June 28-30, 2018 issue by Richmond Free Press

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Joseph “Joe” Jackson, the patriarch who launched the musical Jackson family dynasty, died Wednesday morning, June 27, 2018, in a Las Vegas hospital. His wife, Katherine, was at his bedside, along with some of his children and grandchildren. He was 89. Recent media reports indicated that Mr. Jackson

had been battling pancreatic cancer and was “not doing well.” Mr. Jackson rose to fame as the father and manager of the hugely popular Jackson 5 group out of Gary, Ind., comprised of the Jackson children and their breakout star brother, Michael Jackson. He also managed Janet Jackson early in her career. The death of his son, Michael, by propofolinduced cardiac arrest on June 25, 2009, shook

the Jackson family and the world. The couple also had a son, Brandon, who died on March 13, 1957, a day after his birth. In addition to his wife, Mr. Jackson is survived by the couple’s children, Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Randy and Janet. He also is survived by another daughter, Joh’Vonnie, by Cheryl Terrell.

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Pulse of the city Ridership, confusion up as GRTC’s new bus rapid transit line starts By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Mayor Levar M. Stoney calls it “progress” and “one of the most exciting and progressive public transportation projects in Richmond history.” But patient care specialist Yveatrice Burno calls it “a huge inconvenience that has made it more difficult to get to work,” while retiree Kathy Hanes calls it “a big problem that forces me to walk more blocks on my bad knee to catch a bus.” No matter how it is described, the new $65 million Pulse bus rapid transit line, and the huge overhaul in regular bus routes, are now a fact of life for the 20,000 city residents whose connection to jobs, doctors, grocery stores and the rest of Richmond revolve around public transportation. The 7.6-mile, east-west Pulse service and bus route changes in Richmond and Henrico County launched Sunday, and GRTC has reported huge demand the first two days. Rides are free on every line through Saturday, June 30. People like John and Mary Davis, who always take a car, spent part of Sunday trying out the system, a hopeful sign that Pulse could attract new riders. “I told my husband we had heard so much about Pulse, we just had to see it in action,” Mrs. Davis said with a smile. “Not bad. I might leave my car and take this when I have to go Downtown.”

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African-American voters were illegally packed into 12 House of Delegate districts in Richmond and Hampton Roads, a panel of federal judges ruled Tuesday. “Overwhelming evidence in this case shows that the state sorted voters into (those) districts based on the color of their skin,” Judge Barbara Milano Keenan of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in the 2-1 majority opinion that struck down Virginia’s 2011 House redistricting plan as unconstitutional. Judge Keenan was joined by U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen in ordering the Virginia House to draw new district lines by Oct. 30, a year before the next round of elections for the House and state Senate will take place. The new lines also would be subject to change in the 2021 General Assembly session that will follow the 2020 Census.

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Eager passengers board a Pulse bus Sunday at the Rocketts Landing station, the first of 14 stations on the 7.6-mile line that ends at The Shops at Willow Lawn on West Broad Street. Below, passengers on Pulse respond to a boarding passenger’s greeting. GRTC reported that 6,240 people rode the Pulse on June 24, the first day of service. On Monday, Pulse carried 8,669 passengers.

on Monday — far above conservative, pre-service projections of 3,500 riders a day. GRTC expected to use six Pulse buses on opening day but added two more because so many people turned out to test the system. Riders swamped the stations, particularly those in Downtown, said GRTC spokeswoman Carrie Rose Pace. It’s too early to tell whether such demand will continue, but there is some indication Pulse, which replaced the old Broad Street Route 6, will stay busy. Please turn to A4

On Monday, Naomi Graves spent several hours riding the Pulse and connecting buses. “My boss told me to take the day off to make sure I knew how get to work,” the East End resident said. The company reported more than 6,200 people packed the Pulse buses on opening day, with nearly 8,700 people using Pulse

Federal court orders redrawing of state House districts by Oct. 30 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Eleven of the 12 districts challenged are represented by members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, most of whom ended up voting for the redistricting plan after their protests about the changes Republicans imposed were rebuffed. The illegal districts include five in the Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area: The 63rd represented by Delegate Lashrecse D. Aird; the 69th represented by Delegate Betsy B. Carr; the 70th represented by Delegate Delores L. McQuinn; the 71st represented by Delegate Jeff M. Bourne; and the 74th represented by Delegate Lamont Bagby. All are Democrats. The dissent came from senior U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne, who previously led a 2-1 majority that upheld the House redistricting plan and then had that ruling rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. He wrote he would have upheld the plan again. Ironically, Judge Keenan was the dissenting judge the last time.

Marc Elias, a Democratic lawyer representing the voters challenging the districts celebrated the ruling on Twitter, calling it a “big win” for voting rights in the state. The decision is the latest twist in the four-year-old case returned by the U.S. Supreme Court for further review after vacating Judge Payne’s decision. It is not a complete surprise. Federal courts previously overturned state Republican-drawn congressional districts after finding that the Virginia GOP packed African-American voters into the 3rd District that Rep. Robert. C. “Bobby” Scott has long represented to reduce their influence on neighboring districts. The upshot from that legal battle was

Black Business Alliance calls for inclusion in city-supported projects By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A. Hugo “Al” Bowers Sr. is leading a fresh charge to ensure that black-owned businesses gain a significant share of work on construction projects that the city pays for or infuses with taxpayer support. The president and chief executive of the 180-member Black Business Alliance of Virginia he founded several years ago, Mr. Bowers is revving up the effort as Mayor Levar M. Stoney and his staff prepare to promote a $1.3 billion development that would bring a new coliseum, hotel and 2,800 apartments to Downtown. The Free Press reported last week on the development plans spearheaded by Thomas F. “Tom” Farrell, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dominion Energy, but which have not included a single mention of Mr. Bowers African-American inclusion. “We want to make sure we are not left out of the economic boom that is going on,” Mr. Bowers said. “From now on, we want a seat at the table on every development project to discuss how we are going to included. “For the moment, we’re taking a diplomatic approach,” he said, noting that organization members recently met with P. Lee Downey, the city’s chief development officer, and Pat Foster, director of the city’s Office of Minority Business Development, to discuss inclusion.

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School funding questions remain as City Charter change takes effect July 1 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Reading is magical Shontrae Crowley, 10, reads a book in the “Magic Tree House” series with Heather Montgomery, community service manager at Richmond Public Library’s Broad Rock Branch, during their “Reading Buddies” hour earlier this week. Volunteers and library staff members work with anyone who wants to read with a buddy from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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“I believe we have six months from July 1 to respond to the charge embedded in the charter change. Rest assured, we will do so. When we have something definitive to say, we will say it.” That was the official administration response to a Free Press query as to how Mayor Mayor Levar M. Stoney would respond to a change to the City Charter regarding school improvement that goes into effect Sunday, July 1. The change was approved by voters in a referendum last November and approved earlier this year by the General Assembly. The change requires the mayor to create a fully funded plan to modernize every city school without raising taxes, or to tell the public why he cannot.

Paul Goldman, a political strategist who spearheaded the drive to change the charter, believes more should be done to carry out the legislation. “This is the first ever Virginia charter law regarding school facilities,” Mr. Goldman said, adding it “has the potential to greatly improve the lives of the city’s students, 90 percent minority and overwhelmingly Stoney living in poverty. “But right now, I’m not sure this historic opportunity, 63 years in the making since the Brown case outlawed government-enforced school segregation and called for improved school facilities, will be seized. I have to be honest, as much as it pains me,” he said. Mr. Goldman said he would be keeping an eye on Please turn to A4

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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

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The handsome 1912 face of the General Assembly Building, seen months ago in the photo at left, is about all that remains of the state-owned structure at 9th and Broad streets. The June 5 photo, center, shows the progress in largely demolishing the Capitol Square building. On Monday, only the building’s

façade remained, right, which is held in place with steel supports. A 15-story building that incorporates the old facade is to be constructed on the site. The new 426,000 square-foot building will house offices for state senators and members of the House of Delegates. It took three months to take down the old

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building; the new one is expected to take three years to complete. Legislators are now housed in the nearby Pocahontas Building and will remain there until 2021. The development also is to include renovation of Old City Hall next door and development of a parking deck. Total cost: $300 million.

Fireworks to light up City Council members file legislation area skies on July 4 to halt bike lanes in North Side

Firework will occur over Richmond skies and those in the counties in celebration of the Fourth of July holiday and the United States declaring independence from Great Britain 242 years ago. Locations for the programs on Wednesday, July 4 include: Dogwood Dell in Byrd Park: The program will start with the Ephesus Drumline marching at 5:15 p.m. from Maymont to Dogwood Dell, where the group will perform. The Richmond Jazz Band will perform at 6:30 p.m., followed by the main concert at 7:30 p.m. featuring the Richmond Concert Band and The Carillon bells. Fireworks will begin at dusk. Admission is free. 600 S. Boulevard. Details: www.richmondgov.com/parks or (804) 646-1437. The Diamond’s Richmond Flying Squirrels game and Independence Day Dueling Fireworks Celebration: The Richmond Flying Squirrels will play the Akron RubberDucks. The game begins at 6:35 p.m., with fireworks following the game. General admission tickets are $8 in advance; $9 the day of the game. 3001 N. Boulevard. Fireworks also will follow the Flying Squirrels games on Thursday, July 5, and Friday, July 6. Details: www.squirrelsbaseball.com or (804) 359-3866. Rocketts Red Glare at Rocketts Landing: A free, familyfriendly event open to the public from Monday, July 2, through Wednesday, July 4. The event will include various activities, food trucks, music, craft beer offerings and a pro beach volleyball tournament hosted by EVP Tour. Riverfront fireworks begin at 9 p.m. on July 4. 5000 Old Osborne Turnpike. Details: www. rockettsvillage.com or (804) 214-8600. Red, White and Lights at Dorey Park: Gates for the free event open at 5 p.m. The celebration will feature live music, food trucks, jugglers, clowns, stilt walkers and a Family Fun Zone with inflatables. Performances by Plunky & Oneness at 6 p.m. and the Richmond Symphony at 8 p.m. Fireworks begin at dusk, with a laser light show. 2999 Darbytown Road. Details: www.henrico.us/rec or (804) 501-7275. Chesterfield County Fairgrounds: This event will include various activities, food vendors and entertainment. Gates open at 5 p.m., with fireworks beginning at dark. Admission is free; wristbands for children will be available for $5 to access children’s activities. 10300 Courthouse Road. Details: www.chesterfield. gov or (804) 748-1992. Other Independence Day activities: Virginia Museum of History and Culture: The VMHC will host a day full of patriotic festivities, including a citizenship naturalization ceremony, live music and more. Admission is free. 428 N. Boulevard. Details: www.virginiahistory.org or (804) 340-1800.

Holiday closing schedule In observance of the Fourth of July holiday on Wednesday, July 4, please note the following: City and county offices: Closed. City and state cour ts: Closed. Pubic libraries: Closed. Parking: Meters will not be enforced. Trash: Richmond and Henrico County collection, transfer stations and landfills will be closed. Central Virginia Waste Management Authority pickups will be delayed one day. State offices: Closed.

Department of Motor Vehicles: Customer service centers closed. GRTC: Buses will run on a Sunday schedule. However, more buses will be out around the time fireworks start and end in order to meet passenger demand. Banks: Most are closed. Shopping malls: Open. ABC stores: Close at 6 p.m. Federal offices: Closed. Post offices: Closed.

Area police encrypt scanner broadcasts

Richmond area residents — including news reporters working on stories — no longer will be able to monitor police scanners after this week. Effective Monday, July 2, police departments in Richmond and Henrico and Chesterfield counties will encrypt their radio frequencies to block anyone not in law enforcement from listening in, it has been announced. Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham joined Chesterfield Police Chief Jeffrey Katz and Henrico Police Chief Humberto Cardounel Jr. in announcing the decision to prevent private scanners from picking up police frequencies. According to a statement the trio released, the change will “promote the safety of first responders … by ensuring that the dissemination of in-progress tactics and activities during high-risk events is limited to those whose mission is to resolve events swiftly with minimal risk to those involved.” The change also ensures “that sensitive personal information being communicated to resolve an event does not violate legal rights or reasonable expectations of privacy.” It is unclear what prompted the change to enshroud police activity in secrecy after decades of permitting non-police to listen to broadcasts. The various departments, however, promise to work on developing other ways to notify reporters about significant events that would lead to news stories.

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Two City Council members want to kill City Hall plans to turn one travel lane on both sides of Brook Road over to bicycles between Azalea Avenue and Charity Street. Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, and Council President Chris B. Hilbert, 3rd District, who split representation of neighborhoods along the road, filed legislation Monday night that would halt installation of the proposed bike lanes. Until now, work was to begin in 2019 to convert the street to one lane of vehicle travel in each direction. It would follow the model now in place on Franklin Street, between Belvidere and 9th streets, in Downtown. “It’s just common sense,” Ms. Gray said about the ordinance. “There’s just too much traffic on the street.” The legislation could come before the council as early as July 23 and would represent a significant backlash against city efforts to expand bike lanes under a plan approved in 2013. Ms. Gray currently is fighting city plans to expand bike lanes and reduce space for vehicles on 1st and 2nd streets, particularly in Jackson Ward, based on opposition from residents of the area. During the brief meeting Monday night, council members voted to: • Recognize the late Clarence L. Townes Jr. and the late Percy J. Minor Sr. by placing honorary street signs on the blocks where they lived. The sign for Mr. Townes is designated for the 3100 block of Hawthorne Avenue in

North Side, and the sign for Mr. Minor is to go in the 2200 block of Bainbridge Street in South Side. Mr. Hilbert proposed the sign for Mr. Townes, a businessman and longtime force in city politics who died in 2017. Mr. Townes is being cited for his multiple roles in civic affairs, including service on the Richmond School Board and the city’s housing authority and with the public-private Richmond Renaissance, now Venture Richmond, that was created to provide a bridge between the business community and elected officials. Mr. Minor, whom 5th District Councilman Parker C. Agelasto proposed for the honor, is being cited Mr. Hilbert for efforts to improve and revitalize the Swansboro neighborhood as president of the civic association. Mr. Minor, who died in 2013, pushed the expansion of housing for retirees in the area, Mr. Agelasto stated in the legislation, and also was active in Second Baptist Church of South Richmond. • Authorize Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration to spend nearly $280,000 to benefit restaurants and other businesses along Broad Street that suffered during the extended development of GRTC’s new Pulse bus rapid transit system. The legislation allows the administration to pay for installing flowers or cleaning sidewalks and similar actions. The money

also could go to help businesses set up parking validation programs or to provide valet services as a way to attract customers. Those are general ideas; officials plan to consult with affected businesses before they decide how to use the money. The fund is an outgrowth of efforts Ms. Gray spearheaded to offer support to businesses that experienced a decline in customers during Pulse construction. • Allow the Fire Department to shift $1.3 million in its budget to help ensure adequate staffing of its stations. Despite receiving millions of dollars to improve salaries, the department has been losing firefighters faster than it Ms. Gray can train new people, officials have said. Sickness, retirements and other personnel issues have forced the department to increase the use of overtime to ensure adequate staffing. • Allow ElderHomes Corp., now project:HOMES, to purchase three taxdelinquent properties in Southern Barton Heights in North Side, 1606 Sewell St. and 1611 and 1708 Monteiro St., for renovation and sale to new buyers. City Council once again postponed action on a proposal requiring city officials to live in Richmond and also tabled action on Mayor Stoney’s proposal to demolish the landmark Intermediate Terminal Building.

Work to begin in Jackson Ward on Fay Towers replacement By Jeremy M. Lazarus

convent in the block bounded by 1st, 2nd, Duval and Jackson streets. Heavy machinery will soon start movThe new Jackson Ward apartments will ing into a block of Jackson Ward where cap a nearly 30-year effort at redevelopment 154 apartments are to rise over the next of the block, which the city bought and year or so, according to Orlando C. Artze, turned over to RRHA around 1991. interim director of the Richmond The block, which still has Redevelopment and Housing existing historic structures, was Authority. once a bustling part of Jackson Mr. Artze said he expects site Ward and was the location of work to begin within two weeks on the former St. Joseph’s Catholic the development, which represents Church, built in the 1880s to the second phase of a five-year-old serve African-American parisheffort to replace Fay Towers. ioners, and its associated Van The towers, a 200-unit, highde Vyver School. A small park Mr. Artze rise apartment building for the in the block recalls the history elderly and disabled at 1202 N. 1st St., of St. Joseph’s. The park is to remain. The has been a landmark in the Gilpin Court convent is the last surviving building of public housing community. the Catholic complex. The first phase was completed last year RRHA has partnered with Community when 77 apartments were renovated and Preservation and Development Corp., a reopened in a former school in Highland Washington nonprofit housing developer, Park. to undertake this project. In the Jackson Ward development, at CPDC officials have not responded to least 72 of the new apartment units are to be Free Press requests for information. reserved for residents of Fay Towers, with The project has been approved by the the remainder to be offered to the public. Richmond City Council and Planning The development is planned for vacant Commission, and building permits have land and a historic, but vacant Catholic been secured, Mr. Artze said. Financing

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New name for Essex Village Henrico County Supervisor Chairman Frank J.Thornton, far left, joins in rededicating the former Essex Village Apartments in Henrico County, now known as St. Luke Apartments. The new name honors the former nonprofit beneficial organization led by Maggie L. Walker. Mr. Thornton is joined by other Henrico County elected officials, a descendant of Mrs. Walker, members of the Maggie Walker High School Class of 1965 and a representative of the National Park Service that maintains Mrs. Walker’s Jackson Ward home as a national historic site.

for the project was completed June 13, he said. Mr.Artze said the project will be inclusive. He noted that the $1.5 million contract for site work has been awarded to a minority contractor, but did not disclose the name of the company. He said additional minority contractors also are to be involved in the development. He said 211 minority contractors, including Section 3 firms that hire public housing residents or are located in public housing communities, have been notified and are being encouraged to bid for future work. Meanwhile, Mr. Artze said that CPDC is awaiting approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to move ahead on creating at least 50 new apartments in the old Baker School in Gilpin Court, the third phase of replacing units in Fay Towers. He said that approval is expected in September. That development would complement work now underway to transform the historic St. Luke Building in Gilpin Court into apartments and commercial space. The building is the former headquarters of the nonprofit beneficial society headed by the late Maggie L. Walker when she launched a bank, newspaper and department store in Richmond. The work on the new complex, projected to cost at least $23 million, is good news for RRHA, which is still struggling to fix broken heating units in its apartments. As of June 15, Mr. Artze reported that full repairs in 21 units have yet to be completed, while 390 units are done. The 21 units are the toughest to fix, he said, requiring more expensive work. RRHA, for example, has to repair a boiler to restore the heat in at least three of those apartments, he said. A report on heating repairs was issued last week as RRHA joined Dominion Energy to distribute at least 80 new window air conditioners to elderly residents of Gilpin Court. Dominion Energy also is offering residents help to pay electric bills. The effort is part of Dominion Energy’s delivery of 400 air conditioners in Richmond through its EnergyShare Program.

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Ridership, confusion up as GRTC’s new bus rapid transit line starts edge of bus routes and stops was obsolete. While GRTC promised the changes will result in faster, more The main reason is that the shuffle in bus routes means a direct service, regular rider Joseph Rogers said he’s giving up the majority of runs are no longer traveling along long stretches of bus to ride his bike from Church Hill to his job at a Downtown Broad Street during most weekday hours and on Saturdays. museum because the bus is now too slow. Some buses that once traveled Downtown, such as routes to Others are trying to adjust to the changes. the University of Richmond and to western Henrico County, now “Confusion and frustration — that’s what I’m seeing and hearstart and stop at Pulse’s station at the Shops at Willow Lawn. ing,” said activist Omari Al-Qaddafi, who pushed for better service The Route 50 bus, one of the few that runs along Broad Street, for Church Hill during GRTC early meetings on Pulse. Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press “A whole lot of people don’t know what bus Linda Herman takes notes as she watches the route in to take because all the numbers have changed,” considering how she will use Pulse to go to work and he said. “I’m sure they’ll get through this, but reach other destinations. Below, standing-room-only was this has been harder than a lot of people thought a common sight Sunday as people crowded onto Pulse buses on the first day of service. it would be.” Ms. Pace said GRTC tried to prepare ridService on Midlothian Turnpike also has been cut to one bus, ers with online information and community as Ms. Burno discovered. She caught the 2B bus instead of the sessions during the past two years. However, 2C and ended up walking nearly a mile to the care center where the online information is not easy to navigate. she works with seniors after finding out the bus traveled Forest A Free Press reporter tried and failed in seek- Hill Avenue rather than Midlothian Turnpike. ing to pinpoint the location of bus stops using Ms. Pace said GRTC has been receiving plenty of feedback GRTC’s interactive online maps. from riders, “which is what we want.” She said the company is Ms. Pace said GRTC is encouraging riders compiling the information that could lead to small adjustments to call customer service, but acknowledged on some routes in the next few months and help shape GRTC’s the call center is overwhelmed at times by request for city funding next year. Ava Reaves Gov. Ralph S. Northam, fourth from left, helps launch Pulse with federal, the volume. “We first will have to look at the cost that would be involved state, local and GRTC officials cutting the ribbon on Monday in Downtown. “We’ve expanded customer service from 4:30 to carry out rider requests,” she said. “We have to live within Joining him are, from left, Selena Cuffee-Glenn, Richmond’s chief a.m. to 11:30 p.m.,” she said, but during peak hours our budget.” administrative officer; Frank J. Thornton, chairman of the Henrico County of the day it is not unusual to have the 35 to 40 Board of Supervisors; Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney; and Shannon lines all in use and the queue of waiting callers Valentine, state secretary of transportation. maxed out. starts at the Science Museum of Virginia, requiring riders from Handyman Elliott Roman found navigating by bus “a mess. the east to first catch the Pulse to transfer to that bus. It’s just insanity what they are putting people through.” For buses running north and south and on a number of other He spoke out after encountering problems trying to get from routes, the familiar stop at the GRTC transfer area on 9th Street has his home near Battery Park in the North Side to Richmond Combeen eliminated, except after dark and on Sundays and holidays. munity Hospital in the East End to visit a friend. Thousands of regular riders quickly learned that their knowl“It took me two hours to get there,” he said. “In the past, and I ride the bus a lot, it would take less than an hour with a lot less stress.” “I used to hop a bus near my home and transfer at the Downtown plaza on 9th Street near City Hall. This time, I had to catch a bus and then get the Pulse and then catch another bus. “The real problem was catching the right bus. I asked the driver, and he couldn’t tell me. Drivers used to know the system, but he said all he knew was his route. That was really frustrating. I Continued from A1 couldn’t get any answers. And I couldn’t find anyone to ask.” There are no answers for Ms. Hanes, the retiree. She said she Mr. Bowers would not disclose the substance of the conversations other than to say he is “hopeful” they will lead to was stunned to see GRTC eliminated the stop on Ladies Mile Road near Hazelhurst Avenue at the entry to the Providence increased business. Mr. Downey and Ms. Foster did not respond to requests for Park neighborhood in North Side. “I have to walk a lot farther to catch the bus at North Avcomment. Head of Bowers Corp., a family-owned development, construc- enue,” Ms. Hanes said. Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press tion management and construction business that he operates with his children, Mr. Bowers is the first leader of a black Richmond business group to step forward and publicly fire up the issue of economic justice and inclusion in current city projects. In his view, Richmond should have a target of ensuring at least 20 percent inclusion of African-American businesses in all developments in which the city has some involvement. Amid rising employment, falling unemployment and a boom Continued from A1 in development, the issue of black business inclusion in city projects seems to have fallen off the radar, and “we can’t let the creation of a new 4th Conthat go on,” Mr. Bowers said. Mayor Stoney has rarely mentioned the gressional District that includes Richmond and much of Henrico issue since taking office. A Free Press request filed last week to Mr. County and the election of Downey and Ms. Foster under the Freedom a second African-American of Information Act for data on city spending Virginia congressman, Rep. A. with black-owned and other minority-owned Donald McEachin. Delegate Aird Delegate Carr Delegate McQuinn Delegate Bourne Delegate Bagby At this point, it is not clear businesses has gone unacknowledged. the Democratic governor stated. whereas the Richmond City areas in the A search of the city’s website did not whether the reduced Republican Mr. Bradley In her opinion, Judge Keenan found, non-challenged District 68 had a BVAP turn up any annual reports on city minority majority in the 100-member House of Delbusiness spending, The only report Ms. Foster’s office lists on egates will comply or appeal the decision as she had in her earlier dissent, that the of 6.8 percent. Judge Keenan found the its website is a 2013 internal city audit recommending ways the the U.S. Supreme Court. The Republican Republican majority mechanically re- author of the plan, Republican Delegate majority shrank from 66-34 when the plan quired all 12 challenged districts to have a S. Chris Jones of Suffolk, did not perform office could improve its work. The issue of black business inclusion also rarely comes up was written to the current 51-49 split after minimum of 55 percent African-American any district-by-district analysis to justify requiring 55 percent of voting age residents at City Council’s Finance and Economic Development Commit- the 2017 election led to the election of more voting age population. Democrats. She wrote that experts showed that in those 12 districts be African-American tee. Council Vice President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, Nor is it certain what impact the court’s virtually every change that Republicans and that the U.S. Constitution, federal law who heads the committee, has not publicly asked for regular monthly reports from the administration on what it is doing on decision will have on the 12 districts, neigh- made pushed African-American voters into and past Supreme Court rulings do not that front, how many black-owned businesses are working on boring districts and the current delegates. those 12 districts, while assigning more allow such an approach. She cited testimony from Delegate projects and how many city residents have gained employment Most are confident of re-election even if white voters into adjacent districts. the numbers of African-American voters As a result, she noted that “at the end McQuinn and several other delegates on city-backed or supported projects. of the 2011 redistricting process, every that it was unnecessary to have such a Dr. Newbille did not respond to an emailed Free Press request in their districts are reduced. Gov. Ralph S. Northam called the decimajority-black area in the (Richmond- high percentage of African-Americans in for comment. sion “good news for Virginia voters. This Petersburg-Hopewell region) was either a single district. Nor is it a clear whether the Minority Business Enterprise/ The other challenged districts are 75, 77, Emerging Small Business Advisory Board that City Council is an opportunity for us to continue the wholly or partially within (one of the 12) bipartisanship we’ve built in Richmond and challenged districts.” 80, 89, 90, 92 and 95 that cover Hampton, appoints is active. She also noted that Districts 69, 70, Newport News, Chesapeake, Norfolk, There have been complaints about black-owned businesses to draw districts that are fair, nonpartisan and accurately represent every Virginian, 71 and 74 “had a combined black voting Portsmouth and Suffolk as well as rural being cut out of city projects, particularly after larger white no matter who they are or where they live,” age population (BVAP) of 56.2 percent counties south of Petersburg. contractors win bids. For example, a black-owned concrete company head told the Free Press that they were in line to receive a major chunk of the work overhauling a stretch of East Main Street from a general contractor that responded to the city’s bid. The black-owned business was listed as a major subcontractor on the $13 million project. But after the general contractor won the bid, the owner said his company largely was cut out of the work. Overall, his comdiscussions within the Educational Compact introduced legislation that bears on the pany received several hundred thousand dollars, far short of the Continued from A1 he has created on school maintenance and charter change. roughly $3 million in promised work, and found little support Ms. Robertson’s resolution, which rehow the mayor and City Hall carry out improvements, but the meeting was schedfrom the city government in seeking redress. Earl Bradley of Bradley Development, a consulting firm, has the charter amendment in his new role as uled on a day when at least five City Council mains on hold, calls on the city’s chief adbeen pushing for greater attention to African-American inclusion, special counsel to a General Assembly sub- members were out of town and two were ministrative officer, Selena Cuffee-Glenn, to conduct an annual review of “dedicated particularly on the East End housing development on the site of committee set up to study school building ill, and the discussion went nowhere. Council members largely have stayed funding strategies for Richmond Public the former Armstrong High School and other projects spearheaded needs and the role the state should play in away from the issue, preferring to follow Schools.” It also calls for Ms. Cuffee-Glenn helping localities address them. by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority. to provide the mayor, the council and the He repeatedly has raised questions about violations of fedMayor Stoney opposed the charter the mayor’s lead. When Mayor Stoney proposed slash- School Board with recommendations, by eral and state laws and local policies that call for inclusion of change, which won the approval of 85 public housing residents and businesses that hire such residents percent of city voters, saying he could not ing $6.7 million from funds earmarked Oct. 30 of each year concerning the profind the hundreds of millions of dollars for repairs or maintenance of existing posed appropriation for public schools for or locate in such communities. schools, the council agreed, and so did the following budget year that takes into Mr. Bradley said the more than 250 houses and apartments that would be needed. account projected revenues as well as the Earlier this year, he pushed through the School Board. to be built on the Armstrong site could be a shining example “They could have found the money,” “most immediate priorities” for operations, City Council a 1.5 percent increase in the of economic justice and job creation. Mr. Bradley, an associate member of the BBAVA, remains sales tax on restaurant meals and prepared Mr. Goldman stated, either by dipping capital improvements, maintenance and concerned that RRHA and City Hall will miss the opportunity for food, with the money raised to be used to into the $114 million the city has amassed other needs. Ms. Robertson and Council Vice Presiinclusion. He said he worries because of what has happened with pay back $150 million in borrowing for in savings, by borrowing and repaying $400,000 a year or by eliminating new dent Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, both a nearby development of a new grocery store-apartment-retail- new schools. culinary school complex at 25th Street and Nine Mile Road. The meals tax increase also takes ef- positions, including a lobbyist the School promised to come up with full funding for Board has hired and two employees the public school construction needs by the While the city provided taxpayer dollars to support the fect Sunday. end of the year. development spearheaded by Richmond philanthropists Steve At this point, the city and the School mayor is adding to his staff. “They say the money isn’t there,” he It is unclear whether the council will and Kathie Markel, no requirements were imposed to ensure Board are planning to borrow only $110 million or so to build three new schools to continued, “but the mayor, with council’s approve a measure that could run afoul of African-American inclusion in the construction work. The city and the developer acknowledge that the project has replace George Mason and Greene Elemen- approval, put $750,000 into the new budget state laws and the City Charter, both of yielded little in the way of construction work for black-owned tary schools and Elkhardt-Thompson Middle to finance” the Washington pro football which make the School Board responsible for creating a needs-based budget and put companies, although area residents are among those being School, with no assurances on how the team’s training camp. So far only one member of City Coun- the mayor in charge of writing a city budget interviewed for 90 to 100 jobs to be filled at the grocery store remaining $40 million would be spent. that is to open this winter. In late May, the mayor sought to hold cil, Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, has proposal to send to the council. Continued from A1

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Poor People’s Campaign vows to continue push to end poverty, racism, militarism Religion News Service

WASHINGTON A multiracial, intergenerational crowd of thousands of social justice activists, union workers and people of faith prayed, cheered and listened intently last Saturday as speakers on the National Mall called for a re-energized approach to fighting poverty and other social ills they say are plaguing the country. Organizers of the Poor People’s Campaign urged those who had traveled from as far away as Alaska and Alabama to raise their hands in a show of commitment to educating voters in the days ahead. The Rev. William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, set a serious tone for the gathering and what he hopes will follow. “The problem in Capitol Hill is they don’t listen and so we’re not going to model that,” said Rev. Barber as he shushed the crowd assembled under occasionally rainy skies and asked for their attention. “This is not fellowship. This is revolution.” The campaign is an echo of the one organized 50 years ago by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that brought together a wide range of activists, including Jews and Christians, farm workers andAppalachian poverty volunteers. Where Dr. King focused on the “three evils” of racism, poverty and militarism, the new version has added environmental justice. Kicking off on Mother’s Day with rallies in cities across the United States and ending with the gathering on the Mall, the campaign’s 40 days was intended to energize a similar interfaith effort on a host of mostly liberal causes. “By God we have,” said the Rev. Liz Theoharis, Rev. Barber’s co-chair and a Presbyterian Church USA minister, referring to the campaign’s aim of rallying activists for voting rights, homeless advocacy, equitable education and improved wages. “Just over the past 40 days, over the past few months, we have come together. There are state coordinating committees in 40 states across this country building the Poor People’s Campaign.” Rev. Barber, a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister and former state president of the North Carolina NAACP known for his “Moral Mondays” rallies in North Carolina, said the campaign was nonpartisan. Speakers decried Trump administration policies — especially the recent separation of migrant families at the U.S. border — among the lists of problems in the country. Civil rights veteran Jesse Jackson Sr., a leader of the original Poor People’s Campaign, urged the granting of asylum for children and families that had been separated at the border and stressed the importance of Election Day. “We have the power to take our nation back in November,” said Rev. Jackson, as he asked the audience to repeat: “I can vote. I will vote. I must vote.” The Rev. Traci Blackmon, a member of the campaign’s national steering committee and United Church of Christ justice leader, pointed to the Capitol as she advised people on how to continue organizing back home. “We are not just here to march; we are here to mobilize,” Rev. Blackmon said. “November is coming and you’re either with us or you are evicted from the house. We are marching now to serve notice: They have just a little while to get on board or find somewhere else to live.” The marchers delivered letters to Congress in which Revs. Barber and Theoharis cite the tens of millions of poor people in the United States with limited food, housing and utilities and the passage of new voter restrictions in 23 states since 2010. “This is the true hacking of our democracy, allowing people to win office who then deny

health care, living wages, cut necessary social programs and push policies that promote mass incarceration, hurt immigrants and devastate our environment,” they wrote. “These racist laws hurt not just people of color, but poor whites whose lives are upended by the politicians put in office by extremist voter suppression.” Three activists from Pennsylvania, two young white women and an older black woman, met during the recent weeks of statelevel organizing. Savannah Kinsey and Hope Koss of Johnstown, Pa., attend an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregation and have worked with Put People First PA!, seeking universal health care in their state, while Tree Muldrow’s cause was the Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration.

“We all have similar needs and desires and we’re learning that,” said Ms. Muldrow, a “spiritual, God-believing” 66-year-old. “And we’re bringing that back to our own people and we can show people how much we are connected. We all have the same needs. Poverty affects us all.” The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, dean of New York’s Episcopal Divinity School and canon theologian of the Washington National Cathedral, said she expects churches to continue the movement’s momentum. “We’re doing this not out of this notion of hate for what is, but motivated by the love of God for what can be,” she said. Rev. Barber, who spoke at the cathedral during the campaign, has visited locations across the country since May, including a

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Demonstrators led by the Rev. William J. Barber II, center wearing red shirt, march outside the Capitol in Washington during last Saturday’s Poor People’s Campaign rally on the National Mall.

“toxic tour” sponsored by the Illinois branch of the campaign that highlighted ecological devastation in poor neighborhoods in Chicago affected by manganese, a toxic metal that has been linked to lower IQ scores in children. The Rev. Betty Landis, an

interim minister at an ELCA congregation in Chicago, and her husband Darryl Jones, joined Rev. Barber’s tour and other direct-action events in Illinois, including a protest against ecological devastation at the capital in Springfield where Rev. Landis was arrested. She

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June 28-30, 2018

Opportunity time Looking around the city, the signs of change and growth are visible. Bulldozers and cranes are visible throughout Downtown. Construction equipment abounds in the East End. And work is happening in South Side and Scott’s Addition and planned for Jackson Ward. Many of the projects are taking place with the support of our tax dollars, such as the Church Hill North project on the site of the former Armstrong High School on 31st Street. When this estimated $34 million portion of the project is completed, more than 100 townhousestyle apartments and senior residences will grace the 22-acre site. While these projects signal progress for the city, African-American contractors and other black-owned businesses say they are being left out or shorted when it comes to a piece of the action. A. Hugo “Al” Bowers Sr., head of the Black Business Alliance of Virginia, and organization member Earl Bradley want to make sure that the promise of economic prosperity these projects portend is fulfilled within the African-American community — through job creation, not only for contractors and suppliers, but for residents of the neighborhoods and communities where these projects are going up. In an article in this edition of the Free Press, Mr. Bowers and Mr. Bradley talk about the history of missed opportunities to lift all boats within Richmond and their push for inclusion in the big-dollar, city-backed projects underway and on the drawing board for the Richmond Coliseum area and the East End. Add to that the multimillion-dollar new school construction projects and renovations about to get underway in Richmond. The city’s Office of Minority Business Development established an overall goal of 17 percent participation in contracting opportunities for what is termed Disadvantaged Business Enterprises beginning July 1, 2015. Has it met that goal? There are serious doubts, according to Mr. Bowers and Mr. Bradley. Richmond residents deserve to know whether that goal has been met, particularly with the abundance of cityfunded projects that have taken place since 2015. This is opportunity time for the City of Richmond, its elected officials, administrators, public servants and residents. We call on officials of the City of Richmond to make good on the stated mission and vision of greater economic and social equity in our community through parity in contracting and procurement of goods and services, and in helping to lift the 25 percent of our city’s residents who live in poverty. Continual, systematic and vigorous efforts are paramount to make that promise a reality.

Obama Elementary School

What’s in a name? A lot, we believe. And so we were more than pleased when the Richmond School Board voted last week to rename the elementary school on Fendall Avenue in North Side for the nation’s 44th president — Barack Obama. What a welcome change for the students at the school that originally was named for Confederate J.E.B. Stuart. Imagine the excitement and pride of the youngsters from kindergarten through fifth grade — 95 percent of whom are African-American — who can tell their family members and friends about attending a Richmond Public School named for the first African-American president in the United States. How vastly different from the story of the man for whom the school was named when it opened in 1922. Even then, how could anyone be proud of a person who turned against the United States government and fought and killed others to keep people in human bondage? President Obama is the polar opposite. He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2009 for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” His years of public service to lift people of all colors in the United States and across the globe will long be remembered. We will be happy when the J.E.B. Stuart signs come down and the name Obama Elementary School rises on the front of the building. The $26,000 cost to effectuate the change is but a small expense toward helping to free our youngsters — and our city — from the shackles of the past. We want our children to be motivated, educated and elevated each day when they walk through the doors of their school. The new name — Barack Obama Elementary School — will be a fresh and invigorating start to each new day. John B. Cary Elementary School should be next.

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Immigration: The new Willie Horton As horrendous as the stories may sound of a system that has taken more than 2,300 migrant children from their parents under President Trump’s “zerotolerance” immigration policy, it is even worse that nobody appears to know when — or whether — the children and their parents will be united again. Ironically, a Republican administration was sending immigrant families into the sort of bureaucratic mess that Republicans traditionally have been the first to denounce. Adults arrested at the border have been held by the federal Department of Homeland Security. Their children are taken by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Communication between the two has been shockingly poor. More fortunate than most of the children is the remarkable 6-year-old Alison Jimena Valencia Madrid. She was taken from her mother, Cindy Madrid, after the two were detained shortly after setting foot in Texas on June 13, surviving a monthlong journey from El Salvador. Mrs. Madrid had coached Jimena into memorizing Mrs. Madrid’s American sister’s phone numbers. A week later, that number in her memory became the little girl’s lifeline. An audio recording of her and other children, crying out for their parents at a Border Patrol

detention facility, was provided to ProPublica reporter Ginger Thompson by a civil rights lawyer and widely rebroadcast, perhaps saving the little girl from becoming lost in the system.

Clarence Page Amid the chaos, little Jimena became a voice for the other children and a sharp burst of reality against the “American carnage” nightmare that President Trump has promoted since the beginning of his candidacy. In photos, Jimena certainly does not look like MS-13, the truly vicious Salvadoran criminal gang that President Trump’s rhetoric has used to make us afraid of all illegal immigrants, despite his occasional exceptions for “some” who “I presume are good people.” MS-13 is a transnational gang of about 30,000 members, most of them in Central America, with about 6,000 in the United States, which is where the gang began before many of its leaders were deported back to El Salvador. President Trump’s repeated references to MS-13 in his speeches and tweets indicate an intention to make the gang into a Willie Horton for this year’s midterm elections and his own re-election campaign, which appears to have already begun. Mr. Horton, you may recall, was a Massachusetts prison inmate who raped a woman and assaulted her fiancé after walking away from a furlough program. He became nationally infamous when supporters

of Republican George H.W. Bush in the 1988 presidential campaign launched attack ads against his Democratic opponent, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis. Although the furlough program had been initiated by his predecessor, Gov. Dukakis was tagged by the GOP with running a “revolving door” prison system. In political circles, the term “Willie Horton campaign” came to mean any similarly coded appeal to racial anxieties — Mr. Horton was African-American and his victims were Caucasian — to smear an opponent as being soft on crime. Talk of a Horton-style campaign returned when Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia in 2017, ran ads that tried to brand Democratic candidate Ralph S. Northam as soft on MS-13 and unlawful immigration. In the end, Mr. Gillespie lost, despite his tough-on-crime stance. But President Trump and some of the Republicans running for Congress this year have only begun to talk about MS-13. In a Nashville rally, President Trump denounced the House Democratic leader as “the MS-13 lover Nancy Pelosi.” On Twitter he said, Democrats want the gang to “infest our country” because Democrats view them as “potential voters.” But the more we take the time to see, meet and learn about real immigrants, the more we learn that, legal or otherwise, they tend statistically to make more productive citizens than native-born Americans. They start more businesses,

Trump and chaos Comedian and activist Dick Gregory left us last August. At least a year before passing away, he told me we’d soon be facing chaos. Well, naturally, since so m a n y, i n cluding me, thought that Hillary Clinton would be president and our nation would function normally, we could not imagine what we are seeing. We’ve seen the chaos he predicted since the 2017 inauguration of No. 45. What’s going on right now, though, is beyond what anyone could’ve imagined. No. 45’s administration and its zero-tolerance policy of tearing children from the arms of their parents, while the children are screaming in protest, is too much for many to bear. We are seeing sit-ins at the offices of members of Congress, press conferences on the grounds of the Congress, picketing at various sites, men and women leaders seen with tears as they talk about this outrage and more. We are told this tragedy is bringing joy to the White

House. This cruelty to babies who may never see their parents again is so hard to witness. Parents have been detained and deported with no fair hearing. They are being sent back to the horrendous, dangerous situation

Dr. E. Faye Williams from which they were fleeing and being forced to leave their children behind. This is almost too much to bear. The psychological impact on the children who’ve been viciously torn from their parents’ arms, some who are even told lies to get them away from parents, only to find their parents have been arrested and taken away, is unimaginable in America. Our government has no procedure to give the children back to their parents. Indeed, it is clear that No. 45’s “strong men” and “strong women” have no idea where many of the children are! Reporters have been asking where the girls are. Where are the babies? Kirstjen Nielsen, HHS Secretary, didn’t know where they were. She’s responsible for carrying out imprisoning these children and with a straight face, she can say she doesn’t know

where they are. Incredible! It is unconscionable that this administration would use babies for ransom to get a wall built between the U.S.-Mexico border. No. 45 claims he has so much money, so it seems his conscience would dictate that he builds the wall himself. Did I just say “his conscience?” It’s clear that he is a mad man and he doesn’t have one. On the bright side, many state governors, through this chaos, have taken action that proves all politicians have not gone mad. They’ve decided not to send their National Guard or use their state’s resources to support this shameful effort at state borders. Some states already there are recalling their National Guard units. This gives us some hope that gut-wrenching cries by innocent babies and the cruelties at our borders have proven that there is a shred of humanity left among us. My question is how long do we have to put up with this mad man and his policies? Where will he go from here? What will he do next to set our country back hundreds of years? The writer is national president, chief executive officer and general counsel of the National Congress of Black Women.

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they have higher church attendance, they are less likely to have children outside of marriage and, contrary to President Trump’s “American carnage” view, they are much less likely to commit crime. For years I have been writing that Republicans should take the immigration issue as an opportunity to reach out to Latino and other minority voters, as the party’s autopsy of its 2012 losses advised. Donald Trump came along instead and fanned the flames of racial and ethnic anger, fears, resentments and suspicions. Republicans charge that Democrats would rather have the immigration issue to use in their campaigns than try to fix our broken immigration system. But, even if that were true, I can’t forget that it was Republicans who helped give them the issue.

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Immigration, the law and border walls America is a place of opportunity for the good as well as the bad. That’s why immigrants are trying to get here, even with the threat of losing their children. I once heard, “Do you continue to sin so grace would abound?” No. What is sovereignty without borders? A country isn’t ran by grace but by laws. The Holy Spirit graces us to follow the laws. Let’s not compare this to the past and our forefathers’ struggles who were forced over here, obstructing our family ties on numerous levels. Did top Democrats vote for a border wall in 2006? Yes. The Secure Fence Act of 2006, which was passed by a Republican Congress and signed by President George W. Bush, called for 700 miles of fencing along certain stretches of land on the U.S.-Mexico border. When it passed the U.S. Senate on a 80-19 vote, it was supported at the time by then Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and 24 other Democrats. Originally, the act called for installation of at least two layers of fencing along some stretches of the border. But that was amended by the Appropriations Act of 2008. Why are the Democrats playing politics now that President Trump is in office? I have dual citizenship. I’m a citizen of the United States and the kingdom of heaven. My job is to help pass laws to make America the glory of heaven. Peopleshouldmakethemselves at home here the right way. I thank the Free Press for keeping us abreast of current events and giving us an avenue to express our opinion.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY, FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER W, WARREN COUNTY POWER STATION CASE NO. PUR-2018-00087 •Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) has applied for approval to revise its rate adjustment clause, Rider W. •Dominion requests a total revenue requirement of $107.113 million for its 2019 Rider W. •A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hear the case on November 8, 2018, at 10 a.m. •Further information about this case is available on the State Corporation Commission’s website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. On June 1, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an annual update of the Company’s rate adjustment clause, Rider W (“Application”). Through its Application, the Company seeks to recover costs associated with the Warren County Power Station (“Warren County Project” or “Project”), a 1,342 megawatt nominal natural gas-fired combined-cycle electric generating facility and associated transmission interconnection facilities located in Warren County, Virginia. In 2012, the Commission approved Dominion’s construction and operation of the Warren County Project and also approved a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider W, for Dominion to recover costs associated with the Project. The Warren County Project became fully operational in 2014. In this proceeding, Dominion has asked the Commission to approve Rider W for the rate year beginning April 1, 2019, and ending March 31, 2020 (“2019 Rate Year”). The two components of the proposed total revenue requirement for the 2019 Rate Year are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. The Company is requesting a Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement of $103,327,000 and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor revenue requirement of $3,786,000. Thus, the Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of $107,113,000 for service rendered during the 2019 Rate Year. For purposes of calculating the Projected Cost Recovery Factor in this case, Dominion utilized a rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) of 10.2% which comprises a general ROE of 9.2% approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUR-2017-00038, 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, the Company utilized an ROE of 10.6% for the months of January 2017 through March 2017, which comprises the general ROE of 9.6% approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUE-2015-00061, plus the 100 basis point enhanced return; an ROE of 10.4% for the period of April 1, 2017, through November 28, 2017, which comprises the general ROE of 9.4% approved by the Commission in its Order in Case No. PUE-2016-00063, plus the 100 basis point enhanced return; and an ROE of 10.2% for the period of November 29, 2017, through December 31, 2017, which comprises the general ROE of 9.2% approved by the Commission in its 2017 ROE Order, plus the 100 basis point enhanced return. If the proposed Rider W for the 2019 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion, implementation of its proposed Rider W on April 1, 2019, would increase the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.03. The Company proposes a change in the methodology for the calculation of a certain allocation factor beginning in 2018 to recognize the output of certain non-utility generators to be used to allocate cost responsibility to the Virginia jurisdiction. In addition, with the exception of the removal of certain Federal and retail choice customers from the Virginia jurisdiction, the Company indicates it has calculated the proposed Rider W rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for rates approved by the Commission in the most recent Rider W proceeding, Case No. PUR-2017-00074. Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals. TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on November 8, 2018, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. The public version of the Company’s Application, as well as the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. On or before October 31, 2018, 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 October 31, 2018, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00087. On or before August 31, 2018, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to 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. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00087. On or before September 28, 2018, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR 2018-00087. All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice. The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

CLIFFTON O. WILLIAMS JR. Richmond

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC FACILITIES: CHESTERFIELD-LAKESIDE LINE #217 230 KV TRANSMISSION LINE REBUILD CASE NO. PUR-2018-00082 On May 31, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application for approval and for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate electric transmission facilities in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and Henrico County, Virginia (“Application”). Dominion filed the Application pursuant to § 56-46.1 of the Code of Virginia and the Utility Facilities Act, Code § 56 265.1 et seq. Dominion proposes: (i) to rebuild, entirely within an existing right-of-way or on Company-owned property, approximately 21.3 miles of existing 230 kV transmission Line #217 from the Company’s existing Chesterfield Substation in Chesterfield County to the Company’s existing Lakeside Substation in Henrico County; (ii) to remove or replace certain structures on Line #287 located on or near Chesterfield Power Station property, two of which share a common structure with Line #217; and, (iii) to perform minor work at the related substations (collectively, the “Rebuild Project”). Dominion states that the Rebuild Project is necessary to resolve generation deliverability violations identified by PJM Interconnection LLC and to address Line #217 nearing its end of life. The Company states that the needed in-service date for the Rebuild Project is June 1, 2020. The estimated cost of the Rebuild Project is approximately $31.6 million. The estimated cost for transmission line work is approximately $31.0 million, and the estimated cost for substation work is approximately $0.6 million. The proposed route for the Rebuild Project is approximately 21.3 miles of existing transmission line corridor currently occupied by the existing Chesterfield-Lakeside 230 kV transmission Line #217. The route is in Chesterfield (0.5 mile) and Henrico (20.8 miles) Counties. The Rebuild Project originates in Chesterfield County at the Chesterfield Substation located at the Chesterfield Power Station off Coxendale Road. From the Chesterfield Power Station, the route generally heads northeast from the station property for 0.5 miles and continues northeast into Henrico County after the line crosses the James River. The line continues in a northeasterly direction for approximately 5.6 miles. Then, for 2.4 miles, the line continues in a north-northwesterly direction for 12.8 miles and terminates at Lakeside Substation in Henrico County off Hilliard Road. The existing structures for the entire Rebuild Project range in height from 45 to 228 feet, and the proposed structures range in height from 55 to 228 feet. The existing average structure height is 63 feet, and the proposed average structure height is 74 feet. All distances and directions are approximate. A sketch map of the route accompanies this notice. A more detailed map of the route may be viewed on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/pur/elec/transline.aspx. The Commission may consider a route not significantly different from the routes described in this notice without additional notice to the public. A more complete description of the Rebuild Project may be found in the Company’s Application. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding that, among other things, scheduled a public evidentiary hearing to be held on November 5, 2018, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. Copies of the Application and documents filed in this case 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. Copies of the Application and other supporting materials also may be inspected during regular business hours at the following locations:

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Sports

NBA draft roundup The NBA draft has come and gone and only time will tell who will rise to stardom and who will sink. A few observations from the June 21 event in Brooklyn, N.Y.: Top of the ladder: With its first-ever No. 1 overall draft pick, the Phoenix Suns selected 7-foot Deandre Ayton of the University of Arizona, who has a 7-foot-5 wingspan. Ayton, who played just one season at Arizona, becomes the first Wildcat chosen as the top pick. The native Bahamian becomes the fifth foreign-born athlete in the last six years to be selected first overall. Others were Canadians Anthony Bennett (2013) and Andrew Wiggins (2014), Carl-Anthony Towns (2015) of the Dominican Republic and Ben Simmons (2016) from Australia. The top selection last year, by the Philadelphia 76ers, was Washington, D.C., native Markelle Fultz. Flood of freshmen: Of the first nine picks, Ayton was among eight freshmen chosen. Out of 30 first round selections, 14 had completed just one year of college. Also in the first round, Anfernee Simons was the 24th overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers. Simons played this past season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The very last player taken — 60th overall and picked in the second round — was Greece-born Kostas Antetokounmpo, a freshman from the University of Dayton. Catchy nickname: Selected third overall by the Atlanta Hawks was Slovenian native Luka Doncic, dubbed “Cool Hand Luka,” after the old Steve McQueen movie. The 19-year-old, 6-foot-8 guard has been playing for Real Madrid in the top Spanish pro league. State flavor: While NBA teams relish freshmen, University of Virginia graduate Devon Hall is just the opposite. The 6-foot-6 wing from Cape Henry Collegiate School in Virginia Beach was picked 53rd overall in the second round by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Hall spent five seasons at U.Va., including 2013-14 as a redshirt. The Thunder can only hope Hall turns out as well as the Cleveland Cavaliers’ last draft pick, Malcolm Brogdon. Selected in the first round by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2016, Brogdon blossomed into the NBA Rookie of the Year.

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Deandre Ayton poses for photos in a Phoenix Suns cap after being selected by the team as the first pick of the NBA draft last Thursday at the Barclays Center in New York. The 7-foot Ayton is congratulated by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

Whoops: Mikal Bridges was ecstatic about being drafted 10th overall by his close-to-hometown team, the Philadelphia 76ers. The Camden, N.J., native and Villanova University standout donned a Sixers cap and addressed the press, expressing how he’d always wanted to play for Philly. But moments after the press conference, he learned he had been traded to Phoenix for Zhaire Smith. There’s no mention whether Bridges had to give back the cap. Yawn: Robert Williams, the 27th overall pick by the Boston Celtics, didn’t get off to a good start with Celtics beat writers. On June 22, the morning after the draft, Williams was scheduled to have a telephone conference call from his home in Shreveport, La., with the Boston writers. It wasn’t to be. Williams slept through the conference call, which was then rescheduled for later in the day. The 6-foot-10 center known as “SWAT” filed for the draft after his sophomore season at Texas A&M University. Duke, again: Former players for the Duke University Blue Devils were picked second, seventh and 21st in the draft’s first round. Marvin Bagley was picked second overall by the Sacramento Kings; Wendell Carter, seventh by the Chicago Bulls, and Grayson Allen, 21st by the Utah Jazz. This is nothing new. As of the start of 2017-18 season, 28 former Duke players were on NBA rosters. LeBron sweepstakes: Megastar LeBron James figures into just about every conversation. The current Cleveland Cavalier can file for free agency on June 29 and rumors are swirling, coast to coast, about his eventual landing spot. With the eighth overall pick, Cleveland selected guard Collin Sexton from the University of Alabama. Will that be enough to convince James to remain in northeast Ohio? Cavs fans must be holding their collective breath. James, 33, was the first overall pick by Cleveland in 2003 following graduation from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. In 2004, Dwight Howard was the No. 1 overall pick by the Orlando Magic out of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. Soon after, the NBA instituted a rule requiring draftees to be at least one year removed from high school.

Stories by Fred Jeter

Trinity Episcopal’s Bacot helps national team win gold

Armando Bacot

After changing his life, Neblett hopes to change others Raymond Neblett, the former basketball standout who once took a costly wrong turn, continues to make up for lost time. The Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe High School graduate and former Virginia Union University guard in the 1980s is making final preparations for the 10th Ray Neblett Inner-City Youth Basketball Camp. More than 300 youths are expected for a steady weeklong menu of basketball and, more importantly, life lessons. “We call it the principles of life,” said Neblett, 53, who lists his profession as self employed. “This camp has galvanized the whole community.” To make ends meet, Neblett offers private basketball lessons and has served as a cook at various local restaurants. Known best for his outside shooting and relentless defense, Neblett boasts an impressive résumé from both high school and college. Playing under Coach Bob Booker at Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe, the slender, 6-foot Neblett earned second-team, AllMetro honors in 1982-83 while playing with the likes of Alvin Lee, Peter Woolfolk and Greg Williams.

Hoop it up for free What: 10th Raymond Neblett Inner-City Youth Basketball Camp When: Monday, July 16, through Friday, July 20 Location: Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center, 3001 N. Boulevard, and Calhoun Family Investment Center, 436 Calhoun St., Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: Free for youths ages 8 to 18 Food: Breakfast and lunch provided; also hydration Key sponsors: City of Richmond, R i c h m o n d Po l i c e D e p a r t m e n t , Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Lanasa Produce, Manny Harris’ Blacktop Kings and Queens, Richmond Public Schools and many others Clinicians: Former pro players Jessie Hicks, Charles Oakley, Terry Davis, A.J. English, former Virginia Union University Coach Dave Robbins and others Sound system: D.J. Reggie Mac and Mack Anderson, aka “Voice of Richmond” Donations/volunteers: Always welcome Sign up: Registration forms at Calhoun Family Investment Center

VCU’s Justin Tillman still working toward NBA contract

Justin Tillman

Armando Bacot has lifted his basketball game to the international level. The rising senior at Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond played a significant role in USA Basketball Men’s U-18 National Team’s gold medal show at FIBA America’s Championships in St. Catharines, Canada. Listed at 6-foot-9 and 227 pounds, Bacot had 13 points and eight rebounds in USA’s 113-74 victory over host Canada in the title match on June 16. Earlier, Bacot had 16 points and nine rebounds against the Dominican Republic and 17 points and six rebounds against Panama. Team USA, never seriously challenged, finished 6-0, with Canada 5-1 and Argentina 4-2. Team USA was coached by University of Kansas Coach Bill Self, with assistants Anthony Grant of the University of Dayton and Danny Manning of Wake Forest University.

Former Virginia Commonwealth University standout Justin Tillman has one foot in the NBA door. Tillman wasn’t selected during the NBA’s June 21 draft but has signed to play for the Miami Heat in two summer leagues — July 2 through 5 in Sacramento and July 6 through 17 in Las Vegas. The 6-foot-8 native of Detroit averaged 18.9 points and 9.9 rebounds as a senior this past season. For his career, Tillman accumulated 1,415 points and 972 rebounds while recording 34 double-doubles.

Tillman had individual workouts with several NBA clubs prior to the draft. There is history suggesting Tillman still may make it to the NBA. Former Rams Troy Daniels, Treveon Graham and Briante Weber were undrafted, but later reached the NBA. All three played in the NBA’s G-League, formerly known as the D-League, before inking NBA contracts. The Rams’ last draftee was Larry Sanders, taken 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2010, one year after Eric Maynor was picked in the first round by the Utah Jazz.

He enrolled at VUU in 1983-84, where he roomed with All-American Charles Oakely and was part of four NCAA qualifiers. His VUU teammates included other Richmond city stars such as Williams, Jerry Hargrove and Eric Thompson. While at VUU, Coach Dave Robbins even named a full-court pressure defense in Neblett’s honor, called “Mad Dog.” “As a little kid growing up at Calhoun and Gilpin Court, I had to make my name playing defense,” Neblett recalled. “I went out there and practically broke my neck. If I didn’t, no one would pick me.” After Neblett’s career ended at VUU, he fell into depression, substance abuse and hard times. “I saw others going pro, having things I wanted but didn’t have,” he recalled. Then came the mistake of his life — an ill-fated robbery. “One bonehead bad night turned into 14 bad, bad years,” he said of his incarceration. Neblett once proudly wore jersey No. 25 at Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe and at VUU. Then for 14 years, he was prisoner No. 196453 behind bars. “I’ve never kept it a secret. You can Google my name. Everyone knows my story.” It’s a story, however, that seems speeding toward a happy ending. His older son, Raymond Loney, was just a small child when Neblett went to prison. “Raymond was 4 years old when I left him on the street,” recalled Neblett. “When I got out, he was a freshman at Fordham (University).” Loney and Neblett have reconciled and now work together with the Inner City

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Raymond Neblett

Youth Basketball Camp. Neblett’s younger son, Jeremiah, is full of energy and never far from his dad’s doting care. The ever-chatty Neblett, who never met a stranger, is open about his good times and the bad. He has learned the painful way from his past. Now he’s determined to use that experience to guide young people toward a brighter future. A few youngsters at the basketball camp will become basketball stars. Most won’t. So here’s the deal, and it’s the real deal, according to Neblett: “At the end of camp, we give out trophies,” Neblett explained. “But they’re not basketball trophies. They’re character trophies.”

Kentucky 8th-grader already pulling in scholarship offers Such football powers as Alabama, Florida State and Louisiana State University are convinced Kiyaunte Goodwin will someday be a college star — even though he hasn’t yet begun high school. The 6-foot-7, 350-pound Goodwin just completed eighth grade at Olmstead North Middle School in Louisville, Ky. Already, he has full scholarship offers from the Southeastern Conference schools listed above, plus many more from universities across the country. Goodwin is nicknamed “Syrup” because of the way he flattens opponents like pancakes.

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Happenings

Personality: David Mickens Spotlight on president of local chapter of Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club Richmond’s Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club rides for a reason and a cause — to make a difference in Richmond and across the country. David Mickens, the club’s president until 2019, says “their mission is to carry on the legacy and honor of two United States African American regiments known as the Buffalo Soldiers.” The club’s name has historical significance. In 1866, six all-black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after Congress passed the Army Organization Act. Buffalo Soldiers mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War. Their main tasks were to patrol the Plains of the Native Americans, capture cattle rustlers and thieves and protect settlers, stagecoaches, wagon trains and railroad crews in the West. The Buffalo Soldier regiments were disbanded when all military services were integrated, but their legacy lives on. Mr. Mickens says, “We are commemorating this brave group of soldiers and heroes that protected Americans out West.” The Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club is one of the biggest black motorcycle clubs in the nation, with 97 chapters and more than 2,000 members across the country. Earlier this year, the bike club partnered with Jessica Stern and her Connect Our Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization that is building intelligent software to find families for foster children. This new partnership will hold its inaugural “Ride Through Richmond & Picnic In The Park” in support of Connect Our Kids, this Saturday, June 30, starting 10:30 a.m. at Steel Horse Harley-Davidson in Midlothian and ending with a picnic at Byrd

Park in Richmond. Foster care hits home for Mr. Mickens. His mother, Wayvonne, and her twin brother, Carlton, were placed in foster care after their mother passed away from pneumonia shortly after they were born. “She experienced abuse and was not in a warm environment,” Mr. Mickens says. “She met my father, Carlton Mickens, in high school. They connected and she moved on with her life.” For Mr. Mickens and the motorcylce club members, the Buffalo Soldier legacy of heroism has translated into community service. The club, as a charitable organization, supports the military and civilian communities. They have organized events at McGuire Veterans Medical Center on Broad Rock Road in Richmond’s South Side and rode their motorcycles to the hospital. “The patients love to see us ride up in formation and they come out to look over all of the different kinds of motorcycles,” Mr. Mickens says. “Then we have a cookout and feed the patients and staff.” There are more than 300 foster kids in city of Richmond, and more than 400,000 nationwide. “The Buffalo Soldiers’ aim is to keep the memory of our ancestors alive by serving the children in our community,” Mr. Mickens says. A father himself to two children, David, Jr., 26, and Bryana, 24, Mr. Mickens has been a member of the chapter since 2004 when a neighbor invited him to meeting. He got to know them and rode with them. The rest is history. The Richmond Chapter is comprised of a lot of people from different walks of life, many in their 40s and older – all income ranges and professions. After

Want to go? The Ride Through Richmond will be Saturday, June 30, starting at 10:30 a.m. at Steel Horse Harley-Davidson, 11501 Hull Street Road, and will end with a picnic at Byrd Park in Richmond. The public is invited to join the riders for lunch, music, and children’s activities in the park.The club suggests a donation of $20 for riders and $10 for passengers. The cost includes lunch. For persons interested in the picnic in the park from noon to 2 p.m., the club requests a $10 donation. Children under the age of 10 are free. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Connect Our Kids. For more information, please visit www.BuffaloSoldiersRVA.org.

joining, Mr. Mickens wanted to step into a leadership role. In 2013, he was elected vice president and served for four years. As president, one of his goals is to attract new members and expand the group’s demographics. “We do a lot of riding, not just in town, but a lot of out of state traveling, which requires time, hotel expenses, food and a lot of other things,” Mr. Mickens says. “We have ridden across country and some members have gone as far as Florida, Montana and California. We travel all over.” As president, he has been excited and energized in the role. Their next partnership project is a golf tournament on Sept. 6, 2018, with the Carol Adams Foundation, which provides emergency assistance to women, men and children who are victims of domestic violence. “We are just a bunch of good guys that want to support good causes like Connect our Kids and the Carol Adams Foundation,” Richmond’s Buffalo Soldiers

Motorcycle Club president says. Meet this week’s Personality and a motorcycle man on a mission, David Mickens: Occupation: Sales consultant at Lexus of Richmond. What I do: I find welldeserving homes for muchwanted vehicles. No. 1 volunteer position: President, Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club-Richmond Virginia Chapter. Date and place of birth: I was born on March 5, 1968, right here in the beautiful city of Richmond, Va. Current residence: I currently reside in Henrico County. Education: Graduate of Henrico High School and some college at J. Sargeant Reynolds and VCU. Family: Son, David Mickens Jr., 26, and a daughter, Bryana Mickens, 24. When elected and length of term: I was elected in October 2017 to a two-year term. How club got its name: Most of the group at the time were previously in the military and wanted to ride with a cause. They decided to go with the Buffalo Soldiers name. Numberof members:We currently have 10 members, and growing. Profile of members: Most of our members are 40 plus. Most

are retired. We are currently in search of more members that meet the qualifications. Why the emphasis on The Buffalo Soldiers: The Buffalo Soldiers’ history is an awesome one. It portrays African Americans’ willingness to serve this great country at the same time they were being suppressed. Why I’m excited about this organization: It’s exciting to be a part of a organization that allows you to do what you love, which is to ride motorcycles and to be visible in the community where we live and that we love. Veterans at the VA hospital love to see us come with lots of bikes, and kids in the community love to see this as well. How I became interested in motorcycles: I’ve always been fascinated with motorcycles since early childhood. I borrowed some of my older friends’ motorcycles and eventually got one myself. When I got married in my early 20s, had a son then a daughter, my riding days ended. Then in 2004, I went to a friend’s house. He had this motorcycle in his garage and encouraged me to take it for a spin. I did. Monday morning, I was in the local Honda store buying one off the showroom floor. When I ride: I try to ride as much as possible. I enjoy going out on a Sunday for a long ride to get breakfast or lunch.

What is the most fun about riding: The most fun I have is riding to different cities with friends and enjoying the scenery. Favorite motorcycle: What I ride is my favorite, which is the Harley-Davidson Road Glide, but there are a lot of really nice bikes out there and in our club. Favorite cycling maneuver: I love to ride in the mountains. It’s very thrilling to lean the motorcycle in the sharp curves. Reason: Going in a straight line is OK but leaning makes you feel like you are a part of the bike and the environment. A perfect day for me: Out for a long ride somewhere on a beautiful day with friends, stopping for good food and conversation. Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: I’m a decent tennis player. I love the game and I am working to improve it. A quote that I am most inspired by: That which does not kill you makes you stronger. Best late-night snack: I love a slice of chocolate cake. The top of my “to do” list is: To explore different parts of the country on two wheels and on four. I love nature and to see the different landscapes of this breath-taking country. Book that influenced me the most: “Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff … and It’s All Small Stuff” by Richard Carlson. What I’m reading now: “Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence” by Gary Mack. If I had more time, I would: Like to be a part of another community organization like Big Brothers/ Big Sisters or something where I can make a difference in someone’s life. My next goal: Becoming a business owner. I’m in the process of finding something I enjoy and finding a way to make it useful and profitable.

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B2 June 28-30, 2018

Happenings

Winners announced in Miss Virginia Pageant Bu Ronald E. Carrington

Reynolds in an article in the June 21-23 edition about the contestants. We regret the error. Envelope please. Ms. Reynolds is a graduate of Thomas Dale High And the winner of the 2018 Miss Virginia Pageant School in Chesterfield County, and earned a bachelor’s is Emili McPhail, Miss Arlington. degree in biology from Queen’s University in Charlotte, Ms. McPhail was crowned last Saturday before a N.C. She is enrolled in the Virginia Commonwealth crowd of hundreds at Liberty University’s Center for University School of Pharmacy. Music & Worship. She has won several pageant titles, including Miss Ms. McPhail, a graduate of Hollins University, State Fair of Virginia 2014-15 and 2016-17; Miss receives a $20,000 scholarship and will travel to Chesterfield 2015-16; Miss Bedford, 2013-14; and Atlantic City, N.J., to compete in the Miss America Miss Commonwealth, 2012-13. Ms. Reynolds Pageant on Sept. 9. The first runner-up was Miss Lynchburg, Rachel Thirty contestants competed in talent, evening wear and Distefano, who was awarded a $6,000 scholarship. swimsuits during the three-day state pageant in Lynchburg. Sarah Robinson, Miss Greater Prince William County, was The second runner-up was Miss Roanoke Valley, Taylor third runner-up in Saturday’s pageant and received a $3,000 Reynolds of Chesterfield, who received a $4,000 scholarship. scholarship. The fourth runner-up was Dot Kelly, Miss Apple The Free Press inadvertently omitted information about Ms. Blossom Festival. She received a $2,000 scholarship.

Community High celebrating 40 years Richmond Community High School’s alumni, students, past and present faculty and others are celebrating the school’s 40th anniversary Saturday, June 30, with a day of activities sponsored by the Friends of Richmond Community High School. A family picnic will be held noon to 2 p.m. at the school, 201 E. Brookland Park Blvd., while at 6 p.m. more than 200 people are expected at a gala fundraiser at the Westin Hotel, 6631 W. Broad St. The school was started in 1977-78 as an experimental publicprivate venture led by the late Andrew J. Asch Jr. to focus on minority and socioeconomic disadvantaged students with the potential to attend college. Dr. Margaret Dabney, former director of Virginia State University’s Department of Education, wrote the curriculum and designed experiential learning components that are still used today. The school is part of Richmond Public Schools. Since its inception, about 96 percent of the school’s graduates have gone on to attend college. Members of the Class of 2018 were awarded more than $9 million in college scholarships. The Jackson Foundation, which was founded by Mr. Asch in 1981, continues to support the school. Currently, about 260 students are enrolled at Richmond Community High School. About 88 percent are minorities. Details: Alison Owens, (804) 475-6134 or rchsfund@gmail. com.

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Happenings

Oprah Winfrey exhibit opens at National Black History Museum Free Press wire report

WASHINGTON One of the most recognizable openings in television history blares on a video screen: “I’m Oprah Winfrey, and welcome to The Oprah Winfrey Show!” The crowd goes wild. At the center of it all, a dancing young Oprah. This moment, televised more than 30 years ago, is now part of a yearlong exhibition that opened June 8 at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. “Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture” chronicles the social events in the United States from Ms. Winfrey’s birth

in 1954 through her childhood and her rise in media to her time as the nation’s first self-made black woman billionaire. Ms. Winfrey, who toured the exhibit just days before its official opening, told “CBS This Morning” that she was honored by the exhibit and the response to it. “I do believe that we had a big impact on the culture, and I continue to feel that from people every day,” she said. The television personality has donated $21 million to the museum. But museum Director Lonnie G. Bunch III said the donation did not influence the creation of the showcase. “This is not a show for Oprah or by Oprah,” he said. “This is

a show about other issues using the lens of Oprah.” Among the first objects that visitors see is a yellowed pennant from the 1963 March on Washington, and the diploma of Carlotta Walls, one of the nine black students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957. “This exhibition is really an opportunity to explore the cultural impact of The Oprah Winfrey Show,” said exhibitions curator Kathleen Kendricks. “This is a chance to really put Oprah in this broader context of African-American history and culture and unpack her popularity and significance.” On her walkthrough, Ms.

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One of Oprah Winfrey’s dresses is displayed in a section of the “Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.

Sullivan Show. “It was the first time I realized you could be a beautiful black woman on television,” she said. Ms. Winfrey’s headshot pops out of magazine covers stretching across the wall: Fortune, EBONY, Mediaweek, National Review, Newsweek. Her first name is used as a verb, along with new words like “Oprahfication” and “Oprahliferative.” HARPO Productions, Inc., which Ms. Winfrey founded in 1986, provided many items for the exhibit from her personal life and career. A diary is opened to Sept. 8, 1986, where Ms. Winfrey said, “Exactly 8 hours before the national 1st show. I keep wondering how my life will change.” Throughout the gallery, Ms. Winfrey’s personal effects — evening gowns, designer clothing and shoes, her drinking glass, the Golden Globe she

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Scores of people attended a West African spirit ritual and ceremony honoring the ancestors at the African Burial Ground in Shockoe Bottom on June 17. The event wrapped up the three-day Juneteenth 2018, a Freedom Celebration by the Elegba Folklore Society. Left, Oyaseun pours libations, while master herbalist Kenny Albert, right, places podlike tamarind fruit on the altar, both as an offering and to honor the ancestors. Above, the Rev. Jasmine Osborne joins the Egungun Masquerade Dance during the ceremony, which included drumming and songs.

was awarded earlier this year — are juxtaposed alongside video clips from “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” There are also blue cue cards, green room photos with celebrity guests, and keys from a vehicle that was a prize in Ms. Winfrey’s famous “You get a car!” giveaway. Ms. Winfrey’s highly popular daytime talk show aired for 25 years and 4,561 episodes, ending in 2011. Ms. Winfrey discussed topics ranging from sexual orientation, body image, health, and, as featured in the museum, the idea of woman empowerment, especially for women of color. “In many ways, we realize that this is a fascinating story, not just about an individual, but about a change in our culture, about the changing notions of the power in media in the role of race,” Dr. Bunch said. DiamonDs • Watches JeWelry • repairs 19 East Broad strEEt richmond, Va 23219 (804) 648-1044

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Obituary/Faith News/Directory

Lydia M. Jiggetts, prayer warrior and activist, dies at 70 Dr. Lydia Mercedes Jiggetts sought to help people in multiple ways. In the 1970s, she was part of a team of activists that helped force Richmond area radio and television stations to end their whites-only employment policies and open their doors to African-American talent. By the 1980s, she was organizing The Branches of the True Vine Ministries with her sister, Rosa A. Jiggetts, to assist people with food, clothing and money to pay for utilities and burials. Dr. Jiggetts also worked with her sister to help seniors stay in their homes by recruiting retirees to provide caregiver services. And when she heard students from John Marshall High School complain about an infestation of rats, she bombarded the city School Board and school officials with phone calls demanding action. “She had a big heart and wanted people to be treated right,” said Rosa Jiggetts. Dr. Jiggetts, who remained vigilant despite losing her sight in 2000, succumbed to illness

on Thursday, June 14, 2018. She was 70. Family and friends celebrated Dr. Jiggetts’ life on Friday, June 22, at St. John Baptist Church in North Side, her home church for most of her life and where she was ordained as a minister. Born in Norfolk, Dr. Jiggetts grew up in Richmond. She graduated with honors from Maggie L. Walker High School in 1966 and later earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Virginia State University, a master’s in divinity from Richmond Virginia Seminary and a doctorate in divinity from Slidell Bible Seminary in Louisiana. Always an activist, her sister recalled, Dr. Jiggetts joined a team of Richmonders to take action against segregation in broadcasting while future national NAACP leader Benjamin L. Hooks was chairing the Federal Communications Commission. Former Richmond City Councilman Henry L. Marsh III and former Richmond Urban League Assistant Director Collie Burton organized the team. Dr. Jiggetts joined Michael G. Brown and James Elam in

conducting research those individuals,” on more than 20 radio Rosa Jiggetts said. and TV stations in Over time, her efthe Richmond area. forts, along with That work formed the those of police, led basis of a complaint such individuals to to the FCC seekrelocate. ing to revoke the For 10 years, she stations’ broadcast also delivered clothlicenses for their ing and food to the failure to hire Afneedy at 2nd and Dr. Jiggetts rican-Americans as Marshall streets and on-air personalities, DJs and held regular revivals in the producers. parking lot of the former A.D. The voluminous complaint Price Funeral Home. got the attention of area staRosa Jiggetts said that she tions that started recruiting and her sister also organized African-Americans for posi- the Help Ministry to assist tions, but also gave Mr. Hooks people “with whatever they ammunition to push for greater needed.” That included finding inclusion at stations across the money to help families bury country. relatives and pay electricity In 1985, Dr. Jiggetts and utility bills. launched The Branches of “We would go out and raise the True Vine Ministries in the money,” Rosa Jiggetts said. a storefront on Brookland “We still do that.” And when Park Boulevard near North elderly people called seeking Avenue. in-home care, Rosa Jiggetts Rosa Jiggetts said that her said she and her sister created sister would lead midnight a list of retirees who could prayer walks along 2nd Street in step in. Downtown to minister to prosti“Whatever people needed, tutes and homosexuals looking we would try to find a way to for liaisons who frequented the cover that need,” Rosa Jigstreet at the time. getts said. “She would be out at 2 and She said she and her sister 3 in the morning praying with also worked closely to col-

Jehovah’s Witnesses convene in Downtown As national and world events cause polarization and despair, there’s a need for individuals to have a source of release and a positive outlook for the future. The Jehovah’s Witnesses plan to address the issues in a series of weekend conventions through August in Richmond. This year’s theme: “Be Courageous!” The conventions, which began last Friday, will continue Friday June 29, through Sunday, Aug. 5, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Downtown. It is the first time the annual conventions will be held at this venue. Thousands of religious followers and visitors from Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, Maryland and Delaware are expected to attend the three-day conventions. Each day, the morning and afternoon sessions will be introduced by music videos prepared specifically for the convention. Speakers, symposia, music, prayer and Bible lessons will center around the theme. Baptisms will be performed on Saturdays. Additionally, a feature film, “The Story of Jonah — A Lesson

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in Courage and Mercy,” will be shown on the convention’s final day. The conventions, which are free and open to the public, will be held: • Friday, June 29, through Sunday, July 1; • Friday, July 6, through Sunday, July 8; • Friday, July 13, through Sunday, July 15; • Friday, July 27, through Sunday, July 29, in Spanish; and • Friday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 5, in Spanish. A convention in American Sign Language also will be held Friday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 5, at the Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 5607 Midlothian Turnpike. Details: www.jw.org. “The Church With A Welcome”

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students, her sister said. More than 20 students were trained and hired as the result of that effort. “My sister helped change students’ lives by helping them secure good, paying jobs in the computer field,” she said. Dr. Jiggetts also became a mentor to a host of other Richmond ministers. In addition to her sister, survivors include two brothers, James D. Jiggetts of Richmond and Marcus G. Jiggetts of South Carolina.

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lect and give out new bikes and computers to students at the now closed A.V. Norrell Elementary School in North Side. For years, Dr. Jiggetts juggled her work of caring for people with a full-time job. She started working for the city’s Human Resources Department, but left to become assistant director at Tiny Angels Day Care in Fulton. Dr. Jiggetts later worked 10 years for NationsBank, now Bank of America. Rosa Jiggetts said her sister started out on the cleaning crew and then worked in the cafeteria before being hired in the data center. Before she left, she had become a regional manager for the operation. Dr. Jiggetts persuaded her bosses to allow her to hire city high school students for data processing jobs that previously had been reserved for college

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Muslim travel ban upheld by U.S. Supreme Court Free Press wire report

WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed President Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstitutional religious discrimination. The 5-4 ruling, with the conservative justices in the majority and the liberal justices dissenting, ended a fierce fight in the courts over whether the policy amounted to an unlawful ban on Muslims, while also confirming broad presidential powers over immigration and national security policy. The ban prohibits entry into the United States of most people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. While President Trump quickly claimed “profound vindication,” a host of Muslim advocacy groups, religious groups and civil rights organizations lambasted the decision. The ruling also was met by a large group of protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations, called the decision “disappointing to Muslims and all Americans who believe in equal protection and equality.” He argued that it gives the Trump administration “a free hand to re-inject discrimination against a particular faith back into our immigration system, which was rejected more than 50 years ago.” “The ruling will go down in history as one of the Supreme Court’s great failures,” said Omar Jadwat, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, which challenged the ban. Lower courts had blocked the travel ban, which was announced in September, as well as two prior versions, in legal challenges brought by the state of Hawaii and others. President Trump has called the travel ban necessary to protect the United States against attacks by Islamic militants. Many believe the ruling to be empowering to President Trump at a time when he is embroiled in controversy over President Trump his approach toward illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border. Last week, he retreated from his administration’s practice of separating the children of migrants from their parents when families are detained after entering the United States illegally. On Tuesday, the court held that the challengers failed to show that the travel ban violated either U.S. immigration law or the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment prohibition on the government favoring one religion over another. In remarks at the White House, President Trump hailed “a tremendous victory for the American people and for our Constitution.” “We have to be tough, and we have to be safe, and we have to be secure. At a minimum, we have to make sure that we vet people coming into the country,” he said, referring in a statement to “this era of worldwide terrorism and extremist movements bent on harming innocent civilians.” U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said, “Despite today’s ruling, turning away those fleeing horrific violence and persecution or to discriminate against people based on nationality and religion continues to be as un-American as ever.” Writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts said that the Trump administration “has set forth a sufficient national security justification” to prevail. “We express no view on the soundness of the policy,” the chief justice added. The ruling affirmed broad presidential discretion over who is allowed to enter the United States. President Trump could potentially add more countries to the ban. Justice Roberts said President Trump’s actions suspending entry of certain classes of people were “well within executive authority and could have been taken by any other president — the only question is evaluating the actions of this particular president

Justice Kennedy’s retirement sets up political showdown

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he will retire from the court next month, providing President Trump the opportunity to ensure a conservative majority on the nation’s highest court. Justice Kennedy’s retirement, effective July 31, will set up a high-stakes political battle over his replacement. Serving on the court since 1988, the 81-year-old justice established himself as Justice Kennedy a sought after swing vote for the court’s liberal justices, casting the deciding vote on issues ranging from abortion and affirmative action to capital punishment and same-sex marriage. He announced his retirement in a letter to President Trump. “For a member of the legal profession it is the highest of honors to serve on this court,” he wrote. “Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case how best to know, interpret and defend the Constitution and the laws that must always conform to its mandates and promises.” The contest over his successor’s nomination likely will be a tense political battle because of the view of many Democrats that President Trump’s first nominee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, occupies a seat stolen from former President Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Senate Republicans managed to obstruct Judge Garland’s nomination to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia, keeping the seat vacant for 14 months. Holding a 51-seat majority in the 100-seat U.S. Senate, Republicans ostensibly have the votes to withstand Democratic opposition due to a rule change, advanced last April by GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, which lowered the confirmation threshold for U.S. Supreme Court justices from 60 votes to a simple majority.

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Congressman Cory Booker of New Jersey speaks Tuesday during the “We Will Not Be Banned” protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building sponsored by Muslim Advocates.

in promulgating an otherwise valid proclamation.” The challengers argued that the policy was motivated by President Trump’s enmity toward Muslims and urged courts to take into account his inflammatory comments during the 2016 presidential campaign. As a candidate, he called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” In a dissent she read in the courtroom, Justice Sonia Sotomayor cited “stark parallels” with the court’s now-discredited 1944 decision that upheld U.S. internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Justice Sotomayor also described various statements President Trump made on the campaign trail. “Taking all the evidence together, a reasonable observer would conclude that the proclamation was driven primarily by anti-Muslim animus,” she added. In the ruling, Chief Justice Roberts officially repudiated the 1944 internment decision and rejected any comparison between the cases, saying that the war-era practice was “objectively unlawful and outside the scope of presidential authority.” He said it was “wholly inapt to liken that morally repugnant order to a facial neutral policy denying certain foreign nationals the privilege of admission.” The travel ban was one of President Trump’s signature hard-line immigration policies that have been a central part of his presidency and “America First” approach. He issued his first version just a week after taking office, though it was quickly halted by the courts. Chad initially was on the list of countries targeted by President Trump that was announced in September, but he removed it on April 10. Iraq and Sudan were on earlier versions of the ban. Venezuela and North Korea also were targeted in the current policy. Those restrictions were not challenged in court. The ruling means that most people seeking to enter the United States from the affected countries will need to navigate an opaque waiver process. “If they are allowed to have this ban, what will they try

Richmond area public forum June 28 on Muslim travel ban The Islamic Center of Virginia and the ACLU of Virginia are hosting a community forum 6 p.m. Thursday, June 28, on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Muslim travel ban. It will be held at the Islamic Center of Virginia, 1241 Buford Road in Chesterfield. The forum, which is open to the public without charge, will discuss the ramifications of the court’s decision and offer time for people to engage in dialogue. Speakers include Imam Ammar Amonette, ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga and ACLU-VA board member Suja Amir and other representatives of the immigrant community. Refreshments will be served. “This is not the first time the Supreme Court has allowed official racism and xenophobia to continue rather than standing up to it,” stated Bill Farrar, ACLU-VA spokesperson. “As with other struggles in history, change comes when people work together and build a movement,” he continued. “We hope (people) will join us in continuing to build a movement to fight against the Muslim ban. We’re in it until we win it.” next?” asked Mohamad Mashta, a Syrian who joined one of the lawsuits challenging the ban. Mr. Mashta is a permanent U.S. resident working as an engineer in Ohio whose wife, also Syrian, was able to obtain a visa after the ban was initially blocked. With the policy in place, the number of people from the affected countries able to obtain visas has plummeted.

Churches, nonprofits to be hit with taxes under new federal code Free Press wire report

WASHINGTON Republicans have quietly imposed a new, but limited tax on churches, synagogues and other nonprofits, a little-noticed and surprising change that could cost some groups tens of thousands of dollars. The GOP’s recent tax code rewrite requires churches, hospitals, colleges, orchestras and other historically tax-exempt organizations to begin paying a 21 percent tax on some types of fringe benefits, including parking and meals they provide to their employees. That could force thousands of groups that have long had little contact with the IRS to suddenly begin filing returns and paying a limited amount of tax for the first time. Many organizations are stunned to learn of the change in the tax law — part of a broader Republican effort to strip the code of tax breaks for employee benefits like parking and meals — and call it a significant financial and administrative burden. It also means political peril for GOP lawmakers, who might have been unaware of the provision when they rammed the tax plan through Congress earlier this year over Democratic opposition. Churches’ tax-exempt status, in particular, has long been considered sacrosanct, and

Republicans are relying on some factions, provide to workers. In some circumstances, including the evangelical faithful, to back the new law applies the tax to gym memthem in the November elections. berships provided to employees. “There are going to be huge headaches,” “What we’re talking about is an income said Galen Carey, vice president of govern- tax on the church for providing parking to ment relations at the National Association its employees — that’s what we’re talking of Evangelicals, an umbrella group of about,” said Mike Batts, chairman of the evangelical Christian organizations. “The board of the Evangelical Council for Ficost of compliance, especially for nancial Accountability, which is churches that have small staffs or circulating the petition denouncmaybe volunteer accountants and ing the tax. “It’s absurd. bookkeepers — we don’t need “The whole idea of tax exthis kind of hassle.” emption for nonprofit organizaThe Jewish Federations of tions that are doing charitable, North America is looking at a religious and educational work new $75,000 tax bill this year is for them not to be on the because of the change. same playing field as for-profit Mr. Batts “A lot of people are just findbusinesses when it comes to ing out about it and the more people find taxes, in order to incentivize the good work out about it, the more pressure there will they do to make our society better,” said be on Treasury and Congress to either Mr. Batts, who also is managing partner delay implementation or consider changing of an accounting firm that specializes in this,” said Steven Woolf, senior tax policy religious nonprofits. counsel for the group. He and others complain that, thanks to Because the organizations don’t pay nonprofits’ tax-exempt status, many don’t income taxes, lawmakers couldn’t take have staff experts who can help them underaway deductions for fringe benefits as they stand which benefits are subject to tax. did for private companies. So instead, they They also note that while for-profit created a 21 percent tax on benefits like free companies also can no longer deduct parking in a lot or a garage and on subway such fringe benefits from income, those and bus passes that nonprofits provide, just companies simultaneously got big cuts as some private businesses do. in their tax rates and new incentives for The new law also taxes meals that investments that more than made up for nonprofits as well as private companies the lost deductions.

City Council approves church site for new school Calvary United Methodist Church in Fulton has won approval to become the new home of a nonprofit Montessori preschool. The proposal to revive the neighborhood’s Montessori school cleared Richmond City Council on Monday night, paving the way for the preschool to open in the 128-year-old building at 1637 Williamsburg Road. The new school, organized by parents and other supporters, will replace a now-closed Montessori school that had been lo-

cated in the Neighborhood Resource Center, according to city documents. The school is projected to serve 42 children daily using the educational principles developed by Italian educator Maria Montessori in the early 1900s and that are used widely to promote educational achievement. The school is to have six staff members and will seek to provide an affordable option to the preschool offerings of Richmond Public Schools, according to organizers.

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Legal Notices/Employment Opportunities Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER SAMANTHA FISCHBACH, Plaintiff v. CHARLES FISCHBACH, Defendant. Case No.: CL18000798-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 16th day of August, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING JERRY WILLIS, Plaintiff v. CHASTITY ANTOINETTE WILLIS, Defendant. Civil Law No.: CL18-2494-2 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without interruption and without cohabitation for a period of more than one year, since February 15, 2017. And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Chastity Antoinette Willis, the above-named defendant, is not a resident of this state and that due diligence has been used by or in behalf of plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is, without effect. It is therefore ordered that the said Chastity Antoinette Willis do appear in the Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, on or before July 22, 2018 and do whatever necessary to protect her interest in this suit. An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk McCollum At Law, P.C. 422 East Franklin Street, Suite 301 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Telephone (804) 523-3900 Virginia: in the circuit court OF the county of chesterfield ashley-ann mary miller Plaintiff v. corey michael miller Defendant. Case No. 041CL16001912 order of publication May 2, 2018 That the object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo martrimonii from the defendant on the grounds of more than one year of continuous separation; An Affidavit having been filed that the Plaintiff has been unable to locate the Defendant, it is ordered that Corey Michael Miller appear before this Court on or before July 17, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect his interests in this matter. An Extract Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Virginia: in the circuit court for the county of hanover tyquan lewis, Plaintiff, v. Rachelle Price, Defendant. Case N. CL17002814-00 order of publication The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is Ordered that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 16th day of July, 2018 and protect her interests. A Copy Teste Frank D. Hargrove, J. Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure VSB #27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 Virginia: in the circuit court for the county of hanover israel velazquez, jr., Plaintiff, v. eveling lopez velazquez, Defendant. Case N. CL18001798-00 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 20th day of July, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her Continued on next column

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interests. A Copy Teste Frank D. Hargrove, J. Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure VSB #27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

S0000793013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, NEXT CALL INC. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NEXT CALL, INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that RUFUS BYRD, upon information and belief, deceased, prior owner in chain-of-title, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title and BIRDIE B. BYRD, upon information and belief, deceased, prior owner in chain-of-title, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties Unknown.â&#x20AC;? IT IS ORDERED that NEXT CALL INC, an entity purged from the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, RUFUS BYRD, upon information and belief, deceased, prior owner in chain-of-title, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, BIRDIE B. BYRD, upon information and belief, deceased, prior owner in chain-of-title, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 23, 2018 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

to subject the property briefly described as 4812 Radford Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0190018/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, GJG FAMILY LC. An Affidavit having been filed 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties Unknown.â&#x20AC;? IT IS ORDERED that GJG FAMILY LC and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before August 23, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ericka bradley, Plaintiff v. melvin bradley, Defendant. Case No.: CL18001886-00 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 31st day of July, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

custody Virginia: In the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re AIDAN TYLER CHADICK Case No.: J-094964-04-05 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;?) of Unknown (Father) and Melissa Chadick (Mother) of Aidan Tyler Chadick, child DOB 09/20/2017. â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPRâ&#x20AC;? means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of; visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ordered that the defendant Unknown (Father) and Melissa Chadick to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 08/28/2018, 9:20 AM COURTROOM #2. Virginia: In the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ashley nicole rivera, Case No.: JJ095510-01-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Grant sole and legal custody of Ashley Cabrera Rivera pursuant to Virginia Code 16.1-241A3 It is ordered that the defendant mario cabrera martinez appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before September 20, 2018, 10:45 AM. Virginia: in the circuit court of the city of richmond Walter Alexander Ventura Veronica Patricia Garcia Orellana In the Matter of the Proposed Adoption of a Child to Be Known as Irma Rebeca Ventura, Birth Certificate Registration No. 67-2007, Vol II. Registered in the Country of El Salvador CA 18-277 order of publication The object of the abovestyled suit is for the petitioner, Walter Alexander Ventura, to adopt Irma Rebeca Castillo, the biological daughter of Veronica Patricia Garcia Orellana and Josias Lemuel Castillo Salazar. It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Respondent, Josias Lemuel Castillo Salazar, is not a resident of the State of Virginia and that his last known address is unknown, it is therefore ORDERED that Respondent, Josias Lemuel Castillo Salazar, appear before this Court on or before the 3rd day of August, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect his interests in this suit. A Copy Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Jesse Baez, Esq. (VSB #85986) Hairfield Morton, PLC 2800 Buford Road, Suite 201 Richmond, Virginia 23235 (804) 320-6600 Counsel for Petitioners

BIDS VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. NEXT CALL INC, et al. Defendants. Case No. : CL18-2371 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 60 West Clopton Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. FRITZ P. FRANK, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2009 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2618 Whitcomb Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120171/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Fritz P. Frank. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FRITZ P. FRANK, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MARY A. FRANK, ROMOLA E L I Z A B E T H M A C K E Y, K AT H E R I N E C E C E L I A BALL, BEAUFORD JOSEPH FRANK, FREDERICK ELMO FRANK, CECELIA S. KIRK, ANDREW BRYANT, HELEN KINKER, SHIRLEY M. TAYLOR, JACK E. MACKEY, CAROL MACKEY COOKE, and ALAN B. MACKEY, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that PEGGY T. MACKEY, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties Unknown.â&#x20AC;? IT IS ORDERED that FRITZ P. FRANK, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARY A. FRANK, ROMOLA E L I Z A B E T H M A C K E Y, K AT H E R I N E C E C E L I A BALL, BEAUFORD JOSEPH FRANK, FREDERICK ELMO FRANK, CECELIA S. KIRK, ANDREW BRYANT, HELEN KINKER, SHIRLEY M. TAYLOR, JACK E. MACKEY, CAROL MACKEY COOKE, ALAN B. MACKEY, PEGGY T. MACKEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JULY 29, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. GJG FAMILY LC, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2347 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ABRAHAM WATKINS, et al. Defendants. Case No. : CL18-2651 AMENDED ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 300 West 22nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000491/040, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, ABRAHAM WATKINS. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ABRAHAM WATKINS, upon information and belief deceased, owner per deed filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 27 page 144 on August 28, 1905, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties Unknown.â&#x20AC;? IT IS ORDERED that ABRAHAM WATKINS and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JULY 29, 2018 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

Interstate 95/Interstate 64 Emergency Pull-off Project City of Richmond

Willingness to Hold a Public Hearing Find out about the proposed improvements on I-95 and I-64 in the City of Richmond. The project will provide six emergency pull-off locations to allow responders to rapidly remove disabled or damaged vehicles from the main lines of traffic to a safe location. Review the project information and National Environmental Policy Act documentation Forest Drive in South Chesterfield, 23834-9002 804-524-6000, 1-800-3677623,TTY/TDD 711. Please call ahead to ensure the availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions. If your concerns cannot be satisfied, VDOT is willing to hold a public hearing. You may request that a public hearing be held by sending a written request to Anthony Haverly, PE, PMP, project manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, South Chesterfield, VA 23834-9002 or by email to Anthony.Haverly@VDOT.Virginia.gov on or prior to July 5, 2018. If a request for a public hearing is received, notice of date, time and place of the hearing will be posted. VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the project manager listed above. State Project: 0095-127-005, P101, R201, C501 Federal Project: NHFP-095-1(363) UPC: 111465

BIDS COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 18-1697-6CLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Elko Water Pumping Station a n d S t o r a g e Ta n k s : Improvements and Tank Painting - This Work consists of Exterior Cleaning and Painting and Interior Cleaning replacing valves and well abandonment. Due 3:00 pm, July 24, 2018. Additional information available at: https://henrico.us/finance/ divisions/purchasing/. COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB# 18-1689-5JCK Fire Training Facility Due 2:30 pm, July 25, 2018 Additional information available at: http://www. henrico.us/purchasing/

LICENSE Soul N Vinegar LLC Trading as: Soul N Vinegar 2832 R St, Richmond, Virginia 23223 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Wine and Beer Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Michelle Parrish, owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is requesting proposals from firms to provide Statewide Tunnels, Moveable Bridges, and Customer Service Center O & M Staffing and Support. All proposals must be received by 2:00 PM, July 30, 2018, at the Virginia Department of Transportation; Central Office Mail CenterLoading Dock Entrance; 1401 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. A mandatory Preproposal Conference will be held at 10:00 AM on July 12, 2018. For a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) # 154643-FH, go to the website: www.eva.virginia.gov VDOT assures compliance with Title VI requirements of non-discrimination in all activities pursuant to this advertisement. For questions or additional information email: frederick.haasch@vdot.virginia.gov

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA), a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is soliciting sealed proposals to establish the following contract: RRHA-RFQ-2018-17 Master Developer for Phase II Highland Grove Community All proposals must be received by RRHA no later than 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time on August 1, 2018 at the Division of Procurement and Contract Administration of RRHA, 901 Chamberlayne Parkway, Richmond, VA, 23220 (Mailing address: Post OfďŹ ce Box 26887, Richmond, Virginia 23261-6887). Copies of the Request for QualiďŹ cations may be obtained from the Division of Procurement and Contract Administration, on our webpage at www.rrha.com or by contacting Kerry James, Interim Director of Procurement and Contract Administration at (804) 780-4444 or email Kerry.James@rrha.com