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Banking on Bobb Petersburg City Council votes to hire former Richmond city manager to help correct a raft of troubles By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Here he comes to save the day. At least that’s the big hope in Petersburg after Robert C. Bobb, a former Richmond city manager, was called in to help the beleaguered city correct its finances and deal with a stream of public and private creditors badgering the city for payment. On Tuesday, the Petersburg City Council voted 5-1 at a special meeting to hire Mr. Bobb’s Washington-based consulting firm to assess the city’s situation and provide guidance on putting the city government on sound footing. However, the City Council

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left it unclear how the Robert Bobb Group would fit in with interim City Manager Dironna Moore Belton and whether the group or she would make decisions on operations and expenditures. The consulting group, which will report to Petersburg City Council, will not come cheap for a six-month stint. While the council did not initially release the cost, several people with knowledge of the contract told the Free Press that the council has agreed to pay the Bobb Group at least $350,000, plus $25,000 in expenses for its expertise. City Council members later said the cost would be covered using funding from vacant positions, such as the finance director’s post. As the city has not issued any financial statements, it is unclear whether money is available or whether Ms. Belton has used it to cover current bills. Petersburg Mayor W. Howard Myers said the council agreed to turn to Mr. Bobb because “this is an emergency situation.” Mr. Bobb’s firm specializes in helping local governments improve their financial condition. The mayor began pushing to hire Mr. Bobb after receiving an email from him last week

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Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, chair of the Richmond Slave Trail Commission, addresses the audience at Monday’s development ceremony at the Lumpkin’s Jail site in Shockoe Bottom. Among those joining her on the stage were Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones, Gov. Terry McAuliffe, former Gov. Bob McDonnell, Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, City Council President Michelle Mosby and Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, interim president of Virginia Union University.

Lumpkin’s Jail ceremony marks first step in memorial project By Lauren Northington

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offering his firm’s services. Mr. Bobb is expected to oversee the work of staff members assigned to Petersburg. Ms. Belton, for now, is still the interim city manager, although it appears her prospects for winning the job on a permanent basis are dimming. One of Mr. Bobb’s duties will be to recommend prospects for the city manager position. Ms. Belton previously served as manager of the Pe-

“Our history must never be buried,” Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones said as he launched the long-awaited effort to create a slavery memorial at the Lumpkin’s Jail site — a once horrific pen in Shockoe Bottom for enslaved people who were bought and sold like cattle. “And I am hopeful that this project will be a catalyst for conversation about reconciliation,” Mayor Jones told the roughly 200 people who came to witness the start of the project Monday near 15th and Broad streets. “Because we are … finding out that we are

not living in a post-racial society, there are many issues bubbling below the surface.” However, the plan for a $19 million project to tell the story of Robert Lumpkin’s jail and Richmond’s significant role in the domestic slave trade is still a work in progress. About 300,000 enslaved people are estimated to have moved through the city’s auction houses before abolition came. The heart of the program involved the announcement that the city had agreed to use $1.4 million of the funds to hire Detroit-based architecture firm SmithGroupJJR to undertake Please turn to A4

Several candidates support larger park plan By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The small Lumpkin’s Jail site could be expanded into a larger memorial park remembering Richmond’s role in slavery after Mayor Dwight C. Jones leaves office, according to advocates for the expanded site. Four of the candidates considered to have the best

chance to win the Nov. 8 election to become Richmond’s next mayor have endorsed the idea of creating a 9-acre Shockoe Bottom Memorial Park in which the 1.7-acre Lumpkin’s Jail site would be the centerpiece. They are Jonathan Baliles, Jack Berry, Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey and Levar Stoney, according to

activist Phil Wilayto, who has led the campaign for the memorial with his wife, Ana Edwards. A fifth candidate, City Council President Michelle Mosby, has not endorsed the expanded project, according to Mr. Wilayto. In addition, Mr. Wilayto Please turn to A4

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Trump creates chasm in GOP with lewd tape Free Press staff, wire report

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Planning ahead Tayshawn Williams has his eye on the future. The youngster was spotted wearing his message at the recent 2nd Street Festival in Jackson Ward.

Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump ignited his base — and opened a chasm with the GOP leadership and many supporters — with a second debate performance in which he threatened to jail his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, if he is elected. Mr. Trump During the 90-minute debate held last Sunday at Washington University in St. Louis, he dismissed a tape of his explicit comments about grabbing women’s genitals and exploiting them for sex as mere “locker room talk,” and argued with the debate moderators, claiming they didn’t understand what he said on the tape. After the 2005 audiotape was leaked by “Access Hollywood” staff and reported Friday by The Washington Post, Mr. Trump and his top campaign staff spent the weekend huddling in his Manhattan Trump Tower plotting strategy in hopes his latest

outrage would not repel conservative voters who are key to the GOP’s hopes for recapturing the White House. As the immediate backlash against Mr. Trump mounted, he released a video later Friday apologizing for the comments, but arguing that President Bill Clinton was “far worse” and Mrs. Clinton was complicit in covering up for her husband. Speaker Ryan Dozens of Republican officials began withdrawing their endorsements of Mr. Trump or calling on him to step down from the presidential race. His campaign appeared to be in freefall. Even after Sunday’s debate, in which he continued to try to dismiss his comments when questioned by moderator Anderson Cooper of CNN, many Republican leaders nationally and in Virginia said they would not publicly support Mr. Trump Please turn to A4

Unused equipment symbolizes waste to Public Works employees By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Expensive equipment sits unused at the Richmond Department of Public Works’ compound on Hopkins Road. Meanwhile, some vehicles and equipment have developed major rust spots that could reduce their useful life or lead to early breakdowns. Both appear to be signs of practices that have left department employees concerned that tax dollars are being thrown away

by what they see as an uncaring and unthrifty management that has largely frozen their wages for the past five years. “It’s such a waste,” said one employee, who like others the Free Press interviewed, spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of losing their jobs. For him and others, the wasted machinery also helps explain the sharp drop — from 36 to 12 — in the number of full-time workers assigned to fill potholes, pick up bulk trash and improve alleys.

The Free Press talked with employees and viewed the idle equipment after mayoral candidate Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey mentioned the situation during an interview with the newspaper’s editorial board last week. Mr. Morrissey said workers pointed out the equipment when he paid a visit to the compound, along with giving him an earful on the need for change. How much equipment is going Please turn to A4

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This photo shows a line of snowplows and the large Rosco gravel chip spreader that the Richmond Department of Public Works has left parked for years. Location: The department’s Hopkins Road compound in South Side.

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Morrissey supports new ‘sin’ tax on cigarettes if elected By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Smokers might become a major source of new revenue for Richmond to build or renovate its worn public school buildings if Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey becomes the city’s next mayor. In an interview with the Free Press last week, Mr. Morrissey said that a “sin” tax on cigarettes would be a cornerstone of his plan to raise additional revenue to tackle the problem of more than 30 crumbling school buildings — potentially ending Richmond’s run as the largest city in Virginia without a tax on tobacco products. Currently considered the front-runner in the race for Richmond mayor, Mr. Morrissey said he would ask Richmond City Council to impose a tax of 75 cents to 85 cents per pack of cigarettes — akin to the cigarette tax that Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Petersburg and other Virginia localities now charge — with the revenue to pay for replacing or overhauling existing school buildings. City Council previously has rejected the idea. Mr. Morrissey is the only mayoral candidate to propose a new tax, a review of Free Press interviews with the six other candidates in the race indicates. His main rivals in the race, Jack Berry, Levar Stoney, Jonathan Baliles and Michelle Mosby, separately told the Free Press they oppose or would not seek to raise any taxes. One problem for Mr. Morrissey is there is little evidence to support his claim that a cigarette tax would raise $30 million a year in new revenue — a stream of money that financial experts inside and outside of City Hall said would support roughly $300 million in new borrowing. Mr. Morrissey cited revenue collections from Hampton Roads cities such as Norfolk and Newport News to support his assertion. However, a review of Norfolk’s financial information shows that city reported collecting far less from its 85 cents-a-pack tax. According to Norfolk’s 2015 audited financial statement, the city collected $7.8 million from its cigarette tax. Newport News’ audited 2015 financial statement shows it collected $4.9 million from its tax on tobacco. Whether the tax would be approved by City Council is uncertain. During budget deliberations in April, the council rejected a cigarette tax. Most of the council members seemed concerned that such a tax could lead Philip Morris eventually to withdraw its employment-rich manufacturing operations from the city. Some on the council also worried about the impact on retail sales as well as the impact on residents. The state currently levies a tax of 30 cents on each pack of cigarettes, or $3 per carton.

Police hiring not on fast track If Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham thought Mayor Dwight C. Jones was going to rush to Richmond City Council to seek approval for a plan to hire 70 more police officers over the next year to beef up his department, he was mistaken. Despite sending a letter to City Council on Sept. 26 outlining the proposal, Mayor Jones didn’t introduce legislation this week for the nine-member governing body to consider. One element of the mayor’s proposal was to provide $1.6 million to cover the cost of having the police hire and begin training a new class of 20 police recruits this fall. Even if the proposal is introduced at the next meeting, it would need to go to the Public Safety Committee and possibly to the Finance Committee, meaning it would not come before the full council for at least another 30 days. The Free Press reported last week on the proposal that seeks to boost the department’s authorized strength to 800 officers and fill personnel gaps that have developed as a result of retirements and resignations. Selena Cuffee-Glenn, the city’s chief administrative officer and the No. 2 official at City Hall, said the police expansion proposal was one item on her lengthy to-do list. She could not say Monday when the administration would introduce the proposal to expand the police force. “Our goal is to have it voted on before the end of the year,” she said. Mayor Jones leaves office Dec. 31. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Unique portrait of Maggie Walker to be unveiled at VCU Maggie L. Walker is receiving another tribute in the city. This time, it is the work of Noah Scalin, the first artist-inresidence for the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. He is creating his first work for the school — a giant portrait of Mrs. Walker made of donated clothes. Mr. Scalin’s portrait, which is 30 feet by 10 feet, will be showcased at a public reception 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in the atrium at Snead Hall, the business school, at 301 W. Main St. The artist is using clothes provided by students, faculty and staff to create his “Portrait of Innovation: Maggie Walker.” He said his work is based on a photograph provided by The Valentine museum. The new work is the latest to pay homage to Mrs. Walker, who, in 1903, became the first African-American woman in the nation to found and lead a bank. The city has commissioned a statue of her at Adams and Broad streets in Downtown. “As a successful businesswoman of color, Mrs. Walker represents the diverse students who are currently enrolled at the School of Business,” Mr. Scalin said in explaining why he wanted to portray Mrs. Walker. “She was a true pioneer and the embodiment of the values the school wants to instill in its students.” He noted that she also lived in Jackson Ward, close to VCU’s current academic campus. He said “recognizing her importance helps the school show that it is thoughtfully connected” to that community. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

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A worker smooths fresh asphalt filling a trench in the street created for installation of a utility line. Location: 800 block of East Main Street in Downtown. Dozens of repair and street projects are underway across the city, creating detours and other temporary disruptions for motorists.

Voter protection efforts in force in Va., U.S. By Zenitha Prince Special from Trice Edney News Wire

Against a backdrop of changing voting laws, incendiary campaign rhetoric and diminished federal election oversight, efforts by civil rights and civic engagement groups to protect the rights of voters are more important than ever, activists said last week. A coalition of more than 100 organizations, led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, officially launched its Election Protection initiative Oct. 4, noting the treacherous political and legal landscape many Americans will have to traverse on their way to the polls this election season. “Based on what we observed during the primary season, we anticipate a greater number of calls than we have ever received relative to prior presidential election seasons,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The Election Protection hotline, a multilingual resource where voters can call and ask for voter registration and polling information and log complaints, has received more than 30,000 calls so far and, by the end of the election season, is expected to field calls from 250,000 to 300,000 voters across the nation. The volume of calls, the coalition leaders said, is being driven by legal and political factors that could impact access to the ballot box, particularly among voters of color. Among those factors is the call by untamed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump urging his overwhelmingly white supporters to gather at the polls in “certain areas” — read urban, predominantly non-white communities — to ensure things are “on the up and up,” civic engagement leaders said. “We are very much aware of calls that have been made by a presidential candidate to activate law enforcement and private, untrained individuals to watch and look for problems at polls in November,” said Ms. Clarke, adding little evidence exists of voter fraud. “We are concerned about the intimidating effect that this mass call for police officers and untrained individuals can have on minority voters.” There also are legal concerns. “This is the first presidential election cycle we’ve conducted in more than 50 years without the full protections of the federal Voting Rights Act in place,” said Ms. Clarke. “Congress went into recess without taking action to restore the Voting Rights Act, and [it] did this despite clear evidence that voter discrimination and voter suppression is alive and well across the country.” Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which called for federal pre-clearance of election law changes in jurisdictions with a history of voter discrimination, was gutted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby v. Holder decision, in which the high court called on Congress to recalibrate the formula used to determine the jurisdictions that would fall under federal oversight. “Voter protections were basically sacrificed” by the decision, said Mee Moua,

president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice. The ruling prompted several states to race forward with new laws that make voting more difficult, such as fewer early voting days and stricter voter identification rules. The changes — and the legal back-and-forth that followed, including successful challenges to the laws — will be a source of great confusion for voters, the coalition said. For example, “we estimate that 875,000 Latino adult U.S. citizens are at the risk of being prevented from voting because of the changes in laws and procedures in the 19 states that enacted restrictive voting changes since 2012,” said Arturo Vargas, executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund. Those challenges most likely would present themselves in Texas, where one of the most restrictive voter ID laws in the country has since been overturned by an appeals court ruling, and in North Carolina that passed one of the more farreaching omnibus voter suppression laws in the nation. “Even where courts have ordered changes to the voter ID procedures, we are concerned that the quality of assistance to Latino voters with navigating the new and changing rules is insufficient,” Mr. Vargas added. “We’re concerned about the lack of adequate outreach to voters, which is why our Election Protection efforts this year are so critical.” In addition to the fallout from the Shelby ruling, protecting American voters this year will be complicated by the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to terminate core components of its federal observer program, an “important safeguard” particularly for voters of color, activists said.

Under the program, the department would deploy specially trained personnel inside polling places in communities covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Without the program, voters in some communities will be more vulnerable, officials said. Additionally, in states such as Georgia, North Carolina and Arizona, the Election Protection team said they have noted voter suppression efforts at the state and local levels, including cutbacks in early voting hours and the elimination of polling places, resulting in long lines during the primaries. And, Ms. Clarke said, things are likely to get worse. “In the final week before an election, we historically tend to see efforts to make voting more difficult by way of 11th-hour polling site changes and purging of the voting rolls, among other actions,” she said. In addition to its pre-election voter education outreach, Election Protection will be available to assist affected voters via its hotlines where trained legal volunteers and experts will be available to answer questions and otherwise address concerns. The hotline numbers: (866) OUR-VOTE (general), (888) Ve-Y-VOTA (for Latino voters) and (888) API-VOTE (for AsianAmericans and Pacific Islanders). Volunteers who are trained in the laws of the specific state they are assigned to also will be deployed in 26 states, including Virginia. Others are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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the development. The firm, which was part of the team that created the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, has been tasked with creating an “interpretive and reflective site” on the now grassy space where the jail once stood, the city stated. What little remains of the jail — foundations that were discovered in a 2008 excavation — is now buried under 14 feet of earth. The two-hour “dedication ceremony” included a remembrance of the 216th anniversary of the execution of slave revolt leader Gabriel Prosser on Oct 10, 1800. And it also helped quell grumbling that the city had done little to use the $19 million in commitments from the city and state to create a memorial on the land known as “the Devil’s half acre.” Ironically, after the Civil War, the site housed a forerunner of Virginia Union University, where newly freed people were educated. Mayor Jones, a VUU alumnus who will be out of office by the time the memorial is completed, first proposed the Lumpkin’s

site memorial as part of a larger commercial development that included his controversial proposal to construct a new baseball stadium nearby. The commercial portion of the plan ended up being dropped in the face opposition from the public and Richmond City Council. The City Council, though, has set aside $8 million for the Lumpkin’s project. Another $11 million has come from state money that the General Assembly set aside in 2013 at the request of then-Gov. Bob McDonnell. His successor, Gov. Terry McAuliffe, has kept the funding available. Both were special guests at Monday’s ceremony. SmithGroupJJR has a ways to go before it presents specific plans, said Jeannie Welliver, the city’s project manager. “We hope that moving forward, the community will be engaged in what will come,” she said. After the ceremony, the city issued a statement announcing that Lonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the Smithsonian’s national African-American museum, has agreed to serve as scholarly adviser for Richmond’s project. According to the Smithsonian, the owner of the jail had a “flair for cruelty.” Mr. Lumpkin married one of his slaves, Mary, who inherited the property following his death and then rented it briefly for a school to educate former slaves after the Union victory in the Civil War.

Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, chair of the Richmond Slave Trail Commission, served as the mistress of ceremonies for the program that included musical selections from the Huguenot High School Jazz Band, the Virginia Union University Concert Choir and the Franklin Military Academy Choir. Janine Bell, vice chair of the Slave Trail Commission, performed a libation ceremony, summoning ancestral spirits, and Josh Allen performed ceremonial horn blowing. Several visitors from Segou, Mali, who were on a goodwill trip to Richmond, their sister city, presented gifts to Delegate McQuinn and Mayor Jones. A small group of sign-holding activists, led by Free Egunfemi, founder of UntoldRVA, added spice by intermittently disrupting the program with protests against the mass incarceration of African-Americans in the United States and what they see as a police state. During the program, the mayor joined others in planting a tree on the Lumpkin’s site. Mallory Brownlee of Richmond also performed a captivating monologue in portraying Gabriel Prosser just steps away from where the liberation leader was hanged after his revolt failed. His words seemed to capture the importance of telling the story of Lumpkin’s Jail: “When a restless soul loses its life, it finds its life in somebody else’s. Until you hear my spirit and see my spirit, that spirit will continue coming back again.”

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A protester walks through the crowd during the Lumpkin’s Jail ceremony to raise awareness of the mass incarceration of African-Americans in the United States. The event also marked the 216th anniversary of the execution of slave revolt leader Gabriel Prosser on the grounds.

and Ms. Edwards said 11 candidates running for seats in six City Council districts also have endorsed the concept. The support has been a big boost for their nearly two-year campaign for an expanded park that has been ignored or quietly opposed by most current City Council members as well as Mayor Jones, who has focused on spending at least $19 million developing solely the Lumpkin’s site. “What this means is that after Mayor Jones leaves office, we will have a new mayor and possibly a new council supportive of the park proposal,” said Ms. Edwards, chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project. “This is why we are viewing the present mayor’s plan for a memorial at Lumpkin’s Jail as just the first stage in the larger memorial,” she said. Mr. Wilayto said the proposed park would encompass the Lumpkin’s site and the African Burial Ground that sits on the north side of Broad Street across

from the Lumpkin’s Jail site. The remainder of the park would involve about 5 acres of largely vacant city land situated east of the railroad tracks leading into Main Street Station. The envisioned park could stop at Crane Street, between Broad and Grace streets, or could extend to 17th Street between Broad and Franklin streets, Mr. Wilayto said. Ms. Edwards noted that “the mayor’s plan does not include the African Burial Ground, nor does it provide any protection for the rest of Shockoe Bottom against inappropriate development, including a stadium.” By contrast, the Sacred Ground organization’s plan does. Mr. Wilayto said that along with continuing the fight for the park, he and other park plan supporters will oppose current city efforts to create an expensive museum on the Lumpkin’s Jail site “because it would compete with the already opened Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward.” To move forward to create the museum on the Lumpkin’s site, the city has just

hired a Detroit-based design firm that helped created the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. Mr. Wilayto calls that too elaborate. He said what really is needed is an interpretive trail through which people can learn about the area’s history, and look through a glass floor in a pavilion at the actual jail site to view the building’s foundations uncovered during a 2008 excavation. For more than 50 years before the Civil War, Shockoe Bottom teemed with auction sites and holding pens for the buying and selling of enslaved people. Mr. Wilayto and Ms. Edwards believe their plan would do more to attract and educate people about that era. They have worked hard to build a coalition of supporters for the expanded park that now includes several organizations, including the Richmond Branch of the NAACP, the Richmond Crusade for Voters, Preservation Virginia, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the United Nations Antiwar Coalition.

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tersburg Area Transit Co. She was hired as interim city manager in March after the previous city manager was fired. Since then, she has fixed a water billing system that was in chaos and then scrambled to pay down more than $14 million in unpaid bills that the city accumulated over at least the last five years. She seemed to be gaining ground with the help of financial experts from the state and from other consultants, who helped diagnose Petersburg’s situation. Among other things, Ms. Belton got the City Council to bring the city’s proposed spending in line with projected revenue. In early September, facing her threat to shut down the government for lack of funds, City Council cut $12.5 million in spending and boosted some taxes and fees to create a balanced budget. Still, her close-to-the-vest management style has left some council members uncertain that she has a handle on the situation. Most felt blindsided after learning about creditor lawsuits and other issues through calls from reporters or Facebook posts. For example, she failed to notify City Council when the Southeast Waste Management Authority sued the city for about $1.4 million in past due payments for providing sewage treatment. The city was embarrassed when a Circuit Court judge ordered fees residents pay for the service put into a receivership to ensure the authority was paid. And she has yet to secure a short-term loan that she and the consultants claimed was essential to stabilize finances. Mr. Bobb has long experience in local government, although his success record has been checkered. He served as Richmond’s city manager from 1986 until 1997, following earlier experience in Santa Ana, Calif., and Kalamazoo, Mich. When he left Richmond, the city was struggling, and the two major department stores in Downtown were closed. He later served as city manager in Oakland, Calif., under then Mayor Jerry Brown and in Washington, D.C., where he went on to win election to and serve as chairman of the city’s School Board. In 2009, he went to Detroit to try to resolve the financial problems of the public school system that was awash with red ink. He was unable to overcome the deep deficit before he left about two years later because of illness. After recovering, he formed his consulting firm. Four years ago, Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones hired him and his firm to provide recommendations on school spending, although the Richmond School Board ultimately rejected most of his ideas.

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outright, but explained that the election is between “no good choices.” “I wish this debate was about issues, not people,” said Henrico Sheriff Mike Wade, who is running for Congress in the newly redrawn 4th District that represents much of Richmond and Petersburg. “I do plan on voting for president, but I would rather not share” who he intends to support, he said. Republican leader William J. “Bill” Howell of Fredericksburg, speaker of the Republican-led Virginia House of Delegates, told the Free Press through a spokesperson that Mr. Trump’s 2005 comments were “repugnant, offensive and cannot be tolerated.” While Speaker Howell has “endorsed the party’s nominee in the past,” he now is focused on leading and governing here in Virginia, his spokesman Matt Moran said. Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. “Tommy” Norment, a Republican from James City County, declined to address the issue of his support in the presidential race. Many Republicans seem to be following the advice of leading Republican Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, who said he no longer would defend or campaign with Mr. Trump. Speaker Ryan canceled Mr. Trump’s invitation to appear and speak last Saturday at a campaign event in Speaker Ryan’s Wisconsin congressional district. Speaker Ryan told GOP House members in a conference call Monday, “You all need to do what’s best for you in your district.”

political blunder. He has campaigned tirelessly for Mr. Democratic Trump for almost a year with presidential no financial compensation nominee Hillary and he is highly regarded by Clinton responds women of Virginia in parto a question ticular,” Alice Butler-Short while Republican presidential nominee of Fairfax County, director Donald Trump and founder of Virginia stands behind her Women for Trump, told the during the second Free Press on Tuesday. presidential debate Ms. Butler-Short planned at Washington Monday’s rally in front of University in St. the RNC headquarters with Louis on Sunday. Mr. Stewart. In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Stewart referred to the Republican establishment as “pukes” who were thwarting Mr. Trump by reallocating campaign funds from the presidential race to congressional races. John Locher/Associated Press Both Ms. Butler-Short and He did not say that he was rescinding his Mr. Stewart agreed that they would continue endorsement of Mr. Trump. to fight for Mr. Trump’s bid for the White The Republican National Committee House, regardless of RNC support. held an emergency conference call on “This is bigger than just us,” Ms. ButlerMonday evening led by its chairman, Short continued. “It is its own movement Reince Priebus. Mr. Priebus reassured that and our focus is on Donald Trump.” the committee is in full coordination with Late into Tuesday night, Mr. Trump the Trump campaign. continued to step up fierce attacks on his However, in another move highlighting own party leaders, promising to teach Rethe disconnect between avid Trump support- publicans who oppose him a lesson and fight ers and the GOP establishment, the national for the presidency “the way I want to.” Trump campaign fired Virginia state director “It is so nice that the shackles have been Corey Stewart after he staged a pro-Trump taken off me and I can now fight for America women’s rally Monday in front of the RNC the way I want to,” Mr. Trump said in a tweet building in Washington. Protesters passed a Tuesday that brings new concern — near petition urging party leaders and Republican panic in some cases — to a party trying office holders to fully support Mr. Trump. to stave off an all-out civil war in the four Many protesters lashed out at Mr. Priebus weeks before the Nov. 8 election. and Speaker Ryan for not working hard “They come at you from all sides,” Mr. enough to help Mr. Trump. Trump declared. “They don’t know how “Firing Corey Stewart was a strategic to win — I will teach them!”

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to waste is uncertain. City Auditor Umesh Dalal said an internal audit of the total inventory and condition of the city’s fleet and related equipment has not been done in some years. The last in-depth audit that can be found was conducted in 2007, although his staff produced a less intense look last year. However, the examples stick out. One is a big, brawny Rosco gravel chip spreader that was purchased for $86,596 in 2006 for use in resurfacing streets. At the time, the department was using gravel as part of its resurfacing process. However, after shifting to another process

more than five years ago, the machine simply was parked in the compound and left unused. Two veteran employees said the big machine was left to decay maybe eight years ago, although a department official said it has been sitting no more than six years. During the Free Press visit this week, the machine was parked behind a storage dome for winter salt and clearly has been in the spot for years. In response to a Free Press query, Sharon North, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Works, made it clear the department is fully aware of the situation. She provided details about the machine, including its purchase price and former use. “The chip seal spreader is valued at $20,000,”

she stated, adding that the agency has plans to sell it as surplus and to use the proceeds for the purchase of more equipment. What remains unexplained is why the department has waited so long to dispose of an unneeded machine. Ms. North was unable to respond immediately to questions about other unused equipment. For example, the Rosco machine is lined by seven snowplows that were purchased several years ago. Employees said the plows were put aside when it was found they could not be attached properly to city trucks. Nearby is another piece of expensive equipment, a Tymco street sweeper, that never gets used. Employees said the machine has been

parked for years because it does not do a quality job. One employee said that street sweeper is a prime example of questionable decision making in the department. He said upper level staff “goes out and buys equipment and never consults the people who are going to use it.” He pointed to the idle Rosco gravel spreader: “It would be great to use in alleys, but it’s too big. They no longer use it on streets, so here it sits.” Elsewhere in the city complex was a line of snowplows that employees said are used. Some showed substantial rust. That was also the case with a grader with a rusted shovel.

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NNPA declares ‘state of emergency’ with police killings of African-Americans By Hazel Trice Edney

As U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch takes on yet another case involving a police killing of an unarmed black man, the nation’s largest trade association of black-owned newspapers and media companies has declared that America is in a police brutality state of emergency. “Millions of our readers across the nation are once again outraged at the latest fatal incidents of police brutality in Tulsa, Okla., and Charlotte. These are not isolated incidents, but are a deadly national pattern of police violence and prosecutorial misconduct. A state of emergency now exists in black America,” according to a statement issued by the National Newspaper Publishers Association, which represents 211 newspapers in 32 states. Known as the voice of black America, NNPA’s newspapers have long carried banner headlines exposing police brutality and other brutal treatment of black people in America. This “state of emergency” declaration comes after Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was killed by a black police officer on Sept. 20 in Charlotte, N.C. Violent protests ensued and have since calmed after the release of a videotape of the shooting recorded by Mr. Scott’s wife, Rakeyia. Shortly afterward, police also released snippets of videos from police body cameras and dash cams. None of the tapes released to the public show Mr. Scott threatening the police, although officers were shouting for him to “drop the gun.” In the Sept. 16 death of Terence Crutcher by Tulsa, Okla., Officer Betty Shelby has been charged with manslaughter. Police confirmed that Mr. Crutcher had no gun. He appeared to have at least one hand up when he was shot. Officer Shelby claimed he was reaching into his truck window, but police video showed the window to be closed. The NNPA statement was signed by NNPA chair Denise Rolark Barnes, also chair of the Washington Informer, NNPA President/CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and NNPA board member Bernal E. Smith II, publisher of the Tri-State Defender in Memphis, Tenn. The statement called on President Obama, Attorney General Lynch and members of the U.S. Congress to immediately: • Appoint a special federal prosecutor on police brutality. • Establish a national police oversight commission on use of deadly force, training and cultural sensitivity. • Create a national police brutality and misconduct database that is publicly accessible. • Establish tougher federal penalties for police officers and prosecutors who violate constitutional rights. Attorney General Lynch has announced a federal investigation into the Charlotte case. “These tragic incidents have once again left Americans with feelings of sorrow, anger and uncertainty. They have once again highlighted — in the most vivid and painful terms — the real divisions that still persist in this nation between law enforcement and communities of color,” she said.

CIAA moves championships to Virginia locations By Fred Jeter

The Salem Football Stadium outside Roanoke has emerged as a possible site for the CIAA Championship Football Game on Nov. 12. The CIAA announced recently that it is moving eight of its 10 annual championship events out of North Carolina in reaction to the state legislature’s passage of measures that discriminate against gay people. The CIAA is following the actions of the NBA, NCAA and the Atlantic Coast Conference that have transferred

high-profile sporting events out of the state because of HB2, which requires individuals to use the bathroom in government buildings, schools and universities corresponding to the gender listed on their birth certificate. The Salem stadium seats 7,157 people and has artificial turf. Since 1993, it has hosted the NCAA Division III championship game. It also is the home of the Virginia High School League Group A championship

game and Salem High School, and has been the previous site of the Western Virginia Education Classic, a matchup of HBCU teams.. Meanwhile, the CIAA cross-country championships for men and women will be hosted by Virginia Union University on Thursday, Oct. 27, at Bryan Park. That event has been moved from its original location in Cary, N.C. VUU also will host the CIAA golf championships in April at The Crossings Golf Club in Glen Allen.

Ben Wallace removes jersey, photo from VUU over dispute involves a personal dispute between Mr. Wallace and a member of the athletic department staff. Pro basketball great Ben Wallace has removed With his jersey and framed photo gone, Mr. his jersey from its place of honor at Barco-Stevens Wallace’s only remaining presence at BarcoHall at Virginia Union University where he was Stevens is another, smaller framed photo in a a star, the Free Press has learned. locked display case. He also removed a framed photograph of Mr. Wallace played basketball at VUU from himself that was located near the Lombardy 1994 to 1996. As a senior, he helped lead the Street entrance to the school’s gym, another Panthers to the NCAA Division II Final Four sign that he is engaged in a major split with and a 28-3 record. his alma mater. He went on to play for the NBA Washington Mr. Wallace could not be reached for comment Bullets and other teams, most notably for the about what triggered his decision to remove his Detroit Pistons. No. 32 jersey and the photograph. Nor could He retired in 2012, having won a championship VUU Athletic Director Joe Taylor be reached ring in 2004 and establishing himself as one of for comment. the nation’s top defensive players. A four-time Jim Junot, VUU sports information director, NBA defensive player of the year, he remains the confirmed Tuesday that the former NBA star’s only NBA player ever to record 1,000 rebounds, Mr. Wallace jersey is no longer part of the display of jerseys 100 blocks and 100 steals in four consecutive in the Barco-Stevens rafters of VUU hoops seasons, from 2001 through 2004. greats including Charles Oakley and A.J. English, who also had The Pistons retired his jersey earlier this year to honor his stellar NBA careers. career in Detroit. He previously was inducted into the CIAA Mr. Junot said he had no idea why the Wallace jersey, which Hall of Fame, the conference in which VUU plays. had hung beside that of Mr. English, was gone. Since his retirement, Mr. Wallace has become best known in According to a person with knowledge of the events, Mr. Wal- Richmond for his West End gym, where he sponsors summer lace went to the building during homecoming weekend and paid a league play featuring up-and-coming college students and curcustodian to bring down the jersey. The individual said the issue rent and former NBA players. By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Fifty shades of crazy Ignorant. Arrogant. Insulting. Racist. Sexist. Misogynistic. Anti-black. Anti-Latino. Anti-immigrant. Anti-Muslim. Xenophobic. Add to the growing list: Vulgar. Filthy. Sexual predator. We’re talking about Donald J. Trump, the man who millions of Americans saw fit to support for the Republican nomination for president. With almost each day comes another revelation about his behavior and/or his past that shows why he is far from fit to be the next president of the United States. The latest: An audiotape from 2005 in which he boasts in obscene, smutty detail what he tried to do to a female entertainment TV host, and how he “can do anything” to women, including grabbing women by their genitals, because he’s a “star.” Just hours after the tape’s release, he offered a half-baked video apology via Facebook that excluded any reference of remorse to his family, including his third wife, who was pregnant with Mr. Trump’s fifth child at the time he made the disgusting remarks. Since then, he has made excuses and, in his mind, justifications for his nastiness, which have been echoed by his non-thinking supporters across the nation — “It was more than a decade ago,” “It was locker room banter,” “Bill Clinton has said and done far worse when he was president.” Mr. Trump is a 70-year-old man. In 2005, he was 59 — not a teenager talking out of school. None of his excuses or rationales hold merit. At least 51 prominent Republicans announced in the last few days that they have reached their breaking point and are no longer supporting Mr. Trump. Among them: Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state under President George W. Bush; U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the 2008 GOP presidential candidate; Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a contender for this year’s GOP nomination; William Bennett, former secretary of education under President Reagan; Congresswoman Barbara Comstock, Virginia’s 10th District congressional representative; and Congresswoman Mia Love, an African-American woman representing a district in Utah. We, at the Free Press, saw the signs and signals early on. Understanding that past practice is a good indicator of future performance, we have pointed for months to specific examples of intemperate, unprincipled, unfiltered and unethical behavior that makes us believe a Trump presidency would be an unmitigated disaster for this nation. His latest display proves he has no respect for women, who comprise 50.8 percent of the U.S. population. His arrogant disregard for women could create an international crisis or disaster if he thinks he can do what he wants to the wife or daughter or staffer of a visiting head of state, ambassador or dignitary simply because he is president. According to the U.S. Census, 61.2 percent of women over the age of 18 are registered to vote, compared with 59.3 percent of men in the same age category. We believe those women voters will deliver a message of their own to Mr. Trump on Election Day. His brand of politics is not normal, nor is his behavior anything we should condone in any elected official. He has used crass, bullying behavior to threaten his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, by bringing to the second debate last Sunday in St. Louis three women who accused her husband, Bill Clinton, of sexual assault and a fourth who said Mrs. Clinton cold-heartedly defended the man who raped her as a child. Then, during that debate, he threatened to name a special prosecutor to investigate Mrs. Clinton’s emails and put her in jail if he is elected president. Don’t forget that in June, Mr. Trump threatened to launch an antitrust investigation of Amazon if he becomes president because of his anger at Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post. During the summer, Mr. Trump called the newspaper “phony and dishonest” and revoked the press credentials of its reporters from attending his rallies. Both would be a misuse — abuse, really — of presidential power. His threats show a clear disdain for the Constitution and the rule of law in this nation. He smirks when it arises that he may have paid no federal income taxes for years, saying, “That’s business” or “That’s smart.” He has cozied up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, inviting him to hack U.S. intelligence computers to see what happened with Mrs. Clinton’s emails as secretary of state and has threatened to shoot “out of the water” Iranian vessels whose sailors give U.S. ships the middle finger in the Persian Gulf area. This does not include the numerous insults he has leveled against African-Americans, Latinos, Muslims, Mexicans and immigrants, or his deception and lies in his business dealings, some of which have resulted in scores of small businesses being left unpaid when his businesses declared bankruptcy. For anyone to still support him is “50 shades of crazy,” to quote one Republican woman who has jumped off the Trump train. In our view, his lack of character disqualifies him for the nation’s highest office. We remind our readers of the words of President Obama that we published in this space in the Aug. 4-6 edition: “I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president. I said so last week (at the Democratic National Convention), and he keeps on proving it,” President Obama said. “He’s woefully unprepared to do this job. “There has to come a point at which you say somebody who makes those kinds of statements doesn’t have the judgment, the temperament, the understanding to occupy the most powerful position in the world. There has to come a point where you say, ‘Enough.’” If people need any more proof of the truth of President Obama’s statement, Mr. Trump has offered it again with his latest vile statements and acts. We believe more will be revealed before the third and final presidential debate Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. We continue our call for all right-minded Republicans to stand up and denounce Mr. Trump and his actions and statements, and to publicly state that you will not support him to be the next president of the United States or vote for him on Nov. 8. Just say “No” to a person who has no respect for this nation or its people. Enough is enough.

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Control the agenda Sexual boasting, emails, tax returns, deplorables — the second presidential debate Sunday featured insults wrapped up in put-downs. This debate was held within miles of Ferguson, Mo., but it was never mentioned. The citizens offered questions about issues — health care, the U.S. Supreme Court, energy. The moderators peddled scandals — and elicited insults. Some things are clear. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has no clue how insulting he is when he makes his brazen appeal to AfricanAmerican and Latino voters, promising to “do things that haven’t been done, including fixing and making our inner cities better for the African-American citizens that are so great, and for the Latinos, Hispanics, and I look forward to doing it.” That’s great, but Mr. Trump has offered no plan to accom-

plish this. He asks us only to trust him. But someone who has fanned the flames of racial resentment, trashed Mexicans and Muslims and insulted women during his campaign is not exactly a person to gain a lot of trust.

Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promises to be the president of all of America. And she offers real plans. She would raise the minimum wage and make college tuition free for all but the rich. She calls for a major plan to rebuild America, investing in infrastructure, schools and water systems. That will put people to work in good jobs and make our cities better. Mrs. Clinton also has embraced Rep. James Clyburn’s 10-20-30 pledge to invest 10 percent of federal contracting in communities comprising 20 percent of the nation’s population that have been below the poverty line for 30 years. That would help both white, rural

communities and urban ghettos and barrios. Mrs. Clinton isn’t just saying trust me; she’s laying out plans that could make a difference. But what the debate made clear is how important it is for the people to set the agenda after the election. Voting is vital but not sufficient. What we do can change the national agenda and force action. When Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president, he did not have any thought about using federal troops to desegregate schools in Little Rock, Ark. The movement forced that on his agenda. President John F. Kennedy had no commitment to ending segregation of public accommodations; the Civil Rights Movement forced that onto his agenda. President Lyndon B. Johnson thought continuing the war in Vietnam would protect him politically. The anti-war movement changed that calculation. Today, Black Lives Matter has forced criminal justice reform onto the agenda of both parties. The Fight for $15 has pushed minimum wage hikes

Black women key to victory Without a doubt, women will play a critical role in the presidential election this year. In 2012, women overall had a higher voting rate (64 percent) than men (60 percent), according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, the most powerful group of voters will be AfricanAmerican women. In both the 2012 and 2008 presidential elections, black women voted at the highest rate of any racial, ethnic or gender group. Four years ago, 74 percent of eligible black women went to the polls. The next president cannot win without the support of black women. But despite our political power — or because of it — our voting right is under siege. Today, more than 30 states have introduced voter suppression legislation, with laws passing in 14 states and laws pending in eight. For example, in North Carolina, where black women made up more than 23 percent of registered women voters in 2012, a League of Women Voters-led lawsuit successfully resulted in a federal appeals court overturning a controversial law that sought to restrict early voting and eliminate same-day registration. Other voter suppression laws enacted by states make it significantly harder for millions of eligible voters to cast their ballots by requiring that voters present government-issued

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photo IDs in order to vote, cutting early voting hours, taking away the voting rights of excriminal offenders and requiring proof-of-citizenship documents in order to vote. While there have been several key victories

Wylecia W. Harris to overturn these challenges in recent months, the struggle for full voting rights remains. Rather than become discouraged, we must use these voting restrictions as motivation. When millions of women head to the polls in November, they will elect the entire U.S. House of Representatives, decide who will fill one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate and determine many gubernatorial races. Nationwide, thousands of races and ballot initiatives will be decided. But nearly a quarter of all eligible Americans are not registered to vote, including disproportionately high numbers of young adults, minorities, low-income Americans and those who have recently moved. These are the groups most at risk of being affected by voting restrictions. With so much at stake for all of us this election year, now is the time to ask our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers if they are registered to vote and if their voter registration is up to date. The stakes in this election are especially high for black women. Political candidates who want to earn our votes must address the issues that matter most to us — affordable health care, living wage

jobs, college affordability and criminal justice reform. To me, voting is a key form of taking action on the issues that affect our lives. It was the tragic events on June 17, 2015, that awakened my inner activist. On that day, my mother was sitting in church in Columbia, S.C., when a shooter walked into a church two hours away and systematically murdered nine people. The Charleston shootings awakened my commitment to standing up for the rights of others and the underserved. And it awakened my desire to engage in the important conversations on the issues that define our society. That commitment is also what led me to the League of Women Voters. For nearly 100 years, the League of Women Voters has worked tirelessly, day in and day out, to ensure that all eligible voters — particularly those from traditionally underrepresented or underserved communities — have the opportunity and the information to exercise their right to vote. For many Americans, the league is synonymous with candidate forums, voter guides and election protection. There is still work to be done. Regardless of party affiliation, now is not the time for us to rest on our laurels. Now is the time to make our voices heard, to awaken the activist inside each of us. The most powerful way to do that is to vote. The next president cannot win without black women. The writer is executive director of the League of Women Voters of the U.S.

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in cities across the country. Immigration reform is part of Mrs. Clinton’s first 100-day plan because citizen movements have forced it there. The next president will make fateful decisions about war in the Middle East, how to get the economy moving, U.S. Supreme Court nominees, getting health care costs under control, climate change, growing, unsustainable and extreme inequality, and reviving the Voting Rights Act. We can’t afford to leave these choices to the next president, no matter who is elected. We can’t let a Congress corrupted by big money and entrenched lobbies set the agenda. Citizens in motion must force the vital and the just onto the next president’s and the next Congress’ agenda. We will decide by what we do, or by what we decide not to do. One thing is clear from the debate Sunday night: It is time to organize. The writer is founder and president of the national Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

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Virginia Union University believes in sharing its top athletes. Chazton McKenzie draws rave reviews in both track spikes and football cleats for the Panthers. “I just go with the flow,” said the junior from Pompano Beach, Fla. “My favorite sport is whatever is in season. I came here for track, but Coach (Mark) James gave me a chance in football. Now I love that, too.” McKenzie has become a favorite target for quarterback Shawheem Dowdy as VUU sprints into the remainder of its schedule with a matchup in Murfreesboro, N.C., with Chowan University on Saturday, Oct. 15. Now with four straight victories, the Panthers are coming off a 39-6 homecoming win over Lincoln University. The game was played at Hovey Field in persistent heavy rain. Shining bright on a gloomy day, McKenzie helped make VUU’s homecoming an athletic — if not social — success last Saturday with an attendance of just 1,350 people. McKenzie started the rout with a 12-yard, first period touchdown reception from Dowdy. He added a 27-yard Dowdy aerial in the third stanza. After missing a game earlier this year with a knee injury, Dowdy now has 13 touchdown passes for the season and is living up to the preseason hype. McKenzie is among Dowdy’s many air options. Recruited to VUU by track Coach Wilbert Johnson, McKenzie set VUU’s long jump record of 24-6¼ as a freshman. Last winter, he won the CIAA heptathlon at Indoor Championships.

an explosive attack spurred by quarterback Randall Dixon and tailback Ty Lee. Dixon is second behind Bowie State University’s quarterback Amir Hall in CIAA passing yardage (1,532). Lee (565 yards) is second to Stanback in rushing. Chowan switched from a two-year to fouryear athletic program in 1992 and joined the CIAA in 2008. It is the only predominately white institution in any of the nation’s four HBCU conferences — the CIAA, SIAC, MEAC and SWAC. The Hawks have had two extra days to prepare for VUU. Because of concerns about Hurricane Matthew, Chowan played its scheduled Oct. 8 home game with Bowie State University on Thursday, Oct. 6. The Hawks rallied from a 21-0 deficit before losing 21-14.

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Virginia Union University junior Kevin Green carries the ball through the mud bowl during the Panthers’ homecoming game last Saturday at Hovey Field. The Panthers beat the Lincoln University Lions 39-6.

The fleet Floridian was third in the CIAA outdoor long jump last spring. While Dowdy dazzles via the air, William Stanback continues to have his way on the run. The senior transfer from the University of Central Florida rushed for 142 yards against Lincoln, lifting to 817 his CIAA-tops seasonal rushing haul. Stanback ran for two touchdowns and caught a Dowdy pass for another against Lincoln, extending his seasonal touchdown total to 12. VUU’s high-test attack is triggered by a massive offensive line known as the “Hovey Heavies.” Senior center Abraham “Nacho” Garcia, a

former starter at the University of Louisville, is a 6-foot-6, 340-pound body guard for Dowdy and company. He was named CIAA offensive lineman of the week. Defensively, VUU hit Lincoln with 13 tackles for losses, with Miles Pace and Willie Bailey each scoring two takedowns behind the line of scrimmage. Again, Russell Ballance excelled with his limber right leg, launching five punts for a 44-yard average. Chowan University (4-2 overall) has lost to VUU the past three years, but the Hawks have

CIAA Northern Division

Division CIAA Overall

Bowie State University Virginia Union University Virginia State University Chowan University Elizabeth City State Univ. Lincoln University

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4-2 4-2 5-1 4-2 2-4 1-5

Games on Saturday, Oct. 15 Virginia State University at Bowie State University, 2 p.m. Virginia Union University at Chowan University, 1 p.m. Elizabeth City State University at Lincoln University, 1 p.m.

Victorious VSU heads to Maryland to take on Bowie State

Virginia State University football fans traveling to Bowie State University on Saturday, Oct. 15, can expect to see two air shows. The first is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. when the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army parachute team, will make what promises to be a spectacular entrance into Bulldog Stadium. The parachute team is the warm-up act for the main event at 2 p.m., when Bowie State quarterback Amir Hall commands center stage on homecoming weekend in Prince George’s County, Md. The game will be shown on Aspire TV. VSU is a hot team, but Bowie State — 4-2 overall, 3-0 in the CIAA — may be hotter, thanks to Hall, a 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman who leads the CIAA in passing by a huge margin. Under first-year Coach Reggie Barlow, the VSU Trojans are 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the CIAA following a 44-38 win over visiting Elizabeth City State University in a game last Friday night at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick. For VSU to return to the CIAA championship game for the third time in four years, the Trojans likely will have to win this Saturday’s game over the defending Northern Division champions. Bowie State edged out VSU 22-20 last year in Ettrick en route to the Northern Division title and an NCAA playoff berth. Much has changed since then. Coach Barlow has succeeded Byron Thweatt as VSU coach, and after sitting out last season, Bowie State’s Hall, aka “Air Amir,” has emerged among the nation’s most prolific passers. Through six games, Hall has hit 159 of 262 passes — 61 percent — for a whopping 2,031 yards (339 yards per game) and 15 touchdowns.

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Quarterback Tarian Ayres runs the ball in to score for the Virginia State University Trojans during last Friday’s home game against Elizabeth City State University. The game was played a day early because of weather concerns.

Hall, also with four running touchdowns, is a hometown hero who grew up in Bowie, Md., and went to Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Md. While Bowie State clearly has the premier aerial offense in the CIAA, VSU is just as prominent with its vaunted running attack. The Trojans rushed for 263 yards against Elizabeth City State University, with Kavon Bellamy (147 yards) and Trenton Cannon (91 yards) leading the charge. On the season, VSU has accumulated 1,410 yards overland compared to opponents’ 641 yards. Efficient quarterback Tarian Ayres, while averaging a modest 108 yards through the air, has thrown 124 passes without an interception. In the Trojans’victory over Elizabeth City State, Ayres connected with Christian Harden for a 29-yard touchdown. From Hermitage High School in Henrico County, Harden had four catches for 54

TJ hoping for the playoffs Thomas Jefferson High School firstyear football Coach Chris Mitchell sees a clear path to the 3A East Region playoffs for the Richmond school. Coach Mitchell’s Vikings are a bestin-years 3-3 following a 21-16 win over John Marshall High School last Friday. And the team’s remaining matchups are less than ominous. Thomas Jefferson plays at Glen Allen High School (0-6) Oct. 21, at J.R. Tucker High School (0-6) Oct. 28 and then closes against Deep Run High School (3-3) on Nov. 4, all in Henrico County. “We’re in good shape to make the playoffs and even host a first-round game if we can win two of the last three,” said Coach Mitchell. “It has been a long time since TJ has been .500 this late in the season.” Thomas Jefferson has wins over Armstrong High School, Caroline High School in Milford and now John Marshall, with losses to 5A’s Douglas Freeman and Mills Godwin high schools and 4A Huguenot High School. The West End school is playing a nine-game schedule this season. The top eight in the region advance to the playoffs beginning Nov. 11. The Vikings are ranked fourth this week in the East Region. Celebrating homecoming and Senior Day for its lone home game of the season, Thomas Jefferson overcame a slew of early penalties and turnovers to defeat the Justices

yards and has snagged a touchdown two straight weekends. The game wasn’t as close as the score indicates. Elizabeth City State scored the final 22 points after VSU surged to a 4416 lead early in the fourth period. The Vikings’ Daquan Neal passed for 252 yards, but much of that came late against a VSU defense. The VSU-Bowie State winner has gone on to win the Northern Division three straight years. The Trojans won in 2013 (24-14) and 2014 (47-44) under former Coach Latrell Scott, while Bowie State prevailed last year. Bowie State lost to Winston-Salem State University in last year’s CIAA title game and then fell to Assumption College of Massachusetts in the first round of the NCAAs. Those missing Bowie State’s “Air Amir” act in Maryland get another chance Oct. 22 in Richmond when the Bulldogs play Virginia Union University at Hovey Field.

Thomas Jefferson High School’s Kahli Andrews skirts past John Marshall High defensive player Andre Haden during last Friday’s big rivalry game at TJ’s home field. The Vikings beat the Justices 21-16.

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(now 1-5) for a fourth straight year. The TJ-JM rivalry ranks among Virginia’s oldest, dating to the 1930s. Traditionally, Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall played the final game of the season at City Stadium on the Friday night of Thanksgiving weekend. The same weekend, Maggie L. Walker High School played Armstrong High School the next day in another major rivalry. The most recent TJ-JM contest drew a spirited crowd of red-clad students and alumni at the Vikings’ ancient gridiron just off Broad Street. Vikings standout Jalen “Buddy” Jackson rushed for 101 yards and Manu Moss threw touchdown passes to Anwar Wilson-Bradley and Kahli Andrews. Kavon Blackwell was in on 12 tackles, with two sacks, and Roshun Patterson added a key interception. Coach Mitchell praised left-footed kicker Nick “White Chocolate” Woolfolk, who booted three extra points and boomed long kickoffs.

“Nick is a Division 1 kicking prospect,” said Coach Mitchell. Woolfolk ranks with the area’s most versatile athletes. In addition to football, he plays Vikings volleyball, basketball, baseball and soccer. Coach Mitchell previously served as an assistant under Chad Hornik, who left Thomas Jefferson to coach this year at Deep Run High School. Thomas Jefferson was 1-69 in the seven years before Coach Hornik arrived with fresh enthusiasm and organization. The Vikings improved to 9-32 in Hornik’s four seasons, including 3-7 a year ago. The TJ-Deep Run regular season finale figures to be a spirited affair, to say the least. Looking ahead in an attempt to level the competition, TJ Activities Director Bill Holt has dropped longtime opponents Freeman and Godwin high schools for 2017. Possible fill-ins are Essex High School in Tappahannock and King William High School.

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Personality: Faye K. Logan Spotlight on Richmond president of National Council of Negro Women In 1956, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed separate and unequal public education — and a period many Richmonders remember vividly — Richmond and many other Southern cities were in the midst of growing political change. But persistent racial inequalities in health, education and employment opportunities and resources faced by women and children, in particular, spurred the establishment of the Richmond section of the National Council of Negro Women. With six decades of advocacy and memories, the Richmond branch of the women’s organization will be celebrating its diamond anniversary Nov. 12 at a Henrico County hotel, according to its President Faye K. Logan. Janice L. Mathis, the executive director of the national organization, is the speaker for the ticketed event to which the public is invited. The theme, “The Move Continues,” is particularly powerful, Mrs. Logan says. “The same struggles — racial tension, drug abuse, job discrimination, social injustices, political upheaval, unemployment and the disappearance of a sound family structure — are the same concerns that we are encountering today.” The National Council of Negro Women was founded nationally in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and civil rights advocate who started a school for girls in Florida in 1904 that later became Bethune-Cookman University. She envisioned an organization that would harness the power of women to create change in starting the NCNW. It’s fourth president, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, was a Richmond native. According to its mission, the organization “serves as a catalyst for effective action to address disparities and inequities in communities of color through research, service and advocacy.” Started with seven women, the organization’s Richmond section now has 31 members and 14 lifetime members, and is one of 230 sections in the United States and the Caribbean. True to its mission, the Richmond group engages in community events through partnerships with a variety of organizations, including the Central Virginia Food Bank, the Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia, Virginia Union University, Sisters Network Central Virginia and others. With her election in September to a second two-year term as president, Mrs. Logan is leading the organization as it faces two special challenges — engaging black millennial women and encouraging people to vote. Her strategy for reaching more students and young adults, the demographic catalyst for the organization’s formation 81 years ago, is to remain transparent in understanding millennials, she says, “in order to bridge the gap between the beliefs of NCNW and this generation. They are the ones who will continue to carry the legacy of Mary McLeod Bethune in leaving no one behind.” Her other challenge is mobilizing Richmonders for this year’s presidential and general election Nov. 8. “NCNW has campaigned and campaigned for years for the right to vote and the right candidates,” she says. “But for this election in particular, getting out and voting is what really counts.” The organization is working with Imani Christian Ministries to register new voters and engage old ones, Mrs. Logan says. Meet civic activist and this week’s Personality, Faye K. Logan:

Want to go? What: The Richmond section of the National Council of Negro Women’s 60th Anniversary Celebration When: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 Where: Four Points by Sheraton Richmond Airport, 4700 S. Laburnum Ave. Speaker: Janice L. Mathis, NCNW executive director Tickets: $60 Details: (804) 539-7384

Community leadership position: President, Richmond Virginia Section of the National Council of Negro Women. Other leadership positions: Treasurer, Pierians Foundation. Place of birth: Danville. Current residence: Richmond. Alma mater: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Averett College. Family: Husband, Larry; and children, Tammy and Kevin. Why I accepted this responsibility: Because of a genuine love of people and the opportunity to serve the community in providing services and programs in the name of NCNW. How and when I got involved with NCNW: I was invited to an NCNW meeting by a lady at my church. The Mission of NCNW: To advance the opportunities and the quality of life for AfricanAmerican women, their families and communities. NCNW has more than 200 communitybased sections and 28 national affiliate organizations. Virginia has chapters in Northern Virginia, Norfolk and Portsmouth. The Richmond Virginia Section founding members: Bernice Sampson, Laura Jackson Hall, Rosa Meade, Luvinia Banks, Marian Bell Saunders Richardson, Susie Williams and Doris Ford. Profile of section members: Our section consists of women with various backgrounds, including educators, social workers, chaplains, counselors, authors, accountants, ministers and motivational speakers. Why I’m excited about this organization: I have been afforded the opportunity to serve the community and provide hope when there does not seem to be any; being vocal on issues of health, economics, education, justice and every issue where African-Americans need to be heard; the ability to give leadership to the Richmond Section when women have many new organizations with which they can become affiliated. Not very many organizations survive the founder, much less the ones that

come behind. The National Office of NCNW: Located in the nation’s capital, the NCNW celebrated its 80th birthday on Nov. 13, 2015, approximately one year before the Richmond Section celebrates 60 years. Richmond has been active two-thirds of those 80 years. How awesome! Section’s No. 1 challenge: Recruiting millennials who embrace the values of Mary McLeod Bethune and Dorothy Height. As we continue this journey of meeting the needs of women and their families, NCNW has ushered in the third generation by electing Janice L. Mathis, an attorney, to succeed Dr. Height. How I plan to meet it: We plan to reach out to collegebound students and students who attend local universities, churches and sororities whose presidents are already affiliates of the national office. What makes a good leader: A leader is a “people person,” a great listener, one who is willing to listen to feedback, whether good or bad, and use it as a stepping stone to build trust and growth within an organization. What makes me tick: Spending time with my grandchildren. Communities can do more if: We realize that we are truly our brother’s keeper. We must work

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Happenings VCIC honors 6 with annual Richmond Humanitarian Award Oct. 20

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The Fairfield Four gospel group croons to the small crowd that braved the rain Saturday.

Five individuals and a church will be honored with the 54th Annual Richmond Humanitarian Awards presented by the Richmond Chapter of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. The event, a reception and dinner, will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Hilton Hotel and Spa-Short Pump. The reception starts at 5:45 p.m., followed by the dinner and awards program at 6:30 p.m. The recipients are being honored for “making significant humanitarian contributions to the Richmond community.” The 2016 Richmond HumanitarianAward winners: Lisa D. Cumbey, founding principal and strategic director of Propolis Design Group; Harold Fitrer, president and chief executive officer of Communities in Schools of Richmond; Barbara Radcliffe Grey, retired Richmond educator and current director of the Museum Galleries at Virginia Union University; Dr.

Lance D. Watson, senior pastor of Saint Paul’s Baptist Church of Richmond; James L. Weinberg, president of Hirschler Fleischer law firm; and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on the Boulevard in Richmond. In addition to their official work, each of the individuals and the church have been involved in a variety of efforts to enhance the lives of people in the Richmond area. In 1962, VCIC, known as the National Conference of Christians and Jews at its inception, began awarding Richmonders who “gave to others the same rights, respect and dignity that they sought for themselves.” The 81-year-old organization provides regional programming on racial prejudice, diversity and social equity. Last year, VCIC trained more than 19,000 Virginians. Tickets are $175. Information and tickets: www.inclusiveva.org or (804) 515-7950.

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Blues man Marquise Knox passionately plays the harmonica passionately. Left, soul jazz saxophonist Maceo Parker feels the music while playing Saturday amid a heavy downpour.

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Happenings Wilder symposium to focus on legacy of Kerner Report

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Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates talks with Dr. Clarence Lang before an audience of 300 people at last Saturday’s luncheon at the 101st Annual Meeting and Conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in Downtown Richmond.

Ta-Nehisi Coates: Election shows ‘centrality of racism’ in America Meeting and Conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and From his post as a national correspondent History held at a Downtown hotel. for The Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi P. Mr. Coates, who gained national attention Coates casts a jaundiced eye at the current for his 2014 Atlantic article, “The Case for presidential race. Reparations” for African-Americans, spoke The author of two about the election as part of highly regarded meman interview conducted by Dr. oirs and the creative Clarence Lang of the Univerwriter behind Marvel sity of Kansas before an audiComic’s “Black Panence of about 300 people. ther,” Mr. Coates sees Among other topics, Mr. Republican candidate Coates spoke about his work Donald Trump as exposon the comic “Black Panther: ing “the centrality of racA Nation Under Our Feet,” ism that runs through the which features the absolute spine of this country.” monarch of a fictitious AfriMr. Coates said Mr. can nation. Trump’s campaign has Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Asked if he was seeking to shown that a majorAmer- ASALH national president make the comic inspirational ican political party is wedded to promoting for readers, he said that was not a role he “cultural supremacy” for one group rather considered. than embracing diversity and inclusion. He said he focused on what it is like Mr. Coates offered his views at a lun- to live under absolute rule and the impact cheon Saturday during the 101st Annual and effects that people would feel. By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Mr. Coates was among the featured speakers of the four-day conference with the theme, “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African-American Memories.” Based in Chicago, ASALH’s official mission is “to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about African-American life, history and culture to the global community.” That purpose was on display in the wide-ranging program that included the presentation of scholarly papers and numerous panel discussions on topics ranging from “Black Internationalism” to “Making a Place for Early 20th Century African-American Women” and “Student Struggles Across the 20th Century.” An estimated 1,200 people attended the conference, organizers said, or nearly half of the group’s 3,000 members. ASALH was launched in 1915 by Virginiaborn historian Carter G. Woodson creator of Black History Week, now Black History Month, to call attention to African-American contributions to the nation and the world.

The anger that engulfed African-American communities shocked the nation. That was the mid-1960s, when a wave of uprisings against racial oppression hit major cities from Newark, N.J., to Los Angeles. Fifty years later, amid the current wave of more moderate protests from Black Lives Matter, the annual Wilder Symposium on Race and American Society at Virginia Commonwealth University will look at the legacy of the upheaval 50 years ago and the Kerner Report that then-President Lyndon B. Johnson commissioned to consider the causes. Named for former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and staged by VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, this year’s symposium will take a fresh look at the report and its meaning for race and ethnic relations. Open to the public without charge, the daylong event will be held Monday, Oct. 17, at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The opening session will run from 9:30 Gov. Wilder a.m. to noon and the afternoon session will run from 1 to 5 p.m. Speakers will include Gov. Wilder, political analyst Robert Holsworth, U.S. Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-3rd, radio talk-show host Joe Madison and Wilder School faculty. Among other things, speakers will review the report’s findings and recommendations, discuss the extent to which the recommendations were followed and consider the impact of those recommendations. The panel also will assess the findings on current policies and politics. Gov. Wilder called the review pertinent. “Fifty years ago, the Kerner Commission warned against deepening racial divides, but concluded that the (divide) could be reversed,” he said. However, he noted that report warned that a failure to change would “lead to the ‘continuing polarization of the American community and, ultimately, the destruction of basic democratic values.’ One need not look far to see that the issues affecting us then are still affecting us today and that they are destroying the very fabric of our democracy.” Mr. Madison, known to his listeners as “The Black Eagle,” is expected to lead the morning session with a discussion of the importance of the Kerner Commission in relation to the media and its coverage of issues in the African-American community. A panel moderated by Dr. Alvin Schexnider, president of Schexnider & Associates and a veteran of 40 years in higher education, then will discuss challenges facing the United States. Rep. Scott will open the afternoon session that will feature a panel focusing on the current racial challenges in the Richmond region. Dr. Holsworth will moderate.

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Tailgaters enjoy socializing outside of Barco-Stevens Hall while trying to avoid the muddy ground.

Rain couldn’t stop a “W” at homecoming Unfazed by Saturday’s rain, Virginia Union University’s football players, fans, students and alumni put homecoming 2016 in the win column last weekend, with an awesome display of Panther spirit. People tailgated, the band played with gusto and the team rolled over Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 39-6 on a muddy Hovey Field. The 151-year-old university located on Richmond’s North Side celebrated homecoming with a barrage of events that culminated with the game and weekend festivities. Among them: Convocation with author and Georgetown University professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, class reunion celebrations honoring the Class of 1966, the Mr. and Miss VUU Coronation Ball and a step show by Greek organizations.

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Miss VUU LaRae Gilliard and Mr. VUU Alphonso Ross wave to the crowd as they make the rounds at the football game.

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The Virginia Union University Rah Rahs huddle to stay warm and dry between cheers at Saturday’s football game at Hovey Field.

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The VUU Marching Panthers break it down in the stands at Saturday’s homecoming game.

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Beauty-n-Motion 5K walk, health expo Oct. 22 The Black BeautyShop Health Foundation is sponsoring Richmond’s first Beautyn-Motion 5K Walk Run 4 Life Health, Beauty and Wellness Expo on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Bon Secours Training Center, 2401 W. Leigh St. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the walk starting at 9:30 a.m. Beauty salons, nonprofit organizations, media personalities and community groups are expected to field teams for the 5K walk. In addition to the walk, the event will feature an expo of speakers, demonstrations and vendors, with an emphasis on the health issues ofAfrican-American

women and their families. The foundation’s mission includes working with communities to empower women of color to take an active role in health, to bridge the gap in health disparities and to promote healthy living strategies in black-owned beauty shops, according to Margo LaDrew, executive director of the Black BeautyShop Health Foundation. Tammy D. Hawley, the press secretary to Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones, is the Richmond chair of the event, with radio personality “Miss Community” Clovia Lawrence of KISS 105.7 and 99.3 FM, and television anchors Whitney

Harris of WRIC and Antoinette Essa of WTVR CBS6 serving as Richmond Health Ambassadors. Richmond is the second stop on a three-city tour for the event. A walk and expo took place in Los Angeles in June, and another is planned for Atlanta in November. Event sponsors include the Richmond Free Press, Radio One, Anthem/CareMore, KRPR Media, Toyota and others. Registration is $35 for ages 13 and older; $25 for children under 13. Information a n d r e g i s t r a t i o n : w w w. beautynmotion.org.

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Richmond Hill and Virginia Union University are hosting the seventh annual Metro Richmond Clergy Convocation. This year’s panel-led assembly is titled “The prophet speaks for the soul of the city” and will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, from 8 a.m. from 12 p.m. at Richmond Hill in Church Hill. The panel-led discussion, sponsored by Richmond Hill and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at VUU, will examine how poverty, housing, education and transportation impact the lives of all in Richmond. Panelists will include Rev. Dr. Benjamin Campbell, visionary for metro Richmond clergy for rapid transit; Rev. Donald Coleman, Pastor of East End Fellowship and 7th District School Board representative; Dr. Patricia GouldChamp, pastor of Faith Community Baptist

Church and associate professor of practical theology at VUU; Dr. John Kinney, dean of the School of Theology at VUU; Ms. Laura Lafayette, chief executive officer of the Richmond Association of Realtors and the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service; Rev. Lorae Ponder, executive director of HomeAgain and Dr. Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, assistant professor in educational leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University. The event is free, but registration is required. Area clergy are invited to attend and the event is open to the public. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. To register for the event please visit http://www.richmondhillva.org/clergy-convocation-2016-the-prophet-speaks/ or call 804-783-7903.

Trinity Baptist Church benefit Masquerade Ball Oct. 28 The Women’s Ministry of Trinity Baptist Church is hosting its second Masquerade Ball 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct. 28, at the Trinity Family Life Center, 3601 Dill Rd. Music will be by DJ Drake from KISS 99.3 FM and 105.7 FM. Tickets are $40; couples, $70. Proceeds will benefit the VCU Massey

Cancer Center for breast cancer research and FeedMore, Central Virginia’s largest hungerrelief organization. The ball was started in 2014 in remembrance of Theresa Woodson, a Trinity Baptist Church member who died of breast cancer in 2013. Information and tickets: Janice Washington, (804) 432-8823.

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Faith News/Directory Muslims respond to Trump with #MuslimsReportStuff Religion News Service

During the second presidential debate last Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump encouraged Muslims to report suspicious behavior when they see it happening. Mr. Trump made the comments when asked how he would combat Islamophobia in America. He called Islamophobia a “shame” and said Muslims must remain vigilant in reporting “hatred” they experience. “We have to be sure that Muslims come in and report when they see something going on,” Mr. Trump said. And many took his advice. Shortly after Trump made the comments, many Muslims

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took to Twitter with the hashtag #MuslimsReportStuff to share what they were seeing. And because the debate wasn’t the only thing going on Sunday night, others reported weather updates and culinary tips. Mr. Trump said during the debate: “We have to be sure that Muslims come in and report when they see something going on. When they see hatred going on, they have to report it. As an example, in San Bernardino, many people saw the bombs all over the apartment of the two people that killed 14 and wounded many, many people. Horribly wounded. They’ll never be the same. Muslims have to report the problems when they see them.” But in a fact check following the debate, the Associated Press reported there’s no evidence that Muslims failed to report suspicious activity. The FBI works closely with the Muslim community and encourages people to report anything they see that might be criminal activity. In San Bernardino, Calif., a Muslim couple shot and killed 14 people at an office party in December 2015. The couple was killed in a police shootout. But the FBI has never suggested that people from the Muslim community — or any community — failed to alert authorities that there were many bombs in the couple’s home. Law enforcement later found bomb-making materials in the couple’s garage. The FBI has said that the shooters were inspired by the Islamic State group.

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Upcoming Events Scholarship Workshop

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Saturday, October 15, 2016 @ 9:00 A.M.

Self-Care Workshop

Ministering to the Mind, Body and Soul: A Holistic Approach.

Saturday, October 22, 2016 @ 10:00 A.M.

Weekly Worship: Sundays @ 10:30 A.M. Church School: Sundays @ 9:00 A.M. Bible Study: Wednesdays @ Noon & 7:00 P.M. 2901 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-2472 ~ www.mmbcrva.org Dr. Price London Davis, Senior Pastor

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HOLISTIC HURT, WHOLISTIC HEALING CONFERENCE

The message will be delivered by Dr. Jeffery O. Smith, Pastor Inspirational music provided by the Sanctuary Choir and the Liturgical Dance Ministry Lunch will follow the worship service.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016 ANNUAL HARVEST HOMECOMING Theme: “A Family That Prays Together, Stays Together,”

9:30 AM - Sunday School

11:00 AM - Morning Worship Guest Speaker: Rev. Ronnie Fleming

REVIVAL SERVICE MONDAY. OCT. 17TH THRU WEDNESDAY, OCT 19TH 7:00 PM - Prayer/Praise 7:30 PM - Revival Revivalist: Rev. Jaimal Hayes, Pastor Abner Baptist Church, Glen Allen, VA)

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Worship Opportunities Sundays:

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8 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 11 A.M.

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8:30 A.M. 10 A.M.

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Mid-Day Bible Study 12 Noon Prayer & Praise 6:30 P.M. Bible Study 7 P.M.

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Faith and Nat Turner By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

The story of Nat Turner, the slave and preacher who led a failed 1831 rebellion in Virginia, is surrounded by mystery and speculation as to his motives and the role that faith played in the uprising. Nate Parker, the controversial director, star and writer of “The Birth of a Nation,” a movie about Mr. Turner that was released nationwide Oct. 7, noted that his version is “based on a true story” rather than a historic retelling. “The Confessions of Nat Turner,” the pamphlet that circulated widely after Mr. Turner’s execution, is both questioned for its accuracy and used as a way to understand the motives of the man who rebelled against slavery. (William Styron’s 1967 novel by the same name won a Pulitzer Prize but was harshly criticized by African-American writers.) What is known is that Mr. Turner led a rebellion in Virginia’s Southampton County on Aug. 21, 1831, with dozens of slaves joining him in killing at least 55 white people over a two-day period. In the aftermath, an estimated 200 black people, some free and some enslaved, were executed. Here are six other aspects of Mr. Turner’s life and legacy that have been discussed by scholars: 1. He learned to read and write at an early age. In his confessions to a Virginia lawyer who interviewed Mr. Turner before his execution, the rebellion leader was quoted about his learning ability: “I acquired it with the most perfect ease, so much so, that I have no recollection whatever of learning the alphabet.” “By and large, it was very rare for enslaved people to be able to read,” said James Dator, an assistant professor of history at Goucher College in Maryland. He said Mr. Turner’s account of his reading ability appears to describe it “as something that just kind of happened to him, that was divined by God.” 2. He thought the world as he knew it was about to end. “He believed that Jesus is coming back, like right away,” said Karl Lampley, author of “A Theological Account of Nat Turner:

as its composer, said Eileen Guenther, author of “In Their Own Words: Slave Life and the Power of Spirituals.” No other single individual has been given credit for composing a spiritual, she said. “Steal Away” includes the repeated phrase “I ain’t got long to stay here,” which Dr. Guenther said reflects the tradition of spirituals to have one meaning to slaveholders A wood engraving depicts the “Horrid Massacre in and another to slaves. Virginia” during Nat Turner’s Rebellion, circa 1831. “That’s a perfect code Image courtesy of Creative Commons. song because it can mean one thing to the white listeners, who would Christianity, Violence and Theology.” “So he believed that he needed to fight therefore not be alarmed because they on Christ’s side for this new age. And so he thought it was religious — go to heaven sort of believed in a new age of freedom and meet Jesus,” she said. “And mean something entirely different to the people for black slaves.” Dr. Lampley differed with Thomas who knew why they were singing it.” Gray, the white interviewer/author of “The 5. His Bible was preserved. Confessions of Nat Turner,” who declared Mr. Turner’s well-worn, coverless the rebel could be a “complete fanatic.” spiritual guide is on display in the SmithThe Santa Clara University lecturer instead sonian’s new National Museum of African views Mr. Turner as a man motivated by American History and Culture. “It was his apocalyptic theology. deep faith that allowed him to do what he “There’s a sense in which the revolt is did,” said Rex Ellis, the museum’s associate inevitable,” Dr. Lampley said. “You have director for curatorial affairs. The exhibit to kill your master. They’re not going to also contains a brick from the Whitehead change their mind.” plantation where Mr. Turner killed Margaret In the confessions to the lawyer, Mr. Whitehead during his rebellion. Turner spoke of having visions of “white 6. His rebellion led to strictures against spirits and black spirits engaged in battle” black Christianity. and seeing a solar eclipse as the sign that Dr. Lampley said laws were enacted in “I should arise and prepare myself, and slay Virginia after the rebellion that prevented my enemies with their own weapons.” African-Americans from gathering or hav3. He baptized a white man. ing their own preachers. In “The Confessions,” Mr. Turner is “There had to be whites present at any quoted recounting his baptism of a white time there was any kind of gathering,” man named Etheldred T. Brantley: “(W)hen he said. the white people would not let us be baptised Dr. Dator, a scholar of slavery and slave by the church, we went down into the water resistance, said those kinds of strictures together, in the sight of many who reviled us, occurred throughout the South after Mr. and were baptised by the Spirit — After this I Turner’s actions. rejoiced greatly, and gave thanks to God.” “After his revolt, it’s not surprising Dr. Lampley considers this cross-racial that the white planter class really cracks baptism to be a sign of the sincerity of down on any sort of autonomous black Mr. Turner’s faith. Christianity,” he said, “and sort of drives 4. He is linked to black spirituals. any semblance of black preachers in the Mr. Turner has been connected to the South underground or under the firm control spiritual “Steal Away” and has been credited of white masters.”

Good Shepherd Baptist Church 1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402 Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You” Tuesday Sunday 10:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Church School 6:30 PM Church-wide Bible Study 11:00 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Men's Bible Study (Each 2nd and 4th) (Holy Communion Thursday each 2nd Sunday) Wednesday (Following 2nd Sunday) 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

Sixth Baptist Church Theme for 2016: Becoming a Five-Star Church of Excellence We Are Growing In The Kingdom As We Grow The Kingdom with Word, Worship and Witness

With Mission, Growth, Prayer, Purpose, Vision

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would like to express our sincere gratitude for the many acts of kindness and respect demonstrated during his illness and subsequent passing. The grace of God and your prayers continue to sustain us as we process the loss of our beloved Jack. Words could never completely convey our heartfelt appreciation for the generosity of spirit shared by so many. Your cards, phone calls, flowers, gifts and visits have provided great comfort in challenging times. In the event that we did not get a chance to reach you personally, please know how very much your concern has meant to us. We extend a special thank you to Governor Terry McAuliffe, Senator Tim Kaine and Mrs. Anne Holton, Senator Mark Warner, Congressman Bobby Scott, Virginia Senator Roslyn Dance, Virginia Delegate Lashresce Aird, Dr. Makola M. Abdullah, President Virginia State University, Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, President Virginia Union University, Bishop Jeffery L. Reaves and the Good Shepherd Baptist Church Family, the extended NAACP Family, the Richmond Free Press and Jim Jacobs of Rejoice Radio. The continued outpouring of condolences from the community stands as a testament to the impact of the life of this incredible man. Thank you all for honoring his memory and for supporting those of us who loved him. God bless you.

Barbara E. Gravely and Family

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Broad Rock Baptist Church 5106 Walmsley Blvd., Richmond, VA 23224 804-276-2740 • 804-276-6535 (fax) www.BRBCONLINE.org

Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m. Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m. 4th Sunday Uniﬁed Worship Service ~ 9:30 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org

“MAKE IT HAPPEN” Pastor Kevin Cook

Saturday, October 16, 2016

New Series: Mobilizing For Ministry – Part 7 I Found It --- Salvation! Refreshing The Old And Emerging The New!

11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

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Riverview Baptist Church HOMECOMING

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016 Worship Service @ 11:00 a.m. Dinner to follow service Theme: “Pastor and People: Seeking God Through Praise”

(near Byrd Park)

NIGHTLY REVIVAL

OCTOBER 17 – 19, 2016 @ 7:00 P.M. Guest Evangelist: Rev. Dr. C. Diane Mosby Anointed New Life Baptist Church, Henrico, VA 2300 Cool Lane, Richmond, Virginia 23223 804-795-5784 (Armstrong High School Auditorium)

Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

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Jesus went throughout Galilee teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people. - Matthew 4:23

To empower people of God spiritually, mentally and emotionally for successful living.

Antioch Baptist Church

“Working For You In This Difficult Hour”

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SUNDAY WORSHIP HOUR – 10:00 A.M. CHILDREN’S CHURCH & BUS MINISTRY AVAILABLE SUNDAY SCHOOL (FOR ALL AGES) – 9:00 A.M. TUESDAY MID-DAY BIBLE STUDY – 12 NOON WEDNESDAY MID-WEEK PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY – 7:00 P.M. A MISSION BASED CHURCH FAMILY EXCITING MINISTRIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS & SENIOR ADULTS BIBLE REVELATION TEACHING DIVERSE MUSIC MINISTRY LOVING, CARING ENVIRONMENT

New Deliverance Evangelistic Church

1701 Turner Road, North Chesterfield, Virginia 23225 (804) 276-0791 office (804)276-5272 fax www.ndec.net

Theme: “Miracle Man Reunion” Scripture: “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all ﬂesh: is there anything too hard for me?” Jeremiah 32:27 KJV

“Redeeming God’s People for Gods Purpose”

1384 New Market Road, Richmond, Virginia 23231 | 804-222-8835

RIVERVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 2604 IDLEWOOD AVENUE RICHMOND, VA. 23220 (804) 353-6135 • WWW.RIVERVIEWBAPTISTCH.ORG REV. DR. STEPHEN L. HEWLETT, PASTOR REV. DR. RALPH REAVIS, SR., PASTOR EMERITUS

Bishop G. O. Glenn D. Min., Pastor Mother Marcietia S. Glenn First Lady

Sunday 8:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service

Wednesday Services

DR. JAMES L. SAILES PASTOR

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Noonday Bible Study 12noon-1:00 p.m. Attendance Sanctuary - All Are Welcome! Wednesday Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Attendance -

Saturday 8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

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ENROLL NOW!!! Accepting applications for children 2 yrs. old to 3rd Grade Our NDCA curriculum also consists of a Before and After program. Now Enrolling for our Nursery Ages 6 weeks - 2yrs. old. For more information Please call (804) 276-4433 Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2016-244 To repeal ch. 2, art. V, div. 11 (§§ 2-1035—2-1036) of the City Code, concerning the Career and Technical Education Commission, for the purpose of abolishing the Commission. (COMMITTEE: Education and Human Services, Thursday, October 13, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-245 To erect all-way stop signs at the intersection of Parkwood Avenue and South Randolph Street. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-254 To establish a Task Force on the Establishment of a Human Rights Commission to evaluate the need for and scope of a Human Rights Commission and to provide the Council with recommendations concerning any necessity to create such a commission. (COMMITTEE: Education and Human Services, Thursday, October 13, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-255 To amend and reordain City Code § 16-114, concerning regulations for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, for the purpose of reducing the portion of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund that is to be dedicated to certain uses from at least one-third to at least 30 percent and imposing a new requirement that such regulations include housing-related support services as an option for the use of at least 30 percent of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-256 To amend City Code § 28592, concerning the fee for commercial or industrial wastewater accounts, for the purpose of allowing a reduction in the fee where a portion of the metered water used for industrial purposes will not be discharged back into the sewer system, pursuant to rules and regulations made by the Director of Public Utilities. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, October 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-257 To amend and reordain City Code § 26-355, concerning the levy of tax on real estate, to establish a tax rate of $1.20 for the tax year beginning Jan. 1, 2017, pursuant to Va. Code § 58.1-3321(b), and increasing such rate from the Rolled Back Tax Rate of $1.18 as computed in accordance with Va. Code § 58.1-3321(a). (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, October 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-258 To amend and reordain ch. 24, art. II of the City Code by adding therein a new div. 10, consisting of §§ 24-265 through 24-272, concerning valet parking on public ways in the city; and to amend and reordain Appendix A of the City Code by adding therein for City Code § 24-269 new fees applicable to valet parking permits. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, October 27, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-260 To amend ch. 2, art. IV, div. 4 of the City Code by adding therein a new section 2-323, concerning monthly vacancy and turnover rate reporting, for the purpose of requiring the Director of Human Resources to provide a monthly vacancy and turnover rate report to the Council Chief of Staff for distribution to the City Council. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, October 27, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-263 To provide for the granting by the City of Richmond to the person, firm or corporation to be ascertained in the manner prescribed by law of certain easements upon, over, under, and across certain property located in Joseph Bryan Park at 4308 Hermitage Road for the construction, maintenance, and operation of sewer improvements and associated appurtenances in Continued on next column

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accordance with a certain Deed of Utilities Easement. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-264 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 2007-251-209, adopted Sept. 24, 2007, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2008-117-93, adopted May 27, 2008, and Ord. No. 2013-117-113, adopted Jun. 24, 2013, concerning the establishment of a residential permit parking district in the Carver Neighborhood, for the purpose of adding certain streets and portions of streets to the Carver Residential Permit Parking District. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-265 To amend and reordain City Code §§ 26-361 and 26-431, concerning interest on delinquent taxes, for the purpose of fixing the annual rate of interest for delinquent taxes at ten percent. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, October 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jean V. Capel City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND SAUL JONES, Plaintiff v. JUDY JONES, Defendant. Case No.: CL16-3335-7 ORDER Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce and Plaintiff made oath by Affidavit that the above named defendant, Judy Jones’ address is unknown. The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the defendant on the ground of more than one year of continuous separation. It appearing from Affidavit that due diligence has been used by the plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel to ascertain in what county or city the defendant Judy Jones is without effect, it is ORDERED the defendant appear before this Court on or before November 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect her interest herein. An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Bernice Stafford Turner, Esq. VSB# 31511 attybstagmail.com P.O. Box 25852 Richmond, VA 23260 (804) 218-4357 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER LEE JONES, III, Plaintiff v. NANCY JONES, Defendant. Case No.: CL15001654-00 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 November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2 and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER SHEIKH MUHAMMAD, Plaintiff v. CAROLINE MUHAMMAD, Defendant. Case No.: CL16002169-00 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 November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2 and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff Continued on next column

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VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TONYA STRONG, Plaintiff v. CLARENCE STRONG, Defendant. Case No.: CL16002339-00 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 10th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DAQUEETA MAYFIELD, Plaintiff v. NORRIS RAWLINGS, JR., Defendant. Case No.: CL13003270-00 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 10th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CHRISTOPHER WASHINGTON, Plaintiff v. KEISHA WASHINGTON, Defendant. Case No.: CL16000956-00 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 10th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER NICHOLAS OTEY, Plaintiff v. KATINA OTEY, Defendant. Case No.: CL15003157 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 10th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re TYANNA MCLAUGHLIN, Juvenile Case No. JJ090048-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Tony Davis, (Father), of Tyanna McLaughlin, child, DOB 03/06/2013, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: Continued on next column

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visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Tony Davis (Father), appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before 12/8/2016, at 2:30 PM, Court Room #3. Matthew Morris, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493

is to: Determine custody of Alyssia Bagarus (DOB: 8/6/01) and Aiden Bagarus (DOB: 3/13/06),whose parents are Jacqueline and Steven Bagarus, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Steven Bagarus’ last known address is 13200 Twinbrook Pkwy #101, Rockville, MD 20851. Jacqueline Bagarus last known address is 18904 Impulse Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. It is ORDERED that the defendant Steven Bagarus & Jacqueline Bagarus appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before November 30, 2016at 9:00 A.M. Laura G. Griffin Clerk of Court Twelfth Judicial District Chesterfield J&DR District Court 7000 Lucy Corr Boulevard Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 804-748-1379

LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, A Delaware Corporation, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-2393-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1421 Garber Street, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/ GPIN#E020-0076/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, LONG BEACH MORTGAGE CO. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia Without a Certificate of Authority, Successor in Interest to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, A Delaware Corporation, has not filed a response to this action; that GREGORY PETTAWAY, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/ her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia Without a Certificate of Authority, Successor in Interest to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, A Delaware Corporation, GREGORY PETTAWAY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

Known as 200 Jefferson Davis Highway, which may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that GWENDOLYN A. HARRIS, As Former Director and Trustee in Dissolution and ROBERT S. LIVERMAN, As Former Director and Trustee in Dissolution, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that ELITE CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., A Maryland Corporation for which the Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Virginia has been revoked, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not filed a response to this action; that DRS. NIAMTU, ALEXANDER, KEENEY, HARRIS, METZGER & DYMON, P.C., A Virginia Corporation a/k/a NIAMTU, ALEXANDER, KEENEY, HARRIS, METZGER & DYMON PC, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not had service executed upon its registered agent despite four attempts by a professional process server and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that AMAZING ENTERPRISES, An Entity Not Registered with the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporate Commission, BERNICE STAFFORD-TURNER, As possible office/director, A-MASS INC, Entity # 0488251-0, A Terminated Virginia Corporation, as Possible Possessor of an Ownership Interest in the Property Commonly Known as 200 Jefferson Davis Highway, GWENDOLYN A. HARRIS, As Former Director and Trustee in Dissolution, ROBERT S. LIVERMAN, As Former Director and Trustee in Dissolution, ELITE CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., A Maryland Corporation for which the Certificate of Authority to Transact Business i n Vi r g i n i a h a s b e e n revoked, DRS. NIAMTU, ALEXANDER, KEENEY, H A RRI S , M E T Z G ER & DYMON, P.C., A Virginia Corporation a/k/a NIAMTU, ALEXANDER, KEENEY, H A RRI S , M E T Z G ER & DYMON PC and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

and ADELL JEFFERSON a/k/a ADELLE WALLACE JEFFERSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ADELL JEFFERSON a/k/a ADELLE WALLACE JEFFERSON, prior owners of record of said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ELLA BERT RANDOLPH and ANN C. WINGFIELD, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ADELL MAE SCROGGINS, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ADELL MAE SCROGGINS, JACQUELINE SCROGGINS, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JACQUELINE SCROGGINS, STUART WASHINGTON a / k / a S T E WA R T A . WASHINGTON JR., Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of STUART WASHINGTON a / k / a S T E WA R T A . WASHINGTON JR., and NATHANIEL JEFFERSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of NATHANIEL JEFFERSON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that PATRICIA D E N I S E S CRO G G I N S a/k/a PATRICIA DENISE WASHINGTON, DARRELL L. WINGFIELD, LAVERNE JEFFERSON and EARL W. TRIMMER a/k/a EARL W. TRIMMER, SR., who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that DOUGLAS SCROGGINS, JR. and GAIL MOBLEY a/k/a GAIL Y. MOBLEY, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the Complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” I T I S OR D ERE D that INTEGRITIES, INC., a / k / a I N T E G RI T IE S I N COR P OR A T E , A Te r m i n a t e d V i r g i n i a Corporation, DEMETRIA F U L G H A M ORR a / k / a DEMETRIA GREEN, As Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, HARRY L. JEFFERSON a/k/a HARRY LEE JEFFERSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of HARRY L. JEFFERSON a/k/a HARRY LEE JEFFERSON, ADELL JEFFERSON a/k/a ADELLE WALLACE JEFFERSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of A D E L L JEFFERSON a/k/a ADELLE WALLACE JEFFERSON, ELLA BERT RANDOLPH, A N N C . W I N G F IE L D , ADELL MAE SCROGGINS, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ADELL MAE SCROGGINS, JACQUELINE SCROGGINS, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JACQUELINE SCROGGINS, STUART WASHINGTON a / k / a S T E WA R T A . WASHINGTON JR., Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of STUART WASHINGTON a / k / a S T E WA R T A . WA S H I N G TO N J R . , NATHANIEL JEFFERSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of NATHANIEL JEFFERSON, PATRICIA D E N I S E S CRO G G I N S a/k/a PATRICIA DENISE WASHINGTON, DARRELL L. WINGFIELD, LAVERNE JEFFERSON, EARL W. TRIMMER a/k/a EARL W. TRIMMER, SR., DOUGLAS SCROGGINS, JR., GAIL MOBLEY a/k/a GAIL Y. MOBLEY and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 23,2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re I’YONNA MCLAUGHLIN, Juvenile Case No. JJ085655-07 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Paul Johnson, (Father), of I’Yonna McLaughlin, child, DOB 1/4/2012, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Paul Johnson (Father), appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before 12/8/2016, at 2:30 PM, Court Room #3. Matthew Morris, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re LEGEND THOMPSON-THREATT, Juvenile Case No. JJ091828-05 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of HORACE TRACEY, (Father), of LEGEND THOMPSONT H RE AT T, c h i l d , D O B 09/27/2013, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Horace Tracey (Father), appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before 12/19/2016, at 11:00 AM, Court Room #4. Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re CHASE FIELDS-THREATT, Juvenile Case No. JJ091827-05, JJ091827-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of BRIAN WELLS (Father) and Unknown, (Father), of Chase Fields-Threatt, child, DOB 08/04/2012, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Brian Wells (Father) and Unknown, (Father,) appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interest on or before 12/19/2016, at 11:00 AM, Court Room #4. Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAI’MAREE BILLUPS, Juvenile Case No. JJ091623-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Unknown, (Father), of Jai’maree Billups, child, DOB 09/09/2015, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Unknown, (Father,) appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interest on or before 1/25/ 2017, at 9:40 AM, Court Room #5. Diane Abato, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt IN the COunty of Chesterfield Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Alyssia and Aiden Bagarus, Michael Bagarus v. steven Gary & Jacqueline Bagarus Case No. JJ088606-01-00, JJ088607-01-01 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit Continued on next column

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt IN the COunty of Chesterfield Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Maylli esmeralda Magana, glenis amaya v. Oscar magana Case No. JJ089734-01-00 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Maylli Esmeralda Magana (DOB: 12/5/2001),whose mother is Glenis Amaya, and whose father is Oscar Magana, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Oscar Magana’s last known address is 711 22nd Street, Summit Avenue, Union City, New Jersey 07087. It is ORDERED that the defendant Oscar Magana appear at the above-named Court and protect his interests on or before January 30, 2017at 9:00 A.M. Laura G. Griffin Clerk of Court Twelfth Judicial District Chesterfield J&DR District Court 7000 Lucy Corr Boulevard Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 804-748-1379

PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-457-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1401 Oakwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/GPIN# E0001273/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Virginia M. Gaines, who may be deceased. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CYNTHIA BROKENBAUGH, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of CYNTHIA BROKENBAUGH, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, CYNTHIA BROKENBAUGH, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of CYNTHIA BROKENBAUGH, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia Without a Certificate of Authority, Successor in Interest to Continued on next column

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. TIFFANY LOU HENDERSON SCOTT p/k/a TIFFANY LOU HENDERSON, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-2621-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1619 Rogers Street, Richmond, Virginia, Ta x M a p / G P I N # E 0 0 0 1235/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, TIFFANY LOU HENDERSON SCOTT p/k/a TIFFANY LOU HENDERSON and TRACY SCOTT a/k/a TRACEY ANTONIO SCOTT. An Affidavit having been filed that said that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown come forward to appear on or before November NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. AMAZING ENTERPRISES, An Entity Not Registered with the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporate Commission, Defendants. Case No.: CL16-1405-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 200 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/ GPIN#S000-0352/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, AMAZING ENTERPRISES. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, AMAZING ENTERPRISES, An Entity Not Registered with the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporate Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that BERNICE STAFFORD-TURNER, As possible office/director, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that A-MASS INC, Entity # 0488251-0, A Terminated Virginia Corporation, as Possible Possessor of an Ownership Interest in the Property Commonly Continued on next column

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

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INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS The Richmond Regional Planning District Commission (RRPDC) invites all qualified individuals and firms licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia to submit a letter of interest no later than Friday October 28, 2016 to serve as General Counsel to the RRPDC. This solicitation is released with the expectation of identifying a successful firm to serve as general counsel for the RRPDC beginning January 1, 2017. Background information, Scope of Work, and submission deadline available at www. richmondregional.org. EOE.

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B8 October 13-15, 2016

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Flying Squirrels end season with league’s second-best attendance record Two constants with the Richmond Flying Squirrels have been the team’s record for outstanding attendance and the switchhitting catcher Eliezer Zambrano. The Eastern League AA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants drew a total of 390,693 fans to The Diamond for 68 playing dates during the past season. The 5,745 people-per-date average was second in the Eastern League to the Reading Fighting Phils of Pennsylvania. The Squirrels have finished either first or second in attendance every season since coming to Richmond in 2009. This year’s impressive crowd count came despite a losing record — 62-79 under manager Miguel Ojeda — and the rainiest month of May in Richmond weather annals. The 9.29-inch May rainfall topped a record of 9.13 set in 1889. Individually, longtime Squirrel Zambrano has been presented

the Community Service Award by team management. Dubbed “The Original Squirrel,” Zambrano led the team in community appearances, youth league instruction outings and other outreach programs. Darren Ford Eliezer Zambrano The 30-year-old Venezuelan has played parts of all seven Squirrels seasons and has been exclusively with Richmond since 2014. The career minor-leaguer has played in 409 games since joining the San

Francisco organization in 2006. Other postseason awards went to outfielder Hunter Cole (Most Valuable Player), Tyler Beede (Outstanding Pitcher) and Steve Duggar (Puritan Dirty Squirrel Award for hustle and aggressive play). Another Squirrels’ veteran, outfielder Darren Ford, hit .238 and led the team with 13 stolen bases in just half a season with the team. Ford came to Richmond from AA Sacramento on June 8. Ford played with the Squirrels previously in 2010 and 2011. The 31-year-old New Jersey native has 450 minor league stolen bases since turning pro in 2005. Richmond will open its 2017 season at The Diamond on April 6 against the Hartford Yard Goats of Connecticut, an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.

VUU’s Joe Taylor finalist for Black College Hall of Fame

Mr. Taylor

Virginian Union University Athletic Director Joe Taylor is a coaching finalist for the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Taylor, 66, posted a 233-96-4 overall record from 1983 to 2012 at Howard University, Virginia Union University, Hampton University and Florida A&M University. A 13-member selection committee composed of journalists, commentators, historians, former NFL general managers and football executives chose the finalists from a field of more than 175 nominees.

The six members of the 2017 Hall of Fame class — five players and one coach — will be announced Oct. 26. The induction ceremony will be Feb. 25 in Atlanta. A Washington, D.C., native, Taylor succeeded Willard Bailey at VUU and posted a 60-19-3 record with the Panthers from 1984 to 1991. Under Taylor, the Panthers won the CIAA football title in 1986. Moving to Hampton University, Taylor guided the Pirates to a 105-45 mark with three CIAA and six MEAC championships between 1992 and 2007.

Also at Hampton University, the program under Taylor won four Black College National Championships voted on by various media outlets. Taylor currently is a member of the halls of fame at his alma mater, Western Illinois University, Virginia Union University, the CIAA and MEAC. The Black College Football Hall of Fame was founded in 2009 by pioneering NFL quarterbacks Doug Williams and James “Shack” Harris. There have been 64 inductees since the hall of fame’s start.

Employment Opportunities St. Peter Baptist Church A progressive suburban church is seeking grant writers and a video media technician. Interested persons please forward resumes to spbcoffice@verizon.net. Salaries are negotiable.

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SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST Richmond, VA

The Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) is seeking a Social Media Specialist for its Marketing Division. This position will be responsible for updating and managing the social media sites that foster consumer engagement including the Virginia is for Lovers Facebook page, Pinterest account, Snapchat page, and YouTube presence; maintaining the social media marketing calendar for internal use; and collaborating with other divisions in developing and implementing tactics for VTC’s social media marketing initiatives. Salary minimum: $40,000. Please apply online @ www.vatc.org/administration/ employment/ Application deadline: October 14, 2016. EOE/M/F/V/D

Freelance Writers The Richmond Free Press has immediate opportunities for freelance writers. Newspaper experience is a requirement. To be considered, please send 5 samples of your writing, along with a cover letter to newsrichmondfreepress.com or mail to: Richmond Free Press, P. O. Box 27709, Richmond, VA 23261 No phone calls.

Digital Content ProDuCer Richmond’s #1 news operation seeks a Digital Content Producer to create editorial content for NBC12’s new media operations. Responsibilities include producing station content on all digital platforms, aggregating content and producing original material unique to digital platforms, updating text, image, video and live content. The successful candidate will have a college degree and professional digital and social media content experience. Apply on line at https://careersraycommedia.icims.com. Drug Screen required. EOE M/F/D/V

The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following positions: Administrative Project AnalystNew Construction 25M00000129 Department of Finance Apply by 10/23/2016 Community Service Representative 15M00000018 Department of Justice Services Apply by 10/23/2016 Controller 25M00000121 Department of Finance Apply by 10/23/2016 Engineer IV-City Bridge/Asset Manager 29M00000603 Department of Public Works Apply by 11/06/2016 Intern-Budget & Strategic Planning 22TEMP0001 Budget and Strategic Planning Apply by 10/23/2016 Management Analyst I 25M00000131 Department of Finance Apply by 10/23/2016 Planner II 05M00000020 Planning & Development Apply by 10/23/2016 Registered Nurse-Detention Center 15M00000307 Department of Justice Services Apply by 10/23/2016 Property Maintenance Enforcement Inspector I 05M00000165 Planning & Development Apply by 10/23/2016 ****************** For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V

Executive Director VCU Center for Urban Communities Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) invites applications and nominations for the inaugural Executive Director of the VCU Center for Urban Communities. VCU, located in Richmond, Virginia, is one of the nation’s top 50 public research universities. The Center for Urban Communities is being established to strengthen and enhance the university’s collaborative work with community partners by engaging strategically and intentionally with opportunities that target, align and leverage institutional resources and assets to address key community-identified and focused priorities. The Center will work on university-wide and institutionallevel opportunities for VCU to address critical challenges in the city and region through collaborative and active problem solving with community members, organizations and other sectors. The Center will achieve this goal and advance the university’s core commitments to student success and quality patient care by leveraging VCU’s research, teaching and engagement assets, as well as the institutional and administrative capacities of the diverse university community. Quest for Distinction, VCU’s current strategic plan, emphasizes community engagement as a priority and key strategy for providing high quality learning experiences and advancing excellence in research (http://www.quest.vcu.edu). The University is an anchor institution located in Richmond Virginia and seeks to positively contribute to the health, economic, social and cultural vitality of the region. VCU is also one of only 28 universities with an academic medical center to hold both the “Very High Research Activity” status and “Community Engagement Classification” from the Carnegie Foundation. Position: The inaugural Executive Director (ED) for the Center for Urban Communities will provide strategic and operational leadership for the planning, launch and oversight of the Center. The ED will work collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders, including senior administrators, faculty, staff and students to advance the goals of the Center. The ED will foster relationships with community leaders and partners in the public and private sectors and be responsible for leading the ongoing design, implementation, coordination and assessment of the impact of university-level initiatives collaboratively designed with the community. These university-wide and institutional-level initiatives will complement and enhance the work of existing units and programs. The ED will also be responsible for overseeing ongoing efforts to plan, design and develop a physical space for the Center that allows for the co-location of community and university partners who collaborate in the focus areas and related engagement with the community. In addition, the incumbent will support dissemination of Center-related learning, including scholarship generation, at national conferences and in publications. Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a record of experience reflecting increasing administrative and leadership responsibility related to initiatives involving diverse community-based organizations and higher education, including knowledge of national trends in university-community collaboration, urban community change initiatives, and the scholarship of engagement. The position requires specific knowledge and expertise in contemporary principles of community collaboration, engagement in higher education, and operations of a large complex campus or community organization. A Master’s degree, or the equivalent in experience and training, is necessary as well as a record of inclusive conduct and evidence of multicultural skills in the workplace in addition to demonstrated experience working in and fostering an inclusive community of faculty, staff, and students or commitment to do so as a member of the VCU community. The ideal candidate will have significant experience collaborating with community partners, higher education, and experience in fund development processes. Application Process: Interested individuals should provide a letter describing their interest in and qualifications for the position, a curriculum vitae, and the names of three references (who will not be contacted without permission). Please submit electronic nominations and expressions of interest, in confidence, to Stephen E. Davenport at davenportse3@vcu.edu. Confidential inquiries and questions concerning this search may be directed to James E. Hinterlong, Dean of the School of Social Work, at 804-828-1036. Position is open until filled. For additional information and to apply: See https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/55850 Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative-action University, providing access to education and employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, political affiliation or disability. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Program Associate The Community Foundation, a publicly-supported grantmaking foundation, has a new opening for a Program Associate. This position will support grantmaking and community leadership activities. Position will monitor the grants process for proposals, including the production of grant agreements, progress reports, payment requests, and meetings with grantees; maintain a framework for reporting on grantee outcomes and regularly share the results with others as requested. The successful candidate will maintain the Foundation’s online grants system, assist grantees with technical issues and provide training to organizations and Foundation staff. Position will assist with the preparation of analyses of grant requests and with organizing meetings; reconcile grants budgets in conjunction with Finance and VP Programs and support scholarship and awards programs. Candidate will support the development of research on issues or concerns of importance to the Foundation; and assist with special projects and participate in activities and serve on committees of the philanthropic field. A Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience. Three years of experience working with a nonprofit or public agency. Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate several activities at one time. Strong technology skills in Microsoft Office and database management. Excellent communication skills and ability to meet deadlines and work independently toward the Foundation’s goals. Position is eligible for a competitive salary and benefits package. For consideration, email resume and cover letter with salary requirements to gward@tcfrichmond.org or send to The Community Foundation, Human Resources, 7501 Boulders View Drive, Suite 110, Richmond, VA 23225 by Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Visit www.tcfrichmond.org to view the job descriptions in more detail. No phone calls or agencies, please.

Mortgage Servicing Loss Mitigation intake speciaList VHDA, Virginia’s Housing Finance Agency, is seeking a Loss Mitigation Intake Specialist to join its Loss Mitigation Department. VHDA is a self-supporting, not-for-profit organization created by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1972, to help Virginians attain and retain quality, affordable housing. The Loss Mitigation Intake Specialist will assist VHDA borrowers through the application process for Loan Modifications, HAMP Modifications, FHA Partial Claims, Short Sales and Deeds in Lieu (DIL) of foreclosure. The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing incoming mail/ applications, documenting information received and information required to complete applications; notifying borrowers by telephone and standard written communication that applications are complete or incomplete, providing the list of documents required to complete applications within the standard deadlines for providing the documentation. Also responsible for handling incoming phone calls, answering borrower inquiries, responding promptly to borrower phone messages or written inquiries, obtaining credit reports, tax transcripts, CAIVRS information, property appraisals and any other documentation needed from third party vendors to support the analysis and decision process. Qualifications: • Associate’s degree or 2-3 years equivalent work experience in Mortgage Default Servicing environment; • Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FHA, VA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and applicable Private Mortgage Insurers Default Servicing guidelines; • Working knowledge of Black Knight/MSP Servicing Platform; • Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Applications (word, excel, powerpoint, outlook, explorer, etc.); • Strong written and verbal communication skills; • Demonstrated ability to have positive interaction with peers and management and to work across departmental lines; • Strong organizational, documentation and analytical skills; • Strong time management skills; and, • Ability to work independently and in team environments. VHDA offers an excellent working environment, generous benefit plans and market competitive compensation. If you are interested in joining the State’s premier housing finance agency and meet the above stated criteria, please submit your cover letter and resume, online only, at: http://www.vhda.com/about/careers An EOE This position closes at midnight on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Credit and background checks will be performed as a condition of employment. Hiring Range: $35,007 – 45,506

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