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A Confederate battle flag flies over gravesites at the wellmaintained Confederate section of Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond.

For decades, the state has provided taxpayer money to maintain Confederate graves at the city-owned cemetery.

Markers to honor late city native Dorothy I. Height on March 24

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

historic African-American cemeteries were starved for funds, the vital history they contained literally consumed by nature.

Unfortunately, this is not ancient history. For more than 100 years, the Commonwealth of Virginia and other former slave states have been subsidizing not only Confederate cemeteries, but many of the hundreds of Confederate monuments and “heritage” sites that mark public space across the South.

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Still funding Confederacy Years of taxpayer money has kept Confederate cemeteries in pristine condition. Can there be true equity for historic African-American burial grounds?

On most Saturdays since 2013, volunteers have met at East End Cemetery in Henrico County to hack away at the vines and weeds that have choked gravesites there for decades.

By now, they’ve hauled out tons of brush and more than 1,500 tires dumped illegally at this historic African-American burial ground that was founded in 1897.

Similar cleanup efforts have taken place at the cemetery’s bigger and better known Richmond neighbor, Evergreen Cemetery, where turn of the century black luminaries such as banker Maggie Lena Walker, journalist John Mitchell Jr., and physician Dr. Sarah Garland Boyd Jones were laid to rest.

One enters a different world by crossing Stony Run Parkway and into Oakwood Cemetery’s Confederate section. The grass is neatly trimmed. Headstones are clean and, for the most part, upright. There are no pockets of garbage.

There’s a plaque at the gate to the Confederate area informing visitors that a 1930 act of the Virginia General Assembly set up a perpetual care fund for the Confederate section of this city-owned cemetery. The fund, a lump sum of $30,000, doesn’t sound so generous until one realizes that it was the equivalent of $440,000 today.

Records show that since 1902, the Commonwealth of Virginia has paid more than $9 million, in today’s dollars, to associations and neo-Confederate organizations to maintain Confederate graves and cemeteries.

In effect, Jim Crow has left his mark on each of these burial grounds. Its racist policies and practices allowed white officeholders to funnel tax dollars paid by local citizens, black, white and all races, to support Oakwood’s Confederate section and other white burial grounds, while East End, Evergreen and other

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Dorothy Irene Height left segregated Richmond at age 5 and went on to earn national recognition as a civil rights and women’s rights activist who devoted her life to uplifting people.

O n S u n d a y, March 24, which would have been her 107th birthday, Ms. Height’s hometown will recognize the “godmother of the Civil Rights Movement,” with the unveiling of historical markers by the state and the sorority that Ms. Height once led.

The markers will stand together in front of the Richmond Public Library’s Hull Street Branch, 1400 Hull St., it has been anSandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press nounced.

Ms. Height The unveiling will follow a dedication ceremony at 3 p.m. that will be held at nearby First Baptist Church of South Richmond, 1501 Decatur St., around the corner and a block away from the library.

The state marker will recall Ms. Height’s work for racial and gender equality, while a Delta Sigma Theta Sorority marker will remember her leadership as the sorority’s 10th national president from 1947 to 1956, a news release states.

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No answers yet on why new Richmond schools costs to be higher than many other locales

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond is preparing to spend $140 million to build three new schools financed by an increase in the city’s meals tax — $30 million more than the school system first projected and far in excess of what most school divisions are paying for new buildings.

According to published figures provided to Richmond City Council this week, the city has awarded contracts that spell out the zooming costs for the new buildings that will replace George Mason Elementary in the East End and E.S.H. Greene Elementary and Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School, both in South Side.

The data show that the city expects to spend $36.2 million to build and furnish George Mason for 750 students; $41.8 million to construct and furnish the new Greene Elementary for 1,000 students; and $61.9 million to build and furnish the new Elkhardt-Thompson Middle for 1,500 students.

In late 2017, then-interim Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Thomas E. Kranz projected the total cost for the three buildings at $110 million: $25 million for Mason, $35 million for Greene and $50

million for the new middle school.

Mr. Kranz’s projections appear to be more in line with the building price tags for other school divisions, according to cost data for the current 2018-19 school year published the Virginia Department of Education website.

Officials with the city and Richmond

Public Schools have not yet responded to a request for comment on the spike in building costs that will use up almost all of the $150 million that City Hall plans to borrow for these schools, relying on the $9 million to $10 million a year from the 1.5 Please turn to A4

Fewer, higher paid school liaisons would replace RPS’ 17 attendance officers under Kamras plan Despite concern and warnings that his plan could result in more Jason Kamras is rejecting students skipping school, Mr. initial criticism of his plan to Kamras said he wants Richmond try a new approach to ensure Public Schools to do more to Richmond students attend school resolve the family issues that daily. lead more than 4,000 students Already endorsed by the a year — one in six of those Richmond School Board, the enrolled — to miss 10 or more Mr. Kamras superintendent’s proposal is to days of school. dismantle the centralized attendance operaIn an interview with the Free Press tion that currently employs 17 people and Tuesday, he said, “We need to be more replace that with a much smaller group of Please turn to A4 school-based attendance liaisons.

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Young Superman Jaxson Snowden, aka Young Superman, checks out other superheroes with the help of the greatest superhero of all, his dad, T.J. Snowden, at the Chesterfield Comic Con last Saturday at the Chesterfield County Public Library’s Meadowdale Branch. Please see more photos, B2.

The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament — “The Big Dance” — begins this week with 68 schools ready to kick up their heels. Five Virginia universities will be in the tournament. Here are the first round matchups for the state’s entries: • University of Virginia vs. Gardner-Webb University, 3:10 p.m. Friday, March 22, in Columbia, S.C.; South Region • Virginia Tech vs. St. Louis University, 9:57 p.m.

Friday, March 22, in San Jose, Calif.; East Region • Virginia Commonwealth University vs.

University of Central Florida, 9:40 p.m. Friday, March

22, in Columbia, S.C.; East Region • Old Dominion University vs. Purdue University, 9:50 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in Hartford, Conn.; South Region • Liberty University vs. Mississippi State University, 7:27 p.m. Friday, March 22, in San Jose, Calif.; East Region Sites for the four regional Sweet 16 games March 28 through 31: East Region – Washington, D.C.; South Region – Louisville, Ky.; Midwest Region – Kansas City, Mo.; West Region – Anaheim, Calif.

Final Four games: April 6 and 8 in Minneapolis, Minn.

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New bridge named for longtime school volunteer Robert S. “Bob” Argabright II is receiving special recognition for his volunteer service to Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary School in South Side.

A newly constructed bridge over Albro Creek that flows past the school was officially named for Mr. Argabright was named for him last Saturday.

Sixth District City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, who won unanimous support for the renaming from her City Council colleagues, led the ceremony.

Mr. Argabright led a project to develop a trail to enable students who live nearby to more easily walk to school. The bridge is a part of the trail.

A former executive with Chesapeake Corp., Mr. Argabright has volunteered at the school for 15 years and continues to use his time, resources and fundraising prowess to benefit students and teachers, Ms. Robertson noted.

He was introduced to the school through the regional Micah Initiative that pairs volunteers with schools, and now spends 30 to 40 hours a week volunteering at Oak Grove-Bellemeade.

In addition to tutoring youngsters, Mr. Argabright has secured and distributed donated bikes to students and started and maintains after-school sports programs. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

New RRHA chief takes over March 25

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The new chief executive officer of the 79-year-old Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority is scheduled to arrive Monday, March 25, to take charge of the independent agency that manages more the 4,000 public housing units.

Damon E. Duncan, previously head of the housing authority in Elgin, Ill., since 2012, is a housing veteran who is expected to continue RRHA’s efforts to transform its holdings into housing voucher operations operated by private entities as he did in the community located 35 miles northwest of Chicago.

He will take over from Orlando C. Artze, who has served as interim CEO since the resignation of T.K. Somanath 13 months ago.

Mr. Duncan, who will be paid $200,000 a year, will manage an authority that has Mr. Duncan more than 300 employees, operates on a budget of around $70 million a year and serves more than 15,000 adults and children through the apartments it manages and in the housing vouchers it currently provides.

Mr. Duncan arrives as RRHA struggles to maintain its existing units with shrinking federal dollars. Heating has been a major challenge this winter, and currently up to 20 families are living without heat or only partial heat, with only space heaters for warmth.

He also will face an uproar from Jackson Ward, where many residents are upset about RRHA’s efforts to bring an apartment complex with 200 more units of affordable housing to vacant land in the 700 block of North 2nd Street after earlier promising that it would limit the development to 63 units, along with a hotel and retail space.

Mr. Duncan also arrives as RRHA moves forward with plans to provide a major equity stake in many of its senior apartments to a private company that would renovate and manage the hundreds of units involved.

RRHA Commissioner Samuel Young Jr., who led the RRHA board’s search, said Mr. Duncan has worked on revitalizing and transforming public housing during his career and will help RRHA rev up its efforts to revitalize and revamp public housing.

During his career, Mr. Duncan worked on Detroit’s HOPE VI program to turn public housing into mixed-income communities and also spent seven years working with other housing authorities as a consultant before joining the Elgin authority.

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Cityscape

Large, triangular public art stands on the from shooting the work from the ground future site of the Historic Fulton Memorial looking up. The piece actually is as tall Park at 5001 Williamsburg Road at the as a basketball player. The artwork is the Slices of life and scenes only fixture at the site of the park, which foot of Powhatan Hill in the East End. in Richmond The main element of the unsigned work is still on hold. The city accepted bids is a quote from Mahatma Gandhi: “The enemy is fear. We last year for construction work on the site, but canceled think it is hate; it is fear.” Decorative woodprints are on when responses from contractors exceeded the budget. As the other two sides, but nothing is attached that explains envisioned, the park would pay tribute to the people of the how the work came to be. The photo makes it seem that African-American community in the area that was torn down the work towers over nearby houses, but that effect came for urban renewal efforts more than 40 years ago.

Federal appeals court rejects VSU professor’s claim on pay discrimination

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Studies show that men make more money than women for doing the same work, but proving in court that gender bias is the reason a woman is receiving lower pay turns out to be very difficult.

That was the case for Dr. Zoe Spencer, a sociology professor at Virginia State University.

In a ruling Monday, an all-male, threejudge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit of Appeals rejected Dr. Spencer’s claim that her gender is the reason that VSU paid her less than two male former administrators who were installed as professors in other departments at higher pay after losing their administrative posts.

Both men, Dr. Michael Shackleford and Dr. Cortez Dial, have since left the university. But while on the VSU faculty, each earned more than $100,000 per year as professors. That was more than $30,000 a year higher than the annual salary for Dr. Spencer, who based her suit on that disparity in pay.

Capping a three-year legal fight, the panel found that VSU had an adequate explanation for the pay difference that was gender

neutral: That the two men were teaching in different departments, had duties that required them to do more work than Dr. Spencer and received pay based on their prior salaries as administrators, not Dr. Spencer their gender.

The case began in May 2016 when four female employees filed suits against VSU, alleging pay discrimination, sexual harassment and a pattern of retaliation against those who publicly objected to their situations.

Three of the women settled their cases, but Dr. Spencer refused to do so.

She appealed to the 4th Circuit after senior U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson found that the university had not violated the federal Equal Pay Act and dismissed the case.

Dr. Spencer urged the court to adopt a broad reading of the act and require the university to pay tenured faculty on an equal basis.

However, the panel shot down that approach.

In an opinion he authored for the panel, Judge Julius N. Richardson wrote that “this attempt comparison ultimately relies on the common title ‘professor’ plus some generalized responsibilities, for example, teaching students. …

“Professors are not interchangeable like widgets,” Judge Richardson continued.

“Various considerations influence the hiring, promotion and compensation of different professorial jobs.

“As a result, faculty salary decisions require a complex balancing of factors.

Among other things, those decisions account for the differences in skill and responsibility attendant to different jobs,” he stated.

“The university systematically pays engineering professors more than humanities professors. This reflects differences in skill along with market forces,” he wrote.

“This reality confirms that (Professor) Spencer’s broad generalizations about tasks and skills, which apply to virtually all teachers, fail to satisfy her burden to show equal work,” he stated in citing “equality as a demanding threshold requirement.”

The two other judges on the panel, Judge Henry F. Floyd and Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, agreed with the decision’s reasoning.

School Board to take up rezoning, budget resolution April 8

By Ronald E. Carrington

The Richmond School Board is still far from making specific decisions on rezoning the city’s 44 public schools, but it is starting to take preliminary steps to address a long sought goal of “right-sizing” the division.

Having put a consultant, Cropper GIS Consulting, in place to gather essential population data, the nine-member School Board unanimously approved Superintendent Jason Kamras’ rezoning goals of increasing student diversity, eliminating overcrowding in some schools and vacant seats in others, engaging the community and increasing community use of school buildings.

In addition, the board approved having some oversight of the work, but put off a decision on the oversight method until Monday, April 8.

The board is considering four options. Three involve advisory committees.

Youth Matter Showcase wraps up youth violence Prevention Week activities A Youth Matter Showcase, presented from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, March 21, at Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center, will help round out the 2nd Annual Youth Violence Prevention Week coordinated by Richmond’s Youth Violence Prevention Coalition and the INSPIRE Workgroup.

The showcase will feature performances, artwork and visual imagery by young people in a non-competitive event at the North Side center, 4901 Old Brook Road.

The event is part of a weeklong schedule of youth-led activities, community conversations, policy forums and awareness activities to call attention to youth violence and strategies to prevent it.

Activities began Monday and will conclude Friday, March 22, with a United in Action Day from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Six Points Innovation Center, 3001 Meadowbridge Road. Youths and their families and others are invited to enjoy music, karaoke and games.

INSPIRE Workgroup is comprised of public agencies, nonprofit organizations and Richmond residents.

Details: Shanel Lewis, inspireworkgroup@gmail.com.

One proposal calls for appointing a subcommittee of three to four board members to review the Cropper GIS data and rezoning proposals; another calls for setting up a joint committee with the city that would include some members of the public to do that work; and a third calls for setting up a larger advisory committee with up to 30 people from the nine city districts to handle the work.

The final option would be to avoid that kind of process and, instead, hold multiple community meetings where parents, students and the public could review the Cropper information and offer perspectives for the board to consider.

The collegial show on this matter contrasted with fractures within the board over Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s proposal to raise the city’s real estate rate by 9 cents and create a new cigarette tax to provide an $18.5 million increase in city support for school operations and $19 million in new funding to maintain buildings.

Irked that board Chair Dawn C. Page, 8th District, and Vice Chair Elizabeth Doerr, 1st District, jumped to support the mayor’s plan without consulting other members, Jonathan Young, 4th District, who is opposed to a tax increase, introduced a resolution to rescind that endorsement.

The board, which put off consideration of the resolution until the April 8 meeting, exposed its differences in debating whether the resolution should even be read as it was introduced just before the meeting.

Ms. Page first objected to having the resolution read, but then relented.

Mr. Young was particularly withering in his criticism of any decision to prevent the resolution from being introduced. He said he could not understand how some members would endorse “a tax increase absent any discussion with their colleagues, but then would object to a resolution identifying different opinions … even being read aloud at a public meeting.”

New $720,000 policy gives RPS employees a week off for spring break

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

For the first time, principals, maintenance workers and other 12-month public schools employees in Richmond will receive a week of paid leave during the upcoming spring break, even though it will cost more than $720,000.

Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras noted the new policy without mentioning the cost in his March 10 RPS Direct email to students, staff and the community.

The paid leave comes as city and schools officials are grappling with budget requests for a public school system that officials routinely say is underfunded.

City Council member Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, who previously served on the School Board, called the new policy “a giveaway.” She said the action undermines the argument that the school system fails to receive sufficient financial support.

Mr. Kamras stated that all employees, including the estimated 400 12-month employees, would be able to join

students in taking a week off during spring break beginning Monday, April 1.

In the past, 12-month employees were required to work during spring break. In any year when Easter coincides with the break, 12-month employees received paid leave only on the Friday before the holiday.

Mr. Kamras also used his message to notify employees who used personal leave to take off Thursday, Dec. 20, and Friday, Dec. 21, and Wednesday, Jan. 2, would have the leave restored, meaning the school system would pick up the cost of those days off. That cost to RPS also was not specified.

Mr. Kamras did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

School Board member Jonathan Young, 4th District, said Wednesday the new vacation days policy for 12-month employees was brought up at Monday’s School Board meeting, but he said the administration did not mention the cost or seek approval from the board. The board approved the current RPS calendar last year.

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African Americans have the lowest survival rate for colon cancer.

African Americans are less likely to ask for a colon cancer screening, which means they’re less likely to discover it at a treatable stage or treat it surgically.

When detected early enough, doctors can effectively treat nearly 90% of all colon cancer cases — but the key to surviving is early detection and intervention.

What is colon cancer?

Colon cancer occurs when abnormal growths, also known as polyps, form in the colon or rectum.

If malignant, these polyps can develop into cancerous tumors.

If you have a personal or family history of colorectal cancer, colorectal polyps or inflammatory bowel disease, please contact your physician, or call us here at the VCU Massey Cancer Center.

Lifestyle factors that increase your risk of colon cancer include: • • • • • •

Lack of regular physical activity A diet low in fruits and vegetables A low-fiber and high-fat diet Obesity Alcohol consumption Tobacco use

Preventative care:

Aspirin or Ibuprofen

The best way to prevent colorectal cancer is to follow recommended screening guidelines, including colonoscopies every 10 years starting at age 50 for people of average cancer risk. Colonoscopies not only screen for colon cancer, but they can help prevent it through the removal of polyps before they become cancerous. In addition to Multivitamins limiting or regulating lifestyle factors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs — such as aspirin and ibuprofen — can help lower your colon cancer risk. Multivitamins can reduce your risk as well.

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More than 90% of cancer patients are 50 years old or older. However, studies show African Americans develop cancer at a younger age. As a result, experts suggest African Americans get screened as early as 45.

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To schedule an appointment, call 877-4MASSEY. © 2019 VCU Health. All rights reserved. Sources: American Cancer Society; American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Discrimination lawsuit against Henrico County to go to trial Monday

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Jeanetta Lee is hoping a federal jury will agree with her that Henrico County engaged in racial discrimination in awarding a plum job promotion to a less qualified white man.

Ms. Lee, an African-American woman still employed by the county, has been making that case since April 2017, when Pamela Reid, director of the county’s Department of Human Resources, notified Ms. Lee that she did not get the new job.

Ms. Lee complained to the county and to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about being passed over and later filed a federal lawsuit charging the county with racial discrimination. She is seeking $1 million in damages.

Now she is headed to a two-day courtroom showdown with the county. The case, Lee versus Henrico County, is scheduled to begin Monday,

March 25, in U.S. District Court in Downtown, with Judge Robert E. Payne presiding.

While the case involves solely her complaint, it also is raising questions about hiring practices in the prosperous suburban county and whether official use methods that enable them to give preference to white candidates while reducing opportunities for African-Americans and minorities.

Ms. Lee works in the county’s Risk Management Division, essentially the county’s insurance office, which is part of Ms. Reid’s department.

As the division’s claims manager, Ms. Lee is involved in assessing and dealing with claims of damage involving the county and with worker compensation claims involving on-the-job injuries to county employees.

Ms. Lee brought more than two decades of experience and knowledge of insurance, claims practices, management and evaluation when she joined the county about three years ago. She

applied for the top job in the division when its manager left in 2017.

Henrico advertised for a person with “considerable knowledge of the principles, theories, practices and procedures of risk management” and considerable knowledge of the underlying laws and policies governing worker’s compensation,” which were in Ms. Lee’s wheelhouse, according to her attorney, Christopher E. Brown of Alexandria.

Her competition, Jason Young, served as the division’s safety and environment manager whose job was to investigate accidents to find ways to prevent them in the future. But as Ms. Lee has alleged and the county has acknowledged, Mr. Young had no experience in assessing the county’s liability or dealing with employee injury claims.

Evidence turned up that the county’s recruiter for the position offered to coach Mr. Young before his first interview, according to court documents,

while Ms. Lee was not offered such help.

Ms. Lee also has contested county claims that Mr. Young had exposure to more areas within the division and had a higher level of responsibility as safety manager than Ms. Lee, based on Mr. Young’s own statements in a deposition.

For example, Mr. Young was involved in a safety investigation after a child fell through bleachers, but had no role in assessing the county’s liability or the amount that might need to be paid because of the child’s injury, the suit alleges.

In court papers, Mr. Brown also noted that Ms. Lee met the county’s published requirement for having five years of progressive claims management experience, which Mr. Young did not have.

“Having strayed from, in fact ignored, the job listing criteria,” Mr. Brown stated in a court document, “a jury could find that the reason proffered (for rejecting Ms. Lee) is a pretext for discrimination.”

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The sorority got involved after the state marker failed to mention her important role in the organization.

Often called Dr. Height because of her multiple honorary doctorates, Ms. Height, who died in 2010 at age 98, is best remembered for her 40 years as the leader of the National Council of Negro Women where she influenced presidents.

Ms. Height was a friend of the NCNW’s founder, educator Mary McLeod Bethune, who also launched Bethune-Cookman University in Florida. After volunteering with the organization, Ms. Height was named president and chief executive officer of the NCNW in 1957 and served until 1997.

Known for her hats, white gloves and meticulous dress, she was a confidante of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Ms. Height also lobbied President Dwight C. Eisenhower to uphold school desegregation in 1957 when Little Rock, Ark., sought to block nine African-American students from enrolling in a white high school.

She also pushed President Lyndon B. Johnson in the mid-1960s to appoint more African-American women to federal positions.

Ms. Height worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders to end segregation and was involved in organizing the massive 1963 March on Washington at which

Dr. King delivered his famed “I Have A Dream” speech.

Dr. King and others considered her one of the “Big Six” civil rights leaders, though she got far less attention than her male counterparts such as James Farmer, John Lewis, Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young.

President Bill Clinton awarded Ms. Height the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994, and President George W. Bush presented her with the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004.

Before leading the NCNW, she served as a social worker for 20 years, first for New York City’s Welfare Department and then for 13 years in the YWCA’s national office, which ended segregation of its facilities in 1946, two years after she began working for the organization.

Among her early fights were efforts to end the exploitation of domestic workers, who gathered on street corners to get picked for temporary work at homes of wealthy white people.

She described what she called a “slave market” in her memoir, “Open Wide the Freedom” and the battle she waged in the 1930s to try improve the working conditions and pay for such workers.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority cites Ms. Height with increasing the group’s social activism and linking the sorority with a wide range of people-helping groups, from the YMCA and the Red Cross to the Girl Scouts of America and the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Born in 1912 in Richmond’s Blackwell community, Ms. Height left in 1917 when her parents moved to Rankin, Pa., to provide better opportunities for the family.

Ms. Height won a national Elks oratory competition and used the $1,000 prize to go to college. Turned away from Barnard College because of her race, she ended up enrolling and graduating from New York University, where she also earned two master’s degrees.

The state Department of Historic Resources produced the state marker as part of an ongoing project to highlight AfricanAmerican history through its marker program.

Speakers at the Sunday ceremony are to include 6th District City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, and Dr. Colita N. Fairfax, a professor of social work at Norfolk State University and vice chair of the Virginia Board of Historic Resources, according to a news release.

Other speakers are to include Connie L. Cuffee, president of the Richmond Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Dr. Dwight C. Jones, a former Richmond mayor and senior pastor of First Baptist Church, and Preston A. Page, a member of the Dorothy Height Event Committee.

Dr. Michelle K. McQueen-Williams, an associate minister at First Baptist Church and instructional director for Henrico County Public Schools, is to serve as mistress of ceremonies.

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percent increase in the sales tax on restaurant meals and prepared food to repay the debt.

The huge variance in what Richmond will shell out and what other divisions are spending is easy to see in the Education Department data.

For example, Chesterfield County last year spent $21 million on the new Enon Elementary, $26,501 for each of the 794 students to be accommodated. It also spent $24.3 million to develop the new Beulah Elementary for 940 students, or $25,851 per student.

Roanoke spent $21.6 million last year to build a new elementary school for 930 students, or $23,269 for each student, while Prince William County in Northern Virginia spent $27.2 million for a new elementary for 860 students, or $31,638 per student.

By comparison on total cost per student, Richmond would be spending $41,316 per student at the new Elkhardt-Thompson Middle, $48,266 per student for Mason Elementary and $41,800 for Greene Elementary.

In the current 2018-19 school year, Fairfax County is spending $27 million and Frederick County is spending $23.5 million on new elementary schools.

In all of these communities, the cost of land is included in the price tag, a price that Richmond will not have to pay because it already owns the land on which the three new schools are to be built.

One way to tell just how much extra Richmond will pay is the data on cost per square foot.

The state Education Department’s data for 2018-19 show the average cost of an elementary school is running $210.36 per square foot for the building. Richmond will pay an outsized $294 dollars per square foot to build Mason and $296 a square foot to build Greene. That’s a differential of more than $80 per square foot.

Richmond also shows outsized differences in the cost of the new Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School, based on 2018-19 data, which would be $272 per square foot.

Prince William County reported the total

cost of its new Potomac Shores Middle School to serve nearly 1,500 students is $52.5 million.

That’s a cost of $230 per square foot for the building, or $42 cheaper than Richmond’s middle school projection.

While Virginia Beach plans to spend $64 million on a new middle school for 1,500 students, that project will provide 40 percent more space than Elkhardt-Thompson. As a result,

Virginia Beach is spending $224 a square foot to build its school, or $38 less per square foot than Richmond.

While there has been no public explanation from officials, there are concerns that much of the increased cost could stem from overtime costs that contractors will have to spend in order to have the three schools ready to open in the fall of 2020 as city officials promised.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney would be up for reelection during that time. He already is facing behind-the-scenes criticism from black contractors for hiring white-owned general contractor companies and knocking out a veteran AfricanAmerican-owned company that specializes in school construction and was ready to include 40 Richmond area black-owned businesses as subcontractors.

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Stumping for his budget Mayor Levar M. Stoney calls for support of his plan to raise taxes to generate more money for schools and street paving. He was speaking Tuesday night at Woodville Elementary School, the first of four town hall meetings designed to garner community support on the budget plan. Mayor Stoney got little pushback from an audience of 70 people that was composed largely of city and public schools employees, including Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras, second from right. Several residents, however, expressed concern that the tax increase would be a way to ensure adequate funding for replacement of the Richmond Coliseum. Mayor Stoney responded that the Coliseum project is not mentioned in the budget, nor is the Coliseum proposal ready to present to City Council.

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about solving the root causes of chronic absenteeism,” and he said that means changing the way RPS deals with the problem.

In Mr. Kamras’ view, RPS will make more progress by laying off the attendance officers and replacing them with seven higher-paid liaisons who each would be assigned to a middle or high school with a record of high chronic absenteeism.

The schools would continue to have staff to report on daily attendance of each student.

Most schools, particularly elementary schools, would not have such an attendance specialist, he said.

Mr. Kamras sees his approach as narrower, but designed to go deeper into the problems that afflict families, with staff who know how to address those issues so that attendance won’t continue to be a problem.

Under current policy, attendance officers are detailed to make contact with families by phone or in person when a student misses five or more days of school, consecutive or not.

The officers each can handle 800 or 900 cases a year, including repeats, and most start each week with 20 or more files on students who have missed five days at some point.

Whether that school policy continues having staff get involved after a student is absent five days is a question. A change in the state attendance law approved by the Virginia General Assembly last year doubled the number of days, from five to 10, that a student can miss before the school must get involved.

RPS previously reported this year that 500 fewer students were missing classes, but it is not clear whether the total number would drop.

While Mr. Kamras praised the current officers as hard working and

dedicated, most have graduated from high school and rely on “street smarts.”

He envisions the new liaisons as college educated, with backgrounds in social work that he believes can help them delve deeper and better connect families and students with the services they need so students can stop skipping classes.

Mr. Kamras cited the hypothetical example of a 16-year-old who stops attending school because she has to stay home to care for younger siblings because the mother is ill and lacks access to medical care.

“What we want is the liaison to work with the family, with city social workers, with nonprofits and community groups to get the child care and help the family needs so the daughter can return to school,” he said. “We want the liaisons to resolve the underlying issues and put the family on a more sustainable path. That’s the vision.”

That includes connecting parents with the Office of Community Wealth Building to find employment opportunities, he said.

He said if each of the liaisons could reduce absenteeism for 250 students a year, RPS could begin to whittle down its truancy the numbers. His goal is to have no students missing school.

“We have a lot of agencies that work with families, but they may not be communicating very well,” he said. He sees liaisons being a central point of contact both for families and the litany of agencies that might have some involvement with them.

However, attendance officers insist that is the role they are playing now.

In testimony before the School Board and City Council, Butler Peterson, an 18-year veteran with RPS who has been an attendance officer since 2014, said the most important work he and his colleagues do is to

establish rapport with the families and students they meet with and find out about the barriers they face to attendance.

He said it is routine to notify school social workers and counselors about the situation a student is facing or to call the family’s caseworker at the city Department of Social Services.

A significant portion of the students who miss school are part of homeless families who frequently are on the move and need a connection to resources, he said.

“We are involved in a lot more than just trying to get a student to go to school,” he said.

Mr. Kamras said he is committed to the school-based approach, but he acknowledges that there will be fewer staff focused on attendance.

“If it is working, we’ll invest more in it,” he said, indicating more liaisons would be hired. “If not, then we’ll change course.”

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Photos by Brian Palmer

The Virginia General Assembly set up a $30,000 perpetual care fund in 1930 to care for the Confederate gravesites at Oakwood Cemetery. By contrast, a cadre of volunteers have been working steadily since 2013 to remove the overgrowth from gravesites in the historic East End Cemetery in Henrico County, where noted African-Americans were buried beginning in the late 1800s.

The photo shows the condition of the gravesite of noted newspaperman John Mitchell Jr. in May 2018.

Years of taxpayer funding has kept Confederate cemeteries in pristine condition.

Can there be true equity for historic African-American burial grounds?

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This financial aid, much of it channeled through neo-Confederate organizations such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans was approved by the same all-white — or whitedominated — legislatures that engineered the theft of black voting rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The money continues to flow because some of these annual allocations are still on the books in 2019. Meanwhile, many African-American sites of memory, such as East End and Evergreen cemeteries, subsist mostly on private donations and volunteer labor.

Even among Southern states, Virginia has maintained a particularly strong commitment to lionizing the losing side of the Civil War. These statues and tributes to the Lost Cause promote a false history of the conflict, which asserts that states’ rights and tariffs — and not a struggle over slavery — were at the heart of the bloody war. Moreover, according to that toxic ideology, African-Americans were not simply naturally suited and divinely assigned to enslavement, but they thrived under it and were happy.

Of the 405 Civil War monuments in Virginia, 378 celebrate the Confederacy, according to data compiled by the state Department of Historic Resources. Most county seats and many cities have monuments to Confederate leaders and soldiers in their public squares. Taxpayer money goes to maintain some of these, including large amounts spent on a few grander ones, such as the Robert E. Lee equestrian statue on Richmond’s Monument Avenue. That one Richmond monument has benefited from roughly $174,000 in state money over the past decade — a figure that does not include $570,000 in tax dollars spent by the City of Richmond to prepare for and surround the Lee statue with law enforcement officers during a September 2017 rally by neo-Confederates just weeks after the violent and deadly rally by pro-Confederate groups in Charlottesville.

The amount of tax dollars spent on such Confederate monuments in Virginia vary widely.

Some jurisdictions, such as Albemarle, Hanover, Surry, Westmoreland and Scott counties, spent nothing — or have no record of spending anything — during the 14-year period from 2005 through 2018.

Some counties report that they could not separate such expenses from larger budgets.

“Maintenance of the noted monument is part of the general building and grounds regular maintenance projects,” a Gloucester County administrator wrote in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. “Expenditures for specific areas/facilities/objects are not noted individually.”

Other counties spent small amounts. In May 2017, Goochland County spent $200 to clean its Confederate monument. Northumberland paid $80 to sandblast its monument in 2006.

Frederick County spent $2,400 to clean and polish its monument in 2009. In 2006, Orange County spent $5,000 to clean its Confederate monument.

But some cities and counties have spent much more. In 2013 and 2014, Highland County paid more than $50,000 on consulting and “restoration and renovation” of the Confederate monument outside its courthouse, according to invoices provided by County Administrator Roberta Lambert. Between June 2005 and December 2015, the City of Portsmouth paid private contactors $87,000 to clean its vandalized monument and later restore it.

But small amounts are not insignificant. They are part of a centuries-long program of taxpayer support for all kinds of Confederate sites and are another signal of continued white domination over formerly enslaved populations.

In 1902, an all-white male convention pushed through a new Virginia Constitution that placed additional restrictions, literacy tests and a poll tax, on African-Americans’ voting rights.

African-American political power evaporated.

Headstone at East End Cemetery

The Constitutional Convention’s goal, state Sen. Carter Glass announced at the time, was “to eliminate the darkey as a political factor in this State” and ensure “the complete supremacy of the white race in the affairs of government.”

They succeeded, with roughly 90 percent of eligible black voters suddenly becoming ineligible to cast ballots. These efforts — building monuments to Confederate magnificence and crushing African-American political and human rights — had always gone hand in hand.

“The great crime of the century was the emancipation of the negroes,” former Confederate Gen. Bradley T. Johnson told a crowd gathered in 1896 to witness the laying of the

cornerstone for the monument honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Richmond’s Monument Avenue.

“They are an affectionate, trustworthy race. If the institution of slavery had been left to work itself out under the influence of Christianity and civilization, the unjust and cruel incidents would have been eliminated,” he told the gathering.

Also in 1902, the Virginia General Assembly codified the allocation of funds to memorial associations that maintained Confederate graves and cemeteries. Such payments had been made on an ad hoc basis since the late 1800s.

Those payments continue through the present.

The General Assembly pledged $83,570 to the United Daughters of the Confederacy for 2019, according to data from the state Department of Historic Resources. The UDC will in turn dispense these funds to heritage associations across the state that tend Confederate graves in private and public cemeteries. More than $11,000 will go to a Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter to maintain Oakwood Cemetery’s already pristine Confederate section.

There is some good news. Positive steps are being taken change the narrative presented at some taxpayer-supported Confederate sites.

Robert E. Lee’s birthplace, Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, currently is overhauling its historic interpretation to deal responsibly and honestly with enslavement — as well as black resilience and resistance.

Earlier this year, Congressman A. Donald McEachin of Henrico County introduced the African-American Burial Grounds Network Act, co-sponsored by Democratic Rep. Alma S. Adams of North Carolina, which would establish “a voluntary national network of historic AfricanAmerican burial grounds through the National Park Service” and “provide technical assistance

and make grants available to research, survey, identify, record and aid in the preservation of sites within the network.”

The General Assembly also recently took a small step toward recognizing the historical significance and need to preserve black burial grounds. In 2017, it passed the Historical African-American Cemeteries and Graves Act providing grants for maintenance of historical burial grounds, which then-Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed into law.

In this year’s legislative session, a bill that provides money to care for more than 8,000 graves at 12 African-American cemeteries, including more than 6,900 burial sites in Evergreen and East End cemeteries, passed the Senate and sailed through the House of Delegates. Among the first recipients of these funds — $10,500 — is the Enrichmond Foundation, which acquired Evergreen Cemetery with the financial and political backing of state agencies in 2017.

But this modest funding for these sacred and historic sites does not come close to achieving parity with the millions of dollars the state has spent on Confederate graves over more than a century.

Rather than eliminating a special status for Confederate graves, a proposal floated in the past by legislators such as Delegates Delores L. McQuinn of Richmond and Jeion Ward of Hampton, the legislature created a special provision for black cemeteries — still separate; still unequal.

Brian Palmer is a Richmond-based visual journalist and a reporter with Type Investigations. He is also a member of the Friends of East End Cemetery. For more on his investigation of Confederate memorials with Seth Freed Wessler for Smithsonian Magazine and Type Investigations, see “The Costs of the Confederacy.”

Former New Orleans mayor calls for honest dialogue on race

By Katja Timm Capital News Service

If Civil War history is to be displayed across the American South, it must be portrayed fairly and accurately, with an open dialogue about racial disparities in the region, the former mayor of New Orleans told Richmond’s mayor Tuesday.

Mitch Landrieu, who two years ago helped speed the removal of four Confederate statues from New Orleans during his tenure as mayor, and Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney discussed the symbolism of monuments honoring Confederate figures at a forum attended by several dozen people at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.

Mayor Stoney, who is AfricanAmerican, and Mr. Landrieu, who is white, said it’s important for local leaders to tackle social issues such as racism and to chart a path toward dismantling inequities.

“I don’t want to put (New Orleans) back the way it was, because it wasn’t great the night before (Hurricane) Katrina hit it,” Mr. Landrieu said. “I don’t want to create something new that nobody recognizes because our history is important. But what I want to do is put it back like it was if we had gotten it right the first time.”

When he became mayor of New

Orleans in 2010, Mr. Landrieu inherited a city that had been struck

by Hurricane Katrina five years earlier and was dealing with a major BP oil spill that had started the previous month. Amid the city’s restoration process, he was faced with the unseemly racial past of the South, as well as the question of what part of history to preserve and what to lay to rest.

“The vestiges of slavery remain to this day,” said Mr. Landrieu, who served as mayor until 2018.

“We talk about slavery, but we don’t do it well.”

In May 2017, Mr. Landrieu delivered a public speech on the removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans.

“These statues are not just stone and metal, they’re not just innocent remembrances of a benign history,” Mr. Landrieu said.

“These monuments celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy: Ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement, ignoring the terror that it actually stood for.”

In his speech two years ago and at Tuesday’s forum, Mr. Landrieu agreed with Mayor Stoney that the Confederate monuments send the wrong message and ignore the other side of the history of the South.

“It immediately begs the question — why are there no slave ship monuments, no prominent markers

on public land to remember the lynchings or the slave blocks; nothing to remember this long chapter of our lives of the pain, of sacrifice, of shame — all of it happening on the soil of New Orleans,” Mr. Landrieu said in 2017.

As a part of his E Pluribus Unum initiative, Mr. Landrieu visited Richmond in hopes of “bringing people together across the American South around issues of race, equity and economic opportunity,” according to Richmond city officials. The Latin phrase “e pluribus unum” means “out of many, one.”

In recent years, Richmond residents and officials have had an ongoing, polarized debate about whether to remove Confederate monuments in the city that was once the Confederate capital.

Mayor Stoney said keeping reminders of the Confederacy only increases the economic and racial inequities that exist in Richmond.

“You see some people living paycheck to paycheck, and others are living like they’re on TV,” Mayor Stoney said. “There’s a Richmond. Then there’s an RVA.” Mayor Stoney said a wide wealth disparity exists in the city.

Booming areas like Carytown and the Fan District are generally more affluent, while families in

other neighborhoods struggle to make rent.

“We all have a different idea of what quality of life is, but we don’t see it across the board,” Mayor Stoney said.

Mr. Landrieu called the wealth and racial gap in Richmond “a block away, but a world apart.”

As Richmond’s shameful racial history seems to bleed into the present, Mayor Stoney said Confederate monuments do not help in bringing an already divided Richmond together.

“These monuments say, ‘Look who’s still in charge, we are this high and you’re this low,’ ” Mayor Stoney said. “That’s not the Richmond that we are.”

Mayor Stoney and Mr. Landrieu said the way to advance is to create an open and honest dialogue and to represent the South’s history accurately and inclusively.

“If you’re going to curate our history, curate all of it, and curate it honestly,” Mr. Landrieu said.

Mayor Stoney said political participation is a crucial part of paving the road to dismantling racial and social inequities.

“I think we have more of an opportunity to participate than just voting. That’s a passive way,” Mayor Stoney said. “Democracy, to me, is you put good in, you get good out. If you put bad in, you get bad out.”

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Parity and equity Several searing events during the past two weeks have again raised serious questions about the lack of parity and equity in this nation.

Two very public events rise to the top: The college admissions scandal and the sentencing of Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, in federal court.

On March 13, a federal district court judge in Washington sentenced Mr. Manafort to an additional 43 months in prison for a series of witness-tampering and lobbying crimes he pleaded guilty to last fall. Add to that nearly four years for his conviction in federal court in Northern Virginia on eight felony counts of bank and tax fraud, and Mr. Manafort’s prison sentence totals 7½ years. He also has been ordered to pay a combined $31 million in restitution.

With the nine months he already has served, Mr. Manafort possibly could be released sometime in 2025, if the president doesn’t pardon him.

Given the seriousness of Mr. Manafort’s crimes — conducting lobbying work in the Ukraine and conspiring with a Moscow-linked associate to tamper with potential witnesses, and later ducking paying millions in U.S. taxes and hiding money in offshore accounts while lying to prosecutors — we believe like many other critics that Mr. Manafort’s sentences should have been a lot tougher.

Federal sentencing guidelines in the Virginia case alone called for Mr. Manafort to receive from 19 to 24 years in prison.

The situation raises questions about whether white-collar criminals, and white men in particular, are treated with deference and, essentially, are above the law.

A November 2017 U.S. Sentencing Commission report looking at prison sentences between 2012 and 2016 found that African-American male offenders received sentences that were 20 percent longer on average than those for white male offenders.

Critics also have pointed to harsher sentences routinely meted out to black offenders convicted of lesser crimes than Mr. Manafort — just more examples of inequities in the nation’s criminal justice system.

How do we change these systemic problems? By pushing for tougher sentences for white offenders and/or less harsh sentences for African-American offenders? By monitoring the sentences handed out by judges and bringing the judges to justice?

While we have no clear answers at this point, we feel somewhat assuaged by the fact that Mr. Manafort was slapped after last week’s sentencing with a 16-count indictment against him in state court in New York for residential mortgage fraud and other state crimes. He cannot weasel out of the state charges; a pardon by his erstwhile criminal companion President Trump only would impact Mr. Manafort’s federal court sentence.

The college admissions scandal also highlights the rampant inequality in educational access. Wealthy parents are accused of paying a California man to help their children cheat on college entrance exams and provide false athletic records to enable the students to secure admission at elite schools such as Stanford, Yale, Georgetown, Wake Forest, UCLA and the University of Southern California.

According to court records, the leader of the fraud, William Singer of Newport Beach, Calif., had parents donate up to $6.5 million to a fake charity he had established in exchange for his fraud-based efforts to get their children into select colleges. To make matters worse, the parents received a tax credit for their payments in the scheme.

At least nine athletic coaches and 33 parents, many of them corporate CEOs, lawyers, actors, a clothing designer and other wealthy elites, have been charged in federal court in what has been called the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department.

The situation points out the sad irony faced by many African-Americans when Caucasians, standing on white privilege, have the audacity to question why and how African-Americans gained entry into universities and certain jobs. They belittle African-Americans by suggesting they are “affirmative action” college entrants or hires and don’t merit a spot in the classroom or in the workplace.

Now we see that those caught in the college scheme have bought and cheated their children’s entry into college — and true merit had nothing to do with it.

These situations have come to light at an important moment in our state’s and nation’s history when issues of race, inequity, parity, white privilege and equality are front and center. These situations only serve to point out the depth of the disparities in this country and how critical it is to come up with solutions.

Congratulations!

Well played!

Congratulations to the Virginia Union University Lady Panthers and the Virginia State University Trojans men’s basketball teams!

The teams, both CIAA Tournament champions, represented themselves, their universities and Virginia well during the NCAA Division II regional games. Both teams suffered close losses in being eliminated during the second round.

Lady Panthers Coach AnnMarie Gilbert and VSU Coach Lonnie Blow deserve to be proud of their players. Their coaching efforts have helped their student-athletes achieve and learn the importance of goal-setting both on and off the court.

We are happy for the young people whose dedication, hard work and commitment to the team and their goals have paid off. You have made us proud! Keep up the good work in your studies and in life!

We also want to extend good wishes to Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Old Dominion University and Liberty University as March Madness continues. All five teams won berths — with U.Va. the No. 1 seed in the South Region — in the NCAA Division I Tournament. High five!

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Calling out white terrorists An Australian white nationalist who says he hates immigrants acted out his hate by murdering at least 49 people and seriously injuring dozens more last week. He directed his ire at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, after posting a hate-filled manifesto that was replete with anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim ranting.

It is important to know that it was a white man, not a person of color, who perpetrated the most deadly mass shooting in New Zealand. It is essential to call out the white terrorists that too many are too timid to call out by name. They are called nationalists, but when they go on gun-toting rampages, especially in places of worship, this is not nationalism. It is terrorism, plain and simple.

Why are so many people so willing to put adjectives around heinous acts and to describe these terrorists as mentally ill?

Why are so many people willing to soft-pedal the abhorrence of these acts?

To his credit, the 45th president did acknowledge the “horrible massacre” in New Zealand, which is much better than he did when Heather Heyer was

murdered in Charlottesville and 45 said there were “good people on both sides” of that insanity.

The Charlottesville murder of Ms. Heyer is relevant because the man who slaughtered 49 people in New Zealand embraced our president as a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.

Had 45 a speck of sense, he might have addressed his inclusion in the shooter’s manifesto

Julianne Malveaux and condemned it. But how could 45 actually condemn the actions of a white nationalist when, heretofore, he has embraced them, riled them up, supported them and even used the word “nationalist” himself when it has suited him?

The New Zealand terrorist also referenced Dylann Roof in his manifesto. Mr. Roof is the man who has been convicted for his massacre at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., in 2015. The way that law enforcement chose to coddle Mr. Roof, and the way the media sought to “explain” him, is a textbook case in how white privilege works, even for terrorists.

Upon his arrest, Mr. Roof was taken to get a fast food meal. Perhaps his blood sugar was low and someone hoped

to attribute his terrorism to the fact that he may have forgotten to eat. When have you known an African-American perpetrator of anything to be fed before he goes to jail?

There is, of course, a professional courtesy with which law enforcement officials treat white terrorists, while the FBI stirs up anti-black sentiment with their bulletins about “Black Identity Extremists.”

The word terrorist has rarely been applied to Mr. Roof. Instead, he is described as a murderer and white supremacist. But his massacre of nine black people in church was nothing less than terrorism.

But if we call Mr. Roof a terrorist, we must also look at the police who coddled him as terrorist-enablers. We have to look at the media who rushed to explain his background as terrorist-explainers. We have to ask white people why such terrorism is acceptable.

Let’s consider the massacre at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh last October. The assailant, Robert D. Bowers, killed 11 people and wounded several others, including four police officers. For all the talk of the anti-Semitism that supposedly comes from Muslims, African-Americans and others, it was a white terrorist who killed all those people at the Tree of Life Congregation. But for all the

Too late in Venezuela?

The United States is pushing for an overthrow of the government of Venezuela. The Trump administration has denounced Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro as a “dictator,” dismissing the 2018 election, which the opposition boycotted.

Instead of a good neighbor policy or a policy of non-intervention, the Trump administration has set out intentionally to overthrow the regime. Long before President Trump, the United States was a bitter opponent of former President Hugo Chávez’s regime.

The fact t h a t M r.

Chávez was wildly popular and freely elected in Venezuela made no difference.

He represented a revolution that embraced Fidel Castro’s Cuba and implemented plans to redistribute wealth and empower the poor. In 2002, when the Venezuelan military moved to overthrow Mr. Chávez, an official in the George W. Bush administration reportedly met with the coup leaders.

The coup attempt was frustrated, however, when Venezuelans rose up in mass against the plotters. Now with Mr. Chávez gone, the current president unpopular and the economy a mess, the Trump administration apparently is orchestrating another attempt.

The U.S. government has continued to ratchet up pressure.

It has imposed brutal sanctions on Venezuela, making a bad situation

far worse, all the while blaming the government for the misery.

President Trump has openly threatened a “military option” for Venezuela. His bellicose national security adviser, John Bolton, boasted that “The troika of tyranny in this hemisphere — Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua — has finally met its match.”

The New York Times reported that Trump administration officials met with Venezuelan military officers who were considering a coup attempt. Then,

Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Juan Guaidó, an obscure politician from a right wing party, declared himself interim president, claiming that he had that right as head of the National Assembly.

The United States immediately recognized Mr. Guaidó, and right wing governments across the region did the same.

President Trump then named Elliott Abrams, infamous for committing perjury before Congress over the Iran-Contra fiasco and for championing vicious military and paramilitary repression across Central America, as special envoy to Venezuela.

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida pumped up demands for intervention that are growing so rabid that he tweeted a gruesome picture of the murder of Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi as a prediction of President Maduro’s fate.

Mr. Bolton admitted that he was “in conversation with major American (oil) companies now,” stating that “it would make a difference if we could have

American companies produce the oil in Venezuela.”

Now Venezuela has been hit with a power blackout, taking out electricity, phone service and internet. In a Forbes magazine article, an expert details how easily this could be done by the United States.

As recent as 2009, then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed the overthrow of the elected government of Honduras, a disaster that has resulted in bands of desperate Hondurans seeking refuge in this country.

Now President Trump and his bellicose advisers seem intent on adding another chapter to this shameful history.

There is another way. Instead of starving the Venezuelans into submission, we should be engaging with them. Instead of seeking to control their oil, we should recognize their national sovereignty. Instead of fanning coup attempts, we should be leading international negotiations to seek a diplomatic settlement that might lead to new elections.

Mr. Maduro is far from blameless, but no one nominated the United States to decide who should govern Venezuela.

Fomenting regime change — by a soft coup, by economic sabotage, by fostering a military revolt — is likely to lead to more violence and more suffering. It is time for Congress to step up, to investigate exactly what the Trump administration is doing overtly and covertly, and to call for a return to diplomacy before it is too late.

The writer is founder and president of the national Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

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talk we hear about terrorists, we rarely hear people calling terrorists just what they are.

A white man kills 49 people at two mosques. A white man kills 11 at a synagogue. But the people who are being accused of hate are black and brown.

What if black, brown, Muslim, Palestinian, Latino and Jewish people decided to fight the white supremacy that permeates our nation? Then, do you think, we could all get along? We may not all agree, but we must call out the white terrorism that leaves too many dead or maimed. We must say “enough” to a president who fans the flames of white nationalism, thus white terrorism, for sport and to inflame his base. When will he stop? When will it end?

And, equally importantly, when will some folks call out white nationalism for the terrorism that it is?

The writer is an economist and author.

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No more taxes

Re “More taxes: Mayor Stoney proposes tax hikes on real estate, cigarettes and utility rates to generate more money for city needs,” Free Press March 7-9 edition: I see that Mayor Levar M. Stoney wants to raise more taxes in Richmond. The tax hikes would include real estate, cigarettes and utilities to help offset city expenses. What are citizens who are now barely living from paycheck to paycheck supposed to do if this happens?

Mayor Stoney, according to the Free Press, broke his pledge not to raise taxes with the increase in the meals tax last year.

I guess a person’s word is not worth the paper it is written on.

Do city officials really care about the people?

This tax hike will not hurt the upper economic class of people but will cause the lower economic class to suffer even more.

One City Council member called this a bold initiative by the mayor. I beg to differ and call the plan asinine. I hope a majority of City Council will see through this smoke screen and vote ‘No’ on most or all of the proposed tax hikes.

To the city officials who will be deciding on this tax hike, please have a heart and do not forget us, the proletariat. We, too, are also human beings.

ERNEST PARKER JR. Richmond

Vote out those who weakened school truancy law Re “RPS attendance officers’ jobs on chopping block despite crucial need, service,” Free Press March 14-16 edition: It was unconscionable for members of the Richmond delegation to the General Assembly to vote to defang the truancy law.

While school buildings were neglected and falling into disrepair, Delegates Jeff Bourne and Betsy Carr were members of the Richmond School Board and Delegate Delores McQuinn was a member of Richmond City Council. These hypocrites are part of ongoing problems and offer no solutions.

The thing that really defies logic is that the “sheeple” in Richmond keep voting for them.

This letter should be used as a list of people whom not to vote for come November. They are Delegates Bourne, Carr, McQuinn and Lamont Bagby and Sen. Jennifer McClellan.

MIKE WILSON Richmond

Gaming the college admissions system and defunding K-12 public education Re “Stand by your plan: Mayor Levar M. Stoney pushes his proposed tax hikes despite opposition and criticism” and “Fallout continues from college admissions scandal,” Free Press March 14-16 edition: The indictment of 50 people in a fraudulent scheme to gain admission to elite universities and colleges for already privileged children exposes an appalling but unsurprising reality.

This gaming of the system is noteworthy only for its illegality. Admission to college

is laden with licit practices that tip the scaled toward the affluent and connected — big-dollar donations, legacies, country club sports, “needs aware” policies prioritizing ability to pay and a testing regime favoring students from a narrow socioeconomic milieu. These practices considered in toto belie the maundering about these institutions as meritocracies.

The brouhaha over cheating unfortunately obscures a greater scandal — the underfunding and even defunding of public

Remembrance and justice: Shockoe Bottom Memorial Every week, a new story of some city, county or state’s decision to keep or remove a memento of the Confederacy captures our nation’s attention. In Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, our decisions regarding this issue hold an unparalleled symbolic weight in our national debate. The example we set will be seen and judged by people from across this nation and beyond.

Who we build and maintain monuments to matters. Our monuments physically show us what and who we value. That is why the recent decision to rename the Boulevard in honor of Arthur Ashe deserves praise. It is also why we must push forward the work to memorialize the enslaved in Shockoe Bottom.

In the past, African and African-American history has been ignored and suppressed by those in power in order to manipulate the public’s perceptions of African people, history and identities. It is time we recognize the damage this has done and work to undo the systemic trivialization of the value of African people.

It is easy to take for granted how commonplace references to European heritage are. Our state, most of our counties and our city itself are all named after European people or places.

While we have made numerous efforts to commemorate the lives and accomplishments of many African-American people, few public monuments exist to contribute to our understanding of the experiences of African people in colonial and early independent America.

A well-developed, inclusively planned and respectful Shockoe Bottom Memorial Park is our chance to be a pioneer in a movement toward reparations for the iniquities of the past and racial reconciliation.

education at every level, from preschool through college.

It was my personal good fortune to be among the final cohorts of the baby boom, a birthright that enabled me to graduate from a consolidated county public high school, complete a bachelor’s and two graduate degrees at public land-grant universities and emerge with debt amounting to a used-car loan.

An aspiring student, even one wishing to attend a public institution, now faces debt so ruinous that it seems tantamount to indentured servitude. This circumstance is the product of skewed social priorities and flawed political decisions made across decades.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney deserves encouragement in his resolve to boost taxes to fund Richmond’s schools

adequately. This is a crucial initiative in a city and Commonwealth with a checkered history with respect to public education.

The feet of every candidate for local, state or federal office should be held to the fire on educational policy in the 2019 and 2020 elections.

The U.S. attorney prosecuting the cheating scandal characterized the crime as “zero sum.” This is accurate in the sense that a qualified student was denied a spot at an elite institution whenever another was admitted fraudulently. However, the gravity of this crime pales alongside the denial to a generation of the option of a decent, affordable public education.

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Fairground Road (Route 632) Intersection Improvements Goochland County Design Public Hearing Thursday, April 18, 2019, 5 – 7 p.m.

Goochland County Administration Building 1800 Sandy Hook Road Goochland, VA 23063 Find out about the proposed intersection improvements project on Fairground Road (Route 632) at Sandy Hook Road (Route 522) in Goochland County. The project includes construction of a single-lane roundabout, added turn lanes and sidewalks.

The meeting will be held in an open forum style from 5 – 7 p.m. This format will provide the flexibility to allow participants to meet and discuss the proposed project directly with project staff members.

Review the project information and National Environmental Policy Act documentation at VDOT’s Richmond District Office located at 2430 Pine Forest Drive in Colonial Heights, 23834-9002, 804-524-6000, 1-800-367-7623 or TTY/TDD 711. Please call ahead to ensure the availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions.

Property impact information, relocation assistance policies and tentative construction schedules are available for your review at the above addresses and will be available at the public hearing.

Give your written or oral comments at the meeting or submit them no later than April 28, 2019 to Anthony Haverly, project manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834-9002. You may also email your comments to anthony.haverly@vdot.virginia.gov. Please reference “Fairground Road Improvements in Goochland” in the subject line.

VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the project manager listed above. *In the event of inclement weather on April 18, this meeting will be held on Monday, April 25 at the same time and location above.

State Project: 0632-037-750, P101, R201, C501 Federal Project: STP-037-4(015), UPC: 105734

Ashland to Petersburg Trail Study Public Information Meeting and Virtual Presentation Public Information Meeting – Open House Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 5 – 7 p.m.* Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School 1000 North Lombardy Street Richmond, VA 23220 Virtual presentation available beginning March 11, 2019 at www.ATPTrailStudy.org Find out about the Ashland to Petersburg Trail Study and help identify a preferred corridor for a multi-use trail within Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties, as well as the cities of Colonial Heights, Petersburg and Richmond, and the Town of Ashland.

Attend the public meeting and/or view the virtual presentation and give your input on active transportation needs in the study area; help identify potential multi-use trial corridor locations, destinations of interest, and other important criteria for VDOT to consider.

The meeting will be held in an open-house style format with no formal presentation given. VDOT representatives will be present to discuss the study and answer questions. The virtual presentation is available at www.ATPTrailStudy.org.

Give your written or oral comments at the meeting or through the virtual presentation and survey. You may also submit your comments by mail to Palmer Stearns, Project Manager, 2430 Pine Forest Dr, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 or email them to ATPTrailStudy@VDOT.Virginia.gov. Comments must be received

by April 9, 2019.

VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the project manager listed above. *In the event of inclement weather on March 26, this meeting will be held on Thursday, March 28 at the same time and location above.

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Second round no charm in NCAA Division II Full of hope, the Virginia Union University Lady Panthers traveled six hours by bus to mountainous Glenville, W.Va., for the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional playoffs.

Its bubble burst, the women’s basketball team must have felt like it took six days traveling back.

The Lady Panthers’ glistening season ended with a 66-58 loss Saturday to Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the NCAA regional semifinals.

Rejoice Spivey had 20 points and Jasmine Carter added 11 points and 12 rebounds in the defeat. CIAA Player of the Year Shareka McNeill was held to 14 points. The heavily guarded McNeill was 4 for 19 shooting from the field, including 1 of 8 behind the arc.

In the first round last Friday, the Lady Panthers defeated Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 83-71 to advance to the semifinals.

The Lady Panthers’ 2018-19 superlatives included:

Lady Panthers take a fall to Indiana Univ.

• A 28-3 record; this marks the fourth straight season the Lady Panthers have won exactly 28 games.

• The team’s four-year mark under Coach AnnMarie Gilbert improves to 112-14 overall and 57-8 in the CIAA. • Winning a third CIAA Tournament championship in four years.

• A fourth straight NCAA bid.

The VUU Lady Panthers’ future appears just as bright as the recent past. Many key players will be returning, most notably McNeill, who led the CIAA with an average of 24.7 points

per game and 765 points. The Panthers’ season record for points was 905 by Kiana Johnson in 2016.

Others VUU players returning with championship résumés are McNeill’s twin sister, Shameka, post players Carter, Christina Deng and Destiny Gardner and quick guard Bianca Lockamy.

Also expected back is 6-foot Ifunanya Okoye, who was lost due to injury late in the regular season. Okoye was averaging 11 points and seven rebounds as a freshman.

Coach Gilbert will need to replace power center Nicole Floyd, ball-handling ace Spivey and 3-point shooter Bria McKinney.

Spivey departs as VUU’s all-time assists leader.

Another strong performer in VUU’s success was assistant Coach Liberty Del Rosario, who was named Division II National Assistant Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches of America.

VSU Trojans lose 82-80 squeaker to West Liberty Virginia State University’s best basketball season in school history stalled just this side of Pittsburgh.

In a close match, the Trojans lost 82-80 on Sunday to West Liberty University of West Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional games in Indiana, Pa. Coach Lonnie Blow’s squad had defeated Notre Dame College of Ohio 89-81 in Saturday’s first round game despite a 44-point explosion from Notre Dame’s Will Vorhees.

In the defeat, VSU’s C.J. Wiggins had 14 points; Jalen Jackson, 13; Brandon Holley, 12; Cyonte Melvin, 11; and Andrew Corum, 10.

VSU finishes the season 28-5, with the CIAA Northern Division title

and the CIAA Tournament championship to its credit.

The loss to West Liberty was just the second for the Trojans since Nov. 28. This also marked VSU’s third NCAA appearance in the past four years under Coach Blow. On each occasion, the Trojans won their first round game before falling in round two.

Now the rebuilding begins. VSU loses seniors Wiggins, Holley, Jackson and Melvin, as well as Jahmere Howze, the CIAA Tournament MVP, and guard Phil Owens.

The Trojans will welcome back Walter Williams for the 2019-20 season. Williams, also a senior, has been granted another year of eligibility after missing almost the entire season with a foot injury.

Photos by Randy Singleton

The North Carolina Central University Eagles show off their MEAC Tournament trophy after defeating Norfolk State University 50-47 last Saturday. Below, Norfolk State University forward Alex Long goes up for a dunk during the final at the Norfolk Scope.

NSU loses in MEAC final; heads to NIT

When one door closed, another opened for the Norfolk State University basketball team.

The Spartans lost 50-47 to North Carolina Central University in the championship game of the MEAC Tournament last Saturday at the Norfolk Scope.

While the Spartans didn’t get the automatic NCAA berth that accompanies the MEAC crown, NSU began preparation for their second appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, or NIT. Coach Robert Jones’ squad was scheduled to play the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, March 20. The winner of that game would advance to play the winner of the University of Colorado against the University of Dayton game.

The Spartans’ previous NIT appearance resulted in a loss to the University of Vir-

ginia in 2013. NSU lost a regular season game at Alabama in 2016.

NSU won the MEAC regular season title and then defeated South Carolina State University 78-73 and Howard University 75-69 in the first two rounds of the MEAC Tournament.

In the final against NCCU, NSU’s Mastadi Pitt had 14 points and freshman C.J. Kelly had 13 points. Steve Whitley had eight points, nine rebounds, five steals and two assists.

It hurt that All MEAC, second team performers Nic Thomas and Derrik Jamerson failed to score against NCCU. The Spartans have not won the MEAC Tournament since 2012, when the event was held in Winston-Salem, N.C. The tournament moved to the Norfolk Scope in 2013.

John Marshall H.S. students make All-State team Levar Allen

John Marshall High School guards DeMarr McRae and Levar Allen have made Virginia’s 3A All-State basketball team.

Both McRae and Allen were four-year starters under Justices Coach Ty White.

The public school in Richmond won the state title in 2018 and advanced to the state semifinals this year.

Earning second team honors is George Wythe High School junior Ikechi Chantilou.

The All-State team is selected by the vote of coaches from around the state.

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Marcus Santos-Silva

Tacko Fall

VCU loses in A-10 Tourney, heads to NCAA If you’re Virginia Commonwealth University center Marcus Santos-Silva, here’s your weekend assignment: On Friday, you’ll be trading elbows with the nation’s tallest player. And if you clear that hurdle, you’ll have a Sunday date under the backboards with arguably the nation’s best player.

Here’s the deal: The VCU Rams, who are ranked No. 8 in the NCAA Division I East Region playoffs, will take on No. 9 University of Central Florida on Friday, March Strike up the band Friday, March 22: Virginia Commonwealth University takes on the University of Central Florida at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C. Tipoff: 9:40 p.m.

The winner advances to play Sunday, March 24.

22, in Columbia, S.C. UCF’s team features 7-foot-6, 310-pound senior Tacko Fall, a native of Senegal.

The Rams are 25-7 after losing to the University of Rhode Island 75-70 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals in Brooklyn, N.Y. The defeat snapped the Rams’ 12-game winning streak.

The UCF’s Knights are 23-8, but on a twogame losing streak. Coach Johnny Dawkins’ squad dropped its regular season finale at Temple University and then lost to the University of Memphis in the opening of the American Athletic Conference tournament.

The winner of Friday’s VCU-UCF game will play the overall No. 1 seed Duke University on Sunday, March 24. Duke’s marquee player is 6-foot-8, 280-pound Zion Williamson, who is the favorite for National Player of the Year and to be the top NBA draft pick.

Santos-Silva, an emerging star, was impressive against Rhode Island. The 6-foot-7 sophomore had 26 points and 22 rebounds in the game.

He became the first player in A-10 tournament history to collect as many as 20 points and 20 rebounds in the same outing.

VCU’s single game rebound record of 28 was set by Jabo Wilkins against Southeastern University in 1970. The previous Division I mark is believed to be 19 by Martin Henlan against Indiana in 1988.

Tower of power: UCF’s Fall averages 11 points, eight rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots. He is also among the tallest collegians of all time.

The tallest ever is 7-foot-8 George Bell, a Norfolk native who played at Morris Brown University in Georgia and Biola University in Los Angeles in the early 1980s.

Listed at 7-foot-7 were Manute Bol of the University of Bridgeport, 1984-85, and Kenny George of the University of North CarolinaAsheville, 2006-08.

Coach’s son: Aubrey Dawkins, son of UCF Coach Johnny Dawkins, is a 6-foot-6 wing averaging 15.2 points. Aubrey Dawkins transferred to UCF from the University of Michigan. Coach Dawkins is a former Duke All-American and in his third season as the Knights’ coach.

Coincidences: Both VCU and UCF wear black and gold uniforms. And while the two schools have rarely played against one another in any sport, VCU just lost a baseball game to UCF in Orlando last weekend.

Oh, what a relief: The Rams held their collective breath at the A-10 Tournament in Brooklyn when leading scorer and All-A-10 guard Marcus Evans went down with a knee injury. Although doom was first feared, MRI results showed no structural damage and Evans is expected to play Friday.

Close to home: VCU forward De’Riante Jenkins hails from Marion, S.C., about 100 miles east of Columbia. Jenkins averages 11.4 points and is the team leader in 3-pointers with 61.

Waffle House special: Friday’s 9:40 p.m. start time could make for some late celebration for the winner. VCU fans consider it a good omen.

The Rams began their Final Four quest in 2011 with an opening round victory over the University of Southern California that ended just a few minutes before midnight.

Black & Gold rush: VCU feels it has among the best “traveling crowds” in the country. Rams fans far outnumbered any other school’s fan pack in Brooklyn, albeit for one game.

Columbia, S.C., is 370 miles from Richmond, well within range for the Rams’ fan base. The regional game in South Carolina is practically a “home game” for VCU after previous NCAA trips. In past tournaments, the Rams were dispatched to Portland, Ore., in 2015, to Oklahoma City in 2016 and Salt Lake City in 2017.

VCU had been to seven straight “dances” before sitting out last season.

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Personality: Mary R. Sadovszky Spotlight on chair of CancerLINC’s Bags & Bourbon Benefit Mary R. Sadovszky, chair of the Bags & Bourbon Benefit, a live and silent auction to benefit CancerLINC, is working weekends and nights to make this charitable event Richmond’s most memorable spring fundraiser.

It’s the 13th annual fundraiser for the Central Virginia-based nonprofit that connects cancer patients and their families with legal assistance and financial and community resources. The organization helps people with wills, getting bills paid and with insurance and employment issues, among other things.

“This helps cancer patients focus on the medical issues and gives peace of mind because they don’t have to worry about those issues as they fight the disease,” Ms. Sadovszky explains.

The benefit event, slated for Thursday, March 21, will feature live and silent auctions of designer handbags, golf and other sports bags and bags for all occasions. Some of the bags will contain special additional gift items.

“We have several handbags donated by Sara Jessica Parker and Versace,” Ms. Sadovszky says, along with a Washington NFL team golf bag that includes a certificate for an outing for four at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Colonial Williamsburg. Other items include a night at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, she says.

The Richmond native began volunteering with CancerLINC in 2012 when work was starting on the 2013 benefit. At the time, it was called “It’s In The Bag.” Her duties, she recalls, were mostly logistical — getting handbags, getting pictures of the donated items, gift cards for the balloon pop and helping set up on the night of the event.

“In 2018, I took over the role of chair just two months before the fundraiser,” she says.

And her duties continue this year. The goal, she says, is to raise $72,000 to support CancerLINC’s efforts and to raise awareness of the organization and how it can help families at a critical time.

“Cancer touches everybody in some way,” Ms. Sadovszky says. “There are a lot of organizations assisting on the medical side of the disease but not on the financial and legal side. People don’t hear a lot about that aspect of dealing with cancer. This is really important.

And just as important is to raise more awareness, because a lot of people don’t know CancerLINC is there to help them.”

“The biggest thing I have gotten from CancerLINC clients I have met is their positive outlook, which is so important when you are dealing with the disease. It is so important to remain positive when you are focused on your treatments and fighting that battle,” she says.

In addition to the main attraction of handbags, the Bags & Bourbon Benefit will

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It was formerly known as “It’s In The Bag.” When and where: 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at The Westin Richmond, 6631 W. Broad St. VIP Preview access starts at 5:30 p.m. and bidding starts at 6 p.m.

Tickets: $55 to $75.

Details: (804) 562-0371 or www.cancerlinc.org

include casino games and a bourbon bar, Ms. Sadovszky says. There also will be raffles and a new mobile bidding app so that guests won’t have to be at the auction table during the bidding, she notes.

“I think everybody will have a lot of fun. The bottom line is this is all for CancerLINC,” she says.“Our staff and vast network of attorneys and financial professions work daily to ensure that no cancer patient goes without necessary support services.”

Meet this week’s Personality and cancer awareness advocate, Mary R. Sadovszky: No. 1 volunteer position: Chair, CancerLINC’s Bags & Bourbon Benefit, a live and silent auction.

Occupation: Accounting supervisor at Old Dominion Electric Cooperative.

Date and place of birth: Dec. 9 in Richmond.

Current residence: Henrico County.

Education: Collegiate School and Mary Baldwin College.

Family: Husband, John; one son, Zachary, 26.

When and why I became involved with CancerLINC: I became involved with CancerLINC in 2012 in helping to plan the 2013 benefit. I love CancerLINC’s mission. I think everyone is touched in some way by cancer and this has been my way of doing something to help.

CancerLINC’s mission: CancerLINC eases the burden of cancer by providing people and families assistance, education and referral to legal resources, financial guidelines and community services.

deal with the legal and financial issues that can arise with a cancer diagnosis. This is something that many people don’t think about but can really affect the cancer patient. All of CancerLINC’s volunteers work to ease the minds of their clients so the patient and their families can focus on beating the disease.

How I find time to support CancerLINC: Since I work during the day, I spend many evenings and weekends working on this event. This is such an important organization and a really fun event so most of the time it doesn’t feel like work.

How I start the day: I am definitely a morning person. I always wake up very early. I go for a 2- to 3-mile walk most mornings with my dog, Emma.

It is a great way to start the day.

It is very quiet and peaceful and gives me a chance to clear my head and reflect on the things I need to do that day.

The three words that best describe me: Caring, witty and dependable.

Best late-night snack: Chocolate is always a good snack. If I’m having a bad day, I have even more chocolate.

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If I had more time, I would: Love to be able to travel more.

I’ve been to a few places in Europe, but I would like to spend more time visiting many of the historic cities there.

Why this organization is important: CancerLINC is such a different organization. They

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Happenings Ping-pong players looking for fun, title in ‘Match Madness’ tournament

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Once a week, Army Sgt. Ntonfor Tube drives 20 miles from Fort Lee to the city’s Hickory Hill Community Center in Richmond’s South Side.

The attraction: Competitive table tennis, better known as ping-pong.

Sgt. Tube said he learned to play the game in his native Cameroon after his parents installed a table in their home, just as many families do

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in this country.

But since arriving in the United States, he has been looking for places to play the mini, table-top version of tennis in which players use a nine-foot table divided by a net and hit a small, light plastic ball over the net using rubber-faced wood paddles. Players earn points when their opponents cannot return a hit.

“I was thrilled,” Sgt. Tube said to find the Thursday night games at Hickory Hill Community Center, which has become a ping-pong hotbed, attracting some the best players in the area.

The competition will heat up this weekend at the community center when Sgt. Tube and players young and old vie for trophies at the inaugural “Match Madness” ping-pong tournament, a Richmond warm-up for the Virginia State Table Tennis Championships in June.

Emmanuel U. “Andy” Asuquo plays Clinton Watson while, above right, Lynwood Johnson and Sherwood Hardy prepare to play.

Photos by Jeremy M. Lazarus/Richmond Free Press

The Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is hosting the tournament 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the center, 3000 E. Belt Blvd. Two brackets will be featured — one for adults ages 19 to 84, and the other for youths 18 and younger.

More than 20 players, mostly in the adult bracket, are expected to participate, according to the latest sign-up sheet.

Lorenzo Bradley Jr., recreation supervisor for Hickory Hill, is delighted to host the tournament. He hopes it will bring more attention to the sport and to the center’s offerings, including the renovated football-soccer field that will soon

be available for play.

The tournament is largely the work of Emmanuel U. “Andy” Asuquo, a Nigerian transplant who has been a coach and instructor at various city public recreation centers for 30 years.

Mr. Asuquo, 66, who is involved in all the sports that are offered, enjoys the sights and sounds of ping-pong play as he seeks to encourage others. He has sought to grow interest in the game since starting at Hickory Hill seven years ago. He offers instruction on Tuesday evenings to help novices get started and for others to hone their skills.

He also has persuaded the department to

provide an automated piece of equipment that delivers balls like a pitching machine and to enable him to install better equipment, including tables that are more suitable for competition.

On Thursday nights, ping-pong enthusiasts play each other. Regulars like Clinton Watson appreciate the equipment and the work Mr. Asuquo puts into ensuring that players can enjoy the games and the people who take part.

Mr. Watson used to play at the Jewish Community Center, but switched to Hickory Hill after observing at the center.

“Someone told me this was a good place for a game and I had to see for myself,” he said.

At 75, he’s the oldest player in the room, but others find him formidable with his service and return ability.

Sherwood Hardy enjoys the play.

“This is the fastest game in the world,” Mr. Hardy said as he took on Lynwood Johnson.

Mr. Asuquo already had a college degree when he came to Richmond in the late 1970s to take courses in recreation at Virginia Union and Virginia Commonwealth universities. He started with the city recreation department as a soccer instructor when it was still a fledgling sport. He had played soccer intermittently, but said he got more interested in promoting the game as an indoor sport after joining the department.

Mr. Asuquo hopes the tournament will result in more people learning the game and testing themselves against better players.

“Everyone is welcome,” he said.

Richmond Raceway will host first eSports event

By Andrew Gionfriddo Capital News Service

Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Characters abound All manner of superheroes turned out last Saturday for the 7th Annual Chesterfield Comic Con sponsored by the Chesterfield County Public Library and held at the Meadowdale Branch. Youngsters and adults alike came dressed as their favorite comic book character for the event that featured games, displays, art, costume contests and drawing workshops. This year’s event celebrated the work of Stan Lee, the Marvel Comic creator who died in November. Clockwise from above left, youngsters await the start of the costume contest, while Drew Santella shows off his gold troll outfit in the stacks. Cindy Burgess, aka Mother Nature, browses the books for her next read. Malachi Elphic, 9, and his younger cousin, Havyn Elphic, 6, pause for a game of chess during the festivities.

Documentary on African-American men and mental health Saturday Black men’s mental health is spotlighted in a documentary film being screened this weekend in Richmond.

“Man... Listen: A Social Documentary on Mental Health in African-American Men” will be shown during a program 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Agape International Ministries, 8001 Staples Mill Road.

A question-and-answer session, as well as a spoken word performance by Roscoe Burnems of The Writers Den, will follow the screening.

“Man... Listen” highlights and investigates the unique experiences African-American men face daily that can impact mental health though interviews with a diverse group of men.

The documentary was produced by sisters Nikkea Sharee, an Essence magazine bestselling author, and Ciara J.

Lewis, a graduate of the Los Angeles Film School, through their company Kweli Legacy.

It is the second in a series that Kweli Legacy is doing on mental health in the AfricanAmerican community.

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Rocket-powered cars are coming to the Richmond Raceway, but they’re not racing — they’re playing soccer.

Rocket League, a video game originally released on Windows and PlayStation 4 in 2015, pits teams of players against each other in a dome with the objective of hitting a giant ball into the opposing team’s goal with rocket-powered cars.

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by Sunoco is teaming with 2050 eSports and WRLH-TV Fox Richmond to host its first eSports tournament, featuring 16 three-player teams battling in the popular game.

The Rocket League Gaming Tournament will take place noon to 5 p.m. April 13 in the Main Expo Hall of the Richmond Raceway. The winner will be crowned just before the waving of the green flag at the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR race that night.

Other events also will take place during the tournament, such as an open-bracket competition where fans can register onsite to go head-to-head in matches, “Beat the Keeper” soccer challenges and battles in the Rocket League demo game stations.

The tournament is another way the raceway is involving fans.

“The Rocket League Tournament is yet another way we are growing Richmond Raceway eSports Fueled by Sunoco and exposing fans to an interactive, racing experience over the Toyota Spring Race Weekend,”

Richmond Raceway President Dennis Bickmeier said.

With thousands expected to attend, the eSport tournament will be televised by Fox and live-streamed all day by Amazon’s international streaming

network, Twitch.

ESports’ popularity does not seem to be slowing down.

The 2016 League of Legends Championship netted

43 million viewers, with 14.7 million watching at its peak.

That number ballooned to more than 60 million viewers the following year.

The rise of eSports has even led to professional sports getting involved. In 2017, the NBA and video game company Take-Two Interactive founded the 2k league.

The league is centered around the NBA 2k basketball video game franchise. Teams are named after real NBA teams and operate in a manner that mirrors professional sports leagues.

Teams draft people who will play the game for their team; players get salaries and benefits and can receive extra income from endorsements.

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Wearing of the green From left, Erica Garnett and her sister-in-law and brother, Dashana and Earl Garnett, are decked out in green and shamrocks to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day during festivities last Saturday. Parties and special menus were featured at restaurants throughout the area, particularly on Sunday, March 17, which was St. Patrick’s Day. The trio was at 5th and Franklin streets in Downtown.

Richmond Free Press

March 21-23, 2019 B3

Faith News/Directory

New Zealand shooting hits home for American Muslims For Muslims, Fridays are special.

Mosques come to life with the mandatory Jummah prayer services, where imams deliver sermons and lead rows of worshippers in congregational prayer. Muslims dress in their Friday best and greet one another with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jummah Mubarakâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;blessed Friday.â&#x20AC;?

But on Friday, March 15, Muslims around the world woke up with another prayer on their lips â&#x20AC;&#x201D; inna lillahe wa inna illaihi rajioon, meaning â&#x20AC;&#x153;to God we belong and to God we shall returnâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as well as a question: Should we go to the mosque for Jummah prayers today or not?

Just hours before, at least 49 Muslims performing Jummah prayers were gunned down at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Another 48 were left injured, according to estimates.

An Australian man in his late 20s who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 74-page anti-immigrant manifesto in which he explained his white nationalist ideologies.

Accompanying that manifesto, which described President Trump as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose,â&#x20AC;? was a 17minute Facebook live stream of the attack. The video, which showed a portion of the violence in gruesome detail, has stoked

Barkyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

fears of copycat attacks around the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Millions of Muslims in America will be in mosques in the next couple of hours, concerned and fearful about their lives, that someone might come and hurt them,â&#x20AC;? said Council on American-Islamic Relations Executive Director Nihad Awad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have very legitimate fears â&#x20AC;Ś We tell our community, do not abandon your mosques.â&#x20AC;?

The attacks left Muslims torn between seeking spiritual solace in prayer and protecting their personal safety. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do I tell my dad not to go to the mosque tomorrow?â&#x20AC;?

L.A.-based Muslim activist Taz Ahmed tweeted after news of the attack broke.

Muslim actor Fawzia Mirza replied: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you tell him not to go? Or is this a time for all of us to go? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the face of this horror, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m mourning with, and holding our community extra close today,â&#x20AC;? Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim women in Congress, tweeted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We must not live in fear. I will be at Jumuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ah today and I hope others will too.â&#x20AC;?

Mosques around the world have responded to the attacks by stepping up security.

(An interfaith vigil was held Sunday evening at the Islamic Center of Virginia in Chesterfield County. Last Friday, several community leaders, including 7th District CongressUsher Badges â&#x20AC;˘ Clergy Shirts â&#x20AC;˘ Collars â&#x20AC;˘ Communion Supplies â&#x20AC;˘ Much More!

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pattern of anti-Muslim racism and anti-immigrant sentiment, Muslim leaders say.

For the third year in a row, the FBI reported an increase in hate crimes in America, including historically high rates of hate crimes against Muslims.

CAIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own numbers show a consistent rise in anti-Muslim bias incidents and attacks, said Abbas Barzegar, CAIR research director, and neither â&#x20AC;&#x153;watered-downâ&#x20AC;? state hate crimes legislation nor â&#x20AC;&#x153;inconsistentâ&#x20AC;? local and state hate crime reporting can compete with the growing levels of anti-Muslim sentiment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be too easy to identify this action as a foreign event and the isolated act of a mad person,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Barzegar said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hate has the same DNA everywhere that you see it. The same pathological ideas in this manifesto exist â&#x20AC;Ś in radio shows, in TV shows, that have dog whistles by mainstream politicians and news commentators. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the smoke that tells us where

the fire is.â&#x20AC;?

In the U.S. alone, the past several years have seen a mosque bombed in Minnesota, mosques burned in Texas, Washington and Florida and mass attacks planned against Muslim communities in New York, Florida and Kansas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Islamophobia is on the rise globally and right here at home, which has accompanied the rise of populist, fascist, and neo-Nazis parties and ideology,â&#x20AC;? said Waâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;el Alzayat, chief executive officer of Muslim political advocacy organization Emgage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All too often, some of our leaders turn a blind eye to and even use anti-Muslim rheto-

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Pastor Kevin Cook

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ric themselves. We â&#x20AC;Ś demand that federal and state agencies engage the Muslim American community more seriously to bolster the security of mosques and affiliated properties.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have said time and time again that far-right extremism is a growing problem and we have been citing this for over 6 years now,â&#x20AC;? Iman Atta, director of the U.K.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Islamophobia monitoring service Tell MAMA, said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anti-Muslim hatred is fast becoming a global issue and a binding factor for extremist far-right groups and individuals. It is a threat that needs to be taken seriously.â&#x20AC;?

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woman Abigail Spanberger, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas and Henrico Police Chief Humberto â&#x20AC;&#x153;Humâ&#x20AC;? Cardounel Jr., attended services at the Islamic Center of Henrico to show their solidarity with local mourners.)

The Council on AmericanIslamic Relations sent out a booklet on security tips for mosques and Islamic community centers, and the AntiDefamation League promoted its own guide to protecting religious institutions. Law enforcement officials in several states, including Virginia, increased patrols around local mosques. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To God we belong, and to Him is our return,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Awad said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the wake of this tragedy, we urge mosques, Islamic schools and other community institutions in the United States and around the world to take stepped-up security precautions, particularly during times of communal prayer.â&#x20AC;?

In the United States, especially, the attack is hitting home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manifesto reads like it was written in America,â&#x20AC;?

CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clearly inspired by the kind of hate rhetoric and growing bigotry that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing in America, referencing Donald Trump and the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;invasionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of immigrants.â&#x20AC;?

The shooting is not an anomaly but part of a larger

Religion News Service

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Triumphant

11:00 AM Worship Celebration Message by: Pastor Bibbs

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Dr. Arthur M. Jones, Sr., Pastor (804) 321-7622

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Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, April 22, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2019-041 To adopt the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated revenues for such fiscal year for the objects and purposes stated in such budget.

Ordinance No. 2019-042 To adopt the Special Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Special Revenue funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2019-043 To accept a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2019, and for the four fiscal years thereafter; to adopt a Capital Budget for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2019; and to determine the means of financing the same.

Ordinance No. 2019-044 To appropriate and to provide funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020.

Ordinance No. 2019-045 To adopt the Debt Service Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated expenditures from the Debt Service Fund for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2019-046 To adopt the Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Internal Service funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2019-047 To adopt the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ Richmond Cemeteries Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Richmond Cemeteries for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of the facilities.

Ordinance No. 2019-048 To adopt the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 20192020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of parking facilities.

Ordinance No. 2019-049 To adopt the Electric Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Electric Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Electric Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Electric Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2019-050 To adopt the Gas Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Gas Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Gas Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Gas Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2019-051 To adopt the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Funds for the said fiscal year.

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2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Wastewater Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Wastewater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Wastewater Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2019-054 To adopt the Water Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Water Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Water Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Water Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2019-055 To amend section II of the Pay Plan adopted by Ord. No. 2018-319 on Jan. 14, 2019, to provide a 3% pay increase for classified and unclassified permanent City employees who are not in the step based pay system for police and fire employees.

Ordinance No. 2019-056 To amend sections III(B) (4)(b), III(B)(11), III(B) (12), and III(B)(25)(e) of the Pay Plan adopted

by Ord. No. 2018-319 on Jan. 14, 2019, to (i) suspend the police and fire career development program until Jun. 30, 2020, (ii) provide the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office with $828,229 for salary supplements and $194,229 for Virginia Retirement System contributions and the Commonwealth Attorney with a $49,586 salary supplement and a $10,006 Virginia Retirement System contribution, (iii) provide the Sheriff’s Office with $1,685,683 for salary supplements and the Sheriff with a $27,154 supplement, and (iv) to suspend the education incentive for police and fire program until Jun. 30, 2020.

Ordinance No. 2019-057 To amend section III(B) (40) of the Pay Plan adopted by Ord. No. 2018319 on Jan. 14, 2019, to modify the step-based pay system for sworn firefighters and police officers from a 14-step system to an 18-step system.

Ordinance No. 2019-058 To amend and reordain City Code § 26-355, concerning the levy of tax on real estate, to increase the real estate tax rate from $1.20 to $1.29 for every $100 of assessed value of real estate for the tax year beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

Ordinance No. 2019-059 To amend ch. 26 of the City Code by adding therein a new art. XVIII, consisting of sections numbered 261277 through 26-1287, concerning the levy of a cigarette tax, for the purpose of imposing a new tax on the sale of cigarettes.

Ordinance No. 2019-060 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for § 2-729(c), concerning fees applicable to subscribers who use the City’s emergency communications systems and for whom the Department installs, maintains, or repairs equipment in vehicles, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-061 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 7-6(a) and (c) (concerning cemetery fees) and 7-92 (concerning fees for care of burial spaces and lots) to increase the charges for internments, disinternments, reinternments, and entombments.

Ordinance No. 2019-062 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for City Code §§ 7-122 for the scattering gardens, and 7-132, for the purchase of memorial site for cremation bench, to establish revised charges therefor.

Ordinance No. 2019-063 To amend and reordain City Code § 8-274, concerning the issuance of permits and conditions for concessions in public parks and playgrounds of the City, and the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for § 8-274(a) (2), for the purpose of providing for permit fees for the issuance of permits for concessions in public parks and playgrounds of the City.

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120(a)(21), and 12-120(a) (22), concerning rates and discounts for parking facilities operated by the City.

Ordinance No. 2019-065 To amend City Code § 27-219, concerning fines for parking violations, for the purpose of adjusting the fines for certain violations.

Ordinance No. 2019-066 To amend City Code § 14152, concerning permits and fees for erosion and sediment control; and to amend and reordain Appendix A of the City Code by adding therein a new fee for § 14-152(c).

Ordinance No. 2019-067 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 24365 (concerning fees for installing gaslights) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-068 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-191(2) and 28191(3) (concerning fees for residential gas service), 28-192(2) (concerning fees for residential gas peaking service), 28193(2) (concerning fees for general gas service), 28-195(f) and 28-196(f) (concerning fees for transportation service), 28198(2) (concerning fees for municipal gas service), 28-202(c) (concerning fees for large volume gas sales service), 28-203(c) (concerning fees for large volume, high load factor, gas sales service) and 28204(b) (concerning fees for natural gas vehicle gas service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-069 To amend the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-923 (concerning fees for residential stormwater service) and 28-924 (concerning fees for developed residential properties stormwater service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for the stormwater utility’s services.

Ordinance No. 2019-070 To amend and reordain certain fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-650 (concerning fees for residential wastewater service), 28-651 (concerning fees for commercial wastewater service), 28-652 (concerning fees for industrial wastewater service), 28653 (concerning fees for state and federal wastewater service), 28654 (concerning fees for municipal wastewater service) and 28-799 (concerning fees for discharge of hauled materials into designated septage receiving stations by contractors) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-071 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28326 (concerning fees for residential water service), 28-327 (concerning fees for commercial water service), 28-328 (concerning fees for industrial water service), 28-329 (concerning fees for municipal water service), 28-330 (concerning fees for state and federal water service), 28-458 (concerning fees for water for fire protection) and 28-549 (concerning fees for water use during conservation periods) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-072 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 23-42 (concerning fees for solid waste) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-053 To adopt the Wastewater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1,

Ordinance No. 2019-064 To amend the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 12-120(a)(4), 12-120(a) (5), 12-120(a)(6), 12120(a)(7), 12-120(a)(9), 12-120(a)(15), 12-120(a) (16), 12-120(a)(17), 12-

Ordinance No. 2019-073 To authorize the issuance of general obligation public improvement bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $48,365,559 to finance the cost of school projects and general capital improvement projects of the City for the following purposes and uses: construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public schools; construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for various infrastructure needs, including traffic control facilities, streets, sidewalks and other

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Ordinance No. 2019-052 To adopt the Stormwater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Stormwater Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Stormwater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the stormwater utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

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public ways, bridges, storm sewers, drains and culverts, and refuse disposal facilities; participation in redevelopment, conservation and community development programs, including the construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for targeted public facilities included in these programs; construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public institutional, operational, cultural, educational and entertainment buildings and facilities, including but not limited to the theaters, parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, libraries and museums; acquisition of real property therefor as appropriate; and the making of appropriations to the City’s Economic Development Authority (“EDA”) to be used by the EDA to finance capital expenditures or to make loans or grants to finance capital expenditures for the purposes of promoting economic development; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects, to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds; to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation public improvement bonds.

Ordinance No. 2019-074 To a u t h o r i z e t h e issuance of public utility revenue bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $87,191,049 to finance the cost of capital improvement projects of the gas, water and wastewater utilities and public utilities buildings and facilities for the following purposes and uses: enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the gas plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the waterworks plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the wastewater plant and intercepting lines; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, and improvement of sanitary and storm water sewers, pumping stations, drains and culverts; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of public utility buildings and facilities therefor, including but not limited to the stores division; and acquisition of real property and real property rights (including without limitation easements and rightsof-way) therefor as appropriate; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative O ff i c e r, f o r a n d o n behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects; to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds; to approve the form of supplemental indenture of trust; to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such public utility revenue bonds.

Ordinance No. 2019-075 To authorize the issuance of general obligation equipment notes of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $5,291,067 to finance the cost of equipment for the following purposes and uses: acquisition of computer, radio, office, solid waste collection, o ff i c e f u r n i t u r e a n d miscellaneous equipment and vehicles for the various departments, bureaus and agencies of the City, and equipment for City schools; and to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell equipment notes to finance the acquisition of such equipment, and to authorize the issuance of taxable notes, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation equipment notes.

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

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

Candice D. Reid City Clerk City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, April 1, 2019 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, April 8, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2019-079 To amend Ord. No. 2011211-2012-6, adopted Jan. 23, 2012, which authorized the special use of the properties known as 535½, 537, and 541 North 2nd Street, now known as 537 North 2nd Street, for the purpose of waiving parking, building height, maximum residential floor area, and setback requirements for the construction of a mixeduse building with up to 31 dwelling units and uses permitted in the underlying zoning district, to remove a condition requiring a non-commercial mural, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is currently zoned in the B-2 Community Business District. The C i t y o f R i c h m o n d ’s adopted Pulse Corridor Plan designates a land use category for the subject property as NMU (Neighborhood Mixed Use). “Neighborhood Mixed use areas are cohesive districts that provide a mix of uses, but with a larger amount of residential uses than other mixed use districts. They are an urban, walkable environment with limited neighborhood oriented uses incorporated along key commercial corridors and at corner sites.”

Ordinance No. 2019-080 To authorize the special use of the property known as 326 East Broad Street for the purpose of permitting signs with an aggregate area exceeding that permitted by the underlying zoning regulations, upon certain terms and conditions.

The subject property is located in the B‑4 Central Business District.

The subject property is designated for Corridor Mixed‑Use land use by the Pulse Corridor Plan.

The Pulse Plan describes areas with a Corridor Mixed‑Use designation as “found along major, traditionally commercial corridors like Broad and E. Main Streets, and envisioned to provide for medium‑density pedestrian‑ and transit‑oriented infill development to fill “missing teeth” of the corridor fabric.”

Ordinance No. 2019-081 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 1809 and 1815 East Franklin Street for the purpose of uses allowed in the B-5 Central Business District, including dwelling units on the ground floor without the application of certain requirements of City Code § 30-442.1(6), upon certain terms and conditions. The property is located in the B-5 Central Business District.

The City of Richmond’s current Pulse Corridor Plan designates the subject property as Corridor Mixed U s e (CMU). The Plan calls for specific characteristics within this category and is “…envisioned to provide for medium density pedestrian and transit oriented infill development to fill “missing teeth” of the corridor fabric.

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at low densities. Primary uses for this category are single-family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre.

The proposed density of the project would be approximately 17 units per acre.

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.

Richmondgov.com; the Main City Library located at 101 East Franklin Street; 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 EMMIL BRADLEY Plaintiff v.

LETITIA R. BRADLEY, Defendant.

Case No. CL19-618-5 order of publication

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo martrimonii.

WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Plaintiff, Emmil Bradley, that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant, Letitia R. Bradley, it is ordered that Letitia R. Bradley, appear before this Court on May 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., to protect her interests herein.

An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ASK FOR THIS: Wyatt J. Taylor, Esquire (VSB #79754) Friedman Law Firm, P.C. 9401 Courthouse Road, Suite A Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 (804) 717-1969 (telephone) (804) 748-4161 (telecopier) Counsel for Plaintiff/Husband VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TERESA POAGE, Plaintiff v.

ROBERT POAGE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000284-00 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 16th day of April, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. 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 CITY OF LYNCHBURG CONSTANCE DIANE COOPER TAYLOR, Plaintiff v.

JAMES EARL TAYLOR, JR., Defendant.

File No.: CL16000519-01 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is for the plaintiff to be divorced from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have been living separate and apart for more than 12 months, the defendant’s whereabouts being unknown.

It is therefore ORDERED that JAMES EARL TAYLOR, JR., appear on or before the 26th day of April, 2019 at the Lynchburg Circuit Court and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: EUGENE C. WINGFIELD, Clerk I Ask For This: Debora Cress Embrey, Esq. VSB# 025299 147 Mill Ridge Rd., Ste 213 Lynchburg, VA 24502 (434) 528-3996

Ordinance No. 2019-082 To amend Ord. No. 2017194, adopted Nov. 13, 2017, which authorized the special use of the property known as 3138 Grayland Avenue, now the properties known as 3136 Grayland Avenue and 3138 Grayland Avenue, for the purpose of two singlefamily detached dwellings, to modify the setback requirements pertaining to 3136 Grayland Avenue, upon certain terms and conditions.

The property is located in the R-5 Single-Family Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single Family Residential

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER KARLI JOHANSEN, Plaintiff v.

TIFFANY REYNOLDS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000137-00 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 17th day of April, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire VSB# 27724 Law Office of

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Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DANIEL EDWARDS, Plaintiff v.

DIANNA EDWARDS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000742-00 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 30th day of April, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

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

MARLON GORDON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000773-00 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 30th day of April, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

DELVIN WASHINGTON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18002643-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 30th day of April, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER PATRICIA PARIS, Plaintiff v.

MARIO PARIS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000744-00 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 30th day of April, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

SHELTON DETROIT HICKS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19-613-8 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Obtain a divorce a vincullo matrimonii or from the bonds of matrimony.

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to ascertain in what county or city defendant is.

It is ORDERED that Shelton Detroit Hicks appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before the 1st day of May, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

A Copy Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TRAMAINE CEPEDA, Plaintiff v.

MIKE CEPEDA, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18003821-00 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 22nd day of April, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

HAVETTE MENEFIELD, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19-572-8 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 diligence has been used without effect, by or on the behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city defendant is.

It is ORDERED that Havette Menefield appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before the 19th day of April, 2019.

A Copy Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ANGELA LEE SHOOK, Plaintiff v.

BRAD ROBERT SHOOK, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000442-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony, from the defendant, on the ground that the parties hereto have lived separate and apart continuously, without cohabitation and without interruption for more than one year.

And it appearing from an affdavit that the whereabouts and address of the defendant are unknown and that he may not be a resident of Virginia, it is Ordered that the defendant appear before this Court on April 3rd, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. pursuant to this notice and protect his interests herein.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I Ask For This: Donald M. White, Esquire 130 Thompson Street Ashland, Virginia 23005 (804) 798-1661

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re RASHAWN MARTIN Case No. J-095527-07 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Sammy Lee Martin, Jr. (Father) of Rashawn Martin, child, DOB 07/06/2006.

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant Sammy Lee Martin, Jr. (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 05/06/2019, at 2:50 PM, Courtroom #4 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ROYALTY JOHNSONMORMON File No. J-096279-03-01 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The purpose of this hearing is to: Provide notice to Maircale Thompson (Mother), of Royalty Johnson-Mormon, child DOB 07/02/2018, custody status.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Maircale Thompson (Mother) to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before Continued on next page

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Case No. J-093277-14 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown Father of Zay’ona M. Hopkins, child DOB 03/31/2013, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Unknown Father to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before 05/20/2019, at 9:20 AM, Courtroom #4

COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

PAMELA JO LESTER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-4189 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3300 Utah Place, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001075/038, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Pamela Jo Lester, Crystal Lester, Mark Robinson, Marquita Robinson and Jamondre Johnson aka Jamondre Robinson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, M A R K RO B I N S O N , MARQUITA ROBINSON, and JAMONDRE JOHNSON aka JAMONDRE ROBINSON, 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.”

I T I S OR D E R E D that MARK ROBINSON, MARQUITA ROBINSON, JAMONDRE JOHNSON aka JAMONDRE ROBINSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 2, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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.”

I T I S OR D E R E D that ISAAC LEE, upon information and belief deceased, owner per Deed filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court (Division II, City of Manchester) at Deed Book 7 page 395 on May 2, 1887, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

owner of record, Mildred A. Lightfoot.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MILDRED A. LIGHTFOOT, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that PATRICK POLSON, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-9684 on May 25, 2000, or his successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that WORLDWIDE A S S E T P UR C H A S I N G , LLC, a corporation not existing 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 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 MILDRED A. LIGHTFOOT, P A TR I C K P O L S O N , TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-9684 on May 25, 2000, or his successor/s in title, WORLDWIDE ASSET PURCHASING, LLC, a corporation not existing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

Moody, Sara Bailey Mashore and Jeffrey Mashore.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, IVORY MASHORE and JEFFREY MASHORE, 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 haves not filed a response to this action; that said owner, ELVIRA MASHORE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CLARK COGAN and FIA CARD SERVICES NA, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, 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.”

I T I S OR D E R E D that IVORY MASHORE, J E F F R E Y M A S H OR E , ELVIRA MASHORE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CLARK COGAN, FIA CARD SERVICES NA, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re KEVON YSELAH LEONARD BELL v.

PHAROAH RA-G HORUS KEVON ROBINSON Case No. CL18-4455-8 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Change name of minor.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Kevin Nathaniel Bell appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before April 30, 2019.

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re EMMANUEL DEJESUS NOLASCO-HERNANDEZ File No. J-093900-08 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) for Marvin DeJesus Nolasco Albertos (Father) of Emmanuel DeJesus Nolasco-Hernandez, child DOB 05/05/2011, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Marvin DeJesus Nolasco Albertos (Father) to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before 05/23/2019, at 2:00 PM, Courtroom #3 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re SA’RENITY HOPE ALLISON’BEST File No. J-096175-03-04 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) for Christy Rivera (Mother) & Unknown (Father) of Sa’renity Hope Allison’Best, child DOB 06/30/2018, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Unknown Father and Christy Rivera (Mother) to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before June 3, 2019, at 10:00 AM, Courtroom #4 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re KING WENDELL AUSTIN File No. J-091783-08-09 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Unknown (Father) and Special Mitchell (Mother) of King Wendell Austin, child DOB 11/21/2015, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Unknown (Father) and Special Mitchell (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 05/14/2019, at 2:20 PM, Courtroom #2 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JONIA MONIQUE AUSTIN File No. J-091-782-08-09 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Jonathan Andre Austin (Father) and Special Mitchell (Mother) of Jonia Monique Austin, child DOB 08/17/2014, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Jonathan Andre Austin (Father) and Special Mitchell (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 05/14/2019, at 2:20 PM, Courtroom #2 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ZAY’ONA M. HOPKINS Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Quinshell Bailey Case No. J-78250-13-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) ELROY JONES (FATHER), of Quinshell Monae Bailey, child DOB 02/28/2006, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Elroy Jones (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 05/14/2019, at 9:00 AM, Courtroom #2 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re CHASIDY JAQUEL CARDWELL Case No. J-78955-12-00, J-78955-13-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) CHAUNCERY SHERROD C A R D W E L L ( Fat he r ) & Unknown FATHER ( Fat he r ) o f C h a s i d y Jaquel Cardwell, child DOB 10/14/2007, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Chauncery Sherrod Cardwell (Father), & Unknown Father (Father) to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before 05/14/2019, at 9:00 AM, Courtroom #2

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

MARY PAULINE PAGE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-6175 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1022 Kinney Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000619/094, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Mary Pauline Page.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARY PAULINE PAGE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that EDWARDS J. MAYNES, SR, Registered Agent for HARTSHORN COMMUNITY COUNCIL, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that MARY PAULINE PAGE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, EDWARDS J. MAYNES, SR, Registered Agent for HARTSHORN COMMUNITY COUNCIL, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 2, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

GENESIS CAPITAL CORPORATION, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-148 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1917 Decatur Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000294/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Genesis Capital Corporation.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GENESIS CAPITAL CORPORATION, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, that DODL & MKINNEY, PC, a terminated Virginia corporation, Trustees on a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0625320 on July 25, 2006, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

I T I S OR D E R E D that GENESIS CAPITAL CORPORATION, an entity purged from the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, DODL & MKINNEY, PC, a terminated Virginia corporation, Trustees on a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-25320 on July 25, 2006, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 2, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

ISAAC LEE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-62 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 118 East 21st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000353/030, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Isaac Lee.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ISAAC LEE, upon information and belief deceased, owner per Deed filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court (Division II, City of Manchester) at Deed Book 7 page 395 on May 2, 1887, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a Continued on next column

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

TERRY L. MCGIRT, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-3214 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3009 Veranda Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000985/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Terry L. McGirt, Kerry McGirt, Sr, Harry McGirt and Larry McGirt.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, KERRY MCGIRT, SR, HARRY M C G I RT, a n d L A RRY MCGIRT, 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

IT IS ORDERED that KERRY MCGIRT, SR, HARRY MCGIRT, LARRY MCGIRT, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

TERRY L. MCGIRT, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-3215 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3011 Veranda Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000985/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Terry L. McGirt, Kerry McGirt, Sr, Harry McGirt and Larry McGirt.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HARRY MCGIRT, 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

IT IS ORDERED that HARRY MCGIRT, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

MILDRED A. LIGHTFOOT, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-6176 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 408 East Gladstone Avenue, Tax Map Number N000-1146/011, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number NESW, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the Continued on next column

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

GWENDOLYN PLYMOUTH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-6110 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1616 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0864/021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Gwendolyn Plymouth, Kiana Plymouth Lewis, William Beavers and Doris Howard.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, GWENDOLYN PLYMOUTH, WILLIAM BEAVERS, and DORIS HOWARD, 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, KIANA PLYMOUTH LEWIS, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that DELTA REALTY, LLC, not appearing as an active entity in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, as 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 GWENDOLYN PLYMOUTH, W I L L I A M B E AV E R S , DORIS HOWARD, KIANA PLYMOUTH LEWIS, that DELTA REALTY, LLC, not appearing as an active entity in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

TERRY L. MCGIRT, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-3212 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3010 Groveland Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000985/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Terry L. McGirt, Kerry McGirt, Sr, Harry McGirt and Larry McGirt.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HARRY MCGIRT, 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

IT IS ORDERED that HARRY MCGIRT, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

IVORY MASHORE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5976 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2412 Marion Mashore Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-0565/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ivory Mashore, Elvira Mashore (upon information and belief deceased), Joyce Mashore-

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

TERRY L. MCGIRT, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-3213 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3012 Groveland Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000985/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Terry L. McGirt, Kerry McGirt, Sr, Harry McGirt and Larry McGirt.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HARRY MCGIRT, 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

IT IS ORDERED that HARRY MCGIRT, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

FORREST J. DOWDEN, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5897 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1204 Mount Erin Drive, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0002294/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Forrest J. Dowden, Jr. and Gail Prentiss Dowden.

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

IT IS ORDERED that FORREST J. DOWDEN, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

FORREST J. DOWDEN, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5898 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1553 Vinton Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0100199/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Forrest J. Dowden, Jr. and Rosalie D. Robinson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, FORREST J. DOWDEN, J R , a n d RO S A L I E D .

ROBINSON, 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 FORREST J. DOWDEN, JR, ROSALIE D. ROBINSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

FORREST J. DOWDEN, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5973 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1555 Vinton Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0100199/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Forrest J. Dowden, Jr.

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

IT IS ORDERED that FORREST J. DOWDEN, JR, ROSALIE D. ROBINSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

GEORGE L. KITE JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-6026 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2705 Berry Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0090341/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, George L. Kite Jr, and Cynthia B. Kite.

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

IT IS ORDERED that GEORGE L. KITE JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

GEORGE L. KITE JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-6025 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2707 Berry Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0090341/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, George L. Kite Jr.

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

IT IS ORDERED that GEORGE L. KITE JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 25, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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Richmond Christian School girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team wins VISAA state title

By Fred Jeter

The Richmond Christian School girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even have enough players for a full 5-on-5 scrimmage this season.

Still, the Chesterfield school had enough of what it takes to win a state championship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a wealth of talent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; probably five Division I (college bound) players,â&#x20AC;? said Coach Pam Walker, now in her second year at the South Side school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how we overcame.â&#x20AC;?

It was quality, not quantity, that fueled a season-closing 19-game winning streak climaxed by the team clinching the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 3 title.

In classic rags to riches fashion, the Warriors finished 24-2 after going 5-13 the year before.

Officially, there were eight girls on the RCS roster, counting two eighth-graders. But one of the girls, a Seventh-day Adventist worshipper, missed all Saturday games. And then there were some lingering injuries among the team that shorted the bench at times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The roster has eight names,â&#x20AC;? Coach Walker said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but we rarely had that many. Some games, we had as few as five healthy girls.â&#x20AC;?

There were never enough players for a full scrimmage in practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We improvised. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d go 3-on-3, maybe

4-on-4, and sometimes the coaches would jump in,â&#x20AC;? she said, meaning herself and assistants Tanya Outten and Al Rivers.

RCSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great Eightâ&#x20AC;? consisted of senior Kayla Bosman, freshmen Cherese Lampkins and Prophett Sheffield, sophomores Keniya Loving, Taâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nya Outten and Chandler Hicks plus eighth-graders Gianna Neufville and promising Jaedyn Cook, who at 6-foot-3 is the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tallest member.

To underscore the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth, ninthgrader Sheffield and 10th-grader Hicks were co-captains.

Outten, who averaged 18 points, nine rebounds, five steals and two blocked shots, was named team MVP for the season. The quick-as-a blink 5-foot-10 wing was joined on the All-VCC squad by Sheffield, Lampkins and Hicks. The All-State team has yet to be announced.

The Warriors left their foes with hardly a â&#x20AC;&#x153;what if?â&#x20AC;?

RCS cruised to its first state title in school history, which dates back to the 1960s, with a 5337 win over New Covenant School in Lynchburg in the quarterfinals; a 46-24 victory over Carlisle School in Martinsville in the semifinals; and, in the final, a 51-30 victory over Middleburg Academy of Northern Virginia.

Sheffield nailed five 3-pointers and had a

Richmond Christian Warriors with Coach Walker, seated center.

team best 21 points in the final held at The Steward School in Richmond.

The program received a huge boost this year with friends telling friends that a Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; powerhouse was in the making. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t me,â&#x20AC;? Coach Walker said, mini-

mizing her role in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dramatic upturn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our returning players talked it up. And their parents told other parents about us. Soon they came knocking on our door.â&#x20AC;?

Little did they know then, but those knocks would turn into a state championship.

Chesapeakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grant Holloway is breaking records all the way to the Olympics

By Fred Jeter

Track and field aficionados in Virginia discovered Grant Holloway years ago. Now the whole country knows.

And in 2020, at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, the world likely will take note.

The nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier college athlete first burst from the starting blocks in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Before enrolling at the University of Florida, Holloway was collecting fistfuls of shiny medals at Chesapeakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grassfield High School. He competed on a regular basis against larger schools in the Richmond area.

At the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala., March 8 and 9, Holloway put on a show that ranks with the most impressive in sports annals.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound junior won the 60meter hurdles in 7.35 seconds. He also won the 60-meter dash in 6.50 seconds, was third in the long jump with 26 feet, 1 inch and also ran a leg on the Gatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; third place 4x400 relay team.

All that helped Florida, which is coached by Grantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Mike Holloway, to the latest in a string of NCAA indoor and outdoor crowns.

Consider this: Hollowayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 60-meter hurdles time broke the American record held by Greg Foster, Allen Johnson and Terrence Trammell. It was the fourth fastest indoor time in history.

Holloway joined Willie Gault and Trammell as the only men to win the 60-meter hurdles

Grant Holloway

and the 60-meter dash at the same Indoor Nationals.

Hollowayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27.5 total point accumulation is second only to the University of Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ed Cheserek, who piled up 28 points in 2017.

Virginia track fans wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t soon forget Hollowayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heroics in spikes. He racked up multiple State Class 6 track titles indoors and outdoors for Grassfield High School, competing in sprints, jumps and hurdles.

Although he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t typically high jump for Florida, Holloway won a Virginia championship for Grassfield High with a 7-foot, 1-inch leap.

Also at Grassfield, Holloway was a gamebreaking football wide receiver. He might be a pro prospect in shoulder pads, but instead has chosen to focus on track for his dad. As brilliant as Holloway was at Grassfield High on the track and runways, he was challenged by brothers Noah and Josephus Lyles of T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria.

Coach Holloway used his Virginia connections to sign both of the Lyles brothers, along with his son.

However, before the brothers slipped into a Gators uniform, each inked to run professionally for Adidas. Noah, especially, is an Olympic favorite for Tokyo in the 100 meters and 200 meters.

The college indoor track season leads directly into outdoors. Hollowayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flying feet will have little time to touch the ground. His star figures to continue to shine at the NCAA Outdoor Nationals in Austin, Texas, from June 6 through 8 and the USA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, from July 25 through 27.

Following the marquee U.S. meets, next on Hollowayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check list are the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, from Sept. 28 to Oct. 6, and then the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

No stage seems too bright for this native Virginian.

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