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Vanishing notebooks RPS officials report serious deficiencies in laptop audit

By Jeremy Lazarus

Council Vice President Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District; Katherine Jordan, 2nd District; Stephan A. Lynch, 5th District; and Michael J. Jones, 9th District.

That paper, as it appears on the docket, would authorize five collective bargaining units, one for police, one for fire, one for labor and trades employees, one for professionals who are not in supervisory positions, and one for administrative and technical services employees.

There had been an indication that Ms. Trammell

On the heels of a scathing audit report, Richmond Public Schools is admitting that its own internal check has found that more than 1,600 laptops that were purchased have vanished, and that it does not know the whereabouts of another 10,558 laptops that are listed in the inventory.

The admissions came at Monday night’s School Board meeting at which the administration of Richm o n d Public Schools Superint e n d e n t Ms. Houdacsko Jason Kamras spelled out a series of stronger inventory controls to end the losses.

The new controls stem from the audit the Free Press reported on three weeks ago that alleged that RPS wasted money buying 20,000 unneeded laptop computers, that 2,000 students received multiple Chromebooks and that more than 1,800 other computers walked away with students who left RPS due to sloppy recordkeeping and a lack of procedures to ensure the laptops’ return.

Chief of Staff Michelle Houdacsko outlined the procedural changes for improving inventory control to the School Board Monday, but also pushed back on the audit finding that RPS bought excess Chromebooks for students that are gathering dust in storage at schools or in a warehouse.

Ms. Hudacsko said that the audit missed that 5,600 of the devices went to school-based computer labs and that another 700 refurbished computers were distributed to custodians and instructional aides to support their professional development.

However, she acknowledged that the audit spotlighted serious deficiencies.

In her report to the board,

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By Holly Rodriguez

When George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police in 2020, the world erupted in protest.

As far away as Pretoria, South Africa, and Sydney, Australia, millions took to the streets demanding justice for Mr. Floyd, and other Black Americans and people of color around the world also killed by police.

In the former capital of the Confederacy, Regina H. oone and Sandra Sellars, both photojournalists for more than 20 years, were on the ground, among

“(Re)Framing Protest: Design + Hope,” an exhibit at the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design in collaboration with the Richmond Free Press, features images of social protest and unrest in Richmond in 2020. The images were created by Regina H. Boone and Sandra Sellars, both photojournalists for more than 20 years for the Free Press and other news organizations.

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the protesters, capturing the historical moment as it unfolded for the Richmond Free Press. “(Re)Framing Protest: Design + Hope,” a current exhibit at the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design in collaboration with this newspaper, features images from those protests captured by Ms. Boone and Ms. Sellars. But the art they created goes beyond simply chronicling what happened during those 65+ days.

“The show represents the communities that were

(RE)Framing exhibit tells a story of community

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Collective bargaining outcome remains unclear

By Jeremy Lazarus

Could City Council vote on authorizing collective bargaining at its upcoming meeting on Monday, June 27?

Two competing ordinances are on the agenda, but it remains unclear whether the council is ready to actually vote.

The decision on whether to proceed or keep the issue on hold would be made during the informal session that would precede the regular public meeting.

Before the June 13 meeting, Council President

Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, said she pulled the ordinances from the agenda because she had been informed that both of the ordinances were to be amended.

However, there is no sign of any changes being proposed for either of the papers that council is considering, according to the June 27 agenda.

At this point, the ordinance with the most apparent support is the one that Councilwomen Reva M. Trammell, 8th District and Kristen Nye, 4th District, introduced.

Four other members have signed on as supporters:

Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s next The Associated Press

WASHINGTON The House committee investigating The Capitol insurrection heard from election workers and state officials on Tuesday as they described former President Trump’s pressure to overturn his 2020 election defeat. On Thursday, the nine-member panel will hear from former Justice Department officials who refused Trump’s entreaties to declare the election “corrupt.”

The committee’s fourth and fifth hearings, held this week, are part of an effort to show how Mr. Trump’s pressure eventually shifted to Congress, where his false declarations of widespread election fraud led directly to the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, when hundreds of his supporters violently breached The Capitol and interrupted the certification of President Biden’s election victory.

In July, the panel will hold at least two more hearings that are expected to focus on the far right domestic extremists

who attacked The Capitol and what Mr. Trump was doing inside the White House as the violence unfolded.

State officials testified at Tuesday’s hearing about the extraordinary pressure they faced from Mr. Trump after the election to try and invalidate President Biden’s win.

Arizona’s House speaker, Rusty Bowers, testified about phone calls from Mr. Trump and his allies asking him to decertify Arizona’s legitimate electors and replace them.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told of the nowinfamous phone call when Mr. Trump asked officials there to

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On Tuesday, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., hugs Ruby Freeman, mother of Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, a former Georgia election worker, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at The Capitol in Washington.

“find 11,780” votes.

“You are asking me to do something against my oath, and I will not break my oath,” Mr. Bowers said he told Mr. Trump and his allies. He recalled lawyer John Eastman, a chief architect of Trump’s plan to create slates of fake electors, telling him to “just do it and let the courts sort it out.”

Mr. Bowers said he repeatedly asked Mr. Trump’s team for evidence of the widespread fraud they were claiming, but they never provided it.

Mr. Raffensperger said his team investigated all of Mr. Trump’s claims and went down every “rabbit hole,” finding nothing. But Mr. Trump wouldn’t accept it.

The committee’s third hearing last week featured testimony from former aides to Vice President Mike Pence. The aides described the then-president’s efforts to persuade Mr. Pence to veer from his ceremonial role and object as Congress counted the electoral votes on Jan. 6.

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Stand up everybody and sing!

Corey Massenburg, 11, right, and his mother, Chanta Massenburg, were among enthusiastic fans on June 18 during Virginia Union University’s Hezekiah Walker Center for Gospel Music’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Sounds of Freedom concert. Please see more photos, story on B2.

Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following location: • Thursday, June 23, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Fulton Neighborhood Resource Center, 1519 Williamsburg Road.

Call the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for more information on testing sites, or go online at vax.rchd.com.

The Virginia Department of Health also has a list of

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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond Angco Striping, a Longwood, Fla. company, began painting parts of the city’s Pulse bus lanes red June 21. The $2 million project, which started at 3rd and Broad streets, is estimated to take a month. The red lane coating is the international standard for transit-only traffic, and is designed to help drivers and pedestrians be more aware of the Pulse-only lanes as well as to help buses run more smoothly.

Photos by Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press

RPS summer meals program begins June 29 After school closes June 24, Richmond Public Schools will still serve free breakfast and lunch at six schools to ensure students are not hungry most of the summer, it has been announced.

The RPS’ summer meals program will launch June 29, and continue through Aug. 3, at four elementary schools and two middle schools, the school system stated.

Breakfast will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and lunch will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at Cardinal, Linwood Holton, Miles Jones and Woodville elementaries and at Albert Hill and River City middle schools, according to RPS. City Hall has not announced its summer meals operation, but in the past, recreation and centers and other locations have been used as distribution sites.

For those needing help with food, information is available by dialing 2-1-1 or going online at 211virginia.org or Help1RVA. org or by calling the Feedmore Hunger Hotline, (804) 521-2500 ext. 631.

Also, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which finances summer meals programs, is seeking to making finding locations easier with its USD Meals for Kids Site Finder located online at fns.usda.gov/meals4kids.

Parents or guardians seeking sites can also text summer meals to (914) 342-7744 or call 1-866-348-6479 to find a site close by.

Actor Djimon Hounsou organized RUN RICHMOND 16.19 through his foundation to commemorate the sacrifices and achievements of Africans and to celebrate “Unity in Diversity” through a symbolic course of 16.19 miles or shorter distances of 10.06 and 6.19 miles.

Run Richmond coming to the city

By Donald J. Adams

RUN RICHMOND 16.19, a symbolic 16.19 mile-run commemorating 400 years of unity, diversity and the sacrifices and achievements of African-Americans is coming to Richmond on Sept. 17.

The marathon will take place along routes that include historic neighborhoods of Shockoe Bottom, Church Hill, Capitol District, the historical African-American Jackson Ward, and Monument Avenue.

In addition to the 16.19-mile route there are two alternative routes of 16.19 kilometers and 6.19 miles.

The event will be hosted by The Djimon Hounsou Foundation, founded by West African native and actor Djimon Hounsou in an effort to reconnect people with the African diaspora who continue to deal with the wounds of slavery.

The numbers 16.19 not only represent the distance in which participants will run and walk, but also the year in which British colonies in North America joined the Transatlantic slave trade.

Richmond, along with Liverpool in the United Kingdom and Ouidai Benin in West Africa, serve as the locations for the running event series that the Djimon Hounsou Foundation is hosting in 2022.

The three locations are also host cities for the reconciliation statues created by Liverpool-based artist Stephen Broadbe.

The statues hold a message of reconciliation as a reminder and an apology of the horrors and the significance of slavery that took place in each location.

According to the Run Richmond 16.19 website, one of the six event goals is to “Help people discover their family roots and create awareness that we are one people.”

This significance drew Richmond citizen and second-generation Ghanaian Koshie Paris to the Run Richmond event. “It is part of history; it is a part of my culture as a Black woman,” Ms. Paris said “To walk it or run in it would be a meaningful experience.”

Event pricing and registration are now available via the Run Richmond 16.19 website.

RPS honors former coach and mentor by naming middle school gym for him

By Ronald E. Carrington

Allen “Cutt” Cole mentored hundreds of students as a teacher and track, flag football and basketball coach at Thomas H. Henderson Middle School in North Side.

Mr. Cole, who helped guide future college stars and created winning athletic programs, is now being recognized for his dedication to helping students achieve both in athletics and academics.

In tribute to his work, the school’s gym is being renamed for the Fayetteville, N.C., native.

The Richmond School Board voted 9-0 Monday night to rename the gym and have Mr. Cole’s name inscribed on the floor.

“I am thrilled. It makes me feel good that the students and colleagues I worked with so long ago feel so good about me,” Coach Cole, 78, who worked 28 years for RPS in various roles and also is a former student at Benjamin Graves Junior High and Maggie Walker High School.

The honoree believes he had the ability to get the best from students whose talent and potential were often overlooked.

More than 75 former students and coaches, colleagues and friends wrote or attended the meeting to offer support for the resolution initiated by Merrill Gray, who said he played basketball under Coach Cole at Henderson and John Marshall High School.

“I love him to death,” Mr. Gray said.

Also among those cheering the idea was Mariah White, the 2nd District School Board member, who praised the gifted middle and high school coach for his guid-

ance and support, the lasting relationships he developed and the profound impact he had on the students he dealt with.

Ms. White also thanked Coach Cole for his belief in her as an athlete and his support for her as a student.

“He was a mentor and father-like figure to me,” Ms. White told the Free Press, as she reflected on her Henderson Middle School career playing several sports, including running track.

“In 1979, when I was in eighth grade, coach got special permission for me to run track on John Marshall High School’s track team,” she said. “ A d d i t i o n a l l y, coach kept me straight academically. He pulled out the best in you. He believed Coach Cole grades and sportsmanship were important. If you didn’t get good grades, he would not let you participate in your given sport,” she said.

He was a physical education and health teacher who was best known for his role as the boys’ basketball coach for 18 years at Henderson and later as a junior varsity basketball coach at Marshall-Walker High School for several years.

Coach Cole also led his Marshall-Walker teams to championship titles and later served as John Marshall’s athletic director until his retirement 2000.

“That retirement was on paper,” he said.

“I was called back to work for a year at Marshall-Walker when their athletic director went to a school in Henrico County.

I also replaced George Wythe’s athletic director and later returned to Henderson doing security and coaching. I permanently retired in 2002.”

Coach Cole is a 1966 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlette, N.C., where he was a standout football player, earning All-CIAA honors along with his degree.

After teaching and coaching for eight years at high schools in North and South Carolina, Coach Cole returned to Richmond to join the faculty at Henderson in 1974, a year after the then new school opened as the city’s first middle school.

He offered this advice for current educators and coaches who want to achieve similar success: “Always be there for your students. Let them be themselves. However, don’t let them get out of hand.”

During the meeting, the board also approved renewing the charter for three years of the specialty Richmond Career Education and Employment Academy (RCEEA).

The RCEEA seeks to educate and prepare for employment students with significant mental and physical disabilities.

The school serves students in grades 9-12 who are allowed to remain enrolled until the age of 22.

Housed at John Marshall High School, the public charter school teams with local businesses, Virginia Commonwealth University and the state Department of Education to provide a program that teaches students to live independently, interact socially, travel and train for work. As part of the program, students are offered internships at various companies to help prepare them for full-time employment.

Commanders football team ends football training ties with Richmond

By Jeremy Lazarus

Richmond is no longer on the training camp schedule for the Washington Commanders.

Now facing an uphill climb to get any subsidy from Virginia’s General Assembly to develop a proposed stadiumanchored complex in Prince William County, the Commanders have cut Virginia’s state capital from its summer schedule.

The announcement the pro football team would train at its Ashburn headquarters in Loudoun County was issued June 16 after Free Press deadline.

Not unexpected, the decision ends a relationship between the team and the city that began in 2013 after the city teamed with Bon Secours to develop an $11 million combination training camp and health center on state property at 2401 W. Leigh St. near the Science Museum.

The team’s coming to Richmond was in large part based on money. In an under-the-table deal that City Council never approved and sharply criticized after it became known, City Hall agreed to pay the team $500,000 a year to spend several summer training weeks at the location.

The team demanded the payment after the training camp was built in order to come, it was learned, and then-Mayor Dwight C. Jones and his admin-

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File photo taken last year of football fans lined up for the first day of training camp for the Washington team.

istration felt forced to agree to ensure the team would come.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney declined to continue that deal after renewal talks began to extend the expiring eight-year contract that the city inked through its Economic Development Authority.

Last summer, the team paid the city $100,000 to rent the Bon Secours training facility for a week.

Three months ago, Ron Rivera, the team’s head coach, indicated that the team was unlikely to do that again.

Financially, he said, it made no sense to “move everything to Richmond for a short, brief time” and then have to set up everything again in Ashburn for the rest of training.

The team plans to hold its annual Fan Appreciation Day on Saturday, Aug. 6, at its home

field in Landover, Md. The session will be open without charge, as usual, although fans would need to go online to obtain tickets, according to the team’s statement.

Those interested in attending the training camp in Ashburn also can enter a lottery for tickets, the statement continued, with more information to be released in the coming weeks.

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she stated that 10,558 devices listed in Tempest, the RPS laptop database, are not linked to a purchase order and are not listed as being assigned to anyone.

She said those devices’ location is uncertain because the entries into the system were not properly completed. She said it is unclear whether “they are still active in RPS’ inventory.”

In addition, Ms. Hudacsko also told the board that the location of another 1,600 laptops is unknown as those devices were never logged into Tempest or handled by the Technology Integration Group (TIG), RPS’ third-party vendor.

To improve inventory control, Ms. Houdacsko said that schools will no longer be able to order Chromebooks after indicating that previous school orders may account for some of the missing Chromebooks. Instead, all orders must be placed by the internal Technology Services office, she said.

Also, all devices must be delivered to TIG to be properly linked to a purchase order and correctly logged into Tempest, she said, and TIG must now install an electronic signature on each device to track its delivery to schools.

In addition, the administration and school staff are now making a greater effort to collect Chromebooks from students before classes end Friday and before students either graduate, move or drop out, she said.

There are still questions about RPS’ ability to recover more than 1,800 Chromebooks that the audit states that graduating seniors and other students who left the school system took with them and to ensure more than 2,000 students who received extra Chromebooks return them.

Ms. Hudacsko also noted the audit overstates the number of laptops purchased as the 44,718 laptops the audit references includes laptops that were purchased a year or more before the pandemic began in March 2020.

Since March of 2020, she said RPS recorded purchase orders for 36,783 Chromebooks, though she noted that only 35,149 are logged into Tempest and only 34,810 were processed through TIG.

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COVID-19 testing locations around the state at www.vdh. virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-testing/covid-19-testingsites.

Want a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot?

The Richmond and Henrico health districts are offering free walk-up COVID-19 vaccines at the following locations: • Thursday, June 23, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Richmond Henrico Health District, 400 E. Cary St., Pfizer for ages six months and older, Moderna for ages six months to five years old and ages 12 years and older.

• Tuesday, June 28, 9 a.m. to Noon - Henrico East Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., Pfizer for ages six months and older, Moderna for ages six months to five years old and ages 12 years and older.

• Wednesday, June 29, 9 a.m. to Noon - Henrico West Headquarters, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer for ages six months and older, Moderna for ages six months to five years old and ages 12 years and older; 2 to 4 p.m. - Acclaim at Carriage Hill, 7050 Coachman Lane, Pfizer for ages five to eleven years old and ages 12 and older, Moderna for ages 12 years and older.

• Thursday, June 30, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Richmond Henrico Health District, 400 E. Cary St., Pfizer for ages six months and older, Moderna for ages six months to five years old and ages 12 years and older.

Children ages 5 to 17 may only receive the Pfizer vaccine.

Vaccinations and booster shots are available for all eligible on a walk-in basis. People still may schedule an appointment online at vaccinate.virginia.gov or vax.rchd.com, or by calling (804) 205-3501 or (877) VAX-IN-VA (1-877-829-4682).

VaccineFinder.org and vaccines.gov also allow people to find nearby pharmacies and clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine and booster.

Those who are getting a booster shot should bring their vaccine card to confirm the date and type of vaccine received.

RHHD also offers at-home vaccinations. Residents may call (804) 205-3501 to schedule appointments.

New COVID-19 cases in Virginia decreased by 12 percent last week, according to the Virginia Department of Health, while data from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association showed a six percent decrease in hospitalizations statewide within the same period.

Vaccines for children between the ages of six months and five years old began to be administered Tuesday throughout the United States, after the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved doses from Pfizer and Moderna last week.

For the city of Richmond and Henrico County, vaccines for this age group also began Tuesday through the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts. Capacity is limited for all of their vaccination events, and residents are encouraged to set appointments online before arrival, as walk-up appointments aren’t guaranteed.

For those unable to get appointments for certain events, help to set up appointments for future events will be available.

Childhood vaccine doses will also be provided through RHHD’s Doses on Demand program.

A total of 2,592 new cases of COVID-19 were reported statewide Wednesday for the 24-hour period, contributing to an overall state total of 1,846,905 cases in Virginia since the pandemic’s outbreak. As of Wednesday, there have been 452,066 hospitalizations and 20,482 deaths statewide. The state’s seven-day positivity rate dropped to 17.6 percent on Wednesday. Last week, the positivity rate was 17.9 percent.

On Wednesday, state health officials reported that 73.9 percent of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated, while 82.5 percent have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

State data also showed that over 3.1 million people in Virginia have received booster shots or third doses of the vaccine.

Among those ages 5 to 11 in Virginia, 321,550 have received their first shots as of Monday, accounting for 44.4 percent of the age group in the state, while 274,966 children, or 37.9 percent, are fully vaccinated and 15,823 children have received a third vaccine dose or booster, making up 2.2 percent of that age group. As of Wednesday, fewer than 154,600 cases, 915 hospitalizations and 11 deaths have been recorded among children in the state.

State data also shows that African-Americans comprised 22 percent of cases statewide and 23.1 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 11.5 percent of cases and 5.1 percent of deaths.

Reported COVID-19 data as of Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Cases Hospitalizations Deaths 49,341 1,120 513 Richmond Henrico County 72,321 1,503 943 Chesterfield County 80,476 1,480 765 Hanover County 23,630 721 288

She said that the purchases were deliberate, not thoughtless, as the audit implied. The orders included 22,000 to provide one computer for each student enrolled in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade after buildings were closed in the spring of 2020 and classes went virtual for the 2020-21 school year.

RPS also purchased another 8,800 laptops after projecting that 20 percent of the laptops would be lost or damaged during the 2020-21 school year and during the 2021-22 school year if schools remained virtual, she said. Loss or damage is usually pegged at 10 percent per year, she said, but the pandemic and virtual school led RPS to raise that projection.

She said that those extra computers that are held in storage are not wasted. Instead, she said the laptops’ “shelf life extends well past the traditionally cited three years as Google continues to provide updates.” By having these computers, she said RPS is better positioned to keep providing one laptop to

each student.

The audit also did not properly assess the laptops that TIG currently has warehoused for RPS, she said. TIG reported that it has 2,689 new laptops, 4,292 repaired laptops ready for redistribution and 2,000 broken laptops awaiting repair.

She also noted that the audit indicated that RPS had paid $12.6 million for the 44,718 laptops listed in Tempest dating back to 2019. She said that amount should have been higher.

“According to purchase orders,” Ms. Hudacsko said that RPS had paid “TIG $12.56 million since March 2020 for devices as well as add-ons that, among other things, include deployment, anti-theft licenses, a warranty, asset tags and the company’s fee.”

Based on the 34,810 new units TIG recorded, that amounts to an average for each laptop of $360.81, well above the audit’s estimate of $282.51 per laptop.

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created there, and we were sensitive to that,” Ms. Boone said.” There is still work to be done and we are a part of that work as photojournalists.”

Art and Community While there has been plenty of coverage of the tensions and even violence that often erupted between protestors and police, violent, sensationalist images are not the focus of this exhibit. Rather, a key component of the images presented is the unpredicted sense of community that emerged during the protests. The art is a contemplative space of remembrance celebrating that community for visitors to observe without triggering or causing harm.

A native of Richmond, Ms. Sellars said she had never seen such a unified, diverse group of people in a campaign as intense as the protests of the summer of 2020.

And, she did not anticipate the longevity of the protests.

“From the first day, I knew it was a big deal, because it was so huge that first night, with thousands of people, of all hues,” she said. “But I did not expect it to last as long as it did.”

Ms. Boone was born in Richmond, but her family relocated to Baltimore when she

was just seven years old. In some ways, she said, she feels like a Richmonder and in other ways she does not, since she did not grow up here. But she knew the protests were unlike anything Richmond had ever seen before. “We knew this was not a fleeting moment; that we were witnessing and documenting history,” she said.

Ms. Sellars said Ms. Boone said they both felt the sense of camaraderie the activism created, particularly at the former site of the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue. The area has been unofficially renamed Marcus David Peters Circle for the 24 year-old Black man who was shot and killed by police in 2018 as he had what has been called a mental health crisis.

“People would camp out, cook out and commune there” and when others realized this was not going to be [short-lived], church leaders and other people started to show up.” Ms. Sellars said.

Creating Space Although protests and a museum focused on architecture and design may seem an odd paring, Walter M. Dotts III, chair of the Branch museum, sees a direct connection. He said the museum, which once was the home of his great grandparents John Kerr and Beulah Branch, is focused on

showing the public how design influences everything around us.

“Looking at the protests through the lens of design was an important way of showing what happened [that summer],” Mr. Dotts said. “ The history of social justice in this country has been torturous and long and Virginia, Richmond and Monument Avenue play important roles in that history.”

Nichole Christian worked with Ms. Boone, Ms. Sellars and the Branch museum to coordinate gathering the essential elements of the exhibit. A researcher and writer, she developed the name of the show, did research, and wrote the panels that accompany the exhibit.

“I helped the Branch museum team find a lens for the show, talked with Regina and Sandra and went back through the news itself,” she said. “The photos ask, and in some ways show, beautiful possibilities in the midst of trauma . . .”

The exhibit is representative of a moment in time when Richmonders came together, stood up for justice and created a community space to cultivate strength and demand change.

The exhibit will run through Sept. 11.

Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5.

Collective bargaining outcome remains unclear Continued from A1

and Ms. Nye would propose shrinking the number to three bargaining units, with one for police, one for fire and one for other city employees, but so far that change has not been introduced.

Meanwhile, Mayor Levar M. Stoney and his administrative team are still pushing a more limited ordinance that would only allow labor and trades employees in Public Works and Public Utilities to

organize to test the process and operation of an employee union.

Mayor Stoney has yet to get a council co-sponsor for the legislation that would keep full blown unionization out of City Hall until after he leaves office in 2024.

The remaining three members, Dr. Newbille, Andreas D. Addison, 1st District, and Anne-Frances Lambert, 3rd District, have voiced general support for collective bargaining, but are not publicly supporting either paper. Ms. Lambert had signed on as

a co-sponsor for the Trammell-Nye paper, but then removed her name last month.

Employees have been bombarding council members with pleas to approve the Trammell-Nye approach via email, on social media and in public comments at council sessions.

Some members want a super majority of the council to approve rather than just a simple majority of five. The upcoming informal session could help clarify which members are ready for a vote and which are not.

Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned Continued from A1

Mr. Pence concluded from the start, his former counsel Greg Jacob told the committee, that “there is no justifiable basis to conclude that the vice president has that kind of authority.”

Mr. Trump did not let up, even after his supporters were breaking into The Capitol and Pence was hiding in an undisclosed location – at one point just 40 feet from the rioters, the committee said. Mr. Trump sent a tweet that afternoon saying that Pence did not have the “courage” to do what was necessary.

The committee played video of the rioters outside the Capitol calling for Mr. Pence’s death.

“Donald Trump turned the mob on him,” said Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the panel.

The hearings have repeatedly showed how Mr. Trump moved forward with his baseless claims of fraud even as his top advisors told them they weren’t true.

The committee played video testimony from several aides who said they disagreed with the plan or tried to talk Mr. Trump out of it — even though few of them spoke out publicly at the time.

Even his daughter, Ivanka Trump, said she “accepted” the conclusion of former Attorney General Bill Barr, who resigned after telling the president there was no evidence of widespread fraud.

The efforts to persuade Mr. Trump started on election night, when the race was still too close to call. Lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Mr. Trump to just go ahead and declare victory. Mr. Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien said in one interview clip that he told Mr. Trump it was “way too early” for such a pronouncement. But Mr.Trump did it anyway.

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Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, a former Georgia election worker, testifies Tuesday as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at The Capitol in Washington.

“Frankly, we did win this election,” Mr. Trump said before the cameras.

The committee used video clips of testimony from Mr. Barr, who told Mr. Trump he had looked into the allegations and found no evidence that any of them were true. He said he tried convince Mr. Trump, but felt that the president was becoming “detached from reality” and had no “interest in what the actual facts were.”

The committee has also used the hearings to tell the stories of the people who have been hurt, either in the violence of Jan. 6 or through harassment from those who believe the election was stolen.

On Tuesday, two election workers from Georgia who became the center of false conspiracy theories tearfully testified about

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how it has upended their lives.

The Justice Department has debunked claims that Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, introduced suitcases of illegal ballots and committed other acts of election fraud to try to alter the outcome — a conspiracy theory pushed

by Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Trump. But Ms. Moss says she no longer leaves her house and it has affected her life “in every way” after receiving violent and racist threats from Trump supporters.

In video testimony, Ms. Freeman said she no longer advertises her local business with her name on it: “Lady Ruby.”

“I’ve lost my name, and I’ve lost my reputation. I’ve lost my sense of security,” Ms. Freeman said.

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Richmond plans to hold a second casino vote in November, despite state budget’s language

By Jeremy Lazarus

Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin refused to intervene to help Richmond gain a second chance to secure a casino-resort, which aids those seeking to have the casino go to Petersburg and leaves advocates for a Richmond casino fuming.

While the governor sent nearly 40 amendments to the twoyear state budget for the General Assembly to consider, he never touched the language that legislators adopted in hammering out the final version.

That language bars Richmond from holding a second referendum for at least a year and bars the casino-regulating Virginia Lottery from considering an application for a Richmond casino license for at least 12 months should the issue get on the Richmond ballot and pass.

The approved language clears the way for the legislature’s watchdog, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, to conduct a study to determine if Petersburg would be a viable site.

Legislative advocates such as state Sen. Joseph D. Morrissey, who represents both cities, want to give the Cockade City the

first opportunity to secure a casino-resort after Richmond voters narrowly rejected the proposal last November.

Richmond is moving ahead to hold a second vote in November on the proposed $565 million casino-resort for South Side, despite the state budget language.

City Hall earlier this year obtained a court order to put the issue on the ballot, and City Registrar Keith G. Balmer has said that absent any countervailing order, he is moving to include the casino referendum on the ballot that will be printed and available before early voting begins Sept. 23.

The state NAACP and its Richmond branch are supporting the second vote and encouraging City Hall to go to court if necessary to hold the re-vote to determine if Richmond residents are now prepared to support the casino proposal from Black-owned Urban One, a media company based in Maryland.

“This is a business issue – an economic development issue,” said state NAACP President Robert N. Barnette Jr. “We will not be derailed or deterred in our fight for economic opportunity and growth that benefits every single citizen of Richmond.”

Richmond VA Branch NAACP President James E. “J.J.”

Minor III concurred.

“Why wouldn’t we give those who live, work and play here the ability to vote on the future of this project, especially when Urban One hasn’t asked for a dime from the Commonwealth or any taxpayer for this project?” Mr. Minor said.

Political strategist Paul Goldman, who supports the re-vote, has urged City Council to put a second referendum on the ballot that would ask voters to approve earmarking any tax money earned from a casino, if one were built, to renovating or replacing Richmond’s aging school buildings.

While council is considering two proposed policy positions spelling out how future dollars from a casino might be used, none of the members have responded to Mr. Goldman’s proposal or advanced legislation to put it on the ballot in November.

One policy position that the council is considering would direct that one-third of the tax revenue derived from a casino be used to benefit the public schools. The other policy position would direct that two-thirds of the tax money from a casino be used to reduce real estate taxes by two cents and to pay for school and community infrastructure needs.

New plaintiff’s in House elections suit unlikely to sway judge

By Jeremy Lazarus

The current and former president of the Loudoun County NAACP are now parties to a suit seeking to force new elections for the 100 House of Delegate seats in November — but the federal judge hearing the case appears determined to ensure that new elections cannot happen.

The Rev. Michelle C. Thomas, the current president, and attorney Phillip E. Thompson, the former president, joined journalist and author Jeffrey “Jeff” Thomas Jr. as plaintiffs in an amended filing entered into the court last week.

The plaintiffs are suing the state Board of Elections, claiming that the state constitution requires new elections for House seats this year based on population changes resulting from the 2020 census.

Rev. Thomas has been registered to vote in the former 32nd House District and Mr.

Thompson was registered in the former 10th House District.

Both districts had populations greater than the 10 percent limit that the U.S. Supreme Court has set as allowable.

However, U.S. District Court Judge David J. Novak has no plans to rule on this filing before mid- to late-July at the earliest, according to the schedule he has already laid down for Mr. Thomas and defense lawyers for the board hired by Attorney General Jason S. Miyares, who opposes new elections for the House this year.

Judge Novak also has not requested that the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals appoint a three-judge panel, which is required to decide whether a violation of the requirement that election districts have relatively equal populations has occurred.

Based on the current schedule, Judge Novak would issue that request after ruling on the case, meaning it would likely

be sometime in August before any further court action might occur.

The judge’s delay tactic essentially ensures that time would expire to hold primaries and meet the deadlines to get candidates on the ballot before the start of early voting on Sept.

23 for the upcoming November election.

In past cases, both the 4th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court have declined to order new elections that would upset state-established election deadlines.

The result is that current House members could continue until 2023 elections to serve districts that were abolished last December when the state Supreme Court put in place newly redrawn districts based on population changes found in the U.S. Census conducted in 2020.

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VCUarts Theatre receives $5M gift to create empathetic culture The Department of Theatre in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUarts Theatre) has received a $5 million gift to create three endowed funds to promote education and social awareness. The funds will help explore social justice through the lens of theatre and to cultivate an equitable and inclusive culture for students, faculty and staff.

“It is important to create art that informs us and challenges our point of view,” said Bonnie McCoy, chair of the Department of Theatre. “There are many contemporary topics that we can use theatre as a tool to examine issues related to social justice.”

The donor, James H.T. McConnell Jr. of Charlottesville, is a longtime supporter of a supporter of public education and chilMs. Higginbotham dren’s education. For almost two decades, he has supported the National Jewish Theater Foundation.

“Social justice theatre is focused on getting the audience involved,” Mr. McConnell said. “The purpose is very appropriate today. VCU is the best school in the commonwealth for this purpose.”

Carmenita Higginbotham, an art historian and dean of the School of the Arts the “funds will continue to support rigorous work and expand our interests in the theatre department and social justice.”

Of the funds, $1.5 million will be used to establish the James H.T. McConnell Jr. Theatre Fellowship in Social Justice, which will support graduate students with a focus on advocating for social justice through theatre. The remaining funds will establish the James H.T. McConnell Jr. Theatre Chair in Social Justice and the James H.T. McConnell Jr. Theatre Faculty Fund in Social Justice, which will support a chair and faculty whose work, teaching curriculum and community focus demonstrate a commitment to social justice.

“It’s important to have grad students in the field who are able to go out and use theatre as a medium of education,” Mr. McConnell said. “Whether it be for simply lighthearted performances or something more serious.”

Jefferson Davis rises again at The Valentine

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The Valentine Museum’s temporary exhibit of the Jefferson Davis statue shows the former Confederate leader splattered with pink paint, a blackened face and a dent on the back of the head as a result of the protesters’ actions two years ago.

The Jefferson Davis statue, erected in 1907 on Monument Avenue and pulled down by protesters on June 10, 2020, was recently unveiled at the Valentine Museum.

It is now on display within The Valentine’s core exhibit, “This Is Richmond, Virginia,” for at least six months while on loan from the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia.

Valentine officials say visitor feedback will help inform its interpretation of the Edward Valentine Sculpture Studio, where the Davis statue was created by the museum’s first president.

The statue was erected as remembrance of the Civil War’s president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.

“This is a critical time to have a conversation about our shared history and light the path forward,” said Bill Martin, the Valentine’s director. “We want to create a safe space for people to learn, be challenged and confront their assumptions and biases about Richmond’s troubling past.”

Mr. Martin adds that the Edward Valentine Sculpture Studio “is an important piece of Richmond history, so it’s crucial for us to hear from the community on how to present complex topics like the Lost Cause and Jim Crow-era racism.”

A Valentine community survey conducted showed that 80 percent of respondents want to see Confederate monuments in museums with appropriate context, rather than displayed in public spaces or destroyed.

Most of Richmond’s Confederate monuments were recently gifted by the City of Richmond to the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, which then temporarily loaned the Davis statue to The Valentine.

KLM and Image Makers partner to provide $36,000 in scholarships Women of color who attend college in Virginia and are majoring in technology are encouraged to apply for $12,000 scholarships.

The Richmond-based KLM Scholarship Foundation, in a partnership with Impact Makers, is offering the three scholarships totaling $36,000 as part of KLM’s mission to promote the value of higher education. Winning candidates also will be eligible for a mentorship program with a leading technology or business consulting firm, and possible future job opportunities.

“We are honored and grateful to Qualifying candidates should be partner with Impact Makers to offer women of color enrolled in colleges these scholarships,” said Kimberley that include Virginia State University, L. Martin, founder of KLM, which Virginia Commonwealth University, promote the values of higher educathe University of Richmond, Virtion and provides book scholarships. ginia Union University or a Virginia Impact Makers is a business/tech college or university with summer consulting firm. residency in the Richmond area.

“Together, we are going to change Applicants should also be rising Mrs. Martin sophomores, juniors seniors with a the game for female BIPOC students interested in pursuing a career in information 2.7 cumulative grade point average.

Ideal candidates must be pursuing degrees technology,” Mrs. Martin said.

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Black excellence We often hear the expression “Black excellence,” particularly when Black people, individually or collectively, achieve the seemingly impossible.

It’s an apt accolade for legions of Black men, women and young people who show up and show us their best selves after surviving countless obstacles in their professional or personal lives.

In every issue of the Richmond Free Press, it’s easy to find examples of Black excellence because nearly every page offers our readers insight into someone somewhere who makes us proud, makes us think or brings us joy.

Take S. Bernard Goodwyn, who was on the front page of the Free Press’ June 9-11 edition just hours after his investiture as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Chief Justice Goodwyn, 60, was appointed to the court by in 2007, unanimously elected by the General Assembly in 2008 and re-elected in 2020. Notably, Chief Justice Goodwyn is the second African-American to serve as chief justice, with the late Justice Leroy H. Hassell Sr. named the court’s first Black chief justice on in 2003 until his death in 2011.

Rising from humble beginnings in Southampton County, Chief Justice Goodwyn, a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Virginia School of Law, became the first African-American judge appointed to Chesapeake’s formerly all-white, all-male General District Court bench in 1995. Two years later he was appointed to the Circuit Court. Before becoming a judge, Justice Goodwyn handled civil, commercial and civil rights litigation for Wilcox and Savage, a prestigious Norfolk law firm. Although some Chesapeake-area Black people were lukewarm to his first judicial appointment, saying that he knew little about the community, Chief Justice Goodwyn soon won them over.

“I don’t understand a lot of people’s concerns (about me),” the newly appointed Judge Goodwyn told a Norfolk newspaper reporter 27 years ago, adding that he had not purposefully attempted to curry political favor with anyone.

“I’ve always thought I was very involved in the community and will continue to be.”

A more recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling that shows he remains in tune with the community includes a September 2021 order to remove the 131-year old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The suit was filed in 2020 to challenge then-Gov. Ralph Northam’s orders to remove the statue. The governor’s order came following protests that erupted after George Floyd, a Black man, was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis. Other triggers that year included the murders of Breonna Taylor, also by law enforcement, in Louisville, Ky., and Ahmaud Arbery by white men near Brunswick, Ga. Richmonders and others reacted by vandalizing the statue and demanding its removal.

In rendering his ruling, Justice Goodwyn wrote that honoring the language of a bill written nearly one and a half centuries ago that prohibited removing the statute would limit the government’s free speech rights.

“The General Assembly of 1889 had no authority to perpetually bind future administrations’ exercise of government speech through the simple expedient of a joint resolution,” Justice Goodwyn wrote in a 26-page opinion.

“The commonwealth has the power to cease from engaging in a form of government speech when the message conveyed by the expression changes into a message that the commonwealth does not support, even if some members of the citizenry disagree because, ultimately, the check on the commonwealth’s government speech must be the electoral process, not the contrary beliefs of a portion of the citizenry, or of a nineteenth-century governor and legislature,” he further wrote.

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The Richmond Free Press also announced in that same June 9-11 issue Dominion Energy’s and the Library of Virginia’s annual recognition of Black men and women who’ve shown extraordinary talent and tenacity in overcoming barriers to achieve success. From labor leader Samuel H. Clark, who fought to improve conditions for Black railroad workers, to NASA engineer Christyl C. Johnson. Ms. Johnson, executive director of the National Science and Technology Council at the White House from 2008 to 2010, shapes Goddard’s Space Flight missions of the future in planetary, astrophysics, heliophysics and earth science. A prolific advocate of STEM education for women and girls, she constantly reminds them that the sky is unlimited.

During a June 16 program for this year’s “Strong” honorees, octogenarian Henry L. Marsh, a former Richmond mayor and retired Virginia senator, gave a moving video tribute for his former law partner Samuel L. Tucker, who was posthumously recognized. Mr. Tucker sat on legal teams that sued to reopen Prince Edward County’s public schools when they closed rather than desegregate after Brown v. Board of Education (1954).

Mr. Tucker also fought, in court, to end tuition subsidies for white students to attend private academies, notes his Library of Virginia biography. He argued the landmark case Green v.

New Kent County School Board, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1968 that local school boards must immediately implement desegregation strategies. Mr. Tucker’s continual battles for equal justice led to an unsuccessful attempt by white lawyers to disbar him early in the 1960s.

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This spring-into-summer season of recognizing the commonwealth’s extraordinary leaders and success stories continues. Several Virginians’ work in athletics, education and theater will be highlighted during the Virginia Interscholastic Association Heritage Association’s Hall of Fame awards ceremony on June 24 in Charlottesville.

The Hall of Fame helps preserve the legacy of AfricanAmerican students and adults who participated in the Virginia Interscholastic Association from 1954 to 1970, along with its predecessor, the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic League, which ensured that Black students in segregated high schools excelled beyond the classroom. Some of this year’s honorees include two people who are working to restore or preserve the legacy of their former all-Black high schools, Virginia State University’s first female athletic director, a woman who helped develop the GPS, two standout athletes, and a Golden Globe and NAACP Image Awards nominee.

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Juneteenth doesn’t mark the end of slavery; ratification of the 13th amendment does

The day after the federal government announced that slavery in the United States had been officially ended, The New York Times published a frontpage story that trumpeted this hard-won victory.

“Slavery Forever Dead in the United States,” the newspaper declared in one line of a four-tiered headline. Beneath it followed these lines: “Official Proclamation of the Great Fact” and “Twentyseven States Declared for Universal Freedom.”

It was Dec. 19 and a tumultuous year in the life of this nation was hurtling to a close.

Thirteen days earlier, on Dec. 6, Georgia became the last state needed to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which banned slavery throughout the United States and its territories.

On Dec. 18, Secretary of State William H. Seward certified this result, officially ending slavery in every nook and cranny of this nation.

From beginning to end, 1865 had a sharp focus on slavery.

On Jan. 31 Congress passed and sent to the states for ratification the 13th Amendment; the Civil War ended on April 9, and President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated six days later. And for much of the year the nation struggled with what remained of the “peculiar institution “of

slavery, as backers of the 13th Amendment pushed to get 27 of the nation’s 36 states to approve its enactment.

Two years earlier, on Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It was a “war measure” that freed slaves throughout eight of the Confederacy’s 11 rebellious states, and in portions of two others – an action that was meant to chip away at the manpower they needed to support their economy.

DeWayne Wickham One Confederate state (Tennessee) was excluded because it was totally under Union control.

In 1860 there were nearly 4 million slaves in this country, virtually all of them in the Southern states that broke away from the Union – and in the border states of Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and West Virginia, that did not join the rebellion.

These border states, plus the parts of Virginia and Louisiana that were controlled by federal troops, also were exempt from the Emancipation Proclamation.

When federal troops under the command of Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, Gen. Granger told slaves there that they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. But he also “advised” them to continue to work for their “former masters.”

Gen. Granger warned the newly freed slaves that any “idleness” on their part would not be sup-

ported by his troops.

How this limited offer of freedom to slaves in a Texas coastal town has become a federal holiday – a national observance of the end to America’s 246 years of enslavement of people of African descent – is a curious matter.

What happened in Galveston was hardly momentous. As with Blacks who gained their freedom in Washington, D.C.; Tennessee; Charleston, S.C; Vicksburg, Miss., and Coastal Carolina, freed slaves in Galveston marked their emancipation with an annual celebration.

But as with these other historical moments, what happened in Galveston on June 19, 1865, was simply part of a mosaic of small acts of manumission that preceded the 13th Amendment’s enshrinement of a nationwide ban on slavery into the Constitution.

Juneteenth doesn’t mark the end of slavery; ratification of the 13th Amendment does that. And it doesn’t signify the freeing of this nation’s last slaves. Slavery in Kentucky and Delaware didn’t end until after the 13thAmendment became law in December 1865.

A few days before the Civil War ended in April 1865, Frederick Douglass attended a meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and offered this criticism of Union Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks who, while commanding troops in Louisiana, required freed slaves in Louisiana to sign year-long work contracts with their former masters.

Freedom “is the right to

Jan. 6 was more than a ‘dustup’ Jack Del Rio is not necessarily a stupid man. He was a three-sport athlete who received an athletic scholarship to the University of Southern California. After a successful collegiate career he was drafted into the NFL by the New Orleans Saints. In addition to the Saints, during his non-stellar playing career, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, and the Miami Dolphins.

While playing for Kansas City in 1990, he even earned his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Kansas. He began an NFL coaching career in 1997, which he continues in its latest iteration as defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders.

With all of his professional achievements, Del Rio has gained his greatest notoriety for comparing “riots” associated with the George Floyd murder as more egregious than the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, simply describing the insurrection as a “dustup.”

I find it difficult to comprehend how anyone could rationalize the attempted coup d’état of the U.S. government as being less significant than any civil disorder. That intemperate remark cost him $100,000 in team fines and widespread condemnation in the

Washington, D.C. area.

Del Rio’s remarks are indicative of a mindset that is becoming more pervasive throughout the nation – a circling of the wagons to protect and defend the interests of white people. Find an enemy/ target, demonize them/it, make an unfavorable characterization about/against one’s adversary, and use that characterization to justify one’s own immoral or il-

Dr. E. Faye Williams legal conduct or beliefs.

This is the same myopic justification of oppressive and discriminatory conduct that has plagued this nation from its beginning. Del Rio and those whose tactics mirror those described are not stupid, but they suffer from the ignorance inspired by an unwillingness to honestly assess facts, and an inflated sense of self-worth and arrogance.

Sadly, this belief system flourishes and the coup d’état that it inspires remains an ongoing threat. This has been dramatically illustrated in the public hearings of the “House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States.”

There is no debate about the fact that Donald Trump and the remaining participants in the menagerie of Jan. 6 speakers incited the mob to riot and violence.

For those willing to open their eyes and minds, there is no debate that the incited mob

assaulted and invaded the seat of our national government for the purpose of interfering with the orderly transition from one political administration to another. In the process of their invasion, they desecrated The Capitol with the destruction of historic artifacts, the looting of public and private documents, the smearing of human defecation, and the terrorism of elected officials of both parties. This was more than a “dustup!”

We cannot deny or ignore the insidious and growing crusade to revise procedures to count and certify votes for the purpose of invalidating elections. We should expect this because the “deconstruction of the administrative state” was a central pledge of the Donald Trump campaign. I recognized the danger of this pledge when I saw a female Donald Trump supporter state, “If we have to have a dictator, I would prefer it be Trump.”

The incitement, violence, and rejection of traditional norms have been documented and, through multiple outlets, are available for analysis. The more important question is the motivation for this radical turn to fascism by this small but focused minority.

I find the answer simple. It is the white fear of sharing and the equitable distribution of national resources. Like Donald Trump, it is the fear of losing power.

The writer is a minister, UN Peace Ambassador and president of the Dick Gregory Society.

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choose one’s own employment, Douglass said in his address that day in Boston. “Certainly, it means that, if it means anything; and when any individual or combination of individuals undertakes to decide for any man when he shall work, where he shall work, at what he shall work, and for what he shall work, he or they practically reduce him to slavery.”

Nothing that happened in 1865 brought slavery to a screeching halt. But the most important event then, if not as we look back at that year now, was the adoption of the 13th Amendment – not the small, misguided acts of manumission that preceded it.

So, why don’t we celebrate the day the 13th Amendment was ratified as Freedom Day? DeWayne Wickham is a former USA Today columnist and founding dean of the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University.

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Commentary/Letter to the Editor

Historic Black cemeteries need substance, not symbolism Across the South on any given day, volunteers of all ages, races and backgrounds gather with hand tools and weed whackers to help restore historic Black burial grounds, many of which have been subject to the structural neglect and active violence that Jim Crow visited on African-Americans individuals, communities and institutions for generations. Groups such as Richmond’s Friends of East End Cemetery (I’m a founding member) and Woodland Cemetery Volunteers, along with Durham, N.C.’s Friends of Geer Cemetery, have devoted years

Brian Palmer to clearing these sites of invasive overgrowth and illegally dumped garbage. They have revealed thousands of grave markers and stones, each standing for a person, that had been obscured for decades.

For some participants, this is one-and-done charity work. But for many of us in these Friends groups, this is straight-up justice work—social justice, racial justice, human justice. These cemeteries and graveyards, even in their current state. Formerly enslaved people like my own great-grandparents and their offspring are buried in these places.

“When you stop to look at historic infrastructure investments in our country, you will find that short-sighted approaches have impacted communities across the nation,” Congressman A. Donald McEachin (D-Va., 4th District), writing in the pages of this paper, was defending President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan.

It’s odd that Rep. McEachin is sponsoring exactly this type of “short-sighted,” symbolic, and potentially harmful bill that will inevitably shortchange the community. As drafted, the

Kudos to the Free Press and to Bonnie Newman Davis As someone who has known Bonnie Newman Davis through membership in the Virginia Professional Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists, since — I think — the early 1980s, I know the Free Press will go onward and upward with her editorial leadership. That said, a debt of gratitude also goes out to former editor Bonnie Winston, who served the Free Press — and the Richmond community — very well for seven years.

Martha Steger The writer lives in Midlothian.

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African American Burial Grounds Preservation Program bill, whose lead patron is Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-N.C., 12th District), excludes the descendant community. These are the Black folks with kin laid to rest at these burial grounds. For the millions of us African Americans whose ancestors were born into enslavement and were recorded as nameless pieces of property on ledgers and inventories, these burial grounds are at once sacred memorial sites and archives of the American experience.

Not only is the descendant community— referred to variously as the “African-American descendant community” or “Afro-descendant community”—absent from this bill, but owners of the land on which these burial grounds lie are granted exalted status. The drafters were none too subtle: “CONSENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER REQUIRED” appears in the bill in all caps, lest anyone doubt who the document was written for. This puts landowners in a position to dictate who receives the small amount of grant money the bill promises, even though landowners won’t themselves be eligible to apply for it directly.

A coalition of descendant community members and cemetery restoration volunteers asked the congressman to amend the language of the bill through email exchanges and during two Zoom sessions in April and May. We listened to and spoke with the congressman and Congressional staffers.

He dismissed one of our requests as nearly impossible: aligning this bill with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a federal law. NAGPRA, which gets ample criticism from Indigenous communities for offering too little to their communities, offers them some status when it comes to treatment of their sacred sites, human remains, and funerary objects. “Political reality” won’t allow such bold measures, we were told. Congress is full

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of archconservatives hostile to measures that promote equity and inclusion (for example, critical race theory debates) and midterm elections are on the horizon.

But we can still make a better bill.

Our coalition recommended building in a process in which descendant communities and landowners would have “structural parity” in determining how any grant money would be spent. We included in our proposal more stringent eligibility requirements for a grant applicant, such as the need to provide evidence that it has already “provided measurable services to African American burial grounds.” Rep. McEachin asked

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us to refine what we have written to prevent people with spurious claims to potential grant money from applying. We have done so. The ball is back in their court.

History shows that if a group or community isn’t written into law, it will most likely be punished by that law. Legislators can do better simply by saying our name and writing us into the bill: We are the African-American descendant community. And they should work to treat us not as headaches or obstacles, but as constituents, partners and equal stakeholders.

Brian Palmer is a Peabody Award–winning journalist and photographer based in Richmond.

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Curry rightly earns MVP crown after averaging 31.2 points in Finals Legends such as Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all visited the NBA mountaintop.

Now it’s Steph Curry’s turn to enjoy the view from the best seat on the summit.

The “Curry Era” is still gaining momentum for the Golden State Warriors, now winners of four of the last eight NBA titles.

Arguably the greatest shooter ever, Curry was at his scintillating best in leading “The Dubs” to a 4-2 series victory over Boston in this year’s grand finale.

In the decisive Game 6, Curry had 34 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Golden State won,103-90, in front of a salty audience

Warriors coach nixes Hornets

Kenny Atkinson has changed his mind.

After verbally agreeing to become head coach for the NBA Charlotte Hornets, Atkinson will stay on as a Golden State Warriors assistant.

Atkinson had not formally signed a contract with Charlotte, but there were plans for that to happen this week.

Atkinson is a former University of Richmond standout who was the Brooklyn Nets head coach from 2016 to 2020. He has been a Warriors assistant since 2020.

in Boston.

In six jaw-dropping outings in the Finals, Curry averaged 31.2 points, six rebounds and five assists, while popping the nets at 44 percent from beyond the arc.

To the surprise of no one, he was the unanimous Finals MVP. He wears the initials “MVP” well. Curry was the Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP and Magic Johnson Western Conference MVP, leading into the Celtics series.

In ranking the greatest players in history, Curry now boasts this resume: • Four-time NBA champion • Two-time League MVP • Eight-time All-Star • Two-time NBA scoring champ • All-time leader in three-pointers Curry, now 34, is still lean, quick and shoots with stunning accuracy.

While he generally is the team’s leading man, he had plenty of help from his supporting cast.

Draymond Green and Klay Thompson have been a part of the same four titles (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022). This time Andrew Wiggins, who joined the roster in 2020, emerged as another go-to man in the clutch.

Injuries to Curry and Green, as well as Kevin Durant’s departure, may have prevented the Warriors from more titles. Curry played only five games in 2019-20, while Green was in uniform

just 43 times that same season. Thompson has also battled through injuries.

After three brilliant seasons with Golden State, Durant departed for Brooklyn. Durant was Finals MVP in 2017 and 2018, helping Warriors to titles both years.

The ultimate NBA dynasty will always be the Russell-led Celtics run of 10 crowns in 11 seasons, 1959 to 1969. However, there were only eight NBA teams in 1959 and still just 14 in 1969.

Now there are 30 teams and four grueling rounds of playoffs.

Jordan’s six titles in eight years with Chicago is a more realistic comparison to today’s NBA. Johnson won five, 1980-88, with the Lakers; Jabbar captured six, 1971 to 1988, with Milwaukee and the Lakers; James had four, 2012 to 2020, with Miami, Cleveland and the Lakers.

Bryant won five, 2000 to 2010, with the Lakers; Shaquille O’Neal picked up four, 2000 to 2006, with the Lakers and Miami.

The Warriors have won seven NBA championships, starting with 1947 and 1956 when the franchise was in Philadelphia. Their first title on the West Coast was in 1975. It was a racial first in that both coaches (Al Attles for the Warriors, K.C. Jones for Washington) were Black.

Golden State, then called San Francisco, never won an NBA title in the mid-1960s when it had four Hall of Famers—Wilt Chamberlain, Guy Rodgers, Nate Thurmond and Attles—on the same roster.

Before Curry became a perennial NBA AllStar, he was an All-American guard at Davidson College, where he led the Wildcats to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2008.

On Aug. 31, his No. 30 will be retired by his alma mater. Curry wears the same number for Golden State.

Beal says little about free agency but wrist making progress The Associated Press

in Washington. Winner of the 2018-19 NBA Cares Community Assist Award, he told the youngsters in attendance he wanted the courts to be something the community could enjoy.

“When I first started playing, when I was you guys’ size, this is where I started,” he said. “We were outside playing from sunup to sundown.”

Later, when talking to reporters, Beal was asked what his presence at the event said about his commitment to being in Washington.

“I don’t intertwine the two,” he said. “It’s love that I’ve received from day one. The city has accepted me since a rookie, and here I am going into year 11, and it’s the same love, if not more. I’ve always just tried

In a couple weeks, Bradley Beal’s future might look a lot clearer.

At this point, the Washington star isn’t tipping his hand.

When asked Saturday about how he expects the start of free agency to go, he replied: “Crazy probably — like it always is.”

When asked how he expects his own contract situation to play out, his response was the same: “My situation? Crazy probably.”

The Wizards’ offseason hinges on what Beal ultimately does. With a player option next season, he can become a free agent, and although he indicated earlier this year he was leaning toward re-signing with Washington, there are certainly other teams that would gladly have him.

That was made clear when Beal was asked how many people have tried to recruit him to their teams.

“A lot,” he said. “You know I can’t give you names.”

Beal was at a ribbon-cutting event Saturday for the Benjamin Banneker basketball court refurbishment project Nick Wass, File/Associated Press

to pay that back in one way or another.”

Beal, who turns 29 later this month, has played his whole career with Washington, averaging at least 22 points per game in each of the past six seasons. That included a career-high average of 31.3 points in 2020-21.

The Wizards traded Russell Westbrook before last season, leaving Beal as the team’s undisputed star. He averaged 23.2 ppg, but his season ended early when he had surgery in February on his left wrist. Washington went 35-47.

The Wizards acquired Kristaps Porzingis around the time Beal went down, so if Beal stays, they’ll have a chance to see that pairing in action. Beal looked a little rusty at Saturday’s event.

When he was asked to take a ceremonial first shot, he missed two attempts before making one.

However, he said his recovery from that wrist operation is going well. He said he has 80-90 percent of his range of motion back.

“The rest is going to be strengthening and stuff,” he said. “I’m cleared to do stuff on the court now, which is good.”

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) in action during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, on Jan. 23, 2022, in Washington. The Wizards’ offseason hinges on whether Beal becomes a free agent, and although he indicated earlier this year he was leaning toward re-signing with Washington, there are certainly other teams that would gladly have him.

Fastballs and homers command Braden Montgomery’s rise Fans awaiting the next African-American baseball sensation may find their man wearing jersey No. 6 for the Stanford University Cardinal.

Braden Montgomery ranks among the nation’s elite college sluggers, as well as being a fire balling pitcher, and he’s only a freshman.

The right-handed throwing, switch-hitting outfielder/pitcher was Pac-12 Freshman of the Year as well as being named a Freshman All-American. His all-around play helped Stanford nail the second seed (behind Texas) in the ongoing College World Series.

Stanford’s first game of pool

play was June 18 vs. Arkansas.

The event runs through June 27 with ESPN coverage.

Montgomery had 18 home runs, 16 doubles and 57 runs batted in to go with six stolen bases as the Cardinal opened play in Omaha. He homered twice against Connecticut in the

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Super Regional in Palo Alto.

In 15 outings on the mound, the 6-foot-2, 207-pound native Mississippian showed off a 95 mile-an-hour fastball while striking out 28 hitters in 18.2 innings.

Montgomery’s meteoric rise at Stanford wasn’t unexpected.

As a high school senior in Madison, Miss., he led Madison High to the 6A state title

while being ranked the 23rd top prospect in the nation

by Perfect Game.

Athleticism runs in his family. His father, Marcus, played football at the University of Iowa while his mother, Gretchen, was a track standout for Iowa.

As a true freshman, Montgomery will not become eligible for the Major League draft until 2024. Division I players must wait three years after enrolling in college before going pro. u From the history books ...

Major League Baseball’s career home run king also is the greatest African-American college player of all-time.

Before Barry Bonds shattered the career and single

season records for homers in the big leagues, he was a brilliant All-American at Arizona State.

In three seasons in Tempe, Bonds hit .347 with 45 homers and 175 runs batted in. As a junior in 1985, he hit .368 with 22 homers and 66 RBI. Barry Bonds Bonds still holds the record for most consecutive hits (seven) in the College World Series.

The left-handed hitting outfielder was named to the All-Time College World Series team in 1996.

Florida’s Edward Waters U. wins NCAA baseball bracket Jamestown Jackal’s Myles Copeland helps save referee’s life Basketball player Myles Copeland will forever be a hero, even if he never makes another shot.

On June 18, Copeland’s knowledge of CPR went a long way in saving the life of basketball official John Sculli in Toledo, Ohio.

During the first quarter of a Basketball League semipro game, referee Sculli collapsed with an apparent heart attack. He had no pulse and did not appear to be breathing.

Copeland, who had just gotten off a 24hour shift as a Toledo fireman, was on the bench for Toledo Glass City in a playoff game against the Jamestown Jackals of

Jamestown, N.Y. Racing to Sculli in his basketball uniform, Copeland applied chest compressions while waiting for paramedics to arrive.

“It was instinctive,” said Copeland. “As a firefighter I run to emergencies, not from them.”

Copeland, 25, is a former basketball standout at Trine University in Indiana.

Sculli underwent successful triple bypass surgery at a Toledo hospital and is on the road to recovery.

“My heart, literally, goes out to Myles for saving my life,” Sculli said from his hospital bed.

Edward Waters University has won the big prize in HBCU baseball.

The Jacksonville, Fla., school defeated Kentucky State 3-2 in last month’s finals of the Tyson Foods Black College World Series in Montgomery, Ala. To reach the final, Edward Waters won the NCAA Division II bracket including Rust, Miss., and Florida Memorial. Kentucky State won the NAIA bracket against Bluefield State, W.Va.,

Albany State, Ga. and Miles, Ala. This event was for NCAA Division II and NAIA schools only. The Division I schools from the MEAC and SWAC were not included.

Waters’ Keilin Washington, a 5-foot-6, 145-pound outfielder, was named MVP. In the inaugural Black College World Series in 2021, Savannah State, Ga., was crowned champion.

VUU’s fall football standing strong

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The Virginia Union University football season is off to a good start despite the first game being more than two months away.

Coach Alvin Parker’s Panthers have been ranked fourth nationally

by HBCU Gameday in its preseason NCAA Division II/NAIA poll.

VUU trails only No. 1 Fayetteville State, No. 2 Bowie State and No. 3

Albany State University in the early rankings.

Coming off a 6-4 record in 2021, the Panthers will open Thursday, Sept.1, against Virginia University of Lynchburg in the Willard Bailey Classic.

VUU season tickets ($100 for five games) are now on sale at the school’s Athletic Department in the Belgium Building, 500 N. Lombardy St.

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Virginia Reliability Project The Virginia Reliability Project (VRP) will replace 48 miles of two existing segments along TC Energy’s TCO pipeline system to ensure ongoing reliable natural gas supply.

The project will ensure there is natural gas for future commercial, industrial, residential and economic development in Hampton Roads. With current natural gas lines at, or near, capacity, meeting increased customer demand requires updating existing infrastructure.

Upgrades will be completed at the existing Emporia and Petersburg Compressor Stations, located in Greensville and Prince George Counties, respectively. New zero emissions technology will be installed at the existing Emporia facility.

An economic analysis estimates that this Project would provide an estimated one-time increase of economic activity to Virginia during construction that would support approximately: • 3,635 jobs • $194.5 million in associated labor income • $562.6 million in economic output • $7.7 million in local tax revenue • $8.6 million in state tax revenue Anticipated Project Schedule • Columbia initiates Pre-Filing with FERC: December 2021 • Anticipated FERC Certificate Application Filing: August 2022 • Anticipated Receipt of FERC Certificate: Q4 2023 • Begin Construction: Q1/Q2 2024 • In-Service: November 1, 2025

To learn more, visit www.VirginiaReliability.com call (888) 499-3450 or email vrp_info@tcenergy.com

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Happenings Dance like they’re watching Babadungo Olagunke, left, founder of Akoma de Gado Dance & Drum Performance Ensemble, and other dance troupe members, right, gave a riveting performance at a Juneteenth celebration on June 18 at Henrico County’s Dorey Park.

Akoma de Gado is a nonprofit organization of students, educators, performers, dancers, musicians, and others who promote knowledge and appreciation of pageantry performance arts. Below left, The Desiree Roots Ensemble performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

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Juneteenth events had something for everyone

By Donald J. Adams

Richmonders celebrated the second official Juneteenth holiday with a four-day weekend of dancing, music, marches and several familyoriented activities.

President Biden declared Juneteenth as a federal holiday one year ago. The holiday marks 157 years since soldiers in Galveston, Texas notified former slaves that they were free on June 19, 1865, two years after slaves in other states were freed.

Communities throughout Richmond celebrated the holiday by highlighting African-American culture and the importance of freedom.

On Saturday, June 18, Henrico Recreation and Parks’ festivities were held at Dorey Park where guests enjoyed performances by local actress Morgan McCoy and the Hermitage High School drumline. A play area provided entertainment for children, and local and regional vendors sold colorful art and jewelry.

Kevin Duffy, a Richmond schoolteacher and first-time Juneteenth attendee, noted the significance of Saturday’s gathering.

“My wife and I had COVID in January, so to come out here and celebrate something so significant is definitely refreshing,” Mr. Duffy said.

As they snapped photos and took in the festivities, Varina High School seniors Harmony Townes and Brayden Spears shared similar sentiments.

“To watch everybody, celebrate is amazing,”

Harmony said. “Juneteenth is great because it highlights everyone’s [collective] experiences.

Brayden agreed, saying he “felt relieved” that these events were able to happen again.

The City of Richmond hosted a three-day “Jubilation in June” event at Dogwood Dell, the 17th Street Farmers’ Market and Rocketts Landing.

Featured performers included the Legacy Band and the HamilTones, both R&B groups, along with local middle and high school students’ theater presentation “Journey to Freedom.”

Janine Bell, president of the Elegba Folklore Society, enjoyed Sunday festivities at Rockett’s Landing, and said she believed the weekend was for “commemoration.”

“The knowing of history is important, but the knowing of culture is the key to one’s identity,” she said.

Ms. Bell will continue celebrating Juneteenth on June 26 at the Richmond African Burial Ground at 101 E. Broad Street from 4 to 9 p.m. General admission is $5 with children under 12 free.

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Gloria Tanner, 79, of Richmond, center, dances to the sounds of Legacy Band, left, during the 65th Festival of Arts at Dogwood Dell in Byrd Park last Friday. This event was the first of a three-day “Jubilation in June” celebration. Dr. Peggy Britt, above, who is known in the Hampton Roads area as the “Queen of Gospel”, performs last Saturday during the Hezekiah Walker Center for Gospel Music’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Sounds of Freedom free concert at Virginia Union University.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to receive lifetime honor at BET Awards The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES Sean “Diddy” Combs built one of hip-hop’s biggest empires, blazing a trail with his own music television network and fashion line, and now his decorated career has earned him one of the highest honors at the BET Awards this month.

Mr. Combs will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award on June 26, the network announced Monday. He is the founder of Bad Boy Records and a three-time Grammy winner who has worked with a slew of top-tier artists, including Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and 112.

The music mogul created the fashion clothing line Sean John, launched Revolt TV with a focus on music and has his own vodka. He also produced the reality show “Making the Band” for MTV.

“Diddy has always been a pioneering force in our community, breaking barriers, achieving unprecedented heights, blazing new trails, and, in so doing, raising the bar for all of us,” BET CEO Scott Mills said in a statement. “His virtuosity is matched only by his range — from music to media, culture, business and philanthropy — Diddy has exemplified Black excellence.”

The award is given to an individual who has shaped culture through their careers and Sean ‘Diddy’ “transformative leaders that consistently Combs inspire generations.”

Mr. Combs, 52, won Grammys for his platinum-selling 1997 album “No Way Out” and the single “I’ll Be Missing You,” a

song dedicated to the late Notorious B.I.G. who was killed earlier that year. He won another Grammy for “Shake Ya Tailfeather” with Nelly and Murphy Lee. In 2004, the rapper-producer played Walter Lee Younger in the Broadway revival of “A Raisin in the Sun,” which aired as a television adaption four years later. He’s also appeared in films including “Get Him to the Greek” and “Monster’s Ball.”

Last month, Mr. Combs hosted the Billboard Music Awards.

“Puff’s contributions to culture transcend hip-hop,” said Jesse Collins, executive producer of the awards. “Growing up in D.C., I watched his rise at Howard University as he repped Black excellence from day one. It’s an honor to celebrate him now, while he is still on his incredible journey.”

Taraji P. Henson will host the live show from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Mariah Carey, Neptunes join Songwriters Hall of Fame The Associated Press

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Honoree Mariah Carey speaks June 16 at the 51st Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala in New York.

After a glittering career of No. 1 hits Mariah Carey was finally inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 16, but not before challenging her new fellow members to do better by women.

“I read that out of the 439 total inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, only 32 have been women, until now,” she said recently at the end of a four-hour celebration at the Marriott Marquis in New York. The line got a huge applause.

Ms. Carey was the headliner, following the inductions of the weirdly cool producers the Neptunes, the British electro-pop band Eurythmics, psychedelic bluesman Steve Miller and the iconic Isley Brothers. Special guests included Smokey Robinson, Leslie Odom Jr., Questlove, Jon Batiste and Usher.

Songwriters are eligible for induction after writing hit

songs for at least 20 years and the hall includes songwriters such as Burt Bacharach, Missy Elliott, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Billy Joel and Carly Simon. New annual slates are voted on by the membership.

St. Vincent kicked off the night with a blistering cover of Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).” She later came to the podium to recount the time she first caught a glimpse on MTV when a “beautiful, orange-haired androgynous creature appeared wearing a suit and tie.”

Lil Nas X was honored with the Hal David Starlight Award, which recognizes “gifted young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs.”

He accepted his award wearing a white tuxedo and a mob of frizzy blond hair, tweaking the usual acceptance speech: “Thank you to my imaginary husband

and kids,” he said.

Representing the Isley Brothers, were Elaine Isley Goodstone, Ernie Isley and Ronald Isley.

Ernie Isley reminded the guests that their early hit “Shout,” was recorded 63 years ago and their music would go on for decades, prompting the Beatles to cover them. The two men then performed a medley of hits that included “That Lady,” “It’s Your Thing” and “Between the Sheets.”

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis introduced another songwriting duo — Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo who, as the Neptunes, shaped pop and urban radio from the 1990s well into the 2000s by creating hits for Britney Spears, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Usher and Beyoncé.

Mr. Williams gave advice to up-and-coming songwriters, warning them that the music industry was an often dangerous place. “Life is like Legos. Songs,

like life, are put together piece by piece,” he said. “If you build a really strong foundation, you won’t fall.”

Questlove introduced Ms.Carey and regretted that all too often her songwriting chops were often overlooked. With 19 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, she is only behind The Beatles, he reminded the crowd that she did it as a Black woman. “Success at this level, especially for Black artists, is a real obstacle course,” he said.

Ms. Carey said a dysfunctional background prompted a dark vision of the world as a 6-yearold, so music and melodies and lyrics were her escape. She said she always has to remind people she’s a songwriter first, but the diva label seems to stick more.

She left the crowd revved up for a performance but other artists came on stage to sing a medley of her songs, including “Fantasy,” “Hero,” “Make It Happen” and “We Belong Together.”

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Personality: Dr. Monroe E. Harris Jr. Spotlight on Virginia Higher Education Fund’s ‘Jazz Inside Out’ honorary chairman When it comes to charitable, arts or education-related events that take place in Richmond, it’s not uncommon to see Dr. Monroe E. Harris Jr.’s name listed as a donor, participant or leader.

As a doctor with the Virginia Facial and Oral Surgery practice, Dr. Harris also chairs the boards of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.

He’s happy to fill both roles due to the VMFA and BHM’s importance to the city and state, and to ensure that a person of color is leading them.

For the past several months, Dr. Harris has further extended his leadership reach to help college students secure financial assistance. On July 2, he will preside as honorary chairman of the Virginia Higher Education Fund’s 11th annual Jazz Inside Out Sponsor’s Reception and Gala. The event, which includes live music performances, will be at the VMFA’s Best Café and Terrace.

Dr. Harris believes his involvement in these groups, along with his other connections throughout Richmond, can be a boon for VHEF. “My whole thing is just to try to get the word out among my friends,” Dr. Harris says, “and make sure that they come and that they contribute and participate.”

Dr. Harris’ relationship with VHEF is rooted in the organization’s 2010 beginnings when the Virginia Facial and Oral Surgery was a launch sponsor for the first Jazz Inside Out event.

His support for the organization has continued

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because he sees its work in Richmond as vital and necessary.

“VHEF is meaningful to me because it provides needed educational assistance for our young people,” Dr. Harris says. “Education is an important key to success. It is life-changing.”

Education was also a key component of Dr. Harris’ journey to Richmond. During a four-year residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center, his connections within the medical system in Chicago and Richmond led to him being offered a job in Richmond.

Dr. Harris found in the city a positive comparison to his native Louisville, Ky., and ultimately decided to “downsize” his living situation from the more metropolitan Chicago in July 1988. And, although he has his criticisms of Richmond, he hasn’t regretted his choice.

“I think Richmond is a great place to live,” says Dr. Harris, who praises the city’s educational institutions, expanding demographics and the city’s “cultural amenities.”

“Obviously we need to correct the poverty situation that we have here, so that everybody in the city can participate in all the wonderful things that we have to provide here.”

“But I think overall, Richmond is a good place to live.”

As honorary chair for Jazz Inside Out, Dr. Harris is relying on his presence in the Richmond community to help raise awareness and funding for the event. His connections to the

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Date and place of birth: Nov. 23 in Louisville, Ky. Where I live now: We live in the West End of Richmond.

Education: Doctor of Dental Medicine.

Family: Wife, Dr. Jill Bussey Harris; son, Monroe III; daughter, Madison; grandson, Georgie.

Virginia Higher Education Fund is: An impactful, locally grown 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

city are one of the reason’s why Rose Giles, VHEF’s executive director, selected him as this year’s honorary chair, he says.

Once his chairmanship ends, Dr. Harris says he will remain a steadfast backer of the group’s work, ready to step up and offer assistance whenever necessary.

“I think that I will continue to be a supporter and offer assistance as needed,” Dr. Harris says. “If I can do anything to be supportive of (Ms. Giles), or the program itself, I’m more than happy to do that.”

Meet a leader and supporter of Richmond nonprofits and organizations, Dr. Monroe E. Harris Jr.: Volunteer position: Honorary chair, 11th Annual Jazz Inside Out Reception and Gala.

Occupation: Oral and facial surgeon.

Mission: To increase higher education for and provide financial support to students who are considered underserved.

VHEF provides scholarships, book awards, dorm kits and mentoring activities for high potential youths who are in low opportunity settings.

When, where and why founded:VHEF was founded in 2010 in Henrico County.

Founder: Rose Giles.

How long I’ve been involved w i t h Vi r g i n i a H i g h e r Education Fund: Virginia Oral & Facial Surgery was a launch sponsor for the first VHEF signature fundraiser, Jazz Inside Out, in 2010. I have been supportive since then.

Why this organization is meaningful to me: VHEF is meaningful to me because it provides needed educational assistance for our young people.

Education is an important key to success. It is life-changing.

Upcoming event: The 11th

Annual Jazz Inside Out will be held Saturday, July 2.

Featured artists: National Jazz recording artist and dentist, Phillip “Doc” Martin will perform, along with local artists Kia Bennett and Ayinde Williams.

Location: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Cost: $75 per person.

Why this is a hot ticket to grab: It’s a hot ticket for those seeking a fun, no-grill Fourth of July weekend! The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has an excellent chef who will do all the grilling. It’s two big parties, one in the atrium and one on the VMFA’s beautiful terrace.

Smooth jazz and beautiful people at a world-renowned venue. What more can you ask for?

How event will benefit scholarship recipients: 23 students from low-income, single mom households in eight counties will receive scholarships, book awards and dorm kits. Also, a new partnership with the Ross Corporation will provide Ross gift cards and luggage.

Additionally, the students will be mentored by Tyreil Mayo of the Deloitte Corp. Mr. Mayo is a former VHEF scholar.

A perfect day for me is: Spending time at our beach house with our family and friends.

What I am learning about myself during the pandemic: I’ve learned to slow down, be more aware and thankful for my blessings.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Kayaking on the Chesapeake

Bay with Jill, followed by sipping Princess Champagne or Blanton’s Bourbon.

Aquote that inspires me: “If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.” — Muhammad Ali My friends describe me as: Smart, loyal, cool.

At the top of my “to-do” list is: To visit Goree island in Dakar, Senegal. I think it’s important that we embrace our history and our ancestors, and since that was one of the largest ports of export of people of African descent into this country, ultimately, a lot of us are from there. So it’s reclaiming part of my roots.

Best late-night snack: Popcorn and Junior Mints while watching a good action movie.

The best thing my parents ever taught me: With hard work, I could be anything that I wanted to be.

The person who influenced me the most: My Dad, Monroe E. Harris, Sr. My dad was a cum laude college graduate, a World War II naval veteran, a beautiful singer, and a good Kappa Alpha Psi man. After my mom passed when I was 5 years old, my dad raised me. I am the man that I am because of him. I love him so much.

Book that influenced me the most: “Before the Mayflower”

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Richmond Free Press

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Faith News/Directory

‘You wear out’: How chronic illness grounds and inspires William Barber’s activism

By Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

Standing outside a church in rural North Carolina this spring, the Rev. William Barber II leaned on his dented and scuffed wooden cane. With one powerful hand he pushed himself up and into the seat of a long black Chevrolet Suburban, then swung his legs in, using the cane, wedged against the door, as a fulcrum. The effort left him out of breath, his expansive chest heaving as he lay back in the seat, reclined to afford him space.

No sooner had an aide closed the door before a man from the church rapped gently on the window.

“Rev. Barber,” he said, “you’ve been a role model, an inspiration.”

Rev. Barber found a second wind. He thanked the man and wished him well, grinning widely and giving a thumbs up. As the man walked away, the pastor paused for a beat, dwelling in a small moment of silence before turning to a reporter.

“You heard about this report we’ve got coming out … ,” he began, launching into a detailed 20-minute discussion of poverty as the car drove away.

Such is the rhythm of life for Rev. Barber, 58, a Disciples of Christ pastor and activist best known as co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, an antipoverty effort bearing the name and the goals of the movement launched by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shortly before his 1968 assassination.

Like Dr. King, Rev. Barber is lauded for his abilities as an orator and an organizer.

He has received standing ovations for his rallying speeches at the Democratic National Convention. He has led some of the largest and most visible direct-action protests in recent decades, sometimes leading to his arrest and days behind bars. He huddles with union organizers and fast food workers.

On June 18, the Poor People’s Campaign held a Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly & Moral March in Washington, an event mounted, Rev. Barber said, to “shift the moral narrative” in favor of poorer Americans. Hoping to draw as many as 250,000 to s in the capital, Rev. Barber plans to demonstrate the power of low-income people to vote and speak up for their concerns

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The Rev. William Barber II walks with a cane in this photo taken last March at Greenleaf Christian Church, his home congregation in Goldsboro, N.C. Rev. Barber has spoken publicly about his battle with a form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis that can lead to, among other things, inflammation and fusion of the spine. Once a burgeoning football star, he moves slowly, aided by his cane and sometimes several assistants.

and needs.

Organizing and protesting is hard work that would strain anyone, but Rev. Barber has spoken publicly about his battle with a form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis that can lead to, among other things, inflammation and fusion of the spine. Once a burgeoning football star, he moves slowly, aided by his cane and sometimes a coterie of assistants.

After surviving an unsettling bout of COVID-19 in January, Rev. Barber reached out to Religion News Service, saying he wanted to talk about his lifelong struggle with disease. But the conversations that followed turned out to be as much about Rev. Barber’s faith, his understanding of community and his focus on his cause. His activism, he said, is accompanied by a theology that is deeply informed by the realities of disability and chronic disease, particularly for the poor.

It also draws from what his religious upbringing told him about body and spirit. “I was taught in my faith tradition that you don’t live life and rust out,” he said. “You wear out.”

At a Sunday morning service in March at St. James Church in Winston, N.C., the crowd is

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with their own coffee bar and store. Greenleaf, while modern, is small. The nearest business is a Dollar Store across the street.

But Greenleaf’s size belies a much larger vision for ministry, Rev. Barber said. He pointed to the Dollar Store as a testament to those efforts, explaining that it appeared only after the church and its partners built a series of homes in the area, as well as a senior citizen complex.

They have aspirations to add a center to serve people living with HIV. Greenleaf, Rev. Barber noted, also embraced him with his health issues. “For 12 years, in this church right here, I was on a walker and in a wheelchair,” he said.

Many of the sermons and speeches he delivers in front of national audiences, he said, are delivered to Greenleaf’s congregation first. “Here is home,” he said, walking past the sanctuary’s stained glass windows. “Here I’m part Pentecostal, part professor. Here, I’m free.”

He grimaces as he talks.

Something inside him is acting up, swelling from all the activity. He acknowledges it, then presses on.

“When I got up to preach, I didn’t hurt, mystically, or whatever you want to call it,” he said. “I came from a people who said: ‘You fight on. You walk by faith and not

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of his exercises. He stretches his back as well, hoping to slow the damage the disease does to his spine.

“What’s happening is, it’s deteriorating,” he said.

First diagnosed in the early 1990s, his illness is exhausting and often briefly debilitating.

Some days his eyes “turn red,” he said, and he loses his vision.

Inflammation in his neck, spine and hips causes immense pain throughout his body.

In quieter moments, his low baritone can grow thin and hoarse. His medication can drain his energy. As we were driven around Goldsboro in March, Rev. Barber was often animated, gesticulating passionately, but at times he mumbled as his eyelids fluttered. Once, he perked up midsentence, asking if he’d fallen asleep.

Yet Rev. Barber almost never stopped talking. Eyes closed, he continued to answer question after question, citing precise statistics, about politics, theology and the child tax credit.

Rev. Barber’s home congregation is Greenleaf Christian Church, in Goldsboro.

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waiting for Rev. Barber. The guest of honor is the Rev. Della Owens, who oversees safety and security for Repairers of the Breach, another social justice nonprofit Rev. Barber founded.

Rev. Owens, who also occasionally serves as Rev. Barber’s driver, is about to be installed as senior minister.

At last a text arrives, heralding Rev. Barber’s arrival: “Stretches took a little longer this morn.”

A few minutes later, the congregation came to its feet as Rev. Barber processed down the center aisle, the choir braiding the air with a hymn. His sermon, based on the New Testament’s Second and Third Epistles of John, drew a line connecting Rev. Owens with biblical figures who were “installed” by God for their own ministries.

Later, sitting back in the car, Rev. Barber explained why he was late to St. James.

After getting out of bed most mornings, he performs stretching exercises for an hour and a half, sometimes longer.

“What ankylosis does is, it tries to close your chest cavity over time,” Rev. Barber said, arms wide to demonstrate one

by sight. You don’t quit. You be steadfast.’”

He said he found comfort in learning that prominent leaders have suffered their own health issues: Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Biblical figures such as Moses struggled with speech.

“I don’t know if I’ve got five more years, 25 more years, 50 more years — well, I probably don’t have 50,” he said, laughing. “But I tell you, my commitment for the rest of my life — until I can’t go anymore, if the pain says I can’t, and even then I’m going to find a way to still do something — is to be with those in this country who every day have inflicted upon them the restrictions of a democracy that’s full of the arthritis of inequality. The pain of racism, and classism.”

Rev. Barber said his cane is a reminder of where “the movement” has taken him.

In recent years, he helped assemble groups to protest the Republican-led effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He held a presidential candidates forum in 2019 that drew nine White House hopefuls — including the eventual winning ticket, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Rev. Barber has led major demonstrations in Arizona, West Virginia and Washington to urge Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema (unsuccessfully) to pass voting rights bills and eliminate the filibuster.

“This cane has marched in marches,” he said, holding up the wooden staff. “It’s been in the jailhouse. It’s been in the White House. It’s been in the Senate confirmation hearings. It reminds me of when I couldn’t walk.”

Rev. Barber uses his own health issues, and his adequate health care access, to talk about how many lack it. “I have certain pains, but I can’t imagine what people who have pain and then, on top of that, have to deal with low wealth and lack of health care,” he said.

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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 Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2022-189 To rezone the property known as 807 Oliver Hill Way from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the TOD-1 Transit-Oriented Nodal District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Destination Mixed Use and is adjacent to the Shockoe National/ Regional Priority Growth Node. Primary Uses: Retail/office/personal service, multi-family residential, cultural, and open space. Secondary Uses: Institutional and government. This application only includes a request to change the zoning designation of the property, no development plans have been submitted at this time.

Ordinance No. 2022-190 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 80-260-81-41, adopted Mar. 9, 1981, as previously amended

by Ord. Nos. 81-152-138, adopted August 24, 1981, 84-110-83, adopted May 29, 1984, 89-318-295, adopted Nov. 13, 1989, 2006-26-52, adopted Feb. 27, 2006, 2006-260-263, adopted Oct. 23, 2006, 2012-163-164, adopted Oct. 8, 2012, 2017-169, adopted Oct. 9, 2017, and Ord. No. 2022-036, adopted Mar. 28, 2022, concerning the Beaufont Oaks Community Unit Plan, to amend the use of the parcel known as 7000 West Carnation Street to allow for multifamily use.

The property is situated in an R-3 Single-Family Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Destination Mixed Use. Primary Uses: Retail/office/ personal service, multi-family residential, cultural, and open space. Secondary Uses: Institutional and Government. The density of the proposed development is approximately 40 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2022-191 To repeal ch. 16, art.

II (§§ 16-19—16-31) of the City Code; to amend ch. 30, art. VI, div. 10.1 by adding therein a new section 30-691.1:1, concerning definitions for the Affordable Dwelling Unit Density Program; and to amend City Code §§ 30691, 30-691.1, 30-691.2, 30-691.3, 30-691.4, 30691.6, 30-691.7, 30-691.8, 30-691.9, 30-691.11, for the purpose of revising the Affordable Housing Dwelling Unit Density Program as authorized by Va. Code § 15.2-2305.1.

Ordinance No. 2022-192 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2300 Fairmount Avenue for the purpose of a building containing an office use and up to four multifamily dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. The zoning of the property is R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential.

The Richmond 300 Master Plan recommends Neighborhood MixedUses for the property described as existing or new highly-walkable urban neighborhoods that are predominantly residential with a small, but critical, percentage of parcels providing retail, office, personal service, and institutional.

Ordinance No. 2022-193 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1117 West Leigh Street for the purpose of a twofamily detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is located in the R-8 Urban Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for Continued on next column

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Ordinance No. 2022-194 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1207 Porter Street for the purpose of a dwelling unit within an accessory building to a single-family dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The zoning of the property is R-8 Urban Residential.

The Richmond 300 Master Plan recommends Neighborhood MixedUse land use for the p r o p e r t y, w h i c h i s described as existing or new highly-walkable urban neighborhoods that are predominantly residential with a small, but critical, percentage of parcels providing retail, office, personal service, and institutional uses.

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so by following the instructions referenced in the July 25, 2022 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at https:// www.rva.gov/office-cityclerk, and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND TADESHA LATRICE (BALL) WILLIAMS, Plaintiff v.

AVRON NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22-1959-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Obtain a Divorce A VINCULLO MATRIMONII OR FROM THE BONDS OF MATRIMONY. It appearing from an affidavit that the defendant is: that diligence has been used without effect, by or on the behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city defendant is and the last known address of the Defendant is as follows: L/K/A 6847 Carnation St. Apt A Richmond, VA 23225 It is ORDERED that Avron Nathaniel Williams appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before July 18, 2022, 9 AM. An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DENISE DAVIS, Plaintiff v.

ULYSSES ALSTON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001680-00 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 1st day of August, 2022 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 MARIA GUARASCIO, Plaintiff, v.

DANNY GUARASCIO, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22-2970-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart, without any cohabitation and without any interruption, for a period of more than one year.

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Defendant, Danny Guarascio, is not a resident of the State of Virginia and that his last known address is unknown, it is therefore ORDERED that Defendant, Danny Guarascio, appear before this Court on or before the 8th day of August 2022, and do what is necessary to protect his interests in this suit.

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A Copy Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk I ask for this: Jesse Baez, Esq. (VSB #85986) Brooks & Baez 9100 Arboretum Pkwy., Suite 190 Richmond, VA 23236 T: (804) 570-7473 F: (804) 548-4215 Counsel for Plaintiff VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER LATRICIA KNIGHT, Plaintiff v.

ANTOINE KNIGHT, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001723-00 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 1st day of August, 2022 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 WANDA VARGAS DIAZ, Plaintiff v.

RONALD SOTO PERDOMO, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001652-00 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 26th day of July, 2022 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 KORTNI BOXLEY, Plaintiff v.

LARRY BOXLEY, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001650-00 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 26th day of July, 2022 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 GRACE KATAHENA, Plaintiff v.

JOHN OKAAH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001651-00 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 26th day of July, 2022 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 CREASY MCQUEEN,

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Plaintiff v.

CAROLYN MCQUEEN-KENNEY, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001293-00 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 26th day of July, 2022 at 9:00 AM, and protect her 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 BHANU MITTAL, Plaintiff v.

MAHIMA NAGPAL, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001574-00 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 not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, appear here on or before the 19th day of July, 2022 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

Shenay Brunson aka Brittney Bunson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROBERT MAYO BRUNSON, III , B R A N D O N M AY O BRUNSON, BENJAMIN MAYO BRUNSON, and B RI T T A N Y S H E N A Y BRUNSON aka BRITTNEY BUNSON, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that ROBERT MAYO BRUNSON, III , B R A N D O N M AY O BRUNSON, BENJAMIN M AY O BRUNSON, B RI T T A N Y S H E N A Y BRUNSON aka BRITTNEY BUNSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 11, 2022 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

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 RO D N E Y A . H A RRI S , PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 11, 2022 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.

ESTELLA O. PRESSLEY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-1788 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1813 Claiborne Street, Tax Map Number W000-0840/021, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Estella O. Pressley.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ESTELLA O. PRESSLEY, 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 ESTELLA O. PRESSLEY, 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 11, 2022 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 COUNTY OF HANOVER ARLENE GUZMAN RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff v.

RONALD PERDOMO, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001653-00 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 26th day of July, 2022 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 KIMBERLY A . KRUGER, Plaintiff v.

RANDY A. KRUGER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001528-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart, without any cohabitation and without any interruption, for a period of more than one year.

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Defendant, RANDY A. KRUGER, cannot be located within the State of Virginia and that his last known address is unknown, it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendant, RANDY A. KRUGER, appear before this Court on or before the 19th day of July, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect his interests in this suit.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Mary P. Adams, Esq. VSB No. 24551 Hairfield Morton, PLC 2800 Buford Road, Suite 201 Richmond, Virginia 23235 (804) 320-6600 - telephone (804) 320-8040 - facsimile madams@hmalaw.com Counsel for the Plaintiff VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO JOSE FRANCISCO GONZALEZ, Plaintiff v.

ANGELICA DE FATIMA BOLIVAR CASTRILLON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22-2490 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart, without any cohabitation and without any interruption, for a period of more than one year.

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Defendant, Angelica De Fatima Bolivar Castrillon, is not a resident of the State of Virginia and that her last known address is at an unknown location in Colombia, South America; it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendant, Angelica De Fatima Bolivar Castrillon, appear before this Court on or before the 18th day of July, 2022, and do what is necessary to protect her interests in this suit.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Jesse Baez, Esq. (VSB #85986) Brooks & Baez 9100 Arboretum Pkwy., Suite 190 Richmond, VA 23236 T: (804) 570-7473 F: (804) 548-4215 Counsel for Plaintiff Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER KIARA WINBORN, Plaintiff v.

DELISHA ERVIN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22001577-00 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 19th day of July, 2022 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 HENRICO MARY LOUISE COOKEPAYNTER, Plaintiff v.

KEITH JEFFREY PAYNTER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL22-2516 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period of more than one (1) year.

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that diligence has been used b or on behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or corporation the defendant is, without effect, and that his last known address is 1727 Debbie Lane, Richmond, VA 23223, located in the County of Henrico, Virginia, it is therefore ORDERED, that the defendant, Keith Jeffrey Paynter, appear before this Court on or before the 18th day of July, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect his interests in this suit.

A Copy, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk I ask for this: Richard M. Bing (VSB #18457) RICHARD M. BING, P.C. 7400 Beaufont Springs Drive, Suite 300 Richmond, Virginia 23225 Telephone (804) 272-7900 Facsimile (804) 747-1921 rbing@binglawoffice.com

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

ELAINE D. WINFREE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-2936 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1814 Stockton Street, Tax Map Number S000-0237/002, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Elaine D. Winfree, Lucinda Winfree, Hortense Winfree Lambert, and Linwood L. Winfree, Jr. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, LUCINDA HAMPTON pka LUCINDA WINFREE and LINWOOD L. WINFREE, JR, 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, HORTENSE WINFREE LAMBERT, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that CORNELIUS WINFREE, JR, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to 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 L U CI N D A H A M P T O N pka LUCINDA WINFREE, LINWOOD L. WINFREE, JR, HORTENSE WINFREE LAMBERT, CORNELIUS WINFREE, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 11, 2022 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.

CHRISTINE ANDERSON THOMPSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-1629 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3246 Manorcrest Road, Tax Map Number C008-0591/032, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Christine Anderson Thompson, Deborah Kay Anderson Crouch, Theresa Mae Anderson Azucena, Anita Faye Anderson Lipford, Cornelia Sue Anderson Brewer, Gregory Allen Anderson, and Brenda Gay Anderson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CHRISTINE ANDERSON THOMPSON, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, DEBORAH KAY ANDERSON CROUCH, THERESA MAE ANDERSON AZUCENA, and ANITA FAYE ANDERSON LIPFORD, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owners, GREGORY ALLEN ANDERSON and BRENDA GAY ANDERSON, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CHRISTINE ANDERSON THOMPSON, DEBORAH KAY ANDERSON CROUCH, THERESA MAE ANDERSON AZUCENA, ANITA FAYE ANDERSON LIPFORD, G RE G OR Y ALLEN ANDERSON, BRENDA GAY ANDERSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 11, 2022 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.

TALITHA BRUNSONBELL, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-1650 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1401 Carter Street, Tax Map Number W000-0792/011, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Talitha Brunson-Bell, Robert Mayo Brunson, III, Brandon Mayo Brunson, Benjamin Mayo Brunson, and Brittany

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

RODNEY A. HARRIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-1660 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2214 Seminary Avenue, Tax Map Number N000-0587/013, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rodney A. Harris and Savannah Nicole Mann.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RODNEY A. HARRIS, 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 PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in

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

CHRISTIE THIGPEN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-1790 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3257 Cliff Avenue, Tax Map Number N000-1453/034, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Christie Thigpen.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CHRISTIE THIGPEN, 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 CHRISTIE THIGPEN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 11, 2022 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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PROPERTY CARNEY / DARDEN Richmond, Virginia The object of this listing is to locate the following individuals concerning Real and Personal property: Eddie Carney Benjamin Darden Annie Ruth Earlene Carney If you are, or are related to these individuals, or can confirm their death please contact the Barber Law Firm, @ (804) 386-5837, or Jbarber89@ thebarberpractice.com

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

ETC CUSTODIAN FBO SABRINA O’NEAL IRA Z152671, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-1784 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2205 North 26th Street, Tax Map Number E012-0291/003, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, ETC Custodian FBO Sabrina O’Neal IRA Z152671.

An Affidavit having been filed that ETC CUSTODIAN FBO SABRINA O’NEAL IRA Z152671, the owner of record of said property, SABRINA O’NEAL, BENEFICIARY, which has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to the Beneficiary’s 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 ETC CUSTODIAN FBO SABRINA O’NEAL IRA Z152671, SABRINA O’NEAL, BENEFICIARY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 11, 2022 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.

KEITH W. GARY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-1787 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2015 Carlisle Avenue, Tax Map Number E011-0206/019, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Keith W. Gary.

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

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Sports Commentary

Professional sports messaging to end gun violence America’s struggle with gun violence is not going unnoticed by many professional sports teams.

Following the Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, N.Y., shootings last month, the Philadelphia Eagles wore orange shirts while also hosting a gun buyback event at Lincoln Field on June 6.

Social media played an important part in their message as their normal kelly green eagle avatar turned orange on all of their social media platforms. Numerous posts were hash tagged with #wearorange and #EndphillyGunViolence in an effort to bring awareness to the issue.

Meanwhile, the Seattle Mariners wore orange and maroon T-shirts, in honor of Robb Elementary School and gun violence awareness, during batting practice ahead of their game against the Texas Rangers on June 3. Following suit, all three of Seattle’s major sports teams illuminated their stadiums with orange in support of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. In addition,

The Seattle Storm dedicated their June 3 game to ending gun violence. Messages from Seattle Storm players Reshanda Gray and Jantel Lavender could be seen on social media before game time promoting and pushing fans to donate and call local representatives to make change.

In the nation’s capital, The Washington Nationals and Washington Mystics showed

Donald J. Adams their support of ending of gun violence by wearing orange shirts prior to their games on June 3 as well. In addition, every other major D.C sports team donated $85,000 to Everytown for Gun Safety. Everytown For Gun Safety is a nonprofit group serving those impacted by gun violence and pushing for legislative change in regard to gun laws and gun violence.

Before game one of the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics players and staff wore orange shirts reading “End Gun Violence” with numerous activist sites fighting gun violence on the back. These shirts were not worn again after game two, but continued awareness of

the issue was acknowledged

by Warriors Coach Steve Kerr.

During his pre-game press conference five days after the Robb elementary school shooting, Coach Kerr issued a passionate plea to Congress to act on the recent shootings.

I believe this is a good move on the part of these teams for several reasons.

Gun violence is one of the hottest topics in America today.

When some of the most recognizable sports organizations bring attention to these issues, it helps move the needle by getting millions of sports fans to pay attention to legislation that potentially can help change gun laws. From a marketing standpoint, it is smart to use social media to put the issue of gun violence front and center.

It shows that sports teams care about what happens outside their arenas. It shows they care about their fans and communities that support them and are willing to help promote change in those communities.

This isn’t the first time sports teams have shown their support for a cause they care about.

In 2017, The Chicago Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox started the Chicago Sports Alliance aimed at combating gun violence in Chicago.

Each team individually supports numerous Chicago recipients, including the University of Chicago Crime Lab which works to find innovative solutions to gun violence through research and analytics. Most recently the Chicago Sports Alliance donated $300,000 to the Robb School Memorial Fund and the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation.

In 2018 the Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks honored the victims of the Thousand Oaks shooting which took place in Thousand Oaks, Calif., by wearing black T-shirts with the message “Enough” on the front.

And, at the first ever Las Vegas Knights NHL game in 2017, 58 seconds of silence and the names of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting were shown on the arena floor.

One may ask how such advocacy helps change audiences’, fans’ or viewers’ opinion about gun laws and gun violence.

In terms of making them aware, I believe advocacy can act as a bridge to educate, teach and share knowledge. Not every fan of a professional sports team may watch the news or care enough to inform themselves on the most pressing societal

The Seattle Mariners’ support of gun violence awareness continues through June with an auction in which fans can bid on the orange T-shirts with #WearOrange on the chest worn by players during batting practice on June 3. Each shirt will be autographed by the player who wore it.

issues; on the contrary what they do care about is the team, organization and players in which they support. Advocacy is a beacon that can be used by teams to reach these individuals who on a typical day may not concern themselves with gun violence, political issues or legislation. By using their influence professional sports teams can, at the minimum, educate and inform.

The more people who are educated means there is a better chance for change. As the recently crowned NBA champion Golden State Warriors would say “strength in numbers”. It will take a collective effort to implement the changes that Americans need. Sports teams are playing an important role in that evolving puzzle.

The writer is a Richmond Free Press summer intern.

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appear on or before AUGUST 11, 2022 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

BENEFICIARY of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0024113 on October 11, 2000, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 11, 2022 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

dead, his heirs, devisees, creditors, and successorsin-title as “Parties Unknown,” JOYCE H. SMITH, if she be living or if she be dead, her heirs, devisees, creditors, and successorsin-title as “Parties Unknown,” FRANCELLA H. COLEMAN, if she be living or if she be dead, her heirs, devisees, creditors, and successors-in-title as “Parties Unknown,” LILLIAN PAGE HARRIS, if she be living or if she be dead, her heirs, devisees, creditors, and successorsin-title as “Parties Unknown” and LAKEITA SMITH WALLER, if she be living or if she be dead, her heirs, devisees, creditors, and successors-in-title as “Parties Unknown,” Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-2737 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to approve the partition and/or sale of a parcel of land located in Henrico County, Virginia commonly known as Three (3) acres - Verna Court (ADJ Wingfield), Henrico, Virginia 23228, Parcel ID No. 779761-1821 (the “Property”).

It appearing that there may be additional heirs of the Property who are now unknown parties, it is ORDERED that: Those unknown heirs or unknown parties of interest appear before this Court on or before July 18, 2022 after due publication of this Order of Publication in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, Henrico County, Virginia and do what it is necessary to protect their interest herein.

A Copy, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER,

Clerk I ask for this: Gerald W. S. Carter (VSB #29792) HARRELL & CHAMBLISS LLP Eighth & Main Building 707 East Main Street, Suite 1000 Richmond, VA 23219 804.915.3224 (direct dial) 804.915.3244 (direct fax) Email:gcarter@hclawfirm.com

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

KEVIN D. CUNNINGHAM, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-546 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 936 Halsey Lane, Tax Map Number C005-0685/024, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Kevin D. Cunningham and Myra Cunningham Byrd.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, KEVIN D. CUNNINGHAM, 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 said owner, MYRA CUNNINGHAM BYRD, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that FLEET MORTGAGE CORPORATION, an entity listed as “merged” with no additional information in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, B E N E F I C I A RY p e r a n assignment of Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 162 page 1266, said underlying deed of trust filed at Deed Book 488 page 184 on June 23, 1976, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that G. MICHAEL LYONS, BENEFICIARY of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0024113 on October 11, 2000, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that KEVIN D. CUNNINGHAM, MYRA CUNNINGHAM BYRD, FLEET MORTGAGE CORPORATION, an entity listed as “merged” with no additional information in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, B E N E F I C I A RY p e r a n assignment of Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 162 page 1266, said underlying deed of trust filed at Deed Book 488 page 184 on June 23, 1976, G. MICHAEL LYONS, Continued on next column

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

ABBOTT FAMILY ASSET CONSERVATION TRUST, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL22-1667 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 6521 Patterson Avenue, Tax Map Number W021-0130/011, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Abbott Family Asset Conservation Trust.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ABBOTT FAMILY ASSET CONSERVATION TRUST, Marianne Clark,Trustee, 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 ABBOTT FAMILY ASSET CONSERVATION TRUST, Marianne Clark, Trustee, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 11, 2022 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: CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO E. MICHAEL HARRIS, GERTRUDE H. MCDONNOUGH and SHERWOOD A HARRIS, Plaintiffs, v.

ALTON B. COLEMAN, DERWIN K. COLEMAN, LACOUNTES D. COLEMAN, RICHARD L. SMITH, JR., WILLIAM WALLER, MARGIE PAGE THOMPSON, if she be living or if she be dead, her heirs, devisees, creditors, and successorsin-title as “Parties Unknown,” MARGIE FRANCES THOMPSON, if she be living or if she be dead, her heirs, devisees, creditors, and successorsin-title as “Parties Unknown,” EMMETT THOMPSON, if he be living or if he be Continued on next column

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BIDS COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB #22-2351-5JL Replacing Energy Recovery Unit 1&2 at Wilder Middle School Due: July 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

For additional information visit: https://henrico.us/ finance/divisions/purchasing/ solicitations/

ABC LICENSE SR Venture Inc. Trading as: S & N Super Market 3420 Courthouse Road Hopewell, Virginia 23860 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia Department of A lc o h o lic B everage C o n tro l (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Convenience Grocery Store license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Harjot Singh, President Date notice posted at establishment: May 13, 2022 NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or (800) 552-3200.

Richmond Ambulance Authority Notice of Request for Information EMS Billing Services Request Number: 22-02 The Richmond Ambulance Authority

(“RAA” or “Authority”) is conducting a comprehensive review of its emergency medical services (“EMS”) billing practices to advance these functions and increase collection rates. As part of this review, RAA is considering all viable options for improvement including outsourcing.

Therefore, RAA is issuing this Request for Information (“RFI”) to receive input from third-party EMS billing services on products, services, and solutions available to the Authority.

All responses must be received at the Authority’s offices no later than 3:00pm ET on June 30, 2022. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the RFI by contacting: Shawn Wray Compliance Manager Richmond Ambulance Authority 2400 Hermitage Road Richmond, Virginia 23220 804-254-1185 shawn.wray@raaems.org Or Visit: https://raaems.org/about-procurement/

Virginia Commonwealth University is soliciting proposals for: Executive Compensation Review Services

VCDC is currently seeking VCDC is currently a full-time Portfolio Manager seeking a full-time to join our team.

Pre-proposal Conference: N/A Proposals for this project will be received via submission instructions on the RFP cover page until: July 11, 2022, 2:00 PM

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Thank you for your interest in applying for opportunities with The City of Richmond.

To see what opportunities are available, please refer to our website at www.richmondgov.com.

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Kinsale Management Inc. seeks candidates for the following F/T positions in Richmond, VA: Chief Actuary (SOC 15-2011). Manage actuarial department, ensure proper pricing for all products.

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With a staff of 93 and an operating budget of approximately $15M, the Executive Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Bar including supervision of the senior staff, management of the budget and assisting the RI¿FHUV LQ WKHLU UROHV DV VSRNHVSHUVRQV IRU WKH 96% $GGLWLRQDOO\ WKH ([HFXWLYH 'LUHFWRU ZRUNV FORVHO\ ZLWK 96% VWDII RI¿FHUV DQG WKH 6XSUHPH Court of Virginia to help identify, communicate, develop, and implement the strategies, priorities, and infrastructure needs necessary for achieving the goals, objectives, and mission of the VSB as directed or as circumstances require in conjunction with the judicial branch, the legislative branch, the executive branch, other bar organizations, PHPEHUV DQG RWKHU RXWVLGH HQWLWLHV Please visit our website at KWWSV ZZZ YVE RUJ VLWH jobs/item/executive-director for more information DERXW TXDOL¿FDWLRQV DQG KRZ WR DSSO\ IRU WKH MRE 7KH GHDGOLQH LV S P -XO\ (2(

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