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Republican leaders seek to hold Va. governor in contempt for restoring voting rights of 13,000 former felons last week

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Morrissey ahead in polls, but battles to keep law license

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

they continue to draw through the mud with their political lawsuits and ugly attacks.”

He said after the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling, “my team fully complied with the court’s order and established a process that is fully consistent with the ruling as well as the precedent of past governors.”

Under the new approach, the administration first is checking records and then issuing individual restoration orders to felons who have completed their sentences or any parole or probation. When someone’s rights are restored, he or she can again have the right to vote, run for office, serve on a jury and act as a notary public.

In a vigorous response, Gov. McAuliffe stated, “We will oppose this latest partisan action vigorously and

Attorney Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey appears to be riding high in his quest to become Richmond’s next mayor. But he also continues to be dogged by the sex scandal that landed him in jail in 2014 and a fresh effort to strip him of his law license.

Mr. Morrissey, who was once the city’s chief prosecutor and now is a defense attorney, has emerged as the frontrunner in the eight-way race to replace Mayor Dwight C. Jones, the first public poll of the race indicates.

An outsider to City Hall, Mr. Morrissey, 58, turns out to have the most support citywide. He is leading his rivals in five of the nine Richmond City Council districts — the

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe once again is under attack from Republican leaders in the General Assembly who are determined to halt his efforts to restore the voting and political rights of hundreds of thousands of felons who have served their time.

In a new filing Wednesday, GOP leaders asked the Virginia Supreme Court to hold the Democratic governor in contempt for restoring the political rights of 13,000 felons last week and for trying to do so in coming months for more than 200,000 others who have completed their sentences.

No date has been set for a hearing, but a win for the GOP could strip those felons of their ability to participate in the Nov. 8 elections for president, Congress and local offices.

According to House Speaker William J. Howell, R-Fredericksburg, and Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment, R-James City County, the governor’s fresh attempt to restore voting rights demonstrates he is failing to abide by the high court’s July 22 ruling.

In that 4-3 decision, the court found the governor violated the Virginia Constitution when he began issuing blanket orders in the spring that automatically restored the political rights of 206,000 felons. The court held that rights restoration should be done on a case-by-case basis as the state’s chief executive has long been authorized to do.

“The practical effect of Gov. McAuliffe’s Aug. 22 decision to issue individual restoration orders effectively suspends Virginia’s general constitutional prohibition against felon voting,” according to the GOP filing.

The filing has infuriated Gov. McAuliffe, who believes that he and his administration are on sound legal ground in his latest effort to restore rights.

The new attack shows that the “Republicans’ sole motivation is to deny Virginians the right to vote,” Gov. McAuliffe stated.

He said the GOP leadership is seeking to use “the judiciary to intimidate and disenfranchise people who are living in our communities and paying taxes. (The GOP) is more concerned with the impact new voters will have on Donald Trump’s (presidential) campaign than they are with the dignity of the people whom

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North Side sees signs of growth, renewal

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A new wave of investment is beginning to pour into Richmond’s North Side.

During the next two years, private and nonprofit developers are gearing up to invest more than $50 million in new houses and apartments, mostly along 1st and 2nd avenues in Highland Park.

Meanwhile, new businesses are beginning to eye the Brookland

Park Boulevard corridor in nearby Barton Heights for potential space — harbingers of growth and prosperity in Ms. Robertson an area once notorious for decay and crime.

“This is going to be huge for this area,” said Councilwoman Ellen F.

Robertson, 6th District, who has fought to secure city support and funding for the developments.

She said that having so many projects “coming together at the same time will have a positive ripple effect.”

The first development is already underway — creation of 32 town homes in the long awaited Matthews Heights subdivision at the southern gateway into Highland Park at Matthews Street and 1st

Woodland, Evergreen cemeteries for sale

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Last splash before school Alanna Runger enjoys an end-of-summer swim Wednesday in the Pony Pasture Rapids on South Side with her playful pug, Ye Ye, and Joy, the friendly Boston terrier. Her mother and sister, not pictured, were also along for the fun.

The Labor Day holiday weekend will see cooler temperatures in the 70s on Saturday and Sunday with rain possible. Showers are expected to move out by Monday, with highs in the mid-80s.

Area schools will open Tuesday to a forecast of sunny skies, with temperatures in the high 80s.

A Richmond foundation is pursuing the purchase of two historic, but privately held African-American cemeteries, the Free Press has learned.

Sources have told the Free Press that the Enrichmond Foundation is in talks to buy Woodland and Evergreen cemeteries that have for decades been owned and operated by corporate entities of Isaiah Entzminger.

Representatives of the Entzminger family and the foundation have declined comment, and it is still uncertain when an agreement will be reached because of complicated legal issues.

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Volunteers have spruced up the burial site of banking pioneer Maggie L. Walker, whose headstone sits to the left of the large cross in Evergreen Cemetery. The three headstones, right, mark the graves of her husband, Armistead Walker Jr., and their two sons.

Avenue.

Heavy equipment is carving out new streets and alleys to make way for the $8 million development that the Southside Community Development and Housing Corp. is undertaking. The new home development has been envisioned since the city tore down dilapidated apartments on the hilltop site about 20 years ago.

Just a few blocks north, plans are afoot to add a single-family home component to the Highland Grove community on Dove Street and 1st Avenue that opened in 2013. More than $25 million was invested in the first phase that created 128 apartment homes to replace bedraggled public housing and blighted apartments.

But the follow-up phases to create 120 single-family homes in the development have stalled, in large part because of a conflict over whether to replace OverbySheppard Elementary School and where to locate it. Instead of a new school building, Overby-Sheppard will be getting a more than $4 million overhaul from funding secured by Ms. Robertson.

At this point, Ms. Robertson said the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has hired a consultant to get the single-family home portion of Highland Grove back on track, using the site of a former National Guard Armory the city acquired and tore down.

It was to be the site of the school that the School Board nixed.

She said that planning for the potential $26 million subdivision

Rep. Scott’s Labor Day cookout

A 40-year tradition of serving hot dogs, politics

By Lauren Northington

How often can you walk into a cookout, grab a hot dog and chat with U.S. senators, several Virginia mayors and perhaps the governor, without paying thousands?

Thanks to Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, that’s what happens each year on Labor Day. On Monday, Sept. 5, Rep. Scott will be hosting his 40th Annual Labor Day Celebration from 3 to 6 p.m. in the backyard of his family home overlooking Hampton Roads at 914 Shore Drive in Newport News.

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More than 1,000 guests are expected, including Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, and other elected officials, including many candidates running for office in November.

Rep. Scott, whose 3rd Congressional District included Richmond until earlier this year when redistricting moved the city to the 4th District, is excited about continuing the tradition.

“I would guess that if you took a poll, one-third of the people in Newport News would name the Labor Day cookout as a ‘Happening,’ ” Rep. Scott said.

The event requires 50 to 60 onsite volunteer coordinators, and even more volunteers to plan and prepare.

The cookout, which costs approximately $12,000 to put on and is paid for by his campaign fund, had humble beginnings.

It was 1977, he recalled, and his first run for the Virginia General Assembly.

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Labor Day holiday schedule Monday, Sept. 5 Government: City, state and federal offices will be closed.

Schools: Closed; classes begin Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Libraries and community centers: Closed. Richmond’s Broad Rock Branch library also will be closed Sunday, Sept. 4.

Parking: Parking meters and time limits will not be enforced in Richmond.

Trash and recycling: No city or county collections. Trash pickup and curbside recycling pickup will be a day late.

ABC stores: Open until 6 p.m.

Banks, credit unions and savings & loan associations: Closed.

U.S. Postal Service: No deliveries.

Courts: Closed.

Department of Motor Vehicles customer service centers: Closed; online services still available.

Malls and retail stores: Most will be open regular hours.

GRTC: Operating on Sunday schedule.

Free Press offices: Closed.

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Nicholson new Cityscape Crusade president Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

The Richmond Crusade for Voters has changed its leadership.

Corey M. Nicholson is now the president of the city’s oldest and largest African-American political group.

He took over as the voter education group prepares to endorse national, state and local candidates at its September meeting, begins the process for holding elections for new officers in November and considers how to mark the 60th anniversary of its founding in 1956.

“It’s a busy time,” Mr. Nicholson said.

The 52-year-old attorney moved up from first vice president to interim president following the resignation of Reginald D. “Regie” Ford, five months before his term was to expire in December.

Mr. Ford, 47, stepped down in July following months of criticism for handling of the group’s affairs, members said.

Mr. Nicholson A mortgage loan officer for SunTrust Bank, Mr. Ford had been under fire, members said, for failing to provide financial details from a fundraising banquet the group held and for making decisions for the Crusade without consulting the executive board as required.

Mr. Nicholson said he has not decided whether he would seek the presidency in the group’s upcoming election. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

VSU enrolls 1,000 students in freshman class

Virginia State University is reporting that nearly 1,000 freshmen enrolled for the fall semester, a rebound from 2015 when fall freshman enrollment fell to a 14-year low of 815 students.

This is the first freshman class to enroll under VSU President Makola M. Abdullah, who took over earlier this year.

Dr. Abdullah credited the work of the VSU Office of Enrollment Services with bringing in more students, including 40 international students, reportedly the largest group of international students in the school’s history.

However, the freshman class is still the third smallest since at least 2001. VSU has averaged about 1,200 freshmen a year since then, with the peak in 2008 when VSU reported enrolling 1,553 freshmen.

VSU, whose total enrollment has fallen in the each of the past two years, did not release information on its total enrollment for fall 2016. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Work to start Sept. 6 on Belmont Road roundabout Work is to begin Tuesday, Sept. 6, on a new $700,000 traffic roundabout to be installed at the intersections of Belmont, South Belmont and West Belmont roads in South Side.

The overhaul of the intersection is expected to take up to four months, according to the Richmond Department of Public Works.

The project is to include installation of pedestrian crosswalk markings, handicap ramps and new signage, the department stated. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Correction Photographs from the annual Down Home Family Reunion published in the Aug. 25-27 edition were taken by Free Press freelance photographer James Haskins.

The photos, published on A1 and B2, were credited incorrectly to another photographer.

The Free Press regrets the error.

Renovations continue on the 100,000-square-foot train shed at the rear of the Main Street Station in Downtown. The $50 million project will create a lighted, glass-walled space for retail shops and possibly a welcome center. It is expected to be completed in seven to eight months.

This is the third phase of the train station project that was started in the late 1990s. In 2003, about $40 million was used to restore and reopen the historic train station, with its clock tower, built in 1901 and which is now a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The federal and state governments also have provided about $85.4 million toward the total project, with the city pitching in $4.6 million. Officials have said the station is to be a transit hub for rail and bus operations.

Disabled student advocate arrested again Henrico, although the county issued a trespass ban against her in 2011 for serving as an advocate. Since More trouble has hit Kandise Lucas, a Henrico then, she has repeatedly gone to county schools to resident and advocate for parents of schoolchildren mentor students and participate in PTA programs. with special needs.

In the Chesterfield case, Ms. Lucas was sentenced On Monday, she was arraigned on a charge of to a year in jail with all but 15 days suspended. The trespassing at Glen Allen High School in Henrico sentence was put on hold after she appealed to ChesCounty. terfield Circuit Court.

Separately, she was convicted Monday of trespassing This was Ms. Lucas’ third trespassing arrest at a at Ecoff Elementary School in Chesterfield County. school in Chesterfield County and her second convicIn both cases, Ms. Lucas was defying bans by the tion in General District Court. The first conviction Ms. Lucas Henrico and Chesterfield public school systems that was overturned in Circuit Court after a judge ruled she believes illegally bar her from representing parents seeking that Ms. Lucas’ attendance at an IEP meeting is an exception to help in crafting an Individualized Education Program, or IEP, trespassing law. She was acquitted in a second case. for their children with school officials. She cites a federal law In the third and latest case, Ms. Lucas said that Chesterfield that allows a parent to choose an advocate.

General District Court Judge Keith N. Hurley rejected her eviIn the Henrico case, Dr. Gwen Miller, principal at Glen Al- dence that federal law protects advocates from such arrests. len High, sought the warrant after police declined to arrest Ms. The conviction comes just two weeks after Chesterfield SuLucas when she went to the school on Aug. 23 to attend an IEP perintendent James F. Lane promised to lift the school system’s meeting with a parent. A special prosecutor will be handling trespass ban against her as part of a settlement with the U.S. the case because Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. The federal Taylor recused herself. office investigated Ms. Lucas’ complaint that the county was This is the first time that Ms. Lucas has been arrested in wrongly barring her from serving as an advocate.

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Attorney General’s decision clears way for Mosby, Starlings to remain on ballot

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

An opinion from Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring appears to clear the way for Richmond City Council President Michelle R. Mosby to remain a candidate for mayor and for businessman Kevin A. Starlings to challenge incumbent School Board member Jeffrey M. Bourne for the 3rd District seat.

The Richmond Electoral Board, which is to meet Thursday, Sept. 1, is expected to embrace Mr. Herring’s legal advice and keep both candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot, the Free Press has been told in advance of the meeting.

Mr. Herring indicated in his opinion released last Friday that both candidates have the law on their side.

In the case of Ms. Mosby, Mr. Herring advised that the electoral board does not have to recheck the signatures of registered voters who signed her candidacy petitions if the board deemed those signatures valid at the time they were submitted.

Ms. Mosby, like other mayoral candidates, had to submit 500 signatures of qualified voters supporting her candidacy, including 50 from each of the nine city districts.

Richmond Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter determined Ms. Mosby submitted the 500 valid signatures, but later one was found to be of a felon whose registration to vote was revoked by a state Supreme Court ruling in mid-July.

That does not matter, Mr. Herring stated. According to state law, “the qualifications of individuals who sign or circulate candidate qualification petitions ‘are to be judged as of the day the petition was filed.’ ” Ms. Mosby submitted her petitions a month before the court ruling.

Thus, Mr. Herring stated, the Richmond Electoral Board “is not legally required to re-examine the signatures due to later changes in the status of voters who signed the petitions.”

In the case of Mr. Starlings, he, too, can remain on the ballot, Mr. Herring stated, if the electoral board finds that at the time of the Nov. 8 election, he would be a qualified voter and legitimate resident

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of the district.

Mr. Starlings’ case is a bit more difficult. On April 22, he was among the 200,000 felons whose rights were restored

by Gov. Terry McAuliffe in a blanket order allowing each to register to vote, run for office, serve on a jury or be a

notary public.

Taking advantage, Mr. Starlings registered to vote and then qualified to be a candidate for the School Board seat.

But then his rights were revoked when the state Supreme Court overturned the governor’s order in mid-July, raising questions about whether he could still run.

Last week, Mr. Starlings was among the 13,000 people whose rights the governor restored on a case-by-case basis, enabling Mr. Starlings again to register to vote.

Mr. Herring stated that the Electoral Board “is not required to remove (Mr. Starling’s) name from the ballot” so long as he is qualified to serve should he win the election. Mr. Starling’s return to the voting rolls means he would be qualified, based on the opinion.

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Freeway stops for calls Hip-hop artist Freeway, best known for his work with Roc-A-Fella Records and East Coast rappers such as Jay-Z, makes a stop at the Richmond headquarters of the Clinton-Kaine campaign Tuesday to thank volunteers and supporters. Working with Stephenine Dixon, a Church Hill organizer, Freeway placed calls to supporters urging them to vote in the presidential election Nov. 8. He is one of the latest celebrities to stop by the headquarters in Scott’s Addition to lend his support to the campaign.

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Trump defends wall in meeting with Mexico’s president Free Press wire report

MEXICO CITY Once referring to Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump as comparable to Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler, Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto expressed optimism that he and Mr. Trump could work together.

President Peña Nieto and Mr. Trump appeared together and made remarks Wednesday afternoon following Mr. Trump’s quickly arranged and highly publicized trip to the Mexican capital.

Following talks held with the Mexican leader at his Los Pinos residence for about an hour, Mr. Trump said he told President Peña Nieto that the United States has the right to build a border wall to halt illegal immigration, but the Republican presidential candidate did not bring up his signature demand that Mexico pay for it.

“We did discuss the wall, we didn’t discuss payment of the wall, that will be at a later date, this was a very preliminary meeting. It was an excellent meeting,” Mr. Trump said.

On the campaign trail, Mr. Trump has vilified Mexico for causing illegal immigration and drug smuggling into the United States. He has called Mexicans entering the United States “rapists” and “drug dealers” and said they are taking jobs from American workers. He routinely has said that Mexico “is killing us on trade.”

Both President Peña Nieto and Mr. Trump discussed re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, and the illegal movement of people, drugs, and firearms across the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Donald Trump, right, and Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto hold a press conference Wednesday following their unexpected, private meeting at the president’s residence in Mexico City. The meeting came just hours before the Republican presidential nominee delivered a major address in Arizona on immigration policy.

While standing at a podium next to Mr. Peña Nieto, Mr. Trump read slowly from a written statement and then spoke more freely in response to questions. He praised the Mexican

people and Americans of Mexican descent for their work ethic and high moral standards.

“I happen to have a tremendous feeling for Mexican Americans … they are amazing people,” Mr. Trump said during his remarks.

His praises of the Mexican people, however, fell largely on deaf ears.

Many Mexicans expressed anger and resentment toward President Peña Nieto for inviting and entertaining Mr. Trump.

The Mexican president is suffering from all-time low popularity with constituents.

“This is an insult and a betrayal,” artist Arturo Meade told reporters. “What can this meeting bring us, except surrealism in all its splendor?”

“This man has called Mexicans a burden on society, so for the president to invite him here in a friendly way, and what’s worse, to meet with him in private, well I consider that an insult,” popular Mexican blogger Diego Garcia told reporters at Mexico City’s Independence Monument.

President Peña Nieto was cordial in remarks about Mr. Trump following the meeting. But he but acknowledged Mr. Trump’s comments had hurt and affected Mexicans.

“This is an irrational act by two politicians with image problems,” said Mexico City security analyst Raul Benitez. “There is no logic.”

Mr. Trump’s visit to Mexico City took place hours before he was due to deliver a highly anticipated speech in the U.S. border state of Arizona on how he would tackle illegal immigration if he wins the election.

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3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th — enough districts to win the race outright, according to the poll of 600 registered voters released Tuesday.

The survey, conducted Aug. 18 to 24, was released Tuesday by Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center.

But along with stumping for office and handling legal clients, Mr. Morrissey has been engaged in a behind-the-scenes battle with the Virginia State Bar. The bar, which licenses and regulates attorneys in the state, is seeking to build a case to end Mr. Morrissey’s law career for the second time since 2003, when he was disbarred, according to documents in Henrico Circuit Court.

How much impact that will have on his prospects for winning the Nov. 8 election remains to be seen.

Mr. Morrissey could not be reached for comment. The state bar also is not commenting on its efforts to remove Mr. Morrissey from the list of lawyers in good standing.

The animosity has been longstanding. Five years ago, the state bar objected when the Virginia Supreme Court reinstated Mr. Morrissey’s license to practice law in a 4-3 decision. At the time, the state bar cited his checkered record of unethical behavior.

The documents show the state bar now is amassing evidence to build a case that Mr. Morrissey deliberately violated his ethical obligations as an officer of the court in the 2014 criminal case.

As part of its efforts to collect evidence, the state bar states in a court filing that Mr. Morrissey “perpetrated several frauds upon (Henrico Circuit Court), engaged in serious misrepresentations before the court and engaged in other misconduct.”

In 2014, Mr. Morrissey was facing several felony and misdemeanor charges related to allegations that he had sex in 2013 with a 17-year-old receptionist at his law firm, Myrna Pride, who later had two children with Mr. Morrissey. Now 20, Ms. Pride married Mr.

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Morrissey in June.

Among the issues the state bar is exploring are repeated statements to investigators from Mr. Morrissey and Ms. Pride that they did not engage in sex while she was 17, and Mr. Morrissey’s statements that he did not text nude photos of Ms. Pride to a third party.

In the end, he accepted an Alford plea to a misdemeanor of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. In an Alford plea, the defendant denies wrongdoing, but agrees that prosecutors have sufficient evidence for a conviction. Pleading to a misdemeanor, instead of a felony, allowed Mr. Morrissey to avoid disbarment.

Mr. Morrissey was sentenced to six months in jail, and served only three months as a result of good time. He also was re-elected to the General Assembly, becoming the first legislator to commute from jail to his office at the State Capitol.

The state bar, according to the documents, asked Mr. Morrissey’s lawyers for their entire case files from representing him in the sex case. In addition to notes on strategy, it includes nude photos that Ms. Pride sent to Mr. Morrissey’s phone and which he sent to a friend, text messages Mr. Morrissey and Ms. Pride exchanged and a recording that shows that Mr. Morrissey and Ms. Pride were listening in as Ms. Pride’s mother talked to investigators and Mr. Morrissey’s suggestions to help the mother better

is moving ahead. If all goes well, she said new streets and other infrastructure could be under construction later this year, with the first new homes being built next year.

Meanwhile, another nonprofit, the Richmond Better Housing Coalition, is putting together plans to invest about $12 million to transform the long vacant and blighted St. Elizabeth School building into 60 to 80 apartments. The building is on Fourqurean Lane about two blocks from 2nd Avenue.

Separately, a Washingtonbased nonprofit is considering a new apartment development as it finishes its first $11 million project — a redo of the former Highland Park Elementary School building into 77 apartments for the elderly at Brookland Park Boulevard and 2nd Avenue.

The building is to be the new home for some current residents of Gilpin Court’s Fay Towers, which is being replaced.

The company, Community Preservation and Development Corp., is making plans to spend another $10 million to replace a blighted church building across Brookland Park Boulevard with a new building featuring dozens of new apartments and first-floor retail space.

There are additional harbingers of change.

Just a few blocks west at

North Avenue and Brookland Park Boulevard, Richmondbased Black Hand Coffee is preparing to move into a former gas station that will be the new home of its coffee roasting and distribution center and café.

Separately, artist Charles Berger is preparing to open the commercial strip’s first tattoo parlor.

Nearby, developer Lamar Dixon is planning to develop a former bank building on Brookland Park Boulevard into apartments and business space.

Scott’s Funeral Home, meanwhile, is spending about $1.5 million to develop a new chapel and to make improvements to its existing space at 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd.

2nd and 4th.

Richmond City Council President Michelle R. Mosby was in third place in the poll, with citywide support of 10 percent. She also had the most support in one district, the 9th, which she represents. Mr. Morrissey was a close second in that district.

Three other candidates, City Councilman Jonathan T. “Jon” Baliles, 1st District; Levar Stoney, former state secretary of the commonwealth; and architect Bruce Tyler, a former City Council member, each had less than 10 percent support, and did not lead in any districts.

Two other candidates, architect Lawrence Williams and Bobby Junes, who has been involved in community service, had virtually no support.

The poll’s findings indicate that “with a little over two months to go, Joe Morrissey is in a very strong position,” said Dr. Quentin Kidd, director of the Wason Center.

“If Mr. Morrissey is unable to win the election outright,” he seems likely to be “one of the two candidates in a runoff,” Dr. Kidd said. “The real contest at this point might be over whether Jack Berry can be bumped out of second place by another candidate.”

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certain Virginians to vote.

“We were wrong,” she continued. “Republicans remain hell-bent on their singular mission to preserve archaic barriers to the polls.

“Virginia Republicans should be ashamed of themselves for playing politics with the right to participate in democracy. They are the party of bending the state Constitution to suppress voters.”

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overcome any and every obstacle Republicans may erect.”

Others also are offended by the GOP’s action.

Susan Swecker, chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Virginia, stated, “We thought it would be impossible for Republicans to sink to a new low in their efforts to make it harder for

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shape her testimony, the documents show.

The state bar also is going after the documents and evidence collected by the team of attorneys led by former Virginia Attorney General Anthony Troy that Mr. Morrissey assembled for his defense.

The case was highly publicized. Most of the information is not new but adds to the “bad boy” image of Mr. Morrissey that has long made him a polarizing figure.

The split is reflected in the CNU poll, which found that 40 percent of those surveyed viewed Mr. Morrissey favorably, while 44 percent did not.

Still, he has substantial support in a city in which the poll suggested that nearly two-thirds of residents disapprove of the job performance of Mayor Jones.

The CNU poll indicated that 28 percent of the potential electorate support Mr. Morrissey, the highest level for any of the candidates and just ahead of undecided at 24 percent.

The support for Mr. Morrissey is far ahead of the 16 percent support for his closest rival, Jack Berry, retired executive director of the Downtown booster group Venture Richmond.

Mr. Berry led in three city districts, the 1st,

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As one source put it, “When it gets done, everyone will know.”

The talks began last winter and have gained momentum since late June, when the state-supported Virginia Outdoors Foundation set aside $400,000 to cover the legal costs to acquire, protect and restore Evergreen and three other adjacent and largely abandoned African-American cemeteries located off Nine Mile Road in Henrico County on the border with Richmond.

Enrichmond, which was created 25 years ago to enable residents, businesses and nonprofits to support city parks and recreation, was tapped by the VOF to seek title to the cemeteries.

VOF originally focused on securing Evergreen, the burial ground of many notable African-Americans, including Maggie L. Walker, the first African-American woman to establish and run a bank, and crusading African-American newspaper editor and businessman John Mitchell Jr. In addition, VOF has hopes that Enrichmond can acquire three other cemeteries. They are private East End Cemetery, whose ownership dissolved long ago, and two cemeteries the city owns and once used for African-American burials as part of its Oakwood Cemetery operation. Oakwood is still an active cemetery, but the city long ago stopped maintaining the once segregated cemeteries.

Woodland Cemetery, which includes the grave of humanitarian

and tennis great Arthur Ashe, was not part of VOF’s plan, but the Entzminger family is amendable to a package deal, sources said, now that Mr. Entzminger, 75, has fallen ill and no longer is able to look after the cemeteries as he has done for decades.

The property at Woodland is valued at $1,000 on the city’s real estate tax rolls, while Evergreen, which still has some available grave space, is valued at $129,000 by Henrico County.

At this point, Woodland, like Evergreen, looks abandoned, said retired Richmond educator Randy Ashe, a first cousin of Arthur Ashe, who was buried at Woodland following his death Feb. 6, 1993.

He said the family had paid Mr. Entzminger to tend Arthur Ashe’s grave, but “he has not been there for months.” Mr. Ashe said he is now tending the grave.

He said he found during a visit last week that the grass was tall enough to obscure the headstone.

“It was four feet high,” said Mr. Ashe, a longtime teacher and athletic director at Armstrong High School.

Many of the tombstones and graves at Woodland are hidden by tall grass. The cemetery, whose gravesites are mostly filled, has not received the same attention as Evergreen and East End. In recent years, squads of volunteers have worked in Evergreen and East End cemeteries to clear the vines, high grass and trees that have taken over. Of the 76 acres, about five or six have been cleared.

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for the House of Delegates, and we wanted to take time to kick off the general election campaign and thank the volunteers,” said Rep. Scott.

“The first year,” he said, “we had 30 to 40 people” attend the cookout, along with Rep. Scott and one or two other political candidates.

The 69-year-old Harvard University and Boston College Law School graduate won the election. He served in the House of Delegates from 1978 to 1983 and represented Newport News in the Virginia Senate from 1983 to 1993, before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the first AfricanAmerican elected to Congress from Virginia since the 1890s, and only the second elected to Congress in Virginia history.

In the years since the first cookout, Rep. Scott’s

Labor Day cookout has boasted an attendance of many of the sitting elected Democrats, sitting Virginia governors, attorney generals, and even a sitting president.

In 1999, then-President Bill Clinton arrived with Secret Service after he and an entourage of state officials in four helicopters flew over Hampton Roads to survey damage from a recent tornado. President Clinton then declared parts of Virginia eligible for federal disaster aid.

Asked if Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will make a campaign stop at the cookout this year, Rep. Scott responded that she might attend another time.

“I don’t think so,” he said, “because the Dems are doing well in Virginia.”

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, who is Mrs. Clinton’s vice presidential running mate, attended the event last year

with his wife, Anne Holton, who was then Virginia’s secretary of education.

They were among 40 to 50 or more elected officials who Rep. Scott introduced at the 2015 event, a testament to how the event remains a staple in Virginia politics.

“I can’t remember a single Democrat running statewide that did not attend and win. Few who did attend were not elected, but every Democrat running statewide who has won has attended,” he said.

Political underpinnings aside, the congressman firmly believes the event serves a critical role in bringing elected officials and the communities they lead together.

And the event is free and open to the public.

“It’s a community event and it’s really an unusual event — no tickets, no RSVP,” he said. “Just show up.”

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FBI detects breaches in two state voter systems Free Press wire report

WASHINGTON The FBI has found breaches in Illinois’ and Arizona’s voter registration databases and is urging states to increase computer security ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election, according to a U.S. official familiar with the probe.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Monday that investigators were also seeking evidence of whether other states may have been targeted.

The FBI warning in an Aug. 18 flash alert from the agency’s Cyber Division did not identify the intruders or the two states targeted.

Reuters obtained a copy of the document after Yahoo! News first reported the story Monday.

Accessing information in a voter database, much of which is publicly accessible, does not necessarily suggest an effort to manipulate the votes themselves. When registering, voters typically provide their names, home addresses, driver’s license or identification numbers and party affiliations.

But U.S. intelligence officials have become increasingly worried that hackers sponsored by Russia or other countries may attempt to disrupt the presidential election.

Conference on after-effects of Sept.11 attacks The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and the Richmond Peace Education Center will host a daylong conference on the ideological shifts in immigration and deportation, national security and military aggression in the United States since the terrorists attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The conference, “Reclaiming Our Democracy: 15 Years after 9/11,” will feature local and national speakers, including Dr. Wornie Reed, professor of sociology and Africana studies and director of the Race and Social Policy Research Center at Virginia Tech; Mona Siddiqui, local attorney and American Muslim civil rights scholar; and retired Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William & Mary, who served as chief of staff to former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

The conference will be 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

17, at Tyler Haynes Commons at the University of Richmond.

Workshop topics include “The Militarization of Police in Our Community,” “The Color of Terror and the Psychology of Hate,” “The Growth of Government Surveillance and the Threat to Privacy” and “Rethinking the Global War on Terror and Exploring Alternatives.”

Organizers said the conference, which also is supported by the Peace Development Fund, September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs and Virginia Organizing, aims to empower participants to work toward a freer, more peaceful and equitable America.

The conference cost of $25 includes lunch. The ACLU and the Richmond Peace Education Center are offering scholarships for low-income participants.

For more information on registration and scholarship applications, go to www.rpec.org/reclaiming-our-democracy-15years-after-911/ or contact event@rpec.org.

Officials and cyber security experts say recent breaches at the Democratic National Committee and elsewhere in the Democratic Party likely were carried out by people within the Russian government. Kremlin officials have denied that.

An FBI spokeswoman would not comment on the alerts but said the agency “routinely advises” on “various cyber threat indicators observed during the course of our investigations.”

The intrusions come amid repeated unsubstantiated claims by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that the U.S. election system is “rigged.”

Mr. Trump has cited emails leaked from the DNC that indicated the party leadership favored Hillary Clinton over rival candidate Bernie Sanders as reason to cast doubt on the electoral process in general.

David Kennedy, chief executive officer of information security consulting company TrustedSec, said the attacks referenced in the FBI alert appeared to be largely exploratory and not especially sophisticated.

“It could be a precursor to a larger attack,” he added.

Citing a state election board official, Yahoo! News said the Illinois voter registration system was shut down for 10 days

Superintendent starting school year with optimism, plan

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

If at first you don’t succeed, try again.

Superintendent Dana T. Bedden is taking that familiar saying to heart when it comes to academic improvement in Richmond Public Schools.

He’s transforming the approach he began more than two years ago in a bid to graduate more globally competitive students.

Ahead of the start of classes Tuesday, Sept. 6, he has introduced what he’s calling a plan for continuous improvement to begin “raising the bar and closing the gaps” in achievement.

The 50-page School Progress Plan, created by members of his cabinet in concert with the state Department of Education, calls for each principal to develop a comprehensive needs assessment for his or her school.

Each must identify the greatest need to be addressed to begin improving in reading, math and the school’s climate, which includes such items as attendance, suspensions and teacher, student and parent perceptions.

Regardless of how high or low each school’s achievement has been, principals will be required to create a plan and set measurable goals to show improvement in the areas of greatest need, based on observation and data.

Tappahannock’s Chris Brown in trouble with the law — again Free Press wire report

LOS ANGELES Grammy-winning singer and Virginia native Chris Brown and the Los Angeles Police Department spent much of Tuesday morning and afternoon locked in a surreal standoff at the R&B performer’s Tarzana, Calif., home.

According to LAPD officials, Chris the incident began early Tuesday when they received a 911 call about a woman claiming she had been threatened with a gun.

The woman, Baylee Curran, told reporters that Mr. Brown, known for crossover hits like “Grass Ain’t Greener” and “Liquor,” threatened her when she was admiring diamond jewelry on display and he told her and a friend to leave the house.

“I don’t know if it was Chris’ friend or how he was related, but that’s when he told me to back away from the diamond necklace and started cussing me out and calling me names,” she said. “That’s when Chris pulled his gun and told me to ‘Get out.’ He said, ‘I’m sick of you girls, get the ... out!’ ” After refusing to sign a nondisclosure agreement, Ms. Curran fled the singer’s residence and called 911.

When officers arrived, Mr. Brown instructed them to obtain a search warrant, police sources said. For hours, LAPD officers — along with an army of reporters — stood outside the house while Mr. Brown shared several videos on his Instagram account criticizing the media for portraying him as a villain.

“I don’t care y’all going to stay playing with me like I’m the villain out here, like I’m going crazy ... good luck when you get the warrant or whatever you need to do. You’re going to walk right up in here and you’re

in late July after hackers downloaded personal data on up to 200,000 voters.

State voter systems often are targeted by hackers, and 200,000 is a relatively small number compared to other recent incidents.

An independent computer security researcher uncovered in December a database on 191 million voters that was exposed on the open Internet due to an incorrect configuration.

The Arizona attack was more limited and involved introducing malicious software into one state employee’s computer, said Matt Roberts, communications director for the Arizona secretary of state’s office.

That office publicly reported a cyber incident in June after being contacted by the FBI, which led to temporarily shutting down its election site to deal with the potential threat.

Mr. Roberts said he was uncertain if the FBI advisory was in reference to that same June incident, during which investigators found no evidence of any data exfiltration. In that episode, the FBI told Arizona officials the hackers were believed to be Russian and described it as an “eight out of 10” on a threat severity scale, Mr. Roberts said.

Arizona held Republican and Democratic primaries for congressional races Tuesday.

going to see nothing you idiots,” he said on Instagram, using the handle “1 You [heart] 2 hate”.

The standoff ended late in the afternoon when Mr. Brown was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He was released around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday after posting a $250,000 bond, according to Los Angeles County jail records.

Brown “I don’t sleep half the damn night I just wake up to all these ... helicopters, choppers is around, police out there at the gate,” Mr. Brown said in another video he posted on Instagram.

“What I do care about is you are defacing my name and my character and integrity,” he said, saying he had done nothing wrong and criticizing police actions.

Mr. Brown, a native of Tappahannock on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula, rose to fame as a teenage heartthrob but became one of R&B’s more notorious bad boys following his 2009 attack on then-girlfriend Rihanna.

Mr. Brown finally finished a lengthy term of probation, community service and domestic violence classes in 2015, some of which was served in Richmond.

As of late Wednesday, several notable celebrities, including singer Bruno Mars, actress Keke Palmer, singer Ray J and legendary wrester Hulk Hogan, have taken to social media to support Mr. Brown.

Ms. Palmer offered an intense reflection of the Virginia native’s newest run-in with the law on Snapchat, “I really wish that folks would stop messing with Chris Brown.

I wish we would pray for (expletive) instead of hating ‘em,” Ms. Palmer said.

“I wish that we could just stop judging folks and really try to ask what’s wrong, what’s going on?”

As part of the subjects — reading, program, Dr. Bedwriting, math, sciden has revamped ence and history. oversight of schools.

That means 41 For the first time, percent of students elementary schools were not able to pass will be linked with the SOLs, the largest the middle schools percentage of failing and high schools students among the their students eventustate’s 132 school ally will attend. districts when results Dr. Bedden That way, he said, on all five tests are leadership teams at all levels averaged. can begin to work together to For Dr. Bedden and his address issues. executive team, that was a call Dr. Bedden said he became to action to use a system that aware just after the second has long been a method private semester last year that aca- businesses have employed. demic achievement was going He and other district officials backward and launched the acknowledge plenty of other process to develop the new challenges remain, including approach. dilapidated facilities, vacancies Based on the data, Richmond in the teaching staff, high levels is a tale of two school systems, of absenteeism among staff with 59 percent of its students and students and limitations able to pass state Standards on funding. of Learning tests in the core Still, Dr. Bedden is start-

ing the year with optimism, which he hopes to spread with a rebranding campaign that includes a new logo and an upgraded website “to share the story of Richmond Public Schools,” including “the lesser known stories of resilience, pride and success.”

That innovation wins applause from teacher Charlotte Hanley, president of the Richmond Education Association.

“Right now, I don’t think most people know what we do seven or eight hours a day,” she said.

To her, it’s important to better inform the public about the positive things going on in Richmond Public Schools.

“People always think there aren’t good things going on, but there are.”

Bonnie N. Davis contributed to this article.

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Scott for U.S. Senate What happens if the Democrats win the presidential election in November, and Tim Kaine, who represents Virginia in the U.S. Senate, becomes the vice president?

Who would fill his vacant Senate seat?

We believe Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott is far and away the clear choice to go to the Senate.

Rep. Scott has represented the City of Richmond with great skill and knowledge in Congress since first being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992.

During his 24 years in office, Rep. Scott has authored and supported education, health and criminal justice reforms to address many of the inequities that have crippled our community.

He helped negotiate the final version of the federal “Every Student Succeeds Act” that replaced President George W. Bush’s “No Child Left Behind Act” that had disastrous consequences for our children and many urban school districts.

He authored the Death in Custody Reporting Act that requires states and federal law enforcement agencies to report to the U.S. Justice Department information about people who die while in their custody, including during arrest. The law, which was passed by Congress and signed into law in December 2014 by President Obama, remains the only legislation enacted by Congress related to police shootings since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in August 2014.

He also worked on the legislation that created the Affordable Care Act, which has allowed millions of people across the nation to be covered by health insurance without consideration for pre-existing medical conditions.

And there’s more — lots more.

Rep. Scott’s efforts have helped shore up and boost federal funding for historically black colleges and universities, including Virginia Union University and Virginia State University.

He has helped secure money for the renovation of Main Street Station, Bus Rapid Transit service in Richmond and for Virginia Commonwealth University and its medical center Downtown.

In April 2015, he introduced the “Raise the Wage Act” to increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020.

Unlike many others serving in Congress, Rep. Scott, a Democrat, has adroitly worked across the aisle with Republicans. His success hasn’t been dependent on which political party holds the majority in Congress or the presidency.

Looking back even further, Rep. Scott has a 40year record of solid and admirable public service. He represented Newport News in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1978 to 1983, and the state Senate from 1983 to 1993, when he went to Congress.

He understands the political process and has learned well how to maneuver with success.

We regret that the city was moved during redistricting earlier this year from his district — the 3rd District —and put into the 4th District, which was represented at the time by someone whose voting record proved he knew little and cared even less about the concerns of this city and the AfricanAmerican community.

If Sen. Kaine becomes the nation’s next vice president, the selection for a replacement would rest with Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

Reliable and unreliable sources claim the governor may be looking to make history by announcing a “diversity” pick for the seat — meaning the governor may choose a woman, an ethnic minority or some combination because it would be the first time in history that Virginia would be represented in the Senate by such a person.

We reject this insulting thinking.

And we believe that Gov. McAuliffe, although no stranger to political optics, would be more discerning in making such an important decision.

While Rep. Scott was the first African-American since 1890 to be elected to Congress from Virginia and also is of Filipino ancestry, competence and vision should be the criteria, both of which he has.

His continuous work, his commitment to the people of Virginia and to the concerns of our community, are demonstrated by his years of service and the results he has achieved. He understands the needs of our community and works harder to bring positive results than many other politicians.

We would expect Gov. Terry McAuliffe to make the only choice that makes sense for the people of the Commonwealth — and that is Rep. Scott.

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While athletes speak out, Trump drops ball Donald Trump is a political commentator’s dream in the usually news-challenged weeks of late summer when we’re looking for someone to complain about.

For example, he rejects “political correctness.” He says it takes too much time.

That reminds me of an old nugget of good advice: If you don’t have the time to do it right, when will you find time the time to do it over?

In recent days, for example, we have seen the Republican presidential nominee try to upstage his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s speech on race relations by calling her “a bigot,” of all things.

“We reject the bigotry of Hillary Clinton,” he said at a Wisconsin rally on Aug. 16, “which panders to and talks down to communities of color and sees them only as votes —that’s all they care about — not as individual human beings worthy of a better future.”

Yet a few days later, he sent out a tweet about a tragedy in NBA star Dwyane Wade’s family that sounded as though he was, yes, seeing communities of color only as votes.

“Dwayne Wade’s cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago,” Mr. Trump tweeted, misspelling Mr. Wade’s first name. “Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!”

Clarence Page Say what? Oh, yeah, I’m really ready to vote for Trump now — not.

Mr. Wade’s cousin, Nykea Aldridge, 32, was fatally shot last Friday afternoon while the mother of four was pushing a baby stroller down a South Side Chicago street on the way to register her children for school.

Police described her as the innocent victim of a bullet intended for someone else.

Two brothers with multiple arrests in their backgrounds were held without bond on first degree murder charges.

The breathtaking callousness of Mr. Trump’s tweet kicked up a Twitter storm of its own.

Mr. Trump or his office tweeted real condolences to Ms. Aldridge’s family a few hours later, this time with the correct spelling of Mr. Wade’s name.

Mr. Trump loves Chicago for its murders. He frequently has talked about Chicago’s homicide surge with a typical right-wing talk show host’s narrative: It’s President Obama’s adopted

hometown with his former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, as mayor and, in the right wing’s view, lots of failures of Democratic policies.

“In so many communities under Democratic control, we have bad schools, no jobs, high crime and no hope. It can’t get any worse,” Mr. Trump said last Saturday in Des Moines. “To those suffering, I say: Vote for Donald Trump and I will fix it.

What do you have to lose?”

To lose? How about our dignity, for starters.

Sure, there have been Democratic failures in black urban communities. Black Chicagoans have welcomed allies in past decades who have been willing to help, regardless of what party those allies come from.

But Mr. Trump has offered himself not as an ally but as an amateur politician, less interested in African-Americans than in easing concerns of fellow Republicans who, according to polls, think he is a racist. Such are the hazards of political incorrectness.

The tragic irony for Mr. Wade and his family is that the death of Ms. Aldridge came a day after Mr. Wade appeared by satellite during an ESPN town hall in Chicago. The subject: Gun violence and what role athletes can play to help fight the problem.

The town hall continued a

Black votes must be won, not inherited Donald Trump made a pitch for black votes in his own inimitable fashion. Speaking recently in a virtually all-white suburb of Detroit, he suggested that African-American communities are “suffering from Democratic control.”

“What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump. What do you have to lose?” he said to absent AfricanAmericans. “You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your youth is unemployed.”

This appeal for votes will fall on deaf ears. Most AfricanAmericans don’t live in poverty, even though too many do. Most have jobs, even though too few do. More people in poverty are white, young and female.

Mr. Trump has little relationship with the black community and isn’t making any effort to create one. Most African-Americans consider him a bigot. (Four out of five African-Americans view him unfavorably, and slightly more think he’s biased against minorities and women.)

Mr. Trump earned our contempt for continuing to question President Obama’s birth certificate, trying to slur him as literally un-American. Not surprisingly, Mr. Trump polls in the low single digits — 2 or 3 percent — among African-Americans.

The African-American vote hasn’t always been Democratic.

With Democrats anchored in the

Jim Crow South, many AfricanAmericans voted Republican before 1960. Dr. Martin Luther King’s father was a Republican voter. But Democrats reached out to African-Americans, and President Lyndon B. Johnson

Jesse L. Jackson Sr. championed the end of public segregation laws, and pushed the right to vote and more.

Democrats didn’t inherit black votes, they earned them.

And recent efforts by Republican judges to disembowel the federal Voting Rights Act and by Republican state legislators and governors to limit the right to vote in ways that disproportionately impact African-Americans are teaching a new generation the same lesson.

African-Americans were a major part of the coalition that Mrs. Clinton put together to win the Democratic nomination, and we will be a major part of the coalition she’s putting together to win the presidency.

But Mr. Trump does have a point. African-Americans have suffered significantly from the stacked deck that characterizes our economy. We were the biggest victims of what the FBI called an “epidemic of fraud” in the housing bubble. We lost more ground than white people in the Great Recession. We suffer higher unemployment, a racially biased criminal justice system and inadequate public schools.

As the first black president, President Obama enjoyed a deep wellspring of support among

African-Americans. We had his back. Mrs. Clinton will not enjoy that unstinting loyalty. AfricanAmericans will be making demands — as Black Lives Matter has already done — and looking for results. If disappointed, they may not go back to voting for a Republican Party that seems intent on locking them out if not up, but they may end up staying home in larger and larger numbers.

We need a targeted program to rebuild our inner cities. We need investment in jobs, housing and schools, as well as massive criminal justice reform. Mrs. Clinton periodically talks about U.S. Rep. James Clyburn’s 10-20-30 plan.

This calls for earmarking 10 percent of government spending for the 474 communities that have had 20 percent of the population in poverty for more than 30 years. As Rep. Clyburn notes, this isn’t a blacks-only program.

These communities are both majority Democrat and majority Republican; they are urban and they are rural. They include Appalachian white people, Alaskan Native Americans, urban Latinos and more.

The 10-20-30 plan won’t solve the problems of Chicago’s South Side or Milwaukee’s north side, but it will demonstrate a clear concern for those struggling the most. That, along with reforming our criminal justice system and ending mass incarceration that has destroyed so many lives, would begin to revive hope. Without that, Mrs. Clinton will find that our cities are tinderboxes, ready to blow.

Democrats are going to have to work to earn black votes again, not simply inherit them.

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conversation that began in the ESPY sports awards in July.

Mr. Wade joined with fellow NBA stars LeBron James, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony to open the telecast by declaring the crises of gun violence and police profiling to be “bigger than basketball.”

“We want kids to look up to us,” Mr. Wade said, “and see what we need to be as a culture, community and country.”

Athlete activism is a new and, I believe, underappreciated trend in this era of Black Lives Matter and lots of “Second Amendment people,” as Mr. Trump recently called the gun lobby.

LeBron James, for example, has promised to pay college tuition for students who want a degree in Akron, Ohio. Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is donating $1 million to After School Matters, a Chicago apprenticeship program.

We can argue about whether everything these and other wellintentioned athletes do is the right thing, but it’s encouraging that they want to do something at all.

The issues are too important to be left to politicians.

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What could we lose under a Trump presidency?

Everything As an African-American woman and member of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, I’ve been stunned and personally offended by much of Donald Trump’s dangerous and divisive rhetoric throughout this election.

My incredulity with Mr. Trump reached an all time high when he took the stage in Fredericksburg on Aug. 20 and asked African-Americans what we have to lose by voting for him in November.

While I could write a book on the number of things that we would lose under a Trump presidency, I would rather urge Mr. Trump to visit an African-American community and take the time to speak to us rather than speaking at us, using stereotypes and misinformation to further insult and demean us.

Perhaps if he were to have these conversations, he would know that African-Americans don’t all think the same way and vote the same way, nor do we all live in poverty and crime-

ridden neighborhoods.

He would learn that African-American support for Hillary Clinton isn’t because she’s a Democrat, but because she sees us as more than just a number or a stereotype. She has taken the time to speak to us and has fought for issues that are important to us throughout her entire career.

Mrs. Clinton understands that the AfricanAmerican community is more than just a voting bloc to pivot to when elections get tough, but rather a group of people with individual beliefs and shared grievances.

So when Donald Trump asks us what we have to lose, the answer is everything.

DELEGATE DELORES L. MCQUINN Richmond The writer represents portions of the City of Richmond and Henrico and Chesterfield counties in the Virginia House of Delegates.

A lesson in names My request is simple and long overdue. I have refrained from venting for so long, but I have had enough!

Can someone please inform the African-American community that an accent mark and an apostrophe are two different forms of punctuation, and the apostrophe is not used in a person’s name?

An apostrophe is used to denote the omission of a letter or letters, or the possessive of a word or plurals of a word.

It is not used to replace a letter in a person’s name.

For those of you who use an apostrophe in your child’s name, please inform me on how I am to know what the missing letter is? Do not get upset with me because I call the child’s name by the way it is spelled and not the way you think it should be pronounced.

The accent mark is the correct mark to use when it is used in a person’s name. It stresses the letter in front of it. If you use the letter “e” before the accent mark, the name would be pronounced like the letter “a.” For example, Dénard, would be pronounced “Day-nard” and not “Dee-nard.”

Just remember, your child has to learn how to spell his or her name. The teacher will only pronounce the name the way it is spelled and not how you think it should sound.

Also, when filling out a job application, if a potential employer sees certain names, they instinctively know the person is African-American and they will not look at the resumé.

SHARON LEE Richmond

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49ers quarterback under fire for sitting during national anthem Free Press wire report

NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers refused to stand for the national anthem before a preseason game last Friday, drawing boos from some fans and criticism on social media, but his team said they backed his right to protest.

Kaepernick, a former starter who led San Francisco to the 2013 Super Bowl but has since been demoted to backup, said he sat on the bench during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” to make a statement about racial injustice in the United States.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick later told NFL Media in an article posted last Saturday. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way.”

Kaepernick appeared to be referring to police use of deadly force, which has come under increased criticism in recent years as incidents have been captured on cellphone video.

He said he was prepared for rejection by the public and did not warn anyone of his plans.

“If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I

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know that I stood up for what is right,” Kaepernick said.

When Kaepernick came into the game at the team’s home stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., fans greeted him with boos and cheers.

The team, which has tried unsuccessfully to trade Kaepernick to another team since his demotion, issued a statement of support after the game.

“The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony,” the team said. “In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.”

Social media was less forgiving. While some Twitter users supported his right to free speech, the feed of sports website Busted Coverage, which has 70,000 followers, called him “an idiot.”

“Colin Kaepernick can get the hell out of our country. No respect for this guy,” said Tyler Nelson, who calls himself a Carolina Panthers fan with 134 followers.

Athletes have long used their fame to make political statements, as typified by the Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos holding up their fists in a black power salute during a medals ceremony at the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City.

In November 2014, players on the NFL’s St. Louis Rams entered the stadium for a home game with their hands raised, a reference to the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” slogan adopted by protesters in demonstrations against the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo.

VSU opens on the road at Lenoir-Rhyne University Coach Reggie Barlow had the good fortune in 1999 to play on a Jacksonville Jaguars squad that showcased two of NFL’s elite ball carriers — Fred Taylor and James Stewart.

Now in his first season coaching football at Virginia State University, Coach Barlow sees a similar situation, relative to competition, with his own Kavon Bellamy and Trenton Cannon.

“I’ve been blessed,” said Coach Barlow whose Trojans open Saturday, Sept. 3, at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.

“In Jacksonville, they called Fred ‘Thunder’ and James ‘Lightning.’ I hate to put the pressure on them, but with us, Kavon is ‘Thunder’ and Trenton is ‘Lightning.’ ” Coach Barlow In 1999, Jacksonville posted a 14-2 regular season record, with Taylor and Stewart combining for nearly 1,700 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Coach Barlow was a receiver for the Jaguars that season under Coach Tom Coughlin.

Optimistically, Coach Barlow is hopeful Bellamy and Cannon can approach and perhaps scoot past 2,000 yards combined.

“It would be great to see them each get 1,000 plus,” said Coach Barlow. “If you can move the ball on the ground and not turn it over, you’ve got a solid chance of winning.”

The VSU Trojans were 6-4 last season with excruciating losses to Bowie State (22-19) and

Virginia Union (28-27) Cannon spent one season universities that easily could at Shepherd University have been reversed. in West Virginia before Cannon set VSU’s onetransferring to VSU and season mark of 1,178 yards immediately establishing a year ago, averaging 6.8 himself. yards per carry. Cannon is VSU has a veteran quaralso a dynamic kick returner terback in Tarian Ayres, who and pass receiver. is beginning his third season Bellamy, after missing as a starter. The Trojans also much of the first half of Kavon Bellamy Trenton Cannon have a veteran offensive line the season with a leg injury, that includes seniors Chris finished with 640 yards, averaging 5.6 yards Senn, Terry Johnson and Jahmil Haley. per carry.

“They’ve all been around and we’re counting on When not toting the leather, he is a pound- them,” Coach Barlow said of his burly blockers. ing lead blocker.

Coach Barlow becomes VSU’s fourth coach “Kavon runs with an attitude,” said Coach Bar- since 2012. low. “Trent is a slasher, quick to the edge.”

Last year’s head coach, Byron Thweatt, is now Both Bellamy, from Hampton High School, an assistant at James Madison University. and Cannon, from Bethel High School in Coach Latrell Scott, who took the Trojans to Hampton, are from the same football rich turf. back-to-back CIAA North titles in 2013 and 2014, Bellamy arrived at VSU as a linebacker but is head coach at Norfolk State University. converted to fullback.

And Coach Andrew Faison, who was 58-53 in 11 seasons, is an assistant coach under Coach Scott at NSU. Trojans opener Coach Barlow was 49-42 from 2007 to 2014 Virginia State University will open its at his alma mater, SWAC affiliate Alabama State first season under Coach Reggie Barlow University in Montgomery. on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Lenoir-Rhyne VSU won the CIAA championship in 2014 University in Hickory, N.C. and advanced to the second round of the NCAA LRU plays in the NCAA Division II South Division II playoffs.

Atlantic Conference.

If the Trojans are to reach those destinations VSU’s home opener is Saturday, Sept. 10, when Tusculum College of Tennessee visits this year, they’ll likely follow a football storm Rogers Stadium for a 2 p.m. kickoff. caused by their blue and orange version of “Thunder and Lightning.”

VUU Panthers face LIU-Post in Saturday’s season opener

Virginia Union University football players need to be strong, fast and tough.

They also need a dependable alarm clock.

The Panthers report for meetings at 5:15 a.m. and hit the practice field at 6:10 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

“It helps correct night life,” said third-year Coach Mark James. “If you look at your watch and its 9 o’clock (p.m.), you know it’s time for bed.”

Coach James says there is more thought behind his sunrise practice tactics.

“It takes some adjustment, but I feel there is more attention to detail and more discipline at that hour. It’s something I’ve always done.”

It’s hard to fault Coach Coach James James’ strategy.

In 2014, Coach James inherited a squad that was 3-7 during the 2013-14 season. During his first season, Coach James led the Panthers to reverse that mark to 7-3.

Last season, VUU went 8-3 and qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs for first time in a quarter century.

The Panthers dominated statistically a year ago. VUU outscored its 11 opponents a combined 351-219. The Panthers also led their opponents in first downs, 235 to 139, and in total yardage, 4,833 to 2,634.

VUU fans can keep their eyes on these players and others as the Panthers start their

third season under Coach James: Shawheem Dowdy, No. 12: The Boxtorow AllAmerican ranks with top quarterbacks in all of HBCU football.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound transfer Paulin Miano Kevon Cooley Shawheem Dowdy Abraham Garcia from Grambling University threw for 2,410 yards and 20 touch- scouts have on their radar. downs in 2015, hitting 15 different receivers.

Kevon Cooley, No. 23: A brilliant all-around Abraham Garcia, No. 77: Known as “Na- athlete out of Armstrong High School, Cooley has cho,” the South Florida native transferred to become a front-line receiver in his third season.

VUU from the University of Louisville, where he Cooley gives Dowdy yet another explosive target blocked for then quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, and reminds VUU fans of former VUU player now with the Minnesota Vikings. At 6-foot-6, Anthony Leonard of Maggie Walker High School, 340 pounds, Garcia is another Panther the NFL who went on to play in the NFL in the 1970s.

Paulin Miano, No. 53: The 6-foot-6, 265-pound pass rusher extraordinaire registered Countdown to kickoff 25 tackles behind the line of scrimmage in 2015, Virginia Union University will open its with 11 sacks and five forced fumbles. Miano 2016-17 football season with a 1 p.m. is part of Coach James’ Baltimore-connection, game Saturday, Sept. 3, at Hovey Field along with ace tailback Hakeem Holland. against Long Island University-Post from Coach James isn’t resting on his laurels.

Brookville, N.Y. LIU-Post plays in the Division “Each year we want to take a step forward,” II Northeast 10 Conference. he said. “For this season, it means getting into LIU-Post, formerly known as CW Post, was 7-4 last season. In 2015, the Pioneers the CIAA championship game and getting beyond lost to Virginia State University during the the first round of the (NCAA) playoffs.” first round of the NCAA playoffs.

There’s no time for napping.

VUU will be traveling to LIU-Post for an Asked what he does after the crack-of-dawn early season game in 2017. football practices, Coach James said, “Take a shower and start watching film.”

Openers Saturday, Sept. 3

Hampton University at Old Dominion University, 6 p.m.

Elizabeth City State University at Norfolk State University, 6 p.m.

MEAC’s HU, NSU kick off season with evening games Saturday Hampton University and Norfolk State University are taking different approaches to their football openers.

HU is traveling to face a higher division program, Old Dominion University, while NSU is playing at home at Dick Price Stadium to meet a lower division opponent, Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina.

The Elizabeth City-NSU contest is a renewal of the long-standing Labor Day Classic.

As members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, or MEAC, HU and NSU are affiliated with the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the NCAA. Old Dominion is a member of Conference USA of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) — the top tier. ODU plays home games at Foreman Field, which was Norfolk State’s home turf prior to the opening of Dick Price Stadium in 1997.

Elizabeth City State plays in Division II of the CIAA. Under Coach Connell Maynor, HU went 7-4 a year ago, with 39 touchdowns and averaging 352 yards per game.

The Pirates feature All-MEAC wideout Twarn Mixson, who made 59 receptions in 2015 for 1,027 yards and nine touchdowns.

After traveling to ODU, Hampton will return to Armstrong Stadium on Saturday, Sept.

10, to face the College of William & Mary of the FCS. NSU finished 4-7 last season under first-year Coach Latrell Scott.

The Spartans showcase versatile back Gerald Johnson, who ran for 463 yards and caught passes for another 213 yards last season.

Johnson is a former All-Central Region quarterback at Meadowbrook High School in Chesterfield County.

For decades, the MEAC champion advanced to compete in the FCS playoffs, with little success on the field or financially to show for the efforts.

Starting last season, MEAC and the other historically black FCS conference, the Southwestern Athletic Conference or SWAC, agreed to send their champions to the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.

MEAC champ North Carolina A&T State University defeated Alcorn State University of the SWAC 41-34 in the inaugural contest.

This year’s game will be Dec. 16.

ESPN is paying MEAC and SWAC $1 million each for broadcast rights.

Not in Kansas anymore, White transferring to Syracuse University New York state and Chester, Va., never felt so close.

Syracuse University advanced to the NCAA basketball Final Four last season with senior Michael Gbinije a primary contributor.

Gbinije is a 6-foot-7 wing who began his prep career at Thomas Dale High School in Chester under Coach Eddie Goss.

So who will replace Gbinije in Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim’s lineup?

It very well could be Andrew White III, who also happens to be a 6-foot-7 wing who started high school in — of all places — Thomas Dale High in Chester under Coach Goss.

Gbinije was a second round

draft choice of the NBA Detroit Pistons and played for Nigeria during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. After attending Thomas Dale High as a freshman, he starred at Christchurch and Benedictine.

White is transferring to Syracuse University from the University of Nebraska, where he averaged 17

points and six rebounds per game last season, earning honorable mention All-Big 10 honors.

Previously, White played two seasons at the University of Kansas. He sat out the 2014-15 season after transferring from Kansas to Nebraska.

White, who finished high school at The Miller School of

Albemarle in Charlottesville, is immediately eligible to play at Syracuse as a graduate transfer.

VCU was among the schools courting White after the native Virginian announced he was leaving Nebraska.

White also visited Michigan State University and the University of Miami in Florida.

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Personality: Gary L. Flowers Spotlight on local coordinator of ASALH 101st annual convention Black history — for people of all ethnic backgrounds — is a requirement and not an elective in understanding the common origins of all people, says Gary L. Flowers.

This fall, Mr. Flowers hopes the Richmond community can complete its black history “requirement” at the 101st Annual Convention of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History.

The national event, which is expected to draw more than 1,000 people, will be held Oct. 5 through 9 in Richmond.

As the local arrangements coordinator for ASALH, Mr. Flowers is responsible for coordinating fundraising, volunteer recruitment and training, media promotion and program logistics.

People can attend more than 200 sessions covering African-American history that will feature prominent speakers and presenters. Among them writer, and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates; Black Lives Matter activist Jelani Cobb, director of the Institute for African-American Studies at the University of Connecticut; Bryan Stevenson, lawyer, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative; and Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and AfricanAmerican Studies at Harvard University.

A Richmond native, Mr. Flowers served as the national field director for the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition before becoming executive director and CEO of the Black Leadership Forum in Washington. He returned to Richmond in 2014, where he has his own consulting firm.

He attributes his love for black history to his 20th century history class at Thomas Jefferson High School in 1979. His teacher, Rodney Suddith, taught the course — an elective.

He remembers Mr. Suddith teaching about the Harlem Renaissance and celebrating the contributions of writers such as Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes to American literature and art.

Mr. Suddith, he says, encouraged students to research their own family history. That’s when Mr. Flowers learned that his great uncle owned a restaurant in Harlem at the height of the Harlem Renaissance.

The course ignited Mr. Flowers’ passion to learn more. Now 53, Mr. Flowers continues to read and learn more about African and African-American history.

He hopes the ASALH conference will be a similar spark to inspire Richmond youths to learn more, including about their own history and the origins of black history in Virginia.

“This year’s national conference is salient by virtue

to the work of ASALH while completing my thesis at the University of Virginia and later when living in the nation’s capital, I regularly attended ASALH luncheons during Black History Month.

How I’ll feel when the conference is over: Energized for my next set of projects — national and international.

How I feel about it now: I feel the conference is developing an increased excitement among attendees.

of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s central role in the landing of Africans to Port Comfort, Va., in 1619; Virginia’s development of systematic perpetual enslavement; the home of Dr. Carter G. Woodson and Mrs. Maggie Lena Walker; and the presence of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, all of which help to form the conference theme: ‘Hallowed Grounds,’ ” Mr. Flowers says.

ASALH conference topics will include how to commemorate black history through public art and understanding the archeological and anthropological significance of Lumpkin’s Jail, he notes.

Information and registration for the ASALH conference is available at www. asalh.org.

For Richmonders who travel to Shockoe Bottom and cross the Manchester Bridge every day, learning the history that is right under their feet could be life changing, Mr. Flowers says.

“If we can ignite a thirst for our own history in our people, especially young people, they will have more pride in the significant contributions black people have made in Richmond and in world civilization.”

Meet this week’s Personality, history buff Gary L. Flowers: Occupation: Self-employed, Gary Flowers & Associates, LLC. Date and place of birth: Feb. 13, in Richmond Alma mater: University of Virginia.

Current residence: Richmond’s Jackson Ward.

Family: Mother, Ellalee Fountain Flowers and sister, Jan Yolette Flowers.

Mission of Association for the Study of African-American Life and History: To promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about black life, history and culture to the global community.

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If I had more time, I would: Travel, research and write.

No. 1 hero in history: One, with six parts: Pharaoh Akhenaten/Nefertiti, Frederick Douglass/Harriet Tubman and Dr. Carter G. Woodson/Maggie Lena Walker Reason: The first two coruled Ancient Egypt (Kush) and developed monotheism; the second two were critical to the North winning the American Civil War and enacting the 13th Amendment; and the third two placed the missing pages of black history into world history and exemplified how a “Renaissance woman” should affect change.

The person who influenced me the most: My mother Ellalee Fountain Flowers, and my father, the late Stafford A. Flowers.

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Happenings Beyoncé at awards show with mothers of slain black men Free Press wire report

NEW YORK CITY Beyoncé dominated the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, prowling the stage with a 15-minute medley from her powerful “Lemonade” album and taking home eight statuettes, including the top prize — Video of the Year.

Queen Bey also stole the show outside.

Just before the ceremony at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Beyoncé stepped onto the red carpet with a group of women in tow — four of whom were Sybrina Fulton, Gwen Carr, Lesley McSpadden and Wanda Johnson, the mothers of slain black men Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Oscar Grant, respectively.

Although the women did not have any part in Beyoncé’s performance at the VMAs, the invitation further underscores the singer’s involvement in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Not only has she shown her support by attending rallies to end police brutality against minorities, Beyoncé also has used her platform to raise awareness about the issue. Her politically charged album, “Lemonade,” which earned 11 nominations this year, also featured the four mothers holding pictures of the sons they lost.

In an interview with SiriusXM earlier this year, Ms. McSpadden explained her part in the “Lemonade” project and how she appreciated Beyoncé’s support.

“I felt special. She had also did some things

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From left, Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant; Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; and Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, pose Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards, where they were guests of Beyoncé at the glitzy ceremony. Right, Beyoncé and daughter, Blue Ivy, dressed in their fairy dresses, arrive Sunday at Madison Square Garden for the awards ceremony.

for my son’s foundation, so at that point, I said, ‘Whatever you want me to do, I’ll do it.’ ” Ms. McSpadden said.

“I appreciate her for being bold enough to confront things and being sensitive at the same time.”

Women ruled Sunday night.

Britney Spears returned to the VMA stage for the first time in a decade, and Rihanna performed four times to mark her Lifetime Achievement Award.

Beyoncé brought the house down, stringing together five of her “Lemonade” album tracks about betrayal, revenge and female empower-

Romare Bearden exhibit to open Sept. 13 at Black History Museum Renowned artist Romare Bearden is most widely known for his use of multiple mediums and artistic styles, but few are aware that Mr. Bearden worked more than 30 years as a social worker with the New York City Department of Social Services.

Visitors to the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia will have the opportunity to explore how Mr. Bearden’s multiple careers and identities have influenced his celebration of blackness through visual art.

The museum, located in historic Jackson Ward, will host a traveling exhibit of Mr. Bearden’s work.

The exhibit, “Romare Bearden: Vision and Activism,” will be on view Tuesday, Sept. 13, through Dec. 13.

A special member preview will be held 7 to

8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12.

The exhibit will feature more than 50 works celebrating and examining the black experience, includes several rarely seen pieces.

Several of Mr. Bearden’s early works, such as the collage “Jacob and the Angel Tree” (1961) and “Soup Kitchen” (1935), will be featured, along with several limited-edition prints, collages and oil and watercolor paintings.

Dr. David C. Driskell, professor emeritus of art at the University of Maryland-College Park, a foremost authority on African-American art and a friend of Mr. Bearden, will host a discussion about the exhibit from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

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ment in a song and dance routine that brought a long standing ovation.

VMA organizers announced only three hours before Sunday’s show began that Beyoncé would perform.

Her song, “Formation” beat Adele’s 2015 comeback single, “Hello,” Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and Kanye West’s sleeping nude celebrity look-alikes in “Famous” for video of the year.

Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman and Madison Kocian presented the award for best female video to Beyoncé.

She also won best female video and prizes for choreography, editing and long-form video in the awards that are voted on by fans.

Where Beyoncé was fierce and bold, Ms. Spears, 34, dressed in a sparkly gold leotard and matching over-the-knee boots, was slinky retro pop. It was the “Toxic” singer’s first time on the VMA stage since her humiliating 2007 performance when her personal and professional life was falling apart, and follows the release of a new album last week.

Rihanna, 28, sang 13 of the biggest hits in her 13-year career, including “Rude Girl,” “Diamonds” and “Only Girl in the World.”

She was presented with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award by Canadian rapper Drake, with whom she has often been romantically linked.

“She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old. She’s one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life, I’ve looked up to her even though she’s younger than me,” said Drake.

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TV talent show “The X Factor,” took home two “Moonman” awards.

Kanye West, who has often hijacked the live VMA show, presented a new video for his single, “Fade.” Mr. West preceded the video with a rambling, improvised speech that touched on poverty, his wife, Kim Kardashian, his longrunning feud with Taylor Swift and violence in black neighborhoods.

“We are undeniably the influencers, the thought leaders,” he said, before screening what he called a “piece of my art.”

Many of pop music’s biggest names, including Justin Bieber, Britain’s Adele and Taylor Swift, were absent from the ceremony.

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Dr. Berry leaving Fourth Baptist to lead Georgia megachurch

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Dr. Emory Berry Jr. is bidding Richmond farewell after nearly six years of leading the 600-member Fourth Baptist Church in Church Hill.

The 38-year-old Miami native has been called to lead a far larger church, the 4,000-member Greenforest Community Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga., about eight miles northeast of Atlanta.

Selected from 400 applicants, Dr. Berry confirmed he will assume leadership of the megachurch that sprawls over a 94-acre campus and operates a preschool and K-12 school, multiple ministries, a credit union and various athletic programs for youths and adults.

He preached his final sermon at Fourth Baptist on Sunday and will officially start at Greenforest Community Baptist the first week of October.

He said his first sermon actually will be this Sunday, Sept. 4, after fulfilling a request to officiate at a wedding there.

While Dr. Berry is excited about his new post, he said his departure is “bittersweet,” given the “great relationships that I have developed in Richmond.”

Described as a “servant leader,” Dr. Berry said Greenforest hopes he will replicate the community outreach approach he promoted

Dr. Berry

at Fourth Baptist, where he sought to create a church “that is relevant” and “engaged in doing the heavy lifting in the community.”

That approach is reflected in Fourth Baptist’s 30 ministries that focus on community service.

On his watch, the 157-year-old, predominantly African-American church at 2800 P St. began an after-school tutoring program for underachieving students at George Mason Elementary School in partnership with Richmond Public Schools and the Richmond Police Department.

The church also operates clothing and food pantries called the “Resource Center” in partnership with the Richmond Department of Social Services and provides the homeless a place to sleep as a host site for CARITAS, the area’s largest homeless service provider.

He also created an ecumenical partnership with suburban, predominantly white St. Michael’s Episcopal Church and swapped pulpits with the pastor.

During his tenure, the church continued its tradition of operating Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts troops.

Along with leading the church, he also gained attention for authoring the book “Marriage that Matters,” helping to found and lead the Virginia Alliance Against Mass Incarceration to promote criminal justice reform and being active in the

Baptist General Convention of Virginia.

Along with backing the Black Lives Matter movement, he also sought to improve ties with city police, creating a Blue Lives Matter program in the spring to celebrate the work of law enforcement officers.

A graduate of the University of Florida, Dr. Berry entered the ministry after earning a master’s of divinity at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He earned his doctorate of ministry in 2014 at Virginia Union University.

He began is career as a youth and young adult pastor at First Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga. He was serving as director of Christian education at Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Miami when a former member of Fourth Baptist encouraged him to apply to fill the pastoral vacancy at the Richmond church.

The previous pastor, the Rev. Michael Jones, resigned to start his own church, Village of Faith Ministries, and Fourth Baptist was searching for a new pastor.

Dr. Berry is married to Dr. Julie A. Berry, who has been a teacher at the Academy at Virginia Randolph in Henrico County. The couple has two children, Emory Berry III, 9, and Jaiden Berry, 4.

Annual Labor Day back-to-school shoe giveaway at 2 sites For the first time, two churches will serve as host sites for the annual “New Shoes for Back-to-School” giveaway on Labor Day. Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church, which originated the giveaway 11 years ago, is returning as a host site at its sanctuary, 614 N. 3rd St. in Jackson Ward.

Shoes also will be distributed at Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, which has hosted the event in recent years at its sanctuary, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd.

Doors will open at both sites at 8 a.m. and close around 4 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 5, according to organizers. Dozens of volunteers will staff the two sites and assist families in finding shoes.

Fifteen other churches also are taking part in the event that is expected to provide more than 4,000 pairs of shoes to Richmond area students who will start school Tuesday, Sept. 6.

The other churches are: Branch’s Baptist, Broad Rock Baptist, Centenary United Methodist, Ebenezer Baptist, Fifth Baptist, First Baptist-Midlothian, Lyndale Baptist, Moore Street

Missionary Baptist, Oak Forest Baptist, Sharon Baptist, Sixth Baptist, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist, St. James Baptist, Temple of God International Ministries and Tomahawk Baptist.

Area businesses also are participating, including Bizport Ltd., Marshalls, Saxon Shoes, Target and Walmart, organizers said.

Information: The Rev. Ralph Hodge, (804) 304-3409; Second Baptist’s office, (804) 232-5124; or Third Street Bethel’s office, (804) 643-8157.

PILGRIM JOURNEY BAPTIST CHURCH REV. ANGELO V. C HATMON, P ASTOR 7204 Bethlehem Road

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Saturday, October 1, 2016: 9:00 a.m.

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Diane Mosby, Pastor Anointed New Life Baptist Church

GOSPEL CONCERT— $15.00

Saturday, October 8, 2016: 4:00 p.m.

Featuring: Rev. Phillip Knight Sr., Pastor Rock Hill Baptist Church **SAVE $5.00 AND ATTEND BOTH EVENTS FOR $25.00”

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About a dozen protesters hold signs making their positions known about abortion and gay rights outside St. Elizabeth Catholic Church on North Side last Sunday.

Tim Kaine’s North Side church picketed

By Lauren Northington

Churchgoers at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in North Side were greeted by picketers last Sunday when they left 9 a.m. Mass.

About a dozen people held signs criticizing Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine for his stance on abortion and gay rights.

Among them: “Tim Kaine & St. Elizabeth’s: You can’t be Catholic & pro-abortion, pro-same-sex marriage, pro-gay adoption, and pro-transgender bathrooms” and “Faithful Catholics Against Tim Kaine.”

The protesters stood directly across from the entrance of the church at 2712 2nd Ave. U.S. Sen. Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton,

have attended St. Elizabeth for more than 30 years, but were not in attendance at Sunday’s Mass.

During church announcements, parishioners at the largely African-American church were encouraged not to acknowledge the protesters or to speak to the media, which also was outside the church.

Contacted Monday by the Free Press, Deborah Cox, communications director for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, stated that the diocese’s concern is that “nothing interfere with the celebration of Mass or prevent parishioners from attending Mass. On Sunday, neither interference occurred.”

The Clinton-Kaine campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

18th Anniversary and Retirement Celebration Service for

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Zion Baptist Church

Dinner

4:00 P.M.

Celebration

RSVP: 804-763-3762

Rev. Dr. John O. Taylor, Sr., is a dedicated pastor with 22 years of service. Servicing eighteen years at Bible Believing Baptist Church and 4½ years at First Union Baptist Church, Crozier, VA. Dr. Taylor says… “Now at 66, with a passion for soul winning, preaching, teaching and conducting workshops is what he will continue to do.”

Dr. Taylor will continue to serve as Co-Founder, Professor and Advisory Board Member at Faith International Bible College and Seminary where he teaches every Thursday at 7:00 pm.

Dr. Taylor plans to enjoy the quality of life with his wife Patricia of 35 years and children. As a pianist Dr. Taylor will work with his wife in her solo career.

Dr. Taylor will return to his home church, Mt Gilead, where his wife and 2 children joined in 1991. There he will assist & serve with the other pastors under the leadership of Bishop Robertson, Jr. Dr. Taylor will miss his faithful members and plans to keep in touch.

Keep him in your prayers as God orders his steps.

Sunday Worship Sunday Church School Service of Holy Communion Service of Baptism Life Application Bible Class Mid-Week Senior Adult Fellowship Wednesday Meditation & Bible Study Homework & Tutoring Scouting Program Thursday Bible Study

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New Deliverance Evangelistic Church

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

Remember...

At New Deliverance, You Are Home!

See you there and bring a friend.

Sunday Service 10 a.m.

“Reclaiming the Lost by Proclaiming the Gospel”

Riverview

Baptist Church 2604 Idlewood Avenue Richmond, Va. 23220 (804) 353-6135 www.riverviewbaptistch.org Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Hewlett, Pastor Rev. Dr. Ralph Reavis, Sr. Pastor Emeritus

Sunday, September 4, 2016 Sunday School 9:45 A.M. Sunday Worship Service 11:00 A.M.

Courtyard Community Prayer Service Saturday, September 10, 2016 4:00 PM -5:30 PM "PEACE in the Midst of a Storm"

11:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Every 3rd Sunday 2nd Sunday, 11 a.m.

Mon. 6:30 p.m.

Tues. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Wed. 7:45 p.m.

Wed. 4:30 p.m.

Wed. 6:00 p.m.

Thurs., 11:45 a.m.

Dr. Levy M. Armwood, Pastor  Dr. Wallace J. Cook, Pastor Emeritus

Church School 8:45 a.m.

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“The People’s Church”

Dr. Robert L. Pettis, Sr., Pastor

Wednesday Bible Study 7p.m.

3911 Hull Street, Richmond, VA 23224 (Plaza View Shopping Center)

Ebenezer Baptist Church

2006 Decatur Street Richmond, VA 23224

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

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrew 12:14 (KJV)

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

Tune in on Sunday Morning to WTVR - Channel 6 - 8:30 a.m.

Thursday & Friday Radio Broadcast

There will be NO Noonday WREJ 1540 AM Radio - 8:15 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. or Evening Bible Study during the month of August. Both will resume on THE NEW DELIVERANCE September 14, 2016 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (NDCA) ENROLL NOW!!!

Saturday Accepting applications for 8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer children 2 yrs. old to 3rd Grade

You can now view Sunday Morning Service “AS IT HAPPENS” online!

Also, for your convenience, we now offer “full online giving.”

Visit www.ndec.net.

Our NDCA curriculum also consists of a Before and After program.

Now Enrolling for our Nursery Ages 6 weeks - 2yrs. old.

For more information Please call (804) 276-4433 Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Richmond Free Press

B4 September 1-3, 2016

Faith News/Directory

Religion bullying focus of U.S. education website Religion News Service

Dapinder Ahluwalia’s 14-year-old son starts high school next month. Like many parents, she’ll spend the last days of summer ensuring he has the right school supplies and a copy of his class schedule.

Unlike other moms and dads, she’ll also print write-ups for teachers and school leaders that explain the family’s faith.

Mrs. Ahluwalia and her son are Sikh, and confusion about their religion has led to bullying in the past.

“It started as early as grade one or two. His classmates would tease him about his turban and his long hair, calling him a girl and saying he shouldn’t go to the boy’s bathroom, or threatening to cut off his hair in crafts class,” she said.

Her son’s experience is shared by many students who belong to minority faiths. More than half of Sikh, Muslim and Hindu children have faced bullying at school because of their religion, according to advocacy organizations associated with these faiths.

Religious discrimination also affects children from larger religious groups. For example, conservative Christians might be forbidden to share what their faith teaches on same-sex marriage during a classroom debate.

Before the start of the 2016-17 school year, the U.S. Department of Education announced its latest efforts to end religious discrimination in public schools across the country. Officials have launched a new website designed to help families understand their students’ legal rights and updated an online complaint form.

It is www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/religion.html.

Also, for the first time, the government will begin collecting data on religion-related harassment in U.S. public schools.

“This is a very large concern for too many families in too many places,” said Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the DOE. Scholars who have studied religious discrimination applaud educators’ efforts to help students embrace religious differences.

But parents, they say, remain essential to ending such bullying, whether their child is the bully or the bullied.

“Parents know from their own experiences that children have questions about religion and religious belief,” said Mark Fowler, deputy chief executive officer of Tanenbaum, a nonprofit orga-

“One parent raised his hand and said, ‘We have to be careful about things we say around our children in anger because they don’t know the difference between a moment that we’re having and a firm belief,’ ” Mr. Fowler said.

By collecting national data on religious discrimination, the DOE hopes to learn more about religion-related harassment, so officials can better craft strategies to curtail it.

“We need to know what students’ experiences are in school so that we’re shining a spotlight on injury and making sure that all of us who care can be arm in arm, making sure schools are safe and appropriate spaces for all learners,” Ms. Lhamon said.

Meanwhile, parents can take steps to prevent such discrimination and bullying.

First, they can be aware of their students’ rights, and be prepared to talk to teachers, principals, the school board and even government officials if religion-related harassment is not being effectively resolved.

Religion News Service “They can come to us. They can advocate for themselves at school and ask their schools to step in,” Ms. Lhamon said. nization that combats religious discrimination in schools, the Like Ms. Ahluwalia, parents also can meet with teachers health care industry and the workplace. He advises answering these questions in a way that is “responsible, nonjudgmental early in the year to explain their concerns and share information about their faith. and non-stereotypical.”

“Some teachers have been very ignorant,” Ms. Ahluwalia Students must learn to respond to a classmate’s turban or cross said, noting it’s better for a teacher to be a first defense against necklace with curiosity rather than unkind words, he said.

“We’re not just talking about a soft skill. We’re talking misconceptions and stereotypes.

Additionally, parents can volunteer to make presentations about about preparing young people for college and for careers in a 21st century environment that is multiracial, multiethnic and their religion in their children’s schools. They can explain special eating habits and clothing choices, as well as ensure lines of commultireligion.”

Bullying that targets children because of their religion is a munication are open between them and their children’s teachers, difficult issue to address because it stems from many sources, said Heba Abdelmaksoud, who is Muslim. Soon after 9/11, she including home life, religious communities and current events. remembers her older son, Ali, coming home from elementary Youngsters who call their classmates names, accusing a Sikh school in tears because of a cruel taunt on the school bus.

“I used to go during Ramaof being a terrorist or referring to a Muslim as “Osama,” might be repeating something they heard at home or in church, Mr. dan” to talk about the annual Grace Evangelistic month of fasting and other Fowler said.

Ministries Church He and other Tanenbaum representatives once held a training aspects of Islam, she said.

7643 Hull Street Road Both Ms. Abdelmaksoud at a school that was having problems with religious discrimina(Off Pocoshock Blvd) tion. When his team read out examples of faith-related taunts and Ms. Ahluwalia also emNorth Chesterfield, VA 23236 exchanged between students, one participant realized one of phasized the value of building (804) 833-9493 or (804) 585-9186 the cruel statements had come from him and was repeated by a community of other parents Elder Maricia S. Hayes, Pastor to draw on for support. his child.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu hospitalized his family has said it is not related to the prostate cancer he has been living CAPE TOWN, South Africa with for nearly 20 years.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu The family said he expressed his deepis responding well to treatment for a reest gratitude to all who had sent love and curring infection, his daughter, Thandeka prayers since his admission.

Tutu-Gxashe said this week.

His daughter said he was being cared The veteran South African antifor by an amazing team of doctors, nurses apartheid activist checked into a Cape and hospital staff, and was very conscious Town hospital on Aug. 24 for a recurring of how fortunate he was, thanks to the infection. The bug put the former cleric generosity of his medical team, to be in the hospital for a week last year. able to receive first-class treatment not “He is expected to remain in hospital available to most South Africans. for a week or two. The archbishop unThe former Anglican archbishop of Archbishop Tutu derwent similar treatment last year,” his Cape Town received the Nobel Peace daughter said in a statement.

Prize in 1984 for his efforts to end apartheid. He It is unclear what infection Archbishop Tutu, 84, often used the pulpit to criticize white-minority rule, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is suffering from but which ended in 1994.

Free Press wire report

Good Shepherd Baptist Church

Youth

1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402 Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You”

Tuesday Sunday 10:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Church School 6:30 PM Church-wide Bible Study 11:00 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Men's Bible Study (Each 2nd and 4th) (Holy Communion Thursday each 2nd Sunday) Wednesday (Following 2nd Sunday) 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

Mount Olive Baptist Church Rev. Darryl G. Thompson, Pastor

2016 Theme: The Year of Restoration

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8775 Mount Olive Avenue Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 (804) 262-9614 Phone (804) 262-2397 Fax www.mobcva.org

11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

Summer Worship Schedule

through Sunday, September 11, 2016

Sunday School and New Members Class 8:30 AM Worship Service

(One Powerful Service)

10:00 AM

He played a key role in that nation’s transition Ministering Encouragement and Hope from the apartheid era, including serving as chairman WEDNESDAY “HOUR OF POWER” of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the Bible Study: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm direction of then-President Nelson Mandela.

2ND & 4TH SATURDAY MORNING Archbishop Tutu retired from public life in Prayer Meeting: 8 am – 9 am 2010 but continues to speak out on issues ranging from Israel’s Mission Statement: People of God developing Disciples for Jesus policies toward Christ through Preaching and Teaching of God’s Holy Word reaching the Palestinians to the people of the Church and the Community. corruption among South Africa’s political elite. He 22 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23219 • 643-3825 also remains acthesharonbaptistchurch.com Rev. Dr. Paul A. Coles, Pastor tive with the Desmond Tutu Peace SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 SUMMER Foundation and 8:30 a.m. Sunday School OURS H other organiza10 a.m. Morning Worship No 8 a.m. tions. and Holy Communion Service

St. Peter Baptist Church Dr. Kirkland R. Walton, Pastor

Worship Opportunities Sundays:

Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

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

Bible Study is now on summer break and will reconvene in September.

Jesus, Jeans & Jerseys Sunday Sunday, September 4, 2016

Emphasis during both services We will celebrate our unity in diversity by observing “Jesus, Jeans & Jerseys Sunday.” By wearing apparel that displays our favorite sports teams, school/university, or sorority/fraternity, we represent our diversity. As we worship as one body in Christ, we display our unity.

2040 Mountain Road • Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Office 804-262-0230 • Fax 804-262-4651 • www.stpeterbaptist.net

Triumphant

Baptist Church

2003 Lamb Avenue Dr. Arthur M. Jones, Sr., Pastor (804) 321-7622

Bible Study: Tuesday - 9 a.m.

Wednesday - 7 p.m.

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SUNDAYS Church School 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. ❖

WEDNESDAYS Bible Study 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. ❖

MONDAY-FRIDAY Nutrition Center and Clothes Closet 11:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

823 North 31st Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 226-0150 Office www.31sbc.org

*Wednesday and Thursday Bible Study closed for the summer

Sixth Baptist Church With Mission, Growth, Prayer, Purpose, Vision We Are Growing In The Kingdom Sunday, September 4, 2016 As We Grow The Kingdom 10:45 AM Divine Worship with Word, Worship and Witness

Message By: Pastor Bibbs New Series: Mobilizing For Ministry Acts Chapter 2 Save The Date Family and Friends Community Fall Festival Saturday, September 17, 2016 11AM – 5PM (Church Parking Lot) Center Stage, Choirs, Spoken Word, D.J’s, Food Trucks and Children Floats.

Bring Lawn Chairs

Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor

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400 South Addison Street Richmond, Va. 23220

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(804) 359-1691 or 359-3498 Fax (804) 359-3798 www.sixthbaptistchurch.org

(near Byrd Park)

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

Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m.

4th Sunday Unified Worship Service ~ 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:15 a.m.

Thirty-first Street Baptist Church

Sharon Baptist Church

Theme for 2016: Becoming a Five-Star Church of Excellence

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

Unity Sundays (2nd Sundays): Church School Morning Worship

WELCOME TO “THE UPPER ROOM” Morning Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.

(1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays) Sanctuary Prayer: 9:45 am 3RD SATURDAY EVENING Worship Service: 5:00 pm

“MAKE IT HAPPEN”

Prayer Services: Wednesday (1st & 3rd ) 7 a.m.

Every Wednesday 8 p.m.

Pastor Kevin Cook

Antioch Baptist Church

Communion - 1st Sunday

“Redeeming God’s People for Gods Purpose”

Sept. 4, 2016 10:30A.M. We look forward to seeing you!

Upcoming Events

Homecoming 2016

Remembering · Reconnecting · Recommitting

Sunday, September 11, 2016 @ 3:00 P.M. Special Guests: Rev. Dr. Kirkland R. Walton & the St. Peter’s Baptist Church Weekly Worship: Sundays @ 10:30 A.M. Church School: Sundays @ 9:00 A.M. Bible Study: Wednesdays @ Noon & 7:00 P.M. 2901 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-2472 ~ www.mmbcrva.org Dr. Price London Davis, Senior Pastor

Mosby Memorial Baptist Church

“A Caring Community Committed to Listening, Loving, Learning and Leaning While Launching into our Future.”

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

SERVICES

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

DR. JAMES L. SAILES PASTOR

Richmond Free Press

September 1-3, 2016 B5

Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2016-091 As Amended To amend and reordain City Code § 2-301, concerning certain definitions applicable to City Code §§ 2-301—2-304, for the purpose of modifying the definition of “economic development project” to include public investment.

Ordinance No. 2016-171 As Amended To amend Ord. No. 2014121-201, adopted Nov. 10, 2014, which authorized the special use of the property known as 1650 Overbrook Road for the purpose of authorizing multifamily dwellings with up to 205 dwelling units, to permit up to 117 multifamily dwelling units and other site amenities, upon certain terms and conditions. For the Near West Planning District, The Master Plan states that “There are a number of vacant industrial and commercial properties within the District, many of which are within or adjacent to residential neighborhoods. Creative reuse strategies for these buildings or sites are needed” (p. 229).

Ordinance No. 2016-187 As Amended To close, to public use and travel, an alley bounded

by T Street, North 27th Street, [O] S Street, and North 26th Street, consisting of 2,040± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions.

Ordinance No. 2016-188 As Amended To close, to public travel, portions of public rightsof-way known as Fulton Street and Old Williamsburg Avenue between Goddin Street and Williamsburg Avenue, consisting of 27,176± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions, in connection with the development of Historic Fulton Memorial Park.

Ordinance No. 2016-191 As Amended To authorize the special use of the property known as 701 East Cary Street for the purpose of allowing a building to exceed the applicable height restrictions, upon certain terms and conditions. The proposal is for an office building and does not include any residential uses. The property is located in the B-4 Central Business zoning district, which does not restrict residential densities. The Downtown Master Plan designates this area as an Urban Core Area, for which there are no residential density ranges established.

Ordinance No. 2016-197 As Amended To amend sections 21-4, 21-42, 21-44, 21-47, 2153, 21-54, 21-63, 21-67, and 21-68 of the City Code, concerning public procurement, and to amend ch. 21, art. II of the City Code by adding therein a new section 21-73, concerning job order contracting, for the purpose of reflecting amendments to state law that Va. Code § 2.24343(A)(12) requires the City to follow.

Ordinance No. 2016-198 To amend ch. 2, art. VI, div.

3 of the City Code by adding therein a new section 2-1246 for the purpose of requiring a written report to the City Council prior to the authorizing or making of any contribution to a deferred compensation plan as a bonus or similar payment for an elected official, officer, or employee of the City.

Ordinance No. 2016-199 To amend Ord. No. 2016053, adopted May 13, 2016, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by transferring $10,000 from the Department of Economic and Community Development agency and appropriating this $10,000 to a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency called the Virginians for High Speed Rail Development Committee line item for the purpose of making a grant to the Virginia High Speed Rail Development Committee pursuant to Va. Code § 15.2-953(B) to support the advancement of the Southeast High Speed Rail service through Main Street Station in the city of Richmond.

Ordinance No. 2016-200 To amend and reordain ch.

2, art. V of the City Code by adding therein a new div.

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lishing a Citizens Advisory Board for Ann Hardy Park.

(Committee: Education and Human Services, Thursday, September 8, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

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

Jean V. Capel City Clerk City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2016-206 To authorize the execution of a Utility Facilities Agreement, a Non-Resident Water Services Contract, a Non-Resident Wastewater Services Contract, and certain other documents between the City of Richmond and Central Virginia Investments/ Rocketts Landing, LLC necessary to facilitate the construction of utility facilities for and the provision of water and wastewater service to a mixed-use development in the County of Henrico.

(Committee: Organizational Development, Tuesday, September 6, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-207 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Grant Contract between the City of Richmond, Virginia, and the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, to make a grant of $500,000 to the Authority for the purpose of enabling the Authority to make a grant to a private developer as an incentive to construct a full-service grocery store at the intersection of North 25th Street and Nine Mile Road in the city of Richmond. (Committee: Organizational Development, Tuesday, September 6, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-208 To amend Ord. No. 2016053, adopted May 13, 2016, which adopted a General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 and made appropriations pursuant thereto, to transfer funds in the amount of $500,000 from the Department of Economic and Community Development agency and to appropriate $500,000 to a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency called the “RRHA East End Grocery Store” line item for the purpose of making a grant pursuant to Va. Code § 36-7 to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to assist with the development of a full-service grocery store at the intersection of North 25 th Street and Nine Mile Road in the city of Richmond. (Committee: Organizational Development, Tuesday, September 6, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-209 To declare surplus and to direct the sale of Cityowned real estate located at 2534 Nine Mile Road for nominal consideration to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority for the purpose of developing the property as a mixed-use development and facilitating private investment, job creation, and economic development in the area around the property, and to repeal Ord. No. 201584-65, adopted Apr. 27, 2015.

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

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

Jean V. Capel City Clerk

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Case No.: CL1600-2072 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 5th day of October, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Courtroom 1 and protect her interests.

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

nonresident, appear here on or before the 30th day of September, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., and protect his interests.

Susan W. Minarchi, Clerk

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re HUNTER LEE SMITH, Juvenile Children’s Home Society of Virginia v.

JENNIFER LYNN SMITH (mother), and Unknown BIRTH Father JJ093327-002; 03 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Pursuant to VA. Code § 161-277.01, Children’s Home Society of Virginia (“CHS”) requests that the Court terminate the residual parental rights of the birth mother; Jennifer Lynn Smith, whose whereabouts are unknown, and the unknown father, whose identity and whereabouts are unknown, and allow custody of Hunter Lee Smith, d/o/b 05/06/16 to remain with the CHS with the right to place the infant for adoption.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Jennifer Lynn Smith and Unknown Birth Father appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before 10/3/2016, at 9:20 AM.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND MARGARETTE HOUCHENS-LEONARD, Plaintiff v.

DONALD HOUCHENS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15004758-00-3 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 (12) months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 20th day of October, 2016 and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Robert E. Walker, Jr., Esq. VSB No. 27729 217 W. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23220 Telephone: (804) 780-2889 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TIMOTHY BISHOP, Plaintiff v.

BOBBI BISHOP, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16002170-00 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 5th day of October, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Courtroom 1 and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD CARL THOMAS WAYBRIGHT, JR., Plaintiff v.

SARAH ELIZABETH BURRELL, Defendant.

Civil Law No.: CL16-2137 8/02/16 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 more than one year, since December 24, 1998.

And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Sarah Elizabeth Burrell, 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 Sarah Elizabeth Burrell do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of the County of Chesterfield, 9500 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832, on or before September 19, 2016 at 8:45 a.m. and do whatever necessary to protect his interest in this suit.

A Copy Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES Rudolph C. McCollum, Jr. Esquire P.O. Box 4595 Richmond, VA 23220 804-523-3900

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JIMMY STUMP, JR., Plaintiff v.

CLAUDIA CALLEJAS DE AMAYA,

VIRGINIA: IN THE CAROLINE CIRCUIT COURT Plaintiff v.

WILHEMENIA MICHELLE BROWN v.

ALEXANDER YURIYOVIYCH BABANSKY, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16000443-00 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 an

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CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re KYMON JASHAUD CEPHAS, Juvenile v.

TIFFANY HILL (Mother) JJ079462-16 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Tiffany Hill, (Mother) of Kymon Jashaud Cephas, child, DOB 4/26/2006, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Tiffany Hill (Mother), appear at the above-named Court and protect her interest on or before 11/17/2016, at 11:40 AM. Court Room #3.

Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St, 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAMAR RASHEED CEPHAS JR., Juvenile v.

TIFFANY HILL (Mother) JJ042758-16 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Tiffany Hill, (Mother) of Jamar Rasheed Cephas Jr., child, DOB 3/22/2002, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Tiffany Hill (Mother), appear at the above-named Court and protect her interest on or before 11/17/2016, at 11:40 AM. Court Room #3.

Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St, 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Sha’Keem Criss, Juvenile v.

Cokeia Criss (Mother), and SHASHA MAY, (Father), and Unknown (Father) JJ090309-10, JJ090309-11, JJ090309-12 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Cokeia Criss, (Mother), Shasha May, (Father), & Unknown, (Father), of Sha’keem Criss, child, DOB 9/18/2014, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Unknown (Father), Shasha May (Father), Cokeia Criss (Mother), appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 11/30/2016, at 11:40 AM. Court Room #5.

Diane Abato, Esq. 730 E. Broad St, 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Zy’mier givens, Juvenile v. quanasia givens (Mother), and Unknown (Father) JJ090066-11, JJ090066-12 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Quanasia Givens, (Mother) and Unknown, (Father), of Zy’mier Givens, child, DOB 7/12/2009, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Quanasia Givens (Mother) and Unknown (Father), appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before 12/14/2016, at 9:50 AM. Court Room #5.

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

JERRY M. FIELDS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JERRY M. FIELDS, AND CHERYL A. FIELDS, VILMA COOPER FIELDS and BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, et al.

Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-1936-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3510 Hull Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/ GPIN# S000-2602/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Jerry M. Fields, who may be deceased, and Cheryl A. Fields.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JERRY M. FIELDS, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JERRY M. FIELDS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that VILMA COOPER FIELDS, who may have an ownership 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 JERRY M. FIELDS, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JERRY M. FIELDS, VILMA COOPER FIELDS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

NEERA D. DITTRICH a/k/a NEERA DEVI MERCHAI, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-2848-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1513 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/ GPIN# E000-0928/032, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, NEERA D. DITTRICH.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NEERA D. DITTRICH a/k/a NEERA DEVI MERCHAI, 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 NEERA D. DITTRICH a/k/a NEERA DEVI MERCHAI, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-3400-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2807 Newbourne Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E012-0374/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.,

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been and has not filed a response to this action, or its successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; that DAVID WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; 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 RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia C o r p o r a t i o n , D AVI D WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-3401-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2112 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0120374/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.,

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been and has not filed a response to this action, or its successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; that DAVID WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; 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 RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia C o r p o r a t i o n , D AVI D WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, et al., Defendants.

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0374/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.,

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been and has not filed a response to this action, or its successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; that DAVID WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; 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 RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia C o r p o r a t i o n , D AVI D WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

est, 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 RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia C o r p o r a t i o n , D AVI D WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-3403-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1806 Sussex Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E000-0755/023, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.,

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been and has not filed a response to this action, or its successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; that DAVID WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; 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 RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia C o r p o r a t i o n , D AVI D WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before _SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-3404-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2000 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0120401/017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.,

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been and has not filed a response to this action, or its successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; that DAVID WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interContinued on next column

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

RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-3405-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1708 North 24TH Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000942/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.,

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been and has not filed a response to this action, or it’s successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; that DAVID WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; 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 RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia C o r p o r a t i o n , D AVI D WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-3427-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1709 North 24TH Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000944/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.,

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been and has not filed a response to this action, or its successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; that DAVID WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in interest, whose names are unknown; 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 RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia C o r p o r a t i o n , D AVI D WILLIAM COOK, Registered Agent for RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., A Virginia Corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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Richmond Free Press

B6 September 1-3, 2016

Sports Plus Stories by Fred Jeter

George Wythe wins opener for first time in 13 years George Wythe High School found a quality quarterback and a long overdue victory all in the same week.

As a result, the Bulldogs are 1-0 for the first time since 2003.

“I saw some good things and some bad things. That’s always how a coach looks at it,” second-year head Coach Dion Foxx said after his 8-6 win last Friday at Armstrong High School.

“But I’m happy for the win. I’ll take it. It’s been a long time,” he said.

The Bulldogs have known hard times.

From 2004 to 2015, the school on Richmond’s South Side posted just three victories and 114 losses. The wins were over Armstrong High School in 2006, Greensville High School in Emporia in 2011 and National Christian Academy of Maryland in 2014.

The Bulldogs were 0-10 last season under Coach Foxx, a former NFL linebacker with the Miami Dolphins and the Washington professional team.

Perhaps Wythe’s luck is on the upswing. During practices leading up to the opener against Armstrong High, Coach Foxx was forced to make a quarterback change.

“The kid we were playing there just didn’t work out,” said Coach Foxx. “So we put Kevon (Edmonds) in there and he stepped up. He played a pretty good game.”

Edmonds, a senior, had been playing wide receiver before the conversion. He had not taken any quarterback repetitions during the Bulldogs’ scrimmages.

Against Armstrong High, Edmonds steadied the ship.

Operating an offense that suffered just one turnover, Edmonds passed for 106 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown spiral to Eugene Williams.

“Kevon is our man now,” said Coach Foxx of the new quarterback.

Wythe’s top ground gainer was Maurice Laster with 56 yards.

Wythe scored on a safety for a 2-0 lead.

Armstrong tallied a touchdown in the third period but failed on the 2-point attempt.

Coach Foxx attributed a “swarm of tacklers” for stopping the point.

“We buckled down,” Coach Foxx said of his defense.

The Bulldogs’ defense made life difficult for the home team with numerous tackles in the Armstrong backfield.

“I was happy with our penetration,” said Coach Foxx.

The victory avenged a season-opening 31-8 loss to Armstrong a year ago.

Wythe vs. Armstrong is a Richmond version of family feud.

Coach Foxx is the godson of Armstrong’s second-year Coach McDaniel Anderson.

“I’ve known him all my life and love him to death,” Coach Foxx said of Coach Anderson. “Now he’s got one (victory from last year) and I’ve got one.

“I’m thankful for the opportunity to play him.”

Wythe has the week off to gloat — a rare feeling for the Bulldogs.

“For some of these kids, it’s the first time they’ve ever tasted victory,” said Coach Foxx.

Wythe will return to the gridiron Friday, Sept. 9, at James

George Wythe High School’s Zaydn Rogers, No. 12, takes down the Armstrong High School quarterback, Jacqueal Thomas, during last Friday’s season opener.

River High School in Chesterfield County — a team that walloped the Bulldogs 69-0 a year ago.

“They (James River) can only put 11 on the field at the same time, just like us,” said Coach Foxx. “We’ll play hard.”

Wythe’s last winning season was in 2003, when the Bulldogs went 6-4 with a covey of college-bound athletes including Tyree Evans, Jesse Pellot-Rosa, Jerome Choice and Thomas Green.

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Armstrong bracing for bigger opponents Armstrong High School football Coach McDaniel Anderson says he is searching for a cure for what he calls “the inner city blues.”

There is no remedy in sight, at least not in the East End. Coach Anderson’s Wildcats started this season with just 24 players on the roster.

Only three are seniors and just three are listed as being at least 200 pounds.

“It’s going to be our little boys against (the opponents’) big boys,” lamented Coach Anderson, now in his second season as head coach at his alma mater. “We’d do better if it was online football, like kids

be competitive in,” Armstrong Activities Director Kwaan Brown said of the matchups against other Richmond schools.

“Our schedule has gotten so tough, ridiculous.”

As years have passed, the city high school populations have shrunk and the county high school populations have grown.

Brown said Armstrong is not contractually obligated to play what amounts to the old Capital District schedule, but does so out of necessity.

That means 3A Armstrong High will play seven of 10 games against either 4A or 5A schools.

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Armstrong High School quarterback Jacqueal Thomas, No. 11, takes the ball in for the Wildcats’ sole touchdown of the game last Friday against the George Wythe Bulldogs.

play on Play Station.”

The Wildcats lost their final nine games last season by a combined 381-27. The team started this season last Friday with a humbling 8-6 home loss to George Wythe High School.

Armstrong has two more games against schools in its 3A enrollment division. The Wildcats will host Thomas Jefferson High School on Friday, Sept. 2, then John Marshall High School on Friday, Sept. 9.

Then comes a string of likely mismatches against much larger schools from Henrico and Hanover counties.

“Those are the only games we should

The Virginia High School League lists Armstrong’s enrollment at 950, but Brown contends it’s more like 800.

By comparison, Armstrong’s upcoming opponents are Varina High School, 1,830 students; Highland Springs High School, 1,800 students; Atlee High School, 1,712 students; Henrico High School, 1,780 students; Lee-Davis High School, 1,556 students; and Hanover High School, 1,300 students.

Armstrong High, along with the other city schools, continue to play their longtime district rivals for a variety of reasons.

“It’s hard to find different schools to play,” said Brown. “You’ve got to get

lucky and match your open dates with their open dates. And in some cases, you’d be dealing with a lot of travel.

“I’d like to add Petersburg and Hopewell, but they make money playing their old (Central District) schedule.”

City school officials are fearful that if they break away from the county schools for football, they may lose those opponents for basketball, too.

Around Richmond, basketball season is known as “get back” following the inevitable football struggles.

Coach Anderson’s program took a brutal hit earlier this summer when quarterback Jahizz Carter transferred to Hampton High School for his senior year.

Brown points to “recruiting” as one reason for the city schools’ problems.

“You see a lot of county coaches at our rec league games in the city. A lot of our kids wind up at Varina and Highland Springs,” said Brown, noting that when he was at Meadowbrook High School in Chesterfield, the coach would attend the city recreation league games.

If bubbly personality and style are the answer, Coach Anderson is the man for the job.

But there are socioeconomic problems lurking everywhere. It’s never easy.

“A lot of times you’ve got to pick them up, find something for them to eat.

Coaching is the last thing you do,” said the 65-year-old coach, who underwent bypass surgery last year.

Brown and Coach Anderson are crossing their fingers Armstrong’s roster will grow once school starts next week, but there is slim chance of fielding a junior varsity team.

County schools field not only JV teams, but often freshmen teams as well. Anderson refers to Armstrong’s varsity as “on-thejob training.”

“Sometimes other schools will have more seniors than we have total players,” Coach Anderson said.

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