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Remnants of the Confederacy Ashe sculptor consultant for moves

The statue of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, the last of the four city-owned Confederate statues on Monument Avenue, was taken down and moved to storage Tuesday By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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In his four decades of studying history around the world and interpreting it through professional sculpture work, Richmonder Paul DiPasquale has faced many a challenge. Today, he is in the midst of helping the city turn a major page in its history. He is consulting for the city on carefully removing the controversial, larger-than-lifesize statues of the Confederacy along Monument Avenue. Removing the symbols of oppression is a long pursued effort whose time finally arrived during the midst of persistent protests in Richmond and across the nation against police brutality and racial injustice following the death in late May of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. “What we have seen is more of a turning point in history,” said Mr. DiPasquale, explaining Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s emergency decision to promptly remove the high-profile statues embraced by many rooted in past generations and a reminder of an agonizing past for many. “Public historic art creates a dialogue,” Mr. DiPasquale said. “People are reconsidering what they think.” Richmond’s decision to remove rather than destroy the statues affords residents and visitors an opportunity to dialogue about the truth and “not

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The statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart is turned on its side and lowered onto a flatbed truck Tuesday after being removed from its pedestal at Monument Avenue and Stuart Circle. It is the last of four city-owned statues on the tree-lined street to be taken down and sent to storage.

Sculptor Paul DiPasquale prepares the place on the flatbed truck where the statue of Confederate naval commander Matthew Fontaine Maury will be placed. The bronze statue was taken down July 2 under the watchful eye of Mr. DiPasquale, a consultant to the city on removing the statues.

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By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A 3-foot change could help working parents — most notably single mothers — keep their jobs or avoid the cost of expensive day care. In a surprise move, the Virginia Department of Education confirmed Tuesday that it will allow school divisions to reopen with students wearing masks and staying 3 feet apart when classes resume rather than requiring students to be 6 feet apart. The Free Press has learned the change was made after Dr. James F. Lane, state superintendent of public instruction, was advised the 6-foot rule could dramatically limit the number of students in a building — forcing parents to choose between going to work or staying home to care for their children. In Richmond, Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras already has pivoted in the wake of the new guidance. Just hours after getting the new guidance, Mr. Kamras used his daily message to parents, teachers and staff to announce a new reopening proposal that will allow all students to either take classes online or to return to school for face-to-face classes in buildings that can accommodate 3-foot spacing, but not 6-foot spacing. He described the proposal

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Child care a major issue as RPS officials grapple with reopening plan as a way to aid parents who are “terrified of sending their children” to school because of the pandemic and also to accommodate families “who will lose their jobs — and their homes — if they need to stay home to watch their children.” Mr. Kamras has left it to the School Board to decide between this option and a previously favored option that remains

on the table. The other option calls for students to attend in-person classes two days a week, with half of them on Mondays and Tuesdays and the other half on Wednesdays and Thursdays, with Fridays for online learning. Under that option, only special education students and Please turn to A4

Pandemic ‘is still very real’ By George Copeland Jr.

The spread of COVID-19 has slowed in Richmond – but the city isn’t in the clear just yet. That’s the prognosis Richmond officials offered Monday during a news conference. “The pandemic is still very real,” Mayor Levar M. Stoney said. “And what we don’t want to happen is that COVID-19

Autumn Bell, 2, takes a brief break from skating to relax with her mom and dad. The youngster was with her parents, DeMarius Thomas and Brinnay Bell, on July Fourth outside Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art in Downtown.

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catches us slipping.” As of Wednesday, the city has seen 2,321 positive cases and 29 deaths from the coronavirus, as reported by the Virginia Department of Health. Officials also reported 67,375 cases of COVID-19 in Virginia, along with 1,905 deaths and 6,577 hospitalizations. African-Americans making up 19.4 percent of the

cases and 23.7 percent of the deaths, while Latinos comprise 44.1 percent of cases and 11.3 percent of deaths. Dr. Danny T.K. Avula, director of the Richmond and Henrico County health districts, said while there have been no confirmed deaths from COVID19 in the last two weeks, the Please turn to A4

Federal report condemns state failure to intervene in special education complaints By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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The former capital of the Confederacy has largely been wiped clean of the racist statuary that has long dominated the landscape. As of Wednesday, the four city-owned Confederate statues and two cannons had been taken off Monument Avenue, leaving only the state-owned statue of traitorous slavery-defender Gen. Robert E. Lee. The removal of his six-story, 12-ton statue is tangled in a still unresolved legal fight and an injunction issued by Richmond Circuit Court Judge Bradley B. Cavedo. At the same time, the Richmond Police Department has stopped confronting the dwindling numbers of protesters whose energy and outrage over racism enabled City Hall to do what long seemed impossible — rid Richmond of its symbolic veneration of white supremacy. The emergency action by Mayor Levar M. Stoney has been accompanied by efforts to remove Confederate symbols and names elsewhere. Along with a call from Gov. Ralph S. Northam for Virginia’s public schools to remove Confederate names — an action Hanover County is still resisting — James Madison University plans to rename three buildings, while the faculty at Washington and Lee University is urging a name change to eliminate ties with Confederate Gen. Lee. In Powhatan County, Black students have been joined by a diversity group in calling for schools to ban Confederate flags and symbols from school grounds. But Richmond remains the center of attention as it gets rid of the statues and prepares to rename at least one bridge and a portion of a major thoroughfare. On Tuesday, the statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart was removed. On Wednesday, the statue on the towering Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Church Hill was taken down after 126 years of lording over Libby Hill Park. Just two Confederate statues remain in the city — an unblemished six-foot stone cross in Monroe Park honoring Confederate cavalry officer Fitzhugh Lee, a nephew of Gen. Lee, which is likely to be removed this week, and a statue of Ambrose P. Hill at Laburnum Avenue and Hermitage Road in North Side. It is proving tougher to remove because it sits atop his tomb. Mayor Stoney began the official cleansing on July 1 using a declaration of a local emergency that City Council informally supported but has yet to officially ratify as required by state law. Under the supervision of Richmond sculptor Paul Di Pasquale, an expert crew has removed the Monument Avenue statues of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Matthew Fontaine Maury and J.E.B. Stuart, along with two cannons that marked Confederate defensive positions and the statue in Church Hill. Work also is beginning to remove some of the figures on the pedestals to which the statues were attached, including the

For more than four years, former schoolteacher Kandise Lucas has repeatedly condemned the Virginia Department of Education for its alleged failure to intervene against schools in the Richmond area and across the state that are denying special needs children a free and appropriate public education — most notably African-American children. Now in her 14th year as an advocate for special education children, Ms. Lucas has used emails, social media and public events to wage her crusade for change, only to have people in power — including school division leaders, African-American legislators, governors and the state Board of Education — ignore her concerns, arrest her, attempt to ban her from school grounds and have her sanctioned by the courts. It turns out, Ms. Lucas,

leader of Advocates for Equity in Schools, has been right all along. In a Ms. Lucas newly released report, the U.S. Department of Education has found the Virginia Department of Education failed to supervise, monitor or correct local school divisions that violate the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. Despite having a full special education staff, the state education department has failed to step in when local school divisions refuse to educate special needs children or make false claims about the services being provided, according to the June 24 report from the federal department’s Office of Special Education Programs.

The report is based on interviews and a two-day site visit conducted in May 2019. According to Matthew Schneer, OSEP’s associate director, the investigation became necessary due to the large volume of “letters, emails and phone calls from parents, advocates and educators expressing concerns about special education in Virginia.” The office found that the state violated the federal IDEA by ignoring credible complaints and requiring parents to go through a costly dispute resolution process while never ensuring that localities met the tight deadlines to settle complaints. After finding parents are on their own, the federal OSEP took the unusual step of ordering the state to install within three months corrective policies and procedures after the state admitted no such policies and Please turn to A4

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Maggie L. Walker 156th birthday events starting July 11

The National Park Service is hosting a range of activities to celebrate the 156th birthday of Maggie L. Walker, the first African-American woman in the nation to charter a bank and become its president. Leading up to Mrs. Walker’s birthday, NPS Ranger Ajena C. Rogers will offer a series of daily, short dramatic readings by and about Mrs. Walker on Facebook Live Mrs. Walker and the park service’s YouTube site. The videos will premiere each day at noon beginning Saturday, July 11, and running through Tuesday, July 14. The topics are: “ 1901 Address: ‘Let Us Have a Bank’;” “Race Unity;” “Let Woman Choose Her Profession;” and “Benaiah’s Valor: An Address for Men Only.” On July 15, Mrs. Walker’s birthday, the park service will host a “Parade of Love,” with community groups decorating their cars and having a caravan in her honor through Jackson Ward and past her home at 110½ E. Leigh St. Her home has been preserved as a National Historic Site run by the National Park Service. The parade, which begins at 11 a.m., will be streamed on Facebook Live. Go to Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site on Facebook to listen to the broadcasts and to view the parade. The NPS also is partnering with the City of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities to host a Maggie L. Walker Day of Service from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18. Details on the volunteer day can be found at HandsOn Greater Richmond’s website at www.handsonrva.org. Information: NPS website at www.nps.gov/mawa

New law gives teeth to Richmond’s gun ban Remember when a group of gun toters invaded City Hall to protest gun controls and jangled nerves at a City Council meeting as they filled the seats? Today, anyone doing that could face up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. In what was a symbolic vote one year ago, City Council banned firearms of all types from public buildings like City Hall, recreation centers and city parks and made it a Class 1 misdemeanor for those caught and convicted of violating the law. Fast forward 12 months, and those city laws now have teeth as a result of General Ms. Gray Assembly amendments that allow localities to ban the open carry of weapons in public spaces. Those amendments that Gov. Ralph S. Northam signed into law became effective July 1. The Virginia Citizens Defense League, which fought the changes and opposes such laws, is now advising members of the organization about the new reality, part of a series of changes in gun laws that have been imposed on those who want to openly carry weapons or who have permits for concealed weapons. However, open carry on public sidewalks and streets remains legal. City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, on Monday called on new Police Chief Gerald M. Smith to enforce the law, particularly against protesters who are openly carrying weapons at the Lee statue. She said the median on Monument Avenue is a city-owned park and “the new law applies there,” although she claimed that police are not enforcing it. The new state laws limit handgun purchases to one per month and require background checks on all purchases prior to gun sales. – JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Arthur Ashe Jr. birthday work day set for Saturday at Woodland Cemetery The Woodland Cemetery Volunteers are holding a work day this weekend at the historic African-American cemetery in honor of the birthday of the late Arthur Ashe Jr., who is buried there. Mr. Ashe, a Richmond native who went on to become an international tennis star, human rights advocate and philanthropist, died in 1993. He would have been 77 on July 10. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery next to his mother. The cemetery, located on a 30 acres at 2300 Magnolia Road in Henrico County by the city border, dates to 1916 when a group led by banker and newspaper editor John Mitchell Jr. bought the land and started the private cemetery.

Lab hiring for COVID-19 testing A private lab based in the Richmond area announced Tuesday that it is adding 400 employees to conduct and process tests for COVID-19. The company, Genetworx and based in Henrico County, is seeking to hire people for data entry and for positions as lab technicians, tech assistants, manufacturers, project managers and other lab-based roles. Started in 2011, the company has seen demand soar for its diagnostic and antibody testing amid the coronavirus pandemic and is advertising for employees of all skill levels and experience. The company is accepting applications online at https:// bullseyehiringsolutions.com. Applicants also can call (844) 452-2676 or email recruiting@ laborocity.com.

Correction Glenn A. Youngkin is the founder and chairman of the new Virginia Ready, a nonprofit organization providing a $1,000 bonus to individuals who complete a community college Fast Forward training program in a one of 17 high-demand fields. Mr.Youngkin’s last name was misspelled in an article about the new program published in the Free Press July 2-4 edition. The Free Press regrets the error.

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The message is right up front on this GRTC bus, spelling out the new requirement for all riders – a face mask. More than four months into the pandemic — and with 14 employees, including 13 drivers, testing positive for COVID-19 — GRTC imposed the requirement for passengers and drivers to wear a face mask. The company dropped all fares in March and expects to continue the free rides at least through next June. Drivers are allowed to bypass would-be passengers who are not masked. The transit company has acknowledged that it has no means to enforce the rule after passengers board, but hopes they recognize the common sense of wearing a mask to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

Utility giants abandon natural gas pipeline plans By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The rural tranquility of Union Hill — a community that newly freed slaves built in Buckingham County after the Civil War — is no longer facing disturbance from a giant, noisy natural gas compressor. Endangered species and other wildlife no longer face the threat of habitat disruption. In a huge victory for environmental groups and civil rights and environmental justice advocates, two big utility companies have abandoned their effort to build a 600mile natural gas pipeline, plus compressors, through West Virginia, Virginia and the Mr. Farrell Carolinas after the legal fights and soaring costs proved too much. Catching everyone by surprise, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy, the two largest electric utilities in Virginia and North Carolina, respectively, announced Sunday they are giving up on developing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and are making development of solar, wind and other clean energy their priority. The announcement brought an end to a project that had been in the works for years, but had been brought to a standstill as a result of court rulings rejecting previously approved permits. The reaction of the Virginia Conservation Network appeared to sum up the view of pipeline opponents, which included the NAACP, the Sierra Club and a wide range of groups. The “announcement brought an end to eight years of environmental violations, vacated permits and strong resistance from communities across the Commonwealth,” VCN Executive Director Mary Rafferty stated. “This shows that Virginia is at the end of the fossil fuel era and well on its way to powering our homes and businesses with 100 percent clean energy. “Thanks to policy wins such as the Virginia Clean Economy Act and the Environmental Justice Act that passed the General Assembly this year, projects like the ACP that contribute to climate change and take advantage of low-income communities and communities of color are simply no longer viable,” she said. In a joint statement, top executives of both utility companies,

Thomas F. Farrell II of Dominion Energy and Lynn J. Good of Duke Energy, pointed to a May 28 ruling in a Montana federal court as the final straw. In a case involving the Keystone XL pipeline, Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris threw out the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ permit program for failing to consider harm to endangered species — a decision that impacted that project, the ACP and similar projects that needed the corps’ permission to cross rivers and streams. According to the utility executives’ statement, that ruling and an appellate court’s follow-up refusal to prevent the decision from taking effect, threatened the “economic viability” of the ACP, whose estimated cost Ms. Good already had ballooned from $4.5 billion to around $8 billion. In addition to dropping the project, Mr. Farrell also announced that Dominion Energy is getting out of the natural gas business and is selling virtually all of its pipelines, storage units and other assets to an energy subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The price: $9.7 billion. Dominion is to gain $4 billion in cash and transfer $5.7 billion in debt to BH Energy, including the debt incurred on the abandoned pipeline. Dominion’s board already has decided to spend $3 billion of the cash infusion to buy back company stock in a bid to pump up the price to benefit shareholders rather than invest in modernizing its electrical grid. Ken Schrad, spokesman for the State Corporation Commission, which regulates Dominion’s electrical operations in Virginia, stated the commission has no authority over the company’s unregulated activities, such as gas transmission or on how it spends money earned from those activities. Meanwhile, developers of the separate Mountain Valley Pipeline that also seeks to bring natural gas from West Virginia into Virginia and North Carolina are vowing to press on despite the legal tangles. Dominion expects to buy gas from that pipeline if it is ever completed.

IRS filing shows Monroe Park Conservancy running deficit Does a nonprofit group authorized by City Hall to manage Monroe Park need a bailout? That question is resonating after the Monroe Park Conservancy reported that its revenue fell nearly $264,655 short of covering expenses in its most recent financial report to the Internal Revenue Service. The report for the 12month period ending June 30, 2019, shows the conservancy received $238,264 in revenue primarily from grants, but expenses ran $503,000, leaving the group swimming in red ink. The group, established in 2014 to be self-supporting and awarded a 30-year lease to manage the city’s oldest park, also reported a significant drop in its total assets, leaving it with virtually no cash or monetary backup to support its work, according to the report. Alice McGuire Massie, who doubles as volunteer president and executive director of the conservancy, could not be reached for comment. Ms. Massie has not submitted any requests to the city for tax dollars to support the effort. One reason for the problem is that a major corporate donor pulled back from giving to the conservancy, a public-private partnership whose 11-member board includes private citizens and

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representatives from the city and Virginia Commonwealth University. Minutes show the conservancy was planning to raise revenue by leasing all or portions of the park for concerts and other money-making events this spring and summer, but the events had to be scrapped after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In 2016, the city joined with the conservancy on a facelift of the park, which was created in 1851 as the city’s first significant green space. Monroe Park consists of about 7 acres bounded by Belvidere, Laurel, Main and Franklin streets on the edge

of Downtown. The city spent more than $4 million when the facelift project’s cost increased from $6 million to more than $7 million. The conservancy has reported raising more than $3.6 million since 2014 to help pay its share of the project’s cost and to cover continuing maintenance. The conservancy took out a nearly $1.1 million loan to help cover its share of the project that the conservancy reported was fully completed last year. According to the financial report, the conservancy still owes about $530,000 on that loan. – JEREMY M. LAZARUS

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sharp decline in cases and hospitalizations from the virus has started to plateau. The city is “not out of the woods” yet, he said, adding that state measures and individual efforts could moderate any uptick. Dr. Avula also said more attention is being placed on Richmond’s Latino population that comprise half of the city’s confirmed COVID-19 cases. This includes adding more bilingual health officers, working to earn the trust of undocumented members of the community and offering greater support with testing, isolation and quarantine. Richmond residents who test positive for the coronavirus will continue to receive primary care support, particularly for those who have no health insurance or who are underinsured, as well as isolation options for

those unable to do so on their own, officials said. The city also is working with community colleges to understand the needs of workers who have lost jobs or been furloughed because of the virus, health guidelines and decisions made by employers. Richmond businesses that have seen support through tax amnesty, PPE distribution and more also will be the focus of a grant program for small businesses and restaurants supported by $3 million allocated from the federal CARES Act funding received by the city, according to Mayor Stoney. About $6 million has been allocated to the new Emergency Rent Assistance Program, created at the urging of housing justice advocates, to aid residents facing eviction in the city. “We have to be diligent, but we know we have to be urgent as well,” Mayor Stoney said.

Free COVID-19 testing The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing 9 to 11 a.m. at the following locations: DATE

Location

Address

Thursday, July 9

Powhatan Community Center

5051 Northampton St., Fulton

Tuesday, July 14

Broad Rock Community Center

4615 Ferguson Lane, South Side

Thursday, July 16

Tuckahoe Middle School

9000 Three Chopt Road, Western Henrico

People are advised to bring an umbrella in case of inclement weather or to use as shade from the sun while waiting in line. Appointments are encouraged by calling the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Walk-up testing will be offered while test supplies last. The Chesterfield Health District is hosting free testing for those who are uninsured or underinsured at the following locations: DATE

Location

Address

Saturday, July 11

River City Sportsplex

13030 Genito Road

9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 15

Drive-thru testing First Baptist Church of South Richmond

6201 Ironbridge Road

5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 18 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 22 9 a.m. to noon

The Heights Baptist Church

17201 Jefferson Davis Highway Drive-thru testing

Falling Creek Ironworks Park

6407 Jefferson Davis Highway

Crystal Lake Apartments

3501 Meadowdale Blvd.

Wednesday, July 29 5 to 7 p.m.

Testing is limited, with some walk-up testing available. People with COVID-19 symptoms should make an appointment for testing by calling the Chesterfield Health Department at (804) 318-8207.

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globe on the Maury statue saluting the Confederate naval commander for pioneering work on ocean currents and weather forecasting. Of the 11 city-owned Confederate items, protesters previously toppled the Monument Avenue statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, as well as a statue of Gen. Williams Carter Wickham in Monroe Park and the Richmond Howitzers statue at Park and Harrison streets on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus. One statue that will remain untouched is that of Joseph Bryan, a notorious racial bigot who used his daily newspapers in Richmond and his business connections to promote the “Lost Cause” narrative and to crush the voting rights, political influence and economic empowerment of African-Americans in Virginia. Even while City Council has yet to formally endorse Mayor Stoney’s declaration of emergency, the statues’ fate is already certain: They will not return. City Council, led by Dr. Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, has started the process of ensuring permanent removal of the 11 Confederate items on the mayor’s list using a new state law. The council is scheduled to vote Monday, Aug. 3, on the removal ordinance that is now being advertised. All nine council members have committed to supporting the action, which would be voted on following a pro forma public hearing. The council also is in the process of gathering requests from people and entities who want to acquire the statues and would vote at later meetings on resolutions to dispose of them. The action followed more than a month of protests over racism and police brutality that were sparked by a viral video showing the killing of an unarmed, handcuffed Black man, George Floyd, whose neck

was pinned under the knee of Minneapolis police officer for 8 minutes and 46 seconds on May 25. Protests over police abuse and racial injustice have sprung up around the nation and the globe, with demonstrations beginning in Richmond on May 29 and continuing daily since then. Mayor Stoney first sought to quell the unrest by using an 8 p.m. curfew. That led to more than 230 arrests and ultimately a huge embarrassment after police, on June 1, fired tear gas and pepper spray into a peaceful crowd nearly 30 minutes before the start of the curfew. Now under investigation, that incident and a video that a few days later showed a police officer driving his SUV into a crowd gathered on the grass around the Lee statue on Monument Avenue led Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press to the ouster of Police Chief The statue of a Confederate private faces Will Smith. forward Wednesday after being taken off its City police, with the help towering pedestal in Libby Hill Park, where it has of State Police and other stood for 126 years. The monument was placed law enforcement agencies, on the hilltop in 1894 overlooking the site where continued for weeks to use the Confederate Navy Yard operated during the tear gas and rubber bullets Civil War. to disperse nightly crowds. Fears of an new police chief, Gerald M. Smith, took attack on Richmond Police Headquarters charge, the police have stood down. State led to the erection of large concrete posts signs tell people they are subject to arrest in front of the building on Grace Street to for being in the park surrounding the Lee statue between sunset and sunrise, but block traffic and protesters. Meanwhile, protesters’ demands grew police have not come. About 50 people gathered in the area louder, particularly for a civilian oversight board to handle complaints against police, around midnight Tuesday, and some sought along with mounting pressure from mem- to attract resident and law enforcement atbers of City Council eager to end the street tention by using a bullhorn to lead chants of “No justice, no peace,” but officers warfare between police and protesters. As of July 1, the same day the city’s never came and it petered out.

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preserve the falsehood” about the Confederacy, he said. Richmond’s response to public appeals for the statues to be removed does not reflect the “mob mentality” demonstrated in some cities around the country, he said, offering last week’s toppling in Baltimore of a statue of explorer Christopher Columbus as an example. The task at hand is a “multi-pronged job,” said Mr. DiPasquale who counts among his achievements the statue of Richmond native and tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr. on Monument Avenue, along with the statue of Neptune on the Virginia Beach boardwalk. The task in Richmond starts with the four bronze monuments weighing up to 2,000 pounds each and sitting atop pedestals on Monument Avenue. On Tuesday, the last of them on Monument Avenue – Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart – was removed. Demonstrators tore down the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on June 10. His work on how best to safely dismantle each statue from its base and secure it for removal took several weeks of analysis,

he said. To assess his challenge, Mr. DiPasquale took a myriad of photographs from every possible angle above and below each statue to grasp details about how they were erected and planted in position decades ago. The photographs helped him decide what sections to take apart at what junctions and in what order. The process takes some figuring, he said. The statues are hollow, he said, asserting that he and the movers had to calculate the weight, width, circumference and length of each precisely. Decisions had to be made about arms stretched out, a waving hand, the head or tail of a horse. The whole process of dismantling, loading and moving each statue took anywhere from three to six hours, he said. He said he is uncertain about the future of the statues. “Over 100 years ago, it was a lot more people” willing to spring forth funds to underwrite the cost of a statue, he said. Today, “it’s always hard to get people to pull out a checkbook to build a monument.” Still, “most of it is controversial,” he said of Confederate figures. “The enemy is not hate, it is fear.”

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procedures existed. Ironically, the scathing report was issued just two weeks before the Virginia Department of Education received for the eighth straight year the highest rating from the U.S. Department of Education for improving outcomes for students with disabilities and for compliance with the IDEA — an award Ms. Lucas alleges is based on concocted or false data that the state collects from local school divisions. Dr. James F. Lane, the state superintendent of public instruction, issued a statement that he takes the OSEP report seriously and “intends to take prompt action” to address the

concerns that were raised. But evidence in the report shows that Dr. Lane, continuing the practice of his predecessors, has ignored the problems and avoided doing anything to solve them. According to the OSEP report, a group of Henrico County parents spent 2018 pleading with the state Department of Education to intervene after providing evidence the school division was undermining the education of their special needs children and that staff were falsifying documents about the services their children were receiving. The upshot: Dr. Lane threw out their complaints in 2019, claiming they were more than a year old and no longer valid,

according to the report. In another instance, a Fairfax County parent went to the state Department of Education for help when a high school refused to provide special education and related services that her child required and that were documented in the student’s individual education program or IEP. Dr. Lane and his staff simply referred the parent back to the school division. “Completely ignoring credible allegations … is not a reasonable method of exercising the state’s general supervisory responsibilities,” the federal report noted. Other states have “a practice of responding proactively — through investigation or other means — outside of the formal dispute resolution

mechanisms.” But inaction on complaints has long been a routine by the state, while allowing Henrico, Chesterfield and other school divisions to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on attorneys to defend themselves when a parent validly complains about the failed education of a child. The federal office reported that Dr. Lane and his staff admitted they never installed any policies or procedures to monitor local school divisions’ special education programs or ensure that the programs for disabled children meet state educational standards. Based on the findings, the federal office notified Dr. Lane that the state education department must “establish and

implement” reforms, including setting up a supervision and monitoring program to ensure local school divisions are complying with the IDEA. The supervision effort must ensure that the state can identify noncompliance and address issues, the federal report stated. Notice of the new initiative also must be given to all school divisions, advocacy groups and other interested parties, according to the federal office. The U.S. Department of Education also called on the state to overhaul its dispute resolution process and implement a system that allows it to respond and investigate complaints and ensures that localities have the kind of mediation system the IDEA calls for to resolve disputes.

And, after Dr. Lane and his staff acknowledged that they had no system in place to follow up on allegations of IDEA noncompliance, the federal agency also told him to put such a system in place. Ms. Lucas welcomed the “determination of systemic noncompliance and violations by the state Department of Education in ensuring that students, families and advocates are protected as intended by IDEA. “We, especially our families of color, will no longer be ignored,” Ms. Lucas continued, “nor will the (Virginia Department of Education) and school divisions be able to continue to place their ‘knees on the necks’ of our children and families without accountability.”

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those who are still learning English would have in-person classes five days a week. The option also would allow students to take all classes online. The two options, which have received mixed reviews from parents, are to be discussed but not voted on at a virtual School Board meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 9. The vote is to be taken at a special meeting set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 14. At least one elected official in Richmond believes that the school division has no choice but to consider fully reopening to avoid the financial havoc an alternate days plan could wreak on thousands of work-

ing families. “Schools are the default child care system that most of us rely on,” noted Fifth District Councilwoman Stephanie A. Lynch, who has a school-age child, and the first to sound the alarm about the consequences of adopting the alternate-days proposal. Ms. Lynch said in order to work, many parents count on having their kids in school during the day. They also depend on before- and after-school programs, depending on their work schedules. She said parents she talked with in the Swansboro and Randolph neighborhoods have been alarmed after learning about the two-day alternating attendance program.

“One woman broke down and cried when I told her. She had heard nothing from the school system about this and was unaware, like most of the parents I talked with,” Ms. Lynch said. “She didn’t see how she could continue working if that plan is adopted.” Ms. Lynch said the only option for parents would be costly private day care, which in the Richmond area, runs between $720 and $1,500 a month per child, depending on family income and the age of each child. For the majority of families in the city, income will not stretch to cover that expense. And even finding day care is expected to be more difficult as 40 percent of the day care

centers in the Richmond area reportedly closed permanently after losing their business during the COVID-19 shutdown. At least 70 percent of children attending Richmond Public Schools qualify for free and reduced price lunches based on family income — meaning that private day care would be unaffordable, even at places like Friends Association for Children, which offers discounted rates. There is no data on how many families would be affected. In Richmond and across the country, day care operations, like restaurants, have been hit hard by the pandemic. J. David Young of Friends Association for Children said the nonprofit has been able to

stay open primarily to serve children of first responders, but has had to cut the number of children, toddlers and infants served from 225 slots at its two locations in Jackson Ward and Church Hill to a total of 167 slots. The 58-slot reduction represents an annual loss of at least $500,000 in revenue for the nonprofit. He said gifts from generous donors have enabled Friends Association to remain financially stable. Surviving operations are now facing the costly challenge of revamping programs that previously promoted children playing together and where masked instructors were never allowed. Mr. Young said he has offered lessons his organization

has learned during the pandemic to other day care operators seeking to start up. Experts note that despite the high fees, day care providers already were operating on thin margins due to staffing and other requirements for licensure. The COVID-19 challenge is only making their business situations far more difficult. Mr. Young agrees with Ms. Lynch that a major effort must be made to meet the need. He is hopeful that Friends and others day cares will be consulted, as well. “This is a call to action,” Ms. Lynch said. “If we are serious about restarting the economy, we need to deal with day care. Otherwise, many who want to work won’t be able to.”

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School officials, mayor tour progress of new River City Middle School By Ronald E. Carrington

As the city’s second Confederate monument was being taken down last week, Mayor Levar M. Stoney, schools Superintendent Jason Kamras, School Board Chair Linda Owen and Vice Chair Cheryl Burke toured one of three educational monuments under construction that are dedicated to the future of city students. The group toured River City Middle School, the new $64.5 million, 1,500-student capacity school being built in the 6300 block of Hull Street Road at the site of the former Elkhardt Middle School in South Side. The school is scheduled for completion this month, and is one of three new city schools scheduled to welcome students this fall for the 2020-21 academic year. The others are Henry L. Marsh III Elementary, replacing the old George Mason Elementary in Church Hill, and Cardinal Elementary, replacing E.S.H. Greene Elementary in South Side. After the tour on July 2, the mayor and school district officials commented on the importance of constructing 21st century schools that prepare the next generation. “This is the sort of monument moving forward that we want to erect to our children here in the city of Richmond,” said Mayor Stoney. “This is a testament to what we can do when we all work together.” When students walk into River City Middle School, “they will have the feeling of love,” Mr. Kamras said, reflecting on Richmond Public Schools’ motto, “Teach with love. Lead with love.” “This is the kind of high-tech, 21st century school that speaks to future performance and excellence of our students,” he said. Ms. Owen and Ms. Burke were impressed as they talked about what students will be able to accomplish in the three

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School Board Chairwoman Linda Owen, from left, Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras, Mayor Levar M. Stoney and School Board Vice Chairwoman Cheryl Burke speak to the media after touring the new $64.5 million, 1,500-student capacity River City Middle School on Hull Street Road in South Side on July 2.

new schools. “This school is magnificent,” Ms. Owen enthusiastically proclaimed. “It is built like a high school, with a great media center, auxiliary gyms and amazing kitchens in each wing, three different science labs with lots of light and color. This makes me very happy,” she said. The middle school is located in the 9th District that Ms.

Owen represents on the board. “We want our children to be successful,” Ms. Burke said. “They desire well-equipped buildings with state-of-the-art resources. This is absolutely awesome,” she said of River City Middle School. Henry L. Marsh Elementary is located in the 7th District, which Ms. Burke represents on the board. The statue of Matthew Fontaine Maury, commander of the Confederate Navy during the Civil War, was taken down last week as the school tour was taking place. On July 1, the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson was taken down under Mayor Stoney’s emergency order. Mayor Stoney said after the tour, the remaining 11 Confederate monuments in the city also would be coming down soon. “Once we remove the remaining monuments, we can officially say that we were the former capital of the confederacy,” Mayor Stoney said. “Now we can be the capital for compassion. The capital for equity. The capital for atonement for segregation.” Asked if RPS students will be taught the importance of the monuments’ removal, as well as their meaning and history in Virginia and the nation, Mr. Kamras was quick to reply. “We are absolutely going to teach the ‘why’ these monuments were taken down as part of the district’s real Richmond history course,” the superintendent said. “Equity has always been the core responsibility of RPS,” Mr. Kamras said. Mr. Kamras said community leaders, historians and clergy have been working for more than a year on a Richmond history course. The course, he said, will launch in the fall, taught either virtually or in person. “We are going to tell the good, the bad and the ugly of the history of Richmond,” he said. Our students and staff will know the city’s story and why we are where we are today.”

Name change coming for Washington NFL and Cleveland MLB teams? Free Press staff, wire report

More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force the Washington NFL team owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately. The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, was signed by 15 Native American advocates. It demands the team and the NFL cease the use of Native American names, imagery and logos — with specific importance put on Washington, which last week launched a “thorough review” of its name. The team’s decision to review the offensive name came in the wake of FedEx, which paid $205 million for naming rights to the team’s stadium in Landover, Md., and other corporate partners calling for the team to change its name. Just hours after the Washington team announced its review, the Cleveland MLB team announced that it, too, will review their long-debated name, which has been in place for 105 years. “We are committed to making a positive impact in our community and embrace our responsibility to advance social justice and equality,” the baseball team said in a statement July 3. “Our organization fully recognizes our team name is among the most visible ways in which we connect with the community.” (The Richmond Free Press has long advocated for the Washington NFL team to drop its racist moniker that is held to be offensive by Native Americans. In an October 2013 editorial, late Free Press founder and publisher Raymond H. Boone detailed that the newspaper was “expunging” the name from its news and editorial columns. Mr. Boone wrote at the time that the name was both insulting to Native Americans and divisive. The

racist moniker has not been used in Free Press news and editorial content since that time.) The letter signed by the advocates was delivered to the Washington team on the same day that President Trump voiced his opposition to any name change by the two teams. In a tweet, he criticized the pro sports teams, saying they “look like they are going to be changing their names in order to be politically correct.” According to their letter, the groups “expect the NFL to engage in a robust, meaningful reconciliation process with Native American movement leaders, tribes, and organizations to repair the decades of emotional violence and other serious harms this racist team name has caused to Native Peoples.” The NFL did not immediately respond to a message confirming receipt of the letter. Mr. Goodell last week expressed support for Mr. Snyder’s review process of the name. Mr. Snyder had been steadfast against changing the name on several occasions since buying the team in 1999. But pressure has mounted for the name to go. Last week, sponsors FedEx, PepsiCo, Nike and Bank of America released statements saying they requested a change, and several online stores removed the team’s gear. Nike announced last Friday it would no longer sell Washington NFL team products on its online store, followed by Walmart, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods, which announced this week that they are ceasing

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sales of Washington merchandise as the team evaluates the name. “We believe it is time for a change,” PepsiCo said. FedEx CEO Frederick Smith also is a minority owner of the Washington team. The sudden flood of sponsors coming out against the name prompted the organizational review announced Friday. “This process allows the team to take into account not only the proud tradition and history of the franchise but also input from our alumni, the organization, sponsors, the National Football League and the local community it is proud to represent on and off the field,” Mr. Snyder said. The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in late May sparked protests and a nationwide debate on racism. That conversation renewed calls for Mr. Snyder to change the name that’s called a “dictionary defined racial slur” by Native American advocates and experts. “We’ve never been faced with a greater opportunity and moment for this to finally happen,” Echo Hawk said last month.

“Native Americans have been working and fighting on this issue for decades, decades and decades, and I think really talking with different Native American leaders around the country, this is the moment. There’s really no excuse now for this Washington team and for the NFL to do the right thing.” In 2018, the Cleveland MLB team removed the contentious Chief Wahoo logo from its game jerseys and caps. The grinning, red-faced mascot, however, is still present on merchandise that can be purchased at Progressive Field and other team shops in Northeast Ohio. While nothing has been decided yet, Clevland’s decision to at least discuss the possibility of a name change is new. “We have had ongoing discussions organizationally on these issues,” the baseball team said. “The recent social unrest in our community and our country has only underscored the need for us to keep improving as an organization on issues of social justice. With that in mind, we are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward with regard to our team name.” “While the focus of the baseball world shifts to the excitement of an unprecedented 2020 season, we recognize our unique place in the community and are committed to listening, learning and acting in the manner that can best unite and inspire our city and all those who support our team,” the club said. Before their name was changed in 1915, a nickname picked after sports writers solicited readers, Cleveland’s baseball team was called the Forest Citys, the Spiders, Blues, Bronchos and Naps, a name to honor Hall of Famer Nap Lajoie.

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Good riddance Four of the five statues of Confederates are now gone from Monument Avenue. Finally! And good riddance! Removal of these symbols of racism and oppression has brought a sense of liberation to the city, with people now flocking to Monument Avenue and enjoying the green space like we have never seen before. It is remarkable that others are finally seeing what we, at the Free Press, have long known — that the larger-than-life statues honoring men who fought a bloody war against the U.S. government to keep Black people in human bondage stifle the spirit and psyche of all of us and leave our city branded a place mired in the past. Confederate Robert E. Lee is the last Confederate loser left on Monument Avenue, his 12-ton statue caught in a legal battle to keep the “Lost Cause” alive. When Richmond Circuit Court Judge Bradley B. Cavedo or another judge decides to remove his Confederate blindfold and dismiss the cases, Richmond will finally be free of this nonsense. We can start to re-imagine Monument Avenue as a promenade that is inviting and welcoming to everyone. We also can begin to think about new symbols to place on the avenue that reflect the broader and more inclusive place Richmond has become and to inspire young people who are our future. We believe it’s time for other racist remnants of the Confederacy to go — school names, team names, street and bridge names and military base names that honor a shameful and dishonorable past. Raymond H. Boone Sr., the late Free Press founder and publisher, long advocated for the Washington NFL team to change its racist name. He told readers in an October 2013 editorial that the newspaper would no longer use the name in its news and editorial columns because it was both insulting to Native Americans and divisive. While it has taken corporate interests such as FedEx and Nike to put the squeeze on team owner Daniel Snyder, we are buoyed by the fact that right-minded people are coming around to seeing these racist monikers for what they are and are pushing for their elimination. Honoring racists and using derogatory names prevents us from achieving our highest potential. Of course, President Trump has vowed to block efforts to remove Confederate names from U.S. military bases and to protect federal statues honoring racists Confederates. We know from his own words that President Trump is a white supremacist. But we can’t fathom how he and his cadre of followers who claim to be true American patriots want to protect monuments and names that honor traitors to the nation they claim to love. This hypocrisy has to end. So does the honoring of traitors and racists by placing their names and likenesses in public spaces. Let’s continue moving swiftly to remove these accolades to the dishonorable so we can get on with the tougher work of breaking down the systems of inequality and inequity that keep people in chains.

School safety We understand the unfortunate conundrum parents and families are facing as school districts across the state grapple with how to reopen safely and effectively during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Richmond, Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras has correctly delayed a vote on a reopening plan to give families and the School Board more time to digest the options now available in light of new guidance this week from the Virginia Department of Education. State education officials have reduced distancing requirements for reopening from 6 feet to 3 feet as long as students wear masks. We all know that’s a likely recipe for failure. How can teachers keep a classroom full of active elementary-age itty-bittys, or middle school tweens or moody high-schoolers in their masks and 3 feet away from one another? We worry that students already have lost valuable learning time since schools shut down in March. And those for whom the education gap is real may be pushed even further behind if the only method of learning is online. But what risk are parents ready and willing to take if schools are reopened with only masks, attempted distancing and the promise of nightly cleanings to protect their children and families from a possibly fatal virus? Parents are hoping that schools can return to their unofficial function as day care providers so that they can return to work knowing their children are safe, cared for and learning. What happens if a student, teacher or staff member tests positive for COVID-19? Will that force an entire classroom or school to be put under a 14-day quarantine? How will cafeteria time be handled? What about gym or phys ed class? Or science class with shared microscopes and experiments? These are some of the many questions for the School Board, school officials and parents to sort out in deciding the best option for their child or family. We are encouraged that, so far, Richmond school officials want to offer options to families of in-person learning as well as virtual learning. We are pleased that three new school buildings are on track to open this fall. But we also ask if the buildings they are to replace, namely George Mason and E.S.H. Greene elementary schools, can remain open to help reduce the number of students per classroom during the pandemic. Does Richmond Public Schools have the money and/or staff to keep those buildings open to help reduce class sizes? This is a time for parents, teachers and all who are impacted to remain engaged and to speak up about how the options considered by the School Board will affect you. Yes, we want to see schools reopen and for life to get back to “normal.” But the critical question, as we still are in the throes of this pandemic, is how to reopen safely for everyone. Richmond Public Schools’ student population is largely AfricanAmerican and Latino, a demographic that is disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 virus and related deaths. We all have reasonable fears for our physical safety and concerns for our social, mental and financial well-being. But now is not the time to grasp at straws and throw ourselves at “quick fixes” that are not well thought out. We must use our best problem-solving abilities to come up with a reopening solution that is best for RPS, its students, teachers, staff, parents and the community at large.

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Automatic expungements can help remove barriers Unjust and racist policies continuously serve as a barrier to progress for our Black and brown communities, creating a stifling environment for socioeconomic mobility that makes it less and less likely for each generation to be better off than the last. One of the many ways this burden weighs down communities of color is in the criminal justice system. If you are a Black or Latino adult in the United States, you are 5.9 times and 3.1 times more likely to be incarcerated than a white adult, respectively. And as one of 10 states that does not offer record closure for adult convictions or automatic expungement for those who are eligible, Virginia is one of the nation’s least forgiving states when it comes to providing second chances. This means that, disproportionately, Black and brown people are forced to wear a scarlet letter, adding yet another barrier to being able to provide for their family or move beyond the missteps of their past. I am all too familiar with this harsh reality. My father was convicted of a felony. I witnessed

the stress and the deterrence he faced when applying for jobs, not knowing if checking the “I’ve been convicted of a crime” box would lead to another door slammed in his face. Even if my father had had the time to seek an expungement of his criminal record, current Virginia law requires an eligible

Mayor Levar M. Stoney person to file a separate action in court and go through an expensive and complicated legal process. My father had to work two jobs in order to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table while my grandmother cared for me and my brother. We could not afford the cost of textbooks. There was no way we could spare the time or money required to expunge his record. As such, my father had to carry his past with him and accept back-breaking jobs that I know took a toll on his mental and physical health. I remember seeing my father cry under the stress of the unknown. When I took office as the state secretary of the commonwealth and became aware of the thousands of Virginians just like my dad, I realized I had to do all I could to uplift those disproportionately impacted by racist policies and practices. Those efforts included

setting the course for Gov. Terry McAuliffe to pardon the most people in Virginia’s history and restore the voting rights of nearly 200,000 people. We must continue down this road toward justice, removing barriers that prohibit our communities of color from moving up the socioeconomic ladder. Too many Black and brown people who were involved in the criminal justice system face unemployment, housing discrimination, negative impacts on credit and a greater struggle to reach their potential. Allowing the expungement of misdemeanors and nonviolent felony convictions for certain offenses is one of many steps needed to build wealth and empower. Our time is now to change the trajectory for those who have paid for the mistakes of their past. And it’s not just the right thing to do. Studies have found that an expungement can produce significant economic, social and public safety benefits for the individual and community as a whole. Individuals who have had their record expunged see opportunities increase, along with their income, which has shown to result in lower rates of recidivism. On June 9, I wrote the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus asking that they reprioritize expungements in VLBC’s comprehensive criminal justice reform agenda in

D.C. statehood is a racial justice issue The District of Columbia is the one spot where there is no government for the people, of the people and by the people, the great abolitionist and D.C. resident Frederick Douglass once wrote. More than a century later, the 705,000 residents of Wa s h i n g t o n — nearly half of them African-American — are still denied the full citizenship that every American deserves. They have no vote in a Congress that can override decisions by voters and elected officials about local priorities and tax dollars. Rectifying this injustice should be a top priority for every American who is committed to advancing racial justice and voting rights. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said — wrongly and ridiculously that righting this wrong would be full-bore socialism. On June 26, the U.S. House of Representatives rebuked Sen. McConnell’s farcical reasoning by voting to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. The House vote was a historic step toward resolving this glaring injustice. Achieving the final result will require removing Sen. McConnell and President Trump from their current posts. The need to do so could not be more urgent. Denying D.C. statehood has devastating real-world consequences. The coronavirus pandemic is having an especially deadly impact on Black and

Latino people in D.C. and elsewhere. Yet Senate Republicans refused to treat D.C. the same way it treated the states in relief legislation. That cost D.C. residents $750 million in relief funds even though D.C.’s coronavirus caseload was higher than that of 19 states.

Ben Jealous This denial of COVID-19 relief funds is just the latest harm imposed on D.C. by members of Congress who have been happy to treat D.C. as their fiefdom— from interfering with public health officials’ response to the AIDS crisis to blocking implementation of a voter-approved referendum to legalize the use of marijuana. There is no doubt that both historically and today, opposition to extending democracy to our nation’s capital has been grounded in racism and the desire to maintain racist structures of power. And there is no doubt that denying citizens of the nation’s capital representation in the national legislature — something no other free country does — undermines our self-image as leaders of the free world and our credibility as a beacon of democracy on the international stage. Civil rights leaders and other advocates for statehood have been making the case for statehood for decades, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson; the late Julian Bond; Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s nonvoting delegate to Congress; and the activists at DC Vote. The case is clear. D.C. has more residents than either Wyo-

ming or Vermont and nearly as many as Alaska. D.C. residents contribute more federal taxes than those of 22 states and more per capita than any state. There is no principled justification for continuing to treat the people of Washington, D.C., as second class citizens. Many of the systemic problems Americans are grappling with do not have simple solutions. But this one does. All it will take is for the U.S. Senate to pass and the president to sign the legislation that just passed in Congress. What is standing in the way is the same ruthless Republican desire to maintain power that brings us racial and political gerrymandering and voter suppression. The illegitimate entrenchment of power in the hands of rightwing politicians undermines democracy. It harms Americans everywhere, not just in D.C., by making it harder to adopt policies that protect American lives and communities. That is why D.C. statehood must be part of the agenda of the broader movement to advance racial equity and a healthy democracy. For now, D.C. statehood legislation is sure to join the growing pile of common good measures passed by the House that die in Sen. McConnell’s graveyard. That should intensify our resolve to mobilize voters and overcome every undemocratic tactic Republicans will deploy to suppress the vote between now and November. The writer, a former president of the national NAACP, is president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation.

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the upcoming special session. On June 24, the VLBC released its priorities, which included implementing automatic expungements. This is one of the best methods to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy. I also hope that in crafting this legislation, the General Assembly considers eliminating associated fees and offering better online services. It is time to open the door to better opportunities by removing scarlet letters from those who have worn them for too long. My father did not get that opportunity before he passed away at the age of 49, but I am committed to affecting this change for him and Virginians like him. We all deserve a second chance, regardless of the color of our skin or the money in our pocket. Join me in making that a reality. The writer is mayor of the city of Richmond.

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Climate crisis is a social justice issue

People in the city of Richmond protested during the past month and they have been heard. The city that was once on fire at the close of the Civil War is again on fire â&#x20AC;&#x201D; spiritually and politically.Â Now is the time for Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s citizens to step up and demand real changes from our local and national elected officials. However, it would be an enormous mistake to begin to redress the overwhelming inequities of racial justice in our city without also tending to and soberly acknowledging a similarly related crisis of social justice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the climate crisis. Just as our poor communities are often overlooked, the case must be made for the air we breathe, the water we drink and the depletion of ecological resources.Â Social justice and climate justice are linked.Â Our precious environmental resources are in real jeopardy.Â Our silence on this issue is a tacit agreement that allowed big corporations and our federal government over the past four years to take advantage. While the City of Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to the Richmond 300 plan aims to make Richmond a more beautiful place by 2037, the reality is that we could and should do more to safeguard our

environment.Â We already know where our unsustainable path of continued reliance upon fossil fuels, dependence on plastics and continued greenfield development takes our communities and our environment, and it is not pretty.Â Â The climate crisis is now, this minute, and it can no longer wait for us to take action.Â The tools we need to combat our climate crisis already existâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;individual civic responsibility, renewable energy, electric vehicles and local government leadership and oversight.Â We must implement these tools, and the public must vote for and demand action.Â Support theÂ Clean Economy Act of 2020 that would give more power to the Environmental Protection Agency to implement a realistic national plan to reduce our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greenhouse emissions by 2050.Â Speak up on this issue and be heard.Â Demand the small and smart steps that we need to take at this moment to safeguard our future and our environment. CHRISTIANNA RABER Richmond

Discrimination, political correctness and profiteers If we want to truly be equal, takeÂ all theÂ statues down, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t showÂ favoritism to any one race or gender. To avoid glorifying any one person, with names on schools, merely rename thoseÂ institutions as PS-1, PS-2 and so forth. Â PretendingÂ ugliness never

existed, and acting likeÂ those leaders inÂ the 1993 Sylvester Stallone movie,Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Demolition Man,â&#x20AC;? who attempted to reflect their ever-advancing vanilla world byÂ whitewashing the scenery,Â really makes one wonder from all of the presentÂ destruction if our leaders

are truly attempting to fightÂ discrimination or is it their political agenda as profiteers in creating aÂ spectacular environment ofÂ politicalÂ correctness byÂ exploiting those protesting. I recently read this quote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We grow up with dreams in our eyes and songs on our lips

Why is Rojai Fentress still in prison? On April 13, 1996, Thomas W. Foley was shot in a breezeway of an apartment building on Midlothian Turnpike while trying to purchase crack cocaine. Rojai Fentress, who was 16 at the time of the crime, was convicted of first degree murder in Mr. Foleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death and given a 53-year sentence. He has now served almost 24 years in prison. There was no DNA evidence in the case, no ballistics, no serology, no hair fiber or trace evidence, no confessionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; nothing except the testimony of Julie Howard, a friend of Mr. Foley who did not identify Mr. Fentress as the shooter until he appeared in court in handcuffs. In fact, the prosecutor said in his closing argument to the jury: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This case hinges on whether or not you believe Julie Howard â&#x20AC;Ś it all boils down to (that).â&#x20AC;? The case against Mr. Fentress was so weak that just prior to trial, the Commonwealth offered Mr. Fentress a five-year plea if he would plead guilty. Mr. Fentress rejected the deal and stated unequivocally: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not guilty. I was never there.â&#x20AC;? Thereafter, and based solely on the testimony of Ms. Howard, Mr. Fentress, who was 17 at the time, was convicted and sentenced. Nineteen years after the conviction, the Commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case began to unravel. First, the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law got involved and it was discovered that a recorded conversation between Ms. Howard and the lead detective of the case, the late James Hickman, conducted in 1996, was never turned over to the defense. During this recorded conversation, Ms. Howard was shown two photo spreads by the police and she identified an individual other than Mr.

Fentress as the shooter. Contrary to the Rules of Discovery, this tape was never turned over to the defense prior to trial. Ms. Howard would later take her own life. On Aug. 6, 2014, another individual, DeAnthony Doane, came forward and signed a sworn affidavit confessing to the murder of Mr. Foley. In the sworn affidavit, Mr. Doane described a drug deal gone bad, resulting in Mr. Foleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death. Mr. Doane currently is incarcerated for unrelated convictions of murder and robbery. Despite overwhelming evidence that exonerates Mr. Fentress, Attorney General Mark R. Herring has refused to acknowledge evidence of Mr. Fentressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; innocence and has fought lawyers with the Innocence Project every step

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of the way. Additionally, a petition for a conditional pardon has been filed by the Innocence Project with the state secretary of the commonwealth, but this petition has languished in that office for approximately three years. The tragic plight of Rojai Fentress underscores why parole needs to be re-established in Virginia for everyone. Pardon requests, which Mr. Fentress deserves, are rare. Parole may be his only option. The 2021 General Assembly must act decisively to pass legislation reinstating parole in Virginia. SEN. JOSEPH D. â&#x20AC;&#x153;JOEâ&#x20AC;? MORRISSEY Richmond The writer represents the 16th District in the Virginia Senate.

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A8 July 9-11, 2020

Photo Feature

Life, liberty

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About 100 cars parade along Oliver Hill Way for the “Free Them All Car Rally” on Independence Day outside the Richmond Justice Center. People decorated their vehicles and held signs through sunroofs calling for prison reform and the release of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Traffic stops along Arthur Ashe Boulevard last Saturday as drivers and their passengers watch the Fourth of July fireworks display over The Diamond.

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Marcus-David Peters Circle, the newly renamed area on Monument Avenue around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, takes on a festive atmosphere on the Fourth of July as people pitch tents, grill food and play basketball and soccer to the sounds of a DJ. Left, the base of the statue has become a backdrop for photos by area residents and tourists alike who share messages of hope and critique about a range of issues. Right, Gary Foley, a regular at the square, waters flowers and tomatoes planted around a sign bearing the circle’s new name given by protesters to remember the man killed by a Richmond Police officer in May 2018.

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Virginia: Open with care. COVID-19 isn’t over. We’re making progress, but we can’t leave behind all the safety measures we’ve been taking. They’re working! That’s why, when you visit your local stores, restaurants, and places of worship, they’ll only allow in half as many people as before. And they need all of us to do our part to keep them safe. Please continue to:

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July 9-11, 2020 A9

Sports

Stories by Fred Jeter

L.A. Lakers looking to get back on top after long drought In recent years, the Los Angeles Lakers have July 1, 2018: The influential Johnson signs turned from prince to frog and, now, back to free agent and proven champion LeBron James prince. to a four-year contract worth $154 million. The transformation is nearing completion, but June 15, 2019: The Lakers acquire All-Star there’s more work to be done starting July 30 center Anthony Davis in a trade with the New when NBA play resumes Orleans Pelicans for playin Orlando, Fla. ers and draft picks. Among the most stoThe James-Davis comried franchises in pro bo ranks with the NBA’s sports history, the Lakall-time best. ers went six straight This season, the seasons — 2014 to 2019 6-foot-9 James averages — without making the 25.7 points, 9.8 rebounds playoffs. and leads the NBA with During that time adrift, 10.6 assists per night. West comes east the team posted a dismal The 6-foot-10 Davis The Los Angeles Lakers will re-start 163-329 overall record. averages 26.7 points, 9.4 the NBA season July 30 against the Los This season, buoyed rebounds, 1.5 steals and Angeles Clippers at the ESPN Wide by the scintillating combo 2.4 blocked shots. World of Sports Complex near Orlando, of LeBron James and AnThere are numerous Fla. The game is to be televised on TNT thony Davis, the Lakers other chapters to this at 9 p.m. EDT. are 49-14 and likely to be frog-to-prince drama. For the Western Division top example: seed for the playoffs. July 3, 2017: The Lakers sign 6-foot-8 forward The Lakers are looking for their 17th NBA Kyle Kuzma in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets. title, a mark that would tie the Boston Celtics for “Kuz” averages 12.5 points and 4.5 rebounds. the most in league annals. Also, the Lakers have July 13, 2017: Los Angeles signs former reached the playoff finals 15 other times. Detroit Piston Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. The Under Coach Frank Vogel, here’s how the 6-foot-5 guard averages 9.5 points. Lakers have turned things around: July 5, 2018: The Lakers acquire four-time Feb. 21, 2017: Lakers owner Jeannie Buss All-Star Rajon Rondo. The point guard averages names Earvin “Magic” Johnson as president of 78.1 points and five assists. basketball operations. July 10, 2018: Two-time NBAchampion JaVale

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McGee signs with the Lakers. The 7-foot McGee averages 6.8 points and 5.8 rebounds. July 6, 2019: The Lakers sign 6-foot-6 forward Danny Green, a two-time NBA champion, to a two-year pact worth $30 million. In 25 minutes per game, Green averages 8.2 points, 3.4 boards and has hit 38 percent from beyond the arc. Aug. 26, 2019: Veteran center Dwight Howard signs with the Lakers. The 6-foot-10, eight-time All Star averages 7.5 points and 7.4 rebounds, offering much added muscle up front. The Lakers will be down one key man from now on. Starting guard Avery Bradley, who signed

with Los Angeles in 2018, will not participate because of concerns about COVID-19. His son, Liam, has a history of respiratory illnesses. These revived Lakers average 114.3 points per game while outscoring their opponents by an average of 7.4 points per game. Only the Milwaukee Bucks (53-12) have a better record. The Lakers last won NBA titles in 2009 and 2010. Since then, six different teams have won the world’s top prize in basketball. For a franchise spoiled by excellence, a drought that long must seem like a horror movie made in nearby Hollywood.

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American players hold spotlight in Korean baseball You’d never guess who’s tearing up the Korean Baseball Organization, or KBO. The South Korean league’s unlikely home run leader turns out to be a switch-hitting outfielder from, of all places, Indianapolis. As of July 2, 30-year-old Mel Rojas Jr. led the KBO with 17 homers. He was also second in RBI (45) and average (.382) for the team KT Wiz of Suwon. The KBO has come into the U.S. focus this spring because of the absence of Major League Baseball in America due to the COVID-19 pandemic. KBO games, albeit with empty bleachers, have been televised by ESPN. The games have been welcomed by U.S. fans starved for our “National Pastime.” Rojas, the son of former U.S. big-league pitcher Mel Rojas Sr., signed with the Wiz in 2017 after seven seasons in the American minor leagues. In 2012, he made several trips to The Diamond as a member of the Altoona Curve, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm club. With the Wiz, Rojas set the franchise record of 43 homers in 2018 and won the KBO’s Golden Glove Award in 2019.

The award is given annually to the best overall player at each position. His salary is reported at $1.5 million. KBO teams are allowed three foreign players. Two other players making noise this season are first baseman Jose Miguel Fernandez of the Doosan Bears (of Seoul) and centerfielder Aaron Altherr of NC Dinos (Changwon). Cuba native Fernandez leads the KBO with a .396 mark, while Altherr, who grew up in Arizona, is pushing Rojas in power numbers with 13 homers and 44 RBI. Foreigners in the South Korean league are relatively new. The first was Tyrone Woods in 1998.

As a rookie, Woods, a first baseman from Florida, set a Doosan franchise record of 42 home runs and became the first non-Korean to win MVP. Other Americans to make a name across the Pacific are Eric Thames and Jerry Royster. Thames, a 33-year-old Californian, was MVP of KBO in 2015 and is now back in the United States playing with the Washington Nationals. Royster, who played in the U.S. big leagues from 1973 to 1988, managed the KBO Lotte Giants from 2007 to 2010. There is a current local connection with the KBO. Former Midlothian High School and University of Virginia pitcher Tyler Wilson is in his third season with the LG Twins of Seoul. KBO teams face 144 game schedules, playing six days a week and taking every Monday off. Games end in ties after 12 innings. Stadiums range from about 16,000 to 25,000 in seating. The league culminates the season with the KBO Korean Series, its equivalent of the World Series in the United States.

3 more schools exit MEAC

Makur Maker chooses Howard University Makur Maker

Well-traveled Makur Maker has selected Howard University for his next basketball stop. The 6-foot-11 Maker has committed with the HBCU in Washington after receiving other offers from UCLA, the University of Kentucky and the University of Memphis. A consensus four-star recruit, Maker becomes the highest ranked high school player to sign with an HBCU since at least 2008. Born in Kenya, Maker lived in Australia before coming to the United States in 2015. He attended several high schools, most recently Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix. Maker is the cousin of Thon Maker with the Detroit Pistons. Help is needed by the D.C. team. Howard University, a member of MEAC, is coming off a dismal season in which it went 4-29 overall and 1-15 within the conference.

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, or MEAC, continues to shrink. North Carolina A&T State University, Bethune-Cookman University and Florida A&M University have announced they will be leaving the historically black athletic conference. The Greensboro-based Aggies at North Carolina A&T will play MEAC schedules for 2020-21 before taking on a full Big South schedule. Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M are leaving MEAC to join the only other historically black NCAA Division I conference, the Southwestern Athletic Conference, or SWAC. This has become a trend. Two years ago, Hampton University left MEAC for the Big South. Savannah State University left MEAC to return to the SIAC, or Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, last year. In

2010, Winston-Salem State departed MEAC to return to the CIAA. MEAC was formed in 1970 as a NCAA Division I spinoff to the CIAA. Schools remaining in MEAC are Delaware State, Morgan State, Howard, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central and South Carolina State universities and nonfootball playing members University of Maryland-Eastern Shore and Coppin State University. In its new conference, North Carolina A&T will have in-state rivalries with Campbell, Gardner-Webb and High Point universities and the University of North Carolina-Asheville, and will renew its long-standing relationship with Hampton University. SWAC schools include Grambling State, Southern, Texas Southern, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Jackson State, Alabama A&M, Alcorn State and Alabama State universities and University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Richard Bland College suspends sports for 2020-21 Richard Bland College athletics are down, but not out. The public junior college near Petersburg has suspended all athletics for the 2020-21 school year because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the school has every intention of bouncing back in 2021-22. “With the coaches we have, and the facilities we have, there is no doubt that we can come back next year,” said Scott New-

ton, RBC’s athletic director. “I’m not worried about it at all.” Newton, who also serves as the women’s volleyball coach, said that all head coaches will be retained on staff and athletes will be allowed to train in school facilities. However, any athlete wishing to transfer will be granted a release. Newton said about 20 percent of RBC students are involved with intercollegiate

athletics. A member of Region 10 of the National Junior College Athletic Association, RBC fields men’s and women’s basketball teams, men’s and women’s soccer teams, as well as women’s beach volleyball and softball squads. RBC became the second NJCAA school to suspend athletics in Virginia. Earlier this month, Northern Virginia Community College made the same decision.

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Personality: Timothy O. Mallory Spotlight on president of Richmond Chapter of Concerned Black Men It all started in first grade— sort of. In 2011, a father was invited by one of his son’s elementary schoolteachers to join a volunteer organization focused on providing African-American boys in fifth through 12th grade with mentors and positive role models. The organization is the Richmond Chapter of Concerned Black Men. The teacher was Tommy DeVaughn, then CBM Richmond’s vice president. And that father was Timothy O. “Tim” Mallory, who has so thrived in his engagement with the organization that he now serves as CBM Richmond’s president. “It has been very enlightening,” says Mr. Mallory of his tenure in the leadership role that began in 2016 and has lasted for two consecutive three-year terms. “I really enjoy doing it.” CBM Richmond was founded in December 1986 in response to what its founders saw as the negative influence of violence, crime and punishment on the city’s youths. It is one of 10 chapters of Concerned Black Men of America devoted to improving the lives of children and helping create stable families. With 14 members, the Richmond chapter’s efforts are aided by a variety of groups and organizations, including Club 533, the Rho Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Linwood Holton Elementary School and the City of Richmond, among others. As president, Mr. Mallory manages the group’s statistical data, schedules and meetings and works with the group’s webmaster. The newsletters, blog posts and many of the photos currently on the organization’s website come directly from his

work with the group. “There’s a real sense of accomplishment behind doing what we’re doing,” Mr. Mallory says. “It’s very rewarding work.” CBM Richmond provides a number of programs and activities for youths that typically run during the school year, all centered on five topics—career development, academic development, cultural awareness, personal growth and recreation. All are designed to impart lessons and skills for the boys and young men as they grow and mature into young adults. The programs range from visits and panel discussions with local businesses, study seminars and tutoring sessions and cultural awareness through museum visits and cultural activities. The programs also carry specific themes of selfrespect, self-esteem and selfdevelopment that further aid personal development. “This organization is truly impacting the youths that we serve,” Mr. Mallory says, noting how students are sharing the lessons and skills learned in the programs with other youths. Right now, CBM Richmond’s top project is to increase its social media presence in an effort to grow membership. By increasing the membership, Mr. Mallory explains, CBM Richmond can increase the number of young people they can engage with beyond the 10 to 20 they typically mentor during the school year. Like many organizations, CBM Richmond’s biggest concern right now is the coronavirus, from the measures taken to ensure public safety to how the upcoming school year will be handled. CBM Richmond frequently works with youngsters inside Franklin Military

men.” Meet mentor, role model, advocate and this week’s Personality, Timothy O. “Tim” Mallory: Occupation: Auto parts specialist at Advance Auto Parts. No. 1 volunteer position: President, Richmond Chapter Concerned Black Men. Date and place of birth: Nov. 14 in Richmond. Current residence: Henrico County. Education: Bachelor’s in business management, Hampton University. Academy. The organization’s program was brought to a sudden halt in March when schools were closed for the remainder of the academic year because of COVID-19. As a result, Mr. Mallory says, the organization has been regrouping and figuring out how it will operate in the future. All the while, CBM Richmond members are waiting for the latest COVID-19 steps from local and state administrations to give them a clearer picture of how to best continue their work. Mr. Mallory is confident that CBM Richmond will weather these abnormal times, however, not just in ensuring that members remain in contact, in discussion and formulating plans, but also remaining focused on providing young boys an avenue for maturity and self-improvement. “What we do is for the young men,” Mr. Mallory says. “We want to make sure that what we’re doing is putting a good product together for the young

Family: Wife, Anita, and two children. When elected chapter president: 2016. Concerned Black Men is: A volunteer national community service organization dedicated to providing youths with mentors and positive male role models. We serve young boys in fifth through 12th grade. Its mission: To enlighten our community and provide guidance to our youths through academic, cultural and recreational programs. My first contact with the chapter: I was invited to join by my son’s first grade teacher, Tommy DeVaughn, who was the vice president. Its impact on my life: Concerned Black Men of Richmond has helped me raise my son, who has participated in the program. Assisting the boys in goal setting and watching them excel is very rewarding. Number of members: 14. Member profile: The current membership consists of a couple

of the founding members and a number of new members. There are several with more than 10 years of service and they come from various careers and educational backgrounds. When chapter was founded: December 1986. Reason: To slow the trend of gang violence in the Metro Richmond area. How many chapters in nation: 10. Richmond Chapter’s top project now: Figuring out how to increase our social media presence. Its objective: To grow our membership to serve more young men. No. 1 Concerned Black Men challenge: We must figure out how to operate with all of the new restrictions brought about by the global pandemic. How I plan to meet it: We must wait to see where the governmental restrictions end up and adjust the current curriculum accordingly. Why I am excited about CBM: This organization is truly impacting the youths that we serve. I have seen our etiquette program grow from teaching the boys how to tie neckties to the youths showing each other how to tie them. CBM Richmond Youth Corps is: A group of young boys in fifth through 12th grade from all types of backgrounds. Advice I give to young Black boys and men: Figure out what you’re good at and find out what you love to do. It’s a true blessing if they’re the same thing. CBM’s work to improve community policing has been: The CBM have worked with

the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and the Richmond Police Department by conducting workshops to engage the youths. How others can become involved: Go to www.cbmrichmondva.org. I am most motivated now by: Learning. I try to learn something new every day. A quote that I am inspired by: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” — James Baldwin Three words that best describe me: Dedicated, adaptive and jovial. Favorite recreational activity: Golf. Prized possession: 1975 BMW 2002. How I unwind: Playing my guitars. Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Gardening and cooking. I grow herbs, peppers and tomatoes. Person who influenced me the most: My father. The book that influenced me the most: “The Mis-Education of the Negro” by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. What I’m reading now: The Bible. My next goal: To get proficient at playing acoustic guitar.

Wilder claims racism in state library lag in processing his gubernatorial papers Free Press wire report

Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is accusing the state library of racism for its slow pace in processing and publicly presenting records from his tenure as the nation’s first elected AfricanAmerican governor. Gov. Wilder Gov. Wilder, 89, told a local daily publication on July 3 that he doesn’t understand why the Library of Virginia has been processing papers from his gubernatorial successors before finishing work on his.

“Why isn’t it racism?” Gov. Wilder asked. Gov. Wilder, the grandson of slaves, took office 30 years ago, serving as Virginia’s governor from 1990 to 1994. Before that, he served as a member of the state Senate from 1970 to 1986 when he held the office of lieutenant governor for four years until winning the historic election for governor in November 1989. He later served as Richmond’s mayor from 2005 to 2009. State Librarian Sandra Gioia Treadway acknowledged that the processing of Gov. Wilder’s records had “fallen off the radar,” a lapse that she attributed to budget cuts and turnover in key positions, including the state archivist. “This is devastating for me, but we are addressing it,” Ms. Treadway said.

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All of Gov. Wilder’s predecessors and successors in the governor’s office are Caucasian. The library has finished work on the collections of his successors, former Govs. George Allen, Jim Gilmore and Mark R. Warner. Former Gov. Tim Kaine’s collection remains a work in progress. Ms. Treadway said she didn’t know how few of Gov. Wilder’s papers had been processed and made public until Gov. Wilder’s son, Larry, contacted her earlier this year. “This is something. Now that I know about it, it’s going to be a top priority,” she said. Gov. Wilder’s papers from his terms as governor and as the state’s first African-American lieutenant governor can’t be made public until they are sorted, analyzed, indexed and reviewed

for exceptions under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, according to Ms. Treadway. Gov. Wilder’s assistant, Angelica Bega, called it “alarming” that the former governor’s archives “remain unavailable for any educational purpose after 30 years.” “The neglect and obfuscation conveys the handling of his administration’s gubernatorial papers to be current examples of racism and does not reflect well on the state of Virginia,” Ms. Bega wrote in an email last week to State Archivist Michael Strom. Gov. Wilder said he decided to publicize the dispute because he thought “the taxpayers of Virginia need to know this.” “There’s no excuse,” he said.

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Happenings Turmoil at EBONY and Essence magazines prompts changes at top Free Press wire report

NEW YORK EBONY and Essence magazines are in trouble. The two storied magazines that focus on news and culture in the Black community are in the midst of turmoil at their top levels. Late last week, EBONY Chief Executive Officer Willard Jackson Jr. was forced out following an initial inquiry into some of his financial transactions. The general interest magazine, which focuses on news and culture about African-American life, celebrates its 75th anniversary later this year. Essence, a magazine geared toward women, was hit by an anonymous essay reportedly penned by former and current employees that alleged a toxic work environment and recently named an interim CEO. Mr. Jackson is a partner in the CVG Group, which purchased EBONY in 2016. The board of directors is looking for an interim CEO and operating committee to replace him. Jacob Walthour Jr., the newly elected chairman of EBONY’s board of directors, said Monday the board became aware of financial transactions that did not go through the proper approval process, including some where it wasn’t clear whether the magazine or Mr. Jackson was the beneficiary. The lack of transparency was unacceptable and prompted the investigation, which is ongoing, said Mr. Walthour, co-founder of Blueprint Capital Advisors, a black-owned asset manager. Without giving specifics, Mr. Walthour said the board also was concerned about some of the entities that Mr. Jackson was dealing with. He cited the “class, integrity and honor” with which the late company founder, John H. Johnson, operated. “It’s our view that we prevented significant damage from being done to the brand,” he said.

In a statement released July 2, Mr. Walthour said, “Founder John H. Johnson conducted himself and EBONY business with a level of class, integrity and honor that has come to define Black professionalism in America. While the board expects that EBONY will always need to adapt its business model to stay relevant, it must never compromise the core values of Mr. Johnson. “As we approach EBONY’s 75th anniversary, now more than any other time since the Civil Rights Movement, Black people need a medium to express ‘their’ voice and record this historical moment,” said John C. Robinson, an EBONY director. “We are committed to the preservation of this valuable asset to the Black community and being a part of the next 75 years. The company said it will continue to assess all structural, managerial and financial facets of the organization with an eye toward amplifying the current calls for economic and racial justice and equality. As part of the board’s engagement, it is

prioritizing the payment of delinquent compensation to EBONY employees. Former staffers at the magazine filed a lawsuit last September in New York federal court seeking unpaid wages after they were laid off in June 2019. There was no immediate response to an attempt to reach Mr. Jackson through CVG Group. The essay, “The Truth About Essence,” was published on Medium on June 28 under the byline “Black Female Anonymous.” The essay alleged pay inequity, sexual harassment and corporate bullying and intimidation on the part of management at Essence, where Naomi Campbell just graced the cover of its 50th anniversary issue. “The company’s longstanding pattern of gross mistreatment and abuse of its Black female employees is the biggest open secret in the media business,” stated the essay, which was accompanied by a petition seeking a management change. It is the latest example of journalists of color, in the weeks after George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis and nationwide demonstrations, speaking up about alleged mistreatment and inequities in the industry as well as in their news organizations. Essence management called the letter “heartbreaking” in an initial response. The magazine, run by Essence Communications, called the anonymous letter “an unfounded attempt to discredit our brand and assassinate personal character.” Last week, however, Essence announced the appointment of Caroline Wanga, a former Target executive hired in June, to step in as interim CEO. The owner of the magazine, Richlieu Dennis, was a focus of many of the complaints in the anonymous letter. Essence also said it would hire outside investigators to interview employees and determine the truth about the accusations.

Faculty votes to drop Lee name from Washington & Lee University Free Press wire, staff report

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Honoring trailblazers Betty Squire, president of Engine Company No. 9 & Associates, leads a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the hiring of the first AfricanAmerican firefighters by the City of Richmond on July 1, 1950. The ceremony was held Sunday by the historical marker at 5th and Duval streets near the site of the engine company’s station. The city integrated the fire department on July 6, 1963, and demolished the station in 1968. About 40 people attended the event, including relatives of the trailblazing firefighters.

LEXINGTON Va. Faculty at Washington and Lee University voted on Monday to remove Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s name from the school. But that doesn’t necessarily mean such a change will occur. The board of trustees at the small, private liberal arts university started in 1749 in Lexington now will consider the recommendation. Monday’s motion was approved during a special video conference meeting attended by 260 faculty members. The vote marks the first time such a recommendation has been sent to the board of trustees. “The university’s name rests with its board of trustees, and there are no current plans to change it,” university spokesperson Drewry Sackett said. The school, originally called Liberty Hall, was named Washington Academy for George Washington, an early benefactor, and later chartered as Washington College in 1813. After the Civil War, Gen. Lee became president, serving from 1865 to 1870, when he died. Soon after his death, trustees renamed the school Washington & Lee in his honor. Gen. Lee and several family members, including his wife, parents and children, are buried in a mausoleum underneath Lee Chapel on campus. The faculty meeting was called by W&L President Will Dudley after 225 faculty members signed a petition seeking the removal of all references to the Confederacy from the campus, as well as from the W&L name. Faculty members started talking about a possible name change a couple of weeks ago during a virtual meeting. “We feel like we’re going to end up on the wrong side of this as an institution and that it will harm us,” said Jim Casey, an economics professor and W&L graduate who organized the initial meeting. “Everyone who was in that conversation feels that the best thing for our institution is to drop our affiliation with Lee.”

Three permanent Black faculty members at W&L’s law school want both names removed, according to a letter sent to President Dudley. The issue has regained intensity since demonstrations for racial justice erupted across the nation and around the globe following the killing of George Floyd on May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer. In its early years, the school admitted its first AfricanAmerican student in 1795, according to school records. John Chavis, a free man who reportedly fought during the American Revolution, studied at the school, then known as Liberty Hall, but did not receive a degree. He previously studied at the College of New Jersey, which is now Princeton University. He later became an ordained Presbyterian minister and opened a school in Raleigh, N.C. The university didn’t enroll another African-American student until 1966 when Dennis Haston enrolled at the college and Leslie Devan Smith Jr. enrolled in the university’s law school. Mr. Smith, who earned his law degree in 1969, is considered the first African-American graduate of the university and was honored with an installation at the law school in April 2019. Mr. Smith, who earned numerous honors while in law school, began a promising legal career working in Washington with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Tragically, he was murdered inside his DuPont Circle apartment at age 26.

Flying Squirrels going Hollywood with “Movies in the Outfield” at The Diamond With the baseball season shut down because of the coronavirus, The Diamond will take on a new look on Thursday and Saturday nights this summer by showing family films beach-blanket style on the field. “Movies in the Outfield,” hosted by the Richmond Flying Squirrels, begins Thursday, July 9, with “Field of Dreams,” the 1989 sports fantasy drama starring Kevin Costner that was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Gates will open at 6:05 p.m., with the movie starting at 7:05 p.m. The feature on Saturday, July 11, “The Incredibles,” the animated Pixar film about a family of superheroes, begins at 6:05 p.m., with gates opening at 5:05 p.m. The films will be shown on The Diamond’s video board. Admission is $8, with children 3 and younger free. Seating will be in the outfield, but no chairs

are permitted. Officials said people may bring blankets and pillows to spread out in marked spaces to promote social distancing. The spaces will be 10 feet by 10 feet for up to four people and 10-by-20 for up to eight people. For the health and safety of others, people are asked to wear a mask and follow social distancing guidelines. To curb the spread of the virus, concessions must be ordered online with contact-free pickup in Rosie’s Bistro at the Bullpen. A beverageonly station will be located on the third-base side of the ballpark with payment accepted only by credit card. Parking at The Diamond will be free for the movie nights. The Diamond is located at 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. For details, including a view of seating arrangements, ticket orders and pre-orders of concessions, go to www.milb.com/richmond/ events/movie-nights or call (804) 359-3866.

Black History Museum reopening July 14 The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is reopening Tuesday, July 14, with a new set of guidelines in the wake of COVID-19. The museum, located at 122 W. Leigh St. in Jackson Ward, will begin a timed ticketing system of admission to help provide for the health and safety of patrons through social distancing and other requirements during the pandemic. According to museum officials, face masks covering the nose and mouth are required for entry and patrons will be asked to answer health questions and have their temperature checked. Patrons are asked to stay 6 feet apart from others not in their group and to use plastic gloves on exhibit touch screens. Hand sanitizing stations will be located

throughout the museum. Also, any visitors age 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Groups will be limited to 10 or fewer people, and guided tours must be arranged in advance. The exhibit, “Paradox of Liberty: Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello,” will be on view through Nov. 29. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and students with I.D.; $6 for children ages 4 to 12; free for children under 4; and a 10 percent discount for members of the military. Details, including reservations and tickets, go to: www.blackhistorymuseum.org or call (804) 780-9093.

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Celebrating a 75-year legacy Members of the Delver Woman’s Club of Richmond celebrate the group’s 75th anniversary through its Legacy Community Service Project – a contribution of $5,685 to Feed More, Central Virginia’s primary hunger relief organization. The ceremony, held June 30 outside Feed More’s North Side headquarters, featured a musical prelude by the Jason Jenkins Quartet. The women’s club, which traces its early roots to a literary club for African-American women, was officially started in 1945 and has dedicated itself to civic engagement and service. The club’s 75th anniversary theme: “The Past, The Present, The Future: Continued Commitment to the Community.” In 1967, the club was among the founding members of Meals on Wheels, a program that delivers meals to seniors in their homes and which now comes under Feed More’s umbrella of agencies. The gift to Feed More by the Delver Woman’s Club’s 70 members, their families and friends will provide 22,740 meals to people in the Richmond area. Participating in the program are, from left, Jean T. Williams, legacy project chair; Theo S. Jones, immediate past president; Douglas H. Pick, Feed More’s president and chief executive officer; and Kathryn Erhardt, Feed More’s manager of planned and leadership giving.

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Rudolfo Anaya, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;godfatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of Chicano literature, dies at 82 Free Press wire report

RIO RANCHO, N.M. Rudolfo Anaya, a writer who helped launch the 1970s Chicano Literature Movement with his novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bless Me, Ultima,â&#x20AC;? a book celebrated by Latinos, has died at 82. Mr. Anayaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s niece, Belinda Henry, said the celebrated author died Sunday, June 28, 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20, at his home in Albuquerque, N.M., after suffering from a long illness. Literary critics say Mr. Anayaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World War II-era novel about a young MexicanAmerican boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with an older curandera, or healer, influenced a generation of Latino writers because of its imagery and cultural references that were rare at the time of its 1972 publication. In a 2013 interview on C-SPAN, Mr. Anaya said the idea of the novel came after he had a vision of a woman at the doorway of a room where he was writing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never get it right unless you put me in itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Anaya said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Who are you?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; She said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ultimaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ... And there it was.â&#x20AC;? The bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release coincided with the growing and militant Chicano movement that stressed cultural pride over assimilation. It also came as Mexican-American college students were demanding more literature by Latino authors. From activists circles to community centers, the novel was shared along with Tomas

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Author Rudolfo Anaya poses for a photograph in his New Mexico home writing studio in June 2016. Mr. Anaya, who helped launch the 1970s Chicano literature movement with his novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bless Me, Ultima,â&#x20AC;? died Sunday, June 28, 2020, after a long illness.

Riveraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;... and the Earth Did Not Devour Himâ&#x20AC;? and later the poetry of Lorna Dee Cervantes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was completely transported the first time I picked up â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bless Me, Ultimaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? said novelist and poet Rigoberto Gonzalez, who was mentored by Mr. Anaya. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was somehow able to capture the backdrop of our community and make us proud.â&#x20AC;? Mr. Anaya would go on to write a number of novels,

Good Shepherd Baptist Church 1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223 s Office: (804) 644-1402 Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Place for Youâ&#x20AC;?

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including a mystery series featuring Mexican-American detective Sonny Baca. Mr. Anaya used his fame to start a creative writing program at the University of New Mexico and opened up a retreat in Jemez Spring, N.M., for aspiring Latino writers. Despite the popularity of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bless Me, Ultimaâ&#x20AC;? on college campuses throughout the years, the novel was banned in some Arizona schools after a campaign by some conservatives

who said the book promoted the overthrow of the federal government. Latino literary critics called those claims outrageous and launched a counter campaign to get Mr. Anayaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work and others by Latino authors into Arizona for community libraries near schools where the book was banned. Mr. Anaya hosted a group of book smugglers lead by Houston novelist Tony Diaz at his Albuquerque home in 2012. He

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donated some of his own books and gave activists traveling on a bus his blessing. The novel was made into a feature film in 2013. The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque announced in 2016 it was working to make â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bless Me, Ultimaâ&#x20AC;? into an opera. Born in the small central New Mexico railroad town of Pastura, Mr. Anaya came from a Hispanic family with deep roots in a region once colonized by Spain. He was one of seven siblings and the only male in his family to attend primary school. Years later, he said Spanish-speaking oral storytellers of his youth remained an influence in his writing as an adult. Mr. Anaya graduated from Albuquerque High School and later abandoned his studies to become an accountant after enrolling in a liberal arts program at the University of New Mexico. While working on a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree, he met and married Patricia Lawless, a guidance counselor from

Lyons, Ind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I already had a couple of drafts of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bless Me, Ultimaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Anaya said in an interview with the Albuquerque Journal in 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And again she just saw that there was something of literary importance there and encouraged me to keep going, to keep writing.â&#x20AC;? His wife died in 2010. In September 2016, Mr. Anaya was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama. Frail and in poor health, Mr. Anaya agreed to make the trip to Washington at the last moment and accepted his medal seated in a wheelchair. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham called Mr. Anaya one of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest artists and a seminal figure in literature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through his indelible stories, Rudolfo Anaya, perhaps better than any other author, truly captured what it means to be a New Mexican, what it means to be born here, grow up here and live here,â&#x20AC;? she said in a statement.

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, July 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2020-149 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1101 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard for the purpose of a mixed-use building containing up to 29 dwelling units, with amenity spaces and commercial uses on the ground floor, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a TOD-1 Transit-Oriented Nodal District. The City of Richmond’s current Pulse Corridor Plan designates the subject property for Nodal Mixed Use (NO‑MU). The plan calls for development aligned with the Transit‑oriented district located immediately adjacent to the Pulse BRT or other frequent transit service at key gateways and prominent places in the city in order to provide for significant, urban‑form development in appropriate locations. The density of the proposed development would be approximately 94 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2020-150 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1110 North 20th Street for the purpose of a two-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single‑Family Medium Density. Primary uses are single‑family and two‑family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi‑public uses. Typical zoning classifications that may accommodate this land use category: R‑5A, R‑6 and R‑7. The density of the proposed development would be approximately 25 units per acre. Ordinance No. 2020-151 To authorize the special use of the property known as 3211 Delaware Avenue for the purpose of a group home located within an existing single-family dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single‑Family Medium Density. Primary uses are single‑family and two‑family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi‑public uses. Typical zoning classifications that may accommodate this land use category: R‑5A, R‑6 and R‑7. The density of the proposed development would be approximately 9 units per acre. The meetings will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020093, adopted April 9, 2020. The meetings will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Planning Commission members and Richmond City Council will assemble in City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams. The meetings will be streamed live online at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. a s p x . To w a t c h a meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”. The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. Continued on next column

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aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the July 27, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting listed in the calendar. Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the July 27, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda. Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ richmondgov.com in lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx. Candice D. Reid City Clerk City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, August 3, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2020-154 To p r o v i d e f o r t h e removal of certain monuments on Cityowned property, provide for the disposition of such monuments, and repeal an ordinance accepting the General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson monument, adopted Mar. 3, 1920, as authorized by Va. Code § 15.21812. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 1:00 p.m.) This meeting will be open to in-person participation, and for participation through electronic communication means in the same manner as described in Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020. Staff and the public will have the option to participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams rather than in-person. Video of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following web address: https:// richmondva.legistar.com/ Calendar.aspx. To watch the meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”. The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the August 3, 2020 Richmond City Council Special meeting listed in the calendar. Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to present their views either by attending the meeting or by following the “Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the August 3, 2020 Richmond City Council Special meeting agenda. Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ richmondgov.com in lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 3, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx. Candice D. Reid City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF PETERSBURG KAYLA CATHERINE EVANS, Plaintiff v. ERIC JERRELL EVANS, Defendant Case No.: CL20-436 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 and cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 20th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: Maytee E. Parham, Clerk I ask for this: Melissa-Kay B. Adams, Esq. (VSB# 78311) Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. 229 N. Sycamore Street Petersburg, VA 23803 (Phone) 804-518-2127; (fax) 804-861-4311 Counsel for Plaintiff VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DAVID TRAN, Plaintiff v. JULIE VU, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002065-00 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 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER AHMED BAKEER, Plaintiff v. LORENE LEEMBRUGGEN, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002066-00 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 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CHERON ROSE, Plaintiff v. STEPHEN PORTER, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002064-00 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 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MELISSA SCHIFFMAN, Plaintiff v. JOSEPH SCHIFFMAN, Defendant. Case No.: CL19003298-00 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 Continued on next column

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months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, appear here on or before the 27th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

JAMES SIMMONS Defendant. Case No.: CL19001047-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 20th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire VSB# 27724 Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

Unknown Father, JANAY CARTER & QUENTIN BOOKER Defendants Case No. J-98251-05-06-07 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) U nknown ( Father ) , JANAY CARTER (MOTHER), & QUENTIN BOOKER of Jaytuan Carter child, DOB 11/6/2019 “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 defendants Unknown Father (Father), Janay Carter (Mother), & Quentin Booker (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 9/16/2020, at 11:00AM, Courtroom #5

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JENNIFER LILLY, Plaintiff v. MICHAEL WALKER, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002063-00 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 11th day of August, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND FELICIA L. HASKINS, Plaintiff v. JEREMY A. WALKER, Defendant. Case No.: CL20-2355-2 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is for the petitioner to obtain a divorce from the defendant. It is ORDERED that the defendant, Jeremy A. Walker, whose last known address was 3213 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23234, and whose whereabouts are now unknown, appear here on or before the 3rd day of August, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. to protect his interests. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BETTY TILLMAN, Plaintiff v. WILLIAM SHIPP, III, Defendant. Case No.: CL20001752-00 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 27th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER WALLESHA CARTER, Plaintiff v. SHAE CARTER, Defendant. Case No.: CL20001565-00 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 27th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BHARAT PATEL, Plaintiff v. DAXA DALAL, Defendant. Case No.: CL20001751-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MELINDA MILLER, Plaintiff v. ROBERT MILLER, JR., Defendant. Case No.: CL20001042-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 27th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire VSB# 27724 Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR COUNTY OF HENRICO SANNAH HOLMES, Plaintiff v. RAYMOND FREDERICK HOLMES III, Defendant Case No.: CL20-2328 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this action is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the Defendant on the grounds of having lived separate and apart for more than one year; Upon affidavit that after due diligence, Defendant’s whereabouts remain unknown to Plaintiff; It is ORDERED that the Defendant appear and protect his interests on or before August 3, 2020. A Copy Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MWILA BATES Plaintiff v. TYRELLE BATES Defendant. Case No.: CL20001683-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 20th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ERICA BROADFOOT Plaintiff v. TYLER BITTEL Defendant. Case No.: CL20001682-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 20th day of July, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

Virginia: In the Circuit Court of the COUNty of HENRICO ESTHER OKOROAFO RUFFIN, Plaintiff, v. MAURICE STEPHFAN RUFFIN, Defendant. Civil Law No.: CL20-2664 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without interruption and without cohabitation for a period of more than one year, since April 15, 2015. And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Maurice Stephfan Ruffin, the above-named defendant, is not a resident of this state and that due diligence has been used by or in behalf of plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is, without effect. It is therefore ORDERED that the said Maurice Stephfan Ruffin do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Henrico County, 4301 East Parham Road, Richmond, Virginia 23273, on or before July 13, 2020 and do whatever necessary to protect her interest in this suit. An Extract, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk I ask for this: Rudolph C. McCollum, Jr. VSB #32825 P.O. Box 4595 Richmond, Virginia 23220 Phone (804) 523-3900 Fax (804) 523-3901

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Azariah thompson-hughes a juvenile RDSS, Plaintiff v. Unknown Father, Defendant Case No. JJ-88668-16-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown (Father), of Azariah Thompson-Hughes child, DOB 10/23/2011 “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 defendants Unknown Father (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 9/29/2020, at 11:20AM, Courtroom #2 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Kaitlyn annmarie smith a juvenile RDSS, Plaintiff v. Unknown Father, Miracle Smith Defendants Case No. JJ097304-04-05 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown (Father), & MIRACLE SMITH (MOTHER) of Kaitlyn Annmarie Smith child, DOB 5/15/2019 “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 defendants Unknown Father (Father) & Miracle Smith (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 9/2/2020, at 10:20AM, Courtroom #5

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JA-MOD GARDLEYCEPHAS a juvenile RDSS, Plaintiff v. VENETRIA STARKES, ALEXANDER CEPHAS Defendants Case No. J-77702-09-10 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) ALEXANDER CEPHAS (Father), & VENETRIA STARKES (MOTHER) of JaMod Gardley-Cephas child, DOB 9/7/2007 “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 defendants Alexander Cephas (Father) & Venetria Starkes (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 9/8/2020, at 2:00PM, Courtroom #2 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING In the matter of the adoption of a child to be known as Shevontae Alexis Crutchfield (Virginia Birth Registration Number 145-06-080646) by Nicole Angela Johnson. Case No.: CA20-16 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: 1. Terminate the parental rights of the birth mother, Shanta Alexus Crutchfield, the punitive birth father, Timothy Dillard and/or any unknown father whose whereabouts are unknown; 2. To grant leave to Nicole Angela Johnson to adopt, Shevontae Alexis Crutchfield date of birth October 10, 2006; and 3. To have the name of said child changed to Shevontae Alexis Johnson. It is ORDERED that Shanta Alexus Crutchfield, Timothy Dillard and/or any unknown father appear at the above-named Court and protect her interests on or before July 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Lynn L. Robinson, Esquire (VSB #43143) 8 West Leigh Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 TEL: (804) 225-9027 FAX: (804) 225-9076

PROPERTIES Notice Judicial Sale of Real Estate Notice is hereby given that at least thirty days from the date of this notice the City of Richmond will commence judicial proceedings under the authority of Virginia Code Section 58.1-3965 et seq. to sell the following real estate for payment of delinquent taxes:

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DANIELLE SIMMONS Plaintiff v.

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAYTUAN CARTER a juvenile RDSS, Plaintiff v.

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The owners may redeem this real estate before the date of a sale by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, interest and costs. Gregory A. Lukanuski, Deputy City Attorney Office of the City Attorney for the City of Richmond 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, Virginia (804) 646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. SHIRLEY HARVEY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1628 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 314 Preston Street, Richmond, Virginia, , Tax Map Number N0000088016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Shirley Harvey and Gloria P. Arrington. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, GLORIA P. ARRINGTON, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that GLORIA P. ARRINGTON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MAYNARD F. BATES, JR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1631 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2617 Redwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120334018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Maynard F. Bates, Jr., Willie Louis Bland, Jr. and Falisha H. Gaines. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MAYNARD F. BATES, JR, WILLIE LOUIS BLAND, JR, and FALISHA H. GAINES, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that MAYNARD F. BATES, JR, WILLIE LOUIS BLAND, JR, FALISHA H. GAINES, B A R C L AY S BANK DELAWARE, an entity not appearing in the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Continued on next page

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Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DONALD D. SPELLMAN, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that DONALD D. SPELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

Virginia, Tax Map Number S0060444016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Forest View Land Company Incorporated. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FOREST VIEW LAND COMPANY, I N C O R P O R AT E D , a n entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/ or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that FOREST VIEW LAND C O M PA N Y, I N C O R P O R AT E D , a n entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

Virginia, Tax Map Number E0002812002 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Corrine E. Winn. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CORRINE E. WINN has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that CORRINE E. WINN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

name of the owners of record, Samuel T. Jones, Jr., Annie B. Jones, Curtis L. Jones, Howard A. Jones and Maria Jones. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, SAMUEL T. JONES, JR, upon information and belief deceased, his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ANNIE B. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CURTIS L. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HOWARD A. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MARIA JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that SAMUEL T. JONES, JR, upon information and belief deceased, his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ANNIE B. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CURTIS L. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HOWARD A. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARIA JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that E M I LY J O N E S , u p o n information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ALFREDA R. JONES, RICHARD OPPENHEIM, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-17825 on July 27, 2000, CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-17825 on July 27, 2000, A L O N Z A A . ROBINSON, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-25018 on July 28, 2005, HOUSEHOLD REALTY CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-25018 on July 28, 2005, ASHTON SQUARE APARTMENTS, LP, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ELLWOOD HENDERSON, VERNELL BRAGG, MARY HENDERSON, ELLIS HENDERSON, RONALD HENDERSON, CHERYL GROSS, SEAN HENDERSON, BARBARA S L AT E R , E D WA R D HENDERSON, JR, and GREGORY HENDERSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ALBERT P. BROWN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-5253 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2920 P Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000569021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Albert P. Brown and Tayna W. Brown. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ALBERT P. BROWN, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that LEON LONNIE COWARD, SR, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ALBERT P. BROWN, LEON LONNIE COWARD, SR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. EUGENE BECOAT, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1630 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3307 North Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001356020, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Eugene Becoat and Mary Beatrice Becoat. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, EUGENE BECOAT, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MARY BEATRICE BECOAT, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that EUGENE BECOAT, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARY BEATRICE BECOAT, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. DONALD D. SPELLMAN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1633 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4005 Tyrone Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0090141015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Donald D. Spellman. Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. EMMA S. STAFFORD, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1683 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1601 North 25th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000862001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Emma S. Stafford. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, EMMA S. STAFFORD, upon information and belief deceased or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that EMMA S. STAFFORD, upon information and belief deceased or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1627 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4501 Kelnor Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0060538074, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Nathaniel Johnson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NATHANIEL JOHNSON, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that NATHANIEL JOHNSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. FOREST VIEW LAND COMPANY, INCORPORATED, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2461 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4909 Bassett Avenue, Richmond, Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ELLEANOR R. PETROHOVICH, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1104 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 121 East 33rd Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001874039, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Elleanor R. Petrohovich aka Elleanor Raye Phillips. An Affidavit having been filed that said o w n e r, E L L E A N O R R . PETROHOVICH aka ELLEANOR R AY E PHILLIPS, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that COMMONWEALTH DIVERSIFIED SERVICES, INC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0622699 on July 5, 2006, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ELLEANOR R. PETROHOVICH aka ELLEANOR RAYE PHILLIPS, COMMONWEALTH DIVERSIFIED SERVICES, INC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-22699 on July 5, 2006, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. IVY HUSSEY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1834 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 306 East Broad Rock Road Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001711003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ivy Hussey. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, IVY HUSSEY, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that IVY HUSSEY, and Parties Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CLINTON S. JONES, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1836 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 600 North 39th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001554012 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Clinton S. Jones and Hazel Brown Jones. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CLINTON S. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and HAZEL BROWN JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that CLINTON S. JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HAZEL BROWN JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. OLIVER P. JOHNSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1838 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1105 North 32nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000803022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Oliver P. Johnson and Edna J. Johnson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, OLIVER P. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and EDNA J. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that OLIVER P. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, EDNA J. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CORRINE E. WINN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1839 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1434 Carlisle Avenue, Richmond, Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. FLORENE MORELAND, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1778 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1808 North 24th Street, Richmond, Virginia, , Tax Map Number E0001082015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Florene Moreland. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FLORENE MORELAND, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that FLORENE MORELAND, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. SAMUEL T. JONES, JR, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1835 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2217 Bainbridge Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000485027, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. EMILY JONES, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1323 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2300 Royall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071579010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Emily Jones, and Alfreda R. Jones. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, EMILY JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, ALFREDA R. JONES, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that RICHARD OPPENHEIM, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-17825 on July 27, 2000, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION, an entity not listed in the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 00-17825 on July 27, 2000, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ALONZA A. ROBINSON, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-25018 on July 28, 2005, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that HOUSEHOLD REALTY CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-25018 on July 28, 2005, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ASHTON SQUARE APARTMENTS, LP, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. K-DOTT, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2105 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2016 Ingram Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000861002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, K-Dott, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, K-DOTT, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/ or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that , K-DOTT, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MARCOS ANTONIO GARCIA GONZALEZ, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1632 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2409 Royall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071528005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Marcos Antonio Garcia Gonzalez. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARCOS ANTONIO GARCIA GONZALEZ, 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 MARCOS ANTONIO GARCIA GONZALEZ, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ELLWOOD HENDERSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1589 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2717 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080521007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ellwood Henderson, Vernell Bragg, Mary Henderson, Ellis Henderson, Ronald Henderson, Cheryl Gross, Sean Henderson, Barbara Slater, Edward Henderson, Jr, and Gregory Henderson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ELLWOOD HENDERSON, VERNELL BRAGG, MARY HENDERSON, ELLIS HENDERSON, RONALD HENDERSON, CHERYL GROSS, SEAN HENDERSON, BARBARA S L AT E R , E D WA R D HENDERSON, JR, and GREGORY HENDERSON, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, 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

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JAMES G. KENNEDY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1831 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3000 Fendall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000971011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, James G. Kennedy. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES G. KENNEDY, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JAMES G. KENNEDY, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM L. FLEMING, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2107 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3228 Jeter Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001453005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, William L. Fleming and Florence L. Fleming. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, WILLIAM L. FLEMING, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and FLORENCE L. FLEMING, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that WILLIAM L. FLEMING, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, FLORENCE L. FLEMING, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JOYCE CRISS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1860 ORDER OF PUBLICATION Continued on next page

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The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3312 Chapel Drive, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090096016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Joyce Criss. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOYCE CRISS, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties Unknown.â&#x20AC;? IT IS ORDERED that JOYCE CRISS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. G&S ASSOCIATES, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-904 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3613 Jefferson Davis Highway Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080884045, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, G&S Associates. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, G&S ASSOCIATES, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that EARNEST TODD, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties Unknown.â&#x20AC;? IT IS ORDERED that G&S ASSOCIATES, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, E A R N E S T TO D D , a n d Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Continued on next column

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Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. PHYLLIS HUDSON HATCH, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-908 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 6107 Winford Lane, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0050508012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Phyllis Hudson Hatch. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, PHYLLIS HUDSON HATCH, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties Unknown.â&#x20AC;? IT IS ORDERED that PHYLLIS HUDSON HATCH, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. NATHAN VICE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-63 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3945 Old Brook Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0180500019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Nathan Vice. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NATHAN VICE, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that NANCY ANN ROGERS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-21623 on November 22, 2010, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; Continued on next column

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and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties Unknown.â&#x20AC;? IT IS ORDERED that NATHAN VICE, NANCY ANN ROGERS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-21623 on November 22, 2010, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 13, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

101 E Brookland Park Blvd Richmond Richmond City, Virginia 23222-2711 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage C ontrol (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine & Beer Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Harjot Singh,President NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND ANGELO Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LIMA, et al, Plaintiffs, v. ESTATE OF ROD B. RADIVOJEVIC, et al, Defendants. Case Number: CL20000939-00-7 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to quiet the title of a certain property in the City of Richmond located at 3312 W Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23221, City of Richmond Tax Parcel ID W0001523030 (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Propertyâ&#x20AC;?). IT APPEARING by the affidavit filed with this Court that the defendant or defendants to be served are made parties to this suit by the general description of â&#x20AC;&#x153;parties unknownâ&#x20AC;? (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties Unknownâ&#x20AC;?), and are deemed interested in the subject of this instant matter, i.e. the Propertyâ&#x20AC;?. The nature of the interest of the Parties Unknown are rights inherited through a relevant will or through intestacy from the previous owner. Rod B. Radivojevic, after his death. It is ORDERED that the Parties Unknown appear before this Court, located at the John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, on or before the 24th day of July, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests herein. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk

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