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After more than 100 years, the statue of Confederate ‘Stonewall’ Jackson on Monument Avenue comes down to cheers of hundreds of people Wednesday shortly after Mayor Stoney’s emergency order for the racist symbols to be removed

Gone!

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Goodbye, “Stonewall” Jackson.

So long, J.E.B. Stuart, Matthew Fontaine Maury and maybe A.P. Hill.

The removal of city-owned statues of those Confederates and other champions of slavery and white supremacy began on Wednesday, with the bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Jackson hauled from the perch it has occupied for more than 100 years at Monument Avenue and Arthur Ashe Boulevard.

Cheers rang out from hundreds of people watching at the intersection as a large crane hoisted the statue from its granite base. Bells from a nearby church began to peal, the crowd jubilant even in the sudden downpour near the end of the 3½-hour job to secure the heavy statue and carefully remove it from its base.

With the entire operation being livestreamed on social media, more than 250,000 people reportedly tuned in to see the statue being lifted and then lowered onto a flat-bed truck. It was taken to an undisclosed storage facility, where city officials said it will remain until a decision is made on what to do with it.

Chants of “Black Lives Matter” and “Take it down” erupted from the crowd.

The swift action marks a historic moment for the former capital of the Confederacy, where such oversized symbols of

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Above, a crane hauls away the massive, 100-yearold statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson from its pedestal at Monument Avenue and Arthur Ashe Boulevard during a downpour Wednesday. Right, a crew carefully places the bronze statue on a truck. Mayor Levar M. Stoney ordered the removal of remaining Confederate statues as a public safety measure.

oppression seemed permanently affixed to the landscape.

“Today is a monumental step in the history of the City of Richmond,” Delegate Lamont Bagby, chairman of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, said in a statement later Wednesday evening.

“The long overdue removal of these statues is an important step toward honestly and clearly addressing our city, our Commonwealth and our country’s past. This removal was an answer to the countless calls from our Virginia communities, our members and many others to take Virginia into a new, more just tomorrow.”

The prospect that Richmond would follow in the footsteps of other big and small localities that already had removed Confederate statuary had long seemed remote, but July 1 marked the city’s day of independence from such icons of the “Lost Cause.” The Virginia General Assembly, for the first time under Democratic control in more than two decades, voted earlier this year to give localities control over Confederate statues within Please turn to A4

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New Police Chief Gerald Smith greeted with eventful first day

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

For Gerald M. Smith, the first day as Richmond’s new police chief was anything but routine.

Along with the regular calls for service on Wednesday, Chief Smith, who was tapped for the job late last Friday, found the Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press department caught up in a whirl of events typical of the upheaval “I’m listening,” new Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith says at a City Hall press conference Saturday after Mayor that has gripped the city since late May following the police Levar M. Stoney, right, introduced him. “My office, my phone killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

In the late morning, 100 people marched to the John Marshall line, my email is open to you, so let’s have a conversation.”

The city’s 20th chief began work Wednesday.

Courts Building to protest evictions of struggling families. The upshot: A window shattered, protesters pepper-sprayed, three arrests and the building roped off with police tape.

By mid-afternoon, crowds gathered to watch the historic removal of the statue of ConfedBy Jeremy M. Lazarus erate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” and George Copeland Jr. Jackson at Monument Avenue and Arthur Ashe Boulevard From marches to nighttime following Mayor Levar M. clashes and courtroom battles, Stoney’s emergency order to the demand for racial justice take the oppressive symbols and an end to police violence down. continues in Richmond — now As the sun set, another the epicenter of Virginia protests group prepared a sit-in at the and police actions to control the Lee statue a few blocks east situation more than a month to protest the Richmond Police after they began.

Department’s use of tear gas, On Tuesday, as Gov. Ralph pepper spray and rubber bullets S. Northam extended for 30 to disperse crowds protesting days a month-old emergency police violence and racial declaration in the city at the injustice. request of Mayor Levar M. Chief Smith, 51, is the Stoney, a Richmond Circuit Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press city’s 20th police chief and the Court judge upheld the author- More than 40 faith leaders from a variety of faith traditions fourth person to hold the top ity of police to declare unlawful call for an end to police violence against those protesting position during Mayor Stoney’s assemblies and to use tear gas, racial injustice during a news conference Tuesday at the base first term. The chief’s starting of the Lee statue on Monument Avenue.

Protesters renamed chemical deterrents and rubber salary: $185,000 a year, the the area Marcus-David Peters Circle to bring attention to the bullets to disperse protesters. city reported. That’s roughly 2018 death of the 24-year-old biology teacher who was shot Judge Beverly W. Snukals

Legal efforts continue against use of tear gas on peaceful protesters

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and killed by a Richmond Police officer during what has been described as a mental crisis.

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Free COVID-19 testing The Richmond City Health District is offering free community testing for COVID-19.

Testing will be held 9 to 11 a.m. at the following locations: DATE

Location

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Tuesday, July 7

Diversity Richmond

Sherwood Ave. in North Side

Thursday, July 9

Powhatan Community Center “The Hut”

Northampton St. in Fulton

People are asked to bring an umbrella in case of inclement weather or to use as shade from the sun while waiting in line.

Appointments for testing are encouraged by calling the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 2053501 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Walk-up testing will be offered while test supplies last.

On Wednesday, the Virginia Department of Health reported a total of 63,203 positive cases of COVID-19 in the state, with 1,786 deaths and 6,262 hospitalizations.

African-Americans comprised 18.8 percent of the positive cases and 23 percent of deaths for which racial and ethnic data is available, while Latinos made up 44.9 percent of the cases and 11.7 percent of deaths.

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History in her lifetime Skylar Matthews, 2, of Richmond takes in the colors and new energy at the Lee statue on Monument Avenue last Friday. The youngster, who was with her mother, Shanice Winston, is living through the historic moment when the statues honoring Confederate oppressors are coming down in the city.

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July 4th fireworks in Richmond, Chesterfield The nation will turn 244 years old on Saturday, July 4, but many of the traditional holiday events and fireworks spectaculars have been eliminated because of the coronavirus pandemic.

In the Richmond area, just two public events are scheduled to mark the 1776 issuance of the Declaration of Independence – one in the city and one in Chesterfield County.

Having canceled its own show at Dogwood Dell, the City of Richmond is joining the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball team to put on what is likely to be the largest show at The Diamond on Arthur Ashe Boulevard.

Although there will be no baseball game at the stadium because of COVID-19, the fireworks are to start around 9:30 p.m.

Saturday. The display will be visible to spectators on nearby streets and on WTVR Channel 6, which is televising the fireworks in an hourlong special in sponsorship with the Virginia Lottery beginning at 9 p.m.

Officials said there is still the prospect that the team might allow as many as 6,000 people into the 12,164-seat stadium for the fireworks, but no announcement has been made yet.

Chesterfield County is holding a firework display around 9:15 p.m. Saturday at the county fairgrounds on Courthouse Road.

Because the fairgrounds will be closed to the public, the fireworks can be viewed from nearby parking lots, with county officials noting that trees and buildings may limit sight lines.

Meanwhile, the Rocketts Red Glare fireworks show sponsored along the James River by Rocketts Landing has been canceled, along with a public fireworks show in Goochland County. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Fourth of July closing schedule In observance of the Fourth of July holiday on Saturday, July 4, please note the following: Federal offices: Closed Friday, July 3.

Local government offices:

collection, transfer stations and landfills will be closed Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4. Central Virginia Waste Management Authority pickups will be delayed one day.

Richmond, Henrico County and Chesterfield County government offices closed Friday, July 3.

Department of Motor Vehicles: Customer service centers closed Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4.

State courts: Closed Friday, July 3.

GRTC: Buses operate on normal schedules on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4.

State offices: Closed Friday, July 3.

Post offices: Closed Saturday, July 4. No mail delivery.

Public libraries: Closed Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4.

ABC stores: Open noon to normal closing on Friday, July 3, and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 4.

Parking: Downtown meters will not be enforced Friday, July 3.

Banks and credit unions: Most closed on Saturday, July 4.

Trash pickup: Richmond, Henrico County and Chesterfield

Retail stores and malls: Check with the establishment.

Free parking to end

Free parking at street meters in Downtown and elsewhere is about to end.

The city will begin enforcing time limits on parking Monday, July 6, when the city enters Phase Three of recovery from the coronavirus, it has been announced.

People who receive tickets will have until Monday, Aug. 31, to pay the tickets without additional penalty or interest, the city Department of Public Works stated.

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Cityscape

Work is underway on the $1.2 million renovation of Virginia Union University’s renamed Willie Lanier Field at Hovey Stadium. Mr. Lanier, a former All-Star and Pro Bowl player with the Slices of life and scenes Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 to 1977, played on Hovey Field when he was a student nearly 60 years ago at Richmond’s Maggie L. Walker High School next door. He has played a vital role in in Richmond the project to resurface the field from grass to FieldTurf. When the VUU Panthers football team kicks off its 2020 season home opener on Oct. 3 against Shaw University, the new field will be a point of pride for the team and will put VUU on the same level as universities around the nation, officials stated. “That field shows something,” Mr. Lanier stated. “It shows the ability of what it is to provide for those young individuals who can take confidence and pride in where they play and how they are able to perform.” Squares of the old grass field, which has been in place since 1907, are being sold online to help fund the project. Go to https://vuusports.com/sports/2008/11/5/MBB_1105085727.aspx?id=42

VSU outlines cuts to absorb $26M deficit

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

that the VSU health staff and the administration now believe that 2,350 students Financially troubled Virginia State — an increase of 610— could be housed University appears to be on track to fill a safely on campus. $26 million hole in the 2020-21 budget, Some students would be in double rooms although at least half of the solution ap- large enough to allow for social distancing pears to be temporary patches and disinfection to prevent the that will last only one year. spread of COVID-19, he and Kevin Davenport, VSU’s Dr. Donald Palm, VSU’s chief vice president of finance, outacademic officer, said. lined a series of steps the uniThat should increase dorm versity is taking to balance its revenue by an estimated $5 milnew budget that went into effect lion, Mr. Davenport said, and put Wednesday. The steps eliminate the number of students living on the potential deficit without tapcampus much closer to the 2,550 Mr. Davenport ping a $23 million reserve fund who were housed in dorms and that mostly backs up university debt on other residential quarters in fall 2019. previous building development or provides Mr. Davenport noted that the university bridge loans for new construction. also plans to tap one-time money to help Topping the list of deficit-reducing close the deficit, including $10 million in steps, the university has increased by 34 federal CARES Act money and $3 million percent the number of students allowed to that was not spent in the 2019-20 fiscal year live on campus and attend classes when and could be carried into the new budget. the fall semester begins around Aug. 17, None of that money would be available Mr. Davenport said. if there is another hole to fill when the Two weeks ago, he and other adminis- 2021-22 budget year arrives. trators indicated that only 1,740 students In response to a question, Mr. Davenport would be housed on the Ettrick campus, said has received verbal assurance from primarily in single rooms. the state comptroller’s office that the state But Mr. Davenport told the Facilities, would not follow its usual procedure of Finance and Audit Committee on which sweeping up that carryover money and VSU President Makola M. Abdullah sits returning it to the state’s general fund.

Finally, the university plans to cut about $8 million in spending, including $4.3 million from the academic side and $3.7 million from the facilities side. Some of the savings would come from leaving open vacant positions and cutting back on contracts for maintenance and other services, Mr. Davenport said.

He also noted that all of VSU’s colleges as well as its library operation would take a 25 percent cut for non-personnel items and be barred from filling some currently vacant positions.

The moves would not interfere with VSU’s plans to create a more robust distance learning operation to serve students who aren’t able to live in campus housing or who already have off-campus housing, Dr. Abdullah told the committee.

Dr. Zoe Spencer, president of the VSU Faculty Senate, noted that the body is concerned that the deep cuts to be absorbed by the colleges and their departments will reduce the quality of instruction. She said the Senate has been concerned for years that VSU is not filling or adding to tenure-track positions and is continuing to cut the number of professors with one-year contacts.

Dr. Palm noted that the university is planning to hire additional adjunct professors to fill vacancies, but he insisted VSU would be able to maintain the quality of instruction.

Richmond Justice Center Henrico prosecutor lodges hate crimes against begins COVID-19 testing KKK member; sets up complaint email for police abuse

By Jeremy M. Lazarus More than three months after the coronavirus pandemic began, the Richmond City Justice Center is conducting its first mass testing of inmates, deputies and staff for COVID-19.

“Now that tests are available, we are scheduled for mass testing on Monday, July 6, and Tuesday, July 7,” Catherine Green, a Richmond Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman stated in an email to the Free Press on behalf of Sheriff Antionette V. Irving.

Ms. Green stated that the jail previously had been supplied with only eight tests, three from the Richmond City Health District and five from the private, Mississippi-based Garcia Laboratory.

She stated that since mid-March, only four inmates have been tested as a prerequisite for medical appointments.

Activists staged protests in April urging the release of inmates to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the city jail. Some other state and local jails and prisons have experienced virus outbreaks.

The lack of testing means that Sheriff Irving and Richmond regularly have reported no positive cases of coronavirus among inmates or deputies at the Richmond Justice since the outbreak began.

Phil Wilayto, editor of the Virginia Defender, first disclosed the lack of significant testing at the Richmond jail for the 650 inmates or staff in a report posted last week on Facebook.

Dr. Danny Avula, director of the Richmond City and Henrico County health districts, said the lack of reported cases at the city jail means he previously had not “considered widespread testing” at the facility a priority.

The Virginia Department of Corrections, which operates 40 prisons and other secure facilities, has reported 1,494 positive cases and one death, mostly at a handful of its operations.

The Chesterfield County Jail has reported 37 cases, while about 25 young people in custody at the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center outside Richmond tested positive in April.

Separately, GRTC reported that mass testing of employees has not resulted in any findings of additional positive cases.

Fourteen employees have tested positive since March 13, and virtually all were mild cases, the company has said.

By George Copeland Jr.

Hate crime charges have been filed in Henrico County against a self-proclaimed Ku Klux Klan leader who allegedly drove his truck through a crowd of demonstrators at a Black Lives Matter march early last month.

Harry H. Rogers, 36, of Hanover County, who has been held without bond following the incident on June 7, was charged previously with misdemeanor assault and battery, and attempted malicious wounding and destruction of property, both felonies.

On June 25, Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon L. Taylor lodged seven additional charges against Mr. Rogers, including four counts of assault hate crime, all misdemeanors, and single felony counts of malicious wounding, attempted malicious wounding and failure to stop at the scene of an accident.

According to police, Mr. Rogers, who authorities said is the Grand Dragon of the KKK, disrupted a march of around 300 people by driving over a median on Lakeside Avenue and striking two cyclists.

No serious injuries were reported.

“I am charging Mr. Rogers with the strongest form of assault and hate crimes permitted under Virginia law,” Ms. Taylor said in a statement. “I have no doubt Mr. Rogers was motivated by bigotry and racism and should be severely punished for his egregious criminal behavior.

“After further in-depth investigation,

where we spoke with over two dozen witnesses and several victims, I determined that additional charges were warranted,” Ms. Taylor said.

Police said he was carrying a loaded fireHarry H. Rogers arm at the time of his arrest and they found an assault-style rifle and magazines in his truck. He also told police at the scene that he is a top official with the Virginia KKK, according to reports.

In a June 25 bond appeal, Henrico County Circuit Court Judge John Marshall denied Mr. Rogers’ request for a bond to be set, saying Mr. Rogers is an “unreasonable danger to the public” and should continue to be held without bond.

Police reports and investigations also show that Mr. Rogers has been involved in multiple public clashes during the last three years, including an incident on May 29 where Mr. Rogers went to a doctor’s office and was asked to put on a mask for entry.

He left and returned wearing a KKK hood.

When a receptionist asked him to leave, he shouted, “White power,” and left, according to a police who were called at the time.

Henrico and Hanover County have seen a resurgence of KKK activities in recent months. Last year, fliers for two KKK chapters were found left in driveways of residences in both counties. One of those chapters, the North Carolina-based White

Knights of the Confederacy, also held a recruitment rally outside the Hanover County Courthouse during the Fourth of July weekend last year. These incidents garnered pushback and criticism by local officials, community members and organizations including the Hanover County Branch NAACP. In a related matter, Ms. Taylor announced Monday that she plans to hire a new prosecutor to review allegations of police misconduct in Henrico. She also has created a new email account for people to lodge complaints against police directly to her office.

Complaints emailed to citizenca@ henrico.us will be considered public information and will be investigated, Ms. Taylor said.

The new post is for a deputy commonwealth’s attorney for police integrity and compliance who will look into allegations of misconduct and determine whether charges should be filed against the police officer, or whether the matter should be handled by the police department’s internal affairs office.

Last year, 89 of 122 complaints filed with the Henrico police were determined not to be justified, according to police data.

The changes come as Ms. Taylor, who is considering a run next year for Virginia’s attorney general, seeks to improve police accountability in the face of continuing protests in Richmond and across the globe against police abuse and violence and racial injustice.

Gun rights advocates holding rally and march Saturday in Downtown

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Thousands of people are expected to descend on Richmond this Saturday for a protest at the State Capitol against perceived injustice— new gun control laws that went into effect Wednesday, July 1.

The Open Carry 100K March, organized by a group called Liberty in Virginia, wants to showcase their disdain for the laws that include restoring handgun purchases limits to one a month and a requirement that any seller of a firearm must perform a background check on the buyer before completing the sale.

“This rally on July Fourth is to show that gun owners will not be trampled on! We are citizens who demand our 2nd Amendment rights be protected by the very people who swore an oath to protect us.

Any and all gun laws are an infringement and are unconstitutional!”

the group stated in a manifesto posted on Facebook.

The rally, to start at 8 a.m. and last into the afternoon, is to feature speeches from GOP state Sen. Amanda Chase of Chesterfield, who is running for governor, and others.

One group, The Right to Bear Arms in Virginia, plans to gather at 10 a.m. in the 1500 block of East Cary Street for a short march to Capitol Square during which they plan to distribute flyers and other literature on the cause.

Gun rights groups drew 15,000 people to the State Capitol in January in a fruitless bid to halt the laws from passage by the General Assembly. Gun rights activists, including the Virginia Citizens Defense League, have taken the battle to court in an effort to overturn the laws as violations of the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

In a first test, a Goochland County judge refused on June 25 to issue a temporary injunction to halt the one-handgun-a-month law from going into effect on July 1. Virginia previously had the sales restriction that was initiated in 1990 by then-Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. However, Republicans lifted the purchase restrictions in 2012 before Democrats, who won control of the General Assembly in last November’s elections, reinstated it.

Gun rights groups also have filed a separate case in Lynchburg Circuit Court challenging the new law requiring background checks for all gun sales, including private ones and ones that take place at gun shows. That law closes a loophole that allowed buyers and sellers to bypass documentation of sales and made it easier for those with criminal records or those adjudged mentally ill to obtain weapons under the radar.

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Statue of Confederate ‘Stonewall’ Jackson on Monument Avenue comes down Continued from A1

their jurisdictions beginning July 1.

To get the city’s statues down quickly, Mayor Levar M. Stoney declared a public safety emergency early Wednesday in his capacity as director of emergency management and authorized the city Department of Public Works to remove the statues and place them in storage to await a plan of disposal.

The only Confederate statue that is to remain is the largest, that of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Monument and Allen avenues. That statue is owned by the state, and Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s effort to remove it is now tied up in a court fight.

The exact timetable for removal of the other city-owned statues on Monument Avenue, including those of J.E.B. Stuart and Matthew Fontaine Maury, was uncertain at Free Press deadline on Wednesday night.

The city has been under a state of emergency since March 31 because of the outburst of protests sparked by a police officer’s killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The state of emergency is to continue now until the end of July.

Mayor Stoney told City Council on Wednesday morning that his emergency order to take the statues down “would remove a dark shadow” and enable the city “to begin to heal and allow us to focus our attention on the future.”

He said it is time for the city to take down Confederate shrines and begin the process of replacing them with “righteous cause symbols” that better reflect and embrace “the diverse and inclusive city that Richmond seeks to be.”

In a resolution he submitted to the council and in public remarks, Mayor Stoney justified the “temporary” removal of the statues based on the risk of injury or death to protesters who have previously sought to topple statues as part of their ongoing demonstrations over racial injustice and police brutality. Five smaller statues in the city already have been pulled down by

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Richmond sheriff’s deputies lead away Meade Skelton after he made a failed effort to stop the removal of the “Stonewall” Jackson statue Wednesday.

protesters, including one of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Monument Avenue.

Mayor Stoney started the removal without the required approval of City Council, but only after most council members signaled their support at a special session held two hours before the removal began.

Council President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, said she would call a special meeting, but then abruptly canceled it without explanation. That meeting was set for 1 p.m. Thursday, July 2.

Dr. Newbille could not be reached for comment.

The mayor appeared to have at least six of the nine council members supporting his resolution to remove the statues.

The governing body was warned against acting immediately because of the absence of 8th District Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell, who is still recovering from a severe injury.

City Attorney Haskell C. Brown III advised Wednesday morning that all nine members had to vote to override a City Charter provision requiring 24-hours notice before the council could consider the resolution.

Mr. Brown said he is still of the opinion that the mayor and council cannot use the emergency provisions of state law to remove the statues, but he said that the council can override him.

On June 22, the council and the mayor halted efforts to begin removing the statues based on Mr. Brown’s opinion, though the current state law effective Wednesday includes a provision

barring lawsuits against the city for removing statues and no longer makes mention of a potential felony charge that Mr. Brown cited.

Mayor Stoney said the city Department of Public Works would be allowed to spend $1.8 million on the statue removal, but anticipates much of the money could be reimbursed from a private campaign seeking to raise $2 million through the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust to cover the cost.

Before the removal process began, the council used the 11 a.m. meeting to introduce an ordinance to begin the 60-day clock for permanently removing the statues and to introduce other ordinances and resolutions to usher in police reforms, including creation of a civilian review board to review complaints about police abuse and misconduct and a mental health alert system.

The introduced legislation also would seek to ban police from using tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray and other noxious chemicals on protesters and to shift funding from the Richmond Police Department to other city agencies addressing public health, mental health and social services issues.

The ordinance on statue removal relies on the new state law that went into effect on Wednesday and gives localities authority to take down and dispose of unwanted war memorials. The state law also spells out a 60-day process of advertisement and public hearings to accomplish that purpose.

The new statute also appears to remove any legal barriers to City Council action, including other state laws and local charter provisions.

That would enable the council to bypass the city Planning Commission, which by charter controls city-owned statues, and the city Commission of Architectural Review, which under the city code governs city Old and Historic Districts.

Monument Avenue and its statues are listed on the Old and Historic District that runs between Lombardy Street and Roseneath Road.

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rejected the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia’s request for a temporary restraining order to halt such police actions as a violation of protesters’ First Amendment rights.

In a written opinion, Judge Snukals stated that such a restraining order would represent “an unwarranted intrusion into and interference with the ability of law enforcement to do its job during an unprecedented period of civil unrest.”

The ACLU, now engaged in a lawsuit to uphold the right of protesters to occupy city streets without interference, called the decision disappointing and expressed concern about “whether Virginians have a right to challenge in state courts unconstitutional police actions and violations of their civil rights under the Virginia Constitution.”

The request for the restraining order was the opening skirmish in the lawsuit filed June 26 by the ACLU against the Virginia State Police, the Richmond Police Department and the City of Richmond for actions taken against protesters on June 22.

The case focuses on authorities’ actions to disperse protesters who occupied the 900 block of East Marshall Street in front of City Hall during a City Council meeting and threw up a barricade to traffic as part of the takeover.

Hours later, around 12:40 a.m. June 23, police declared the protesters were engaged in an unlawful assembly and around 1:25 a.m. began firing tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse people who refused to move. Twelve people were arrested.

Before police moved in, participants who had dubbed the area “Reclamation Square” played music and instructed others on police brutality and inequality.

The ACLU lawsuit claims the peaceful occupation was protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment right to assembly and to petition the government.

In a letter to Gov. Northam, Mayor Stoney requested the state of emergency in Richmond be extended because of the

continuing upheaval. He noted that peace- a building and several cars set on fire. ful protests were “evolving into unlawful Ms. Gray, who is African-American, said assemblies during late night and early a young white woman who lives nearby morning” hours. shouted at her to get out of the neighborWhile Mayor Stoney has not spoken of hood because she didn’t belong there. it, the Richmond Police Department has “That is the kind of arrogance and assigned him a protection detail based on assertion of white privilege we are expedeath threats the mayor has received from riencing from people ironically claiming people objecting to his plan to remove racist to be acting to ensure Black lives matter.

Confederate statues from city property.

This is so out of control.”

Others organizations have joined the However, the protests have had an imACLU in condemning police actions to pact in pushing public officials to consider disperse protesters. As the court issued its reforms in police practices and for police decision on Tuesday, more than 40 faith departments, including the one at Virginia leaders from Clergy Action RVA gathered Commonwealth University, to follow Richat the Lee statue on Monument Avenue mond’s lead in publicly posting information to speak out against police brutality and about complaints and disciplinary action racism and authorities’ ongoing effort to taken against police officers. disrupt peaceful protests.

In Richmond, an investigation continues The Richmond Branch NAACP also into the police tear-gassing of peaceful registered its support for the peaceful protesters on June 1 at the Lee statue that protests for racial justice and against police occurred about 30 minutes before the city’s brutality and police-related murders “as an 8 p.m. curfew. effective tool to dismantle systemic racism Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney and effectuate positive change. … At no Colette W. McEachin and the police departpoint should peaceful protesters have rubber ment’s Internal Affairs Division are both bullets or tear gas shot at them.” investigating the incident that led Mayor A protest group led by Farid Alan Stoney and then-Police Chief Will Smith Schintzius had scheduled a sit-in at the to issue a public apology.

Lee statue at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to The police action also has brought on protest police brutality. two lawsuits filed by attorney Thomas H. Meanwhile, City Council members Roberts on behalf of people in the crowd Michael Jones, 9th District, and Stephanie who were tear-gassed. The suits claim Lynch, 5th District, see police as over- the police attack on a peaceful protest reacting to protests and are seeking to pass constituted a violation of rights protected legislation that could prevent police from under the Constitution’s First and Fourth using noxious chemicals like tear gas and Amendments. similar chemicals to disperse crowds.

“We are working diligently toward But Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd resolution and transparency and holding District, said that some of the people involved people accountable,” Mr. Roberts said. in the protests are engaged in terrorism.

The ACLU similarly promised to Ms. Gray said in Jackson Ward, a “continue to fight in court to bring justice historically African-American section of to people who are speaking out against Downtown, protesters come armed and systemic, anti-black racism.” often are threatening.NShe said protester of empty The group also stated, is time for End theone inconvenience newspaper boxes, “It fighting leveled what appeared to be an AK-47-style the governor, the mayor and the heads of the weather and hunting down back copies.

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$10,000 more than his predecessor.

To the mayor, the new chief’s willingness to leave at a moment’s notice the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in North Carolina where he has served for 29 years was a strong point in his favor, given that Mayor Stoney considered it a priority to fill the job.

Mayor Stoney has declared Chief Smith is “who Richmond needs right now — a reform-minded leader with deep experience in community police and de-escalation.” However, Mayor Stoney could not point to any specifics in Chief Smith’s record in North Carolina to indicate reform leadership.

The mayor said he consulted with two past Richmond police chiefs, Alfred Durham and Rodney Monroe, before making the selection. He said he has “full faith that this is the leader who not only can move the police department to the next level, but also bring our city together.”

“Chief Smith is ready to lead this department in these challenging times and to work collaboratively,” Mayor Stoney continued.

“I knew we had the chief that Richmond needs when told that his number one priority is to listen to the community because this is their police department.”

Still, even as Mayor Stoney and Chief Smith promise that community input will play a big role in the development of reforms, such as a civilian oversight board to handle complaints about officers, the chief’s selection process did nothing to reassure activists.

Chief Smith’s new job opportunity opened two weeks ago when Mayor Stoney asked for the resignation of former Chief Will Smith, who he chose to lead the department after Chief Durham resigned in late 2018.

However, the interim chief he chose, Maj. William V. “Jody” Blackwell, who was in the job only 11 days, was a lightning rod for criticism after it was publicly disclosed that he had fatally shot a man in the back 18 years ago.

As he takes over, Chief Smith, who started with the CharlotteMecklenburg department in 1991, is vowing to offer wide community interaction through his email and social media accounts and in his outreach.

“We’re looking for this community to be deeply involved in the police department, and we’re looking to be deeply involved in the community,” Chief Smith said when the mayor introduced him last Saturday at a City Hall news conference.

Chief Smith said that he is familiar with Richmond since he has been involved with internal assessment panels for 11 to 12 years. “I’ve always been impressed with the department in what it does and how it does things,” he said.

He said he is fully aware of the protests that have been going on for the past 30-plus days. He said Charlotte, too, also has seen similar upheaval, including a recent court case in which a judge barred police from using tear gas indiscriminately. In his view, tear gas and other non-lethal items “can be an effective tool if used properly,” he said.

“My message to the community is thank you for letting me be here, and I’m listening,” Chief Smith said. “We want to make this department better than what it was. My office, my phone line, my email is open to you, so let’s have a conversation.”

Chief Smith is a graduate of Pfeiffer University in North Carolina and is working on a master’s degree from Clemson University.

He and his wife, Phillist, have been married 26 years and have three children.

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School Board continues to wrestle with reopening plans, issues

By Ronald E. Carrington

As the Richmond School Board works to come up with a plan for reopening city schools in the fall, one of the big concerns is educational equity and what that means for a school system where nearly 20 percent of the 24,000 students have special or high needs.

Surveys submitted by families, teachers and staff show the most favored reopening option during the COVID-19 pandemic would have half of a school’s students attend in-person classes on Mondays and Tuesdays, the other half attending classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays and all students learning virtually on Fridays. The schoolrooms would be cleaned on Tuesday evenings.

Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras told the board at its virtual meeting Monday night that an “equity option” also should be considered that would allow students with special needs or high academic needs to attend school for in-person learning Monday through Friday.

“Equity is not equality,” Mr. Kamras told the board. “Equity

is about giving the most to those who need the most.”

The “equity option,” which he said is a result of a meeting with the Parent Advisory Committee, is to support children with an individual education plan, or IEP, some English learners and other students facing unique life circumstances.

The board also faces the dilemma of a Mr. Kamras large number of parents who do not want their children to return to the classroom because of apprehension about the coronavirus spreading.

Board member James “Scott” Barlow, 2nd District, pointed out that many students, teachers and staff are at high risk for COVID-19 because the school district is made up largely of the most vulnerable groups being disproportionately affected by the virus.

Mr. Kamras noted another option for full virtual learning also should be available.

Virginia Ready launches new job training program with community colleges, bonuses

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

a Chesterfield County native, who is leading Virginia Ready.

Get trained for a high-paying job, Mr. Youngkind also is co-chief executive network with companies that are seeking officer of the Washington-based investment to fill thousands of vacant positions and firm, The Carlyle Group. earn a $1,000 bonus.

He credits his wife, Suzanne, with That’s the promise of a new nonprofit, formulating the idea for the job training Virginia Ready, that launched program about two months ago Monday. as a way to “really help people With support from Gov. who have been so negatively Ralph S. Northam, Virginia impacted” by the coronavirus Ready is joining with the state pandemic. Since mid-March, community college system’s nearly 900,000 Virginians have Fast Forward initiative that filed initial claims for unemploystrives to get people trained in ment, he said. six- to 12-week programs.

Mr. Youngkind said he wanted The $1,000 Virginia Ready to focus on Virginia because it Mr. Youngkind is offering is an incentive to is his birthplace and his current attract people to one of the 30 training home, but also because the state now has programs in 17 occupations for which the training infrastructure in place and companies are desperate for trained work- enough businesses to ensure the training ers. They range from computer network can lead to people being hired. support and information security to “What we want to do is provide medical support, welding and advanced thousands of people with the right cremanufacturing. dentials to fill the jobs that are availThe first Fast Forward training classes in able,” he said. which people can qualify for the individual The cost of Fast Forward classes aver$1,000 bonus will begin Aug. 1. ages about $2,400 each, but the state picks “Too many Virginians have lost their up two-thirds of the cost. Community jobs, and they deserve help to retool for colleges have scholarships and private in-demand jobs,” said Glenn A. Youngkind, support that can cover most or all of the

$900 to $1,000 an individual would be responsible for.

Mr. Youngkind said the Virginia Ready bonus could help reimburse individuals for the expense of training.

With support from 20 businesses, Mr. Youngkind said Virginia Ready already has raised $10 million and would be able to provide bonuses to at least 5,000 people who train this year and 5,000 people next year.

As more people join in, he hopes Virginia Ready can distribute 7,500 bonuses a year.

The nonprofit has set up a website, VirginiaReady.com, to keep track of and maintain contact with those who enroll, offer support services and a job exchange that will allow people to review their options for employment and connect with companies seeking workers with their specific training.

The development comes as the state stepped up its efforts by creating an improved online portal to make it easier for individuals to connect with training certification programs like Fast Forward and employment services.

The Virginia Career Works Referral Portal is open at https://app.Virginia. myjourney.com.

RPS students have learned online since late March, when schools were shut down statewide under the governor’s executive order to curb the spread of the pandemic. Unlike the last of the 2019-20 academic year, students beginning this fall will be held accountable for homework and other assignments and will receive grades and report cards, Mr. Kamras said.

Several School Board members, including Mr. Barlow; Liz Doerr, 1st District; Kenya Gibson, 3rd District; Felicia Cosby, 6th District; and Dawn Page, 8th District, expressed concern about voting on a reopening plan on July 9, the board’s next meeting. They sought to delay the vote, citing the need to gather more public input about the reopening options, especially from underserved communities.

Equally as important, the group voiced a need for more information from the medical community — local, statewide and federal — on how to respond to in-school health issues related to COVID-19, as well as how schools should handle students’ psychological needs.

Ms. Doerr also asked for cost information on the options, as well as the medical community’s perspective on the favored reopening option.

But board member Jonathan Young, 4th District, said a decision should be made sooner rather than later.

“We will make sure there is some kind of certainty for all of our stakeholders regarding the anxiety I’ve heard from them,” he said. “We want to see a sense of normalcy, which can be difficult.”

Once RPS’ reopening plan is selected, the budget will have to be addressed. Mr. Kamras indicated that COVID-19 deep cleaning costs and supplies also must be factored in, as well as where the money will come from — the state or federal CARES Act funds.

He also reminded the board that as long as social distancing remains in place, RPS will not be able to have all of its students in school at the same time.

While the board didn’t change the date for voting on a reopening plan, it may have an additional meeting before then to discuss issues surrounding reopening.

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Prison now a death sentence?

Nelson Mandela

What happens in prison does not stay in prison.

The cell blocks and bars give us a false sense of containment.

Nothing could be further from the truth. According to the U.S. Justice Department, “The average time served by state prisoners released in 2016, from initial admission to initial release, was 2.6 years, and the median time served was 1.3 years.”

As a former medical director in a jail, I know a constant flow exists between a correctional facility and a community. This back and forth includes cultural trends like saggy pants, which became fashionable in the 1990s.

It also can include diseases, such as COVID-19, and before that HIV, carried by people in prison and correctional staff.

What happens in the correctional setting during a pandemic?

Despite reports that the top five largest hotspots are in correctional facilities, it turns out the answer is not enough.

Our biggest tool to tackle the coronavirus is social distancing.

Creating space between people,

wearing masks, washing hands and keeping hands away from our faces can reduce the spread outside prisons. But inside the barbed wires, lawsuit after lawsuit documents the hurdles correctional facilities face with these tactics, from overcrowding to shortages of personal protective equipment and cleaning products, such as masks and soap.

Dr. Valda Crowder A few high-profile inmates have been released from prison during the pandemic, such as former Donald Trump lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen, and former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.

Many more releases are needed. Too many people at high risk for COVID-19 because of age or underlying medical conditions, and with only months remaining on their sentence, remain under lock and key. For almost half of Americans, or 133 million people with a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, arthritis, obesity or oral disease, the coronavirus may be deadly.

Randall Crawford, head of the Wayne County, Mo., deputy sheriff’s union, posted on Face-

book that “(w)orking in Wayne County Jail has now become a death sentence.” His comments followed the coronavirus-related deaths of the medical director, emergency specialist and jail commander.

Among New York City’s 9,680 mostly Black and brown officers, 1,259 tested positive for the coronavirus. These high rates of COVID-19 are reflected in their neighborhoods. The guards have a higher rate of infection than the inmate population at Rikers Island. And that’s saying something.

New York City’s jail is a hotspot within a hotspot. Although the Empire State has the largest number of cases in the United States, this should not distract from the dizzying number of infections among people in correctional facilities. As the number of COVID-19 deaths exceeded 100,000, at least 43,967 people in prison have the virus. This infected population is larger than the population of Selma, Ala., or Key West, Fla. Estimates of COVID-19 cases and deaths are undercounts. Some states do not test regularly in prisons. Most have not tested people who do not show symptoms of the disease.

If nothing changes, prisons

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom COVID-19 trials need minorities of others.”

— Nelson Mandela May new symbols of

freedom and equality rise on Monument Avenue and across this nation as we pause and reflect on the true meaning the Declaration of Independence holds for each one of us.

The work continues.

The minority community’s relationship with the medical and scientific world has not been built upon trust. This is particularly true with AfricanAmericans.

Brutal and unethical historical practices in medicine subjected African-American bodies to dissection and autopsy material without their consent.

In addition, sterilizing Native American women without their consent and the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment led to a justifiable fear and luck of trust by people of color regarding participating in clinical trials.

Recent publications also have indicated African-Americans are overly represented in experimental and procedural studies that did not require informed consent.

These are studies conducted under emergency situations when subjects cannot make an informed decision. Part of the explanation given was that African-Americans represent the largest proportion of geographical catchment in areas where such experiments are done. These are primarily in inner-city metro areas where academic medical centers are located.

On the contrary, AfricanAmericans constituted less than 5 percent of patients in cancerrelated clinical trials that led to 24 of the cancer drugs approved between 2015 and 2018. The underrepresentation of AfricanAmericans in oncological clinical trials extends to cancers that have higher rates of occurrence in the African-American com-

munity.

The system is not serving justice and must change. Clinical trials can provide earlier access to care options that can prolong life and prevent disease.

Opinions differ in terms of the benefit of vaccines to society. I strongly believe in the positive impact of vaccines. The world eradicated small pox and

Dr. Asefa Mekonnen controlled polio, measles, yellow fever, pertussis, etc., with vaccine intervention. We must remember how human health was affected in the pre-vaccine era, when millions died with each major epidemic.

I grew up in a developing nation where infectious disease accounts for the majority of preventable deaths. I witnessed firsthand the impact of mass vaccination. I cannot imagine what the population demography would have looked like if public health was not armed with mass vaccination strategies for major childhood illnesses.

As we progress in the fight against COVID-19, a safe and effective vaccine would give us the means to resume normal life.

Vaccine trials will show the result of preventing disease, or modifying the course of a disease, in a population that has the highest burden of disease.

People at the highest risk of the disease, such as health care workers, front line workers, and those within the AfricanAmerican and Hispanic communities, must be included in the study design that identifies requirements for participating in the trial. But protocols will not increase participation in the study unless the trust and fear barriers

for clinical trial participation are addressed.

When it comes to COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials, early educational intervention to underrepresented African-American and Hispanic communities can improve the knowledge gap.

Logistical factors that will curtail access to clinical research sites have to be considered. For example, trial managers should think about creating access to transportation, or taking clinical trial sites to where the target cohorts reside.

While building trust takes a long time, involvement of nonmedical community leaders to champion care in their respective communities will have a positive influence. Primary care physicians who have long-standing relationships with communities should be involved in recruitment and the explanation of research protocols as they have built rapport with their communities.

While medicine is a universal human science that assumes each of us should have commitment and care based on our common humanity, historical reasons in America have made race a major factor in care delivery. As such, we must bridge the gap so the community that needs care the most can benefit from early clinical trials and scientific progress to change the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.

People interested in participating in COVID-19 vaccination clinical trials should visit clinicaltrials.gov and search for clinical trials in their area.

The writer is a pulmonologist and partner at Rockville Internal Medicine Group in Rockville, Md., and serves as an investigator with Meridian Clinical Research to oversee clinical trials.

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may become an unwitting ally and engine of community spread of the virus. To avoid this outcome, correctional administrators and the courts should strictly follow the Centers for Disease Control and Infection’s new guidelines.

Ramping up cleaning and hygiene reminders are a good start.

Limit transfers between prisons.

Screen everyone coming into a facility. Practicing social distance in prisons means managing distance in lines and staggering meals among other steps. Know the non-respiratory symptoms of the virus. And the last prevention step is to implement no-contact prison visits.

We need to demand full compliance with this guidance and PPE for people in prison and correctional staff. We are all in this global pandemic together.

The writer is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who serves as chair of the Health Committee of Black Women for Positive Change.

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Make Kunta Kinte’s burial site a mecca

Excellence in education is paramount As a veteran participant in the struggle for racial justice, I enthusiastically support the unparalleled street demonstrations, sparked by the 8-minute, 46-second police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and spearheaded by the Black Lives Matter movement.

These demonstrations, which mirror the marches led by the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., could lead to meaningful change.

I hope that the marches will be successful in curbing the police abuse against African-Americans.

However, we must intensify our efforts to improve education for minorities and low-income citizens.

There was a reason why slave masters made it a crime for white people to teach slaves to read.

As the late Arthur Ashe Jr. indicated in his 1984 address to the Richmond Urban League, “We will never achieve true racial equality unless we teach our children to excel in reading.”

We must not forget that our quest for racial justice will not succeed if we fail to pursue excellence in education. As we continue to fight against police abuse, we must strengthen our fight for excellence in education and vote on Nov. 3.

HENRY L. MARSH III Richmond The writer, an attorney who served as Richmond’s first AfricanAmerican mayor, is a former state senator.

Movement goes into chaos I can understand the current movement, but things have gotten way out of control.

I have had to call 911 and (804) 646-5100 every day since Memorial Day because of the repeated fireworks and or gunfire in my neighborhood, Eastview, which is surrounded by Mosby Court and Raven and Accommodation streets.

On June 20, a parade of cars came down my street, Ford Avenue, driving on both sides of the street. People were hanging out windows, music was blasting, horns honking — a totally chaotic scene.

I called the police and nobody came.

What are we, as law-abiding and senior citizens, supposed to do? This has gotten totally out of hand.

Is there anyone who can help?

DEBORAH DRIVER Richmond

In a 1965 edition of Collier’s Encyclopedia, an account of the arrival of the first enslaved people in Virginia was offered thusly, supposedly by someone who was there: “About the last of August came in a Dutch man of warre that sold us 20 negars.”

That’s markedly different from the way I usually see it portrayed.

Kunta Kinte supposedly is buried somewhere in Spotsylvania County, Va. Alex Haley’s realistic portrayal of the ocean crossing in his book, “Roots,” is an agonizing read and a reason for reparations

in and of itself. In the book, Fiddler mentions an uprising in New Wales, Hanover County, Va., which occurred right around the time of the Haitian uprising and which sent the white people into a state of panic and reprisal. I had never heard of it.

We should locate Kunta Kinte’s burial ground and make it a mecca for all truly proud black people to pay homage to his story, told so articulately by his descendants and giving all of us a glimpse at that shared, sacred narrative.

Alex Haley did the research to bring

BERNARD A. GORDON Glen Allen

‘Remember children living with domestic violence’ Most people would agree domestic violence is a blight on society generally and directly on people and families affected by it.

As a 30-year veteran of law enforcement in Richmond, I have responded to countless domestic disturbance calls and seen firsthand the physical and emotional devastation caused when abuse is present in homes and how it destabilizes already fragile family structures.

I can also speak from personal experience. I grew up in a home where spousal abuse occurred, where nights were filled with yelling and screaming and me trying to keep my dad away from my mom.

On many occasions, things were so bad I called the police to intervene.

The abuse continued, and in 1980 my father shot and killed my mother, a crime for which he was incarcerated. As painful as the loss of both of my parents was, what followed was also jarring – the five gunshots made my younger sister and me orphans fending for ourselves.

Those life experiences led me to a career in law enforcement, first with the Richmond Sheriff’s Office, and for the last 23 years with the Richmond Police Department. They also led me in 2014 to form the Carol Adams Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose

mission is to provide emergency assistance to women, men and children who are victims of domestic violence. The foundation offers safety net services and other resources — groceries, clothes, furniture, etc. — to support victims of domestic violence so they can re-establish a life that is violence-free and give themselves an opportunity to become self-sufficient.

As a police officer and a domestic violence survivor, I know the need for support services and programs that surround children from fractured families with a safe, nurturing environment. But there are barriers to accessing and qualifying for available services or gaining the trust of an abuse victim.

When people who are traumatized daily by the loud noises, yelling and screaming associated with domestic violence call the police, they are looking for a knight in shining armor. They sometimes are disappointed when they don’t get the result they expect.

Over time, it became clear to me that my purpose was to help teach my fellow officers about the kindness and caring needed to help people on the other side of things because that’s where I’m from.

Life experience in the police department thrust me into this work of forming a foundation and getting into my purpose. This rewarding work gives me a chance to share

Possible format for making presidential debates ‘enlightening’

In the upcoming presidential debates, two changes for at least one debate would give the voters a chance to see something entirely different than the same old, same old we have become used to.

In one debate, there should be a soundproof, sightproof booth where the candidate who is not answering the question waits while the other candidate answers a question. When the answer

this story to life. The manifest of the ship Lord Ligonier, which brought Kunta Kinte to Annapolis, Md., detailed 140 captives on board at the time of departure from Gambia. Only 98 arrived in Maryland.

Multiply that by tens of thousands of such voyages.

Shame on the so-called “royal families” of England, Spain, etc. They started that mess.

is complete, the two candidates then would switch places.

During the first half hour, each candidate would get the exact same questions. In the second half hour, each would be given questions apropos to the candidate’s stance on issues.

Because any new president takes an oath of office swearing “to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution,” the third half hour of the candidate

debate should have questions requiring knowledge, understanding and application of the U.S. Constitution. For instance, “How has the 14th Amendment affected your stance on immigrants who cross the border illegally?”

The answers should be enlightening.

RANDY WRIGHT Richmond

my story with survivors to let them know they aren’t alone, that this happens to many families even if they don’t realize it.

I share these thoughts as June’s Gun Violence Awareness Month ends. In July, new gun control laws passed by the Virginia General Assembly take effect. It is my hope those measures help reduce gun violence because I know that the slightest pull of the trigger can take a life and impact so many other people. When guns are in an unstable home, perhaps where substance abuse or mental health challenges are present, it significantly heightens the potential that serious violence will occur.

These are important steps in the march for progress. They are not the only steps, however. We find ourselves at a moment in our nation’s history when many old, unhealed wounds are resurfacing, when issues many have been blind to have been brought into stark relief.

We have a homeless epidemic we don’t talk about. We have legacy, systemic inequalities affecting people of color, their health outcomes and their everyday lives.

The COVID-19 pandemic has only deepened those challenges for people on the margins of society, especially people in families where domestic violence is present and for whom the pandemic shutdown may pour gas on an already combustible situation.

As we work for a more just world, let’s remember children living with domestic violence for whom each day is about survival even as another emotionally burdensome rock is added to the bag on their back.

CAROL ADAMS Richmond The writer is a 30-year law enforcement officer in Richmond and founder of The Carol Adams Foundation.

Virginia: Open with care.

COVID-19 isn’t over.

We’re making progress, but we can’t leave behind all the safety measures we’ve been taking. They’re working! That’s why, when you visit your local stores, restaurants, and places of worship, they’ll only allow in half as many people as before. And they need all of us to do our part to keep them safe.

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Advocates demand extension of eviction moratorium

By George Copeland Jr.

Catalina is concerned for her community’s future.

With Jon Liss of New Virginia Majority providing translation, the Guatemala City native and South Side resident addressed in Spanish a crowd of about 100 housing advocates Wednesday outside the John Marshall Courts Building in Downtown, where more than 1,900 eviction cases are set to be heard.

Eviction hearings had been suspended for about four months during the coronavirus pandemic.

Catalina, who declined to provide her last name, and her family of four are among many Richmond residents facing an uncertain housing future. And like the advocates who gathered near the courthouse entrance, she stressed both the need for solutions to the looming crisis and a commitment to assist those at risk.

“We’re here to demand that the eviction moratorium continue,” Catalina said. “We’re here to say stop the evictions and help the people.”

Dissatisfaction over officials’ approach to the eviction issue led some of those present to march across Broad Street, chanting all the way, to the fences surrounding Capitol Square to Richmond City Hall and back to the courthouse, where an entryway window was smashed after Richmond sheriff’s deputies arrested several people.

Following the incident, the courthouse was closed for the day. No information was available at Free Press deadline on the charges or what actions led to the arrests.

Eviction cases statewide were halted in March by the state Supreme Court in response to the growing coronavirus pandemic. A second suspension later was ordered in early June by Gov. Ralph S. Northam after Mayor Levar M. Stoney requested a statewide moratorium on evictions until the pandemic passed.

That second suspension, however, expired Monday, and state officials have said that the state Supreme Court has made it clear it won’t halt eviction cases a third time. More than 12,000 eviction cases have accumulated in Virginia courts during the pandemic, with Richmond, already a nationwide leader in eviction rates, set to hear the highest number of cases in the state.

Erik Johnston, director of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, estimated that 50,000 Virginians are at risk of eviction during the month of July. With a halt on evictions for federal mortgages and subsidies ending on July 25, the number of people kicked out of their homes may grow even larger.

In response to the surge of eviction cases,

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Protesters chant as they march down Broad Street in Downtown toward the state Capitol following a rally Wednesday outside the John Marshall Courts Building.

Gov. Northam announced the launch of the Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program during a COVID-19 press briefing on June 25.

Using $50 million in funding from the federal CARES Act, the RMRP will partner with local nonprofits to aid families struggling to cover rent and mortgage payments.

Eligibility requirements for families include valid leases and mortgage statements, an inability to make payments due to COVID-19, a monthly rent or mortgage at or below 150 percent of fair market rent and a gross household income at or below 80 percent of the area median.

“Because we know the pandemic is having a disproportionate health and financial impact on people of color, this program will have an equity lens and target outreach to those communities,” Gov. Northam said.

“The governor and his administration assured us that they would focus on providing financial relief,” Delegate Lamont Bagby of Henrico County, chairman of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, said in a statement following the program’s unveiling. “Together, we look forward to doing more to address underlying systemic issues related to housing and doing more to help provide relief.”

The initiative has not helped Catalina and her family, who are relying on donations and whatever jobs they can do to pay the rent and

make ends meet.

RMRP also has been little comfort for housing advocates, which lead the directors of the Virginia Poverty Law Center, the Legal Aid Justice Center and the New Virginia Majority to write a letter to Gov. Northam calling for a more substantial solution.

“To stop mass evictions from happening during the current public health crisis, more must be done,” the letter read. “We are again urging you to issue an executive order prohibiting residential evictions until a fully funded, robust rent relief program has been fully implemented and used to reduce the eviction caseloads in courts across Virginia.”

Gov. Northam acknowledged that RMRP may need more time to properly begin its work, echoing the VLBC in asking state judges to extend the eviction moratorium locally. But he has otherwise remained reluctant to use his executive authority to order a halt to eviction cases.

The frustration felt by housing advocates was palpable at Wednesday’s rally, which was held simultaneously with a similar event in Alexandria, and was focused on housing information and empathy. Many of the speakers, from groups that included the Virginia Student Power Network, the Legal Aid Justice Center and the Richmond Tenants Union, decried RMRP’s eligibility requirements, the many social con-

structs that negatively impact African-American communities and the need for judges and Gov. Northam to take the initiative to protect the lives at risk.

“I have been homeless many, many times over the past 40 years,” said Christopher Rashad Green, lead community organizer with New Virginia Majority, as he stressed the need for people to understand the full impact evictions have on many. “We’re looking at 200,000 evictions by the end of July and August. And that’s not right.”

According to Rev. Ralph S. Hodge, senior pastor at Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, there has been some progress at the local level, with members of RISC pressing Mayor Stoney to apply 30 percent of the $20.1 million in CARES Act funding provided to the city to rent relief during a meeting a few weeks earlier. On June 22, the mayor announced a $6 million allocation for the city’s Eviction Diversion Program and rental assistance.

However, Rev. Hodges said the systems in place leave the city’s nonprofits with little time to prepare to aid those facing eviction, making another moratorium that much more necessary.

“No one should be evicted, and especially no one should be evicted during a pandemic,” Rev. Hodge said. “That is violence.”

Four mayoral candidates endorse Shockoe Bottom slavery memorial park

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

For more than five years, Ana Edwards, her husband, Phil Wilayto, and other supporters have vigorously lobbied City Hall to transform parking lots in Shockoe Bottom into a memorial park to remember and honor the enslaved who were once bought and sold like cattle in the area.

Their efforts, led through Ms. Edwards and Mr. Wilayto’s advocacy group, Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality, appear to have gained significant traction among at least half of the contenders for mayor.

The two considered front runners, Mayor Levar M. Stoney and 2nd District City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, have publicly endorsed the proposal, according to an announcement from Ms. Edwards and Mr. Wilayto.

So have two others in the race, attorney M. Justin Griffin and entertainment promoter and actress Tracey McLean, whose public support is included in the announcement.

Alexsis E. Rodgers, former president of the Virginia Young Democrats and an advocate for domestic workers, is expected to back the proposal, though she has not done so publicly.

She is supporting racial justice initiatives in her campaign.

While she has not responded to Free Press requests for comment, the Shockoe Bottom Memorial Park fits with ideas she is promoting.

Three newcomers, who just filed have yet to comment on the proposal. They are George E. Banks, a Richmond Police officer and founder of the Metro Richmond Tennis Club; Michael Gilbert, an adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and founder of the RideRichmond cycling

Mayor Stoney

promotion group; and E. Pauron Wheeler, who has provided no details about himself.

Mayor Stoney, even before he began his current push to remove Confederate statues from city property, issued a lengthy statement backing the development of the memorial park on the mostly city-owned land that sits underneath and beside the elevated railroad tracks that run on both sides of Main Street Station.

“I am committed to doing what we can to turn this unique, collective vision into reality … to ensure that the rich historical narratives and powerful legacies of our fearless ancestors are never forgotten and that the spaces and places on which they lived, struggled, endured and triumphed are respected, honored and used to propel us into a better, more just tomorrow,” Mayor Stoney wrote.

As described in the Virginia Defenders newspaper Ms. Edwards and Mr. Wilayto publish, the memorial park would include about 5.9 acres bounded

by Broad, 17th and Grace streets and Interstate 95.

That land south of Broad Street would incorporate the undeveloped site of Lumpkin’s Jail, which the city has long promised to transform into an innovative museum on slavery.

The jail, which was demolished and buried long ago, once

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was a notorious holding place and auction site for enslaved people dubbed “the Devil’s HalfAcre” before the Civil War. Ironically, after the Civil War, the African-American widow of the jail’s white owner leased the building as the initial site of a school for freed people that eventually evolved into Virginia Union University.

The remaining 3.1 acres of the park would include land now believed to encompass Richmond’s first public burial ground for enslaved and free Black people located north of Broad Street between 15th and 16th streets, according to Mr. Wilayto.

He and Ms. Edwards also were leaders in the 10-year campaign that finally gained state and city government support to remove a parking lot and reclaim the land as a historical burial ground, although it’s now mostly a grassy area.

Mayor Stoney previously offered encouraging words, but was the last to offer a complete endorsement for the concept of the park, according a statement from the Defenders’ Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project that Ms. Edwards leads.

Ms. Gray, the mayor’s chief rival in the November election contest, had been a longtime supporter, according to the Defenders’ statement.

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“A memorial park at the site of Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom that was central to the American slave trade would provide a gathering place for all to remember, reflect, heal and honor the lives of the men, women and children who were sold into bondage,” Ms. Gray stated.

Mr. Griffin and Ms. McLean also expressed enthusiasm for what Ms. Edwards calls “the community proposal to properly memorialize the Downtown district that once was an epicenter of the U.S. domestic slave trade.”

Before the Civil War, dozens of slave traders operated slave auction blocks, pens and other businesses connected with the slave trade in the Shockoe Bottom area. Richmond was once the second busiest slave trade

location outside of New Orleans, historical records indicate.

In his endorsement, Mayor Stoney called for the park concept to be included in a smallarea plan being developed by the Shockoe Alliance, an advisory group he established.

The mayor also called for city funds to be used for developing the park, which would require removing the pavement, relocating a city Public Works storage area and installing grass and other plantings, though when that would happen is uncertain.

The mayor noted in his statement that the city is facing limitations and revenue challenges as a result of the coronavirus and made no promises that funding would be available.

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a staunch supporter almost since the Virginia Defenders began advocating for it, described park plan as “one of the greatest opportunities we have to tell the full history of African-Americans, begin the healing process for descendants of enslaved people and enslavers and provide a resource for future generations to remember and learn from the past.”

Ms. Edwards described the backing of mayoral candidates as a “significant step forward in the community struggle … to make the vision of the memorial park a reality.”

Ms. Edwards pledged that her committee would remain committed to ensuring that the descendants of the enslaved have a major voice in the development plans and that they “reap the primary financial benefits from, the development of this sacred ground. That will help ensure that Richmond honestly confronts its shameful past, while moving toward a more justice-oriented future.”

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‘Tip Your Cap’ in honor of 100th anniversary of baseball’s Negro Leagues A monthlong “Tip Your Cap” campaign honoring the formation 100 years ago of baseball’s Negro Leagues got underway June 29.

The “Tip Your Cap” campaign, directed

by Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum located in Kansas City, Mo., is designed to bring recognition and respect to the enormously talented and courageous men and women

who played in the Negro Leagues from 1920 through 1960.

The campaign was conceived when longplanned centennial events in major league stadiums across the country were canceled due to COVID-19.

Between now and July 23, people are asked to submit a brief video or photo of themselves tipping their cap in honor of

these sports and civil right heroes.

Send the photos or videos to photos@tippingyourcap.com or post on social platforms with the hashtag #tipyourcap2020.

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter are among those lending their voices to this 100th anniversary milestone.

Also at the forefront of the celebration is Hall of Famer Hank Aaron and Rachel Robinson, the widow of trailblazing Jackie Robinson, who became the first African-American to break Major League Baseball’s color line in 1947 to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

In a statement to the media, President Obama said, “Today I’m tipping my hat to everyone in the Negro Leagues who left a century-long legacy of talent, spirit and dignity in our country.

So here’s to Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Cool

Papa Bell and everybody else, including three brave women who did us all proud.”

President Bush stated, “When I was a kid, my favorite player was Willie Mays. I can just imagine what baseball would have been like had the predecessors to Willie Mays been able to play Major League Baseball.”

President Clinton stated, “I love Satchel Paige, Byron Johnson, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Ernie Banks.”

In mentioning Banks, a former player with the Chicago Cubs, the former president tipped his hat to the Chicago icon.

President Carter stated: “I’ve been a baseball fan all my life and the Negro Leagues are an important part of the sport’s history. I am thankful that the era of segregated leagues is long over, and I tip my cap to the pioneers who showed the world that Black players belong in America’s game.”

Remembering Ray

Richmond made a major contribution to baseball’s Negro Leagues.

Ray Dandridge, who grew up in Richmond’s East End, was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987 by the Veterans Committee.

He broke into the Negro Leagues in 1933 with the Detroit Stars and played for such other teams as the Nashville Elite Giants, the Newark Dodgers and the New York Cubans.

A three-time Negro League All-Star, Dandridge posted a career .355 average and is considered among the greatest defensive third basemen of all time.

He was already 34 and past his athletic prime by the time African-Americans were allowed to play in the previously all-white big leagues.

Price and Betts boost L.A. Dodgers’ World Series dreams Since the Los Angeles Dodgers’ last World Series trade with the Boston Red Sox. championship in 1988, 17 different franchises have Betts, a 27-year-old native of won baseball’s top prize.

Nashville, Tenn., is a four-time To help snap the drought in Tinseltown, the Dodgers All-Star. He was the American have beefed up its roster with a pair of likely future League MVP and batting leader Hall of Famers. in 2018. The fleet right Left-handed starting pitcher David Price and fielder also has won slugging outfielder Mookie Betts figure to add four straight Golden plenty more life to the party once Major League Gloves for his deDavid Price Mookie Betts Baseball’s belated season commences July 23. fensive prowess.

Price and Betts, each with Tennessee roots, are among the most A career .301 hitter, Betts has 139 home runs, 470 runs batted celebrated African- Americans in a sport that is increasingly short in and 126 stolen bases since breaking in with Boston in 2014. of Black players. At last year’s All-Star Game in Cleveland, there Price, from Murfreesboro, Tenn., starred at Vanderbilt Uniwere just seven African-American players (five in the American versity before launching his pro career with the Tampa Bay League including Betts and two in the National League) on the Devil Rays in 2008. combined 70-plus man rosters. That does not include players of The 36-year-old pitcher is a five-time All-Star with a lifetime color from the Caribbean and South America. big league win-loss mark of 150-80. He has a career 3.31 earned Both Betts and Price were obtained by Los Angeles in an offseason run average and 1,981 strikeouts.

It’s not that the Dodgers have been a bottom dweller. The franchise has won six straight National League West titles and went to the World Series in 2017, losing to the Houston Astros, and in 2018, when it lost to Boston.

The ownership is hopeful the acquisition of Betts and Price may help the team take the final step.

Los Angeles’ last World Series triumph was in 1988 when it defeated the Oakland Athletics four games to one. That series was famous for Kirk Gibson’s dramatic walk-off home run in Game 1. Gibson is now 63.

The Dodgers also won the World Series in 1955 when the team was still in Brooklyn, N.Y., and in 1959, 1963, 1965 and 1981 since moving to Los Angeles in 1958.

The Dodgers’ Dave Roberts is one of only two African-American managers in the major leagues, along with Dusty Baker in Houston.

There are two Latino managers, Luis Rojas with the New York Mets and Dave Martinez with the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals.

African-American baseball standouts snapped up in MLB draft Who will be the Major League Baseball’s next AfricanAmerican All-Star?

An educated guess might be Austin Martin.

The versatile Vanderbilt University athlete was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays as the fifth overall pick in the June 10-11 Major League Baseball draft.

A native of DeLand, Fla., Martin led the Southeastern Conference in hitting (.410) and on-base percentage (.486) in 2019, helping Vanderbilt to the College World Series

championship.

Also in 2019, he led the NCAA Division I in runs scored — 87 — and was selected to the U.S. Collegiate National Team.

Martin, who started at six different positions for the Commodores, was listed as a shortstop in the draft, but he is just as comfortable at second base or the outfield.

The 21-year-old is leaving the Nashville school following two full seasons and an abbreviated 2020 campaign because of the coronavirus.

Claudell Washington, former MLB All-Star, succumbs at 65

By Fred Jeter

Claudell Washington, who was among the youngest players to become an All-Star in Major League Baseball history, has died.

Mr. Washington, who died Wednesday, June 10, 2020, succumbed to prostate cancer. He was 65 and living in the East Bay area near San Francisco.

Mr. Washington The left-handed outfielder did not follow a traditional pattern to big league stardom. He never played on the baseball team at Berkeley High School in California and was signed by the Oakland A’s at age 17.

An Oakland scout discovered the teen playing in a sandlot rec league.

By 19, Mr. Washington was playing with the parent A’s and by 20 was an American League All-Star.

He went on to play 17 seasons, accumulating 1,884 hits, 334 doubles, 164 home runs and 312 stolen bases.

Mr. Washington was a member of the Oakland A’s 1974 World Series championship team. He later played with the Texas Rangers, the Chicago White Sox, the New York Mets, the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees and the California Angels. He retired following the 1990 season.

On a side note, he appeared in the 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” It is a foul ball hit by Mr. Washington that Ferris catches at Wrigley Field in Chicago on a day Ferris was supposed to be home sick.

His MLB assigned value rookie salary will be $6,180,700.

He could launch his Blue Jays career later this summer when and if MLB play resumes or his debut could be delayed to 2021.

With his strong background at Vanderbilt, which is among the strongest NCAA baseball programs, Martin could go directly to Toronto or possibly serve an apprenticeship with a minor league affiliate.

Baseball is in dire need of African-American headliners.

As of April 15, 2019, which is Jackie Robinson Day as commemorated by MLB, only 68 of 882 players (7.7 percent) on MLB rosters were AfricanAmerican.

These figures do not count the dozens of talented men of color from the Caribbean and Central and South America.

Help could be on the way.

Martin had some company in this year’s first-round MLB picks. Other African-American players who heard their names called in round one of the draft were Ed Howard IV, Jordan Walker and Austin Carson Tucker.

Howard, an 18-year-old shortstop from Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, was the 16th overall pick by the Chicago Cubs.

In 2014, Howard starred for Jackie Robinson West out of Chicago, a squad that reached the finals of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Top draft picks out of high school generally spend several years in the minors before making it to “The Show.”

Jordan Walker, a third base-

man from Decatur High School in Georgia, was selected 21st overall by the St. Louis Cardinals. The powerful 6-foot-5, 220-pound Walker was Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year and had Martin committed to Duke University before opting for the draft.

Tucker, a 6-foot-2 shortstop from Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Ariz., was picked 23rd overall by the Cleveland Indians. He is the younger brother of Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Cole Tucker.

Tucker committed to the University of Texas prior to placing his name in the draft.

The first overall pick in this year’s draft, by the Detroit Tigers, was first baseman Spencer Torkelson out of Arizona State

University.

The last African-American picked first overall in the MLB draft was shortstop Royce Lewis in 2017 by the Minnesota Twins. Lewis was drafted out of a Catholic high school in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

In 2019, Lewis played for the Twins’ AA farm affiliate in Pensacola, Fla. Closer to home, the 2005 overall top pick was Justin Upton out of Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake. Now playing with the Los Angeles Angels, Upton has 298 home runs and 937 runs batted in during a big league career beginning in 2007 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The MLB draft began in 1965 with Rick Monday, the very first selection by the Kansas City A’s. Monday was an outfielder out of Arizona State University.

NBA’s Vince Carter ends record 22-season pro career Vince Carter, among the most dynamic and durable players in NBA history, has announced his retirement.

Earning the nickname “Vinsanity,” Carter is retiring following a record 22-season NBA career. Carter played the past two seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.

“I’m officially done playing professional basketball,” the 43-year-old Carter said in a podcast hosted by The Ringer and the Atlanta Hawks. “I’ll play at home (instead).”

The eight-time All-Star out of the University of North Carolina got off to a sensational start with the Toronto Raptors in 1998-99, winning Rookie of the Year and giving a jaw-dropping performance in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest that hasn’t been forgotten.

Carter’s victorious array of slams in 2000 featured a 360-degree windmill, a betweenthe-legs bounce dunk and an elbow in the rim dunk, known as the “cookie jar.”

The 6-foot-6 Florida native was as dangerous behind the 3-point arc as he was throwing them down above the cylinder.

With 2,290 career 3-point connections,

Carter is sixth on the all-time list behind Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, Steph Curry, Kyle Korver and James Harden. Carter’s 22 NBA seasons is the most in league history. He thrilled fans playing during the course of his career for the Toronto Raptors, the New York Nets, the Orlando Magic, the Phoenix Suns, the Dallas Mavericks, the Memphis Grizzlies and the Sacramento Kings before Vince Carter wrapping up with the Hawks.

At 43, he is the fourth oldest player to ever compete on the highest level in basketball behind Nat Hickey, Kevin Willis and Robert Parish.

He is third all-time in most games played (1,541) and 15th in most minutes logged (46,367). For his distinguished career, Carter averaged 16.7 points (high of 27.6 in 2001-02 with the Raptors), 4.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists.

In both his sophomore and junior seasons at UNC, he helped the Tar Heels to the NCAA Final Four. He left Carolina one year early in 1998 to enter the NBA draft.

He was drafted fifth overall in 1998 by the Golden State Warriors and then immediately traded to Toronto.

In 2000, Carter played on the United States’ Olympic gold medal-winning basketball team at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

His final NBA game was March 11 in Atlanta, with the Hawks hosting the New York Knicks. It was during that contest that the NBA announced suspension of all further activities because of the coronavirus.

On Carter’s final career shot, he connected from 3-point range. To Carter, the shot meant more than 3 points.

“Making my last shot helped,” he said.

“If I hadn’t made that, I would have been itching to get back and at least play one more minute to make one more shot.”

The Hawks were among eight teams not invited back to complete the NBA’s fractured season.

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Personality: Demetrius W. Frazier Spotlight on co-founder and president of Black Men Read In the wake of the murder of Philando Castile by a St. Anthony, Minn., police officer in 2016, Demetrius W. Frazier was among many searching for answers to this tragedy.

Mr. Frazier, along with Lance Adams, turned to literature as a tool to forge connections with other African-American men centering on discussions around books addressing the issues that led to Mr. Castile’s death.

Mr. Frazier and Mr. Adams would make their idea a reality in 2018 with the founding of Black Men Read, an organization dedicated to igniting and empowering communities of color by inspiring literacy.

The nonprofit organization works chiefly through Henrico County schools and libraries to help foster “a lifelong love of reading” among AfricanAmerican youths and men.

“I knew then and know now that the only way the Black community can move higher through these painful issues is to roll up our sleeves, get organized and be vigilant in the fight for justice and prosperity,” Mr. Frazier says. “Reading is just one of the many issues that need to be tackled.”

The Chesterfield County resident serves as the president of Black Men Read. It’s a role that has him developing strategy for fundraising and supporting high school curriculums, coordinating the organization’s adult book club and managing its social media presence. This suite of responsibilities contributes toward Black Men Read’s chief goal – “to eradicate illiteracy in the Black community.”

“Black males play a specific role in the Black community,” Mr. Frazier says. “A focus on this group will not only reduce the literacy gap but will yield positive results in the Black family, community economics and will help solidify generational progress.”

To that end, Black Men Read has a number of programs, including combining hip-hop and lyrical expression with young adult literature; building bookshelves and providing reading material to help create home libraries for students and their families; and encouraging students to connect their reading to inner talents, like poetry.

So far, the organization’s efforts have resulted in literary support for more than 2,500 students at Henrico, Hermitage and Highland Springs high schools; creation of reading roundtables; donations of more than 500 books to several schools and libraries; and organizing and/or supporting Black History Month celebrations and other programs at schools and public libraries across Henrico, Chesterfield

and Richmond.

Black Men Read also has struck partnerships with several organizations and school administrations.

In the wake of the latest outcry locally, nationally and globally surrounding George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and the protests against police violence and racial justice, Mr. Frazier sees Black Men Read turning toward more heavier subjects than previously covered. Highland Springs High School has asked the organization to facilitate a discussion based on the book “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.”

The book by Ibram X. Kendi, published in 2016, won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. The book will become a platform to broach topics that are likely on the minds of African-American students at the school, Mr. Frazier says.

The discussion may require a significant adjustment in their approach, Mr. Frazier says, but one necessary to help channel a positive path toward change.

“I think if we can support the young people and all the activism and the change they’re trying to invoke, I think we can strengthen our community a lot better,” Mr. Frazier says. “I think this is a good environment for doing so. I think it’s the right time.”

Meet an advocate for empowerment through the written word and this week’s Personality, Demetrius W. Frazier: Occupation: Director of continuous improvement at Kaiser Aluminum.

What I do: I identify operational and internal process inefficiencies in order to facilitate and implement sustained improvement across the organization. I use established methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean and ADKAR change management to name a few.

No. 1 volunteer position: Cofounder and president of Black Men Read.

Date and place of birth: May 1977 in Queens, N.Y.

Education: Bachelor’s in marketing, Virginia Union University, 1999, and MBA with a focus in strategic leadership, University of Richmond, 2006.

Family: Wife, Celena Smith Frazier, and three children, Brandon, 19; Ethan, 17; and Deinna, a newborn.

When Black Men Read was founded: Black Men Read was founded as a book club in July 2018 and established as a 501(c)(3) in September 2018.

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How I came up with the idea: After seeing on video the horrific murder of Philando Castile, I, along with co-founder Lance Adams, was searching for answers to painful questions about how tragedies like these happen. We decided to solicit connection with fellow Black men and center the conversation around literature that addressed these issues.

What motivated me: I am an optimist by nature and I knew the answers were out there. I knew then and know now that the only way the Black community can move higher through these painful issues is to roll up our sleeves, get organized and be vigilant in the fight for justice and prosperity. Reading is just one of the many issues that needs to be tackled.

Our mission: To ignite and empower communities of color by inspiring literacy. Through mentorship and advocacy, we aim to improve educational outcomes and foster a lifelong love of reading with a focus on Black men and boys.

Our top goal: To eradicate illiteracy in the Black community.

Our organization is needed because: Black males play a specific role in the Black community. A focus on this group

What Black Men Read has been able to accomplish: We have supported three Henrico County high schools with a combined 2,500-plus students. We have participated or organized local programs such as reading roundtables, Black History Month celebrations, Ratcliffe Reads Day, Virginia Reads One Book, and much more at schools and public libraries across Henrico, Chesterfield and Richmond. We have donated more than 500 books.

Black Men Read provides: Literary programs aimed at encouraging readers to read more and share their experiences. Our major programs include: • Books And Bars: Marrying readers’ love of hip-hop and lyrical expression with young adult literature.

• Lit At The Crib: Along with students and their families, we build bookshelves and fill them with books to create home libraries and encourage the habit of discovery for the entire family.

• Black Men Read Book Club: An adult male book club designed as a safe space to read together and share our experience as Black men.

• Expression: A program designed to encourage students to read and then connect that activity to their inner talents.

Previous years focused on poetry, but we are looking to expand to art and dance.

Organizations we partner with: Outside of the talented librarians and admins at the schools we support, we also work with organizations such as Communities in Schools; book clubs, including Mocha Girls Read and Book Pearls; local talents such as poet Roscoe

Burnems of The Writer’s Den; and bookstores such as Chop Suey Books.

Why reading is important: Reading is a gateway to hope.

It embeds endless possibilities in the spirit of the individual and inspires one to pursue their dreams.

Most popular books for teens and young males: Most teens we encounter lean toward two genres: Reality-based fiction and sci-fi/fantasy. The former is identifiable based on their current circumstance. The later helps them escape it. Young males like the same, but with the addition of sports.

Most popular books for men: Adult males focus heavily on non-fiction books centered around knowledge and understanding of politics, economics and race. They thirst to understand, discuss and act.

Ways to get youths interested in reading: First, before ever suggesting a book, understand what the young person’s interests are. There is a book for everything! Second, offer them options, not your selection.

Lastly, and most importantly, read with them. The days of “Do as I say, not as I do” are long gone.

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Quality I admire most in another person: The ability to reasonably discuss complex topics. I love a healthy debate.

Nobody knows I: Am actively working to become a charter financial analyst. I want to be a better resource to my community and improve the use of the stock market for generational wealth.

The one thing I can’t stand: Racism, especially in the most sensitive fields such as education and health.

A perfect day: Relaxing in my backyard with all my family healthy and enjoying life.

Best late-night snack: A slice of my wife’s homemade apple pie.

Best time of my life: Seeing my son walk across the stage for his high school graduation. I cannot wait to see my younger son do the same next year.

Person who influenced me the most: My mom. She is a strong but gentle woman and finds joy in helping others without need for reward or recognition. She is an amazing person.

Do teens prefer hard-copy or digital books? Most teen boys seem to like physical copies, especially comics, manga or graphic novels.

The best thing my parents ever taught me was: It’s OK to fail. You have the strength and the family support to get back in the game, so keep pushing.

Advice for parents during pandemic to promote reading: Turn off the TV and put down the phone. Show with your actions that you enjoy and prioritize reading. Also, have mini book clubs with your children and discuss or draw your feelings on the book.

Never use reading as some sort of punishment.

Book that influenced me the most: “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison. It was the first time I felt seen in a book.

What I’m reading now: “Men We Reaped: A Memoir” by Jesmyn Ward and “The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt”

by Jill Watts.

My earliest memory of reading is: Reading a book called “Who Runs the City?” I still have this book 30-plus years

Next goal: To gain the funding and support to expand Black Men Read into the city of Richmond.

Current residence: Chesterfield County.

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Arthur Ashe’s life story coming to the big screen Free Press staff, wire report

The life of legendary tennis great and local hometown hero Arthur Ashe Jr. will be told in a film by an Oscar-winning writer and an Indian movie producer and former international tennis competitor who once played Mr. Ashe and lost.

Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott, cowriter of Spike Lee’s latest film “Da 5 Bloods” and his 2018 movie “BlacKkKlansman,” is writing the screenplay for the project with producer Ashok Amritraj of Hyde Park Entertainment and Warner Music Group to create a biopic about the late Mr. Ashe, the only Black tennis player to win the men’s single title at the U.S. Open, Wimbledon and the Australian Open.

The late Mr. Ashe grew up learning to play tennis on segregated public courts in Richmond, and rose through time to become one of the greatest tennis stars of all time. The film about Mr. Ashe not only will talk about Mr. Ashe’s triumphs on the courts but about his achievements in battling discrimination.

“It’s about the man, about his growing up and making it as a Black man in a white man’s world,” Mr. Amritraj told the U.K. Guardian newspaper. “Arthur was so much more than a great tennis player … while he did have a voice in the civil rights in the U.S., he really found Mr. Ashe his voice (opposing) the apartheid policies of South Africa.”

The film project has the full support of the Arthur Ashe Estate. Mr. Ashe’s widow, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, is one of the film’s executive producers.

Mr. Ashe won the U.S. Open and was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1968, the year the United States struggled with the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, the Civil Rights Movement and anti-Vietnam War protests.

He was able to forge his role within the Black

revolution in America, finding his own unique voice as he struck a bold new path against apartheid in South Africa and helped open the country to freedom.

The film’s soundtrack will include music from the era, highlighting the works from iconicAfrican-American artists including Aretha FrankMr. Willmott lin, Prince, Curtis Mayfield and others. Warner Music Group will help secure the music and provide creative guidance.

Mr. Ashe retired from tennis in 1980 but remained active in a myriad of educational, human rights and philanthropic pursuits.

In April 1992, Mr. Ashe announced that he had contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion during heart bypass surgery. He spent the last year of his life working to create public awareness and understanding of HIV and AIDS. He died at age 49 on Feb. 6, 1993, and is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Richmond, next to his

mother. He would have been 77 on July 10.

The film’s producer, Mr. Amritraj, 64, was a tennis professional himself. He and his older brothers, Vijay and Anand Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis.

Mr. Amritraj played in every major tennis tournament during his nine-year career, including Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. He won the World Team Tennis Championship in 1978 and the MVP award.

He also played Mr. Ashe in the mid-1970s in St. Louis and lost, but his admiration has remained.

He calls Mr. Ashe a “charismatic” player as well as “a gentleman and an intellectual.”

As chairman and chief executive officer of Hyde Park Entertainment, a company he started in 1999, Mr. Amritraj has collaborated with every major studio to produce numerous Hollywood hit films with some of the biggest stars, including Steve Martin, Queen Latifah and Angelina Jolie.

“I am honored to bring Arthur’s story to the screen,” he said.

NASA names D.C. headquarters for engineer Mary W. Jackson of ‘Hidden Figures’ fame Free Press wire report

very important women who helped NASAsucceed in getting WASHINGTON American astronauts into space.

The early African-AmeriMary never accepted the status can women at NASA will not quo. She helped break barribe hidden anymore. ers and open opportunities for NASA administrator Jim African Americans and women Bridenstine announced last in the field of engineering and week that the agency’s headtechnology,” Mr. Bridenstine quarters in Washington has said in a statement released been named after Hampton June 24. native Mary Winston Jackson, “Today, we proudly anthe first African-American nounce the Mary W. Jackson female engineer at NASA. NASA Headquarters building.

Her work as a mathematiIt appropriately sits on ‘Hidden Mrs. Jackson cian and aerospace engineer at Figures Way,’ a reminder that NASA, and that of Katherine G. Johnson and Mary is one of many incredible and talented Dorothy Vaughan in the West Area Computing professionals in NASA’s history who contribUnit at NASA’s Langley Research Center in uted to this agency’s success. Hidden no more, Hampton, caught widespread national atten- we will continue to recognize the contributions tion in the 2016 book “Hidden Figures: The of women, African-Americans and people of American Dream and the Untold Story of the all backgrounds who have helped construct Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped NASA’s successful history to explore.”

Win the Space Race.”

In 2019, after a bipartisan bill by Sens. Ted The book by Margot Lee Shetterly was made Cruz, Ed Markey, John Thune and Bill Nelson into a popular movie that same year, with Mrs. made its way through Congress, the portion of Jackson’s character played by award-winning E Street SW in front of NASA Headquarters actress Janelle Monáe. was renamed Hidden Figures Way. Mrs. Jackson, a 1942 graduate of Hampton Mrs. Jackson died in 2005. Her family was Institute with a dual degree in math and physical proud of NASA’s latest recognition. sciences, went on to lead programs influencing “We are honored that NASA continues the hiring and promotion of women in NASA’s to celebrate the legacy of our mother and science, technology, engineering and mathemat- grandmother Mary W. Jackson,” said Carolyn ics careers. In 2019, she was posthumously Lewis, Mrs. Jackson’s daughter. “She was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. a scientist, humanitarian, wife, mother and “Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of trailblazer who paved the way for thousands

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of others to succeed, not only at NASA, but throughout this nation.”

After graduating from Hampton, Mrs. Jackson initially accepted a job as a math teacher in Calvert County, Md. She went on to work as a bookkeeper, marry, start a family and work as a secretary for the U.S. Army before her aerospace career would take off.

She was recruited in 1951 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the precursor agency to NASA, and started as a research mathematician known as a human computer at Langley.

After two years working under Dorothy Vaughan in the segregated West Area Computing Unit, she received an offer to work with NASA’s Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, a wind tunnel capable of blasting models with winds approaching twice the speed of sound. Her supervisor suggested she enter a training program to become an engineer. She needed special permission to join the classes, which were held

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in the all-white Hampton High School.

After completing the courses, Mrs. Jackson became NASA’s first African-American female engineer in 1958. During the course of her career with the space agency, she authored or co-authored numerous research reports focused largely on the behavior of the boundary layer of air around airplanes. She retired in 1985.

“The nation is beginning to awaken to the greater need to honor the full diversity of people who helped pioneer our great nation,” Mr. Bridenstine said. “Over the years, NASA has worked to honor the work of these ‘Hidden Figures’ in various ways, including naming facilities, renaming streets and celebrating their legacy.

“We know there are many other people of color and diverse backgrounds who have contributed to our success, which is why we’re continuing the conversations started about a year ago with the agency’s Unity Campaign.

NASA is dedicated to advancing diversity, and we will continue to take steps to do so.”

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Black lives celebrated and mourned at emotional BET Awards Free Press wire report

LOS ANGELES Black power, suffering and the fight for justice took center stage at the BET Awards on Sunday, the first Black celebrity event since recent nationwide mass protests broke out over systemic racism.

The show, which celebrates Black excellence in music, film, sports and philanthropy, was filled with speeches, songs, images of protests and celebrities honoring dozens of AfricanAmerican men and women who have died at the hands of police in recent years by saying their names.

Beyoncé, who was given a humanitarian award by former First Lady Michelle Obama for her philanthropic work and COVID-19 relief efforts, dedicated her award to the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraged activists to continue to push forward.

Go vote, she said in a direct message to viewers.

“Your voices are being heard and you’re proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain,” she said, urging people to use their vote in upcoming

elections to dismantle “racist and unequal systems” across the United States.

“We have to vote like our life depends on it, because it does,” the superstar singer said.

The three-hour awards show, broadcast live for the first time in its 20-year history on America’s mainstream CBS channel, along with BET and BET Her, featured commercials from Coca-Cola, Ford, Nissan, P&G, L’Oreal and Facebook that both celebrated the achievements of Black people and highlighted the challenges they face.

The show, hosted by Amanda Seales, was a mix of prerecorded performances and virtual appearances because of the coronavirus pandemic that shut down production of television shows in mid-March.

A remixed version of veteran New York rap group Public Enemy’s 1989 anthem “Fight the Power,” featuring photos of the recent street protests, opened the show, whose slogan was “Our Culture Can’t Be Canceled.”

The performance featured group members Chuck D and Flavor Flav along with Nas, Black Thought, Rapsody and

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YG — who added lyrics to the song.

During the performance, video clips were shown of the national protests over the recent deaths of unarmed Black people, including George Floyd in Minneapolis, Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, Ga., and Breonna Taylor in Louisville.

The 12-year-old sensation Keedron Bryant also performed a cappella his anthem, “I Just Wanna Live,” a song about being a young black man that earned him a record deal.

Rapper Da Baby’s performance of “Rockstar” began with him singing while lying on the ground under the knee of a

police officer, in a recreation of the May 25 death of Mr. Floyd in Minneapolis that sparked the global protests.

Newcomer Roddy Ricch wore a “Black Lives Matter” shirt, John Legend played his ballad, “We Will Never Break,” and Alicia Keys sang an emotional new song, “Perfect Way to Die,” about the many lives of African-Americans lost over the decades.

Awards went to Mr. Ricch’s “Please Excuse Me for Being Anti-Social,” which won album of the year, Megan Thee Stallion for best female hip-hop artist and Lizzo was named best female R&B/pop artist.

Gymnast Simone Biles and basketball star LeBron James were named sportswoman and man of the year, respectively. Nigerian musician Burna Boy was named best international act.

On a virtual stage, Lil Wayne paid tribute to the Black Mamba, honoring the late Kobe Bryant with a performance of his song “Kobe Bryant,” highlighting the NBA icon’s biggest moments.

He paid tribute to Mr. Bryant who died in a helicopter crash in January that killed eight others, including his 13-year-old

daughter, Gianna.

The singer weaved in new lyrics as Mr. Bryant’s No. 8 and 24 jerseys flashed behind him. His performance showed video clips of the Los Angeles Lakers star dunking on Dwight Howard and Steve Nash, hitting game-winning shots and highlights from his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006.

“I call him King Bryant,” Lil Wayne rapped. “Now let the crown show.”

Wayne Brady transformed from his normal actor-comedian self into the flamboyant character of the late Little Richard.

Wearing a gold glittery tuxedo, Mr. Brady put on his best emulation during a tribute to Little Richard, who died of bone cancer in May. He rolled around on top of a piano as he sang a medley of hits from Little Richard, considered one of the chief architects of rock ’n’ roll.

“Shut up!” Mr. Brady blurted out in the same manner as Little Richard. Some of Little Richard’s hits that Mr. Brady performed included “Lucy,” “Good Golly, Miss Molly” and “Tutti Frutti.”

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Last weekend’s Pride March, which proceeded along Brook Road, also marked the 51st anniversary of the six-day Stonewall Uprising in New York, which served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States.

A huge figure representing gay pride becomes a focal point last Saturday for Stonewall Rising: LGBTQ March for Black Lives. Hundreds of members of VA Pride, Minority Vets and other partners flooded the streets of North Side to show they are allied with the cause of racial justice. Pictured here is the starting point at Diversity Richmond on Sherwood Avenue.

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Above, marchers with Stonewall Rising stop in front of the Richmond Police Training Academy on West Graham Road, where they were met by a line of Richmond Police and State Police in riot gear. The face-off ended peacefully after several demonstrators spoke. Right, about 100 young people make their way from the Richmond Children’s Museum up Arthur Ashe Boulevard to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center as part of the Black Lives Matter Youth & Children’s March last Saturday.

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A young woman prepares to lay flowers at the base of the Lee statue on Monument Avenue that has become a memorial to African-Americans across the country killed at the hands of police.

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A protester confronts Virginia State Police troopers, who declared an unlawful assembly before pepper-spraying peaceful protesters and bystanders last Friday.

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Former Richmond City Councilman Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson and his Pomeranian drive by the Lee statue on June 24, where people were peacefully gathered in a spirit of solidarity early in the day. Mr. Richardson, carrying out a protest of his own, said he will not cut the beard he has been growing during the pandemic until the Confederate monuments are taken down.

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Members of the 381 Movement lead a march through the Hillside Court public housing community in South Side last Friday, bringing the call for racial justice and against police violence to residents south of the James River. The movement’s name is inspired by the 1955-56 bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala., after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat that lasted 381 days.

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After declaring an unlawful assembly last Friday, State Police release tear gas on the crowd of peaceful protesters and bystanders at the Lee statue. The state began shutting down the area around the statue from sunset to sunrise under an order last week from Gov. Ralph S. Northam.

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Foundation poised with cash to purchase Woodland Cemetery

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Evergreen Restoration Foundation has raised the $50,000 needed to purchase Woodland Cemetery, a historic African-American cemetery in Henrico County that is the burial ground of Arthur Ashe Jr., the Richmond-born tennis great and humanitarian.

Marvin Harris, founder, president and chief executive officer of the foundation, announced Tuesday that the nonprofit has the money to buy from the Entzminger family the 30-acre property at 2300 Magnolia Road on the border with the city.

In late May, the Free Press reported on Mr. Harris’ launch of the foundation’s campaign to buy the property, one of at least five historic African-American cemeteries in the Richmond area that are receiving fresh recognition and attention.

Mr. Harris said the Ashe family and Dr. William Ferguson Reid, a retired physician and the first African-American member of the House of Delegates since Reconstruction, are among the donors who have made it possible. He said others also have committed, but he said he could not release details at this time.

He said the family-owned UK Corp. has extended the deadline for the foundation to buy the property until Friday, July 17, when the closing is to take place. The initial deadline was June 30. “I’m not yet ready to celebrate,� Mr. Harris said. “I’ll do that when all the money is in the bank and the deed is in the name of the foundation. That’s also when the hard work will begin

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July 2-4, 2020 B5

Legal Notices 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, July 20, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, July 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2020-149 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1101 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard for the purpose of a mixed-use building containing up to 29 dwelling units, with amenity spaces and commercial uses on the ground floor, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a TOD-1 Transit-Oriented Nodal District. The City of Richmond’s current Pulse Corridor Plan designates the subject property for Nodal Mixed Use (NO‑MU). The plan calls for development aligned with the Transit‑oriented district located immediately adjacent to the Pulse BRT or other frequent transit service at key gateways and prominent places in the city in order to provide for significant, urban‑form development in appropriate locations.

The density of the proposed development would be approximately 94 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2020-150 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1110 North 20th Street for the purpose of a two-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a 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 of 8 to 20 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. Typical zoning classifications that may accommodate this land use category: R‑5A, R‑6 and R‑7. The density of the proposed development would be approximately 25 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2020-151 To authorize the special use of the property known as 3211 Delaware Avenue for the purpose of a group home located within an existing single-family dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a 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 of 8 to 20 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. Typical zoning classifications that may accommodate this land use category: R‑5A, R‑6 and R‑7. The density of the proposed development would be approximately 9 units per acre.

The meetings will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020093, adopted April 9, 2020. The meetings will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Planning Commission members and Richmond City Council will assemble in City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

The meetings will be streamed live online at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. a s p x . To w a t c h a meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar.

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aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the July 27, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting listed in the calendar.

Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the July 27, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda.

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ richmondgov.com in lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx.

Candice D. Reid City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DAVID TRAN, Plaintiff v.

JULIE VU, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20002065-00 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 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

LORENE LEEMBRUGGEN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20002066-00 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 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

STEPHEN PORTER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20002064-00 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 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

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Plaintiff v.

JOSEPH SCHIFFMAN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19003298-00 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 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BHARAT PATEL, Plaintiff v.

DAXA DALAL, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001751-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, appear here on or before the 27th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JENNIFER LILLY, Plaintiff v.

MICHAEL WALKER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20002063-00 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 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

JEREMY A. WALKER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20-2355-2 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is for the petitioner to obtain a divorce from the defendant.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Jeremy A. Walker, whose last known address was 3213 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23234, and whose whereabouts are now unknown, appear here on or before the 3rd day of August, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. to protect his interests.

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

WILLIAM SHIPP, III, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001752-00 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 27th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MELINDA MILLER, Plaintiff v.

ROBERT MILLER, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001042-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 27th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

RAYMOND FREDERICK HOLMES III, Defendant Case No.: CL20-2328 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this action is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the Defendant on the grounds of having lived separate and apart for more than one year; Upon affidavit that after due diligence, Defendant’s whereabouts remain unknown to Plaintiff;

It is ORDERED that the Defendant appear and protect his interests on or before August 3, 2020.

A Copy Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MWILA BATES Plaintiff v.

TYRELLE BATES Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001683-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 20th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

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Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DANIELLE SIMMONS Plaintiff v.

JAMES SIMMONS Defendant.

Case No.: CL19001047-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 20th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

MAURICE STEPHFAN RUFFIN, Defendant.

Civil Law No.: CL20-2664 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without interruption and without cohabitation for a period of more than one year, since April 15, 2015.

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

It is therefore ORDERED that the said Maurice Stephfan Ruffin do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Henrico County, 4301 East Parham Road, Richmond, Virginia 23273, on or before July 13, 2020 and do whatever necessary to protect her interest in this suit.

An Extract, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk I ask for this: Rudolph C. McCollum, Jr. VSB #32825 P.O. Box 4595 Richmond, Virginia 23220 Phone (804) 523-3900 Fax (804) 523-3901

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Azariah thompson-hughes a juvenile RDSS, Plaintiff v.

Unknown Father, Defendant Case No. JJ-88668-16-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown (Father), of Azariah Thompson-Hughes child, DOB 10/23/2011 “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Unknown Father (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 9/29/2020, at 11:20AM, Courtroom #2

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MELISSA SCHIFFMAN,

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER WALLESHA CARTER, Plaintiff v.

SHAE CARTER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001565-00 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 27th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ERICA BROADFOOT Plaintiff v.

TYLER BITTEL Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001682-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 20th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure,

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Kaitlyn annmarie smith a juvenile RDSS, Plaintiff v.

Unknown Father, Miracle Smith Defendants Case No. JJ097304-04-05 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown (Father), & MIRACLE SMITH (MOTHER) of Kaitlyn Annmarie Smith child, DOB 5/15/2019 “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Unknown Father (Father) & Miracle Smith (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 9/2/2020, at 10:20AM,

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Courtroom #5 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAYTUAN CARTER a juvenile RDSS, Plaintiff v.

Unknown Father, JANAY CARTER & QUENTIN BOOKER Defendants Case No. J-98251-05-06-07 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) U nknown ( Father ) , JANAY CARTER (MOTHER), & QUENTIN BOOKER of Jaytuan Carter child, DOB 11/6/2019 “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Unknown Father (Father), Janay Carter (Mother), & Quentin Booker (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 9/16/2020, at 11:00AM, Courtroom #5 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JA-MOD GARDLEYCEPHAS a juvenile RDSS, Plaintiff v.

VENETRIA STARKES, ALEXANDER CEPHAS Defendants Case No. J-77702-09-10 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) ALEXANDER CEPHAS (Father), & VENETRIA STARKES (MOTHER) of JaMod Gardley-Cephas child, DOB 9/7/2007 “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Alexander Cephas (Father) & Venetria Starkes (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 9/8/2020, at 2:00PM, Courtroom #2 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING In the matter of the adoption of a child to be known as Shevontae Alexis Crutchfield (Virginia Birth Registration Number 145-06-080646)

by Nicole Angela Johnson.

Case No.: CA20-16 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: 1. Terminate the parental rights of the birth mother, Shanta Alexus Crutchfield, the punitive birth father, Timothy Dillard and/or any unknown father whose whereabouts are unknown; 2. To grant leave to Nicole Angela Johnson to adopt, Shevontae Alexis Crutchfield date of birth October 10, 2006; and 3. To have the name of said child changed to Shevontae Alexis Johnson.

It is ORDERED that Shanta Alexus Crutchfield, Timothy Dillard and/or any unknown father appear at the above-named Court and protect her interests on or before July 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Lynn L. Robinson, Esquire (VSB #43143) 8 West Leigh Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 TEL: (804) 225-9027 FAX: (804) 225-9076

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

ELLEANOR R. PETROHOVICH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1104 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 121 East 33rd Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001874039, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Elleanor R. Petrohovich aka Elleanor Raye Phillips.

An Affidavit having been filed that said o w n e r, E L L E A N O R R .

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of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0622699 on July 5, 2006, 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 ELLEANOR R. PETROHOVICH aka ELLEANOR RAYE PHILLIPS, COMMONWEALTH DIVERSIFIED SERVICES, INC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-22699 on July 5, 2006, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

OLIVER P. JOHNSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1838 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1105 North 32nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000803022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Oliver P. Johnson and Edna J. Johnson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, OLIVER P. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and EDNA J. JOHNSON, 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 OLIVER P. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, EDNA J. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

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

IVY HUSSEY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1834 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 306 East Broad Rock Road Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001711003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ivy Hussey.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, IVY HUSSEY, 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 IVY HUSSEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

CLINTON S. JONES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1836 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 600 North 39th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001554012 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Clinton S. Jones and Hazel Brown Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CLINTON S. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and HAZEL BROWN JONES, 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 CLINTON S. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HAZEL BROWN JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

CORRINE E. WINN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1839 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1434 Carlisle Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0002812002 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Corrine E. Winn.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CORRINE E. WINN 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 CORRINE E. WINN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

FLORENE MORELAND, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1778 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1808 North 24th Street, Richmond, Virginia, , Tax Map Number E0001082015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Florene Moreland.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FLORENE MORELAND, 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 FLORENE MORELAND, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

K-DOTT, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2105 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2016 Ingram Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000861002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, K-Dott, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission.

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

IT IS ORDERED that , K-DOTT, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

SAMUEL T. JONES, JR, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1835 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2217 Bainbridge Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000485027, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Samuel T. Jones, Jr., Annie B. Jones, Curtis L. Jones, Howard A. Jones and Maria Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, SAMUEL T. JONES, JR, upon information and belief deceased, his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ANNIE B. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CURTIS L. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HOWARD A. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MARIA JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her/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 SAMUEL T. JONES, JR, upon information and belief deceased, his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ANNIE B. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CURTIS L. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HOWARD A. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARIA JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

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COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

EMILY JONES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1323 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2300 Royall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071579010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Emily Jones, and Alfreda R. Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, EMILY JONES, 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 owner, ALFREDA R. JONES, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that RICHARD OPPENHEIM, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-17825 on July 27, 2000, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION, an entity not listed in the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-17825 on July 27, 2000, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ALONZA A. ROBINSON, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-25018 on July 28, 2005, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that HOUSEHOLD REALTY CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-25018 on July 28, 2005, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ASHTON SQUARE APARTMENTS, LP, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.�

IT IS ORDERED that E M I LY J O N E S , u p o n information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ALFREDA R. JONES, RICHARD OPPENHEIM, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-17825 on July 27, 2000, CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-17825 on July 27, 2000, A L O N Z A A .

ROBINSON, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-25018 on July 28, 2005, HOUSEHOLD REALTY CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-25018 on July 28, 2005, ASHTON SQUARE APARTMENTS, LP, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

Antonio Garcia Gonzalez.

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

IT IS ORDERED that MARCOS ANTONIO GARCIA GONZALEZ, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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 G&S ASSOCIATES, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, E A R N E S T TO D D , a n d Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

City of Richmond located at 3312 W Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23221, City of Richmond Tax Parcel ID W0001523030 (the “Property�).

IT APPEARING by the affidavit filed with this Court that the defendant or defendants to be served are made parties to this suit by the general description of “parties unknown� (the “Parties Unknown�), and are deemed interested in the subject of this instant matter, i.e. the Property�. The nature of the interest of the Parties Unknown are rights inherited through a relevant will or through intestacy from the previous owner. Rod B. Radivojevic, after his death.

It is ORDERED that the Parties Unknown appear before this Court, located at the John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, on or before the 24th day of July, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests herein.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk

who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, LATANYA EDWARDS, 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 S A M U E L E D WA R D S , J A C Q U E L I N E E VA N S , FRANCINE EDWARDS, SAMUEL EDWARDS, JR, LATANYA EDWARDS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

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

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

MARCOS ANTONIO GARCIA GONZALEZ, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1632 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2409 Royall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071528005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Marcos

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

ELLWOOD HENDERSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1589 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2717 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080521007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ellwood Henderson, Vernell Bragg, Mary Henderson, Ellis Henderson, Ronald Henderson, Cheryl Gross, Sean Henderson, Barbara Slater, Edward Henderson, Jr, and Gregory Henderson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ELLWOOD HENDERSON, VERNELL BRAGG, MARY HENDERSON, ELLIS HENDERSON, RONALD HENDERSON, CHERYL GROSS, SEAN HENDERSON, BARBARA S L AT E R , E D WA R D HENDERSON, JR, and GREGORY HENDERSON, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.�

IT IS ORDERED that ELLWOOD HENDERSON, VERNELL BRAGG, MARY HENDERSON, ELLIS HENDERSON, RONALD HENDERSON, CHERYL GROSS, SEAN HENDERSON, BARBARA S L AT E R , E D WA R D HENDERSON, JR, and GREGORY HENDERSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

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

JAMES G. KENNEDY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1831 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3000 Fendall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000971011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, James G. Kennedy.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES G. KENNEDY, 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 JAMES G. KENNEDY, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

WILLIAM L. FLEMING, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2107 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3228 Jeter Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001453005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, William L. Fleming and Florence L. Fleming.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, WILLIAM L. FLEMING, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and FLORENCE L. FLEMING, 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 L. FLEMING, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, FLORENCE L. FLEMING, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JOYCE CRISS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1860 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3312 Chapel Drive, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090096016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Joyce Criss.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOYCE CRISS, 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 JOYCE CRISS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

G&S ASSOCIATES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-904 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3613 Jefferson Davis Highway Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080884045, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, G&S Associates.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, G&S ASSOCIATES, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that EARNEST TODD, who 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 Continued on next column

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

PHYLLIS HUDSON HATCH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-908 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 6107 Winford Lane, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0050508012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Phyllis Hudson Hatch.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, PHYLLIS HUDSON HATCH, 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 PHYLLIS HUDSON HATCH, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

NATHAN VICE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-63 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3945 Old Brook Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0180500019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Nathan Vice.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NATHAN VICE, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that NANCY ANN ROGERS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-21623 on November 22, 2010, 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 NATHAN VICE, NANCY ANN ROGERS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-21623 on November 22, 2010, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

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

ROSA LELIA FLEMING, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-936 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2114 Newbourne Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120286024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rosa Lelia Fleming.

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 AUGUST 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

GEORGE E. UNDERWOOD, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-984 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1203 North 35th Street,, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001408002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, George E. Underwood.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GEORGE E. UNDERWOOD, 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 GEORGE E. UNDERWOOD, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 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 804-646-7949

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND ANGELO D’LIMA, et al, Plaintiffs, v.

ESTATE OF ROD B. RADIVOJEVIC, et al, Defendants.

Case Number: CL20000939-00-7 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to quiet the title of a certain property in the

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

SAMUEL EDWARDS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1094 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2613 Wise Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000793017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Samuel Edwards, Jacqueline Evans, Francine Edwards, LaTanya Edwards and Samuel Edwards, Jr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, S A M U E L E D WA R D S , J A C Q U E L I N E E VA N S , FRANCINE EDWARDS, and SAMUEL EDWARDS, JR,

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