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Not here Virginia Union University rescinds permission for outside group to use campus facility for Trump event By Bonnie V. Winston and Ronald E. Carrington

Virginia Union University on Tuesday pulled out of allowing a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration after learning the private group arranging the event planned to bring President Trump to the campus to be honored. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, chairman of the VUU Board of Trustees, said in a Free Press telephone interview that organizers “misrepresented” the event in booking the Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center on campus for the program that was scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20. Dr. Richardson said VUU only learned Dr. Richardson this week the real purpose when a flyer touting the event was widely distributed. The flyer identified the organizers as Darrell C. Scott and Kareem Lanier of the Urban Revitalization Coalition. Please turn to A4

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Miss America 2020 Camille Schrier stands back as her “elephant toothpaste” experiment erupts as planned with blue and green foam during a demonstration Wednesday for Carver Elementary School students at the Science Museum of Virginia. Below, fourth-grader Aneja Hutcherason listens closely as Ms. Schrier, a graduate student at the VCU School of Pharmacy, talks about science, taking risks and success.

Beauty and brains: Miss America shows Carver students how royalty and science mix By Ronald E. Carrington

Wearing a white lab coat adorned with sequins, goggles and a sparkling crown, newly crowned Miss America Camille Schrier demonstrated mad science as she mesmerized an excited and cheering group of Carver Elementary School fourth-graders Wednesday at the Science Museum of Virginia. Ms. Schrier, a 24-year-old graduate student in the VCU School of Pharmacy, shared with the youngsters the science talent that helped her win Miss Virginia in June and go on to claim the coveted national crown on Dec. 19. Students entered the auditorium with murmurs of anticipation of meeting Miss America 2020 that heightened as they saw a table set with beakers for the experiment to come. Miss America dazzled the crowd, replicating her competition talent for the youngsters of the colorful “elephant toothpaste” science demonstration by mixing ½ cup of hydrogen peroxide,

sodium iodine, ¼ cup of dishwashing soap, and a few drops of food coloring in two separate large beakers. The liquids, one blue and the other green, simultaneously exploded with a volcanic rush of blue and green foam that shot straight into the air and overflowed

from the beakers, covering the tables and landing on the floor. To the fourthgraders’ amazement, foam also stuck to the auditorium’s 20-foot ceiling. Cheers erupted and laughs could be Please turn to A4

Mayor, Navy Hill officials try to sweeten the pot for $1.5B Coliseum plan approval One of the biggest changes, according to Mayor Stoney, is the potential for a larger infusion of state Can a series of revisions save the massive $1.5 billion sales tax dollars into the project, reducing the amount Coliseum replacement and Downtown redevelopment of city tax dollars that might be needed to cover the plan that for months has appeared to be headed for cost of building the state’s largest arena to replace the rejection by Richmond City Council? Richmond Coliseum. That’s the hope for Mayor Levar M. Stoney and The mayor cited a bill introduced in the General Thomas F. Farrell II, the top executive at Dominion Assembly by Richmond Delegate Jeff Bourne that Energy who is spearheading the proposal through the would allow the city to capture part of the state sales Mr. Farrell Navy Hill District Corp. tax generated by the project — a deal that the legWith only about six weeks left before the proposal is sched- islature previously granted on arena projects for Norfolk and uled for a vote by City Council and apparently short of the Virginia Beach. seven votes needed for approval, the two men Monday served Those who are bullish on the project and see it generating up changes they hope will make the project more palatable big taxable revenues at the 30 restaurants and retail stores that to council members who currently seem committed to reject- are proposed are suggesting the Bourne bill could generate $60 ing the plan as a council-appointed advisory commission has recommended. Please turn to A4 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Gov. Ralph S. Northam, center, is given a unified show of support during Wednesday’s news conference by State Police Superintendent Gary Settle, left, Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney and other state law enforcement officials.

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Fearing a repeat of the deadly violence that engulfed Charlottesville more than two years ago, Gov. Ralph S. Northam declared a temporary state of emergency Wednesday that would ban all weapons, including guns, knives, sticks, bats, chains and projectiles, from Capitol Square through the weekend and until Tuesday. The ban, beginning 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, and lasting through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, comes just ahead of a massive gunrights demonstration expected to draw thousands to the Capitol on Monday, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. “We’re seeing threats of violence. We’re seeing threats of armed confrontation and assault on our Capitol,” Gov. Northam said during an afternoon news conference where he was joined by Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney and state law enforcement officials. “These are considered credible, serious threats by our law enforcement agencies,” he said. The governor cited intelligence reports about the possibility of “weaponzied drones” and that armed “out-of-state militia groups and hate groups” are planning to attend the “Lobby Day” rally as partial cause for the declaration. He said there were instances of individuals surveilling entrances and exits to the Capitol and Please turn to A4

Salvation Army headquarters move to North Side gets clear path from City Council By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Salvation Army appears to have won its nine-month battle to move its Central Virginia headquarters and shelter program from Downtown to North Side after the main opponent, 3rd District Councilman Chris A. Hilbert, dropped his opposition. On Monday night, Richmond City Council cleared the way for approval at its Jan. 27 meeting of the Salvation Army’s move from its longtime home at 2

W. Grace St. to 1900 Chamberlayne Ave., an office-warehouse owned by Eternity Church that used it for a sanctuary before relocating two years ago. With Mr. Hilbert Mr. Hilbert abstaining, the council amended a special use permit for the Salvation Army that eliminates its ability to provide, on behalf of the city, a 30-bed

overnight shelter for the homeless during the winter. Under the revised terms, the Salvation Army, which has operated in Richmond for 135 years, would be able to operate its offices on the site, expand its internal shelter for people facing a housing crisis and offer the Pathways for Hope case management program to assist temporary residents in getting back on their feet. The new location would triple the SalvaPlease turn to A4

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Martin Luther King Jr. holiday schedule In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 20, please note the following: City and county public schools: Closed. Government Federal offices: Closed. State offices: Closed Monday, Jan. 20, and Friday, Jan. 17. Richmond City offices: Closed. Chesterfield County offices: Closed Monday, Jan. 20, and Friday, Jan. 17. Henrico County offices: Closed Monday, Jan. 20, and Friday, Jan. 17. Courts State courts: Closed. Federal courts: Closed. Libraries Richmond City: Closed. Chesterfield County: Closed. Henrico County: Closed.

Banks, credit unions and other financial institutions: Closed. U.S. Postal Service: No delivery. Trash pickup: No Richmond trash pickup on Monday, Jan. 20. Central Virginia Waste Management Authority recycling: Regular pickup. Department of Motor Vehicles customer service centers: Closed Friday, Jan. 17, and Monday, Jan. 20. Virginia ABC stores: Normal hours. Malls, major retailers, movie theaters: Varies; inquire at specific locations. GRTC: Buses will operate on a Saturday schedule. Richmond Free Press office: Closed.

Mayor’s State of the City address scheduled for Jan. 28 Mayor Levar M. Stoney plans to deliver his third State of the City address 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., his office announced. The speech, coming as he enters the final year of his fouryear term in office, also will be broadcast on the city’s Facebook page and later be available on the city’s website and YouTube channel, his staff stated in a release Tuesday. The mayor will use the address to reflect on the accomplishments of his first three years and outline his plans for 2020 as he gears up to run for re-election. “We’ve made significant progress in building One Richmond,” the mayor stated in the release. “In 2020, it’s time to acknowledge that Richmond can meet its challenges and create opportunities to lift up and empower everyone in the city.”

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A mural created by artist Colleen Phelon Hall for the nonprofit Senior Connections tells its story of “empowering older adults and persons with disabilities to live with dignity and choice.” The mural dominates one side of the Downtown headquarters of the agency at 24 E. Cary St. Senior Connections, the Capital Area Agency on Aging, was born 46 years ago as an outgrowth of the 1973 federal Older Americans Act. Largely supported with federal, state and local funding, the agency serves as an advocacy, resource and service center to enable seniors and the disabled to live as independently as possible. The agency also serves to support the caretakers of senior citizens. Part of a national network, Senior Connections serves residents in the city and seven surrounding counties — Henrico, Hanover, Chesterfield, Charles City, New Kent, Goochland and Powhatan.

Bill would set up regional transportation authority and generate $ for public projects, including GRTC transfer station

year to more than $40 million a year. Delegate McQuinn did not respond A proposal that could generate tens of to a request for comment on the legismillions of dollars for roads and GRTC lation that was included in Richmond transit service in Richmond and eight other City Council’s request. City Councilman localities in the region is working its way Andreas D. Addison, 1st District, pushed through the General Assembly. for the regional authority to be included. Richmond Delegate Delores L. Mc- He also did not respond to a request for Quinn, new chair of the House comment. Transportation Committee, has Mayor Levar M. Stoney and introduced legislation in a secothers are cheering the proposal ond bid to create a transportation as a new source of funding for authority for the Richmond area transit needs. City taxpayers to provide a new funding source cover the lion’s share of the for road, bridge and public transit subsidy that GRTC needs to development. operate, and the city is finding A proposal to redefine City Hall’s definition of “emerging The proposal to create the itself hard-pressed to boost that small businesses” has been scrapped following a Free Press report Central Virginia Transportation Delegate funding to cover the rising cost last week highlighting the potential detriment the change could Authority would follow in the McQuinn of funding current service and create for city-based businesses seeking city contracts. footsteps of those created seven years ago paying for needed expansion. Mayor Levar M. Stoney pulled the proposal Tuesday before it for Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. According to Mayor Stoney’s office, could be taken up by City Council’s Finance Committee, which Richmond did not get a transportation the new funding would provide money to is scheduled to meet Thursday, Jan.16. authority at the time because of objections enable GRTC to build and operate a DownThe change, proposed by Mayor Stoney, would have dropped from Henrico and Chesterfield counties. town transfer station for riders to change requirements that fledgling companies seeking preferential treatStrapped for money for various trans- buses. The transfer station development is ment on city contracts be located in Richmond and pay city portation projects, those counties, as well included in the Navy Hill District Corp.’s taxes — opening the door to competition from small businesses as the other localities in what is known proposed $1.5 billion Richmond Coliseum that operate out of neighboring counties. as Planning District 15, are now joining and Downtown redevelopment plan. Councilman Michael J. Jones, 9th District, who chairs the Richmond in supporting the proposal. Julie Timm, GRTC’s chief executive Finance Committee, indicated that he was concerned about the If approved by the legislature, the officer, previously told the Free Press potential change and said he planned to have “a serious discus- authority would be funded through a state- that the company currently doesn’t have sion” about the proposal at the committee meeting. — JEREMY imposed increase in the sales tax plus a the money to build or operate a modern M. LAZARUS new tax on gasoline, diesel and other fuels transfer station. that retail gas stations and other outlets Henrico County has pledged that, if the purchase to sell to customers. bill passes, it would seek to join the board The localities, along with the city, of GRTC. The county spends nearly $7 include Ashland and the counties of Hen- million a year for GRTC service and now rico, Hanover, Chesterfield, Charles City, wants a seat at the table with Richmond and Goochland, New Kent and Powhatan. Chesterfield, which share ownership. The new money would come from The broad support for the bill extends to people in those jurisdictions paying an area advocacy groups, though some want The first votes in the Democratic presidential primary in extra 7/10ths of one percent in state sales to see changes in the bill’s language. Virginia will be cast this week — 45 days before the scheduled tax, boosting the tax to 6 percent, up from “This legislation is critical to creating March 3 primary election across the state. the current 5.3 percent. Fuel distributors a dedicated funding stream for public In-person absentee voting for the primary opens Thursday, also would have to collect a 2.1 percent transportation,” Ross Catrow, executive Jan. 16, in Henrico and Chesterfield counties at voter registrar’s tax on the fuel they sell to retailers. offices and on Friday, Jan. 17, in Richmond, according to ofBased on financial reports from Northern ficials in each jurisdiction. Virginia and Hampton Roads, initial estiThe difference of a day in launching in-person absentee voting mates suggest a Central Virginia authority depends on whether localities close on Friday for a state holiday could gain $160 million to $180 million a for Confederates. The two counties do, but City Hall does not. year in revenue from the two sources. By Jeremy M. Lazarus Requests for mailed absentee ballots also are being accepted startDelegate McQuinn’s proposal would aling this week, according to the Virginia Department of Elections. low each locality to obtain 50 percent of the The former home of Edloe’s Pharmacy Fourteen Democratic presidential candidates qualified for new tax dollars collected within its borders the ballot, but two, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and for use for internal transportation projects. and Drs. Frank S. and Harry W. Royal’s author and activist Marianne Williamson, ended their campaigns The authority also would devote 15 medical practices in Church Hill is being Monday and last Friday, respectively. percent of the money — potentially $22 transformed into a full-service women’s The names of both are expected on the Virginia ballot because million to $25 million a year — to support clinic for the Virginia League for Planned the state has not received official notice the two have left the GRTC, with the remaining 35 percent being Parenthood. The Planned Parenthood organization race and ballots already have been printed. used for major regional projects. purchased the building two years ago and The primary will determine which candidates gain pledged This would be a big boost for GRTC, Virginia delegates to the Democratic National Convention in which operates on a $55 million budget. is pouring $5 million into the building at Milwaukee in July where the final selection of the Democratic The public transit company could see local 1122 N. 25th St. to create a modern space, contender will be made. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS support grow from around $20 million a according to Paulette McElwain, VLPP president and chief executive officer. Under construction with an opening date not set, the Church Hill clinic would be VLPP’s fourth in the state and the second in Free Press wire report County, a sponsor of the House ERA measure, told her Richmond, she said. The other VLPP clinics colleagues they were taking “the vote of a lifetime.” are in Hampton and Virginia Beach. Virginia moved to the brink of becoming the crucial “One hundred and sixty million women and girls Already stirring some opposition, the new 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on across this country are waiting and will forever be clinic would follow the same model as the Wednesday in what was seen as a momentous victory by changed by what happens in this body here today,” clinic at VLPP’s headquarters at 201 N. Hamwomen’s rights advocates, although it is far from certain she said. ilton St. in the West End in offering services the measure will be added to the U.S. Constitution. The House gallery packed with supporters erupted focused on women’s sexual and reproductive The state Senate and House of Delegates approved in cheers when the House passage was announced. health, including family planning. the proposed amendment with bipartisan support, Amendments to the Constitution must be ratified According to the VLPP website, such with a 59-41 vote in the House and a 28-12 vote in by three-quarters of the states, or 38. But whether services include primary care and gynecothe Senate. this will go on to become the 28th Amendment may logical exams, as well as family planning Final passage is considered all but certain. The ERA have to be decided in court, as the deadline set by and birth control services; pregnancy testhas passed the Senate in previous years but had never Congress for ratification of the ERA ran out in 1982. ing, cervical cancer screening and testing before made it to the House for a floor vote. Five states that approved the ERA in the 1970s have for HIV-AIDs and sexually transmitted Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy of Prince William since rescinded their support. infections. The clinic also would offer By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Mayor withdraws proposal to change definition of ‘emerging small businesses’

Voting begins this week in Virginia’s Democratic presidential primary

director of RVA Rapid Transit, stated in a Facebook post. However, Mr. Catrow stated that his nonprofit group, which has been involved in creating a regional plan that calls for a major expansion of the Pulse bus rapid transit system, is not thrilled about the proposed funding split. He called it “unacceptable” that the bill would allow Richmond and Henrico to cut their current subsidies for public transportation up to 50 percent and use the new tax money to fill in. He said the new money should be in addition to current subsidies. “New transit money should pay for new transit service,” he stated, noting that the Richmond area ranks near the bottom of more than 100 peer metropolitan agencies for support of public transit. “Using this once-in-a-generation opportunity to maintain the unacceptable status quo would be a huge mistake,” he stated. Mr. Catrow also stated the “squishy terms,” such as multimodal and mobility services, need to be removed from the bill so that it specifically allocates funding to public transit’s operational, maintenance and capital expenses. The money needs to be for “actual, factual public transportation,” he stated. Despite the shortcomings, he stated, the legislation represents an opportunity to build “an equitable, frequent and farreaching regional transit system.” There has been no explanation as to why a new authority would be needed rather than using the regional Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the Downtown Expressway, Powhite Parkway and the Boulevard Bridge. The RMTA was overhauled a few years ago to make it more of a regional operation and to give it authority to undertake regional transportation projects with local approval.

Planned Parenthood to open clinic in Church Hill

ERA passes hurdles toward final approval

emergency contraception and abortion services, the site notes. The current Hamilton Street clinic sees about 8,600 patients a year. The Church Hill location would enable VLPP to potentially double the number of Richmond area women served, Ms. McElwain said. When finished, the new clinic is to have 12 examination rooms; the current clinic has five. She said the organization looked at South Side, but considered the Church Hill location ideal after seeing how many patients currently come to the West End from the East End. For decades, Dr. Harry Royal was a mainstay for the area with his obstetrics and gynecology practice, but with his departure, Ms. McElwain said “access to reproductive health care” appears to be less than adequate. Not everyone is pleased about the pending arrival of a clinic offering abortions. The first sign of opposition is to come at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, when Mount Olivet Church, led by Bishop Darryl F. Husband, is to host a “Prayer for Life” service for the anti-abortion group 40 Days for Life in the sanctuary at 1223 N. 25th St. Members of 40 Days for Life plan to follow up by holding daily prayer vigils outside the clinic site from Feb. 26 through April 5.

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Dr. Richardson said VUU was told a different story when the organizers sought to book the campus space. He said they held themselves out to school President Hakim J. Lucas as being part of the White House Initiative on HBCUs. Dr. Richardson said Dr. Lucas was told the White House group wanted to book the center for a dinner honoring VUU as an outstanding historically black institution. The White House Initiative on HBCUs was established under a February 2017 executive order by President Trump. As Dr. Richardson noted, federal legislation was signed into law in late December that, for the first time, makes funding for HBCUs and for Native American and Hispanic-serving schools a permanent fixture in the annual federal budget. VUU and four other Virginia schools would collectively receive about $4.3 million a year under the act. However, alarms began sounding when the flyer went viral on social media. It showed photos of Dr. Lucas, President Trump, his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, and Johnathan Holifield, executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs, who it stated were being honored at the invitation-only event. In addition, the flyer stated the event would honor “urban impact leaders” and would feature a $30,000 cash giveaway. It also listed Mr. Scott and Mr. Lanier, whom records show as co-founders of Urban Revitalization Coalition and as longtime supporters of President Trump, as “hosts” of the event and Dr. Lucas as “co-host.” Dr. Richardson, senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, N.Y., said he was swamped by emails and phone calls from board members and others wondering if the flyer was real or fake. Dr. Lucas, he said, was out of the country and expected back on Tuesday evening. He said he first learned of the flyers Tuesday when he received a call from a VUU staff member. “Students, like everybody else, were waiting to hear an explanation,” Dr. Richardson said. “Many people thought it was fake news — and, really, that’s what it was,” because the university was never told the real details before the flyer was released. The upshot, he said: VUU rescinded permission for the URC to use the campus facility and issued a public statement distancing itself from any part of the event or the organizers. “The university was not part of the planning for this event, was not informed of who would be participating and was not a part of distributing information about the event,” according to the VUU statement. Dr. Richardson stressed those points during the interview, emphasizing that organizers “misrepresented” the event to university officials. He also stressed that the organizers had received “no authorization” to use Dr. Lucas’ photo or that of the university in publicizing the event. He said “nothing was put in writing” with the group. “There were no contracts,” he added. “We cannot jeopardize the legacy of Virginia Union University and let people manipulate and use the imprimatur of the university” for their own ends, Dr. Richardson said. He also said he learned Tuesday that “the White House heard of the event and (President Trump) decided he wanted to come. There had been some conversations about security, apparently, with the governor’s office. A person who was in charge of that

Miss America shows Carver students how royalty and science mix Continued from A1

heard throughout the hall. “I have loved science all of my life and loved watching Bill Nye the Science Guy,” Ms. Schrier told the students as she walked up into the gallery and asked them about the things they use or do every day that are related to science. Their answers were as varied as their interests — cooking, computers, video games, football, soccer, cell phones and tablets. “I want to be a cook,” 9-year-old Mariah Ortiz told Ms. Schrier and the group. Tywon Wheless, also 9, wants to be an artist. Ms. Schrier assured them that science was in every one of their answers, and she told them, “Science touches everything we do every single day.” She encouraged them to “take a risk and do something different that makes you successful.” She gave a nod to Alayna Westcom, the first contestant to compete for Miss America using a science demonstration in the talent competition. That was in 2016. “Risks makes you successful,” she said. Ms. Schrier’s experiment was a testament to students how royalty and science truly go hand in hand. “I want to make science exciting and entertaining and I quickly realized it was something that was needed,” Ms. Schrier told the Free Press after the demonstration. “Right now, this is an opportune time to take advantage of my position to spread the STEM word and get kids excited.”

was planning to come to campus” on Wednesday, he said. While Dr. Richardson said university officials try to stay out of politics, he responded when asked if the event was to be a Trump rally, “If he was coming, I guess that’s what it would have been.” According to the university’s statement, VUU allowed the Urban Revitalization Coalition to reserve space “for what was described as an economic development discussion providing over $30,000 in cash giveaways to local residents to help stimulate economic and community development while celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” A similar event with a $25,000 cash giveaway was held by URC on Dec. 14 in Cleveland, Ohio, where Mr. Scott and Mr. Lanier are from. Mr. Scott, pastor of New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, and Mr. Lanier also hold leadership roles in the National Diversity Coalition for Trump. The NDC was founded before the 2016 presidential election by Mr. Scott and Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer. Mr. Cohen is now serving time in a federal penitentiary for campaign finance violations, tax fraud and bank fraud in relation to payments made to Trump paramours Stormy Daniels, an adult film star and stripper, and Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model, from campaign funds that he said were directed by President Trump. According to an article posted on cleveland.com, the Urban Revitalization Coalition, formed in 2019 by Mr. Scott and Mr.

Lanier, has held events in other states, including Georgia and Florida, promoting parts of the White House’s legislative agenda targeted at urban communities. A video posted on cleveland.com from the Dec. 14 event shows Mr. Scott and Mr. Lanier honoring various urban leaders, while extolling President Trump’s actions that they said have helped African-American communities. During that event, a woman excited to win $300 in the Cleveland giveaway shouted, “Four more years for President Trump!” as she waved the cash from the stage for the audience to see. Dr. Richardson said when he talked with the event organizers on Tuesday, “they owned up to the fact that they didn’t tell us the truth.” But he said the representatives “didn’t own up to the flyer. They said they didn’t know who did the flyer.” He said the decision to stop the event from being held on the VUU campus was immediate. “To me, it was simple. I told them, ‘No, absolutely not.’ We were not going to have anything like that at VUU.” He said while the university has “never encountered a problem like this before,” he said the board would review the university’s policy on allowing outside groups to hold events on the Brook Road campus. Dr. Richardson also said he shared details of what he learned Tuesday with the VUU board and expects the trustees will have “an informal conversation” about the incident before its scheduled February meeting.

Mayor, Navy Hill officials try to sweeten the pot for $1.5B Coliseum plan approval Continued from A1

million to $70 million in additional revenue over 30 years. According to Mayor Stoney, that would allow the city to reduce by half the Downtown Tax Increment Finance District where growth in real estate taxes would be earmarked to repay the money to be borrowed to build the arena. The cost of the arena is projected to run between $570 million and $620 million, depending on the interest rate and number of years it takes to pay off the debt. However, the mayor could offer few details of what impact the Bourne bill would actually have. He indicated that he would seek to amend the ordinances now before City Council once more information is available. Under the current plan, the Coliseum debt is to repaid by taking the real estate tax growth from the 10-block development area near City Hall and from an additional 70 blocks of Downtown, including the Dominion Energy’s new office tower and a second that is planned. The company has not yet committed to building the second tower. Others are more skeptical. Paul Goldman, leader of the Put Schools First campaign, noted the estimate of sales tax collections from the TIF District are based on rosy projections that might not materialize. “You can make up any numbers you want when you are talking about 20 to 30 years in the future,” Mr. Goldman said.

“How could you trust the numbers?” John Gerner, who served as vice chairman of the disbanded Navy Hill Development Advisory Commission that recommended City Council reject the project, urged caution, given that the state has yet to issue an estimate of the amount of sales tax that could be diverted and because the General Assembly bill has not yet been approved. Meanwhile, in another revision, Mr. Farrell noted that Navy Hill is planning to increase the number of apartments in the project that would be rated as affordable for people with incomes 40 percent to 60 percent of the regional median. Currently, the Navy Hill proposals includes 280 “affordable” housing units, along with at least 1,818 market-rate units. He said that Navy Hill, working with the Better Housing Coalition, has identified two opportunities to increase the number of affordable units. He said, as a result, the Navy Hill proposal would meet City Council’s requirement that at least 15 percent of the units be rated affordable. In a third revision, Mayor Stoney said that Navy Hill and GRTC are studying two options for the location of a proposed GRTC transfer center — the initially proposed site at 9th and Clay streets and a site on Broad Street. “We want GRTC to have the opportunity to kick the tires on these options and advise us on what works best for GRTC and our residents,” Mayor Stoney said. Finally, the mayor and Mr. Farrell an-

nounced that a fast-growing real estate data firm, CoStar Group, which came to Richmond two years ago and employs about 1,000 people in its city office, wants to relocate its operations to a proposed office building in the Navy Hill development. Andrew Florance, CoStar founder and chief executive officer, said the planned office building would be ideal as the company makes plans to add an additional 1,000 employees in Richmond. “The Navy Hill development delivers everything a company like CoStar is looking for — access to transit, entertainment, conferencing and new multi-family residential housing, all in a walkable and vibrant neighborhood,” he said. “Without the Navy Hill development as a complete-package option, we would not be talking about significantly expanding our commitment to Richmond. Richmond has so much to offer, which is why we would like to keep growing with it, providing competitive careers and compensation for residents in the process,” he said. Mr. Farrell hopes City Council members would want CoStar’s development to happen. “With City Council approval, we can revitalize our Downtown, improve economic opportunity,” he said, “and make Richmond the place for innovative companies and their employees to grow, thrive and live.” Mr. Farrell said he and the rest of the Navy Hill group “look forward to continuing our work with the council to deliver the best project for the city, taxpayers and residents.”

Gov. Northam issues temporary weapons ban Continued from A1

“threats of storming our Capitol.” “Hate, intimidation and violence have no place here,” he said. Virginia State Police Superintendent Gary Settle echoed the governor’s comments. “Violence will not be tolerated,” he said. “And if that is your group or your intention on Monday, then you’re not welcome,” he said. The Virginia Citizens Defense League has called on people across the state to turn out Monday to persuade lawmakers not to back several measures that are quickly making their way through the state Senate and House of Delegates, including universal background checks for gun purchases, limits on handgun purchases to one a month and

“red flag” laws that would deny weapons purchases to people who are deemed a threat to themselves or others. Counterprotesters focused on social justice issues on the national King holiday also are expected, setting up concerns of a repeat of the violence that erupted in Charlottesville in August 2017 when white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups opposed to that city’s plan to move Confederate monuments clashed with counterprotesters. One avowed white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing one woman and injuring dozens of others. “We will not allow that violence and mayhem to happen here,” Gov. Northam said. “Regardless of the day or the event, we expect everyone who lives, works and visits our great city to conduct themselves

peacefully, nonviolently and responsibly,” Mayor Stoney said. Officials urged people to stay home on Monday, and noted that access to Capitol Square will be controlled. Only one entrance, at 9th and Grace streets, will be open, with visitors required to go through metal detectors, officials said. Other streets around the Capitol will be closed to traffic. Delegate Todd Gilbert, the House GOP minority leader, said there are “legitimate concerns of a few bad actors hijacking the rally.” “While we are grateful for the precautions taken by law enforcement,” he said, “the governor’s actions will unfortunately impede the ability of people to exercise not only their Second Amendment rights, but their First Amendment rights as well.”

Salvation Army headquarters move to North Side has clear path Continued from A1

tion Army’s space from about 15,000 square feet at the Grace Street location to nearly 48,000 square feet and allow it to expand its temporary shelter from 55 beds to 97 beds, including 72 for men, 24 for women and family groups and one for a staff member. Prospects for approval strengthened after Mr. Hilbert told his colleagues he would no longer participate in deliberations or a vote on the project. His explanation: A conflict of interest because his wife, Sheila Mandt, briefly worked in a fundraising position for the Salvation Army in the early 2000s, several years before Mr. Hilbert first took office in 2005. Mr. Hilbert did not seek an opinion from the City Attorney’s Office as to whether his wife’s long dissolved connection with the Salvation Army

constituted a conflict. He told the Free Press on Monday night he decided not to participate out “of an abundance of caution.” The state conflict of interest law, though, does not address the issue of conflicts involving activities of family members prior to an elected official taking office. The action on the Salvation Army headquarters relocation came at a meeting where City Council put off action for 30 days on new regulations that would enable city residents to legally turn their homes and apartments into short-term rentals through such online sites as Airbnb and VRBO. The city currently bars such rentals, which are still happening. Councilwoman Kristen N. Larson, 4th District, sought the delay until the Feb. 10 meeting after receiving a flurry of texts and emails from

constituents expressing concern or raising questions. She said that the delay would provide time to meet with and address the concerns. Ms. Gray Separately, Council President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, also promised a review of city procurement laws to address criticism from two council members upset that the council’s chief of staff, Lawrence R. Anderson, authorized without council approval paying an extra $25,000 to hire an independent consultant to review the proposed $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement plan. Chicago-based C.H. Johnson Consulting Inc., which was selected to

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handle the review for the council and issue a preliminary report in a few weeks, was awarded a $215,000 contract, although a divided council had approved

only $190,000. Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, and 8th District Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell, who opposed the hiring, both raised objections to Mr. Anderson authorizing the extra $25,000 without notifying and securing City Council approval. Mr. Anderson served on the fivemember procurement review panel that reviewed responses to the city’s request for bids and selected C.H. Johnson Consulting. However, he

said he and other panelists were sworn to secrecy before the contract was awarded. Both he and Dr. Newbille noted that a vacancy in a council staff position ensured sufficient funds. Dr. Newbille, who pushed the hiring of the consultant and who supports the massive Coliseum replacement and Downtown development project, indicated that Mr. Anderson had done nothing wrong under the current rules. She said the best that could be offered is to revisit the procurement rules involving the council. Unlike city department heads who have discretion to approve or reject contracts depending on available funds in their budgets, Mr. Anderson has not been granted permission to spend extra money without prior consultation with his nine elected bosses, Ms. Gray said.

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Hanover NAACP lawsuit to change names of Confederate schools continues in federal court By George Copeland Jr.

A federal lawsuit launched by the Hanover County Branch NAACP against the Hanover County School Board to force the board to eliminate the Confederate names of two schools is still alive following a hearing Tuesday afternoon in a Richmond federal court. U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne made no judgement on the board’s motion to dismiss the suit, which seeks the renaming of Hanover County’s Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School. Instead, Judge Payne called for more briefs on issues in the case and scheduled dates throughout the month of February for submissions from both parties that would address concerns about the case.

The first brief, which the branch must submit by Feb. 3, would focus on issues the board has raised, including a claim that the NAACP waited too long to challenge the names. Virginia has a two-year statute of limitations, and the Hanover School Board alleges that the names have been in place far longer and are no longer subject to legal challenge. “When confronted with a question,” Judge Payne said, “it’s best to reflect upon it.” Still, Judge Payne appeared critical of the lawsuit throughout the hearing. He cited a lack of evidence of enforced speech and expressed concern about a lack of evidence showing use of the school names has led to African-American students being treated differently from white students. He plans to hold a new hearing on the board’s request to dismiss the lawsuit on March 9.

Along with new arguments, attorneys for the NAACP hope to present testimony from African-American students and parents about the negative impact the Confederate school names have had on their educational experience. The NAACP must gain a favorable ruling from Judge Payne to proceed to the final step — a trial set for May 11. Both sides left the hearing without issuing any comment. Tuesday’s hearing was to consider briefs Judge Payne previously requested. He had directed attorneys for the NAACP to provide past cases that would support their arguments that the Confederate school names violate the constitutional rights of students or to show how the suit represents “the extension of existing legal principles.” The Hanover NAACP filed the suit in August

after unsuccessfully lobbying the Hanover School Board to eliminate the Lee-Davis and Stonewall Jackson names that pay tribute to defenders of slavery and supporters of white supremacy. In their suit and during the hearing, the NAACP argued the school names represented vestiges of the racism in Hanover County, which was one of the last counties in Virginia to desegregate its schools. Attorneys for the civil rights group have argued from the start that the toxic racist influence continues to this day through the use of Confederate names and that the names represent compelled government speech that violates African-American students’ rights under the U.S. Constitution’s First and 14th amendments. Staff writer Jeremy M. Lazarus contributed to this report.

Nonprofit regional partnership works to tackle housing affordability issues By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Soaring housing costs are leaving tens of thousands of families across the Richmond region hard-pressed to pay the rent or purchase a residence. Richmond’s reputation as a national leader in evictions reflects one of the area’s major challenges: Affordable housing. Data show one in every three households in the Richmond area is burdened in paying more than 30 percent of income to cover housing costs, including rent or a mortgage, utilities and insurance. And one in 10 households is paying 50 percent or more of their income to keep a roof over their head, the data note. In Richmond alone, more than 38,000 households are burdened by housing costs, including 56 percent of renters and 36 percent of homeowners. In a bid to meet the challenge, the nonprofit Partnership for Affordable Housing on Wednesday rolled out the Richmond Regional Housing Framework to provide a roadmap to guide policymakers to improve housing affordability. The result of more than 18 months of work by a volunteer group of public and private participants, the framework spotlights six goals and a host of policies to address current and future affordable housing needs of residents in the region’s major population centers — Richmond, Ashland and Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties. None are exempt from the affordability challenge. More than 25 percent of residents in each jurisdiction already are burdened by housing costs, according to the partnership, which includes representatives of local governments, business groups and housing advocates. “What we are presenting is a solutions-oriented plan for meeting the need for affordable housing across the area,” said Elizabeth H. Greenfield, executive director of the partnership and a vice president of the Richmond Association of Realtors, which launched the partnership in 2004. “Everyone deserves a safe, healthy and affordable place to call home,” said Jim Napier, a real estate broker who chairs the partnership’s board. Mr. Napier called the framework a way to “work together to make this a reality.” The six goals include preserving existing affordable housing and adding more; increasing homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income households; and expanding housing choices for lower income groups. The list also includes ensuring appropriate, affordable housing for the growing population of those reaching retirement age and the disabled; improving housing quality; and increasing housing stability. Ms. Greenfield said the framework also includes policy recommendations for each locality to consider, including taking action to preserve and upgrade the more than 11,000 units of affordable housing that already exist in the five jurisdictions, including public housing in the city. The majority of the units are 40 to 60 years old, according to the data, and are reaching the end of their functional lifespan, requiring new investment. The partnership also is calling for changes in zoning laws to make it easier to develop lower-priced housing, creation of a regional center to assist homebuyers and expansion of government-supported affordable housing trust funds to help finance projects. Other ideas include finding ways to spur production of smaller homes with lower price tags, expansion of tax-relief programs for the elderly and increased use of community land banks and trusts as development tools.

“It’s a mix of strategies,” said Greta J. Harris, president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit Better Housing Coalition, one of the area’s major players in operating and developing affordable rentals and homes. She said the good news is that all of the localities have been supportive of the partnership’s work and have a serious interest in the policy ideas, although she expects it to take time for governing bodies to adopt some or all of the proposals. “We are committed to working with local leaders and residents to create tangible changes and to gain support for a broad mix

of housing options,” Ms. Greenfield said. She indicated that the region is projected to need 30,000 to 40,000 new units of affordable housing in the next 10 years for seniors and younger families, although it remains a question whether such a large expansion can be accomplished. Whatever happens, the continuing effort to push affordable housing is worth it, Ms. Harris said. “Stable housing is critical to quality of life,” she said. “It is connected to positive outcomes in health, education and every other aspect.” In addition, she said, “If our region is to remain competitive, we need to have housing options available for people of all incomes.”

$200M loss spurs City Council to revise real estate tax abatement program By Jeremy M. Lazarus

For at least two decades, Richmond has primed the redevelopment pump by allowing individuals and companies that improve aging houses, apartment buildings and commercial properties to pay reduced property taxes over 10 years without any restrictions. While credited with sparking more than 7,500 projects that primarily renovated, upgraded or replaced houses and apartments that were in poor shape, the program’s price tag has raised eyebrows, particularly with the continuing boom in development. According to the City Auditor’s Office, the program has resulted in the loss of more than $200 million in tax revenue since 2006. That’s the amount of property tax money saved by those buying and undertaking the projects. But that could soon change. Three members of City Council are spearheading the first major overhaul of the program that would limit the tax savings to those willing to set aside 30 percent of the apartments or houses they redevelop for people with incomes at or below 80 percent of the regional median income. Currently that’s $48,400 for an individual and $69,100 for a family of four in the Richmond area, where half the people earn more than $83,400 a year and half less, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Those who accept the restriction would receive the tax-reduction savings for 15 years and potentially for 30 years if the General Assembly approves City Council-supported legislation. Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, has spearheaded the effort for more than a year. Joining her as co-

patrons of the measures to revamp the tax credits are Council President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, and 9th District Councilman Michael J. Jones. Their proposed ordinance is to get a first hearing Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the council’s Land Use, Housing and Transportation Committee. Ms. Robertson is chair of the committee, while Dr. Jones is a member. If the proposal clears the committee and passes the full council as expected, the overhaul would go into effect July 1. Ms. Robertson considers this a significant step to encourage development of more apartments and houses that are affordable for working people. The reform would require those approved for the program to reapply annually to ensure they are making sure part of the housing meets the affordable standard. It also would require owners approved for the tax abatement to maintain their properties. Ms. Robertson said the change is not a magic wand for housing policy, but another needed tool to help the city boost interest in the development of affordable housing. Among other things, the proposal does not use the city’s median income, which is currently pegged around $49,000 a year, or 41 percent less than the regional median. Ms. Robertson noted that the HUD regional median income is the general standard that is used in the real estate world. Still, as a result of the higher median income, the proposal appears unlikely to generate more housing for people for whom affordable housing is a growing challenge — those whose incomes fall below 50 percent of the city median, or less than $25,000 a year. That includes public housing residents, whose average income is less than

$12,000 a year and below 25 percent of the city median. Richmond’s reputation for a high level of eviction, in part, reflects the widening gap between incomes, rents and home prices. Whatever the shortcomings, Dr. Jones believes revamping the tax abatement program “is long overdue.” He said that a 2017 audit of the program indicated the city is foregoing $18 million to $20 million a year in tax revenue. “That’s a lot of money,” he said, and adds to the challenge City Council faces each year in seeking to balance the budget and find funding for schools and other critical needs. He said the program had been aimed at getting people to deal with boardedup and decaying properties that blighted neighborhoods, but too often was used to overhaul properties that didn’t fit that mold. The City Auditor’s Office found at least 70 properties in the program that were valued at more than $500,000 prior to undergoing rehabilitation, with 37 of those properties assessed at between $1 million and $2.8 million afterward. Like other residential property in the program, owners were eligible to save on property taxes for 10 years. For the first seven years, the property’s value is fixed at the assessed value in place before the work was done and then rising by 25 percent over the next four years to finally reach 100 percent. For example, the owner of a house valued at $50,000 before the work is started would continue to pay the same $600 a year in taxes for seven years, even if the actual assessed value of the property rose. If the house increased in value to $200,000, the owner would not pay the full amount of taxes, $2,400 a year, until 11 years had passed.

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Advocates rally for prison reform bills at State Capitol By Hannah Eason and Maia Stanley Capital News Service

Activists, family members and supporters rallied last Saturday at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square to support prison reform bills filed recently in the General Assembly, including measures such as parole, record expungement and incentives for good behavior. More than 50 supporters attended the rally, which allotted speaking time for organization leaders and family members of those incarcerated. Letters from inmates also were read. Many participants held posters telling the stories of their incarcerated loved ones. The rally was led by the Virginia Prison Justice Network, which includes 20 organizations working for reform in the Virginia Department of Corrections. The network was formed by Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press those who are or were incarcerated and prison Janet “Queen Nzinga” Taylor of the Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equality urges the crowd at last Saturday’s prison reform reform activists with the goal of creating justice rally to spread awareness of the issues. Right, youth activist and motivational speaker Elijah Coles-Brown, 15, addresses participants and a voice for incarcerated individuals and at the rally. their families. Janet “Queen Nzinga” Taylor of the Defenders Central Virginia Correctional Unit in Chester- credit system. “We’re not just looking for legislative reform. field, said in a letter the incarceration system “Right now everyone behind bars has to for Freedom, Justice and Equality concluded the What we want is a total transformation of the “doesn’t rehabilitate, it debilitates,” and that serve at least 85 percent of their sentence, rally by urging the crowd to spread awareness system,” said Margaret Breslau, co-founder of the there are many shortcomings at smaller prison and they get that tiny bit off for basically and information concerning prison and criminal Virginia Prison Justice Network. “And in order facilities. behaving and learning and working,” Ms. justice reform. to do that, prisoners and their family members “Knowledge does no good when you keep “Incarceration is no more a deterrence for Carter said. “This bill would expand that so have to have a seat at the table.” crime than cancer warning labels are a deter- that they can earn even more time off. And it to yourself,” Ms. Taylor said. State Sen. Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey, a rence for smokers,” Ms. Calajan’s letter stated. it would make it so that by maintaining good A meeting was held after the rally at Second Democrat who represents Petersburg, Hopewell “Incarceration is a warehousing and indentured behavior over time, then they’ll get to earn Baptist Church at 1400 Idlewood Ave. to conand parts of Richmond and the counties of servant system.” even more time.” tinue discussions for change and to hear more Chesterfield, Prince George and Dinwiddie, atMs. Carter started the Humanization inmate stories. Carvonza Teasley, identified as a prisoner tended the rally. He is chief patron of multiple at Buckingham Correctional Center, asked in a Project with her partner, who she said was Proposed criminal justice reform legislaparole reform bills. letter to restore the parole process in Virginia wrongfully convicted. Ms. Carter said the tion “We abolished parole in ’95 and it did noth- and said there is job discrimination within the organization helps humanize those behind bars Earlier this month, Gov. Ralph S. Northam ing but only eviscerate people’s chances and institutions. in the public eye in an effort to aid criminal unveiled his criminal justice reform proposals feelings that there’s hope or there’s a light at that include decriminalizing simple possession “We can barely provide for ourselves, which justice reform. the end of the tunnel,” Sen. Morrissey said. “If of marijuana by fining violators instead as a we want to incentivize prisoners to take advanmeans to combat disproportionate rates of artage of courses, get an education and become rests in communities of color. purposeful when they’re released, we’ve got to The American Civil Liberties Union does not get involved.” support the measure and, instead, wants to see a (Sen. Morrissey served three months of a sixfull repeal of the prohibition on marijuana. month sentence in the Henrico County Jail after The governor’s other proposals, if approved, being convicted in 2014 of a misdemeanor of also would: contributing to the delinquency of minor. Then • Raise the threshold for felony theft or grand a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, he larceny to $1,000, still short of the Virginia became the first legislator to commute from jail State Conference NAACP’s call for a $1,500 to the General Assembly. He has since married threshold. In 2018, the governor won bipartisan the woman, a former receptionist at his former support to finally raise the threshold from $250 law office.) to $500. Dispatches from behind bars • Raise from 14 to 16 the age at which juSeveral inmate letters were read at the venile offenders can automatically be charged rally, including a letter from Hassan Shabazz, as an adult. co-founder of the Prisoner of Conscience and • Allow prison inmates to pay off court fines Virginia Prison Justice Network, urging people and fees they owe by performing community to take action and speak up against inmate service, reducing the debt they would face when inequities. they are released. “We cannot be satisfied with what we perceive • Reinstate parole eligibility for inmates age as victories where no meaningful change has 50 and older who have served 20 years and for taken place,” Mr. Shabazz wrote. “On the inside, those 55 and older who have served 15 years; we must do our part to qualify ourselves for a for inmates who are permanently disabled or second chance. And on the outside, we need terminally ill; and for inmates sentenced between those who believe in second chances to make 1995, when parole was abolished, and 2000, An activist at the rally held at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square holds a sign supporting that presence felt at the General Assembly.” when courts finally began instructing juries Dale Pughsley, also known as Askari Danso Senate Bill 91 that would repeal the abolition of parole in Virginia. about parole abolition. and co-founder of the Prisoner of Conscience and Virginia Prison Justice Network, said prohibits us from providing for our families in black communities, mothers, children and a time of need,” the letter stated. “How is this economies are left to suffer as a result of possible when we are working real jobs that will incarceration. pay more than minimum wage in society?” “My 22 years of experience as a prisoner Advocating for proposed legislation in Virginia teaches me that prisons house poor, Advocates at the rally also called for reform uneducated blacks, many of whom also have for juveniles imprisoned. mental illnesses,” Mr. Pughsley wrote. “Most of “Children don’t belong in prison,” said Valerie Route 7667 (Skipwith Rd.) and Route 157 these men and women are thought of as incapable Slater, executive director for RISE for Youth. of contributing to the modern knowledge-based She spoke of her support for House Bill 551, (Pemberton Rd.) economy in any real way.” which would mandate that children removed Bridge Rehabilitations Mr. Pughsley’s letter states he came to prison from their homes be put in smaller facilities at age 18 for second degree murder. of no more than 30 beds close to the minor’s Henrico County “My guidelines recommended I serve 18 community. years. I’ve been in prison for 22. I’m scheduled Design Public Hearing “We are going to stop imprisoning young to get out in 2045,” the letter stated. people far away from their homes,” Ms. Slater One letter was from inmates who called said. “We’re going to stop fragmenting comThursday, January 23, 20 , 5-6:30 p.m. themselves “the captives” at Sussex I State munities and families, and we’re going to build Gayton - Henrico County Public Library Prison, a maximum-security facility in Wa- them instead.” 10600 Gayton Rd verly. Inmates wrote that prisoner-on-prisoner Richard Walker, founder and chief execuHenrico, VA 23229 violence and staff turnover is extremely high, tive officer of Bridging the Gap in Virginia, and “stabbings and inmate assaults are a regular voiced support for HB 32, which would exFind out about the proposed rehabilitation of the Route 7667 (Skipwith Rd.) and occurrence.” punge criminal records eight years or older for Route 157 (Pemberton Rd.) bridges over Interstate 64 in Henrico County. Route “Lack of respect for prisoners, by guards convicted felons. 7667 traffic will be reduced to one lane through the construction. Two-way traffic and administrators, as well as the ability to Mr. Walker said this would allow more flow will be allowed by alternating the direction of traffic via temporary signals on communicate with us on a professional level opportunities, including access to “gainful emthe approaches to the bridge. Route 157 (Pemberton Rd.) traffic will be detoured is extremely high,” the letter stated. ployment,” for the more than 400,000 convicted to Gaskins Rd. through construction. A volley of profanity, including racial slurs, felons in the commonwealth. followed to indicate the common language staff Gin Carter, who helped draft HB 1532, inThe meeting will be held in an open public forum format from 5–6:30 p.m. to uses to communicate with prisoners. troduced by Delegate Don Scott, a Portsmouth allow participants to meet and discuss the proposed project directly with project Julie Calajan, identified as an inmate at the Democrat, hopes to expand the earned sentence staff members. Review the proposed project plans and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation at the public hearing or at VDOT’s Richmond District Office located at 2430 Pine Forest Drive in Colonial Heights, 804-524-6000, 1800-367-7623, TTY/TDD 711. 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PUBLIC NOTICE RICHMOND 2020 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 2020 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 802 of City Hall. Meetings will commence on January 28, 2020 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 802-City Hall, Richmond, VA 23219. By order of the Richmond Board of Equalization (Va. Code § 58.1-3378) Date: January 13, 2020

Give your written or oral comments at the hearing or submit them by February 2, 2020, to Anthony Haverly, PE, PMP, project manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834-9002. You may also email your comments to Anthony.Haverly@vdot.virginia.gov. Please reference “Route 7667 and Route 157 Bridge comment” in the subject line. 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 special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the project manager listed above. *In the event of inclement weather on January 23, this meeting will be held January 30 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Tuckahoe- Henrico County Public Library, 1901 Starling Drive, Henrico, VA 23229 State Projects: 7667-043-911, P101, R201, C501, B644 and 0157-043-923, P101, R201, C501, B648 Federal Projects: STP-BR0-4(287) and STP-BR0-4(287)

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The Free Press logo goes up on the newspaper’s new headquarters building at 422 E. Franklin St. on Dec. 18, 2001, just weeks before our 10th anniversary.

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Are you safer today? Watching with excitement are members of the Free Press team, including late founder Raymond H. Boone, center; his widow and current publisher, Jean Patterson Boone; and his son, Raymond H. Boone Jr., vice president of new business development.

Following directions Dear Reader, This edition of the Richmond Free Press begins our 28th year of publishing. Our first edition — January 16-18,1992 — hit the streets with no internet, no smart phones and very few media outlets that populate today’s media landscape. The Free Press was the brain/dream child of its founder, Raymond H. Boone, a fiery, seasoned journalist who had led the newsrooms for the Baltimore-based Afro-American newspaper and earlier for the now-defunct Richmond Afro-American and Planet. Known for his hard-hitting, social and economic justiceseeking editorials and speeches, he brought high quality news coverage and informed opinion to Richmond after years as a Howard University visiting journalism professor. Committed to the principles of free and robust debate to ensure a voice for the voiceless, and five years after our founder lost a fearless battle against pancreatic cancer, a core of our original team is still proudly holding the banner and pursuing excellence in reporting and commentary 52 weeks of the year. Along the way, the Free Press has challenged the powerful (remember the Occupy Movement) and became the catalyst, through documentation and unbiased reporting, for a local sitting judge to resign because of racist chat room rants. And that’s a very short list of accomplishments. We believe our voice is not only necessary, but that the Free Press is vital to the healthy growth of the region. Democracy is not a spectator sport. In fact, democracy demands an informed and engaged citizenry. The Free Press vows to continue to provide facts and perspectives that will advance public debate on land use, tax obligations and public school excellence. And this, too, is a short list. As our founder’s widow, I had neither the foggiest idea nor desire, for that matter, to succeed Ray as publisher. However, with loyal readers and advertisers that respect our buying power, the Free Press will prevail. It is not easy. Readers, who are decision makers whether at the corporate table or the checkout counter, can speak up and vote for the economic vitality of the Free Press. Let us hear from you about how we are doing — what we can/should do better. We are grateful for you, dear reader, because without you, there is no us.

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We have an impeached president in our country because he has done so much destruction to our country. He has even destroyed who others believe we are. Many Americans have lost faith in who we once thought we were. I’ve heard Americans talk about being embarrassed to travel abroad because they have no way to defend what has happened to our country. Now, as a result of the extreme actions taken by the man in the White House, we have an added reason to fear traveling abroad. Once we’re identified as Americans, we are fair game to those who want to pay back America for what the occupant in the White House has done without a logical explanation. The administration held a briefing to explain why the occupant of the White House started the groundwork for a war without authorization from Congress. Even as our top military officials stood behind President Trump as he tried to justify ordering the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, it was obvious they were think-

ing about the John Lennon song “Imagine” with another commander in chief. Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, who is definitely not known as one who would likely vote for anything with which I agree, came out of a briefing that was intended to justify the killing of Gen. Soleimani speaking in angry words and proclaiming it to

Dr. E. Faye Williams be the worst military briefing he’d heard since coming to Congress. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, stood with Sen. Lee before Democratic senators began their assessment. Democratic senators described the administration’s explanation as “incredibly without facts,” “deeply concerning,” “unacceptably vague,” “thin on facts” and on and on. With that kind of criticism, I’m reminded of former Secretary of State John Kerry’s question when he asked, “How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?’ So many voices today indicate that no matter how badly we think of Iran or its dead general, “Trump’s unilateral actions have brought us to a point where we are at greater risk than we had

before killing Iran’s general,” Mr. Kerry said. “Now there is no way at all the world and the U.S. are safer with the steps Trump has taken.” Vice President Mike Pence’s speech on this matter was mysteriously canceled. Now I am wondering what he would have said. I’m a Dick Gregory disciple, meaning I’m anti-war. I know when you identify as anti-war, you’re called some awful names by those who I suppose would rather be “pro-war.” I am unapologetically propeace. Some of us have paid dearly for being pro-peace. In April 1980, my good friend Mr. Gregory went to Iran in an effort to protest Iran holding 52 American diplomats and citizens hostage after taking over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. He did it while reducing his meals to water and fruit juice. He vowed to continue his hunger strike until the hostage situation was resolved peacefully. He returned to the United States on Sept. 9, 1980. (The hostages were held 444 days until Jan. 21, 1981, and released just minutes after the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan.) Mr. Gregory always protested injustices. In September 1968, he went to Marquette University and spoke on behalf

We must listen to the ancestral warriors As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, it will be to our advantage to pay much closer attention to serious guidelines from some of our most brilliant and committed ancestral warriors. They include the following: Lerone Bennett Jr.: “The black middle class can no longer avoid its destiny. The black middle class can no longer avoid the necessity of redefining itself in terms of the needs of black people. It is necessary now for the black middle class to become the servant of the black community and not the mediator of the white community ... It is equally important for the black community to judge individuals on the basis of their contributions. Some men can write, some can fix cars, some can cook, some can raise hell. All — the writer, the mechanic, the cook, the hell raiser — are all valuable because their skills are complementary and not contradictory.”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “This plea for unity is not a call for uniformity. There must always be healthy debate. There will be inevitable differences of opinion ... But Negroes can differ and still unite around common goals ... This form of group unity can do infinitely more to liberate us than any ac-

A. Peter Bailey tion of individuals (italics his). We have been oppressed as a group and we must overcome that oppression as a group.” Dr. Carter G. Woodson: “... The race needs workers, not leaders. Such workers will solve the problems which race leaders talk about and raise money to enable them to talk more and more about. When you hear a man talking, then, always inquire as to what he is doing or what he has done for humanity ... It may be well to repeat here the saying that old men talk of what they have done, young men of what they are doing and fools of what they expect to do. Our race has had a rather large share of the last mentioned class.” Brother Malcolm X: “Ba-

sically there are two kinds of power that count in America — economic and political, with social power deriving from the two. In order for the Afro-Americans to control their destiny, they must be able to control and affect the decisions that control their destiny — economic, political, social. This can only be done through organization. The Organization of Afro-American Unity will organize the Afro-American community block by block to make the community aware of its power and potential. We will start immediately a voter registration drive to make every unregistered voter in the Afro-American community an independent voter; we propose to support and/or organize political clubs to run independent candidates for office and to support any Afro-American already in office who answers to and is responsible to the AfroAmerican community ...” The question is whether we are intelligent enough as a group of people to follow the guidelines of our ancestral warriors. The writer is an author and journalist based in Washington.

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of anti-Vietnam War activists who’d seized and burned draft cards from a Selective Service office in downtown Milwaukee. In the late 1960s, he became friends with John Lennon. Together, they made the anti-war anthem, “Give Peace a Chance.” War still is not the answer. We are less safe today as we have a president who seems determined to rule by war. We’re not safe so long as President Trump is in the White House continuing to act irrationally. Let us “Imagine” a world without him. The writer is national president of the National Congress of Black Women.

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A Message from Senator Jennifer McClellan

Venezuela and Russia? President Trump has failed in his attempts at â&#x20AC;&#x153;playing chickenâ&#x20AC;? with North Korea, China and Mexico. Everything he does is about selfaggrandizement, with the common denominator being oil in his deals with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds, Libya and Venezuela. How can Republicans and others in Washington sleep at night after these three years of a disgusting performance by President Trump? In America, the law is supposed to be king, but Number 45 has claimed privileges for himself that no other president has done. It is an affront to the U.S. Constitution to claim you are above the law. WALT HILL Petersburg

no hesitation. Petty drug possession convictions affect people of all groups, but fall especially hard on black folks, making them felons and condemning them to a sort of second class citizenship when it comes to housing, jobs and even the act of voting itself. At least one presidential

candidate wants to legalize marijuana and expunge past marijuana convictions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. This fact hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t received the press attention it deserves. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an issue that would bring new voters to the polls. RICHARD BASTOW Richmond

Remembering Dr. King The nation on Monday, Jan. 20, will celebrate the life, works and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a nation divided, angry and unsure of what to expect and what we should be doing. Dr. King was a graduate of Morehouse College, born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta. On April 4, 1968, he was killed while in Memphis, Tenn., where he went to support African-American sanitation workers who were on strike for better treatment and higher wages. Dr. King is to be remembered not only for his leadership, but also for his many talents. He is remembered most often for his â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Have A Dreamâ&#x20AC;? speech, the Poor Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Campaign that he led and his protest against the Vietnam War. As we struggle with the why and what we should be doing, first letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hear from the Dr. King in his own words: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every man lives in two realms: the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals and religion. The external is that complex of devices, techniques, mechanisms and instrumentalities by means of which we live.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve.

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must be demanded and leaders held accountable. Government must work for all. Citizens need to be engaged and responsible by showing up, educated on the issues and keeping score. After all is said and done, we must be the dream. REV. TYLER C. MILLNER SR. Henry County The writer is pastor of Morning Star Holy Church in Martinsville and founder of Community Learning Week in Richmond honoring Dr. King, now known as Living the Dream Inc.

One hundred and fifty years ago, in the wake of the Civil War, a new Virginia Constitution, and the ratification of the 15th Amendment granting African-American men the right to vote, 27 African American men were sworn in for the first time to the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. One hundred years ago, women were granted the right to vote. Thirty-five years ago, Yvonne Miller was sworn in as the first African-American Woman to serve in the General Assembly. Last Wednesday, the most diverse General Assembly in our 401-year history convened to begin a 60 day session. Eileen Filler-Corn became the first woman and first Jewish Speaker of the House. Louise Lucas became the first woman and first African-American President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Charneile Herring became the first African-American and first woman Majority Leader of any party in either the House or Senate. Suhas Subramanyam was sworn in as the first Indian-American Delegate. Ghazala Hashmi was sworn in as the first Muslim woman to the General Assembly and the first Asian woman in the Senate. The Clerks of both the House and the Senate are women. And we have a record number of African-American and women committee chairs. This session is also historic because, for the first time in 26 years, Democrats will have trifecta control of the Governorship, House and Senate. For years, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve witnessed too many important priorities for Virginians blocked on party-line votes. Now, we can finally make progress on issues with broad support across the Commonwealth, including increased education funding, criminal justice reform, addressing climate change and gun violence, ending discrimination against the LGBTQ community, removing barriers to voting, and protecting access to reproductive healthcare. The Senate took a giant leap towards making history yet again yesterday by passing SJ1 to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. With passage of the ERA, we take another step towards making true for women the founding principles of our country: Liberty and Justice for ALL. I was proud to patron the ERA ratification bill in the Senate; and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m especially proud that women of color are leading the charge to finally enshrine womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equal rights in the U.S. Constitution. Given Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, it is fitting that we become the 38th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and final â&#x20AC;&#x201C; state needed to ratify the ERA. Too often, Virginia has been on the wrong side of history: the capital of the Confederacy, late to ratify the 14th and 19th Amendments, the epicenter of Massive Resistance. But in this historic 2020 Session, we can be the state that puts the ERA in the Constitution. Instead of being dragged forward into progress, we can lead the change for future generations. Over the next couple of months, I look forward to sharing my thoughts on issues before the General Assembly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and hearing from you. Please feel free to share your views on legislation with me at district09@senate.virginia.gov or (804) 698-7509. You can also follow me on Twitter and Instragram at JennMcClellanVA or on Facebook at Senjennifermcclellan. Paid for and authorized by Friends for Jennifer McClellan

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Serena wins Auckland Classic; donates money to help bushfire victims Free Press wire report

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Tennis star Serena Williams holds both her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., and the ASB trophy after winning the singles title last Sunday at the ASB Classic, also known as the Auckland Classic, in New Zealand.

Former world No. 1 tennis star Serena Williams won the World Tennis Association’s Auckland Classic last Sunday — her first title since 2017 — and immediately donated her prize money to aid victims of Australia’s deadly bushfires. She also donated her match-worn dresses to be auctioned to help raise money. Serena won $42,000 for clinching the singles title 6-3, 6-4 over American compatriot Jessica Pegula and was set to add to that tally after the doubles final with good friend Caroline Wozniacki, but they were beaten by American duo Asia Muhammad and Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-4. “I’ve been playing in Australia for more than 20 years and it has been hard for me to be watching the news with all the fires,” the 38-year-old Serena said at the on-court presentation after her singles victory. “So much has happened that I decided I’d donate all my

dresses from my matches and all my prize money for a great cause. So thank you guys.” Serena’s victory was her 73 WTA title and broke a near three-year drought despite her having appeared in five finals since she clinched her 23rd Grand Slam crown with a win at the Australian Open in 2017. Serena was one of many domestic and international athletes, from cricketers and tennis players to Australian NBA players, to have pledged to support fundraising for the bushfire victims. Former Australian cricket great Shane Warne raised more than $690,000 last Friday when he auctioned off his prized “baggy green” cap for bushfire relief efforts. Since October, thousands of Australians have faced repeat evacuations as huge and unpredictable fires scorched more than 25.5 million acres — an area roughly the size of South Korea — killing more than two dozen people, destroying more than 2,000 homes and killing and/or displacing a staggering 1 billion of Australia’s famed koalas and kangaroos and other wildlife.

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Diversity lip service only?

Bieniemy gets the brush off, even under ‘Rooney Rule’ Eric Bieniemy interviewed for three NFL head coaching positions this month and received the same answer from all three places — thanks, but no thanks. Over the last two years, he has interviewed for seven head coaching jobs (out of 12 openings) and is 0-7 in his efforts. With Bieniemy a main focus, AfricanAmerican candidates were shut out in the flurry of recent NFL head coach hirings. There were five coaching changes in the NFL, with Caucasians replacing Caucasians in each case. As a result, only three black coaches remain in the 32-team league despite 70 percent of NFL players being AfricanAmerican. Currently, there are two black general managers — Chris Grier with the Miami Dolphins and Andrew Berry, who recently was hired by the Cleveland Browns. There are no black owners, though numerous African-Americans hold front office and assistant coaching positions. To be fair, Ozzie Newsome served as Baltimore’s general manager 16 years before announcing his retirement this season. The Ravens are among the league’s strongest franchises. Despite the “Rooney Rule,” which was devised to boost diversity in the NFL, the only African-American coaches are Mike Tomlin with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Anthony Lynn with the Los Angeles Chargers and Brian Flores with the Miami Dolphins. Bieniemy, the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs, interviewed for head coaching positions with the New York Giants, the Carolina Panthers and the Cleveland Browns. Under head coach Andy Reid in Kansas City, Bieniemy has orchestrated a spectacular offense, led by quarterback

Patrick Mahomes. In two seasons, Mahomes has passed for 9,412 yards and 76 touchdowns with only 18 interceptions. This past season, Mahomes threw for 4,031 yards and 26 touchdowns, leading the Chiefs to 12-4 record. In 2018, Bieniemy’s attack scored the third most points in NFL history and Mahomes became only the second player in NFL annals (along with Peyton Manning) to throw for at least 50 touchdowns. That eye-opening performance has earned Bieniemy plenty of interviews, but

Coaching carousel Here are the latest NFL coaching changes: • Dallas Cowboys: Mike McCarthy replaces Jason Garrett • Washington: Ron Rivera replaces Jon Gruden and interim Bill Callahan • New York Giants: Joe Judge replaces Pat Shurmur • Carolina Panthers: Matt Rhule replaces Ron Rivera • Cleveland Browns: Kevin Stefanski replaces Freddie Kitchens

no head coaching job. Bieniemy has had little to say about the failed interviews while the Chiefs pursue a trip to the Super Bowl. “I had an opportunity to interview,” he told the Kansas City Star. “That’s about it. We’ve had some great conversations.” The Rooney Rule, launched in 2003, requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate for head coaching and general manager jobs. In 2003, there were three black head coaches, the same as now. Creating a rule doesn’t mean it changes a person’s mind or heart.

NFL conference championships Sunday, Jan. 19 AFC: Tennessee Titans play the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City. Kickoff: 3:05 p.m. Game to be broadcast on CBS. NFC: Green Bay Packers play the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco. Kickoff: 6:40 p.m. Game to be broadcast on FOX. Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. Kickoff: 6:30 p.m.

Mockingly, the Rooney Rule has come to be known as the “Token Negro Rule.” “I think it’s discouraging to say the least,” Bieniemy’s agent, Brian Levy, told NBC Sports. “We’re really trying to find out what the standards are, and every year the standards change. We’re just trying to swim against the current.” Also interviewing for the Browns’ vacancy was Robert Saleh, San Francisco’s defensive coordinator. Of Lebanese ancestry, Saleh is the first Arab-American to become a coordinator. Bieniemy has received a full endorsement from Reid, who is among the NFL’s most successful head coaches. A 50-yearold native of New Orleans, Bieniemy was an All-American running back at the University of Colorado and a Heisman Trophy finalist. The 5-foot-7, 207-pound speedster played nine NFL seasons before getting into coaching, first with his alma mater, Colorado, and then UCLA. His first NFL job was with the Minnesota Vikings in 2006. Bieniemy has been with Kansas City since 2013 and the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator for the past two seasons. The dazzling offensive numbers in Kansas City don’t lie. Bieniemy has done about everything possible of an assistant coach shy of winning it all. Bieniemy’s offense never looked more formidable than in the Chiefs’ 51-31 win over the Houston Texans last Sunday in the AFC playoff semifinals. Now Kansas City awaits the Sunday arrival of the Tennessee Titans for the AFC title and a ticket to the Super Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Perhaps when Bieniemy interviews next season, as he’s likely to do, he’ll be wearing a shiny Super Bowl ring.

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Other African-American coaches Here are some other successful African-American coaches who eventually could become NFL head coaches, or return as such. • Jim Caldwell, 64: Former head coach with the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions remains in the hunt. • Byron Leftwich, 39: Offensive coordinator for Tampa Bay Buccaneers. • Leslie Frazier, 60: Former Minnesota Vikings head coach, now the Buffalo Bills’ defensive coordinator. • Perry Fewell, 57: He was interim head coach for the Carolina Panthers following the firing of Ron Rivera. • David Culley, 64: Wide receivers coach for the Baltimore Ravens. • George Edwards, 52: Defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings. • Thomas McGaughey, 46: Special teams coordinator for the New York Giants. • Duce Staley, 44: Assistant head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. • Richard Hightower, 40: Special teams coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. And from the college ranks, among the more prominent black coaches are Lovie Smith (University of Illinois), James Franklin (Penn State University), Herm Edwards (Arizona State University) and David Shaw (Stanford University).

NFL conference championships on Sunday Of the four NFL teams in contention for the conference championship, only the Tennessee Titans have never won a Super Bowl. The Titans reached a pinnacle game in 1999, losing to the St. Louis Rams 23-16. Originally the Houston Oilers, the franchise won AFL titles in 1960 and 1961.

The franchise moved from Houston to Nashville in 1997. The Kansas City Chiefs, originally the Dallas Texans, won the 1969 Super Bowl 23-7 over the Minnesota Vikings. Among the Chiefs’ stars that season was Richmonder Willie Lanier. The Green Bay Packers won the first

two Super Bowls in 1966 and 1967, and added two more in 1996 and 2010. The fullback on the 1996 team was William Henderson from Thomas Dale High School in Chester. Founded in 1944, the San Francisco 49ers have won five Super Bowl titles — in 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989 and 1994.

John Marshall basketball team aiming for another state championship

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Elijah Seward

You can make a convincing case for John Marshall High School being the area basketball “Team of the Decade” — the 2010s. The 2020s look promising, too. Since becoming coach prior to the 2010-11 season, Coach Ty White’s Justices are 207-51, winning state titles in 2014 and 2018. This year’s team has a 9-2 record, despite losing numerous seniors from the team that won last winter’s state semifinal. The Justices’ only losses have been to schools with national reputations — Sierra Canyon School of California before a full house at the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center, and McEachern High School of Georgia in the Tournament of Champions in Atlanta. Senior spotlight: Coach White’s 2019-20 roster, while talented top to bottom, features just two seniors, 6-foot-1 guards Elijah Seward and Raymont Lynch. Both Seward and Lynch vow to lead the team with their court-savvy minds as well as their well-developed muscles. Expectations on the North Side

are sky high, as usual. “Our goal every year is the state championship — nothing less,” said Seward, who impresses with his smooth southpaw stroke and athleticism. Seward has received college attention from Virginia Union and Virginia State universities. While Seward has been a three-year regular, this is Lynch’s first turn in the starting lineup. “I’m pumped up,” said Lynch. “I need to score and be a leader. We expect to win every game.” Lynch is another versatile athlete who can score inside and out and on the break. Welcome mat: John Marshall High’s outlook brightened with the arrival of two junior transfers, Jason Nelson from Varina High School and Dana Woodley from Lee-Davis High School. “Incredible Hulk:” 6-foot-10 junior Roosevelt Wheeler and 6-foot-6 freshman Dennis Parker spent the offseason working on their jump shots and their muscles at Big Ben’s Home Court. Coordinating the workouts was trainer Hulk Wallace, brother of

gym owner and former NBA star Ben Wallace. “It’s made a huge difference,” Coach White said. “If you think Ben is big, you ought to see Hulk. Wow.” City showdown: The Justices figure to be a favorite in every remaining regular season game, with one possible exception. The team will face private schools powerhouse Trinity Episcopal School, featuring Duke University signee Henry Coleman, on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Ashe Center as part of the Coaches for the Cure fundraiser. Famous name: Splitting time between the varsity and JV teams this season is 6-foot-5 sophomore Malachi Dark. The promising front-court player is the nephew of Jesse “Bodine” Dark and the late Frank Dark. Jesse starred at Maggie L. Walker High School and Virginia Commonwealth University and played the 1974-75 season with the New York Knicks. Frank Dark excelled in basketball and football at John Marshall High and later starred in football at VUU.

“Team of the Decade” Here are the John Marshall High School basketball team’s records since 2010-11 under Coach Ty White: Season Record 2010-11 22-4 2011-12 24-4 2012-13 26-6 2013-14* 22-5 2014-15 18-5 2015-16 24-7 2016-17 19-7 2017-18* 22-6 2018-19 21-5 2019-20 9-2 * Won state championship

Alumni report: Former John Marshall High stars are here, there and everywhere. From last year’s club, DeMarr McRae is playing at Livingstone College; Levar Allen at Southern Connecticut State University and Tre Harris-McKenzie at Thomas Nelson Community College. Aubrey Merritt is red-shirting at Life University in Marietta, Ga. Another 2019 standout, Jairus Ashlock, has joined the military. Isaiah Todd, who played as a freshman and sophomore at John Marshall, is now a senior at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C. The 6-foot-10 Todd has signed with the University of Michigan.

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Personality: Edward G. Hamlin Jr. Spotlight on 2019 Astorian of the Year An award from one of Richmond’s oldest African-American organizations would be an extraordinary honor for just about anyone. For Edward Ganon Hamlin Jr., his award reaffirms his close connection to a group that has helped him “define what a man should contribute to a community organization.” Mr. Hamlin, a 73-year-old Portsmouth native, was recently named 2019 Astorian of the Year by the Astoria Beneficial Club, a 117-year-old organization that works “to inspire outstanding men from every walk of life to higher moral, intellectual, civic and social standing.” Created in 1901 by 22 African-American men, the club works “to make Richmond a community of hope and cooperation today and tomorrow,” according to the website. The club has 65 to 85 active members dedicating their time, resources and experiences to the cause of advancing AfricanAmerican standing in the Commonwealth’s capital. Their past successes include promoting equal pay for Richmond Public Schools teachers, advocating for voter rights and voter registration, and boosting African-American participation in civic affairs. The club has erected statues to Richmond heroes, including one to tap-dancing great and movie star Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, whose statue stands at the intersection of Adams and Leigh streets where Mr. Robinson once paid to install a traffic light. The club also erected a statue on Brown’s Island paying tribute to the African-American boatmen who piloted canal boats and were critical to the commercial development of the James River. The club also annually gives college scholarships to high school seniors and contributes to a variety of AfricanAmerican groups and institutions, ranging from the NAACP to the United Negro College Fund and Virginia Union University. Mr. Hamlin has participated in some of these and other club initiatives in the more than 30 years he has been a member, including serving as president from 1997 to 1998. During Mr. Hamlin’s tenure as president, he also served as chairman the club’s Special Projects Committee and was involved in organizing the club’s annual “Bojangles” celebration program. For Mr. Hamlin, the Astorian of the Year award is the latest reminder of the work he has done for the club and the community. An Air Force veteran, Mr. Hamlin joined the club in 1987, motivated by a desire “to belong to an organization of distinction and value that gave back to the community.”

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More recently, Mr. Hamlin has been part of the club’s Parental Assistance Leadership Service program, a mentoring program for city schoolchildren. Through the program, he has read to and served as a lunch buddy for students at Fairfield Court Elementary School. M r. H a m l i n also is working to support the endeavors of current club President Wayne Rachel Sr. He also is part of efforts by the club to recruit new, younger members with new ideas who can help push the organization while continuing to be “inspiring in any way that we can to do great things for the Richmond community.” Meet community-minded Astorian of the Year and this week’s Personality, Edward Ganon Hamlin Jr.: Latest honor: Selected 2019 Astorian of the Year by the Astoria Beneficial Club. Date and place of birth: June 30 in Portsmouth. Current residence: Midlothian in Chesterfield County. Family: Wife, Dorothy C. Hamlin; daughter, Sonja D. Hamlin; son, Edward G. Hamlin III, deceased; and grandson, Josiah J. Hamlin. What this award means to me: I felt honored and grateful for all the things that I just wanted to do without thought. What motivated me to become an Astorian: I wanted to belong to an organization of distinction and value that gave back to the community. Astoria is important to me because: It helped me to define what a man, a gentleman, should contribute to a community

organization. Most successful project you worked on for Astoria Beneficial Club: As a past president, I chaired the Special Projects Committee and worked on the Bill “Bojangles” Robinson annual program that highlights him and the statue our club erected in his honor. The statue is located at Adams and Leigh streets in Jackson Ward. How long I’ve been a member: More than 30 years. Club’s mission: To inspire outstanding men from every walk of life to achieve a higher moral, intellectual, civic and social standing. Number of members: Between 65 and 85 active members. Membership requirements: Must be a registered voter and have a clean background record. The Parental Assistance Leadership Service (PALS) program is: Mentoring and encouraging Richmond Public Schools children through a unique partnership. How I start my day: With prayer, thanking God for allowing me to witness another day and a cup of coffee. A perfect day for me is: When I hear that all is well with my family and friends. How I unwind: Sitting in my favorite chair thinking of my favorite memories of my life with my family and friends. At the top of my “to-do” list is: To finish my bucket traveling list. Best late-night snack: Chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream. Something I have done that most people would never imagine: Stayed in the Air Force for 22 years and kept my family with me through it all. A quote that I am inspired by: “To accept the things I cannot change, to change the things that I can and to have the wisdom to know the difference.” — From the Serenity Prayer. The best thing my parents taught me: To treat everyone with love and respect. The book that influenced me the most: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. I always remember this sentence: “The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” If I’ve learned one thing, it is: To do the best job I can for any task that I do the first time. My next goal: To lay the foundation for my grandson to be a a good man by being a role model for him in terms of respect, trustworthiness, accountability and self-discipline.

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Happenings Independence Day: Queen blesses Harry’s and Meghan’s exit as senior royals Reuters

SANDRINGHAM, England Queen Elizabeth has reluctantly agreed to the wish of her grandson, Prince Harry, and his wife, former American actress Meghan Markle, for a more independent future after the British royal family held crisis talks on Monday to resolve a widening rift among the Windsors. Prince Ha r r y and Ms. Markle will now begin a “period of transition” that Queen Elizabeth will see them split their time between Britain and Canada as they seek a lifestyle less encumbered by royal duties and to end their reliance on public funding. It comes after what the 93year-old queen described as “very constructive discussions” between herself; Harry; his elder brother, Prince William; and his father and heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, at the monarch’s rural Sandringham estate in Eastern England. A final decision on the future of the couple, who officially will retain their royal titles — the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — will be determined in days, the queen said in a statement. “My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family,” Queen Elizabeth stated. “Although we would have preferred them to remain fulltime working members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.” The statement was highly unusual both in its informal tone and its personal nature, addressing the couple by name rather than by their titles. Ms. Markle, who is currently in Canada with the couple’s infant son, Archie, had been expected to join Monday’s discussion by telephone. The royal crisis was triggered when Prince Harry, 35, and Ms. Markle, 38, publicly announced last week that they wished to step back from royal duties and spend more time in North America. Ms. Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, lives in Los Angeles. Although there had been initial discussions about their future, neither the queen nor Prince Charles were consulted beforehand, a step seen as hurtful and premature by a family whose roots go back through a thousand years of European history. It also exposed suspected divisions in the Windsor family, exposed the racism directed at the biracial Ms. Markle and prompted soul-searching over what it means to be royal in the 21st century. Prince Harry and Ms. Markle said they want a “progressive” new role for themselves and financial independence. As one of the world’s most glamorous couples, they also have made clear that they were struggling with the intense media

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Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, leave the Canada House in London on Jan. 7 after their recent stay in Canada.

scrutiny. Last year, they announced legal action against a British tabloid, and Prince Harry said newspapers had been bullying his wife in a way reminiscent of the hounding his mother, Princess Diana, suffered before her death in a Paris car crash in 1997. But it is unclear how they will pull off a partial pullback from their royal roles — which some media have dubbed “Megxit” in a play on Britain’s tortuous Brexit departure from the European Union — or who will pay for a trans-Atlantic lifestyle. Currently, the couple are funded mainly by money from Prince Charles’ Duchy of Cornwall estate as their royal roles have precluded them seeking personal incomes. “These are complex matters for my family to resolve, and there is some more work to be done, but I have asked for final decisions to be reached in the coming days,” the queen said in her statement. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said most Canadians are very supportive of having the royals in the country. They reportedly are looking to settle in Vancouver, British Columbia on Canada’s west coast. “But how that looks and what kind of cost is involved, there are still lots of discussions to have,” Mr. Trudeau told Global News in a television interview. There are no provisions in Canada’s Citizenship Act that confer Canadian citizenship status to members of the royal family by virtue of their status as a member of the monarchy, Canada’s immigration department said in an emailed statement. To become legal permanent residents of Canada, they would need to apply through normal immigration processes, the statement added. Prince Charles, 71, has long sought a leaner royal family, but it is unclear how Prince Harry and Ms. Markle would fit into that model, especially if they essentially become Hollywood superstars. In trying to resolve the crisis, the most powerful members of the so-called royal “Firm” are aware that the final outcome could shape the monarchy’s future. Queen Elizabeth has served the country loyally since ascending the throne in 1952, earning the respect and admiration of most Britons. But the

family sometimes has faced accusations of being aloof and out of touch. The breakdown in royal relations has dominated the British media for days, with newspapers running a host of stories, based on quotes from unidentified royal insiders, about a split between Prince Harry and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and anger at the top of the family amid suspicion of leaks and ostracism. In a sign of the tensions, Prince Harry and Prince William issued a rare public statement on Monday to denounce a report by The Times newspaper based on an unnamed source that said Prince Harry and Ms. Markle had been pushed away by “a bullying attitude” from Prince William who had not been welcoming to Prince Harry’s wife.

“Despite clear denials, a false story ran in a UK newspaper today speculating about the relationship between the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Cambridge,” the statement said. “For brothers who care so deeply about the issues surrounding mental health, the use of inflammatory language in this way is offensive and potentially harmful.” The furor over the couple, who married in May 2018 in a glittering ceremony watched by millions of people around the world, comes after a tough 2019 for the royal family. Prince Andrew’s friendship with convicted U.S. sex offender the late Jeffrey Epstein came under uncomfortable scrutiny, while the queen’s husband, Prince Philip, 98, received a police warning over a car crash.

NEW YORK Emmy winner Niecy Nash, the groundbreaking cast of the hit television series “Pose,” Grammy-winning music video director Melina Matsoukas and “Captain Marvel” actress Lashana Lynch will be honored at the 2020 Black Women in Hollywood Awards. Essence Communications, the media company dedicated to black women that hosts the annual pre-Oscars luncheon, announced that the event will take place Feb. 6 at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif., three days before the 92nd Academy Awards. “Pose” writer-director-producer Janet Mock will be honored at the event alongside members of the show’s cast, including Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Dominique Jackson, Angelica Ross and Hailie Sahar. Actor Billy Porter, who won an Emmy for his role on “Pose” last year, will be a presenter at the awards luncheon. “ESSENCE is thrilled to commemorate the creative and critical achievements of Black women as originators, nurturers, makers and creators during our 13th Black Women in Hollywood awards luncheon,” MoAna Luu, the company’s chief content and creative officer, said in a statement. “Whether they’re reclaiming our culture or dismantling traditional gender ideas, each of our honorees uplift us as they present their unique gifts on the screen and behind the camera. As ESSENCE celebrates 50 years of the power of our presence, we are proud to salute them all.” Ms. Nash earned an Emmy nomination for her performance in last year’s “When They See Us” and won a Daytime Emmy for the home makeover show “Clean House.” Ms. Matsoukas made her directorial debut with the 2019 film “Queen & Slim” and won Grammy Awards for directing videos for Rihanna and Beyoncé. Ms. Lynch is set to appear in the James Bond film “No Time to Die,” to hit U.S. theaters on April 10.

Rooted in history: Haitian influence on NOLA cuisine By Todd A. Price USA TODAY

NEW ORLEANS Ricardo Jean-Baptiste was born in Haiti. In the United States, he became a chef. He moved to New Orleans in 2015 for a job at a large hotel that caters to tourists and conventioneers. “When I came here the first day, I’m almost crying because everything looks similar,” Mr. Jean-Baptiste said. “It was like memories, memories running through my head.” The shotgun houses, the narrow blocks that form many New Orleans neighborhoods, were just like houses in Haiti, down to the exact dimensions. The bright colors on buildings edged with Victorian frills were reminiscent of the vivid hues that decorate Caribbean homes. The second line parades through New Orleans streets were like the rara in Haiti. And the food of New Orleans took Mr. JeanBaptiste back to his childhood in Haiti. “The gumbo, so flavorful. Reminds me of home,” he said. “We do something similar to gumbo, except we don’t use roux.” Before he first ate in the city, Mr. Jean-Baptiste was already familiar with the taste of New Orleans’ Monday staple of red beans and rice, the starchy but bland mirlitons, also called

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chayotes, and the many ways Louisianans cook okra — except for pickled okra, which was new for him. Each dish had an analog in his native Haiti. The city of New Orleans, citing the latest census data, puts the local Haitian population at 1,500. Members of that community, however, think it might be as large as 6,000 or 7,000, having grown since the massive earthquake in 2010 that devastated Haiti. Since New Orleans was founded three centuries ago, many people have added layers to its culture. But the wave of immigrants at the turn of the 19th century, fleeing the revolution that created Haiti, transformed New Orleans from a minor outpost to a major city. That influence has not always been recognized. Those refugees doubled New Orleans’ population. They found a place where French was spoken, and as Americans poured in after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, they bolstered the city’s French identity. They came to a land that, like the colony they left, had free people of color. In the United States, they also found a place, like Haiti before its revolution, where enslaved black people still worked the land. They brought their experience and skills farming lucrative sugarcane to Louisiana and “helped reduce the risk of failure in a nascent industry that required large capital outlays and production on a massive scale,” according to Alfred N. Hunt’s “Haiti’s Influence on Antebellum America: Slumbering Volcano in the Caribbean.” Here, white people and free black people from the colony the French called Saint-Dominique succeeded as bakers, shop owners, musicians, cabinet makers and engineers. They added sidewalks and installed streetlights in New Orleans. They founded newspapers, opened schools and created theaters. The flavors they introduced to New Orleans are harder to trace than their businesses that left behind buildings and

logs of taxes paid and profits made. And cooking, in the time before global transportation, was forced to adapt to different ingredients when the cooks moved to new lands. Two centuries later, though, the familiar flavors that Mr. Jean-Baptiste and other recent Haitian immigrants taste in New Orleans prove the depth of that influence. Chef Donald Link, who grew up in Cajun Country and runs the celebrated New Orleans restaurants Herbsaint, Cochon, Gianna and Peche Seafood Grill, noticed the same culinary kinship. The more he traveled across the Caribbean, the more he found “mirror dishes” for what he knew from Louisiana and the South. “In looking at the history of this food and the Caribbean, this food really exists solely in the Caribbean for 200, 300 years before it ever shows its face in the United States of America,” Mr. Link said. Stewed beans. Collard greens. Thick stews like gumbo. Rice dishes that looked like the ancestor of Louisiana’s jambalaya. “That’s the one thing I can say throughout the Caribbean with compared to here,” he said, “is the salt level and the heat level are almost identical between Creole, Cajun, Soul Food and Southern food.” The arrival of the refugees from Saint-Domingue kept those flavors strong at the moment when Americans brought blander palates to Louisiana. “When we talk about the influence of the islands in general, especially Haiti, we cannot help but think that they’ve formed the cooking styles of the Africans that eventually made their way into the kitchens of New Orleans,” said John Folse, chef and culinary historian. Mr. Folse said the “black pot cooking” of Louisiana, where gumbos, gravies and vegetables simmer slowly in cast iron, has its roots in the Caribbean and, before that, in West Africa. “Everything we start with, we nearly burn it before we get

to the next thing,” said Charly Pierre, who runs the Haitian stall Fritai inside New Orleans’ St. Roch Market. “We really pull out the flavors.” Mr. Pierre, who was born in Massachusetts to parents from Haiti, clearly sees the influence of the island nation in New Orleans, even if that connection at times gets concealed. “The food and all, it’s still here. It’s just that people don’t know about it,” he said. “The history, New Orleans has never allowed us to speak for it. I always think about how come there’s no Haitian plaque? Well, because it’s a Confederate statue in the place of that.” During the summer, Mr. Jean-Baptiste partnered with other New Orleanians from Haiti to open Rendez-Vous Creole on the West Bank, across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans. It’s the neighborhood where most Haitians now live. Decorated in a bold patchwork of colorful murals, Rendez-Vous Creole restaurant houses a pool table, DJ booth and a small stage. It’s somewhat the unofficial clubhouse for the Haitian-American community. It is also a place to teach New Orleans about a cuisine that may be foreign but not unfamiliar. Mr. Jean-Baptiste wants the city to know about epis, the blend of garlic, peppers and herbs at the foundation of so many Haitian dishes. He wants them to taste conch simmered in Creole sauce; the sharply spicy slaw pikliz; the starchy, smashed plantains called bannan fri; and gratine, a mac and cheese he makes with ground beef. Mr. Jean-Baptiste hopes the city will come to crave griot, the chunks of pork washed with lime, braised until tender and then fried crisp. It’s the national dish of Haiti, he said. He serves it at Rendez-Vous Creole on a plate with rice and fried plantains or, in a nod to his new home, on a loaf of soft French bread as a po-boy, the local sandwich of New Orleans. He is building new bridges between the two cuisines.

Richmond Free Press

January 16-18, 2020

Happenings Area events to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the “Drum Major for Justice,” will be celebrated across the Metro Richmond area. While the national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader is Monday, Jan. 20, area events will be held on several days surrounding the official holiday. For many individuals and organizations, Jan. 20 will be a day of action and service. The City of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities and Mayor Levar M. Stoney are hosting “MLK Day: A Day On, Not A Day Off” that begins at 9 a.m. with a remembrance ceremony at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St., in Jackson Ward. Mayor Stoney There will be speakers and a presentation by The Valentine, followed by guided tours of the museum’s permanent exhibits at 10 a.m. and self-directed tours of the newest exhibit, “Paradox of Liberty — Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello.” Following the tours, participants may volunteer with a variety of service projects around the city from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Registration: www. surveymonkey.com/r/TFXVDHT HandsOn Greater Richmond also has a sign-up page for a variety of service opportunities for Monday, Jan. 20. Details: www.handsonrva.org/mlkdayofservice. Following is a list of events commemorating Dr. King’s life and legacy:

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Friday, Jan. 17, 7:30 a.m. Virginia Union University’s 42nd Annual Community Leaders Breakfast, Richmond Marriott Hotel, 500 E. Broad St. Keynote speaker: Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, the first woman speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. Information and tickets: (804) 342-3938 or www.vuu. edu.

Sunday, Jan. 19, 1 p.m. “Flint: The Poisoning of an American City” documentary at the Byrd Theater, 2908 W. Cary St., sponsored by HandsOn Greater Richmond and its partners. The film will be followed by a discussion. The film is free, but registration is requested at www.eventbrite. com/e/mlk-day-film-discuss. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2 to 4 p.m. “Reflections and Dialogue on the Fierce Urgency of Now,” Virginia Commonwealth University’s Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., with moderator Dr. Jamelle Smith Wilson. This event includes a buffet meal, short film and moderated open discussion with Dr. Wilson. Information: www. mlkday.vcu.edu/ event-schedule.

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Monday, Jan. 20, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Historic Evergreen Cemetery Restoration Project with VCU faculty, staff and students. Transportation from VCU Student Commons will be provided. After the project, lunch and small group reflections about the experience at the University Student Commons. Information and registration: www. mlkday.vcu. edu/event-schedule.

Monday, Jan. 20, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2020 Dr. King Day of Advocacy at the State Capitol, Patrick Henry Building’s East Reading Room, 111 E. Broad St., sponsored by Brown Virginia, a coalition of organizations working with nonprofit and non-partisan organizations dedicated to encouraging African-American civic participation. Presentations and panels by members of the House of Delegates and state Senate, member of the governor’s cabinet and other organizations. The day ends with visits to state lawmakers in their Richmond offices in the Pocahontas Building. Breakfast and lunch are included. Information and registration: brownva1979@gmail.com or Facebook page: Dr. King Day of Advocacy at the VA State Capitol. Ms. White

Monday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m. Richmond’s Mass Meeting, Sixth Baptist Church, 400 S. Addison St., sponsored by Living the Dream Inc., formerly Community Learning Week. Presentation of “Harriet Tubman,” a one-woman show by Charmaine C. White. Information: Rev. Ricardo L. Brown, (804) 355-1044.

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Monday, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m. “The Legacy Continues,” the 34th annual celebration sponsored by the Henrico County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Association, Henrico High School, 302 Azalea Ave. Keynote speaker: Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon L. Taylor. Details: (804) 218-0549.

Monday, Jan. 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. Volunteer opportunities with the Library of Virginia, the East End Cemetery or Soles for Souls. Information: Nan Carmack at nan.carmack@lva. virginia.gov or (804) 692-3792. Monday, Jan. 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. MLK Family Day, featuring activities such as dance, music and crafts that help children ages 2 to 12 understand the meaning of the Civil Rights Movement. University of Richmond, Modlin Center for the Arts. Information: www.commonground.richmond.edu/programs/mlk.

Monday, Jan. 20, 1 p.m. “A New Day Has Come: What Are We Learning About Our Past?” Wilton Center Multifaith Room, 126 UR Drive, University of Richmond. Presenters will share their recently released findings about a burial ground on the UR campus and the history of the land where the university now sits. Information: www.commonground. richmond.edu/programs/mlk. Monday, Jan. 20, 3:30 to 5 p.m. UR Camp Concert Hall, All-Campus Commemoration Ceremony, featuring student and community performances. Information: www. commonground.richmond.edu/programs/mlk. Monday, Jan. 20, 6 p.m. 18th Annual Martin Luther King Drum Major Awards Program and Reception, sponsored by Boaz & Ruth, Urban Financial Services Coalition and Fifth Street Baptist Church, at the church, 2800 Third Ave. Keynote speaker: Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan. Program will honor people and organizations in the community, and will award the first Eugene Mason Lifetime Achievement Award named for the late Richmond School Board and City Council member who died in August. Details and registration: www. eventbrite.com or (804) 329-4900. Sen. McClellan

Monday, Jan. 20, 6 p.m. Annual Candlelight Vigil in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at VCU. Vigil starts at The Depot on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus, 814 W. Broad St., a tribute to Dr. King with music by VCU’s Black Awakening Choir and lighting of candles. Information: Elyjah Foster at fostereo@mymail. vcu.edu. Wednesday, Jan. 22, noon to 1 p.m. VCU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, 907 Floyd Ave., Suite 215, “Dispelling the Myths: ‘Hidden Figures.’ ” View the film starring Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, the Hampton Roads mathematician who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury and other space missions. Free and open to the public. Information: www. mlkday.vcu.edu/ event-schedule. Friday, Jan. 24, 1 to 2:15 p.m. Women of Color Discussion Group: Women in the Movement. VCU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, 907 Floyd Ave., Suite 215. Free and open to the public. Information: www. mlkday. vcu.edu/event-schedule. Saturday, Jan. 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Saving Black Men, Empowering Black Families Symposium,” Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center, Virginia Union University, sponsored by Living the Dream Inc., formerly Community Learning Week. Information: Rev. Ricardo L. Brown, (804) 355-1044.

Exhibit focusing on the enslaved at Monticello to open Jan. 18 at Black History Museum By Ronald E. Carrington

An exhibit exploring the lives of the enslaved community at Monticello and owned by Thomas Jefferson is opening Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward. The exhibit, “Paradox of Liberty: Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello,” was 18 months in the making and includes more

Black History Museum Executive Director Adele Johnson left, talks with Karen Schwarzkopf of Richmond Family magazine about the exhibit on the enslaved at Monticello that will run Jan. 18 through April 18 at the museum.

than 300 artifacts, documents, text panels, photographs and other items, including items found during archaeological digs at the third president’s home outside Charlottesville. The exhibit explores the paradox of President Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration of Independence yet owned 607 black people during his lifetime. “ ‘Paradox’ demonstrates resilience, resistance and recovery of our enslaved ancestors,” Gayle Jessup White, a Jefferson descendant through her father, Cedric Benedict Jessup, one of Jefferson’s great-great-grandsons, and Monticello’s community engagement officer, said during a news conference Tuesday at the museum. Ms. White also is related to two enslaved families at Monticello — the Hemings and Hubbard families. As part of the exhibition that will run through April 18, the museum will have guided tours, a panel discussion with Jefferson descendants, documentary screenings, lectures and student activities, the dates of which will be announced later. The Black History Museum is the only venue in the MidAtlantic region currently scheduled to host the national traveling exhibition, the culmination of decades of work by archaeologists, historians and curators to tell the stories of people who have long been ignored or marginalized in American history. “I want young people to understand our ancestors were strong,” Ms. White said. “I want them to be empowered by ‘Paradox’ because strength is in their DNA.” She said so many African-Americans don’t know their history. “It was no fault of our own. During slavery, it was illegal for

our people to read and write,” Ms. White said. She said she started researching her family history at age 13 and found she is a direct descendant of Jefferson through Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman who had six children by Jefferson. The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is at 122 W. Leigh St. Details: www.blackhistorymuseum.org or (804) 780-9093.

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Gayle Jessup White, a Jefferson descendant and Monticello’s community engagement officer, meets with the media before Tuesday’s news conference at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward.

National Day of Racial Healing events to be held next week Richmond will join in marking the National Day of Racial Healing next week with a series of events that will extend beyond the actual day, Tuesday, Jan. 21. Kicking off the observance will be a panel discussion, “Repairing the Breach: History, Religion and the Racial Divide,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. The public event is to focus on reparations and repairing what is broken in Richmond and

the nation and to take a candid look at historical events, social activism and the role of the church in shaping the American narrative on race, according to Danita Rountree Green, co-chief executive officer Coming to the Table RVA, a racial reconciliation group that is co-sponsoring the event with the museum. The panelists include Dr. David Ragland, founder and co-director of the Truth Telling Project of Ferguson and the National Reparations Network; Dr. Edward L. “Ed” Ayers, historian and former president of the Univer-

sity of Richmond; and Dr. Brian K. Blount, president and professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond. Dr. Corey D.B. Walker, a visiting professor at the University of Richmond and former dean of Virginia Union University’s seminary, is to moderate. Tickets are $10. Details and ticket purchase: www.virginiahistory.org. Other events during the week that are open to the public include a community Drum Circle from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at Studio Two

Three, 3300 W. Clay St. People are invited to bring drums or other instruments to the drum circle, which is part of a two-event program, “Equity 2020: A Clear Vision for Repairing Historical Harms,” sponsored by Dr. Ram Bhagat and his Massive Resilience or Drums No Guns Foundation. The companion event, a Carnival Masquerade, will be held 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Studio Two Three. The masquerade will include performances, world music DJs and an open mic.

Richmond Free Press

B4 January 16-18, 2020

Obituaries/Faith Directory

Longtime political cartoonist Ron Rogers dies at 65 Ron Rogers, a longtime political cartoonist whose start began in 1980 for the former Richmond Afro-American and Planet, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, after a sudden illness. The award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, graphic artist and designer was drawing political cartoons for The Winston-Salem Chronicle in North Carolina at the time of his death. He was 65. Born in Richmond in May 1954, days before the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, Mr. Rogers grew up mindful of history and politics. He was a 1974 graduate of Maggie L. Walker High School and attended Virginia Commonwealth University and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. He began drawing earnestly at an early age, developing his own comic book series. He studied art, history and politics in college and on his own, becoming astute in illustration and caricature.

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He developed a career in newspapers as a political cartoonist and illustrator, starting as a freelance political cartoonist for The Richmond Afro-American and Planet in 1980. His work was published in The Afro through 1988, said his wife, Donna Whitaker Rogers, the former managing editor of The Chronicle. At various times in his career, Mr. Rogers also worked in graphics and design at newspapers across the South and Midwest. He also illustrated books and greeting cards and drew personal caricatures for people. From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Rogers worked at The Chronicle in Winston-Salem both as a designer and cartoonist. When he retired in 2018, he continued as a freelance cartoonist for the newspaper, with his work appearing until his death. His work also appears on his website, www. getintoon.com. Mr. Rogers received numerous national and statewide political cartoonist awards, as well as awards for his illustration and design skills. He

was featured in Editor & Publisher, a national journalism industry magazine. He was a mentor to young journalists and an adviser to budding artists across the nation, Mrs. Rogers said. In addition to his wife, Mr. Rogers is survived by his mother, Claudette J. Chrisp of Richmond; two sisters, Carolyn Fay Rogers and Cynthia Chrisp, both of Richmond; and four brothers, Reginald C. Rogers of Richmond and Willie Chrisp Jr., Patrick Chrisp and Lawrence Chrisp, all of Atlanta. Family and friends visitation will be held 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Ave., where a funeral will be held 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Second Baptist Church, 1400 Idlewood Ave., Richmond, Va. 23220. Please include Social Media Ministry in the memo line.

Byron E. Howlett Sr., former head of Richmond Heritage Federal Credit Union, dies at 73 Byron E. Howlett Sr. led the modernization of the After the retirement of the credit union’s first Richmond Heritage Federal Credit Union during his executive, Wilbert F. “Skip Foster, Mr. Howlett took 19 years as the second president and chief execuover leadership in 1992 when the financial institution tive officer of the oldest African-American financial was called the Richmond Teachers Federal Credit institution still in operation in Richmond. Union and operated in Jackson Ward. His leadership role at the credit union, which was “He was a servant-leader who was the epitome launched in 1936 during the Great Depression by 10 of leadership and professionalism,” said Randy educators as a self-help nonprofit for Richmond’s Cooper, the credit union’s current president and chief public schoolteachers and professors at Virginia Union executive officer. “He had a humble and hands-on University, is being remembered following his death approach to management. He was the first to arrive on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. He was 73. and the last to leave.” Mr. Howlett Family and friends celebrated Mr. Howlett’s life During Mr. Howlett’s tenure, the credit union during a funeral Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Mimms Funeral Home moved from its longtime home on Clay Street to temporary quarters in South Side. He was buried in Maury Cemetery. in Willow Lawn before relocating to its current headquarters at

Mary F. Conyers, former RPS teacher, dies at 87 Mary Foster Conyers never forgot a Born in Georgia during the Great promise she made to her father when she Depression, she started classes at Virgot married — that she would complete ginia State University, but left school to her college degree. marry Charles L. Conyers, who became Three sons and nearly 20 years later, Mrs. involved in the education of children of Conyers kept that promise. She migrant laborers who harenrolled at Virginia Commonvested crops in Virginia. The wealth University, completed family moved frequently as courses for a bachelor’s in Mr. Conyers took different education and went on to work assignments, with Mrs. become a teacher and reading Conyers using the moves as specialist for Richmond Public opportunities to gain teaching Schools for 20 years. experience. As her family put it, “Her While living in Louisa legacy lives on through those County, Mrs. Conyers ran a she touched as a teacher, menkindergarten in the basement Mrs. Conyers tor and friend.” of their home to teach children Mrs. Conyers died Thursday, Jan. 2, to read and write so they could be suc2020, at her North Side residence. She cessful when they started school. When was 87. the family moved to Spotsylvania County, Family and friends paid final tributes she continued that practice. during a funeral service on Thursday, Jan. In Bedford County, she became a 9, at First African Baptist Church. She was substitute teacher while attending a buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery. University of Virginia satellite program

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January 16-18, 2020

Faith News/Directory

First female Muslim chaplain commissioned by the U.S. military By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

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U.S. Air Force Chaplain Candidate Saleha Jabeen, right, is commissioned last month by Maj. Gen. Steven Schaick U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.

The U.S. Air Force commissioned its first Muslim woman chaplain candidate last month, marking the first time the U.S. military will have a female chaplain of the Islamic faith. Saleha Jabeen became a second lieutenant in a December ceremony at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact is America is a place where the Constitution guarantees your freedom to embrace or abstain from religious ideals, and the Chaplain Corps, which Jabeen just entered, exists to ensure every Airman has a religious freedom advocate. This is a big day not just for Muslims, but for persons of all faiths,â&#x20AC;? said Maj. Gen. Steven Schaick, Air Force chief of chaplains, in a statement published on the Air Forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website on Jan. 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could not be more proud of our Air Force for being willing to commission and embrace the first female Imam in the Department of Defense.â&#x20AC;? 2nd Lt. Jabeenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s path to the chaplaincy included graduating from North Park University, an evangelical Christian school in

Chicago, in 2009, and the Catholic theological school, where she was the first Muslim woman chosen by fellow students as valedictorian for their 2014 class, according to a bio she provided to Religion News Service. She served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 2016 to 2018, acting as a lay representative for the Islamic faith when a Muslim chaplain was not available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serving as a female Muslim Chaplain would give me the opportunity to serve the female service members and families of male service members of the Islamic faith and otherwise as well,â&#x20AC;? 2nd Lt. Jabeen told RNS via email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having a female chaplain is crucial to honor the genderspecific needs of all the female service members in general. It is specifically important for female Muslim service members to have a female chaplain to accompany and to fulfill their needs, in the very practical aspects of religious and cultural sensitivities, as they seek help in moments of vulnerability.â&#x20AC;? 2nd Lt. Jabeen, who was born and raised in India, said she expects to take officer training this summer at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.

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New documents unearthed in an ongoing federal lawsuit indicate the U.S. government surveilled and investigated a New York pastor and immigrant rights activist over allegations that she committed marriage fraud by officiating immigrant weddings along the U.S.-Mexico border. But the cleric said she did nothing wrong and is accusing the federal government of violating her religious freedom by targeting her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My faith and belief in ministering to the vulnerable brought me to the border,â&#x20AC;? the Rev. Kaji DouĹĄa, senior pastor of Park Avenue Christian Church in New York, told Religion News Service in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now undeniably clear the government targeted me for this very calling, based on the language contained in its own documents. This evidence reinforces the need for me to fight this injustice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to stand up for my First Amendment rights and the dignity of the people I serve.â&#x20AC;? The documents, which RNS has seen, were uncovered as part of a lawsuit filed against the federal government in July. Rev. DouĹĄa, who regularly appears on MSNBC to comment on immigration issues, claims government officials infringed on her religious liberty in January 2019 when they detained and surveilled her after she began ministering to Central American asylum-seekers in the migrant caravan along the southern U.S. border. The pastor first learned the scope of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surveillance in March, when a San Diego NBC affiliate published leaked U.S. Department of Homeland Security documents believed to be part of an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Operation Secure Lineâ&#x20AC;? program overseen by the U.S. government to track and scrutinize immigrant rights activists. Among those listed in the documents was Rev. DouĹĄa, whose face was crossed out with a yellow â&#x20AC;&#x153;Xâ&#x20AC;? to indicate that her SENTRI pass â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a system that allows for expedited screening along the Southwest U.S.-Mexico border â&#x20AC;&#x201D; had been revoked. In a brief filed on Dec. 20, Rev. DouĹĄaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyers point to documents accrued through the legal discovery process showing the government was investigating the pastor because it suspected her of potentially committing marriage fraud, namely by officiating the weddings of immigrants camping out on the Mexico side of the border as part of the migrant caravan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Identified as performing marriage ceremonies in Tijuana,â&#x20AC;? the Border Patrol Intelligence Unit document states. According to a separate declaration from Rev. DouĹĄa, the pastor did perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;approximately 17 marriagesâ&#x20AC;? for asylum seekers with the help of other clergy who were participating in a 40-day â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sanctuary Caravanâ&#x20AC;? designed to aid immigrants at the border. But Rev. DouĹĄa notes that

The brief then lists examples, there to be a right for us to of- cannot decide to whom we noting the pastor has canceled fer our pastoral services. ... In may preach or with whom we a planned trip to Mexico and this country, the government may pray.â&#x20AC;? refrained from blessing marriages of migrants. Rev. DouĹĄa â&#x20AC;&#x153;feels compelled Theme for 2018-2020: Mobilizing For Ministry to warn penitents about the Refreshing The Old and Emerging The New possibility of government surWe Embrace Diversity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Love For All! A 21st Century Church veillance, chilling her ability With Ministry For Everyone Come Worship With Us! to provide pastoral counseling and absolution,â&#x20AC;? the brief stated. Sunday, January 19, 2020 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her church has declined to 10:45 AM Worship Celebration host a pro se asylum clinic and Theme For The New Year: #GO has seen migrants and refugees Message by: Pastor deterred from participating in church activities.â&#x20AC;? The authors added that the The Gathering: government has not indicated Young Adult Emphasis that Operation Secure Line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or Final Part Three â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Time To Go the database referencing Rev. DouĹĄa â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has been dismantled Rev. Dr. Yvonne or rescinded. Jones Bibbs, Pastor SATURDAY, JUNE 29 9:30 - 11 Meanwhile, federal Communitythe Breakfast documents also list Rev. DouĹĄa Chew & Chat for Men as possibly connected with â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; antifa, a loose group of anti2223 Keswick Ave., Richmond, Virginia 23224 â&#x20AC;˘ 804-233-0059 fascist activists known for Rev. Larry D. Barham, Sr., Pastor violently clashing with white supremacists in the streets of You are cordially invited Charlottesville, Va., in 2017. to the When asked about the con91st Birthday Celebration Commemoration of nection, Rev. DouĹĄa told RNS, â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be honest I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. what antifa is.â&#x20AC;? Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 4:00 p.m. The pastor has garnered widespread support for her Special Guests In Concert: cause. In July, 850 religious leaders signed an open letter The Mighty Jubilations backing her lawsuit against the Admission is Free government.Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;The work that we do as clergy is crucial to them,â&#x20AC;? the letter states in part. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe

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marriages were not an attempt to violate U.S. law, arguing she made â&#x20AC;&#x153;no representations regarding the legal impact our religious ceremonies would have in any application for asylumâ&#x20AC;? and pointing to a document she helped create that encouraged clergy to â&#x20AC;&#x153;make sure the people understand it is a religious ceremony and certificate.â&#x20AC;? The December brief contends the government targeted Rev. DouĹĄa for performing religious ministry to migrants, which is protected under the U.S. Constitution and the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act and is described as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;core partâ&#x20AC;? of Rev. DouĹĄaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faith. Rev. DouĹĄa alleges in court filings that the government

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;chose her as one of their targets because she engaged in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;acts of devotion commanded by the core tenets of her Christian faithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; namely, advocating for and ministering to migrants in New York and at the Southern Border by blessing their marriages, dedicating their children to Christ, hearing their confessions, and providing them other forms of pastoral care.â&#x20AC;? The brief argues the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions have â&#x20AC;&#x153;upended Pastor DouĹĄaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ministry,â&#x20AC;? stating that â&#x20AC;&#x153;uncontested evidence shows that Pastor Dousa has curtailed her ministry, both at the Southern Border and in New York, because she fears Defendants will continue to target her based on her protected conduct.â&#x20AC;?

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call 644-0496 City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, February 3, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, February 10, 2020 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. 2020-015 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1018 North 32nd Street for the purpose of a twofamily detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in an R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as single‑family medium density. Primary uses are single‑family and two‑family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities between 8‑20 units per acre. The proposed density of the project is approximately 30 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2020-016 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1121 North 20th Street for the purpose of up to five single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in an R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates a land use category for the subject property as Single Family Medium Density. Primary uses are single-family and two-family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. The density of the proposed development would be approximately 29 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2020-017 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1512 North 23rd Street for the purpose of two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in an R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as single‑family medium density. Primary uses are single‑family and two‑family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities between 8‑20 units per acre. The proposed density of the project is approximately 13 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2020-018 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 2615 West Cary Street, 2617 West Cary Street, and 2619 West Cary Street for the purpose of tourist homes, upon certain terms and conditions. The properties are situated in a B-6 MixedUse Business District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject properties as Community Commercial. Primary uses include office, retail, personal service and other commercial and service uses. Ordinance No. 2020-019 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 3019 Grayland Avenue and 3021 Grayland Avenue for the purpose of two single-family detached dwellings and two singlefamily attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is located in the R-5 SingleFamily Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single Family Low Density. Primary uses for this category include single family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre. The density of the proposed project is approximately 18 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2020-020 To authorize the special use of the property known as 3615 East Broad Street for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. Continued on next column

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The subject property is located in the R‑8 Urban Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as single‑family medium density. Primary uses are single‑family and two‑family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities between 8‑20 units per acre. The density of the project is approximately 10 units per acre.

To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $25,000.00 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services; to amend the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Department of Justice Services called the Post-D Family Engagement Special Fund; and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 20192020 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Justice Services’ Post-D Family Engagement Special Fund by $25,000.00 for the purpose of funding delinquency prevention and alternative intervention programs for juveniles participating in the City’s Post-D Program.

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Ordinance No. 2020-021 To authorize the special use of the property known as 4647 Arrowhead Road for the purpose of a wildlife rehabilitation facility accessory to a singlefamily detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in an R-2 SingleFamily Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property for Single‑Family (Low Density) uses. Primary use is single‑family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi‑public uses. Ordinance No. 2020-022 To authorize the special use of the property known as 815 North 33rd Street for the purpose of up to four single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in an R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates the subject property for Single Family Medium Density land use. Primary uses are single family and two family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. The proposed density of the project is approximately 20 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2020-023 To authorize the special use of the property known as 821 North 25th Street for the purpose of a multifamily dwelling containing up to three live/ work units, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in an R-63 Multifamily Urban Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Mixed Use Residential. Primary uses include single-family, two-family, and multifamily dwellings, live/work units and neighborhood serving commercial uses developed in a traditional urban form. No residential density is specified for this land use category. Ordinance No. 2020-024 To authorize the special use of the property known as 8764 West Huguenot Road for the purpose of two automated teller machines as accessory uses to an existing convenience store and automobile service station, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a B-2 Community Business District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single-Family Low Density. Primary use is single-family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semipublic uses. 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 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, January 27, 2020 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. 2019-328 As Amended To authorize the special use of the property known as 1900 Chamberlayne Parkway for the purpose of office, group home, [shelter,] and social service delivery uses, upon certain terms and conditions. Ordinance No. 2020-001 Continued on next column

Ordinance No. 2020-002 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $37,436.00 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services; to amend the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Department of Justice Services called the Peer Justice Special Fund; and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Justice Services’ Peer Justice Special Fund by $37,436.00 for the purpose of funding delinquency prevention and alternative intervention programs for juvenile status offenders. Ordinance No. 2020-003 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $43,127.00 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services; to amend the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Department of Justice Services called the REDRace Ethnic Disparity Special Fund; and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 20192020 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Justice Services’ RED-Race Ethnic Disparity Special Fund by $43,127.00 for the purpose of funding a readiness assessment related to equitable treatment of juvenile status offenders and participation in the Georgetown University Certificate Program for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. Ordinance No. 2020-004 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, and to appropriate the funds received to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Housing and Community Development’s Brownfields Special Fund by $50,000.00 for the purpose of funding the assessment and evaluation of the potential redevelopment and reuse of the former Railroad Club located at 2908 P Street and 1001 – 1007 North 29th Street in the city of Richmond. Ordinance No. 2020-005 To amend Ord. No. 2019041, adopted May 13, 2019, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by re-appropriating a $250,000.00 portion of the calculated general fund surplus for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 to the NonDepartmental agency “OPEB Trust” line item for the purpose of funding a contribution to the trust established by § 1 of Ord. No. 2018-196, adopted Jul. 23, 2018. Ordinance No. 2020-006 To amend ch. 26, art. XVIII of the City Code, concerning cigarette taxes, by adding therein a new § 261279.1, concerning the establishment of a four percent cigarette tax discount on the sale of heat-applied City cigarette tax stamps, for the purpose of reducing the administrative costs for retailers. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, January 16, 2020, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2020-007 To amend City Code § 26-967, concerning retail merchants, for the purpose of revising the business license requirements for manufacturers acting as retail merchants. COMMITTEE: Finance Continued on next column

Ordinance No. 2020-008 To amend and reordain certain fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 8-545 (concerning fees for the temporary use of Main Street Station) for the purpose of revising the schedule of fees for the temporary use of Main Street Station. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, January 16, 2020, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2020-009 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund Program Site Assessment and Planning Grant Performance Agreement between the City of Richmond, Virginia, and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority for the purpose of enabling the Authority to provide a grant of $50,000 to the City to assist in the assessment and evaluation of the potential redevelopment and reuse of the former Railroad Club located at 2908 P Street and 1001 – 1007 North 29th Street in the city of Richmond. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, January 16, 2020, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2020-010 To designate a portion of City property located within the area known as the Low Line as the Dominion Energy Garden at the Low Line Green. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2020-011 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute appropriate documents releasing the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and its successors in interest from the reversionary right of the City contained in a certain quit claim deed concerning the properties known as 1116 North 31st Street and 1501 North 31st Street for the purpose of allowing the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to develop the properties as single-family residential units offered for sale to the public and to ensure that eight such parcels be developed as singlefamily affordable housing units offered for sale to qualified purchasers. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2020-012 To amend City Code §§ 26-819, concerning the composition of dog and cat licenses and tags, 26-820, concerning dog and cat licenses required annually and vaccinations, and 26-823, concerning false statements to secure a dog or cat license and penalty for failure to obtain a dog or cat license, for the purpose of facilitating the efficient issuance of animal licenses. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, January 23, 2020, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2020-013 To amend City Code § 4-1, concerning definitions for animal control, for the purpose of revising certain definitions. ( C O M M I T T E E : Governmental Operations, Thursday, January 23, 2020, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2020-014 To amend City Code §§ 28880, concerning general terms of permits, and 28-881, concerning the issuance of permits, for the purpose of modifying certain requirements and limitations for the installation of wireless facilities on City-owned utility poles. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, January 23, 2020, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) 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

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 10, 2020 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 ordinance: Ordinance No. 2019-343 As Amended To amend City Code §§ 30-402.2, 30-411.3, 30-412.2, 30-413.3, 30-413.13, 30-414.2, 30-416.2, 30-418.2, 30-419.4, 30-420.1, 30-426.1, 30-428.1, 30-430.1, 30-433.2, 30-433.11, 30-434.1, 30-436.1, 30-438.1, 30-440.1, 30-442.1, 30-444.2, 30-446.2, 30-447.2, 30-447.11, 30-448.1, 30-450.1, 30-457.1, concerning permitted principal uses, and 30-1220, concerning definitions related to zoning, and to amend ch. 30, art. VI of the City Code by adding therein a new div. 14 (§§ 30-697—30-697.3), concerning short-term rentals. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) 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 FABIENNE KEBREAU Plaintiff v. BERNARD DEJEAN, Defendant. Case No.: CL19003925-00 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 24th day of February, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO KRISTY LORAINE JENKINS Plaintiff, v. DAVID LAMON JENKINS, Defendant. Case No.: CL19-6498-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION Came this day the Plaintiff, upon her Complaint for divorce filed in the abovestyled case and her Affidavit for Order of Publication for service of the Complaint on the Defendant. The object of this suit is to put the Defendant on notice of the Plaintiff’s Complaint for divorce in the above-styled case. It appearing from Plaintiff’s Affidavit that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant and that the Defendant’s whereabouts are unknown, it is ORDERED that the Defendant is required to appear before this Court on or before March 2, 2020 at 9 a.m. to protect his interests. An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk Benjamin R. Rand, Esquire Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click, P.C. 300 West Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 (804) 782-1111 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO DIEGO RIVOLLI RODRIGUES Plaintiff, v. GILVANE BATISTA DOS SANTOS, Defendant. Case No.: CL17004976-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart, without any cohabitation and without any interruption, for a period of more than one year. Continued on next column

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It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Defendant, GILVANE BATISTA DOS SANTOS, is not a resident of the State of Virginia and that her last known address is not within the United States, it is therefore ORDERED that Defendant, GILVANE BATISTA DOS SANTOS, appear before this Court on or before the 11th day of February, 2020, and do what is necessary to protect her interests in this suit. An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk Mary P. Adams, Esquire Hairfield Morton, P.L.C. 2800 Buford Road, Suite 201 Richmond, Virginia 23235 (804) 320-6600

CHRISTIAN WORKERS COUNCIL, INC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4509 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 13 East Broad Rock Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-1345/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Christian Workers Council, Inc. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CHRISTIAN WORKERS COUNCIL, INC, an entity purged from the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/ or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that CHRISTIAN WORKERS COUNCIL, INC, an entity purged from the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before febrUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

0369/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, L. R. T. Garrett. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, L. R. T. GARRETT, 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 TYLER GARRETT and JACQUELINE G. MATTHEWS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that L. R. T. GARRETT, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, TYLER G A R R E T T, JACQUELINE G. MATTHEWS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MIKHAIL KURYLENAK Plaintiff v. DINA VALEEVA, Defendant. Case No.: CL19003747-00 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 5th day of February, 2020 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

PROPERTY Notice Judicial Sale of Real Property Owner/s of the below listed properties are hereby given notice that thirty (30) days from the date of this notice, proceedings will be commenced under the authority of Section 58.13965 et seq. of the Code of Virginia to sell the following parcels located in the City of Richmond, Virginia for payment of delinquent taxes: 1904 North 25th Street E0120397006 1620 North 27th Street E0000948027 1812 North 28th Street E0120426008 1323 North 30th Street E0000625031 103 East 33rd Street S0001874049 621 North 38th Street E0001554001 5400 Blue Ridge Avenue E0100230001 1902 Chelsea Street E0000833021 3102 Columbia Street S0080632004 3023 Dill Avenue N0000924023 1710 Dinwiddie Avenue S0000395006 629 Effingham Drive C0060726016 3000 Fendall Avenue N0000971011 2803 West Grace Street Rear W0001291061 3606 Griffin Avenue N0160081016 4501 Kelnor Avenue C0060538074 1404 Lenmore Street S0070984025 1321 Lynhaven Avenue S0071178022 2316 Marion Mashore Street S0000468001 1429 Melton Avenue E0001271015 2718 Midlothian Turnpike S0001002001 601 Milton Street N0001366001 3405 Mike Road S0080820025 3402 P Street E0000964025 1415 Porter Street S0000155025 1533 Rogers Street E0000930040 2409 Royall Avenue S0071528005 1600 Sewell Street N0000335010 1804 Sussex Street E0000755022 2723 Tate Street E0120426015 2414 Terminal Avenue S0080560001 2717 Terminal Avenue S0080521007 3019 Terminal Avenue C0090593002 2301 Warwick Avenue S0071629020 2613 Wise Street S0000793017 The owner/s of any property listed may redeem it at any time before the date of the sale by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, interest and cost thereon, including the pro rata costs of publication hereunder. Gregory A. Lukanuski, Deputy City Attorney Office of the City Attorney for the City of Richmond 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, Virginia (804) 646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. DOORWAY, LLC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4508 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5215 Blue Ridge Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0100110/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Doorway, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DOORWAY, LLC, an entity purged from the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that PAUL S. ELKIN, TRUSTEE of a Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 03-7274 on March 3, 2003, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that SILVER CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL, LLC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 03-7274 on March 3, 2003, 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 DOORWAY, LLC, an entity purged from the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, PAUL S. ELKIN, TRUSTEE of a Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 03-7274 on March 3, 2003, SILVER CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL, LLC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 03-7274 on March 3, 2003, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. L. R. T. GARRETT, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4243 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5210 Clarence Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S006Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. HENDERSON HOMES, INC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4513 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4204 Lynhaven Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0090225/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Henderson Homes, Inc. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HENDERSON HOMES, INC, 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 JOHN S. SMART, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 233 page 802 on April 18, 1990, , has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ALEX H. PINCUS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 233 page 802 on April 18, 1990, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that MARGARET A. WHITLOCK, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 233 page 802 on April 18, 1990, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that HENDERSON HOMES, INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, JOHN S. SMART, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 233 page 802 on April 18, 1990, ALEX H. PINCUS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 233 page 802 on April 18, 1990, MARGARET A. WHITLOCK, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 233 page 802 on April 18, 1990, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF Continued on next page

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RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ERNEST U. LOGAN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3962 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3519 1st Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001173/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ernest U. Logan and Doris L. Logan. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ERNEST U. LOGAN, 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, DORIS L. LOGAN, 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 ERNEST U. LOGAN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DORIS L. LOGAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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 ERNEST U. LOGAN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DORIS L. LOGAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JAMES RICHARDSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3925 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2120 Selden Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120259/023, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, James Richardson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES RICHARDSON, 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 JAMES RICHARDSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

successors in interest, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, GREGORY STEPTOE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071228/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Delano Francis Kellum. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner DELANO FRANCIS KELLUM, 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 DIANA LYNN MIX, who may have an ownership interest in said property, 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 DELANO FRANCIS KELLUM, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DIANA LYNN MIX, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ERNEST U. LOGAN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3961 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3515 1st Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001173/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ernest U. Logan and Doris L. Logan. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ERNEST U. LOGAN, 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, DORIS L. LOGAN, 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 ERNEST U. LOGAN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DORIS L. LOGAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ED TURNAGE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3861 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3057 Hull Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-1582/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ed Turnage. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ED TURNAGE, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his two last known addresses, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that VICKIE FITTS, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, 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 ED TURNAGE, VICKIE FITTS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ERNEST U. LOGAN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3960 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3513 1st Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001173/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ernest U. Logan and Doris L. Logan. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ERNEST U. LOGAN, 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, DORIS L. LOGAN, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. RUBY B. SIMPSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4244 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2812 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001123/00, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ruby B. Simpson, Donald W. Anderson, Margaret B. Neville aka Margaret B. Bolling, Lewis M. Bobbitt, Jr. and Rodney Bobbitt. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RUBY B. SIMPSON, 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 said owners, DONALD W. ANDERSON and RODNEY BOBBITT, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, LEWIS M. BOBBITT, JR, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that RUBY B. SIMPSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DONALD W. ANDERSON, RODNEY BOBBITT, LEWIS M. BOBBITT, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. GLORIA D. SAVAGE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-1052 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2807 Barry Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001229/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Gloria D. Savage. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GLORIA D. SAVAGE, 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 GLORIA D. SAVAGE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. GERARD E. HINDS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-642 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2407 East Clay Street, Richmond, Virginia, , Tax Map Number E0000337/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Gerard E. Hinds and Carolyn S. Eyler. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GERARD E. HINDS, 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 GERARD E. HINDS and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-5025 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2016 Carver Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001237/021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Christopher Allen. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. DORSEY A. WILLIAMS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3391 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1613 North 23rd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000860/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Dorsey A. Williams and James Brown. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DORSEY A. WILLIAMS, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that, AVCO MORTGAGE AND ACCEPTANCE, INC, an entity withdrawn from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission p k a AV C O F i n a n c i a l Services, Beneficiary per a Notice of Corporate Assignment of Deed of Trust filed at Instrument Number 99-22535 on August 11, 1999has 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 DORSEY A. WILLIAMS, AVCO MORTGAGE AND ACCEPTANCE, INC, an entity withdrawn from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission p k a AV C O F i n a n c i a l Services, Beneficiary per a Notice of Corporate Assignment of Deed of Trust filed at Instrument Number 99-22535 on August 11, 1999, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. KONSTANTINOS TYRAS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3913 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 120 East 20th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000293/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Konstantinos Tyras. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, KONSTANTINOS TYRAS, 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 KONSTANTINOS TYRAS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM E. CARRINGTON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4507 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1908 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120427/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, William E. Carrington and Marian H. Carrington. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, WILLIAM E. CARRINGTON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MARIAN H. CARRINGTON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that WILLIAM E. CARRINGTON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARIAN H. CARRINGTON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. LORAINE P. COCKRELL, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4526 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1016 North 2nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000085/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Loraine P. Cockrell, Lena P. McPhatter, Bernard L. Peterson, and Gregory Steptoe. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, LORAINE P. COCKRELL, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, LENA P. MCPHATTER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and BERNARD L. PETERSON, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, GREGORY STEPTOE, 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 LORAINE P. COCKRELL, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, LENA P. MCPHATTER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, BERNARD L. PETERSON, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. SABRINA M. WALTERS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4510 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5416 Campbell Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, E010-0138/027, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Sabrina M. Walters. An Affidavit having been filed that BETTY Z. JENKINS, upon information and belief deceased, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 314 page 1209 on 24 August 1992, for beneficiary Statewide Funding Corporation, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, as listed on an assignment and transfer filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 334 page 949 on February 5, 1993, or her successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that STATEWIDE FUNDING CORPORATION, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary as listed on an Assignment and Transfer filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 334 page 949 on February 5, 1993, 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 BETTY Z. JENKINS, upon information and belief deceased, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 314 page 1209 on 24 August 1992, for beneficiary Statewide Funding Corporation, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, as listed on an assignment and transfer filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 334 page 949 on February 5, 1993, or her successor/s in title, STATEWIDE FUNDING CORPORATION, an entity purged from the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, Beneficiary as listed on an Assignment and Transfer filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 334 page 949 on February 5, 1993, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. PATRICIA MACK, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4527 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2313 Warwick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071629/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Patricia Mack. An Affidavit having been filed that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. FAITH FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4549 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2114 Warwick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071682/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Faith Family Worship Center aka Faith Gospel Temple Church of God in Christ. An Affidavit having been filed that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MARY L. FERGUSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4512 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1817 Keswick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0070982/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Mary L. Ferguson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARY L. FERGUSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that MARY L. FERGUSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. DELANO FRANCIS KELLUM, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4294 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1418 Enfield Continued from previous column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. DENA WADELL, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3914 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 712 Hill Top Drive, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0053307/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Dena Wadell aka Dena Ray Lanier Luck, and Lyn Bryant Lanier. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DENA WADELL aka DENA RAY LANIER LUCK, 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 JOHN R. GOOD, MD, PC, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that DENA WADELL aka DENA RAY LANIER LUCK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JOHN R. GOOD, MD, PC, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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EXPIRATION OF TERM OF INCUMBENT BANKRUPTCY JUDGE – Eastern District of Virginia The current term of United States Bankruptcy Judge Kevin R. Huennekens expires on September 10, 2020. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is considering the reappointment of Bankruptcy Judge Huennekens to a new 14-year term of office. The basic jurisdiction of a bankruptcy judge is specified in Title 28, United States Code, and explained in Title 11, United States Code, as well as in 98 Stat. 344, Pub. L. 98-353, Title I, § 120. Members of the bar and concerned citizens are invited to comment on whether the incumbent bankruptcy judge should be reappointed. Written comments may be sent in confidence to James N. Ishida, Circuit Executive, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1000 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219-3518 and must be received by February 13, 2020.

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VCU breaks silence on retirement of Charles â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jaboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wilkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; jersey By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Virginia Commonwealth University officials are offering two reasons that the No. 40 jersey of the late Charles â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jaboâ&#x20AC;? Wilkins likely will never hang from the rafters of the Siegel Center, the Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home court. First, despite newspaper articles and eyewitness accounts of Mr. Kowalczyk the nearly 50-year-old announcement that the star basketball playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jersey and number were being retired, VCU cannot find any record of official action to make that happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been unable to verify that the jersey was actually retired and displayed,â&#x20AC;? Christopher Kowalczyk, assistant athletic director for communications, stated in a Jan. 8 response to a Free Press query. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if the jersey was displayed at (the Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; former home, the Franklin Street Gym), we are unable to verify if (his number) was considered retired,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Kowalczyk continued. He noted that in 1974, another player wore the supposedly retired No. 40. Secondly, VCU records â&#x20AC;&#x153;indicate that Charles Wilkins did not graduate,â&#x20AC;? he stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Graduation is currently a requirement for jersey retirement. This has been a VCU Athleticsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; policy for the 15 years I have worked here and likely much longer.â&#x20AC;? Mr. Kowalczyk noted that Mr. Wilkins still ranks as one of VCUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time best players and, as a result, has been inducted into VCUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Athletics Hall of Fame and been named to VCU basketballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;All-Time Team.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;His accomplishments speak for themselves,â&#x20AC;? Mr.

Kowalczyk stated. Mr. Wilkins, who played three seasons for the Rams between 1968 and 1971, holds the VCU career records for scoring â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at 23.8 points per game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and for rebounding â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at 13.3 per game. The explanation has not satisfied some fans of Mr. Wilkins and VCU. There appears to be no question that the retirement of his number

and jersey was announced. According to separate articles published on Feb. 22, 1971, in the two Richmond daily newspapers at the time, VCUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coach and athletic director at the time, Chuck Noe, who is now deceased, announced before Mr. Wilkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final home game that his number would be retired at the end of the season. Adding credence is a Facebook post from Harvey T.

Siegel, an attorney who now lives in Naples, Fla. (There is no evidence he is related to the family whose name is on the Siegel Center.) Mr. Siegel noted that he was a VCU student and public address announcer for the basketball team who had a front-row seat for Coach Noeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was the PA announcer for the Rams for two years

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at Franklin Street and a few at the Coliseum when â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jaboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; played,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Siegel wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember the night his number was retired because I handed the microphone to Coach for the presentation.â&#x20AC;? Free Press sports writer Fred Jeter also was at the game. Also a student at the time, Mr. Jeter was serving as team statistician and student sports information director.

He recalls Mr. Noe making the announcement â&#x20AC;&#x153;with then President Dr. Warren Brandt in attendance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about two seats down from me on the press table side.â&#x20AC;? Mr. Kowalczyk, however, stated the graduation rule is unlikely to be bent, adding that any consideration of Mr. Wilkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; jersey being hung up â&#x20AC;&#x153;would have to go through our normal protocols.â&#x20AC;?

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