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Undefeated, unforgettable Councilman Agelasto
Councilman Agelasto’s move out of 5th District puts seat in jeopardy By Jeremy M. Lazarus
A giant question mark now hangs over 5th District City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto. His continued service on Richmond’s governing body appears to be in jeopardy after a constituent who is a former state elections official disclosed to the media that the councilman and his family now live in the 1st District. An energetic and generally highly regarded public official since his election to City Council in 2012, Mr. Agelasto now finds himself in an unwanted spotlight after confirming on Monday that he no longer is a resident of the 5th District. The district spans the James River and includes Randolph, Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press Maymont, Carytown, Swansboro and Woodland Heights. Members of the 1975 undefeated football team at Maggie L. Walker High School stand Monday on the steps of their alma Mr. Agelasto, a former museum consultant who now leads mater holding a commemorative jersey they plan to present to the school. They are, from left, former Coach Richard McFee; a land conservation group, reluctantly confirmed that he, his running back Jeff Washington; flanker Richard Thomas; return specialist Richard Stuart; fullback William Washington; wife, and young daughter left their 5th District residence in the middle linebacker Mike Liggans; wide receiver Pierre Johnson; and former athletic director Howard Hopkins. 1900 block of Floyd Avenue and now live in the 4200 block of West Franklin Street. The Agelastos purchased the Franklin Street residence on June 27 for $605,000, according to city records, and moved there after taking possession. He also continues to own the Floyd Avenue By Fred Jeter Newspaper accounts listed attendance for the 1975 Armstrongproperty. He said he rents it out on a month-to-month lease. Walker Classic, as it was known, as anywhere from 30,000 to Mr. Agelasto’s move appears to have triggered a state law The 1975 Maggie L. Walker High School football team 35,000 people. Photos confirm a spillover crowd, with fans in that requires elected local or state officeholders to vacate their was undefeated and unforgettable. every seat and space where there was room to sit or stand. position once they move from the district they represent. Coach Lou Anderson’s Green Dragons went 10-0 while But there was something missing from this pretty picture. However, the 42-year-old Virginia Beach native, who announced outscoring the opposition a combined 231-47. And that’s what makes the fall of 1975 unique: To play the Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2020, is seeking to What has come to be known among team members and game in late November, both Walker and Armstrong forfeited hang on to the seat and finish out the final two years of his term alumni as “Our Perfect Season” ended with a rousing 33-0 the option of participating in Virginia High School League with the claim that the move is “temporary” and that he intends victory over rival Armstrong High School at City Stadium Please turn to A4 to return to the Floyd Avenue address in the future, although he the Saturday after Thanksgiving. offered no specifics. Mr. Agelasto said he consulted the City Attorney’s Office about whether he can continue to serve. City Attorney Allen L. Jackson would not talk about the substance of those discussions, but stated he has not issued any official opinion on Mr. Agelasto’s continued tenure on City Council. Meanwhile, Mr. Agelasto’s By Jeremy M. Lazarus Artze, RRHA’s interim chief executive, laid change of address is raising out a grand plan for a controlled sell-off of the doubts about the legitimacy Residents of public housing can expect to 19 small and large apartment complexes that of the votes he has cast since see their apartment complexes come under the provide housing for nearly 4,000 families and the summer and of any future control and management of private landlords. senior adults. votes, creating a headache for After 20 years of pilot projects involving Essentially, Mr. Artze said RRHA is emhis council colleagues. Blackwell, Dove Court and Fay Towers, the bracing HUD’s view that the very existence of Council President Chris Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Au- low-income public housing is being threatened Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press A. Hilbert, 3rd District, who thority is revving up its long-range strategy by the $26 billion backlog in maintenance that plans to give up the position of of finding private parties to take ownership Congress has no plans to fund. council leader in January, could and responsibility for the government-owned RRHA’s own backlog runs into the tens of Cheerleaders with the Reid Community Center Ravens strike not be reached immediately housing it manages for the U.S. Department millions of dollars, a concern shared by past a pose after cheering for their football teams playing in on whether he would ask his of Housing and Urban Development, now led chief executives, including Adrienne Goolsby the Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities council colleagues to determine by Dr. Ben Carson. football championship games last Saturday at City Stadium. In a 90-minute interview last week, Orlando Please turn to A4 Please turn to A4 Please see story, more photos, A8.
Maggie Walker 1975 football team opted to play annual Armstrong-Walker Classic at Thanksgiving rather than VHSL playoffs
RRHA begins major move to turn over public housing to private interests
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Stacey Abrams to file federal lawsuit in wake of Ga. gubernatorial loss Free Press wire reports
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Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams ends her challenge to Republican Brian Kemp during a news conference Nov. 16 at her Atlanta headquarters while pledging to file a federal lawsuit over the “gross mismanagement” of the state’s elections.
ATLANTA Stacey Abrams broke the rules of politics until the very end. The Georgia Democrat, who came about 60,000 votes shy of becoming America’s first African-American female governor, refused to follow the traditional script for defeated politicians who offer gracious congratulations to their victorious competitor and gently exit the stage. Instead, Ms. Abrams took an unapologetically indignant tone that established her as a leading voting rights advocate. “I acknowledge that former Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be certified as the victor in the 2018 gubernatorial election,” Ms. Abrams said in a fiery 12-minute ad-
dress. “But to watch an elected official ... baldly pin his hopes for election on the suppression of the people’s democratic right to vote has been truly appalling.” “So let’s be clear,” Ms. Abrams concluded, “this is not a speech of concession.” Pointedly refusing to concede would typically risk drawing a “sore loser”
label that would be impossible to shake in any future political campaign. But Democrats and even some Republicans expect Ms. Abrams to emerge from the closely fought governor’s race with her political future on solid ground. Please turn to A4
Gillum concedes in Fla. gov.’s race Reuters
TAMPA, FLA. Democrat Andrew Gillum, who had sought to become Florida’s first AfricanAmerican governor, conceded last Saturday after a recount showed he had no way of catching his Republican rival Ron DeSantis,
an ally of President Donald Trump. Mr. Gillum, the 39-year-old mayor of Tallahassee, initially conceded the race on the night of the Nov. 6 election to Mr. DeSantis, a conservative former Please turn to A4
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Love lights Richmond often is called a city of lights. One reason is the “Love Lights” program in which a myriad of Downtown buildings are outlined in lights during the Christmas season. On Monday, Richmond City Council once again showed its love for the award-winning “Love Lights” program that was the brainchild of Raymond H. Boone Sr., the late founding editor and publisher of the Richmond Free Press. In a special session, City Council followed tradition in unanimously approving a resolution endorsing the initiative to keep the city brightly aglow through New Year’s Day on Tuesday, Jan. 1. Following tradition, the lights outlining participating buildings will be turned on Friday, Nov. 30, as part of The Grand Illumination. Council President Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District, introduced the resolution, just as he has since 2009. The resolution provides for the City of Richmond’s participation and support of the “Love Lights” from The Grand Illumination to Jan. 1. Council Vice President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, and Councilman Michael J. Jones, 9th District, were copatrons of the resolution.
‘I am My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper’ Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond Day program Nov. 23 A new Richmond event to promote kindness and love of neighbors will take place from 10 am. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, it has been announced. Richmond Delegate Delores L. McQuinn is organizing the “I Am My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper” Day program that will open at the Reconciliation Statue, 15th and Main streets. Delegate Along with speeches from faith leaders. McQuinn the event is to include a five-block walk from the statue to the Virginia Holocaust Museum, 2000 E. Cary St., for lunch and a panel discussion, Delegate McQuinn stated. “This event grows out of a General Assembly resolution dedicating the day after Thanksgiving as a time to pour out love to your brothers and sisters in your community,” said Keith Westbrook, a legislative aide to Delegate McQuinn. The resolution stemmed from the violent and bloody conflict in Charlottesville in August 2017 that broke out between neoNazis and white supremacist supporters of Confederate statues and their opponents. One woman was killed and dozens of others were injured when a white supremacist drove his car in a crowd of counterprotesters. Details and registration: Mr. Westbrook or Birdie Jamison, (804) 698-1270 or deldmcquinn@house.virginia.gov.
Groundbreaking for 3 new city schools slated for Dec.19
Groundbreaking on three new Richmond school buildings will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 19, it has been announced. While Mayor Levar M. Stoney and Richmond Public Schools officials offered few specifics, their announcement stated that ceremonies will be held at George Mason Elementary, E.S.H. Greene Elementary and Elkhardt-Thompson Middle schools, the three schools that are to be replaced. The $110 million school construction project is to be completed in time for students to attend classes in the new buildings in the fall of 2020. The 1.5 percent addition to the city’s meals tax, which started July 1, is expected to generate $9.1 million annually to help pay for the construction.
Thanksgiving holiday schedule In observance of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, please note the following closings: Government: Federal offices closed Thursday, Nov. 22. State offices close at noon Wednesday, Nov. 21; reopen Monday, Nov. 26. City and county offices close at noon Wednesday, Nov. 21; reopen Monday, Nov. 26. Richmond Public Library to close at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21; reopen Saturday, Nov. 24. Public schools: Closed Wednesday, Nov. 21; reopen Monday, Nov. 26. Trash and recycling: No pickups on Thursday, Nov. 22. Collections will be delayed by a day for the remainder of the week. U.S. Postal Service: No delivery on Thursday, Nov. 22. Department of Motor Vehicles customer service centers: Closed Thursday, Nov. 22; reopen Monday, Nov. 26. GRTC: Buses will operate on a Sunday/holiday schedule on Thursday, Nov. 22. ABC stores: Closed Thursday, Nov. 22; extended hours when stores reopen on Friday, Nov. 23. Banks and credit unions: Closed Thursday, Nov. 22. Free Press offices: Closed Thursday, Nov. 22. Malls, major retailers, movie theaters: Varies. Inquire at specific locations.
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Akim Khan takes a lunch break in front of a colorful mural welcoming visitors to Jackson Ward. The mural is among several in the city spearheaded by U.N.I.T.Y. Street Project, which also has completed tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Arthur Ashe Jr.. This one involved artists Sir James Thornhill, Hamilton Glass and Keith Ramsey. Location: 1st and Marshall streets.
Richmond Public Library to take over equipment, programming for city’s public access cable TV station By Jeremy M. Lazarus
The Richmond Public Library is poised to add a new element to its offerings — a TV studio that will allow residents to continue to air live shows on a Comcast public access channel. Library Director Scott Firestine told the Free Press that the cameras and production equipment soon will be moved to the Main Library in Downtown from the public access studio Comcast has operated for nearly 30 years in its Richmond office, 918 N. Boulevard. On Nov. 16, Comcast ended the live shows that local residents created and presented during the 6 to 10 p.m. time slot Tuesdays through Fridays on cable Channel 95 and switched to pre-recorded programming as part of the transition. “This is something we have been working on since May,” Mr. Firestine stated about the library’s takeover of the public access operation. “It is an exciting opportunity for the library to provide a platform for citizens to have a voice and a classroom to learn how to use the technology,” he stated. He expects the library to receive the equipment before Christmas, and indicated that the community programming would resume as quickly as possible, but on Channel 99. “We hope to have as little interruption as possible during the transition,” Mr. Firestine stated. He said it is too early to offer specifics as to when locally produced shows would resume. He said the library will run the operation and be responsible for the equipment. Comcast’s role will be to provide the engineering and bandwidth to enable the studio to link with and broadcast the programs. “Current live shows will continue,” Mr. Firestine stated. “The volunteers are the heart and soul of this channel. We will work
with them, and this will help minimize our costs.” Andwele Gardner is hoping that will be the case. For the past 15 years, he has been one of the regular volunteer technicians who ensured that live shows aired. He is Mr. Firestine disappointed about the temporary halt to the live shows during the transition. “It’s like losing a good friend,” said Mr. Gardner, 70, a retired federal government employee, who, with volunteer Akil Reel, manned the cameras, handled the sound and on-air connections. He said other regular volunteer technicians, including David Aponte, Michael Hall, Rita Moore and Leroy Wilkins, worked other nights in support of the citizens who put on shows. The local access programming covered the waterfront of local interests, ranging from shows on relationships to shows about contemporary music, food, religion, community activities and commentary on city and state politics. Comcast scheduled 12 shows a week, three a night. People with a show idea could compete for one of the three nightly spots every five weeks; shows could continue if there was no competition. Mr. Gardner, who learned the technician ropes in Hawaii while volunteering at a public access station in Honolulu, said that the biggest problem at the Comcast studio was the aging equipment. He said Comcast last provided new cameras and studio equipment in 2004. He and other volunteer technicians had their work cut out for them to keep the equipment operating, he said, although Comcast would make repairs when equipment went down.
In the future, repair and replacement of the equipment will be up to the City of Richmond. Like others, Mr. Gardner believed Comcast was required to provide the publicuse studio and often complained about the company’s decision not to invest in upgrading or replacing the equipment. However, that is not the case. A review of the company’s most recent franchise deal with the city in 2007 shows that Comcast was not obligated to provide such a studio, but did so in continuing what was started around 1991 under a predecessor company, Continental Cable. According to the franchise agreement, the company only has to provide the city with access to seven channels — only three are listed currently — and to pay an annual fee to provide financial support. The current 2018-19 budget shows the city will receive $411,000 in public, educational and government programming fees, or P.E.G. fees, to cover the city’s cost of providing the public programming on the dedicated channels and the operation of its full-service TV studio that Comcast installed at City Hall decades ago. City Hall, though, no longer lists employees as working at the studio, which appears to be used sparingly. Three years ago, City Council shifted a large share of the P.E.G fee, $261,000, to support the website and other public outreach of the City Clerk’s Office. The remainder, $150,000, has gone to the Office of the Press Secretary. None of the money has been used to support Comcast’s public access studio, according to the city budget. Mr. Firestine indicated that is likely to change. While he stated that the library system’s costs for operations “should be minimal” if the volunteer show producers and technicians are willing to keep working with the station, “the equipment would need to be upgraded, and P.E.G. funding would be requested for this need.”
Dr. Danny Avula to now run city and Henrico health districts By Jeremy M. Lazarus
Public health programs in Richmond and Henrico County are expected to work more closely together now that they have the same director, Dr. Danny Avula. The director of the Richmond City Health District since 2016, the energetic physician also has been named the director of Henrico’s Health District after a year of serving as interim director. Both city Mayor Levar M. Stoney and Frank J. Thornton, chair of the Henrico Board of Supervisors, applauded the decision that should boost collaboration and cooperation on everything from inoculations to services related to newborns, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. “Good public health practices, policies and ideas should be able to travel easily between Richmond and Henrico,” Mr. Thornton said. “The county is excited about this partnership and the ways it can serve the residents of both localities.” Dr. Avula said that he and the staffs of the two districts “are in the process of building
a shared leadership team to oversee both districts.” He said he and the team also expect to be able to streamline some functions, such as grant writing, communications, data analysis and policy development. Dr. Avula “Some separation must be maintained to ensure that local funds provided by each jurisdiction are spent within the city or county,” he said. “I don’t expect that to be too much of an issue as we can just ensure that shared functions are jointly funded.” Both local health districts are part of the Virginia Department of Health. The decision to unify the leadership of the two districts was fueled by the difficulty of finding physicians like Dr. Avula willing to run a health district. The state only allows medical doctors to run health districts, and state officials have noted that filling director positions
has become more difficult. That opened the door to this new approach. “Public health has distinct functions that we will continue to provide,” Dr. Avula said. However, he said that he and others in the field are coming to understand that health is related to “a complex combination of housing and income and concentrations of poverty and family stability.” Dr. Avula said that realization means that the health district must involve more nonprofits and agencies and come up with strategies to deal with the complexity. He said having the two health districts work together should improve prospects for doing that across city-county boundaries. Dr. Avula joined the Richmond City Health District in 2009 as a deputy director. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Virginia and his medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth University. He also has a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins University. He is a board-certified pediatrician and also is a specialist in preventive medicine.
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This is the time of the year for family, food, children and grandchildren, overcoming health issues fellowship and giving thanks. or a simple expression of kindness. Thanks can be given or received in a meal and a hug, This week, the Free Press hit the streets and asked conversations with relatives and friends, visiting with Richmond area residents:
“What are you most thankful for?” Photos and interviews by Ronald E. Carrington
Stu Ross, 43, of Lakeside: “My family. I am on my way to hang out with them for a week.”
Nina Robinson, 40, of North Side: “God and life, waking up in the morning and being able to have a meal for my children for Thanksgiving.”
Matthew Johnson, 20, of The Fan: “My super supportive family and the graphics arts program I’m in at Virginia Commonwealth University.”
Janice Mun, 18, of Richmond: “All of the opportunities I have been given this year and being in college.”
Haya Allen, 18, of Richmond: “I’m grateful and thankful for my parents.”
Georgianna Alston, 55, of Church Hill: “Being a good grandmother because my grandchildren are the love of my heart. I am grateful that my parents are still here.”
Donovan Robinson, 30, of North Side: “Having my two little boys and to be with them.”
David Johnson, 70, of East End: “Just being alive. I woke up this morning.”
Brittany Murphy, 3 1 , o f S c o t t ’s Addition: “My husband, who changed my life, and my mother, who hopefully is still cancer free.”
Photos by Clement Britt
Thanksgiving comes early Dozens of people wait in line in the rain last Thursday outside the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center in Richmond to receive boxed Thanksgiving meals. The Thanksgiving Harvest food program was sponsored by St. Paul’s Baptist Church and a coalition of Richmond area organizations. Inside the Ashe Center, Jason Worrell, left, and Sgt. Jeff Owen with the Richmond Sheriff’s Office help distribute turkeys to the more than 2,000 families that came through the line.
3 RPS teachers win 2018 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence Three Richmond teachers are among 16 public school teachers being recognized with the 2018 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence. The winners will receive a combined total of $176,400 in grants to continue their love of learning and pursue interests that will help them to become better instructors. An additional 18 finalists each will receive a $750 grant in recognition of their achievements in the classroom. The awards were presented by the R.E.B. Foundation and the Community Foundation during an event on Nov. 12 at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond. The winners were chosen from among 136 nominees submitted by students, parents and school system colleagues. They teach in public schools in Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover and in the state Department of Juvenile Justice Division of Education. Since the awards program’s start in 1988, more than 800 public school instructors have received $3.5 million in recognition for demonstrating a passion for teaching while also serving as mentors, coaches and champions for their students. The three RPS winners: • Kieasha King, a Woodville Elementary School teacher, won $12,000 to earn a Social Emotion Learning certification at UCLA, gain anti-stress techniques in the Dominican Republic and mindfulness skills in Hawaii. • Kathy Paschall, a Franklin Military Academy life sciences teacher, won $11,500 to explore earth science-related topics in Iceland and Patagonia and become immersed in their extraordinary earth science features in an effort to find adventure in their natural wonders. • Matt Wester, a Franklin Military Academy biology teacher, won $8,700 to travel through the wilderness of the American West and visit six National Parks. William Fox Elementary School teacher Julie Crowder was a finalist and will receive $750. Other R.E.B. Award winners: • Dickson Benesh of the Maggie Walker Governor’s School, $10,900 to participate in a cycling tour in Iceland. • Meghan Hamm of the Yvonne B. Miller High School with the state Department of Juvenile Justice, $11,300 to learn papermaking, watermarking, bookmaking and 13th century paper mill techniques in Italy.
Richmond Public Schools recipients of R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence with Superintendent Jason Kamras, right, following last week’s announcement of their win. They are, from left, Matt Wester of Franklin Military Academy, Kieasha King of Woodville Elementary School, finalist Julie Crowder of William Fox Elementary School and Kathy Paschall of Franklin Military Academy.
Henrico County • Caroline Canning of Henrico High School, $11,500 to learn about the effects of apartheid, Nelson Mandela and social justice in South Africa, and to travel to Zambia. • Nichole Gross of Fairfield Middle School, $12,000 to explore cultures in England, France, Italy, Spain, Ghana and Morocco. • Robert Meister of Glen Allen High School, $10,000 to study improvisational handpan music and technique with musicians from France, Portugal and the United States. • Robin Milwit of Greenwood Elementary School, $11,500 to study emerging technologies by visiting schools and edtech companies in Finland and attending national technology conferences in Florida, California and the Fred Rogers Center in Pennsylvania. Chesterfield County • Crystal Barker of L.C. Bird High School, $11,000 to travel to Alaska and Florida for outdoor adventure education.
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• Shannon Castelo of James River High School, $8,700 to travel to New York City and Jerusalem. • Gina Hackett of L.C. Bird High School, $11,800 to explore the ancient culture of Athens and Santorini, Greece. • Christine Henry of Marguerite Christian Elementary School, $11,800 to travel to Canada and Europe. • Lauren Serpa of Spring Run Elementary School, $11,500 to study comedy improv in Chicago and performance art in Ireland and The Netherlands. Hanover County • Melinda Johnson of Washington Henry Elementary School, $11,000 to attend the National Kindergarten Conference in Las Vegas and travel to Colorado, Paradise Island, Ireland and Scotland. • Tamara Letter of Mechanicsville Elementary School, $11,200 to connect with educators and organizations across the United States and Canada.
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Maggie Walker 1975 football team opted to play annual Armstrong-Walker Classic at Thanksgiving rather than VHSL playoffs Continued from A1
playoffs. As the 1975 Capital District champions, Walker would have advanced to the Central Region semifinals — and perhaps beyond. “We took a vote, and the vote was to play the Armstrong-Walker Classic rather than be eligible for VHSL,” recalled George Bowser, a coach and administrator at Maggie Walker at the time. “We went to players first, and they said keep the Classic. Everyone agreed on it,” he said. To be eligible for the VHSL playoffs, all regular season games had to be completed by Nov. 1. Moving the Classic to an earlier date to comply was not a consideration. Walker and Armstrong, the city’s historically African-American high schools, had played in the Classic since 1939 when Maggie Walker opened. The Classic was a bold-letter event on many social calendars. Alumni of both schools who lived out of town made plans to return to Richmond for the Classic. Having it any other date than Thanksgiving weekend would not work. The Classic was far more than two football teams banging pads. It was a double homecoming of sorts, with the marching bands from both schools performing, streams of snazzy cars circling the field and homecoming queens crowned for each school. It was a gala affair, to say the least, and a money-maker. “I’ll tell you this — both schools made enough money off that game to fund every other sport for the entire year,” Coach Bowser said. “And that was with tickets about $1.50 for adults and
Dance set for Nov. 24 to commemorate Armstrong-Walker Classic Maggie L. Walker High School alumnus Carl Baugh, who played football for the Green Dragons, is organizing a dance to celebrate the old Armstrong-Walker Classic. The event will be held 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, on Thanksgiving weekend, just like the former rivalry football game.
75 cents for students.” Hampton High School went on to win the state Group AAA title in 1975, but the Green Dragons of Maggie L. Walker High School might have had something to say about that outcome had they chosen to go to the VHSL playoffs. Coach Anderson’s staff included Athletic Director Howard Hopkins, Richard McFee, Pierce Callaham and Coach Bowser, the defensive coordinator. Among Walker’s many stellar athletes that year were quarterback Eugene “Boo Boo” Lucas, who went on to play at Tennessee State University, hulking tackle Walter Carter, who continued at Florida State University, and ball carrier Jeff Washington, who went to Virginia Military Institute. No one was left out. “Coach (Anderson) made sure all of us had a chance to play in college if we wanted to,” recalled wide receiver Pierre Johnson, who played briefly at Virginia Union University. The “old timers” aren’t letting it go.
It will be held at Holiday Inn Richmond SouthCity Gateway, 4303 Commerce Road. Music by DJ Stormin’ Norman will be featured, along with memorabilia displays from Maggie Walker and Armstrong high schools and the football classic. Details: Mr. Baugh, (804) 615-5693.
Johnson and Washington have made a 64-minute video, “Our Perfect Season.” Also, the 1975 team members have purchased replica Green Dragon jerseys with their names on the back and their original numbers. Coach Anderson has been awarded jersey No. 1. His framed jersey will be hung on the third floor of the Maggie L. Walker building along with other memorabilia prior to 1979. The school at Lombardy and Leigh streets is now the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies. It has no football program but maintains the nickname Green Dragons. “Coach Anderson was kind of under pressure that year,” Johnson recalled of 1975. “He succeeded a legend, Cannonball Cooper, and that was a hard thing to do. That game against Armstrong, that undefeated season, that kind of put Lou on the map.” The 10 victories, five via shutout, included foru wins over Washington, D.C. schools — H.D. Woodson, Calvin Coolidge, Roosevelt and
Western high schools. Other victories were over the six Richmond high schools. Walker played all of its home games at Hovey Field, except for the Classic. The Classic continued until 1979, when seven city high schools were merged into three complexes — the Marshall-Walker Cavaliers, the Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe Trojans and the Armstrong-Kennedy Jaguars. The complexes were dismantled in 1986. The “old days” when Walker and Armstrong competed in the all-black Virginia Interscholastic League when the high school athletic leagues were segregated began to fade from thought among the younger set. “It wasn’t the same once we joined the VHSL,” Coach Bowser said. “Until then, every black kid in town dreamed of playing for Armstrong or Walker. “By the ’70s, the other city schools were also mostly black. The busing in the early 1970s hurt the rivalry, too.” Coach Bowser said most of Walker’s students came from the West End. Once busing started, those students went to Huguenot High School. Older football fans reminisce about the greatness of the 1975 Green Dragons. But there’s always that “what if?” What if Walker had gone to the playoffs? Could they have beaten perennial champion Hampton High School? Someone suggested the Dragons were all dressed up with nowhere to go. Johnson said, “No way.” “Oh, we had somewhere to go all right,” he said, meaning the Classic, “and we were looking good.”
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and T.K. Somanath, both of whom advocated for a shift to private ownership. Mr. Artze agrees with that view, and said that “unless something changes, we would have to begin boarding up”
major sections of existing properties “within 10 to 15 years because we could not maintain them.” HUD is now telling RRHA and other local authorities that the only chance to ensure the
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if Mr. Agelasto is still qualified to serve. The City Charter empowers the council to determine the qualifications of the members, subject to a review by the Richmond Circuit Court. Separately, Richmond Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter said she is exploring the issue of whether Mr. Agelasto is still properly registered to vote in the 5th District. Mr. Agelasto must be eligible to vote in that district to continue to serve, according to a requirement in state law. However, Ms. Showalter said she could not disclose in a telephone conversation where Mr. Agelasto is registered to vote. She also acknowledged having only limited ability to investigate. State law requires the registrar to hold a hearing and to consider evidence on Mr. Agelasto’s residency in the district if she receives a complaint from at least three registered voters in the district alleging that he has moved. At this point, she has not received such complaints, she said. While Mr. Agelasto had not hidden the move — he posted photos on Facebook showing his daughter at the home — he was able to avoid public consideration of his address change until this week when Michael G. Brown, a former state secretary of the state Board of Elections who lives in the 5th District, blew the whistle. Mr. Brown, who is now a campaign consultant, met privately with Mr. Agelasto. He called news outlets about Mr. Agelasto’s move out of the district after the councilman declined to give up the seat. “I still consider him a friend, and I think highly of his work on council,” Mr. Brown said. “But that doesn’t alter the fact that he needs to resign because he no longer lives in the district.” Mr. Brown, who was known as a stickler for following state law, began making the calls to news reporters after Mr. Agelasto issued a statement Monday that he would not seek re-election to a third term, but never mentioned that he had moved. Mr. Brown expressed disappointment that Mr. Agelasto continues to describe the move from Floyd Avenue to West Franklin Street as temporary. “No one believes that,” Mr. Brown said. Mr. Agelasto’s description of the move as temporary appears designed to fit with a 2014 opinion by the Virginia attorney general that enabled a member of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors to keep his seat after taking a job that required him to leave his district for nine months. According to the opinion, an elected official “does not vacate his elected office solely due to an absence from his electoral district due to accepting temporary employment, provided that he maintains his domicile and place of abode within the district, with the intent to return there upon the termination of his temporary employment.” Mr. Agelasto, however, acknowledges that he did not move because of his position as executive director of the Capital Region Land Conservancy, but because his family needed a larger house. In announcing his decision not to seek re-election, Mr. Agelasto stated that he plans to give up the seat because he believes in term limits; his wife, Katherine, is expecting their second child in March and he wants to spend more time with his children; and the workload at the conservancy is increasing. He recalled successes from his tenure, including work with residents to secure new ownership for Midlothian Village Apartments, a high-crime complex in South Richmond undergoing a $12.1 million renovation and now called The Belt Atlantic, and his legislation to provide equal benefits for city employees in same-sex marriages. Other successes, he said, included creating five historic districts, attracting $250 million in new development and leading district cleanups. However, it is now questionable whether he can keep his pledge to “continue to faithfully serve the 5th District and the interests of our many stakeholders over the next two years.”
future of such affordable housing for mostly impoverished residents is to find private partners who can take it over and operate with guarantees of virtually perpetual housing subsidies or vouchers. In Richmond, the average income of public housing residents is about $10,000 a year. The federal agency has been testing the private approach during both Democratic and Republican administrations through programs such as HOPE VI and RAD, or Rental Assistance Demonstration, both of which have been used in Richmond. In Richmond, the privateownership approach has been used to replace former public housing in Blackwell in South Side and in Dove Court in North Side. That approach also is fueling the development of 256 new apartments and homes on the former Armstrong High School site in the East End. It is also the approach being taken to create 200 new apartments for seniors in three developments to replace the decaying units in Fay Towers in Gilpin Court — an effort that is the outgrowth of the Obama-era RAD program. Coming soon, Mr. Artze said, will be the HUD-approved
disposal to nonprofits of the final 44 mostly vacant homes that RRHA previously operated as scattered-site public housing, as well as the sale of 11 smaller public housing complexes that collectively have 533 units for families and seniors. He said HUD has authorized RRHA to undertake RAD projects for the 11 complexes that range from Rainbow City in Fulton to the Afton Apartments in South Side and the senior apartments at 1920 Stonewall Place. Mr. Artze said RRHA plans to secure private partners who would purchase the properties, renovate them and accept government housing vouchers so that current residents could continue to live there. “All of the 11 properties are to be rehabilitated,” he said, pledging there would be “no demolition.” He said the amount of rehabilitation would vary and would range form replacing roofs and heating systems to installing modern windows. Mr. Artze said RRHA also will be moving ahead with plans for the big six complexes — the properties with hundreds of units, including Creighton, Fairfield, Mosby and Whitcomb courts in the East End, Gilpin
Court in Jackson Ward and Hillside Court in South Side. Within the next few weeks, RRHA would send requests to HUD to transfer ownership to RRHA as the first step to find buyers willing to take majority ownership. He said HUD would require RRHA to work with the private partner and residents to come up with a plan for modernizing the property. Mr. Artze said that likely would include a combination of renovation and/or replacement of the most deteriorated units and potential construction of new affordable units. He said that the previous vision of demolishing and completely replacing Creighton with “an entirely new community” would stretch out the work. “The only way to fund that kind of ambitious undertaking would be to secure tax credits,” but he said that it would take at least five years to accumulate. “We realized that if we did a complete redevelopment of Creighton, we would not be able to do any redevelopment in any other of the big six,” he said. That is why he has led an effort to modify the original approach to make renovation of existing apartments a key element, as he indicated to the
Free Press two weeks ago. Overall, Mr. Artze said that public housing residents ultimately will have more housing options, with the prospect of living in modernized apartments in their current communities or moving to new or renovated apartments in Richmond or the suburbs. He said as part of the redevelopment of Creighton Court, 24 families are being selected to receive vouchers to move to private complexes willing to accept RRHA vouchers. He said 18 families will move to the new Kingsridge apartment complex that recently opened in Henrico County, while six other families will move to the Better Housing Coalition’s new Goodwyn on Union Hill apartments in Richmond after it is finished in the spring. Mr. Artze said RRHA has signed up more than 11 different developments in the Richmond area willing to accept vouchers, and he said that up to 130 families could get the choice of relocating over the next two to three years. The bottom line, Mr. Artze said: “Public housing must look to other sources. We need to recapitalize” if public housing is to be brought up to modern standards.
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Ms. Abrams already has her next step: She plans to file a federal lawsuit to challenge the “gross mismanagement” of Georgia elections, likely in early 2019. Ms. Abrams cited a litany of problems that she said add up to systemic voter suppression. She specifically pointed to absentee ballots thrown out by what she called “the handwriting police;” a shortage of paper ballots to back up broken-down voting machines; and Georgia’s so-called
“exact match” voter registration rules that required information on voter applications to precisely match state and federal files. Because Georgia law allows “no viable remedy,” she said she is working with others to prepare the federal lawsuit to challenge the system that Mr. Kemp oversaw until he resigned as secretary of state two days after the Nov. 6 election. She also launched the new nonprofit group “Fair Fight Georgia” to advocate for changes. Some Republicans wish she would take her case to the Georgia legislature. Deb-
bie Dooley, a Georgia-based activist who was among the early national “Tea Party” leaders, said that “there are a lot of people on the Republican side who see a need for some of the reforms she wants.” Georgia Democrats said Ms. Abrams has little choice but to continue highlighting problems. Ms. Abrams did not say what her next bid for public office would be, but has made it clear she’s not bowing out. Her next chance in Georgia would be to challenge Republican Sen. David Perdue for his seat in 2020.
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congressman. But Mr. Gillum later withdrew that concession when the results showed the two were close enough to trigger an automatic recount. “This has been the journey of our lives. We’ve been so honored by the support that we’ve received,” Mr. Gillum said in a video statement. “Stay tuned, there will be more to come. This fight for Florida continues.” Mr. DeSantis, 40, said on Saturday on Twitter, “This was a hardfought campaign. Now it’s time to bring Florida together.” After a machine recount ended on Nov. 15, official results showed Mr. DeSantis with a lead of 33,683, or 0.41 percent. That margin appeared impossible for Mr. Gillum to overcome by last Saturday. “We wanted to make sure that every single vote including those that were undervotes, overvotes, as long as it was a legally cast vote we wanted those votes to be counted,” Mr. Gillum said in his video statement. His stance echoed similar appeals from fellow Democrat U.S. Senator Bill Nelson. Numerous legal challenges were filed in Florida over how to deal with certain ballots and the deadlines for counties to review them. Both parties and their supporters filed multiple lawsuits challenging the process, with Republicans urging a strict standard on which votes were counted while Democrats contested rules that they saw as disenfranchising voters.
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This image from a video posted last Saturday on Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s Facebook page show him with his wife, R. Jai, congratulating his Republican rival, Ron DeSantis.
The drama of counties across the state recounting ballots brought back memories of Florida’s 2000 presidential recount. In that election, the winner of the White House hung in the balance for weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court stopped the counting and Republican George W. Bush triumphed over Democrat Al Gore.
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Congressman Robert C. ‘Bobby’ Scott, four other CBC members expected to lead House committees By Jeremy M. Lazarus
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is expected to be a top Democratic priority in the next Congress, and U.S. Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott of Newport News will be in a prime position to lead the charge in January. The 13-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives is one of five members of the Congressional Black Caucus poised to lead committees when the new Congress convenes in 2019. Rep. Scott is expected to become chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that will consider increasing the minimum wage from the current $7.25 an hour. Rep. Scott, the dean of the Virginia delegation who has represented Virginia’s 3rd District since 1993, expects to quickly get the long-stymied legislation through the House now that Democrats have won 38 seats from the GOP and will have at least a 234-seat majority in the 435-member House when the 116th Congress meets in January. In Rep. Scott’s view, a hike in the federal minimum wage is long overdue. “Today’s lowest paid workers earn less per hour, adjusted for
inflation, than their counterparts did 50 years ago,” he said after winning re-election in November to his 14th term. He added that such workers are more productive than their counterparts of 1968, but are not reaping the rewards of their labor. It is unclear whether such an increase would pass the U.S. Senate, which will be more firmly in the grip of Republicans. The GOP gained two seats in the midterm elections and will control 52 seats in the 100-member Senate in the upcoming session. A Mississippi Senate seat is to be decided in a runoff election on Tuesday, Nov. 27, with former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, a Democrat, seeking to upset appointed Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the state’s first elected AfricanAmerican senator since Blanche Bruce in 1874. Should legislation to hike the minimum wage pass both houses of Congress and secure a presidential signature, the resulting bill would largely impact Virginia and 20 other states that have refused to raise the state minimum wage above the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. Starting January in the House, Democrats will control 21 major committees and six other panels that are more targeted. The four other long-serving CBC members who are expected
Lawmakers hope Virginia will push ERA over finish line By Jeremy M. Lazarus
A bipartisan group of five legislators will try again to get the Virginia General Assembly to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in the next legislative session. Their goal: To make the Old Dominion the 38th state to ratify the amendment that passed Congress 46 years ago. If ratified in Virginia, the legislation would finally reach the threshold of approval from two-thirds of states to have the ERA’s ban on gender discrimination added to the U.S. Constitution. In a bid to rev up public support, the lawmakers rode a bus painted with the logo “Honk if you love equality” across the state for 10 days and held rallies in various communities. “We need to make sure that we include this fundamental American value, which is equality of everyone before the law, in the U.S. Constitution,” Richmond state Delegate Carroll Foy Sen. Glen R. Sturtevant said Sunday at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the final stop of the tour. The impact of the tour is hard to gauge. Passage of the ERA has been rebuffed by the General Assembly every time legislation has been introduced. The ERA cleared Congress in 1972, but only about 36 states approved it before the deadline for its passage expired in 1978. Congress extended the deadline by three years, but Virginia and other states did not act. It could take the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Congress has the authority to extend the deadline for passage once again or must start the process over to pass the ERA. The amendment was designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of gender, with proponents arguing it would end legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment and other matters. Since then, court rulings, new laws and regulation changes in piecemeal fashion have allowed women to make decisions about their reproductive health, serve in combat and, to some degree, receive equal pay for equal work. But women’s equal rights have no constitutional guarantee, which is why the effort is being mounted to add Virginia to the list of approving states, particularly after Nevada and Illinois became the 36th and 37th states, respectively, to approve the amendment in the past two years. Legislators call the ERA essential to ensure that the changes
now in place cannot be rolled back. “When we talk about the ERA in the context of such things as equal pay for equal work and ending sex discrimination, what we are talking about is giving those things teeth,” said Democratic Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy of Prince William County, who is teaming with Sen. Sturtevant to push ratification. Delegate Carroll Foy said laws can change and court rulings can be reversed, but a constitutional amendment would help ensure that doesn’t happen. Virginia “has been on the wrong side of history for too long,” she said. “We have fought against desegregation. We have fought against interracial marriage. We have fought against women’s right to vote. Our state finally needs to be on the right side of history when it comes to women’s rights,” she said. Other lawmakers who took part in Sen. Sturtevant the tour include Democratic state Sens. Rosalyn R. Dance of Petersburg and Scott Surovell of Fairfax County and Democratic Delegate Schuyler T. VanValkenburg of Henrico County. Opponents such as the Family Foundation of Virginia argue that the ERA would negate important gender differences. “We should be able to embrace a society that can have equal respect and dignity and pay for women without sameness, without everything between men and women having to be the same,” said Virginia Cobb, president of the foundation.
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to become committee chairs include Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, who is to chair Government Oversight and could investigate President Trump’s tax returns; and Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, who is to chair Science, Space and Technology. Also, Mississippi Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, who is to chair Homeland Security and have oversight over immigration; and California Rep. Maxine M. Waters, who is to chair Financial Services, which oversees banks. Currently, all are the ranking or senior Democrats on those committees. Gaining the chairmanship would allow each to hire 30 committee staff members and to control their committee’s agenda. They also will have a strengthened Congressional Black Caucus behind them. The newcomers to Congress will include nine more African-American members. With turnovers, the CBC is expected to have a record 54 members in the next Congress, four times as many as in 1971 when 13 Congress members formed the Caucus. As a result, the CBC, which includes two senators, will rank among the largest caucuses in Congress. Capital Area Partnership Uplifting People, Inc (CAPUP) will be holding an election for a low-income individual to represent the City of Richmond on its Board of Directors on December 12th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at CAPUP’s office at 1103 Oliver Hill Way in Richmond. CAPUP will host an information session on qualifications and duties on Wednesday, November 28th from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm at the same location. Full information concerning qualifications, duties and election data is available at www.capup.org.
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Prospects, peril for new Dems majority Democrats have an enormous opportunity — and face a distinct peril — now that they will have majority control in the U.S. House of Representatives in January. The opportunity is to lay out in hearings and, in legislation, a long-overdue change agenda for America. The peril is they’ll get caught up responding to President Trump’s daily outrage and focus on pursuing his corruption, his taxes, his payoffs, his fulminations and unending lies. The latter fixates the media. The former serves the American people. No doubt, Democrats have to defend the democracy, ensure that President Trump is not able to obstruct the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Democrats, however, have to walk and chew gum at the same time, and that requires laying down a clear agenda for change. The needs for reform are apparent. Democrats gained popular favor running on extending and defending health care and on democracy reform, including reviving the Voting Rights Act, curbing big money in politics, automatic voter registration, ending gerrymandering and a rollback of the voter suppres-
sion techniques that have spread across the country. The reform manifesto is far broader than that. Democrats should stand for raising worker wages — a $15 minimum wage, mandatory overtime for those earning $70,000 or less, labor law reform to protect workers’ right to organize. A major
Jesse L. Jackson Sr. investment in a Green New Deal, generating good jobs while moving rapidly to meet the threat posed by catastrophic climate change and modernizing our decrepit infrastructure, needs to be detailed and pushed. Student loan debt continues to hit new records, even though enrollment in colleges has dropped. A good public education from pre-kindergarten through college or advanced training should be available to every child in America. Democrats need a plan for reviving the impoverished ghettos and barrios of urban America and the devastated small towns and red-lined regions of rural America. Simple steps for building equal justice for all are also needed. President Trump campaigned by rousing fears of a fake “invasion” of immigrants, yet most Americans continue to believe immigrants are more beneficial to America than costly. Comprehensive immigration reform should be on the
table, with the first easy steps to protect the DACA children — the children of undocumented workers raised here who know no other country — and to end the grotesque policy of putting babies in cages separated from their parents. Criminal justice reform — there was once a bipartisan accord on ending imprisonment of nonviolent offenders and on reforming discriminatory police practices — is long overdue. The repeated mass shootings should, at the very least, allow the revival of the ban on the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons that were designed for military use. Americans elected President Trump to shake things up after he promised that he would be the champion of working people. Then he larded tax cuts on the rich, creating deficits that Republicans now use to justify calling for cuts in Social Security and Medicare. He turned his administration over to Wall Street executives and corporate lobbyists. They did not deregulate, but re-rigged the rules to favor their entrenched interests. With fires and floods wracking America, President Trump cast doubt on the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is caused by humans. With mass shootings horrifying the nation, he sided with the gun lobby to block reforms. With wages still stagnant, he opposed lifting the minimum
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Recently we learned of boys in Baraboo, Wis., throwing Nazi salutes and flashing white power signs. This is disturbing. Who taught them to do this? Did they learn it at home or school? Did they pick it up from the chaos in our nation? I wonder if students even know what the salute means. I wonder how their parents and teachers reacted. Obviously, the salute was planned. It defies imagination to believe so many boys just happened to throw the salute at the same time. Apparently, what they did was OK with the photographer, the school administration — until recently — and the parents. The school district issued the following statement following a public outcry, but surely the officials had seen the photograph previously. “The photo of students posted to #BarabooProud is not reflective of the educational values and beliefs of the School District of Baraboo. We are investigating and will pursue any and all available and appropriate actions, including legal, to address.” I wouldn’t call that statement
sufficient to address such a serious case, so I’m left to believe America really has come to this. As much as many of us tried to believe America is better than this, we’ve been greatly disappointed to learn that despite all of our efforts, things really aren’t getting better. It’s like
Dr. E. Faye Williams what my ancestors often said: “We take a step forward and two steps back.” This isn’t the only disgusting incident that has been made public from the same school. In an incident in 2012, students from Baraboo found it OK to fly Confederate flags, claiming it was to honor the death of a friend. We’ve certainly seen our share of pickup trucks running around with Confederate flags and guns in the back windows representing an “in your face” act of racism. This isn’t just by high school boys. These are adults to whom these boys must look for appropriate behavior. I’m told as many as 20,000 people from Wisconsin died fighting Confederate powers during the Civil War and Nazis during World War II. Instead of honoring their sacrifice, these high school students have totally disrespected them.
They must be taught the history of this country and who did what to allow them to live as they live today. Adults are responsible for teaching these boys what these hateful symbols mean. They run counter to what so many gave to keep us safe and to be fair to all citizens. Our hopes were so high when we witnessed the young people’s “March for Our Lives” in March in support of tighter gun control following the Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and their show of respect for all without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin or gender. These boys in Wisconsin, the neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, the mail bombs sent to leaders, the mass shootings in the synagogue in Pittsburgh and the bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., the shooting of the black man and woman in Kentucky, the hate-filled tweets and language of #45 — all of these minimize our progress in America. It’s time for us to realize that America is in danger of having to admit that we’re not who our country’s documents say we are. The writer is national president of the National Congress of Black Women.
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wage, and his U.S. Supreme Court nominee provided the deciding vote to gut unions for teachers, nurses, police officers and other public employees. Americans did not elect Democrats to harass President Trump personally. They elected them to hold his administration accountable to law and to push for reforms that will address the challenges they face in their lives. Yes, Democratic reforms likely will be blocked by a Republican U.S. Senate or vetoed by the president. But they can show Americans that there is an alternative if only President Trump and the Republican Senate would get out of the way. The writer is founder and president of the national Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
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‘We allowed (Chief Durham) to slip away because we didn’t support him’ Re “ ‘I’m done:’ Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham announces his last day on the force will be Dec. 31,’ ” Free Press Nov. 15-17 edition: My compliments to Free Press writer Jeremy Lazarus for his excellent article on Chief Alfred Durham. There is no secret I proclaim the highest admiration for Chief Durham. So, how did the Richmond community play a role in his decision to retire? We took him for granted, not appreciating the depth and capacity of his devotion, care and commitment to the people. We have lost the finest chief ever to command our Police Department. We allowed him to slip away because we collectively didn’t support and praise him. I am quite frankly upset that City Councilwoman Reva Trammell was publicly quoted saying, in part, that Chief Durham was insignificant in our city — that he was “just the chief” and not out on the front lines with the officers. Her statement was elementary, shallow and hurtful. On many Saturdays, and some Sundays after he went to church, you would find Chief
Durham at his desk — the only employee in the entire Police Headquarters — trying to catch up on paperwork in the silence, nibbling on a three-inch cigar. The last four years of enhancements of the Police Department, and its more efficient operations that are reflected in the officers working the streets, are specifically credited to Chief Durham. The chief is ever-present throughout this city, flying a flag of positive public relations. His office was the streets and the projects that were rampant, at times, with violence. His presence ushered calm, reassurance to all fearful of when and where the next bullets would strike down another child. Most citizens and public officials have no comprehension of the qualities that lie within Chief Durham’s heart. I do. A Marine, the chief, who wore his uniform with immaculate neatness, had a trait of compassion. As he retired to rest at night, the darkness knew his thoughts and hopes for another homicide-free night. Chief Durham also was passionate for the morale and safety
of his officers. Councilwoman Trammell owes Chief Durham a public apology. City residents should write to Chief Durham, share their appreciation, wish him good health and tell him what a good chief he has
been for this great city. GLENWOOD W. BURLEY Richmond The writer is a retired Richmond Police Department patrolman.
We need to challenge and confront racism
Why can’t we simply be humble and bold enough to engage in truth? Fear, poverty and capitalism are used to harness control and build divisions among people, but offer no truth. Truth is uncovering racism at all costs. We need to deal with our government systems and laws that are components of racism. We need to take the Band-Aid off the sore and talk about racism. We have many great institutions and educated
people, but they don’t challenge and confront racism. The time has come to put racism front and center, to uncover it and deal with it once and for all. If we can be transparent and honest, we can reduce many of the fears and other components that perpetuate racism. DONALD L. HOPKINS Henrico County
‘Insist on unimpeachable truth’
If you truly desire to save our city and our children, you must demand that all people be held to the standard of unimpeachable truth. Years ago on the schoolyard of what is now Obama Elementary School, I remember that the privileged kids often would threaten other children by saying they would tell on them. They would make false accusations against their victims to the adults in charge. The adults would believe the bullies and then would act wrongfully against the innocent child, thereby unwittingly rewarding the accusers with undeserved power and prestige while causing suffering and psychological harm to the innocent children and their families. The lesson that the bullies learned and carried into adulthood is that their conduct will be rewarded. But it actually did psychological damage and mental harm to the perpetrators. The solution to any and all psychosis is to insist upon unimpeachable truth — in the streets, the schools and the courtrooms. Unfortunately the conduct of our police, clergy and prosecutors does not meet this standard. This is a result of what happens when good men stand by and do nothing.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER BW BRUNSWICK COUNTY POWER STATION, FOR THE RATE YEAR COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 CASE NO. PUR-2018-00166 •Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) has applied to update its Rider BW by which it recovers the costs of the Brunswick County Power Station. •Dominion requests $123,199,000 for its 2019 Rider BW. According to Dominion, this amount would increase a typical residential customer’s bill using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $0.23. •A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hear the case on March 26, 2019. •Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. On October 3, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”) and the Commission’s Final Order in Case No. PUR-2017-00128, filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an annual update with respect to the Company’s rate adjustment clause, Rider BW (“Application”). Through its Application, the Company seeks to recover costs associated with the Brunswick County Power Station, a 1,358 megawatt (nominal) natural gas-fired combined cycle electric generating facility, as well as the related transmission interconnection facilities, in Brunswick County, Virginia (“Project”). In Case No. PUE-2012-00128 (“CPCN Order”), the Commission approved construction of the Project. In conjunction therewith, the Commission also approved a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider BW, which allowed Dominion to recover costs associated with the development of the Project. The Company has since annually updated its Rider BW rate adjustment clause. In this proceeding, Dominion has asked the Commission to approve Rider BW for the rate year beginning September 1, 2019, and ending August 31, 2020 (“2019 Rate Year”). The two key components of the proposed total revenue requirement for the 2019 Rate Year are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. The Company is requesting a Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement of $107,184,000, and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor revenue requirement of $16,015,000. Thus, the Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of $123,199,000 for service rendered during the 2019 Rate Year. Dominion requests a rate effective date for usage on and after the latter of September 1, 2019, or the first day of the month that is at least 15 days following the date of any Commission order approving Rider BW. For purposes of calculating the Projected Cost Recovery Factor in this case, Dominion proposes an enhanced rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) of 10.2%, which it states is supported by the Commission’s Final Order in Case No. PUR-2017-00038. This includes a base ROE of 9.2%, plus a 100 basis points enhanced return, as provided for in Code § 56-585.1 A 6 for a combined cycle generating station at the time the Project was approved, and as authorized by the Commission’s CPCN Order for the Project. For purposes of calculating the Actual Cost True-Up Factor, the Company used an enhanced ROE of 10.6% for the months of January 2017 through August 2017, which comprises a 9.6% ROE approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUE-2015-00102, plus the 100 basis points ROE adder. The Company used an enhanced ROE of 10.4% for the period of September 2017 through November 28, 2017, which comprises a 9.4% ROE approved by the Commission in its Order in Case No. PUE-2016-00112, plus the 100 basis points ROE adder. Dominion states that it used an enhanced ROE of 10.2% for the period of November 29, 2017, through December 31, 2017, which, as noted above, is comprised of the 9.2% ROE that was approved in Case No. PUR-2017-00038, plus the 100 basis points adder. If the proposed Rider BW for the 2019 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion, implementation of its proposed Rider BW on September 1, 2019, would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.23. The Company proposes a change in the methodology for the calculation of a certain allocation factor beginning in 2018 to recognize the output of certain non-utility generators to be used to allocate cost responsibility to the Virginia jurisdiction. In addition, with the exception of the removal of certain federal and retail choice customers from the Virginia jurisdiction, the Company indicates it has calculated the proposed Rider BW rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for rates approved by the Commission in the most recent Rider BW proceeding, Case No. PUR-2017-00128. Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals. TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on March 26, 2019, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. The public version of the Company’s Application, as well as the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. On or before March 19, 2019, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file written comments on the Application with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before March 19, 2019, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00166. On or before January 8, 2019, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-201800166. On or before January 29, 2019, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00166. All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice. The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
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Bowie State wins first round in NCAA playoffs Bowie State University football is still going strong. The CIAA champion Bulldogs kept their season going with a 41-35 home victory last Saturday over the University of West Alabama in the first round of the NCAA Division II, Region 2 playoffs. Now Bowie State, the No. 4 seed, heads to Valdosta, Ga., where the Bulldogs will Amir Hall play No. 1 seed Valdosta State on Saturday, Nov. 24. Kickoff is 1 p.m. Valdosta State University is 10-0, while outscoring its opponents by an overwhelming 522-208. Valdosta State had a first round bye during the playoffs. Bowie State quarterback Amir Hall, the CIAA Offensive Player of the Year, was brilliant in the game against West Alabama. The senior passed for 360 yards and a touchdown and ran for another 51 years and a touchdown. On the debit side, the game drew a sparse crowd of just 1,531 people on a pleasant afternoon in Maryland. Attendance for NCAA events has long been a problem for CIAA schools.
Ohioans looking to take it to the hoop at VSU Jahmere Howze and Jalen Jackson took far different routes while reaching the same basketball destination. The former teammates at Ohio’s Warrensville Heights High School near Cleveland are back together as seniors at Virginia State University. They’ve wasted no time becoming fan favorites. Howze, who is 6-foot-6 and 230-pounds, has led the Trojans in scoring (12.8 points per game) and rebounds (nine) during VSU’s 2-2 start. “He’s someone with a lot of skills,” VSU Coach Lonnie Blow said of Howze. “He can play inside and out and is one of our best passers. He does a lot of things.” A lithe 6-foot-2, 175-pounds, the quicksilver Jackson is third in scoring (9.0), second in assists (2.5) and third in 3-pointers (six total) while hitting 80 percent (8 of 10) at the foul line. “He’s a talented kid who can play point guard or shooting guard,” Coach Blow said of Jackson. “He gives us another 3-point threat.” Long and winding itineraries led the native Ohioans to VSU’s sparkling Multi-Purpose Center. Jahmere Howze Jalen Jackson Howze flexed his muscles for two seasons at Urbana University in Ohio and last year at the California University of Pennsylvania. He averaged 16.2 points and 6.3 rebounds last season for the NCAA Division II school in Pennsylvania. Jackson played at the University of Tennessee-Martin and Neosho County Community College in Kansas prior to enrolling at VSU in the fall of 2017. He was red-shirted last year after suffering a preseason knee injury. It’s a small world, as they say. At Neosho County Community College, Jackson played with Richard Granberry, who went on to become a two-time, All-CIAA post player for VSU during the last two seasons. Howze essentially is now playing the same position vacated by Granberry. It wasn’t coincidental. “It was really Jalen who recruited Jahmere to Virginia State,” Coach Blow said. “They knew each other from high school and maintained a friendship. “I’ve always said your players are your best recruiters, and that was the case here.” Another VSU senior transfer is 6-foot guard Cedric “CJ” Wiggins, a regular the past two seasons on MEAC championship teams at North Carolina Central University. Wiggins, a former All-State standout at Benedictine Prep, averaged 8.3 points and was leading the Trojans with 12 assists through four games. So far, Wiggins is filling Williams injured the role of lead ball handler and aggressive perimeter Pre-season All-CIAA wing Wa l t e r W i l l i a m s i s o u t defender vacated with the indefinitely at Virginia State departure of last year’s assists University. The senior out of leader, Waymond Wright. Henrico High School suffered Wiggins had 13 points a broken bone in his foot in while hitting three 3-pointers the Trojans’ loss to Indiana in VSU’s 70-51 win over St. University of Pennsylvania on Augustine University last Nov. 10. Coach Lonnie Blow Saturday in Raleigh. declined to speculate on when He may be the first BeneWilliams might return to active dictine Cadet to ever suit up status. for the Trojans.
Players and coaches with the Richmond Parks and Recreation 2018 Champion Reid Ravens celebrate after defeating the Hotchkiss Eagles 18-0 in the 10U Peewee division last Saturday at City Stadium.
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Four area youth football teams are heading to Los Angeles for the Snoop Youth Football League Nationals Dec. 14 through 16. The Snoop League was founded by rapper and entertainer Snoop Dogg in 2005 in Southern California. The league now has about 20 teams throughout California. The area teams heading to the Snoop Nationals won championship games last Saturday in Richmond. They are Excel to Excellence championship teams U8 RVA Skins, U10 Virginia Vipers, U12 King William and Richmond Parks and Recreation championship junior U14 team Battery Park. The city’s U14 team runs in partnership with E2E. There are no Snoop League nationals for winners of the U6 and U11 age groups. The E2E championships, held last Saturday at Huguenot High School, featured teams comprised of youngsters from Richmond and several surrounding counties. Excel to Excellence was founded by former NFL fullback Michael Robinson, who was a standout at Varina High School in Henrico County and later at Penn State before being drafted
by the San Francisco 49ers in 2006. Robinson later played for the Seattle Seahawks from 2010 to 2013, helping the Seahawks to a Super Bowl XLVIII victory over the Denver Broncos in February 2014. In 2011, he was named to the NFL Pro Bowl team. Five Richmond Parks and Recreation youth teams, including the junior U14 team Battery Park, also played championship games last Saturday at City Stadium. This year’s championship games and winners: Richmond Recreation & Parks • Flag (U6): Battery Park defeated Fonticello • Junior Peewee (U8): Powhatan defeated Bellemeade • Peewee (U10): G.H. Reid defeated Hotchkiss • Midget (U12): Battery Park defeated Southside • Junior (U14): Battery Park defeated Powhatan, 26-0 Excel to Excellence • U8: RVA Skins defeated Virginia Vipers, 13-7 • U10: Virginia Vipers defeated RVA Skins, 24-7 • U11: Capital City defeated RVA Skins, 32-0 • U-12: King William defeated Capital City, 45-0
Radford University stuns Notre Dame in basketball upset
A coaching staff with Richmond ties has pulled off the upset of the season in college basketball. Clearly falling under the “shocking” column, Radford University stunned the University of Notre Dame — and the world of college hoops — Nov. 14 in South Bend, Ind. The 63-60 victory by the Radford Highlanders was David vs. Goliath in shorts and squeaky sneakers. Radford plays in the obscurity of the mid-major Big South Conference, while Notre Dame, one of the biggest names in all of college sports, plays basketball in the storied Atlantic Coast Conference. Coach Jones Notre Dame has been to 35 NCAA tournaments, 17 times reaching the Sweet 16 and seven times making the Elite 8. By contrast, Radford has been to the NCAA Tournament on just three occasions, each time as No. 16, the last seed, and each time losing to a No. 1 seed team. Still, the Highlanders weren’t backing down last week in their high-profile contest against basketball royalty. “The guys came out with the right mentality. We fought hard on the defensive end,” Radford Coach Mike Jones, who is now in his eighth season with the Highlanders, said in his postgame news conference “It’s a huge accomplishment for them.” The 53-year-old Jones is one of only five African-American head coaches at Virginia’s 13 NCAA Division I programs. Nationally, about 22.3 percent of the Division I coaching positions are held by African-Americans. That includes teams in
the historically black MEAC and SWAC conferences. According to the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, the percentage of black coaches peaked in 2006 at 25.2 percent. Coach Jones is a familiar face around Richmond. He is a former assistant coach at both the University of Richmond under Coach John Beilein from 2000 to 2002 and Virginia Commonwealth University under
and posted an NCAA First Four victory over University of Long Island-Brooklyn. Then, as a No. 16 seed, Radford lost 87-61 to Villanova, the No. 1 seed and eventual national champion. Radford was 23-13 a season ago, with Coach Jones being named Big South Coach of the Year. He hails from a hoops family. Coach Jones’ father, Jimmy Jones, was a six-time ABA All-Star who played in Richmond against the Virginia Squires, Virginia’s Black Coaches many times with Here are the African-American basketball coaches at NCAA New Orleans, MemDivision I schools in Virginia: phis and Utah. JimCoach University Season my Jones also later played with the NBA Ed Joyner Hampton University 10th Washington Bullets, Ritchie McKay Liberty University 6th (2 tenures) now the Washington Louis Rowe James Madison University 3rd Wizards. Robert Jones Norfolk State University 6th Coach Jones Mike Jones Radford University 8th starred in basketball • The African-American coach with the most Division I victories at Harvard Univerhas connections to Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth sity and may be University. Orlando “Tubby” Smith has a career record of 597among the few col304 in coaching stints at Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Memphis and now High Point University. Smith lege coaches with a was an assistant coach at VCU from 1979 to 1986 under degree in zoology. Coach J.D. Barnett. The upset of Notre Dame, before Coach Shaka Smart from 2009 to 2011. a crowd of 5,988 at Purcell Pavilion, was At Radford, Coach Jones’ assistants achieved with star Radford guard Carlik include Ron Jirsa, a former VCU assis- Jones, no relation, suffering a game sustant coach under Coach J.D. Barnett in pension. the 1980s, and David Boyden, a former Caleb Tanner from Floyd High School, Hermitage High School star. just 25 miles southeast of Radford in SouthMatchups like Radford at Notre Dame west Virginia, led the Radford attack with are commonly referred to as “buy games.” 20 points, including six 3-pointers. By that, the visiting team receives a financial Radford was founded in 1910 as the guarantee with no promise of a return home State Normal and Industrial School for game. Sometimes this backfires. Women. It was a primarily a women’s Under Coach Jones, Radford University teaching and nursing school until the late hoops’ stock has been rising. The Highland- 1960s. Currently, 59 percent of Radford’s ers won the Big South Tournament last year students are female.
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Spotlight on AARP Virginia’s 2018 Rookie of the Year Award winner “I was shocked. I was humbled. I said, ‘Wow! I didn’t think I had done anything out of the ordinary.” That was the reaction of Michelle Evans-Oliver, a volunteer AARP community ambassador, when she learned she had been selected as AARP Virginia’s 2018 Rookie of the Year. As an AARP community ambassador since March, she speaks to groups in Metro Richmond about her passions – genealogy and caregiving. Ms. Evans-Oliver was recognized along with five other volunteer award winners during a banquet at AARP Virginia’s All Volunteer Assembly in Charlottesville on Nov. 7. “When you do things that you love and have passion for, you don’t think about it. You just do it,” Ms. Evans-Oliver says. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization advocates for and serves the needs of people 50 and older. “Today’s AARP is not your parents’ AARP,” Ms. Evans-Oliver says. “For the present generation of seniors, AARP is different. Historically, most people thought of (AARP membership) as just getting discounts. Today, it is resources. “You can call AARP and ask a particular question about where to go to get caregiving, financial advice, insurance, health care, Medicare supplement plans, veterans’ assistance, driving school and other issues seniors are interested in finding out about,” she says. “Being an AARP community ambassador is a blessing to me because of all of the information I can use to help others in many different facets of their lives.” Ms. Evans-Oliver, who has more than 20 years of experience in the financial, insurance and marketing industries, is founder and president of the Oliver Financial Group. The Richmond native says she started her business because she wanted more freedom and independence to pursue other passions as a community servant-leader. “Helping others and volunteering is something that I have always done,” she says. “It was instilled in me as a child, as my parents were great examples of volunteerism. They instilled in me early on it is better to give than receive and that true happiness comes from giving without expecting something in return.” Ms. Evans-Oliver got involved with AARP when she met a regional vice president for the organization last December. The conversation led to her contacting the associate state director for multicultural
be honored for doing something I am truly passionate about, which is service to others. First volunteer position: My first volunteer position actually was at the Children’s Museum of Richmond. They didn’t have volunteers back then and I called the museum director and asked to volunteer one summer. They created a position for me. I loved working with the children.
affairs in AARP’s Richmond office and becoming a community ambassador earlier this year. “AARP finds a niche that you are interested in and you come in as a volunteer,” she explains. Her niche and passion is genealogy because her family’s ties to the late Carter G. Woodson, a scholar, writer and historian from Virginia who is known as “the father of black history” and launched the first “Negro History Week” in February 1926. He also founded the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, which is still vibrant today. While she is still researching the connection, Ms. EvansOliver says her grandfather also was a Woodson and her family came from the Central Virginia area where Carter G. Woodson was born. “Knowing where you come from helps you figure out who you are, what you do and makes you feel whole,” she says. “It helps you become complete. “I like being Michelle EvansOliver the public servant.” Meet AARP community ambassador award winner and this week’s Personality, Michelle Evans-Oliver: Date and place of birth: Aug. 11 in Richmond. Current residence: Allen.
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A variety of innovative art pieces adorn the grounds of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Sculpture Garden during InLight Richmond, the 11th annual light-based show of art and performances sponsored by the 1708 Gallery last weekend. Top left, Luke Hostetler participates in Kevin Orlosky’s installation, “Building Together,” while faces are visible, above, in Nastassja Swift’s “Spoken Word.” Below left, “River City Reflections” by Leila Ehtesham and Carl Patow casts a warm glow, while visitors peruse the lighted panels in Marta Finkelstein’s “Echoes in Motion.” Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press
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The Richmond Jazz Society is featuring “The Jazz Side of Aretha Franklin,” the late “Queen of Soul,” on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall, 623 E. Main St. The organization will sponsor two shows, at 7 and 9:30 p.m., featuring Desiree Roots, with special guests Eve Cornelious and Sharon Rae North. “Many jazz aficionados, fans and music lovers didn’t Ms. Roots know Ms. Franklin sang jazz,” said RJS Executive Director B.J. Brown. When doing research on Ms. Franklin’s musical career after her death on Aug. 16, Ms. Brown uncovered little-known facts about the icon’s jazz roots. “In 1960, Aretha Franklin, who was 18 at the time, signed with Columbia Records and produced jazz albums with original songs as well as standards,” she said. Ms. Franklin has strong “writing, composing and piano skills in the jazz genre.” In the early 1960s, Downbeat Magazine’s critic’s poll named Ms. Franklin best new
star vocalist as she was opening for jazz greats like John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Art Blakey and Count Basie and sang with Duke Ellington. “To cover the gambit of Ms. Franklin’s vocal and piano expertise, RJS selected three Virginia singers to perform the queen’s musical range.” Performing with the vocalists will be
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Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo of Benin reprised a hypnotic work of ethereal beauty by a youthful West African singer at a gathering of world leaders in the French capital of Paris. Her powerful performance of “Blewu,” or “Patience,” came on Sunday, Nov. 11, during the Armistice Day ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, where French President Emmanuel Macron and scores of world leaders, including U.S. President Trump, commemorated the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The song “celebrated Peace and the memory of the fallen African soldiers of World War One,” Ms. Kidjo said in a Facebook post. It was also the long-awaited encore for the music of Bella The KLM Scholarship Foundation is great cause,” founder Kimberley L. Martin hosting its 3rd Annual RVA HoliDay Party, stated in announcing the event. “This type Bellow, the “Togolese songbird” whose repertoire was just 17 a fundraiser organized by volunteers to raise of financial support is needed now more songs when her life and blossoming musical career were cut short in a car crash Dec. 10, 1973, in Togo. She was 27. money for book scholarships for students than ever. Born Georgette Adjoavi Bellow in Tsévié, Togo, to a Togolese attending Virginia colleges. Since its start 16 years ago, the KLM The event will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Scholarship Foundation has awarded father of Nigerian descent and a Ghanaian-origin mother, Ms. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Claude Perkins Liv- $264,500 in book scholarships to students Bellow was on the crest of international recognition when she died. While she is known only to a few today, her memory lives ing and Learning Center at Virginia Union attending 23 Virginia colleges. University, 1500 N. Lombardy St. Tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 on among the French-speaking Togolese. After receiving a scholarship from President Houphouet The party with a purpose will feature food, at the door, and are available on www. Boigny of the Ivory Coast, she studied music briefly in that dancing, prizes and vendor booths so that at- eventbrite.com. tendees can do some Christmas shopping. Details: Valena Dixon (804) 617-8142 country. At 19, she performed at the Festival of Black Arts in Dakar, Senegal, and was compared to the songstress of South “Attendees will have a good time for a or www.klmfoundation.org. Africa, Miriam Makeba. After touring nearly a dozen African countries, Ms. Bellow appeared in a festival in Tunis, bathrooms and stairwells are also big you before trying to get up and walk Studies show that the rate of hip frac- which led to invitations in causes of senior falls. around. tures in older adults increases with Athens and Rio. She wowed The fear of falling becomes more Some medications can increase a alcohol use. crowds in Bonn, Belgium, common as people age, even among person’s risk of falling because they Stand up slowly. Getting up too Guadeloupe and Guyana where those who haven’t fallen. It may lead cause side effects like dizziness or con- quickly can cause your blood pressure they called her “La blueswoman older people to avoid activities such fusion. The more medications you take, to drop. That can make you feel wobbly. d’Afrique.” as walking, shopping or taking part in the more likely you are to fall. Get your blood pressure checked when In Brazil, some 100,000 social activities. If you take care of your overall lying down and standing. spectators filled the open-air Many things can cause a fall. Your health, you may be able to lower your Use an assistive device if you need Maracana Stadium for her Latin eyesight, hearing and reflexes might chances of falling. Most of the time, help feeling steady when you walk. American debut. not be as sharp as they were when falls and accidents don’t just happen. Appropriate use of canes and walkers Many artists offered to Here are a few tips to help you avoid can prevent falls. If your doctor tells you propel her career. She briefly falls and broken bones: to use a cane or walker, make sure it is partnered with Manu Dibango Glenn Ellis Stay physically active. Plan an the right size for you and the wheels roll and recorded with him on you were younger. Diabetes, heart exercise program that is right for you. smoothly. This is important when you’re several CDs. But Ms. Bellow disease or problems with your thyroid, Regular exercise improves muscles walking in areas you don’t know well or continued to follow her dream. nerves, feet or blood vessels can af- and makes you stronger. It also helps where the walkways are uneven. She worked on her own rhythms fect your balance. Some medicines keep your joints, tendons and ligaments Having healthy bones won’t prevent that combined Togolese folklore can cause you to feel dizzy or sleepy, flexible. Mild weight-bearing activities, a fall, but if you fall, it might prevent with modern beats. Among her making you more likely to fall. Other such as walking or climbing stairs, may breaking a hip or other bone, which signature tracks is “Zelie,” a causes include safety hazards in the slow bone loss from osteoporosis. may lead to a hospital or nursing home ballad in the Kotokoli language home or community environment. Have your eyes and hearing tested. stay, disability or even death. Getting of northern Togo about child Scientists have linked several per- Even small changes in sight and hearing enough calcium and vitamin D can brides married off to a man sonal risk factors to falling, includ- may cause you to fall. When you get help keep your bones strong; so can they have never seen. ing muscle weakness, problems with new eyeglasses or contact lenses, take physical activity. In 1999, the Togolese Postal balance and gait and blood pressure time to get used to them. Always wear Other ways to maintain bone health Service issued a series of stamps that drops too much when you get your glasses or contacts when you need include quitting smoking and limit- with her portrait. up from lying down or sitting (called them. If you have a hearing aid, be sure ing alcohol use, which can decrease “She’s the African superstar postural hypotension). Foot problems it fits well and wear it. bone mass and increase the chance of you probably never heard of,” that cause pain and unsafe footwear, Find out about the side effects fractures. said the BBC’s music expert like backless shoes or high heels, also of any medicine you take. If a drug Osteoporosis is a disease that makes Ata Ahli Ahelba. “In Togo, can increase your risk of falling. makes you sleepy or dizzy, tell your bones weak and more likely to break. she is not forgotten. She’s Confusion can sometimes lead to doctor or pharmacist. For people with osteoporosis, even a one of the best singers we falls. For example, if you wake up in Get enough sleep. If you are sleepy, minor fall may be dangerous. Talk to ever had.” an unfamiliar environment, you might you are more likely to fall. your doctor about osteoporosis. Ms. Kidjo wore a long feel unsure of where you are. If you Limit the amount of alcohol you The writer is a health advocacy com- blue Ankara dress with a feel confused, wait for your mind to drink. Even a small amount of alcohol munications specialist who is a health matching head wrap for her clear or until someone comes to help can affect your balance and reflexes. columnist and radio commentator. performance.
KLM Scholarship Foundation to host 3rd annual benefit Day Party Dec. 1
Senior falls major cause of injuries, death in U.S. If you or an older person you know has fallen, you’re not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every five falls causes a serious injury requiring some form of hospitalization. Falls are also the most common cause of traumatic brain injury, or TBI, among the elderly. With nearly 800,000 people hospitalized each year for a serious injury sustained as the result of a fall, senior falls are now one of the leading health concerns for our aging population. In the United States, more than onethird of adults age 65 and older fall each year. About 5.8 million people in this age group fell at least once during a recent 3-month period. Besides injuries caused by senior falls, the simple fear of falling can impact the lives of seniors by causing a reduction in their level of activity. This, in turn, leads to a decline in mobility and physical fitness, which can increase the actual risk of another fall. Senior falls account for many injuries and even deaths. The risk can be significantly reduced by using fall prevention practices or implementing a fall prevention program. A lack of muscle tone and stamina that occurs with older age can cause poor balance, and poor eyesight or dimly lit hallways,
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Rev. Roaf leaving St. Philip’s Episcopal to be ordained bishop of Western Tennessee
By Jeremy M. Lazarus
The Rev. Phoebe A. Roaf soon will be leaving the pulpit at historic St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in North Side to become bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee in Memphis. She will be the first woman and first African-American to lead the diocese and the fourth African-American woman to become a diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States. Her pending elevation from church rector to bishop came Saturday when delegates to the Diocese of Western Tennessee’s annual convention elected the caring priest whom Richmond parishioners call “Mother Phoebe” as their new spiritual leader. The 54-year-old Rev. Roaf was elected on the first ballot over two other female church leaders who also had been nominated. After the vote, Rev. Roaf said she wanted the people of the Diocese of West Tennessee to know she is grateful, humble and eager to join in the work they are doing. “I’m a person who’s very optimistic about the future,” Rev. Roaf said. “I have had a ministry of building bridges and reconciliation in my
secular life and in my life as a parish African-Americans. priest, and that is sorely needed at this Her path to ministry came time in our nation’s history.” later in life after she explored She said that when she assumes the other options. She went from mantle of bishop on May 4, she will Pine Bluff to Harvard University, be “coming as someone who wants where she earned her bachelor’s to build bridges and bring people in U.S. history and then earned together.” a master’s in public affairs from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Princeton University. head of the Episcopal Church in the She spent six years as a reUnited States, is expected to lead the searcher and analyst, first for the installation service. Virginia General Assembly’s top Rev. Roaf A former legislative analyst and watchdog agency, the Joint Legisreal estate lawyer, Rev. Roaf already has left lative Audit and Review Commission, and then her mark on the church. The Pine Bluff, Ark., for Public/Private Ventures in Philadelphia. native was the first African-American woman Not satisfied, she returned to Arkansas to to be ordained an Episcopal priest in the Dio- earn a law degree from the University of Arcese of Louisiana where she began her work in kansas. She clerked for two years for Judge ministry, and the first person of color to serve James L. Dennis of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court as a priest and associate rector at the largest of Appeals in New Orleans and then spent five Episcopal church in Louisiana, Trinity Episcopal years negotiating leases, mortgages and sales in New Orleans. documents for clients of the New Orleans law In 2011, Rev. Roaf made history again when firm she joined. she became the first woman to serve as rector In 2005, she started her ministerial journey of St. Philip’s, which was founded in 1861 as when she left the law and enrolled in the Virthe Civil War began and was the first Episcopal ginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. Three church in the South that was started to serve years later, she earned her master’s of divinity
and returned to New Orleans to be ordained as a priest and begin her new role at Trinity Episcopal as an associate rector. Rev. Roaf said that her diverse academic and work experiences have helped her at St. Philip’s and will benefit her as a bishop. She plans to spend much of her first year as bishop traveling the diocese, which is bordered on one side by the Mississippi River and on the other by the Tennessee River. “I have a lot of listening and learning to do, hearing people’s stories and sharing my story,” Rev. Roaf said. “I really think the first year for me is going to be a ministry of presence, of learning what is on the hearts and minds of the people of West Tennessee and then together all of us formulating a vision for moving into the future.” Rev. Roaf said she is part of a trend in the Episcopal Church of more women becoming ordained. Now, almost half of Episcopal seminarians are women, even though the denomination only began to ordain women in the 1970s. “Just my presence behind the altar has opened up people’s perceptions about who can be called to serve God in an ordained capacity,” Rev. Roaf said. “I think that will be magnified when I assume the duties of shepherd of the diocese.”
Summit shares resources to boost health, food equity By Jeremy M. Lazarus
Volunteers planted fruit trees and raspberries and blackberries last week on part of the lawn at Faith Community Baptist Church on Cool Lane in the East End. Led by members of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, which secured a $10,000 grant for the effort, the cadre of volunteers also will install a grape arbor, an African-style garden, more fruit trees and three dozen raised beds for vegetables and other produce in the coming months. The project is part of a new church-community effort to expand the production of fresh items in largely AfricanAmerican areas of the city, most notably in low-income areas of Church Hill. The effort also was the focus of a two-day summit, “Faith, Food and Farming,” held last Friday and Saturday at Virginia Union University on increasing health and food equity by increasing the production of fresh items. Led by Dr. Patricia A. Gould-
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Volunteers plant pear trees and berries last week in a new orchard and garden at Faith Community Baptist Church on Cool Lane in the East End.
Civil rights advocate and adviser to Dr. King recommended for Congressional Gold Medal By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
WASHINGTON The Rev. James Lawson, a United Methodist minister known for his advocacy of nonviolence in the civil rights era and beyond, has been recommended for a Congressional Gold Medal. “It is, I think, time for us as a nation to really recognize all that he has done for people in this country and for people in the world,” said Rep. Ro Khanna, DCalif., at a reception on Nov. 14, where he announced legislation to honor the 90-year-old Rev. Lawson. “He’s a shining light at a time where so many of these values are being called into question,” said Rep. Khanna. More than a half dozen members of Congress, including civil rights veteran Rep. John Lewis of Georgia and California Reps. Karen Bass and Barbara Lee, joined Rep. Khanna and Rev. Lawson at the Cannon House Office Building to support Rep. Khanna’s proposal and to praise Rev. Lawson for his decades of work. The medal is the highest civilian award given by Congress. Rev. Lawson is renowned for training college students in Nashville, Tenn., in nonviolent protest so they could withstand harsh mistreatment as they defied Jim Crow laws by occupying segregated lunch counters. Rep. Lewis, who was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966, recalled Rev. Lawson’s instructions before Rep. Lewis had to endure being spat upon and having lit cigarettes put in his hair and down his back. “Every Tuesday night, this man taught us about the teaching of Gandhi. He inspired us and many of us grew to accept the way of peace, the way of love, to accept the philosophy and the discipline for nonviolence as a way of life,” Rep. Lewis said. “If it hadn’t been for Jim Lawson, I
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Rev. Lawson
don’t know what would have happened to our country. I don’t know what would have happened to me,” he added. Decades later, Rev. Lawson, who lives in Los Angeles, still teaches students about civil rights. Calling Rev. Lawson “one of the most consequential members of the Civil Rights Movement,” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., credited him with introducing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to “the whole concept of nonviolence.” Rev. Lawson studied Gandhi’s principles of nonviolence as a missionary in India and, after his return, became a mentor of SNCC. Later, he was an adviser to Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference that Dr. King led. Rev. Lawson also served as the Southern field secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. But his influence is most felt in the education in specific nonviolent techniques that he gave activists who worked the Freedom Rides and participated in the 1963 March on Washington, and the high schoolers known as the “Little Rock Nine,” who became the first AfricanAmericans to enroll at Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., son of the late segregationist Tennessee Gov.
Prentice Cooper, said his father “was on the wrong side of history” and called Rev. Lawson “one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century and the 21st century.” “The history of the South, the history of America, is a deeply flawed history, but nobody has done more to fix those flaws than Dr. Lawson,” said Rep. Cooper. Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said Rev. Lawson was among those who gathered to mark the 50th anniversary of the sanitation workers’ strike that brought Dr. King to Memphis just before his assassination in April 1968. Rev. Lawson preached at Clayborn Temple, the church from which strikers marched in 1968. Despite his age, Rev. Lawson insisted on marching with them five decades later. “He still had that fire,” Mr. Saunders said. “He still believed strongly that if we fight and if we make our voices heard every single day in a nonviolent way, then we can win and we can be successful.” William “Bill” Lucy, a longtime secretary-treasurer of the union, praised Rev. Lawson for agreeing to help the strikers as a young pastor at Centenary Methodist Church. “Without Jim Lawson, we’d be on strike now 50 years later,” Mr. Lucy said. Rev. Lawson thanked the more than two dozen co-sponsors of the legislation for shedding light on a topic that he sees as crucial for a nation that has become more violent than he ever imagined it could be. “While the gun discussion may be an important discussion, it doesn’t get into the virus that needs to be attacked — the spirit of violence, the language of violence, the thinking of violence, the despising of one another,” he said. “Nonviolence is the force that can save our nation from itself.”
Champ, founding pastor of Faith Community Baptist and an associate professor of practical theology at VUU’s School of Theology, the forum brought together faith communities, food justice advocates and Virginia farmers. Joining in the event were Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Center for Womanist Leadership, Community In Development Corp., the Black Food Security Network and a variety of nonprofits and community groups, including the National Black Farmers Association and the Richmond Food Justice Alliance. Arthur Burton, founder and director of the Kinfolk Community Empowerment Center who has helped Faith Community Baptist get its garden and orchard started, said a variety of community resources exist, but many of the projects operate in isolation with little knowledge of what others are doing. For example, he noted VUU’s Theology School has been working to promote gardening projects involving churches but was unaware until recently that the university’s science depart-
ment was working with Duron Chavis, who leads the gardening outreach program for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and had agreed to grow seedlings in the science department’s greenhouse to be replanted in community gardens. Mr. Burton said a more unified effort is needed that “delivers a consistent message around health equity.” He viewed the summit as a platform for bringing participants together around a shared vision and plan for raising and distributing food. That includes bringing in black farmers and creating a hub for distribution of the vegetables and fruit through local grocery stores, public schools and other community outlets, including churches and other faith operations. He noted that some churches already have large gardens, such as 31st Street Baptist Church, as do some schools. “We need to work together,” Mr. Burton said. “We don’t have to wait for someone else. We just need to organize so we can use the resources we have to make the most impact.”
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Churches fight predatory payday lending with political pressure, small loans Religion News Service
less than $40,000 a year. the effective interest rate much higher. The promise of quick cash may seem apFor Rev. Haynes and Rev. Stewart, part of pealing, but people living paycheck to paycheck the answer was clear: Local officials needed to often are unable to repay quickly. In Garland, place limits on the lenders. In Garland, Rev. Texas, northeast of Dallas, Pastor Keith Stewart Stewart and 50 members of the 2,000-member of Springcreek Church said one-third of the Springcreek congregation testified at a City people coming to his congregation for assistance Council hearing, after which Garland officials cited payday loans as a problem in their lives. restricted what lenders could charge and how The lenders, Rev. Stewart said, “set up a credit they could renew loans. trap and keep people in perpetual payments.” The payday lenders quickly left for other comHe said he was frustrated munities, Rev. Stewart to have his church help said, but activism by him people with food or rent, and others succeeded in only to leave them as having those communiprey for the lenders. ties regulate the lenders For the Rev. Fredas well. erick Douglass Haynes I n D a l l a s , R e v. III, who pastors the Haynes said he was 12,000-member struck when those Friendship-West Bapcaught in the payday tist Church in Dallas, loan situation asked, the trigger was seeing “What alternatives do a local plant nursery we have?” replaced by a “money “It’s one thing to store” offering payday curse the darkness and loans. That was followed another to light a canby a similar conversion dle,” Rev. Haynes said. of a nearby restaurant “I was doing a great job and the transformation of cursing the darkness, of a bank branch into but there were no candles a car title loan store, to light.” he said. The Friendship-West “In our community pastor then learned of Rev. Haynes alone, in a 5-mile radius, the Nobel Prize-winning you had 20 to 25 payday loan and/or car title work of Muhammad Yunus, whose microloan loan stores,” Rev. Haynes recalled. concept helped millions in Bangladesh. Rev. Another surprise came when he saw the Haynes became convinced the church needed interest rates the lenders charged. a microloan fund to help those in need. “The highest I’ve seen is 900 percent; lowest The church now operates Faith Cooperative is 300 percent” per year, he said. Officially, state Federal Credit Union, which offers checking usury laws generally limit the amount of interest and savings accounts as well as auto, mortgage that can be charged, but loopholes and fees push and personal loans. Among the personal loans
Anyra Cano Valencia was having dinner with her husband, Carlos, and their family when an urgent knock came at their door. The Valencias, pastors at Iglesia Bautista Victoria en Cristo in Fort Worth, Texas, opened the door to a desperate, overwhelmed congregant. The woman and her family had borrowed $300 from a “money store” specializing in short-term, high-interest loans. Unable to repay quickly, they had rolled over the balance while the lender added fees and interest. The woman also took out a loan on the title to the family car and borrowed from other short-term lenders. By the time she came to the Valencias for help, the debt had ballooned to more than $10,000. The car was scheduled to be repossessed and the woman and her family were in danger of losing their home. The Valencias and their church were able to help the family save the car and recover, but the incident alerted the pastoral duo to a growing problem — lower-income Americans caught in a never-ending loan cycle. While profits for lenders can be substantial, the toll on families can be devastating. Now, a number of churches are lobbying local, state and federal officials to limit the reach of such lending operations. In some instances, churches are offering small dollar loans to members and the community as an alternative. The opposition is not universal, however. Earlier this year, a group of pastors in Florida lobbied state lawmakers to allow one payday loan firm, Amscot, to expand operations. An estimated 12 million Americans each year borrow money from stores offering “payday loans,” billed as a cash advance to tide workers over until their next paycheck. The vast majority of borrowers, according to research compiled by finder.com, are 25- to 49-years-old and earn
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Ebenezer Baptist Church
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216 W. Leigh St. • Richmond, Va. 23220 Tel: 804-643-3366 • Fax: 804-643-3367 Email: ebcoffice1@yahoo.com • web: www.richmondebenezer.com Sunday Worship Sunday Church School Service of Holy Communion Service of Baptism Life Application Bible Class Mid-Week Senior Adult Fellowship Wednesday Meditation & Bible Study Homework & Tutoring Scouting Program Thursday Bible Study
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Good Shepherd Baptist Church 1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402 Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You”
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2018 Theme: The Year of Transition
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Antioch Baptist Church “Redeeming God’s People for Gods Purpose”
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St. Peter Baptist Church Dr. Kirkland R. Walton, Pastor
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are small dollar loans designed to replace those offered by payday lenders, Rev. Haynes said. Interest rates on the small dollar loans range from 15 percent to 19 percent, depending on a borrower’s credit standing, he said. While higher than a home equity credit line, the rates are a fraction of those charged by the money stores. “We’ve given out over $50,000 in small dollar loans, and the rate of customers who pay back their loans in full is 95 percent,” Rev. Haynes said. “We’re demonstrating that people just need a chance without being exploited. If they’re given a chance, they’ll be responsible.” Rev. Haynes said the credit union has helped members of his church beyond those needing a short-term loan. “We’ve had persons caught in the debt trap set free because they have access to this alternative,” he said. “Then they open up accounts and get on the path toward not only financial freedom but also financial empowerment. The energy our church has invested in the credit union has been a blessing. And the credit union has been a blessing because so many people have benefited.” Churches in other communities are taking up the idea of providing resources to those in need. At La Salle Street Church in Chicago, senior pastor Laura Truax said the group has dedicated $100,000 to a fund for small dollar loans. So far, the group has made nine such loans and wants to expand its work. The National Hispanic Leadership Conference, based in Sacramento, Calif., regularly brings the issue before state and congressional legislators, said Gus Reyes, the group’s chief operating officer. “You’ve got to keep pushing,” Mr. Reyes said. “There’s a lot of money behind (payday lending), because it generates income” for the lenders. “But it takes advantage of those who are marginalized. And so, because we have a heart for those folks, that’s an important issue for us.”
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November 21-24, 2018 B5
Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, December 3, 2018 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, December 10, 2018 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. 2018-299 To close, to public use and travel, a portion of an alley adjacent to 105 North Rowland Street located in the block bounded by North Rowland Street, Grove Avenue, North Meadow Street, and Floyd Avenue consisting of 21± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions. Ordinance No. 2018-300 To close, to public use and travel, a portion of the east side of North 30th Street and a portion of the south side of M Street abutting the property known as 623 North 30 th Street, consisting of 535± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions. Ordinance No. 2018-301 To close, to public use and travel, a portion of an alley in the block bounded by East Main Street, South 6th Street, East Cary Street, and South 5th Street abutting the property known as 519 East Main Street consisting of 646± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions. Ordinance No. 2018-303 To rezone the properties known as 710 and 712 West Fells Street, 1705 and 1705½ Chamberlayne Avenue, and a portion of the property known as 1707 Chamberlayne Avenue from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the B-6 Mixed-Use Business District; and a portion of the property known as 1707 Chamberlayne Avenue and the properties known as 1716 and 1718 Roane Street from the R-53 Multifamily Residential District to the B-6 Mixed-Use Business District. The Richmond Master Plan recommends Community Commercial land use for the subject property. Primary uses included office, retail, personal service and other commercial and service uses, intended to provide the shopping and service needs of residents of a number of nearby neighborhoods or a section of the City. Ordinance No. 2018-305 To authorize the special use of the property known as 117 East Cary Street for the purpose of a two-family dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is located within the B-3 General Business District. The Pulse Corridor Plan designates the subject property as Downtown Mixed-Use which features high-density development with office buildings, apartments, and a mix of complementary uses, including regional destinations. No residential density is specified for this land use designation. Ordinance No. 2018-306 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 623 North 30th Street, 3001, 3005, and 3009 M Street, and a portion of North 30th Street and a portion of M Street, for the purpose of up to five single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is located in the R‑63 Multi‑family Urban Residential District. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Mixed Use Residential (MUR) which may include single, two, and multifamily dwellings, live/work units and neighborhood serving commercial uses developed in a traditional urban form. No residential density is proposed for this designation. Ordinance No. 2018-307 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1204 North 30th Street for the purpose of up to four two-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is currently located in the R‑6, Single‑Family Attached zoning district. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates the subject property for Single‑Family Medium Density land use which includes, “…single‑family and two‑family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation Continued on next column
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facilities, and limited public and semi‑public uses” (p.133). The density of the proposed development would be approximately 27 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2018-308 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1301 North 30th Street for the purpose of a building with commercial uses on the first floor and up to two dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is zoned in the R‑6 Single‑Family Attached Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property for Single-Family (Medium Density) uses. Primary uses in this category are single-family detached dwellings at densities between 8 and 20 units per acre. The density of the parcel if developed as proposed would be a ratio of approximately 22 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2018-309 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2024 West Broad Street for the purpose of permitting a roof-mounted sign, upon certain terms and conditions. The subject property is located in the B‑3 General Business District. The subject property is designated for Nodal Mixed‑Use land use by the Pulse Corridor Plan. The Pulse Plan describes such areas as transit‑oriented district[s] located immediately adjacent to the Pulse BRT or other frequent transit service at key gateways and prominent places in the city in order to provide for significant, urban‑form development in appropriate locations. Ordinance No. 2018-310 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2712 East Leigh Street for the purpose of up to seven multifamily dwelling units and an accessory office, upon certain terms and conditions. The current zoning for the subject property is R‑63, Multifamily Urban Residential. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates the subject property for Mixed Use Residential (MUR) uses which include single, two, and multifamily dwellings, live/work units and neighborhood serving commercial uses developed in a traditional urban form. No residential density is specified for this land use category. The residential density of the proposed development would be approximately 41 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. Candice D. Reid City Clerk City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, December 10, 2018 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. 2018-266 To erect all-way stop signs at the intersection of Claremont Avenue and Lamont Street. (COMMITTEE: Public S a f e t y, T u e s d a y, November 27, 2018, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2018-291 To amend City Code §§ 1079, concerning the award of franchises and permits to operators of emergency medical service vehicles, and 10-83, concerning the suspension of authorization to operate emergency medical service vehicles, to make modifications to the City’s regulations governing the operation of emergency medical service vehicles in the rightof-way. (COMMITTEE: Public Safety, Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2018-292 To grant to Western Star Hospital Authority, Inc. a permit for the operation of emergency medical service vehicles in the city to provide certain non-emergency medical transportation services, upon certain terms and conditions. (COMMITTEE: Public S a f e t y, T u e s d a y, Continued on next column
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November 27, 2018, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2018-293 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Memorandum of Agreement between the Federal Communications Commission, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and the City of Richmond for the purpose of setting forth conditions pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act that the City must fulfill in order to construct an E911 selfsupport communications tower at 1201 North 38th Street. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, November 29, 2018, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2018-294 To amend and reordain City Code §§ 4-92, concerning the keeping and running at large of hogs, pigs, and fowl, 4-124, concerning permit requirements for chickens, and 4-126, concerning requirements for the area in which female chickens are maintained, for the purpose of increasing the number of female chickens permitted in the City from four to six. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, November 29, 2018, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2018-295 To amend and reordain City Code § 4-244, concerning the care and control of animals and penalties, for the purpose of imposing care and control requirements on certain animals other than dogs and c a t s . ( C O MM I T T E E : Governmental Operations, Thursday, November 29, 2018, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2018-296 To amend ch. 24, art. II, div. 8 of the City Code by adding therein a new § 24244.1 for the purpose of providing that no sidewalk café permit applied for by an operator who is not the property owner shall be denied, suspended, or revoked solely because such property owner is delinquent in the payment of any applicable real estate taxes. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, November 29, 2018, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2018-297 To create the Navy Hill Development Advisory Commission and announce the Council’s intent to hold public hearings, all for the purpose of providing for the Council’s consideration of a development proposal in the area generally bounded on the west by N. 5th St., on the north by E. Leigh St., on the east by N. 10th St., and on the south by E. Marshall S t . ( C O MM I T T E E : Organizational Development, Monday, December 3, 2018, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Candice D. Reid City Clerk
Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DOROTHY JONES, Plaintiff v. DON JONES, Defendant. Case No.: CL18002753-00 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 3rd day of January, 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 Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER PHYLLIS OWUSU, Plaintiff v. KWAKU BOATEY, Continued on next column
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Defendant. Case No.: CL18003406-00 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 3rd day of January, 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
determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Julius Edward Hughes (Father), to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 1/15/2019, at 2:20 PM, Courtroom #2
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devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JAMES LENARD, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MAGGIE LENARD, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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, Tax Map Number E000-0568/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, William Simms. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, WILLIAM SIMMS, per a deed filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 179A page 25 on September 28, 1903, 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 WILLIAM SIMMS, per a deed filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 179A page 25 on September 28, 1903, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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 FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER maria bautista mata, Plaintiff v. jose valadez munoz, Defendant. Case No.: CL18003108-00 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 17th day of December, 2018 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 Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, PC VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER melton jackson, Plaintiff v. april jackson, Defendant. Case No.: CL18002390-00 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 17th day of December, 2018 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 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF Henrico louis elias pappas, Plaintiff v. mary angelopoulou pappas, Defendant. Case No.: CL18-1579 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony. An affidavit having been made and filed that the defendant is a non-resident individual and cannot be found and that diligence has been used by and on behalf of the plaintiff herein to ascertain the location of the defendant, MARY ANGELOPOULOU PAPPAS, without effect, it is ORDERED that she appear before this Court on the 17th day of December, 2018, at 9 o’clock a.m. and do whatever is necessary to protect her interest herein. A Copy, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk I ask for this: Paul R. Mack (VSB# 25197) Saunders, Patterson & Mack 10620 Trade Road North Chesterfield, VA 23236 (804) 330-3350
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Virginia: in the circuit court FOR the county of chesterfield SYDNEY L. CASTRO, and Edwin R. Castro Petitioners v. Eric R. Gutierrez Respondent. Case No. CA18-84 In re: Aubree Elaina Gutierrez (D.O.B.: 12/11/2014) order of publication November 6, 2018 The goal of this suit is an adoption. WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Petitioners, Sydney L. Castro and Edwin R. Castr, that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant, Eric S. Gutierrez, it is ordered that Eric S. Gutierrez appear before this Court on January 7, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect his interests herein. An Extract Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Mary Ashby Brown, Esquire (VSB #74718) Friedman Law Firm, P.C. Suite A Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 (804) 717-1969 (telephone) (804) 748-4161 (telecopier) mabrown@friedmanlawva.com Counsel for the Petitioners VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re RASHAWN MARTIN Case No. J-095527-05 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown (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 Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 03/11/2019, at 2:00 PM, Courtroom #4 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER In the matter of the adoption of Matthew jose carter by mable ethel heiskill carter. Case No.: CA18000024 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to waive the consent of Maria Salgado, birth mother of Matthew Jose Carter, to the adoption of Matthew Jose Carter by Mable Ethel Heiskill Carter and approve a Final Order of Adoption. And it appearing by affidavit filed herein that the whereabouts of Maria Salgado is unknown and due diligence has been used to attempt to locate Maria Salgado, without effect, it is therefore ORDERED that Maria Salgado appear on or before January 28, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hanover Circuit Court and do what is necessary to protect her interest. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Susan H. Brewer VSB# 15889 Counsel for Petitioner 2224 Park Avenue Richmond, VA 23220-2715 Telephone: (804) 359-0897 SusanBrewer97@gmail.com VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER In the matter of the adoption of Andrew Luca Morris, Ilaria Elena Morris, Gianluca Morris, and Katienne Morris, Infants. Case No.: CA18000025 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to waive the consent of Sonia Castagna, birth mother of the abovereferenced children, to the adoption of these children by Marta Michelle Latta and approve a Final Order of Adoption. And it appearing by affidavit filed herein that the whereabouts of Sonia Castagna is unknown and due diligence has been used to attempt to locate Sonia Castagna, without effect, it is therefore ORDERED that Sonia Castagna appear on or before January 28, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hanover Circuit Court and do what is necessary to protect her interest. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Susan H. Brewer VSB# 15889 Counsel for Petitioner 2224 Park Avenue Richmond, VA 23220-2715 Telephone: (804) 359-0897 SusanBrewer97@gmail.com Continued on next column
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM H. FOX, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-5257 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 132 Jefferson Davis Highway,, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-0293/021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, William H. Fox. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, WILLIAM H. FOX, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that WILLIAM H. FOX, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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. JAMES EDWARD TURNER, et al, Defendants. Case No. : CL18-3918 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 322 West 22nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-0491/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, James Edward Turner, Alfonzo W. Turner, Olivia D. B. Corbett, Lawrence Smith, Clifton Brown, Antowan Brown, Letitia D. Mayo and Edward L. Mayo. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JAMES EDWARD TURNER, ALFONZO W. TURNER, LAWRENCE SMITH, and LETITIA D. MAYO, 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 owners, OLIVIA D. B. CORBETT and EDWARD L. MAYO, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this action, that said owners, CLIFTON BROWN and ANTOWAN BROWN, have not been located and haves not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JAMES EDWARD TURNER, ALFONZO W. TURNER, L A W R E N C E SM I T H , LETITIA D. MAYO, OLIVIA D. B. CORBETT, EDWARD L. MAYO, CLIFTON BROWN, ANTOWAN BROWN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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. EVERETT JONES, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-4394 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 605 East Brookland Park Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0906/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Everett Jones aka Everett Lewis Jones aka Everett Lewis Adams. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, EVERETT JONES aka Everett Lewis aka Everett Lewis Adams, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that EVERETT JONES aka Everett Lewis aka Everett Lewis Adams, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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. CY ENTERPRISES, INC., et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-4867 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 617 Northside Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001150/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CY Enterprises, Inc. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CY ENTERPRISES, INC, a terminated Virginia corporation, Ruth Cary, Trustee in Dissolution, 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 CY ENTERPRISES, INC, a terminated Virginia corporation, Ruth Cary, Trustee in Dissolution, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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. JAMES LENARD, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-4752 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 405 Catherine Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000208/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, James Lenard and Maggie Lenard. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JAMES LENARD, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MAGGIE LENARD, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs,
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM SIMMS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-5280 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1110½ North 30th Street, Richmond,
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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. FRED P. GORHAM, JR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-3237 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1220 North 35th Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-1273/030, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Fred P. Gorham, Jr. and Alice M. Gorham. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, FRED P. GORHAM, JR, and ALICE M. GORHAM, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this action; that SPECIALIZED, INC. OF VIRGINIA, a terminated Virginia corporation, Trustee per a Substitute of Trustee filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-6567 on April 19, 2010, or its successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that FRED P. GORHAM, JR, ALICE M. GORHAM, SPECIALIZED, INC. OF VIRGINIA, a terminated Virginia corporation, Trustee per a Substitute of Trustee filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-6567 on April 19, 2010, or its successor/s in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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. AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-4728 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1800 Bath Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000946/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, American Home Mortgage Company, Inc. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC, American Home Mortgage Company, Inc., a Virginia corporation that merged with a now dissolved foreign corporation, 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 AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC, American Home Mortgage Company, Inc., a Virginia corporation Continued on next page
Richmond Free Press
B6 November 21-24, 2018
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Coach Mike London leaves Howard for W&M By Fred Jeter
Coach Mike London, with deep roots in Richmond, is leaving Howard University to become the new football coach at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg. The 58-year-old will succeed Coach Jimmye Laycock, who is stepping down after 39 seasons and a 249-194-2 record at W&M. This will be Coach London’s fourth head coaching job. Coach London was a football defensive back for the University of Richmond. Later, he served as the
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UR Spiders’ coach, guiding the team to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national title in 2008. Following two years at UR, he was coach at the University of Virginia from 2010 to 2015. For the past two years, he has coached at Howard University. Prior to coaching, Coach London served as a Richmond police officer. Coach London becomes W&M’s first AfricanAmerican head coach. W&M opens its 2019 season on Aug. 31 at home against Lafayette College of Pennsylvania before traveling to U.Va. on Sept. 7.
W&M competes in the FCS Colonial Athletic Association, along with state rivals University of Richmond and James Madison University.
Coach Mike London’s record School
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24-5
2010 - 2015
27-46
2017 and 2018
11-10
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that merged with a now dissolved foreign corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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
v. PAGE JOHNSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-5057 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1903 North 25th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120398/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Page Johnson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, PAGE JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that PAGE JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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
despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that RACHEL HARRIS, upon information and belief deceased, per a deed filed in the records of the Henrico Circuit Court at Deed Book 229A page 5 on August 22, 1924, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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
JENNIFER L. JENKINS, NATHAN JENKINS, JR, SAMUEL JENKINS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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
name of the owners of record, Premier Construction and Remodel, Inc., and Leobardo Romero. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, PREMIER CONSTRUCTION AND REMODEL, INC., a t e r m i n a t e d Vi r g i n i a Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; STUART L. WILLIAMS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 1224113 on December 4, 2012, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that NANCY ANN ROGERS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 12-24113 on December 4, 2012, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that PREMIER CONSTRUCTION AND REMODEL, INC., a t e r m i n a t e d Vi r g i n i a Corporation, STUART L. WILLIAMS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 12-24113 on December 4, 2012, NANCY ANN ROGERS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 1224113 on December 4, 2012, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MAUDE MINOR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-5279 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1810 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000951/011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Maude Minor, Emma Minor Lumpkin, Margaret Minor Johnson, William W. Minor, Cornelius Minor, Jr., Moses Minor, Herman Minor, Maude Jones and Delores Minor. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MAUDE MINOR, EMMA MINOR LUMPKIN, MARGARET MINOR JOHNSON, WILLIAM W. MINOR, CORNELIUS MINOR, JR, MOSES MINOR, HERMAN MINOR, MAUDE JONES, and DELORES MINOR, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that MAUDE MINOR, EMMA MINOR LUMPKIN, MARGARET MINOR JOHNSON, WILLIAM W. MINOR, CORNELIUS MINOR, JR, MOSES MINOR, HERMAN MINOR, MAUDE JONES, DELORES MINOR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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. THELMA EARL PEAY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-5237 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3810 P Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-1768/018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Thelma Earl Peay. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, THELMA EARL PEAY, upon information and belief deceased, 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 THELMA EARL PEAY, upon information and belief deceased, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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,
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v RACHEL HARRIS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-5059 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1919 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120401/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rachel Harris. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RACHEL HARRIS, upon information and belief deceased, per a deed filed in the records of the Henrico Circuit Court at Deed Book 229A page 5 on August 22, 1924, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JOAN M. ROBINSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1142 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2304 Creighton Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120294/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Joan M. Robinson, Jennifer L. Jenkins, Julie A. Jenkins, Janet Boyd, Nathan Jenkins, Jr., Joyce Johnson, Samuel Jenkins and Michael Jenkins. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JOAN M. ROBINSON, JULIE A. JENKINS, JANET BOYD, JOYCE JOHNSON, and MICHAEL JENKINS, 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 has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, JENNIFER L. JENKINS, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, NATHAN JENKINS, JR, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, SAMUEL JENKINS, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 JOAN M. ROBINSON, JULIE A. JENKINS, JANET BOYD, JOYCE JOHNSON, MICHAEL JENKINS,
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. PREMIER CONSTRUCTION AND REMODEL, INC., et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-4829 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5511 Simpson Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0100196/028, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the
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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. ALBERT COOK, SR, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL18-5058 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1831 2/3 Thomas Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0946/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Albert Cook, Sr. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ALBERT COOK, SR, upon information and belief deceased, per a deed filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court Deed Book 242 page 417 on March 12, 1917, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ALBERT COOK, SR, upon information and belief deceased, per a deed filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court Deed Book 242 page 417 on March 12, 1917, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 24, 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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Applications are now being accepted for the following positions. PCA or CNA Needed for 12-hour shift, house-keePer (PArt-time) Please bring a current TB report when applying. All references will be checked. Good pay – Good days off. Call for appointment (804) 222-5133
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Thank you for your interest in applying for opportunities with The City of Richmond. To see what opportunities are available, please refer to our website at www.richmondgov.com. EOE M/F/D/V PART-TIME YOUTH MINISTER Mount Olive Baptist Church Southside located in Richmond VA. The ideal candidate should have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and must demonstrate the reality of that relationship through their life and testimony. Requirements: Able to work with the Pastor, church leadership, youth, parents, paid and unpaid staff. 20 hours per month. PART-TIME DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Mount Olive Baptist Church Southside located in Richmond VA. The DCE provides ongoing holistic teaching and learning ministry that will equip the congregation for spiritual growth and ministry. Requirements: Able to work with the Pastor, church leadership, youth, parents, paid and unpaid staff. 20 hours per month. Please send a cover letter, resume and three references and any questions to: mobcsecretary2@comcast.net. Deadline November 20, 2018. MUSIC COORDINATOR General Responsibilities: Provide leadership for the Music Ministry; Lead and direct the Choir(s), prepare for and conduct weekly rehearsals; Proficiency in reading and/or playing from sheet music. Provide administrative leadership and support for the Music Ministry. Serve as Principle musician for the 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays.
CHURCH TREASURER Responsibilities: Several key roles of the church treasure are to keep accurate financial records of all funds received, collected and deposited by the church. The church treasurer is responsible for recording or over-seeing the recording of all receipts. Please send a cover letter, resume and three references and questions to: pearliegwilliams@comcast.net. Deadline for application: November 20, 2018.
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