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Get personalized advice: Throughout the military career lifecycle, active military, reservists, and retired military personnel have access to specific savings, investing, and spending resources. But nothing takes the place of personalized financial/tax advice and lifetime personal finance education. Veterans can view and download resources such as budgeting tips, tax break information. and educational games from the Veterans Financial Coalition. As part of the Coalition’s free resources, the AFCPE also provides an online database to locate a certified professional financial counselor to help with savings, spending, investing, and tax issues. On the credit front, Wells Fargo has partnered with the National Foundation for Credit Counseling and its Sharpen Your Financial Focus initiative to deliver Wells Fargo’s Hands on Banking (http://www.handsonbanking.org/financial-education/handson-banking-for-military/) education program specifically for service members.

he latest generations of veterans face a particularly complicated financial picture, attributed to multiple deployments; a tough civilian economy; predatory lending threats at home; and disability and health issues.

That’s why the Veterans Financial Coalition (http://www.veteransfinancialcoalition. org) was formed in June 2014 by a diverse group of organizations including Visa’s Practical Money Skills for Life; Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE); Consumer Action; and the Consumer Federation of America. The coalition welcomed three new members in November – Call For Action; the National Consumers League (NCL); and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). The organization aims to meet the needs of veterans reentering civilian life by executing three goals: • Educate veterans and the community organizations that serve them. • Research consumer protections for veterans. • Raise awareness for veterans’ financial needs.

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College of Interest: Radford University Major Community Service: Kiwanis Club Yard Sale, Golden Living Center, work with the Key Club Strong Interests: Science, math, babysitting, Key club Favorite Activity: Spending time with friends

After a fifth grade science teacher influenced her with her passion for science, Brianna White has held an interest in the subject. “In eighth grade, that’s when I finally realized that I wanted to be a forensic scientist,” Brianna said. With a love for experiments, investigate situations and solve problems, Brianna said she has been interested in math and science since grade school.

In order to reach her goals, Brianna’s top college of choice is Radford University where she wants to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. She also intends to study criminology and later receive a Master of Science degree in biology. “Knowing about deoxyribonucleic acid and genetics in a case excites me,” Brianna wrote in an essay. She said though she may only need a bachelor’s degree she wants to increase her chances of getting a job by going for her master’s. “I believe my future career holds a lot for me, and I have a strong desire to get there,” Brianna said.

Brianna said she enjoys babysitting and her work with the Key Club. Recently, she participated in “Christmas in a Shoe Box” where the students stuff shoe boxes with toys for other countries. She said she has also participated in 5k runs. “I definitely love helping the community, and I plan to dramatically increase my hours of service work,” Brianna said. Other community service projects Brianna has participated in include a Kiwanis Club Yard Sale, work with the Golden Living Center, and she assisted with working election polls. Along with community service, Brianna participates in numerous different extracurricular activities such as serving as the secretary of the Science Club, playing with the Girls Community Basketball, and recreational basketball. She is also a member of Future Business Leaders of America and the National Technical Honor Society. Brianna’s achievements include being an honor roll student, having perfect attendance and getting awarded the Best CTE Student of the Year. Brianna has been a participant in A-STEM Nanotechnology Summer Program, Central Virginia Undergraduate Mathematics Summer Program, and Disease Detective Math Science Innovation Center. When asked who influenced her the most in life to succeed, Brianna said her father. “He’s a hardworking dedicated man; he teaches me my life lessons and just pushes me to keep on moving,” Brianna said. In her essay, she said her stepmother is one of her motivations to continue with her education. She said her father and stepmother are the ones who give her extra motivation to keep moving. “I am ready for college, I am ready for the real world, just come on,” Brianna said. By Janeal Downs

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Richmond Ballet Presents The Nutcracker

A Holiday Favorite Returns to the Carpenter Theatre December 19-28, Amid a Special Anniversary Year

beloved holiday tradition returns to Richmond, when Dominion Resources presents Richmond Ballet’s The Nutcracker, December 19-28, 2014 at the historic Carpenter Theatre. With choreography by Stoner Winslett, Richmond Ballet’s holiday classic has been heralded as “one of the country’s most perfect [Nutcracker productions]” by The New York Times, and will feature the company’s full roster of professionals, as well as 22 trainees and over 150 accomplished students from The School of Richmond Ballet. Peter Tchaikovsky’s famous score will once again be brought to life by the Richmond Symphony for all 13 performances, under the baton of Guest Conductor Ron Matson. Richmond Ballet dancers Valerie Tellmann and Thomas Ragland in The Nutcracker. Richmond Ballet 2011. All rights reserved. Photo by Sarah Ferguson.

maturity and poise and we could not be more proud of their hard work and their genuine excitement. We know this is truly an experience that our students never forget.”

Indeed, with over three-quarters of the Richmond Ballet company members having received their substantial training in the School, most of the professionals on stage will have memories of participating in the same production as a young dancer, while a handful of the current company members seem to have grown up through the wide ranks of Nutcracker casting, from the smallest mouse through to the ballet’s grand and sparkling professional roles.

“It would not be the holidays without the Richmond Ballet Nutcracker, and we are so honored that people in our Richmond community, and now across Virginia, seem to love to come back year after year to this tradition,” said Stoner Winslett, Artistic Director for Richmond Ballet. “Every year, we work hard to make little changes, and to make it just a little bit better than it was the year before, so we hope everyone will join us in looking forward to that again this season.”

From the opening notes of Tchaikovsky’s overture, audiences are whisked into the warm, candlelit drawing room of the Silberhaus family, buzzing with celebrations of Christmas. To the delight of the family’s young daughter, Clara, Dr. Drosselmeyer, the mysterious toymaker, and his handsome nephew arrive with a special gift – a wooden nutcracker doll – that captures the girl’s imagination. As darkness falls, Dr. Drosselmeyer’s magic begins to work, setting in motion fantastical events that will fill Clara’s dreams: a battle beneath the branches of an enchanted Christmas tree, the transformation of the nutcracker doll into the young Nutcracker Prince, and a journey from a snow-covered forest to the far-off land of the Kingdom of Sweets. Clara’s Tea Party, a special event hosted by the Ballet featuring tea and sweets, will once again be a part of this year’s Nutcracker festivities. As per usual, Clara’s Tea Party is a separately ticketed event.

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker has always held a special place for the students and faculty from The School of Richmond Ballet (the School, SRB), but this season, the holiday tradition will play a memorable and poignant role in the School’s ongoing 40th anniversary celebrations. Students play an important part alongside the company dancers in Richmond Ballet’s highly acclaimed professional production, and it is from the student cast where the artistic staff selects that ballet’s two central characters, Clara and her Nutcracker Prince. “The opportunity to perform in a professional production, and especially to perform in one that is filled with such a beautiful brand of magic, is a very important part of ballet training, and it’s a wonderful experience for our students” said Judy Jacob, School Director and Artistic Associate. “Our students work very hard every year to earn a role in our production, and we try hard to give as many as possible the opportunity to perform; it’s a commitment they approach with a tremendous amount of

Choreography by Stoner Winslett | Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky With Richmond Symphony The Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage Friday, December 19, 7:00 pm Saturday, December 20, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm Sunday, December 21, 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm Monday, December 22, 7:00 pm Tuesday, December 23, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm Friday, December 26, 7:00 pm Saturday, December 27, 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm Sunday, December 28, 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm Tickets start at $20.00.

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What Ferguson Teaches Is About Justice By Dr. T

t the writing of this column, we are STILL waiting to hear from the grand jury, appointed by St Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch in Ferguson, Missouri. They have been deliberating for months now as to whether or not police officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown on August 9th of this year will be indicted and stand trial for the teen’s death. The citizens of Ferguson continue to wait and peacefully protest while the Governor of Missouri has declared a State of Emergency calling in that state’s national guard. The citizens of Ferguson are being preemptively restricted and prematurely punished by their governor. Why? They are exercising their constitutional right to peacefully assemble and protest. What standard or tool of assessment is Governor Jay Nixon using to determine the danger and/ or threat level to the general public that would cause him to militarize a community and create a state of emergency where there is no emergency present?

The ghost of Dred Scott hangs around Ferguson, Missouri. In fact, his burial site is only 4 or 5 miles away from the city limits and reminds us of the historic disparity of the law and the justice system in America. In March of 1857, the United States Supreme Court declared that all blacks (slaves as well as free) were not, and could never, become citizens of the United States. The case of Dred Scott v. Sanford succinctly was as follows: Dred Scott was a slave who had lived in the free state of Illinois and the free territory of Wisconsin before he moved back to the slave state of Missouri. Scott appealed to the Supreme Court in hopes of being granted his freedom.

The Chief Justice, a fervent supporter of slavery and intent upon protecting the South from northern aggression -- wrote the Court’s majority opinion. He asserted that, ”because Scott was black, he was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue. The framers of the Constitution believed that blacks had no rights, which the white man was bound to respect; and that the Negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit. He was bought and sold and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise and traffic, whenever profit could be made by it.” The Dred Scott Decision was one of the most blatant examples of the systemic white supremacist dogma that is imbedded within our nation’s laws and judicial systems, and it supports and continues to affirm the policies and procedures upon which our contemporary justice system operates. The facts, percentages and statistics document the gross and disparate ways in which justice in America

is truly not the same justice for blacks as it is for whites. And that brings us back to the “waiting game” in Ferguson, Missouri.

What we learn from Ferguson, and continue to see is that the scales of Justice in America are severely flawed where its citizens of color are concerned. There is no Equal Justice under the Law, at least not in this present time. The ghost of Dred Scott is walking the streets of Ferguson, and it will take some time for us to put that ghost to rest. I fear, when the grand jury finally speaks…they will have only served to exacerbate the situation further. We have a long way to go.

Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Ph.D. DrT@margins2thecenter.com

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TanyaFree.com/Urban Views Weekly Poll Thanksgiving - it’s a day off from the hustle and bustle and all that’s going on in the world. It’s a big Family and Friends day that will have many traveling near and far to be with loved ones and to eat like it’s the last supper. But before we pass the turkey along with all the fixings, let’s all take a moment to reflect on the original intent for this day and give thanks. How will you show your gratitude this Thanksgiving? Check out the story and respond to this week’s Urban Views Weekly Poll @ TanyaFree.com and the Urban Views Weekly FACEBOOK page. Tune in weekly to the Tanya Free and Friends Talk Show Wednesdays @ 2pm on WCLM 1450AM and streaming live on TanyaFree.

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~Celebrating the Season of Giving

Thanksgiving is the time of year that we are able to say thank you for the small things that we often take for granted. It’s a tradition that we all stop and reflect upon what blessings we have, what we love and what we cherish during this holiday season. I am grateful for friends and family and the opportunity to be a part of the great city of Petersburg!

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I am thankful for having friends and family who love me unconditionally. I am also thankful that I serve a God who blesses me over and over and over again, even though I don’t deserve it. Lastly, I am thankful for having had a mother and father who sacrificed so that I could have what I needed to be successful. I AM SIMPLY THANKFUL.

I’m thankful for God’s grace bestowed upon me d the love and support from my family, friends, a ments we share are so precious to me because as is not measured by the number of breaths we ta that take our breath away”.

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As I reflect on this past year I am thankful for the love and support of my wonderful family, my fabulous friends, and that I was able to run my first marathon just a week ago! Sheronda Robertson

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By J. Chevonte’ Alexander ive me the turkey, the stuffing, the collard greens, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, and all the trimmings! Thanksgiving is the time of year we all look forward to gather with family and friends, enjoy great food and quality time. This is the time of year we need to give thanks for all that we have and all that is in store for us in the future. In honor of Thanksgiving Day, on Thursday, November 27, Urban Views Weekly asked Richmond area residents, “What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving season?”

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I am grateful for so many things! But I’m overwhelmingly grateful for good health, a loving family, loyal friends and my sorors. I’m also thankful to God who gave me the vision to start a Book Scholarship Program for Virginia college students and angels [volunteers] to make the vision “real”.

good health and the Lord’s many blessings.

Vanessa Harris, Glen Allen, VA

daily. I’m also thankful for and co-workers. The moMaya Angelou said, “Life ake, but by the moments

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I am thankful for the love and support of family and friends, as well as good health and an awesome God. Germeka Akrie, New Kent, VA

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most importantly my family. Both of my parents tes from me. I talk to my mother almost every dition of Sunday Family Dinner. It’s the one day ily comes together to catch up. My sister is my me no matter what, I know that she has my back y. My son is what I am most grateful for because kes me proud in everything he does. I couldn’t I look forward to this Thanksgiving season so he ones that I love. Cassandra Richardson Gray, Henrico, VA

I am thankful for everything and everybody in my life on earth and in heaven. I am thankful that they have allowed me to grow in their hearts, flaws and all.

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I am most thankful for the role that God is playing in my life. My faith has inspired growth and inspiration inside of me that I had no idea was there. My personal and professional relationships have all benefitted, and the fulfillment that I get from serving my community is everlasting. I am grateful for life!

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37th Annual Model Railroad Show at the Science Museum of Virginia

he Science Museum of Virginia is celebrating the 37th Annual Model Railroad Show this Thanksgiving weekend, November 28 – 30. The annual holiday event welcomes the community, out-of-town visitors and holiday travelers to celebrate innovation, ingenuity, science, and engineering at the Museum. All weekend long, trains are the main attraction in this historic, renovated train station. Museum guests get an up-close look at a diverse collection of HO and O scale model trains layouts from the River City 3 Railers, Silver Rail Club, Rantrak and more. In addition to Q&A sessions with the modelers, workshops demonstrate how to weather train cars with chalks and how to install DCC decoders.

history and trains during Railroad Jeopardy, and sample seasonal and healthy snacks inside of the Boost! gallery. Trains also roll in the Museum’s full dome theater during the 37th Annual Model Railroad Show. The Dome, the largest film screen in the state, is showing special presentations of the animated modern classic, The Polar Express. Rocky Mountain Express, a giant screen film about the building of Canada’s first transcontinental railway, will also be featured inside of the five-story theater this holiday season.

Train enthusiasts are invited to explore the Museum’s vintage train cars, open to the public exclusively during the Model Railroad Show, and view the newly restored steam locomotive or take a guided tour of the luxurious RF&P Car ONE. New to the show this year are trackless train rides aboard the Teddy Bear Express in front of the Museum, available to the public on Friday, November 28 only. Model Railroad guests are invited to watch a blacksmith forging items from railroad spikes or meet Clydesdale horses, animals that were used as a major form of transportation before trains.

“The Model Railroad Show is a chance to celebrate one of the most technologically advanced systems of the 19th century, that served as a transportation workhorse through most of the 20th century and is now something we yearn to bring back in the 21st century,” says Richard Conti, Chief Wonder Officer, Science Museum of Virginia. Weekend activities include live science demonstrations, where Museum educators will make pies explode and use liquid Nitrogen to shatter stuffing. Presentations on the Museum’s sixfoot suspended globe, Science on a Sphere® and steam science will also be featured throughout the show. Weekend guests will be challenged to build circuits, test their knowledge of

Rounding out the weekend, the Carpenter Science Theatre Company features several live productions during the traditional holiday celebration. Model Railroad Show guests are encouraged to dust off their conductor’s hats and delve into the science of trains.

The Model Railroad Show is included with exhibit admission to the Science Museum of Virginia. Tickets are $11 with $1 discounts for ages 4-12 and 60+. Show times can be found, along with a detailed schedule for the weekend, at www.smv.org or by calling 804.864.1400.

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