last week calling for open governance practices during the stay-at-home order, to ensure a transparent and accessible political process during a time when the coronavirus impedes public access to meetings and officials.

The next day, Richmond For All reached out to the state Department of Elections for support of the city’s municipal elections, hoping for the adoption of alternative methods for candidates to gather signatures before the June 9 filing deadline.

“The stay-at-home order will remain in effect at a minimum until June 10,” Dr. Reed explains. “The deadline for candidates for Richmond’s municipal elections to file with the city voter registrar is June 9. Candidates who have not yet raised signatures for eligibility will face serious challenges getting on the ballot by June 9. No one wants candidates canvassing during a pandemic.

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Last Friday, the group, alongside local lawyers and housing advocates, answered questions from area residents dealing with job loss, trouble with landlords and fear of eviction as part of a live, online Q&A, ahead of a potential rent strike.

These and other activities continue as more state and local measures addressing the effects of the pandemic are likely on the horizon. Dr. Reed fears that the impact of some changes because of coronavirus may do long-lasting harm to Virginia.

That makes the organization’s mission and purpose even more important.

“It’s a rare opportunity to build solidarity across issues,” Dr. Reed says of the organization. “When people build connections across issues, it totally changes what is possible.”

Meet an advocate for democracy and the community, and this week’s Personality, Dr. Kristin E. Reed: Occupation: Associate professor, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Community involvement: Chair of the interim governing board, Richmond For All. Date and place of birth: April 24 in Bryan Ohio.

Current residence: Church Hill.

Education: Bachelor’s in English literature, James Madison University, 2002; and Ph.D. in comparative literature, Indiana University, 2009.

Family: I have a large family spread across Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia. I live in Richmond with my boyfriend Gary, our dear friend, Jasmine, and three very wild dogs.

Richmond For All is: An independent political organization fighting for housing, education and racial justice.

When founded: December 2018.

When elected chair: March 2020.

Foremost mission: Building progressive political power in Richmond.

Why I am excited about Richmond For All: It’s a rare opportunity to build solidarity across issues. At Richmond For All, we’ve had tremendous luck

bringing public schoolteachers to public housing fights, and public housing residents and organizers to public school fights.

When people build connections across issues, it totally changes what is possible.

Number of members: 164.

Size of budget: Approximately $30,000 annually.

Number of staff: We have no paid staff members, but we have a sevenperson volunteer board and approximately 80 volunteer staff members who commit at least four hours of work a month to the organization.

Dues: Our members pay dues commensurate with their resources. Most members pay between $2 and $12 monthly.

Why this organization is necessary: Our city already has organizations committed to advocacy for more justice, but our city needs a vehicle for building political power and tackling the root causes of the many injustices we face.

Richmond For All is designed to be a multiracial movement that generates its own financial and labor resources. We believe multiracial movements are a necessary vehicle for building power because they unite communities that have been deliberately historically divided. We believe financially independent movements are necessary because they are free to tackle any issue, even if it means opposing people with tremendous power.

Our biggest challenge: Cynicism. Movements thrive on hope, and for many it can be hard at this moment in our country to feel hopeful.

What democracy means to me: That we have a shared destiny, and that each individual can play a role in shaping it.

Response to Richmond City Council remote meetings: I am very encouraged that City Council has committed to some of the basic practices of democratic governance during the stay-at-home order, including preserving open meetings, public notice and public comment. We don’t yet fully know what that will look like, but I feel hopeful. Anytime technology becomes a prerequisite to participation in public process, there are two risks: Privatization and exclusion.

Purpose of Richmond For All: Our organization has been a very active participant in both City Council and Richmond School Board meetings for some time.

As the effects of COVID-19 spread, affecting all of our lives in many ways, our members and volunteers found themselves overwhelmed with the process of adapting to rapid changes in employment, housing, the education of their children, etc. We believe this is likely true for all Richmonders, and we wanted to push our elected officials to state a clear and uncompromising commitment to public process, and also let us know quickly what that would look like. Our members have a long list of questions about the

city budget, school governance, etc. We need to know where and how we can have those questions answered.

Issues Richmond For All is involved with: Richmond For All is organizing for more just outcomes in public education, housing, economic development, employment and democratic governance.

Stands organization has taken: Richmond For All formally opposed privatization of public resources and services, and has advocated for more transparency and democracy in city government. We believe elected School Boards are the primary vehicle for community governance of schools, and have pushed for the authority of the board to be respected by city government and by school administration.

We have advocated for more funding for schools at both the city and the state level, and have advocated for an open, needs-based budget process for determining the Richmond Public Schools budget.

We advocated against the use of tax revenue to finance the development of a new Coliseum downtown.

We opposed presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg’s keynote address at the state Democratic Party’s annual gala.

Issues involving Richmond Public Schools: Many members of Richmond For All are public school parents and educators. Public education is a key issue for our organization. We oppose privatization of public education, school closures and defunding mechanisms locally and statewide. We strongly support expanding support staff in schools and limiting school disciplinary practices that subject youth to arrest or criminal citations.

Activities involving COVID19: While Richmond For All members and volunteer staff are engaged in a wide variety of COVID-19 efforts, our organization has focused on using social media to provide support for members of the community facing economic insecurity as a result of the pandemic. We have hosted two live video webinars, the first offering consultation with a labor organizer for individuals who have been fired or lost hours, the second offering consultation with housing organizers and attorneys for individuals unable to pay rent, facing eviction or otherwise facing adverse actions from their landlords.

How we get the word out: Our team spreads the word through active social media engagement and person-to-person organizing. When we are not under a stay-at-home order, we have a very active neighborhood canvassing program.

Level of response: Richmonders citywide have been very engaged with our organization and have responded in a wide variety of ways, from showing support when we come to City Council meetings to joining officially as members.

Opinion of city’s response to pandemic: While our organization is cautiously optimistic about City Council’s ordinance

preserving democratic meetings during the stay-at-home order, we are concerned about other aspects of the city’s response, particularly the heartbreaking demolition of the Cathy’s Camp site. We have a lot of questions and concerns about city response with regard to other vulnerable populations, especially public housing residents. We have seen a pattern of neglect by city officials of public housing residents in questions central to their daily lives, including issues as large as school rezoning and housing demolition. We are very concerned about how this pattern will play out as we wait to see how governance of public housing will evolve under a stay-at-home order. We have already seen reports of increased policing of RRHA properties.

We do not believe this is the best use of resources during a public health crisis.

Opinion of state’s response to pandemic: We appreciate Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s swift action reducing public transmission of the virus through a stay-at-home order, and we’re very happy to see the rapid expansion of unemployment benefits at the state level. We believe the state could do more to provide economic stimulus for the public during this period, though, and we strongly caution against implementation of austerity measures that will harm those most affected by the pandemic.

The governor has alluded to cuts in education spending and a delay in implementation of the state’s raised minimum wage.

These actions would further harm those already most affected – public school families and low-income workers.

Biggest shortcoming: I fear the biggest shortcomings in our state response to this pandemic are yet to come. If the governor follows through with his threats to cut wages and education spending, our communities will feel the effects for generations.

Threat from pandemic to democracy: The biggest threat the pandemic presents to democracy is pushing the public out of the process of governance.

Virginia has a long history of voter disenfranchisement. Any crisis like this threatens to compound existing inequalities.

Why I am concerned: When

the democratic process erodes, it does so unevenly. The most vulnerable members of our community will be affected first.

How I start the day: Each day I remind myself that hope is a discipline. It won’t simply find us. We have to invite it back.

Three words that best describe me: I am very sorry, but I struggled with this question.

My roommates intervened and agreed that I am both stubborn and compassionate.

A quote that I am inspired by: “From these pages I hope at least the following will endure: my trust in the people, and my faith in men and women, and in the creation of a world in which it will be easier to love.” – Paulo Freire, introduction to “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” Best late-night snack: Hot chocolate.

Best thing my parents ever taught me: My parents taught me to continue to work on something, even if it doesn’t come easily at first. I learned a tremendous amount of patience from that, and I learned how much more rewarding work can be once you’ve developed the skills needed to do it well.

Person who influenced me the most: My aunt, who is a lifelong public schoolteacher and served as president of her local educators union. She works in a very rural district, where community means everything and neighbors keep each other cared for and safe. I never saw her face a challenge she didn’t believe people could solve themselves, and I always knew her to have space in her home and at her table for anyone who needed it.

The book that influenced me the most: “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” by Paulo Freire.

What I’m reading now: “Towards Land, Work & Power”

by Jaron Browne. It’s a book about building community power by an organization in San Francisco called People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER).

The one thing that I’ve learned in life is: People who are united can accomplish anything.

My next goal: I am teaching remotely during the stay-at-home order, and I miss my students very badly. My biggest goal is to be back in the classroom as soon as possible.

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Cars park briefly along 2nd Street for drivers or occupants to grab pick-up orders from restaurants and to wave at business owners.

Herman Baskerville, owner of Big Herm’s Kitchen, has been dubbed the new “Mayor of Second Street” by some of the business owners. His social media posts and his willingness to lift up the 2nd Street community has not gone unnoticed by area residents.

Community spirit Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

The coronavirus pandemic may have slowed or closed some businesses, but it hasn’t dampened the community spirit of merchants in the 300 block of North 2nd Street in Jackson Ward. On a recent Saturday, people double-parked briefly to pick up carry-out orders from restaurants on the block or to just say hello to business owners, who also came to their storefronts to check on one another – all while practicing social distancing. Apart together. Community, no matter what.

Right, Ife Robinson, owner of Indigo salon, opens daily for consultations. Her son, Mansa, comes with her as part of their daily routine. “It helps to connect with people in some way,” she says.

Mahasin Shakoor, owner of Shakoor’s Merchandise, is happy to be open for business using social distancing guidelines, which are posted on her door, above.

Ms. Shakoor gives 7-year-old Mansa Makamu, son of fellow 2nd Street merchant Ife Robinson, a dashiki from her store. It’s all a part of the connection.

Mikki Robinson at Big Herm’s hands a to-go order to Shonda Harris-Muhammed.

Czarina Deguzman sits in the doorway of Soul Taco to take to-go orders. The restaurant on 2nd Street is one of Soul Taco’s two locations in Downtown.

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Grammy Award winner Bill Withers dies at 81 Free Press wire report

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean on Me,” “Grandma’s Hands” and “Just the Two of Us,” died Monday, March 30, 2020, from heart complications. He was 81.

The three-time Grammy Award winner, who withdrew from making music in the mid1980s, died in Los Angeles.

His death comes as the public has drawn inspiration from his music during the coronavirus pandemic, with health care workers, choirs, artists and more posting their own renditions of “Lean on Me” to help get through the difficult times.

“We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted husband and father. A solitary man with a heart driven to connect to the world at large, with his poetry and music, he spoke honestly to people and connected them to each other,” the family statement read. “As private a life as he lived close

to intimate family and friends, his music forever belongs to the world. In this difficult time, we pray his music offers comfort and entertainment as fans hold tight to loved ones.”

Mr. Withers’ songs have become the soundtracks of countless engagements, weddings and backyard parties. They have powerful melodies and perfect grooves melded with a smooth voice that conveys honesty and complex emotions without vocal acrobatics.

“Lean on Me” was performed at the inaugurations of both Presidents Obama and Clinton, and it, along with “Ain’t No Sunshine,” are among Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

His songs have been used in many movies and covered by many other artists.

“He’s the last African-American Everyman,” musician and band leader Questlove told Rolling Stone in 2015. “Bill Withers is the closest thing black people have to a Bruce Springsteen.”

Mr. Withers, who overcame

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Bill Withers speaks at his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2015.

a childhood stutter, was born the last of six children in the coal mining town of Slab Fork, W.Va. After his parents divorced when he was 3, he was raised by his mother’s family in nearby Beckley. He joined the Navy at 17 and spent nine years in the service as an aircraft mechanic installing toilets. After his discharge, he moved to Los Angeles, worked at an aircraft parts factory, bought a guitar at a pawn shop and recorded demos

of his tunes in hopes of landing a recording contract.

In 1971, signed to Sussex Records, he put out his first album, “Just As I Am,” with the legendary Booker T. Jones at the helm. It had the hits “Grandma’s Hands” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” which originally was released as the B-side of his debut single, “Harlem.”

But radio DJs flipped the disc and the song climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard charts and

spent a total of 16 weeks in the Top 40.

Mr. Withers went on to generate more hits a year later with the inspirational “Lean on Me,” the menacing “Who Is He (and What Is He to You)” and the slinky “Use Me” on his second album, “Still Bill.”

His “Live at Carnegie Hall” in 1973 made Rolling Stone’s 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time.

Mr. Withers’ career stalled when Sussex Records went bankrupt and he was scooped up by Columbia Records.

He no longer had complete control over his music and chafed when it was suggested he do an Elvis cover. His new executives found Mr. Withers difficult. None of his Columbia albums reached the Top 40 except for 1977’s “Menagerie,” which produced “Lovely Day.” His hit duet with Grover Washington Jr. “Just the Two of Us” was on Mr. Washington’s label.

Mr. Withers’ last album was “Watching You Watching Me” in 1985.

Though his songs often dealt with relationships, Mr. Withers also wrote some with social commentary, including “Better Off Dead” about an alcoholic’s suicide, and “I Can’t Write Left-Handed,” about an injured Vietnam War veteran.

He won Grammy Awards as a songwriter for “Ain’t No Sunshine” in 1971 and for “Just the Two Of Us” in 1981. In 1987, he received his ninth Grammy nomination and third Grammy Award as a songwriter for the re-recording of the 1972 hit “Lean on Me”

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He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 by Stevie Wonder and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005.

“I’m not a virtuoso, but I was able to write songs that people could identify with. I don’t think I’ve done bad for a guy from Slab Fork, West Virginia,” he told Rolling Stone in 2015.

Survivors include his wife, Marcia, and children, Todd and Kori.

Jazz pianist, professor and family patriarch Ellis Marsalis Jr. dies at 85 of complications from coronavirus Free Press wire report

NEW ORLEANS Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, professor and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday, April 1, 2020, from pneumonia brought on by coronavirus, leaving six sons and a deep legacy. He was 85.

“My dad was a giant of a musician and teacher, but an even greater father. He poured everything he had into making us the best of what we could be,” said Branford Marsalis.

Four of the jazz patriarch’s six sons are musicians: Wynton, a Pulitzer- and Grammywinning trumpeter, is America’s most prominent jazz spokesman as artistic director of jazz at New York’s Lincoln Center.

Branford, a saxophonist, has won three Grammys, led “The Tonight Show” band and toured with Sting. Delfeayo, a trombonist, is a prominent recording producer and performer.

And Jason, a percussionist, has made a name for himself with his own band and as an accompanist. Ellis III, who decided music wasn’t his gig, is a photographer-poet in Baltimore. Their brother, Mboya, has autism.

Mr. Marsalis’ wife, Dolores, died in 2017.

“Pneumonia was the actual thing that caused his demise. But it was pneumonia brought on by COVID-19,” Ellis Marsalis III told the Associated Press.

He said he drove March 29 from Baltimore to be with his father, who was hospitalized on March 28 in Louisiana, which has been hit hard by the virus’ outbreak. Others in the family spent time with him, too.

“He went out the way he lived: embracing reality,” Wynton tweeted, alongside pictures of his father.

Branford’s statement included a text he said he got from Harvard Law Professor David Wilkins: “We can all marvel at

the sheer audacity of a man who believed he could teach his black boys to be excellent in a world that denied that very possibility, and then watch them go on to redefine what excellence means for all time.”

In a statement, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said of the man who continued to perform regularly until December, “Ellis Marsalis was a legend. He was the prototype of what we mean when we talk about New Orleans jazz. He was a teacher, a father, and an icon – and words aren’t sufficient to describe the art, the joy and the wonder he showed the world.”

Because Mr. Marsalis opted to stay in New Orleans for most of his career, his reputation was limited until his sons became famous – Wynton has won nine Grammys and been nominated 33 times – and brought him the spotlight, along with new recording contracts and headliner performances on television and on tour.

The Marsalis “family band” seldom played together when the boys were younger but went on tour in 2003 in a spinoff of a family celebration, which became a PBS special when the elder Marsalis retired from teaching at the University of New Orleans.

Harry Connick Jr., one of Mr. Marsalis’ students at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, was a guest. He’s one of many now-famous jazz musicians who passed through Mr. Marsalis’ classrooms. Others include trumpeters Nicholas Payton and Terence Blanchard, saxophonists Donald Harrison and Victor Goines and bassist Reginald Veal.

From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Marsalis served as the Commonwealth Professor of Music at Virginia Commonwealth University. He would spend two of those three years as coordinator of jazz studies before returning to New Orleans to become the first Coca-Cola Endowed Chair

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“Ellis is part of the very rich history of our department,” said Dr. Terry Austin, interim chair of the VCU Department of Music. “When he came to VCU he joined a very strong jazz program and he provided a unique complement to our instruction. His way of working one-on-one with students was very personal, challenging and caring. The first year he was here, VCU asked him to play at literally every event. That raised our profile within the university.”

Another VCU music professor, Antonio García, grew up in New Orleans and later became a classmate of Wynton and Branford. He nominated Mr. Marsalis for The Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor, which he received in 2009, and an honorary doctorate from VCU, which he received in May 2010, gracing graduates at that ceremony with a brief performance.

Mr. Marsalis was a quiet person, Mr. García said, who exuded great authority, not by yelling, but by calm incisiveness.

“He could speak to the heart of an artistic or personal matter with a directness that was at the same time striking in its revelation and reassuring in the positive potential,” Mr.

García said. “And clearly he led by example.”

Mr. Marsalis was born in New Orleans, the son of the operator of a hotel where he met touring black musicians who couldn’t stay at the segregated downtown hotels where they performed. He played saxophone in high school and also played piano by the time he went to Dillard University.

Although New Orleans was steeped in traditional jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll was the new sound in the 1950s, Mr. Marsalis preferred bebop and modern jazz.

Nick Spitzer, host of public radio’s “American Routes” and a Tulane University anthropology professor, described Mr. Marsalis as a “modernist in a town of traditionalists.”

“His great love was jazz a la bebop. He was a lover of Thelonious Monk and the idea that bebop was a music of freedom. But when he had to feed his family, he played R&B and soul and rock ‘n’ roll on Bourbon Street,” Mr. Spitzer said.

The musician’s college quartet included drummer Ed Blackwell, clarinetist Alvin Batiste and saxophonist Harold Battiste. Saxophonist Ornette Coleman was in town at the time. In 1956, when Mr. Coleman headed to California, Mr. Marsalis and the others went

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along, but after a few months Mr. Marsalis returned home. He told the New Orleans TimesPicayune years later, when he and Mr. Coleman were old men, that he never figured out what a pianist could do behind the free form of Mr. Coleman’s jazz.

Back in New Orleans, Mr. Marsalis joined the Marine Corps and was assigned to accompany soloists on the service’s weekly TV programs on CBS in New York. There, he said, he learned to handle all kinds of music styles.

Returning home, he worked at the Playboy Club and ventured into running his own club, which went bust. In 1967, trumpeter Al Hirt hired him. When not on Bourbon Street, Mr. Hirt’s band appeared on national TV – headline shows on “The Tonight Show” and “The Ed Sullivan Show,” among others.

Mr. Marsalis got into education about the same time, teaching improvisation at Xavier University in New Orleans.

In the mid-1970s, he joined the faculty at the New Orleans magnet high school and influenced a new generation of jazz musicians.

When asked how he could teach something as free-wheeling as jazz improvisation, Mr. Marsalis once said, “We don’t teach jazz, we teach students.”

Mr. Marsalis retired from the University of New Orleans in 2001 but continued performing.

He often played at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

And for more than three decades, he played two 75-minute sets every Friday night at Snug Harbor, a small club in New Orleans that anchored the city’s contemporary jazz scene, until he decided it was exhausting.

Even then, he still performed on occasion as a special guest.

His melodic style, with running improvisations in the right hand, has been described variously as romantic, contemporary or simply “Louisiana jazz.” He was always on acoustic piano, never electric, and even in interpreting old standards there’s a clear link to the driving bebop chords and rhythms of his early years.

He founded a record company, ELM, but his recording was limited until his sons became famous. After that, he joined them and others on mainstream labels and headlined his own releases, many full of his own compositions.

Ellis III said his father taught him the meaning of integrity before he even knew the word.

He and Delfeayo, neither of them yet 10, had gone to hear their father play at a club.

Only one man – sleeping and drunk – was in the audience for the second set. The boys asked why they couldn’t leave.

“He looked at us and said, ‘I can’t leave. I have a gig.’

While he’s playing, he said, ‘A gig is a deal. I’m paid to play this set. I’m going to play this set. It doesn’t matter that nobody’s here.’ ”

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Robert W. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;? Peay, longtime social work educator, dies at 75

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Robert W. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;? Peay helped train two generations of social workers in the Richmond area and beyond during his 27 years as a faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Social Work.

The veteran educator who was respected by his colleagues for his expertise and work with students died Monday, March 23, 2020. He was 75.

While the family has postponed a memorial service to celebrate his life because of the coronavirus pandemic, the longtime Charles City County resident was buried in the Virginia

Veterans Cemetery in Amelia County.

Born in the Richmond area at the end of World Wa r I I , Mr. Peay Mr. Peay grew up wanting to do something about the unemployment, poverty and divisions that governmentmandated racial segregation imposed on African-Americans.

He found his calling in the field of social work after returning from military service in the Air Force during the Vietnam War,

where he worked in a fully integrated operation and gained a sense of how things could be in civilian society.

He earned his degree in social work at Virginia Union University and began his career in the field by helping teen dropouts from Richmond Public Schools develop a work ethic, learn skills to interview for jobs and secure a job.

He went on to become director of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth employment program after earning a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in social work from VCU. He left after gaining a teaching position at the VCU School of Social Work in 1978 and became best known for

supervising graduate students placed as trainees in schools, government jobs and other posts as part of completing their degrees.

In his work, he secured three U.S. Department of Education grants that enabled him to place graduate students in several Richmond Public Schools to work with local elementary, middle and high school students to address issues of absenteeism, poor performance and behavioral issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students were vulnerable,â&#x20AC;? he said in a 2017 interview after VCU honored him as one of its Alumni Stars that year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Structure and maturity werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there for them. They

had socialization issues.â&#x20AC;?

Mr. Peay often was called to serve on local and state commissions and advisory groups that focus on social needs and mental health. He also joined with a VCU colleague, Dr. Robert L. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;? Schneider, to establish a scholarship to support a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree student.

Mr. Peay also served as adviser to the Black Student Association at the university.

He retired from the faculty in 2005.

After leaving VCU, Mr. Peay operated a construction business for a few years that built affordable housing and leased commercial space to state and nonprofit agencies.

He closed the business during the recession in 2009.

Before his death, he traveled extensively with his wife, Sandra. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can learn so much from other cultures,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can learn about how they handle health care, transportation and infrastructure.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to his wife, survivors include two children, Thomas Peay and Trina P. McCall; four brothers, Joseph Peay, Arthur Peay, Thomas Peay, and Ernest Green; seven sisters Carolyn Peay, Connie Whitaker, Evelyn Peay, Judy Fox, Anthony Robinson, Trudy Napier, and Carrie Thomas; and four grandchildren.

Earl G. Graves Sr., founder of Black Enterprise magazine and champion for black economic empowerment, dies at 85 Free Press wire, staff report

NEW YORK Earl G. Graves Sr., who inspired generations of AfricanAmericans to build wealth through stories published in Black Enterprise, the magazine he founded, died Monday, April 6, 2020, after a long battle with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease. He was 85.

His son, Earl â&#x20AC;&#x153;Butchâ&#x20AC;? Graves Jr., who is CEO of Black Enterprise, announced the death in a Twitter post. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I loved and admired this giant of a man, and am blessed to be his namesake,â&#x20AC;? his son wrote.

Mr. Graves launched his magazine, Black Enterprise, in 1970 as a resource for business and investing advice for African-Americans. He later said his aim was to educate, inspire and

uplift his readers. â&#x20AC;&#x153; M y goal was to show them how to thrive professionally, economically and Mr. Graves as proactive, empowered citizens,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Graves wrote in his 1997 book â&#x20AC;&#x153;How To Succeed In Business Without Being White.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The time was ripe for a magazine developed to encourage economic empowerment in the African-American community,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Mr. Graves grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and earned an economics degree from Morgan State University. He served two years in the Army with

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the Green Berets. He later held jobs in law enforcement and real estate before working on Sen. Robert F. Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff as an administrative assistant from 1965 to 1968.

After Sen. Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assassination in 1968, he joined the advisory board of the Small Business Administration, which led him to start an annual newsletter addressing key issues affecting African-American businesses and highlighting black spending power.

With a loan from the SBA, he transformed the newsletter into a magazine, which some thought was a risky proposition because there were only about 100,000 black-owned companies at the time. But the magazine, which he ran with his wife, Barbara, hit success in its first year and became profitable after 10 issues, with the loan being repaid early.

The magazine, which offers profiles of and advice for entrepreneurs and others, became known for its ranking of the top black-owned companies by revenue.

Mr. Graves turned the success of the magazine into a multi-tiered platform, with Earl G. Graves Ltd. as the parent company for the publishing division, marketing, management consulting, broadcast and event coordinating. The company also is co-owner of Black Enterprise Greenwich Street Corporate Growth Fund, a private equity fund that invests in and markets minority-owned or minoritymanaged businesses.

Mr. Graves also ran Pepsi -Cola of Washington, D.C., one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest soft drink distributors owned by African-Americans. He sold his stake in the bottler to PepsiCo in 1998.

He also served on the boards of several major corporations, including American Airlines, Daimler Chrysler and Rohm & Hass and backed the presidential bids of Jesse Jackson and President Obama. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a little boy, I saw a magazine with something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never seenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a picture of a black man as the owner: Black Enterprise Founder & Publisher Earl G. Graves,â&#x20AC;? tweeted the Rev. Cornell William Brooks, a professor at Harvardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kennedy School and former president and CEO of the NAACP. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Graves has died â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after inspiring MILLIONS to succeed in business & beyond.

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JOHNNY (NMN) WILLIAMS, Defendant.

CL No. 20-1502-7 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is for the Plaintiff to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the ground that the parties have continuously lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of more than one year.

A n a ff i d a v i t h a v i n g been filed that the present residence of the Defendant is unknown to the Plaintiff and that diligence has been used by the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city Defendant is located, without effect, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on the 27 day of May, 2020, at 5:oo and protect his interests.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ATILIO LARIOS, Plaintiff v.

RITA LATHAM Defendant.

Case No.: CL20000677-00 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 is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her 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 DWAYNE PARKES, Plaintiff v.

SHANEL PARKES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20000377-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her 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 BRUCE FORD, Plaintiff v.

NANCY FORD, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20000135-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her 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 CITY OF RICHMOND ROCHELLE D. CARTERFENTON, Plaintiff v.

OSWALD LLOYD FENTON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20-650-00-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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Complaint for divorce in the above-styled case.

It appearing from Plaintiff’s Affidavit that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant and that the Defendant’s whereabouts are unknown, it is ORDERED that the Defendant is required to appear before this Court on or before April 24, 2020 at 9 a.m. to protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Benjamin R. Rand, Esquire (VSB# 78956) Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click, P.C. 300 W. Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 Telephone: (804) 782-1111 ext. 212 Facsimile: (804) 648-3914 brand@blackburnconte.com VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ERICKA PRINCE, Plaintiff v.

ERIK PRINCE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001098-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. 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 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ANISSA HOLMES, Plaintiff v.

RICKY HOLMES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000369-00 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 on or before the 18th day of May, 2020 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 MARSELLIS THOMAS, SR., Plaintiff v.

DEBBIE THOMAS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18002544-00 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 on or before the 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her 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 TONNY HENDERSON AKA TONY HENDERSON, Plaintiff v.

MICHELLE TYLER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20000571-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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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 KEANNA HOOD, Plaintiff v.

WILLIAM BARRETT, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001103-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 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 JAMES DABNEY, JR., Plaintiff v.

ANGELA DABNEY, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001101-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her 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 IRENE BROWN, Plaintiff v.

GARY BROWN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001102-00 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 is a nonresident of the Commonwealth of Virgainia, appear here on or before the 18th day of May, 2020 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 FRANK CANNON, JR., Plaintiff v.

THERESA CARROLL GIVENS CANNON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001043-00 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 29th day of April, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her 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

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Defendant.

Case No.: CL19001748-00 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 29th day of April, 2020 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

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.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, RICKY JONES, RONNIE JOHNSON, MARVIN JOHNSON, JR, D O N TA E C . R A I N E S , DEBORAH SISENE, WANDA GREEN, MONICA JOHNSON, SHERRY JOHNSON, CYNTHIA J O N E S , R I TA W Y N N , KANDIE HARRIS, NIKITA SMITH, SERENA SIMMONS, ANGEL SIMMONS, H A L L E Y, B U L L O C K , WESLEY BULLOCK, JUQUAN BULLOCK, and NATHANIEL BULLOCK, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, 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 GENEVA JOHNSON, RICKY JONES, RONNIE JOHNSON, MARVIN JOHNSON, JR, D O N TA E C . R A I N E S , DEBORAH SISENE, WANDA GREEN, MONICA JOHNSON, SHERRY JOHNSON, CYNTHIA J O N E S , R I TA W Y N N , KANDIE HARRIS, NIKITA SMITH, SERENA SIMMONS, ANGEL SIMMONS, HALLEY, BULLOCK, WESLEY BULLOCK, JUQUAN BULLOCK, NATHANIEL BULLOCK, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020, 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

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 JOHN L. TAYLOR, III, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 449 page 551 on August 8, 1995, ALI A. HOSSAINI, SR, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 449 page 551 on August 8, 1995, per an Assignment recorded at Instrument Number 0739020 on November 30, 2007, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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

record, Glorious Praise Ministries.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GLORIOUS PRAISE MINISTRIES, an entity not appearing in the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e 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 GLORIOUS PRAISE MINISTRIES, an entity not appearing in the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 Notice Judicial Sale of Real Property Owner/s of the below listed properties are hereby given notice that thirty (30) days from the date of this notice, proceedings will be commenced under the authority of Section 58.13965 et seq. of the Code of Virginia to sell the following parcels located in the City of Richmond, Virginia for payment of delinquent taxes: 4409 Bassett Avenue S0060444016 5506 Campbell Avenue E0100198042 3411 Carolina Avenue N0001165016 501 Milton Street N0001365002 1432 Minefee Street S0071284002 3411 Missouri Avenue N0001370018 2624 Nine Mille Road E0000713012 2306 North Avenue N0000488005 3410 North Avenue N0001353006 700 Northside Avenue N0001154026 1505 Oakwood Avenue E0001406002 2410 Old Dominion Street S0000567007 1418 Overlook Street S0071230011 451 Pollock Street N0001258037 514 Pollock Street N0001364020 4001 Rear McKay Avenue C0090424022 2006 Redwood Avenue E0120276020 1537 Rogers Street E0000930043 1910 Rose Avenue N0000370003 2303 Rose Avenue N0000488009 705 Rothesay Road W0001584018 917 Saint John Street N0000107035 2602 Seminary Avenue N0000753009 2904 Seminary Avenue N0000861005 4315 Short Street C0091006018 417 Smith Street N0000241035 3505 Stockton Street S0002601011 3608 Stockton Street S0002760005 3229 Terminal Avenue C0090590022 4220 Terminal Avenue C0090420056 5101 Walmsley Boulevard C0080857032 2207 Warwick Avenue S0071631017 4328 Warwick Road C0090551009 209 Winber Drive S0042908014 2721 Woodrow Avenue N0000707024 2801 Y Street E0120427014 2310 Yorktown Avenue S0080453006 The owner/s of any property listed may redeem it at any time before the date of the sale by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, interest and cost thereon, including the pro rata costs of publication hereunder.

Gregory A. Lukanuski, Deputy City Attorney Office of the City Attorney for the City of Richmond 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, Virginia (804) 646-7949

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CANDICE YOUNG, Plaintiff v.

CURTIS YOUNG,

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

GENEVA JOHNSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-255 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1420 Catherine Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000617/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Geneva Johnson, Ricky Jones, Ronnie Johnson, Marvin Johnson, Jr, Dontae C. Raines, Deborah Sisene, Wanda Green, Monica Johnson, Sherry Johnson, Cynthia Jones, Rita Wynn, Kandie Harris, Nikita Smith, Serena Simmons, Angel Simmons, Halley Bullock, Wesley Bullock, Juquan Bullock and Nathaniel Bullock.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GENEVA JOHNSON, who has been served by posting and by

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

SIMON GREEN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-140 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1446 Whitehead Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C007-0553/047, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Simon Green.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, SIMON GR EE N , 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 SIMON GREEN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

JOHNNIE W. THOMAS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-257 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1545 North 19th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000934/047, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Johnnie W. Thomas and Barbara D. Thomas.

An Affidavit having been filed that JOHN L. TAYLOR, III, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 449 page 551 on August 8, 1995, 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 ALI A. HOSSAINI, SR, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 449 page 551 on August 8, 1995, per an Assignment recorded at Instrument Number 07-39020 on November 30, 2007, 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 Continued on next column

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

KATHY BRANCH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-254 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1807 Powell Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C008-0217/033, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Kathy Branch and Kaila Maples.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, KATHY BRANCH and KAILA MAPLES, 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 KATHY BRANCH, KAILA M A P L E S , and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

SANDRA F. UNDERWOOD, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-252 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2106 Redd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000665/037, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Sandra F. Underwood.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, SANDRA F. UNDERWOOD, 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 SANDRA F. UNDERWOOD, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

GLORIOUS PRAISE MINISTRIES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-905 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

ALEXANDER COLEMAN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-935 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2312 Burton Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000427/021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Alexander Coleman and Florence Coleman.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ALEXANDER COLEMAN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and FLORENCE COLEMAN, upon information and belief deceased, or her 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.”

IT IS ORDERED that ALEXANDER COLEMAN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, FLORENCE COLEMAN, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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

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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.

TAX SPECIALISTS, INC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-258 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2714 Toledo Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080844/037, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Tax Specialists, Inc.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TAX SPECIALISTS, INC, a cancelled Virginia corporation, 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 TAX SPECIALISTS, INC, a cancelled Virginia corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

VINCENT G. ROBINSON, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-906 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2408 Halifax Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000767/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Vincent G. Robinson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, VINCENT G. ROBINSON, 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.”

IT IS ORDERED that VINCENT G. ROBINSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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

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

RICHARD WOOLRIDGE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-484 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3423 Frank Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080854/029, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Richard Woolridge and Mary M. Woolridge.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, RICHARD WOOLRIDGE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MARY M. WOOLRIDGE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that NATIONAL H O M E A C C E P TA N C E C O R P O R AT I O N , a corporation listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 454 page 331 on November 8, 1974, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that COMMUNITY HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC, a corporation listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of an Assignment of Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0721587 on June 26, 2007, 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 RICHARD WOOLRIDGE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARY M. WOOLRIDGE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, NATIONAL H O M E A C C E P TA N C E C O R P O R AT I O N , a corporation listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 454 page 331 on November 8, 1974, COMMUNITY HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC, a corporation listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of an Assignment of Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0721587 on June 26, 2007,and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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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

information and belief deceased, or her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and GEANETTE BROOKS aka JEANETTE BROOKS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JEWEL GILES, 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 DOROTHY FLIPPEN, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, PEARL E. GOODE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CARL M. GOODE, SR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, EDMONIA GOODE, upon information and belief deceased, or her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, GEANETTE BROOKS aka JEANETTE BROOKS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JEWEL GILES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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

Circuit Court at Instrument Number 11-3392 on February 25, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/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 NATHAN VICE, NANCY ANN ROGERS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 113392 on February 25, 2011, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

ROBERT E. GOODE, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6191 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1408 East 18th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0070983/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Robert E. Goode, Jr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROBERT E. GOODE, JR, 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 HELEN MARIE SEIFERT PROCTOR, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 97-6243 on March 24, 1997, 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 ROBERT E. GOODE, JR, HELEN MARIE SEIFERT PROCTOR, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 97-6243 on March 24, 1997, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-79490

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.”

IT IS ORDERED that HARRISON SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, SUSIE S. SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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

CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

AVA COX, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6077 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1709 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E012-0281/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ava Cox.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, AVA COX, 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 AVA COX, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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

to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that MANOR CARE, INC, an inactive entity per Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, 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 CLAUDETTE ELIZABETH GREENE aka CLAUDETTE GREENE BOWMAN, MAGGIE PATRICIA GREENE WRIGHT, MANOR CARE, INC, an inactive entity per Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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

145-14-009005 Registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia CA19000002-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a Final Order of Adoption for the minor child.

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Father, Larick Demond White’s current address is unknown, that his last known address is 3166 Nine Mile Road, Richmond, Virginia 23223, and that due diligence has been used by and on behalf of the petitioners herein to ascertain in what county or city the natural father, Larick White, is without effect and that his consent is unobtainable; it is therefore ORDERED that the said Father, Larick Demond White, appear before this Court on or before the 17th day of June, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., at which time I will appear before this Court to request an Order be entered regarding the adoption of the minor child to this suit, counsel fees and court costs, and do what is necessary to protect his interest in this suit.

I ask for this: Mary Wilkins Hunt, Esquire VSB#77904 Family Law Associates of Richmond, PC 3711-C Westerre Parkway Richmond, Virginia 23233 (804) 270-7153

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

GEORGE ROGERS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-993 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2403 Dale Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0090345/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, George Rogers.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GEORGE ROGERS, 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.”

IT IS ORDERED that GEORGE ROGERS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

CGC INVESTMENTS GROUP, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-907 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3000 Hull Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001472/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CGC Investments Group, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CGC INVESTMENTS GROUP, LLC, an entity listed as inactive 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 CGC INVESTMENTS GROUP, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

DOROTHY FLIPPEN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-125 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3015 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001347/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Dorothy Flippen, Pearl E. Goode, Carl M. Goode, Sr, Edmonia Goode, Geanette Brooks aka Jeanette Brooks, and Jewel Giles.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, DOROTHY FLIPPEN, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, PEARL E. GOODE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CARL M. GOODE, SR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, EDMONIA GOODE, upon Continued on next column

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

ETHEL DAVIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-250 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3609 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S008-0884/047, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ethel Davis and Edna L. Davis.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ETHEL DAVIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and EDNA L. DAVIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her 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.”

IT IS ORDERED that E T H E L D AV I S , u p o n information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and EDNA L. DAVIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

NATHAN VICE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-61 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3931 Old Brook Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0180500/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Nathan Vice.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NATHAN VICE, 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 NANCY ANN ROGERS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Continued on next column

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

RAPID FUNDING, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6192 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 10 East 19th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000241/027, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rapid Funding, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RAPID FUNDING, LLC, a terminated Virginia corporation, 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 RAPID FUNDING, LLC, a t e r m i n a t e d Vi r g i n i a corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

CHARLES BEST, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-60 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 920 North 4th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000070/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Charles Best and Willard Best.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CHARLES BEST, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and WILLARD BEST, 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.”

IT IS ORDERED that CHARLES BEST, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, WILLARD BEST, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

HARRY LEE SMITH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-124 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2903 Stockton Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001341/011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Harry Lee Smith and Myrtle W. Smith.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, HARRY LEE SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MYRTLE W. SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or her 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.”

IT IS ORDERED that HARRY LEE SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MYRTLE W. SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

HARRISON SMITH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-122 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 540 Milton Street,, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001459/017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Harrison Smith and Susie S. Smith.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, HARRISON SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and SUSIE S. SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, Continued on next column

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

ERIK JACOB FROEHLICH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6139 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 812 Spring Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0000167/038, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Erik Jacob Froehlich.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ERIK JACOB FROEHLICH, 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 NORTH STAR CAPITAL, INC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, 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 ERIK JACOB FROEHLICH, NORTH STAR CAPITAL, INC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

RUDOLPH A. CROCKER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6078 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1407 Minefee Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071234/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rudolph A. Crocker.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RUDOLPH A. CROCKER, 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.”

IT IS ORDERED that RUDOLPH A. CROCKER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 Continued on next column

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

JAMMIE C. WILLIAMS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6103 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3224 Detroit Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0051081/016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Jammie C. Williams.

An Affidavit having been filed that NANCY ANN ROGERS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-20912 on June 22, 2006, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/ her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE WYNNE and DOROTHY WYNNE, Beneficiaries of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 07-8707 on March 14, 2007, 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 NANCY ANN ROGERS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-20912 on June 22, 2006, THEODORE WYNNE and DOROTHY WYNNE, Beneficiaries of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 07-8707 on March 14, 2007, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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.

CLAUDETTE ELIZABETH GREENE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6105 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3385 Dill Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0051182/049, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Claudette Elizabeth Greene aka Claudette Greene Bowman, Maggie Patricia Greene Wright, Temecca Greene and Lisa Monsell Greene.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CLAUDETTE ELIZABETH GREENE aka CLAUDETTE GREENE BOWMAN and MAGGIE PATRICIA GREENE WRIGHT, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint Continued on next column

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

ROSE L. MAYO, et al.

Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-5149 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1741 Hopkins Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090249/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Rose L. Mayo, Ronald L. Mayo, Pamela Mayo and Eric Mayo.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROSE L. MAYO, RONALD L. MAYO, and PAMELA MAYO, 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; that said owner, ERIC MAYO, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 ROSE L. MAYO, RONALD L. MAYO, PAMELA MAYO, ERIC MAYO, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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

custodY CHESTERFIELD JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, in re ORTEGA LARA, WENDI SARAI SARA LARA PORTILLO, Plaintiff v.

JOSE BENJAMIN ORTEGA ZAVALA, Defendant.

Case No.: JJ098673-01-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to determin custody of Wendi Sarai Ortega Lara (DOB: 6/28/05), whose mother is Sara Lara Portillo, and whose father is Jose Benjamin Ortega Zavala, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1241A3. Father’s whereabouts are unknown.

It is ORDERED that the Jose Benjamin Ortega Zavala appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before May 11, 2020 at 9:00 AM. Soulmaz Taghavi, Esq. (804) 614-6920 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF ESSEX ARTHUR D. WHITE, JR., AND ANITA T. WHITE, Petitioners, In re: Jahon Lynwood White Born: February 7, 2014 Birth Certificate Registration No. Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF ESSEX ARTHUR D. WHITE, JR., AND ANITA T. WHITE, Petitioners, In re: Juhsaun Lyrick White Born: December 14, 2012 Birth Certificate Registration No. 145-12-095818 Registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia CA19000001-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a Final Order of Adoption for the minor child.

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Mother, Jessica Lynn White’s current address is unknown, and that her last known address is 3006 Krouse Street, Richmond, Virginia 23234, and that due diligence has been used by and on behalf of the petitioners herein to ascertain in what county or city the natural mother, Jessica Lynn White, is without effect and that her consent is unobtainable; it is therefore ORDERED that the said Mother, Jessica Lynn White, appear before this Court on or before the 17th day of June, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., at which time I will appear before this Court to request an Order be entered regarding the adoption of the minor child to this suit, counsel fees and court costs, and do what is necessary to protect her interest in this suit.

I ask for this: Mary Wilkins Hunt, Esquire VSB#77904 Family Law Associates of Richmond, PC 3711-C Westerre Parkway Richmond, Virginia 23233 (804) 270-7153 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF ESSEX ARTHUR D. WHITE, JR., AND ANITA T. WHITE, Petitioners, In re: Jahon Lynwood White Born: February 7, 2014 Birth Certificate Registration No. 145-14-009005 Registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia CA19000002-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a Final Order of Adoption for the minor child.

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Mother, Jessica Lynn White’s current address is unknown, and that her last known address is 3006 Krouse Street, Richmond, Virginia 23234, and that due diligence has been used by and on behalf of the petitioners herein to ascertain in what county or city the natural mother, Jessica Lynn White, is without effect and that her consent is unobtainable; it is therefore ORDERED that the said Mother, Jessica Lynn White, appear before this Court on or before the 17th day of June, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., at which time I will appear before this Court to request an Order be entered regarding the adoption of the minor child to this suit, counsel fees and court costs, and do what is necessary to protect her interest in this suit.

I ask for this: Mary Wilkins Hunt, Esquire VSB#77904 Family Law Associates of Richmond, PC 3711-C Westerre Parkway Richmond, Virginia 23233 (804) 270-7153

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