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City Council members angered by their colleagues’ action on Coliseum replacement proposal

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The divisions among City Council members over the Coliseum replacement plan appear to be hardening.

In a move reflecting that division, five members of City Council quietly decided to host public meetings to go over the details of the proposal to replace the Richmond Coliseum — without letting the four others participate in that decision.

The first of the nine meetings — all open to the public — is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 23, on the second floor of City Hall, according to a schedule 5th District Councilman Parker C. Agelasto released on Facebook.

The majority, led by Council President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, made the decision Sept. 16 without informing the four other members who were out of the room and apparently unaware that the idea was being considered.

Before the decision, the nine members had moved into closed session on a separate matter in a separate room. When that ended, four of the members continued talking as the others resumed the public meeting, making no effort to get their colleagues to return.

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Race question muted, but not eliminated on marriage license application

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She’s out

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The No. 2 official at City Hall has lost her job.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney on Wednesday fired Selena Cuffee-Glenn, the city’s chief administrative officer.

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Virginia couples preparing for their wedding day no longer have to identify their race on their application for a marriage license, according to an opinion issued by Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring.

A revised state form for the licenses makes the formerly mandatory question one couples can opt out of answering.

“The statute plainly requires a question about race be asked,” Mr. Herring wrote in a Sept. 13 memorandum to Janet Rainey, director and state registrar of the Virginia Division of Vital Records.

“But no provision of the statute expressly requires the couple to identify their race or says what happens if they decline to do so.”

He said local circuit court clerks should

issue a marriage license regardless of whether an applicant answers the race question.

“Any statute requiring a governmental official to deny a marriage license to Mr. Herring an applicant who declines to provide information about his or her race would raise serious constitutional questions,” he wrote.

The state Division of Vital Records has revised the application so couples know they do not have to answer the question.

Three couples seeking marriage licenses in Arlington and Rockbridge County launched a federal lawsuit against circuit court clerks and Ms. Rainey on Sep. 5, objecting to the race requirement for a

Virginia marriage license, as well as the usage of “unscientific, highly controversial, misleading, useless and tainted categories,” according to the suit.

“Fifty-two years after the Supreme Court struck down laws preventing the marriage of white and non-white persons,” the lawsuit stated, “the Commonwealth of Virginia continues to require its residents, including plaintiffs, affirmatively to label themselves, against their will, according to categories rooted in a malignant statutory scheme working to the detriment of non-white persons.”

Rockbridge County provided a couple that questioned the requirement with a list of more than 200 potential races that included “American,” “Aryan,” “Moor” and “Mulatto,” according to the lawsuit.

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Broken promises end legacy at 17th Street Farmers’ Market

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Sisters Evelyn Luceal Allen, left, and Rosa L. Fleming have been coming to the 17th Street Farmers’ Market since they were youngsters. For more than 75 years, they have helped family members sell produce grown on the family farm in Hanover before they took over decades ago.

They have been fixtures at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market in Shockoe Bottom for decades, just like their parents and grandparents before them.

Now, sisters Evelyn Luceal Allen, 84, and Rosa L. Fleming, 80, have closed their stand beside the market from which they daily sold greens, tomatoes, watermelons, potatoes and other produce grown on their land in Hanover County.

It’s a big change for the market where they showed up seven days a week, winter as well summer, to sell.

According to the sisters, a trail of broken City Hall promises and a disastrous makeover of the historic market have driven away even steady customers, leaving the sisters mostly whiling away eight hours daily without a sale.

After four years of trying to hang on, the sisters closed for the last time on Sunday at the stand at Franklin and 17th streets, just outside the market. They had been consigned to the space since Please turn to A4

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We won!

The Aryee siblings — from left, Caleb, 9; Othneil, 12; and Zari, 9 — celebrate after learning they won a bicycle in a raffle at the 6th Annual Brookland Park Community Celebration last Saturday in North Side. The event, sponsored by the Historic Brookland Park Collective, featured food, music and fellowship along West Brookland Park Boulevard that was closed to traffic. The youngsters used the no traffic zone to happily and freely road test their new bike.

public meetings came during the council’s informal session that is held before the regular, publicly televised meeting. No mention was made of the meetings on Navy Hill’s Coliseum replacement proposal during the regular session.

The council members left out of the decision were Council Vice President Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District; Kim B. Gray, 2nd District; Kristen N. Larson, 4th District; and Reva M. Trammell, 8th District.

They were left fuming about the lack of courtesy by Dr. Newbille and the majority comprised of council members Andreas D. Addison, 1st District; Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District; Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District; and Michael J. Jones, 9th District.

The four are considered, at this point, likely opponents of the Coliseum replacement project. The proposal would require a super-majority of seven members to allow the sale of city property to make the project happen.

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4 city schools to get new names

By Ronald E. Carrington

The Richmond School Board has embraced renaming four city schools and approved, on an 8-1 vote Monday night, a process to make it happen.

The schools to get a new name by the end of the year are George Mason Elementary School in Church Hill, E.S.H. Greene Elementary School in South Side, Amelia Street School in the West End and the new middle school under construction in South Side.

The renaming plan was advanced by Superintendent Jason Kamras.

“At the end of the day … changing a name is but a symbol.

But symbols matter, especially today when so many Americans of so many backgrounds feel increasingly under attack,” he said.

In June 2018, the School Board voted to rename J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School in North Side, which was named to honor the Confederate general, to Barack Obama Elementary School. New signs and logos were in place when the Fendall Avenue school opened that fall for the 2018-19 academic year.

New George Mason and Greene elementary schools also are under construction and are scheduled to open in the fall of 2020.

“What is absolutely necessary is to have these (new) school names by the end of the calendar year in order to have signage ready for the 2020 fall opening,” Mr. Kamras told the board.

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Solar homes showcased in Carver area The Carver neighborhood has joined the solar currently about $46,000 annually. revolution. project:HOMES plans to add two more solar Left, installers put a solar panel in place on the homes on adjacent Catherine Street by the end of roof of a new home in the 1200 block of West Leigh the year. The organization credited the Community Street. Below left, a crane brings panels to the crew. Foundation and Wells Fargo Bank with helping to Below is a view of the seven finished two-bedroom- cover the cost of the solar panels.

2½-bath solar homes that were showcased during a The development also represents the finish to Sept. 12 open house by RichmondRichmond’s investment in the Neighbased developer project:HOMES. borhood in Bloom program for the Energy bills at the homes, which Carver and Newtowne community. are heavily insulated, are expected Slices of life and scenes Led by the Richmond Redevelopment to be dramatically reduced because and Housing Authority, that effort in Richmond of the amount of power generated began 20 years ago to help uplift an by the solar panels. area just west of Jackson Ward where many houses This is one of the few solar neighborhoods — were in poor condition. including one in Fulton — built in Richmond. The The program included support for renovation of 1,200-square-foot homes designed by architect Da- existing homes and development of new homes to vid Winn are being offered for sale at $185,000, or fill vacant lots or replace older homes that could not around $1,200 month, including mortgage, taxes and be saved. The program attracted a wave of private insurance. They are targeted for homebuyers making apartment development as well as investment from at or below 80 percent of the area median income, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Collaboration leads Hearing on Coliseum referendum to new walk-in legal petitions set for Sept. 30 clinic in East End

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A Virginia Commonwealth University community health program is joining with the University of Richmond and the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society to provide free legal advice in the East End. The new initiative, announced Wednesday, involves law students from UR’s Carrico Center for Pro Bono & Public Service.

They will work with a Legal Aid lawyer at VCU’s recently opened Health Hub at 25th Street and Nine Mile Road adjacent to the grocery store, according to a news release on the program.

The new walk-in service is available at the Health Hub from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays, according to the announcement.

VCU’s Health Hub was created to provide education and activities that promote health and well-being.

Tara Casey, director of the Carrico Center based at the UR Downtown campus, stated that about a dozen students have been assigned to the program.

The students’ role, she stated, would be to complete intake screenings to better enable the Legal Aid attorney to provide advice to clients or connect them to resources on issues related to housing, family law, public benefits and other issues.

Allison Held, a UR law school graduate and VCU’s director for medical legal partnerships, calls the program a good fit with the Health Hub. “There are so many social and legal factors impacting the health of this community,” Ms. Held stated, “and our main goal is to build trust and effect positive change.”

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Five people and a local organization will be honored at the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s 29th Annual Celebration and Awards Benefit at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Hippodrome Theater, 528 N. 2nd St. in Jackson Ward.

The event, featuring dinner and dancing, will honor community leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to help advance VICPP’s mission of social justice and advocacy and interfaith unity.

Honorees and their awards are: Father Jack Podsiadlo of Sacred Heart Center, Immigrant Justice Advocacy Award; Valerie Slater, executive director, RISE for Youth, Criminal Justice Advocacy Award; Delegate Marcia “Cia” Price of Newport News and the CARE Coalition for eviction reform, Economic Justice Advocacy Awards; and Pastor Paul Wilson of Union Grove Baptist Church and Swami Dayananda of Yogaville Environmental Solutions, Environmental Justice Advocacy Award.

Martin Wegbreit of Central Virginia Legal Aid and Christine Marra of the Virginia Poverty Law Center will accept the Economic Justice Advocacy Award on behalf of CARE Coalition.

Tickets: $100, with proceeds benefiting the center’s work.

Details: www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org or (804) 643-2474

Correction Freelance writer Robin Farmer of Hanover County won a publishing package worth $7,500 as part of a nationwide contest.

An article published in the Sept. 12-14 edition of the Free Press contained an incorrect value of the award.

The Free Press regrets the error.

The leader of a drive to allow voters to weigh in on the proposed Coliseumreplacement plan will get a chance to prove he submitted enough signatures to get a referendum on the proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Paul Goldman, who heads the Put Schools First campaign, said Tuesday a Richmond Circuit Court hearing he had sought for three weeks has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, before Chief Judge Joi Jeter Taylor.

Mr. Goldman said he plans to subpoena a long list of witnesses to show that he met the requirement to submit 10,341 signatures of registered voters for the referendum to

be on the ballot.

He said the list of witnesses will include city Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter, who said wrongly determined that the petition drive had fallen 400 signatures short of the number required.

Ms. Showalter reported to Judge Taylor in mid-August that only 9,941 signatures were found to be valid out of the nearly 15,000 submitted.

But Mr. Goldman claims her count is inaccurate.

A Free Press review showed Ms. Showalter listed dozens of voters as “cannot identify” even though they show up on the voter rolls under the same name and address that are on the petitions.

She also listed other voters as dupli-

cate signatures that a line-by-line review conducted by Mr. Goldman showed had signed the petitions just once.

In addition, Ms. Showalter also eliminated hundreds of otherwise qualified voters who listed a city address different from the one listed on the voter rolls, even though the state law that governs referendum petitions does not require any address to be listed, just that the person live in the jurisdiction.

In a case seven years ago, Richmond Circuit Court Judge Melvin R. Hughes, who is now retired, ordered a candidate whom Ms. Showalter had disqualified for failing to submit sufficient signatures to be listed on the 2012 ballot. She wrongly had rejected the petition signatures of voters who had moved.

RPS bus service for preschool program not in full operation

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The free bus service that was supposed to drive more parents to enroll their 4-year-old children in a Richmond Public Schools preschool program has yet to fully materialize despite administrative promises.

While some bus service is underway three weeks after school began, it is not clear that a majority of children are being served.

RPS Chief of Staff Michelle Hudacsko stated in an email to the Free Press on Sept. 3, opening day for the 2019-20 academic year, that the school system “absolutely followed through (in) providing transportation” for children enrolled in preschool.

“Every enrolled Virginia Preschool Initiative student — at every center and school — has been offered transportation,” she continued. “Once all families are enrolled and interest is indicated, we will finalize routes with the goal of ensuring the shortest possible route times.”

She urged parents who did not receive information on the bus option to email her at MHudacsko@rvaschools.net.

Based on Free Press checks following her statement, some buses are delivering

children to various centers. However, parents still appear to be delivering many of the children to the five centers where VPI classes are held and to schools that host additional VPI classrooms.

The Free Press also found that RPS waited until Sept. 11 to post on VPI’s Facebook page a notice to parents that bus service would be available, although no details were offered and no mention was made of the state requirement that makes preschool transportation mandatory.

No information that transportation is provided is included on the VPI pages on RPS’ website.

That appears to be far less than Superintendent Jason Kamras promised the School Board at its June 17 meeting.

Mr. Kamras said then that restoration of the preschool bus service, which had been shut down several years ago in a cost-cutting move, was a positive coup for RPS and parents. He said RPS was planning a marketing campaign to spread the word about VPI and the availability of transportation.

At the time, the School Board was told that RPS was projecting 917 students would be enrolled in the VPI and VPI Plus programs as of the start of the 2019-20 school year, although fewer than

600 students were signed up at that point.

Participation has been shrinking in the preschool programs that used to serve nearly 1,100 students.

Despite Ms. Hudacsko’s statement, RPS Chief Operating Officer Darin Simmons Jr. told the School Board that night that the busing operation for preschool children was still a work in progress. He said parents would be asked to provide information on whether they would need transportation.

He indicated that a Mr. Simmons full update on transportation and VPI enrollment likely would not be available until early October.

Several parents, who asked that their names not be published, told the Free Press they were informed during VPI orientation that free transportation might be available, but added they have not received any information or letter about it.

“Bus service would be great,” said one parent who had a friend drive her and her child to the preschool program, “I don’t have a car. And it would make it much easier for me.”

Climate actions planned for Friday as part of worldwide strike Amid growing worries about climate change, Richmond environmental activists are joining the call for a worldwide strike on Friday, Sept. 20, to urge governments at all levels to get more involved in addressing the issue.

Two separate groups are planning events in Richmond to raise awareness about climate change and to help people get involved.

The Virginia Chapter of U.S. Youth

Climate Strike is leading a march to the State Capitol followed by a rally, with hopes that students in the Richmond area will take off from class to participate.

Stephanie Younger of the state chapter has called for participants to gather at 7th and Broad streets by 11:45 a.m. Friday for the march to the Capitol and the rally. Moms Out Front and other organizations are supporting the effort.

Separately, the Richmond Citizens’

Climate Lobby, Sunrise Richmond, Richmond XR and other environmental groups are holding an evening demonstration and march to City Hall.

The event will begin with a rally 5 p.m.

Friday at Monroe Park that sits between Main and Franklin streets adjacent to Virginia Commonwealth University. Following speeches, participants will march at 6:30 p.m. to City Hall, 900 E. Broad St.

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Her ouster followed the release of an internal inspector general’s report alleging that Ms. Cuffee-Glenn had been involved in the city’s hiring of at least one of her extended family members.

In a statement issued at 6:57 p.m., Mayor Stoney said he was “both concerned and deeply disappointed” by the findings of the inspector general.

He said “the conduct detailed in this report erodes the public trust, violates the spirit of good government and has diminished my confidence in the CAO to continue to serve in her role.”

He said the city “has separated the CAO from employment” and that he appointed Lenora Reid, currently the city’s chief financial officer, as interim CAO. Ms. Cuffee-Glenn was named CAO in April 2015 and con-

tinued after Mayor Stoney took office in January 2017.

Mayor Stoney stated that after learning in May that a relative of Ms. Cuffee-Glenn had gained employment with the City of Richmond, he said he went to the inspector general, then Lou Lassiter, who also is the city auditor, and “pledged my administration would fully cooperate in a review of the circumstances of the hiring and compensation.”

The mayor was briefed about the report earlier this week by current inspector general James Osuna.

Along with her husband, Keith Glenn, who serves as a Richmond sheriff’s deputy, the report disclosed that other family members on the city payroll include Ms. Cuffee-Glenn’s daughter, a sister’s child, two second cousins and the spouse of one of the second cousins.

The report turned up evidence that Ms. Cuffee-Glenn had aided in the hiring of the second cousin’s spouse.

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over 30 years.

Council also is poised to appoint the final seven members of an advisory commission it created to review the Coliseum replacement proposal that could be accompanied by more than $900 million in private investment in apartments, offices and retail operations on mostly city-owned property near City Hall.

The project, embraced by Mayor Levar M. Stoney, is the brainchild of the Navy Hill District Corp., which is led by the top executive at Dominion Energy, Thomas F. Farrell II. The development company and project are named after the AfricanAmerican neighborhood that once occupied the area from the Coliseum to City Hall.

The decision to have the lengthy briefings from the administration has disappointed Ms. Gray, who believes Dr. Newbille and her council allies have another motivation.

“It appears that they are trying to undermine the (council) commission before it is even seated,” Ms. Gray said.

She expressed concern that the five council members also approved increasing the amount allocated from the council’s budget to hire an independent consultant from $50,000 to $190,000.

That decision also took place during Monday’s informal council session while the four members were out of the room. Ms. Gray said she learned about it when a council staff member casually mentioned it.

Ms. Gray said she would not attend the briefings and, in

an email she sent Monday to Dr. Newbille and other council members, urged the council president to “delay moving forward with this series of special meetings.”

Ms. Gray asked for the delay “until it can be determined how much in additional council expenditures will be incurred” by tying up city staff for the extended meetings on the project and “until greater public participation can be encouraged.”

In her email, Ms. Gray noted that all of the sessions on Navy Hill are to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a time that she stated “is not conducive to public participation. The interests of transparency and accountability are not served when many citizens cannot take the time during the workday to attend the meetings.”

Ms. Gray noted that “skepticism about the merits of the Navy Hill proposal will only be reinforced if it is believed that public opinion is not valued.”

She also objected to Dr. Newbille’s decision to move ahead on a motion to boost council spending for a consultant without all nine members weighing in.

“The public has a reasonable expectation that its duly elected representatives will have an opportunity to participate in all decisions” related to Navy Hill, Ms. Gray wrote. “Further, all taxpayers expect that significant increases in council expenditures should not be incurred without due consideration from each council member. To allow otherwise constitutes a breach of faith with those who elected us.”

Dr. Newbille has not responded to a Free Press request for comment.

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the city began in 2015 and went into full swing two years ago to overhaul the public marketplace that has been around for more than 280 years.

The result of the $3.6 million taxpayer investment at the farmers’ market: A large, vacant and unattractive concrete slab stretching from Main to Franklin streets, a far cry from the tree-shaded Europeanstyle plaza the city said it would create for events and other people-attracting programs that also were to benefit the adjacent restaurants.

“We haven’t made any money since they started,” said Ms. Fleming, who, like her sister started stocking and selling as children at the family stand in Shockoe Bottom and at the once thriving but long defunct 6th Street Farmers’ Market.

“We’ve had to borrow money to keep going,” Ms. Fleming said. “We kept getting promised that things would change, but nothing has happened. No one followed through. We just can’t keep waiting for the city to keep its word. It’s just not right what they’ve done.

“If we were white, they wouldn’t have treated us this way,” Ms. Fleming said.

“That’s how I feel.”

As they closed up, the sisters submitted a letter to Leonard Sledge, city director of economic and community development, the department that oversaw the makeover.

They demanded the city pay them $36,000 each “to make this situation right.”

For at least the past two years, as documented in email exchanges between an advocate for the sisters and city officials, Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration kept promising to install new stands inside the market for the “legacy vendors,” the two sisters and Timothy Christian, a fifth generation fruit and vegetable vendor who continues to operate on Main Street with hopes that customers might return.

City officials, including city architect Jeannie Welliver, who led the makeover project, have shown the legacy vendors various renderings of different kinds of stands the city was considering. But the space for the stands remains vacant, even after Mayor Stoney removed Enrichmond Foundation, a city-created nonprofit, from managing the market and put the city Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities in charge on July 1.

The only evidence of the city’s commitment to provide new stands appears to be three large sheds now stored in a recreation department parking lot at 1209 Admiral St. in North Side.

In a statement Wednesday by parks department spokesperson Tamara Jenkins, the sisters’ departure was described as “unfortunate.”

‘The City desires that they return and continue to operate at the market. We continue to work on the long-range solu-

tion that we have been in discussion with them on” that involves the providing them with a suitable vending cart with storage space, Ms. Jenkins stated.

According to Richard Tatnall, a community organizer who has been the foremost advocate for the sisters, the final straw for the sisters was an Aug. 27 meeting with Mr. Sledge.

According to Mr. Tatnall and the sisters, Mr. Sledge again made promises about the city’s commitment to them, but then abruptly cut off further communication after the meeting and didn’t respond to followup emails that included questions.

Mr. Sledge stated that he had provided written responses to the questions and also added that he, too, wants the sisters to return as the city continues to work with them on a long-range solution. Neither he nor DPRCF indicated a timeline for making the solution happen.

Ms. Fleming and Ms. Allen’s departure ends a family selling dynasty that stretches back to at least the 1890s, when their grandfather, Thomas Carter Sr. and his wife, Lelia, began selling produce grown on their Hanover County land and elsewhere at the city’s farmers’ markets.

The sisters’ parents, Thomas E. and Inell Carter, continued the practice and also worked for other county farms with their 15 children, including the two sisters, as well as a wave of 67 foster children whom the family cared for through the years, Ms. Fleming said.

“People who hired us knew the work would get done as promised,” she said.

The family had stands at other locations, as have the sisters. Ms. Fleming said that she and her sister have sold produce and other items at the once popular Boulevard.

For 60 years, she spent at least one day a week at Malvern Avenue and Cary Street, and she’s considering returning there.

Christmas wreaths were her most popular item there.

But the sisters have mostly spent their time at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market. In addition to selling produce, the sisters also helped keep the place tidy. Ms. Fleming said they picked up litter and dog poop the city wouldn’t clear away so customers would not get disgusted.

“It was the city’s job, but we did it to keep the place looking nice,’ she said.

They also mothered the homeless who ended up sleeping in Shockoe Bottom, providing them with sandwiches, beverages and caring conversation.

While they work with Mr. Tatnall to press their claim for the $72,000, Ms. Fleming said she and her sister plan to return to the market at least two days a week to visit with their “family,” the many people they know, including a bread delivery driver who has been part of their feeding operation for years.

She said she and her sister also plan to distribute beverages and food to their homeless friends, and also could distribute the unsold produce that is still at Ms. Allen’s farm.

“We won’t be selling, but we want to come back to see people we know,” she said.

“We don’t want to give up doing that.”

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prompting the new name. George Mason was the main author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776 that proclaimed the inherent rights of men and later served as the basis for the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights, but he owned enslaved Africans. “… (T)his disqualifies him (Mason) from the honor of having one of our schools named after him,” Mr. Kamras stated in his weekly newsletter.

Greene Elementary and Thompson Middle, both former Chesterfield County schools, were named for Chesterfield educators or administrators.

Thompson was combined with Elkhardt Middle School four years ago. The new middle school, to replace ElkhardtThompson, is being constructed on the former Elkhardt site on Hull Street Road.

Amelia Street School adopted Thirteen Acres School earlier this year, and the school division is looking for a new name for the combined school.

The only School Board member to vote against the renaming plan was 4th District representative Jonathan Young.

During an interview Tuesday, Mr. Young expressed disappointment in his colleagues for not having an honest, candid conversation about reconciling the use of the names of the country’s founding fathers but were hypocritical in their personal lives.

“It is hard to reconcile these men’s original sin — slavery — all of these years later,” Mr. Young said. “That is still part of who we are, especially Richmond, the (former) capital of the Confederacy.”

But Mr. Kamras has a contrasting point of view. “… (T)hose who argue that we’re erasing history by changing a school name, I respectfully disagree,” he wrote in his weekly newsletter. “School names are different from history textbooks.

They’re special honors that should inspire – not alienate – our students.”

In outlining the renaming process, Shadae Harris, RPS chief engagement officer, said a “renaming team” will be selected for each of the four schools. Each team, to be comprised of students, family members, teachers, support staff, community stakeholders, a School Board member and administration representative, will be charged with reviewing names submitted by the public and selecting three names to submit to the RPS administration for consideration.

Renaming team members will attend community meetings and School Board public hearings in reviewing the names.

The public also can submit possible names through an online portal on the RPS website. All submissions will be posted on the RPS website.

The School Board scheduled two public hearings that will be live streamed on the RPS website. They will be held at 6 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 4, and Monday, Nov. 14, at City Hall, 17th floor.

The board is scheduled to vote on four new names at its Dec. 2 meeting.

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“Anything that sets up the potential to lead to discrimination is probably not a good thing,” said Edward F. Jewett, clerk of the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk, who learned of the revision last Friday.

The statute mandating the race question on marriage licenses was briefly removed in 2003 by the General Assembly, only to be reinstated two years later. Mr. Jewett noted that in both instances, the decisions were near unanimous, with legislators pointing to the “important statistical information” such information provided.

While the revised form allows couples to select “declined to answer” when selecting their race, it doesn’t remove the question.

Because of this, the couples are continuing their lawsuit in hopes of having the statute removed from Virginia law entirely.

Mr. Jewett noted that federal judges may rule the lawsuit is without merit because couples no longer have to answer the question. He further speculated that state lawmakers may beat the couples to the punch, adding, “I expect that it will be addressed in the General Assembly and maybe the question will disappear in the spring.”

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The federal government has slapped Virginia with a $3.8 million penalty because of mistakes made processing almost one in 10 food stamp applications last year.

According to U.S. Department of Agriculture data, Virginia had the eighth highest error rate among states administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The federal Department of Agriculture imposed the penalty because Virginia had a SNAP error rate of 9.6 percent in 2018 and 9.7 percent in 2017.

“If (a high error rate) occurs two consecutive years, the state receives a fiscal sanction based on the SNAP caseload size and the difference between the state’s payment error rate and the national payment error rate,” said Patrice Hagan, public relations manager for the Virginia Department of Social Services.

SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal initiative that provides food purchasing assistance to low-income individuals. The USDA oversees the program.

Last year, Virginia granted SNAP benefits totaling about $85 million per month to more than 700,000 residents.

The state can spend half of the penalty on efforts to reduce errors.

Payment errors do not necessarily stem from fraudulent activity, according to the state

Department of Social Services. More often than not, the caseworker miscalculated how much assistance a SNAP applicant qualifies for.

For example, the caseworker may have erred in entering the applicant’s income, shelter expenses or medical deductions.

About one-third of the errors were caused by the applicant — not the caseworker, according to data presented by the Virginia Department of Social Services.

Errors don’t always mean people received more SNAP benefits than they actually were eligible to receive. In about one-fifth of the errors, the applicants received less assistance than they were eligible for, according to the USDA. “Virginia got hit with higher error rates over the past couple years because we are one of the last few states to not adopt broad-based categorical eligibility,” said Salaam Bhatti, director of Virginia Hunger Solutions, a nonprofit group that advocates for SNAP and similar programs.

This eligibility model makes it easier for a caseworker to calculate a family’s eligibility for SNAP. “The Trump administration is seeking to cut the broad-based categorical eligibility option,” Mr. Bhatti said. “So it is likely that many states will have higher error rates once that comes to pass.”

This is not the first time Virginia paid fines because of SNAP errors.

In 2017, the state Department of Social Services agreed to pay more than $7 million after the U.S. Justice Department accused

state officials of using fraudulent methods to make their previous years’ SNAP error rates appear artificially low.

(In 2013, Virginia claimed that its error rate was less than one-half of 1 percent — the lowest in the United States.)

Across the nation last year, error rates ranged from 1 percent in South Dakota to 16 percent in Washington, D.C. Virginia was among 20 states sanctioned by the USDA for having higher-than-average SNAP error rates in 2018.

In response to the penalty, Virginia has drafted a corrective action plan as required when a state’s error rate exceeds 6 percent.

The plan calls for biannual meetings in each region, with all local social services agencies to identify causes for errors and develop a strategy to prevent them. In addition, Virginia has asked for permission to use the U.S. Social Security Administration’s data to verify a SNAP applicant’s income.

State officials also plan to address turnover among caseworkers. The statewide turnover rate among Virginia’s SNAP employees is 19 percent, and one-third of the staff positions in Richmond are vacant.

Mr. Bhatti said Virginia Hunger Solutions would help the state Department of Social Services address the problems.

“We look forward to DSS training their staff to minimize these error rates, guiding counties to pay their caseworkers more and doing whatever else they can to minimize error rates,” he said.

Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax is suing CBS for $400 million, claiming the company defamed him when it broadcast interviews with two women he said have falsely accused him of sexual assault.

The lawsuit, filed Sept. 12 in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, alleges nobody at the company investigated or adequately fact-checked allegations made by Meredith Watson or Vanessa Tyson and broadcast the interviews to repair its own public image and boost its bottom line.

The suit says CBS’ actions have damaged Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s reputation and “once promising career and political prospects.”

“Fairfax brings this action to restore his reputation and clear his name, ensure the truth prevails, stop the weaponization of false allegations of sexual assault against him, and vindicate his rights under civil law,” the lawsuit says.

Network officials responded in an emailed statement that CBS stands by its reporting and Lt. Gov. Fairfax will “vigorously” challenge the lawsuit.

Meanwhile, a Republican legislator has renewed his call for a hearing before the Virginia General Assembly to include testimony from the two accusers.

Sen. Mark D. Obenshain of Rockingham County, chairman of the Senate Courts of Justice Committee, accused Democrats running for re-election in November of blocking the hearings and putting “their political ambitions ahead of the rights of these women and the interests of justice.”

While Republicans hold the majority in the state Senate and House of Delegates, Democrats refused earlier this year to hold such a hearing, questioning whether the General Assembly was the best venue to hear criminal allegations.

The 40-year-old lieutenant governor, previously considered a rising star of the state Democratic Party, faced calls to step down from his part-time government job when the allegations by Dr. Tyson and Ms. Watson surfaced in February. No criminal charges have been filed against Lt. Gov. Fairfax to date. He resigned chief of staff, Clark Mercer, and beer with rate for people that go through a drug court

By Jimmy O’Keefe during the summer from the law firm in Northern Virginia where former Gov. McAuliffe. is 6.1 percent, while the recidivism rate for Capital News Service he had worked, but has remained in his elected position.

But Democrats aren’t the only ones court- people that go through the Department of Dr. Tyson said Lt. Gov. Fairfax forced her to perform oral sex When Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey staged ing Mr. Morrissey, who received phone calls Corrections is 61 percent.” in 2004 during the Democratic National Convention in Boston a primary challenge against Sen. Rosalyn from Republicans after his primary win.

Mr. Morrissey wants to bring back parole for while he was a student at Columbia Law School. Ms. Watson Dance in June, he also faced off against Mr. Morrissey indicated that the fights he’s felons, which was abolished in 1995. He comsays Lt. Gov. Fairfax raped her in 2000 when both were students the state’s top Democratic leadermost interested in now are the ones pared parole to auto insurance demerit points at Duke University. ship — Gov. Ralph S. Northam, for his constituents. that are used to incentivize safer driving.

Lt. Gov. Fairfax has adamantly denied their allegations, saying U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and former “I’m not going to the Senate “I want to incentivize people to behave the encounters were consensual and that the women’s accusations Gov. Terry McAuliffe — who to settle old scores. I’m not going in prison to take advantage of programs earlier this year were politically motivated. supported the incumbent. there with any type of ‘I told you and to not commit other crimes in prison or Dr. Tyson’s and Ms. Watson’s allegations came to light at Mr. Morrissey has been disso,’ ” Mr. Morrissey said when abuse drugs. How do you incentivize them? a moment when Lt. Gov. Fairfax seemed poised to ascend to barred twice, convicted for asked about his future political Reinstate parole,” he said. the governorship. Gov. Ralph S. Northam was facing a crisis contributing to the delinquency relationships.

His other criminal justice reform goals after a racist photo showing a person in blackface and another of a minor and canonized in He touts a legislative agenda include automatic restoration of rights for Mr. Morrissey in Ku Klux Klan garb was found on his 1984 medical school Virginia history for punching a that would make Democrats beam, felons leaving prison, establishing a mental yearbook page. defense lawyer in 1991 while he served as citing environment and criminal justice health court and permanently ensuring that The lawsuit states CBS amplified the women’s “intentionally Richmond’s commonwealth attorney. The reform as his biggest priorities. drivers cannot have their license suspended or fabricated, false and politically-motivated statements” without last time he served in the General AssemAn analysis of his 2008 to 2015 legislative revoked over unpaid court costs or fines. thoroughly investigating. It also alleges that a CBS attorney bly, he spent his nights in jail and his days record shows Mr. Morrissey voted mostly Of the $66,000 in contributions Mr. Morwho was a Duke classmate of Ms. Watson and Lt. Gov. Fairfax representing constituents. with his party, according to the Richmond rissey’s campaign has received as of the most “had information all along that Fairfax did not rape or sexually Yet, Mr. Morrissey swept the primary Sunlight database records. He championed recent filing report, the bulk is from his own assault Watson.” with 56 percent of the votes after running legislation dealing with gun control, environ- coffers: $25,000 from his own checkbook An attorney for Ms. Watson said in a statement, “We look a campaign that put him directly in front of mental policy and criminal justice reform, and another $25,000 from the law practice forward to everyone testifying under oath, now that this matter voters; going door-to-door converted into a including a proposed constitutional amend- he established, Morrissey & Goldman LLC. is in court.” surprising win. Now he seems surely bound ment that would have restored civil rights to The third top donor is Verona-based Nexus Attorneys for Dr. Tyson said she stands by the statements she for Capitol Square representing the 16th individuals convicted of felonies.

Services, which helps immigrants post bond made in the CBS interview with Gayle King.

Senate District, despite facing a challenge The linchpin of his current environmental and provides them with GPS monitoring “This lawsuit appears to be yet another desperate stunt by by independent candidate Waylin K. Ross, focus is excavating and recycling coal ash devices while they wait for immigration Mr. Fairfax to preserve his political career at the expense of his former aide. rather than capping coal ash ponds. cases to be heard. survivors of sexual assault,” the attorneys, Debra Katz and Lisa The district includes Petersburg and “There’s a coal ash pond 100 feet from “I’m going in there kind of like a Banks, said in a statement.

Hopewell, part of Richmond and parts of the James River. Don’t think that it won’t free agent, with no debts that I have Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s lawsuit suggests CBS was trying to “align Chesterfield, Prince George and Dinwiddie seep into the river,” Mr. Morrissey said. to pay back,” Mr. Morrissey said. itself on the side of perceived victims” because of sexual mis- counties.

“That’s why I’m against simply capping Democrats eager to flip the Senate may rest conduct allegations against several high-profile CBS employees, The party largely snubbed Mr. Morris- — putting a cover — over toxic coal ash easier when they hear his policy positions, including former CEO Leslie Moonves, who was ousted last sey during the competitive primary, but and saying that everything is going to be but Mr. Morrissey is careful to note that September. now Democrats are sidling back with an OK. It’s not going to be OK.” constituents are his primary concern.

“In light of its need to improve its public image and put these eye to the January 2020 legislative session Mr. Morrissey also has ambitious plans for “I can go in there and vote for the legislaincidents in its rearview mirror by currying favor as a media and concern over who Mr. Morrissey may criminal justice reform, pointing to the steep tion that’s best for Virginia and best for the outlet for accusations against public figures, the network sought caucus with. cost of incarceration versus drug court. citizens of the 16th District,” he said. “Then to visibly align itself with alleged victims of sexual misconduct Mr. Morrissey confirmed that in the last “I favor doubling the number of drug what’s best for the party, and then what’s and, therefore, had a strong incentive to hype and air the false few weeks he had coffee with Gov. Northam’s courts in Virginia,” he said. “The recidivism best for Joe Morrissey—in that order.” allegations by Watson and Tyson against Fairfax,” the lawsuit says.

CBS’ actions have damaged Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s “extraordiVaping often has been cast as a safe alternative to years,” Dr. Rose said.

By Georgia Geen narily successful” career in cigarettes.

But Dr. Rose, who is also a professor at The FDA announced it had found a commonality Capital News Service law and public service, the the VCU School of Medicine, said that because the — the presence of vitamin E acetate — among users lawsuit claims. It says he had When cases of lung disease linked to vaping be- products are so new, there is a lack of data on the who had fallen ill after vaping cannabis products. “little choice” but to resign gan popping up across the country this summer, the long-term use of vaping. As a result, it’s “premature” But Dr. Rose said it could take months or years to from a partnership at a private Virginia Poison Center in Downtown began receiv- to say e-cigarettes are indeed safer, Dr. Rose said. understand the cause of the outbreak, which he expects law firm where he would have ing calls from people who thought they might have “When these things were touted as a safe alter- will grow before the situation improves. earned “millions of dollars” become ill from using e-cigarettes. native to cigarettes, that was really only based on The wide scope of products people are using — some over the years.

“Nobody knows why there’s all of a sudden been a the harmful effects of long-term cigarettes. It really of which contain nicotine or THC and are purchased As lieutenant governor, Mr. cluster,” said Dr. S. Rutherfoord Rose, director of the wasn’t a comparison because there wasn’t any data,” at stores or illicitly — makes it more challenging to Fairfax presides over the state center that is part of VCU Health. “There is an inherent Dr. Rose said. “There’s certainly no data for long- narrow down an exact cause.

Senate in a part-time role that danger, and nobody really knows what that danger is. If term use of these products; they haven’t been around “There are a variety of products out there, people pays around $36,000 a year. long enough.” putting a variety of ingredients in those products,” Dr. you’re young and healthy, why risk it? Just stop.”

Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s wife and Using vapes early on can lead young people to Rose said. “So there’s not a lot of uniformity. There Last week, the Trump administration moved to young children also have suf- ban flavored vapes in response to the spike in lung smoke cigarettes in the future, according to a 2015 are some common themes but not to all patients who fered “emotional trauma, public illnesses, the latest in a series of measures nationwide study. have developed the problem.” ridicule, threats to their safety aimed at curbing e-cigarette use.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention VCU student Kevin McGarry has seen that variety and invasions of privacy,” the This summer, a Virginia law went into effect that has compiled data on e-cigarette use in 37 states and firsthand. He said he started using a Juul during the lawsuit states. summer, about a month or two after he stopped smoking increased the age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco U.S. territories in 2017. The data showed that: Public officials face a higher products from 18 to 21, and Virginia Commonwealth • About 33 percent of Virginia high school stu- cigarettes. He said he knew one person who modified bar for proving defamation cas- University instituted a smoking ban on its Monroe dents had used an electronic cigarette at some point. a vape so that he could put “Juul juice” in it. That es than private individuals.

That compared with about 42 percent of high school product has one of the highest nicotine concentrations Park Campus.

Daniel Medwed, a law proof any e-cigarette, health officials say.

Virginia is one of dozens of states with reports students nationwide. fessor at Northeastern University of vaping-related illness. Nationwide, officials have • About 12 percent of high schoolers in Virginia “There are all different kinds of new vapes coming in Boston, said Lt. Gov. Fairfax linked 380 cases of lung disease and seven deaths were current vape users, just below the national out,” McGarry said, “new devices all the time.” could face a tough challenge.

As a 20-year-old, Mr. McGarry said he finds it more average of 13 percent. (The CDC defines a current to e-cigarettes.

“There are a lot of elements Altria Group, the Henrico-based conglomerate that user as someone who has vaped at least once during challenging to acquire Juul pods since the smoking age you need in a defamation law- produces and sells tobacco and related products, is a the past 30 days.) increased to 21. But at the end of the day, “anyone who suit to prevail, but one key is top investor in Juul Labs Inc., maker of the popular • About 3 percent of the state’s high school students wants it could really get their hands on it.” proving that the statements Juul e-cigarettes. On Sept. 9, the U.S. Food and vaped frequently. That was on par with the national Mr. McGarry said he doesn’t plan to continue are false. In a case like this, Drug Administration warned Juul about its market- average. (A frequent user is someone who has used e- vaping for very long. The recent outbreak of illnesses where the ground truth about ing practices, “including those targeted at students, cigarettes at least 20 days during the past month.) has a lot to do with that decision, he said. what happened is still very tribes, health insurers and employers.”

“Before all this came out, I was kind of comfort• About 10 percent of Virginia’s young adults ages much contested between the “We agree that urgent action is needed, and we look 18 to 24 were current e-cigarette users. That also was able thinking, ‘OK, yeah, I’m not smoking cigarettes parties, proving falsity of these forward to reviewing the guidance,” Altria spokesman roughly the same as the national average. anymore; this is a better alternative,’ ” he said. “Seeing statements might be an uphill George Parman said in an email. “Reducing youth use “If somebody’s a teenager, a young person, you that these young kids are getting really sick just a few climb,” Mr. Medwed said. don’t want them to continue doing this for 20, 30 years into vaping has really changed my mind.” of e-vapor products is a top priority for Altria.”

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Officials warn of e-cigarette dangers as vaping illnesses, deaths mount

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Exonerated Five member stresses importance of knowing your rights in face of police questioning “Even today, the system wants our child to not occupy a classroom but a jailhouse.” – Raymond Santana

By Ronald E. Carrington

Mr. Burns’ two-hour documentary, released in 2012, chronicles the horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories without independent investigation, an outraged public and the five lives upended by the miscarriage of justice.

The film exposes racial hatred and panic racism as New York City was recovering from a series of crises in the 1970s and the crack epidemic hit in 1984, fueling a surge in homicides, robberies and other crimes.

As the credits rolled, the audience of more than 200 people fell silent with astonishment and anger after viewing “The Central Park Five,” a documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon about the 1989 case in which four African-American teens and a Puerto Rican teen were wrongfully convicted in the brutal assault and rape of a white investment banker as she jogged in New York’s Central Park.

Then Raymond Santana, one of the niw Exonerated Five, entered the Richmond theater and the audience stood on their feet, giving Mr. Santana, 44, a standing ovation and thunderous cheers.

Mr. Santana was in Richmond last Saturday for a screening of the documentary at the Afrikana Independent Film Festival at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art. His message was clear: You have to fight the powers that be.

More than a decade after their arrest and incarceration, the five men were exonerated

by DNA evidence.

Mr. Santana, Yusef Salaam, Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson and Antron McCray, who Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press were ages 14 to 16 when they were arrested, spent from five The audience at the Afrikana Independent Film Festival gives a standing ovation last to 13 years in prison before Saturday to Raymond Santana, center, after the screening of the documentary “The a serial rapist confessed to Central Park Five.” Mr. Santana, who was exonerated in the case after spending five years in prison, talked about his experience following the film. He is embraced by Todd the crime.

Waldo, adviser for the film festival, while moderator Zoe Spencer, a sociology professor The Exonerated Five later at Virginia State University, looks on. received a $41 million settlement in their civil suit against New York City officials for “In 1990 we were considered probably the most hated people malicious prosecution. on planet Earth,” Mr. Santana told the audience.

Mr. Santana told the audience his mission is “to educate the None of the five teens knew each other at the time of their next generation about inequities in the criminal justice system arrest, he said. However, after they were exonerated, a close and the importance of social justice.” bond has been forged as adults. Mr. Santana lives in Atlanta, “We (the five exonerated men) have been fighting against the just minutes from Mr. McCray, whom he said he speaks with on system for over 30 years now. It’s not that simple. And when the phone every day. Mr. Salaam also lives in Georgia. you start to get your voice back, you start to understand you The five maintain a brotherhood to help overcome the trauma have a platform,” he said. they experienced being incarcerated as youths. Mr. Wise, who

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was the oldest at 16, was imprisoned in an adult facility.

They are not afraid to tell their stories in depth because they want young people and their parents to understand their rights, including Miranda rights, and the need for a lawyer when being questioned by the police, Mr. Santana said. He noted that police often abuse young people and coerce them into confessions after an arrest, as was the case with the Exonerated Five.

One of the contemporary tools Mr. Santana uses to get that the truth out is social media. At the time of their arrest, he said, daily newspapers, TV news broadcasts and courtroom sketches, which he said darkened their features, made them look guilty.

Now a fuller story of what happened to them is gaining wider public attention through Mr. Burns’ documentary and the Netflix series, “When They See Us,” which was co-written and directed

by Ava DuVernay.

Mr. Santana said educating young people is critical. “Even today, the system wants our child to not occupy a classroom but a jailhouse. It is all about budgets. The more people you have in jail, the bigger the budget. It is all about the money.”

Mr. Santana’s journey made him question his belief in a higher power.

“Even though I question the man upstairs, I didn’t really lose faith. It just gets tested,” Mr. Santana said. “I think I received blessings from the man upstairs. My daughter was one of them.

After having her, I made a pact with Him to follow whatever direction my life would take.”

Tina Barr, who earned a master’s degree from VCU and now is a Ph.D. candidate in social work at the University of Minnesota who studies wrongful conviction, said she was glad Mr. Santana gave the after-story that was not in the documentary.

“I think everyone needs to hear these stories of injustice, which could happen to teenagers even today,” Ms. Barr said following the program.

“If younger people understand what’s happening in the justice system, they can be instrumental in making it such that those types of injustices will not happen to other people. They will be social justice activists, not just bystanders.”

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Truth and resolution Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax wants his day in court.

That’s all he has asked for since February, when two women publicly accused him of sexual assault in separate incidents alleged to have taken place in 2000 and 2004, one when he was a student at Duke University and the other when he was a law student at Columbia University.

Lt. Gov. Fairfax, who has denied forcing himself on or assaulting either woman, has said both sexual encounters were consensual. And he has sought to clear his name and reputation in the eight months since.

He has asked prosecutors in Durham, N.C., and Boston, where the alleged incidents took place, to open criminal investigations.

He has called for the FBI to investigate and released the results of polygraph tests that he says show his denials are truthful.

Last week, he turned to the court system for relief, specifically federal district court in Alexandria, where he filed a $400 million defamation suit against CBS, which in April nationally broadcast separate interviews with the women conducted by Oprah Winfrey’s best friend, Gayle King, co-host of the network’s flagship morning program, “CBS This Morning.”

In the lawsuit, Lt. Gov. Fairfax contends that CBS showed reckless disregard for the truth by ignoring information that the women’s allegations had not been corroborated by any independent investigation when it aired the interviews.

The lawsuit also asserts that CBS sought to exploit the false allegations lodged against him to repair its public image and boost its bottom line.

The lawsuit asks for an injunction that would stop the network from “disseminating, distributing, or publishing any footage or statements that are judicially determined to be defamatory.”

We believe Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s civil suit is the best step at this time toward resolving this unfortunate and politically charged drama that has contributed toward tarnishing Virginia’s reputation nationally and has Republicans noxiously trying to capitalize on it to unseat Democrats in November’s pivotal General Assembly elections.

The 40-year-old Democrat deserves a chance to be heard on these serious allegations in a court of law and not a political kangaroo court before a highly partisan General Assembly committee as the women and some GOP lawmakers continue to suggest.

If the women are sincere in wanting their claims of sexual assault to be dealt with — and we remind our readers that neither has pursued criminal charges — then they should welcome Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s lawsuit that puts the matter in the hands of the judiciary.

We point out that such lawsuits typically sap major amounts of time and money from those who file them, as well as those who defend against them, a point that we are certain Lt. Gov. Fairfax, an attorney by profession, is well aware of. But what recourse does he have at this juncture? He has been left in an unfair limbo for the past eight months, with the haunting allegations keeping him from moving forward in his professional and political careers.

We are certain the entire situation has had a great impact on the women and their families in ways known and unknown, just as it has for Lt. Gov. Fairfax. In the aftermath of the shocking allegations, the lieutenant governor has left his law firm in Northern Virginia and his previously stellar career in public office has been clouded with questions about his character and veracity.

Because Lt. Gov. Fairfax holds the second highest office in the Commonwealth, the public trust also is at stake in this matter.

We believe the entire episode needs to be cleared up, and soon. Eight months in and we, the people of Virginia, are no closer to the truth or a resolution of these matters than we were at the time the women first made their allegations public.

This is unfair not only to Lt. Gov. Fairfax and to the women, but to the people of the Commonwealth. We hope the civil suit will bring both truth and resolution.

Youth and climate change: A message for us all We applaud the advocacy and activism of young people locally and across the country in their efforts to create change and a better world.

Such an effort is taking place Friday, Sept. 20, when young people around the world are leading a coordinated strike from school and work to protest government and business inaction on climate change.

The Global Climate Strike is being led by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg of Sweden, who last year began her own weekly strikes outside government offices in her home country to demand action on climate change. Others joining her cause brought her to the United States in late August on a zero-emissions sailboat — she refuses to fly because of the aviation industry’s high carbon emissions — and she met with U.S. lawmakers and activists in Washington before heading to New York City for Friday’s action and the United Nation’s Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23.

The impact of climate change is being felt around the globe, despite those who disregard the scientific data and proof showing that carbon emissions are destroying our planet.

At the U.N. summit, countries are expected to present new and more aggressive targets to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to commit to faster transitions to renewable energy.

Unfortunately and to the detriment of the United States and the world, President Trump announced in June 2017 that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Our nation ranks either first — or second behind China, depending on the data source — for carbon dioxide emissions.

We laud Ms. Thunberg and the young people of metro Richmond and elsewhere for fostering public awareness and putting public pressure on global decision-makers and industry heads to make environmental concerns a priority. Our world cannot survive without clean air and water, an adequate food supply and a climate that can sustain life.

We were heartened this week by Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s executive order committing Virginia to making its electric grid 100 percent carbon free by 2050. That’s a big, hairy and audacious goal. But no progress is possible without a goal and a start.

We owe it to our children and our children’s children to make tracks in the right direction. We hope the public will listen to the young people on Friday and take action.

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‘A fair shot’ in America Felicity Huffman says she just wanted to give her daughter “a fair shot” at getting into the college of her choice. That is the reason the Emmy Awardwinning actress paid someone to cheat on her d a u g h t e r ’s college entrance exam.

Ms. Huffman pleaded guilty in federal court to paying $15,000 to have her daughter’s SAT exam answers illicitly corrected by a test proctor.

Ms. Huffman, who, along with her celebrity husband, William H. Macy, reportedly has a net worth of $45 million, believed that their daughter, Sophia Macy, was educationally disadvantaged because of a learning disability.

Ms. Huffman tried to rationalize her cheating by saying that she only wanted to use her wealth to level the playing field for her daughter.

Most parents want what’s best for their children and Felicity Huffman is no exception.

But it is likely that her daughter

already had an abundance of the best. Her parents were able to provide her with the advantages in life that wealth brings. In this sense, Sophia lived a life of privilege.

The absurdity of Ms. Huffman’s belief that her daughter has lived a life of disadvantage

Oscar H. Blayton warranting short-circuiting the normal college admissions process is breathtaking. Are we expected to believe that Sophia did not have the opportunity to attend the best schools for her learning disability and to have the most appropriate support systems? Sophia was even allowed six hours to take the three-hour SAT exam when she produced documentation stating that she had a learning disability.

Sophia’s mother is a textbook example of the type of greed that underpins white supremacy. She exemplifies the people who have so much more than most people but who want even more. Why? Because they believe they deserve it. And that is what, in their minds, makes it “fair” to cheat.

Deservedness is based upon merit in some cases and upon status in others. While we all deserve respect because of our status as human beings, a student deserves a promotion because of her meritorious work. A problem arises when social wires get crossed by wealth, racism or other factors and status is seen as merit. There is no merit in being born into a wealthy family, just as there is no merit in being born white.

But racism and classism assign merit to both. And this leads to a false sense of deservedness.

For her crime, Felicity Huffman received only 14 days in jail at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., where at least one hour of recreational sunbathing is allowed from 4 p.m. Friday until 8:30 p.m.

Sunday. She also is required to pay a $30,000 fine out of her $45 million in assets and perform 250 hours of community service.

During her trial, prosecutors argued that Ms. Huffman should go to prison, pointing out that a jury in Akron, Ohio, sentenced a single black mom to five years in prison for using her father’s address to get her children into a nearby suburban school dis-

trict. Prosecutors also pointed out cases in Atlanta where some black public schoolteachers and administrators received as much as three years in prison for bolstering school rankings by cheating on students’ state exams.

By understanding the false sense of deservedness that attaches to whiteness and wealth we can explain why judicial outcomes vary so greatly. This also explains the differing outcomes in employment, education, housing and health care.

“A fair shot” to some Americans means greater advantage for them at the expense of others. And unless we find a way to change this culture, racism and classism will continue to fuel the oppression of the truly disadvantaged in this country.

The writer is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia. ​

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Climate change and hurricanes Hurricane Dorian has drowned the Bahamas and devastated the coasts of North and South Carolina. There are trillions of dollars worth of damages to communities that will take years to rebuild.

The fury of this hurricane, some say, is unprecedented, with winds measured at 130 mph at their fiercest. Dozens of lives have been lost — at least 50 in the Bahamas, as of this writing, and others here in the United States.

The relief efforts and the questions continue: What role does climate change play in the destruction this hurricane caused? Are extreme and unexpected weather patterns our new reality? What does it mean for our quality of life and our economy?

One doesn’t have to be a climate scientist to believe that climate change is affecting our weather. There is a large body of scientific research to prove it.

The ferocity of Hurricane Dorian and the massive destruction it has left in its wake is at least partly due to climatic destabilization. This is why 195 nations signed the Paris Accord, the 2016 agreement to contain greenhouse gas emissions. Many applauded former President Barack Obama’s support of the accord. We have been dismayed that the current president indicated his intent to

withdraw from the agreement and already has supported public policy to undermine it.

The willingness of U.S. leaders to ignore the scourge of climate change is challenging. It is also challenging to watch Democratic presidential candidates flail around the issue, as they did in the recent CNN

Julianne Malveaux debates. To be sure, there was great rhetoric and good ideas, but no robust approach to better managing our environment.

Hurricane Dorian reminds us of the urgency of dealing with climate change policy. It also reminds us of the underinvestment our nation has made in our infrastructure.

Better infrastructure would mitigate some of the destruction of this hurricane, and our 45th president promised to address infrastructure. He has not. It’s a bipartisan challenge because whether you are a Democrat or Republican, you ride on our nation’s highways and drive across vulnerable bridges.

The American Society of Civil Engineers rates our infrastructure a D+, hardly a passing grade. It points to deficiencies on everything from our bridges and roads to our water supply.

And daily headlines suggest the D+ grade may be generous.

Flint, Mich., has yet again made national news headlines after its water supply has been polluted again. It is easy to focus on Flint, but too many other municipalities also have water challenges, and the public health effects in Flint reverber-

ate all over the country.

We have long known of the adverse effects of lead paint on children. Yet too many of our schools still are riddled with lead paint. And the beat goes on. The worst thing is that little has improved between 2013 and 2017 when the last report was released. The president knows it, but doesn’t care to use his political capital to spark a bipartisan agreement. Instead, he prefers to keep up the combative mess around immigration and jingoism.

Congress is just back from its six-week break. Perhaps they will approach our challenges with renewed enthusiasm. From my perspective, the three top things they must deal with are gun control, infrastructure and climate change. These need to be bipartisan issues, issues that the majority of the population will be positively impacted by.

But the rudderless, leaderless Oval Office prefers to engage in a rhetorical sideshow that diverts from the flailing economy — even with low unemployment rates — the white supremacist gun crisis and infrastructure ineffectuality.

Hurricane Dorian reminds us that legislative malfeasance is unacceptable. To ignore climate change, infrastructure and gun control is to ignore the issues that are critical to the lives of our nation’s citizens.

I’m not surprised that 45 ignores these issues, but what about the Congress, including those who represent areas that Hurricane Dorian devastated?

The writer is an economist and author.

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Coliseum review panel needs to be made right Re “Coliseum review panel stalled after attempt to add VUU president,” Free Press Sept.

12-14 edition: It was reported by the Free Press that City Council members Michael J. Jones and Ellen F. Robertson joined the rest of City Council to install two white men to head the commission reviewing the proposal to replace the Richmond Coliseum.

Does the City Council not believe that a black person is qualified to be chair or vice chair of this advisory commission? I refuse to believe there are no black people available to serve in this leadership capacity.

If council members actually feel this way, maybe they should not be sitting on City Council chairing any committees or serving in any leadership roles.

I am appalled that this was allowed to go through City Council with no regard for diversity in leadership roles on this commission.

I see also Dr. Jones and Ms. Robertson lobbied

for Dr. Hakim J. Lucas, the president of Virginia Union University, to be on the commission even though he supports the Coliseum project.

I thought the purpose of the commission was to get professionals to review all of the materials related to this proposal and then make an informed recommendation. It is a waste of time to put biased people on the commission.

I would hate to think this is being done to get the desired results that one may be looking for.

I cannot and will not sit quietly by while things are being done unjustly and incorrectly.

Things must be done for the greater good. The review panel needs non-biased members who will evaluate the proposal objectively without a pre-determined opinion or outcome.

This needs to be done expeditiously in order to make wrongs right.

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

VSU’s rushing attack seals victory over UNC-Pembroke; match with St. Augustine’s this Saturday Two seasons ago, Virginia State University featured the CIAA’s premier running back in Trenton Cannon, who is now with the NFL’s New York Jets.

Last Saturday, it looked almost like Cannon had returned to Ettrick for a curtain call.

In fact, it kind of looked like two Cannons.

The double-barreled rushing attack of Darius Hagans and Demetrius Strickland spurred the Trojans to a convincing 35-16 victory over visiting University of North Carolina at Pembroke at Rogers Stadium.

VSU Coach Reggie Barlow VS. will surely rely on both backs this Saturday, Sept. 21, as VSU travels to On the road again Raleigh, N.C., to Virginia State University plays at St. face CIAA opAugustine’s University in Raleigh, N.C., ponent St. Auguson Saturday, Sept. 21. Kickoff: 1 p.m. tine’s University.

The St. Augustine Falcons lost their first two games to Lenoir-Rhyne University (68-7) and Mars Hill University (46-14). The team is coming off a 2-7 record in 2018.

The VSU-St. Aug’s game a year ago was canceled because of Hurricane Florence.

With Cannon now playing professionally on Sundays, VSU welcomes a rebirth of a powerful ground game — something lacking a year ago. Corderal Cook was the primary rushing threat in 2018, often improvising on pass plays.

Last Saturday, Hagans, a freshman from Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, raced for 134 yards and also caught a 55-yard touchdown pass from Cook.

Strickland, a sophomore from Hampton — Cannon’s hometown — added 120 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown.

Cook, who added 67 yards rushing, provides the Trojans with run-throw options every play. Cook ranks with the most accomplished run-pass quarterbacks in the CIAA and all of

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Virginia State University running back Demetrius Strickland rushes the ball down the field during last Saturday’s 35-16 victory over the University of North Carolina at Pembroke during the Trojans’ first home game.

NCAA Division II. Overall, VSU rumbled for 374 yards rushing on 33 carries against Pembroke.

Defensively Na’Shawn Reid-Carlos led with 10 tackles. The

sophomore hails from nearby Petersburg High School.

St. Aug’s Coach Tim Chavous has worn his share of Trojans’ orange and blue. Chavous served as the VSU running backs coach in 2003-04.

VUU looking ahead after 28-11 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne The Virginia Union University Coach Parker said. “We’ll use that Panthers were underdogs the first as a lesson to help us get ready for two weeks of the football season. the next game.”

But they just may be the big Sparkling in defeat were Charles dogs for the rest of the season.

Hall, who had seven catches for Coming off a 28-11 loss last 132 yards, and defenders Sterling Saturday to No. 8-ranked LenoirHammond and Tyrone Glanton, Rhyne University, Coach Alvin with 10 tackles each.

VS. Parker’s Panthers have much to be So after two games, VUU has excited about gazing forward. upset FCS Hampton University VUU, now a battle-tested 1-1, and played tough against a possible will be the clear favorite Saturday, national contender in Lenoir-Rhyne Sept. 21, against invading CIAA riUniversity.

Willard Bailey Classic val Johnson C. Smith University.

Hampton rebounded last SaturThe Panthers drubbed the day to beat Howard University 41Virginia Union Golden Bulls 60-6 last year in 20 at Soldier Field in Chicago.

University will play Charlotte, N.C., and have won The CIAA has looked vulnerJohnson C. Smith University in the seven of their last eight matchups able this season, based on early Willard Bailey over the last several years. scores. VUU has the talent, coachClassic at VUU’s After a frustrating start against ing and every intention of running Hovey Field on Lenoir-Rhyne — the score was the table and reaching the CIAA Saturday, Sept. 21.

21-3 at the half — VUU made championship game in Salem.

Kickoff: 4 p.m. Hall adjustments and outplayed LenoirComing off an 8-2 season last of Fame Day. Rhyne after intermission. year, the Panthers should be no Panthers quarterback Khalid worse than even money in any Morris hit 16 of 31 passes for 222 yards and future games this autumn. just missed, by inches, on a fly route to Jaden Johnson C. Smith dropped its opener 42-6 to Reavis that could have changed everything in Wingate University, but bounced back to upend the third quarter.

Benedict College 34-23. Emanuel Wilson ran Reavis had broken clear far downfield but was for 266 yards and Damon Rice returned two unable to snag Morris’ long heave. Had the pass kickoffs for touchdowns against Benedict. connected, VUU would have cut the score to a The Golden Bulls are coached by native likely 28-18 with plenty of time left.

Richmonder Kermit Blount, who is no stranger Worse, the Lenoir-Rhyne defense limited the to Hovey Field.

Panthers’ All-CIAA tailback Tabyus Taylor to Coach Blount played games at Hovey Field for just 43 yards on 23 carries.

Armstrong High School and Winston-Salem State For VUU, traveling minus Taylor’s usual University. He was head coach at Winston-Salem production is akin to hitting the highway with State and Delaware State universities before going a flat tire. to Johnson C. Smith three seasons ago.

“To beat a team like Lenoir-Rhyne, we had Former VUU Coach Willard Bailey will be to play our best, and we did not play our best,” honored at Saturday’s game at Hovey Field.

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Virginia Union University wide receiver Charles Hall heads down the field with the ball despite being in the clutches of the Lenoir-Rhyne University defense during last Saturday’s home opener at Hovey Field.

Bailey, now 80, coached at VUU from 1971 to 1983, and again from 1995 to 2003. His record on Lombardy Street was 157-72-6.

VUU’s last CIAA title came under Coach Bailey in 2001, with Coach Parker among his

assistants.

Overall, Coach Bailey’s record is 238-168-7 counting his stints at Norfolk State University, St. Paul’s College and Virginia University of Lynchburg.

Rolling a seven

Seven was the lucky number for Chowan University quarterback Bryce Witt.

The junior from Dinwiddie passed for a school record seven touchdowns in the CIAA school’s 70-16 win last Saturday over Alderson Broaddus University of West Virginia.

Chowan, now 1-1, is coming to Richmond on Saturday, Oct. 19, for the Virginia Union University Panthers’ homecoming game.

Quarterback Aarek Thomas ready to take John Marshall to championships Phillip Sims left Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake as the most prolific passer in state history.

Some of that aerial artistry seems to have rubbed off on his prized passing pupil at Richmond’s John Marshall High School.

Coach Sims, who coaches the John Marshall Justices, sees some of himself in senior, third-year starter Aarek “Rico” Thomas.

“I think Aarek (pronounced “A-reek”) has put himself on the map,” Coach Sims said.

“I’d rank him with the top five in the area.”

A season ago, Thomas’ lively right arm helped John Marshall reach the playoffs for the first time in 26 years.

There are signs the best is yet to come.

Through three games this season — wins over Richmond’s Armstrong High School and Bluestone High of Mecklenburg County and a loss to Heritage High School of Lynchburg — Thomas has passed for 741 yards and six

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John Marshall High School quarterback Aarek Thomas, No. 11, hones in on his aerial skills. He has passed for 741 yards and six touchdowns in the team’s first three games.

touchdowns.

The 6-foot, 170-pound Thomas had 150 aerial yards against Bluestone High in just one half. The game was suspended because of the weather at intermission.

The quick, strong-armed quarterback passed for 361 yards in the loss to Heritage High, the defending State 3A champ.

Thus far, Thomas has been recruited by mostly NCAA Division II and III schools.

“He should get more and more looks as our seasons goes on,” Coach Sims predicted.

Coach Sims refers to his offense as “quarterback friendly.”

That’s not surprising because Coach Sims threw for a state-

record 10,725 yards and 119 touchdowns when he played for Oscar Smith High. He later played for the University of Alabama, the University of Virginia and Winston-Salem State University. That set the stage for NFL stops with the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks, along with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of

the Canadian Football League.

Along with numerous diagrammed formations and routes, Coach Sims’ playbook includes something he refers to as the “scramble drill.”

“Aarek is very good at the scramble,” Coach Sims said.

“He escapes the pocket, evades pressure, extends the play and finds a receiver.”

Coach Sims said his offensive scheme is a combination of ideas of all the coaches he has played for.

“We look a lot like what you see on TV on Saturdays — spread, RPO (run-pass option),” he said. “My goal is to prepare our athletes to play on the next level.”

A primary target is Oliver Basnight, who accumulated 220 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Heritage High.

Basnight, a transfer from Armstrong High School, is also a standout defensive back with two early-season interceptions.

It’s not all about the passing game at John Marshall, however.

There also is a stable of running

backs Coach Sims refers to as “The Four Horsemen.”

That group consists of returning starter Damian Harris, plus Antione Carroll, Treymaun Greene and Tim Hicks.

John Marshall, a member of Division 2, will not play any on-campus games this season because an all-weather track is being installed around the football field. All “home games” will be played at Huguenot High School’s field. That includes games Sept. 27 against Henrico County’s J.R. Tucker High School of Division 4, and Oct. 12 against Richmond’s Thomas Jefferson High School of Division 2.

This Friday, Sept. 20, the Justices travel to Portsmouth to face I.C. Norcom High School. It will be a Tidewater homecoming of sorts for Coach Sims, who filled the sky with passes not so long ago at Oscar Smith High.

His game plan as coach is much the same. He has booked a flight to the Division 2 playoffs, with Aarek Thomas as his pilot.

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Spotlight on chair of Virginia Nottoway Circle & Square Foundation Dr. Sheila K. Wilson Elliott spent her childhood in Suffolk, unaware of the significance of her heritage in the indigenous Nottoway Indian Tribe, learning at a time when “information about Indians was just not available to us in school, and we pretty much felt that we were extinct.”

Today, the Nottoway are acknowledged historically as one of Virginia’s strongest indigenous tribes, with documents dating to 1609 showing the tribe’s presence in Virginia.

And as the Nottoway prepare for their yearly powwow in Surry County, Dr. Elliott is excited at the opportunity to ensure that the long and rich history of the First Nation is shared, sustained and celebrated.

“It’s a lot of work that goes into a powwow,” Dr. Elliott says, “but it’s well worth it because of the information and the education that we provide.”

The amount of labor needed to maintain such an important culture and legacy would be taxing for some people, but it’s no problem for Dr. Elliott, who works as a clinical pharmacist specialist and serves as chair of the Virginia Nottoway Circle & Square Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the tribe.

The foundation’s mission is to educate tribal citizens and residents of Southampton County and beyond about the role that the Nottoway played in history and continue to play today.

Her term as chair runs through June.

Asked how she manages these endeavors, Dr. Elliott points to a single motivating phrase: “If you want to get something done, find somebody who’s busy.”

The foundation was started in 2007 by the Tribal Council of the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia, which has more than 180 members.

“It provides a means of formal connection to our ancestors — those Nottoway Indians who were here at first contact,” Dr. Elliott says. “The tribe provides its citizens the opportunity to reclaim their identity in a way that can be traced back many hundreds of years.”

Thanks in part to this storied legacy, the Nottoway tribe was formally recognized by the state in 2010. They are the only tribe to have completed the Virginia Council on Indians’recognition process, which took several years and initially ended in rejection.

“Initially, we were not welcomed,” Dr. Elliott says. “But as time has passed, there is a better understanding of our history and historical significance in Virginia.”

Dr. Elliott’s work with the foundation is furthering that understanding through various initiatives that include community outreach efforts, mobilizing Nottoway citizens and resource

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gathering through grant applications, with a specific focus on education, an area with obvious importance for the future of the Nottoway.

“The kind of thing we are trying to get through to our young people is that native people do exist,” Dr. Elliott says. “First Nations people do exist. We are here.”

She describes the annual powwow as “a reunion of sorts, a gathering and celebration of our history and heritage through prayer, dance, song and music.

“During our powwows, we celebrate The Creator and Mother Earth from which we come,” Dr. Elliott continues.

“A major component is the education we provide to children and adults through arts, crafts, demonstrations and reenactments. We welcome the public to participate with us during our celebration. And we especially welcome our nation’s veterans for their service to our country.”

Meet a First Nation advocate, leader and this week’s Personality, Dr. Sheila K. Wilson Elliott: Current occupation: Clinical pharmacist specialist.

No. 1 volunteer position: Chair, Virginia Nottoway Circle & Square Foundation.

Date and place of birth: 1958 in Franklin in Southampton County.

Current residence: Portsmouth.

Education: Bachelor’s in biology, University of Virginia, 1979; bachelor’s in pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University-Medical College of Virginia, 1982; doctor of pharmacy degree, VCU-MCV, 1987; and MBA, Hampton University, 1996.

Family: Husband, retired Judge Archie Elliott Jr., and mother, Eunice W. Wilson.

Relevance of foundation today: The organization provides a means of “finally being able to connect to who we really are.” Our citizens feel a sense of “validation” of the oral history passed down through the years.

The Nottoway Indian Tribe

of Virginia is: An Iroquoianspeaking people mentioned continuously in early writings about Virginia. Historically, the Nottoway was one of the strongest Indian tribes in the region. It was with the Nottoway that other tribes in the area sought solace when confronted with challenges from other “outsider” tribes and environmental stressors.

Number of members: 180-plus members.

What does is mean to be a historic tribe in Virginia: Virginia has a process through the Virginia Council on Indians which “recognizes” tribes with criteria similar to that from the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. In February 2006, our Tribe began the process by submitting a letter to the VCI for a recommendation for formal state recognition. Our tribe submitted an impressive petition which included sources charting the Nottoway existence from the mid-17th century to the present, indisputable genealogical data tracing 10 family lines back to the 19th century Nottoway ancestors, and testimonials from local residents, one as old as 80 years, confirming the continued existence and identity of tribal members as Indians in southeastern Virginia. Once begun, the process which was to have been completed in approximately one year actually took three years, ending in denial by the VCI. Later on, our tribe, along with two others, pursued and was granted recognition by the Virginia Legislature.

How many recognized tribes are there in Virginia? 11.

Who is the tribe’s leader? Our tribe’s chief is Lynette Lewis Allston who is democratically elected by the Tribal Citizens. It is worthy to note that many of the principles of our current democratic system were based upon the principles of Iroquoian governance.

What’s the difference between Native American, First Nations, indigenous people and, American Indian and which do you prefer or is there another?

I generally consider the terms interchangeable. My personal preference is First Nations because it most accurately expresses the place that my people held prior to and at “First Contact.”

How are you keeping the history alive and well documented for future generations? All of our history and genealogy is certified through our Tribal Genealogist, Jackie Elliott, and Chief (Historian) Lynette L. Allston. We keep our history alive by sharing cultural and historical activities — beading, tie-dying, language, music workshops, etc. In addition, we hold a “Let’s Talk” series where tribal citizens and the community are invited to share pieces of history passed down through the generations.

Outlook at start of the day: Just thankful.

How I unwind: I love to garden — roses, flowering plants, vegetables, etc.

If I had more time, I would: Garden all day.

Three words that best describe me: I am told by my friends that I am honest, dependable and persistent.

A quote that inspires me: From my mother, “A bad start always makes for a good ending.” That was her way of encouraging us to persist in our dreams.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Sleep.

At the top of my “to do” list: Travel to each continent at least once.

Best late-night snack: Peanuts from Suffolk.

The best thing my parents ever taught me: My father used to encourage me to have faith in God and to have patience — with myself and others.

Persons who influenced me the most: My parents, Jack Wilson, now deceased, and Eunice W. Wilson.

What I’m reading now: “Becoming” by Michelle Obama.

My next goal: To work with our foundation to obtain resources for the purpose of furthering the goals of the tribe.

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Happenings Daily Planet marks 50 years of vital service to the community

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Ms. Orishak said she is grateful for the Photovoice exhibition for which the Daily Planet received a grant to undertake.

In 1969, concern about an epidemic of runaway and disafShe said it allowed her to offer a glimpse of her world, infected teens led to the creation of an organization offering a cluding the woods where she and others live in tents during caring place with shelter, meals, health clinics and counseling the winter. without judgment.

Ms. Orishak and many others rely on the Daily Planet. In When the young clients were asked to name the organizaa given year, Daily Planet’s headquarters serves about 7,500 tion, they came up with the Daily Planet, after the fictional men, women and children regardless of their status, ranging newspaper where Superman’s alter ego, Clark Kent, works. from primary medical and dental services to mental health As described on the website, the young people felt that counseling and case management. they had entered a transforming place analogous to the transOn its website, the Daily Planet states: “ALL citizens formation of Clark Kent into Superman. should have access to quality health services regardless of The name has stuck. their financial, housing or insurance status. Our philosophy While its service focus is now mostly on homeless and is that health care is a right for all and not a privilege for mentally ill adults, the Daily Planet, based at 517 W. Grace the few.”

St., is still going strong as it marks 50 years of service to That philosophy means a lot of uncompensated care — the community. $2.5 million in 2018 alone for an organization that operates It has become a health safety net, best known now for on a $7 million annual budget. providing health care regardless of an individual’s ability As part of its services, the organization also operates to pay. two niche shelters. One is a 20-bed medical respite space Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press The Daily Planet’s golden anniversary celebration was that provides homeless adults who are discharged from the typical of an organization that provides crucial social services Daily Planet board chair Elizabeth Roark, left, is presented a hospital a place to recuperate from surgery and other mediGeneral Assembly resolution recognizing the Daily Planet’s with little fanfare. cal procedures.

Instead of a big, pricey fundraising gala, the organization 50 years of service to people in Central Virginia from state The other is a 21-bed transitional housing facility on South Sen. Jennifer McClellan of Richmond. Beth Merchant, chief celebrated by opening an exhibit at the University of Richmond executive officer of the Daily Planet, right, also participated in Side, called Safe Haven. It offers homeless adults with mental Downtown of photographs taken by seven of their clients who the presentation held Aug. 7 at the organization’s West Grace health or substance abuse disorders or who are living with were given inexpensive cameras and asked to take pictures Street headquarters.

HIV/AIDS a place to stay and receive integrated support of the world from their viewpoint. services as they work to regain their independence. applause she received for her photography work at the exhibit Among the photographers was Jennifer Orishak, 52, who The exhibit, “Photovoice: Addressing Stigma Against People considers the Daily Planet a lifeline where she can go for medical opening was unexpected and unusual.

Experiencing Homelessness,” will be on display through Nov. 26 “It’s not something I get a lot of,” she acknowledged. care and counseling. Homeless and unemployed, she said the at the University of Richmond Downtown, 626 E. Broad St.

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Join us for “Race in Academia,” a dialogue organized by L. Douglas Wilder, the 66th governor of Virginia and a distinguished professor at the school that bears his name. “Race in Academia” will examine the role of higher education institutions in combating structural racism from the perspective of four Virginia college presidents. Panelists will include Makola Abdullah, Ph.D., president of Virginia State University; Ronald Crutcher, D.M.A., president of the University of Richmond; Paula Pando, Ed.D., president Reynolds Community College; and Michael Rao, Ph.D., president of VCU. Alvin Schexnider, Ph.D., former interim president at Norfolk State University and former president of Thomas Nelson Community College, will moderate. Learn more at wilder.vcu.edu.

Vegan food for the soul

Lines were deep during the first Soul Vegan Block Party Sept. 7 at Chimborazo Park in the East End. The free event was designed to promote a healthy and ethically conscious plantbased lifestyle and featured all types of vegan food, juices and products. Above right, Aranda Goodwin of Virginia Beach sits in the shade to enjoy a raw vegan salad from Goatocado, a restaurant in The Fan that had a booth at the event. In addition to food, the block party featured cooking demonstrations, speakers, music and dancing.

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Members of the Metropolitan Junior Baseball League work last Saturday to fill boxes with supplies donated by the Richmond community for hurricane relief in the Bahamas.

Location: The Diamond on Arthur Ashe Boulevard. William M.T. Forrester Jr., executive director of the Metropolitan Junior Baseball League, and player Davionne Anderson load the donated supplies on a truck last Saturday. The items were delivered to Miami on Wednesday and are now headed to the Bahamas to aid victims of Hurricane Dorian.

MJBL members pitch in for hurricane relief

By George Copeland Jr.

The Metropolitan Junior Baseball League saw a huge turnout from the Richmond community during the group’s efforts to collect hurricane relief items last Saturday at The Diamond.

At the end of the day, donations enabled the league to fill 72 boxes with first aid supplies, toothbrushes and more, as well as 33 cases of water to send to residents of the Bahamas who are still recovering from the impact of Hurricane Dorian.

William M.T. Forrester Jr., executive director of the MJBL, said the supplies were delivered to Miami on Wednesday and will be sent to the Bahamas.

The MJBL set up a GoFundMe page to raise the $100,000 necessary to have the items delivered to Miami and onto a relief ship to the Bahamas. However, Mr. Forrester said both companies involved waived the associated costs, allowing the

items to be delivered for free.

The money from the online fund, which will remain active for the next couple of weeks, will now go directly to the Bahamas to help further the recovery effort, he said.

“It was great to see it come together the way it did,” Mr. Forrester said Tuesday. “We sent over a little bit of everything that they asked for.”

Mr. Forrester and the MJBL joined in the humanitarian effort through communications with Nassau Sen. Greg Burrows, who provided a list of items needed on the islands.

The league established a close relationship with the Bahamas earlier this year when MJBL players visited Nassau during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday in January to play the Freedom Farm Baseball League’s affiliate teams.

The FFBL returned the favor during the summer, visiting Richmond for the MJBL’s annual Inner City Classic.

The MJBL is slated to return to the islands in January for another round of games, Mr. Forrester said.

As part of the humanitarian effort, Sen. Burrows later asked for baseball supplies for children in Freeport and Abaco interested in the sport but lacking proper equipment, Mr. Forrester said. The MJBL provided cleats and baseball gloves, alongside the supplies such as can openers and hand sanitizer donated

by Richmond area residents.

“We had a number of players out there helping to receive and package the supplies,” Mr. Forrester said of Saturday’s collection effort, which also saw support from the Richmond Flying Squirrels and several local television stations.

“It’s going to take a long time for things to get back to normal” in the Bahamas, Mr. Forrester said. “But, hopefully, we made a little dent and helped make their lives a little bit better.”

Sisterhood still connects poet Nikki Giovanni

By Aliviah Jones Capital News Service

Poet, scholar and activist Nikki Giovanni feels the loss everyday of her best friend Toni Morrison.

Ms. Giovanni stood on stage at the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University on Sept. 11 and candidly told the audience how her friendship began with Nobel Prizewinning author who died Aug. 5 at age 88.

“I picked up (Ms. Morrison’s novel) ‘The Bluest Eye’ and I read it and I thought ‘Oh my God this is brilliant, I have to meet this woman,’” Ms. Giovanni said.

Then she did what most people don’t when they finish an inspiring book. Ms. Giovanni walked from her apartment in New York across town to Random House publishing company where Ms. Morrison was working. After Ms. Giovanni patiently waited, Ms. Morrison agreed to meet with her. They had a cup of coffee across the street, beginning a 40-year friendship.

Ms. Giovanni, a University Distinguished Professor in the English Department at Virginia Tech, was in Richmond leading a discussion following the documentary, “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” that was viewed by a packed auditorium in the ICA. The film detailed Ms. Morrison’s life starting with her upbringing in Lorain, Ohio, her education at Howard University and then Cornell University before launching a critically acclaimed literary career authoring 11 novels, including “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon.” Ms. Morrison was the first African-American female editor at Penguin Random House and the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature in 1993. She also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for “Beloved.”

Film curator Enjoli Moon, left, and poet Nikki Giovanni lead discussion.

The film peered into Ms. Morrison’s life through interviews with Ms. Morrison and other notable literary figures such as Hilton Als, Fran Lebowitz and Sonia Sanchez.

ICA film curator Enjoli Moon, founder of the Afrikana Independent Film Festival that took place last weekend in Richmond, said the museum had been interested in screening the documentary. But when Ms. Morrison died last month, hosting the

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event transitioned into an honor.

“I’m excited to be able to present this film, something that I think will help to elevate her legacy,” Ms. Moon said.

The two-hour documentary directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders was released in June.

The theme of sisterhood weaves throughout the film, highlighting moments shared between Ms. Morrison and Oprah Winfrey and with civil rights

activist and former university professor Angela Davis. Ms. Morrison convinced Dr. Davis to write an autobiography shortly after she was found not guilty of murder in 1972. Firearms that Dr. Davis had purchased at a San Francisco pawn shop were used in a courtroom takeover and kidnapping in Marin County, Calif., in which a judge and three others were killed.

Ms. Giovanni told the Richmond audience she misses the sisterhood and the long talks on the phone with Ms. Morrison.

She said Ms. Morrison’s success will live on through her literature, and hopes that Ms. Morrison’s life is made into a biopic.

“Reading Toni Morrison is like reading the New Testament over and over,” Ms. Giovanni said. “You start to look at everything very, very differently.”

Ms. Morrison’s commentary in the film elicited laughter and tears from the audience.

She discussed her experience working in an industry dominated by white men. She said she also was criticized for writing about slavery and for being African-American.

The documentary kicked off the second season of ICA Cinema, which screens films by independent filmmakers at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

‘Race in Academia’ panel set for Sept. 24 at VCU Four college presidents will explore racial disparities in higher education at the 2019 Wilder Symposium 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

24, at Virginia Commonwealth University’s W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The panel, “Race in Academia,” is hosted by VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Govern-

ment and Public Affairs and is free and open to the public.

Panelists will be VCU President Michael Rao, University of Richmond President Ronald Crutcher, Reynolds Community College President Paula Pando and Virginia State University President Makola Abdullah.

Dr. Alvin Schexnider, former president of

Thomas Nelson Community College and former interim president at Norfolk State University, will moderate the event.

The panel discussion will be followed by a reception.

Details: Paula Otto, senior director of special projects at the Wilder School, (804) 828-1146.

‘Take Your Community Back’ motorcycle and auto ride Sept. 28

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

5, who received national attention in recovering from a gunshot to the head during a drive-by LaTasha S. “Tasha” Kenney is hoping hun- shooting April 4 in Henrico County. dreds of people will take part in an upcoming “We aren’t setting a charge,” Ms. Kenney anti-violence action aimed at benefiting the said. “We will be asking participants to give families of two children who were what they can for this cause.” victims of gun violence.

Ms. Kenney is leading the event to That action involves an auto and honor Elka Johnson, a close friend motorcycle ride through the city and who came up with the idea for an a free cookout open to all. anti-violence motorcycle ride after The activities will highlight the Ms. Johnson’s son was shot to death “Take Your Community Back” proin 2017. gram that Ms. Kenney and a team of At the time, Ms. Kenney and Ms. eight supporters are staging for the Johnson belonged to the same RichMs. Kenney third year in a row. mond motorcycle and social club. The The date: Saturday, Sept. 28. two organized the initial “Take Your Community The event will open with the ride around 11:30 Back” ride in 2017, along with another friend, a.m. at the parking lot of the Rose’s store at 3000 Vincent “Vito” Smith.

Mechanicsville Turnpike, Ms. Kenney said.

Ms. Johnson “died of grief, but I got caught The procession of bikers and other riders is up in her vision and couldn’t let it go,” Ms. to wind through the city for nearly two hours Kenney said. and end at the Southside Community Center, More people have gotten involved since, 6255 Old Warwick Road, she said, where the she said. cookout will take place.

Ms. Kenney said that she has contacted dozens Ms. Kenney said this year’s event will focus of motorcycle clubs that are interested in revving on Markiya Dickson, 9, who was shot to death up their image as community supporters. Other while playing in a city park during the Memorial groups, including an out-of-town automobile club, Day holiday weekend, and Ke’Miyah Edwards, also has signed up to participate, she said.

40 years of music The Richmond Jazz Society is celebrating its 40th anniversary dedicated to the preservation and advancement of jazz in the local area by presenting local, national and international jazz artists through its guest educator concert series, scholarships and community outreach programs. Its 2019 season kicked off Sept. 10 with a performance by founding board member J. Plunky Branch and The Universal Ensemble, with vocalists Lady Eka-Eta (Jacqueline Holoman Lewis) and legendary Ghanaian percussionist Okyerema Asante. Enjoying the event are founding board members, from left, Nelson R. Lawson, Mr. Branch, B.J. Brown, William S. Lowe, G. Khari Branch and Robert L. Payne Sr. The yearlong celebration will continue with concerts by the Kenney Rittenhouse Ensemble featuring Imani Gonzales on Oct. 8; the Steve Wilson Quintet with special guest Bill Pierce on Nov. 12; and vocalist Rene Marie on Dec. 10. Details: www.vajazz.org.

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Area ministers and church members gather last Saturday outside Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in the East End to pray for students, teachers, administrators and all employees of Richmond Public Schools and other area school districts. The effort was led by Bishop Darryl Husband, senior pastor of Mount Olivet Church in Church Hill, who asked Richmonders to gather at the flag poles of their nearby schools and recreation centers to pray during the weekend. The effort was prompted by the rash of problems nationally that children face — from school shootings to abuse, abduction, trafficking and addiction. The prayer circle asked for an outpouring of blessings on children — for their safety, purpose, focus and faith. Left, Ameia Cosby, 8, a third-grader at Ginter Park Elementary School in North Side, joins the circle with family members.

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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, September 23, 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 ordinance: Ordinance No. 2019-249 To amend ch. 11 of the City Code by adding therein a new art. VIII (§§ 11-190—11-197) to establish a commercial property assessed clean energy program in accordance with Va. Code § 15.2-958.3, for the purpose of facilitating the development of clean energy projects. ( CO M M I T T EE : Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, September 19, 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, October 7, 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, October 14, 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. 2019-257 To rezone the properties known as 13, 17, 19, 21, and a portion of 9 West 20th Street; 16, 18, 20, and 22 West 19th Street; 1900, 1906, 1920, and 1922 Bainbridge Street; and a portion of 2005 Hull Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the B-7 Mixed-Use Business District; the property known as 12 West 19th Street and a portion of 9 West 20th Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the TOD-1 Transit-Oriented Nodal District; and the properties known as 1901, 1917, and a portion of 2005 Hull Street from the B-3 General Business District to the TOD-1 TransitOriented Nodal District.

The City of Richmond Master Plan land use map indicates Mixed Uses for the majority of the parcels.

Community Commercial uses are indicated for the two parcels located at 1901 and 1917 Hull Street which total .716 acres. The remaining parcels along Bainbridge Street are designated as Single‑Family (Medium Density).

Ordinance No. 2019-258 To authorize the special use of the property known as 3119 Grayland Avenue for the purpose of a swimming pool accessory to a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions.

The property is zoned in the R‑5 Single‑Family Residential District. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single‑Family Residential at low densities. Primary uses for this category are single‑family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre.

The density of the property is approximately 3 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2019-259 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 2000-319-326, adopted Nov. 13, 2000, as amended by Ord. No. 2007-222-194, adopted Sept. 10, 2007, which authorized the special use of the property known as 214 North Lombardy Street for the purpose of modifying the exterior and interior of the building and adding new signage to the facade, to authorize a restaurant, tearoom, café, delicatessen, ice cream parlor, or similar food and beverage service establishment and up to three dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is located in the R‑6 Single‑Family Residential District. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates the subject property for Single Family Medium Continued on next column

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. The proposed residential density of the project is approximately 33 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2019-260 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1836 Park Avenue for the purpose of office space and occasional events, upon certain terms and conditions.

The current zoning for this property is R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential. 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.

Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semipublic uses.

Ordinance No. 2019-261 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2100 North 29th Street for the purpose of a private school, upon certain terms and conditions.

The property is zoned in the R‑5 Single‑Family Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single‑Family Medium Density. Primary uses are single‑family and two‑family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi‑public uses.

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

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

Candice D. Reid City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER EUNISHIA CRAWFORDSAUCIER, Plaintiff v.

JEREMIAH SAUCIER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002784-00 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 4th day of November, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his 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 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER LESIA STEPHENSON, Plaintiff v.

ERVIN HUDSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002721-00 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 4th day of November, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his 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 Continued on next column

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DONALD COLEMAN, Plaintiff v.

YAKEE MALONE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002766-00 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 4th day of November, 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

months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 25th day of October, 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

OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Julieta Mendoza Esmeralda Jorge Mendoza In the Matter of the Proposed Adoption Of a Child to Be Known as Andriy Rosales Tellez, Birth Certificate Registration 10429485 Registered in the Country of Mexico, Case No.: CA19000031 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of the above-styled suit is for the petitioner, Jorge Mendoza, to adopt Andriy Rosales Tellez, the biological son of Julieta Mendoza Esmeralda and Francisco Crescencio Rosales Luna.

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Respondent, Francisco Crescencio Rosales Luna, is not a resident of the State of Virginia and that his last known address is unknown, it is therefore ordered that Respondent, Francisco Crescencio Rosales Luna, appear before this Court on or before the 3rd day of October, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect his interests in this suit.

An Extract: Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Jesse Baez, Esq. (VSB #85986) Hairfield Morton, PLC 2800 Buford Road, Suite 201 Richmond, Virginia 23235 (804) 320-6600 - telephone (804) 320-8040 - facsimile Counsel for Petitioners

been filed that said owner, CO N S TA N CE W H I T E RAMIREZ-GONZALES, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CO N S TA N CE W H I T E RAMIREZ-GONZALES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

IT IS ORDERED that ELLIS W. JEFFERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARY S. JEFFERSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

DELBERT O. WINN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3425 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1605 Whitehead Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0070497/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Delbert O. Winn and Mary W. Winn.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DELBERT O. WINN, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, MARY W. WINN, 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 DELBERT O. WINN, MARY W. WINN, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER YVETTE SHIELDS, Plaintiff v.

TILDEN SHIELDS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19001970-00 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 4th day of November, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

JON TYLOR ENKEL., Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002524-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

And it appearing from an affdavit that the whereabouts and address of the defendant are unknown and that he may not be a resident of Virginia, it is Ordered that the defendant appear before this Court on October 22nd, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. pursuant to this notice and protect his interests herein.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I Ask For This: Donald M. White, Esquire 130 Thompson Street Ashland, Virginia 23005 (804) 798-1661 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER STEVEN JOHNSON, JR., Plaintiff v.

CASEY JOHNSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000984-00 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 22nd day of October, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect her 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 MONTEL DAVENPORT, Plaintiff v.

LUCILLE DAVENPORT, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002604-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER HEBA MOHAMMED, Plaintiff v.

ABDULAZIZ ABDULAH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002233-00 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 22nd day of October, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

KAREEN TOTH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002418-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 18th day of October, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

CHRISTOPHER HILL, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002422-00 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 18th day of October, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

JAMES CHALKLEY, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18000876-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 18th day of October, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

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

LILLIAN I. LEWIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3003 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3017 Krouse Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080562/030, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Lillian I. Lewis.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LILLIAN I. LEWIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that DONALD W. COLEMAN, SR, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 312 page 1571 on August 5, 1992, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that LILLIAN I. LEWIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DONALD W. COLEMAN, SR, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 312 page 1571 on August 5, 1992, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

ROBERT SANTIAGO, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1786 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1006 Halsey Lane, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0050685/016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Robert Santiago.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROBERT SANTIAGO, 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 ROBERT SANTIAGO, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

RON D. GENTRY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3002 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1302 Nelwood Drive, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-2402/017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ron D. Gentry.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RON D. GENTRY, 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 RON D. GENTRY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

CONSTANCE WHITE RAMIREZ-GONZALES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1492 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 101 East Ladies Mile Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-1546/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Constance White aka Constance White Ramirez-Gonzales.

An Affidavit having

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

ELLIS W. JEFFERSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1762 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1306 Newell Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0050475/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ellis W. Jefferson and Mary S. Jefferson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ELLIS W. JEFFERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest,

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

RECHARDE GOODWYN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1591 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1414 Melton Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-1102/020, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Recharde Goodwyn, Richard Feggins, Ashley Feggins and Jabriel Mickens.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, RECHARDE GOODWYN, RICHARD FEGGINS, and ASHLEY FEGGINS, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, JABRIEL MICKENS, 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 RECHARDE GOODWYN, RIC H A R D F E G G I N S , ASHLEY FEGGINS, JABRIEL MICKENS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

WILSON E. SHANNON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1763 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1516 Perry Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000201/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Wilson E. Shannon.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, WILSON E. SHANNON, 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 WILSON E. SHANNON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

JAMES R. MOORE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1989 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1825 1/3 Thomas Street,, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0946/018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, James R. Moore and Maria L. Moore.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JAMES R. MOORE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MARIA L. MOORE, 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 JAMES R. MOORE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARIA L. MOORE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

LUCY HURTE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3369 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2001 Newbourne Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120312/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Lucy Hurte.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LUCY HURTE, 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.”

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deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

BARBARA WILLIAMS CONEY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1764 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2112 Rosewood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0000937/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Barbara Williams Coney and Marcellus Lovell Coney.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, BARBARA WILLIAMS CONEY and MARCELLUS LOVELL CONEY, 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 BARBARA WILLIAMS C O N E Y, M A R C E L L U S L O V E L L C O N E Y, a n d Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

JOHN EDWARD MCCLAIN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1543 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2226 Maplewood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0000988/030, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, John Edward McClain and Gloria E. McClain.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner JOHN EDWARD MCCLAIN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, GLORIA E. MCCLAIN, 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 CITIFINANCIAL, INC, a corporation withdrawn from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 001-15786 on June 21, 2001, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that GARDNER PHILLIPS, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest 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 JOHN EDWARD MCCLAIN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, GLORIA E. MCCLAIN, CITIFINANCIAL, INC, a corporation withdrawn from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00115786 on June 21, 2001, GARDNER PHILLIPS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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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.

HOWARD GUY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1971 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2304 Warwick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071679/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Howard Guy.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HOWARD GUY, 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 HOWARD GUY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

GEORGE A. COLEMAN, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3341 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2616 Redwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120279/018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, George A. Coleman, Jr. and Elizabeth B. Coleman.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, GEORGE A. COLEMAN, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and ELIZABETH B. COLEMAN, 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.�

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ELIZABETH B. COLEMAN, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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 WILBER F. JAMERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, BARBARA H. JAMERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-1559/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, O. W. Woolfolk, Sr. and Jane L. Woolfolk, .

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, O. W. WOOLFOLK, SR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action and JANE L. WOOLFOLK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JULIA F. ROBINS, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 161 page 348 on April 4, 1988, 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 O. W. WOOLFOLK, SR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JANE L. WOOLFOLK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JULIA F. ROBINS, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 161 page 348 on April 4, 1988, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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 RAYMOND B. BENTLEY, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

BONNIE BROCK ROLLSTON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-1990 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2910 Rear Stockton Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S007-0816/016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Bonnie Brock Rollston.

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

IT IS ORDERED that BONNIE BROCK ROLLSTON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

WILBER F. JAMERSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3197 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3132 Maurice Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090252/054, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Wilber F. Jamerson and Barbara H. Jamerson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, WILBER F. JAMERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, BARBARA H. JAMERSON, upon information and belief Continued on next column

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

IULA ROBINSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-44 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3406 S Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0959/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Iula Robinson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, IULA ROBINSON, 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 IULA ROBINSON, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

O. W. WOOLFOLK, SR, et al, Defendants.

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

MARY J. HUGHES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3196 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3917½ Piney Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0180530/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Mary J. Hughes and Lester M. Hughes.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MARY J. HUGHES and LESTER M. HUGHES, have not been located and haves not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.�

IT IS ORDERED that MARY J. HUGHES, LESTER M. HUGHES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 31, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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