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Week of non-violence seeks culture change BARRINGTON M. SALMON

TEWire - Every year, more than 30,000 Americans die by gun violence or commit suicide using a firearm.

America has nearly six times the number of gun homicides as Canada, more than seven times as Sweden, and nearly 16 times as much as Germany. And although Americans make up about 4.43 percent of the world's population, they own about 42 percent of all the world's privately held firearms.

Across the United States, families, cities and communities are grappling with a culture of violence which is manifested by the tens of thousands killed annually by guns, including thousands in the streets, mass murders on campuses, in workplaces, homes and domestic violence perpetuated primarily against women.

For the past two years, Dr. Stephanie E. Myers, national cochair of Black Women for Positive Change, has spearheaded what is a burgeoning national effort to combat this pervasive violence. Myers and a number of supporters kicked off the 2015 Week of Non-Violence on the steps of the Washington, D.C. City Hall.

“This is a very serious issue facing America,” said Myers. “We want to go on record that like Fannie Lou Hamer, we’re sick and tired of young people killed on the street, sick and tired of little girls murdered in their front yard, sick and tired of people attacking our schools and sick and tired of law enforcement taking advantage because they have weapons and overstep their authority.”

She added, “I believe that it’s time for families, youth, actors,

National Bar Association President Benjamin Crump (at mic) and Stephanie Myers, national co-chair of Black Women for Positive Change announce National Week of Non-violence. PHOTO: Roy Lewis/TEWire professionals, athletes to come together and that we can change the culture.”

Myers said events and activities during the week of Oct. 17-25 will take place in cities as varied as Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Alexandria and Hampton Roads, VA, and St. Louis, Mo. These included a summit on Saturday, Oct 17, workshops and seminars and related activities all week.

Benjamin L. Crump, who gained national and international prominence as the attorney for the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown – unarmed teens shot and killed by a vigilante in 2012 and a Missouri police officer last year – said Americans cannot expect to apply the same solutions and ever

hope to secure a different result.

“We want to bring attention to dialogue to address violence that happens way too often,” said Crump, president of the National Bar Association (NBA) and honorary national co-chair of the week’s activities. “Dr. Myers took leadership and action to stand up for the community, stand up for our children. I’d rather see a sermon rather than hear a sermon every day of the week. What she’s doing is not for the media or the government. It’s for the children.”

Crump said pursuing peace is an issue larger than one’s self.

“We have to be united for a greater purpose or cause than violence,” he said. “We don’t want to ‘Stand Your Ground’ for violence. We want to

‘Stand Your Ground’ for peace.”

Crump said the NBA and its 60,000 members stand committed to changing the culture of violence that disproportionately affects AfricanAmericans. During the week, the association will hold mentoring sessions, conduct workshops and hold town halls.

The group stood on the steps of the D. C. City Hall, emphasizing the fact that the nation’s capital is among the cities grappling heavily with its homicide rate. With two months left in 2015, D.C. has so far seen 120 homicides. That figure is 45 percent higher than 2014. “(Alexandria) Mayor (Bill) Euille and folks from the DMV are working

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It’s was Homecoming at Hovey Field over the weekend.

The Virginia Union University Panthers continued their quest to dominate the CIAA with a 33-14 win over Chowan University, improving to 6-1 overall (4-0 conf.).

The Panthers were led by freshman Hakeem Holland, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns and VUU defense, ranked #1 in the nation, which held Chowan to -5 yards rushing and posted its third safety on the season.

The VUU offense struggled moving the ball in the first half and an untimely turnover sent the Panthers in behind 7-3 at the half. The Panthers would catch fire scoring 30 straight points in the third, sparked by Holland, who took the first play of the second half for 79 yard TD, giving the Panthers a lead that would start the rout. The Panther defense continued to earn its #1 ranking. Chowan had no answer for Paulin Miano, who posted 12 tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles, and shared a safety with teammate Karl Calhoun.

First year coach, Mark James, has the Panthers off to their best start since 2007. It’s not just the wins, it’s the way VUU is statically dominating opponents. The Panthers offense has outscored opponents 240-98, out gained opponents 2954-1048, and the VUU defense leads Division II in total yards and rushing yards allowed.

VUU will look to continue the dominance, travelling to Bowie, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 24, to face a Bowie State team, who ruined VSU Homecoming defeating the Trojans 22-19. Game time is set for at 1 p.m.

(from page 1) hard to stop violence,” said McDuffie, chair of the Council’s Committee on the Judiciary. “According the CDC, the leading cause of death (for young black men 15-34) is homicide.

I don’t know about you, but that’s a crisis. We need, as governments, to use every resource to stem the tide of violence … We cannot arrest ourselves out of this, which is why I advocate a health approach using workforce development, educational agencies and law enforcement.”

The Week of Non-violence regional steering committee is comprised of Christian ministers and priests, Rabbis, Imams and members of other faiths. Alongside them are businesspeople, government officials, residents and representatives of civil society.

Among elected officials who have endorsed the National Week of

Panthers continue CIAA dominance

Non-violence 2015 are Gov. Steve Bullock, Montana; Gov. Bill Haslam, Tennessee; Mayor Todd Strange, Montgomery, Ala.; Mayor W.J. “Jim” Lane, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago; Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C.; Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando, Fla.; Mayor William Pedudo, Pittsburgh; Mayor Michael S. Rawlings, Dallas; Mayor William Euille, Alexandria, Va.; and Mayor Paul D. Fraim, Norfolk, Va.; “Trayvon’s mother said it best: ‘I want to thank you for standing up for my child. But it’s not just my child.

Tomorrow, it could be yours. We have got to stand up for Trayvon, stand up for justice,’” said Crump. “Don’t wait until it comes to your doorstep before you stand up for violence…If you don’t do anything for your brother or sister, don’t expect Dr. Myers to come and stand up for you. God wants our children to live out the fullness of their destiny.”

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University of Richmond’s Freeman conference to focus on addiction University of Richmond’s history department will host the annual Douglas Southall Freeman Conference Oct. 22-23. This year the event titled “Addictions Old and New” will feature top experts in this field on topics ranging from digital addiction to alcoholism.

The conference begins Oct. 22 with the keynote address by Charles O’Brien, a research scientist who is noted as one of the most prominent addiction researchers in the world.

O’Brien is psychiatry professor at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

His lecture “What is Addiction and What Do Addictions Have in Common?” will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Tyler Haynes Commons, Alice Haynes Room.

“O’Brien’s talk will be accessible to a general audience, and will

address one of the hottest topics in neuroscience,” said David Courtwright, visiting Douglas Southall Freeman professor from the University of North Florida and conference organizer.

A series of sessions and presentations will be held Friday, Oct. 23, in Jepson Hall, Room 118.

“The Friday sessions delve into particular addictions,” Courtwright said, “Everything from food and drugs to vaping and gaming.”

They include: Food, Drink, and Addiction, 9-10:40 a.m.

“Food as a Drug: How Good is the Analogy?” by David Courtwright “Whatever Happened to Alcoholism?” by Virginia Berridge, director at the Centre for History in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (continued on page 4)

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McAuliffe bans open carry of guns in some state buildings Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe last week banned the open carry of guns in some state-owned buildings and pledged to pursue a muscular and multifaceted strategy to combat gun violence in Virginia.

McAuliffe -- flanked by U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, law enforcement officers and parents of victims killed in high-profile gunrelated crimes -- indicated he would exercise as much executive authority as he could on gun control measures while also trying to pressure the Republican-controlled General

Assembly to enact gun control legislation.

"Gun crimes are not acts of God,” McAuliffe. “But for too long, certain politicians and lobbyists have told us that gun violence in America is some kind of natural phenomena, something we cannot do anything about.”

McAuliffe’s executive order immediately bans the open carry of firearms, except by law enforcement officials, in offices used by executive branch agencies. The governor also instructed a state administrator to propose regulations within the next

Grant will help local law enforcement strengthen Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds in the amount of $750,000 is available for training and equipment for local law enforcement agencies to help strengthen their relationship with their local communities. The grant is in support of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s “Policing in the 21st Century” initiative.

Police agencies, sheriff’s departments and regional training academies will be invited to submit grant proposals aimed at addressing, issues like, cultural diversity, deescalation techniques, community relations and communications supports. The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) administers Virginia’s JAG funds and will award the grants to successful applicants.

“Building strong relationships within their communities is an essential part of the important public safety work our law enforcement agencies do,” McAuliffe said. “It’s critical that officers get the training and tools they need to build trust and cooperation while enforcing the law effectively and fairly.”

“Building and sustaining trusting relationships with their communities remains the foundation for law enforcement agencies across the commonwealth as they confront difficult questions relating to the state of police-community relations and engage in culturally responsive policing,” said Brian Moran, Secretary

of Public Safety and Homeland Security, who oversees DCJS. “I applaud the governor’s investment in building trust and legitimacy in policecommunity relations. We know that law enforcement agencies throughout the commonwealth are working hard to implement strategies that promote inclusivity and enhance community trust.”

“We encourage all law enforcement agencies in the commonwealth wishing to find creative, effective ways to partner with their communities to apply for this grant,” said DCJS Director Francine Ecker.

“At this time of limited resources, we hope these grants will enable them to expand their training for the betterment of public safety in general, and for each community in particular.”

“In Virginia and across this nation, we have a very serious problem.

Today the Governor has taken appropriate steps to ensure safety in the workplace for all government employees - not just elected officials in their respective chambers. VA is notorious for being the source in many gun crimes up and down the East Coast.” said Sen. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico), chair of the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus.

Information about applying for a grant, including grant guidelines and the required application forms, is available from the DCJS website, at www.dcjs.virginia.gov.

skepticism.

In a statement, House Majority Leader Del. Kirk Cox said he's confident law enforcement officials are already enforcing existing guns laws and McAuliffe and Herring "should take extra care before interfering with their work.”

And Del. Todd Gilbert said the decision to prohibit guns in state buildings -- a ban that Republicans say will not apply to the state Capitol or the General Assembly’s office building -- was “shortsighted” and “leaves law-abiding citizens vulnerable to acts of senseless violence rather than protecting them from such tragedies.” Gilbert added that lawmakers will review the governor's new ban during next 30 days to ban concealed weapons in year's legislative session and “take the same offices. Virginia allows both appropriate action to protect the E.and Main St. #4 (mailing) 105 1/2 E. Clay St. (office) the open409 carry concealed carry of • rights of law-abiding citizens.”

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RRHA receives official city recognition from city council and Mayor Jones Richmond City Council and Mayor Dwight C. Jones recently presented a Richmond Official Joint Recognition to Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority (RRHA) in honor of its 75th anniversary year.

RRHA Vice-Chair Robley Jones and Interim CEO TK Somanath received the proclamation during the City Council Session held Oct. 12.

“This is a special day for many reasons. This anniversary represents opportunity. The opportunity to celebrate our accomplishments, and gives us the opportunity to acknowledge our potential to contribute to the economic vitality and growth of communities across our city,” Jones said during the presentation.

Somanath echoed those sentiments. “ I am honored to stand before you today as we acknowledge the past leadership, work and dedication of our former executive directors, commissioners and all staff who have made it possible for us to celebrate this significant milestone of 75 years of service to Richmond.”

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Prescription Medication, Opioids, and the Heroin Revival, 11 a.m.12:40 p.m.

“Uppers and Downers: Past and Present Abuse of Stimulants and Sedatives” by David Herzberg, associate professor of history at the University of Buffalo.

“The Prescription Opioid Epidemic and the Heroin Revival” by Andrew Kolodny, chief medical officer at Phoenix House.

Digital Technologies and Behavioral Addictions, 1:45-3:25 p.m.

“Addiction by Design: From Slot Machines to Candy Crush” by Natasha Dow Schüll, associate professor of science, technology and society at MIT “Hyperstimulation and Digital

Media: Sex and Tech Addictions” by Robert Weiss, founding director at The Sexual Recovery Institute.

New Nicotine Products and New Marijuana Laws, 3:35-5:15 p.m.

“Old Drug in a New Container?

Nicotine Addiction, Harm Reduction, and E-Cigarettes” by Robert Balster, professor of pharmacology and toxicology at VCU Medical Center “Cannabis Use Disorder is Not a Brain Disease, and It Does Not Matter Anyway – Science and Policy in the Legalization Debate” by Mark A.R. Kleiman, professor of public policy at the Marron Institute of Urban Management at NYU Roundtable Discussion, 5:30-6 p.m.

Following the presentations, there will be a roundtable discussion moderated by University of Richmond professor David Leary.

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Potential is not power JAMES CLINGMAN I want to reemphasize the importance of action over rhetoric, and as we consider this particular time in history and all the financial and intellectual resources among black people in America, I figure it’s time to revisit the concept of “potential.”

Have you ever heard someone say, “black people have the potential to be a force to be reckoned with,” or “The potential among black people is off the charts?” How about this one? “black folks have all of the potential in the world, to become, to achieve, to affect, and to change.” Sounds great, doesn’t it?

Some of us walk around with our chests stuck out bragging about how much “potential” we have. But the real question is, “What about power?”

Potential is not power; having potential is not even close to having power. If all we have is the potential to be powerful, we have nothing but a good feeling.

The definitions of potential are: “Having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future; latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.”

Other terms such as, possibility, capable of, latent, prospective, and would-be are also used to define potential. To put it bluntly, a lot of potential has ended up in cemetery.

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potential? How do we know we have power, especially political and economic power, if we never use it to make our lives better? Like a battery on a shelf, the potential within black people could sit forever and never come to fruition. Will our potential to be powerful ever be realized?

The words used to describe potential are not those upon which to hang our collective hat. We must not continue to be content with having potential. We must actualize our potential, not sit on it as though it’s some kind of honorable throne.

Potential leaves butt-prints; action leaves footprints.

We can convert our potential into action by supporting black owned companies and by leveraging our votes in quid pro quo agreements that benefit black people. Three examples of black owned companies that could use some of our “potential,” if it is converted into action, are Ice Supreme, in Atlanta, Blue Delta Water, and Freedom The LEGACY welcomes all signed letters and all respectful opinions.

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Paper Company, both located in Maryland.

Ice Supreme, in business for ten years, developed and sells the “world’s healthiest frozen treat,” a product that does not contain the kinds of ingredients that cause diabetes or exacerbates its effects.

Who has more diabetes than black folks?

Blue Delta Water has a PH value of 7.6 - 8, which makes it alkaline rather than acidic. I am not a doctor but I am told by some who are that an alkaline environment is healthier for our bodies, making us less likely to succumb to various diseases. To put it in an even simpler way, who does not drink water?

All that really needs to be said about Freedom Paper, a company that sells bathroom tissue and other paper products, is “Duh!” Imagine if our churches, hotels, and restaurants bought their paper products from Freedom Paper. Nuff said, right?

Turning our potential into real power simply requires practical action, not dialogues, speeches, or marches. It requires a conscious commitment and maybe even some sacrifice, as W.E.B. DuBois said in reference to black people supporting black businesses. It takes a willingness to run away from the Democrat plantation, not to the Republican plantation, but to our own plantation where only

independent, informed, and critical thinking voters reside.

Finally, let me share with you an action-oriented group of individuals who are committed to doing away with our potential by working collectively and cooperatively toward a common goal of black economic and political empowerment. It is called The One Million Conscious Black Voters and Contributors (OMCBV&C).

The OMCBV&C, comprising thousands of members from 33 states, has and is currently working collectively to empower black people by implementing practical solutions to the problems cited and recited by our people. We are not “about to” start; we are not “fixin’ to start;” and we are not “gettin’ ready to start.”

The OMCBV&C is doing what many are just talking about. In addition to recruiting what is just 2 percent of black people in this country, this movement has pooled our dollars to pay our own way, written a political platform containing 15 relevant planks, and supports and works with other groups, organizations, and initiatives to create and sustain an even stronger political and economic base.

The OMCBV&C does not rely on potential; it is using real power to affect positive change for black people. Interested? Go to www. iamoneofthemillion.com.

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

Reform minded

We need to determine what educational programs can keep kids on the right track and off the wrong track. We should provide more opportunities for those within the federal, state and local prison systems to learn and improve themselves.

Let’s make sure that there is advice for people – including where to go for help and where to find helpful rehabilitation programs – right before they leave the prison system.

Once people are out of prison, what can we do as a society to make it easier for them to vote or get a job?

And lastly, let’s make sure we are supporting organizations that have proven programs that keep people from falling back onto the wrong path.

People want something to belong to, and if they get out of prison and feel that there isn’t any connection with people, then they may fall back onto the wrong path and that’s why recidivism is so high. We need to keep people on the right track.

Sen. Tim Kaine Richmond

Animal welfare matters

For over a century, Virginia’s private and public animal shelters worked in unison to care for their communities’ animals. By 1995, spay/neuter outreach and adoption resulted in an almost 75 percent drop in the number of animals euthanized in shelters.

But soon thereafter, some in the animal welfare movement began using terms like “kill” and “no-kill”, which are divisive and laden with censure. The rhetoric of "no-kill" has

given shelters the cover needed to turn animals away and dodge the risk of having to euthanize animals.

Some facilities no longer feel obliged to provide shelter, even to animals most in need. Some private shelters flatly refuse to help citizens and animals in their own community while importing highly adoptable animals from out of state to boost their adoption rates. Some public shelters have also started turning animals away. In 2014, humane societies in Virginia accepted almost 13,000 fewer animals than in 2004.

What happens to the rejected animals? Many are abandoned outdoors, where they starve and suffer painful deaths. A New York TV station recently reported that Niagara Falls has more stray cats (60,000) than human residents (50,000). Just because shelters don't count these animals doesn't mean they don't count.

Citizens, donors, and elected officials should consider a historical perspective and common sense as they confront policy decisions on this issue. There are always solutions if we work together.

Sharon Adams Virginia Beach ***** Recently, a family brought their beloved Great Dane to our shelter for euthanasia. He could no longer walk, and there was no hope he would ever be better. Shelter staffers gathered around the back of the pick-up truck where his human family stood, crying, and gently helped him go to heaven. The father held the dog as he peacefully left this life.

Grieving families often bring their animals to us because the animal is critically ill or severely injured, the treatment is too expensive, or the situation is hopeless. The required forms are filled out, and the animal is listed as a number on our annual report, which is posted on the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services website.

Every year when this report is released, people who have never visited our shelter call us “monsters,” “unfeeling,” or “cruel.” As criticism mounts against shelters, some have stopped providing euthanasia services for animals in need. But it is not the animal’s fault that their guardian cannot afford veterinary treatment or that their mortal, imperfect bodies age and die.

The euthanasia number in our 2016 report will include this Great Dane, as well as animals who have been turned away from other shelters.

To us, however, these animals are infinitely more important than a number. Each is an individual and each has a story. We never reduce an animal to a mere number on a report.

We never have and we never will.

Paulette Dean Danville

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President Barack Obama has spoken out forcefully against gun violence, but his proposed reforms have been dead on arrival in the Congress, unable even to come to a vote.

His most recent comments have despaired that yet another slaughter brings no action.

It is time to increase both the heat and the light. President Obama

should convene a White House Conference on Gun Violence. That commission should detail reforms needed to begin to address the epidemic of gun violence, and call the nation to action. The reforms can’t be limited to closing gun show loopholes or other gun law reforms. The Department of Homeland Security should be there, detailing the threat posed by the spread of guns designed for the military, not for hunters.

We need to crack down on illegal gun ownership, with harsh penalties for repeat offenders. We should be jailing those who traffic in illegal guns, while reducing sentences for nonviolence drug offenders. There should be a push to revive the ban on assault weapons once more. It is ridiculous that weapons designed for war are spread across American streets.

But the murder spike represents more than simply too many guns.

The violence stems from the growing misery of too few jobs, too many guns and too little hope. Any sensible plan against the spike in murders and shootings will include jobs for the young, increases in the minimum wage, guaranteed paid family leave days and more. The culture of drugs and guns has to be challenged with an economy of jobs and opportunity.

It is too easy to be cynical, to suggest that the gun lobby always wins, or to dismiss gun control as inadequate. As the spike in murders continues, we witness a true national security crisis. Challenge citizens to demand the changes that we need.

No civilized country can allow this level of violence to continue without mobilizing in response.

Rev. Jesse Jackson

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Faith & Religion

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Jamal Bryant defends interview with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in interview In August, Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant’s controversy-causing Word Network interview with Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan, concerned many within the Christian community.

On Friday, the Empowerment Temple leader returned to the same network to answer his critics.

In a promotional clip that came ahead of the release of the full sitdown interview with Bishop George Bloomer, host of “Rejoice In the Word,” the Baltimore preacher was on the defensive.

Evangelical group issues ethics code for congregations ADELLE M. BANKS RNS -- Give pastors vacations.

Open the books for periodic financial reviews.

Be sensitive to how sounds—and traffic—can affect church neighbors.

The National Association of Evangelicals this week released a code of ethics for congregations that it hopes will help leaders make practical decisions for the health of their churches and community.

The document calls for churches to strive for unity by embracing different worship styles and reconciling “dissident factions.” It urges them to affirm the various cultural heritages of their members and neighbors, minimize barriers for disabled people, and use natural resources wisely.

It also recommends training clergy, staff, and volunteers on how to prevent child abuse and

“Now that you are Chief Presiding Prelate of Chrislam where [there] is part Islam and part Christian coming together, it’s a head-scratcher for us,” says Bloomer.

“Shut the door on me if you heard me say ‘Jesus is not the son of God,’” replies Bryant, 44, with an intense frown. “Shut the door on me if I say ‘Christianity is not the only way.’”

As a result of Bryant’s televised discussion with Farrakhan on his show, he was highly criticized by some Christian publications and previous supporters that labeled him discipline members who “persist in sinful ways.”

“Deal fairly and openly with causes of scandal when they occur, within the framework of the law,” the guide says.

George O. Wood, Assemblies of God general superintendent, has endorsed the ethics code.

“Our communities will only be influenced toward Christ when they see healthy churches,” he said, “and the code of ethics sets the standard for how a healthy church functions.”

The NAE’s board of directors unanimously adopted the ethics code after a task force worked on it for a year. The code, which had been signed by at least a dozen leadership teams when it was announced last week, is a companion to the NAE Code of Ethics for Pastors, released in 2012.

“Church leadership teams are most often composed of seasoned leaders who sacrificially volunteer their time to build up the local church,” said NAE president Leith Anderson, in a press release. “They want to do good. This resource is an opportunity for church leadership teams to discuss, adopt and live out the calling God has given them.”

Jamal Bryant defends himself against critics of his Farrakhan interview. PHOTOS: Word Network/Screen capture a false prophet, pimp preacher, and opportunist.

But Bryant feels the characterizations are unfair in light of the fact that his personal teachings fall in line with the Judeo-Christian model of interpreting Scripture.

In the clip, Bloomer attempts to interject comments about what the faith community views as the “indictment” against Bryant, but is summarily shut down.

Sitting up on his chair and pointing his finger at Bloomer, Bryant says, “The indictment [from the Christian community] is, ‘How dare you talk to

him on Christian television!’”

Despite unfruitful attempts to get a word in edgewise, Bloomer is persistent in his effort to express his views, causing the conversation to escalate.

“That’s the indictment!” yells Bryant over the stammering bishop.

“That’s my sin, talking to the man!”

Outraged members of the faith community were vocal about their displeasure with The Word Network executives’ decision to air the BryantFarrakhan interview.

Some have since promised to no longer view the channel.

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Farrakhan calls for economic holidays boycott BARRINGTON SALMON TEWIRE - Two decades after 1.2 million black men assembled in a blanket of humanity that spread across the National Mall from the U. S. Capitol to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the man who convened the largest ever gathering on the Mall reenacted the Million Man March of 1995 with a new message and largely for a new generation.

The ‘Justice or Else’ rally, featuring Minister Louis Farrakhan, drew a lineup of activists, people of faith, and families of police killing victims who, for eight hours, outlined the conditions under which AfricanAmericans, Native Americans, Latinos and other oppressed and marginalized groups exist. To a crowd comparable to that of 20 years ago, Farrakhan - setting aside prepared remarks - spoke on a number of topics ranging from police shootings of unarmed black people to the mistreatment of Native Americans to the manner in which many disrespect each other and themselves.

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“Our people have been deprived of the precious essence of life,” Farrakhan said. “Down this Mall, there used to be slave pens. A little yellow house where the man depicted

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He continued, “I feel the pain of the ancestors, the pain of those on whose shoulders we stand. The young generation has arisen. I see the faces of the young. We who are getting older, myself and my generation, what good are we if we don’t prepare young people to take the torch the next step?” He told the youth, “We see you. We honor you.”

The march took place against the backdrop of persistent, youth-led protests against killings by police of primarily unarmed black men, women and children. In what many are calling a new era of civil rights, millennial activists in states across

the country, including those from the popular Black Lives Matter movement, have been agitating for broad, systematic changes in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

National Action Network Executive Director Tamika Mallory, among the youth who spoke, said although the spirit of Saturday’s march – that of unity for justice – was basically the same as 20 years ago, she recognized that 20 years ago was also about “atonement, reconciliation and responsibility for the black man.”

However, she stressed that the increasingly visible and heightened protests against the degrading

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Criminal justice reform, reentry programs discussed U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D- Va.) last week hosted a roundtable discussion in Norfolk with local leaders and organizations focused on supporting ex-offenders as they return to their communities. Kaine is a supporter of legislation that provides communities with funding for reentry support – including substance abuse treatment and job training – to reduce recidivism. Up Center Books hosts two reentry programs for ex-offenders – the Responsible Fatherhood program and the Face Forward Juvenile program – which provide on-thejob training, communication and presentation skills, college and career exploration workshops and work ethic development courses.

“You have to make sure that the criminal justice reform legislation being proposed in Congress really speaks to the specific issues that I heard about in Norfolk,” Kaine said.

“We are seeing a real bipartisan movement in Congress to address a decades-long policy of overincarceration. There is a moment here to make headway on criminal justice reform, but we have to make sure that when you have the moment you do the right things to make a difference in people’s lives. That’s why this discussion was so important for me today.”

Participants at the roundtable included Judge Junius P. Fulton, III; Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephanie Morales; Major Chip Chappell – Chief of Corrections, Chesapeake Sheriff’s office; Vernon Williams, Drug Court Coordinator/Clinical Therapist; Derek Curran, Division Director, Community Services Board Hampton Newport News; Dean Barker, Coordinator / Manager Forensic Services Community Services Board Hampton Newport News; Sandra Brandt, STEP-UP, Incorporated and Virginia Parole Review Commission; Tanyika Carter, The Up Center; Darfeis Williams, Up Center Books; Nancy Stephens, Opportunity Inc., One-Stop System Director; Wanda L. Boulden, Career Development Specialist, Peninsula Council on Workforce Development;

and Juanita Rivera-Gordon.

Rivera-Gordon’s voting rights were restored by Kaine when he was Governor of Virginia.

“Scaling back non-violent drug sentences is fiscally smart and can make a real difference in people’s lives and enable them to be more productive in the community,” Kaine said.

Kaine is also a co-sponsor of legislation to reduce mandatory minimums for non-violent offenses, create a federal prohibition against racial profiling and help communities address youth and gang violence.

He supports the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, a bipartisan compromise bill to reduce over-criminalization and overincarceration without compromising the safety of communities. It would reduce the mandatory life sentence “three strikes” provision to 25 years and the 20-year minimum to 15 years, give judges more discretion when issuing sentences and improve recidivism and rehabilitation programs.

In May, Kaine joined a group of Senate colleagues in urging President Barack Obama to expand job opportunities and reduce recidivism by taking executive action and requiring federal contractors and federal agencies to “ban the box” on job applications. “Ban the Box” refers to the section on job application forms that inquires as to whether the applicant has ever had a criminal history. For the more than 70 million Americans who have served their time and are trying to rebuild their lives, this barrier to employment so early in the hiring process can serve as categorical disqualification and limits their ability to provide for themselves and their families.

Studies have shown that an inability to find employment is one of the leading causes of reoffending. Kaine is also a co-sponsor of the Fair Chance Act, which would prohibit federal employers and federal contractors from asking about criminal history information until the final stages of the employment process.

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‘The Four Temperaments’ pairs with ‘Windows’

Ask Alma My exgirlfriend is mom’s new daughter Dear Alma, Help! My mother loves my exgirlfriend. She treats her like a daughter.

It makes sense when you consider the fact that my mom and sister hate each other and haven’t been on good terms since as long as I’ve been alive. Maybe my ex is her new daughter.

My ex is new to the area, attending a Maryland school to obtain her master’s degree. She doesn’t have any friends or family here, and she lives way out there.

I think my mom is looking out for her. Taking her to dinner and to Target when she needs it. She even invited her to a CPR class that my mother insisted (i.e. demanded) I attend.

My ex and I didn’t end on bad terms, so it’s not like I don’t want to see her again. It’s still weird for me, though. What do I do? If anything?

L.M., Landover, MD Dear L.M. Did my son Josh ask you to write in? Just kidding.

I learned my lesson early on with his first breakup in the eighth grade. I really liked that little girl.

She paper-mached a flower vase from an orange juice jar for me. I still have it.

If your mama’s anything like me, you can’t tell her anything, especially at your age and if you’re

still living at home. But what you can do is ask for her opinion. This is how you do it: “Hey, Mama, tell me; how did you handle it when you ran into one of your exes? Was it uncomfortable? I’m finding it hard to be around (insert name here).”

With this approach, you’ve told her, without telling her, how you feel. You feel me? Gently express that it’s a constant reminder of a failed relationship when you are around your ex, and tell your mom that makes you feel sad. She’ll get it.

Kiss your Mama on the forehead and tell her you think you need some time and space to recover.

She’ll pull up, and she’ll think it was her idea to do it. Mission accomplished.

By the way, your mama should only be allowed the become besttext-Facebook- Twitter friends with the woman you’d help break out of jail if needed. Now that’s true love so make sure you marry her.

Before I let you go, the larger problem I see here is how to get your mom and sister on track.

Email me the issues about that situation and let’s get started on mending their relationship.

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Richmond Ballet will, for the third consecutive season, host repertory programs that will begin the Company’s three-show residency at the Carpenter Theatre, with Stoner Winslett’s full-length Windows and George Balanchine’s “The Four Temperaments” running Nov. 7-8.

All three performances will feature the entire professional company and second company, as well as trainees from The School of Richmond Ballet.

With a highly anticipated return to the Carpenter Theatre stage, Windows, complete with all four sections, will celebrate Winslett’s 35 years as artistic director of Richmond Ballet. The Richmond Symphony is set to provide live orchestration for all three performances.

George Balanchine’s “The Four Temperaments”, an unrivaled modern masterpiece, still remains one of the defining works within the New York City Ballet repertory, even 70 years since its creation. The first of Balanchine’s sparse, “black and white ballets,” aptly named for the simple black and white practice clothes the dancers don on stage, “The Four Temperaments” was quickly recognized as a pivotal work when it premiered in 1946.

Set to a commissioned score

by Paul Hindemith, “The Four Temperaments” was instantly distinct: its finite precision, and its stark, neoclassical choreography, punctuated by jutting hips, flexed feet and hands, and hieroglyphic arms – all which became signatures of Balanchine’s work – signaled a changing tide in the world of ballet, both in America and abroad. “‘The Four Temperaments’ is an iconic work, and it has never before been performed in this city with its incredible score played live by the Richmond Symphony,” said Winslett. “It really is one of the best examples of Balanchine as visual music. Anyone who loves ballet would not want to miss this.”

Inspired by the ancient belief in the four psychological humors which, in varying levels, determine a person’s temperament, the ballet follows a

Maggie Small and Kirk Henning in Windows PHOTO: Aaron Sutten ‘theme and variations’ pattern and is comprised of four movements: “Melancholic,” “Sanguinic,” “Phlegmatic” and “Choleric,” each with its own tone and physicality.

“Melancholic,” the first of the four humors to appear, echoes the music’s cool sense of gloom. “Sanguinic” then follows: a passionate pas de deux with bold movement and rich music where the roundness of the orchestra can be heard. “Phlegmatic” is the third humor, and opens with a single male dancer, who works his way through a language of thoughtful adagio. As women enter from stage right and stage left, his movements become in sync with his partners’, and each dancer is connected through links and chains of woven hands and arms. Finally, “Choleric” closes the ballet with authoritative, distorted steps, as the full Company joins together in one of the ballet world’s most unforgettable finales.

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Justice after injustice LAURA BAZELON Early in the morning on Jan. 3, 1984, Janet Burke, a 20-year-old white woman, was opening the day care center where she worked at the East End Church in Richmond. After she locked the door behind her and walked back toward her office, a man broke the glass portion of the front door and came inside. “Sometimes,” she said, “it takes everything to fall into place the wrong way for it to work to someone’s advantage.”

Normally, for safety reasons, two people opened the center together.

But that morning, Burke’s co-worker had her own child care emergency, and Burke was alone.

Burke never heard the glass break or the footsteps in the hallway. A man grabbed her, held a knife to her throat, and pushed her down.

He was black, dressed entirely in

black, wearing a ski mask with the face ripped out. For a brief, futile moment, Burke held out the hope that he just wanted her money. He raped her.

Afraid she might be killed, Burke also knew the babies and toddlers in her charge would be arriving at any moment. She feared for their safety, too, and the horrific scene they might confront. Over and over again she told the rapist, “The children are coming,” as she begged him to leave. A parent buzzed the front door, and the man left out the back, but she could still see him there, standing just outside, watching her. Eventually, he disappeared. “I composed myself as best I could,” she said, and went to open the broken door.

Burke’s boyfriend’s grandparents lived across the street from the church. She was taken to their house,

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Burke and Haynesworth in 2014. and the police arrived soon after.

Even though Burke had not been able to see above the rapist’s hairline, she had seen his full face. She knew his race, height, and approximate build. She believed she could describe him and identify him.

On Feb. 5, 1984, the police picked up Thomas Haynesworth, a teenager who was on his way to the store on orders from his mother to buy sweet potatoes for Sunday dinner.

Haynesworth, a self-described “goody two-shoes and peacemaker” who aspired to be a police officer, had no criminal record whatsoever.

But a woman who was raped under circumstances similar to Burke’s had seen him and called the police, saying she recognized him as her attacker. When Burke was brought down to the police station to make identification, she thought she did, too. “I was positive,” she said. “I never second-guessed myself one bit.” Burke’s confidence was buoyed when the police told her a blood test showed Haynesworth was a match for her rapist.

The charges were literally incomprehensible to Haynesworth.

When Burke next saw Haynesworth, in a courtroom, her reaction was immediate and visceral: “I fell apart, and the detective had to stand beside me and hold me up. I knew exactly that that’s who it was,” she said.

Haynesworth was charged with Burke’s rape and three other crimes, all of which involved kidnapping, rape, or attempted rapes within a 1-mile radius of the East End

Church. The charges were literally incomprehensible to Haynesworth: His mother had to explain to him what “sodomy” and “abduction” meant. But he knew he was innocent and remained hopeful that the jurors would believe his side of the story— that he was at home asleep. He prayed that Burke would realize she had made a terrible mistake.

None of that happened at the trial.

“What stood out to me,” Haynesworth said, “was that she said I had a face she would never forget. That she was positive. It hurt more than the actual accusation.” Haynesworth was convicted, then convicted in two of the remaining cases and acquitted in a third. On Sept. 11, 1984, the judge sentenced him to 74 years in prison.

He was 19.

Meanwhile, abductions and rapes continued in Richmond and towns in the neighboring Henrico County by a man who proclaimed himself to his victims as “the black ninja.”

Two months after Haynesworth was sent off to serve his death-inprison sentence, police arrested Leon Davis Jr., who was eventually prosecuted for most of the attacks.

He was convicted and given multiple life terms plus 100 years for rape, sodomy, abduction, robbery, and malicious wounding. The crime spree promptly stopped.

Burke followed Davis’ case, she but never connected it to her own: “When I saw his picture in the newspaper, I never even realized that it was him.”

Looking at Davis’ mug shot, she felt

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Oct. 21, 2015 • 13 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY, FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIAL RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS PURSUANT TO § 56-235.2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AND NEW RATE SCHEDULES SCR - GS 3 AND SCR - GS 4 CASE NO. PUE-2015-00103

On September 21, 2015, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-235.2 of the Code of Virginia, filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application (“Application”) for approval of a special rate and contract for electric service (“Special Rate Contract”). The Company also filed an Energy Management Services Agreement with its Application for the Commission’s consideration. The Company has requested expedited consideration of its Application.

On September 18, 2015, Dominion Virginia Power and Vadata, Inc. (“Vadata”), entered into a Special Rate Contract. Vadata is a high load factor, Virginia jurisdictional customer of Dominion Virginia Power. Vadata is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., and an affiliate of Amazon Web Services.

In its Application, Dominion Virginia Power states that Amazon Web Services, and by extension Vadata, has made a long-term corporate commitment to ultimately achieve 100% renewable energy usage for its global infrastructure footprint, with a short-term goal of increasing its renewable energy usage to at least 40% by the end of 2016. To accomplish this, Amazon Web Services has announced that it has entered into wholesale power purchase agreements to buy the output of new renewable generating resources that commence delivery in early 2016. Amazon Web Services is also in the process of joining PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”), as a market participant and intends to resell the energy output of its power purchase agreements into PJM and receive the associated PJM market-based revenues and charges. According to the Company, a PJM market-based retail rate would help Vadata financially correlate its wholesale PJM market participation with the retail electric service and billing for its accounts. In its Application, Dominion Virginia Power states that the Special Rate Contract would provide Vadata with a newly designed and optional market-based rate for its qualifying load accounts that is structured to reflect pricing in the PJM wholesale market.

The Special Rate Contract is comprised of: (i) a base contract proposed for an initial term extending through December 31, 2020, and continuing thereafter by automatic one-year renewals, unless otherwise terminated with notice; and (ii) two companion market-based rate schedules, designated Rate Schedule SCR - GS 3 and Rate Schedule SCR - GS 4 (collectively, “SCR Rate Schedules”), for the Company’s provision of electric service to Vadata’s qualifying current or future accounts. While the Company states in its Application that it anticipates offering a new experimental market-based rate as an elective option for certain of the Company’s other high load factor commercial and industrial customers in a future proceeding, the rate schedules proposed in this proceeding, Rate Schedule SCR – GS 3 and Rate Schedule SCR - GS 4, would only be available to Vadata’s qualifying current or future accounts. To qualify to transfer to the SCR Rate Schedules, Vadata’s accounts must: (i) be eligible for Rate Schedule GS-3 or Rate Schedule GS-4; (ii) have peak demand of 5 megawatts or more; and (iii) meet the additional criteria set forth in the Special Rate Contract. According to the Application, Vadata will determine whether to transfer accounts to the SCR Rate Schedules on an individual account basis.

On September 18, 2015, Dominion Virginia Power and Vadata also entered into an Energy Management Services Agreement for the provision of certain incidental non-tariff market management services, including wholesale energy scheduling and settlement services, and other wholesale energy management services relating to the wholesale activities of Vadata and its affiliates in the PJM market. According to the Application, the Energy Management Services Agreement will allow Vadata, at its option, to have one entity – the Company – manage both Vadata’s wholesale transaction activities in PJM and its retail electric service and billing under the Special Rate Contract.

The Company states that the services provided under the Energy Management Services Agreement involve wholesale activities. However, because Company personnel will be involved in meeting the Company’s contractual obligations under the agreement, and because the Company anticipates treating any revenues derived from the services performed under the agreement as base rate revenue, the Company has provided the Energy Management Services Agreement with its Application for the Commission’s consideration and for any necessary approvals.

Dominion Virginia Power states that the Special Rate Contract will not unreasonably prejudice or disadvantage any customer or class of customers, will not jeopardize the continuation of reliable utility service, and will protect the public interest by signaling to companies, especially those in the data center industry, that Virginia is an attractive place to locate. The Company further states that, other than the administrative costs of preparing for this proceeding and negotiating the Special Rate Contract and the Energy Management Services Agreement, it does not expect to incur any significant direct costs to implement the Special Rate Contract or the Energy Management Services Agreement. However, according to the Company, the SCR Rate Schedules will likely result in altered levels of base rate revenue as compared to the Company’s traditional rate schedules, though the amount of such revenue differences will depend on the amount of load that actually migrates from Rate Schedules GS-3 and GS-4 to the applicable SCR Rate Schedule and, ultimately, on fuel and market prices.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on December 15, 2015, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff.

The public version of the Company’s Application and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Riverside 2, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means.

Copies of the public version of the Application and documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing, on or before November 17, 2015, a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent simultaneously to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00103. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing.

On or before November 17, 2015, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118.

Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5 20 240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00103.

On or before December 8, 2015, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118, written comments on the Application. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before December 8, 2015, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00103.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118.

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(from page 12) nothing, not even the faintest flicker of recognition.

In prison, Haynesworth did what he could to make the best of a horrible situation. He signed up for every program on offer, getting his GED, learning six trades, completing four years of college courses, reading up on the law, and relying heavily on his Christian faith. “You do the time.

You don’t let the time do you,” he explained. Haynesworth’s work ethic and good behavior paid off. He knew that as a convicted rapist, he was the lowest of the low and potentially in mortal danger. He never spoke to anyone about his charges and focused on studying, working in the prison kitchen, and not acting out.

In the 27 years he spent behind bars, Haynesworth was never written up for a single disciplinary infraction.

The only thing Haynesworth steadfastly refused to do was attend group therapy for sex offenders. He remembers telling his counselor, “I don’t think I would get too much out of it because I’m not a sexual predator.”

Burke married, had two children, and took a job with an organization called Child Savers, which helps children who have been the victims of physical and sexual assault.

But trauma and fear lurked constantly in the background. “To this day I tell my husband without getting into details that if he had not come along when he did, I am not sure where I would be today. I was afraid to be left alone—what if I don’t hear something? I hadn’t heard the glass breaking. I didn’t hear him come in,” she said. Every January, on the anniversary of the rape, Burke “went through a downtime,” which repeated itself each time the state called with news that Haynesworth was once again eligible for parole.

She never told her children: “I was always waiting for the right time, and there was never a right time.

There is never a right time to explain something like that.”

In 2005, DNA tested from rape kits collected in the 1980s and early 1990s led to the exoneration of two Virginia prisoners, each of whom had spent more than a decade in prison. Mark Warner, then the state’s governor and now a U.S. senator, ordered a sweeping review of closed cases dating back to 1973.

Two innocent men suggested there might be more, and Warner said

Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton at an award ceremony in 2015. that applying new DNA testing to these old cases was “the only morally acceptable course.” Burke’s rape kit was among those selected for reexamination.

In 2009, the police came to Burke’s house with news that was simply beyond her belief. Thomas Haynesworth was not her rapist; Leon Davis Jr. was. DNA proved it.

Burke protested, reminding them that she had been told Haynesworth was a match in 1984. The police explained that back then, the test could reveal only that Haynesworth and Leon Davis had the same blood type—as did millions of other Americans. This new kind of DNA testing was different and much more precise. There was essentially no chance that the rapist was anyone other than Davis.

Denial gave way to shame, horror, and despair, as Burke realized that she was both a crime victim

and, in some way, a perpetrator.

Her mistaken identification had contributed to a miscarriage of justice that cost a man 27 years of his life.

“Picking Cotton” is a best-selling book co-authored by a crime victim named Jennifer Thompson and an exoneree named Ronald Cotton. Like Burke, Thompson was a young white woman who was raped at knifepoint in the mid-1980s by a black man.

Thompson had also been determined to identify the perpetrator by paying careful attention to his facial characteristics and body type while undergoing horrifying violation.

Both women had gone through a long legal process and faithfully followed the directives of the police in making their identifications, then pointed out their attackers with absolute certainty in court. Both of them learned years later that DNA had proven them wrong. Burke

had picked Thomas Haynesworth; Thompson had picked Ronald Cotton.

Thompson and Cotton’s story had made them famous. During an emotional meeting at a church following Cotton’s release from prison, Cotton forgave Thompson, and they had become friends, writing the book and appearing on numerous national media outlets, including 60 Minutes, Today, PBS’ Frontline, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. They traveled the country giving speeches and advocating for important reforms like better eyewitness identification practices and compensation for exonerees.

But after years of advocacy, Thompson had come to believe that pushing for change within the existing framework was not enough.

The criminal justice system left a “huge hole” for exonerees and the original crime victims, she said, neither of whom were receiving much help in overcoming the severe, long-term psychological damage that wrongful conviction had inflicted.

The crime victims were guilt-ridden and re-traumatized. They were utterly devastated by the suffering their mistaken identifications had wrought, both to the falsely accused and to the other women whom the true perpetrators had gone on to brutalize.

The exonerees—separated from their families, raped, terrorized, abused, put in solitary confinement— were full of anger and fear.

They lacked the tools to express themselves because they had learned to stifle their emotions in order to survive in prison. Many received little or no money from the state.

Some died soon after their release, from health problems that went untreated in prison, substance abuse, or suicide.

Thomas Webb III, a black man convicted of raping a white woman in Oklahoma in 1982, was released 14 years later when a DNA test exonerated him. For the first few years, Webb thought he was doing well. He was married with a good job. “Externally,” he said, “I felt like I had moved on. Internally, I still had issues.” Things got worse when the state would not provide any monetary compensation, claiming that under the narrow language of the Oklahoma statute enacted in 2003, Webb was not entitled to a dime, much less an apology.

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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) invites you to “Ask the Candidates Forum” at the Newport News Public Schools Administration Building Auditorium, 12456 Warwick Blvd.

The public will be given an opportunity to hear from the candidates running in the special election for the Newport News Clerk of the Circuit Court – Gary Anderson, Nicole Allmondjoy and Sharon P. Scott.

At 7 p.m. Candidates running for Virginia House of Delegates in the 93rd, 94th and 95th House District seats and State Senate District 1 representing areas in the city of Newport News will also participate.

Moderators for the forums are Media Professionals Wil LaVeist, Host of The Wil LaVeist Radio Show/ Author and former Daily Press Columnist/ Journalist; Bill Thomas, Director of Governmental Relations at Hampton University.

For moreinformation, contact Andrew Shannon at 757-877- 0792.

The Mayor’s Initiative to End Bullying in Newport News in partnership with Parents Against Bullying (P.A.B) will hold the 3rd Annual P.A.B 1000 Youth March on Sunday, Oct. 25 from 2-5 p.m. at CNU Pomoco Stadium. It is a free event that is open to the public.

The Mayor’s Campaign to End Bullying is a city-wide initiative in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the BULLY Project to make schools and communities safe and supportive environments for all youth. Parents Against Bullying is a 501(c)3 that promotes community awareness about bullying prevention.

For more information about other upcoming events or for information on bullying prevention, go to the Newport News Mayor’s Initiative to End Bullying FaceBook page at http://bit.ly/nobullyNN or Parents Against Bullying at http://www. pabva.com/.

Reynolds Community College will host an “Around the World Through Books” discussion in the Gallery of Georgiadis Hall on the Parham Road Campus, 1651 E. Parham Rd.. This event is free and open to the public.

Attendees are asked to bring canned food for the Central Virginia Food Bank.

The book discussion will feature “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” by Caitlin Doughty. Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty – a 20-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life’s work. Thrown into a profession of gallows humor and vivid characters (both living and dead), Doughty learned to navigate the secretive culture of those who care for the deceased. The book discussion will be moderated by School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Dr. Barbara Glenn.

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VLAS receives Walmart State Giving Grant Award The Walmart Foundation has awarded a grant of $25,000 to Virginia Legal Aid Society (VLAS) for the Strengthening Families with Children program. The check was presented to VLAS’ Executive Director David B. Neumeyer, and Director of Development Rhonda J. Knight, at a Walmart Store in Lynchburg. The check was presented

by Walmart representatives Bob Davis, Regional Manager; George Joyner, Market Manager; and Jade White, Market Manager.

“VLAS is proud to be selected to receive this grant from the Walmart Foundation,” stated VLAS. “The

(from page 9) of black youth, vividly displayed through social media, has created unique circumstances that require an intensified demand of the powers that be.

“The time for games is over!” she said repeatedly. “Twenty years ago, Tamir Rice’s story would have fallen on deaf ears and would have been left to the pages of a falsified police report rather than broadcasted for the world to really know what happened to him. Twenty years ago, Sandra Bland’s bravery would have never been known to us. We would never have questioned what happened to that sister.

“Twenty years ago, Mike Brown’s body, being left on the street for four and a half hours, rotting in the sun, would only have traumatized that community instead of waking up the people as they did. Twenty years ago, Eric Garner’s last word would have just been whispered to his killers instead of shouted to all of us to make us wake up. We can’t breathe, brothers and sisters. Oscar Grant, Rekia Boyd, Freddie Gray, Ayana Jones, Maya Hall, Megan Hockaday,” Mallory listed the names of those killed by police. “Let us remember the words of Ida B. Wells: The ones who commit the murders write the reports!”

A string of clergy and civil rights leaders hammered similar points one after another. Despite the injustices that remain, some were also able to point to progress over the past two decades.

funds will enable VLAS to provide civil legal aid to vulnerable families in south-central Virginia and the

Western Tidewater area in the coming year.

“Most commonly, those experiencing economic hardship face a need for legal advice and representation related to family matters, housing and income issues.

With support from the Walmart Foundation, VLAS has been able to meet this basic need, assist families in order to overcome difficult challenges, and help create a more stable future. Through this grant, access to civil justice will become a reality for hundreds of families who could not otherwise afford the cost of an attorney.

“Each year thousands of people throughout our service area find themselves in need of assistance to navigate the legal system in matters such as housing, employment, divorce, special education services, disability rights, unlawful civil suits, predatory lending, and unlawful collections. Without the help of a qualified legal professional, such cases can cause untold devastation and undermine the stability and future of a family. VLAS is proud to continue providing vital legal assistance to our community through the generosity of the Walmart Foundation.”

“There was a young state senator from Illinois out in the audience 20 years ago. His name is Barack Hussein Obama. Now he’s in the White House. So, we’ve made some progress,” Benjamin Chavis, NNPA president/CEO, told the crowd.

“But you and I know we’ve got a lot more progress to make. There’s too much injustice. There’s too much inequality. There’s too much mass incarceration. There’s too much in our communities that need addressing. That’s why we’re here today.”

The day that started with ecumenical prayers and music at around 7 a.m., gradually built and culminated with the long-awaited speech by Farrakhan.

In an address that lasted about two hours, Farrakhan castigated White supremacists, state-sanctioned violence, police abuses and the sorry state of race relations in the America.

He spared no one, criticizing elected officials, those in the church and others who have stood with hands at their sides while blacks in America endure racial rancor, discrimination and a slate of behaviors designed to keep non-whites at the bottom of the social ladder.

He not only spoke on behalf of African-Americans but Latinos, Native Americans, and all of the oppressed.

“Native Americans came in native dress. They’re not here as some mascots. They’re the original inhabitants of this earth and they’ve

come seeking justice too,” said Farrakhan, 82. “Their suffering in this land is very great. No crime is greater than those who’ve suffered the most. They are indigenous people not just in this country but the Western Hemisphere.”

Diversity was a major focus of the 20th anniversary. People from varying walks of life, ethnicities, cultures, religions and races were represented. But, they appeared unified behind the principled issues.

“An economic boycott is right up my alley,” said Nana Makini Niliwaanbieni, a D.C.-based Akan priest, educator and activist. "I hope African Americans will heed Farrakhan’s call to action. I made the decision 25-30 years ago about spending money at Christmas,” said the Trenton, New Jersey native.

Elliott Carr, a Cleveland city employee said economic selfsufficiency is a vital way for black people to balance the scales of injustice.

“I’m here for black unity,” said Carr. “I love seeing black people. It’s good to see us all together talking and doing something positive. Black people have to remember that the system is not for us. We’re economic slaves to debt, student debt and other things. A degree doesn’t guarantee anything. They’ll put a case against you and have you caught up in the courts and if you get convicted that will follow you forever.”

The atmosphere veered from somber to festive under the clear blue

skys and 70-degree temperatures as speakers like Carmen Perez, a member of the Justice League New York City and executive director of A Gathering for Justice; Native American activist Jay Winter Nighthawk; Baltimore Pastor Jamal Bryant; The Rev. Willie Wilson; Ron Daniels, president of the Black World 21st Century who called for reparations for slavery; Christopher Barry, son of the late D.C. Mayor Marion S. Barry; and Emma Lozano, executive director of Centro Sin Fronteras, an organization which works on defending day laborers in Chicago, all electrified the crowd.

“It’s been 50 years since Selma, 20 years since the first march and we’re still fighting,” said Perez. “Twenty years from now, we’ll come back here again proclaiming victory. If we don’t get what we want, shut it down, shut it down!”

Farrakhan, making it clear that economic sanctions are the “or else” of the gathering, promised to unfold a more specific agenda and instructions in days to come. He concluded, “You all with your tender hearts; you never understood what justice is.

Justice for Pharaoh is not the same as justice for the children of Israel.

Justice for the oppressed is not the same as justice for the oppressor.

Mercy is for the oppressed. So Jesus said, ‘God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth, the same shall he also reap.’ Oh my God. That’s a horror story for somebody.”

David B. Neumeyer

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Classifieds NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF RICHMOND BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Will hold a Public Hearing in the 5th Floor Conference Rm., City Hall, 900 East Broad St., Richmond, VA on November 4, 2015, to consider the following under Chapter 114 of the Zoning Code: BEGINNING AT 1:00 P.M. 36-15 (CONTINUED FROM OCTOBER 7, 2015 MEETING): An application of Union Theological Seminary for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance to split a lot improved with nonconforming institutional use, including a dormitory (vacant) and dwellings for staff and multiple singleand two-family dwelling units at 1311 WESTWOOD AVENUE. 37-15 (CONTINUED FROM OCTOBER 7, 2015 MEETING): An application of Safarzadegan Sharaf for a building permit to construct a new single-family detached dwelling at 1124 NORTH 26TH STREET. 40-15: An application of James & Lane Sanderson for a building permit to construct a one-story addition to a single-family detached dwelling at 117 SOUTH WILTON ROAD. 41-15: An application of Harold Vega for a building permit to convert to a two-family dwelling at 1838 WEST GRACE STREET. Copies of all cases are available for inspection between 8 AM and 5 PM in Room 511, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219.

Support or opposition may be offered at or before the hearing.

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$

PrevacidTM $322.58 Typical US Brand Price for 30mg x 84

Generic Price for 20mg x 100

* $ vs Lansoprazole 100.00 Generic Price for 30mg x 84

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Prescription price comparison above is valid as of May 5, 2015. All trade-mark (TM) rights associated with the brand name products in this ad belong to their respective owners. *Generic drugs are carefully regulated medications that have the same active ingredients as the original brand name drug, but are generally cheaper in price.