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U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California, daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, is first Black woman chosen as running mate by a major party’s presidential candidate

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For the first time, a Black woman will be on a major party’s presidential ticket. On Tuesday, Democrat Joe Biden made history as he tapped California Sen. Kamala D. Harris to be his running mate in his bid to oust incumbent Republican President Trump from office. The new team made their first campaign appearance Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., and

Related story on B3 Mr. Biden, former vice president to President Obama, described the senator as “experienced” and “a proven fighter” who “knows how to govern, knows how to make the hard calls” and will be “ready to do the job on day one.” In her maiden campaign speech, Sen. Harris, 55, the California-born daughter of Jamaican and Indian parents, declared, “America is crying out for leadership,” noting that the Trump administration’s mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic has left an American dying every 80 seconds, 16 million people out of work and millions of children unable to return to school,

and offered voters a clear choice on Election Day, Nov. 3. “The case against Donald Trump and Mike Pence is open and shut,” Sen. Harris said. “Just look where they’ve gotten us.” Mr. Biden, best known for his eight years as No. 2 to President Obama, was well aware of the potential pitfalls of being a 77-year-old white male standard-bearer of a party increasingly comprised of women, people of color and young voters. He made clear even before he had clinched the Democratic nomination that his running mate would be a woman. His initial list of possible contenders was a sprawling parade of governors, senators, congresswomen, mayors and other Democratic stalwarts. They were young and old, Black, Latino, white, Asian, straight and gay. Some, including Sen. Harris, had competed against Mr. Biden for the Democratic nomination. He chose the former California attorney general and former San Francisco district attorney after considering a short list that also included former national security adviser Susan Rice, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, U.S. Please turn to A4

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. It was her first joint appearance with presidential candidate Joe Biden after being named as his running mate.

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Meet the men behind the projections on the Lee monument By Brian Palmer

Dustin Klein and his partner in projection, Alex Criqui, have lost count of the number of days they have been making their art at the Lee statue on Monument Avenue at the area protesters call Marcus-David Peters Circle. “We came out one night and said, ‘We’re going to project on the monument and see what happens,’ ” Mr. Klein said, as he and Mr. Criqui monitored images of prominent and less recognizable African-Americans they were projecting onto the Confederate monument from a tent just outside the circle. “We did not expect to come out here 40 days in a row afterward,” he said. But there they were on a humid and stormy July night, when rain Please turn to A4

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Alex Criqui, left, and Dustin Klein bring their understanding of history and technology to their nightly projections of images of African-Americans onto the Lee statue at Monument Avenue. A picture of the late Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a lion of the Civil Rights Movement, is projected onto the pedestal of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue on Monument Avenue, reclaiming the space for the history and triumphs of African-Americans. The projection was done after Rep. Lewis’ death on July 17.

Hanover School Board turnaround orders Confederate signs down by Sept. 7 By George Copeland Jr.

The Hanover County School Board did an abrupt and unexplained about-face Tuesday night and voted 6-1 to remove the signs from two schools named for Confederate leaders before Sept. 7. Last week, the School Board drew the ire of the Hanover Branch NAACP and other advocates when it ordered the signs, which had been removed last

month, to be reinlast week under the stalled temporarily board’s directive. despite a close 4-3 The board issued vote on July 14 to a statement last week rename the schools that signs would be and their mascots to up until the Hanover eliminate ties to the schools administraConfederacy. tion “works through Signs on the marthe transition proMr. Barnette quees at Lee-Davis cess” for renaming. High School and Stonewall Hanover NAACP President Jackson Middle School, as well Robert N. Barnette Jr., who also as a large chrome “LD” sign at the high school, went back up Please turn to A4

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People are advised to bring an umbrella in case of inclement weather or to use as shade from the sun while waiting in line. Appointments are encouraged by calling the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Walk-up testing will be offered while test supplies last. Virginia, the nation and the world reached grim new records for the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in recent days. The Virginia Department of Health reported more than 100,000 positive cases of coronavirus in the state during the weekend, while more than 5 million total cases were logged in the United States and 20 million globally. The United States now accounts for a quarter of all global cases of the virus. The Virginia Department of Health reported on Wednesday a total of 102,521 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, along with 8,532 hospitalizations and 2,352 deaths. A sudden spike of 1,300 new cases last Friday accelerated the state’s path toward these new totals. According to the data, African-Americans comprised 24.8 percent of cases and 25.4 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 35.9 percent of the cases and 11.2 percent of deaths.

Police reform is major component of VLBC’s agenda for special General Assembly session relief to reduce an impending tidal wave of unemployed Virginians in A bevy of proposals that could jeopardy of losing their homes during make it easier to sue police for using the coronavirus outbreak. excess force, create civilian oversight But the push for criminal justice of police complaints and simplify the reform — fueled by the protests process of expunging criminal records triggered by the May 25 police killare floating into a special session of ing in Minneapolis of George Floyd the General Assembly that is scheduled — could well overshadow other Delegate Bagby issues at the special session, which to open Tuesday, Aug. 18. Gov. Ralph S. Northam called the special is expected to run for at least two weeks, and session to allow the legislature to consider pro- possibly up to a month. posed repairs to the state’s pandemic-damaged budget and to take up rent, mortgage and eviction Please turn to A4 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Clean up the community and give away school supplies. Those were the benefits volunteers with the Richmond-based 381 Movement brought Saturday to the Whitcomb Court neighborhood Slices of life and scenes in the East End. Above, movement members pick up litter in the Eastview neighborhood adjacent to the public housing community during the cleanup effort. Left, other volunteers staff a tent and in Richmond welcome visitors to pick up supplies, including free books. The 381 Movement, a group that grew from protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in late May, is named for the successful 381-day Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott in 1955-56 against racially segregated seating that propelled Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to national attention. The modern movement’s goal is to offer solutions to racial and social injustice based on research, learning, legislation and volunteer initiatives that “empower, educate and evolve the community.”

Commission to ask Rodney A. Robinson, national teacher Richmond museum of the year, returns to RPS in new role to house Lee statue from U.S. Capitol By Ronald E. Carrington

By George Copeland Jr.

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture on Arthur Ashe Boulevard could become the new home for the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that represents Virginia in the U.S. Capitol. That was the unanimous recommendation of the Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol during a meeting on Aug. 7. Dr. Edward L. Ayers, a historian and former president of the University of Richmond who serves on the commission, made a motion to ask if the VMHC would take the Lee statue. The museum has both the “institutional capacity” and “curatorial expertise” to manage the statue, he said. This recommendation marks the latest development for the commission, which was created by the General Assembly this year after Congressman A. Donald McEachin of Richmond and Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton of Northern Virginia sent Gov. Ralph S. Northam a letter in December urging him to replace the statue of a defender of slavery with someone more representative of Virginia’s diversity and history. Each state is represented by two statues shown in the U.S. Capitol as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. Virginia’s statues are of George Washington and Gen. Lee. Other states, including Florida and Arkansas, already have replaced their Confederate statues with those of other historical figures. As protests against racial injustice and police brutality were mounted across the nation after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called in early June for the removal of nearly a dozen statues in the U.S. Capitol honoring Confederates. Her request was sent in a letter to the chair and vice chair of the Joint Committee on the Library that oversees placement of the statues in the Capitol. The Virginia commission voted on July 24 to move the Lee statue. A public hearing on possible replacements has not been scheduled. Emily Lucier, manager of public relations and marketing for the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, stated in an email, “We have heard of the commission’s discussion and vote” to ask the museum to take the Lee statue. “However, we have not yet received their formal request. We will comment once we have received some official communication.”

Corrections William Dillon, the late Virginia Union University football star, has been nominated for the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame. His name appears on ballots sent to more than 12,000 National Football Foundation members and current Hall of Famers who will vote on the nominees. The NFF’s Honors Courts then will deliberate and announce their selections for the Hall of Fame Class of 2021 early next year, with induction ceremonies slated for December 2021. An article published in the July 16-18 edition of the Free Press incorrectly reported that Mr. Dillon, who played for the VUU Panthers from 1979 to 1982 under Coach Willard Bailey and was twice named CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and a three-time First Team All-America pick, had been named to the College Football Hall of Fame. Three other former CIAA standouts also named in the story are, like Mr. Dillon, nominees for the Hall of Fame. They are Tim Newsome, a running back for Winston-Salem State University in the 1970s; Coach Eddie Hurt of Virginia University of Lynchburg and Morgan state University from 1925 to 1959; and Coach Gideon Smith of Hampton University from 1921 to 1940. The Free Press regrets the error. • • • A mural being painted by Chris Visions and Emily Herr on a building in Scott’s Addition was commissioned by the owner of the building in the 2900 block of West Marshall Street. While it is one of three murals on the building, a Cityscape photo published in the Aug. 6-8 edition of the Free Press incorrectly associated it with the Mending Walls public art project. The Free Press regrets the error.

anti-racism policy agenda and will work closely with the RPS Talent Office to Rodney A. Robinson, whose success- create mentorship opportunities for new ful and inspiring work with students at teachers. the Richmond Juvenile Detention Center After completing his yearlong duties as propelled him into the national spotlight as the 2019 National Teacher of the year, Mr. the 2019 National Teacher of the Year, has Robinson is excited about returning to RPS been named a senior adviser for Richmond to ensure the system increases the number Public Schools. of minority male teachers. In his new role that started Although Mr. Robinson had Aug. 4, Mr. Robinson will be several offers from national overseeing the RPS initiative for organizations, he wanted to supporting and recruiting more come back home to work with male teachers of color. and support RPS. Currently, of the 2,221 teach“We have to keep the minorers working in RPS, 243 are ity teachers we have,” he said, Black men and 16 are Hispanic comparing the situation to pourmen. ing water in a bucket filled with Mr. Robinson In a Free Press interview, holes. “If we don’t do that, we Mr. Robinson expressed his excitement won’t make any progress.” about the coming year and talked about Through RPS partnerships with colleges the goals. and universities as well as national relationAs senior adviser, he leaves behind ships he established during the past year, his job as a history and social studies Mr. Robinson plans to feed the pipeline teacher at the Virgie Binford Education of Black and Latino male teachers hired Center inside the city’s juvenile detention and moving up the ladder in RPS. center, where he taught middle and high Statistics show that students do best school students. when they have teachers who look like He now will center his attention on them and appreciate them, their culture supporting Black men and other male and struggles in America, Mr. Robinson teachers of color and will play a key said. role in the division’s efforts to establish RPS has roughly 25,000 students. Acpartnerships with organizations that will cording to data, 69 percent are Black, 16 help RPS recruit and support male teach- percent are Latino, 12 percent are Caucasian ers of color. and 1 percent are Asian. Additionally, he will be a major player “We want to have more minority male in the execution of the school district’s principals, counselors and administrators,”

Mr. Robinson said. “Men of color are typically denied professional development and advancement as they are overburdened because they are given security-type details” within schools, he said. In his new role, Mr. Robinson said he wants to make sure they are respected for their knowledge, abilities and teaching expertise. RPS’ new talent officer, Sandra K. Lee, said she is thrilled to work with Mr. Robinson and has clear expectations for his role. Teaching is challenging work, she said, and Mr. Robinson will help support teachers as classroom practitioners and in the daily, sometime unconscious, mentoring role men of color have. “We know teaching experiences are different for different people. For male teachers of color, there are a lot of different supports needed for their success,” Ms. Lee said. “As a 19-year veteran of RPS, Mr. Robinson has lived through those experiences and can structure an effective mentoring-coaching program that will be effective and work.” Superintendent Jason Kamras said RPS is happy to have Mr. Robinson take on the new role. “We want to make sure that male teachers of color have all of the support they need to be successful and really have a career,” Mr. Kamras said. “There is no one better in America than Mr. Robinson to lead this effort.”

City Electoral Board certifies 6 mayoral candidates, 22 for City Council and 19 for School Board By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Incumbent Mayor Levar M. Stoney will have five opponents as he seeks a second term. Two members of Richmond City Council, 2nd District Councilwoman Kimberly B. “Kim” Gray and 3rd District Councilman Chris A. Hilbert, are not seeking re-election to the nine-member governing body, with Ms. Gray challenging the mayor for election and Mr. Hilbert retiring. Richmond School Board Chair Linda B. Owen has withdrawn her bid for re-election to the 9th District seat, virtually ensuring the contest winner will be newcomer Nicole Jones, who qualified to challenge Ms. Owen. Ms. Owen has not responded to a request for comment. Two other School Board members also are not seeking re-election, 5th District member Dr. Patrick Sapini and 6th District member Felicia D. Cosby. Those are among the findings after the Richmond Electoral Board certified the final list of local candidates for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election, including the six candidates running for mayor, the 22 running for City Council and the 19 running for School Board seats. The list, though, has not been posted on the state Department of Elections’ website because of a continuing snafu. According to city Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter, the state’s computerized petition signature tracking system has not been adjusted to recognize court actions resulting from the pandemic. Beginning May 18, circuit court judges in Richmond issued orders reducing the number of petition signatures of registered

voters that city candidates had to submit in order to get on the ballot. For mayoral candidates, the number of signatures was reduced from 500 to 150. For City Council and School Board candidates, the required number dropped from 125 to 50. But the state system is still requiring each local candidate to have the original number of signatures, a frustrated Ms. Showalter said. “I have repeatedly notified the Department of Elections about the court orders, but nothing has changed,” she said. “In late July, I was told that any change could take six weeks.” Christopher Piper, director of the state elections agency, did not respond to two Free Press requests for comment. Ms. Showalter said the Richmond Electoral Board is empowered to approve local candidates, not the state. She said she will work with the printer to bypass the state until the state’s system is adjusted to ensure Richmond ballots listing the certified candidates are ready for the start of absentee voting. Her office will begin mailing out absentee ballots by Friday, Sept. 18, and will start in-person absentee voting on Monday, Sept. 21. Here are the local candidates who will be on the ballot, by district, for City Council and School Board: Mayor — Mayor Stoney and challengers Michael J. Gilbert, Ms. Gray, M. Justin Griffin, Tracey V. McLean and Alexsis E. Rodgers.

City Council — 1st District, Incumbent Andreas D. Addison; challengers Michael R. “Mike” Dickinson and Michael C. “Mike” Gray. 2nd District, No incumbent; Ashley Jefferson, Katherine L. Jordan and Tavarris J. Spinks. 3rd District, No incumbent; Willie Edward Hilliard Jr., Ann-Frances Lambert and Elaine T. Summerfield. 4th District, Incumbent Kristen N. Larson. 5th District, Incumbent Stephanie A. Lynch; challengers Nicholas S. Da Silva, Jer’Mykeal D. McCoy and Mamie L. Taylor. 6th District, Incumbent Ellen F. Robertson; challenger Allan-Charles R. Chipman. 7th District, Incumbent Cynthia I. Newbille; challenger Joseph S.H. Rogers. 8th District, Incumbent Reva M. Trammell; challengers Regie D. Ford and Amy C. Wentz. 9th District, Incumbent Michael J. Jones. School Board — 1st District, Incumbent Liz B. Doerr. 2nd District, Incumbent J. Scott Barlow; challenger Mariah L. White. 3rd District, Incumbent, Kenya J. Gibson; challenger Sabrina J. Gross. 4th District, Incumbent Jonathan M. Young; challenger Deanna Fierro. 5th District, No incumbent; candidates Jenny A. Aghomo, Decardra L. Jackson, David F. Jones Sr. and Stephanie M. Rizzi. 6th District, No incumbent; candidates Shonda Matia Harris-Muhammed, Lynette R. Plummber, Timika S. Vincent and Deon L. Wright. 7th District, Incumbent Cheryl L. Burke. 8th District, Incumbent Dawn C. Page; challenger Dana C. Sally-Allen. 9th District, No incumbent; Nicole Jones.

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Rep. Karen Bass of California and two of Sen. Harris’ Senate colleagues, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. For Mr. Biden, the selection of Sen. Harris brings on board someone who has the potential to energize Black voters, a major chunk of the Democratic Party’s base that did not turn out for Hillary Clinton in battleground states in 2016 at the level expected by the party. Even better, Sen. Harris comes from a state that is virtually certain to replace her with another Democrat. Although Sen. Harris failed to galvanize the party faithful during the Democratic nomination process that Mr. Biden eventually won, her selection as his vice presidential running mate has received a mostly enthusiastic reception from the party, including Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, although some associated with him grumbled that Sen. Harris is not progressive enough. A group of Republicans who see President Trump as a threat to democracy also cheered the selection. Social media lit up with congratulations coast to coast and included enthusiastic shout-outs from Howard University from which Sen. Harris graduated in 1986, as well as from a constellation of nine African-American sororities and fraternities. Sen. Harris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. “This is an extraordinary moment in the history of America and Howard University,” Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, president of Howard University, tweeted. “Sen. Kamala Harris’ selection as the Democratic vice president candidate represents a milestone opportunity for our democracy to acknowledge the leadership Black women have always exhibited.” Former President Obama also hailed the selection on Twitter: “I’ve known Sen. Harris for a long time. She is more than prepared to do the job. She spent her career defending our Constitution and fighting for folks who need a fair shake. This is a good day

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threatened to drive them away, but didn’t. Mr. Klein and Mr. Criqui, both 33-year-old white men, grew up in Chesterfield and have lived in Richmond on and off for the past decade. Like so many other people, the brutal killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer propelled them into the streets. They wanted to do something to respond to the tragedy without “overpowering anyone,” Mr. Criqui said. But they recognized that as white men, they needed “to be conscious of our role here given the racial component,” he continued. “I think both of us knew this isn’t a movement where we can get up and give a speech. It’s not our place to do that,” Mr. Criqui said. But what they could do, he said, is amplify the messages from the Black Lives Matter movement — by making what are essentially “bigger signs.” At the same time, they would be giving the public “a different contextualization” for “a symbol of white supremacy,” Mr. Klein said. In doing so, they added, they’re helping Black Lives Matter claim the space around the Lee monument. Thousands of people have been drawn to the site since late May, many taking photos of the six-story statue with the duo’s projections of Black people superimposed over it. Mr. Klein and Mr. Criqui recognized that as a pair, they had a particular set of skills they could apply to their project. Mr. Klein had the technical expertise to create the presentation — he does this work for a living — and Mr. Criqui could bring his understanding of history, his major at Virginia Commonwealth University, to bear. They worked together on the design. “I think in some ways this felt like a way we could use our voices in an appropriate way,” Mr. Criqui said, his eyes still on the image of Harriet Tubman superimposed that night on the statue’s pedestal. They grabbed their first visual material, a video comprising portraits of 46 African-Americans killed by police, from the national Black Lives Matter Facebook page. Since then, they have added many other figures — all African-American — to their nightly repertoire. On this July night, they featured the late Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a lifelong fighter for civil rights. They featured projections of him both as the elder statesmen before his death last month and as the young activist standing proud on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965. Their illuminations also have included Frederick Douglass, Maggie L. Walker, journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells and soldiers of the United States Colored Troops, who fought during the Civil War to free the nation from slavery. “When we put up Harriet Tubman, when we put up the Union soldiers, there’s a strength and resolve in their actions and in their history and on their faces that I think is also a source of resilience for our community out here,” Mr. Criqui said. The men also have been open to suggestions from visitors to the circle. A professor from Tampa, Fla., who had driven up to Richmond asked them to include Black people who led uprisings of the enslaved, such as Nat Turner and Richmond’s own Gabriel. Their likenesses are now in the rotation. For all their pride in their work, Mr. Klein and Mr. Criqui are keenly aware that the issue of race is never too far from the surface. “We’ve been getting a lot of praise through all this, which has been humbling. But it’s also slightly problematic,” Mr. Criqui said. “I try and tell people that we’re just the icing on the cake.” Mr. Klein and Mr. Criqui are clear about what the “cake” is. They pointed toward the image in the monument, not a person’s likeness, but massive words: “No America Without Black America.” “That’s really what we were trying to express here,” Mr. Criqui said. “There’s a beautiful history and there are so many heroes to be proud of. And so many of these people are actually the best Americans you can think of. I cannot think of a better person than Martin Luther King Jr. or Harriet Tubman,” he said. “George Washington is nowhere as noble as those human beings,” Mr. Criqui continued. That’s because George Washington never really had to suffer, he said. “He never really had to work against the odds. He was always the child of privilege. He was always the dominant race. He owned other people. He’s not a hero,” Mr. Criqui said. “John Lewis is a hero. All these people are heroes.”

for our country. Now let’s go win this thing.” Harris strong. It also raised concern among a small cadre of Mr. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, who was Mrs. Clinton’s Biden’s advisers that Sen. Harris would be eyeing the Oval Office running mate four years ago and debated Vice President Mike herself from the start, a particular worry given that Mr. Biden, the Pence before the 2016 election, said Sen. Harris is fully equipped oldest person ever to run on a major party ticket, has not firmly to take on the vice president during their Oct. 7 debate. committed to serving two terms if elected in November. “Sen. Harris will be sharp and make plain what we have been And so, as spring turned to summer, a string of other Black experiencing with the economic and pandemic devastation with women would take a turn in the spotlight as Mr. Biden weighed the Trump administration,” Sen. Kaine said in an interview with his options. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and U.S. MSNBC. “She will do very, very well in the job.” Val Demings of Florida impressed Mr. Biden’s team with their Democratic state Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan of Richmond leadership during the police brutality protests. joined in the applause. “The Biden-Harris team is Some House Democrats — including U.S. Rep. ready to lead on Day 1and fix the mess that Donald James Clyburn of South Carolina, a close Biden Trump and his cronies have gotten us in,” Sen. Mcconfidant — advocated for Rep. Bass, who chairs the Clellan said in a statement. “Now, the charge and call Congressional Black Caucus. Mr. Biden also took a to action is upon us to do all that we can to ensure strong interest in Susan Rice, with whom he worked progress is made on the federal level. I hope that you closely when she oversaw the national security apwill join me in supporting and voting for the Bidenparatus for President Obama. Harris ticket, and all other Democratic candidates on Mr. Biden’s selection team canvassed a vast array the ballot this November.” of Democrats to ask for their views on the candidates’ Still, experts such as the University of Virginia’s temperament and families, then grilled the candidates Larry Sabato who follow presidential politics, say that on much of the same. Mr. Biden the vice presidential choice rarely, if ever, determines Mr. Biden, too, regularly discussed his potential the outcome of the presidential race. pick with his sprawling network of friends and advisers. From the start, some Biden advisers saw Sen. Harris as a When U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, a longtime Biden logical choice. She was among the party’s most popular figures, friend who served alongside him in the Senate, publicly indicated a deft debater and a fundraising juggernaut. A graduate of the he was not enthusiastic, some of Sen. Harris’ allies mobilized University of California, Hastings College of the Law, she had to defend her, including California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis. been thoroughly vetted during her statewide campaigns for at- She organized a call with Mr. Biden’s vetting team about two torney general and senator in California, and Mr. Biden’s team weeks ago to assuage any doubts about whether the senator was the right choice for the ticket. expected there would be few surprises if she was the pick. Indeed, Sen. Harris’ potential downsides were well known to On the 45-minute call, Ms. Kounalakis and other statewide officials, Mr. Biden’s advisers. Her record as a prosecutor in California labor and business leaders took turns sharing their personal histories was already viewed skeptically by some younger Democrats with Sen. Harris and their impressions of her as a leader. “Speaking out as strongly as we did, collectively, helped them during the primary and would face even more scrutiny against the backdrop of a national debate over inequality in the criminal understand how supported she is and why,” Ms. Kounalakis said after Sen. Harris’ selection was announced. justice system. Despite being stuck in Delaware due to the pandemic, Mr. There were also nagging questions about Sen. Harris’ most high-profile moment of the primary campaign — a harsh and Biden eventually met with 11 women in the final nine days deeply personal broadside against Mr. Biden over his position before he made his pick — a mixture of in-person meetings and video teleconferences. on school busing in the 1970s. He called those not selected before announcing Sen. Harris, Though Mr. Biden would later brush the moment aside as campaign tactics, the attack was said to have stunned the former but left open the opportunity to ask some to serve in other posivice president, who had considered his relationship with Sen. tions in his administration if elected.

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is president of the state NAACP, applauded Tuesday’s turnaround. “The Hanover County NAACP was, frankly, baffled by the School Board’s earlier direction to school staff to re-install the signs for Confederate names it had recently voted to change,” Mr. Barnette said in a statement. “With (Tuesday’s) vote, the School Board demonstrated its commitment to the July vote to change the names, and we hope and expect that the commitment will be unwavering going forward.” In a brief phone interview on Wednesday, Mr. Barnette said that if the School Board removes the signs before the fall semester starts in September, the Hanover NAACP will delay its appeal in a lawsuit filed a year ago seeking to have the Confederate

names eliminated. It’s unclear why the board has flipflopped on dealing with the signs. A statement from the School Board released after Tuesday’s vote provides no clarity beyond stating that county school division staff will be the ones to remove the reinstalled signs, and that the schools are now “formerly known as Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School.” The statement also provides details on how the Hanover County community will contribute to the formal renaming process. Hanover County residents can submit recommended names for the schools through Wednesday, Aug. 19, by filling out a form online at bit.ly/33NTIfx. According to the form, School Board policy dictates that schools

cannot be named for anyone living or deceased. From the collected list, a school renaming committee will choose 12 to 15 names that Hanover residents can vote on from Aug. 21 to Aug. 27. After the committee reviews those results, three names for each school then will be put before the public in a second poll ending on Sept. 3. “The committee will submit a single name for the high school and a single name for the middle school for the School Board’s consideration at its Sept. 8 meeting,” the statement reads. “Once the School Board has chosen new school names, new mascots also will be selected. That is a school-based decision and more information about the mascot selection process will be shared with the community as it becomes available.”

Police reform is major component of VLBC’s agenda for special General Assembly session Continued from A1

Ideas for change that previously were discarded are gaining fresh impetus because of the public outcry and ongoing civil unrest in Richmond and elsewhere over the status quo. The 23-member Virginia Legislative Black Caucus plans to be at the forefront of the criminal justice reform debate and has laid out 24 measures that it wants to see enacted as the House of Delegates prepares to meet in Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center and the state Senate in the Science Museum of Virginia. Many, though, not all of the measures also have the support of the two key bodies in the legislature that Democrats now control—the House Democratic Caucus and the Senate Democratic Caucus. “People have taken to the streets to demand drastic change and that’s what we want to deliver,” said Henrico County Delegate Lamont Bagby, chairman of the VLBC. “There have been inequities in our system for hundreds of years. This is where that ends. All of us must be brave enough to re-imagine our criminal justice system,” said Alexandria Delegate Charniele L. Herring, a VLBC member and chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Richmond Delegate Jeff M. Bourne, vice chair of the House Public Safety Committee, said Wednesday that he will lead the charge to strip legal protections that can block lawsuits seeking to hold police officers accountable when they are alleged to have gone overboard and violated constitutional rights in handling suspects.

Delegate Bourne said the legislation he plans to introduce would eliminate “qualified immunity” for law enforcement officers, a legal doctrine that grants officers and other government officials broad discretion to do their jobs and allows courts to dismiss civil suits involving claims of violations of constitutional or statutory rights. He said his legislation also would eliminate the current immunity of cities, counties and police departments and make them liable for damages for the misconduct of the officers they employ. “It would be the same kind of vicarious liability that employers face in other areas,” he said. His proposal already is getting pushback from police departments and police organizations that see it as undermining officers’ ability to effectively do their jobs and impacting the ability to recruit new officers who would face heightened scrutiny and the threat of costly legal judgments. However, the legislation has drawn cheers from the Virginia Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which also argues that “qualified immunity” creates a high bar to hold officers accountable. “Let’s have the legal rights of Virginians decided by Virginia courts with Virginia judges and Virginia juries,” Ashna Khanna, legislative director for the state ACLU, recently told a General Assembly committee. Other bills the VLBC will seek to pass include having the General Assembly declare racism as a public health issue, expanding hate crime legislation and creating a mandate on courts to publish racial and other demographic data for misdemeanors and other lower-level offenses to identify

localities that are targeting people of color and other groups. In addition, the VLBC wants the legislature to finally define and restrict the use of excessive force by police, ban the use of chokeholds by police, set limits on the use of tear gas and other crowd dispersal tactics, irritants and weapons and authorize localities to set up civilian review boards with subpoena power to review allegations of police misconduct. Delegate Bourne said another top priority will be to pass legislation creating a Marcus Alert System in every locality under which mental health professionals would be called to deal with people experiencing a mental health crisis. The VLBC package also includes legislation that the Senate Democratic Caucus is introducing. The proposed legislation would regulate recruitment of new officers and require the state Department of Criminal Justice Services to set standards for training, conduct and accountability. The state also would be required to create a decertification procedure for officers and to set up a statewide database of officers to prevent officers fired from one department for misconduct from easily getting another job elsewhere because the information about their dismissal is unavailable. This proposal “is going to enhance law enforcement’s ability to root out bad apples,” according to state Sen. Scott Surovell of Fairfax, who is championing the bill. “It’s going to improve departments’ ability to hire officers who are good people and good officers and don’t have a history of disciplinary problems or dishonesty, and it will help standardize our training.”

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Virginia Supreme Court halts most evictions through Sept. 7 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Thousands of families in Richmond and across the state are heaving a sigh of relief after a sharply divided Virginia Supreme Court temporarily halted local general district courts from issuing a writ of eviction for failure to pay rent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though not for other reasons like property damage. The stay, which went into effect Monday and halted lower court action on a backlog of 9,000 eviction cases statewide, will last through Monday, Sept. 7. According to the order from the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four-member majority, it was explicitly issued to give Gov. Ralph S. Northam time to work with the General Assembly to craft a package to expand subsidies for people struggling to pay rent during the upcoming special legislative session set for Tuesday, Aug. 18. The courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intervention, which drew a sharp rebuke from the three dissenting justices, emerged amid growing fears of an impending eviction tsunami as unemployment remains high and the coronavirus pandemic shows no sign of abating. The U.S. Census Bureauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weekly Household Pulse Survey continued to raise the alarm that millions of people are at risk of losing their homes, increasing worries about fears of a coming wave of homelessness and distress not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In the latest survey, 21 percent of all rental households â&#x20AC;&#x201D; representing about 11 million households nationally â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were behind on rental payments for July and earlier months, with the majority expressing little confidence in being able to catch up. And there is little prospect for change in August. According to the survey, 31 percent of Black households, 28 percent of Latino households, 16 percent of Asian and 15 percent of Caucasian

households were behind on rent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; percentages that have largely remained unchanged. While a disproportionate number of households of color are in danger of eviction, by sheer numbers more Caucasians families are facing a threat of eviction as Caucasians constitute 60 percent of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population, compared with 6 percent for Asians, 13 percent for AfricanAmericans and 18 percent for Latinos. Those findings have changed little since the first results in May. The concern over evictions has expanded after key federal aid expired on July 25, including a $600 weekly federal supplement to unemployment pay. Since then, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been unable to come to terms on a new deal, and secondary talks between President Trump and Democratic leaders ended last Friday with no deal in sight. As a result, hopes have collapsed that the federal government will issue new stimulus payments like the $1,200 that went out three months ago or maintain expanded unemployment benefits. Experts largely derided the four executive orders that President Trump signed last Saturday to great fanfare and assertions of providing benefits as publicity stunts that would offer little real assistance if Congress failed to appropriate the money to back them up. Still, it remains unclear when an eviction tsunami might hit and how widespread it would be. At least 20 states still have moratoriums on evictions in place, though most are set to expire at the end of August. Federal housing agencies along with mortgage insurers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac also have extended their eviction moratoriums until Aug. 31. And based on one Trump executive order, the agencies could extend the moratoriums for additional months.

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Piles of belongings like these outside a row of apartments in North Jackson Ward could become more common in Richmond and elsewhere. Evictions are predicted to skyrocket in coming months without government intervention to help millions of people struggling to pay rent as jobs and businesses have been lost during the pandemic.

That moratorium affects most people living in homes backed by a conventional or federally insured mortgage, apartments supported by federal financing or rental units that are supported by federal housing subsidies, such as public housing and Section 8 properties. Separately, the National Multifamily Housing Council, which represents owners of complexes with five or more units, continues to report that 93 percent of tenants are paying on time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; although the council believes that could drop in coming months with the loss of the unemployment subsidy. In the Virginia Supreme Court, Justices S. Bernard Goodwyn and Cleo F. Powell, who are African-American, were joined by Justices William C. Mims and Stephen R. McCullough, who

2-day turnaround time for some COVID-19 tests By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state lab is cranking out results from coronavirus tests in two to three days â&#x20AC;&#x201D; far faster than private labs across the state where it can take two to three weeks, and sometimes longer, to get results. As a result of the state labâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faster turnaround, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we have been able to consistently communicate to those who test positive within 48 hours and to those who test negative within 72 hours,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Danny Avula, director of the Richmond City and Henrico County health districts, wrote in an email Tuesday to the Free Press. Dr. Avula provided the information in response to a Free Press query about the availability of

test results. The Free Press learned that area hospitals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; notably those that are part of the Bon Secours system â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are providing COVID-19 test results within two days to patients preparing for surgery or other procedures. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far quicker than previously published reports suggested about overwhelmed labs. Dr. Avula noted that â&#x20AC;&#x153;longer turnaround timesâ&#x20AC;? are being experienced with tests at LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics, Mako Medical, NEXT Molecular Analytics and other private firms testing nasal swabs for the virus. However, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Richmond City and Henrico health districts are not using these labs at this time,â&#x20AC;? he stated, and are relying instead on the state Department of Consolidated Laboratory Services.

Earlier in the pandemic, Dr. Avula stated that the Virginia Department of Health and local health districts had teamed with the National Guard on testing, with swabs sent to private labs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That at times did lead to delays,â&#x20AC;? he stated. Still, he noted, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;situation is incredibly fluid because it is dependent on testing volume.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When cases were surging throughout the Southern states a few weeks ago, this led to huge delays in turnaround time in the large national labs,â&#x20AC;? he stated. Dr. Avula added that hospital systems like Bon Secours can have fast turnaround times as they have reserved their limited lab capacity for patients preparing for operations and is not offering testing to the general public.

are white, to order the moratorium requested by Gov. Northam in July as the number of eviction hearings climbed. The three dissenting justices also are Caucasian. Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons wrote in dissent that he and Justices D. Arthur Kelsey and Teresa M. Chafin share the angst over the evictions crisis, but he argued that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the solution does not lie with the judicial branch of governmentâ&#x20AC;? and must be left to the executive and legislative branches. He described the moratorium as an impermissible showing of preference for one class of litigants, those facing eviction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The judicial branch should not put a heavy thumb on the scales of justice and deny property owners access to the courts and enforcement of their long-established rights,â&#x20AC;? he continued. Justice Kelsey, in a separate dissent in which Justices Lemons and Chafin joined, also argued the majority lacked statutory authority to issue such a moratorium on evictions, judicially usurped the General Assemblyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s authority, offended â&#x20AC;&#x153;the due-process traditions of our Commonwealth,â&#x20AC;? sidelined the adversarial process in being issued without a hearing and without briefs from supporters and opponents and failed to address serious constitutional questions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic fallout are crises of monumental proportions,â&#x20AC;? Justice Kelsey concluded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do not question my colleaguesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; motives in issuing this order. But we must do the right thing the right way for the right reason. One out of the three is not enough.â&#x20AC;?

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COVID-19 brings adjustments to area colleges By George Copeland Jr.

Richmond area colleges and universities plan to step up sanitation measures and reduce campus populations by turning to more online classes in dealing with coronavirus as the fall semester begins. Following a spring semester and summer derailed by COVID-19, students and faculty at Virginia Union University, Virginia State University, Virginia Commonwealth University and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College are adjusting to the changes the virus has thrust on all aspects of college life, from learning to housing, dining and social activities. “The health and safety of our students and our staff and faculty is our No. 1 priority,” said Joe Schilling, director of communications at Reynolds. “We’re not trying to just bring everybody back and throw the doors open without making sure everyone is going to be able to come in safely and comfortably.” In addition to increased cleaning and sanitation practices, most schools are reducing the number

of students on campus because of physical distancing requirements as well as reducing in-person classes by expanding online services. The ratio of in-person to online courses vary across universities. Reynolds stated it will prioritize online instruction, with allowances for “performance-based” courses like culinary arts and welding. At VCU, some classes may require students to alternate in-person attendance when classes start on Aug. 17. Other courses may be blended, conducted both in-person and online. VUU has reduced classroom occupancy by 50 percent for its courses. Virtual learning is available for all courses for students who feel safer not returning to campus. There also is a plan to transition all campusbased learning to virtual instruction starting Nov. 21. VSU, meanwhile, is limiting inperson instruction to freshmen, seniors, commuting students, student-athletes and leaders. With the changes in instruction methods, students and faculty should expect more resources to aid in on-

line learning and greater flexibility. Face-to-face instruction at all of the institutions will feature requirements for physical distancing, face masks and coverings for students and professors and increased cleaning and disinfection of shared spaces. VSU, VUU and VCU also will provide kits to students and staff that include masks, hand sanitizer and other items to assist with their health and safety. As for campus housing, VCU and VSU are increasing sanitation measures for dorms and residence halls, while limiting guests and visitors to mitigate the chances of community spread of COVID-19. VUU also has increased the number of single spaces in its residence halls by 35 percent. Officials said that 80 percent of housing will be for single occupants, while the largest rooms will be used for two occupants. Students and faculty on campus at VSU, VUU, VCU and Reynolds will be required to take a test for COVID19 prior to or upon arrival. VCU also announced plans to set aside its Honors College residence hall

to be used by VCU Health System to house low acuity COVID-19 patients among the student body. VUU, VSU and Reynolds are partnering with the Virginia Department of Health to ensure best practices regarding COVID-19 screening, testing and contact tracing. Students and faculty at all four institutions also will see limitations, closings and distancing requirements for shared spaces such as libraries, lounges, the commons and meeting areas. Dining halls also will be impacted, with VSU and VCU opting to use take-out options over in-person dining. VSU and VUU are preparing a low-density dining model with limited choices and physical distancing. While the semester outlines provided by VCU, VUU, VSU and Reynolds are extensive, all may be subject to change depending on any surge in COVID-19 cases on campus, in the state or on the national level. Nearly 100 VCU faculty members are calling for the university’s fall semester to be handled remotely, except for courses where in-person learning is absolutely necessary. While VSU’s

online or remote classes begin Aug. 17, the university has delayed the start of in-person courses until Sept. 14. “We cannot, in good conscience, put your health and safety in jeopardy by allowing you to return to campus in August while COVID-19 numbers are on the rise,” VSU President Makola M. Abdullah said in a statement to students, staff and faculty. “We understand this change may present some challenges, and we are committed to providing guidance and support to you as we continue through this transition.” That transition has proven to be an ongoing work in progress for all of the institutions. VSU has continued to update its “Forward in Fall 2020” web page with new information since its June debut, while VCU held meetings with faculty members and students a few weeks earlier to discuss the guidelines developed so far. Reynolds, according to Mr. Schilling, is working on contingency plans to move all courses online if and when COVID-19 proves too dangerous for in-person instruction, and VUU has stressed the fluid nature of its approach to its reopening plan.

VSU’s Jesse Vaughan wins regional Emmys and lifetime achievement award By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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CAHN buys South Side medical building By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The nonprofit Capital Area Health Network is the new owner of the Manchester Medical Building at 101 Cowardin Ave., previously one of the area’s largest African-American-owned medical office buildings in the city. CAHN, which largely serves low-income residents in the Richmond area, bought the 37,000-square-foot building on July 31 for $2.75 million. According to city records, the building has an assessed value of $4.5 million. Tracey Causey, CAHN’s chief executive officer and executive director, said the purchase “confirms our commitment to providing quality health care in the South Side.” The sellers included Manchester Realty, an investment group led by Dr. Renard A. Charity, a retired physician, that had developed the building in 1986, and Laburnum Properties, a nonprofit arm of the Bon Secours Health System, which owned the land. The building has 18 listed tenants, primarily a mix of physicians and dental offices and nonprofits. CAHN has operated a clinic and health education center in the South Side building. However, it is one of the three clinics CAHN closed during the pandemic. Four others are still operating, including one in Chesterfield County and three in the city in Church Hill, Fulton and North Side. Robert D. Jones II and Colby Kay of ICON Commercial, a subsidiary of the African-American-owned ICON Realty Group LLC, handled the purchase on CAHN’s behalf. The sale took 18 months to complete, they said.

Jesse Vaughan has directed such films as “Juwanna Mann” and “The Last Punch.” And in recent years, he has turned Virginia State University into a film powerhouse in the creation of commercials, documentaries and short films. The 61-year-old Richmond native has received fresh recognition for his decades of work as a director, producer and filmmaker. Mr. Vaughan was honored with the Ted Yates Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 62nd Emmy Awards. The award, along with regional Emmys, were presented during a virtual ceremony last Saturday. Mr. Vaughan was cited for earning more than 30 Emmy Awards for his work in Hollywood and at VSU and doing so “after experiencing great tragedy and while caring for his aging mother, who has been diagnosed with dementia.” Now living in Petersburg, Mr. Vaughan, who has served nine years as director of VSU’s Division of Advanced Creative Services Group, “also supports the local arts community, lends his talents to nonprofits and mentors young filmmakers and enthusiasts,” the citation noted. Mr. Vaughan, who is a member of the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame at Virginia Commonwealth University, is not resting on his laurels. Along with the lifetime achievement award, Mr. Vaughan and the VSU division

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he leads won four regional Emmys in the competition. The NATAS’ National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter encompasses the area that includes Richmond, Norfolk, Washington and Baltimore. Three of the Emmys were awarded for VSU’s 5-minute short video, “Say Her Name – School of Thought,” which recognizes Black women and girls like Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Aiyana Jones and others who have died at the hands of police or in unjust ways. The emotional video won the Emmy in the public, current or community affairs category, and Mr. Vaughan won the editor Emmy for his work in creating the video. The Emmy for writing also went to Dr. Zoe Spencer, a VSU professor of sociology, social work and criminal

justice, who created and delivered the essay in the video. Dr. Spencer said she conceived “Say Her Name” to pay homage to women killed in the present day and the past and to give the often overlooked female victims of racism and police brutality more attention. The video features Dr. Spencer speaking, with photographs and video clips spliced in by Mr. Vaughan to show what has happened to the women. Mr. Vaughan and his division also were awarded an Emmy for the commercial “Study Jazz at VSU” that has been used by the university to promote the program. Meanwhile, WTVR Channel 6 in Richmond took home 17 regional Emmys, while NBC12, WWBT Channel 12, won eight Emmys.

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Biden-Harris Kamala! That one name texted and sent out via social media on Tuesday said it all. U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California, the 55-year-old daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, is the first African-American to be chosen as the running mate of a major political party’s presidential candidate. As the vice presidential pick of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, she is the joy and hope of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party’s fear of what’s to come. There’s no doubt that Sen. Harris will be a force to be reckoned with when she hits the campaign trail. A skilled lawyer, debater and former prosecutor, Sen. Harris has a sharp mind for both detail and policy. She is a people person who can relate to the masses, a graduate of Howard University who can marshal the network and support of HBCU alumni and her Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority sisters to generate both campaign dollars and votes. But make no mistake — even with her charm and grace, Sen. Harris is a political bulldog who can easily trump the snarly and ignorant current Republican occupant of the White House with a political beatdown. And we believe she will provide the necessary and critical balance to Mr. Biden, who is not quick on his feet and has a head-shaking tendency to slip a foot into his mouth from time to time. While Sen. Harris was not our first choice for VP — our longgame saw her as a perfect new U.S. Supreme Court justice — she is an excellent selection who brings a host of enhancements and benefits to the Democratic ticket. Her record on criminal justice issues and her tough-on-crime stance will be examined and will come under fire during this campaign — and rightly so. Sen. Harris served as a prosecutor in San Francisco in the early 2000s and as California’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017, when she took office as a U.S. senator. She will have to answer for criminalizing truancy, her policy that resulted in parents being jailed for failing to ensure that their children attended school. She also will have to answer for her defense of long prison terms for “three strikes” criminals imprisoned for minor offenses and her fight against innocence claims of African-American inmates and others of color who turned out to have been wrongfully convicted. But we also see criminal justice reform being her strong suit as well, a plus as the nation is called to reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis at the hands of police. During her tenure as attorney general, the California Department of Justice required all police officers to wear body cameras. She also required every law enforcement agency in the state to collect, report and publish statistics on the number of people killed, shot or seriously injured by their sworn officers. Her office also launched investigations into alleged excessive use of force and civil rights violations by police agencies, and introduced implicit bias training for police departments. As a prosecutor, she also created a special hate crimes unit focused on crimes against LGBT children and teens and championed a special program that allowed first-time non-violent youth offenders the opportunity to avoid incarceration by participating in education, drug treatment and community service. Most recently, she co-authored a Senate bill to ban police chokeholds and has stressed the need to address social ills and invest in long-neglected and impoverished communities in the fight to battle inequities. No candidate is perfect. But we believe Sen. Harris has the experience, skills, temperament and mental acuity to help take Democrats to the White House in November. And we believe she would govern fairly and effectively if circumstances require her to take over the job as commander-in-chief of our nation. We hope her selection from a possible panel of more than a dozen women will shut down the GOP and Democratic troglodytes who are still stuck in their archaic beliefs and arguments over whether a woman is qualified or able to lead this nation. It’s only a matter of time before they and their antiquated but damaging notions will die out. Our belief and our hope is that a Biden-Harris ticket will help correct the erratic and dangerous course of the last three and a half years and chart a course toward a more progressive, equitable and abundant future for our diverse and “woke” next generation.

Hijackers not welcome We are perturbed by the most recent spate of destruction in our city. The violence and destruction must stop. The perpetrators are diminishing the message and the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and the critical reforms and accountability being sought by largely peaceful demonstrators and protesters in the areas of law enforcement, criminal justice, education, health, voting rights and employment. We’re at a critical juncture now in this movement and cannot have our nascent steps toward equity undermined or thwarted by the unruly, shortsighted actions of a few, regardless of whether they are outside perpetrators or those inside bent on sabotage. We also are concerned about the sudden sledge hammer crackdown by Richmond Police on peaceful food and information distribution efforts in and around the area protesters named Marcus-David Peters Circle where the Lee statue unfortunately remains. We call on Police Chief Gerald M. Smith to re-evaluate his goals and strategy so that Richmond can get to a level of peace and equity in the public spaces along Monument Avenue. This week marked the third anniversary of the bloody and deadly conflict in Charlottesville between white supremacists, neo-Nazis and counterprotesters. Those forces of hate and violence are still present in our state and infiltrated our city. We don’t want them to derail the removal of the remaining Confederate statues or to dilute the broad support for dismantling the racist systems of oppression and inequity in so many areas. To make headway, we call on advocates from the many groups that have been focused on reform to come together and strategize. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., along with other leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the NAACP, the Congress of Racial Equality and other groups, were able to come together in often very contentious sessions. Vernon Jordan, in his 2001 autobiography and memoir, “Vernon Can Read!” explained how — in spite of being wary of police informers and/or saboteurs — they were able to strategize and ultimately effectively use the unique strengths, skills and tactics of each organization to create change. The stakes for our future are too important to allow the destruction by a few to sabotage the path forward.

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Black women rising despite decades of bias Women won the right to vote a century ago. On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment passed. The white women’s equal rights struggle began in 1776, though, when Abigail Adams, the wife of our second president and member of the Constitution-drafting Continental Congress, sent her husband a letter. She urged him to “remember the ladies.” She further wrote, “All men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.” The Continental Congress did not remember the ladies, and it reduced enslaved people to a fraction of a person for census and political representation. The National Woman Suffrage Association was started in 1869 because white women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony refused to support the 15th Amendment that gave Black men, but not women, the right to vote. “Ain’t I A Woman,” thundered Sojourner Truth. The battle lines were drawn between Black men and white women. And few

were willing to notice the Black women on the sidelines. It reminds me of a Black Enterprise cover circa 1980 where a Black man and white woman were arm wrestling, presumably over who should benefit from affirmative action. There was no Black woman on that cover, not even standing on the

Julianne Malveaux sidelines. Black women cheered the book “All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave” edited by Akasha Gloria Hull, Patricia Bell Scott and Barbara Smith. These sisters realized that with race and gender conflict, Black women are too often discounted by Black men, but especially by the white women who purport to be allies. History will reveal that white women have used their whiteness as a shield against both Black men and women, especially as they have falsely accused Black men of rape. Their false accusations resulted in the destruction of several Black communities. Very recently, the Women’s March leaders asked Tamika Mallory to step down from their board because she embraced the intersectionality of unapologetically Black activist and genderaffirming warrior. She stayed

until her term was up. In this era of racial reckoning, white women have much to explore and grapple with. Too many of them are so myopic that they don’t get it. Black women get it. Gwen McKinney, Patricia Ann Ford and a coterie of their friends have launched a great website, srpunerased.com, that explores the intersection of suffrage, race and power and the ways that the majority narrative has too often erased the contributions that Black women have made to suffrage and justice. Their initiative is called “Suffrage. Race. Power: (S.R.P.) Black Women Unerased.” Most feminists know about Susan B. Anthony, but how many white feminists know of Nannie Helen Burroughs or Ida B. Wells? Black women often advocated for the same rights that white women did, but in protest. Thanks to Southern women and their racist mindset, Black women were excluded from public activity or asked to march at the end. That nonsense did not discourage the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in 1913 when they pushed their way into the center of the march. Even as Black women are rising, ugly racism too often attempts to put us in our place. In Aurora, Colo., Brittney Gilliam had planned a girls’ afternoon with her sister, nieces and 6-yearold daughter, Instead, they were

Protection against predatory lending gone As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc throughout the country, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently took an ill-advised and untimely action. On July 7, the agency gutted its own 2017 payday rule that required lenders to first determine whether a consumer could afford to repay the high-cost loan. This regulatory reversal represents a financial favor to payday and car title lenders, and certain harm to consumers who are just a few hundred dollars short for their monthly expenses. In very real and measurable ways, the agency created to protect consumers gave a green light to predatory lenders to continue to prey upon the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable consumers. “There is never a good time to enable predatory loans carrying 400 percent interest rates,” said Mike Calhoun, president of the Center for Responsible Lending. “But this is the worst possible time. The pain caused by the CFPB gutting the payday rule will be felt most by those who can least afford it, including communities of color who are disproportionately targeted by payday lenders.” The COVID-19 pandemic has jeopardized the ability of people to safely go to work, altered how students try to continue their studies and imposed grim realities in meeting life’s

most basic needs like food, shelter and utilities. Consumers affected by job layoffs also were hit with the loss of the additional $600 weekly in federal unemployment benefits through the federal CARES Act that expired on July 31. Additionally, renters who have managed to preserve their housing even when they could not pay should also be mindful of whether eviction

Charlene Crowell notices will come their way. These circumstances carry the potential for America’s most cash-strapped consumers to seek and become financially trapped in unaffordable predatory loans. The lure of “quick and easy” cash entraps an estimated 12 million American consumers each year. Instead of a short-term financial fix, most loans last several months or longer to fully repay. CRL research finds that the typical payday loans are in strings of 10 or more. Further, the amount of interest paid on the loan often exceeds the amount originally borrowed. Even with decades of consumer advocacy, triple-digit interest on payday loans remains legal in 34 states. In these locales, the profusion of payday and car title stores located in Black and other communities of color increases the likelihood of consumers becoming financial prey that ensures lenders of an annual $8 billion in fees alone. “By disproportionately lo-

cating storefronts in majority Black and Latino neighborhoods, predatory payday lenders systematically target communities of color, further exacerbating the racial wealth gap,” said Rachel Gittelman, financial services outreach manager with the Consumer Federation of America. “The CFPB has no basis for gutting the heart of common sense protections that merely required payday lenders to do what responsible lenders already do—ensure that the borrower has the ability to repay,” said Lauren Sanders, associate director of the National Consumer Law Center. “The evidence to support the debt trap of payday loans is overwhelming and the CFPB’s flimsy excuses for repealing protections do not stand up.” (In Virginia, under a new Fairness in Lending Act that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2021, the annual interest rate on payday loans is capped at 36 percent. However, other finance charges and monthly service fees are allowed. The maximum amount of such loans also is raised from $500 to $2,500 and sets the duration for a maximum of 24 months.) If a 36 percent rate cap is good enough for the nation’s military to be protected from predatory lending — which is the law for service members under the federal Military Lending Act — it is time to extend that same protection to the civilian population. The writer is a senior fellow with the Center for Responsible Lending.

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confronted by the police because they mistakenly identified her car as stolen. Law enforcement officers pointed guns at the young, innocent Black women and girls, and they were forced to lay, face down, on hot asphalt as they were handcuffed. Later, the police tepidly acknowledged their “mistake.” Later, Police Chief Vanessa Wilson apologized and offered therapy for the children. Ms. Gilliam told a CNN anchor that the chief could “shove it” as she found it insincere. Incidentally, Chief Wilson is a white woman who beat out three Black men for the job. Would they have handled this differently? Black women are rising politically, but some things change slowly. Would the Aurora police have treated a white woman with four young people in the car that way? Ain’t I A Woman? The writer is an economist, educator and author.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ray Boone â&#x20AC;Ś rolling in his graveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Re Editorial â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disturbing,â&#x20AC;? Free Press June 25-27 edition: The late iconic Richmond Free Press Publisher Raymond H. Boone Sr. must be rolling over in his grave. A lengthy recently published editorial called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disturbingâ&#x20AC;? criticized Mayor Levar M. Stoney for allowing peaceful protesters to be gassed, bullied and beaten by Richmond Police. The editorial went on to denounce Mayor Stoney for hiring Interim Police Chief William â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jodyâ&#x20AC;? Blackwell who, 18 years ago, was brought before a Richmond

grand jury for shooting an innocent black man, Jeramy O. Gilliam, in the back. Indeed, Mr. Gilliamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family has called for Mayor Stoney to resign. Finally, the editorial described a â&#x20AC;&#x153;cloudâ&#x20AC;? that descended over both the Richmond Police Department as well as Mayor Stoney. The editorial called upon Mayor Stoney to â&#x20AC;&#x153;address the issue publicly.â&#x20AC;? The editorial concluded by saying if addressing the issue publicly canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be done, then Mayor Stoney should go. If I had been elected mayor and had committed the sins that the Free Press

has outlined against Mayor Stoney, the editorial would have screamed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe must go!â&#x20AC;? There would have been no call for me to simply â&#x20AC;&#x153;address the issue publicly.â&#x20AC;? Accordingly, I find the Free Press editorial itself to be disturbing. SEN. JOSEPH D. â&#x20AC;&#x153;JOEâ&#x20AC;? MORRISSEY Richmond The writer represents the 16th District in the Virginia Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mayor in November 2016.

Connection between shootings and removal of statues?

I see a lot of shooting and killing these days. Is anyone taking notice of how many Black people and people of color are being killed? Hate killing could be going on. A lot of those Confederate statues they took down were

men of war. They were on the wrong side. They also were someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kin, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to take this lying down. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my 2 cents worth. MARIE WOODFIN Richmond

Ordinary people loved Rep. John Lewis, too Re â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rep. John Lewis, a lion of the Civil Rights Movement and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;conscience of Congress,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; dies at 80,â&#x20AC;? Free Press July 23-25 edition: When Rep. John Lewis of Georgia died, I watched television day and night as the many friends, politicians and famous people spoke of his greatness. I enjoyed listening to them all. I would like to speak as an ordinary person to tell how Congressman Lewis also touched our lives with his braveness and perseverance and how proud we were of him.Â Â I met Congressman Lewis in 2005 when he visited our town of Farmville. I was mesmerized listening to him tell about how he lived as a child. His voice will stay with me forever.

Later, I had an opportunity to talk and take a picture with him. Our conversation was as though we had always known each other as two ordinary people, not as an icon and an ordinary person. I asked him how I could purchase his book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement,â&#x20AC;? and he replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will mail you one.â&#x20AC;? Within a few days, I received his book â&#x20AC;&#x201D; autographed.Â I will always remember him as an icon and an ordinary man with character. What a combination! RITA ODOM MOSELEY Farmville

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In this proceeding, Dominion has asked the Commission to approve Rider R for the rate year beginning April 1, 2021, and ending March 31, 2022 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;2021 Rate Yearâ&#x20AC;?). The two components of the proposed total revenue requirement for the 2021 Rate Year are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True Up Factor. The Company is requesting a Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement of $54,706,000 and an Actual Cost True Up Factor revenue requirement of $4,613,000. Thus, the Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of $59,318,000 for service rendered during the 2021 Rate Year. For purposes of calculating the revenue requirement in this case, Dominion utilized an enhanced rate of return on common equity (â&#x20AC;&#x153;ROEâ&#x20AC;?) of 10.2%. This ROE comprises a general ROE of 9.2% approved by the Commission in Case Nos. PUR-2017-00038 and PUR 2019 00050, plus a 100 basis point enhanced return applicable to a combined-cycle generating station as described in Â§ 56 585.1 A 6 of the Code. If the proposed Rider R for the 2021 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion, implementation of its proposed Rider R on April 1, 2021, would increase the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.22. The Company indicates it has calculated the proposed Rider R rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for rates approved by the Commission in the most recent Rider R proceeding, Case No. PUR-2019-00087, with the exception that in this case the Company did not remove federal customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and retail choice customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; load and usage for the purpose of designing rates. 7KLV $SSOLFDWLRQ LV RQH RI VL[ ÂżOLQJV 'RPLQLRQ PDGH RQ RU DERXW -XQH IRU UHFRYHU\ RI IXQGV UHODWHG WR FDSLWDO SURMHFWV ,I WKH UHYHQXH UHTXLUHPHQWV LQ WKHVH ÂżOLQJV DUH approved as proposed, the cumulative impact would be a monthly increase of approximately $0.96 for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month. Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals. 7$.( 127,&( WKDW WKH &RPPLVVLRQ PD\ DSSRUWLRQ UHYHQXHV DPRQJ FXVWRPHU FODVVHV DQG RU GHVLJQ UDWHV LQ D PDQQHU GLŕľľHULQJ IURP WKDW VKRZQ LQ WKH $SSOLFDWLRQ DQG VXSSRUWLQJ GRFXPHQWV DQG WKXV PD\ DGRSW UDWHV WKDW GLŕľľHU IURP WKRVH DSSHDULQJ LQ WKH &RPSDQ\ÂśV $SSOLFDWLRQ DQG VXSSRUWLQJ GRFXPHQWV The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this case that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing to be convened at 10:00 a.m. on January 26, 2021, to UHFHLYH WKH WHVWLPRQ\ RI SXEOLF ZLWQHVVHV DQG WKH HYLGHQFH RI WKH &RPSDQ\ DQ\ UHVSRQGHQWV DQG WKH &RPPLVVLRQÂśV 6WDŕľľ )XUWKHU GHWDLOV RQ WKLV KHDULQJ ZLOO EH SURYLGHG E\ VXEVHquent Commission Order or Hearing Examinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ruling. The Commission has taken judicial notice of the ongoing public health emergency related to the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, and the declarations of emergency issued at both the state and federal levels. In accordance therewith, all pleadings, briefs, or other documents required to be served in this matter should be submitted electronically to the extent authorized by 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format RI WKH &RPPLVVLRQÂśV 5XOHV RI 3UDFWLFH DQG 3URFHGXUH Âł5XOHV RI 3UDFWLFHÂ´ &RQÂżGHQWLDO DQG ([WUDRUGLQDULO\ 6HQVLWLYH information shall not be submitted electronically and should comply with 5 VAC 5-20-170, &RQÂżGHQWLDO LQIRUPDWLRQ, of the Rules of Practice. For the duration of the COVID-19 HPHUJHQF\ DQ\ SHUVRQ VHHNLQJ WR KDQG GHOLYHU DQG SK\VLFDOO\ ÂżOH RU VXEPLW DQ\ SOHDGLQJ RU RWKHU GRFXPHQW VKDOO FRQWDFW WKH &OHUNÂśV 2ŕľśFH 'RFXPHQW &RQWURO &HQWHU DW 9838 to arrange the delivery. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-140, )LOLQJ DQG VHUYLFH RI WKH &RPPLVVLRQÂśV 5XOHV RI 3UDFWLFH WKH &RPPLVVLRQ KDV GLUHFWHG WKDW VHUYLFH RQ SDUWLHV DQG WKH &RPPLVVLRQÂśV 6WDŕľľ LQ WKLV PDWWHU VKDOO EH DFFRPSOLVKHG E\ HOHFWURQLF PHDQV 3OHDVH UHIHU WR WKH &RPPLVVLRQÂśV 2UGHU IRU 1RWLFH DQG +HDULQJ IRU IXUWKHU LQVWUXFWLRQV FRQFHUQLQJ &RQÂżGHQWLDO RU ([WUDRUGLQDULO\ Sensitive Information. An electronic copy of the Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Application may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa R. Crabtree, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or LCrabtree@mcguirewoods.com ,QWHUHVWHG SHUVRQV DOVR PD\ GRZQORDG XQRŕľśFLDO FRSLHV IURP WKH &RPPLVsionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website: https://scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information. 2Q RU EHIRUH -DQXDU\ DQ\ LQWHUHVWHG SHUVRQ PD\ ÂżOH FRPPHQWV RQ WKH $SSOLFDWLRQ E\ IROORZLQJ WKH LQVWUXFWLRQV IRXQG RQ WKH &RPPLVVLRQÂśV ZHEVLWH https://scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2020-00101.

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A10 August 13-15, 2020

Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Aaron Judge leads AL in homers and RBIs

Everything about Aaron Judge is labeled extralarge. That goes for his size (6-foot-7, 282 pounds), his jersey number (99) and his ever- expanding muscular achievements. The 28-year-old New York Yankees right-handed right fielder is a mountain of a man with home run totals to match. Earlier this month, Judge homered in five straight games, including two bombs in a 9-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 3. The first home run hit traveled 419 feet into the New York skyline and was clocked at 107.9 mph coming off the bat barrel. That was a mere tune up for Judge’s second homer, an even more majestic 468-foot blast timed at 107.4 mph. “If the pitcher puts it over the plate, I’ve got to do some damage to it,” Judge told Inside The Pinstripes. The only Yankees to have longer streaks of homers in consecutive games are Don Mattingly, with eight, and Roger Maris and Lou Gehrig, with six each. “It’s an honor to be in the same sentence with those guys,” Judge said. “I’m just out there trying to do my part.” As of Aug. 10, Judge leads the American League in homers with nine, and in runs batted in with 19. That’s through 16 games. Judge’s fence-clearing prowess has not been in vain. The Bronx Bombers started the season 9-3 and

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atop the American League East. The Yankees are looking for their 28th World Series title and their first since 2008. Judge was the Yankees’ first round draft choice in 2013, and 13th pick overall. He paid his dues in the minors, including part of 2015 when he starred (12 homers in 63 games) for the Eastern League Trenton Thunder of Trenton, N.J., an opponent of the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Now in his fifth season in Gotham, Judge, the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year, has 117 homers in 408 career games.

That total would be significantly higher if not for missing 50 games in both 2018 and 2019 with injuries. He holds the MLB record for fastest player to ever reach the 60 home run plateau. Judge did it in just 197 games. Judge also holds the record for hardest ball ever hit — 121.1 mph in 2017. He also was the first rookie in big league annals to hit at least 45 homers, drive in at least 100 runs, and score at least 100 runs. In addition, in 2017 he set an all-time rookie record with 127 walks. On the debit side, the native Californian and former Fresno State University standout holds the rookie record for most strikeouts in a season — 208 — and for striking out at least once in 37 straight games. He swings hard and sometimes hits nothing but air. Through Aug. 7, he had 278 career walks compared to 557 strikeouts. While Judge tails behind the likes of Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout and Los Angeles Dodgers Mookie Betts as the sport’s top all-round talent, he is arguably the player fans most want to see with his other-worldly power. Judge’s combination of size and athleticism is unlike any player before him, even for a storied franchise like the Yankees. You don’t want to go to the refrigerator, or even turn your head, when No. 99 strides to the plate. You might miss seeing something you’ve never seen before. All rise! Judge has become the Big Apple’s biggest attraction.

Long ball legends Here are the Major League all-time leaders for home runs per at-bat. A player needs 3,000 plate appearances to qualify: • Mark McGwire, one every 10.61 times at bats • Babe Ruth, 11.76 • Barry Bonds, 12.92 • Jim Tome, 13.76 • Giancarlo Stanton*, 13.83 • Ralph Kiner, 14.11 • Harmon Killebrew, 14.22 • Sammy Sosa, 14.47 • Ted Williams, 14.79 • Manny Ramirez, 14.85 Other notable Yankees: • Mickey Mantle, 15.12 • Alex Rodriguez, 15.18 • Lou Gehrig, 16.23 • Reggie Jackson, 17.52 • Roger Maris, 18.55 * Still active N o t e : A a r o n Ju d g e h a s averaged a home run every 12.4 times up at bat. However, he doesn’t qualify for the alltime list with just 1,766 plate appearances as of Aug. 7. Statistics from Baseball Reference.

As the ‘6th Man,’ Lou Williams plays a key role for Clippers Lou Williams is the star who doesn’t start. The Los Angeles Clippers guard is the NBA’s all-time leader for most points off the bench. A 6-foot-1, 33-year-old Memphis, Tenn., native, Williams also holds NBA records for most 20-, 30- and 40-point games in a reserve role. If the Clippers are to advance to the NBA finals for the first time in franchise history, “Sweet Lou” will play a key role, albeit in the shadows of Los Angeles superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Three times, Williams has been selected as NBA Sixth-Man of the Year — 2015 with the Toronto Raptors and 2018 and 2019 with the Clippers. Williams’ inspiring contributions as a backup even inspired Canadian rapper Drake, a huge Toronto fan, to write a song about him in 2015. Fittingly, it was titled “6 Man” and was part of Drake’s mixtape “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late.” Surely Williams could have been a full-time starter for other teams. But he has fallen in love with being the “Best Off the Bench.” “If you want to be a part of a team and a team player, you accept the role,” Williams told The Undefeated. He began his career in Philadelphia, backing up the great Allen Iverson. “I probably would have been done, to be

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honest with you, if I didn’t accept that role,” Williams said. “I had to embrace what was for me and for my career, and go get it.” Williams broke the “off the bench” record previously held by native Virginian Dell Curry in March 2019. Curry scored 11,153 bench points in 16 NBA seasons. Williams caught him in his 15th season. Approximately 85 percent of Williams’ career 14,437 points (as of Aug. 8) were off

the pines. He also has logged In 1984, the team relocated to career totals of 3,447 assists, Los Angeles where it now Nearing NBA playoffs 2,252 rebounds and 1,347 shares the Staples Center 3-point connections. with the Lakers. The NBA playoffs will start Monday, There are no signs of The Clippers are Aug. 17, and run through a slowdown. This seajoined by Charlotte, Oct. 13, with 16 teams in the hunt. son, after 62 games, Denver, MemBecause of COVID-19, all games will be played Williams is averagphis, Minnesota in “The Bubble,” the ESPN Wide World of Sports ing 18.3 points and New Orleans Complex at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Fla. and 5.7 assists for as current NBA The best of seven series will go with the traditional Clippers Coach teams to never 2-2-1-1-1 format, meaning the high seed starts off Doc Rivers. make the playoff with two “home” games. The Toronto Raptors are the Gifted with a finals. defending NBA champions. picture-book reWilliams is As of Aug. 8, the Milwaukee Bucks had the best lease on his shot, among the last record this season at 55-14. Williams is hitting players to jump Playoff games will be covered by a mixture 36 percent from bestraight from high of ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA-TV. ABC yond the arc and 86 school to the NBA. will cover the NBA Finals. percent at the foul line. In 2005, he opted out Former MVP candidates of a scholarship from the Leonard and George lead the University of Georgia to enter attack, averaging 26.9 and 21.4 the draft. points, respectively. The slender guard became a second The Clippers essentially are locked into the round choice — 45th overall — of the Philasecond seed behind the Los Angeles Lakers delphia 76ers, where he learned from the bench in the Western Division for the NBA playoffs. watching Iverson. The expansion franchise started off as the Now 15 years later, Williams is still sitting Buffalo Braves from 1970 to 1974. It moved comfortably on the bench—at least for the opento San Diego in 1978 and became the Clippers. ing tip. He might feel lost anywhere else.

Cameron Champ’s rising star leads to loyal following, merchandise Cameron Champ is going places his grandfather, the late in 2018 and the Safeway Open in Napa, Calif., in 2019. Champ packs a considerable wallop on the tee. He is second Mack Champ, was never given the chance to. The sky seems to be the limit for Cameron Champ, 25, who on the PGA tour in driving distance at 321.3 yards per hit. Bryson contended last weekend for the PGA Championship in San DeChambeau leads at 324.4. Champ, who is sponsored by Ping, Nike and Srixon, is develFrancisco. Life was much more challenging for his grandfather, who oping a passionate following. Nike Golf even has manufactured was born in 1941 in Columbus, Texas. The late Mr. Champ, a polo shirt called “Grandpa Mack” with a silhouette of Mack who died in October 2019 at age 78, caddied as a youngster at Champ swinging a club. There is athleticism in the family. Jeff Champ played two private clubs, but was never allowed to play because of racism. It wasn’t until he was in the U.S. Army and serving in England seasons of baseball in the Baltimore Orioles’ chain. Cameron dabbled in the sport, but golf in 1961 that he finally got a always came first for the chance to swat golf balls on youngster. His grandfather a real course. would pick him up after Times have changed, for school each day and would the better, and now Camtake him to various courses eron Champ is among the around Sacramento to develop hottest new athletes on the his game. Soon, Mack Champ PGA tour. was transporting Cameron Last weekend, Champ, a Champ to tournaments. native of Sacramento, Calif., Champ quickly emerged as and alumnus of Texas A&M one of the top junior players in University, created quite a stir California and eventually beat the 102nd PGATournament. came a standout at NCAA golf He trailed by just one stroke powerhouse Texas A&M. after three rounds and even Golfer Cameron Champ, right, with his dad, Jeff Champ, left, Champ uses his position shared the lead during the and his late grandfather, Mack Champ. of prominence to promote final 18 holes. Champ eventually finished eighth, six strokes behind leader causes he feels strongly about. Earlier this year, during Black Collin Morikawa. The impressive run in the world spotlight History Month, he wore one black and one white shoe at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. earned Champ a check for $252,123. On Sundays, he wears blue to draw attention to autism. Blue is It couldn’t have happened without the man Champ called the color of Autism Speaks. Champ’s sister, Madison, is autistic “Pops.” Mack Champ was most responsible for Cameron Champ’s and plays golf competitively. And then there is the ongoing tribute to his beloved grandemergence as a golfing star and, more importantly, as an outfather. standing young man. Inscribed on Cameron Champ’s irons is one of his grandfa“A role model, mentor and the greatest grandfather I could have ever asked for,” Champ wrote on Instagram following his ther’s favorite quotes: “It’s not where you’re from; it’s where grandfather’s death. “You taught me lessons of life I could have you’re going.” Minus the obstacles his grandfather faced, there is no doubt never learned from anyone else.” Champ’s full name is Cameron Mackray Champ. Mackray Cameron Champ has a clear path to golf’s royalty. “Mack” Champ is his grandfather. Champ is one of only seven African-Americans to ever win an event on the mainstream PGA tour. The son of Jeff Champ, who is African-American, and Lisa Champ, who is Caucasian, prevailed in the Sanderson Farms Championships in Jackson, Miss., Images of Nike Golf’s polo shirt honoring the late Mack Champ, Cameron’s grandfather.

VUU golf team recognized for GPA Virginia Union University golfers are posting low scores on the links and high scores in the classroom. The fall golf season has been postponed because of the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean the Panthers are asleep in the hammock. In the private sector, rising junior Travon Willis finished second last month in the Bud Kivett Memorial Championship in High Point, N.C. A physics/engineerTrevon Willis Joey Graham ing major from Indian Hills, N.C., Willis shot a 36-hole 134, two strokes behind Connor Sock. Also last month, incoming freshman Joey Graham won the junior division of the Southern Maryland Amateur Golf Tournament at Breton Bay Golf and Country Club in Leonardtown, Md. Graham, from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md., prevailed with rounds of 74-75. From a team standpoint, Coach E. Lee Coble’s squad received the President’s Special Academic Recognition from the Golf Coaches Association of America. VUU is one of 15 NCAA Division II teams recognized as having a 3.5 GPA or higher. VUU’s team finished with a 3.57 combined GPA.

Terry recruits 4 for Lady Panthers First-year Virginia Union University Lady Panthers basketball coach Tierra Terry has been busy on the recruiting trail. Coach Terry’s first four signees include two incoming freshmen and two transfer students. Arriving freshmen are 6-foot-2 Aaliyah Bevans from Capitol Heights, Md., and 5-foot-7 Jhakia Gist from Brooklyn, N.Y. Coach Terry The transfers are 5-foot-8 Chrishyanah Alston from North Carolina A&T State University and 6-foot-1 Sarah Placide from Daytona State College in Florida.

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Personality: Lashawnda S. Singleton Spotlight on president of the Richmond Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers From Miami to New York and finally Richmond, Lashawnda Shanell Singleton has seen and experienced the struggles of the poor and disadvantaged. Now, as the number of those in need grows during the COVID19 pandemic, Ms. Singleton is working to aid them as president of the Richmond Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers. Founded in 1971, the RABSW is “committed to advocating for social change, justice and enhancing the well-being of Black people throughout the city of Richmond and surrounding counties,” Ms. Singleton says. “Our aim is to build a network of practitioners, researchers, scholars and community members who will leverage relationships, share knowledge and utilize their skills for the benefit of those we serve.” Guided in their efforts by a code of ethics, the principles of Nguzo Saba, which are celebrated and discussed during Kwanzaa, and the seven cardinal virtues of Ma’at from ancient African culture, the RABSW has been focusing its Afrocentric efforts toward providing resources and support for those impacted by COVID-19. That includes advice, fellowship and solidarity through video streaming, and mental health support services from the multiple members with private practices. Ms. Singleton first became involved with RABSW through its student chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she earned her bachelor’s in social work. At the time, Ms. Singleton was aware of the need for Black and brown people to be able to have help from people with similar experiences who could identify with and address their issues. She said her own background growing

up with two siblings and a single mother in subsidized housing and personal experiences with the criminal justice system gives her lived experiences that are beneficial in helping others. “I was looking to find clarity and understanding of what it is to be African-centered and interested in figuring out how to include this perspective with culture, including its trauma, to better assist the Black community,” Ms. Singleton says. She balances her volunteer work with the RABSW with her own re-entry service, We the PLUG Consulting LLC, her job as community outreach coordinator for the Virginia Department of Corrections and a myriad of other community work, including serving on Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s Task Force to Reimagine Public Safety. Ms. Singleton’s connection to the plight of the underserved has continued with the COVIS-19 struggle. During the pandemic, she was out of work for six weeks after an “encounter” with the coronavirus after visiting her mother in New York and attending church there in March. All of the church members, including her mother, were affected, she says. To hear Ms. Singleton tell it, she isn’t the only person in RABSW with experience gleaned on the margins of society and connections in some way to the foster care system to incarceration to substance abuse and more. It’s that breadth of experience that she believes makes the organization, its members and its mission so special and vital. “That’s what I really love and appreciate,” Ms. Singleton says. “You have individuals who have that life experience and have become educated in those fields to change that experience and be able to work with those individuals, where people that

look like you can definitely say ‘I understand. I know where you’re coming from.’ ” Meet an advocate committed to helping people and this week’s Personality, Lashawnda S. Singleton: No. 1 volunteer position: President, Richmond Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers. Other community volunteer service: Board member, Storefront for Community Design and Virginia Center for Restorative Justice. Date and place of birth: Oct. 5 in Miami. Current residence: Richmond. Education: Bachelor’s in social work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014; and master’s in public administration, Virginia Tech, 2020. Occupation: Community outreach coordinator for the Virginia Department of Corrections. Family: Jason Young, lifelong partner of 28 years, and daughter

Shaniya Young; my mother, a retired case manager for the City of New York; my father, deceased, murdered in 1978 gun violence; older brother, Twon Singleton, a Desert Storm vet living in Georgia; and younger brother, Marcus Conyers, a graduate of Virginia State University who died in November 2012. When and why I became involved with Richmond Association of Black Social Workers: I became involved in RABSW while working to obtain my bachelor’s degree in social work. I graduated from VCU in 2014 and the student chapter and transitioned into the Richmond chapter. Mission of RABSW: The Richmond Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers comprises people of African ancestry committed to enhancing the quality of life and empowering people of African ancestry through advocacy, human services and research. What RABSW does: The chapter is guided by the principles of Nguzo Saba, which are unity, selfdetermination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith, and the seven cardinal virtues of Ma’at, which are right, truth, justice, order, reciprocity, balance, and harmony. A social worker is: A change agent. We meet individuals, families, communities and various other entities where they are in life and assist them in establishing a better plan of action for their lives. There are three levels of practice — micro, macro and mezzo — which guide on specification and area of expertise. Social workers are policy driven/makers, advocates and direct service delivery. They

are diverse practitioners. Importance of social workers: Engaging and empowering communities through the implementation of our code of ethics. As stated in RABSW’s Code of Ethics, our primary obligation is the welfare of the Black individual, Black family and Black community and will engage in action for improving social conditions. How social workers help during COVID-19: RABSW provides resources and support for members of our community faced with COVID-19 challenges. We have multiple members with private practices that offer mental health support services. RABSW also provided a healing circle for members via Zoom to express their own concerns, ask for healing, share remedies and allow for fellowship during this time of separation. COVID-19 was a challenge because I was personally affected. I was out of work for six weeks. I believe I encountered it at church when I went for a visit in March. My mother and her entire New York church family were affected. She is doing well but we lost some members and some are still recovering. Challenges social workers face: The challenges are community support, funding and advocacy/ legislative support. We often are challenged in our role due to the lack of understanding of the need for social workers and the expertise they bring. Social workers have unique tools that assist in working with others to break down the walls and get to the root of many causes of trauma. Personally, in my role working with the returning citizen population, the challenge is changing the narrative of these individuals within legislation, community and personal ideology. How I start the day: I am not a breakfast person. My day starts by

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writing my to-do list because of my busy schedule of running my own re-entry service — We the PLUG Consulting LLC; working on Mayor Levar Stoney’s new Task Force to Reimagine Public Safety; being president of RABSW; being the community outreach coordinator for VADOC and the many boards I sit on. Three words that best describe me: Passionate, persistent and inquisitive. Best late-night snack: Coffee ice cream. How I unwind: Listening to music and taking walks along the river. Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Visiting museums and historic places. A quote that I am most inspired by: “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.” — Fannie Lou Hamer. The top of my “to-do” list: Work on my bookstore business plan. The best thing my mother ever taught me: My mom taught me to be driven, resilient and to never give up on my goal. The person who influenced me the most: My mother. She moved us from the dangers of Miami to New York and provided in a way that I never thought I was poor. She was a single mother of three who achieved a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. Book that influenced me the most: “From the Browder File: 22 Essays on the African American Experience” by Dr. Anthony T. Browder. What I’m reading now: “The African Origins of Civilization, Religion, Yoga Mysticism and Ethics Philosophy” by Dr. Muata Ashby. Next goal: To open a Black bookstore in Richmond.

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Happenings Local father and son artists share national spotlight By Ronald E. Carrington

Local artists Jerome W. Jones Jr. and Jeromyah Jones, known for their portraits of prominent figures, received a tidal wave of interest from across the country after a recent interview on NBC’s “Today” show. The father-son team shared the national spotlight during a virtual morning interview July 31 with “Today” show host Craig Melvin as part of the series “Dads Got This!” The series spotlights fathers across the country who are making a difference in their children’s lives. Mr. Melvin, who was doing the show from his Connecticut home, interviewed the Joneses, who were in their Richmond studio. He learned about their careers and got a taste of poetry about their years of portrait art celebrating Black history and culture. Since then, the Joneses have been receiving calls from across the country from people interested in their work, notably their “I AM 400: The African Journey in America, 1619-2019” banner that highlights the trials and tribulations, successes and achievements of African-Americans from 1619 to 2019. “It was a blessing to get national exposure for our artwork. That was awesome,” father Jerome Jones, a landscape and still-life painter, told the Free Press last week. “Our success is ongoing. People from across the nation, who were as impressed with our artwork as Mr. Melvin was, have been calling to

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Artists Jeromyah Jones, left, and his father, Jerome W. Jones Jr., display their “I AM 400” banner outside at Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center. It shows many seminal events and people in African-American history during the last 400 years.

purchase a copy of the ‘I AM 400’ banner.” The Joneses’ work, centered in their inspirational foundation and rooted in their religious beliefs, focuses on Africa and weaves together the past, present and future and tells stories that are personal and universal. The artists premiered the banner in conjunc-

tion with the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved people in America. The 69 portraits on the banner include many familiar and renowned local and national figures in civil rights, medicine, sports and entertainment, including Arthur Ashe Jr., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, Oliver W. Hill Sr.,

Dr. Francis Foster, Serena Williams, Wynton Marsalis, Stevie Wonder, Shirley Chisholm and Dr. Dorothy Height. All have contributed to the character and culture of America throughout the centuries. “The response was amazing,” said Jeromyah Jones, who specializes in oil and acrylic painting. During the interview with Mr. Melvin, the younger Mr. Jones read his poem, “I AM 400,” that accompanies the banner. “So many people locally said they were moved by my poem, just like Mr. Melvin.” The national television host was brought to tears during the segment. For Jeromyah Jones, their work is a statement of their belief in scripture, Proverbs 18:16 — “A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.” Copies of the “I AM 400” banner have been installed in the Richmond Public Library, as well as at schools and universities around the state, including Virginia Union, Hampton and Virginia Commonwealth universities and the College of William & Mary. It also has been installed at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh, National installations include Pittsburgh’s August Wilson Center, the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, to name a few.

New deal helps pave way for Soulidifly’s new works By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Janine Bell of the Elegba Folklore Society.

Saturday’s Down Home Family Reunion canceled because of COVID-19 The 30th Annual Down Home Family Reunion, the summer celebration of African-American folk life sponsored by the Elegba Folklore Society, is canceled this year because of the coronavirus. The event was scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15. “Some people told me in the spring (during the shutdown) that ‘We are going to need to have a family reunion,” said Janine Bell, president and artistic director of the Elegba Folklore Society. “But it’s not to be.” She said she hopes people are “caring for themselves in a way to ensure we can invite people to come together” next year for a milestone event. “Elegba Folklore Society is continuing to reinvent itself in this pandemic — as we did with our virtual Juneteenth event and the Reclamation Drum Circle — to provide programming that will offer to the community the comfort, joy and enrichment that they thank us for providing,” she said.

Richmond’s largest African-American film and media company now has access to financial support for its efforts to make films showcasing events and stories involving women and people of color. Soulidifly Productions, founded in 2017 and led by B.K. Fulton, announced Monday that it has signed a $10 million deal with GO Media Productions LLC of Atlanta, a year-old, African-Americanowned company best known for investing $150 million in Georgia’s film industry. Under the terms of the agreement, GO Media will have the first look at Soulidifly’s films and scripts and could invest up to $10 million a year to develop, produce, and/or market one or more of the offerings. Soulidifly already has produced five films, has seven more in various stages of production and another 10 films in development. The company’s completed films are available on streaming services. “Soulidifly and GO Media share a similar mission to expand the narrative of films that portray women and minorities in a more favorable light and disposition, which traditional Hollywood too often omits,” said Mr. Fulton, founder and chairman of Soulidifly Productions, which also publishes a monthly magazine and children’s books. The deal “will provide Soulidifly with a new funding source to tell even more stories,” he added. GO Media co-founders Len Gibson and Wayne Overstreet noted the new relationship with Soulidifly is in keeping with their company’s mission to help filmmakers bring their dreams to fruition. Veterans of the film industry, Mr. Overstreet and Mr. Gibson

opened their operation in 2019 to undertake pre-and post-production work, such as film editing, sound design, special effects and other services, for filmmakers in Georgia and on the East Coast that Hollywood has Mr. Fulton previously dominated. GO Media also is involved with a remake of the movie “Sinbad.” For them, Soulidifly is another potential source of content. Soulidifly has released “Atone,” “River Runs Red,” “Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment,” “Hell on the Border” and “1 Angry Black Man.” The Richmond-based studio expects to release three more films over the next six months, “Joseph,” “The Unity Ride” and “Freedom’s Path.”

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5 faith facts about VP pick Kamala Harris – a Black Baptist with Hindu family Religion News Service

Few, if any, vice presidential candidates have had as much exposure to the world’s religions as U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, the 55-year-old from California whom Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden named Tuesday as his running mate. Sen. Harris’ ethnic, racial and cultural biography represents a slice of the U.S. population that is becoming ascendant but that has never been represented in the nation’s second highest office. Here are five faith facts about Sen. Harris: She was raised on Hinduism and Christianity. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was from Chennai, India; her father, Donald Harris, from Jamaica. The two met as graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley. Her name, Kamala, means “lotus” in Sanskrit, and is another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. She visited India multiple times as a girl and got to know her relatives there. But because her parents divorced when she was 7, she also grew up in Oakland and Berkeley attending predominantly Black churches. Her downstairs neighbor, Regina Shelton, often took Kamala and her sister, Maya, to Oakland’s 23rd Avenue Church of God in Oakland. Sen. Harris now considers herself a Black Baptist. She is married to a Jewish man. Sen. Harris met her husband, Los Angeles lawyer Douglas Emhoff, on a blind date in San Francisco. They married in 2014. At their wedding, the couple smashed a glass to honor Mr. Emhoff’s upbringing . It is a traditional Jewish wedding custom. It was Sen. Harris’ first marriage and Mr. Emhoff’s second. An article in the Jewish press described her imitation of her Jewish mother-in-law, Barbara Emhoff, as “worthy of an Oscar.” She was criticized for not proactively assisting in civil cases against Catholic clergy sex abuse during the years she served as a prosecutor. After graduating from the University of

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California, Hastings College of the Law, Sen. Harris specialized in prosecuting sex crimes and child exploitation as a young prosecutor. But two investigations by The Intercept and The Associated Press found that Sen. Harris was consistently silent on the Roman Catholic Church’s abuse scandal — first as San Francisco district attorney and later as California’s attorney general. Survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of priests say she resisted informal requests to help them with their cases and refused to release church records on abusive priests that had been gathered by her predecessor, Terence Hallinan. As attorney general, Sen. Harris filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to refuse Hobby Lobby’s request to deny women health care coverage for contraception because of the craft store chain owner’s religious beliefs. In her 2014 brief that was supported by 15 states and Washington, D.C., Sen. Harris wrote that if Hobby Lobby were allowed to withhold birth control coverage on religious grounds, it might lead other corporations to demand similar exemptions from the nation’s civil rights laws. In the landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that family-owned corporations can’t be forced to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act if it offends their religious beliefs.

Later, as a U.S. senator, Sen. Harris cosponsored a congressional bill to weaken the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to ensure it is not used to permit discrimination in the name of religion. The measure, called the Do No Harm Act, was first introduced in 2017 and again in 2019. The RFRA originally passed in 1993 to prevent the government from “substantially burdening a person’s exercise of religion.” Do No Harm’s backers believed that the RFRA “should not be interpreted to authorize an exemption from generally applicable law.” Had it passed, it would have ensured that religious employers could not deny health care coverage for employees or claim exemptions to civil rights laws. When running for president last year, she often used the New Testament parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus tells the parable about an outsider who helps a man beaten and left on the side of the road. Sen. Harris has said it has helped her clarify who one’s “neighbor” is. “Neighbor is not about having the same ZIP code,” Sen. Harris said at a Poor People’s Campaign forum last year. “What we learn about in that parable is that neighbor is someone you are walking by on the street. Neighbor is about understanding and living in service of others — that we are all each other”s brothers and sisters.” In other speeches, Sen. Harris has invoked liberation theology, the strain of Christian thought that emphasizes social concern for the poor and political liberation for oppressed peoples. “Justice is on the ballot,” Sen. Harris said at an event hosted by the Iowa Democratic Party last year. “Economic justice is on the ballot. ... Health care justice is on the ballot. ... Education justice is on the ballot. ... Reproductive justice is on the ballot. ... Justice for children is on the ballot. ... Here’s the bottom line, Iowa. I do believe that when we overcome these injustices, we will unlock the promise of America and the potential of the American people.”

Larry J. Bland seriously ill Free Press staff report

Larry J. Bland, Richmond’s celebrated gospel choir director, issued an email Tuesday stating that he is suffering from a serious illness and included a request for prayers and privacy. Best known for his leadership of The Volunteer Choir, Mr. Bland stated in the email to choir members, Larry Bland friends and lifetime associates, “It is with sadness I have to inform you I am currently in Stage 4 cancer and also dealing with a serious case of pneumonia.” “Please pray for me and respect my privacy at this time. It is much appreciated that no telephone calls or visits are attempted,” he concluded. A former member of the choir shared the email with the Free Press. Mr. Bland ended his 44-year tenure as director of The Volunteer Choir with a final concert on Dec. 30, 2018.

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Jerry Falwell Jr. is out at conservative Liberty University. On Aug. 7, the university announced in a one-sentence statement that Mr. Falwell was taking an indefinite leave of absence as president of the private, evangelical university founded by his evangelist father, the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, and which he has led for the last 13 years. On Monday, the university announced that its board had chosen an interim president, Jerry Prevo, who has served as chairman of the school’s board of trustees since 2003 and recently retired as the senior pastor of a Baptist church in Alaska. The statement said Rev. Prevo would start immediately. What caused the change? Calls for Mr. Falwell’s resignation grew after he posted — and quickly deleted — a photograph of himself on Instagram with his arm around a woman who was not his wife. Both had their pants unzipped, midriffs and underwear visible. Mr. Falwell held a glass of what he described as “black water” in the caption, noting it was not alcohol and “a prop only.” Mr. Falwell later said the photo was meant to be “in good fun” and identified the woman as his wife’s assistant. He said the assistant is pregnant and couldn’t get her pants to zip. He was wearing an older pair

of pants that he couldn’t zip “This pattern of behavior them either, he said. has become troubling, and I He also said the two were believe whether it’s a leave of at a costume party while on absence or stepping down, I vacation. believe his behavior, the pattern “I should never of it, has warranted have put it up and this,” he said. embarrassed her. I’ve Internal criticism apologized to everyof Mr. Falwell’s body. I promised my leadership and his kids I’m going to behavior online has try to be a good boy escalated in recent from here on out,” months, with LibMr. Falwell told a erty University staff, Mr. Falwell Lynchburg radio stastudents and alumni tion early last week. leading the charge. But Congressman Mark When Mr. Falwell tweeted Walker, a music faculty advi- out an image in June of a mask sory board member and former emblazoned with a picture of a instructor at Liberty Univer- person in blackface from Gov. sity, tweeted the next day that Mr. Ralph S. Northam’s 1984 mediFalwell should step down. cal school yearbook page, sevIn an appearance on CNN, eral African-American faculty the North Carolina Republican members resigned in protest, repeated that call. citing what they said were the “I just think that there is a school’s long-standing issues code that leaders have to live with race and sexuality. by, especially when you are Mr. Falwell eventually apolleading the largest Christian, ogized for the tweet — a rare evangelical university in the move for the often brazenly country,” Rep. Walker said. unapologetic evangelical leader “Now, Jerry Jr. — Jerry and ardent supporter of PresiFalwell, Jr. — deserves a lot dent Trump. of credit for building Liberty “I actually refreshed the University to what it is today, trauma that image had caused but there’s been a pattern of and offended some by using the behavior that’s not becoming image to make a political point. to what that school’s code of Based on our long relationships, conduct is,” he continued. they uniformly understood this Rep. Walker then called for was not my intent, but because Mr. Falwell to cease serving as it was the result,” Mr. Falwell president of Liberty — although wrote on Twitter. he left open the possibility of taking a leave of absence instead of stepping down.

“I have deleted the tweet and apologize for any hurt my effort caused, especially within the African-American community.” Rev. Prevo expects to work from the Lynchburg campus starting Aug. 17. He will step aside from his position on the board for the duration of his new role, according to the university. The board’s executive committee appointed Rev. Prevo, Liberty stated. Rev. Prevo, who spent 47 years as the pastor of Anchorage Baptist Temple before stepping down last year, was known for his opposition to LGBT rights and his influence in Alaska politics. In January 1980, he founded Alaska’s chapter of the Moral Majority, the conservative political organization started by the late Rev. Falwell, and began a career boosting Republican politicians. Rev. Prevo also partnered with Samaritan’s Purse, the Christian relief charity run by the Rev. Franklin Graham, a prominent conservative evangelical allied with Mr. Falwell and President Trump. “Please pray for us as well as the Falwell family as we embark on our academic year and so we may continue to be united in our common purpose and our faith in Christ,” Rev. Prevo said in a statement.

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Retired Richmond Police Maj. Wille C Jones, who battled racism within the department, dies at 87 Retired Police Maj. Wille C Jones was a leader in seeking to end ingrained racial bigotry in the Richmond Police Department. During his 40 years with the department, he repeatedly went to court to knock down barriers to promotion for himself and other African-American officers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was ready, willing and able to challenge authority to overcome injustice,â&#x20AC;? said Saâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ad El-Amin, a former lawyer who represented Maj. Jones in cases during his career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had to sue to become a sergeant, a lieutenant, a captain and a major,â&#x20AC;? Mr. El-Amin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He believed in treating people with dignity, but he also believed in right and wrong. Gray was not part of his vocabulary. In his view, something was either right or wrong, and if you did wrong, you must suffer the consequences,â&#x20AC;? said his son, Willie C Jones, a former Richmond Police officer who made history in 1982 as the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first African-American game warden. Long active in civic affairs outside the department, Maj. Jones succumbed to a long battle with cancer on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. He was 87. His family has planned a private ceremony to celebrate his life, but Mr. Jones said a public memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Hartsville, S.C., Maj. Jones grew up in Richmond. He was raised by his maternal grandmother, Annie Lee Jones, an energetic businesswoman who operated several beauty salons and also rented rooms. After graduating from Armstrong High School, Maj. Jones served in the Air Force for four years, including during the Korean War, then returned and joined the Richmond Police Department in 1957.

He started a family tradition of police service. His younger brother, Freddie E. Bolling Sr., joined the Henrico Police Department and rose to the rank of assistant chief before he retired a few years ago. Maj. Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; two sons later joined the Richmond Police Department, and one, Sgt. Robert P. Jones, is still serving. In 1978, Maj. Jones, seeking higher rank, earned a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in administration of justice at Virginia Commonwealth University and later took masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maj. Jones level courses. But promotion was hard. In his first 15 years, he had served in most divisions and as a detective, but his wide experience did not appear to count. In the early 1970s, he and four other Black officers passed the sergeantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exam and then had their promotions denied when white officers in the department raised accusations of cheating to explain why Black officers were positioned to gain supervisory posts. That led to the first lawsuit in the early 1970s. Represented by Mr. El-Amin and future Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the Black officers prevailed in court. Maj. Jones also joined other Black police officers to form an association to protect their interests as battles over promotion continued.

Mr. El-Amin said Maj. Jones was disappointed the organization disbanded after Police Chief Frank S. Duling was replaced by the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first African-American chief, Marty Tapscott. As a result of the promotion battles, Maj. Jones followed a fellow Black officer, the late Laurel M. Miller, into the top executive ranks. Both rose to become deputy chiefs. However, both retired after another African-American, Jerry Oliver, was appointed in 1995 to succeed Chief Tapscott, who stepped down after six years in the top job. Determined to shake up the department and put his own management team in place, the new chief removed Maj. Jones and Maj. Miller from their deputy chief posts. While they won a legal fight, they left in 1997 after Chief Oliver gave them make-work projects. Outside the police department, Maj. Jones was constantly on the go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a joke that if three people got together, he belonged to the group,â&#x20AC;? his son said. Maj. Jones was a stalwart member of the Richmond Crusade for Voters and the Richmond Branch and Virginia State Conference of the NAACP. He also belonged to Club 533, the Thebans, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, the Prince Hall Masons and Mocha Temple Shrine and the Armstrong High School Alumni Association. Maj. Jones was a lifelong member of Sixth Baptist Church in Richmond and a trustee for decades. For years, he opened and locked up the church and made sure that lawn care and building maintenance was dealt with, his son said. His wife of 62 years, Madeline W. Jones, predeceased him. In addition to his two sons and his brother, survivors also include five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Horace Clarke, one of the first Black athletes to play pro baseball in Richmond, dies at 81

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Horace Clarke, among the first Black star athletes to play professional baseball in Richmond, has died of complications from Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease. Mr. Clarke, who died on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at 81, was living in Laurel, Md. A native of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Mr. Clarke played second base for the International League Richmond Virginians in 1963 and 1964 under manager Preston Gomez. He went on to play second base for the parent

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club, the New York Yankees, from 1965 to 1974, He is considered among the best players to ever succeeding Bobby Richardson at that position. reach the majors from the tiny Caribbean island. For the Yankees, the switch-hitting Mr. Clarke The Richmond Virginians were the Yankeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;AAA posted a career average of .256, with 165 doubles farm affiliate from 1956 to 1974. Another Black and 151 stolen bases. He played in a total of 1,272 player to come through Richmond during that era big league games. was left-handed pitcher Al Downing. years ofWhit ChriA. A superb fielder, Mr. Clarke led the AmeriNative stiaGraves g Richmonder n Ser is said to atinfirst can League in assists each season from 1967 to elbe Black player for a Richmond vicpro ebrthe e team. C Mr. Graves pitched for the 1953 Richmond 1973. Colts Mr. Clarke was signed by the Yankees at age 19. of the Class B Piedmont League.

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2020-183 To extend the expiration date of Ord. No. 2020093, adopted Apr. 9, 2020, which assures the continuity of government during the disaster resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic by modifying the practices and procedures of public bodies to permit electronic meetings as authorized by Va. Code § 15.2-1413, from Sept. 12, 2020, to Dec. 31, 2020. Ordinance No. 2020-184 To amend and reordain City Code § 19-334.1, which prohibits the carrying of firearms within certain places, to modify the nature and extent of the firearms and prohibited places subject to inclusion as permitted by Va. Code § 15.2-915. Ordinance No. 2020-185 To accept an additional $20,104,653.00 from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s allocations of monies from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund, to transfer $20,104,653.00 from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services’ COVID-19 Relief Special Fund, to amend the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 General Fund Budget by appropriating $40,209,306.00 to a new program in the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, and to repeal Ord. No. 2020-133, adopted Jun. 22, 2020, all for the purpose of funding necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020093, adopted April 9, 2020. This meeting will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams. Video of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following web address: https:// r i c h m o n d v a . l e g i s t a r. com/Calendar.aspx. To watch the meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”. The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the August 20, 2020 Richmond City Council Special meeting listed in the calendar. Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the August 20, 2020 Richmond City Council Special meeting agenda. Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ richmondgov.com in lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a . m . o n T h u r s d a y, August 20, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx. Candice D. Reid City Clerk

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Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CHRISTIAN VANLANDINGHAM, Plaintiff v. RACHEL VANLANDINGHAM, Defendant. Case No.: CL20001529-00 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 six months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 25th day of September, 2020 and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire VSB# 27724 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 EDDIE DAVIS, Plaintiff v. ANTQUANETTE DAVIS, Defendant. Case No.: CL20001714-00 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 26th day of September, 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 COUNTY OF HENRICO EMILY A. NIELSEN Plaintiff, v. ADAM R.M.C. NIELSEN Defendant. Case No.: CL20-5039 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this action is for Plaintiff, Emily A. Nielsen to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from Defendant, Adam R.M.C. Nielsen, on the ground of having lived separate and apart, without cohabitation and without interruption, for a period in excess of one year, and it appearing from Affidavit for Order of Publication that diligence was used by or on behalf of Plaintiff, without effect, to ascertain the location of Defendant and that he cannot be found, it is therefore ORDERED that Defendant appear before this Court on or September 28, 2020 at 9 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect his interest herein. I ASK FOR THIS: A Copy Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk T. Michael Blanks, Jr., Esquire, VSB #31358 Coates & Davenport, P.C. 5206 Markel Road, Suite 200 Richmond, Virginia 23230 (804) 285-7000/ (804) 285-2849 Fax VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CLINTON DUKES, JR., Plaintiff v. FLORENE DUKES, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002927-00 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 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ADRIENNE JACKSON, Plaintiff v. ERIC JACKSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002922-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit Continued on next column

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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 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CORDEL GORDON, Plaintiff v. TANIKA GORDON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002918-00 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 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CHANDRA BRANDON, Plaintiff v. SAMUEL KINGSTON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002928-00 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 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

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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 MONTIQUEA ROBINSON, Plaintiff v. TOMMIE WILSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002794-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER THEOTIS JONES, JR., Plaintiff v. CALENDRIA JONES, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002803-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER KENYATTA WATKINS, Plaintiff v. FLORA WARRICK, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002793-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. RUSSELL B. DAVIS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1832 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1804 Sussex Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000755/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Russell B. Davis, Reynard I. Davis, Ralph V. Davis, Rodney A. Davis, Deidre E. Davis, Raymond E. Davis, Jr., Regina D. Stringer, Recharde Goodwyn, Richard Feggins, Ashley Feggins, Jabriel Mickens, Richard T. Davis, Raymond E. Davis, Jr. and Debra Arlene Davis Scott . An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, R U S S E L L B . D AVI S , REYNARD I. DAVIS, RALPH V. DAVIS, RODNEY A. DAVIS, DEIDRE E. DAVIS, RAYMOND E. DAVIS, JR, REGINA D. STRINGER, RECHARDE GOODWYN, RIC H A R D F E G G I N S , ASHLEY FEGGINS, JABRIEL MICKENS, RICHARD T. DAVIS, RAYMOND E. DAVIS, JR, and DEBRA ARLENE DAVIS SCOTT, 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 R U S S E L L B . D AVI S , REYNARD I. DAVIS, RALPH V. DAVIS, RODNEY A. DAVIS, DEIDRE E. DAVIS, RAYMOND E. DAVIS, JR, REGINA D. STRINGER, RECHARDE GOODWYN, RIC H A R D F E G G I N S , ASHLEY FEGGINS, J A B RIE L M IC K E N S , RIC H A R D T. D AVI S , RAYMOND E. DAVIS, JR, DEBRA ARLENE DAVIS S CO T T, a n d P a r t i e s Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 8, 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

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER GLENDA MILIAN DEL CID, Plaintiff v. JOSE PALENCIA ARAGON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002806-00 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 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

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804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. NATHANIEL HOLLIDAY, JR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-370 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2721 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080521/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Stephanie J. Nixon, Deborah D. King, Norene M. Holliday, Angela M. Nixon, Kimberly O. Tawfic, Kiron T. Holliday, Nathaniel Holliday, Jr, Lawrence D. Holliday, Sr, Shawn J. Holliday, Wayne Christian, Jr, Shalaya Holliday, Micole Lattimore, and Janet J. Holliday. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, STEPHANIE J. NIXON, D E B OR A H D . K I N G , NORENE M. HOLLIDAY, ANGELA M. NIXON, KIMBERLY O. TAWFIC, K IRO N T. H O L L I D AY, LAWRENCE D. HOLLIDAY, SR, SHAWN J. HOLLIDAY, WAYNE CHRISTIAN, JR, S H A L AYA H O L L I D AY, MICOLE LATTIMORE and JANET J. HOLLIDAY, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, that said owner, NATHANIEL HOLLIDAY, 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; 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 STEPHANIE J. NIXON, D E B OR A H D . K I N G , NORENE M. HOLLIDAY, ANGELA M. NIXON, KIMBERLY O. TAWFIC, K IRO N T. H O L L I D AY, LAWRENCE D. HOLLIDAY, SR, SHAWN J. HOLLIDAY, WAYNE CHRISTIAN, JR, S H A L AYA H O L L I D AY, M ICO L E L AT T I M ORE , J A N E T J . H O L L I D AY, NATHANIEL HOLLIDAY, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOber 15, 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. EDWARD W. SHEARN, JR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1461 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3204 Utah Place, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001074/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Edward W. Shearn, Jr. and Johnette Shearn. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, EDWARD W. SHEARN, JR and JOHNETTE SHEARN, 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 has/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 EDWARD W. SHEARN, JR, JOHNETTE SHEARN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 8, 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. LEON D. PARKER, JR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-369 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is Continued on next column

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to subject the property briefly described as 2117 Selden Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120286/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Leon D. Parker, Jr. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LEON D. PARKER, 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, 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 LEON D. PARKER, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 8, 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

description as “PARTIES UNKNOWN”, DEFENDANTS CASE No. CL-20003053 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to partition and sell real property in Henrico County, Virginia, to wit: all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon, lying and being in Henrico County, VA known as 1700 Kingsland Road, Henrico County VA and more particularly described as: PARCEL ID NUMBER: 817-676-1778 “All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto belonging, lying on the north side of Kingsland Road, in County of Henrico, containing 8.28 acres, and is Lot No. 3 on a map attached to and made part of the Property as referenced in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, Henrico County, Virginia, in Deed Book 134-b, Page 240, LESS AND EXCEPT approximately 0.22 acres conveyed to the County of Henrico, Virginia, as recorded in the Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 617, page 431.” (the “Property”). AND BEING that certain real Property granted by deed from Richard Hays (Hayes) and Judy Anne Hays (Hayes) his wife, dated June 27, 1889 recorded February 14, 1891 in the Clerk’s Office of Henrico County, VA in Deed Book 34- b page 240 Affidavit having been made and filed stating that due diligence has been used, without effect, to ascertain the existence of and location of certain parties to be served, and that there are or may be persons whose names and/or addresses cannot be ascertained and remain unknown who are interested in the subject matter of this suit; It is ORDERED that, the Defendants named above and the PARTIES UNKNOWN, if then living or be dead, their heirs, devisees, assigns, or successors in title, and other unknown heirs or parties who have an interest in the subject matter of this suit, who are proceeded against as PARTIES UNKNOWN, appear before Court on or before September 14, 2020 to protect their interests, if any, in this suit and/or the referenced property; and An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk

An Extract, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: William D. Hamner, Esq. (VSB # 17836) Tracey A. Theret, Esq. (VSB # 86398) Lane & Hamner, P.C. 3520-A Courthouse Road North Chesterfield, Virginia 23236 (804) 745-2144 Fax: (804) 745-7880

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. PATRICIA MORGAN FLYNT, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2462 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4328 Warwick Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090551/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Patricia Morgan Flynt aka Patricia B. Morgan. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, PATRICIA MORGAN FLYNT aka PATRICIA B. MORGAN, 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 PATRICIA MORGAN FLYNT aka PATRICIA B. MORGAN, upon information and belief deceased, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 8, 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 HENRICO COUNTY BALDWIN ACQUISITION CO., LLC PLAINTIFF V. ANGEL GIVENS et al. And THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, AND SUCCESSORS OF: RICHARD G. HAYES (a/k/a HAYS), LILLIE (a/k/a LILLY) HUGHES HAYES (a/k/a HAYS), ALBERT HAYES, MARIAH ELLEN HAYES PAIGE, JOHN HENRY HAYES, JACOB HAYES, MARY FANNIE HAYES WHITE, AUGUSTUS (“GUS”) HAYES AND ALEXANDER HAYES, MILES DANDRIDGE, GAIL L. DANDRIDGE, JAMES EDWARD DANDRIDGE, JR., JACQUELINE E. DANDRIDGE, VICTOR L. DANDRIDGE, ANTHONY LEE DANDRIDGE, CHARLES NATHANIEL, DANDRIDGE, JONATHAN L. DANDRIDGE, ALEXANDER HAMPTON JR., ANNETTE GIVENS REESE AKA ANTOINETTE GIVENS REESE, ALLEXANDER HAMPTON SR., EVELYN LEWIS, SHARON B. SHERROD, HELEN LEE JACKSON, RAYMOND L. PAIGE, EARLE C. DANDRIDGE, JR, RHONDA DYSON, MESHALL D. THOMAS, JUANITA COACHMAN, RHEA M. WRIGHT C/O ESTATE OF RHEA M. WRIGHT, GLENN R. MCWILLIAMS JR., CLYDE MICHAEL LEWIS, JAWAN COACHMAN, RITA DANDRIDGE, TOMIKA ELAINA SHERROD POWERS, GRACIE MAE TYLER JONES, JONATHAN DANDRIDGE, JANNEL. DANDRIDGE, VAUGHAN E. BREEDLOVE, WILLIE ALPHONSO BREEDLOVE, PETE PAIGE, JUSTIN M. PAIGE and all of their heirs, successors in interest and/ or assigns if any; who are made parties to this proceeding by the general Continued on next column

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Pursuant to the terms of Orders of Sale entered in the Richmond Circuit Court, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer the following real estate for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday August 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as may be effected. The sale is subject to the terms and conditions below and any other terms and conditions which may be announced on the day of auction. Announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over any prior written or verbal terms of sale.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JUDITH HARRIS CHILES, And JAMES B. HARRIS, PETITIONERS, v. CL 20001542-00 HEIRS OF COLEMAN C. CORKER AND ANY AND ALL UNNAMED AND/OR UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND/OR SUCCESSORS OF INTERESTS TO THE NAMED RESPONDANTS HEREIN (“Parties Unknown”). RESPONDENTS. ORDER OF PUBLICATION Date: July 7, 2020 To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to an Order entered on the 7th day of July 2020, Notice is hereby given: In this proceeding the Petitioners are seeking to Quiet Title and acquire clear title to that certain real estate located in the Beaverdam District, County of Hanover, consisting of two (2) parcels, Lot 1 containing 3.781 acres, more or less, Tax Map No. 7836-233896, and known as 15375 Beaverdam School Road; and Lot 2, containing 0.638 acre., more or less, Tax Map No. 7836-23-4724 (hereinafter the “subject Property”), and ascertain the existence and identity of any persons named as Respondents above, or the existence and identity of any heirs of the persons named as Respondents above; and the interests, if any, they may have in the subject Property. An affidavit has been made and signed that due diligence has been used to ascertain the identity of any Respondents and their heirs, and their locations and residences without success; and accordingly, it is therefore ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED that any named or unnamed Respondents shall appear and protect their interests as they deem necessary within fifty (50) days from the date of entry of this Order, being July 7, 2020, at 12:00 noon; and it is further Ordered that if any of the Respondents or their heirs appear and assert any objection or defense to the Petitioners being determined to be the sole owners and heirs of the subject Property, or to the jurisdiction of this Court to hear this case; he shall file his Answer and Grounds of Defense designating his interests in or rights to the subject Property in which he claims an ownership interest. Should any such Respondent fail to file an Answer and Grounds of Defense as provided herein above, or appear in Court prior to or on the date set forth above; such failure shall preclude any alleged Respondent or heir of any Respondent to make a claim against the subject Property. Thereupon, any Respondent having received this service by publication, shall appear before this Court on or before September 1, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., to appear and protect his/her interests in this real property as they deem necessary.

3513 1st Avenue N0001173012 City of Richmond v. Ernest U. Logan, et. al. CL19-3960 3515 1st Avenue N0001173013 City of Richmond v. Ernest U. Logan, et. al. CL19-3961 3519 1st Avenue N0001173014 City of Richmond v. Ernest U. Logan, et. al CL19-3962 1016 North 2nd Street N0000085006 City of Richmond v. Loraine P. Cockrell, et. al. CL19-4526 2212 4th Avenue N0000561015 City of Richmond v. Wanda D. Scales, et. al. CL19-5443 119 East 15th Street S0000193015 City of Richmond v. Howard A. Harris, et. al CL19-317 225 East 15th Street S0000191011 City of Richmond v. Cynthia Austin, et. al. CL19-3888 206 East 19th Street S0000237021 City of Richmond v. James T. Glass, Sr., et. al. CL19-4101 1209 North 20th Street E0000556025 City of Richmond v. Doris W. Ashton, et. al. CL18-6235 118 East 21st Street S0000353030 City of Richmond v. Matthew Perkins, Jr., et. al. CL19-62 208 West 21st Street S0000418008 City of Richmond v. Mamie R. Scott, et.al. CL19-5585 1217 North 25th Street E0000561027 City of Richmond v. Parties Unknown, et. al. CL19-1322 1921 North 28th Street E0120401001 City of Richmond v. Archie H. Bey, II., et. al. CL18-4563 605 North 29th Street E0000573038 City of Richmond v. Larry N. Sterling, et.al. CL19-1233 1908 North 29th Street E0120427019 City of Richmond v. William E. Carrington, et.al. CL19-4507 1628 North 31st Street E0000795018 City of Richmond v. Dorothy Robinson, et.al. CL19-5652 1668 North 31st Street E0000795017 City of Richmond v. Dorothy Robinson, et.al. CL19-5652 1323 North 32nd Street E0000801024 City of Richmond v. Sterling R. Harris, et. al. CL18-5876 1120 North 34th Street E0000877004 City of Richmond v. Junius M. Charity, et. al. CL19-5775 107 East 37th Street S0042768011 City of Richmond v. Fannie Harris, et. al. CL19-5181 310 Bancroft Avenue N0001258075 City of Richmond v. Donald E. Womble, III., et. al. CL19-4167 2803 ½ Barry Street S0001229011 City of Richmond v. John A. Savage, et. al. CL19-1000 2807 Barry Street S0001229013 City of Richmond v. Gloria D. Savage, et. al. CL19-1052 1810 Bath Street N0000946027 City of Richmond v. Alice E. Harris, et. al. CL18-4789 5216 Beddington Road C0081182021 City of Richmond v. James E. Sheffield, et. al. CL19-3863 2400 Bells Road S0090065027 City of Richmond v. A. L. Livsie, et. al. CL19-3864 5215 Blue Ridge Avenue E0100110009 City of Richmond v.

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Doorway, LLC, et. al. CL19-4508 5101 Boscobel Avenue S0060265028 City of Richmond v. Denise R. Alexander, et. al. CL19-4566 5119 Boscobel Avenue S0060265019 City of Richmond v. Ardell Langley, et. al. CL19-5776 1814 Boston Avenue S0000342001 City of Richmond v. Wells Fargo Bank, et. al. CL19-1772 1842 Botetourt Street N0000945049 City of Richmond v. Ernest W. Banks, et. al. CL19-5445 1305 Bowen Street S0071182024 City of Richmond v. Sanford S. Seay et. al. CL19-1001 13 East Broad Rock Road S0001345025 City of Richmond v. Christian Workers Council, et. al. CL19-4509 5416 Campbell Avenue E0100138027 City of Richmond v. Sabrina M. Walters, et. al. CL19-4510 4408 Corbin Street N0180401001 City of Richmond v. Joseph Johnson, et. al. CL19-5188 2211 Decatur Street S0000410026 City of Richmond v. Machine & Conveyor LTD, et. al. CL19-149 2214 Edwards Avenue S0000459003 City of Richmond v. More Land of Virginia, Inc., et. al CL19-3922 1418 Enfield Avenue S0071228010 City of Richmond v. Delano Francis Kellum, et. al. CL19-4294 3521 Enslow Avenue N0001172023 City of Richmond v. Ernest Miles, et. al. CL19-48 2111 Ford Avenue E0000598022 City of Richmond v. Neal Kennedy, et. al. CL18-351 2113 Ford Avenue E0000598023 City of Richmond v. Peace on Earth Management, et. al.

CL18-2349 228 Green Acres Avenue C0060488018 City of Richmond v. June A. Mcelroy, et. al. CL19-798 314 Green Acres Avenue C0060488020 City of Richmond v. June A. Mcelroy, et. al. CL19-799 401 Hazelhurst Avenue N0001258068 City of Richmond v. Miranda L. Eberhardt, et. al. CL19-5447 3055 Hull Street S0001582011 City of Richmond v. Ed Turnage, et. al. CL19-3860 3057 Hull Street S0001582012 City of Richmond v. Ed Turnage, et. al. CL19-3861 132 Jefferson Davis Highway S0000293021 City of Richmond v. William H. Fox, et. al. CL18-5257 1817 Keswick Avenue S0070982010 City of Richmond v. Mary L. Ferguson, et. al. CL19-4512 2902 Lawson Street S0001343020 City of Richmond v. Joan C. R. Pride, et. al. CL18-5515 3401 Lynhaven Avenue S0080778017 City of Richmond v. John Sattelmaier, et. al. CL19-3370 3401A Lynhaven Avenue S0080778016 City of Richmond v. John Sattelmaier, et. al. CL19-3371 4114 Lynhaven Avenue S0090185013 City of Richmond v. Andy Roomy, et. al. CL19-4729 4204 Lynhaven Avenue S0090225007 City of Richmond v. Henderson Homes, Inc., et. al. CL19-4513 1705 Magnolia Street N0000663019 City of Richmond v. Earl W. Trimmer, et. al. CL19-3923 2404 Marion Mashore Street S0000565009 City of Richmond v. Albatross, Inc., et. al. CL19-85 2812 Midlothian Turnpike

S0001123009 City of Richmond v. Ruby B. Simpson, et. al. CL19-4244 1339 Minefee Street S0071134028 City of Richmond v. Progressive Mortgage, et. al. CL19-151 2001 Newbourne Street E0120312001 City of Richmond v. Lucy Hurte, et. al. CL19-3369 308 Overbrook Road N0000596012 City of Richmond v. Nancy D. Anderson, et. al. CL19-5187 3316 P Street E0000878012 City of Richmond v. William A. Joyner, et. al. CL18-5704 414 Â˝ Patrick Avenue N0001554020 City of Richmond v. Bessie S. Fulton, et. al. CL18-5417 3917 Â˝ Piney Road N0180530025 City of Richmond v. Mary J. Hughes, et. al. CL19-3196 2616 Redwood Avenue E0120279018 City of Richmond v. George A. Coleman, Jr., et. al. CL19-3341 3310 Richmond Henrico Tpk. N0001258012 City of Richmond v. Alease Langford, et. al. CL19-84 2513 Robert Moore Circle N0000663017 City of Richmond v. Jimmie Lee, et. al. CL18-4944 917 St. James Street N0000083038 City of Richmond v. Ida J. Layton Forrester, et. al. CL19-5448 2015 Selden Street E0120285009 City of Richmond v. Lucille Robinson, et. al. CL18-5707 2116 Selden Street E0120259025 City of Richmond v. James Richardson, et. al CL19-3994 2120 Selden Street E0120259023 City of Richmond v. James Richardson, et. al. CL19-3925 2701 Selden Street E0120319001 City of Richmond v. James. E. Branch, et. al. CL18-4361

1809 Stegge Avenue S0071133017 City of Richmond v. Glenn Brown, et. al. CL19-4298 600 Chimborazo Boulevard E0000882013 City of Richmond v. Victory Tabernacle Bap. Church, et. al. CL18-6032 3203 Â˝ Stockton Street S0002132011 City of Richmond v. Franklin N. Bonner, et. al. CL18-5278 1825 1/3 Thomas Street N0000946018 City of Richmond v. James R. Moore, et. al. CL19-1989 20 Thurman Street S0070875001 City of Richmond v. Louis Reed, et. al. CL19-4689 2113 Warwick Avenue S0071632011 City of Richmond v. Mildred B. Smith, et. al. CL16-4506 2114 Warwick Avenue S0071682001 City of Richmond v. Faith Family Worship Center, et. al. CL19-4549 2304 Warwick Avenue S0071679008 City of Richmond v. Guy Howard, et. al. CL19-1971 2313 Warwick Avenue S0071629014 City of Richmond v. Patricia Mack, et. al. CL19-4527 2317 Warwick Avenue S0071629012 City of Richmond v. Patricia Mack, et. al. CL19-4528 2419 Whitcomb Street E0120224007 City of Richmond v. Mildred J. Boisseau et. al. CL18-5974 2419 1/3 Whitcomb Street E0120224065 City of Richmond v. Mildred J. Boisseau, et. al. CL18-5975 1605 Whitehead Road C0070497002 City of Richmond v. Delbert O. Winn, et. al. CL19-3425 3007 Woodcliff Avenue N0000987022 City of Richmond v. Lutto, Inc., et. al. CL19-3996

indirectly, any real estate with outstanding notices of violation for building, zoning or other local ordinances. Questions may be directed to Gregory A. Lukanuski at greg.lukanuski @richmondgov.com (804) 646-7949, or to Christie Hamlin at christie.hamlin@ richmondgov.com (804) 6466940. Gregory A. Lukanuski Deputy City Attorney Special Commissioner 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219

be made in writing, preferably by email, and addressed to both Enrichmond and the DHR:

Resources, 2801 Kensington Avenue, Richmond, VA 23221 or by email at burialpermits@ dhr.virginia.gov.

John Sydnor, Enrichmond Foundation, P.O. Box 25609, Richmond, VA 23260 or by email at info@enrichmond. org; and

Written comments should be received by the close of business on Friday, September 11th. A public hearing may be requested by any respondent to this notice. Please note that social distancing requirements may necessitate a virtual/online meeting.

TERMS OF SALE: All sales

are subject to confirmation by the Richmond Circuit Court.Â The purchase price will include the winning bid plus 10% of the winning bid. High bidders will pay at the time of the auction a deposit of at least 20% of the purchase price, or $5,000.00, whichever is greater. If the purchase price is under $5,000.00, high bidders will pay in full at the time of the auction. High bidders will pay the balance of the purchase price to the Special Commissioner, and deed recordation costs, by a date and in a form as stated in a settlement instruction letter. Time is of the essence. If a high bidder defaults by not making these payments in full, on time, and in the required form, the Special Commissioner will retain the deposit, and may seek other remedies to include the cost of resale or any resulting deficiency. Settlement shall occur when the Richmond Circuit Court enters an Order of Confirmation. Conveyance shall be either by a special commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deed or a special warranty deed. Real estate taxes will be adjusted as of the date of entry for the Order of Confirmation. Properties are sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as isâ&#x20AC;? without any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, subject to the rights of any person in possession, and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of a property may disclose. It is assumed that bidders will make a visual exterior inspection of a property within the limits of the law, determine the suitability of a property for their purposes, and otherwise perform due diligence prior to the auction. T h e S p e c i a l Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acceptance of a bid shall not limit any powers vested in the City of Richmond. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Individuals owing delinquent taxes to the City of Richmond, and defendants in pending delinquent tax cases, are not qualified to bid at this auction. Bidders must certify by affidavit that they do not own, directly or

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Henrico County Public Information Meeting Hungary Road Sidewalk

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO RELOCATE EXPOSED HUMAN REMAINS FOUND NEAR EVERGREEN AND EAST END CEMETERY, 50 EVERGREEN ROAD, RICHMOND & HENRICO COUNTY

The purpose of this meeting is to provide information about the project and receive public input. The meeting will be open-house format and County staff will be available to answer questions.

APPLICANT: John Sydnor Enrichmond Foundation PO Box 25609 Richmond, VA 23260

Meeting will be held at the Glen Allen Library 10501 Staples Mill Rd., Glen Allen, VA 23060 from 5 pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 pm, Wednesday, August 19, 2020.

PROPOSED WORK AND NEED FOR RELOCATION: The applicant proposes to respectfully reinter human remains found eroding from a ravine near the edge of East End Cemetery property on July 20, 2020.

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The remains appear to be associated with several unknown individuals, and were likely exposed at intervals by erosion, animal activity, or the excavation of new graves. Based upon wood fragments and nails recovered in immediate association with the remains, it appears that they were collected into a box or crate and reinterred at the edge of the ravine at some point in the past. The remains of the unknown individuals were carefully recovered by archaeologists with the Department of Historic Resources, and are housed in that agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secure collections facility. COMMENT PERIOD: We rely on the community to serve as family for these unknown individuals, and to guide their proper and respectful treatment. Comments should Continued on next column

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