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RRHA puts hold on all public housing evictions through December, but residents are skeptical, concerned bigger issues are not being addressed

By George Copeland Jr.

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has frozen all evictions for the rest of the year, following months of growing scrutiny and backlash from residents and housing advocates over the organization’s actions and priorities. “For the remainder of calendar year 2019, no public housing family will be removed from their home for debt owed to RRHA,” according to a Nov. 8 news release announcing the housing agency’s decision. Damon E. Duncan, RRHA’s chief executive officer, stated that instead of seeking to remove tenants, RRHA would use “a combination of repayment agreements, debt forgiveness, philanthropic contributions and other eviction diversion methods” in a bid to keep residents in their apartments. Housing advocates are skeptical but hopeful that the freeze represents a new approach by RRHA, which regularly relied on evictions to create turnover in its public housing units. “I’m cautiously optimistic,” said Omari Al-Qadaffi, a community organizer with the Legal Aid Justice Center who has been on the Mr. Duncan front lines of the eviction battle and worked closely with legal aid attorneys seeking to address the issue. Mr. Al-Qadaffi said previous efforts to collaborate with RRHA ended with advocates being “stonewalled.” But he said he saw a change in attitude during a meeting Monday between Mr. Duncan and other RRHA officials and representatives of the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society and the Virginia Poverty Law Center. “They seem to be exhibiting a different posture,” Mr. AlQadaffi said of the RRHA officials, and appeared to be open to changes in the way the authority deals with tenants. During the freeze, residents will continue to accumulate rent charges, along with other charges, “where merited,” according to the RRHA’s statement. Housing officials are examining rent collection policies, though, and seeking to do more to encourage tenants to pay off past due amounts. Before the freeze was implemented, RRHA was on track to

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Richmond City Councilwoman Kim Gray, 2nd District, center, joins housing and environmental justice advocates during a rally Tuesday outside City Hall organized by Richmond For All. The group voiced their opposition to the Navy Hill District Corp’s proposed Coliseum replacement project and evictions and displacement of people from Richmond public housing.

serve 266 notices to residents in the six major public housing communities that they could face eviction for failure to pay their rent. That includes 52 households in Creighton Court, 35 in Whitcomb Court, 31 in Fairfield Court, 25 in Gilpin Court, 61 in Hillside Court and 62 in Mosby Court, according to the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society.

RRHA annually files about 1,900 eviction cases in Richmond General District Court involving tenants from the six public housing communities, based on data supplied by the Virginia Poverty Law Center. Please turn to A4

City Council bids Agelasto adieu with award and tough new ordinance By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Honoring veterans Tristan Williams, 8, takes in the sights and sounds Monday at the 63rd Annual Commonwealth Veterans Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial in Downtown. The third-grader was attending the event with his Virginia Virtual Academy class members and their teacher, Deborah De Los Santos. Please see more photos, A2.

City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto got a rousing sendoff from his colleagues after joining them Tuesday night in votes to maintain the real estate tax rate at $1.20 per $100 of assessed value and to approve a public safety measure Mayor Levar M. Stoney spearheaded to fine residents who fail to report a lost or stolen gun within 24 hours. The outgoing 5th District councilman received praise for his seven years with the council and their top award for public service at the end of his final meeting as an elected member. He is to step down Saturday, Nov. 30, during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. The council is preparing to welcome his replacement, former social worker and

lobbyist Stephanie Lynch, who won the Nov. 5 special election for the 5th District seat. Along with praise, council members continued to take steps to ensure that they Mr. Agelasto could investigate and remove a council member like Mr. Agelasto, who continued to represent a district without living in it. Mr. Agelasto moved out of the 5th District in the summer of 2018 and now lives in the 1st District. He entered an agreement with former Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael N. Herring to step down after two separate legal efforts by Richmond residents were taken to remove

him from office. An ordinance patroned by the eight other members of City Council was introduced that would allow the council to take action if a member is found to be residing outside the district they were elected to represent in violation of state law. The ordinance is expected to be voted on Monday, Dec. 9, City Council’s next and final meeting of 2019. If approved, the proposal would put the law on the books, but apparently would need state action to take effect. The council already has requested that the city’s General Assembly delegation introduce legislation during the January session changing the City Charter and/or state law to authorize the council to take such action. Please turn to A4

School Board member seeks to protect school funding in costly Coliseum plan By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Richmond School Board could weigh in on the debate over the controversial $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement and Downtown redevelopment plan. School Board member Kenya Gibson, 3rd District, is spearheading a resolution that would call on Mayor Levar M. Stoney and Richmond City Council to maintain funding for public education if the controversial plan to finance a new Coliseum

from the projected growth in Downtown property taxes wins approval. “Richmond Public Schools needs to share in the growth in taxable property values in order to have the Ms. Gibson money required to meet the educational needs of our children,” Ms. Gibson said.

She wants RPS to get its share of any new tax money first before tax dollars are set aside to pay for the proposed 17,500-seat Coliseum that is projected to cost $311 million when all of the initial expenses are included. She cites as examples Baltimore and Chicago that created tax increment finance districts, or TIF districts like that proposed for the Richmond project, that Please turn to A4

Richmond area on-time postal delivery among nation’s worst By Jaclyn Barton Capital News Service

Rachel Westfall, who lives in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood, said her mail service has always been hit or miss. But since April, there have been a lot more misses. “My personal property tax check apparently never made it to City Hall, even though I mailed it at the beginning of April, two months before the due date,”

Ms. Westfall said. Her complaint is a common one in the Richmond area, which has some of the worst mail delivery in the country, according to data from the U.S. Postal Service. Last spring, less than 84 percent of the region’s first-class mail was delivered on time. Only two service areas in the United States had a worse on-time delivery rate. According to the Postal Service, singlepiece, first-class mail service is the least expensive and fastest option for mailing

items such as letters, postcards and large flat envelopes. Delivery time is measured from the collection box drop point to delivery. Every quarter, the U.S. Postal Service puts on its website data showing what percentage of first-class mail arrives on time in each of its service districts. One measure looks at mail that is supposed to arrive within three to five days. On that metric, the Richmond area has Please turn to A4

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House Dems elect women to top posts By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Fresh from sweeping enough seats in the Nov. 5 election to take the majority in the House of Delegates, Democrats plan to install two women in the top posts for the first time in state history. Fairfax Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, 55, who took over as House Democratic leader last year, fended off competitors to become the caucus’ choice for speaker of the House when the legislature reconvenes in January. She will be the first woman and first Jewish person to hold the influential post. Separately, Alexandria Delegate Charniele Herring, 50, who chaired the House Democratic Caucus during the past year, also overcame opposition to secure the No. 2 post Please turn to A4

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Honoring veterans A large crowd, left, gathers at the amphitheater at the Virginia War Memorial on South Belvidere Street in Downtown on Monday for the annual Veterans Day ceremony. Speeches and the skirl of bagpipes were part of the event paying tribute to soldiers, sailors, flyers, Marines and others who have served in the military.

Cityscape Photos by Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press

Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

Left, Navy veteran Bernard Fogg of Henrico County, who served during the Vietnam War, silently reads the names of those who died during wartime. Right, retired Army Maj. Willie A. Taylor of Richmond talks with decorated retired Army veteran Sammy Granderson of Fredericksburg about a late friend whose name is now engraved on a wall at the memorial.

GSK to add 150 jobs at city research center By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond is to gain 150 new jobs and an enlarged role as a hub of consumer product research and development for a joint venture of two pharmaceutical giants, GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer. Gov. Ralph S. Northam announced last week that England-based GSK would invest $16.7 million to improve and add jobs to the existing research and development center on Sherwood Avenue in North Side, where products like Chapstick and Robitussin originated. Once owned by A.H. Robins, the facility has gone through several different ownerships, most recently Pfizer, which made the Richmond facility its global research and development center for consumer products. The new investment from GSK reflects an August agreement with Pfizer to form a joint venture to develop over-the-counter health care items. The two companies are known for such products as Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Centrum and Caltrate. Gov. Northam said the Richmond laboratory would be one of three R&D laboratories worldwide that the GSK-Pfizer joint venture will operate. He also expressed pride that the capital city will play such a role. Both the governor and Mayor Levar M. Stoney called GSK’s investment further recognition that “Richmond has emerged as a center for leading biosciences companies as a result of its educational institutions, research assets and pipeline of skilled talent.” Dr. Peter John Ramsey, GSK vice president and head of Consumer Healthcare R&D in the Americas, described Richmond as a good place for the location, given its access to talent and research universities as well as its “attractive cost of living and favorable business operating costs.” GSK will receive a $675,000 grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund and assistance in filling its jobs from the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program, which seeks to speed up community college programs and provides direct recruitment and training startups and growing businesses.

Solar panel installation training starts Nov. 18 A new weeklong program to train up to 20 people ages 18 to 24 to install solar panels is being initiated through the City of Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building’s workforce training program. The OCWB is using a $20,000 grant secured by Bridging the Gap in Virginia, a nonprofit felon support group, through the Richmond City Health District. The training will be held Monday, Nov. 18, through Friday, Nov. 22, at 900 E. Marshall St. “This is an opportunity to provide a positive alternative,” said Richard Walker, founding chief executive officer of Bridging the Gap. “The purpose is to help people who are unemployed or underemployed find work in a fast-growing field. Participants do not have to have records, just a willingness to learn.” Details: Mr. Walker at (804) 248-6756, or OWCB at (804) 646-6464.

South Side senior receives $2,898.13 refund for city trash, recycling fees By Jeremy M. Lazarus

“I feel like I just won the lottery.” So said Judy Dinsmore after getting a refund check last week from City Hall totaling $2,898.13. Already banked, the check was a refund of trash and recycling fees the elderly South Side resident had been erroneously charged for 12 years. In 2007, Mrs. Dinsmore and her late husband, John H. “Johnny” Dinsmore, qualified for the city’s property tax exemption on the home they owned for more than 35 years. That program, open to renters and homeowners, eliminates trash and recycling fees, now $23.79 a month, for those who qualify. Homeowners age 65 or older or who

are permanently and totally disabled who qualify for real estate tax relief are automatically exempt from trash and recycling fees. Elderly and disabled renters can qualify for exemption from paying the trash and recycling fees if utility services are in their name and they have an individual water meter serving their residence, the City Code states. Individuals also must have an annual household income of $50,000 or less and a net worth of $200,000 or less and would qualify for tax relief if they owned the property rather than renting it. But the city did not provide the exemption from the fees to Mrs. Dinsmore, who lives on a fixed income and struggles to pay the utility bill in which those fees are included. Richmond City Councilwoman Reva M.

Trammell, 8th District, discovered during a visit with Mrs. Dinsmore that she was being charged for the fees. After hearing Mrs. Dinsmore’s complaint about the cost of utilities, Ms. Trammell said she took a look at Mrs. Dinsmore’s bill and noted it included the $20.80 monthly fee for trash pickup and the $2.99 a month fee for recycling service. Ms. Trammell took the bill to City Hall, and the Department of Public Utilities confirmed that Mrs. Dinsmore should have been exempt from the payments. The promised refund took about two weeks, Ms. Trammell said. “This is going to really help,” Mrs. Dinsmore said. “Last winter, I was only able to afford to run the heat for four hours each night. This year, I’ll probably be able to keep the heat on for eight hours a night.”

City’s interim HR director enticed out of retirement with high salary By Jeremy M. Lazarus

City Hall’s new interim director of human resources has been hired at a salary far above that paid to the most recent director or interim director, Mayor Levar M. Stoney confirmed. Mayor Stoney said the $161,000 salary that Mona Adkins-Easley was offered brought her out of retirement to run the city Department of Human Resources. He noted that Ms. Adkins-Easley, who started work Oct. 31, has 34 years of experience in the field, mostly notably at Virginia State and Norfolk State universities, and that candidates with more experience are paid more. “We want the best person we can find,” Mayor Stoney said. “That was the only consideration.” Ms. Adkins-Easley’s salary has raised eyebrows among some inside City Hall, the Free Press learned. The salary is about $31,000 more than that paid to Karen D. Garland, the previous interim director. Ms. Garland was paid about $130,000 a year, city records show. She held the

interim post since the fall of 2018. Korita B. Jones, the last permanent director of Human Resources,was paid $135,000 a year, according to city records. Ms. Adkins-Easley Ms. Garland has returned to her previous post as deputy director of human resources. Following Ms. Jones’ departure in 2018, the city advertised the open job’s pay range as $102,000 to $156,000. Ms. AdkinsEasley’s salary is above that range. The city currently is not advertising for a human resources director, according to a review of the city’s employment opportunity page. Ms. Adkins-Easley did not respond to a Free Press request for comment. Her experience was touted in an Oct. 30 news release issued by the Mayor’s Office announcing her interim appointment. The news release noted that Ms. Adkins-Easley spent 17 years as associ-

ate vice president of human resources at VSU under the administration of former President Eddie Moore. She held the same title for about four years at NSU while Mr. Moore was president there. She retired in 2018 when he left. Ms. Adkins-Easley’s career highlights also includes service as director of the Virginia Council on Human Rights from 1990 to 1994 as an appointee of then-Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. She also worked several years in Washington for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Advocacy and Outreach, overseeing three national scholarship programs and working with minority and women farmers. Ms. Adkins-Easley earned a bachelor’s degree from VSU and a master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. However, she does not hold certifications from the Society for Human Resource Management, a professional organization. While not required for the job, the city has shown a preference for hiring SHRMcertified candidates.

Public hearings slated on 4 RPS rezoning plans By Ronald E. Carrington

Rezoning plans for Richmond Public Schools are now in the city School Board’s court. The Richmond Public Schools Rezoning Advisory Committee approved four rezoning plans Nov. 8 that will impact the city’s 24,000 public school students when a final plan is chosen and implemented in the fall of 2020. The School Board is expected to approve one of the four plans, or a combination, in December to ensure that students are notified and everything is ready by next fall when three new school buildings, now under construction, will open. The School Board is holding three public hearings to get feedback on the four options. The first will be held 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at Ginter Park Elementary School, 3817 Chamberlayne Ave.; 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at Bellevue Elementary School, 2301 E. Grace St.; and 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at E.S.H. Greene Elementary School, 1745 Catalina Drive. The Rezoning Advisory Committee, composed of two community members from the city’s nine districts, also recommended combining schools with majority white and majority black student populations, which resulted in the most public feedback from more than 55 meetings in the last few months. School Board member Jonathan Young, 4th District, was unhappy

with the committee’s proposals, saying the plans don’t adequately address overcrowding in South Side schools or diversity. “I am disappointed strategic plan goals have not been accomplished … regarding RPS rezoning increasing diversity in RPS,” Mr. Young said at Monday night’s meeting. About 75 percent of RPS students areAfricanAmerican, 12.8 percent are Hispanic, 9 percent Ms. Page are Caucasian and 1 percent are Asian. “At Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School, there are significant changes. But at the elementary level, there is still overcrowding,” Mr. Young said of the plans. “Although Southampton and J.B. Fisher (elementary schools) are under-enrolled, others are busting at the seams.” School Board chair Dawn C. Page, 8th District, expressed hope for more equity and diversity in the future. “We have made every effort to engage our community. Now the process is in the board’s hands,” she said. “We must accommodate the growth in South Side, as well as build more schools with a strong infrastructure and a world-class environment so our students can be prepared and competitive.” The four plans, called W, X, Y and Z, are said to represent the desires of all of the district’s community interest in moving

forward with the rezoning process. Plan X, with the most change, includes the most extensive pairing of elementary schools, including Cary and Fox, Carver and Mary Munford and Ginter Park, Holton and Barack Obama. Plan Z calls only for pairing Munford and Cary. The cost for pairing schools is $617,500 to $842,500, officials said. Mr. Young Plans W and Y do not include pairing, but are aimed at reducing overcrowding, primarily at the elementary level. All four plans have the current Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School in South Side as the only school to be closed, with a new middle school to be opened in South Side on Hull Street Road on the former Elkhardt site. There also would be potential relocation of about 500 elementary students to adjust for overcrowding or better balance in classroom space. Ohio-based consultant Cropper GIS, which was paid $127,000 for its work, drafted rezoning options, which were adjusted by the rezoning committee into four plans plus recommendations. The School Board is scheduled to vote on new zones at its meeting on Monday, Dec. 2.

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RRHA puts freeze on all public housing evictions through December, but residents are concerned bigger issues are not being addressed Continued from A1

The freeze follows a public outcry over RRHA filings against 35 Creighton Court tenants in mid-October that renewed focus on the authority’s role in evictions. Several speakers spoke against the evictions during the Richmond City Council meeting’s public comment period Tuesday night. While public housing residents no longer will have to fear courtordered removal from their residences before Christmas, Creighton Court resident Sharon Herman said the freeze has done little to resolve some the concerns she and her husband, Clifford, face. “I feel like my back is up against the wall,” Mrs. Herman said Tuesday. The Hermans have lived in Creighton Court for 15 years. They raised two children there, and Mrs. Herman took on a number of community roles, including service as vice president of the Creighton Court Tenants Council and her current role as secretary. The Hermans said their effort to pay their rent in a timely fashion has been undermined by the electricity surcharges that are included in their monthly bill and have become the biggest problem most tenants face in avoiding falling behind. They said RRHA diverts a portion of their rent payment to pay past due amounts for electricity. They get an electricity allowance, but must pay if the amount of the electricity used monthly exceeds the allowance. Mrs. Herman said the billing from RRHA is hard to understand. She also is anxious about the couple’s impending move nearby into

House Dems elect women to top posts Continued from A1

of House majority leader. She will be the first woman and first African-American to hold the No. 2 spot. The caucus also chose another Northern Virginian, Fairfax Delegate Rip Sullivan, to succeed Delegate Herring in what will be the No. 3 post of Democratic Caucus chair. The election for caucus leadership positions, held last Saturday in Richmond, appears to reflect the increasing influence of women and African-Americans in the Virginia Legislature and the strength of the Northern Virginia delegation. The 100-member House of Delegates will have 55 Democrats. The new House also is expected to include a record 29 women — one more than the 2019 session — including 23 Democrats and six Republicans, and also have a record 19 African-Americans, who will comprise one-third of the Democratic Caucus. The Northern Virginia delegation will include a record 30 Democrats, or a majority of the party’s caucus and nearly onethird of the House. The Northern Virginia sweep of Democratic leadership posts could be complete if Arlington Delegate Alfonso H. Lopez retains the post of House Democratic whip, a position charged with leading efforts to rally party votes on key issues. The rise of women in House leadership attracted the most attention. “This is a tremendous honor that I don’t take lightly,” Delegate Filler-Corn stated after last week’s General Assembly elections put Democrats in position to replace current House Speaker Kirkland M. “Kirk” Cox, a Republican from Colonial Heights. “I’m looking forward to standing up for the issues and values that are so important to Virginians,” Delegate Filler-Corn said. “And I look forward to working with every single member of the House of Delegates, Democrat and Republican, to move Virginia forward.” A nine-year House veteran, Delegate Filler-Corn made history in 2019 when she became the first woman to lead a party caucus in the legislature. On Wednesday, she named a 17-member transition team to be led by Wayne Turnage, former chief of staff to then-Gov. Tim Kaine, with government veteran Suzette Denslow to serve as staff director. Delegate Filler-Corn won the speakership by overcoming challenges from two-term Petersburg Delegate Lashrecse Aird, 33, who claimed more progressive credentials, and from 19-term Fairfax Delegate Kenneth R. Plum, 78. Delegate Luke Torian of Prince William County initially put his name into the contest, but did not compete. Delegate Aird, who like Delegate Herring is a member of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, expressed pride in a Twitter statement in the support she received. She said the “outcome was disappointing,” but stated that her effort now makes it easier “for any young black woman that one day dreams of rising to leadership.” Delegate Aird pledged to work with the speaker-designate. Delegate Herring fended off a challenge from another VLBC member, Delegate Sam Rasoul of Roanoke, for the No. 2 post. Henrico Delegate Lamont Bagby, chair of the VLBC, tweeted congratulations to Delegate Herring “on making history” in the year when Virginia marked the legislature’s first meeting in 1619 and “in the 35th year since the first black woman, the late Yvonne B. Miller, was elected to the Virginia General Assembly.” “I could not be prouder of our members — both those celebrating re-election and those we are welcoming to the House for the first time,” Delegate Herring after the caucus vote. “We have a lot of work to do and promises to keep, and I look forward to serving as majority leader in the first Democratic-led House in a generation,” she stated. Democrats last held a majority of seats in the House and Senate in 1995.

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Clifford and Sharon Herman, who have lived in Creighton Court for 15 years, are preparing to downsize from a two-bedroom unit to a one-bedroom apartment in the new Armstrong Renaissance development nearby on 31st Street.

one of the new one-bedroom apartments now under construction on the former Armstrong High School site. The Hermans are among the households approved to move, but Mrs. Herman is concerned about downsizing from their current two-bedroom unit. While the RRHA freeze has stopped new evictions, Mrs. Herman noted it came too late for some Creighton residents. After going to court, RRHA followed through on evictions in the past few weeks. She said one person who was evicted had lived in Creighton Court for 17 years, while another family had 10 children. Those apartments now are vacant. RRHA has set a policy of not leasing empty units in Creighton Court to families on the waiting list for public housing. Several activists, including one who addressed City Council on Tuesday night, have accused RRHA of violating federal law that bars the authority from keeping units empty. But RRHA has refused to back down. Mr. Duncan set the policy in preparation for future redevelopment of Creighton, even though he has acknowledged that the plans and financing for the project are not in place. Concerns over the future of public housing were raised at a rally outside City Hall on Tuesday before the City Council meeting. More than 50 protesters participated, organized by the advocacy group Richmond For All. While the rally’s main focus was opposition to the proposed $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement plan, the protesters charged that RRHA and the city are failing to work with tenants and consider their needs in making plans to demolish public housing.

Mayor names eviction task force Mayor Levar M. Stoney on Wednesday named a 20-member advisory group to consider the causes of eviction and provide preventive recommendations to a problem that plagues the city’s lowincome residents. The new Eviction Task Force, which is to hold its first meeting 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at City Hall, is to work alongside the city’s Eviction Diversion Program, which aids tenants facing eviction in working out a solution with their landlords. The Eviction Diversion Program, launched last month as a joint operation of Housing Opportunities Made Equal and the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, could help up to 500 families avoid eviction through a mediation process. “Housing is a matter of equity and justice and touches every other aspect of a person’s life,” Mayor Stoney stated in announcing his Eviction Task Force. “Evictions in Richmond dispro-

portionately impact communities of color and lowincome, singleparent households with children,” he stated. “Evictions create a traumatic downward spiral Mayor Stoney for people already suffering from economic challenges and other hardship. That is why it is critical for us to innovate in creating compassionate and collaborative strategies.” Task force members are: Omari AlQadaffi, community organizer, Virginia Housing Justice Task Force; Javon Burton, Partnership for Housing Affordability; and Janae Craddock and Martin D. Wegbreit, Central Virginia Legal Aid Society. Also, Damon E. Duncan, chief executive officer, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority; Douglas Dun-

lap, director, Richmond Department of Housing and Community Development; and Reginald Gordon, city deputy chief administrative officer, Health and Human Services. Also, Tracey Hardney-Scott, housing chair, Richmond Branch NAACP; Kelly King Horne, director, Homeward; Kathryn Howell and Ben Theresa, VCU Eviction Lab; Christie Mara, Virginia Poverty Law Center; Heather M. Crislip and Monica Jefferson, Housing Opportunities Made Equal; and LaFonda Page, Virginia Housing Justice Task Force. Also, William Poarch, ACTS or Area Congregations Together in Service; Erika Schmale, Richmond Public Schools, McKinney-Vento specialist; Patrice Shelton, Hillside Court Tenant Council; Alice Tousignant, HDAdvisors; and Lisa Williamson, Greater Richmond Property Owners Association. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

City Council bids Agelasto adieu with award and tough new ordinance Continued from A1

During the controversy over Mr. Agelasto’s move, council members sat on the sidelines as a result of legal advice from now retired City Attorney Allen L. Jackson, who counseled that the governing body lacked authority to act. In other business, City Council voted to keep the $1.20 real estate tax rate that was used to build the budget for the current 2019-20 fiscal year despite an 8 percentage point increase in property

values citywide. Mayor Stoney had proposed a 9 cent increase in the tax rate when he proposed the current budget, which the council ultimately rejected. Mayor Stoney, however, received City Council’s support on a proposal to fine gun owners $125 if they fail to report a lost or stolen gun within 24 hours, and $250 if they fail to report a lost or stolen gun a second time. Gun control groups supported the bill. Police Chief Will Smith told the

council before the vote that the ordinance requiring rapid reporting would assist in locating such weapons and help in reducing crimes committed using lost or stolen guns. The council also cleared the way for passage at the December meeting of Mayor Stoney’s proposal to crack down on cell phone use by drivers. The ordinance would allow police to stop and issue a citation for distracted driving to anyone using a hand-held electronic device for any purpose while driving in the city.

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paid for development, but left those cities’ public school districts starving for money because they did not share in any of the growth in taxes. “These are just two examples,” Ms. Gibson said. “There are plenty more that can easily be found. We do not need this to happen in Richmond.” Ms. Gibson said she would seek a vote on her resolution at the next School Board meeting on Monday, Nov. 18, and hopes her colleagues will support her call to, at minimum, maintain the current percentage of funding from real estate taxes for RPS in future budgets. In the current 2019-20 city budget, RPS is to receive about $175 million in

city tax dollars, or nearly 61 percent of the $289 million that the city projects to collect in real estate taxes based on the current assessments of residential and business property. If all projected real estate tax collections are included — adding in collections of delinquent taxes and payments from railroad companies — the RPS share of the projected $315 million total is around 55 percent. However the percentage is figured, Ms. Gibson wants Mayor Stoney and the City Council to maintain it. She said she is concerned about the plan backed by Mayor Stoney to pay for a new Coliseum that could prevent more tax dollars going to RPS. The mayor’s plan calls for creating a tax increment financing district, or TIF

district, for 80 blocks of Downtown, with any growth in real estate taxes within that area being first earmarked to pay off the cost of a new Coliseum. According to plan backers, that cost, including interest, could top $500 million over 30 years. Mayor Stoney has said that RPS eventually would benefit from the dollars that the Coliseum and the associated development would spin off, though it could take 10 years or more before the project would start generating significant new dollars for RPS, assuming the project proves to be as successful as projected. Until then, Ms. Gibson said, RPS would not receive any share of the increased real estate taxes generated by new development or increased property values within the TIF district.

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been below the national average since the summer of 2017. For example, between April and June of this year, 86.5 percent of the mail nationwide arrived on time, the latest quarterly performance report shows. But for the Richmond area, the figure was 83.8 percent. Only two service areas in the U.S. — both in New York City — had on-time delivery rates lower than Richmond’s. The Richmond area’s worst quarter in recent years was October through December 2018, when less than 66 percent of the mail that was supposed to be delivered in three to five days arrived on time. That was a difficult quarter throughout the country for the Postal Service.

The nationwide on-time delivery rate for that period was just over 72 percent. The Postal Service also measures on-time delivery for mail that ought to arrive in two days. Measured against that yardstick, too, the Richmond area is usually below the national average. Between April and June, for example, about 92 percent of two-day mail in the Richmond area arrived on time, the Postal Service’s data showed. Nationwide, the figure was about 94 percent. The Postal Service’s target is to deliver 96.5 percent of two-day mail and 95.3 percent of three- to five-day mail on time. The service set those targets in 2014 but has never met them. The Postal Service’s media relations staff did not respond to several requests for comment about the per-

formance data. Mail delivery depends on several factors. Mistakes during sorting can occur at the post office by machines or clerks. Moreover, mail carriers may have more than 1,000 addresses per route. On social networks such as Nextdoor.com, many Richmond area residents have complained about poor mail service. “We constantly get mail in our box with someone else’s address on it — several times a week. A few months ago, I even got some poor person’s medication delivered to me by mistake. I had to carry it several blocks to the proper recipient,” a resident of Richmond’s Highland Park neighborhood commented on Nextdoor.com. Another said, “I have missing mail every month. This has been a problem

for several years. I have called and wrote the Postal Service with no resolution. This has caused me anxiety.” Such complaints became so prevalent that Congressman A. Donald McEachin of Richmond held a town hall meeting with his constituents about the issue last spring. “The constituents of the 4th Congressional District deserve reliable and predictable mail delivery,” Rep. McEachin said in a news release in April. “They deserve the best quality service and, right now, that is not happening.” Ms. Westfall, a private music teacher in Richmond, said she tried reaching out to the local post office about her missing tax payment to City Hall. But she said she was unable to speak with someone who could resolve the issue.

Eventually, Ms. Westfall said, she was told to fill out a “missing mail” form on the Postal Service’s website. She said she experienced error messages and technical difficulties on the site and couldn’t find a technical support number for help. After resubmitting her request for three weeks, she received a confirmation email that her request had been submitted. Claims remain active for seven days and then are deleted. Ms. Westfall’s lost check appeared at the end of July. She knew the check resurfaced only because she had put a stop payment on the missing check and was notified by her bank that someone had tried to process it. Ms. Westfall said no one from the Postal Service ever contacted her about the missing mail.

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Lung cancer is the second-leading cancer among African Americans. Lung cancer usually starts in the lining of the bronchi (the main airways of the lungs), but it can also begin in other areas of the respiratory system. The earlier you detect it, the better your chances are for survival. Types of lung cancer

Non-small cell lung cancer (about 85%) Small cell lung cancer (about 10%–15%)

• Coughing that gets worse or doesn’t go away • Chest pain • Shortness of breath • Wheezing and hoarseness • Coughing up blood or rust-colored spit

Lung carcinoid tumor (less than 5%)

Symptoms

• Feeling tired and weak all of the time • Weight loss with no known cause and loss of appetite • Repeated bouts of bronchitis and pneumonia; swollen lymph nodes inside chest and between lungs

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Screening Screening with a low-dose CT scan can help detect lung cancer early, when cancer is most treatable.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends the scan for adults ages 55 to 80 who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years.

To schedule a lung cancer screening, call 804-827-LUNG (5864). ©2019 VCU Health. All rights reserved. Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; American Cancer Society; National Cancer Institute.

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Black-owned health companies claim insurers are forcing them out of business By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Small companies that are largely African-American-owned are fighting against an effort that they claim will put them out of business by stopping them from providing mental health and substance abuse services to Medicaid patients. Led by Dr. Teshana D. Gipson, 33 companies — including 27 from the Richmond area — are now in federal court seeking an injunction. Dr. Gipson is the owner of one of the businesses and president of Caliber Virginia, a Richmond area-based trade group for the companies that provide therapy services to families and children on Medicaid. The suit challenges the decisions of Anthem, Aetna and four other insurance companies that run Virginia Medicaid’s managed-care operations to fire them “without cause,” a legal term for no reason. At stake along with the futures of the small companies are the jobs of hundreds of therapists, secretaries and other employees who are on those companies’ collective payrolls. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Claude M. Hilton is scheduled to hold the first hearing Friday, Nov. 15, in Alexandria on the case that largely focuses on alleged violations of federal and state laws and regulations governing Medicaid, as well as on the contracts between the insurers and the smaller companies. Keith Parker, vice president of the 50-member Caliber Virginia and an owner of Richmond-based Hope Inc., said the action of the insurers “has had a significant impact on our clients.” He said his company, which serves about 45 Medicaid-insured

clients a month, lost its contract with Aetna, which stopped them from serving some of those clients. “That damaged the therapeutic relationship that had been built up. That relationship creates a strong bond and that has been lost,” Mr. Parker said. Losing the contract also forced the company to lay off several of its staff of 25. Many of the small companies have been in business for years and have been viewed as elements of the state effort to expand access to community-based mental health and substance services for the growing number of Medicaid enrollees. For example, Dr. Gipson’s company, NDUTIME Youth and Family Services Inc. in Henrico County, was incorporated in 2005. In response to the suit, the insurers claim the contracts they signed with the companies include a provision allowing the insurers to drop the companies even if they perform successfully and continue to be in good standing with Medicaid. Along with Anthem and Aetna, the other insurers named in the suit include Optima Health, Magellan Complete Care, United Health Care and Virginia Premier, the insurance arm of VCU Health. The 33 plaintiffs allege in the suit that they were forced to sign what amounted to “take-it-or-leave-it” contracts that courts have previously rejected when one side — in this case, the insurers — has more power to force acceptance of unfavorable provisions. Knicole C. Emanuel, lead attorney for the 33 companies, also argued in the lawsuit that her clients have a property stake as a result of their acceptance as providers by the Virginia Medicaid program and cannot be summarily dismissed

without being able to appeal the decision and present evidence on their own behalf. Based on the contracts, the insurers claim there was no right to appeal and also have rejected claims in the lawsuit of violations of Medicaid regulations that put high priority on ensuring patients have a choice of providers. According to the suit, terminating the contracts of the 33 companies and others has allowed insurers to reduce the number of companies to which they refer clients for mental health, behavioral and substance abuse services to a handful of larger, white-owned companies. As Ms. Emanuel put it in a blog about the suit, “If you are charged with managing a fire hose of Medicaid dollars, would you rather deal with 100 small providers or two large providers?” She stated that the case would turn on whether Judge Hilton agrees with the suit’s claim that the insurers cannot fire these providers “without a good reason.” She noted that the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Virginia and several other states, ruled in at least two previous cases that Medicaid providers like her clients “cannot be terminated” at the will of the state or surrogates like the insurance firms. She also noted Virginia laws and regulations provide safeguards, and stated the insurers have yet to cite any “statute, regulations or contract provision” that gives them the right to determine which providers will be part of their Medicaid network and which will not. Giving the insurance firms such discretion, she stated, would be “tantamount to having no laws or procedures at all.”

Sen. Kaine speaks out to restore aid to HBCUs By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A powerful Republican senator is holding up millions of dollars in federal aid to historically black colleges and universities in Virginia and elsewhere and to other minority-serving institutions. U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has blocked legislation that would reinstate $255 million in annual federal Higher Education Act funding to HBCUs and has no strings attached. The funding expired Sept. 30, but already has been passed by the House of Representatives. Sen. Alexander is pushing sweeping reforms that would expand federal Pell grants and simplify applications and won’t allow the funding measure to go forward. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia took to the Senate floor on Nov. 7 to urge Sen. Alexander to relent and allow a vote on a bill that would unlock the funds. The bill, which has Republican and Democratic sponsors, is called the FUTURE Act, or Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act. “The bill is bipartisan,” Sen. Kaine said in his speech. “The bill has the support of the White House. It’s fully paid for, and it’s budget neutral. There are no budget gimmicks involved,

yet, we are not able to take the bill up. “Let me talk about HBCUs in Virginia because we have five,” Sen. Kaine continued, “Virginia Union University, which is in my neighborhood where I live in Richmond; Virginia State Sen. Kaine University in Ettrick, south of Richmond; Hampton University in Hampton; Norfolk State in Norfolk; and Virginia University of Lynchburg. “These five institutions received almost $50 million dollars in this annual mandated funding over the last 10 years,” Sen. Kaine said. Based on past aid, the bill is expected to provide yearly aid of about $1.2 million to VSU, $1.15 million to NSU, nearly $900,000 to Hampton, about $750,000 to VUU and about $250,000 to VUL, Sen. Kaine’s staff noted. “These minority-serving institutions, most of whom do not have significant endowments, face unique fiscal challenges and they count on this mandatory funding,” Sen. Kaine told the Senate. “Any uncertainty in the funding creates a significant planning challenge for them and runs the risk of creating a financial nightmare for the students. “It’s time for the Senate to pass the bipartisan

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FUTURE Act and pass it now. I urge my colleagues to join me in that endeavor,” Sen. Kaine concluded. To Sen. Alexander, the two-year extension of the funding that the FUTURE Act would provide is the wrong way to go. Sen. Alexander Funding minority-serving institutions is “something we all want to do,” Sen. Alexander said on the Senate floor in September. “However, instead of a short-term patch, we should pass a long-term solution that will provide certainty to college presidents and their students.” He has sought to attach additional proposals to the FUTURE Act , delaying a vote and potentially pressuring advocates to approve his proposal. However, Sen. Alexander’s plan “fails to address many of the most pressing problems student borrowers currently face and puts HBCUs and

other minority-serving institutions in the midst of an unnecessary political tug-of-war,” according to Ashley Harrington, senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending. Ms. Harrington called Sen. Alexander’s proposal “a piece-meal approach that only makes improvement on the margins” and condemned it for coming “at the expense of low-resourced schools and low-income students.” Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, the ranking Democratic member on the committee, also is pushing for passage of the FUTURE Act and has scolded Sen. Alexander for “playing politics with valuable and under-resourced institutions.” “We have a straightforward opportunity to prevent a critical part of our higher education system — HBCUs, tribal colleges and other minority-serving institutions — from having to deal with a lapse in funding,” Sen. Murray said addressing the Senate. “We should take it.”

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Real role models We all need role models. We’re not seeing many coming out of D.C. right now, with President Trump’s criminal foibles exposed even more with the public impeachment inquiry broadcasts that started Wednesday. We hope the people will tune in because the strength of our democracy may ride on the outcome of these hearings. President Trump believes he is above the law and, according to information revealed in recent weeks, is using aid to foreign governments as a bargaining chip to get dirt on his political opponents. We have known since President Trump’s 2017 inauguration that he is using the White House and taxpayers’ dollars as a personal piggy bank to amass the fortune he has lied about having and continues to cover up by blocking the release of his federal tax returns. If we can find one positive thing to mention about this president, it is this: Last week, he signed into law the “Hidden Figures” Congressional Gold Medal Act to honor the four women whose contributions to space exploration are indisputable. Mathematician Katherine G. Johnson, now 101 and living in Newport News; computer programmer Dorothy Vaughan, and engineers Christine Darden and Mary Jackson, will receive the body’s highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. Ms. Vaughan’s and Ms. Jackson’s medals will be awarded posthumously. A fifth medal also will be issued to honor “all women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration between the 1930s and the 1970s,” the act states. The act was first introduced in February by Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas. It was co-sponsored in the House by 314 others, and co-sponsored in the Senate by 71, including Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia. No information has been released yet on when the medal ceremony will take place, but we are heartened that the family of Ms. Vaughan, who died in 2008, has asked that her medal be placed in the Smithsonian — likely the National Museum of African-American History and Culture — for visitors from around the nation and world to see. The fifth medal also is to go to the Smithsonian, according to the act. Like the new movie “Harriet,” it takes a feature film to give some people an understanding of people who have contributed so greatly to our country. The four NASA women were made famous by the 2016 hit movie “Hidden Figures,” starring Taraji P. Henson as Ms. Johnson, Octavia Spencer as Ms. Vaughan and Janelle Monáe as Ms. Jackson. We hope that people will turn to books and other non-fiction sources to learn more about the real women of “Hidden Figures,” as well as about Harriet Tubman. We also hope this recognition will help youngsters to consider mathematics and the sciences for a future career, and that it will help boost the number of women ultimately who find their calling in applied sciences. Certainly, seeing the gold medals that are struck on display in the Smithsonian will inspire people of all ages. These women are the types of role models we all need.

Election redux

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Veterans hurt by predatory for-profit colleges Nov. 11 is observed as Veterans Day every year. It’s a time to honor the 18.2 million men and women still living who served in at least one war. Though observances vary across the nation, each celebrates the American ideal of service to country. Ve t e r a n s Day also is a time to remember that our nation makes promises to these patriots that must be kept. From health care to home loans and educational benefits, our nation supports the wellbeing and financial security of those who have served and their families. For example, Veterans Administration home loans enable veterans to have their own piece of the American Dream. And who wouldn’t want a federal assurance that the nation would pick up the tab on health care? So why is it that veterans seeking to gain updated and marketable skills in a technologydriven economy become prey to for-profit colleges? Marine Corps Maj. Chris Davis observes that these valued educational benefits are making targets out of vets.

“The GI Bill is a promise between Americans and the service members who protect our freedom from all threats,” Maj. Davis wrote in a recent blog. “My friends and fellow veterans did not spill their blood on foreign lands to return home and be taken advantage of by collegiate con artists.” Many of the “con artists” Maj. Davis refers to are for-profit col-

Charlene Crowell leges that typically charge higher tuition and fees for enrollment than public or nonprofit institutions. Many of these schools have low graduation rates and/ or lower earnings than those promised, even after 10 years in their respective fields. Since 2012, for-profit college closures have left many veteran-students with few, if any, of their GI educational benefits left. College credits earned at these closed schools frequently are not accepted at other institutions. “That VA has not invoked their authority to ban schools that engage in deceptive marketing for almost 50 years is a missed opportunity to do what is right for military-connected students in higher education,” said Tanya Ang, vice president at Veterans Education Success, an advocacy organization dedicated

to advancing higher education success for veterans. “We urge VA and their Office of General Counsel to review the relevant statute and act now to protect veterans from predatory schools,” Ms. Ang added. Ms. Ang’s concerns are bolstered by a recent Government Accountability Office report that found more than 7,000 veterans receiving post 9/11 GI Bill benefits were attending schools operated by Corinthian Colleges and ITT Educational Services when the institutions closed with little to no notice in 2015 and 2016, respectively. At the time of Corinthian Colleges’ closure, more than 72,000 students were enrolled. The next year, ITT’s closure of 136 campuses affected 35,000 students. Other for-profit closures by Education Corporation of America in 2018 and The Art Institutes and Argosy University — both owned by Dream Center Education Holdings — literally added thousands more exploited veterans-students. Under the post 9/11 GI Bill, since 2009, the VA has paid $94 billion in two ways. College tuition and fees are paid directly to schools, while an additional monthly housing benefit and stipend for books is paid to veterans. Those who served on active duty for 36 months can access this benefit that amounts

Clearing the way for Medicare for All

The National Nurses Asso- coverage and many millions Affordable health care for all is now at the center of the ciation and others have helped more underinsured. Sen. Warren If nothing else, last week’s elections showed us that change presidential debate. Two of the build a movement out of that now has answered her critics top three contenders for the momentum. Sen. Sanders has by saying how her plan would is coming. This is the first time Democrats will control the state Senate, Democratic presidential nomina- “written the bill,” and in the be funded. Her plan covers tion — Sens. Elizabeth Warren U.S. House of Representatives, the cost of Medicare for All House of Delegates and the governor’s office since 1993. It’s also the first time the top prosecutor in all three jurisdictions and Bernie Sanders — support Rep. Pramila Jayapal has intro- by raising taxes on the very — Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield — will be a woman. Colette Medicare for All. The third, duced a detailed complement to wealthy — largely a 3 percent McEachin was elected commonwealth’s attorney in Richmond, former Vice President Joe Biden, the Sanders bill. Sen. Warren, surcharge on the wealth of bilShannon Taylor was re-elected in Henrico County and Stacey and those hoping to take his place who signed onto the Sanders lionaires — and by requiring as the lead- bill, recently produced a clear big companies to pay almost Davenport was elected for the first time in Chesterfield County. ing centrist plan on what Medicare for All what they now pay for providing And for the first time, Richmond and Henrico both will have health care to their workers. Her in the race, female sheriffs. Henrico voters elected Col. Alisa A. Gregory to plan would save some $7 trillion South Bend, become the new sheriff at midnight Dec. 31, while Richmond Jesse L. Jackson Sr. of the $59 trillion it costs to Ind., Mayor Sheriff Antionette V. Irving has held office since 2018. provide health care to all over a Pete Buttigieg Another strong signal of change: Democrats, with their newand Sen. Amy would cover and how it would decade, according to the Urban found majority in the 100-member House of Delegates, chose K l o b u c h a r, be paid for. The basic principles Institute, by reducing overhead, Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn of Northern Virginia as the new have attacked and values are clear and widely eliminating insurance company speaker of the House. She will be the first woman and the first profits, reducing monopoly and the plan to popular. Jewish person to hold that position in the centuries-old history of Health care should be a right, negotiating bulk discounts for contrast their the Virginia General Assembly. candidacies from Sens. Sanders not a privilege. No one should drugs like every other advanced In early interviews, Delegate Filler-Corn has made clear her and Warren. go without the care they need nation does. priorities: Gun violence prevention legislation, voting rights protecShe would eliminate co-pays President Trump, who wants because they cannot afford it. tion, anti-discrimination laws, climate protection, increased public to eliminate the Affordable Care If you have a lot of money and premiums, returning $11 school funding and passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Act and already pushed some 10 or a strong union, you can get trillion to the pockets of workThose are all important issues we have advocated for repeatedly million people to the ranks of the excellent health care. For the rest, ing people, what she hails as in this space, particularly as legislation supporting those changes uninsured, scorns it as “social- care is rationed by money. About the largest middle class tax cut has been blocked by Republicans for years. ism,” just as earlier Republicans 24 million people go without in history. With GOP obstruction out of the way, now is the time for libeled Social Security and Medi- insurance. Another 65 million Once voters learn that under action. We urge Democrats to move boldly during the upcoming care when those programs were are underinsured, one serious Medicare for All they can keep General Assembly session to enact many of the critical measures under consideration. In 1984 illness away from bankruptcy. their doctor, they won’t be faced and 1988, I made a single-payer Health care costs are the leading with co-pays or premiums and Virginia voters have been clamoring for many years. they will be guaranteed comThis is not the time for Democrats to be timid or to inch forward Medicare for All plan central to cause of bankruptcy. Medicare for All is popular prehensive health care, support with legislation that makes only minor progress. This is the time my presidential campaign. As a policy, it has always made the at first look. Then the insurance begins to build back up. to make the advances we all have been calling for. The nay-sayers say that and drug companies and the opWith the promise of change comes blowback, and we hope most sense. Medicare for All isn’t popular, ponents unleash their arguments: The question always has Democrats have the backbone and moxie to face down the challenges. Already, we have an indication, with some of the messages been whether politicians have Government will mess it up, raise that voters love their insurance posted in response to articles on media outlets’ websites following the nerve to weather the fierce your taxes and take away your companies. Sens. Sanders and attack that insurance and phar- current insurance. Presented with Warren say voters love their docthe Nov. 5 election. “Get prepared Va — buy your gun now,” a woman posted on maceutical drug companies will that information, people’s doubts tors but are getting savaged by the unleash against the proposal and grow. So most of the opponents drug and insurance companies. a Richmond television station’s site. “Because before it’s over any candidate who supports it, fly under a false flag. They lay on In the coming primaries, voters with we are all going to need to protect ourselves.” and whether voters would be the arguments against Medicare will have the opportunity to sort There also were racist and anti-Muslim postings by some in scared off by the attacks. Sen. for All, but claim they support out what makes sense and what response to the upset victory by Democrat Ghazala F. Hashmi Sanders brought Medicare for health care as a human right does not, and to show what is over Republican incumbent Sen. Glen H. Sturtevant Jr. in the All back into the national politi- and support some version of a popular and what is not. This is 10th Senate District that includes parts of Richmond, Chesterfield cal debate in his remarkable run public option, giving people the a debate that is long overdue. and Powhatan. The writer is founder and for the Democratic nomination illusion of choice. Dr. Hashmi, founding director of the Center for Excellence in in 2016 against former Secretary The reality is that those plans president of the national RainTeaching and Learning at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Col- of State Hillary Clinton. will still leave millions without bow PUSH Coalition. lege, will be the first Muslim to serve in the Virginia Senate. We have seen the rise of hate in this country in response to the presidency of Barack H. Obama and the buy-in of those racist, anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, xenophobic and misogynistic The Richmond Free Press respects the opinions of its readers. 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to $24,477 for the 2019-2020 academic year. Depending upon other circumstances, veterans also could be eligible for Pell Grants and/or Direct Federal Student Loans available through the U.S. Department of Education. For-profit institutions that enroll veterans accessing both federal loans through the Department of Education and post 9/11 benefits can derive nearly all of their revenues and subsequent profits from federal taxpayer dollars. Such scenarios exploit the original intent of the 90/10 rule, which requires that no more than 90 percent of all funds received by for-profit colleges come from federal sources. It’s enough to make a sensible taxpayer question whether forprofit colleges are in the business of educating veterans and other consumers, or simply gouging the goodwill of taxpayers. The writer is communications deputy director with the Center for Responsible Lending.

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Let’s get ready to rumble Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a spectacular night for a heavyweight live political title bout here at the O.S.A. arena in downtown Philadelphia. In the blue corner, weighing in as the former heavyweight vice president of the United States of America, and coming straight from out of Scranton Penn., Joooeee…Biiideeen…. And in the red corner, weighing in as a real estate mogul, representing Washington, D.C., the current president of the United States of America, the orange bomber himself, Dooonaaald…Truuump… OK men, let’s have a clean fight. touch gloves and come out fighting. Referee, Bryant Culpepper Sr. will be officiating tonight’s event sooo…let’s get ready to rrummmble… The bell sounds. Round one begins. Both fighters are measuring each other’s skills and abilities. Trump threw a wild jab, but Biden slipped in an uppercut. Trump countered with a hard body shot, took the wind out of Biden. This is going to be an interesting match ladies and gentlemen, and, oh, what a night for fighting. Trump won the first two rounds, had Biden on the ropes. But little did he knew, it was the Democratic rope-a-dope. By the end of round six, Trump grew short of

breath. Biden reserved his energy to put the Republican to the real test. Round seven was a duel, and Joe Biden was getting it in. Slowly, Trump was losing support, and left without a friend. But lo and behold, Trump connected with a right, and then a left to the jaw. But Biden just shook it off, and changed his style to southpaw. The fight went on and on, these men are fighting hard, because at the end of tonight’s battle, there will be no splits on any card. Round nine got close to the time, both men were fighting to win. Someone has to go down real quick, because this fight’s scheduled for 10. But down goes Biden, and the ref began to count. When the count got up to five, Joe Biden began to mount. He got up on his feet, his eyes began to swell. The ref looked at him real close, but he’s been saved by the bell. Round 10 and the final round, both fighters are throwing blows — Biden with the swollen eyes, and Trump the broken nose. Trump again got weary, from skills of the ropea-dope. Not Biden this time with shaky knees; it’s Trump who’s on the ropes. Biden connected with an uppercut, Trump’s knees

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42nd Annual Richmond Marathon gets underway Saturday For thousands of runners, the time has come to lace up the sneakers, stretch the quads and hamstrings and pray all the training will pay off. The Richmond Marathon, now in its 42nd year, has become a bold-letter event throughout Central Virginia and beyond. Pete Woody, spokesman for the organizing group Sports Backers, predicts about 19,000 runners and walkers will converge Saturday, Nov. 16, in Downtown, where about 5,500 are expected to run the full 26.2-mile marathon. The runners will come in all shapes and sizes, with dramatically different skill levels. On this day, competitive elite runners will run the same course as recreational runners. “It’s a cool component,” Woody said. “You’ve got a couple dozen elite runners at the front, but for most, it’s a matter of achieving personal goals.” Will history repeat? Defending champions from the 2018 Richmond Marathon are Kenyan Boaz Kipyego in the men’s division and Ethiopian 42nd Annual Richmond Marathon Bose Gemeda-Assefa in the women’s division. GemedaWhen: Saturday, Nov. 16 Assefa is returning for this Time: 8K begins at 7 a.m., year’s marathon, but Kipyego followed by half-marathon at hadn’t yet entered as of 7:30 a.m. and full marathon early this week. Elite runner at 7:45 a.m. coordinator Thom Suddeth Starting line: 5th and Grace said last-minute entries are streets for full marathon, 7th not rare. and Broad streets for half Foreign legion: Runmarathon and 8th and Broad ners from East Africa have streets for 8K dominated recent races. Since Post-race party zone: 2000, only one Amercian Brown’s Island — Ben Zywicki in 2014 — Marathon title sponsor: VCU Health has won the men’s division. Suddeth reported that this Organizer: Sports Backers year’s Elite division has more Details, including Americans than usual. road closures: www. richmondmarathon.org For the record: Kenyan Kennedy Kemei set the Richmond event men’s record of 2 hours,13 minutes, 4 seconds in 2014. Russian Irina Suvarova set the women’s record with 2:31.2 in 2000. Finishing kick: The final two miles of the marathon are slightly downhill, providing for an exciting conclusion. Knit cap day: Saturday temperatures expected to be in the low 30s at race time. The marathon starts at 7:45 a.m. at 5th and Grace streets, with the half marathoners starting 15 minutes earlier at 7:30 a.m. from 7th and Broad streets and the 8K starting at 7 a.m. from 8th and Broad streets. While the cool temperatures are acceptable for runners, spectators are advised to wear their woolens. There is a slim chance of rain Saturday, with winds near 10 mph. Dash for dollars: First place winners in the men’s and women’s divisions will receive $2,500. Winners of the 8K and half marathon will receive $1,000. Next stop: Boston. The Richmond race serves as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon and also for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials. In the beginning: According to legend, Greek messenger Pheidippides ran non-stop from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks had defeated the Persians in the Battle of Marathon. That was front page news in 490 B.C. But after delivering his jubilant message, “We have won,” an exhausted Pheidippides collapsed and died.

Transfers hurting Howard University This has been a rough year for Howard University athletics. For starters, All-MEAC basketball guard R.J. Cole transferred to the University of Connecticut. Cole averaged more than 20 points per game in each of his first two seasons as a Bison. Then in October, standout quarterback Caylin Newton announced he had placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal and planned Caylin Newton to leave the Washington, D.C., school. Newton, the younger brother of NFL star Cam Newton, has not yet said where he plans to continue his college career. Recruited to Howard University by former Bison Coach Mike London, Newton was MEAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman and MEAC Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore. Newton, a native of the Atlanta area, played the first four games this season for Howard before leaving the team. An athlete can play up to four games without it counting as a season of eligibility. Newton wasn’t alone. Also leaving the squad after four games were Iggy Reynoso, Khalid Dorsey and John Smith VI. The attrition has taken a toll on the Bison. Howard is 1-9 after its game last Saturday at South Carolina State University. The score in Orangeburg, S.C.: 62-21.

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Virginia State University defensive lineman Javon Frazier, right, sacks Virginia Union University quarterback Khalid Morris during last Saturday’s game at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick.

VSU beats VUU; sets hopes on NCAA Virginia State University has taken care of business on the football field. Now the Trojans must wait and hope. By edging Virginia Union University 27-24 in overtime last Saturday at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick, VSU is positioned for — but not assured — an NCAA Division II playoff bid. Word on that will come the evening of Sunday, Nov. 17, when the seven-team, Super Region 2 field is announced. VSU was ranked No. 7 in the latest poll. If nothing changes, that might result in the Trojans traveling to No. 2 Valdosta State University in Georgia for an initial playoff round game on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Still, several uncertainties remain. For example, VSU’s apple cart could be upset if unranked Fayetteville State University defeats Bowie State University in the CIAA championship game this Saturday, Nov. 16, in Salem. It is possible the VSU Trojans could be dealt a rematch with No. 3 Bowie State in Maryland for round one of the NCAA. Bowie State, ranked third in the poll, is assured a playoff berth whether they win or lose in Salem. A Fayetteville State victory at the CIAA title game would send the Broncos to the playoffs as the CIAA automatic qualifier. There also is the worry a lower-ranked

VSU’s Lual Rahama plays his way into the spotlight Lual Rahama, answering to “Daniel,” isn’t a new face at Virginia State University. But the Sudan native is new to the spotlight. In his third basketball season under Coach Lonnie Blow, the long-limbed, 6-foot-5 forward has picked up his game. Rahama was named tournament MVP after leading VSU to a pair of victories Nov. 8 and 9 in the CIAA versus Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference challenge at Shippensburg, Penn. In his first season as a starter, Rahama had 15 points and 13 rebounds in VSU’s 63-49 win over East Stroudsburg University. He added four points and 13 rebounds in the Trojans’ 58-54 win over host Shippensburg University. He played 24 minutes against East Stroudsburg and 33 minutes against Shippensburg. That’s a far cry from his first two seasons, when he averaged 7.5 minutes as a freshman and 9.5 minutes as a sophomore. Rahama, an excellent student, was born and grew up in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital and largest city. He moved to Newport News as a teenager and starred at Warwick High School, earning all Penn-South Conference honors. Rahama also played for the high-profile Boo Williams AAU travel program. Basketball is a popular sport in the Sudan and South Sudan. Manute Bol, Thon Maker and Lual Deng are among the Sudanese to reach the NBA. Coach Blow welcomes Rahama’s improved production. The top five scorers on last year’s CIAA championship team were seniors. VSU travels to North Carolina on Wednesday, Nov. 13, to play Wingate University at 7 p.m. The Trojans’ first home game is Saturday, Nov. 23, against CIAA opponent Claflin University.

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• Virginia Union University’s trek to Pennsylvania for the challenge between the CIAA and the PSAC wasn’t nearly as enjoyable. The Panthers lost 77-62 to Shippensburg and 84-64 to East Stroudsburg. Senior guard Terrell Leach was outstanding in both defeats. The 6-foot native of High Point, N.C., had 23 points against Shippensburg and 31 against East Stroudsburg. VUU will play its home opener Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Barco-Stevens Hall against Catawba College. Catawba is the alma mater of VUU’s Hall of Fame basketball Coach Dave Robbins. At Catawba, Robbins starred in basketball and football and had a serious tryout with the NFL Denver Broncos. Robbins, who frequently attends Panthers games, coached VUU basketball from 1978 to 2008, winning 713 games and three NCAA championships.

team might “jump” the Trojans in the final poll. No. 9 Albany State University of Georgia (7-3) faces Miles College of Alabama (8-2) this Saturday in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. The SIAC does not have an automatic qualifier into the NCAA, but this could turn out to foil VSU. Overall, CIAA teams have not had much success in the NCAAs over time and that could work against the conference getting a second bid for the playoffs, especially if it’s two at-large bids. In any event, VSU fans should prepare to travel. It is highly unlikely the Trojans would be granted a home playoff game. VSU finishes its regular season 8-2 under fourth-year Coach Reggie Barlow. The team’s losses were to FCS Norfolk State University in the season opener and to undefeated Bowie State. The VUU Panthers finish 7-3 in Coach Alvin Parker’s second season. All three Panthers’ setbacks were to quality opponents — Lenoir-Rhyne University (10-0), Bowie State (10-0) and VSU. The difference last Saturday in Ettrick was Nick Woolfolk’s right foot. His 34yard field goal in overtime enabled the Trojans to rejoice. “Nick the Kick” Woolfolk is a junior from Richmond’s Thomas Jefferson High School. He also plays VSU baseball and narrowly missed making the Trojans’ basketball team as a walk-on. VSU tied the game at 24-all when Cordelral Cook hit Javon LaPierre for a 36-yard touchdown with 1:29 left. In overtime, VSU struck first, with Woolfolk splitting the uprights. VUU’s opportunity to match or pass the Trojans ended with an incomplete pass on fourth down by quarterback Khalid Morris. Cook was outstanding, as usual, in the victory over VUU. The third-year starter from Atlanta passed for 211 yards and ran for another 84. Tabyus Taylor rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers. Morris threw for 143 yards and ran for 77, but the former Thomas Dale High School star was intercepted twice and sacked three times. If VSU receives good news Sunday, it will mark the Trojans’ third NCAA invitation. VSU first went to NCAAs in 2014 under former Coach Latrell Scott. The Trojans defeated Long Island University-Post before losing at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. In 2017, the Trojans won the CIAA title before falling to the University of West Georgia in the NCAA first round. For those wishing to be positive about VSU’s fate, this season’s Division II championship will be determined Dec. 21 in McKinney, Texas.

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Personality: The Rev. Cora Harvey Armstrong Spotlight on honoree of gospel tribute and appreciation service Churches and religious music groups are uniting under the auspices of the Friends of Gospel Music at Trinity Baptist Church on Saturday, Nov. 16, to pay tribute to a pianist, composer and preacher, the Rev. Cora Harvey Armstrong. For those organizing the afternoon of song and celebration, the free event is a vehicle to honor her many years of dedication and service to churches, organizations and the community. For the 63-year-old Rev. Armstrong, it’s an honor that even now leaves her feeling a wealth of emotions. “Every time I think about it, I cry,” Rev. Armstrong says. “I am amazed that people see me the way they do.” Looking over her history, it’s pretty easy to see why those organizing the event chose the Richmond-born resident of Newtown in King and Queen County to be honored. For more than 40 years, Rev. Armstrong, a licensed and ordained minister, has been a favorite gospel performer at celebrations and festivals across the country. For many years, she and her sisters, Clara Jackson and the Rev. Virginia Young, sang with their mother, the late Eva Elizabeth Harvey as The Harvey Family. After her parents’deaths, she and her sister and two nieces continued singing. Rev. Armstrong plays the piano, clarinet and oboe. Her abilities have placed her in many roles locally and around the globe. This includes portraying “Queen of Gospel” Mahalia Jackson in a performance at Swift Creek

Mill Theatre in Chesterfield, to touring and teaching music in Japan, to performing in cities throughout Europe and up and down America’s East Coast. Her talent was recognized early. She earned a music degree from Virginia State University, where she was director of the VSU Gospel Choir. “People have known me as Cora Harvey from my days at VSU,” Rev. Armstrong says. “And after marrying, folks started calling me Cora Harvey Armstrong, and it caught on.” Rev. Armstrong doesn’t see her lifetime with music as a career, but as an intrinsic part of who she is — one that helps spread and maintain a force of good in the world. “A world without music would be a world without feeling,” Rev. Armstrong says. She is recovering now from surgery; doctors recently installed a pacemaker. She says she is looking foward to walking without assistance. For now, though, she has a day of community and fellowship to look forward to on Saturday. “I feel so honored and loved,” Rev. Armstrong says, “but I’m just doing what the Lord gives me to do.” Meet this week’s Personality and a musician wtih a ministry, Rev. Cora Harvey Armstrong: Occupation: I am full time in music and spoken word ministry. Date and place of birth: Jan. 21 at the old St. Philip Hospital in Richmond.

Want to go? What: “A Musical Tribute and Appreciation Service” honoring the Rev. Cora Harvey Armstrong When: 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 Where: Trinity Baptist Church, 2811 Fendall Ave. in North Side Details: The event is free to the public. It will be led by Larry Bland of The Volunteer Choir and Dr. B. Jean Cunningham of Cornerstone United Holy Church, and will feature Henrietta D. Gattison & the New Jewels, The Gospel Tones and more. Information: (804) 275-1322

Current residence: I have lived in Newtown, a community in King and Queen County, most of my life. I’m now living with my youngest sister and her family in Newtown. Education: King and Queen County Public Schools; music degree, Virginia State University; and working on master’s of divinity at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University. Family: No children; three unsuccessful marriages; and two sisters, Clara Jackson and the Rev. Virginia Young. No. 1 honor: “A Musical Tribute and Appreciation Service” will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, in Richmond by a coalition of churches and musical groups to honor the Rev. Cora Harvey Armstrong.

What this honor means to me: I feel so honored and loved, but I’m just doing what the Lord gives me to do. I like to help when I can. I’m excited but a bit nervous at the same time. I know of many who, I would think, deserve something like this more than me. But if God has allowed it to be, I’m grateful. How I was introduced to the piano: When I was 5, my parents enrolled me in class with Elsie Holmes Ranier from Tappahannock. Then later, with Rev. Robert Brown, who is still alive. Time I devoted to practicing: Practice was 30 minutes a day and I hated it! When I knew a music career was for me: Not sure if I’ve ever looked at music as a career. It was so much a part of who I am, I didn’t see it as a career. Most memorable performance: Portraying Mahalia Jackson at Swift Creek Mill Theatre! So many new things that I didn’t know about myself were revealed.

How I prepare for a performance: Prayer and yielding myself to the will of God and His Holy Spirit. Places I have performed: Kobe and Toyko, Japan; many cities in Italy; at the Library of Congress in Washington; churches and other venues all over the East Coast; Port Townsend, Wash.; and Bangor, Maine. I can’t remember them all.

Age I started singing: I started singing at age 5 with my sisters as we gave a talent show for our grandfather. Favorite song sung by The Harvey Family: Many by others but written by me, “Just For Me” is my favorite. “The Promise” by the late Andraé Crouch holds my heart right now. Why people love gospel music: There are many reasons these days why people love gospel, not all of them good, in my opinion. But the main reason why I love it is that it shares the good news about Jesus. What role church and faith have in my life: Church has played a major role in my life as our parents insisted that we all go to church, no matter what. My faith didn’t really develop until later in my life after I had to endure some “challenges.”

Favorite pieces of music: I have soooo many favorite songs, including my own. LOL!

Outlook at start of day: Every day starts on different levels with me. I don’t always wake up with a positive attitude. Some days are a challenge to even get up.

Favorite composers: Aretha Franklin, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, myself and a few others.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Have a great pizza and a cold beer! Yep, beer! LOL!

Other instruments I play: Clarinet and oboe.

At the top of my “to-do” list is: Live healthy in my own home.

Music is important in education because: It teaches discipline, it helps with concentration and it gives a sense of being bonded with others to create something beautiful. A world without music would be: A world without feeling.

Best late-night snack: Cereal and skim milk with mandarin oranges. My friends say that: I’m a bit crazy. My next goal: Is to walk without assistance.

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Happenings ‘16 Bars’ documentary from the Richmond Justice Center opens Nov. 14 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

It already has been seen in Charlottesville, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. Now, a 94-minute documentary is finally set to debut in Richmond about four current and former inmates and their personal stories told through music at the Richmond Justice Center with the help of Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Todd “Speech” Thomas. Titled “16 Bars,” the documentary will premiere in Richmond at a sold-out screening 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov 14, at the Bow Tie Cinema’s Movieland at Boulevard Square, 1301 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. The film also will be screened there from Friday, Nov. 22, through Thursday, Nov. 28. Along with the documentary, Mr. Thomas, front man for the iconic group Arrested Development, has released an album also titled “16 Bars.” Featuring music ranging from rap to country, the album also includes a gospel song that features a choir of inmates recorded in the jail’s cafeteria. Mr. Thomas has said any profits would go to the inmates.

The film, though, is centered on the workshop that Mr. Thomas led with the creative quartet, Garland Carr, De’Vonte James, Anthony Johnson and Teddy Kane, for 10 days in 2017 with the approval of then-Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. Inmates used a makeshift recording studio inside the Justice Center to make music as a reward for doing well in an addiction recovery program called REAL, Recovery from Everyday Addictive Lifestyles. The sheriff opened the jail to documentary filmmaker Sam Bathrick of Resonant Films and Mr. Thomas as a way to showcase the recovery program and the challenges and frustrations inmates face inside and outside, including the potential for renewed substance abuse and homelessness. Mr. Thomas, who is based in Atlanta, got involved after seeing a report on another program Sheriff Woody pioneered, a fatherdaughter dance involving inmates and their children. “My manager, Joe Lamont, and I were deeply moved by a CNN special about the dads and daughters dance for inmates in the Richmond correctional facility,” Mr. Thomas said. “(Joe) reached out to (the sheriff) to see if I could go in and write music with

Remarkable ‘Hidden Figures’ to receive Congressional Gold Medal By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent

Katherine Johnson of Newport News, one of the African-American women whose groundbreaking NASA work received global attention in the best-selling book and blockbuster movie, “Hidden Figures,” will receive a Congressional Gold Medal thanks to a bipartisan bill passed by Congress in October and signed into law Nov. 8 by President Trump. All four of the heroines depicted in “Hidden Figures” will receive recognition. In addition to Mrs. Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson also will receive medals. Ms. Vaughn’s and Ms. Jackson’s medals will be presented posthumously. The book, “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race,” by Margot Lee Shetterly, helped tell the women’s story. “Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Dr. Christine Darden made monumental contributions to science and our nation,” said U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California, a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, said in a statement. Sen. Harris and five other members of Congress, including Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia, introduced legislation to secure Congressional Gold Medals for Mrs. Johnson and her colleagues. “The groundbreaking accomplishments of these four women and all of the women who contributed to the success of NASA helped us win the space race but remained in the dark far too long,” Sen. Harris stated. “I am proud our bill to honor these remarkable women has passed Congress. These pioneers remain a beacon for Black women across the country, both young and old.” The honor isn’t the only one for Mrs. Johnson, a mathematician who was instrumental in astronaut Alan Shepard’s successful 1961 journey to space. She also played a pivotal role in John Glenn becoming the first American to successfully orbit Earth one year after Mr. Shepard’s flight. Corporate Office Properties Trust agreed in October to rename its 7000 Columbia Gateway Drive building in Columbia, Md., the Katherine G. Johnson Building. A plaque will be placed at DreamPort’s 7000 Columbia Gateway Drive entrance commemorating the naming of the building in honor of Mrs. Johnson and her legendary accomplishments as a NASA mathematician and her essential role in the space program, according to a news release. Mrs. Johnson, who turned 101 in August, is the recipient of numerous honors, including the

Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded by former President Obama, multiple NASA Langley Research Center Special Achievement awards and many others, including buildings, schools and libraries named after her. In an earlier interview, Mrs. Johnson said that she missed working. “I’d go back now,” she said. After leaving her teaching job in 1953, Mrs. Johnson began working for NASA and calculated the trajectory for numerous space missions, including for the space flight of Alan Shepard, the first American in space, and the path for the famed 1968 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon. “I’d do them over if I had to. I’d do anything for anyone,” Mrs. Johnson stated. At an early age, Mrs. Johnson developed enviable math skills so much so that even NASA

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officials wrote a story about her titled, “The girl who loved to count.” “I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to the church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed, anything that could be counted, I did,” Mrs. Johnson said. “I entered college; I was 15. I was going to be a math teacher because that was it. You could be a math teacher or a nurse,

but I was told I would make a good research mathematician and they had me take all of the courses in the catalog,” she stated. When Mr. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, Mrs. Johnson said her “Hidden Figures” crew acted as the computer for the mission. Calculating everything involved in the flight became like a geometry problem, Mrs. Johnson recalled. “I felt most proud of the success of the Apollo mission (that landed on the moon for the first time 50 years ago in July 1969.) We had to determine so much — where you were, where the moon would be and how fast the astronauts were going,” Mrs. Johnson stated. “We were really concerned, but the astronaut had to do it just as we laid it out. I was looking at the television and hoping that we’re right.”

them. It took around two years, but we finally got to do it.” For Mr. Thomas, it was a mission to help others get their stories and music out. “These men are behind bars,” he previously said, “but their voices have to be heard.” Mr. Bathrick praised the access arranged through former Sheriff Woody and REAL’s director at the time, Dr. Sarah H. Scarbrough, who now operates a nonprofit she founded in Downtown, REAL Life, to assist inmates to stay on the recovery path after they leave jail. Mr. Thomas has said he wasn’t sure what he would find when he got to the Justice Center, but noted that the most memorable part was finding the level of creativity among the incarcerated men. “I was blown away by the talent I found,” he said, adding that he never expected to work with people who were so gifted and had such strong musical backgrounds. He cited Mr. Carr, who is Caucasian, as a man who had allowed his potential to be sidelined by his personal challenges. The goal of the documentary, Mr. Bathrick has said, is to tell a small story about inmates, how they got there and their efforts to change their lives. He described it as “one small snapshot” that focuses on the people who are serving or have served time without decrying the jail or what has happened to them. The movie essentially allows the men to tell their stories and describe their difficulties in breaking the cycles of addiction, crime and incarceration. As one example, Mr. Kane, who was allowed to return to the jail to take part in the recording sessions after Mr. Thomas heard his demo tapes, relates how difficult he found a job interview. The Virginia Film Office got involved in backing the project, which premiered at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville in November 2018 and was featured in May at the DocLands Documentary Film Festival in San Francisco. It has since been shown in Los Angeles and most recently spent a few days in New York. Along with stopping in film houses, Mr. Bathrick’s goal is to have the film shown in jails and prisons across the country.

Hopewell assistant principal wins $25,000 Milken Educator Award By Ron Carrington Hampton University

Students affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas who were welcomed at Hampton University now can stay for a second semester without charge.

Hampton extends free tuition for second semester to Bahamian students By Ronald E. Carrington

The 46 students from the Bahamas who were displaced from their colleges at home to Hampton University following Hurricane Dorian were given an unexpected Halloween treat. Hampton University President William R. Harvey announced on Oct. 31 that the students can remain at the HBCU for a second semester free of charge. “Thankfulness is a virtue, and every single one of you who I’ve talked with appears to be so thankful for what we have done,” Dr. Harvey stated in a news release. The devastating hurricane struck the Bahamian island of Abaco on Sept. 1, wiping out homes, churches, businesses and other structures and killing many in its wake. Students affected by Hurricane Dorian were invited to enroll at Hampton University at no charge for one semester, an arrangement made by Dr. Harvey and University of the Bahamas President Rodney Smith. Dr. Smith is a former

administrative vice president and chief planning officer at Hampton University. “I’m going to issue a blanket order that those of you who are in good standing, academically and socially, I’m going to let you come back another semester, under the same auspices. Room, board and tuition. Free,” Dr. Harvey said. The students were welcomed at Richmond International Airport in early October with a drumline fanfare from HU’s “The Force” marching band. They have been helped during the transition by many of the campus resources, officials said, including the HU International Office, the Health Center and Student Counseling Center. “On behalf of all the students, our parents, families, thank you,” Kristoff Strachan, a Bahamian student, stated. “We are grateful to God that we have this opportunity and we are thankful for your kindness and gratitude.” Officials said they expect all 46 students to remain at HU through the spring semester.

Harriet Tubman program Nov. 23 at Black History Museum The life of Harriet Tubman and the impact of the Underground Railroad in Central Virginia will be the focus of a presentation by researcher and author Elvatrice Belsches at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. The free program, “Roll Call to Freedom: A

Survey of the Life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in Central Virginia,” will be held 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. Rare documents and photographs will be featured in the presentation. For information and to register, call the museum at (804) 780-9093 or visit www.blackhistorymuseum.org.

Ryan Sykes, an assistant principal at Carter G. Woodson Middle School in Hopewell, was surprised with the $25,000 Milken Educator Award during an assembly Nov. 6 at the school. Mr. Sykes, a former math teacher, is the only educator in Virginia to win the award, which recognizes public school educators who promote excellence and innovation. Under his leadership, student achievement in mathematics at Woodson Middle School has improved for two years straight. Virginia First Lady Pamela Northam, state Secretary of Education Atif Qarni and James Lane, state superintendent of public instruction, participated in the ceremony. “When they called my named, I wondered if there was another Ryan Sykes here. Is this a joke?” Mr. Sykes said as the auditorium roared with cheers. “Those Mr. Sykes of you that know me and where I am from … these things (the award) don’t happen.” In a statement released after the award, Dr. Candice McQueen, chief executive officer of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, said, “Ryan Sykes has a passion for making Carter G. Woodson Middle School a place where every student can thrive. We are proud to welcome him as a Milken Educator.” Mr. Sykes, 31, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia State University and is currently working on a doctorate in administration and supervision. He began his career in education in 2011 as a student-teacher at Woodson Middle and Harry E. James Elementary School in Hopewell as a mathematics special education inclusion teacher. After a year at Indian River Middle School in his hometown of Chesapeake, Mr. Sykes returned to Woodson. In 2016-2017, he served as dean of students with Richmond Public Schools, but returned to Hopewell Public Schools as an assistant principal. He is Hopewell’s first Milken Educator Award winner. He said he plans to share the $25,000 award with his wife and 2-year-old son and possibly take a family vacation. The Milken Family Foundation has distributed more than $70 million in awards to more than 2,800 educators across the country, including more than $1.1 million in Virginia. The awards are called the “Oscars of education.” In March, Mr. Sykes will attend the Milken Educator Forum in Indianapolis, where he will have the opportunity to network with other award winners and exchange ideas with state and federal leaders on the future of education.

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Obituaries/Faith Directory Rubye M. DeWitt, retired speech therapy supervisor with Richmond Public Schools, dies at 101 Free Press staff report

Rubye M. DeWitt, a retired supervisor of speech therapists with Richmond Public Schools and a champion for children and equity, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Williamsburg. She was 101. A native of New York City, Mrs. DeWitt attended Virginia State College, where she met her future husband, Harold O. DeWitt, who also was a student there. After marrying, she earned her undergraduate degree at Virginia Union University in 1943 and later a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Columbia Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teachers College. She began teaching in 1944 in Chesterfield County, where she was disturbed that AfricanAmerican teachers and principals were being paid less than

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their white counterparts. She joined two others in a federal lawsuit against the Chesterfield School Board in demanding equal pay. The three were represented in the case by noted civil rights attorney Oliver W. Hill Sr., who won the case in 1948. The court ruled the pay disparity unconstitutional and ordered Chesterfield County to halt the practice. Mrs. DeWitt left Chesterfield County the following year for

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employment with Richmond Public Schools. Beginning in the fall of 1949, she worked with students with speech and language impairments. Her work took her to various schools throughout the city, and she later served for many years as a supervisor of RPSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; speech therapists. She and her husband, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dee,â&#x20AC;? who had worked with the Richmond Urban League, moved in 1953 to Williamsburg, where he had been named a human resources executive with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. While Mrs. DeWitt continued working in Richmond, she became engaged with the Williamsburg community. In 1965 when the Williamsburg public schools superintendent at the time told her Williamsburg had no children with special needs, she and a group of advocates who knew differently started the Williamsburg Preschool for Special Children at St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, with Mrs. DeWitt also serving as one of its first board members. The early education program for youngsters with disabilities and learning delays has since

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become Child Development Resources in Williamsburg, a nonprofit that helps more than 1,200 children and their families with early intervention services each year. Mrs. DeWitt also was one of the founders in 1969 of An Occasion for the Arts, which has grown into an annual fall festival of art and music in Williamsburg. She was a longtime active member of the Newport News Chapter of The Girl Friends, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and two bridge clubs. She and her husband, who died in 1990, lost their only child, Carolyn, to a brain aneurysm in 1963. They established a scholarship fund in her memory at her alma mater. There are no immediate survivors. A funeral will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 1333 Jamestown Road in Williamsburg, followed by interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be donated to the Carolyn Lee DeWitt Memorial Scholarship Fund, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pa. 18104.

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VUU honors Wyatt Tee Walker legacy with new society Free Press staff report

Virginia Union University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology announced the creation of the “Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Social Justice Society of Preachers and Prophetic Witnesses” during a formal service Monday in Coburn Hall on campus. The society will induct people who embody the leadership, spirit and dedication of Dr. Walker beginning in November 2020. The family of the late Dr. Walker, a VUU alumnus, attended Monday night’s ceremony. “Virginia Union, through their educational programs, prepared him to walk among kings and queens and never be intimidated,” said his widow, Ann Walker, in a statement released by the university. Dr. Walker, who died in January 2018 at age 89, is credited with being the key strategist behind many of the civil rights protests that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led in seeking to end the racial injustice of Jim Crow in the 1960s. After graduating from VUU magna cum laude with a bachelor’s in chemistry and physics in 1950 and a master’s of divinity in 1953, Dr. Walker came to Dr. King’s attention after leading protests against segregation in Petersburg resulting in his repeated arrests. At the time, Dr. Walker was pastor of Petersburg’s Gillfield Baptist Church. He went on to serve as Dr. King’s chief of staff and an early board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which Dr. King founded. He served as executive director of the SCLC from 1960 to 1964. Later, Dr. Walker was called as senior pastor of Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in Harlem, where he served for 37 years. During Monday’s ceremony, a portrait of Dr. Walker was unveiled, along with an image of a medallion to be awarded to future society honorees. “We are honored to take part in the building of such an extraordinary honor in the name of our dear friend and alumnus

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Ann Walker, widow of civil rights icon Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, helps unveil a portrait of her late husband during Monday’s ceremony at Virginia Union University. Participating with her are, from left, VUU President Hakim J. Lucas and Dr. Franklyn Richardson, chairman of the VUU Board of Trustees. Hidden behind Dr. Lucas is Dr. Gregory Howard, interim dean of VUU’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology.

Dr. Wyatt T. Walker,” said Dr. Hakim J. Lucas, president and0 CEO of Virginia Union University. “Virginia Union University will forever honor its son.” The ceremony kicked off the 70th Annual Ellison-Jones Convocation that will run through Thursday, Nov. 14, at VUU. The convocation draws religions leaders from across the country

to lecture on praise and worship, ministry and the role of music in delivering a message. Among the presenters are Dr. Rudolph W. McKissick, senior pastor of The Bethel Church in Jacksonville, Fla., and Dr. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria.

Jackson Ward church hosting free community dinner Nov. 15 Holiday gift assistance programs resdy to give

Friday night could be a nourishing one for the Richmond community in more ways than one, courtesy of Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church in Jackson Ward. The church is hosting its annual Community Dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15. The dinner is free and will be held in the church’s Belle Hall, 614 N. 3rd St. The program is part of the church’s goal to reach “beyond its walls with love and service to the community.” “Breaking bread together gives us a chance to reflect, talk and listen to one another,” the event description reads. “Won’t you join us?” Details and registration: https://3rdstreetbethelcommunitydin ner.eventbrite.com or (804) 643-8157.

Hanover church organization hosting group trip to ‘Harriet’ By George Copeland Jr.

More than 100 members of predominantly African-American churches in Hanover County are gathering to see the story and journey of Harriet Tubman on the big screen in the new biopic “Harriet” on Sunday, Nov. 17. The movie outing was the brainchild of the Rev. Lewis R. Yancey III, pastor of First Union Baptist Church in Mechanicsville. Event coordinator Pat Jordan said the goal is to “bring the fellowship together” to support a film produced and shot in Richmond with African-American talent in front of and behind the camera, and to ensure that young people learn more about Mrs. Tubman. “In school, they may hear a little bit about her life by reading a book,” Ms. Jordan said. “But to see it on the screen brings the story home more.” Participating churches are part of the Chickahominy Baptist Association and include Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Rock Hill Baptist Church and the New Chestnut Baptist Church. Friends of church members have been invited, and bus transportation will be provided for the elderly. It is one of the latest group movie events since the 2018 blockbuster hit, “Black Panther,” drew church and community groups.

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Angel Tree, Silver Bell and other holiday gift assistance programs are now in full swing in the Richmond area. More than 5,000 low-income children and hundreds of seniors in the area are expected to receive gifts in December as a result of donations to the various programs. The Salvation Army has a multiprong program that includes its signature Red Kettle fundraising outside stores. That effort raises about onethird of the funds the ministry uses to support its year-round, people-serving programs. Among the Salvation Army’s best known gift assistance efforts are the Angel Tree and Silver Bell programs, which allow people to pick gift requests for children and seniors from trees set up primarily in area malls, and then return with gifts targeted to those individuals and ages. This year, trees are located at Stony Point Fashion Park in Richmond, Chesterfield Towne Center, Wegman’s supermarket in Chesterfield County, Southpark Mall in Colonial Heights, and Regency Square mall, Short Pump Town Center and Virginia Center Commons in Henrico County. Other programs the Salvation Army co-sponsors with area companies and media outlets include collections of gently used winter coats and

sports equipment and filled Christmas stockings. According to the Salvation Army, all of the collected gifts will be distributed to families the week before Christmas from an assistance center located at the former Dick’s Sporting Goods store at the Stony Point mall in South Side. The Salvation Army also distributes gifts at a separate location in Petersburg. According to the Salvation Army, all of the programs operate under the umbrella of the Richmond Christmas Mother, which was launched 85 years ago during the Great Depression. Details: Salvation Army, (804) 225-7470 or www.VirginiaSalvationArmy.org. Volunteer groups also operate independent Christmas Mother programs in Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights and in Henrico County. For information on the Chesterfield County-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother program, visit www.cchchristmasmother.com or email cchchristmasmother@gmail. com. Details on the Henrico Christmas Mother program: (804) 225-7470 or www.henricochristmasmother.org. The Salvation Army and the two independent Christmas Mother groups have completed taking applications for this holiday season.

Another well-known giftassistance program is the Marines’ Toys for Tots. According to the website, two churches in the Richmond area will collect and distribute toys — Heart of God Ministries in Mechanicsville and Mountain Movers Ministry in Chesterfield. Pamela Massenburg of Highland Springs, an area coordinator for Toys for Tots, said she relies on Heart of God to store the toys before distribution in December. Details: (804) 237-3737 or IOHMall@ yahoo.com Mountain Movers’ leaders Dr. Wade S. and Sherrie Runge also serve as coordinators for the Toys for Tots operation in the area. Details: (804) 379-

0093 or www.m3church.org or wsrunge@liberty.edu. One of the newer organizations seeking gifts for distribution is “Be a Santa to a Senior,” which operates similarly to Angel Tree, but sets up its trees in nursing homes and assisted living centers. Sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care, visitors can take an ornament that includes a gift request from residents. Last year, the program provided about 300 gifts. Participating locations include Brandermill Woods Assisted Living Center in Chesterfield County and the Cedarfield retirement community and the Home Instead office in Henrico County.

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2019-319 To reduce the speed limit on Libbie Avenue between Guthrie Avenue and the City’s corporate boundary from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour. (COMMITTEE: Public Safety, Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-320 To reduce the speed limit on Patterson Avenue between Willow Lawn Drive and Pepper Avenue from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour. (COMMITTEE: Public Safety, Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Candice D. Reid City Clerk City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, December 9, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2019-309 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 14, 2019, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-310 To amend City Code §§ 28-837, concerning records of facilities, 28857, concerning the authority required for the placement and use of poles, wires, and conduits, and 28-862, concerning joint use of existing poles or conduits and board of arbitrators, to amend ch. 28, art. VII, by adding therein a new div. 3 (§§ 28-876—28-882); and to amend Appendix A of the City Code by adding therein new fees for §§ 28-879, 28-880, and 28881 for the purpose of authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to issue permits for the installation of wireless facilities on City-owned utility poles. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, November 14, 2019, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-312 To p r o v i d e f o r t h e granting by the City of Richmond to the person, firm or corporation to be ascertained in the manner prescribed by law of certain easements upon, over, under, and across certain property located at 1201½ North 38th Street for the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, inspection, repair, replacement, and removal of electrical lines and associated appurtenances in accordance with a certain Right of Way Agreement. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

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To amend City Code §§ 24-523, concerning the obligation to maintain, repair or reconstruct the site of an excavation, and 24-551, concerning the obligation to comply with excavation requirements in public rights-of-way, for the purpose of imposing a time period within which an excavation site shall be maintained, repaired, or reconstructed and prescribing new penalties for violations of ch. 24, art. VII of the City Code. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-315 To amend City Code §§ 27-197, concerning parking prohibitions in specified places, and 27219, concerning parking violations, written notices, issuance of warrants or summons, and penalty for noncompliance, for the purpose of adding therein a new prohibition against parking within a bicycle lane and prescribing a fine for the violation of such prohibition. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-316 To designate the 1700 block of Fairfax Avenue in honor of Rosa Jones. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-317 To provide for a onepercent cost of living allowance for retirees who retired on or before January 1, 2019, to be fully funded from an assignment of fund balance called the 2019 Cost of Living Adjustment for City Retirees Reserve established by Ord. No. 2019-272, adopted Oct. 28, 2019, in an amount of up to $6,200,000.00. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, November 21, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-318 To amend City Code § 1211, concerning the form of the budget submitted to the Council, for the purpose of requiring, with some exceptions, that each capital project included in the Proposed or Adopted Capital Improvement Plan shall be listed individually and not grouped into one listed project with other, unrelated capital projects. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, November 21, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Candice D. Reid City Clerk 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 2, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, December 9, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2019-321 To rezone the properties known as 710 Perry Street; 715 Porter Street; and 201, 209, and 213 West Commerce Road from the B-7 Mixed-Use Business District to the B-4 Central Business District. The subject property falls within a Downtown Urban Center Area of the Manchester District, as established by the Richmond Downtown Plan. Such areas are characterized by higher d e n s i t y, m i x e d u s e development, typically arranged on a fine grained street network, with wide sidewalks, regular tree planting, and minimal setbacks.

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is located in the R‑6 Single‑Family Attached District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property for Single-Family (Medium Density) land uses. Primary uses are single-family and twofamily dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. The proposed development would have a density of approximately 27 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2019-323 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 1213 and 1215 North 32nd Street for the purpose of two single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. 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 facilities, and limited public and semi‑public uses” (p.133). The density of the proposed dwellings would be approximately 23 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2019-324 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1703 Maury Street for the purpose of a twofamily detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is located in the R‑7 Single‑ and Two‑Family Urban District. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single‑Family Residential at Medium densities. Primary uses for this category “…are single family and two family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre.” The density of the proposed development would be approximately 20 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2019-325 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1803 North 28th Street for the purpose of a church, day nursery, office, adult day care, and educational uses within an existing building, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in an R-5 Single-Family Residential District. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates the subject property for Single‑Family Medium Density (SF‑MD). Primary uses are single family and two family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi‑public uses. Ordinance No. 2019-326 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2110 P Street for the purpose of a multi-family dwelling containing no more than four dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is currently located in the R‑63 Urban Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Mixed‑Use Residential land use for the property. “Primary uses include single‑, two‑, and multi‑family dwellings, live/work units and neighborhood serving commercial uses developed in a traditional urban form. No residential density is specified for this land use designation. The density of the parcel if developed as proposed would be approximately 44 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2019-327 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 2608 Buford Avenue, 2618 Buford Avenue, and 2727 Buford Avenue and 4201 Tyrone Street, 4207 Tyrone Street, and 4208 Tyrone Street for the purpose of the storage of inoperable vehicles outside of an enclosed building, upon certain terms and conditions. The properties are situated in a M-1 Light Industrial District. The Master Plan recommends single‑family (low density) residential land use for the parcels north of Buford Avenue and industrial land use for the parcels south of Buford Avenue.

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Ordinance No. 2019-322 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1013 North 33rd Street for the purpose of two twofamily attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The Property

Ordinance No. 2019-328 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1900 Chamberlayne Parkway for the purpose of office, group home, s h e l t e r, a n d s o c i a l service delivery uses, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is located in the M‑1 Light Industrial District. The City of Richmond’s VUU/Chamberlayne Neighborhood Plan designates a future land use category for

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Ordinance No. 2019-313 To amend City Code § 2-428, concerning traffic control, for the purpose of establishing a process for the installation of all-way stop signs. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

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the subject property as Community Commercial. Primary uses include 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. 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 HENRICO ROBIN CARYLE DEROCHE, Plaintiff v. MICHAEL J. DEROCHE, Defendant. Case No.: CL1900-5599-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit, brought by Robin Caryle Deroche, is a complaint for divorce. It appearing from an affidavit that the Defendant, Michael J. Deroche, cannot be found, and that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant; it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before December 16, 2019, to protect her interest herein; An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk Tameka W. Robinson Cravens & Noll, P.C. 4551 Cox Road, Suite 120 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 (804) 264-4529 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER HILDAH MAKUNGU, Plaintiff v. JAVON FORD, Defendant. Case No.: CL19001500-00 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 25th day of November, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Counsel VSB# 27724 The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ALFONSO DOBSON, Plaintiff v. NAKIA DOBSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL19002302-00 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 December, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TARA DAVIDSON, Plaintiff v. BRANDON DAVIDSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL19003009-00 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 December, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Continued on next column

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Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JOSHUA HAMILTON, Plaintiff v. SHANNON STEADHAM, Defendant. Case No.: CL19003032-00 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 December, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DANIEL TETTEH, Plaintiff v. HAGAR HALL, Defendant. Case No.: CL19003030-00 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 December, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: The 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

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD Commonwealth of Virginia, In re: Crids Leonides mejia maldonado, santos rodrigo maldonado mejia v. amilcar Leonides mejia Amaya & maria delsy maldonado Mejia Case No. JJ097187-01-00 The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Crids Leonides Mejia Maldonado (DOB: 11/14/08), whose mother is Maria Delsy Maldonado Mejia, and whose father is Amilcar Leonides Mejia Amaya, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1241A3. Petitioner is aunt, Santos Rodrigo Maldonado Mejia. Mother’s and Father’s whereabouts are unknown. It is ORDERED that the defendant Amilcar Leonides Mejia Amaya and Maria Delsy Maldonado Mejia appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before January 31, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

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is to: Determine custody of Lesvin Oswaldo Garcia De Leon (DOB: 11/29/03), whose mother is Rosa De Leon Fajardo, and whose father is Jorge Nery Garcia Gonzalez, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Father’s whereabouts are unknown. It is ORDERED that Jorge Nery Garcia Gonzalez appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before December 16, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

S0080884052 3603 Jefferson Davis Highway S0080884051 3605 Jefferson Davis Highway S0080884050 3607 Jefferson Davis Highway S0080884048 3609 Jefferson Davis Highway S0080884047 3613 Jefferson Davis Highway S0080884045 4107 Lynhaven Avenue S0090224012 4109 Lynhaven Avenue S0090224013 1005 Montebello Circle E0100042003 3931 Old Brook Road N0180500012 3945 Old Brook Road N0180500019 2110 Orlando Drive C0090420046 2130 Orlando Drive C0090420048 1012 Porter Street S0000042004 3413 Stockton Street S0002452015 3501 Stockton Street S0002601009 5 Yancey Street N0000330002 The owner/s of any property listed may redeem it at any time before the date of the sale by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, interest and cost thereon, including the pro rata costs of publication hereunder. Gregory A. Lukanuski, Deputy City Attorney Office of the City Attorney for the City of Richmond 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, Virginia (804) 646-7949

Property VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MARY ANN GREEN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3778 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2213 Park Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0001004/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner/s of record, Mary Ann Green. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARY ANN GREEN, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that MARY ANN GREEN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. E. KELLEY LANE, II, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4893 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 427 South Pine Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0000120/027 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, E. Kelley Lane, II. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, E. KELLEY LANE, II, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that E. KELLEY LANE, II, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD Commonwealth of Virginia, In re: Lesvin O Garcia De Leon, Rosa De Leon Fajardo v. Jorge N Garcia Gonzalez Case No. JJ097647-01-00 The object of this suit

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. E. KELLEY LANE, II, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4894 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 429 South Pine Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0000120/026 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, E. Kelley Lane, II. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, E. KELLEY LANE, II, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that E. KELLEY LANE, II, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before

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VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD Commonwealth of Virginia, In re: SILONNEN VALENTINA MOLINA ORTIZ, CLAUDIA ELENA ORTIZ CHEVEZ v. JOSE MANUEL MOLINA Case No. JJ097689-01-00 The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Silonnen Valentina Molina Ortiz (DOB: 9/7/04), whose mother is Claudia Elena Ortiz Chevez, and whose father is Jose Manuel Molina, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1241A3. Father’s whereabouts are unknown. It is ORDERED that the defendant Jose Manuel Molina appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before January 8, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT C. SAMPLE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4297 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2100½ Redd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000665/040, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Robert C. Sample and Christie S. Sample. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROBERT C. SAMPLE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and CHRISTIE S. SAMPLE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ROBERT C. SAMPLE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CHRISTIE S. SAMPLE, 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 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 Notice Judicial Sale of Real Property Owner/s of the below listed properties are hereby given notice that thirty (30) days from the date of this notice, proceedings will be commenced under the authority of Section 58.13965 et seq. of the Code of Virginia to sell the following parcels located in the City of Richmond, Virginia for payment of delinquent taxes: 2209 2nd Avenue N0000559012 3109 3rd Avenue N0000992016 1510 4th Avenue N0000294001 1408 East 18th Street S0070983005 10 East 19th Street S0000241027 1545 North 19th Street E0000934047 1806 North 19th Street E0120282021 812 North 21st Street E0000327015 1712 North 21st Street E0000936008 1810 North 22nd Street E0001080006 1818 North 22nd Street E0001080001 1005 North 27th Street E0000476035 121 East 33rd Street S0001874039 215 East 34th Street S0002286011 3324 Belmont Road C0080939008 5409 Blue Ridge Avenue E0100230005 5433 Blue Ridge Avenue E0100230019 604 East Brookland Park Boulevard N0000981014 5701 Campbell Avenue E0100227028 5705 Campbell Avenue E0100227035 5709 Campbell Avenue E0100227036 5713 Campbell Avenue E0100227037 5717 Campbell Avenue E0100227020 1403 Stiff Street E0100227031 1405 Stiff Street E0100227032 1407 Stiff Street E0100227033 1409 Stiff Street E0100227034 1411 Stiff Street E0100227019 5715 Campbell Avenue E0100227030 1401 Stiff Street E0100227029 2301 Coles Street S0090065035 3315 Decatur Street S0002282015 8001 Forest Hill Avenue C0030240001 8011 Forest Hill Avenue C0030240002 8021 Forest Hill Avenue C0030240003 1815 Gordon Avenue S0000546020 2700 Gravel Hill Road C0040703036 3601 1/2 Jefferson Davis Highway Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ZENA HERRING-ROSE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3275 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 17 West Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000102/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Herring-Rose aka Zena H. Claiborne. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ZENA HERRING-ROSE aka ZENA H. CLAIBORNE, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that HARRISON BRUCE, JR, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 416 page 1701 on October 13, 1994, said deed of trust per its terms maturing on or about September 1999, 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 ZENA HERRING-ROSE aka ZENA H. CLAIBORNE, HARRISON BRUCE, JR, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 416 page 1701 on October 13, 1994, said deed of trust per its terms maturing on or about September 1999, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. LUTTO, INC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3996 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3007 Woodcliff Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000987/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Lutto, Inc. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LUTTO INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, 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 Continued on next page

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LUTTO INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that GREGORY JONES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. GREGORY JONES, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3798 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1822 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120426/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Gregory Jones and Teresha D. Turner aka Teresa D. Jones. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, GREGORY JONES and TERESHA D. TURNER aka TERESA D. JONES, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that GREGORY JONES, TERESHA D. TURNER aka TERESA D. JONES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. LULA P. HUDSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4293 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 127 East 20th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000353/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Lula P. Hudson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LULA P. HUDSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that LULA P. HUDSON, 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 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. LEONARD A. TAYLOR, SR, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3915 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 625 Pollock Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001261/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Leonard A. Taylor, Sr, and Dorothy T. Taylor. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, LEONARD A. TAYLOR, SR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and DOROTHY T. TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that LEONARD A. TAYLOR, SR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DOROTHY T. TAYLOR, 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 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. GREGORY JONES, et al. Defendants. Case No. : CL19-3799 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1509 North 30th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000794/029, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Gregory Jones. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GREGORY JONES, who Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CARL E. BURNETT, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3862 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1607 Albany Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000231/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Carl E. Burnett and Jean E. Burnett. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CARL E. BURNETT, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and JEAN E. BURNETT, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that CARL E. BURNETT, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JEAN E. BURNETT, 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 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. TARANDA MOSLEY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3995 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1716 Southampton Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W000-0702/018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Taranda Mosley, Nathaniel Mosley, Jr. and Irvin R. Mosley. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TARANDA MOSLEY, 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; that said owners, NATHANIEL MOSLEY, JR, and IRVIN R. MOSLEY, 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 T A R A N D A M O S L E Y, NATHANIEL MOSLEY, JR, IRVIN R. MOSLEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JAMES RICHARDSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3994 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2116 Selden Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120259/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, James Richardson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES RICHARDSON, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JAMES RICHARDSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MORE LAND OF VIRGINIA, INC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3922 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2214 Edwards Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000459/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, More Land of Virginia, Inc. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MORE LAND OF VIRGINIA, INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, 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 MORE LAND OF VIRGINIA, INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Continued on next column

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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. A. L. LIVSIE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3864 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2400 Bells Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S009-0065/027, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, A. L. Livsie. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, A. L. LIVSIE, upon information and belief deceased, or the 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 A. L. LIVSIE, upon information and belief deceased, or the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. A. BRAXTON CHUMNEY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-611 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3000 Porter Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001233/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, A. Braxton Chumney. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, A. B R A X T O N C H U M N E Y, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 A. BRAXTON CHUMNEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ROSA BELL WORSHAM, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4295 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3211 Enslow Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001061/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Rosa Bell Worsham, Mary Washington and Jessie Armstrong. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROSA BELL WORSHAM, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARY WASHINGTON, upon information and belief decease, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and JESSIE ARMSTRONG, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” Continued on next column

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IT IS ORDERED that ROSA BELL WORSHAM, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARY WASHINGTON, upon information and belief decease, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JESSIE ARMSTRONG, 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 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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S0000796024 City of Richmond v. Viola Harris Fox, et. al. CL19-392 2621 Bainbridge Street S0000796025 City of Richmond v. Karamat S. Marrefi, et. al. CL19-393 2100 Bellemeade Road S0080276011 City of Richmond v. KCC Holdings, LLC, et. al. CL19-59 2705 Berry Road S0090341006 City of Richmond v. George L. Kite, Jr., et. al. CL18-6026 2707 Berry Road S0090341007 City of Richmond v. George L. Kite, Jr., et. al. CL18-6025 1816 Blair Street W0000840038 City of Richmond v. William McGee, et. al. CL19-450 2810 Burfoot Street S0001121020 City of Richmond v. Leonard J. Byrd, et. al. CL18-3964 2216 Carrington Street E0000469017 City of Richmond v. Joyce Shepherd, et. al. CL18-4454 2014 Carver Street E0001237022 City of Richmond v. George Hill, et. al CL18-4269 405 Catherine Street N0000208007 City of Richmond v. James Lenard, et. al. CL18-4752 600 Chimborazo Boulevard E0000882013 City of Richmond v. Victory Tabernacle Baptist, et. al. CL18-6032 3413 Cliff Avenue N0001351007 City of Richmond v. Terry K. Cousins, et. al. CL19-86 2523 Coles Street S0090104020 City of Richmond v. Donald J. Both, et. al. CL18-3260 2304 Creighton Road E0120294003 City of Richmond v. Joan M. Robinson, et. al. CL18-1142 1913 Decatur Street S0000294023 City of Richmond v. Arthur T. Webb, Sr., et. al. CL18-3238 3018 Grayland Avenue W0001354026 City of Richmond v. Elvin H. Jefferson, Jr., et. al. CL18-5896 2710 Haden Avenue S0080772024 City of Richmond v. Tavia M. Johnston, et. al. CL19-47 2105 Halifax Avenue S0000643013 City of Richmond v. Angela F. Jackson, et. al. CL18-5671 1022 Kinney Street N0000619094 City of Richmond v. Mary Pauline Page, et. al. CL18-6175 2626 Lancelot Avenue S0090301014 City of Richmond v. John H. Hicks, et. al. CL18-6266 1311 West Leigh Street N0000573010 City of Richmond v. Edward Smith, et. al. CL18-5378 3324 Maryland Avenue N0001160001 City of Richmond v. Elvin H. Jefferson, Jr., et. al. CL18-6233 2401 Melbourne Street E0120278001 City of Richmond v. Mabel Lee Clarke, et. al. CL18-5254 2803 Midlothian Turnpike S0000911048 City of Richmond v. Thelma Sor, et. al. CL18-4098 607 South Nansemond Street W0001586016 City of Richmond v. Barbara S. Walker, et. al. CL18-6181 2606 North Avenue N0000641006 City of Richmond v. Joseph Z. Carrington, et. al. CL17-2649 3837 Old Post Road C0090687003 City of Richmond v. Theresa Taylor Sparks, et. al. CL18-6111 2101 Phaup Street E0120259001 City of Richmond v. Daniel Bates, et. al. CL18-3828 2601 Q Street E0000475001 City of Richmond v. Connie B. Parker, et. al. CL18-5702 2603 Q Street E0000475002 City of Richmond v. Connie B. Parker, et. al. CL18-5703 3316 Q Street E0000877011 City of Richmond v. William A. Joyner, et. al. CL18-5705 3318 Q Street E0000877010 City of Richmond v. William A. Joyner, et. al. CL18-5706 2701 Selden Street E0120319001 City of Richmond v. James E. Branch, et. al. CL18-4361 1831 1/3 Thomas Street N0000946013 City of Richmond v. Richard Harris, Jr., et. al. CL18-4175 1831 2/3 Thomas Street N0000946012 City of Richmond v. Albert Cook, Sr., et. al. CL18-5058 704 Webster Street N0000280010 City of Richmond v. Mandel D. Sutton, et. al. CL18-4001

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. PERCY L. LAY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3921 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3349 Dill Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0051182/031, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Percy L. Lay and Queenie Lay. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, PERCY L. LAY, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and QUEENIE LAY, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that P E R C Y L . L AY, u p o n information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, Q U E E N I E L AY, u p o n information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ALPHEUS JONES, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3439 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3704 Lawson Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0002905/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Alpheus Jones. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ALPHEUS JONES, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that BRICE E. LAMBERT, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-8676 on March 22, 2004, and re-recorded at Instrument Number 122600 on February 9, 2012, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that JENNIE MIDDLETON, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-8676 on March 22, 2004, and re-recorded at Instrument Number 122600 on February 9, 2012, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ALPHEUS JONES, BRICE E. LAMBERT, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-8676 on March 22, 2004, and re-recorded at Instrument Number 12-2600 on February 9, 2012, JENNIE MIDDLETON, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-8676 on March 22, 2004, and re-recorded at Instrument Number 12-2600 on February 9, 2012, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ARCHIBALD JONES, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-4296 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3611 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S008-0884/046, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Archibald Jones, Hermenie Jones and Dorothy Jones. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ARCHIBALD JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HERMENIE JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and DOROTHY JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ARCHIBALD JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HERMENIE JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DOROTHY JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ROSA WESTRY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-3992 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2411 Coles Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0090065/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rosa Westry. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROSA WESTRY, 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, SAMUEL JONES, upon information and belief deceased, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and 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 ROSA WESTRY, SAMUEL JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and PARTIES UNKNOWN come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste:

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Pursuant to the terms of Orders of Sale entered in the Richmond Circuit Court, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer the following real estate for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday November 20, 2019 at 2:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as may be effected. The sale is subject to the terms and conditions below and any other terms and conditions which may be announced on the day of auction. Announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over any prior written or verbal terms of sale. 3124 4th Avenue N0000997015 City of Richmond v. Theodora Parham, et. al. CL18-6177 920 East 16th Street S0000393010 City of Richmond v. Wilbur C. Green, et. al. CL19-347 1500 North 19th Street E0000093024 City of Richmond v. Robert P. Paige, Jr., et. al CL18-6236 1524 North 19th Street E0000930007 City of Richmond v. Sonny’s Painting, LLC, et. al. CL18-6179 7 West 20th Street S0000295030 City of Richmond v. Orlander Burke, et. al. CL18-3571 1602 North 22nd Street E0000858012 City of Richmond v. Angus Ellerbe, et. al CL19-316 1603 North 22nd Street E0000859015 City of Richmond v. Raymond J. Thornton, et. al. CL18-4406 1605 North 22nd Street E0000859016 City of Richmond v. George Taylor, et. al. CL18-4453 17 East 28th Street S0001002022 City of Richmond v. Mary A. Smith, et. al. CL19-1235 19 East 28th Street S0001002023 City of Richmond v. Edward Fountain, et. al. CL19-998 30 East 28th Street S0001121001 City of Richmond v. Jessie Hilton, et.al. CL19-610 32 East 28th Street S0001121002 City of Richmond v. Leonard J. Byrd, et. al. CL18-3965 1813 ½ North 28th Street E0120427006 City of Richmond v. William T. Pitts, et. al. CL18-4805 1115 North 29th Street E0000568031 City of Richmond v. Lee E. Carney, et.al. CL18-6234 1417 North 29th Street E0000717026 City of Richmond v. Samover, Inc., et.al. CL18-4177 1810 North 29th Street E0000951011 City of Richmond v. Maude Minor, et.al. CL18-5279 1110 ½ North 30th Street E0000568012 City of Richmond v. William Simms, et.al. CL18-5280 1209 North 31st Street E0000721023 City of Richmond v. George L. Stanley, et. al. CL18-4564 1321 North 31st Street E0000720027 City of Richmond v. Courtney Ruth Carter, et. al. CL18-4359 1106 ½ North 32nd Street E0000722013 City of Richmond v. Bruce Robinson, et. al. CL18-4179 1121 North 32nd Street E0000803031 City of Richmond v. Kay Arrington, et. al. CL18-5836 1127 North 32nd Street E0000803034 City of Richmond v. Caudill & Lewis Holdings, et. al. CL18-6265 1401 North 32nd Street E0000800009 City of Richmond v. Manuel Anderson, et. al. CL18-4178 1322 North 34th Street E0000875003 City of Richmond v. Goldie B. Terry, et. al. CL18-4188 2509 Afton Avenue S0071677016 City of Richmond v. Robert Valentine, et. al. CL18-5848 2511 Afton Avenue S0071677015 City of Richmond v. Robert Valentine, et. al. CL18-5849 3007 Alpine Avenue N0000983019 City of Richmond v. Jessie Thompson, et. al. CL18-5256 738 Arnold Avenue N0001153026 City of Richmond v. Walter L. Craddock, et. al. CL18-6180 2619 Bainbridge Street Continued from previous column

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Black head coaches rare at top tier of college basketball By Craig Meyer. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press

PITTSBURGH Jeff Capel carries a measure of gratitude with him every time he paces the sideline at Petersen Events Center. As he enters his second season as Pitt’s basketball coach, he thinks of his late father who went from a volunteer JV high school coach to head coach of an NCAA tournament team in fewer than 20 years. He thinks of John Thompson and Nolan Richardson, national championship-winning coaches who doubled as aspirational figures. He thinks of all the other black coaches who never reached those same heights, but whose achievements helped make his story possible. “I’m here because of my dad and because of the guys I just mentioned, because of their shoulders and because of the things they did to open Coach up the door,” Coach Capel said. Now, at age 44 and in his 11th season as a Division I head coach, a future that once seemed so boundless for men like him seems dimmer. Pitt’s game Wednesday against Florida State wasn’t only going to be unusual because it’s the rare conference matchup to open a season; it’s also because each team is led by a black coach, with Coach Capel on one bench and Leonard Hamilton on the other. In a sport in which a majority of assistant coaches and an overwhelming majority of the scholarship players are black, the number of black head coaches lags behind. Of the 75 programs in college basketball’s six major conferences, only 14 have a black head coach (18.7 percent). If the count is limited to the so-called Power Five leagues, eliminating the Big East and its five black head coaches, that number dips to 13.8 percent. The percentage of black head coaches in those six conferences is lower now than it was during the 1996-97 season, when Coach Capel was a senior at Duke University. To those in the sport, particularly those most affected by it, it stands as a glaring and maddeningly resilient set of numbers that, even when they prompt discussion, has seldom led to change. “As long as this continues to go on, you’re always going to have coaches who are getting left out and are not getting those opportunities,” said LeVelle Moton, head coach at North Carolina Central. “It’s heartbreaking, man. It’s really heartbreaking.” Shortage at the top The statistics that illustrate the realities for black college basketball coaches are most noticeable at the top levels of the sport. Across all of Division I men’s basketball (353 schools), 29.2 percent of head coaches are black. It’s a much higher percentage than it is in the major conferences, but when coaches at black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are removed from the equation, that number falls to 24.1 percent. After an offseason in which four black head coaches were fired in the six major conferences, the Pac-12 doesn’t have a single black coach. When Michigan tapped former standout Juwan Howard as its new coach in May, he became the first black head coach hired by a Big Ten program since 2007. These gaps are happening while 78.9 percent of the major conference scholarship players are

black, creating a disconnect. “It’s a great concern,” said Jim Haney, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). “We know we have quality people capable of being head coaches. One can say ‘Are coaches of color getting opportunities?’ You would clearly say the percentages suggest no.” It’s not as if the low number of black head coaches is the product of a shallow talent pool, either. At Division I programs, 50.1 percent of assistant coaches are black, and even when assistants from HBCUs aren’t included, that number is still at 47.6 percent. “More people need to understand this — it can’t be that we can play the game and our assistants can recruit the game, but we can’t ask head coaches at the highest level to coach the game,” said Ron Hunter, head coach at Tulane University and a former NABC Capel president. What’s most distressing to some in the industry is that the share of head coaches who are black has fallen significantly in the past 15 years. As far back as the 1997-98 season, exactly one-quarter of major conference head coaches were black, a group including Tubby Smith, who led the University of Kentucky to a national championship that year. That figure was above 30 percent from 2000 to 2006, peaking at 33.8 percent during the 2004-05 season. In each of the past six seasons, however, it hasn’t been higher than 21.3 percent, sinking as low as 16 percent during the 2016-17 campaign. “I’ve been disappointed and confused with the whole process,” Hamilton said. “I’ve been searching, trying to figure out how we come to some resolution on where we go from here.” A look at leadership The problem, as anyone will carefully explain, is complex. It is a creation of a litany of factors, variables that extend beyond present circumstances and the gyms in which the games are played. The reason that’s easiest to understand, or is at least the most quantifiable, is that a lack of diversity among coaches is the byproduct of a lack of diversity in leadership in athletic departments and at universities. At Division I schools, 15.6 percent of athletic directors are black, a number that falls to 10 percent at non-HBCUs. In the major conferences, 13.3 percent of athletic directors are black. Only one university president in those leagues, Ohio State’s Michael V. Drake, is black. “That’s the worst report card we issue every year in terms of grades. The only one that really has Fs in it is the D-I leadership report,” said Richard Lapchick, director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. “If it’s a bunch of white guys making decisions, it might not necessarily be that they’re racist, but it might mean that they just don’t know any people that don’t look like or think like them.” The dissolution of the Black Coaches Association (BCA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the growth of minorities in coaching, has also played a prominent part in the current predicament. For years, the BCA — with men such as Georgetown’s Thompson, Arkansas’ Richardson and Temple’s John Chaney serving as its face — wielded significant power, applying pressure on the powers-that-be to improve hiring practices, as well as helping educate black coaches and prepare them for the hiring

process. Its influence was one reason why mi- I coaches are at HBCUs, where they face stifling nority coaching percentages were once so high. elements of their own. When Coach Capel first got into coaching, his father, a graduate of an Its absence has created a vacuum. “It kept a balance,” said Perry Clark, a former HBCU who coached at HBCUs for years, told head coach at Tulane and Miami who is now an him not to take a job at an HBCU because it’s assistant coach at South Carolina. “It allowed hard, if not impossible, to move up to a bigger program. In the past 20 years, only four black us to have a voice in that arena.” coaches have gone directly from an HBCU to a A glass ceiling Even 14 years removed from it, Coach Capel predominantly white Division I institution. At schools in smaller leagues, some of will never forget the conversation. Shortly before his final season at Virginia whom are severely limited in their resources, advancement in the college basketball Commonwealth in 2005, Coach hierarchy can be difficult. Capel was an assistant for the United “You do get pigeonholed,” said States’ team in the World University Moton, who has led North Carolina Games in Izmir, Turkey, where he Central to three consecutive NCAA wrote a series of blog entries that tournaments. “It’s almost like Major appeared on VCU’s website detailLeague Baseball and then the Negro ing the experience. While in his Leagues. It’s Satchel Paige and Josh office one day after he returned Gibson and Cool Papa Bell and Jackie home, someone who worked at the Robinson. They’re over here and evuniversity complimented the pieces eryone else is pretty much over there. and asked who wrote them for him. Coach Smart They’re not invited to the party.” When Coach Capel replied it was Eddie Robinson Rule? him, the other person was incredulous, asking For years, Lapchick and organizations like again who wrote them. “I was like ‘I did graduate from Duke, man,’ the National Association for Coaching Equity ” Coach Capel said. “I don’t know if a white & Development have advocated for what they call the Eddie Robinson Rule. Named after the coach would have gotten that.” His experience is hardly unique. For many iconic Grambling football coach, the measure black coaches interviewed for this story, their would require schools to interview at least one time in the profession has shown them that, minority candidate for any head-coaching or merely because of the color of their skin, they’re leadership position before settling on a final liable to be viewed a certain way, even if there’s hire. In spirit and practice, it’s similar to the Rooney Rule in the NFL. no malicious intent behind it. The NCAA has said that it, as a nonprofit It’s perhaps most evident in the gulf between the percentage of black assistants and black head and voluntary member association, can’t legally coaches in the Power Five conferences and Big adopt such a rule. Instead, it asked members to East. In those leagues, 58.7 percent of assistant sign a pledge committing to promoting diversity coaches are black, more than three times as and gender equity. According to the NCAA’s high as the 18.7 percent of head coaches who website, 290 Division I school presidents have are black. Each of the 75 programs in those signed it, but a handful of notable schools, such as Notre Dame and Boston College, haven’t. conferences has at least one black assistant. That gap illustrates what many black coaches More than three years after the pledge’s introsee as a widely held view that they’re often duction, minority representation among colbest-suited as recruiters. When Coach Capel was lege basketball coaches, athletic directors and approached by Duke in 2011 to be an assistant college football coaches (only 10.8percent of following his firing as head coach at Oklahoma, Football Bowl Subdivision coaches are black) he said he didn’t want to be brought in only to remains low. In Oregon, which has required state schools be what he dubbed “The Black Recruiter.” “In some peoples’ minds, there’s a differ- to interview candidates of color, Lapchick sees ence between relating to players and running an example of how the Eddie Robinson Rule could work effectively, but it also makes him a program,” Clark said. That distinction can lead to a label that can wonder why more states haven’t taken a similar stunt career advancement, serving as a glass approach. “Unless we change the hiring practices, we’re ceiling of sorts. going to end up with the same type of figures “It can be crippling,” Coach Capel said. That all-too-common portrayal of black deep into the future,” Lapchick said. Short of anything codified, most prescripcoaches was reinforced by the FBI investigation into corruption in college basketball. Rick Pitino, tions are tied to broader changes in culture and a white head coach, was fired after his Louis- mindsets, with the hope that such shifts would ville program was implicated, but among the 10 lead to substantive change. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, people arrested in 2017 when the investigation was revealed to the public were four assistant one of 10 black people in the major confercoaches — Emanuel “Book” Richardson, Chuck ences to hold such a position, thinks back to Person, Tony Bland and Lamont Evans — all his time at Arizona State, when the Pac-10 (now Pac-12) would host sessions in which of whom are black. “That bothered me,” Hunter said. “Those four minority coaches could connect with athletic guys weren’t the guys that caused the issues that administrators. He believes similar events and we’ve got in this business. But what came out a more concerted effort from conferences could of it were four African-Americans that had to improve matters. “To me, it’s those moments where an AD can go to trial and that became the face of college basketball. That was one of the low points I’ve have 20 minutes in a casual environment back in the day, when Shaka (Smart) was coming had in this business.” “They’re the face of it,” said Stan Heath, through or an Ed Cooley,” Smith said. “You’d a former head coach at Arkansas and South have a chance to just connect and say ‘OK, if Florida. “They’re the scapegoat of it. It just I ever have an opening, that guy is going to be on my list.’ To me, that’s an effort that needs to doesn’t smell right.” Nearly one-quarter of the 103 black Division be more intentional, broader and deeper.”

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3506 Woodson Avenue N0001552011 City of Richmond v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, et. al. CL18-3084 TERMS OF SALE: All sales are subject to confirmation by the Richmond Circuit Court. The purchase price will include the winning bid plus 10% of the winning bid. High bidders will pay at the time of the auction a deposit of at least 20% of the purchase price, or $2500.00, whichever is greater. If the purchase price is under $2500.00, high bidders will pay in full at the time of the auction. High bidders will pay the balance of the purchase price to the Special Commissioner, and deed recordation costs, by a date and in a form as stated in a settlement instruction letter. Time is of the essence. If a high bidder defaults by not making these payments in full, on time, and in the required form, the Special Commissioner will retain the deposit, and may seek other remedies to include the cost of resale or any resulting deficiency. Settlement shall occur when the Richmond Circuit Court enters an Order of Confirmation. Conveyance shall be either by a special commissioner’s deed or a special warranty deed. Real estate taxes will be adjusted as of the date of entry for the Order of Confirmation. Properties are sold “as is” without any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, subject to the rights of any person in possession, and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of a property may disclose. It is assumed that bidders will make a visual exterior inspection of a property within the limits

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