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From Baton Rouge to Minneapolis, why black lives do matter

By Winford K. Rice Jr.

tive police forces during the past week have renewed a sense of urgency across the country, leading to civic demonstrations, protests and political upheaval.

The social contestation we are witnessing as a response to these shootings is a reignited attempt to negotiate hegemonic

infrastructures that systematically depreciate the quality of life for black and brown people. Yet, mainstream media outlets have diverted these racially charged shootings to matters concerning the sanctity and preservation of police lives over others. This becomes problematic given that black people cannot jettison their blackness Please turn to A5

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It is an irrefutable premise that all lives matter, but recent tragedies from Baton Rouge, La., to Minneapolis to Dallas have evinced that some restrictions apply.

The egregious executions of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile in Minneapolis by members of the respec-

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Anguish of a nation From memorial services to protests, numerous questions arise after senseless killings Free Press staff, wire reports

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Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown receives a hug Tuesday from First Lady Michelle Obama as she and President Obama attend the memorial service for the five slain law enforcement officers in the Texas city.

Sanders gives Clinton the nod Reuters

Portsmouth, N.H. Democrat Bernie Sanders endorsed former rival Hillary Clinton for president in a display of party unity Tuesday, describing her as the best candidate to fix the nation’s problems and beat Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 presidential election.

With Mrs. Clinton nodding in agreement beside him, Mr. Sanders put aside their bitter campaign for the Democratic nomination and said she would take up the fight to ease economic inequality, make college more affordable and expand health care coverage for all Americans.

“This campaign is about the needs of the American people and addressing the very serious crises that we face. And there is no doubt in my mind that, as we head into November, Hillary Clinton is far and away the best candidate to do that,” he told a raucous crowd in

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her former opponent, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, present a united front Tuesday during a rally in Portsmouth, N.H., where Sen. Sanders endorsed her for president.

Portsmouth, N.H., that included plenty of vocal Bernie Sanders supporters.

“I intend to do everything I

can to make certain she will be the next president of the United States,” the U.S. senator from Vermont said.

Gravely resigns NAACP post

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

After three weeks of mulling the decision, Jack Gravely is stepping down as interim executive director of the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP. He delivered his resignation Monday via email to state NAACP President Linda Thomas and other members of the executive board.

He told the board he would end his 15-month tenure Friday, July 15, giving him time to clean out his office. He said two staff members will remain in the state office after he departs.

“The lights will not be turned off,” he said.

Reached Tuesday, Ms. Thomas said Mr. Gravely made the decision without any board pressure.

“The board has accepted his

resignation with regret,” she said.

She said his service “is appreciated,” and added that she expects Mr. Gravely, an NAACP Life Member, would continue to be active in the organization and to speak out on the civil rights issues for which it advocates.

Ms. Thomas said Mr. Gravely’s resignation arrived just before this week’s start of the national NAACP convention in Cincinnati. She said that once she and others return after the convention ends July 20, a special meeting will be

His endorsement, five weeks after Mrs. Clinton became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, brought the most prominent holdout in the party’s liberal wing into her camp. Mr. Sanders threw Mrs. Clinton his support less than two weeks before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where she is to be formally nominated.

“I can’t help but reflect on how much more enjoyable this election will be now that we are on the same side,” Mrs. Clinton said of Mr. Sanders.

“Thank you, Bernie, for your endorsement, but more than that, thank you for your lifetime of fighting injustice.”

Mr. Trump ridiculed the move in a series of Twitter posts, saying Mr. Sanders had abandoned the supporters who flocked to his insurgent campaign to rein in Wall Street and get big money out of politics.

“Bernie Sanders endorsing Crooked Hillary Clinton is like Occupy Wall Street endorsing Goldman Sachs,” Mr. Trump said on Twitter.

In a statement, the Trump campaign said Mr. Sanders was now officially part of the rigged system the senator had criticized during his long primary battle with Mrs. Clinton.

“Bernie’s endorsement becomes Exhibit A in our rigged system — the Democrat Party is disenfranchising its voters to benefit the select and privileged

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“Can we all get along? Can we get along? Can we stop making it, making it horrible …?”

The late Rodney King spoke those memorable words as he called for calm in 1992 after the acquittal of four white police officers who were videotaped savagely beating him triggered riots in Los Angeles.

His questions still hang over a nation reeling from more horrific violence involving police and AfricanAmericans, like a terrible movie in which the story line remains the same and only the Mr. Sterling Mr. Castile participants change.

This time, the uproar was triggered last week by police shootings of African-American men in Louisiana and Minnesota, the graphic images from which were spread through social media.

The violence then was capped last Thursday evening by an embittered African-American war veteran’s stunning ambush of police in Dallas that left five law enforcement officers dead and seven other officers and two civilians wounded.

Nearly two years after the slaying of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., turned the spotlight on police killings and mistreatment of African-Americans, the wrenching debate over race and criminal justice seems as intense as ever.

On Tuesday, President Obama used a memorial service in Dallas for the slain officers to appeal to Americans to do more to overcome the racial divisions and mutual suspicions that undermine police-community relations.

But the president seemed uncertain whether he and the country are up to the task.

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Kenneth Parham delivers a Black Power salute as he and his son, Kartier, 5, listen to a poet from Richmond’s Lyric Ave. The pair participated in the RVA Community Unity Shootout on Saturday at Byrd Park. Local photographer Connie McGowan organized the event to bring police and residents together in the wake of the police slayings in Dallas.

A Zika virus cure?

Research at VCU supports claims of new antiviral drug

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

When he first published a paper 18 months ago detailing a kind of “miracle” drug that could destroy every virus and bacteria that plagues mankind, Virginia Commonwealth University researcher Paul Dent found his work derided as too good to be true.

Now in a newly published study involving an international team, Dr. Dent and his VCU research-

Dr. Dent

ers have confirmed the AR-12 treatment works as advertised through laboratory tests and animal studies.

The article appearing last month in the Journal of Cell Physiology reported that the treatment is effective against a host of viruses, including drugresistant strains of HIV, Ebola,

flu, mumps and measles.

The new findings suggest that this breakthrough treatment — a drug derived from the arthritis remedy Celebrex — also could take on the fast-spreading Zika virus that threatens pregnant women’s unborn babies, as well as drug-resistant bacteria.

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The historic Winfree Cottage has received some tender, the Lumpkin’s Jail site near North 15th and East Broad streets loving care. At left, a photo published in the June 2-4 edition and Main Street Station. of the Free Press shows the previous condition of the small Rescued from demolition in 2002, the building has sat for 12 house that dates at least to 1866. At right, a photo taken July Slices of life and scenes years on a trailer and steel beams awaiting a new foundation. It 11 shows the new look of the cottage after a fresh coat of is said to be the last slave cottage still standing in Richmond, in Richmond whitewash and a new coat of paint on the roof. though that claim has not been verified. City records show it The 700-square-foot building, now owned by the city, has long been envi- was purchased or built in 1866 by owner David Winfree, who then deeded it sioned as a visitor’s center for the Richmond Slave Trail. It now sits next to to his former slave, Emily Winfree, the mother of five of his children.

Cityscape

Petersburg City Council votes to cut city workers’ pay For the city’s nearly 600 workers, the pay cut pill is hard to swallow, Most Petersburg city workers will in part because it hits their ability be forced to accept a 10 percent pay to pay their bills and in part because cut for at least five months as the Pethe reduction will do little to fill the tersburg City Council seeks to shrink city’s financial hole. a projected $17 million deficit.

According to the Petersburg budget That’s a huge figure for a city of figures, payroll for the city — not 32,000 residents — equal to about including the school system — runs Ms. Belton $530 per man, woman and child. about $32 million a year. As a result, After a briefing from interim City Manager a 10 percent pay cut over five months would Dironna Moore Belton on the city’s worsening generate only about $1.3 million in savings. financial situation, the Petersburg City Council That means the council is likely to have to voted 5-2 Monday to impose the pay cut effec- take additional steps to reduce the deficit or tive with Aug. 12 paychecks and continuing hope for some kind of state bailout, which is through Dec. 31. a long shot.

It’s a far cry from two months ago when Most city employees will be sharing the pain, Ms. Belton presented a proposed $101 million though not all. budget to the council for the 2017 fiscal year For example, Petersburg police officers and that began July 1. She said then that her bud- firefighters will have their pay reduced, but get would result in a relatively manageable $2 sheriff’s deputies will not. The deputies are million deficit. exempt because their pay comes from the state But in recent weeks, she has had to throw Compensation Board, not Petersburg’s taxpayerout such optimism after state-supplied financial supported general fund. experts combed through the city’s books and While initially it appeared that Ms. Belshowed her the situation was far more dire. ton might be exempt, she issued a statement Based on the most recent figures, the city finished Wednesday reassuring employees she, too, will the 2016 fiscal year June 30 with $7.5 million in take a pay cut. unpaid expenses. Petersburg also is facing an ad“I placed four personnel budget reduction options ditional projected deficit of about $9.5 million if in front of City Council, all of which impacted myself no changes are made to spending in fiscal 2017. and other council appointees,” she stated.

The projected $17 million shortfall, which equals “I have no problem with taking the same 10 17 percent of the 2017 budget, is the result of percent reduction and being treated like every adding the deficits for both years. other employee. We are all in this together,”

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

City seeking developers for the Boulevard project City Hall finally is ready to seek developers for its biggest economic development project — the redo of the 60-acre city property on North Boulevard where The Diamond baseball stadium and Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center now stand.

Two months behind schedule, Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ administration expects to issue its request for qualifications (RFQ) this week seeking deep-pocket bidders interested in transforming the property over 20 years into apartments, condos, retail outlets and office space.

However, with an election looming and Mayor Jones on the way out, the project’s pace likely will land in the lap of the next administration.

The goal is to create at least $330 million in new development by 2035 that ultimately would generate more than 5,000 new jobs and at least $8 million a year in revenue for the city.

Current projections suggest that it takes more than 10 to 15 years for the development to repay the city’s investment. Since 2012, taxpayers have poured at least $19 million into relocating city and school operations from the site and cleaning up the property.

The RFQ was to go out by Thursday, according to Lee Downey, the city’s top development official.

“We will be seeking individuals or teams who have the ability to take on a big project like

this,” said Mr. Downey, whose title is deputy chief administrative officer for economic and community development.

He said the city used an RFQ process in seeking bidders on the Richmond Justice Center, as well as for a variety of other projects, including seeking an artist for the proposed Maggie L. Walker statue Downtown.

Mr. Downey said he expects responses primarily from teams of developers, who will have 90 days to provide information on the experience of their members, borrowing ability, use of minority partners and other items.

Mr. Downey is hoping to get at least 10 responses by the deadline, likely to be around mid-October.

He said an internal administration committee will review the responses, rate them and recommend the finalists. He said finalists would be chosen in late December or early January.

He said he expects three to five development teams to be selected as finalists.

The finalists would receive a request for proposals, with the finalists having up to 90 to 120 days to spell out their vision for the property How quickly the process of selecting a developer would move would depend on the city’s new leadership. A new mayor and City Council will be elected in November and will take office Jan. 1. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Hunt elected president in letter carriers union re-vote Thelma J. Hunt is officially the first woman to lead one of the oldest union organizations in Richmond — the Old Dominion Branch 496 of the National Association of Letter Carriers.

Ms. Hunt won the branch’s presidency on July 7, once again defeating rival Michael C. Milner. She captured 60 percent of the vote to retain the leadership Ms. of the branch that dates to 1893.

“I am glad this is settled so our branch can move forward,” Ms. Hunt said later in a brief telephone interview.

Ms. Hunt initially was elected president Dec. 16, narrowly defeating Mr. Milner by 11 votes.

However, in May, the U.S. Department of Labor threw out the results and ordered a new election for the union’s officers after upholding Mr. Milner’s claims of irregularities in the conduct of the first election.

In the second election, Ms. Hunt won by 63 votes when the ballots were tallied under the supervision of the federal agency. She received

191 votes to 128 for Mr. Milner, a shop steward for the local.

Both were seeking to succeed Ronald E. Hinton Sr., who had served 22 years as branch president before stepping down when Ms. Hunt and other officers were installed in January.

Separately, Felix Narkon upset Ronnie Whitfield in the race to sucHunt ceed Ms. Hunt as vice president of the branch. She had held that post for 19 years before running for president.

In the December election, Mr. Whitfield narrowly beat Mr. Narkon, formerly the union’s recording secretary. But the results were different this time, with Mr. Narkon defeating Mr. Whitfield 183-127.

More members participated in the second round of voting, although it was still less than half of the 658 members the U.S. Labor Department deemed eligible to cast ballots. A total of 323 ballots were cast compared with 194 cast in the Dec. 16 election, branch officials said.

Ms. Belton stated.

One group that is exempt are members of City Council, although one member has said she would not accept her salary while city workers face this crisis.

Others exempt from pay cuts include such elected city officials as the clerk of the Circuit Court, the treasurer, sheriff and commissioner

of the revenue, whose pay, too, almost entirely comes from the state Compensation Board rather than from city taxpayers.

The pay of the Petersburg commonwealth’s attorney also is exempt for the same reason.

Also exempt is the Petersburg voter registrar, whose pay is set by the city’s independent Electoral Board.

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Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham, center, and Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr., right, listen to area residents’ suggestions to improve police relations during Tuesday’s Community Conversation. Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in the East End. United Communities Against Crime teamed with other nonprofits to put on the event in which Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Delegate Delores L. McQuinn also participated.

Events in Richmond

Community forums, conversations, rallies and marches to address the issues of violence and policing will continue for the next few days in the Richmond area.

Here are a few: Thursday, July 14 — “Uniting the City: Let’s Talk About It,” a community discussion, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 3200 E. Broad St. Information: Email info@ empowerva.org or call organizers Keith Hicks, (804) 869-3032; Regie Ford, (804) 426-5377; and Lisa Speller-Davis.

Saturday, July 16 — RVA’s 1000 Man Black Lives Matter March, 3 to 6 p.m. The 2-mile march will start at Monroe Park at Belvidere and Franklin streets and end at Maury Park/

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called to begin discussions on a replacement.

Mr. Gravely initially planned to resign in late June, as a source told the Free Press. However, he waited until this week to follow through.

Now b e s t known as host of a weekday current events talk show on WREJ Mr. Gravely 990AM in Richmond, Mr. Gravely said he was leaving because of disagreements “with the current leadership team.”

He said the state executive director traditionally has issued news releases and made statements to the media, which is what he did in a previous stint in the post.

However, he said Ms. Thomas now wants to be the “NAACP spokesperson at press conferences,” reducing the role of the executive director.

Mr. Gravely said he also found the state NAACP’s board was “too slow” to respond to various public controversies.

He said the final straw came this week when the state NAACP did not rush to address the uproar over police killings of African-American men in Louisiana and Minnesota and the ambush of Dallas police officers by a sniper.

A news conference the organization advertised for Tuesday never took place.

Mr. Gravely also said he was upset that the executive board declined to renew the contract of Rodney Thomas, who had been hired last year to lobby at the General Assembly on behalf of the state NAACP. “He has been my right hand,” Mr. Gravely said.

Finally, “I’m tired,” he said.

Leaving the NAACP will allow him to put more time and attention on his talk show, he said.

“I enjoyed my time here,” he said, noting that despite the disagreements, he remains committed to and supportive of the NAACP’s goals.

Charles Sydnor Playground, 15th and Maury Streets, in South Richmond.

Sunday, July 17 — RVA Roundtable on Race, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St., in Jackson Ward. Sponsored by the museum and the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, the event will feature small group discussions to explore personal experiences and perspectives.

Pre-registration required. Info: (804) 515-7950 or email contact@inclusiveva.org.

Tuesday, July 19 — A public forum with local and state officials, community and faith-based leaders, 7 p.m., Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road. Sponsored by Speaking Spirit Ministries. Info: (804) 307-8737.

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few,” said Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser to Mr. Trump.

In a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, Mrs. Clinton extended her lead over Mr. Trump to 13 percentage points, up from 10 percentage points at the end of last week.

The former U.S. secretary of state hopes the Portsmouth appearance with Mr. Sanders will help her win over his supporters, some of whom held Bernie Sanders signs at the rally and chanted his name. In recent Reuters/Ipsos

polling, only about 40 percent of Mr. Sanders’ backers said they would back Mrs. Clinton, and the crowd at Tuesday’s rally made it clear she still had work to do.

“I am absolutely certain I will not vote for Hillary Clinton,” said Gale Bailey, a Sanders supporter and an unemployed graphic designer from Rochester, N.H., who attended the rally in a Sanders T-shirt.

“She’s a crook, and I’m not going to vote for a crook,” Ms. Bailey said, adding that she would write in Mr. Sanders’ name on the November ballot.

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get the treatment moved from the laboratory into clinical trials on people, particularly people with “superbugs” that either have no treatment or have become resistant to current antibiotics.

That’s the only way to learn how well the drug works, but also about any potential side effects, he said.

“Basically, we have fully worked out how the drug works and why it stops so many different kinds of viruses,” said Dr. Dent, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in VCU’s School of Medicine.

Essentially, the drug attacks “chaperone” proteins that allow viruses to reproduce and take over normal cells, Dr. Dent said. By inhibiting the chaperones, the viruses cannot form a correct shape and end up dying off.

Clinical trials could cost $4 million to $5 million, Dr. Dent said, and so far, that money has not been available despite the remarkable research findings of Dr. Dent and his VCU team, along with researchers in Arizona, Maryland, Argentina, Australia and Spain.

Colleagues at VCU who run clinical trials have yet to apply for funding to test the effects of the drug on viruses that are untreatable, and Dr. Dent is unaware of any federal healthrelated agencies making funding available for clinical trials.

However, the U.S. Army has said it is planning to test the drug for use against viral epidemics such as Ebola that could threaten its forces. The Army also wants to see if soldiers could benefit from use of this drug against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as MRSA and E. coli.

Outside the United States, there has been more interest in AR-12. Europe already has approved AR-12 for use against some rare diseases and conditions, and Arno Therapeutics pharmaceutical company is planning to take the treatment to England for a clinical trial against

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Paint mars the statue and sidewalk of the bronze memorial to Richmond’s fallen police officers in Byrd Park. Police Chief Alfred Durham and others decried the vandalism discovered Wednesday.

untreatable cases of HIV. AR-12 has already been found to be effective in killing certain brain cancer cells, and a separate study in the United Kingdom also has shown that it destroys drug-resistant “supergonorrhea,” which has spread around the UK during the last few years, raising fears among doctors that it may be untreatable.

Dr. Dent began researching the drug in 2005 following its discovery by Dr. Ching-Shih Chen, a researcher at Ohio State University who was looking for a new cancer treatment. Initially dubbed OSU-03012 by Dr. Chen, the drug was renamed AR-12 after OSU licensed it to Arno Therapeutics.

Dr. Dent was curious about the mechanism that made the drug effective when the initial explanation was ruled out and began his research.

In his paper in December 2014, Dr. Dent first described the mechanism that made AR-12 effective and also noted that its effectiveness in killing virus cells increased when used in combination with the compound used in Viagra or Cialis, the erectile dysfunction drugs for men.

Dr. Dent and the team wrote in the new paper that the drug’s ability to attack chaperone proteins worked against viruses ranging from rabies to dengue fever and yellow fever.

It also proved effective against salmonella, the dangerous bacteria often found in food, as well as malaria, a disease caused by protozoans or tiny microorganisms.

The study showed that AR-12 increased the survival rate of rabbits used in tests of the drug, one reason Dr. Dent believes it is time for human trials.

Dr. Dent said that AR-12 hits viruses and bacteria at such a basic part of their makeup that it is highly unlikely any would be able to evolve any resistance, meaning AR-12 could provide a real treatment against viruses that can mutate and adapt, like the flu.

Reactions “What can people and leaders of faith say about events like these? It’s hard, isn’t it, even to know where to start.

But let’s start here — let’s take a moment to pray for all the families and the loved ones suffering today. For Alton’s grieving children. For the 4-year-old girl who bravely comforted her mother while Philando died in front of them. For the families of those police officers who lived every day with the fear that something like this could happen, and will always be proud of their service and sacrifice. We pray for those families, and for the souls of everyone we lost this week and in all weeks preceding. May they rest in God’s peace.”

— Hillary Clinton, presumptive Democratic presidential candidate  “Thursday night’s horrific execution-style shootings of 12 Dallas law enforcement officers … is an attack on our country. It is a coordinated, premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe. We must restore law and order.

We must restore the confidence of our people to be safe and secure in their homes and on the street. The senseless, tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota reminds us how much more needs to be done. … I offer my thoughts and prayers for all of the victims’ families, and we pray for our brave police officers and first responders who risk their lives to protect us every single day.”

— Donald Trump, presumptive Republican presidential candidate  “Dorothy and I are heartbroken by the hateful act of violence last night in Dallas that resulted in the deaths and injuries of brave men and women who were protecting others as they exercised their right to protest peacefully in a free society. We continue to pray for the families and communities in Louisiana and Minnesota who are mourning today in the wake of recent tragedies. This is not a time for divisive and incendiary rhetoric — it is a time for thoughtful and courageous action to reduce violence, build trust and respect between law enforcement and the communities they serve, and make these events as rare as they are tragic.”

— Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe  “The Congressional Black Caucus convenes today to say to America that we are continuing our fight to remove guns from the hands of would-be terrorists and criminals and require background checks for those seeking to purchase firearms. We need legislative action now!”

— Rep. G.K. Butterfield, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus  “We should all be deeply troubled by the shocking events of the last few days, to include the questionable killings of two black men by police officers and the subsequent killings of five police officers in Dallas. The community and police grieve together this morning. We offer our condolences to all of the families and communities and to law enforcement professionals that have been impacted by these tragic events.

There is simply no excuse and no justification for what we’ve all seen transpire. And it is up to all of us to speak up and to come together to make sure events like these do not occur in any community.”

— Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham  “As a state convention, and more importantly, as a people of faith, we join with the families and with our nation in regards to the senseless and tragic deaths that riveted our country just several days ago. We extend our deepest condolences to the family of Philando Castile in Minnesota, to the family of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., to the families of the five police officers who lost their lives in Dallas, and to the countless families across our nation that have suffered in silence and ambiguity as their personal experiences with these same horrific realities were not as high profile as the aforementioned cases.”

— Dr. Steve G. Blunt, president of the Baptist General Convention in Virginia

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Saving officers, distrusting police

By Lisa Marie Pane Associated Press

DALLAS When officers who’d been shot by a sniper in downtown Dallas started showing up at Parkland Memorial Hospital, trauma surgeon Dr. Brian H. Williams went to work, pushing aside the inner conflict he faces every day as a black man who’s fearful himself when encountering police.

He sees the news about black men dying at the hands of police. He sees the aftermath of those killings and recoils when the victim is demonized or defamed. He’s had his own encounters with police in which he thought he might die. But he also knows the sacrifices that police officers make putting their own lives on the line each day.

His voice quivering as he expressed regret Monday at the officers’ deaths at the storied hospital, Dr. Williams also gave voice to the intense racial turmoil roiling the country.

“All I wanted to do was save those police officers. And we did everything, but we couldn’t do it,” he said with a deep sigh.

“I admit I have my own burdens that I carry when I deal with law enforcement, but that was not an issue for me at that time.

These were my patients.”

It was near the end of what had been a peaceful protest against recent fatal police shootings that a 25-year-old man wielding a semiautomatic rifle fired on officers who were patrolling the demonstration. The first call came about an officer being shot; moments later, there were a flurry of notifications that even more victims were on the way.

It quickly became evident that something catastrophic had happened. Five officers were killed, nine others were injured as well as two civilians; the deadliest attack on police since 9/11.

The hospital’s hallways were abuzz with activity, the usual rings and beeps of machinery, the doctors and nurses moving in and out of treatment rooms, police lined up in the hallways praying for their wounded colleagues.

Dr. Williams reckons he walked back and forth in front of the crowd of officers dozens of times.

“I certainly during that time felt the despair they were going through. I knew that they were angry at this assailant. … It was palpable and I felt it,” Dr. Williams said.

“But I also had a personal understanding of where that (anger against police) all came from. Not that I condone what happened. I certainly abhor the results. But I can see where the

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Dr. Brian Williams, a trauma surgeon at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, treated some of the city’s police officers who were shot last Thursday following a peaceful protest of the police killing of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.

roots of that have been laid. “ A self-described military brat who moved around a lot as a child, Dr. Williams turned to medicine after spending six years in the Air Force as an aeronautical engineer. He got his medical degree from the University of South Florida in 2001, did his residency at Harvard University’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and a fellowship at Emory University’s Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta before joining Parkland — the same hospital where President John F. Kennedy was taken after he was shot — six years ago. He’s married with a 5-year-old daughter.

He’s been stopped by police himself over the years and said he is mindful each time that he must act and speak in a way that doesn’t seem threatening. He lives each time in fear that he could be killed. He sees the news about other black men killed by police.

In one traffic stop, he ended up spread-eagle on the hood of

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“I am not naive. I have spoken at too many memorials during the course of this presidency,” he said in a reflective address at the Dallas service. “I have seen how inadequate my own words have been.

“Can we find the character, as Americans, to open our hearts to each other? Can we see in each other a common humanity and a shared dignity, and recognize how our different experiences have shaped us?”

President Obama asked.

“I don’t know. I confess that sometimes I, too, experience doubt.”

The task of finding a calm center that emphasizes shared values and the important work of racial reconciliation has become all the more difficult in a bitter and polarized presidential election season.

President Obama praised police officers for doing difficult and dangerous work, even as he called attention to broader problems with policing practices in many communities.

Even as he consoled the mourners, he also addressed what he sees as the problem: “If we’re honest, perhaps we’ve heard prejudice in our own heads and felt it in our own hearts,” and that needs to be acknowledged and addressed.

“None of us is entirely innocent,” he said of the bias and discrimination that still afflicts the nation. “No institution is entirely immune, and that includes our police departments.”

Even in Richmond, the police relationship with residents remains a work in progress, although complaints about police use of excessive force reportedly have dropped to a low — along with crime — as a recent succession of police chiefs and officers have made strengthening community ties a priority.

One indication came Tuesday evening after a community conversation led by Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones and city Police Chief Alfred Durham at Martin Luther King Middle School. Even as area residents were given space to vent their concerns, that did not stop vandalism of the city’s memorial statue to fallen police officers in Byrd Park that was found Wednesday marred with red spray paint.

The events that gripped national attention were spread over three days of bloodshed, all made more vivid by streaming video on Facebook. The troubles began early Tuesday, July 5, with the graphic images of two Baton Rouge, La., police officers grabbing Alton B. Sterling and one of them shooting him at point-blank range after both apparently had pinned him to the ground. Baton Rouge police quickly turned the investigation over to the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI. The spray painters who marred the police memorial in Richmond included the message, “Justice for Alton” on the stones in front of the statue.

Then, during the evening of Wednesday, July 6, more than 1,000 miles away in Falcon Heights, Minn., outside St. Paul, a police officer opened fire during

a traffic stop and killed Philandro Castile, 32, as he apparently reached for his ID. He was in the car with his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter at the time. His girlfriend had the presence of mind to turn on her cell phone video and streamed to the nation her boyfriend’s death and her remarks to the officer.

The shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota follow a long string of deaths of African-Americans at the hands of the police — in Staten Island; Cleveland; Baltimore; and North Charleston, S.C., among others — that have kept outrage on boil, particularly after most officers involved were cleared of wrongdoing.

The situation turned upside down after night fell on Thursday, July 7, with the shootings in Dallas, as police officers provided protection and security for people peacefully, but loudly demonstrating against the killings of Mr. Sterling and Mr. Castile.

The shooting of police generated an outpouring of support for officers and made little sense to most people in Dallas, given the efforts of the department to overcome a reputation for brutality. Even President Obama noted the Dallas department “is doing it the right way.”

Since taking over in 2010, the current police chief, David O. Brown, has overhauled policies, pushed community policing and improved training for officers. He has secured body cameras and improved accountability. During his tenure, complaints of excessive force have fallen by 83 percent as a result of the changes he has made.

None of that seemed to impress the embittered, heavily armed shooter, Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, who authorities said was a devotee of the New Black Panther Party. He was later cornered and then killed with a bomb delivered by a robot when he refused to surrender. Chief Brown said that Mr. Johnson went on the spree “to kill white police officers” apparently in payback for the killings in Louisiana and Minnesota.

Aboard Air Force One en route to Texas, President Obama called family members of Mr. Sterling and Mr. Castile to offer his condolences and those of First Lady Michele Obama.

Former President George W. Bush, who lives in Dallas, also addressed the mourners at the service for the five officers and sought to project a common purpose beyond politics.

“Too often we judge other groups by their worst examples, while judging ourselves by our best intentions,” Mr. Bush said in urging more work on race relations.

During his tenure, President Obama has spoken at more than a dozen memorial services, most of which involved mass killings by an armed perpetrator determined to wreak havoc.

In June, he and Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Orlando, to console families and meet survivors of a tragic massacre at a gay nightclub.

And just a year ago, President Obama stood before another packed house of mourners in Charleston, S.C., to remember

nine black parishioners killed by a white gunman during Bible study.

In Charleston, President Obama expressed hope that the killings at Emanuel A.M.E. Church could be a turning point for the nation to address some of its most entrenched problems — guns, racial discrimination and poverty.

Since then, there have been more mass shootings, including in Roseburg, Ore., and San Bernardino, Calif.

But he has found it frustratingly difficult to advance gun control legislation or secure criminal justice reform that he sees as essential to ending the bloodshed.

Meanwhile, racial tensions also seem to have increased on his watch as the first African-American president, with police shootings adding to the anxiety.

During his address in Dallas, President Obama called on police and their supporters not to ignore the complaints of protesters who point to racial disparities in encounters with police, including searches, arrests, shootings and sentencing as evidence of continuing bias.

“To have your experience denied like that, dismissed by those in authority, dismissed perhaps even by your white friends … it hurts,” President Obama said. “Surely we can see that, all of us.”

At the same time, he said that protesters and civil rights activists must show more understanding of the plight of police officers, who are often assigned to patrol dangerous and forgotten neighborhoods without sufficient resources.

“We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book,” President Obama said. “We tell them to keep those neighborhoods in check at all costs and do so without causing any political blowback or inconvenience. … These things we know to be true.”

If Americans cannot speak “honestly and openly,” President Obama warned, the problems will fester, and “we will never break this dangerous cycle.”

Still, he rejected the notion that the country was overly polarized. “As tough, as hard, as depressing as the loss of life was (last week), we’ve got a foundation to build on.”

“It’s hard not to think sometimes that the center won’t hold and that things might get worse,” President Obama said.

“I understand how Americans are feeling. … we must reject such despair. In the end, it’s not about finding policies that work, it’s about forging consensus and fighting cynicism and finding the will to make change.”

In Richmond, Chief Durham made it clear that Richmond Police has gotten the message and pointed out that the department developed 22 programs to mentor kids.

“We’re all about the business of the preservation of life,” he said at Tuesday’s meeting. “It’s as simple as that,” he continued in citing the department’s priorities: “Building relationships, preserving life and making the community strong to drive our crime down.”

a cruiser. In another, when he was stopped for speeding, he had to wait until a second officer arrived. Just a few years ago, he was stopped by an officer and questioned as he stood outside his apartment complex waiting for someone to pick him up and drive him to the airport.

He doesn’t have such encounters every day, but when he does, he’s on his guard and, “I’m always just praying for the encounter to end.”

As Friday morning turning into Friday night, the trauma unit’s efforts came to an end. They had done all they could and it was time to bring the bodies of those they were unable to save to the medical examiner.

Police were lined up in the ambulance bay, the blue line in full force to escort and pay respects to their fallen colleagues. Dr. Williams joined the officers, standing with them in their formation.

“I didn’t know if I belonged with them. I was a civilian. I don’t go through the daily challenges that they go through. I don’t put my life on the line every day like they did,” Dr. Williams said, tearing up. “But I was grieving with them. I felt the same degree of sorrow. And I wanted to show my respects. ...

I hope that what I did was not offensive to them. But I wanted to show my appreciation to them.”

Through it all, Dr. Williams can’t help but question why he was there that night. He wasn’t supposed to be, except for a last-minute schedule change.

“I wonder if this was the reason that in the midst of all this racial tension and dead black men and violence against cops — was I the one put there to experience this and tell my story and get the conversation started?”

Chief Brown no stranger to tragedy Free Press wire report

Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown, a familiar face following last week’s shooting deaths of five police officers in Dallas, is no stranger to tragedy.

A 30-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, Chief Brown grew up in the city and became chief in 2010. His former police partner was shot and killed in 1988. His brother was killed three years later.

In 2010, Chief Brown’s own son shot and killed a police officer and another man while high on PCP before being shot at least nine times by police and killed, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Reportedly a tough and introspective boss, in recent months Chief Brown has faced criticism and calls for his removal, including from his own officers, amid a rising violent crime rate.

He also has been questioned about controversial terminations and demotions of some officers.

Chief Brown was only a few weeks into his new job as chief in June 2010 when, on Father’s Day, his 27-year-old son, David Brown Jr., shot and killed Jeremy McMillian, who was driving his girlfriend and two small children through the neighboring city of Lancaster. Mr. Brown then shot and killed Lancaster Police Officer Craig Shaw, who responded to the shooting.

Other officers then fatally shot Mr. Brown.

A few days after the killings, Chief Brown reached out to the Lancaster Police Department, asking to meet with the families of Mr. Shaw and Mr. McMillian, former Lancaster Police Chief Keith Humphrey told the Los Angeles Times. He even quietly attended Mr. Shaw’s funeral, which was right after his son’s.

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while police officers willingly choose their profession.

Hence, the need for and development of the Black Lives Matter movement. The aim of the Black Lives Matter movement is not to undermine the supposed value of all human lives, but rather to highlight and bring awareness to the gross injustices bequeathed to black and brown people who are dying at disproportionately alarming rates relative to their white counterparts at the hands of police brutality. The movement is engineered to intentionally disrupt the narrative that to be black is to be criminal, suspicious or inherently inferior. This mischaracterization must be debunked.

Thus, it is necessary for us to re-think Mr. Rice our most fundamental conceptions of the Black Lives Matter movement from anti-police to affirming the myriad ways in which blackness is articulated, manifested and experienced in the ongoing struggle for justice and equality.

A comprehensive understanding of this sociopolitical movement begins with deconstructing the idea that to be pro-black is synonymous with being anti-white or anti-police. This perfunctory analysis has become a general consensus for many, and subverts the integrity of the movement.

The assertion that black lives matter does not negate the worth and dignity of all human lives. Rather it provides an affirmation for the personhood and humanity of black people, and seeks to equalize the ideological playing field in a racially stratified society.

Given the storied history between police forces and populations of black and brown people around the country – particularly in impoverished communities where economic plight, ecological disinterest, limited employment opportunities, underfunded public education and inadequate housing persist – there is grave mistrust between black and brown communities and policing institutions.

This dynamic is complicated by the notion that black and brown people must comport themselves using respectability politics to avoid violence exacted by police, permitting those who benefit from racialized privilege to remain complicit in their premeditated assumptions and un-interrogated bias about the “other.”

The utility of this movement is in its profound ability to simultaneously quell against and conscientize the public sphere on the violence and microaggressions committed against black and brown people, as well as direct concentrated efforts toward the sustainability and sovereignty of black lives.

Until these aims are both recognized and achieved, the movement for black lives will remain ablaze.

The writer is a native of Suffolk and Morehouse College graduate who is currently a master’s of divinity student at Harvard University.

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Trump rejects invitation to speak at NAACP convention Free Press wire report

ATLANTA The NAACP says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has declined an invitation to address the group’s upcoming convention, flouting established precedent and highlighting anew the GOP standard-bearer’s struggle to attract support from non-white voters.

NAACP President Cornell William Brooks told CNN on Tuesday that Mr. Trump declined the group’s invitation to speak at the Cincinnati gathering, scheduled July 16 through 20.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is sceduled to speak there July 18, which is also opening day of the Republican National Convention across the state in Cleveland.

The Trump campaign did not respond immediately Tuesday night to an Associated Press request for comment.

Mr. Brooks said the Trump campaign cited scheduling conflicts with the GOP convention, where Mr. Trump will formally accept the party’s nomination. Mr. Brooks argued Mr. Trump should have made the time amid the racially charged fallout of videotaped killings of black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, followed by the killings of five Dallas police officers by a black sniper.

“We represent an occasion for those running for president to speak to the nation’s most critical issues at a critical hour in this

country,” Mr. Brooks said on CNN. “You can’t run for president and not talk about police misconduct and police brutality. You can’t run for president and not talk about the nation’s civil rights agenda.”

He called the gathering an opportunity for Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump to give civil rights leaders “a window into not only their policies, but into their heart and character as a candidate.”

The NAACP’s official Twitter account Mr. Trump used part of Mr. Brooks’ interview to chide Mr. Trump. That tweet was quickly recirculated on Mrs. Clinton’s official account.

Republican nominees John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012 addressed the NAACP convention, though Mr. Romney was booed when he told attendees he’d be better for black families than President Obama had been during his first term.

Black voters, who already helped propel Mrs. Clinton to the Democratic nomination over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, will be integral to the general election outcome.

African-Americans cast about 13 percent of presidential ballots in 2012, according to exit polls conducted for the AP and

Richmond Alternative School staying put

By Bonnie N. Davis

Richmond Public Schools’ alternative program is staying put.

A plan by the Richmond schools administration to move the Richmond Alternative School from its West Leigh Street location in Jackson Ward failed to win approval from the Richmond School Board during a June 30 meeting.

The School Board voted 5-3 against the proposal, which would have moved the program’s 200 middle and high school students to the former Oak Grove Elementary School building on Ingram Avenue in South Richmond.

Concerns about safety at the alternative program’s current location prompted school officials to recommend the program be moved. Proponents of the move say that the building has too many blind spots, stairwells, entrances and exits that put the security of students and staff at risk.

Thomas E. Kranz, assistant superintendent of facilities, said safety concerns at the building prompted the recommendation for change.

“Moving students to a new location will make them believe they are appreciated,” Mr. Kranz said. “If the decision is to stay at the current location, we will do our best

to take it and make it the best we can.”

School Board member Donald Coleman, 7th District, voted to move the program.

“I hear now that people don’t like it or feel that the facility is a good one,” said Mr. Coleman, adding that he has seen “consistent failure of our alternative programs,” after serving on the RPS Student Disciplinary Committee for the past seven years. “I believe we can change and set this right,” he said.

Board member Kristen Larsen, 4th District, who also voted to move the program, believes a new environment would prove positive for the program and its students.

“We want a safe environment and tools for teachers to be successful,” she said.

The alternative program serves students who are at risk of dropping out of school or who face expulsion because of behavioral or disciplinary problems. It has been based at its current location since 2013, with the building formerly serving as Benjamin Graves Middle School and Armstrong High School.

A day before the vote, School Board member Mamie Taylor, 5th District, voiced concern that materials were being packed into boxes in preparation for the school clos-

ing. However, that was put to a halt when a majority of the board said they saw no reason to move the program.

School Board member Derik Jones, 8th District, who voted against the proposal, said the board should not make a “knee-jerk decision. We should not do this tonight,” while member Tichi Pinkney Eppes, 9th District, who joined the meeting by speakerphone, said she heard no clear and compelling reason why the students should be moved.

“A building is not going to help them academically,” said Ms. Pinkney Eppes. “If you move them with the same mindset that put them there in the first place, it will all be for naught.”

After the meeting, Ms. Taylor said she was pleased with the outcome.

“This decision means we are putting the children first,” she said. “The safety issue is incredibly exaggerated.”

Mr. Kranz said security measures that will be implemented within the next few weeks include installing a new security camera system and mirrors, reducing stairwell access and putting the program on one floor.

Joining Ms. Taylor, Dr. Jones and Ms. Eppes in voting against the proposal were Board Chairman Jeffrey Bourne, 3rd

Gooden new state secretary of agriculture and forestry Dr. Basil I. Gooden is well suited in social work from Syracuse Unifor his new job as Virginia’s secretary versity. He also earned a master’s in of agriculture and forestry. public health and a doctorate. from Dr. Gooden grew up raising beef the University of North Carolina at cattle on his family’s farm in BuckingChapel Hill. ham County. He also was appointed by Before his presidential appointPresident Obama as Virginia director of ment, Dr. Gooden served 12 years as rural development for the U.S. Departchief deputy director of the Virginia ment of Agriculture in May 2014.

Department of Housing and CommuDr. Gooden In announcing Dr. Gooden’s apnity Development, where his initiatives pointment to the state cabinet position July included strategic management, technology 7, Gov. Terry McAuliffe praised him for his advancement and community development for leadership and vision. economically distressed communities. He also “I ask members of my cabinet to spend previously served as an extension specialist every day making government work better for with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service taxpayers and contributing to our administration’s and as coordinator of outreach and community goal of building a new Virginia economy,” Gov. relations at Virginia Tech.

McAuliffe said in a statement. “I have no doubt His wife, Dr. Susan T. Gooden, a professor that Dr. Gooden will be a valuable member of public administration and policy at Virginia of this team and an outstanding secretary of Commonwealth University’s Wilder School of agriculture and forestry.”

Government and Public Affairs, was highlighted Dr. Gooden succeeds Todd Haymore, who as the Personality in the May 19-21 edition of will become state secretary of commerce and the Free Press as president of the American trade in September.

Society for Public Administration.

Dr. Gooden received his bachelor’s in politiThe Goodens have a daughter, Caper C. cal science from Virginia Tech and a master’s Gooden.

Va. Legislative Black Caucus member wins Dem nomination for state Senate Chesapeake Delegate Lionell that is tantamount to election in the Spruill Sr. appears to be on his way 5th Senate District, which includes to the state Senate. most of Chesapeake and part of The 22-year General Assembly Norfolk. veteran easily won the Democratic So far, Delegate Spruill will be Party nomination Saturday in a “fireunopposed in the special election that house” primary that was called to find will be held Nov. 8, along with the a replacement for Sen. Kenneth C. general election. Should he win, he Alexander, who left the General Aswould serve the remainder of the SenMr. Spruill sembly after winning the May election ate term until early January 2020. for mayor of Norfolk. He assumed the office Delegate Spruill served five years on the July 1.

Chesapeake City Council before being elected A member of the Virginia Legislative Black for the first time to the House of Delegates in Caucus, Delegate Spruill, 69, beat another 1994. He represents the 77th House District, member of the VLBC, Delegate Joseph C. “Joe” which includes portions of Chesapeake and Lindsey, 56, of Norfolk, to gain the nomination Suffolk.

television networks. President Obama drew about 93 percent of the black vote, critical to his margins in such battlegrounds as Ohio, Florida and Virginia.

Mr. Trump has boasted that he could win as much as onequarter of the black vote nationally. The largest share won by any Republican nominee since 1980 is about 12 percent.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY D/B/A DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER R, BEAR GARDEN GENERATING STATION CASE NO. PUE-2016-00061 On June 1, 2016, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an annual update with respect to the Company’s rate adjustment clause, Rider R (“Application”). Through its Application, the Company seeks to recover costs associated with the Bear Garden Generating Station (“Bear Garden” or “Project”), a 590 megawatt (nominal) natural gas- and oil-fired combined cycle electric generating facility and associated transmission interconnection facilities located in Buckingham County, Virginia.

In Case No. PUE-2008-00014, the Commission approved the development of Bear Garden. In Case No. PUE-2009-00017, the Commission subsequently approved a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider R, which allowed Dominion Virginia Power to recover costs associated with the development of the Project, including projected construction work in progress and any associated allowance for funds used during construction. According to Dominion Virginia Power, Bear Garden became fully operational on May 23, 2011.

In this proceeding, Dominion Virginia Power has asked the Commission to approve Rider R for the rate year beginning April 1, 2017, and ending March 31, 2018 (“2017 Rate Year”). The two key components of the proposed total revenue requirement for the 2017 Rate Year are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. The Company is requesting a Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement of $68,475,000, and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor revenue requirement of $6,746,000. Thus, the Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of $75,221,000 for service rendered during the 2017 Rate Year.

Dominion Virginia Power utilized a rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) of 11.5% for purposes of calculating the Projected Cost Recovery Factor in this case. This ROE comprises a general ROE of 10.5%, plus a 100 basis point enhanced return applicable to a combined-cycle generating station as described in § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code. For purposes of calculating the Actual Cost True-Up Factor, including an accompanying correction to the 2014 calendar year Actual Cost True-up Factor, the Company utilized an ROE of 11%, which comprises the general ROE of 10% approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUE-2013-00020, plus the 100 basis point enhanced return.

If the proposed Rider R for the 2017 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion Virginia Power, implementation of its proposed Rider R on April 1, 2017, would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.16.

The Company has calculated the proposed Rider R rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for rates approved by the Commission in the most recent Rider R proceeding, Case No. PUE-201500059.

Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, bifurcated ROE issues from the remainder of the case and scheduled a public hearing on November 15, 2016, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public on the Company’s Application.

At this public hearing evidence related to non-ROE aspects of the Application will also be received from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear in the Commission’s courtroom fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff.

A public hearing on ROE issues in this case and in Case Nos. PUE-2016-00059, PUE-2016-00060, PUE-2016-00062, and PUE-2016-00063 shall be convened by the Commission on January 18, 2017, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. At this public hearing evidence and testimony related to ROE aspects of the Application will be received from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff.

The public version of the Company’s Application, as well as the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means.

Copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On or before November 8, 2016, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file written comments on the Application with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before November 8, 2016, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUE-2016-00061.

On or before September 2, 2016, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the above address. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2016-00061. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing.

On or before October 4, 2016, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2016-00061.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above.

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Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in adults with increased skin pigmentation, such as African-Americans. It’s also an issue for those that always wear sun protection or limit outdoor exposure. Embracing the sunlight has health benefits. Increased levels of vitamin D helps prevent chronic diseases. It also, key in battling infections, colds and even the flu. Vitamin D helps regulate the expression of genes that influence the immune system to attack and destroy viruses and bacteria.

And then there is the healing factor of sunlight. The creators of Superman® may have been onto something. A recent study showed that people exposed to 46 percent more sunlight after surgery, used 22 percent less pain medication per hour.

And in 2008 a study published in the Journal of Health showed that 70-year-olds who spent time outdoors daily reported less trouble sleeping and fewer bouts of pain.

Going green isn’t just about recycling; it’s about taking advantage of the health benefits of being outdoors. There are still some things that just come naturally.

Your Journey to Wellness Starts Here On the Outside

Summer is here and in full swing. For many Richmonders, summertime is fun time. It’s time to let down your hair, take a break from the heaviness of classes, careers, PTA meetings and every kids’ arch enemy, homework. The highways become over populated with high-speed caravans of families taking their yearly rights of passage journeys, otherwise known as family vacations. While some hit the road, others embrace the staycation. And that’s not a bad thing. Kids that are late to bed and early to rise, flood neighborhood streets and parks looking for freedom and a little adventure. Well, not all kids.

In the 70s and 80s, parents would have to search for their kids, who had no intention of ending playtime just because the sun went down. Many curfews were set to the timer of the street lights, meaning when the street lights came on in the neighborhood, it was time to come inside. However, today’s youth seem to have made a behavioral switch and opted inside. With the prevalence of video games systems, handheld technology, and network sharing, not to forget social media, physical interaction and outdoor activity seems to have lost some of its attractive shimmer. And the health effects are rapidly taking their toll.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Childhood obesity in the U.S. has more than doubled in the past 30 years. More medications are being used to treat issues that were not as prevalent when more kids were active outdoors. The U.S. is the largest consumer of ADHD (At-

tention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) medication in the world.

Some of the health issues that are surfacing more and more in kids can be combated by increasing their physical activity and opting outside for some outdoor fun, especially in the summer.

Being outdoors provides relief for body, mind and spirit, scientifically speaking.

When it comes to the body, nothing is as fun and rewarding for the body as running around, walking, hiking and exploring. Kids are explorers by nature. And that primal instinct to see what’s in the woods, behind the fence, and under the rocks pays off in a big way. All that movement helps increase their fitness level. All that sunshine raises their level of vitamin D, natural-

ly. Vitamin D helps protect from future bone problems, heart disease and diabetes. Studies have shown that being outdoors also improves distance vision in kids and lowers the chance of nearsightedness.

The mental benefits of outdoor activity seem to provide an intellectual, problem-solving edge to kids who embrace the outdoors. A study on the effects of environmental-based education—going outdoors and using local environment to teach subjects—showed that students in these programs scored higher on standardized tests in math, reading, writing and listening comprehension. Parents and school organizations across the country are pushing to bring environmental-based education to more schools.

And lastly, there is the emotional benefit (spirit) to opting outdoors. When kids and adults see green spaces, stress level fall within minutes. Play protects emotional development, whereas a hurried lifestyle and the loss of free time contributes to anxiety and depression. Play also enhances social interactions and helps build relationships and a sense of community among kids organically.

All the more reason to encourage kids to get out of the house to explore, discover and play. Not only does it build character, but it builds healthier bodies for a healthier future.

It’s not just called the great outdoors because it’s so big. The reward of it is just as great.

Summer fun should last all summer, but sometimes it’s interrupted by unexpected incidents. To help the community have a fun, healthy and safe summer, here are a few things to keep in mind so that summer fun doesn’t turn into a summer bummer in the emergency room at VCU Health.

Grill Masters - The unmistakable aroma of food on a hot grill is easily recognizable. However, grilling is not without its danger. In 2014, over 16,000 patients went to the emergency room for injuries involving a grill. July is the peak month for structural, outdoor and unclassified fires from grilling. And gas grills contribute to a larger number of home fires than charcoal grills.

It’s important to know the proper way to use your grill and how to deal with flare-ups.

Insect Bites - Zika virus, West Nile virus, Lyme disease and allergic reactions can all come from bug bites from ticks and mosquitoes. It’s important to dress appropriately and use insect repellent that contains DEET. When it comes to ticks, make sure to check thoroughly for them.

Sun Damage - Use sunscreen regularly, even on overcast days.

Choose a broad-spectrum sunscreen with at least an SPF of 30.

Snakes - Virginia is home to 30 different species of snakes.

Most of them are helpful to the communities as they feed on pests such as rodents and insects. There are three species of poisonous snakes whose bite are a major concern.

• Copperhead - This snake is found across the state of Virginia.

• Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin - These live near water in the southeastern region of the state.

• Rattlesnake - The Timber Rattlesnake lives in the western mountains and the Canebrake Rattlesnake, an endangered snake, lives only in the Dismal Swamp.

Snakes like brushy, wooden, and overgrown areas where they can hide. Use caution when stepping in these areas or putting hands near any spot like that.

Getting Physical - Summertime is a great time to get out and hit the field or the court for some recreational athletics.

The problem is that even though the temperature is warm, the muscles in our body may be cold. This leads to a lot of pulled muscles and sprains during the summer. So stretch first. Look before you leap and wear the proper protective gear.

Hydration – Virginia summers are hot. So it’s important to stay well hydrated. That doesn’t mean drinking only when you’re thirsty. In fact, if you get thirsty, you’re already dehydrated. Be sure to drink water continuously, throughout the day.

During the summer it is important not only to be concerned Now that summer is in full swing, Dr. Miller, Director of ED Emergency Preparedness at VCU Health, wants everyone for one’s well-being, but also that of neighbors, in particular, elto enjoy the summer to the fullest. There are a few things to derly neighbors. “We see it quite often in the emergency department—the elderly are at home and not able to keep up with the keep in mind while having an epic summer. heat,” said Miller. “We encourage folks that have either parents or neighbors that are elderly, to check in with them and make sure Stephen Miller, D.O. that air conditioners are functioning properly and that their loved Assistant Program Director ones are doing well.”

Director of ED Emergency Preparedness Richmond is becoming a super active city, so Richmonders Assistant Professor need to be smart while enjoying the outdoors. “If families are Emergency Medicine going to the river, it is important to minimize heat exposure and Virginia Commonwealth University watch out for the general safety of little ones,” Miller said. “Pool “Based on what we’ve seen, people need to have a general safety is huge. Parents with children at the pool have to make awareness when being outdoors in the heat of the summer,” sure that they keep an eye on them. Little kiddos sometimes like said Miller. Being outside, especially as temperatures rise, is to sneak away. And always watch them in the water.”

Of course having a plan and being as prepared as possible not a situation in which one wants to be unprepared. Miller puts more fun and less worry into summer activities. “Have a said, “People should understand just how hot it is and take prebackup communication device,” said Miller. Whether it’s the mocautionary measures like covering themselves with sunscreen, bile phone of a buddy that is with you or a landline in the house or frequently giving themselves breaks, drinking plenty of water even a neighbor’s phone, it is important to be able to call for help. and getting in the shade.”

Getting kids to play outside and be physically active is extremely important. “We know that childhood obesity is a national epidemic in this country,” Miller said. “Kids are finding fun things now that keep them indoors and stationary in front of TV’s, computers and devices.” Unfortunately, concerns about safety within the community can prevent kids from being outdoors. “We see folks that experience the unfortunate reality that sometimes it’s just not safe to be out and about,” said Miller.

Within the city, there might be pockets of violence and other activities that make it unsafe for kids to be out. “In the emergency department we see folks that are victims of gunshot violence,” said Miller. “That is why we encourage interaction with local resources and community evolvement. There are amazing leaders in the city and community that are encouraging more positive alternatives.” VCU Health’s Injury and Violence Prevention Program is a national leader helping to stop the revolving door of violent injury, engaging patients and the community for positive change.

Keep Summer Fun

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One recipe for change Last week, we called in this space for an end to the epidemic of deadly violence by police against AfricanAmericans and people of color in this nation.

At our press time, we knew only of the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and we challenged readers to put tough questions to elected officials at all levels about what they can do in their leadership roles to stop the violence in our communities as well as that perpetrated by police.

Little did we know what the following days would bring: The wrongful death of Philando Castile at the hands of a police officer in Minnesota, protests by thousands of people in cities across the nation, and the tragic shootings following a peaceful protest in Dallas in which Army veteran Micah X. Johnson took the lives of five police officers and wounded seven others.

We at the Free Press grieve with the families of Mr. Sterling and Mr. Castile, and the families of Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, Patrick Zamarripa and Brent Thompson in Dallas, and yes, for the family of Mr. Johnson as well.

This is a somber time for all the families, friends and loved ones — and the nation as a whole — as prayers, memorial services and funerals are offered for all of the victims.

This also is a time for introspection by a nation so deeply divided by race and differing perceptions on the injustice, racial bias and disparate treatment destroying our communities.

While we cannot bring back the dead, nor turn back the hands of time, we in Richmond and throughout the nation must try to move forward to cure the multiple illnesses that are killing our country. The continuing and escalating violence is causing the people and the police to be even more wary of one another, afraid that normal encounters can result in deadly consequences.

While the problem is like a Rubik’s Cube, where finding a solution shifts and changes, we need to ask questions in each of our communities, unafraid of the answers.

As for Mr. Johnson, we reject the notion that he was “radicalized by viewing Afro-centric websites,” including that of the Nation of Islam, as has been reported in the public square. For anyone who says that “Afro-centric” sites, including the NOI, incite people to crazy, they clearly have never viewed such sites or don’t understand why they exist or the value they add to our community.

However, anyone who stockpiles weapons, ammo and bomb-making materials clearly is mentally ill. We believe Mr. Johnson, by his actions, falls into that category.

Mr. Johnson, like many police officers, was a military veteran trained to use weapons and to kill. He had been deployed to Afghanistan, one of the latest in a list of military hotspots for fighting and violence. Does military service make someone quicker to pull the trigger like the many cops we’ve seen on video? Is mental health treatment needed by all of our returning veterans? Will it prevent them from turning to violence like Mr. Johnson? How many of the officers involved in fatal shootings are military veterans?

What services do veterans need before returning home?

Should they be tagged for treatment and observation when joining a police force?

We believe there should be better psychological screening of candidates for law enforcement jobs, including screening for implicit bias. And once on the job, screening of officers should continue at various intervals. The trauma of being on the streets may be as bad as the trauma of a war zone and could trigger problems undetected earlier.

We also believe mental health treatment should be available and accessible for all veterans and required upon return from deployment in war zones.

Tougher gun laws also are essential in this country. It’s time to tell the NRA to get lost with their nonsense, and eliminate the semiautomatic and deadly weapons used in many of these shootings, including in Dallas. These weapons, which have no use in hunting, are designed solely for the purpose of killing.

We also need tougher background checks and to close gun purchase loopholes that allow people to get around the checks. And we need to stop people from purchasing weapons if they are mentally ill or on terrorist watch lists or “no fly” lists.

We also call on Congress to stand up to the NRA and enact legislation allowing the Centers for Disease Control to collect data on police-involved shootings and deaths. Until we collect and analyze the data, deniers continue to believe that these incidents are “one-offs” and that there is no problem.

We also call for all police departments to obtain and use body cameras and dash cams. And we would hold officers accountable for not turning them on or claiming that they suddenly malfunction when an incident occurs.

We call for a national registry of police officers who have fatally shot and killed someone while on the job. We believe any officers who are fired from a department as a result of a shooting, or who are found by a court to have wrongfully killed someone, should be barred from serving in law enforcement elsewhere — even as a security guard.

The federal, state and local governments all have a “watch list” for suspected terrorists and other assorted criminals.

Do Police Chief Alfred Durham in Richmond, Chief Humberto I. Cardounel Jr. in Henrico, Col. Thierry G. Dupuis in Chesterfield, Sheriff David R. Hines in Hanover or Col. W. Steven Flaherty of the Virginia State Police have such lists for applicants and current cops suspected of brutality and other wrongdoing? Yes, we believe there should be such a list in each locality. And a locality’s list should be shared with other jurisdictions.

We get it when the police departments want acknowledgments and thank yous from the community for their service.

And we should do that when the kudos and gratitude are deserved. We, in the community, would like for the police to publicly acknowledge there are bad eggs within the department. No one should be shielded if they are harming citizens. And they should be publicly exposed — their actions repudiated — and brought to justice.

Yes, black lives matter. And for those who also say “all lives matter,” make that a fact. Make your actions sync with your words. All lives should also include black lives — not just those wearing a badge or the blue. It shouldn’t mean some more than others. That’s what matters.

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Requiem for black people Lorenzo Collins, Michael Carpenter, Roger Owensby Jr., Timothy Thomas, Amadou Diallo, Patrick Dorismond, Kenneth Walker, Sean Bell, Timothy Russell, Kimani Gray, Ezzell Ford, John Crawford, Tamir Rice, Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Kajieme Powell, Malissa Williams, Vonderitt Myers, Dante Parker, Michael Brown, Tyisha Miller, Trayvon Martin, Dontre Hamilton, Tony Robinon, Jason Harrison, Martin Hall, Bettie Jones, Tanisha Anderson, Yvette Smith, Sandra Bland, Matthewe Ajibade, Eric Harris, Keith Childress, Kevin Matthews, Leroy Browning, Gus Rugley, Ray Smoot, Roy Nelson, Miguel Espinal, Jonny Gammage, Nathaniel Pickett, Cornelius Brown, Tiara Thomas, Chandra Weaver, Jamar Clark, Richard Perkins, Akai Gurley, Stephen Tooson, Michael Lee Marshall, Alonzo Smith, Anthony Ashford, Lamontez Jones, India Kager, Samuel DuBose, Felix Kumi, Walter Scott, Billie Ray Davis, Darrius Stewart, Albert Davis, Jonathan Sanders, Spencer McCain, Freddie Gray, Eric Harris, Charly “Africa” Keunang, Emerson Clayton Jr., Tommy Yancy, Jerame C. Reid, Corey Tanner, Zikarious Flint, David Andre Scott, Emmanuel Jean-Baptiste, Victor White III, Matthew Walker, Darrien Nathaniel Hunt, Jeremy Lake, Laquan McDonald, Denzel Ford, Pierre Loury, Cedrick Chat-

man, Alton Sterling, Philando Castille ...

I could go on, but I am sure you get the point.

“I feared for my life.” “He reached for his waistband.” “I saw something shiny.” “He ran.”

“He made eye contact with me.”

“He fit the description.” “He resisted.” “He threatened me.”

“He didn’t comply.” “He would not put the brick down.” “He would not put the knife down.”

“He weighed 400 pounds.” “My hand got caught in the steering

James Clingman wheel.” “He dragged me with the car.” “He lunged at me.” “My gun accidentally went off.” “I thought I was firing my Taser.”

“He was acting strangely.” “He was holding a screwdriver when he came to the door.” “He had a broom when he came to the door.” “He was armed with a soup spoon.” “He had a prescription pill bottle in his pocket but I thought it was a gun.” “He had a BB gun.” “He had a toy pellet gun.” “He was obese.” “He kept saying ‘I can’t breathe’ so we knew he was still breathing.”

“The stairwell was dark.” “He behaved like a thug.” “He was wearing a hoodie.” “After he survived a car accident, he approached us with empty hands.”

“He was running toward us but we shot him in the back.” “He did not comply within 2 seconds.”

“He shot himself while being handcuffed behind his back, with a gun that we did not find when we searched him.”

“Our hearts go out to the families.” “Our prayers and thoughts

are with the family.” “This can never happen again.” “He could have been my son.” “R.I.P.” “Our condolences go out.” “She could have been our daughter.”

“It’s a tragic and sad day for our nation.” “We shall overcome.”

“This has to stop.” “We cannot rush to judgment.” “We must wait until the investigation is over.”

“Let the process work.” “The video does not tell the whole story of what happened.” “We are all saddened by this tragic event.” “Our hearts grieve with this family.” “They don’t get up in the morning saying, ‘I am going to kill a black man today.” “They want to go home at night.” “All police officers are not bad.” “The vast majority of officers are good.” “Let’s not indict all officers because of the actions of one or two.” “Black lives matter.” “Blue lives matter.”

“All lives matter.” “This is not a black problem; it’s an American problem.” “No justice no peace.”

“Nonviolence is the answer.”

“We need a national conversation on police violence.” “I found no evidence to indict the officer(s).”

“It’s OK, Mommy; It’s Ok, I’m right here with you.”

These acts are heinous, horrific, terrible, irresponsible, immoral, reprehensible, indefensible, unconscionable, unacceptable, horrifying, shocking, frightening, inhumane, uncivilized, animalistic, disgraceful, shameful, inexcusable, insulting, depraved, shameless, cowardly, outrageous, scandalous, dishonorable, discreditable, appalling, dreadful, irrefutable, atrocious, unspeakable, ludicrous, indecent, disreputable, brutal, wicked, offensive, brazen, unabashed,

Williams a rising activist “The burden of the brutalized is not to comfort the bystander.

That’s not our job, alright, stop with all that. If you have a critique for the resistance, for our resistance, then you better have an established record of critique of our oppression. If you have no interest in equal rights for black people then do not make suggestions to those who do.

Sit down.”

— Jesse Williams AfricanAmerican performing arts celebrities were a driving force behind the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Lena Horne, who was blacklisted in the 1950s for her activism and political views, performed in the South at rallies for civil rights, participated in the 1963 March on Washington and supported the work of the National Council for Negro Women. Harry Belafonte, a confidante of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., provided financial backing for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and emerged as one of the strongest voices of the 20th century Civil Rights Movement.

Sidney Poitier has been called “the

film industry’s living embodiment of the progress generated by the Civil Rights Movement.”

Now, a new generation of activist artists is rising to take their place. Chief among them is Jesse Williams, whose powerful acceptance speech at the recent BET Awards has created a firestorm.

Mr. Williams has been attacked for his moving condemnation of racially motivated police violence, evoking the names of Tamir Rice, Rekia Boyd, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland and Darrien Hunt. Sadly, just days later, two more names were

Marc H. Morial added to the list: Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.

At just 36, Mr. Williams has become a leading voice of the 21st century civil rights and social justice movement. He is the youngest member of the board of directors at The Advancement Project, a civil rights think tank and advocacy group. This spring, he released the acclaimed documentary, “Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement.”

Mr. Williams also is the executive producer of the website Question Bridge, “an innovative transmedia project that facilitates a dialogue between a critical mass of black men from diverse

and contending backgrounds and creates a platform for them to represent and redefine black male identity in America.”

In the turbulent days after the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Mr. Williams was a critical voice of protest. He was among the stars who chose to boycott the 2016 Academy Awards, which for two years running included no actors of color among the nominees. He and other celebrities instead participated in a fundraiser for the victims of lead poisoning from the water supply in Flint, Mich.

Mr. Williams’ commitment to social justice is rooted in part in his background as a schoolteacher in struggling low-income neighborhoods in Philadelphia. He follows in the footsteps of his parents, both of whom have worked as public schoolteachers.

In response to a petition urging executive producer Shonda Rhimes to fire Mr. Williams from the cast of “Grey’s Anatomy,” she tweeted: “Um, people? Boo don’t need a petition. #shondalandrules.”

We are pleased to live by the rules of ShondaLand, where creative and committed artists of color are empowered to lift up one another and change the world for the better.

The writer is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

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gutless, spineless, odious, awful, revolting, blatant and sinful.

Black people are disgusted, dismayed, outraged, fuming, livid, irate, sickened, revolted, repulsed, repelled, offended, affronted, hurt, scared, tenuous, intimidated, fearful, incensed, enraged, nauseated, injured, disrespected, tired, sick and tired and angry.

After everything is said and done, much is said and little is done. Our words are like a needle on a scratched record — we are stuck, and we keep repeating the same thing over and over again. If you are conscious and conscientious, join the One Million in Atlanta on Aug. 19 through 21. And this time, let’s take appropriate action to deal with these horrendous times in which we live. Go to www. iamoneofthemillion.com.

(At press time, five police officers in Dallas were killed and seven were injured by a black man who was tired of and angry over black people being killed by police. Pray for their families, too.)

The writer is founder of the Greater Cincinnati African-American Chamber of Commerce.

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Readers react to police killings ‘Nobody wins with this deep racial hatred and daily murder’ Let us all pray for the Dallas officers who were shot by a sniper, five of whom are now dead. Let us pray for their families and the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, who were shot dead by terrorist police who must be brought to justice and not let off.

America, this must stop. Nobody wins with this deep racial hatred and daily murder.

The corrupt cops killing black men, who they could have let live, are totally wrong.

They give a bad name to the many good cops who faithfully work with the community every day.

Gang members who commit black-on-

black murders in the black community every day are wrong and must be brought to justice. Snipers who kill cops at peaceful protests against police brutality are wrong and must be brought to justice.

If you are racist and hate black folks, don’t be a cop in a black community or any community that you pledge to protect.

No out-of-control, angry police officer should kill another black person because it only creates the atmosphere that took the lives of these Dallas officers.

America needs a real revival of repentance — from the White House, the police house, the courthouse, your house, our house and

the church house.

We need healing in the land now. A race war is not the answer. We need to sit down at the table of brotherhood and work through our issues. 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

ARTHUR L. MACKEY JR. Roosevelt, N.Y. The writer is senior pastor of Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cathedral.

‘It should not come as a complete shock’ In the aftermath of the Dallas shooting tragedy, television pundits are attempting to make sense of it all. That a black man would set upon police officers with a high-powered weapon and voice desire to kill white people, especially white officers, is astonishing to many.

I would suggest, very unfortunately, that it should not come as a complete shock.

Frustration has mounted with each revelation of cowardly and sinister action conducted by law enforcers resulting in lost lives of black citizens such as Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Walter Scott and now Alton Sterling and

Philando Castile.

Ironically, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, in a 1996 speech in support of her husband's crime bill, uttered the term “super predators” in describing a segment of the community that needed to be met with force. This continues to illustrate the manner in which law enforcement chooses to approach the black male.

The Black Lives Matter movement is being assailed as fermenting the climate for hostilities toward the police and giving tacit encouragement to those who want retaliation for police violence. But in fact, the movement is crying out for change to end the prevailing injustice that

permeates our society.

Also of note, the gunman — if he so wanted — certainly could have gunned down white bystanders if that was his objective. He clearly developed a vendetta against policemen.

My heart goes out to the fallen officers and those who love them. I also feel for the mother and father of the shooter who gave their son the name of a prophet. Seemingly decent people do dreadful things every day. Despair can often lead to desperation. Remember Nat Turner ...

GERALD AMANDLA Henrico County

‘Our anthem is tinged by a troubled history’ On July Fourth, I rose, removed my hat and placed my hand over my heart as the band played the national anthem in Dogwood Dell at the beginning of the annual patriotic celebration.

A mere six days later, I found myself back in Dogwood Dell for a gospel music celebration. But before the national anthem was observed, we were given “the talk” — what an African-American citizen of this country needs to be aware of if stopped by law enforcement.

This is a perfect reflection of the

schizophrenic existence of the AfricanAmerican in America. Our national anthem must come punctuated with an asterisk because our “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” is shackled with limits and manacled in prejudice.

A mirror is being held up to America, not only with the current protests, unrest and murders, but the total and complete unawareness of white America of what occurs on the other side of the tracks.

Or it could be complete apathy on the part of white America as they rush to

build walls and close the borders.

The Bible says, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.” As long as African-Americans teeter-totter as fully enfranchised citizens of this nation, America will never be what it should be. Our anthem is tinged by a troubled history and currently darkened by civil unrest and a crisis of our collective conscience.

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‘This is more than a gut check; it’s a soul check’ We look upon the tragic deaths in Minnesota, in Louisiana and in Dallas in recent days with sadness, anger, grief, confusion and certainly compassion, but it’s not nearly enough. This is more than a gut check; it’s a soul check.

Our souls are being tested by the sobbing young man whose dad was shot and killed at point-blank range by one of two police officers who had him pinned to the ground.

We’re tested by an extraordinary woman with the poise and presence of mind to carefully document her boyfriend being shot dead by a police officer for driving with a busted taillight.

We bear the solemn duty to find out not just how, but why five Dallas police officers were gunned down and murdered in a coordinated attack.

Fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers are being killed, and their families crushed. Police officers go to work each day shouldering the burden of risking their lives to keep us safe.

Too many are falling. At the same time, some other officers are making horrible, deadly choices that take the lives of those they’re sworn to protect.

Leaders at every level — government, labor, business, the faith community — need to put concerns about politics, personalities and public images aside and acknowledge what is obvious. Any divide, any hostility between our communities and law enforcement is dangerous, is deadly and threatens every part of our society.

Meeting our responsibility to deal straight up with this crisis, to stop these killings and restore respect and trust between police officers and those they are charged with protecting will be a measure of our moral strength and courage.

CLAUDE CUMMINGS JR. Austin, Texas The writer is a district vice president for the Communications Workers of American and chair of the CWA Executive Board Committee on Human Rights.

Maggie Walker statue is 80 years overdue I write with renewed disquiet over what appears to be the stalling of the Maggie Walker statue at the corner of Broad and Adams streets in Downtown.

As I sat in the Richmond Public Art Commission meeting Tuesday, given recent racially charged events around the United States in which African-Americans are targets of discrimination and death, my feelings centered around what I believe to be another slight to the legacy of Maggie Lena Walker, and to the statue in her honor.

One of the commissioner members, sculptor Paul DiPasquale stated that there has been a “rushed” timeline on completing a statue of Mrs. Walker’s image. I thought: By what measurement does he draw such a conclusion?

According to history’s calculation, there was public support for a statue in honor of Mrs. Walker in the late 1930s. Likewise, as the Maggie Walker Foundation was established in the mid-1970s, public sentiments for Mrs. Walker in bronze grew. By 1998, there was serious discussion in City Council by then-Councilman Bill Johnson for a statue.

This timeline for a statue honoring Maggie L. Walker spans 80 years. How long must the citizens of Richmond — and the nation — wait for a statue to a national shero?

We must guard against disparate treatment against Mrs. Walker — the first woman in Richmond to be honored with a statue. Simply put, the federal government has moved to honor Maggie Walker by designating her home a national historic site. Why has the City of Richmond taken more than 80 years to honor her?

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Sisters reign at Wimbledon Free Press wire report

Photos by Tony O’Brien/Reuters

Serena Williams holds the championship Venus Rosewater Dish after winning the singles crown Saturday at Wimbledon. This is her 22nd grand slam title.

Right, Serena and Venus Williams celebrate winning the women’s doubles championship Saturday at Wimbledon by displaying their trophies to an applauding crowd.

LONDON Serena Williams proved her star power and tennis mastery once again when she won both the single’s title and, with her sister, Venus, also claimed the doubles title Saturday at Wimbledon.

The 34-year-old Serena won the annual competition’s Venus Rosewater Dish in a 7-5, 6-3 final’s victory over Germany’s Angelique Kerber.

The win was Serena’s seventh Wimbledon title. It also was her 22nd grand slam title, putting her equal to Steffi Graf’s professional era record.

“There’s definitely some blurs between eight, nine and 10,” Serena, who began her collection of titles at the 1999 U.S. Open beating Switzerland’s Martina Hingis, told reporters.

“I don’t even know where eight, nine and 10 were, or when,” said the champion.

“I definitely don’t remember where 12 was. I remember one through four. Gets really blurry after that.

“But I will be able to definitely place this one.”

For good reason.

Serena won her 21st singles major a year ago by beating Spain’s Garbine Muguruza at Wimbledon. But the 22nd title seemed elusive, with defeats by Kerber and Murguruza in the Australian and French Open finals.

Apart from a slight scare when she dropped a set against fellow American Christina McHale in round two, Serena looked perfectly at ease during the championships.

On Saturday, during her victory over fourth seed Kerber, her game oozed smooth power. Even when her opponent fought tenaciously to stay in touch, there were none of the panicky moments Serena is occasionally prone to.

She said that was because she was calmer than ever, having decided to accept some “tough losses” and carry on.

“I had to start looking at positives, not focusing on that one loss per tournament which really isn’t bad. For anyone else on this tour, they would be completely happy about it,” she said.

“Once I started focusing more on the positives, I realized that I’m pretty good. Then I started playing a little better.”

Serena put the icing on the cake of another magnificent Wimbledon campaign by teaming up with sister Venus Williams for a sixth doubles crown at the All England Club on Saturday.

Varner headed to British Open

Queen Harrison misses Olympic qualification by less than a second If she were from any other country, Queen Harrison likely would be making plans to compete in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Instead, she’s all dressed up with no place to go after finishing fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the U.S. Trials on July 8 in Eugene, Ore. Only the top three finishers advance to Rio. That is the maximum number of competitors — regardless of credentials — that represent each nation in a particular sport or category.

The 27-year-old former Hermitage High School and Virginia Tech track star was disappointed but in no mood for talking retirement at her post-race news conference.

“You haven’t seen the last of Queen Harrison, by far,” she told media representatives. “I think I ran a great race and I know my time is coming.”

A scant two one-hundredths of a second was the difference.

Saying “I ran a mean race,” Harrison nipped two hurdles but still negotiated the course in 12.57 seconds, just inches behind Nia Ali’s third place 12.55.

Brianna Rollins won in 12.34, followed

by Kristi Castlin in 12.50.

The Olympic qualifying standard is just 13.0. That means women from lesscompetitive countries with times much slower than Harrison will race in Rio. “I’m one of the best hurdlers in the world and I’m not going (to Rio),” she said. “But the three girls who are going are great and I’ll be home rooting for them.”

American women finished second, third and fourth behind Australian Sally Pearson at the 2012 Olympics in London. Pearson’s 2012 winning time was 12.34.

Dawn Harper of the United States won the 2008 games, while American Joanna

Hayes prevailed in 2004.

Harrison competed in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as a 400-meter hurdler and lost in the semifinals. In 2012, she narrowly missed making Team USA in both the 100- and 400-meter hurdles.

Last year, concentrating on the shorter race, Harrison won the 100-meter hurdles at the Pan Am Games in Toronto. She was the third seed entering the trials in Eugene.

“I can’t complain,” Harrison said of the trials. “I put on a show and I know the people back home love me. I’ll keep fighting for them.”

Harrison will be 31 when the 2020 Summer Games are held in Tokyo.

• • • Two Virginia track stars making Team USA are LaShawn Merritt from Portsmouth and David Verburg from Lynchburg.

Merritt, who competed collegiately for East Carolina and Old Dominion universities, won the 400 meters in 43.97seconds and was second to Justin Gatlin in the 200 meters in 19.29.

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Merritt won gold medals in the 400 meters and the 4x400 relay. He was ineligible for the 2012 Olympic games in London because of a failed drug test.

Verburg, a 25-year-old who competed for George Mason University, was third in the trials’ 400 meters at 44.82. He will be making his first Olympic appearance.

Just missing Team USA was 18-yearold Noah Lyles from Alexandria’s T.C. Williams High School.

Lyles was fourth in the 200-meter finals at 20.09 behind Gatlin, Merritt and Ameer Webb. Lyles also qualified for the second round in the 100 meters after winning a quarterfinal heat in 10.14.

Also heading to Rio is Byron Robinson from Western Branch High School in

The reigning Olympic champions beat Timea Babos of Hungary and Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court — just hours after Serena claimed the singles title.

Serena has now won both the Wimbledon singles and doubles — with Venus — in the same year on four occasions. Together, the sister duo have a perfect 14-0 record in grand slam doubles finals.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Serena.

“It’s a feat even I couldn’t have thought would have happened. It’s amazing.”

For Venus, it was a consolation after she lost to Kerber in Thursday’s singles semifinals — denying her a first grand slam singles final since losing to Serena at Wimbledon in 2009.

“It’s a privilege, it’s an honor,” said Venus. “When you enter the doubles draw, you dream of winning. Then we enter the singles, we dream of winning.

To have Williams on both of those, somehow in 2016, it’s another dream come true.”

The sisters, who paired up again this year after a two-year absence, have won 14 grand slam doubles titles together — moving them level with American Gigi Fernandez and Belarussian Natasha Zvereva in second place on the all-time list.

They still have a ways to go, however, to match the 20 of Martina Navratilova and fellow American Pam Shriver.

The Williams sisters are now 22-1 in all doubles finals they have played together.

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Queen Harrison just misses winning the third slot to compete in the Rio Olympics in the 100-meter hurdles qualifying race last Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Chesapeake. Robinson, now a student at the University of Texas, finished second in the 400-meter hurdles in 48.79.

Also, Hampton native Francena McCorory was fifth in the 400, but earned a trip to Rio on the 4x400 relay team. McCorory, who ran for Bethel High School and Hampton University, was a gold medalist in the 2012 Olympics on the 4x400 relay.

In gymnastics, Virginia Beach native Gabby Douglas made Team USA on Sunday despite struggling at the U.S. Team trials.

She joins world champion Simone Biles, breakout star Laurie Hernandez, uneven bars expert Madison Kocian, and London “fierce five” teamate Aly Raisman.

Youth enjoy tourney hosted by Flying Squirrels “It was a great experience Two Richmond youth basefor us. A lot of these kids had ball teams enjoyed a taste of never played in a tournament victory last Friday and Saturday before.” in Chesterfield County.

As an added attraction, the The Richmond Hornets and Squirrels’ mascot, “Nutzy,” ena squad from the Metropolitan tertained players and fans alike Junior Baseball League (MJBL) during the bracket games. competed in the fourth annual The 10-team draw included Richmond Flying Squirrels the two Richmond teams, four Regional Youth Tournament squads from Chesterfield and for youngsters ages 12 and one each from Henrico, Goochunder at Harry G. Daniel Park land, Hopewell and Windsor. at Ironbridge.

There was no entry fee for The Hornets went 3-1 overthe two-day event. all and lost to the Chesterfield James Haskins/Richmond Free Press “What you see in this tournaBroncos 10-9 in the Gold DiviDeon Harns, right, of the Metropolitan Junior Baseball ment are kids from all over playing sion final.

The Hornets are an indepen- League team slides into base under the glove of Chesterfield together,” said tournament director Al Mumphrey of the MJBL. dent outfit with travel teams rep- Blue Sox catcher Britton Proffitt during the fourth annual Richmond Flying Squirrels Regional Youth Tournament last “The Squirrels have provided the resenting several age groups. weekend at Harry G. Daniel Park at Ironbridge. means to reach out to a broader The MJBL lost 10-6 in the Silver semifinals to the Chesterfield Nationals after advancing audience and bring these kids together to enjoy baseball.”

Coach Berry is preparing to help take three teams to the via a thrilling 8-5 victory over the Chesterfield Royals.

“We’ve got a bunch of first-year kids and that victory meant MJBL Inner City Classic & Black World Series outside Chicago July 18 through 23. a lot to them,” said MJBL coach Michael Berry.

Someone is needed to fill a void in diversity on the PGA tour, and Harold Varner III just may be the man for the job.

The 25-year-old PGA rookie is the first African-American to cause a stir on the circuit since Tiger Woods’ decline began in 2009.

A native of Akron, Ohio, and graduate of East Carolina University, Varner has the wind at his back heading into this weekend’s 145th British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland.

Competing June 23 through 26 at the Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Md., Varner tied for seventh with a 9-under 275, earning $231,150.

The event at revered Congressional Country Club, a private club built in 1924, represented Varner’s eighth straight made cut.

In his post-tournament news conference, he spoke about being an African-American in an overwhelmingly white sport.

“It’s all about opportunity,” he told the media. “If you’re not in the right situation, Harold Varner it’s going to be hard.

“Opportunity is everything. You can go to the gym for free, but to play a round of golf might be $30 — that’s lunch money for a week for some.

“How do you fix this problem? I have no idea. I’m not a mathematician. To have opportunity, an older person needs to pay your way — that’s what was done for me (by his golfing father).

“And in another 20 years, when I have the chance, I’ll do the same for someone else.”

In his first full season Across the pond on the PGA circuit after What: 145th Open Championgraduating from the Web. ship (commonly referred to as British Open) com developmental tour, Where: Royal Troon Golf Varner sports these solid Club (Old Course), Ayrshire, credentials for 2015-16: Scotland • Entered 22 events, When: July 14-17 made 15 cuts.

Prize money: $8.47 million; • Prize money won: $1.53 million to champion $1,245,600.

Television: Golf Channel July • His world ranking is 14-15, 1:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; NBC No. 161.

July 16, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; July • He ranks No. 67 in the 17, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Defending champion: FedExCup standings.

American Zach Johnson • Four Top 10 finishes; In better days: Tiger Woods seven in the Top 25. won British titles in 2000, 2005 • Fourth in Rookie of the and 2006 Year point standings • He also ranks 20th in driving distance, with a 301.8 yard average.

It is no surprise Varner will be the lone black golfer at the British Open in an international field of 156.

The PGA tour is whiter now than at any time since Charlie Sifford broke the “Caucasians-only clause” in 1961.

In addition to Varner, Joe Bramlett is the only other AfricanAmerican to earn a PGA card since 2009, when Woods’ career began to deteriorate because of physical and personal woes.

A Stanford graduate, like Woods, Bramlett has made little headway and has earned just $7,106 in three events this year.

Varner, who was born in Akron but grew up in Charlotte, N.C., clearly represents the future of diversity among the world’s premier golfers.

Like Woods, who received strong backing from his father, Earl Woods, Varner learned golf by tagging along with dad, Harold Varner Jr. As a youngster, Varner participated with his father in a mostly black golfing group in Akron, The Tire Club.

When the family moved to Charlotte, young Varner golfed with another club, the Par Busters, at Gastonia Municipal Golf Course.

For $100, Varner purchased a year-round membership at Gastonia, while also working at Gaston Country Club.

“By the time I went to college, I knew I wanted to be a pro golfer,” he said. “So I worked every day to get better.”

At East Carolina, he became the first African-American to be named Conference USA Player of the Year. He joined the Web.com circuit in 2012 after receiving a degree in marketing.

Showing school allegiance, he wears the purple and gold ECU Pirates mascot as his driver cover.

“I don’t want people to think of me as the best black golfer,” he told the media in Bethesda. “I just want to be the best player.”

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Personality: Gracetta Washington-Young Spotlight on the new president of the Central Virginia Business and Construction Association Gracetta Washington-Young believes Richmond’s AfricanAmerican and minority-owned businesses should have a greater voice in their own development.

As the new board president of the Central Virginia Business and Construction Association, Mrs. Washington-Young plans to help members of the 27-year-old association amplify their individual and collective voices and increase CVBCA’s visibility.

“We can no longer depend on others to do for us what we can do for ourselves,” says Mrs. Washington-Young, who was installed in the leadership position in May. “We need to find ways to create and be in control of our future.

As we are developing a strategic plan and advocating for equal access and opportunity, we are teaching our members to utilize their businesses to contribute to the economic viability in the communities around them and the communities they live in.”

Founded in 1989, CVBCA promotes economic parity for minority-owned businesses.

Most of the organization’s 125 member businesses represent the construction and service industries.

Under Mrs. WashingtonYoung’s leadership, CVBCA members are being encouraged to invest in communities by building partnerships with larger corporations and by giving back to the community through mentoring and training programs for area youths.

“Our goal is for CVBCA to be a positive change in our communities and to have a profound and lasting impact on the citizens in those communities.”

Such goals are important to help offset the disparities often found among minority businesses when seeking and securing contracts in the Richmond area, says Mrs. Washington-Young. She believes increased exposure to contracting opportunities will help offset such disparities.

Mrs. Washington-Young owns J&G Consulting Services LLC, which designs and constructs security systems for churches and develops workforce training programs for disadvantaged populations. She says that as the local economy continues to improve, more work will be available for the area’s skilled workforce.

“We want our members to be ready to take advantage of these opportunities as they become available,” says Mrs. Washington-Young.

Emphasis will be placed on members landing contracts for large-scale projects such as Dominion Resources Inc.’s new office tower at 111 S. 6th St. The new building is scheduled for completion in early 2019.

With a branding campaign for CVBCA in the works, along with an improved construction environment, Mrs. WashingtonYoung says the future is bright, particularly for women in the construction industry.

“There are plenty of opportunities for women in construction as owners and skilled workers,” she says. “The pay scale for construction workers is usually at a livable wage. With many women as the head of their household, this would be a great opportunity for them.”

This week’s Personality, Gracetta Washington-Young, is big on minority business: Date and place of birth: Dec. 23 in Los Angeles.

Current residence: Chesterfield County.

Education: Attended Rock Valley College in Rockford, Ill.; 2009 graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond.

Family: Husband; J.D. Young; two daughters, Gracie Bogar and Jessica Givens; two stepdaughters, Kimberly Young and Aalyia Golden; and four beautiful grandchildren.

CVBCA’s mission: To promote the values of economic parity between businesses owned by minorities and to further promote the advancement of those businesses in the mainstream economy with a primary focus on the construction and service industries.

Why I accepted the CVBCA top post: In all my endeavors,

I strive to make a difference for those who have been denied access and opportunity to participate in growth and economic development. Accepting this position allows me to become that advocate on a much larger scale. In this role, I am able to utilize all of the training and skills that I have learned in corporate America to better position our African-American and other minority businesses to create our own model of community wealth building.

CVBCA’s No. 1 challenge now: Changing the image and culture of the organization. We want to attract all minority businesses, including younger, more youthful businesses as well as seasoned and more established businesses.

In order to do this, we have hired Four Deep Media LLC to assist with branding and marketing.

They have created our new logo and they are in the process of developing our website.

Strategy for achieving it: Making the organization visible through outreach and cultivating partnership with community partners. Our goal is for CVBCA to give back to our communities as we are building. Our strategic plan calls for us to partner with larger, more experienced corporations to mentor and assist. In addition, we will tap into the experience and capacity that exist within CVBCA to mentor our youths, train and provide education for our low-income population, as well as provide assistance for seniors and veterans.

Definition of leadership: A leader is someone who leads by example and has the integrity to do the right thing even if it is not popular. A good leader has positive influence over others and inspires and motivates others to do their best and become the best version of themselves.

Status of economic justice in Richmond: When you look at the current poverty rate, economic justice is a challenge for our citizens; our minority population is high. Building and supporting businesses in our African-American and minority communities is one of our commitments to our city. Having those citizens working and living in these communities will support jobs and allow these communities to grow and prosper.

Role of African-American contracting in push for economic justice: Our economy continues to improve from the recession. Opportunities in the construction arena are growing. The pace of projects will actually outpace the workforce and skilled persons needed.

This creates an opportunity for our African-American and other minority construction companies to have access that would have been denied previously.

Clout of African-American consumer: African-Americans spend $1 trillion each year!

Those dollars come into AfricanAmerican communities and stay for less than one hour. Our money supports businesses that are not owned by African-American people, nor do these businesses support growth and opportunity in these communities.

How this clout can be maxi-

mized: By educating AfricanAmerican citizens in these communities how to leverage black dollars through investing, owning and controlling their wealth to ensure it stays in their communities. We can educate African-American consumers how to use their resources wisely.

What public officials can do to advance economic justice: CVBCA works well with our public officials and the City of Richmond. We trust that they will support the goal and mission of our organization by allowing equal access to all opportunities as it relates to economic growth and development in the city.

Business is: Booming! It is an exciting game-changer for our communities.

Politics and business are: Often one and the same!

Status of African-Americanowned businesses in Richmond: There are a significant number of African-Americanowned businesses in Richmond.

Unfortunately, they have not had the exposure needed to promote their growth.

Challenges to gain contracts from city: Ensuring that our members are qualified, trained and have the appropriate credentials, and that they understand the process.

Challenges to gain contracts from private owners: Access and opportunity. Often contractors aren’t aware of contracts that may be available. Making the CVBCA’s presence known will be beneficial for our members.

Private owners are willing to hire African-American-owned companies when they can deliver the project on time, on budget and provide the level of quality work expected.

CVBCA’s level of participation with upcoming projects in Downtown area: We are excited about the Dominion Workplace Tower under construction in Downtown. Dominion has hired Clayco Development and Hourigan Construction. They were at our last membership meeting.

We are excited about the positive economic impact this could have for our members and the AfricanAmerican workforce. Dominion appears committed to cultivating this relationship.

Importance of African-American business in city’s revitalization plans: In a city that is 50 percent African-American, it is important to have African-American business owners and citizens participate in the process as well as included in the dialogue.

Interest of youths in contracting: There is an interest in construction for youths who may not want to attend a college or university. There are apprenticeship programs and trade and technical schools available for those interested in this profession.

Best late-night snack: Popcorn popped the old-fashioned way — on the stove.

Perfect day: Spending time with my grandchildren.

Perfect evening: Enjoying a bottle of wine on my deck watching the sunset.

No one knows that I: Can be spontaneous!

When people first meet me they think: I am younger than I am.

Erika Parker, LPC

Person who influenced me the most: My first husband, Al Washington, who is now deceased. He taught me everything I know about business from the age of 18. He encouraged me to be fearless and never give up on my dreams.

Book that influenced me the most: “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne.

Book I’m reading now: “Leveraging the Universe: 7 Steps to Engaging Life’s Magic” by Mike Dooley.

The one thing that I’ve learned in life is: Change is inevitable and that we can have everything we desire.

Next goal: To travel the world.

First destination, Africa.

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Happenings Richmonders gather at Hippodrome

Stories to inspire a better community being told

By Leah Hobbs

The Hippodrome Theater in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward was buzzing Saturday evening as 400 people of all ages and races — from young adult hipsters to older city dwellers — mingled with drinks in hand while a DJ rocked the turntables.

They were there for “Secret Stories of Self-Determined Change,” a sold-out event organized by UnMonumental in collaboration with Untold RVA and Secretly Y’all.

The UnMonumental series, by public radio producer Kelley Libby, features weekly stories of the lives of people in Richmond.

It airs on WVTF/Radio IQ, 92.5 FM online.

Saturday’s event was a culmination to celebrate the series as a way for Richmond to remember its past and come together as a community to make the city better.

In light of recent events with the deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn., as well as the five officers in Dallas, Ms. Libby addressed the crowd saying, “Community can be self-care.”

Ms. Libby’s desire is for people to realize that there is more to Richmond than what’s at the surface. There is a rich history that will help better develop our future once we understand it.

When affluent people think of Richmond, they refer to breweries, restaurants and the James River, Ms. Libby said. But there is much more to the city, such as Jackson Ward, which once was known as the Harlem of the South.

“There’s a need for safe schools,” she said. “There’s a need to understand how neighborhoods have developed over time that create obstacles to different resources. We must have a voice and an attitude to improve the community. We must have self-determination.”

The program began with an introduction by Ron Stallings, owner and president of Walker Row Partnership. Mr. Stallings spearheaded efforts to renovate the Hippodrome Theater and revitalize Jackson Ward.

“These buildings are the mirrored monuments to the people and lives that came before it,” he told the crowd. “If you preserve the buildings, you’re able to tell the story.”

Free Egunfemi, founder of Untold RVA, then invited the audience to honor those who have lost their lives with a round of applause. The sound of hands clapping echoed throughout the theater, as the crowd chanted “No” for the wrongs that have been done and “Yes” for the change they want to see.

After the program, Ms. Egunfemi explained that her purpose in participating was to promote the idea of self-determination, or the Swahili term, kujichagulia. One of her main focuses is the 11:11 Portal Project, which sets up portals in significant areas around the city to honor the achievements of African-Americans who often are forgotten. Through tactical urbanism, she has taken it upon herself to do something about some of the problems she sees in the city, such as preservation and beautification of the African Burial Ground in Shockoe Bottom.

“The city has a lot of people in our history who have done things that were unpopular or not respected. The goal is to encourage people in the city, that we can celebrate what you’re doing today,”

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From left, artist S. Ross Browne, Afrikana Film Festival founder Enjoli Moon, Feast RVA co-founder Josh Epperson and Untold RVA founder Free Egunfemi react to one of the stories during last Saturday’s storytelling event at the Hippodrome Theater in Jackson Ward.

she said. “Realize that you’re the ancestors of tomorrow and how you live will inspire others. We have the power to change things collectively if we share our stories,” she said.

Storytellers shared portions of their lives as the program’s main feature. The passion each displayed moved the audience to respond affirmatively to the ideas they presented.

Nathan Burrell, superintendent of the James River Parks System, shared his story about his work. He described the history of Richmond’s river, detailing how it was used in the slave trade.

Slaves were transported along the James River and brought to Lumpkin’s Jail, a slave holding pen owned by Robert Lumpkin.

Lumpkin married and had children with a former slave, Mary, who eventually turned the jail into a schoolhouse. Today, that school is known as Virginia Union University, which produced the nation’s first African-American governor, L. Douglas Wilder.

“The healing process of what’s taken place here in Richmond mirrors what’s taking place in our nation. We’ve gone from the slave house to the White House,” Mr. Burrell said.

Dr. Sharon Gaunt, who is white, and the Rev. Paige Chargois, who is African-American, told the final story of the evening.

The women met when Dr. Gaunt needed a ride to the bank.

During the drive, they began discussing their family history.

Dr. Gaunt’s family owned slaves, but something she told Dr. Chargois really touched her. She said, “When I die, I don’t want to be buried with my family. I don’t want to be buried with the slaves. I want to be buried in between my family and the slaves.” It is a powerful symbol of racial reconciliation, as the last thing Dr. Gaunt will do is to serve as a bridge in her death, connecting her family with the slaves.

Dr. Gaunt’s family crest is tattooed on her leg. It contains a Latin phrase that means while I breathe, I hope.

Dr. Chargois encouraged the audience to believe in that motto.

“Turn that breath to action and change,” she said.

Audience members left with a greater understanding of each other. Enjoli Moon, founder of the Afrikana Independent Film

Students learn leadership through Maggie L. Walker summer institute

AKAs make dresses for girls in Africa Johnelle M. Torbert, left, president of the Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and Kwanza S. Downs display two of the 225 dresses chapter members crafted with family and friends for the sorority’s “Little Dresses for Africa” project. AKA chapters across the country made dresses to send to girls in Tanzania, South Africa and Liberia as part of its “Twenty-three Moments of Service” honoring the memory of Mary Shy Scott, the sorority’s 23rd international president. The dresses are being collected at the sorority’s 67th Boulé this week in Atlanta. Ms. Downs served as chairman of the Richmond chapter’s dressmaking project.

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Eight area high school students participating in the Maggie L. Walker Summer Youth Leadership Institute spent a recent morning learning about Richmond’s slave-trading past in Shockoe Bottom.

While some students peered longingly at nearby leafy trees as they stood outside in the 90-degree sun, their tour guide, Ana Edwards, appeared oblivious to the heat as she discussed Virginia’s role in the slave trade that included Manchester Docks, a major port that made Richmond one of the largest sources of enslaved Africans on the East Coast from 1830 to 1860.

The students also visited the historic African Burial Ground and Lumpkin’s Jail preservation site. Lumpkin’s was one of dozens of such enterprises where enslaved Africans were held, auctioned off and driven in chains into deeper parts of the South, according to Dr. James Brewer Stewart, professor emeritus at Macalester College who has written extensively about slavery.

“It’s easy to see this history as one of shame and embarrassment,” Ms. Edwards said after the tour ended.

Ms. Edwards leads efforts to preserve Shockoe history through the activist group Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equity.

“There were a lot of losses and damage. My hope is that students will see that through resistance and achievement from the earliest days of their arrival, blacks were fighting back.”

The Shockoe Bottom tour, a trip to the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward, and a visit to the home of Frederick Douglass and the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House in Washington are just some of the activities that this year’s Maggie L. Walker Leadership Institute students have participated in.

This is the seventh year of the program that runs from July 5 through 14.

Festival, said, “This event helps us to understand each other on a different level as humans and have common ground. When you can get a diverse group of people in the same room who are open-minded, you can find the common thread of humanity.”

The funds raised from Saturday’s event will be used for the beautification of the African Burial Grounds at 15th and Broad streets. There will be an unveiling of current beautification efforts 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27.

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The free institute, sponsored by the National Park Service, officially culminates Saturday, July 16, with a closing ceremony commemorating the 152nd birthday of Maggie L. Walker, the iconic African-American who was the nation’s first woman to charter a bank and serve as its president.

Born during the last year of the Civil War , Mrs. Walker lived in Richmond her entire life as a fully engaged citizen who challenged racial discrimination and gender bias through her work with the Independent Order of St. Luke and other local and national organizations. Her earliest leadership role in the order was as matron of the juvenile department, helping young people learn self-discipline, self-help and selflessness, and grooming young leaders who knew the importance of helping others and their communities.

The celebration in Mrs. Walker’s honor will take place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, 600 N. 2nd St. “Our hope for the future belongs to our youths,” is a quote the institute’s organizers use in support of the two-week summer program that this year has drawn students from the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School, Hermitage and J.R. Tucker high schools, Collegiate and others.

“This is a particularly exciting year for the Leadership Institute as the National Park Service enters its second century of stewardship,” said Ajena Rogers, supervisor at the Mag-

gie L. Walker National Historic Site and institute coordinator.

“It is our hope that these young people will come away inspired by the work of Mrs. Walker and looking toward a future in which they carry forth her legacy.”

Students who are selected for the institute meet daily at the Jackson Ward historic site to develop leadership skills and participate in community service projects.

“I feel like what I learn here I can take to back to school,” said Adrena Johnson, 15, of J.R. Tucker. “Maggie L. Walker grew up in a harsh time period and could have gone down a dark road, but she didn’t.”

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On Oct. 6, 2014, Virginia granted gays and

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President Obama has set yet another precedent with his choice to succeed U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Loretta Lynch, a 55-yearold Greensboro, N.C., native and Harvard educated lawyer, would be the nation’s first African-American female attorney general if confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

As the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York since 2010, Ms. Lynch has worked on numerous high-profile cases involving Ms. Lynch police brutality, bank fraud and money laundering.

Sources close to the Obama administration said they expected Ms. Lynch would generate little controversy, making for a smooth Senate confirmation process.

The Senate twice previously has confirmed her nomination to federal prosecutor jobs, most recently in 2010.

But senior Senate Democrats and White House aides said Ms. Lynch’s confirmation likely would be delayed until the new session of Congress starts in January. Her nomination then will rest in the hands of Republicans, who will control the upper chamber as a result of the Nov. 4 elections.

Known for her low-key personality, Ms. Lynch has stirred little controversy during two tenures as U.S. attorney. She served in the position under President Bill Clinton from 1999 to 2001, before leaving for private practice. President Obama appointed her to the post once again in 2010.

A Republican-majority Senate confirmed her 1999 appointment, while a Democraticmajority Senate confirmed her in 2010.

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Pamela V. Hammond is on track to become the first woman to lead Virginia State University in the school’s 132-year history, the Free Press has learned.

School sources said Dr. Hammond, the current provost or chief academic officer at Hampton University, has emerged as the board of visitors’ choice to become interim president to replace Dr. Keith T. Miller, who submitted his resignation Oct. 31.

The sources said Dr. Hammond is scheduled to meet with the board this Thursday, Nov. 13 — the date the board set for choosing an interim leader for the university in Ettrick.

If all goes well, the board is expected to vote approval and introduce her as the choice for interim chief executive during the session, the sources said.

The sources said Dr. Hammond is expected to serve while the board conducts a national search for the school’s 14th president. She would be regarded as a potential candidate, sources said, depending on her work as interim.

Her start date could not be learned, but it could be soon after Jan. 1.

Dr. Miller is to officially leave the post Dec. 31.

A former nurse educator, Dr. Hammond will take over a public university grappling with major budget troubles as a result of an enrollment drop of more than 1,000 students. The problems led to cuts in student services and could force faculty and staff layoffs.

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Jubilant couples head to courthouse for marriage licenses

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

By Joey Matthews

Will Mayor Dwight C. Jones be throwing out the first pitch at a new Shockoe Bottom baseball stadium two years from now?

Not likely, if a City Council revolt against the stadium succeeds.

Five members, led by Jonathan T. Baliles, the 1st District representative and potential 2016 mayoral candidate, undertook the revolt.

They did so by removing from the proposed budget $12.6 million that was considered essential to creating a new home for the minor league Richmond Flying Squirrels in the low-lying area of Downtown where the city was born and that later became infamous as the largest slave market north of New Orleans.

Sending shockwaves through City Hall, the five began the revolt against the stadium last Thursday as the nine council members worked to craft the next capital budget, the spending plan for city construction.

The stadium money was earmarked to redo underground piping for flood control. Without the money, the work to meet federal regulations for building in a flood plain could not be done.

The stadium site near 17th and East Broad streets is defined as being in the flood plain.

Mr. Baliles was joined in the decision to remove the $12.6 million and reallocate it to other city needs, such as improvements for aging school buildings, by Council President Charles R. Samuels, 2nd District; Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District; and the two staunch stadium foes, Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District, and Reva M. Trammell, 8th District.

The four members who wanted to keep the stadium money in place included: Council Vice President Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District; Kathy C. Graziano, 4th District; Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, and Michelle R. Mosby, 9th District.

The move is the first clear evidence that the mayor and his legion of business supporters

Shamika Fauntleroy accompanied her father Tuesday morning from their hometown of Tappahannock to the VCU Medical Center, where he was to undergo surgery.

“My father looked at me when we got there and told me to go take care of my business first,” Ms. Fauntleroy told the Free Press.

She and her longtime partner, Kristea Thompson, then drove the short distance to the John Marshall Courts Building in Richmond’s Downtown, where they bought a marriage license around 10 a.m.

The two Tappahannock residents became the first African-American couple and 12th overall to purchase a marriage license from the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s Office after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriages in Virginia and four /A6 other states Monday.

They told the Free Press they plan to wed as soon as they can make the arrangements.

The partners of 10 years already had celebrated their union at a Sept. 6 commitment service with family and friends at a home off Riverside Drive on South Side.

“We already had that bond, but we wanted to take care of it legally as well,” Ms. Fauntleroy said.

On Monday, the Supreme Court effectively allowed same-sex marriage to proceed in Virginia when it refused to take up a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that overturned the same-sex marriage ban.

Gay and lesbian couples hurried to Virginia courthouses shortly after the news.

Edward F. Jewett, clerk of the Richmond Circuit Court, said his office anticipated the change and, in August, changed gender references on marriage licenses to refer instead to spouses rather than husband and wife.

Ms. Fauntleroy, 28, said she was on her job as an assistant manager at a Hardee’s restaurant in Warsaw when she heard the news that the marriage ban had been lifted.

“I was like this,” she said, gleefully raising her arms with a mile-wide smile. “We had waited so long for this moment.”

She called the Essex County Circuit Court about a license, “but they had no idea what had happened and could not help us,” she said.

That’s when she and Ms. Thompson formulated plan B — to buy a license in Richmond.

“This brings me the happiness I always wanted, to be able to legally say I’m going to share my life with her,” Ms. Fauntleroy said, sitting outside the John Marshall building with her future wife.

“It’s a blessing,” Ms. Thompson, 30, an employee at June Parker Oil Co. in Tappahannock, added. “This shows things are Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press changing in each and every way.”

A state historical marker will be dedicated in Other speakers include David R. Coleman, a a Boston resident, Prince Hall, who founded rival Prince Hall grand lodges in Virginia, but ministers Petersburg this weekend to commemorate the trustee of First Baptist Church; eight members the first African Masonic Lodge in that city members of both agreed Area to unite at the 1875 weigh in on gay marriage founding 140 years ago of the Most Worshipful of the Prince Hall Masons, Roger C. Brown, during the American Revolution, and secured meeting at First Baptist “to form the present-day Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia.

Paige D. Cherry, Herman Eggleston, Stevie a charter for this new lodge in 1787 from the … Grand Lodge.”

The public dedication ceremony will take R. Gray, Robert E. Harris Sr., Darrin L. Hill, Grand Lodge of England.

As the marker notes, Prince Hall Masons style Court ruling movesdeclinVa. to place 1 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at the marker’s Charles A. Jones Sr. and‘Marty’ Julius D. Spain; and With traditional Freemason groups themselves as “Free and Accepted Masons,” in Cobb slain while defending 12-year-old sister historic change location in front of First Baptist Church, 236 a representative of the Virginia Department ing to accept African-American members, contrast to predominantly white Masonic groups Heartwarming return Harrison St., the site where the African-American of Historic Resources that authorized the the Prince Hall Masonic movement spread that called themselves “Ancient Free and Aclodge was establishedfor Dec. 15, 1875. from Massachusetts into African-American cepted Masons.”

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Petersburg Mayor W. Howard Myers and According to their history, Prince Hall Ma- communities in other states, including VirThe Virginia Prince Hall Grand Lodge, now Petersburg City Council member Brian Moore sonsQuarterback — the largest African-American Masonic ginia, located at 906 N. Thompson St. in Richmond, sacked First Ebola will be among the speakers at the ceremony. group inby the nation — Ben takeJealous their inname from According to the marker, there Federal were judges two order paidredrawing for the marker. new position of Scott’s district patient DUI charge dies Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Coach Michele Drayton enjoys being back with her players and assistant coach Wade Ellegood in the Albert H. Hill Middle School gymnasium Tuesday.

By Joey Matthews

Coach Michele Drayton walked into the Albert H. Hill Middle School gym for the first time since suffering a stroke last month.

The players on her girls’ basketball team excitedly ran over, showering her with hugs.

Surrounding her, they applauded and yelled, “Let’s win this one for Coach Drayton!”

Putting their hands together in a team huddle, they yelled, “Do it for Coach Drayton! One! Two! Three!”

It was a heartwarming homecoming for the longtime Albert Hill hoops coach, who returned to the team Nov. 4. She suffered a stroke Oct. 2 at her North Side home.

“I felt loved and appreciated,” Coach Drayton told the Free Press Wednesday.

“It was a special feeling for me to be back and get such a welcome.

“It was like coming home,” she added.

Parents of the players, along with her Albert Hill colleagues, walked over and welcomed her back with more hugs and well wishes.

Although still weak from the stroke, Coach Drayton sat on the gymnasium bench and watched as her assistant, Wade Ellegood, coached Albert Hill to a win over Elkhardt in the Richmond Public Schools middle school playoff opener.

“I felt like taking over, but he did a good job,” a happy Coach Drayton said afterward of her anxiety of having to watch,

instead of coach.

Albert Hill lost its next game to the team from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School last Thursday in the playoff semifinals.

But the Albert Hill players and Coach Drayton have much to be proud of. The team completed an 11-1 season, which included a 10-0 regular season.

Under Coach Drayton, Albert Hill has recorded four consecutive unbeaten regular seasons and won the middle school league championship in 2011, finishing 13-0.

Coach Drayton, 46, said she knew something was seriously amiss just prior to suffering the stroke. She had been experiencing a series of headaches and felt

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where he, too, resides.

There is no evidence that Mr. Myers pushed the sale of the property in the 500 block of Fleet Street to Mr. Phipps.

Petersburg council records also support Mr. Myers’ assertion that “I had no involvement” in the vote approving the sale.

Mr. Myers is listed as abstaining from the otherwise unanimous vote of support for the recommendation from City Manager William Johnson III to sell the Fleet Street property to Mr. Phipps without any strings attached.

But even if there was no connection to Mr. Myers, this sale exemplifies the shortcomings of the program whose goal is to rev up development and job creation in a city that

Virginia State University is heading into its biggest game of the season minus a key component — quarterback Tarian Ayres.

Mr. Ayres, a 20-year-old sophomore from Dillwyn, has been suspended from playing in the CIAA championship game Saturday against Winston-Salem State University, school officials announced.

The school-mandated suspension stems from Mr. Ayres’ arrest Sunday, Nov. 9, on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, underage possession of alcohol and speeding.

He was arrested 2:05 a.m. Sunday about 25 miles southeast of Ettrick in Waverly, where he was stopped on U.S. 460.

Mr. Ayres was clocked driving 52 mph in a 35 mph zone, and was spotted crossing the highway’s double solid line near Main Street.

Waverly Police Officer C.M. Washington said he determined Mr. Ayres was intoxicated after administering sobriety checks, including a breathalyzer test.

There were two passengers in Mr. Ayres’ car at the time of the arrest. He is scheduled to appear Nov. 18 in Sussex County General District Court.

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Above, Martin “Marty” Cobb, 8, was killed while defending his beloved 12-year-old sister during a sexual assault on her last Thursday on South Side; right, grieving children comfort each other at Saturday evening’s community vigil to honor Marty.

8-year-old hero

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By Joey Matthews

Eight-year-old Martin “Marty” Cobb and his 12-year-old sister had a special bond.

They were by all accounts inseparable as siblings, best friends and playmates.

“They were never apart,” said the Rev. Theodore L. Hughey, the pastor at Abundant Life Church of God in Christ, the family’s church.

They would ride bikes and big wheelers together, play side by side with children in their South Side neighborhood and brag about their mother’s fine down-home cooking, he told the Free Press.

Marty had a special affinity for keys of any type, the pastor added.

In a tragic event that has captured the nation’s heart, Marty now is being fondly remembered as a courageous hero.

Local and national media are telling the heart-rending story of how Marty died last Thursday afternoon bravely trying to protect his beloved sister from a sexual predator as they played near railroad tracks behind the family’s home in the 200 block of Brandon Road.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Saturday and charged with Marty’s murder and the attack on his sister, who sur-

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Just months after stepping down as head of the nation’s largest civil rights organization, former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous is changing his career from an East Coast political activist to a West Coast venture capitalist. It’s a switch he hopes will help further his goal of growing opportunities for black people and Latinos in the booming tech economy.

“My life’s mission has been leveling the playing field and closing gaps in opportunity and success,” Mr. Jealous, 41, said. “I’m excited about trying a difMr. Jealous ferent approach.”

The Northern California native and selfconfessed computer geek will be joining entrepreneurs Mitchell Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein at their venture capital investment firm that backs information technology start-ups committed to making a positive social impact.

Fred Turner, who studies culture and technology as an associate professor at Stanford University, said it’s “fascinating that a person of his caliber and experience would move into this space.”

Mr. Turner said there’s a deep question going on in the U.S. about how to accomplish positive social change.

“In the Silicon Valley, they approach it entrepreneurially. In Washington, they approach it politically,” Mr. Turner said. “These are two very different modes.”

Mr. Jealous said he and his family will remain in Silver Spring, Md., but he’ll commute to the West Coast about once a month.

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vived and is recovering at a local hospital.

Marty died from severe head trauma, police later reported.

Neighbors reported the attacker struck Marty in the head with a brick.

Last Saturday evening, about 200 family members, friends, neighbors and other community members somberly gathered outside Abundant Life to honor the endearing child with the small frame, indomitable spirit and warm, loving smile.

Prior to the vigil, loved ones assembled around a sign in Marty’s yard that read: “Martin: A real hero lived, fought and died here.”

Raymond H. Boone advocated on his behalf.

He replaced former Verizon executive Bruce Gordon, who resigned under pressure from the NAACP board of directors in 2007 after Mr. Boone led a campaign showing Mr. Gordon favored corporate interests over those of the NAACP. Mr. Jealous was widely credited with improving the NAACP’s finances, donor base and outreach.

He said he will never completely drop out

“Little Marty is a hero,” stated City Council member Reva M. Trammell, who spoke at the vigil and represents the 8th District where the grieving family lives.

“He was there when his sister needed him the most,” she added in response to a Free Press query.

“Marty’s beautiful smile and his love for his sister will always be with us. Marty will always be in our hearts, and he will never, ever be forgotten.”

Charles Willis, executive director of the Citizens Against Crime group that has helped lead vigils for more than 20 years in the city, said the turnout reflects a caring community.

“Even though a crisis of this nature happens, this shows the strength of not only the city, but of the community,” Mr. Willis said. “When trouble comes to any community, we will respond in a positive fashion.”

He described Marty’s mother, Sharain Spruill, as “very, very, very upset as well as hurt and trying to wrap her mind around why this happened her son.”

Major Steve Drew, who directs Support Services with the Richmond Police Department, praised neighborhood residents

for providing information that resulted in the quick arrest.

“The community really came together to seek justice for little Marty, the hero,” he said.

Police said Marty’s sister first reported the attacker to be a white male, but later recanted and identified a black, 16-yearold neighbor as the attacker.

She told police the teenager had threatened to hurt her if she told on him.

It has been reported the suspect’s name is Mariese Washington. He has a history of violent behavior that includes a 2010 attack in the Mosby Court housing community on a 3-year-old boy. He hit the boy in the back of the head with a hammer.

Th attack required the child to receive 100 staples and a metal plate in his head. The boy has spent four years in recovery, according to his family.

The alleged killer of Marty made his first appearance in Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on Monday in front of Judge Ashley K. Tunner.

Authorities have declined to identify the suspect because

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Shamika Fauntleroy, left, and Kristea Thompson are planning a wedding ceremony after obtaining a marriage license Tuesday at the John Marshall Courts Building in Downtown.

By Jeremy M. Lazarus and Joey Matthews

Virginia joined the tidal wave of historic change this week, with the U.S. Supreme Court opening the door for same-sex marriage in the commonwealth.

The nation’s highest court at its opening session Monday refused to take up a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that overturned Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.

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Nicole Pries, left, and Lindsey Oliver kiss after an impromptu ceremony outside the Downtown courthouse Monday. They became the first same-sex couple to wed in Richmond.

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Two years ago, the Republican-controlled General Assembly was accused of creating new congressional districts that packed Democratic-leaning black voters into the 3rd House District, reducing the influence of black voters on congressional elections in adjacent districts.

This week, a divided federal court panel upheld critics’ complaints in finding that black voters were illegally overloaded into the district represented by

Virginia’s lone black congressman, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott.

Rep. Scott, a Democrat, has represented the district for 22 years. The district includes parts of Richmond, Newport News, Hampton and Norfolk and the counties of Henrico and Prince George, and all of Petersburg and Portsmouth and the counties of Rep. Scott Charles City and Surry.

In a 2-1 decision, the panel deemed the current map in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and ordered the state legislature to redraw the boundaries of the district by April 1. If not, the federal court panel will redraw the lines.

Tuesday’s decision is expected to have a ripple effect and require redrawing the boundaries of the adjacent 2nd and 4th House districts and possibly others to rebalance populations.

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The 2nd and 4th districts are represented by Republican Reps. Scott Rigell and J. Randy Forbes, respectively.

But the upcoming congressional elections scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4, will go forward with the current district lines.

Along with writing the opinion for the panel’s majority, Judge Allyson K. Duncan of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also issued a separate order allowing the November elections to “proceed as scheduled under the existing redistricting plan,” but she barred future elections until a new redistricting plan is adopted.

She and U.S. District Judge Liam O’ Grady, who joined her opinion, deemed it too late to do anything for the current round of elections.

The third member of the panel, U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne, found no reason to overturn the redistricting plan.

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“We’re going to work through the challenges we have today and come out of this a bigger, a better and a stronger university,” Dr. Miller told the audience of “The Jack Gravely Show.”

In addition, Dr. Miller has announced he will hold separate meetings for students and faculty to provide more information on the school’s fiscal outlook and on the steps the university is taking to overcome what it now lists as a $19 million shortfall in revenue.

He is slated to hold the town hall-style sessions

DALLAS The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died Wednesday morning in a hospital here.

The case of Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian who came to the United States on Sept.

20, put health authorities on alert for the deadly virus spreading outside of West Africa.

About 48 people who Mr. Duncan had direct or indirect contact with Mr. Duncan since his arrival were being monitored, but none have shown any symptoms as of Wednesday evening, according to health officials.

Mr. Duncan’s case has led to expanded efforts by U.S. authorities to combat the spread of Ebola at its source in West Africa — and raised questions about the effectiveness of airport screening and hospital preparedness.

Mr. Duncan, 42, became ill after arriving in Dallas to visit family. He went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on Sept. 25, but initially was sent home with antibiotics. His

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Montague D. Phipps had big dreams three years ago when he bought a derelict duplex from the City of Petersburg for the rock-bottom price of $5,000.

But when his dreams fell apart, he still came out ahead.

He recently sold the still-ramshackle building for $50,000 — a far different outcome than he and the Petersburg government envisioned when Mr. Phipps was approved to buy the property in 2011.

His case is attracting attention in part because he was able to flip the property for a profit and because of his ties to Petersburg City Councilman W. Howard Myers, who defeated a challenger Nov. 4 to win a second term as the Ward 5 representative.

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Adilrah Johnson, 8, enjoys fresh-cut fries held by her mother, Shoshana. Mother and daughter tasted their way through Sunday’s GRAZE on Grace, a foodie’s delight. The first-time event featured nearly 30 restaurants and specialty food providers celebrating local and seasonal cuisine — from oysters on the half shell to banana tacos.

Location: East Grace Street, between North 4th and North 7th streets.

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This is a view of the decaying property Montoya D. Phipps bought from the City of Petersburg for $5,000 and recently sold for $50,000. Location: 530-32 Fleet St., just across the Appomattox River from Virginia State University.

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Mr. Phipps, an adjunct design instructor at Virginia State University, also makes his home and operates his interior design

business out of an apartment he leases from Mr. Myers. The apartment is in a five-unit building that Mr. Myers owns and

A Harvard law professor who taught both President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama told fellow members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church that his faith is helping him cope with a personal diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

“I’ve made up my mind to be thankful for what I have rather than focus on what I may lose,” an emotional Charles Ogletree said in his bicentennial message at a banquet where, on July 6, 3,000 people kicked off the 50th quadrennial General Conference of the denomination in Philadelphia.

“Nothing but the grace of God and faith enables me to respond this way.”

Mr. Ogletree, 63, said he was recently diagnosed by a neurologist.

“It was something I had not anticipated and I didn’t know how to respond to it,” he said. “I never imagined that things like my health would slow me down in such a dramatic way. It was, I must admit, a blessing.”

Mr. Ogletree commended A.M.E. officials for promoting well-being during the conference July 5 through 13 by including morning walks and luncheons focused on health topics. He said he has learned that more than 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease and that number is increasing.

“Studies show that African-Americans are almost twice as likely as whites to develop the disease,” he said. “But, praise God, I made up my mind to be grateful despite the illness.”

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¿Qué Pasa? in Richmond Latin Ballet members Monte Jones and Ana Ines King deliver a flashy dance move Saturday at the lively ¿Qué Pasa? Festival in Downtown. The event’s name translates to “what’s happening” in English, and there was plenty happening at this spring showcase of Latin American culture, music, art and food.

Location: The Canal Walk near 14th and Canal streets.

LOS ANGELES R&B superstar Chris Brown finally got some good news.

A Los Angeles judge has said that the Tappahannock, Va., native could be released as early as this week from jail if attorneys can agree to terms for his release.

The news comes as the pop star deals with criminal cases on the East Coast and West Coast.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin had earlier indicated Mr. Brown could be facing anywhere from a few months to more than a year in jail.

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Happy face Leoné Brunswick parties Saturday with balloon character SpongeBob SquarePants at the 26th annual 2nd Street Festival in Jackson Ward.

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Dr. Keith T. Miller is pushing back against perceptions that he has been secretive and lacks the leadership skills to overcome Virginia State University’s financial woes.

Facing student protests, faculty grumbling and alumni concerns about the university’s money troubles, Dr. Miller is taking fresh steps to open lines of communication and to quell efforts to force him to resign.

Last week, he appeared with Hyisheem Calier, president of VSU’s Student Government Association,

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Richmond Public Schools is on track to gain an extra $9 million to help meet critical needs in the coming year.

Police officers and firefighters also are on track to gain bigger raises of roughly 2.5 percent to help reduce turnover in public safety.

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A Maryland waitress who was fired after reporting that a manager twice called her “a porch monkey” has become a key figure in bolstering protections for workers who face racial harassment and abuse on the job.

A federal appeals court in Richmond is using the civil rights lawsuit that Reya C. Boyer-Liberto filed against the resort hotel where she worked in 2010 to bolster efforts of workers who seek legal redress for a hostile workplace — even when their

complaint involves only one or two incidents.

In a decision issued May 7, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that even isolated incidents of racial abuse such as the one Ms. Boyer-Liberto faced can be enough to allow workers to seek damages and also to create a cause of action against employers who terminate a worker for reporting such abuse.

Essentially, the court sent a message that racial bigotry has no place in the workplace.

All 15 sitting judges of the court participated in hearing the

case that dismantles a requirement that employees must show a persistent pattern of racial hostility in order to get their day in court and protection from being fired.

Twelve judges joined in the majority opinion, which revived Ms. Boyer-Liberto’s lawsuit against the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel in Ocean City, Md., and its owner who fired her.

A lower court and a panel of the 4th Circuit had tossed out her lawsuit on the grounds the racial slur she was subjected

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The Richmond Police Department has stayed free of public accusations of police brutality as “Black Lives Matter” demonstrations grow locally and across the nation to protest atrocities by white police officers in the black community.

The nearly 740-officer force has garnered mostly praise for its community policing efforts to gain closer ties with neighborhoods in the city it serves.

Incoming Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham vows to take those efforts up a notch.

“There’s always room for improvement,” the 51-year-old Washington native and current Richmond Police deputy chief of administration said Monday after he was introduced by Major Dwight C. Jones as the city’s next police chief in a news conference at City Hall.

The mayor named his new top cop as a national furor grows over killings by white police officers of unarmed black men such as Eric Garner in New York City in July; Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Mo., in August; and Rumain Brisbon in Phoenix in December.

In Richmond, young people in recent weeks have demonstrated and staged “die-ins” in Downtown and in the Fan District to draw attention to the police killings and the overall neglect of the black community.

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cheers from audience members in the California studio and brought a positive spotlight to Richmond.

“He has made our city and our region so very proud,” Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones told the cheering audience of fans of all ages gathered for his homecoming celebration — from adoring teens to joyous office workers, including a Chesterfield County mom who presented Rayvon with a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

Rayvon was joined by 2006 “American Idol” finalist Elliott Yamin of Richmond, who congratulated him with a big bear hug.

The mayor called Rayvon “a positive role model” for young people from the area.

Ready to sing, Rayvon took the microphone and bellowed,

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Mayor Dwight C. Jones spoke of “a tale of two cities” in his State of the City address.

“Right now, one part of town is vibrant, prosperous and forward-looking,” he told an attentive audience of about 300 people Jan. 29 in the auditorium at Huguenot High School on South Side. “And then when you cross the Martin Luther King Bridge, you find another Richmond — one that has largely been ignored, overlooked and shunned.

“The old Richmond allowed a generation of Richmonders to believe that they don’t have a chance to succeed,” he added. “Leaders made a decision to create public housing projects and push thousands of poor people into them.”

The mayor spoke of a “resurgent” city early and often in his 22-minute speech that was greeted with

applause about a dozen times.

However, he bluntly told the audience of city officials, politicos, community advocates and ordinary citizens, “We’ll reach our full potential only when we move beyond the tale of two cities.”

He cited some of his administration’s povertyfighting efforts.

Among those: • Opening the new Office of Community Wealth Building last June to spearhead the city’s anti-poverty initiatives.

• Building new schools such as the $63 million Huguenot High School, the first new high school in the city since 1968.

• Reducing concentrated pockets of poverty in the East End by transforming public housing communities into mixed-income neighborhoods.

• Attracting new businesses, such as Stone Brewing Company in the Fulton neighborhood, to expand the city’s tax base and provide jobs.

• Increasing workforce training.

• Landing a $25 million federal grant for bus rapid transit along Broad Street from Rocketts Landing in the East End to Willow Lawn so people can get to jobs.

• Opening the new Richmond Justice Center in Shockoe Valley and the Day Reporting Center in Downtown to provide more opportunities for offenders to gain rehabilitative services and decrease their prospects of returning to jail.

Community leaders, residents march in Mosby Court for peace

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For most of her adult life, Joyce Kenney has been an advocate for people living in the Mosby Court public housing community and other poor neighborhoods in the city.

In that time, she has lobbied for more resources for people in disadvantaged communities. She also has attended countless vigils to comfort those mourning the deaths of their loved ones due to violence in the streets.

On Tuesday night, it was Ms. Kenney’s turn to be consoled by community members.

Her grandson, Ra’Keem Adkins, 22, was one of five shooting victims in Richmond May 7. He was shot multiple times and died on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of Redd Street shortly after 10 p.m. in Mosby Court in the city’s East End. Earlier in the day, Sylvester Nichols, 24, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Family Dollar Store in the 6500 block of Midlothian Turnpike on South Side. A third man also was shot that night about three miles away and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Angered by the ongoing black-on-black violence in the city, community activist J.J. Minor said he began planning an anti-violence rally last Saturday with the Mosby Court Tenant Council and fellow activist Charles Willis, who grew up in Mosby Court.

“I’m tired and frustrated by the blackon-black crime,” Mr. Minor told the Free Press prior to the rally as he and other volunteers prepared hamburgers and hot dogs to serve along with potato chips, soft drinks and water to rally attendees.

He pointed to a decrepit basketball court a few yards from where Mr. Adkins was killed. The baskets had bent rims and no nets.

“Look at that,” he said, shaking his head.

“The city needs to step up to the plate and put more resources in impoverished communities.”

He said he plans to contact community members, city officials, educators, business leaders and faith leaders to convene

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Rayvon Owen’s eyes sparkled with delight.

When the limousine carrying Rayvon and his mother, Patrice Fitzgerald, pulled up to the James Center in Downtown last Friday, about 1,000 cheering fans were waiting for him in the rain.

“It’s crazy! It’s an insane feeling! I’m overwhelmed by happiness!” he told a Free Press reporter.

Rayvon, who attended the Center for the Arts at Henrico High School and sang in the Richmond Boys Choir, returned home to a hero’s welcome after earning a spot in the Top 4 in the popular “American Idol” nationally televised singing competition. It is broadcast locally on Fox’s WRLH-TV Channel 35 in the Richmond area.

While he was eliminated Wednesday night, he elicited

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“We take an all-hands-on-deck approach to educating our children.”

That’s how George Washington Carver Elementary School Principal Kiwana Yates enthusiastically describes the full community involvement approach she and her staff utilize.

With it, they have achieved academic success against tall odds in the largely impoverished community served by the school at 1110 W. Leigh St. “Each school faces different challenges,” the third-year Carver principal told the Free Press. “A kid is a kid, and it doesn’t really matter where they come from. It takes a level of excellence from the teacher and the ability of the school to meet the needs of each child.”

Carver is among only 11 of Richmond’s 44 public schools to earn full accreditation from the Virginia Department of Education after surpassing state standards in four core Standards of Learning tests administered last spring.

Carver, with 95 percent of its 592 students in kindergarten through fifth grade being African-American, scored an average of 90 in science, 88 in English and 84 each in math and history.

At least 75 percent of a school’s students must pass English and at least 70 percent must pass the other three tests in order for the school to be fully accredited.

Carver also has been recognized as a Title I Distinguished School by the Virginia Department of Education. To qualify, a disadvantaged school receiving additional federal aid must meet all state and federal accountability requirements for two years and achieve average reading and mathematic SOL scores at the 60th percentile or higher.

The school’s theme this year is “The Jewel of the Carver Community.”

Early in the school year, Ms. Yates and her staff organized an “SOLabration,” a day of creative learning activities capped by a family fun night to recognize their accreditation. Staff wore “SOLabration” shirts to mark the day.

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Joyce Kenney holds an image of her grandson, Ra’Keem Adkins, 22, who was shot and killed in the Mosby Court public housing community May 7. Right, more than 200 people, including Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham, march from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School to Mosby Court calling for an end to the violence.

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until the Petersburg City Council decides whether to build a new The Petersburg City Jail is holding facility at a projected going to be shut down in March cost of $5 million.

— forcing Petersburg Sheriff Sheriff Crawford, who has Vanessa Crawford to lay off the been fighting the decision, almajority of her staff of 98 depuready has warned that Petersburg ties and civilian employees. would have to pay Riverside Petersburg Mayor W. Howard nearly $3 million a year to house Myers announced Monday that the city’s inmates. That’s about the decision is final. as much as the city now spends Sheriff Crawford Saying Petersburg cannot afto operate its own jail. ford the $22 million to replace its antiquated The city also would incur a bigger bill for jail, Mayor Myers said that effective March prisoner transportation expenses and would 1, all new arrestees would be housed at the tie up police officers who will have to travel Riverside Regional Jail, located about 10 farther to book prisoners, she said. miles away in Prince George County.

Sheriff Crawford said the decision would Current inmates would be transferred on force her to lay off at least 55 of her 78 or about March 15 to the regional facility deputies. She also will have to eliminate a that opened in 1997, was expanded in 2010 major share of the department’s 20 civiland can house up to 2,000 inmates. ian employees.

The Petersburg jail, which houses about She and the remaining staff would be 200 inmates, dates to 1968. limited to providing security at the holding Petersburg is one of seven localities facility and the courthouse and serving civil that built and manages Riverside Regional papers. She noted that salaries of the half Jail. The city’s women prisoners already dozen deputies she would need to staff are housed there. the lockup would have to be paid by the After the transfer is complete, the city. The state only picks up the salaries mayor said the jail’s only use would be of deputies assigned to a jail. as a temporary lockup for inmates going Please turn to A4 to court or awaiting transfer to Riverside

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“It’s new for all of us,” Mayor Jones said. “It’s never happened in my lifetime or yours. But I know this: If we unite together and look forward, and invite our neighbors to join us, then we’ll continue to shape the city and the region we all want to call home.”

The mayor kicked off his address touting the Rich-

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MADISON, Wis. A Wisconsin police officer who fatally shot an unarmed biracial teenager in March, prompting several days of peaceful protests, will not be charged, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Officer Matt Kenny used justified lethal force in the March 6 shooting of Tony Robinson, 19, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said.

Mr. Ozanne said Officer Kenny shot Mr. Robinson after the teen struck him in the head and tried to knock the officer down a staircase.

“I conclude that this tragic and unfortunate death was the result of a lawful

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“Joe” Morrissey as a nominee in the election he went on to win Jan. 13 as an independent.

David M. Lambert, Gary G. Hill Sr. and his sister-in-law, Linda D. Hill, filed the suit Friday.

According to their suit, the Democrats’ method of nomination intentionally excluded them and other African-American voters living in the majority-black 74th House of Delegates District, which includes Charles City County, 26 precincts

members in the selection of its nominees, which the suit describes as “a critical element of the electoral process.”

The case, which is assigned to senior U.S. Judge Robert E. Payne, is one of the most significant involving voting rights in recent years in Virginia.

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Selena Cuffee-Glenn just received a $5,700 salary bump — from $203,000 a year to $208,700 — though she will not start work as the city’s top administrator until Monday, May 18.

Her benefits package also has been sweetened with a $5,700 increase in a retirement benefit paid by the city.

City Council asked no questions about the unexpected pay hike in voting 9-0 Monday to confirm the former Suffolk city manager as Richmond’s new chief administrative officer.

In mid-April when Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced Ms. Cuffee-Glenn Ms. Cuffee-Glenn as his choice for the No. 2 post at City Hall, he said she would start at $203,000 a year.

His staff even produced the offer letter she signed stipulating her salary and a host of other benefits, including a $950 monthly car allowance and $15,000 a year in deferred compensation, essentially a retirement savings plan.

Her new starting pay of $208,700 is listed in the ordinance that council members approved without public comment. Her deferred pay now is shown as $20,700 a year, with a $1,000 increase for each year of service, according to the ordinance.

One thing that was eliminated in the altered package is the $950 monthly car allowance, which would have totaled to $11,400 a year.

Apparently, Ms. Cuffee-Glenn traded the car allowance for improved starting pay and an increase in deferred compensation.

Asked about the changes, Tammy Hawley, the press secretary for Mayor Jones, responded that the mayor and Ms. Cuffee-Glenn “ended up renegotiating some things.”

Janeva Smith has seen many of her friends in foster care suddenly become homeless when they turn 18. They have nowhere to go, few life skills and little hope for the future.

“I’ve had many friends who tried to commit suicide,” said Ms. Smith, who was 18 months old when she initially was placed in foster care in Plainfield, N.J. She was 14 when she entered foster care in Virginia, moving between foster families, group homes and shelters.

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“I’ve tried to commit suicide multiple times,” she said. “I’ve had many friends who face homelessness, have been incarcerated, many who don’t graduate from high school and others who got pregnant.

“Life’s rough when you don’t have any support,” she continued. “Imagine not having anybody to call on Mother’s Day.” Now 22, Ms. Smith lives in Hillside Court in South Richmond. She spoke with a Free Press reporter last week at the West End headquarters of the Children’s Home Society of Virginia, an organization that she credits with providing her with services and guidance.

The organization is collaborating with the Better Housing Coalition in Richmond to provide housing and supportive services to young adults being booted out of foster care on their 18th birthday.

The Possibilities Project, as the collaboration is called, would start by housing 20 young people early next year, then add more

young adults as the project develops.

In Virginia, children automatically “age out” of foster care when they reach age 18. According to the Children’s Home Society, about 700 young people fall into that category Ms. Smith each year in Virginia.

Within two years, according to the organization, one in four of those young people will be incarcerated, one in five will be homeless and fewer than one in six will graduate from high school.

Advocates point out that housing is an

especially critical need for this young and vulnerable population. They provided sad and gripping accounts of how some teens in foster care are packed up and taken to homeless shelters when they turn 18.

One available option is independent living programs that are coordinated through local social services departments in Virginia.

Youths no longer eligible for foster care can get housing until age 21 as long as they adhere to a contract requiring they are enrolled in school, working or in a counseling or treatment program. The contracts are personalized, designed to meet the specific needs of the young person.

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Rev. Canon Allan R. Wentt, 84, retired rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal, dies Richmond has lost an acclaimed Episcopal church leader and a renowned vocal artist.

The Rev. Canon Allan R. Wentt, 84, who served for 17 years as rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church before retiring in 1996 after a nearly 50-year career as a priest, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at his home in Richmond.

A gifted baritone, Rev. Wentt studied at the Juilliard School of Music before making his debut at New York’s Towne Hall in 1962. He gave his final performance in December 1987 at the former Carpenter Center in Rev. Richmond.

A memorial service was held July 11, at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in North Side. Interment was private.

“He was an excellent priest,” said Joseph L. Hayes, who served as senior warden and parish administrator during Rev. Wentt’s tenure. “He did an excellent job serving the parish and the people.”

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Rev. Wentt was 4 when his family moved to Panama. He attended parochial schools in Panama and graduated in 1956 from Berkeley Divinity School in New Haven, Conn., which is now a part of Yale University.

He was ordained as a priest in 1956, and initially assigned to a mission church in Panama, where he studied voice at the National Conservatory of Panama before singing with the Billy Graham Crusade in Puerto Rico.

In 1959, he attended Juilliard on a scholarship, earning the coveted Enrico Caruso Memorial Scholarship four times. He

earned both a bachelor’s and master’s from Juilliard, and earned rave reviews from The New York Times for his debut.

Rev. Wentt was a soloist in the performance of several oratorios, including Handel’s “Messiah” and Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” He concluded his musical career with a benefit concert with Charmaine McGilvary in 1987.

As a priest, he served parishes in the Bronx, N.Y., Louisville, Ky.; and Columbus, Ohio, before coming to Richmond.

Wentt As rector of St. Philip’s, Rev. Wentt made significant and long-lasting contributions. Under his leadership, a new parish hall was built and dedicated on Oct. 3, 1993. His many years of service were recognized by a resolution of the 202nd Annual Council of the Diocese of Virginia.

During retirement, he served several congregations on a parttime basis, the last of which was St. James’ Episcopal Church in Warfield, Va. Survivors include his wife, Karen B. Wentt; children, Dr. Allan R. Wentt Jr., Cassandra Wentt, Karen Wentt, Michelle Wentt, Kimberley Buster-Williams, Billie-jeanne Buster and Dr. Norman Buster Jr.; 13 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Rev. Allan R. Wentt and Karen B. Wentt Scholarship Fund at Virginia Union University, 1500 N. Lombardy St., Richmond, Va. 23220.

Frank Tennyson Jr., businessman, sports coach, succumbs at 51 “Be great!” was a favorite expression of Franklin “Frank” Delano Roosevelt Tennyson Jr., who strived to live up to his mantra through his dedication to sports and his family.

At the time of his death from a heart attack on Monday, July 4, Mr. Tennyson, 51, was preparing to move his ill mother from an area hospital to home-based hospice care. On the day of his funeral, Saturday, July 9, 2016, Mr. Tennyson’s mother, Shirley Ann Branch, died.

Mr. Tennyson, a financial adviser, was owner of Tennyson Consulting Services.

He was remembered by family and friends as “a class act, a gentleman, positive, professional and upbeat.” He also was described as a father who showed unwavering love to his three sons.

His funeral was held at Cedar Street Baptist Church of God. Interment was at Washington Memorial Park.

A native of Richmond, Mr. Tennyson was a sports enthusiast who spent much of

his childhood at the University of Vir- concert or play. He understood Boys & Girls Club ginia, is director of intuitively who each of his sons of Metro Richmond. the 600-student Rain- was and knew how to tailor his He played basketball bow Station school in parenting to fit their unique for Highland Springs Shenzhen, China. journeys into manhood.”

High School from Mr. Tennyson’s In addition to his sons, Mr. 1979 to 1982, and youngest son, Dillon, Tennyson is survived by two received a full bas13, is an eighth-grad- brothers, Reginald and Anthony ketball scholarship er who plays basket- Tennyson. to Longwood Uniball and football and versity, where he led runs track.

Mr. Tennyson the university’s team “Out of all the in assists and steals. many roles at which Frank While at Longwood, Mr. excelled, his crowning achieve2604 Idlewood Avenue Tennyson joined Kappa Alpha ment was his three sons and Richmond, Va. 23220 (804) 353-6135 Psi Fraternity, and served as the success which bore itself in www.riverviewbaptistch.org chapter president. their lives each and every day,” Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Hewlett, For many years, he coached his family wrote in the funeral Pastor scores of area youngsters in program. “Frank was as devoted Rev. Dr. Ralph Reavis, Sr. Pastor Emeritus AAU basketball programs, a father as a person could be.

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Thank you to the following bereaved families for allowing us to serve you during the month of June 2016. You are still in our prayers and thoughts.

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, July 25, 2016 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. 2016-031 As Amended To amend ch. 2, art. VII of the City Code by adding therein a new div.

3, consisting of new §§ 2-1361—2-1366, for the purpose of establishing an open data policy to govern the future use of the City’s open data portal.

Ordinance No. 2016-137 As Amended To amend ch. 12, art. II of the City Code by adding therein a new section 1237, concerning the disposition of certain revenues from the City’s meals tax, for the purpose of funding the operation of public schools in the city.

Ordinance No. 2016-189 To amend City Code § 2-894, concerning the functions of the Maggie L. Walker Initiative Citizens Advisory Board, for the purpose of clarifying that initially appointed voting members are eligible for an additional successive full term. (Committee: Education and Human Services, Thursday, July 14, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-190 To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the acquisition by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise of certain fee simple interests, temporary construction easements, permanent drainage easements, and permanent utility easements, for the purpose of constructing transportation improvements as part of the East Riverfront Transportation Improvement Program project in the Transportation category of the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Capital Budget.

Ordinance No. 2016-194 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $14,739.20 from the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Affordable Housing - Non CDBG Project Areas special fund by $14,739.20 for the purpose of funding the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, July 21, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-195 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $86,345.00 from the County of Henrico and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Emergency Communications by $86,345.00 for the purpose of funding the Text-to-911 Project, a shared services initiative to enhance the ability of citizens to contact the Department of Emergency Communications through text messaging.

(Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, July 21, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-196 To amend Ord. No. 2016048, adopted May 13, 2016, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by transferring and reappropriating funds in the amount of $363,000.00 from the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund to the Department of Public Works’ Special Parking Districts special fund for the purpose of providing services in accordance with the Special Parking Districts Program established by City Code § 27-281. (Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, July 21, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-197 To amend sections 21-4, 21-42, 21-44, 21-47, 2153, 21-54, 21-63, 21-67, and 21-68 of the City Code, concerning public procurement, and to amend ch. 21, art. II of the City Code by adding therein a new section 2173, concerning job order contracting, for the purpose of reflecting amendments to state law that Va. Code § 2.2-4343(A) (12) requires the City to follow. (Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, Continued on next column

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July 21, 2016, 3:00 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.

Jean V. Capel City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF KING AND QUEEN MOSES GOLDEN, JR., Plaintiff v.

VONDA GOLDEN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16-29-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from Vonda Golden on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart for a period exceeding one year.

It appearing by affidavit that the Defendant’s last known address is not known, the Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown, and diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the Defendant is without effect, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before the 17th day of August, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. and protect her interest herein.

A Copy, Teste: VANESSA D. PORTER, Clerk Linda Y. Lambert, Esquire Leonard W Lambert & Assoc.

321 North 23rd Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-3325 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ASHLEY JIMENEZ, Plaintiff v.

ABRAHAM JIMENEZMANUEL, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001718-00 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 8th day of August, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect his interests.

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

AGNES SMALL-NICELY, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001059-00 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 8th day of August, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect his interests.

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

THOMAS J. O’ROURKE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16-1180 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is for the petitioner to obtain a divorce from defendant.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Thomas J. O’Rourke, whose last known address was 308 North Snead Street, Ashland, Virginia 23005, and whose whereabouts are now unknown, appear here on or before the 8th day of August, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Courtroom 2 to protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Susan Gerber Counsel for Plaintiff 206 DeSota Drive Richmond, Virginia 23229 (804) 741-3438 Fax: (804) 754-7298 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JESSIE WILSON, Plaintiff v.

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Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001624-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 26th day of July, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

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

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

Case No.: CL15-3509-1 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “1204 North 32nd Street,” Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E000-0721/016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that JOEL GIURTINO a/k/a JOEL GUIRANTIO and PAT GIURTINO a/k/a PAT GUIRANTIO, who may be the holders of a $30,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 15, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded February 16, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-005060, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that PAMELA T. SILVER, As to part of a $10,500.00 Interest, who may be the holder of part of a $10,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 15, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded February 16, 2005, in Instrument Number 05005060, whose last known post-office address is 2102 Haviland Drive, Henrico, Virginia 23229, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that CAPITAL FUNDING AND CONSULTING, L.L.C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 15, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 16, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-16702, or its successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that TOM CLARK, AS Former Manager, who may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 15, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 16, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-16702, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, JOEL GIURTINO a/k/a JOEL GUIRANTIO and PAT GIURTINO a/k/a PAT GUIRANTIO, who may be the holders of a $30,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 15, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded February 16, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-005060, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, , or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, PAMELA T. SILVER, As to part of a $10,500.00 Interest, who may be the holder of part of a $10,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 15, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded February 16, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-005060, Or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, CAPITAL FUNDING AND CONSULTING, L.L.C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 15, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 16, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-16702, or its successor/s in title, TOM CLARK, AS Former Manager, who may be the holder

of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 15, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 16, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-16702, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before __AUGUST 18, 2016, 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

March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-067275, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that BARRY WIESS, As to part of a $66,000.00 Interest and ELIZABETH PULLY, As to part of a $66,000.00 Interest, who may be the holders of a $66,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06727, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that MARC DENNING a/k/a MARC DENNIENG, As to a possible $20,500.00 Interest, who may be the holder of a possible $20,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 0806727, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action response, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this matter; 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 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 21, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded February 22, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-04875, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 21, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded February 22, 2008, in Instrument Number 0804875, or its successor/s in title, WALTER L. HOOKER. Who May Be Deceased, As Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, and his Successor/s In Interest, who may be Trustee/s of a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 21, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded February 22, 2008, in Instrument Number 0804875, RACHEL MEYERS, As to $15,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of $15,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06727, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, BRIAN MEYERS, As to $15,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of $15,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 0806727, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, STANLEY MEYERS, As to part of a $15,000.00 Interest and JANET MEYERS, As to part of a $15,000.00 Interest, who may be the holders of $15,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 0806727, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JOEL FINE, As to part of a $75,000.00 Interest and LAURA FINE, As to part of a $75,000.00 Interest, who may be the holders of a $75,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-067275, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, BARRY WIESS, As to part of a $66,000.00 Interest and ELIZABETH PULLY, As to part of a $66,000.00 Interest, who may be the holders

of a $66,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 0806727, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, MARC DENNING a/k/a MARC DENNIENG, As to a possible $20,500.00 Interest, who may be the holder of a possible $20,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 0806727, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 18, 2016, 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

with respect to said property, recorded May 9, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-12732, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that RONALD W. ADOLF, who may be the holder of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 8, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded May 9, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-12732, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, ALAN KATZ OR LYNN KATZ, who may be the holders of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 5, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, BERTRAM PEARSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of BERTRAM PEARSON, who may be the holder/s of a $15,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 5, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, ALLAN M. MULLIAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of ALLAN M. MULLIAN, who may be the holder/s of a $41,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 5, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 5, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, and WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, Trustee, of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 8, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded May 9, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-12732, WALTER L. HOOKER, Who May Be Deceased, or his Successor in Interest, as Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, OLD DOMINION FINACIAL SEVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of an Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 8, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded May 9, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, or its devisees, assignees or successors in title, RONALD E. ROBINSON, who may be the holder of a $75,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 8, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded May 9, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-12732, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, RONALD W. ADOLF, who may be the holder of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 8, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded May 9, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-12732, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 18, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MARINA PAZ, Plaintiff v.

ALAN PAZ-CONDE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001690-00 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 8th day of August, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Courtroom 2 and protect his interests.

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

ELWIN PILLSBURY, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001623-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 26th day of July, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Terrell Rainey, Juvenile Children’s Home Society of Virginia v.

Unknown Birth Father OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Pursuant to Va. Code §§ 63.2-1205 and 63.2-1250, Children’s Home Society of Virginia is requesting that the Court terminate the residual parental rights of any possible unknown birth father and transfer custody of the infant; Terrell Rainey, d/o/b 02/3/16 to the Children’s Home Society of Virginia with the right to place the infant for adoption.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Unknown Birth Father, appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interests on or before 8/23/2016, at 10:00 AM. Sherry A. Fox, Esq. Thompson McMullan, PC 100 Shockoe Slip, 3rd Floor Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 698-6252 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the COUNty of HENRICO Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Baby girl taylor, Juvenile Tammy Mills v.

Unknown Birth Father OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Pursuant to Va Code § 16.1-277.01, Tammy Mills is requesting that the Court terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Unknown Birth Father, whose identify and whereabouts are unknown, and transfer custody of infant, Baby Girl Taylor, d/o/b 10/16/15 to Tammy Mills.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Unknown Birth Father appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before 8/24/2016, at 10:00 AM, Court Room #4.

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

Case No.: CL15-3448-1 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1722 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000951/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 21, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded February 22, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-04875, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 21, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded February 22, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-04875, or its successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER. Who May Be Deceased, As Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, and his Successor/s In Interest, who may be Trustee/s of a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 21, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded February 22, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-04875, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that RACHEL MEYERS, As to $15,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of $15,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06727, whose last known post-office address is 1606 Stoneycreek Drive, Henrico, Virginia 23238, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that BRIAN MEYERS, As to $15,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of $15,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06727, whose last known post-office address is 1606 Stoneycreek Drive, Henrico, Virginia 23238, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that STANLEY MEYERS, As to part of a $15,000.00 Interest and JANET MEYERS, As to part of a $15,000.00 Interest, who may be the holders of $15,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 12, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06727, whose last known post-office address is 1606 Stoneycreek Drive, Henrico, Virginia 23238, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JOEL FINE, As to part of a $75,000.00 Interest and LAURA FINE, As to part of a $75,000.00 Interest, who may be the holders of a $75,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated Continued on next column

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

Case No.: CL15-3172-1 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “1710 North 29th Street,” Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E000-0951/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ALAN KATZ OR LYNN KATZ, who may be the holders of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 5, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that BERTRAM PEARSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of BERTRAM PEARSON, who may be the holder/s of a $15,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 5, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ALLAN M. MULLIAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of ALLAN M. MULLIAN, who may be the holder/s of a $41,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 5, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded March 5, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, and WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, Trustee, of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 8, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded May 9, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-12732, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, Who May Be Deceased, or his Successor in Interest, as Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that OLD DOMINION FINACIAL SEVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of an Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 8, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded May 9, 2008, in Instrument Number 08-06040, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or its devisees, assignees or successors in title; that RONALD E. ROBINSON, who may be the holder of a $75,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 8, 2008, Continued on next column

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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

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 MARY N. NADDER, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of MARY N. NADDER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 18, 2016, 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 COUNTY OF HANOVER Estate of Charles Lewis Carter, Sr. by Charlotte Braxton, Alice Hicks and Ida Mae Hill Co-executors of the Estate, Petitioners v.

Platinum Financial Services, Inc., Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001678-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to have a judgment released where the judgment creditor can not be found.

It appearing from an affidavit that due diligence has been used on behalf of Petitioners to ascertain in what county or city the Defendant is, without effect, it is Ordered that Defendant appear before this Court on August 8th, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. Courtroom 2 and do what is necessary to protect it’s interest 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 OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

Case No.: CL16-2394-4 MARY N. NADDER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARY N. NADDER, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “1501 Mechanicsville Turnpike”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E000-0928/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Mary N. Nader.

An Affidavit having been filed that that MARY N. NADDER, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of MARY N. NADDER, have not been

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BID COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 16-1214-7CE – Rocky Branch Trunk Sewer – CSX Crossing - This project consists of .replacing existing sanitary sewer with diameter sewer which crosses an existing CSX railroad. Due 3:00 pm, August 9, 2016.

Additional information available at: http://henrico.us/ purchasing/.

CW RICHMOND is currently seeking to fill the following employment opening(s):

Account Executive CW Richmond is one of the top rated CW affiliates in the country located in beautiful, historic Richmond, Virginia. We seek an energetic and motivated Account Executive. Responsibilities include selling broadcast TV and digital advertising to direct clients and advertising agencies. If you are creative and want to take advantage of this unique opportunity, we want to meet with you! Send resume with cover letter and salary requirements to: CW Richmond, 5710 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23225 Attn: David Hayes or email dhayes@cwrichmond.tv. EOE M/F/D/V MVR check and Drug Screen required

REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST and Statements of Qualifications The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, invites highly qualified firms to submit Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualifications along with background information on Form HECO-16 (obtain adapted version from http://fpc.fm.virginia.edu/Pages/Ads.aspx) for construction services related to the:

Medical Center On-Demand RFP # 16-101 The University Medical Center seeks to obtain a slate of general contracting firms to bid or propose on yet-tobe-determined construction, renovation or improvement projects. These pre-selected firms are then qualified to be a part of the Medical Center On-Demand system of construction procurement. The projects will be comprised of, but not limited to IFBs, RFPs, and Emergency Projects where the low bids or the proposal deemed best suited for the project under consideration in most cases will determine the selection of the contractor. Procurements under this initial contract may number approximately 10 to 12 or more annually generally ranging up to $5 million in size. Procurement in accordance with the provisions of the University of Virginia Higher Education Capital Outlay Manual and the University’s Procurement Rules.

Questions may be directed to William Martin, Contract Administrator at whm2j@virginia.edu, or by fax at (434) 982-5108.

The Rector and Visitors of The University of Virginia By: William H. Martin, Contract Administrator for Construction

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Consolidated Budgeting, Forecasting and Analytics Tool The University of Virginia seeks a firm to provide: To view a copy of RFP# MW070816 go to Procurement Services Site: http://www.procurement. virginia.edu/main/ publicpostings/RFP.html, or email: pur-rfp@virginia.edu

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The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following position:

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Research Associate/Workforce Credentials Grant Program Position: 00107-Policy and Planning specialist I Pay Band 4 ($32,619 - $74,617)

SCHEV seeks a Business Intelligence Specialist for the VLDS. The incumbent will report to the Director of Policy Research and Data Warehousing and become part of an existing team of dedicated data- and policy-oriented professionals.

Qualifications: Considerable experience in programming/report development; Considerable experience writing queries, views and stored procedures; Understanding of both transactional database and data warehousing concepts; Knowledge of postsecondary education, credit and noncredit credentials; Demonstrated skills in Project planning and management, Relationship building, Presentation skills and Comprehension and evaluation of complex and highly-technical information and Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Education: High School Graduate or equivalent, Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or strong Liberal Arts focus preferred, advanced degree highly preferred; Experience with SQL Server 2008 and later; Experience in institutional research and assessment; Experience with LogiAnalytics/LogiXML. Special Instructions to Applicants: Applications must be received online by 5:00 p.m. on July 25, 2016. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) will accept ONLY online applications for all SCHEV employment opportunities. Computers are available for applying for positions in public libraries and at the Virginia Employment Commission offices.

For complete job description, please go to http://www.schev.edu/index/careers.

Apply: http://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov

Labor Crew Chief - Stormwater 35M00000823 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 7/31/16 Library Associate I 03M0000069 Richmond Public Library Apply by 07/24/2016 Library/Community Services Manager 03M00000104 Richmond Public Library Apply by 07/24/2016 Maintenance Technician IV (Mason – Stormwater) 35M00000828 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 7/31/16 Management Analyst II 35M00000262 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 7/24/16 Trades Supervisor I – Water Distribution 35M00000231 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 7/31/16 ****************** For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Position number: 00084

Associate for Research Investment ($55,672 - $90,000)

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) seeks an Associate for Research Investment, who will serve as lead staff person to the Virginia Research Investment Committee (VRIC). The incumbent will report to the SCHEV Director of Policy Studies and the SCHEV Director, as chair of the VRIC. Qualifications: Considerable employment in a higher education or government environment relevant to SCHEV’s work; extensive knowledge of academic research and commercialization and their translation to economic development; demonstrated skills in project planning and management; policy development; decision-making; and relationship building; comprehension and evaluation of complex and highlytechnical information; proficient written and oral communication and proficient knowledge with MS Office applications.

Education: High school graduate or equivalent required. Master’s degree preferred in a field relevant to the requirements of the position (including, but not necessarily limited to higher education administration, public administration, public policy, statistics or economics) Special Instructions to Applicants: Applications must be received online by 5:00 p.m. on July 25, 2016. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) will accept ONLY online applications for all SCHEV employment opportunities. Computers are available for applying for positions in public libraries and at the Virginia Employment Commission offices. For complete job description, please go to http://www.schev.edu/index/careers.

Apply: http://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov, AMERICORPS, PEACE CORPS, AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)

Regional Center Study Project Manager

Policy and Planning Specialist II (19132) WAGE - Pay Band 5 ($20.48 per hour – $46.21 per hour) The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) seeks a part-time Policy and Planning Specialist II. This position will lead the pilot program and will be a partnership among higher education, law enforcement, and state government and is envisioned to provide an option for independent and neutral investigation of alleged incidents of sexual violence that would fulfill the investigative requirements placed on institutions of higher education by the Violence Against Women Act amendments to the Clery Act and Title IX. Qualifications: Comprehensive understanding of current federal and state laws, regulations, and guidance addressing the obligations of institutions of higher education with regard to response to incidents of sexual violence; experience in the investigation and adjudication of allegations of sexual violence in the higher education setting; knowledge of the structure and operations of child advocacy centers or other relevant regional cooperative efforts; demonstrated ability in project planning and management; policy development; decision-making; and relationship building; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and proficient knowledge with MS Office applications. Bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to the requirements of the position (including, but not necessarily limited to higher education administration, public administration, public policy, law enforcement or a combination of equivalent experience related to the position.

Education: Graduate or law degree preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Applications must be received online by 5:00 p.m. on July 25, 2016. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) will accept ONLY online applications for all SCHEV employment opportunities. Computers are available for applying for positions in public libraries and at the Virginia Employment Commission offices.

For complete job description, please go to http://www.schev.edu/index/careers.

Apply: http://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov, AMERICORPS, PEACE CORPS, AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)

VLDS Business Intelligence Specialist Policy and Planning Specialist II Pay Band 5 ($42,614 – $60,000)

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) is currently seeking a Business Intelligence (BI) Specialist. This position will support the agency and the Virginia Longitudinal Data System (VLDS) by developing on-line business intelligence analytical tools and web reports for multiple audiences on behalf of the VLDS partners. This BI Specialist will work with a range of senior professionals from SCHEV, VDOE, VCCS, VEC, VDSS, VDARS, VDHP, and other state agencies of the Commonwealth. This incumbent for this position will be challenged from the first day with a demanding schedule for production and frequent interactions with stakeholders.

Qualifications: Considerable experience in programming and report development in LogiAnalytics and related products; Experience programming Microsoft T-SQL 2008 and later; Demonstrated ability to efficiently present results of analyses and research to senior management and constituents; Proficient knowledge of MS Office applications and ability to create spreadsheets, databases, documents etc. using Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook; Knowledge of project planning and management, relationship building; Experience in institutional research and assessment and Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. High school graduate or equivalent.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field; Understanding of Virginia education and social services; Knowledge of state government.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Applications must be received online by 5:00 p.m. on July 25, 2016. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) will accept ONLY online applications for all SCHEV employment opportunities. Computers are available for applying for positions in public libraries and at the Virginia Employment Commission offices.

For complete job description, please go to http://www.schev.edu/index/careers.

Apply: http://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov AMERICORPS, PEACE CORPS, AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Program SuPPort trainee VHDA is currently seeking 4 Program Support Trainees in the following areas: Executive, Legal, Homeownership and Rental Housing. Successful candidates will be provided a unique opportunity to learn more about mortgage financing by working the first 3 to 6 months in the Homeownership division before moving to the respective field of interest. Additionally, the first two years will include leadership development and training opportunities as you prepare for a career with VHDA. Please see below for details on each position. Previous work experience as an intern in the applicable area is highly desirable. These positions are VHDA Market Range 3.

If you feel you meet the qualifications, please submit your cover letter and resume, online only at: http://www.vhda.com/about/careers An EOE Credit and background checks will be performed as a condition of employment.

Program Support trainee – executive The Executive Program Support Trainee will perform a variety of functions within the Division. The successful candidate will assist with Statewide Housing Policy efforts and will assist the VHDA Strategic Planning Team with strategic and business planning efforts. Responsible for assisting with housing policy and business research projects to analyze and improve VHDA’s programs and services. May assist with analyzing national and state housing legislation and federal budget impacts on VHDA’s operations and provide assistance with VHDA government relations efforts. Will attend other VHDA team meetings as assigned. Bachelor’s degree in real estate, economics, business administration, planning, community development/affairs, public policy/administration or related field is desired. This position reports directly to the Chief of Staff.

Program Support trainee – Legal This position provides a great opportunity to work within the Legal/Single Family Compliance Division. Assigned duties will include assisting with the tracking of regulatory compliance and investor/guarantor requirements relating to single family mortgage lending, the creation and publication of weekly and monthly compliance communications, quality control file reviews, and the testing of newly implemented processes and process changes. The successful candidate will have the ability to learn quickly, the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a team of individuals on a variety of complex tasks, and the skills and education to understand and carry out assigned duties, make sound decisions, and communicate clearly. The candidate must represent the Legal Division well by using professionalism and at all times maintain the highest ethical standards.

A bachelor’s degree from a duly accredited college or university or the equivalent combination of education and job experience is required, as well as a basic understanding of and interest in single family mortgage lending, regulatory compliance, and/or the legal field. This position reports to the Associate Counsel in charge of the Legal/Single Family Compliance Division.

Program Support trainee – Homeownership This position provides an exciting opportunity to work in the Homeownership Division. The candidate will develop skills to review credit packages submitted

by Lender, including the review of loan commitment, conditions, accuracy of income, loan-to-value ratio, net worth and adherence to all programmatic requirements for FHA, VA, RHS and Authority guidelines. The ideal candidate will have a BS or BA degree, strong communication skills—written and oral, excellent interpersonal skills, and a basic understanding of and interest in Real Estate, Finance and Mortgage Lending. The candidate will be detail oriented and proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and Power Point. Incumbent will work directly with managers of the Homeownership Division in Originations.

Program Support trainee – rental Housing This position provides an outstanding opportunity for the successful candidate to interact with the four business units comprising the Rental Housing Division: Rental Housing Development, Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs, Compliance and Asset Management and Rental Loan Servicing, with a concentration in the loan underwriting and construction loan disbursement processes for rental housing loans. Interested applicants should be comfortable working in a collaborative environment with multiple teams. Requires the ability to research and analyze potential loans, coordinate the logistics of the loan underwriting process, present loans to internal groups and work with others to administer closed loans. The position also requires the ability to interact effectively with customers. The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate or graduate degree in real estate or related field. This position reports to Rental Housing senior management.