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Weathering addiction

Spencer Christian, Va. native and former national television weatherman, has been haunted by a gambling addiction for decades

By Reginald Stuart

Growing up in Charles City County in the last decades of legally mandated racial segregation in Virginia, Spencer Christian did not think as a child he would someday become a top nationally known television weather forecaster. As a young adult in a new American era, he became a well-recognized television personality as part of ABC’s “Good Morning America” team for 13 years.

Mr. Christian, who got his start as a newscaster for Richmond’s WWBT-TV and soon saw his career soar, also never imagined he would become a gambling addict.

But the bright lights, fine dining, prominent names and glamour of being a “high roller” in Atlantic City and Las Vegas lured him. He became so hooked in his newly found private life of gambling that it began to cost him the fortune he was earning in his television career.

His gambling addiction repeatedly threw him into debt so badly that he lost his home and declared bankruptcy twice. His addiction also helped end his 29-year marriage, despite his close bonds to his wife, Diane, and their two children.

Spencer Being a gambling addict Christian held him hostage to a private life of shame for more than two decades, he said. It was a secret

Coliseum project expected to be key in mayor’s State of the City address

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The currently stalled $1.4 billion plan to have Richmond taxpayers build a new and bigger Richmond Coliseum as a way to attract new development to blocks near City Hall is anticipated to be a centerpiece of Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s second State of the City speech.

Mayor City Hall has so far been mum about the themes to be in the speech that the mayor is to deliver at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on the Boulevard.

However, an aide to the mayor dryly noted that the Coliseum project “could be mentioned.”

Ahead of the speech, the mayor again failed on Monday to introduce any detailed legislation on the Coliseum proposal he rolled out in early November, but has yet to advance to City Council.

However, the likelihood that it will be front and center advanced this week after City Council joined him in kicking the school construction issue down the road.

In a 9-0 vote, City Council endorsed a nonbinding resolution supporting the mayor’s plan to provide $800 million over the next 20 years as current debts are paid off and borrowing capacity becomes available — ensuring that the a fresh generation of largely African-American and Latino children will attend increasingly decrepit buildings for years to come.

Even 2nd District Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, who called the resolution “toothless,” voted for it.

Despite saying last week that she would oppose the resolution as inadequate, she said she decided she could not vote against a proposal that could mean “more money for schools.”

The mayor introduced the proposal as a way

to meet a new City Charter requirement that he, in consultation with the council, the School Board and the public, would come up with a fully funded plan to modernize all of the city’s school buildings.

The requirement stemmed from a referendum that received 85 percent support from the voters in 2017.

Paul Goldman, who led the efStoney fort to get that charter requirement on the ballot, said after Monday’s vote, “I’m profoundly disappointed with Mayor Stoney and professed City Council leaders … for their professed Trump Wall Street-style political game Please turn to A4

known only to family, close friends and the big casinos to whom he owed thousands of dollars in loans and gambling losses.

But his secret is making the rounds publicly after the recent release of his book, “You Bet Your Life: How I Survived Jim Crow Racism, Hurricane Chasing and Gambling.”

Working now in San Francisco as the morning weatherman for KGO-TV, Mr. Christian, now 71, sounds as optimistic and confident as ever despite still owing untold amounts on his gambling habit. He said he has ended the discrete, yet agonizing, part of his life as a chronic gambler. It is a declaration he has made several times before with no luck.

“Despite the stress and anxiety, my faith gave me enough joy to offset the pain and anguish,” Mr. Christian said in a recent telephone interview with the Richmond Free Press.

Mr. Christian, who was raised in a small, Charles City County Baptist church and prays on a regular basis, credits his latest turnaround to a “come to Jesus”-like moment with his 40-year-old daughter, Jessica, who is now a mother of two youngsters. Jessica, he said, gave him a straight daughter-father talk about his life and seriously questioned what he planned to leave as a legacy.

Former Mayor Walter T. Kenney Sr., who worked across racial, political and regional lines, dies at 88

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

“He was the nicest, kindest, sweetest, gentlest and tallest” Former Richmond Mayor member of City Council, his Walter T. Kenney Sr. would former council colleague Wilhave been out of step in today’s lie J. Dell once said, though polarized politics. she added, “he was also the Mr. Kenney, a proud slowest talker.”

Richmond native who died He was part of the first Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in African-American majority a local hospital at age 88, on City Council in 1977 and is being remembered as the later elected by his council col“consummate gentleman” of leagues to serve as mayor for city politics who would talk two terms, from 1990 to 1994. with everyone, no matter their During that time, he may have political leanings. been best known for his work Even his critics described Mr. Kenney for racial healing in Richmond the lanky politician as an unpretentious and and for his efforts to raise the profile of the kindly man who received high marks for his city’s African-American history. unfailing courtesy and his willingness to work across racial and regional lines.

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Brook Road bike lanes get the green light

include VCU’s core campuses.

“This is a ridiculous expansion of power,” said one opponent.

Another added, “I feel like our young kids will be harassed.”

The public comment period was briefly interrupted when several audience members accused a Richmond police officer standing in the back of the room of taking photographs and video of the opponents as they made their case to City Council.

The city has not said when the bike lanes would be installed, but it is expected to start later this year following completion of a utility project to replace residential and main underground pipes.

The bike lane issue dominated the council’s nearly sixhour meeting Monday at which council also gave the green light to the operation of electric scooters and largely scrapped a 20-year-old residency requirement for city government executives and directors.

In addition, the council also voted to end free parking in Downtown for drivers with handicap licenses or placards, embraced a nonbinding resolution that calls for the city to spend $800 million on new school construction over 20 years and approved the Richmond School Board’s request to shift about $4.7 million from a planning fund for new schools to a maintenance fund to allow the money to be used to fix leaking roofs and address other urgent problems in existing buildings.

The vote on the Brook Road bike lanes was a bitter pill for Council Vice President Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District, and Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District.

The two, who split representation of the Brook Road corridor, spent months trying to stop the addition of bike lanes that they believe would make the street more dangerous for residents and cyclists.

Mr. Hilbert argued that limiting traffic to just one lane in each direction on the 3.5-mile

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By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Cars and trucks will have to surrender half of their lanes on Brook Road to cyclists.

That’s the final decision of Richmond City Council, which voted 6-3 to install bike lanes

and uphold a nearly 4-year-old approved plan for developing biking infrastructure in the city.

“I don’t think council should be legislating bike lanes,” said 4th District Councilwoman Kristen N. Larson.

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Marching for education People of all ages wearing red hats, scarves, jackets and shirts signal their support for more state money for public education in Virginia during Monday’s #RedforEd march and rally from Monroe Park to the State Capitol. State lawmakers meeting at the General Assembly session said they will support a 5 percent pay hike for Virginia’s teachers. Please see article, more photos, A5.

City Council expands VCU Police jurisdiction mile away.

VCU Police has jurisdiction over both of the university’s core campuses, Monroe Park A packed Richmond City Council meetand MCV, but the VCU Police headquaring turned unruly Monday night as residents ters is located between the two — outside and council members clashed over an ordiof its jurisdiction. VCU owns at least 25 nance to expand the jurisdiction of Virginia properties in the expanded jurisdiction, Commonwealth University Police. authorities said.

The ordinance, which passed 7-2, will More than a dozen Richmond residents, Chief Venuti nearly double the size of VCU Police’s many current and former VCU students, current jurisdiction and covers an area between the spoke in opposition to the ordinance and questioned university’s main campus and its medical campus a the need for expansion into an area that does not

By Daniel Berti Capital News Service

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Grocery in the making A new Whole Foods Market is taking shape in the 2000 block of West Broad Street. It is one of several new grocery stores in planning or under construction in the city, including the Market @ 25th in Church Hill that is expected to open in March.

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Whole Foods store replaces the former flagship building for Pleasants Hardware that was demolished.

First announced nearly five years ago, the Whole Foods store will be the second in the Richmond area and is expected to generate dozens of jobs at the outlet for the retailer best known for its natural, organic, vegetarian and vegan selections. The grounds also are to include space for a farmer’s market just north of the building.

The company has not yet announced an opening date or begun advertising positions on its website.

When complete, the store will be the anchor tenant in the future

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40-acre Sauer Center that is to include two, eight- to 10-story apartment buildings that are to rise next to the state Department of Motor Vehicles headquarters. Also two warehouses located north of the store on Hermitage Road are to be converted into offices, along with the renovation of the Putney Building in the 2200 block of West Broad Street.

C.F. Sauer Co., the longtime Richmond spice manufacturer

whose headquarters and factory are nearby, is undertaking the development through Sauer Properties.

Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, located just west of Whole Foods on property not owned by Sauer, continues to operate while the Sauer development is built around it.

Sauer has not released any information on the cost of the development.

VUU and VCU create New Richmond Police stables put on hold dual-degree program

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Students at Virginia Union and Virginia Commonwealth universities will be able to earn dual bachelor’s degrees from both schools in engineering and science through an initiative to launch next fall.

The two universities, whose campuses are less than 2 miles apart, signed agreements Jan. 17 to implement their first joint academic programs.

Participating students would be able to earn in four years a dual degree in physics and electrical engineering, physics and mechanical engineering or chemistry and life sciences engineering, the two schools announced.

Along with completing both degrees faster, students also would gain access to the services and resources of both institutions while improving their personal and professional networks, according to the announcement.

Dual-degree programs are commonplace across the country, but rare among Richmond’s three major universities.

A now-defunct arrangement once allowed VUU math students to earn VCU engineering degrees.

The new tie offers historically black VUU long overdue recognition of the quality of its science offerings and provides majority-white VCU an approach to partly overcome its longstanding difficulty in recruiting African-American students into its engineering program.

The effort, the two schools stated, is in line with their shared goal of preparing diverse professionals.

Dr. Gail Hackett, VCU’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Dr. Joy Goodrich, VUU’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, inked the deal.

Also signing were Dr. Barbara D. Boyan, dean of the VCU College of Engineering, and Dr. Gerard McShepard, interim dean of VUU’s School of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Hackett called the agreement “further testament to VCU’s commitment to the success of underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering and math fields.”

To Dr. Goodrich, the collaboration will enable VUU to “enhance our academic offerings” while also calling attention to a science program that has produced the likes of Dr. Cora B. Marrett, former deputy director of the National Science Foundation, and Dr. Yvonne T. Maddox, vice president of research at the Uniformed Services University.

The list of renowned science graduates from VUU also includes L. Douglas Wilder, who earned a degree in chemistry before going on to become a lawyer and eventually the first elected black governor in Virginia and in the nation.

City gets 911 cell phone locator service

A new computer tool is helping 911 operators in Richmond locate people who are using cell phones to call police in emergencies.

Despite being saddled with a difficult name, RapidSOS NG911, the tool enables operators to pinpoint the location of a caller who is unsure or unable to provide a location.

One example shows the tool’s importance. On Jan. 13, an operator was able to provide a location to police for a person involved in a domestic violence incident who telephoned police for help but could not leave a location.

By using RapidSOS, the operator obtained location information directly from the phone and relayed it to first responders, said Stephen Willoughby, director of the Richmond Department of Emergency Communications.

Deputy director Jackie Crotts said RapidSOS automatically collects such location information from callers using cell phones and provides it upon request to operators who are still talking to a caller.

RapidSOS CEO Michael Martin praised Richmond for “leading the way” in adopting the potentially life-saving service, which he said is provided free to emergency communications centers.

Correction Richmond City Councilman Andreas D. Addison, 1st District, has not publicly stated his position on renaming the Boulevard for Arthur Ashe Jr. The proposal is up for consideration at the council’s meeting on Monday, Feb. 11.

A Free Press Jan. 24-26 news article incorrectly stated that Mr. Addison would oppose the measure. The Free Press regrets the error.

Rio, Scooter and Toby, the horses in the Richmond Police Department’s Mounted Unit, will not be getting a new home.

Without any fanfare, City Hall has dropped plans for developing a modern 12-stall stable at Crestview and Government roads in the East End. For now, the horses will remain in the condemned, cinderblock barn under the underpass on Brook Road near Gilpin Court.

The reason the new home for the horses was nixed: Cost.

The city had budgeted $1.5 million, but bids from four construction companies showed that would fall far short.

The bids ranged from $2.53 million to $2.7 million — nearly nine times the $330,000 cost that former Police Chief Alfred Durham estimated in 2016 when he first requested funding for a new stable and nearly four times the $725,000 that was estimated in 2017.

The city’s decision to cancel the project has been posted on the procurement section of the city government website since

Jan. 3, but drew little attention even from stable supporters.

“I’m disappointed that this has happened,” said Glenwood W. Burley, a retired city police officer who has led the stable replacement effort. He first learned of the decision on Jan. 24, when contacted by the Free Press for comment.

Mr. Burley, who led the effort to relocate the Richmond Police Memorial statue to Byrd Park, said he had been making plans for a spring groundbreaking for the stable in the belief Mr. Burley the project was still on track, but now has put those plans on hold.

“As much as a setback as this is,” he said, “we will continue to pursue our options for putting the heartbeat back into this much needed project. But one thing is certain: This decision and the delay it will cause will continue the abuse to which our police horses are subjected by having

to remain where they are.”

The current stables were condemned in 2002. The stables later flooded during tropical storms that slammed Richmond in 2004 and 2008, According to the Richmond Regional Mounted Police & Stable Project committee, the proposed stable would be a regional center with 12 stalls to accommodate horses from other law enforcement agencies that had indicated an interest, including the Capitol Police and the Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department.

The planned facilities were to include training rings, locker rooms for riders, a community meeting space, offices, pasture areas and other amenities, along with the horse stalls.

While the Friends of the Richmond Mounted Squad support group has been urging that new stable be developed, the group has been able to raise only relatively small amounts, including $80,000 last year.

Leslie Buck, president of the Friends group, said the donations could pay for items that are not budgeted, such as equipment and medications for the horses or to buy new horses.

RRHA tenants still facing heating problems

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

At least 50 public housing tenants are hoping the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority will be able to fully restore their heat ahead of the bitter cold set to slam Richmond this week.

The RRHA, buoyed by the end of the government shutdown that threatened its financial well-being, reported major progress in restoring heat to tenants.

RRHA was able to restore heat in 24 apartments by Jan. 25 after completing boiler repairs, leaving only two units where shivering tenants have had to make do with space heaters to keep warm in recent weeks.

The housing authority also restored heat to 11 other units where only portions of the interior were being warmed because of

broken radiators.

RRHA reported that, as of last Friday, it still needed to fix problems in 49 other units that have reported partial heating outages and two without any heat.

The situation is improved from Ms. Shaw mid-December when RRHA reported that 132 families were experiencing heating problems, including 83 that reported the heat completely out in their units and 49 who only had partial heat.

The number has fluctuated as cold weather settled in, with the number of families reporting partial heat rising to 79

before beginning to drop this month.

Among those reporting problems is Tina Shaw, who has had repeated problems with getting adequate heat in her Creighton Court apartment.

In December, she noted that RRHA had made repairs, but within weeks, she discovered the radiator repairs on the first floor had failed.

“I’ve got heat in the second-floor bedrooms,” she said. But the first floor remains frigid, she said, unless she runs the dryer.

She said a second-floor bathroom also has no heat, but she has been able to warm it with a space heater.

She said she repeatedly has reported the outage since early January, but is still waiting for a response.

“I’m hoping they’ll get around to me at some point,” she said.

Honorary street sign for late businessman Clarence L. Townes Jr. to be unveiled Sunday An honorary street sign will be unveiled this weekend School Board for four years. to salute the late Clarence L. Townes Jr., a Richmond Mr. Townes also owned a bus company and led businessman who played major roles in city governdevelopment of the first new apartment complex in ment and political affairs for decades.

Church Hill.

The public ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Outside Richmond, he used Republican connecFeb. 3, at the intersection of Ladies Mile Road and tions to help found the first African-American think the 3100 block of Hawthorne Avenue in North Side, tank in Washington. where Mr. Townes lived, according City Council Vice Mr. Townes also was a member of the board of President Chris A. Hilbert, who represents the area.

Paradigm Communications Inc., the parent company Mr. Townes, who died in January 2017, played a of the Richmond Free Press, from the newspaper’s key role in a creating and leading Richmond Renaisstart in 1992 until his death.

Mr. Townes sance, a city-business partnership that pushed the Details: Mr. Hilbert, (804) 655-6055 or Chris. redevelopment of Downtown. He also chaired the Richmond Hilbert@Richmondgov.com

Free dental clinic Feb.1 for uninsured youngsters Virginia Commonwealth University Dental Care’s Pediatric Practice is hosting “Give Kids a Smile,” a free dental clinic for youngsters age 18 and under.

From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, pediatric dental specialists will provide exams, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extrac-

tions and minor restorations to children who do not have dental insurance.

The event will be held at the Lyons Dental Building, 520 N. 12th St. Appointments are encouraged by calling (804) 828-9095. Walk-ins are welcome, but are not guaranteed to be seen.

Give Kids a Smile was created by the American Dental Association and is an annual focus of the National Children’s Dental Health Month in February.

Last year, VCU pediatric specialists saw 130 patients during the event and provided nearly $59,000 worth of care.

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playing” on the issue of modernizing public schools.

“The so-called school modernization plan proposed by the mayor and rubber stamped by the council is just the latest in 64 years of political ‘wolf tickets,’ as the saying goes,” said Mr. Goldman, a former Virginia Democratic Party chairman who heads the Put Schools First campaign.

“What must a sincere guy do to get RVA’s politicians to fix school facilities that deny equal educational opportunities” for mostly children of color.

Instead of spelling out a schedule of school construction and the amount it would take, the mayor’s plan simply would add funding down the road without offering any specifics.

The plan builds on the $150 million that the city expects to generate from increasing the meals tax by 1.5 percent that

was approved this year. About $110 million of that has been earmarked to pay for two replacement elementary schools, George Mason and Greene, and a new Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School.

None of the new bond capacity would become available until at least 2025, or after Mayor Stoney has left office, even if he is re-elected to a second term.

City Council never held any hearings to find out if $800 million would be adequate.

A new independent report indicates that a School Board proposal suggesting that school modernization might cost $800 million missed the mark by failing to properly calculate inflation.

The report indicated the actual cost of the board’s suggested plan — which leaves out the Technical Center and facilities for disabled children like Amelia Street School — would be around $937 million when inflation is properly included.

VCU Police jurisdiction expands specifics of the expansion and whether his department is equipped to expand jurisdic“We’re talking about overpolicing, and tion off campus. he’s literally filming your constituents,” “The majority of our VCU Police forces said an audience member. are still going to remain dedicated to the The police officer denied the accusa- main area in and around VCU’s educational tion. mission,” Chief Venuti said.

After opponents to the measure had According to the chief, VCU Police their say, a handful of constituents spoke in would not need more personnel as a result favor of the expanded jurisdiction. Jerome of the expansion.

Legions, a Carver community Councilwoman Kim Gray, resident and president of the 2nd District, came out in support Carver Area Civic Improvement of the measure but said she unLeague, said the expansion derstood the concerns of residents would have a positive impact who spoke in opposition. on Downtown businesses.

“As a mother in Jackson Chris Dovi, executive direcWard, I understand the fears of tor of Code VA, a nonprofit my African-American son being located in the proposed jurisdicout in the street being profiled,” Interim Chief tion, said expanding the area of Ms. Gray said. “At the same Smith VCU Police operations would time, we need more feet on the create a safer environment for residents street.” and workers.

Councilman Michael C. Jones, 9th “I’ve had a number of instances where District, strongly opposed the measure I’ve had to act not just as first responder, and questioned the need for expansion if it but really as the only responder, waiting did not involve more personnel. Dr. Jones for Richmond Police to get to the scene also said the VCU Police force does not of accidents and other incidents that have reflect the racial demographics of the city happened along that corridor,” Mr. Dovi and does not meet criteria for community said. “If we have additional resources, policing in the expanded area. it would be very useful to employ those “You barely represent your student towards keeping people safe.” body, and yet you want to come into a Following the public comment period, city that is majority African-American,” VCU Police Chief John Venuti fielded he said. questions from council members about the “You want me to send more white ofContinued from A1

ficers — and they’re trained, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt — but you want me to send in more individuals that don’t look like the community they’re going to serve,” Dr. Jones added.

Chief Venuti, when asked by the council to respond to these comments, appeared to stumble over the question, and members of the audience began to laugh loudly and jeer him.

Chief Venuti then returned to his seat without fully addressing the questions.

The meeting reached a boiling point when Councilwoman Reva Trammell, 8th District, responded to Dr. Jones’ comments and rebuked the disorderly audience members.

“I do not appreciate color being brought into this discussion,” Ms. Trammell said.

“When we call 911, we don’t get on the phone and say, ‘Send me a white officer, send me a black officer.’ We have in the past had a Hispanic-speaking police officer in my district.”

Audience members then began to laugh at Ms. Trammell’s remarks and heckle her, and the council was forced to take an abrupt 15-minute recess.

“If they think it’s so funny, maybe they need to leave,” Ms. Trammell said.

When the meeting resumed, City Council quickly voted 7-2 in favor of expanding the jurisdiction of VCU Police, with Dr. Jones and Councilman Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District, dissenting.

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stretch between Azalea Avenue to the north and Charity Street would force traffic onto Chamberlayne Avenue, raising the risk to lower-income residents who live there, he said.

Ms. Gray said Brook Road residents would find it harder to get in and out of their driveways, and she predicted major conflicts between cyclists and trucks in the southern portion of the roadway that goes through a busy commercial and industrial area.

She also said that the majority of residents along the street were unaware that Brook Road was targeted for bike lanes.

However, Jakob Helmboldt, who manages city bike lane development, pushed back against the objections. He insisted that the plan for the new bike lanes will use the latest engineering concepts and take into account turns at major intersections and parking concerns.

He told the council that Brook Road is now too wide for the level of traffic it carries, encouraging most drivers to speed. The bike lanes, once installed, would be like putting the road on Ms. Gray Mr. Hilbert a diet that would calm traffic and create more safety for bikers, he told the council.

While he acknowledged that most of the bike lanes in the city are not greatly used, Mr. Helmboldt argued bike use will rise once the plan is more built out. “If you build it, they will come,” he said.

Before the vote, more than 60 people lined up to urge council either to support or kill the Hilbert-Gray legislation that would have overturned nearly 20 years of effort to install bike lanes on the street.

“I want the vehicles on Brook Road to be forced to drive the speed limit,” said Michael Simon, a Brook Road resident. “This is exactly what a growing progressive city needs.”

“I’ve never in my life been able to ride my bike more than a few blocks from my house. It just isn’t safe,” said Stella Davies, a 16-year-old Maggie Walker High School student. “Please vote no on this ordinance and give me and others like me a safe route to school.”

But Barton Heights resident Jonathan Davis urged the council to stop building what he called “a bridge to nowhere,” while disrupting traffic. “Not every road needs a bike lane, just like every intersection does not need a traffic light or crosswalk,” Mr. Davis said.

And Ken Nash of W.W. Nash Companies warned of the problems that would arise around his busy operation at 1400 Brook Road.

“We have over 100 vehicles a day coming into our facility, and this bike lane will create a hazard,” he said.

But only Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell, 8th District, joined in voting against the bike lanes.

Fifth District Councilman Parker C. Agelasto issued the harshest verdict to opponents. He said objecting residents along Brook Road can only blame themselves for not paying attention as the plans were being made.

He said it was too late for the city to change course after having invested so much time, money and energy. He said it would send the wrong message to stop this phase of a plan to install 135 miles of new bikeways within the 10 next years.

On the residency requirement, City Council voted 5-3 to limit a requirement for top city officials to live in the city to just 15 executives, down from the current 186 city officials who now must do so.

Aimed to assist in attracting people to work at City Hall, the ordinance also provides for granting waivers for those still covered that would permit them to live up to 100 miles away from Richmond.

The legislation was spearheaded by Councilman Andreas D. Addison, 1st District, and Michael J. Jones, 9th District. Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, also was listed as a patron.

Mr. Agelasto, whose residency has been questioned within the 5th District, did not participate in the debate or the vote.

The measure was approved over the opposition of Ms. Gray, Ms. Trammell and Mr. Hilbert.

In other business, the council: • Renamed a stretch of a North Side park called the Cannon Creek Greenway in honor of Dr. Charles Price, who had led the effort to make it more usable, and • Authorized the director of Public Works to begin a program to allow private companies to provide electric scooters for rent. The council stripped provisions to limit the total number of scooters to 1,500 in any year. The approved plan clears the way for companies to operate unlimited numbers, depending on the demand.

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Mayor Levar M. Stoney lauded Mr. Kenney’s service, describing him as a leader in helping “to change the trajectory of our city” and “to build a more just and equitable” community.

Final tributes for Mr. Kenney will be held at a funeral service 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 W. Cary St..

Viewing will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 3, at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St., with a wake from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Born during the Great Depression in Church Hill, Mr. Kenney graduated from Armstrong High School and served in the Army during the Korean War. He became a postal worker when he returned from the military.

He got his first taste of politics in the 1960s when he won election to head the Virginia chapter of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, becoming the first African-American to lead a postal local in the South.

He went on to become the first AfricanAmerican elected to a national office in the union, serving as vice president until he retired.

In 1977, after years of upheaval, lawsuits and a racial power struggle that led to the courtordered division of the city into nine election districts, Mr. Kenney joined Ms. Dell, Henry L. Marsh III, Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson and Claudette Black McDaniel as members of the first African-American majority to be elected to City Council.

At a time when council members selected

the city’s titular leader, he joined in electing Mr. Marsh, a civil rights attorney and later a state senator, as the city’s first African-American mayor. He remained a staunch ally in ushering in change, including opening a wider range of City Hall jobs to African-Americans, pushing development projects aimed at reviving a sagging Downtown and improving community services.

When Mr. Marsh dismissed the powerful white city manager, William J. Leidinger, the business community reacted furiously. Mr. Kenney was unmoved and stood with Mr. Marsh, and “because Walter stood up, I stood up,” Mr. Richardson recalled.

In 1993, during his second term as mayor, Mr. Kenney made racial reconciliation a top priority. He helped organize Richmond’s first international conference on the topic, teaming with the fledgling reconciliation group Hope in the Cities and the Richmond Hill religious retreat.

As mayor, “he headed a host committee of 75 regional leaders calling for Richmond to address ‘the toxic issue of race’ and asserting that the former capital of the Confederacy could be the gateway to the spirit of healing and partnership that America needs,” according to Rob Corcoran, a founder of Hope in the Cities.

The event was capped with a walk through Richmond that included a diverse crowd of people from the area, as well as from 30 other cities and 20 countries. During the event, marchers called attention to the neglected docks where Africans were brought as slaves and to

the Shockoe Bottom markets where they were bought and sold.

Mr. Kenney was quoted after the walk as saying, “It is often the thing from which we hide that eventually fatally wounds us … and such has been the case in Richmond.

“We did not highlight these places in an effort to hand out guilt or vent anger. We wanted to acknowledge their existence so we could … move forward,” he said.

Ousted from his council seat in the 1994 election, Mr. Kenney continued to be a influence through his continuing work with Hope in the Cities and 14 others groups on whose boards he served, including a nonprofit health clinic in Church Hill.

He was among those who opposed the creation of an at-large mayor.

Former City Councilman Sa’ad El-Amin, who later followed Mr. Kenney in representing the 6th District that stretches from Highland Park in North Side to Hillside Court in South Side, credits Mr. Kenney for supporting the creation of the Richmond Slave Trail Commission to spotlight Richmond’s role in the inhumane trade of human beings.

Mr. El-Amin said that Mr. Kenney called his inability to get the commission going during his tenure one of his great regrets.

“He said he knew I was the person who could make it happen and gave me his backing, which I appreciated,” Mr. El-Amin said.

Current 6th District Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson remembers the encouragement that Mr. Kenney gave to her and other young people

seeking to play leadership roles.

She credited Mr. Kenney with helping her to develop her “simple desire to rebuild our community” into the Highland Park Restoration and Preservation Program, one of the first nonprofits focused on making homeownership a reality for low- to moderate-income families.

Mr. Kenney served as a board member and president of the nonprofit and also helped Ms. Robertson secure positions on the board of Hope in the Cities and gain a seat on the city Planning Commission, which she ended up chairing, she said.

He also introduced her to influential, civically active people in the district who later helped her to win the 6th District seat.

“Equality, justice, fair play, civic obligation and voting rights were the cornerstone of his leadership in the 6th District,” Ms. Robertson said.

“He fought for quality government services, despised slothfulness and sacrificed in order to win for his community. He was a purpose driven leader and I miss him.”

Along with being active in the community, Mr. Kenney was active in his church, St. John Baptist Church, where he chaired the Trustee Ministry. The church, though, was considered too small to accommodate his funeral.

Mr. Kenney was the widower of Mamie M. Kenney, who died about 12 years ago.

Survivors include his two daughters, Wilma Kenny Battle of Henrico County and Marvette Kenney of Chester; and a son, Walter T. Kenney Jr. of Loudoun County.

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Thousands march for education

By Corrine Fizer Capital News Service

As thousands of teachers and supporters from around the state marched to the state Capitol Monday to call for higher salaries and more funding for Virginia’s public schools, legislative leaders announced they would include a 5 percent pay raise for teachers in the proposed state budget.

Carrying placards and signs and wearing red coats and scarves for the #RedforEd rally organized by the Virginia Educators United, teachers, parents, students and supporters of all ages gathered in Monroe Park before marching down Franklin Street to the Capitol cheering and chanting for more money for public education.

On the Capitol grounds, participants heard community leaders protest what they see as inadequate funding for Virginia’s schools and teachers.

Rodney A. Robinson, Virginia’s 2018 Teacher of the Year, said the millions of dollars Virginia offered Amazon to build an East Coast headquarters in Northern Virginia could “pay for more teachers, counselors and 21st century school buildings that are not infested with roaches, rats and mold.”

The state and Arlington County offered more than $570 million in direct subsidies to Amazon and about $220 million in transportation improvements to entice the company to locate its new facility in Crystal City, near Reagan National Airport.

According to the Virginia Education Association, which represents the state’s teachers, Virginia ranks 34th among the states in teacher pay, with the average annual teacher salary at $51,265 — more than $9, 200 below the national average.

Liz Holmes, a second-grade teacher at Greenville Elementary School in Warrenton, said she has not had a raise in 11 years.

Ms. Holmes said she was marching to express her frustration over the lack of “fair compensation” in her workplace.

“We are losing qualified teachers every year to surrounding counties that pay higher wages,” Ms. Holmes said, holding a picture of her with her students. “Enough is enough.”

Joining the rally were Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lily Eskelsen Garcia, president of the National Education Association. A teacher workday on Monday, which closed schools, allowed many area teachers and students to attend the rally.

As the rally went on outside, Delegate Steve Landes of Augusta County announced in a speech on the floor of the House of Delegates that Republican lawmakers would include

Photos by Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press

Thousands of teachers, parents, students, administrators, elected officials and education supporters gather Monday at the State Capitol after a march from Monroe Park to demand more money for public education in Virginia. The event was part of Virginia Educators United’s #RedforEd campaign. Below, among the educators in the throngs of people are Richmond Public Schools’ Keri Treadway, holding the sign, and Ram Bhagat, right.

a 5 percent raise for teachers in the state budget plan they will release on Sunday.

“Virginia has some of the finest teachers in the country and that has led to Virginia students consistently outperforming nationwide peers on standardized tests, college admissions and graduate rates,” said Delegate Landes, vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and chairman of the House Education Committee. “To maintain that success, we must ensure our teachers are fairly compensated and know the hard work they do each and every day is greatly appreciated.”

The Appropriations Committee chairman, Republican Delegate Chris Jones of Suffolk, said the proposed budget amendments would increase teachers’ salaries without raising taxes. “Under conservative leadership in the House of Delegates, this will be the fourth teacher pay raise in the last six years,” he said.

“As a public school teacher for 30 years, I know how hard teachers work to educate Virginia’s future leaders,” said House Speaker Kirk Cox, a Republican from Colonial Heights and retired high school government teacher. “We must make it a priority to keep great teachers in the classroom, and that starts with making sure our teachers are fairly compensated.”

Democrats are already on board with the 5 percent pay raise for teachers. Under the two-year budget adopted by the General Assembly in 2018, teachers are scheduled to receive a 3 percent salary increase on July 1. In his proposed budget amendments, Gov. Ralph S. Northam recommended awarding teachers an additional 2 percent raise.

Gov. Northam, a Democrat, reiterated that proposal at a meeting of the Virginia School Board Association last week, calling it “the largest one-time pay raise for teachers in over 15 years.”

But teachers said a 5 percent raise doesn’t close the gap with the national average.

“It’s a start,” Ms. Holmes said, “but it’s not enough.”

Henrico court ruling may impact Va. abortion clinics

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Abortion clinics in Richmond and across the state might have to spend millions of dollars to upgrade to hospital-level standards if a new Henrico County Circuit Court judge’s ruling stands.

The clinics gained a reprieve from the tougher standards as the result of a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning a similar Texas requirement that closed most clinics in that state. Because of the ruling, the Virginia Board of Health amended regulations in 2017 to drop tougher requirements that abortion clinics meet hospital standards.

At the time, abortion opponents said

the tougher clinic rules were needed to ensure women’s safety and access for emergency personnel. But abortion rights advocates called the rules medically unnecessary and a politically motivated attempt to block women’s access to legal abortion by possibly forcing some clinics to close.

In addressing a challenge to the board’s amendments, Henrico Circuit Court Judge John Marshall ruled on Jan. 23 that the board violated state law in the amendment process. He also found that in representing the board, the Office of Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring failed to prove that the ruling in the Texas case applied to Virginia.

“The court does not have sufficient

evidence before it to rule on the applicability of the (Supreme Court) decision in” Whole Women’s Health vs. Hellerstedt, Judge Marshall wrote, as he reinstated the tough requirements for clinics in Virginia.

Judge Marshall upheld eight amendments that went into effect in 2017, but he suspended 12 others.

He ruled that the Virginia Board of Health also had failed to follow a separate state law that sets the rules for public notice and public comment when a state agency moves to change existing regulations or create new ones.

The ruling appeared to be a rebuke to Mr. Herring, a Democrat who is running for governor in 2021. It also

represented a victory for Daniel A. Carrell, a Henrico-based lawyer who represented the two women who challenged the board’s amendments, Itzel A. Melendez and Megan C. Getter.

“This decision re-establishes the rule of law,” Mr. Carrell said Jan. 25, after receiving the ruling. In his view, the ruling reinstates regulations aimed at ensuring the health and safety of women who secure abortions that he believes the Board of Health tried to extinguish.

Mr. Herring did not issue any public statement on the decision and has not indicated if he would appeal Judge Marshall’s ruling to the state Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, Gov. Ralph S. Northam

issued a brief statement seeking to reassure abortion supporters that the decision would have little impact while restating his administration’s commitment to defend abortion rights.

“My commitment to ensuring reproductive health care access to women across Virginia remains steadfast,” Gov. Northam stated. “The Commonwealth anticipates minimal, if any, impacts.”

He noted that the state Department of Health has authority to temporarily issue variances to clinics so they would not have to comply, although state law and regulations state that temporary variances expire once the license does.

Abortion clinics must apply yearly for a license to operate.

Christian opens up on gambling addiction, Trump Continued from A1

“I was wasting all this talent and energy,” he said.

He said the “talk with Jessica” was better than a tonic, medication or group therapy, all of which he had thought about and dismissed before that confrontation with his daughter just a few years ago.

“It was a big wake-up call for me,” Mr. Christian said.

She asked whether he wanted to be remembered for his “unwise decisions.” He said she helped him understand he was squandering his talent and history. She helped him see through his rose-colored glasses, he said.

“I was praying with a selfish heart,” he said, explaining that his years of prayer were more about getting out of the gambling jam at hand “because I didn’t want to give it up.”

He said it wasn’t until 2010 or 2012 that his heart changed.

Mr. Christian does not claim that he has been cured. He said he never ran afoul of his jobs with his gambling problem and never lost his love for his family.

He said he has simply reached a point in life where he sees gambling is not worth the private agony he endured over and over again to be a high roller and losing at every turn. He has more important things to do these days, he said, like doting on his grandchildren.

His book provided him a chance to unload his personal tick-tock story about living as a gambling addict, of running huge charge tickets called “markers” at hotels from Atlantic City to Las Vegas, while living large in complimentary

1954 photo

Spencer Christian, then 7, visits the home of an uncle in Charles City County with his parents, Lucy and Spencer Christian Sr., and his younger brother, Lutrell, then 3.

luxury hotel suites while gambling and often times dining with the rich and famous.

Sprinkled within the sad saga of neverending excitement were spicy nuggets about his experiences as a national television figure and meeting American presidents, baseball legend Duke Snider and boxing legend Muhammad Ali. His only freedom from his addiction, it seems, was behind the television screen and talking weather. He gives praise to his parents, church pastor, schoolteachers and siblings.

In writing about his life, Mr. Christian notes he had befriended businessman Donald Trump long before President Trump existed. Mr. Trump, then owner of the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, had invited Mr. Christian to interview him on “Good Morning America” about the championship boxing match that night in 1987 at the casino between Mike Tyson and Tyrell Biggs. The two gained such a rapport that in 1993, he noted, Mr. Trump approached him about co-hosting a cable television talk show with Mr. Trump’s wife at the time, Marla Maples.

Then in the mid-1990s as he suffered a “series of severe losses and my financial house of cards was on the verge of collapse,” Mr. Christian faxed Mr. Trump a letter requesting a loan to pay off his casino debts.

Mr. Trump called him a day later, Mr. Christian recalls, telling Mr. Christian, “ ‘I can’t lend any money because I’m being audited.’ ” He said Mr. Trump suggested he go to the casino and tell the cashier that Mr. Trump had authorized him to ask for a loan.

“I decided I knew it wouldn’t work,” Mr. Christian said, adding that he knew from past

experiences that getting a loan from a casino required many layers of approval, some signed paperwork and many people’s say so. He said that was “the last connection” he had with Mr. Trump.

Mr. Christian doesn’t know if former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, who has family roots in Charles City County, knew the full story about his gambling addiction before Gov. Wilder and others were sent a manuscript of the book to write cover comments. If Gov. Wilder and the others were angered, upset or disappointed by him, they didn’t tell him, nor did they retract their endorsement promises, Mr. Christian said.

So far, his book has sold fewer than 5,000 copies, Mr. Christian said, adding he didn’t write the book hoping to make a lot of money on his story. He said he wanted people to understand what his life was about and learn from it.

While Mr. Christian acknowledges that many people throughout the Metro Richmond area remember him from his childhood and early career in Virginia, he said he has always benefited from the seemingly never-ending love of his family and admiration from longtime friends and supporters. He said he’s one lucky guy.

On a trip last year to historic Westover Plantation in Charles City County to introduce his book, Mr. Christian said more than 50 people turned out to see him and get his book autographed. No one had any discouraging things to say, he said.

“Deep down in my heart, I do believe I’ll never gamble again,” Mr. Christian said. “There is no part of me that has that urge again. I think more seriously about all the things I have enjoyed with my kids and grandkids.”

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Mayor Stoney at midterm Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s victories and foibles are up for public review and discussion this week as he offers the annual State of the City address on Jan. 31.

January marked the midpoint of Mayor Stoney’s fouryear term in office, a good place to pause and reflect on the highs and lows of Mayor Stoney’s administration and leadership so far, and what still needs to be accomplished in the city before his job ends in December 2021 or he joins the brain trust for his ever-ebullient mentor, Democratic presidential hopeful and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, whichever comes first.

Mayor Stoney continues to be visible and enthusiastic in the community as his administration completes big projects launched by his predecessor, such as installation of the Pulse bus rapid transit service and the renovation and overhaul of the 17th Street Farmers’ Market, Main Street Station and Monroe Park.

He was out front last March when thousands of students, parents and families marched from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School to the state Capitol calling for an end to gun violence in schools and communities. He also led the March for More rally on Dec. 8 seeking more state funding for public schools.

Mayor Stoney also helped foster a partnership to bolster after-school programming for elementary and middle schools students in Richmond; extended the hours of five Richmond community centers to provide sports and other activities and programs for people of all ages; and partnered with GRTC to provide free bus service to all city high school students, as well as free service on Election Day to increase voter turnout and on New Year’s Eve. During the last year, he also almost single-handedly pushed for the 1.5 percent meals tax hike in Richmond to support new school construction in a city filled with aged and decrepit school buildings. City Council approved the tax hike, which went into effect July 1 and is scheduled to generate $150 million to help pay for the construction of two new elementary schools and a middle school. Ground was broken on those projects in December.

While the mayor has much to crow about, we believe his efforts have fallen short in other areas. That’s why we give him a “C” for this term.

The schools situation has become a thorny one for the mayor, whose $800 million plan to fully fund capital projects for schools falls short, we believe, because of its lack of specificity and because it is dragged out over 20 years.

Students who are just starting school this year may spend their entire elementary and secondary years in poor, dumpy and inadequate buildings until they graduate. That would maintain the disaster Richmonders voted to avoid.

We also have grave concerns about Mayor Stoney’s plan, generated by Dominion Energy CEO Thomas F. Farrell II, to replace the Richmond Coliseum and raze and redevelop a large swath around it in Downtown, while pretending it will not have a negative impact on city tax dollars and services elsewhere across the city. It is a $1.4 billion plan that will siphon future tax dollars needed for schools, public safety and other essential services for a new white elephant in Downtown that we feel is not needed.

Because the project is planned to take place in a designated “opportunity zone,” Mr. Farrell and the others also will reap huge tax breaks worth multiple millions of dollars under President Trump’s new tax laws that provide major tax benefits to investors who put money into opportunity zones.

We believe Mayor Stoney and the city administration can come up with a better vision and plan for uplifting Downtown than the one the city is being suckered into by Mr. Farrell and friends.

Mayor Stoney also gets low marks for his handling of the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue. We believe stronger leadership by the mayor would have helped to remove these shameful reminders of slave owners and traitors to the United States who fought against this nation to keep black people in human bondage.

Instead of taking the lead and marshaling the forces of truth and right, Mayor Stoney turned the decision over to a weak Monument Avenue Commission that has done little to change this abhorrent situation. Richmond is stuck with dishonorable people on pedestals, while it cannot seem to rally to honor true heroes like native son Arthur Ashe Jr. Like Mayor Stoney’s term in office, our city is at a pause point, looking for the next best steps to move forward. We must not turn our backs on our schoolchildren because we believe the job is the School Board’s to handle or because the good start we’ve taken is getting a little tougher. The mayor and City Council must keep their focus on improving public schools, including through more state and local aid for buildings as well as programs to boost academics.

Our students need and deserve that. Our city’s future also depends on it.

We also must not turn our backs on those living in poverty or close to it in Richmond. That includes children, working families and individuals and the elderly. Downtown development can be part of an economic empowerment plan to help create jobs, but we need a plan centered on the city’s authentic needs and not built around a desire to further enrich the rich.

And we need to press forward with a clear and honest vision of who we publicly commemorate and why. Let’s move the Confederate monuments to Virginia battlefields, museums and cemeteries where they belong and clear a path to a brighter Richmond future.

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Poverty and brotherhood Writing to fellow clergy from a Birmingham jail, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., gravely concerned about all who were poor and experiencing inequality, said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

The world, especially America, paused last month to honor Dr. King’s 90th birthday and his life as a global humanitarian.

Wouldn’t the greatest birthday gift be to truly identify the other as our brother, sister or family?

How does one really love and heal a world if they don’t see their neighbor as themselves?

The global crisis of the poor has affected the consciousness of both America and the United Kingdom. The UK has wrestled to the ground Brexit with no deal. Meanwhile, America is in waiting to determine whether the one who was deemed the “white hope” will be exposed as a traitor. He continues his temper tantrums and daily rants on Twitter.

This mutiny is because, from former President Barack Obama

to former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, few seem to adequately identify the group that is rapidly becoming visible among the least of these. According to poverty data of the U.S. Census Bureau reported in September, roughly 12.8 million America children lived in poverty in 2017, with 4,026,000 being

Dr. Keith L. Magee white children.

Likewise, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report of Dec. 4 indicates there are 4.1 million children living in poverty in the United Kingdom, with 1,271,000 of them being white children.

In the book “Black Reconstruction in America,” W.E.B. DuBois introduced the concept of the psychological wage. Dr. Du Bois noted that while white laborers received a low wage, “they were compensated in part by a sort of public and psychological wage.” They were given “public deference and titles of courtesy because they were white.”

I’m not so sure that in today’s reality of Caucasian, having access to public parks, pools and water fountains matters so much when they, along with other non-white groups, are equally striving to feed, clothe and house their children.

The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was

actually the awakening of the “Poor People’s Campaign.” Dr. King and his allies were going to the nation’s capital to ask America to be true to the huge promissory note that was signed years ago.

Dr. King said “we are coming to engage in dramatic nonviolent action, to call attention to the gulf between promise and fulfillment; to make the invisible visible.”

In the UK, as in America, those who have become invisible are forcing open the eyes of those who have forgotten them.

This year marks 400 years since the first African immigrants — freedmen and indentured servants — arrived in Jamestown. The British had landed three years earlier, having departed England as King Henry VIII had declared himself head of the new Church of England.

These individuals desired a return to a simpler faith and wanted to purify the church. However, these Puritans would use, in part, their religious system to oppress the Africans, forcing them into slavery.

And, yet, these slaves would look for a saving grace from an individual depicted in the like image of their oppressor.

That grace would have in it the power to forgive and mount up for civility for themselves and all of humanity.

Unlike America, the UK has no separation of church and

Spike Lee and Oscar “People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world … I do not think there is going to be any substantial movement until people of color get into those gatekeeper positions of people who have a g re e n - l i g h t vote. That is what it comes down to. We do not have a vote, and we are not at that table when it is decided what gets made and what does not get made.” — Spike Lee In 2015 and 2016, we in the Urban League Movement joined a movement against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences embodied in the hashtag, “#OscarsSoWhite. At the time, the voting membership of the Academy was reported to be 94 percent Caucasian and 77 percent male.

As a result of the movement, the academy pledged to double minority and women membership by 2020 and limited terms to 10 years for members who have not been active in the film industry.

Whether a direct result of these changes or not, Spike Lee’s long-awaited, first-time Academy Award nomination for best director is a welcome development, as is the nomination of his film, “BlacKkKlansman,”

for best picture.

For his part, Mr. Lee believes his nomination would not have come about without #OscarsSoWhite.

“What that campaign did, it made the academy understand that they had to diversify their membership,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “The diversity of

Marc H. Morial the voting members makes a difference.”

Mr. Lee previously was nominated for best screenplay for “Do The Right Thing” and his “4 Little Girls” received a best documentary feature nomination. But this is the first time in his 30-year career that he has been acknowledged for his main contribution to American culture as a director of provocative and artistic feature films.

I had the honor to participate in two of Mr. Lee’s documentary films: “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts,” a 2006 HBO production about Hurricane Katrina and the destruction it wrought on my hometown of New Orleans, and its 2010 sequel, “If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise.” The series serves as a powerful and thought-provoking analysis of the issues of class and race in national disaster response.

“When the Levees Broke” won three Emmy Awards, an NAACP Image Award and the Peabody Award from the Uni-

versity of Georgia for being an “epic document of destruction and broken promises and a profound work of art” and “an uncompromising analysis of the events that precede and follow Hurricane Katrina’s assault on New Orleans” that “tells the story with an unparalleled diversity of voices and sources.”

In appreciation of his achievement, the National Urban League presented Mr. Lee with a Special Recognition Award at our 50th Equal Opportunity Dinner in 2006.

It can be argued that many of the 30 films Mr. Lee has directed are as deserving of an Oscar as “BlacKkKlansman” and many of them are destined to occupy their places in the canon of American cinema. But even though “BlacKkKlansman” is set in the early 1970s, it is perhaps the film of our time. David Duke, the main villain of the story, is still very much a force in American politics today. He is shown to use the resurrected phrase “America First!” popularized during the 2016 presidential campaign and speaks of making America “great again.”

The film’s central question of whether social change must be effected within the system or outside it resonates today. The recognition of Mr. Lee’s talent by the academy is long overdue, and we congratulate him on his achievement.

The writer is president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League.

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state. In fact, 26 bishops are in the House of Lords.

The UK looks to the legacy of William Wilberforce, the abolitionist, or the current impact of churches who care for the needy through food banks and debt counseling or organized homes for refugee families. Selina Stone, a lecturer in political theology at St. Mellitus College, asks the pertinent question, “How will churches respond in the UK and in America to those with their backs against the wall?”

Again, I ask, how does one really love and heal a world if they don’t see their neighbor as themselves?

The writer is senior fellow of culture and justice at University College London and is in pastoral leadership at The Berachah Church in Dorchester, Mass.

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Re Editorial, “Encouraging,” Free Press Jan 10-12 edition and letter to the editor, “Virginia’s ‘big falsehood,’” Free Press Jan. 24-26 edition: The editorial and letter to the editor highlight some painful ironies of Virginia’s history.

In 1619, some Virginians formed the first representative legislature in the New World.

A few weeks later, some of those same Virginians purchased and probably enslaved the first recorded Africans who were forcibly stolen from their families and inhumanely transported across the Atlantic Ocean to Virginia.

The General Assembly — which after 1643 consisted of the Council of State and the House of Burgesses that was created in that year — has been in continual existence since 1619, first under the authority

of the king and thereafter under the authority of the Virginia state constitutions of 1776, 1830, 1851, 1864, 1869, 1902 and 1970, each of which re-created the assembly.

It is right to commemorate and celebrate the formation and long existence of representative government. It is also right to condemn the actions of that government, which between 1619 and 1865, created the law of slavery and required hundreds of thousands of Virginians to live in slavery.

On Oct. 22, 1867, Virginia voters — white people and black people who were formerly enslaved and always free — elected members of a convention to write a new state constitution. It was one of the most important events of the epic decade that finally witnessed the destruction of slavery.

That election occurred not

under the authority of any law the General Assembly had passed or of the army, which some history books have incorrectly stated, but under the joint authority of an act of Congress and a referendum by which those same Virginia voters authorized the convention.

In 1869, two and a half centuries after creation of slavery and the General Assembly, Virginia voters ratified a new state constitution that was much more democratic than any before that time.

The Constitution of 1869 abolished the remnants of minority rule that slave owners had created in the 17th century, created the state’s first public school system and guaranteed the vote to all adult men.

(Women won the right to vote with ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.)

The Constitution of 1902

What an old folks home should be

An old folks home should be a place where the comfort, safety and welfare of its residents is maintained.

It should only hire employees who have the empathy to be kind and helpful. It should have enough well-trained and supervised nurses to care for all the residents when they call for help.

It should have only employees who follow the correct usage of rubber gloves. It should schedule enough employees to care for the residents seven days a week. It should schedule enough employees to clean all public areas before the

residents rise every morning.

It should have only authorized food handlers preparing and protecting the food. No one should be allowed in the kitchen except authorized personnel. It should have doors to the kitchen that automatically open for entrance and exit.

It should be a place free from all types of abuse.

Morton C. Miles Jr. Williamsburg

ACCESS Study Public Announcement Public Notification of an Exception to the Requirements for Informed Consent Under Emergency Circumstances for a Cardiac Arrest Research Study This announcement serves as public notification of a cardiac arrest research study that will begin late February 2019 and will be performed at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia (and several other locations in the United States) using the Department of Health and Human Services research regulations allowing exception to informed consent in emergency research circumstances. The study will include adult persons having a cardiac arrest (medical condition where the heart stops beating blood to the brain and other organs of the body that results in death unless able to be reversed) successfully treated with a defibrillator shock and transported to VCU Health System. All patients will receive standard resuscitation care. Cardiac arrest is often caused by a blockage in one or more of the arteries supplying blood to the heart commonly known as a heart attack. Blockages causing heart attacks must be treated urgently with a heart catheterization, ideally within the first 90 minutes, to prevent significant heart damage. Typically, heart attacks are diagnosed by certain findings on an electrocardiogram, or ECG, performed when the patient arrives in the Emergency Department. After cardiac arrest however, heart attacks cannot reliably be identified by the ECG and therefore can go undetected and untreated. Most patients whose heart has been restarted after a cardiac arrest are unconscious and in a coma so they are unable to provide medical information.

Most patients who come out of the coma after several days will then undergo this heart catheterization to look for blockages but by this time the damage may have already been done to the heart muscle. The purpose of this research study is to determine if more of these patients do better if they are taken to the heart catheterization at the time of admission. Both strategies (early versus late heart catheterization) are currently used clinically and both are considered the standard of care, therefore all patients will receive the standard of care treatment. This study will try to determine which standard treatment is better. Patients will be divided randomly with a 50-50 chance, similar to “flipping a coin” to go directly to the heart catheterization lab versus directly to the Intensive Care Unit to continue to receive normal cardiac arrest care.

Since patients are often in a coma after cardiac arrest due to brain injury from when the heart was not working, they may not be able to give consent. Attempts will be made to contact the patients legally authorized representative to obtain consent for this research study. Since the early heart catheterization must be performed within 90 minutes from the time of admission to result in the most benefit, if the legally authorized representative cannot be contacted to provide consent that would allow the procedure to be done within this timeframe, the patient will be enrolled into the study under the Department of Health and Human Services regulations allowing an exception to informed consent under emergency research circumstances. These regulations require public notification to inform the community that a research project will be done that may impact members of the local population.

Interested persons wishing more information, having questions or concerns, or who do not wish to participate in this trial should they experience a cardiac arrest and would like to request an opt-out bracelet, are encouraged to visit https:/z.umn.edu/accesstrial or email us at: access@vcuhealth.org, or phone us at 804 – 828 – 6047.

W. Broad St. (Rt. 250) Sidewalk Construction Henrico County

Willingness to Hold a Public Hearing Find out about the proposed sidewalk construction on W. Broad St. (Rt. 250) in Henrico County between .045 miles east of Dominion Blvd. and .021 miles east of Springfield Rd. Review the project information and National Environmental Policy Act documentation at VDOT’s Richmond District Office located at 2430 Pine Forest Drive in Colonial Heights, 23834-9002 804-524-6000, 1-800-367-7623,TTY/TDD 711. Please call ahead to ensure the availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions.

If your concerns cannot be satisfied, VDOT is willing to hold a public hearing. You may request that a public hearing be held by sending a written request to Adam Brooks, Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834-9002 or by email to Adam.Brooks@VDOT.Virginia.gov on or prior to February 16, 2019. If a request for a public hearing is received, notice of date, time and place of the hearing will be posted.

VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you have questions or concerns about your civil rights in regards to this project or need special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the project manager listed above.

State Project: 0250-043-914,P101, R201, C501 Federal Project: HSIP-5A27(517) UPC: 111106

Kudos to Dr. Brown

sabotaged many of the democratic reforms the Constitution of 1869 had made to Virginia’s politics and government. It required the Civil Rights Movement later in the century to undo the undemocratic damage done in 1902.

There is much to admire in Virginia’s long history, but also much to regret. We cannot understand any of it if we ignore any part of it, especially the bad and disturbing parts.

In 2019, we should observe the anniversary of the simultaneous creation of the General Assembly and slavery with wide open eyes and a willingness to think anew about some of the incorrect interpretations people learned in school and still sometimes encounter in textbooks, newspapers and on television.

BRENT TARTER Chesterfield County The writer is a retired Library of Virginia research historian.

I would like to thank the Market @ 25th, a full service grocery store, for moving into the East End. From what I am seeing so far, they will be giving minority farmers and vendors a place to showcase their products.

One example of diversity is Dr. Shantelle Brown, a black woman who will be the owner and operator of the pharmacy inside the grocery store. Her pharmacy will be called “Hope.”

In my research, I find very few, if any, women having their own pharmacy located inside of a grocery store. She is definitely considered a trailblazer and pioneer on this medical front. We must support the pharmacy with our dollars in order that it will succeed.

The grocery store and the pharmacy are scheduled to open in March, according to the latest information I have received.

People are going to classes and preparing themselves so they can become employees of this store. Thirty team members graduated in one of their graduations, with others to follow.

This equals jobs for the community. Good things are about to happen and I am very enthused. When talking with some of the potential employees, they, too, seemed excited and ready for the store to open.

I cannot name everyone, but City Council President Cynthia I. Newbille has spent tireless hours seeing that this project comes into existence.

Even though I live in a different part of town, I will spend my grocery money there.

Good luck to everyone associated with this venture, as well as the workers, vendors and Dr. Brown. We are very proud of her. Much success as we move forward.

ERNEST PARKER JR. Richmond

PUBLIC NOTICE RICHMOND 2019 BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Equalization for the City of Richmond is authorized to meet at specified dates and times for the purpose of hearing complaints of inequities for 2019 real estate assessments. Upon hearing such complaints, either oral or written, the Board will give consideration and increase, decrease or affirm such real estate assessments. Before a change can be granted, the taxpayer or his agent must overcome a clear presumption in favor of the assessment. The taxpayer or agent must prove that the property is not uniform with similar property assessments or prove that the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value.

The Board of Equalization has scheduled the following hearings: Each Tuesday & Thursday, beginning at 10:00 am in Room 801 of City Hall. Meetings will commence on February 05, 2019 and continue until such time as all matters before the Board are resolved. For further information, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Cannon, Liaison, for the Richmond Board of Equalization at (804) 646-7910, 900 East Broad Street, Room 801-City Hall, Richmond, VA 23219.

By order of the Richmond Board of Equalization (Va. Code § 58.1-3378) Date: January 23, 2019

Virginia 2019

General Assembly A message from Senator Jennifer McClellan On any given night over 28,000 people sit in Virginia jails. Nearly half of them (46%) have not been convicted of any crime, but await trial. This problem is not new, and is getting worse. The state’s own data revealed that between 2012 and 2017, the average daily population of people held in Virginia jails pretrial increased by 10 percent. Lack of wealth should not be a factor in determining justice, yet statistics show that poor people and people of color are disproportionately affected by the current system. As a result, the current process leads to unnecessary and costly pretrial detention.

In order to implement effective and sustainable reform of the pretrial system, we need to better understand the current system and how it is used. To that end, working with the ACLU of Virginia, Legal Aid Justice Center, Richmond Community Bail Fund and several other Virginia advocacy groups, Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy and I introduced legislation (HB 2121 and SB 1687) to create more transparency and accountability in the pretrial process. The bill would require the state to collect data in every locality relating to bail determinations for any person who is held in custody pending trial or hearing for an offense, including data on length of stay for any period of pretrial incarceration, racial demographics of who is coming through the pretrial system, and indigency status. SB 1687 also creates a general presumption in favor of pretrial release in our bail laws.

Unquestionably, the state needs to start collecting the type of data mandated

by SB 1687. In fact, SB 1687 was referred to the Virginia State Crime Commission for inclusion in its Pre-Trial Data Project, a collaborative effort between all three branches of government and eight different state and local agencies who collectively control all of Virginia’s criminal justice data. Largely focused on how effective various pretrial release mechanisms are at ensuring public safety and appearance at court proceedings, the Commission’s project captured a snapshot of the pretrial system by tracking people who came through the system in October 2017. While the project, launched in 2016, represents a first-of-its-kind study in the state of Virginia, because of its narrow focus, it has not yet been able to answer important questions like how many indigent people come through Virginia’s criminal justice system.

Beginning this Spring, the Commission will broaden the scope of the Pre-Trial Data Project by convening stakeholders to develop a plan for statewide case tracking across the criminal justice system, including the pretrial process. The Commission intends to propose at its December 2019 meeting legislative recommendations for the 2020 session. Based on SB 1687’s referral to the Commission, the expectation is that its staff will incorporate the broad data mandate of SB 1687 into any 2020 legislative recommendations. I will work with the Crime Commission to ensure that happens because the state must begin to act swiftly to understand exactly what is contributing to rising pretrial detention numbers.

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Tom Brady

Quarterbacks Tom Brady, Jared Goff betting on a Super Bowl win

What would the Super Bowl be without betting and, with that, the office pool?

You can lay a friendly wager on just about anything, ranging from who wins the coin flip, to how long the national anthem takes, to when — if ever — stoic New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick cracks a smile, to the game’s champion.

But if you’re gambling on who will be named most valuable player, smart money is on the quarterbacks.

Quarterbacks have been chosen MVPs of the Super Bowl 29 times, followed by running backs, seven times; wide receivers, six times; and linebackers, four times.

New England’s ageless quarterback, 40-year-old Tom Brady, leads the Super Bowl MVP record with five MVP awards. He is aiming for No. 6 when the Patriots face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Feb. 3, for Super Bowl LIII. Brady and the Rams’ precocious quarterback, Jared Goff, 24, will be central figures — on the field and among gamblers — for this year’s event at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Last year’s MVP was quarterback Nick Foles of the champion Philadelphia Eagles. Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr was the first MVP in 1967, and again in 1968.

• The main men in protecting right-handed quarterbacks like Brady and Goff are the offensive left tackles on what is known as the “blind side.”

Little guys need not apply.

Jersey No. 77, in size XXXL, is worn by both squads’ left tackles, the Patriots’ Brent Brown and the Rams’ Andrew Whitworth. Brown, out of the University of Florida, is 6-foot-8 and 355 pounds; Whitworth, out of Louisiana State University, is 6-foot-7 and 335 pounds.

Super Bowl LIII Teams: New England Patriots versus the Los Angeles Rams. When: Sunday, Feb. 3; 6:30 p.m. kickoff Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. Broadcast: CBS television and Westwood One radio.

National anthem: To be sung by Gladys Knight.

Halftime show: Pop band Maroon 5 and rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi.

Thinking of betting on the big boys? No left tackle has ever been the game’s MVP. However, it’s the “blind side” security that might determine who the MVP will be.

• Two players most likely to be humming “Georgia On My Mind” are the teams’ leading ground gainers. Patriots rookie sensation Sony Michel and Rams top rusher Todd Gurley both hail from the University of Georgia.

Michel, who is of Haitian ancestry, has been brilliant in the postseason, with 242 yards on the ground and five touchdowns.

Gurley has enjoyed an All-Pro season but was held to just 13 yards against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC final.

The first running back named Super Bowl MVP was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris in 1975. Harris was also the first black MVP. The most recent ball carrier named MVP was the Dallas Cowboys’ Emmitt Smith in 1994. Betting on a running back for MVP might be a wise idea if you relish long shots.

Jared Goff

• James White and Robert Woods, their squad’s top receivers, have common names but exceptional games.

The Patriots’White, nicknamed “Sweet Feet,” has 87 receptions and is Brady’s preferred target streaking out of the backfield.

The Rams’ Woods has 86 catches for 1,219 yards and is Goff’s deep threat.

The first receiver named MVP was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Lynn Swann in 1976, and the most recent was the Steelers’ Santonio Holmes in 2009.

If you’re thinking of betting on a receiver to become MVP, you might be wise to pass.

• History lesson: The first Super Bowl, played on Jan. 15, 1967, wasn’t even called the “Super Bowl” at the time. It was the AFL-NFL World Championship game.

It wasn’t until 1969 that football’s climactic game got its current name. Kansas City Chiefs’ owner Lamar Hunt is credited with creating the name based on the Super Ball, an ultra-bouncy ball popular among youngsters at the time.

The first Super Bowl — Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10 — wasn’t the big deal it is now. The game was played in daylight like any other game at the time.

The Super Bowl party, rivaling New Year’s Eve and Fourth of July celebrations, didn’t come around until later and continues gathering momentum. Now, since the gala affair coincides with the evening meal, it’s even come to be tagged “Supper Bowl.”

The only thing more traditional on Super Bowl Sunday than the ever-present Patriots, it seems, is a table full of goodies.

Expecting some hungry company Sunday night? Now that’s a sure bet if ever there was one.

Richmond’s Ed Davis ranks among NBA’s lords of the boards

Native Richmonder Ed Davis ranks with pro basketball’s lords of the boards.

Few players crash the backboards more relentlessly than the former Benedictine Prep and University of North Carolina standout.

In his first season with the Brooklyn Nets, Davis leads the NBA in one category and is second in another. Through 48 games as of Jan. 24, Davis ranks No. 1 in the NBA in “rebound ratio” and second in “rebounds per minute.”

Davis’ rebound ratio is 25.4, meaning he snags that percentage of possible missed shots while on the floor. Second at 25.1 is the Miami Heat’s Hassan Whiteside.

Based on rebounds per 48 minutes, the time of a regulation game, Davis’ 22.7 is second to Whiteside, who averages 22.9.

The NBA leader based on rebounds per game — regardless of minutes played — is the Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond at 14.9.

Mostly coming off the bench, Davis averages 8.6 rebounds — plus 5.6 points — per game in 18.2 minutes per contest.

There’s a science to his craft.

Here’s what Davis told writer Howard Megdal of FanSided: “If you look at the court, it’s got spots where like 88 percent of the time, the ball lands in a certain spot. So I try and stand in the hot spots. Rebounding is mostly about being in the right spot at the right time.”

Davis enjoyed one of the best career games on Jan. 25 with 17 points and 16 rebounds in the Nets’109-99 win over the New York Knicks.

Rebounding is a family tradition. Davis’ father, former Virginia Union University AllAmerican Terry Davis, snared

2,887 rebounds in playing with the 10 NBA from 1989 to 2001.

Davis shares the Nets’ lowpost chores with Jarrett Allen, who is in his second year with the NBA out of the University of Texas under Coach Shaka Smart. In fact, the 6-foot-10, 29-year-old Davis and 6-foot11, 20-year old Allen are among the NBA’s top 1-2 tag team of centers.

Allen averages 12 points and nine rebounds. Add their contributions and Brooklyn’s “two-headed center” logs averages of 17.3 points and 17.5

Richmond’s team If you have no NBA favorite, here’s an idea: Adopt the Brooklyn Nets.

T h e N B A f ra n c h i s e headquar tered at the Barclays Center features three players with deep Richmond ties.

Center Ed Davis led Benedictine Prep to consecutive Virginia Independent Schools titles.

F o r w a r d Tr e v e o n Graham is among the alltime scoring and rebounding leaders at his alma mater, Virginia Commonwealth University.

And Nets Coach Kenny Atkinson ranks with the University of Richmond’s all-time greats.

Fo r g o o d m e a s u r e, veteran guard Joe Harris is a for mer University of Virginia star. And the B a r c l ay s C e n t e r h a s become a popular March getaway for VCU and UR fans traveling to the Atlantic 10 tournament.

The rejuvenated Brooklyn Nets improved to 27-23 on Jan. 25, with its win over the Knicks, after going 28-54 a season ago.

Florida teen bench presses 355 lbs.

A search for the nation’s strongest teenage girl might lead to Union County High School in Lake Butler, Fla. That’s where Mahailya Reeves, a 15-year-old freshman, set a Florida state record on Jan. 26 with a jaw-dropping 355-pound bench press.

In front of a cheering high school audiMahailya Reeves ence, Reeves made the lift “raw,” meaning without an elastic bench shirt that assists performance.

The powerful athlete also had a slight pause at the bottom of her lift rather than the easier touch-and-go, bounce style.

Videos of her astounding lifts have become internet sensations.

rebounds an outing.

Davis, who was the Toronto Raptors first round draft choice in 2010 after just two seasons at UNC, stays in his lane. He’s a traditional, old-school center rarely straying from the shadow of the hoop. He’s quick to raise his hand to volunteer for the dirty work.

His combative style has earned him the nickname “Phys-Ed.” Don’t look for anything fancy. Davis’ shot selection is restricted to dunks and short tosses, as suggested by his 62 percent shooting average.

Davis gets the job done without a great deal of notoriety. While he won’t be playing in the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 17 in Charlotte, N.C., his star surely shines bright on the backboards.

Ed Davis

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Teon Tiller turns Thomas Jefferson High into a contender

Don’t blink.

Blink once if you’re guarding Teon Tiller, and the Thomas Jefferson High School senior is likely to whiz past for yet another bucket.

Blink again and he’s apt to steal the ball and skedaddle the other way.

It’s almost like the hands on his watch are spinning twice as fast as others.

The 5-foot-10, 155-pound whirlwind wearing Thomas Jefferson’s cardinal and white colors is in a rush to try and make up for lost time.

Following a junior year derailed by a serious ankle injury that put him in a cast for six weeks, Tiller averages 20 points. On defense, he has made enough steals to draw the attention of local constables.

“He’s quick and shifty and can get to the rim anytime he wants,” said TJ Coach Kendrick Warren. “And for his size, he’s very physical.”

You can call him the “Tiny Terror” for his size, or “Neon Teon” for how No. 4 in the Vikings’ jersey illuminates a scoreboard. You can also call him, “captain,” his official title with the team.

Tiller has had a high of 37 points against King & Queen Central High School and 32 points against Petersburg High School.

Also a clever ball handler, Tiller Teon had seven assists in the Vikings’ win over Henrico County’s Deep Run High School.

His efforts haven’t been in vain. The rejuvenated Vikings improved to 13-8 on Jan. 26 with a 75-73 win over Chesterfield County’s Manchester High School. It was Thomas Jefferson’s fifth straight win.

“After what happened last year when I was hurt, and not knowing if I’d play again, I’m just happy to be back. I want to go out strong, with a championship hopefully,” Tiller said.

TJ is eyeing its first winning season since going 15-11 in 2013. Much will depend on Tiller. The fearless Viking is more

likely to drive into tall traffic than to settle for jumpers.

“I like to use my quickness to take it to the hoop and draw contact,” he said. “I also like to drive and kick it back. The plan is to draw a lot of defensive attention.”

Many of his drive ‘n’ dish passes go to backcourt mate Mo Mahadi, a dangerous 3-point shooter who struck for 24 points against Deep Run High and 23 points against Manchester High School. TJ’s top interior threat is 6-foot-2 strongman Elijah Mitchell.

Setting the stage for a banner senior season, Tiller was named MVP of the ASSIST 804 Top 40 camp at Prince George in August.

Also last summer, he went on an AAU tour with the Richmond Elite travel outfit and worked summer youth camps at Mary Munford Elementary School and the Chickahominy YMCA. Tiller is a second-generation Vikings’ guard. His dad, Travis Tiller, was a starting TJ backcourt performer in the 1990s.

Teon wears the No. 4 jersey in honor of Kennard Wyche, an AllMetro guard at Armstrong High in 1998. Wyche, who wore No. 4 at Armstrong, and Travis Tiller are close friends. Wyche has been influential Tiller in young Tiller’s development.

Teon Tiller is more than just a basketball player at TJ. He’s also a standout middle infielder, renowned for his speed, for the Vikings’ baseball team.

He’s a college prospect in both sports, but the focus is on basketball. He has received firm offers from Bluefield State, Livingstone and South Georgia Technical colleges. Others watching include Chowan, Shaw, Hampton and Norfolk State universities.

In the meantime, the Vikings have the look of a region contender. Don’t blink. You may miss TJ’s star attraction.

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Personality: Stephan A. Hicks Spotlight on founder of nonprofit My Brother’s Keeper of Greater Richmond “Men are the greatest resource in our city. However, services focusing on men in Richmond are severely lacking.

When it comes to helping men get on their feet, there is little offered.”

This is the sentiment of Stephan A. Hicks, 57, of South Side. It also is the driving force behind My Brother’s Keeper of Greater Richmond, a nonprofit Mr. Hicks founded in 2009 to uplift and empower men to reach their greater potential.

“Coach,” as he is called by the nearly 1,000 men his program has mentored in the past decade, is a God-driven passionate leader wearing many hats. He is a facilitator, coordinator, spiritual mentor, motivational speaker, life coach and trainer.

“People think that men should have it together by a particular age,” Mr. Hicks says.

“But the truth is, because of violence, economic disadvantages and other social factors, when men are not where they should be, people should not look down on them, but try to offer them a hand up.”

MBKGR provides a safe place on Carnation Street in Richmond’s South Side where males ages 13 and older can come and share their struggles, receive manhood and fatherhood training as well as mentoring from other men.

The nonprofit’s mission reflects what was absent in Mr. Hicks’ past, as well as his dreams for the future for African-American men and the challenges facing them daily

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“Self-improvement is the key in our work, addressing men’s frequently identified underdeveloped skills — interpersonal communication, anger management and conflict resolution,” he says.

Through small group interactive workshops and seminars, MBKGR helps men address their seemingly overwhelming issues.

Using retreats and conferences throughout the year, including a 14week life skills course covering co-parenting, job seeking, career development and financial planning, men learn to improve their lifestyles and become responsible citizens.

The organization also has a “Suits for Success” program and the annual “Manny Awards.”

“Suits for Success,” Mr. Hicks explains, came from attending job fairs where employers were ready to hire at a moment’s notice. He observed how woefully underdressed young men were. With appearance being important, Mr. Hicks says he knew some of the men didn’t have or couldn’t afford a suit.

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Through that, they allow me to impart life skills that I wished I had learned earlier.”

Meet an advocate for men and this week’s Personality, Stephan A. Hicks: Community involvement: Founder and executive director, My Brother’s Keeper of Greater Richmond.

Date and place of birth: April 24 in Montgomery, Ala. Current residence: South Side.

Education: Associate degree in psychology and pursuing a bachelor’s in digital communication, both from Liberty University.

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As an adolescent who grew up without a father in Alabama, Mr. Hicks dropped out of high school and later moved to Baltimore, where his father lived.

He realized job skills were a necessity. Subsequently, he earned a GED, developed computer skills and started to work in the administrative field.

He got married and had two children, which he says “added to the pressure to provide for myself and my family.”

Struggling, he turned to vices, developing a crack cocaine addiction that sent him on a path of personal destruction, incarceration and, upon release, homelessness.

At age 40, he moved to Richmond, alone, which he says gave him a change of environment and a chance to start over in a place where people didn’t know him.

The fresh start resulted in earning a certificate in digital communication, studying psychology at Liberty University and landing a research administrator position at Virginia Commonwealth University before retiring after 16 years.

“I have been very successful in turning my life around,” Mr. Hicks states humbly.

He also is proud of the organization’s annual “Manny Awards” that are designed to celebrate men who have overcome problems and obstacles with the help of family, faith and community.

“I can relate and understand the issues and life problems these men go through,” he says. “When they meet me, they are not met with judgment or pre-determined ideas about them.

“They are met with love and compassion and an understanding of the struggles they are going through in their lives.

Family: Wife, Monica Haynes, and together we have six children, Mirella, Chelsea, Shevelle, Patricia, Melvin Jr. and Stephanie.

Reason for founding MBKGR: I experienced many difficult times attempting to transition from boyhood to manhood. Some of the issues I faced were racism, growing up without my father, dropping out of high school, a drug addiction, incarceration, homelessness and two failed marriages. These issues have shaped me to do this work and allow me to relate to what men are struggling with today.

Mission of MBKGR: To provide a safe place where men can come and share their struggles, be empowered with knowledge and resources, be encouraged through positive fellowship with other men and how to build meaningful relationships with God, family and the community.

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vides: Our organization provides mentoring for males ages 13 and above. We provide instruction in manhood and fatherhood training. These courses provide life skills and practical application of faith. We have a Suits for Success program, in which participants are given instruction on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, job search skills, résumé writing, interview techniques and career and educational counseling. The participants then receive a suit. We also host a biannual awards program titled the “Manny Awards” that highlights unsung heroes from Greater Richmond for the work they do in the community.

beginning at 5:30 a.m. seeking direction for the day.

We also attempt to meet the needs of our participants’ families by providing: Toy drives during the Christmas season and back to school rallies providing backpacks to students. We are also a resource for men in the community who need clothing, especially business attire.

Best late-night snack: Jell-O.

A perfect day for me is: Fulfilling the call on my life and walking in the purpose for which God created for me and serving others.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: I am fascinated by mythology, medieval times and history, as well as enjoying jazz music, theater plays and reading.

A quote that I am inspired by is: “But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” — Luke 22:32 Best thing my parents ever taught me: Belief and faith in God. Person who influenced me the most: There have been many. I would say definitely my mother lifelong, but also my wife and children and my pastor.

How one can volunteer: The book that influenced me Contact me by phone at (804) the most: “The Purpose Driven 502-3239 or by email at mbk- Life” by Rick Warren. grva@gmail.com What I’m reading now: “The How MBKGRVA is fund- Father Wound” by Bishop Dared: Most of the funding comes ryl F. Husband. out of my own pocket, board The one thing that I’ve donations and individual and learned in life is: The precious community donations. thing in life is relationships.

What motivated me to get My next goal: To continue to involved in community sersolidify my legacy by passing on vice: A passion to help other my experiences and knowledge men overcome the issues they to someone whose passion for struggle with so that they bemen and community mirrors come better persons, husbands, mine so that the spirit of My fathers, community leaders.

Brother’s Keeper continues to How I start the day: I start my serve men and their families. day with meditation and prayer

Upcoming Free Health Seminars We’ll be offering the following free health seminars at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Kelly Education Center, located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue.

Registration is recommended. Free parking available.

Tuesday, February 5 | 5:30 p.m.

Cancer Treatment and Heart Disease: Making the Connection Tuesday, February 12 | 5:30 p.m.

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Happenings From films to speakers to talent shows and panel workshops, area organizations, churches, schools and museums are holding a plethora of events in February to celebrate Black History Month.

The following compilation includes information submitted to the Richmond Free Press: Ongoing exhibit “I See Me! A Reflective Look at Black Dolls” showcasing 100 black dolls from the private collection of Richmond sisters Grace E. DeLoatch (deceased) and Dr. Vasti DeLoatch at the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. Information: blackhistorymuseum.org.

Ongoing exhibit “Growing Up in Civil Rights Richmond: A Community Remembers” showcasing the oral histories and photo portraits of 30 Richmond residents whose lives were altered as youngsters during the Civil Rights Movement. Through May 10. Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond’s Modlin Center for the Arts, 453 Westhampton Way. Details: www.modlin.richmond.edu Friday, Feb. 1, 5:30 p.m. MLK Monthly Movie Series at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1000 Mosby St., hosted by the school and the East End Community Parent Teacher Organization. First movie: “SELMA.” Series continues each Friday in February and then once a month until June. Light refreshments will be provided. Contact: Inett Dabney, principal, (804) 780.8011 or idabney@rvaschools. net; Felicia Cosby, 6th District School Board representative, fcosby@rvaschools.net.

Friday, Feb. 1, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Opening reception for “Representation Matters” exhibit reflecting the importance of racial, historical and creative freedom in the fiber arts genre symbolized in quilting by members of the Kuumba African-American Quilter’s Guild of Richmond. Richmond Public Library Main Branch, 101 E. Franklin St. Contact: Lynn Vandenesse, (804) 646-7223.

Friday, Feb. 1, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Jay Baxter “Live” musical performance hosted by comedian Antoine Scott at Virginia State University Gateway Dining & Event Center, 2804 Martin Luther King Drive, Colonial Heights. Registration: http://library.chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Friday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. GENERATION DREAM 2019 presented by Richmond Peace Education Center and featuring talented Central Virginia youths, Richmond Public Library Main Branch, 101 E. Franklin St. Free and open to the public. Information: (804) 232-1002 or email rypp@rpec.org.

Friday, Feb. 1, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Lecture: Masking Traditions of the Congo featuring Dr. Manuel Jordan, deputy director, chief curator and curator for Africa of the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Ariz. Tickets, $8; $5 for museum members; in museum’s Leslie Cheek Theater. Enjoy Congolese popular music with David Noyes, host of Ambiance Confo WRIR, in Cochrane Atrium from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free.

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard. Details: (804) 340-1400 or www.vmfa. museum.

Friday, Feb. 1, 5 to 7 p.m. Opening celebration of “Hope, Faith and Courage: Early Civil Rights Leaders in Richmond” exhibition featuring early activists John Mitchell Jr., Maggie L. Walker, James E. Jackson, Rosa Dixon Bowser and Hezekiah F. Jonathan. Exhibit will run through March 22. University of Richmond Downtown’s Wilton Companies Gallery, 626 E. Broad St. Details: (804) 289-8000.

Saturday, Feb. 2, 11 to 11:45 a.m. Take a Giant Leap with the Rainbow Puppets on a journey through the history of flight with the Tuskegee Airmen. Chester Library, 11800 Centre St., Chester. Registration: http://library. chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 2, 1 to 3 p.m. “If these Walls Could Talk: Richmond’s Leigh Street Armory and African-American Militia,” with guest speaker VCU Professor Emeritus Dr. Roice Luke. Chesterfield Central Library, 9501 Lori Road, Chesterfield. Registration: http://library. chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 2, 1 p.m. “Waters of Hope and Despair: African Americans and the Chesapeake Bay” featuring speaker Wisteria Perry at Pamplin Historical Park, Petersburg.

Information: (804) 861-2408 Saturday, Feb. 2, 3 p.m. “One play. Three Titles — The Devolution of the Black Madonna, Stop Lying to My Grandma, The Truth Is Stubborn, It Hangs Around Forever” by Sekou Shabaka, sponsored by the Shrine of the Black Madonna Sanctuary. Goochland High School Auditorium, 3250A River Road West, Goochland. Tickets: $10; free for youngsters age 18 and under. Details and tickets: Sekou Shabaka, (804) 457-2374, or email the Rev. Adlai C. Allen at revacallen@gmail.com.

Sunday, Feb. 3, 1 to 4 p.m. Public Art Project with Hamilton Glass. Participants can assist muralist Hamilton Glass with a project honoring local African-American community leaders. The finished mural will be on display in the Cochrane Atrium Feb. 21 to 27. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard. Details: (804) 340-1400 or www.vmfa.museum.

Monday, Feb. 4, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Family Search Digitization Project features the world’s largest genealogical organization and its role in preserving historical records. Midlothian Library, 521 Coalfield Road, Midlothian. Registration: http://library.chesterfield.gov or call

Black history Month calendar

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Patricia Lancaster of Chesterfield County browses the work on view at “The Art of Freedom” exhibit at the Black History Museum & Cultural Center in Jackson Ward. The exhibit, which is on view through May 19, includes more than 60 works in various mediums by 36 AfricanAmerican artists born or living in Virginia who express their meaning of freedom.

(804) 751-2275.

Tuesday, Feb. 5, 6 to 8 p.m. Controversy/ History – Healthy Community: Disease & Disparity offers a discussion focused on Richmond’s history with disease and racial disparities in treatment featuring Valentine Director Bill Martin and Coffee with Strangers host Kelli Lemon followed by presentations from Rodney Lofton, deputy director of Diversity Richmond and a representative from Health Brigade, who will discuss race, illness and continuing disparities. The Valentine, 1015 E. Clay St. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

United Methodist Family Services African American Heritage Celebration featuring the talents of UMFS students and a talk with former UMFS resident LaQuita Lewis. UMFS Campus, 3900 W. Broad St. Contact: Julia Brewster, (804) 510-0039, ext. 104.

Thursday, Feb. 7, 7 to 8 p.m. “Open Wide Our Hearts” featuring Deacon Charles Williams, interim director, Catholic Diocese of Richmond Office of Black Catholics, and Sister Cora Marie Billings, RSM, first black woman pastoral leader of an American Catholic parish.

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 2712 2nd Ave. Information: Chris Barrett at cbarrett@stelizcc. org or (804) 266-3596.

Thursday, Feb. 7, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Artist Talk with Glenn Ligon featuring the New York-based artist whose neon work, “A Small Band,” is one of the museum’s recent acquisitions in its growing African-American art collection and on view in the Cochrane Atrium. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Leslie Cheek Theater, 200 N. Boulevard. Tickets, $8; $5 for VMFA members. Details: (804) 340-1400 or www. vmfa.museum.

Friday, Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. 2nd Annual City Wide Black History Production hosted by Culture4MyKids and Isokan Performance Company and featuring music, storytelling and dance. Robinson Theater, 2903 Q St. Tickets: $3. Information and reservations: https://en-gb. facebook.com/events/2069673369768874/.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m. to noon The Magic of the Motherland: Myths and Folktales with storyteller Justin Leak. Enon Library, 1801 Enon Church Road, Chester. Registration: http://library. chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 2 to 3 p.m. Integrating CCPS: One Family’s Journey features Dr. Charles McLeod, one of the first AfricanAmerican students to integrate Chesterfield County Public Schools. LaPrade Library, 9000 Hull Street Road, North Chesterfield. Registration: http://library.chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 1 to 4 p.m. Richmond Public Library’s 4th Annual Black History Month Author Celebration featuring Kiara S. Lee and Deuntay Diggs, the Stafford County Dancing Deputy, many local authors. Richmond Public Library, Main Branch, 101 E. Franklin St. Contact: Meldon Jenkins-Jones, (804) 6463425.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 2 to 4 p.m. “The Art of Freedom” explores freedom through the eyes of Virginia-born and Virginia-based artists. Meet and talk to artists Lawrence Charity, Hamilton Glass, Rondall “RJ”James, Cynthia M.H. Potter and Faithe Norrell. Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. Registration: blackhistorymuseum.org.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. “Moton Black History Month Jazz Concert.” Moton National Historic Landmark & Museum, Farmville Details: (434) 315-8775 or www.motonmuseum.org.

Sunday, Feb. 10, 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. Spring Creek Baptist Church MIME and Praise Dance Ministries at the Virginia State University Gateway Dining & Event Center, 2804 Martin Luther King Drive, Colonial Heights.

Registration: http://library.chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Sunday Feb. 10, 3 p.m. GENERATION DREAM 2019 presented by Richmond Peace Education Center and featuring talented Central Virginia youths, The Henrico Theater, 305 E. Nine Mile Road, Highland Springs. Free and

open to the public. Information: (804) 232-1002 or email rypp@rpec.org.

Monday, Feb. 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Family Search Digitization Project features the world’s largest genealogical organization and its role in preserving historical records. Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd., Chester.

Registration: http://library.chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 7 to 8 p.m. “Race and Housing in Richmond” presented by Erica Holmes, program manager at Virginia Supportive Housing, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 2712 2nd Ave. Information: Chris Barrett at cbarrett@ stelizcc.org or (804) 266-3596.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1 to 2:15 p.m. Film “Black Is the Color,” a survey of works by noted African-American artists, including Edmonia Lewis, Whitfield Lovell, Kerry James Marshall, Ellen Gallagher and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and the barriers they encountered in the mainstream art world. Free, but tickets required. Also showing same time on Tuesday, Feb. 19, and Tuesday, Feb. 26. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Leslie Cheek Theater, 200 N. Boulevard. Details: (804) 340-1400 or www.vmfa.museum.

Friday, Feb. 15, 8 to 11 p.m. Black and Bold Leadership Awards featuring a one-of-a kind award created by local African- American artist Todd Parson and presented by Diversity Richmond. Virginia Union University, Claude G. Perkins Living & Learning Center 1500 N. Lombardy St. Information: diversityrichmond. org or (804) 622-4646.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Black Facts High School Competition. Teams of students from area high schools will show what they know. Presented by the Henrico County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta and the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. Registration: blackhistorymuseum.org.

Saturday, Feb. 16, noon to 2 p.m. Community Conversation and Book Signing with James Earl Hardy, best-selling gay AfricanAmerican author, at Diversity Richmond, 1407 Sherwood Ave. Information: diversityrichmond. org or (804) 622-4646.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 1 to 2 p.m. An Afternoon of Classical Music with Dr. Lisa EdwardsBurrs, a Virginia State and Longwood University professor and accomplished operatic performer.

Central Library, 7051 Lucy Corr Blvd. Chesterfield. Registration: http://library.chesterfield. gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 2 to 3 p.m. Integrating CCPS: One Family’s Journey features Dr. Charles McLeod, one of the first African-American students to integrate Chesterfield County Public Schools. Ettrick-Matoaca Library, 4501 River Road, Matoaca. Registration: http://library. chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m. “The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage,” a children’s story, with “Hand Over Your Heart” art project at 10:30 a.m. Moton National Historic Landmark & Museum, Farmville. Details: (434) 315-8775 or www.motonmuseum.org.

Sunday, Feb. 17, 3 p.m. “Love Songs,” a cabaret of music all about love. Moton National Historic Landmark & Museum, Farmville. Details: (434) 315-8775 or www.motonmuseum.org.

Monday, Feb. 18, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The Magic of the Motherland: Myths and Folktales with storyteller Justin Leak. Bon Air Library, 9103 Rattlesnake Road, Richmond.

Registration: http://library.chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Monday, Feb. 18, 6 to 7:30 p.m. I Have a Dream, the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. presented by the Virginia Repertory Theatre.

North Courthouse Road Library, 325 Courthouse Road, Richmond. Registration: http://library. chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. “Tearing Hatred from the Sky” lecture with Bree Newsome, artist, activist and community leader who drew national attention in 2015 when she climbed the flagpole outside the South Carolina capitol

building and took down the Confederate battle flag following the shooting death of nine AfricanAmericans at the hands of a white supremacist at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. University of Richmond’s Alice Haynes Room in Tyler Haynes Commons, 270 Richmond Way. Details: https://chaplaincy.richmond.edu/ programs/sylvester-spirituality-series.html or (804) 289-8000.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 7 to 9 p.m. VCU 17th Annual Black History Month Lecture featuring Christy Coleman of the American Civil War Museum, Adriane Lentz-Smith of Duke University and Equal Justice Institute Deputy Director of Community Education Kiara Boone to present a discussion about how our society treated African-American veterans after their service and how that affected them and their communities. James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Information: VCU Libraries Events Office, (804) 828-0593.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 7 to 8 p.m. “Community Organizing in the Neighborhood and Across RVA” presented by Jo White, coordinator of TEAM, a Highland Park Inter-Faith Association, and representatives of RISC – Richmonders Involved to Strengthen our Communities – at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 2712 2nd Ave. Information: Chris Barrett at cbarrett@stelizcc. org or (804) 266-3596.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. African-American Read-In featuring Mayor Levar M. Stoney and other notable African-Americans in Greater Richmond as they read poetry and prose throughout the galleries. The event pairs works by African-American authors and writers.

Meet in the Cochrane Atrium. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard. Details: (804) 340-1400 or www.vmfa.museum.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m. A Community Conversation featuring the book “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest Gaines. Moton National Historic Landmark & Museum, Farmville. Details: (434) 315-8775 or www. motonmuseum.org.

Friday, Feb. 22, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wine & Wings includes delicious wines, wonderful wings, and fabulous music at the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. Registration: blackhistorymuseum.org.

Friday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m. “Slave Trading and Early African-American Presence in Bermuda Hundred” featuring The Rev. Herbert C. Townes, chairman, Chesterfield Historical Society Lucy Corr Village Community Hall, 6800 Lucy Corr Blvd., Chesterfield. Free for members of the Chesterfield Historical Society; $5 for non-members. Details: Karen Sadler, (804) 796-7156.

Friday, Feb. 22, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oliver Hill Social Justice Short Film Competition: Face the Dawn Not the Setting Sun. Screening of winning entries from the Oliver White Hill Sr. Foundation’s inaugural film competition for students and professionals about the late noted civil rights attorney and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. Tickets, 8; $5 for VMFA members. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Leslie Cheek Theater, 200 N. Boulevard. Details: (804) 340-1400 or www.vmfa.museum.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Magic of the Motherland: Myths and Folktales with storyteller Justin Leak. North Courthouse Road Library, 325 Courthouse Road, Richmond. Registration: http://library. chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 1 to 2:30 p.m. A Sharecropper’s Life featuring James McKnight Jr. and Sahara Bowser sharing the story of Willie Holiday Sr. Chester Library, 11800 Centre St. Chester, Richmond. Registration: http://library. chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 1 to 1:45 p.m. Spring Creek Baptist Church MIME Ministry at the Clover Hill Library, 6701 Deer Run Drive, Midlothian. Registration: http://library.chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2 to 2:45 p.m. Take a Giant Leap with the Rainbow Puppets on a journey through the history of flight with the Tuskegee Airmen. Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd., Chester. Registration: http://library.chesterfield.gov or call (804) 751-2275.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 11 a.m. to noon Family African-American Read-In featuring Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni and other community members reading African and African-American children’s stories.

Music, movement and other children’s activities also will be featured. Meet in Cochrane Atrium. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard. Details: (804) 340-1400 or www. vmfa.museum.

Sunday Feb. 24, 3 p.m. GENERATION DREAM 2019 presented by Richmond Peace Education Center and featuring talented Central Virginia youths, VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art, 601 W. Broad St. Free and open to the public. Information: (804) 232-1002 or email rypp@rpec.org.

Thursday, Feb 28, 10:40 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. “Together We Rise,” an oral history and performing arts project presented by a special student-led Black History Month assembly at Richmond Community High School, 201 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Information: (804) 780-4332.

Thursday, Feb. 28, 7 to 8 p.m. “The Lenten Repentance Project,” a program for transforming ourselves and our culture presented by Allan-Charles Chipman, faith-rooted organizer and strategist. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 2712 2nd Ave. Information: Chris Barrett at cbarrett@stelizcc.org or (804) 266-3596.

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Happenings

400th Commemoration gives special designation to 37 state historical highway markers

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Historical highway markers celebrating African-American history in Richmond and across the state are at the center of a new initiative aimed at encouraging people to learn about the people and places that shaped the state.

The initiative, called Virginia History Trails, is being developed and promoted as the state prepares to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619.

State officials launched the initiative on Jan. 21, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, by unveiling the Virginia History Trails designation at a State Capitol history marker to Loving v. Virginia, the 1967 landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that cleared the way for legal interracial marriages and laid the groundwork for gay marriage.

It is one of 37 markers across the state that will bear the special designation.

Among Richmond’s African-American people and places receiving special Virginia History Trail designation are John Mitchell Jr., the crusading editor of the Richmond Planet who also was a prominent banker and City Council member, and the Jackson Ward section of Downtown that was long a political, business and social center.

Also earning the designation are the Friends Association for Children, a Jackson Ward-based day care that began in 1871 as an orphanage for black children, and the Adams-Van Lew House in Church Hill that was a base for a Union spy ring during the Civil War that relied on African-Americans providing information gained from their work as servants.

In all, 17 African-American state historical markers have been given the new designation, including the former Richmond site of the Freedman’s Bureau and

Richmond Environmental Film Festival kicks off Feb. 4

Johnson named executive director of BHM

Adele Johnson has been named executive director of the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia.

Ms. Johnson has served in the position on an interim basis for more than a year.

The full appointment became effective Jan. 1.

Dr. Monroe Harris, chairman of the museum’s board, lauded Ms. Johnson for her work to move the museum forward.

“Her expertise in fund development and nonprofit Ms. Johnson leadership, coupled with her passion for African-American culture, make her the ideal fit for the museum.”

Ms. Johnson previously served as executive director of the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation. She has enhanced children’s programming at the museum by cultivating partnerships with area school divisions for programs such as the Children’s Book Festival, Kidz@122 and Hands on History.

“Our mission is to tell stories that inspire,” Ms. Johnson stated, noting that the museum located in the historic armory building in Jackson Ward, is one of the “best kept secrets in Richmond.”

“I hope that through our concerted efforts, everyone will become aware of who we are so we won’t be a secret any longer!”

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Exploring STEM fields

Richmond area students had an opportunity to interact with professionals in STEM fields and college students in STEM-related degree programs last Saturday at the STEM-U-LINK 2019 Career Exploration Fair sponsored by the National Society of Black Engineers Richmond Professionals in partnership with Virginia Union University. The theme: “Define your roots and branch out to awesome careers.”

Above, Deandre Vaughan of Henrico County, right, gets a close view as Dave Pearson, a nuclear engineering instructor

with Dominion Energy, demonstrates how the speed of air creates lift and suspends a ball in mid-air.

Below from left, Torrey Foster, 10, of Chesterfield County, and Michael Hill, 11, and Stephen Maiga, 13, both of Richmond, wear diffraction grading glasses to observe the spectral patterns of various gases in gas discharge tubes shown by Tiffany Owner of the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Dahlgren Division.

This was the fifth annual event held at the Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center on VUU’s campus.

Call it a feast of 22 movies that will be shown at no charge with the goal of educating and raising awareness of environmental issues that are important to Richmond, the nation and the planet.

That’s what the ninth edition of the Richmond Environmental Film Festival will be offering the public from Monday, Feb. 4, through Saturday, Feb. 16.

The movies will be shown at various venues, with the lion’s share airing Saturday, Feb. 9, and Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Byrd Theatre, 2908 W. Cary St. in Carytown.

Some of the venues require tickets because of limited space.

Tickets can be obtained online, with more details at the film festival’s site, RVAEFF.org.

Here’s the schedule, by date: Monday Feb. 4, 6:15 p.m., “Hometown Habitat,” Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. “Oceans: Our Blue Planet,” Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad St. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m., “American Ascent,” Väsen Brewing Co., 3331 W. Moore St. Thursday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., “Run Wild Run Free,” VCU Institute for Contemporary Art, 601 W. Broad St. Friday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. “The Swamp,” WCVE Radio and TV, 23 Sesame St. Saturday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Byrd Theatre in Carytown, in order of showing, “Born in China,” “Go Wild For Good Health,” “Birders: The Central Park Effect,” “Untamed,” “A River’s Last Chance,” “Pollinators Under Pressure,” “Living The Change,” “Evergreen Cemetery,” “Straws” and “The Devil We Know.”

Sunday, Feb. 10, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., Byrd Theatre, in order of showing, “Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things,” “Reefs At Risk,” Virginia Environmental Film Contest Awards and “River Blue.”

Monday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. “Wasted: The Story of Food Waste,” University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business, Gateway Road.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m., “Before The Flood,” VCU’s Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m., “A Man Named Pearl,” North Courthouse Road Library, 326 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield County.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 1 to 4 p.m., two showings “Evolve: Driving a Clean Future in Coal Country,” Varina Area Library, 1875 New Market Road, Henrico County.

Black Lives Matter art exhibit to open Feb. 15

Henrico author wins prestigious Newbery Medal

A Henrico County-based children’s book author is the 2019 winner of the prestigious John Newbery Medal.

The American Library Association announced Tuesday that Meg Medina is the winner of the award for “the most outstanding contribution to chil dren’s literature” Ms. Medina for her latest work: “Merci Suárez Changes Gears,” the story of a Florida sixth-grader’s struggles at school and at home.

The national recognition is just the latest for Ms. Medina.

She received the Pura Belpré author prize in 2014 for “Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass” and received a Belpré honor in 2016 for “Mango, Abuela and Me.” She also was awarded the Ezra Jack Keats Award in 2012 for best new writer for “Tía Isa Wants a Car” and was included on CNN’s 2014 list of 10 Visionary Women as a “reading revolutionary.”

Born in Alexandria after her parents emigrated from Cuba, Ms. Medina grew up in New York. She and her husband, pharmacist Javier Menéndez, now make their home in Henrico’s West End.

bank; the Buckingham County home of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the father of black history who launched “Negro History Week” in February 1926; and a Prince Edward County community called Israel Hill that newly freed slaves founded in 1810.

The list also includes the Charles City County birthplace of Lott Carey, a missionary to Liberia; the Louisa County birthplace of John Mercer Langston, a Virginia congressman and the founding president of Virginia State University; and Virginia University of Lynchburg, a seminary in Lynchburg that was a training ground for African-American ministers.

The history trails designation also gives recognition to women and the first universities in Virginia to offer females a college education, and to Native Americans, including Opechancanough, leader of the failed 1622 and 1644 wars to oust the English from Virginia.

Details: Yuri Milligan, (757) 634-1079 or www. americanevolution2019.com/engage/va-history-trails/

Entries are being accepted through Friday, Feb. 1, for artists interested in participating in the 3rd Annual Black Lives Matter Art Exhibit at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond, 1000 Blanton Ave. The show is being organized by a group of local artists to benefit the national Black Lives Matter organization.

It is scheduled to open at the church with a reception 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, and run through March 15.

There is a $5 entry fee for artists, who may submit up to two items in the show.

For submission requirements and forms, contact Dorothy Rice at dotwrites@yahoo.com or (804) 323-5710, or Anne Wrinn at amwrinn@gmail.com or (804) 840-3656.

Alzheimer’s Association to host African-American community forum Feb. 27

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Standing with Bennett Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, left, meets with alumnae of Bennett and Spelman colleges Monday evening at Fifth Baptist Church in Richmond to rally efforts to help raise $5 million by Feb. 1 to save Bennett College. Dr. Cole previously served as president of both institutions, the only two historically black women’s colleges in the nation, and was central to a video the group made Monday and posted on social media. United in sisterhood, the video calls on Spelman women and Bennett Belles to support the Greensboro, N.C., college, which may lose its accreditation if it cannot gain a more sound financial footing by the Feb. 1 deadline. The effort came together within 24 hours.

“I have never witnessed black women move so quickly with one mission to make sure African-American women have the opportunity to receive a quality education,” said Marissa Jennings, Bennett Class of 2003. Dr. Cole’s message is available online at https://vimeo.com/314049002. To donate, go to www.bennett.edu/donate.

The Greater Richmond Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association is hosting a range of seminars and programs during February to help families with loved ones who have the disease.

An “African-American Community Forum” will be held 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 N. Laburnum Ave. “Know the 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s” will be presented 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Heritage Public Library, 7791 Invicta Lane, in New Kent County, and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Bon Secours Short Pump Emergency Room, 12320 W. Broad St. “Effective Communications” will be presented 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Hanover Adult Center, 7231 Stonewall Parkway in Mechanicsville.

“Understanding Dementia-Related Behaviors” will be presented 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Sunrise at Bon Air, 2105 Cranbeck Road, and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Spring Arbor Cottage of Richmond, 10601 Barbara Lane.

“Healthy Habits for Your Brain & Body” will be presented 11 a.m. to noon, Friday, Feb. 22, at Bensley Recreation Center, 2900 Drewry’s Bluff Road in North Chesterfield.

The association also hosts a number of support groups for caregivers and memory cafés for people living with early-stage memory loss throughout the area.

Details: Fran Foster at ffoster@alz.org or (804) 967-2580.

Richmond Free Press

B4 January 31-February 2, 2019

Faith News/Directory

Enrichmond Foundation now owns East End Cemetery and supported Enrichmond’s acquisition of both cemeteries without any role for the Friends group, “blew the opportunity� to create a genuine partnership with relatives of those buried in East End and his group.

Both Evergreen and East End rank as significant private burial grounds for thousands of people, including such famed Richmonders as pioneering businesswoman Maggie L. Walker and crusading editor and banker John Mitchell Jr. In a letter to the court before the hearing, the Friends of East End reminded the court that Enrichmond had done nothing for the cemetery even as the Friends group marshaled volunteers, held hundreds of workdays and created a database of those interred in the cemetery. “Our overriding concern has always been the protection, restoration and preservation of East End Cemetery,� the group wrote in urging the court to require VOF and Enrichmond to disclose the arrangements and payments for the cemetery acquisition, to set up an equitable partnership that would allow the Friends group “to continue our work unhindered� and provide for “a substantive, decision-making role — both for the Friends and for families.�

Mr. Palmer noted that Enrichmond has sidelined Evergreen volunteers and created

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Twenty months after buying historic Evergreen Cemetery with state assistance, a city-created charity has taken ownership of a second neighboring African-American burial ground, East End Cemetery.

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Gregory L. Rupe last week awarded the Enrichmond Foundation ownership of the abandoned 16-acre property without imposing any of the conditions sought by a volunteer group that has been engaged for six years in restoring the cemetery.

The decision had the support of the Office of the Virginia Attorney General, which represented the defunct East End Burial Association Trustees that long operated the cemetery that dates to the 1890s.

But it dismayed Brian Palmer, a photographer-journalist who leads the Friends of East End Cemetery, a volunteer restoration group that retiree John Shuck started and previously led.

Mr. Palmer noted that members of the Friends of East End Cemetery have done all the work, but now face being moved aside by Enrichmond despite past pledges of inclusion from the state and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.

He said the VOF, which put up $400,000

an advisory team that lacks authority and can be dissolved at Enrichmond’s whim.

Viola O. Baskerville, a former Richmond City Council and House of Delegates member and former state secretary of administration, believes Mr. Palmer is too skeptical of Enrichmond.

She stated in a Facebook post that Enrichmond’s Evergreen Cemetery RestorationTeam, of which she and her husband are members, is heavily engaged in helping to guide restoration planning, even if it is advisory.

Ms. Baskerville also noted that descendents of the dead, as well as African-American organizations like the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia and the Elegba Folklore Society, are members.

She urged Mr. Palmer and others to join in the cooperative creation of a restoration plan that she said “will take years and millions of dollars� to carry out.

Meanwhile, Enrichmond also is working to acquire from the city two smaller AfricanAmerican cemeteries in the same area that the city currently owns but fails to maintain.

One called Oakwood Colored was operated when black people were barred from being buried in other city-owned cemeteries.

The other was the site of public burials for impoverished African-Americans who had no money for funeral expenses.

North Side church to host food pantry for former furloughed federal workers

The Light Community Church in North Side will give away food and other much needed items to former furloughed federal workers from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the church, 601 Azalea Ave. Non-perishable food items, as well as diapers and baby wipes, will be available. “Federal employees are to bring their IDs,� said Dr. Kimberly Ridley, founder and pastor of TLCC. “We want to be a blessing to this community and we are going to do the best that we can to help as many people as we can. Our congregation wants to help these families having a difficult time, especially those with

young children.�

Joining in the effort are Anointed New Life Baptist Church in Henrico County and the Richmond Chapter of Jack and Jill of America.

The church is requesting barbers, hairstylists, nail technicians and massage therapists to join in the project by offering a certificate for free services at a later date.

Details: (804) 308-1009, ext. 1, or www.mylightcc.org.

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Now showing at First Baptist: Free Friday movies

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

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8:30 a.m. ....Sunday School 10:00 a.m. ...Morning Worship

WEDNESDAYS

6:00 p.m. ..... Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. ..... Bible Study (The Purpose Driven Life)

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

THURSDAYS 1:30 p.m.

Bible Study

New Sermon Series Title: God’s Got It Under Control! (#3 of 7) Preaching The Seven Signs & Wonders recorded in John

Worshp on Wednesays – 6:00 PM Pastor’s dialogue class on Previous Sunday Sermon Dinner served Worship to follow 400 South Addison Street Richmond, Va. 23220

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Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor

(near Byrd Park)

(804) 359-1691 or 359-3498 Fax (804) 359-3798 www.sixthbaptistchurch.org drbibbs@sixthbaptistchurch.org

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Worship Opportunities Sundays:

Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

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

Unity Sundays (2nd Sundays): Church School Morning Worship

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

Thursdays:

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

American Heart Health Awareness “GO RED� & Boy Scouts Emphasis

216 W. Leigh St. • Richmond, Va. 23220 Tel: 804-643-3366 • Fax: 804-643-3367 Email: ebcofďŹ ce1@yahoo.com • web: www.richmondebenezer.com Sunday Worship Sunday Church School Service of Holy Communion Service of Baptism Life Application Bible Class Mid-Week Senior Adult Fellowship Wednesday Meditation & Bible Study Homework & Tutoring ScoutingWorship Program Morning Thursday Bible Study

11:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

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

Mon. 6:30 p.m.

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

Wed. 6:45 p.m.

Wed. 4:30 p.m.

Wed. 6:00 p.m.

Thurs., 11:45 a.m.

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:15 a.m.

Calendar at www.mmbcrva.org

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrew 12:14 (KJV) www.ndec.net

Wednesday Services

Tune in on Sunday Morning to WTVR - Channel 6 - 8:30 a.m.

Noonday Bible Study 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Sanctuary - All Are Welcome!

Wednesday Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m. (Bible Study)

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (NDCA)

8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

Rev. Dr. Paul A. Coles, Pastor

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Bishop G. O. Glenn D. Min., Pastor Mother Marcietia S. Glenn First Lady

Saturday

500 E. Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222 www.sharonbaptistchurchrichmond.org (804) 643-3825

11:00 AM Worship Celebration Message by: Pastor Bibbs

Remember...Lenten Season Bible Study - Wednesday - 7 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY Rev. Dr. Price L. Davis, Pastor 12:00 p.m. Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Bible Study

“The Church With A Welcome�

Come Worship With Us! SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2019

With Ministry For Everyone

Triumphant Pastor Kevin Cook We Pray God’s RichestBaptist BlessingsChurch 2003 Lamb Avenue Richmond, VA 23222 New Deliverance for You & YourDr.Family Arthur M. Jones, Sr., Pastor Evangelistic Church (804) 321-7622 in The New Year!

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Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m.

September 2, 2018 @ 10:30 A.M. Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m.

Communion Sunday Dr. Wallace J. Cook, Pastor Emeritus Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m.

Rev. Dr. James E. Leary, Interim Pastor 4th Sunday UniďŹ ed Worship Service ~ 9:30 a.m.

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

Weekly Worship: Sundays @ 10:30 A.M. Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org Church School: Sundays @ 9:00 A.M. Bible Study: On Summer Break

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

1701 Turner Road, North Chesterfield, Virginia 23225

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2901 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-2472 ~ www.mmbcrva.org Dr. Price London Davis, Senior Pastor

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New Deliverance Evangelistic Church

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Ebenezer Baptist Church

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SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service

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Sunday, February 3, 2019

February 17, 2019 @ 3:00 P.M.

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WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 A.M.

You make us proud by being chosen to serve this country.

“GO RED� Emphasis during both services; Boy Scouts Emphasis during 11 a.m. service only.

Please plan to wear your favorite shade of red clothing in support of promoting heart health awareness.

February 8-10, 2019 Check our website for the weekend activities.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 A.M.

on your recent “Certificate of Accomplishment�, issued by the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.

We salute you and your parents on your being selected for an Appointment to the United States Naval Academy, Class of 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland!

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Sunday, February 10, 2019

Mr. Alton Leon Sturdifen,

February 3, 2019 @ 10:30 A.M.

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Communion Sunday Worship

Richmond’s First Baptist Church at 2709 Monument Ave. is hosting free movies on Friday nights in February through its “Classics and Cocoa� series.

All the showings are at 7 p.m. at the church. Cookies, hot cocoa, coffee and water will be provided.

The films and schedule are: • Friday, Feb. 1 — “The Greatest Showmanâ€? • Friday, Feb. 8 — “Dumboâ€? (1941 version) • Friday, Feb. 15 — “Hidden Figuresâ€? • Friday, Feb. 22 — “Wizard of Ozâ€?

Details: www.fbcrichmond.org/community or (804) 355-8637.

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It is always an honor to acknowledge those in the flock who receive distinguished achievements.

You can now view Sunday Morning Service “AS IT HAPPENS� online!

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

Visit www.ndec.net.

ENROLL NOW!!!

Accepting applications for children 2 yrs. old to 5th Grade Our NDCA curriculum also consists of a Before and After program.

Now Enrolling for our Nursery Ages 6 weeks - 2yrs. old.

For more information Please call (804) 276-4433 Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Antioch Baptist Church “Redeeming God’s People for Gods Purpose�

1384 New Market Road, Richmond, Virginia 23231 | 804-222-8835

SERVICES

SUNDAY WORSHIP HOUR – 10:00 A.M. CHILDREN’S CHURCH & BUS MINISTRY AVAILABLE SUNDAY SCHOOL (FOR ALL AGES) – 9:00 A.M. TUESDAY MID-DAY BIBLE STUDY – 12 NOON WEDNESDAY MID-WEEK PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY – 7:00 P.M. A MISSION BASED CHURCH FAMILY EXCITING MINISTRIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS & SENIOR ADULTS BIBLE REVELATION TEACHING DIVERSE MUSIC MINISTRY LOVING, CARING ENVIRONMENT

DR. JAMES L. SAILES PASTOR

Richmond Free Press

January 31-February 2, 2019 B5

Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, February 11, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2019-015 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Supreme Court of Virginia; to amend the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Department of Justice Services called the Richmond Circuit Court Behavioral Health Docket Special Fund; and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 20182019 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Justice Services’ Richmond Circuit Court Behavioral Health Docket Special Fund by $50,000.00 for the purpose of providing enhanced behavioral health treatment services through the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond’s behavioral health docket program.

Ordinance No. 2019-016 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Supreme Court of Virginia; to amend the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Department of Justice Services called the Richmond General District Court Behavioral Health Docket Special Fund; and to appropriate the grant funds received to the Fiscal Year 20182019 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Justice Services’ Richmond General District Court Behavioral Health Docket Special Fund by $50,000.00 for the purpose of providing additional services to participants of the General District Court of the City of Richmond’s mental health docket program.

Ordinance No. 2019-017 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $860,451.00 from Central Virginia Investments/Rocketts Landing, LLC; to amend the Fiscal Year 20182019 Capital Budget by establishing a new project in the City Facility Maintenance & Improvements category called the “Hopkins Road Transfer Station Repairs” project; and to appropriate the funds received to the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Capital Budget by increasing revenues and the amount appropriated to the new Department of Public Works’ Hopkins Road Transfer Station Repairs project by $860,451.00 for the purpose of making structural and architectural repairs to the Hopkins Road Transfer Station.

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

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

Candice D. Reid City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JOHNAS BUTLER, Plaintiff v.

SHAUNA BUTLER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18001119-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 11th day of March, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. 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

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LEE SPENCER, JR., Plaintiff v.

GILDA ROBERTSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18003293-00 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 11th day of March, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

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

of the owner of record, RVA Property 1, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RVA Property 1, LLC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WILLIAM K. PEMBER and NANCY WEISS, Beneficiaries of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 09-15141 on July 8, 2009, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that WAYNE ROUNTREE, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 09-15141 on July 8, 2009, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that NANCY ROUNTREE, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 09-15141 on July 8, 2009, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that RVA Property 1, LLC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, WILLIAM K. PEMBER and NANCY WEISS, Beneficiaries of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 09-15141 on July 8, 2009, WAYNE ROUNTREE, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 09-15141 on July 8, 2009, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, NANCY ROUNTREE, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 09-15141 on July 8, 2009, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 17, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5705 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3316 Q Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000877/011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, William A. Joyner, and Dorothy B. Joyner.

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

IT IS ORDERED that WILLIAM A. JOYNER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DOROTHY B. JOYNER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 17, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

IT IS ORDERED that CONNIE B. PARKER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 21, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

before FEBRUARY 21, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

FEBRUARY 21, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL

COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JOSEPH MILLS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-323 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2626 Belt Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C009-0480/034, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Joseph Mills and Lucy T. Mills.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JOSEPH MILLS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and LUCY T. MILLS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that RICHARD K. HAWKINS, upon information and belief deceased, Trustee per Notice of Removal and Substitution of Trustee filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0028848 on December 8, 2000, or his successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that RONALD J. NETHERTON, Beneficiary per a Certificate of Transfer filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0028847 on December 8, 2000, 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 JOSEPH MILLS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, LUCY T. MILLS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, RICHARD K. HAWKINS, upon information and belief deceased, Trustee per Notice of Removal and Substitution of Trustee filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0028848 on December 8, 2000, or his successor/s in title, RONALD J. NETHERTON, Beneficiary per a Certificate of Transfer filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-28847 on December 8, 2000, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MARK BROOKS, Plaintiff v.

KAREN STALLINGS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18003786-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 6th day of March, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. 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 SHERL JEFFRIES, Plaintiff v.

WILBERT JEFFRIES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000063-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 6th day of March, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. and protect his interests.

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

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re LAKENRIC MARQUEST YOUNG, JR. Case No. J-94945-07-00, 08-00, 09-00, ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) JANAY DANIELLE CARTER (MOTHER), TYSHAWN WHITE (FATHER), & UNKNOWN FATHER (FATHER) OF Lakenric Marquest Young, Jr., child, DOB 10/7/2017.

“RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Janay Danielle Carter (Mother), Tyshawn White (Father), & Unknown Father (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 4/10/2019, at 10:20 AM, Courtroom #5.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER

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

RVA PROPERTY 1, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-1520 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3000 ½ Q Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0627/031, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name

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

WILLIAM A. JOYNER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5706 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3318 Q Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000877/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, William A. Joyner, and Dorothy B. Joyner.

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

IT IS ORDERED that WILLIAM A. JOYNER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DOROTHY B. JOYNER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 17, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

WILLIAM A. JOYNER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5704 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3316 P Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000878/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, William A. Joyner, and Dorothy B. Joyner.

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

IT IS ORDERED that WILLIAM A. JOYNER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DOROTHY B. JOYNER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 17, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

WILLIAM A. JOYNER,

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

CONNIE B. PARKER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5702 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2601 Q Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0475/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Connie B. Parker.

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

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

CONNIE B. PARKER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5703 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2603 Q Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0475/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Connie B. Parker.

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

IT IS ORDERED that CONNIE B. PARKER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 21, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

RENE ALLEN COOPER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5835 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3008 Q Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0627/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rene Allen Cooper.

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

IT IS ORDERED that RENE ALLEN COOPER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 21, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

RALPH WILLIAM ROANE, SR., et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5437 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1117 North 32nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000803/029, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ralph William Roane, Sr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RALPH WILLIAM ROANE, SR, 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.”

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

ARCHIE H. BEY, II, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-4563 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1921 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120401/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Archie H. Bey, II, upon information and belief deceased, Crystal H. Bey, Sylvia H. Bey and Farah Lowe-Bey.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ARCHIE H. BEY, II, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, CRYSTAL H. BEY, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, FARAH LOWE-BEY, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that ARCHIE H. BEY, II, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CRYSTAL H. BEY, FARAH LOWE-BEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 21, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

MARK LEE BERNSTEIN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5839 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3505 East Clay Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001116/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Mark Lee Bernstein.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARK LEE BERNSTEIN, 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 MARK LEE BERNSTEIN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 21, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

License Parker and Peyton LLC Trading as: Brewers Waffles 1311 Hull St Richmond, Virginia 23224-3920 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On Premises, Mixed Beverage Restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Anthony Brewer Jr, owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP No. RFP T148389 Detention Center Maintenance Services Due Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 / Time: 2:30 P.M Receipt Location: 900 East Broad Street, Room 1104, 11th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 Information or copies of the above solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.

RichmondGov.com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 6465989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

For reference purposes, documents may be examined at the above location.

The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP No. RFP M190011228, Richmond Public Library, Library Retrofit – Master Plan / Design Services Due Date: Friday, March 1, 2019 / Time: 2:30 P.M Receipt Location: 900 East Broad Street, Room 1104, 11th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 Questions regarding RFP shall be submitted no later than Friday, February 22, 2019 Information or copies of the above solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.

RichmondGov.com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 6465989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

For reference purposes, documents may be examined at the above location.

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Coach Willard Bailey

Charles Bonaparte

Bobby Dandridge

Judge Roger Gregory

12 selected for VIA Heritage Association 2019 Hall of Fame The Virginia Interscholastic Association’s 2019 Hall of Fame is glowing with noted Richmonders.

Basketball legends Bobby Dandridge and Charles Bonaparte, football coaching icon Willard Bailey and Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be among the inductees at a ceremony in Charlottesville on June 28.

The VIA served as the governing body for the Virginia’s African-American high schools from 1954 to 1970 during state-imposed racial segregation. The VIA Heritage Association, which sponsors the hall of fame, operates out of Charlottesville with Jimmy Hollins as chairman.

This is the VIA Heritage Association’s fourth hall of fame class. Selections are made based on achievements both during and after high school.

The 2019 Hall of Fame honorees are: • Robert “Bobby” Dandridge (Richmond’s Maggie Walker Class of 1965): He went on to

star at Norfolk State University and was a key man for the NBA championships in Milwaukee in 1972 and Washington in 1978.

• Charles Bonaparte (Richmond’s Armstrong High School Class of 1965): He joined Dandridge at Norfolk State and helped the Spartans to an 88-16 record for four years. He was the 35th overall pick in the 1969 NBA draft by the San Diego Rockets.

• Coach Willard Bailey (Booker T. Washington High School in Suffolk): After a stellar athletic career at Booker T. Washington High School in Suffolk and NSU, he went on to post 238 football coaching victories at Virginia Union University, NSU, St. Paul’s College and Virginia University of Lynchburg.

The Tri-Cities are also well-represented in VIA’s most recent class: • Coach Carl Peal (Peabody High School in Petersburg): He coached basketball, football, baseball and golf at Peabody High School. At Petersburg High School, where he coached

Moses Malone, he guided the Crimson Wave to a 50-0 record and two State AAA titles in 1973 and 1974.

• William Albert “W.A.” Brown (Peabody High School in Petersburg): He served as principal at four VIA schools — Peabody High School in Petersburg, Russell Grove in Amelia, Nottoway Training Center and Carver in Chesterfield County.

• Cheryl Anthony Epps (Southside High School in Dinwiddie): She was valedictorian of the Class of 1966 at Southside High School and went on to become a prominent attorney.

• Judge Roger L. Gregory (Peabody High School in Petersburg): He became a federal judge and now serves as chief justice of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

• Benjamin “Benny” Brown (Carter G. Woodson School in Hopewell): He was a standout basketball point guard for Woodson and later at Virginia State University.

Other Class of 2019 honorees:

• Warren Canada (Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, Class of 1963): He set numerous scoring and rebounding records for Dunbar High, earning the tag “miniature Wilt Chamberlain.”

• Fred Harold “Doc” Sawyer (Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Class of 1957): He was an All-State football linebacker for Booker T. Washington and later starred at Norfolk State University.

• Louis Richard Harris (Parker-Gray High School in Alexandria, Class of 1963): He was an outstanding football defensive back at ParkerGray High and Kent State University and later played for the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers.

• James H. “Blue” Earley (Dunbar High School in Lynchburg): He was an All-State football player at Dunbar High and North Carolina A&T State University, where he made All-CIAA. Details and tickets: www.viaheritage.com.

The deadline for submitting nominations for the Class of 2020 is Sept. 30. Send to Hollins at burleyvarsityclub@gmail.com.

Julius Campbell, Northern Va. football player made famous in ‘Remember the Titans,’ dies at 65 Julius Campbell, whose role as captain of the T.C. Williams High School football team in Northern Virginia was made famous in the movie “Remember the Titans,” died Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, of organ failure.

He was 65 and lived in Prince George’s County, Md. Mr. Campbell was portrayed in the popular 2000 film by actor Wood Harris, while Denzel Washington portrayed the newly appointed Coach Herman Boone brought in to lead the Alexandria team’s first season as a racially integrated unit.

In an effort to unify the black and white factions of the team, Mr. Campbell’s famous line was, “To win, we must have one heartbeat.”

In the movie, T.C.Williams defeats George C. Marshall High School of Northern Virginia for the 1971 State AAA title. In reality, the Titans defeated Andrew Lewis High School of Salem for the state crown, while finishing the season 13-0.

Mr. Campbell went on to play football at Ferrum College, where he suffered a careerending ankle injury.

Julius Campbell

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Candidates must have a good driving record with a point balance of five (5) or better and must be able to pass a background check along with a pre-employment drug test and a DOT physical.

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